THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1938.
That's a
WHITBREAD
THE SUPERB PALE ALE Sole Agents:-A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.
MOUTRIE PIANOS
REALLY EXPERT OPINION
IS UNANIMOUS IN ITS CHOICE OF THE "MOUTRIE" FOR MODERN HOMES
THE
AND MODERN PEOPLE.
"I
NEW 'MINIATURE"
FITS INTO THE SMALLER HOME WITHOUT EITHER DWARFING THE BEST OF THE FURNISHINGS OR ITSELF LOOKING A "MINIATURE”
AND IN USE IT IS A BIG PIANO; "RESONANT IN TONE" "RESPONSIVE IN TOUCH"
CALL AND INSPECT THIS NEW MODEL
S. Moutrie & Co., Ltd.
York Building
Chater Road
NEWS FOR MOTORISTS
Flying Standard
1939 PROGRAMME
more
Such has been the success of the present Flying Standard models that the Standard Motor Co. Ltd. have decided to continue them during the following season. You could not make a wiser nor economical choice than one of these splendid Flying Standards which during the past year have acquitted themselves so brilliantly in the hands of tens of thousands of motorista,
"RINE"
"NINE" OF LOTT›
"TEN"
.£182
102
"TWELVE" SUPEN BALLOGIE - "TWELVE" OROP-NIAN COUPÍ.
£252
282
201
"FOURTEEN"
214
"FOURTEEN" TOURING SALOON
288
307
249
"TWENTY" TOURING BALOON
260
DUNLOP TYRES
- TRIPLEX GLASS
"TEN" DE LUXE
"TWELVE"!'
All prices delivered. Hongkong.
FAR EAST · MOTORS
THE FAR EAST AVIATION COMPANY, LIMITED
26, Nathan Road, Kowloon
Flying
Telephone 80101.
THE
TUGENAKER SPOTLIGHT CARS
OF THE YEAR
Ros! Smart
STUDEBAKERS
Impressively Magnificent in
Style.
Improved Economy Roominess... Luggage Space Safety ... Engineering... Value.
SEE THEM
WHAT AMERICA THINKS OF CHAMBERLAIN
S
can
on some
TRAIGHTAWAY I hd who recognise the threat of admit the difficulty the present situation to the pence and well-being of the of assessing Ameri- whole world. They would, with public opinion
reluctance, look with internal affairs. It has favour on the collective organi- been difficult enough in our sation of peace "if it were prac own country, but America ticable"; and one of the greatest is a country of 48 far-flung obstacles to their regarding it as practicable is the policy of States and of many the British Government. nationalities, and American TRY THEM Governments have never
GET BEHIND THE WHEEL AND THRILL TO THE BIULLIANT STUDEBAKER
PERFORMANCE.
had a particularly clear-cut
"YOUR Sir John foreign policy, apart from
Simon," they say, the Monroe Doctrine.
"preferred supporting the Japan- But after three visits to the ese case in 1931-32 to co-opera- United States I am convinced efforts put forth by Mr. Stimp- tion with us in response to the |of two things; that the American
people have a sound instinct for son, the then Secretary of State
ment was genuinely promoting policy. And now you ara after the collective organisation of old-time imperialist deals with peace and not undermining the unreliablo people like Munnolini League of Nations, our people and Hitler. You are going on might take another view,"
as if your League of Nations didn't exist.
"Our public opinion just slides back. The President's line at
ONE points out that the Chicago gets less support. And United States Govern- even I, who want to support ment has at least acquiesced in your Labour policy, I, who am some of these policies or made no friend of isolation and am a no active stand, and that it also, friend of collective security-I to admit that, as under Congress legislation, has am driven phohibited the supply of arms things are, the isolationists hero to the Spanish Government. "I have a caso.
"If things wero different' on know," is the answer, "but what else can we do 3,000 miles away your side things could be differ- when you people in the middle ent here. I believe the President of it are betraying democracy wants to do the right thing, but and doing little or nothing for he's get to carry public opinion. the active organisation of a And your Government just isn't peaceful world?"
giving him a chance."
is a state
I met definite friends of col- lective security, of whom there are a large number in the As fairly as I can give United States. Leaders of
it, there special organisations for the ment of a cross-section of Ame- study of foreign policy, Liberals, rican public opinion. It is best, union leaders; and, so far as I men should know about it. Socialists, a number of the trade I think, that my fellow country- could tell, my speeches expound-
If France is involved in a first-
Hongkong Hotel Peace and order in international under President Hoover, France ing the British Labour Party's class war; it is ten to the shut
Garage
Phone 27778-9
The
affairs; and that our "National" Government has severely dam- aged British prestige in America
Stubbs Rd. since 1931.
Hongkong Telegraph.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1030.
WORLD ECONOMIC
PROBLEMS
If the world situation is such
By the Rt. Hon. Herbert Morrison
Britain will be found on
side
ma-
of France, If Britain and France were in danger of defeat at the hands of the Fascist Powers, it is two to one that America would sooner or later come
in on the side of the democracies-if they are still de- mocracies. So both Britain and THERE is much isola-
and you muddled things in the foreign policy went well, parti America may just drift into an- tionaliam among the American people, and they have Abyssinian business and you re- cularly in Labour and Liberal other and worse 1914.
cognise the Italian conquest. circles and among the keener a better practical case for it than In your own way you have vic students of inetrnational affairs. ment will not do is to take the But what the British Govern- we have. But to a great extent
But all of them told me that much smaller risks involved in it has been perpetuated by the limised the constitutional Gov-
ernment of Spain. Your Mr. British foreign policy under our mobilising the peaceful Powers policies of democratic Govern- ments in Europe. The essential Chamberlain has been steadily "National" Government had put representing the vast case argued for their isolationist moving away from co-operation the clock back in America.
jority of nations, people, and with the peaceful Powers and "Take my position," said an economic and military power- views is that the statesmen of
moving towards the Fascist intelligent and important trade not for war, but for peace. And Europe (including our own) are
warmakers. Your Government union oficial. "I think you are because of that, America stands not to be trusted.
has got a pre-1914 mind.
right about nil this, and I want aside. "We went into the Great "The latest Italian agreement to support you. I am not an American instincts are sound.
once "Late, wo not only War," they argue.
But more betrays isolationist.
The people of the United States that it is possible for the League admit, but still at a vital and Spain, but is a full-blooded old- "Well, Roosevelt made his are firm champonis of demo- of Nations Assembly to get critical moment for the Allied style imperialist document. And quarantine speech at Chicago cracy. They are against dicta- Powers. We went into it with now your Prime Minister Cham- fast Fall. A risky and courage torship. They hate the tyranny through its normal programine
ideals, similar ideals to those berlain visits Lord London- ous thing to do. He got some and militarism of Fasciem. They of work, economic questions will your Government had officially derry, whose close relations with support and it did good, but he are genuine friends of peace. It proclaimed. And then after the German Nazis are well got a lot of criticism. And then is precisely because of their vir- play a not inconsiderable part in the victory we got the same old known.
what happened on your side? tues that they are unwilling to "What's the good of talking He got no real response from the run the risk of being used as the
near future. A proposal imperialist deals, and the sort
On the catspaws by a muddled Europe that measures for raising the of peace that was so vindictive to us about co-operation with British Government.
that it was only an interrupted Britain and the other peaceful contrary, its policy steadily got and Chamberlain Imperialism. standard of living of the masses, war.
Powers when Britain and appar- worse, and it hasn't been much Perhaps, the only means of ently France are themselves good, even under Eden, since winning the co-operation of the shall be the subject of special Your statesmen pulled the moving away from collective 1931. Then came the Eden re- American, people for the collec
wool over President Wilson's security and the League and to- signation (or dismissal under tive organisation of peace is the investigation by the League is
eyes and we were so disgusted wards imperiallat deals with the foreign pressure) because Cham- defeat of Mr. coming before the Assembly at with the whole business, that aggressors. If your Govern- berlain wanted a still worse Government.
we kept out of your Treaty of the next session. A preliminary Versailles, League of Nations investigation has already been and all. Finally, you have failed to pay your debts to us. carried out as a result of
Why should we bother about resolution adopted at last year's Europe and its troubles? Assembly. The report on this is being submitted to this year's Assembly.
Another
report
by the
We
Chamberlain'a
OUR VOICES GIVE US AWAY
are a long way away and we A RECENT article on noses in a, in a pair of blue eyes. An artistle tence, he can quite safely be placed.
don't have to bother anyway."
There are others who take a more modern view of things
League's Economic Organisation LAUGHTER FROM should be taken at our face value.
that is also in the hands of
delegates is the annual World Economic Survey.
a
IRELAND
nose
An 17-
reminder that many famous men❘ Grecian
may be allied with as a being of uncertain temper. have had a profound belief in the re- dull, expressionless eyes. A mouth vealing power of physiognomy. which is a thin, colourless line may The cestatic valer,, eternally over- Shakespeare's reference to faces as beteken a hard, disagretable person- emphasising trivial points, is the cer- "a book whereon men may read ality. It may just as easily be a tain hall-mark of the hysterical, strange writings" la famous. Cow- mask which conceals someone who shallow-minded person. per, Scott, and Hazlitt, three widely is painfully sensitive.
naturally soft, purring voice, assum- different men, all believed that wej But there is one safe way of as-ed for the occasion, reveals the self-
$casing characteristles; that is by seeking, hypocritical type. Lockhart, speaking of a centem-studying voices. For the voice is an
At the other extremo is the ag porary, says that "his fair and very infallible register of the emotions,gressively honest self-made mon who handsome physiognomy carried and, whether we will or no, we be mistaken by any who could read bland astuteness of expression not to betray something of our characterfuses to tone down the accents of
his humble childhood. to those who can read the sign has many execilent qualities, he is. the plainest of Nature's
hand- aright. writing."
not an easy person to live with.
A dull monotone is usually assum-- ed to batokan a vacant mind, but it
While ho
THE Green Isle is famed for being I the home of unconscious humour, and the sayings of Pat and his cronies are quoted all over the
Undoubtedly, the evidence in sup- Sign Of "Nerves" world. There is nothing forced about their humour, and often they port of this face-reading theory is
^. nervous, highly-strung man may just as easily belong to the themselves fail to realise that they impressive, Yet there is a danger are being unwittingly funny, as this placing too Implicit a reliance on nearly always pitches his voice in dreamer whose thoughts are far re
the message of the face. collection of stories will testify.
too high a key. If he has, in nd moved from the company. The threat of an aggressive chin diilon, the Irritating trick or raising A rich, well-modulated voice indi-. may be belled by the kindly gitam his voice at the end of every sen-cates a disciplined, sanely-balanced
The Survey begins with the statement that "The year 1937 marked for many countries turning-point from expansion to contraction of trade activity. The rapid rise in the prices of primary commodities in the early part of the year was intensified by the prospect of heavy and Increasing expenditure on armament." In parenthesis it you heard anything about your son?"
In an Irish paper the following lucid statement was printed:-"On last Boxing Day some of the public- houses were closed and some re- mained open. This year it seems. the very reverse is to be the case."
The story 19 told of an Irish mother who, during the war, met the priest in the village. "Have you re-had bad news, Biddy?" he inquired. "You are looking very sad. Have
sadly, "I have that."
"Shure, your honour," she said
"Did you receive word from the War Office?"
"No, sorr. I received word from himself."
may be added in this connection that the Bureau of the Disarma-
ment Conference is to meet during the Assembly to consider the replies of Governments to a draft convention providing for Budgetary publicity of arma-Soys he, Dear Mather, I am now in
ments. At the present time the armaments Budgets of certain countries, notably Italy Japan, are not known.
and
An interesting comparison between Great Britain, and the United States is made in the Survey. We are told that "In comparison with the United
States, the United Kingdom had by 1937 reached a much more
Standard Cars advanced stage of recovery, and
during 1937 experienced much loss violent fluctuations."
"But how could you do that?” ask-| ed the perplexed priest,
"Shure, an' be sent me 'n letter.
the Holy Land."""
A traveller, in ireland spent the night in a remote country inn. He was surprised in the morning, to find thint the boots he had left ouside his bedroom door had not been cleaned. "Why do you suppose I put my bools outside the door?" he asked the landlord angrily.
"
"Sure, an' I don't know, sorr," was the reply, "unless it was that, beg- ging your honour's pardon, ye' wert drunk,"
"Have you any references?" asked the mistress of the house.
"Shure, mum, Ibis of thim,% re- plled the prospective mald.
"Then why didn't you bring some with_you?"
"Well, you see, mum; they're just; like me pictures. They don't do me Justice."
GRIN AND BEAR IT
dr. by Culina
1103
By Lichty
--"I don't know either how lifting the hood helps but I always
ace Henry do it when he's in trouble!"
personality. A voice of this type is usually the result of training, not, of accident.
It is interesting, too, to note the voice of our acquaintances off guard. Think of the impression created by a woman who addresses Д casuali friend in dulcet tones, and im mediately after is overheard shrill- ing a sharp reproof at a subordinate..
Heredity Tells
A voice, like character, is often or noteworthy heritage from parents, Quite frequently every member of the family speaks in exactly the pame ones. Rider Haggard onco described how the deep, booming. notes of the "Haggard volee" were. pecullor. to every member of his: father's family.
That a physical. defect In speaking betokens extreme nervousnes generally recognised. But it ir not ED well known that it is usually ac- companied by a particularly high level of intelligence. Mr. Somerset Maugham has confessed that his stammer had a great deal to do with:
adoption of a terary career. "My inability to speak properly," he commented, "made me more ative and introspective than I should ofherwise have been, so that I co things a little differently from "other people,"
Ben-
Then there is the question of age. With the majority of us age is in- evitably betrayed by the voice. Think of the clear, musical treble of the child, of the thin reedyanctes of the aged, not to speak of all the varying infections in between, andi. It is impossible to doubt this. -
Page 30Page 31