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MY 1934
THE CAR SUCCESS
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SATURDAY, JULY
1934.
NOTES OF THE DAY MR. PEPYS IN HONGKONG BULLS AND INNERS
CHINA'S DISUNITY
From the Office Butts
The misguided individuals who perpetrated the bogus telephone calla must have had hearts of hoaxi
June 20th. An unpleasant day, doth run like water, and I cannot Dr. Wang Chung-hul echoes the drop conviction of most of China's and I am very busy in my onlee, bellove that good shall come of well-wishers, hi ́ ́ foreshadowing and after writing in my chamber. this return to the bloodfest gradual declino unless there And so to bed.
methods of the Middle Ages. emerges a common policy of recon-
30th-This morning up betimes, struction sincerely supported by all
2nd-Up betimes, for though it her present leaders. Unfortunats- und did find the weather fair be a holiday (that the Banques ly, there is nothing to encourage enough, and, after I had trimmed many order our over-drafta) yet I hope that an enlightened viewpoint myself, to my office, where I did am so busy that I must needs gettatos such an interest in the cars will
prevali over Kal-shek has made numerous efforts heart, and after drank a glasse or Clubbe, but it in a dull day until a Nosey parker.
focal potty
A certain local motorist who
Lieniousies and intrigues. Chiang labour at my papers with good me to my office. Later, to the parked next to him is undoubtedly
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to placate the South; has gone a two at the Barre, where I did meet do call upon Mistress Ann, who long way In concessión; all to Mr. Povy, who is mightily con- seems pretty well, but, as I did avail. It is fairly well-known that cerned with the state of Kowloon think, somewhat opinionsstro! General Ho Chion's mission, just
A reader complains about the concluded, has failed of its primary and the dogges, he thinking the Reading in the evening nowes bad state of some of our roads. objective; that the implacable on attitude of so many of the owners sheetes, I do find a letter signed He thinks the Government should position of the South-West remains to be contumaceous, and selfish by one "Parish Pump". And I do
mend Ita ways. to paralyse effectual progress to beyond bounds. For, as it seems, consider the name to be most ex- wards a proper and vigorous order there was a heavy story that a cellently...well conceived. But, as
O ᄆ ing of governmental activity in bitch be taken from the Hostelry, for the contents, they do in one adays that a young man has to Dance frocks aro ao leng now- Nanking. The unhappy position la reduced to absurdity when Canton which did have nought but a sca-place appear to verge perilously learn to remember faces. demands more, positive policies sonal complaint, but is so evil en-upon intimidation of the King's from the central government and treated of the City Watch that she Servants, did in not prepared to lend a hand or dies. And this tale (though I am seriously. And I am therefore Hongkong pickpockets a cent to assist. Just now, Nan-
of a more democratic form of stylish modern lines backed by thirty years government with the drafting of n constitution calling for a National Assembly. Canton so far has re- mained silent, but if it remaina true to precedent, objections will not be long in coming.
We shall be glad to give you a demonstration.
an
one take them
often work in pairs. Two minds with
pay University fees by instalments, In some cities, it's possible to This is known as hire education.
All the good things that go to make Four ideal Light Six are in the Veoxbali. Dle
together with the new speelst No-Draughs king is embarked upon the creation f well assured the master told it somewhat at a siendo after reading but a swindle thought!
net,) I had myself heard yesterday, the letter, as before, I had been But later it is published in the minded that the writer was a real- newes-sheetes that the bitch did lawyer, and as such, an officer of indeed suffer from rabies and the Court. But now, of course, moreover hath bitten. amah. know that it cannot be so, and I And, to Mr. Povy says, this doth do perceive him to be little more but serve to show the naughty rujakilled than I am myself, or it may mours that are not about by the be that he has had the benefit of Prince was the son of Old King
Latest Howler:-Tho malfelous, who, as he supposes, ja correspondence course upon the Cole. must have a congenital dislike to Law; which indeed I cannot claim, the Watch or any control whatever having merely read the text books save their own lordly will. But, but bolding no diploma. Yet in in his opinion, auch folk should not deed and truth, I do trust that no
Hong Kong Hotel Garage
Stubbs Road,
DEATH.
WALKER-AL the War Memorial Nursing Home, early this niorn ing James McLellan Walker, aged 46 years. Funeral will pass the Monument at 6 p.m. to-day.
The
Hongkong Telegraph.
SATURDAY, JULY 7, 1934.
FRISCO RIOTS..
Q.
Black
A health expert says every man over forty should touch his toes a day. This seems like carrying things to ex- tromilles.
civilized comunity.mad dogge shall prove 60 A hundred times
After nuncheon it doth rain for a grateful as to bite him. time, and later, when I have got:
un-
me to the Valley, the very flood- 3rd-Very busy all day, and no gates of heaven do seem to be open-time to read in the nowes sheetes
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Glasgow motorists are now sub-
The deplorable scenes of violence In San Francisco will cause much heart-searching in the United States. Scores were shot down and many were also badly.' gassed, Everything seems to have been done in- & by way of excessive counter-violence to aggravate the difficulties the forces of law, and order were intro- duced to end. The strikers are deeply incensed by the alleged ed, and all greens are very soon until while eating my nuncheon,ject to a fine of £5 for excessive partisanship of the authorities in flooded. And so I do fall to play- which I take at my office. I like horn blowing. Hoots, mon! the employers' interest, in actively ing at Auction Bridge, at which I
not the doings in Germany, which encouraging the strike breaking have not played these many do call to my mind the saying as tactics, and clmrge Governor months. Won two florins, but I to those who do take the sword.
A London taxi-drive has made Merriman with using the State. In was hard put to it to remember To the Clubbe later, where much quite a puttin the guise
of law, to breng the the old calls. Then, it clearing talk of changes in the Test team, prophet. Mainly fare, se sufl morale of the labour side or an in- later, I uld walk home by the new and I do misdoubt me of the prope dustrial dispute. In these cir- Praya, which I have not before wisdom of one who doth swappe cumstances, the mere threat of the examined, and so to the Clubbe, horses while crossing a ford. employment of the National Guards where I do take a bath, and after Anon comes Creed, who tells mo must always be an incitement to dine very pleasantly, and after that Mr. U. Omar was beat yester-exporting evening dresses. Pos- greater passion and more serious that again reading in my chamber,day in the Bowles singles, and do sibly made of shot silk.
gather there was a certain whant
riot.
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THE LEAGUE REPORTS !
1st. July: (Lord's Day.)-Lay of care in his play. This night I late, but not so late as has been am very grieved to read of the
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DICTATORSHIPS AND DEMOCRACY Events in Germany during the past week have served to at-
my wont these last few weeks, and death of my old friend Jock Hope, given birth to a record litter of A sow in Oklahoma, U.S.A., has tract attention once more to the
no to ordering my books and gar- as merry and kindly man as ever twenty-one. This, of course, sup- fact that liberty and democracy accomplished by the League of sad messe I do make of it with
A popular report on the work ments as usual, but Lord! what I did know, and had been at the are experiencing a very thin Nations last year is issued by the neediel. Out to nuncheon with a May God test him. News also there's a sucker-born every minute.. Races here these thirty years past. ports the American theory that time in Europe at the moment. Secretariat under the title "The pretty company, whch we do have comes locally of many dogges who. Dictatorial governments, like League from Year to Year (1933)". a great and hot curry dish, as fine] have bitten poople, and I can small-pox, are contagious. Thus At a time when the news from as ever I ate in all my fo. But, scarce sleep this night for sadaces Rain helped Verity in the last to-day free institutions are in Geneva is particularly depressing it from Inter consideration, I am in at the thought of what pange of Test match. It was just the. greater danger of extinction than ie salutary to review such concrete some doubt as to whether I did indigestioun auch rich diet may weather for ducks! at any time since the days im- The report begins by announcing of cool ale therewith. Much talk very sad, to bed,
resulla as have been obtained. take too many or too few flaggons cause each faithful Fido. And ao,: mediately following the Napoleo-that "the year 1983 has been the of the regulations, made publique
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4th-Very busy all day in my able. It certainly feels smart.
Sunburn is said to be fashion. the political map of Europe, what in League history, with two world it seems to be the general opinious office, and writing later in my do we find? Dictatorships pre-conferences (one on disarmament of the company that a dogge can chamber, vail in Italy, Germany, Turkey, and the other on monetary and not come within the category of
ugo-Slavin, Rumania, Latvia, economic. questions), two sessions an animal "similar with a horse good breeze blowing it is not so eliminated-from-the-Tests, we 5th-Very hot but as there is a As dangerous bowling has been Bulgaria, Portugal, Austria-and of the Assembly and three majot or a mule And I am sorry for unpleasant. But Lord! to see how suppose they Hungary. Countries which stand political disputes in the Far East it. But I do hold it a cleanly thing I am thronged about with business, safety matchos, can now be called halfway between democracy and drawal of Germany and Japan from at Deep Water Bay, which is so to write even in my diary. This and Latin America." The with to stop the swimming of ponies so that I can but hardly find time dictatorship are Spain, Greece, the League was slightly offset by much used for human swimming night Crocd tells me that it is Esthonia, Lithuania and Finland. the return of Argentina. Amongst After nuncheon I do close my eyes believed that one dogge hath bitten. Free countries, where democracy the political disputes settled during for a space, and I fear do sleep two people in one day, and he doth of mosquitoes is that there's usual still functions freely, comprise the year that between Great Britain somewhat heavily. Talking before England, France, Holland, Beland Parsin in regard to the Anglo-dinner upon the verandah of the understand that the
ly a bit too much community Dogge stinging gium, Czecho-Slovakia, the Scan- Persian Oil Company was a notable Clubbe, we do recall that this year hold a convocation to vote that Owners' Association intends to dinavian countries and Switzer-accas. Of the concreto results for the first time these many some civic distinction be bestowed
口 ☐ land. But even in these free the coming into force of the Com-the open Championship at Golfe, minded that this may be but a husband to love, honour, and obtained, prominence is given to seasons a British player has won upon the proud owner. But I am countries
The modern bride expects her there are Fascist vention for limiting the Manu- of which I am right glad, as I did misguided effort of Creed's sense defray! parties seeking to tear down facture and Regulating the Distri- fear that Mr. H. Cotton had over democratic government. The bution of Narcotic Drugs.
of humour and nonsenso result has been that the govern-
strained his skill in the qualifying dogges. Dined at the Hostelry ments of many of these countries
rounds. Very grave news from but I am sorry Mistress Ann coula Germany where as it seems blood not come-and so to bed. have found it necessary to pass laws forbidding the wearing of uniforms by political organisa League by the exodus of refugees New work was created for the tions. Denmark was the first to from Germany, following the acces- take action along these lines, asion of Hitler to power, necessitat Jaw being passed in April of lasting the appointment year which was twofold in its High Commissioner and a new or- n special object-first, to prevent German ganisation to deal with the problem. Nazis in uniform from crossing An exceptionally busy year 13 the South Jutland frontier and recorded for the Permanent Court indulging in political agitation; of International Justice, no leas secondly, to prevent Danish than seven cases having been Fascists from wearing distinctive well to be reminded from time to referred to it for judgment. It is uniforms. Sweden quickly fol-time of the extraordinarily valuable lowed Denmark's example a fow work which the Court is doing in months later, whilst Norway also settling these legal disputes, some passed a law based on the Danish of which if not so settled might action, but specifically making easily develop into political disputes exceptions in favour of Boy of frat-class magnitude. In Scouts, athletic organisations word "The League from. Year to and the Salvation Army, as none
Year" convinces that the League, of these was a political organisa-areault of the disinclination of its disappointing though it may be as tion. Holland last year added to constituent members to put the ita penal code a law forbidding collective principle to a real test. the wearing of political uniforms, remains, for the nence, the only whilst Switzerland has acted bulwark against war and catas similarly, and Belgium is con- trophe.
sidering similar action. In Eng-
land, the Mosley Black Shirts
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have come in for much con- and a flying corps-all signs of demnation, but 80 for the the military character of the Government has not seen fit to organisation. Happily, prohibit the wearing of, this dis-movement is not taken very tinctive uniform, possibly so as seriously by the masses, but it to deprive Mosley the advortise is a monace to peace and order, ment of cheap martyrdom. None none the less. The dangers the less, there is every reason which lurk behind these reaction- why the authorities should supary political movements need no press this movement, with which stressing. It is for the stand- are associated military parades, ard-bearers of democracy to sec distribution of colours and the that their inheritance
is pre- organisation of a defence force served intact.
"We'll standing in the lobby. My husband is a tall man and
I will be wearing a blue hát."
of
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A scientist says people have fifteen senses, instead of only five.
Still, it's surprising how many
folk we encounter without any
fsense at all.
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A man found sitting on a load of TN.T. recently was declared insane. Yet ok men sitting on a. load of munitions are called states- men.
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Cricket Encyclopaedia..
STUMPS. Discovered by dent ists.
་
BAIL.An undetermined sum of
money.
CREASE. Characteristic of new trousers.
WICKET-Rural gate.
BAT-Nocturnal vermin.
OVER-An encouragement to jumpers.
MAIDEN.-Sometimes an aunt. SLIPS-Underwoor
CATCH-An angler's hope.. BALL St. Andrews, for Ox- ample,
PITCH-Tarry substance.
YORKER.Native of York.
BODY-LINE.
fashions.
Seq Chinese.
SILLY-LE G. Somnambulent pedal extremity.
COVER-Sewer Hai POINT-Rudely indicato.