"I suppose I'm fussy
...but I don't see
прима,
why, at my age, I should put up with second-best... For
instance, I'm fond of the theatre;
but, believe me, I'd rather stay away than see an indifferent play.
... So that's why, when you offered me whisky, I asked you
to make mine a White
Horse. I daresay some men hold that one Scotch whisky is as good as another. Well, when they know as much ́about it as I do, they will
think differently.”
WHITE HORSE
Whisky
You can tell it blindfold!
Sole Agents for South China: Jardine Matheson & Co. Ltd.
VAAS
NA MAIL SEPTEMBER
Chamberlain Hopes From Talk With Hitler
London, To-day.
Enquiries in usually well-informed quarters sug- gest that the Chamberlain-Hitler talk was not confined to the immediate difficulty of Czecho- Slovakia.
It is asserted that other aspects of the European sit- uation were raised, and it is a possibility that if the present position is eased by Anglo-French intervention, settlement may be followed by a conference to clean up, by the joint collabora- tion of the powers, other European sores, not- ably Spain. Reuter.
The British cabinet met at eleven
CITY DOUBTFUL o'clock to discuss the Anglo-French The London stock exchange made ministerial talks. The session was a dull and irregular showing City presided over by the Prime Minister quarters have adopted the view and excepting Lord Stanley, Secre- that although the prospects of ..a tary for the Dominions, who is at pacific settlement have improved, present on his way home from the crisis itself is not yet past. Canada, all members of the Cabinet were in attendance.
At 1 p.m., the Cabinet Ministers were seen leaving Downing Street.
NO COMMUNIQUE
*,
No communique has been issued nor have any details of what occur- red been revealed.
The bullion market reflected the difficulties confronting arbitrators and the price of gold fell 21⁄2d to 144/7d.--Trans-Ocean.
SPECULATION DÉPRECATED
London, To-day. ́.
The Cabinet met yesterday morn- As far as is known no furthering and it is presumed heard a re- meeting of the cabinet is contem- port on the results of Sunday's dis- plated for the time being. During cussions between, the British and the session, Downing Street was French Ministers. No further closed to the general public who meeting has been arranged. were also not allowed to congregate Official quarters strongly depre- in Whitehall.
cate speculation regarding the King George returned to Bucking- "policy to be adopted with a view ham Palace from Windsor Castle to promoting a peaceful solution of during the forenoon and received the Czecho-Slovak problem," upon the Prime Minister in the course which last night's official communi- of the afternoon. The atmosphere que stated that the British and prevailing at the moment can be French Governments were in com- described as one of "restrained" plete agreement. optimism. No attempt, however, is In London it is generally assum- made to overlook the fact that apart ed that no authoritative information from the attitude adopted by will be available at least until after Czechoslovakia, much opposition is the Prime Minister has seen expected in the Commons as soon as German Chancellor again.-British Parliament reassembles.
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FER GOODNESS SAKES- WHERE DID ALL THESE THINGS COME FROM-
AND WHY?
THEY ARE PAINTINGS BY MY COUSIN JERRY: AND JUST THINK-HE NEVER TOOK A LESSON
IN HIS LIFE -
YES-I KIN SEE THAT. HERE IS A BUILDING OR IS IT A HORSE?. NO-T THINK IT
IS A LAKE-
THE MOST FAMOUS
CHINESE MOVIE STARS
HAVE THEIR PORTRAITS
MADE AT
SUN YING MING STUDIO
(Opp. Queen's Theatre)
WHY NOT YOU!
THE DARUNG BOY-
E'S SO TALENT- D-WITH DRAW. INGS LIKE THESE ELL KEEP THE.
HER AWAY FROM.
YES BUT HE'D
· HAVE TO PUT THEM WHERE THE WOLF KIN SEE, 'EM-
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