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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 1933.
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The Arms Embargo
BOOKS-BOOKS-BOOKS
By ROBERT LYND
The Very Idea!
arms. Ponsford was
all others who plot against the State, but the promulagtion of nutocratic measures along the lines now indicated raises `a doubt whether the Nazis muy
There are few things more first sight. Many people undergo
THE FIFTH TEST not go too far in their repressive difficult than choosing books for a gradual conversion to Milton or By Edward Kelly, Bored of Control. actions and thus aggravate the other people. One thing is more Sir Thomas Browne as they un- troubles which they seek to sup-difficult, however choosing tooks dergo a gradual conversion to
Only our own special wire- press. To sit too firmly on the for other people to give to other the music of Bach.. valve is a sure way of inducing people.
I confess, when I first read less organisation can provide n disastrous explosion.
In the course of the year, I get Dickens as a boy, I stuck. But, you with this, hitherto un- a good many requests from cor-when the conversion came, I near published description of the respondents to suggest suitable ly blinded myself with reading books to give to their friends in him into the small hours.
fifth test match, on which we regard to whose literary, Lastes How difficult it is to choose lost our last month's salary. Britain's declaration of an they are curiously vague. Thus books for other people I realised
We wouldn't have lost the arms embargo against both one correspondent wants the name when I read the request of a cor-
respondent for "at least a dozen money, only we happened to make China and Japan is less import-of a book that would make ant than the next step. There nice birthday present for a retir- of the best story books, new and the bet with Robert MacWhirter...
ed lawyer, aged about 70"; au-old, for my open-air friend of 30 Woodful took first atrike-Just is general recognition of its
other wishes to give a book, not years of age." If by "story behind the ear-to Larwood. The New beauty distinguishes the
unfairness to China; it is sus- too expensive, as a wedding pre-books" he means fiction, one thinks 1933 Rockne Six. Bodies are lower and more richly appoint-pected that Japan has standing sent to a curate; another wants immediately of "Lorna Doone" and second ball was a head-break and ed. Features include Free orders with British firms for the a book for a girl in ber middle Hardy's Woodlanders" and "The Woodfull fell into the trap and Wheeling with Synchronized supply of munitions which will teens; another, & bock for a boy Return of the Native"; and there Oldfield's
is a cherry-tree which brings the deceived by Verity's mystery ball Shift and silent second speed not be interfered with under of nine.
"It is not possible, of course, to open air enchantingly into Mere-a jaw-break with a shoulder- 70 horsepower six-cylinder terms of the Government's deci-
But I doubt whe- enging... automatic starting sion. The opinion is also strong-name a book which will be acdith's "Egoist."
electro-fused steel bodies ly neta that while assistance in ceptable to all lawyers who have ther novels can be divided into break action and adjourned to safety glass, windshields military activities should be reached the age of 70. The law-those that will appeal especially the casualty room. Bradman's closed models wired for denied to Japan, the countries,yer may be an archaeologist who to "open air" renders and those head work was good but after a
cannot read fiction, so that it that will not...
couple to the nose he was out radio.
endorsing the League's Report would be useless to send him one! Surtees, for example, wrote ribs-before-wicket to one from on the Manchuria dispute should of the masterpieces either of "open-air" books, but, much as I Larwood that kept remarkably low. Sce and drive, the New lend aid to China rather than Hardy or of Edgar Wallace. Or like the open air, I cannot cajoy
to he may care for nothing but boraes Jorrock's Jaunts and Jollities." Then the rot set in. Three Rockne Six to-day!
deprive her of the means fight her own battle. There is er bridge, in which case it would I like much better the open air batsmen went out right out to something to be said for Sir John be useless to send him the com-that we find in Scott-in "Bob Verity in his next Simon's argument that it is im-plete works of Tennyson. "The Ray" and "Redgauntlet", but Australia's position lodied hope Life of Lord Carson" might seem these books can be enjoyed by less-tive hospital cases for possible for Britain, acting in to be a fairly safe gift to send to readers in the stuffiest studies. twentyeight, and ten head-byes. derendently as she has done, to any lawyer but probably the law-The same thing is true of Bor- McCabe meanwhile was going differentiate between the com-yer has already got it from the row's "Lavengrò," Kenneth Granlong stendily, making nice shots batants, but it holds good only library and been presented with hame's "Wind in the Willows" and from the point of the chin, and if it can be established that the it also by several friends.
Conrad's "Typhoon," which has timing his car-strokes well. But Curates, again, differ extra- injury inflicted is not more se-
shireman made him spit his teeth a ficet, vere as regards China than it is ordinarily in their tastes in books. enough open air in it to wreck a beautiful one from the York- The best "open-air books, in- out the modern equivalent of to Japan. Sir John Simon has The stage curate, no doubt, would plainly thrown himself behind be satisfied with "The Rosary" deed, are not fiction at all, but gnashing the teeth. Oldfield de- bound in tooled" leather. But are books such as White's "Sel- fended surprisingly well with his the League's Report and he have known curates who would borne," Thoreau's "Walden," Cob. left eye until a full toss got him would not be committing Bri- prafer "Murder in Bermondsey, or bett's "Rural Rides," some of W.H. in the right eye and he retired tain any further by differentia- Cut-throat Joe." Some curates Hudson's essays, Shakepenre's B.E.H. (both eyes. hurt). tion. However, the value of the like Freud; others revel in war plays and the poems of Word. embargo, if it has any value, lies books; others prefer psychological sworth. in its probable reactions abroad. fiction because it is such a change If it compels other arms-produc- from real life; others enjoy
theology.
THE HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE.
Stubbe Boed
The
Happy Valley
Hongkong Telegraph
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 1933. -
од
Eccentric Genius
Intellectual Dyspepsia
...
"
!
Outlines of Everything
OVĖS; and
It was Australia's turn to field, but, as ten of the original eleven
were in hospital, substitutes had
+
WE WONDER
-The next time you feel the cares of the world sitting heavily on your shoulders, just tuck yourself up in a chair; close your eyes and have a real good wonder.
Wonder why pigs don't purr,
to be called. The rules, however, RESTLESS GERMANY
ing countries to a quick decision,
As for the correspondent who state that a bowler must not bowel Germany is still in a troublous it will have achieved its objec- cause one likes a book oneself, which would not only allow good a substitute may not bowl. So There is no certainty that, be wishes for a short list of books two overs in succession, and that state. Nowhere is this more tive. If armaments firms in other people, whether curates or reading but would increase his the match was called off.
other countries are powerful not, will also like it. It is almost knowledge of various subjects. They're still arguing about it apparent than in the capital, enough to block attempts to in- impossible for anyone who loves such as geography, history, re in the Telegraph office. which has just been the scene terfere with their business, as Dickens so intensely that he figion and science," Mr. Wells'a Which remindể us that she was of an incendiary outrage the they appear to be in America, reads him again and again to "Outline of History and Outline only a cricketer's daughter. But setting fire to the Reichstag the decision will be reviewed and believe that any human being of Science" will probably be the how they fell for her body-line.
are and leg theory. building--which has aroused presumably, the embargo will be reasonably intelligent and cndow-books for him; and there
ed with an average sense of other excellent "outlines" of al- the ire of the Hitler adminfatra- withdrawn. It is probable, in humour, will find Dickens positive most everything that will keep him tion to such an extent that the deed; that America's indication ly unreadable; yet I have known busy reading for the next year arrest of all Communist Deputies of her inability to take action several highly intelligent people, or two.
has already sounded the death-with as good sense of humour as has been ordered. In other knell of international embargo their neighbours, who could not
The Beat Book in English. words, close on a hundred mom-efforts. If United States muni- read Dickens. I happen to be one
Ar eminent man, giving advice bers of Parliament are to be tion factories begin to run at of that vast majority of readers held in connexion with the in-high pressure, arms-producing as the greatest novel in the Eng-ly going too far. But the great why Gruyere cheese has hieles in
who regard "David Copperfield" about reading, once said: "Avoid compilations." That was certain. cident. Justification for this countries on the Continent are lish language; but I would Bo extraordinary action is claimed most unlikely to follow Britain's more think of thrusting it on a original books are the best. It is it, why coal merchants put their man who disliked Dickens than more important; as well as more hands round their ears when they. by the discovery of documents example.
I pleasant, to read Boswell's "John- shout, where you shove the poul- of pressing a pint of old ale on son" than to read even the must tice when a giraffe has a sore at the Communist Headquarters
teetotaller.
accurate short history of English throat, whether tiddlerbrata per- showing that the fire was to be
literature. But it is not impos-apire when they hurry, what good the signal for a Bolshevist revo-
sible to read both,
is the Great Nebula in Andromeda, Intion. It was only four days pre- Many stories are being told to The truth is, we differ in our Probably the best book in Eng- why women with thin legs are gf- how sweet peas viously that Karl Liebknecht's illustrate the eccentricities of powers of digestion among books lish for anyone about to form a ven to gagging, House was closed down on the the late Vladimir de Pachmann. aa among foods. To some people library is Macaulay's "Essays." know they're sweet peas and don't use come up nasturtiuma, why Mr. ground that treasonable leaflets They also illustrate the craving the luscious strawberry, is a no-Macaulay may occasionally
has Maxton doesn't have a boyish bob; were being published there. In of the great public for persons ison; others become sleepy if they misleading colours, but he the circumstances, it must be who have the audacity, the show-cat almonds; oranges produce a an astonishing genius for exciting and what happens to the water assumed that these documents ship, the charlatanry call it strange irritation in others; an the appetite for facts, and making when the tide goes out, and hor unenviable minority would roll on the acquisition of knowledge an hedge-sparrows know what colour disclosing the fire plot have only what you please--to break away the floor in agony if they ate a entertainment.
eggs to lay, and if bloaters love from the tame, usual canons of few oysters; many people cannot just been brought to light; other behaviour. The only fault of endure cream; and I have known reader may act off in one direction look at their tennis rackets when Starting from Macaulay the their children, and why men always wise, surely steps would have Pachmann was that his tricks people but not in Lancashire after another in his exploration of they've made a bad shot, and been taken to frustrate the scheme." How far the Com- had begun to stale with long who would rather starve than eat history and literature with ever- what's on the other side of the growing curiosity; and he may re-moon, and if it hurts an egg to munist M.P's are actually im-repetition. The eccentric whose a dish of tripe.
The best thing, then, for any-turn from his exploratione years fry it, and why officials don't cackle plicated in the outrage remains eccentricities always move in the to be shown, but the order for same circle is really little better body to do is to eat and to read later with enough knowledge to when they lay foundation stones, than the frock-coated and top-the things he likes best Except, upset 50 per cent. of Macaulay's together with thousands of other their arrest is sufficient to show hatted worshipper of convention perhaps the young. The young. I judgments. But it is to Macaulay wonderful things that will doubt- the strength of feeling
think, should give an acknowledg that he will owe his power to less occur to you. who may be always depended ed masterpiece a second or even a refute Macaulay. That is why the part of the Nazis, against upon to do the correct thing a third chance before they dismiss Macaulay should be read by every Was cording to the social code of the it as boring. We do not always body-by everybody, that is, who vividly shown a week or so moment. The true eccentric fall in love with a great book at can read him. ago when Captain Goering, would be constantly adding to the Nazi Minister of Interior in his stock of tricks, so that it Prussia, ordered the police to would be impossible to forace shoot down Communists with-what he would do next. A per- out hesitation, adding " that son of this sort would be weapons might be ruthlessly tremely popular, whether on the used against organisations hos-concert platform or elsewhere. tile to the State. This is tuk- ing matters to a dangerous limit. conduct accounts more than any calculability of human and, with feelings so highly thing else for the monotony and charged, it is scarcely to be boredom of life. We are sur- wondered at that the Com-rounded by hosts of people of munists,
far from 80
be whom we know not only what coming more subdued, should they will do next, but also what show an inclination also to in- they will say next. They go on dulge in terroristic methods.doing and saying the same thing The Hitlerites, before they came all their lives, and though this into power, talked freely of plans may be all that is required to for "purging the Reich," fore- raise them to distinction, or at shadowing far-reaching social least to respectability, in various changes, ranging from labour walks of life, it does tend at conscription to other extreme times to make the less amiable of measures, and they have pro- us wish to ace them step upon a. mised a relentless nationalism piece of dynamite or into in foreign policy. Their ideas uncovered manhole. Pachmann have aroused much criticism and drew the crowds partly because opposition not only in Com-of his playing and partly be munist circles but amongst other cause of his play-acting. It is factions as well. Now that they significant that when anyone are in. office, can they "restore spoke of him it was always to a German Reich of honour, free his eccentricities that the can- dom and social peace," as they versation few. His virtuosie have undertaken to do? That is functioning did not really matter: a question of far greater mom so long as all the expected tricks ent than any other, Ruthless were there. But no one ever did war on the Communists is part more to sweep the low-brows of their plan. The country cer- within the magic orbit of Chop- tainly needs to be saved from th's music than this deft genius these dangerous extremists and and astute artist.
the extremists. This
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As learned in the Talkie
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A professor at work in Kentucky
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When he sat by the fireside
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