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THE HONGKONG. DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 34TH, 1933.

SOCIALISM REJECTED BY. THE COMMONS.

MR LLOYD GEORGE'S DEMAND.

DISCONTENT. AN INQUIRY ON

The House of Commons on July 18th, passed a very decisive verdict upon Mr. Snowdon's resolution for the gradual supersesion of the capitalist system by an industrial and social order based the public ownership, and democratic con and uul of the instruments of production and distribution in a word, the Socialist State. It is four months since the real tign was first brought ou; if it had been debated every day during the interval the caso against it could hardly have been stronger than it was when the division was taken on Si Alfred Mond amendment, and there votes:

ulists

For the amendavat, Against

121

360

947

Auti-Socialist majority Both Liberal parties and the Ministeri. wet into the Lobby together to condemn the Socialist pancen as the only remedy for the failures and detects of the capitalist system.

the House some very interesting examples of his own firm's business experionco, st Home and abroad, and mentioned that ha was one of the fourth generation of dis family to sit in the House of Commons. TRE SOCIALIST SIDE.

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Mr. Clyne and Mr. Irvine exponmied Socialism in their respective sty-the Intter" robustly, the former as robustly as Mr. Clynes said that the pro- he coul.

Amillionaires, duct of capitalisia was misers, and papers"; he demonteed "the now in wasteful, wanton extravagance fashion; be said that the princing classis hul ben wronged and robbed And he admitted through the centuries."

being to the effect that Socialism must rest on a basic of that consent," and that without such consent it could not succeed. But he did not show how the miracle would be worked or how human mature was, to bi changed,

With many rhetorical flourishes, Mr. Henterson derided Mr Lloyd George's demand for an inquiry, and commenced Mr. Suwden's nostrum, because it was to be introduced gradually ingead of on the all-or-nothing Russian principle. He seemed concerned, however, with the fact that the Labour party is becoming known as the Sociale party, Apparently for electioneering purposes, he does not regard

Sir John Simon resumed the debate with new name with favour. As a counter- what was undoubtedly the most flew in low he would like to labe! his opponents With ill-conected vitis. "Capitalists. speech of the day. He made his puis pleasure the Socialists heard Mr. Newbold with all his accustomed nextness and clean--

Tas Kive the Communist blessing to their ness, and the measure of his success ration, especially who declared that it

would the palpable annoyance which the hon. he impossible to expropriate the capitalist produced among the Socialists at his back.

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the came out in uncompromising oppusi. Pari he said, attempted to enforce tion to the universality of the Secialist capital levy, and the Capitalist class re sisted, nothing would happen except a remedy stressing this universality as being series of resolutions, for the Labour party of the essence of the resolution and with had declared they would not use force. out minimising the evils from which the

Concluding the debate for the Govern people are suffering, he contended that it shent, Mr. Amery dealt mainly with Soci was preposterous to say that they exal als from an adrainistrative point of only be eitres by the destruction of the preview. He pietured, the impossibility of

Morewer, he argued that Government trying to naminister the u even if the present system were destroyed dustries of the country. It would mean Serialis hut not shown how the evils were Batcher-tjeneral and Baker-General. to disappear, nor how the effect of pull and an absolute clogging of the machinery ing down a house was to be mitigued by of the House of Comm And in the iLK gradually taken down stone by end we should simply be left with a great | easitalist enterprise competing with the world. He asked the Home to reject an of illusory dream which would strap a life freedom and energy, and put in its plaen a crude mechanical scheme which would paralyses industry and destroy the political system under which wo lived.

stone,

hr. John roused the special wrath of the Socialists by quoting the example of Queensland, where after six years of Labour rule, unemployment is more rife than in any other State in Austalia. and, indeed, more rife that is any country in the world which tabulates unemploy met statistics. Later, Mr. Clynes retori

Mr. Ramsay MacDonald sneered at the ed to this that at any rate the Queensland defenders of Capitalism, because they electorate had endorsed the Labour Gov-admitted that improvement were still -ernment's policy by returning it with a

That. he implied, proved that

Today he said i record majority, but that only showed the Capitalism hall failed.

As a credulity of the electorate, it did not con- there was not a whiff of liberty. trovert the statement that Queensland had proof of that he assert that the business not prospered economically under a Socialis brains of the community "were hired by régime

the Capitalists. "His prescripton for get. ting men to put spiritual effors into in Justry Socialismo.

THE DIVISION.

SOME SEARCHING QUESTIONS. One of Sir John's best points was that if all the industries of a State were zation. alised it would no longer be posible to Labour whipped up it, metales for the! make up, as now, the deficit on any single division with great assiduity, and woted State-controlled service by taxdug the pro- within 19 of its full strength, the House, fits un other, which remained uncon-not counting the four suspended members. trolled; there would be no profits to tax. So far could be ascertained, os a He asked, too, what was to become of the single member of any other party suppor

ed the Socialists in the lobby, and the fact great export trade of the country in co

with her nations. which did not that there was an absolutely straight vote tule their industries,

how kho sa inc as the minority was concerned. Labour leaders would face their men when showed condusively the strength of opinion they had lost then their means of byel against the resolution. There were about huol. He asked. too,

whether trade half a dozen "pair" and this means that unionists were prepared to abandon the some 13 only of the Socialist members right to strike ur to accept the custrip wers unaccounted for.-Daily Telegraph, vicu of labour, and whether they had any plan for securing such a thing under a Socialist Stute an independent Press Searching questions, which the Socialist did not like, and to which they attempted no reply:

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Naturally, Sir John Simun strongly cou-! tended that we had by no mene, reached the limit of what a progressive community rould do in the way of hyanising flus try and placing public needs and human right above private interests. We shall hear more," he said, "of the limitation of profit and of inheritance."

THE SUSPENDED M.P.8

GLASGOW MEDICAL OFFICER'S NEPLY TO MURDER CHARGE.

In view of the allegations made by the four suspended Scottish Labour members regarding the supply of milk to nursing mothers and the effect of its withdrawal on infantile mortality, a statement made by Dr. A. K. Chalmers, Medical Officer of Health for. Glasgow, is important.

Dr. Chalmers states that, during 1922, Mr. Lloyd George followed in much the there were in Glasgow 121 deaths of in- same strain, and after laying great enfants per 1000 births; compared with 105 phasis on the fact that this country was

MR. LLOYD GEORGE's warnings.

cur of the worst in which make a dan Per 1.000 the previous year. The supply gerous ilustrial experiment, and that of milk and meals to mothers and child- ren reached the maximum demand in during

the last few your we had spent February and during that quarter the 400 millions on the relief of unemployment death-rate rose to the abnormal figure of and incurred a liability of 180 millions on housing be too, weal

pa to argue that 180 per 1,000 births At the same time, those who were most anxious to retain the the general death-rate reached figures present system should also be the most above 50 per 1,000-a rate unknown for active in remedying is evils."

many years. These abnormal conditions a pessimistic were accounted for by heavy fog and in- The ex-Premier was in vein as to the industrial outlook and a tease frost and epidemics of menales, in to the permanence of the after-efects of fluenza, and pneumonia. The supply of the war. He spoke of the bitter discon milk and meal, was not modified until tent caused by recently depressed stand May, 1909. ards of living after the raised standards of the war period." of the loss in wages of no legs than £340,000,000 per annum dur. ing the last two years, of the heavy decrease 60 per 1,000. It is urged, therefore, that

For the first, quarter of the current year the infantile mortality rate was 83. per 1,000 births, and for the second quarter

in the navigual income judged by the in the allegations that infantile mortality crenged cost of living, of the drop in war has increased as a consequence of the 'res- | export trade to 70 per cent of the pre-war triction of the supply of milk and meals

in Sgure expres quantities, hot.

values. Even if the Rubr question and are without foundation. Reparations were settled, thus would unt

bring udden prosperity... Indeed, Mr. Lloyd George's point is that as soon as the exchanges are stabilised at whic ever figure we shall have to far.an in- tensive competition from France and Ger- we have never known before, many such and from rival in a vastly better position

THE WORKING MAN

OF TO-DAY.

PROPERTY OWNERS' CRITICISM.

At the half-yearly meeting of the to umpete, Truly doleful intlook National Federation of Property Owners especially he think that we are in for “a prolonged period of depression,' Mr. und Ratepayers, held at Ikley, on June Lloyd George, therefore, talled on the Gov. 22nd, the president. (Mr. E. J. Church ernment for an inquiry, a reni survey man, of Manchester), referring to Scho EL investigation into the causes of dedule "A" assessments, said they had to content arising out of.

war conditions, demonstrate to the Government that the The dematid WAN

The

his speech.

xhouts and jeers fed, with mocking coat of the.maintenance of small property the Socialists, and was now 150 per cent. more than it was OF whom called out: "Another Sankey ihr in 1914. (Voices, More") Labour was quiry!" and in truth it seemed rather d now just under 100 per cent. more than Same Wealists listened without demon labour done it was more.

in 1914. If they took the amount of They were stration, and did not get much share of the ashamed, ng Englishmen, to have to admit debale before the dinner hour; in fact, that the working man was not putting only Mr. Groute; member for the City, into his job anything like as much for his spoky from the Conservative side. Ho would have been loudly barracked by tlu only did he do less work, but the joiner, increased wages.as he did in 1914. Not Socialiste but for the fact that his was who would formerly carry a floor board, maiden speech, for he randly told them now had a labourer to push it on a hand. that they were reponsible for much of

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Owing to the receipt of numerous complaints from patrons ast to the incivility of various members of the Staff of the Hotels under the Management of this Company in Hongkong, such complaints "Cash" has been demanded in satisfaction

of Liquors supplied, and patrons thereby inconvenienced by not being allowed to sign "chits", we beg to draw the attention of our clientele to the terms of the Liquors Ordinance, 1917, an extract from which is hereby given :--

a.-in this Ordinance

A

() "Cash" means any coins or notes current in

the Colony,

(6)

"Sale" includes any transaction in which intoxicating liquor is supplied for any con- sideration whatsoever, direct or indirect.

3-) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2) of this. section, no person shall sell any intoxicating liquor for consumption on or at any licensed premises except for cash.

(2) Sub-section (1) of this section shall not apply to

the following:

(a) any sale by the proprietor of an hotel to a

person residing at the hotel;

(b) any sale by the proprietor of an hotel of liquor to be consumed in the dining room of the hotel at one of the regular meals of the hotel or of liquor to be consumed in conjunc- tion with any other bond fide meal for which a charge of at least thirty cents can be rea. sonably made;"

(c) any sale in accordance with the conditions of his licence by the holder of a restaurant adjunct licence.

4-Where any intoxicating liquor is sold by a servant or

of section employé in contravention

3 of this. Ordinance the employer, whether a natural person or a body corporate, shall be deemed to be guilty of an offence against this Ordinance unless he proves affirma. tively that the sale was against his express orders and without his consent or connivance.

5. Every person to whom any liquor is. to the

knowledge of such person, supplied in contraven-- tion of this Ordinance shall also be guilty of an offence against this Ordinance.

The co-operation of our Patrons, with a view to assisting us to carry out the provision of the Liquors Ordinance, is respectfully requested.

For and on behalf of THE HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD.:

WALTER J. HAWKEJ, V

Hongkong, 15th August, 1923-

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existing unemployent, and that they had cart, while the plumber must have an encouraged "idleness and lorenliness apprentice to carry his bag: With regard wrong British working-men,' who had to material, there was no dificulty in largely lost their old reputation for good showing that it cost considerably more 67, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL Concert Hall, Church work. Socialism, he said; would. irad than 150 per cent. more than it did in

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