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K.C.R. AGREEMENT
NOTES OF THE DAY NEW FASHIONS The Very Idea!
ROOSEVELT'S TROUBLES
There never was a honeymoon that Inated more than a few months; and
President Roosevelt is beginning to run into a crop of Cabinet disagreements and hard words, no-one need be especially surprised. The wonder is that the honeymoon has lasted sa long as it has. Looking at the Great Experiment without blas one way or the other, it is possible to arrive at two conclusions about it: First, that it has not done as much as the Americans permitted themselves to hope. Second, that it nevertheless has a genuine record of very solid achievement. The depression is not over, com- modity prices are not back whore, they should be, labour unrest is not endod, unemployment still existe, and the farmer still is baying at the moon.
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On the other, hand, somewhere between 6,500,000 and 6,000,000 men have gone back to work, child labour largely has been abolished, commodity prico level is higher than it was beforo; and wage scales have been Improved. Balance the benefits against the shortcomings and there seems to be a net gain which may be worth having. It is
dis- casy to bo appointed because the number of men who have gone back to work is not larger. Nevertheless, the more fact that the purchasing power of several half million citizens has been restored is bound to have a wide and lasting effect.
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TRADE RECESSION
IN HEROINES
now worries me.
By PETER FORREST
YELLOW JOURNALISM By Eddie "Northcliffe" Kelly:"
Well! Well!
WPossibly you were one
66/HERE are fashions In hero-] want to add the masculine virtues of the huge crowd who ap-
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Inca," said the film man, of combativeness and fighting plauded when we entered "and the ons we are tangled up in spirit (grit and pluck have never the Kowloon Union Church been exclusivo characteristics of the male of the species) to their. Hall on Tuesday night, took already long list of appropriations out six pencils, two type- from Adam's manners and modes? writers, a ham sandwich and
Possibly, a little of both.
a bottle of soda water, and
"Beauty? We have shipleads of beauties, ranging from the dumb to the Intelligent, and even the intellectual. Loge? We have rows and rows of om. Figurest A drug on, the market, now
"It is this
even
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A psychologist might detect a prepared ourself for the the chorus girls have learnt how good deal of idealism in this now-debate.
A statis- to diot and discipline themselves. heroine phenomena.
The subject, we subsequently 'curled courage tician would certainly find that business which gets the men and the demand exceeded, the supply, discovered, was that the in- the women to-day; and, believe
fluence of the Press had in me, the curled girls who can act
creased, was increasing, and as if they had a touch of D'Artag
should be diminished. nan in them are few and far be- twaen."!
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just as the feminine demand for heroic mon exceeds the supply (hence the vast romance industry, the fabulous earnings of certain
Every speaker quoted the Lon- novelista and actors, and the suc don "yellow" press 'Da And he took a deep drink of cess of ladies' men whose clothes, why newspapers generally should Scotch. His organisation needing looks, and manners supply at least be sat upon, and we felt so mean another girl or two to groom for the outline of the heroic illusion). about it that we decided there and In short, it appears that mul- then to prepare a plan for the stardom, he had been searching through hundreds of photographs titudes of young women admire complete reorganisation of the different for a young woman who showed the new heroine and sco in her Hongkong Telegraph on in her look, the cut of her face, their own dreams of self-perfeclines. the carriage of her head, ation, while masses of men look glimpse of possessing the casen- for her among the females of the tlal qualities of the new heroine. species and are not too pleased I
A tough task.
they have been deluded or have deluded themselves.
reap.
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found, in the straight-giancing Komal Pasha thought he had young woman with whom he, as a
All this has happened before.
As American newspapers aro the only other ones wo read, we have based our Plan on them. It only requires Editorial sanction now for our readors to soo some- paper:
thing like this in their favourite
KELLY CLICKS NEWSPAPERMAN IS SUED BUT DEFEATS BILL COLLECTORS
Edward Hiram Kelly, famed news-
tory in the Court of District Judge Nod Wynne Jones last night, when a motion for the dismissal of the sult by a well-known Hotel company was sustained by the Judge.
Although unusual precautions were taken to prevent a demonstra- tion in the court-room, Sheriff Reg. B. Wood could not prevent a beau tiful girl from dashing to the Bench and facing Judge Wynne Jones, scream "He is Innocent! He is innocent" before she drop- ped in a dead faint.
How, and when, the now-type heroine drifted In nobody seems to know. Probably, If one started to trace root causes, one would conquering general in Smyrna, have to dig right back to the war. fell in love and married, the ideal One is always safe in attributing the comrade-in-arme and cher ami, combination of steel and satin, some strange new trend, some Joan of Arc and Josephine in one. revolutionary change, to the war, which cleared away to much dead | A divorce was his laconic com-paperman, sustained his easiest vic-
oldment on his swift disillusion. wood, cut through so many Inhibitions, sowed the seeds of so It also is easy to complain be- many new crops which a bewilder- Cause there has been a trade ed world is now being forced to The fundamentals of human na recession since the early part of
ture do not change so much as the summer. But there are two
the externals of everyday life; things to remember in this con-
and what the latter-day expert in nection. First, trade boomed at
scientific entertainment called the abnormal rate in the lato
curled-courage" heroine appeared spring because manufacturers
in the Greece of Pericles, the sought to build up surpluses be-
Rome of Julius Caesar, the Italy fore the N.R.A. codes went into
of the Modiels, and the Franco effect. Second, while trade has
of Napoleon. She only looks new declined, employment and pay-
because she happens to be tricked Attorney Eldon J. Potter, for rools have continued to go up
out in the bizarre fashions of the the defence, moved for an immedi which is a fact of the highest im-
third year to the fourth decade of ate acquittal, and this was aus- tained by the Judge, despite pro- portance. A depression as wide
the twentieth century. and deep as the one the world is in
What she is, in fact, is the his-tests by District Attorney John. is not to be ended in day, or
toric response of the species to the A. Fraser. in a month or two. It still is too
needs of an age of train, stress, early to form final judgment on
danger and great change, when SILVER PLOT: the merits of the American re-head, a smiling bravery, and a hard-pressed man feels he needs, covery programme, but at this stage it cannot be denied that it has done some things, as least, of great value.
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INJURED FEELINGS
Too much Importance can easily be attached to the dis- sensions reported in Administra,
tion circles. All appear to
be
Anyway, here she is. Beauti- ful, of course. Slim, obviously, Trim, groomed to a hair. Up to date, inevitably. But the chief quality which distinguishes her is her high courage. She carries her courage gloriously, like a shining rapler....
One finds her in real life. Men in clubs-bridge, tennis, golf, and social select her pluck for ad- miring mention. This is remark- able. Males used not to be sway- ed so favourably by young women who do not need their protection, who maintain a calm poise, a level heart that knows not nervous palpitations.
in the interests of a
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SENATE PROBES
POSSIBILITIES
Led by Senator J. Pitman Patt!- son, veteran leader of the SHver bloc in the Legislative Senate, Congress yesterday Instituted quiz Into the mysterious dis- appearance from the Hongkong Bank of a bent ten-cent pieco,
Pending Congressional action, Bank shares have crashed in Ice House street to a new low level.
Bignificance is attached to the rumour-that-seerat-confabs-wero-
Inst night between In progress Congressman Michael J. Breen and Robert MasWhirter.
EDITOR FALLS IN FAINT
bosides sox attraction, a staunch friend and a trusty ally by his But most frequently one finds side in the battle of life.-.
Futtery corseted and maiden's her in new novels and on the stage.
She is sown thickly all over the blush heroines belong to the axes. films. The fact that the astute which, like those of Queen Vic makers of moving pictures have toria and Louis the Sun King. taken her up is a striking proof cherish the illusion of being per- of her enormous popularity, for mannent and changeless, the, ideals of these experts in Even Hitlerism with its doctrine human nature begin, and end at of the subjection of women again the box-office.
warrior The Greta Garbos dominate and State, cannot escape the powerful protect-their-men. The Mariones pull. German girls show no ten- excel in courage and determina- dency to revert to the old Kaiser type-obedient. frumpish, tion the men they love. The Jean age Harlows emerge triumphant from slavish. gorilla struggles with terrific The heroine of the new age remains a slim proud, poised fact, males like Gable and Beery.
Courage, endurance, fighting She gives her ruined husband spirit: they are as much a part new heart. She nerves her fiance of the equipment of the new hero- up to the effort which leads him WHEN KELLY UNFAIR COMPETITION
ine as a ravishing exterior and a to success, She suddenly, with a perverse eagerness to go feminine little resolute shake of her high- The tone of Mr. Burgin's com-again as soon as the necessity for held head, decides to undertake ment on allegations of Japanese battle is over.
some daring enterprise.
And always she of British
triumphs, infringements
Is it because men are a little glstered trade marks should be tired in our post-war world that of the girl who can stand up not only for herself, but also for her man in a tight corner, is so ad- mired and sought
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Buficient warning. friction there are enough in the trade war between Britain and Japan without the introduction of such reprehensible methods. The Japanese Government cannot well ignore. the complaint.
REVISION Long-overdue revision of the working agreement between the British and Chinese sections of the Kowloon-Canton Railway is expected to result from the forthcoming visit to Canton of an official from the Ministry of Rallways in Nanking. Actually, we believe, the agreement has expired, but, pending negotia- tions for new arrangements, the relationships between the two administrations are continuing agreed upon the objectives; some on-the-old-basis. It has long conflict of view of the best means been felt that the present sys- of achieving those objectives is tem of division of receipts needs only natural. At the same time, work is likely to be hampered overhauling. It is, we under-considerably if the President's aid stand, based on the original is constantly invoked to mollify capital expenditure of the two injured feelings. sections. Although much the shorter section, the British line cost infinitely more than the Chinese to build, due mainly to the tremendous amount of tunnelling and bridgework that was necessary. Indeed, for its length, the British section must rank amongst the most costly pieces of railway construction in the world, working out at over half a million dollars per mile. For many years, that capital outlay has been a heavy burden,
Meantime, there is no reason but some impression is being
why direct focal action should not made on it now that the railway be taken in places where such in- is becoming a big revenue-earn-fringements are discovered. In ing department. Report has it Hongkong, in the central district
there is a shop selling material that the past year shows A marked Viyella which on examina- record profit of something in the region of three-quarters of a million dollars. This is a most satisfactory state of affairs, showing not only wise manage- ment, but also growing use of the railway. In these circum- stances, it behoves the Govern-joint sectional traffic and demur- ment to see to it that the needa rage. These total over a million of the British section, particular- dollars. There can be no ques- ly in the matter of adequate tion that this money is due from rolling-stock, are fully met. Canton under the terms of the Cheese-paring policies in this agreement, but efforts to get respect can only hamper the the claims met have so far pro- undertaking and might easily ved futile. It is high time this curtail its revenue-earning pos-matter was disposed of, an it is Toy.sibilities. A department which farcical to keep this huge sum is making such an excellent in suspense indefinitely. Either showing should be liberally the debt must be discharged or treated in the matter of equip good reasons shown why It ment. There is one matter should not be. At any rate, which will probably come up in the pending negotiations be the negotiations for revision of tween the two sections will pro- the working agreement, namely, vide a most convenient oppor the outstanding claims against tunity of getting this long-stand- the Chinese section' on accounting question out of the way once of suspension of through and and for all.
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tion proves to be material of greatly inferior quality, certainly not manufactured by the firm of Courtaulda," No indication fr given of the real place of origin Here is where action could surely be taken.
Or is it a symptom of the new feminism--a sign that women
And the world applauds."
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But it seems, adivisable here to observo, that while sho remains decidedly and even devastatingly feminine there is nothing feminist (Continued on Page 4.)
"Well, personally, I wish you hadn't sold your bicycle shop.
ANNOUNCES
DRY VACATION "Suffering from serious shock". was the verdict of leading Hong-. kong physicians when they were called hurriedly to the Telegraph office yesterday in response to frantic telephone pleas."
Tho medicos, upon arrival, of tho discovered the Editor Telegraph lying prone on the floor of the Editorial sanctum. As he was carried out to waiting ambu- lance cars, he revived suficiently to any "It can't be true."
Meanwhile, Detective William B. Shannon, city detective bureau, instituted enquires, and discover ed that a member of the staff, Edward Kelly, had informed his Chief that he intended going on' the water-waggon Christmastide.
SEEKS HEART BALM PETITE PLAT
· TELLS SQRDID
STORY IN COURT Edward "Killer" Kelly, diminu- tive bronker of hearts, was named as defendant yesterday in the praecipe of a suit for divorce filed on behalf of his wife, 'Arabella, She charged repasted and extreme. cruelty.
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In a voice that never rono above: whisper, Arabella Kolly, nee Whalesteeth, related the acts of cruelty. She testified that her husband ran away, when 'abo at- tempted to strike him on Aug. 15, 1931, and called her “a flat-faced, cackling old hon,” on the fight of Jan, 1, 1988. In cross-examina- tion potitionor admitted that de fendant was drunk on the occa- sion. "Ho wouldn't, hava durod If he were sober," sho ́`aniffed. Defendant, In order to seek refuge from her, had joined a Lådge, and he had Invariably sought shelter. there whenever she was annoyed. with him. The decree was granted:
As she loft the witness stand, nho anid in response to a query: by Judge Lindsoll: "I'll never 'marry a newspaperman" again,