1939-06-12 — Page 30

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, Monday, JUNE 12, 1939.

The Sun Attacks HERE

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Entente

THOSE who attack the highest

Importance to the enlistment of Russian idealism and Russian power in the European peace front must regard the snail's pace of the

| London-Moscow negotiations with

disquiet and impatience.

The weeks have slipped by since the march to Prague. A system of organised resistance to Fascist aggressión has sprung rapidly into existence, But it still does not in- cinde Russia, except by virtue of the Franco-Soviet Pact.

of Russia's willingness to accepti the full responsibilities of member- ship of the Peace Front not the most hardened sceptic can now be doubtful.

--The-Russian-proposals, -if-carried through, would create something much more nearly approaching a full collective system in Europe than any other Government has yet declared its willingness to accept. Russia has been unwilling to con- sider anything less than her own proposals because she feels-very understandably-that nothing but the acceptance of full commitments can prove the loyalty to collective: security of those who have betrayed it so often.

As a consequence, while others have actually undertaken grave new though not comprehensive commit- ments, the Soviet Union itself has: not yet done so.

The British..Government, for its part, has exchanged military guar- antees with Poland and Turkey, and given them to Greece and Rumania. But it still very obviously hesitates 10 exchange them with Russia, though an alliance with Russin is the very foundation of an effective polley to prevent war.

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Nevertheless, though it seems take it longer to exchange an ex- ploratory note with Moscow than a full military guarantee with War- BBW, the Government is at any rate maintaining discussions with the Soviet Union.

A rapid and successful conclusion of these negotiations is desired by Every important action of public opinion. Yet instead of reaching a conclusion the negotiations drag on.

What is necessary is a direct meet-

If it is a

Matter of-

A.D. 116: The Roman Empire is marked

"A"

-HISTORY

A.D. 800: "B" is the empire of the Frankish King Charlemagne. "A"

Latins.

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-We Have AIL-

1100: "A" is the Holy Roman Empire, centred round Germany. "B" aro the Moors.

-Got Claims-

1180: "E" is English, "F" ja French, "G" is Germany, The Moors are receding.

-To Bits Of—

1810: Napoleon has conquered. "C." "E". is Germany. "F" is little Prussia.

-Europe!

WATER

Means

More Than

You Think

WATER IS always news in Hongkong. Either we are having floods or water restrictions. Restrictions, indeed, look

like being with us always.

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They were to end when Jubilee Reser- voir was opened three years ago, but the reservoir has never overflowed.

Soon, Govern- ment must face expenditure, on another reser- voir of equal size to the Shing* Mun colossus,

Again, we are threatened with new restrictions, because the gra- vity filter beds cannot cope with the enormous demand occa- sioned when a full supply is provided for our abnormal popu- lation.

Water interests everybody in Hongkong, from the lowest coolie to the richest taipan.

A good many people ancer at water-they have that "never-mind-where- the-water-gets-so-long-as-it's-not-in-the wine" feeling. Belgium is going to show that water isn't dull, and once you think about it you see it's one of the REALLY BIG things in life.'

You and I, for instance, are about 75 per cent. water, and if we were pushed to it we could live forty days or so without food, but only three without water. And where would the wine come from if it were not for the water that nourishes the grapes?

When you take a house you tale it for granted nowadays that water will be laid on, and large numbers of people complain if it isn't both h. and c.. in the kitchen as well as the bathrooms. Sanitarians say at least seventeen gallons per head per day is what we want to make life comfortable, and that doesn't include what is used in trade.

Do you remember that spell of frost last winter when the pipes froze↑ How difficult it was to beg enough water to fill the kettle in the morning! And I heard of people who had to set out for work unwashed and. trust to finding taps running at the office. Things may look pretty glum and depressing when the sun refuses to shine, but they are unprettily grim when the raing fall."

How many of us are looking forward to week-end walks in the country this summer? But where would our green fields and our velvet lawns be without water? Should we have our elders, and willows, and poplars? What would happen to the rose, and the corn, and the vine? Come to think of it, water isn't so dull. It makes all the difference between green pastures and barren desert.

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DID you have your tumblerful of water first thing this morning, and are you going to have another one last thing to-night? Water is an excellent drink, and if you have an acquired distaste for it you can't do batter than become as little children where water is concerned. They lap it up if they have mothers wise enough to lot them have as much as they like, and it makes them bright and lively, and clears away all their pimples.

How many husbands give their wives a specially twinkling smile when dinner-time brings a dish of boiled beef and carrots? Then there are those lovely hot soups when we get home cold in winter, and those iced drinks that cool our tongues in summer, to say nothing of our cup of tea that is good And so du so every day of the year. They owe their existence to water. many other things that they can't be enumerated.

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FOR centuries man has made use of water scientifically. He made a water-clock to tell the time. He found out how to use water to work a mill. Gradually all sorts of hydraulic things like lifts and cranes. and pumps were invented.

James Watt, in the eighteenth century, helped to revolutionise life with his steam engine. Now they harness water power somehow or other to make electricity, which has done its best to make the hydraulic machines obsolete.

All these scientific things about water leave me mystifled; I can read up But there are all about them in the encyclopedias and not be a bit wiser. sorts of things about water that I can enjoy without have to bother to understand.

I can go and stand on Westminster Bridge and watch the Thames gliding by to the sea. I can go up to the Lake District and see that chain of blue waters surrounded by bracken-clad hills or find an autumn-leaf-brown stream bubbling through the falls.

I can watch a man cast a line into a river and sit still and quiet on the bank for hours, probably finding himself again as well as finding fah,

I can remember the frozen flood waters spread over the fields in the fens and the fun we had learning to skate. I can go and see the awana swimming on the Serpentine. I can remember the waterfalls, so beautiful, so helpless, tumbling in spray as I travelled through the Alps, and how the magic of those falling waters increased as the sun set and dusk enfolded them. Now with summer just in Britain this year, and we are

shall watch the little and picnic under the cliffs, round the corner we holidaying with pay, and we

white and red Balls We shall come home with that ing between Mr. Chamberlain and aro all remembering joyfully are going to forget crises looking filling with wind and the white exciting, transient friendship M. Stalne many to tap that England is a "pearl set in a for baby crabs and building sand horses galloping in to the shore. (made on our second or third the German dictator, and the fruits silver sca."We are making plans

fly twice to Germany

of those two flights were acid. Mr. Chamberlain would have much better prospects of attaining the peace he so ardently desires in Europe if he would personally endeavour to make the Peace Front so strong that none would take the initiative against it.

for that weak at the seaside-& fortnight if we are lucky-and

castles.

We shall explore caves

WE

We shall smell the salt breezes day away) already fleeting as all round us and watch the gulls we turn the key in the lock, but and wheeling and wailing over the our recollection of the blue we are saying to ourselves that paddle canoes, and play cricket-waves, and wish that big boy waters we bathed in and sailed it will be our turn to go soon, on the beach. And when we wouldn't pelt them with stones, in will linger until it la time to

go again, All the great waters round are tired we shall lle in a deck. We shall walk on the pier and our coast will be coming into chair and take a long look-nee at see the pierrota, and laugh with their own, for we are holidaying the ocean.

the children at Punch and Judy.

Hilda Coe

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