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suffers from a lack of clear-cut policies ofther on domestic or ex- ternal Jasues. There are many questions on which Liberalism has to make up its mind. Included in ; these aro the colossal expenditure 'armaments, world monetary problems, trade barriers (which everybody condemne, but nobody abolishes), the paradox of over- production and the increasing- capacity for production, which is in contradistinction to consump

of tion and diminishing power

docs Liberal purchase. How philosophy react to these issuer? True, many of these matters are outside the solo determination of any one country, but they have to be faced, none the less. There is dincredited nowadays epigram than that of "splendid isolation," for every nation de- pends upon others for its exist ence, and any attempt by one na- tion to solve these large issues must react on the politice and What policies of other countries, Liberals, in common with other parties, have to do is to decide on their contribution to the general solution of these problems.

to the

no more

DAY BY DAY

Do NOT BURGENDER YOURSELF TO THE TASTE YOU SAY YOU HAVE Fost LIFE. IT 18 THE CONTEMPLATIVE ONLY AN INDOLENCE OF THE SOUL- Rousacan.

The Ben Line 3.8. Benreoch, from Home ports via Straits and Manlia, is due here on May 14th.

WHEN YOUR CHILD

KNOWS BETTER

THAN YOU

By DR. MARIA MONTESSORI, M.D., D. LITT.

And this is work which only they If a foolish mother frog said to j her little tadpoles in the pool, can do. The greatest help we can "Come out of the water, breathe the give them is to stand by and ace

fresh air, enjoy yourselves in the that they are fret to develop in young grass, and you will ail grow their own way. We can on the reports into strong healthy little frogs. other hand make their work very The Royal Observatory

"Mother knows best" and try to that the anticyclone la central over Come along now, mother knows hard. If we persist In saying the South-east of best" and the little tadpoles tried form their growing intellects and the Pacific to Tokyo. Local forecast:-East winds,

we shall only succeed in destroying moderate; cloudy, some IDg or mist to obey, it would certainly mean characters by our own standards,

the end of the tadpoles.

many of self-discipline, we shall break the And yet that 'Is how us are trying to bring up our child's power of concentration by anxious that trying to fix his attention on mat- Intelligent, tere which he fa not yet interested children. We are they shall grow into useful citizens, with fine characters in, and he will grow deceitful if we

so wo insist too harshly. and good manners, And

But if we change, our whole at- spend our time and patience cor- recting them, teiling them to do titude and say to ourselves, "Baby this, not to do that, and when they knows what is best for him. Let want to know, "Why mummy?" we us of course watch that he comack don't stop to find out why we inter-to no harm, but instead of trying fore, but put them off with "Mother to teach him our ways let us give him freedom to live his own littic knows best."

On the occasion of the birthday of HLM. the Emperor, the Japanese Consul General and Mrs, Yoshida are holding a reception at their re- sidence, 7A, Conduit Road, on Friday, from 12.45 to 1.30 p.m.

The manager of the firm of Schmidt & Co., of Gloucester Building, reported to the police yesterday that some time between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. some person stole from the shop a pair of binoculars valued at $300.

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In connexion with the celebration of the Russian Easter, services are to be Of particular concern

held at St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, Liberal Party is the question of this week, by a Russian priest. The tariffs. Is Protection in England morning services commenco at 6, a.m.

or permanent?and the evening services at 7 pm. to be temporary Mr. Chamberlain anys the latter: bir. Runciman would appear to in- cline to the other view. Another issue is the kind of taxation which the country needs to prevent Bud- get deficits-whether it be a main

tenance of direct or an increase of indirect taxation. And then there is the point whether it is econo- mically wise to spend vast sums upon public works which in their nature may not be remunerative; but which afford work and prevent of the the demoralising effects

of the These are some | "dole."

matters on which Liberalism has to come out into. the open if it expects to retain a place in the

system. politien! British

Street and

We are in exactly the same post-life in his own way," then perhaps we are ob- tion as the foolish frog if only we we shall learn something about the could see it. This little life that ways of childhood if we are trying to mould needs no servant.

This a now way to look at the forcing and squeezing, no correct ing or fault finding to develop its problem of responsibility which intelligence and character. Nature looks after children in the samo way as she sees that the tadpole grows into a frog when the time la

The work of demolition of Sassoon Siding, at the corner of Ice lioune already begun. When the work has been comploted a new building w be erected, which be occupied by the National Commercial & Savings Bank,

har Des Voeux Road,

Limiter.

YOUNG PEOPLE'S SOCIETY

ENJOYABLE SOCIAL

was held

EVENING

ready.

pers, ...

catches

weighs so heavily on many parents, Those of us who have tried to learn the ways of childhood from children (instead of from our own. idens)

have been amazed at the discoveries And there is one Wo all agree-

Ku

"But," I can hear you say, "shall we have made. we leave our children to do as they point on which like? How can they know what in children live in a world of their best for them, when they have had own interests, and the work they what do there must be respected, for no experience? And think Hittle savages they would grow up though many childish activities to be if we did not teach them man-may seem pointless to grown-ups, nature is using them for her own unds. She is building mind and well na bone and character ab And I would answer, "Have you

muscle. ever given your children a chance even for one day of doing what

The greatest help you can give your chlidren is freedom to they like without interference ?"

Try it and you will be astonished. about their own work in their own Watch and see how something way, for in this matter your child their interest. Perhaps knows better than you. The closing social of the winter they see you turn a key in the: Un-season of the Young People's So lock and want to do it too, or help fortunately, there is no evidence tiety of Kowloon Union Church | you sweep, or just make some funry] in the hall last night little pattern with pebbles on your when a most enjoyable time was tidy floor, and on any ordinary day spent by the large number present. you would say, "Don't get in the

The Roy, Dr. E.L. Allen and Mrs. way, play with your toya." Allen, and members of the Society

But today give them the key, try were hosts to the gathering which to find a little brush for them to whether the now somnolent Party included 25 Chinese Christians sweep with, leave the pattern on can be galvanised into fresh life from various Churches in Honig the loor and see how absorbed they

"come-hack"-kong, these being introduced by become. It is often not enough|middle-aged. Young people usually the Rev. Frank Short and Mre for children to do a thing once or leave one another's affairs alone. love, and let love. But They Short.

included Other guests

twice, but they will perform the

are apt in be parents too often young people from Ying Wahsame simple action over and over College, Ying Wah Girls' School, again until they seem to have satisitical when the family comes to and a number of service men fed some inner urge. You will be the love affair stage.

surprised how they keep out of mis-

Of course, parents have tended by special invitation.-

Miss Wong Yuct-laan opened chief when they are allowed to right to warn a son or daughter the evening with a pianoforts solo busy themselves with something against a really undesirable marri- age, but a great many of them are and she played several times dur- that really interests them." ing the social. Happy games were But if you interfere impatiently hostile to their children's sweet- played and those present fadulged and stop some absorbing occupa hearts, just because they don't like in hearty community singing.

ot

at the moment of anything up- proaching unity of thought these and other vitally important matters. It remains to he

and stage a new We very much doubt it.

seen

Killing for Sport. Of late a growing section of public opinion in Eugland has be come increasingly hostile to hunt ing, shooting, and kindred so-call- ed sports; but the numerous at

tacks which have been launched against them have provoked sin-

nt-

Hongkong Telegraph.gularly little response. Particu-extended a warm welcome to the valuable lessons he is teaching him-

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 1932,

VITAL DAYS FOR LIBERALISM

LOVE

AND LET LOVE

By HELEN ROSE..

Meddling is a weapon

of the

every

It must be confessed that the During the evening, Dr. Allenton, you will destroy your child's them.

concentration and perseverance-

running the fensive. They are larly few and feeble have been the guests and expressed the hope self-he will be dissatisfled, and newcomers are often on the de-

that they had enjoyed themselves. of allegations

The organisation was in the filled with a sense of disappoint family gauntlet, and the family are the to

ment and restlessness, and will replies

they have been warned in advance hands of the Young People's So-very likely find an outlet in delf- often hard hitters! Quite probably cruelty brought against stag hunt-

riety Serial Committee.

|berate mischief.

that "mother may be pretty anitfy." - ing. There are, however, two ex-

And what is this troublesome- It is a pity for mothers and ceptions to be noted to this gen

ness that we are so afraid of if we fathers to alienate their children eral silence among the devotees of

of do not correct little children? We in this way. Mother simply doesn't Arst is "The thought. It is consequently hunting. The Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man," great importance in this matter say that we correct them for their count when a boy is in love, and young man, This may acem cruel. which Siegfried Sassoon published that grouse shooting is not one of own good, and a great deal of the father doesn't exist beside a girl's

If these two replies repre- time we honestly believe it. But to be their good amounts to the

should try to remember their own Important decisions on the fu- anonymously. Mr. Sassoon is too them. ture of Liberalism are likely to be fastidious a writer. to make his sent all that can be eaid in behats it la strange how often what we feel but it's nature. Parents have to of killing for sport, the conclusion same thing as our own comfort take a back seat eventually. They made at the annual conference of book a polemic on hunting; he de the Party this week. It is becom-fends hunting only by description seems inevitable that hunting for We are all so buay with our grown youth, and the hostlle criticism that that the and implication, as is the manner pleasure is decidedly on the defen- up, froggs wth polet me work they probably endured from their bar of public that the little tadpoles have work own parents. To remember is to

of their own to do-the work of

forgive. ing increasingly clear

growing into men and women, Liberal cause has suffered badly of an artist. "The Memoirs of a as a consequence of some of its Fox-Hunting Man" is indeed a opinion. leading figures having joined very beautiful book; it is full of countryside. hands with the National Govern. the atmosphere of the leisurely ment and thereby tacitly accepted southern English

it contains; its tariff policy. Professor Ram-But it does not owe its beauty to say Muir, the Chairman of the the hunting scenes Party Executive, wants the con- rather does its value le in its pic. ference to declare Liberal inde-tures of such things as Mr. Sas- pendence of the Government. He soon's slow walk home many years doen not doubt the patriotic me. Jago in the gathering twilight of tives of the Liberal Ministers, a winter evening by the side of his who must themselves decide how horse Harkaway; or the cricket far they can go in supporting the match between the teams of rival Administration, but he thinks the villages; or a country Sunday time has come when the Party morning, with church bells ring must be free to go its own course.ing in the distance, and the local Obviously, unless the Liberal Anglo-Indian colonel reading from Party strikes out on a well-defined Isaiah. The book would have loss Bell's line, it will be in danger of com-little or nothing had hunting never

been mentioned: Clive plete extinction. Indeed, the pas sibility of such a development, do radiocast speech on "The Morality what the Conference may, must of Grouse Shooting" was a dof- not be ruled out. The question nitely controversial affair. It was for interesting, but not convincing. whether there is any room. Liberalism in British politics is He admitted that killing was fin still pertinent to any considera-essential part of the supposed en- joyment of grouse shooting, and The trouble la that Liberalk that it produced an undesirable when we have become largely a colourless mental condition. But in answer group, with little to distinguish he asnorted that often them from the moderate Labour feel at our noblest we are really in Often, for a bad mental state, outlook. Sir Charles Hobson re- cently admitted that when vacan- example, our supposed virtue may cies occur in Parliament, Liberala bo only self-righteousness. Thia murely but it Is true enough, are unable to content then-not

means that we nometimes because it is a question of finance

ourasives virtuous when or organisation, but because the not. It does not in the least mean, Party cannot and sufficient sup

as Mr. Ball seems to think it does, port to justify the running of can- that there are no occupations tha didatos. In other words, he in- dicated that Liberalism at present produce desirable conditions of

tion of future trends.

think

wo are

sive

before the

"We could have been to work on time this morning, if you hadn't insisted on bolled eggs instead of scrambled."

Fathers and mothers cannot ex- pect their children to choose the Bort of sweetheart that they would themselves. A dull dog in a good position may be a better match for Malet than a gay dog in a poor one. The stolid young woman who can cook niy make a far bet- than the ter wife for Johnny darling Httle bit of fluff that can't. There's no incentive like opposition, and nothing drives a young couple into each other's arms more than a parent's stick. Sons and daugh- ters are often accused of being Trude and defiant, of never being at home if they can help It. In nine cases out of ten it is the result of antagonism In

Affairs. love

It is far wiser of parents to pre- tend to like their children's sweet- hearts, even if they don't. If they make thom welcome, and give them the run of the house, one of two things will happen. Either. young people will get tired of each other or the family will become quito united.

Nothing drives a child farther from its parents than unfair dia- approbation of a sweetheart. No- thing makes for more bitterness between them. Homo ties count for little when they're making ties of thoir own.

Besides, this interference and huatility don't do a bit of good. No boy ever gave up his sweetheart because his mother disapproved of hor, and no girl loved a man less because her father didn't like his. locks.

No. It's always bottor to accept the inevitable gracefully. Parents will gain respect instead of losing

HELEN HOSE,

St.