1936-06-08 — Page 19

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, JUNE

MEN AND THINGS

WASHINGTON has plans for something like an

American League of Nations.

RESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S. coming visit to Ottawa and his "informal" talks with Mr. Mackenzle King and bis colleagues may have con- iderable Influence on Canadian bolley.

I am not thinking of matters ike the working of the trade agreement, or like the problem of the St. Lawrence waterway; but of more fundamentai things.

The President's plan for some- thig ke an "American League of Nations "intended to "supple- ment and reinforce the efforts

"

of the Geneva League in so far a the American Continent is con- cerned, is sure to be discussed.

Canada is not a member of the Pan-American Unlon and does not attend Pan-American conferences. But Mr. Roosevelt is anxious for Canadian co-operation: and that raines big issues.

Difficult Questions

CANADIAN optulon on Canadian external polley is to-day hesitant and uncer- tain'

By geographical and political fact. Canada is a member of three groups.

She is a North American country: she is partner in the British Com- monwealth; she is a member of the League of Nationa

Wilch, weighing all the factors, both of sentiment and self-interest, is the

SUN- BATHING MAY BRING CANCER

CHIMNEY SWEEP AND BLONDES. TAKE CARE!

Melbourne, May 25.

Blondes and chimney sweeps are among those probably more likely to contract cancer, thinks the chairman of the Treatment Com- mittee of the Queensland Cancer Trust (Dr. M, Mekillop).

The doctor's report, in which, this was stated, was discussed to- day at the Cancer Conference,

Dr. McKillop indicated that blondes needed merely to guard | against excessive sunbathing, be- cause their eklis burned readily and set up irritation. Chimney sweeps and those en certain other! occupations had shown only a alightly higher incidence than the rest of the population.

The conferenec decided to make the following recommendations to the Commonwealth Government:-

ABROAD

A GENEVA for the

NEW WORLD?

more important for Canada? On which should most Atress, be laid? To which

when

ani

cliolce

S

necessary. preference be given?

Dimenit

ques-

(lons. much de- bated by seriou people in Canada Just now.

The strength of feeling for the

Imperial connec tion is probably

fur less than most people here under

stand.

For a third of the population it in Bitle Aguileance. And even among Canadians of British descent the feel Ing of deep friendship for the Mother Country in tempered by a dečși distrust of "British Imperialism."

The idea gabis grmind that the part- nership with Great Britain and the other Dominions must-in Inter- national matters-be more and more a partnership between Member States of the Lengue.

And-jar inore than I understacd liere-the Hoare-Laval affair ind especially the rather crude interpreta tions of it which reached Canada vin the States) look Canadian loyalty both to the Commonwealth and to the League.

The Explanation

SUSPICION

of Uhe motiven and purposes of British Imperialim deepened: And the determination not to be Involved in "Imperial Intrigues." either through London or through Geneva, Krew.

Hence, largely, the Caundian volte- face on oll Sanctions and the repudin. on of the initiative taken by Dr. Riddell in November..

And hence the growth, in the most unexpected quarters, of a streng sen- timent in favour of complete Cann- dan neutrally in any quarrel not affecting Canada,

With a really strong North American" feellag, a growing belief that for ali practical Purposer Canada must regard herself primarily

by W. N. Ewer

as a state of the American continent. Now the two most inyourtant themes of the President's American plonTM pan-American co-operation and the working out of a "neutrality policy.

So the importance of the Ottawa visit is prefly obvious

More Than a Coalition

RECENTLY, in Belgrade the two

East European groups both be gan their meetings, naturally enough because they overlap.

The older lite Eatentry formed Ju 1928-21, by Czechoslovakia, Jugo slavia and Rumania, was at first a roalition to resist a passible Hun garlanwar of revision,'

Its title was invented by un- Kurian newspolier as a encer, adopted as a comptaient, and has now becom an offels title.

In 1933 it became something far more than a confliton, though for less than a federation: a sort of permanent partnership with regular' meetings of the partners.

tian.

We are not an alliance, we are o nfederation, we are not a comfedera- We have set the Inwyers a new puzzle-to decide just what we are." Kald Fotitch, the Jugoninv driègale Jaughingly to me.

"But, then," he added, "can any lawyer define the British Common wealth?

Second Group

THE second group is the Balkan Entente, CT Balkan League, which is only just over two years old.

Jugoslavia and Rumarla, members of the Little Entente, aro members also of the Balkan Entente. Their third- partner, Czechoslovakia, for obvious geographical reasons, is not.

Instead, there Arc Turkey Orerce.

and

It all makes it a little compileated. And probably quite unworkable in

Although he's

an inch

under

.5 feet

in height,

Pedro Quinones

rears up

at great

big bruisers and says: "We'll fight you

-and

make you like it."

Because

the

pugilistic

"0" always means

the fighter will do the fighting -and Pedro'e

fighter is 7 feet 4 inches highz.

He's

Eliner Reichert,

18, and with Quinones is a member of a

camp south of Klamath

CCO

Talis, Ore.

POLICE CROONER MAKES A HIT

Jackson, Mich., June 1

(1) That the cancer problem bej maden national question; (2) that) a National Research Council ba ap pointed; (3) that facilities at metropolitan and country contres for treatment and diagnosis of cancer be fully developed; (4) that) every medical practitioner in coun- try districts be placed in touch "Police kendquarters," said Capt. With facilities and methods of Henry Stevens when he answered the] treatment studled by a committee phone. "Police headquarters. What specially appointed; (5) that it he can I do for you?'" the alm of each capital City to

and maintain by GovernĮ

"I think your amateur programme montal ald, denuation and paying is swell but I think you should have! patients fees, an up-to-date in-

little more variety," came

orect

stitute for the treatment of cancer the other end of the wire. and research; (8)

that State

for effective arrangements to de-

from

"I don't get you," said the captain.

RED-WHITE-AND-BLUE-

common actae, it works remarkably smoothly.

Of course, the Balkan

Ettente

is stil incomplete.

1 as only four membera there

HEC alx Balkanl Slatre, Bulgaria

and, Albanila are outside.

Tnt is bechuse the Entente when I was made was

miher uncertain

as to its purpose.

Thero were two

8,

1936.

OTTAWA is soon to have a visit from President Roosevelt

lines of thought. Some wanted a soild blog of Balkan States, pledged to resist collectively any attempt by any outside State to interfere in or dominate the, Balkans. They had their eye mainly on the danger of Italian penetrallon.

Other-nud esperbilly the Greek. Government of 121 period-were especially anxious not to be drawn into nny combination that would 1 any way be suspected of being anti- fallen,

They wanted the Balkan Entente to be rather like the original Little Enfchte-a barrier against any Bal- garian attempts at revision of the peace treaty.

Here's the Danger

1

So Bulgaria had to stay outside. But the atendy tendency is towards bringing her in and weldlog the whole of the Balkans Into an organised whicle.

Except. I am afraid, for Albania. Albania passes moro and more den itely under Italian control. To-day Is Independence is little more than a netion.

be

And while this state of things Insta It will certainly not allowed to join in any group not com- pletely dominated and controlled from Rome.

The danger a rather thut, were Mussolla1 to enterge triumphantly from his Abyssinian adventure, Albania might become the jumping-off ground for BOTTLE TOW

enterprise.

statesmen

who meet next

The week

In Belgrade are well alive to that There are no Stales any-

PEACEMAKING IN

PAPUA

FIERCE WAR OVER

WIVES

Fence-making among Papuan tribes is a much simpler the business than in Europe.

In-his-annual report to the Australian government which is responsible for the administra- tion of the territory, as Lieut. Governor (Sir Hubert Murray) tells how the assistant resident magistrate found three tribes at war.

The cause, apparently, was the unfaithfulness of one of the swives, but it had become complicated by stolen pigs and the refusal of a purchaser to pay for another wife after delivery and acceptance. The affair became ultimately se involved as to pass the understand- ing of even the natives concerned.

The magistrate decided to make peace, and the three warring fac tions were made to bring in three pigs and three spears. They laid the pigs side by side, and the three representative chiefs stood over the pigs and broke the spears, de: claring that they would fight no more and adding that in future they would being all their troubles | to the government for settlement. "The strarge thing about these peace-makings," adds Sir Hubert, is that they are often effective for quite a long time."--Austral Newa.

..

KITTENS AND RATS ASĮ PLAYMATES

where

to whom the Lengue--nud the strengthening of the: Lengue-is Ententen. more important than to these two

For some of them 11ftler, for hers Mussolini, seems the greater unger. But for all of them it is plain enough that their safely requires u reat and a functioning fystem,"

Looking Ahead

collective

NEGOTIATIONS ቤቲ

already going on for

the profitable privilege of being host

for the 1940 Olympic GamIER.

twine, Tokyo and Helsingfors are the candidates. And the odds seem at the moment to be alightly on Tokyo.

Count Baillet-Latour, chairman of the International Olyniple Commllier, who has been out on a voyage of in spection; han expressed himself quite satisfied with the Arrangements the Japanese suggest.

Personally, I would be pleased li the Games Ro to Tokyo: but I have

small authority." was his rather cryptic

farewell remark.

Now he goes to Helsingfors.

Latest Conveniences

A LITTLE belatedly

n jest from Geneva. You remember Alolai's speech about Italy bringing to Abyssinis, not only the sword, but the plough?

Ho should have said: 'All modern conveniences, including electricity and gas," was the comment of a delegate who must be nameless.

RADIO BROADCAST

Relay of Dance Music From Cathay Ballroom

Z.E.K. PROGRAMME

356 metres (846 kllocycles):

Front ZB.W. on a wavelength of

5-7 p.hr. Dance Orchestra from the Cathay Ballroom,

7 p.m. Excerpts from Light Opera and Musical Comedy,

Vocal Gems-Lily of Killarney (Benedict); Selection Monsieur Beaucaire (Rosse); SongThe Du- barry"If I am Dreaming" (Millock- or); Helen The Shepherd's Song" Selection-The Merry Widow (Lebar), (Offenbach)...Jeddie Nash (Tenor); 7.30 p.m. The B.B.C. Wireless Singers in Two Concert Waltzes,

1. Wine, (Strauss); 2. Morgenblatter (Morning Women and Sung Papers), (Strauss).

7.43 p.m.. Instrumental Variety Items..

Saxophone

Solo-La Precieuse (arr. Krelaler), .....Marcel Mule; Organ Solos-Melley of Old Songe.. ..Leslie James; Plano Solo-Medley No.

2....Ronald Gourley; Danju Solo-On a Southern Plantation.... Song of Songs....George Scott Wood. Ken Harvey: Accordeon Solo-The Time, Weather. Stock Quotations and Announcements.

8.05 p.m. Chinase Studio Concert. 11 p.m. Close Down.

B

R

p.m.

8.05-10 p.m. European Pro- gramme from Z.E.K. on a frequen- cy of 6-10 kilocycles.

8.05 p.m. A Recital by Richard Crooks (Tenor).

1, Toe Inte to-morrow (Langen- berg); 2, Macushia (Rowe); a, My Song goes round the world; 4, 0 Song Divine.

Georgians,

8.18 p.m. Nat Genella and his

SHIRTS FOR

One cat. her five kittens, and VARSITY MEN FORM two rats live happily together as a

ROYALIST CLUB

family in the home of Rev. T. J.

Fox-Trota Jealous; Sophisticated O'Donnell, at Hobart, Tasmania.ady: Fox-Trots Black Coffee; Lazy Students at Melbourne Univer-The Inst two kittens have just ar-

River Fox-Trots-Pidgin

English sity have formed a Royalist Club |

Hula; Oh! Peter You're so nlee. The kittens have been trained

8.38 p.m. Symphony No. 5 in D Major (Haffner"), (Mozart).

rived.

to uphold democratie principles in such a way that they do not at-

Governments realise the necessity fowo're not having amateur pro-and limit the influence of com. Lempt to harm the rats, but to dis-

velop facilities to bring patients to grammes." established centres for treatment;

"I just heard one over your radio,“

(7) that next cancer conference be anid the strange volee. "I enjoyed it, held at Canberra and the following much more than the police calls." one in Sydney, and that famous In- ternational authorities be invited to attend.

Captain Stevens looked

munism at the University.

play the friendliest manner to wards them. The cat and the Communism will be opposed by rats and mice. but in no circum

largest kittens frequently hunt verbal warfare in lunch time lec-atances, says Austral Nowe, will toward tures, "but not," as one member they attack the pet rats. tho radio room, when out walked told Austrai News, "by thuggery Conference dropped the sugges-face. "Gosh, Captain! Some one left or by throwing opponents into the

Officer Hatchlosion with a very red tion that for the present no more the radio on and I've been in there lake." radium be purchased by the Com-singing to myself. What'll I do?" monwealth Government or State

The annual Speech Day of the Diocesan Boys' School takes place on clinics until the final report on you might learn

"Nothing," said the captain, "cept president, and the official, dress sports trophies will also be awarded. One of the professional ataftis School hall, when the prizes and Friday, July 3, at 5.16 p.m. In the mass radium therapy was lasued Your listeners would ka

anothor tuno. by the Radium Commission. I variety."

will probably be a red, white and The chief speaker will be His Excel- blue shirt,

leney the Governor, Bir Andrew Caldecott,

a little

9 p.m. Daventry News Bulletin and 9.20

Abert Sandler and

his Orchestra.

Softly awakes my heart-Samson and Delilah" (Saint-Saens): A Little Love, a little kiss (Sitesu); Bird Songs at Eventide (Eric Coates).

9.30.

Teacher. Excepts from "Please

9.47 p.m. Plano Duets by Ar thur Young and Reginald Foresy- the.

1. Roberta-Selection; 2, A Key board Medley.

10 p.m. Big Hen from Daventry. Close Down.

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