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POLITICAL FERMENT IN FRANCE

RURAL VOTE IN THE ELECTIONS -

VILLAGERS WHO TOOK KINDLY TO "LEFT" CANDIDATES

(By "Pertinax")

-was-in-a-sznali village on the whom the political complexion was border separating Auvergne somewhat doubtful, and 21-to ̋an.

the Editor, and be accompanied by pelled by a freak of nature to the Writer's Name and Address traverse: $,400 miles to cover anor of that territory, is the lead- not necessarily for insertion, but mere 13 miles the distance re-ing authority on cannibalism în (as a quaruntés of good faith. maining to reach his destination, Papua. The custom is on the de- Cape Hatien, Haiti. The vesseljeline, but as a great part of the was making excellent headway territory is still unexplored, the until the best day out, when, a induence of the Government can harricane struck" blowing him of be only slowly extended. {his course and compelling him to The Papuan cannibal lives his from old Aquitaine that I studied jobscure man of the Right who, heave to. His drift carried him victim roasted with sago-though the voting in the French elections in the whole of the electoral dis- Along this borderland once ran{trict, failed to gather more than jaway off his course, and when the some humanitarian (if that is the! Hong Kong. Thursday, July 2, 1936-st hurricane subsided another cannibalistic opposite of vegetar the frontiers of France and Ear a few hundred votes. -

hit him and carried' the vesselfian) gourmets cling to boiling. land, when Bordeaux was an Eng Reversing Whole Position

lish possession; Bordeaux in the westward to the Bahamas : From It is a point of cannibal et

On May 3 the representative of here he had to sail to the Floridaquette, Sir Hubert Murray main-latter part of the 15th century the Radical-Socialists automati coast, pick up the Gulf Stream, txins, that you do not eat your own three times revolted from France cally secured for himself all the sail along with it to Cape Fat victim: So presumably the sac-to bear allegiance to the King be voting strength of the other groups As the conference of the Am-teras, and then sail south-east cessful warrior who cannot en-yond the seas

of the Left. Not a man failed The place where I write must be him In the past the Socialist algamated Engineering Union again to Haiti 3,400 miles gineer a “swop” goes without his

called a village, because its popu-find Communist contingent in the continued last month further roundabout sailing to reach his proof was

İlation does not exceed some 400 village may have been a dozen in given that the port that was only 13 miles away.

but it still retains the look of a the aggregate. what has hap growing power of extremists in

mediaeval city. Beneath the wallspened to reverse the whole posi- trade unionism is fraught with

of the old castle, in the grasp of tion so drastically?. danger to the public. In the

The new vessel, in which Isolde heavy clusters of ivy, there are in the first place, the catastro- made her second voyage at Covent

Extremists In The Trade Unions

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course of the meeting they

LOCAL NEWS

BREVITIES

supper.

THE BEECHAM LINE

{afterwards, . between 1920 and

showed their hand frankly and

Madame Renee Florigny, the Garden at the opening of the Lon-many towers, Norman arches, mal phic fall of all agricultural prices persuaded the conference to vote:for the inclusion of the well-known French pianist. has don opera season, is, it is belier Lioned windows, cobbled steps, must be mentioned. During the Communist party and "all poli- returned to the Colony and willed, the work of Sir Thomas Bee and slate roofs to be seen along years of currency inflation and

the winding river. tical bodies engaged in working give a Pianoforte Recital under cham.

His versatile genius has, ob- On every side, quite close at 1929, the farmers enriched them- class propaganda" within the the patronage of the Governor, official Labour Party. In vain Sir Andrey Caldecott, and M. viously been hampered by having hand, meadowland and chestnut selves, or thought they had, es

protested. the leaders

The Larquin the French Consul, at to use the hall of the old vessel trees rise sharply towards the pecially the "metayers," who farm In consequence he has not been hills. The whole scenery breathes land on giving to the owner 1 warning that the object of the the Helena May Institute on Tues- Communists is to destroy both day, July 7, st 9.15 pm Booking able to give Isolde any better ac-12 deep conservative spirit and part of the produce.

Icommodation than before. Her its people are true to the ways

They were favoured by the judg- the Labour Party and the trade at Moutrie's.

"cabin" is still on the main -and of life of their ancestors..

ment of the Courts, which autho- union movement was unheeded.

rised them to appropriate for An appeal that the leaders An unclaimed telegram address-only-deck. The Queen's privacy

Consistent Radical-Socialists curtain Focictate, from London. is secured by the same

themselves half of the surplus would be humiliated if they had ed to

The electoral campaign has not value of the cattle given them at ber to advocate a policy in which is ring at the Eastern which has always shielded

stirred them in the least For 35 from the crew on the fo'c'sle.

the "time they had taken charge they and the vast majority of Extension Telegraph Co., Ltd.

On the other hand, Sir Thomas years they have consistently cast the union did not believe was

their votes for Radical-Socialists, rested the money which came to

jof-the land-They-naturally-in- - The 3.S. President Jefferson has increased the ship's speed. treated with contempt by the majority which the extremists will be drydocked in Hong Kong, large sail now spreads itself to the that is for men of the same ethem from this source in buying

One person vironment and outlook as theirs. mustered. It is not the only and is expected to sail from here favouring breeze.

was They have not expected from them properties at a high price, paying humiliation which the

50 per cent, of the value in cash, en-next Sunday afternoon for Shang-present at the first night

ripple very much as regards political and gineers' leaders have had to hai. Kobe, Yokohama, Victoria and amused to notice that no

of the wind wir fills this social reforms, but a good deal and intending to reimburse the endure recently. Like the Seattle.

throughout the act reaches the of patronage. The Deputy is for balance by yearly sums. leaders of the railwaymen, they!

deck. Thave seen their advice on wages

Lee Keu, Chân Tả. Chan Yan

The curtain of Isolde's quarters negotiations rejected with de-Lee Yee-kai and Fung So, all

were this morning hung in a dead calm. clarations of distrust. The time fishermen, is at hand when those who charged before Mr. J. H. B. Lee have been entrusted with the at the Central Magistracy' with responsibility of guiding the possession of 4,000 taels of opium: affairs of organised labour will on board boats No. 5741W and The average man is proof enough have to choose whether they 2920 in Junk Bay yesterday, that a woman can take a joke. will stand by a rational, and All the defendants were remanded constitutional policy which they for one week on bail of $5,000 cicult problem is the "h" angle.

The right angle for approaching a know is the only way to pros-each. perity or submit to be the tools

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them the mandatory to whom it From 1930 onwards they have is convenient to turn so as to secfound more and more difficulty in They are now ure, whenever needed, sundry ad- footing the bill. ministrative favours. Moreover, compelled to sell, and at a level followers of the moderate parties which does not leave them anything

in hand once they have got rid of » held their own quite easily among,

their debt They are ruined them. 7

Rural Living Standards

If

On April 26, at the first ballot, when each party displayed its own a new devaluation is enfore- colours to the electors, the followed the "metayers" will not again profit by the same advantageous terms as 10 or 15 years ago, be- cause the law has been modified ļas regards what is to be done with the surpina value of their animals.

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ing figures were announced:

Patitled to vote Actual' voters

193

Orthodox Socialist Candidate : 43 Radical-Socialist Communist

Votes for

43

31

So much for the Left. As for

of extremists whose creed is A Whist Drive and Tombola

A hatter in a thriving town stuck violence, destruction, and dicta-will be held in the Reading Room the following notice in his window:

cf the Kowloon torship.

Dock Recreation "Our felt hats fit so well that they to-morrow This demand for a united Club

at 8.45 p.m. are not felt."

Not to be outdone, the man scross. front with the Communists These fortnightly Whist Drives

the way produced the following gem: makes the issue clear. British in-which have hitherto been held on

"Our carpets are sold by the yard, the sufrager of the Conservatives, standard of life than before the Idustry is faced with a threat to Wednesdays will be held on alter-but are not worn by the foot." 38 were given to an Agrarian of (Continued on Page 107

press wage demands to a height nate Fridays, as from to-morrow. which responsible leaders know

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cannot be granted, in order that A flannel dance will be held by the unions may be persuaded to the local section of the Health, abandon the methods of peace-Strength Sports and Athletic Club ful settlement and collective at the Hotel Cecil next Saturday

to 12.30 bargaining. Throw everything from 8.30 p.m into confusion, something will Members and their friends are come of it is the motto of the welcome at usual admission revolutionary from age to age, charges. By kind permission of Extremists see their oppor-Lieut. Col. R. M. Rodwell tunity in the growing activity Officers the Dance Orchestra of of the engineering industry the 1st Bn. Royal Ulster Rides upon the rearmament pro-will be in attendance. gramme. Last year the men

and

freceived а wage increase A most enjoyable cocktail party | amounting to 25. a week. Since was held on Tuesday evening at February a joint committee of No. 8, The Peak when Mr. T E. the unions and the employers Pezz, M.B.E., and Mrs. Pegg`an- have been considering a claim nounced the engagement of their for a further advance of 5s. elder daughter, Catherine Bea- 10d a week. The Amalgamated trice, to Francis J. Sodes of Engineers conference declined “Courtland” Hotel, Hong Kong. last month to allow these nego-Over forty guests were present. tiations to be carried on in thei

manner which the leaders be- A second talk on zviation was lieved to be in the best interests given last night from ZB.W. by of the men. They were order Mr. M. H. Curtis, traffic-officer of ed to give an account of their Imperial - Airways" (Far East) efforts to an immediate confer Ltd. He took as his subject "The ence of the National Committee. Future of Empire Air Transport.” Not even the extremists, and traced the developments to- however, were able to compel wards the "all mail by zir mail” truculent opposition to the Gov-project which ernment's rearmament prò operation next year. sramme. The resolution adopt-

is to

come

into

jed objected to the dilution of The RMS. Empress of Canada labour, and declared that there left Vancouver last Saturday and was no shortage of skilled men. is due here on July 17. She will It may be recalled that Sirjsail the same evening for Manila. Thomas Inskip has already pro-

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sought out and drawn back to

fit. Obviously no class in the of extremists, it will not be in- country has so much to gain as terrupted by labour disputes. the men in the engineering But these recent demonstra trades from the carrying out of tions of the influence of Com the defence programme. If they munism and of growing unrest are alive to their own interests, require the vigilant attention of if they reject the propaganda public opinion.

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