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FRENCH REPLY.

LONDON PRESS COMMENT,

Lostos, August 23rd. "The morning papers generally agree in paying a tribute to the friendly tone of the French Note, but the phrase" Paia: pare gives nothing "sums up the bulk of the cominent.

The Tines says frank declarations are ú definite advantage, as clearing the air, but it must be admitted the differences. between the British and French points of view are still very great. Neverthe. leas it is earnestly hoped that plain speaking will point the way to a settle

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FRENCH REPLY TO BRITISH NOTE,

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PARIS, August 2nd.

FOOTBALL

SCOTTISH LEAGUE."

SYDNEY, August ad,

NEWS.

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BANDITS..

Paxina, August, Brd. Bandits have captured a French priest in the Talifu district.

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Losnos. August 22nd.

1933

BULLFIGHTING IN SPAIN. A DECADENT - ART..

AVOIDABLE CRUELTY.

(BY **TIMES***

-MENTAL DISEASE. ITS RATIONAL TREATMENT."

The neod of a more enlightened view of mental disorder and of its' treatment as MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT.]

a preventable and remediable disense was The med sinal ficatus of bullfighting, like urged as a meeting held at the Cuxton (other belayed traditions in Spain, is pass Hall, London, on July 13th, under the

ing through a crisis which has two distinct auspices of the newly formed. National.

Council for Mental Hygiene. Sir Cor- aspects, the artistic and the economie.

The Englishman who wrote nearly tauld Thomsong who presided, was sup dscnute ago in The Troica (Seville, April ported by Viscount Burnham, Sir Maurice 14th, 2014) chat bullfighters as men are Craig (the well-known neurologist), Mr. andoubtedly magnificent, and their splen Clifford Beers, and others. did-trappings are nove toa fua for" their admirate bodies. Five citizens for Stake, thee, of whom any country might well be proud; hard-trained mon, with

Mr. Clifford Beers, founder in America of the National Committee for Mental Hygiene, gave a striking address from the

In the Scottish League, Lanark, were The Times says it is believed that the brain packed in ice, and nerves, eyes, and point of view of one who had experienced

In the tests for motor-assisted gliders | ANOTHER PRIEST KIDNAPPED BY In the annexe to the French reply to

at Vauville, Barbot flew for 8hrs. "amins. the British Note, it is stated that France never suggested that she would abandon theers. The distance flown was 219 kilo- Ruhr immediately passive resistaner ceased metros Barbot thus "provisionallyTM wios and before payment was completed. Franco the Dreyfus Cup for the longest circular 'refuses to accept the threat of an appeal.non-stop Hight. to the League of Nations The British view of the inter-Allied debts does not accord with French interests, because, un- der the the Allied debtors of Great Britain would have to make goil what Germany has failed to "pay of Great Britain's debt to the United States, which, France contends, practically identical with Great Britain's share of the A. and B. bonds. If the British Cabinet is ub-all. The Daily Telegraph declares that the able to accord priority with respect to run! Note leaves things precisely as they wore, parations, France wil; be forced to rigor and indientes no approximation to couously adhere to the treaty figures, France! meu ground on which Britain and France ardently desires pear, but the restoration can hope to renew deeply desired united of Europe is imposible except by the obser- action.

vance of the treaties, France is conscious of loyalty to her engagements. to the Allies and is resolved never to disown.them.

ment.

The Daily News is of opinion that, the -reply does not carry the world any nearer a solation, nor does it point the way to rescue Certtral Europe from ruin, 1] Poincare forgets nothing he ainits nothing and proposes nothing, be hus not proposed, less urbanely afrenchy.

4drawn into endless controversy.

AN AMPLIFICATION OF THE CABLE SUMMARY.

Paris, August and, The general statement is made that the legality of the eupation of the Ruhr is 'justified by the Treaty, by the Spa Proto- The Daily Chromic concludes that the cal of July. 1020. the Landon Declaration Note bas er led hopes of common action of March, 192, and the ultimatum of the as it dues no § coetuin a basis for discus- Supres Council of Mag, „1921. Nevers, sion. It hope Great Britain will wat hetheless, the German Government affects to

The regard the occupation as an act of hosts worst result would be if we acither wettie lity, and organised not passive but active quickly vor part

violent resistance. Therefory, the cessa The Daily 34 alone takes a favour-tion of resistance is a necessary antecedent "able view. It declares that the Note to any further conversation with Germany. gives Great Britain a great opportunity Resistance is not merely contrary to the to reach a clost? nderstanding whereby treaty, but is contrary to the interests of the mischief of a the past three years can Germany, for abom it is

growing are Je undone and I be Entente restored.

stly than free compliance with her obliga.

defeated by Morton by two goals to nil. CHINESE TEAM IN AUSTRALIA.

In the match China, Y. Granville the game resulted in a draw with two goals

[Granville is a railway junction town about 12 miles from Sydney, with a population of about 3,000)

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BOXING.

FIRPO-WILLS CONTEST.

New York, August 22nd, The maunger of Wills declares that Wills will not fight Firgo unles the latter defeats Dempsey.

BERLIN - TRAM SERVICE. LOSSES IN RUNNING LEAD TO SUSPENSION.

JAPANESE NAVAL SORAPPING PROGRAMME.

TOKYO, August #ind, The naval scrapping programme, in accordance with the Treaty, is to be com pleted forthwith, according to an nouncement by the Navy Department.

gold and silver_braid.

the ordeal of a mental breakdown, "He

way.

Japanese submarine which was sunk at muscles all working surely and harmoni Kobe was insured on the London murket, busty," would be struck by the differences, of course, well known by reason of the in physique of the terero of today. Bull-frank recital he gave of his experiences in the book, A Mind that Found Itself." while under construction. The vessel was

fighter's consumption, a disease which is His object in writing the book," he told insured to a value exceeding £250,000 by better described than explained, brings the gathering, was to induce people to London insurance interests." This sum is men to the ring who have not the strength rice mental trouble in a more sensible Frankness was essential in the case likely to be widely spread among Lloyds to carry the weight of the gold embroidery of one who was going to preach that of the classic troje de sairelės, and who doctrine. The stigma and disgrace attach underwriters and the insurance com-adorn their coats with paint dustead of lag to mental disease today was the thing. that was most hindering the progress of panies.

All who have come into touch with the movement. If the public wern to take n rational view of the matter the tradi- lovers will know what a part superstition tional feeling with regard to asylums and plays in their lives; and, indeed, it would institutions in which the insane were ses that mulasombra, the Black Shadow, cared for would have to be changed. It countries, and Mr. Beers told how, a has pursued the fiesty of recent years, do was changing rapidly in all civilised priving it of Joselito, the Pope-King of highly-strung youth at Yale University, everus, killed at Talavera, in 1920, and of he was haunted for years with the fear 20-Yardito and Grastro, kiltst during 1929 inspired by his brother's epilepsy, that The golden sure took Belmonte, the Colos. he would develop that disease. While ho sus, to America and gave him in a couple had never resolved definitely to kill him- of seasons the fortune that is one of the self rather than lire an epileptic sufferer, greatest inductients to the career of a sub-consciously he had thought that a torer, as well as the greatest enemy to thousand times. But he had never ment li Afin de sport) when attained, for tinned the matter, and the result was once a bullfighter has made his pilo his when the crisis came the physicians knew wealth and his family generally make good nothing of it, and nothing had been done first claims upon his life, Now Sanchez to protect him against himself. Suicide Megins has retired. Before cutting off his was another thing that carried stigma he killed, alone, in one the cases were due to ignoraner on the gail the ceremony by which a forero and disgrace, but probably two-thirds of cluso, his Salamancan bulls. To kill part of the physician and neglect of fight, soven three bull is considered a full day's work society to care for the sufferer. Two-thirds And the style and art exhibited by Jose of them were mental casce and a high lito's brother-in-law that bleak autumnal proportion were preventable. In day, in the provincial ring at Avila, demon-United States there were 10,000 to 15,000 strated that a great furere was retiring at people every year who killed themselves: the height of his faculties. A statement this sort of thing went on all over the Meanwhile, the proposal, as approved Sanchez Megins made throws much light world, and would continue until mental by the Committee, is attracting attention on the present state of affairs: "I feel clinics were in general operation. Tens in the Prem, of which the ji alone lonely and out of place," he said, "ata of thousands of people would not break supports the propcanl, declaring that some festival into which i threw the full fervour own mentally if they got carly advice.

of my soul and the stre-s of my body,

It was untrue that people mentally dis such steps are necessary to ensure then discouraged in the unequal struggle is ordered did not know what was going on

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[NY COURTESY OF "THE DAILY BULLETIN." POLICING OF CHINESE RAILWAYS.

JAPANESE COMMENT:

1 BERLIN, August 22nda The Municipality has decided in con- sequence of the enormous losses of the tramways, to suspend the services and dismiss the employees, whilst making the utmost "effort to resume as early as possible.

REYNOLDS PORTRAITS RECORD PRICES.

LONDON, August 22nd, The recurl unen of over £100,000 was

TOKYO, August 22nd. The Government, are at present delibe- rating upon the proposal of Great Britain for the policing of the Chinese railways, after which instructions will be sent to Mr. Yoshizawa, the Japanese Minister at Peking.

the

The Daily Ezz tron« profoundly regrets | tions.. The sccupation of tho Ruhr will be paid for two portraits Iry Reynolds from proper protection of foreigi residents in which the least dangerous enemy is the round them. All sare a small minority

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Lord Glenconner's collection,

Broa, August ad.

China

The Jiji expresars the bepe that the It is stated that the portraits are going proposal itself will be sufficient to rouse this Chinese Goverument and people to their responsibility. Should it fail to do the pinn proposed becomes imperative for the sake of China herself as well as

Powers. On the other hand, the papers declaro that the proposal constitutes the thin end of the wedge of international control; which is held to be inconsistent with the true pence policy and spirit of the Nine Power Truty.

The Note reiterates that France has fo FRANCE AND THE SOVIET, political Lanexationist aims, and does not desire to remain in the Ruhr longer than is necessary. The time when payment is

toro!"

RIVALRY OF YOUTBALL.

did know, and they were entitled to the The adversaries of bullfighting (and best of cars. Improved conditions in the there are some in Spain) affect to see in mental hospitals were necessary, and they the rapid favour which football has found wanted to get public opinion into the of recent years a displacement of public frame of mind to spend more money of sympathy towards a les sanguinary sport, the care of the insane. In the United! States there were 250,000 iame patients Even in Seville, the home of tauromachy, cotball is scuring and this set in the pro in hospitals, and 50,000 entered each

the

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that the French have met the British modified when residanco ceases, but it will proposals in a irit of inflexible ob-contine under very different conditions durney. M. Poinc are asks for everythinribject to progressive avacuation proporza Americ and gives nothing. The British Govern- tionately to her payments. zent anust, now turn, hack on Europe and Jeave Europeans to stew in their own juice. Great Britan t'a future resides in the dominions and lonies.

The Westminster Cluzetle thinks themade depends upon Germany's own will. reply brings Britain a. ad France, no nearer a settlement and serves only to demum strate how impossible it is to reconcile

4o act differatly is vantamount, in Mr. Anglo-French policy. The Note imposes on Britain the duty of facing the peces. Lloyd George's words of March 21st, to sity of separate, action. Farther discus. the vanquished reaping the fruits of vin Freuch Senator Denionzie, who is touring ambitions toward China, but it declures auies the bond the free bult makes into least equal to that of patients in physical

The Note gives an instance of the rapidity of Audria's recovery when Austria lecided to make the effort. To ask Franco

sions on rigid lines can only weaken theory. British case and delay a settlement possibly ultimately attainable by other methods.

The Mossing Post says it is clear that contaon formula has not been reached, but it is to a heart-to-heart talk between Mr. Baldwin and M. Paincare rather than an Exchange.of Notes that we must look for 'n statesmanlike attempt at settle- ment The crux of the situation is that the first step towards a solution es in a cessation of passive resistance.

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The Daily Herald says the Note proves beyond dispude that the French Govern facut remains where it was. Its policy is one of "no change." M. Poincare's reasoning at points is ohtrusively unsound and as a whole utterly unconvincing.

FIGHTING IN MOROCCO. TRIBESMEN HEAVILY DEFEATED AT TIFARAUIN,

MADRID, August 3rd. The enemy are hardpressed and demor alise at Tifurauin, but the Spanish columns will remain encamped in the neighbourhood in case of a resumption of the enemy offensive..

The total Spanish losses at Tifarauis are approximately 300 killed and wound-

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Enthusiasm is displayed in Spain at aho relief of Tifaravin.

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SPANISH LOSSES-

MADRID, August end. The Spanish losses at Tifarauin were ons officer, 40 Spanish soldiers and 30 native troops killed, and, threo. officers wounded.

MADRID, August 22nd.

Spanish fauragin, the rebels.

reinforcementa reached TL ing severe punishment on

The Note denies that the French claims nature to crash Germany are of France has advanced hugo sumas on Get-

day's account and cannot suspend the work of reconstruction nur continue it in. definitely at her own expense. Frande, who never repudiated her war debts to America or England, is herself a.creditor of the other, Allies to the extent of between five and six milliards of gold Marks.

A message from Moscow states that the French Senator, M. Demonzie, is touring" Russia. He bas conferred with M. Chi eberin several times during the past few

Jays.

FRANCO-SOVIET RELATIONS

...RIGA, August 22nd.

A message from Moscow states that the Rumia, conferred with M. Chieherin several tines during the past few days. RUSSO-PERSIAN TELEGRAPH.

RIGA, August end.

A message from Moscow states that the Soviets have appropriated 185,000 gold roubles for the purpose of renewing tele. graphie communication with the Persian frontier Kisilarwat, Polteratak and

Gaudan.

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U.S. COAL STOCKS. France insisty that the framers of the

WASHINGTON, August 99rd." Treaty considered that the damages 0

According to a Government survey in con- persons and property should be given priority over war debts. To estimate ter nection with the threatened strike, the many's capacity to pay at the very time national stocks of coal will suffice to when she has succeeded in momentarily bankrupting herself would be equivalent to supply national requiremente over four rewarding frand to enubla her to make months.

fresh start and soon daunt triumphant property in the face of her needy creditors,

The Nute points out that France and Bel. gium hold co per cent, of the Allies' claints on Germany, and, therefore, if the. question is to be regarded as a merely business matter, what would be said of a Company in which the holders of 30 per cent of the shares might be put in the minority by the holders 20 per cent. T

The Note concludes with the statement that Great Britain will be the first to realise that to pay her debts France must. recover her taxable capacity and be in a position to meet, the German competition. "It doubtless to England's interest that Germany should recover, but certainly it cannot be to England's interdit that France should be debased,'

HERE HAVESTEIN'S RE-

SIGNATION DENIED.

BERLIX, August 22nd.. It is officially denied that Herr Haven stein has resigned.

PAN-PACIFIC-CONGRESS..-

Mɛorosɛ, August 2nd.. Thỏ Pan-Pacific, Congres, lins been wou cluded.

The members have proceeded to Sydney. REICHSBANK PRESIDENT,

BERLIN, August 22nd.

The Yomiuri expresses the opinion that the proposal is a manifestation of British that it may do good if it awakens China ta a realization of the urgency for unifica tion and the restoration of internal order. The paper believes that the proposal is not likely to be accepted by all the Powers, because of the fact that China is resolutely opposed to it.

TEA EXPORT TAX.

SHANORA, August 22nd. The Association of Tea Merchant, of Shanghai have telegraphically" requested that the period of exemption from the export tea tux, which expired on August 19th, be extended for a period of three years.

PILGRIMAGE OF ANGLO-

"CATHOLICS.

SEVENTEEN DAYS IN PALESTINE.

A pilgrims ship, carrying an English bishop and between two and three hun- dred Anglo-Catholics, is to leave Mar seilles next Easter for the Holy Land. The arrangements for the pilgrimage were completed during the Anglo-Catholic Con- gress held in London last month.

It cont from $50,000,000 gramune of

famous Fair the hitherto uar. most important events, the three great bull-874,000,000 to care for them, and much fights, have been put back a day to make of this great outlay could be saved by for a football match, an insult a adequate preventive measures. The prob Aficion is not likely to forget. What the lem of crime, said Mr. Beers, was largely issue of the struggle may be only time can a matter of mental hygiene, and he spoke tell it is certain, however, that the bull hopefully of the measures that were being fight will not succumb without a gallant taken to tackle it by the study and pre- struggle. Its roots cling too deeply round vention of juvenile delinquency. the Spanish heart. The brave show of the Siz Maurace Craig paid tribute, amid enadrille (team), as it marches into the cheers, to the high moral courage of Mr. ring to the mind of the trumpets and Beers in using his own experience for disperses to its stations; the hush that pre the benefit of others. People mentally reres the uncontrollable shout that norum disordered ought to receive treatment at the area; the staturesque attitudes of hospitals, and they should be able to get each and all of the foreres, the peon (pawn treatment: at clinics at an early stage. or assistant) with his cloak, the picador The whole trouble in the past had been (pike-man) on horseback, the banderiller that they had said to them, I can do (dartman); the supreme ordeal of the nothing for you until you have become Rapala (the sword that is to say, the insane, and then I can look after you. chief matador, killer) as the hour of may be, for the rest of your life.” pretence and only agilty and courage, waste to the country; and they must truth draws near, when there can be no was a distress to the individual; it was aided by science, can avert a tragedy, get it altered, (Chocrs) They must re overcome brute force, and make the enemy move all the stigum attaching to mental bite the dust; all these divers aspects of disorder. In physical medicine it had the fight that is nis an incomparable been long recognized that it was better spctacle appeal to strongly to the emotions of the fullblooded nature child to prevent than to remedy, and they must the Spaniard still is for their spell to carry the same principle into effect in the treatment of mental disease. They must begin in childhood. Often some unhappi- ass even in a generation.

CLUELTIES OF THE BING.

news at home, some defect of upbringing, Like all sports that have become tutus some over-pressure in education in child- bullfighting.is paying it hood led to downfall later. The country trialized tribute to trade unionism, or Sindicalisme could put its money into nothing better as it is called in Spain Unions of dartmen, than child clinics. pikemes, and peons have fought for rises

in salaries so vigorously that the old- fashioned composition ofka cuadrilla in

We are hoping," said Father Child, might be mitigated without detriment to theing the bulla, ia another

That

which the matador collected a group of the horse, and the picador should not, an trusty retainers who travelled everywhere is now the case, throw the horse as it word with him, very often for many acasons, on to the bull's horns before bringing his has been destroyed. Now the syndicats pike into play. It is true that the govern the conditions in the ring even to picadors are handicapped by the sorry the point of forbidding its use to a success bucks they are given. The sight of an amusing starts of all sorts on animals boaten into position by a man on foot ful troupe of comic toreros who perform already wounded, terrified horse being that are litte more than calves. armed with a long cane, on the off side The years go by and one waits in vain of the unfortunate beast, is degrading and for some practical expression of public should be forbidden. Of the secret horrors commiseration or condemnation of the perpetrated in the stables of the ring upon for great cruelties practised in the ring that wounded horses who are patched up

further service instead of

of being destroyed public hear nothing of Pusey House, Oxford, in an interview, the sport. However, briliant the perfor

practice "that this congress is going to give us mance, the sight of the horses, disem that is pure savagery. If a bull is too an outlook beyond the Church of England, bowelled or otherwise terribly wounded, tome to be run he should be removed by It will be a company, not of tourists, but carotring peroes the arent faust always exon (anbestros) and another substituted. of pilgrims, who will leave. Marseilles in bo lonthsome and disgusting. A recent Instead for ressors of economy, he is a ship specially chartered for them. We police regulation ordains that the dead ordered to be fired (fogusado). This con- shoulders propose to pass seventeen days in the bodies of horses, lying in the ring shall sists in darts being placed in his Holy Land, visiting Jericho, the Jordan, he covered up with a cloth held in position containing an inflammable paste, which is Nazareth, and the Sea of Galilen. We by weights. This is the only, somewhat ignited the

by action of pushing the darts are going to walk from Jerusalem to curious, concession made to those whom home. This paste, burning forcely flown the buil's already lacerated shoulders, Bethlehem, and we hope to receive the the sight of the mutilated caressers ap prayers and blessings of the patriarchs of pears to offend, strange to say, more than the East and West

* the suffering inflicted itself. The use of a fuego A sensational, discovery of hidden war

Catholic pilgrime from France are mechanical horse has been suggested, but out, The opinion prevails that the absence of

AlliedMilitary Commission of Control numbers. To-day England has a great best solution of the problem would appear of the negotiations,

The evening pers decribe the Note as in Hungary. Acting on Information re-responsibility to Palestine. Her forces to be a return to the ancient custom of as a cowall by nature cannot be

instinct cannot driven to friendly, moderate and clear.

ceived, they visited & forest between Also and those of her Dominions have freed giving the picador serviceable monat, to show courage, a bull that has not the

bravery, and The Journey des Debut says that while Balla and Folso Bulls, which was guard the Holy Land from the bondage of the protected by a modern quilted, coat. The reign the tech can be st there is nothing in the Nute to render theel by sentris. In pils vast quantities of Turk, and we feel that England's Church bull must bo chastised by the pike to get until such an animal is eventually killed Tatente more difficult, there is nothing hand grenades and shells of all calibres, cannot any longer afford to remain dumb him into condition for the other passes of is usually dreary, uninteresting hutchery, Th boxes carefully tarred to preserve them, and continue to ignore the Holy City, the game, but the pike should meet the daring which the crowd keep up a steady thebuy's shoulder before his horns touch stresa nd inyective and abuse of the bull Le Temps hopes that Great Britain will were found. In all some 30,000 shells Jerusalem, the mother of

Churches."

(Continued at foot of niet Column.) and his nacestry. were counted, now explain how she wishes to be paid.

FRENCH SATISFACTION.

Pinia, August 22iul. There a solid feeling of satisfaction in political circles regarding the matter and form of Premier Poincarsa Note, and the development of ovente is awaited with con- fidance,

that facilitates it,

It a officially denied that Herr Haven stein, the President of the Richsbank, has resigned, '

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the flesh. These handerillas de take couple of minutes to burn minutes of intense agony for the bull.

iban bellating under the torture.