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Hong Kong, Friday, November 4, 1938.

ANGLO-ITALIAN AGREEMENT

Mr. Chamberlain goes on from

versus

aversion is not the same thing as a positive peace purpose. It can be exploited and abused by any threat of war. It furn- ishes no firm foundation for a peace of justice, reason, and honour. It is no more than a "peace panic.”

.

But the people have aspirations for genuine peace. They will make sacrifices for it. When the crisis was at its height it I was not the people who flinch- ed: And they can find ways to make effective this just desire for peace.

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Archie The Alligator

Archie, a ten year old alligator, who is a resident in Brighton's Aquarium, recently distin- guished himself by a feat, which, besides providing him with some publicity in the Lon- don Press, is not, one feels, without significance.

extricated himself from his tank, he traversed no less than 150 yards of winding corridor, and reached at last his destina- tion the employees' mess room. What a lesson in eti- quette to his tribe! Formerly,

success to success in the Par-Archie was hungry. So, having liamentary and Party battle, Chamberlain foreign policy foreign the Eden policy, if majorities in division are the sole test. In truth, they are not, for noth- ing is more certain than that the vote of 345 to 138 by which the Prime Minister's decision to ratify the Anglo-Italian Agreement was approved does not in any way reflect publie opinion in the British Isles. Mr. Eden voiced the misgivings of prominent Conservatives as well as the Opposition în ques- tioning whether Italy had sátisfied the conditions laid 'down by the Chamberlain Gov- ernment.

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but, to-day, the eminent Saurian, such as Archie must now be considered, is acutely aware of the conventions. Cor- rectly attired if not in a white tie, at least in a tailed coat--he delights to submit himself to the more formal rules of the messroom.

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There is, of course, something to

be said for the Prime Minis ter's attitude. Nothing is like ly to be lost by a gesture to Italy inviting a clean sheet, with old scores forgotten. Hav. ing gained his point, and be ing thoroughly tired of the Spanish Adventure, Signor Mussolini may easily decide upon that large-scale with- drawal which is regarded as essential for European security. It must be said that earlier Bri- tish concessions with nothing tangible in return have not achieved a firm peace. Since 1988 the world has increased Radio In The Flat its expenditures for arms from £1,000,000,000 to £4, 000,000,000. And almost be fore the Manich ink is dry de manda were heard for vast new increases. That is one mea- sure of how much "pance" has been made. Yet Mr. Cham- berlain believes that Munich was only a prelude; that it opens the way to genuine ap- peasement and then to dis- armament.

It appears that, owing to some prejudice, Archie was not ad- mitted to membership of the mess; and, naturally, he was upset. One hopes, all the same, that the staff will not entirely fail to preceive the delicate compliment to their example and influence, and that they will look with an understand- ing eye upon the aspirations of Archie.

There is certainly the hope that

German desire for ex can be fully occupied able lines for sometime to Whether it will be peaceable, Whether real appeasement is possible should be clear

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is not such a gain in that the nations are RET rently to abandon the race it should be apparent liht some return must be made to the collective security idea! and that there must be a firm stand before consultation can be mally friendly and peach, producing.

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their desires or sa

them. It hardly did more reflect an aversion to war.

One feature of a building exhibi- tion recently opened in London is a flat designed to prevent the sound of a radio in it passing beyond its walls.

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This should prove a most valu- able improvement; for when the concert of Europe is per- formed, with nobs on every- where, and a fullicast modern flats are often another Tower of Babel.

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