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"NO-NOTHING" POLICY ?.
President Roosevelt's comments and English action on England during the crisis have naturally aroused much interest in Great Britain, both among his whole- ON LEAVE
hearted admirers and his more cautious critics. To what extent, -WITH A CAR asked, was he justined in re
it Ja butting the argument that England "VAUXHALL” ·
han recovered by a "do-nothing" The car of super-refinements-
policy-and-in-Implying almilarity with no price equal
between British and Amrican action? asks the Christian Science Monitor. On one point, at eat, ther: is agreement. It certainly is the care that by a long continuoua process spread over many years Great Britain had already accom- plinhad certain things which Pre- aldent Roosevelt was bent on accom- plishing almo t at stroke. Britain in, for example, the country in which the trade union experiment has been most completely tried out.
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SATURDAY, DEC. 1, 1934.
Nov. 23rd.Talking with my old, ping flour hugs upon a motor conch friend Mr. W. Jones in the Clubbe for bomblag practice, and then this day, did mention a report in a pretty Lady goes up along and the newes sheets of his meeting doth emish her plans upon land- with Captain Tyre and he tells ing. But I am sorry for my me he was not there at the Court chyrurgeon, whom I had deemed that day but another was mistaken enfe after he had ridded himself for him; at which he seems of Huntingdon. At the Clubbe, mightily put out of countenance. Mr. Ryder tells me there was a But whether it be ao with the other pretty good paper hunt, tho' some I know not. Later to the proview spills and he confiden to me that of arly upon the screen and for the tilling of the earth after, I do witness a short film of Chinese plough doth prove more my family as it plays 'upon the offective than the humin features beach in England, which 1 do find in turning up the soil, however most interesting and shows very gallant the.officer may be.. Then clear. Later to the Club where comes Mr. John, and I do talk of meet my old friend Commander his play, Fresh Fields, which Stone of the King's great strippo learn he will produce upon the Cumberland and over a glass of j5th, day of December, and 1 And
Hoo's yer heid?
Hongkong, is a small place! On Wednesday morning a fair member of the Government nursing staff St. By the afternoon It slipped on un orange skin in Padder known in the sister's quarters.
If the dollar keeps pace with the a temperature, the Civil Servant's
next week. wife should get that now fur cont
A hundred years of slow dev:lop-Hollands waters he tells me she that four of the players are new But I am mighty ploused ment have led to the general leaves for England shortly, but to me.
this time carries no elephants, to learn that pretty Mistress Fay acceptance of that "collective bar gaining which, as the President And of this I doubt not her bag doth play Lady Mary. And I Anid. is the baals of relations between capital and labour in Great age officer is glad. So home and
very busy writing my letters,
Britain.
SOCIAL SERVICES
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A reader suggests that all share- buylag should be done on the floor of the Stock Exchange, Catch-as catch can.
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It doesn't look as if the Com- mittee on pig-breeding will be able to bring home the bacon.
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learn too that Sheikh Jeffries whom I have not seen, as I be- liove since she was twelve years uld, (and then she did amite upon me heavily with a pillow), will play the part of the young Austra
By the same token, 'recommenda- an girl. But I am and at heart that Mr. John cannot tell me of tions might have been made about Mr.
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That was a great wedding, by George!
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fund for railway Why not n sleepers this winter?
Nov. 24th-Up very betimes and do leave the house by eight at the clock, which to my graat surprise Again, the activities of Liberal- ism and the growing strength of and easy bulaga, nuving once lored to havit. Reading in tau organised labour produced many. rocin services in Britain even
G. Dudley's handicap at the litter on our beaches, newed ancol while i co cross in the very lean that Paraguay Golfe. And I am set to see the before the nineteenth. century was
hach again felused to need the piece twice, once upon the days, out-the regulation of child labour, restrictions on hours of werk, uruer o. the League of Nations, when the billets of entrance are We suppose that Mr. Pepys (poor factory and sanitary Inspection. and Bouvia says nothing. And cheaper, and once, it may be, upon wretch) will not be going out to
waal saaît come or the Grun Chaco the Friday. For I do find that so many huncheons now. Before the War provision was in ae
Know not. Unless I upon the inat night I am somL-|| for old age pensions, the feeding bastad i of school children, and the establish to the two parties do figat at what late and fall of getting the ment of official employment a are kind. At my once this very best sents. But, as Mr. John changes. Immediately after the iis great trusting about the pre- anys, I do ineline to think that the: Home documents but by frst night proves the best as a War unemployment insurance beparing
and bye au is set in sicer and to rule, and I am minded to go upon came compulsory in all but a few
the Kings hue
2, that night. shippe trades, and the state accepted rea
do py
And 24 all. ponsibility for the housing of the where
Nov. 27th-Buay, at, my office migacy strange i do find it to working classes. Britain's ment may have been slow; but it Be the space and comiort they and Inter to a previw of a pic- began carly, and it has been per have in the gun-Goats these days,ture and after to the King's great altent. Nor is it trus that her when I do consider the hard-lying shippo Cumberland, where I do polley during the depression has of my old friend G. Button and drink a glass or two of Hollanding of Hongkong, it is suggested been one of "do nothing." Some of his chyrurgeon upon the Sand-waters, mingled, as I believe, with the measures that were takin in per, Renat twenty years gone. come other spirits or essences, and that the early-morning ferrica be 1931 may seem to be negative in Home somewhat late to my nun- there bid farewell to my many provided with bars.
who go Home. Later
ជ ០ their nature-those, for example, raeon and then setung up my pic-friends which called for sacrifice both intures at the Fancy of my wife, talking to one of my friends, a strongly denies
belloved that flashing puer wreten, who fancies a towRotarian, who bearing heavy taxation and some cuts in wages. Other measures hanging mightily, and 1 belleve; that the Club is to be renamed electric algas will shortly be were taken after the abandonment her to have the right of it. Dined "The Girls Tiffin Association.", legalised in Hongkong. This will of the gold standard, such as that and reading in my book-room and and I am minded that my inform- permit the policemen in Kowloon ant did but Jests when he told me Tong to use their torches with im- of taking advantage of cheap morey; ko to bed.
this.
punity. to convert large masUS bi dest from high interest-bearing bonds to bonds bearing low interest. But these were far from being the only active steps taken to deal with the crisis.
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Which reminds us, that Mac. Whirter has yet to hear of the whereabouts of his gold watch.
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THE SAAR VOTE Final arrangements for the Danny Malone. Danny Malone. Saar Plebiscite, which is to take place early in the new year, will be made by the League of James Foran.
Nations when the Council meets again next week. The vote will James Foran, be on three alternatives laid
Nov. 25th. (Lord's Day). This Alec Templeton. down in the Versailles Treaty
day lay a litte late but not so Nov. 28th-Up betimes and out attachment to France, return to
long as I was wont to do when in my garden cutting some of my Florence Desmond. Germany, or maintenance of the
did live in the Clubbo. After dahlias for my wife before I go my office. Reading in the breaking my last, to my garden to Kiss me. Doar ("Streamline") Florence Desmond. status quo under the special
where pluck a dish of beans, newes sheetes I do see with pain regime of the League of Nations.
my piants blaring very heavily, that Communists who have br'n B-8223 A British Mothor's Big Flight (Gradys on the Air)
Then to my gw.et-peas where I Ho successfully crushed by the
They've recently discovered Desmond. Both France and Germany have
The whole system of unemploy-do clip off all the early buds, in Authorities do not yet seem to be Mao Timo (Film-"'Gay. Love")" Florence Desmond, already promised to abstain from ment insurance was improved, and when i do trust I am not in error. aware of this. And they should, three-thousand-year old mummy in pressure of any kind, direct or brought into prober. relationship But I have heard that by so doing, to my mind, be more careful to Egypt, which reminds, us that last indirect, likely to affect the free. With a wystem of unemployment the vine grows stronger and the obtain more correct information. night they dug up St. Andrew
Nov. 29th. This day the Somer again., relief administered by the state. later flowers become larger, bear dom and trustworthiness of the The miseries of the jabeseeing as many as three or four setshire, a trooping shippe, loves
... vote, and also to abstain from ben immensely reduced by the blooms on each stem; and I am the Colony with the South Wales
A..._render_wants_to_know_the taking any proceedings or mak-organisation of an all-inclusive Aya.minded to try it. In the afternoon Borderers, and I am sorry for it.
we did drink a dish of tea in the And with them go many other. plural of haggis. Haggard, we lem of réuct, and more reccnty uy ing any discrimination against the provision of instructional shade upon my front lawn and friends, yet such is the method should say, judging from uppear.. persons having the right to vote. courses for the young unemployed, all very pleasant. At night read- of life out here, where our friends ances this morning.
Noe was I by inactivity that ing in my book-room which is do leave us after we have become because of their political attitude England during this period gave up mighty well ordered and comfort over the purpose of the plebis her traditional policy of fret able, my other book-case having cite during the administration
and ctnoarxed upon a new experl- been fetched by the workmen. ment-much criticien - að by the League of Nations. As | eireles—of limited protection. The the date of the voting draws new marketing schemes have done Romething to stimulate agriculture near, feeling in both countries is and to carry the country is little running strongly, and there is further in the direction of being unhappily a distinct possibility self-supporting. Trade agreements of untoward incidents arising with groups of countries have been partially successful in stimulating before the issue is finally dis-commerce. The British Govern. posed of.
ment, in the opinion of many of A few years ago, its critics, might have been far there would have been no doubt more venturesome than it has been. whatever as to the result of the But President Roosevelt is justitied In saying that the progress which plebiscite; the Saur would un-
Britain has made in the direction questionably have demanded re- of recovery cannot be attributed to integration in Germany. But a policy of letting nature take its whilst it is hardly to be doubted course. He has far less justifica- that the vote will now favour tion for implying that British Germany, there has latterly beenectivity has been all in the same a feeling, even amongst Gerot it has been, but there are some mans, that the expression of vital exceptions. Britant was opinion may not be as decided off the gold standard; the United
went oil as had previously been hoped. States
voluntarily. Despite all precautions, there has Britain has frat of all based been considerable anti-Hitler recovery on reduction of govern
mental costs and promotion of pro- propaganda in the Saar, some of duction; the United States so far whose inhabitants are wondering has increased governmental and
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privileges they now enjoy, oftion. That difference is fundumen- French currency, capital and tal. Mr. Roosevelt now appears to trade. Whilst protesting that be at least partially aware of it France does not intend to inter- and to be, retreating from the un- conscious planning for poverty vene in the Saar, except under which multiplied restrictions mean. extreme circumstances, the late
| M. Barthou stated some time ago
that France would be willing to made to influence the voters one let some of the mines go into way or the other. Even under the possession of the Saar if the the best of conditions, the Sanr poople voted for the status que, Governing Commission is placed whereas if they voted for Ger- in a most, unenviable position, many the mines would be retain-subjected, as it has been, to ed by France until Germany bitter criticism both In Germany could pay for them in gold, and France. It is a great pity, Hints have also been thrown out from some standpoints, that the from French circles. that territory's future status should second Constitution might be have remained so long undecided. prepared in which the Saar-But the issue has now to be landers would have some measure faced, for good or ill. Whatever of popular control, if the League- the outcome, peace-lovers every- is allowed to remain in nominal where will hope that nothing may control, In view of the delicacy occur to aggravate the already of the issues involved, It is to be highly-charged regretted that efforts are being Europe.
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This week's aimlle:-As
well acquainted and start over again to make new ones,
Looks as if this week-end, there which I doubt not we shall do, will be Volunteers in cramp. Thinking of the comfort of all. Nov. 26th-Reading in the and more especially of the ladies,
O newes sheete this morning I am I do trust that the vessel is cased mightily put out to see that my of her overgreat population, which friend the chyrurgeon hath met rumour hath it did penetrate even visible as His Britannic Majesty's his aeroplane at Fanling and hath the other hand, if they have land-kong. with an accident in the landing of to the first-class cabins. Yet upon Minister to. Pressmen in Hong- taken some hurt, though it is not ed here, I doubt not that the C.D. thought to be a grave one. And will be mighty put out. Sir R. evil luck attached to these civil with us, and after to the Kent, to me it seems as if there is some Harpenden and his lady did dine flying, matters out here, as first a where a very merry evening. Late machine is amashed when drop- home, and so to bed.
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"Olga, you will have to tond the customers. I'll be busy with the government all-day.”
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many a poor turkey won't know Its Another twenty-five days, nad own mother.
Quite a lot of people at Just night's Ball foined the Rotary movement Some, however, ap- peared to suffer from cog in the throat,
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Lloyd Georgo says the China
Sea must not be closed. We met
a seasick passenger from Singa pare last week who wished that it was.
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Just when things were begin-
ning to look up. Sidney Howard
must bring "Troublo" to Hong- kong.
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People with plenty of time on
their hands usually have nothing
on their minds.
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of Hongkong's
young
bloods use their cars for courting
purports, Road hugat
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When a woman says it's a duck
of a hat, you may be sure there's
A long bli attached to it.
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A white sparrow was recently seen on a golf course. Somebody's Janguage must have given tho poor bird a terrible shock.
A "car-driver was fined $10 re cently for sounding his twice-Two Bve-dollar-notes.
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