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To-day. (March 5.)

H.K., Canton and Macio Steam. Font Co., Ltd., 111th ordinary year. te meeting of shareholders, 1, Queen's Building, 13 m

-Concert of Instrumental Music, Helena May Institute, 5.30 p.m.

Hong Kong Boxing Association Basing Tournament, Cily Hall, 0.15 p.m.

Queen's Theatre: Gny."

"Let Us be

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INDIAN CONFERENCE

FINDINGS.

INDEBTEDNESS TO THE SIMON COMMISSION.

GENERAL APPROVAL OF THE REPORT.

Although it would bot only individious but prematute in.

to that side of the problem except to observe that the interjection of

World Theatre: "Scarlet Maid "stitute a comparison between a distinguished Indian delegate to

(Chinese picture),

Star Theatre: "Soft Living " Central Theatre King of Jazz" Ten Dance: H.K. Hotel, 4.30 p.m. Dinner Dances: Ponineula and Hong Kong Hotels, 8.30 p.m.

Friday,

(March 0.5 French Admiral (Hor) arrives on Waldeck Rossena on visit to the Colony.

Property Auction: (12-14, Queen's Road Central) Chinn Auction Focis, 3 p.m.

the work of the Indian Statutory the effect that the Commission's re-

Conference, it is surely legitimate commendations for provincial auto- and of some interest to examine nou were bogus" was na nocall bow far the interim recommended for aa it was discourteous, tions of the Conference agree with

The recommendation mado by the those of the Commission, and how Coinmission as its basic idea has far and in what manner the recom-been accepted by the Conference. mendations of the former lapart, It is interesting to note that Mr. from those of the latter writes the Hon. Edward Cadogan, C.B. M.P., who was a member of the Indian Statutory Commission. It would be well to observe in this connection that the Commissioners would be quite content that every page of their report should be torn up and thrown aside, so be it that such a drastic treatment of their efforts Star Theatre: Soft Living." would make for the penet, pros Central Theatre: "King of Jazz,”

perity, and progress of the Indian Ten Dance: H.K. Hotel, 4.30 p.m. pooples; but that, of Dinner Dances: H.K. and Penin-wide reservation.

Sourie, is a sula Hotels, 8.30 p.m.

As far as it is possible to gather Sanitary Board Meeting, 4.15 from tho Blue Bank, a large pro-

Dancing Display by Miss. Violeti Capell's pupils. Theatro Royal, 5.30

p.m.

Queen's Theatro: "Let Us be World Theatre Scarlet Maid " | (Chineso picture),

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European Mail-Inward: Europe rid Negapatam (Hakoski Maru) Europe rid Biberia (Hakone Mara) Outward: Europe. vid Siberia (Hakozaki Maru), 10.30 4.m

Saturday. (March 7.) Annual Meeting, Bank of Canton,

12 noon.

portion of the vital recommendia- tions of the Statutory Conluission has been accepted, and where there is any departure therefrom-and it must be admitted that in certain essentials, for instance, respon- sibility at the centro, no con- theja in n wide divergence of clusion whatever barbeem afrived at by the Colifereled I would have been very instructive to the outside public had the Clavernment thought fit to insert in the margin of the Blue Book opposite each of the recommendations "sco Stafu tory Commission's Report, volume Cricket.-Division L Indian 2, page so and so," wherever the R.C. . Navy (F.), Kowloon C.C. "Conference) recommendations co- Civil Service (F.). Division II.: incided with those of the Commie Civil Servien C.C. ». RA.8.C. (J+) ion.. Recreio Royal Engineers (1), Hong Kong C.C. v. Police (F.), University Indian R.C. (F.). It is hardly necessary to point,

RacingAnnual Race Mooting (Happy Valley),

Hockey-Cher Clark Cup: Kow loon Ladies . Recreio, St. An- drew's, 7. Diocesan Girls School.

Srinavasa Saatri, who, on the evo of the Conference, denounced the report of the Simon Commission on the ground that a federal idea was unacceptable to the intelligentsia of India, confessed at the Confer- ence table that he had been con- verted to the recommendation of Sir John Sanon and his colleagues, † which embodied that iden

And Its Responsibility. So far, there is complete agree- ment as to the general conception ok an All-India Federal Govern- ment. It is true that, on the all important subject of responsibility at the centre, the Conference has parted company with the Commis- sion and has set out to explore in a different direction. Whether it will lose its way and will endeavour to rejoin its companion in trouble later on remains to be seen But the Conference recommendations to pursue the argument that, where.

son no conclusions whatever have "diverge from those of the Commis-

been, arrived at, I would ark those. interested to examine the pare graphs of the Blue Book which deal with responsibility. Nothing count be more nebulous and more inconclusive. The definition of re sponsibility given in those parn grapha is that the Executive should be responsible to the Legislature.

But surely responsibility, as we understand in England, goes. fur- ther than this. Does it not also hypothecate that the Legislature Football-Senior Shield: Club v. out that it is of no avail to non-

must also be responsible to the Kowloon, St. Joseph'as. Borderers, demn any of the Commission's re- 1. Artillery *. Recreio, South commendations unless it is possible electorate. Can it really be anid

with China Navy Junior Shibld to suggest a workable alternative. any degree of justifica Club Borderers, South China . At the points where the Confer- tion that this element of respon Navy, St. Joseph's . Eastern, Ewo ence and the Commission differaibility is present in the Central ".. Kowloon,

fundamentally, it will be noted that Legislature under existing cireum- the Commission has come to de-i stances? That is only one of the finite conclusions and the Confer difficulties which hinder any con- Gaven's Theatre: "Let Us be ence has not. We must wait, there clusive recommendations of

fore, before we can be sure that subject of responsibility: But if World Theatre: Scarlet Maid" those conclusions of the Commis-reference is made to the Blue Book (Chinese film).

St. John's Hall (The University) Annual Dance, & p..

Central Government.

sion which have been turned down Star Theatre: Soft Living." by the Conference will not ultimate Special Matinee at 5.30 p.m. andly have to be reverted to.

As to the detail set out in the D.30 p.m. Westminster Cise Singers.

Central Theatre: King of Jazz." Blue Book, I would confine my ob- European Mail.-Inward: Europe servations to that which refers to ri Negrantam (Sarin); Europe the Central Government. There is riá Siberio (Pres." Van Buren), so large measure of agreement Outward: Europe vid Marseilles between the Conference and the (Khiva), 40.30 am; Europa vit Commision us to the proposals for Marseilles (Hakone Maru), 8.30 provincial government that it is unnecessary to make any; allusion

a.m.

the

it is impossible to understand (and, indeed, there is no explanation) how collective responsibility of Ministers is to be implemented under such a scheme as the Confer- ecce adumbrates, or how such in scheme of responsibility can be re- conciled with the suggested posi- tion of the Governor-General and with any form of dyarchy at the centre.

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