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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1932.

SPARTON RADIO

gime, especially insisting on

arma-

equality in the mater of art. IS THERE "A RIGHT AGE" The Very Idea!

ments. If it can be induced to attend the Disarmament Con- ference, the possibility of an agreement on this issue will be all the more promising. View- ing the position in its general as- pect, it will be anomalous that n

incongruities should persist.

"Jerry" Building

FOR MARRIAGE?'

"Youthful Marriagos, Plunia!” Says RT. HON. GEORGE LANSBURY, M.P.

"One Is Always Too Young.” Soys WILLIAM GERHARDI

PANTS FOR PUBLIC SERVANTS."- (By Edward Kelly, Dress Reformer) We notice that the Finance Com- N my opinion, one is always too mittee of the Legislative Council encouraged and not derided, vise both boys and girls of twenty, chase of a YOUTHFUL marringe should be young to get married. I ad- has made provision for the pur- and photo- for the new

the sexes.

camera

Is this right? Is it proper? mothers of our civil servants say What would the sisters and

if they saw their brothers and sons walking the streets of Hongkong without a shirt to their backs?

A

great Republic should again have to rely on a virtual dictatorship, but, in the circumstances, it is The pity in that both marriage and and men and women of thirty-or graphic material difficult to see what alternative birth-rates are falling. Many mon oven forty or Afty-againat it. As Female Prison. through a crisis in her internal cynical by the war, are preferring more a question of "Can you afford in question will be met from sav- there is. Germany is passing and women of forty, rendered far as youth is concerned, it is We also learn that the amount affairs, and it is inevitable that the single life in many cases. to marry?" for, as a general rule,ings in Clothes and Shoes for

But I would not say that young the less your years the less you Staff. people of between twenty and earn. And marriage, if it is to bo twenty-five are taking advantage well and truly carried out, should of the new relationship between be an affair of glamour and ly romance, Do It on the grand The standard of morality in scale, or not at all. The prosecution of a number higher than ever before. The old- I am against doing it at all my of contractors for permitting time dark mystery has been self. Matrimony is surely un filu- material divergences from the banished for over, and therefore slon. Nature in this respect has say? What would you say?

What would their sweethearts specifications of buildings under marriage fa a finer and more solid spectacles but with feld-glasses. construction in Kowloon almost thing.

We shudder to think, for in- Whatever is far away is, once with-stance, of the breakdown in morale deserves to be ranked among the Once those who were embittered in focus, clear and beautiful, while in the event of the No. 1 of, say, best local news of the week. It by the war cease to advise against objects close at hand are blurred the Colonial Secretary's Office going is time some definite action was marriage, and once the new gon- and to be distrusted. taken to protect the public and eration comes into its own, I am

to his office one morning with a We get to the distant hills, and patch in the seat of his trousers, property owners from the confident that we shall ace more either look through our binoculars to be mot by the No. 2, who had builler whose main object would marriages and more stable alli-At the hilla still ahead or else at limped to work with the soles out seem to be the cheapest and anees.

tho clearly-seen plain. And we of its last pair of shoch. A most attractive console with shodliest work capable of sur-

regret. On that plain are the Is the Government really as sole. elements butt walnut control panel and Viving a cursory examination.

of adventuro and less as all thatt pleasing design. Has a remark-The extremely heavy penaltica Says MRS. J. R. CLYNES

romance, the perpetual partners of

And besides, there's no telling freedom. Around us able five tube Superheterodyne imposed-the highest in the

♫ blurred where this economy move THERE should be no objection mist.

may Chassis with Pentode and Screen Colony's history, we believe THE

end. Grid tubes and rectifier filter should have a salutory effect. soon as they are intelligent and to young people marrying as

The civil servants should pro- system. The entire chassis is Further satisfaction is afforded responsible enough to realise that

test at once; while they're in the completely shielded and includes by the obvious inference that marriage is

moad. Before they're in the nude! a practical contract) an antenna compensating con- the authorities are keeping within which both parties have to

and besides, Winter is coming on.

This is a respectable Colony, denser Beautiful tone quality and closer watch upon this type of work. a marvellous performance.

Let us, an respectable British cheating than has generally bean

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We must stand back to back behind each other, and firmly face the position.

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THE GERMAN PUZZLE

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Summary Offences

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"Love Giver the Incentive".

If You Earn Enough Cash," Says MAY EDGINTON YOUNG people should stand on their feet a Roon as possi-

Are we, or are we not,

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A FISH STORY,

havo

When I married I knew I should ble, and in these days they do. a. have to do real hard work for my long as you earn enough cash to husband. such as scrubbing the support two people, the very young floers of our home, baking, cook should not be rebuked. They may ing, washing, and mending. The find misery incalculablo or they pity is that in these days we talk may find treasure incaleuinble. A brief examination of the so much of "adjusting one's per-But there are pitfalls.... draft Ordinance to amend and sonality" and the "psychology of I do not agree with the theory consolidate the law relating to marriage" that many people are that marriage puts an end to a ragshop public servants, ju be summary offences is sufficient to made afraid to face realitics. young man's career. The beat and cause the Government want to bring to mind the phrase: In reality, it is only love that selves. But they can be helped by

strongest men, make or mar them-buy a camera? "There but for the Grace of God gives the incentive to the accom- their wives, for help and comfort,

The answer is in the negat goes..." Nothing appears to plishment of hard work, and there- have escaped the eagle eye of the fore only love that ever brings iety and care are necessary com

ponents of marriage. maker of laws, though it may be happiness or success.

I married on thirty shillings a

Do not marry before you have We hired a sampan with Pet good for the peace of mind of

studied each other's failings last Sunday and went out fishing many to know that, up to the week, and our marriage has been minutely, warned your partners, We didn't get any fish, but we had present, there has been little structed on confidence and mutual facts of partnership, always a

successful because it WAS con- and straightened out the main a bottle of O.P. rum. sign, whether by inference, sug-trust. I was prepared to take the curious business. Do marry when occasion taking a worm out of the gestion, allusion, metaphor, imrough with the smooth, and it was you have made up your minds to plication, evidence concrete, because 1 fancied I might

bait can, he dipped it into the mug circumstantial or hearsay-ortually be able to make life

live within your incomes; not to of rum besides him before putting otherwise, that the vast majority fectly even and smooth for at least unless there is no help to be had Have one with me, you wriggling Por ask for advice outside the home it on the hook, saying as he did ao: of the offences will not remain one person that I took the tremen-in it, and not to burden each other lighter. All you'll ever get after the dead letter of tradition. dous step.

this will be a lot of salt water." Wyndham Street hawkers, the

bottom than there came a mighty Scarcely had his sinker touched morning radio hounds have not rakers of dustbins and the early

tug. Pulling in rapidly Pete yet commenced to quake.

hauled in a 21b. garoupa.

Chinese Invoice

Officer -

even-

" She the Only Girl7" Asks COLONEL SIR ARTHUR HOLBROOK

rich or

with worries, tempera, uncomely relations, and unfair expectations,

Pete is a kindly follow.

On one

we hauled that fish aboard, the Bolleve it or belleve it not, when worm had him by the throne.

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REAL LIFE DRAMA.

A dozen men, including a Scot, meet at dinner. The chit is pre- sented. The Scot says:-"Here, bring it to me. I'll pay." He does 80 in silence,

The newspaper placards shriek:

MURDER OF VENTRILOQUIST.

LETTER FROM JOE.

Although the German political puzzle has by no manner of

There Are Three Rules" means been solved, there

Says REV. B. G. BOURCHIER prospects of the early formation

THEN young people ask meYOUNG men and women must of a new Government with Gen-

W about matrimony. I put Yonely be told that the eral von Schleicher as the Chun-

the leading question, "Is ahe the single-life can never be complete. cellor. The change will be little

only girl in the world for you?" Ever so slightly more than enough other than a change in name,

If they may "Yes" I reply, "Well, for one is a sufficiency for two. since von Schleicher was Herr Mr. Y. H. Wen has assumed marry her!"

And the three rules of marriage von Papen's righthand man in duty as Chinese Invoice Officer That is why I married myself, are to know what one wants, to the last Government and re- in Hongkong and he will be wel-and that is the reason with nine get it, and then to be grateful. presents the same school comed by local merchants as people out of ten.. It is all a case After all, the married con of thought. Indications are relieving them of a good deal of of selection. And in these days, always be grateful for their escape that the new Chancellor will anxiety regarding the possibility when we grumble against the from celibacy-though few. of form a Presidial Cabinet, whose of difficulties arising from the alleged incompetency of youth, them look at it in that way. Tho policy will be one of conciliation. new Customs regulations. why do we not realise that the thing is that they should be grate- It is to be assumed that the Par- Until the negotiations between quickest way to success lies in ful for getting what they want liamentary form of government the Hongkong and Nanking Gov-

happiness?

jeven if they no longer want it half will still be an

The miserable man is never suc-so much. impossibility, ernments resulted in Mr. Wen's since there is small chance of appointment, the prospects were cessful. To command the things I am in favour of a compulsory

that mortala any coalition which could com-rather alarming. Under the either to be very

desire you have betrothal period of at least three I hope you got my cable. I have mand 21 majority in the new arrangement, the regula-optimistic. The cynic will

else years. In this way, there would had rather a good trip; compara.. Reichstag. Control will be veat- tions are likely to be beneficial haps retort that a man who mar-Both man and woman should then on board who wore not obsessed per-bo fewer plunges in the dark.tive calm, and at least three fellowe ed in the hands of a small group. rather than otherwise. It is rles has to be both. which, in the absence of Parlia-conceivable

In reply, I In-be able to find out the facts, not with the contract bridge. One was that ↑ greater dicate the many years of content-jenly of life around them, but alea Cribben, who was at college with mentary support, will have volume of business will pass ment and felicity that marriage has of their own natures and the part autocratic powers. The Ger- through the hands of local im- meant to me.

they are to play. mans need ruling, and, indeed,porters and exporters, for the like being ruled, so the pro-reason that those who have been bability in that as long as the grumbling, British manufac- Chancellor can keep order in the turers, for instance, will be saved country, the nation will ac- the trouble, expense and incon- quiesce in the rule of von venience of seeking out a Chin Schleicher. The view was esc Consular official in England. strongly held by von Papen that They may

send their pro- it was not necessary for the ducts t Hongkong for distribu- Government to be backed by a tion, leaving it to the local mer- constant coalition of parties. He chant to obtain the necessary went further and felt that gov-certification of the invoices when ernment, in the absence of Par- the goods are despatched into liamentary control, should enact China. its laws by decrees. The 'Ger- man people, he held, were sick of being ruled by parties which, he believed, as shown by the last two years of Parliamentary rule, frequently placed their own in- terests before the interests of the nation as a whole. It may be assumed that von Schleicher is of the same opinion. He may be expected to act on the principle that the first duty of the Government is to maintain the authority of the State, and, was 18. 10.7/188. in so doing, to apply what it con-

Mr. (now Sir) Cecil Cloment! siders necessary measures to

Colonial was appointed to act as curb any disturbers of the public Secretary. peace, regardless of their posi-

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21 YEARS AGO

Extracts From the "Telegraph" Files

The following extracts are from the Hongkong Telegraph for the week ended Dec. 2nd 1911.

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The rate of the dollar on demand

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tion or party. The Government Mr. O. I. Ellis was authorised to will be regarded as above all par-sign for Messrs. E. D. Sassoon and tles, and will acok to give Ĝer-Co.

many the peace and quiet and

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in the

St. Andrew's Ball, hold the return of business confidence City Hall, was a big success. Tho which it so much needs. Drastic Hon. Mr. C. H. Ross was Chieftain. reorganisation will be called for,

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The death occurred at the Navel ernment is certain to follow the Hospital of Engineer Commander

On foreign policy the new Gov.

line taken by the von Papen re-Campbail, of H.M.S. Kont.

"They must have been hit hard. She can't afford to

have a nervous breakdown this your."

me. He is a den now, and so cultured, he turned quite faint when I told him I was selling tea. He is going to address the Rotary Club of Singapore on the Lyric and its Emotional Contont. There was also an elderly youth in very hairy clothes. I gathered that he was going to study the Siamese, on behalf of some society and co- ordinate something statistical with something else,

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BY BALLOON ASCENT. Unadvertised, unheralded, descended from the stratosphere yesterday. We had asconded to a record height of 38.002.

Our assistant, Prof. Juff, did not come down with us. We had to throw him out-ballast being ex- hausted at a height of 38,000 or so. Ho died a hero's death. Next time we shall take a heavier assist- ant and reach heights as yet un- recorded.

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THE DEAN AND THE TESTS. We are all very glad that Maurice Tato has arrived safely in Austra- Ila, although with him went, un- luckily, England's last chance of sending out Dean Inge. We bad boen hoping against hope that the M.C.C. could avail themselves of his services after all.

"I am disappointed, of course." said the Dean in an interview. “41. could have given the team that little something that some others haven't got. And it seems to me shada dysgenic to be playing so many profesionais.”

"And your journalism?

"Ah, yes," said the Dean. "There you look on the bright aldo. I should hate to have been banned along with Bradman."