Misdirected Enthusiasm The prompt action of the Italian Marines in effecting the, release of Inspr. J. Watson from the "Ta Tao" police, and their firmness sisting upon "the " proper procedure atone Municipal roads entitles them to the thanks and congratulations of the foreign community. Inspr. Watson war doing. no more than his duty in removing political propagands of an obnoxious character. If the propaganda had been anti-Japanese in nature and not anti= British there is no doubt that his actions would have been deemed by the authorities north of he Soochow Creek to have been highly praise worthy. Even the "Ta Tao" police woud have agreed with this. Their action in manhandling Inspr. Watson and carrying him off to. thelt police station inevitably' arouses the. susplelo that they themselves are concerned in the anti-British propaganda which they are protecting. In which care. it would appear tobe preferable that they should direct their energy towards the suppression of crime in the ares supposed 10 be under their control, instead of allowing their political enihusiasin, or the political designs of their pay-masters, for away with them. The existence in "Ta territory of safety zone for the worst type of criminals has already been exposed several times in this journal. In criticizing the Inertia of the "Za Tao" authorities in dealing with this criminal menace, their difeulties are" not overlooked. Their equipment for dealing with farmed crime is hopelessly Inadequate, and no tone can reasonably expect them to throw away their lives without any prospect of benefit. But they are unable to. do their duly in their own area, they should certainly be warn-not to Interfere with those who are doing their duly in neighbouring areas, Commonsense, If not polley, dictates such a course, For it calls for no particular powers of vision to ace that the lawlessness of the preservers of the law inthe "Ta Tao" areas, must reflect discreditable upon the municipal "government under which they are acting, and. which striving for recognition from the foreign a thorities. This government Is Judged by ets, and not by its protestations, And if thos facts' encourage the boliet that it Ix unworthy fof the responsibility it has had thrust upon It one can be blamed if he withholds recogo|- ion until such a time as the "Ta Tao" muntel-Pality can prove that It deserves It, Tightening the Belt 'An American diet specialist quoted! in this journal,. believes "people can xot fat on water, By this he undoubtedly. means that there is' body-building suite cheap and humble commodity, dim cult days of low exchange' and a rapidly Increasing cost of living his message may cast 4 ray of sunshine on Shanghai fora time has come when household economies must be fercised to infinitesimal limits and it it pleasant learn that water has food values. Some sce tions of commercial Shanghai ave happily able to make adjustments to counter the increased cost of living, but to the greater majority. of the community it is a question of accommoda Ing income to a far higher expenditure, As Mr, Micawber expounded the fallacy of this school economics last century it is a serious question of making the dollar go much farther than ever before, As a challenge (0 the Shanghai housewife whose interest is not directly involved in the mechanics of exchange but who realizes aimMeulties by much more convincing sans such butter barometer" and the. "brand Ulus period of emeryeney must probest qualities. of titude "and "the highest. degree of domestic family are to weather a poor philosophy" at best but it represents the only front Sharh can show at pres il conditions improve, means everything must be utilized, and houseboy's peraui bbe. reduced. 1 art of utilizing, which has." boon highly developed in es Uke the United States since the depression, must become even more highly developed, and the whims of 1 master of the house must be subordinated to the resources. of the larder, It may mean the adoption of forms of synthetic dishes on the "ersatz" model in Germany, During the Grout War, when most necessaries of fe were practically unobtainable or rationed in niggard= Iyrmanner. there were all sorts of experiments to meet the situation, Semi-potato bread aiid pastries for pies, meatless days, veneral vegetarianism and' other forms. of restriction were adopted, The New Dalai Lama (Continued from front page) administration of poison, and the last Dabs Lama's mother avoided this by. preparing her son's food and permitting nothing to rench tin Until she had carefully examined it. Be that played in Tibet, where a male population are lamas, constitute another struggle for existence wherein. modern trends of education and enlightenment cann be Ignored. The political differences. between the last Dalai resulted in the Tashilumpo in 1924 exile in China whi ferent cities, including Shangha back to Tibet. It ix naw reported' Jancieat' country. there his developed young. nationalist Chinese assumed suzerainty modern Tibet. It ix possible authorities believe that it is expedient to duce a new Dalai Lama and. maintain their past records, the F shuns evidence have been found more conveniently than in the present casein a country" which, theoretically. has been without a ruler far five years, and while due respect is paid to reliou, convention the selection seems quite Umely.
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