1935-01-29 — Page 8

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1935

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HERE, THERE

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FOR YOUNG EURASIANS

His Excellency, Quo Tai Chi, the Chinese' Minister, opened the Chung Hwa School in Pennyfields recently.

This is for the 3000 odd half- caste children of Chinese fathers and English mothers in London. The problem of their education was gotting acute.

the Chinese tongue.

GERMANY FACES THE FUTURE

CAN THE NAZI SYSTEM

REALLY LAST?

CAN IT AMALGAMATE WITH WORLD AROUND · IT?

(By E. B. Wareing)

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Many Chinese came over during AN the Nazi system really couraged by the Government, and the war to help in munition work last? Are there not all the consumption of mutton is and married English girls. So far sorts of factors which will cause being fostered as an alternative the children have gone to L.C.C.it to fall to pieces comparatively to. pork, which the. German schools, where, of course, they soon?

profers could learn nothing of China and Questions such as these spring) An important subsidiary indus- to the mind of the inquirer into try in country districts is the They often have to act as inter-German conditions. Thirteen tourist traffic. Here, again, the preters between their fathers and years spent in Germany have Government is not slow to take te mothers, as the fathers speak little taught me the complexity of con-credit for events, some of which English and the mothers no Chin-ditions in this country and the were not at the outset foreseen. difficulty—which some others do No German can hope to go abroad not experienceof giving alexcept on Government service ready-made answer, "-

under the present currency,

ese.

DISCRIMINATION

The extraordinary character of restrictions 80 next summer The school was really started two

the Nazi system and the appar-again the whole countryside will years ago over a restaurant in the ently irreconcilable elements on be filled with town dwellers, and West India Dock-road, but now

which it 13 supported have an important addition to the they are to have a better building: hitherto prompted the reply that peasants' incomes assured. Sir Robert Ho Tung gave £500 to

such an amazing state of affairs The Working Man's Outlook buy the house at Pennyfields, which as this can certainly not be of Meanwhile during the winter, will be able to accommodate 100 to long duration.

the State railways have been en- Pillars Of The State couraged to offer special facilities

150 children.

The school will really be a pri It is with the constructive for devotees of winter sport (in

vate one, as the children will each elements in the Nazi body politic many cases a ski course is" in pay 2d. a week. Under the LCC. that I propose to deal in this cluded in the fare) which will the children have equal rights and short analysis, which is devoted bring money into country dis facilities with London children, yet to the sources of Nazi power and tricts at what is normally a timë there is often discrimination the degree to which it can with-(of atagnation. against them by the other children.stand the effects of economic Consequently the peasant at pressure and political errors. In the moment is inclined to forget Your Daily Smile! word, can the Nazi system his grievances (amongst which sury that presented all holders

adapt itself so as to become an are the "hereditary farm" legis of silver bullion with a handsome bonus. Naturally the reserves of ing of important people who, singly,

Definition: "A committee is a gather-which it is surrounded?

integral part of the world by lation and other interferences. with local customs or with re- bullion-that steadied the markets can do nothing, but together enn decide -The establishment of power ligion) and say that on the whole were shipped off to New York and that nothing can be done."

within the country alone does Nazi rulé suits him not too Washington and what had been

not suffice. An anti-European badly.

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:

Prosperity Echa Teacher: "Tommy, if you father

a 'trade became a gamble, And now the speculators who have al- could save $5 a week for four weeks, ready had a quick profit of thirty what would he have?"

per cent., are using their votes! Tommy: "A radio, a new suit, and a and influence for a new deal which set of furniture,” would send our dollar to two shill- ings and sixpence.

The same

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LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES

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, Germany must in the long run fall to the ground of its own weight.

The pillars of Nazi power are

so unequal in strength that many inquirers are completely baffled

Strongest Among Middle-Class That

.

Two very Important sections of the population are thus either enthusiastic in support, or fairly tolerant, of the new regime. What of the working _man?

the party has its

middle-class is a well-known fact,

strongest support in the lower Weekly Budget Creeping Up

They now find that the wage

Two golfers, excellent friends, who at first. One English friend

Here it would seem that only There is no use presented any each other about their play, had just complained that he had not yet behind Herr Hitler.

Jilke so many players, enjoyed apoofing after several weeks in Berlin the better-paid workers are It is true Hong Kong, Tuesday, January 29, 1935 Protests or arguments based on completed the conrae

the convenience of other coun- "Jerry," remarked one of them, "you

met a Nazi. There are, indeed, that a rather faded imitation of tries. One does not even need to really should have a man to follow you extraordinarily few in the middle the Italian "Dopolavoro" ("after read the names of the gentlemen around and replace the turf." and upper classes, and contact work") organisation - known The Dollar Puzzle

who are engaged in this campaign could make a day of it by following ing.

man," replied Jerry, with these alone may be mislead here under the extraordinary title to realise that such protests would you around and returfing the place."

of "Strength through Joy"- Nothing could be more irksome be a waste of ink. They repre- ་་

Others who come out to inves-promotes cheap excursions, than to have to follow the course sent States that either contain A youth about to leave college went Nazi activity, such as the Labour other occasional entertainments. tigate some political aspect of games, visits to the theatre and of party and sectional conflict in for inflation from the days of Mry know I owe to you."

silver mines or have been staunch to see the Head.

“I must thank you, sir," he said, "All Camps, meet only adherents or It has not, I believe, proved the American Congress in order William Jennings Bryan or even

apologists of the Nazi party, and enough to check the disillusion- "Pray don't mention such trifles," are convinced that it has the ment of the workers who went to know, or rather at the best to longer. The immediate effect of protested the Head.

whole country behind it.

over to the Nazi party in the guess what is likely to be the in-inflation would be to send up the price of their farm produce and come in Hong Kong from invest make it easier to pay the fixed

belief that it was anti-capitalis- Itic. ments or commercial transactions charges such as mortgages and of a man who stands to lose by interest on loans; and it is too the change in the dollar quota-much to expect that they will Mrs. J. D. Lloyd wishes to thank for the works foreman, the small system is as firmly established as tion without any hope of gain. look so far ahead as to ask where her friends for their great kindness shopkeeper, and the subordinate ever, and that In addition they The Gold Bar exchanges have their customers are to get the in- during her husband's illness, and official have always been its chief have to pay to the Nazi party quite rightly been closed down creased number of dollars to pay for their lettera of sympathy after upholders. They are

far more than they. originally always after some correspondence with for the grain and fruit and meat. his death. These are so numerous happy to put on uniform, march contributed to trade union funds. the Government; but what are President Roosevelt in his tele-that she regrets she is unable to through the streets under the but without equivalent benefits. the implications of the admission gram which stopped all discus-answer them at present. She also red swastika banner, assemble It was with this class of the that the process or buying and sion of an international medium, wishes to thank all those who at in their tens of thousands, shout community in mind that Herr selling future deliveries of gold stated the bedrock fact of the tended the funeral, for the dona-"Down with the Jews" or "Lynch Goerdeler was recently appointed were on the same level as a bet situation when he pointed out tions to the Benevolent Society, and the foreign Press and finish Price Commissioner, for the at Happy Valley? Simply that that the international trade of for the beautiful, flowers and UP a pleasant evening with whole economic policy at present even the best available informa- the States which amounted only wreaths.

several glasses of beer.

supported by Herr Hitler is based tion would enable nobody to do to ten per cent. of the total trade

It is probably this class of the on maintaining both wages and transactions in an important of the country, was not import- The 3.3. Sirdhana will leave population which geta most fun prices at their present level. commodity which were guided ant enough to influence the money Amoy to-morrow and is due here on

out of the movement. The resOnly in so far as he can do this by calculation. And the same un-policy of the Government. The Thursday afternoon.

cent recovery in retail trade has will serious dissatisfaction be certainty is applicable even in only important short time in-

left their economic position checked amongst the workers. an, enhanced degree to silver.

fluence that is worth watching is The R.M.S. Empress of Canada rather improved, and if they have True, it can find no outlet just War conditions of course sent the flow of opinion in Congress, will leave Shanghai at 6. a.m. to pay comparatively heavy sub-now, for revolt is out of the ques the dollar soaring to an artificial and we find ourselves just as Thursday, bound for Hong Kong.

scriptions to their party group, tion. height, because the big com-much at the mercy of a lobby

they have at least the satisfac- The weekly budget of the batant nations were buying all campaign as any resident in the The ms. Chichibu Maru will sail tion of being seen and heard by working man is slowly creeping they could get without thought States can be.

for San Francisco and Los Angeles the general public.

up. He is paying more for all

on

of the cost, while they were sell- There is, however, one con-vis ports on Wednesday, February of opinion varies in different especially clothing, whilst their In the peasant class the state, the staple requirements of life, ing much less that they had ever sideration that will have to be 6, at 4 p.m., six hours earlier than localities, but my recent inquiries quality is being debased. A suit done before; and the value of the pondered as time goes on. As previously advertised. silver coinages was bound to the price of silver-rises it must

indicate that dissatisfaction, of clothes which cost 50 marks a drop. The fluctuation, was dis-800n reach a point when the dis

where it exists, is latent and year ago now costs 75. In conse turbing enough, and yet it is very sused mines will again become left Yokohama on Sunday, and is due ing food gives the peasant a

The R.M.S. Empress of Canada inert. The difficulties of import quence, all minor luxuries, such doubtful whether it would not profitable to work. The British to arrive here at 7 a.m. on Saturday wider scope for doraestic sales, gradually passing beyond his as cigarettes and beer, are have been better for Hong Kong Government published some fig. She will sail for Manlia the same and although he may grumble at each, and the margin available to pull in its belt and wait for ures which revealed that the afternoon, the tide to find its own level, stock of silver on hand and avail-

the legal fixed price which has for savings has disappeared, even without sacrificing control over able for coinage was very much. For stealing a pair of stockings at least has the certainty of sell-

been set on all his products, he among the better-paid workmen. its own medium of exchange. It smaller than popular opinion had from a juvenile hawker, at about ing them and, on the whole, not

(Continued on Page 10) was argued that silver had for supposed. This fact was due to 9.30 last night, In Aber at a loss some years been more steady in the non-remunerative terms of deen Street, Cheung

SIGN-BOARD TAKEN Yau, purchasing value than gold, and silver mining for a long period of book-binder by trade, was senten-tural products other than food

a The prices of many agricul FROM HOME It was decided to anchor our local years, and gave the speculators, ced to six weeks hard labour by have risen.. Two examples are dollar to silver. The argument their opportunity. But it is in Mr. E, I, Wynne-Jones at the Cen-timber, which, after a 60 per was quite sound on the statistics conceivable that a worldwide traf Magistracy this morning.

Night Thief Gaoled produced up to that date, but the hold-up of commodity of which

For Six Weeks conclusion omitted to give weight large deposits are known in many

cent. Increase, now fetches more than before the war, and wool.

to a very important condition, countries can be maintained in posed against arrivals from Keelung

The quarantine, restrictions In-Sheep-breeding is being en- For atealing a sign-board from that the price of allver depended definitely; and as soon as fresh on account of small-pox have been unemployed, who were charged Yin, 22, unemployed, was senten-- outside No. 94, Nathan Road Wan on the metal boing left alone at supplies begin to reach the open removed. its natural commodity value market there, will be a slump as

with being in possession of an ced to six weeks' hard labour, by The agreement made in London disturbing as the present rise.

Agta folding camera, valued at Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the Kow as the sole achievement of the It would be interesting if the was granted by Mr. W. Schofield

A further remand of 48 hours about $50 in Percival Street, loon Magistracy this morning, V Economic Conference shut off the Senate would appoint a fishing at the Central Magistracy this Hong Kong rainfall for the 24 the Yaumati Police Station, stat Detective-Sergeant Dowman, of sluice gates that, held up the Commission into the fortunes morning, in the case against Lee hours ending at 10 am, to-day was ed that the board, valued at $20, vast stores of silverheld in In-made in allver with the same Leung, a watchman of the Les 0.02 inch. The total since Janu was locked to the wall and the de dia and Mexico, and the fixation wide payers as were granted to Theatre, Ng Chiu, manager of an ary 1 is 1.00 fnch, so against” an rendant forced it off at 483. of a price by the American Treathe Armaments Enquiry

electric bulb shop, and Ng Kuen, average of 2.00 Inch.

morning