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'It is an interesting PARADOX paradox that the

man who know

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Duelling in DURLLING, allowed in France, Germany, and one-

Australis ; and her intense Ibag- ing for the Singapore Base scheme which will tend to her existence; her outlook has become to be of the self-centred sort. Arguments of an almost simillar nature could easily be elaborated In connection with such places as South Africa, India and Canada, In various parts of the Empire nothing about it is frequently able or two other Continental countries, the economic development is in- to tell the man who knows all although duals are infrequent and sufficient; pure sentiment is unabout it something about it "he rarely serious. Attempts have stable as quicksand; whilst some didn't already know.

been made recently to stop duel- of these places are obsessed with

Hnalegally in France. Why should- what is called a "colour problem"

duelling be stopped? Why not either very real or

In a Covent Garden allow it in places like Hong- equally

THE TIME merchant's office kong aven? Think of the interest fancied. Those who pretend to

-SAVER read the signs of the time aright,

there is hung they would evoke-the excitement notice printed in and the good! An indecisive feel that a spirit more wide than any yet found in the interpreta- such a position that it is the first be decided by means of the sword large letters which is placed in newspaper correspondence might tion of any laws and machinery is thing to catch the caller's eye.proving, in spite of the maxim necessary to prevent the whole The merchant assures the writer that the sword la mighter than the fabric of two centuries collapsing that the notice is of more value to pen, or, if this is too drastic-let the ns a hopeless failure. The grow him than an extra clerk. It reads weapons be bananas, or oranges ing child acquires a strength as follows: If you have half-an-faded ones) of coconuts. Old which, in a spirit of commendable hour to spare, don't spend it with customs die,, hard. Let it not be optimism it believes will suffice all those who haven't, I'm here if it's said that we will have nothing to eventualities, forgetting the ever business. If it's a funny story do with duelling.

The

watchful eye and the greater I've heard it. Good day.” experience of the parent." Dominions undoubtedly have their functions, but they must remem- ber that in addition to these they have a duty to the future of the world. And that duty points to the necessity of strengthening the bonds of empire and strengthen ing them at all costs.

THE MODERN GIRL.

COLOUR

The reason for the #The British

differant colours of ABSOLUTELY film industry fa

different races is DEAD"

absolutely dead. Dot fully understood. Dark skins On the other cannot be due entirely to the hand, Germany is progressing at excessive sunshine, as the Eskimos the expense of America An in the Far North are dark; Some English German combine will scientists believe the dark colour probably be formed to combat is due to food and to immunity American monopolisation, Atagulost certain poisons. One present German films leave a lot to theory is that the oldest races WEID the Imagination, although the tech. intermediate between the present nique is unequalled. Certainly exiremes. Red noses of course within two or three years the world have nothing to do with sun, moon, with the exception of America, will or stars-unless, in connection A CONFIDENT REPLY TO be showing German films." This with the latter, it be the three

HER CRITICS.

is some one else's opinion. The variety looker on may wonder why it is That the modern girt is not

dead particulaly after seeing. distinct improvement

The Epic of Everest" taken on IT PAYS TO- from a weighty on her the faftiative of a British Company mother" was the timidly worded and by a

one. This Is notion debated recently at

British operator what the late Lord Leverhulme the The Forum Club.

looker on here Yet the debate was a film that seems to

sees thought about advertising answer There is no human business interesting bocaves the attuck was any question that can be put activity where "get opened by Lady Burrott, who carregarding subject matter, and advantages are so

together" essential to tainly has a wide experience, and treatment. It seems that every efficiency as in advertising. I countered by the Hob. Emily encouragement should be given have with my firm been actively two hundred lives.

Serious as maid more understanding knowledge shown.

Kinnaird, who perhaps has a wider British films whenever they are engaged in advertising for well the movement is to Bulgaria, of the modern girls that any other them by attending exhibitions of begin at the very start of all when Britishers should boost over 40 years, and if I might threatening bloodshed and woman in England because, them and should urge thair I was a grocer, then for wall over [devastation, it is even more vorteran se she is, she will always nationals to do the same.

he girl of the day. serious as a possible source of grave international trouble. The Barrett, hus numberless advantages The modern girl, said Ludy

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or woman.-

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Weighty words

50 years, on an ever expending. expenditure justified by an equally and correspondingly in Over 3,000,000, peo creasing volume of business each Balkans have always been the which her mother, did not enjoy." REFUGEES. ple of various succeeding year. I see no reason cockpit of Europe and the passions She bus an education that constant

nationalities are re- to warrant one single thought that: of the war are still to cool. Strik moves to bring her into touch fugees from one cause or another. some even small curtailment of

with real experience, her games

This refers principally to war advertising expenditure could not ing evidence of this was forth-bring, her into competition with refugees There are 3,000,000 be wise ür desirable. The growth coming when Bulgaria asked the other girls, and with boys. She Russians in various parts of of business la very human, and Conference of Ambassadors for may bevo friendships with man free Manchuria living under deplorable ever bigger. clothes, and ever Hurope and about 10,000 in just as the growing youth requires permission to increase the size of from emphasis of sex.

She has a conditions. How many are there more food, so does the growing her army following the recent with adequate rewards, and always many have found sanctuary in and with this great advantage to hundred different choices of work in Shanghai and Japan, and how business, but with this difference Cathedral outrage the neigh-the possibility of striking out some such places like Hongkong? The the growing business, that whilst bouring countries protested as new line untouched boforo by man sumbers of the Greek refugees are nature has fixed limitations to the with one voice, and for a time it ble to believe that abe should not still 320,000 Armenian refugees visible limitations to arrest the It was almost imposal estimated at 1,400,000. There are growth of man there are as yet no seemed as if Serbia would take reach some higher level than the of which the majority are in growth of the the law into her own hands and previas generation had reached. Greece and Syria-although near business.

well-managed Business and ad-s launch an invasion. Serious, indeed, some of to-day's must

arrive at places far beyond what any perished by massacres, disease and when

1,000,000 Armenians have vertising can only stop expanding trouble was averted, however, but woman had yet, reached.

efficiency

fails hardships. They possess no coun- ambition languishes. the danger still remains. There- But the very fact that the modern try, as the Republic of Erivan has fore it behoves the Powers to it reaped Use fruits that other now disappeared. In Bulgaria follow events in the Balkans with women had toiled for placed her at there are in all about 520,000 a disadvantage, for it was effort refugees, of which the majority the greatest vigilance leat another that developed consciousness and entered the country in the latter fateful shot should set the world strength. "Does not the girl of half of 1924. The Turkish refugees, father invented ux-tail soup-you tony," asked Lady Barrett, fuck numbering 390,000, have come can't go much farther back than once more ablaze.

vision and is she not therefore less chiefly from Greece in the exchange that keen, less dependable, lees devoted of populations, and about 79,000 of to work as work, and is not her them are established in Eastern sense of values false?"

Thrace, while 64,000 have gone.to Smyrna. These figures convey no

THE DEFENCE.

ly

and

Does your FLASHES FROM 'family go far THE FOOTLIGHTS back?"

Yes. My:

You went to bed early. How was that?"

"Well daddy, I had a row with

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'Daddy, why did mother marry. you?"

"You'd better; ask her." "I did."

CAMPAIGN OF TERROR.

Rubber Rising. Further evidence of the organized.campaign of terror that Are we to see again a rubber

Miss Kinnaird ross valiantly to impression to the average man of has been started in the Balkans boom-the soaring of prices; the the clutlenge. "If the girl has the mountainous mass of misery by the Russian Soviets is con- quick turn over of shares; and the nu vision, she told her audience and wretchedness which they re tained in the cables to-day from creation of numberless new com- many of you have no vision of the present. It would be interesting to your wife.

learn the number of refugees who Sofia reporting the discovery of a panies? The rubber. debacle of a clouded by the difficulty of getting kong as a result of fleeing from girl of to-day Your vision is have found a safe haven in Hong- few years ago caused a great deal servants. You forget that she is so Canton widespread conspiracy to launch,

"The next

time you have during an armed insurrection against the of heart-burning; a sufficiency of splendid in her desire to help the militarist upheaval and who de: thing for it."

political and rheumatism, I'll give you some- government of Bulgaria. The disappointment, and in many country that she is coming into in- cided to remain here.

dustry and commerce instead of

The next time I have it, 11 campaign is being directed from quarters a loss that has been scrubbing floors and cleaning grates.

give it to you for nothing.” Constantinople instead of from irreparable. The world could not Sle faces life courageously. She

Mr. Ramsay Vienna as was the last, which mis- do without rubber-and the mind does not want other people to solve SOME STORIES, MacDonald was carried owing to the alleged listed the things which, without her probleme for her, but to face

the gay Lossie her difficulties for herself. We loon when he was the guest of the refusal of Todor Alexandroff, the rubber, it would be impossible to grudge the money that would enable London Scots Labour Club. famous Macedonian lender, who

Therefore rubber a girl to keep an with her education "A friend of mine," he said, vas recently reported killed, and as good for all time and the drop till she is sixteen, and when we take "weat to a big London store the

ber from school just as her in other day, ordered some furniture, "Now, don't be unkind, Johnny f in prices, was but a temporary telligence is developing we complain and gave as an address Lossel Forgive your little sister why,.. Mileff, editor of the "Slowo" and phase of an all-the-world slump in of her dippancy and love for mouth, immediately informing she may die inthe night, and then president of the Journalists' prices as a result of the war. linemas. The wonderful thing is the man behind the counter that how would you feel?" Association of Sofia, to take an There is possibly no satisfactory that leaving school so curly she does Losseimouth was in Scotland. The All right. I forgive her. But active part. Mileff was murdered explanation-satisfactory that is so well.

mao pulled himself up in a if she's still alive to-morrow morn- a few weeks ago as he was about to all minds of trade declines: Wherever you go in the business dignified way, and said, Madam, ing, she'll get it

and there may be none of con- world nowadays the cleverest inen beg of you do not insult me by to depart for Chicago where he vincing merit in connection with nearly always direct you to their offering further explanations of

From LS. D" was to be Bulgarian Consul, Arubber. We can only rejcice that women secretaries. In the old days that place." letter from Sinovieff accompany-rubber once again seems to be I use to be directed to a man Ionce employed a Parliamen- ing the four million gold roubles, rejoice that. in this coming-again knew anything. Many business the purpose of giving me good coming into its own. And we can secretary of clerk, and, he never tary Secretary he said, not for which are to be applied to incen- such placos as the FMS will have said to me. I dont know what advice in politics because. I get diary Communism in Bulgaria and resume their old air of prosperity we altall do without our girls enough of that and to spare with Greece, sald:" ""The Communist and plantations, planters, and all Miss Kinmird declared that the out any appointments-bar for the Internationale has received from resume an air of contentment all and quoted a woman doctor, who, in two original jokes against Scole interested in the commodity manners of the girls hud improved purpose of supplying me w jaht the Soviet Government a sum of too long absent.

manufacture.

ten million gold roubles for the purpose of stimulating active foreign.propaganda in the months

We Bonds of the

of January and February have sent you from this Burn of four thi

will

returning to England after many men every day of the week. Ho years absence sud is was delight did it and that is the reason why ful to meet the English girls, they the Labour Government was so were so polite. She might address successful (Laughter her mother by her Christup name,It has struck me that so long as she might ovốn call her old beau. Providence is looking

bat ale lund an independe

thought that was bound to

this

"What did she say?". "God knows!!!

TO-DAY'S SMILE.

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