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One of the ways in which Empire Day is being observed this year is to make an appeal, not only in the Mother Country, but throughout the length and breadth of the overseas. posses- sions, on behalf of the British Empire. Cancer Campaign. No more worthy cause could be im- agined. There is no necessity to stress the dread effects of the cancer scourge; they are too well known to need emphasis. The suffering and the toll in lives are such as to create a universul hope that before long the origin of the disease will be definitely discovered and success- ful methods of treatment be in- stituted. This is the object of the Cancer Campaign, which has now been labouring for ten years and has hopes of attain- ing success in the task to which it has put its hands. It is to be noted that the work being done is in the nature of sys- tematic and carefully-organised and planned research, not hap hazard methods, and that apart from the existing schemes of research, which are being gener- ously supported, new lines con- sidered of real practical value are also being liberally helped. As a consequence, knowledge both of the cause and treatment of cancer is increasing rapidly, so much so that some of the many problems associated with the disease seem to be nearing a definite solution. Although the campaign has been generously supported by the public since

FRIDAY, MAY

NOTES OF THE DAY

COLONY'S TRADE

18, 1934.

THERE'S NO "LUCK" ABOUT SUCCESS

Says J. D. BERESFORD

at church

The Very Idea!

THE AGE OF SCIENCE

By Edward Kelly, Sign-this CINCE Robert MacWhir-

come up

article written for to-day's We had an excellent Very Idea" about rearing babies, but we've decided to scrap it. There's no sense in taking risks.

write about something we and So, instead, we're going to you know nothing about.

Our article on babies was all about the theory 3fany's the rare old

of relativity. Einstein and ourself had about argument

The Colony's April trade figures, Indicative of the trend if not com- pletely accurato, offer no en- couragement that the bottom of the trade dopression has been

WHEN I say that I don't beat of much a consolation prize, ter asked his readers to

lieve in luck, I do not mean My own mother had a queer gift reached. Except for the short to Imply that there is no such for winuing -raffles

and get their month, February, the statistics of thing or that nomé people do not bazaars.

gold watches, and a burglar importa and exports ahow get a greater share of it than

took him at his word, we've smaller volume of trade during others, or seem to. Most of us stancen, I should like to have we've had to say,

But before I grant these in-been mighty careful what April than during any previous, know someone or other who ap few more statistics. Some people month since the compilation of pears to get more than he should have to win those Sweep prizes, trade returns was resumed. Com- of all the good things of life, with and did the lucky people always plaints there were in abundance out doing anything (in our opin have their good fortune? I do inst year, when a heavy drop lon) to deserve it.. But we must not think my mother could be occurred immediately following not forget those significant words counted an

a consistently lucky the Christmas season. In the first "in our opinion," because it is no four months of 1934, both Importa very consoling to our vanity to than this mattor of bazaar lot- person in any other connection and exports were reduced by ap-attribute another's success to luck tories; and even that was pro proximately 20 per cent. us com- rather than to ability. pared with the corresponding

bably of the same order as a run Two young men are looking for on one colour. If she had gone period of last year. An end must; a job. One has a cheerful, con- on and made a hobby of it she come to this process at some time fident way with him, always hopes would probably have struck the or other, but the question dimeult and looks for the best, has an common average. to determine is, When? There lanetive mind, and is quick in the

thin bofore we wore torned out a growing feeling that things are

We are far too ready, in fact, cusalone now.

of Gormany. Wo miss those dio- uptake. The other, though he has to account for success by attribut likely to get still worne, before plenty of ability, does not showing it to luck, without taking the who comes anywhere near

The only poraon

In the offico they improve.

our it by his manner, is given to trouble to go a little deeper and intellectunt level is the lift-driver, weighing a question before he an-look for any other contributing and even he's fuclined to be a bit awern, and is far too modest about factors. And the sloppler we are uppish-although, on the his own capacity.

in our own methods, the slower to hand, ho's also downlsh, there look out for the off-chance and to being four floors and a basement There are two striking features

take it when we find it, the more in our building. of the trade report. On the one)

apt we shall be to depreciate the We gave Einstein the germ of Now in that critical search for quickness of others and put their the iden hand Japan

for standa practically a job. One will be successful and

his theory of success down alone among importers as having Two most probably will not.

to the whimsical | relativity. The theory of relativity And

favour of the gods.

le really very important, us, by Increased her trade with the everyone who has ʼn grouse against

I know this because I used to do

simply turning a handle, ono business methods and society in Colony since last year, a result general will attribute One's suc- it myself. There was a time in

can find out how many relations achieved largely through intense cess to luck. Ile is, indeed, the my life, nearly thirty years ago, when you're broke and the shroffe one has. Which lo very handy activity in the artifical silk and typical lucky person, the fellow when I believed myself to have any they won't wait another woollen marksts. The other is the who is always bringing it off when heen singularly cursed by Fate, month. startling reduction in the Colony's others make a mess of It.

when I was ready to avow that Isaac Newton (dead now, poor exports to South China. Last

nothing ever went right for me. fellow) But it is not lack in the ordinary And so, of course, when I saw the gravity. Gravity is mostly used by WGB the inventor of April, Canton took goods from senso, not chance, not the effect of success of various coltemporaries aviators when they want to get their Hongkong to the value of over some rare coincidence engineered who, in my opinion, had no more namos in the paper under the $17,000,000, possibly an abnormally by the gods especially for One's ability than I had myself, I said obituary column, although it is high gure. Last

benefit. It is the effect of his the usual thing. month. the value had fallen to slightly over man who has faith in himself, and

also very useful for mopping up personality. He is the kind of

And I иррове на casunl

your bread in. $8,000,000. The hope may well in some way he is able to pass that acquaintance might have said of Newton invented gravity while be expressed, in the interest of faith on to others. The possible me that my luck changed about in an unconscious condition after Canton commercial concerns as entployer will probably find a use that time. It didn't--but I did. poing stunned by an apple. If well, us those of Hongkong, that for him, because that quick, con-I began (fer reasons that I need mind to hit him on the head with someone had had the prosence of some arrangement for facilitating fdent manner is a real nanot. It not go into hore) business intercourse may develop for instance--the mark of a faith in myself, and to put new

A pumpkin we might have known from the informal conversations good salesman.

energy into my work; and present. lot more about gravity now. started by the Hon. Dr. Kolewall

ly the results began to show.

Then there was Centigrade, who a little while back.

And you will nover persuade me will admit that the

Invented the thermometer, with that those business heroes who this new attitude of mine was due

beginning of out which we would not know started with a shilling and ended to what might appear as a coin-remarkable instrument to worked whon we had malaria. This as multi-millionaires "got there"cidence, but, as I began by say

STRIKING FEATURES

MATERIALISM

I

have new

other

as a result of the smiling induling. I am not denying that there solely by temperature. If there gence of their patron saint. They, is such a factor as luck.

was no temperature, the thing won success because they were)

would be useless.

·

I

the

The religious fanatic, shall we call him, would probably suggest rather more clever and more im What I do say is that it plays Something

级 similar that Hongkong, like the rest of sginative than the next man. Ala for less important role in our barometer, which tells us when the the world, is suffering for so, they had the capacity for look-tives than most people appear to weather is fair or not. People materialism. Numerous and au- ing ahead and a genius for hard think. There is, admittedly, the who cannot afford barometers thorised voices have concurred in work.

effect of coincidence, and now and just open the window and have a blaming materialism as one of the

again we come across an individu-Jook out, principal causes of the crisis that

Science is the most enthralling has been felt the world over, not man regards as pure luck should nate, or unfortunate, concidences subject if you have the tools. We

So much of what the average al in whose favour these fortu-

to start off by ex- merely in the economic but also in be rightly ascribed to ability. A seem to play an unusually import were going the political aphere. The thesis gambles on the Stock Exchange ant part. But such individuals plaining the fourth dimension, but la that the inventions and dis-and bringa it off. B comes a pur/are comparatively rare, just an are we are afraid that this is too coveries of our age have been used ler, and will give you a dozen rea-long runs on the black or the red technical for you. against mankind, that knowledge! of how to use our Increased re-too long or gold it too soon. For common rule, they strike the at- sons why he hung on to his stock and, like all exceptions to the sources has not kept pace with thor, he will tell you that A had tention. their growth, that moral life has the most infernal good luck. But been sacrificed to

Finally, I am sure that this be- material life. the truth is that A saw a little lief in the power of luck to alter Accumulation of material wealth farther ahead than B, and used our lives is responsible for much for the sake of material wealth in his knowledge to the best advan-trouble and unhappiness. a mood of selfishness and rivalry. But there is one thing the Colony is never likely to be again; it will never be an El Dorado for the European, to come, remain a few years, automatically make a com- fortable "pile" and walk out again leaving it poorer than when he came.

CARE AND DISTRESS

of his own advantages and more concerned for the advantages of all, most of the troubles of the depressed nine-tenths in Hongkong If by magle. would be alleviated To set down these axioms neema world ns. a whole has forgotten elementary, but it is because the

ag

these clementary truths that it is still going through travail after five years of the worst depression the world has knows.

For it is a fact that despite marvellous improvements, the rapidity of the Colony's develop- ment, the unquestionable progress registered in nearly every depart ment, there is more care and dis- tress in the Colony to-day than ever before in its history. Ob viously if there were greater good its inception, the economic diffi-the individual ware less mindful shown by class towards class. If culties of recent years have greatly affected the income from subscriptions. and it is for this reason that a special appeal is now being launched. This is the first time that Hongkong has had the opportunity of making a definite communal contribution to the campaign, and no better lime could be chosen than the days immediately prior to Em- pire Day, when there will be a general drive wherever the Brit- ish Ang flies. British scientists and medical men are striving with might and main in their efforts to get the dread scourge under control, and the least we can do, in this outlying part of the Empire, is to help in some small way in providing funds for the furtherance of their noble work. There will be opportun- ities for each and all to help. In the meantime, we commend. the cause most heartily to our rendera, feeling sure that the re- sponse made will be worthy both of the immensity of the task and of the Colony as well.

PUBLIC SYMPATHY

This i cúrious Colony In matters of public sympathy. The response to the appeal on behalf of the victims of the tragic gas explosion clanster has been wonderful Immediate and Im- pressive, tho tragedy ands scores of kindly-diaposed residents only too ready to assist the distressed. Yet the steady, dally, permanent work of mercy, covering a wider and perhaps finally far more im- portant field, of the Society for the Protection of Children, is tho restricted solely because Society docu not

receive tho support it needs and deserves.

tage.

Everyone, especially during the summer months, should know something about anthro- pology, however, anthropolgy being the study of ants. Hence, during the hot weather the ex- pression "ants pants."

Geology is study of rocks. Most of us know something about this. We make it an excuse for our being on the rocks ourselves most These are common. examples of weaknesses and never attempt to of the time. the misuse of the word "luck" in care them, because it is so much everyday life. But there other aspects of it in which we can- And In those cuses, It hardly ever by Mr. Wynne Jones

Most of the geologists in Hong- are easier to wait for the luck to turn. kong, however, are sent to college not so easily attribute the stroke does turn.

or of good fortune to a man's abili-

ties or personality. There are "Men at some times are masters people who seem destined to draw of their fatea," and the men who the right ticket for the Irish take their opportunities are those Sweep and others who do not who do not depend upon luck,

"Keep It a year-two years, and if you aren't salladed' bring it right back here and Ket your money."

Mr. Hamilton, the course taking alx,

or twelve months, according to the circumstances. This, of course, does not include atone

masons,

nor Bhould stone, or stoney masons, be confused with free masons. stoney masons Rover being free.

By different kinda of rock, scientists are able to tell the age of the earth. For some

reason thik

mensely.

obscure pleases them im

Speaking of the earth, you all know that it spins around the oun once every week. Thus, when it's springtime in the rockies, it's damn hot over here, and when they're having lunch in London, it Is Christmas in the work house. This explains away a number of inimal lollies.

Editor's note: You mean anomalies.

Eddie's nota: No interruptions from the class,

please.

Television is one of the modern marvela of science. By means of this wonderful invention you can ace what you're doing when you're not there. How splondid it will be in time to come when one will be able to lie back in bed and watch oneself going to work.

Wireless is a thing that has Become ao common that we censo to wonder about the miracle. Your wireless set is worked by waves. Ours is a Super Hoopa- doop not with gramophone pickup and an attachment for burning toast with, so, of course, we get pretty good results, and are able the neighbours far more annoy efficiently than in ordinary ennen. Wo can got Walls on It.

to

We have been wondering lately whether we could get. $20 on it. Next time the wife goes out we'll' Investigate,