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In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the Sky
The larks still bravely singing. "Hy Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead, Short days ago. We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,,
Loved and were loved, and now we'lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw
The torch: be yours to hold it high. 11 ve break faith with us who die,
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields,
John McCrae.
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NOVEMBER 10, 1934.
NOTES OF THE DAY MR. PEPYS IN HONGKONG BULLS AND INNERS
HONGKONG DEFENCES
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not advertised and it is impossible to conjecture what sort of a night they could put up against a bombing attack. If they are not great, it is because they are not necezuary in these days of peace. However, with the nearer opposibility of re- moval of restrictions against for Apecist arrangements extended to the material tification of Far East points, there may be Hume who will inch going on Iome furlough for delivery in Landon and use at toms and algnificance to an operation which rodellvery in Hongkong at sbors ILE. landed prices.
for Hongkong, is unusual.
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Nov. 1st. This day, being a florins or so, but sadly griovod
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In spite of the depression, Hong- kong has caught on to the jig-saw Anyhow, it's a fit- puzzle craze. ting pastime,
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The Soviet is making a fresh
Hongkong la to experiment with its anti-aircraft dotence weapons Thursday, I to the wharf very that none of my cash sweep num should make things look up a bit.
tha betimes but find that my friend bors de turn up. After we had November 20. During evening attacking planes will Captain Jack hath brought his dined, Sir R. Harpenden drives us from some unknown shippe alongside at a half after to the Tattoo, which we see very direction and endeavour to escapex of the morning, which in my pleasantly, and the more so that the stabbing fingers of the search-Judgement is a mighty skilful pro- we had the forethought to bring digging some Peak amateur gat- light batteries and the sharp eyes ceeding for his owners, but n mighty thick cushions. And it is deners do, they're not satisfier of gunners, Hongkong will be in grievous matter to husbands and my considered opinioun that it was with their turnover. semi-darkness, and lending an at-wives, for even after I have boon a most excellently ordered and mosphere of realism to the occa-separated from my wife, poor designed apectacle, which could sion the Colony will be warned of wretch, for the space of a year, only seem militaristic to the din- the approach of hostite aircraft by am minded that she would take eased imagination of some of the the Bring of rockets and thuit very ill did I disturb her at, kill-joy growners which do
A ni after six on a November, abound here. Yet, another year, 1 shrieking of warships' sirens,
I do feare that would not have it at Sockunpoo,. The occasion will provide some-morning. But thing spectacular for the enter these small points do be of small it there be gunfire, na there are tainment of the Colony. What moment with ship-captains. How-over many hospitals in the vicinity. else the experiment will provide, ever, I do go aboard about eight Home very pleasantly, the In the way of useful information of the clock and, praise be to God, park arrangements being most ex- for the authorities concerned, I do find my wife very well, though cellout and so very late to bed. Colony's anti-aircraft defences nrsomewhat hot. Much troubin with|late, yet not ao late as I could have merely a well-known resident try- of technical Interest only. The the passage hath been, as I gather,
the baggage and I am minded that wished, and, after breaking nur
ing to make his cigarette lighter the new rule that coolfes may not fast, to the house, where very board the shippe is less good than much to do, and all seems chaos, work on Lugard Read. it seems, when all baggage, unless our full store of furniture not be hand-carried by passengers, ining in yet, and no where to put our slung over the side in rope siings. genre.
Nov. 6th. To the house all day, And so, not knowing this, I did
carry ashore my and very busy, but Lord! there is praetermit to wife's amall sult case, and two little to show for it in the end. tyred? mirrors are broken, though how Talked at length with my Fa Wong or where I know not, or cannot who, as i suppose, will do pretty prove. But I know upon whom well. Dined quietly, and early to do wish the consequent ill-luck! bed, Once upon the wharf and all in
Nov. 6th-Rending this day fu mingled in a sea of opinionastre the newer sheetes, I learn that Without in any way desiring to and pugnacious colles who seem in Paris a fair lady hath shot her suggest the necessity of Immediate under no control. But whether husband dead for that he did not additions to the Colony's anti-they are under private or public return at the correct dinter hour. aircraft defence units, which is control I know not. Yet it comes And I am minded that, were such after all, somebody else's business, into my mind that it might be well custom in force in the Colony, it it is perhaps timely to remember did certain parties devote the would be a sound investment to the speed at which offensive air. time they now do spend in criticis-have shares in Brown, Jones and craft are being developed by the ing the King's Government in set Company. It seems that in Paris powers of the world. Forating their own houses in order, they do bat sentence the Indy to number of years Great Britain has At last, we do fall clear of the two years' imprisonmont, and that been bound by treaty to refrain crowd, and so to the Clubbe, where inoperative, as she is a first offen- from the further fortification of we do revive ourselves in Whips-der. And I am glad at heart to see Hongkong and from developing it made with a glass or two of the that there is one place where they A Kowloon resident received a us air base. During those wine of Xeres. Later for nunch do regard the taking of life at its shock from his electric washing
to the Peake, where we do proper value. years Japan, China and Russlaeon
I do later visit my machine the ethor day. His have been develophur air feets of stay with Sir R. Harpenden while house and there I am mighty large dimensions. Russia is sub- our new house is being ordered, plensed to find that my radishes monthly bill came to just whme ho prosed to poaucas the biggest in the afternoon, my wife and are ready for eating, and so do pull | thought it would be. Reception at Nos. 2 and 4. Ashley ting air force in the world. do visit it, where I do unpack adlah fur Sir R. Harpenden's
口 to great crate, and am mighty glad table, which later we do cat very friendly are Great Britain, but in the event of to find that our best amber glass merrily. After his lady and mine an outbreak of hostilities in which hath travelled safely and no break-being at meat with Mr. Franco's either of them was involved Hong-ges, For which I do praise the] kong might conceivably be called P. and O. Baggage Master. The lady, we do fall to playing Con- survey of
trackt, and, for a wonder, I do win their Steppes. upon to defend herself. Unless whether it will survive the wash-little. But Lord! we do play ori her fortification was of a modera ing of the coolie I know not!
and on, and our Indies to bed- nature, of a sort which could re- Nov. 2nd.This day I do take and at the latter end 1 do crawl A local football trainer carries stat an attack by air bombers, the leave of absence from my office and most quietly to my bed, and to my brandy with him to every match, Colony would be in a very helpless to Town with my wife, where we great comfort do not awake my condition. VEIL
It is commun knowl do take great counsel with drapers wife, who, poor wretch, sleeps in case of need. The team spirit! edge that Britain plans to increase and such merchants upon curtains pretty sound after her straggles Whitst the Labour
chair-coverings, and I do with the house. view. very considerably het fighting air and
Nov. 7th. To the office, where against the manufacture of craft forces at Singapore, but it purcelve-to my terror-that the
has not been suggested that any market therein promises to be I am very busy with my papera, for private gain precautions of this nature are to strong. armaments
To huncheon upon the and after to the Clubbe, where did not
the endorse taken hers. secure
Peake, and after to my new house, do meet my old friend, Mr. E. ment of the House of
where 1 unpack goods stored Hamilton, who also goes to a new Commons on Thursday, the de- ALARM IN BRITAIN
there two and a half years, and house, and seems mighty thronged find them pretty well, to my great-with business over it. He also bate did at any rate disclose a
There is in Britain an increasest possible delight. But who grumbles much that he is not on Burglars Union gives its whole. unanimity of view on the desir- ability of strict control of they insistent demand for greater 1 do walk round the house with the publiek telephone, but that his hearted support to the "Lights
air defence forces. Even the industry. The difference be-decision of the Government to add my Contractor, I do nigh fall in friends must ring up the Govern-out" order in the air-raid experi
the Government and to the strength of the aly Armand, so much there is to doment number 39 and thereafter ment.
ask for 151, tho' how this shill be of squadrons has not Nov. 3rd. This day to my otice dilicnit I do not see, provided they method the former favouring allayed the fears of a proportion betimos as I am persuaded that do make a note of it. Later to the control by international agree of the population. "How much
A amat boy was recently Gned in London for throwing mud at ment, and the latter by means in the face of danger?" sisit it upon occasion. Very busy labour mighty hard, but Lord! the people. If he'd only waited till longer are our Ministers going to cannot run smoothly unless I dolhouse, whore my wife and I do ¡of Government monopoly. It is
car, he could have asks one commentator. It is point and later to the Clubbe, where servants' quarters are in a most difficult,
the summarised ed out that the on
United Status
do meet my lurly wife and we take fowle condition and we do take he owned a
indulged his pastime without fear version of Mr. Baldwin's speech, Senate Committee's inquiry into our nuncheon in the Snake Pitsteps about the matter.
Nov. 8th-Up betimes, and to of prosecution. to follow the argument that arms traffic disclosed that Ameri-Later to the Rages, where she
ก ຕ Government monopoly would lead can manufacturers had been seli-meels many old friends, but is less the office, where I du sign papers to increased world productioning to Germany equipment which lucky in the wagering. Yet for very busily. Home to nuncheon,
And then there was the dunce rather than otherwise. Sir John would make possible the fitting up once I do make a killing, as I do and later to the house, which I do
of 100 aeroplanes a month in times but wager thrice, and each time noi definitely style Acoldama. For whose school colours were blue Simon was much more convinc- of emergency. It was predicted for a win, and fail not once of it. when I do visit my coolle quarters and black. ing when he dwell on the diffi- by some well-informed Americans Yet I do consider that Mr. J. Heard I do find naught but disorder, for culties of this method and on the that at the end of the current year did ride a most excellently judged what the carpenter doth spare the tremendous cost which would be Germany would possess a fleet of race to land West Parado home by lime-washer doth smother, and all involved. The Labour plea that 2,000 military aircraft. There are a short head. And this, to my that survives is rendered wholesome Deal."
the Sanitary Department, and Prosperity. Britain should set an example by French authorities who place the mind, was the most excellent-piced by initiating a Government mono-umber of German aircraft at pre-of riding of the day. So home, To Sir R. Harpenden's where I fall poly was effectively disposed of seat available for war at 5,000, pleased at having won some thirty to writing my diary, and so to bed. by the Government spokesmen. Reich can muster twice that num The plain fact is that in the ber. A hostile critle of the Ger- realm of disarmament Britain man Government says plans are has already done more by way of laid for the building of an air example than any other country,perilous fact, in the view of able leet of 20,000 machines. The even to point which has caused doubts
observers, is not that Germany is be to
raised
arming, but that the British whether she has not in the pro-authorities, despite the critical cess jeopardised her own securi-state of Europe, are still, in the ty: By ratifying the Convention matter of vital air armaments, for the suppression of inter-conionting themselves with talk national trade in armaments in and half measures which are not to be carried out for five years. 1925. Britain showed her sincerity on the issue, and the The total number of available air- craft for the defence of Great Government's aim now is to Britain is 500, of which nearly secure general endorsement of half avo antiquated types.. this instrument. Already, Brit
SATURDAY, Nov. 10, 1934.
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ain has put into force a most facture and sale of armaments stringent system of regulation for private profit is a decided and control, far beyond the evil. Despite the attitude of the mensures adopted by other na-British Government, there are tions, which is ample guarantee certainly grave objections to the that she is quite prepared to join system by which private firms in a system of international con-engage in armaments production, trol. Unfortunately, there has notably the working up of war so far been no evidence that scares for the purpose of in other countries are willing to creasing the demand for the in- come into line. Actually, under struments of war. But if thereo the Covenant, members of the is no prospect of getting inter- League of Nations expressed national agreement for the sup- their willingness to entrust the pression of such traffic in its League with the general super- entirety, it should surely be vision of the trade in arms and possible to evolve a plan of super- munitions, but efforts to evolve vision, and inspection under the a working arrangement have auspices of the League of bus hitherto been of no avail. It is Nations. Unless something in
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Dined and early to bed.
"Stupid!-Dumb, stpid play! - I didn't know I had such a-block-...
head in my Greek cinas."
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to look at,” says a writer. Not if the wife's with you.
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America has endorsed the "New Hope it will mean Pax
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mea a owing to the left. None
the less, it gave the Republicans
a regular upper-cut!
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When you've got to sign the chit,
the ment usually provides food for. thought.
Oddly enough, it's the fastest girls who find it hardest to catch up on sleep.
Professor Piccard, we notice, has been included in a list of the ten most noteworthy men of our time. He's certainly risen to great heights.,
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