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DAY BY DAY

WE SHOULD MAKE THE SAME. USE OF A BOOK THAT THE DEE DOES OF A FLOWER: SHE STEALS SYENTH FROM IT, BUT DOES NOT INJURE IT— Colton.

WHAT DO YOU OWE TO YOUR PARENTS?

THE

By T. S. DENHAM

that we shall have to turn to se bow the situation is to be straigh- toned out. It was recently sold of the aged President that he alone could claim to have a majority of the electora behind him, but against that submission we have the fact, demonstrated at the

THE briliant young man who generations, and the youngsters of latest election, that the people do

has exceedingly dull parents the last generation have been born und the beautiful young girl whose with tails as perfect as those of not approve of the technique of government which he has brought typhoid and one case of meningitis good looking are known to all of point on which many famous biolo- During the week-end, two cases of mother and father are iar from the original ancestors. It is a into being by creating the von were reported to the local health us. Yet the young man owes his late are working, but the general Papen regime. 'Hindenburg's iden authorities.

brilliance to his parents, just as expectation is that they will prove the beautiful girl owes har looks pogative. Booms to have been to manage

Prof. K. H. Digl, will give an ad- to her mother and father. This

Thore is another interesting Parliament through selected dress to the Hongkong University question of inheritance is still class of inheritable qualifica Ministers who should mould Medical Spelety to-morTOW at 6.16 something of a mystery, but, from those that you owe to your mother. p.m. In the Union Assembly Room on a very tangled skein, scientists are but which she does not know. À rather than interpret its will, But Some Tendencies in surgery as soon beginning to sort out one or two mother pansea these qualities to to attempt to govern a desperato during a vialt to Canada and Eng-threads, and they are giving us a per sons, and in this way they

Land.

fascinating story in the process. may skip a generation-an awk- Men have always realised that there qualities are disadvantage- ward and misleading thing, since-

'As a result of falling down an air-

evening a success.

the

nation amid economic chaos, with- out a party and against an over- decisiva i whelming majority, seems like at- shaft at 82, Des Voeux Road Central there is auch a thing as heredity:'ous, They include colour-blind- yesterday, a man named Chan Ming, the earliest records show that ness, inability to see in a faint effortless steer-tempting the impossible. More aged 22 years, sustained injuries

his head and was later takon to theen never imagined a newly-born light, and that distressing com- smooth instantaneous over, as we have remarked, the Government Civil Hospital for treat-creature was a separate creation, plaint homophilia, the acceleration.

only accidentally Ilko its parents. from which is likely to bleed to

Bufforar,.. more room popular vote has clearly shown ment.

But as soon as mon began trying 'death from a minute cat, becauso super springing .

that it has no liking for. the von lower body lines

The organisers of the dance held at to explain or to foresee what

a the blood will not clot. It would the Peak Club in aid of the M.C.L. child would inherit they became not, ordinarily occur to anyone performance

in fact Papen concept of government. everything a light Six can give.

There can be no doubt that the Candy, wish to express their thanks to involved in a maze of apparent that

a perfectly normal woman the Committee of the Peak Club, the contradictions. Tho brilliant could pass these defects to her ... yet the saloon (with von Papen Ministry would wish to member of the Chord to and and muscian produces a child that is sons. But we know that

all friends who helped to make the deaf to the beauty of sounds; the daughter of an afflicted man con sliding roof) costs only £295:

carry on the nation's affairs on á basis which is in direct conflict

frail wife has a huge son of im- and does pass them on to hor mense strength. A Chinese woman passenger of the with democratic principles. Even

Inheritance children. 8.8. Kinshan is stated to have jumped 400ms to be one of the most erratic

One particular inheritance, a quite recently a scheme was out- overboard on Sunday whilst the tainga in, an erratic world. webbing of the toes, has been lined for the creation of a kind of steamer was on its way from Canton A child may seem to owe every found to pass only in the male line, to Hongkong. On the arrival of the thing to one parent or to the other, from father to son. Here, in my Second Chamber which would ship in Hongkong, the woman's "control exaggerated Parliamon-effects were handed over to the police, it may seem to ows a little to ovent, we cannot blame the wor

both, or it may bear no

resom-mant tarianism"-a phrase which pos

blance to either. Again, it may Many people are prejudiced Remanded from yesterday, A have some quality or feature that against the study of heredity bc- moana any Parliamen- Chinose charged with being tr tarianism which did not fall in possession of an automatic pistol and belonged to its grandparents and cause, they complain, it all deals nine rounds of ammunition at 22, sent in its parents. On the other find out whother colour-blindness was not to all appearances-pre-with abnormalities. We try to Pokfulam Road, was thin morning ment by Mr. Kennedy Skipton at the feature, like the famous Hapsburg about a gift for painting. This is sentenced to nine months' imprison- hand, some pronounced family is transmittable, and do not worry Central Police Court.

chin, may appear generation after merely because doctors and scien- generation, in spite of continual tista have more chance of study. The Superioress and Sisters of the out-marriages.

ing abnormal persons, just as they Canosalan Institute (Italian Convent) wish to thank Mrs. Wellington for chance. It la certain that there just as inheritable as bad ones."

are more concerned with sickness But heredity is not a matter of than health. Good qualities bazaar; to Dr. Wellington, the Hong-jare laws governing inheritance kindly presiding at the opening of the kong Electric Co., Mr. A. Vannini, the even of the most complicated kind, parents, and whatever you

Whatever you may owa to your Aerated Water Factory, Sincero Co., sealed book. Marvellous things certain that you cannot alter the King's Dispensary, the Britannia, although these laws are as yet a pass on to your children, it is

may. Morita & Co., Chung Hing store for have been discovered in expert inheritance by "taking thought." Its generous contribution, the editors of the English and Chinese papers and ents with the lower animals and Wishing and regretting will have the able band of the St. Lewis In-Planta when many generations no effect whatever. But you have selections. Grateful thanks also to Observation of human attributes warned is foro-armed. In spite of dustrial School for their beautiful can be produced in a few years. one big responsibility. Fore- all two contributed

Marda the points to the fact that, although heredity, we are reasoning beings, Buccess of the bazaar.

Ask for a trial run insibly 'The Cur with the Silky performance'

with the dictator's Ideas. A fur-

VAUXHALL disenfranchisement of

CADET

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1932.

STALEMATE AGAIN.

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ther plan put forward was the large number of young people by rala- ing the voters' age-limit from twenty to twenty-five years. This le part of a scheme which was forecasted some little time back, and which the von Papen Govern- ment was said to Intend to realise by decree, trusting to the retras- pective approval of a new Reich- atag. It was even hinted that un- der this plan every father and mother over forty would enjoy a

vastly more complicated in many and excepting mental deficiency, a cases, Inheritance is still on the tendency is not a compulsion. plural vote. Such 11 fantastic

samo lines and follows the same may have inherited a bad quality franchise, it hardly needs to be down the wall. I shall buy with lawa.

What exactly do we owe our I know the existence of the ten- and may pass it on to my son. But pointed out, would decimate the my gold. And when I have gooda Amongst the many other facts voting ranks of the Nazis, Com- will exchange goods for goods, parents? We can inherit what is dency to, shall we any

bad- Inherent in our parents-what tempor, and I can take stops from which emerge from the German munists and Socialists alike.

services for services. For a man they were born with, and in turn the earliest days to see that he cannot live unto himself." To-Inherited from their parents. The learns to control himself. I. cau- elections is fresh proof that the it would surely be a foolish ex-day this fable is boing enact-stress is on the word "can," bo-not prevent him Inheriting the people have no use for the von periment, helping to confirm youthed by the nations. Many are still cause often we do not, sometimes temper-but I can show him how Papen regime. This has been fa its idea that in revolution iles building their tariff walls. Many to our loss, and sometimes to our to avoid the disadvantages that shown in unmistakeable fashion. Its hope. The crisis which has are viewing with declining eatis-gain. We thus have a position created now arisen is, indeed, full of dan faction the high barriers to com- our parents have acquired during the tendency is there, then a visit But do we inherit qualities which same with colour-blindness. If often accompany it. It is the in which the Government of the gerous possibilities. It will need mercial intercourse which they their lifetime, as distinct from to a specialist, and the banning of diny cannot by any possible cir- the most careful and most states- already have built. Some have those which they inherited from certain occupations such as artist, begun to realize that such "protec- their parents? Most experts belongine-driver, and chaufour, are cumstance secure a mujority-inmanlike handling. Let us option tends not merely toward love that these "acquired quali- indicated. the Reichstag, Even calling all that the traditional common-commercial stagnation, but toward ties", cannot be passed on by We cannot ignore what we owe its possible allies together. It sense and balance of the German intellectual isolation and interna- heredity. If a man is maimed In our parents. But we noad not be would still be In

Jan accident, he does altogether people will, by some means not tional bitterness. They are learn- these defects to his children.

pass on slaves to our inheritance. Your helpless minority. But if this is apparent at the moment, come to ing that national well-being obtain the other hand, some belleve that pounda-but you can build up a On parents may leave you a tow truo of the vou Papen administra the rescue of their distressed and

ed behind walls may prove to certain acquired qualities can be fortune, in the physical and men. tion, it is so in a lesser degree in troubled country.

bo of a most transitory nature, made hereditary, at any xata after tal sense, and your children will the case of all the other parties,

In a world where Invention is a few generations. If, ur Inst bonost After the July election, there wan

offering unlimited possibilities of ance, a number of people worked

underground, after some communication, and in which, as a they would find it easier to see in a distinct possibility of the Nazia

A Fable of Walls

result, peoples are learning how semi-darkness, and it has

boen and Centrists forming a coalition. Once upon a time there was on much they have in common, it is contended that after a few genera: If they had done so, they could artisan. Many and beautiful were not too much to predict that even tions children would be born with have commanded a small majority his wares. And great was the the most prosperous countries will an aptitude for seeing in the soml-

darkness, in the Reichstag; now, owing to desire of all peoples for them, so soon be saying in their hearts: the set-back which Hitler has re- that men came from far and near "A nation cannot live unto itself." ceived, such a combination is an

to buy. At first they paid in gold. But after a while many of them. impossibility. Nor can the Com- hud not sufficient gold. Therefore, munists and Socialists unite, for, they said to the artisan: "Take the despite the fact that they pulled work of our hands, we pray thes, some thirteen million votes, their in exchange for the work of thy combined party strength is totally hand." The artisan was loath to do insufficient to secure a majority.

this. Yet he saw that he could not

The stalemate which has

refuse so reasonable a request. So he said: "I shall build a wall. What- sulted presents Germany with a

soever goods can be lifted over the problem of much complexity. In-wall, those will I accept in payment deed, it is not too much to any that for my wares." Then began the the country's democratic, par-artisan to build. And he said in liamentary, republican post-war his heart: "I shall build high, so Constitution is in the balance. high that they who come to buy, will How will the puzzló be solved? be able to send nothing but coins The von Papen regime may seek over my wall in payment for my goods." When the wall was finished to rely once again on pure

| the artisan cried: "Come and buy.” tatorship, arguing that constant But those who would buy could not appeals to the people, produce no lift their goods over the wall. So defluite result. But the logical the artisan said: "Send, then, less answer to this argument is that gold then formerly." But they re- von Papon and his colleagues have plied: "We have no gold.” Then loas right this almost any other wald the artisan in his heart: "I group to control the destinies of have much gold. I have much richies." goods... I will enjoy my

re-

die-

the nation. Hitler, for example, Ard he said to the others: "Come might well aak, if there is to be and let us talk and be merry to- a- dictatorship, why he should not gether." But they said: "We cannot, be at its head, seoing that his We must neck someone who will buy party is the strongest. Or even our goods." So the artisan the Socialists and Communists was left to his own riches and his could lay claim to being more re being more than he could consume, own thoughts. And his goods presentative of publie foeling than rotted. And his thoughts, being the von Papen cliquo. It is, how only his own, grow tiresome. Then; over, to President Hindenburg he said in his heart: "I shall "pull"

years

On the other hand, mica havo

had their tails removed for many

"I was Just trying to`smooth things over with a hittis.

baby talk when the bruts struck mo."

I

SENSE AND NONSENSE

By ROBERT MAGILL.

F you are a downtrodden worm like me, who dines out once in twelve months, you usually hate the waiter for sovetal reasons.

One is that his dress sult its bet ter than yours, and another is that a walter can take ono look at you and conclude that you have been eaving up for months to get this treat, and that to-morrow it will be broad and cheese and cocoa, as uaual. Wherefore you might like to know how to make the waiter hate you back.

First, don't let him, select your table. Truc, it is his job to sort out the guests so that the better- looking ones sit in the middlo where they can be seun, and to see that no woman sits near an- othor if their gowns clash. But this is a free country. Demand, In a loud voice, that table THERE, proforably if it is a table for two. and there are four in your party. This makes all tho waiters in the place jump to it and upsets all their arrangements for the evon- ing.

Having sat down, look round superciliously and remark audibly that you hope nobody who knows. you will come in and see you in a place like this, then send for the head waiter to sak why you have a dirty tablecloth. You won't see much more of him during the oven- ing, so make the most of him now. By a judicious glance in the mirror you can work up a suitable snoor with which, to scan the menu and, Inautre why there is nothing eatable on it. If the waiter suggests a dish, order some- (Continued on Page`4.)