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THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1934.
THE MANCHUKUO "EMPIRE"
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NOTES OF THE DAY
AMERICAN ECONOMY
The opening phase of a complete transformation of America's' at- titude iu trade matters is marked by the appointment of Mr. George
MARCH 1, 1984.
AGED ELEVEN
By H. B. LEES-SMITH (President of the Board of Education, 1991)
N. Peok as virtual Foreign Trada (667THE Age of Eleven." These properly until their health
"The Age of ven" Torts Paulshed. Dictator. Sharp downward revi.
is
The Very Idea!
THE NINETEENTH!
By Eddie "Krollito" helly. HAT impresses us more than anything lately
WH
is the utter puerility of
modern golfers, who think it a wonderful if they do 18 holes in par.
sion of tariffs on certain classes to millions of English fathers and | Many a child who has spent months away from school through of manufactured goods and raw mothers. materials will be the next. A stift
Throughout the public clemen-illness in these early years has fight is certain before the second
tary schools the scholarship ox-lived to be one of the brilliant
In a long sporting career, part of the programme ROOS
for the secondary men of his ago.
Others from psychological rea during which we have gone ibrough. But President Roosevelt aminations
sons that are still obscure do not ¦ down four snakes in the Shang- has not yet been caught out in the schools take place fust before the
children are eleven years of age. political field and must be fairly Those who succeed go on to a develop mentally until they have had All-comers Ludo champion- confident on this issue. It is not
new school where they will stay reached adolescence.
The list of those whom this ship, won two aluminium sauce likely that he has ventured O until they are 16 or 18 years old Mr. Peck's proposals for wholesale and then enter a
eleven would have pans at a church bazaar for the black-coated early tost at reshaping of the national economy occupation with all the chances relegated to the factory or the measly expenditure of 97 bucks, we have learnt something about without feeling certain of success.
of a successful life before them.
Those who are left behind will
golf. be sent away from school at the ngo of 14 to take their part in the mass life of the labouring classes, with very little chance of ever
NEW BALANCE
Peek
For the great majority of the people of England the age of eleven has thus become the most critical year of their lives.
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A father who was taking his eun of nearly claven to school on the day of the examination was heard to say, as he left him at the door, "Remember, Harry, the whole of your life will depend on the next six hours."
life of manual work include many
who have been the greatest bene- factors of mankind.".
Darwin was below the average intelligence as a child and showed no signs of any bent in any diree tion,
Sir Isaac Newton was equally backward and was considered à dull boy in all subjects..
Henry Ford at eleven years was below the general level of his age. President Roosevelt's mother, her recent book, "My Boy Franklin, confesses that at this nge he was "far from being prodigy."
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The focus-point of the programme amounts almost leaving it. economic revolution: A better balance is to be struck between agriculture and industry, meaning that for some considerable time industrial Interests will be sub- ordinated to thone of agriculture. Undoubtedly, this will prove a painful procedure for industry, but eertain le it that- somo equally integration of American economy
lost ac is imperative. It in at copted by the Administration that trade cannot tolerate one-way the business. Efforts to prove
The inther was right. Ambi
The fateful examination usually contrary have been the chief cause
tlous parents know that he is of existing world economic chaos right. The shadow of this com- consists of four papers of 12 and the two-thirds decline in inter- national trade. To-day, the alter-petitive examination begins to hours each, two in arithmetic, one fall two years before it takes in English and an essay. This is a narrow foundation on which natives are fow. Nations may
a judgment of anyone's stop trying to trade or they must.
The ambitious boy and girl, to base trade on a basis of reciprocity.
therefore, begin to think about capacities for their whole lives the examination at the age of and gives no weight to scientifle nine, and
themselves abilities. they find
Boys and girle who are poor at within the grip of the competi tive spirit when they have barely arithmotle are handicapped, and this would have excluded Lord left the kindergarten.
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Sir William Ramsay, the great chemist, would probably have falled, for he was quite unable to do simple arithmetic to the end Madame Curie, as a child, was
so that, na the good at science but poor in all examination does not include other subjects, science, she would have by this test been sent to the factory or the mill,
A very significant sentence in President Roosevelt's Message to Congress may now be recalled. He said: All of us are seeking
For generations the tradition of in the restoration of commerce
was a simple ways which will preclude the English education
It assumed that there were building up of large favourable one.
The ruling class of his life. Mr. Henry Pu Yi, ex-Emperor trade balances by any one nation two nations. of China, is being enthroned to.
at the expense of trade debita on went to Eton, Rugby, Winchester the part of other nations. He has and the other public schools, while day as
Emperor Kang Teh followed this up by indicating that the poorer classes left school for Manchukuo. His assumption of he will ask Congress for power to good at the age of 14. this title, despite all that his other countries and by accepting adjust tariffs in bargaining with SPONSOFа say, in reality means
Ir. Peck's recommendations for very little. He becomes the the establishment of special gov. nominal head of a new
ernment banks to push exports. State which has been brought into being under conditions which NEW BASIS cast grave doubts on the spon-
This system
is breaking up.
Mr. Winston Churchill, in his The rise of State-aided secondary book, "My Early Days," gives an education provides the ablest children from the poorest homes entertaining account of himself
entering for Harrow School. with schools where the teaching is as good as at schools which cost parents £300 a year,
A week ago the Civil Service
candidates for the morcover, which is recognised sident Roosevelt is planning, to administrative class of the Civil
'The fundamentals of
the new
taneity of its creation, a State, fiscal policy are apparent, Pre-Commissioners published the st
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only by the country which establish n new tariff system Service.
of
EXCHANGE OF GOODS
Almost all of them came from schools outside the old sacred ring of Public Schools.
But a new cleavage is being created. England is again being divided into two nations.
They consist of those who can aminations at the age of eleven.... and those who cannot pass ex- For those who do not win a scholarship the chancen of rising arc continually growing fower. Employers
in increasing numbers demanding secondary Achool education of all who apply any a job where there are prospects of promotion.
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The last time we played golf was on shipboard when we were. coming to Hongkong. We put up a record for the trip.
Taking our stymie firmly in both hands, we drove off from the atern, a perfect bunker shot. It took us two to get into the first deck chair.
From there we unfortunately alicod Into the forard lifeboat. But got out of it in five.
It took us 18 to get out of the stokehold after we had driven one into the funnel.
Understand that we are splak- ing in minutes all the time.
The bridge was more difficult. Only by constant practice can one manago a perfect mashlo shot off the bridge of a ship. It wan
on our fourth trip that wo koled out in one.
But why go on with it? (Echo and Editor answer appropriately) Suficient to say that we did not defend our oceanic title because we don't believe, in
86a golf. What of the poor little fish?
Golf balls falling on them all day long. Bad languago burning their little pink cars.
Anyway, how would you like R dong in the gills with a golf ball?
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MUST DRINK BEER Fruit cocktails, which are non- alcoholic, have been evolved in
These cocktails America, said to have a greater kick than ordinary ones.
'S'nothing. We know recipes for several fruity cocktails:
BANANA FLUTTER Take ono bananu, slice and put in stiff froth. Mix beat into glass. Take half a cocoanut and la briskly and serve. The "kick" obtained by standing on one foot on the skin of the banana and leaning forward while pouring the drink down the back of the
"I was, in fact, two from the bottom of the whole school, and those two, I regret to say, dis appeared almost immediately. I did not do well in oxamina-neck. tions. This was especially true Then we have the FLYING in my entrance examination to MULE Harrow. I wrote my name at Take half-dozen raspberries, be- the top of the page. I wrote ing careful to remove the seeds, down the number of the ques- also the sound. Mash lightly tion, 1. After much reflection with hammer. Mix with little ice- I put a bracket round it thus water, and add seeds slowly, one (1). But thereafter I could not at a time, until you are so thirsty think of anything connected you'll drink anything. Now take with it that was either relevant a red-hot nall, and dip it smartly or true. Incidentally there are into the mixture, removing it al- rived from nowhere in particu-most immediately. Drink nail" lar a blot and several smudges. WATERMELON WHOOPEE. I gazed for two whole houre at Take one large watermelon, cut this sad spectacle and then in half. Hollow out one half and merciful ushers collected my
save seeds from other half. Place plece of foulacap and all the in wash-basin
small cup others and carried them up to gramophone needles (extra loud), the Headmaster's- table.'
half-pint of sulphuric acid. Drink before bottom falls out of, wash basin.
No examination under the sun
one
It will be seen from the above recipes that the uses of fruit as drink are practically unlimited. Furthermore, most fruit is full of vitamines.
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based on national rather than local brought about its existence. In int
on interests,
economics rather plain fact, the elevation of Mr. than politics, and on encourage Pu Yi to the rank of "Emperament of efficient rather than in- efficient producers. The Tarif no more affects the true status Message he is expected to send to Manchuria than did the Congress in the next few days will change in the name of that to give much of the tariff-making ritory to Manchukuo. - All that all the nation himself and power to the one official represent has happened is that it has been thus avoid the loen) Interest wrested by force from China and "logrolling" by which Congres has always jerry-built American converted into a puppet State.tari walle. Legally it belongs to China, who Ihas never acquiesced in its seizure, but actually it is. for all intents and purposes, a Japanese
The Foreign Trade Dictator will Protectorate.
A similar mixture is the HANG- To the official then grade industries according to avowals that Mr. Pu Yi's on their extent, public usefulness, decided at the age of eleven? can tell with completa certainty OVER BLUES. The watermelon ability to stand on their own feet A great number of children at the age of eleven what any man la put into the wash-basin as be- thronement will set the seal on and suitability to American con- spend many months of the years or woman is going to be. Never-fore, but covered with crushed lec. the sovereignty of Manchukuoditions. Dir. Peek realises that between five and eleven getting theless, on the whale it gives re- The, hollowed-out portion is ther and constitute a pledge to Man.some very important American in-
over childish complaints such as sults which correspond with the quarter-filled with crushed ice, dustries cannot survive
that and placed over the head, taking unless
measles, whooping-cough, mumps, estimates of the children chukuo and the world that they can find entry into foreign chicken pox and other Dinesses, teachers have formed by their care to pull it well down over the Japan does not intend to annex markets and that such entry enn
their brains do not grow
Continued on Next Columils.) forehead. The face is then laid
rently in the wash-basin. the territory, there is a disposi be obtained only by trading, by tion to be extremely sceptical. The goods accepted would compete accepting other goods in payment, The belief is widespread that the with, possibly eliminate, other destinies of the new State will American industries. The ques
tion is, which should be sucrificed? continue to be entirely controlled
the question, the Ad- from Tokyo, the enthronement ministration is thinking seriously proceedings
wisdom of withdrawing notwithstanding of the
tariff subsidies from hoary "infant What is causing considerable industries" which still cannot speculation, however, is the pre-stand on their own feet In order cise place of the new Manchurian to build up those which have al- rendy established a foothold in Empire in the imperial
pro- foreign markets. It is probable gramme of Japan-a programme that the adjustment will be made which certainly aims at economic gradually, so that capital now en- expansion on the Asiatic
on inefficient production can Con-be transferred to elicient Indus-
gaged tinent, if not at territorial ag-tries. But that it will be made is grandisement. In particular, it virtual certain. American recogni- tion of the fact that it is impos- is being asked whether these atsible to continue selling indefinite the back of the new Empire and Lly without buying is likely to im- [the elevation of Mr. Pu VI will plant a very important nail in the coffin of economic nationalism, be content with the present boundaries of Manchukuo. Japan, it is true, has again and tendency on the part of the again asserted that she has no Army, especially of the Army on intention of assisting in the ex- the spot, to make its own deel. pansion of Manchukuo at the [sions. The most disturbing cle- further expense of China, but, mont in the situation is that these assurances notwithstand. Japan's influence now extends ing, there is a not altogether right to the Russian border. surprising inclination to bo And in view of the present ten- doubtful on this point. What-sion between the two countries, over may be the real intentions it is quite conceivable that in of the Tokyo Government, the cidents, such as that reported yesterday, may arise which fact is not lost sight of that over would plunge the Far East into since the conquest of Manchuria la conflict the repercussions of there has been evident a marked which might be worldwide.
"This Job upsets me. Every time there is an aların-Pin ufraid'it's. my own house.""
These
the need not worry hostess, however, as they con easily be detected by the small holes in the outside of the skin, and this part can be cut out.
And don't forget all there drinks have a kick.
The enreful
hostess should warn her guests of this danger,
personal knowledge of their work for years.
A short time ago a large group
of London children who had been through this examination were pat through a set of intelligence tests and it was found that eighty per cont, of the children who won the scholarships by the axamination were the same as those who hack
von it on the intelligence test,
The system will be retained, but with a possible modification, that the examination will be combined with an intelligence test.
Meanwhile, it would be possible to give the children a
second. chance by holding an examination nt the age of 14, which would show the "inte developers" and pick the children with "apacialist minda" to be specially trained along the line of their bant. This plan has already boon adopted In. parts of the country,
The rating of the school. Jonv- ing age to 16 or 18 will be the.. eventual solution of the difficulty:
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