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Long-Suffering Husband Sighs

IF ONLY I COULD TELL HER THIS!

THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 12, 1937,

AM still more in love with my sneaking fear that if you can't re-cause the times you seem to me wife than most husbands with concile yourself to being thirty, most beautiful are the times when "five-year" qualifications. Judy has you mayn't recognise your fortieth I surprise you with little Betty on seen to that. I am still intensely birthday either. And, Judy, your lap and Johnny sitting at your aware of her. Her beauty never should so hate people to laugh at feet, their faces serious and de- fails to thrill me afresh.

lighted alternately at the story you are reading to them.

you.

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you? Not only does it embarrass my friends, but it makes me feel

"But Judy, I wish I could tell you that 2 man wants something "Please believe that I appreciate "You are so possessive, darling from marriage than a perpetual the way you keep yourself so smart, Yon demand every moment of my honeymoon.

dear. I do not think I flatter my-spare time, every scrap of my at- "He wants safety, companionship self in thinking part of it, at least, tention. and to be able to trust implicitly. is for my benefit.

"I love you very much. But I do "Judy, I know how afraid you "But Judy, I would so much love wish you'd realise that I can't bel are of me becoming indifferent. Ia little real companionship in addi- dancing attendance on you all the know that many of our quarrels tion to the creams and face packs.time; that I need male society you stage just so that I shall have "You are busy with your mani sometimes for a change. to make fresh protestations of my cure box at the moment, carefully Why, when I go out with my love for you at the reconciliation. varnishing each pretty nail.

"I wish you wouldn't do it, Judy, "I know that a manicure is essen-you behave as if I were neglecting friends, or bring them home, do It makes me hate you sometimes tial, but the box always seems to for making me make a 'fool of my-appear when I am craving a quiet self. Marriage ought to have more evening by the fire talking to you a fool as well. dignity than that. I know it would about our future, our home, our "Once I used to feel that your only humiliate you if I were to tell children. you this and I wouldn't do that "And that's another thing that need you be so silly now?

jealousy of me was flattering. But

for the world.

I'd like to tell you about; but some-

"It makes me feel that you treat "Another thing I wish I could how I can't. tell you-a

me as a child, and that in itself has wouldn't! thing you

"Why are you sometimes so re- sometimes made me feel the de- understand.

sentful of the children? Ocsire for other women's company." "You are embarrassingly afraid casionally, you act as if you were of growing old, Judy. When you almost jealous of them. Are you things it would save her so many If only I could tell Judy all these throw your parties of hysterical afraid they age you tie you down heartaches. But she wouldn't youngsters-with you the most hys-to reality when terical and youthful of them, all--it free? sometimes makes me squirm inside.

"Because, Judy dear, I have al

you want to bei

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"It is so silly of you, Judy.

Be-

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ALL RUSSIANS IN SPAIN RECALLED?

EUROPEAN LADY KNOCKED DOWN BY SNATCHER

Chief Detective-Inspector J. Murphy appeared before Mr. W. Schofield this morning in connec- tion

in which two with a case earth-coolies were charged with snatching the hand-bags of Euro- pean ladies in Barker Road re- cently.

Report

Startling

Of Abandonment Of Assistance

(SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL”)

Lisbon, To-dday.

The sensational statement is published in the Pong pleaded guilty to Lisbon newspapers that the Soviet Ambassador to snatching the hand-bags of Mrs Spain has ordered all Russians to leave Madrid.

E. H. Williams on February 22; and of Mrs. B. Elliot on March 7,

while Tsui Hang admitted aiding

and abetting..

Inspector Murphy said that Mrs. William's bag was snatched and passed to the other defendant.

TERMS OF FRENCH

DEFENCE LOAN

Paris, To-day.

The new French defence loan will be issued in bonds of de- nominations of five hundred, one thousand, ten thousand and a hün- dred thousand francs.

Dating from March 1, the loan will be issued at a rate of 490

francs for a nominal value of 500, repayable by drawing only after five years.

For the purpose of the loan, 1,000-franc bond will be equal to For

187 shillings or US$45.66.

ONLY A FEW SOVIET SOLDIERS AND AIRMEN WILL BE LEFT BEHIND IN THE BESIEGED SPANISH CAPITAL, AND THE NEWS IS BELIEVED TO FALL INTO THE GENERAL PIC-six-monthly coupons 2250 francs will equal 4/2d or US$1.03: Reu- TURE OF THE PRESENT STATE OF MADRID CAUSED BY THE ter.

Paris, To-day. Little violence was used in the INCREASED FOOD SHORTAGE AND THE RELENTLESS PRES-

Subscription for the Defence other case, Mrs. Elliot was knock-

Loan will open to-morrow and will close on March 25.

ed to the ground and a; struggle SURE OF THE REBELS. ensued. She received injuries to her knees.

FIXED EXCHANGE

or any

The newspapers allege that the The "Mar Cantabrico," gu-run- At an identification parade nei-information was obtained from de-ner from New York which was pre- Interest on the loan is payable in ther complainant was able to iden-serters from the Valencia forces, viously reported to have been tow-Frenchor Swiss francs tify the men but they admitted the who had been taken prisoner byled into a rebel harbour, was sunk paying house vindicated by the Bank

the insurgents. charges.

A remand for 24 hours was or- dered.

LORRY DRIVER

:

CHARGED

Farther reports state that severe food riots have broken out in Madrid, in which it is alleged that machine guns were turned on the mob, kill- ing 87 and wounding 136. Meanwhile Premier Largo Ca-cd, he stated, before the ballero has made another of his foundered. Trans-Ocean.

Tsoi Fei, a lorry driver, who was fighting speeches, this time in 2 committed last Thursday to the statement to the Valencia corres Criminal Sessions on a charge of pondent of the “Temps". manslaughter, appeared before Mr. W. Schofield at the Central Magistracy in answer to two other charges, it being understood that the court is not indicting defen

dant at the sessions.

Mr. C. Y. Kwan for the defen- dant, said that the two charges of driving without due care and can-

On To The End

"We shall fight on to the very end," he declared, "and shall - port all the arms we possibly can regardless of the consequences

after ali.

of International Settlements “at a This was announced by General corresponding value of the amount Quiepo de Llano himself to the of coupon or capital which will be correspondent of the "Paris Soir" marked in French francs, pounds yesterday.

sterling or dollars." A large part of the arms. and It is understood that the Minis- ammunition on board was salvag-Itry of Finance is publishing a fixed vessel rate between the franc, dollar and sterling for the purpose of the loan.

LIANG KWANG CO-OPERATION

Canton, To-day.

There will also be a variable rate [between the French and Swiss francs (and between the Swiss franc and

sterling and the dollar.-Reuter.

Buckingham Palace Party

Mr. Huang Ko-chu, Governor of Kwangsi, after consulting with General Huang Mo-sung, Governor of Kwangtung. General Yu Hon mau, Pacification Commissioner for Senor Caballero denied rumours Kwangtung, and General Lo Chuk-

London, To-day. tion and with overloading were ad-of a split in the Government and ex-ying. Acting Director of the The King and Queen gave the journed sine die and now submit-pressed confidence in the ability of Whampoa Headquarters, for the first party of their reign at ted that in the first charge he had the hyalist troops to save Madrid. military and economic co-operation Buckingham Palace yesterday.

"We can

hold out for months of the two Kwangs, left for Kwang- The 100 guests who attended DO case to answer but pleaded guilty to the last charge.

and even take the initiative,” was si by air yesterday. Our Own consisted of members of the Diplo- Mr. Schofield said that as defen- his view of the military situation. Correspondent.

matic Corps-Reuter. Meanwhile the rebels are still dant was unable to stop it seemed that he could not have had the hurling their legions against the lorry under his proper control and loyalist positions in the Guadala- was driving without care and can- tion.

Mr. Kwan then contended that it was more a matter of judgment and in this case was an error, as tu whether he should stop or

swerve to avoid an accident.

訂

Driving Too Fast For Safety

Mrs. M. Bell, of Stanley Terrace, was fined $40 by Mr. W. Schofield this morning for driving without

jara sector.

Insurgent Claims

The attack here is being carried out from three points and -insur- gent headquarters claim that the attackers are now within seven miles of Guadalajara itself.

A message from Helsingfors states that a Finnish cargo steam- er was stopped in the Strafts or Gibraltar by a rebel warship and ordered to proceed to Ceuta.

due care and caution in Hennessy Beauty's Greatest Aid.

Road on March 1. Mr. Eell plead-

ed guilty on behalf of his wife.

Out of the thousand-and-one xids to Traffic-Sergeant Youe said he fol-beauty there is none to surpass lowed defendant's car at near-Pinkettes, the gentle-as-nature laza- ly 40 miles an hour. As there were tive which keeps you clean within, for internal cleanliness is the first and pedestrians about, he considered it greatest essential to good looks either -dangerous.

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