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MONDAY, APRIL 30, 1934,

WAGING WAR ON

MALARIA

For ten years the Health Sec tion of the League of Nations has been fighting malaria and now has an excellent report to present to the world. This job by the Longue may be looked upon as one of the most useful

pieces of salvage done after the Great War. From 1914 on- wards, malurial mosquitoes had the time of their lives. Doctors

MONDAY, APRIL 30, 1934.

NOTES OF THE DAY AN

PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE

APPEAL FOR The Very Idea! CHINESE UNITY

By H. T. ONG

OLD. HONGKONG-THE TRUTH!

By Georgo

Mr. Quezon declares himself to be well satisfied with the new legislation granting independence to the Philippines and it is hardly to bo doubted that his personal Influence in the islands fa, auch.

THE "Old Hongkong" series that the new proposal will be

of articles gives away a lot corted by the Filipino people Sir, In view of recent reports getting the South West to give Its of other people's past but owing They mark a distinct advance indicating a hardening, of the at- wholehearted moral and political | no

doubt to the inherent upon the provisions of the fare titude of politien) lenders in the backing to our Government. The modesty of the Press, the Hawes-Cutting Act. Full to- dependence has been secured, South West against the National age of corrupt self-seeking politi-weekly feature seldom touches becoming automatic within ten Government's efforts to bring them clans, who would sell their country on the history of the news. years and during the period of within its fold, will you be good to fill their pockets, every Chinese papers in this Colony. transition, governmental reformie

little

There appears to have been so little nowa In those days wint with the absence of local acandal and the foreign news service, that the

telling connewspapers were Hmited.

will take place virtually conceding enough to permit a Shanghal sub-forvently trusts is past.

constitution similar to Dominion scriber of your paper a

It is an open secret that the un- statas in the British Empire. It space in your aplumns to voice the compromising South West can scarcely be denied, therefore, sincere regret of Chinese opinion stitutes the one and only remain-

that the now legislation Roes

far towards meeting the aspiran. here and elsewhere in this countrying obstacle to perfect nationali

tions of the Filipinos. Doubt only arises when the economic provi- sions are studied and hero the same objections that caused the refusal of the offer made a year ngo appear.

•

ECONOMIC_HANDICAPS_

develop, but the powerful Ameri-

ngalnat the Incomprehensible;

of Gur Southern manoeuvres fellow-countrymen.

•

to

tales of each other. Headings auch as these were frequent occurrences:

Editor Imprisoned

Fourth Sentence On Upholder of Public Rights

Justice Blots Copy Book

Or again- Government Wakes Up

Contemptible Contemporary's Convict Caged

unity. Repeatedly It has taken efeps which delight the hearts of our rational enemies, by proclaim- 1 have been specially impelled ing a line of polley in direct con- to raise at least such feeble pro- trast to that of the National Gov-| teat as is in my power, by the ernment. Independent notes to present deadlock in the negotia- | foreign powers, and to the Lengue, The welfare of the Philippines tions for absorption of the branch and other similar action discredit- in the economic sphere has re- political organ by the Central Ing the Government in the eyes of caived less consideration than body, which in recent weeks' had the world, have font weight to the interests of American com appeared to be proceeding smooth. Japanese defamations of our petitors. The Filipino trade in ly to the complete satisfaction of country, an "distintegrating," "dis- sugar, coconut oil and yarn fibre all parties concerned, and which organised," and the like. The net la jeopardised. Perhaps Presid-culminated in the attack made on result is that the Government in ent Roosevelt hopes, by the ex- the Government by the circular the face of South Western eritie- So frequent were some of former ercise of tariff powers which he is telegram of the South-West Kuo- lam, often is rendered helpless to scribes in their visits to the secking from Congress, that heimintang Executive Committee adopt a steady policy. At times, "Victoria" that a Press Club is can ease the difficulties certain 10 anted the 14th April, and reported in trying to please everybody it believed. to have been run there in the Shanghai Evening Post, And on every occasion the South One Editor moved in with his

has ended

I pleasing nobody. with the connivance of the fallers. can interests which wrate into the law a long list of specific pro-

Weat, which alone could nerve and family and furniture and had his visions threatening the economic The said telegram after warn-strengthen the Government's hand, letter paper hended ""The Old Vic." stability of the islands are certaining the Government of the political has been the foremost to censure This club came abruptly to an to resist such benevolence to the implications of failing in with the latter for weakness, for which end when an editor proved infaith last ditch. On the political side, Japanese claims for resumption of the South West's non-co-operation ful to the cause and gained a scoop the Filipinos are fully assured; the postal services and through itself is mainly responsible. aver his rivals by publishing on the economic they are required railway traffic between this country

complete revelation of the enac to surrender a Hard-won position, and Manchuria, concluded with which makes the grant of in- dependence a shabby sort of gift. Their association with the United States has saturally resulted in concentratios of Filipino trade in serving the American market. If severance of political relations in- volves also the loss of much of their export trade to the United States, existence as an independent repubile may be started mid neute economic distress.

TEST TOURISTS

two days ago.

+

Any impartial study of the

what appears to my mind to be a problema as they really face the and corruption of prison life.

When warring with the Govern- strikingly unjustifiable denuncia Government will convince one that ment became monotonous the tion of Nanking's policy in regard whatever steps to the prejudice of papers turned against each other to the Manchurian question and a our country and our cause have and we find little items such an personal attack on General Huang, been taken, they have been taken this.

sheer painful necessity. Fa, the Government's representa out of

after all other possible Avenues tive in the North.

have been explored and found im-

As the cradle of the National

"The "Mac" yara related by the Daily Pest the other day as a genuine and original Joke against Scotch engineers is as old as Granny herself and nearly as feeble."

in any special plending on behalf, been in the unenviable plight of

I have no intention of indulging possible. The Government

of the National Government, coping not only with the most un- whether rightly Dr otherwise, precedented of crises, but is also But as a Chinese citizen. I wish to saddled with the Herculean task

This gained the subscription of register the resentment that all of cleaning out the Augean stables the Scotsmen but lost the support fair-minded loyal Chinese must of misgovernment left by its pre- of the few grannies in the Colony. The Australian cricketers have tactics of the South Went, which the Government cannot perform humorist reports:-"We should like

feel against the pelty opposition decessors. Is it any wonder that heen received in England with the consist wholly and solely of dea- the superhuman feats, which apto have an impartial opinion on the The maligned and long suffering

warmest of welcomes. If it Was

*** | tructive criticism. necessary, which it is dimcult to

parently were the minimum that value of the issues of that penny- would antinfy South Western worth of fith and degradation the believe, they have been put com-

critics?

Daily Rif-rag. had other things to think about. pletely at their ease concerning the Revolution the South West, must

eflects in England

of the un-forever stand high in our esteem. Not one single contribution to "Our opinion of course is open to Money could not be spared for fortunate leg-theory bowling con- Furthermore, no one will seriously National policy has been made by the charge of prejudice but we anti-malarial work. Armies of troversy. No hard feelings have doubt the genuineness of the those that have been the foremost think very strongly

that nothing refugees caried infection across been harboured. The Englishman patriotism of the leaders in those and rendiest to condemn. The feobler in the newspaper line had the frontiers.. War and

would feel a very serious void in provinces. But "Patriotism is not Government has said to each and ever been folsted on the generous post-war conditions encouraged his cricket should anything occur enough" China is admittedly

to prevent the periodical testa of facing one of the biggest crises of and lend your judgment to us, the existence of the Daily Slug."

every one of those critics, "Come and open minded public of this Colony and we are not forgetting the disease everywhere.

skill pr

provided by the meetings of

her existence. And the present is that jointly we may be able to Italy, during the war, malaria

England's and Australia's fore

not the time for empty talk of formulate the best possible policy." which the most reprehensible form And this frankness has, and to say, destructive criticism-but for apparently falled to be reciprocat. action..consistent with one's_poli-ed by equal frankness,... tical convictions.

mortality increased by over most players. The present tour 500%. In Greece, the death-will proceed. we are sure, ag rate doubled. There were thir- though the word "body-line" had teen-and-a-half million cases in never been coined or heard of, Russia during a single your provided sensation-seeking scribes four times as many as in pre-do not set out to create mischief. It is # regrettable fact that war days. Similar stories came

journalists far more than cric from Poland, Bulgaria, Rumania keters or crewds were responsible and Yugo-Slavia, while the situa- for the bad spirit that arose as a tion in Asia and Africa assumed result from the last tour in alarming proportions. So, in Australia. 1923, the League of Nations was called into action. Its special TOP HATS sub-committee of experts later developed into the Malaria Com- Westminster for

The decision to form a club at restoring the mission. Fifty-four of the former glories of parliamentary world's leading specialists are to-hendgear is a welcome sign that day helping the Lengue to com- Great Britain still preserves unim plete its task. Three main lines paired her ancient standards of of approach have produced satis-valda, as General Wolfe sailed On the eve of the conquest factory results. First, it has of been necessary to find out why "Elegy to his

up the St. Lawrence, reading Gray's malaria occurs in some countries would rather have

men, he said,

written that and not in others, although mos-poem than take Quebec." Soon quitoes may be present in both afterward, he did take Quebec; and cases. Useful discoveries have on that ocension few were lis

op- been made by studying condi- ponents who would have appreciated tions in Great Britain, Holland, the jauntiness of Mr. Walt Disney's und Denmark. Secondly, the most celebrated villain. Nearly production and sale of quinine since then, but Britain happily re- two hundred years. have passed has been dealt with. In order to mains little changed in spirit, still overcome the world shortage, in-thinking of such matters as poetry teresting experiments have been where others would be meditating directed towards finding an effec-on such things AB war. For tive substitute for this drug. just before the 1934 budget Thirdly, in-the most heavily in wan Introduced, the chief fected countries, the League has topic of discussion in London was organised special epidemiological not the possibility of a reduction enquiries. The first study tour in income tax, but the desirability in 1924 revealed the local condi-

of an increase in top hats.

tions in Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, SYMBOL OF PEACE Rumania, Russia and Yugoslavia,

Next year, Palestine and Spain

The immediate object of the Top

were visited; in 1926, Corsica Hat Club at Westminster le, of and Siellyn 1927, the United course, the restoration df that States of America; and in 1929 article of attire to its former popu- India. Albania. Persin and Siam Robert Lynd sees

Jarity with M P.'s. But Mr. also received assistance from the than that. Thomas Carlyle em-

far more

in it League, Meanwhile, in the bodied an entire philosophy in a course of a general enquiry, in-suit of clothes; and Mr. Lynd formation was collected from the balances a whole political system on health administrations of 93 the shining crown of the top hat. malarial countries and terri- This, lo suys, is a symbol of pence- tories. These, it was estimated, ful. antisfied, prosperous Con- represented three-quarters of servatism. It is impossible to con- the population of the globe. ceive of a revolution being carried Naturally hard work and, pa- other words, the Disarmament Con- through by men in top hats. In tience were needed to co-ordinate ference would go for toward calm this mass of material. To-day ing the angry passions of nations if the results are justifying the only it could persuade the haber League's vast expenditure of dashers to sell more top hats and effort,

fewer coloured'shirts.

"There must be some special

charm in wishy-washy lucubrationa of the prattling scribes of our mudheaded contemporary but we can remain assured that as long as In normal times the Government their lascivious and vacuolis appeal Along with numbers of our would perhaps adopt an attitude is confined to the dubious and un- countrymen sincerely following the which may be summed up in less educated clientele for whom they course of the negotiations between elegant parlance as "Either help cater, we of the more enlighted the central and branch political us, or shut up." But the present organ of public opinion and thought orguns, and hoping sincerely that is not the time for personal, class, have lille to fear." the result will give more power to or regional resentment. In the When quoting from other local the elbow of the men in charge of

never failed party nor province must to apologise for printing this escape the conviction that the No- raise a distinction: but all must "journalistic swill" and If attacked tional Government has done every work with one heart and speak themselves retorted that they would thing possible to meet all reason with one volen for the common reply if they could "detect the eir- able aspirations that could be went. Can the leaders of the culation of the alleged newspaper." entertained by the leaders in the South West fall to realise, When telegrams were started South West. Despite all this, no obvious paramount duty and still there was considerable opposition progress whatever has been made, arrogate to itself pride of place as to one paper attributing its news I cannot yet believe that it is Chinese patriots? To this ques- to Special Telegram." meat, of the all-desirable end of one anawer, entirely hopeless to expect achieve- tion thero enn obviously be only

the ship of State, I for one, cannot unal.cause, neither class nor papers, the quoters

"Look, mamma, ho's got the operator crazy."

this

Saya one Buch:-"Now why should this news-which appears to have as much local interest as the death of the lato lamented Queen Anne-have induced our notoriously, stingy contemporary to have gone to the totally unneces sary expense of a telegram? But did they pay for it? No we think not. We think it was sent by some friend who wanted the nows made public and our contemporary is thereforo a consummate hum- bug."

But to come to more recent days we may say that we had the privi lege of interviewing an editor quite recently. He received us with a Telegraph in one hand and scissors and paste in the other. We shook hands without getting cut or posted and asked him for his views on this contemporary.

"I

have nothing but admiration and envy for your paper," he said. "Your news is good, accurate und well-tald out. I always know where to turn for my lender and the little stray bits that one's own staff is bound to miss and when I want to Inugh I look up your little column and enjoy a good "half hour. There is only one little point I would like to draw your attention to, and that is your court work. Recently I havo been obliged to send one of my own men down as your paper has not been publishing quite enough of the enses I need. I'm sure you will not take this amiss and that a word in the right quarter will do

triaki

th

We apologised and withdrow to the sound of ringing bells, snapping scissors and the soft satisfying- smoosh of pasta and paper.