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EMPIRE'S LONELIEST
ISLAND.
SOME FACTS ABOUT TRISTAN DA CUNHA,
12 1h jakord was of the
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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, JULY 11th, 1931.
THE BEST THINGS ++
ARE FREE.
Ronald Colman and His Philosophy.
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The best things in life are free. "Nobarly ever will know the truth of that phrase from n papalar song until they have hel siderable money." remarked Ronald Colman as he waited for the cameramen to get their selup for a scene in his current picture. "The Unholy Garden,"
"I have been fat broke several tries, but aside from missing a |few meals mainger to have just about as good a time as 1 do now,”
· Colman continued. “A mun'a por. spective on money all depends apon the extent of his finances. If he has a quarter he knows he ま he uhde to ent That night. With $5 in his pocket he begins Eu wender what wilt happene text
the ke
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week. Twenty-five dollars well res Heve worries for a month. A hun dred dollars will see him through until next winter. And then Here is a typdeal group of the inhabitants of Tristan da Cunha, assembled an one af the rare occasions when a'ship broilet mall to this fogliest mitpret of the British Empire.
when he gels caoight La Jorej him. and their ninil with letters from kin- the rest of his life, he wonders asky in the House mest. They have pot!try
recently whether the hemen, estra, Their settlement is folk thousands of miles away and what will happen to after he is!
deaths and mar gobe. Geopatiment 4rille consider named Edinburgh, and they live in bear of births, avenating the Homely Island themes Pho these of
Spots ranges which oerurred at least a
"Frankly, have ne desire In) Tristan da Cuha 10 view of the profters, with fury flower gardens your larfare, et af providing Inhalants within front.
The last time they saw a ship be enormously wealthy. Certainly Ananeini she mensaries of life and the tari
feeling of No News for
quarters, before
am fond
of Hut time stands still for them. [Seringa wailed this year, was three security brenner i
when the 22,000-ton eating, but that's al 1 have clerks, years ayu
want Under Secretary for the Colonins, even though they
Asturias, stopped there. Dr. Drummond Shiels, de that They are cut all from the world's liner,
Modey and responsibility zo hand who were The question had been efrpejdered news until it comes to them in bet She had on board tolk
world tour, Many of from time to time but wing to the ters and stale newspapers once almality a
Islanders to war or one in two or three years. Hira were wealthy and generous) eppesifins als the thear removal it had then One They were 16 vars without people, who almost stripped them Thought desirable fo Father any news from the outside world. The elves of their clothes, medicines, rreat World War blazed up and consumed the lives of millions de Ee the folk of Tri-tan da Cunha knew anything about it. itable newspaper of South Africa once sought to put them in einfac! with the outside world by giving them a wireless set, but it did not
telmat
He added at the charge on the public bands was contined to the prosision of occasional steamer calls de carry mails and supplies, whien were paid For by private zurbose riptions,
work.
Tristan da Canba mws well be described as the loneliest outpost in all the
Empire. vaxt Hriti Properly speaking, I consists of three tiny volcanic
perfumes and other every-day pass Cessnan's do shower the island pen
sorry did they 1 with gilts, Mi A char feed for tear
Nothing, Just Nothing. Nattung all day bili pustalo grow. grad de hing. Nothing all night if the outline of the sea and the curing of the winds From the No Money.
7.00-Loot verle unit cone in the ca
the main land, And The islandes unve
1 Jones, fro sweetals be islands ! $1
no proud to them, lurch servates on Sunday, with et in the vast expanse of areas. There are no shops, nu apvien, no the playing of a harmonium pres between southern Africa and the hones, no newspapers, no anything sented by queen Mary, southern part " the South on which to opent roin. The main American contineat. There is n thing to induce ships to go at at their way
To stop there except crimes, un past. sheer nerev. There are no cont a church and a school, ing stations there na mahin ata tions; no wireless; no products for export. Nothing but about IG me, women and children, mainly
of Scottish ancestry, who make a
dronkards,
But it boast
Just the other day the steam-;
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isle, which is where Edinburgh 15, shije Seringa wireleased from
South African satin that she had Situated. ·lat
at Tristan, Fuveerfully landed
She rought to the joyful in habitants a supply of navy canvas presented by King George Beed do
to be The islanders in their
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And the reason) SOUN But that he lives aimply. There'al
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He has his ears to be sure,
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"sla't regret a single dollar 1 ever spent," Culman derlares. "There were times.
I wax when broke that I wished I had been a ttle more careful with my money. But now en charge those oc rasions off to experience, which is a valuable thing for ang man
The greatest event in 19e leve of the people is when a stip do drop in on them. It's in muis word
tidy. The lonely tolk are on boat building. From Queen Mary in hand. The more money a man
and the more responsibility a gift of saucepans 300 in touch with the workl, Came
of the thirty must shoubler and the less fun la have," meagre living by growing potators. They SPO weil-dressed projde, kettles for encl
also landed he has. and watching Esh. They have a They hear hy music of a shiva homes. There were
baking: of flour with few sheep and cattle and once in, land. They are invited to won twee boles a while have a real fred on fresh derivl ship's meads. They ret bosveler. ene ton of rice, 1,600
pounds of sugar. 1 jan and are
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Colman now
busy making Garden." which
Unholy "Even now most of my pleasures | "The
'comparatively inexpensive) George Fitzmaurice is directing. jand within the reach of the When it is finished he jilans to Laverage man. Swimming. tennis, spend a couple of months at his Then, if another chip does not
home "getting full of come withi a year, it will be golf and roughing it in the open hoch Hark to potatoes and fish. And with a few friends give me more health. Then he will start work got they refuse to leave the island. I ran than anything else. Almaston "Arrowsmith." Incidentally. Various attempts have been made anyone can indulge in, fhent." he is quite enthusiastic about this
to get them to move in a body, hut They have always declined, Hardi
Ever since he arrived in Holly-story alespite the fact that several
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Another little Broadway star who'il twinkle in Hollywood le blondo and winsome. Noel Franels, musical comedy favourite. Here you soo her in a charming pose, She's 'to bo cast as a siren in her next picturel.