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HONGKONG & TRADE QUOTAS

FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1934.

NOTES OF THE DAY BLACK DRAGON THREAT The Very Idea!

DIGEST POLL

HANGS OVER JAPAN

The poll which the Literary

HONGKONG OLYMPICS Digest is conducting in the United States to

By Eddie Kelly, Indoor Sport. test the strength of pubife support for the Roosevelt

By WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS

SINCE last Friday we have policies has a value quite distinct from any result that may be After Italy and Gormany, party otle, and more unselfish than the been in Manila preparing shown. Fifteen million people government in Japan is fighting politicians.

for the Olympic Sports. Not Where the politicians feathered will be asked for a simple "Yes" or for its life, the odds being against "No" to the question. Do you ap-survival..

their own nests by looking after the ones that will be held in For two and one-half years the Big Interests, the army haut nt Manila this month, but the prove on the whole of the Roose velt policies? It may anfely bo since the army swept through heart the livelihood of the people Olympiad we are going to

ple think. It will cause them to cant a backward glance towards the American Revolution of 1933, induce consideration of the goal for which the United Statca is heading to nsk themsolves whether the drive towards that Kaal is worth the effort. If the Digcat poll thereby brings the people to a better understanding of the Roosevelt polletes it will havo been well worth white and. more than justified.

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hold in Hongkong.

Wo think there is a lot of Hongkong, although the general scope for olympic events in. routine will have to be changed alightly.

assumed that an enormous

pre- Manchuria-the Diet has been in throughout the country. ponderance of the unofficial votora almost total eclipse. Members of twill abawor affirmatively. The parlament havo not dared lift

chief value, however, will lie not their voices in criticism of the ASSASSINS MADE HEROES. in the evidence of continued sup- militarists.

Thus, when three young naval Tort for the President, but in the To-day alight spark of life is fast that the putting of the ques discerible in the political bodies, fees asasinated from to tion will make the American peo-but it is extremely feeble, Andukai and started a movement to unless something happens to fan overthrow the civil government,

For instance, take the Run- It Into a blaze It will soon go out they were popularly hailed, not as

murderers but as heroes. altogether.

ning Jump. Quite a lot of Hong So intenso was this sentiment kong people would automatically Should that happen, Japan would probably go Black Dragon. This among the masses that even mod-qualify for this event. We don't would correspond to Italy going crate punishment became risky mention names, but there are Fascist and Germany going Nazi. business.

quite a few people we would liko So strong is the popular feeling to auggest should take a Running She would likely return to a sort of Samurai rule, under her sacred Emperor.

Nippon may produce her version Mussolini or a Hitler but, short of a cataclysm, there is little kelihood that is Imperial Ma-1 jesty will cease to be regarded with anything but piety and awal it over to Japanese Big Business a lot of training crossing the har- We look it for the rank and le bour to Kowloon by lifting their

- Representatives of the big con- corns who went to Manchuria to investigate opportunities

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of

STRESS ON FORMS

The inclination has been to by the vast majority of his sub-

under- on

WEALTH IN FEW HANDS.

Never was there more need-were suffelently lucky. and opportunity for enlightened Individualism than there is under

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against parties that grim dotermi- Jump-at themselves nation is heard among soldiers re- turning from Manchuria that this now country must be kept forever free from civilian rule.

"We did not take Manchurin,”

heard one of them say, "to turn

of the Japaneno people."

shade.

com-

every

Weight lifting would be a pape lar competition with Peak people. Even now a lot of them are prae ticing for this event, notably twa or three wives of local semi-demi-

talpans we know, who got in quite

noses in the air.

Doubtless there will also be

an overwhelming alamber of candidates for the ski-ing- events, but, as the champion ski-cr in the Colony, this can be safely left to us. You must come up and, ski Us sometime, girls!

Unfortunately, we could not rely upon ZBW, the local · broadcasting station, to break any records, but if they'd like to have a try-out by breaking Vocal Gema from "Girl Friend," "Twentieth Century Blues," and a few others they broadcast every night, we'll consider the possibilities.

The hurdle races will probably provo unsurmountable for Joonl residents. Quite a few people have crushed trying to get over the social hurdle.

HOCKEY: A car and a girl are necessary for this sport. You say, "Comin' for a drive." She says, "Hockey. You say ay I kiss you?" She says, "Hockey, You say--but then she says, "On. your way, Big Boy!"

place too much stress on forms.jecta. It is certain that 'tho measures gut into operation to meet an emer- gency will have a tremendous per- manent effect on the national

The party system is in disrepute plained that they were treated by economy'. But the real danger lain Nippon, because, rightly or the army as if they were foreign not so much that America will wrongly, the abuses of Japanese spica and had no business there. adopt some new. system am it is capitalism are popularly laid at Ita that old habits of looking to the door. And in no other country in government for solutions of per- the world is wealth confined to soj ASSAILS POLITICAL PARTIES. sonal problems will be accentuat few hands. ed. For it is the spirit of what

"Japanese political parties_are- Hongkong should easily win Factories, shipping, banking, de-

rotten to the core," Yosuke Mat- the tobogganing event, with all Is happening that counts prpartment stores-practically every-

famed suoka, Japan'a

Geneva the Ice House street and Bank marily If the American people thing in the islanda is controlled apokesman, told me. "I am trying people to represent us. The fall. will maintain their intellectual in- by five or six stupendous interlock- to do away with all of them." ing dollar has given tho Colony tegrity and Insist standing the recovery programme

ing concerns.

Hailed as a hero after his return reprosentatives some good prac- To the public, civil or party gov- from Geneva na chief of the dele- tico lately, before they attempt to carry it out, they will not he in any graveernment has meant vast privileges gation to the League of Nations"

Endurance avonts, such na sit- debate, Matsuoka's ting on the pole, would be frult Considerable interest has been danger of losing essential rights, and wealth for a few and poverty Manchurian After all the present drive is for the many,

first public act after bin arrival in¦ for joçal entrants, particularly the aroused in Hongkong by the ex- little more than an effort to base

To them, the Diet has not been Tokio was to resign from the Diet the sharebroking class. Most of pectation in London that, failing economic stability on honest and composed of representatives of the and form his own party, to stump them are already up the pole.

business practice. The people, but representatives of the the country in a campaign to de- an understanding with Japan in fair

to big banking, commercial, and in-alroy political parties of Government has undertaken regard to trade competition, the coordinate the effort and, where dustrial houses. Government will institute Colnecessary, police it. It is impera- Up to the Mukden incident of Matsuoka is a fervent patriot. onial quotas for Japanese goods. Live that the people keep govern- Sept. 18, 1931, one of the niest He has the soul of a Samurai. He At first sight it appeared that meat in its place as a policeman. prominent liberale in Japan and a is appealing particularly to the and.do not expect it to be a former member of the Diet told, there was a possibility of dis- lawgiver. It is vital for citizens me, the Japanese people had the youth of Japan, urging a return to Spartan simplicity in public life. criminatory measures being to recognize that government can feeling of being hommed in by and the ways of simple honesty.

Ile denies he is Japanese MUB- adopted, and that Hongkong only help them to combine their stone walls without an exit.

efforts; they must do the work. Many were jobless. University, solin, but that is about as good might be brought within the

men were graduated and five of a description of him and hia pro- scheme. The probability now is

100 found jobs. The other 95 went gramme as can be, given in such that neither of these develop- INFORMED CHOICE

to work as day labourers-if they short space. ments will tuke place. The Times hints that the sug-

SONS TO SHIFT FOR SELVES.

There are many other events, gested quotas will not infringe most favoured - nation obligu the "regimentation of industry" ARMY FINDS WAY OUT.

Like Mussolini he is the first to too numerous to mention. The tions. Thus the inference is now in progress in America. In-

Then the army defied the civil follow.his own precepta. A weal-principal ones, with their defini- telligent criticism is a prime re

tions, are given below. Look Mukden. It thy man, he called in his sons and that quotas will be laid down notquisite of effective cooperation, regime and only in respect of Japanese The present programmie

told them that all they will get of spread out all over Manchuria. can be goods, but on the goods of other carried out most usefully only if

And Manchuria, to the masses, his fortune is a university educa- nations as well. These, it is to individual Americans take the meant the breaking down of the tion and G09 yea-about $150.

Even that, he told them, is more be presumed, would be based on trouble to understand it and make stone wall. It meant room to ex-

than most Japanese boys have, and the normal volume of trade with the adqustments which will per- pand. It meant a way out. the Colonies affected. In this mit it to function. If citizens At the same time, the factorles with it they must make their own

choose to resign cortain way, whilst not specifically derogatives of Independent action

pre- began to start up. This meant waye in the world.

work. The yen depreciated, ex-| He is opposed to amassing, and ected against Japan, it would be which if retained might hinder a parts started to boom, the army holding on to vast accumulations for swimming. possible to prevent undue inten- general recovery in which they needed new equipment, and pretty of wealth. sification of competition and at expect to share, they are exercis soon there was little unemploy the same time keep it within ing a high form of individualism. ment left. definite channels. But whether The essential thing is that it Comparative prosperity returned,

should the quotas be on foreign goods There is little present danger of everybody-not just the half dozen lings are packed with the younger it wife. Wite

be an informed choice. Money began to circulate so that generally or on Japanese pro Fascism ducts in particular, it is scarcely United States in a political sense. hands on some of it.

or Russianlam in the big corporations--could get their to be expected that they would The powers now wielded by the

Rightly or wrongly again, tho be made applicable to a Colony Government can be recalled by

masses became more than ever con- like Hongkong, which practical- the people. There is some ly exists on its transit trade.dency towards atate socialism in vinced that the army is more patri- Hongkong's free port status the economic sphere. But that is rests

on a recognition of the largely an economic development fact that it is mainly a distribu- temporarily fostered by political action. The theory of high wages ting centre for the South China behind the recovery progratame markets, and any radical de- may not be wholly understood or parture from traditional endorsed by the people. policy would without a doubt there has been a remarkable growth prove' detrimental to its inter- of understanding. And cer- ests. Keeping in mind the fact tainly in so far as the programme that the great bulk of this concerns fairer competition and Colony's trade is in regard to better conditions for workers, it

has wide popular approval. goods which merely DARS through on the way to other markets, it is self-evident that CHILDREN RELIANCE the imposition of quotas would deflect a large proportion of that people are accepting NRA un- trade elsewhere. It is reason-thinkingly. And there are many able to assume that the Colonial evidences of a tendency to lean Office is aware of our peculiar on the Government. There has position in this respect, and that always been in America, even it would take due note of local when Americans were most proud advice when drawing up any of their ragged individualism, a restrictive scheme affecting the remarkably childish reliance ou Crown Colonies. The assumpthe economic field. Elections are government to work wonders in tion, therefore, is that Hongkong usually decided by the belief of will not be brought within the citizens that the party in power ambit of any measures which has brought, or failed to bring. may be considered necessary in prosperity to the country.

To-day respect of Colonies affected by nees new manifestations of this

But intensive competition from for absurd attitude.

cannot be left to the Govevery

its

Yet

But at the same time, too many

eign sources. None the less,

No recovery programme will the developments of the next

aucered unless Americana put few days will be keenly watched, their individual thinking behind There Is obviously a need for it. And no recovery programme will endanger the liberties of

the protection of British Inter-Americana so long as they think ests both at Home and oversens, but the dominating circumstance for themselves, Au Important

part of that thinking in the reco

so far as this Colony is concernition that in so far an efforts now ed is that our position is fund-in progress express honesty, and amentally different from that of justice, they are supported by most of the other units of the spiritual forces powerful Empire.

worthy of faith.

and

YULK BABY!!

SWIMMING: It is still too cold

Old school politiciana here tell RUNNING: Police sport. Allied me Matsuoka is not getting any- to game of soccer. All that 18. where with his campaign. From required for these games is a other sources I hear that his meet-wife and a couple of policemen.. blows Eolier soccer and you're generation and that among them whistle. You he is halted with great enthusiasm.runn."

Assafled on all sides as they are, BADMINTON: Making imper- the political parties face either re-fect money, hence chopped dollars.

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HOP SCOTCH: Scotsman with A fen,

SAUCE

"Now see here, Lawson, this organization doesn't recognize

artlatio temperament."

BUCKJUMPING: Fluctuating

dollar.

RACING: Racing in a family game. Wife and plenty of am- bition necessary horo. Marry wife, and in no time you're racing a family. N.B-It Is far baller not to take up this sport.

SKIPPING: Leaving Hongkong without saying farewells. Popular pastimo.

PUTTING THE SHOT: In- gredionis. Two bottles Johnny, Walker, ono policeman. Policeman will putting the shot.

SACK RACE: Gaining in popu- larity. Participants in this in- cariably chango their occupations.

· OLYMPIC TENSION Hongkong Games May Have To Bo Abandoned

Owing to the Kowloon attitudo regarding the recognition the Peak in Hongkong's Far Eastern Olympics, there are grave possibilities that the Games will have to be abandoned, the Mal-Lovel section intimating that unless Kowloon changes its attitude and allows the Peak to participate, they will withdraw. Interviewed. yesterday, Mr. Leo D'Almada sald that Kowloon would stand firm in fis attitudo regarding recognition of the Peak, and would rather see the Games abandoned than give way on this point, Peak Protest.

eff Kelly can participate in the Olympic Sports, I don't see why Kow. toon should object to us," said Mr. D. W. Tratman, leader of the Peak (Sports) Club, In an intervłow youter- day. "Because we carried off a wood- chopping contest in Nathan Road

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