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LEPERS

over-

ances while tho

career

THIS SOLDIERING

WE SHALL never forget

our first camp, but first we must tell you how we came to join the Terri- torials.

It was a Friday night be-

Kitchener strolled up.

He said "Howdy"! and wo suid.

Kitch."

of face of England. The great one com-thrown in. Was there over before there

e performersles of

one an- memorates the War; the other, which such a gigantic eating of our national cause we had fish for dinner other remained uncertain,

his renches back exactly twice as far to cake? Left alone, the capital dis- that night, and had just would soon be finished com-n Parliamentary Act little headed at alpated would be fortifying, State thrown the newspaper wrap- merell This must always hold

twin events, the venue, through income and super tax, the time: These

steady £30,000,000 a year; but ping into the gutter near the while the public attitude to Parliamentary stroke of a Liberal by professionalism in tennis remains Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Cluvernascuts think less of future Horse Guards when Lord what It to-day

Things might terrible stroke of the World War, national vitality than of scrambling he vastly different if "Open" tour- have between them confounded the funds for the present extravaganca latoly nements were internationally apold, mettled landscape we once know, It would require a Finance Minister

transforming it from a region where stronger than any-wo have proved and if amateurs, did not the great houses presided, gracious, known to resist the temptation of lose their atatas by competing inhabited and secure, to a territory robbing the estate roost. In Italy, against professionals. The spice bifurcated by bypasses and stormed Mussolini, among his earllest men-

He said "You're just the type Denth. Duties да of real competition is necessary to by villa development," amid which ures abolished

bounes keep spectator interest going after the country stand empty, trencherous national accounting, and of man we want for the Army. the first novelty of professional absent-mindedly, dreaming of yester an obstacle to the recovery of the tow abart it?" shows have died away. Perry is day as they await their fate to-State. Will any leader screw resolu

tion to do the same here, or will the

So we said," Hoti ho." well lvised to keep out of it-morrow.

tax persist till its last languishing apart altogether from his recogni-

proceeds have dribbled into the Trea-

There were no. rceruiting, tion of Britain's

Although the large landowner still sury? There may long be a few claim to him for |the Davis Cup.

counted at Westminster in the year wealthy business men and industri- offices open at the time, so he 1804, neither the House of Lords noralists for prey; but the signs multiply took us direct to the Prince of the House of Commana forcauw that that the landowners, the countrymen Harcourt's Death Dulles signified of England, are almost plucked. farewell to much besides the men who Upton Sinclair's victory in paid them. The author, who was securing the Democratic nominan- ready to be pugnacious, was almost

UPTON SINCLAIR.

on

may any

whatever his

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critica

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who

was Lord Lathing's. Though the

Wales, but this was closed also so he took us to the Elephant & Castle, where we had a quick one.

By the middle of this Century, what tion for the Governorship of Call-disconcreted by the gentleness with will romain of those mellow houses

Then, we went to Salisbury fornia is only half the battle, but which his plan was taken. There was glimpsed through the trees and, aur he has a wonderful opportunity of a amall deficit to be mot, and with rounded by gardens that hundreds of Flaina, where he handed us over

the triumph.

His the big houses still staffed, stately reasons have wrought to loveliness? to a very high official (he was at Completing

Plan is

real contribution and serene, still proud in the trea- Such rare and stately places were a the spate of ideas sures for which Eighteenth Century Part of English genius; they have no least 6 feet 5 inches), whom wo owners had scoured Europe (and im counterpart in any other landscape later found to be an Acting, Un- MURHA tackling unemploy

planted there an inexunguishablo Yet "within a generation hardly any dient,

rebeller in the wealth of English of the larger historie houses of Brit-paid, Temporary Lance Corporal. about it, and his futuro milords), a tax on the fully capitalised in, save perhaps a few in the neigh- and who took our particulars and lived in, our breath and then hurled various Opponent, the incumbent Governor value of land seemed not a uangerous bourhood of London, will Merriam has not improved his way of alding the finances. Noble certainly not by the families prospects by his handling of the Lorda and Commoners with broad created them." The prophecy, uttered parts of equipment and uniform at San Francisco strike situation. If acres who let this legislation by com last week's meeting of the National 8, such as Slings, Rifles, One; he has rallied to his support, the placently did not guess that the im Trust (which has rescued so much Boots Pairs, one; etc. etc. ad. lib. Conservative elements in California, post would mount up and up, and from the engulfing post-war years), and then barked "Report for cump.

at 3 p.m. to-morrow night." that a generation or so ter a he has also bitterly antagonised the Socialist Chancellor of the Exchequer founders of that old beauty are being

On arrival in camp we were workers, and his loss must be ac with yet more compincency would driven away, cannot wo contrive, he counted greater than his rain. observe that the tax was lying up asked, to keep what they fashioned so met by a very obsequious person The vindictivences of the anti-Com-

supremely well?

called a Regimental Sergeant In putting forward his motion, munist drive in California is an

to expectations."

Major who conducted us to our at Tuesday's meeting of the acknowledgment of the strength The yield during the first twelve sketched to the National Trust have fotable divan, surrounded by

The saving proposals Lord Lothian tent, in which there was a com Sanitary Board, that the whole of the radical section of the voter months surprised Harcourt, and when won a good deal of notice. problem of lepers in this Colony Upton Sinclair, at his second st ten years afterwards the ex-Chancellor tures, jewellery, furniture collected in He left us bowing politely, but The pic dancing girls and draught beer. passed through the money-mill he had theso ancient homes and accounted of should be reviewed, Mr. M. K. tempt, is as good as governor. Lo charged the Government

set grinding, the squeeze left him "national, scientifle, historic or artist not before he told us to ring for with displaying an attitude of WAR PROPAGANDA.

little limp, though not with admirn-interest," are exempt front Death him if we wanted anything.. Such indifference on the subject. He

tion. It was told with a dash of Dulles, unless sold by the inheritor: a nice Sergeant Majori by no manner of means

Mr. Demarce Bess, the well-malice at the time how "the Squire why not exempt the housea that make

of Malwood," coming into Nuneham the frame and setting for these It was some time in the middle stated the facts. Actually, of known commentator on events in Park and the estates of the Vernons, treasures? Are the nut of national, of the night when we were

the. Far East, strikes a noto of ficial concern over the issue has instant apperi in an article dealing with a struggle to put his inheritance of profounder interest to England eyes but we were so comfortable we discovered that Death Duties left him historic or artistic interest? Usually awakened by the sounds of bugles, steadily declined since 1910, with the Russo-Japanese tension in order. And irony had not yet taken than what they contain; for their turned over and dozed off again. when an Ordinance was passed As he points out, the people of both full satisfaction. Beforn the year plenishings may have been fetched. A few minutes later there was a which envisaged the provision of countries are obtaining Ck sadly was out Harcourt died, and the duties from abroad, whereas these square gentle tapping on the tent pole, leper asylums and other mea one-sided picture of conditions in had perforce to be paid again. The and dignified dwellings of Georgian and we opened our eyes to see our intentions of those days been Japanese

families twice bereaved within a short bethen brick, these pillard facades of ing before us with a steaming hot newspapers picture apan had been pointed out in debates the Renaissance are native, have risen Russia ay passed over, but by 1931 the drilling soldiers,

& country filled with

on the Bill, but Harcourt retorted faultless front our soil, and are more cup of coffee and our shaving. all preparing that ordinarily the visitation would vivid documenat of the past than any Government had so far permit rapidly for war. And in the Soviet fall only once in a generation. Since guarded by the Master of the Rolls. "I'm sorry to trouble you, but the water. Seeing us awake he said ted its ideals to deteriorate as to Union Mr. Beast discovers that then many an historic old house at Over and above their absolute beauty. Colonel's compliments and would declare openly that no liability newspapers pleture Japan A n which the Treasury has knocked twice they have now, alas, taken on the you care to join him on the parade rested on the Colony in respect country in which war is the only was banished or at best passed to sesterday; they stand witness to an request one could not possibly take

with brief interval has been deserted, charm of association, the flavour of ground." of non-British Chinese lepers, Berlous study and soldiers are

It would be more help-unfamillar hands, whilst in regard to locally-supreme. born sufferers its liability would ful if the peoples of these two countries.could learn more... from. ́be discharged-if-arrangements were made for the treatment of of greater interest to them both: their newspapers about a subject patients in suitable leper asy namely, children. lums outside the Colony. In other words, the Government at titude threo years ago and there has since been no in- It was Kipling who described dication of any change of out-Japan as "the land of little chil look was that there was no kings." That description, written dren, where the babies are the call whatever for this Colony it many years ago, applies with equal self to undertake the proper force to-day. Of Oriental nations care and treatment of lepers, Japan is the only, one which has no matter whether they happen- made the welfare of the child one ed to be Hongkong-born or not. of the foremost considerations of The most that the Government the State. Every Japanone child

Rovernment organised

(Played by Arthur Schnable (Plano) and members of the Sures, Not only have the good the land of the potential "enemy." disabling burden of the tax on days, these warm gables of Eliza elend the Sergeant Major stand-

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At such Arcadian age which can nowise to offence so after we had finished born again.

were

our coffee, haved and flashed aur toilet, we strolled nonchalantly where we saw a crowd of men to a large space between the tents, standing in nice straight lines.

The return from the tax,_which sure. rejoice his harassed successors been turned into schools and hoteis, prised its inventor, has continued to

Some of these bygone seats have Whitehall. Up to the War the declension in dignity perhaps, yet harvest was £360,000,000. Does that better transformation than disappear look an impressive sum? The Trea- ance. Others might still be held by Bury was only learning to pay the rightful heirs and lend presence to the pardon, paradeground-a courtly! As we neared the playground. oxtortioner. In the two decades since countryside if Death Lution 1014, according to a House of Com abated, and others, yet again, would looking person wearing a red sash. mous answer in May, the total estate be preserved ifs Lord. Lothian came briskly towards us and said. 900. Ten figures; since the tax was turned landlord, mads neglected prop you, Mr. Kelly, do you mind taking duty collected amounts to £1,112,000,- further suggests the National Trust politely. "We've been waiting for devised, a milliard and a half sterling: erties domestically convenient and let that blank file on the left. Well a row of numerals the mind strives them to chosen tenants. Or, if worse we couldn't see any files and If with difficulty to value.

daya muat still appear, if. Englishmen we could have had nowhere to can no longer hope to afford spacious take it and were busy looking Even the supporters of a capital life in spacious surroundings, might

IN." Jovy which, of course, Death Duties not the best of such building, instead and when a voleo barked "FALL are-have always agreed that the State, bo preserved by the

of being taxed into obliteration by the Stato? devotee of debt. But with an unsoundness

.

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felt disposed to do was to admit Roes to school, and Japan's highly axnction must be used for paying The domestic architecture that in stumbled and fell into a' ditch.

of respon- much of its money and attention to that would be excerated in any private (Continued on Page 4).

Bibility in the case of the the child. This fact would make a locally-born sufferer, but, even strong appeal to the people of then, to pass the patient on to somebody outside the Colony. In other instances, the line followed was-and presumably still is to bundle the disease-ridden out of the Colony,

it

though even meant condemnation to a linger ing death, Nothing could be more unsatisfactory than the Government's attitude on this question. It is based on a to tally wrong principle to start

Soviet Russla, If they were pri- vileged to know more about it. For Soviet Russia, with its large Asiatic population, is striving to entel up with Japan in the treat- ment of its children. In the Soviet Union to-day, as in Japan. for many years past, young children get the best of everything. While the Soviet state lacks the resources at present to give many luxuries to its adult population, it is deter- mined that the Soviet child shall Jack nothing

to mako it

and strong. If these two

with-namely, that the Govern- entries were pictured to each

ment's duty is confined to Hong- kong-born people. To make the other as lands of happy children, nccident of birth the determining rather than lands of

drilling factor in the matter of treating soldiers, their peoples and govern- the, aick is contrary to allmenta might be able to resolve humanitarian instincts. It is their differences more quickly and an obligation resting on the more satisfactorily than they have Government to see that there yet been able to do.. are adequate means of

suc

couring sufferers in our midst, Colony-the convenient excuse no matter what the disease which is almost invariably trol may be. No-one would for one ted out when the question of moment argue that the Govern- Hongkong, undertaking social |ment should refuse to treat a welfare work is raised. This, small-pox sufferer merely be however, is a boger which has cause he happened to have been been largely laid by the CX- born outside the Colony; it is periences in connection with the sheer callousness to apply. that movement on behalf of streek method to Jupers. For this sleepers. In any event, it is |renson, we'regret that the surely for better that this motion adopted by the Sanitary Colony should err, if at all, on Board on Tuesday suggested the right alde. And we imagine "necossary safeguards" to pre-that nobody is going to blame vent any now facilities being the Government for seeing, In abused by people not residents the general public interest, that, of the Colony. Here we have the leper, problem is properly. the old story, of the fear of tackled Instead of being, as it in outsiders flocking to the at present, completely ignored,

"The men got raises because they have families, The boss doesn't.

know what it costs us just to keep our hair in shape."

This scared us so much that we

Then the voice саме again. "What are you doing there? Bail Fall in" to which we replied, "We heard you and we did." ·

Then the voice said, "Gát out of that, I'll show you what being a soldier means." So wo scrambled out of the ditch and the voice naid "Do you know anything about the Army?" and we said "No, but we once had a sister in the Navy "Silence" barked the volce,, show you what the Army Is.. Come hore. Have you ever been on # reconnalasance?" and we replied "No, can't say we have, but we once had a ride on an ole ̧›hwat.”

"Hugh," said the voice, a man with such montality could only come from Hongkong--got your equipment and follow me",

Then followed a brisk half hour, when about sixteen Sergeant Majors, two Quartermasters (four quartermasters equalling ono tal- pan), three batamen and one bowler commenced attaching various ac- coutrements to our body-tin hata, gas helmets, rifles, bayonets-in fact they load everying on us but the field kitchen.

And away we went to meet the volen. Worwalkod, and we walked and, wo walked, then suddenly he stopped and barked "Do you erv those forty fcations?" and we sald "We don't care if there's Afty, so ho said "You're undor. arrest", and we sold "Thanks, wo need one."

That ondod.our first day in camp for we spent the evening in the "Cooler", or "Clink", us it is called by the Higher Command.