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THE CHINA MAIL FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1935

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LEMONS IN ABYSSINIA

NO FRIENDSHIPS AMONG WOMEN

MANY ACQUAINTANCES ARE NOT ENOUGH

The price of a lemon in London AT BOTTOM THEY ARE HOSTILE

to-day varies from 2d. to 3d. Even

at that price not every fruiterer can supply one. Nor is the quality always reliable.

TO ONE ANOTHER

(By James Leaver)

The shortage has already been attributed to the Italo-Abyssinian TT is an old saying that a man When a woman sees one of her crisis, but this variation of the should marry a German (in women friends wearing a new hat. explanation advanced at a London order, presumably, to get a wife a pang goes through her: but if store is a new one.

who will spend her whole time in by good fortune, she happens to **Mussolini is going to Abyssinia. the kitchen, although, as I don't know where it came from and that Haile Selassie's niece says her he German cooking, that wouldn't it was cheap, the pang gives place uncle has been preparing for war be much good to me); flirt with a to a great contentment and she is for six years. The water supply Frenchwoman; and have English-jable to say the nicest things about Fit and what is more extra- is bad in Abyssinia and the Em-

women for his friends peror is buying up all the lemons

Englishwomen are, I suppose, fordinary still-to mean them. The can lay hands on.";"

Self-Deception of friendship than more capable

In this matter of friendship- Jany other women, but that is not

to say very much. For women woman's capacity for self-decep

FLAG HAULED DOWN

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The Admiralty -Bag was hauled seem to have a natural incapacity tion is amazing. I have known a down during the Spithead Review for friendship, and when ther woman indignantly deny that she anything but the best of for the first time since it has been think otherwise they nearly always was

friends with So-and-so, and ret flows permanently that is, since deceive themselves.

never cease, before and after the 1905.

*

Board exercises it.

Customary

"Platonic" Friendship

quite different. ·

into

The stages may be very subtle, and there is one stage which bears

woman's

FRENCH CONVENT

SUCCESSES

Results Of Shorthand Examinations

I don't want to raise again the denial, to tear. So-and-so's charac The reason was that the entire Board of Admiralty was afloat at often-debated question of so-called ter, taste, and everything about the Naval Review, and therefore platonic friendship. Poor Plate her into tiny shreds.

If women are like this, what can was not in executive authority in When he talked about friendship Whitehall.

he wasn't thinking of women at be done to reform them?

I, at least, would not make any“ The flag. which is red with alal. He took it for granted that yellow foul anchor on it, is the friendship with them was impos-effort to reform them at all. For symbol of this authority, and must sible. He must resent his name friendship is based on the accept- of - certain rules --- quite fy, day and night, as long as the being used in that connection even ance

more than Wellington resented the arbitrary rules, if you like, like It is the flag of the Lord High boots that were called after him the rules of cricket. It Admiral and is half-masted only A woman's men friends are al- perpetual fascination to be bound on the death of the Sovereign. ways admirers or potential lovers. by no rules. She never plays The King, as Lord High Admiral, She may, of course, have many games; she is always in earnest. come to And friendship is essentially a The China Mail disarmament has forced every flew it at the Review. So did the acquaintances, men who

one to realise the simple fact Board of Admiralty, as represen-her house, dine at her table and game, while love is war. that men will not disarm as long tatives of the King's authority. entertain her in retora. But as Hong Kong, Friday, August 23, 1935. as they are afraid that their

soon as her relationship with them homes may be invaded- If

Your Daily Smile!

becomes anything more than the they are not to trust to their

mere give-and-take of social inter own right arm they must have

A Detroit manufacturer is to turn course, it develops not something else to rely on. out an auto with the engine in the friendship but into something They will moderate their pre-rear. This will concentrate all the One of the absurdities of the comment of the ready writer parations for war when war disturbances in the back sea

'imminent the ceases to be an on all attempts

menace, and not before. Thou- Little Iry, aged four, was in the a superficial relationship to friend The following candidates were League, or even the ordinary sands of men every day, who kitchen all dressed up in cap and ship between men. The difference successful in the recent Pitman's process of diplomacy, to secure do not usually bother their apron and, greatly to the amusement peace or any other idealistic end heads about politics, are realis of cook and parlourmaid, was busy is that between a man and a wo Shorthand Examinations held at They man this friendship is only the French Convent on May 30, is to describe them as "mere ing for the first time what the pretending to be one of them. talk"; as if all action were good idea of the League is, that it and there was a long pause, when it is always tending to pass fato

all sat down to tea very solemnly stage. It is essentially unstable: 1935:-

Elementary Certificates (Stage and admirable. The fact is is the only alternative to war: suddenly Ivy exclaimed, Go on something else, either warmer of 1)-Margaret Kong, Suzanne that all Courts exist to remedy and that without security from on, say something." the wrong done by action, either

war we cannot begin to settle Cook: "Well, what shall we talk colder, and that very tendency, Marty, Hazel O'Sullivan, Edward that very danger, gives it a certain Remedios, John O'Sullivan, Stanley bad

the mistaken: and or

any of the minor problems. means of settlement is by dis-Mr. Teeling has just been tell the missus

Ivy (în a whisper): “You know- piquancy from which the friend-Leonard and Cyril Neres.

Special Examination ships of men are happily free. for cussion as a substitute

ing us that he has found that

Women's Chances

Theory Certificates (Stage 2)— violent action which would the Filipinos are watching usually only Balance one wrong things very closely to see "Waiter, these are very small oys But surely women can have Annie Nissen. Angeles Lezama, Edward Remdios, Stanley Leonard Even whether when they become tes"

friendships among themselves? cases that are settled out of independent in ten years' time

Eren's very slight acquaintance and Cyril Neves.

above "And they don't appear to be very with the other sex might lead any The

candidates were Court are really decided by they will be able to rely on the fresh

taught by Mrs. M. F. O'Sullivan anticipation of what the Courts League; and the same is true of Then it's lucky after discussion, would be likely all the smaller nations in am't it, sir?"

The new term will commence on todo Disputes between Europe or elsewhere nations are really settled in the same way. Either the antici-League does not exclude com- being up long after taps? pation is that the States con-mon action taken under the have you to say about it?”

Two men, smoking their pipes cerned would go to war, or that Kellogg or any other Pact Nor The Private "I turned in early and sitting in armchairs on either some other inconvenience would should it exclude any removal enough, sir, be the bugler sounded side of the fire, can spend a happy follow a refusal to settle. Only of grievances Italy may have, taps so load it woke me up."

with another · wrong-

about"

"Yes, sir

Helps Out

they're small Iman to have his dambia. -

The test of friendship is to be able to take pleasure in the clash September 6.

Woke Him Up

Of course, reference to the The Captain: "You are reported as of minds and the contrast of per-

if the discussion leads to no or any form of economic guid result whatever, and the wrong-ance that Abyssinia may be doer keeps the benefit of his willing to accept. There is no wrongdoing. can it be said that evidence that any negro State

LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES

What sonalities.

it is "mere talk." And even can without assistance main- Mr. L. W. B. Teeling will speak then. if wide publication of the tain a civilisation organised up at the Kowloon Cricket Club

evening, if they are friends, talk ing and arguing. They can differ at almost every point and at the end of the evening be as firm friends as ever.

CAUGHT WITHOUT

CLOTHES

Old Man Washes His Belongings

When women argue (which God For unlawfully and indecent-

at forbid) they always sooner or ly exposing his naked body on

facts leads to the growth of a to modern standards. But 6.15 pm today. All members are later, and generally sooner, make the embankment of a nullah in

get that life is a competition; they

Men's Tolerance

strong sentiment in favour of neither is there any justifica cordially invited.

it a personal matter, and they do Boundary Street, a 52-year-old. justice, the talk may not have tion for suppressing a State

this not so much because they are earth coolie, Chan Kam, was [been wasted

that has kept its independence Four cases of enteric fever and incapable of distinguishing opin- fined $5, in default seven days" There can be no doubt that for centuries and wishes to re- one of diphtheria were reported as ions from personalities, but be hard labour, by Mr. EL Wynne the League has given a good tain it. Moreover, the bare having occurred in the Colony cause, at bottom, they are hostile Jones at the Kowloon Magis- deal of pabulum to its traducers right of conquest by sheer force during the 24 hours ended on to one another. They never for tracy this morning.

Defendant stated that - he in its early career. There was is not likely to lead to any pro-Wednesday. la good deal of "mere talk" when gressive order; and it is certain

are rivals even when no man ihad washed his clothes and was taking a bath while the clothes were drying

Inspector Chester- Woods A man's tolerance of his fellows stated that it was a greatly fre- sometimes approaches complais quented locality and that there Wan Sze, a coolie, aged 30, was ance. He will occasionally asso- were houses on both sides of the killed yesterday at Needle Hilciate with another man whose nullah.

habits, morals, and principles are In so difficult a situation, Woolfram: mine when a

five-bon that juncture was ready to with impulses of ambition SQ boulder fell on him while he was all deplorable, and if taxed with it oppose the weak policy of silent acutely inflamed, it stands to at work The body was removed will reply (perhaps uneasily but acceptance of the injustice reason that no separate action to the Public Mortuary in Kownone the less sincerely) that he is But that did not make the by Great Britain or any other loon. "action" either just or anything Power would do anything but

Italy defied it by the bombard-to convince the eighty million An unclaimed telegram for Reg present ment of Corfu and the extor-negroes of the African Con-Dansey care Gibbs from Sydney is tion of a whopping indemnity tinent that all the white man's lying at the Eastern Extension from Greece for an incident professions of educating them Telegraph Co., Ltd.. which was in all respects "jus- to manage their own affairs for ticiable." The League can only for their own benefit are "mere act as its members are pre-talk." pared to act; and nobody at

"not such a bad fellow after all."

The are no "good fellows in

(but a disastrous precedent. It harm. Such action is, in any So Loy, aged 42, master of fish the feminine world. Jeg VARMİ encouraged Japan to defy the case, at this juncture imposing boat No: 4633P at Tai Po Tan, Have you ever known a woman League, and convinced Signorisible. But what if the League was removed to the Kowloon Hos-give another woman the benefit of Mussolini that Providence was at its special meeting which is pital yesterday in a serious con- the doubt? A friendly ere could still on the side of the big bat- to be held so soon, decides that dition. He lost one hand wing never develop the cruel acuteness of talions, and more particularly Italy is, or would be the to the premature explosion of a feminine vision. It misses noth- on the side of the mobilised aggressor? The arms embargo stick of dynamite which he was ing, from the ladder in the stock- battalions. When all excuses has been of great advantage to using at Tolo Harbour. have been made on the ground Italy, and its removal would

BRUSSELS FAIR

Brussels Fire:

ing to the price of the hat

A man has to look very ill be fore anyone but his wife notices

sleepless night and has bags under her eyes, she sees

the

that the nations were busy almost be technically "an u FIRE RAVAGES BOOTHS AT it. But if a woman has had a otherwise, the old lesson of his friendly act. So would any tory transpires that peace for other sanction, such as, the the future cannot be won by closing of the Suez Canal. cvading responsibility in the There is no country for, which present

England has entertained and morning in the Brus shown so

friendship as tion, spreadi ito Italy an

distressing to pletely gutting

Core terness that booths

Whether the guns begin to off in Abyssinia or not,

clear that there can turn to the old wig Seven years "mere talk"

ut now"to

out oneness of that fact reflected t

She faces of all her exp and,

finds a grey

women have

never dis

he issue is vas,

to get

dames wonder has not been, seen.