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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 1936

The China Mail

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Hong Kong, Saturday, March 21, 1936 next

The Civil Services

was broadcast from Paris last COMING STRUGGLE FOR COLONIES

"The rise of Germany as a we Japanese must drasti-world Power began about 1870, man in diplomacy.

She is an accomplished painter cally revise our opinions of Eng-and from then on she was fre- whose work has been praised in land and the English. At the quently at variance with Eng- Berlin. As a philosopher she is present day an Anglo-Japanese land over questions of the dis- an authority on Plotinus.

war is not the dream of a fool tribution of colonial territory on account of economic CHEERO CLUB FIXTURES

Her other gifts include the nor even an unreasonable hypo- and

It is inevitable unless competition. In much the same Cheero Club arrangements for power of healing by the laying on thesis.

of hands and a remarkable ability either Japan stops.the policy of way, Japan's great increase of week are as follows:-On!

been national strength since her vic- for taming birds. She can in expansion that she has

has brought Tuesday next, the weekly whist

itate almost any bird-call driven to adopt under the most tory over Russia drive will be held at 8.30 pm:

Her musical accomplishments severe pressure, or unless Eng her into conflict with England. The energy of Bismarck admission 50 cents each, which

jare less substantial. She is not land, with her excessive number.. includes refreshments.

of the in Togoland, the Cameroons, the word.

composer in the strict sense of of colonies, abandons her policy succeeded in securing colonies

The orchestration of of the preservation

firmly what she has already Africa. But it was soon found er compositions is done by a status quo in which she holds and in East and South-West professional.

and will relinquish nothing. that the climatic and general RANTAMS INTO GUARDS

"The British Empire is on conditions of these districts The death of Mr. Alfred Big- the down grade. England had made them unfit for white men land recalls a curious incident of better swallow her pride and to live in.

"It was this that gave rise to These remarkable passages the German cry for a place in Only a few weeks after war be! courageous expression to a very widely-held belief among the point, so far as we can gather: 8an thousands of young men who are contained in "Japan Must the sun. the place' being a fer- wanted to fight had been rejected Fight Britain," by Lieut-Com-tile land with a temperate cli- Ishimaru, trans-mate under the German flag of the and with good reason. The non-official sections

because they were not tall en-mander Tota public: that the Hong Kong Colonial Secretary made men- civil service. in the matter of tion of the assessed tax at 17ough Alfred Bigland, then M.P.lated by Instructor Captain G. and part of the German

tired).

fever, to acquire a suitable col- its personnel, their emoluments, per cent, in comparison with or Birkenhead, was greatly con- Rayment, CBE, RN. (repire. In every attempt. how-

He cerned.

Pacific Powers

ony, Germany found herself their conditions of service and Singapore's 24 per cent.

Though over 6ft. himself, he ob

The passages quoted are taken face to face with the nation that their number, accounts for tool also stated that here there is no

Thad already established colonies venues of this Colony. No one and gin is one-sixth of the dutyftalion of what he called the from the author's introduction; all over the world. It was in great a percentage of the re-income tax, the duty on whiskyained permission to form a bat-

while on the last two pages of fact inevitable that she should The enlistments were so great his book he says:-

In introducing his drastic On Wednesday next there will motion to the Legislative Coun-be the tea dance from 5 to 7.30 cil on Thursday, the Hon. Mr.pm." admission 40 cents, which M. K. Lo may, in the Hon. the includes tea.

pithy On Thursday a bridge and mah Colonial Secretary's phrases, have been propound-jongs drive will be held, begin ing fundamental fallacies" and ning at 8 pm.

But cents, which "complete non sequiturs." he was also giving verbal and freshments.

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has ever seriously questioned in the United Kingdom, and on

one but several batta- "Japan, England, and Ameri-come into collision with Eng- the loyalty, integrity and effi-cigarettes proportionately even ciency of the civil service as a less. This may be so; but the that not

Story Repeated best of the men were Powers; harmony and co-opera- whole. Indeed, to do so would relevant point surely is to com-lions had to be formed. Some of ca are the three great Pacific

tion between them

"The German output of coal, be manifestly to run counter to pare the per capita wealth of the the very

peace..

If the Pa-iron, ships, machinery, chemi- the obvious facts, which are two communities before these miners.

When he was met a little later, bring

should preve to be cals, textiles, in all of which that the Hong Kong Civil Ser-comparisons can be moot to the

Bigland professed cific We are however. Mr.

the scene of another world war, England had had almost a vice is composed of an honour-matter in argument

remark- able and painstaking body of unable to find any figures re- to be dismayed. "Quite a

Cheap goods, stamped men; that the social services of lating to this matter; but we ber of my Bantams," he said, “are it will be because the influence monopoly, increased

uniforms, and possessions of the three areably. this Colony attain high should be very much surprised growing out of their

the markets all over the world, England and standard and can bear compari- indeed to find that they com- Army food and exercise have sent not evenly balanced and because made in Germany inundated of America, persist in endeavour in much the same way as Jap son with those of any other; pare in anything like similarity, up their height, and I am serious-two of them, that the service has attracted The huge middle class which ly thinking of having some

"What has the above brief own way at the expense of the in the past, and will continue here, as elsewhere, provides the them transferred to the Guards."ing to have everything their anese goods to-day.

third.

sketch suggested to those who to do so in the future, men of general mass of revenues, is not real attainments, integrity and concerned with income tax and

"A condition precedent to the have read it? Will any of them preservation of peace is that deny that the story of Germany worth. But in admitting all has but the briefest interest in this the man in the street will duties ов whisky and gin, Sandy: "When is Annie McTavish England and America should and England is being repeated give way and enable a balance to to-day by England and Japan?" still hold the opinions so ably directly. The argument surely goin' to let you marry her?" Some

Andy: "It's very uncertain.

The book is illustrated by expressed by Mr. Lo. A civil is that in the indirect form of

person gave her a big box o' not be maintained."

commercial and naval statistics, service. is a necessary part of rents, the cost of commodities, paper with her name printed on it. Germany's Cry Recalled including photographs of Jap- The following extracts give anese and British battleships any community in a law-abiding public services. entertainments, She won't get married till it's used. land; but the ratio of civil ser- etc., the middle-class public is up an' she writes very few letters the main thesis of the book:

Land cruisers. Several chapters vants here to the rest of the the indirect milchcow which on account of the postage.”

are devoted to diplomacy and the re- community--and especially the provides the bulk of

Bobby, who had just started school, thank him "Oh, don't mention it to strategy and tactics, includ- ratio between the cost of that venue, and that these and other

The girl blusheding such points as the selection "All right, mzima's service and the total revenues taxes form an enormous drain was proudly telling his aunt about his said the vicar.

of a moment for the commence- of the Colony will continue, to on the resources of that part school work. She asked him a few and then replied.

questions which he could not answer the word.”

ment of hostilities when the strike the ordinary man as top of the community least able to correctly.

Saing for divorce, a woman says mam British Fleet is still in heavy. He will continue to afford it. Additional taxation.

twice in the Europe, the creation of rebellion The country vicar was giving the she saw her husband. hold the idea that there are a therefore, is surely out of the

shop girl a lift home in his car, and three years since they were married in Egypt, the blocking of the number of "cushy" jobs going, question at the present time.

when he came to her house he set She should have hidden his

(Continued On Page 11). of which the holders do not pullj In his point about Mr.

tol clubs. The girl proceeded her down. 2 contemplating their proportionate weight. He apparently will see, especially in the cleri-"static colony," surely the Hon. cal services, a super-abundance the Colonial Secretary is erect- of clerks, secretaries and, what-ling a smokescreen across a very Mr. Lo did not doing the same amount of simple question work, and drawing far more not imply that the growth of money for it, as any commer-the Colony is likely to cease or cial office could do with half has already done so. His point the staff. He will see staffs was merely that. taking the infinitely better paid and present state of the Colony's housed, and with all sorts of finances into account, it cannot "perks" in the way of allow-afford the civil service it sup- ances, leave conditions and ports at present a very differ- above all, pensions, than obtain ent contention, with which pub- in the commercial houses. Helic opinion, as represented by will see a body of men engaged the Unofficial Members of the for life in not too arduous Council, is unanimously in duties, adhering limpet-like to agreement.

Lo

a career from which nothing. His Excellency the Governor's but the "grossest incompetence remarks seem to us to have hit He or downright dishonesty, such the situation off entirely as would render them liable to implicitly and clearly recognis prosecution in a court of lawed the value of Mr. Lo's two with the certainty of guilt main points: firstly, that staffs being established, can remove must be kept at the minimum them. All these things, indivi-compatible with efficiency; and dually and collectively, help to secondly, that the percentage of colour the reactions of the man local recruits must be kept at in the street to the civil service. the maximum so compatible. They may be accepted without If these points are essentially comment in times of plenty; kept in mind in all matters per- but in times of stress, when taining to the recruiting to the belts have to be tightened al civil services Mr. Lo's main bringing the round, he begins to examine objectives in them with sharper criticism motion will have been attained. and to ask whether the game is In any case, nothing can de- worth the candle.

tract from the enormous value

It is for the Government to of the whole debate in airing

grievances

and show that these criticisms are very real groundless-or at least ex-justifying the trust imposed by aggerated With the utmost the public in the Unofficials respect, we are of the opinion generally, Mr. Lo has made that the Hon. the Colonial himself a forcible mouthpiece of Secretary's speech in reply to public opinion; he has clearly the motion failed to do so. To demonstrated to the authorities at least one point in it the that expenditure should, bel general public here will take curbed; and in publicly and violent exception-the state-painstakingly advising the Gov- ment that the Government [ernment to cut its coat severely again is unable to agree that according to its cloth, he has the Colony cannot, at the appro-enunciated an axiom which the priate time, stand the strain of Government would do well, to extra taxation." The public ponder deeply and keep always! feels rather strongly on this in mind.

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THE WATER

NEAREST AN ICEBERG.

IS THE WARMEST

CC.NAPIER

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ARCTIC OVERSBES

FOR 26 CONSECUTIVE

WINTERS

WILLIAM:--- SHAKESPEARE

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APRIL 23 AND DIED ON APRIL 23

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