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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPII, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1938.

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F RECENT TIMES, Home Britons show a curious ten- dency to belittle their country. They express the opinion that Britain has lost prestige, and that she is not what she was. They profess a profound know- ledge of political history and love to make comparisons be tween statesmen of to-day, and great men of a century ago. They entirely forget to com- £400,000,000 previously voted pare present-day conditions with those of the far away past, was only a portion of the com- plete Defence Fund, which and yet that is the only basis on which practical and sensible amounted to £1,100,000,000 (the balance of £700,000,000 already being ear-marked), there was The fact remains that it ill even less opposition. Indeed, becomes any Briton to speak great credit must be given to disparagingly of his country. the Labour Party for the pres- I strongly resent the opinion sure they applied in speeding up that Britain has lost "face." the Defence Programme.

Unfortunately, the past is so One wearies of statistics, but

and easily forgotten,

some those I give are simple and en- people fail to remember that it lightening. is not so many years ago that Not so very long ago, Britain's Britain set an example to the Budget provided for an annual i rest of the world, by putting in- expenditure of some £80,000, to practice the most drastic dis- 000 on the Navy, and in those armament policy in the history days of false security, there was

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1930.

Where Draw the Line? MANCHURIA - TO - MUNICH- TO-? Where does the retreat before armed might stop?

of any major Power.

far more criticism! The fact

It is all very well to be wise that the British taxpayer to- after the event and to decry at day is willing to throw millions this late stage, a policy which and millions of pounds into de- received scant opposition at the fence schemes, should be a time.

warning to the world that the The people of the British British Nation and the British Isles pay the piper, as far as the Empire will never take second main defence of the Empire is place. concerned, and it was not sur-

In all the nations whose primary interest is in main- taining an ordered world, the question of where to draw the line on which they will oppose force with force has been para-prising that they should have mount since 1931. They failed to draw it in Manchuria, in Ethiopia, in Spain, in China, in the Rhineland, in Austrin or in Czechoslovakia.

Again the irrepressible ques- tion arises. No country or con- tinent can dodge it.

Surely every man and woman who cherishes the spiritual and moral values of liberty will agree that they must be de- fended. Everyone who under- stands that men of spirit will not always submit to tyranny and terror knows that some- where resistance must be made effective.

Where? How? Disillusioned men who fought on the Marne and the Somme to make the world safe for democracy will be ready to fight only when they can be sure it is democracy they are defending.

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welcomed a gesture, which, if THAT BRITAIN detests war. others had had the sense to and will do everything in respond, would have saved the her power to avoid it, cannot be world from the madness which taken as a sign of weakness, but indication of has become apparent in some rather countries of recent years. strength of character and pur- pose, and an earnest of her humanitarian desires.

BRITAIN'S

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WORD became

It is one of the most hearten-

that Britain's action, and that ing signs

the Empire great bulwark of defence--the stands firm and united in the British Navy was sacrificed in face of insidious propaganda to the belief that other nations bring about disintegration. would follow suit.

The Trade Agreement signed

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By Lichty

10-2-11

U DIM

"How old do you plan to be 20 years from now, Alice?"

"First of

Foot, and

Right of the Line

The story of the Royal Scots, one of the most famous of British regiments, will be broadcast from Daventry between 8.5 and 9.5 p.m. to-night. The broadcast will be relayed by ZBW, at whose suggestion the B.B.C. has been good enough to arrange the broadcast at a suitable time for Hongkong listeners.

During to-night's broadcast, Daventry will make a special announcement referring to the presence of the 2nd Battalion of the Regiment in Hongkong.

In the article below, reproduced by permission of the B.B.C.. to-night's programme, which will be produced by Gordon Gildard, is introduced by its author, John Gough,

0

N HIS TOMB in the or wearing something or other is of no importance at all, except in mat- Cathedral at Toul istera of tradition and spirit, and every- one must estimate such value for engraved in Latin: himself. If you want a lead in think- For a time there appeared to in Washington last week is an 'Here lies the body of the ing about tradition and spirit, may t be some reason to believe that additional reason for satisfac-Scot, John Hepburn, knight. Bay that if there were such a pre- a happier international under- tion. standing would come about, and

for the deplorable state of un-

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posterous regiment as the Royal Blanks you would be as unwise to suggest buttoning the left gaiter as to auggest putting tho Black. Watch. three stripes off a sailor's collar. into Gordan tarian, or taking the *

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one peculiarity, and it is

Marechal de Camp in the Actually, it is only logical French Army, who, shot by that disputes, as they arose, that the two greatest de.. would be settled by the Tribunal mocracies in the world should a leaden ball at Saverne, of the League of Nations.

To sneer at the failure of the join hands in a movement which gloriously fell, 8th of July,

aims at mutual trust and pros-1636. League reveals 2 shallow- perity, and there is no doubt On his death-bed at THE ROYAL SCOTS REGIMENT mindedness which does nobody that much good will accrue credit.

from the closer co-operation of Saverne he said: 'I wish I much too late to attempt to do any- Gendarmes du Corps Ecossais, when Whatever the cause of the the two great English-speaking could have died in Scotland, Uting about it. In the days of the

and lie in shadow of the regiments were just as touchy failure, the intention was there, nations. and on the heads of those who

on matters of antiquity and The King's forthcoming visit

of Dirleton.' ever hills green

when the legend of Pontius Pilate failed to honour and support is another happy nugury for They were his last words, having been born in Scotland was that intention, rests the blame Anglo-American relations.

It is significant and typical probably accepted as fact, the Scots were dubbed 'Pontius Pilate's Body- that he reverted to Scotland. guard," They do not want to fight rest and chaos in Europe and

If you should ever have the pri- the Far East to-day.

vilege and pleasure of spending long for another oppressive peace,

Until 1937, Great Britain re- FOREIGNERS who live within (Perhaps reverted' is not

the confines of the British the word, for no Scot 're-hours in the officers mess at Glen- But if collective security under

mained off her guard to a point

homeland.corse Depot, and should sound the: the Geneva system is combined

almost amounting to reckless Empire learn to respect and verts' to his

prospect of putting some accent on with collective justice they willness, but when the grim reality love it, and that fact alone is Psychologically Scotland is this nickname in the programme you.

to strengthen our

nre writing, you will find a shade of wherever he is). dawned, she performed Her sufficient

hesitation. It is important not to culean tasks in bringing her de faith in the future of the Em-

The reverence of exiled Scots misunderstand. The officer will sip fences up to a state which pire.

no modern twice, then tell you quietly that 'First allows for little real anxiety. A war to-day is unthinkable, for Scotland is

better.

What he means is that 'Pon- Those who think otherwise, are but Britain will not be found curiosity. In the Gendarmes du of Foot and Right of the Line is

a calamity Corps Ecossals, and before that uus Pilate's Bodyguard' does not ap greatly mistaken, the blunders wanting if such

Archer Guard, pear in the Army List. It is officially upon her. in the Scottish (if they were blunders) of the should be forced

that the nome can never be taken past have acted as the strongest Those who are rattling the we have evidence of a racial iden- unknown; which makes it certain. Possible incentive to Britain to sabre in Europe and elsewhere tity which generations of Con- why be lost in a time-honours,

will do well to pause and think. tinental soldiering could not indelible tag.

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able of inflicting such bloody the Royal Scots Regiment off- YEARS AGO, FIVE

there destruction that those involved cially begins in 1633, when Hep-THE PROGRAMME you are to hear to-night was first broadcast in.

of the would have been the greatest would suffer for generations, burn was ita colonel, many his June, 1933, on the occasion opposition in Parliament had and it is because of this grim torinna trace its logical ancestry tercentenary celebrations of the Regi- ment. It was the first regimental the Government of the day at- reality that Britain will continue back to the eight hundreds.

radio programme--a fact noted with. tempted to launch auch a collos- to strain every nerve to avoid

a certain satisfaction by chroniclers Bal programme of defenco. such a horror.

of the Regiment as being not inap- When in 1937, £400,000,000 was Unhappily, events in Ger-

as you know, all regiments propriate. NOW

I always remember an editorial naked for in order to modernise many in particular, give cause

with any length of history are in-

their unique note writion by a friend of mine at the Royal Navy, Army and Air for the greatest apprehension, dividually proud of instance, the the time,

For a although I for one will not be characteristics.

fight to support it. A line could be drawn quickly enough if it were mainly to defend ideals of liberty.

Dove in Armour

FEATHERS are sprouting on the bird hatched at Munich.

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programmes

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Force, there was. scarcely

lieve that the averago thinking Royal Blanks, let us suy, parades quoting and I think it is worth unbuttoned, It was certainly one of the most. When, a week or so later, it German fails to realise what with the left galter

which, signities to those in the know ambitious was naively explained that the would happen to his country that at the eighteenth century Battle from Scotland, the size of the cast and should war be brought to it. of Ecks this regiment, determined on the number of people employed for the great speed in the charge, threw away effects being enormous, and all surplus accoutrements in order to effects themselves, as we know to our make the pace. A flppant illustra-

cer- the studios were commissioned by the "Washington. The biggest annual increase in the United

A bird's species cannot always with those silly criticisms tain regiments have the privilege of producer, and there was even

regiment were to be used for reproducing the States armaments budget in a

be recognised by its fledgling that all is not well with Eng-marching through London with fixed rumour that the editorial chambers

bayonets, that another decade la indicated for the com- feathers. The dove may be land.

squeaks of trench rats. As the root wears the Red Hackle, and so on. ing fiscal year by President able to live for some time under Not only would the Empire

Well, some regiments take pride in seemed an uncongenial place for seek Roosevelt's candid disclosuro," a coat of mail. But these first rally to her support, but every very peculiar things connected with ing literary inspiration we took the feathers express an inner con-nation in the world which loves their uniforms and customs, and all precaution of placing our deck against "Paris. The French Govern-dition. They are clear warning and guarda liberty and justice, regiments are proud of whatever is the door and threatening to shoot on own humble part I think very rightly, entrance by the window. These pre- ment decided to-day to boistor that a radical change to more would be found on her side if individual to themselves, and for my sight anyone attempting to effect an (Continued on Page 7.) A 1 the army and navy against positively peaceful thinking is tyrants attempted to molest For regiment is very much akin to cautions served to prevent the en

a family, and a unique way of doing! Germany's growing force with required.

IN THE MEANTIME, awaytion, you say, remembering that ce cost, of a staggering loudness. All

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