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TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1932.

1

DAY BY DAY

A PRINCE THAT GOES TO THE TOP OF HIS POWER, 18 LIKE HIM THAT

DO WOMEN PLAY FAIR?

Old Weapons in a New World

much

-By E. F. IDDON

BALL GO TO THE BOTTOM OF HIS LAT

IT' phrase, "the emancipation expect too much. She's only a

whon

the

very ancient theme Indeed. What they have to go upon is that recently little more than 64 per cent, of tho total budget for the year has been subscribed,. The first answer to be mado is that the figures submitted

abused catch-[excuse of sox. After all, one can't to the recent Assembly do not pur-

This is the line wo aro port to be a completo financial TREASURE—Marvell.

of women," is very popular nowa-woman. statement. That would be impos

Amongst the passengers who luit days. We are on equal terms with expected to take. But le it logical this self-sume aible since the year does not end by the Empress of Asia yesterday men now, says the feminine sex to do so when

were Mr. C. Binker, Mr. P. A. Cox, proudly, pointing to women In woman is so prone to boast of her until December 31st. All who are

politics, women in public and omancipation, to gloat in the

winning carjathletic prowess of her sisters? familiar with the League budget, and Mr. Allan Cameron,

Passengers who arrived by the P. 8ocial life, womon

Obviously, women want to flout arrangements are perfectly well

the old economic truth of having aware that most States pay by and O. liner Comorin yesterday in. 1aces, women Bying the Atlantic

cluded Majer, Mrs. and Miss Dow. and swimming the Channel.

On the surface this may appear thair cake and eating IL They quarterly or half-yearly instal- biggin, Mrs. Alabaster, and Mr. and

true. In actuality it is not and want all the privileges and excuses Mira. Currie.

it never will be, bocause women of sex without any of the 'dis- ments, very much as income tax-

overlastingly conscious of advantagea. Among the passengers arriving are do In England. Such payers

It has been part of the feminine Not only that, they countries as France or Italy, which yesterday by the s.5. Comorin was their sex,

Colonel, H. L. Murrow, D.S.O., the

coo baby-talk. Thus during September were accused of Chairman of the Board of Directors ever fail to exploit it for their armoury for some time to lisp and A typlat is wanted at a business cinema is vory dark or the moon Colonel Murrow is the son of the owing money to the League, still of the Hongkong Daily Press, Ltd. own vantage. had considerable sums to pay under original founder of the Hongkong house. The applicants are inter- very romantic Mins 1932 snuggles this arrangement. Great Britain, Daily Press, Mr. J. Y. Murrow, who viewed Boparately by the junior up to her companion and says, was connected with the Colony in the partner. Nine out of every ten do "l'so only a little girl, and several not hesitate to exploit 'their sex to more paragraphs in the same as a matter of fact, did not finish very carly days of its history.

strain. the nth degree. until # paying her contribution

In commemoration of the signing A flashing smile as they enter Sophisticated. week or two before the Assembly of the Italian Armistice, a special the room, goo-goo eyes when they All this is very estimable at the

St. Joseph's opened. Some of the Dominions service was held at

Church, Garden Road, this morning, are asked questions, an attractive right time and place, but unfor- are among the States who had still attended by Capt. R. Ferrajolo, act. pout if any shortcoming is pointed tunately women are now carrying the ing Consul General, and his wife, out-these are the spear-points of the campaign into our offices and to send in instalments to

Professor E. Gunloll, secretary of the the attack, with references, typing business houses. They are play-

"Hongkong,

ittle girl" and and shorthand speed Ад mereing the "I'ee, only a A most attractive console with Lengue. But this did not make Fascist Party in butt walnut control panel and them defaulters. Mr. Forbes, the members of the Italian community. atandbys to fall back on in the policy at their typowriters and

The service was in Italian and con-levent of the male person beingfiling systems, was fully dueted by the Right Rey, Mgr. Henry unassailable. Has a remark- pleasing design.

If you fire them they do it for And yet the modern girl has, the all they are worth. Tears stream able five tube Superheterodyne New Zealand statemân, chassis with Pentode and Screen justified in claiming the other week, Valtorta, Roman Catholic Bishop.

A pretty wedding took place yester. effrontery to say, "Oh yes, in-down their powdered faces. They Crid tubes and rectifier filter in answer to criticisms, that It was system. The entire chassis is unfair to brand a country for avall-day afternoon, at St. John's Cathedral. dependence is a great thing. It's know that the spectacle of a weep- between Miss D. Carey and Mr. V. too marvellous, my dear, to be able ing woman may make you relent. completely shielded and includes in Itself of an existing system for Fleming. The bride looked charming to bent a man at his own game." My advice is, don't. If Mr. Brown. an antenna compensating. con- denser. Beautiful tone quality and spreading over payments. Certain in a dress of heavy pink crepe down Bent him at his own game, for- had to shed a few tears when you to her ankles, and n hat of felt, and soothi A man gets a job and holda told him he was a dud salesman countries, notably some Latin Am-pink astin shoes to match. She wan It on ability alone. His employer you would be sorely tempted to a marvellous performance.

erican States, do owe the League given away by Mr. Ceell Wigg, and is not interested in the straight-kick him out. I do not suggest contributions. Mr. W. La B. Sparrow acted as "best neas of his parting or the beauty you adopt this course with women years'

man," the Matron of Honour was Mrs. Inf. his profis. It's his blue-black employees, but one can toke things previous Nearly always, nevertheless about Cecil Wigg. The Very Rev. Dean Ink, not his blue eyes, which mat-metaphorically as well as literally.

Swann ofleinted. The reception was

No, Mlas 1032, it won't do. You 198 or 99 per cent. of the total bud-

held at the Hongkong Hotel, after tern.

Every traffic policeman In the expect us to pay for you at the chocolates, get has been received at Geneva. which the happy couple left for their

honeymoon at the Repulse Bay Hotel, country, I am certain, would backfeinema, to buy your At the end of the present year,

me up. They know! "I am sorry to give up our seat to you in the miss, but you disobeyed the traffic tram, tube and bus. If we do not the U.S.S.R. From 1929 to 1931, signal. It was at 'Caution' when are enraged. Why, the man is not proportion is likely to he less. Yet British machine exports fell from you crossed the, rond." "Oh! but a gentleman," you say. Well, we the League is confident of balane- £30,000,000 per annum to £19,200,- nergeant" (he is probably a con-would do all these things willingly ing its budget.

000, but the machine exports to stable). "I am frightfully gorry. if you would only admit that you are not fully or even partly eman- It has been realised that it would Russin rose from £1,700,000 in really I in

Then follow all the known cipated. be fnise economy to curtail ex- 1920 to £1,100,000 in 1931. This methods of feminine sex-play. If you wore Victorian clothes penditure to the point of impairing represents a phenomenal rise. The She ogles, she pouts, she minces-and sun bonnets; if you scrapped the efficiency of the League. Par-question of the importance to Bri-ebo oven wipes away a dewdrop of your cocktails and your lipsick; tain of Soviet urders has been a tear with her lace handkerchief if you returned to the role of sweet taken up by the chairman of the until the stout heart of the law innocence, we would let you flap Association of British Chambers softens. Of course sometimes she "I'se only a little girl" and weep Maks. Even Cleopatra had her to your heart's content. But you of Commerce, who, when calling limitations.

don't.

You are the sophisticated, attention to the danger of Britain "Sexcuse," losing a £3,000,000 Soviet order

My point in that in similar cir- polished creature of the hour. You would havelbeat mere man at every game he because of departmental red tape; cumstances a man

himaclf with has taught you; you break flying for £100,000 merely I shows that-so far from exhibiting said: "Each order REID-BERRIE.—AŁ St. John's

to clear himself in the eyes of the beautifully mantenred fingers IR u stendy tendency to increase, as is keeps 660 workers engaged during argument. He would have tried and speed records; you have your Cathedral, Hongkong, on 3rd

a whole year at an average wage police, but sex would not have every pie. November, 1932, by the Rev. Denn sometimes represented, they dis

of £3 per week. Consequently, an come into the matter. Not Yes, you have done all this and Swann, Alan, son of Mr. and Mrs. lese on the contrary a surprising order for £3,000,000 would give women. Nature has endowed you deserve great credit, but some R. S, Reid, Richmond, Surrey, lo Gwendolyn Frances, eldest daugh- stability when account is taken of work to 10,800 workers for a whole them with certain weapons. They queer shortcoming prevents you from doing the thing whole- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Berrie, the inevitable growth of the de- year. Considering that the aver are not going to let them rust.

putting behind Every male render of this article heartedly, from Moaman, Sydney. (Sydnes papers mands made upon the Office as its age worker supports a wife and plense copy)

position and possibilities become two children, such an order would must have come into conflict with forever the old, old game of lisp

this form of "sexcuse." You have ing and tears. of livelihood been dictating letters. You are You think you can. Oh no! You more clearly recognised in the provide the means

Even as you read this. world, and the corresponding for 67,200 people for a year. "At reading them through before sign-are wrong.

the present time," he declared, ing them. A spelling mistake article you said to yourself, "How growth of its work, which has in

of here, a phrase which you did not dare he say such things. Why, "when we need every penny fact taken place, in meeting tho80 foreign trade, it would be a Beri, dietate there, catches your atten-1'se only a little girl."

Ition. demands. It many be added that ous crime before our country if "Really, Miss Smith, this will the Budget of the International we, through our own fault, were not do. If you paid as much at Labour Office is one of the most to lose u customer capable of tention to your work as you do carefully scrutinised in the world, nincing such orders." A step in to your personal appearance. the

(By Edward Kelly, Redio Fau-atio) It is proposed by the Director and this direction has already been result might be more satisfactory," you say in the heat of the moment. taken in the abrogation of the then revised by the governing body

But where have your words led

Someone suggested the other commercial treaty and the noble you? Mins Smith sniffs, her day that ZBW should re-broadcast which Includes Government,

Lords were seriously contemplat-hands perform contortions with the short wave programmes sent ployers' and workers' represento-

Ing raking up the obsolete debt her handkerchief, and then she out from Chelmsford and

and probably stations. then bas tives. It

bogins to weep to pass the

and commentary hurries from the room. inaue. It Is a

We are all for this excellent up the intelligence of some mem- This lon't equality. This isn't ideo. bers of the Upper House.

emancipation. It is the

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1932.

THE LEAGUE'S MONEYBAGS

Assembly time at Geneva usually provides a "silly season" of its own. Since appearances of glant sea- overdone in Berpents have been other directions, the enterprising manufacturer of stunts has to make the best of the material at hand. The League of Nations, especially when it is very much in the public

lowing to the financial crisis, the

ticularly is this so in regard to the International Labour Once, which is an integral part of the League. As a British atateaman recently declared, the history of the finances of the International Labour Office

Supervisory Commission, and final- ly the Fourth Committee of the Assembly, and the Assembly itself.

to

British Trade With Russia. The Government declines to en- leye, is fair game for the most ex-courage the hostility of the die- tenordinary feats of Imagination. hard Tory Peers towards the So- This year, the inventive skill of vict, purely # Consequenco of the Leaguo's detractors has been different political eretda, It frankly disappointing. The most grants the desire to implement the they have been able to do is to fall Ottawa Agreement by abrogating back on last year's popular slogan the temporary commereint treaty,

but is not prepared willingly "The League of Nations is on the surrender trade with the Soviet. verge of bankruptcy", Unfor-

The Soviet response to Britain's tunately, if a thing is reiterated overtures for a now agreement Joften enough, thousands of people will bo awaited with interest. are persuaded to believe It. For Meanwhile, it is becoming in- this reason, it is worth while ex- creasingly borne in upon the Bri- cmining the facts about the tish public that Britain's trado Lengue'a financial position. First with the Soviet is an important let it be admitted that the League, factor. Despite the campaign of anti-Soviet propaganda, mis- like every national Government, is information and suppression of having to watch its budget very news about Russia, the facts are carefully. In present circum- practically admitted by the Gov- stances, not a pound must be wast ernment in pointing out that Bri [ed, and economy cuts have been in- tain's trade with Russlu has in- İstituted.

ereased from £2,000,000 in 1928 to ovor £7,000,000 in 1931. In 1981, 83.8 per cent, of the steam boilers, 844 per cent. of the drilling ins truments, 76.2 per cent. of Longue". This is the theme which grinding instruments, 89.4 of the is being elaborated by so many polishing and kindred Instru critics, although actually their ments, 82.2 per cent, of the lathes would-bo awan-song to the League and 80.8 per cent. of the presses conglets merely of variations on a exported from England went to

*Hardly anybody except the Bri- tish Empira is paying its contri- butions towards the upkeep of the

tho

defended

peas

"You're awfully young looking to fill prescriptions..

Would you mind showing me your diploma?"

age-old

BO

BRZZZGGSWR

other

We have been enthusiastic about short, wave re-broadcasting ever over to since we were invited Pete's Dat to listen in to a special broadcast from London,

knobs.

Pete has a super super-super- het, with reversible knobs, ground in valves, four gear changes and lovery other modern accessory.

Pete turned one of the The super-super-super-het an asthmatic wheeze, 80 'turned the knob in the other direc- tion. The 8.8.8. het monnect 'ond groaned, and made other noises.

"That's

harmonic," .said

Pete.

Rave

Pete

We didn't see anything harmoni- cal about it, but we were too polite to interrupt.

Brzzzz....

"said the 8.8.8.hot.

"SBERSB8Brzzzzzzzz"

Whewwwwwwwwww.gw

wwww....ZZZZ.

Silence.

Tho. "BrzzzzzzBBBB Razzzz¤¤~

Loo".

"He's going to change over to the London studio now, explained Pete.*

We hitched our enrs up another. fach,

"Serrrratohhhh.

.of...too will ...Whewwwwli," repeated the'

super etc. het.

"Hear him! Hear him!" sald Peto exeltedly.

We sold, yes, we had heard him "Brrrrhhhhh.....and I am... Brrrzzz...Burd.............. GRNARK?” explained the loud speaker..

Pete ewitched off the receiver. "Well, what.d'dyn think of it?"

"Not bad," we replied, "but when are you going to get London

And that's why we are not on speaking terms with Peter