1937-05-22 — Page 3

THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 22, 1937.

THE

WORLD GOES BY

I've beeper's Hugh utic VE always been an enthusiastic

mond.

The way

SIR ROBERT HỌ TUNG BROADCASTS

ADDRESS. IN NANKING

Speaking to the entire nation through the Central Broadcasting Station in Nanking at 8 o'clock on May 14. Sir magnate in Hong Kong, declared that Robert Ho Tung, the noted business

which he himself had been an anxiousf that boy handles his witness, the whole people of China have at last become conscious of the need for national unity.

fists is a treat. ·

Another admirer has sent me this paragraph from the book

Summarising his observations during "Chal-the past 50 years, the 75-year old-finan- lenge," in which Drummond does cial wizard of Hong Kong said he, was some more excellent work.

"'It was then that Drummond went berserk. With one glorious uppercut he broke the jaw of the man behind him, and the fight be- gan."

Emmerich Antalius was chucked by his girl.

She told him that she could love him no more.

glad to note that definite efforts are being made in China for national 're- construction. Great strides, he declar- ed, have been made along the paths of financial and industrial development in this country,

Sir Robert referred to the adoption of the managed currency system bý the National Government; which he characterised as having conferred incal- culable benefits within and without the country.

..

Rail Bonds Recover China's national credit, Sir Robert said, has shown remarkable strength in the last few years. This was due to al great extent to the progress of Chinese Emmerich bought five gramo-railway construction, which has had at phones, five records and a gun. He bullish effect on the price of railway then went to his room, started the bonds, some of which have risen mani- fold compared with what they were five five gramophones, put on the re-

years ago. cords (which were all the same Continuing, Sir Robert said he was song) and listened to the first convinced the National Government is devoting its attention to improving the daily life of the people. He referred to the many important reforms made during recent months in Kwangtung, the ́eradication of opium including smoking and gambling evils, as shining examples of what the Government au- thorities have taken upon themselves for alleviating the distress of the peo- ple.

verse.

Then he shot himself.

The gramophones were still play ing when they found him and the time was:

"There's world."

only one girl în the

I take a morbid interest in that peculiar type of person who spends kis time eating nails, spoons and practically any form of scrap iron that may be lying about.

The latest champion in this line of business is now lying in the Schaerding Hospital, Austria. His trouble was that he couldn't resist eating:---

Eight spoon handles. Seven 4in. nails.

Two large screws.

Four hooks.

One small screwdriver and Two ounces of paper clips. Every man to his taste, I suppose.

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Great: Hope For Future -

The international position of China, Sir Robert was glad to say, has been raised, because of her own conscien- tious effort to become a modern nation and to rely upon her own strength for her national reconstruction and for the defence of her territories.

* Concluding, Sir Robert said if con- tinued efforts are made by the Chinese in recent nation as they have been years, there is surely glowing hope for the future.

British Ambassador's Secretary Wed

Mr.

Walter Graham, personal secretary to Sir Hughe Knatch- bull-Hugessén, and Miss Alice Swan were married in a ceremony at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. R.

American Peck in the

Embassy, in Nanking.

The Rev.

I read that America's smallest railway, the Middleburg and Scho-

John Magee officiated harie, has been sold for $2,500. The at the ceremony.

the railway line was just five and a half Mr.. Iver Mackay served as miles long and was use mainly for best man and Mrs, Hall Paxton as' carrying farm and fruit produce. the maid of honour. Mr. Peck gave

The locomotives will now be the bride away. broken up and used as scrap metal

This of course is contrary to usual practices, where aged engines; are retired into quiet sidings and given a few trucks to play with.

The news that boys had invited their music master to conduct their mouth-organ- band has been wel- comed by the Headmasters Confers ence, but the Government is main taining at present, an attitude of benevolent neutrality,

After 17 years' service in Malta, North-West Frontier of India, Egypt and the Sudan, the 2nd Bn. Essex Regt. has arrived in England.

Two hundred pigs. were rescued when fire broke out in a barn near Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire but nine and were returned to the building. burned to death,

Major C. B. Grace, son of W、 G. race, the famous cricketer captained a Hawkhurst, Kent, fifteen against Frank Woolley's Kent eleven at Hawk-

hurst,

“You see,” said Miss Beryl Busy, O.B.E., of the ́· Ministry of Inter- ference, to me. yesterday, "while, masters are naturally older than their pupils, some of them are rn- 'widespread among the fortunately lighthearted, and we generation. Only this morning one must guard against a roguish man- | of my most earnest young typists ter for instance, suddenly suck- complained that a very senior of- ing a lemon while conducting a ficial had placed beneath the cus- mouth-organ band The

effect hion of her chair a balloon, which

ouse exploded as she sat down,

So, we must all," she concluded

would be disastrous on minded, modern youth

"Irresponsibility" she continned, brightly, "be on our guard.”

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