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on 20th April. 1935, to Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Nowers,

son.

The

paper

CAN THE SOVIET SAVE The Very Idea!

ITSELF?

By J. BAKER WHITE

more

THIS NECKING EVIL' By Eddie Kelly, Sports Model.

Io us, lovers are nothing

Tbut a pain in the neck.

we are speaking now purely as a We hasten to add, however, that motorist

Take away Matilda (wo call our çar Mallida) and we'd rovert to typo within a few hours.

When it came to hunting big game In the olden days, we were One of the beat Sexplorera in the Colony.

But now we've got Matilda to

a compradore been seething with discontent, planting Stalin and the Politbur- can afford to defying the commissars and re-enu, is not so far away.

run around fusing to cultivate their felds.

with a woman,

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portaut amendment to the Farm Bill has been approved by the President, authorising him to adopt dictatorial inflationist po. wers. He may debase the car- rency by lowering the gold cun- tent of the dollar, may accent silver in payment of war debts. He may issue as much

The end of the first Five-Year Stalin tried to get Blucher back to currency as he considera neces-Plan In Russia was marked by the Moscow, but he preferred to re- sary at his own discretion. most serious armed revolt there main with his troops and complete Sound-money economists Walhas yet been against the Soviet his scheme of fortifed block shudder. But it is not at all cerrogime since the White armies houses-cum-forms for the protec- tain whether President se- were driven, from the country. tion of the Eastern frontier. velt has succumbed to the in- That is one of the most significant If the Soviet regime starts to flationists, or whether ho ovents that has happened in crack, General Blucher is the man merely capturing a strategic Russia for months, and it has had to watch, for all the time he is position, accepting the wide pow-

far-reaching results.

playing for power, The Rad ers conferred upon him with no

The revolt broke out in the Army is daily becoming a Kuban district in tho intention to make use of them, Caucasus, and was the culmina- The opposition to Sovietiam has its think of. In

North important factor in Soviet politics, while, temporarily, at all events, tion of resentment against the roots in the villages, and the Red Hongkong on- keeping the inflation caucus Soviet agricultural collectivisation soldiers are predominantly of allent. It is recalled that and grain-collecting schemes. For peasant stock. Some believe that ly a talpan or President has pledged himself to months the Kuban peasants had military dictatorship. sup- "adequate but sound" noms, while the anti-inflation views of Mr. Woodin and the men who surround him are well-known. The armed revolt, which lasted There is, in addition, the con- plus a motor-car. Another obstacle to unde in for thirteen days, caused continual struggle to collect forelan And so, on behalf of our fel- flation is what is known as the Army division and air aquadrons currency to the extent of printing test about this

ternation in Moscow.. A Red currency. Having inflated the low-motorists, we want to pro- "quantitative theory" of money were sent to suppress it, some hundreds of rouble notes all boar poodle-faking that goes on along disgraceful argument. Inflation,

under 1,300 persons were executed, and ing the same number, the Soviet the Fauling Road and this definition, consists of thousands exiled.

must have credite, or dollars, Peak. creasing the amount of money,

The revolt in over, but its sigal-francs, marks, or pounds, to pay with no commensurate increase ficance remains. Five years ago for the vitally necessary

Just above the Reservoir, you in the amount of business

the Soviet leaders wore told by chases from abroad. In the sup. Isco nothing but couples whisper- commodities, thereby boosting Foreign experts that their agri-pression of the German Coming the little white lies within prices. Even with a vast cur- cultural schemes would fall.munist Party (the strongest unit the little white lines, leaving no rency expansion, it is argued, They laughed. To-day they are in the Bolshevik machine outside room for a mere motorist. the actual amount of circulating faced with failure, and once more Russia), European business men medium will not be increased. Government have been beaten by see the removal of one the Nine-tenths of America's cir- the stubbornness of the Russian pillars of the Soviet State. Con- culating medium consists of peasant. Many people are hungry sequently every week will make it In Russin to-day. Every day com- more difficult for Russia to obtain cheques on banks. Huge num plaints of the shortage of food credits from Continental countries. bera of notes may be printed supplies and of actual hunger are So every penny of foreign cur-

Moscow. From but they will only collect in the reaching

the rency is welcome in Russia, and banks and have the effect of miners comes the ery that thy various baits have been placed to weakening confidence in the dol-are hoing "atarved and treated attract it. lar without quickening expendi-worse than pigs." The children Soviet newspapers circulating He might be calling her his pet

developments, in the camp at Malahova appeal amongst foreigners now contain and his darling when ture. Actual

wo como however, will be watched closely.in the words, "Have you any advertisements such as the follow-speeding around the corner, but he never knows how close she came Inflation is not likely to extricate bread? We are hungry. Take using:

home." The Trade Union Press;

"How foreigners can profitably to becoming his ange). the United States from her finan-alleges that the workers do not ¦ und without risk invest their

These rambling Romeos, alive to even if a tempor-even receive their basic rations, savings. ... The State Bank of

the call of love, are deaf to a pro- ary advantage appears to be se- while the Commissar for Transport the U.S.S.R. wishes to announce

sale electric horn. admits that one of the causes of that it opens current accounts in the chaos on the railways la job the names of foreign citizens leaving by railwaymen because of residing abroad in any foreign

Thongkong Telegraph.cial morass,

FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 1933.

cured.

The Menace to Parliaments

lack of food.

has compelled the Administraaltogether changed; and it would with certain Red Army leaders,

Stalin had a trial of strength fumes, and soups.

that

out

pur-

on the

Why, we wonder. as we all declutch, does the love which 'draws them on and on, also draw

them on the road. And do they declutch, too? SEZ YOU!

Heaven may hold their hearts, but only good brake-lining pre- vents it from also holding their spírita.

live dangerously while others aver Some psychologists advise us to that love is the only thing worth living: for.

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equal terms, but were wo to at- tempt it we should find ourself be- a manslaughter fore the beak on charge.

Besides, the Girl Friend we → always have besides us in Ma. tilda is too highly strung. We're no misogynist, but we're

ora a

currency." AMERICA OFF

And these complaints grows Foraigners are also advised that

But no psychologist told a man GOLD STANDARD

over louder and ever greater in they can purchase Sovlot Govern-

to mix the prescriptions by pet- number. Those who are in atment Bonds “for foreign currency,"

ting in front of a motor car. America's decision to abandon

The Torgain position to know predict that there Nobody can doubt that to-day will be a famine in the near another bait for valuta. It an

Association is the gold standard is probably parliamentary institutions are future, with hundreds of thou-nounces that "you can send money tors are a positive menace, if only At night these peripatetic pel- final for some considerable time seriously challenged. Even in sanda, even millions, starving. orders from your country to your because they are mora numerous. to come. Strenuous efforts have Great Britain the Mother of Par But coming famine and counter-relatives and friends residing in While we are temporarily blinded liaments is attacked. Lord Pon-revolutionary outbreaks are not the U.S.S.R. enabling them to by the lights of an approaching car been made by President Roose sonby, a former Minister, asks the only anxieties of the Soviet purchase goods in Torgain atores." and they fade into the inky well velt and Mr. Woodin to avoid the in the Contemporary Review, leaders at the present time. The It is perhaps Illuminating that the ahead, their two hearts may beat step, but the increasing pressure, "Will parliamentary government Red Army and the fight for foreign Torgsin stores are the only shops as one, but ours beats like three. which is believed to have come survive?" He points out that currency are also menusing pro- in Russia which hold any but the If only we could share their from within rather than without, the conditions of living have blems. In the autumn of 1930 smallest stocks of clothes, per-abandon we might use the road on

tion to allow the dollar to de-instrument merely because it has there is real discontent in the Red will have to face the greatest be unreasonable to cling to an and he came out on top. To-day

In the coming months the Soviet preciate. The fact is paralysis of industry and finance In Italy, Parliament,

donc excellent work in the past. Army-the basle reasons being crisis in Its history. The Com- as it is non-payment of allowances to munist Party is torn with internal cannot be dismissed simply by generally understood, has vir- soldlars families and the ill-dissension. The first Five-year decree. The country has not re-tually disappeared, and it can treatment of peasant relatives-Plan has not produced the anti-here to say that all the motoring gained full confidence and the not be denied that there is a and certain high officers, are re-cipated supplies of raw materiale world doesn't love a lover. appearance in Congress of a great improvement in the execu-fusing to be amenable to Com-and manufactured articles. Quali- powerful group determined to five capacity of the State, what- munist Party discipline. There is,ty of production is still appalling- A GENUINE WIZARD. inflate the currency has added to ever objections may be brought too, the continual problem of ly bad; not even the cleverest

foreign

We write this, under difficulties. the uneasiness and the uncertain- on other grounds to the new keeping the Army properly fed.

specialista can make

Our notes at the moment ty. There is good reason to be-Fascist system. In the United General Blucher, who probably Transport remains in a

Then there in the enigma of mechanica

of peasants.

bowl of goldfish, and what was once state of lleve that many American people States there is vast popular im- causes Stalin, more anxious mo- chaos and aggravates the food our fountain pen is nibbling lettuce have been endeavouring to send patience with Congress, and ments than any other man In problem. The

in a corner, its large, vacant eyes tompo of the their money abroad, to France steps are being taken to trans- Russia. Blucher is far away be- second Five-Year Plan has had to blinking with supreme apathy.

We suppose we ought and to Holland although, at the fer some of its powers to the yond the Urals in command of the be slowed down. Peasants starve

to have same time, the outflow was not President for the period of Far Eastern Army, which includes or go luto exile by the thousand expected something of the sort. It serious

is notoriously dangerous to beard in itself and to economic emergency at least, the best troops in Russia; but his sooner than grow grain for the a gonnine wizard in his lair. And a large extent, the decision to France is agitating against a influence is felt in Moscow. A commissars to collect abandon gold, was

Food, or rather the lack of it, enquiry, we beared a whole family yesterday aftor Mr. Wynne Jones's a deliberate Parliament that does not always born leader and an able politican, measure of policy. The whole appear equal to the, demands he is looked upon by many as the and the attitude of the peasants of them. world will watch developments made upon it, that is slow mov-Napoleon. A little while ago, crisis.

man who aspires to be the Red are the two basic factors in the with interest not unmixed with ing, especially in matters of anxiety. Grave doubts are en-finance, and that does not cap- tertained regarding the future sider so much the general inter- of the American dollar. A per-ests as the interest of groups of iod of wide fluctuations in the citizens and the electoral advan world value of the dollar ia tages of parties. It is scarcely visualised in many quarters, necessary to refer to Germany. with an extremely temperament-where the dictatorial method al market in stocks and shares has been practiced, despite many and commodities. Silver,. par-elections, by at

least four ticularly, is likely to be on the

governments in succession. jump. The disturbing effect of As for Russia, it has oh- this uncertainty can easily beviously scrapped the old idea of understood. It is therefore Parliament, though it pretenda satisfactory that in London, the to full representation of the situation in financial circles has people. The smaller nations of been marked by an encouraging Europe have, for the most part, steadiness. Sterling exchange never really tried the parliamen appears to have been carefully tary system. Lord Ponsonby, controlled, while it has been after poking fun at the obstruc- impossible to check the tive, cumbersome and hesitating dollar depreciation. In Amer-

methods of Parliament, declares.

ica, the ultimate effect of the what is wanted is dictatorial po- abandonment of the gold atan- dard is minimised. It is felt war without a personal dicta that while speculation may cause tor, atability to try out and estab a heavy drop in the value of the lish firmly the projects devised, dollar at the outset, the eventual the delegation of detailed work result is likely to be small. It to committees and subordinate is pointed out that America re-bodies, and the division of domes mains a creditor country with tie from foreign and imperial a favourable balance of trade. affairs by regional and separate It should not be dificult, in these assemblies." He advocates an circumstances, to pog the dollar extension of the practice of sub- at a point close to its parity stituting for detailed legislation value. It is also possible that Orders in Council. The main some sort of exchange control thing is to get urgent work done, will be aet up, strengthening to make and apply decisions.. this position. Of paramount In order to save themselves, Importance in the final outcome, parliaments must discover and confine themselves to their however, is the Presidential po. licy regarding inflation. An improper Jobs..

"Can't I do that time next month, yer honor? You soe,

I've already prad this month's rent,”

But is it cricket?

.

BRAVE NEW WORLD. "Suicides in New York decronsed from 1,582 in 1931 to 1,471 in 1932. The decrease is attributed by Dr. Warren to interest in the race for the Presidency.'

-News item. Auntie, dangling from a hook, Gave me an old-fashioned look When I told her Mr. Hoover 'S great career at length TBS

oover.

Mentioning how tight the noose

falt,

With a cheer for Mr. Roosevelt, Down she got, and put har hend Into a large gas-stove instead.

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NEWS FROM SIMLA. Following the recent arrival at Simla of the lovely Sahib sisters, Pukka and Notta, we hear that two more delicious debutantes are ex- pected--the Chota sisters, Peg and Hazri.

Peg, the elder, is a quite u toxicating creature, very koon on Ausistant-Commissioners, Staff Majors, gymkhanas, midnight plc. nics, Mr. Kipling's verse, and overy kind of sport. Her pyjama-dance of Mr. Kipling's "If" is the talk of the Mall. At the well-known laat Ilno:

**And what is 'moro, you'll have some fun, my man,” sho performs the grand ceart, balancing a full cocktail-glasa..on her shapely little nose..

Hazrl, the younger sister, has great dark eyes and a high gigglo. Their people aren't "Bervice," un- fortunately. (Not ovan Sappera!) However, everybody is torribly kindi