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DAY BY DAY
HOW TO STAY SINGLE
By BEVERLEY NICHOLS
was made to securo agreement on naval disarmament, France and Italy were the principal atumbling- blocks. Italy domanded complete parity of tonnage with Franco, while the French demand was for a feet sumclent to Borvo hor FORTIONATELY THAN IN ANY OTHER are addressed just as carnestly to Colonint Empire In addition to a COUNTRY.---Napoleon,
I BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE MORE HONOURABLE MEN IN ENGLAND PRO- |
taken
ardour on the part of the young logy of it--whether he growls to man. I can't explain the paycho-
himself, "I will subdue this proud spirit," or whether ho murely nighs with relief at finding some- body with a mind of her own. It makes no difference-the result in the same.
23-
avor
WOULD observe, right at the beginning, that these romarka
the female as to the male, fleet in the Mediterranean equal to
One of the strongest proofs of unconditional Italy's. Indicating
the insulterable conceit of most The forthcoming marriage is an- acceptance of the American pronounced of Mr Edward Reid Me-men is to be found in the fret Diarmid marine engineer, of the that they invariably conclude that posals, Italy has now made a de- China Navigation Co., Ltd., and Miss only mon wish to remain single.
Therelore, change your tactics. Anito concession by agreeing to the Jnnel Sutherland, who is travelling to Women, in their opinion, have only
the Colony by the s.a. Chlebibu Maru.one object in life, and that is to Even if he says to you something suggested proportionato reduction,
wild and outrageous like, "I love get married, and for that she la to be praised.
If that assumption infuriates me atowed prunes and custard, don't As wo say, however, it will take Godowns, has reported to the police infuriate women a good deal more, sume a look of ecstasy, and lisp,
Mr. C. M. Manners, of the Kowloon because of its inaccuracy, it must you?" nod your little hend, agreement by two the theft of 110 packets of Tazor because of its gross injustice. I love them, too". He will feel more thau nations to result in a solution of blades which were stolen from a case Hundreds of women happen to re- nauseated, at once. Even if she In the godowns yesterday afternoon. main single, not through lack of says, "I think Gladys Cooper is the the general problem. And, nt the The articles stolen werd valued nt
what Trollope would have called most beautiful woman who moment, there are only two coun- $220.
"a significant offer," but through lived, agree with her. She will tries definitely willing to abide by
personal taste. For all we know, grit her teeth with rage. That, with the suggestions put forward.
An elderly woman, Ho Tim-tai, of the old maid next door may have then, is Leason 2. "Agree 107, Woosung Street, was bitten by a blocked the traffic with her would everybody you meet." All those methods
Lesson is a little more difficult, of dealing dog in Temple Street yesterday and bo lovers, and have refused them with disarmament on a percentage treatment. The dog was not caught. quiet life, or disliked infants, or ing a large number of cases. I to the Kowloon Hospital for all merely because she wanted and I only evolved it after study- basis do not really got to the root The woman was treated without being wished to play the piano at mid- have often noticed that useless- of the question. They are pallia-detained.
night, or for a hundred other rea-ness in an incentive to matrimony, Lie on a sofa and remark in a loud | five, at the best. None the less,
If, however, you have no very voice that you would die if you had they have a decided value. Their by Mr. E. V. Searle, of the Jardinel strong reasons for remaining air-to brush your own hair, and every- obstinate body will want to clasp you to | main atility is that they can re-Engineering Corporation, Ltd., to the gle-only a vague and
your present their bosoms. But go about say- effect that whilst on a visit to the satisfaction with move the danger of competitive (X-Dairy Farm on Monday Inst he lost a state, and an inarticulate relucting that you would love to brush pansion, which has been shown in gold ring, set with dlantonds, from his ance to change it is essential somebody's hair, or the past to have been the main jucket pocket.
that you should read these words, body's socks, or hang somebody's or you may be trapped..
pictures, or mow somebody's lawn, cause of wars, The diverting of
and, though everybody will allow huge sum of money from unprofecture by Dr. Li Shu-fan, a mem- suggestion that you should spread not think any better of you for it. We may rele out, at once, nay you to do these things, they will Prevention of Cholera," at King's legend that you are unfit, that How any Boy Scouts ever unimportant inctor, especially in College on Monday, June 27, at there is lunary in the family, or married, considering the amount these days of financial stringency | p.m. The lecture, which is to be that you have black blood, or of good nctions they do, passes my
given under the auspices of the St tendency to suicidal manla. If imagination. und heavy taxation. Looked at in John Ambulance Belgrade, will be in there is one thing which attracts
Therefore be useful, sweet maid, VIEIRA RINEZ MARIA. Dearly these lights, the American
pro-Chinese,
women in matrimony it is this sort and you will remain a maid for beloved daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
of thing. Tell a woman that Mr. the rest of your life. So if you most serious 4. M. Vieirn at her residence, St.posals deserve the
A. has never been drunk, even by feel that way, you had better join Joseph's Terrace, on 23rd June, ¡ consideration. They are a bold
mistake, and never smoken athe Girl Guides without delay. 12 Futral will pass the Mont and useful contribution to a pro-
cigarette, even to cura a sore ment to-day st 86 pam. Macno
throat, and she will yawn in your and Shanghai Papers jilense copy.
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FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 1922.
DISARMAMENT
it
is
Co-operation v. Competition.
FUNG MURDER
CASE
Rons.
Tell a man that Miss R. should CROWN AND POSSIBLEke that, or in a factory because really be in a convent with a soul
EVIDENCE
she durns socks so exquisitely, or A hospital because of her Florence Nightingale touch with headaches, and he will rapidly drift away to the bar.
But tell any man or woman that
Ardour.
Jarn some-
Ket
REAL FRIENDS ARE SCARCE
By A Young Man are the days when could enjoy at his leisure the
For gone
instantly become their friend, but the friend of all their friends' friends, ad infinitum.
An announcement in regard to The latest developments in the Fung murder trial may be made by the Crown on Tuesday next, ac With compulsory recognition cording to the Assistant Attorney any person of the apposite sex is company of a few really congenial General (Mr. R. E. Lindselt), who dangerous, probably insane, with friends in his own home Friend- that the world's economic system yesterday asked that the hearing kleptomaniac tendencies and had ship, like most other things, is not has fallen far short of perfect-of a charge of instigating the mur-blood, lives on absinthe, and is what it used to be. unless it is perfect fatture-- has der brought against Cheng Kwok-watched by the police, and he or also are his friends with his lea- [come, at last, a willingness to Fan be adjourned until Tuesday she will rush from your side to sure and his home life. No man with as time in these feverishly busy Much importance in deservedly examine its ahortcomings and to instead of Monday, as originally gaze into his or her eyes
days to seck out and cultivate his neranged, attached to the disarmament pro- scrap some of its wornout methods
Mr. Lindsell remarked that by I know that this is true, because friends, He just has to depend posals submitted to the Conference in favour of new, forward poli-Tuesday he ought to be able to I once wrote a novel in which on the ever-widening circle of ac- cies. The old adage. "Competition make the position of the Crown everything broke most of the com-quaintances he makes at the office. at Geneva on behalf of the United
is the life of trade," has lost much quite clear as to whether or not mandments (in charming prosent the club, and at parties.
WILA almost And these he finds all too caally States. The Hoover plan, which of its force in the stagnant after they would call further evidence in each chapter. I
overy made and lost. The minute they contemplates the reduction
beyond that he originally outlined 'alarmingly popular with of math of an era of unbridled com-
And then I meet him they slap him on the back in the case. Unless the Crown woman who read it. armies and navies by one-third, petition, though this quality has brought any additional evidence] published a book in which my and address him by his Christian together with the abolition of long been held up as the one power. the case should be concluded in an sweet and gentle (and real) na name, and five minutes later they. In the other afternoon, or at the most ture shone like a beacon through are introducing him as "my friend, innks, chemical warfare, large ful incentive to progress.
the night, and the women coolvilfold So-and-So." Not only does he mobile gums and bombing planes, ruthless race to establish personal two.
After some discussion, the hear-oll at once. fortunes we have well-nigh have lost marks a distinct step forward, but
sight of the basic purpose of busi.ing was adjourned until Monday
We may therefore write, in a that Would appear
and will, if necessary, be continued ness, which is, in its alext on Tuesday (when the Crown will firm, round hand; Lesson 1. "Earn The thing is a perfect night- scarcely likely to meet with sense, merely the sum total of ac-make their announcements, Wed- a good reputation."
mare, and I shudder to think of The next fallacy that we must the people who must be able to univorani approval. Already tivity necessary to provide for the Inesday and Thursday.
eliminate from the minds of the claim friendship with me in this broad reactions have manifested human needs of food, shelter.
would-be single is the idea that way. themselves. These, in effect, are
clothing and the other appurten-
they are protecting themselves by In rather than those of another. Let disagreeing with everybody they the companions
But one learns in time to accept ances of comfortable living. the that Britain does not think
nearest at hand, stead, through this competitive the child be taught at the outset meet, I have listened to dialogues however unsatisfactory. For one struggle much of the world has to measure his achievements in in which distracted girls have
wildly contradicted every state the social side in modern business thing, the enormous importance of reached what has aptly been term- terms of progress beyond his own ment made by some young man leaves one little time for the friends
the hope of putting him off, e.g.
who are not possible clients. Old He- love tennis, don't you? She-Orly half-wits love it.
Goldenheimer, for instance, may He-Perhaps you'd like a glassnot be my idea of a soul mate, but of lemonade."
the Saturday afternoons I spent She-I'd rather die.
playing golf with him finally secured those orders for my firm. Similarly, Jones ia usually available when I want a game of #quash. Greun can be depended upon for a good fourth for Con- tract. I have many a yarn with Smith and Thompson at the sand- wich
bar we all favour. Brown and I spend a good portion of our lives together because we travel up to town in the same compart ment every morning. I have no special regard for either Davia or Black, but we can become very con- fidential over the fourth murtini at the cocktail bar where we usually find each other.
a
in
of
proposals go far enough in some directions (no mention being made of the abolition of submarines)
record of yesterday. Instead ed "plantess production for 110- whilst at the same time consider co-ordinated distribution," with re. "keeping up with the Joneses,” let ing the percentage cuts not feas- sults all too well known. On the each family strive to lift its stan- ible; France is obviously hostile; other hand, it is heartening to dard of happy and harmonious!
observe how quictly and effective-living through simple, wholesome Germany approves, with lint that the plans are too moderate; y co-operative methods have been pleasures, rather than those mes- sured by other people's standards permenting countless avenuea
and by money. Japan is characteristically non- human affairs. Not many years committal; while Italy alone of the ago the suggestion that competing interested Powers unconditionally tradesmen in any locality confer acepts the propuls. In The on mutual problems would have been scouted, yet almost every circumstances, it almost looks ад If another deadlock may be reach- trade and industry now has its local, national and international ed, despite the urgency of the pro- organisations. Coal, oil, whent, blem when taken in conjunction practically all of the essential with other world issues.
commodities.have come in for in- It is clear that France is still ternational discrisalon, while in clinging to the "security" bogey, the political rbalm the mileage of Premiers continues to In data sent to the League of Na- visiting tions last year, she considered her mount and conference succeeda conference, Co-operation is not armaments to be at the lowest merely an altruistic catchword; point consistent with her security it is the law of elvitised humanity. in the prevailing state of Europe Those who rightly deplore the at- und the world, juntess the sanctity tempts in Soviet Russia to sup- of Europeni trenties were guaran-
press religion might well ponder how far the nations calling them- tend by other Powers, and unless
selves Christian have fallen short "universal definito pledges of offce-
of Christianity's ideals. They' tive mutual soulstance in case of will find nothing in the teachings aggression" were given. The sanie of the Master to warrant a highly spirit is manifested in M. Bon- competitive. nequisitive society
the cours comments". on
Hoover full of exploitation, hatred and War. The very essence of the proposals, witness the suggestion Sermon on the Mount is, as was that the Conference, should only pointed out during an interesting consider the American plan airul discussion at the Y.M.C.A, recent- tanteously with the French iden of ly, unity and co-operation, with its an international force. Despite Golden Rule, Its law of service no-war pacts and similar under and brotherhood. Ta thero, then, takings, Franco ovidently has little
no way in which the quality of competition, 80 Ingrained
In faith in signed documenta; che pre- human thought, can ho turned to form to put her trust in men and constructive uses? There is one arms. It will be recalled that the at least; by competing with our last occasion on which an attempt own records and accomplishments,
E
conversa-
The result of suck tions is invariably a heightened
"Well, boys, I graduate d here myself in 1912."
The private dances, dinners, and week-end house parties which once provided a meating ground for old friends have all been swept nway in the world depression. Every day more people are being compelled to sell their homes and go into small flats, where they have neither the means nor the facilities for entertaining, So, ilko most people, I have had to fall back on the usual "bottle" party, where so many friends are made in the heat of alcoholic enthusiasm. There we call onch other "old man" at sight, pour out the story of our lives, and share each other's most soul-searchingr confidences, but seldom meet again and pro bably don't recognise each other when we do. Any attempt at sane converantion is met with do- lirious cries of "Whoopee!" and the entire evening is spent in ar riving at a succession of unknown houseo for unknown reasons, only to leave again almost immediately on some equally unknown errand. It is this restless spirit and Becking after excitement which (Continued on Page 0.)
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