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THE FUTURE OF LIBERALISM

1934

WHERE ARE ORATORS The Very Idea!

OF YESTERDAY?

By BERNARD BLAND

PEPPING UP ZBWI

maru-

Edward Kelly Gives His Idea For A Programme By Eddie Kelly, “Mike”. About the most uninspiring pags in - any newspaper la the ono davoled to radio programmes. We've just been reading ZEW' programma in ing contemporary and for a while wo thought we'd got hold of a newspaper that was at least a your old..

We saw our mistake when we road that the sintion would broadcast the cause they've only had that record in stock. nine months.

Socialists, Anarcho-Syndicalists/which favours flamboyant orations. Ja rather alow and healtant speaker, Fox Trot "Stormy Weather," be-

да

and Communista hins led to the

There is general agreement that blames her secluded girlhood for condition of grave unrest in Spain. modern oratory has changed great- her incurable shyness. It is the red shirt party that isly in manner and style' ainos, sny, responsible for the present revolu- the time of Gladstone.

There are some who still prefor It is to be hoped that the Duchess tionary outbreaks. For Home

to hear a speaker declaim rounded of York will make more public months past there have been two sentences in deep and rich tones speeches in futurs than she 108 disturbing factors at work. One with appropriate gestures rather done in the past. She has a de- than the modern fashion of dry,lightful platform personality, and is the continuance of unrest in matter-of-fact speeches with "omo is a better speaker than oven her Catalonia and the other the formation" carefully avoided. But there husband, the Duke of York.

A few years ago the Duke was tion of the common front between is no doubt that this is not an ago

Mr. Winston Churchill is the best unt recently his delivery has and Communiats. The latter could modern representative of the tradi- greatly improved, although still hardly fail to lead to révolutionary tional oratorical style. Yet even liable to. "break down" auddenly. ate is not scoring his old triumphs The Duchess invariably prompts upheaval. The Socialists

with his verbal "fireworks." It is him when this happens, and she is whole have succumbed to the always a delight to laton to Mr. never at a loss for the missing temptation of joining the revolu-Churchill in spite of the well-"word."

The Duke of York likes to have tinary front. They have allied known fact that he carefully pre-

pares and rehearses all his brilliant voluminous notes beside him, and themselves with Communism, speeches, beforehand. But do hla

than the Prince of Wales. which belloves that the only succfforts have the same effect as they writes more of his own speeches

Prince cess in establishing the political might have had in more lolaured

Victorian days? regime in which it believes lies in While the modern British public an armed revolution and the in-love to hear an old-time" style of stallation of a dictatorship, The orator, they only fully trust a man who acorns oratorical arts and Government in Spain sinco

the tricks

The Prince of Wales is a abandonment of monarchy for re-perfect type of speaker whom the public of to-day favour most publicanism has never been socure.

With a pleasant cultured voice, and It has had to deal with a variety plain, simple sentences, the Prince of warring factions on the political makes his speech before the micro- front. It promised Socialism for phone or at any function with easy

grace and Instantaneous success. the country and proved unable to put it into practice. It-engaged in petty persecution of Roman Catho. Iles and Conservatives alike. Pro vocative talk and irritating action have been the outcome of repub

Ilcanism.

MEDIAEVAL MENTALITY

Thera

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volce is rather although

light, is a charming speaker in public, and is always commendably brief and to the point, The Duke of Gloucester is a typical British Army officer, and talks like one in public and private, He gives the impression-perhaps a wrong, uno-that public speeches bore him to hear or deliver, and he sometimes hurries over his speech at a very rapid rate,

In politics, the Premier when at his best is still a great orator. The voice is like a perfectly tuned organ, and his handsome appear- sneo adds to the affect. Mr. Mac- Donald is the sole author of all his specches, and it is said he demurs even to figures being sup- plied to him by his faithful secretaries; he prefers to look up the statistics himself.

To say that the Prince composes all his speeches himself would be ridiculous, but he does add to and eliminate from the official text to suit his own personal ideas. If he could rid himself of the nervous ness-when speaking in public which still lingers with him, the Prince could truthfully be described as one

When in the U.S.A. a few years of the best public speakers in the world. As it is, he is rogarded by ago it was unanimously agreed that the B.B.C. as an ideal "brand-the British Premier was one of the greatest orators who had evor caster."

visited America.

When he was a boy the Prince i was once told by his grandfather,

Lord Snowden is saldom heard in

to hear,

That bell-like

all ita

Snowden seldom uses a note of

felover man.”

We hate to think-of-those-poor people in the studio atruggling every day, wondering whether it was Tues- days or Thursdays they played "Gold Diggers Song", or whether the necessary margin of 48 hours had elapsed since the "Rio Rita Seloc going to get up a local programme tion was last broadcast, so wo'IM as a suggestion for to-morrow.

To-day's programme from ZBW, broadcast on a rave-length of 375: gaa-motres (488 silly-cycles). 7 m. Mourning exercises: "One, two, three, four. "The mourning after the night before."

-Conducted by Edward Kelly,

7.15 a.m. Early morning talk by the President of the KRA "A Hongkong dawn, viewed from the Peak."

7.30 am. "Peak to Me, Thora". 8 a.m.: Breakfast music: "Col- ery's two bucks a bunch, and salaries are down! What shall we have for breakfast"; "Dairy Farm Blues"; and musical melange by the Ovaltine Orchestra and Milk- men's quart-et.

10.a.m. Running commentary of 9 am, workore arriving across harbour of Star Ferry,

10.5. a.m. Orchestral: Refrain harmonic Orchestra).

10.10-10.45 am.: Static by the Editor of the Telegraph.

harm."

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11.35 a.m. Ballad: "Ye Pay the High Rate and We'll pay the Low Rate," sung by L N. Murphy, wilk flute obbligato by the Hon. Mr. Taylor.

12.30 p.m. Tidin orchestral. Little N.T. selections: "This Piggie went to Market." (chorus by Hon., J. P. Braga): "Who Stole the Blind Kitten's Milk (sung by E.I. Wynne-Jones).

1 p.m. Relay of the Rotary Club Hongkong Hotel. Mr. G.W. Sewoll Will address members on "Demo cracy and the Failure of PARTY Politics." A vote of thanks will be moved by the Hon. Acting Ina- pector General of Police.

The heavy reverse which the Liberal Party recently suffered Spain a mediaeval mentality and a Ray Noble & His Orchestra.

in the North Lambeth bye-spirit of unrest which will not

down. Preparations for a counter King Edward, never to read kls public now, greatly to the regret from "Spitting" (Star Ferry Phil speeches when he grew up. King of all those who like to hear public election would appear to be a Ray Noble & His Orchestra.

further indication of the point revolution have never ceased since Edward made la first public speaking at its best, irrespective of Sir Harry Louder. that Liberalism is a

the deposition of King Alfonso, speech at a Royal Literary Fund party. In his old Socialist days dinner when he was barely twenty. Philip Snowden's oratory delighted dying force

and stores of arms and ainmuni- He made so many mistakes in read- huge audiences.

10.50 a.m.: "The Piping Tom:" Sir Harry Lauder.in British politics. Or, perhaps tion have been collected in a wide-ing from his written-out speech that voice, his masterly command of the Short travel talk on a trip to North

the better way of expressing the spread way in preparation for the he tore it up in disgust and con- English language and Charles Fitzgerald.

taipan.. I Never had a Chance (1. Berlin) Charles Fitzgerald. thought would be to say that day of outbreaks. The alliance tinued impromptu-and it was a harmony and cadences, was a joy China, by a recently-returned

official Liberalism is doomed to between the Socialists and Com-great success!

From that evening to the end of

11. m. Chorus of talpans, re- muniato has been the step leading B-8151 Simple Aveu (Thome) Marck Weber & His Orchestra. extinction. The plain fact is to the present state of revolt. his long life, King Edward never any kind, but he has never been layed from the Lounge of the Hong-

Spring Song (Mondelssohn)

though the revolt may read out a speech. King George, known to break down or be at akong Hotel (by kind permission of Marck Weber & His Orchestra.

that the great principles for Even

on the other hand, preform to have loss for a word or phrase. His the Management): "And another which Liberalism has stood have lead to the establishment of

dictatorship by the Rightista typewritten copy of any speech memorable speech when he intro-little drink wouldn't do us (Please use number 20002 when telephoning for

been adopted by the Labour parties, it la certain that dictator- he is to make, and he boldly carries duced the emergency Budget in Military Searchlight Tattoo Tickets).

Party, which, by reason of its ship, however devised, will raise it in his hand, and reads it out in 1031 will never be forgotten by

11.20 a.m.: Ice House Street In many ways Stanley Baldwin Session; Theme Song, "Look for more incisive methods, has stolen popular passion to the boiling a rich and resonant volce, Now those who heard it.

point. Considering the character and then he will lower the paper

ia one of the greatest oratorical the Silver Lining." by Norm. the thunder from the Liberals. of the last revolution in Spain and to survey his audience, and as a It is therefore the Liberal Party, the inability to bring about order-speaker His Majesty makes a mysteries of the age. His style Croucher; Sentimental song (de- cannot be called attractive, he has dicated to V. M. Graybum) "I love The King takes great pains over ja somewhat indolent manner in the dear silver that shines in your rather than Liberalism itself, ed Government under the republi- truly regal and imposing figure,

_can_regime it is almost certain which is so steadily losing that other revolutions must ensue the preparation of his speeches, speaking, and his language is lair by Hongkong Sharebrokers

and has his own opinion of what seldom outstanding or picturesque, Choir; ground. Torn by dissensions in before the country settles down.

he should or should not say. When Yet there are few speakers who its ranks, and stung to fierce

he crossed over to Belfast to open sway audiences more and alter bellicosity by the taunts of some A NATION OF SOLDIERS

the Northern Parliament during opinions ao much as Mr.. Baldwin, the critical Irish Siun Fein period, How he does it is his own secret. of its opponents, the Executive

he declined to make the rather "That man is the most astute of the Liberal National Federa-

New legislation passed in Italy bellicose speech suggoated, and in-statesman in Europe," remarked a tion has, none the less, decided provides for pre-milltary and poststead appealed to all Irishmen to French diplomat recently. "He to make valour the better part military education. Ono item of forget the unhappy past and has the brains to conceal that he the Fascist doctrine has, according for the benefit of the land they possesses brains, and by appear of its discretion and is deter to the Cornere della Sara, been loved so well-a hold and courage- ing an ordinary person he klin mined to attack along the widest translated into a practical reality ous appeal which time amply vin- the envy of people who hate a possible front at the next General by the abolition of any separation dicated.

The Queen and the Duchess of Election. Such blind, dauntles.betwoon military and civil 10 York are strangely averse from In principle hereafter, from tho

Mr. Baldwin is a great lover of Dinner from the Grill Room of the courage has not been seen since age of eight, all Itallons are speaking in public. Her. Majesty the days of Don Quixote. Every-soldiers. The old Spartan legend has a most musical voice and an the English language, and when one outside the inner councils of has been revived. Pre-military Impressive presence, but she frank- he chooses to exert himself in and post-military education is to ly confesses that to make a speech public, he finds no difficulty in mak-

(Continued on Page 4) official Liberalism knows that

be compulsory. In other words, in public is beyond her, and she the most it can hope to do, when pupils in the lower schools will not. it next secks the support of the | be admitted to their examinations, electorate, is to hold the few and university students will not sents it has. By all accounts it be allowed to take their degrees it will find that a hard task enough. they have not followed efficiently the military courses. Moreover, It was ordinary commonsenso, therefore, to propose, as Sir been discharged from the army he for ten years after a man has Charles Hobhouse recently did, muat undergo the practical courses that the party should concen- | of education, trate its attention on those con- atituencies where it appeared to

MORAL AND SPIRITUAL have a fair chance of success.

There But this does not satisfy the

are regulations party wire-pullers. They are for co-ordinating the armed torces all those institutions a glorious, spectacular attack all with along the line. A minimum of which contribute to the formation four hundred candidates will moral and spiritual preparation of the military nation. There is take the field, or so it is hoped. involved. Boys are to be made They will fight unålded, for they "passionately interested" in mill- en-tary life. They are to be brought are determined to eschew tangling alliances with other frequently into contact with the parties. It is magnificent, but armed forces of the country. is not war. The local Liberal They must know the military and organiantions will be expected to geographical character of the land and the sea boundarias of Italy finance the great adventure. In and make a comparative study of many cases they will not find it the armed forces of all the other easy to do so. Official Liberal- principal States. All this is ro- ism may have a part to play for garded in Italy as a logical some time to come in British development in the Fascist Revolu. politics, but it is not unfair to tion. The first great stop was the consolidation of the nation for assume that it will be a minor political, social and economic pur part. There is no indication of poses. The second step is the an imminent revival in the formation of a blac for military fortunes of the party; nor can purposes. Italy is steadily pur- reasons be found why such asuing a course designed for revival should take place. Thus "higher prestige among the big the never-say-die spirit which the famous place in the sun.

cations, power, expansion and for the Federation Executive has Promier: Mussolini's policy is to displayed is more tribute to its make the country strong determination than to its dis-it can meet any and every emor- cernment.

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3 p.m. Eddie Kelly's Heart-to- Heart talk to wives on "The Care. and Treatment of Husbands.”

4 p.m. Afternoon Musical ses- Bion: "She Was Only a „poor.

she Homeside daughter, Until lived on the Peak;"

"Stormy Weather" (chorus" "by C. W. Jeffries); "A Wife on the Ocean Wave", sung by A.J.C. Taylor.

4.15 pm: "Abide With Me" Baritone solo by J. W. Franks, chole-work by Lalchikok Lads.

p.m. Patriotic Airs, "Rule Brittania" by A. 8. Watson's serated water staff; "Australia Will be There" by E. W. Hamilton and R. Abbit froland Forever". by Robert MacWhirter: "We'll Keep the Red Flag Flying Here" frendered by the P.W.D. Rond Quartet and Harbour Dept's, trio); Stars and Stripes Forever" duet by Betty Compson and any old Ber- geant Major (N. B-Miss Compson. will sing about the Stars while the 3. M. will harmonise during the tender "The Y.M.CLA. by AW In- West

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6 pm. Children's Sesalon "Rocks bye, Rabies" sung by Dr. A.R Wellington; Here We Go Gather Ing. Nuts all Days” (Asylum Supt.); Jack and Jill' ashort story by Uncle DAW Traima, Chairman of the Peak Club. ;-

Jack and Jill sound, wɔ the Mis That's why they are so kauakty