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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPHI, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1986.

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TUESDAY. OCT. 6, 1936.

CROWN COLONY

GOVERNMENT

In the otherwise admirable broadcast address which Profes- sor R. Coupland recently gave at Home on the Colonial Empire, with special reference to the Crown Colonies, a wrong impres- sion was given his hearers when

A QUEEN is fighting to ROUND

Who is this dominant figure who, after settling a Cabinet crisis, spent her holidays in the Highlands of Scotland preparing 'for the greater challenge she is now facing?.

In this vivid pen picture

Herbert Antcliffe,

a London Correspondent at The Hague, reveals her remaricable personality.

UEEN

WILHELMINA

rules an Empire. Nearly 60,000,000-subjects know her as a remarkable woman and, above all, a remarkable Queen.

Behind her she has the tradi- tion of centuries and the train- ing from her early youth by her mother, the late Queen Emma,

Yet these would be small mat. ters were it not that she is loved and respected by all classes and parties for herself.

Queen Willcimino's one object in life is to be a mother to her people, and, as every conselenilous mother must, she demands respect as well as love, while cometimes she has to do things that her people her children-do not at the moment re lish. It goes without saying that, spite of the limitations of her au- thority by the Constitution, which. sd for as the Sovereign is concerned, is much the same as the Constitution of the United Kingdom, she is more or less an autocrat.

Her Answer

Queen Wilhelming.

save the Guilder

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The eyes of the world are focused to-day upon Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands.

She is engaged upon a strenuous fight to save the abandonment of the gold guilder.

Neither devaluation nor the abandonment of the landed property, probably amount to standard could benefit

not less than £4,000,000.

gold

the

ABOUT by

The Showman

ASMINE is puzzled again, Everything-fe and the world and, you know, the way people say they'll do something, and then: don't-everything seems no queer

and unsettled. If you see what she

means.

She means that if she says it's on

with her, and you say it's on with you.

then it's on with you and her, ankt

hell be at the bus stop and so will

you, like you said you would.

But all things aren't like that..are they, not by a long chalk? Why?

All Those Things

SIE means there was that athlete.. One day an interview salú he was going to retire, and the next dny he asked a paper to say he wasn't going to. There was that broadcast which a paper sald that Stalin and the Russian generals had made to the Then the Russians Ruslan Army. denied it. Then the paper called them

liars-well not in to many words, but

you know,

The income from each of these has community as a whole, she in recent years fallen considerably, declared recently in a speech stars engagements and they've been

so that she cannot do many of the

that she would wish. Nevertheless,

things, either for herself or others, from the throne. she has met her own tenants in their difficulties, and even gone farther in opposed was to her, a deeply rell- rious Calvinist, no objection what- the allowances

ces and reductions she

ever to his appointment us her chief has made than they themselves would political adviser. It was a real dis.

has also given have asked. She

accept the position of Prime Minis- much to the various crisis funds, and "ppointment to her that he would not has returned to the Government a proportion of the allowance fixed by the Constitution as the stipend of the reigning Sovereign.

A Gesture

ter.

Kindliness

LIKE most royal personages she in an excellent linguist, and can meet not only most Europeana but pEALISING that her family, now also her East Indian subjects on their K reduced only to herself and her own ground by talking to them in doughter, are well provided for in she observes the etiquette of Court their own language. In this matter other ways, she is now going a step te very strictly. further, and has proposed to the

Not long ago the wives of the Government that among the changes which are to be made in the Con- British and French Ministers were stitution one should be the formal received, after the presentation of and permanent reduction of this their husbands' credentials, by her allowance.

Majesty in private audience. Botli,

conver

Unlike most autocrats she prefers of course, were familar with each to have round her strong men who other's language, so that the ince their own views, with whom sation might have been in either. and whenever clie can be nothing of this,

spoke to the Frenchwoman It was in

she сап Brgue and whom she can The Queen, however, would have

convince or by whom she convinced.

AD she been born at any other period of the world's history, or had she ruled over tussis or Persia, almost Queen Wilhelmina would certainly have been a despot, but she would have been a benedicent despat. many

As a young woman she was even

well-authenticated story gives an in- stance. She and her, entourage were attending a review of the troops, which started at four o'clock in the morning.

Her favourite statesman - was for French and to the Englishwoman In

years the Inte Monsignor English. Nolens, a Catholle prelate of demo- With all this, while Queen Wilhel- erntle views and with a character as mina never censes to be "every inch her own. That in a Queen", she la outside formal becs- religious matters they were entirely sions a model of kindliness,

B-4352 Round the bend of the Road; Take me away from the river he declared that Official members something of a martinet, of which a unbending as

B-4354 Hush-a-byc, Lullsby; Got the South in my Soul'

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Blug Preludo; Swing Along

Snowball; Fat Li'l feller: Short'nin' broad

are in the majority on all the Legislative Councils. This is so. he stated, because by that means

B-820Z Little man, you've had a busy day: I ain't lazy, I'm just the Secretary of State-and

dreamin'

B-8372 Swing Low sweet Chariot; On ma journey

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Cloomy Sunday: Honey

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Parliament at his back-retains

Prompt to the minute the Court should take Two minutes

the ultimate control of legislation. arrived at the place where the review Wull Faa: King of the Gipsies later the General Omcer Command- IN the days when Kirk Yetholm at Although of royal blood, Wall Fon

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the foot of the Cheviots was the was by no means endowed with

castle was With a cold, unrecognising stare centre of the gipsy tribe. Wull Fan riches. His

a humble caravan a tent or the young Queen remarked, in reply reigned us monarch over the dark cottage-otten to the general's excuses, that she skinned, wild-hearted colony. He when he was "on the road-and his had no use for an officer who arrived had a struggle to obtain his "throne, only means of locomotion was by a two minutes after the time; ind for when "Glee'd Neckit Wull," his scraggy white donkey that was without more ado the man was dis- father, left it vacant on his death, a housed in the "entry" of his palace.

his post and another usurper arose and threatened to oust missed from appointed.

him from his rightful position.

once

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And as for worthless trèattes, and official rumours, and deninis of fins-

married and divorced all the time- well, she means to say ...

The appy Mean

MY advice to Jasmine is based on thousands of years' experience of this weary world. Indeed, I was with Noah when he said; "I think fe wil only be a shower"; and I said: "IL looks to me as if it had come to stay." Well, of course, wa were both wrong. It cleared up after a bit. as you know. So I would advise Jasmine not to rely too much on Buything. For example, when a young man says "1 will lord you for ever and over," she should murmur to hereell-whe wondering 1 ha snorca "Or there- abouts!"

Thus preparing for anything like a sensible little public.

ALL this talk about should girls wear shortat Well, anyhow, I happened to be in a crowd that was photer graphed, and I was wearing' shorts, and the picture got in the papers, and when I got back from my holiday his sister-the criticising one-had seen it. "Well," she said, "some people would take care not to be photographed like. that. I would, for one!"

"And you'd be quite right, desir,”“ 1. aald very sweetly.

How's that for a soft answer?

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Wags' Corner

A LIFE INSURANCE AGENT. making his usual weekly round, called at a house in one of the poater districts of London.

"Hi, mai" the husband called up- stairs to his wife, "hero't the under ground landlord called for 'Is rent!'

ingly, "Hey, ma man; it's turn an' turn aboot here."

The king gave him an ugly glower. "Oot a' mu road," he grunted, "D'ye · ken wha ye're speakin' to?"

Such an astonishing thing happen- ed then that an amazed gasp arose This bold pretender was the leader' In the winter when funds were at from the breathless spectators. The Her interest in the Army and Navy has always been of a practical nature of an inferior tribe, known to the their lowest, Wull made a living by former, with one spring, caught the, Last week she outlined new provi- Kipsies us the Earl of Hell, who had driving coals from the pit head to gipsy up in his arms, and, holding' the him over the yawning mouth of the the neighbouring towns. But "rubbed southers wi the

And pit shaft, cried. "Noo, then, ma galleys." sions for national defence.

A battle-royal took place ing was an Impatient man, There is something splendid in this ori Yetholm Green, at which the when he arrived to see other carts innnate; maun I let ye gang doen, or

Trouble lonely woman's courageous attitude Earl's party were defeated, and Wull-drawn up at the pithead he did not are ye gaun to wait yer turn like

to wait his turn, but pushed ither lowk? to life. Her husband, Prince Hen-Faa rode victorious on his donkey to

his wa

way forward, and

began

to load

Wull was wise enough to realise drick, died last year. Their only the coronation.

before the others. His strength and when he was beaten, so he gave in Many tales are told of King Wull's power were so great that no one with good enough grace, and held a child, Princess Juliana, is now, her mother's inseparable companion. daring. He was a broad-shouldered dared challenge his right, till one day great respect for the farmer ever

and bravery, and always ready 10

giant, distinguished for his strength a bold farmer thought it was time after. Courageous Ride TEAR, if she feels it, she conceals test-his skill in a fight. His fame to teach him u lesson.

a combat with another When Wull clattered up to the pit,

Another "ploy" in which Wull was with the spirit of u heroine, rose after

was the smuggling of when, in 1010, Incipient rioting had daring gipsy on Ford Loanin', which and, as usual, pushed his way past involved

summer the waiting row of carts, the farmer whisky and lasted throughout a whole

Borders gin into the already taken place, her Majesty, today.

stepped, forward and said, "challeng- from the small ports on the Nor- This pursult test the loyalty of the people at The

thumberland coast. Hague, rode out in an open carriage,

delighted the King's wild and reck~ practically unattended, through the

less spirit, and the profis be gather- crowded streets to the equally crowd-

ed from it far outweighed the risks ed "Malleveld," a large grass plain

In his estimation. He did not always which, when not in use as a military

get off "halllscart," however, for on exercise ground, serves as an excel-

one occasion when returning from lent playground for children and

Boulmer on horseback with two kegs adults.

of Holland gin he was held up by a party of armed exclsenen.

Will's only weapon was an oaken cudgel, so he tried to make his escape, but his horse stuck fast in a bog and he was forced to face his pursuers. He wielded the cudgel with all his power and skil till it was cut to pieces, and a thrust from the enemy's sword tore a wound in his hand.

Actually, however, there are several Crown Colonies in which the Unofficials outnumber the Offcials, and in at least one in stance the Unofficials can veto financial measures. To take a few instances offhand. Ceylon, under its new Constitution, has a

in British Guiana; there are nine- Chater Road,

teen Unofficials and.ten Officials; veste hand-in-Honduras,- seven ---Un-- officials and six Officials. Pro- fessor Coupland, in defending the Official majority system, stated that control of finances could not be assured If the Unofficial mem- bers were in a majority and, by reason of disagreement with the policy of the Governor and the Secretary of State, threw out the Budget. He seems to be unaware of a special feature of the Jamaica Constitution, which has nineteen elected members, by which nine of these Unofficials can veto any financial measure. whilst the

Her gesture was recognised and unanimous vole of the whole appreciated to such an extent that the enthusiastic youth of the city nineteen Unofficials on other mat-unharnessed the horses and dragged ters cannot be over-ridden unless the carriage for several 'miles among

throngs whose cheering knew the Governor declares that such a

limits. decision is of paramount import-

The Queen is enormously rich, but ance in the public interest. Anj she is also very generous. analysis of the Crown Colony system of government shows that it has been grently modified from time to time, with the result that there is no uniformity of Con- stitution. Some of the Crown Colonies have Legislative Councils, elective element is a relatively others none'; in some, there is an recent development. According to Unofficial majority, in most the Professor Coupland, it has been Officials predominate; many have adopted where there has grown attopted the elective system in the up à sufficient body of English- choice of Unofficials, in others speaking and English-educated] they muy be nominated by the members of the community to Governor or by representative form constituencies. But here,

be no! bodies, as in Hongkong. There again, there seems to is even provision, in some uniformity of method employed, instances, for the Legislative | doubtless largely due to the dif Councils to be dissolved after ficulty of drawing the line between given period of years backward and politically advanced! and 钰

Council chosen. populations. The problem is ad- As Professor Coupland states, the mittedly a difficult one, but there Legislative Councils were original- seems no reason why, in the case ly composed entirely of Officials, of such a Colony as Hongkong, at but nowadays they include Un-least some of the Unofficinis should officials; for the purpose of assur-not be elected, on some such panel ring the Government of contact as the Jurors' List, as is dono In with and advice from the general the case of certain seats on the public. The introduction of the Urban Council.

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"We moved out here just so they could have a yard to roiup in."

"Ach, me," sighed. Wull, "ye've gane an' spiled the best bow haund Scotland"for among his many accomplishments the King was famed as a fiddler.

The King's everyday garb was a velveteen jacket, old corduroys, and a white hat adorned with fy-hooks of every shade and shape of his own dressing. He was known throughout the Borders as the finest fisherman of his day, and the story is told of how he once had an unusual catch in the shape of a hare. Having escaped from a dog that was chasing it, it forded the stream in which Wull had cast his line and was hooked by the ear.

"Deil anither man hookit a fower- leggit froot afore," was the King's bonst.

When he died in his ninety-sixth à right year he was honoured by royal funeral, "the cuddles' quick- step" as the gipsies called it, for they followed him on donkeys in their hundreds to his grave, flocking from all over the country to pay their last homage to the King.

A lement composed to lils memory

Fan!--

"The cold clod ne'er pressed town

a manller brest

Than that of the old man now gone.

to his rest."

Lavinia Derwent.