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During the voyage of the Pacifc The Swiss newspapers stated res Yesterday's weather report, fore not wait for any holiday to disclese lectures issued by the British Broad Steam Navigation Company's liner cently that for the first time in the cast and remarks, inned by the the truth but may free his system casting Corporation, and covering Oropesa, which arrived at Liver history of the mountain a chargo Royal Observatory at 8.30 pm, of it at whatever season the spirit the period up to July, several new pool last month, a baby boy was of homicide was, to follow an ac- stated:-

moves. And yet visitors to the features will attract the special born and was christened Johncident on the Matterhorn. The ac- Depressions are situated over Islands know they have read such interest of listeners Among these Henry Oropesa Goring. The father cident occurred in 1999, and the Tongking and the Eastern Sea. varying and condicting accounts of it is to be noted that Thursday is a gunner in the Royal Artillery, victim was a student of 16 mamedi The anticyclone remains to the N. America's stewardship that they feel evenings will be devoted throughout and is returning to England after Bratz, whose body has never been of Japan..

His two companions. recovered. the explanation must lie in sup- the session to a series of talks on winds,

a period of duty at Jamaica. He is

were charged at Berlin with. homi- *pression.

China, to which various speakers taking his discharge from the army cide on the ground that they had Explanations there are, of course will contribute, including Lord and is hoping to join the West no experience as Alpinists The One explanation lies in the fact Gosford, Sir Frederick Whyte: Riding police force. The christen-Swiss press considered that this was that much of the Philippines news Commander Stephen King Hall, ing ceremony was performed by the quences in reducing the number of

likely to have important, conse which has been most "played up "Dr. Lionel Giles, Mr. H. T. master of the liner, Captain E. E. mountaineering accidents, which Night Editor (Wanchai Office): Telhas been the production of dis- Silcock, and probably some Chinese Duncan, in the ship's lounge. A were often due to the inexperience of tourists who are rash enough to tinguished journalistic visitors, speakers.

collection among the passengers re ascend the mountains unaccompani sent out on special missions to learn

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Hoso' KONG, MAY 13; 1929.

ings at the Army and. Navy Club, of Mesara. C. Czarnikow, represent- Elks Club, and "Manila Hotel.ing Great Britain, have been con Another explanation lies in the fact ferring with a delegation of the that only the principal Press as League Economic Committee on the sociations employ full time" subject of the prevailing crisis in correspondents in the Philippines the world sugar industry, with a "THE TRUTH" ABOUT THE Correspondents giving their chief view to preparing report to enable attention to other matters are the League Council to decide whe PHILIPPINES..

naturally subject to special in-ther international action would fucaces and prejudices, and are solve the problem. The questions hampered in news gathering and no discussed were the desirability and

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truth about any subject.. Some dwell deliberately on the shadows, while others concentrate, upon de- picting the high lights; few attempt -because very few are capable to

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The views expressed a few montha ago by a well-known Arya Samajist publicist about "Shuddhi" and Sangathan" are also noteworthy.

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take

a fetish.

Problems of Pronunciation,

papers, morning and evening, wilt Diligent study of the daily occasionally bring the student right

person made Shuddha! Maulana Mohammed Ali once asked Bhai Paramanand this question, but no answer could be given to it! It is sheer deceit to talk of getting the Shuddhified person readmitted into

separate caste of all made Shraddha. Those who thus deceive the world. humbug really cross the limit!" and themselves about the Shuddhi

Monsters of the Deep.

apparently there i vinces. Apparently the difficulty positions either that the eminent present the City of Yokohama is

case

as class speech is

to be

THE world still waits for a com- pletely satisfactory answer to the

possibility of reducing or stabilis- ing sugar output by agreement be famous question, "What is truth?"!

It so happens there is a dispute tween producers and the ration

surgeon, and helped him to The fact in that truth is many just now on the issue of Philippine alisation of the sales; the principal

bandage the wound, and after rest- sided, and facts may be presented independence which shows how the cases of the difference in the con-

ing for an hour or two the collie truth can be looked at from two sumption of sugar per head in efficiency, and it is calculated to returned to his mastera drover varions countries; the effect of appen to many who would hesitate who used to drive cattle across Lig in ways such as can, and do, give angles with confusing consequences. wholly false impressions to a reader In spite of all the far-famed Excise duties on sugar; the desir to carry the older type of metanola's Inn Fields before they were who has no first-hand knowledge of

Stimson co-operation, the former ability of organised propaganda safe-box in public. Compound in fenced in. Later we found all with a view to increasing consumpterest is allowed on every ten shill-three dogs again, and they acted as Filipino

models for Mr. Yates. the subject to assist him in weigh leaders have not agreed to bury tion; the effects of the Customs ings paid in, and all the usual inter- measures laid down by the Brussels branch facilities for deposit and CALIFORNIAN ORANGES ing the facts, submitted. There are the Philippine indepenresident Convention; a scheme for the crea withdrawal are available. The safe The Limit.

Tery many statements in "Mother So declares India" which are quite true, but ON, at any rate; and in the tion of a central office to distribute may be obtained at any branch office

face of an interview with the new and collect information on sugar in Great Britain. to regard that book as giving "the U.S. Secretary of State, obtained production. The Economic Com- truth" about India would be very Manila Press, quoting Mr. STIMSON situation of the industry was essen in Washington and published in the mittee, at its January semice, bad already decided, that the present

The New Yokohama.

In a special Divali article this out- unfair to the peoples of that great as saying that he and QuEzos and tially due to lack of equilibrium

After something like Ave years of apoken Araya Samajist wrote: country. Much depends upon the OSMENA decided to drop all dis between production and consumo strenuous work following the great

Patting the political aspect aside, intentions of the writer of "the cussion of independence.". While tion, and that to re-establish equili-earthquake, the rehabilitation of the gious point of view what the we shall consider from a socio-re- STIMSON's interview

high paid tribute to the harmonious spirit

brium either an attempt must be city of Yokohama is now complete. manifested by the Filipino leaders, made to increase consumption, or At the outset the task seemed narsituation is as regards Shuddhi and After observing this production must be reduced, or that to impossible, so tremendous was Sangathan QUEZON apparently had no difficulty both solutions must be sought. It the upheaval, so wide the devasta-movement for a long time I am in seeing that such a left-handed was recognised that production was tion-but thanks to the unconquer almost convinced that Shuddhi is compliment would do him no good partly the result of artificial mien- ablo spirit of the inhabitants,

mere humbug Much noise is among constituents with whom the sures of various kinds for which special assistance, rendered by the made about the Shuddhi of

doubts were expressed as to whether pathy from abroad; all dificulties the place in Hindu society for the or Christianity.... But where is ** lights and shadow as they actually

So QUEZON says that as a matter it was, consistent, with the role of have been most successfully over- exist, or at least as they appear of fact, we never discussed the the League to take any action with come A bigger brighter and better to the beholder. When an author question of independence with the object of checking the natural Yokohama has risen upon the ruin Governor-General Susoy, because development of consumption. The of September, 1823, with a future specifically announces that the work be took the stand that the question League may hold a sort of watching that seems to be full of promise tells "the truth" about a subject, of independence was beyond the brief, but there is little likelihood, To celebrate the completion of one the natural assumption is that im- province of the Governor-General," it is thought, of any action being of the greatest works of reconstruc-his old caste, or of establishing a

tion the East has ever known, as portant and material facts have He also points out that the last taken under its auspices.

Philippine Legislature adopted the

well as its own occupation of pre- been deliberately concealed, and customary independence resolution.

mises commensurate with the in. portance of the port and the vast that scusational revelations are QUEZON likewise repudiated an in- about to be made.

terview obtained by a travelling American correspondent and pub

Industry is opening this month, interests it represents, the Youro- hama Chamber of Commerce and "Some day I am going to lished in the Manila Press while

under its own management, a com holiday and write the Truth Be- QUEZON was travelling in the pro- fiat up against one of two pro mercial and industrial museum. At Though most other things, from hind the News" If such be the here was that the interview was from time to time talk great none faced with the necessity of taking

houses to gas ovens, grow smaller, secret ambition of every foreign not, as promised, submitted for ap-sense, or that their statements have introduction to a recently publish- always like to talk freely to the interviewers. For instance, anothed to say, this is dependent upon the for Exploration of the Sea is correspondent, as is alleged in the proval before publication. QUEZON been sadly misreported by their steps to thoroughly rehabilitate her organised effort to make fish grow economic conditions, and, needless larger. The International Council correspondents but edits his copy little discussion about language and

development

seeking to increase the present" of foreign trade. ed volume of "revelations" by an before publication, a practice to pronunciation has been started by Facilities, and conveniences for girth and length of fish in various American with extensive European which most correspondents agree Miss Sybil Thorndike's recent foreign trade are now quite up to parts of the ocean." And yet a and experience, correspondents in the fond to which they adhere. In this sertion that the English middle- date, and the Commercial and In- sardine the size of a salmon will

truth seemingly, the originally spoken was not the truth words."

too boring for dustrial Museum, with its slogan be a difficult creature to squeeze eit should be seen in print-a Bernard Shaw has now been inter- welcome to foreigners, should go a panded in the same proportion On this point Mr. George of superior quality first and its into a tin, and if a herring is ex- subtle distinction, and a vary im- viewed (Mr. Shaw himself is a beau- long way towards achieving the aim there will be very little room for portant one, but exceedingly ex-tiful speaker), and he is reported of its sponsers, which is the further the family when a pair of kippers naperating to those anxious only to have said that "ordinary Eng ance of foreign trade and the pro- have been introduced into the break- to get at all the facts.

lish middle-class speech has almost motion of mutual interational fast-room. Fortunately those are ceased to be speech at all." Then friendship.

not the species which are affected what on earth has it become-a

by the Tew campaign, which is species of lip-reading 7 Or have the

rently concerned about trawling wretched middle classes (who are

with a too fine mesh. The experta always catching it from somebody,

wish to see the plaice more spacious. With the price of rubber round and the large white hake ever larger now the high-brow and now the inconse tax collector) fearst the about Is. consumption has been and larger. Fleetwood, of course, somewhat difficult art of semaphore stimulated to a remarkable extent. Let the large white hake altogether signaling with their ears? Do they In the United States alone the a year or two ago and had to send howl like the peacock or boom like March figures show another record, out a special search party which the bitter in the wilderness ? exceeding by 2,000 tons that of 43,000 found the creature skulking in stilt Obviously they do manage some- tons established in January, and larger holes at the very bottom of how to communicate vocally with already a further bigh water mark the sea. From the fears expressed their fellows; and if it is not speech has resulted in April, which has by the International Council which by which they do it, what is it?

been further facilitated by the reis interested in this matter it would ductions in the price of tyres just appear that both hake and pisice "Middle-Clase Speech."

announced. Obviously, although have now found As a matter of fact this game of London stocks continue to mount up than ever. damning what is called "middle and there is some uncertainty as class speech" is getting just a little to what the total unrestricted cut- bit overdone-if only because it Put of the commodity is going to Chinese Eastern Ballway. really

there is no ccension to yo

The protracted dispute betwee accent and intonation used by the dency. A matter of supreme im Manchuria and Russia over the middle classes of Southern Engportance is the projected invasion, question of the control of the land, one which used to be heard at on a large scale, of the European Chinese Eastern Railway continues it extreme in what was once known motor market by the two largest to drag its weary course. The line, as the "Oxford accent. But there American car manufacturere. In which is an extension through Man- are any number of shades and view of the progress made in churia of the trans-Siberian rail- variations in middle-class Eng America during the past few years way, has up to the present been lish corresponding to the part of it is difficult to believe that prior under a sort of Russo-Chinese joint the country to which the speaker in her rope consumed more management, with a Russia manng- belongs by birth Presumably rubber than the United States ing director, and this the Mukden Gladstone was a middle-class Eng. Today, the position is reversed Government is determined to alter lishman-but there was no trace of with Europe left very far behind on the ground that it is unfair to that suspect Oxford pronuncia However, with the mormous finan China. Manchuria demands Chi tion" about his speech. Nor will cial backing of the General Motors nese direction of the line, the im- it he found in Mr. Baldwin's and Ford concerns it is reasonable mediate and equal division of the orations, and he, too, has some to assume that the motorisation of staff positions, cessation of Russian claim to be regarded as a member Europe will be rapidly accelerated, propaganda, and the placing of the of the middle classes. And even if with a consequent expansion in the line on a purely commercial basie... you can find the rest thing which amount of rubber used. At pre It is not easy to see how Russia can Ecottish and Irish critics denounce sent, according to a well-known combat demands which are based has clearly disclosed the fact that H.E. the Governor has been pleas the slurred vowels and consonants Stock Exchange firm, America ac on the unequal treaty" argument newspaper reporting rests on a very ed to appoint Mr. Marcus Theodore which are supposed to be the mark counts for fully 80 per cent of the of which formerly so much capital Johnson, Mr. Lewis Newton of the (South Country) beast, is world registration of motor cars, was made by Kurahan, and Borodin human basis. Three witnesses of Murphy and Mr. John Percival it altogether necessary to declare a and yet it possesses a population in their propaganda campaign in a street fight not infrequently have Warren to be members of the holy war of extermination on that of less than one-fourth that of China against the

imperilist three wholly different accounts of Advisory Committee of the Hong accent? Why not leave it alone in Europe. It is no stretch of the im- nations. Manchuria holds the Kong Volunteer Defence Corp. the interests of national variety? agination, therefore, to foresee the agreement of 1924 to be an example it, and if reports of Island matters during the absence of the Honour- The real trouble starts when people time" when European consumption, of an unequal treaty and will have not coincided in all respects the able Mr. Charles Gordon Stewart who are not BO: aflisted by will, in some measure, at all events, no doubt use this argument as ita cause has Iain much more with the Mackie, Mr. Vandeleur Molyneux birth and education attempt to copy approach that of America. At the principal weapon in the effort to reporters than with official or an- Grayburn and Mr. Thomas Graham belief that there only lies the "good moment the position is that while oust the Russiana. The situation is official efforts to distort or suppress Weall respectively. The Hon. Mr. that South Country variation in the America is consuming at the rate stated to be tense and the Russian the news, as is often the case else J. P. Brags and Mr. L. C. F. form of speech. That is the real of approximately 500,000 tons per recention of the boomerang i where. As stated, any journalist Bellamy have been similarly ap- heresy, and the only one against annum, the European total is still awaited with no small amount of may interview anyone, go where hel pointed.

which the crusade need be launched i rather less than 200,000 tona

interest.

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