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THE WILL TO PEACE.

agreement, except for Francò and one or two of her satellites. If the French can be peraundod to put the horgo boforo tho-cart (and If Japan can be restrained from upsetting both horse and cart), the Conference may yet confound the poseimists.

DAY BY DAY.

ARE

POLITICAL REPUTATIONE MADE BY SAYING. WHAT YOU THINK, AND THEY ARE KEPT BY HAYING IIN'T THINK,John

WHAT YOU

Oliver Hobbes

The Empress of Canada is due here from Yokohama on April 1st. 9 n.m.

Lieut. Commr. G. N. Rawlings has been appointed to Marazion and to

Bruce on transfer.

INFLUENCE IN BUSINESS

..

are

Geniuses, Bluffers, Pushers, and Plodders. "YOUNG Man," writing the Influence and birth placo foole other day, voiced a point of in high places, no doubt, but they view which has been stalo also give the chance to genius.. since the Assyrian Empire. In-The fools, if they show themselves Duenco," "Favouritism," "Nepo- as such, are soon put quietly in tism" have been the cries of the the background and a competent There can be, no doubt that the

less fortunate sinco the first underling does the job. This is League of Nations is, passing

civilisation. And of course, super-carrying a "passenger" admittedly, through the most critical period

feinlly, their case is unanswer-and is bad fuck on the underling. ablo.

But his salary is small and the fob in ita history. A big failure at this stage would wash out all

The world is a very unfair place, la done. The occasional damage memory of its many and con-

where virtue is usually unreward-done by fools before they | spicuous auCCERSES

during the

ed and birth, "bounce," and money found out is as nothing to the monopolise the prizes. From the perpetual damage done by having past twelve years. Altogether it

Individual's point of view, then, none but mediocritics "in charge. would be surprising if such a new

ia undoubtedly The many friends of Mrs. Harry Young Man" experiment as the League were Woods will be pleased to hear that right. It is when, he assume that Fathers and Sons. perfect. Ons essential feature of who is recovering rapidly from an such a state of affairs in neces-

It may be objected that under à on aystem of favourites and in- success, in any problem confront-operation performed on her head at sarily inefficient that he

the Victorin Hospital,

shaky ground.

fluence that genius with no back- ing the League, must be a will-

His statement is founded on two ing has no chance of recognition. ingness among the GG countries

Inspector F.E.E. Booker of the fallacies: the first that good sub-Thia is true; but it is tras under forming the League

Hongkong Police Force returned to srdinates make good commanders, both systems. In the first he will dia- be neglected through humble where he enlisted a batch of Shantung tinguish between real virtue recruits for the Force.

"push," "bounce," and flattery a bad subordinate. His

only hope Jamong their inferiors. They are in luck, such as came Napoleon's Suffering from a wound to her head fall convinced they can distinguish, way in a convenient riot. Had caused by a plece of wood falling but we have only to look on the he been a modern British aubai- from the first floor of a new house in successful self-made men, whether tern, by the way, his "whiff of Great George Street, Chau Sin of commerce or politics, to seo that grape-shot" would certainly have of 18, Russell Street was removed to the Goverment Civil Hospital yester- they are very far from being an cost him his career.

Ideal type, however selected.

As long as our present type of day.

Of men at the head of affairs society exists, so long will fathers

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to

Ibe

is

machinery for the benefit of tho the Colony yesterday from Welhalwell the second that auperiors cand origin, in the other because ho

community of nations.

Recently a recrudescence of selfish nation- alism, at the same time the cause and the consequence of

the world-wide depression, has led to the statesmen neglecting the principles on which the League is founded. In spite of temporary setbacks, however, it is certain

A brisk maker of the Wing Cheung in all walks of life, politics, bual-work to start their sons in a bet. that the League ideals are still

which building contractor's matshed, of Faness, the services, and the profes-tor position than that in the only hope of our modern

are there through they themselves began. As long Yuen Street, was taken to the Kwong sions, some civilisation from international Wah Hospital yesterday suffering "bounce" and some through in-us we are human we will help our

hand fluence. nuarchy and

Would anyone soriously į friends. chaos. from Injuries to his right probably

brick contend that the former are of The only alternative to the pre- "Nothing is more essentini," and caused whilst working on a

machine.

more value to their country than sent system is State Socialism, the King on a former occasion,

the latter?

which in fact makes of the whole "than strong and enduring

nation n Civil Service, The more The report that the police have League of Nations," Recent events effected an arrest in the Happy Valley Selection in the Services conscientiously, this la worked the

in- case turns out to be show the need for further support murder

more certain is it that only worthy correct. Several people have been In the fighting services the plodders will succeed to high posi- an the part of public opinion, questioned in connexion with the principles of selection by merit tions. This dreary buronucracy siner the League has obviously outrage, but so far none has been are more nearly adhered to than would stifle our national trade not yet become firmly entrenched detaineeİ. in the hearts and minds of men.

CIDER.

AN INVITATION TO LORD IRWIN.

S. R. A.

ljke

We are Not Bad Linguists!

By Alexander Berry. UT the English can be good

Busts if they like.

too modern consulting-

in civilian life, but would anyone very much quicker than the sing of suggest that there is anything like a fow incompetents with influence. Amongst the passengers who left the brilliance and personality in In fact there is no denying that by the P. and O. 8.3. Rajputana were the senior ranks as when Nelson, it is an unfair world, but its in- Mr. and Mrs. C. Atkinson, Mr. T.F. Wellington, or Marlborough led?, efficiency is not due to that. It is MR. BALDWIN AND Claxton, Mr. A.H. Compton, Mr. and

The late war, with its endless as unfair to be born with brains Mrs. R.G. Groundwater, Mr. and Mrs. W. Hedley, Rov. Bro. James, Mrs. E. slaughter and futlle waste, was the ns to be born with a title. There J.R. Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs. J. Morris, crowning condemnation of a sys- la no logical reason to envy a man Mrs. F. Maitland Major D.IL. Somer-tem of promation by merit. Ita a rich father more than a lucky ville, ani Mrs. Whyte-Smith.

commanders were all good sub-ticket in the Irish Sweep. ordinates. Genius, real leader- The only alternative to "In- Aluence" Communism, where Our Wuchow correspondent states ship is killed by such a system. "A great task but also a great

nor brains nor that the paper money issued by the Under present conditions it is neither blood opportunity" is the way in which "The veneration of the country- Kwangsi Provincial Government most unlikely that the man who is character can raise a man one inch I.M. the King recently described side, which is the parent of most several months ago Is grently in going to make great success at above his fellows. If you present efforts to achieve inter- of the things that are best in Eng-evidence in the business houses and the top will ever be picked out for that, "Young Man," go to Russia. the present efforts to achieve inter-land and English life"-a phrase the banking establishments of Wu-conspicuous ability at the bottom. used by Lord Irwin-exemplifies chow. In fact, in preferred by the Only the grossest favouritism national disarmament. At a time the spirit of the Worcestershire merchants because the exchange Then could have brought Nelson, an when

of the paper currency is higher than the whole world la Association dinner in London,

the rate of river specie.

eccentrle disobedient weakling, to struggling in face of enormous Mr. Baldwin,

high command: the corrupt, plen- presided, had economie, political and financial en other side of him Lord Irwin,

With reference to a report that the sure-loving Marlborough would a subal difficulties, the opponents of the who is a Yorkshireman, and Vie

management of the Canton-Kowloon have been cashiered as count Ednam, who is a well-known Railway proposes to speed up the pre-tern, new world order, of which the Worcester man. Mr. Justice Mc-sent through express trains on the

As Britain rose irresistibly to League of Nations is both the Cardie, a Warwickshire man, sat line, it is understood," says the be the greatant Power in the world, vmbol and the instrument, have between Lady Leigh, wife of Lord Canton Gazelle, that Mr. Chan Kwan- her military and political leaders mobilised their forces and come Leigh, the Lard Lieutenant of pok, managing director of the Rall-reached their positions by birth.

way, has called a meeting of the en-Her commerce was built by sons: The Czech doctor aat in his out into the Open with their Warwickshire, and Mrs. Baldwin.

gineering staff to discuss deДnite hoality. The League has been

There were ringing cheers when measures for the realization of the succeeding fathers, trained from rather a waiter marched solemnly up to project. A saving of 20 minutes is the beginning to the leadership. room (steel furniture as a protest accused on account of its trifling the top table carrying a gigantic found to be possible in the running If Britons no lenger lead the against the barbarism without) expense, while the reluctance of pipe fashioned in ice. No one time, and it no unforeseen obstacle world; if, as "Young Man" sug-in that remote finger of Czechoslo- the individual Governments to laughed more than Mr. Baldwin.

will be possible to rum a gesta, we are losing our grip, it vakla, pinched between Une its machinery to stop the

Mr. W. Lionel Moore, a Worces 2 hours and 58 minutes beginning with may well be that our business and Rumanía, and Hungary.

I had apologised for my our politics are in the hands of conflict in the Far East has given

my non-existent. the critics further ammunition to

pushful bluffers-on-the-one-hand German and and uninspired plodders on the Czech, Ruthenian, Pollah, Ruman- Inn, Hungarian, and Yiddish. other. "On a certain Christmas holiday rushed out he said to them, "Have!

The very qualities which make These Innguages are familiar to turn its back on Europe and work when Mr. Baldwin was first Minis- you shown the bull your instruc- great leaders are a handicap to the doctor, the grocer across the

tions 7"

roud, the Jewish Innkeeper nexi subordinates. Imagination. 00- own salvation. No rester of the Crown, he was spending out its

"The surface of the country may terprise, unorthodoxy, of what door, and a great many other peo- ponsible statesman, it in signifi- it at Astley, and he rose on Boxing

The doctor emiled politely; cant to note. has taken part in Day morning with very good re-change." Mr. Baldwin said, "the use are these to a clerk compared ple in Mukucevo.

be good this campaign. Perhaps the King'a solutions. Ile planned a walk bungalows may come along and the with humdrum honesty and com-but the English can

from Astley to Malvern, a distance new rouds and the charabance may petency? words will make those who have of some fifteen or twenty miles. pour their contents into the re- How many employers are going listened to specious arguments He set off after breakfast with a motest parts of our region but the to choose think twice. "While every nation .... must work out its own re- storation to prosperity," declares Is Majesty: "this duty need not conflict with obligations towards fellow members of the community of nations." And again, he | well-being of the world and the well-being of our own country depend on the same causes and are inseparable."

fire at Geneva. The British Empire, they have urged, should'

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At the moment, the Disarmn- ment Conference delegates enjoying a brief respite from their labours, but all the Great Powers have already laid their

arisca, train between Canton and Kowloon in tershire farmer, preposed the toast the 1st of May next. of "Our President" and told one

or two homely stories about Mr. Baldwin. One of them was:

very reluctant party,

and

after

An

argumentative.

soul of the countryside will live arrogant idler for promotion? Yet they had been going for an hour yet. If it perishes there will the potential lender is ten to one or two their feet faltered outside perish with it nine-tenths of what impatient and bored with the dull

routines of the underling. the doors of a well-known country has made this country great." hostelry. A hasty conference was held and the then Prime Minister of Great Britain led a wholly un- animous party into the "Aye' lobby.” (Laughter).

Mr. Moore, with the company said still rocking with laughter, that he was delighted to report on The improvement in the habits of Cabinet Ministers.

"Whereas," he said, "Pitt was typical of the two-bottle age, the great statesman wo have in the the one-pint period." Chair to-night represents typically (Laughter).

proposals on the table. Three of

Mrs. Baldwin's Comment. them. Great Britain, the United Statés and Italy, are in substantial Mr. Baldwin, in reply, said that agreement on several important he would never be satisfied until

aeroplanes.

Baldwin.

ho had brought Lord Irwin to Wor- pointa, including the abolition of

cestershire and they had drunk a Bubmarines and heavy guns. quart of cider with Mr. Llonci Italy goes farther in wanting the Moore. abolition also of tanks, of battle- "Pint." interpolated Mrs. Bald- |ships and battle cruisers, of naval win. (Laughter).

aircraft carriers and of bombing turning, round to his wife. "I

"Quart," replied Mr. The U.S.A. would know the difference between the put restrictions on tanks, Great two." (Renewed laughter). Britain and Japan favour a re- "I once asked a farmer in Wor- duction in the size of capitalcestershire whint he wanted for bis ships. Japan also proposes the hops, procceded Mr. Baldwin. "He abolition of aerial bombardment. said. "Protection, and I want the Great Britain stands alone in foreign haps kept out."

Mr. Baldwin added: "I said to demanding what, of course, has him, What do you mean by for not a ghost of a chance of being oign? He Bald, 'Hereford.'" carried the limitation of cons- (Laughter). cription. Everyone, France not Mr Baldwin told a story of a excepted, proposos the abolition Worcestershire farmer friend of of gas and bacteriological war-his who, when finding some Post Oco men pitting up tolograph fare. It would seem to the plain poles in his field, was given a sheet man that something・ ought to

of printed instructions by them. emerge from all this, and we hope The old farmor turned a bull into that something will,, On paper, the field, and as the Post Office men

and listen, the wife says you must come along to dinner

Poland,

poor

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linguists-if they like. There are a fow languages in India, a there not? I have heard that there are Englishmen who

und He spoke without Irony, peak some of them."

with the placid seriousness of his race. I felt that I had been mildly reproved. It was excuse. you {know."

"Stopped off at Lisbon on the way home. First time I've ever been abroad, so to speak. I mean I don't call Nigeria abroad. Felt a bit out of it, not being able to speck the language. Never much good at foreign tongues, Usual school French, of COUTAG,

but.

WIR

I looked at him with a new in- torest. He was rather a lumpish schoolboy as I remembered him last: pleasantly frank, but with no noticeable mental glow. Now, a very Assistant Commissioner, after three years in the neigh- bourhood of Lake Chad he had Alled out physically and mentally. Tho sign "administrator" was just beginning to be discernible upon his brow.

Then what," I asked, "do you apeak in Nigeria?"

"Hausa, but that's different, ¡Amusing languago to learn; won- dorful range of expression you can İgot out of it. Vocabulary of about ton thousand. Some words rather like Welsh,

**Welsh ?"!

Yes, I

remembered a snatch.or two from, a Snowdon holiday, and it struck me that a few of the Hausa words had a familjur ring, Had a Welsh grammar sent out and started comparing, but for fun I'm learning one of the Bantu dia- lects, too, Don't have to, of course, but you never know.

"Never

auch

was much

"good" at foreign topgues" No, verhaps ge

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