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Kipper Kate, The
Fish Wife
IN
the days before the advent of motor
vans, the folk who lived in outlying villages rarely tasted fish, unless than other
"burn-trools," Kipper Kate--now gathered to her fathers, came round with her well- was never long Alted basket. She
in emptying it, for she had nothingt to learn in the art of salesmanship, and was so full of cheery banter that no one could sist her for long.
a mile Kipper Kate could be seen away, not only because of the gaudy striped petti-cout she favoured, but were at because her proportions
twice those of an or
ordinary least bring: She was enormous in every way, with a great, deep voice, and booming laugh that sounded from one end of the village to the other.
Itearing it the guidwives would That's Kipper Kate! Get on say, the fryi-pan. We'll have a haddie fae our tea."
The Ashwife did not fash herself to knock at any collage door, but in suddenly with a loud, loomed "Here ge are, wifes. Fresh fush new to the sea. Kippers that'll tintian- teeth waitter, Laur haddies for a king. on herrin* that'll pit new life intil ye. Mak yer clasice quiet. There's a dizzen fowl efter the firsh."
yer
Kipper Kate always impressed the fact that she had hundreds of cus- tomers at her heels in the hope of hurrying thus housewives into a sate, So afraid were they that they would lose their "fush." that they accepted her price without demur, td handed
fishwife. over their money to the
who stower it away into a myster- ious pocket in the ample folds of her petticoat.
emptied,
When her basket was Kipper Kate liked to have a "sit- don" and a cup of tea in one of the "Gre me a bit hom or a rottastes.
Laste a potted-heid," she would say to the hospitable quidwife. "Ony- thing but fish I canna birle the taste o'."
Over ten she would relate loudly the story of her travels and tell how inny sh she had sold to the minis- fer and what a skindint the doctor's housekeeper was,
„*Her!" Kipper Kath was wont to say with biting sarason, waving ber teacup alatt, "if ye gi'ed her a fush for naethin' she'd ask for anther to mak a pair! Nat nat gie me some-, body
versely openhanded like
$'13 Midwife
bate anither dad o' ye dinna mind!" she would remark, when
that
cheese It
" had brought on an expand-
Init, mood, “sellin' fish may no', be ↑ verra high-falutin' profession, but, Jings! lairn mair abool the outs an ins of fowk than if I was the Prime Meenister sittin' in the Haute af Parliament. He doesna' care whit price kippers are the dizan, but Bebbe when a's said an' dune, it's juiste important as affairs of the State. And I'll warrant the country fowk Hippen on me a great deal mair than
act they fash their heids him. Ay, we can hate yer fryin'- on a week the day, I'll be back ther wi na basket fu'
Dans
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rivat
Kipper Kate had toe great whare my deeds the was hevet weaty of relating, and that was Tamm, the Fisher. Then spent his day, coaxing "root" out of every country Burn for nearly 30 miles around, and was not particular how he caught then s long as they finally left the turn to tepore in his battered old basket. Whiles, he uddled them, and it was a wonderful sight to watch the anties of the old man as he waded into the middle of a noisy burg and farted his hands underneath some old flat stone where he was pretty sure fif
a catch. Tan, being finding a very poor man, did not fish merely for the good of his health, or for the Joy of the sport, but eked out JA
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velihood by selling his cutch from door to door.
In Kipper Kate's opinion, he was "an ould twister." and his idea of the fishwife was even lower. When their visits to a village clashed, and they coltage arrived simultaneously nt a door, there were always high words between them, but Kipper Kate, being better endowed with the "gift of the gab," generally came off winner.
"Who wants to taste wairsh troots frae the burn?" she would sniff scornfully, "when ye can hale tasty kippers fresh out of the rea?"
"Kippers!" aul Tain would retaliate.
"Huhus, however. Tam went one
Sometimes, better than producing "burn-troots," for on moonlight nights he had many successful expeditions in search of salmon, and though he had also many narrow escapes from justice, he ol ways managed in the end to steer clear of trouble. On the days when a fat salmon lay reposing under s "troots" Kipper Kate found it dif cult to compete with him, for the country folk were eager to taste the luxury at the cheap price Tam offer- ed it to them.
"I'll hate the law on yet" Kipper Kate often ranted at him when he had spoiled her sales.
"Awal" he would scoff. "I'll gl'e yo hinu o' this salmon for a dizzen fcippers-it ye keep yer mooth shut."
Angry though Kipper Kale WAS,
الحملة
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY,
AUGUST 24, 1937.
Twelve
Epic Months
by W. M. Towler
REVOLT
(Dally Herald" Foreign News Editor)
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IN SPAIN
At midnight on July 17.
JULY 1938, Spain was sud- denly cut off from communication with the world,
International calls to Madrid unan- Awerest Censorship: radio stations faded into silence.
Revoll had broken out in the garri. sets of Spanish Morocco, Madrid, Seville, Malaga, Baragon, Burgos.
The Government decided inmedi- ately to arm the workeTA. Within two days the ring of the Madrid garrison was crisied, but Franco frld Morocco, Seville, Burgos.
A week later the rebel leader set up provional government-in Burgos Cineral Mola began his advaner 4301 capital from there; was hafted un The Guadarrama mountain front, with Jos. of 2,000 11.
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BLUM APPEALS "KEEP OUT"
Full extent of
AUGUST Fuselst Inter-
12
vention
became 30011
evident. German steamer left Hamburg with 28 neroplanes and shells for Spanish rebel part. Day by day reports showed Germany and Italy behind the rebels.
M. Blam the Blatorie appeal to The untions for a polies of non-inter- verion.
With Britain taking rst action, all later banned export of urus and am- munition to either side.
Fighting their
the way up from 'Bath, reinforced with Moors 37
Legionaries from Morocco, rebels Swept into Badajoz, near the PerLo Enese franiter Two thousand Govern ment supporters were herded into the bull-ring, ringed round with machine- Hum, shot down in cold block.
In the north rebels moved swiftly along the Pyrentes, opened" thuis offensive against Irina.
"BACKS TO THE
WALL"
On the 9th the month the Non-Intervention Com- mitter met in London for the first Tale,
SEPTEMBER
Despain saw a series of vicious jabs at Government territory by the rebels, Arun fell after days of heroic reastatic.
Tam
The once beautiful town ended as a great funeral pyro for its brave de lenders.
After Irun, Sau Sebastian fell.
Two weeks later Franco's southern army entered Toledo, relieved the FR- cista besieged in the nnclent Alcazar fortrens.
Sensing the danger, Madrid issued "Backs to the Wall" appent: "The enemy. proditing by superiority ne .cruing from arms furnished by foreign Countries. Is making the greatest efforts to reach the capital."
ONSLAUGHT ON
CAPITAL
A week's lull, Franco
OCTOBER then
aunched terrife air bombardment against Government lines about 30 mites south-west of Madrid.
From north-west, another rebel force drew nearer the capital.
As tanks crashed through defences of Navalcarnero. Madrid called all able-laseline men to arins, brake down the remondip and proclaimed "The emy at our gates."
CABINET LEAVES
MADRID
NOVEMBER
With city In range
of Franco's artery war-planes raining death from the sites, the Government left Madrid for Valen- cla, leaving Council of Defence In charge.
Four days later, reinforcements, in- cluding Internationaf Column, marched into Die capital from Cata- Jonia.
Thinking he was qu the point of victory, Germany and Italy openly showed their hands and recognised the "government" of General Franco as legal Government of Spain.
But his advance
กร
checked.
FRANCO HELD IN CHECK
Bad wen- DECEMBER
and ther discouragement at fallure of their original assault kept rebels at a standstill throughout the month.
Rebel reinforcements sped up to the outskirts of Madrid, but suc- denly Franco changed plan and
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AVERT M COVE
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Always the hero behind the Spanish nows has been the loyal Republican militiaman.
the threatened mass attack was never launched.
Outside Spain feeling grew agadirat number of non-Spaulards fighting on both sides in the campaign.
BRITAIN DANS VOLUNTEERS
Germany
JANUARY opened cam-
paign of repristis when cruiser Koenigsberg shelled Spanish steamer Soton, of Santander, be- cause Bilbao authorities had seized the German steamer Palos, Palos was released later.
in
Britain banned volunteers ntlempt to lend to general Europenti but five weeks passed agreement. before all ulher Powers followed.
5,000 LOYALISTS BUTCHERED
FEBRUARY
Days of bitter
fighting and Mainga feil. In the terror, hundreds were drowned in the sea, flech wildly from the rebel troops,
Bombing planes harried fugitives along the coastal road. In the city. Franeo's first order was for, instant execution of all prisoners. 5,000 were butchered,
ITALIAN TROOPS
ROUTED
MARCH
London
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After Jane, intr- divalons ente Non-Intervention
& ROEN
wwe Dyoun
Copyright in all countriex.p
Garden of Eden or Tempting the Serpent
was wary enough to beat a retreat when he saw Kipper Kate's large figure looming into the village.
"Kippers," she would shout, in volet that would have done a fog- horn proud. "Pey yer sillar an' tak'
yer cholce," and then, with a 'sus-
ale could never shut her eyes to the picious look around to see if her ad- advantages of such a bargain, and versary was lurking anywhere about, added. "They'll tak' the taste o nuld Tam's burn-rubbish moothis."
"No, though she at waged war on Tam, the two of them had an under- standing which worked out very well. Generally, however, they tried to koop out of each other's way, and
LOOK OUT
For
"THE LAST
TRAIN
oot yer FROM MADRID”
Lavinia Derwent,
Com-
mittee agreed on attempting a Acheme of control to prevent arms and men going to either side in Spain.
Near Madrid Franco suffered worst revere af the campaign. In attempt to ring round the capital he flung 7.000 Italian troops into drive from Guadalajara.
Two days of swift advances and Madrid hit back. Counter-attack by land and air turned Italians back,
Abandoning aring, equipment, torry. Jonds of ammunition. they fled 20 milca. Heating of defeat. Musaalini ent short triumphini tour of Libya, hurried home to Rome in a re
* GERMAN AIR
ATROCITY
APRIL
Franco turned again to the North, opene i main advance towards Bilbao.
Worst atrocity of the war followed. Franco passed his German atrinan and sent them over Guernica.
Four thousand bombs and 100 aeris1 forpedoes blatted out the nuclent Burque capital. Machine-gumming from the air wiped out the remainder of its 000 intrabitants.
DASH WARSHUP
MAY
BITS MINE
Mediterranean
WILT-
ships sprang into the ILMS. Hunter hil rebri 31: 18.
oating mine off Almería. Eight Ben were killed.
O
Majeren, Italian warship was bombed with six men killert.
German warship Dentschland, near of Iviza, was bombed as her per were about to fire on two Government planes. Twenty German sailors were killed, 70 wounded.
Hitler hurriedly summoned his war chiefs to decide what should follow.
REBELS ENTER
JUNE
BILBAO
come
Decision swiftly. German war- ships gathered off Almeria, bom- barded the port, killing and injur- ing many civilians. Germany and Italy withdrew from Non-Inter- vention Committee, returning later withers.
assurances of safely originally demanded.
Air crash robbed Franca of hla northern commander, General Mola, killed with other staff officern on a reconitissance flight over the Bilbao
front.
tanks and Artillery Acroplanes. blasted their way through Bilbao's iron ring." and elly fell to invader for the Brat me In iis history.
Germany alleged torpedo attack against the cruiser Leipzig had been made by unsighted submarine; abe whdrew from control scheme, inking Italy out with her.
Britain and France offered to fill the gap. but Fascist Powers opposed.
MADRID HITS BACK
In agreement with
JULY France. Britain issued
worning that non-Intervention could not continue if control was abandoned.
Italo-German plan for giving Franco belligerent rights, dropping sca control but retaining land frontier control was rejected.
Britain accepted task of suggealing new plan and the Non-Intervention Committee will consider that to-day.
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