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Barker's Bookstores Queensland's Leading We are the official Bookstores Booksellers for the exchange of Text Kelvin House, Adelaide Street Books. Send your Y.M.C.A. Building, Edward St. lists to us at the end of the Term. Neii> and Second Hand The University of Queensland Text Hooks in all Students' Newspaper, SECOND HAND DEPT. subjects. ADELAIDE STREET CIRCnaTIOX I'KOVIU) HV TNISSUIvD CH.-M.LlvKCI-: TO lUv CRK.VTKU TH.-VX TIT.VT OF AXV OTIIUR WHRKLY I'UHIJSHI-D IN Till' 'V.AR.SITV. Vol. I., No. 2. Thursday, 23rd June, 1932. Price 2d. EDITORIAL Graduate Gossip Three very important e\'ents have WHAT'S ON ALAN HOl^V, B.A. (Queensland and occurred during the past fortnight to dis Balliol, Oxford), Travelling Scholar for turb the calm tranquility of the citizens of 1929, having roamed through Europe, is this State —the installation of the new Thursday, 22nd June—Wider l%du- returning by the " Corfu " due on July 4th. Governor, Sir Leslie Ornie Wilson (A.B.C.D. cation Society, Mr. Arthur Jose, " A *' t * * * .... to n terms), the E.lections, and the University in India," 1.25 p.m. JIM MAHONEY, B.A. (Queensland and publication of Semper I'lorcal. The latter, Balliol, Oxford), Rhodes Scholar, 1929, will as the most prominent, has been dealt with I'ridav—S.C.M.—Eirst Address of a be a ])assenger by the " Oronsay" due in our last Ivditorial. Let us say a few words Series bv Rev. W. H. Joughin, M.A.. September 5th. about the others. on ' Tiic Bible in the Light of Criticism." The new Governor arrived in the Northern DOT HILL (see S.F. last issue), will Capital on Monday 13th amid much pomp Saturday Night—Evening and Ex arrive bv the " Cormoran " on August ist. and ceremony, things always associated ternal Students Dance (All Union ^ !i; * * * with such occasions—and after being sworn Members invited). It is interesting to note that these three in, received innumerable expressions of recent Grads, having won distinction loyalty to H.M. the King on behalf of the Monday—I.R.C.-Dr. T. P. Fry, on abroad, the first two collecting Firsts at loyal population of the most loyal State of " Germany," 1.25 p.m. Oxford, the third doing valuable research Queensland. No doubt " his bosom work at Cambridge, are all being deported swelled with pride " at all this, especially Tuesday, 2Sth June: S.C.M.—- from the Homeland about the same time. when he heard those large pop-guns Studv Circles: ***** thundering forth a word of warning to the " I'aith "—Mr. I. Stewart. JIM POLLOCK, B.E., another Travelling monkeys in the gardens and their confreres " Purpose "—Dean Barrett, Scholar, is seeing how they do things in in the Arts library, that disarmament was as " Unemployment "—Mr. Ingram. the "grand stvle " in America. yet but a dream. The Governor appears to be quite a charming personality and Wednesday, 2gth June: ]\[usical BETTY WEEKS, B.A., and BILL should get on ([uite well in his new Society Practice, Mr. Herold Kyng. HARVEY, B.A., were bound in Holy position, provided he shows due deference wedlock on Saturday night. to the seat of Learning. " Semper Floreat the 'Varsity." The second event—the Elections—has roused a great deal of interest and provoked much comment not only in Queensland, but throughout the world. The Govern Social ment was defeated by a very small, but we trust enlightened, majority. It is a pleas C)n Saturday evening, the Women's ing reflection on our democracy that the Hockey Club held their dance in the Main new Government has as its leader a quondam Hall. The decorations consisted of orange painter, who, having painted a dismal and lemon streamers—no doubt prevailing picture of Queensland at the moment of winter colours. The number present was going to press, will, we have no doubt, 'SEMPER FLOREAT' disappointingh- snmll; the finance still within a short time paint the aforesaid ITS STAFF. seems to be a burning question, One would State a glowing red. Among his many urge that better use be made of these henchmen we find sons of toil in plenty ; golden opportunities—for the sake of a but we hope that there ^\ill be few, though Editors— httle exercise if for nothing else. Never there will inevitably be some, W. A. MAH0N1':V. theless those present made good use of the floor space and other con\-eniences offered " Who always vote at their Party's call, E. E. S. PEARCE by the thoughtful committee, which com And never think of thinking for then\- prised Jlisses y. Dent (Captain), G. Spurgin selves at all." Business Manager— (Vice-Captain), E. Beckerton (Secretary), Howe^'er, that the new Government should M, Hill (Treasurer), E. Birbeck. be thoroughlv successful in its plans for D. CURLEWIS the rehabilita'tion of this land of pronii.se is the earnest wish of the lulitor. :\Iay A dvcrt isi)ig Manager- - At a meeting of the Women's Club in the Common Room during the week, it was thev crown their Labours by i)roviding us Miss M. LARCOMBE witii a new 'Varsity as a fitting accommo proposed bv Miss Nimmo, that we should dation for the intelligentia of the largest and help the FJectric Li.ght^ Co. by installing radiators in the Women's Common Room. metropolis in the world. Innumerable Cot respondents. W. A. Mahoney, Semper Floreat Office, It was decided to approach the Registrar ^^-75^—350,201, George Street, Brisbane. on this matter. " SEMPER FLOREAT.M Thursday, 23rd June, 1932 appeal to the imagination. In 1853, Com T. R. C. mander Perry knocked at the gates of U.Q. Debating Society. Japan, a feudal, medieval kingdom. In EAR EAST 60 br 70 years, a new nation looks out on the world. England took three centuries On Friday, 17th June, at 8 p.m., in the to achieve a Similar transformation. Men's Common Room, a Challenge Debate, Dr. W. P. Chen gave an interesting Evening v. Day Students, was held on the address on " International Rivalries in the question " That the sugar industry should Ear East," in the Geology Lecture Theatre, The Japanese became claimants in the be protected." Mr. Smith in opening for on I'riday, 17th June. Dr. Chen, who was Open Door Policy of China and under the Evening Students, very neatly divided formerly a Professor in the University of pressure of an expanding population, they up his subject matter. He declared that Nanking, is the Chinese Consul General made plans for the colonisation of the Ear the conditions under which Protection was in Australia. In this report we have tried East, and the development of a new Con introduced still existed. We gather that a as far as possible to keep the actual wording tinental Empire. .'Vs a result of the Sino- possible result of its abolition would be of his address. Japanese War, I'ormosa became Japan's that " the land would return to its virgin coloi^y in 1895. In the same year, Korea state and be bare." Surely not! Mr. became a Protectorate of Japan, and in Tritton, in replying for the Day Students, China for many hundreds of years was 1910 Japan annexed Korea. Recently disputed Mr. Smith's figures and declared a comparatively sealed book to the nations Japan has poured her troops into the three that protection was for " an industry in of the West. Her citizens were gentle, Eastern Provinces of China, popularly its infancy" (c.f, above) but the sugar tolerant, industrious, asking nothing of the known as Manchuria, and has virtually industry had now reached " a bloated adult outside world, but to the rapidly progressing assumed command of them, placing a hood." Mr. Murray-Smith for the affirm Western nations China's vast poten nominal representative of the Manchus at ative brought fresh figures—in tons, not tialities were soon apparent. Nations the head of these Provinces. Is not this pounds sterling. He deplored Victorian clamoured for concessions and China found armed intervention in Manchuria a flaunt reluctance in supporting the sugar industry herself unable to withstand their demands, ing of the Nine Power Treaty and the when Queensland ate Victorian potatoes Each nation was anxious to secure advant Covenant of the League, whereby Japan was six months of the year, and Victorian onions ages over the other. To-day, the Inter committed to the necessity of conferring nine months. Mr. Eogarty, in reply, did national rivalries are as acute as ever, but with the .other Signatories to the Treaty not want to make us " raise the eyebrow " China is included in such, and it is found and the Covenant, before undertaking any by abolishing sugar growing but at least it that the Nations are not only rivalling armed action ? should be restricted to home consumption. each other, but are endeavouring in some Protection caused a ridiculous inflation of instances to wrest parts of China from her. This, then, is one of the international land values. Political agitation, except amongst those rivalries of the I*ar F^ast, the rivalry of who have been educated, has no place in Japan with China in her clain to po.ssess her Mr. Rodin thoughtfully pronounced the the Chinese mind. The more progressive own territories. Japan, too, is a rival of fate that would befall us should we desert minds have begun to see that the rule of U.S.A. with respect in China. the sugar industry. Thousands thrown on centuries must cease.