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THOSE
Wyndham St., Hongkong "HAVE you a good murder?”
'Phone 26615 August 17, 1939
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
ΤΕΕ CHOICE
THRILLERS
What Men and
Women
Read
know what I mean.”
"Do you find that only à cer- tain type of people read thrillers and mysteries?" we usk.
"Oh, no," the assistant us- 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
Christmas pudding or a peche a change from the heart-throbs tinues, "life gets so dreadfully books who read very little else. melba. A cheerful smile hovers you get from a love story." dull at times, and a good thriller, It's the change from their other about her lips. She evidently "What about older women- breaks the monotony-if you books, I suppose. Perhaps the
healthy and hearty do they read them ?"
doctors find a certain profes- "Quite a lot. We have one We quite understand, and say sional interest in the medical old lady who comes in here and 80. demands the most horrible mur- Men Just as Eager
appetite for crime stories.
asks.
H
I Am Lectured On
side of some crime stories too.". The assistant's remark makes
"Oh, yes," we are informed, though of course nearly every-
we always have to have them on body has read them now. Still,
the shelves." Something New Wanted
And What Of Hongkong? THE invasion yesterday of the area adjoining the British leased territory from Po On to Shumchun by
a large body of Japanese troops--some of whom are suspected of being Shan-
The circulating library assist- tung "puppet" or Formosun ant hands her a book, and she soldiers-arouses once more the scans the pages with a practised der stories we can give her. "What about men?" we in- us realise that the writers of question that has never been eye.
She complains that we've never quire. "Are they great thriller these stories must have a rare far distant from most people's
"Is it exciting enough?" she yet provided her with the ideal readers?"
number of pitfalls to avoid if minds during the last
thriller-the one that would two
"Oh, yes, of course, the as- their books are to survive the years: What chance has the that it is, and she takes the sleep."
The assistant assures her prevent her from going to sistant declares." The majority criticism of medical and crime Colony of withstanding an at-book.
of men seem to prefer them to experts. "She must be a tough old anything else, only a lot of them tack
"Do you find that renders from outside? Unlike "Are women fond of crime dear." Danzig and other disputed areas books?" we ask the assistant
like best what we call mysteries, prefer a writer to figure the "I'll say she's tough!"
where a difficult crime problem same detective, with perhaps whose fate has occupied the after the young lady departs. "Of course," the assistant has to be solved. They like a the same group of associates, in world of recent months, the
"Yes, quite a lot of them," is adds by way of apology for the good thriller, too, but they seem his books?" Colony has not to worry about the reply, "I like them myself." apparent sadism of her sex, to find most pleasure in a crime "Definitely. And the more
"What's the attraction to a "you realise all the time that it problem which baffles the police they give him a an attack from inside. The woman?"
distinctive Chinese, the Indians and the
isn't real-it's just make-be- and them-until the very end. sort of character, with a few "Oh, I suppose it's just the lieve. We wouldn't like these Portuguese who form the bulk thrill-the excitement," the as- things actually to happen."
If they can guess who the peculiarities and whimsies of his I suppose of our "minorities" have their sistant tells us after a moment
murderer or other criminal is own, the better. We accepted her explanation half-way through, they're ab- Conan Doyle set that fashion. little grievances to air occasion of consideration. "All women sympathetically. ally, and no administrative com-
like thrills-unless their nerves
solutely disgusted. They say with Sherlock Holmes." "No, of course not."
"Good old Sherlock Holmes!" it's a ratten book. But if they're munity would be functioning
are bad, and a murder thrill is
"You see," the assistant con- kept guessing until near the we muse, "the first and greatest normally without them; but all
finish, and then succeed in spot- of them all. Do the Sherlock are earnestly united in defend-
ting the villain, they're tickled Holmes' stories still go out." to death and think it's a grand ing to the last this little plot of
yarn. Then they go round re- the Empire in which they all have a stake, be it expressed in lecture theatre of a great hose were of frosted glass. On these the just to see whether they're as PATIENTS who have been in the windows, the bottom panes of which commending it to their friends actual property, a bread-and-pital do not generally count their professor made anatomical illustra-smart as they themselves are." butter living, or the not insigni- experience an entertaining one; they tions in various colours of chalk, "Even the writers have to ficant title of a home.
are glad to be quit of the place as which helped greatly to clarify the intrigue a soon as possible.
ideas
man through his he was trying to convey to the vanity-is that it?
"Is there any sign of a change The attack from outside is
The patient who can overcome all serried throng of students,
of taste in connection with which, incidentally, increased Hongkong's only concern and embarrassment und has any interest interest in the lecture.
"That's just it," the assistant crime stories?" we have the promise of the Of-need have little to fear from enter-I learned many useful facts which they have to admit that some "some people have grumbled
replies with a twinkle in her in his own particular case, however,] thu
The assistant considers a mo- eyes. "Conceited creatures! But ment. "Well," she says-at-last, ficer Communding the Garrison,ing the theatre. On the other hand, who spcaka
he may be surprised to find himself might have remained obscure to me of the best mystery writers are lately about the sameness of for H.E, the
one of many interested listeners. had it not been for this and the Governor, that the Colony will
It may seem a simple matter to comparative simpllelty with which women." be defended to the last man.
write in such a veln some weeks I That is a herole sentiment that
after the experience; but I can well was very much surprised when remember all the feelings I had at the professor related the whole his- will stir the lowliest volunteer the time, and I must say that my tory of my case with perfect ac- so long as he knows that the interest in what the professor was curacy, though it covered a period of
more than a dozen years. saying was uppermost from the mo-
Now and women and children are being ment he started,
again ho would usk me if he was looked after. It is no
stating a
certain secret One inevitably feels confused on not
rightly, Doini
but that such precautions have been entering the theatre, where one is once did, I have to correct him.. WOS one of particular in- taken; that the feeding of the students. But the fact that one is counsel that my recovery had in the. surrounded by scores upon score of terest to him, and it was by his wise civilians and Forces has been the focal point, of so many eyes may end been ensured. planned; that large buildings be forgotten if one takes a real in- terest In what the lecturer is saying. have been earmarked for hosp!- 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. stores of ammunition to blow than some may think.
the lecturer's words, much more so There must have been hundreds in
ail. the Japanese fleet back to With what little knowledge I had
One young doctor was in the Tokyo. Having said that, it is previously attained of physiology, I centre with the lecturer, and was 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- case, His replies were somewhat ture from the other angle and posite end of the theatre from that technical, but the professor's sub- to realise that Japan is also which I entered, there were three sequent explanations put that right| fighting a "war of nerves" with Britain as well as a very dis heartening physical combat with China,
the
professor spoke.
My casc
K
and
my
and
The few glances which I took at that it was
my audience revealed
for me; I almost felt that he was using simple language for my bene-
wants to do is to fight Britain; t. The last thing Britain wants to
*
do is to play the dirty game. one's case brought to light in a The advantages, then, of having In this "war", which consists Much nud has been thrown and lecture theatre as against a private of bullying isolated mission- some of it will take a deal of examination are. twofold. aries, making wealthy
First, mer-shaking off, but at least we can there is the more or less valuable chants, quake for their shares, face a straightforward issue in experience provided for a number of and removing a considerable our little corner of the Empire. hears his trouble explained without
future doctors, Secondly, the
patient amount of dignity from diplo Demonstrations on the border a
a trace of secrecy—which accrecy is matic negotiations as we used should not shake our nerves; we often a source of annoyance, justly to know them, Japan is forcing have only to watch the moves a or unjustly to
to persons receiving Britain to play a different game little longer and the issue will medical attention, 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, Hong-every viitor 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- without Japan having to fight a Japanese or a German posses-edge is of permanent value to man- for them. The last thing Japan sion.
All these things seem to me for to
kind.
must
G. W.
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