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The

Hongkong Telegraph.

Fri: March 4, 1932.

THE CHEERO CLUB COMPLAINT.

DAY BY DAY

summTIM KORNGA

IF YOU WAIT A WHILE IN ANY GALLERY OF PICTURES, AND OBSERVE WHAT ARE PRAISED AND WHAT NEGLECTED, YOU HAVE LITTLE PLEASURE IN THE PRESENT, LITTLE HOPE IN THE FUTURE--Goethe,

seriously curtailed by ejection whilst other parts of the building the continue to be used. With facts as they are, there in reason

The Hongkong Rope Manufacturing in Mr. Cassidy's plea that during Co. Ltd., advertise that the forty the comparatively brief period eighth ordinary general meeling of needed to provide permanent acabareholders will be held at St. George's Building, on Wednesday, commodation elsewhere. permis- March 50, 1032, at 11.10 a.m. Alon be given the Club to resume work in the City Hall. Happily, there in promine of new premises being made available, thus assur- ing a continuaned of the splendid work which the Club has been doing.

It is pleasing to turn from gov- eramental inconsistency to on appreciation of the efforts of all who have been in any way con- cerned with the running of the Cheero Club. The tributes nt

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The American-Consulate General, at Shanghat, would appreciate Informa tion concerning the present where- abouts of Kathryn King Melenn, who reported to be living somewhere in China,

"The Silver Herde", which opened a three days' run at the Queen's Theatre yesterday, is a reversion to type in its portrayal of life within the aw belt, where men's character “is rugged nno strong" and everything connected with the phenomena of nature За paidenneteil on a grand and elementai background are scale into this pinced accomplished character actors like Lain Wolheim, Raymond Hatton, and old time favourities such

Arthur and Evelyn Brent, Jean Blanche Sweet. The array of stars presented by the cast is certainly an attraction In. Itself besides being guarantee of the calibre of the pro- | duction, which in well worth seeing.

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Charging a Chinese stoker of the AN Taishan with the theft of

Shaf- quantity of goods, Inspector tain to Mr. Williams at the Central

meeting yesterday's eminently deserved. In particu lar, the time and energy so freely given by the lady workers to bring a little enjoyment into the livenn of our Servicemen is to be com- mended. Those who have assisted in this way have their reward in the knowledge that the work to which they have put their hands is warmly appreciated by the men, Every now and then the complaint Police Court this murning that the is valeed that not enough is doneman had been engaged to smuggle for the Services in Hongkong. A them ashore at Canton without the little serious reflection suggests knowledge that the complaint is not justified by facts. The record of the Cheero Club shows that there is a very strong will and desire on the part of residents to cater to the, needs of those to whom 170 protection owe so much for the which their presence guarantees, That being the vase, it is dieufted. to understand why the Govern- ment should not do all in its power to facilitate the carrying out of this labour of love. May- bettle cogitation, plus the Mr. sense of humour to which Cassidy has referred, may open up the way for a continuance of the Cheero Club's activities.

The Disarmament Conference.

and 1930, and the object is to All in this skeleton agreement

with figures. Sixty-four countries are Conference. The attending the

members of the majority League of Nations. The non- members represented include the America and United States of Kusalu. in

re-

are

It is easy to summarise the attitude of the Great Powers Great Britain, at the Conference,

THE NEXT

TWENTY YEARS.

(2) A NEW FAITH AND PRIDE IN THE RACE. By A. H. SNELL.

(President of the

Cambridge Union Society)

M

birth control at Lamboth. They to make a decision because they failed to find a principle on which

hesitated between theocracy and humanitarianism, so that their cau- tious "better not" gave the Im- pression that they wished the pro blom did not exist at all, and that it was much easier to be a bishop before the war.

The following is the second of A series of articles by leaders of thought at the more import- ant British Universities,

TY CHIEF PURPOSE for the next twenty years, if I have them, and for the forly yenra after that, If I have them, will be to live, by which I mean more than respect at not to die, and in that living there twenty years which will need a resist muchine- will probably be some effort to im-strong faith to prove other people, that is, to make worship. them do what I think would be good for them.

The result of sentimentality is that the national church is loaing the beginning of a

and

appears from the lust. Head- I will deal here with thinking lic Schools still try to produce gen- and purpose, not practical, govern- Heinen: necessary purpose, but ar, If possible. ment, partly because, owing to the let them be 1932 generosity of my father and mo- 1980, gentlemen, quite aware that ther. I have had twenty years in the creat of Church, Society which to think and find a purpose, Empire is no longer adequate, and and owing to the wisdom of other that their Old Boys' ties will not people, none in which to govern, give them a career, nut a late crop and partly beenuse thinking of 1812 gentlemen, unwilling to sen straight seems a reasonable pre that the most rapidly increasing liminary to government.

faith is one which ignores gentle-

First, I long to persunde every men. Othello who believes that he fa It is England's curse that she honest that he is a more danger has such n fine laurel bush to sit Du villian than the Inge who re-on: even the less susceptible in- cognises his own villainy, for cer-dustry suffer from relying on pro- tainly during the next twenty years falues, methods, and markets which

be profitable. conacion vilains are going to do used to of the Customs, but.

very little harm.

am lens concerned by parti- The world appears as a mass of cular faults than by the present instead had pawned them. It was a case of a man who had intended to little brass hands earnestly trying, tyranny of the habit of sentimon- rob the Cunkoms being robbed in his

to outblast each other, and it seems fality, which easily becomes fatal- turn by the agent he employed. that in their earnestness they will ism, and I believe it is the duty Sentence of four weeks' hard inbour

ali succeed. Yet the real differen- of anyone who not content with was inflicted, while the owner of the

either sentimentality or fatallam ces of purpose are not great. goods, solved at $133, and consisting

We have learned how to get food to search for the only cure, an in- of two rulla of cloth, 16 dozen powder-

and clothing from the ends of the stitutional and personal faith pulls, and a dozen month-organs, was warned by the Bench against the earth, but not how to think which can simplify purpose and iniquity of the net he had contemplat-straight. If we must have demo-solve the disastrous pettiness of

eracy, agreement would be easter clique-propaganda. if we knew why we hate what we

A cartoon showing a man in a hate. and to discover that I want to end two obstructing tryrannies | Russian timber camp dragging a the tyranny of emotional words huge tree-trunk drawn to represent and the tyranny of sentimentality, a cross, and a poster showing an Here are some of the words industrial worker being crucified by want to dethronedecency, worker, a peer, a bishop, and a director. Christian, freedom, Socialist, beau-jare a bad start for the next twenty tiful, gentleman, patriotism, equa-years in a country which is in a

national, high-brow vice.

of transition. ce.critical state rights. Every one of these has ter- The imperial urge which carried rifying emotional power and is England as far as the war has lost freely used. A little examination ita force, but it has left us with shows that not one of them means good hope of future greatness of what it says and all of them con- a new kind: that is racial culture. Intense faith and pride in the race coal shabby thought and feeling.

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Beiters.

It should hardly be necessary predominating.

World Din- to explain that the armament Conference-more cor- reetly, the First General Confer- ence for

Limitation the

and Federation of Armaments---which is now in session at Geneva, is the outcome of twelve years' prepara-. fory work by the League of Na- tions. The chief basis of discus sion, during the next few months, is the comprehensive draft dis- armament treaty, drawn up by the League's Preparatory Disarma- 1925 There will, we imagine, be gen-ment Commission between ern sympathy felt with the view (expressed by Mr. P. S. Cassidy at yesterday's meeting of the Cheern Club. On the face of things, it does seem passing strange that the City whilst other parts of Hall Building are permitted to be occupied, this particular Club, which fills a very real need providing entertainment and creation for Servicemen, should have been so peremptorily ordered as ber statesmen have frequently to find new quarters elsewhere. It declared, is ready for all-round hardly needs stressing. that this disarmament if other nations will is more easily suid than done. In-play their part. There can be av deed, it has been found quite im- question of unilateral disarm- Germany, compulsorily passible to carry on along the old ment. lines, the existing arrangements, disarmed under the Treaty of through no fault

that the of those who Versailles, reiterates have rendered them available, be- ilme has come for all countries ing quite inadequate to the neces

to fulfil their disarmanment pledges. sities of the case.

Both the United States and Italy When the City Hall building seem ready for all-round reduc- was condemned, the committee in tions, if the scheme is general. charge naturally could not be ex- Russin welcomes general reduc pected to assume responsibility Intions, for the simple reason that the event of anything untoward a long period of peace is essential happening. It therefore had no for the realisation of the Five option but to hand over to the Years Plan of Industrial develop Government. The authorities,ment which (as Mr. Bernard Shaw however, have not felt disposed to remarks) is rapidly becoming a France. how- accept the responsibility, and thus afty years' plan. it comes about that the Cheera ever, is still harping upon Club has had to shut down. There old theme of security, and wants could be little, if any, cause for definite guarantees of mutual as-usking complaint were the Government to sistance before she will conesnt display Home consistency of to disarm. The course of the method, but this, as Mr. Cassidy has pointed out, is just what it has not done. The upper floor of the building continues to be used by the Benevolent Society, whilst the Library and Museum remain open a number of committees, where hear what it has been doing. If to the public. The query natural the hard work is being done. Each It proves to be little no surprise ly arises whether the authorities has its own particular pigeonhols, will be occasioned. An immensur- would consider themselves reeeg. military, naval or aerial queably more difficult task confronts ponsible in case of mishap invol- tions, or budgetary limitation, and the present Conference because of ving anyone using the parts of the later there will be a co-ordination the Far East crisis and it will building which remain unclosed. commission. About Easter, a re-probably only be able to make a Possibly it is felt that there is coss is axpected. Perhaps a fow beginning. Five years hence" the no immediate danger; If so, there months later we shall begin to enthusfasts may try again.

the

Conference is roughly following the procedure at the annual As- semblies of the League of Nations. After the opening general debate, the Conférence has split up into

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its

I suggest that these words must may seem fantastic creed. It is be put in their proper place to less so than the creed which is

the unemotional making Russia.

make pich should govern im- |

thinking

By pride in the race I do not portant action. I realise now that mean that we should tour Europe wrote "democracy" a few lines bousting that each of us is worth back, hoping to atir a slight ten foreigners--that would have emotion as well as to mention the double disadvantage of being form

of government, the use was unwise and untrue-but that we therefore dishonest. There the should be more shocked by the dishonesty was not important, but nowa that the number of mental de- elsewhere the substitution of emefectives in the country has doubled tional Innguage for honest report, in 25 years, and less by the news both on the British and Indian side, that so many million Africans or is preventing peace in India.

Asiatics are no longer governed from Whitehall.

Now for sentimentality, by which I mean an unwillingness to accept

At home we have no clash of change. This is a habit of in races; we are devoted to athletic stitutions. The Established Church sport, we have a strong social feel- and the Public Schools are losing ing which I think works through: influence because of their unwill- the senses rather than the Intel- ingness to recognise the result of ect. I believe we can find har- the tremendous disillusionment of mony of purpose in devotion to the war and the spread of the cult of that bloodless machine-god, the

State.

The weakness of the Church was seen when the bishops considered

physical and mental culture of the race if we can reject the ghost of the class creed of Church, Society and Empire, and its habitual hun-

It' ger for ordering people about. only lends. to Socialism.

"Certainly, I've got it! I've got any book you nak for," I've got such a complete stock it just fan't worth my while to hunt

for it.".

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