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Fra' Aberdeen Awa

An Aberdonian on a visit to The Turning Point. London spent several days at the Greyhound racing and then tried

An Aberdonian on a visit to St. Andrews engaged a caddy for a round of golf. During a hold-up at the turn he questioned him. "Hoo much d'ye get peyd for this job."

A Chinese case of diphtherin was to get a bookie to take a shilling

on the electric hare. notified yesterday.

Overheard at the Art Gallery.

Aberdonian:"Fifty pounds for

That's an awfu' price. the Caddy.

A whist drive is being held at 8.45 to-night in St. John's Cathedral Hall.

a picter

"Half-a-crown a round," replied "Half-acroon!" exclaimed the On a charge of being a member I've an oll 'pentin' that cost me of a Triad Society, a Chinese who only twa pounds. There's surely Aberdonian: thost ye left it appeared before Mr. Whyte Smith no that difference in the amount to mysel! Here's one and three-

o' pent?"

pence, I'll manage the rest withoot Artist: "Oh, no it's the way walye." at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, was remanded for one lay it on." week on $500 bail.

Aberdoalan:-"I just thocht as He Was Right.

much."

An Aberdeen waiter is credited

me,

An Aberdonian on the eve of marriage asked a friend what the ceremony cost.

POWER IS DETESTED, AND MISER- out of work, and in the circum-ABLE IS THE LIFE OF HIM WHO stances it will be realised that the WISHES RATHER TO BE FEARED THAN prospect of increased subscriptions TO BE LOVED.--Nepos. has no attraction for them, neither has it for the employers. On the other hand, it must be remembered, In fairness to those who most often find themselves on the Fund, that not all men are equally skilled in their jobs, and the man who through no fault of his own, finds himself temporarily out of work, has every justification in expecting lo benefit from the Fund which he'

Suffering from a deep cut across has helped to build up. In this

his abdomen, alleged to have been Too Good to be True. connexion, we hear a deal of loose self-inflicted. a Chinese, named talk about "the dole"-a term which Yeung Yee, (41), of No. 2, Pound ought never to be applied to the Lane, was admitted to the Govern- relief granted under the Act-butment Civil Hospital yesterday. the worker who is idle and who, The Christian Fellowship Meet- has contributed his quota is just ings which are held at the Helena May Institute every Friday mor as much entitled to the grants as ning will be discontinued during The next meeting will any Hongkong employee is to the August.

which has accumulated to be on Friday, September 5th.- money his credit in any. Provident Fund with which he is associated.

How the general problem is to be solved, it is difficult to say. The causes which lie at its root are many and complex, and they

During a recent spell of cold weather Aberdonians were to be are not peculiar to Britain.. Bot

A report to the police yesterday Donald:-" wad believe that, seen going about with their that does not absolve the Govern-

indicated that Mr. C. Francis, clerk judgin' by the ama collections yel mouths open. There was a nip ment from doing all in its power in the Punjabi Regiment, lost a get on the Sabbaths."

Advt.

Two small boys, employed at a stall in Argyle Street, were each ordered twelve strokes of the cane by Mr. Whyte Smith at the Kow- loon Magistracy, this morning for stealing $54 and two licences be- longing to their master.

with asking back a bill, and remarking, "Excuse

Sir.

I have charged you three pence too much."

A Birthday Present.

!

Mrs. Gordon:"What'll we gie Tammie for a Birthday present? Last year he got a penny balloon:" Sandy: "So he did-weel he's been a guid laddie a' year so we'll let him blaw it up noo." Nothing But Praise.

"Weel Saridy," was the reply, "efter I got married I asked the Minister, "Hoo much am I due ye?? Oh, he replied, Just what you think she is worth,' and when I handed him a shillin' he gave me back a sixpence, and man d'ye ken he was fght!" Preparing for a Rainy Day.

"Geordie's a cute ane," said friend to his Sandy Gordon- Tammas.

"Whit wey?" asked Tammas, "He's preparin' for a rainy day Macintosh wi by marrying a

Donald: "Hoo does the congre-siller." gation like the new minister, Daivit?"

Dauvit: "Graund they've naething but praise for him."

Local News.

in the air. Dr. and Mrs. M. H. Chaun

At the Butcher's. family wish to thank all their to seek a reasonable and sane sclu-sum of $180 somewhere in Kow-

Wednesday night. The Comparative Knowledge.

Mrs. Macintosh wanted tion. Some time ago, the Prime loon on friends for their kind sym-

money was wrapped in a small

An Aberdeen Professor, in-sheep's head and priced one: pathy and floral tributes at Minister attempted to get a con-handkerchief but it was not known terested in the cleverness of a That'll dae fine," she said: "And the funeral of their son. Kwok ference of all three-political parties where it was lost.

sheep-dog, questioned the shep- to consider the issue, but the Con-

Amongst the passengers who left herd: "How do you manage to cut it as near the tail as ye can." servatives declined to join in. by the a.s. Empress of Japan yes. get your dog to behave so intelli-Compensation. From one standpoint, Mr. Bald-terday were Mr. and Mrs. Allan gently? I can't get mine to do An Aberdeen pieceworker wrote to the papers asking if he was Cameron, Mr. G. E. Costello, Mrs. anything for me.""

"Weel, sir," was the reply, it's entitled to compensation for the win's refusal was quite under-.

E. Stone, Mr. and Mrs. C. Wallace, derstandable, seeing that whilst Mr. H. R. Fersyth, Mr. G Towns, an easy maitter; but you've the two minutes on the 11th November.

ken mair than yer dog."

No Bribes Taken asked into consultation he was Mr. T. Megarry, Mr. and Mrs. L.,

Davies, and Pipe-Major W.. C. K. Might Netcr Be..

The buyer of on Aberdeen Store told that.

proposals, Mackie. certain

Jeannie's sweetheart was very was once offered a box of cigars such as Safeguarding and Pro-

"I'm no' allowed to saving, 60 she hinted that he as a bribe. tection, would be ruled

to a comfortable laudness. Over might spend a little more upon her accept presents," he said, "but ye Whether or not Mr. Lloyd George, the orator's head are series of enjoyment. "Fat d'ye say lassic," can offer me one at a nominal

he replied, "is it nae a grand price."

"In that who promised to co-operate, is now numbers which are illuminated thing tae hae

case," said the a man that's

traveller, "I'll charge you three- More than a month ago, the poli- being called in to help, has not to show the languages which can economical?"

Another device "Oh, aye," replied Jeannie, "it's pence." tical correspondent of one of the been disclosed. It is apparent, be switched on,

"Just say sixpence," replied the, leading London journals suggested however, that the Government will to save shorthand writers' fees is a'richt in a man but it's different

Something Religious. that Britain's unemployed would have to take some definite steps to take down the speaker on aina sweetheart; and forbye ye Aberdonian, "an' I'll tak twa."

gramophone record and then play micht never be my man." total two millions long before to face a problem which cannot be it over in slow time, to a tynist Just His Luck.

FRIDAY, AUG.

1930.

UNEMPLOYMENT.

out.

An Aberdonian who had the misfortune to be shipwrecked. October, when Parliament meets shirked. No doubt the opportuni-outside. This, moreover, has the A native of Aberdeen picked up managed to get away with three to deal with the

situation. He ty provided by the Parliamentary advantage of proving to a speaker a two-shilling piece the other day other survivors in one of the went even further and stated that, recess will be seized to explore the that he actually made use of such Another native, observing him, ship's boats. A storm arose and according to competent observers, whole question, but in the meantime and such a phrase. The Inter-stepped up with the remark; the Aberdonian was asked to offer national Labour Conference is Excuse me, that's my hauf-croon." up a prayer for deliverance. "I'm the figure would be at least 2,409, the list of idle workers grows apace

“Just my luck,” replied the first sorry," he replied, "I canna pray, continually experimenting and 000 by February. The first part with the financial condition of the

one, handing over the money, "I'll but we'll hae to dae something perfecting new devices to save be due ye a saxpence."

reeligious. I'll take up a collection.". of his prediction has unfortunately Insurance Fund going from bad time and make the task of polyglot|.

conference more easy. already been justified, for latest to worse.

For the Good For Nothing."

Whose Subscription Is Thist last ten years the repetition of

Johnnie Gordon:"Will ye gie It was an Aberdeen youth who

wrote in an essay: speeches by the interpreter has me a penny, Mither?"

"And The Lord took the penny taken up the Assembly's time: it Mother: "What for?" is to be hoped that it too, will Johnnie: "For being good a' in his hand and said: 'Whose subscription is this?" Higher follow suit and,

Mother: "Nonsense laddie, can Critics are wondering if by any genious inventors, speed up its ye no be good for nothing. like means an Aberdonian had been on

holiday there at that time. programme by exactly half.

yer Faitter?"

raturns give a figure in excess of the two million mark, which is the highest for more than nine years. It must be remembered, also, that

is

·

Mechanised Conferences. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and the International when there were two millions last Labour Organisation at Ceneva out of work, the coal strike was has therefore good reason to feel in progress, whereas to-day there flattered. for all its ingenious no major labour dispute to devices for making a conference swell the figures. The seriousness a success" are being borrowed by other international gatherings. of the situation cannot therefore

The last to do so was the World be minimised.

Power Conference which met There is one aspect of this recently in Berlin.

Except in question which has been causing diplomatic circles few technical the Government a great deal of experts are notorious linguists. anxiety and which is likely to The result is that French and hitherto have increase that anxiety as the list of English, which idle workers continues to expand. been accepted by the League and other organisations as the two This is the growing insolvency of

media for interpretation, are no

the Insurance Fund. It is an longer sufficient. Though per- open secret that the Minister of haps they are the premier Labour has already suggested to languages, nevertheless, Spanish the Government that the contribu-and German have a claim to tions of both employers and employ-recognition. But to interpret into ed should be increased, but the four languages would entail a tremendous waste of time and con- step has not yet been adopted ferentes would last weeks instead Treasury advances outstanding in of days. It has been necessary, respect of the Insurance Fund at therefore, to devise a method the end of May last were over whereby all four languages can be forty-one millions sterling, and this given and yet not take too long Simultaneous transla- indebtedness has been increasing about it. at the rate of nearly half a million tion is the latest idea. The only sufferers are the interpreters, but per week. The Fund was built up

unsympathetic diplomatists de- on the supposition that, normally, clare that interpretera, "like five or six per cent. of the insured women, improve the more you beat persons would be unemployed, but them!" The system very briefly this figure has been exceeded for is that in front of the speaker's years past. The Government tribune are erected a series of cubby holes divided by sound- evidently does not like the pro-proof wooden partitions. In these spect of increasing the contribucubby holes sit a row of inter- tions, but if this is not done, there preters holding microphones to is a prospect of the Fund get their lips. As the speaker. Is ting deeper and deeper into debt. talking, they whisper the trans- A further difficulty has been given lation into their mouthpieces. Their voices are relayed to the some prominence latterly. Under delegates' desks. On each desk is the Act, all insured workmen have an Instrument like a doctor's to pay, and the mon in regular stethoscope which is placed in the work, the good workmen who are ears and then by means of two thelast to be dismissed in bad dials it is possible to turn on the times and the first to be engaged requisite language and amplify it

thanks to in-day."

mother, when do they swallow them