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BIOGRAPHY OF DR. MASARYK

A GREAT DEFENDER OF DEMOCRACY

VITAL PART PLAYED BY SMALL STATES OF WORLD

Un-AMIL LUDWIG is the author of only, but also smaller and small

many biographies of famous ones," Masaryk went on.

MIL

of that guardian the Editor, and be accompanied by high school and college study, sup-Parliamentary decorum, gives the Writer's Name and Address plemented by frequent European pretty example of his skill in re- not necessary for insertion, but tours, and is conversantly familiar porting Ministers in as a guarantee of good faith

with 22 languages. In one Town employment Regulations debate. Hall Concert. New York. she sang Some of the Socialist hecklers European statesmen and others. Europe there are five large States. 14 selections, each in a diferent remarks are quoted within square but his latest is likely to prove one The majority are small, and one language. At the present time she brackets in the text of Mr. Brown's of the most popular, for he deals in on two medium. Therefore, there is "changing her nationality and Sir Godfrey Collins's speeches."Defender of Democracy," with is federation and division of la- every day in the week on her re-These are attributed as the case ex-President Masaryk, who has bour in the cultural field between gular radio programmes from may be to "an Hon. Member") or resigned his office after years of the small nations and States. The WENX She conducts her Sundayito ("Hon. Members").

service for the smaller European truth is that right does not be- The greater number, either be peoples at a vital time in Euro-pend on numbers. programmes in Polish. Mondays are Hungarian, Tuesdays she chan-cause they were inaudible or pos

pean history.

"Politically. Europe will have to The biography takes the form of go to school again. HEWLETT-SMITH - LACEY. At ges to German, Italian on Wednes-sibly because they transgressed the

Hong

extended interview. Ludwig Sunday, days, Greek on Thursdays. Fridays limits of Parliamentary language, an

Geographical Factors August 23, 1936 Alfred to are entirely in Spanish, and Satur- become simply ("Interruption") talks to Masaryk, who tells not

Some pages have a more sensa-only the story of his life, but "I have pointed only to the pro- China days in Jewish.

tional appearance. This, for above all his fight for democracy biem of the large and small na

on behalf of the small nations. Intions. We might compare more reply to a question as to some postosely the statistical data of popa- sible disadvantages of small petion, economic capacity, and so ples, Masaryk said:

jam. We must also take geogra "Up to now men have paid res-phical conditions into account, how

- Phyllis Audrey.

papers please copy.

Hong Kong. Monday. Aug. 24, 1936.

A Brighter Outlook For Europe

Parliament rose at the end the cus- of last month for

recess, tomary summer will

.not

and until special- ly summoned. Happily, the likelihood of such a contin- gency arising was rendered much more remote by the fol- welcome 20- lowing day's

reassemble October 29, unless

OBITUARY

SIR THOMAS MAJOR CULLINAN

Johannesburg, To-day-The death occurred here yesterday of Sir Thomas Major Cullinan.

-Reuter.

Sir Thomas Major Cullinan, Kt, D.S.G.. was greatly inter- ested in farming and affores- tation

owned several and farms in the Transvaal. He was the chairman for the South Africa party for the W. W. Rand and was also chair- man and director of the New Eland Diamonds Limited, and director of several gold min- ing companies, in addition to being owner of the Consolid- ated Rand Brick, Pottery, and Lime Co., Ltd -

Sir Thomas took a very keen interest in political matters and advocated a responsible government for Transvaal and the Free State, representing Pretoria North in the first Transvaal Parliament.

įstance:

Mr. Logan rosem

Mr. Brown: I want to- Mr. Lansbury rose-

Mr. Brown resumed his seat. Mr. Logan: Why does the Minis-

ter give way to one member and Pect to what is visibly big rather far the sea and the rivers and the

not to another? I want to know why-

and

than to what is smaller. This is mostly due to a materialist mechanical. turn of mind. In poli-i Mr.

tics zien strive after material

Then for over a column Logan argues with the Deputy-

mountains, etc., play a part in the transformation of the State.

"We should bear in mind th historical fact that from time!

Speaker and the Minister of Labour greatness, territorial aggrandise-time great imperialistic States we

war.

have

founded, in which various la why he should not put a questionment, colonies, etc., so we

A big army and a big State

were spoken. but the arising out of the latter's speech.

make a striking impression on the guages

States fell to pieces. Those lar zuman mind. Imperialism always States were built up by the use

•

Your Daily Smile!

Dessert, Not Paint

"A pound of ochre," said the boy. "Red or yellow?" asked the clerk "Neither, tappi responded the boy.

Defined

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force. Since the World. War large States and the small St: The Small State

have been able, and indeed "On the other hand, there are felt themselves obliged, to de the small States As a small na-upon a policy of mutual peadi tion, the Jews produced the Testa-relations and federation. Ethiy ments and Christianity, with the that means humanity on a te aid, of course, of the Greeks and scale, both in domestic and form Romans. Then, again, the Greeks policy. And this again ines

Religion

The identity of the young lady is! withheld, but the memory of her an-were a world people living every Geneva. this ides of Pan-Epe, swer lingers on with the instructor where, gifted and active, and yet et conducting a natural science course were subjugated by the Romans

One at a school

of the require Is not our richest heritage from ments in the exam paper was, "De-antiquity principally Grecian? So fine a bolt and nut and explain the it comes about that a great nation the question of religion are up. difference, if any." The girl wrote:

nouncement that Germany and Italy had accepted the recent invitation of the three Powers. and France Great Britain, Belgium, to discuss the revision of the Locarno Treaty. That was the best news which Europe: had heard for a very long time. It created a feeling of temper- ed optimism towards the future! to which Britain and France have been strangers' ever since the Locarno Treaty was ruptured by the re-entry of German troops into the de- militarised Rhineland earlier in LOCAL NEWS the year. It is enough to take

BREVITIES the bare fact as it stands, without reading into it other

Chung Hui a fisherman. aged meanings which may possibly

The 27, was removed to the Kowloon prove not to be there.

to the Hospital with both hands five Powers signatory Locarno Treaty will, for the off and burns to face and chest first time since the establish sustained while dynamiting fish ment of the Nazi regime, meet near Ka Tau Island at midnight of $20. This is only ten." with the express purpose ofjon Saturday. framing constructive proposals for preserving the peace of

Western Europe.

In several sections of theook

A bolt is a thing like a stick of and a small nation have equally and in the talk on "Mig and as iron with indipenced the world for succeed-Mind" the ex-President asss:--- hard metal such

"I consider religion to the square bunch on one end and a lot ing generations.

around the Take the case of Switzerland most important and most pound of scratching wound cther end. A nut is similar to the and Holland to-day, and other such social force which keeps in in bolt only just the opposite being countries. These small nations are organic union not only with hole in a little chunk of iron sawed of short, with wrinkles around the extremely active and industrious heaven, but with their felf-men. The Norwegians have a large mer-Belief in God and fumority, in inside of the hole."

The startled professor marked that chant navy, and a considerable its manifold forms, supements literature which deals with world and governs faith in the fngs of blown one with a large A

themes. The problem of the this life. Religion sanctio ethics small nation is to find a plan of and morals, and is thefore al- its own to follow in everything. .ways political in some im

".

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Fifty-Fifty Spender: "I asked you for a loan Lender: I know it is, but that's: the fairest way you lose ten and Wong Ying Sze, a female, was lose ten." admitted to the Kowloon Hospital fractured Iex jumped off.

It is a pity that word of this suffering from a acceptance did not reach Lon-sustained when she

don in time for Lord Cranborne bus No. 639 in Tai Hang Road

to make it known to the House yesterday.

of Commons before members dispersed. They had been en-

The body of Chau Chik Aged

the Publici gaged in one of the innumer-149, was removed to able debates on foreign affairs Mortuary yesterday. The deceas- A Second which constituted a chief fea-ed collapsed at No ture of the session, though they Street and injured his eyes and rarely gave general satisfac- right temple when falling to the tion. The foreign policy on ground. which the National Government

returned to power last Novem- Ma Pang-sang, unemployed, was her was primarily designed to this morning charged before Mr. establish the authority of the W. Schofield at the Central Magis- League of Nations against a tracy with the theft of a diamond- declared aggressor through the set watch. property of Mrs. F. S principle of collective security. Muziall of No. 266 The Peak De it failed for reasons only too fendant pleaded not guilty and well known which we need not Sub-Inspector McEwen requested here enumerate, the chief being a remand of 48 hours, which was that other leading members of granted.

the League were not prepared

to carry through the policy of advance in the Socialist poll sanctions to the bitter end and Public opinion appears to have without а that the British Government accepted almost refused to run the risk of war murmur the heavy financial single-handed,, The League in burden present and to come consequence suffered a grave which the defence programme setback, but the League sur- entails. Its one anxiety is vives. Nor have the British that the programme should be Government lost faith in it, adequate and that there should though they recognise that cer-be so delay in its achievement. tain reforms have been proved The appointment of Sir Thomas necessary by recent painful ex-Inskip as Minister for the Co- periences. They will be pre-ordination of the Defence Ser- pared to produce their practi-vices was one of the outstand- cal suggestions when, as the ing events of the past Session, Under-Secretary said in the which marked a real awakening debate, they will do more good in the British Government's than harm. An unsuccessful attitude towards the highest foreign policy can never add to problems of national security. the prestige of any Govern-If the domestic legislation of ment, and the abortive Paris the Session was not showy, it Agreement of last December, was solid, and included an and the complete triumph of Education Bill raising the The House the Italian arms followed by the school age to 15. annexation of Abyssinia, accepted the new regulations of caused deep disappointment at the Unemployment Assistance home which for a time strong- Board, though the Socialists ly reacted on the Government's threatened to rouse the coun- position.

try, on the Means Test and Except where special local or sweep the Government from personal conditions have infu-office. They will be impotent enced the contests, recent by-in face of the still rising tide. elections have shown no of employment and prosperity..

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