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the Minister of Labour and to the parties in disagreement.

DAY BY DAY

In a General Council memoran- dum on the scheme it is pointed out that it is unlikely that Its

IF THE FRENCH NATION WERE operation would have any direct

COMPOSED ONLY OF FRENCHWOMEN, effect in those trades in which WHAT A TERRIBLE NATION IT WOULD wages and working conditions are BE-An observer of the Commune dealt with by established and re-Rising in 1871. cognised machinery, controlled by effective associations of workers and employers. The main object of the scheme is to give the unions a key to the organisation of of workers who have groups hitherto failed to respond to the claims of trade unionism. The memorandum takes note of ob-used by joy-riders. jections to compulsory arbitra- tion, and declares that any pro-,

posals which ran counter to this principle would rightly meet with the strongest opposition from em- ployers and employed alike.

Russia. Russian interests

Mr. R. G. Showan is proceeding me on holiday to-morrow by the 8.8. Empress of Japan. He will be leaving Blake Pier at 10 am.

SCHOOLMASTERS'

CH

MANNERISMS

DANGER SIGNALS IN THE CLASSROOM

to

HILDREN are quick to hec amongst us at the west door, near peculiarities in their elders, which we were playing round a and since they come into dally corner of the school building. contact with their teachera, those Then there was blinking with a latter generally, although uncon- vengeance nor did it cense even sciously, supply their pupils with when the ball was consigned some material of which the young- the flames of the furnacel aters make full use in adding to Later in my career, it was my their study of their mentors, fortune to sit under a science- old master who had acquired the habit Mr. S.W. Coleman'à car, which was | The recent passing of an

Beo that, taken from the Chater Road stand on teacher of the writer recalls how of saying, "Old you Tuesday night, was later returned to he stood out 80 vividly from boys?" when some experiment was the same spot. It had evidently boca amongst others by reason of his successfully carried through. That

Senor Fernando Rein Loring, the Spanish aviator who made the first ale flight from Madrid to Manila, by way of Bangkok and Hongkong, Man-passed through Singapore by the

President Hayes on his way home.

Yesterday afternoon, a tenant of

ous.

on to

the

was

We mere

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one pecullar habit coupled with his habit did not leave him when he strong Highland necent. His per- was engaged out of the laboratory, sonality was great; never did he for I can well recall an incident Mr. B. Paul will speak on "Vibra-resort to any extreme expression that happen when he was putting tions" at the usual weekly public in order to put a pupil in his place, us through our paces in the room lecture of the Hongkong Lodge, The

He Theosopitical Society, 17, Queen's but, with his hands gripping the which was used for more theoreti

Inpela of his jacket, he would bat cal work. was busy dis- Rond Central, to-day at 6 p.m.

remark in the most effective man- coursing to us when he was In ner, in his quaint tongue of the terrupted by the entrance of one North. "Ay well, Mr. S., that may of the girl students of the school. She was universally acknow. be your way of doing a thing."

Whenever his hands went to his ledged to be rather pretty, and The Manchuria Problem.

lapels we knew that although his winaome withal, and voice was restrained, thero males who formed the class at the Many observers of the

trouble brewing for someone un-time were at a very impressionable churian situation at the time of

Having attended to the tess improvement along the desired ge

business about which the young the Japanese seizure of its strate-

line followed.

lady had sought him, he turned kic points and government felt

186, Johnston Road, named Chang What a contrast to the efferves-to us again, and when, unconscious- that there must exist some form Hunk, aged 43, was removed to the cent peculiarity of an early science-ly, he naked, "Did you see that, of agreement between Japan and Government Civil Hospital suffering teacher, who, when annoyed, show-boys?" every

man Jack of in from the effects of opium poisoning.ed his danger signal so flagrant-chorused, "Rather, sir."

degrees Manchuria seemed too great for condition, however, was not sori-ly! There are different

He was somewhat taken aback, fof annoyance, but when ne limit Moscow to look with entire indif-

was reached, up would go one foot but, putting two and two together, ference on the extension of Japan-

spar of the nearest he summed up the situation and, be an attempt to commit suicide, a laboratory stool, and, bending for like the sport he was, said with ese authority. Notwithstanding her interests, Russia did overlookan named Leung Yim, aged ward, he would has through his grin, "I did not mean that."

years. jumped into the luarbour near the Japaneee aggressions. The the P. & O. wharf yesterday but she clenched' teeth, "Oh my hands are Significant Cus government mouthpiece, Izrratia, was rescued by two Chinese and an itching to get at you.""

Indian constable. She was later re- Densionally

It may be said that these same warned Japan moved to the Government Civil Hos-hands were fully occupied the "dickey" and cuffs, and in one case against entrenching upon Russian pital.

while, the fingers of the right such cuffs aupplied ample warning interests. but nothing came

hysterically clawing the palm of when some culprit was in for a directly from the Russian Foreign

Brillian, as a cinema study and us!

the left. We enjoyed seeing him hefty punishment. The particular Office in the way of protest or an impression of the epie landing atthas, for his expression was rather teacher in question, on whom I White Russians Gallipoli, "Tell England. Anthony comical, but the enjoyment was by look back with much gratitude even content.

that Asquith's British masterpiece, yep no means shared by the unfort-and respect, was not usually given explain this on the theory

terday enthralled big audiences at unale member of the class who to administering corporal punish- ment, but occasionally the need for any military effort to check Japan the Queen's Theatre where it made was being addressed at the time. auch was real. would mean sending great num-its first showing in Hongkong. bers of troops to the Manchurian though the acting is first-class, the Bung Went Football.

chief honours go to Asquith and end of the Siberian Railway, and Geoffrey Barkas who directed the the emotions, but one headmaster, had to be watched, for were they

The picture is not only faithful record of Gallipoli, bet now long gathered to his fathers, pulled down and off and laid on It would be a thousand pities if, strong enough at home to risk shows, as few other films of its type had the peculiar habit of using his the table, there was no dubiety depleting its military forces inve shown, the stark horrors and eyelids when roused. At much to what was to follow, and it It is decidedly a times, he would útink, blink, blink, was the kind of punishment. that around Moscow and Leningrad. futility of war.

the rate of this increasing as his one did not forget in a hurry. If. annoyance grew.

on the other hand, no

For some

reason or other he was made to remove the cuffs, then one knew that admonition was con- would never tolerate football in sidered sufficient to meet the cape, the playground, and when we did and out breathed a sigh of relief Indulge in that popular gume, we had always to keep a sharp look

AEC FF

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1932,

ADJUSTING TRADE

DISPUTES

at a moment when there are wel-

the Soviet

Government

not film.

AL-

come signs of a betterment of This always seemed doubtful. as/Picture which should not be missed.

trade conditions at Home, there whatever there is of organised op-| should be a renewal of industrial position to the Soviet Government than unrest. At the moment, the Lan-is outside Russin rather eashire cotton industry is facing within. The latter fact is becom- a problem, in view of the threa-ing more apparent and may very seriously complicate the Far East- lened stoppage (1) Saturday.

ern sitnation. Northern Man- Happily, however, influences are

churia and the adjacent provinces | at work which, it is hoped, will are fuil

White Russians.) of avert such an unwelcome develop-These exites have been organizing | tent. It is interesting, in this White armies for the purpose of connexion, to note that the T.U.C. taking advantage of unsettled eon- C. General Council has for some

CORRESPONDENCE.

Petrol Consumption,

[To the Editor, Hongkong

Telegraph.

Sir,In order to

remove any

Time was when men wore

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Should one fall into his bad the cuffo The eyes are very expressive of gracea for the nonce,

out.

Soon were game that

movement

and marvelled, perhaps at his re-

straint,

Most of these gentlemen

have

One day, after clubbing together, we ruled in enough to buy a small now left the arena of active ser- sized fontball of the leather-and-vice after years of laborious toil bladder variety in place of the amongst many who gave them little small rubber ball we generally had. encouragement at the time, but

with We introduced the new ball, and those

the peculiarities the men who linger so engrossed in our are we forgot to watch.longest in the recollections of ditions, and perhaps of entering wrong impressions that may have The result, of course, was that their pupils, who NOW realise Siberia to start a revolt against circulated regarding the petrol“Blinky" was on ug before we their value, and who have nothing time had under consideration a

of the "Vauxhall were aware of it, and, seizing the but affectionate remembrances of draft scheme which visualises the Soviet authority. This is one par-consumption

ticularly explosive prospect that Cadet, V. X. · Type" 26.33 h.p..ball, slashed it through with his the days spent under such teachers, appointment of special Concilia-

might create a tremendous entas-when I first got it in April last and mains over the wall into the field-

knife, throwing the pathetic Lion Officers to deal, through Area

trophic, The Soviet Government worked out the consumption-a beyond. Boards of Conciliation, with all is intent upon its five-year plan.month or so later-at. 15.5 m.p. disputes over wages fand work-It obviously stands ready to sacri- ing conditions. This scheme, fire almost anything to it.

But which represents a new departure Fives Japan a free hand. in the regulation of relations be the slightest suggestion of

White Army all Russia will rise. tween workers and employers, proposes the establishment of

It

at!

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statutory machinery for the pro-R.A.F. MEN TELL OF motion of collective agreements.

Looking closely into the scheme,

50 M.P.H. CRASH

FOUR CLINGING TO

ONE LIFEBELT

it is to be noted that the proposed machinery is intended to be used in industries and occupations where no regular machinery for collective bargaining exists, and where existing machinery has broken dowa. It is proposed that the Ministry of Labour should ap- point a permanent Conciliation Duck, Glamorgan, on July 14.

Offeer in each area, and that

Six R.A.F. officers and men rescued by the Greek steamer Nicos from the wreck of the fly. ir boat S 7. which sank in the Irish Channel reached Barry

Captain A. Costarpoulos, the

| either party to a dispute over wages master of the ship, told a reporter

and conditions, where no agree

ment has been reached, can ask

men

immediately

that when ensually peering through his telescope at noon on the Wednesday he sighted what he the Conciliation Officer to p thought to be a small fishing point a Board of Conciliation. vessel. As his ship approached The Conciliation Officer shall then it, however, he made out the ob appoint a Board, consisting ofject to be the nearly submerged

two flying-boat, to which himself as Chairman, and two ns- were clinging. sessors, within a specified time, A life bont was provided that the application lowered and four men clinging to a febelt and the other two men comen, in the case of the workers, on the machine were rescued. The from a bona fide trade union. flying bont sank almost immediate- Either side to the dispute shall have the right to select an asses- sor. The Board shall have the right to enforce the attendance of wit- Counsel solicitors

or

nesses. shall not be entitled to appear ex- cept with the consent of both sides, the Board to have the right, in any case, to veto such consent. It shall be the duty of the Board

to promote a collective agreement,

y

The men were in the last stages the sea being so cold an to freeze of exhaustion, the temperaturo of

their clothing, which had to be cut from them.

"We had been in the water thres hours," said one of the men.

The flying boat crashed into the Ben at 50 miles an hour and im- broko into several modintely places."

Two other members of the crow

of the flying-boat rowed them- failing which it shall issue a re-selves ashore in a collapalbio rub.. port,

with recommendations, to 1ber boat.

re.

and

SCOTTISH GRAND OPERA

We retrieved it, however, I have now the satisfaction of with great patience and labour stating that on a test run the day patched the inside so that it held. and had the cover sewn by a

By Edward Kelly, Haggis Export. hefore yesterday on a measured

saddler whose son was one of our railon, the distance travelled was band of football enthusiasts. Next is arranging

The Scottish community we hear, I Scottish opera. 21 4/5ths, miles.

at dinner-time, before There will be an orchestra of 50 "Blinky" had returned to school, bagpipes and 18 drums. Twelve wa hegan again.

big drums and six bigger drums. This time, as before, he spotted First aid facilities have been us, but entering the school by the arranged for the benefit of those cast door he suddenly appeared people who try to get in free.

This points to the fact of some adjustments not being correct, at

first.

E. G. TREGIllus.

day

There are lots of nico young man who would like to take hor out, if you weren't so stingy with your precious car."

The story of the opera is woven round a feud between two ancient clans as to the possession of a bent threepenny-piece, which was found on the border of their estates,

The love motif would bring tears to the eyes of a deaf American pugilial. The chieftian's daughter, who is sent to poison the rival chieftain's son's haggis, falls in love with the man she is sent to destroy, because he has gold fillings in his teeth.

Sung by Maggie Macraggers, "Oh, Smile at Me Again" is touch- ing, enough to make a fenther mattress quack. The 50 bagpipes And the 18 drums join rapturously. in the last tender passages.

The climax is reached when the victorious chieftain has to hold the disputed thruppence in his hand and sing "Bent but not Broke."

In Glasgow, the stage was mobbed while this scene was taking place. It is not known who got the thruppence,

A braw nicht will be had by all who have the money to appreciate an outstanding performance given that no, not given-staged by section of the community to whom we owe so much, that is to say.. to whom we could not owo less,

By taking an overdose of opium, Ho Shust-chl, a woman aged 20. yours, committed suicide yesterday after- noon. The woman, who lived in a room at the Ta! Ming Boarding House In Connaught Road, was removed to the Government. Civil Hospital in a marious condition at 8.89' p.m. yestex-. day and died about two hours later,