MONDAY, MAY 4, 1925.
MARGOT ASQUITH.
WILL SHE SHOCK BRITAIN AS COUNTESS?
UNCONVENTIONAL REMARKS,
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THE CHINA MAIL.
inspired me with great physical. POLITICAL MURDERS, strength; but I was prevented from breaking through the ring by w PRALO seizing my hand and saying:
Bet her be on her man will give you a thrushing," "
JUMPED OVER GATE,
ATTACK ON AN EROTIC. EDITOR.
The later has
JOURNALISM,
UNIVERSITY AS TRAINING- GROUND,
LOCAL STUDENT'S IDEAS.
Giving as the reason for his. subject the fact that in a Univer sity one receives that general training which all free-lance. journalists should possess, Mr. N. H. F. Frew (ex-Chairman of the Arts Association of the University of Hongkong) gave a lecture at the University on "The Aspects of Modern Free-Lance Journalism.
1 dipped down and dodging the The murderous attack on Hugo erosil, broke through the ring and Bettauer, the writer, journalist and King George has made his former Margit Asquith and will be lung myself upon Phoebe; my one editor of several erotic weeklies, Prime Minister, Hebert leery particularly interesting to watch fear was that she would be too by the Hakenkreuzter Rothstock, Asquith, Hurt of Oxford. At the low who litars it, or "sports it, ne late for her work.'
aged twenty, has caused great -ame time Mr. Aspott's wale, dhe | shine Wential -mny.
"Women fight very awkwardly, excitement in Vienna. There have celebrated Manget 'Aspinde, author; The Countess has always been a Land I was battered about between been several murder attempts by of the must adoredom and hard riding hensewoman and keeps the two od tuned and cursed the irresponsible Hakenkreuzlers of biography of our time, bechonnes pup the prictive, Oise she rode mere slamding round for laughing late on similar lines, and without Comtess að Usted, an
her horse into the front hall of and doing nothing and before I doubt they have received on British pohti saad lagh, sok mi her fumer's house in Jandon. rou segante the combatants, I couragement from being let off Cázéles 4. agiate cave, th I only meaart got throne slept green eyed many with amazingly mild sentences by thought in the new Countess of from the pavement to the pond heavy blows, We extricated our judges obviously much influenced exfort will des tongs that and another through the double selves as well, as we could and run by Fan-Germanism. Fortiphately, will hurt and erilin obema dears he il gjen by die footman,"
Miss Irene Ho Tung (Vice- Beltauer seeing to be recover- back to the Juctory," court redenkames,
ing, but public opinion wahes to President of the Association) pre- make an example of Rothstock.jded and spoke of the desirability Czech mother, of enparaging undergraduates to who does not know German; it is give lectures and addresses. fanatics in this country come from air the German parts of Bohemia, Inte whence they have emigrated to
¡Vienna. "Fhis wax fent which was at The Pan-German Press has been *Flite gates then!'s lattbor !! Pblis four legs all pave way - 191 It is quite likely that she will pedida har and down wetended by more than ore risk. I allowed for a long time to incile
zemove the Jew | ay something equally startling Event with a Thunder, then it give a prominent leap its readers. 10 But, thecene when class the pay for the of, te cbands te oros spuse from the top Bettauer," and one journal even Ardbegins at Pants shiny in full fer the p of him and my of the gade, you would be very now goes so far as to glorify the echissant poles are unter and had plesitely caught up by the wille kan assailant in a leading article as
in Ta's plan of your dress, in which cure vallant Rothstock." I was up sportateurs. had in a menit, but not before in might easily lose your life. It! had kicka e old English par did not keep your eye on the time, you would very "ikely be -best" into a jelly,'
caught by was early morning house- The Crampas alle is that shemith, in which case you might
Leasily lose your reputation,
1990-kula Njies teni hatuna quis,
repressible amk anventional Vân kily after a somewhat than skis shiply amant hip doing bounties appech by Tall the and say to think of the ben op i step into the marble but he caught his refting At This the instantly tremely signified o pompous stond er 4 up los hot legs Bishop of the Chorch of Englandrashing my till hat fng the erya- stalk just her, she "solated! tablelier.
Cu in the dyen, seringar
date crtanomy she attends,
"and's Hou
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She has told y- bigat qasuk
memands
en kuda mita 180 PENH indies parties she attended
PANCING AND YOUTH.
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When she lived with her family rosvenor Square, Margot Ww the habit of junging over high on gate of the park in
to get a litin fresh after conting nway" from a purly:
the
When Sir Williaan Miller, an old Endlionaire, asked her if she woşid' Trasher, marry him or break her Eleg, se atowered promptly ́s
Epeak both, Sir Waliane."
HER NIGHTGOW S
She wore only a couple mudin dress, with a bright blue Laffeta Suht. All the other winner were in Chonguificente decodate tall dresses with caras. She wand one of them. Eray
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atrange that the worst Pan-German
PASSENGERS.
DEPARTURES.
The lecturer at the outset paid a tribute to the work of Miss Ho Tung during the past year, and said that the success of the Asso- ciation during the past year was largely due to her efforts. -
In arranging the lecture he had been actuated by the belief that every Arts student should be familiar with at least the funda- mental principles of journalism.
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Running a newspaper is a great game. It is often expensive, sometimes it is ruinous, always it is interesting." Journalism has a strong hold on a person, once he enters fully into it, and so it is best for academic men to leave press work alone, and to con centrate on freelance. In Per P. & O. s.s. "Morea" on
University -one receives that May 1: Mr and Mrs T. P. Hall, Mr. and Mrs C, V Sym, Mr G. Ollis, general training which all free- Mrs K. M. and Miss Hearne, Miss lancers should possess and what is ME. Taylor, Mrs Mackin, Mr R still more important one learns The Countess Dever had any fear A. McConaghy, Mr. G. A. Pelham-how and where to seek for material. Royalty she towed many Brown, Mr and Mrs G. L Davidson, But one should not fall into the bones." When she was a young girl Mr and Mrs A. Tutundjian, Capt. error of thinking that just because Eshe was asked den party of July A. E. Watts, Mr and Mrs G. Trim an article of his has been publish- Randolph Franz-Gill." She did not "mer, Mr and Miss Wilkinson, Mred in a college magazine-for lack understand what it was an anport M. Alves, Mr and Mrs W Gray, of more suitable materialbe is fit fun afair" and, that the Prited of Master Gray, Mr M. K Chukai, Mr to become an editor or journalist,
Wah was com Big.
Ling Soey than, Mr Shaw Kong but practically anyone with the tong, Mr L A. Ogly, Miss Prufer.necessary training and experience Mr C. W, Lucas, Mr C. G. Webb can become a freelancer, Academic Peploe, Mr Ma Hing, Rev. A men, however, should beware of Baxter, Mrs Buckston, Mr Gompertz, padding and generalisations, as Mrs S Howard, Capt. R. S. Thomp. most beginners fall into this son, Miss W. Murch, Mr F. Tellery, trap, and they are all the more "Brevity is the Mr A. K. Ovens, Mrs H. C. Pearce, likely to do 60. Mr H H Fowkes. Lt. K. Me soul of modern journalism and Cariappa, Mr A. E. Collins, Mrs Mtime is an all important factor."
ΟΙ One.
two humorous' M and Miss MD. Grosvenor Mrs J.
were here related The Prur mediat ly greeted Struthers, Lt. A K. Connoll, Mr anecdotes her and asked her to sit nest H. J Ferris, Mr Cheng We-tsu, Mr showing the importance of being him at supper. Ble reądien : Fu Muineng, Mr S, Fukushima, absolutely, accurate and of being Mrs Staengie. Mr and Mrs. E. Art able to pick on the slightest hints. berg, Messrs F. H. McD. Wilson, It is not often that a person has the Leung. Dow-tong, Tom Suen; G. opportunity of making a scoop out Wilkinson, J. G. Warren, Mrs here, but no one can tell when he was going party. I expect some of the ladies Stewart, Miss E. M. Holland, Me may fall into the hands of bandits and pirates or be cast on a lonely here think I have insulted them A. C. Fenney, Mr and Mrs R. M. Saker, Mrs Grrenwood, Messrs H.
Island. Even the ability to set Carly furned to dance well and to by coming to such an affair in my G. Thorpe, J. W. Sutterle, G F. **Max Tere!**
down the adventures of others is Thatengsis the sork of remarkraise her fet as high in her eye- | nightgown." she will make on jotting the exalt rows." That he is kept these The Prince talked to her and Boulton, F. Boulton, Mr and Mis ed circle of princeses ant processes practicis up ever since and by so said he admired her dress and G. A. Anderson, Miss M. Kranen- at me great state fumetom. dying preserved, her withful figure, | hoped she would not be afraid of "Fhave broken both collar bones. his mother, Queen Victoria, but all my rilas and my kurtcup; die that everybody was except Jolin levated my skull, pushed my mese Brown.
Countess of Oxford at, the Wheel.
The
mis.
a very audible whisper in
lock at Miss Temua! She y las her nightgowym. \. (Miss Ten
on was Augell's name before Cher, inarriage",
"Oh do, sir, I am not dressed at alf" for the part I had better chip away. I had a hotiir this
to be subir a
Smart
Pres. Jeffer-
a great asset but this can only come through training...
As 10 the methods of beginning, berg, Mr 5. W. Harris, Miss E. Van Breemen, Messrs S. Hill, O. the lecturer recommended (besides is quite witin the bounds of reas
G. Jones, W. Whector, S. C. Ves the usual ways of book reviewing to imagine her at the next
sey, R. Oniwa, Dr. and Mrs S. and writing up football and cricket coronation Mashing some sleepy
Stahl, Messrs V. Kirkland, Yum matches) the writing of special "duke's coronet over his eyes enfande hud Ave enteussions of the The clinus of her behaviour oc Kim-sek, Cheung Yuotesang, P. S. articles on Chinese seasonal topics, telling a fat duchess to shove brain; but have not lost myrarred when the Prince asked her Page, Mr and Mrs V. Rolfe. festivals, fashions, customs and
dance the Cotillon with him. Per A. O. K, S. As the Archbishop of nerve," she says.
superstitions. For practice, Hostel The Countess can fight with of course such an invitation is Bon" on May 1:—Dr. M. J. Rodgers, concerts afford the students an 'nterbury utters his part of the Curation vier she will pre-fists, but not very well, she ad always svepted as a great honour. Miss Mabel Rodgers, Mr N. excellent opportunity of putting -batsby-call-out ------
Once she devoted consider. I told him," says Margos, "thut Heras, Miss A. "Heras, Miss L the abfifty 10 the test. A mere Fable time to cheering up the girin: 1. could not possibly say, it would Heras, Mr A. Dodd,. Mrs H, Mc flowery report sent in by the Speak plainer!"'
or" any other res. Margot has always been severely in a Whitechapel hos factory Shere my inther stiff, as he hated Niece, Congressman and Mrs H Secretary.
favourite amed Phoebe, sitting . lade; also I was Hot W, Watson, Mr. H. C. B. Watson, ponsible person js useless, ertical of the English clergy for Find a nsing a specinh têne of voice in their whom she followed one day to adressed for dancing and had no Mrs E. W. Armitage, Mrs A. T. what is required is genuine and w saloon, where the girl because idea there was going to be a bull. Senior, Mr A Mc F. Roxburgh, fair criticism made by an impär When, supper was over, I made, Mr and Mrs V. A. Dodge, Mr H. H. tial observer. The correspondence As a countess, wife of a member involved in a fight. of the third order of the "peerage,
"A wom, more drunk than the my best curtsy and, after present- Lilley, Mr G. E. Corey, Mr F. M. columns of a paper also afford swore at being disturbeding my father to the Prince, went Jordan, Mr C. H. Breyer, Mr T. F. excellent opportunities for the Marger Asquith his a right to wess others.
Guthrie, Miss H. L. Ams, Mr F. H. beginner to get the necessary a golden coronet surmounted by and said tint Phoelie was a blasted home to bed."
The Countess dresses in the Brown, Mrs. L. W. Buck, Mr. C. practice and to cultivate a concise eight silver balls representing onething. Suddenly I saw Phoebe pearls, raised open points, with gold batting out like a prize-fighter and lotest Parisian fashion and usually Callaway, Mr. P. Davis, Mr and and journalistic style. There is trawberry leaves between the the mon forming a ring round them. wears some rather startling cres- Mrs I. Delbourgo, Mr A. P. Drake-no money in this but the money paints.
7 wore a scarlet closk ford, Master Drakeford, Rey, H. J. will come of its own when really "I jumped up, seized an under- tion. i
McNulty, Mr W: Moss, Mr and Mrs good articles are produced as a M. Nishino, Mr J. M. Rosales, Mr result. As to the manuscript it- I. M. Sullivan, Mr S. Suzuki, Mr self, this should by typewritten, H. S. Wooley.
The coronet vests on
ap of crimson velvet, turned up with ermine.
The wears a mantle of crimson velvet with three rows of ermine on the cape, It is trimmed with a white fie entled miniver three inches in length and the train is a yard and a half on the ground..
WHAT WILL SHE SAY?
Aba stałe
The modern times the "reroneris and robes have been worn by peers and peersses at the coronation 18 new month only. opening of Parliament the press wear their scarlet, and gemine robes but their coronets, while the wives not being members of the House of Lords are invited to watch from a gallery. What will the Countess of Oxford say when, she takes her sent up there?
The Cointess has been in the! habit of saying, "D-" when shë bumped her head or burked her shins and she inthaates that shel Jats a reserve of more forceful Janguage suitable for more serious annoyances.
The full title conferred on Mr. Asquith is "Earl of Oxford" and Asquith." The two names were given in order to satisfy the ob- jections of prominent families who are collaterally descended from former Earls of Oxford, and felt they had an interest in the title, but people insist on calling the new peer simply "Earl of Oxford.
The lo of Earl of Oxford is. one of the most ancient and, roman- tie in England. It was held from 1142 to 1700 by the de Veres, ono. -ef-size-moutputut families of the early feudal period. No feudal family of equal dignity survived. through the slaughter of the Tudor. period.
It is therefore a title of great dignity that has been acquired by
fed, blour-eyed being who was trimmed with cek's feathers and nearest to me and. Sung bino
out of my way. Rage and disgust (Continuéð at ject of next Column.)
The Countess of Oxford and her, grandson who is heir to the title.
a black three-cornered
says, speaking of some
where possible, and the name and address of the writer should always be enclosed. With regard to the scope for freelancers,
b," she articles dealing with Oriental cus
import toms, festivals and folk-lore, find a ant affair, and that is typical of ready market in England and her appearance,
America ifsent at the right time The Margot caused quite a little ex- and to the right people..
in Hongkong is rather citement by holding an exposition scope
of Parisian styles on living models limited, and the thing to do is to at the official resident of the carefully study the local papers' Prime Minister, No. 10, Downing and try to fine out the tastes of Street, while her husband the people out here. The filing holding that imponunt government away of all useful bits of informa
tion is strongly recommended. post.
Turning to the Illustrated Press
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The new countess has brought up on helped to bring up seven the lecturer spoke of the woodcuts children; all of whom she admits of the middle ages and of, the illustrations made in the Victorian were very bright and entertaining. Era, and finally of the modern Five of them were Mr Asquith's children by his first wife and two mechanical methods of producing line and half-tone blocks, This of them Margot Asquith's own section of the lecture was illustrated children.
by a number of actual blocks, casts The sons by the first marriage and mats specially borrowed for were Raymond, who was killed the occasion from one of the local the war Herbert, a lawyer and
newspaper offices.
talented verse writer; Arthur, who
At the conclusion of the lecture became a brigadier general in the Dr. John Fenton, spoke of the war; and Cyril. There was one desirability of making this an daughter by the first marriage, undergraduates' year, and also Violet, now Lady Bonham-Carter, made a few remarks on the lecture She is a member of the House of after which he proposed a vote of Commons and one of the leading thanks which was heartily accorded. women politicians of England.
·Margot Asquith's own daughter
It has often.been said that the Elizabeth, who became the wife chief characteristic of the epitaph of Prince Bibesco, recently Ruman- is its lack of veracity, but it is ian Minister to the United States perhaps batter that it should err The new countess has also one son, on the side of kindness rather Anthony Asquith.
then wound the living by a brutal
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