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WELL-KNOWN name in the history of the Colony is that of one of its Governors of some forty odd years ago—Sir George UNIVERSAL JOINT LUBRICANT brilliant, was at least an eminently satisfactory one; for he was William des Voeux. His career in the Colony, if not particularly

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ber of a very old and wealthy Acting Governor of Fiji. Sir family of Norman origin which William continued in this ap- had been elevated to a Baronetcy pointment until 1880, when he in 1787. These circumstances was named Governor of the [· naturally enough proved of Bahamas, and shortly after-

able to obtain an excellent educa- where he served in # liko tion, attending Charter House capacity. He was also nominat- and afterwards Balliol College, ed to fill concurrently the post of Oxford. When 27 years of age, Assistant High Commissioner of he was called to the Bar of Up- the Western Pacific. Subsc- per Canada, and two years later quently, he was promoted to in 1863, he entered Her Majesty's High Commissioner of the area colonial service. His first ap- in which position he continued THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1938.

pointment was that of a Stipen- until 1886. In the meantime, he diary Magistrate in British represented Fiji at the Aus- APPEASEMENT MAY Gulana, and some years later he tralasian Congress in 1883, and was nominated to administer was a member of the committee NOT MEAN SECURITY the government of the island of which prepared the Fiji Council

Santa Lucia. While he The fear of war is one of the serving in this post, he col administrator of merit received was Bill. His splendid record as an dominating motives when men laborated with the Chief Justice the approbation of the Queen, begin to think out what kind of in the preparation of an impor- who accordingly created him a foreign policy they are prepared tant legal work "The Civil Code K.C.M.G. In 1886, Sir William to advocate or support. It is of Santa Lucia" which, on ac- was appointed Governor of New-

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But Aus-

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to what was remember the was subsequently declared the transferred

his 8o. We

law of that Colony. horrors of the last World War,

greatest and most important and we are well aware that if

colonial assignment-the Gov- EMIGRATION TO Aus- asleep over their books from sheer Rapid Promotions ernorship of the Colony of

tralia is big nows another World War were to be

From thence forward, Sir Wil- Hongkong.

again-and will be for started, its effects in all pro-liam's promotions in the colonial

many Climate's Toll Sir William arrived in the years to come. bability would be even more hor-service were on the whole rapid Colony on October 8, 1887, and I agree with the Duke of Devon-TN the Northern Territory, sooner or later, the climate takes its rible, and more devastating and highly satisfactory; for in at once assumed the usual duties shire that Australia and the Domin- than those of the last. Lord January 1877, he was appointed incumbent upon the occupant of ions and Colonies must have their toll: white people have to come south. The northern European connot cope populations increased.

with much manual work up there Baldwin's often quoted dictum Acting Governor of the Island of his high office. His maiden tralia's problem is not an easy one,

where the aborigines can still be that the next war would be the Trinidad. He served in this speech in connection with his in-

How many white people can Aus- scen. end of our civilisation has sunk Post until the following January auguration was notable for its tralla support? Some say 50,000,000. Years ago, transport used to pre- But when he returned Home on brevity and was regarded as a I believe that is about the Agure. deep into the political con- leave. While he was in England most happy augury of his career

sent a very definite problem. The Commonwealth can accommo-to-day, Australian railways are com- sciousness of the British nation. he was the recipient of a Com- in Hongkong; for he stated that living, and they, in their turn, can to amaze the visitor.

date them, provide them with petent and air transport is something The experience of the so far mandery of the Order of the he preferred deeds to words and develop our country beyond, the ex- localised

Big, fast American air-liners link wars in China and

hoped that his future acquaint-perts say, all expectailons-if they the southern caplinis at least twice Spain have convinced many too

daily. ance with the Hongkong public are the right type.

You can get from Adelaide to Transplant citizens that the methods and scope of forces of Italy and Germany. would prove to their mutual ad-

of Europe Darwin within 24 hours; it takes warfare have been so changed ger of world war, for Russia and all for the benefit of the Colony dark-skinned

Here there is a far greater dan vantage personally, but above Judiciously, and they should thrive nearly three weeks if you catch a

in Australia,

Put the Southerners, steamer travelling the eastern coast. sunshine-lovers, into route. And this, less than 20 years that the whole nation must per- many individuals from France over which he had been appoint the banana, pineapple, and tobacco ago, was the only feasible method. force be engaged in the business and from Britain itself rush to ed by Her Majesty to

act as bells of Queensland.

The aviation companies, backed by of waging it and of suffering as help the Government of Spain. Governor.

Young Englishmen wanting to subsidies from big shipping lines, shun city life can and the ideal exist-have invested hundreds of thousands her friends devise a "non-inter- The local press was especially ence on the big sheep stations, tracts to bring their services, operated by Finally the fear is given vention" policy, which has in- impressed by the sincerity and of anything from 60,000 to 1,000,000 £30,000 Douglas 10 and 14-seaters bodily shape and intensified by deed prevented open inter-earnestness of the new appointee aces, where they become Jackerous parallel with those flying over Europe

(student sheep farmers). They will and America.

It should not be a long time be the knowledge that the three national conflict, though into the gubernatorial chair, and rise at dawn and ride out across the militarist governments of Ger-actual working it seems to have the Hongkong Telegraph in its plains on hardy horses, bustering, fore they realise their outlay. But But it is these services have to be patronised favoured the aggression of the issue of October 11, 1887 said in drafting, and inspecting. many, Italy

to be believed. and Japan are Fascist States against Spain, part: "The career of Sir William

Well-educated young Englishmen openly and confessedly training for Italy at least has had no des Voeux in this Colony will de- Hard Work ·

ean and do rank among Australia's their peoples to regard war na scruples about intervening while pend mainly

upon himself.

most valuable migrants. In a West the true end of manhood and professing adherence to the There are many obstacles in the THE family man can find his niche Australian mine I met a Rugby man, in the orchard country round generally recognised as one of the nationhood, openly preaching non-intervention' creed, it is way, and for some time at least Adelaide, in West Australia, and in anest workers there,

his office will be no sinecure; but the Murray River irrigation areas, or the doctrine that might is the suspected. only arbiter between nations of A closely allied policy is that to a resolute and independent of 'appeasement. The aggres-man, determined to work for the what is right and just.

sor is approached with proposals general weal without fear No member, then, of this for agreement. So far Ger. favour, there is nothing that great peace-loving Common- many has been too intransigent cannot easily be surmounted.

But Australia wants her migrants to go out into the country, wealth, the British Empire, can to come to any terms, Italy has There is a glorious future before

The people there will welcome

There are jobs for farm hands- be blind to the fact that the been more amenable. She and Sir William des Voeux in Hong-

to do the milding, the filling, the Britain are to be friends when kong if he only remains true to him; he should like them. chlef purpose of British foreign the Spanish question is settled his past reputation; we sincerely

But it takes a hardy, sicadfast man mustering, the droving-but the to wilay living from the Bush,

average tradesman might find it dif policy to-day must be to prevent on condition that Britain ac- trust that our hopes, often dis- When als matter of migration was ficult to get employment until the war. Yet undiluted 'fear' may knowledges her illegal conquest appointed, will in this case be debated in the House of Lords on population increases to such an ex- be a bad gulde to action. Few of Abyssinia,

realised."

Wednesday, probably

nobody tent that the country begins crying realised better than the Duke of De- for plumbers, carpenters, builders intelligent people, are isolation- The real criterion of these

Settlement Committee, that this, and ships necessary to cope with the in- ists in these times, for it is only policies is whether they lead or Handicapped By Illness votre chairman of the Closer and contractors to erect the town-

the too obvious that the modern are likely to lead to genuino: Unfortunately, however,

other pai

extreme flux. the northern decllons-of Australia must

parts-notably

Now as to the system of emigration world is an economic and there and lasting peace. Surely they carcer of Governor des Voeux in be peopled carefully if a resumed from Britain,

do not-and fore political unity.

cannot because Hongkong was handicapped by migration drive is to succeed.

Since March of this year, when the they are based upon temporary serious ill health, and he was Grecks and Italians have probably movement began to be appreciable, anywhere has its repercussions expediency and ignore the forced to leave before the com- Bourished, as far as it is possible for 340 nominated ресзоля passed everywhere. This is specially fundamental bed-rock of respect true of the British, Common- for inw, upon which alone can pletion of his term of office, and the settlements not for soull of people whom friends or relatives in wealth with its territorial and secure peace be built. Indeed nevertheless,, during his threo marwin. trading interests in every quar- these policies may well be mak years here, there was yet much

ter of the globe.

A War

or

hard work.

The average Englishman would

in the wheatlands of the Wimmern, possibly find town life more attrac cast of the South Australian border, tive than the isolation of the out- or among the peaceful fertile farms back, where village life, ps the of Victoria.

European knows it, is difficult to dis- He can bring his wife and his cover. children to these parts with com- parnlive complacency.

the white man to flourish, in Darwin, through Australla House, These are

ing war inevitable, for they en- accomplished which has paved Heat-Locked courago aggression and in the the way for the future greatness

Australia have undertaken to look after on their arrival.org

Peoplo not nominated, must have. a certain amount of capital, in order

community.

to avoid becoming a charge on the

People who cannot obtain nomina-

they have capital for a married man not less than £300 or un income of

tion are given assisted passages if

hardship. I have seen women A policy therefore that wins resulting anarchy the moment of the Colony. The most impore Bush, Australian by-word for widespread support is that of may easily come when British tant, perhaps, was the official from England saying cupfuls of interests are so largely and opening of the Peak Tramway water from their severely drought locallsing war. Japan attacks

they call their garden. clearly endangered that a fight which took place on May 28, reduced rations to damp the patch China. We recognise the im- in their defence will be un- 1888. This was justly consider. I have seen them go forth with not less than £100 a year; and in morailty of her action; but we avoidable.

ed a gala occasion and on the spades to shovel away the dust which the case of a single man not less than do not conceive it to be our Many regret that the League next day free trips were offered converted rabbit-proof fences tato £50 on arrival...

negotiablo and Infinitely

Approved lads one sixth of the

out to farm business to interfere, either of Nations policy-to which to the general public; for such casily

Their work pay only gentle rises in the ground. alone or in united action with Britain is verbally pledged a novelty did the funicular as- children walk miles to the nearest steamer fare. other like-minded nations--for Beems to have been discarded cent prove to be that it was school,

In the mornings before they go able to a

to approved emigrants iŕrespec- altogether. The risks of war looked upon as a sort of “soventh that way, as we imagine, les arising out of resistance to wonder," but at the same time, they milk, maybe they do a bit of tive of what capital they may have the possibility of world war aggression are probably far less those who first rode up the steep pinched ponies to do odd jobs, official stated, "and conditions in harrowing, maybe they go forth on in excess of the minimum suma," an Civil war breaks out in Spain, than those which come from mountain-side were regarded as Then, Inter in the day, these Australia have so much Improved and the rebels are alded from I concessions that ought never to daring Indeed. “Women were youngsters and lessons too much for that there are openings for every the outbreak by "the" örganised" be made.

them, for teachers tell me they fall kind of man, and woman, worker an

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