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THE SINS OF THIN MEN
THE PLOT THICKENS By Eddie Kelly, with Apologies. WE have been to the pictures lately. You'll notice that as we go along.
Besides, what with "Cavalcade" coming along, we feel inspired to do better and bigger things. So wo've written an original and masterly scenario for the screon. The plot is laid in a police station. Okay, let's go:
By DOUGLAS WEST
spot on the planet world; he taken the keenest in: THE discovery of a white The King's collection of postage stamps in famous throughout the Province la sufficient to condemn It. Saturn by Mr. Will Hay,terest in each new addition to it |The Queen collects antique furni- The Harbin Times is controlled who is as much at home ture, and the Prince of Wales has by a group of Japanese whose sole with a telescope trained on a remarkable collection of modern
musical instruments. aini, judging from the policy of the heavens as he is on the mendacious invention steadily pur-music-hall stage, is an exam- sued in the last twelve months, is ple of the debt which the to promote a complete rupture In
arts and sciences owe, and Soviet-Japanese relations. A moro
have owed in every age, to marked example of Jingolam ram- pant would be difficult of dis-the labours of men
By THOMAS JAY.
"Y-y-y-y-y-es, Mr. Wolfe! I d-d-d. covery. Only when consideration hobbies.
Congreve regarded his plays TN an age when every standard. of d-d-did it! Do you think the judge. is given to the question of the
IN strength of opinion in Japan and /28 diversions of a man of fashion. decent conduct has either beon will.
Prince Rupert, the cavalry torn down or is threatened with "I dunno, Eddie. If you spill overy- overt leader, dabbled in chemistry to destruction, when quite young thing, though, I'll do what I can for
Trollope hostility is it to be regarded at all the world's profit. seriously—and the correct answer wrote his novels bofore going to girls smoko cigarettes and prefer you."
his day's work at the Post Office cinema to the British Muscum. was doing. I really loved her. is one which even the Soviet Lord Grey of Falloden found we stout men will feel grateful to Only, for the last few years, she Government has failed to ascertalu. solace during his long tenure of the eminent member of the British oh, she seemed to change. And the the Foreign Office in watching Modical Association who declared, way she noted...I... sho... I the birds in his garden, and has with absolute truth recorded their habits in books of vinced, that fatness goes enduring value and charm. mental Otness.
Manchuria behind thle
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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1933.
THE BUDGET
with
I am COD- with
"Kelly, we've got the goods on you! Now, do you want to come clean and tell everything, or .
"Well, I guess I didn't realize what
mean, I didn't feel the same toward her as I used to."
poned 7"
"Well
I got to imagining that We hadn't been getting You know what I mean.
"Sure. The same old story. You
The Nazis are now offering
That stoutness brings with it thought you was just a little too good Mr. Churchill is a painter or a "terms" for "a peaceful settle-bricklayor in his moments of loi-mental efficiency and an urge for for her, huh? Alright! What hap-
dented. We ment" with the Austrian Govern sure. Mr. H. G. Wells used to the higher things in thought and
along, see? play elaborate war games with toy action will not be ly more moderate, though Herr himself. Mr. Maxton makes mor our onetime friends, those thin We Habicht could hardly be accused of dant sketches of his fellow mem-friends of our youthful elfin days, night I wanted to go for a ride. She I remember one named Alfred wouldn't go. I begged and pleaded patient. a conciliatory effort. Again the hers in the House of Commons.
Most men of active mind dis- Fingle, who always remained thin and coaxed, Oh, I was
"Did she kick you?" threat of force is found, although cover early in life the need of a but with and results, for, alaal onough. I didn't want any trouble." recent developments would suggest hobby in order to avoid the at an early age or ao I am pained of unoccupied hours. to learn, he became addicted to that Germany is losing out in the tedium
leave the white diplomatic struggle which is cen-Many turn to collecting, and find golf, and at billiards has even treing round Austria. Italy has lasting pleasure in the acquisition been known to
of pictures, silver, china, stamps, over the pocket. Such a life, of thrown hor weight on the side of and coing, or the more exotic course, brought its own results, an Austro-Hungarian union.
debris of the world. Mr. Henry and I find Mr. Pingle has now of his a member Ford, for instance, collects old gin been elected bottles a melancholy hobby for a urban district council. teetotaller.
STOUT MEN FOR GENIUS.
ment. The tone adopted is alight soldiers on battlefields designed by have only to think of the lives of she didn't get along... The other
ITALY'S IDEA
NEEDLEWORK EXPERTS.
"No. She was just stubborn. FI- through for good this time. Believe nally I got mad. I yelled: We're with all I'm going to!' I've pus seemed to go red, and I Then things
mo,
went after her with the first thing could lay my hands on"
This heavy wrench, Kelly? The Ono marked Exhibit At"
law!
at the Council we'd found it,
"Yes! Yes! That was it! It was terrible, but I did it! I went after Sir Henry Wood, the conductor,
hor with that. Then I had to get rich skilful amateur carpenter. Yet another thin friend was of the body. I didn't want it lying Franco and the Little Entente, is
once around the house. After dark In accordance with the treaties Mr. Georgo Robey is not only an Marmaduke Scissors, who
excellent performer on the violin openly purchased cigarettes for his ragged it down into the bushes by If the mechanical labour of and with various protocols, have but also makes his own violins. own selfish use after the clock had the railroad tracks. That might I' estimate preparing by the differ-resolutely opposed Anschluss. His aptitude may be judged from struck eight at night. When last couldn' sleep. And I worried all next ... it... you know, the body! ent departments of Government Italy likewise made it clear that the fact that Kreisler has played heard of, I was informed, much to day for fear someone would see her my distress, that he had sunk even That evening I sneaked down and is put on one side, budget-nak-
it was not disposed to facilitate on one of them at a concert.
lower and had been known to stop moved her over to the Legislative construction of a Greater Ger- ing in Hongkong would seem to
off the escalator with the wrong Council, where I was sure she
wouldn't be many, which would extend to the
Gainford and Mr. Ernest foot. Needless to say, all corres-that is be a light enough task. The pro-Brenner Pass-that is to say, to Lord Gan adopts, at needlework pondence between us censed from found
"The perfect crime, huh?"! cess in past experience has been the frontiers of Italy. In those embroidery, and their work is that moment.
"It might have been, Mr. Wolfe." simple enough: marked conser- circumstances, it is hardly too much valued by their friends. That it is to stout men that the
"Yeah? Well, Kelly, you'ró a rank vatism in revenue forecasts and much to any that the recent visit The ex-Kaiser at Doorn rivale nation must look for its genlus
Two hours after you left the approval of expenditure within of Dr. Gombos, the Hungarian Gladstone in the zeat with which cannot be denied, and history is amateur at crimo! You know the
body the limits thus set. Points of Prime Minister, to Herr Hitler, ho falls trees and saws wood. A our support in that contention.
Torest has already fallen to his Have wo so soon forgotten the identified. It and know the whole high policy seldom arise to worry was in the capacity of a virtuale. Lord Ashfield is devoted to late Professor Mildew, author of story! Now, I'll tell you what: I've even break, another the Colonial Treasurer: he may ambassador of Signor Mussolini. the same hobby. Ex-King Ferdin- that famous treatise on "The Pre-given you an also pursue his course without His chief business was to plead and of Bulgaria has been compell-valence of Spinal Curvature in chance. Beat it, get the body and need to consider the effect his that the best course for Germany in exile to forgo the royal Oysters, who-was-16at in weight, dispose of it properly. But I'm warn proposals may have on the fin-at-present was to favour an Aus hobby of driving railway engines, and to whose remarkable activities lng you, Kelly: if we ever catch you It is not, perhaps, surprising to the world owes-so-much. It was again dumping an old flyver body or ance market or the stock ex- tro-Hungarian union to save Aus- learn that Lord Lonsdale has a Professor Mildew who, pained by you'll get ten dollars and two days it change. It seems straightfor. tria from being thrown into the vast collection of whips; but Mr. the distress of nervous diners, in- I have anything to say to Wyme- ward enough, yet it is an
arms of the Little Entente or from Grantham, K.C., who, when not vented shock absorbers for table Jones. Now get moving!" doubted fact that it is more diffi-becoming an instrument of Franco. engaged in his duties at the Bar, jellies, and who conceived the idea, cult to prophesy the intentions of That, for Signor Mussolini, would has collected railway tickets from in the interest of insomniacs, of the Hongkong Government than be the ideal solution, for the whole every country in the world to a placing saucers of lubricating oil
What with the Mackey Twins it is those of Mr. Neville Cham- of Hungarian policy is pivoted on total of nearly 20,000, can claim on the floor at night, to keep the
credit for having selected one of mice from squeaking,
and the water shortage, the follow- berlain. String-pulling is per Italy, and a new Austria-Hungary the most unusual hobbies of all. Then again it was another stouting Negro Prayer for Rain, called haps easier to detect at home, could never conceivably be strong
The Duke of Bedford collects thinker, no less than Dr. Edwin from the New South Wales Police but that is not the only explana- enough to cause disquietude to wild animals and has a private zoo Verdigris, who is now at work Gazette, is excusable: tion, though the quest for the Italy. Moreover, an Austro-Hun- at Woburn Abbey, where the ar- on a method of melting down solution is otherwise vain. There garian bles would be a counter-riving guest may be startled by rainbows for paint works, who s seems an excellent opportunty this year for a reduction in the weight to the Little Entonte, and the sight of a giraffe in a typical-vented the scheme for harnessing park. Sir Henry all the power and energy wasted by ly English burden of taxation-we have would help to secure for Italy in Dickens, the only surviving son of Parliamentary candidates during suggested postal rates as central and eastern Europe the the novelist, once gave his hobby general elections in shaking hands direction in which benefit might role of arbiter it desires.
un-
one
be bestowed without too great
a loss to the Treasury-but what
hints have been received of om- FRANCE'S FEARS
cial proposals are not exactly rellable. On the expenditure
The French Foreign Minister sido also, prophecy can have appears to have lont a willing car little foundation. We know, of to the suggestion that Austria course, that the high cost of per- and Hungary united would not be sonnel will not alter greatly. We tempted by the offer of German have already been told that pro-economic concessions to enter into vision for a new Kowloon Magis-
a veritable alliance with Germany. tracy will appear in the Public But against this policy other Works Extraordinary Estimates French valecs are loudly raised. -as it did last year. A fairly It is contended that, in reality, large vote for the new G.C.H. is
to be expected and Kowloon will an Austro-Hungarian union is have cause for complaint if there not, as is represented, an alterna-
to tivo
An Austro-German is no sign of an intention to push on with the scheme for a new Anschluss. On the contrary, It Central British School. Another may prove to be an extension of fairly safe guese, in the light of the Anschluss. A united' Austro- revelations in the last few days, Hungary might still come under Is that a useful sum will be voted the domination of Germany. Far for the creation of a Naval botter, it is proclaimed, a simple
4 than Volunteer Reserve, a project re- Anschluss,
larger Austro- covered from the pigeon-hole Anschluss of which an after a lapse of three or four Hungaria.s union would be but the yoars. These are a few of first stago. The Ittle Entente what appear to be obvious is likewise troubled at the pro- items on the expenditure alde spect of the proposed union of and will arouse little enthus the central European, countries. lasm, though there might be It fears lest the union, under outcry were some of them ab Italian if not under Gorman acnt. But we should like to see an indication of courage in the patronage, would be employed an Budget for once in a while. We weapon against Czechoslovakia, could, for instance, calmly con-Yugoslavia, and Roumania. There template maintenance of duties might be an immense revival of and taxation at their present the old project of Mittel-Europa. high level in return for a do The true solution, if it could be
LANE CRAWFORD, LTD. inite programme of social ser accomplished, would appear to be
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vices, a forward policy in the some of our more aboöciding Bibia:
collaboration, especially in the économie domain with the mom- B01. Or. [RU-
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now,
as "soventeen grandchildren and with their constituenta, a wasto of power which is one great-grandchild."
Hobbies have always been on- happily, being utilised by the couraged in the Royal Family. Central Electricity Board.
atharad tālooks awfully
even so much-as-a-twisted fender).
◇ Lawd;
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A
PRAYER
O Lawd. Godi Ussen We needs rain, Lawd, rain, an' wo needs hit bad. We's jen nachelly patched up an' cinder dry
an', Lawd,
Escuze
mo
ain't
fo tellin' you yo business, but showers gwino do us no good
Naw, suh!
What we noods is rain.
Not a sizzlo-sozzle
ner a drizzle-drizzle
but a sod-soaker, O Lawd,
a good washer,
Kaze we needs vittlos, Lawd.
We ain't had enough rain to grow
a mesa er grocus.
Now, Lawd, you know that ain't
right.
Feed us, Lawd
feed us from the low rack.
on
son on dat rain so we kin
rolish our vittles when we gits 'em.
Open up do flood-gates, Lawd;
an let er po'.
Wash us, wash us in do blood o' the
Lawd
Lamb
of dat be yo' will
But of it's all de same to yo, rain water'll do good enough. Wash us, Lawd,
den wring us out ontil they ain't
narry sin let in us,
an' pla us on do line to dry,
do to line, Lawd,
but don't usò, no blnin's we's blue
anough es hit is,
0 Lawd,
I ain't faultin' you none to dla here
dry time. Mebbe hits kase dia po' of nigreh. what's bowed down befo' thy th'one o grace ain't prayin' Learn Lawd, learn him how to
- prayin Learn him words fitten fo King?
hard words, Lawdjavan
words which h'ite wuth yo' time to
ofNoint him all over, mid coal-off an A jos nachelly, set him on fire. And let dat fire spread, Lawd,
hit won't never be more if wate Not even by dat ral