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MAJOR L. CASSEL'S SECRET SOCIETY

REMARKABLE LIST OF AIMS

AND OBJECTIVES

The current comment regarding the formation, of a British Traders' Association in Hongkong, and rumours of the formation of a "secret" society for the prolection and advancement of British "whites," led a Press representative to the offices of Major L. Cassel yesterday morning.

In confirming the rumours regarding the formation of an 'association, Major Cassel stated that, in reality, It had already been formed, not in Hongkong, but in London, and Its ramifications were now spreading throughout the British Empire.

The Society, which has the title, of "The League of British Whites," is, according to Major Casae), In; no wise a secret organisation.

"The Society has its headquarters In the heart of the Empire, London, and, for from being secret, it Invites publicity," Major Bald,

Cassel

Major Cansel admitted that he was connected with the Society, and when naked whether there was any special reason why he had ween

To compel privato firmus ta register and publish the names of their partners;

To abolish Chinese Justices of the Peace,

"Summarised, this would mean

White British jobs for White British subjects, in a White British Colony," Major Cassel said.

- Autonomous Government. The speaker admitted, in answer selected as one of the llongkong re- to a question, that the Leave could not at present compel the Govern- "The Leagus does not tell anyonement to enact laws in line with the why Romo are chosen and the others alms of the League.

presentatives, replied:

are left. But I think I can makoj

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, AUGUST 5, 1933.

consider that they must be either Incompetent, or were so inculcated with the virus of an inferiority

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gasoline is expected to arrivo lato this month from Baka and this

complex that they knew it was use-Chung Sing To Hold Events Imparting another stimulus to less to protest.

To-morrow Evening.

TWO OPEN CONTESTS.

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"The only remedy is an autone-į mous Government-in which case, any member of the present Gov- ernment would have as

much chance of entering the door of the Council Chamber as a camel has Sing Benevolent Society will be heli The first night feto of the Chung of passing through the eye of a at the bathing pavilion at West Point, needle.

Kennedy Town to-morrow evening, "As regards the Government commencing at 7:30. The function officials who are members of the was arranged for last week but owing Council, the question is rather to the typhoon was postponed. complex. In my opinion the Cadet stroke for mon and the 400, motres Two events, the 50 metres breast system is wrong, for this reason: breast stroke for ladies, are open to When cadets come out from Home members of clubs affiliated to the they are immediately sidetracked Hongkong International Antateur into the yamens of Canton and Swimming Association. Macao, where they meet few of their own countrymen,

Pitchforked Through, "They are pitchforked into this at a most impressionable age, justi as they have come down from Oxford or Cambridge, and they are consequently inoculated with; the ancient thoughts of China. They are therefore inclined to look on affairs of State more from the Chinese point of view than from ours.

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This four-cornered competition other, markets in the Far East- in Japan is expected to spread to

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The Garrison Billiards season will concludo on Thursday, August 10th, when the final of the Garrison In- Finish "In other Colonics there is no dividual Billiards Championship be- such procedure. They have Gov- tween the holder C/Sgt. Jorman instruments often costing con-periods at rates which will be quoted on ernment officials who have little (South Wales Bordurers) and S/Sgt. or no knowledge of nativo lan-

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Borrett will be present and will pre- Major Cassel said that, when the match.

In concluding the interview, sent all prizes at the conclusion of (Easy Terms arranged). things were more advanced than

"But there in such a thing as a fairly shrewd guess at the roa-autonomous Government—a gover-aloners."

mant by election, not nomination," "A great part of my life has been he added. "The old order has failed. spent in the Colonies, and though It has served its purpose, but it I do not arrogate to myself that is now time that the Colony had have been so much as a cog In the

at present, it was intended to hold wheels of forging the links of

a maga meeting, when the whole Empire, I may have been n little

"If every 'white' British sub-matter would be more explicitly breath of the air used in the bellows|ject, man and woman, joins the explained and the public would be to heat the links.

League,

get invited to participate. Hongkong will autonomous Government, and then In the meantime, any London Headquarters,

persona we can enact laws to protect our interested in the Society could "The movement now under way own kith and kin. The League send their names to him. Every not only concerns Hongkong, but will be powerful enough at Home endeavour would be made to reply the whole Empire. Its primary to get them at nted to by the to enquiries, but he wished object is to look after the interests Secretary of State for the Atress the fact that the League of the British white race, and its Coloales.

was not an employment agency, hendquarters are in London.

and Individual cases of unemploy- ment could not be entertained.

I

"All the workers for the League are voluntary and unpaid, and do not receive so much as a penny through my association with it."

Asked whether the League would bo run on Fascist or Nazi lines, Major Cassel replied:

methods of persuasion to bring "Until then, there other

recalcitrants into line," he added.

Asked what other methods he had

in mind, Major Cassel said:

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"I can only answer that ques "Most certainly not. There istion hypothetically. Supposing a nothing compulsory about it, and member of the League takes a party the Society is not subvergive in, of friends to dine at a hotel which any way,

is owned by a company incorpora-

His Majesty and the British 'ted under the Hongkong Companies Empire have no more loyal subjects Ordinances, and therefore enjoying than the members of the League of the protection of British justice. If British Whites, otherwise I would that member of the League is wait- on no account be connected with it,” ed upon by a Russian walter or "And what are the aims of the maitre d'hotel, he will just walk League? Major Cassel was asked. out and take his custom elsewhere, "The British Empire for the, There are plenty of 'ex-stewards British White People, who made it and ex-Servicemen about quite and intend to keep it 'white," he capable of filling the bill, and replied.

others can be trained,”

"This does not necessarily mean the exclusion of other races. Let them all come. But it means that where there are jobs going which aro sultable for British "whltes", men or women, those jobs must be offered to them first."

Enforcing the Objects,

"And How do you propose to enforce the League's mandatea?"

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Major Cassel emphatically denied that this would-be-tantamount-to- a boycott,

like the look of the place, or of the “If I go into a hotel and don't

waiter who takes my order, I am at liberty to walk out again, and no-one can prevent me."

one

The Tramway Company. "By constitutional methods first,"

Major Cassel also instanced the Major Cassel sald. "If these fall, Hongkong by entirely passive pressure, or which, he stated, made over

Tramway Company, resistance, if you like to call it so. million dollars profit last year. Let me stress, however, that there will be no violence, Violence "It can well afford to employ á will bo met with Immediate greater percentage of British expulsion from the League, and 'white' supervision than it does," exclusion from all its benefits." he asserted. "Perhaps it will do so In answer to a further question, voluntarily. If not, it will come Major Cassel said that the League under the new regulation-80 many had no religious proferences and British 'white' employees, based on was strictly undenominational Thea percentage of its capital, turn- only compulsory religion was loy-over or profits. alty to King and Country, and tho faithful performance of the Lea-

or

"Take another instance the

Ruo's tenets to do everything to anti-piracy guards, where Russians foster the employment of British

arc given preference. British "white" men and women.

steamship companies employing There was no entrance fee

foreigners should be made to sub- subscription, Major Cassel added. stitute ex-Service men, plenty of Membership and benefits

whom are unemployed and capable absolutely free, the Lengua relying of doing this work. If the com- pantes refuse to employ British who had benefited through other lines.

'whites, people should travel on their assrelation with it. Any

upon the generosity of any bers

wero

mem-

funds would be administered by n "And what are the Society'a aims, Trust Committee of three loyal regarding the present form of gov

or women, who would be ernment in

men

Hongkong?" Major

nominated by the members. All Cassel was asked. locally subscribed funds would be dealt with locally, and nothing would be remitted outside the Co- lony".

Aims and Objects. Asked to give a full explanation of the alms of the Longue. Major Cassol said they were as follows: To make a British Crown Colony "white"

The old order has got to go and now. one come in," he replied, "The sort of government we have In Hongkong is effete. The whole thing savoura too much of the auto- cratic, and operates in a vicious

circle.

"The present form of govern- ment as it exists in Hongkong. went out with the Dodos. Look at

To act laws to provide Jobs It! The Official Members are all

for "white" British subjects;

To do away with unemployed

"white" British subjects;

nominated by the Government. In any case, it has always an official To create employment for time.majority. The two elected mem- expired Service men who wish to pera (nie) are plected by the Cham- romain in the Colony:

bor of Commerce and tho Justices

To enact laws forbidding public of the Peace, but the Justices of the utility companies from employing Ponce are nominces of the Govern- foreigners in key positions;. ment. The Government might just

To enact laws compelling British as well abolish the farco of election registered companies to employ a and nominate them all. porcentago

"white" British

employees in proportion to their

capital, turnover, or profits;

To prevent the exploitation of

'Bus Franchise,

"The Governmont let the Colony

the Empira Preferential Tariff, down over the "Bus franchiso. The either by exporters of importers;

To-nbollsh the abuse or allens-government-members-of-Council Including Chinese, trading undor had to vote as they, wors told. I foreign, and, more especially, bogus hoard of no great protestation on

the part of the other members, so 1.

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