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THURSDAY.
NOTES OF THE DAY
GAME OF CHANCE
NOVEMBER 1, 1934.
BRITISH PRINCIPLE IN SPORT DEFENDED
By "AN OLD STAGER”
[F devoted concentration is a true ate the importance of the technical 'Index of faith, then ́ a dis- rosuit of that amusement, there- our opech fore, is to lose sight of its main passionato critic of might reasonably conclude that, object, and to distort its shior in-
tention. with the Anglo-Saxon communities at all events, sport has become the popular religion.
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The Very Idea!
MUSIC HATH CHARMS
By: George
THE
HE story of how we banished peace and quietness from the home and turned it into a madhouse of revelry and song is one that should be a lesson to all music lovers.
It has probably occurred to more than a few that there is an element of bluff in the frequent and busi- ness-like announcements from cer- tain capitals of naval programmes contemplated or about to be in augurated. Such loud talk of hig navy protagonista may be calculat ed to cause a shudder of appre hensiveness among naval rivals and to make their demands for
or game demonstrates
In so far as success in any sport whole equality or superiority, as the cane
hearted anthusiasm nnd dis. may be, more moderate. White
To upset this logical impression ciplined efficiency of effort, it in the delegates of the three principal
It was about a month ago that naval Powers talk in London, it would be necessary to show all to the good as ludfeating that Sabbath congregations comparable Its main object of healthy recrea- planning for future treaties and a balance of strength, Governments with the Saturday afternoon foot- tion is being well achieved. But Cruikshank after essaying a discuss what they shall do in the ball, crowds, & revivalist meeting Just as it is better to have played vocal duet with a stray cat event of their spokesmen failing at which the attendance equalled and lost than never to have played which had caught the seductive a heavy-weight boxing at all, so It is certainly better to perfume of his shaving soap, to reach agreement, and of the that for
and preachers whoso lose handsomely than to win un- mentioned to us that we were formidable defences and fighting contest,
Some tribute to without a musical instrument in they will build in that "draw" rivalled that of the electric generously.
praise must even be accorded to a the house. Bluff is elementary hare at our suburban dog races.
The popular Preen may be ac- thoroughly sporting deportment In poker, but the bluffer sometimes
"That's
why we like this place." finds that the quiet individual copted as a reliablo barometer of whether in victory or defeat, and
democratie enthusiasm. will obviously the latter Imposes the we exclaimed ignoring Cruikshank's across the table is in at the call consent to revise my views about harder teat. To that extent a real- proffered cigarette and reaching with a handful of aces. Mean- while, the public guesses at the
for one of his cigars. facts and worrice for the outcome,
HEAVY BURDEN
But sport, like religion, has its
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"But we ought to have something in for visitors,” replied Cruikshank putting the cigars in the drawer and his cigarettes in his pocket.
We looked pointedly at the decanter and delicately reminded our host of his dutien.
the comparative fervour of popular ly good laser may be superior to religion and popular sport when even a good winner, the stunt Press prints as much ecclesiastical news na sporting
But in U.S.A. they take a rather gossip, or devotes as much of its different view of these things, valuable space to the Archbishop! The contest for what is called the The United States is faced with of Canterbury or the President of America's Cup is the latest, but a heavy budgetary deficit during the Wealeyan Methodiate as it does only one example of this. surance arranged. Full particular on the coming year, so great, indeed, to Don Bradman or Jack Potersen, Nearly a.contury ago it occurred
that President Roosevelt has de-
"I suggest that you get a gramo- clared that he will not attempt to varying forms of expression. The to yachtsmen in America that it balance the accounts of the nation, two main varieties are perhaps not would be an amusing thing to
Cruikshank replacing the decanter He is going to spend U.S.$12,000, greatly dissimilar from the two build a yacht to cross the Atlantic phone and I'll get a radio," said 000,000 in one way and other, vital distinctions noticeable in and race against British yachts. after pouring out a stiff toddy and
An intimation to that effect was much of it in unemployment relief, religious observance. Japan, whose budget has been a There are those who embrace conveyed by the commodore of the becoming very affable.
"I know where there's just the source of trouble for the past few religion for its own sake, and those New York Yacht Club to the com-
and who regard it as a form of fire Squadron, and the proposed visit round and if you like it you buy modore of our Royal Yacht thing. I'll tell Bertle to send it years and whose military
And just the same naval expenditures already eat up insurance.
cordially welcomed. That it," he continued, draining the more than forty per cent. of the way there are sportsmen who are total of national revenue, has devoted to the game for its own similar difficulties. It seems in-sake, and others who are mainly, credible that either of these na- if not exclusively, concerned with tions can seriously contemplate the the winning of the game. That is, abrogation of naval treaties with- I think, the big difference between out a safoguard against one. of most British devotees of genuine those costly armaments races. Of sport and the majority of America. the three great aca Powers, Britain is obviously in the beat position to go bargaining. That is probably why she does not find it necessary to try a bluffing game.
Hongkong Telegraph.
THURSDAY, Nov. 1, 1934.
CRUCIAL DAYS FOR JAPAN
that
NO HURRY
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manifestations.
opinion.
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Since then we and the Ameri-
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summer the U.S.A. yacht America glass at one gulp and ushering us came to Cowes, had special port towards the door. "Come along. courtesies extended to her by our old chap, let's go to your club and Government, and took part in a have a drink."" race round the Isle of Wight for which the Royal Yacht Squadron
In the fullness of time "Bertie" put up a silver cup sa prize.
During the race one of the arrived and sold us a snappy, little two best British yachts drifted portable complete with a permanent Only this week I was reading an aground in a light breeze, and the needle, an everlasting screech, and article by a very eminent golfing other fusteat British boat at once one God forgotten record "The expert who was discussing why dropped out of the race to assist voice in the old Village Choir." our golfers gets so consistently her. By all the ordinary rules of smothered by Americans. A fam-yacht racing the America should
We had played this delightful Japan is at the moment faced
ous American amateur golfer's have been disqualified for round- little jazz song 23 times to the with a financial problem of con-
opinion was cited, and it struck ing a mark buoy on the wrong defectation of neighbours siderable magnitude. Efforts to
side. But this was a special occa- when "Wilfred" arrived with his balance the Budget are proving In any great hurry to secure naval serted that with British golfers the yachtsmen were our guests, and
Japan intimates that she is nut me as ringing true,
This American sportsman assion, a race in which American little five valve radio, extremely difficult. The Minis-equality, according to the latest
We explained that Cruikshank tries of War and Navy have been despatches. The Japanese Am- main thing was the game. With the Royal Yacht Squadron walvert would be in shortly. insisting on big appropriations,bassador at Washington says that was of less importance and in-
Americana, he stated, the game the point.
"Oh no! This is for you," said based on the belief that 1985 will her demands have been misundorterest than the winning of it. cans have spent, it is estimated, Wilfred tearing down our reading be a crueinl one in the nation's stood to the extent that they were Thla mental attitude explains as much as eight or ten million lamp and transferring the plug
thought to mean "immediate history. If their full demands quality and explains that Japan much that puzzles and sometimes pounds on contesting for that old with expert fingers. were conceded, there would be as quite content to attain her goal annoys us in American sporting unimportant £100 cup, to which at Budget deficit totalling no less a by easy stages. The fact is that right attitude may be a matter of ficance attached. But these con- fred. We must have made a mis- Which la the the time no great sporting signi- It was no good explaining to WI- sum than 870,000,000 yen. It is even if Britain and the United reported, however,
tests have been strictly under the take or Cruikshank.roust have the States agreed to allow Japan equal
made a mistake-but.not Wilfred. The American can justify hím rules drafted by the Americans. Ministry of Finance has decided naval tonnage to either of their self by one very respectable and One stipulation, which compel-We paid up and turned on ZBW. on drastic cuts in the Army and fleets, Japan would not be in a venerable adage: Anything that led the challenging British yacht The Hongkong Hotel Orchestra Navy demands, not being dia- position to build to the desired is worth doing at all is worth doing to cross the Atlantic under her were just tuning in on "The Voice. posed to approve of more than any apparent concession in the of interpretation arises. May not sounds fair, but is in fact prohibi-
Consequently well. But there again a question own sail, as the America had done, in the Old Village Choir," forty per cent. thereof. In view Japanese stand lacka weight in the playing of a game well involve tive. There is all the difference of the strength and power of thu negotiation. military faction, it will be in-
most essentially the losing of it Imaginable between the yachts Later in the evening Cruikshank well? I think it most certainly that raced for the America Cap appeared with a snappy, radio teresting to watch reactions.
does, and our sportsmen are better round the Isle of Wight, and the which he had managed to buy de There have been some slight in- DANGEROUS ARIZONANS. at this than any others in the eggshell_freaks that were soonspite the fact that Wilfred had not dications latterly of a growing
world.
developed. The result was a cost-appeared. It was no good getting There has been a recrudescence ascendency of the diplomats over of the trouble between American
This is not, I think, because they ly sequence of abject failures by hot about it so we turned on the militarists, but it would be farmers in Arizona and their have more experience in losing, our challenging British yachts, Manila on Cruikshank's radio, premature to suggest that the Japanese neighbours. A band of but because they have an older, who were in fact handicapped out Hongkong on ours and allowed "The Volce" to drown the staties. latter are disposed to give way mounted men threw a number of better, and more joyous tradition of the race by its conditions.
marked extent. The dynamite bombs at the homes of of good sport. Sport is, after all. naval position vis-a-vis Britain two Japanese land-holders in the beat forms it is a healthy recrca- been made in these, which makes only means to an end. In its Latterly some modification has and the United States has still Salt River Valley area and ♫ to be adjusted, in addition to ing glass as a result of the explo which the influence of the jingo-alon. Violence has been threaten- ists, with their visions of a Fared before by the American farm- Eastern hegemony, will no doubt crs, who are incensed at the com- he increasingly felt in the near petition offered them by the Japan- future. Meanwhile, the internul ese and British Indian producera condition of the country, es-
in the region, but this is the first pecially in the agricultural dis- time that either side has resorted
to such dangerous demonstrations] tricts, is causing some anxiety. as bombings. It is very certain Agrarian distress shows no sign that Americans would be highly of subsiding, and, with the indignant if their countrymen winter ahead, it is likely to be were treated in such fashion in intensifled rather than other-Japan, and it is equally certain wise. This is a problem which that Japanese will be incensed if harm befalls any of these immi-
to any
limit immediately.
Japanese child was Injured by ily. tion and amusement. To exagger-
is a constant source of worry to grants in Arizona. Here is a case the Government, inasmuch as for swift action on the part of the the great bulk of the men of the authorities in a state where the regular Army hail from agri- "frontier law still appears to pre- cultural districts, and news filter- vall. ing through of the conditions in these areas is always liable to PEACE IN INDIA lead to a spirit of restlessness
amongst the troops. The prob.j It is a matter for gratification lém, at bottom, is an economic affairs in India should have that the condition of political one, and is not easy of satisfac-moderated to such an extent and tory adjustment. In the back- that terrorism, according to Sir ground, also, is the ever-present Samuel Hoare, Secretary of State) danger of Communistic activity, for India, should have boon prac- on which a sharp eye has to be tically stamped out. It is a matter kept. As against these factors, for congratulation, both for the part that the authorities have however, there has to be pinced played in level-hended administra very marked industrial expantion and for the good sense dis- sion, which is greatly facilitated played by the thinking people of by the low level to which the yen India. Indian reformists has fallen, enabling Japanese have learned that they will nover products to find an easy outlet attain their enda by violence and in world markets. But even in that the surest way to lose sym- this sphere, fresh difficulties are Pathy is to resort to mob disorders being encountered as measures British officials,
cowardly ·assnasination of are taken by various countries to cope with the "dumping" evil.
or
must
All in all, whilst Japan's virility is displayed, there is no reason and enterprise are still much to to suppose anything but a pro- the fore, the country is facing gressive advance being register- difficult times, and its future willed. On the other hand, the be greatly affected by the situation is so delicately poised happenings of the immediate that a false step might well load future. If wise statesmanship to serious consequences.
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WOT'S THIS 'ERE TATTOO?
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A week later we had another and gramophone with him and, to boarder. He had a piano, radio
add variety, a dog with a long. mellow bark.
A week after that the circus set up outside the house and the pace became very hot. Cruikshank did not come home at all the last week of the circus, As for ourselvon we became used to getting to sleep to the same tunes each night and. managed to stand it.
Now, however, the circus has been replaced by a Carnival and rather than having to learn all over again, we are retiring to the wilds. of Kowloon Tong with "The Voice in the Old Village Choir.
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You're Asking Me?
GWICARR
Is it good manners to kiss
him goodnight?
Voice of Experience Programmė ZBW
Hongkong
Dear Voice of Experience:
Is it good manners when
a boy takes you out to kiss hin goodnight when he brings you home?
Helena C
(signed)
P.S. My book of etiquette don't Bay nothing.