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TELEGRAPH. MONDAY,

NOTES OF THE DAY

PLANNED ECONOMY

AUGUST 26, 1935.

A BRITISH MASTER

OF TONGUES

By ALEXANDER MORTON

THE questions that have arisen, and afterwards preserved as the

ahy

Ultimately

The Very Idea!

OUR TELEPHONE-

A Ring On The Phone Is

Worth Two On The Bus

Edited By Eddle

Now

Some politicians seeking seats in Parliament at the coming Cana- dian Federal election say that the only hope for the Dominion is the establishment of a "planned econ-

recall the fact that in the carly huric, which was apoken tu the omy," says a Canadian contempor- part of last century none of the principal province of Amhara, and ary. They enunciato ,, curious oicials at the British Foreign Office displaced Geez and became the doctring which will, no doubt, be could translate a dispatch in the official language of Abyssinia. obediently accepted as gospel by. Abyssinian language.

When Archibald Constable, of the adherents of their cult. The the task was assigned to Alexander Edinburgh, arranged for a new edi- doctrine is couched in the follow-shepherd boy in the wilds of Gallo-sinia," the task of editing was as

| Murray, who had been reared tion of "Bruce's Travels to Abys-You never know how use- ful the telephone is until ing language: "Genuine liberty way, and was then minister of Urr, signed to Murray, who was then the you get one installed in your for the masses of people, is im-in the Stewartry.

only individual in Britain, or per-flat for the first time. possible without economic equal- Murray was born at Dunkitterick, Ihaps in Europe, qualified to do ity." There is an ex cathedra air near the Burn of Palnure, in a glen justice to such a work. He spent of infallibility In this statement then without

This is how we are. We road and several months at Kinaird House, of political faith which invites traversed by no strangers save where he had the greatest difficulty have, after three years in consideration. In a sparsely set-smugglers. It is midway between in getting access to lettera and Hongkong, managed to scrape up

In Newton Stewart and New Galloway, papers, which tled "pioneering community

James Bruce, which the inhabitants can with and a road now passes close by the traveller's son, thought of little im we are finding out that we simply

the enough money to rent one. severe inbour secure only the hare ruins of Murray's cottago and portance, but which contained most don't know what we did without necessitica of life, each household crosses the Dee at Clatteringshaws, valuable information. The work presents an example of a "planned Murray was born when his father was published in 1805, and brought one. economy" on a small scale. Food was in his seventieth year, and his Murray great fame. In 1806 he

"You might ask the amah to and clothing are apportioned out health was never robust, so that was appointed Minister of Urr, in to the several members of the his attendance at school was short the Stewartry, and there, while down to the Compradore's If you

are contemplating to family according to the wisdom of and irregular. His father laught faithfully fulfilling his ministerial for a packet of Gold Flakes, will become a motorist owner-if you the house-mother. The oversight him the alphabet by drawing the duties, he continued his philologien! you?** We said to Matilda. are desirous of a change-if you of the outdoor workers is the duty letters on the board of an old wool studies with undiminished zeal. There's not a cigarette in the

with the black end of a The Abyssinian dispatch came to house." are going on home leave a word of the male parent. The activities card from you to

of the household in production, on heather birn plucked from the fire, the British Foreign Office In 1811, Matilda looked at us reproach- the side of "supply." to use the He soon learned all the alphabet, but nobody there was able to trans- fulty. ACQUAINT US OF YOUR

term in the technical sense, are and became writer as well as reader, late it. Ultimately it was sent to

"What about our lovely new tele- REQUIREMENTS AND WE WILL pinned and organised in strict In a short time he was able to rend Murray with the request that he FURNISH YOU WITH FULL accordance with the actual "de the Catechism, the New Testament, would furnish a translation. This phone?" she asked. PARTICULARS.

mand," that is, what the family and the Bible, and he astonished! he did, and he says, "It is in very course, when you have a telephone needs and consumes. In this in the neighbours by repeating large ¦ plain anul good Abyssinium, tufdress. HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE. stance it is a condition of searcity passages of Scripinge before he wased to the King, whom the writer you don't have to ask the amah to Phone 27778-9. Stubbs Rd. which imperiously calls for econ-eight years of age. Two or three thanked for his presents of arms, sip down to the compradore's; you telephone your order and the com- omie planning. In 'any condition years afterwards he got on loan cannon, &c., and requested to con- of great scarcity, for example, in "Salmon's Geographical Grammr," tiane the correspondence. There is pradore sends his boy along pronto. -war time, rationing and price fix which had the Lord's Prayer la much in it about religion. The It saves no end of trouble. ing may be necessary to check the many languages, and this probably | Abyssiniau Chiel Ras Wiida"or course," we said. "How-

of Tigre) or thoughtlessness of in-led him to the study of languages. Secluse, Governor

is stupid of us. And we picked up greed

central

11 convince dividuals,

the shiny new receiver, When he was fourteen his father | sovereign that he is of the same re- authoritative planning is inevit atladı.

moved to Barneaughia (birthplace ligion with him." of John MacMillan, founder of the MacMillanites), which was suf

The

Thongkong Telegraph.

MONDAY, AG, 26, 1935,

BRITISH SHIPPING

OUTLOOK

And

NO FREEDOM

Aume

very anxious

our

We hadn't though of it, but, of

"Hale, that the compradore?" wo naked, when a faint voice cuckled" over the line.

The valce snid it was.

Cokl

"I want you to send me around

of Gold Flakes," we said. "No navre," said the Voice. "Guld Flakes, man, Flakes?" we said."

"What?" said the Voice.

Cigarettes

Gold Flakes Here, I'll spell it for you G for Gherkins, Got

"Ai", said the Voice. "0_fører-Matildu, whal ber gins with 07"

"Osteopathy," said Matilda. "How do you expect the com- pradore to know a word like that. Something to ent-quick!"

"Olives?" "Splendid.

ficiently near Minnigaff to allow Murray afterwards translated for him to attend school there regular, the British and Foreign Bible ly, and now began his eager study Society an abstruse dissertation in Econòmic planning by a power of languages, He borrowed an old Ethiopie on doctrinal points written ful central authority enn do some- | edition of “Ainsworth's Dietion by the Patriarch of Alexandria and thing towards securing greater ary," which had the Latin words presented to this country, by the Whilst it is apparent that production, as long as the condi-with the corresponding Greek and Prime Minister of Abyssinia. The Britain is, in the realm of trade on of scavity continues. When Hebrew, and this he read through Society not only thanked Murray, that condition is succeeded by a out. French, Latin, Greek, and but also ordered that he should be and industry generally, weather-condition of plenty, the master-Hebrew occupied all his time, presented with copies of all the ing the depression far better planners find their occupation gone From another companion he bor- foreign versions of the Scriptures that than other nations, there are not and their place taken by a force rowed "Baillie's English Diction-published by the Society.

far more powerful and convincing Jary," which had the Anglo-Saxon He war elected. Professor of wanting indications that ship-than themselves. In an ern of alphabet, and this led to German. Oriental Languages in Edinburgh ping is still in a bad way. plenty, in a well-supplied market. From his schoolmates, the M'Lurgs University In 1812, and began to despite the

He grant of the buyer can exercise choice, and of Glenboise, he got a volume of teach in the end of October. recent

doen wo in a manner all his own. "Ancient Universal History," con- {published for the -Use of the an experimental subsidy, The

according to a laste and fancy [taining the story of the ancient students a small hand-book entitled more the position is analysed, quite unpredictable by any central Gaels, Germans, Abyssinians, and "Outlines of Oriental Philology," the clearer does it. become committee of "planners." In others, and having the Abyssining which he had written after coming that the first essential to "good" times the producer needs alphabet, which Murray transcribed to Edinburgh to take up his duties.

d other incentive than the de-for

is health, never very recovery is a substantial revival mand of the buyer, and this netual Bible in any boguage of which he broke down, and early in March he in worki trade. Stability of demand would certainly and eller knew the alphabet, he could make was confined to the house. He did exchanges and the removal or tively override theoretical considerable progress in learning it not realise how ill he was,

grammar or dictionary, looked forward to his return to the│1. lowering of trade barriers are arithmetic of the master-planners, without

It would continue to operate His attendances at school did not Stewartry at the end of the session also nerded if British shipping is this way unless the master-plan-amount altogether to two years, but early in April, fully expecting that "D for-dammit! what's solite- to regain its former prosperity.ners were able to persuade or com-at home and on the hillside he read the summer at home would restore thing beginning with D-D) for Without question, that

he him. It was not to be. Mrs. Mur- Dessicated Coconut. Got it?" el the buyer to accept and get everything he could get, and (along with those commodities spent some months teaching theray, who had remained at Urr, was perity was built upon the un- which the planters in their wis-children of neighbouring farmers, warned how serious his condition restricted exchange of natural dam instructed the producer to Steps were taken in cuuble him to was, and arrived in Edinburgh on and manufactured products beake or grow, and all at a fixed enter Edinburgh University, where April 1. She found him busy with Fruit Salts," tween all countries. Britain's price. In such a system there ise had a brilliant career, One of a amanuensis, deeply engaged in biggest customers were crippled no choice left to buyer or producer, his biographers says. "His astonish his favourite studies, all financially and industrially by Neither is free to produce or to facility in the acquisition ofscious of his danger, and even pro- Lettuce.

languages enabled him to attain in posing to take an airing next day the Great War, and since then buy what he likes.

a few months what would have been in a coach if the weather should said Matilda. every country has resorted to

beyond the reach of ordinary talent be favourable. He was out of bed artificial devices to revive or

during the longest life.”

pros-

The

sustain Its industries. There WHERE IS EQUALITY ?

IL

future use.

If he bad the

At Edinburgh he continued the

robust, there?

and

Hulle! Are you O for Ulives. "Yes," said the Voice. "Then L for---Jet us see?--yes! for Lettuce." "Yes."

"Yes."

"Now,

"Yes."

second word } for

uncon- "L. Let me seeery for

"You can't say Lettuce again.“

"Why not?"

"What?"

all next day, enfing heartily, though his condition was getting rapidly

"You'll mix him all up." has been much less to carry be-

I worke.

"Ob, all right, Hullo, compra- tween the countries, and sub-

What kind of equality do the study of Ethiopic, along with medical friends seemed very anxi-¡ish.

In the evening he noticed that his dore, I for-ch-Linoleum Po- sidies and preferences have led producers and consumers in such Hebrew and Arable, and by the aid ous about him, and when they left to foreign shippers taking an in-n "economy" possess? Perhaps of the "Polyglott Bible" and he said to his wife that they seemed ereasing share of the available by stretching the meaning of "Ludolph's Dictionary," he master-to consider him worse than he " for Linoleum Polish.” freightage. Britain has now words it might be called an "econed the two most important dialecta thought, and added, "If I have de-

"Ah. For cleance floor. ole equality." The inhabitants of Abyssinia-Geez.

Yes." originally |ceived you, I was myself deceived.” | RhVer. have secured this kind of equality spoken in the province of Tigrai Continued on Page 7.)

"A for Apricots. (Turning to by means of a simple expedient,

Matilda). That's an easy one.".

"Yes,"

to be no

been compelled to give the in- dustry financial help, but this, at best. is mengre and uncertain. namely, by relinquishing their The defensive subsidy of two freedom of action in the matter of million sterling has been granted producing and consuming. In for one year only, and there is these matters they take their no guarantee if it will be con orders from the master-planners. tinted, especially in the event of They produce this "economic a change of Government. Sub-quality at a price and the price sidies, in any event, are apt to is their freedom or liberty of be pernicious in their effects, action. There seems whilst work trade needs to be escape from the conclusion that freed of the crippling results of mentioned enn be obtained by the economic equality of the kind restrictions as to the nationality people only at the cost of liberty. of ships in which goods are car- Nevertheless, certain politiciaus ried. There are greater issues believe that the Canadian people involved in the present plight of must aim at nothing less than the shipping than the return of establishment of a planned and order," and dividends to shareholders, and socialized economic none greater than that of the affirm with all emphasis that very existence of Britain in time "Genuine liberty for the masses of people is impossible without of war. Praetically every day, economic equality." These high- the British Isles import about suunding words about liberty and 50,000 tons of foodstuffs and equality do not make sense. about 60,000 tons of materials, dictum should be amended to rend these quantities being beyond that if the masses of the people the present capacity of the desire to be reduced to a dead country's shipping, which is level of "economie equality" they being depleted further by forced must be prepared to relinquish

genuine liberly. The sales to foreign interests, and about the Lady and the Tiger, also by breaking up. Circum- properly interpreted, identifies the stances have impelled Britain to Lady with Freedom, or Liberty, adopt tariffs and also to grant and the Tiger with the "Economic some financial aid to shipping, Equality" of Socialism: not out of a belief in the inherent

"There once WIS value of such measures, but be-

a Lady of Niger cause in existing clrcumstances

"Who went for a ride on FL no other option is left. But it is

Tiger; becoming increasingly clear that salvation will only come when artificial mensures are cast aside, and this can only be done by oventual international agree. ment.

The

Limerick

"They came back from their

rido

"With the Lady Inside, "And a smile on the face of the

Tiger."

"Now, Jones, what we want to get over in this campaign la that Hongkong is the coolest summer spot in the Far East.”

"K for Kerosene,

I'm K fur-er-

"Kelosene. Yes. All same in | bottle."

"YCH. Now for the last one. E. E for Epsom Salts."

"Epsom Salts, Áll ri', I 'saved. You want any more things."

"No. You sure you got that alright now, Gold Flake. G-O-L-D_F-L-A-K-B?"

A

short but intense burst. of machine-gun fire in the receiver

was followed by dead silence.

"Hullo! Confound it, he's bung up on me!"

"Oh, he'll have got the mesange alright," said Matilda,

Twenty minutes lator the cook- boy knocked on the door.

"Missic," he said, "compradore have send order."

*x-

"Ah, my cigarettes," wo claimed joyfully. "He did get my order ok. after all."

"No savec cigarettes," he said. "Ho sond one bottle pickles, one bottle olives, one bunch lettuce, packet dessicated cocoanut, fruit aalta, floor polish, dried fruits, kerosene and Epsom Sults."

For a moment there was silence. ́, Then Matilda giggled.

"I nee nothing to laugh at,” we said. "That compradore is an

Ag8."

"I was only thinking," said Matilda, "what a good thing it was you weren't ordering Black and White Whisky. We'd have beom ruined!"