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Hongkong Telegraph.

THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 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

1933.

WORLD CRISIS

of freedom which is associated 1: OUR CONCERN IN THE with the Manchester

School.

That great movement which

of

ECONOMIC CONFERENCE

BY FREDERICK COPE, A.M.I.E.E.

The

The Very Idea!

ENDURANCE RECORDS By Edward "Marathon""Kelly. WE notice in an American

newspaper, that a com petifor in a marathon gold ashing competition went mad after sitting over the bowl with his hook and sinker for 8 hours.

Other Marathon fonts in America Include long distance 'dancing, arm chair rocking, pole-sitting, and boy and giri

that they can Hongkong.

hand- holders.

'Edward Kelly pro- poses to introduce

some more variety In- to these Marathon Games no

be tried in

resume the

EDWARD KELLY, popular author of note, aged, held a telephone to his ear for 48 minutes 50 seconds, while his wife told him what she thought of him for staying at the club.

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 dozen years, and is not Improving, shrined Cobden and Bright and 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 are 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 catablished industrial, com- mercial, and financial firms, have. the wages theory in political Science of Economics, the passed out of existence. Nations, economy, and for opposition to the Factory Acts. It there questions involved will be like a common defaulter, have fail ed in their financial obligations. Mon in responsible positions have fore, was largely responsible for somewhat puzzling.

driven to dishonourable the unrestricted growth There is a general disinclina-been Capitalism and for the doctrine tion, particularly in Hongkong and courses. Peers in gaol! Finan of non-interference on the part even by peopia (here, and elac-clers, industrialista, millionaires of the State, of laissez-faire. where) who are acutely affected by committing suicide to escape the burdens of adversity. It is true that when the great the present chaotic state, to at heavy

causes Millions of worthy men morally tempt to understand the Liberal victory of 1906 was won from which they are suffering. broken and without employment. Mr. Lloyd George led the Li-Porhaps there is plenty of excuse. The major portion of the world's berals to make inroads on these The variety of aspects which are populace living in a state of doctrines and successfully put presented from time to time are anxiety and uncertainty.

natural desire of Man for advance- through considerable measures somewhat disconnected. of Socialism, measures which In the space of this short ment and progress almost stifled. PUTTING aside such well- known feats of endurance the Article, an attempt will be made to If we prepared a list of financial have subsequently saved country from prematuro revolu- put, in some sort of sequence, the crashes, frauds; scandals, of first as fox-trotting, tree-sitting, have piano-playing, or shroff- tion. But the effort petered Ideas.behind the work of the Con-class magnitude, which

occurred in Britain, America, dodging, we have to record a out in the long-drawn, conflict ference.

The findings and decisions of the Germany, and France during the number of remarkable per- with the Lords, and the effort Conference are every man's con- last few years it would be both

formances which should put to implement the party's pledges cern. They are important to all, voluminous and startling." to free Ireland, an effort which whether they be Parson, Banker, Is there justification for all Hongkong on the Marathon map.

Certainly not! Every nearly produced civil war, led by Morchant, Tradesman.. Railway this?

.. PETE WATKINS, civil servant, the conservations. Then came Clerk pr Public Servant. Upon natural sign loudly proclaims the

depends whether this converse-Plenty, Prosperity, and aged 27, after 107 hours trying to 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 is 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.

fair measure tion, and n

of fault in our Economic System.police. He was in such a state of however, stands for something Physical Wealth, and a future of There are two conditions only, collapse that he drank a bottle of deeper than that economic security; as opposed to the present expansion and contraction;in Johnny Walker before he recover-

or diminishing ed sufficiently to berty which time has shown led order of things, anxiety and un-creasing trade

trade. Expansion is the only one search. it to sponsor inhumane views. certainty.

FUNDAMENTAL CAUSES. which answers the natural Laws Its obsession with those views

A new World awaits led it, indeed, to lose sight of the Undoubtedly, there is something of evolution. larger ends of its creed. These radically wrong, and the work of us; one of abundant wealth, if we 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 causer they have then the job of more and more will be available. control of physical wealth. Food. It is a pity that the Society civil liberty, is defeated. For designing a perfect system for Never in history have we had such

an imperfect people, for-the-promotion of Civil civil liberty is not adequately he 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 6%

P.W.D. PARTMENT, well-known fallen into hands which appear tical liberty before the law, but of the position, we have therefore of our effort to-day. So plentiful 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 be as- It is useless considering the leaves time, that in order to preserve our months, eleven 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 manke al! concern ourselves with the have to be wantonly destroyed, the roads in the Colony un- Hu Shih. He early in the re- of the citizen be attained. This to

Emerson remarked "When Foodstuffs, raw materials, and recognisable. gime of Chiang Kai-shek came liberty before the law is es- roots, out in strong opposition to the sential and is one that has to be every man's chief concern is to machinery suffer thus, land is put well", plants scrapped, and all this at a Nanking Government because of safeguarded to-day as not for a watch that he does not cheat his out of cultivation, and productive

of circumstances this time when human desires; and de- Under its abuse of its powers during long time. But the ends of neighbour, all will go the period of tutelage, and urged Liberalism are deeper still. We naturo, the major portion of the mands for physical wealth, are at the speedy setting up of a con- should say that the creed Libera-complicated accountancy, banking, a maximum. Unfortunately, all 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 80 na we know it to-day would fall pose. There are strong indica- In the Hongkong Hotel, waiting

But, we have to meet facts tions that it cannot this time save for a Scotch friend to shout. ment, from the highest down, to order its communal life that away, should be amenable. We do not the moral life of the citizens can they are, and deal with the money system, though it may

CHANGE OF IDEAS! 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 technician has solved the society, but we notice that Mrs. rance: nay more, that it should the premise "That every man watches that his neighbour shall Sun Yat-sen is a prominent so be ordered as to nurture this not cheat him." For this reason question of prolific production to in alene, we can expect the Con- such an extent that the degree of member, and that after a very moral life. This view ts 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 indiet-dern world, especially in all the apparent facts, which will

ROBERT MacWHIRTER, lawn ment full of shuddering hor- countries which have a party-come before them, promise to call The fact is generally recognised, 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

economic system. that

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 aubor-them at one gulp. However, if the 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 blas on one extreme party, and that

the were fighting this dangerous and system partially altered, to be in prosperity are there for all! It is ball.

IMA TAIPAN, Peak Resident, it. Existing circum aged 56, told his Kowloon friend document in question mas

a erroneous idea in the Great War. sympathy with them, and the only a mental attitude which stances eventually will compel us

that it was nice and cool on the forgery. In any case if Madame But it rears its head again in course is set in a positive and evel-obscuras Sun is a loyal, if extreme, follow these days, and, so far as it suc-utionary direction, much will have to change our idens and standards. Peak so often that had the words Exercise of intelligence to-day been printed it would have still er of the Founder of the Party, ceeds, the age

of culture, of been achieved.

THE MALADY.

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

What le the malady from which ing out of our difficulties. terested in the specific questions intelligent man and womanhood of civil liberty. Dr. Sun in his recedes, and there takes its place we are suffering, and which the Three Principles throws over the the age of automata in the Economic Conference will seek to claims of the individual, und enslavement of a Moloch which cure? It is something serious.

FUTURE OF CIVIL

.LIBERTY

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 submit. It was to this prin- of its breed.

others

International Club

ciple that Chiang Kai-shek with grim humour appealed when he arrested that orthodox. repre- sentative of the Kuomintang, Mr. Hu Han-min, an arrest which has had such far-reaching It has long been said that! and deplorable consequences, there is little or no public spirit Moreover, Madame Sun is. popu-in Hongkong; that we are loo larly supposed to be in close self-centred to bother ourselves sympathy with the revolution.about conditions and problems This doce 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. Wherever 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 Tues- ious) political discussion the day, signalising the last public administration of castor oil, or a appearance of Lady Southorn whipping, with occasional poll-prior to her departure on home sen-leave. The objects of the Club tical murder, or judicial tence to appalling terms of im are well known. It is organised prisonment, are substituted. primarily for the benefit 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 cares 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.

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of

A popular cry is "We are short

(Continued on Paga 5.). money!" or "There is not money

"Wave by-by to daddy.

YEW PAY UP, A Chinese shroff,

day for twelve months without visited Edward, Kelly every third collecting a cent.

O.U.R. PUBLIC, has been up the tree for 68 days, wondering when the Water Authority really will cope with the water situation. TERENCE TENCENTS, aged 30

Z.B.W. STATION, local. "radio expert, has shattered nearly every record by playing “Ain't It Grand To Be Bloomin', Well Dend" on almost every programme.

The only record that hasn't been

REVENGE! !

Why is it that tall man are punished simply because there are six or twelve Inches more of them than there are of the rest of us? Is vhtue' like ribbon that it should be measured with a yard-stick?

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

Why, too, are small,men so much more cocksure and conceited than their tall brethren, who live under a perpetual cloud' of inforiority complex?

The tall mon sometimes get their revenge by snatching the amali men's aweethearts Can you blame them?...

THOSE RUBBER SHOES..

We ace that the story of the - rubber shoes nt:2/- a dozen-pairs has now been inflicted upon Hong- Kong's sweat-shops" competing with British goods in England.

These shoes have had a rathér Interosting career, starting out as Japanese-made shoes being sold ini Jamaica, developing Into German-: made shoes dumped into Belgium, and until their arrival in Hong- kong, passed through Holland, who wore dumping them Into France.

We have conia to the conclusion. that they are not rubber shook at all, but lemons Invented for. suckers.