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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1936

The China Mail

Ninety-first Year of Publication.

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SA Wyndham Street, Hong Kong. Magistrate Says “No”

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Notice To Contributors. All communications intended for publication should be addressed to

To A Ride

LIN A CAR WITH A 30M.P.H

WARNING. BUZZER

Here There and Dung Everywhere

THE DUCE-GCGRC

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Weekly Miscellany

Invest me in my Motley: give me

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irrigated by pleasant. stream of humour.“ Beat "rri- Look on this

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- Mr. Frank Powell, the North the Editor, and be accompanied by London magistrate, last month de The German Government is in

a difficulty if it wishes to honour Robert Lynd, writing some timeated if you can. the Writer's Name and Address clined an invitation by defending

distinguished foreigners. Onlyjaro in what APH. has wittily Duty Paid not necessarily for insertion, but

counsel to take a ride in a saloon to orders survived the Revolu-called the "New Statesman, Na- lovely sequence of words, surely cr`a`guarantee of good faith.

car which was the subject of a

tion the Civil Cross of the Pour tion. Athanseum, Week-end Rethe most perfect example of the summons against Ernest Walter: Smith, a chauffeur, of Haslemerele Merite Order, and the Red view, etc, remarked that even imaginative use of words in the

Cross Order.

the greatest purist does not object whole of English literature: "O The Civil Cross, the military to day to the word 'bogus, though son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom. Would God I had died

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driven at about 87 m.p.k. at Green/counterpart of which is the Gez-la hundred years ago the word was for thee, O Absalom, my son, my

sorrow.

avenue, East Barnet

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man V.C. is granted by the Prime slang, meaning an apparatus for lanes, Stoke Newington.

Son That reiterated "my son Minister of Prussia, in consults-coining money.” This remark is BIRTH

For the defence it was said that:

tion with the Prussian Academy quoted in an article by the un-my son" irresistibly suggests the the car was fitted with a devicel CAMPBELL-To Mr. and Mrs. which caused a buzzer to sound scientists or men of letters.

of Arts and Sciences, to great quenchable H. L Mencken in an David down with the weight of his bludgeonings of fate, crushing American paper on Slang, which R. A. Campbell, at Cebu, PLI-(when the speed of the car reached

The only general · order-left is be describes as a product of on 1st December, 1936, a son-30 m.p.h.

After Smith's car had been stop der, of which the Grand Cross delight in coinage," which is as the dim, drum's thrch on the hill O to take but two examples at thus the German Red Cross Or exuberace of mental activity or

random from poetry-Chesterton's Hong Kong. Thursday, Dec. 10. 1936-ped it was taken to a garage. The has just been conferred on Signor good a definition

Idevice was tested and found to be

Mussolini.

But it is interesting to read in the half heard" and Kents' "A wild in operation.

pine"-both Young Men In Khaki

It has always been expected same article that "to do" for to fridge fledged with Smith and his employer said that the Faehrer would create cheat has been traced to 1789, absolutely magnificent instances that the car never attained a

fresh orders. He has, however, "gas" for empty talk to 1847,

of the cunning- use of words. Gratifying results have at-speed of 30 mp.h

repeatedly shelved the question, "jug" for prison to, 1834, "lip" for the second of them, especially, one tended the campaign to stimu-. Mr. Powell, after declining the being, unlike some of his princi- insolence to 1821, "sap" for fool can almost see the three pines late Territorial recruiting, ride, said it would not be safe to pal lieutenants. not greatly inter-to 1815, "murphy for potato to sticking up on the skyline repre- Twenty thousand young men convict as he was not satisfed ested. have enrolled during the last that the tyres of the police

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PERRAUD & DENIS RETURNING HOME

as any other.

In

1811, "acket" to 1785. "bread-sented by the three long accents basket" for stomach to 1753, coming together: "A wild ridge "bush-money" to 1709, "hick" to fledged ...

In Xanadu did Kubla Khan

1690, "gold-mine" for profitable Finally the following five lines The fact that only a certain venture to 166%, "grub" for food of poetry are surely among the number of peeresses can be given to 1659 and "bones" for dice to finest ever written; though they seats in the House of Lords for 1236. Similarly “booze” was are familiar to every schoolboy not mean the opening of Parliament does known in the first years of the they can never lose their exquisite

that any will be thus IVth century.

charm: shut out from the Coronation. All this makes one think. None There is only one condition of those mentioned above have that peeresses and dowager pee factually been received into the resses have to fulfil They must polite circles of the language, but inform the Earl Marshal of their there are many others which have, desire to attend the ceremony beland, in the process, have consider-

A perfect example of "apt alli- fore December 1.

ably richened it. Take "mob" for iteration's artful aid" used to the The same obligation lies upon example, against the use of which very best advantage. current of thought. A genera rand and Gilbert Denis left here peers who wish to be present. as a "vulgar contraction," Carlyle Country Lore

There is, however, one excep-inveighed most angrily. To-day it

There was a time-long ago,

afi

events she must satisfy obser- Flight Abandoned Due

To Bad Weather

Tunis, To-day. The French airmen Jean Fer-

vant foreign eyes that the patriotism of her people is un-l jabated In part, too, the rising figures reflect a change in the

A stately pleasure-dome decree, Where Alph, the sacred river, ran Through caverns measureless to

Down to a sunless see.

tion is growing up which is at 3.35 am. yesterday and are re- thinking the issues of peace turning to Paris owing to bad tion. Irish peers who have seats is a perfectly respectable word. jand war out afresh, and young weather-Reuter.

in the House of Commons are not Take the rather picturesque thank heaven when I used to be men who start at opposite poles The two aviators are attempting included in the Earl Marshal's hornswoggle" or blizzard" or "to a little bit narky (from the same are reaching the same practical to win the prize of 400,000 francs notice, an exclusion which doealgu the whole hog" What word root as snirksome) about F. W. conclusions. Those who pin for a new record flight. It will be not apply to their wives.could one possibly substitute now-Thomas and his writings in The their faith to the collective recalled that Andre Japy, the first

Thus while Lady Winterton will adays for “rowdy, "boom" "joy Star. But that stage is past, and ideal and those who declare contestant for the prize, crashed receive a Letter of Summons, Lord ride" or "slacker What would now welcome him as one of the that they will take part in nolin Japan after a daring take-off Winterton as an MP., will not do one call a racketeer," listed by most consistently funny bumer- quarrel which is not our own from Kai Tak when conditions (20.

agree that the people which is were most mnsuitable for CO2- not fore-armed is in peril tinuing his fight. Their reasoning brings both schools into the Territorials.

To the generally satisfactory figures there is one exception. The London Division lags at the! tail of the list, and the First! Anti-Aircraft Division also

a London force and charged with heavy responsibilities for the defence of the capitalis Do fewer than 10,000 below establishment. This last figure,

however, is not altogether as Q

bad as it appears. The Division

EXPLANATION OF TO-DAY'S CARTOON

Greater Love Had No Woman

UEEN Artemisia of Caria was

one of the immortal widows was but recently formed out of Mausolus died in 352 B.C..

of antiquity. When her husband converted infantry battalions built in his memory the famous she many of whose members pre-mausoleum at Halicarnassas which ferred to transfer to other in- fantry units. It thus started

became one of the seven wonders of with badly depleted ranks, and

the ancient world. But she did recruits are coming forward to

jmore than that. After the close the gaps. But the inflow mains of her husband were

And

is not as yet sufficiently rapid. mated, she ordered the ashes serv Yet, quite apart from question of patriotism, the work is most attractive. The mere fact that anti-aircraft defence must needs be largely 1402 and demolished the mauso

ed to her in a cup of water. any she drained the cap to become onej

with her beloved spouse. The Knights of Rhodes took the place,

+

matter

of

night-practice

leum. Out of the material they creates new and fascinating the site of Halicarnassus

built the fort which still stands on problems for the engineer.

(now

called Badrum) in Asiatic Turkey.j Ports In Rivalry The antique statue of Artemisia

from which made my drawing

With the launch of the first has been recovered from the, ruïns of a new

fleet of mechanical of the Mausoleum by Sir Charles dredgers the Port of London Newton and donated to the Eritish Authority is perfecting its Museum in London.

equipment for dealing with the

least conspicuous bat most

essential of its duties. Parlia-

ment has charged it to main-

tain a broad and deep channel

Your Daily Smile!

Devastation Tommy was sitting on

the step,

not only in the river itself, but looking very unhappy.

in the waters of the estuary as "What's the matter?" asked far as the Nore.

As ships neighbour. grow larger and move fastering my old trousers to the Salvation “Well, I didn't mind mamma giv the business of removing mud Army" answered Tommy," "but presents new problems which had both pockets full of werins to the Authority is overcoming, go fishing with." and must overcome if its sys tern of docks is to justify its cost.

Much too Clever

I like the frankness of a Wag who Eays this is a good old story: "und- Enterprise is the consequence which is all that matters-I like the jof the growing competition be story. So here goes:~-

tween ports and of the grow-wash that face of yours? I can even Teacher: "Tommy, why don't you ing volume of trade to attracted to the port whose day-egga!”

be tell what you had for breakfast to- facilities are greatest. The Tommy: “Wrong! Eggs was yester- work done for London does not day.” stand alone. Southampton has completed a huge programme, thanks to which her docks can you make bay when the sun shines So a professor has proved that if accommodate the modern giant the hay loses most of its chlorophyll liner. London has to face the and vitamiza. severest competition of all for Now we want sorteone;" to proje; Antwerp, Rotterdata, and Hama bird in the busb is worth, two in

Twisted Proverbs

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD. burg would be quick to take the hand and that a rolling stone

advantage of any flaw in her Then the farmer can go ahe

gathers a heap of mostra

gay make hay in a healthy rainsto

organisation.

the Encyclopaedia Britannica in ists writing in the English preRS. 1929 as slang, if the word were He had an article од Weather A bit 'and

actually forbidden? Finally my Folklore in his column recently, A Hollywood star was somewhat favourite. There is nothing in the in which he quoted a number of }sensitive when she went to

world to touch “blurb,” which alleged country rhymes ΟΣ the licence for her fourth-rit have quoted in this column before, subject of weather forecasts. To

fifth-marriage.

my mind, they most successfully caught that blend of fatuity and The subject introduces the kindly humour which country

The clerk who made out the man Words riage licence seemed to her to be very inquisitive..

"Have you been married before?" whole use of words for artistic or rhymes such as these so often dis- he asked, “and, if so, to whoma ?”*** lother effect, "One comes across play. "Is it not written," he asks,

In her most freezing main in the memory.

The air be examples in one's reading that re-in the Book of Mother Muffet

"What is

This was too much.

zero

BARRICA she demanded:

memory test?"

this

"BELIEVE

Wife of

KING MAUSOLUS

of CARIA

HAD THE

BODY OF

HER HUSBAND CREMATED WAND, MA DRANK THE ASHES IN A CUP

OF WATER

TO BECOME

ONE WITH

HER DECEASED

I was that

"}a high, vaulted chamber, sullen i (Continued on Page 8)

METEOR NOT" by Robert L. Ripley

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R. De SALES GOODE

IS SECRETARY OF A FIRM

IN

Washington, DC.

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