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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1932.
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4 Selentilleally impregnated condensers,
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1932.
WHY JAPAN OBJECTS.
After all the temporising on the part of the Powers in regard
DAY BY DAY
SOME TREASURES ARE HEAVY WITH HUMAN TEARS," AB AN ILL-STORED
with China, but only on condition that "China first concede 'five "fundamental raints." Those points wore (1) that both countries mutually pledge non-aggression and guarantee each other's torritorial Integrity; (2) that all forms of anti-Japanese activity be perman- HARVEST WITH UNTIMELY RAINow ently called off; (3) that assur-Ruskin. acea be given for the safety of Japanose lives and property; (4) that payment be made for the rail ways built with Japanese money and recognition be accorded of and After," at a public lecture of the Mr. B. Paul will speak on "Death existing agreements for railway Hongkong Lodge, The Theosophical construction in Manchuria; and Soalety, 17, Queen's Rond Central. (5), that China recognises existing | to-day, at 0 p.m. treaty rights, including the ques tion of Japanese land, lenses in Manchuria..
Revarding the Arst of these
points, all that needs be sald is that hitherto Japan has shown no dispoaltion to respect China's ter- ritorial integrity. On Point No. 2, action has already been taken by China. The third point would seem to need assurances by Japan for the protection of Chinese lives in China. The fourth and fifth points are the most vital, and it has been Japan's insistence on them which has prevented direct Sing-Japanese negotiation hither to. It is easy to understand, in view of the nature of these Inst
two points, why Japan is against entering inta negotiations with
She still out prior demand." wants to lay down conditions pre- And cedent to any conversations. the whole world knows what that
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the met
British Lendership.
Britain's timely leadership the world Attempt to End Sine-Japanese "war," ban with a reception which should
the encourage
government to equally action in other almost
It pressing fields.
elected
to a policy of cancellation of all inter-governmental political debts. But that is not enough Mr. Cumberlain says that the is net favour present juncture able to cancellation. That is true, up to a point: ather govern- ments are
not in the mood to cancel because of internal pres
returned to the Colony yesterday by Mrs. F. F. Franklin and children the sa. Pernous.
THE WAR ON THE AIR.
"I APPEAL."
JOHN GALSWORTHY.
Mr. John Galsworthy here presents an appeal to the world's rulers in view of the Disarmament Conference.
and finance the suggested sur- veillance.
If this project were adopted the Conference could proceed to the Imitation of armies and navice. The Chater Memorial Schole in the day are the trustees of adopted, deliberations will be a But, until this or some equivalent THE National Governments of project (if such can be found) is of the value of $800 a year has been awarded to Mr. Ho Shu Lai of St. civilisation. They have come to waste of time aud Jakeph's College, Hongkong a meet at the Disarmament results of the Matriculation Examina-ference. Will they pay ip service from the air, the rest of our-so-
Con-while we tion held in November of last year.
thua threatened to civilisation and what they think called defensive-preparations for
face and shoulder.
HONGKONG SHARE
are
nervos; for,
own
war are just a pitiable waste of
Knocked down and run over by a is dead service to their car driven by Mr. P. Middleton in countries? That has been so in money. medicine dealer, named Wong Kam-barring a miracle. It is for this to ask for common sense from Cheungshawan West last night, the past, and will be again.
To ask for this miracle is only chuen, was admitted to the Kowloon miracle that one hopes. losgital in a serious condition to hir
Most people who think at all the trustees of civilisation. The have recognised by now that sands are running out and they European wars of the future, if may not have another opportunity there be such, will from the air.
be fought of displaying it,
n What chance to justify They will consist of unprevent-trusteeship and give infinite relief able attempts to wipe out with to the minds of hundreds of explosives and gas the crowded millions who are at
present centres of population, docks, and threatened with the loss of near- fuctories; these attempts witi pro-ily all that Europe, or, Indeed, the ably be unheralded, and will al-world has been building up thear many centuries; with the loss of most certainly be successful. Europe Without Its Cities,
religion. art. science, humane ideals and such poor economic we have hitherto
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STOCK EXCHANGE,
After the morning session yenter- day, more enquiry for some of the smaller counters was in evidence, but this morning the market was again quiet, with no change in raten.
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Douglases $24.
Benguets 8114. Venz. Goldfields' $2. Chinese Estaten 305. Singapore Tractions 3/-. Mackintosh $10.
Beilers.
Indo-China (Prof.) $45. Indo-China (D«L} $32. Raube $30.
Malabons $38.
8. C. Enterprises $10.
PIANO AND SONG RECITAL..
PROGRAMME FOR THIS EVENING.
Chopla.
(b) Come Lovers Follow Me
Bird
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Armies and navics will be accurity 16 paralysed by lack of supply, and succeeded in attaining. perhaps not even used-the nerve 1 appeal to the hende of al centres on which they rely those countries which have having boon destroyed. If we liberately and solemnly renounced consider what England will be war aa a means of policy to without London, Manchester, Bir advocate this boa upon the use mingham, Liverpool, Leeds, Bri-of air-craft in war and thoroby
Shefeld: France without justify their trusteeship of civili Paris. Lyons, Bordeaux, Marsell-sation.
les: Germany without Berlin, Hamburg. Munich, and the Essen district; Italy without Rome. Milan.
Turin, Naples, Florence; and what civiliantion
Venice,
PHIPPS discusses
will be like with these countries CANES & THE BOY. in utter rags, we have some ideat of the aftermath of a new great;
War.
crtisers,
and)
To ban
machines to eivil aviation: to
meut to the League
E. C. Bairstow.
fragrant past.
"Pau Up! Pap up!
And play the game)"
AR
to
for action-action to rid Britain and the world of all the fog of
The Public Schools have awak- Our national Governments know enod to the fact that they miserable aquabbles and diMcul-
all this as well, yes, and a good too expensive a fact to which ties through which we have been] The following is the programme dent better than we do. If they parents awake
far back in the drifting since the Wall Street for the Chapin and Song Recital to the forthcoming Diaarinn collapse of 1929. The fog has to be given this evening at 6.30 ment Conference to discuss how
Anyway, these lean times have thickened since Mr. Ramsay Mac-at the Helena May Institute by Mr. they can call a halt on the pre-
or even knock off a brought matters to the Hend, the Danald's triumphant appeal
to and Mrs. A. M. Bowes-Smith. The sent mark,
Head has taken, matters regiments, batteries acompanist will be Mr. F. Mason, few.
to the the country. And only on Tues-
A.R.C.O.
Burnar, and the result is a cork- day. with Shanghai prodding Preludes, Nos. 1, 17, 20.
they will be like a roomful of ing little conference which, as hard, did there come a real sign 21 ml 32
Club men discussing what dishes exclusively repored by The Daily of vigorous
to abstain from in order to im Mail yesterday, in to take place Mr. Neville Nocturne in C Sharp Minar
Scherzo in E
prove their digestions,
Eastbourne College. DIL while at Chamberlain, at the atric time, Three Shakespearean Songs:- knowing perfectly well that they, January 12. made an interesting statement on (a) I Know a Bank
have a chef Hable and likely at The subject of the conference Martin Shaw. | reparations and war debts in the
any moment' to poison the lot of is, of course, Economy. The (b) Sweet and Twenty House of Commons. The British
them.
Keepers of Youth realise that to the Far Eastern crisis, it is
Peter Warlock. Government is definitely commit-
There seems to be one way to Newbolt's stirring message (c) Who is Sylvia refreshing to know that Britain
Roger Quilter,
reasonably guarantee the con-parents of Public Schoolboys! and the United States have taken
tinuance Solo from "Iliawatha Departure":
of civilisation In "Spring bad Come
Europe. It is this: a definite move by making serious
Coleridge Taylor, absolutely the use of aircraft, by representations tra Japan, audi
Etude in E Minor
Chopin, any country, for military pur- that they have been hacked up by
Valse in C Sharn Minor.... Three English Songs:
poses and divert their airmen and has at Inat lost ita appeni.
Consequently, a scheme is to Franer and Italy as well, Until this latest move, the Powers had
(a) Nod... Temple P. M. Bevan. give surveillance over air devolop discussed whereby schools may benent from bulk-buying of "com" with Iren Content
registering
of Nations
periodical protests; they have now
(e) My Heart is Like a Singing and place a strong saferuariling modities, and thus offer cut-price
curricula. (manned from
small Kone much further by putting for sure,
C. II. II. Parry air force is it not possible however Ballade in A Flat
such ng Switzerland. Binks Tertius. ..Chopin.countries ward certain definite demands, to jolt them into a happier frame
Holland, Belgium und Scandina-) the acceptance of which is being] of mind” Cannot Britain take from the evil spell of helpiessa) under its control for the Finnaclully, that sounde per-
Infileting strongly pressed on the Tokyo another vigorous lod?
condign feetly spiffing, but from the point purpose of 'Could impotence in which they have so Government. These
proposals not Britain tell the United States long lain bound. It might in punishment on any nation violat- of view of the alumni I doubt
ing the ban.
whether the scheme will be po- were outlined in pur lands of yes-that the payment of debts to them, volve those who dared to take it A tithe of the money now spent pular. Lurday, and a study of them will under their system of prohibitive in a certain amount of troubles on the air forces of the European
What (one must ask) will be show that they contain nothing tarifs, is impossible? We were some controversy, and, in certain countries, contributed by them to the attitude of Binks tertius on which should prove inacceptable. bold enough in 1923. Why should quarters, unpopularity. But it the League, would be more than learning that his school has just ample to keep up this air force placed a "bulk" contract with a Indeed, they represent the mini- we hesitate now? This would, of would save the world. mum required by the gravity of course, be merely a first step. the situation, and are noteworthy The tangle of world affairs can- for their mildness. Yet it has not be cut with one blow, already been intimated that Japan with precept and example that the government can make it clear does not feel disposed to comply they mean to get on with the job with them, viewing the fifth con-
for which they were appointed/ dition BR "absolutely inaccept-
They should show first that they It would appear that the Tokyo to the United States, without.re- have the courage to tell the truth Government may be prepared to gard to the consequences. They accede in the first four proposals.should say outright that the time. which call for a cessation of all has come to wipe away acts of violence, no further mobil- isation or preparation for further galling restrictions and penalties hostilities, and the establishing of provisions of the peace treaties of 1918 and to reconsider all the a neutral zone in Shanghai. We which have proved to be a source say she may be prepared to agree to there noints, though as we writeokould offer clearly and definite- of bitterness and unrest. They she is continuing to indulge in hostile acts,
able."
But
alf the
Ctir-
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The main issue lay to all who are ready and will- | however, raised in the fifth condi- ing, lo co-operate in devising tion which is to the effect that means for putting an end to the prompt advances be made in the precarious position of the
of the world, and negotiations to settle all outstand rencies ing controversies between Japan prepare the ground. for the and China In the spirit of the Pact building of international trade on of Paris and the recent resolutions which the progress of civilisation of League of Nations, without depends. The Government which prlor demand or observations." did these things fearlessly and The proviso is all-important, since promptly, and supported lia offera It means that Japan would be reby action which showed that it quired to enter into negotiations was in earnest, would have be with Chino, in regard both to the hind it the enthusiastic support Manchurian issue and the Shang- of the great nation which it re- hal crisis, without laying down Presents. It would have any prior conditions. In this con-
it would have the support nexion, It will be recalled that good-will of great multitudes whilst Japan has from the start very country sunk at present expressed a willingness-nay, un in misory and hopelessness. Such eagerness-to negotiate direct action would free the pooples
more:
and
in
-
I FISKITE
"Let's drop up and show him our act. He probably can't afford to pay us what it's worth, but he might take us to
lunch
timber firm for 100,000,000 canes? Such a report might easily cause a panic in the most stoical Bust of Learning.
Nor will Binks tortius offer his congratulations to bia Alma Mater on the conclusion of a "bulk" deal in prunes or Latin primers. No. Binks will be Anti- Bulk.
Ever the astute business man, however, I am able to offer school buranrs my Winter Bargain catalogue of Public School necessities, of which the follow- ing are examples:
Swots (for wide range of
subjects, per cwt.) *Old Boys (hand-selected by experts from Out- posts of Empire. Suit- able for all school func- tions, per doz.)
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