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NOTES OF THE DAY THE PERILS OF The Very Idea!

BELGIUM'S SORROW

of tragedy The suddenness grievously weighted the shock of the death of King Albert of the Bolglans, adding to Belgium's aor. row and pain, in which all the world shares. King Albert won for himself a permanent niche in the hall of fame as one of the bravest figures in history. When Germany demanded free passage to the German armies in 1914, the King and his Ministers declared for resistance well knowing the Bufferings in store for thoir

DISARMAMENT

SWEET POTATO!:AIN'T NATURE GRANDI Dy Eddie Kelly, Vegetarian

By MAJOR-GENERAL SIR c. W. GWYNN "The flowers that bloom in the

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THE world has learnt so much, been assured by statesmen of all of the disastrous effects of a partica that we have gone to the prolonged war on both victors and extreme limit of unilateral die- vanquished, that it is scarcely con-armament, and have stood on the ceivable that an aggressive nation edge of risk. The risk, I suggcat, will over accept the risks of war has been not so much of our im-

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Spring, trd-la-la,

Have nothing to do with this

page,

But if we don't publish some-

thing, trala-ta

The Old Man will be in a rape."

no time for gardening. unless it belloves that it can at- medinte security no of the loss of PERSONALLY, we have tain its ends rapidly. Prepared- the waight of our influence.

We can hardly shut our eyes to We prefer keeping pets. ness to prevent aggression is, therefore, even more important the fact that for some time France than the ultimate strength which had been left in an invidious posi can be developed against an tion as the policeman standing aggressor.

People who feel the same

country. Throughout the war. King Albert was in the field with his army and faced all the dangers of the campaigns, -On various oc- casions, the Germans made over- tures to him and offered to restore his kingdom-if he would abandon the Allies. All such proposals wore rojected with scorn. His in vincible loyalty, his constancy and his courage, in Belgium's darkest hours, made him in the even of purest horoes of that mighty approximately equal strength.

But it has become evident that struggle. A great King and n

ments fe adhered to? A promise great man, Mr. Cordell Hull's disarmament furnishes no epitaph, scarcely indientes the mediate means of controlling of support would lose much of its the children to play with. great love and esteem which he aggressor who evades agreements value if it were obvious that the

Caterpillars are easy to or attacks a weaker nation. Only support would take long to mate- universally inspired.

alone to maintain the law as laid way as we do can, of course, Disarmament-so long as agree down at Varsailles. Now that the combine the two.

If you start gardening, become ments are kept, and law-abiding law has been relaxed and France

our you'll soon get the pets. nations take reasonable precaution will no longer hold dominating support in maintaining the eficiency of Cosition, it has their security measures would acknowledged duty to undoubtedly remove much of the France should Germany seek to

which have been made to her.

the world one of the brightest and | risk of war between nations of take advantage of the concessions be nicer than to have a

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LOCAL MUSICAL GENIUS

Music-lovers acquainted with the talents of Miss Amella Leo will

im.

For instance, what would How are we to support France couple of caterpillars run- if our present standard of arma- ning around the house for

by a long process of rearmament rialise. Such a promise, instead breed. All that is necessary 10 offensive action could law of preventing war, might lead only is to plant a bed of cabbages. abiding nations ultimately bring to our being drawn into war, and

an aggressor to book. The de-

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But this, you say, is cruelty to

According to the founder of this Society, all vegetables have nerves and feeling, and con Buffer pain just as journalists and other animals can.

Only very sensitive people like ourself can appreciate this fact, Our Editor, for instance, would lettuce robbed of its young, or the screams of a bleeding beet

memory and skill in transposition power of law-abiding natione to land that our mechanised forces be entirely deaf to the cries of a

THE LEAGUE AND SLAVERY

her

the

Be kind to your Carrotal

We humans waste a lot of sym pathy and gush en sweet peas and violets and things, but seldom give more than passing thought to the potato. And which is the more important?

mand for some form of an inter-wo might arrive so late that the

We are all in favour of kind- national police force, in fact, re- chief burden of it would devolve vegetables. And quite right!, not willingly miss her pianoforte veals the weakness of the dear-on us. If it is admitted that arm- recital at the Helena May Institute mament theory, which would deed forces still retain their value

sential that they should be main were only reading the other day on Thursday evening. Miss Lee le prive law-abiding nations of offen- preventative of war, it is ea-ness to vegetables. In fact, we probably the most brilliant girl sive power and leave them unpretained in a reasonable state of that a Society has been formed planlat China has ever produced,pared for anything but individual readiness more especially when

concerted action between nations in France for the Protection of although no recital can possibly defensive action.

Vegetables. fa in question. give any real idea of her accom

Unfortunately, taking one -Ser- plishments. Although only twenty-

she has a re- It is to be hoped that now "regu- vice stone-the Army-it is in the one years of age, pertoira of such range as to appear lation" of armaments has super-conditions of readiness that wo almost incredible, including as it seded disarmament as an ideal, have lost ground. It has frequent- does twenty-one plano, concertos, its aim will be to stabilise arma ly been neserted, I believe with practically all Bach's piano works ments and prevent dangerous and fruth, that of the five divisions of all Beethoven's Sonatas, all of wasteful competition, whilst secur- our Expeditionary Force two only Chopin, most of Schumann, seventy ing an effective balance of power could be mobilised in time to take

thu to say, securing part in the early stages of war, pieces of Liszt, and hundreds of that le other pieces. Her phenomenal

aggressor are far from being fully equipped. combine against an were revealed during a recent ex based on actual rather than on I am not arguing for an increase in the numerical strength of the amination when having played

potential military strength. RICKSHA PROBLEMS

The rearmament of Germany Army, small though it has become, Bach's Prelude and Fugue in C To an even greater extent than sharp, she offered to repeat It in

military Hongkong, Shanghai has its any key chosen by the examiner. having been accepted in principle, or even for a condition of readi

Sho then played it without a mis- it should be possible to agree on neas equal to that of 1914. ricksha problem to face.

It is, however, essential that the was amazing. Such talent seems strength of nations. That in it- committed appointed by the take in the key of B flat. The feat the ultimate relative Municipal Council has recently wasted in the narrow atmosphere self should provide some guaran-

We could get on quite well with....! completed its investigations, and of this Colony; Miss Lee ought to tee against competition in arma- Army should bear a closer rela- has put forward proposals for be in a musical environment like ments, but it remains to be scention to its face value. At the least or Berlin, with proper at what level stabilisation should four divisions and our mechanised. radical reform of the system un- London

mark to which relative strength that their mobilisation could, with would life bo without an onion?

swat alles der which this form of trans-scope for developing her art, be fixed-what is the high-water arm should be in such a condition out the Jacarandathing, but, what.

Personally, we can port is operated. Due to a Given such an opportunity,

ler armies on. the balance of situation might demand. If a with perfect gusto. But when variety of conditions which have natural aptitude should carry Miss will be referred? If the level is out panic measures, be expedited not their counterpart in this Lee to the heights in the musical set too low, the effect of the smal- to the degree which a threatening

world.

power would be negligible and the situation arose, in which it became asparagus is being cooked we power of combination non-ex.stent. a question of honouring our. Lo-have to sit with our fingers in our Colony, there has been consider-

In 1914 it was not only the carno commitments, it would be cars. We can't stand it. able abuse of this system. not

Remember, a pumpkin has a soul. hesitancy of our statesmen to pro-an unforgiveable crime if we were ably in the trafficking In licences

The British representative upon claim our attitude which led Ger- actually drawn into war because and in the exploitation of the

Next time peas are placed before labour of the pullers. If the the League of Nations expert many to accept the risk of war..he aggressor counted on our un- Be kind to it.

The use of armed forces to check you, pause before you eat them. their father and suggestions now put forward are Committer on Slavery, which has Her under-estimate of our mill-readiness, acted upon, it is believed that just completed its first meeting intary strength was also a factor. the worst features of these evils Geneva, is Sir George Maxwell. This is hardly surprising when aggression and thereby to main-What would

the-late chief secretary to will be eliminated. It will pos- Government of the Malay States. one remembers that the Expedi-tain peace is implicit in the Locar- mother say? aibly come as a surprise to many

war actually tales of cruelty they would tell us. At the January meeting the busi- tionary Force was a new-and-im- no agreement, and we should sure-

Jack and the beans talk.. ness of the Committee was to get proved weapon. That our ownlly see to it that the agreement is If beans could only talk!...What

statesmen similarly under-estim-operative before to learn that no fewer than 40,-

Our Let us remember that our state Radishes, as they have been 000 men in the International together its machinery and to seated our military power is, I think, breaks out. Settlement depend on ricksha-it in motion. It has, therefore, shown by their attitude. pulling for a living, and that, completed its organisation and Army was looked on as the agent of unreadiness is not entirely due taking into account their de-drawn up its draft rules of pro- which enabled us to honour our to our attitude towards disarma- cruelly torn up from their roots,

At Its next meeting pendents, there are close on 140,- cedure.

considerably simply by spending We have worked night after 000 people eking out an existence which, owing to the economies treaty obligations in the event of ment-we have also yielded to the have cried themselves hoarse with money which we have held back in night on a hoarse radish, rubbing therefrom. Their living condi- effected upon the League's budget, war, and not as a diplomatic wen-urge for economy. We are, there pain. That is why they are some- tions are far from what they probably will not take place until pon for the maintenance of peace. fore, free to improve our position times called hoarse radish,

next year, the real work will com-

As a result of the War there is recent years, without immediately iniment into its chest, and feeding

Geneva polley.it on aspras. should be, but it is hoped that, mence. The pursuit of a cheese-

And then there if the Committee's recommenda paring policy on the part of the no longer room to doubt our poten-altering tions are acted upon, the pul- treasuries of the world has made tial strength, and the War left us Numerical strength and certain the birth of this particular League in a commanding position as an natures of armament are affected lers will be assured of a daily re-

arbiter of peace. How far have by disarmament policy, but the brassieres-sorry, brassica. Have readiness of our you ever Been a sick brassien? Or bring turn for their labour which will Committee a slow and painful busi-

ness. The suggestion that there we sacrificed disarmament theory condition of

tears to your eyes. Improve their status and enable should be a special expert slavery and to give a lead towards its forces is a purely financial concern a dying onlen? It would

first made four hem to take a better place in committee was

practical fulfilment? We

Not only is a vegetable - tho principle ago. In the ranks of the labour market. years

treated, but it is also often under- fed and underpaid. Many Pa Although the ricksha is a cheap Member-States of the League

Snip has committed suicido be. convenience, is readily available, thought that it was an admirable

cause his family has starved on and can penetrate to places in iden. But when it came to putting

his meagre celery, accessible to the motor car, the down the money to enable it to commence work, that was quite un- Committee considers that the other story! They refused to time must come when this type make any grant at all one year. of vehicle must be removed from The next they produced a slender the streets. At the moment, budget which just about sufficed however, no suggestion of reduc- to cover postage. It was not until Council ing the numbers is made, it be- October, 1933, that the ing felt that it will be better to found itself in a position to appoint review the question in two or the members of the Committee and three years' time, when it will to summon a first meeting. be possible to determine how the new system affects the situn- tion. In this connexion, it is

Hood There are several very interesting to note that many cities, including Hongkong and reasons for creating this new body have instituted and thus adding another to an Singapore, schemes for gradual reduction already large body of League ex- in the number of vehicles, whilst pert advisory committees. Many countries have signed and ratified in Tokyo the decrease is so

the 1925 Leagus Slavery Conven- marked that rickshas no longer tion. Some few Bend in annual constitute a traffic problem and reports as they are in duty bound. are expected to disappear from Others, however, have not fulfilled the streets in a short time, So their obligations. There has been far as Hongkong is concorned, no spur applied to the laggards. reduction is gradually occurring, The oxperience of the Internation- but there are still too many rickal Labour Organisation has shown

that the more existance of shas in the busy part of the city.mittee to receive and criticles an They constitute a very real trafnual reports has helped to make fic danger in our narrow and ratification of International La- congested

thoroughfares, 80 bour Conventions no idle gesture. much so that it might be a wise Publicity is the League's greatest plan to confine them to aide-weapon. No country likes to lie streets, to act merely as feedera held up to public obloquy for the lack of proper administrativo ac- to the motor-bus and tramwaytion, Publicity has worked ex- services. They have very large-tremely well so far as the traffic ly outlived their utility in the in women and the traffic in drugs busier centres and eventually are concerned. It should work

equally well for slavery, will have to, go,

SPUR TO LAGGARDS

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have of our own.

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"I didn't say I knew everything.

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The only vegetable we have no Always time for is the marron". gossiping about the other vegeta- bles, spreading rumours about the shallot and lettuce being same bed. In fact, it's rainded.

in the

marrow

BOY! Bring Te some roast potatoes.

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