1932-04-12 — Page 19

BRITAIN'S NOTE TO FREE STATE.

ALL CORRESPONDENCE NOW PUBLISHED.

THE HONGKONG

PEAK MOTORING INCIDENT.

FRENCH OWNER IN COURT.

TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 1932.

· CORRESPONDENCE.

"Homo's” Latest Reply.

(To the Editor, Hongkong Telegraph.)

F

Sir, I feel very grateful to "Pussy" for her sympathetic in- terest und deep regret all the heart-breaking misunderstandings of which I appear to have been found guilty.

To Mr. K. B. Vaidyn, must

An a sequel to a motor accident on Stubbs Rond, near Jardines' Corner, recently, Mr. P. G. Meunier, of the Charbonnages du Tonkin, was summoned before Mr. Schofield at the Central Police Court this morning by Sub-Inspector W. R. Chester Woods for driving his motor car on the wrong side of the apologise for unintentional moti- road and for negligent driving,

Mr. E. S. C. Brooks appeared on ehalf of the defendant, while Mr. O. E. C. Marton represented the of Mr. chauffeur in the employ

London, Apr. 11. ́ The Anglo-Irish Notes relating to the Parliamentary Oath of Allegiance in the Irish Free State and to the land purchase annuities which have recently been exchanged between Mr. de Valera, of the Free State Government, and Mr. J. H. Thomas, Secretary for the Dominions in the Government of the United Kingdom, were published!!. R.-B. Hancock, whose car was in a White Paper to-day.

The British Note says that the issue raised by de Valera is nothing less than the repudiation of the 1921 Treaty as a whole.

ATTACK ON TREATY AS

A WHOLE.

not result in

the

The controversy arises through; "It's true that the 1921 settle the contention of the Free Statement did Government that the Oath is not establishment of a United Ireland, mandatory in the Anglo-Irish but the Treaty itself inde the Treaty of 1921 nad that the Free necessary provision for the union State has an absolute right to mo- of the two parts of Ireland if both dify its Constitution in this res had then been ready to acrept pert, coupled with an announce it.. ment that the Free State Govern-

The Only Hope.

also involved in the mishap.

Mr. Brooka said he pleaded guilty to the summons for driving on the wrong alde of the road but denied the other.

is n

lation. A friend had taken my copy of the Telegraph when I rom- mitted the crime, and I am 11

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certain as to whether imperfection or re- of observation, retention anyhow, "what

there in collection was responsible--but, name?"

One frequently hears the ex-Cleopatra (Mancinelli, arr. Creatore). pression "from the sublime to the

Greatero's Band. 30045, ridiculous." Mr. Vaidyn, from Maytime-Medley Waltz (Young- tho sublime, has definitely crash- "Romberg). Explaining the circumstances of ed to the sordid. I suggested in the first summons, Mr. Brooks sald my reply to him that he was in the accident took place at 2 m. danger of attaining too high an in the morning- Sunday morn altitude by the Introduction of ing. The defendant was driving philosophy into the discussion, his car up Stubbs Road and the and now feel impelled to protest accident actually took place just just as strongly against the Intro- before Jardines' Corner, near the duction of smelly drains. Not Penk Church, where there

that I am prejudiced, in any way, big bend in the road. The defen-against well-constructed drains, dant was driving a two-seater car They are of infinitely more use to and there were three people in it. | humanity than we newspaper cor- all sitting in the front seat. The respondents. Mr. Valdyn appears other car, belonging to Mr. Han to have nequired a somewhat dis- cock, was travelling down the hill forted outlook from both drains and was being driven by the chauf- and their inspectors. But for the four, with nobody else in it, Mr. drain-inspectors, we should prob- Banrock's chauffeur, in order to ably all have died from plague or pass the car in front of the defen- mumps centuries ago, and us for dant, dimmed his lights with the their "smelling nothing but dust and drain everywhere, even the most refined and pleasant spots ap- |pearing to them only as drains," one might, with equal assurance, claim that

#chimney-sweep | Another paint, said Mr. Brooks, everybody must be bluck, that au electrician necessarily disbelieved was that the white lines on that in darkness, that a doctor, when particular bend were not very clear,

declaring his patient nored. ix as they had not been recently paint-Recretly convinced that the

said ed. The result was that the defen- patient's hopeless condition pre- dant drove his ear on the right cludes the very iden of him being band side of the road, not being alive, or that to a pork butcher the aware that another car was going streels are swarming with pigs down. A further point was that joy-riding automobiles, the ear which his client was driv- ing was of American manufacture, and he understood these particular cars were rather high off the road and were more manageable if the driver did not take a corner too wide--that was, the ear should keep to the centre as much as possible.

In reply to his Worship, Mr. Brooks said the corner was a right hand bend and the car had a left hand drive.

indication that another car was ap. prouching from the opposite diree.

Other Points.

meut claim the right, which they 1. "As to the future, the Govern- 1 result that the defendunt. Inel no propose to exercise, to retain the j land annuities aceruing under thement in the United Kingdom feit Irish Land Arts of 1891 to 1909, its sufficient to state that. In their

in opposition to them, the Go- opinion, there can be no concelvtin. vernment of the United Kingdomable hop for the establishment of amintain that the Oath is an in- United Ireland except on a basis tegral part of the Treaty made that its allegiance to the Crown years ago between the two coux and its membership of the British tries. and hitherto honourably Commonwealth will continue un- observed in both sides, and that the i impaired." Irish Free State Government are Regarding the expressed de- Bill bound by the most formal and ex- termination to introduce a plleit undertaking

Parliament continue into the Free State to pay the land annuities pay. | for removing the Oath from the ments which tenants of purchased | Constitution, the reply reiterates estalen make in repayment of sams the view of the Government of the lent to them to buy their land. ¦ United Kingdom that the Onth is an integral part of the Treaty settlement, and adds:

Inw

to

The Rent Futje."

The Land Annuities.

Continuing. Mr. Brooks said it was easier to keep more in the middle of the road rather than take

that when

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The fallacy in Mr. Vaidya's analogy seems fairly obvious. A jaundice-eyed man is the victim of

disease which influences his out- look on life, whereas the drain- inspertor is a man, physically and mentally normal, who is engaged upon the prevention and elimina tion of such diseases, He does not. morcover, require the advice of a specialist in philosophy or psychology in the performance of his duties.

Mr. de Valera, in a letter dated 5th April, expresses the View that

"His Majesty's Government of whether the Oath is or is not on the United Kingdom have publicly integral part of the Treaty munde indicated on many occasions, In is ten years ago is not now the issue. most formal'and emphatic manner. The real issue is that the Oath is that they stand absolutely by the an intolerable burden and Treaty settlement, and to this that the people of the Irish Free position they most firmly adhere. State desire its instant removal "Dealing with the land annui-

I regret the necessity for this The agreements of 1921, he says, tics, the British reply, to avoid

discussion. Perhaps as a result of gave effent to what was the will misunderstanding, places on res the course wide. on the outside.it, Mr. Vaidya will have managed of the British Government. Brit-eurd their origin and nature. His client did that, with the result to retrace his steps to mid-level ain's world prestige had been op- says: "These are not payments

His were before the end of the week. measurements haned by the belief that Til|from Government to Goyernment. taken it was seen that the right concluding paragraph was the one column. The land and laen set free and her in principle, the main transaction and wheel of the car was over the bright spot in the national aspirations fully satis-is not one between two Govern- | cfntre of the road.

line gave. "A rose by any other fled, whereas it had meant for ments at all, but between the Irish

name would smell as sweet," has,

admit, always appeared Ireland a "consummation of the tenant purchaser and the holder of |

land stock, which is, of course, held

what abstruse. outrage of partition."

Examination of the Oath and both in Great Britain and in the removal of the articles of the Co-Irish Free State. The position is stitution necessary for that pur- that the annuities are collected by pose, he describes as of mirely the Irish Free State Government domestic concern, required for the from the tenant purchasers and are pener order, and good government distributed through the National Debt Commissioners to holders of

of Stale.

Proposed Legislation,

The competence -Free

State Legislature to pass such a measure is, he maintains, not open to question, and his Gu vernment, immediately on the reas

dreea Till to this effect.

the stuck.

A further point, continued Mr. Brooks, and perhaps a smaller onc, was that when Mr. Hancock's ear was going down the hill, and alter passing the car in front of the de- fendant's ear, the chauffeur sul- only switched on the lights, which he was entitled to do, with the re- gult that the defendant was blind- by the lights, and this added to his difficulties,

The defendani, proceeded - Mr.

Some-

What is there in the nume, That which you call rose? Call it by some other name, It will smell ns sweet. Mr. Vaidya's amended version clarides nur ideas considerably, and yet the necessity for a mea- sure of concentration still arises. "If we look to the immer meaning of the first line, it tells us that

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DON'T BE A

"YES"-WIFE.

(Continued from Page 0.) pitied as she is herself. It is hard to explain that the things which attract him in women are the very crimes he must try to suppress.

There are one or two women who firmly refuse to be fools about men. They make up their minds, oven before they get married, to try to belong to the bad wife school.

It is rather a struggle they find, There are plenty of quarrels. The neighbours start talking. But a bad-wife-girl is prepared to be mis- understood.

The truth of it is that men are collectors. A good bad wife is hard to obtain. A bad good wife can be had for a song!

Women take pleasure in giving in to the people they love. They want to give in. And when they

business again" they try to piense find that George is "etained on Monic. They him by waiting at

the please him all right. That's reason he suddenly gets rather "keen on his work.

I am not suggesting that men fall women Wito "Tool them." Only with women who "kid them along."

I am sorry for men whose wives go to pieces once they get married-

the Marya of "Yes, dear," unions, who stop using make-up, and dress like their mothers, in order to what is right.

that

The Irish fand annuities are, therefore, in effect, payments on the instalment system the Brooks, and been driving a sue there is nothing in the name of a trish tenant. for land which he

for twelve year in France and pre-thing, but that we must look to has bought, which pass through vious to coming to the Colony had its effect? Our friend hereby de-in love with

alt possible the hands both of the Irish Froebenu in India, where he had driven finitely eradicates

a car for two and a half years. Hambiruity--never bet on a horse, State Finance Ministry and of the

received by the mouth, but during the whole of his experience he lind not dul a com- holder of trish band Stork".

plaint made against him. "Binding in Law and Order."

Mr.

Yous, Pte.

ssembly of Parliament, will intro Saliunal Debt Commissioners, and i had driven in Hongkong for one girls, till you see it win the race.-

Regarding the land annuities, are ultimately Mr. de Valera declares himself and aware of any formal undertaking.

to continue this payment, but The reply proceeds to cite the gives an assurance that his Go-test of the formal and explicit vernment will scrupulously honour undertakings governing land an uny jast and lawful claims, by nuities payment, contained in the Great Britain or any other eredi-, financial agreement by the British fars. His Sote concludes with an and Irish Free State Government: expression of desire for friendly on 12th February, 1932, and con- relations between Britain and the firmed in the "hends of the Irish Free State, based on mutual¦ ultimate financial settlement "be- respect and common interest.

Britain's "Deep Regret".

State

Under the circumstapes, Brooks asked his Worship to deal a leniently as possible with the

At this stu, Mr. Marton in-

tinted that he was appearing for

Mr. Hancock's chauffeur but understood that there were no allegations against him.

HOMO:

Macno Explosian. Sir 1 read Mr. de, Grays lelter on the Mario explosion in your Isare of April 9, with interest.

I think it will come somewhat of

do

#

The greatest mistake roung girl can make is to give her hushand 210 trouble at all. It maken him unhappy, that's why. He likes to be worried. He loves to feel that unless he gets home on time she might easily go out with somebody else.

A "Yes, dear," a day keeps the husband away!

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a surprise to many of your readers he to know that the people (sufferers) living in Flora Avenida Sidonie Paisy in the vicinity of the disas ter, had losses amounting to more tween the two Governments, sigu-

No Great Speed.

than $400,000 (Hongkong. eur. ed on behalf of both on 19th:

Mr. Brooks remarked that he rency). Not even a single cent March, 1926, and discussed in the cold call evidence on the question was refunded by the Macao Goy- In a reply dated Saturday, the Free

Parliament tome of speed. The defendant and Capt. ernment. Dominions Secretary, Mr. J. H.months Inter.

and Mrs. A. R. Smeathers, who I hope that the Macao Govern Thoman said the Government had The British Government, BAY were in the car, would say that the ment will take steps in the in- read the terms of Mr. de Valera's the reply, regard these undertak-speed was not more than 20 miles terests and right of the public despatch with deep regret.

ings and their character as "bind-

Fenerally.Youra, etc., The views expressed therein, ing in law and honour on the Irish says the reply, go far beyond the Free State, whatever administra: issues originally raised and make tion may be in power, in exactly it clear that the questions of the the same way as the Treaty itself Oath and the land annuities are is binding on both countries. but part of a wider josue, and that "The reply concludes with an ex- what is raised in nothing less than pression of desire for continued the repudiation of the settlement friendly relations, adding that in of 1021 nga whole.

the British Government's view four and a half feet over the white with another man, mamed Lau Cheuk, two recitals at the Helena May

lief that that settlement has regarding the correspondence to

an hour.

His Worship asked Inspector Chester Woods whether he nccept- ed. the statement made by Mr.

rooks as regards speed.

Inspector Chester Woods suid the corner was a dangerous one, and a blind, one for anybody go- ing up. The defendant's car was

line.

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Trio No. 2 in B flat Major

Mozart

The world-famed Schneider Trio, comprising Professor Baron Stationed at the Police Training Anstol Vietinghof-Schcel (plano), School for only two months, Chan Remjn Waschitz (violin) and Pro-

. Constable C389, Chee-wah,

Was fessor Wolfgang Schneider (vio- charged before Mr. Fraser, at the Hincello) are to give the first of Kowloon Magistraey this morning, with theft of some clothing from Institute to-morrow (Wednesday) Street. at 9.20 p.m. The programme is a house ht No. 2 Woosung Mr. Brooks interposed and said Additional charges were of receiving follows: he was afraid he had to dispute stolen property, giving a false name that. Measurements were taken when pawning the clothing and with a police officer. Mr. after the accident and he had been misconduct an

who prosecuted, L. Calthrop, instructed to say that it wasers stated that defendant went to the house on Saturday evening and when he left the next morning, the inmates found some clothing missing. A re- port was made to the police, who Hul sequently trace the stolen property to a pawnshop in Shamshuipo. After evidence was taken, the case was re- manded until Friday afternoon.

feet over the white line.

no

(a) Allegro.

(b) Larghetto. (a) Allegretto.

Trio in A

Idebrando Pizzelti (a) Mosso e Arioso.. (b) Large.

"His Majesty's Government in "these relations cannot but be im- the United Kingdom entered into paired by any failure in complete the 1921 settlement with a single fulfilment of obligations deliberate desire that it should end the longly undertalten."

Debate Likely. period of bitternes between the

When questioned in Parliament two countries, and it is thoir bo-

brought a measure of peace and day, Mr. Thomas confined himself contentment which could not have to Raying that in their reply to the His Worship-Apart from that, been reached by any other means. de Valera Government, they had do the police consider there was

lan- dangerous driving? Further, as a direct result of that "reaffirmed in unmistakable

Inspector Chester Woods replied settlement, the Irish Free State gunge that they stood absolutely by

that the defendant, being on the has participated in and contribut- the Treaty settlement". ed to notable constitutional do. The Leader of the Oppoultion, right hand side of the road, should velopments of the last few years Mr. George Lansbury, suggested have taken precautions. The fact whoreby tho position of the that time might be requested for n that he did not 800 the reflection Dominions, as equal members with debato after members had studied of lights on the wall should have

His Worship intimated that he the United Kingdom of the British the White Paper, and the Prime made him take more precautions would have to take the evidence on Commonwealth of Nations under Miniator said he thought that very than he did. There might have the negligent driving nummorte, the Crown, has boon defined and reasonable and would do everything been a ricksha or a pedestrian go-

and adjourned both until Saturday Schubert. made clear to the world.

to facilitate it.-British Wirclens,' ing round the corner.

morning.

(c) Rapsodia di Sotterobre. (Composed in 1925).

Gretachaninow (a) Allegro Appasalinnto. (b) Lento Assal.

Trio Op. 38

(c) Finale.

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