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-THURSDAY, August 18, 1932.

A MEASURE WHICH HONGKONG REJECTED

the

WRONG IDEAS ABOUT

AMERICA

BY "AN OLD. STAGER”

an Grual Powers. But most unfor- WE have been told, in

epigram with AN much tunately America throw over its realism as cynicism in it, that life own President, and has ever since is a tragedy for those who feel, refused implacably to have any One case of chuilera from the Vic-but a comedy for those who think. lot or part in Geneva, torin district and one imported case Which implies, since the majority So the European militarism that.

reported . It is iteresting to recall the of typhoid were

now seeks to to the of mortals are better equipped for President Hoover health authorities on Tuesday. prigin of the Bill to which long-

emotion than thought, that for care owes its continued existence kong objected. A committee of

humanity at large the drama of solely to America. Wong Tam-yuet, a police constable,

And what are the gargantuan Official and Unofficial members of who was admitted to the Kewlous existence is a tragedy. This is

held over Europe's Hospital on Tuesday, died at 9 well illustrated at the moment by debts now the Council, the latter belag mem-se migh; He joined the Police the prevailing attitude to Pre-head, like a schoolmaster's rod, to bers of the commercial community, Forge at the age of 25 in August, sident Hoover's much-debated dis-compel Europe to disarm? These

armament proposals.

nstronomical millions were loan- put forward certain proposals for

To-day, with the majestic set-ed by America to Europe to en- compiling a register of the British A

third-class passenger of the ling of the glimmering war ceme-jable the Allied Powers to defeat.

those mil- Yanmati ferry launch Man Tak comteries as the immediate dropscene Germany. But for man-power of the Colony, and Itmitted suicide yesterday morning by of contemporary history, the civiliona Germany must have won was felt by that body that the jumping into the harbour. Although lined rations are all strongly paci- the war before America had time compulsory principle was essential search was made he was not seen Bat. This is specially true both to enter it. Those millions were

again.

of Great Britain and America, expended entirely on achieving measure. When the Bill

countries with a persistent Quak-the object for which later Ameri- came on for second reading, tho Mr. B. Veliki will be the speaker er strain of ancestry, and far more ea conscripted her own manhood

at the usual weekly meeting of the acting Governor suggested that the Theosophical Society, 17, Queen's

Inclined to sentimentality than and staked her own national exis- Government would be prepared to Rond Central at 6 p.m. to-day. The others. All the earnest fervent tonce. And every penny piece of

title of his address will he amend the measure so as to remove Crucifixion of the Spirit."

"The pacifists on both sides of the At-those millions was spent in Ameri- lantic have welcomed Presidenten. That is a point of equally certain features considered

Hoover's plan with pious joy, and vital economic and ethical impor- necessarily harassing in charae-

The slander case in which Pedro are bitterly irked that the states-tance in this controversy. Sequeira sard Pedro T. Rozario for men of the world do not at once fer, this being in view of the in- $1,000

All the Spot-Light.. Wie settled yesterday, the adopt lock, stock, and barrel, dications in the Press of opposi. defendant apologising for the words: To sincere British pacifists But that is not the end of the

used, and the notion being withdrawn. America figures almost with tion to the compulsory character, No order was made in respect of costs divine glory. For them President armament proposals,

story. President Hoover's pf the provisions. For once in a

Hoover appears. As a veritable dramatically and suddenly on the while, the Government

Rescued from the harbour off dens ex maching, sweeping aside Lausanne Conference, are in fact Kave the

Whitty Street, a widow named Wong all wearisome diplomatte eliches less effective and far less econo- Official members freedom to vote Fuk, aged 76, was ermoved to the and political hypocrisies, and mical than plans already under as they chose, and when an Un-overnment Civil Hospital yesterday bluntly telling a wayward Europe, discussion amongst the European

įsuffering from the offels of immer official member moved the with. She was stated to have attempt-that if it wants to be forgiven its statesmen then assembled, and the drawal of the Bill, the Colonialei to commit suicide,

jjust debts to USA, it must give abrupt interposition of America's Secretary seconded, and the motion

practical proof of its change of plan had the prompt and inevit- our report of the charges of heart by cutting down its arma-able effect of completely dislocat- was agreed to. Thus ended Hong-theft wid assault against Privatements by one-third.

ing all the very promising and kong's venture in the direction of

Andrew Young at the Kowloon Magis- What, exclaim the well-meaning patient endeavours of the Lau tracy yesterday, W% compulsory registration.

inadvertently sentimentalists, could possibly be sanne Conference. I threw the. It will stated that the reused belonged to franker or juster than that?

into- For whole deliberations be interesting to watch the fate much regret the error.

Ithe. South Wales Borderers. Wthose who share these feelings it confusion. of the Singapore Ordinance.

-

The Artiglio Adventure. "Pieces of eight! Pieres eight !** cried Long John Silver's parrot of Treasure Island fame, Now comes a saga of sea adven ture which starts with the ring ing words, "The gold! The gold!" chorused by a group of treasure Įseekers riding above the wreck of a modern liner, ten years on the bottom of the Bay of Biscay, with vast riches stored behind the bul- of her bullion ging bulkheads room. Not even - the greedy screams of the fictional pirate's' the significant exclamations of the parrot could surpass in fervour

erew of the Italian salvage ship Artiglin I as the fortune within

isa

dis-

sprung so

utter

but.

is a colossal tragedy that Euro- America got all the spot-light, pean diplomacy still hesitates, and evolted the enthusiastic ac- Mr. C. D. Lambert has drawn our For those who coldly ponder upon claim of all the British and attention to twn errors which peared in the report of his lecture ature is a screaming condly,

ap: the cynical foets, the Hoover pres-American sentimentalists, The Rotary Club on Tuesday. In one

America's gesture is far less offer- sentence it was stated that ail was

Most whole-hearted of all the tive in the cause of international taken out of the crank-case of a en parilista in this country, who disarmament than as an astule at various periods up to 10,000 miles.would boldly scrap all our armed and characteristic electioneering ring to super-charging, the This should be 1,500 miles. Refer Torecs to-morrow if they could, move on the eve of America's Pro- report are the advanced Socialists. These sidential contest. To be brutally read "The super-charger put air and same people, however, are ardent frank about it, America has ruth- petrol into the cylinder at a very admirers of Soviet Russia. And lossly jettisoned European in- much greater pressure than the or-

mary atmosphere, and pumped any. Soviet Russia, despite its overt terests to domestic party politics. thing up to 25 gallons to the sqanre homage lo world disarmament, The sincerity of America's pro- inch into the cylinder." This should, maintaining a standing Army of posals may be gauged by calmly inch. of course, read 25 lbs. to the square over a million men, and has about considering a few pertinent facts. ten million trained reservists. Wej America rejecta our proposals may, therefore, with our little to reduce the size of warships, and Army of 200,000, leave the Red insists on reducing numbers. That pacifists out of

Their immensely favours her own strate- position is simply untenable and gic position as against elther ours illogical to the point of absurdity, or Japan's. We absolutely need a ¡She Hold Aloof,

large number of small craft to But there remains the great maintain our lines of ocean trang- body of sincere pacifists, who have port. America has no such need. ho affection for Moscow and it But the saving, in money on re-

SUGAR MARKET

THE LATEST CABLED QUOTATION

account:

the sunken finer Egypt began to of the sugar amrket yesterday America has given a brave lead to most two-to-one as compared with The following cable at lite close Ogpu, but genuinely believeduced size of naval vessels is al- pile upon the deck in ingots of has been received by Messrs. Pen- the world. Their attitude deser-mere numerical reduction. gleaming gold. The tale of the at-treath and Co.

years have

London Terminals.

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Each

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inch added to gan-calibre means Let us try to get away from the 2000 tons added to the size of a smotional atmosphere of pure bub-warship. And it is the big gon bling sentimentality into the solid that costs the

money. America realm of hard fact. To a ship-wants to reduce the existing naval wrecked crew one water-tight life-ratio-which is 15, 15, 9 for Bri- boat is worth a whole edition of tain, U.S.A., and Japan-to 10, 10, Swinburne's poetical rhapsodies 6, but leaving the battleships as on the beautiful blue sca. The huge as now. We suggest leav- Versailles Pence Treaty was ing the numbers as they are, but founded on President Woodrow making cuts of 10,000 tons in each Wilson's idea of a League of Na-ship. Hons. Had that idea fructified,

New York Terminals. September 1932 1.10 down 3 pts. December 1982 1.16 down 1 pt. March 1938 1.30 down I pt. we should no longer have feared; British Plan Better. May 1933 1.13 down 1 pl.

wars, and the world would not to-

Where the American plan would July 1933 m.

iday still be in arms. Ong thing

save one million pounds, ours Cuban 26-Spot New York 1.18 only was lacking to give practical would save nearly two. Because power as well as high idealism to not only are 20,000 as against 30,- finers appear to be urgently needing thing was America's support and build, equip, and

Liverpool (17/8/32).-Sugar re- the League of Nations. That 000 ton battleships far cheaper to nearbys; expect further advances, backing along with the other the correlative reduction of their

There has just been introduced in the Straits Settlements Legis- lative Council a Bill which is de- signed to secure the compulsory registration of all male British subjects of pare European descent who are of military age and are not members of the Army, Volunteers or the Police Force. The object aimed at is to facilitate the preparation of schenies for the best utilisation of available man- power in esca of

tempt to retrieve the intrinsic emergency, This measure is practically identicollision southwest of the Ushau! treasures of the Egypt, sunk in a cal with one which was introduced in 1922, is one which teems with in Hongkong just ten years ago, adventure. Four but which the Government felt it elapsed since the Italian salvage wise to withdraw after its firat concern undertook the task of loasking 4d-4d. more. reading, in consequence of bitter eating the liber's position and opposition raised by the Press of drilling a passage

dank to the the Colony.

depths of her bullion compart-i The Singapore measure provides ment which is believed to have for registration

contained more "than £2,000,000. of persons be- tween the ages of 18 and 55 years, work. But the undertaking wenth

One vessel was lost in salvage with requirements calling upon all on. Much credit is due the perse-no change, registered to notify every change vering salvagers; and more of a of address and to give details of other sort will be forthcoming qualifications in respect of flying, (should the recovered gold be put motoring, radio and shipping. Re-into channels of financial produc- gistered persons are also requiredtivity where a million pounds in to attend at any lime or place

gold can produce ten times this

in amount

commercial credit. when needed for the purposes of Meanwhile, seventy fathoms un- the Ordinance, while another pro-der the heaving surface of the vision is that refusal or neglect to sea, divers are groping their way perform any duty prescribed by through the weird gloom which the Ordinance is punishable by a surrounds the weed-grown hulk. fine not exceeding $100, with a Day by day the precious metal is further fine of $10 per day in case raised in dripping piles by a of a continuing offence. The Or-mechanical, steel-fingered' grab dinance was introduced last week, such as would have made Captain and in bringing it before, the Kidd blink with amazement. Sea- faring gentlemen who stormed the Council, the Attorney General con- Spanish Main in the palmy days fessed to some hesitation in pult of Kidd paid off in doubloons and ing it forward and was not abld shining pieces of eight; the to make out a very conclusive case | Egypt's salvagers count their gold for the measure. Indeed, he went in solid bars. Even after other so far as to admit that the measure claims to a share in the Egypt's is likely to offend certain of the wealth, the Artiglia's books should "free-born Britisher's idiosyncra--and adventare.

show a handsome profit in money

sica." As might have been ex- pected, the Bill has already come

certain nmount

♫

HAT

in for

The following forthcoming of ringen are announced:Mr. Guenther criticism, first of all on the ground Johannes Berthold Schuldt, merchant, that thero Is a reluctance on the of 180. The Peak, to Miss Irmgart Thimey, of Berlin; Mr. Ludwig George part of the authorities to take the Fritz Alex. Dechert, merchant of 100, public into their confidence na to The Peak, to Minu Elna Gertrude Han- Itoud; Mr. Wil the reasons for such a measure, helm Robert and, secondly, because there is no to Miss Wilhelmine Dorthe

of 14, Condult Road; Mr.

REN,

of 21. Pe schildt, mor. I

chant of

of "Cherlon" Pokfulam Road, Elso

situation calling for alarm in the Mayer: Adel Salvador, musician, of i

Siraits Settlements. Apparently,

13, Nanking Street to Miss Itida Mn, however, thoro. fa some idea that of 18, Nanking Street; Mr. Raymond Legaspi Filler, musician, of 13, Nan-

it would be wise to make prepara King Street to Miss Rosa Ma, of 10, tion against the possibility of Nanking Street,

....

"I warned him, doctor, if he didn't quieton down I'd bring

him to 8.00 you?

maintain, but

armament from 16-inch to 12-inch guna menas a great economy also in responsive coastal defences.

Toughley Minor on Masters

By G. D. Martineau.

copy lince,"

},{

"Toughley minor wearily, "ifty miserable Inca. Why the blazes should I do lines?"

"Coo! Only fifty? That's potty," said the practical Kelly..

"Yes-it's the potty things that annoy me."

.

"What's it for?" "Oh-playing in the racks in ronding-ime.?.

Kelly was silent at this. Fifty lines seemed such an obvious an- swor to the offence,

"Masters, resumed Toughley minor, "are all right in their way. Most of 'em mean well. But they annoy me,"

Kelly made a sound of agroe- mont with what appeared to him platitudinous.

"What's more," said Toughloy, leaning back with a yawn, "they're lazy."

Kelly looked up questioningly. "Tako Marty, for instance," continued the critic. "The other day some fool borrowed my sweat-, or and loft it on the floor.

"I was put on to wending. I told Marty it wasn't my fault. 'All right,' he said, 'go and find the fol- low who borrowed it, and then he (Continued on Page 7.)