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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25th, 1928.

WAR THAT IS COMING UNLESS

SOLDIER'S SUGGESTIONS FOR MAINTAINING PEACE.

[BY MAR-GEN. SIR FREDERICK SYKES, GL, R.C., CMG

M.R., LATE CHIEF OF THE AIR STAFF.1.

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PERIL OF A NEW DRUG.

GERMAN PRODUCT

CRITICISED.

HOSPITAL FIGHT FOR NURSE'S LIFE.

The escape from a perilous situa- tion is not to be achieved merely

December 23rd by vigorous denunciations or by

The

West clamouring for a change of Gov

deputy

London RONILE. Disarmament is not a coroner. Dr. ti. B. Scott, investi

The problem is gated a party, question.

curious ense of nareotie so that of replacing Sar Laming poisoning at Marylebone Coroner's Worthington-Evans by Mr. Walsh, Cours inst wright. A new German or Mr. Bridgeman by Commander drag, which Dr. Scott said had Kenworthy. We have had Liberal.wer the subject of strong comment Labour, and Conservative Prime by Sir William Willcox, the poison Ministers since the war. We have expert, in the British Ateriiul das Mad Liberal, Labour, and Conser vadive heads of the War part- ments. All, have introduced men- gars of armanent reduction. All have been responsible for measILIES

farmanent increase.

In every sphere, on the sarth's surface, above and beneath it, this generation has asserted with in- eraing confidence its mastery over the forces of, nature and its contempt for laws which our parets thought to be immutable.

Had our ancestora foreseen this day of wonders they might well have envied us our good fortune With so complete a command of hature how contended we should easy should be our toil, in, how how abundant and how "well filled ar leisure, how secure our lives.

Yet these visions all are fled, Life is not noticeably happier than it was a generation ago. It is cer

is it a problem that will be tainly less secure. For we have ap-solved by the actions of any sne plied the knowledge that we have Karned to the science of war no lessation. We ourselves have given a lead in every possible direction than to the arts of peace; and war, and this lead should be maintained whch already accomplishes the and increased. But we cannot de wholesale slaughter of, women and

everything phildren, will be increasingly bur harie unless a halt is called. De- tested by every thinking creature, ly will become yet more detestable.

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Our Facal forces are negligible as compared with those of the other Great Powers: we have given up a naval standard that has existed throughout living, memory and an

standard that had established itself as the highest in the world. We have shown ourselves behind no other nation in our willingness to adjust our international differences by arbitration.

Nor will it help if we make public complaint that our head has ht been followed by other nations. They have problems of nationa] seinrity which are not ours, and so the probaï becomes one of in- ofirmational operation and dus- ussion and not of international

That pets is a matter of impor- tach to every sou if this, as in other. 'nations, is platitude. Scarcely less to be disputed is the

that the traintenance

nge of peace depends upon the mitation of armaments. Scarcely a day passes in which there is not a Speech from a public platforma, or an article in the public Press, to emphasise this obvious truth. And ye, after only ine years, the world accepting the habit varrying burden which it fought a long and cruel 'war to lay dowia controversy.. which Leurs heavily un the shoulders of every one of us, and which will grow until it achieves the collapse of nations unless steps are taken to reduce is drastically And the result of in is "not that

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exhaustion

elation Magazine recently, was found to have caused the death of nurse whose husband is life member of the Royal Cigographienti Society

The dead woman, Mrs. Any Amelia Brooks, Selwyn, aged 33, had suffered fan insomnia and was mited to morphin. A week before her death she returned from a Cornish nursing home, where che was stated to have been cured.

The hund, Mr. William Mofry Selwyn, of Ormonde-ter- rac Princuse E, St. John's Wood," N.W., said he was 13 years of age and was married in 1014 On his wife's return frow the nursing home she brought two prescriptions-one for 100 tableta of allonal, the new drug, and, the other for paraldehyde and chloral. Appeared Lifeless. Mr. Selwyn said he had these Thompson. Ide up by Messrs.

He chemists, of Regent's Park. did not know his wife had started on the allenal tablets. She had how she brought back with her. She had been confined to her bed since her return, and on Monday she appeared lifeless. He sent for a doctor, who was startled by her appearaner and ordered her ze moral to the Hospital of St. John and St. Elizabeth, St. John's Wood.

insistence VA national searity is a very strict reality. Security will not be achieved by armament alone, however far disinnament is carried; for pa rional interfermers are not confin- The doctor from the hospital are safer, not that we sleeped to interference by arus. So described the fight" for the dead more soundly in our beds, but sim- proposals which confine themselves | woman's life with stimulants. ply that we have ngaan reached af b dise

and rely Strychnine was injected Grat. Her state of relative armamente,

ignore security are unreal and bed was tilted and ether was used, Such an attitude was justified át valueless even if sincere.

while black coffee was poured into the beginning of this century, It

regelen. The treatment revived is certainly not to be justified to-

the woman for five hours, but ap- Jay Little remains of the camity

patently she had taken of th the ex-allied and ex-

100 tallets, and · died Juter 'that netty Great Powers. Post-war

night. divergencies of outlook are in

dás many cases being cleared up by dis' Yet the world goes on taining preparations for war. NOL only this country but all other nations, great or small, autocrati-

ruled vally

от democratically raled, are building up coloss araments, not because they are spoiling for bastle but because they ure afraid of it. They fear the possibility of war springing up in directions that they cannet forusoe. They four the possibility of being precipitated into a struggle for existence by disputes or jealousies which they have 111 direct concern or interest, by ir responsible tons of States, how ever small, or even by individuals of States, which have less to lose from war, less to gain from main- opence, and a dess highly developed sense of the blessings of peace and the folly and iniquity

The problem that has to be solved is how best to use the shortening period of Europe's from war to maintain and extend the will for peace; how to create A representative of the a sense of national security which

pensers of the prescription was does not depend upon vast arm-called aments! how to eradicate thi The Coroner: In dispensing grouills for beef thuy war in the that prescription, did no you re future is even a possibility, and, | quire the signature of a doctor ?-- in consequence, reduce our instru- No. we have oily to enter it in ments of defence to pdice force the poison book. proportions; how to make the won thers of science serve peace instead of war.

Leance

of war.

With

There are risks, we are told." Naturally there are risks each mouthfui we eat we run the risk of absorbing some deadly badius, but that is a poor reason for starving. Yet the greater risk lies in eaintaining expensive and tongessary armaments. Not only is the danger of war made more real, but those industries up which prosperity and happiness d pond and which armaments exist

rendy in the last year of

Did not you think it unwise to dispense such a quantity of such a drug recalled our having done

so before.

Would you prepare a similar prescription it called on to do so? - might get the confirmation of a doctor, but the law does not com pel me to

The doctor, recalled, said it was unwise to use the prescription out- side a hospital. He agreed with Sir William Wilcox that it was a dangerous resedy to employ.

Dr. Seust. is cording a verdict of Suicide while of Unsound Blind. said. letter had been found which that the inte taking the that she intende?

drug without his knowledge with alter nate doses of medicine. The letter concluded:

I am very tired of the struggle for which I know there is no cure. Try and forgive me for failing you when you need me so much."

to protect are actually starved.

It is now camion knowledge that wur post-war defence policy was going to be a crudition of affors supposed to be used on the impers

improved by dragging

of a great war for a period into the areau of party politics of at least ten We are at in this country

For Mr. H. G.

that Wells to tell the world that the iod. The assurance of even a cause of the disease is the attitude further decade of peace has faded.

But is still not too late i of the Conservative, Government-- æd therefore, 10 international international publie opinion can negotiation the attitude of this looducated to bear in mind the country is merely to invite other benefits that applied slunce can nations to await from us further offer in peace and the horrors it! measures of armament reduction can add w war to seek the which no responsible Government elimination of causes which may. cotild undertake except on a basis breed further war; to consider the of reciprocal international action, lution of racial problems as a VICAR'S WARNING AGAINST. Coming from Mr. Wells, such unetion of the council chamber party charges are particularly to and not of the field; and to bring deplored; for it may rast golf back to the frame of mind preciated abroad that his high in which is looked upon the Great position in public estimation is War as the War to end War." due to the clarity of his writing a it must come once more to the

to his highly developed readiation that post-war of Burtonwood, at a meeting of the magination, and not to any struction enunot be carried out oir special gift as an analyst of prac foundation of preparation for tical policies.

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LONDON, Dec, 23rd.

The Ponti was preded and followed by cardinals, in purple robes, with traine sweeping far be hind them, and priceless laces; soldiers in mediæval costume, their dnutk faces framed in rulia; anonks In these days of milk-stocking! Major Colin Cooper, who at the sombre halts archbishops, legs, he added, they liked to see beginning of the war was a junior ROME, Dec 22nd, patriarcha, bishops, and mon girls legs quite straight, and they clerk in a stockbroker's office, yes- The Public Consistory today ignors in purple, crimson, black, ought to help them. to keep their terday found himself in the front (for the conferring of the Red Hat and gold, with jewelled mitres and legs straight by exercising some rank of the City's financiers on the supervision over the type of game completion of the purchase of wil on the five newly created car glittering crossLA,

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the ordinary shares of the Inter- The Committee considered a re-national Tea Company's Stores, the whole Papal Court but by all diplomats accredited to the Holy pets of the Noble Guard, which commendation from the Norwich Ltd, which, it is believed, involves.

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International Tea Com- aristocracy known as the Black" party, and by many distinguished dinals were led into his presence agreement with women teachers pany's Stores, Ltd., is one of the from the Sistine Chapel and were that the Inter should resign on biggest concerns of its kind in the visitors

publicly proclaimed as members of marriage The procession accompanying the the Sacred College, the Pope hold- The policy of the County Com Major Cooper, who is only 33. in the firm of Pope from his apartocate to ticing the cardinal'a hat over the nittee, it was stated, had been not and a partner Sala Regia was one of the most hend of eady!

to engage married teachers, but, Mesurs. H. Evans Cordon and Co., brilliant that can be imagined, ex- The new Princes of the Church at the same time, not to dismise of King street, E... members of hibiting a wealth of colour rival: then paid the traditional hominge them or expect their resignation the London Stack Exchange, said ling that of any military or civil in the Pontiff kissing his fool, if they married afterwards. display.

hand, and cheek, and were after- Pius XI, borne high above the wards embraced by their crowd in the Sedia Gestataria by leagues,-Neuter.

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action, and although I am member of the board of the Star Tea Company they knew nothing about the deal uat!! to-day.

The deal is the result of an idea of my own that I would buy the airres. I found the money and I have carried it through.

There is a vast opportunity

ia commerce for the average public school or university man to-day. I do wish the fellows would get it out of their heads that, the Army, law, or some of the pro fessions present the only opper-" " tumitics in life for them. They would be far better off if, after a year or two's training, they went into the Oity.

In 1811 Major Cooper joined the Queen's and abayed with the regi ment for a year for training. Then he went into the City as a clerk to learn business. On August 4th, 1914, he was called up, and fought at Mons He joined the Flying Corps at the battle of the Marne. to a Daily Mail reporter yeater- Every morning, when the wen- ther permits, he play severdi I want to make it clear thing games of tennis at Hurlingham or I am the principal in this trans-squash raoquets at his club..

It was decided that the County day: col Committee should not alter its

policy.