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WEDDING.
REID-BERNIE --AL SL Juhn's Cathedral, Hongkong, on 3rd November, 1932, by the Rev. Dean Swann, Alan, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Rékl, Richmond, Surrey, to Gwendolyn Frances, eldest daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Berrie, Mosman, Sydney. (Sydney papers please copy).
The
Hongkong Telegraph.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1932.
THE LEAGUE'S MONEYBAGS
1
DAY BY DAY
DO WOMEN PLAY FAIR?
THAT
Old Weapons in a New World
-By E. F. IDDON-
竊
same
vory ancient theme indeed. What' they have to go upon is that recently little more than 64 per cent. of the total budget for the year has been subscribed. The first answer to be
A PRINCE THAT GOES TO THE TOP made fa that the figures submitted
OF HIS POWER IS LIKE HIM THAT to the recont Assembly do not pur- SHALL GO TO THE BOTTOM OF HIS THAT much abused catch-excuse of sox. After all, ono can't port to be a complete financial TREASURE—Marvell.
phrase, "the emancipation expect too much. She's only of women," le very popular nowa-woman,This is the line wo are statement. That would be impos-
Amongst the passengers who left days. We are on equal terms with expected to take. But is it logical sible since the year does not end by the Empress of Asin yesterday men now, anya the feminine sex to do so
when this self-same were Mr. C. Blaker, Mr. P. A. Cox, proudly, pointing to until December 31st. All who are
women in Waman ja so prono to boast of her politics, women in public and emancipation, to gloat in the familiar with the League budget, and Mr. Allan Cameron. arrangements are perfectly well Passengers who arrived by the P. social life, women, winning car athletic prowess of her sisters?
Obviously, women want to flout the old economic truth of having aware that most States pay by and O, liner Comorin yesterday in-10ces, women flying the Atlantic
cluded Major, Mrs. and Miss Dow-and swimming the Channel.
On the surface this may appear their cake and eating it. They quarterly or half-yearly inatal biggin, Mrs. Alabaster, and Mr. and
tico. In actuality it is not and want all the privileges and excuses ments, very much an income tax- i Mre. Curric."
it nover will be, because women of sox without any of the dis- payers do in England. Such
Among the passengers arriving'ara everlastingly conscious of advantages.
It has been part of the feminine- countries as Franca or Italy, which yesterday by the se. Comorin was their sex. Not only that, they
Colonel H. L. Murrow, D.S.O., the never fail to exploit it for their armoury for some time to lisp and during September were accused of Chairman of the Board of Directors: own vantage.
coo baby-talk. Thus when the owing money to the League, still of the Hongkong Daily Press, Ltd,
Colonel Murrow is the son of the A typist is wanted at a business cinema is very dark or the moon had considerable sums to pay under original founder of the Hongkong house. The applicants are intor very romantic Miss 1932 anuggles this arrangement. Great Britain, Daily Press, Mr. J. Y. Murrow, who viewed separately by the junior up to her companion and anys, was connected with the Colony in the partner. Nine out of every ten do "Tee only a little girl, and several as a matter of fact, did not finish very early days of its history. not hesitate to exploit their nex to more paragraphs in tho
the nth degree.
strain. paying her contribution until a
In commemoration of the signing A flashing smile as they enter Sophisticated. week or two before the Assembly
of the Italian Armistico, a special the room, goo-goo ayos when they All this is very estimable at the service was held at St. Joseph's opened. Some of the Dominions Church, Garden Road, this morning, are asked questions, an attractive right time and place, but unfor are among the States who had still attended by Capt. R. Ferrajolo, act pout if any shortcoming is pointed tunately women are now carrying to the Ing Consul General, and his wife, out-these are the spear-points of the campaign Into our offices and to send in Instalments League. But this did not make Professor E. Gunloll, accretary of the the attack, with references, typing business houses. They are play- Fascist Party in Hongkong, and and shorthand speed #A mere ing the "I'se only a little girl" them defaulters. Mr. Forbes, the members of the Italian community. standbys to fall back on in the policy at their typowriters and
The service was in Italian and con-jovent of the male person being filing systems. New Zealand atateman, was fully ducted by the Right Rev. Mgr. Henry unassailable.
If you firo them they do it. for And yet the modern girl has the all they are worth. Tears stream justified in claiming the other week, Valtorto, Roman Catholic Bishop. in answer to criticisms, that it was A pretty wedding took place yeater-effrontery to say, "Oh yes, in-down their powdered faces. They unfair to brand a country for avail-day afternoon, at St. John's Cathedral dependence is a great thing. It's know that the spectacle of a weep- ing itself of an existing system forming. The bride looked charming to beat a man at his own game." My advice is, don't. If Mr. Brown between Misa D. Carey and Mr. V. too marvellous, my dear, to be able Ing woman may make you relent. spreading over payments. Certain in n dress of heavy pink crepe down Beat him at his own game, for- had to chod a few tears when you countries, notably some Latin Am-to her ankles, and a hat of felt, and sooth! A man gets a job and holds told him he was a dud salesman pink satin shoes to match. She was it on ability alone. His employer you would be sorely tempted to erican States, do owe the League given away by Mr. Cell Wigg, and is not Interested in the straight-kick him out. I do not suggest
Mr. W. La B. Sparrow acted as
"beat years' contributions.man," the Matron
ness of his parting or the beaufy you adopt this course with women previous
of Honour Was
Was Mrs. Nearly always, nevertheless about Cecil Wigg. The Very Rev. Dean his profile. It's his blue-black employees, but one can take things 98 or 99 per cent. of the total bud-Swann officiated. The reception was ink, not his blue eyea, which mat- metaphorically as well as literally. No, Miss 1932, it won't do. You held at the Hongkong Hotel, after ters.
Every traffic policeman in the expect us to pay for you at the get has been received at Geneva. which the happy couple left for their At the end of the present year,
honeymoon at the Repulse Bay Hotel. country. I am certain, would back cinema, to buy your chocolatea, me up. They know "I am sorry, to give up our Boat to you in the owing to the financial crisis, the
mise, but you dianbeyed the traffic tram, tube and bua. If we do not the U.S.S.R.
From 1920 to 1931, signal. It was at Caution when are enraged. Why, the man is not proportion is likely to be less. Yet British machine exports fell from you crossed the road." "Ohl but, a gentleman," you say. Well, we. the League is confident of balanc- £30,000,000 per annum to S10,200,- sergeant (he is probably a con-would do all these things willingly ing its budget.
000, but the machine exports to stable), "I am frightfully sorry, if you would only admit that you It has been realised that it would Russia rose from
are not fully or even partly eman- £1,700,000 in really I am
Then follow all the known cipated. be false economy to curtall ex-
1929 to £4,400,000 in 1931. This methods of feminine sex-play. If you wore Victorian penditure to the point of impairing represents a phenomenal rise: The Sha ogles, she pouts, she minces-and aun bonnets; if you scrapped the efficiency of the League. Por estion of the importance to Bri- she even wipes away a dewdrop of your cocktails and your lipsick: tain of Soviet orders has been in tear with her lace handkerchief if you returned to the role of aweet ticularly is this so in regard to the taken up by the chairman of the until the stout heart of the law innocence, we would let you lisp International Labour Office, which Ansociation of British Chambers softens. Of course sometimes she "Tac only a little girl" and weep is an integral part of the League. of Commerce, who, when calling limitations.
[fails. Even Cleopatra had her to your heart's content. But you
don't.. As a British statesman recently attention to the danger of Britain "Sexcuse."
You are the sophisticated, declared, the history of the finances losing a £3,000,000 Soviet order My point is that in similar cir-polished creature of the hour. You
would have beat mere man at every game he' of the International Labour Office because of departmental red tape, cumstances a man
£100,000 merely defended himself with has taught you; you break flying Ishows that so far from exhibiting said: "Ench order for
argument. He would have tried and speed records; you have your a steady tendency to increase, as in koups 660 workers engaged during ear himself in the eyes of the beautifully manicured Bingers is
a whole year at an average wage police, but sex would not have levery plo. sometimes represented, they dia close on the contrary a surprising order for £3,000,000 would give women.,
of $3 per week. Consequently, an come into the matter. Not ao Yes, you have done all this and Nature has endowed you deserve great credit. but some stability when account is taken of work to 16,800 workers for a whole them with certain weapons. They queer shortcoming prevents you. the Inevitable growth of the
from doing the thing whole- mands made upon the Office as Ita
year. Considering that the nver- are not going to let them rast.
Every male reader of this article heartedly, from putting behind age worker supports a wife and position and possibilities become two children, such an order would must have come into conflict with forever the old, old game of liap-
this form of "acxcuse." You have ing and tears.
Oh no! You more
in the provide the mean
You think you can. are elcarly recognised
of livelihood (been dictating letters. You world, and the corresponding for 67,200 people for a year. "At reading them through before sign-are wrong. Even as you read this A spelling mistake farticio you said to yourself, "How growth of its work, which has in the present time," he declared, ing them.
of here, a phrase which you did not dare he say such things. Why. "when we need every penny fact taken place, in meeting those foreign trade,, it would be a seri dictate there, catches your atten- l'ac only a little girl."
tion. be added that ous crime before our country if "Really. Miss Smith, thia will the Budget of the International, we, through our own fault, were not do. If you paid as much at- Labour Office la one of the most to lose a customer capable of tention to your work as you do carefully scrutinised in the world. placing such orders." A step into your personal appearance the It is proposed by the Director and this direction has already been result might be more satisfactory,'
(By Edward Kally, Radio Fan-atic) you say in the heat of the moment. then revised by the governing body taken in the abrogation of the But where have your words led
Someone suggested tho..other which includes Government,
commercial treaty and the noblo you? Mine Smith sniffs, her day that ZBW should re-broadcast ployers' and workers' represento-Lords were seriously contemplat-hands porform contortions with the short wave programmes sent
ing raking up the obsolete debt her handkerchief, and then she out from Chelmsford and to pass the issue. It is a
begins to weep and probably stations. sad commentary
hurries from the room. Supervisory Commission, and final- up the intelligence of some mem- This isn't equality. This isn't liden.
emancipation. It is the
demands. It may
tives. It then has
de-
em
ly the Fourth Committee of the bers of the Upper House. Assembly, And the itself.
Assembly
Assembly time at Geneva usually provides a "silly season" of its own. Since appearances of giant aca- serpents have been overdono in other directions, the enterprising manufacturer of stunts has to make the best of the material at hand. The League of Nations, especially
British Trade With Russia. when it is very much in the public
The Government declines to en- eye, is fair game for the most ox courage the hostility of the die traordinary feats of imagination. hard Tory Peers towards the So- This year, the Inventive skill of vict, purely a consequence of the League's detractors has been different political creeds. It frankly disappointing. The most grants the desire to Implement the they have been able to do is to fall Ottawa Agreement by abrogating back on last year's popular slogan the temporary commercial treaty, "The Loague of Nations is on the but is not prepared willingly to surrender trade with the Soviet. verge of bankruptcy". Unfor-
The Soviet responso to Britain's tunately, if a thing is reiterated overturea for a new agreement often enough, thousands of people will be awafted with interest. are persuadod to balleve It. For Meanwhile, it is becoming in- this reason, it is worth while ex-creasingly borne in upon` the Brl-* amining the facts about the tish public that Britain's trade with the Soviet is an important Lengue's financial position. First let it be admitted that the League,
like every national Government, is
factor. Despite, the campaign of anti-Soviet propaganda, mia- Information and suppression of having to watch its budget very news about Russia, the facts are carefully. In present circum- ¦ practically admitted by the Gov- stances, not a pound must be wast- ernment in pointing out that Bri- ed, and economy cuts have been in-tain's trade with Russia has in- stituted..
creased from £2,000,000 in 1928 to "Hardly anybody except the Brl- over £7,000,000 in 1931. In 1931, tish Empire is paying its contri- 83.8 per cent. of the steam boilers, 84.4 per cont. of the drilling.Ina- butions towards the upkeep of the
truments, 75.2 per cont. of the League". This is the theme which grinding Instruments, 89.4 of the is being elaborated by so many polishing and kindred Inatru- critica, although actually their ments, 82.2 por cent, of the lathes would-be awan-aong to the Lengue and 86.8 per cont. of the presses. consists merely of variations on a exported from England wont to
age-old
FILCHS
ME
"You're awfully young looking to fill prescriptions.
Would you mind showing me your diploma?"
clothes
BRZZZGGSWR
other
We are all for this excellent
We have been enthusiastic about Over short wave re-broadcasting
over to since we were invited Pete's flat to listen in to a special broadcast from London.
Pete has a super super-super- hot, with roversible knobs, ground in valves, four gear changes and overy other modern accesBOTY.
Pete turned one of the knobs. gave The super-super-super-hot
80 Pote an asthmatic wheeze, turned the knob in the other direc- tion. The 8.8.8. hot moaned and groaned, and made other noises.
"That's
sald an harmonic,"
Pete.
We didn't see anything harmoni. cal about it, but we were too polite to interrupt.
"Brzzzz......"said the s.8.8.het. "SanesSsssBrzzzzzzzz"
"WhewwwneWWWWWWctorow
wwww....ZZZZ.
Silence.
The. "BrzzzzzzBBBBRzzzzzzu- too."
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"He's going to change over to the London studio now, explained Pete.
We hitched our ears up another inch.
"Sorrrratchhhh....of....we will ...Whewwwwllllllllll,” repeated the super etc. het.
"Hear him! Hear him!" said Pete excitedly.
We said, yes, we had heard him “Brrrrhhhhh”.........and I am....... BrTrzzz ...auro.. GRRRRK" oxplained the loud speaker.
Peto switched off the receiver. "Well, what didya think of It?"
"Not bad." we replied, "but when are you going to get London 7"
And that's why we are not on speaking terms with Pete.