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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAFII, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 19306.'

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BRITAIN'S ARMED OBLIGATIONS

In view of the troubled situa- tion in Europe, Mr. Anthony Eden has clarified the position. so far as Britain is concerned, by his clear-cut statement show- ing precisely what the nation's military commitments are to- wards other Continental coun- tries. Apart from the per- manent obligation to defend the Motherland, and the Empire generally against all aggressora, Mr. Eden stated that British arms might be used in defence of France and Belgium against unprovoked aggression, and they might-and, if a new Western European

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reached, would-be used in de- fence of Germany were she the victim of such aggression by any of the signatories of such a settlement. The obligation to- wards France and Belgium is contained, of course, in the Locarno Pact, which is a treaty of mutual guarantee, operative only in the case of unprovoked aggression by any of the parties thereto against another signa tory. It is not generally appre- ciated that Britain had a pre- cisely similar commitment in respect of Germany until that nation denounced the pact. The reason given for Germany's de- nunciation of that agreement was that it had lost its signi- ficance, and practically ceased to exist, owing to the conclusion of the Franco-Soviet Pact. Ger- many was later invited to sub- mit her case on the Franco- Russian understanding to the Hague Court, but Herr Hitler voiced the attitude of Ger- mans when he declared that "we

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"ETON is one of the few democratic institutions left,” said

Lord Castlerosse recently. BUT it produces a good many

YOUNG SNOBS

charming ones, though, says CLIVE GRAHAM

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CUG," or "a bit of a wet." Those two synonymous schoolboy slang phrases enough to damn any boy at Eton.

are

No matter whether he is the son of a duke or of a millionaire film magnate, in the Eleven or in the Eight. It will be some time before the new boy, bewildered by the first three weeks of his first "halt" (le., term), will discover the significance of these phrases which shape every Elonian's outlook on life.

URING that time he is sizing up the other "fellows" Da House and they are forming their independent opinion of him. His school work is overshadowed. One must learn the different colours of the caps awarded for prowess at gamea, discover where the Houses are situated, and know the nanes of the various big noises.

One must also ascertain how to drop an egg into a saucepan without breaking it, how to deal with Mr. Heinz's 57 varieties, how to fill hot water bottles without being scalled, and how to light a fire.

7UEN he has been at Eton a fortnight the new boy

whom he has to valet. Whenever any member of the "Library"—— the oligarchy that runs the House-shouts "Boy!" he has to run towards the noise.

WHEN has been at appointed tun tay master,

If he is last in the queue that forms two deep outside the door of the boy who has shouted, he is chosen to do whatever is desired. Maybe go to the school stores and get half a dozen eggs. Maybe to take a note to a neighbouring friend or some boots down town to be repaired.

If he bungles the job badly, "Boy" will be called again about half-past seven in the evening. There will be a scamper and a knock at the library door. The offending fag will be called in.

A scene such as this will ensue.

Captain of the House standing, other members of the library (about five of them) lounging in armchairs. "Graham, what happened to that note I asked you to take round to Smith major?".

"I am very sorry, sir, I lost my way." "You ought to know your way by this time. You're damned idle. There is no excuse. We're going to beat

you.'

"They Take a special delight in beating any notable fag....

13 YEAR OLD LORD LAS CELLES

is

So down one goes and one is beaten.. If one is not a scug one comes out of the library, shakes one's fist, uses the worst swear words one knows, and dives into a sympa- thetic friend's room declaring in the same breath how hard you were hit and how little it hurt.

The library usually takes a special delight in beating any. natable fag. When the Duke of Gloucester was a fag at Eton he was not spared. The members of the library would afterwards shout across to friends-in-an-adjoining House. "We've beaten Henry to-night.” I recall with regret the fact that the future Earl of Derby was one of my fags, and that I never beat him. The worst thing that ever happened to him was that I made him taste a mixture that had been sent do me by a practical joker. The contents were particularly odious. Young Stanley had to stay in bed for three days.

THE 'ambition that is inculcated into every new boy THE

during his first half is not to get into Sixth Form or be Captain of the Eleven, but to get into "Pop." This is the Etonian Club of good fellows. The qualifications are a certain amount of prestige in school affairs, definite athletic achieve- ments, and the ability to be always on the right footing with the right people. Brains are unimportant.

Pop, this goal of every young Etonian, has a membership of between 20 and 30 and a spirit of fellowship that is unequalled in any other club anywhere. To be a member of Pop is to enjoy. a halcyon existence. One wears special waistcoats, has wax seals on one's top-hat, numerous privileges of unrivalled authority. In one's own limited world one is a king.

TONIANS, of course, are snobs. They are taught at Eton to be snobs. Not among themselves, but towards boys at those "inferior" schools such as Harrow, Charter- house, Uppingham, and so on.

We were taught to be proud of Eton, and honoured to be Ono result was educated there. Most of us were, and still are.

this spirit of patronising condescension. Another result was

provoked aggression. A point

a fag this "half"

reaction. The debating societies this half will be discussing the troubles in Spain. I am sure capitalist fathers would be astounded to hear some of the views taken by their sons.

The political opinions of the young Eton intelligentsia are for the most part coloured brightly red. A 19-year-old

*Snob. Person with exaggerated respect

for social position or-Etonian-friend-of-mine-recently. wealth.

So you know your language?

1. This mark is a?

A

2. Salmon not over year old is a?

one

3. The name of the Manx "Parliament" is?

4. Dog-cake made from tallow is properly called?

5. The instrument for measuring earthquakes is a? 6. Scientific nume for goose-Desh?

(Answers in Colonn Five)

How Many Germs

Has A Fly?

ceiling.

are not going to be dragged | which should not be lost sight of, round international courts, for however, is that under the no international court has the Locarno Pact the signatories are same responsibility towards the their own judges of what con- Germain people as I have." stitutes unprovoked aggression, Since that time, Britain has and there is therefore, as Mr. made every effort to bring the Eden points out, no automatic Locarno Powers together with aoongation on Britain's part to

TWO scientists recently examined. By means of these adhesive pads ed 400 house flies to deter on its foot u fly can perform the novel view to devising a new series of take military action. Each case

its own mine how important that common trick of walking upside down on

insect really is in the spread of mutimal assistance pacts open to has to be judged on

But those pads, so useful to the dy all such Powers, and it is no merits-that is true in the case gorms. Securing flies from all in defying gravitation, pick up all fault of hers that hitherto no of each and all of the signatories, sorts of places they found that the sorts of bacteria as the scavenger success has been attained in this and presumably would be true average number of bacteria car walks along. direction. The vital point which under any new arrangement re- ried per fly was more than 1.000,-

Institute of Sanitation. emerges from Mr. Eden's Inteat placing the Locarno understand 000 according to the American Inspects taken from the garbage speech, however, is that Britaining. It is well that these points is willing and anxious to enter anould be kept in mind. But, of cans and other obviously Insanitary into na understanding to replace even greater importance, is Mr. places carried as many as 6,090,000 the Locarno Treaty, under terms Eden's relteration of British

A single By may alight on a dozen unseen trail of germs that would astonish the eye of a house-wife. The objects in a few minutes and leave un insect literally sheds germs with every step it takes.

If a clean glass plate about two Inches in diameter is lightly brushed germs each.

Under the microsope the fly ap with a sterile gelatine solution and a feather fly le caused to walk over the plate pears like ap animated which would mean aid for Ger-policy, that her armed strength duster. The legs and body are in a few hours the foot prints of the many as well as the other signa will, under no circumstances, be covered with fine hairs which entry fly will be seen plainly under the tories in the event of any of employed for the purpose of countless germs from place to place, microscope by the many colonies of 'them being subjected to un-aggression.

Each of its six legs have two halry bacteria that grew from the germs de- pads in which a sticky fluid is secret posited from the feet of the fly.

horrified his staunch Tory

family by announcing that he

intended to stand as Socialist candidate at the next local election. He sincerely meant what he was saying. I myself ` remember writing a most sym- pathetic letter to Maxton over some setback that had befallen the ILP.

We used to condemn Conser- vatism and incidentally the system that enabled our fathers and mothers to pay for us to be at Eton as "old fashioned." Many were the debates on the Russian Five-Year Plan. Politics is a subject encouraged at Eton. But then so are football, his- tory, languages, rowing, rackets, cricket, chemistry.

The average Etonian is train- ed to be a dilettante. He leaves Eton schooled for no profession. Ile becomes a soldier, politician, policeman, stockbroker, tea taster, estate agent, barrister. lounge lizard, journalist, and heaven knows what else. And

in nine cases out of ten he is a delightful and charming man, delightfully vague, charmingly casual.

you

Did know your language?

(Ste Column 2.)

1.

'Caret,

2. Grilse,

3. Tynwald.

4. Greaves.

6. Seismograph. 6. Horripilation.