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those officials of shipping com- panies who have been enjoying, or suffering, a prolonged holiday as a result of the complete tie- up of American ships, but to traders generally. We in Hong Kong have not suffered from any serious shortage of Ameri- can goods but in China there

lack of articles manufactured in the United States, while Chinese exports to the United States fell sharply.

Hong Kong, Thursday, Feb. 4, 1937. was for some time a noticeable.

MISSIONARY POLITICS

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The strike has been disturb- The plainest lesson of the civil ingly damaging to American war in Spain and its accession of shipping. The whole of the active foreign interest is the country's export trade has been grave mischief that arises when carried during the past few political creeds cross national months in British and Japanese boundaries. The -disposition bottoms, while every foreign among private individuals to liner leaving the United States take sides is bad enough, but has had its full complement of when it becomes elevated into a passengers. national issue and the mission-

Whether it will take American ary spirit enters into inter-liners long to recover the ground national politics then the result lost remains to be seen but it is cannot be but wholly bad. likely that the huge losses they This is the factor which more have already suffered through than any other prevents coun-

the strike may need additional tries from entering into negotia- terms for final computation tions on any delicate problem The real tragedy is that so many free of hampering reservations, of the strikers were unwilling and which prohibits that under- agents.

standing of each other's stand- point which alone can produce a spirit of give and take.

And there is no sound basis for it.

Vital Day

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By the time these words ap- pear the fourth Test Match at As well be ready to go to Adelaide will be on the way to war with Germany to impose its conclusion. To-day is the the British Parliamentary sys- vital day and all eyes are fixed tem upon her as let personal on the ground where Hammond judgments of what course is and Leyland will go out this best in foreign politics be deter morning in the knowledge that mined by whether or not we ap-on their shoulders rest most of prove the system on which Herr, the chances of an English vic- Hitler is running his own coun- tory and of the "Ashes." It try. This frame of mind is far to be doubted whether even the commoner than is generally most venerable habitue of the realised, and is one of the prin- Adelaide cricket ground can cipal causes of international un-have seen a more thrilling and rest. It is, in fact, the mission absorbingly interesting match ary spirit in politics that makes between the two countries. For at this moment the principal the only time in the present danger of war. Indeed, it is series there have been no freak probably historically true that conditions. There have been far more and worse wars have zone of those wickets that been made by missionary senti- break a batsman's heart and the ment in polities than by all the tense battle of wits has been ambitions of Kings and all the fought on absolutely equal foolish calculations of politicians terms. We do not know how In foreign politics sentiment is the wicket will play but on the the arch-enemy of peace.

assumption { that it retains its fine condition, everything points There is perhaps good reason to a finish that will be remem to take the view that the first bered for many a long day, object of foreign policy should, England's task is not beyond be to defend the system that we her, nor are the Australians find best for ourselves home, exactly alarmed at the pros and its first rule to

others the same liberty for their systems Toleration may a very high in the hierarchy of moral virtues, but as a prac tical rule of life happiness,

Bradman's great innings

ves a great finish.

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS

WHISTLING: The husband is head of the family “Oficial

on of the French Senate.