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THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 1933.

THURSDAY, JUNE

1933.

For this reason, the decline in England of the Liberal Party may well be deplored. The Liberal Party has been discredit- ed by that part of its philosophy

WORLD CRISIS

of freedom which is associated 1: OUR CONCERN IN THE

of

ECONOMIC CONFERENCE

BY FREDERICK COPE; AM.L.E.E.

occurród. In' Britain, America,

Every

The Very Idea!

· ENDURANCE RECORDS By Edward "Marathon" Kelly,

WE notice in an

American

newspaper that a com-: petitor in a marathon gold. fishing competition went mad after sitting over the bowl with his hook and sinker for 85 hours.

Other Marathon feats. In America Include long distance dancing, arm chair rocking, pole-sitting, and boy and girl

hand- holders.

Edward Kelly pro- poses

to

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varicly in-

to these Marathon..

Ari Games BO

that they can be tried in Hongkong.

the

EDWARD KELLY, popular author pf note, aged, held a telephone to his ear for 48 minutes 69, seconds, while his wife told him what she thought of him for staying at the club.

with the Manchester School, That great movement which culminated in the repeal of the Corn Laws and the deliverance of the people from the 'hungry forties', a movement which en-

We are now on the verge it has been with us for the last shrined Cobden and Bright and

dozen years, and is not Improving, Gladstone in the hearts of the of the Economic Conference. but getting worse. The symptoms people for a generation, was also What is it all about? To the nro evident. Since the malady responsible for the doctrine of man who has not much con- started, hundreds of reputable and absolutely free competition, for cerned himself with the long established industrial, -com- morelal, and financial firms, have the wages theory in political Science of Economics, the passed out of existence, Nations, economy, and for opposition to

It there- questions involved will be like a common defaulter, have fail- the Factory Acts.

ed in their financial obligations. Mon in responsible positions have fore, was largely responsible for somewhat puzzling. the unrestricted growth Thore in a general disinclina-been driven to dishonourable Capitalism and for the doctrino tion, particularly in Hongkong and courses. Peors in gaol Finan- of non-interference on the part even by people there and else-elers, industrialists, millionaires of the State, of laissez-faire.where) who are acutely affected by committing suicide to escape the. of adversity. It la true that when the great the present chaotic state, to at-heavy burdens

causes Millions of worthy men morally Liberal victory of 1906 was won, tempt to understand the

from which they are suffering, brokon and without employment. Mr. Lloyd George led the Li- Ferhaps there is plenty of excuse. The major portion of the world's berals to make inroads on these The variety of aspects which are populaco living in a state of doctrines and successfully put presented from time to time are anxiety and uncertainty... The through considerable measures somewhat disconnected..

natural desire of Man for advanco- of Socialism, measures which In the space of this short mont and progress almost stiffed. PUTTING aside such well- have subsequently saved the Article, an attempt will be made to If we prepared a list of financial known feats of endurance country from premature revolu- put, in some sort of sequence, the crashes, frauds, scandals, of firat as fox-trotting, tree-sitting, magnitude, which have piano-playing, or shroff- tion. But the effort petered Ideas behind the work of the Con- class out in the long-drawn conflict ference.

The findings and decisions of the Gormany, and France during the dodging, we have to record a with the Lords, and the effort Conference are every man's con- last few years it would be both number of remarkable per- to implement the party's pledges cern. They are important to all, voluminous and startling.

formances which should put to free Ireland, an effort which whether they be Parson, Banker, Is there justification for all Hongkong on the Marathon map.

Certainly not! nearly produced civil war, led by Merchant, Tradesman, Railway this? the conservations. Then came Clerk or Pubile Servant. Upon natural sign loudly proclaims the PETE WATKINS, civil servant, depends whether this converse. Plenty, Prosperity, and aged 27, after 1073⁄41⁄2 houra trying tó the war, and by its close there success was little left of strictly Liberal generation is to have a present Progress. This order of things la catch a flea in his bed, was taken Liberalism, existence of reasonable occupa- absent, only because of some basic to the Observation Ward by the representation,

a fair measure of fault in our Economic System. police. He was in such a state of however, stands for something tion, and

Physical Wealth, and a future of There are two conditions only, collapse that he drank a bottle of deeper than that economic li berty which time has shown led"çcurity; as opposed to the present expansion and contraction;-in- Johnny Walker before he recover-

order of things, anxiety and un-creasing trade or

resume diminishing, od sufficiently to it to sponsor inhumane views. certainty.

trade. Expansion is the only one | search. which answers the natural Lawa Its obsession with those views

FUNDAMENTAL CAUSES. led it, indeed, to lose sight of the Undoubtedly, there is something of evolution. A now World awaits us; one of abundant wealth, if we larger ends of its creed. These radically wrong, and the work of are specifically those of civil the Conference is to find out the will accept it. Take off the liberty. When workers become cause. Their task is not easy. shackles of the present system, wage slaves, and children are im- When they put their finger on the give the technician freedom, and mured in factories, the end of causo, they have then the job of more and more will be available. It is a pity that the Society civil liberty

is defeated. For designing a perfect system for Never in history have wo had such control of physical wealth. Food, for the promotion of

Civil civil liberty is not adequately an imperfect people.

The causes are fundamental, and which at one time was our chief Rights in China should have gained when there is a theore if we are to obtain a clear view concern takes little more than 5% fallen into hands which appear tical liberty before the law, but to be using it for other ends, when social conditions are such some fundamental thinking to do. are commodities at the present Hongkong trench expert, took four We well understand the attrac- that neither can these beas. It is useless considering the leaves time, that in order to preserve our months, cleven days, twelve hours tion of such a society for Dr. serted nor can the full moral life and twigs of the question, we have present money conditions, they and twentyfive minutes to make all

concern ourselves with the have to be wantonly destroyed. the roads in the Colony Hu Shih. He carly in the re- of the citizen be attained. This to gime of Chiang Kai-shek came liberty before the law is es- roots. Emerson remarked "When Foodstuffs, raw materials, and recognisable.

is to machinery suffer thus, land is put out in strong opposition to the sential and is one that has to be every man's chief concern Nanking Government because of safeguarded to-day as not for a watch that he does not cheat his out of cultivation, and productive neighbour, all will go well. plants scrapped, and all this at a circumstances of this time when human desires, and de- its abuse of its powers during long time. But the ends, of Under the period of tutelage, and urged Liberalism are deeper still. We nature, the major portion of the mands for physical wealth, are at Unfortunately, all the speedy setting up of a con- should say that the creed Libera-complicated accountancy, banking, a maximum. stitutional government, to whose lism inherits contains the view and general economic procedure, destruction seems to be to no pur-years, stood for 87 days 11 hours laws the members of the govern- that the duty of the State is so as we know it to-day would fall pose. There are strong indica- in the Hongkong Hotel, waiting ment, from the highest down, to order its communal life that away. But, we have to meet facts tions that it cannot this time save for a Scotch friend to shout.

ZBW. STATION, local radio should be amenable. We do not the moral life of the citizens can as they are, and deal with a the money system, though it may

expert, has shattered nearly every know the internal history of the be pursued without let or hind system which is based largely on have done so in the past.

the premise "That every

record by playing “Ain't It Grand society, but we notice that Mrs. rance: nay more, that it should watches that his neighbour shall The technician has solved the To Be Bloomin' Woll Dead" on Sun Yat-sen is T prominent so be ordered as to nurture this not cheat him." For this reason question of prolific production to almost every programme. member, and that after a very moral life. This view is in alone, we can expect the Con- such an extent that the degree of only record that hasn't been terrible indictment of the treat- sharp contrast to that which ference to be slow in arriving at shortage required to resuscitate broken is "Ain't It Grand To Be ment of prisoners in the military is reasserting itself in the mo- effective decisions, while some of the money system cannot be reach-Bloomin' Well Dead."

ed. Another way must be found. prisons in Peking-an-indict-dern world, especially in all the apparent facts, which will ment fall of shuddering hor- countries which have a party- come before them, promise to call The fact is generally recognised, ROBERT MacWHIRTER, fawnTM rors-Dr. Hu Shih resigned his dictatorship, that the State is a for such drastic changes in our and it explains the urgency of the bowls expert, at the Kowloon

no economic system, that

Con- Economic Conference.

Bowling, Green, told for the 1,189th connexion. The suggestion is supreme entity to which the in- ference can be expected to swallow

Why should we live in a state of time yesterday afternoon why he that the society is being used dividual must completely subor-them at one gulp. However, if the

ball. for the purposes of the more dinate himself. We thought we facts are truly recognised, and our depression? Physical wealth, and had placed the wrong bias on one extreme party, and that the were fighting this dangerous and system partially altered, to bo in prosperity are there for all! It is

IMA TAIPAN, Peak Resident, document in question was

a erroneous idea in the Great War. sympathy with them, and the anly a mental attitude which forgery. In any case if Madame But it rears its head again in course is set in a positive and evol-obscures it. Existing circum- aged 55, told his Kowloon friend to change our ideas and standards. Peak so often that had the words Sun is a loyal, if extreme, follow these days, and, so far as it suc-utionary direction, much will have stances eventually will compel us that it was nico and cool on th

of been achieved,

Exercise of intelligence to-day been printed it would have still er of the Founder of the Party, ceeds, the age of culture,

THE MALADY.

will avoid the ill-effects of fumbi been hot in Kowloon. she is unlikely to be greatly in- moral and spiritual advance, of

What is the malady from which ing out of our difficulties. terested in the specific questions intelligent man and womanhood

we are suffering, and which the of civil liberty. Dr. Sun in his recedes, and there takes its place Economic Conference will seek to Three Principles throws over the the age of automata in the claims of the individual, and enslavement of a Moloch which sure? It is something serious. urges that if any conflict of serves no ulterior-good-end,-but opinion occurs between him and lives for its own support and the Party the individual must internecine strife with others submit. It was to this prin-1 of its breed.

FUTURE OF CIVIL LIBERTY

International Club

ciple that Chiang Kai-shek with. grim hamour appealed when he arrested that orthodox repre sentative of the Kuomintang, Mr. Hu Hin-min, an arrest which has had such far-reaching

that It has long been said and deplorable consequences.there is little or no public spirit Moreover, Madame Sun is popu-in Hongkong; that we are too larly supposed to be in close self-centred to bother ourselves sympathy with the revolution. about conditions and problems This does not necessarily mean around us unless they affect us that she is not interested in the as individuals. This accusing question of civil liberty: but the finger has, perhaps, been levelled fact remains that China took at us rather unfairly, and in re- over from Russia the Idea of cent years at least there has party dictatorship, and its corol-been an effort to promote and lary that other parties are to be encourage social welfare. In this rigorously suppressed. It is direction, it is pleasing to note however not only in China and the latest movement--the Inter- Russia that civil liberty is national Women's Club. Found- threatened. Wherover the one-ed on similar institutions now party dictatorship is in practice, successfully in operation in Co- In Italy, and, now, in Germany, lombo, Canton and other places there is an end to civil liberty, in the East, the Hongkong Club and for amicable (or acrimon-was officially launched on Tucs ious) political discussion the day, signalising the last public administration of castor oil, or a appearance of Lady Southern whipping, with occasional poll-prior to her departure on home tical murder, or judicial non-cave. The objects of the Club tence to appalling terms of im- are well known. It is organised [prisonment, are substituted. primarily for the bonofit of the After the growth and achieve working girls of the Colony and ment of liberty and tolerance in provides facilities for recreation, the 19th century the world is and relaxation from the carca threatened with what has always and worries of the, office. The been the more customary rule movement deserves the fullest of. Intolerance and persecution.support..

of the position, we have therefore of our effort to-day. So plentiful

man

of

"CHANGE OF IDEAST

A popular cry is "We are short money!" or "There is not money

(Continued on Page 10.)

Wave by-by to daddy.

YEW PAY UP, A Chinese shroff, visited Edward Kelly every third day for twelve months without collecting a cent."

P.W.D. PARTMENT, well-known

un-

O.U.R. PUBLIC; has been up the tree for 68 daya, wondering when the Water Authority really will cope with the water situation. TERENCE TENCENTS, aged 83

man

The

arc

REVENGE! I

Why is it that tall punished simply because there are alx or twelve inches more of them than there are of the rest of us?, Is virtue like ribbon. that it should be measured with a yard-atick?``.

Small men are pugnacious and acquisitive by nature, and do not care what happens to others so long as they themselves are com- fortable. Their wives tell them this regularly, but it makes no difference. The small man May have a big wife but ho Is seldom hon-pecked.

Why, too, are small men so much moro cocksure and conceited thin their tall brethren, who live under a perpetual cloud of inferiority complex?

The tall men sometimos get their ravongo by snatching the small men's sweethearts. Can you blame them?

THOSE, RUBBER SHOES. Wo seo that the story of the rubber shoes at 2/- a dozen paira has now been inflisted upon Hong- kong's "sweat-shops" competing with British goods in England.

Those shoes have had a rather Interesting careor, starting out as. Japanese-made shoes being sold in Jamaica, developing, Into German- made shoas dumped. Into Belgium," and until their arrival in Hong-- kong, passed through Holland, who. waro dumping them into Franco.

We have come to the conclusion. that they are not rubber. shoes at all, but lemons invented for suckors.