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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1933. ·
THE FIRE-CRACKER DANGER
mends as infallible somo mode of fancied.
can
H. E. M. W.
CX-
The Very Idea!
HYDROPHOBIA
By Eddie Kally, Poodle-faker,
According to a news item in the paper yesterday Singapore magistrate lias ruled that a dog la
entitled to his first bite, and damages cannot be recovered from the owner unless it is proved that someone else was the mug first.
The first thing we ever wrote for the edification of our Great and Admiring Public was about dogs. Dog-gone it, we've got to do it
again now.
How do we know they'd draw the line at dogs? What are dogs, anyway? All they're useful for is to support Canada's greatest Industry.
One dirty dog we know bit us.
Family Album twice and got away with it. Three
bucks the first time and two bucks only last week.
or
One of these days Stella Benson Bomeone who doesn't like
Hongkong is going to bring a lot of mad dogs to Hongkong and turn them loose on the Peak, in the Government Offees. Police Courts and amongst the shroffa.
A
Then the dogs will ite ali these people, who will get hydrophobia and go mad and probably die,
What a chuck-in for Hongkong.
The tennis ball wife is she who courage and looked like an by Mr. Wynne-Jones is tho La no anxious to make hersolfaggerated stage vamp lu her dominating consideration-popular both with her own family mother's house, and an extremely namely, that tho safeguarding of and that of her husband that she plain and dowdy woman in her the public from danger must attempts to be Implicitly obedient mother-in-law's.
to a hundred varying suggestions It was her husband who brought take precedence over every other which a hundred varying people her to her senses after a horrify favor. If the enforcement of may offer her. She becomes, in ingly dramatic day in which she the new regulations results in fact, a human tennis ball who is had not only had an necidental DRIVING the present haphazard system the other and back of the court to meeting with her mother while she again "In Wan wearing her old blue cont and an feverish effort to please everyone skirt, but had actually run across of storage being brought to
one. She has her mother-in-law during the LICENCE BUT HAVE A FRIEND end, then a decided step forward and offend no WHO WILL OBLIGE will have been taken in protect-notther the presence of mind nor course of an afternoon excursion
ing the publie from a very real to stability to take unto herself in pillar-box red.
the properties of the tennis net It was her husband who pointed
As one of Hongkong's biggest JUST COME IN AND danger. In these matters, it is which romains stolidly between the out that she was a married wo-big game hunters we want to lodge
one man of twenty-two, with brains courte inclining neither to
and personality of her own. That protest here and now about this
decision. Therein lies her great mistake, the way she dressed herself could side nor the other.
Once the Hongkong magistrates To young married woman neither harm nor influence any- whose parenta and in-laws are body but herself. That If the get hold of a thing like that there's genuinely fond of her and Interest-difficulty had concerned the way no telling where they'd stop.
Take those Now Territories ed in hor, life can be very com- she cooked her meals or wept her plicated. How often does it hap-sitting-room thon, Indeed, her tigers, for instance. One of these A Talkie Problem
pen that mother puts forward youth and comparativo inex-days someone'll come into court Bome earnest request that cannot perience would compel her to take with a plecs of his anatomy miss- a Hollywood possibly be granted without caus- advice. But that, as it was, she ing and will complain that he was According to AND
ing deep offence to mother-in-law, was merely being weak and foolish bitten by a tiger. barriers, mesange, language
"Y'roner," the defending WILL ASK NO IMPERTINENT which now restrict the distribu- or that first cousin Emily recom- not to wear the clothes ahe herself
counsel will say on behalf of the tion of talking pictures and dress or behaviour that would be The result was that the black
tiger, "my client has no caso to QUESTIONS REGARDING YOUR constitute one of the most ser- anathonma to husband's Aunt (capo and hat appeared once again,
answer. This lo his first bite." ious marketing problems for Jane? Impossible, it would seem and that after the first feelings of INTENTIONS.
Then there'd be a lot of wrang- the motion picture producer, may to refuse any single favour or resentment the charm and thought.
Yet fulness which she was careful to lng and anarling until they got prove a boon to the industry ignore the very least advice. after all. In fact, it is the many of the favours are an com- abow her relations made them down to the Singapore case of opinion of Dr. Martin Freuden pletely antagonistic one to be forgive her "obstinacy and decide Rex v Tibby, or whatever the dog's thal, counsellor of Legation in other that the only method of to bear with her "cutioun ideas."name in, and the tiger would be
complying with them all would be
The tennis ball hurled itself into discharged. Without a spot on his the German Foreign Office, that the determination to be "all things a tree and remained there. It will character.
But, as this is one of never be served again! this bit of adversity is the most to all men." hopeful aspect of the whole film the most uncomfortable, deceptive aituation. Having failed to sur- ways of living that one mount the language barrier by imagine, few women would be con- any other means, he says, mo- tent with such a solution. tion picture producers must de- with the problem is to tell one per-
The most fatal way of dealing Vanished-The velop entertainment having a
son what the other has advised. universal appeal. "Films of the "Oh no, I couldn't possibly have better sort have enjoyed a sali- blue wallpaper as So-and-So Raya
A writer of reminiscences has ent success, regardless of lan-it would be far too cold." "Yes, 1
the agree with you, I do need a new recently pointed out that of all guage and irrespective of form in which they have been coat, but mother was only pointing Victorian institutions not one as shown," he said during an inter- out yesterday how extravagant suffered so disastrous a slump as the view
seems that would be." "Don't you like old family album. And the statement recently. "It
Whiskers here and thero break the that the talkle-situation works my orange powder? Oh dear, now cannot be denied.
what shall I do? My husband as a stimulus for the creation of thinks it suits me so well." monotony of an avenue of bald faces; outstanding pictures. If wise, the wife will switch on nightshirts are known in cathedral towns; aspidistras look forth moodily. Some American films of high a current of firmness before it is too from Bloomsbury windows, and red- guc-Inte, so that it electrines her whole flannel underwear-so any the drapers artistic quality have been
Its votaries. But the cessful in Europe, and some character to an extent that will still has
im-permit her to address the fiercest modern hostess would as soon admit Europtan films have been mensely popular in America, as well as the meekest members of that the goldfish had foot-and-mouth
THIS IS ZBW CALLING- They do not have to depend upon her family with words of in-disease as that she harboured a family six dependence. And whether she ad.hum. Occasionally one may be dis- covered in an attic propping up the words." After spending
mits "Yes, I think your advice in wonky" leg of an old oak cheat, but As programme consultant to months in the States studying good and therefore I will follow in general they are no more in use ZBW I am arranging a rather all phases of production and dis- It," or "I think it bad and there-than last year's almanac. However belated the action of tribution in American studios, fore I won't," her tone will leave Yet fifty years ago the country was marvellous series of lectures for place, wind and weather pormit- the authorities may have been Dr. Freudenthal completed what no doubt in the mind of her com- simply infested with family albums. you. The broadensts will take
of the panion that she will at all times do Where are they now? in deciding to grapple with the is regarded as one
Well, the story goes that they have ting, every Friday (except Sun- does no nearly all heen exported to the more days) on a wave-length of 117.6 fire-cracker storage question, most remarkable surveys of that which she herself considers
anvage parts of Africa, Borneo, and heterodynes, and will be relayed its sort ever made by a foreign to be right provided it
such places, where the natives have from all stations, excepting that of there can be no two opinions
nation. It deals particularly harm to others.
I was recently very interested in adopted the photographs as high-the Kowloon Fire Brigade and regarding the desirability of with an evaluation of methods the fate of a friend of mine. who powered deities. If so it's a startling Stonecutters. The former com.
little thought that one's hairy ancestor of that action. In more than one employed by the amusement in- did allow herself, for
are distinguished, fire within recent years it has dustry in making adjustments to while, to be a tennis ball wife. the Reform Bill period may new be plain that although they realise been shown that the presence of meet changed. business condi- She is not very good looking, and regularly worshipped with tom-toms the lecturers
she is not rich enough to make up und hula-hula dances by light-hearted they prefer something extinguish-
men clad in nothing more than ned. Water pity! fire-crackers on the premises was tions.
for this deficiency with really bone noxe-ring and a long spear.
You can't afford to miss this smart clothes. Consequently she a contributory factor, and it is!
4 confession. decided to adopt an original style Feraonally I am something of a mis intellectual treat which is explain- doubtless in view of this fact
of dress which, without being fogynist und have little interest in woed below: that more stringent regulations
aturtiing, was certainly distinctive,nen, yet if I had to make a choico 1. Mr. Edward Kelly on "The between pictures of my host's whey- recently have been promulgated. Pre-
But no sooner did she flaunt a faced nunts and those of Greta Garbo Shing Mun Dam, and other forms mises of the shop-tenement type centred in the annual "old car and became her very well.
2. The Editor of the "Critic" on have been the usual storage-race held in England. The race black cape and rather wide brimm- und Co., the latter group would get of swearing."
Yet in one way those albums had was run from London to Rrighed hat, than her mother-in-law my vole every time. places for these dangerous goods, ton and commemorates the com- gently reproached her for making thele uses. A young suitor, for ex- "Six reasons why the Government
conspicuous and her ample, hanging his hat up in a Victor- is always right." and in many instances tons of ing into force, in 1896, of the herself
3. "Veritas" on "The Interport Selectors". fire-crackers have been stacked Locomotives on Highways Act. mother stated that the whole outfitian home was invariably given the This may have depressed him. in the lower floors of such Prior to the enactment of this would be far more successful were family album to look at.
It dyed red. Her indecision, there- com- constituting buildings,
Jaw, every road car was A
affection demanded that she should by studying the photographs of
couple of generations of his prospec- menace to those who happen to pelled to keep its speed down fore was painful. In both cases Most likely it did. At the same time to a walking pace and to be do as asked, yet she was intensely live "in-inwa," he got a shrewd idea live above. In one of the cases preceded by a man with a red averse to doing either. And for of the gang he was marrying into. which has just come before the flag. This was done to protect time she put aside all thought of A. P. GARLAND. Court, it was shown that the the public against steam traction crackers were stored close to a engines and road-making ma- chines. The London-Brighton kitchen, a circumstance which
run, a unique event in all motor- illustrates the extreme dangerdom, is confined to ears manufac- when the premises happen also tured not later than 1904. Na- to be used as dwelling quarters.turally, they must negotiate the The chief point raised 011 be- entire course under their own Crocks" half of the firms interested in power. In the "Old
event of 1931 a woman driver thia business, during the hearing took part in an ancient vehicle of this week's cases, was that for which she had paid 15 the regulations were such that shillings! It is amazing how they could not possibly be com- many entrauts there are for this plied with, by reason of lack of race each year, and how many of the veterans manage to go storage space. This, is course, the route without mishap. Any is on the presumption that the number of humorous incidents exporters remain in their exist-usually occur, and the crowds ing premises. But it is precise-lining the roadways join with ly this danger which needs re-the drivers in entering into the moving. Congested residential fun of the occasion. That such a race can be held, however, and not the places in that twenty-eight-year-old which to store fire-crackers; in-terans of hundreds of thousands deed, the authorities should long of miles of travel can still move! ago have taken steps to provent along at a good pace, is certainly the danger from assuming its a tribute to this form of locomo- present dimensions. Instead of tion which in n generation has that, the exporting firms have{wept the world.
areas are
Still Going Strong !
Much interest was
A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY
ve-
IT 18 OPEN TO SERIOUS QUESTION WHETHER, AMONG NATIONAL MANU-
been permitted to rub along with makeshift accommodation until the evil has become really serious. If the regulations can- not be complied with on existing premises, the obvious romedy is that other quarters must be GOOD QUALITY MAY NOT AT LAST found where it will be possible TURN OUT A QUITE LEADINGLY to insist on such precautions LUCRATIVE ONE-Ruskin.
FACTURES, THAT OF SOULS OF A
#
make Here I'
"Always reading books! She'd better not let the stago director catch her wasting so much time improving her mind.”
4. The Interport Selectors on Veritas".
5. Mitzy Intelligentsin (aged 5) of The Peak on "The Philosophy of Romeo and its consequent effect on the guitar industry."
6. The Directors of local banks' on "Gold, Silver, Frankincense, and Myrrh, with possible reference to the Hongkong Dollar."
SLIMMIN'.
Callin' on Doria Anchovy yester- day, we found her very depressed.
"It's the slimmin'," aho told us." "Trottin' Melisande round the Penk isn't the exercise it ought to be; we mostly live in the Rolle. So I'm havin' to take drastic. measures."
"What are you livin' on?" we asked.
"Coal, mostly," naid Doris, "Here's my menu, if you want to look at it.".
MENU.
Breakfast Orange juice; the pips of one apple coal-dust on toast.
Lunch-A small piece of coal. Tea-Hot water; the shool of n walunt, grated; loz. slack.
Dinner. The juice of one plum.
Dry toast.
Two small pieces of coal.
3 currants.
"My good girl," we aaid, horrified, "you're dyin' by inches." "I know," said Doris. "And what wouldn't I give for a hot buttored crumpet["
"The crumpats," wo answered sontentiously, "will sound for you on the other side."