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WHAT THE LEAGUE CAN DO
NOTES OF THE DAY
AN IRISH GESTURE
JULY, 25, 1935.
THESE NAMES WILL LIVE FOR YEARS
By HUGH WALPOLE
Fow in this country will turn a deaf ear to the appeal for more friendly relations with the Irish Free State so frankly made by the Lord Mayor of Dublin, says the Edinburgh Evening Dispatch, He anys that the differences existing that nobody can be dogmatic to this generation, but had written between the two have been brought over. After I had been asked to no single book likely to Inst. about by politicians on both sides answer it in this newspaper, I dia- Virginia Woolf also was defeated. and not by the common people. cussed it with a number of friends It was decided that Joyce'a The Lord Mayor says his right to In order that I might have some "Ulysses" would be always read speak for Ireland may be challeng-idea of a common opinion on this with curiosity by literary students, ed by colleagues, but nevertheless matter,
but his name would not be general- ly remembered.
TH IS is one of those questions ground that he had been invaluable
hundred
was surprised to And NO
the claims to understand his own At first, of course, none of us people. The same might bo sald could be sure of what was meant by any man of affairs in this coun- by general memory that is. If dramatist, save Shaw, considered try. The people here have no you should ask. Who alive to-day for # single moment. Popular quarrel with their fellow-subjects | will be remembered a hundred novellats
were dismissed on the across the Irish Sea. When self-years from now? you have got to ground that every generation pro- government was arranged there consider the kind of memory you vides its own. As to poets: it was was a universul desire to let by-Jare questioning. Do you mean who decided that this was an nge of gones be bygones, and to settle will be remembered by everybody? Anthologists rather than poets. down to peace and mutual helpful- What "world figures," a
When we came to the saints we neam. It certainly Was not the years old, will there be?
were at a great loss. There seem. fault of the British people that that To answer this wo threw our ed to be none. And then. of happy promise was not fulfilled, minds back a hundred years. Who course, an awful discovery wus and if the Lord Mayar explains alive in 1835 is generally remem-made that, na yet, no woman had the reason why then no one on this bered to-day? And we could think been definitely included in our list. side is likely to contradict his ding-of only two--Wellington and This was appalling. It was then Dickens, Napoleon' was dead. 48 that I reminded them of Selma were Scott, Keats and Shelley. Lagerlof and Sigrid Undset; I also There were other candidates, but demanded Madame Curie, who died for general memory only these two only the other day, and she was
It seemed. when we looked admitted, little further, that the human 1 put in a strong plea for Marie
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EDITED BY EDDIE 【700 probably noticed yesterday that the drought hins broken. It was a great drought while it Insted. Almost as great na our own drought that starts about the twentieth of each month.
Vinjar and us, we felt this drought keenly. Vinjar's carna tions were in a fearful state. His anap-dragons were scarcely able to
knap.
We tried to bring on the rain by going out without an umbrella, We would hold out our hand and look up at the sky, and a bird would pass. That would be all. drought-stricken Repulse Bay dia- Athwart, the blasted, blistered, trict, the cattle on a nearby farm died in long orderly rows. The little cabbage plants so tenderely grown at the Hotel garden popped up: lunked round, and popped back. Rain stared the Hongkong agrar- inns In the face.
Tommy Mildren, the Manager, ordered a dozen
enses of water.
nosis. If the Trish people, na a recent writer has said, are for ever dying under full sail for nowhere. it is largely because they have been too ready to give ear to men wi are obsessed by politics ant have never learned that the true nim of beings who make the most lasting Stopes, on the ground that ali political activity should be just|recards on general nomory belong hundred years hence the question to make people happy.
to four classes-artists: politicians of eugenies and sexual relations The people raved about it. It and soldiers; scientists and dis would have advanced så enormously coverers; saints that is If you; that men would look back to Maric jeok back through the whole world's Stopes as a courageous and enter- history.
prising pioneer. Well, if we had Marie Stupes, we must also have admitted. Havelock Ellis. They were
A FIERY EARTH
effect.
On these lines I tried to compose
but sound except for one member. Opinion was completely divided as
tastes funny with a dash of whisky.
Then one day-yesterday, if we remenaber aright the clouds gathered. The wind whined. The thermabmeter thermed. The humid. ity hurmmed. And the rain came
It was great.
down.
Four of Mr. Stevenson's best
For generations scientists have! assured us that the earth is slowly f cooling, and that in the end it will frome so cold that life will not my modern list and offer it to my longer be able to exist upon it. Aearers. Takinar the whole world
Painters and seulplars, what of Are, will of to-day into necount, I felt that new and' greatest Tees
could be sure of some half a then? One or two names suggest- | cows were struck by lightning, and stretch from Pole ta Pole. But
themselves very
readily have been giving curdled milk ever Physicists, like physicians, are wont dozen: Mussolini, Hitler. Einstein, ed
| Matisse, Maillet, Epstein- Of slure. tas differ, and it is not surprising Edison, Ford and Bernard Shaw. to find Dr. Bailey Willis telling a
When 1 offered my list the com- | English painters, only two living: George was drowned in a raging gathering of American scientists
ments were that it was revolting, were admitted without question nullah, Auntie's cats learnt to that the refrigerator theory in all
Wilson Steer and Sickert, Augus-swim. Our feet got wet. Mr. bunk or balones, or words to that
tus John and Sir William Orper Evans, at the Royal Observatory. to whether Show would be remem- were heatedly debated, and Orpen leered. The fish in the harbour One of the most interesting
For refrigerator, recording
was finally included because of his got soaking wet, A good time was To Dr. Willik, we must substituteerd a hundred years hence, revelations made by the Peace | inferno. Atomic energy, he says, the less general and allowed each |
We made our judgments then a work during the war,
had by everybody. Then we came to the world of
All Ballott deputation which called is gradually raising the temper ountry to put up
we want now is another candidate or scientists and discoverers and drought to dry things up. Jan the British Prime Minister on earth, and in course of time the two of politicians besides Musso. medical research workers. Here Tuesday was that many pacifists crust may not be able to stand it lini and Hitler, in England only everyone Apemed very uncertain who took part in the vote reach any Fuster; it may collapsinta į Lloyd George received general aand myself most of all. The dis ed the conclusion that the full the flaming mass, and wonderful plance, and that because of the coveries that are going to help the man and his multitudinous works part that he played in the war, world are so often hidden at the doctrine of the League of Na- will be no more. Some cynics may
and breause of his coloured person-time of their making. Mr. Gye, of tions Covenant is vital to the comment that it wild serve hirality,
cancer fame, was one binte. Of other politicians in the world. | Eddington another, That cir- right, for having made such per only Franklin Roosevelt, and he preservation of peace.
verse time of his opportunities
Then we came to the world of cumstance, together with the earth. Other critics, dwelling its mach debated. But we decided sport, and when we looked back a fact that nearly seven million may be in some land not actually through one of the great crises of two
America
now passing hundred years we could discover boxers alone--Sayers and British people voted in favour will and it slicult to believe, mather history, and with that crisis he foonan-who have to-day a kind
ture of the central
core of the
affileted with too much warmth,
38 nonsense, however,
will be always connected,
of the use of military sanctions there is all this vast reserve of
of mortality. A hundred years from now will men and women against an aggressor-a three-daming heat beneath their feet. to-one majority of those taking and the layman takes his choice, or Scientists mist say this or that,
Know the names of Jack Hobbs, When it came to the arts, we all | Pred Perry, Helen Moudy, Sir part in the ballet-shows that else dismisses the whole daring
admitted Selma Lagerlof, the Malcolm Campbell, Amy Johnson. there is a growing conviction theory structure
Swedish writer, because "Gosta Carnera? It is, I am afraid, very, that members nations of
Fundamentalists, The
Berling" is an unquestioned classic very doubtful. will have little difficulty in finding the Norwegian because of "Kristin : for all time; possibly Sigrid Undset: League should unite, by military Dr. Willis's announcement a con action if necessary, in punish-firmation of their argument
Lavransdatter." ment of countries guilty of a But apparently the final holocaust favour of fiery nether regions. breach of the Covenant. The is to spare neither just ner unjust. plain fact, of course, is that the The only consolution is that it is Lengite Covenant contains all the still distant by an unspecified but presumably astronomical number of
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And in the theatre was there In Germany only Thomas Mann | aobody? It was decided at once was considered. In America oily and here I, who had seen her in Stelle Lewis. When we came in some dozen roles, spoke boldly that England there were,
of course, the greatest actress alive to-day in very heated discussions. Besides the world is Elisabeth Bergner. Shaw, I demanded Kipling, Wells, Will she be remembered as Mrs. W. B. Yeats, Virginia Woolf and Siddons, or Bernhardt are?
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Local riding cuthusiast who kuows that if there's unt e de- pression in Hongkong, there's going to be one whow he hits it;
P. D.
Now that "I. D." has been abolished on all cars in Hongkong. what about substituting some new DECH, For instance-
D.D.D. Dam Deaf Driver. P.F.C. Poodle-faking couple N.B. No brakes
S.D. Slightly Drunk
Another useful letter - plate would be W. We can all guess, of course, what that one means.
In
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Reinforcements
curb disturbers of the world's
James Joyce Only two of these With all these uncertainties at pence. Many people who
FIGHT NOT YET WON
were generally agreed upon-Kip- the last I made a list of a round ling and Yeats. Galsworthy and dozen. which was finally necepted extremely critical of the League If the statement made recently Bennett, who have so recently died, It was Mussolini, Hitler, Einstein. joverlook the point that theby a medical authority, that 85 per
were finally admitted with one bank Lloyd George, Epstein, Matisse, Lengue is not something
earlier Sickert. Shaw, Selma Lagerlöf, in- rent. of the town-dwelling popula-cach: Galsworthy, the dependent of the nations whichberealosis is alarming, that is beconese, "The Old Wives' Tale."
tion in Britain are infected with "Forsyte Saga," and Bennett, of Yeats, Edison and Madame Curie.
But now on reflection I am aware comprise it. Actually, the Cate the speaker intendert to
that posterity has an odd way of making alarm., The notion is widespread,
ilm awn League can
decisions. have 16 more
and appears to be supported by
I was surprised to find strong
literature, for example, we look strength or authority than the statistical evidence, that tubercu-opposition to H. G. Wells, on the nations of which it is composed, is is slowly but surely being and if the League has in the past we stuld not be too sure. Taking overcome. Dr. Burrell replies that not been able to prevent, certain part as he does in the work of a glaring examples, of aggression, great London institution for this is because the nation mem-
combating of consumption, he is jbers have failed to live up to its | We have as a race nequired con- well able to estimate its ravages principles when the time for ne- i siderable power of resistance to tion came. The ideal system is this and other diseases, otherwise one actually envisaged in the culosis, since the
few would escape death from tuber-)
infection is Covenant, by which member around us all the time; but We States would unite in contribut-should not pride ourselves that this ing to a composite force to be resistant friestly alone will serve to used against a nation judged to overcome, the menuce. Nor is it be an aggressor. It is unfortun-ly child life that is exposed to ate that, by reason of interna- and the athletic, says Dr. Barrell the danger of infection. The old tional jealousies, past instances are equally susceptible with the of obvious aggression have not young and the weakly. This seems lines. But experience does sug- while the young women of to-day been met by action along these to be borne out by the fact that
prising the League make it clear ful that the country has seen, it is gest that until the nations com- are considered in general to be the most robust, energetic, and health- that they are prepared so to act, among them more than any other the danger of war will remain section of the people that tubercu A further point to be borne in losis maintains its ground. The mind is that the Covenant also war against "T.B." is meeting with includes provision for the taking a crcouraging degree of success. of sanctions of a non-military on to understand all the facts of Apparently those who are in a post- character against aggressors, the situation do noi wish anyone but here again, these have to assume from this that the battle never been invoked. The world is as good ag won. How awaits the outcome of the
Lengue Council meeting next
week on the Italo-Abyssinian which must come before the elec dispute, and the rights of small jorate-in ordinary political dis- nations in the days to come may cussions, its feelings on the well depend on the result of its future of the League. And it is
deliberations. Meanwhile, it is doubly satisfactory that the
represent
something to the good that the opinions expressed British public has been given an (strong backing for the Govern- opportunity to state explicitly, ment in making the League the and in detachment from ...multitude of other interests policy.
the sheet-anchor of Britain's foreign
KEEP
OFF
"Quit worrying! By the time a cop gots around to run us off, wo'll be rested."
I've read in rhymes
Of feudal timea
That noblemen were.
Mighty;
And I can register delight Imagining an armoured Knight,
But not an
Armoured
Nightic,
Dance
She ran lightly down the stairs, a radiant vision from the top of her gleaming hair to the tips of her dainty silver shoes. Her half- open cont revealed, the shimmering corange of her evening gown. AL the bottom of the stairs har hus- band was waiting-his mouth set in a grim straight fine.
"You're not going, Marian," he snld, "This dam' dancing business has gone far enough. It's making you soulless and it has to stop, The doctor's in there now. The boy mightn't live the night." At the last words the half-formed pro- test died on the woman's lips-the colour drained slowly from her face. Without a word she turned swiftly and entered the sick- room. The child was tossing rest- lessly-muttering incoherently-- but she caught the word, "Mother!" She wondered dully how often he'd murmured that while she was out -dancing-dancing-always dane- ing! In a whisper the doctor told them that the crisis was near—. she said nothing, but moved closer. to her husband and grasped his arm -mutely craving his pardon. The man's face softened-dance-mad she may have been, but, after all- a mother. At that moment they (Continued on Page 4.).