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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1949.

LOOKING BEFORE AND

Nehru's Visit To The United

United States

By “WINDRUSH”

AFTER Good Morning!

By "WINDRUSH

extreme

try.

and out

Some Canton evacuees brough: "electire fans," according to contemporary yesterday.

It is reported that they art aad currently rubber-necking. fanning out lonking for flats.

In Austria. Chancellor Figl' i gently embarking on a new-

The reporting in the Eng- ritual, the warship, the ideas. lish press of the Communist, philosophy, and caste system of movement in China has not ancient India, though com- been very good. But it is bining these with modern indus- clear that the Communist Government in China has a Time Will Tell moderate and an

Both diseases-futurism Mr. Jawaharlal Nehru. Prime, strategic jof problems, `but on wing. If extremists prevail,

archaism-wear themselves Minister of India arrived in Loa-economic problems.

they will try to make very out after

a time, and society don recently, and spent two of India faces very grave econo-

to a humdrum and three days there on his way to mis problems indeed If it fails drastic changes. They will returns the United States, where he has to overcome

them, its govern regard society as so much healthy.condition. But an attack wigh been invited for consultation by ment may fall; the entire regime raw material which can

of a chalen is apt to last in, the the American Government.

In the opinion of one corres→ may eventually be overthrown by melted down and moulded in. stem longer than an attack of endent who has just received:

futurism Mr. Nehru's visit to Londot can assist the Indian Government

aid to new patterns. They will A government which, in zhis assessment, local residents are gave great pleasure. His is one to grapple with its problems, In- try to create a new Earth. futurist frenzy tries to create a rated too highly in the estimation of the most extraordinary his- dia may be firm and stable. It They will look round for quick Utopia usually causes such of the Income Tax Department..

be in dange of short cuts to Utopia.

revolution But if foreign

Lories of modern politics A few will not then

in

Communisma

pulation

is

Thus,

its

Mr. Nehru

One

be

havoc that Its ideas are discredit- ed, and, after more or less dam-| Is that a foreitm lady is:ad--

has been

cen dope, common sense rertising for boardsresidence: ina. of the few really great wins control again.

A

the centre of town. "Person is Coverament historians of our age, Professor

which goes very simple states the ad Toynbee, has written a great deal "archaic" may continue 10 im- about the psychology of such pose a crippling conservativism house that if you study the history of more moderate its archaism the radical reformers. He has said on society for many years the world, you see human societies langer it may last, and therefore

a

"Archaism"

archaism".

old-

The

pirically, net according to Coctrin- naire ideas.

there a: sychiatrist in the.

Versatile as ever,

"Mr. Winston Churchill has. distinguished himself by winning the female daity; shorthora championship; with his own

暇

"After leaving the Colony, the

hishop will go to Singapore:for a we

Anything for a laugh.. "A certain young man has asked me to marry him, and I do not know whether to ETACIN N N."

•

Saky

'yes: or

"I agree that the photographs den't die her justice,” said Myrtle, ut she doesn't need justice,, she

geeris merry

*

They killed my musical ambi- "

tion

At my first audition,

By telling me to take my cornet And po.net.

The picture above, shows Mrs.

I am able to state on good' zu... thority that there is no truth in the rumour that local landlords have stopped asking for key money, following the influx of evacuees from Canton.

sears ago the arch-rebel of the Commonwealth, he is now те garded as one of its greatest and

Economic Approach most esteemed statesmen. As is its way, the Commonwealth has

own and changed and develop ly strong and politically stable

An India which is economical ed-so that it can relate this the best possible tran- remarkable personnidy

London

was not only glad of guillising force in Asia. the opportunity to greet its dis- by an economic approach to In in general content to plod along the more dangerous it may be.

common- slowly-dealing in

On the whole human beings tinguished visitor and renew old dia's problems, America might sense way with questions of the seems to prefer

a government contacts. His vist was a valu- find that it had created a situa-day as they arise, making ad-suffering from archaism to able opportunity for ministers in tion where the war danger was justments here and there, trying futurist government. Naturally Gratwicke Beatrice, second." London to discover how the much lessened, and where de to keep things on an even keel. men are more given to cuaser-

the last few fence problems were thus

vatism than to adventure. world events of

far

But every now and then they weeks appear in the eyes of Asia. easier to handle,

Shakespeare once wrote "Man Ministers were also be able to India's economile difficulties may be seized by one or other of is a creature having large intent,

two opposite passions. The first looking before and after." Actual explain to Mr. Nehru the point rise from the fact that its Pois the desire for adventure. It is ly, political man is at his best of view of London.

Increasing

the desire of short-circuit, the unless he is looking neither be His visit was the more timely alarming rate, while its scale of slow course of social evolution. It fere nor after, but looking pre- because of the revival of British production, agricultural and in- is to make a clean break with the cisely at the problems of the mo interest in Asia which is now dustrial, is stagnant or declining past. This trend Professor Toyn-ment, and dealing with them em taking place. No longer, as a The best remedy is to apply mo-bee calls "futurism.” year or two ago, does Great Bri- dern techniques to Indian agri- tain feel that its history in Asia culture and industry. This in-

Idealism is certainly neces- is over. A new period is begin- volves the import of technicians

sary thing but ideals are seldom ning, though different from the and capital. Wherever Westera

The second papital has flowed in on a really

aberration which realised when society is too con- old.

scious of the changes which it is society may follow is called Mr. Nehru doubtlessly review- large scale to an Eastern coun- Profesor Toynbee

by trying to bring about.

a moderate

con- Conversely, ed in London the problems which try, its society has been trans- This

is the exact opposite of servativism and continuity of so- be proposes to discuss informed.

futurism. A society which falls cial life is all to the good, but Washington. The American Today only America can sup-victim to it has suddenly begun, a society which thinks in terms Government has been anxious for ply the capital on the scale need for no obvious reason, to feel of defending its structure usually a long time to see him in Washing-e. But India, in seeking for great fear of the contemporary sacrifes and to the end perishes. ton, and it is several

months

eign economic aid, will of course circumstances of the invitation for his visit) not consider any terms acceptable feels unsafe. It feels threatened Traditions are best defended by a Taylor with Tommy, her third. since the

society which thinks very little was made and

To reassure itself it begins about them. in

accepted. Dur which involve any limitationsuddenly to stress the value in- time ing this

world has national treedom. the changed. The Communists have will doubtless wish to satisfy deed the sacredness, of the tradi- become paramount China. himself in Washington that the tions and institutions of the past Russia has the atom bomb. In- programume envisaged is

is one of It tries to revive them. It clings dia's key position in Asia has co-operation between equals on to all that is left of become more evident,

America has no intention of try- ing to play an imperialist role in archaism is like a person suffer- A society suffering from India. This

to will have be made absolutely plain to a chron-e all too well known

from a fear neurosis. This is ically

public opinione all too been persistent ically suspicious

chiatrists. In in India.

his search There are other problems which reality and dreams himself back | safety the patient cuts adrift from Chow Shu-san, held

on to see India play an active part! Saturday. October 18, at the in a defence scheme for South Mr. Nehru will certainly discuss

earlier to an

period of his life. Root Garden Hong Kong, Est Ass. There have also been both in London and Washington. There are many examples of of whether or not to recognise Hotel

Fimous that India de's been up- He is believed to favour an early both types of behaviour in mo- Mao Tse-tung's Chinese Peo- willing to accept any military recognition of the Chinese Com-cern history. I the 1911 reple's 'Republic is to be held commitments. Certainly it would list Government. He is pre velution the progressives in China shortly among high Foreign anxious that India red 10 turn China suddenly into Office officials, headed by the character for the Indian sumably

ian should secure the succession to Government to be very wary of Canada on the Security.Comcil

a parliamentary state. Ther tried Under-Secretary of Foreign anything like a military alliance.

to abolich Confucianism and Affairs, Felino Neri.... Mr. Nehru's government is the

tragedy of wanted

Westernise China

The exact date of the

can- through. This was) Next week the Communists creation of the Indian nationalist Kashmir will be discussed. It is a what and

ference is not revealed, but it is futurism will probably be in complete this movement has been guided will not meet there Mr. Liaquat tion in Japan, there was a futur-

movement. For two generations it that Afr. Nehru alone will an example of

be in Washington and that hel At a time of the Meiji restora-likely to be not later than Mon-

day. Among the ideals. control of Canton, and there by a few uncompromising

participants will will be little reason for most has stood for the absolute in Ali Khan, the prime minister of ist flare in Japan, though it was be the charge d'affairs of the

than in China Pakistan. If there is to be agres less virulent of the outside world not to dependence of India. India wament, it must be by compromise 1911 But Japan from 1930 the President Cleveland; the consul- Nanking Legation, Manuel Adeva, who arrived yesterday aboard the to be the good neighbour of all grant at least de facto re-

wards suffered acutely from the the powers. It was to be pacifist between their two governments.

general The breakdown cognition to the Peiping re-

of the recent opposite disease, archaism. The

at Shanghal, Mariano Having achieved its national gime as the new government independence, India is now very of accidents and mischances.

truce negotiations was a chapter an industry for all it was last week; and experts on

Japanese, while developing their Ezpeleta, who arrived by plane of China. The victorious unwilling to become entangled!

worth, dreamed of recreating the East affairs

The meeting is expected to pro- doing these accidents and in re

plan In India today the Communists commendation to be DOWET

drawn up by the United Nations and the socialists are futurists. President Quirino, who power. It fears 18 mol Commission for India and Paki-But there is a powerful Hindu expected to make

a decision on interest. It wishes to devote its

The reconciling of India party-called the Hindu Mahas-the question of recognition. and Pakistan is Task Number abha-which is

Mr. Ezpeleta is known to have dedicated to energies, not to great defensive One for the security of Asia.

a realistic approach to the undertaking, but to

archaism. It wishes to revise the urged a reali

problem, but Mr. Adeva's stand development and social reform.

has not yet been disclosed. Mr. Adeva, who was the top-ranking Filipino diplomat in China, con ferred with Mr. Neri yesterday but no announcement was made,

United Press.

MISS DORA CHIH wishes to

thank Miss. Maple Quos, Dr. CK Wong, Messrs. King,

Plume and Bennett for their kindness in assisting her at her first recital with Mr.

EVACUATION AND SUFFOCATION

Persistent Rumours

There have rumours that America would like

be in

Above all the

The

fashioned ways.

to

in

MANILA TALKS ON CHINA

Manila. October, 12.

A conference on the question

Far

troops will soon be in a posi- in foreign policies which com- Way to a settlement lies in un social organisation of 1,000 year duce the final Foreign Office re-

against

another

tion to manoeuvre near the mit it to side with one Hong Kong border, but we repeat our previous beliefs that the population here can remain calm.

Whatever else we have heard, it seems that the Red soldiery are well-disciplined, and they are not going to inspire frontier incidents be- cause of hot-headedness. Nor are their totalitarian masters likely for a long time to come to give them any encourage ment to make trouble.

great verting to the plebiscite

great

into wars in which it has no real

economic

In short, it has the same tear of

being involved in quarrels no its own as the United States of America had during the first cen- try of its existence.

If Mr. Nehru's conversations In Washington are to be fruitful, the American statesmen would do well to

remember these basic facts. The conversations could British security measures have the

best results if they

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Harnessing The Sun's Heat

By GEOFFREY BARKER

Energy from the sun is provid-weather which is not much dif ing constant hot water on tap ferent from that in Old England for hundreds of housewives in Solar heat can be received even Florida, and central heating in at through light elends, however, to be decided least one home in New England and the question

These are the pioneers in a is how much heat is necessary world-wide move to conserve the and how much heat can be

2

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is

He was reputed to possess un- told wealth-unb the tax col- Jector made him tell.

HEORY SHO

"The right hon, member appears to have, a strong ́objection, to devaluation!*!

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THEY ALL HAVE ONE WORD FOR IT-

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in the New Territories are a concentrate not on military or model of how to deal with an explosive situation. There

der. Conditions appear peace ful almost to the point of

world's natural resources by relied *03 from the existing of the Treasurers, Ase-Floor-Telephone-House; also-tickets-for-boredom-Civilian- -police -It-is-rather striking how harnessing the heat of the sun, amount of sunlight which comes

carry out their usual duties many people are still return-according to Mr. J. A. Krug, in that part of the world.

There are few such worries of patrol and inspection, pea- ing to Canton, having dealt America's Secretary of the In-

statement to the in sunny Florida where apparatus sants and collies go about with routine business in Hong tited Nations.

similar to that in Massachusetts, their business, the war seems Kong. Even Europeans with, So far the only private home but on a much simpler scale, can very far away.

business interests are in some to be using the sun for central be bought to heat water at a At only two miles depth, cases cutting short their stay heating is in the town of Dover price not much higher than that

an ordinary however, provided with fast here to be on the spot when Massachusetts, where Professor of

gas geyser. Maria Telkes, tarks the invaders arrive. Inherent- the Department of Metallurgy in complicated and uneconomical up

scientist from motorised transport,

Central heating has proved too and the most modern arma-ly optimistic, they believe the Massachusetts Institute of to now, but the sun is able to ments available, are tens of that what took place in Technology, is competing with keep water tanks, consistently hot. thousands of trained British Shanghai cannot happen in the MIT. itself in her experi-

ments. forces, their main object in the South, which for so long Although the expense has so

To Speed Up Process life to prevent trouble, to give has had so many ties with the tar pro

proved uneconomical, Pro-

American experts believe that no provocation, but to clamp outside world.

Telkes has been able to fessor

it will be a generation before the down heavily. OF any wide Apart from the question of heat her home by absorbing the sun can be geared catensively open attempt to infringe our trade, apart from the vast sun's rays in certain chemicals for industrial or domestic use,

contained in glass cubes on the but many organisations sovereignty. We are sure sums in remittances from

United States are working to there can be no doubt about abroad received by. Chinese M.LT. scientists, still working the position in the minds of families in the area, there are on a £150,000 grant made them speed the process.

The Navy Department is deve- Communist politicians and several millions of Cantonese before the war by Mr. Godfrey Loping a solar water-still for L. Cabot, of Boston, have built a shipwrecked sailers. The De- commanders. Hong Kong is living in other countries, special solar house in which all partment of Agriculture is ex- a very different proposition notably Malaya. Many of the heating and energy have been peraventing with from Nanking or Shanghai or them have recently, for provided by the sun. Canton

several reasons, tended to be During the past few days Communist sympathisers, and there has been a noticeable it is most important for the influx of evacuees from the future of the new China that It works like this. The sun's versity has. Kwangtung capital, many of they should not be antagonis-rays are absorbed by black cop into the method by which plants per plates in box containers on draw life from the sun. Purdie the roof. The copper is covered University in Indiana has built So it is possible, that the by several sheets of insulating a solar house rather Jess as long ago as the days prior bamboo curtain will not be glass so that the heat will not elaborate than the MLT.'s and to the Yangise crossing, all slammed down tightly for leak away,

the University of Colorado is The heat is transmitted through building one. indications have been against some time to come. There pipes containing flowing water

Two statements

Mr. Krug in by an overwhelming exodus from is, in fact, a reasonable posto a large and heavily insulated the United Nations have stimulat cities menaced by the Red sibility of good trading rela- water tank, where it is stored.- Aed the research. The first was armies, swamping to danger tions and a slackening of the student house recording the has doubled lip the past eighty his site are living ther the population of the world point the Colony's food and tension inseparable from then the

60, Nathan Road, rs. The second was that the -years- water supplies, and accom- uncertainty of the past few efficiency of the heating

Chief, problem for the Institute world's supply of petroleum may modation. True, conditions months.

ncientists is the New England be exhausted in the next eighty.

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