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THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1934-

THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1934.

NOTES OF THE DAY THE NEW LIFE The Very Idea!

SERVANT ARRESTS

In the midst of somewhat flful public discussion locally of govern ment by regulation and of the acts of petty officials comes an excellent

MOVEMENT IN CHINA

By the Editor of the "People's Tribune"

HE "Now Life" movement meets popular opinion, and the case in point. Kowloon residents which lo spreading so rapidly fact that "followers" have outrun

are complaining of arbitray arrests of their servants, at the instigation of sanitary inspectors, and at times and in circumstances causing con- Biderable inconvenience and with

avor China has developed at a rate their "lendera" is' an encouraging! which must have astonished the indication that Chinese publie

RABBITS AND KINGS

By George

Believe it or What? HE minstrel boy to the THE minste gone-but

man responsible for starting it, opinion is not altogether the dull what has he left behind him.. to "try and slow-moving thing it is some- You can scratch your head, out intimation or consultation, whose Intention it was The facts are

not denied. Ap-out" his plan quietly on a small times represented to be. It is or your neighbour's instead, parently a campaign is being car- scale before considering the pos- much better that such a movement] but we warrant you'll never ried out to enforce compliance with sibility of organising a nation-wide spreads throughout the country find him. Sanitary Department regulations movement. General Chiang Kai-because of its inherent appeal to tho No, the minstrel boy did not and offenders are given no rope, Shih some weeks ago addressed af people's understanding of its prin- leave his father's aword nor his being "jumped upon," marched off to the police station, charged, and, public meeting at Nanchang, and clples and practice than that it mother's knitting pins behind if bail is not forthcoming, placed in delivered a homily on the subject should be given out formally and him. the cells. If a householder sudden of plain living and high thinking, officially as an."order"-and preb- ly discovers that there is no "be" to prepare breakfast or to wait at table, he is unfortunate. That, at all events, appears to be the official attitude, and it is typical.

A REAL GRIEVANCE

4

At a meeting, held in Nanking!

He left his dbe rabbit, and

The Minister of Agriculture has just dispatched to us a cable which we re-print below.

pointing out that if the Chinese ably meet the fate of so many anent rabbits wo have a word to people really wanted to bring about other decrces of the kind by being say.

national reconstruction they accepted in theory but ignored in must make a start by paying more practice. attention to their own personal habitasone of which the General| very frankly told them were good recently the President of the Executive Yuan, supported by neither for mind nor body. Many Reverni Ministers and other Gov- speeches of this character have

ernment officials, expressed ap been delivered by General Chiang proval of the "New Life" move survived and the rabbits survived and Kai-Shih at Nanchang, in which he denounced the dirt, the carelessment, and made it clear that they agreed with General Chiang as to

out of the disorder in which so

Dear George-In reply to your enquiry am Informed that one doe rabbit is capable of producing 58 off-spring in one year. Borry da not play tennis-Minnie Agri. So you see that if the minstrel boy the war lasted four years exactly ant the cage was left open at the start, the ministrel boy would have returned Which would probably have made him return to the war.

No matter from what angle the question is approached, a grievance exists. An employer has a very real interest in what happens con- cerning his. household irrespective of what the alleged offence of his servant may be and is entitled to be neas, and the laziness to be seen the neccsalty for bringing order to find 68 X 4 1 doe rabbit, rabbite. informed of the arrest, and of the cause. More Important, however, Is the action of the Sanitary Do partment, in conjunction with the police. In effecting arbitrary arrest for trumpery offences; offences not to be overlooked, perhaps, but trivial in themselves, and not punishable by imprisonment. That Auch things happen every day is well known, but practice does not

save the habit from being wrong in principle and an abuse of pólice authority.

WEAK EXCUSE

on every hand, pointing out that some people found it too much trouble

even to button-up their many people live, of substituting long gowns properly. The mains cleanliness for dirt, diligence for underlying principle of the Gen-Inziness, thrift for wastefulness, eral's talks was that persons who and plain living for luxury. To do we".. 80 indifferent about the these things calls for personal cleanliness and tidiness their endeavour and Individual exertion, own bodies, homes, and surround- and the mere shouting of slogans ings were hardly likely to be and carrying of banners is so much physically or mentally capable of waste of effort unless the prin doing their bit toward natiouniciples advocated are put into prac-

Inclined

one

reconstruction. As to this there tice. The whole faaue involved is can be no two opinions, and it is the abandonment of bad habits and better that we frankly confess the the adoption of good ones in their necessity for putting such simple place a simple issue, but Police difficulties are well under- and elementary principles into which has to be put into action stood. It is the usual explanation general operation before it is to be with care and with caution, leat that is advanced by the Head of the expected that the nation can res-over-zealous action bring about undesirable consequences. For ex- Sanitary Department in his official pond effectively to the much more ample, there was a demonstration statement, which regrets the in serious demands which have to be

the plans for in Nanking last year arranged for made of it before convenience to employers, but con-

the very commendable purpose of dones the arrests on the groundnational reconstruction can be ear- FAR EAST WEATHER

encouraging the use of native pro- that wrong names and addressER ried out successfully,

ducts, but unfortunately the en- CONFERENCE are frequently given by offenders.

It appears that General Chiang, thusiasm of some of those who The official excuse is obviously wenk

having decided to make an experi- took part in this

movement led To-day, Mr. C. W. Jeffries, Di- in this particular instance, how-

ment at Nanchang with a view to them to advocate a ban en foreign. rector of the Royal Observatory, regulations must occur either upon "New Life" movement,

over. Any offence against sanitary testing popular reaction

to his style clothing.

This

demand Hongkong, and the Rev. Father the premises in which the servant

wrote to naturally caused a nic among Mr. Wang Ching-Wei telling him those handling native-made wool- E. Gherzi. S. J., of the Siccawei is employed or adjacent to them.

what was being done, and suggest-len piece-goods, whe realised that Observatory, are leaving for The accuracy of any information

ing that if the scheme was suc-if nobody wore Western-style suits, Manila, where they are to discuss he gives can be ascertained with with the Rev. Father Selga, S.J., the greatest ease and with a mini-cessful in its local application, the there would be no demand for their Director of the Manila Obseryn- mum of trouble, far less indeed President of the Executive Yuan tweeds and sergesi Eventually

might be

lo favour it the Executivo Yuan had to clear than is necessitated by obtaining extension to other tory, matters of common concern

parts of the matters up by issuing an order the services of a police constable and

and country. The General sent Mr. Instructing Government officials to the territories in which they giving the individual in charge. Wang full details of his plan, and that they had the option of wear- labour. Each will no doubt be Arrest in such a case is indefensi- asked that they be carefully con-ing either gowns and jackets made able to contribute valuable data ble, just one more item to be sidered with ♫ view to being of Chinese silk or foreign-style to the conference, and Hongkong chalked up in the list of official in-d

eventually incorporated into a nuits made of domestic-made may count on being well served, fringements upon ordinary pubile manifesta which could be issued woollen goods. This order made since Mr. Jeffries is the oldest liberties and rights.

from Nanking by the Government it clear that the intention of the incumbent of a weather post in

for the guidance of all Chinese Government was to encourage both the Far East, having been asso-

citizens throughout the Republic. branches of the textile industry of As things turned out, however, the the country, and did not wish to ciated with the Hongkong Ob-

"New Life" movement caught the favour the one more than the servatory for more than twenty- "It"would be interesting "to know live years, It may be remem- exactly what are the powers of popular fancy with quite unexpect-other-a point which would not cd auccess, and before the Govern- have needed elucidation but for bered that a conference of Di-arrest of the local police. It can

ment had time to consider its at the misguided enthusiasm of the that they are rectors of the Weather Services safely be assumed

titude toward the movement-and "buy native goods" ndvocates who held in exceeded every day, every hour of of the Far East was

before General Chiang had an op- took it upon themselves to Inter- the day; although, da has been Hongkong in April, 1930, at which decisions were taken aim- pointed out more than once lately, portunity of satisfying himself pret this movement as a ban upon that the plan was functioning the wearing of Western-style cloth powers of making regulations are ing at uniformity of method in

so readily delegated to depart-effectively in the Nanchang aran ing. the Far East. As Mr. Jeffries mental chiefs and so on, that the within which it was being tested

wero Any such excessive enthusiasm experimentally--meetings and Fr. Gherzi are both mem- nublic is never quite certain exactly

where it stands. This much is being held all over the country at must be avoided in the "New Life" bers of the International Cord clear, nevertheless, that poorer class wged the people to take up the success its promoters and suppor prominent local leaders movement if it is to be the great mission for Maritime Meteoro-Chinese are arrested and put in "New Life" movement, and their ters hope and believe it will be. logy, which is particularly in- cells for offences which, committed terested in storm warnings, it by wealthier and more respon advice was most enthusiastically What is needed more than any. may be reasonably expected that sible" members of the community, approved. The spontaneous man thing is the spontaneous and con some action will be proposed to- are considered adequately dealt ner in which public support has sistent working of the Individual's the preaching and wards making the local typhoon with by summons. This is not be-been given to this campaign of conscience in

reform shows very clearly that it! (Continued on Page 10.) signals approximate more closely cause there is one law for the rich and one for the poor. It is wholly to the code recommended for

a question of police differentiation. international use. The main ac

If powers of arrest really exist for complishment of the 1930- Con-

petty offences, if a person

the police dare

better ference was the agreement to exercised with the law is the

POLICE POWERS

them

principally concerned

not

are

use the same code of signals for gale warnings, and although the offender, knowing perfectly well late Fr. L. Free, S.J., could not that as a result of the inevitable then see the necessity for the utery, such powers would be quick- ly removed. The uninstructed use of the signals in Shanghai,coolie, guilty of nothing more seri- it was agreed that the code ous, not only finds himself arrested, agreed upon at the Conference perkaps to spend a night in cells, should be eventually adopted. but lias ere this found the penalty The decisions of the Conference ther the arrest was lawful or other doubled for resisting arrest, whe- have since been the subject of wise. It is evidently time that the considerable criticism by the Colony's Police methods were sub- International Commission, some | jerted to a thorough overhaul. of which is just and some of which indicates an ignorance of the special problems of the Faris East. It may confidently be ex-working in such close co-opera- pected that a discussion between tion. This co-operation is now n the three Directors will produce matter of long standing, and is as much co-operation with inter- conclusively shown by the fre national methods as is necessary quent visits of members of the in this storm-troubled area. Shanghai and Manila staffs to The Director of the Royal Ob- Hongkong. The series of visits servatory has been honoured by was commenced in 1909 by the membership of other Internation- late Mr. F. G. Figg. (then al sub-commissions, dealing with Director of the Royal Observa- Magnetism, Upper Air Research tory) who visited Rev. Fr. Algne: and Synoptic Meteorology. All in Manila. The visit was follow three centres are equally in-ed by various missions to Japan, terested in these matters, and Shanghal and Manila during the [here again the forthcoming con- Directorship of Mr. T. F. Claxton,

ference can only result in prae- This is the first time,, however,. tical good.. Mr. Jeffries' mission that the present Director has has the approval of the Hong-paid an official visit to another kong Government and it must be Far Eastern centre, and the very assuring to the public to Governinent of Hongkong is to find that the three Weather Serbe congratulated on encouraging vices with which the China Coast so commendable a practice.

which

"How long would it take me to got into the big money?"

However, rabbits is as rabbits does, and its only human nature after all.

Bosides which, we detect a flaw in this calculation.

If one rabbit produced 58 rabbits in many would two one year, how favourable conditions and Tende rabbits make in the same time, given Union regulations?

The answer eludes us.

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Advice to Mothers When your child is in a

temper

Its no use to smack his

face;

If his constant bawling

grieves you

And his sulky smirk de-

ceives you——

Smack him in some other

place!

If from chronic constipa,

tion

Or chilblains he complains, Babe's tablets will not

move him.

Castor-oil will quickly

prove him-

And give him grounds for

pains.

If it's worms or dissipation That are his latest craze And he wants a "Singa-

pore."

I guess he'll sing no more If it's from the proper

place!

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If it's cold, or croup, or

boredom

That the little duck be-

moans,

And he wants to go and

do things.

Show him nightlife at

the "Kings"

It'll tickle tender bones!

Please Teacher * * * ? Why do good teachera make old maida?

This is the question which con- fronts. us In black and white though we think that if we were to address the question personally to any of the teachers of our acquaintance we should get an answer only in the black-or per- haps the back!

Perhaps it would have been more. galiant to ask:-

Why do bad teachers make good wives?

We believe that this really is the case though again the answer eludes us.

It may be because they start early on the path to knowledge or it may be because they soon learn that “ʼn little learning is

dangerous thing" and reasign themselves to a live of married ignorance;

Anyway perhaps. bad teachers fail because they have not the gift of the gab-a sure signal for suc- ecas in marringe,

Many of them we have no doubt marry to complete their education, and having gradanted as mothers get their degrees as mastom of the various arts by which marriago is attained by tho tutorial pro- fession.

We fear that such degrees are the envy of the spinster section of the class whose failure to attain the matrimonini status hos not been caused through. want of try. Ing. Perhaps they have falled on examination or perhaps they have come to the philosophical).con- clusion that a certificate does not

cover everything:t covers a great

We subnilt that it deal—including bad teachers,