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MUST WE ALWAYS

BE AMUSED?

The Mania for "Brightness"

The Very Idea!

A FAST LIFE.

By Edward Kelly, Fast-Idlous TE aro pleased to hear that Gandhi has receded from his

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decision to restart fasting.

Covenant of the League of Na- tions, the Locarno Agreement, the Pact of Paris, the Optional Clause, the General Act of år- bitration. But despite all those Instruments for peace the world continues to spend nearly thousand millions

# year on armaments, alone. How much longer are the peoples to be when you ask yourself this you would fain sit in meditation HERE are times, no doubt, just at that twilight hour, when denied what is admittedly and question, when you wonder at by your peaceful hearth, set open demonstrably one of their most the strenuousness of the effort their windows to give you, the full lived on goat's milk and nuts wo Personally, we think that if we urgent demands? Which nation

electric wireless set.

not eating anything that we'd ment? All in turn dony that ess and monotony of the mortal

lot; at all this energetic plotting yourself, "no refuge to which one so as to make sure that we didn't "Is there, then," you may ask have to start starving as a youth, they are the obstacles. Each has publicly professed its desire and planning, for the cheering can fly; no haven under the wide at of make sure that the fash for disarmament. Why, then, not of a select few, but of sky to which one can steal away finished.

from the weariness, the boredom does the world not get disarma-entire communities. ment? Scheme after scheme

From every sido you hear that of always being amused 7"

Did not a poet write of a land clarion call, for brighter towns, has been submitted, yet little brightor villages, brighter schools, where "It was always afternoon" There is plain water, cold water, solid progress has been made. brighter workshops, brighter holia hushed, still land of balmy boiled water, clean water, dirty Much depends on the immediate day resorts, brighter church ser airs, of lulling winds and waves, water, rain water, sea water, deliberations, It is now elear vices. Man, in the widest and and of music that fell more soft-whisky'n water, and bath water... beyond any doubt that the Dis-most comprehensive sense, in what ly, than petals from blown roses just to mention a few varieties, i armament Conference is enter-over place ho has set up his earth on the grass?" Is there no map,

atanda in the way of disarma to overcome the supposed dull bencft of their new, powerful, all should have so much practico at

Of

Will It Work?

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Anyhow, wo could drink water still if we were fasting,

Look at tho menu there in.

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| suppose, when we would look sad-

on."

chicken bones, and saying: "I won- a quart of the best, and waving der how Edward Kelly's getting Then we'd probably turn away and fil in time by eating salt.

This would make us drink more more salt, and so on around one water, which would make us eat of those vicious, circlen.

ties of salt. There would be Then there'd be different vario- table salts, epsom salts, rock salt. smelling salt, the salt of the earth, spirits of salt, and aaitpetre.

Mun Dam finished, there's not much Anyway, until we get this Shing

chance of the Government letting anyone introduce novation here.

a fasting in-

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Ing upon its most crucial stage. y habitation, in the getting of no guide-book by which the road There would be occasions, we The next few weeks-even days wisdom, at his work, at hla play, to it could be found? -will determine whether it is even at his devotions, must, at any Then there is another sweetly at our goat, and think of all the to achieve success

end in price, be got at, and thoroughly, singer who tells you how he means world gorging themselves on Bah failure. The peoples of the cd.

completely, and efficiently brighten to arise and go to Innisfree."

Could you not go also and build banauna, pickles, and herrings in and chips, and rice pudding, curry, world look to their Govern- Indeed, even in his tender in there, as ho declares ho will, a tomato sauce, washed down with Sparton Model 16AW,ments to play a real and effec-fancy he was not to be overlooked. small cabin of "clay and wattles." writer exhorted For he tells you that at Innisfree tive part at Geneva and to de- Only lately A deluxe Multi-Wave Receiver clare now, without any further mothers to brighten up their babies there in peace; that it comes "drop- in SPARTON cabinet of striking loss of time, boldly and clearly, by more freequently playing with ping slow, dropping from the veile beauty. At a turn on the Band whatever plans they may have there. So the slogan of "Brighter of the morning to where the cricket Selector and Control Knob, this for bringing about a drastic babies," may be added to the list, sings." marvellous instrument is Instant measure of world disarmament ing. Almost daily some

It is a long list and over grow- He says nothing about any now ly adapted for either the long as the positive achievement of spirit voices yet another suggea or brightened in his lovely, song buoyant slogan, of, or anyone being amused wave or the world spanning short this first World Disarmamenttion; sets another pennon waving The brightness he speaks of is of wave reception as desired. A Conference.

over the heads of the leaders of "mid-night all n-gilmmer," the powerful 12 tube Superhetero-|

this campaign whose battlecry la "purple glow of noon," and oven- dyne with Automatic Volume

Brightness, whose banners bearings "full of linnets' wings!" He Control, Tone and Static Control,

alost this exhilarating motto. "Lot tells also that, by day and night, Phono Pick-up Jack, Band

the people be amused."

one can hear "take water lapping Selector Switch, and all the finest

Quite recently yet another call with low sounds by the shore, SPARTON features.

Notwithstanding civilization's Did you not hear that cry with arise and go with him, even now, went forth--for brighter libraries! Yet, you feel it would be good to Height 44 inches. Width 26 dictates against corporal punish-something of a pang? Have you

to Innisfree. inches. Depth 12 inches., ment, the somewhat astonishing not always thought of the library

And then yet another poet sings Weight 70 pounds.

report comes from the Antipodes you frequent as a sort of pleas of "a magie casement" opening "on that an automatic spanking ma-ant retreat? Most likely,

as the faery lands forlorn." But must it chine has been

And by that time, we'll pro. offered for unwearied brighteners pointed out, be only on the wings of a dream

bably all be in a land, far, far use in the public schools. It is its atmosphere may be drab. But you may hope to escape? announced that the implement of the streets; and its quict, ita you step into it out of the noise

away, where there ain't no water! Still there is a ray of hope; for may be adjusted to deliver as familiar calm, somehow soothes and just now and then, amid all this many spanks a minute us the of-comforts you. You have, no desire clamorous babel of amusement, you

STRANGE ACCOMPLISHMENTS fence may warrant and at what- to have it changed

hear a still, small voice asking

We are interested to rend of the ever "spank power" it may be And that reading room

where wistfully for

the lost peace and lady in the West of England who desired to apply. Whatever the you may now and then pass a where it can be found? So per always wrote backwards and did attractions of a mechanized are placid hour, perhaps it is dull-haps, before long, someone may us upside down. and its "labour-saving" devices, that ever-bvely inscription, or in-weary of all the useless baubles of little dog, "Runcle," can do.

toned also, but how rostful, with realise that the human heart in That is nothing to what our it is not to be supposed that the junction, "Silence," device will be taken seriously in "Silence," confronting you on all no real joy, and would fain cant lotters, and asked him to spell Free again empty pleasure, in which there is. We put before him a number of that very advanced quarter of siden.

them aside, and have a little time, Trade. LEONG. Reginald Edmund George,

the globe. Though various so- But the ery was for brighter for its own already half-forgotten He selected a T, an A, an R, an aged 25, the beloved son of ar cietics interested in great events libraries, "Can they," you may be dreams. and Mrs. Wesley George Leong, of the past have been prodigal anxiously making yourself, "be Just as the spolled child, in its and brother of Albert, Harold and in the marking of historic planning band performances in the luxurious nursery, tires of its too Maurice, passed away fully

peace spots," they have overlooked the stal wireless set in the reading nside, les down before the bright

entrance hall, or proposing to in- lavish toya, and, putting at 4.30

them how can we make Exporta largor?" a.mi. yeater. day ПЕ

Prospect Place, geographical site upon which the room, to cheer you, as you linger fire to make pictures in the glow bark: "Make Imports smaller."

He replied, with a short, sharp Bonham Road.

first spanking took place. The funeral will take place this ciety of

"So over your chosen page, with the ng embers, to build castles in the the Descendants of, blare of jazz?"

He is a bright little animal, and afternoon, leaving the house at Patrons of Corporal Punish-

air, those castles that children, old does not cost much to feed. Most- 4pm. and passing the Monument

and young, have always bullt, that ly be cats his own words. atp.m. (Shanghai and Austra

the child of the cave and woman Han papers please copy).

in the dim, strange beginning of most surely would build, away back things, lying before the log fire, lande was so deeply grioved over under the twilight sky of the young, the Colony's welcome to the con- And so a new thought may go team. Herewith and now, with- quering heroes of the Interport will so long for a refuge that some half of the community, our tear- one may begin to build, even in of Silence. the midst of the elty, a Temple

ful apologies. To a man, we were wrong again. for some rosson or MARION W. SIMPSON,

other, the idea had entered our heads that all the trumpet blow- ing that was necessary had been and could be adequately perform- ed by members of the Hongkong Football Association selection committen.

DEATHL

The

and

ment" should be formed for this There is no doubt about it that purpose. History fails to re-the edict has gone forth that you, cord the name of the first span- with all the world, must be amused. ker. It is equally silent with re- Are there not times when you feel gard to the name of the first that all sorts of people seem quite disinterestedly to be helping on done about this. The first apan- be why your next-door neighbours, king was an event too rich in t significance to the human race,

world.

I, two F's, and an I

Then we said to him: "Runcle,

if Exports are equal to Imports

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APOLOGIES DUE.

We are all very sorry Mr. Hol-

Hongkong Telegraph spankee. Something should be this strenuous cause? That may abroad and bear fruit, and mankind but reservation, we tender, on be-

MONDAY, DELEMNFH 5, 1932.

THE ELEVENTH HOUR

A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY

A MAN GROANS OVER WRONG,

SUPPER, HE FORGETS,—Voltaire.

HE

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to be overlooked. Perhaps the break down racial barriers as far archeologists may yet discover as possible, to supply a centre some ancient record which will for a mid-day break from the enlighten the world on the sub- strain of the workaday work! ject. It is commonly known, and to provide recreational and however, that spanking came cultural activities. If the blue Disarmament issues are once into practice quite early in the stockings and the only-too-wil- again in the public eye. It is history of the human race-per- ling-to-help-in-a-labour-of-love now the best part of a

haps as early year

as the neolithic type do not over-intrude, the since the Geneva Conference perind. It flourished in the last venture should started on its great task. That century and was generally em- task was to free the world from played in all the best families the burden and menace of com- for use in the guidance of recal- petitive national armaments and citrant children. It originally to strengthen the security of was applied by hand, but later all by the disarmament of all, and more fashionable methods "Failure to accomplish sub made use of such equipment as stantial measures of disarma- old hair-brushes, shingles and ment," in the words of a London other home-made spanking journal, "would create despair equipment. But the yogue lost among millions of people who its hold upon civilised peoples a5 have built their hopes on some- the twentieth century came in. thing being done towards en- A generation that has learned suring world peace." Not only how well childhood can be guid- that, but failure would start the ed without the use of a slipper world once again into the mad will find no more than mild rivalry in armaments that will amusement in the advent of the inevitably lead them in due sca-, spanking machine. Ron to the fatal clash of arms. Vigorous action to-day to make war impossible is worth all the protests later on to atop a war. If high sentiments and irre- proachable platitudes were The Blue Triangle Women's enough, disarmament would International Club comes Into have been achieved long ago, being with an inspiring lead for the official spokesmen of all from prominent members of the nations have paid the choicest community and a blessing from of verbal tributes to the cause all who deplore the detrimental ¡of Peace. Not long ago we comparison between Shang- celebrated Armistice Day-the hal and Hongkong as regarda anniversary of the day on the atmosphere in social life. The which the World War was prospectus, if it may so be called, brought to an end. But when lays special stress on one will the world celebrate Dis- quirement of membership, that armament Day-the anniversary candidates shall bring to the of the day on which the nationa club a spirit of friendliness. This agreed to put an end to na- and this alone can

ensure the tional armaments without which success of the enterprise, the wars cannot be waged? For principal objects of which, if fourteen years the statesmen of achieved, will happily fill a very the world have been engaged in noticeable gap in the communal laying and strengthening the life. The Blue Triangle aims to foundations of pence and entice a great number of young socurity. They have given the women out of grooves and to

triumph for its organisers.

prove a great snuTS HIS LIPS, HE TAKES

The Blue Triangle

ro-

"Do you remember what the fnstructor said to do

when she starts going down?”

Next time, we will have three brass bands, bevy of cheer lead- ers and a litter of professional mourners to groan whenever the word "Shanghai" is mentioned.

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THE WORLD REJOICES. Mr. Hollanda will, however, be consoled by following extracte from messages received imme diately after the result was flash- ed round the world:

Mr. Jimmy Thomas: Congratula- tions. It's men like us who keep the Empire together.

M. Herriot: Could I have been with you, I would have kissed every man of the Hongkong team with true Continental aplomb.

Mr. Bernard Shaw: You did well. Come down to the Empress of Britain and shake

my hand. You deserve it.

President Hoover:

Your foot- ball critics and my campaign manager scom to be nhout on a par.

The only doubtful note is struck by Mr. Stanley Baldwin, who says: I suppose there were no Americans In the Shanghai team. We really cannot afford to risk a diatur- bance of friendly Anglo-American rolations.

MY HEROES. We love reading about the world's big strong

men--what they did, and why. Don't you?

Of course. We all do.

So on Monday next (or there- abouts) wo shall start our now serics: World Colossi, or Makers and Takers of Big Docialons.

The firat of our supermen will be Pericles. Wo shall dent sub-

Edward sequently, with Cosar; Kelly, Mahomed, Henry VIII, Ed ward Kelly, funr., Lenin and the editor of "The Critic."

No extra charge will be made for this splendid series,