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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1933.

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THE HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE.

Stabbe Road

BIRTHI

Happy Valley

DICK-On February 1st, 1933, at the Victoria Hospital, to Mr. and Mrs. J. Dick, a non, both well.

The

Neurath as Foreign Minister. But it is early in the day as yet to envisage the full mean- ing of Hitler's accession to power.

The Small Change of Conversation

"TISN'T DONE"

MEN

By Edwina

The Very Idea!

BECOMING FINANCIAL

By Edward "Threadneedle" Kally.

If ' Governments can horrow money at six per cent, and convert it to 3.1/3 per cent, there's no reason way we shouldn't.

** | Treasuries.

he' was introduced to a youngly if she has been educated, ar 1 Froman" is a man who teton cents. He didn't want any

That's the trouble with this

An Englishman can't talk about word "gentleman" Implies that he Mr. Robert Lynd has recently the public school system without cannot de them without losing and delightfully revealed that being accused of prejudice. Ho cast, divides us into onemy camps.

Anyway, Poto and us have been ho resolved can't get away from the fact that Every opo understands why cheat out raising some internal leans of many years ago conversation he is, or is not, a public school man Ing at cards is "not done." Not our own, a la some of these never to open a

every one understands why wear- with trite remarks about the himself.

until But a mere woman can raise her ing a diamond ring on the little We started off with a shroff who weather. All went well

voice in

pralao or protest, especial, Ongor ip "not done."

A woman's point of view, called to see us and cracked it for lady who had also taken the have, in America, because her a same resolution. Then the long point of view is detached. Both literally gentle. But it takes the Interest, but he hasn't got a hobby, and the public school mad even longer and he's going to spend his declin. and embarrassed silence that do the public school men scended upon these two cham-secondary school men ask her to than it takes the secondary schooling years trying to get his money.

one man to forget about his training back. pions of original conversation marry them. She compares

her and come to a similar conclusion- The office accountant explained showed Mr. Lynd that cliches type with the other, draws

conclusions-Bees them да men, if he ever does.

in a few words, mostly objection- have their uses. They are in rather than products of tradition. I can only say that although tho able, that he wouldn't lend us a deed the linchpins of social in-

Growing Out Of It.

public school man is in no many boan even at 100 per cent for 3% torcourse. It does not requiro

minutes. much imagination to perceive that cliches always have served a valuable purpose. In the old days they were of even greater service than they are now, for then conversation had to be kept going at all costs, for there were no gramophones or radios to help it out. It is easy to see that since there are cliches now, there were cliches then. What is not so obvious is that they were precisely the same cliches. When men and women of to-day cannot think of any original re- mark they say exactly the same thing as their ancestors of two or three hundred years ago used to say in the same situa

tlifs funny British ob. And these large headlines: tion.

INVISIBLE DEATH A Christmas book of 1932 reprints part of Jonathan Acasion, representing both camps.

A Powerful Story of the Future Swift's "Polite Conversation," of course, but I am thinking at the moment. of a secondary school which He began to compile in man. IIIs father belonged to the

It seems to take the average ways to be envied and admired, 1 "gentleman" about ten years, from would never went to marry him be the day he leaves Eton or Harrow, for he hatched thirty. I wont Colony-there's too many people to outgrow his snobbishness and rather have him than another hanging on to their money instead

man, but I should want to be ab- of investing it. become Ilturally gentle.

THE RISING

On the other hand it seems to solutely certain that he wasn't a take the educatod man in the street, snobl at least five years to outgrow the inferiority complex which is born of the gentleman's" I-am-better- than-you are sort of attitude.

From a woman's point of view, both of them are ruined by class- top-dog is consciouness-the arrogant out of conceit, and the under-dog out of self-defenc

GENERATION

Full of idle curiosity I picked u

We got thrown out of the Hong- kong and Shanghal Bank and the Manufacturers' Life.

Then we went to one of the lead- ing institutions and were told that the talpans were having a board meeting. Shortly afterwards wo met the C. O. of the Anzacs who said, "Not on your-lifo." But don't think we failed.

and neither of them come to their a magazino belonging to my eight- senses until they are old enough year old son.

That's just a list of people and Expecting to find to forget their

and to it filled of institutions void of all pubila reafine that a "gentleman' isn't died with wild-west stories of spirit and business acumen. necessarily a public school man hip, what was my astonishment to

of I have known any number victims

THE

By four o'clock in the afternoon we were throwing the small ones back. Here's a few of the small once we kept.

Manager of the King's Theatre, I began to read. The writer did $5 and a cigar each at 8% per cent.

Hongkong Eelegraph 1696. Every sentence in it is working class, but my friend, be- not trouble to explain the prin- Bob Charles, the sporting man, 52,

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1933.

THE TRIUMPH OF HITLER

The formation of a Hitler

Unfortunately,

real

WAS

ciples upon which he had con-after we had given the two King's a remark which by constant re-ing unusually clever, had taken structed his vision of the future. Thentre cigars as interest for the

Yet scholarships and been through petition has become trite. two or

three centuries later University. He was one of these He left it to the reader to exercise first year.

his own imagination, which at the

We got five separate dollars in people who arc described 09 these old and tried phrases conature's gentlemen," and to me, age of eight is very extensive tinue to perform their tradi- the woman, he showed his

London was being besieged by the Telegraph office, which seems tional service of preventing the self-sensitive, idealitic, and in- enemies from a mythient State unbelievable, Including 50 cents

named Pan-Europe. A short but from "Bully off", which conversation from collapsing.nately cultured.

however. he highly teclinical description was miraculous, and $1.50 from the. Some, to be sure, have slightly changed their appearance. In could not be any of these things given of how the British forces had Editor of the Critic, who scorned his clothes, and his lack of "savoir don itself was in danger. It was sadly, but with his usual astate Cabinet is the logical outcome 1696 a young lady would retort and fail to notice that his accent, been defeated until, finally, Lon- the idea of interest, remarking fair" when ordering a meal in a full of high-sounding scientific forcaight and porspicacity, that it of the confused political, situn-to an over-smart young man,

Now, well-known "You make me laugh.'

restaurant, branded terms which the reader could not was the last he'd see of the prin- Lion in Germany, since the

possibly understand. In particu-cipal.

In three hours we had a reputa- if we may believe the talkies, him inferior. Nazis are the strongest party in the last word would be altered.

He was anything but inferior, lar the word "super" seemed to the Reich and can therefore

The forces in the war were noted to each other. "See these two. claim to be more representative But most of them have not really, but in self-defence he co-occur more often than any other. tion. People in the Hotel whisper-

undergone cven this small vered up the feeling of pain with of popular feeling than any

for loudness of manner, an oafish-4 we know them. They were men over there with the boor "A modification.

like penny

толсу epending neys, and a general disply of class-mechanical and directed by wire-botties stacked in front of them? other faction. It is suggested,

the fighting They're HOW conscious il-breeding which did notes or rays. All Iwe note, that the Nazi regime your thoughts" is heard

"Good gracious! And I just re- will enjoy a comparatively long nearly as often as in the reign belong to his nature. He injured took place in the air, and was water! Tourisie from Americal" life, but this seems rather doubt of William and Mary. So are himself, and he injured what might carried out with different colour-

Then he'd come over to us and ful, unless its strength in the "Enough's as good as a feast," have been a brilliant career. Buted death-rays, which bad each an fused one of them $61" Reichstag is increased as

The climax of the story was apologise and say that he was the and "Some are wise, and others to me, the woman who knew him, extraordinary power. result of a further appeal to otherwise," whilst the equivocal it seemed to be less his fault than reached when, by working at tre-aorry he couldn't lend us the the fault of the public school sys-

mendous pressure, n British money at the time, but he'd just the nation. Hitler cannot, ex-compilment, "She looks as

ray collected same and would we like If I had my way, publle schools scientist invented a cept by the goodwill of the butter wouldn't melt in her

mouth" may still occasionally would cease to be confined to the which nothing could possibly stop. it now?

Then he'd walk off quite pleased Centre Party, command ก

be encountered. The familiar one class, the men whose parents The two young heroes of the tale

means of with himself. majority in Parliament, and he

two hundred are willing to spend several hun- then destroyed, by

We're good at it. We only will thus be much restricted in conversation of

a pounds year stinting this ray, the whole enemy air fleet and fifty years

has a drod

with one lavestor his actions. At any

themselves to afford it very often just as it was about to wipe out slipped

A dud moment,

"Veritas." He gave us under existing conditions, he is familiar air even to-day.

and risk their sons becoming London.

I went in search of my son. dollar for two free theatre passen. able to be overthrown, al-

anobs. The benefits of a public

stretched at full That matter will be adjusted... though for the present there

school education are obvious) and found him

floor. nursery If they were extended to the hun-length would appear to be a tendency

just it. In Chile they are thinking of dreds of

small-incomed people Around him were scores of lead even if it takes both of us to ad- on the part of those who are

DANCE LITTLE GENTLEMAN. not obviously of the Left to give sending to prison persons who who deserved them, the snobbish-soldiers in khaki, steel helmets, the Nazis a chance of stabilis- make grammatical mistakes in near might be crushed out by force and gas masks. They were ar

advertisements,

posters, of numbers, and the class war ranged In fighting formation. on

Ever since we were once called tanks, there were and ing the political situation. Yet

might become less of a problem. Here or elsewhere. hoardings,

artillory. "Sahib" by an Indian policeman Runs, had It is assumed all over the world machine

ago

Bad Grammar

if

It

tem.

оп the

new

+

it is fairly apparent that mat-Round a perfectly good idea that "the word of an Englishmani Overhead were suspended bomb- who mistook us for a gentleman

a

wireless an-

Sex

to

places where they leave out the table in the middle of the door so that you can shuffle about between the courses. Our friend was late, so we sat down, near the door to wait for him.

Presently the saxophone gave tongue like a wounded elephant, and a very large and forbidding lady walked up and inspected us.

We naturally stood up when she Apoko, and she grabbed us and took us on to the dance floor before could escape. We danced: Or, anyway, she danced, while we fell over her feet and bumped into her. She kept us a prisoner until the last encore, then dragged us back to our seat.

we

ters will not be placed on

because of our evening dress, we really satisfactory footing until imprisonment for grammatical is his bond," and the finest typo ing aeroplanes.

I thought of the Disarmament have always had a strong weak- lapses would be an admirable of Englishman is aimed at, through

moment, neas for glad rage. The practier one of the parties accurea а

him. hoe its disadvantages. tempted to rebuke more emphatic expression of reform. Then we might extend tradition and systematic training Conference and, for a

Thon realised that I too had The other night we had to meet public support than was obtain the penalty to other maltreat of youthful ideals, by our wonder- was ed at the last election. If ments of the King's English, ful old schools.

But the very fact that certain once passed through that stage. a friend for dinner in one of these

N. P. C. A. Hitler can, at a new election, such as mispronunciations, in things are "not done," and the receive a more decisive endorse which not even ment of his aims, then his posi-nouncers or Trade Union leaders tion will be rendered infinitely would be permitted to cultivate solecisms, Misspellings would more secure, in which event the full implications of his policies involve their practitioners in This would will be made mora manifest. like punishment. For the sake of Parliamentary engender a proper respect for government, it is to be hoped our mother tongue in even the breasts. Boya that, should a fresh appeal to most reckless the nation be made, there will would be exempt up to the age be no recurrence of those cond-of 18, and women until 80. tions of stalemate which have equality is a principle that looks characterised elections in the very pretty on paper, but recent past. However that may apply it absolutely would be be, there can be no questioning much too brutal for these days the point that the Nazis have when a distinct revival of in- a far greater right to direction terest in chivalry, to say nothing of Germany's affairs than of palaeontology, is noticeable either Von Papen or von on every hand. Being rather Schlecher had, since neither of good at discovering flaws. in the two latter could command the best-laid schemes, it might' Brid by the man in any real Parliamentary backing. be Whether Hitler's assumption of the street that to imprison power will mean ultra-national- everyone who committed vio ist or reactionary, policies ro-lence on the King's English very few at mains to be seen. As we have would leave hinted, this cannot be definitely large--perhaps only a few dona, determined until the Nazi power each of them convinced in the Reichstag is increased, the others were lucky to have their Thero will be considerable escaped by the skin of speculation as to whether the teeth. Well, what of it? Tho latest developments presage a vast majority of the population possible restoration the having been safely established Monarchy. No immediato reac in jail, one good result would tion of this kind appears likely, soon come to heel. Thousands, but it is well to keep in sight even millions of people, for the currents moving along these the first time in their lives, lines.

Un questions of foreign would begin to concentrate their policy, some assurance of con-attention on the necessity for tinuity is promised by the re-simplifying, logicalising, sanitis. tention in office of Baron von ing the English language.

of

that

"If he takes a trip this winter, I'm next on that chair by

the window."

a dollar She then handed us with the remark that we were the worst gigolo she had sampled, and aho'd seen plenty.

Which only shows you that we gentlemen-well, what we mean is that a dollar'a a dollar in these hard times, anyway.

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Answers to Correspondents

MyrtleYes, dear, why not fol- low Football? Lots of girls do. We bellove Kowloon fa a very good team; they call them the United Borvicos, we don't know why. Another good side was the Inter port team, but they, we believe, play "Rugger." We will ask Mr. Veritas if you would like to know for certain.

BOOD

Olive. We have never knitted pyjamas, though it is cer tainly "an iden." Of course, they On might be a little "tickley." the other hand, if not a success as nyjamas, they would come in nicely for winter sports.