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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 1925

CORRESPONDENCE.

To the Editor, Hongkong Telegraph.]

Bearing the Cost

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PROLETARIAN. Horgkong, Aug. 20 b. Tuesday's Indignation Meeting.

RUSSIAN LIES.

LOATHSOME ANTI-BRITISH

FILM.

GREAT BRITAIN AND JAPAN.

A Historic Friendship.

Moscow is exploiting the ele». ema in its insidious campaiga The Duke of York ipoka of the against Britain and British pres- friendship between Groat Bri- Sir.-The Public meeting next ripe. Advertisements in the Mos iain and Japan, and the import- Tuesday on the Hongkong and cow papora announce that the Anco of the alliance in maintain- Oanton situation will doubtless Goskino, the Soviet Kinomato-ing the peace of the Far East at desire to send a long and detailed graph Trust, has completed, after a farewell banquet given by the telegram to the Prime Minister. a month's hard work, a 16,000 ft. Japanese Society to their presi The question then arises, who is film entitled "The Yellow Race." dent, Baron Hayashi, the Japan- to pay for it? May I suggest It depicts the life of the Chinose ese Ambassador; at the Hyde that every member of the audi- factory workers, and the villain Park Hotel. Supporting the Pre- ence comes prepared to contribute is an Englishman, who is represident were Prince and Princess' a dollar towards the cost of tho sentod as the superintendent of Asaka, the French and Danish telegram and the hire of the factory in which a number of Ambassadors, and the Lord Mayor thoatre? Arly balance could be young Chinese girls are employ of London and the Lady Mayoress. handed over to the newly revived ad. The film could not be shown The British Government wasropre- branch of the China Association. in Europe because of its indec-set ted by several Ministers, and

Yours, etc.,

encies. The hero is a young there was a large gathering of the Chinese Communist student, who Japanese community in London is gaidod and advised by his and of English traders with Japan.) friend. a Russian agitator of the The Duke of York expressed his Third International. The end of regret that he had never had an the picture shows the Englishman opportunity of "going to Baron Sir. There can only be and has boarding a steamer to leave China Hayashi'e beautiful country.

and the happy factory under the Prince Arthur of Connaught only ever been one solution to the management of a Chinese Soviet. [he said] has visited Japan three present crisis, and that is WarThe Moscow board of censorship times, and at this banquet last! ngainst

the no-called Canton

has passed the picture as having year he was able to dwell upon Authorities. There are too many untold agitation value, and the the unaffected friendliness ex- people who are inclined to

management of the Goskino has tended to him by all classes of down and say we can't have War been congratulated and ordered the Japanese people. Two yERTB and we' can't do this. There to make a hundred copies for dis- ago my brother the Prince of is no such word as can't in tribution in Russia and China. Wales, also spoke at this banquet the dictionary, and some really China Express.

in praise and admiration of his Japanese hosts and their wonder- "determined effort to obtain British

ful land. The Duchess and I foel, Intervention is most necessary. It

therefore, that our knowledge re- is the duty of every British citizen and everyone who has a stake in

wains incomplete until we also have been to Japan. this Colony to attend Tuesday's Mecting. By doing so they will be assisting in the awakening of the Authorities at Home to the real seriousness of the situation here.

elt

Might I suggest that someone be appointed at the Meeting to tuke. the names of all young men who

CZECHO-SLOVAKIAN FINANCE.

Capital Levy: Reduces Note

Circulation."

His Royal Highness went on to remind his bearers that Prince Chichibu, the Emperor's second

son, would soon arrive in Eng

land; and be biase f wished to emphasize the compliment paid to us by the Imperial Family and are willing to volunteer for activer the break-up of the Austre. the Japanese people in entrusting service?" It might help the Govern-Hungarian Empire the functions this Prince to our care. This was ment to realize the gravity of the of a national bank in Czecho the first time that a son of a liv- situation if we could include in our Slovakia rere cutrusted to a banking Emperor had undertaken a telegram a message id the effecting office of the Ministry of prolonged residence abroad, and the choice of our country WEE A that every able-bodied young man Finance.

The monetary problems with great bonour to all British people which the country was faced in and a striking proof of the historio its legacy of Austro-Hungarian and continued friendship between

Japan and Britain. ank notes demanded measures

at the meeting has volunteered to serve. Yours etc..

ANTI-PHILANDERER. Hongkong, August 21st, 1925.

Why A Public Meeting? Sir-In sending you this letter for favour of publication, I hasten

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that it is a matter for sincere re; gret to myself that I feel compelled

tice..

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The political education of Ger- ing my thoughts over a non de 31 last had yielded 4,128 400 man youth is proceeding apaca plume, I trust that my humble Czocho Slovak crowns and has amid great rivalry, slates the opinion will not, as a result, be been used for the most part in the London Morning Post's corres- brushed aside as unworthy of no-reduction of the fiduciary note pondent in Berlin. On the one

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band, there are the Nationalist As early as 1920 the National societies, which are training their The recent events in China have' not unnaturally stirred up a feel-Assembly passed a law to convert young men to be their country's ing of deep disappointment and the banking office of the Ministry liberatora," and so to prepare the concern among foreigners in gen- of Finance into a national joint war for the restoration of Mon- eral and Britishers in particulur. steek. bank. A return to stable archism, and, on the other hand, The action of the extremist agita conditions was laid down as the the Democrat section of the ns- tors has undeniably seriously prerequisite to such a stop. This tion, which is training its young affected trade, and it was not sur-condition appears now to have men to be upholders of the Re- been satisfied, the Government public. The Communists have prising that a public meeting

hould have been called some shore has made a declarat on before also their own young men associ-1

Parliament in which it

wasations, the members of which are time ago at which an opportunity stated:

being trained to prepagate Com- was given of registering protest The Government does not munist ideae. All three groups and Indignation. This expression besitate to, declare that, in ac are equally enthusiastic, of the British community's feelingcordance with the law of April 14

A huge demonstration was held was duly forwarded to official 1920, a national joint stock bank recently by 35,000 members of the quarters in Lontion, and it is to will be established without any Order of Young Germans at the be presumed that it had the effet delay on the following lines: foot of the great monument erect- of emphasizing the apprehension (1) The Czecho Slovak crowned a Leipzig to commemorate the which exists in Hongkong and the which is stabilized at the level battle fought there in 1813. Its treaty ports to-day.

arrived at by the development of feature was the singing of a hymn

Many speakers, including Dr. While thoroughly agreeing with the last two years, will remain of which each verse ends with the the action then taken, I do feel, until further notice Czecho Slova- words 'Lord make us free". Up- It will be necessary for the Maria Montessori, gave their

(2) The Sir, that a further public meeting kia's legal tender.

roarous applauso greeted the Government at some early date views on child psychology to a is both unnecessary and unwise. National Bank will assume the statements of the Grand Master to submit to Parliament a large conference in Piccadilly in con- Without doubt, the Hon. Mr. Holy-duty of insuring the stabilization that the Order of Young Ger- estimate for the repair of the nexton with National Baby Weak. oak and the other promoters are of the crown at this level.",

mana will never rest until peace fabric of the Palace of Westmin Dr. J. A. Hadfield of King's actuated by praiseworthy motives, The declaration goas on to but does it not seem rather un-state that the new bank will and freedom have been regained. ster, and in order that members College, talked of the intimate The greatest of the German No shall know the exact condition relationship between will and He said that a complimentary to both the Hung- become in law and in fact in- tionalist organizations, the "Stahl, of the building a non-party Coms temporament. kong Government and Sir James dependent of all Government in helm," has just published a report mittes has been set up to investi- child obtained ite energies about Jamieson that the community fluence. As soon as political and of its activities and aims. It was gato the present position at first the age of two years.

The self-willed child, if properly economic conditions in Europa founded in December, 1918, by a hand.. Led by Sir Frank Baines, mass meetings at which a certain are stabilized a return will be number of soldiers who served at the Director of Works at the treated, made the strong-willed amount of hot air and possibly made to an effective gold, and the front, their purpose being to Ofice of Works, who is respon- man: self-willed impulses in the tactless afterances will be

ard at which the paper crown has combat the Communist terror and sible for the Houses of Parlia- child should not be crushed, every reboen stabilized since, ti o end of

to restore order. The succossos ment, 14 Intrepid members of the impulse must be given au outlet. leased? Surely, if the situation 1982.

gained led to the establishment committee, nine Conservatives, At the age of three years a child f groups in all parts of Germany, three Labour, and two liberals, began to learn self-disciplíne sod and each group has since grown climbed to the roof of the building self-mastery. It was too often Mr. Howard Carter, one of the and is subdivided Members and made an examination of the assumed that self-mastery came , with external discipline, but the national ardust all be The dimoulty is that fissures elements of self-mastery were Christians. Before "freedom'

are constantly forming at unex inherent in the child's mind. Tho can be obtained, say its leaders, pected points. By a process of true character did not dovolop Germany must be rid of braggarts, handpicking the loose stone has until the child had a will of its corruption, and belief in the In- eo far been removed sucoessfully own.

When 211⁄2 to three years old, a be served by the community show-but for goodness enke letternationals. The organization without acok ent to members or ing a lack of trust in those whose have the confidence to believe that has a membership of two millions passers-by. In the past 316 years child passed through the stage of suggestibility and at the age of duty it is to maintain British it will be.šure ̈*.

and is growing daily. The leaders no less than 35 tons of stone by four passed to the age of in- prestige, and rights. And in my I believe, Sir, that promoters are officers who gained experien- been removed by handpicking. dependence, A mother should

There is no suggestion that the opinion, a series of public meet-of. public meetings who wax elo-e6 at the. Front, maintain that

f Inge and resolutions is tantaquent on the advisability of Great they are not working for a now building, fe in any danger. The spend the whole of her time with mount to a lack of trust, It Britain waging war, would serve war, as they know too well what main structure is perfectly sound, her child until it was five years should be remembered that Bolshe a far more patriotic motive wore war is, and claim that they saved the fissures having af peared for of age. viam and disorder have appeared they to organlee counter propa-the nation from Bolshevism In the meat part in the ornamental. in various parts of the British ganda measures among the Chin- the spring of 1919. Empire within recent years, and ese rather than take it upon them-

here should continue

to

hold

is carefully weighed up, it will

be generally recognized that the Home Government is not unaware

of the challenge which has been, iscoverers of King Tut's tomb, must belong to a party which is stone work. thrown out to British Interests lans to unwrap the mummy of out here. Effective counter mea the king next Cotober. sures must, and I feel convinced,

will, be taken. But I cannot be

lleve that any good purpose will

I

It cannot be said that the British selves to advise British statesmen Government has needed spurring what action should be taken.

on by resolutions passed at public meetings of the communi-

ties concerned. To us out here, action, may appear to healow,

Enclosing my card,

Yours, etc.

THINKER Hongkong, August 21st, 1925.***

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