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TUESDAY,

NOTES OF THE DAY

TRAGIC STATISTICS

Not very many people realiso what the Great War cost Great more Britain. Not very many appreciate the utter chaos which must inevitably follow another nevitable, they did there would be ices of that spirit of militant nationallem abroad. A Hreat economist said recently: "Another world war will be the end of the world. Civilisation, as we know it, as we have built it through the centuries, would be destroyed. It would in all probability result in the suicide of the greater part of the white race. But it would cor- tainly result. In the bankruptcy of the combatants and a depression such as we cannot conceive." Ho may have had in mind the same #gures to which Mr. Herbert Tracey, tho noted writer, had access when he wrote, "We Have Not Yet Paid for the Late War."

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SEPTEMBER 25, 1931.

BOTHER OF BABIES IN POLITICS.

By M. GORDON FRASER

The Very Idea!

WE SEE TARZAN By George

Cell us what has hap- AN any of our readers

pelled to Tarzan?

Ho actually took something over

IFE old saying that "the hand between 1926 and 1982. But this at rocks the cradle rules represents a towing down world" has taken on a political compared to previous periods of significanco these days,

equal length. The net increase in Statesmen in many parts of the the United States fell from 10.7

Last week we went to see our civilized world, anxious for their por 1,000 in the period 1921-25 to dollar's packet of thrill as usual country's place in the sun, have G. in 1932. been loudly crying for more and In India, on the other hand, it and were amazed at the change busier cradles. It is indeed rosa in the same years by over which a few months' absence vital fact in the International two per 1,000 to 8.4. The ten from the screen had wrought in situation that the modern ten-years ending 1031 showed nn in him. deney toward decline in the rate crease in the Indian population of at which population Increase has no less than 10 per cent or 34,- become a major factor of national | 000,000, which is not far short of apprehension. Convoreely, when the total population of France or by any means the birth rate is Italy, made to rise, the added man power, The fall in the birth rate in Is reflected in a feeling of greater France so dismayed the French political security in certain na Government that a proposal was Can it be that our splendid Aps tional consciousnesses.

brought forward a few years ago Man feals alrendy the advance of Such an attitude to a strange to grant plural votes to fathersage or has the rest of strangling reversal of the cry of half a con- of large families and to change rhinoceri left him? Loth though we are to criticise, our Idolized Tarzan had recourse to a knife in the process of dispatching a moun- tainous rhinocerous last week, and before we know where wo ATO we shall find him using his teeth.

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France's concern in the birth rate is nothing new. Napoleon himself was an advocate of a larger population. In 1805 he decree that every prepared a Boventh child should be reared at of the State. The the expense decree, however, failed to pass the Legislatlyo Assembly.

two minutes to dispose of a lion with his bare hands and in a fierce underwater duel with a crocodile, he clocked in the winner at a mucli slower pace than usual.

A touching anpoct of the film was the tender regard which elo- phants, hippopotami, monkeys, and ostriches displayed for each other and the Secretary of the S.P.C.A. wept copious tears of joy as an ostrich took a monkey on his book. in a race for life or death.

It only needed the monkey to offer ton cents for his fare and the event changed to an egg and spoon race for everyone to weep with him.

DUMB-BELLES LETTRES; By Judiat Lowçil. Put On Your Brakes, Roger.

Yet in point of mere statistics, It has been estimated that if the present rate of increase continues, the world will have no less than 6,000,000,000 people to feed, clothe and house by the year 2100-less Napoleon's unsuccessful attempt than 170 years in the future, to subsidize large families pales That number is regarded as about Into Insignificance when compared: as many as the old earth can with the corts of two of Europe's comfortably cater for unless its modern dictators-Mussolini and soil is taught to yield more bounti-Hitler. In Italy, not only is there Liberty Magazine, ful, crops than it does at present, a tax on bachelors, but the Duce Gentlemen:

To-day, however, the total world has offered special inducements to I have received your letter ask- population is only about 1,900,- marry and have children. Recent-ing why I cancelled my subscrip- 000,000. But, even if the limit of ly, on the occasion of a expansion should actually be put marriage when 2,000 husbands led tion. The reason is because I am at a later date than A. D. 2100, brides to the altar he provided stepping out with Allco and that

1,000 lire for each girl'sure can keep a guy busy. it is nevertheless indisputable that dowries of

Koger B while populations still tend to, in- couple as well as sugared al- crease, the world persists in re-monds and a surprise present from maining much the same size.

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In round figures, the War add-tury ago when the world was still the wago system so as to put a ed £7,000,000,000 to Britain's under the influence of the Malthu-premium on the largest number national debt. This, notwithstand- sian theory of approaching over- of children. Whether as a result Epesial arrangementa axtanded to the motoring the additional taxation of population. No longer is there of benefits received or owing to going on Home farlough for delivery in $1,700,000,000; plus £500,000.000 a fear that population will outran a change in popular sentiment, or London and tas at Home and subsecant collected in excess profita duty, the means of subsistence. The bath, the French birth rate has Hongkong at above These are easily calculable money starving masses predicted by the now gone moderately up and front Deferred Terma-Tepurba Licence & to losses incurred through war, Mr. Malthusites have not come upon being the lowest in Europe is now samance arranged. Full particulars on Tracey points out. It is far more us-not at any rate in the expect-higher than in England, Austria, difficult to estimate the conse-ed way. Where there is lack of Sweden, Norway, Switzerland and quences of war in terms of trade sustenance to-day it is not be Germany. and employment. One aspect of cause there are too many mouths! the situation might be the fall of to feed. Production still outruns overacaa trade of a country. An- population. Indeed it has forged other in the growth of restrictions further ahend than ever before. upon trade. In regard to tho It Is the distribution system of the latter, it may, be as well to bear world that has lagged. in mind that the Versailles Fence Treaty nearly doubled the number of Independent customs areas in central and eastern Europe, which meant that the administration of taxes and restrictions on trade fell into the hands of comparatively new and inexperienced authorities. Typical of the regulations made by neophytes in economic science can be found in thosa-franiced by the Latvian Government in 1931, which WHY IS HONGKONGbitrarily reduced the quantity of OVERLOOKED ? boots and shoes that might bo im- ported annually Into Latvia, from Delegates from Singapore, the fall countries, to half a ton. Dutch East Indies and Manila aro passing through Hongkong this week, on their way to Shanghai for the conference whether the Canadian Provincial which is being held under the Legislature of Ontario puts through auspices of the Far Eastern the "anti-ransom" law suggested by Association of Tropical Medi-Attorney General Roebuck. cine. Hongkong, of course, will oficial would have the police given authority to close the bank be represented at the gathering, accounts, seul the safety deposit in common with all other vaults, and otherwise supervise the centres in the Far East. Is it finances of kidnapped persons and not time, however, that some their relatives. The idea of this, effort were made to attract such of course, would be to make the conferences to this Colony? payment of ransom impossible; and in theory, at least, it is a sound Shanghai usually appears well in

programme. It is perfectly obvious the forefront when the venues that if you make it impossible for for international gatherings are a kidnapped man's family to pay being arranged. Yet from the ransom, and apply the rule without geographical and other stand fall in any and all kidnapping cases, points Hongkong would appear you are going to take all the profit to be an ideal centre for such out of the crime--which, of course, events. As the headquarters of exist. The practical obstacles in zacans that it will presently cease to British influence in the Far East the way of such a course, however, also, it would seem fitting that seem pretty big. It will be in this Colony's claims should be teresting to see whether the kept in mind. There is no Ontario authorities are able, first, reason of which we are aware to get the law passed, and, second, why Hongkong should not invite to make it work.

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the Association of Tropical TAKE YOUR CHOICE Medicine to hold its conferences here periodically, nor, for that If Germany adopts the new penal matter, why, for example, the code that has been tentatively out- Institute of Pacific Relations lined, a criminal sentenced to death would be permitted to take his own and such bodies should not fore-life. A guard would leave a vial of gather here. Similarly, in the poison and a rovolver in the con sphere of sport Hongkong would demned cell, and the luckless pri- be an ideal meeting-place for soner would use whichever motaod the Far Eastern Olympics. As he preferred to put himself out of things are, this Colony seems to

the world. A procedure so differ- be overlooked in the arranging every civilized country is bound to ent from the usage prevalent in of such gatherings. It appears seem pretty startling, at first to be nobody's business to ad- glance. And yet one could make vance our claims to remem-out a fair sort of cass in support brance. The fault may possibly of it. One of the most ghastly be our own in failing to extend things about capital punishment is invitations to the organisations that long wait in the death cell be- concerned. If so, we suggest the knowledge, from which the con tween sentence and execution- that it is high time we shook off demned man cannot escape, that his our sloth and saw to it that the keepers will eventually take him out necessary contacts are made, and lend him forcibly to the electric The Government might well take chair, the gallows, or the guillotine. the initiative in the case of Many a condemned man, unable to conferences concerning public stand the strain, tries to kill him- health and allied subjects, leav-self; and then prison doctors fight to save his life, so that it can be Ing other spheres to be covered taken from him, later, in the pre- by unofficial organisations. No-scribed manner. Permitting the thing will, however, be, dono man to kill himself might actually unless those who realise the be more hungne, desirability of Hongkong play-

ing the role of host in these informative contributions of matters make a definite effort to specialised and popular appeal. advance the Colony's claim to Periodical Art Exhibition a recognition. The Rotary Club, might also be held, whilst in the with its emphasis on public realm of music it should not be service, might appropriately in-beyond the bounds of possibility terest itself in the queson, and, to arrange periodical festivals as a start, explore the possibility in which representatives from of a conference of all Far various Far Eastern centres Eastern Rotary organisations, could participate. Conferences It is, perhaps, too much to hope on educational problems repre that gatherings of a type sent another sphere which might similar to those held at the an- well be covered. Hongkong is nual meetings of the British often criticised because of its Association at Home should be alleged indifference to cultural" convened here, yet there must influences. The reproach would be in the Far East many author, be removed if some organised ities on various napecta of nto effort were made along the lines who could make useful and indicated.

himself. In both Italy and Gor- many, the ruling party makes it a cardinal point of national duty to marry. Any attempt to limit the size of the family is regarded as unpatriotic as well as immoral.

I

(signed)

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Since the time of the Rev. T. R. Malthus, whose centenary comes this year, the natural rate of in- crease has alowed down consider- In Germany, between 1900 and ably. Indeed, in 1929, Franco and 1931, the birth rate sank from Estonia both recorded a not de-135 per 1,000 to 16 per 1,000. Tho half us latest figures, however, show an crease in their populations. The Poles, although only

numerous as the Germans, are annual increase for every country increasing at more than twice tho in the world for which statistics rate. If, therefore, numbers are are available.

regarded as a chief criterion of a The birth rate varies astonish- nation's strength and Importance, ingly in different countries. In it is little to be wondered at that European Russia it was as high Hitler, like Mussolini, should sub- as 427 per 1,000 in 1928. Insidize marriages at 1,000 marks Sweden in the same year it was aplece. The modern German wife 10.1; in the United Kingdom, 172, is prohibited from accepting paid Russia, but in the other two coun- to regard her right sphere as the There are no later figures for employment. She is encouraged tries there has been a further home and her job as rearing a decline, and their figures for 1931 family for the greater glory and were the lowest in Europe. By power of the German Reich. reason of a low mortality rate, In Italy, the latest census re Editor, however, their net natural in-turns show a considerable pre-

Your dum paper said it would crease was above that of France, ponderance of women over men: be sunny last week. I told you it Estonia and Austria.

In 1924, the birth rate was 29 per Poland with a net increase of 1,000. Now, in spite of years of would be thunderstorms. It rpin- over 470,000 in a population of onergetic Fascist propaganda, it ed didn't it? Hereafter, you'l

to is 23.8 per 1,000. And the number believe me maybe." 32,000,000 was catching up Germany in 1931 at the rate of of marriages has also declined 170,000 a year although the total appreciably. With Italy's place in population of Germany was twice the aun dependent, in the view of us large 49 that of Poland. her rulers, on the maintenance of Russin increased her population the birth rate, these figures are by over 16,000,000 in the years

(Continued on Pago 4.)

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that spot of oil on your shirt?"

That girl sure can keep`a Duy buat.

Mebbet

Thomas Fri (eigned)

You le, Ain't You? Little Jack Little, Z.B.W.,

Hongkong.

Dear Little Jack Little:

Our family is now having, an argument. My wife anys you are an orchestra lender. 1 claim you are a crooper. My daughter says you are neither. Ain't you?

Joseph R— (signed)

So Bo it..

Mr. Max Loewenthal, Landlord, Wanchai.

Dear Sir:

AB soon

Don't be impatient, I wi-pay my ront

the as I receive money the publisher will pay me when be accopts the novel I am: going to send him so soon as the work is finished that I am about to commence.

Bruce R (signed)

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Mr. H. V. Kaltenborn,

9, Garden Piaco,

Brooklyn, NY.

Dear Mr. Kaltenborn:

to

I call you "golden voice", and me you are just a beautiful. golden voice. But I can pieturo you fenriosa and manly and some day when I am in New York I am going to find my way to the radio itation and surprise you. What will you any, I wonder? Will you bo angry with me?

Evo 5 (signed)