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THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, JULY 21, 1934.
REGISTERED
Fenrywbetu
THE CAR
VAUXHALL -Light Six 14 h.p.
MY 1934
SUCCESS of the YEAR STANDARD SALOON
£210
DE LUXE SALOON
£230
VAUXHALL BALES GO UP AND UP
Last Summer Vauxhall sprung the blaret motoring surprise the Vauxhall Light Bix. At Olympia, the critica declared it the Car of the Year Ẵnd now the motoring, poblla have more than confirmed this verdist.
NOTES OF THE DAY ON THE BERLIN
FRANCE FACES CRISIS
The political crisis that threa tens in France as a result of the Tardieu attack on Chiautemps is not at all surprising. Although the Daumergue Government would, on 11. superficial view, appear to be strongly entrenched. It
la ar-
singing inculties in every de- main. Its immediate future seem ed ansured by the decision of the Radical Party at its conference to support M. Herriot as a member of the Ministry. Yet even then the conference was expressing its confidence in M. Herriot rather than in a Government of Na- tional Union. M. Herrlot indeed threatened party resignation if the Radicals called on him to resign from the Government; and clearly the Radicals could not afford to lose their last remaining popular figure. The attack on Chautemps revives the whole issue in 1 more acute form.
For Vauxhall en hare reached a record FUNDAMENTAL HOSTILITY
level They have gune up and up. They are
going up. This is surely a remarkable car to have gained such eleven within Year!
1
Call in and inspect this Vauxhall a trial run is yours for the asking.
Hong Kong Hotel Garage
Stubbs Road..
The
Hongkong Telegraph.
TUESDAY, JULY 24, 1934.
MUNICH TRAIN
By J. EMLYN WILLIAMS
The Very Idea!
DEPRESSION HALL
By George Dthank your correspon-
EAR George,
Wellow wedged it, four a side, recoilsed at once, and that of the Readers of "The Very Idea" were sitting elbow to The Hamburgorin's, she said, she dent for having given the and so we had perforce to be Berliner. Perhaps we were from a detailed list of the Depres- friendly! Of course, the rat and Bavaria or from Austria? Alassion Concert Programme. second class coaches were half we had to dispel the illusion. Wo empty, but we of the uncushioned were English! Not impossible! I am sure that the Thou- third class had all the jolly com- For one moment, it seemed as sands of readers of the Very panionship that made the hours though the presence of strangers Idea, will be interested to fyl
put up barrier. But
would
A
It was not long before we luckily we had grown too intimate hear that in a confidential were chatting. Our friends, the in the previous three hours. We little chat with Herr Vilhelm Lithuanians, Germans from Riga, quickly turned the conversation on Von Shendon, I gathered opened the conversation. With to Bavaria and its beautiful their hard, simost Russian accent, scenery. The whole compartment that the programme · has they were at first difficult to fol- came to life. What Jally lot been somewhat modifled, as low. But their radiant delight to were the Bavarians with their under. be with their German brothers won leather shorts and funny socks and
Mr. Dodwell will not sing all hearts. Even the quiet old feathers stuck in their hats! You lady in the corner, with her North ought to hear them yedeling! It "Beer, Beer Glorious Beer," Mr. German reticence, unbent, and seamed pa though North Germany Dodwell will sing, joined in the cross-fire of 'quea- had to come south to relax and' tiona. One began to understand laugh heartily,
the enthusiasm of the "Auslands- But presently the curious little deutschen" for the fatherland. Saxon shop-keeper asked in a "We are Germane!" they pro- whisper the "Inevitable question." claimed proudly. It was all an "Tell us, what does England accident that they were now think of Germany to-day?” she Lithuanian subjects and formerly asked. We hesitated. under Rusalan rule! They be England probably does not longed to the big German family, quite understand the present-day My neighbour, the stout little Germany. It came so suddenly widow from West Prussia, near the and to casual travellera It looks Polish border, concentrated on military." personal details. She soon found
Och, Herr Dodweli,
Och, das Beer,
Och, Now Duty, Vill come hero.
Messrs. Chau, Li and Tam, will oblige, with the latest little dodge entitled,
Hail, the Native Banker,
Sitting on a Fence, Chopping Silver Dollars, To Squeeze out TEN CENTS. Mr. Keswick will sing-
The Little Wad,
While the Radical Party threw some of its lending members to the wolves, it retained its confidence in men who have been partisans of the political formation known as the Cartel des Grauches-that is to say, a union of the Radicals and Socialists. This implies a funda mental hostility toward a Govern ment in which M. Tardieu and
"That's it." they answered in other Rightists sit aide by side out that they were bound for the chorus, "we quite realise. But
Messrs. Grayburn. & Thomas, with M. Herriot. The men of the Oberammergau Passion Play and Germany was always mad on uni-will sing a Couplet from the Left still possess a parliamentary could give them lots of advice, formalWe love parades!"
International Exchange Suite, majority and the ill-timed Tardieu" hope you have plenty of warm "Yes," we continued, "some entitled, Ouslaught may easily lead to an clothing. Up there you'll need it, people have an anxiety that a war Hallelujah. Hall' the Cross endeavour to break up the combina--| And rugs, too. It's cold sitting all may grow out of this training of tion. The Doumergue Government those hours!”
youth and wearing of unfforms!" Mr. C. G. Mackie, will oblige Is merely tolerated until the danger
"We understand that, too," one with: passea.
DOUMERGUE'S POWER
makes no secret of
My Daddy left to me.
Rate,
.P. and O.,
Prelude and Overture. Mr. Joseph, will oblige with r clog dance entitled,
At Leipzig there was a great woman answered, "but war, that commotion ! One of our party, als impossible. We are afraid "Berliner," who had stood aloof sometimes, too, but it can't come from all talk, left us to make room here. We have suffered too much. for a fussy, amiable little woman,The trouble is, we Germans take from a small town near by. She up everything too fanatically. No came In a whirl of parcels. We wonder foreigners misunderstand | kins, were all to the rescue. The large ua!" basket with the sausages and hams
A
A few Steps on the Escalator. White Messrs. Pelham & How-
Will Say,
GRACE.
Yours,
RASPBERRY,
We crib from the Gazette of 1914
ITALY & GERMANY
Their belief, on this occasion, in Although there are denials of the forgetfulness of the public the likelihood of a break in may be mistaken. M. Doumergue German-Italian relations as the constantly to appeal over the heads She explained in a torrent of words of opinion that the Jewish issue the valuable space,
bla intention all but fell open in ber excitement. The West Prussian widow waa) Thanking you beforehand for result of continued Nazi proof Parliament to the people. He that she had a small drapery busi- hnd polsoned foreign opinion paganda and terrorism in Aus-like President Roosevelt, addresses ness, but now she was off on her against Germany. tria, it is obvious, reading be- the people directly, by wireless annual visit to a Cousin in the The Hamburgerin, who had tween the -lines in
broadcasts. He reminds them of Bavarian Alps, and was taking her lived through the inflation in Ber- news
OLD HONGKONG. emanating from Rome, that the conditions in which, he
con gift of the wonderful home-made Un, sald the Jews had had what To-day's skeleton from the past. very strong feeling sented to emerge from his retreat sausage she bought in her little they deserved, since they were is the formation of the Hongkong exists in the Italian capital to undertake a task which he would town. The old lady from Ham-responsible for the inflation and Police Reserves in the pre-war have preferred to leave to othersburg murmured: "Now we have all the sorrows of Germany since days when the ability to carry a on the subject. Even
For a long time to come that task the Saxona with us!" and laughed the war. This caused an outcry: good quaff of nie was the main quarters from which the denial
must be pursued unflinchingly, and to herself.
"No, not impossible! The Jews qualification for a post in the of a possible breach emanates, it France must not fall into ita cus Two school children and their alone couldn't be responsible for honoured ranks. it plainly hinted that Mussolini tomary political ways. Indeed.father in the corridor created a all that misery. We don't under Nowadays young fellows join up may consult with other Powers there must be considerable changes welcome diversion by striking up stand it all, but surely all the because they like the uniform with the object the making joint -If not of the Constitution, at any A rollicking chorus. High and rogues are not Jews. It must be though many an official topes too representations to Berlin. What rate in the Interpretation and shrill came the youngsters' voices international corruption!"
prominently displayed, on the bat is more, it is definitely indicated application of the Constitution. In above the rattle of the train, while! The North German qualified her rack has driven away a prospec- that Italy has lost patience with this he is upheld by associations of father beat time steadily. The sweeping statement by saying that tive boarder or frightened n Nazi interference in Austria, and citizens who have hitherto taken no llamburgerin came to life. ller she meant only the East Galician borrowing friend.
active part in politics. Mingling eyes shone. "That's an old son Jews, who came in hordes and is disposed to hold the German with them are groups which have ditty from my home town. We bought up the starving Germans. Reserves' career was the produc
One of the brightest parts of the Government, not merely Munich, a definite political purpose, such aang it when I was a girl." She To this all agreed. Our neigh-tion of a gazette which began its responsible for any further that as the Royalists, but on the whole joined in, in a wavering treble, bours then began to vie with each career in the usual manner by may be caused. The fact that they have no objective but that of and we all laughet for joy at the other in praising the worthy Jews assuring Its readers it had come to Signor Gayda made a sinsh-clean and efficient government.
infectious good spirits of the chli-lin their neighbourhood.__The_one atay. ing attack in the Fascist nows-
dren in the corridor.
quoted a family of Jews, for over paper, Giornale d'Italia, on Nazi
We were now getting hungry. 100 years in the same little town, agitation in Austria, in a presum-
The packages of food were quietly whose children were shut out from the following gem, the composition ably inspired article, is not with-
brought out, sausagound bread for things in school. They were full of which shows that crime loft the out its significance. There were
Although not altogether to thu the most part. We wished each of sympathy for the parents and Reservist plenty of time on his grent hopes following the recent good, the ex-soldiers, in particular, other good appetite, and at the end children and could not be anything hands in those days.
of the little snack inquired most but kind to them.
Mynalf when young did eagerly meeting between Mussolini and of their civic duties. They are politely as to whether it "hnd I asked a woman, who had two
frequent, Hitler that this troublesome united in their detestation of the tasted good." Here was noue of sons and grandchlidren, what she Hostel and pub, and make grent · issue would be disposed of once
more lamentable features of in- the reticence of the Anglo-Saxon, thought of all the marching and
argument and for all. It is true that the trigue and corruption which have surreptitiously eating his packet of training. All the women in the official communiques issued in marked parliamentary
sandwiches In the train. In fact, compartment answered almost in this meal in common brought us chorus that it had gone too far. June were not too specific in Fance. Only by the most strenu- reference to Nazi interferenceous efforis, and by a clear apprecia- together even nearer than before. How would we like our children to We were conscious of a glow of be up until all hours of the night. Lion by the deputies themselves, with Austrin's political life.. In whether Radical or Moderate, of warm human companionship. singing and marching. No good deed, it was soon apparent that the need of a thorough purification
could come of it! the conversations were not near-and of a complete reform, can thesia was puzzled with our accent. ly 80 successful as it was parliamentary system still be saved hoped they might be. Al- [in France. It may well be that the though no clearcut plan ap-signal to overthrow the Doumergue pears to have resulted, there Government, whether it results from the failure of the Govern. were, according to commenta-
ment, or from the ambitions of the believing grounds for that German-Italian co-operation wise be the signal for the over- discontented Radicals, will like- was agreed to in regard to the throw of democratic institutions, financial and political restoration which are undermined by abuses. of Austria in conditions of peace It is to be trusted that the politic- and order, and on the basis of lans will not raahly ignore the Austrian Independence. Anwarning that has been given them. American correspondent was
tors,
even more specific when he remarked that "with German Inbstention from any propaganda
DANGER SIGNALS
have been aroused to a new sense
THIRTEEN MONTHS
rulc
in
One of the oldest of reform
or action which would provoke movements is that of the calendar terrorist troubles, a great move reform people. For ages they have has probably been taken towards agitated this way and that with a solution of the vexed problem." the idea that the year should be But despite the fact that there divided into 13 equal four-week was a belief that Hitler would months, with a now month inserted exert his influence in the direc-between June and July, and the tion of putting a stop to German 16th or extra day used, presumably interference in Austrian affairs; N.R.A. has given the idea an un- to call on Aunt Minnie. Now the the situation, so far from im-exp
expected impotus. Washington proving, has become definitely officials, collecting data on various worse. Obviously, even apart Industries, found aruazing from terroristic activity, which variety of report periods, weekly,
four is the worst feature of the situn-bi-weekly, every tion, interference from outside monthly, and quarterly, It was with Austria's internal politics highly advisable to get some sort runs totally contrary to any Statistical Board asked for the of uniformity. So the Central respect for the country's indep general adoption of a uniform four- endence. Thero. can, indeed, be week period, and now more than no justification whatever for 700 Individual firms are using this Nazi tactics, persistence in which can only result in worldwide dis- gust and add still further to the estrangement which has latterly sprung up between Germany and other Powers.
weeks,
national Fixed Calendar Lenguo It is the league's belief that this foreshadowe adoption of the re formed calendar for bustuens, and later for public use. Stranger things have happened.
according to the Inter-
'Our neighbour from West Prus-
And the men too. Instead of
(Continued on Page 5.)
“Oh, don't pay any attention to him; ho's always like that about
hia food
of this and that but somehow
evermore
Was chucked from every door
through which I went.
And some we loved the lovellest
and the best
In public places by a mould'
oppress't
Have drunk by chance a round or
two too much,"
And one by one experienced
arrest.
Oh thou, who didst with undiluted
Gin
Beset the way I was to wander in, See in my present high official port How I escapo Predestinated Sin. Con.c, leave all Youth to wrangie,
and with me
The jagging of the immature let
And in some corner of the Special's
Club
Foregatlier with some other stout.
P. C.
"Boy, bring some beer." What boots.
it to repeat
How in this Bar wo are forbid.to
treat?
What matter all the drunken
Yesterdays, As long as we are sober on our
beat?
Listen again. One evening when
they close
The Bars, and sober people seek
городе,
I stood without a hostel door and
marked
How still somo roystorers stood
there in row
And strange to say among the
happy lot
Somo could articulate whilst
athers not
And stridently the more impatient
cried
What WER the matter with
another spot?
And finally two youths who could
not see o
Rolled forth. Some little talk
twixt them and Me.
And whom the morning dawned, to
their dismay,
Thoro was a door to which they
found no key!
"E. WH