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EXPLANATIONS

OF TO-DAY'S CARTOON

The Dalai Lama

HIS dignitary who is the

Here There and

Everywhere.

T worldly and spiritual ruler GOODWOOD TO ALLY PALLY

VOICES COMING FROM THE PAST

HISTORICAL SAYINGS AND THE SPEAKERS

WHICH WOULD WE CHOOSE TO HEAR IN THESE MODERN DAYS?

(By Wilson Midgley)

All communications intended for of Tibet, is believed to be a rein-

There was an amusing exchange publication should be addressed to carnation of Bodisatva, the electi the Editor, and be accompanied by of God. The title Dalai Lama between Lord Derby and the the "Ocean of Priests Minister for War at last month's the Writer's Name and Address means Įnot necessarily for insertion, but When a Dalai Lama dies, his suc-jamual dinner of the Derby Club. cessor his chosen from among the which was formed four years ago as a guarantee of good faith.

mo-to meet at dinner before the Der- What great voice the past would, losopher. Demosthenes and Peri- babies born at the identical

we like to hear if we could callcles too: were they as good as the ment of the raler's death. They by. are then believed to have become Mr. Duff Cooper suggested that voices from the vasty deep of his ancient world thought they possessed of bis scul and are given racing men took the sport rather tory? Recently the BBC. gave for would Pitt and Gladstone have long and extravagant names to gloomily, and instead of looking London, hearers Gladstone, Flor made them seem less than

the holidays when ence Nightingale and H. M. Stan-rate? bear in the office for which they forward to

Goodwood was over, complained ley.

But it is the pen with human that they had to go to Ally Pal

The mind goes back at once to accents to which I think I should Hong Kong. Monday, June 29, 1936. are destined.

Town Built Over

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the great human peaks that stand really want to turn. Dr. Johnson A River

He mentioned, too, certain

out above the human plains, and thundering, of course, most of us TULE fact that a river, (a tribu-friends who, at the club, walked is bewildered by the choice. My would vote for. It is impossible

6 Months

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Postage Abroad Extrs

Italy's Scheme For Abyssinia

town,

statute of the new Empire "we ground river running its entire shall take into account the ex-length.

for economic improvement and

for the extension of transport. There is certainly no trace of a slavish following of the British example in the

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LATE DICTATOR'S FORTUNE

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Abe Lincoln

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TE fact the Lehigh River,) uneasily to and from the tape." own first choice would be Crom-to imagine that he could make his dowed through the site where they Lord Derby retorted that the well. There was no music in that sayings sound better than

didn't club in question was probably the voice, but the harsh tones from sound of themselves, but it would By decrees issuing from wanted to build a Rome recently Abyssinia was bother the founders of March House of Commons, and he ques the Norfolk Broads must have be great to hear them in their

had a compelling sincerity, in original form. given a new constitution and Chunk, Pa. They built stone arch-tioned whether a man who knew

the river, and con- that Alexandra Fark followed Good-them that turned words almost in- a programme of development ways over

houses. theatres and wood, was quite the casual race-

to actions.

Abe Lincoln. I think, would be When interviewed by the diplo-Istructed

the arches. The goer he claimed to be.

So many people have made a jest matic correspondent of a Lor-churches over

street one don paper Signor Mussolini said town is primarily a

it would be a great experience to that I should want two records of that in preparing the organic town, the single street and under- MINISTER'S TRIBUTE TO RACING of "Take away that Bauble" that considered first choice, except Mr. hear the words fresh from the lips him. Did the speech at Gettys- so ordinary Be- that it was hardly noticed? perience gained by the British point where the river enters the Duff Cooper recalled the good old which minted them molten with burg really sound

days when the House of Commons passion and scorn.

side his great declarations on be Moses would come next with me, Empire." British teaching may town.

used to adjourn on Derby Day. have influenced the announced schemes for land

Then, more cheerfully, he claim-elevated perhaps by distance as half of mankind at its best I settlement,

ed that the members of the Derby well as by his personal power, but should ask for him talking in his. Club were performing public there must have been quality in plainest American swapping yarns function by "keeping alive a sport that voice which made a nation or around the courthouse, door or that helps to keep alive so many a horde of wanderers in the days wooing his Cabinet into a kindlier good things in England-the good when there was no written word attitude of mind by reading to nature, good humour and sporting except what could be carved spirit of our people."

If ever a revolution occurred in realises that many of the people accents of Bobbie Burns. A Scots many misguided doctrinaires

Caracas" (Venezuela).

England. he thought it would not one would like to hear would be, accent is an enormous advantage sentiment

and to any man but to hear Rab Burns tender show

suit for the recovery

But saying as if he meant it "My-lav will be allowed to survive." That is the

authentic about £6,750,000 by the Govern-be the racing men

if we could hear Homer's voice we is like a red, red rose,” would be Mussolini ment of Venezuela from the es swing from the lamp-posts but perhaps sound barbarous voice of Signor

more Lord Derby,

optimistic.

should have the answer to the a night's entertainment to me. Of ¡course, F should want to hear himself. The people of tate of the late Dictator, Genmy colleagues and 1”

fancied that Mr. Daff Cooper knew

Mark Twain. I do not think he Abyssinia are promised electric Gomez, has been filed here.

"Psalms of David”

would convalse us as he convuls- light, which will be an exceed- The Government of Gen. Lopelenough about racing to escape/great questions of criticism.

that fate. ingly good thing for them, but Contreras alleges that Gen. Gomez or otherwise the illegally abstracted they are warned from beginning that they must not obtained by fraud enormous sums trouble their heads about votes. of money from the Treasury.

The courts have granted an in- There are to be set up consulta-i tive committees of "representa-lfunction on the disposal of any of tive citizens chosen by the Gen. Gomez's property until Viceroy," but with these the case has been settled. part of the people in their own

announcement

that no form of that indirect towards which government

a

£6.750,000 Allegedly Illegally Obtained

A

of

the

government begins and ends. FORTUNE FOR HIS

On all matters everybody will take orders from the Governor- ¡General." The position will be

akin to that in Italy itself.

HOME CITY

No exception can be taken to Former Farm Worker

Leaves £72,000

tablets of stone.

would who

Your Daily Smile!

completely

them comic extracts.

on

One suddenly

unintelligible,

I would love, too, to hear the

But there is a more romantic voice out of the Bible, that ofed his lecture audiences, but to David To hear him chanting hear that slow Missouri drawl, some of the "Psalms of David" with his trick of stealing his hum- our on you unawares, would be a might be a staggering experience, Balloon and it could hardly be disappoint-treat for life.

ing to hear the voice that, tuned to his harp, charmed Saul from his moods of madness.

Struggle for Existence Motorist: "I want some tyres." Salesman: "Yes, sir, tyres **

Motorist: "I should say not. frunning a car.”

Sh-b! Mistress (to new maid): "Now. Norah, when you wait on the guest at dinner, please don't spill anything. Norah: "No, ma'am, I won't say

word "

Women With Charm

There are the women to be re- membered. Mary Queen of Scots

I know I could not understand comes first to my mind. There was Socrates, yet I would give a lot charmi in her voice as well as in to hear that Attic voice. His ques-ber looks and actions. The com- tions, bitter, sadonic, penetrating, bination of a French and Scottish changed the tendency of human accent in the most delightful com- thought, and surely there would bination in the world. Her quaint. the programme laid down for!

"A housewife should be tactful with be a chuckle with them from deep old-fashioned speech would fall the economic progress of Abys- sinia. If Italy can give that

Peter Scatterty, an Aberdeen-tradesmen if she wants to get the best down in that protuberant stomach most delicately on the ear. I can For in-at which the Athenians laughed, imagine her in her winning mood

was luring the birds off the boughs. country good roads, improved shire farm servant who became a service," says a writer.

(Continued On Fage 10) hygiene, an equitable land sys mining, official in Johannesburg, stance, it is very unwise to ask the which would certify that it

milkman to chalk it up and the coal-

the accent of the questioning phi-] tem, modern transport, regulat-South Africa, has left $72,500 to man to put it on the state.

ed rivers and careful conserva-Gordon's College and hospitals in

tion of its natural resources Aberdeen and district. much will have been done to

He went as young man to South

bring the country into line with Africa

iother dominions of Africa. At

this preliminary stage, where

One of his closest friends was a

all these things are good inten-former pupil of Gordon's College.

tions and not accomplished

facts, complaint need not be TRAPEZE THAT

made that the documents issued in Rome are reticent about “the moderate and tolerant solution" of the commercial relations of

BROKE

Women Acrobats Injured

for your best Winter Clothing the Italian Empire' with other is the Protection they will get States which Signor Mussolini when stored away for the foreshadowed in his conversa-

Three women acrobats were in- Summer in our Sanitex Moth tion with the press representa-

Proof Bags.

tives. While sanctions remain in jured at the Trocadero Cinema, Government Elephant and Castle, last month, One FREE Bag is given with force the Italian every Dry Cleaning Order of will probably maintain silence when the trapeze from which they about external policies affecting were hanging by their teeth broke, $2.25.

its recent conquest. The League and they fell to the stage. One of This FREE Offer is only has yet to declare its attitude them was detained in the Lambeth available to the end of this to the Italian claims. Gigantic Hospital

mouth.

In order to avoid a Storage Charge Clients are requested to collect all articles from our Depots within two weeks from day they are Dry Cleaned.

The women, who are sisters, and plans for civilising Abyssinia, involving "enormous difficul their two brothers, all act together ties," may be assumed to be as the Five Blumenfelds. In one! Italy's justification for defying part of their turn the two men the League.

bang upside down from a trapeze the Italian Consul-Jabove the stage, holding a triangu- From General in Palestine comes an lar trapeze from which the wo official denial that any Italian men hang by their teeth alone.

When this position was reached aid has been given to the Arabį

accident the strikers in that country on the night of the Rumours to that effect may triangular trapeze came apart STEAM LAUNDRY obviously have their origin in without warning, and the women

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the attitude manifested untilifell about ten feet to the stage. recently towards Great Britain

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by the Italian Press. There 57032 need, nevertheless, be no

hesitation in accepting the Dr. E. D. Shaw, aged 74, Asais- specific and

detailed state-tant Bishop and Archdeacon of ment. Unrest among Moslems Oxford, a former Association and can offer no advantage to Italy, cricket Blue, retires in September which is endeavouring, in her owing to ill-health.

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that Italy has offered new hos-wish to resume the tages to fortune by her asser, relations with tion of sovereignty. Nothing which would never ha that arouses excitement among jeopardy haz Moslems can be other than a the League:0 threat to her ambitious apparent to Ital schemes. In all probability the to ourselves..

AN

“BELIEVE IT OR NOT" by Robert L. Ripley

ENDLESS STRIP

THAT CROSSES OVER AND UNDER ITSELF, ALTERNATING.

BUT NEVER TWICE IN: SUCCESSION, By FRED JACOBSEN

Bridgeport

TOWN

BUILT OVER A RIVER.

Mauch Chunk,

Pa.

CAN YOU SPELL BRANDY

WITH 3 LETTERS?

“O DV"

EAU DE VIE (WATER OF LIFE) FRENCH FOR BRANDY

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THE REAL NAME the DALAI LAMA of Tibet:

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