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WAKE UP, YOUNG The Very Idea!.

ENGLAND!

BRING 'EM BACK ALIVE By Edward "Congorilla” Kally, We have just, seen "Bring 'Em Back Alive" at the Central Theatre.

And let us tell you right here and. A

ference, which might be offered to the French Chamber' na an inducement to pay the December instalment on which Franco has defaulted. This fact provides further evidence of a desire for a fresh analysis of the whole position. Booner or later, the United States has to face the fact that a new arrangement is desired. It would be better for everybody concerned had there

It may be that what is preliminary to dust is middle age, now, without any quibbling or been some show of a willingness called the alchemy of Time and what will the robina do then, beating about the jungle, that the on the part of America to deal with the matter on non-partisan works marvels, and that or things? They will no longer only thing that's not meal about be young and alim enough to alt those fighting animal scenes is the with the passing years the on the carriers of motor-bicycles

lines.

Spring-Cleaning

By F. E. BAILY

saw animals was just

modern young will become or in narrow baby cars, and they absence of a bottle of rum in the intelligent, responsible, in-will have no montal pursuits to fall foreground.

back on, unless you call bridge a The last timɑ we dustrious, learn to shut mental pursuit. They never opened doing all those stunts A great domestic occasion is doors behind them, and a book when young, and they cut at hand, and in every household cultivate some sort of mental out avon the mildly serious broad- before they led us away to the upheaval is impending. For it life but I doubt it.

caste. You can't suddenly take to lacbriates Home.

As one who has 6003 more books in despair, in the manner of will soon be spring-cleaning The reason is that in order to one taking to drink or drugs, animals, especially the pink and

time, when to all worthy-house-build one must first provide a

| wives comes an urgent summons foundation, and the modern young,

LACK OF BALLAST.

So there the present young will vermillion variety, than any other

to see that the "boy" is at it as far as i can understand them, bo with such charm as they ever man in Hongkong, we want to with brush, broom, and duster, have provided no such foundation. had waning or departed. As far as congratulate Frank, who made Room after room is turned topsy. Intelligence, responsibility, in-one can divine their future, they "Bring 'Em Back Alive". turvy; upstairs and downstairs dustry, and a tacto for cultivating/have an excellent chance of develop We have had a lot of experience with animals, Take bisons, for all is confusion; no sanctum es- the mind do not spring up over-ing into a collection of cross, dis- satisfied, almless middle-aged bores.

instance. A bison le a female capes the invasion; no corner night in the late twenties and early

UNCULTIVATED MINDS. bosun. eludes the attack. The master thirties like a crop of mustard and

We remember a rather amusing. of the house deprived of the cresa. A young poreon in the late

Middle-aged happinces is the fireside, his favourite chair en-teens whose neuto personal in- veloped in a dust-sheet, wandere terests are divided between a port-fruit of youthful toil and exertion incident that occurred in North and and diligently cultivated mental America where we wore for some unhappily about from room to able gramphone, wireless,

movies will never, leaving out qualities. The physical attributes weeks exterminating wild bisons room seaking a refuge, a place to miracles, develop any sort of mental begin to decay early in life; for the Armenian Relief Society.

It was during the moulting sea- rest and be quiet. But in vain, fe. Ambition, a tante for books, boxer Is an old man at 30, and a

even the son, and as a maddened beast rush- Wherever he goes the sound of a high standard of achievement footballer at 35, and the turmoil follows, though doors manifest themselves in the early cricketer at 40 is past hio prime, ed at us, we grabbed it by the though by skill and cunning he may horns, or front handles, intending have been carefully shut and years or not at all.

lingor on for a few more years, to throw it nway. Imagine our windows securely fastened. The

At 40, however, the mind should surprise when the skin came right shaking and scraping, the sweep-

only be approaching its heyday, away from the horns and left the ing and scrubbing is audible all

I am sure my lot were not so assisted by the psychological uplift animal standing naked before us! through the house and louder, inept in their later 'teens as the which comes from definite success: On another occasion, while out moro irritating, than anything present 18 and 19-year-olds. All at one's job. But to succeed at on a big game hunt in Africa (most else, the insistent hum of my greatcat friends in my last one's job necessitates single-mind- of the games are small in Africa. years at school know what they ed devotion to it in youth, and an Ten cent jack-pots and fifty cent electric vacuum sweeper. meant to do in life, had their plan eager, carefully controlled ambi caises) one of our bearers Ap does not protest, however, of campaign mapped out, and were tion; and the mind which has never pronched with the news that there that would invite a bitter

re-working solidly at school to pass been cultivated will never know a was an elephant of enormous pro- proach from his spouse. He their examinations, or specialising beyday..

[portions hiding behind our heap of does not argue, for argument in some way for the job ahead of

lion skins. Naturally there are exceptions, j will not prevall; nor does he them. Most of them never llved!

Wo hastened to have a look at threaten, for threats will only to reap the harvest of their efforts, for one cannot logically condemn provoke. And even when all because the war intervened and all young people. The individual the animal and saw that despite its re- size it was no uso as a specimon, will always out. With this is straight once more, the normal they were killed, but they lived long servation I do assert that on the as it had fallen arches. The huge WAR DEBTS

atmosphere of restful calm re. enough and succeeded well enough

to prove to me that the man who whole those about to come of age boast seemed to be in pain, so lower- stored, the home is not the same will go far develops responsibility at this period of history seem to ing it gently on to its back, we Having apparently failed in again and will not be for

me more trivial, chudish, stupid, called for one of the bearers his efforts to induce Mr. Roose many weeks. Things are not

very early in life.

and unambitious than my genera- bring our medicine chest. velt to co-operate on the

In those pre-kvur days, which tion was or than the present-day 10 The poor beast was suffering where they were. The aspect debt question, President Hoover of one room

seems so antediluvian to the modern to 12-year-olds will be.

from catarrh. After dosing it up.-- is rendered un-young, we were a great deal older now seems disposed to take no familiar by a rearrangement of for our age than they are: chiefly, cannot blame their scatty minded and sent it on its way.

Our 18 and 19-year-olds really we wrapped its chest in red flannel further action in the matter. the furniture; another room has I think, because a great deal more

Eight months after, as we were

The

Thongkong Telegraph.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1932.

THE DEMOCRATS AND

war

The prospect, therefore, is that the Democrats will have

Ho

the

for

to

All these things being ao, may flannel. The elephant never for- I implore the young to take them- gets. As a matter of fact, every selves in hand and develop rather, Xmas he sends me a postcard.

WELL WELL! WELL! assure them my diagnosis of their more caterprise and a few mental resources before it is too late?

a strange appearance by reason was expected of us and we expectedness on the late war, for they re- to of a picture moved; worst of all; more of ourselves. Life was much member nothing about it, and al- standing on the wharf preparatory shoulder the whole responsibility under pretext of tidiness, trea- harder for the young at that time; hough they are fond of remarking to sailing from Afrien, we heard that they Inherited a shattered a loud trumpeting behind us, and after they come into office in aured personal belongings have only after the war did older people world and must clear up the mess looking around saw the same ele March. President Hoover, an- becu put away in the most unbecome sloppy about their juniors, made by their elders, really the phant coming towards us locking xious that the matter should be likely places.

and excuse them the drudgery taken in hand without delay, pipe is missing.

Your favourite everyone needs to go through who presentday world is a much more the picture of health and waving suggested the creation of a Com- portant document

A most im-accomplishes anything, and coax convenient place to live in for all some bright coloured material in

cannot mission to consider the whole found. Your gloves

be them, and spoil them, and declare I have lived in both and I know. It had come to return the red

classes than the pre-war world jne. its trunk. are not they must have this and that at any problem, the personnel of this where you left them. The book cost to someone else. body to include one or two De you were reading-where is it mocrats who would act in direct now? If you are lucky enough

CHILDISH LOT. contact with Mr. Roosevelt

to find your possessions it will during the inquiry. This idea, be only after an arduous search, find to-day's young people a childish As a result of all this spoiling I however, has proved inacceptable and it may be you will only dis- lot. It is very difficult to pick a sad state is by no means eccentric OPERA PREMATURE. to the President-Elect, who cover their hiding-place long young man or a young woman, or morbid. Any employer of la- merely wants a fact-finding Com- afterwards by accident. But if one has a job to offer, who will get bour will agree with mo. He will we float in a Nirvana of Indiffer To-day we are blasp. We drift, mission, not charged with con- you do find them, and when, take down to the job and go at it for all admit the existence of exceptions, ence. If you told us the nearest sideration of the question of re- comfort in the thought that not he or she is worth, without being but at the ruck of young people who policeman was Garbo, we shouldn't. vision. In other ways, also, for another year will your prl nursed and persuaded, and without come to him for jobs he can only bother to ask the time. Mr. Roosevelt has shown a dis-, vacy thus be disturbed.

needing elementary matters of shrug his shoulders. inclination to co-operate, largely

spelling and punctuation, method

Yesterday we helped the producer on the ground that his respon-

of the Italian opera to put his (chorus girls, through their paces. sibility only begins after he takes office. This attitude is to

Our oculfat Buys wo shall

Brighter Statues.

act

and accuracy, pointed out over and over again.

DAYS OF MIDDLE-AGE.

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pro-

mon.

-the regulation garment for the audition being what is called * "practice dress." You can see that it is only practising.

Wo dropped into a seat in the stalls, feeling like a myopic sultan. On the stage sparkled an alter- nating current of blondes, brunet- tea, aud red-heads, each singing few scales, flashing several tooth, and turning an ambitious anklo. Then "That'll do," sald the pro ducer round his cigar, and a pair of loga twinkled off.

"Paris had a soft job," was our verdict.

We shall only be middle-aged And even after one has done all once, and for those who have opent be deplored, since it is plain that

The keeper in the Victoria this persuading and pointing out, an intelligent youth, middle-age isbably have to wear smoked glasses there will be very little time be- Embankment Gardens who had the young person's heart will seldom a fine ime, for many struggles and for the rest of our life,

and many We got into the Star through a tween March and June, when the temerity to try out a bo in the job. He looks on it, and troubles lie behind

before. Al-ventilator. A seething shoal of the next instalments are duc, in "guaranteed permanent polish" ao does she, as an inevitable bore pleasant prospects which to reach decisions likely on one of the statues under his and nuisance, which he or she must ternately, if in the forties a person's femininity had silted up the more brave man. The drag through somehow in order to mental age is still 17, then heaven orthodox entrances. The whole to be acceptable to America's care is a debtors. The calling of a special London County Council official earn money for frocks and ties help him, for his body will have of the back-stage area was

and dances and the movies. Never-grown out of his toys, and his mind opolland by young ladies putting session of the now Congress in who surprised him in the the Spring is hinted at, in order might have delivered a biting theless these lads and lassies must will have found nothing to put in on make-up and taking off cloths that a general default may be homily on the recognised efficacy eventually come to dust, and the their place. prevented. Something of the of elbow-grease, on the neces kind will be necessary if a fresh sily, in the interests of public deadlock is to be avoided. In decency, of someone showing this connexion, it is to be noted more than a cursory regard for that the next instalments, due the memory of those whom the on June 15th, amount to appro- public has seen fit to Immortalise ximately $135,000,000, and in bronze. Fortunately for the should there be a general de- experimenter, his polish had a fault, complications of a serious twinkle that enraptured even the nature may arise. Britain, for official heart, and orders were one, has made it clear that she givon that overy bronze does not propose to continue memorial within sight should bo paying on the old basis, and it thus permanently embellished. may be taken for granted that In future a monthly flick of the other of America's debtors also duster will suffice to keep their expect some revision of their appearance unsullied. It is too debt-funding agreements. The early to say whother this new Hoover plan, of starting a pre- fashion will spread to the other! liminary examination of the statues, but there are certainly problem without delay. has many that, would benefit from a everything to commend it. This course of beauty treatment. contemplated restricting the task, The trouble about statues. is that of the Commission to an ex-nobody troubles to make a fuss amination of the position, with of them. This makes them dis- that provision for subsequent report-pirited, and gives them ing to the President, who by that wan, defected look which gets time would most likely be Mr. on everyone's nerves. We saw Roosevelt, as the investigation how new life could be injected would take a considerable period into a public memorial by re- of time. In this way, definite moving Eros from his pedestal progress would be assured and until his absence was felt. Of the foundations laid for a new course, Eros is an exception. approach to the whole problem. But we might try the experi But the Democrata do not apment with some othora. Instead poar to be in any hurry. In the of a permanent gloss what we meantime, France has been mak need is some proparation which ing overturen to the United would make our statues Invisible. States, asking for some concilla. Then it would be an easy matter tory gesture, such an a promise to determine which of them wo to participato in a debt con- 'really care about.

"Say! Joe, look and see if I got this safety belt on right."

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WITH THE AUSSIES.

Poto always was an obstreperous sort of chap. When we were out fat Fauling camp the other day, the Blighters took us for a twenty mile route march.

The coolies who were fetching up in the roar with our supply" of" beer got lost, so after the first ton * miles the C.O. halted us.

"Boys," he said, "what do you want to do. Wait for the coolies [or-continue the march. Those who want to wait take one step for ward."

Everyone but Peto shuffled fox ward.

"Brave man," said the C.D. to Pote. "You are the only soldier in the squad. The only man who, in the face of sudden adversity, want- ed to do his duty."

"Do me duty !” said Poto. "Why. I'm too blankay tired to take a stop forward!"