1937-03-11 — Page 3

THE CHINA MAIE, MARCH 11, 1937.

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[EWSPAPERMEN are said to have a wonderful insight in- to human nature and the lives of all the different types that make up this world of ours.

Belgian____ By Election Drama

PREMIER MAY FACE DEGRELLE

(SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL") Brussels, To-day.

"Van Zeeland versus Degrelle" "Premier Against Leader of the Right Wing Radicals,"

Are the head lines with which the We on the China Mai are not the Belgian press announces

be held during the forced to look far for glimpses in-campaign to to the lives of our fellow creatures, next five or six weeks before the. for surrounding us on every side supplementary election for a new are a series of dwellings, apparent-deputy in the Chamber takes place. ly built with the object of revealing Leon Degrelle's Rexist Party has as much of the lives of the occu-forced the holding of the election through resignation of its deputy, pants as possible.

M. Olivier.

From the office we can look right! into a dozen bedrooms, sitting rooms and other rooms, all of which are most entertaining.

The Premier, M. van Zeeland, announced in the Chamber yester- day, amid loud applause, that he was willing to enter the lists as an opponent to the Bexist leader in the coming election.

Whenever you see me gazing out of the window, Mr. Editor, with that rapt look on my face that you

NO AFFILIATIONS know so well, I am not day-dream- The Premier pointed out at the ing but studying human nature, same time that he was not affiliat- thereby fitting myself better for ed with any particular party. the serious duty of reporting how The Rexists have often declar- the world goes by. (0 yeah?-Ed)ed that they are insufficiently re- There is the girl, very attractive, presented in Parliament and by the way, who promptly every should the voting prove this, M. moming at eight o'clock comes out Degrelle will demand holding of onto the verandah and leans on theļa general election. rail scanning the passers-by . în Wyndham Street till noon.

The Rexists at present have · 28 deputies in the Chamber but they

She then breaks off for a light also have the support of the Badi- lunch and re-appears in the region cal Nationalist Flemish Party. of two o'clock, when she takes up Trans-Ocean.

the same position till five or so.

Sometimes I think she has turn- JUDICIARY

ed into stone. Perhaps her lover

has left her and she is hoping he REFORM

will return. Perhaps she is on the

look-out for shroffs. Perhaps she FIGHT BEGINS has a complex of sorts. Who knows? (And who cares?-Ed).

Next door to her is a man who believes in exercise. He swings Indian clubs for at least two hours every day, after which he falls on- to a bed and sleeps. Quite right, too. Personally I would be in hos pital.

And then there is the family of nine crowded into a room four by two at least. There are also three cats.

In another room a perpetual mah jongg game goes on between half a dozen men who seem to have noth- ing else to do. Perhaps I have stumbled onto a gang of desperate criminals, who work by night and Perhaps, however, play by day. they are merely unemployed.

Perhaps further revelations would be indiscreet so just come back from across the way into the office. Here, as I have said before, we are a hive of industry. Everyone.

Close Questions In The Senate

Washington, To day. The real fight over. President Roosevelt's proposals to increase the judges of the Supreme Court began yesterday.

The Senate judiciary committee considered the proposals of the At- Cum- torney-General, Mr. Homer mings

Mr. Cummings, urging adoption of the proposals, was closely ques- tioned by Senator William Borah (Republican, Idaho).

One of Mr. Borah's questions was, "How are you going to know that the men you appoint are going to take a liberal view?”?

Mr. Cummings replied, "We have to take that chance.”

The proceedings were attended by 100 pressmen-Beater.

that is, except Ulysses, who has a ham Street and sniff that alcoholic strong disinclination to any form smell we all love you will know that of work and regards attempts to it is feeding time for Ulysses. make him earn his living with hor-

For.

War Games

Why this is, I don't know, but I think I was born lazy. It is only by You have all heard of the attack prodding me with a long sharply that is to be made on the Colony by pointed stick that the Editor can land air and sea in the coming even wake me out of my slumbers manoeuvres. You will all want ac- After that he has to get me start curate information on the subject, ed on something.

which you won't get unless you read It took him long time to realise this colum. My personal spies that there is only one thing that will be on every ship, every plane spurs me into activity of any kind, and with each body of troops. I and that whisper it is alcohol will be receiving an accurate run- He now keeps a bottle of Scotch ning commentary on the course of (inferior brand, though) with the war, gamers hich will be pub- which he bribes me into working hisbed exclusively in this colum for him. Not a drop until you At this stage, however, I c do all those telegrams," he says nothing And I fall for it

result,

will be a decisive victory for the de So if you ever pass down Wynd- fence. It always is-

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