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TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1932.

DAY BY DAY

radiating centre of British educa- tional Influence, technical and otherwise, in the Far East. There is no doubt whatever that a great need exists for facilitating the pan-

Į LAUGH AT sing of picked 'students from tho

THE OBJECTION AGAINST A MAN, THAT AT & FORMER University to the universities, tech-PERIOD OF HIS CAREER, HE ADVOCAT nical institutes and workshops of ED A POLICY DIFFERENT TO HIS PRE- Great Britain. We all know,

SENT ONE. ALL I SEEK TO ARCEK- TAIN

WHETHER HIS PRESENT Sir William Hornell pointed outPOLICY BE JUST, NECESSARY, EX- yesterday, how much importance PEDIENT; WHETHER AT THE PRÉSENT the United States attaches to this MOMENT HE 18 PREPARED TO SERVE matter and how beneficial in the SENT NECESSITIES.-Disraeli.

HIS COUNTRY ACCORDING TO IT PRE-

long run such a policy In to the spread of American idens and the opening up of American business opportunities.

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$1

Steps on the Road to Recovery.

By "THE SENTINEL.”

The present state of Europo[reparations due by Germany can and the causes of Its unhappy be conaldered only on condition |plight make a depressing story, that an equivalent roduction in The Ben Line A. Benvenue, from one which presents a strange com- the debts owed to America in al- fome vin Singapore, is due here on montary on the capacity of pro-lowed. "The Americans will be Sunday,

sent-day democracies to manage paiti just as much as the creditors their affairs, and reflecta the of the Reich recolve, from the The P. & 0; xạ. Rajputans, from tragic inability of post-war states-Germans." Hongkong, arrived at London on 9th manship to cope with the tasks January at 5 am).

which confront it. The frat step on the long road to recovery 1 opportunity. While the United An amended antification states that fearless, recognition of actual States still haskel in the warm the x.. Talamba, from Singapore, is facts; the next, unflinching cour-glow of trade prosperity, Presi now due on Thursday morning. age in the framing of politics dent Hoover was in a position,

which accord with those facts.

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France has missed her great

without endangering his own poll- tical future or that of the Ro- At the Police compound yesterday It ju

the Indian contingent played a basket| In France and in the

propose a par- United Publican Party, the Un-bel match aguinat Queen's College States, the two countries which from foreign Fowers. Bat he made tin remission of the debts due and wan by d6 points to 24.

had its

healdo Britain are mast nourly !!

We Judge from Sir William Hor-! nell'a remarks that the University badly needs funde with which endow scholarships for the purpose meational. It might be argued that here would be the best possible use to which the Boxer Indemnity grant conit be put, but common knowledge that Iversity has long past general functions badly cramped

it concerned with the causes as well clear, not altogether unreason- by rensan of hek of money, and It

The Chinn Light and Power Comas with the effects of the economicably, that such remission would pany notify that the electricity supply debacle, the hands of those he contingent upon an all-round is to be presumed that the recent will be cut off in vertain districts in charged with the direction of af- reduction in expenditure on arma windfall will be needed for other Kowloon from 9 am to 6 pm. en faira are tied by considerations of

ments.

France was Indignant at the "unpardonable" Thursday. Details are given in our domestic and party politics. The

attempt to purposes. At the same time, we advertising columns,

compelling significance of hard secure political enda by means of should like to see part of the grant,

fact as well as the lessons of re-have none of it. To-day the warm Anancial concessions, and would if possible, devoted to the creation A report was made to the police cent experience of these much-needed scholarships. Peninsula Hotel, that at about 8 p.in. own leaders: they see with

late last night by Mrs. Frost, the escaped them than they have our blast, and Senator Reed has dis

glow has been replaced by an foy

Sound and valuable work may be she left her motor car outsfile 141. comfortable clearness

that the capacity what lea! covered expected of the proposed new

Waterloo Road and shortly after-hand, and given the power to a France to pay "is greater Trehnical School when it is brought

they would act quickly and wiseur capacity to cancel, and

But though they ride in the ought not to dream of any read into being, provided it is establish-

The forthcoming wedding in an-whirlwind they are powerless to justment of the debt." ed on sound lines and is efficiently nounced of Mr. William Sweet Smith, direct the storm. Their authority

engineer of the .. diveted. Even so, the University Messrs., Butterfield and Swice, to Misa

Kiangau, is as dependant as it is brief, and French politics are totally un- will still have its part to play, and Isahelin Jolly Gill, who is travelling

10 Hongkong On hoard the IDEALISM AND

na important part, too, Above all Carting PRACTICALITY. | else, not forgetsing the due cinim

of higher learning, it must be in- spired by considerations of praction ofility in these amifern days.

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

THESDAY, JANtary 12, 1932.

The keynote of Str William Horell's altogether admirable ad- drees at peterday's degree

cere

wards found it had been stoler.

which was the upset price.

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very sentence they atter in pub-like our own. To begin with the lic, as well as every move theyConstitution of the Republic set- minke in Council, mug And p-tled once and for all insuos which proval with the strong-willed in England dominated the poli- massca who are their masters. tical scene right up to the out- break of the Great War, and no

At yesterday's sale of Crown Landi the F.W.D. Office, only one lot, situated at Ma Tou Kok, comprisingl When Senator Shorthridge in-sharp line of controversy divides. put up for sale. This lot was sold to they par us in gold nobody in England. France is largely govern- about 45,000 square feet in area, was quired of the Senate, "Why don't the numerous groups which con- tend for office. Moreover, unlike the Kwong Man Long Fire Cracker that august assembly thought t Manufactory for the price of $22,500. In reply. But ten million citizenaled by her rural population, which The Hard Facts. THORY WIN a plea from the recogni- |

of the United States echoed why has few thoughts beyond the wea

ther, the crops and Germany, and on of just imalities. By all who Mr. Ramsay MacDonald correct

don't they? When Mr. James Attempting to cross the Pokfulam Beck reminded his fellow-Con- would be difficult to find etso- have a proper conception of the interpreted British feeling in refusing to show excitemen!

Kressmen that "the quality of where in Europe a more conserva- functions of our University.

tive countryside. The great bulk of regarding the German reparations Chinese woman was knocked down by mercy is not strained," tens of Frenchmen have nt led away either by declaration.

no polities, who are

thousands of his countrymen; We wish, however, a motor lorry which, it is alleged, did]

unless a deeply rooted objection army of n

to direct taxation and to any so- specious idealism or foulish catch-we could feet equally confident st stop after the mishap. A report pointed to their great enormous

was made to the Palier and three unemployed and the

icial legislation which might pos- words, his remarks and the attitude that the governments to be re-officers, including Inspectar Alexander Budget defcil. Who can conaibly involve such taxation can be which they releet will be heartily presented at Lausanne will immediately instituted investigations vince the sturdy democracy of termed politics. But there is al-

and subsequently loented the driver the United States that in this need realise by action that European of the vehicle. The woman was pot particular case above all other ways one great problem which can

reonomic recovery depends upon seriously injured. facing the buri fucts of the situn-

bas been much

and

Rosal on the other other side of the ver Dairy Farm Uo, yesterday evening,

was seen by a distrlet watchman to

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among our

two countries. To blame another Fraser, ut the Kowloon Magistracy: in the interest of world and must at all costs be kept under And he obviously knows what he is but unfortunately untimely dis-envicted for the unlawful possession wise we will cease to look to the tranquillity of the nation be dis-

consider the white issue of

the

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If

we are!

endorsed. There ik periodically for us to stop and

the quality of mercy is "twice arouse their interest and their bleased," blessing "him that gives and French politicians are ever enthusiasm-the German peril, ponder over the aims of our

tion, The need is for a perman- Sentence of nine Universily and, if needs be, to get

months hard and him that takes?" History Is ent and genuine understanding inbour was imposed on a Chinese by about to repeat itself, and Wood-an the alert to prove their own back 10 essentials, In

some The sins are that it will be Mr. Williams, at the Central Police row Wilson's fate will be Hoover's strength and the weakness of their quarters in the past, we fear. there impossible. In the United States. Court this morning, when the man fate. The political pot is about Ponents in relation to this burn-

was charged with stealing a go-to boil arer, and the still, smalling issue. Wrong thinking in France and in Germany, the mounted rattan bangle from the wrist voice of reason will be drowned! on this matter. Such sentiments isolationists and the nationaliste of a child which was being carried amid the raucous cries of party The Frenchman is far from be- as those expressed yesterday by positions. In Germany, France is

are fareing statesmen into false by its mother in Connaught Road wire-pullers and determined office ng an Imperialist, nor is ha in the

Central yesterday. The defendant neckers. Few even

least degree aggressive. He de- the Vice-Chancelter should prove lamed for all Germany's troubles.

slip the mngle off the child's weist friends across the Atlantic-and aires only to be left alone-de wine tome corrective. Fanciful and the Fuscists have worked this as the mother was about to engage a these are by no means insigni-reposto work hard and put aside a rainy day. ambitions which bear little rola-tooling into an agitation which motor car.

ficant either in numbers or stand-sufficient against ing-have any confidence that the lest in default he find himself Germany must be made to pay, tion to the realities of life will get freems wilfully designed to prevent

new Congress will be ready to us mawhere.

the necessary accord between the A fine of $250, or three months ncrifice its political opportunities more heavily taxed, and Germany

hard labour, was imposed by Mr. Sir Willian Hornell assures 68--

for fear that yet again, flie thrifty [country is not ap arduous task, this morning on Li Kan, who was American--recovery.

talking about that the

Univer-tribution of blame checks asash. Mr. II. C. Kwan appeared on the solution of our troubles.

of a dagger, a bludgeon and a will: United States for further help in turbed.

If our reading of the trend of sity's School of Chinese Studies has kind of

understanding.behalf of the defendant, and produced

feventa in France and the United best failure, It is this fact People who are undergoing hard-evidence of the latter's good be-

States is correct, it follows that which makes it necessary to re-ships will readily believe that all haviour. He submitted that for the the hardening of opinion in the to herself alone, for saivation. We France has been taken aback by Britain must look to herself, and would be well with them were it law-abiding citizen and asked his United States against further debt need not quant

last 14 years, defendant had been a

the not for the "foreigner;" and they Workship to treat him na leniently as concessions.

prospect. claims of Chinese as against those will resist concessions that in the possible. In passing sentence, his views generally reflect those held equipped to-day to weather the Temps whose We believe that Britain is better of the other activities of the long run would be in their own Worship said he could not impose by the Qual d'Orsay, bluntly de-economic storms which are likely University. The matter is HOW interest. If the French and Ger-nominal fine as Mr. Kwan asked.

clares that any reduction of the to break than any other of the engaging the attention of A com- man Governments were allowed mittee in connexion with the use of to work out a practical agreement. the grant made from the Boxer In-make quick progress. But behind It is probable that they would demnity Funds, The Vice-Chan-them both are inopportune and cellor reminds the enthusiasts violent Nationalist erities. The for Chinese learning- Rome critics in one country excite the would call them the cranks-that eritirs in another, and the states- they must not forget the exigen- men hesitate Fo take such cies of modern life, and he does measures *K They would 211- well to declare that the yoke many afraid of demagogic claims. In doubtedly take if they were not be too heavy for the average boy or

normal times the exploitation of girl to beur. His true that the discontent for political purposes University has certain statutory is bad enough, but in abnormal obligations in the way of providing times, such as the present, it is facilities for the study of Chinese extremely dangerous. It blocks language and literature, but there ments must be trusted in present the way to reason. The Govern- is a very real danger that in dis- circumstances, for on their un charging those obligations, matters feltered action. depends the possi- of greater practical moment may be blity of ar necord. forced into the background. Ás) Sir William puts it, Chinn to-day wants not only administrators, but

The report of the Hongkong Broad- casting Committee for December doctors, engineers, lawyers and shows that the actual hours ok commercialista, Without them, she transmission totalled 276.75, of which

programmeA.

per- 60.30;

cannot progress and play her 104.25 were devoted to European rightful part amongst the nations programmes and 112.50 to Chinese of the world. It is in the training centages were:-European,

The monthly

of young men in these apheres that Chinese 10.05. During the month the University of Hongkong can do the European hours of transmission a great work; indeed, this was one relays of the Philharmonie Society | were extended on several occasions for of the main objectives envisaged performance and dance programmes for the University when it was over the Christmas Holidays. Now founded. Here also we touch the licencu fasued during December complementary point

totalled 40 and the total number that the

issued during 1931 was 1,788. University should be made the

"Now what was that story you were telling when everyone stopped laughing the minute I came in?"

great nationa. Years of hard- ship and exhaustive effort during the war left us weary and spont. The psychological aftermath of those years brought luxury and Indulgence; the need for eternal vigilanco In national and domes- tic affairs was forgotten while wo enjoyed again the amenities of life anoppressed by casualty liste

and official communique. An un- vulgarity infected our so- wonted cial life and tainted our politics. Parliament lost much of its digni- ty and with it the hold which had always passersed ovor the electorate, at the same time the by politicians, almost prostrate their war-time labours, surron- dered the functions of leadership and allowed themselves to be dic- tated to by popular clamour.

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It needed the stern challenge of | August, 1931, to stir the nation nut of its apathy and to recall to it its true standards. Then al- most overnight Britain found her. self again, a deoponed genac of obligation took hold of all sections of the people, a great resolve to strengthen the foundations of our national life and to put an end to indifference and drift in na- tional affairs. The challenge of August was answered in the Gen- aral Election of October, which. revealed to an astonished world a united Britain, renewed in its vigour and faith. The weeks that hayo, passed sinco those avontful. days have shown to weakening of that magnificent spirit, and the i session of Parliament which has just come to an end demonstrated (Continued on Page 7.).