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Are you bashful when you meet a good-looking girl?
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1937.
Do you boast of your
you an 6. success and abilities,
inferiority complex?
LFRED ADLER, the famous Viennese psychologist
or of what you could
have done if you had been given
the chance? (
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Do you talk about 7. Yourself, about your liness and bad luck,
about
what people say about
you, and so on?
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Do you feel misunder-
8. stone that people do
not appreciate you as
they should? (
Do you brood over a
9. slight and feel that
you have been unjustly
trented? { >
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10. when you meet
good-looking girl (in
who died four months ago, first introduced the term "inferiority complex" to denote a feeling the case of women when you of inadequacy or mal-adjustment to one's surroundings. None of us is without some trace of it, but some of us meet a handsome man? ( have it very markedly.
Here is a chance for you to test yourself. Answer these questions "Yes" or "No," and do not cheat!
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Are you stubborn and argumentative when anyone con- tradicts you? (
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Are you suggestible? That is, do you always agree 2. with others when they suggest that you should do Garbo?
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Are you very contra- 3. suggestible. That is, child
do you always take ( the opposite course to that sug- gested to you? ( }
Are you shy and afraid 4.
when meeting
boss, or local M.P.? (
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IRISH HUMOUR
WWO Irishumen, working in à Clyde When the doctor enme back his shipyard, asked the Irish gaffer first question wus,. "Is Clancy takin'
If he had a job for a friend of theirs his medicine regularly?" Just ntier coming over from the ould
country.
"He is not," said Mrs. Clancy.. "He
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The terms of the Armistice which we commemorale on Thursday were after giving her two more broadsides
"What kind of a lad is he?" asked says he is not goin' to poison him- communicated to the German delegates in the forest of Comprime on the Sydney left her and went after
Duresk which, with
self for the sake of livin' a' bit the gaster. The Germans did not like it but had to the collier Thursday, November 9, 1918.
German prize crow on board, was
longer." bow to the Allied wilt,
trying to escape. A shat mess her "A big strong fellow that could do
An Irishman rushed into the water Just four years earlier, on November 9, 1914 although they did not hows brought her to a halt, but the two men's work," replied the men, to
opened the sen-cocks. tike it any the more, submission was made by the Germans in another Germis
which the gaffer replied, "Send him office and breathlessly shouted at the that the colller must down to-morrow morning, and you man behind the counter, "Me cls- place, for it was on that day that HM.A.S. Sydney met and battered into Seeing surrender the German cruiser Emden off the Cocos-Keeling Islands.
founder, the Sydney after taking oft,
two can stay at home."
tern's burst, me chickens are drown- the crew sped a salvo into her and The exploits of the Emden in the carrying on his ruling activities,
left her to sink.
While having a walk an Irish ed, and mne name's O'Cafferty". The olletats nt Cocos were carly days of the war had made her
Returning to the Einden, Captain priest was overtaken by a ruinstorm, The old oficial looked over the top famous
much
the Emaen's and
feared. She deceived by seemed to be turning
almus funnel as others had been. The Glossop, of the Sydney, inquired by and he sought shelter in a smiddy, up everywhere in the Indian Ocean, and German cruiser as she came up was signat if von Muller would surrender but found that it was almost as wet of his glasses, and said, "Why the LONDON SERVICE
inside as outside. He said to the divil don't you keep ducks?" No answer This was about 3.45 p.m. on account of the dever disguising taken to be H.M.S. Minotaur. Ilow- so prevent further loss of life.
smith, "Pat, you must get your root of the ship by her skipper, Caplain ever, the landing party
signal was made and the German enloura mended." von Muller, time and time again cognised in time and a SOS
remained aloft, the German officers cluded the ships seeking her out for sent out by wireless picked up by-taken off the Buresk telling Captain
This message wasTM От Dic occasion the Emden II.M.A.S. Melbourne, which, with the Glossop that von Muller would never steaming out of Kino-Chau sighted a Sydney, II.M.S, Minotaur, H.M.A.S. surrender. Japanese warship, much too heavily Pioneer, and the Japanese warship first convoying the
At 4.30 p.m. the Sydney opened fire armed for the German light cruiser buki to tackle. So, with a sense of hum Australian and New Zealand con- again and continued to shell the Emden for about five our for which the Teutons are not tingent, as well as reservists return- battered usually given credit, von Muller had a ing to the British Army, to Egypt. minutes. The white flag was then fourth funnel hoisted, flew the White 11.M.S. Minotaur shortly before the hoisted by von Muller and hla sub- Ensign, and steamed past the Jap. news of a strange ship at Cocos came mission was received.
One party of Germans, left ashoro warship with his German crew. Un- through had been ordered away on
Emden steamed out ordered when the ing the ralls and giving three hearty other through had been British cheers! The Japanese were away on other duty and the com- engage the Sydney, escaped In quite deceived and returned banzai mand of the escort devolved upon auxiliary schooner, the Ayesha. for hurral.
the caplain of H.MAS. Melbourne,
destruction.
were
BRISBANE MAN'S STAY
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AGAMEMNON
A gentleman invited a Scotsman and an Irishman to have a drink. To "Troth," said Pat, "I was thinking the Scot he said, "What will you of that for a long time, but it's too have?" "A pale ale," said the Scot.
And, looking at the Irishman, "what LIVERPOOL wet to-day."
for you?" "I'll take a pall of the "Oh, yes," said the priest, "you'll too," said Pat. take a dry day to it."
NELEUS
ADRASTUS
Pat was , and, after examining "Sure, your reverence." rejoined him, the doctor said a few sympathe- NEW YORK Pat. "I wouldn't be needin' it on a tie words to him, but prescribed nothing. At the door he said to the dry day."
wife, "I'm afraid your husband will A friend of mine was driving in not be able to work again." "Ach, I launting car over an old bridge in the must tell him at once. South-West of Ireland, and, to his him up to hear that." surprise, he saw nearby a new bridge
"Cassidy," said one Irishman to in ruins. He asked the jarvey to explain the strange pirenomenon, and another, "You'll excuse me if I don't the farvey said it was built to let the tell ye what I'm thinking about yo."
R. G. D. big buses over the water.
released the Gryfevale. And so Immediately the Sydney, on orders three men
Altogether 11 officers, foine bridge to Hell."
Ceneklering the early accuracy of
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blew the
CASUALTIES COMPARED The casualties in the Sydney were CAREER OF DESTRUCTION -
three killed, one severely wounded Mr. A. T. H. Lemon, of Albion, since dead), four severely, and four Between September 10 and 14 the Emden took and sank six
Becoming heated. Pat complained British who at that time was a atoker aboard sightly wounded. The killed aboard merchantmen in the Bay of Bengal. H.M.A.S. Sydney, in his personal log the Emden from Captain von Muller's
seven officers that it would take the bite out of his and On September 30 she dealt with four of the voyages of the famous cruiser, own statement were
Three oflcers and 53mouth If the big buses came, more in the same way and captured notes that the wireless message was und 100 men. the colller
luck to them, come and Burcsk, and took and received at 6.30 am. on November 8. men were wounded, one officer and added, "but the little fairies, good
Inter dying ut their went on until within seven weeks from H.M.A.S. Melbourne, turned off wounds. Lis lone German cruiser had des- and, working up to 25 knots, sped Warrant officers and 191 men were
Pestored with questions by an troyed some 70,000 tons of Brillsh away to investigate, meanwhile pre- taken aboard the Sydney,
Jarvey was about shipping. On September 22 she paring for action. It was suspected
the Emden's salvoes, the Sydney English tourist. bombarded Madras, firing 125 shells that the mysterious stranger was the escaped lightly, About 10 shells to stop at the Old Dublin Post Office, into the oil tanks and causing a Emden, and both the Melbourne and
and boller when the tourist anked him, "What tremendous blaze.
Thuki wanted the honour of engaging struck her, the engine
are the figures on the top." the funnels escuping On October 28 the Emden tried the her. The Melbourne as senior ship Looms
"The twelve apostles," said Pat. four-funnel trick again and made a had to remain with the convoy and, entirely.
The action will ever remain n raid on Penang. There stie surprised. well, was it likely that she would
"Nonsense," said the Englishman, Australian ship the famous one in the annals of the Russian cruiser, Jemtchug, by dený another
Muller's nights, more especially us a large pro-"there are only six figures." To steaming to within 600 yards und her.our of meeting
** portion of the Sydney's crew were which Pat blondly repiled, "sure the Aring salvoes into her. The Russian famous raider?
young hands and men in training,
other six are la postin' the letters." made a feeble reply. and hit comb merchant ships in the harbour behind the German, bul never landed a shell on the Emden. On the other hand, the Emden landed with the best part of 100 rounds,
von
EMDEN GAME ENOUGH
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Beware of
In a bush town in Australia, with a very large irish population, most of the public appointments were in the hands of Irishmen. At a meet- ing one evening the Trish chairman asked if there were any questions.
An Englishman criticised the il-
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For this aght-her last-the Emden' came out to sea with her decay fun- nel stowed away, and her Imperial German colours dying. At 11,000 yards she opened on the more heavily FLUCKY FRENCHMAN
armed Sydney. The shots fell chori, Turning out to sen again she en- however, and the Sydney steamed on
It was then 9.40 a.m. countered
French destroyer her course. the Mousquet and opened fire. The odds With the range closing to 10,000 of speed, armour, and hitting power yards the Sydney opened fire in reply were pil in favour of the Emden and to that of the Emden, now trinit her Aral shots hit the Frenchman in salvoos rapidly and necurately. All
Sydney Use reliable Absorbine Jr. of the the casualties aboard the the engine-room. Instend Mousquet surrendering the unequal occurred in the earliest stages of the contest, however, she continued firing night. on the German. None of her shells
With both abipa manoeuvring to
hit the Emden and soon the salvacy bring their broadsides into action in from the heavier ship sent the gallant turn they twisted and turned and Mousquet to the bottom bows first pelted each other with high explosive. Von Muller stayed to pick up 38 The Sydney now was getting things Frencla survivors and then, seeing her own way. The foremost funnel out to of the Ernden went, and then mid- another destroyer coming challenge her from Penning, crowded mast, and next the after stack, while German was obviously badly on steam and disappeared, a rains the. torm obscuring her from sight of the are aft. Her hull was badly holed,
and she appeared to be in a sink pursuing Brital ship.
In the early days of November von Inst condition, but von Muller was Muller appeared off the Cocos still fighting gamely.
Keeling Islands, which He directly in
the track between Perth and Colom-
bo, Von. Muller's object was the
destruction of titi cable and wireless
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The flight had now been on just alation there, since the less his over an hour and the Emden, being movements were reported to Allled near, North Keeling Island decided to warships the belter his chance ofbeach. She grounded nt 11.20 m
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and before he could finish his speech someone behind hit him on the head with a stick so severely that he fell like a log to the door.
When the excitement in the audience subsided the chairman said quietly, "Is there any other gintle man who would like to sak a quis- tion?"
Two Irishwomen were having a heated argument at the corner of a busy street in Dublin, and just be- snld to the fore they parted one other, "Mrs. Flanagan, if it wasn't for the slate of grace that I'm in. which, thanka to God, I'll be out Into of in two days, I'd cut yer fiddle strings."
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Have you an inferiority complex?
I. Stubbornness is usually from a desire to call attention to oneself and that is due to a feeling of inferiority.
2 and 3. A person who always allows himself to be influenced by others suffers from an in- feriority leciing; but so docs the individual who is very contra-
auggestible.
An armative answer to all the other questions, too, shows that you are afraid other people will not put the same valuation on you that you put, or would
ice to put, on yourself.
You know the old saw that a bully ta always a coward. It i because he is a coward that he bullies in al blusters and attempt to prove that he is not. Have you noticed the number of physical weeds and misfits in life that worship brute strength It and join Fascist niovements? is due to a desire to overcome their feeling of inferiority, and protie their superiority.
If you answer "yer" to 10 or more of these questions you have a pronounced inferiority complex; if you answer No to 10 or more of them you are very free from the inferiority feeling (unless you have cheated, anya the psychologist who likes have the last word); and if your score is between these two extremer you are, like the setter of this questionnaire, an aver. oge perion.
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