THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 24, 1937.
THE
WORLD
GOES BY
ENTION of the Russian poet
M
Much Too Easy A Target For Bombs
Whitehall, headquarters of the
other day raises the old argument after all-it may be moved into the as to how Russian names are to be country.
The Government is now being. pronounced, as it were, in English
urged to house the Ministries of Tchekor is a name which has Air, Labour,Trade, and Trans- aroused a lot of controversy from port in an area outside London. time to time and I set out yester- day to solve the riddle of the name's pronounciation.
"Tchekov, of course," said Mr. Parrable, the eminent litterateur. (And don't ask me what a Fittera- teur is, either. One problem at 3 time).
Already, however, preliminary work has started on the £2,250,000 scheme to house these departments in one block of offices 550ft. long jand“30ft.. wide..
"FIRST-CLASS TARGET" More than 5,400 Civil Servants were to have been under one roof. But air and military authorities in condemning unanimous Whitehall as it now exists on the "My father," she added, "travell-ground that it is a first-class tar- ed a lot in Russia Say it with get for enemy aircraft in time of moujik' was one of his favourite WALL jokes."
"Chekov," said Mrs. Mik-Mango, are
All Ministerial offices are justi- of "Chekoff," said Lord Upsett. fiable air targets, and the risk "These foreign writers" he went their destruction, thereby creating
loss on amiably, "want keeping in their irreparable
and confusion, place. They can spell their names should be avoided. how they like in Russia, but in The example of New Delhi, where England they must conform to es-all Government offices are outside tablished custom.
the capital, might well be followed here.
*
"If the worst comes to the worst, we can order their stuff to be con- fiscated."
Many members of the staffs of these Ministries approve whole- heartedly the idea of "a Whitehall
"If the verst comes to the verst, in the country.", you mean," put in Mrs. Milk-Mango
archly.
Mr. Hogmanay Snuffes, Hong
16 ENTRIES
Kong theatre manager, made a long 18 AWARDS!
nose at these worthies.
"It's Hehoh really," he mural-
ed confidentially.
"But, they don't know it-o one knows it but me. Heboh, a name to conjure with."
As a result of these interviews the following deathless verse has burst into print:
Hehoh, my Hehoh, how goes it
to-day?
Come with us, Hehoh, and write
us a play;
We'll produce Uncle Vanya for
one and a tanya- Hehoh, my Hehoh, how goes it
to-day?
Remarkable Success At King's Lynn
At the King's Lynn Poultry Show recently, birds entered from the Ovaltine Egg Farm secured a re- markable success. The sixteen “Ovaltine' entries gained no fewer than eighteen awards including 7 First Prizes, the R. L Visitor's Cup, Poultry Club Silver Medal, Poul- try World £200 Challenge Certi ficate, and Sussex Club Bronze Medal.
“Ovaltine" entries have been con- sistently successful at leading Poul- try Shows in recent years. This is evidence of the very high standard Some learned bloke, reviewing of efficiency and hygiene maintam- another rather poetic bloke's booked at the Ovaltine Egg Farm, about something or other, says that which is considered by experts to he would be sorry to see poets at be the largest and most up-to-date in Britain. The Farm covers HOTE the head of affairs.
than 350 acres and has accomma, dation for 100,000 birds.
Well, I don't know if he's right Affairs being what they are, all
The Dairy Farm is also out- things being equal and so on, I must say I think that a poet, who standing by reason of the spendid can spout good, clean, uplifting Prize-winning record of the fam poetry-stuff that appeals to the ous Jersey Herd More than 440 heart would be a tower of strength awards have been gained at the in the Hong Kong Legislative Coun-Principal Shows since 1933. cil.
These Farms were specially est ablished by the proprietors to set Imagine one of the Members of the highest possible standards of that august body getting up and quality and purity for the huge declaiming something like this:
quantities of eggs and milk used Hooray, hooray, hooray, hooray! Again, my friends, we're met
to-day!
The same old, dear old, jolly
In arve
the same old, places!
Just thing what Lots of Jolly,
fun
We'll have enjoyed when work
is done.
More money for so many ends My friends, my - friend
in the manufacture of 'Ovaltine the popular food beverage.
friends, my friends! Who could resist him, espe
at he followed up this outburst wi La pas seul?
The suggestion 13 not and I hope to see the next
islative Cou
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