1938-11-02 — Page 7

A Czech Speaks On The

Sudeten Question

LETTER TO A FRIEND

Sudeten areas:'

THE ONGKONGE

LETTERS TO THE

EDITOR

THE WAR DEBTS

IN HONGKONG To the Editor,

ART OF TEACHING

Rotarian Replies To Mr. Handyside

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The following letter to a friend in Hongkong, written by a Czech last month, is illuminating. Penned before the Munich Agreement, it sets out the Czech standpoint on the subject of the

Czechs and Germans have been ljv- i population as conton fodder. Con i debts owed her by her Allies and education. ing in Bohemin and Moravia side by industries, Hungarian wheat, Polish side for at least eight centuries. The coal, Jugoslav ores and Roumanian present-day German settlements in oil added to her own resources, Ger- Czecho-Slovakia are the result in the many will become really formidable, frat

place

of immigration and later The day on which Czecho-Slovakia of Germanisation of the original has to submit to Germon rule, will Czech element, due largely to poli-mark the beginning of the end of the cal.

pressure. British Empire. economic and social pro Nevertheless the average Czech re

the Sudetens cognises

of

Futting the Clock Back

of

James

W.EL.

on

.talk previous

Some new angles on education

Rotarian were provided by Hongkong Telegraph.

Smith at yesterday's meeting of the Sir-Iniogine my embarrassment llongkong Rotary Club, when in an upon learning from "Antonio's letter address entitled "A Parent's Reply" In Tuesday's issue that Great Britain he made comments on Mr. had forgiven the greater part of the Handyside's

The Hon. Dr. Li Shu-fan was in wiped the slate elcun in some 18-

welcomed: Rotarians D. stances, and yet I had not heard of the chair, and the following visitors

Tsinan; Lautenschlager,

Bernard this action ut all. Perhaps he will were

Kim Wel Show, Hangchow; W. O. provide a reference.

In consulting my Britannica, I find Nodes, Hornsey; T. C. Yu, Tientsin; that as late as December 1024 Mr. Paul Deitz, Shanghai, Messrs, J. Winston Churchill made an official Edwards, E. Grimm, D. Kosaic and statement to the effect that Great W. L. Handyside, Mr. Yinson Lee and Britain would expect any countryMajor C. M. Manners were admitted making a funding agreement with the members of the Rotary Club. United States to come to terms, pari

The speaker said he was not Reading pass, with his country. further I find that Great Britain made intending to be hypercritical of Mr. Handysidu's address the previous funding agreements with her Allies week nor was his reply entirely that in the amount of £2,137,747,000 for of a parent. He had himself tried original advances totalling

teaching when he had over 150 proximately £1,400,000,000. It is in "plecer of material" to work on after the school teacher had finished with teresting to note in comparison that

He was a parent; he had been 072,590.524 against original advances a student, an employee and an em- of $10,330,323,507, a considerably ployer for Government, and it was smaller mark up thon Great Britain's on these combined grounds that he Both comparisons include the Rus-offered his views, though not rushing

in where angels feared to tread. sian debt, not funded.

The human material and the hu-| man element which teachers had to deal with reminded him of that pay-

(Germans Czecho-Slovakia) co-citizens UL Will however the dismemberment equal right with himself, and desires

of the British Empire be a serious sincerely that the Sudetens feel at

foss to humanity, and is it not pre- home in Czecho-Slovakia, and devo-ferable to a world war? Apart from lop and show the same loyalty to Uie patriotle considerations of which the country and the same tolerance to British alone are judges, we Czechs of the British the German Swiss. Why is this 6 Empire, the first difficult to achieve?

nationa freely and Czechs and Germans are so inter-is at present the only hope for a bel- mingled in Bohemia and Moravia

ter future for mankind, and that its that a division along territorial or dismemberment would put the clock even rolul lines seems practically back probably for centuries to come. impossible. The majority of German-

The

only

solution of this terrible familles have not only Czech speaking

consists, dilemma

in Czech opinion, In blood

but very often Czech-speaking

strong alliance, democratic branches. Nationality here is

"Hands Powers declaring to Germany: question not

of rucial origin, but off Central Europe! Learn to achieve education and personal sympathies-- in mixed districts one

often anda realness brothers,

their co-pliizens of other tongues, that the ex convened the American funding totalled $11, them.

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one of them professing to means peaceful and civilised paying to her own nationals from true, since the good workman would

be a German and the outer a a Czech.

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The American agreement with Great Britain called for interest at 3 (rising to 3%) which was less ing "the bad workman quarrels with than the United States was then his tools." That saying was not quite

Your whom she had borrowed the money.be the first to examine his tools and So soon us the agreement was made see that they were in first class con- at this onerous rate of Interest". Bri-dion. The school teacher's case tain rushed post haste to Wall Street was analagous to this and like the ortison, the teacher could draw on and borrowed $300,000,000 gold at

suitable purposes, Like store for material for special pur- poses and keep back the inferior for the work- man too, the teacher was able to alter the design of his handiwork, and ho had to wait until time had brought maturity before he could assess the worth of his labours,

America had lent from the Armistice higher rate. Such private loans were In addition to the $400,000,000 which

up to 1020.

The cash value of the British settlement in 1923 was a little more than $3,250,000,000. From then until 1920 Britain's new capital issues for foreign countries on the London market amounted to $4,500,000,000 (Midland Bank Ltd. figures).

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Radio Programme Broadcast by ZBW on a Frequency of 845 k.e's. and on Short Wave from 0-11 path. on 0.53 m.c's. per second.

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6.6 Beethoven-Symphony No. 2 In D Major.

Sir Thomas Beecham conducting London Symphony Orchestra.

In 434 Beethoven--Sonais Major, Op. 60.

Played, by Emanuel Feuermann

6.53 Closing local Stock Quota-

7.0 Songs by Stuart Robertson (Blaze-Barktone).

A

(Cello) and Myra Hess (Piano). tions.

Should

Songs that Everybody. Know: Intro: Here's a health unto His Majesty: Green Bottles; Massa's in de cold, cold ground; Come, Land- lord fil the rowing bowl; Who's dat a-calling; What shall we do with the drunken sailor; Will ye no come back

Goodnight again;

Ladies....with Piano accomp. by Gerald Moore.

7.10 Marek Weber and IIls Or- chestra.

Viennese Memories Of Lehar (arr. Henry Hall); Saschlaka (Porpourr of Russian Gypsy Songs and Dances) (Schürmann); The Skaters Weltz (Gung').

7.30 London Relay-Night Jour-

ney,

A programme arranged by Olive Shapley.

0.0 Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements.

8.03 Ian Symphony Orchestra with Miliza Kerjus (Soprano) and Beniamino Gigli (Tenor).

"La Cenerentola"-Overture (Row- mini), Milan Symphony Orchestra cond.

by Lorenzo (Rossini); Funicull-Funicula (Denza, zo Molajcil; La Danze Korjus text Zanardin!)....Millen (Soprane) with Orchestra and Chorus cond. by Bruno Seldier- Winkler: "Manon Lescaut Inter- mezzo

(Puccini)... Milan

Millan Symphony Orchestra cond. by Lorrazo Molajoli Ninna Nanna Della Vita. (Olm

Beni-

will be better for your own people might gradually

too." It firmly held in cheek, Ket rid of In personal and business later the polson in her course these two nationalities get

The mass of Czech prople is united ulong very well. Even political co-

determination rather to operation has been smooth during a calm extended periods, for instance from to Nazl over rule, and thus not only to the Inst man than to submit the 16th, until the middle of

the

to commit suleide as a nation bui also This healthy development betray the cause of democracy and of century. which would have gradually led to a perfect symbiosis after

Swissc progress. If you talk to the

man in the street. model, was marred by cut

outside in-

you never hear any Auences-nt by the Habsburg

burg other answer. We are looking with British people method of "divide and impera" which apprehension to the

Separating the Material were the leaders of the meant amongst other things an un-world in political and human pro justly privileged position for the Ger

The secret of this classifying of the gress, wondering whether they

human material was the knowledge

te Cherubini-Bixio)....) mans, and then by the Pan-German realise the importance of their day movement which flared up Brst in sion for the whole of humanity, and

amino Gigli (Tenor) with Orchestra 1848 and after 1871 grew more and whether they too

"Antonio" makes a point of muni- of psychology. St. Paul, a great tea-

cher, had said that some children cond. by Dino Olivieri; "Fra Diavolo" will decide and tions used in the common cause.

It more aggressive, until it culminated will say so betimes rather to fight should be remembered that to save

were born by the spirit, some with

Overture (Auber)....Milan Sym- the word of wisdom, some with the phony Orchestra cond. by Loranzo In the present mass-madness, foster than to commit suicide. A timely shipping, America bought a quantity word of knowledge, the working of

Hicphony ed and kept up by Herr Hitler and show of strengths by the British de- of munitions in Europe and paid cash miracles or the interpretation of

Molajoli. hin obedient mouth-plece Herr Hen mocracies is much

8.35 Schubert-Symphony No. 8 more likely to In pounds and francs for them.

the speaker divers tongues. This uvert a world war than

constant the 13 old billion of American money took to mean that it needed all kinds In B Minor ("Unfinished").

Vienna cowordly giving way to brutal aggres- reported as expenditures

Philharmonic Orchestra by the of materials to make a world. There conducted by Bruno Walter. tors who-be it remembered--are Allies who borrowed It, less than was no need of better material for after all ginnis with feet of clay, ̧ 20 was for. munitions. Some was educational purposes since there used to pay Morgan & Co. (always seemed to be a greater supply than keep your credit good with your demand for it. bankers!),

much was used to keep

The teacher was afraid to classify up the exchange value of the pound, his material but preferred to go sole some was for silver for India, sold by ly on the annual examination on a

all, which Shylock at a third of the ruling price, senle common to much of it was for supplies sold to student had to pass before he was her population and abroad, and mil-considered tested. The percentage lions were used after hostilities ceased of passes was therefore the most im to enable Great Britain to build up portant factor to the teacher, since her export trade.

was also the standard by which he too was judged,

Jein.

Willing to Grani Rights The Czech Government is willing to grant the Sudetens full autonomy within the framework of Czecho- Slovakia and absolutely equal rights with Czecho-Slovaks proper-jet the British reader

imagine that Eric CHANGE OF JUNKS speaking immigrants in London and Liverpool or the French and Italians of Soho are granted their own school boards and administrative districts, strictly proportional representation in

Parliament and in all administrav branches, free use of

use of Erse,

on

Piratical Affair Has Sessions Sequel

nch FIVE-YEAR SENTENCE

widh

And it should not be forgotten

that when American money bolstered the pound it cost Amerlen just that much more for her cash purchases in

Europe.

the

yield point" and when a student had The teacher should watch for the reached that, he should not be kept at school but go where there was a

0.0 London Relay-Empire Ex- change.'

Points of view by travellers from the Doninions and Colonies.

9.15 Regimental Band of H. M. Grenadier Guards.

Marche Militaire (Schubert-God-

Wit the Swallow frey);

(Dell Clarinet Acqua-Winterbottom) and Oboe Duet by Sergt. Matthews and Musician Harrington; March Of The Mountain. Gnomes (Ellenberg): The Mill In The Black Forest (Ellen- ber),

9.30 London Helsy-The News. (Tenor).

9.50 Songs by Charles Kullman

and Italian equal footing - English at Westminster, in all deal-

A biracy in Chinese inga with civil and military authorl-

waters on ties and in all courts including the

September 23, when a cargo of High Courts of Justice-but the Hen- bahanns was seized, led to the op- Icin party still hesitates

Lover, Come Back To Me (from to accept pearance before Mr. Justice R. E. this, and indicates clearly that it as yesterday of two men, Chan Shu- Lindsell at the Criminal Sessions

demand for him-on the form, in the cepted, this will mean only a a

The value of Protection for Great factory, or to sea. A boy's most im 'New Moon'); Ah! Sweet Mystery of ping stone to further demands. fat, and Chan Hing-fat, charged with Britain in the past or now sill pressionable age was between 14 and Life (Young and Herbert); Good- harden in night (from The Cousin From No- Why not then allow the Sudetens a receiving stolen property.

debatable, but I can't see any na 10; after that he began

his views:

*** where'). plebiscite without further ado? Both

accused were charged with ertat connection with War Debis, I'll

10.0 London Relay—'Ta Town Under the reign of organised Nazi unlawfully rece

Ten 20 culs of admit readily that the Rolls Royce is

The speaker suggested there was To-night', terror to which the mixed districts of bananas, the

of Li Hing, ut a swell car,

no basis for saying that the alterna- tieb..to education.

revolution: Czecho-Slovakia are subjected, it is Un Long in the New Territories, ulmost certain that a large majority while the first accused was ad- But as regards my advantages in elementary education itself had gone of the votes, irrespective of the real ditionally charged with unlawful the British Empire, I cannot find that through a revolution and the school opinion of the voters, would go in possession of $8,

the property of I have any more privileges than the teachers had formed their own union. favour of annexatio

Briton has in annexation by Germany. Pang Shiu-kan.

America, probably The true alternative was maruni There are two groups of reasons for

The accused were subsequently lower. There, the Briton gets fat labour, he submitted. Boys. ought to which this proposition appears not found guilty on the first count, and lecture fees for criticising us. I love manual labour instead of avoid-. only unner

to the

average sentenced to five years hard labour. to keep out of sight as much

ing it ns Czech, but also useless as a solution

"He agreed with tolerance where The case was heard by a jury com- possible, to pay my bills, to pay my

| រាហ៊ូ of the dilemma and dangerous for prising Messrs. J. R. A. Peame share of civic duties and to enjoy a

prace.

(Foremaa), P. S. Lee, Li Shlu-yuen, quiet life in a beautiful spot, well Chan' Wing-fong, A. P. Souso, F. H. governed. Donald and P. W. Osborne.

world

Bohemia and Moravia have natur- al frontiers formed by chains of meuntains which have been their political and strategical frontier since the dawn of history. If the political frontier. be shifted Inland. Czecho Slovakia will lose her frontier in the event of a military strategical attack, and both the territories un nexed by Germany and those

remalo-

The

Left to the Jury

Both defendants declined to give evidence or make slatements, saying it stood to the Jury. they preferred to leave the case as After his Lordship had summed ing in Czecho-Slovakia will suffer to UP, the Jury retired for 20 minutes,

and returned a unanimous verdict

much economic distress through this of guilty against both accused on

unnatural

that

Czecho

division Slovakia's Independence may crumble first accused on the second count.

first count, and not gulity against the for economic reasons. Furthermore, the strong Czech, democratie German ship, said both accused had no police Mr. Whyatt, in answer to his Lord- and Jewish minorities in the terri- tories annexed by Germany will be records, but said he had

han Yau, who had been named Chan robbed of his junk in a similar fashion about two weeks prior to the

of Pang's junk. Chan

delivered to Nuzl terror.

Only First Step

a man

try

Yet I shall continue to resent cri- ticism of my country's

acts when based on false statements and dublous conclusions.

SIYLOCK.

Was

usual stories from of life, flashes from the news of the week, and 'Standing on the Corner (interviews with the man in the street); Produced by C. F. Mechan.

10.30 Half an hour of Dance Munka

Fox-Trots-The Changing Of The Guard: Harbour Lights Roy Fox and His Orchestra” with vocal re-

Alone At

The

Walue').dy (lm 'King Of

certain knowledge existed, and said Newton's discovery and his subse- guent "laws of gravity were an stance where uncertain knowledge

B.B.C. Dance was translated into downright state- meats, though people had doubted Orchestra directed by Henry Hall; Fox-Trot---My Little Buckaroo (film them before. Now people Jike Einstein were doubting" those

Strange Laws'); Tango Fox-Tro very

Don't Play With Fire....Bert Fir laws.

Knowledge was power, bur.ignor-man and His Orchestra with vocal ance was powerful too when it ignor- refrain: Tangon-Love Has Entered ed all opinions but its own and acted My Heart: Farewell, My Love... with a dislike of change which was Robert Renard Dance Orchestra

Fox-Trots--Rockin': Chair, East St. Louis Toodle-Co.Duke Ellington' and His Orchestra.

-11.0 Close down.

FIRSTrought on by age.

ARMS COME Britain to Reduce On Other Expenses

London, Nov. 1. Canon-or schools, streets and

The second main reason is that for pit was then brought into i welfare centres?

An Old Meeting

Social Diary

The Women's Guild of the Hong- kong Union Church will be holding a Sale of Work on November 4, at 3 p.m. Mr. B. Wylie has, kindly con-

sale. nar-sented to open the shie

Mr. Handyalde had said that the educational system of Hongkong was dimcult to understand: It had a well-balanced curriculum but with a gap. The speaker recalled a meet- Ing at the City Hall of Hongkong about 1921 when the Hon. Sir Henry Pollock presided and Mr. Tanner Nazi Germany the annexation of the

continually interposed. They came Sudetens would mean only a step in Court, and identified the accused s

ilia meeting with the England has answered this ques-away from further expansion and would what the men who had held up his junk tion in favour of the former, accord- "gap" still unclosed.

To-day that gap was being nar- the appetite. Herr Hitler told the in Chinese waters off Wong Tin Hau ing to the Daily Herald which states world clearly that Germany must on September 10, and robbed him of that the Exchequer has advised rowed and the bridge across had sup-

The Connaught Road Club for Girls conquer

to limit ports for it in the shape of the techni- Central Europe and if the vessel and its cargo of bananas, Government departments

Russia, then hav The

he declared, sailed expenditure in favour of defence cal Trade School and the Aberdeen held a tea party and sale of work

Industrial School. The final span at 39 Connaught Road, yesterday. practically invincible in away in his

leaving Europe will proceed to challenge their boat.

would be a polytechnic school on a one in

where As a result of this instruction, the par with those in England

The monthly Bridge and Mahjong Great Britain for the mastery of the which the defendants pirated Pang. world. Czecho-Slovakia is at

book-Drive organised by the Prison Branch Bald Board of Education and the Minis- shorthand, typewriting and Passing sentence, his Lordship Bald pre- sent the main obstacle, and must go accused had been rightly convicted, tries of Health and Transport are keeping would be taught among other of the M.C.L. will be held at Stanley In his view, of on offence which was considering their programmes, can-subjects. This might save parents Why however, asks the good-nn- very nearly akin to piracy, that was celling construction projects that are from having to do their children's 10-day at 3.15 p.m.

Un-not immediately essential. It is be- homework, but until that happened, The Social and Fellowship Club tured Britisher, should Czecho- to say a

lleved that school and street con- he would ask the teachers not to (Kowloon Union Church) will hold Slovakia play the part of a bulwark

you been caught by struction doubtedly, had

programunes will suffer give to much homework so that n Hallowe'en Party at 8.45 to-night. against German

expansion? Why the Chinese authorities in Chinese most, and many housing schemes parents could gat away to the club not make peace with Germany?

waters, both of you would have been will be postponed.--Trang-Ocean. ot have a game of bridge occasion- Czecho-Slovakia did not deliberate executed," he added.

ally. (Laughter) ly choose this role it is her position

Damiasing the Jury, bis Lordship

An alternative to homework would be 10 extend the school hours, by half

bem. "outher

under as the first victim.

His

Junk was the with and rearmament.

capital offence.

and' geographical

leal configuration, her sald, Thank you, gentlemen, al- democralle social order, and above all though I find it difficult to appreciate that have forced her into this role. You are excused further attendance the aggressive intentions of Germany your verdict on the second count, With equal right one might ask why at these Semions

Belgium and France chose to be the bulwark gninst German westward

expansion.

Czecho-Slovakia,

though

mall,

DEPORTATION OF POLISH JEWS

Telephone Test

London, Nov, 1.

an hour or 10.

.

•

The Armistice Day Concert by the Hongkong Singers will be held at St. November 11, John's Cathedral on

at 9.16 p.m.

• St. Andrew's Women's Fellow-

warnings, which is a vital part of lith people forcing foreigners to learn ship will meet in the Church Hall at

The system of air rald telephone] Mr. Handyside's reference to Eng- Die erstem for spreading Informa- their language was rather odd, tion throughout Britain and North view of the fact that most English-3 p.m. on Thursday, for a long Games Ireland in the event of air raids, was men had to learn from such foreign-afternoon, proceeds of which will be

given to charity. put to the teat last night. It is cal-ers as Scotsmen, Irishmen or Welsh- culated that between three and four men (Laughter), minutes is the maximum time need- In conclusion, said the speaker, he ed for a telephone exchange to ad- would emphasise Mr. Handyside's viso wardens, fire brigades, police, remarks that if one wanted to learn decontamination centres, ambulances and other A.R.P. organisations,

ce something, one had to do it. (Ap-

Inwardly strong because of the social justice of her system of government. Feudal Hungary and Poland, with millions of discontented and landless

Berlin, Nov. 1. The venue for the negotiations -peasants, will go down like gram

under in scythe, if Crecho šlovakis between Germany and Poland on the falli, and Germany ifru will Xam question of the deportation of Poles The test Involved nearly 15,000 speaker for an address which must spread over-lhe whốt bf - Central will be Berlin' instead of Warmw, it. telephone calls through 3,475 ex-have given food for thought to many, Europe. (With:, 2005 mallions sturdy | was announced to-day--Reuter, changes, British Wireless

including the educationists, he said..

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