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GERMAN PEOPLE
THOSE THRILLERS
"HAVE you a good murder?"
The person who asks the question is a smart young wo- man, attractive in looks, and with no signs of morbidity in her eyes. She pronounces the word "murder" with emphasis and relish, as though she were asking for another helping of
has
years: What chance has the that it is, and she takes the
"Are women fond of crime books?" we ask the assistant after the young lady departs.
What Men and Women Read
"I'll say she's tough!"
"Do you find that only a cer- tain type of people read thrillers and mysteries?" we ask.
"Oh, no," the assistant a8- sures us. "You would be sur prised what a wide variety of people like them, from school. boys upwards. We have some doctors and clergymen on our
distinctive
And What Of Hongkong? THE invasion yesterday of the
area adjoining the British Christmas pudding or a peche a change from the heart-throbs tinues, "life gets so dreadfully books who read very little else. dull at times, and a good thriller It's the change from their other leased territory from Po On to melia. A cheerful smile hovers you get from a love story."
"What about older women- breaks the monotony--if you books, I suppose. Perhaps the
know what I mean."
doctors find a certain profes- Shumchun by a large body of about her lips. She evidently
healthy and hearty do they read them?"
We quite understand, and say sional interest in the medical Japanese troops-some of whom appetite for crime stories.
"Quite a lot. We have one
side of some crime stories too." are suspected of being Shan- The circulating library assist- old lady who comes in here and so.
The assistant's remark makes tung "puppet" or Formosanant hands her a book, and she demands the most horrible mur- Men Just as Eager
"What about men?" we in- us realise that the writers of soldiers-arouses once more the scans the pages with a practised der stories we can give her.
She complains that we've never quire. "Are they great thriller these stories must have a rare question that has never been eye.
number of pitfalls to avoid if far distant from most people's
"Is it exciting enough?" she yet provided her with the ideal readers?"
thriller-the one that would
"Oh, yes, of course, the as- their books are to survive the asks. minds during the Inst two
from going to sistant declares." The majority criticism of medical and crime The assistant assures her prevent her
sleep."
of men seem to prefer them to experts.
"Do you find that readers Colony of withstanding an at- book.
"She must be a tough old anything else, only a lot of them tack from outside? Unlike
like best what we call mysteries, prefer a writer to figure the dear."
where a difficult crime problem same detective, with perhaps Danzig and other disputed areas
"Of course," the assistant has to be solved. They like a the same group of associates, in whose fate has occupied the
"Yes, quite a lot of them," is adds by way of apology for the good thriller, too, but they seem his books?"
"Definitely. And the more world of recent months, the Colony has not to worry about the reply, "I like them myself." apparent sadism of her sex, to find most pleasure in a crime
"What's the attraction to a "you realise all the time that it problem which baffles the police they give him a
few an attack from inside. The woman?"
isn't real-it's just make-be- and them-until the very end. sort of character, with a Chinese, the Indians and the "Oh, I suppose it's just the lieve. We wouldn't Kke these
If they can guess who the peculiarities and whimsies of his I suppose murderer or other criminal is own, the better." Portuguese who form the bulk thrill--the excitement," the as- things actually to happen."
We accepted her explanation half-way through, they're ab- Conan Doyle set that fashion of our "minorities" have their sistant tells us after a moment
solutely disgusted. They say with Sherlock Holmes."
"Good old Sherlock Holmes!" little grievances to air occasion of consideration. "All women sympathetically.
like thrills-unless their nerves "No, of course not.'
it's a rotten book. But if they're ally, and no administrative com-
are bad, and a murder thrill is
"You see," the assistant con- kept guessing until near the we muse, "the first and greatest munity would be functioning
finish, and then succeed in spot of them all. Do the Sherlock normally without them; but all
ting the villain, they're tickled Holmes', stories still go out."
"Oh, yes," we are informed, are earnestly united in defend-
to death and think it's a grand yarn. Then they go round re- though of course nearly every- ing to the last this little plot of the Empire in which they all
the shelves." have a stake, be it expressed in PATIENTS who have been in the windows, the bottom panes of which commending it to their friends body has read them now. Still, lecture theatre of a great hos- were of frosted glass. On these the just to see whether they're as we always have to have them on actual property, a bread-and-pital do not generally count their professor made anatomical illustra-smart as they themselves are."
"Even the writers have to Something New Wanted
man through his
"Is there any sign of a change butter living, or the not insigni- experience an entertaining one; they tions in various colours of chalk,
are glad to be quit of the place as which helped greatly to clarify the intrigue a
ideas he was trying to convey to the vanity-is that it?
of taste in connection with soon as possible.
of students, serried throng
"That's just it," the assistant crime stories?" The patient who enn overcome all which, Incidentally, Increased my
replies with a twinkle in her The assistant considers a mo- Hongkong's only concern and embarrassment and has any interest interest in the lecture.
in his own particular case, however,
eyes. "Conceited creatures! But ment. "Well," she says at last, they have to admit that some "some people have grumbled
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ficant title of a home.
The attack from outside is
·
I Am Lectured On
we have the promise of the Of-need have little to fear from enter-
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and
ficer Commanding the Garrison, ing the theatre. On the other hand, might have remained obscure to me of the best mystery writers are lately about the sameness of
the
he may be surprised to find himself one of many interested listeners.
It may seem a simple matter to write in such a veln some weeics
was very
MC
GRÍN
AND BEAR IT
By Lichty
I learned many useful facts which
had it not been for this and the who speaks for H.E.
comparative simplicity with which women." Governor, that the Colony will
the professor spoke. be defended to the last man.
much surprised when That is a heroic sentiment that after the experience: but I can well the professor related the whole his- reinember all the feelings I had at tory of my case with perfect ac- will stir the lowliest volunteer the time, and I must say that my curacy, though it covered a period of
interest in what the professor was mo so long as he knows that the saying was uppermost from the mo- agu
more than a dozen years. Now and would ask if he was again he women and children are being ment he started.
stating a certain point rightly, but secret looked after. It is no
One inevitably feels confused on ot
My case WRS one of particular In- that such precautions have been entering the theatre, where one isnot once did I have to correct him. surrounded by scores upon score of terest to him, and it was by his wis taken; that the feeding of the students. But the fact that one is counsel that my recovery had in the civilians and Forces has been the focal point of so many eyes may end been ensured.
The few glances which I took at be forgotten if one takes a real in- planned; that large buildings terest in what the lecturer is saying.my audience revented that I was have been carmarked for hospi- With a slight knowledge of one's composed chiefly of male students, tals and that there are enough own case it is quite easy to follow but not by any means entirely so. the lecturer's words, much more so There must have been hundreds In stores of ammunition to blow
than some may think,
all.
was in the the Japanese flect back to
One young doctor With what le knowledge I had
centre with the lecturer, and wus Tokyo. Having said that, it is previously attained of physiology, encouraging to look at the pic-missed little of what was being ex- asked numerous questions about my
plained. In front of me, at the op-cuse, Hls replies were ture from the other angle and posite end of the theatre from that technical, but the professor's sub- which I entered, there were three sequent explanations put that right to realise that Japan is also
for me; I almost felt that he was fighting a "war of nerves" with
using simple language for my bene- Britain as well as a very dis- heartening physical combat with China,
A
somewhat
wants to do is to fight Britain.ft. The last thing Britain wants to The advantages, then, of having do is to play the dirty game. one's case brought to light in a In this "war", which consists Much mud has been thrown and lecture theatre as against a private are twofold. First, of bullying isolated mission- some of it will take a deal of examination aries, making wealthy mer-shaking off, but at least we can there is the more or less valuable experience provided for a number of chants quake for their shares, face a straightforward issue in future doctors. Secondly, the patient and removing a considerable our little corner of the Empire. hears his trouble explained without amount of dignity from diplo-Demonstrations on the border a trace of secrecy-which secrecy is matic negotiations as we used should not shake our nerves; we often a source of annoyance, justly to persons receiving to know them, Japan is forcing have only to watch the moves nor unjustly,
medicat attention. Britain to play a different game little longer and the issue will All these things seem to me for to and a dirtier one than that to be decided one way or the other. out-weigh the embarrassment which which she has been accustomed, Whichever way it goes, Hang- every visitor to the theatre and it is all designed to make kong's destiny is linked up with experience, but which, after all, is the Empire concede "points" the Empire: it has never been only temporary, while medical know- ledge is of permanent value to man- without Japan having to fight a Japanese or a German posses-kind. for them. The last thing Japan 'sion.
must
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