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PUBLIC WORKS.

con.

If evidence were needed of Brlt-

DANGER TO EUROPE

IN A LINE

AFTER all It may be the plumber

A BRIGIITER ÄND BETTER. HONGKONG!

Mr. Edward Kelly Decides That

The Timo

Is Ripe To Start A Now Movement

His hurts us more than it's-

THIS

going to hurt you, but seeing that Mr. Woodruff is starting a new system to save the world, the fime is oppor- tune for the introduction of our new movement.

How many long streets in a town with his adjustable spanner the size of Bradford! How many And not the politiclan with his towns in Britain even larger than economy axe who will unlock the Bradford! If the money wasted gate on the road to prosperity. A through traffic jams was collected Jaw abolishing locomotive whistles and divided equally among the might well do more to relieve the population, every single inhabitant burden of direct taxation than of the British Isles could buy a several finance statutes,

now fur coat, a new automobile, And a

commemorative monu- ten new suits, and a round-the- ment probably awaits the police-world cruise-and that every year, man who releases the budget sur- Automobiles are not alone in plug which halts in the wake of their discrelit. Mietrust of allThe only The Nazis have brown THE difcully about this is every traffle jam.

forms of transport seems to lark shirts, the Canton Crowd Systemiers For amateur statisticians have in the breast of every amateur wear green shirts, the Fascists wear discovered that it is the econo- statistician. The locomotive ap black shirts, General O'Duffy's tenin inizer-not the economist who is pears to him, not as it appears to have blue shirts, and the people who needed to solve the economic pro- boys-heroic steel, il mechanical come home from the races wear no blem: These "ten-figure men" de-Arthur thundering across tho shirts. This limits the choice of a duco that the plumber's assistant country as if in pursuit of

really mappy Ine of shirtings. who stops the waste of dripping machine-made dragon. Nor does kitchen faucet makes a far greater he see it as sonic artist, who under contribution to business equili-stands it as man's supremo con brium than the legislator who ecption of power, straining to be Iooses the flood of parliamentary set loose, debate.

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has

000 a year.

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After maturo consideration we have decided that followers of the Kelly ment shall wear heliotrope shirts with Save the Hotel-keepera Social move- red hoops and pink cap. The lute will be made by extending the hand, palm up, somewhere on the level of

women members will, of course, the waist, the saluter nt the samo time adopting a wistful expression. adopt a threatening expression. ought to come casy.

This

The financial policy of the move- ment will be to get as much money

as possible for nothing, Sho be found necessary to borrow money,

an exceptionally high rate of interent will be agreed to, but not paid.

All funds received over and abovO

the

years

the

These statisticians have been ain's sincerity in seeking disarmu-waging mighty conflict In the the locomotive can but fetch and No, to those who bound Agures ment. It is to be found in hor pages of prominent journals re- air programme for the prosent cently. Their ammunition

carry material for its own, de year. Taking the view that an been numerien figures: their struction. Locomotives, they have ounce to example is better than

armles, phalanxes of noughts; it, cause the waste of at least £2,- pound of precept, the British their aim, to prove that what ails annoy the figure hounds. Thoy 1000,000 !! year. Steam whistles Government has still restated the society to-day is waste-vant sums demands for large increases in her of money filtering away cach yns declare that they dissipate $1,000, modest Air Force, while continu-through carelessness, and hours Ing the negotiations for purity in of clergy being misdirected.

And the whistle is net alone in armament. She intends to refrain As a rule those figure-ative Na. condemnation. The sparks that working expenses will be used for from building up to Europeanpoleona fight alone. They do not ily from. the Amokestack Are purchasing $1 sweep tickets. A dle. standards on long as there is hope seem to realize that a combined golden pointed. One, more ven-intorship will be established, and a that Europe will scale down its attack of massed statistics would turesome than the rest, will dart committee composed of Gandhi, the standards to hers. The moment be overwhelming. Add up the to a tree and settle in some long Hon. Mr, A. D. C. Wolfe, Mr Edward is a critical one. There is no sign collection of separately discovered

And then are their faces Kelly, Mrs. Aimee. McPherson, Mr. that France will reditce her wastes, and

Ruttonjee,Tam Pearce, Chiang Kai- A million pounds a strength unless her demands for presenta a suni so vast that It Kocs up in smoke.

the yearly bill re-red7

year ahek and Primo Carnera will also Lo formed. The committee will submit security are satisfied.

would take all the existing gold

The cannon is even hungrier any legislation to the Dilator (us) miners in the world more than than the locomotive. Its appetite for a consideration, when we will

Is alxty times as big. The belch immediately velo it. 3,000 years' continuous digging to

Poker and compulsory turn will be produce its equivalent in gold.ag moke is 160 times as danger- For the total waste discovered, to us as the darting spark. War compulsory subjects in all schools.

Hitler and Mussolini aro aro doing Even while the whole question date, appears to be considerably costs America about $675,000.000 a great deal towards increasing the of offensive armaments-big guns, over £280,000,000,000 a year. POLICY

a year. With much of that she population of Germany and Italy, tanka, air equipment-in under re-

still pays for previous wars. With assisted, of course, by a lot of other General satisfaction will be view there is an immediate danger

the rest preparen in case she Germans "and Italians, and we think felt at the decision of the of the heavily armed powers will are sometimes out of date in little

that to the formidable Air Forces And the game goes on. Figures should have to deal with another. that we could well do with a drop of Government to expedite con- soon be added a powerful German more than a day. Each amateur appear to

The only war which the writers that sort of stuff in this Colony struction of the new Central

think Air Force, and that the whole of statistician has his own favourite statistienlly-justified, would save, the Kelly Plan ony woman producing would be--in order to populate our Peak with the right type. Accordingly, under British School by placing the Europe will find itself committed waste. Some have collections. instead of waste, £100,000,000. It work in the hands of an outside to the maintenance of enormous One. has written a beautifully would be a war against fraudulent be fined. At least one baby a year a child under 29lbs. at birth will firm of architects. The patience potential attacking forces. Then, illustrated book. And each month advertisers. A galaxy of "ten- for first Len of Kowloon residents has been oven if parity should be assured, rolls back to see new wastes, figure men" blame fraudulent nd-be required from warried couples, well-nigh exhausted in

it would be likely to be on the basis backed by a force of nine nuthingsvertisers for a yearly loss ap after which, having had of high and provocative expendi in a line, brought forcibly to light. sequence of the interminable

ture. delays asociated with this pro- un docet make her immune brend queues are not 200 miles crashes are debit

Since Britain's inland posit- To sume it seems surprising that proaching very near to the amount grounding in the subject, three babies

And automobile Jeet. Apart from the holding from alt attack, it is tot surpris. long instead of 200 yards. It has crashes are debited with £515,000,- sound like extortion, but it's all in a

1000. up of the scheme through other ing that considerable sections of been calculated that at the present

And how much would a new Pied causes, the unjustifiable aliena- opinion in that country should de rate of discovery, statistical pros-Piper be worth? Lion of the original site, for the mand an increase of her air pectors will in n very few months times as much as a cabinet minig About 10,000 purposes of a mental hospital on strength.

In spite of her scattered be able to prove to their own satis.ter; he could be paid that and thon which work has not yet even Force is weaker than that of years to denude the world of saving. For rodents are said to responsibilities, her Air faction that it will take only 50% leave about £50,000,000 in annual commenced, has been a decided France, or Russin, or Italy, or the everything. factor in depriving Kowloon of United States, or dipan. As long For these waste statisticians

cause £70,000,000 worth of damage. what has long since been ad- ago us 1923 the Committee of im- have been particularly busy

And those bronzed backs flash- mitted to be an absolute neces-perial Defence laid it down that late. The drip, drip, drip of the viewed with disfavour by at least

ing in the shore-side sity, Hopes will, however, be fifty-two squadrons were necessary kitchen tap le disclosed 15 A revived following

der for British security; but she has serious leak in the economic purely statistical reasons. It hus waste." For cision reached by the Govern-never reached this standard and tem Pear-shaped-drops? Not been declared that, in some way ment. This decision raises the to-day has only forty-two squad- Penri shaped. On the baste of which it has been difficult to dia- downward path? The answer is, ono calculation it would take 2,000 reservoirs, each holding 15,000,000 cover, sunburn is responsible for

an annual loss of £1,400,000, gallons, to contain the volume of

What this Colony wants is uplift. water wasted in Europe each year

A cleansing. A winnowing. A sweep- ly is that funds voted for given Much pressure has been brought through dripping taps.

Naturally there is some con- (You forgot the Augean stables) yes, ing and garnishing. A purifying... projects are not used up accord- on the Cabinet to increase air

Truly, it would seem, does troversy na to what the statistics the Augean stables must be cleansed. ing to plan. Not only is this the strength at least up to the former money run away like water. And mean, and, if they mean anything. The best way to do this is t case in respect of ordinary bud-figure, which would still leave us truly is its elusive progress what they prove. There appear to by lynching somebody. Same people getting, but also in the case of Britain numerically weaker than accelerated by traffe jams, which be three main groups of contestant prefer pogroms. It was even suggest

ed to us by one of our Brain Trust supplementary votes, it being Italy. But the Government had hold the traile back and let the voices. frequently found that although one additional flying boat aquad- One writer declares that the city of modern civilized life le to make hour off for lunch.

made

The first declares that the object that the hours for pogroms should be up its mind. There is to be money escape all the quicker.

from 9.30 a.m. till 5 pm, with an the Secretary of State's permis- for overseas

rou

service, the engager of Bradford, northern every machine so efficient that it We just took our vetoer firmly by the We vetoed this.. sion is given, the monies are equivalent of one more squadron English manufacturing town, haas possible to waste without worry-handle, and that was the finish of not spent. It was stated In for the Fleet Air Arm, and only ratmated that the loss due to ing Connell yesterday that the two new squadrons instead of traffic jams amounts to £700 a day The second affirms that if the P.W.D. staff is adequate for the eight demanded for honte défence. in each long street in that city. (Continued on Next Columns.)

# carrying out of the existing pro- The Government still hopes to gramme of Public Works Extra-principal powers by reduction to parity between the ordinary, if the new Central the British level rather than by British School, is excepted, but expansion. While disarmament, the fact remains that there is a then, is still under discussion, the great deal of leeway to be British Government is curtailing made up on urgent schemes, expansion to a minimum, though it There are two alternatives in in obliged to make it clear that it dealing with the situation cannot always accept a position of either increasing the P.W.D. continuing inferiority in the air. staff or putting more work out to non-Government architects. Of the two, the latter method is

the

general question of progress on essential public works. The al- most invariable experience local-

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PRACTICAL CONTRIBUTION

This

to be preferred. Adding to the The Government has, however, permanent staff only means in-afforded unmistakable evidence of creasing the costs of administra-hold its hand for the present while ita sincerity by being willing to tion, which are already quite negotiations are proceeding, high enough. Neither can a pacific attitude, it ought to be re- policy of engaging additional membered, has been that of Grent, temporary staff be regarded as a Britain ever since the conclusion desirable move. On the other of the war, when she immediately hand, placing of urgent works, began the demobilisation of her for which funds are available, in conscript army and has since been the hands of outside firms has smaller than that which she had in content with a regular army, even everything in its favour. Under 1014. She has also reduced her this system, jobs would be more naval forces, and welcomed the expeditiously and most likely cooperation of the United States more cheaply carried through. in coming an agreement for the There is, morcover, the further Imitation of navies. Moreover, in factor that firms which con- spite de same noisy sections of the tribute to the rates and which prons, there is ample evidence that are feeling the depression would in favour of a policy of disarina- public opinion is overwhelmingly be benefited, while costs would ment to the lowest possible point. be kept within the tender price compatible with the huge arma and there would be no additions menta of the Bush the air continent, to the Colony's abilities in For the present, respect of personal emoluments. that Britain's defences are con- For these reasons, the policy to spicuously weakest, in spite of the be followed in regard to the new Force. In all the dificulties of the high efficiency of the small existing Central British School might past months Britain has made all with advantage be extended to the best practical contributions to otlier works as well.

the case for dianrmament,

of

one "warden of

V

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"You see, it would simply break his father's heart if, by any

chatice, Byron falled to pass.”

will

A kolld

a year will be demanded. This may

good cause.

Euripides, the Greek tragedian, who was named after a well-known valeano giftie gle us, to see ourscis as ithers has said "0, wad some power se us." through a telescope at myself?" For Greck, means: "Why can't 1, look

Which, being translated from

some time wo have observed a grow ing laxity in our public morale. We of people holding their dogs on thin ure have seen with our own eyes numbers

fraternising with a Kowloon clerk. leashes that may snap at any moment. We have actually seen n. Peak flapper We have asked ourself, aro we on

unfortunately, "Yes"

tion

of

the

start off

that suggestion

But before we can hope to do any stable cleaning we must get hold of the means production and con. sumption. Then we can lift the pur chinaing power of the masses to the level of the Industrial equatorial hals as a last step towards the stabilisa

interest to the point of blasphemy. Then, having done that It should be a simple matter to codify the exchange rate and peg the monet- ury system at value commensurato with the cost of living on the one hard and the fluctuations of the fundamental necessities of the proletariat with a margin for skill and heredity, even If this means resigning from the League of Nations, You will ree that this work must be started at once. Wo can't go on liko thin, betting In dollars and smoking second-grado cigars, scrap ing for our walla walla fares after signing chits for an enjoyable dinner dance. Let us then be up and doing Bomebody!

On! On!

world was rid of all waste, it would not be essential, as it la now, to save on other things to make up for it. And so there would be a great deal more lolsure.

The third maintains that it does Hot matter much anyway. Belley- ing the argument of neither side, this set of folk points out that the iden und in the statistician's view would bo a land where

every. machine was so efficient that there was no waste, no mishaps, and no work.

Even while the statisticians talk, the waters of a mighty ocean lap lazily round an island which fullis every condition they could nek. On it there are no traffic jams, no wasteful machines, no war and no work. The inland lies in the Parifle. No one lives there. Not

ovon a statistician.