Unoccupied Territory Research Articles

Li Tsz Chiu, Hop Chup Suen and Others v. Lo Kar Yam and Another.

War — Effects of — Partnership — Business Carried On in Territory Under Enemy Occupation — Some Partners in Unoccupied Territory — Whether Contract of Partnership Dissolved — Enemy Character — Of Persons in Allied Territory — Relationship of Allied Territory to Territory Under Enemy Occupation — Japanese Occupation of Hong Kong — Law of Hong Kong.

The Nature of Thought

PROF. BLANSHARD is here exploring the debatable and largely unoccupied territory which lies on the borders of psychology, logic and metaphysics. His book might almost be described as a dissertation on the meaning of the prepositions £of’ and ‘about’ as they are used when we say we are aware of something or think about something. The author is a follower of Bradley and Bosanquet. As their point of view is not very popular at present, it is useful to listen to one who is a persuasive advocate of it and an acute critic of other views put forward recently by British and American philosophers and psychologists. He is clear and forcible in expression, as was Bradley, but more temperate. He is thorough in his treatment, as was Bosanquet, but not so difficult. The Nature of Thought By Prof. Brand Blanshard. (Library of Philosophy). Vol. 1. Pp. 654. Vol. 2. Pp. 532. (London: George Allen and Unwin, Ltd., 1939). 32s. net.

V. The First German Colony and its Diplomatic Consequences

In April 1884 Prince Bismarck, chancellor of Germany, suddenly broke away from his long maintained anti-colonial policy, and inaugurated the German colonial empire by placing Angra Pequena under German protection. Angra Pequena was a small harbour in the middle of the unoccupied territory that later became the first German colony, South-West Africa, a long coastal stretch which England did not particularly desire and had several times refused to annex. It had only one really good harbour, Walfisch Bay, which England already possessed. Furthermore, the senior members of the second Gladstone ministry, which was in power in 1884, were generally opposed to new colonial adventures. In such circumstances, it was to be expected that Bismarck's new departure would meet with little or no opposition from the British Government, and that the formation of the comparatively modest German colonial empire would not cause a ripple in the cordial diplomatic relations existing between the two countries at that time.

The West Australian Settler's Guide and Farmer's Handbook

WEST Australia is at the present time best known to us by its gold mines; the real importance of this vast and almost unoccupied territory must, however, be determined by its capability of supporting in the future a large population, and hence the agricultural capabilities of the country become an extremely important factor in any schemes for its development. The Handbook before us is issued by the Agricultural Department of the Colony; its object is to present a picture of the agricultural capabilities of various districts, and to advise intending settlers oas to their best course of action. It deals chiefly with the south-western portion of the Colony, a district enjoying a better and more uniform rainfall than is generally met with in Australia, and the general fertility of which is vouched for by the occurrence of large areas of heavily-timbered land. The forests of West Australia are said to occupy more than forty million acres; the wood from them has already been employed in paving London streets. Large areas of the country appear to be especially adapted for vine culture. Part i. of the Handbook de scribes the agricultural areas open for selection. Part ii. contains general instructions for settlers. Part iii. deals with the natural grasses and weeds, and with various im ported crops. Part iv. is devoted to sheep husbandry. Part v. is a general treatise on soils and manures, with out much special reference to Australia. The whole publication is freely illustrated. The photographs of the forest trees are very striking. The maps are bad, and quite insufficient for the purpose. The Handbook has evidently been hastily put together, and its value is often marred by the want of a clear arrangement of the subjects discussed.