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THINKING about a

NOTES OF THE DAY

LAND SETTLEMENT

Mr. Lloyd George has recently revived his famous Innd nattle ment scheme, embodied in the phrase, two acres and a cow. But, as practical politics, what is the

THE IDEAL OF The Very Idea!

LIVING

By HUGH REDWOOD

Mr.

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CHRISTMAS CARDS

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Dy Eddie Raphael Tuck Kelly

HRISTMAS and New Year cards should be abolished:

They are a menace, Displayed on your mantel- piece for visitors to see, they

use of talking grandiloquentlyW

6X7Eto-day," ;

Wo. may, perhape, define it as about establishing thousands of of the ideal living, and fall short law is perfectly obeyed; oboyod Julian Huxley, ""fall short a new system in which a perfect new small-holdings in England, as just as radically-relatively to with the same exactitude as so if it were only necessary to pass a our circumstances and the state of called naturgi" laws, which NEW CAR?

B or two, and vote money, for our civilisation as did the early govern alike the mightiest BUNS the thing to be done? Ifow differ- Jews relatively to theirs."

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FACTS AND THEORIES

the ideal, but are firm in their faith that, through all its trou bles, mankind is moving towards

It,

PROMISE OF PROGRESS.

Now these, in the main, are people who believe the Bible to be the purpose of God. a unique revelation of the law and

"

Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in Недусп.

For a long time we have been at a disadvantage in this respect. The envelopes And I saw a new heaven and we get at Christmas bearing

a new earth.

And there

shall be no more death, neither three cent stamps do not sorrow, nor crying, neither contain best wishes. They are shall there be any more pain.

stuffed with offensive looking And there shall be no more

pieces of papers, with nasty

сигне.

No-one will easily get theso people to take on the twelve-hour day the seven-day week, the habits of frugality and forethought, the It is strange, then, that Mr. deprivation of gregarious joys, Huxley should seem to regard which a smallholder must face to them, and those who agree with succeed. Nor will many of their of religious, progress. They can- them, as loth to accept the idea wives care for migrating to condi- not help accopting it. They eling tions where water has to be pum- to it na their great hope. ped, and neither gas nor electricl- The Now Testament is a promise ty is laid on, and the nearest pie-of progress, from the ideal of the ture-palace is several miles away. Kingdom of God, received in men's For economic and defensive ren-hearts with the trust of children, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1933.,.

sons.it might be considered dosir to the realised state of perfection, able that the British Isles should when "that which is in part shall once more raise a much larger be SILVER HOPES

proportion of its food from its know his Creator as he is known own soil. That is a sound basis by Him. UNFULFILLED

for policy. But it would be fulllo to pretend that the English people Amidst all the

are tumbling over each other in confusion the desire to raise it, or that we ground against which these as

The Old Testament is a back-gory from any other book." which has been created by Pres-can pick and choose the manner insurances shine with the greater foolishness, and to the profes

This may be, to the Greeks, are cards everywhere. ident Roosevelt's silver plan, the which it shall be raised,

All of them are expensive, some only

sorial mind simply superstition," costing as much as $1. Nor do. Its historical portions show us but elsewhere in the same Book how aurely the way was prepared it is shrewdly observed that God they come from any Tom, Dick or for Christ's coming: its pro- has made wisdom look rather silly. Harry. There is one from His phetical chapters Hnk up with the

Excellency the Governor, and an- other from the Colonial Secretary. Christian Gospel, as applied to present-day problems.

Mr. Julian Huxley, one gathers, figures printed on them. And cent literature." would agree that this is "magnifi- when our friends show us because it is literature that men, of the clock, our blood boils, But it is not theirs, arranged in rows in front. with God's help, are shaping the course of their lives by it."

until it makes our chilblains They believe that the recordód | worse than ever. language of Jesus Christ points to Plan and to its final fulfilment,

However, we showed them. of which the words of the acer of something this Christmas. We Patmos are an inspired fore-have cards strewn around like done away" and man shall shadowing. And the more they

which has

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certainty emerged so far is that expecta-MARKETING COMES FIRST tions held in some quarters of a likely rise in the world price of the commodity have not been

glory.

FORERUNNERS.

realised. The opinion seems to organisation of marketing. Make ancient prophecies, which so start-

study the Book which contains the leaves on the Babes in the these things, the more certain. it Wood. They are stuck into picture Is that they will go on placing frames, they are on the mantel-piece it in an entirely different cate and on the window-ledge.

Certainly the world would be The prime need is that which the present Government has been

Ill-served to-day by a "wisdom" the first to tackló seriously-the

Take a glance at some of the

which swept away, as fetish- worship, a belief that is helping be growing that, if rehabilita- it possible for home farm produce lingly fit our times, and you will

to keep it out of the abyss. tion of silver is one of the objects to reach the vast British consum-

see reasons why men find the

THE WAY WITH CHILDREN. aimed at the scheme does not ing rublle not, as heretofore, on

Bible in God-given spring when go far enough. In this con- Loversca rivals, but on terms rather terms leas favourable than its

human resource has run dry. Mr. Huxley would have us look At that resounding chapter of on the Bible much as we look on nexion, it is worth nothing that more favourable, and production. Haggai, for instance, which seems the History of England. We may numerous authorities in America must to some extent find its own to have been written to the address use it to illustrate the fact of past

are disposed to minimise the im-farming will provall in different is mine and the gold is mine, progress in the future. Indeed, channels. Different typen of of our economists. ("The allver progress and to point the way of

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There

No, we didn't send them to our- self. It happened that last Janu- ary we wanted a scrap book to stick our clippings in, and our local stationer had not got one. As this was the only place at the moment where our credit was good, he was. anxious to please us, so he produced two large volumes, which he said we could have if we liked.

portance

of the plan. The districts. Small-holders will be saith the Lord of hosts.") There, to these ends, he is pleased to full of sample Christmas cards from They happened to be the volumer Speaker of the House of Repre-in the picture; but they will not coupled with the warning of a approve it as "an admirable in which you select the design you sentatives, for instance, thinks be very prominent. There is cer that "the desire of all nations Heaven would seem to be indica- We neked him if he wanted the be all over it; and may even not world upheaval, is the promise strument," (A gratified flutter la want for your own private use. thero should be silver re-tainly no case for the taxpayer to shall come." monetization on a broader basis, spend untold millions in order time when the nations should we say, like certain doctrines wor- give them to the cat to play with.

ted.) But if it is to become "a cards back when we tore them from At Joel, too, Isaiah foresaw fetish in the realm of ideas" (shall | our book, and he said, no, we could arguing the necessity for a bime-artifelally to make them so. tallic base involving the rapid

beat their awords into plough shipped by scientista7). It is not shares; but Joel saw rearmament, fit, he says, for children to read.. Wo admit that they bear the date purchase of silver, against which COTTON FROM INDIA

"when they should beat them back

"Christmas, 1932" but we don't I shall put it the other way. If suppose our friends are so ill-bred silver certificates could be is-

into words again" and there

hould be "multitudes, multitudes the Bible is taught to our children as to notice that. sued and made redeemable in India grows an enormous-quan-

by qualified spiritual teachers, in the valley of decision." Yet gold. This, he thinks, would ity of raw cotton, but Lancashire he also saw, in the midst of it all, they will be liberated from fetish- has always dialked using it, be- his God triumphant in now Jeru

worship of all kinds. help to restore the 1926 prices cause most of It is very low-grade. more than aything else. An Seeing that the Egyptian native interesting point here is the con- growers, whose cultural level can- not have been very different from

salem.

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1934 BIRTHDAY GUIDE JANUARY-Persons born this month will succeed as they get on. Journeys not yet taken lie bafore them, and they will always be re-

They will not learn that the Bible is "the only avenue to their religious salvation" to Chris tlans, Christ is the only Way but that, in God's careful ordering, book, as a lamp to their feet and a

FEBRUARY AND MARCH- They will know the truth that Considerable change la sets men free, and find the way This should be carefully counted, na indicated. of re-birth for the world as they mistakes cannot afterwards be work out their own salvation.

in mind.

rectified..

THE PERFECT REIGN OF LAW. tention that such a plan would the Indian, have been taught to toaching. Even the classic ex; it was given to them as a guide membered by those who bear them

Progress is the essence of Bible make it unnecessary. to maintain grow the finest raw cotton in the ponents of faith, we are told, have any ratio of silver to gold. world, it aoems surprising that so Senator Wheeler, a keen silverlittle has been done to bring Lan- not achieved perfection. There light to their path. advocate, is gratified that the side in the seventy years since the

cashiro and India together on this is "Some better thing" ahead.

What is "the ideal of living," Administration is treating silver cotton famine during the Ameri- for which men pray and strive as a favoured commodity, but can Civil War. An official en- and endure? he, likewise, wants something quiry, the produce of the Ottawa conference, has now reported ot more than President Roosevelt unhopefully on the possibil.es. has done, asking for unqualified We should be in a much stronger silver remonetization, so that position to claim India's profer- ence for our cloth, If we went the country can issue currency more to her for the raw material; against silver, as against gold.and we should advantageously- Senator Pittman also hopes that lessen our dependence on

the the President will go further. ginning to sea the obvious truth United States. Lancashire is be There is a possibility that this and if tests now being carried out growing volume of dissatisfac-prove successful, important do tion with the scheme as it velopments may be expected in the stands may lead to further act- next two or three years, includ- ion, since the step taken by ing perhaps the rather strange President Roosevelt does not position that Japan should bo close the door to a larger use of

conceded a moral right to a large share of India's trade. silver for coinage or bullion backing if he finds it desirable

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of

to extend the plan. London | NO TIP FOR WAITER? financiers already fear over- production unless other action is taken. With prices still not New York City, suggested the

When Mr. Grover Whalon materially affected by the Roo80-abolition of tips for waiters as the velt plan, however, there is no best way of agreeing on wage scales real reason why there should be under the restaurant code, he any rush to produce more. Yet, touched on a reform which has been strangely enough, there is talk mooted at many times and in many of renewed activity in the Cana places and is generally regarded as dian silver mines, whilst Ameri-likely to appeal to both wage-earner can silver States are excited over is argued, would prefer to work for and the public. ·Most wallers, it the possible profitable working a regular and adequate wage rather of low-grade ores. Both these than depend on the generosity of developments would appear to the people they serve. Most din- be based on the expectation of ors, undoubtedly, would be glad to higher prices, an expectation' get away from the need of pouring which would appear to have no out a steady stream of ten cont justification at the moment, pleces. It seldom works out in that especially in view of the fact fashion however. The commonest that the United States produces Ignored by patrons who are

procedure is a No Tipping order woll only about one-sixth of the aware that tips are expected just world total,

the same,

"I guess it's getting harder to shave me every week, isn't it, Mr. Berg?"

APRIL, MAY AND JUNE→ Hasty decisions should be arrived at quickly, but it would be prudont not to anticipate unexpected news. JULY, AUGUST AND SEPTEM- BER-Persons born during this period start life at an early age. In love affairs care should be exercised wherever a need for cau- tion cxlata.

OCTOBER, NOVEMBER AND. DECEMBER—Avoid

conversa- tions with strangers you do not know, and beware of answering un- asked questions. Remember, every opportunity is a chance, and the sudden acquisition of wealth is apt, to add to one's possessions.

OBITUARY.

Hore lies the remains of a radio

fan

Now mourned by his many

relations,

He went to the A.P.C. smoking

his pipe

And was picked up by twenty-

one stations.

Revised Version

A. famous Hollywood actress was looking at a photograph and, referring to the person whose portrait it was, aho said, "Sisters and Brothers have I none, but this man's father is my father's fourth wife's seventh husband's twice- divorced brother-in-law's third wife. Who was the person in the. photograph?

ANSWER: Eimer K Hogsbottom.: