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FRIDAY,

DECEMBER 28, 1984.

NOTES OF THE DAY

TREATY'S END

On Saturday Japan will inform the nations signatory to the Washington Treaty that that docu- ment has outlived its usefulness,

JAPAN'S PLAN

Ve

parity with

THE

LONELY WORLD FOR

ONLY CHILD

By MRS. BELLOC' LOWNDES

Even so, a lad so situated was not in any real sense an only child,

But in those days the one child of such parents was very differ ently circumstanced from what he would be now, and for the follow ing reason.

true.

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The Very Idea!

BAGPIPES AND HAGGIS

A Scots Noo Year-With A Ho-Yo-Ho-Hoots!

season to you.

THE complications of the

Scots, wha' hae! (Scotch

"Whoopee!").

for

How our mind goes back to Scotland at this time of the year!

Ye maun ken the auld castle where we used tae fish for salmon in the moat.

There'd be the pipers blowing on the pipes and the haggis walking in the front, and our auld father, tossing the caber” that far that by the time it came down it was eaten tac pieces by white ants.

:

And

Hoots! (Excuse us.) the Christmas trees that we used tac have!

We had to call out the Fire Brigade to get the things off the top branches,

April

that the present naval ratios aro HE awful incidence of war land, human nature boing what it not acceptable to Japan and, In

created many an only child is, the parents of a child who, how- short, that the treaty will expire who would otherwise have been ever much now loved and cared for, In 1936. Washington and London observers hasten to reassure their one of a band of happy brothers, there shall to take good care that

A great many British fathers

And then there is another rea public that there is still time to

You will shortly be an- roach an agreement; to lay the land mothers were left on the first

More and more do human be. foundations for another treaty, Armistice Day with one son whose son. that the divergence of British and youth alone had spared him from Ings believe that worldly prosperity other whole year nearer the

Apart from the and happiness lare synonymous

grave. It would be absurd to pre- Japanese views having been virtu- the holocaust. ally overcome, there is hope of agony endured by the parents, terms, America and Japan agreeing to a plteous was the lot of the boy so tend that this in a sense is not

left, compromise arrangement. can only hope that this is the fact.

It is true. But the security But it must be remembered that the difficulty of Anglo-Japanese for all the rest of his life he might which the possession of money agreement is trivial when compared hope to be companioned by the gives can be bought at far too to the obstacles in the way of aspirits of those who would have great a cost, and every day we see

been nnval rapprochement between the been what some brothers are to examples of an only son, on whom

henped advantages Don't ask us where it goes United States and Japan.

one another, closest comrades and have Ariends,

denied to his own father, lament- The only child of whom I am ably neglecting to profit by those for the rest of the year." In thinking and writing to-day has very things which his parents had the old ancestral castle of the McKellys, where our Japan has a plan. Out of the no such invisible playmaten in denied themselves to give him.

Novor the history of the world riebulae of such phrases as "equal-childhood, or such spiritual com- ity of security," Japan has evolved radea in later life. Always he is was more thought given to the ancestors used to sally forth a scheme to solve the naval riddle. alone.

physical and mental care of the to do battle with the Mc- The suggestion was put before the When the era of the only child very young. The well-to-do mother Nitwits, New Year's Eve London conference. It is that a first dawned ho was almost always now often makes an intensive study was a braw, bonny time. 5-4-4 naval ratlo, with Britain the son or daughter of parents who of mother-craft. She takes her given the superior strength, and lived in what the Americans call precious only baby, while he is United States and Japan having "Easy Street." These men and still a baby, to one of the sub- parity: would put an end to differ- women, filled with a silent passion. Berlbers' clinics which are attached ences, doubts and suspicions. ate revolt against the time when to many of the great (practically) There are

two features in the it was possible for a man to have free welfare-centres which now Japanese plan to which no Ameri-nineteen children by one wife, exist all over the country for the can government could es er consent. went to what may be called the benefit of the poorer mothers. One is that the United States extreme other extreme."

She also rende books, and attends should relinquish

kectures given by famous doctors on the care of infants. Britain. This struggle is over. At the Washington Conference an

But like everything else in our agreement was reached whereby

strange world, this happy state of equality was granted in respect of

things cuts two ways. For It is capital ships. Americans in gen

clear that no mother, however eral thought that all-round parity

much absorbed she may be in' what was conceded. But some of the

He was sufficiently of an excep- I fately heard a happy young wife high navalists in Britain did not tion to know, especially if his of a noted statesman describe as can give the same think so, as became evident at the parents were well off, quite a num- "her job," futile Geneva conference in 1927. Der family groups of boys and thought and care to half a dozen At London four years later, how-girls who were often close rela- children as she does to her one, or POLICY

ever, perfect equality was conceded tions of his own. But even. then at the very most two, adored chil- in treaty form. No question na to he lacked all the happiness, and dren.

And the New Year resolutions Of course, it was hard, and in The very definite assertions by Its. validity has arisen alace then. I may add all the privileges, which

we used to make! When all the Mr. H. H. Kung and General Another stumbling block to Ameri- normal family life then brought some cases very hard for an in-whisky had run out we'd decide

telligent, anger-hearted young wo- Chiang Kai-shek that the Nan- can agreement with the Japanese with it.

not to drink any more whisky until is the acceptance of parity Also, as those of any renders no man to spend the beat years of

the coolics from the compradore king Government has no inten-with Japan. The United States longer in their first youth will re- her life in first bearing, and then tion of devaluing the silver has given every sign that if it can- member, such a boy was almost in looking after, even half a dozen (nae, nae, that's in' China)-until dollar, adopting a policy of 'in-not keep disparity by treaty, it will always compelled to endure a most children. No woman who has ever the fleet of drays rolled up with or Year paper currency, should finally set building. It might be asked: If of care. That is no longer the with great sympathy to the Victor- celebrations used to last right into Of course, those times are gone at rest the rumours which have Britain yielded parity to the United case to-day, when the only child fan mother who so often had ten latterly been exciting the ex-States, why cannot the United has become the rule rather than or twelve boys and girls.

the exception.

But in later life those women for good now, but the McKellys change murket. This is not the States yield parity to Japan? first denial of its kind within

In the days of which I am think-reaped a great reward, as any still knock out a bit of fun,

New Year's Eve at oor prosent ing the one son. was considered so reader of blographics and memelra recent weeks, for only a few days ABSENCE OF "DESIGN"

precious that many of his natural cannot but become most vividly domielle is awfu interesting. ago Mr. Wang Ching-wei ex-

One reason is that the British instincts, especially when they led aware, and I have yet to meet the People you have never seen before pressed himself to the same Admiralty and the General Navy towards adventure (and how much woman who being the mother of a wander in from all parts of China. effect, adding that the devalua-Board at Washington do not re-more true when they led to danger large family, has ever expressed Somebody puts the clock back, and tion rumours emanated either gard each other 119 potential of any kind), were stifled by his regret that she had that large you're sitting up till four o'clock in the morning waiting for 12 from speculators who were finan- enemies. But unfortunately this devoted parents. It is pitiful to family.

o'clock to strike. Then some more cially interested or from persons absence of "design" is not the case reflect that many of those only who were ignorant of the funda-an between Japan and the United sons born from forty to afty yeuts

But I have heard, and that at people who have been chucked out States. This Is more than mental facts of the present cur-strategie matter; the political rift in the Great War.

ago, grew up to be killed early least three times in my life, the by Robert MacWhirter and other rency situation. Mr. Wang between the United States

mother of an only child express thrifty Scots arrive, and then bitter regret that that child had about half an hour later the police stated that-as-the-great-bulk of Japan iles at the basis.--And-us

ever been born. In each case the come in and a good time is had by

all. the silver in China is in the Viscount Salto points out: "Pro- Astonishing indeed is the change admission was forced, out of her hands of the public, there is paganda-outright propaganda which has taken place in the course by the fact that the son on whom

We don't know why the New nothing to be gained by the in all nations is complicating the of one generation! It is no longer she had lavished far too close Year should be regarded as Scott- nationalisation of the metal, and problem even more." In the in Easy Street that the only child I may add, too selfish devotion Ish property. the Government realised that United States the Japanese sugges is now being born in his tens of had turned on her and his father

shrewd effort thousands,

with what could only be called We went to St. Andrew's Hall any such action would be entire-tion is regarded as

last month with a friend hamed ly against the interests of the to drive a wedge between the Eng More and more young couples in callous and calculated cruelty. State and the wishes of the lish-speaking world. Possibly it every class of life have awakened I wonder how many of the Kelleher and the impression we people. He added that in deal. The plan, indeed, might have and are awakening to the fact that younger men and women are aware gathered was that we were regard sought to revive the sleeping feel they can lead a far more carefree that they will almost certainly live cd as a pair of dirty foreigners who had mucked up all the rest ing with the problem, the Minising in the breasts of a minority of life if there are no what are still to see what would now appear an ter of Finance is endeavouring to British tavalists that it was called in certain sections of so- extraordinary state of things? of the year, and were now trying cut down expenditure and reduce great mistake to yield treaty parityciety "encumbrances."

This is, that half the peopis. they the United States. Japan unnecessary. imports, while, ut to

So true is this that I think most will know, or pass by in the street,

In the interior of Western the same time, agricultural pro-touches a soft spot in the British honest people must agree that it or see in publie pinces, will be over

Brazil, where we were once duction is being encouraged. In when it talks about the far-flung would be shoer hypocrisy for any the age of forty-five,

gigolo, it is customary for the the meantime, despite the exist-trade routes that the British have student of society-using the word to safeguard. There can be no in its widest sense-not to face

whole town to be burned down on ing restrictions on sliver exports settlement of the naval problem, the fact that nowadays in a great

This will happen in thirty to New Year's Eve and, starting all -if not, indeed, because of them however, if the naval talks are number of cases the only child forty years from now if the pre-over again on the first of January, --the drain on the nation's cur- maintained on this technical foot began by being the unwanted child

a new town is built. This leads. (Continued on Pago 5.)

to a lot of jolly confusion. rency continues, with the resulting. The Issue is not technical, that there is now talk of import-bat political. By keeping it on a ing bullion from Hongkong to technical plane the delegates will meet the present shortage in not only fail to reach agreement, they will make the relations among Shanghai. There can be no

the three countries far worse than doubt that many of the reports they were when the talks started. recently circulated in regard to China's currency policy have

WANTS SECURITY been inspired by speculators, in the hope of influencing the ex- Japan is demanding substantial change market in their own in-and not fuce-saving parity with the terests. None the less, officials United States for one very definite in Nanking are not wholly blame-renson. It feels insecure while its less in the matter, since on more censure. When a country's polley political policles are under world than one occasion they have is under question, it must try to denied any intention of pursuing protect itself against all eventuali- certain courses which they have tles. The United States has been subsequently adopted. This is at the head and front of the world one of the circumstances which In opposing Japan's new position has created a disposition to take on the Aslatie mainland, especially Nanking denials with the pro-in Manchuria. It was more dif verbial grain of salt. However, cult to attempt to obtain a naval agreement while the nations were the latest refutations are so ex-at loggerheads on the Manchurian plicit in character that it is issue. If they want naval agree scarcely conceivable that they ment, the oceanic powers should reflect anything but the con- clarify their attitude toward this sidered policy of the Govern-issue afresh. It is essential to ment. China has recently been recognise the fair and just solution making fresh representations to of present political differences as the United States in an effort to prerequisite to a solution of naval get the Washington Government ratios. to endeavour to minimise the

and

undesirable effects of its silver-are somewhat divided in their buying policy, but nothing has views, but the conflict seems to emerged from, these representa be between those who think that tions to suggest the likelihood of no fresh legislation is necessary any material modification of the and those who wish some expan- American plans. Indeed, latest |sion of the present programme. reports seem to indicate the At the moment, there is certain- tion of silver purchases. It is ed departure from the plans laid true that the leading silver pro- down for adding materially to tagonists in the United States the country's silver reserves,

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Golly (Italian). One thing we'd warn you about if we were your father is that you mustn't get too worked up next Monday night, When you got to our ago (which God forble), you must realise that the contemplation of the empties of 1934 does not arouse any en. thusiasm on the first morning of 1935, and while you've got your head on the ice chest with the mis- taken idea that it is the gas stove, you will find that you should have made your good resolutions a day

earlier.

It is an old saying that if you feel rotten on New York's Day, you will feel rotten all the year round.

We have proved this. every year since we arrived Hongkong...

We will now conclude with a little, Scoteb, verse appropriate to the occasion, hoping it finds you as it loaves us, as there is no more: news.

This is very dry weather we are experiencing, also our accounts have been stopped here and thore. MacWhirter, George and the rest of the gang send their love.

“ŋ' wha' tae huo ye ken the non, The plbroch Heclan' dree "Tis use the braw and bonny less An' bonny Anny oʻ Argyle." May have slipped a bit some, where, but the sentiment is, there. Hoping that all are well at Home, and did you get the red flannel vest we sent for grandma, we remain, unfortunately here, in this office all through the holidays;