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¡development, conclude with the reflection that it is for the Bri- tish Government to take action. Whitehall's patient listening the to say does not argue mere while to what everybody else has

lethargy. The suggestion is that the home British taxpayer should London Office:"

bear the brunt in making the 7, Garrick Street, London, W.C.2. Pacific safe for somebody else,

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POINTERS IN A PACIFIC PACT

Sufficient

tralia's too); is a "foreign en- tanglement.” It is not only in Whitehall that "welcome breezes” (in the "Manchester Guardian's”

hailed phrase) might be arousing to action interests able, {if they were only willing, to assist in establishing ⠀⠀⠀ world- peace.

Lost Chords

as

The association of music and place to sho discussion has taken

pretty plainly that the Church is made a little closer while a covenant among the by the confession of Canon Eric Powers most interested in the Southam that he likes preparing Pacific would have everything to his sermons to the music of recommend it, the difficulties in dance bands, for he finds the the way are very large and very rhythm helpful. It has not al- real. No-one has rejected to the ways been so, for we have had proposal but all have, in their clerics distinguished clerics, different ways, hinted that toltoo who have been insensible ignore the difficulties would not to music of any sort or kind, and be to serve the prosecution of others like Dr Johnson who Mr. J. A. Lyons's scheme. could just distinguish between

When we consider the. Anglo- the bell and the organ. It was Japanese situation by itself, the the admission of Dean Hook that problem assumes large propor-he never knew "The Old tion, and at present, such con- Hundredth" from "God Save the versations as have taken place King," especially as the people have dealt with the possibility of rise when either is sung; but his an Anglo-Japanese understanding condition was knowledge itself over China alone, leaving com-compared with the case of Dean pletely out of consideration the Stanley, who was almost tone- complexities of the trade dispute deaf. The Dean had one day and. the problem of naval gun been listening to Jenny Lind calibre limitation, proffered again singing “I know that my Re- to Japan by the United States deemer liveth," and, evidently and again rejected.

touched by the rendering, he told Doubtless if the question of her that she had given him an Japan's special interests in China idea of what people meant by could be finally settled with both music. "Only once before," he Britain and the United States, said, "has the same feeling come these other difficulties would be over me, when in front of the jamenable to correction. But palace at Vienna I heard the without American adherence to tattoo performed by four a possible composition with thousand drummers." [Japan about China, and Anglo-

...

American influence to prevail upon China's adherence likewise,

a regional pact in the Pacific

must be of doubtful value. Com-Coals To Newcastle? ing to Mr. Lyons's attitude in this matter, can Australia obtain The Frenchman who exclaimed satisfaction of her particular of the United States: “A nation aim which is security against of a thousand skyscrapers but any possible enemy now situated only one soup!" might be sur- in, or eventually to appear in, prised to learn that Americans the Pacific, without making con-to-day are teaching the French cessions? Japan wants more of how to cook or trying to. the Australian market for her Around every one of the mil- exports, wants perhaps fishing lions of Newton Pippins that rights in Australian waters, and Oregon ships overseas is a tissue in general wants absolute equali- paper wrapper, on which is a ty in treatment of her nationals recipe for some dish emphasis- by Australia and by Northing apples apple pie, apple America. Contemporaneously cake, apple fritters, and the like. with the decline of the Nine-One side of the wrapper sets Power Treaty of Washington forth the directions în French.:!, devised as "a" sort of League Remembering, the blossoming covenant in the Pacific Russia orchards of northern France, one (not consulted in that treaty) might ignorantly characterise has re-arisen as a Pacific Power, the effort "carrying coals to New- and is the object of an antagon-castle.” Nothing of the sort. istic agreement between Ger-Even when Benjamin Franklin many and Japan,

was Minister to France he im-

In this imperfect world we ported several barrels of his must be content with something favourite Albemarle Pippins for short of perfection, and the his personal use. To-day France move for a new treaty in the is the United States' best apple Pacific should be encouraged for customer, importing annually what it can achieve. It is signi- something over 1,000,000 bushels. ficant that cabled comments upon Perhaps French apples, as Ser- the Australian initiative in this pollette's song in "The Chimes of matter, while reporting interest Normandy” implied, go mainly in Washington and Tokyo in itslinto-cider.