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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 1932.

BRITAIN'S ATTITUDE ON MANCHURIA.

WEDNESDAY,

CAN

na such, has nothing whatever to do with the Nine-Power Trent. We have, on a previous occasion, painted out that there are no "if " or "buts" about the provisions 71 this Treaty, nothing which

contracting! excuse any of the partles for taking aggressive ng- tion for defensive purposes. The pledge which Japan gave under the Treaty, in common with the other signatories, is quite unam- biguous. It is to respect "the sovereignty, independence and·ter- ritorin and administrative inde pendence of China." When Japan invaded the territory of Man |churia xome months hack, the on- viously did sa in contravention of that pledge. The fact

that she

on neveral occasions since then, declared that she has no ter- ritorial ambitions and does not in- tend to interfore either with the principles of the Open Door or with the provisions of the Nine Power Trenty, is neither here now there. The vital point is that the No mere pleilge has been broken, re-affirmation of her pledges can change that fact; nor do we need any, Commission of Inquiry to

(establish the point.

If surprise he occasioned over

MARCH 2,

DAY BY DAV

1932.

THE PROSPEILITY OF ENGLAND MAINLY BETENDS UPON. ITS RELA- TIONS WITH AMERICA, AND IN PRO- PORTION AS THE ENERGIES OF AMERICA ARE DEVELOPED AND HER RESOURCES STRENGTHENED, WILL.

The Empress of Asia left Vancouver on the 47th February and is due at Hongkong on the 17th March.

IS FRIENDSHIP By MARGERY SELFISH?

LAWRENCE.

the Koh-i-Nor ever, day, or even any diamonds nt all

ard further, to deserve real friends one must be prepared to be a resi friend oneself.

then I marvel at and. pity "No such thing as friendship.” WAS startled, one day at lunch the frame of mind that dictated- some the pathetic statement that begins In the country with THE POWER AND PROSPERITY OF ENG- friends, to hear the above opinion this article, and wish to the bottom LAND HE CONFIRMED AND INCREAS-voiced by one of the men- mid-of my heart that the poor fool that ED. Disrarti.

dle-aged, hard-riding, well-bred, made it could he led to realise his Rot-too-intelligent but eminently colossal mistake!

Naturally friendship-the fine, not The F. and O. 8.5. Soudun, from typlen! squireen of the district.

sterling reality--Is Shanghal, is due. here at 6 am on asked him to explain himself, loyal,

thinking that he was merely jok found easily nor frequently, any miner finds Friday,

Ing, but he emphasised his state more than a diamo has left Fly-ment and assured me he was post H.M.9. Vindictive

"Friendship," he said, "is nere month for Hongkong, carrying navalive it was correct, reliefs for the China Station.

ly a figment of the imagination, Friendship-the sort of friendship

I am tempted to ask my worthy people like you novelists describe

simply does not exist, and yo hunting friend whether he himselt ought not to write about it in deserves that priceless and wen- exaggerated a fashion. Acquoinderful possession-a real friend?

OF kindness unselfishness The annual general meeting of the taneeship--yes, amusing or plea-People who deny the existence n Victorin Diocesan

Missionaryant.

loyalty in the world are, I have "Never Trust Anybody."

found, generally themselves solfish Association, Hongkong, will be held Friday, at the Cathedral Hall

That "There is love in the warld, of and unkind people those March 4. at 5.15 p.m.

the association

have not found love are themselves course, and people with similar tasten who unlovable, and those who declare thing as friendship nou- In a report to the police. Capt. J. Jilke each other after a mild fauch Blanket of the ss. Tibadak, state shlon-but ali human relation-existent are themselves unfit to that during Monday night me ships are more or less self-seeking. have a friend.

The highfalutin, disinterested, us on ransacked his

Suffer For It, stolen or damagel,

sacrifice itself for another person Therefore they do not find one. in simply a figment of you sent And therein lies the reason for mentallata imagination.

their cynicism, at which we who "Never trust anybody. All they know what friendship is ean of

If you want you for is to make use of you. ford to smile. Thursday, and if you let them into your life friendship-as if you want love-- so that they can you're a fool!' you must be prepared to suffer for

This declaration, was greeted it, if necessary! You must

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enbin whilst the

the British Government's allitud ship was in harbour, but nothing wash sort of friendship that wil

on this point, it is equally difficult to understand the viewpoint taken. over the creation of the new State In Manchuria. W

Exchange Building, on March 1. next at noon.

and

Want

The certificate and prize giving of with cries of dissent, and stories willing to back up your friend the Chun Shing Typewriting School of lifelong and loyal friendships to serve and help him, to try to will be held in the hall of the Hap were instantly hurled at his head mave him from his own fallies, yet Yat Church, 2, Bonham fload, on FriBut he stack to his opinion that stand by him all the same if he day. March 4th, at 7 pm. Mr. 1o all there were merely associations Sain will distribute the awards.

Said to have been assaulted by her husband, Wong Tang, a married woman, of 12. Pakfulum Rond, first fluor, was removed to the Government Civil Hospital suffering from injuries to her head. The husband has since absconderi.

The Green Island Cement Co. Ltd, advertise that the rd ordinary an nual meeting of Shareholders will be are told by

held at the Offices of the Company, Government spokesmen that Japan is no more likely to greugnise this new State than any other Pawer Is. Surely this is not meant to be seriously taken. The change in Manchuria has long been foreseea as part and parcel of Japan's plans there. It is, nat we remarked in opouting, something quite distinct from those periodeni "spilts" which have characterised Chinn's history in the past two or three Idlecudios, A puppel Government has been set up, with Japan still very much in the picture, and it will be surprising if the League Commission does it get to the bottom of the facts, In any case. Japan's occupation of the terri- tory before It Required its net status represented a breach of her the Nine- undertakings under Power Treaty. The sarne can be sold of her inter actions at Shang- hui. In reading de daily tale of happenings, It is well that wer should evasionally get back, to first catetes

The American and English Languages.

The London Times in an extract fretu quo of its issues of a hundred years ago, recently drew attention

Although the Manchurian issue has faded somewhat into the back-

deveinte ground since the grave menta broke out in Shanghai, it is one which still remains to be faced. Let it not be forgatton to the fart that it is just about a that was Japan's action in this century ago that American Inilu- territory which led to the uron-ence upon British speech first be ing of Chinese national feeling came noticeable. and which has since developed in-popular

And very 4271- that influence seems to heen! Mrs. Trollope Po to the crisis in Shanghai. Too have

the League Commission of Inquiry in-marked superciliously that

English an to the origin of the trouble bas difference between

Bu great at long last arrived in the East, American phrases was

were convinced nly to find a vastly different sit- that Americans

the English could not speak thei; uation from that which existed at the time it was appointed.

A-new

disregards your advice.

between two people who had found To defend his good name, his the association worth while, either chances, his rights when he is not froin a bustues, persunal, or so there to defend himself; to share cial standpoint.

good fortune with him and com- I triumphantly quot-fort him in bad, to forgive him his And when

As you et several friendships of my own trespasses against you that could not be described as self- hope he forgives you yours-show seeking, that had endured the test men man or woman who will do of years and looked like enduring these things and I will

Wager and

they have the finest and trugst many more, he smiled

But show nie anyone megn, 612- Sir Newton John Stabb, O.RE., of red me that I was merely lucky friend in the world. Saxmundham. Suffolk, joint manager, in that the day of my disillusion-

hall not ret dawned,picious, selfish-unwilling. there. London branch, of the Hongkong and inent Shanghai Banking Corporation, who should get let down all right in fore unwarthy, to play the part of friend-and 1 suggest that it in died on December 1, aged 62, left the end!

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THE LATEST CABLED.

- QUOTATIONS,

The profound cynicism of this that person's own fault that he paint of view astounded me does not know what friendship is.

in-and never will know, when, (T and

making

Friendship an sion? It is quiries

various other among

very foundation of trath, on acquaintances of mine, I discover the very ed that this view was held by the contrary, and I believe lies at quite a number af people, my as the reol of all lasting and selfless tonishment increased still further. Joves, I believe that the most It is obviously true that one invaluable facet of the love between always, as one goes through life.man and woman is the facet of friendship-far and away above

one regards , -

fri

The following cable at the close bable to be "let down" by various, the magical foret of anssion, heat- ita of the sugar market yesterday has people whom

which I do not place. been received by Messrs. Pen-friends, but against that one must tiful and right sa this is

set the fact that one has doubtless proper treath and Co.

likewise "let down" people in one's believe to be an all-supreme ore.

despite those that accuse "wome own turn.

novelists" of being obscussed by sex to the exclusion of all else!

Basis of flappiness.

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Loyalty.

Life is such a tangled skein that; all sorts of things seem sometimes to combine to force one into un-

If I had to drop one thing.ouf fortunate positions, into actiona or of the myriad things that intercat speeches that may be ami often me in the man I love I would drop are misconstrued so I have the purely sexual-for this reason: always tried to think there mi cht The man 1 love is Important to me an innocent explanation for the first and foremost as my friend -- various disillusionments that, la is easy enough to find a lover, common with the rest of humanity, but how difficult to find a friend! I have suffered at times over cer- It is the friendship side of mar-, tain people I once regarded as riage, I believe, that is the most friends, and left it at that.

valuable. . One is far more likely fut when I count up the fine to spend a happy life with a person own language properly. This, of the United States, it exercises an and loyal and splendid friends whose tastes, ways, ideas, suit one men and women, completely, upon whom one can enurse, was a little foolish. Ons influence, upon conversation has possess, both

thing by their friendship with mefection and consideration, than that English England who have, indeed, several of with a man whose inain attraction

them, suffered for that friendship is a purely passionate one.

fter a while, to That is bound, after a

kor out--but a love fade and flicker based on the rock-foundation o mutual understanding, affection. more friendship, merely waxes solid and substantial with the mis- until neither age, fortune, nor death itself can make any difference to it.

State has heun created, thus ap-

with of the main factors in the streng in this respect an element of per-one of whom stood to gain ars- utterly depend for loyalty, for af-

movemen

parently severing the link China, The full extent of Japan'. † and expressiveness of Englishmanence connexion with this development speech is the thrility with which sometimes lacks. has not been revealed as yet, but it has always been ready to absorb new Idiums, phrases, words, and enough is knows to warrant our regarding his newly-created or locutions. In submitting to somie gan as something vitally different degree of modification from acros from these recurring independence the Atlantic it was only being trig with which we have to its own traditions. Moreover,

it is well known that many im become familiar in recent years.

British The British Belal attitude onportations into modern

characteris Manchurian developments may be speech, supposedly

senses,tically American, are in reality quile correct in Home since, as a member of the League, merely restorations in former Britain must regard the issue na English usage. "I guess" is good being sub judice for the time being. Chaucerian English, Similarly re- None the less, there does appeargarding the earliest known Ameri- to be a strange willingness on the canism in the English language part of the Government to accept In 1826 Mias Milford wrote that all Japan's assurances, even when "Society has been progressing (if borrow that expressive these are belied by actions. But may while Britain has her obligations Americanism) at a very rapid rate. as a member of the League, the The use of "progress" as a verb was quite common in England in is also a signatory to the Nine-

the sixteenth century, and even Power Treaty, which guarantees respect for China's territorial in-later; and, thanks to American in- tegrity. Captain Eden, Under.Auence, has again become Secretary for Foreign Affairs, in This, transatlantic restoration of commenting on this fact in the fold words and expressions that House of Commons on Monday, ne-Britain ban herself forgotten is sorted that the British Govern-made possible by the fact that in ment is certainly not prepared to the United States the printed form Ace the terms of the Treaty flouted, is a much more important criter- adding that in face of Japan's an-ion of correctness than it is in aurances, he did not see any re-England, where the constantly son for assuming that anything of varying pronounciation and usage the kind is likely. In view of of educated persons furnish the what has transpired in Manchuria, chief standard of speech. Thas in Britain words drop lato obil- this implicit faith in Japan's' an- aurances can only be described as vion with the passing fashions, surprising. Thore is no question but, since the printed expression: hore of awaiting the League Com-is a comparatively enduring thing. lands whore, like mission's report, since the League, the speech of

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"It certainly makos' our lunch hour shorter to have to

travel so far."

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By E. F. SPANNER

"How did you crona?"

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Or again.

"What boat are you taking this time, old man?"

*The

thing

I think. She's the Jast word, and they're sure to ask me the other side. I've always gone In the--before, and been very com fortable, too. But the crowd m seeing will expect me to be right up to date, and I can't miss any- ing that counts. Bealdes, it makes something to talk about." "How much time d'you anve?" "Doesn't make much difforanee, tako St all Tound-from the time i start packing until I'm doing busl ness the other side, I mean. Sui, it saves enough to start the smart guys pulling my leg I don't take advantage of it."

Another conversation;

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