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his vote what he has declared in his recent speeches-that the Govern- ment has falled to do all that it might in regard to unemployment, ; & Liberal M. P.'s in visiting their constituencies have latterly found

very galling to criticisms of their own supporters who have been complaining that by ita attitude towards the Govern

it

1930.

DAY BY DAY-

distanta kontak puasa OD 10❤ THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO MADE

COUNTRY GREAT WERE IR our

WERE meet the RESISTIBLE BECAUSE THEY

ΣΤΑΒ COURAGE, SELF-RELIANCE AND THE ORIGINATORS, BECAUSE THEY

THE MEN AND SPIRIT OF SERVICE WOMEN WHO WILL KEEP HER GREAT

--Alexander Ramsay.

ment the Liberal Party is endanger. ing its existence as a separate poli- tical entity.

instances In some they have been told that if the Li- beral policy is to keep Labour in power, there is little reason why

THOMAS BURKE discusses

THE HOLLYWOOD MIND.

And tells a new story about G.B.S.

published book, "A Voyage to the rights of his play, "The Prin- MUST EXHIBIT THE SAME QUALITIES. MR. ELMER RICE'S recently Arthur Tennyson" inquiring about

Puerilin," is a deliciously aolemn cess."

Bound Things in Covers! Yesterday's health return shows satire on life as presented on the one Chinese case of typhoid fever.cinema screen; but from my ex-

perience of the people. of the film A friend of mine who visited. Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Peafce return-world the title would have served Hollywood told me of an encoun- ed from Shanghai by the P and O. equality well for a book on Holly ter with one of its star comedians wood." Nobody who has seen any who lives in a villa that would of the advertising matter issued have turned a Roman Emperor It has a swim-

liner Macedonia.

voters should go out of their way to support Liberal candidates. The

Chan Tai a boatwoman, has re-by American film companies needs sick with envy. argument has been made all the ported to the police that her one-to be told of these people's utter ming-bath, a carp pool, its own meet its fives court, four tonnis courts, mare "unanswerable from the fact. year-old son disappeared from the gnorance of the meaning of dirt-track, its own running track,

craft while it was moored along-words, but not until you

do you fully realise their its cinema theatre. its plays STANDARD SIX that many of those Liberal M.P.'s, side, the Mongkok Ferry Wharf, them

who by their votes in the House the night before last, and is believ abysmal illiteracy. I have never theatre, its music-room, and lord (thank goodness) had to go to knows what else. To my friend, 5 Pas. TOURING 1926 MODEL

Hollywood, but 1 have met scores who was wandering about the have prevented the defeat of La-ed to have been drowned.

There will be a Lantern Lecture of its people on this side, and studio, came the comedian. "Say PRICE $1,000.

bour, have not hestitated roundly CHEVROLET SEDAN to criticise the Government outside held at Helena May Institute on doubt if one could find anywhere I'd like to know yeh. Ych write

Mr. Lloyd George, of Tuesday November 18th at 5.30. a community with a lower stand-1 books, they say." "Yes." "Er

Bound things, in covers?" the House.

p.m. when Mr. P. J. Price will speak ard of education or even of com- books. 5 Pas. 1928 MODEL

understanding. Schoolboy "Yes" "And when y'open these on "Holiday in Indo-China". The mon course, may be a better tactician PRICE $1,100.

than many of his followers. He Rev. T. Featherstone will be in the howlers, which appear in the books the story don't start right Ad Press every year at examination away. There's a blank page or chair. Open to the Public. | may realise that Liberalism will mission $0.30 Children $0.20 time, are entirely outclassed by so-ch?" "Yes." "Well, I'd

the howlers committed by adult mighty glad if yeh'd give me one have nothing to gain from an early det.

film people. At first, when some of yer books and write yer name Jou that blank page. And I'll have General Election. None the less,

The Annual Dinner of the of them were reported to me, we can well understand and appre- Royal Engineers Old Comrades used to think they were invented, it laid on my hall table." "Well, ciate the impatience of the rank Association is advertised to take so incredible were they; but after yes," my friend said, "I'll do that and file of the Party. Whether we place in the Savoy Hotel, on Wed-some contact with the film world for you. But as you don't seem to nesday, November 12th, at 8.301 changed my view. Until films know much about books, would are soon to have another General p.m. Tickets at $2.50 each may were invented nobody guessed that you mind telling me why you want .so many grown-up it?" "Well boy. honest I don't Election remains to be seen. If so, be obtained from the Hon. Seere-there were

know. But everybody in Holly- wood's doing it!" it would not be easy to forecast thetary, Chief Engineer's Office, Vic-ninnies in the world.

toria Barracks. outcome in view of the Conserva- tive split on tariffs. But we im- agine that even Labour is tired of rinning a Government on suffer

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FRIDAY, Nov. 7, 1930.

THE LIBERAL REVOLT.

ance, and it might well be that an-

do much to clear the air.

react

a

js

metal, is more

in the vaults

before. ever

of

Im-

the fact that there are Liberals who mobility in this manner,

comes

it

As the Yaumati ferry Mau. Yee

be

Smart Lads!

Now, What's the Idea? Could a six-year-old schoolboy was steaming off the Naval Yard beat this? The management of one One of my own encounters with at Kowloon, last evening, the cry of the big film companies invited a the breed happened in the Savoy of "Man overboard!" was raised number of Australian exhibitors, Hotel, when I was suddenly in- and the vessel was turned round with whom they did business, to troduced to a terrible creature

man.

MAN WITH 10,000 HEROIN PILLS.

ARRESTED ON WATERFRONT

must be

That was

(Continued on Page 7.)

other appeal to the country would to enable a search to be made for come to Hollywood, at their exnamed Gus or Bud or Snip or some a passenger who was believed to pense and spend a week in the auch name. He was oiled and have jumped overboard. In spite studios. A man was detailed to scented and jewelled. He had dia- of prolonged cruising about the show them round the studios and monds on the right hand and dia- area, no trace was found of the explain every process to them. monds on the left, and at every As they went round the studios remark he flipped his fingers on- Few observers of British poli-

the boss of the company followed, der my nose and threw flashes of World Gold Crisis. tical developments will feel any sur-

incognito, at a distance, to watch lightning fh my eyes. He is an-" the effect. At the end of the other of the kings of films. “Au- prise at the fact that some Liberals

The threat of a world gold

morning he sent for the guide and thor, eh? Yer last book been åre beginning to kick over the

shortage in the near future, re-

asked "Where did we invite these nimed? No? Then lemme have traces in their resentment at being garding which special League of

tralia? Australia? How long it you," I said. "It's quite unsuit- instructed to refrain from assist Nations investigators have just

guys from?" "Australia." "Aus- a copy." "It wouldn't interest YESTERDAY.

for take 'em to get here?" "Threeable

filming." "Whadyeh ing the defeat of the Labour Gov-issued an interim report, contains

Over 10,000 heroin pills were weeks." "Three weeks? Say, they mean?" "It's not the kind of thing ernment in the House of Commons. dangerous potentialities not gen-

being carried by a Chinese on the learnt English pretty good in that would make a picture." "No? realised Apparently On the Conservative amendmenterally

the central waterfront yesterday when three weeks." That story is true; Well, why naht? What's the idea Revenue Officers stopped him and and its hero is one of the kings of writing a book that's gaht no dealing with unemployment, Party utter of little interest to

man in the street. the shortage, asked where he had obtained them-films.

film interest? You English "au- Headquarters ordered the Liberals which may show itself as soon as He replied that a passenger on This same man felt, at one time, thors don't know the first thing to abstain from voting, but, gird-1934, will certainly un-the King Yuen from Canton had that the stories from his scenario about yer business. Liasen-you next book's gaht ing at this, five went into the lobby favourably on his personal budget paid him two dollars to bring the department were getting stale.see that yer

action is pills ashore.

New sources of stories against the Government and four unless international

The man was remanded by Mr found, and he ordered one of his plenty of good filmstuff in it. If it has, we maght do something. gave their support to Labour. The taken to adjust matters. One of Lindsell this morning for further lieutenants to get a list of all the 'm just now looking for a real

enquiries when charged with outstanding writers in Europe,

love-and-detective cracker-jack numbers are not impressive, and, of our principal troubles to-day

and ask each of them which of

story. (Flip-flip.) Think it over, course, they exercised no real in-he fact that gold, as a concrete possession.

their books were available for boy. (Flip-flip). And don't be flence in the vote. The significance banks than

ters making handsome offers for kent be filmed. That kinda of the incident is to be found in nudiately it disappears into im-use of existing stocks. Some co. filming. The result was that let-зuch a fool as to write a book that be-operation between nations is de-film-rights were received by Sig- thing's no use to us. No use a

Einstein, Tall!" sense manded. Certainly it is not con-mund Freud, Albert in an economic

ac- Benedetto Croce, Bergson, and a

But my favourite story of these object to their leader's tactics of still keeping Labour in power, and "sterile," that is, it ceases to func-ceivable that financiers will that such prominent personalities tion as a basis for new credit. The quiesce in a long-term declining number of other writers whose lunatles is of the scene, witness- the trend of commodity prices merely names had been found in a high-ed by a friend of mine, between less active gold there is in

brow publisher's list as the Chief Whip and Sir John Si-world, the more it appreciates in because they cannot bear to part pretty good, but I think a rivala Hollywood magnate and that

company beat it by writing to "Sir mon should go the length of re-value. And appreciation in gold with their surplus stocks. gistering their disapproval of La- values inevitably produces lower bour policy.

prices for commodities, particular- It is apparent from the tone ofly of raw materials such as wheat, Mr. Lloyd George's remarks dur-sugar, collon, rubber and so on. ing the unemployment debate that Already a serious slump in the he is animated more by considera-price of such materials is shown to have had a big influence upon tions of expediency than anything the present world-wide business else in refusing to lord himself to depression and an extension of the any movement which may jeopar- downward trend would result in dise the Labour Government. In-chaos. Obviously, it becomes of asmuch as he criticised the Govern- the utmost importance that gold ment's inaction in regard to unem- should be stabilized as a basis for credit. One of the factors operat- ployment, it would have been per- fectly logical for him to support the ing against stabilisation to-day is, of course, the maldistribution of Conservative amendment which existing stocks. America holds merely regretted Labour's failure to practically 45 per cent. propose measures adequate to deal world's total, more than twice as with the industrial crisis or to much as she needs to hack her check the growth of unemployment. currency note liabilities, France's share is approximately 19 per Obviously he is not satisfied that cent. again far in excess of her the Government has done all that needs. Meanwhile, Great Britain, it might, but he declared that he Germany, the Argentine and other could not support the Conservative countries are seriously embarrass- amendment because it was Protec led by a weak position. It is be- tionist: It should be pointed out, coming to be recognised that a however, that the actual terms of more equitable distribution is one the amendment contained no refer-of the first essentials to a

covery of trade, but how to coax whatever to Protectionism, the gold out of vaults of the Naturally, the Conservatives, in Federal Reserve Bank and the the supporting the amendment, would Bank of France must await

of the advocate Protection as the only final recommendation “adequate measure," but Liberal en- League of Nations' committee. On dorsement of the motion before the the possibility of the new supply House would not have committed failing to satisfy demand, it is pointed out that the normal Mr. Lloyd George or his followers growth in population and world to support of the Conservative trade requires an increase arguments. They would have their about 3 per cent. per annum in own ideas of the best manner in active gold stocks. This gain hus which to deal with the unemploy- not been maintained for several ment problem. So we reach the years. Of the annual output, valued at about £80,000,000, over conclusion that if the Liberal leader a half is absorbed by jewellers were honest with himself and the and dentists, and "hoarders" in Orient. It is necessary, same may be said of those who took the. their cue from him-he would have therefore, lacking new goldfields, ne compunction in expressing by that the world should make better

ense

of the

-re-

of

"Comb yer hair, Mister?"

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