1935-11-04 — Page 4

H. K. A "CHATTEL"?

LABOUR'S UNIQUE

SUGGESTION

HAND COLONIES OVER TO LEAGUE

MR. MALCOLM Mac- DONALD, Secretary for the Colonies, depre- cated in strong terms: the suggestion that Hongkong and other Colonies should be handed

to the

over

League of Nations as Mandates, when he

spoke at a luncheon of the West African Din-

ner Club last month in honour of Sir Bernard Bourdillon, Governor- designate of Nigeria..

one

"A certain eminent person, at of the recent Party con- ferences," he remarked, "said that, In his view, all the Crown Colonies should be handed over to the League of Nations as Mandates.

"“Such talk tends to do grave harm to the peoples of tho Colonies. It creates uncer- tainty as to their territories' future; it produces a sense of lack of security; it discouragea people, for instance, from put- ting capital into those coun- tries, and therefore prejudices their development.

THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH. MONDAY,

DEATH. STALKS

IN ADOWA

NOVEMBER 4 1935..

ANTI-NANKING REVOLT Lamp

One of the first Italian casualties in the war in Ethiopia. Stretcher bearers bringing a w unded comradu into emergency hospital after the capture of Adowa, a defeat inflicted on the Ethiopians with the loss of less than a dozen Italian lives. Other,

pictures on page 11.

MADCAP ADVENTURE AROUND THE WORLD

IN 25-FOOT SHIP

"It is not merely the economic MOTHER WILL ACCOMPANY U. S.

development that is prejudiced, but also the political and educational development of the peoples there, and the expansion of medical and other social services, for all these services are expensive, and must be founded on s basis of material prosperity."

STUDENT TO HONGKONG

San Francisco, Oct. 20.

Undaunted by buffeting winds and failing equipment Mrs. Wilma Madden, 36, and her stepson Ward, 21, plan to continue a "mad adventure" cruise around the world in

a 25-foot sailing sloop.

Content To Stay To talk of the Crown Colonies being handed over

៨ន : wholesale

They were scheduled to leave early in November for Mandates to the League, the Los Angeles on the second leg of a tour they hope will take Colonial Secretary continued, "is to presume that the peoples of the them to South America, Africa, Europe, the South Seas, Colonics can be treated as mere Hongkong and China. chattels, that we need not consult their own wishes..

"But we are bound to con- ault their wishes, and I have no doubt that, if we were to do so,

should wo

find the vast majority of them content and

The trip is designed in part to furnish "background" for Ward, who has ambitions to be an author.

Filming A

anxious to stay in their present Battle. With

situation.

To say that implies no criticism

of the Mandate System. In fact,

the sentiment of the people in the

Microbes As

Colonies is due to our having for Rival Armies

n long time past in our Colonial Government practised the very principles laid down by the League of Nations for the government of Mandated territories,

"We have acted primarily trustees for the welfare and happi- ness of the peoples in the Colonies, and they have a lively appreciation |

an-

The first 1,000-mile leg of the journey from Seattle to San Francisco took more than a month to complete and "" "gave" them a hint of the trouble they may encounter before they have achieved their goal of circum- avigation of the world.

Management of the sloop' Teoni has given the two sailors all the experience they have had In navi- gation. Neither had set foot

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aboard a sailing vessel until they Paris, Oct. 20.

started from Seattle down the Films that might be nounced in the most startling Pacific coast. Their knowledge of terms on the hoardings are des- navigation was gleaned from cribed by Paris-Soir.

two-months intensive study of "Five million Actors. Three books before they loft Seattle,

Twide, before they safely drop- have received under the British markable reconstruction of aped anchor, at San Francisco, Crown,"

grent battle ever seen on the their 10 h.p. auxillary motor fail- screen. Real fighting, with blooded them and heavy seas forced. and victima," are only some of the them to call for help. claims for them that might bei madu.

of the many benefits which they hundred

Taxpayers'

Paradise

In Pacific

NO RATES: NO POOR NO ILLITERATES

atars. The most

re-

Near Astoria, in Oregon, they Hout-anchor and the boat and ware

finally towed to port for a week's repairs.

The warriors are red and white blood corpuscles, and the battles are fought against microbes.

Again, near Eureka, storm The ms are staged by Dr.forced them to hoist a signal sheet Comandon in a laboratory at the to the mast. The Coast guard house at Garches where Pasteur brought them to harbour through died. The "stars" often have to n sen so rough that they had to undergo a certain make-up to tie themselves into their berths. make them catch the camera.

"And although I sign no prince-

Will Set Record If- The two realise that if they suc-

A picturesque Pacific Island ly contracts, my stars are dear, ceed in what they smilingly call |

where

There is no income tax Nobody is without property There are no poor Nobody is illiterate There is a simplified smooth- functioning legislature actually exists. And it is not an experimental Utopia in its first practical stage.

25 Years' Work

And then he shot a film. Bacil of foot-and-mouth disease pre. pared an underhand attack on in- nocent red globules and an army of white globules.

The

very

very dear." Dr. Comandon, ex- plained, bringing his different cul- their "mad adventure" they will light, .. tures within the glare of the spot-t a record, Previously the smallest boat to circle the world was a 32-foot ship.

"small,

charming cabin," as described by Mrs. Madden, contains two typewriters, in addition to such essentials as a sea water distilling outfit, 60 gallons of fuel, 60 gallons of fresh water, and provisions (anough to last the adventurers four months. la visiting Melbourne for the bacilli beat a retreat, and the Search for pirate treasure is Methodist Church centenary, has white globules, advancing in included in their rather indefinite been telling Austral News about it serried lines, surrounded them, plans. They expect to stop at Every boy on attaining the age and finally dealt the deathblow. Cocos Island, off the const of of 16 is given a grant of 84 acres It has taken Dr. Comandon 26 Costa Rica, for of land and a village home; in years to bring his work to such other have searched vainly for a while, where other words the means to makò a

treasure, in the hope that they living among his 30,000 fellow,

may a "lucky." islanders.

It is the island of Tonga, and As in, every good film, the forece Its Crown Prince Taufa Ahau who of law and order triumphed, the

perfection.

The field of battle" in the film

England-if their hopes ára In place of income tax, a pay-was only half a cuble millimetre ment of £2 a year is levied on of blood, which had to be enlarged realised will be the longest stop. every male adult, and this entitles ten thousand times.

They plan to drop anchor for a him to free medical, dental and "We generally keep down to full year while Ward, a recent hospital treatment for himself six or seven thousand times," graduale of the University of and his family. To augment the said Dr. Comandon, "but it la Washington, takes a post graduato reventie, there are customs duties possible to go up to two hundred course at Oxford. and a tax on motor cars. There] thousand."

Speed is not a part of the plan. are free primary schools and two

Dr. Comandon Is now under- "Maybe it will take the rest of colleges.

taking a series of studies on the our lives," said Mrs. Madden. Prince Taufa Ahau, not yet 18, ovolution of enneprous colls, "We plan to live the life of the la more than six feet tall, and has which are so remarkable that Dr. peasants in many countries, to already won distinction as a hurd- Carrel has asked him to go to New carn our living by plough and ler, weight putter and Rugby foot York to collaborate with him at shovel and thus roally learn about baller. Ho is studying law. the Rockefeller Institute-Reuter, the countries."--United Broms

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AUTONOMY MOVE IN N. CHINA

REBELS STILL SEEK

A STRONG MAN...

Tientsin, Nov. 1.

The movement for an auto- nomous North China govor. what is being hampered by lack of a Chinese Toader with enough ability and prestige to hold the many conflicting ele- ments together without plung- ing five northern provinces into a maelstrom of civil war and unrest.

Japiatieso take it for granted

the that

Five Chinese Big generals in North China will join the rovalt against Nanking but they also know that the Big Five Yen Hsi-shan, Sung Chch-yunn., Fu Tso-yi, Chin Tch-chun and Shang Chen-could never work harmoniously together and that it la imperative to have Bomo "strong man", more than a mere figurehend, to keep them from tearing at each other's throats once they are free from Nanking's nominal control.

In this group are two leaders stronger than the others, General Yen Hal-shan, Pacification Com- mander of Shanai Province, who controla Fu Tso-yi, governor of Suiyuan Province; and General Sung Cheh-yunn, who controls Chin Teh-chun, governor of Chahar. General Shang Chon,, governor of Hopel, is something of a weak sistor. General Han Fu-chu, governor of Shantung, is a powerful leader, but is some- thing of a question mark to the Japanese as he is satisfied with Nanking as long as Nanking leaves him alone. The Japanese nevertheless figure that Shantung will be with Chahar, Hopel,

when the break comes agaicist Nanking.

SINGER CLAIMS Shansi and Suiyunn provinces £20,000 FOR NORMANDIE'S 'VIBRATION'

New York, Oct. 15.

NASTIA POLIAOVA,

a Russian singer, has filed an action in New York. claiming £20,000 damages from the French Line, owners of the Normandie.

She claims to have been a first- classi passinger in the ship, and saya that its vibration caused an internal injury which necessitated her undergoing an operation.

Officials of the line ridicule tho assertion.-United Presa.

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WHAT IS AN

ELEPHANT'S MAN-POWER?

An elephant can, if it tries, Spring more than a little surprise,

It can shift trees, and lift trees,

Or chase you and place you

Right up in the air by its eyes

Not Committed According to one member of the old Chibli Clique which ruled North Chinn before Chiang Kai- shck's rise to power and glory and who claims to have been present when these matters were discuss- ed between Japanese and Chinage

finitely decided.

leaders, nothing has been yet de-

The Japanese have not yet themselves to the committed North China separationist move- ment and will be content with

Nanking's nominal control if Nanking grants Japan's wishes,, which are virtual demands.

These include Japanese ex- ploitation of mines and communi- cations, purchase of property, reduction of tariffs on Japanese imports, recognition of Manchu- kuo und Japanese aid in fighting Communists on the frontiers..

If these demands are not grant- ed, then Japan will not only sup-. port but foster independence in North China and see that the now government will have what the Japanese love to call "sincerity" in their nttitude of friendship towards Japan.

Japanese are not unanimous in their views on the issue, and there is same bickering, and disputo

among ranks. One

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what she wants eventually, with

Miss-Hana, a-Siamese elephant-out riding a tiger. now in Japan, has been doing her hest to vindicate this English nursery rhyme; but English -ex- perts complain that her best is not as good as it should be.

In a recent tug-of-war" in the Tokyo Zoo, she was able to hold her own with only: 65 men, and that by collapsing on her knees.

From inquirica, it appears that, while it is not good for an elephant to indulge in such direct trials of strength, a higher stand- ard would be expected of any large, full-grown elephant.

An official of the London Zoo) thought that 56 men was not, many but added that the history of the Zoo, throw no direct light on what might be expected of an elephant in this way,

Mr. Bertram Mills Mr. Bertram Mills thought that Miss Hana did not look a very big elephant. From her photograph, he stated, he would, guess that sho was about 22-25 years old and only about three parts grown.

Another

majority, demands action and a group, which seems to be in the

new state. Older and wiser heads counsel patience until all pre- liminary problems to the establish- ment of a new state, can be work ed out.

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This informant said his obser- vations of the trend and the pre- sent status of affairs leads him to. the conclusion that it is only a matter of time until independence is declared and achieved.-United Presa.

BELGIANS

BEAT BRITONS AT

BEER-DRINKING'

Munich, Oct. 20. The Englishman, the Australian and the German stand at the bot- tom of the class when it comes to drinking alcohol, according to Nazi statistics,

The list shows that the French- man and the Swiss drink, on the. average, five times more every swar than any one of them.

Here are the figures per hend per year in litres (about 1

"I have seen elephants," he added, "that 100 man could not hold and once à big elephant gets going I doubt if 500 men could stop her. Obviously. It depends a great deal on both the size of the elephant and how the pull started, An elephant may weigh anything | pinta): from one to five tons, and a tug-of-France and Switzerland war is, after all, very largely a Spain, Sweden, Czechoslo- matter of weight against weight."-

Mr. Milla also considered that he would Be to be assured that. the proper tug-of-war rules, as followed at the Military Tourna- ment at Olympia, had been obeyeding, France is again in the lead before any precise valus was attached to such a performance.

Mr. George Sangor, also of ele cus fame, added the view that a big elephant ought to be able to pull,100_men with caso

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