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FEBRUARY TUESDAY,

22,

1938.

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CALDECOTT'S TASK "MOST UNENVIABLE"

"MOST unenviable" was how Mr. Francis F. Cooray described Sir Andrew Caldecott's task of govern ing Ceylon, in a talk to the Kuala Lumpur Fortnightly Club.

As in Hongkong, Sir Andrew has the job of balancing the budget but he has much more than that to face, said Mr. Cooray. Ceylon's politles-always somewhat volatile are in a tangle, through the attempt to make a too-rapid: transition from the Crown Colony system to self-govern- ment.

Sir Andrew's task is that of versely, means that transference of running with the hare and hunt-greater responsibility is projected I do not know; Whatever they may Ing with the hounds, said Mr. bo we are on the eve of political Cooray. It is not, therefore, changes of considerable importance surprising that he should have to Ceylon, and Sir Andrew Calde- adopted as the koynote of his cott will have his hands fult in the policy the Sinhalese words hemin years before him.

The Commissioners' worst fears hemin (slowly, slowly).

have been realised but their hopes Ceylon is hard put to it to balance will remain unfulfilled. The her budget. She has nothing like franchised illiterate masses, who are the million a month surplus of the unable even to make a mark on the F.M.S. Taxation both direct and in-ballot paper much less to read. the fairly heavy, name of the candidate on the paper direct, is, therefore,

the country la have fallen victims to the political Although in arca

the FM.S. chicanery of place hunters and even slightly smaller than the population is more than three fortune hunters. Honest men have Umes larger. Even then there are become crooks.and crooks have tried are uninhabited to pose as honest politicians, which large tracts which

I realise is a contradiction in terms. and uninhabitable.

As in India, so in Ceylon, poverty is rampant, and the standard of

living of the large majority of people India

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comparatively low. Practically

the entire export and import trade

of the country is in the hands of

arelgnera.

"A FORLORN 110PE"

Literacy is high in the towns and when poverty and literacy Join hands they always create considerable dis- turbance. And that disturbance- in the life of the people is evident. everywhere.

form of

The Crown Colony Government no longer obtains in Cerion. She has been set on the path of self-government, but self- government appears to be a for lorn hope uallt on tinless the people of Ceylon agree to contpose their differences.

These differences are not so much political as national and racial.

en-

Condemns

China Invasion.

Haripura, Feb. 21. Bringing the present, session to a close, the Indian National Congress to-day passed a reso- lution int **The Imperialist invasion of China is fraught with the travest consequence for future world peace and tho.free- dom of Asia."

The resolution also appealed to Indians to boycott Japanese goods-Reuter

STOP PRESS

Plaintiff Wins $17,500 Damages

SIR ANDREW CALDECOTT

Reassurance

For Jews On Austrian. Soil

Vienna, Feb. 22.

The Cabinet has decided that after midnight all demonstrations shall be forbidden, except those of the Father- land Front.

von

The Chancellor, Dr. Kurt Schuschnigg, has been interviewed by leaders of the Jewish community. He has assured them there would be no change of treatment of Jews-United Press.

Controlling Rubber Production

London, Feb. 21.

An international agreement for the control of rubber production for five years after the end of the present scheme on December 31; has been published. It is approved by the International Committee, but awaits the endorsement of the signatory governments.

It is now

nearly four decades ogitation Ceylon started her since for political reform. First a Legis- lative Council with the Governor as president and officials as members, then the introduction of nominated unomcial members who represented nobody but themselves, then the Ceylonese creation of an educated electorate with the Cambridge Local Certificate as the minimum cicctoral qualification, then the enlargement of the council and the electorate, and now the half-way house beween a benevolent autocracy and a fully- fledged democracy, the most unique constitution to be found in the whole Empire, with Ministers responsible claim and to nobody, each tho sins in a small with costs of the issues, was deliver-in the case of the Dutch-Indies, which Armament of lesser heavenly bodles,ed by the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl in future will be practically on the Court same basis as Malaya, while most of and watched over carefully by the MacGregor, at the Supreme Governor's nominees, the minorities, this morning, in the action which the the smaller signalories are allotted

increased tonnages. Film Production Company

New planting to the extent of Ave Central Theatre, prietor of the claiming $17,500 damages for breach two years, after it will be subject

review by the Committee. of contract by failing to exhibit the to

Judgment for the plaintiff on the counter-claim,

together

The relative standard of tonnages has been somewhat modified, notably

and three officers of State in the Unique.gainst Mr. Ng Pak-to, proper cent, will be allowed for the first

persons of the Chief Secretary, the Legal Secretary and the Financial Secretary,

"UTTERLY INDIFFERENT" talking picture "Tulc Mui Kwal" Reuter.

I have followed this agitation for (Poisoned Rose),

con"

for seven commencing from

a quarter of a century, my name i secutive days, appeared in the first list of electors, February 4, 1835. The defence also

and I was not alone among that first put forward a counterclaim for the TERUEL SURROUNDED batch of voters who felt utterly reclasion of the contract. Indifferent towards this new-found Mr. Eldon Potter, KC, Instructed by the Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo, appeared

freedom.

Whatever the vote and the halls for plaintiff, and defendant was ro- box may have achieved in England presented by Mr. H. C. Macnamara, I am sure it has not made the for-instructed by Mr. W. A. Mackinlay. elbly enfranchised millions of Ces- lon one whts happier than they were before.

However, Ceylon is set on the path of self-government, and when she achieves it, may she find something really satisfying and in harmony with her past traditions.

The critics of the present con- stitution are numerous. They are found among all classes and it ap- pears to be the only thing in which all people are agreed. But they are agreed for very The minorities say it gives the majority community too great

different

reasons.

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in the administration; the majority say it does not give them enough. By petition, memorandum and inter- view, the Secretary of State for the Colonies has already been made aware of these views.

• POLITICAL BOMBSHELL Even before Sir Andrew has had timo to study the situation tho Sceretary of State has thrown bombshell by extending the powers of the Governor and bringing them into line with what obtains in the Indian Provinces. From all I hear the Secretary of Stale has not taken that slep on the advice of Sir Andrew, but on representations made by previous Governors.

The Donoughmore Commission state in their report that with the transference of greater responsibility to the people the reserve powers given to the Governor have to be Increased. No greater responsibility has so far been transferred to the people.

Whether the incrensing of the reserve powers of the Governor, con-

BY INSURGENTS

Saragossa, Feb. 21, The battle for Teruel is continuing. The town is now stated to be com- pletely encircled by the Insurgents, and many Government troops are trapped inside.

Nationalists report numerous desertions to their lines during the night. All road and rail communi- cation with Teruel has been cut off.- Reuter Bulletin.

RUMANIAN FASCIST PARTY DIES

M,

Bucharest, Feb. 21. Cornellu Zelea Condrenenu. lender of the Rumanian Fasclat "Iron Guard," has announced that he has dissolved ils party, and is retiring from potities---Neuter,

Later.

King Carol'a bliterest enemy. Codrenenu, has dissolved the anti- Semitle Iron Guard and announced he is going to Rome to prepare "an Italian translation" of a bookt.

This is regarded as an outstanding victory for King Carol, removing the chief threat to his dictatorship.--- United PrCIR.

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