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WEDNESDAY MAY, 16, 1934.
THE EXPLOSION DISASTER
WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 1934.
NOTES OF THE DAY FASCINATION
SHIPPING PROBLEMS
Proof of a bitter international struggle, challenging
"Britannia rules the waves" in tho occan carrying trade is given in ก League study on the merchant shipping crisis. Grent Britain's share of the world's steam and
FIGURES
By ROBERT LYND
OF The Very Idea!
motor tourage has now been re-T
THE
THE Prince of Wales, speaking, thusiastic statistician from his
.
mero
BRING 'EM BACK
ANYHOW
- By George
HAVING
a good appetite". duced to 28.0
and being especially the other day at the conton-childhood up. He is not content, per cent, while, in 1896 It was
over GG per cent, ary meeting of the Royal Statis- for example, to look at the stair fond of meat, our reputation Each maritime power, big and tical Society, observed that in the case f his houac A
ere as a naturalist has gone be- small, is racing to
rger Victorian era most people thought spectacle. The build larger
Arst thing and better ships despite the fact all statisties dull and some statis- does, when he has learned to prised therefore when Jones hefore us and we were not sur- that
the world's tonnage is far in ticlans impious.
count, is to count the stairs. I excess of world trafic
require-
is in the number of the stairs, rang us up yesterday to say I doubt, however, whether the not in their design, that he Ands that he had a new and ments. This curious uneconomic objection of earlier situation is explained by League statistics was so much that they I knew a child whose first action, authentic fish captured in
ages to their deepest aesthetic appeal., experts as partly because in were dull many cases the Merchant Marine dangerous. It is said that even count the number of the windows, anxious to show us.
ns that they were when he visited a house, was to
the Colony water which he was provides the Navy with extremely to-day in remote parts of India the If you had taken him to York valuable and frequently even peasants Indispensable auxiliaries".
are unwilling to disclose Cathedral you could not have the true figures relating to the persuaded him to admire
"The fish appears to be a now size of their families to a census stained glass; he would have the phone. "It is fitted with the genus," said Jones excitedly over. official because they believe it is, been much too busy counting the butterfly only the first step leading to the windows,
wings of brilliant colours and has two additional sido propellers of the ordinary kind."
LEAGUE SUGGESTIONS
we shouted and rushed for a bus.
"Fins, you ass, not propellers!"
When we arrived there the fish
his income-tax form, because he reflect, however, we realise how was in its last throes. Surrounded
knows that this is only a part of
dom,"
the
Plans for romedying the ship-impressment of their children for ping crisis which the League is
forced labour,
ORIGIN OF STATISTICS. studying Include: Limitation of
In the same way the prosperous the dimensions
English
Those who dislike arithmetic- taxpayer hates the look of whom, I confess, I am one-are of liners, part of the Aguren relating to his in-apt to undervalue the aesthetic cularly as regards size and speed; come as he writes them down on breaking up of all ships with tonnage of 8,000-10,000 tons and
quality of numbera. When wo more than 20 years old; formation of an international shipping cartela Government plot to appropriate fose half their charm with the dis: the important personality of Jones, many charming phrases would by a group of admiring coolles and with
power to apportion sailings large share of his fil-or well- and control building: temporary gotten gains. He would, if rich "Seven Champions of Christen- pretence of being alive.
appearance of number the it was still putting up a feeble laying up of a number of vessels ngures anywhere elu-uny, in "Seven Sistera," the "Soven Seas," enough, love the look of those
the "Seven Stars," including tramp ateamers: forma- tion of a new international ship-
his private diary. There they the "Seven Sicepere," and
Under Jones' Instructions one of ping association to act in enn- would move him to the depths like "Seven Dials" a name infinitely the armpit and the New Fish slow- even the boys tickled it gently, under junction with the League of beautiful poem. He hates the more attractive than the place y turned Nations, Nothing short of inter-statistician, or official collector of nanted. uational action, comprising all
facts, not as a bere, but as a Nosey
summer frock. Take the arithmetic out of Parker, the principal countries concerned
Our first Impression was that it Four-and-twenty blackbirda bak-was in merchant shipping and ship Nobody, I am sure, ever thought in building seems likely to remedy
pic," or out of "Fifteen North Son but Jones took our aug-
a bloater escaped from census boring: but millions of men on, the dead man's chest." or gestion so much to heart that wo the the situation brought about by the people in the past have thought "Lars Forsena of Clusium, by the eventually withdrew it. existence of superfluous tonnage.
there was a enteh in it, as there nine gods he swore." Meanwhile, part of Great Britain's usually was.
Rulers did
or Then maritime traffic. between British usually number their people for and all that remains is beauty in opined that it
not come kiss me, sweet and twenty." Robinson, who came up then Empire ports, is now in the hands fun; they wanted to find out how ruins. of foreign vessels, thus to some many Bghting-men they could get extent endangering
This leads me
4
over to show us his
WAB A
garoupa
which had swallowed a butterfly.
communicar how much money. Hence the the origin of statistics is to be
to believe that He added that it was dying. tions with her Empire in the event ordinary man had an uneasy feel- found in poetry rather than interest in the unidentified, visitor
of war:
of con-
Ing that, if he were numbered to day, his number would be up to
-morrow.
UTILITY OF FIGURES. In England the objection numbering the people
Commons in the newed intenity:
been
of
19
to
rc.
Co- the
both sides
By this time we were gaining
of
whisky.
We dispatched a boy for some grube and he rotumed peeling a shrimp which cost us 10 centa before we could offer it to the
At this point Robinson wanted
science. and sound of
The very appearance
numbers quicken and decided to acquire it if wo Hongkong has been moved, as MORE SHIPS FOR LESS TRADE
the imagination. That is why we could keep it alive. seldom before, by Monday's
nre not content to say, "the terrible calamity, which resulted stantly
The rice for vessels
"Gospels," "the Commandments,"
Jones thought that we ought to "the Apostles," but prefer to say, was of the opinion that it would in a heavy toll of life.
keep it in ginger ale but Robinson increasing dimensions untold which was discontinued on the inforced by the belief that it was Commandments,"
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"the Four Gospels," the Ten show more suffering, and considerable des- outbreak of war has, in the last forbidden in the last chapter of Apostles." This serves no util tho "Twelve
life in a tumble truction of property.
A point few years, been revived and, in the which immediately rises into spite of the depression, with re- When a proposni to take a census gives us pleasure.
Second Book of Samuel, tarian end after childhood, but it! prominence is the close proximi-tonnage since the world war has
Mercantile was brought before the House of ty of dwelling-houses to the gas risen from 45,500,000 tons
middle of the
USE OF FIGURES. works, a matter which will 68,500,000 tons, and increased by Parliament, remembering the Old tion of figures in the nursery, we
to eighteenth century, a member of doubtless figure in the proceed- aix millions between
Having come under the fascina.fish. ings of the oficial inquiry into 1932. Countries such as
1923 and Testament, declared that his con- remala staves to It all through our to christen the thing Gladys and a the disaster.
Poland stituents believed that, if a census lives. That The question of never before classed among mari- responsibility for the explosion time powers, are now placing by a terrible epidemte or some troversy so much. It
were taken, it would be followed enjoyed the Tariff Reform
In why everybody dispute arose as whether this is of even greater importance, steam and motor ships on
nomenclature would suit its sex. the other national disanter and it is to be presumed that principal sea routes and generally
Havo a controversialists on punishment,
Meanwhile Gladys had allowed this also will be gone into very There appears to be a surplus of astonishment that "there was any heads-statistics about steel and the taste of the sea denizen seemed
build the ships themselve
Another member expressed his hurl statistics at each other's for the shrimp to bo poked in but unprecedented opportunities to her under jaw to sag sufficiently fully by the Coroner and jury: considerably over 50 per cent. of set of men, or indeed any in-tin and coal and every kind of to be the last straw. Already a special jury has been occan going world tonnage at the dividual of the human species, so import and export imaginable. empanelled, and its members, same time as there has together with the Coroner, have total falling off of well over 75 make the proposal," and declared feels like a
presumptuous or abandoned as to When visited the scene-a wise
One quotes figures one She rolled her eyes, gave a little pre-million tons in the volume liminary step which
boxer hitting his kick with her loft rear foot and rhetorically that it should trade handled by merchant ship versive of the last remains of jaw. There is no such joy of finishing-up-by-standing on hor was "sub-opponent a terrifle blow on the changed down into bottom gear, prove-of-the greatest value iping throughout the world: getting down to the preciso
English liberty." The growth of battle as in a battle of statistica, neck at the bottom of the tank. origin of the disaster. Of more | REPRISALS?
statistics has undoubtedly been Though statisties originated in immediate concern, however, is
accompanied by the decline of our love of pleasure, however, this
This was a moment calling for liberty over the matter of securing prompt
Jarge nrcus of does not mean that they cannot be
haste.. The seriousness of the situation modern Europe, but I doubt if the put to workaday uses. But, even relief for the needy. This will from Britain's point of view is
blame for this can be laid entirely in this case, they must appeal nottious for the purchase of Gladys We Immediately began negoliu- not be an easy task, as the trac- obvious without a further recita at the door of statisticians, only to the intelleet but to the from her captor. Much as wo die-
Apart from the utilitarian and Imagination. For this possessed of house and home is be supposed that any vital religious objection to statisties, is the modern propagandist pub. fish which had not yet been classi- ing of many who have been dis- tion of facts. It must not, how-
purpone liked beating down the price of a necessarily attended with
shortcoming in England has con- thero any evidence that the lishes his statistics in the form fled by scientists we found that culty. Some have gone
difi-tributed in any important fashion natural human being dislikes of attractive little drawings that our naturalist inclinations wavered io re- to the setback in hor shipping them? I do not think there is, will stir the imagination of many at $3. We fought her price down latives, and others are being predominance. In the face of the 1 ant sure that most of the people people who would look on a full to one dollar but found that wo eared for temporarily at various tercest competition, Britain has who quote the saying that "there page of statistics in a blue-book still had to purchase the tanks To institutions. Steps are being built her ships without any assista three kinds of lies--lies, with a gaze of blank dismay. taken, however, to gain contact ance from the State. The long damned lies, and statistics" are
which Gladys was drawing her last This is good work. It is a watery breaths, with all who stand in need of merely a loan, is the first depar- an argument by somebody who future of the world largely de- for the new Cunarder, and it is people who have been defeated in recognition of the fact that the assistance, and there can little doubt that these will war days. All other countries,
De ture from this principle since pre could quote figurça.
pends on a creatively imaginative eventually be successful. It notably the United States, France will be readily realised that the and Italy have literally poured necessity for help is great, alike money into shipping subsidica, from the fact that the greater lagged far behind. It would be a and Germany and Japan have not proportion of the victims are of the pourer class Chinose d pity if the British Government, to also because the calamity came
protect a vital industry-vital be- upon them with such suddeness supplies from abroad,-were com enuse of our dependence on food that it was impossible for them pelled also to abandon the trad
ever,
Lo save any of their belongings. tion of honest competition. Eye-witnesses of the disaster, as
---
well as others who were early on UPTON RESULT the scene, testify to the state of distress of those whose homes were destroyed
There is nothing particularly impressions significant about the Upton bye- were left which will not easily election result. The
Labour be banished from memory. It candidate was a local man, popu- is obvious, also, that even those lar in the neighbourhood, and had who may have found a tempor-stituency in the House of Com- twice before represented the com nry refuge with relatives will mons. The Conservatives hardly need help, since it is more than expected to retain likely that their kith and kin are despite their 6,000 odd majority in the seat, none too well blessed with this 1931. It cannot, however, be con- world's goods. There are some coated that they put up a peor of the reasons which have in- ght. Not a single feature of the duced us to comply with the re-poli furnishes a crumb of comfort. quest to open a fund for the reto rally oven half the number who ven a Prosperity Budget failed lief of the sufferers. Already, the response has been most en-booths on
voted Conservative in 1981 to the couraging, in which connection another warning of
thin occasion. To it the kindly thought of.
over-much the complacency?
officials of the Rotary Club in making an immediate appeal on behalf of the Fund, with the will be in good hands. Above admirable result that over $260 all, contributors was collected at yesterday's assured that the necessity of may rout timin, is greatly appreciated. prompt assistance to the needy Thanks to the good offices of the is the basic idea on which the St. John Ambulance Brigade, money will be utilised. He who the administration of the Fund gives quickly gives twice.
The truth is. Inan
is an en-use of figures.
"He's one of the new members we had to lot in to help balance the budget"
The boy solved his problem by tipping Gladys into one of the company's buckets but we were left with the choice of carrying a bucket back to the office or putting the fish Into our pocket,
Finally we stuffed Gladys head frat into a glass jar of water, dropped the peeled shrimp near her heat and bent her tall under auf- fciently to allow n lid to go on the top. ...
In the bus we were the object of many eurious glances. With what must have been her last kick, Gladys sent a trickle of water down the front of our panis,
Across the forry she remained mouth open and dead to the world.. It was evident that she was go- ing to pass out on our hands.
The
question occurred to us, would her colours change when sho returned to the hands of hor Maker?
We foverishly dolled down the blue and cobait colours we could detect and shoved
the dying amphibian under the seat.
Summoning a ricksha we noticed that the only sign of life in the for displayed by the shrimp which after being boiled, peeled, and half- eaton was restoring ita circulation by artificial respiration against
the side of the Jar.
Gladys was quite dead. At the office door wo took out har recum- bent frame and cast it on street,
the
Inside we proudly displayed our captiva andor the label "Bring 'em back tallve."
It is a large, limbless, akinless. shrimp, sprouting butterfly wings.
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