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and dignified ceromony at the Cenotaph in honour of those men whose loyalty and courage tenipered to the strength of fine, blue steel during those first fow hours of assault from the trans- porte, and in the months that followed. Never was an army's spirit more cruelly tested; and nover did an army conduct Itaoli with greater heroism. It la his tory which must all all British people with admiration and with pride. It was fitting that Mr. Forbes, New Zealand's Premier, should have chosen the ever of this day of remembrance for his brief but striking enunciation of Now Zealand's policy with respect to Imperial defence. There was no

need, he said, for a discussion of the foreign policy adopted by the Government of the United King- dom so far as New Zealand was concerned. His and his people's faith in that" policy, and in the judgment of the British Govern- ment, was complete, ho intimated. When Great Britain is at war, he said, New Zealand was at war also. The spirit of Anzacs who went ashore from the anchorage at Mudros Bay Just twenty years ago is brightly burning still.

MANDATE PROBLEM

APRIL 26, 1935.

Mandates are in the news again alnce Japan has been asked by the League to "explain" the large sunts spent on some of Its South Sen Islands under Japanese mandate, the

Our King and Queen

on their Silver Jubilee

The King and Queen Directly After Their Coronation.

A new life for George, now | Queen to assist him; she devolod Empire's King. Busy her life to the business of being

In some circles, Japan in suspected though he had been as an am- Queen and history will record

The Very Idea!

A HOLIDAY COMPLEX

By HORATIO BOGG, VERY TIRED

THOSE four days of holi- day at Eastertide had far-reaching implications. One was that as we scrupul- ously abstained from work, the taipan had to shift for himself. Another, we had all that time to ourselves to- do'with it what we would. -But that applied only to other office-workers. Speak- ing for ourself, we had not

Our

that much blessedness, Easter vacation was limited to only one day, and that day-select- ed for us by a process of reason- ing na yet unfathomable, except that it could be understood as a practice condoned by long usage.

The upshot was that we spent most of our day of rest-in bed. recuperating from the shock of the rure experience.

The re-action, as we may put it, began to make Itself felt in a mosl remarkable way. Giving vent to our passion for statistics, we pro- ceeded to count up the holidays others had enjoyed during the course of the year, and arrived at In very appalling discovery.

This is how we have worked out a most convincing case that should damn these holidays. Figures can not le, and so you are about to be given here all you can possibly require.

The year consisting of 365 days. (what a discovery 1), we first pro-

The question of the private manufacture of, and trading in, arms will come prominently be- fore the British public next week, when the first public sit of building a new naval base con-bassador of good-will to the far-that she many times. gave wise cred, by deducting from this num- tings of the Royal Commission trary to the Washington Naval flung Empire, nevertheless the counsel to her husband, King ber the 62 Sundays we squandered away on sports, games and cinemas appointed to report on the sub-Treaty and the League Covenant task of being King thrust upon George.

Japan officially parted company him a work that tried even his with the League on March 27, when its two years' notice of with. strength and willingness. drawal expired. Can a resigning state continue to administer a

From these 318 days a further

on recount of half-days on Satur- daya. Result, 287 days.

ject are to be held. The League

It is toll of the King that once,doing everything in fact except

going to church. of Nations Union is particularly

when roaming through his gar-

That leaves us with only 313 anxious that some definite steps should be taken to control the

daya. Though he had been King for den at midnight, he met a gar- dener with whom he became arms traffe, and members of that body will be heard at the mandate in view of the theory-a year prior to his actual Corona-trictly. The gardener asked sittings which begin on Wednes. which, however, has never beention, it was really at this fune- day next. In the meantime, the settled--that the actual possession tion that he embarked on his him if he had to work hard. 26 [ull days have to be subtracted.

of "sovereignty" over the territory

"Well," replied the King. "I American investigations into the under mandate really rests with new career. He is seen in to- subject are continuing, and it is the League Council? Meanwhile, day's picture with his helpmeet, started at six this morning, and of interest in this connection to certain Japanese quarters claim Queen Mary, after the coronation note a plan which is at present that Japan holds the mandate in being considered by the Senate perpetuity from the Supreme Munitions Committee, and some Council of the Allies, which award- features of which are said toed the mandates at the and of the command White House approval, Great War before the League was Under the provisions of this even born. scheme, the Government would

AFRICAN PROBLEM

ceremony. '

Hard-and-long-though he worked, he always had the

I am just finishing now."

The task of being King is surely no sinecure!

To-morrow: Princess_Mary_ us V.A.D.

A further four half-days' to be provided for, at the annual Race Meetings, during which we con- trived to lose money-285 days now left.

Bank Holidays would further diminish the number of working days to 279.

The two hours spent oa tifin, looking at the clock or gaping at the stenographer in the window of the other block, have yet to be allowed for. Say a total of seven. daya lost to the boss's business. He now has only 81 days" service from us in the year,

But we haven't finished yet. What of those national and public take fifty per cent. of the first six per cent. profits of corpora-

Our working year is ject of which was no longer merely ship to Genova. An important holidays? tions, and one hundred per cent..

In Africa, too, the mandates sys-to exploit the native races, but in merit of the mandates system is now reduced to 275 days, of all over that, in excess profits.tem is being subjected to certain theory to help them to stand by that it brings League ideals and to bear upan

We have almost overlooked reli- It would also limit all individual. strains. Thus, in South-West themselves." Furthermore, the League methods incomes to $10,000, the Govern- Atrien, which is under South administration of each territory racial questions. Already, as-axinus and festive holidays. Only ment taking the remainder, and African mandate, the local Assem- was placed under the direct super-result of that system, slavery and 264 days left now. higher income taxes would be bly Is petitioning the

One-third approximately of this Union vision of international public forced labour have been tackled imposed on all earning more than Government to be allowed to be-opinion acting through the League. more energetically by the govern total of 264 days is required by the one thousand dollars a year.come a fifth province of the Union. Under the Covenant, the Manda- ments. A higher standard of colo-

88 days left. What is more, general officers of In Central Africa, there is talk tory Powers which have agreed to nial administration is emerging average individual for sleep, "Say, all corporations would be drafted of merging the British mandate act as "guardians" are responsible But there are signs of developing, of Tanganyika with the adjoining to the League for all their actions.. strains and stresaca in the system into the military forces, and, in British colonies of Kenya and Every year they have to send algas of its becoming an im case of need, be placed under Uganda into one big East African detailed report of their trustee-minent problem. the same sort of control and pay Federation. In the Near East, scales that apply to Army off the former mandated territory of cers. All commodity exchanges Iraq has, under British tutelage,7 would be closed, speculation in successfully emerged from the commodities would be prohibited, "ward" stage to fill nationhood indutries would be licensed and and is a full-fledged member of the League. In neighbouring prices fixed, whilst the Govern- ment would be given the right. Palestine, Great Britain is doing its best as the Mandatory Power where necessary, to commandeer to hold the political balance evenly all essential industries and ser- between the Arabs, who form four vices. Under such a scheme, it fifths of the population, and the is contended, war would be a Zionist Jews who are energetically dreary time for business and in-building up a National Home for dustry. It cannot be denied the whole of Jewry under the Bal-

Declaration. Finally, that one of the chief dangers four nowadays is that war does at Germany itself, which once owned eloven of the original fourteen with CAPS & SHOES tu match least provide a great, if tempor-mandated territories, there is a

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ary, spurt of prosperity for cer-growing demand for their return. tain types of businesses, with These colonies and the Arab pro- the prospect of enormous profits, vinces of the old Ottoman Empire But under the conditions envis- were all conquered by the ex-Allles aged in the plan under notice, during the Great War. As the war would mean fewer, not conquerora stood for "no annexa- tions," the Peace Conference de- greater, profits, since no-one

vised the mandates system. would have, any financial, incen- tive for welcoming war. It is suggested that such a plan would | CHANGED POLICY automatically keep a nation at peace. None the less, one can scarcely see the probability of that the conquered peoples were The Peace Conference laid down any one nation adopting such a "not yet able to stand by them- plan whilst others were free to solves under the strenuous condl- go their own way. Whatever tions of the modern world." Some aro to be the essential features of them to wit, the former Tur of any plan for control of the kish provinces were therefore to traffic in arms, it does at any be administered by the more rate seem clear that nothing of advanced natione until such time real value will be done except by For the remainder, the position as as they are fit for independence. international accord. If the regards ultimate Independence. British and American Inquiries still somewhat vague. Here, lead to this result, a great step, therefore, was an entirely new con forward in the prevention of war ception of colonial policy, a bold will have been registered:

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"My friends tell me that I'm putting on weight,

That would mean we had worked only one-quarter of the office time. Conscience stricken and re- morseful, we are with, difcuity restrained from running over to the talpan to return to him the other three-quarters of the yearly salary we had not really earned.

HE DID IT!

Asked for a sentence to include the word "pax," a little scholar- gave the following after, some thought:

"Many Interesting games can ben played with pax of cards."

A GOLF STORY

The slow couple in front were obviously tiring the walling golfers in the rear as they dawdled at the hole One of the offending pair smoked a cigarette on the fairway while his companion rum- mnged in the rough.

At length the waiting couple on the tee could contain their im patience no longer.

"Why don't you help your friend to find his ball 7" one shouted..

The idle golfer in front turned. with a cheerful smile. "Oh, hole got his ball," he replied, blandly "Ho's looking for his blinkin' clubl