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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1936.

EDEN OUTLINES LEAGUE REFORM PLAN

What The

World Is Saying · Their

Greatest

Dislikes

SECRET SOCIETIES,

REDS, CHILD LABOUR

By GEORGE EDINGER

DECISIONS BY MAJORITY

BRITAIN RESOLVED ON PACT FOR

MR

WESTERN EUROPE

Geneva, Oct. 10,

R. ANTHONY EDEN, the Foreign Secretary, to-day outlined to the Assembly the British view of the lines on which reform of the League should take.

He prefaced his remarks by saying that he would "speak frank

DR. STAGNER, psycholod would "apologise for using less guarded language that

gist from Akron Uni- versity, U.S.A., took a test of the average voter's reac tions by asking people at random to mark their dis- likes on a given list of subjects submitted to them. Aversion was registered in the

following proportions:-

Ku Klux Klan Communista

Child labour

Nuzia

Socialists

Supreme Court

Packhorse Mail

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Bu

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THE gold mine as Poriland Roads,

Queensland, claims to be the most isolated in the world.

The mail is carried by packhorse: from a post office 300 miles away and the ore is carried by the same way Go miles to the coast, where there to wo anchorage, and it has to be rowed out to a steamer, Sixty people live at the

Misc.

邀

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FRANCE has bit on a new method to persuade motorists to drive

carefully.

Last week a tortoise race was beld in Paris, and a handsome prize wILD awarded to the driver who took longest to reach the winning post.

"Nationalism," he went on, "is strong. Antagonisms are vi brant, Challenging enthusiasms for rival forms of Government hurl defiance at one another. There is a general weakening of confidence throughout the world. There is restiveness, restriction, and various · frontiers grow harder to pass,

"Nationally controlled propa. gandas stifle criticism and the fier development of thought. It is not a nieć picture, but it is not hopeless. It does not necessarily contain the seeds of war."

Among the chief polnis he made were the following

Danger of a world aligned in op- posing camps détermined by different forms of government.

Need to respect each other's na- tional systems,

Necessity for a universal League, and for more effective action by the League in the early stages of a crisis.

Britain favours regional pacls, and the British Government are resolved to negotiate such a mact for Western Europe. REARMING

TO GO ON

“Britain

Is For Democracy”

London, Oct. 10.

"I would not have you belleve that because we proclaim less than olliers our faith in democracy we think the less of it and are not prepared to make sacrifices in its defence.

"Ve shall not allow anyone to wrest our democracy from us.

"Democracy Is the epitome of man's endeavours to find freedom,

individuality and peace. Thin

does not prevent us realising that other people feel just the same about their own forms of govern- ment. We accept this fully and completely."*-Mr. Eden at Geneva yesterday..

Human life is not statle, and it taken at the

present Assembly

to

would be a mistake to try to stereo promote surer progress of recovery, type the position at a given date.

The Brish Governornt would welcome the separation of the covenant and the Treaty of Ver- Kallica.

Britain would support an inquiry into the question of access to raw

Warned, But Too Late materials.

UTTEE, the ancient practice EARLY ACTION BY SUTT

among Hindu women of ding-

ing themselves on the burning fune- ral pyres of their husbands, in sil alive in India, and a recent case nas Just been recalled at a trial held be

trict

LEAGUE NEEDED

Britain is rearming as a national duty, and will persist until other reduce or limit tree to

hf war

fore the district judge at Agra.

Nine men were condemned to Im-nations prisonment for various periods from armaments, three to four years for obstructing Disarmament to be real must be the police.

not only military but mental. Net Warned that a widow in the dis-only weapons

inentality Intended to Immolate herself, must be laid aside.

Speaking on the reform of the two constables went to the place. A crowd of over a thousand people had League, Mr. Eden said: gathered, and when the officers tried to reach the flames they were forcibly prevented. Reinforcements arrived too late to prevent the act of suttee. The Apparition

"In all that we do we should bear in mind the necessity of winning the widest possible acceptance so that we may reinvest the Teague to Kreatest possible extent with that! universality which alone can give tį full

WHEN M. Kerjan, a farmer living authority and effect

at Kerhuelen, near

Lignol

thei

"If all natioun willed to crlablishį an international machinery for the settlement of disputes between them without recourse to force, it could! be done. It must be done unless we are prepared to watch with folded handa the final entamity which is the drift of humanity to war.

"Let this Assembly, then make ta] effort. Let at determine to do all in its power to facilitate the collaborn-; tion of others in a task which is a task for all."—Reuter.

NUN

CHARGED

WITH

SACRILEGE

Macclesfield, Oct. 15. LONDON nun of the Angli-

A polley of the British Govern- can Church, who was stated (Brittany), was about to enter his man put its faith in the League to have dedicated herself to the

Nations.

"Considering the future of the service of the London poor, stood League, two essential elements are in the dock at Macclesfield to-day League machinery and the will to charged with sacrilege.

Indis-

house a few nights ago, an tinct white pillar shot up between him and the door.

_The_terrified_former tried to run away, but some inexplicable force seemed to hold him prisoner.

For a space which he estimates nt 15 minutes he confronted thin apparition till It gradually grew flnter and drifted away in, white mist.

Kerjan rushed in to tell the family, who laughed incredulously at his story.

Itis brother was at last induced to go to the door, but he soon came) back shaking, to say he had seen the form of a white horse on the threshold, but it had vanislied be- fore his eyes.

work. The second is infinitely. the more important. but the first can also be improved. MUST BE READY

FOR CHANGE

She is Winifred Mary Carruthers, aged 46, but the name of the London convent where she worked was not

disclosed.

thements from St. Peter's Church, Stock-

"Members should examine their

The charges were of stealing vest comunitments in the light of realities of the situation, and studyport, on August 18, and £4 in notes the methods by which League from the vestry ni St George's be adapted 10 Church, Poyaton, while a service was machinery could changes and to the peaceful remedy-in progress on September 20. ing of an existing grievance.

"Machinery sould be devised as

She was bound over and placed in early as possible to Improve the the charge of the Mother Superior to workings of the first paragraph of return to the convent. Article 11 of the Covessant - (Wien | says that a threat of war

A.sister from the is a

convent. who pleaded for her said Carruthers was concern to the

whole

suffering from 1-health and hud But as the most frequent form Machinery should be devised to Japses of memory. taken by the spectre is that of a wo- facitate effective League interven- min in a white scarf, many villagers tion carlier than is now to be ex-thers) said the first offence was com- believe it to be the wraith of a pected in any dispute. villager who was murdered

a few

The Council has been hampered mitted when Carruthers by the rule of unanimity. Should pray in the church.

One suggestion is that there is a emanation of white fug and the imagination supplies the shapes,

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Mr. John Addleshaw (for Carru-

went 10

not the Coundli bave more freedom She became frightened and threw to make recommendations without the vestments away. When question- necessarily having the consent of the ed at the convent, she denied the parties?

offence.

"It seems to us all important that the members of the Council should

It had evidently preyed on her

in any dispute clearly express their mind, and she suddenly left on views at an early stuge and should September 17 with no money to walk be asked to indicate the measures back to, Slockport and And that they should be prepared to take vestments, and return them. to give effect to them.

"There is nothing essentially

wrong with the League. Ils

general principles are right and a logical and reasonable system can be constructed upon it.

"BALANCED WORLD'

AND JUSTICE

"We must strive for a balanced

world in which justice la done to all

and where grievance can be remedi-

ed. Unless we can set up peace on

this basis our work is useless.

this

being

"IIls Majesty's Government do not deceive themselves on point and, without its achieved. It cannot hope to vitalise the League,

"It might be thought desirable and calculated to removo cause of mis- giving if the Covenant should be separated from the treaties of peace in which it now remains incorporat- ed and were to take the form of a self-contained convention.

"His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom would favour such

course.

#

"The Brush Government desired) to insist on the close connection be tween' the economie and politicat factors of the world problem, and was desirous that steps should be

MR. ANTHONY EDEN "We shall not allow anyone wrest our democracy from us,

Drama Of Unfinished Letter

[R. F. C. PERCY, of Chitly St,

letter recently to his soldier son in India.

M Fitzroy Sq. W, was wrling a

His door bell rang.

Mr. Percy opened the telegram. It Informed him that Private Arthur Francis Perey, aged 22, of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment, had been shot dead at Poona.

The letter remained unfinished,

The incident occurred in barracks,

a Reuter message says.

Private Perey, was shot through the head. He died Instantly.

His fate adds one more tragedy to the many that have occurred in Mr. Percy's family since the beginning to of the war.

MME. JOLIOT-CURIE RESIGNS FROM STATE SCIENTIFIC POST

Paris, Oct 15.

Mme Joliot-Curie, Under-Secre- Lory of State for Scientific Research, has, resigned her post. Her object, It is stated, is to submit her candida fure for Chair at the Faculty of Science,

She w be succeeded by Prof. Jean Perrin, who has for several

In years been interested

various pects of scientifle research.

PRINCESS

WILL

TO

In September 1935 he was living In fieriford.

A Zeppelin raided. dica from shock,

*Kin

wife

Shortly after that two of his children died in quick succession,

Mr. Percy said: "Hertford hari such sad associations for me that moved to London.

"And now this has happened,"

His voice broke: "I was just It. was sending a letter to him. almost ready for posting. "Now he is dood. And his last letter was so cheerful."

Mr. Percy braced himself. "One of my three daughters is ill in hospital," he said.

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ELIZABETH The ELIZABETH

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NEVER

SCHOOL

Three Reasons

(1) Fears Of Jealousy (2) Difficulty Of

School Friends (3) Her Unusual

Lessons

PRINCESS ELIZABETH WILL NEVER GO TO SCHOOL.

This decision has been reached after a family coun- eil at Balmoral, at which the Duke and Duchess of York discussed in detail with the King the question of their daughter's education.

The decision is in accortlance with the expressed wishes of King George, who always was opposed to the iden of sending the probable future Queen of Great Britain to school.

other subjetts will not be necessary

for her.

The future course of her studies the has been carefully planned by

Duke of York, in consultation with

the

the leading educationists of country, and, as in the case of Queen Victoria, the whole matter has been considered by the Cabinet.

It is understood that Mr. Baldwin and his fellow Ministers have given

Duke's unqualed approval to the suggestions.

At present, Miss Crawford, her

overness, is in complete charge of

the Princess's lessons. She la 09- sisted by a special woman instruc- tor for French, and a musle mistress. Later, two tutors will coach the the classics, Princess In Latin and and in history.

EMPIRE TOUR

From this Princess Elizabeth will

be gently led to the study of consul- tutional history, and the britishi constitution, and afterwards she will study economic history and theóry...........

But the Duke and Duchess of York are determined that their daughter shall not grow up into blue stocking. In the Duke's plan here is ample provision for funes grows elder she will be allowed to inx more and more with other girls.

and sports, and as the Princess

Jons

When she is old enough, it is probable that the Duke and Duchess will take her on a long tour of the Queen Mary, who was again Empire, so that she may have a first- consulted before the present de-and knowledge of people and candi

the Dominions and Colonies. cision was made, is of the same

At the age of ten, Princess Eliza opinion.

beth is an extremely bright little There are several reasons why girl, with a quick wit and a ready Princess Elizabeth will continue to mind. But when she does not like n subject-arithmetic is one-she can. make her studies at home. First like other little girls, be obstinately there is the difficulty of choosing slow. a sullabic school without causing deep jealousy.

Then there is the question of who would be her schoolmates, and, most important, the question of her curriculum.

DUKE'S FLAN

PRESCRIPTIONS OLD AND NEW

'POWDERED CRABS' CLAWS'

By A Medical Correspondent If there is some day another

Most of the prescriptions used by Queen Elizabeth on the throne, she

present-day doctors are Hneal des- On the journey she became tired

will, in this complex mođem world.cendants of the days when "powdered and ill, and was at the end of her have to have a deep knowledge of a crabs clows" or "goats' dried blood" resources when she committed the variety of subjects that are not were official remedies contained in second offence.

taught in ordinary giria' schools, and the various "pharmacopoeins" of the

big hospitals.

the

15,000,000-Year-Old Bass

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Berlin, October 15.

These latter publications are there- fore not only of great value to the medleaf student to-day as affording a convenient list of cultable mixtures, but also have, without exception, an historical back-ground of consider- able interest.

"The Practitioner" has been pub- The skeleton of a sea-bass claimed to be 15,000,000 years old was lishing a series of Informative reviews found in the amber plt At Palmicken. East Prussia. Hitherto such of these pharmacopoelas, and these skeletons could not be extracted from the soll, as they crumbled to pieces. have now been collected in boot- Dr. Yolgi, of Halle University, prepared a solution with which the form under the title "Favourite Pro- skeleton was sprayed. It became sa firm that it was easily transported scriptions" (Eyre and Spottiswoode,

10. Qd.). and examined-Reuter.

60,000,000 Seek Christianity

SIXTY MILLION Hindus

and seeking

mulcasts

untouch- ables-are

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In parts of India, the con-

verslan rató

In

are

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Travancore, 850,000 natives

walling to change their religion. Dorkal's Bishop reports that he has estimated that

ing about Christianity In his dlocene.

Chief reason for this Udal wave of Christianity is thal the depressed classes дго being advised 'by their

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