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THE HOTELEGRAPH,

FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1925,

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE BUDGET.

London, April 30. Mr. Snowdon's concluding thrust in the House of Commons yesterday was that Mr. Churchill would go down to posterity as the Chancellor who taxed silk stockings...

The President of the Silk Association is of the opinion that the prosent proposals afford very little protection for the English manu- facturer.

The Daily Mail, in a leader, declares that the advantage Mr. Churchill will give to the lime artificial silk industry is much too small to compensate for the difficulties, expenses and delays of excise supervision. It says that artificial silk will be one of the greatest textile materials of the future. Even before this blow, with the exception of one firm, the industry was not progressing as fast as certain Continental competing, countrica.—Renter.

London, April 30. Labour members have handed in a series of amendments to the Budget resolutions. One advocates the reduction of the ten duty from four pence to a penny-Reuter.

THE PRINCE'S TOUR.

Cape Town, April 80. H. M. S. Repulse, with the Prince of Wales on board has arrived, A royal salute boomed out from the African squadron, which escorted the battleship into Table Bay amid tremendous cheering from the assembled crowds.--Reuter.

Capetown, April 30.

A spectacular welcome was given to the Repulse by the vessels of the local yacht club which went out a mile and a half to meet the Frince of Wales with all colours flying, while a mass of small, craft hovered around the battleship, despite the prevailing mist.

The Governor-General, the Earl of Athlone and Princess Alice boarded the Repulse at ten this morning.. and an hour later the Prince of Wales lauded from the pinnace and was welcomed by Premier Hertzog and members of the cabinet, the Speaker and the President of the Senate, the Archbishop of South Africa, General Smuts and Sir Thomas Smartt. Enthusiastic crowds joined in the welcome' as the sun broke out brightly-Reuter.

MISS MACSWINEY IN AMERICA.

Chicago, April 30. Immigration oflleials, instructed from Washington, questioned Miss Mary Maeswiney in regard to herspassport under which she entered America. Miss Maeswipey said she had no passport and did not intended to get one. If she was arrested she would go on hunger strike.

Washington, April 30.

GROUP PSYCHOLOGY,

"PROF. SMITH'S LECTURE,

SHIPWRECK

CHINESE STEAMER LOST NEAR SHANGHAI, Continuing his series of lectures Prof. J. Smith spoke yesterday at Shanghai, April 30.-The Chin- the University on group psychose steamer Shunchong, owned. logy. There were very few people by the Yung Foong Com- present."

pany, on her way to Wenchow from Shanghai was wrecked off Tungchi Island, of Haimen.

dense fog.

The accident occurred in a

He said it' often seemed that the Individual, was submerged in muss situation was not the result of the movements. A modern political

ambition of one man nor was modern war an affair between two generals, but maxe

HONGKONG'S GOVERNOR.

PRESENTATION BY CHINESE COMMUNITY.

In view of the impending depar- ture of His Excellency the Governor Sir Edward Stubba, K.O..o., the Chineso ere. considering in what way the cutcom and appreciation of the services which His Excellonoy that all hands were saved, the during his tenure of office can best Reports received to-day state has rendered to the community movements rescue having been performed be expressed. Prominent, mer. The same thing applied to industry, b3 a party of Cheklang water chante are taking the lead in the Thus the whole of the modern police, summoned to the scene. by matter and no doubt the Governor's trond was towards mass movements the distross signals. which became coherent only

departure will be marked by some. The loss is estimated through a chosen leader.

at athing more substantial than mera. million dollars.

expressions of regret and good The vessel's compradore is re-wishes for a successful career ported to have died from injuries received while rushing to the deck Yesterday a circular; signed by us the vessel was sinking-the Hon. Mr. R. E, Kotewell, was

taken round to all the leading merchants, informing them that a meeting has been arranged to discuss the desirability of making a farawell presentation to H. E. the Governor when be rolinguishes the reins of office next month.

at ease and less dependent thun they had been in more primitive times they found them taking, upon

ship. themselves some degree of king- The meeting will take place in Parliament to illustrate the point. will probably be presided over by He instanced Houses of the 'Chinese, Merchants' Club and. Thus a constant degree of balance the Hon. Mr. Kotewall. was preserved.

He remarked that since the time of Darwin's "Origin of Species" there had been much research into anthropology, Into the customs and actions of ancient pcoples. Thus Reuter. they got group psychology. There was great contrast in the way the minds of animal types worked. The tiger and the cat were in dividualists but they developed only muscle and nerve. They acted as nutrition and in the propagation individuals in self preservation, of their species. Another type of animal such as the dog or the wolf also had a loyalty outside them- had a horror of being alone and selves. They were group animals and man was descended from group

Approaching Group Psychology.

animals. As man went into the which to approach group psycho- Dealing with the methods by group so he began to stand upright logy, he said there was difference and the group developed higher between psychologists as to how intellectual bowers. In the group it should be done. Some said it was gregariousness which was used by the creature to frustrate the hard and fast working of the law of the survival of the fittest, which was the law existing before groups were formed.

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Suggestion and a 'Herd. Dealing with suggestion and hypnotism. the lecturer said it was easier to suggest things to a herd

remarkable thing that the best argument to use to a collection of

The Irish Free State government has enquired in regard to the presence of Miss Macswiney in Amerien. Apparently the Immigra-than to an individual, and it was a tion officials' enquiry was based on official information that the Free Stale did not issue her a passport.-Reater."

FRENCH FINANCE.

Paris, April 30,

The “Journać Inglustricte emphasising the international im- portance of Britain's return to the gold standard, saya that it signifies the mongtury, isolation of the Latin çuuntries of Europe and brings home to France the necessity of dealing with her financial pro- blem without delay.-Renter.

RUM RUNNING.

Galveston, April 30. ' Four members of the crew of the British schooner Island Home which was seized in the Gulf of Mexico some time ago with a cargo: of liquor, have been sentenced to imprisonment ranging from eighteen months to a year. One was also fined $5,000.- Reuter.

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BIBLES IN CHINA.

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London, April 30.

About forty per cent, of the Bibles published are sold in China, js disclosed in the annual report of the British and Foreign Bible Society. Over ten million volumes were issued in the course of the year-Router.

POLAND'S FINANCIAL SITUATION.

Paris, April 30. According to the Petit Parisien Poland, owing to the improve- ment in her finances, has renounced the last instalment of the 100- millions francs loan granted by France. for its national defence.- Huvas,

GOLD MOVEMENTS. -

London, April 30,

The Bank of England, for the first time since the war, resumed its daily bulletin of gold movements. Yesterday's was "nil."-Router.

VISCOUNT FITZALAN HONOURED."

London, April 30.

Viscount Fitzalan has been appointed a Knight of the Order of the Garter-Reuter.

WELL- HE BROKE A DATE WITH ME ONE NIGHT AND

| LATER EXPLAINED HE HAD

SPENT THE NIGHT WITH

HARRY HOW DOES THAT

MAKE HIM A SNEAK?

'CAUSE 1. HAD SPENT

TH WHOLE EVENING.

WITH HARRY

-MUSELF-

MOTHER AND BABY.

THE EMPIRE COMPETITION.

so that it may be hung in the Town Hall or some local public building; there to be evidence of the success which has been gained by a baby and a mother citizen of the township.

through the group and some through the individual. He ad- A further score abeet received vised the latter, for mass psycho- from the National Baby Wook. logy was in all of us. It had sur Council records the intoresting vived there with individual paycho- information that a handsome silver, logy and whatever we could find shield is to be presented as a in the study of group psychology trophy to the township from which which agreed with ourselves was the winning competitors,.. mother true. and that which we could not and baby, in the Dupire's Mother find was false. What a man, and Baby Competition, are entered, such study, could conceive him self doing ther was correct und that which he could not, false.,

In conclusion he said it was men was "this is a truth generally curious that in the great facts of accepted." That fixed the key of life man 'was always seeking a the height of suggestibility of the permanent and puré belief. And herd. Characteristics of the herd when he wanted that he went not were hatred of being alone and to individual reason but accepted the will to obey any action the what was commonly thought. And Teader might take.

was when he had misgivings regarding found in people to-day.

this he bolstered up his accepted In a primitive legends they belief with his own reasoning. found that the hero was

man Evolution was the eternal struggle worshipped by the rest of the between man's limitations and the people. This was expression of new developments he wished to the desire to be heroes themselves. work. It was an eternal shedding By and hy as people became more of cocoons.

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