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The China Mail·
Hong Kong, Tuesday, June 18, 1938.
HERE, THERE
and
EVERYWHERE
St. Sophia.
The wonderful mosaics of the cathedral of St. Sophia, at Con- stantinople, are being cleaned." For long they have been hidden beneath paint and whitewash; but Mustapha Kemal has given permis sien for them, to be brought to light.
The money is being supplied by America, but the workmen are to
TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 193
WHERE BRITAIN AND AMERICA DIFFER
ANALOGY WITH GERMANY IN PRESENT CRISIS
THE
CONFUSED BRITISHER
(By The Hon. Harold Nicolson.)
The Ron Mr. Harold Nicolson, Jupon his attention. He will not, at
Akin To Germany.
con-
be English. Mr. Tom Wilson, the CM.G., the well-known author and first, recognise and welcome the superintendent of works at the critic, has just returned to England countless other contrivances by Houses of Parliament has been from a three and a half months' which life in America is simpli asked to assist in recruiting them.isit to the United States, and in a fed and speeded.
įserics of articles, has given Kiɛ im- \pressions of the country at a time) Comtesse de Noailles.
The English visitor may, indeed, of acute economic, financial and There will be many lovers of her|political crisis.
Įprove more sensitive to such dis- poetry and of her charming per- Mr. Nicolson is the third son of crepancies than would the Euro- sonality to mourn the death of the the first Lord Carnock, and casean, whose appreciation is not Comtesse de Noailles. Among formerly in the Diplomatic Service. blurred at the outset by a false ap French poets she stood out as one His writings, other than literary pearance of similiarity Inevitably who had a real feeling for nature. criticism and biography, indude the Englishman becomes so
fused by the interchange of the Naturally the moderns, with "Some People," a book of brilliantly their "slickness," poured scorn on penetrating and amusing studies of the familiar with the unexpected, familiar with the unexpected, of her romanticism; on her apprecia-well-known people, published in
fof the similar with the unlike, that tion of natural beauty. But ber, 1927. admirers found in "the Muse of
We in this country are, perhaps, he will tend to fall into the op the Garden" a refreshing change unduly liable to assume that the site extreme and to seek analo Com the poetry of the head rather American people will react to this Bies, not between America and England, but between America, and than the heart.
present crisis in a manner more or modern Germany. Perhaps this was due to the fact less similar to fhat dull determina- that Though she married a French- tion with which we coped with our bably quite a short period) during There may ensue a period (pro-- man-at the early age of 19-she own. I feel this to be an exagger-which the Englishman will be con
as not herself a Frenchwoman.ated expectation She was born at Amphion, that The Americans do not possess the United States are
tinuously struck by the idea that more akin, romantic spot near Evian-les-our peculiar form of stolidity; it
jin habits and culture, to the Ger- Bains, on the Lake of Genera, is a quite possible danger that they which was the country seat of her may behave under inflation as the an Reich than to any other of the
European countries, · father, Prince Gregoire Bessaraba Germans behaved,
In New York, for instance, as In de Brancovan.
I should wish, before touching Chicago and Detroit, he will con. upon more topical impressions, to indicate the stages by which I di-tinually be recognising objects an
sóciated, not with London or Edin- of the vested myself of the assumption of Burgh, but with Berlin. Such re- a common Anglo-Saxon impertur cognitions, although trivial, will
A Greek*
WAL one
of Constan-
not
che-
the adoption of this method by
The Prince Aus- Guy bowler, slow or fast. tralian protests were evoked by Phanariot princes so-called "body-line" bowling, tinople, princes of Byzantium who bability. These stages are
He will observe the same which subjected the batsman to continued to live there after its wholly irrelevant to the existing prove illuminating.
problem. risks of physical injury over and Capture by the Turks, and who
The British visitor is thus apt, quered pattern upon the cabs, the Cricket.
above those accepted as normal kept alive, the tradition of Byzan- and necessary liabilities. Wene Greek learning.
on landing, to be startled by the same eagles upon the letter boxes, The Contesse, ás a result, always
circumstance that a race so alien the same distaste for natural as op- appreciate the obvious truths
in civilisation and manners should posed to florist flowers, the same peat wreaths at Christmas, the Iwrite,, and even speak, a language International sport is supposed that a fast bowler relies on his looked upon herself as a Greek, for to foster international goodwill, speed to capture wickets, and though the de Brancovans
(which is recognisably akin to his same strange passion for window that in speed there must be anlatterly territorially Roumanians,
hangings, the same inordinate Sun- and, in particular, the exchange element of intimidation.
were The Chey
closely intermarried;
Things Alike.
day newspapers, the same skill in Mavrocordatos the
(cooking hare and venison, the same of visits by teams representing batsman, standing up to it, with the
It will seem atrange to him that
inclination towards very large Britain and the various domin- knows that a fast bowler cannot eroes of Greek independence.
She lived in Paris, and travelled the notices and posters should be elpings in restaurants, that trick. ions has been described rather always control the pitch and
a great deal, her particular loves the newspapers should be written upon the back of envelopes, that printed in English Tettering; that direction of the ball, and that hej
of writing the sender's address". hyperbolically as a "cement of must be prepared to receive being Greece and Ancient Egypt in a language which, with
identical downward gesture of the
were
OWD.
very
Empire." To assume that games bruises if he cannot-defend him.She was also a frequent visitor to light application, be can himself palm (a gesture witnessed only in
en-
English
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London.
Your Daily Smile
TWO TOO LATE. "Give up drink, my man,
you will live to over eighty,"
"Too late, ma'am.” "It's never too late.”
Roman
interpret; and that in his verbal countries outside the old communications th the inhabi-mes), and the same disregard of tants he should quite naturally em- personal appearance, on the part of play his own idiom and should be of the male population. ļable (after a slight adjustment of and vowel-stress and intonation)
to
More importantly, he will notice render himself frequently under-an uneasy disinclination to submit quantitative values to qualitative {atood.
This initial mood of plessed, it
criticism, and, as symptoms of this disinclination, he will observe. a
"Yes it is--I'm eighty-two now." startled, recognition will quickly common insistence upon speed and
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COLOUR SCHEME. A little girl, three
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{be succeeded
(since the human
He may be disconcerted, also, by tie absence of self-assurance, the He will find also the same pathe-
will rush through the streets as if
perform such an important func-self as well as his wicket. That tion in the fabric of the Empire proof that knocks are anticipat- he wears pads and gloves is
is to take them over-seriously. ed. But between these con- But they help to maintain cor-ditions and bowling deliberatelý dial contacts, and it will be ato terrorise there is a vast dif thousand pities should friendly ference, and it has been alleged by Australian observers that on emulation on the field be marred certain occasions in the recent by rancour
and recrimination. test matches the limits were
over-stepped. That was the be When these accompany an
jlief which led to unseem-} counter it ceases to be a sporty demonstrations by the crowd.
mind is of fluid substance) by irri-tempo," a common love of size and years old, tation that the approximations be-umbers, a common hypersensiti- It would be idle to pretend that Australia does not profess to be was asked what kind of ice cream tween the two languages It not "doing," as opposed to "being"
veness, and a common belief in the Australian tour of the Eng-guiltless of fault. The Board of she would like to have.
more complete, Hish Eleven was free from unfor-Control, in its tactless communi- After hesitating a few minutes
cations to the M.C.C., has expos- she replied: "I think vanilla certain American customs which tunate incidents and unfortunate ed itself to the charge that it would look best on my dress." will appear to him an unnecessary same attempt to supplement per- sonal character or tradition sequels. Criticisms and rejoin-has still to learn the language of
waste of human energy and time. by such extra-personal re- ders have not terminated with diplomacy.
WELL WHAT?
It will seem illogical to him that
the drawing of stumps.
tion of unsportsmanlike conduct ugly women make the best wives.
controversy has been sharpened Australians would have beenjats that I'm ugly? by Larwood's comments on Aus-equally indignant had a similar HUBB: Not in the least. tralian crowds and the deficien-their players. The misbehaviour accusation been levelled against
BEAUTY OF RICHES. cies of certain Australian bate-of the barrackers who baited Eng- GUEST (to rich hostess): Was men. He himself appears tojlish bowlers, and shouted with your house ever robbed 1-.
MULTI-MILLIONAIRE: Well, have spoken in haste, for he at glee when Jardine was struck,
was inexcusable. It was deplor-may have been, but, of course, tempted to stop the publication ed by responsible Australian wouldn't notice it. of the interview. His invaluable opinion, which holds that the contributions to England's vic-better team won the rubber, and tory have made him a national| that the unforgivable sin in sport is for the defeated to "squeal," hero, and his statements may On the other hand, doubts re-{ have given many of his English main whether the type of bowling readers
a not wholly unpre. which has earned the name of judiced idea of the issues at with the spirit of the game, and |“body-line" is in accordance stake, These are simple. Ne-whether, if practised, it will not |turally · Australla would have be detrimental to the interests of
war of words continues, and the on the part of their champions; WIFE: Do you mean to insinu
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inforcements. 34 -group The vehemently resented the imputa- HUBB: This article says that the American business man, who lidarity, affiliations, mais encour
permanently late for some appoint Armation, statistics, graphs, know- agement, leadership, - constant af- ment, will waste the first twenty ledge, and material ostentation. minutes of that appointment in ex-
Nervous Uncertainty. -plaining how very rapidly the
American business man, unlike his He will observe also the same British counterpart, reaches the thought-less regional patriotism, point.
the same municipal vanity that Perplexity may also be aroused unfortunate Kivic competition welby the many hours in every week which has evolved the green gir [during which the American is condle of Koln and the new railway
tent to remain waiting either in, station at Cincinnati. TASTES DIFFER.
for for, a lift. It will seem strange He will be struck also by the MISTRESS: Mary, while I was also that, in a country where tele. close analogy which appears to ex- you wore my blue dress. 1phonic and telegraphic communica, ist between the nervous uncertain- {don't like it.
tions are more efficient than any.ty of post depression America and MAID: Oh, madam! And I just where else in the world, the postal the nervous uncertainty of pre love it.
service should so frequently be Nazi Germany, even as he will be slow and uncertain.
interested by the similar alterna Facts You Did Not
tions in each country between so- The British traveller, again, maylidity and hysteria, between optim- Know.
well be puzzled by the time wasted, am and panic, between great lov- the contrivances evolved, as a re-ing-kindness and sudden move-
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(Continued on Page 10.)
posits, foils, counter-folls, receipts) they encumber their daily lives. and other precautions with which
And, above all, he will be a
ST. JOHN AMBULANCE tounded at the practice whereby New Territory Medical Benevolent the average American insista^on
Branch
attending in person when his, shoes
liked to succeed in keeping the cricket. These doubts must be By using An X-ray camera asult of the deep suspicion enterments of violent cruelty, between ashes, but their retention or loss tain their glamour and their pe scientist has found it possible to all other American citizens, by the
settled if test matches are to re- Carnegie Institute of Technology, tained by one American citizen of almost pathetic diffidence. is & minor consideration compar-culiar cachet of sportsmanship.(accurately forecast the life of a endless bolts, bars, locks, safe-de-] ed with the game itself. The Various suggestions have been storage battery. Australian case is that two of commands universs approval. Weighing less than 20 pounds,
{advanced as a solution. None] the English shock bowlers em-Perhaps the most satisfactory is motor has been invented in Ger- ployed a technique which was that instead of any alteration of many that will drive, an ordinary wrongly or rightly regarded as the rules, the multiplication and bicycle more than 200 miles with inconsistent with the best tradi- elaboration of which is undeclr-gallon of gasoline. tions of cricket. There is no the governing authorities of the
jable, a joint pronouncement; by addre
ara cleaned. Our boots in Europe The Hon. Treasurerbegs, "to An Inventor has designed an disappear in the white hours of the acknowledge with grateful thanks thing new In "leg-theory." It is cricketing countries would clarify electric room heater and fan that night, when they are tended by and appreciation the receipt of the virtually a converse analogy of the position, and lay down a con-is equipped with a thermostat to helpful humble bands, unseen and following donations towards the
off-theory," which in bygonvention which would be faithful-switch the current on or off at any unsolicited; ten minutes of every Brigade New Territory Work, years used to be the fashion. It ly honoured. But wherever the desirad temperature. slows down scoring, but to say remedy is to be found, an under-NAL
American morning are spent upon Lady Clara Ho Tung the high, hard thrones of boot (Per Dr. F. L. Tseung) that it spoils the game is an atanding must be reached, and a Cairo's only motion picture thea- blacks. exaggeration. Its purpose, repetition of the unpleasantness ter showing American feature
Par Mrn: Fang KI Chenk The travelder, being self-defen- Mr. D. C. Howland namely, to cramp the batsman which characterised the 1982-33, dima in English Is Alled to capacity afve and often confused, is not (Per Dr. A. Woo) and entrap him, is legitimate. series of test matches must be every night seats being sold in grateful type of man. Such trivia! Mra. Au Wal Fong (Kam Tin) No objection can be raised to avoided.
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