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The change of heart has, it is evident, developed from the pres- sure from outside. This is inter- esting because Mr. Lees-Jones's the "evil effects" of propaganda. of a ten- dentious or misleading character. If it has the effect of awakening of the possibilities All communications intended for Britain to

providing comprehensive news publication should be addressed to coverage for the Colomes by the intelligent use of radio, it may the Editor, and be accompanied by be possible to view its effects as

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In 1858 Sir Richard Owen ex- pressed the confident hope that the Trans-Atlantic telegraph and other applications of pure science would "tend to abolish wars over the whole earth.” And in 1899 Michael Foster said: "The very greatness of the modern ⠀⠀ power of destruction is already becom- ing a bar to its use, and bids fair

-may we hope before long? wholly to put an end to it."

Have these expectations entire-

Hong Kong, Friday, February 18, 1938. ly been stultified by the events?

FOREIGN NEWS COVERAGE

Once again London is

Michael Foster's hope has cer- tainly not yet been fulfilled. Within fifteen years of its utter- ance the World War broke out and showed indeed the greatness of the modern power of destruc- tion, but no diminution of the talking will to use it. Nor has the les-- of measures to enable the Far son of that terrific destructive power been fully learned.. It has East to secure comprehensive

not hindered increasing · arma- news services from the British ment or resort to war, and inces- Isles. The difference this time sant threat of war. When one is that it is possible to detect in considers the gravity of the out- the official attitude a genuine in-look to-day, both in Europe and the Far East, one is tempted to tention to do something and a conclude that neither the increase full realisation that the essence of the knowledge of physics nor of the contract is that the news the increase in the horrors of shall be supplied through such war have as yet contributed any-

thing to peace. channels as will bring it within the capacity of Far East news- papers to pay.

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But such a conclusion would be unduly pessimistic. Over a con- siderable sphere of the earth's Not that the issue raised is surface Sir Richard Owen's fore- nearly so serious as speakers in cast has been fulfilled. Improved Parliament apparently suggest communications, due to natural science, have been instrumental The advance made by Hong Kong in drawing together the members newspapers, for instance, over of the British Empire, and so, in in- the past few years the direc-spite of other centrifugal tion of increased from fluences, in saving its integrity.

But that is not all, The re- overseas has been tremendous lations between Great Britain though its extent can only be and the United States, and be realised by those acquainted with tween the United States and British Dominions, are such that the issues of nine or ten years we cannot imagine war breaking ago. Both in quantity and quality, out between them; and that cir- giant strides have

been cle of countries which may be taken, and that spite of the counted on to live in amity may be widened to include France and suspension of a subsidy which

all the smaller northern coun- was at one time granted by the tries of Europe. It is not true to Hong Kong Government to en-say that closer communications rendered possible by natural able a satisfactory Reuter

ser-

science have done nothing to vice to be available. Since then, promote peace. at & price, Reuter's services to

Nor it is true to say that even Hong Kong have been greatly Michael Foster's expectation is expanded, while other services completely nullified. Wars have not been stopped, but an appre- have entered the field to permit ciation of the destructiveness of a completer picture of world modern war is undoubtedly to affairs to be presented daily.

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some extent a deterrent. A hope- The official attitude has not ful fact in the situation to-day is that the masses of the people always been helpful, Quite re- throughout a large majority cently, for instance, a well-known the nations have a strong repug- [Straits paper entered into

and rangements for a special service are far less ready than they once

of British news. To bring scheme financially

within

ar-nance to the idea of war,

were to be inflamed toward viol- the ence by false appeals to patrio- thetism and empire.