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HAYMOND-On 18th Feb, 1848, Falward Maurice Haymond. at Systury. theply regret tel.

SIDE-DOOR JUSTICE Apparently talvir auf, and my stranger terms, about

needs to be

the administration utistice in Colomy. The blunting of public confidence by such episodes the challenging decision 412 recent taille case is bad enough: Iss ut tas gaver met Jones when police and bench a I To subterfuge and, hole-in

All

Clic outre Lacazes

†

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1948.

THE FURTIVE HUMOUR

OF THE ENGLISH

I am Mavis Strong, an Eng-

An army

lab girl of 38. I earn nearly

300 a year clerical work,

Last week 1 kjent a night in Oxford reci guder blanket, with my face pressed against the bars of ment alone. 1 refreshed myself from Bme to time with bucheon. sausage, and cold tea out of n varuam finsk.

-By-

PATRICK

depart: CAMPBELL

chance of talking myself into getting the last of the spirits. even In competition with the boys wearing cavalry MINIA- taches and carnations,

When let you first start

to use it?

Ans: Seg above. caught by the ram,

kot

ty) How far is it from your home?

Oxford street, waiting for the At 830 next morning 1-par- whistle to blow and the doors Ans: Sometimes, when I'm celled up my blanket and ten to DET, When they do open lying on the safn after supper things, palled my bat more what ng myself upon the listening to amething on the armly arm) My earn, and as New Look.

rad», e a lot of workers in sumped a low, enquching position

liradford nswering questions When the manages blew the But even as I fight to buy the about who wrote the Unfinished whitle at nine o'elnek and the New Look 1 shall know that in Symphony, it seems to be im- does mollett back. I took off the basement of the department | mediately around the corner, break to the groanal and very more are enormous bundjes of At othe times perhaps 10.30 fast, and threw myself at the costumes in the New New Look. am, after meeting uld school ladies" regels counter. I bought | The New New Look will reach friends, it seems 52 far Away " enst

manve wool style la fle ground in front and an that it's doubtful if I'l ever tweed for seven shillings. meh above the knee at the back. have any, wish to go there again. it will render my presen ward- (r) Are there any pubs

be obsoje

nehrer?

*

so

Coming round sharply try and ring my underella as

1

Bar Baugh, cock yatt, me any snow plough [ maticblishesf) one ble you and I'll give you

a hell of my umbrella,

1 Mayl Strong, an the master of my tale,

I.

*

with the myself at the entrance ter the apse of frustrating the Press des dress. An hour later, At the Central Magistracy, 90, thren old women having crack- Tuesday, two men, one of themed, at to the counter, and Laopean, were charged with a bought a pair of green set

also The charges appeitpeste cuckind gown, senges offence.

They Fear to have been read to them suitable for bridge teas

cost three and sixpence coch. Die Chambers. In Court, neither

On the way home I made a) Fatators for charges weir mention

1.

Mayis Strong, ÷‡::ነ the capten of my soul.

Well, What Are You Loughing At?

day.

Chapt care tip to me yester. **Here's Jurk for you. Try yourself out on that".

A questionnaire from the Pub] Liners Protection Society, on br-

half of Mass Observation's sor- vey of puls and drinking.

"flow ! dread the furtive

** the subject of this Silei narcotic, It's worse than honey- met e muther-in-law."

"All right" said, "all When I got home I found I'd} lost my hug, ration book, purse, ht, all right. It's understood answers may be con ipstick, latchkey, handkerchief that on filenikad." tissues, book matches, parken off

N'onfidential!” I exclaimed. five cigarettes, and a about Mary Quern of Sents. 1 het you're the kind of persia

"Why should it be confidencial also had a bruge on my ellow.

Ad and the identity of the Euroides at the hats departumour of the English," I said.

and picked up a blue. pean was deliberately concraled. bowier in rardboard for mine

Yesterday, another European pener appeared in Cont. The Court was cleared before any charges were preferred: in fact, every thing was due to suppress DTMS- super reference to the case and to the name at the defendant,

doubtless, the In het cases, motive behind the artists taken

But we was well-intentioned.

vel

1, Mayn: Strong, am a rational; Kr. 1 read the newspapers.

Ittef

Ans: See above. Distance, in relation to publie hrases, is a spiritual variolite which enner! be measured in feet, yards, or) miles.

18) If there are any pubs ngarer, why don't you 180 them?

Ans.: I have already ans wered that question. Distance in this context - eamnot be mea sured in feet, yards, or miles, or indred by bicycle, taxi, hand- cart, or the power to rạn,

All squared up, now? That's fine, How barlig the whole thing has been.

Deported From Britain

on

FL

Dakota.

CARNIVAL

By Dick Turner

COPA, 1947 BY MEA SERVICE, INC., Y. M. REG. V. 8. PAT. OFF.

Dick Torneir

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"No, it doesn't bother mé particularly-! sell them to him!"

BATTLE FOR EUROPEAN RECOVERY

From Frank Oliver

Reaction

The battle for the European and the renetion it instantly Recovery Programme continues evoked from the State Depart- Fun Furious pace, and in that ment indicated the pleasure fight President Truman and the caused by the fact that British United States' only surviving ox. and American Thinking on the President, Mr. Herbert Hoover, Russian problem is remarkably are now in open confllet. Echoes and comfortingly similar. of the battle return here from Moscow and London. Mr. London, Feb. 18.

Bevin's speech on the unifica. Five elderly Bulgarians. ton of Western Europe and Mr. stated to be laplaced peran Churchill's support of

The reaction of the เเละ kure were deported from

Landun having an

majority of people here has oor important influener Airport to Sofla this morning on the fight.

been better phrased than by the Dutch Royal

("Washington" Post”, which said: Airlines

Mr. Bevin's speech, though

"Mr. Bevin's Initiative lg not not part of the Washington The men, whose names were battle, has caught the imaging in the United States the same only important but should excite given by an oflein an Boek tion of all here who support enthusiasm that the announce 1 ks what's what. 1 ue not concerned with motives, know, for instance, that the dec

Tutey, Martehenikov, Caorokov E.R.P. and are struggling for

the Marshall Plan but with the public interest. Nepartment, store gave

and Bey, were town to Pragueta-paange-in-the virile, form and thence by chartered plane in which Mr. Marshall present The same paper wisely warna excited in Western Europe," doubt, again, the court authori beautiful gifts for # few schille

to Sofia. tes would contend that theit de; ings because they want to vlear↑

ed it rather than the emusculat Americans not to slip into the "and start who 'drops into the local just escorted them through the mothers would like to see.

ALondon Airport, defectives?, cision was dictated by this very all this junk way.

ted Bill which Mr. Hoover and

enay idea that with the growth consideration, and were this an selling me the New Look, which for a glass of soja-water isolated instance,

not render my present

Show me migration and customs depart. it avould

grarse ahab-ha-ha!'

The fact that Mr. Churchill of the unification plan ehvixag- United Un robe, with its latest' alßtions, the dame things. T

They had about 1.200 immediately made the Bevind hy Mr. Bevia the provoke adverse criticism.

obsojete..

them out loud."

pounds of excess luggage and plan a bi-party policy has had States can sit back and allow fortunately, these methods are

the cost of transport was paid its effect here and increased the between Russia and this hemta- Western Europe to be a buffer adopted with ever more disturb

(a) When did you begin to for by the Home ÒMce.--Reuter. Importance of this surring Bri.

phere. ing frequency, So much so that

fish initiative, This new policy Rather, the we are forced to the conclusion

United States cannot but have a great influence must get into ila head that, with that ons Magistrates costrue the

ከነ current Congressional dla the disappearance of frontiers, public interest su narrowly and

eussions, and as British policy it is itself part of Europe, and blindly that they cannot see the

in this respect develops it will MUNE immediately and fully breakdown uf all danger: the

important back the idea of a unified West- integrity of our

in the

Cumstances

11

Expres

ward

1 also know that in a few

mouths time I shall again have my face pressed against the burs of the department store in

100 Years Ago

Here they are,

drink beer?

of

Answer

Aus: Probably about the age of nine-- Some ass of an unele said, "Here," boy, try a drep of that," I almost cer. It tainly, repled. "O«,. jsn't Sour***

menta.

WAR INDEMNITY

PROPOSAL:

Manila, Feb, 18. Dr. Jorge Bocobo, former Presi dent of the University of the Philippines, w.uld make thir Japanese indemnify ni Filpino

continue to effects,

have

ment

of

Mr. Bevin's had been anticl-ern Europe, and constantly and positively strike to make unity.

On the morning ful. tependents of Japanese army mur.pated with the keenest Interest intensive and extensive, so that

On what occasions do you drink beer? S

Ánx.: lowing the consumption

spirits.

of

ders.

trat

courts.

There can be exceptional cir- when exceptional measures are justified: as for in- stance, to preserve an innocent

(c) When do you drink party's name from possible stigma:

spirits? but there are ways and means of

Ans: We've had that. Next) assulting such protection without

plense, going to the extreme of side-door

(d) Do you drink more, or justice: without arranging to hold

We desire to call the charites or about the same as you Count at times when it is reasonable attention of the Com- used to before the-was?-----

Ang.! Yes, able to expect Press representa munity to a very unpretending]

(From the files of the "China Mail"}

(e) disappeared from but very selal Society which have changed during the

tives to have the court precincts: and without bas

existed in

this Colony

in

If your drinking habits Inst few years, what has been the cause of this?

Ans. The grave is getting

an easy resort to Chambers or to for some years and which, the power of ordering a bearing its sphere, has been the means

of alleviating the in camera.

On this last point, in any case, the powers of the Magistrate and the rights of the Press call for clarification.

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allude to the "Society for Many deserving objects-we the Relief of Destitute and Slek Foreigners."

was

and

any Russian thought of a gam- Japanese and ble in conquest would appear to In a press statement today he murdered by the said, "I earnestly propose that the that such a list be the basis of the Kremlia to be too wide for Philippine Republic make a list of indemnity to be paid by Japan to comfort Filipino nan-combatants and pri- the families of the victims."- stners of war who have been Reuter.

BARCLAY ON BRIDGE

By SHEPARD BARCLAY

**THE AUTHORITY ON AUTHORITIES"

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Apact altogether from tho effect Mr. Bevin's speech may have on Congress, it is warmly welcomed as another Democra- tie victory in the "cold war". -Not- since the great war-time speeches of Mr. Churchill has any pronouncement from Europe stirred

as Americans Bevin's.

As I wrote recently, the idea thereby he might remove the of a unified Europe has enor OBEY HIS REQUEST closer,

One of the principal advan re-entry for the indicated-long-mons emotional appeal for (f)

How often do you go to tages from sticking in an over-er diamond suit.

Americans, and when to that la puba?

call after the opponent to your West was delighted with the added, Ita enormous politica} Ans: Yes.

all democraţic (1) Time and date of visit. Fight has opened the bidding is lead, took it in dummy, scored advantages for It will be recoliceled that is subject to no sme months ago, a Subscrip badgering me.

Ans. Last night. Don't keep its influence on the opening the diamond A and then led an- nations the strong appeal of und ideas lead. Showing your suit then other diamond in the hope that Mr. Bevin's words doubt at all, The Magistrate tion l'aper

casily round] sent

(h) A brief description of may acare the stronger side out both the K and I would fall at for Americans can at is discretion in un-which was very generally res

of a No Trump game, which one trick. They did. Far too imagned.

late now for a heart lend to del Savoury cases, order the court to ponded to, but not to the full anybody who went with you..

Ans. Two sub-human dere could have been easy to bid and the order does extent which the wants of the icts in mackintoshe

Hoover's Idea be cleared, but

make against any other lead. any good, North led his 4 ofi

But the K not apply, and is not intended to Society demanded. The whole

1) How long did you stay? And, if they go ahead and bid that suit to the A.

lead won the next heart and West Ans.

The strong dealre in apply, to the authorised represen- amount of Money then enflected

anyway, that You know the licens the game tatives of the Press. This inter- has been dispensed in the asing laws.

may be the only, one which will proceeded to run off the rest of gress for tax reduction in an But what use is the tricks to tally two extras, election year Is colliding with (j) How many people do you thwart them. pretation is, in fact, adopted at Blating of those Destitute

Slek Foreigners who the Supreme Court in Hong thought worthy to receive relief

four in spades, one were know in your vaual pub?

partner's lead-directing with

in the enormous cost of E.R.P., Kong, where evidently there is by the Office-bearers of the a man called Tom something, aquest?

Ans: A man called Moriarty, call if you refuse to obey his re-hearts, four in diamonds and and Mr. Hoover has encouraged sounders and wiser understanding Society, and while they a man called Mr. Simms, of procedence requirements:

ticipate many applications for man called Ruby, a woman call-1 Morcover; the Press has liberty relief being made to them dured Mre, Strangeways, to use its own discretion in pub-ing the currency, of the remula with a moustache whose name lication of details of such pro-ing

months of the year, they] I don't know, How many more

HK 53 'ceedings-without ever having are at present, rendered utterly do you want? been accused of exceeding due powerless to grant Buch from (k) What

know.D. 10762W do you bounds.

CA 987 at their about their occupations? there being no funds No more

Ans. Oh, God. needs to be urged disposal., than that these things are well- It will be seen that a detall-1 (9) Their married statua?

Ans. See above. established practice over a consi.ed Report of the operations of

(m) derable number of yearst and re- the Society has called for, and

Their politicn7.*

CJ 10 4: Ana. They believe, In' the cognise the public duty that the that, with a view to improve.

(Denler: West. govern- Press performs, Our, local. Mament, its existing Laws should democratic system of

provided there's. more vulnerable.) men gistrates, or two or three of be reviso¿.

Went North East South S 764 them, appear to be perfectly ob- At the adjourned Meeting, money in it.

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North pleaded after this deal CKQ73 dogged endurance, consolesa cede. It is time that a clear and larger than at the previous one complaint, final frustration. that he couldn't lead a heartf

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(o) If you use one pub solely finitely that he did not fear that the guidance of all concerned. tion Paper should be circulated er mainly, why do you use this expected lead, having bid No The events, of which we com- by the Office-bearers, both in one? plain represent the thin end of this place and Canton calling Ans :

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dressed to Senator Vandenberg,"

that Republican Senator is not in favour of it, and he was among the first to give a warm welcome to tho Beyin atato- inent. Similarly, Mr. John Foster Dulles, the Republicans". |foreign-affairs expert, has state SK QJ 6 8 2 ed that the Bevin speach makes N HJ

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But despite the fact that the balance of public opinion le; "against them," os' well að some of the biggest artillery in their CJ 8/2

own camp, this small group of, Trunipe after, both opponenta (Dealer: West. Both sides, Republicans, Emmajor Taft pros

vulnerable.)

minant among them, is contina- "What pacularity of the results fig to fight bitterly to carve be difficult to remove unless the tions to aid the Society in its standing with the "harmaid: by the second sult:bid by the dum from pretty, shuffling does this EBP down to a modeat rellef appropriate action, is taken now. | operations.

which. I. bavo an even "mondy my, spades, in the hope that deal filustrais?-

programme.

ON SALE EVERY THURSDAY dangerous wedge: one likely to upon the Community for dona. 12 months to establish an under logic stehr hing into choostha Because it's taken mej had dalled. the suit, He let the

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