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BIG SHIPS

It is not without interest to Hongkong as a shipping port that coincident with the record- breaking trans-Atlantic trips of the giant French liner Norman- die there should have arisen in certain quarters an outburst of criticism against this and ali such super-ships as may yet take

NOTES OF THE DAY PLAY STRAIGHT WITH

WISE AND UNWISE EATING The appointment of an Advisory Committee on Diet, which will endeavour to produce order out of the present chaos of opinion on questions of nutrition, will be generally welcomed. There never was a time when the British people were treated to so much free coun- sel on what they ought to eat, but much of it in conflicting and, con. tradictory, where it is not too technical for general comprehen- sion, and the conclusion has been Justified that the experts do not know their own minds. The first essential of a real advance on this sector of the health front is co- ordination of knowledge. The public have become food-conscious: they are anxious to give the "Inner muun" what may be called a fair

deal; but they do not know how to go about it. The Committee will have a great opportunity to sound the evangel of rational feeding,

GERMANY

By VISCOUNT SNOWDEN

MUROPE is drifting into war., have kept "the door open for her

The International policies return, without giving any assur which led to the outbreak of war ance of different treatment if she in 1914 are being actively pursued did return. by the European nations The result must inevitably be the

same.

war.

now.

On the contrary, the Allied Powers have lost no opportunity of putting Germany, in the wrong Arma- and Inciting public opinion against

The Very Idea!

SAILORS DON'T CARE

By Admiral Edward Kelly, Half-Nelson

"YO, HO, HO, and a bottle of Black and White whisky", he whim- pered, hoping that Dodwell's taipan would see this Tree advertisement.

In the name of peace the notions are preparing for

With all these Chinese ments are being increased beyond her.

In the White Paper, Germany Warships swarming into all precedent. Military agreements

alone was singled out as guilty of Hongkong, and all sorts of and pacts of "mutual assistance" are being made which are a pro-increasing her armaments. There vocation of war,

was no mention of Italy's "million rumours flying around, we The League of Nations, which bayonets," nor of Russia's think it's about time we was to establish collective security enormous armles, nor of the vast broke the news that we were and bring peace appears to have military expenditure of France and

once an Admiral ourself. become the servile instrument of her satellite States, the Big Powers for the enforce- ment of their will.

The Kellogg Pact, by which the nations rerounced war as an in- strument of national policy, has or relegated to been forgotten

limbo.

A disarmament Conference has

At Stresa Britain's acquiescence in the French demand for the ar- raignment of Germany before the League Council was further evid- ence of the "complete agreement of the Powers on the various matters discussed"]

of

An old sea dog we were. We started our sea career at the age of 17, being then known as a cadet. A cadette is a young cad.

Ing the kind of sharks that swim,

Our skill at Crown and Anchor soon sarmed up promotion and within a few weeks they had mate boanga Maid's Crown and Anchor us captain We captained the Zam-

team so cfkiently that wo dia- covered that we had won the entire feet in less than two years.

Our first ship was called the The vote of censure on Germany which must be at least as important been in 'existence for over three passed by the League Council will Zamboanga Maid, because it had to human well-being as plentitude years and all it has done is to prove surely take its place in history as

a coppered bottom, of sunshine and fresh air. The that the nations have no intention the greatest net of unctuous hypo-

Shortly afterwards we became experts who are to advise will, it ¦ of reducing their armaments or of crisy in diplomatic history.

a lieutenant, all the other ten- is hoped, achieve something like relying upon the collective security. Though her policies might be de- jants beating it and leaving us to unanimity, otherwise we shall be promised In the Covenant of the plored as giving excuses to herface the landlord. After that no further forward. Equally im- | League.

uncient enemies, Germany, by defy-we weren't very keen on land- portant is it that they should state Since the end of the war the Ing the Treaty of Versailles, has lords, so we took to the sea, the their conclusions in simple langu victorious Powers have not adopt-broken no moral obligation. A only scalords in those days be age, in the terms of daily life, ofed any change in their internation-Treaty signed in the face the larder and the cooking stove. al policy. The old, bad mistakes bayonets can have no binding The housewife is not fascinated by are still being made.

quality in it, moral or juridical. vitamins 4s auch, nor by calories With the close of the war a great The Germans had no part in and other units of food value opportunity came for the pacifica-framing it, and signed it under Those units must be translated into tion of Europe. The millions who protest and because they were told the nouns of the market-place, the fought and died were promised that If they did not do so the grocery store, or the fish shop. Sir this. What will history have to French would march into Germany Frank Smith, secretary of the De- relate of the blunders which have in three days, partment of Selentille and In- denied this to the dead and the dustrial Research, referred recently living and are causing the tide of to the steady improvement in panie to rise to-day? the national health, and to the in- dividual's increased expectation of life. He added that this had come about, not by taking better care of ourselves, but through better hygiene, better water supplies, and grenter skill in surgery. How many more years may be added to the average duration of life when we begin in carnest to take care of ourselves, as we always intend to de on the day after to-mororw, is a

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The Versailles Treaty was itself

A series of vindictive "Trenties" a flagrant breach of jobligations were imposed upon the vanquished accepied by the Allied Powers, on which were seen at the time to be the strength of which Germany full of the seeds of war, and which surrendered. The armistice terms left the Continental victors fright-were based on Wilson's fourteen ened and insecure, knowing that points. Almost all these pledges wrongs imposed by force will be were repudiated. endured by the sufferers only so long as they are powerless to right them.

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ment.

We thereupon promoted ourself to Admiral, skipping the position of Commodore because we didn't like the name.

By this time we were cover- ed with so much braid that we were able to retire shortly before our navy rebelled. So we started n haberdashery store, selling all our braid within a very short time to the Hongkong Volunteer Naval Reservists.

Wo

From the date of the Treaty the Powers have pursued a policy at variance with an important condi tion of the Treaty, which was that. fascinating subject of speculation. Instead of using the post-war Germany's disarmament should be

We made enough money that way to retire in comfort. And since many graves are prover-years to right the wrongs of the preliminary to general disarma-

Since then the Continental were, in fact, a self-made man, like bially dug with teeth, we might do Treaty of Versailles, and to bring worse than begin our programme

Germany as quickly as possible Powers who gave that undertaking a talpan or an Edward Kelly. DB-4424-5 Burlonke (R. Strauss). Piano and Orchestra. Elly Ney.the sea. Seemingly, the chorus of self-reform with greater atten- into the family of nations, the to disarm have continuously in Like these people we had our little of proud patriotism that hailedtion to diet. But first the Com- Allies kept her in a postion of creased their armaments, and are idiosyncrasies, which we kept in a

which no the launching of the Queen Mary Health must let us see the light.

mittee appointed by the Minister of humiliating Inferiority

making military arrangements small bowl' in the dining-room. great nation could be expected to

with the

Shortly after we retired wo at- endure.

purpose of encircling has, in these circles, become a

tempted to buy the naval canteen Germany. At last the national pride and grunt of scepticism. Some

In these intrigues Russia plays from Commodore Elliot, but he re- leader. The youth of the nation

for the gods to sco

Litvinoff we have become a Pacifist, and can A week or two ago Mr. St. John responded with enthusiasm. When Ervine started a discussion on the this happened the Allies were too unctuously posing as the defender never stand the mention of war. of treaty obligations and condeme- We hate the navy so much, In question of children's pocket-blind to see the implication of this, money, whether it is markedly or too bitter in their anti-German ing outside interference with the fact, that ever since the Chinese larger than it was, say, a genera- bins to acknowledge it and realise internal affairs of other countries. warships arrived, we have spent If Britain had had a spokesman hours on the Praya, poking our tion ago. From that discussion he its possible consequences. They of courage at that, gathering he tongue out at them. has discovered that the pocket- are wholly responsible for Hitler- would have reminded Litvinoff of Where the devil were we? Oh, money given to children, especially lam. of the working and lower-middle. classes, is now anything from four to twelve times as large as it was in his childhood. From this he infers the falsity of propagandists' assertions that the mass of the

D-1811 Eight Russian Fairy Tales Nos. 1, 2 and 4 London Symphony Orch.

Nos. 3 and 5. (Lindoff). Bight Russian' Fairy Tales Nos, 6, 7 and 8. The Musical Box (Lindoff) ......London Symphony Orchestra, "Mefisto" Waltz No. I

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Album 299 Concerto in A minor (Schumann) Piano Solo

Album 210 Quartet in C minor (Faure) Album 211 Quartet in D major (Borodin) Album 212 Symphony No. 1 Szostakowicz

people appear to have suddenly CHILDREN'S POCKET-MONEY @pirit found expression in a new her sinlater game. It was a sight jected our application. Since then

discovered that big ships are undesirable, because they are Alfred Cortot, costly and possibly uneconomic, and that three lesser vessels are to be preferred to one large one Leopold Stokowski Philadelphia Orchestra. any day. On the economic side, it is much too early to pronounce an opinion that would be more

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little money. There is one very content with a back seat in this important moral consideration. intensive competition. There is, The child of to-day, given a large therefore, no reason whatever to amount of pocket-money, buya its entertainments, whereas a child of apologise for the Queen Mary, forty years ago, given very little Her owners believe that she will money, made its entertainment. be able to pay her way, and there The child of to-day is becoming dangerously dependent on outside can be little doubt that she will sources of amusement. As Mr. abundantly justify her existence. Ervine says, a boy who tan get a Meanwhile, it may be noted that shillingsworth of fun out

penny seems on her trips both ways across the advantage over one who can only to have 41 great Atlantic the Normandie's fine get a pennyworth of fun out of a performances wore achieved shilling. with something to spare. How- ever, the Queen Mary will be still more powerful, und it inay there. fore be that the palm for speed may not be very long in French keeping. That, however, re- mains to be seen. One thing is certain,. namely, that the Nor- mandie's fents have added piquancy to the expected early appearance on the high sens of

TO-DAY'S MOTORING TIP

CARRY A TORCH

of a

Years ago no motorist would ever think of going off for a run without carrying Innumerable spare parts. This is not neces- sury to-day, since the various units and components are so reliable that it is seldom a spare one is required on the road. A apare Britain's mammoth liner, whose wheel is carried, of course, to save efforts to create a fresh record | mending punctures en route, but will be followed by Britons this is about all the average owner-

driver over takes. everywhere with the keenest possible interest. Economists and accountants may argue about the arithmetic of the case to their heart's content, but he must be a poor-spirited Briton

which should be packed. One is a

There are a few things, however,

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recent

Well do we remember our first

rehellion. We captured the erui era Ginsting and Pingpong and sending all the sailors ashore, re- placed them with sailor's sweet- hearts. These sweethearts consist. ed chiefly of beautiful women who

The Germans attended the Dis-ferences, and of the fact that the

Russia's repudiations and inter- yea, our career. armaments Conference prepared to British taxpayer is paying 1s. Gd, disnem "to the last man and the last machine-gun" if other nations in the £ of income tax on Russia's

repudiated debt to us. would do the same.

They accepted a proposal which British Prime Minister's

The League's censure and the would give them a large measure attack on Germany in his own of equality in five years. When broadsheet make cordial negotia- did not turn up their noses at the this was altered to eight years and tions difficult indeed. What man

old saying "War is war". hedged about by conditions which or nation could be kicked into co-devil of a row when we put them Naturally the sailora kleked up a

postponement of equality, Germany I began by saying that Europe the whole navy out after us.

ashore and before long they had took the self-respecting course of is drifting into war. A change withdrawing from the conference of international policy can avert morals Lo preserve the' and resigning. from the League of it. Nations. Her action was endorsed by a practically unanimous vote of the German people.

amounted

in effect to indefinite

This action was hypocritically deplored by the Great Powers, who

operation?

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Britain holds the key to peace. She can lead the nations in the (Continued on Page 7).

"You surely remember 'Madrid... That's where we ran into

the Watson and had that-onion-

order

Editor's note: Shouldn't that bo morale?

Eddie's note: You don't know us.

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morals of our brave-hearted girls wo issued a gin-bell order. One gin-wling at one bell, two gin- slings at two bells, and so on up to eight bells.

it wasn't long, however, before the girls became discontented. They sent a deputation to us from the crews' quarters and complained that there weren't enough men to go around.

But it wasn't for nothing that we had become an Admiral, and we won the ringleaders over to our side by promising to tattoo their names on our chest the very first time we touched port. As we never drink port, our constitution standing nothing but 'rum, we thought we were pretty safe In making this promise.

In celebration of our victory over the malcontenta, we gavo an order for sixteen balls instead of eight.

This was a most unfortunate thing, because the extra empty gin bottles left a traft in "our" wake, which was speedfly, picked up by our wrathful pursuara.

Our girls were all for stopping the ship when they saw the smoke on the horizon, but we put them off - that idea by telling them that the purauing warships were manned by our Hongkong girl friends. Fear ing that they would have to share us with another couple of hundred femaks, our rebels hastily "sot all sall and as the wind whiffled. through the stays (we are talking about the ship now, not the girls) |we sped merrily on our way, Feb DoThen came the storm.” Whimet paring slightly Mabel crept into?

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