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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11th, 1927.

THE GREAT POWERS Russia is not very likely to split PORTER WHO NEVER HAD

IN A.D. 2000.

WILL AMERICA RULE THE

WORLD?

A UNITED STATES OF. EUROPE.

hind

A TIP.

LONELY OFFICIAL'S

STRUGGLE.

HIS PETITION FILED: "NOTHING BUT ILL-LUCK."

A porter who never veerived a tip hos Aled his petition. That i part of the pathetic story lying be. a notice appearing recrutiy in the London fazette. The notier the was simply that a receiving order

Pritchard, of Station, House had been made against Thomas

very ungrateful not to recognize this in 1914: but they had only their own war-lords.to thank if we believed that at that time Germany was the more pressing danger.

A Second-Class France.

ed 'as "a porter in charge of railway station."

Cwmyglo is a little station of one

It is on the single Snowdon range. platform lying in the lay of the

tourist line from Camarvou te Llanberis, the Chamonix of Wales. But few tourists and na tips' descend at Cwmyglo," as Porter Pritchard, with quaint haniow", told me. The tourists,” he said.

mostly go on to Llanberis, but up at the hotels there, and then go ap

up, or to rėmažo split up. because there are no stural frontiers across its great plains. European Russia, with scientific agriculture and manufactures, could support nearly double its present popula tion, and Siberia is potentially richer than Canada. The present paralysis of the nation, may con- tinne for a few years louger, batj no one supposes that it can last BY THE VERY REV. W. R. INGE BEAN more than one generation. As soon

or ST. PAUL'S..

as Russia is free, it will begin press heavily upon Europe and To attempt to draw a map of Aria, as it did in the 19th century. the world with its political boun- We shall then leck with very differ- daries three-quarters of a centuryent eyes updu Germany, aɛ bence would be a rash and even rampart against the Slavification foolish proceeding. No one can of Central and Western Europe. foresee what coalitions and at-The Germans thought that we were Cwmyglo, Carnarvonshire, describ liances may be made, or what an- nexations and distributions of ter- ritory may result from the next world-war, if that immeasurable ealamity should occur. But certain grazial principles of political pre-

It is, in my opinion, idle to ex diction may he laid down, 'and their main consequences indicated pect that any of the European Countries, which are already nations (Russia is not really e saturated with population are like European nation), with their small ly to be relatively, if not absolute-arens will be a match for these ly, weaker than they are now, and huge aggregates. There is no rea; countries which could support a son why the British Commonwealth much greater number than their of nations should not hold together 'as an alliance of several virtually present population are likely to fill up and to be stronger than they independent peoples, But an al. Pritchard's modest little parlour liance is not so strong as a single after the toiling, puffing train had are at present.

government; and if we look at the set the down at the rain-drenched

station states the Sunday Times, from the British Isles

Rather frail-looking for a porter, Dominions beyond the sens, I do

with intellectual features, his pale not think that we shall be still a

an abundant ness emphasized by Power of the first class in the year 2000. The decline may be only re-mass of dark hair, he told me his lative, not absolute; but our pride story in the tones of an educated is likely to suffer some mortifica-man

Nothing But Ill-luck.", tions.

"There has been nothing but ill- The same applies to France An industrialized France could carry.luck for me for a long time," he said. "Continued ill-health in my perhaps, 10 millions more than its present population. But the mit family has been my main trouble." I am only 38 but I married young liens of black mercenaries, co

children. The youngest, a boy aged whom the French rely for the when I was 19-and I have five | next "war, are not likely to be

source of strength: and we may six, has been lame through infan- tile paralysis since he was four. hope that any nation which en- ployed Savages to fight its batties My wife has been ailing with would meet with the fate which it asthma for 12 years, and owing to constant expense I am afraid I would deserve.

have not been able to make ends meet. But I have never had a tip having since I enine here."!!

Fritchard confessed to

always Ambitious and From the elementary

Countries which from their size ond geographical position are re latively invulnerable will have a great advantage over those which live in constat danger of attack by powerful neighbours. They will profit by having (so to speak) to pay much less in insurance against burglary. Countries which are nearly self-supporting as regards the necessaries of life and the raw materials of wealth are more secure than those which are obliged to im- port their food or coal or oil from abroad-unless, indeed, they are too weak to defend their natural wealth.

U.S.A. Unassailable.

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Snowdon."

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This conversation took place in

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Countries which are peopled by mutually antagonistic races, like the Austrian Empire before the

Germany and Austria will pro- war. are at a disadvantage com- pared with very homogeneous coun-bably "unite, and will keep the bor tries like France. Among the der against Russia. It will not be countries which are already satur possible, just, or desirable to keep ated with population the chief are Germany Beranently disarmed."

Annexations do not always deter-studious. Great Britain, Belgium, Holland,mine the fate of peoples. Queher school he had gone to work in a Italy India, China and Japan. became a prosperous French colony quarry at 14, and by going to even-

п result of Wolfe's victory. Tunis is becoming an Italian pro-ing classes had won first-cinss cer- vince under the French flag. Cuba, tificates in quarrying and mining, which is now the richest country te niso prodneed, with pride a in the world per head of the popu bronze medal awarded bin in that

ation, next to the United States. awes everything to the defeat of subject by the City and Guilds of Spain by the Americans. But the London Institute, advocates of disarmament must re- member that it is only by the un- sparing use of force that the high- escape standard countries being swainped by cheap labour, The Rising Tide of Colour" is.

Two of these-India and China as have very large areas and immense populations. But in both cases the i growth of numbers seems to have almost ceased, and neither China nor an independent India is likely to be dangerous as a military Power, though either of them would speedily drive the white man from any country in which their Jabourers were allowed to settle freely. This has been thought by my opinion, dangerous only in some to make the future of Austra the field of economic competition. Insia somewhat precarious, especial- It is not true that the Browns and ly ng Japan, where the natural in Yellows are increasing more rapid. crease of population is still exces-ly than the Whites.

MARTIN'S

sive, ranks as a military Power ul

the first class. But the population

can

Britain's Fate.

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OVERSEAS TRADE,

ALL-BRITISH SHOW AT

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Losnos, Oct. 14th.

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Preparations rapidly in this country and in Australia for the All-British Trade Exhibition to be held at Melbourne

of Australia is also increasing, If it were possible to form a though rather too slowly, and the United States of Europe, this Australians are magnificent figh-group would be irresistible. Ethno-- ters. Moreover, they could count logically, there is no reason against on help from America as well as it. All the European nations are from Feb. 23rd 4to April 10th next. England if invaded by a yellow composed of three great racial of the 125,000 square feet of space types Nordie. Alpine and Medi.

Pace,

The Future of Russia.

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RESULT OF ENTHUSIASM FOR BIOLOGY.. SCIENCE IN INDUSTRY: PRE- VENTING DEADLOCKS..

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Preventing Deadlocks,

Sir John Sankey, in his Presi dential address, said the first re-.. quisite of science, and the prime necessity of education was to make people think.

The Cuited States will probably terranean, differently mixed. The available 50 per cent. has already have a population of 250 millions, Alpine type (round-headed) is very been allocated, and options have and will be practically unassail weak in Britain, and Scandinavia been taken on a further 20 or 30

Science could assist in reconciling able. The only question is whether any be nearly purely Nordic; but

two different systems and make the Americans will rule over the there is no nation without racial ad- per cent.

them work harmoniously together, We are all mongrels. In niixture. whole of the New World. I

Dock labourers, postmen, and or an accomplishing the great task inclined to think that Canada will America the emigrants from all British industry will be represent-

of harmonising and the lesser one A considerable remain politically independent of European countries live together ed. Mr. M. C. Contes, vice-pre- the United States, though in social amicably; why, it is asked, should sident of the Australian "Associa mill-bands form Efe it will. I am afraid. be not Europeans consult their own tion of British Manufacturers in portion of our adult classes in of decasualising industry.

do manifest interests and do the same i this country, in drawing attention Yorkshire. They are amazed at the "The real function of science," thoroughly Americanized. not think that Latin America will It is an ideal worth working for; to the timeliness and the ad-eglect of biology," said Mr. Nor-he naid, as applied to industry," man Walker, of the University of is to produce suficient to satisfy be absorbed. The former Spanish but I fear that national prejudices vantages of the exhibition," said and Portuguese colonies are in- and well-justified suspicious will yesterday that he regarded the pre- Leeds at the conference of the the legitimate wants of all and to their tail or their thought con- eraasingly conscious of their race, prove too strong, unless, indeed, sent as prohnbly the most critical British Institute of Adult Eduen ensure a reward for those who by

One of my students in the York-tribute to the result." and they will grow in ponulation Europe is driven to combine for stage in the history of British trade tion at Oxford.

Many of the prosent difficulties and wealth even more rapidly than mutual protection. At present the with the Commonwealth, the United States

only rivals to nationalism are the

"While British imports into hire hills started life as a prize- Black and Red Internationals Australia have failen 22 per cent. fighter and a breeder of bulldogs. would disappear if the element of Ultramontate Catholicism" and

He was the most industry, and it was not too much In 2000 A.D. South America will Communism. Heaven forbid that to 45 per cent. of the whole, he He found a haven at last in biology service could be introduced into

show the way. be almost as much Italian Cold-fashioned mtriotiam should be continued, "America's share has (Laughter)

risen from 19 per cent. to 25 per enthusiastic student fa any class 1 to hope that science would in time. cent, and other foreign competi- ever had...

"Once he found out that we were The danger confronting modern PILLS Spanish, for the swarming Italian destroyed by either of these !

mass methods of instruction was population, excluded from North

It have said that in my opinion tors are showing signs of more Amerien, must find homes south of

and when we came to study the spl. the tendency to strive merely to reach a standard of knowledge and the Rio Grande. The Latin Re the very small area of Great vigorous efforts to strengthen their short of sections of the human skin,

an Britain makes it inevitable that we position. publies will probably form

"It has become an urgent neces-ject we found that he had ready a

which observed and appreciated. Alliance or looee confederation to shall cease to be one of the Great

Dealing with the question of what protect each other-against aggres-Powers of the world. This need besity that samples of British goods dozen stained sections of his wife's not to create the scientific mind

"Another student, a man with There are no great loss, since we shall be able should be placed on show in such skin. (Laughter.) eion from the north.

to keep our independence. Some conditions as to make their quality

no nonsense about him-he was a the science of law could contribute towards industry, Bir John said a several other South American coun tries besides Argentina which are of the smaller countries of Europe plain to everybody,

"As an example of the good man with a wife and 16 children- the most highly culti

came to me and said, 'I am afraid formulated knowledge of facts among intended by Nature to be the homes are of great and wealthy nations. We vated, and among the most agree effects to be expected from such an

a properly constituted tribunal to may, therefore, name the United able to live in. The England of exhibition as ours, there is the All- this course in biology has in many would prevent many industrial States and the South American Shakespeare and Milton was by British Motor Show of 1925, Dur-ways come too late. Had I taken deadlocks, and it might be open to

very small ing the two years' interval the im- it earlier, the whole.course of my

without expressing group as two of the mightiest modern standards a

opinion or proceeding to a decision. Powers of the world three genera-country indeed. It might even be ports of British cars into Australia life would have been changed find, and above. alt; publish the

the have increased between four and might even have married different facts, plausibly argued that all

The difficulty to-day in any great tions hence.

"It might be asked why, can- The other great nation whose greatest things have been done by five times their previous total."

Mr. Coates said that the forth- future can hardly be in doubt is small countries, such as Palestine,

was not seldom the Latin for lies, The Slavs, as Bismarck Athens, and Florence. But in this coming exhibition might easily sidering the devotion of individual and momentous question was to as Russie. truly said, multiply like rabbits, article I have merely attempted to have its infuence in nccentunting students, the average man in the certain the truth, for propaganda while the Germanie races only guess what is likely to happen, the present trend in Australia, street knew nothing whatever uf

not educated at all-Sunday Times. Tarif Board, against further in- answer is that the average man in more dangerous than a democracy. optimism Or pessimism.

the street is afraid of science.". growth of a "Slav population is to

erenses in the import duties. nearly 20 per thousand per annum. Evening Standard.

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