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AY, OCTOBER 2,

righteousness readable is possible and not a little profitable. Our London" "Times," and our possibly greater Manchester Guardian' prove this. Whilst before the

Showery weather of softness and comfort. "Oum- "Christian Science Monitor" of RULE OF THE suggests the ques shaw" is a bit of naval slang America, the newspaper man GAMP t-ion whether meaning a gift or a perquisite. there is any "rule It is a rendering of the Chinese bows in respectful admiration of the pavement" for umbrellas. word Kamsia (Kam-grateful; We seek not to belittle the work One leaves aside the umbrella Siathanks), Hickey mentions of the Empire Press Conference, hogs who plunge along regard it as current in China porta about about which, perhaps, we know less of others, but there should 1775. Here sound has had no Burely be some rule for polite obvious influence as a preserva- little. Our observations have umbrella-holders. When two of tive. It has probably survived as been prompted by the necessarily these meet It is quite common for an esoteric form of speech, show- restricted cabled news of its both to raise their umbrellas Ing that a man has been there.

simultaneously, so that the two- meetings.

clash in mid air, and the attempt

SHREDS AND PATCHES.

EUROPE AND HER DEBTS TO AMERICA,

to avoid a collision has only in-

Stories of the volved entanglement. Can any STAGE STORIES. Theatre are in- one suggest a rule by which we

variably humor- shall know which of two people ous. Those given the other meeting ought to maintain the day in this column have led to umbrella. at the normal level and a request for more.. The Shreds With the approaching settle which ought to hit it to clear the man recently made the usual mis- ment of France's debt to America, other? And which Hongkong take of all nervous prompters, in another step has been taken in store is to be the first to in-signalling for the rise of a curtain the arduous task of liquidating augurate a system of hiring which revealed a live the post-war financial tangle. ombrellas? There should be the owner of which had been France and England, Belgium and money in the idea, but in any case unmistakably done to death by America, have already come to the advertisement would be some very decided Robots. The terms and now France and terrific! America, after much. skilful maneuvring. seem about. to settle.

It is worth while at this junc-

mean.

we are

corpse

audience, true to its past laugh- ed. An amusing theatrical "first night" story is told by James Agate. A new farce was, goʻng, drearily cn, the actors, through sheer discouragement, dropping their voices.

"Louder, please!" came, a re- quest from the gallery.

Obediently the voices raised, only to become again in- audible.

were

"Louder the command came,

Then again the gallery spoke: "Louder-and funnier!"

Some people find

write as others do to speak Hong-

Most of the ture to take a glance at the future ABOUT SLANG, alang created during the War and to attempt a long view of what these debt settlements really originated in attempts to talk French. "Napoo" (no more, all finished) "You're late, The outstanding fact is that the gone, whole position is dominated ab-breakfast napoo," is, of course, solutely by the United States. derived from Il n'y a pas de plus, Our French friends seem to forget a phrase with which our men this fact and fail to realise that were too sadly familiar. It could

as much the unwilling also be used in contexts which with the same result. victims of circumstances as they made it clear that it meant a are. In mall week we notice that particular article much in de- the "Temps" once again puts the mand. A cottager who had eggs blame for all this financial to sell, if not asked for "erfs" imbroglio on to Mr. Baldwin. It would, when asked for two takes the attitude that if he had "napoos," probably produce eggs, not gone to Washington to make and at an estaminet a request for WRITING WITH it as easy to

- TEARS. "napoo" would usually procure a the Anglo-American settlement.

A "bongo boosh":{ the whole debt question would glass of wine. have had to be faced by America is an obvious and mild corrup- kong can provide examples to. with the view, at least, to a large the front the usual way, of get who have revelled in the humour tion. Spirits being forbidden at illustrate this fact. How many sealing down, if not the cancellating round the difficulty was to of W. W. Jacobs whose pen tion, of all war debts. In the ask for Café auce; finally "avec" seems unhappily dead or mori- newspapers of Indo-China, and in conversation

came to stand as a general term bund-realise the trouble that with French

for alcohol. These, "Alley at the writing was for him. He has friends, the same point of view has been brought forward. It is toot" Alez tout de suite). told that often he will spend (the time that our French friends "Japan" for du pain, and similar word is his own) an entire morn-

corruptions are not likely, to live ing in constructing a single sen Conference is doubtless a very and in

faced the realities of this matter long; indeed, we should be sure tence. If he writes a four-thou-

Mr. CaillauX,

unprised if they are still alive. sand-word story in a month, he important one. Merabers of it doubtedly destined to be one of "Napoo" is the only one which feels he has earned a holiday; and have travelled all the way to the most powerful forces in

appears likely to prove perman- the reason that he does not Australia, and the Government Europe, in years to come, they ent. "blanked" (drunk from always take it is that he is gen- seeing minister, who essentially native to "blotto," carrying as it for the Night Watchman he have an original-minded and far-vin blanc) may live as an alter erally too tired. If it hadn't been bases himself on realities.

does the same suggestion. It is might have had to give up writ the sound of a slang word, apart ing. He had exhausted all his from its handiness, which secures own stories. For weeks be a permanent place for it in the cudgeled his brain in vain. Then language. On the other hand, suddenly in desperation he seized "catsood" (Drunk-from Quatre his pen and wrote: sons, the price of a drink in the Speaking of wimmen,' said probably survive. "Cushy," for And after that it was plain early days of the war) will not the Night Watchman." instance, is derived from the sailing. He left it to the Night Agure more prominently in the Her past tradition totally for Hindustani Khush-pleasant, and Watchman. The Night Watch news, are matters of importance bids such a thought, and on that its survival is obviously due to the man talked on

subject all parties in the country muggestion that the sound of it May he be resurrected to con and doubtless of great gain. We

are in absolute agreement We carries cushion," and therefore, tinue doing so! may, if we are so inclined, call went as far as we possibly could these outside reforms. -So far when we strongly advocat- there is not a word about inside ed an all-round cancella- War debts, in

there has set aside a considerable sum to be used for entertaining 1purposes. This may suggest that the conference is of importance. So far, its cabled proceedings do not tell us much. Sixpence off certain classes of cables; exten- sion of Empire communications, and a desire that Australia shall

Two facts. stand out

con spicuously in this matter.

America was entitled, if she thought fit, to call for a settle ment of all debts due

to her. England was prohibited from avoid, or even postpone, a settle. making any attempt whatever to

ment.

tion

of

reform: the impartiality in the which, be it noted, we should pean civilisation is bound to sink. There are alternatives to that setting out of news; the class of have stood to forfeit just as much Unfortunately there appears very doleful picture, One of these America. When America slight hope that this will be com- seems to be nothing less then a news to be set out, and the correct as guiding of public opinion. These turned down that suggestion with pensated for by a rise in the United States of Europe, ham. a simple demand to pay, the level of civilisation in America.mered out on the anvil of neces are probably taken for granted, matter was settled once and for All classes feel the weight of this aity, and bound together for all We have travelled far from the all as far as we were concerned, enormous load of debt, which purposes of economic co-opera- fret Education Act which has and it is a great pity that France means increased taxation and tion. It seems the only way in enabled millions to read what are does not more fully grasp our decreased profits and wages, which the opportunity for THE FOURTH ESTATE.

known as Starting Prices, and point of view in the matter. We This again means less money for return of prosperity can march may all have, as individuals, our the amenities of life and for hand in hand with the payment of Life these days may well be from the time when Thackeray in own opinion on the attitude that social reform; leading to increne-debte and indemnitles. It means. described as one Conference after Pendennis assured us that the America chose to adopt, but as a ing unrest among all classes and of course, the intensive develop- another. The gift of tongues is "Pall Mall Gazette" was written nation we cannot dispute her more encouragement for those ment of every country's internal not one of nature's lavish gifts, by gentlemen for gentlemen. The quence, we can not forego our business it is to fish in troubled lity, and also the development of

claim to be paid, and, as a conse elements of society whose sole resources to their utmost capabi but the gift of speech certainly is. press has become, shall we say, claim to be paid at least an waters, with the hope of upset nearby supplies of raw material. Shakespeare's puling infant is the silent voice of the people. It equivalent amount by our allies. ting society, as at present com If we have to pay huge sums to early encouraged. The allegedly is accepted as a fact of every day

America in gold, it is quite Now let us turn to these claimsstituted,

obylous that we cannot afford to wise and witty atterances of quite life; few, perhaps, ponder on the and attempt to see where their Furthermore, and worse,

settlement lesda to, je Is it not against all one's | buy goods and material as well small children are quoted to us by thought and care exercised in the America is claiming that a experience of human nature for a What the affect on America of an doting parents, who, if they do production of a paper Garvin total sum of $4,000,000,000 shall debtor to love his creditor? Increasing supply of gold and not encourage their continuance, thunders each Sunday the be paid to her by Europe, spread

England.paya; America decreasing supply of orders for do not check them. And so on it Rothermere Press takes off its hat over a period of sixty years, Belgium pays France pays and, goods and materials may be, 16 a

by and by, Italy will unwillingls matter for conjecture. though actually less than that added to, and, argument and right with the world. It is only a now, but rising at the end of the only too well, that the old feeling Fowers under the incentive of

amall undercurrent which notices term to $90,000,000 per annum. tween the Allies and their, Asso- her debta to America,

of goodwill which existed be- dire necessity of Europe payin rhetoric are our daily lot. Peopled raises a warning against come The first thing that strikes a chate la fading away, if it is not fascinating, subject for spec who profess inability to put per bination of papers controlled that though the generation which already dead? Dition. The only thing that seem

as we look at those huge sums. is gigantic financial trusts and the is working on these problems In England must demand payment at all certain la that the ejection from editorial chairs of 1920 may come to terms on this from France, Italy, etc. What of these debt paymente marr of Independence of judgment debt question, it is exceedingly then happens to the old Eutente very different from whi and unimpeachable character. On unlikely that the generation. In Cordiale. It may be replaced by Father short-sighted politici

power in Europe in 1950 le going a bond of sheer, but sordid kelt, Wasfijngton imagined. placidly to accept such a nancial interest, but that is

tep By the time

be worked themselves

but imagine, that, the

goes until the babel of tongues is to France, and seemingly, a yearly! average of £70,000,000, have to pay. Do we not all know,The future grouping of World

to paper, are not so modest when

It comes to verbal expression: It Is this enainess of utterance which

tends to the multiplication of con- ferences

It is difficult to imagine: conference at which such things as these the Empire

Press

Confer utterances of worth had first to

is nothing to say about be written before being vered

A drop of ink makes people think, while the quick

word files out to

are responsibility for the result of below that spontaneous an

actions for which they had no re-feeling of anection,

isibility whatever, Eyen existed between

re are many people on France and betwe

of the tdewho and America befo

balancing of question arose

ghter of clog all the finer

on behalf of nations,

Toxum

both this