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Britain on

petalis take her send or that UTOPIA, WEISSNICHTWO, The Very Idea!

point. She is willing and ready to negotiate along" prescribed lines; but she refuses to be dictated to. There is no ques tion, as Mr. de Valera attempts

OR WHAT HAVE YOU?

About Afty years ago, a company the solution of the social problem

written

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BUS-TED

· By Edward Kally, Agent Provocateur.

to make out, of Britain bringing of people procured a tract of land particularly his belief that the pressure on the Irish people, on the west coast of Mexico. There bountiful production of nature's model fruits would be its solution-they, All that is necessary is for the they intended to set up a

too, have been no leas taken with The man had an excellent Plat- points in dispute to be arbitrated community, operating it on a sys the charm of his narrative and the form Manter. His gestures were upon by an appropriate tribunal. tem of State Bocialism. A book, novelty of his method.

restrained, yet convincing and his We shall be surprised if the long since torgotten, was

treatment of hecklers was superb. It was entitled, "Integral coming clection does not show about it.

A thin woman with a rattan Co-Uperation," and set forth the That which Sir Thomas did that the Irish people recogniae motives for the colony's founding naively and with charm, Sir Francis basket snarled: Does this bus go to the realities of the situation. If as well as its hopes for the tuture. Bacon undertook with seriousness. Kowloon Tong? Kowloon Tong? all the parties which believe in That such a colony was founded In his "New Atlantis" be sought Not Kowloon City, Kowloon Tongt, : respect for Treaty obligations was nothing new even for snose to picture the ideal society main- Eht present a united front, there can times, for in every age there are to tained by political policy and state "Madam," he said, in accents natural sweet and low, his very tone a be no question as to the final be found individuals whose hopes guidance. The object of

ideal and theories about result.

social science, so Sir Francis hold, was to caress, "It does. May I remind you conditions demand practical ap- rentaro the commerce between man not to alight while the bus is mov- plication.

and nature and reestablish the Ing" Bon voyage."

-Prince George.

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systems

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*He was a conductor upon one of

conductor. "Do you over exceed four and a half miles an hour?" wo assed, jerking a boorish thumb in the direction of the driver. "Or have you started a Go Slow com- petition?"

In times of national stress, in dominion of man. This could bo transitional periods in buman big accomplished only when the sub- Itory, in restive epochs in a nation's jugating "idola" of the world had Prince Georgo's birthday and growth, these attempts to institute con overthrown-first the idol of the vehicles operated by one of the New Year have both passed governments representative of the the tribe, man's proneness to find Kowloon's genteel bae aervices. All without the conferment of the millennial rule are far greater than in nature greater order than really of them are spiritedly vying with at other periods.. In times like exista second, the idol of the cave, each other for courtesy, tidiness Dukedom foreshadowed by those the present, it is perhaps quite third, the idol of the market place,

private and peculiar prejudica; and good conduct. "In the know." Doubtless, dia natural to find interest running the influence of words over men's Don't be rude!)

(Dia we hear someone laugh 7 cussion will continue unchecked high among both the theoretical judgments, and fourth, the idol of and there will still be debates and the practical on the subject of the theatre, the error arising from reminiscent of old times, the days of There is a calm spirit about them, regarding the rival claime of bettoring conditions generally traditions and accepted Sussex and Kent.

the mandarins when courtesy was The last Recently a movement has been of thought.

the first of the virtues, spacious Duke of Kent died in 1820 and started to implant the

times Tourjoura In Politesse and State Socialism which his chief claim to fame is that Bellamy first developed in his he was the reluctant father of a writings.

In 1872 came Samuel Butler's Leave Litter in Receptacles Era, if "Erewhon" and in 1901 "Erawhen you know what we mean. great Queen. The last Duke of

Re-Visited," bath satires upon the Wo set out Toner Day to Sussex was George III's sixth | son and died in 1843. Eccentric One has to go no further than imperfect social organization of challenge their virtues. We board- the time. About this time, too, ea & Nu. and prugaced our most like most of his brothers, he had better state of affairs than it now From Nowhere." It was

mankind's insistent longing for a camo William Morris's "News yapoptic feer for the benefit of the several worthy characteristica knows to discover the reason why haps the only peenible result of a Moral courage was one of them. the question of an ideal society poet's venture into the realm of He loyally supported the Wings should be of auch powerful interest. which earned him Royal dis- It is that determined feeling that economies a pleture of a socialia. favour for many years, so that were one to start afresh with the beautiful, and as far away as any commonwealth, appealingly he refused to be buried among whole problem of human organiza of the work of other Pre-Raphae "no service air, le generally his kin and chose Kensal Green tlon, growth and development, all lites. The London of Morris's considered adequate, he repued, in instead. And in marriage he would be different.

Nowhere was amall "and white cultured accents, with na hint of courageously

When Plate taught, the Athens and clean," free of noise, free of resentment in his voice. "This bus, dictates of his heart in days actuality. To him it was not the looked to the future for its ethics you home in time. An. Here we which we call "golden" wax an smoke-a, poet's dream, which I am happy to assure you will get when the Royal Marriage Act deal. The philosophical aymosis and to the past for the robes in are, air. I've rung the bell" was cast-iron. He married two over which he prealdad turned more which to dress it.

Wo left him pousaing the buttons commoners: in early youth Lady and more upon a possible society

(Shut Up) Augusta Murray, daughter of governed by ideal justice. In the had our thought held to the sub-

In our own time, too, we have on his tunic. Lord Dunmore, who bore him. "Republic" It may be gathered that

Our lear hadn't worked. On the Mrs. Ko Tu and Family wish thank two children who took the sur- to Plato ideal justico is possible! Jent of Utopia. Mr. H. G. Wells,

Wo letters of sympathy and son- became Lady Truro. In middle that place in society for which he the matter again and again plenti- possible and threw the debris all their many friends for kind name of d'Este. The daughter only when each individual Alla with keen discernment of what next bus, we tried an orange."

others have written, has discussed pected it as incompetently as dolence in their recent bereave-age he married again, Lady is fitted by nature and inclination, fully and provocatively. What over the seats in the airst-class com-

and when all la directed by superior Cecilia Underwood, formerly wisdom. Whatever else has been is more, we have the Russian ex partment. And then stuck our feet Buggin, and nee Gore, whom read into his philosophy, it seems the recent exhibition

periment to consider, as well as on the gents. Queen Victorin ultimately plain that he clearly saw that the

of State Not a word of reproach. Not a created Duchess of Inverness, a only hope of reaching such a state Socialism in Chile. With Russia, suggestion of injured amour pro- woman of good sense, good lay in the education of the in- the actual problems have well- pro. All that materialised was & and remarkable tact. dividual rather than in the engraft- nigh submerged Marxian theories, fresh-faced conductor, immaculately The Duke embraced the cause of ing of a perfected system upon an and the world, called upon to wit clad, with an air of beautiful ness the classless society of Com resignation and a broom and duste agriculture; was keen on science, inexperienced

muniam, has boheld what is In pan. There was almost a bit of was a noted book collector, an

truth an autocracy of workers gonuflexion about his arrival, as enthusiast for pugilism and shooting, and at the end of his life deeply religious.

DEATHL.

SCHAER-At the French Hospital

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 1933.

IRELAND'S CHANCE

ir-

heart,

of

followed

The Future of the Future

tho

humanity.

and

immature

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Sir Thomas More undoubtedly a hybrid structure bordering on though he sought our permission

had considered Plato's propositions state captaliom. well when he wrote "Utopia." The renaissance was only beginning

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to clean up the mess.

In our most violent manner, we

Then we woke up!

A NEW RAT-TRAP.

An obliging render has sent us an original prescription for extor- minating the rats at Kelly Mansion. "Get a large jagged stone," he says. "Put & piece of flah on top. Then sprinkle profusely with pep- per. The rat takes one bite of fah, and then anezzes no violently that it bashes its brains out on the stone."

He then asked for our fare in an to make itself felt, and Sir Thomas Even Mr. Wella probably would apologetic tone of voice. An evil. Ireland is again soon to be in

caught the swing of it. What admit that it is much easier to you could see he felt, but one which the throes of another General

must have impressed him keenly write of Utopia than it is to im- by a company which always desired was relictantly imposed upon film Election, consequent on the re-

was the disparity between the plement it. Whatever one's solu- signation of the de Valera Gov-

England that he knew and

favour, but the tion to the problems of labour, to do its clientele ernment. Those who desire to

state which Plate had envisaged un property, leisure taxation, poverty, what with conductors salaries and witness a renewal of Anglo-Irish about the future is its location. Ing wit be act to work to write of Adam Smith, Henry Georgo, o demanded to know what the devil One of the interesting things der the government of ideal justice! exchange; and regardless of whe- so on, they were bound to make a

With fine imagination and a tell ther one is a disciple of Balthus, small charge. peace heartily hope that as 8 result of the appeal to the voters at sea regarding it if political been told existed in Utopia-"No most closely reasoned and per cents for a ride from Kowloon City Perhaps we should be somewhat such a commonwealth which he had Bentham, it will be found that the the Fianna Fail will be given orators were less emphatic in Place" or as one might say after, fectly knit theory regarding the

he meant by asking us for ten very definite marching orders. Mr. de Valera, always an

But they have so the German fashion, Weisanichtwo, ideal state will give him pause placing it.

to the Ferry. responsible firebrand, has made the future" that we have come try of which he wrote there

searchingly "looked forward into "I know not whore" In this coun- when he attempts to carry it out. ly afterwards was determined to.

An Inspector who joined us short- was, And this is largely so because he a sorry mess of Irish affairs to the conclusion, somewhat community ownership of goods, a would engraft a static whole upon keep up the Company's reputation. Bince he camo into office.

national ayatem of education, work a moving society, and because he "Were you questioning the fare, Animated by a narrow-minded hesitatingly, perhaps, that the for all, and a utilitarianism that cannot adequately measure and air?" he asked pleasantly. "May I anti-English

future actually lies ahead of us. protected the common good from account for the human equation. spirit, he has

point out the advantage of taking This being the case, something private abuse, brought his country perilously near to ruin by persistence in a ought to be done to enable It may be that Sir Thomas's problem exista. No doubt the latest take any bus operated by this com- But certainly a solution to this season ticket. It entitles you to policy which he must know to speech-makers and others to satire was somewhat lost upon Utopian economist has overcome pany and of course it saves you be- be wrongly-based. However Vary

their "forward look" those carly readers, who were easily even this dificulty-in theory.

Ing worried." much he may seek to explain into the future. Nobody, ap- captivated by an adventurous tale. And whether he has or not, the

ever has away the circumstances of his parently,

thought If later readers have been more world will be just as eager my ever resignation, the plain fact re-

taking # glance back- sophisticated and have thought Sir to hear about it! ·

J. B. D. mains that he has confessed his ward into the future. That has Thomas naive in his discussion of

Neither has inability to carry on. If, as he seemed absurd. says, he enjoys the confidence, anybody urged a aquint forward of the people, why should it be into the past. This has seemed Even at- necessary for him to throw in his equally ridiculous. hand? By his own insensate tempts to take sidelong looks folly, he has brought serious into the future have not met trouble to the Irish people, and with any great measure of suc is resignation is a tacit ad- cess. By whichever way onc mission that he is unable any has sought to approach the longer to steer the ship of State future he Invariably has found When, there- with any measure of confidence. it lying ahead. On both sides of the Irish Chan- fore, one hears an orator speak nel is it becoming increasingly of "looking forward into the felt that it is sheer madness that future," he wonders if the the existing Anglo-Irish friction speaker is anticipating a change. should continue. Both countries in its position; if he, porhaps, is surreptitiously have been raising the tariff walls contemplating higher against each other, and sneaking up to the front and the spectacle thus presented, of edifying the listener with the re- component parts of the

sults of an occasional backward Empire being at daggers drawn glance into future prospects. one with another, has been, to In that case, the phrase, look- say the least, altogether foolishing forward into the future," and totally unnecessary. The may not be as tautological as it fault for this unhappy state of sounds; merely looking into the affairs must be laid at the door future-in the future-will have of Mr. de Valera. It is not to be qualified if the "looker" is denied by Britain that there are to know in what direction to aspects of the land annuities and gaze. Forward, backward and other financial agreements be- sidewise glances into the future tween the two countries which each will have its separate mean- call for consultation and possible ing. In the meanwhile, other revision. But there is a right speakers will doubtless continue and a wrong method of dealing to "advance forward" toward with these issues. Mr. de Valera their several goals, "Inked to has, in his usual: provocative gether" by a "single unit" of manner, chosen the wrong way. purpose, which will enable them. It has long since boon

to "ascend up" to heights where tablished law of international they may "still continue" to usage that agreements solemnly advance forward" to the "good entered into by two parties can benefite" which they hope to not be unilaterally terminated. reap.

BAme

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"Mary Ann has unusual talent, but our decorator won't let us have a piano in this apartment.".

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INTRO TO FILMLAND.

No editor has yet offered an & large sum for the exclusive story of our film career, but for the benefit of posterity our feel it our duty to make it public.

It was a bright sunny morning when we first called at the studio in consequence of a mistake in the tolophone numbers. The studio people thought they were sonding for a plumber, while we were under the impresalon that they had seen our photograph somewhere (and had recognised the screea's

next Great Lovor.

We were discussing this rather heatedly with a very rude door- keeper when a gentleman in a beret hat arrived. He took one look, and said, “Good heavons, that face!"

Wo admitted that it was a face, so he grabbed us by the arm and |led us into'a large factory shad where about thirty pessimistic men were doing what most people fa fim àtudios seem to bo "doing most of the time, nothing.

"Boys," said our escort, "gaze- on this clock. Look at that vacant expresalon. Observe what pasIÓS for a nose and mouth. Isn't he the perfect type for our village idiot?”