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FIRST YOU MUST
CATCH YOUR MAN
HE EMDEN was one of
the ships forming the The Emden had a landing party, German Far East squadron, under Lieutenant Commander von Mucke, busy demolishing the wire- A vessel of 3,600 tons dis- less mast and cuiling the cubies, co placement, built in 1908, she hoisted the veenit, hove up her Lanchor and steamed to sea, taking with a speed of 24% knots, the approaching warship for H.M.S. and an armament of 10 4.1- Newcastle, a ship near her own size,
and Intending to join action. inch guns, she slipped to sea)
thing I should dream There was a surprise in store for American "Neutrality"
from Tsingtao, the German both ships, for the Emden suddenly
of doing would be to criticise the ladies. To say that the attention of the treaty port on the Chinese heavier ship than the Newcastle, a world is now focussed on the coast, on July 81, 1914, upon 5,400-tonner, mounting eight 6-inch
From any such foolhardi- debáte taking place in Congress on
ness and vain conceit as we should do more to restore the U.S. Neutrality in relation to the receipt of news from Ger- while present wir in Europe is but to make many of the imminence of enth guns had a range that, angels and ministers of
a statement of fact. The final deel-] War: sion of Congress is of the most vital importance; to Great Britain and France, on one side of the conflict, and to Germany on the other.
realised that she was opposed to
Runs, with a speed of 20% knots, he Sydney believing her
only of 8,500 yards, was unexpected- ly hit at 10,500 yards,
* * * On August 3, she cap-.... tured the Russian steamer Sydney soon began hitting, TH and soon the Emden was in tore Riasan and returned with straits, though the Sydney's shooting The protagonists are Senator Key her to Tsingtao. About a was ranted, both range-finders being Pittman, Chairman of the Foreign week later, she was detached to out of action and the guns engaged
in independent fring. Relations Committee, who sponsors operate in the Indian Ocean. The Eden's speed was dropping. the Bill-called the Neutrality Revi-
She steamed toward the Bay so that the Sydney closed to some Bion Bill-which gives the President of Bengal, reaching the Colom-three miles. of the United States power to bo-Calcutte trade route, and ships, the Sydney's unused starboard In the turnings made by the two the Arms Embargo; and Senator sank the steamers Indus, Lovat, buttery came into action, upon which William Borah, who opposes the Killin, Diplomat, Trabboch, and the Emden's second and third fani
Clan Matheson, as well as cap-nels came down, Both parties are agreed on one turing the Kabinga-all this be-North Keeling Island,
The enemy ship was, hending.for nad the issue--to keep the United States outween September 9 and 14,
Sydney, belleving that she intended: of war. But in regard to the best The Einden then steamed toward to pass on the für side of the island method of doing so, they are as wide Mudras, arriving there on the night did not intercept tur, Sceing the apart us
the poles. And on the of August 22. She opened fire on Emden firmly ground, the Sydney
the city, one shell passing through headed
mway northerly toward a ability of Boral and Pittman 10
a large oil storage tank without ex- cloud of smoke that bad been entisfy-Congress-will-the-main-issue-ploding upon which a small-battery sighted. be decided.
of artillery ashore opened fire with She overtook the other ship at Americans may only the Emden's gun ashes as far- noon, fading her to be the Bures
gets. The frat sütvo knocked out whose German crew had opened the One of the Eden's after guns, kill-¦ Kingston valves and abandoned her. ing 12 men, upon which she sheered Picking up the crew and firing four away into the darkness.
shells into her, the Sydney returned to the Eden, arriving about 4 pan.
* * ·
Bill.
However much deplore it and however hard they try, they cannot be "neutral" in the Etrictest sense of the word. They have more monetary gold than all the rest of the world. They have the greatest Industrial set-up in the world with potentially the greatest output. They have the greatest store and widest range of raw materinis-with the possible excep- tion of Soviet Russia, which is now making her stocks available to Nazi Germany. Whatever they do, don't do. with their stupendous power, they cannot fail to swing the world balance perceptibly one way or the other, whether they like or not.
*
* * TEAMING southward down the
cast coast of Ceylon, the EndenE German chalgn was still fly swept round Point de Galle
Ing, so the Sydney signalled in September 23, and sank the steamers International code: "Will you sur- King Lud, Tymeric, Gryfevale, render?" Ribera, and Foyle, besides capturing
on
By Morse Bags the reply came:
the Buresk, carrying a full cargo of "What signal? No signal books," to coal. On October 10 the Einden whieh Glossop replied with Morse sank the steamers Clan Grant and flugs: "Do you surrender" or Ben Mohr, as well as the dredger No answer was given by the Em- Penrabbet, bound for Tasmania, den, so another signal was made;
tured the Exford with 6,500 tons of Emden still had her torpedoes, a Still no reply came, and as the Welsh coal, and the St. Egbert, lucky hit with which night still give Hoisting duminy fourth funnel her a victory, Glossop reluctantly
They will be unneutral if they act and they will be unneutral if they do nothing whatever. Why is this
Let us examine the position, Should the United States adhere to the existing law and place on em- bargo on munitions to both sides
Troilus and the Chilkana and cap-
Two days later she sänk the "Have you received my signal?"
to simulate a British "town" class was compelled to fire two salvões cruiser, the Emden ran through the from a range of two miles at the entrance to Penang Harbour at funnels. am, on October 20." After torpedo- The German ensign was hauled ing the Russian cruiser Zemichus, down and a white sheet displayed she
20 ran back to sea, sinking the from the quarter-deck. Sonie small French destroyer Mousquet as lives were taken by these salvoes. she did so.
Prince Franz Joseph of Hohen- alike, it would not hurt Germany; tast prize on October 30, the steamer naively claimed that the Emden Steaming southward she took her zollern, an officer in the Emden,
only Britain, France and their allies. | Newburn, but released her to take never surrendered. "for one con Germany could send her technicians the French survivors of the Mousquet only surrender with weapons... to Russia to speed up munitions to Sabang, production for herself, safely out of reach of hostile planes, whereas the Anglo-French coalition, to all in- tenis, would be cut off from outside sources of supply.
THE
THE
transports
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OSITIVELY the last found freedom and status have been accompanied by a grievous deteriora-
grace defend us.
manners and private cooking. House- wifery as a science is in its almost completo obsolescence in this Colony,
national physique by sucking cook-boys then by encouraging our women to play bridge or muh-jongg. One decent plain cook is a better Yet there are moments, it
health factor in a home than a whole must be confessed, when tral- legion of famule "socialites". Maybe, torous thoughts will keep on feminine psychology being what it weaving into one's mind like is, we might solve this problem by aura as the club, Perhaps it might boxers trying to get a knock-out giving the kitchen as glamorous an on the solar plexus. Moments be done by allowing cooks to wear when one asks oneself whether a after all our feminine divinities really have fect of clay.
In fact, even when those feminine extremities are richly decorated with purpledyed toe nails, the artistic camouflage cannot quite conceal the common
clay.
It is now a long time since Adam abdicated from his former monarchy, and sex equality was bylaw-proclaimed. I took around in vain for the rare and refreshing fruits of that splen did feminine apotheosis. I can find 110 convincing evidences that it has added one lota to the wisdom or efficiency of our lives. If anything, quite the contrary is the ease.
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costume which displayed their charms as adequately as a gym dress. As Mr. Shaw's waiter so portentously observes, one never can tell.
One might expect
to be really clever at the prehistoric art of captivating the male of the specica. But are they? The line of attack by way of blood-red finger-nalis, plucked eyebrows, exposed knee-ops, and. exaggerated hips does not greatly im press many masculine minds. If the hand that plucks the eyebrow is going to rule Britain, it looks a rather thin prospect for our future Imperial destiny.
Yet busband-ynaring is evidently- activity. I have been reading a lady still an important phase of feminine
journalist's article in a Home paper extremely popular with women. It
headed "How to Catch Your Man" Rather a shock, this sort of thing, to feminist high-brow and masculine misogynists. It conflicts so violently with the Victorian theory voiced by Nor has lady yet made a the old king in Tennyson's "Princess." "Man is the hunter, woman is his really considerable figure in poli-
game; these sleek mid shining erea- tical affairs. It is the sume in fures of the chase, we hunt them for the learned and other profes- the beauty of their skins"!
Nather
different outlook that sions, which were formerly cita-.
from "How To Catch Your Man"! dels of male prerogative, but But, of course, as the Shavian John now for twenty years have been Tanner knew so well, it is the Life, thrown wide open to insurgent | Force that does the pursuing, and petticoats. A few women have the Life Force is woman, Hipsticked achieved a competent mediocrity, but and eyebrow-moulted.
This Indy Journalist's recipe for none has yet stood forth as
manentching is engagingly frank'and. distinguished or great practitioner.
man, the They tell me, moreover, that even even naive. With a shy
do the date-making, in such vocations as the dressmaker's, lady must and the chef's, which seem peculiar phoning, and arranging. In fact she ly women's sphere, all the outstand must "practically pop the question."
But with the bold aggressive type. the man who "fancles himself," she must adopt other tactics, make him
phoning and billet-douxing to him. think he means nothing in her young life, break. dates, and leave the
ing performers are men,
*
truly
Ifam its that such failure is duo
IS sometimes argued by ordent
to male prejudice. But I fail to see With widowers, the castest mairi- how this can be, seeing that women; monlal catches of all, the right tactics are a dinner invitation just when the very substantially outnumber men in England, for instance, and therefore club or restaurant cooking is getting constitute a majority of popular on their nerves, opinion. Minority sentiment and prejudices surely cannot count for
the flag was hauled down becausa a wreck has no longer any right to fly *** *
it."
The cruiser's
Germans complained of Glossop's action, yet on November 1, rapidly approaching its end. Оп Noverber 1, 28 Australion eight days previously, the German
much. were steaming through cruiser, Nurnberg had fired in exact- the Indian Ocean in three lines ly the same circumstances at the Thus would the American so abreast, followed by 10 New Zealand helpless Monmouth, which still kept her ensigns dying as she sank, but enlled "neutrality" tend to affect transports in two lines abreast.
November A1 6.30a.m. on
6. the British did not complain, re- Great Britain orid France adversely and benefit
dolig several of the ships took in a wire-cognising Ute action as permissibic. Nazidom, By
The Sydney went back to pick up less signal from the Cocos Island nothing as the present Neutrality station, "Strange warship approach two of her boats which had been left Law demands-the United States ing."
to pick up some of the Bureske's Ger- The senior officer of the warships man crew, being in Ignorance of what would actually be taking the side of Hitler, Do Americans wish to help escorting the convoy (Captain Si-had happened at the Coros wireless
H.M.A.S. of
Melbourne), stallon. Hitler In this war which he and he ver,
Captain Glossop sent one of his signalled H.MAS. Sydney, "Raiso alone started?
steam for full speed and proceed to hosts to the Emden, manned by the Bureak's Germon priza crew, to say Take the other view. Senator | Cocon." Pittman and his supporters want to At 7 nm, the Sydney (Captain he would return on the following
morning, and headed for the wire less station.
see the Neutrality Law revised so
that the President's hands may be gress would be extending to the freed and enable him to sell muni- Allies a helping hand. tions in the United States under the One need not do very far to find
men
In spite of all the revolutionary UT the common or garden feat- changes in social conditions and po- proof way of getting your pular outlook, marriage still remains mun," writes this samc charming the base Industry of women. It is authority, "is by flattery. Virtually also in the mass their predominant | all men fall for this't preoccupation. How far they are a This lady has one subtle touch of conspicuous success at this, it is not feminine psychologising. "Nole this. for an inveterate old bachelor to ex-
one thing well:
want to be press any opinion. But, if one may philsed for what they are not. A judge by what one hears and sees, relt-made millionaire would rather and by the candid testimony of mar- be thought a Clark Gable than a ried men, even as wives and house- great financier." keepers they are not brillantly suc
So there It is in a nutshell. The cessful in a large proportion of in-post-War Happer's vade mecum. stonces,
I wore a young man, and dallying A learned Judge once confessed to with ideas of matrimony, I should mo that in his experience of divorce make an attentive study of these re- actions, which had been considerable, vealing feminine articles. It is more marriages were ruined by sound policy to swat up the enemy's Inconstancy. In fact in the matter of marital infidelity, the lawyers would tell us that nowadays it is the women who are the chief delinquents.
"Cash, and Carry" proviso. Op. out which side an average American/ HARLY next day he sent in twal Woman's ineficiency than by man's favourite gambles. "
bonts to find die German land- would like to see win this war. But ponents say that this would be out the fear of involvement is a rent ane ing party had solzed a three-masted and-out favourilism of Great Britain in the United States; and this fear schooner, the Ayesha, and had es- and France; for only they, and not may muddle the issue in Congress. caped.
Picking up lite, cable station's the Germans, have the cash and the Nevertheless, Americans will have to commend of the seas to transport make up their minds on one point. medical officer, the Sydney returned what they buy from America to which do they profer for their to the Emden, to find the wounded
neighbours-peace-minded Bellain enemy in a pitiable plight. Europe. By revising this Law and and France or the war-minded Between 70 and B wounded men freeing the President's hands, Con- Fuchror?
PLEASE Turn To Page 3).
POSSIBLY It has no sort of connec
tion with female enfranchliement or sex equality, but it is a remarle- able coincidence, that women's' now-
If you ask me why, I refer you youthful Cleopatra stops her women's once more to G. B. S. When the Chatter, Coenor bids hor let them talk in order that she may
learn "What," asks the Egyptian Queen haughtily, "has Cleopatra to learn from her women?" "What they deef?! answers Caesar succlacily