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claration of Government policy.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1931.

control over government, on the owner of the village. That, says Mr. Brallaford, would be tolerable If the interests of owner and tenant wore identical, but in fact they are violently opposed, and the landlord would use his political power to per- patuate one of the worst systems.of.

DAY BY DAY

CURE THAN A NEW CONTINENT.

I WOULD SOONER DISCOVER A NEW

Professor G. H. Mason,

The F. and O. 88. Kashgar, from

H. B. ELLISTON on

THAT SILVER LOAN.

tenure which survive in the modern Shanghai, is due at 6 am. on Friday.THISPERS from various poll-of.empire builders. It would defy

world. The devisers of Indian Con- etitutions have been sedulous in providing for the representation of minorities, and it is now pertinent to ask whether the time has not come to provide also for the repre-

sentation of the majority. At are sent, the tenant massey of the villages have rarely a vote and never a representative.

The dean which Mr. Brailsford has put forward may net meet with immediate approval, but if they are seriously considered it will be seen that they are based on sound prin- ciples. A year ago, they may have been considered wholly fantasticnt, but we have to remember that a new India has wakened to action. and that there has latterly been a

itself everywhere regarding the

marked change of view manifesting

The many friends of the Hon. Mr.]

favourably.

Chamber of Commerce is giving n

Went nuts from via un pull the emport or any one nation test

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R. I, Kotewall, who is a patient at about the possibilities of- floating Beglect-has-added-Immeasurably the Italian Convent Hospital, will b a huge loan to China have now to its magnitude: So much waita glad to hear that he la progressing been displaced by open converan- to be done in China to bring that tions. An understanding acoma country abreast of the rest of the to have been circulated that the modern world that any chome Last week's health return show plan sponsored by II.II. Stevens, which would make more than two fatal cases of cerebro-suite Canadian Minister of Trade and dent in the surface two non-fatal cases of diphtheria amCommerce, has

of projects three non-fatal occurrences of typn

the basis undor contemplation calla for one imported. There were 40 death.

or informal conves. The world co-operation. If the world from pulmonary tuberculonia?

Stovena plan contemplates a came to the help of China at this $1,000,000,000 loan to China. The juncture, it would also help to pro- The Hongkong Chinese General American angle is represented by mote the political stabilization or

a Senate

subcommittee report pro- the regime at Nanking. dinner in honour of thritish posing a $250,000,000 silver loan. In theory, then, the plan sounds Economie Mission and the Cotton Indeed one of the chief features hopeful. It is helped by the inet AIS ver nt The Kam Ling of the Stevens scheme in the ship that the industrial nations of the ment to China of militons of West are beginning to realize that ounces of silver for the purpose part of the trouble with the in Eight strokes of the cane was the of adding to the internal silver dustrial system is the undue ein aentence pussed on a Chinese boy. circulation of China. Apparentiy phaals which has been placed on Young Fong, who was charged before Mr. Stevens incorporated the idea the expansion of plant. Indus- Mr. Botters, at the Kowloon Magis in his plan at the behest of the trialists must now find customers tracy this morning, with the theft of silver reducers, who have been for the products of their swollen nine planks from a timber yard in hard hit the stern decline in equipment.

the Argyle Street,

priep of the white metal, At the current price of less than 30 A tin of kerosine which became cents an ounce, nilver has fallen power cxists than in China. W

No greater reservoir of buying accidentally ignited on a fishing junk far lower from the peak of post-Ting-ang. one of the ableat war levels than any other com-Ministers that Chinn ever sent to

Trade Restaurant am the 20th. Instant:

in Aberdeen Harbour yesterday, ex- ploded, gausing burns to a member of

Unemployment Finance, The British Treasury has lasued a very outspoken Memorandum on the growing costs of social services for the benefit of the Royal Com-able. mission which is dealing with the

ngu.

of the evening. Refresh-

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present

Indian problem. After a study of the question on the spot, Mr. the crew, who died after being admodity. It is said to have reached Washington, used post-prandially Brailsford has reached the conclu-Hospital, this morning.

mitted into the Government Civila record low price in history. to discourse on the stimulus to the Will the dumping of surplus on textile trade which would come sion that Indian thought is not

China improve matters? Expert from the lengthening of every buying itself with constitutional

Found in a taxicab at the Star Ferry platon is doubt al, even if Crums Chinese shirt by one inch. In his issues, such as the basis of Federaan February & a Slazenger tennis greed, which is more than doubt-picturesque way he was trying to racquet, with blue waterproct cover, ful. There is no shortage of establish in foreign imagination tlon. It has been driven down to was found, as well as a brown slik silver in China. Stocks are filling some idea of the possibilities of the naked facts of village life the umbrella, left by a European lady in the bank vaults in the treaty ports future Chinese demand for West-

a ricksha at the Star Ferry last night to overflowing. There is, how-ern commodities. starvation and the usurious debts, The owners are asked to communicate ever, a "ahortage" of circulation..

with the Water Police.

How is the industrial West go- It is estimated that in Shanghai ing to tap this potentially great the taxes and the rents that go to

alone the store in as much as 200,- market? Is it going to stand by landlords who perform no Hocial

Seventeen members of the Shanghai 100,000 ounces, or three function. Thear will certainly be Police Force will come down here on more that the stocks of five or China has accommodated her old times at the behest of the bankers until March 10 to fulfil a number of sport six years ago. Partly the metal debtors? Modern industry cannot the first problems that a self-ing ixtures with the Hongkong For has flowed in from the countries afford to keep its eyes on the past. governing India will have to face, this being in held by a Hongkong which have deserted silver for gold It must look into the future, and

visit to that paid a and it is well that in the final fram. Police sports team two years

as their standard of currency.there are indications of industrial ing of any Constitution, due notice shooting competition are amongst the terior of China for safe keeping imposed by finance.

Football, tennis, geit, billiards and a Partly it has come from the in-restivances under the restraint>< should be taken of these vital fac-interport eventa in the programme.

Conditions up-country In recent

Laissez faire in China has been years have not been propitious for the watchword of the financiers tors. Unless we want to see Rus-

Registered as the owner of 4. Fung the traditional hoarding of metal-since the alan history repeated in India, it

catablishment of the Fal Terrace, Mr. Wong Ping-chiu, who, lie money as savings.

China Consortium in 1920. would be wise to arm the masses

That was represented by Mr. F. E. Nash, was fined $6 by Mr. Lindsell at the

body, one of the greatest groups with constitutional weaponя. Central Police Court this morning for whether thin, feature of the plan asembled for a purpose of this It is questionable, therefore, of financial interests thus far occupying Crown Land without a permit, it being stated that the de- will ever get beyond the academic kind, has heretofore blockel fendant had a pipe Hine for the flush stage. It aim in stimulating Chinese recourse

to the money system without having paid this year's Chinese demand for silver to take market until obligatione at honourable pence in that troubled

fees. Mr. Nash entered a plea of care of increased trade within 'n default shat have been put in land. It is something to the good

guilty to a technical offenes and re- China would be achieved beyond order, Nobody, least of all the marked that his clients had never had a doubt by the floatation of a large present Minister of Finance at that the delegates have issued a

any notice that the fees were renew-productive loan in the various Nanking, would manifesto in which they appeal to

question the money capitale, Such B loan justice of that stand. But laissez all parties to co-operate in bringing unemployment problem. This Com- Clab for men of the Services, which

would involve the movement to faire has been The dance arranged by the Cheer China not

carled too far. of allver but the work of the Conference to alusion, by the way, as will be seen

of There has been no preparation for was held in the City Ifall on Monday machinery and industrial equip-future changes on the Chinese completion. This aupports the from the personnel given in our

evening, was a great success, and allment.

'horizon. statement made when they left news columns, is an altogether im-

who attended had a thoroughly good A year ago the proposal would time. Both Ball Rooms were in use, have been dismissed na foolish It is not reasonable to maintain England that they were sworn to partial body, representative neither and among the four hundred people dream. The time for Ananeing the Consortium in Its present con- do their utmost to secure agreement of employers nor employees, and ita

present all branches of the Serviers China seemed to have been post-dition when all groups in China appeared to be represented. The poned until the Greek kalends. are opposed to it. Many times the on the basis of the proposals put investigation of one of the biggest "Cheero" Band, under the leadership This attitude was dictated not so statement has come from the Far forward by the Conference and con- questions now facing Britain should of Mr. G. W. True, provided the much by the endemic turmoil of East that the Consortium has no tained in the Prime Minister's debe of the utmost valne. There is music, and contributed largely to the the previous decade, but by the chance of ever undertaking finan--

a widespread demand that expendiments were served by members of the defaults on old indebtedness which cial operations in China. Finan Ая ture on social services, and especial- Ladion Chmmittee.

persisted in the face of National-cial statesmanship should there- we have said all along, everythingly on unemployment relief, must be

ist promises and the financial fore demand the reorganization of practically hinges on the attitude cut, in which connexion It is re- San-lan, a married woman living at

Returning home last night, Wonz Renius of T. V. Soong. Nanking's at least the method

Finance Minister.

of dealing of Gandhi, who now has the greatest freshing to note that the Treasury, 24, Queen's Road West, was engaged

financially with China in line with Every time Mr. Soong started the reorganization which has opportunity which has ever come obviously with the approval of Mr.in talk by a man whom she had never to grapple with the problem. of taken place since 1920 in seen before. Her interest was arous-debt readjustment, his effort was dealing diplomatically with that his way of helping in the solution Snowden, is recommending an em-

ed by package which the man told alde-tracked by the recurrence of country. of a problem which has hitherto de-ergency scheme involving reduced her contained banknotes which he had, revolts into the financing of new China is no longer treated

In the world of affairs fied all the efforts of statesmen.

short time beft, nicked up on military

expeditions. But the kind of vassal state, but as an equal In fairness to the present Govern-board a ship. She willingly handed leaders in China since the Meanwhile, it will be Interesting met, it must be stated that the pre-over $200, into the men's keeping at modus vivendi, allowing of

Inst entitled to the rights of recipro- over her personal trinkets, valued at disturbance seem to have arrived cfly. if we turn for a moment to a rather sent lavish expenditure on unem while phe hastened to &noney-

At one time several commenta- striking suggestion which has been ployment relief is not wholly due to arrival that the parcel contained tempt national reconstruction,

changer's shop, only to discover on breathing spell in which to at-tors thought that the League of made by Mr. H. N. Brailsford, tho the Labour

Nations might take over the func- Administration; the blank paper. The man had vanished | Such a task as this involves tions of the China Consortium. well-known publicist, in regard to costs of all social services had been when she looked for hins.

would stagger the most Napoleonie Several Chinese in high places the question of internal govern-tamensely raised by preceding Gov-

supported the idea. They Warn ment in India. i will be recalledbour regime has undoubtedly added

persuaded that what-the-League had done for Austria and other that in its statement of policy, the to the obligations which have been

countries it might also do for British Government urged the incurred, witness the fact that only

China But In its last report the granting of a more liberal franchise recently it brought forward a Bill

finance committee of the Lengue foreshadowed the transfer of such to the masses. Nothing was said increasing the borrowing nowers of

functions to the Bank for Inter as to the extent to which concea- the Unemployment Insurance Fund

national Settlement at Basel, sions should be made on these lines, votes have been periodically called by a further £10,000. These huge but Mr. Brailsford now comes for for of late, and In spite of the ward with what he admits may seem Fund's insolvency, Miss Bonfield has a daring proposal-namely, that we had to admit that the present Gov- must do in India what we have done crnment has passed legislation in Ceylon, and hase the Constitu- which has added 180,000 claimants tion on universal or at least on man-to the register and £13,000,000 to hood suffrage. Bearing in mind this procedure is now making it- the annual burdon. The folly of the huge percentage of illiteracy elf apparent to the Government, amongst the people of India, this and evidently Mr. Snowder, faced may seem a rash auggestion, but with the task of balancing the the author of the proposal says, that | Budget, is determined that the time

one Icarna to know the hos come to call halt. villages of India, the difficulty tends to disappear. The peasants, he points out, do not think, and would not vote. us individuals. They (suffer and think as a compact mass, and as a mass each villager would vote. Therefore to ask whether we

benefits and incrensed contributions.

ernments. All the same, the La-

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"I could have made a grand slam if I'd had enough nerve to bid six diamonds.”.....

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The World Bank has many ad- vantages over the China Consor-. tium. Qf main interest at present is the fact that It does not possess the political atmosphere which athl clings to the Consortium and which

gives to that body the pearance of being a relic of an outmoded regime. Scarcely any greater. work could be undertaken than the Anancial resuscitation of China under the auspices of the. World Bank. To the Germans. least (and Dr. Hjalmar Schacht may lay claim to a certain degree of parentage for the Basel fn- stitution), such work was to be the main "secondary" function of the new bank.

So the financiers could do a great deal in clearing their own- docks for future action. The time- for action has been brought much nearer by the business slump. Industrialists are taking long looks into the future. donery a China that can be helped along the road to a which will be shared by all.

prosperity trading natione. No argument up by the bankera ngainst to China but can be ap plied with much more force in re- gard to Russla Yot American- capital and industry is co-opera tiny in the work of equipping (Continnad on Page 77)