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LONDON "NEWS CHRONICLE" REPRESENTATIVE RECENTLY IN HONGKONG, GIVES HIS FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF THIS COLONY

E had seen no land since leaving

▼ Hanoi, in French Indo-China. We flew at 13,000ft, above a calm sea.

of cloud which might as

easily have concealed the neat little rectangular fields. of England as the be- wildering complication of winding dykes that mark the paddy fields of the East.

The machine swung into a slow and cautious spiral and for ten minutes or so we descended through distorted and terrify--- ing masses of vapour. Sudden- ly we came out below the "coil- ing" and found we were only two or three hundred feet above the sea.

Half a mile. beyond us lay a cruiser at anchor, and our ma-

Hongkong Hotel chine banked abruptly--she was

Stubbs Rd.

Garage

SHOWROOM

Phone 27778/9.

The

probably Japanese, and it might not be advisable to go too near her despite the Union Jacks painted on our wings.

A few fishing junks sailed to and fro well within the three- mile limit of territorial waters. Their rather Dutch rig made them look out of place against the hills of Hongkong island, for these hills and bays remind-

Hongkong Telegraph. ed one vividly of the mountains

TUESDAY, Mancı 20, 1936.

NO CAUSE FOR PESSIMISM

There is a

and lochs of the West coast of Scotland.

WWE passed over lovely

WE

creeks and came out

ARRIVAL AT

HONG KONG

above a wide channel flanked by ton, in China proper.

steep hills covered with a jum Outside the aerodrome dozens

young.

on

from its beautiful hinterland and the much bombed road, and rallway that lead you on into China is fantastic.

On my first Sunday I sat writ- ing in a garden a mile or two away from the Chinese frontier. On my left was a tee of the golf- course with its pleasant click as ench player drove off it; on my right was the low rumble of ex- plosions as the Japanese tried to destroy the railway which is one : of China's most valuable life-

lines in this war that Tokyo still! calls an "incident.”

A little way up the hill standa Government House, around- which life revolves far more obviously than It ⚫ revolves round Buckingham Palace and Westminster. His Excellency

"H.E." for short-in a British.

moro colony probably wields power than the King he repre- sents, and the good qualities or shortcomings of past Governors ure remembered as the good or evil deeds of past monarchs are recorded in children's story books.

NEAR

Government

House are some bar- racks where a dozen men were at bugle practice, and I hurried down the hill again to the be- wilderingly crowded streets and alleys of the Chinese town.. Barefooted

men, jog-trotting. along with terrific burdens on each end of a bamboo stick across their shoulders. Women with their babies tied pick-a-back

ALL the life of a big so that they do not interfere

port against a back- with work. ble of houses. The machine of barelegged and barefooted ground of tail Victorian office

A barber busy shaving an old good deal of landed and taxied us up to the men with rickshas grunted to buildings with

one startling man at a street corner. Women juggling about with currencies side of smart white aeroplane attract our attention. Most white skyscraper--the new in lovely ankle-long silk dresses: these days and the consequences with a large red cross painted trembled with cold; a few still offices of the Hongkong and slit up the aides or in coarse are difficult to predict. It was on her sides ao elegant a gift sweated from their last run. In Shanghai Bank-and a villa-dot, black

jackets and trousers foreseen, however, that the or purchase from abroad, but so all weathers they live in their ted mountainside that disappears rolled up far above their knees narrowing of China's exchange much less useful than the

rickshas and they die very into the clouds. At its top is in rainy and muddy weather.. facilities, designed to protect stretchers and cheap blankets

the Peak, where the colony live 'Open-fronted shops, crowded the currency and the nation's which might give a decent pro-

The aerodrome is at Kowloon, with occasional days of blazing with anything from gorgeous reserves overseas, might actual- portion of the wounded a chance

the mainland. In a few glory when the view compensates coffins to flat dried ducks of other ly induce the collapse of of recovery.

minutes we were on a steam them for the weeks of mist. col- the dollar. And that

unexpected foodstuffs. And in any case these Red ferry crossing to Hongkong. The crowd on the water- I wandered round for a couple lapse seemed perilously near Cross machines are not allowed Sampans, rowed as often by front was indescribable and of hours collecting, impressions to some yesterday when Shang- to leave the colony until they women or small children as by noisy. The hotel lobby was and smells, and I gave it all up- nai commercial men were

have given the maximum of men, and still showing gay red dense with people clamouring when, in the middle of this co- pessimistically talking of an

guarantees that they will not be strips of paper Hongkong

from Chinese vainly for eight-penny rate.

roome, gossiping lourful jumble, I came across financial circles, it is learned, do used for fighting or bombing New Year junks with raised about business or the forth- an ordinary round red English not share this pessimism. In other machines are not, assem- poops that remind you of the coming races and the affairs of letter-box with the famillar G.R. the first place, looking at the bled in Hongkong at all, but Spanish Armada; A British the Colony. Occasionally some monogram on it. Chinese laugh situation from a purely selfish must wait until Japan's own flagship and a destroyer or two body spoke about the war, but readily, but they must have Complete descriptive catalogue sent on request. angle, Shanghai's exchange mis-aeroplanes pause long enough to flying British, French or Ameri- the contrast between the atmos8- wondered to see me laughing at fortune will not necessarily do permit of their dispatch in can colours; dirty old tramp phore of security in Hongkong this familiar pillar of British in- this Colony, or China, any appre-crates by water or rail to Can- steamers, ciable amount of harm. In fact, in the long run, certain benefits may accrue to Hongkong- busi- ness. In any event, we have. the assurance of no less an

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and the Leased Territories which fluence,

These People Should Not Marry

solid position of the exchange E are going to be married |

fund. The bogey of a Hong-WE

kong dollar slump does not coine into the picture, therefore.

in April, and I shall chuck my job."

Says Pamela Sidney

bus? Lady Astor? A copper-colour- ed girl in Honolulu? A typist in New York City? An Eskimo?

Let

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to be done in the world. There is more to be discovered in medicine and science than bastbeen discovered during the past two thousand years.

There are books to be written; houses to be built; home laws and international laws to be-shaped from their present dismal state of chaos. There are the causes of peace and Justice and education.

Women as well as men can get on with these jobs,

There are, let us remember, many women whose brains could be of more account than their bodies. us pull ourselves together. There is no such thing as "a woman,

Let us, once and for all, free our minds of the worn-out sentimentol on average woman, equipped with

nonsense which lumps the female average powers, average appearance; population together in

brainless ก average emotions, average dreams.

There are only individual persons,

mass; which

on smiles fatuously

which careers and achievements, different, sharply

unaccountable, mouths at the news of every single mysterious.

Thus young girl of mine who As for the benefits which may has the world, as you might say, at result from China's currency her feet and is giving up everything

a year, plus salary rose to £600 troubles, let the North China to marry a struggling young clerk bonuses. She was heading for a

directorship, currency position be considered. in a small country town.

When she had finished her story Northern traders do not want she looked at me

She likes the money. She loves reproachfully. to have anything to do with the "Well, aren't you going to

the job. She could, if she stayed,! con-

have all the kick of a really respon-Other Callings currency of the Peiping regime.gratulate me?"

sible post in a big business house. And she is giving it up.

At the moment much of the

WAS I?

trade of those ports outside the Career Wasted?

"No," I sold, "sorry to be tough. jurisdiction of the Central Gov-

I had to think for a But I am not going to congratulate

I think you're rather an ass." ernment is at a standstill. It is!

moment. I had to think you.

There, in my view, men and possible, indeed highly probable, of that young woman's school career; that unless the currency situa- wherein the showed so much pro-women who are better without mar- tion is

mise that her family took the head-ringe; better without children. corrected they will

mistress's advice and scraped her endeavour to formulate a barter University fees out of their limited Hackneyed arrangement, selling their goods income.

I

SAY this at

risk of a storm of brickbats be- cause I know it is true. Male or female, the selfish, brilliant, energe- tle, impatient person, who hates a home and never wants to settle down would make a most Impossible parent.

that every woman must look upon

woman, whatever her fame or her success "What a pity she doesn't get married and settle down."

ND among these individual cannot give my congratulations on No, my friend. I am sorry but I AND

persons there pre number of characters who any your engagement; on the untimely would end of your carcer. I know that the benellt neither from marringe nor rest of your acquaintances will; and child-bearing. There is other work maybe you won't miss mine.

"THE VERY IDEA"

-

EDDIE KELLY DECIDES ON LOCAL ANSCHLUSS

By Eddie Kelly, Dictator

THEN THE AUSTRIAN PLEBISCITE IS HELD ON APRIL 10. V▼ 60,000,000 GERMANS WILL VOTE WITH THE AUSTRIANS ON THE QUESTION OF INDEPENDENCE.

This is a brilliant idea. We wish wo had thought of it earlier.

I

I had to think of her progress at in Hongkong, and using the pro college; of her degree; of her flying ceeds, Hongkong currency, to purchase in this market what start in the advertising world.

She has made a big success; in five they require. This would ob-years she came to the top. Her viously be good for local busi- ness, though a barter system would take some time to adjust than guess-work. Indeed, the Why should it always be assumed itself.

whole future insofar as Shang herself as not only qualifted but de- As for Hongkong and the hai's currency is concerned is guned for motherhood? There are South China trade, the same very nebulous. If, as seems scores of women who do not want sort of situation could result if probable, the Central Govern-marriage and who do noi need it. exchange uncertainties persist.ment in China does not Inck Marriage versus career is an old But well-informed opinion is in- overseas credit, it is a compara- argument. It is acknowledged as clined to the belief that the tively simple matter to readjust wins. Why?

useless because marriage always It has possibilities that could easily be introduced to Hong Shanghal exchange situation the exchange situation by relax- am not thinking only of my kong. will correct itself and that there ing control, and allowing ex-friend in the advertising business. I Six hundred thousand 'coolles are We could start with the Rongkong will be no great discrepancy be-change transactions to the limit am thinking of many women who just dying for the privilege of por- Brewery and decide to lower the tween the Shanghai and Hong-of legitimate business demands. were on their way to great things as ticipating in the election of the Kong dollar values....

In co-operation with the banks doctors, lawyers, writers, architects, Committee of the Hongkong Club. Everyone who signs nhlia as the

women who threw away their

Hotels could sufomatically, become Ond Interesting construction there would then be no difficulty training and their arabition, who We have a lot of friends who be

Directors and, as such, decide that Heve with us that Sir Vandelcur which has been placed upon the in fixing the exchange rate. It sottied down to be wives. And

the chils were bad debla, anyway, Chinese Government's attitude all depends on China-and the honestly refuse to join the general Grayburn should show a bit of co-

arranging verdict; the verdict of my letter operation in

and wipe them out. - ** in comection with exchange extent of her resources. No-one writer. It is rubblah,

His Excellency the Governor would ramifications of the Hongkong and

find a lot of expert adiico available: allotments in Shanghal is that knows: what game she is play-Just as we the Central author dave in ing. But it is reassuring to to day "It takes all sorts

"It takes all sorts Shanghai Banking Corporation.

from the 1,250,000 new members of As a matter of fact, there's no the Legislativo Comell who wonki wish to see Shanghai's trade everyone who has her welfare lease," "A happy event," so we come reason why we shouldn't follow the automatically become pronomentallyas thrive if the Japanese propose at heart to know that her finan with the hackneyed, popular German example and all become of the people if our Ides I brought to retain the customs revenue cial leaders are sound, that they phrase "woman's place is the members of the dozens of Boards of into Lorce Bapeurones

Directors In Hoogkong, tach; of us, No need to mop gl This Be a wholly unommall are well advised, and that their woman." - What women? Your of course, drawing to, urual: direc simple femedy for Chim opinion, of course? and no-1

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