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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1934.

NOTES OF THE DAY

TREATY'S END'

LONELY WORLD FOR

ONLY CHILD

By MRS. BELLOC LOWNDES

The Very Idea!

BAGPIPES AND HAGGIS

On Saturday Japan will inform the nations signatory to the Washington Treaty that that docu- ment has outlived its usefulness, that the present naval ratios are not acceptable to Japan, and. In

any an only child is, the parents of a child who, how- HE awful Incidence of war and, human nature being what it A Scots Noo Year-With

A Ho-Yo-Ho-Hoots! short, that the treaty will expire who would otherwise have boon over much now loved and cared for, in 1930. Washington and London observers hasten to reassure their one of a band of happy brothers, was unwanted, take good care that THE complications of the

A great many British fathers there shall not be another.

season to you. pubile. that there is still time to

And then there is another rea- reach an agreement, to lay the and mothers were left on the first

More and more do human be You will shortly be an foundations for another treaty, Armistice Day with one son whose son. that the divergence of British and youth alone had spared him from ings belleve that worldly prosperity other whole year nearer the Japanese views having been virtu- the holocaust. Apart from the and happiness are synonymous ally overcome, there is hope of agony endured by the parents, terms. It would be absurd to pre-grave.

America and Japan agreeing to a pitevis was the lot of the boy no tend that this in a sense is not Scots, wha' bae! (Scotch.

We left.

a

true.

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for "Whoopee!").

How our mind goes back..

to Scotland at this time of the year!

Don't ask us where it goes

arrangement. compromiso can only hope that this is the fact. Even so, a lad so situated was

It is true. But the security But it must be remembered that not in any real sense an only child, the difficulty of Anglo-Japanese for all the rest of his life ho might which the possession of money agreoment is trivial when compared hope to be companioned by the gives can be bought at far too to the obstacles in the way of spirits of those who would have great a cost, and every day we see naval rapprochenicht between the been what some brothers are to examples of an only son, on whom

been one another, closest comrades and have United States and Japan.

heaped advantages friends,

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

the McKellys, where our nebulae of such plirasos us "equal-childhood, or auch spiritual .com. Ity of security," Japan has evolved rades in later life. Always he is was more thought given to the ancestors used to sally forth n scheme to solve the naval riddie. alone.

physical and mental care of the to do battle with the Mc very young. The well-to-do mother Nitwits, New Year's Eve now often makes an intensive study

JAPAN'S PLÁN

Never in the history of the world

The suggestion was put before the When the ern of the only child London conference. It is that a first dawned he was almost always 5-4-4 naval ratlo, with Britain the son or daughter of parents who of mother-craft. She takes her WAS a braw, bonny time. given the superior strength and lived in what the Americans call precious only baby, while he is

Ye maun ken the auld 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- scribers' elinies which are attached castle where we used tae' encos, doubts and suspicions, ate revolt against the time when to many of the great (practically) fish for salmon in the moat. 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

There'd be the pipers blowing can government could ever consent, went to what may be called the benefit of the poorer mothers, on the pipes and the haggie She also rends books, and attends walking in the front, and our lectures given by famous doctors auld father tossing the caber

One la

that the United States extreme other extreme. should relinquish parity Britain. This struggle is over.

with

on the care of infants.

Hongkong Telegraph. capital ships. Americans in gen- would be now, and for the follow-clear that no mother, however

FRIDAY, DEC. 28, 1934.

CHINA'S SILVER

POLICY

futile Geneva conference in 1927. ber of family groups of boys and thought and care to half a dozen

and

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Our New Year

Of course, those times are gone for good now, but the McKeilya still knock out a bit of fun.

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We went to St. Andrew's Ball- last month with a friend named Kelkher and the impression we ed as a pair of dirty foreigners who had mucked up all the rest of the year, and were now trying to cruel Auchtermuchty. Gracios! (Spanish).

At the Washington Conference an But in those days the one child But like everything else in our that far that by the time it came agreement was reached whereby of such parents was very differ- strange world, this happy state of down it was eaten tae pleces by- equality was granted in respect of ently circumstanced from what he things cuts two ways. For it is white ants.

Hoots! (Excuso us.) And eral thought that all-round partying reason.

much absorbed she may be in what was conceded. But some of the He was suffelently of an excep-1 lately heard a happy young wife the Christmas trees that we used high navalists in Britain did not tion to know, especially if his of a noted statesman describe as tee have! think so, as became evident at the parents were well off, quite a num "her job." can give the same We had to call out the Fire At London four years later, how-giris who were often close rela-children as she does to her one, ar Brigade to get the things off the ever, perfect equality was conceded tons of his own. But even then at the very most two, adored chil-top branches. In tranty form. No question as to he lacked all the happiness, and dren.

And the Now Year resolutions The very definite assertions by its validity has arisen since then. I may add all the privileges, which Of course, it was hard, and in. Mr. H. H. Kung and General Another stumbling block to Ameri- normal family life then brought some cases very hard, for an in- we used to make! Whon all the Chiang Kai-shek that the Nan- con agreement with the Japanese with it.

telligent, eager-hearted young wo- whisky had run out we'd decide plan is the acceptance of parity Also, ns those of any readers no man to spend the best years of not to drink any more whisky until king Government has no inten-with Japan. The United States longer in their first youth will re- her fe in Arst bearing, and then the coolies from the compradore tion of dollar, adopting a policy of in- not keep disparity by treaty, it will always compelled to endure a most children. No woman who has over the fleet of drays rolled up with flation, or adopting a standard maintain disparity by competitive unnatural amount of coddling, and had a nursery but must look back the next lot. paper currency, should finally set building. It might be naked: If of care. That I no longer the with great sympathy to the Victor- celebrations used to last right into at rest the rumours which have Britain yielded purity to the United case to-day, when the only child lan mother who so often had ten April. latterly been exciting the ex-States, why cannot the United has become the rule rather than or twelve boys and girla.

the exception.

But in later life those womon change market. 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 ing the one son was considered so reader of biographies and memotra New Year's Eve at oor present. recent weeks, for only a few days ABSENCE OF "DESIGN"

precious that many of his natural cannot but become most vividly domicile 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 devalun-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 да potential of any kind), were stifled by his regret that she had that large you're sitting up till four o'clock from speculators who were finan- enemies. But unfortunately this devoted parents. It is pitiful to family.

In the morning waiting for 12- cially interested or from persons absence of "design" is not the case reflect that many of those only

o'clock to strike. Then some more who were ignorant of the funda-as between Japan and the United sons born from forty to fifty years

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

than ogo, 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 stated that as the great bulk of Japan Hen at the basis.

bitter regret that that child had about half an hour later the police And as the silver in China is. in the Viscount Saito points out: "Pro-

ever been born. In each case the come in and a good time is had by Astonishing Indeed is the change admission was forced out of her

all.. hands of the public, there is prgandnoutright propaganda-which has taken place in the course by the fact that the son on whom nothing to be gained by the in all natione is complicating the of one generation! It is no longer she had lavished far too close

We don't know why the New nationalisation of the metal, and problem even more." In the in Easy Street that the only child I may add, too selfish-a devotion Your should be regarded as Scott- the Government realised that United States the Japanese sugges- is now being born in his tens of had turned on her and his father

Ish property. any such action would be entire tlon is regarded as a shrewd effort thousands.

with what could only be called to drivé a wedge between the Eng- More and more young couples in callous and calculated cruelty, ly against the interests of the fish-speaking world. Possibly it every class of life have awakened State and the wishes of the is. The plan, indeed, might have and are awakening to the fact that younger men and women are aware gathered was that we were, regard-

I wonder how many of the people. He added that in deal-sought to revive the sleeping feel they can lend a far more corefres that they will almost certainly live ing with the problem, the Minis-ing 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 navalists that it Was 4 called In certain sections of so-extraordinary state of things cut down expenditure and reduce great mistake to yield treaty parity ciety "encumbrances.”

This is, that half the people they unnecessary imports, while, at to the United States.

Japan

So true is this that I think most will know, or pass by in the street, the same time, agricultural pro-touches a soft spot in the British honest people must agree that it or see in public places, will be over Brazil, where we were once

In the interior of Western duction is being encouraged. In when it talks about the far-flung would be sheer 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 silver exports settlement of the naval problem, the fact that nowadays in a great -if not, indeed, because of them however, if the naval talks

This will happen in thirty to New Year's Eve and, starting all -the drain on the nation's cur- maintained on this technical fout-began by being the unwanted child

are number of cases the only child forty years from now if the pre-over again on the first of January,

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a new town is built. This lende. rency continues, with the result ing. The issue is not technical,

to a lot of jolly confusion. that there is now talk of import- but political. By keeping it on a jing 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 110

the three countries far worse than doubt that many of the reports recently circulated in regard to China's currency policy have been inspired by speculators, in the hope of influencing the ex- Japna is demanding substantial change market in their own in- and not face-saving parity with the terests. None the less, officials United Staten for one very definite in Nanking are not wholly blume-reason. It feels Inaccure while its political policles are under world less in the matter, since on more censure. When a country's policy 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 ties. 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 Asiatic mainland, especially

in Manchurin. It was more dif Nanking denials with the pro-cult to attempt to obtain a naval verbial grain of salt. However, 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 Holution making fresh representations to of present political differences as the United States in an effort to prerequisite to a solution of naval

ratios. get the Washington Government to endeavour to minimise. tho 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- probability of an early resumpty nothing to indicate any decid-

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Golly (Italian). One thing we'd warn you about if we were your father in that you mustn't get too worked up next Monday night. When you get to our age (which God forbid), you must realise that the contemplation of the empties of 1934 does, not arouse any en- thusiasm on the firat 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 carlier.

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 in Hongkong.

We will now conclude with a Ittle Scotch verse appropriate, to the occasion, hoping it finds you na it leaves us, as there is no more nows.

This is very dry weather we' ure experiencing, also cur accounts; have been stopped here and there, MacWhirter, George and the rest of the gang mend their love.

“O' wha' tae hạo ye ken the noo, The pibroch Heelan" dree “'Tis nae the braw and bonny Jass

An honny Anny oʻ Argyle." May have alipod 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,