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NOTES OF THE DAY

INDIAN ATTITUDE.

The controversy over the Indian constitutional reforms preachts features of paradox. Pressure for pushing through these reforms has been transferred from India to Britain. The British Government ls thus proceeding with the India Dill, though Indian politicians, on the whole, say they are not anxious to have the federation scheme as now proposed. Indiana, neverthe. less, were responsible for the whole federation plan. Indian Princes, at the first Round Table Conference in London, offered to associato with their fellow themselves countrymen of British India in working a constitutional scheme to covor the entire country. British concurred. Indian representatives Yet to-day these same spokesmen are disposed to think that co- operation with the Princes might hamper their own advance upon democratic lines. It is because of this apprehension that federation la no longer popular among them. One of the major considerations concerns the question of India's prestige. The Indian of British territory is set upon full equality of status for his country with that of Conada, Australin and South Africa. He in convinced that to share governmental responsibility" with the Princes would be likely to postpone progress toward the at- tainment of such status. This is because the princes are, closely

Phone: 27778-9, Stubbs Rd. linked with the British Crown by

The

Thongkong Telegraph.

FRIDAY, MAY 17, 1935.

the

17, 1935.

Our King

and

Queen

on their Silver Jubilee

treatles on which they depend for the maintenance of their own ін situation prerogatives. The further, complicated by the fact that a number of the princes, and especially those whose territories are not individually large enough to insure direct representation in the now central legislature, have also become doubtful about the desir-THEN King George speaks įbrations in England and through-counsel is usually to be felt in ability of co-operating In the W

over the radio, the whole out the Empire, the radio has the messages he reads to his federal scheme as now proposed. | world listens. Wireless tele-played a great part in bringing people..

FUTILE TORTURE

*

|ROTARY CLUB AND| GOVERNOR

SINCERE TRIBUTE

PAID

As the following letter shows, the Rotary Club of Hongkong has a warm tribute to II.E. Sir

isin to, which anti-vivisectionists Perhaps the most frequent critic- are subjected is that of hysteria. However, facts printed in the Journal of Experimental Medicine of experiments made upon ten animals by 1). K. Miller, M. D., and C. P. Rhoads, M. D., in the hospital of the Rockefeller Institute for Woliam Peel for his interest in

no help making Hongkong Medical Research, need

con meeting place. for all mers:

Rotary Club of Hongkong, -

May 16, 1935.

from anti-vivisectionists in veying a chronicle of horror; and- futility, dilleult to imagine. The isten dogs were fed on an unnatural diet of corn meal, rice polishings,

Triendly

King George sponks to

his subjects by radio.

was an important omission from Sir Henry Pollock's list and that in this case Sir William Peel is! entitled to "a great part of the credit duc". Had it not been for! His Exedileney's keen interest and support,

Rotarian Jim when Davidson visited the Colony in December, 1930, for the purpose of attempting the organisation of Rotary Club, it is likely that the effort would have been, as on two previous occasions, abortive.

in

,

N.R.A. TO BE PROLONGED

TWO YEAR PLAN OF EXPANSION.

Washington, May 16. Following his announced de cision to velo the Palmun Bill,. President Rousevelt, flung, down

BRITISH ELECTION This appeared in the recent con-

Our layout to-day shows the ference of princes in Bombay where raphy has opened an entirely the voices of the King and Queen . PROSPECTS

His to every home; the great thanks- King speaking to the micro- medium by which new a resolution was passed demanding More important

material changes in the scheme. Majesty may personally apenk giving service in St. Paul's phone. Left, at his desk in thun

Cathedral on May 6 started the Sandringham, from which most suggested change of posts be constitution will not be worked by

It does not mean that the proposed to his millions of subjects.

of his addresses emanate. Right tween Mr. Ramsay MacDonald Indians after it has been brought

His Christmas message, which year of celebration.

King George is an excellent reading the speech at the Five and Mr. Baldwin is the rumour into operation. Responsible in he has given every year since. of the possibility of a General dían politicians wisely recognise 1930, his opening of Parliament radio speaker, possessing a voice lower Naval Conference in 1930. Election in October. The Na- that the scheme is a big advance in addresses and other occasions of of fine texture and clarity. In circle, his address of welcome tional Government has still a the matter of self-government great Empire importance are While he does not write his own at the World Economic, Con- considerable period before its upon what has previously been in now heard in every quarter of speeches that is to say they ference is shown.

must bear the approval of his Te-morrow: The King and the term of office automatically operation. The more far-gecing of the world. expires next year, but it is fact that federation of some kind them realise also the undoubted

During the Silver Jubilee cele- Ministers-nevertheless lis sage Duke of Connaught. obvious that its leaders are de- is the best, perhaps the only, way bating in their minds the most to the ultimate realisation of their propitious moment for an appeal | very justifiable ambition to mako to the country. The coming | India into a nation. autumn would seem to be a favourable time; for there can be little question that the Govern ment's prestige has consider ably improved in recent months. At the same time, the fact re- mains that the unemployment problem remains unsolved; and it is difficult to forecast public reaction to this circumstance. It may be that there will be a general disposition not to blame

That the need--which several another challenge to Congress to- the Government in this connec-

Governors of Hongkong have day by stating he had agreed with tion, on the ground that the

emphasised for a friendly meet-the Board of the N.R.A. on a pro- solution

this Kramme involving expansion of of the problem

ing place for all, races almost wholly dependent on

now the Nationti Recovery Act pro- cosmopolitan community is SESSSSSESSE world trade revival. On the sodium chloride, calcium car- Dear Mr. Pilcher,

being met, and that the Rotary (jects over a period of two years.

become HO firmly rother hand, the

This decision was taken despite masses may bunate, and other unsuitable ele- The list of achievements during Club has hold the view that the ments now used for producing in His Excellency the Governor's established, is surely not the least the fact that the Senate had voted Government has not done all it lammation of the stomach, until term of office which was read out of the results of His Excellency'e to prolong the N.R.A, for only ten

in months. might to provide work for the they died; the most fortunate in by the Hon. Sir Henry Follock at term of office, and it is one } jobless and, for that reason, mayed in 196 days. This to the end Tuesday was extensive, and His

seventy-nine days, the most alliet-the public meeting of farewell on which he had a definite part.

It is believed sentiment in the The members-of the Rotary Club lower House favours continuation feel inclined to support any that the vivisectors might report Excellency remarked that he was

longer other party which has a more that "an experimental condition "not so presumptuous as to claim request you to convey to His Ex of the N.R.A. for the cellency the Governor their period, however.-Reuter. definite policy on this major presenting all of the features of the the whole or even the greater part thanks and appreciation of his issue. Somewhat undue impor- human disense has not been of the credit duc". tance appears to be attached to the result of the West Edin- burgh bye-election, where the National Conservative nominee had a clear majority over the Labour and Samuelite Liberal candidates. Actually, however, the total votes cast for the two latter were not far short of the "Conservative" total. True, the Labour poll showed a decrease when compared with the figure Į in the straight fight between

THE PLATINUM POINTS Conservative and Labour can- didates at the last clection'; but Easy starting is only possible it is also a fact that the Conser- when there is a good spark. If coll the spark is vative vote very substantially stronger when the engine is "rov

iguition is used declined. In any event, the reving" slowly than when a magne- sults of many other bye-elections to is employed. have not been by any means But in both cases it is necessary favourable to the National Gov- for the platinum points in the ernment. The two strongest contact-breaker to be set correctly, cards which the Government for a make-ind-break is employed hold are that its foreign policy in both systems.

The platinum points should be is now securing fairly general

that they aro approbation and that it has res-examined to sco tored the financial equilibrium clean, meeting together squarely, of the nation. This latter fact free from pitting, and opening to the correct gap. If they are the may of itself be sufficient to fective in any way the fault must socuro it a victory in the next brighted.

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(Continued on next column]" animals experiment- the Rotary Club feel that there th upon in the medical laboratories every year, it would seem that only great ad- vances in medical science would justify this torture. it in hard to see what the experiment describ ed in the Journal of Experimental Medicine achieved.

And too many experiments are like this."

(TO-DAY'S MOTORING HINT

election, since there is undoubt-This-is-not-altogether-an-enay- edly a big section of the electask, but many expert owner- torate which fears, the possibili- drivers are able to do it properly. ties of the return of the Labour. In most cases, holdver, it is better

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when we bear in mind the likeli expert manner."";

hood of National candidates tempt made to keep alive the meeting opposition from more fiction of a National Govern- than one quarter. If the nextment, the probability is that the trial of strength were an out- former would win. As matters and-out fight between Conserva-are, the issue is, not quite so tives and Labour, with no. at certain.

"Our club is in favour of too many things. I feel that wa should vote to abolish something or ather".

fand-Lady-Peel-every-happiness-in

retirement.

Yours sincerely,

- M. K. LO,

President.

M. F. REY,

Joint Hon Secretary.

J. G. Pilcher, Esq...

Private Secretary to

His Excellency the Governor,

GOVERNOR'S REPLY

Government House,

Dear Mr. Lo,

Hongkong, May 16, 1935,

I greatly appreciate the letter from the Rotary Club which you sent to Mr. Pitcher expressing their appreciation of my interest In the Club. It was most kind of you all to send such a message and I am very happy to think that. I may have contributed in a small- measure to the success which the Club has undoubtedly achieved in Hongkong.

With my very best wishes to you all and for the future, prosperity of the Club,

I am,

Yours sincerely,

WY PEEL

M. K. Lo, Esq..

President,

Rotary Club of Hongkong.