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SATURDAY. AUGUST 18 – 1931:
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Messrs. Wong Man and Wong it is a telling argument against Sik-te, London qualifications, are Zionism. Palestine is a corner of added to cur register of medical the world, and for the Jewish nation practitioners.
to segregate there would be bad.
However, speaking more seriously, Three months hence, unless for I must say the present indications cause shown, the Chung Kwok Hong are not good for Zionism. The ia Lee steamship company drops off the habitants of Palestine seen to bejcompany register.
up against Jewish immigration, and
Mr. Balfour's promise is not being Winston Churchill wires, to our
Naturally, not However, Mr. Neb" Ears himself | folk from Bagdad are said to do. Notë. release her. Take her and murish war madness than Mietzsche could
being respectable, supplies me, as unconsciously as I have to dot my i'r and cross her yourselves." But they mid be. Then that demand stopped, and
nor used to re-comically, with arguments. He says my t's, I find) that a 5-is a graven Oh dear No! We have barked a articles I began to send in about the SGGESTION,
spectable society. what is very true) that there is image. There! I think that should lot and made much trouble. You probable effects of the war in the
and nationalities produce, his next number. cannot expect us to do more for your Far East were regularly returned to cannot expect to be invited up to the no reason why men of all creeds. help this Shanghai fighting editor to Mai Tsai," So Ah Pang's dog no me, until I get annoyed, and determin Colonial Secretary's to offer the denominations, anore had a home, and had to beg anded to get even. I had been a rident benefit of my advice, sa take the should not fraternise with one another. teal for a living. And she became in Japan. I wrote a series of articles liberty of throwing out a few sugges- The hands on the clock world he angy and ill-tempered, and finally in English as 1 conceived a japanese tions for taxation here, to keep upset back were every nation to we- bit people. And that is why Ah not to familiar with the language the revenue to the necessary amount,gregate itself into one comer of the Pang's dog changed her nature. would have written them. Perhaps while spreading the incidence more world and not mingle freely with
A clean 1 of health was re- Thursday's China seu hase read some of these charming fairly. I suggest the taxation of others."
That is offered as an excuse for turned for the Colony yesterday, Mail reprinted one books by Yoshio Marking, the artist ?!
Zionists" sticking on in Shanghai. f the uumerous Well. 1. warded them like that, or
the gentleman failing to notice that pieces that have exaggeratedly like that; and submitted appeared since the death of the man them as from "Tomu Fraitu, a Pro-journalist from Japan," which, you called Louis de Rougement.
Man who will perhaps agree, was no lie. I bably its sub-title. Inaxed the World." was taken over submitted them to the editor of a with the clipping. by one of our great London daily, who had previous- | young men too young to rememberly rejected similar ideas of mine the stories that brought this notoriety, written in good English, and he For they never did and never could swallowed them with avidity. He! have hoaxed the world." He printed them on the leader page in! hoaked a lot of ignorant Londoners.prominent type. He sent me three who know nothing much outside guineas apiece for them, I had and so on. I can extend the list kept. It looks as if the Empire Government that the 1s: September their own parochial affairs, but little trouble with the bankers when quired so to do by the proper cannot afford the support necessary is to be the official date for termina-
evercome the local opposition. ting" the present war.” every decently read man at the time when endorsing the cheques: had authorities. But it will probably to
One lot of Crown land at Sam. recognized the stories for what they to explain 'twas a pen name, and not be necessary. The small import Mr. Herbert Samuel, the Commix- were. amusingly impudent leg-pulls. endorse en twice). He even sent duty on golf balls would probably sioner, has ordered immigration to Some of the papers have actually me a letter urging me to come and give the Colonial Treasurer à respect-stop meanwhile. Also seriously, shaipo and another on New Road been ranung individuals as entitled see him, as he wished to put more able surplus, and the tiny tax on would advise Mr. Ezra to be thankful from Bowen Road to Wanchai Gap to the credit of exposing the hoax work in my way. I have often poker decks would produce millions for any crumbs of sympathy Mr. will be let by public auction sale at
Robert Young may show his mice. the P.W.D. Offices on Monday. Their name must have been legion, wondered what woch have happened and millions.
A jour-
Do you remember Zionism may or may not matter:
Accommodation for those desir I myself was a writer for the Pross at if I had gone. I didn't go.
that last week I but anti-Semitism does-it still exists.
is too easily fauned, and Mr. Younging to be present at the unveiling of the time, and I made reference tonalistic friend of mine urged me tol
acknowledged the ignorance of the editor of the drop it. that it wasn't playing the
ceipt of a case of is against it. Mr. Ezra, who in his the memorial stone at Fanling to- Wide Wide World, and of the artist game. and though I could ses nothing
boasts (Pharisaically !) of morrow will be provided on a train Ltd. who was told off to illustrate the stories, very unprincipled about it, I did so. white, wines, and mentioned that paper
on the strength of one passage alone. It was about that time that I had because it was Californian I sent it Jewish piety. mentions that Mr.learing Kowloon at 3 pm. and to go to Australia, anyway. What to an Infirmary for the patients? Young is an agnostic. The intention returning from Shing Shui at 6.17 p.m. I've been wanting to say all along. A queer thing has happened. It has of that mention is as plain as it is | had a picture of creatures with hat and what led me into this bit of auto-come back to re, with a note severelycked. It is a common insinuation wings, whereas I knew, and thought biography, is this, that I disapprove pointing out that it is not right to by the "good" that agnostics must Chinese foreman living at No. 40 that all fairly well read folk should of any disrespectful remarks about play jokes at the expense of sick be had men. I am sure that Mr. Chatha know, that a wombat is a sort of de Rougement, who was a man and people. It appears that when opened Young is the ethical superior of a guinea-pig. The editor of the idea brother, and not a bad man at all the white wines turned out to be great many of Mr. Ezra's clion leaving his push bike worth $50 on Wide World may have originally Morally. I think he was above the beer, carefully put into white quarts, pietists. The prophet Ezekiel does the stand at the Star Ferry wharf- intended all the stories he published average. He was not. I think you Labelled. corked, and even capsuled. not teach that kind of treatment of When he returned from work at 5
at- Under this to be true. If he did, he was too may be disposed to admit, the only it was so well done that it would have a controversial opponent. I am sure.
deceived almost anybody. It looked
tructive, caption. simple. Ile used to announce in altar in London. rubric that they were true, and poor
magistrates like beer when poured out, It smelt
Mr. Ezra qrotex extra busy like beer. and it tasted like beer. of late fining people Now that I have consumed several
NEW SEASON'S MATERIALS.
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CHIFFON VELVET,
in which de Rougement spoke of
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many other stories that were
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EXAGGERATED PATRIOTISM."
A: 11,30 yesterday morning, a
Road. Kowloon, came across to Hongkong on business,
p.m., the machine was not there.
Major Baglow, of No. 170, The Peak, was awakened on Thursday night by a suspicious noise outside and comments an his house. Looking out of the bed-
Our
ing on the lawn outside taking things was false. As a matter of fact, the lur evading the new tobacco duties bottles of it I entertain the opiniona passage by an American Jew-room window, he saw a man stand- Wide Wide World magazine, both want to air a few of my own cranky that it was beer. Well, all I can say The American Jew had said:
noijous about, that. I hope the is that this generous decor of a dozen Jerusalem is here, where the morning out of the drawing room through the then and since. has published as true Government will not take them too quarts of good heer took su extraor-stars of concord, opportunity. And window which had been inadvertent everybody dinary lot of trouble to play a joke teligious liberty shine forever and ly left open. When Major Baglow The homeland founded by called out to the thief, he bolted seriously. because,
joke which I enjoyed and are. the sense of history-lies, and less knows, I am an exceptionally foolish one a interesting lies at that. Of course,
man. and nearly always get the wrong am still enjoying. Any other joker Washington, preserved by Lincoln. leaving the "swag" on the laws.
who likes to send me a wallet of ten and maintained by the deathless! it was naughty of de Roucement, to
cad of the stick. Government fool an editor: that is lese officials have studied the question of collar notes may label them fifties if you like. But his chief fault was
de Rougement's amusing and really
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iu deceiving the learned societies of the leamed metropolis. They couldn't forgive that. Still, it is often done and will be done many times yet, as long as people are so stupid. Look how Thomas B. fartington got away with it at the Royal Colonial Society.
31 OWN EXPERIENCE.
I dare say you will
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went Hume from
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valour of our brave boys who sleep and Argonne Woods, is our homeland, under the poppies in Flanders Field and none other."
Mr. Ezra takes that piece, and tacks on to it this comment;
a
to accuse the man of that. It is not to the soil of America, nor even to
The Chinese who was on Wednes-
INTERPORT SWIMING.
FORTHCOMING CONTEST.
HONGEONG'S CHANCES.
on a charge of having snatched a day remanded by Magistrate Lindsell pair of earrings set with diamonds nestly, ab or, and with such arute
worth $700 from a woman in Lower Albert Road on Tuesday afternoon, intellects, that if I were not constitu
was again before the Court this mor tionally a very cheeky and presump- tucus man, I would not offer an buctu? You never can
Simon Wolf is regarded as Ling. The prosecution reported that I At the time when our Governor's?
reactionary force in American Jewry they have not been able to connect opinion at all on such matters. want to suggest the impious and little jaunt to Paking was causing He is the remnant of the last dying the accused with several other sim really absurdly silly thought that curiosity hereabouts, and the Secre perhaps the tobacco and liquor duties tary for Chinese Affairs was issuing gasp of anti-Jewish Nationalism. Hislar thefts, which have occurred in in this free port of nurs are too notices that put the neutrality of exaggerated patriotism reminds one different parts of the town during the first time I hears and that what the experts official Hongkong nader suspicion of the French proverb. He who the past fortnight, but asked, in view call the incidence of this taxation is I had an urgent enquiry for informia-excuses himself excuses himself." of the prevalence of snatching cases, the Far Flast 1 contented myself with lopsided and unfair. I forget what tion from Chinese friends in Van Mr. Ezra could not have found a that the maximum penalty be given 12 months' hard labor, 12 strokes simple facts when talking to them it is on booze, but I do know that the couver. I sent all I could, without better way of demonstrating his own the accused as a warning to others. about the wonders of the lands I had Government has not put a one cent knowing then what was biting em anfitress for the editorial job, for The Magistrate passed sentence of whick it Had a letter this week, from which criticism, for analysia. for reasoning of the birch, and 12 hours' stocks in come from. For telling the plain. tax en mineral waters.
with a certain gracefulness, that the unvarnished truth i was disbelieved could do, and make big money by I learn that the Chinese in Vancouver Here was a man saving, and saying lieu of the first day-
were abuzz with rumours. They and regarded as a liar. I regained it and rather even things up. I am my character and their respect by thinking more of the 60 or 60 per cent. believed, until my letter arrived, peace and liberty and opportunity inventing things. "Oh." they said. axon tobacco, Why should we that British gunboats were helping offered by America 'should content smokers get it full in the solar plexus Luk Wing-ting up the West River Jew, Aud here comes a Zionist Jew, whose very Zionist views happen solemnly when I pulled off some
to be the world's most conspicuous an extension of our varn that you out here would think like that, while others go nearly They believed that Peking was
33 too silly to smile at, not we know free? I submie that the Government granting
will get no more revenue from this hinterland far as Sheklung. example of " exaggerated patriotism," also heard, but that you are not pulling our legs than they did from the previous They
'did That sounds more true, more in
believe, that Whampoa
Interviewed by a China Mail re- To the glory of man and God keeping with things we have read. lower tax, and I ask you to make not
a mental note of this prophecy until was being swapped for Weihaiwei. its flag, that the American Jew pays The Swastika, We are not absolutely ignorant, you such time as the official figures are So I suspect I was politically useful tribute, but to those features of A DOG STORY. hear, was a paying know, though we may not have
proposition. Not travelled as far as you have." They forthcoming. Such a big and sudden about that time, after all, but I religious liberty and business oppor- porter yesterday regarding the forth- impost encourages smuggling and dare not brag about it for fear theytunity and civil peace which he becoming Interport Swimming contest, lieves the country affords. That sort Mr. P.C. Witchell, Honorary Secret one of the guarantors had to fork are shrewd fools who practically makes it worth while. Anything out offer me the O.B.E. Virtus (when of patriotism anyone could share. ary of the Victoria Recreation Club. out a cent. It has a literary com- force you to deceive them. They here that is worth doing is always you are sufficiently conscious of it) It cannot be exaggerated. His stated that the programme for the petition on, one item being a story resent facts, that seem untrue to
Shanghai brother, on the other hand, contest submitted by his club and accepted by Shanghai, was as based on a Chinese allusion to Ah them because new to them, but well done. Let the Revenue Officers, is its own reward.
who are skimming the cream of the
Mr. "Neb Ezra professes patriotism toward soil on follows:-- Pang's dog.' I am reminded of it anything that echoes however faintly
of Shanghai and I which he never trod, and does not 100 yards, 220 yards, 440 yards, by receipt of the following letter, some earlier traveller's lie they ex industry, say if this is so or not,
If tobacco were strictly a luxury,'
mean to trend; towards a "natign" 100 yards, back race, 50 yards team are having a friend- which was handed in by a golden swallow. For instance, they have though I'd still e against the tax ly argument. Stand back; don't inter that has been denationalized for race, 25 feet high dive, water polo, HOMOKONG, HATTEDAT, AGGEST 13, 1981. haired, blue eyed young lady with heard that the Chinese do everything on principle, my grievance would be ters. He is the editor of the Shanghai centuries, and was never as big a and barbour race.
pale blue silk stockings on Thursday backwards or upside down, such as less. Do you, however, End anyone Zionist organ, which I always read proposition as Belgium or Switzerland The high dive, was, at Shanghai's afternoon.
starting their books on the last page, but non-smokers to call it a luxury with enjoyment. I like the Jews. in its palmiest period. It is not a suggestion reduced to 12 feet.. "Dear Adversarius,
pulling a saw instead of pushing it, in these days? I think not. If the I always say they are cleverer people case of Pot calling Kettle black; it Three points for a first and two for My husband has suggested that their compass pointing south instead in common things, you might spare a corner for this, of north, men wearing skirts and Government dare not impose an than we are. I rank their writers very is Kertle accusing Teacup of being a second will be awarded for all the to which for all of which was refused by the stupid women trousers, and so on. Bo/income tax, that is their affair; but high. But "Neh" is not a fait sooty. us secess is easy. editor of the Swastika on the ground when, after an experience such as I they should not have picked out the example. He is a little silly some- as he said of Mr. Robert Young's Such for instances, as the taste of breed that it is political." I did not told you of, I added to the long list and a pipe to pay for their cowardice. times, and his knowledge of logic is,
Chinese tricks that itself (maskee butter sad jam) the want his ten dollar prize, of course; of "contrary fussy movements of ants, the motions but I did want the truth published. they (the Chinese) sleep under their Why did they do it? For no better knowledge of Jewry, that of the Iratt's Messenger publishes" Our not a
reason, I suspect, than that it is a
I recorded my conviction that the Jerusalem letter." That's a of the meet. of birde in sir, the jolly way water That is why my husband suggested beds, instead of on them, they just sort of precedent from Home, where new-born babe. Some weeks ago Bagdad Letter," but not "Our honours, and will be the closing event
He says you nodded and said bow odd it was the cocon wowsers have a lot of in-Shanghai Jews who attend Zionist Jerusalem hearty joke.
Although Shanghai is experien gashes from the tap (ever notice it?), sending it to you
Previously, when I told them that fuence on the legislator. This is
meetings, vote Zionist, and support
Like most noying much difficulty in forming a team, the Northern Port will almost annets, the grins of coolies, the sometimes publish truths..
Yours sincerely Light and shade on our buildings, the
ligionists, this ons oozes certainly be represented, and will be ment (being still happily independent,
humbug. In a passage all out to avenge the defeats they re- wonder of junks, the magic of seed- Lings in a flower pot. We all know
Ak Pang's dog was a Mui Tsai instead of lifting it with fork or spoon, not having to truckle for votes) could because they have no intention of
in succession, How do you know that we are not Jets fraternising" and mingling! them, but many are unaware of them. She had been purchased by a black they asked me not to tell any more afford to be original in its faxstion going to Zion. If he had retorted, previously quoted he talked of seived fat aur hands for three years. By awareness I-here mean realization chow widow, who lived is Ah Paar' lies. What can you do with people methods, and find ways of spreading going?" "Neb" might have con- with others." In the same number Although Hengkong will not be at its of the incommunicable thrill of things. | house, when she was three, wed, like that, short of refusing to talk to it more equably. It seems to me, founded me, but he owns up toat]he prints, with tacit approval, the | strongest owing to the absence of two There are folk who are rich without old, for half a defunct rodent and a them at all? The only way is to for instance, that if they tax boore, Imoving it, and unhappily yearning Pope's Nose. It went to her mother's give 'em what they want. Poor de they should certainly tax mineral they are not, and so gives his case announcement that the Jewish don-useful men, Messrs. T. Logan and Are all the Britons in Britain?"sciousness will not sanction inter D. Lyon, it is prepared for a big marriage with gentiles. Before I struggle, and Mr. Witchell feels con instead of happily savouring. Oh heart to part with her, but she could Hongement had a true story to tell, waters. I know one firm turning away. His argument is absurd. for this" and "ob for that," they ill support her remaining five paps a wonderful one at that, but could put a thousand dozens a day. At keep on sighing They are owing as both the next-door neighbours not get a hearing till he spiced it. ten cents a dozen that would be he demands. Are all the French forget it, I may as well, mention that fident that our swimmers will give a When the World $5,000 a month for the revenue, and in France ? Are all the Ame in one place he assumes. I would good account of themselves, and
ricans in America: Are all the
to the club's collection. The team gratitude for what they have by were descended from Aberdonians, Donstantly oh-ing for what they The Mui Tasi dog was yellow and she
Law." I do disregard it. I don't has not yet been chosen, but cannot have. Now" and "this lived happy life in spite of the
doing fairly well on tobacco has doubled the price on
Lalug are sure indelicate remarks of her playfellows between London and Paris as is and does hurt. It hurts the answer, reminding me that approve of it at all. I am not a swimmers like 1. W. Johnstone, In water pole, about her papa. But one day some freelance journalist. The war baby as well as the mother, if I may cannot make one law for A and cae superstitious sarage, roaming the G. Jack and D desert, praising my own thin culture, to be incinded.
at its strongest other dogs came along and told her soon killed the market for my usual so put it. Frinstance, in my own law for B. "you are only a Mui Taiyou are kind of stuff. For a time I thought case, I've had to give up smoking the answer that the cases are not and slaying every man who cannot Hongkong is starved and beaten by Ab Pang's it was going to benefit me. They beat tobaccos and take to the cheapest parallel, not analogous, Zion is to pronounce the word Shibboleth to at present, and Shanghai will have morning shall chirp with the black chow." They barked at her, were all very ignorant about the brands. This damages my morale, be (if it ever is) a new State for which my liking. I am an educated man to play some good water polo to and at her mistress and made so German philosophers, especially about and lowers the tone of your weekly these people are clamouring, though living in the Twentieth Century, defeat the locals. Strict official train- And the evening buzz with much noise that the dogs of the one they persistently called Neetch." adversaria. Thus a wide circle they don't want it for themselves under a very different dispensation: ing has not yet started, but most of
the fly:
village all made it hot for the black I sold a great many articles on those suffers doubly. It is particularly The Britons who are not in Britain I est pig, and enjoy it. I break the the probables are already hard at If everything goes well with the And the world, in the thing that chow, and the village grew angry lines for a month or two, and fancy galling to me when I remember that came from Britain, and many intend sabbath, and enjoy that. There is work. The enthusiasm a great
errangement, Mr. Witchen hopes to with Ah Fang. So he sent for these I was the first to tell 'em about our Excellency is himself/& pipe to return; but the Zionists in Bhang only one Mosaic law I can think of
ho he will put this bat did not come from Zip, and do that I-do respect, do not worship hold the Interport on September 29
-13 Bótha good and 30, And Ocarber) dogs and said “You live unde much Gobineau, the Frenchman who was rubber
not want to go ther trouble for my dog's Mui Tear 1 far more responsible for the German paragram in his pipe, and smoke
HELP
ADVERSARIA.
POURSELVES.
Let us cultivate joy,
are assets; realize on them.
Then, laughter shall wing like
NA ALTOW ..
From the month to the smiling
eye;
spatrow
is written!!
While the white stars sparkle
and nod,
I
"
anfortunate people who like a peg
the Chinese push boiled rice into their mouths with two pieces of stick, not a wowser city, and the Guvern the Zionist Press, are not Zionist,
AN INCIDENT.
BAGDAD.
HUMBCG
racing events and the high dive. In the water polo, che point will be By the way, just to awarded to each member of the be unkind, is Bagdad winning team. There will be no in Zion? I notice that points for the barbour swim which is test event for Interport
viz.. 1910 11-12.
War began I was nobody hurt by it. But 65 per cent. Italians in Italy!" He demand Rot" wish to disregard the Mosaic possibly add another Shanghai fag":