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PORTENTS
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1960.
CHANGE AND DECAY
Now that the Parliament of 1045 to 1030 can be seen In perspective, it is clear that it will go down to history as one of the Parlaments which have moulded Britain's destiny..
In the course of the social and political revolution which it has carried through, many old and
By "Windrush" Special. correspondent
French Revolution is one exam- Victorians to move with the times!
ple.
Russia before the Russianj and give up the old 'wnys. Revolution 18 another.
It is often argued, and rightly. that the sense of tradition is one
respected institutions have been Of great importance
been good historians in England -Gibbon. Macaulay,, Profemor Trevelyan In.our own day-but the vast majority of English peo ple regard history as over and done with. They think of them- kelves as starting from scratch.
an
Good Morning!
million sterling towards our part. The Colony is to contribute, a
the cold war. Just the cool million,
They study things as they are and decide what the facts of case require at the present time, without being fettered by over-developed historical memory. abolished or changed. The Bank
radition is a kind of inh of England ceased to exist as a
There may seem
rather instinct of a people. It helps them Under the present Parliament private corporation.. The British nendemic reflectione. But it is of te net, as if habit, in ways
by Empire in India was brought to
In the temps of change. The an end. The House of Lords had great importance for public life which have been found socially there is likely to be a relaxation seem its powers further reduced. Gent especially in the present anxious useful. But tradition, if it pre-next Parliament may be a Con
days, that we should keep our vents needed reform, can also be
servative ano, more concerned new national corporations were minds flexible, and should notich'saclety can possess is a tapi reáical reform. For the time be. by proxy.
a pest. One of the worst things with administration hesitate to make changes as soon}
brought into being.
than with
It's a bit thick, but I never 10 benefit, weather non-working days' are announced or not.
Bergman and Rossellini married"
When old institutious are done as they are needed, even in those strong sense of blatory. "Happy in this may be a good thing, place at long distance, but one The ceremony may have taken this nearly always) parts of the state which are re- is the nation which has a short After Kreat reforins, rest la nec gathers that the courting didn't.
history."
ed. But it would be dangerous If you have garded as most hallowed.
long his- "Reform that you may pre- tory the best thing to do is to If the idea grew up that there serve, sold Macaulay, the great forges it. A nation's past can be was any virtue In conservation liberal historian of 100 years ago, as embarrassing as a woman's. as such. There must be unres Rdded to living on the Penk. You British success in the nineteenth Forgetting history, or ignoring mitting vigilance In adjusting can now century was due to the vigorous history, is precisely what Britain British society to the everchang from there, and ruthless willingness of the excels at There have certainly ing times.
away with, causes Somc sadness. People think of political institutions as if they were old furnitureor old houses or old trees. Though for safety's sake they must be demo- lished, parting with them is a wrench. To take one small In- stance: tears are being shed-or so some newspapers would tell us-over the abolition of the
university constituencies in Par- liument."
This veneration for the old is a
very natural sentiment. But It carried too far, it can have de-
plorable results. It leads to a blind conservatism and to block- ing all reasonable change.
Burke's outlook
It
the was
Fireside Echoes--No. 17:
The start of hostilities
of
Islands occupied
re-
Statements by American refugees from China about the rising pro-American senti- ment in Shanghai drew from a leading New York paper the dry comment that this was interesting but not signi- ficant. A curb on wish-think- ing is necessary: there has been too much of it in the been past. Everybody has caught off guard. The conser- vatives who backed the Gen- eralissimo never imagined his armies would lose the entire mainland in 3. year. The cosmopolitans who had weakness for the Communists never quile bargained for so complete a go-over to Kremlin or so thorough-paced an economic revolution in the
If the slate is simply a contri- Ward, with the American Consu- space of a few months.
vance of human wisdom, then its late: Cook, Lloyd, Walker, and: Stewart, with the Hong Kong a The present feverish phase institutions have to be changed. Shanghai Banking Corporation;} will run its course, and it's the human needs change, as they far Smith, Middicton-Smith, and either as wisdom increases or as
Forbes, the brothers. Frank and risky to say just how long that must
Jac from dreade to decade. Sm will take. Certainly when There would be much less mud Evans, with Boyd & Co.: P. E. the change does come, it will dled thinking over reform if peo-& Co. Ltd., the brothers Gustav and J. Chubb with Dodwell Smith ple would think of institutions. and Fred Stemssen. Heinsohn, operate from altered economic net sa things but as ways of be- Luders, Hartl, Haithe, and Tle-toms Service in patrolling coastal In 1930 the work of the Cus foundations. The future of having or ways
with Sicmsson &und inland waters Western enterprise in China will be concerned much less are, Law Courts, parliaments, and Krohn, and Geo. L. Shaw, with up
of so on, are simply ways of manag- his two sons Samuel and Luls, and acquisition with peanuts and dogskinsing the affairs of the nation. That Mardas, with G. L. Shaw & Sons. shallow draft pocket type being given to their in-patients.
and much more with
ment of China,
Another advantage has been
watch naval netloris
Tokyo exporters accuse firms in Inclin and Afrien of selling inferior textiles bearing Jap trade marks.
An Interesting example of someone Imitating the imitators themselves.
"All the dancing hor'esses of the Colony" are sala to be attending Sunday's charity dance. What I want to know is where they are going to find room for the ticket holders.
Myrtle wonders if Buckingham* Palace, will soon be giving the engaged signal,
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W. G. M. Wilson, Bovill, Simp-local charities. Interest revived | blockaded. They granted per- son, Lawrence, Davies, Ringnalda, to in the Foochow Amateur mission for two or three foreign John, Burke and Duncan, all con- Dramatic Society, known as the vessels to call for evacuees prior nected with the Shell Coy. Fads, and the institution of + to this dead-line. Needless to
Ltd. Frankenberger, (China)
Christmas pantomime or a light say-because it occurs 30 great, though in Olsen, O. Smith, Muccio, Lay, comedy skelch for the beneft of peatedly in times of crisis some ways misguided, political Carde Lowder.
Gardener.
Pouncey, the children in port, continued swarms of wealthy Chinese, philosopher Burke who started Carcia, Gawler, Skinner, Storrs, through to 1942, receiving much mostly officials and quasi-oMetals. the habit of regarding all old in- Kelly, Risberg, and Ham, with the support especially
fron 1936 left for Hong Kong and Shang-
Some people are funny. once stitutions os sacred by reason of Customs Service; Tweedie and onwards.
hat, the latter port then under knew a man who hadn't kissed their age. For Burke in his Inter Pearson with the Salt Adminis-
full Japanese domination.
his wife for 10 years. Then he life It was almost enough to say tration; Clerke, Henderson, Scott- There was a
great deal
went and shot that an Institution had its roots Norris, and Hammond, with Jar- talent amongst
↓1 fellow who did. the community deep in, fime for him to gard it as
sacrosanct. In his dine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.; Samp- and those Ladles whose efforts in
"Another measure sponsored by June and July witnessed the the Board of Trade will provide younger days when his mind was son, Wheeler, Riemer, Quick, and this direction proved so greatly. Cruickshanit, with Imperial surcessful are worthy of record:
nir to chcourage more elastic. Burke had a much Chemical Industries (China) Ltd.;] Mesdames. J. G. P. Wilson, Japanese occupation of the main Bnancial healthier outlook.
into Cheklang industries islands lying of the At that time Tutson, Wyatt-Smith, and Stock- Lowder, Pearson, Clarke. Ilender-
These were development areas." the he defined government as a con- ley, with the British Consulate; son, Scott-Morris, Cook, Lloyn, Fuitten costs,
trivenen mun nedom for Jolinson. McVay, Rice, Rowe, and and Luders.
Smacks of infintion to me. mainly used as supply depots.
Meanwhile, the provincial gov- supplying human needs".
ernment were ordering a mass True-life "I don't want to leave being movement of the population in the Jungle" drama is Jand. Factories and schools werd rancted in Singapore. Dutch girl widely dispersed. Consuls im- locked after by smak for eight plored elderly missionaries to years says: I would Hague to evacuate and generally all those leave here, and I don't give a whose services were not actively Rotterdam for Holland. required; but the majority de- elded to stay put, Hospitals were
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thinks. That, really, is all they fenbacher,
vast and no more.
In all life, organic, animal,
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from time to time reformed.
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Olives.
Changes seen
By Wm. M.S. Brand
move
a thought as to where they might
One-year-old baby in Tokyo urged to remove Inland without wolghs 45 lbs.
Impressive though this is, I was speeded to: by what means their expen- understand it won't make 'n SCAP Thesive equipment¡might be trans- of difference to the population high-powered ported, or the slightest thought control scheme.
and modernised by
ervisers, under
U.S.A.,
BRITISH RAILWAYS) GOODS-REDT
the command of The blockade Was effected, Courts in Delaware, power schemes, railways, political, the basic laws are of
and offcered by Europeans. The mines laids at Important points, have been embarrassed by a appearance of these vessels at and the coast-line patrolled by charge of witchcraft they had on and capital equipment growth and change. All nature is
Foochow, taking up their berths Japancac The Port Doctorship bow
naval unita supple their hands. generally, along the lines laid in a state of flus, and things in changes in
off Jardine, Matheson's foreshore, merited this perlod with
by motorised iishing They felt that witch-hunting la down in Sun Yat-sen's work nature must change with nature. Dymond taking-byer from Mat-added greatly to the enlivenment junks armed with a 3" gun at the a relic of a bygone age and should, on the International Develop-in a nation if its institutions are
That is why it is a sign of health hewa, Supeded by Webster, is of the community and to Club life bow in addition to machine-guns. be confined to Washington.
in general. Two of these vessels;
Prior to the blockade, how- turn succeeded by Gutierrez were based on
the port, with ever, the Nationalist Government The change of sentiment A nation in which Institutions
On several occasions the Foo-which are connected the names of decided the Fouchow Tea Trade that is going on is merely a remain static for a long time is chow Club Library has required Kelly, Skinner, Rom and Risberg. be conducted from Hong Kong.
one in which dearth portent. For some time to
The following year war-clouds to which port stocks would be over it. It is becoming petrified pruning, particularly of hovels, to swiftly enveloped North China transported overland, and ordered come we must expect the For such stotes
make way for more Important
following "China Incident". foreign firms interested to make
the volumes It was the custom among During September of 1937 the thefe own arrangements accord, fighting pacifists of the ruling struction. France before
the older residents to present to Min River was closed to shipping ingly, regime to vary shouts of
the Club on their leaving China. triumph over the conquests of
measure to precautionary
This decision meant the But care was always taken to against Japanese naval action. evacuation of several prominent the liberation armies with long before the Communist exclude first editions from among Consequently all vessels had to Club Members. Previously the violent attacks on the war- forces conquered all China- these were usually placed on view within the mouth of the
those books to be discarded, and berth at Woga Anchorage just Customs cruisers had weighed mongering, pacifists in the as a more
or less genuine for a week for the consideration where, in that month, as many as safely. West, and equally industrious pacifist movement. In due of offers, such books as were not 18 ships were counted in a single foreign personnel on the Club demands for peace. As the course it was taken hold, of sold being handed over to the morning riding at anchor includ-rolls was, however, compensated Communists have no sense of by the Cominform and trans several outlying Light Stations.
Customs for distribution to their ing American and Brilsh naval by the arrivol of other Customs humour they must-not-be-cx- formed into mass_action_in pected to laugh with us at the support of Soviet foreign irony of it all. Sooner rather policy. than later, no doubt, they will realise that the more they talk about the desperate aims of the West to crush "the people" by war, the more the people are likely to welcome the prospect.
units.
ed States, and that the only some 14,000 volumes.
It was during 1938 that the pro- of the port.
river, anchor and
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-Was Northern coast of Taiwan in the
made Hong Kong,
The absence of their
personnel from outlying coastal stations.
Lowder was the Commissioner of Customs when hostilities com-
However, an two occasions the Library Committee silpped up Japs evacuated and amongst the selected dis- Now the controllers of the cards appeared not only first
The last remnants of the Japa-menced. He was responsible for campaign are trying to editions, but rare volumes,
been evacuated on
in the Customs Club, an Innova- mobilise against the Ameri- of which dealt with China. The nese community at Foochew had the Installation of a darts-board cans all sentiment in favour 1919, when the Library contained Consulate-General occasion was during May 1937, the day on
August 20, first
which their quickly to be followed by the Foochow Club. closed
A game of of international control of close on 20,000 volumes. The
The doors, Foochow was left alone Beer and exchange of views in dorts over a tankard of "Ewo" atomic weapons. Few second occasion was during July, till the
to
New Year. During
is connection with "Japon's Inter- whom they appeal will either disposed of in bundles of about spokesmen
1938, when 1.000 volumes were January, 1939, Japanese
broadcasting
Davations in the South Pacific became
from Indeed, the police in Nan- know or even believe that in-two dozen. Notwithstanding Shanghai warned all shipping in- the order of the day. king have already had to take ternational control has in fact these periodical clearance salos terests of a possible blockade of action against tea-house com-been demanded by the Unit- the Library in 1942 consisted of the Chekiang coast. Events fol- (To be continued)
lowed swiftly to disrupt the life mentators who were making a good living by describing real obstacle to it is the Soviet vincial government redeemed the On February 22, 1938, Chinese American military power and Union itself, with its refusal loan by which the Foreign Com- planes successfully reached and saying how tough it would be to permit proper supervision. munity had retained the use of berbed targets along the
the Racecourse, which for the Kremlin when war did Certainly this point was not originally land placed specially at vicinity of Keelung and Taipeh. come. The "peace" pro-mentioned at the peace rally their disposal for purposes of re- The
following morning four paganda now being carried in Peking a few days ago, creation.
heavy Japanese bombers wrecked on puts the stress on atomic when, amid the flutterings of would not involve other land on Eastern suburbs of Foochow City. In order that this rendition the small airfield lying in the weapons: the tea-house "peace" pigeons, the de the HU being supervised by the The bombing was inaccurate and gossips carry on the good legates loudly demanded that Foochow Recreation Club at the a heavy toll of civilian life re- work by saying the United atomic weapons be uncon-time, this year marked the title sulted which roused public in- States has a bomb that will ditionally. banned
deeds of the Assembly Hall pro- dignailon to such a pitch that the because perty being made over to the Japanese Consulate-General was blow up the whole of the their use would mas-Foochow Club,
burnt to the ground and other. Soviet Union! That is the sacre mankind. The Chinese The Recreation Club, however, Japanese properties wrecked. sort of twist that is being people are pacifist by nature, continued to function at the Race- Items of broadcast news in- given to the campaign launch- despite the turbulence of the when it was dissolved. Then the tory zuid for the bombing of Kee- course up to the close of 1942 dicated that this was a retalla- ed by the international Com- present generation and the Chinese residential community on lung which it was believed had munist movement, which has long periods of disorder in Nantal, rather than witness the been launched from Foochow already reached as far South the past. On the face of it, their intention to parcel out the Japanese occupation of the three
March provincial authorities carrying out
1038. witnessed the as our neighbouring province, the choice of atomic warfare land for building purposes, islands of Amoy, Kulangsu, and A local Chinese Press report as the principal plank in the unanimously voted that an Inter Quemoy, preparatory to an in- said that 10,000 inhabitants of propaganda campaign was national Club established tensification
of the the Recreation blockade. Yangkong district in protty shrewd. But there is amalgamating
An air-strip Was Western Kwangtung had sign- also a strong strain of cyni-House and equipment, to continue and from that day Foochow's Club, using the latter's Club immediately set out on Quemoy ed a joint appeal against the cism in the Chinese make-using the large ground for re- headache began. During Easter- use of atomic weapons and in up and while they are easily creational purposes while it at the week an exhibition of · aerial support of the "world peace fooled when they want to be same time served the general
thereafter nimost movement."
daily For China that fooled, they are among the publle as a park, known as the might was staged over the pect
Lin
Sen Memorial Park, in through to June, often from 8.30 is pretty good going! .. hardest to convince when they honour of the distinguished a.m. to 6.30 p.m., a sole or a pair
This spring offensive was don't want to be convinced. Fukienese Premier of China.
planes overhead had traffle at The Foochow International prepared by the socalled That appears to be the state club, as it was known, got under a standstill and business para- World Peace Congress which of mind that is growing way during the late summer of
jysed. met in Stockholm last March. among them as a result of the 1046. Operational orders went out new regime's adulation of
the
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During May, 1838, the Japanesé Pact Originally the move occupation and the "puppet" Building itself.
In the period 1028 to 1931 many Navy intimated that as from June ment began among intellec- Government headed by Wang onjoyable concerts were bold 1. the Chins-coast between San- tuals some two years ago Ching-wet in Nanking, herein with the proceeds skaisting tuno and Swatow would bọt
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