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NOTES OF THE DAY! GRAVE WEAKNESS OF

SUMMER MENACES

This is the season when the Colony and all its visitors go down to the aes to swim, or just to bathe. This is the season when the Colony,

BRITISH DEFENCES

BY WINSTON CHURCHILL

посевалку

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The Very Idea!

IN LIGHTER VEIN Heard in an Edinburgh church on a recent Sunday?

"The Rev. Mr.will proach for the last time next Sunday fore noon, and in the evening there will be a service of praise,"

GOOD-BYEE!

·

EXPLAINED "Where does she get her good looks?"

and its visitors, have to guard.THE prime duty of every Goy- Preparations should, of course, against the temptation of freah

ernment is the defence of its bo made to convert the whole of salads, the ingredients of which citizens from foreign aggression. our industry, should it become to various forms of are from an unknown source, too Indeed, it is the main purpose for necessary. much ico water, and sun on the which Governments exist. To a munition production.'

Bus drivers are a patient sel'of back of the neck. This is the time Government claiming for itself the This has already been completed men, but sometimes they have to of mosquitoes and possibly, a con- proud title of "National" this tipede or two in the back garden, should present itself in the most by every other country in the world give way. A young elty man had whose bites may cause a deal of imperative and binding form. For to an extent and with a refinement just seen a girl on to a tramcar trouble. This is the time of year what could be more terrible than which is at once astounding and and was calling "Good-bye" after that snakes come out in the sun, the responsibility of Ministera if, alarming. It would be wrong and her, quite oblivious of the fact that we have been told. And to these, when danger draws nigh, it were imprudent in the last degree if we he was right in the path of a bus. After tooting" in vain, the were to neglect this. The Socialist and all the other summer distresses found that this country was not Party have procured in Inquiry driver thrust his head out of the

the and that and distractions against which the safe.

"arms window and shouted, "Hey! If Colony, and its visitors, must measures to make it safe had been into what they call the guard, must be added salt water. neglected? Before the Great War racket," and many worthy people you don't look out, It'll be good. Very good throughout $700 It is not to be taken," say the old- the greatest pains and care were think that the private manufac-bye forever!"

time remedies, "except in small taken both by the Government and ture of war materials should be quantities, and then only before the Opposition to make sure that prevented. A much more breakfast." But in the days that our naval defence was ample. The tinent inquiry would be how to con- prescription was written people of House of Commons required to be vert and prepare private firma all | the European world had not learn- | satisfied upon all the principal over the country to undertake this

ed of the salubrious effect of salt points. The Government took

work to the utmost capacity should water applied externally. Ladies pride in proving that the immense an occasion arise. But it is when and gentlemen did not go wading additions they were making to the we consider the air that the full like the young moderns of a later Flect would guarantee the safety gravity of our position bursts upon During the last six years Mr. period, or bathing, like the smarter and freedom of the island and its sets of the early 20th century. connections with the Empire, what-Ramsay MacDonald has been Prime They had not yet learned to swim ever happened. Thus, when aud- Minister and has presided over the any other than the breast stroke denly and swiftly the hateful catas-Committee of Imperial Defence. and an occasional very professional-trophe broke upon the world, Bri-During the last three

years the whole European situation looking "trudgeon," we believe ittain and her Empire were secure. was called. Such things, as the The Fleet was ready; every. ship has been transformed, and trand- "eraw?" were as remote as nero- was at its station. The command formed entirely to our disadvant- planes.

of the seas passed silently and in-ge. The plainest warnings have stantaneously into our hands; nor been given both in Parliament and

in the Press that Germany DANGEROUS WATERS

was it challenged till nearly three secretly creating a military Air years later by the U-boats.

Force contrary to the treaty. Last

that the British Air

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MORE-Paard peacefully away at

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May 26, 01336, Jessle, wife of G. R. More

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

TUESDAY, MAY 28, 1936.

NEEDLESS CRUELTY

•

the

spite of his best efforts, does not

not

nir.

"From her dnd." "Handsome man, eh?" "No-chemist."

NO WRESTLING MATTER A cartain American banker, was

being called upon by a delegation from a charitable institution. He Instructed his secretary to make of these up some excuse for not seeing

them.

"I'm sorry," she informed the delegate, "but Mr. Smith can't see you. He has a sprained back."

"Well," said the delegate, "o was back and tell Mr. Smith that I didn't come here to wrestle with him, but to speak with him.”

Mr. Baldwin made

21 came from

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THE LAUNCHING

To-day, however, one of the greatest assets of this Colony in

I have outlined some of the year we drew from Mr. Baldwin n its salt-water bathing facilities dangers inherent in the foreign promise

· THOSE STUDENTS! A Hollywood correspondent anys the new Lido al Repulse Bay, situation. These dangers, which Force should not be inferior to that the bay itself, and all the multitude many have seen growing for the of any country within striking dis- that among the many Invitations Lance of our shores. In particular, Mac West has had to turn down of benches within easy reach of the last three or four years, are now

it was understood that we shouki | is one to a students' dance at Edin- week-ender. These things are a becoming plain for all men, blessing in the summer weather. There is fear that voting for peace in the air. When 1 raised this

never become inferior to Germany | burgh University. But they are also a danger; and and working for peace may

What most people like about this is serious. Apart altogether bring peace.

There is a sense of question in the debate on the Ad: students is their incurable optim-

received ism. from the possibility of getting too uncontrollable world forces in the dress last November we much sun, swimmers must guard military as well as in the economic the Government that there was no the most positive assurances from

A BIT MUDDLED themselves against the trenchery of world which engulf nations, and ke- conatal tittes and currents. Not a fore which the most sincere and these two definite atatements: (1) citizens--Ah-er-um as 1 was about

danger of this

Campaign Speaker "Follow"- season passes but some unfortunate righteous wishes cannot prevail. is carried away in strong "rips" However, wo must not despair of the German Air Force is not rapid- to remark, I believe that the gen- and tragedy all too frequently re-

our crality of man in general is dis- peace, but persevere faithfully and ly approaching equality with sults. No danger points are allow no wrongful pride or passion own, but is still only 50 per cent.posed to take an undue advantage marked along the coast. 'There to affect our policy. To plead for of ours (ie., half as strong); (2) of the generality of

a year from now (i.e., half us Man In Audience--"You'd bet are pleasant beaches from which

defensive preparations is not to

strong); (2) a year from now ter sit down. You're coming out one may swim well out to sea at

proclaim the imminence of war (Le., November 1935) we shall he at the same hole you went in at.” some times of the day and which, If war were imminent. prepara- at a turn of the tide, may become tions would be too inte. We should at least 60 per cent. (ie., three to death-traps. For powerful pray, indeed, that they may not two) stronger than Germany in the

On a recent Sunday there was It is to be hoped that at the

swimmer a strong tide may not be already be too late! What, then

christening of babies at the morn- a great menice, and for the ex- Is the condition of the British de- annual meeting of the S.P.C.A., perienced the realisation that he is fences in this anxious spring of These were very remarkable de- ing service. At the dinner table to-morrow evening, strong back-being carried away from shore in 19367

that day a family was discussing What of the Fleet? What clarations. They ing of the Society's Inspector on

of the Army? Above all, what of Minister in the highest respon- the service, and father and mother the question of measures for invariably mean panic. But unfor- the Air? We have still, according ability with access to all the secret said they liked it. The smal son

The information. preventing cruelty to pigs will tunately weaker folk are prone to

Government said he also liked it. my judgment, the strongest Press, and naturally the Socialist 0.

When asked what he liked best be manifested. Inspector Fow-

fellow where the strong lend, and | Navy in the world, for these less competont swimmers Nevertheless, it is not to naval and Liberal organs, accepted them about the service, he replied:-- ler, after seven years' experience adventures in unknown waters may dangers that we are likely to be with complete confidence and relief. The launching of the babies." with the Society, asserts that an be disastrous. It is a wise axiom immediately exposed.

The former Those who had warned the Govern- "enormous amount of cruelty is here, as elsewhere, not to venture German fleet is at the bottom of ment that a far worse state of

TOO SMART "I've had to dismiss that boy of enused by pigs being transported into the sea at a point which is the sea, and the new one will take a things existed were written down

as "scaremongers." in bamboo crates," and he sug- unfamiliar. Some day the author good many years to build. All we

Only a fort-yours; he was a bit too amart," gests that the matter should ities will have signs at every place have to do for our Navy at present night ago the Government spokes- said the music-shop man to the receive serious notice. Of pigs where there are dangerous tides, is to make sure that it is properly man was put up to say that "we parent.

"I thought he had the making of but until then, unless you know it supplied with the necessary stores

were still substantially stronger landed from Kwong Chow Wan, is safe, it is better not to venture and reserves of munitions and fuel than Germany in the air, and would a good spiesman," objected the it is stated, seventy or eighty too for from the well-tested And that when the wretched Lon. There is no doubt that these state

still be stronger In the autumn." father.

"In a way. per cent, suffer from cuts, old or

He could sell sheet beaches. Experienced swimmers don Treaty expires in 1936 we shall new, caused by these crates. tell us that if one is caught in a

ments were quite wrong. Indeed, music well enough. But one day a recover our necessary freedom of they had no relation. whatever to customer came in for a lyre." whilst numbers of pigs from "rip" and unable to ninke progress design Although the British Pakhoi and Hoihow, in addition against it, the best plan is to swim Empire Is larger, more disturbed, declared that the German Air the truth. Herr Hitler recently

"And what did the boy do?" to receiving such injuries, are

across it. The chances are one will and more exposed than in 1914, the Force is already as strong as the unable to stand or walk on being thus escape the "drag." If one British Army is much smaller.

THEIR OWN LANGUAGE brought ashore, by reason of the doesn't, one keeps on swimming We have virtually no Expedition- British, and this fact was solemnly

Mr. Samuel Pope, the Clerkenwell fact that they have been cramp-asily, and shouting lustily. This ary Force, and happily no one is announced last Saturday to ed up in crates for three or

is the advice of one who has been counting upon us to send one to his public by the British Broadcasting Police Magistrate, whose death look at least half-drowned on two occa- aid. It is my belief that if we provided in the House of Commons over the people who appeared in

Corporation.

was place recently, owed his influence four days. In contrast to this sions.

should become the objects of state of affairs, pigs from

foreign aggression and attack, the that in the course of the recent ing humour and his habit of speak- by Sir John Simon, who revealed his Court largely to his neverfail- Tsingtao escape suffering, as

main task of our Army would be conversations in Berlin Herr Hitler ing to them in their own language. they are brought down in pens

'TO-DAY'S MOTORING HINT to organise the exodus which will stated. "in general terms," that An ardent temperance advocate, aboard ship, and it is only when

take place from London and other Germany had reached parity with he did not veil the subject in too. CLEANING CHROMIUM being forced into crates locally

grent cities to prevent panic Great Britain in the air. In fact, great a solemnity. among the Inhabitants; and to pro: however, the position is far worse for transportation across the Stainless steel in employed to a them from pestilence and than these tardy admissions harbour that they get hurt. considerable extent for the bright famine during the early phases of Inspector Fowler suggests that exterior parts of the modern motor the emergency.

(Continued on next column) Hongkong should, after due car, but the majority are still notice to permit of the change-finished with chromium plate. over to pens, prohibit the impor-plate was a good one, since such The introduction of chromium tation of pigs in crates; or, fail-

plated parts do not need polishing. ing this, that the mesh of the

They do, however, require clean- crates be made smaller, so that

ing. it will be impossible, for the animals' legs to protrude. He

@ $ 1.00 also urges that conveyance of the pigs across the harbour, after arrival, should be in open flat-bottomed boats, allowing the @ $ 5.00 piga to be driven on and off,

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without the necessity of using crates at all. These are emin- ently sensible suggestions, and -we-hope-that-the Society will press on the Government the desirability of such reforms, which are long overdue. It is, however, not only in connection. @ $7.50 with the actual importation of

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pigs that the evils mentioned of transport. In view also of prevail; we see the same kind the splendid work which the of thing whenever pigs are being S.P.C.A. is doing, there seems $25.00 moved from one part of the every reason why the Society's Colony to another, whether car-inspectors should be given a $50.00 ried by coolies or transported by more definite status than they lorry. Cruelty to poultry has at present possess. Apparently been to a great extent eliminated they have no legal authority to by the requirement that matting visit ships for the purpose of be placed on the bottom of making investigations into pos- crates, but this is hardly feasible sible acts of cruelty. That, in the case of pigs. None, the amongst other things, is a mat- less, so much needless cruelty is ter that needs altoring. In fact, caused by existing methods that the time seems to have arrived It is high time the Government when the Society should be intervened. The complete aboll-placed on a more generally satis- tion of bamboo crates seems factory position vis-a-via the

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To a road hog he commented, "They might as

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close.

How much worse, it may be difficult to prove. However, dur- ing the present year it will become obvious that Germany is increasing her air power at anything from five to ten times the rate at which we ure increasing ours, What__A__ disquieting thing it is that Minis- ters should be found to have made Parliament solemn statements to

on a vital matter of this kind which are proved to be absolutely wrong; and that private members and in- dependent newspapers should have been able to form a far truce view of our position.

If the House of Commons did its duty in the way in which other Parliaments, have dono such perilous miscalculations in high places could never pass without accountability being enforced. The fact that the Conservativo Party, the chief custodian of national safety, is to all intents of and purposes asleep and out action has already brought Great Britain into a position contrary to that promised by Ministers only, a year ago, and where we can only purchase national safety by costly dependence upon foreign ald. This disastrous and discreditable...con- dition must now be faced.-