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subterfuge was to plead a “pro- vious engagement." The newer worshippers of the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth announce boldly: "I just don't like your party, and if you don't alter it I won't come,'

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Undeniably Curious

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Since it is generally agreed that the next war will be wag- ed as fiercely on the home front as anywhere else there may be a peculiar appropriateness in one of the special targets which have been used at Bisley in the course of a competition held by the Sur- rey Rifle Association. It appears to be called the "Curious House- maid" target and shows the out- ine of a dwelling with four win- dows, at one of which the "house- maid" exposes her head for four seconds while the marksmen' at- tempt to discourage that rash act. In all she makes eight ap- pearances, and the leading marks- man registered a hit in seven out of the eight, which ought to be enough to teach anybody not to look out of windows in the course of the next war to end war.

But if the target is really in-

Hong Kong, Monday, January 23, 1939 tended to represent a housemaid

STAYING AWAY

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it seems a curious type of non- combatant to select; if Signor Gayda gets to know about it the next thing will be dissertations If the closing days of 1938 had

on "Anglo-Saxon brutality and blazed no other kind of trail in hypocrisy" in making ready for the news columns they would still a war on women and children. have brought the art of "staying But perhaps it is only an unspeci- away" into great prominence.fied figure which appears at the The Germans are the world cham-windows of Target Terrace, and pions; their determination to stay it may be the merry marksmen away from Mr.

Chamberlain's who have decided to call it the speech at the Foreign Press Asso-"Curious Housemaid." But what- ciation dinner will probably be re- ever the figure may be intended membered for a long time: A further exploit on the same lines somebody must be expecting

to represent it sounds as though was arranged for a concert held little street-fighting and sniping by the foreign_newspaper corres-from windows in the event of any pondents in Brussels; the Ger-future efforts to make the world man diplomatists and press re-safe for democracy (or dictators). presentatives let it be known that they could not see their way to On The Molasses Front attend if a Jewish tenor were al- lowed to sing songs in German in News that two hundred soldiers the course of the promised enter-had to work day and night at tainment. That difficulty was got Zeebrugge in ligging trenches in over by arranging for the tenor order to sidetrack the 6,400 tons to sing only in French and Ital- of molasses that broke loose bears ian, and thereupon the aggrieved with it faint suggestions for a Germans announced their read- iness to attend. So the habit of new and not quite so hideous censoring your host's programme release molasses on a sufficiently weapon of war. If one could only in advance achieved another notable triumph.

large scale that sector of a front line affected by the operation On the other hand, there is the might resemble a large fly-paper Irish method of indicating disap-with the belligerent troops vainly proval if people do not stay away "marking time" in an effort to from what are regarded as sedi-get clear and "come clean." The tious assemblies, a method just bursting of three tanks of molas- displayed in the removal of the ses at Zeebrugge was evidently name of Dr. Douglas Hyde, Pre-enough to occupy two hundred sident of Eire, from the list of troops, and that during cold wea- Ipatrons of the Gaelic Athletic ther which must hamper the Association because Dr. Hyde re-mobility of molasses, which can- cently attended an international not be expected to put its best Association football match be foot forward when the tempera- tween Ireland and Poland. Of ture is down below freezing- Dr. Hyde's interest in and support point. In milder weather the same of all things Gaelic there is not amount of treacle would, no the faintest doubt, but the Gae-doubt, stir itself much more vig- lic Athletic Association regards orously, and a whole battalion both "rugger" and "soccer," as would be needed in order to cope well as cricket, as foreign games with its advance. which should not be watched or encouraged.

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Candour At All Costs.

At any rate, a treacle attack would be a good deal less horrify- ing than a gas attack. And if it be objected that the treacle would only spread itself down- If the movement so ably foster-hill, then it might be released ed from Eire and the Third Realm from aeroplanes or projected by: spreads this should shortly be a some modification of the "flame- better world for people who do thrower." Experience at Zee- not like crowded assemblies; it brugge has clearly established a will be hard to find any gather-link between molasses and the ings at which there are no gaps military. Anyone who could created by conscientious objec-stretch that link in order to tors on one ground or another. cover active service might get a And, after all, perhaps it marks Peace Prize for having unex- the growth of a greater degree pectedly sweetened the course of of candour. The old unworthy i war.