1939-01-20 — Page 18

THE HONGKONG TE LEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1939.

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THE AWAKENING

MANY YEARS AGO the late King George V, then Prince of Wales, addressed to his future subjects a message which concluded with the words: "Wake up, England!"

If since 1918, as may per- haps in many quarters be ad- PLUCmitted, our country has sunk

into a state of lethargy and complacency, we have recently experienced a terrible awaken- ing. None of us is over likely to forget the suspense, the ten sion, the sense of gathering and seemingly inescapable disaster which came upon us all during

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the That peril, that escape, emotions which both aroused in our minds and hearts must from now on never be forgotten neglected.

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THE ROYAL SOCIETY of St. George hus long endeavoured to preserve and maintain the

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ancient institutions and tradi- tions, threatened with extinction in an age of rupid change-our task must now become ever more dynamic and positive.

by

LORD QUEENSBOROUGH

The productivity of our aðil, which has declined under the neglect which accompanied In- dustrialisation, calls for urgent measures of stimulation and sup- port.

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OUR COUNTRYSIDE surely

deserves a better fate than to become a reserve for sight- seers. It must be kept alive and ils people--the salt of the earth -must be enabled-to find on the soil proper, healthy conditions of work and living, with a new sense of their vital importance to the nation.

For these young men and wo- men who feel themselves crushed in the struggle and competition for employment in our densely populated island the Empire and the Dominions should become again a field for fresh endeavour. to They must first be mado

own that our learn and feel Government and the Govern- ments of the Empire aré pre pared not only to encourage their settlement in new homes, but among people of traditions and instincts akin to their own, to whom their advent will be wel- come as an accession of strength and a further guarantee for the future of the Empire.

Moreover while we have, un- happily, a standing army of un- employed and at the same time a shortage of skilled labour, active steps should be taken to keep alive the craftsmanship of those already trained to a skilled trade and to train the younger

The freedom and the privi- Chairman of the Council of the Roval / unemployed in order that they

leges which our fathers won are

more than an inheritance and a

naturally accepted condition of Society of St. George. living, they demand the service and the devotion of all sorts and

A MOST perturbing state of affairs is revealed by the statistics published in the Final Edition of the "Telegraph" ycs-conditions of our countrymen if

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may, without difficulty, be ab sorbed into useful and produc- tive employment.

Our

Above all, let us practise for- bearance and seck to make more now called upon to undertake the We can, first of all, actively ey the task of those who are It is a truism to say that the

If we, of our free will, accept suddenly confronted with new main sources of the wealth and support the establishment of a

new responsibilities and personal the increase in vice and slavery and disturbing forces, threaten- strength of any nation are the National Register of all able work of national revival.

that, should need arise, our ser- sacrifices, how far more resilient in Hongkong since the Governing to engulf and destroy all soil itself and the character of bodied men and women in order

Those who believe in England vices according to our capabili- and powerful a forco will ment ended the practice of that instinet and experience the children of that soil.

have taught us, to cherish and and England's destiny in world ties, may be promptly and use nation be than the drilled and re- licensing houses.

respect.

Let us begin have been compelled to turn to The most serious revelation is

We cannot hope to preserve affairs and who have kept faith fully employed in the task of gimented masses of those who our freedom and fulfil our des in the face of the spread of ma- pational defence.

doctrines of class hatred and dis- personal discomfort which it ment in their hours of need.

Our weaknesses and deficien- tiny without effort, or without terialism on the one hand and at home and, regardless of any dictatorial methods of Govern- personal sacrifice.

sension on the other, now in may involve, decide what we

can do and train cies are the fruits of our own If, by orders and decrees, themselves from a nucleus of individually other nations ean croute a united strength upon which our fature ourselves to be ready and fami- missions and not of defeat at and organged machinery of state security depends. to secure the fulfilment of their

that departmental and other officials are hamstrung in their efforts to rescue young girls from enforced immorality by lack of suitable accommodation for segregating them once they are taken off the street. Quite apart from these unfortunate girls, it is revealed that there is no Remand Home available for girls under the age of sixteen years who are the subject of Magisterial proceedings, and it appears that, unlike boys, the only place to which they can be sent is prison,

It is, therefore, incumbent on ambitions, so must we, of our each one of us to cunsider how own free will, discipline our best we can exert our influence selves and equip our country to for the good of our country.

face and survive the threatened. tempest."

Numerous demands already ranging from an undefined form of National Service to actual Conscription have been made, and at the sume moment alarm- ing and ill-advised accounts of our unpreparedness have figured in the press.

liar with our duties.

From this movement of per- sonal service would grow a most powerful sense of union and com radeship among all classes.

Harley-Street Surgeon's Wife Falls Under Train

effort to save

the hands of others. They are, therefore, the more difficult to overcome.

overcome

The only way to them is to train ourselves to ask, "What can I do and how best can I lend a hand to strengthen and defend my country ?" and not to Government should say, "The have done this or that, or should not have done the other thing."

* ☆ ☆ WHILE Dr. Charles David pital doctors upon treatment in an THIS FIRST MESSAGE issued his wife's life. But by the Royal Society of St. Read, Harley-street gynae-inter. he was told that the doctors George is intended to forcus the What is surely necessary cologist, was attending patients efforts were in vain he had died.

Mrs. Read fell from the Chalk minds of its readers on the broad The statistics published by the

first of all is an analysis of the in Chelsea Hospital recently he "Telegraph" yesterday indiente:

sources of our weakness and a was told that his wife had fallen Farm (Edgware line) station plat- issues now at stake. It is hoped explicit suggestions, re-inforced that, of 25.000 women who have systematic drive to eliminate in front of an Underground form, and part of the train passed that it may be followed by more train and was gravely injured. became victims of the vicious them.

hurried to Hempstead When her identity had been dis- by information and extracta Dr. Read

other publications It is not enough-though so system of immorality that has developed so alarmingly in urgently necessary to hasten General Hospital, N.W, where his covered police notified lier home at from Hongkong, approximately 30 per the production of military and wife, 38-years-old Mrs. Mabyn Read, Hillway, Holly Lodge Estate, High speeches directed towards the

The was lying with severe Injuries to her gate, N. The staff there, through Dr.

Rend's Harley-street surgery, were same end,

If our country is to maintain civil defence equipment.

legs and head.

her position, certain urgently cent, are children under the age soul of the nation has first to le consulted at once with the hos-able to trace where he was.

10 and cleansed

necessary tasks lie before us- of 18 years. There is something be restored

To restore our national faith appalling in the fact that, of this meet the grave problems which

and unity, remembering that 30 per cent., approximately 4,000 lie ahead."

Great Britain is a Christian- children, are of the tender ages

Kingdom.

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of from twelve to sixteen years. FOR TWENTY YEARS Many of these children, just stream of propaganda-much; reaching their teens, have be- well meant, but some designed

come prostitutes by compulsion. to break down the morale of our If, as it is claimed, officials of people has been poured forth.

A reaction against conven-| the

Secretariat for Chinese tional rules of conduct, against Affairs and private welfare social distinctions, against sim- workers are prevented from ple conceptions of duty and rescuing these children chiefly patriotism, against established because Government has not, ur morality and against orthodox will not, provide a suitable home religion has been used by sub- versive political forces as an in-

in which they could be segregat-strument for the overthrow of ed, a drastic and immediate the established form of society. At the same time the fabric revision of policy seems called

for. We are told that scares of of society itself has been left young children are being added superficially unaltered at a time

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Theso jour community.

tremely

Party Repeated 25 Years

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circumstances are ex- dangerous to national] survival, since the existence of privileged classes who have been| For 25 years. Mr. and Mrs. Reld largely deprived of the means of Painter, and, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver carrying out the duties which Shivelex haya held a joint birthday earned them their privileges, purty for Mrs. Shiveley and Mrs. Painter, whose birthdays are on con-creates and fosters discontent secutive days. The year, they cele-and opens the path from within brated the "liver anniversary" of to class warfare and disintegra- the lanuguration of the series of partion.

Bes

over her.

GRIN AND BEAR IT

NOTIFIED HER HOME

By Lichty

"She's caléep now, but if you could see her you'd say slit's much prettier off-screen."

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To raise the whole of our de- fensive forces to their full strength, without delay.

To develop to the full our agricultural, mineral and indus- at home and trial resources abroad.

To maintain confidence and "De- cradicate alarmism and featist" mentality.

To assert the need for all to undertake the duties and respon- sibilities which the protection of our freedom and security de- mand.

To overcome dissension and disputes among ourselves by n union of all classes in the ser- vite of the nation to which we belong, and which in turn be- longs to and is the common in- heritance of us all.

From the strength which'such achievements. will give we may continue to work unceasingly for the promotion of peace and the removal of the present causes of distrust and hatred among, the nations of the world.

Queenborough