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DAY BY DAY
AFTER FORTY, MEN HAVE MARRIED
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THOU SHALT NOT BECOME
A HUSBAND
By L. C. MOORE
can make is to imagine that husband. Because he, you ace, THEIR HABITS, AND WIVES ARE ONLY THE biggest mistake any man self go is the most satisfactory AN ITEM IN THE LIST, AND NOT THE by endowing some girl with all his enn always be made to apologise MOST IMPORTANT.-George Mere-goodly words, or whatever it is, he afterwards. Not only for the automatically becomes a husband. things he said, but for the things Being a good husband is the he made his wife say, and which very dickens of a job. Some men she wouldn't have said for the Mr. W. C. Felshow will give "Are born that way, Home Achieve world had he not exasperated her.
No Wife Is Perfect. - Last on my list of men whe Lite's reputation was originally done, admittedly, to remove some Chat on Astronomy" at the usual domesticity, and others just have!
weekly publie locture of the Hong-it thrust upon them.
While others wouldn't win the should never marry is the idealist built-but given the beneat of now of the worst features of the Means kong Lodge, The Theosophical Society, Improvements And discoveries
competition if all the other en- being dainty ploces of Dreadon which make it, to-day, a better Test, but there is still marked dis-17 Queen's Road Central, to-day at booby prize in a good husband the chap who talks about womon
trants fell sick.
chinn, othereal beings, and all the battery than over.
antiafaction with the situation.
You just cannot knock the idea reat of it. Some fow weeks
The husband who thinks his ago,
into the heads of some men, and With the assistance of a motor- there ought to be a law forbidding wife is perfect is too liable to be
л Ali rescued boat, P. C. Zaman Chinese who had thrown himself into them to marry. Or, at any rate, horrified when he finds out how dainty piece of Dresden china the harbour from Blake Fier, yoster-women ought to be warned against much her perfection costs. A day. The man, who gave his name as them.
Take the fellow with a sense of doesn't have to have its hair Wong Kam, is a destitule
his own importance, for instance, waved, nor have mad scientifically believed to be insane.
Married life was never meant for applied to its face. him. If no man in a hero to his
the cost thore is Apart from The K.CC. dance was such a huge valet, then certainly no man is a the disillusionment. It's all very success last month that the club will Ronald Colman to his wife. Fancy well to put a woman on a pedes- be holding another next Saturday, a chap who thinks he really mat-tal, but the husband who expects It
The famous dance band of the Lin-tors in the world trying to main-to find her standing on it at break- that colnshire Regiment will provide the tain his dignity with the woman fast time is going to get a bad music, and one or two novelties are who knows he has to wear bed shock. And then he's more than promised. Prizes will be awarded.
likely to start looking for some other othereal being. ladies in the spot dances, and a jolly socks. I ask you. evening is anticipated. For the con-
No woman wants to be put on a venience of Hongkong residents at tending, a late ferry will leave Kow. loon after the dance at 1.45 a.m.
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George Lansbury, the Labour leader, declared that the condition of the working classes to becoming more tragic every day, and it is noteworthy that the Daily Express, a Conservative journal, in com- menting on this utterance, re- marked that it is impossible to scoff at words like these." went further and declared not only
was the plight of the millions of the unemployed tragic Indeed, but "the plight of many thousands more of workers now facing further reductions in their mengre pay ls only less tragic." * |adding that "a prosperous City is not worth the price of a desolate community." These words sumec to give some Impression of the gravity of the situation, for the unemployed problem is no longer a problem of the unemployabies, but one of people anxious willing to work
but unable to secure jobs. The Government has a mammoth task before. It. Let us hope that it will at least be
Toronto, Can.
Hongkong Telegraph.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1932.
BRITAIN'S BIGGEST
PROBLEM
and
and lo
IDEAL CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY
EMPRESS CRUISE TO
MANILA
Too Much Truth.
It gocs without saying, of pedestal and treated as though course, that that man should re-she were without blemish. She main single who cannot toll a wants a husband who will notice good who is too truthful. I once all her faults, big and little; who will love her in spite of them-and road that a man'a success ne
husband may be measured entire tell her at least twice a day that ly by his ability to conceal the she hasn't any. truth. I wouldn't go quite so far as that, but I will say that if, like that American gentleman for SNAP
get his name), he cannot tell a lic, then he ought not to marry the girl.
OUT OF IT!
Because, you see, he'll have in By Ed. Kelly, Quick Changa Artiste. The Canadian Pacific Steam-praise everything she does. If she
The people of Hongkong are al- ships, Ltd, has arranged to run knits him a pullover that makes ways being accused of remaining a cruise to Manila and return for his head ache he must vow that it in a groove. Let's snap out of it. What we need is a change. the Christmas, holidays. As De is the best pullover he has ever
seen. If she buys something that Real change. We have felt the cember 25th this year falls other will never use, just because need of change for a long while. All this talk about paying the Expectations that some indies, fable to alleviate the lot of some Sunday, Christmas will be ob- she got it for ano-and-eleven-three i
served on Monday, December 26th, instead of two shillings, he must shroff when he calla, for instance. tion of the Government's plan for of these thousands of our country and Boxing Day will be a partial] praise her for her wornanly thrift. Let's suppose he is paid. There's
if not a whole holiday: therefore he never regrets giving up his next?
And every time she asks him if no harm in supposing it. What's, dealing with the unemployment men whose lot is indeed pitiful.
there will be holidays on four bachelor freedom he must, like problem might be contained in
If the population is dissatisfed, dnya.
echo, answer "no." And make it let's change 'em about. sound as though he means it.
Now that winter's coming
A City Unafraid.
a
#
trans- civic business. This
City Hall, a magnificent structure
be as follows:-
14
on
The itinerary of the cruise will Then there is the man without the people on the Peak want to a sense of humour. He ought to go down the hill, while those who bo branded in some way so that five at Kowloon always wanted to unsuspecting maidens should be go to the Penk anyway. Swop come suspicious, and shun him them around. What he ought to do is devote bia life to politics.
Thursday, Dec. 22.-Sail from Hongkong by Empress of Asia. Friday, Dec. 23.-En route. Saturday, Dec. 24-Arriva Manila early morning.
Of course, to do the thing pro-
Half the troubles of married perly, we'll have to change Jobs around, too. Put the ricksha life are funny--in retrospect. The coolies in the banks and govern- happiest husband is he who can ment offices, and put all the bank. see the funny side at the time.ers and public officials between the For instance, when a wife says shafta.. she is going to slip into a shop.
and won't be a minute,
wife
the King's Speech have not been realised. Whilst it was stated
The new City Hall in Sheffield that measures would be introduced
is an inspiring example of elvic dealing with the problem, nothing enterprise. Built at
cost of was disclosed regarding the pro-443,000-almost
pound per bable line of action. It is clear, capita of the town's population-- however, that the Government has it is not intended to be used as big-scale proposals in view, wit.the headquarters of the city's nd- noss the recent speech of Mr. ministration, nor for the
Sunday, Dec. 25.- Manila. Baldwin to the effect that it was netion of
Monday, Dec. 26.-In Manila. hoped to evolve a scheme which
Then we could make Edward that recalls both the Greek and Leave in evening for Hongkong. would stand the test of the next the Renaissance styles of arch-
is really Kelly Editor of the Telegraph, and Tuesday, Dec. 27.-En route. very amusing the way the minute make the Editor the shroff dod- quarter or half century. In the itecture, is designed largely for
will became ten, twenty, thirty or ger. Commons debate which followed concerts of music, the presenta-
Wednesday, Dec. 28.-Arrive 90. So amusing that the right
man will be all smiles when his week, and resting one, we should Instead of working six days a the King's Speech, the Primetion of stage plays, banquets and Hongkong early morning.
comes out again. But the be allowed to work one and rest Minister gave some possible ink-speeches. It is primiarly a re- The fare. £12 each person, in-husband without n sense of six. ling of the Government plans when cognition of the value of culture cludes frai-class accommodation humour will start talking about Then there's the cinemas. When-
and mails on board from de ha poor feet. he remarked that
of and beauty in the humdrum of a a revival
ever we have to sit through The placid man is foredoomed picture we don't don't like, make agireulture is essential to the great industrial city. The Shef-parture Hongkong, December 22nd
to arrival Hongkong, December to failure in married life, for the cinema people pay us, insten d' field municipal authorities have
what's the use of a husband whoof as paying them. 28th. not accomplished their work "with-
won't go up in the air now and need of a much larger percentage out criticism. It has been urged
The itinerary is ideal, the again? If the big stiff hasn't got gone into thoroughly.
This sort of thing has got to be of people being put on the land that in
weather in Manila le at its besta temper, he will just sit stil times like the present
Just reverse everything we do The Empress of Aala is due back while his wife quarrels with him, It is not easy, however, to see how Sheffield cannot afford to
in time for business on December and never say a word. He thinks Queen's Road, make the Electric now. Instead of digging up this process is to be effected such a sum on what is more or
28th and three days before the this pleases her, since he knows promptly. since agriculture has less a luxury. However that may New Year festivities in Hongkong that women like talking. What Company dig out the Shin Mun. fallen on such bad days that a be, large numbers of workmen no
he doesn't know is that they onlydam. We'd kill two birde and like talking when they are
one stone then. Philippine. Tourist Association reventing someone else doing it. If pre-
press of Asia to give assistance would be better. Presentatives will meet the Em-only he'd attempt
and information regarding trips But actually, of course, ashore.
follow who will really let him-
schemes in view and stressed the
very considerable period of time
must elapse before the land can
have
of
spend
doubt are grateful to have enlos ed continuous emplyment on the absorb any appreciable number of building for a long time. And Sheffield may also perhaps feel it new workers, to say nothing
somewhat unreasonable that out the impossibility of turning
side critics who, in the past, have artisans into farm labourers over complained of her characteristi night. There are other aspects.cally industrial lack of beauty, also, such as the conditions under should, now that she is attempting which work will be offered to to remedy this defect, tell her these people. We fear that the that she cannot afford to do so. unemployment problem is not to But is it true that Sheffield can- This is be solved quite so easily as the not afford her City Hall? back-to-the-land enthusiasts would a question that, in its wider im- us hope. However, it will plications, affects the whole world. be wise to nwalt details of the ing itself that it cannot afford this, For the whole world is busy tell-
Government proposals before that, and the other, and the re- ubandoning hope that something sult is stagnation of trade..and worthwhile may be attempted. want in the midst of plenty. Can There can be no doubting the it reasonably be maintained that point that the unemployment issue | Shefeld, ur any large city in is the most serious of the domestic England, is poorer In material re- problems with which the Govern-sources.than medieval Lincoln or ment is faced. With the approach York, which erected buildings even grander than this latest City of winter, there will be a sharpen-Hall? The world is wealthier now. ing of the anxieties and worries than it has ever been before. A by which millions of our people chief reason why it does not are assailed. The operation of manifest this wealth in its daily the Means Test has been anything existence is that it is afraid to but satisfactory, arousing, as it take up and use its riches with has, strong protests not among both hands. Sheffield has set an the working classes alone but example that is fred by courage [among representatives of public and confidence in the future.
authorities and prominent men of affairs in all parts of the country,
After partaking of a meal, live irrespective of their political members of a family surnamed leanings. Men and women as well Cheung, Jving at No. 57, Shing Wo Road, had to receive treatment, at the have undoubtedly been penalised Government Civil Hospital yesterday, because of their past thrift, their suffering from polson belloyed to have been present in meat which they ate. life savings and pensions being | They were not in any serious danger, utilised as an excuse, in many and were not detained.
The Canadian Pacific
to protest it
the
"Please, darling, drink your milk so that you'll grow
big enough for mother to apank.”
OLD PET DOGS
with
By R. SCOTLAND LIDDELL Old pet dogs never die-they're simply "put away." Our dogs. Inevitably, age-unnoticeably, for a time. Then, auddenly, there discover comes a day when we that they are less active than they
were.
We notice that their bark has lost its bite. They wheeze. .... Only their loving hearts remain unchanged.
R
And we?.... Well, we look at jour dog-and sigh-and say, re- gretfully. "We'll have to do away with him."
Of course, it's hard, There are few decisions harder.
Sooner or later, though, we have to "do away with him." The ovll day, postpone it as we will, come. The case of will surely Petor has reminded me of this.
Peter Ilves in a flat-which, by the way is not the best place for a deg of his particular breed. And Peter has grown old and fat.
Sald Peter's ownor, several days. ago, "We'll have to do away with him."
He spoke of kindness-the usual arguments and Peter's owner's wife cried bitterly.
"I'll take him to-morrow." the man said.
It was a sunny day. The man wont off with Peter a long way round-by way of King's Park. A most rejuvenating place, a park. They spent five hours in the park. Finally: "The place will be closed by now," he told himself..
Ho rung the bell boldly-with that same
courage that aman (Continued on Page 7).