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THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1933.
DREAMS
"I Wonder If She Will "Says STANLEY LUPINO,
the Comedian..
I have noted a rather peculiar thing.
In my dream I sometimes hear absolutely perfect music, and wake At frequent intervals during the up thinking how good it was. past fifteen years I have had a Then a fragment of the harmony
dream returns to me, and I hum it over
anyone in it!
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The Very Idea!
POLICE STATICS
By Inspector Edward Kelly, CLD,
We've heard lots lately about" the American and Homo police forces having their own broad- casting stations.
We're all in favour of this idea. A little local application might zip up some of ZBW's program-
mes
Something like this:
The day's proceedings would open with the six o'clock chimes from Victoria gaol, from where Uncle Bobby would broadcast birthday greetings to the lifers.
And if No. 000399 looks under the grating behind the 'northern observation post near the exercise yard he will find a pleasant_sur- prisc". It may be a hacksaw blade or a tract, but It is bound to bring a ray of sunshing into an otherwise dull existence.
and the payment of £2,000,000 in unemployment benefic Even bankers are beginning to realise that Government "economy" can be carried to dangerous limits. Speaking at the annual meeting of the Westminster. Bank, Mr. R. E. Becket (Chairman) ex- pressed the view that "some re- laxation of economy may be more beneficial in the long run than very strange dream-a its strict maintenance. He which never alters. I find myself to find it absolute piffle. added that among the develop walking through a beautiful field, ment schemes put into cold stor-coloured thickly with red poppies. "A Fantastic Motor Ride"
By E. V. KNOX age there were undoubtedly I have made this walk so many many "which are ultimately, if times that I have come to regard
My experience with dreams is not immediately, productive in the field as my own. Perhaps it that they are usually due to in- character, and which, therefore, is, for I have never encountered digestion and that they form them selves about something of which would involve no permanent charge upon the taxpayer or A little white cottage, bathed in I have been thinking during the ratepayer, more especially 39 abundant credit is now available the cool rays of the evening sun, day. Here is a typical
stands at the end of the path, and ample:-
I dreamt that my son and I to public authorities at cheap as I approach, a woman comes to rates." These facts, and opin the gate holding out her hands in were bathing Judy, the dog, and ions, taken together, do suggest greeting. I have never met this that, somehow or other, she sank that more might, be done by the woman in life, but she knows me three times beneath the water.. Government than is being at well. She is very gracious, and "Good 'heavens !" I cried, "she
The Police Department will tempted. One thing which is be gentle, and bids me hasten to her is committing suicide!" Between
us, however, we managed to get then give a ten minutes' talk on' yond dispute is that employment side.
the animal out of the water, and "Last night's burglaries" This on productive works is far to be preferred to the experience of so
stretched her out on the ground item will be sponsored by the At Inst I remember very distinctly Pawnbrokers' Protection Society. many hundred thousands of The S.A.E. rating of the new workers who are anxious for jobs I bid her farewell, and as I make noticing that poor Judy lay very Any burglar whose job has not my way through the poppies limp, like some stuffed exhibit, but been detected should ring the Rackne Six motor is 23.43 horse-but unable to get them.
turn every now and then to wave the next moment, in the fantastic Central Police Station, and his power. The maximum brake
my hand. She responds until her manner of dreams, I was driving performance will be broadcast figure is but a tiny speck lost in my car and had forgotten all about later in the day.
her;
During the breakfast hour ses- We were bowling along very sion the Police Medical Officer One day the woman will ask me It would be a dull imagination
210 steering eating", for the benefit of prison- vinced that this will be the ended that there was
wheel, but we got over this very ers doing solitary. Lipman's report that he had of my earthly existence!
At regular intervals throughout grave nuisance by fixing some kind terior of meteors. To be sure, found living bacteria in the in-
of rough brake. But the fact that the day; a responsible police the car was, such a monstrosity as officer will broadcast details of Murderers science generally is not quick to"
to have no steering wheel worried the latest murder. get excited about this amazing
me considerably, and so, when we whose story has been omitted aro requested to register their com- came to a garage, I pulled up. discovery as laymen are. Science
If has a way of checking and
Out came the assistant, but on plaints with the I. G. P. It is my fixed belief that during
possible, running commentaries Fechecking all such discoveries before accepting them whole sleep the soul leaves the body and hearing what was wrong he re-will be broadcast from the actual ravels into another sphere, per-tired in as perturbed a state as scene of the crime, but no deânite heartedly. It wants to make. haps that same sphere which we myself. Then he reappeared with period can be allotted for these absolutely sure that there cannot term "the hereafter." I have al-the chief mechanic, but this broadcasts, owing to their ir- The marriage, between Miss Florence have been a slip anywhere. But ways held this belief, but for me dividual merely burst into hearty regularity.
Ho Tung, daughter of Sir Robert for us who are more credulous it was strengthened beyond mea-laehter when he saw the car.
"Why?" he cried, "there's nothing and Lady Be Tung, and Dr. K. about such things, this announce-sure some eight years ago when
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For a long time we talk at the cottage gate, yet I can never recall what passes between us..
the distance.
See and drive the New Rockne that failed to stir at Professor to enter her cottage. I am con.merrily when I suddenly discover will talk on "The Evils of Over-
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THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1933.
Believe"
Says WINIFRED GRAHAM, the Novelist
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me, not that I was going to sleep, but that I actually was asleep.
Intending murderers would. oblige the authorities by furnishing in advance details of proposed dates and selected victims.
At 11 o'clock there will be a. special broadcast of "the Depart- mental dally talk to newspaper reporters. The theme song" will be "Nothing Doing, Boys,"
The Hawkers' Hour will be
sponsored by the Riot Squad;
DETECTIVE DRAMA.
Deputy Superintendent Fingle. Prinz sat alone in his room!
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C. Yeo, son of Mr. and Mrs. Yeo Kim Hong of Penang will take ment opens a new door on the my father passed over. place on Friday, March 24th.universe and sets in motion a Thereafter, every night during the other end! And so it was!" No formal invitations are being new train of speculation. If the entire space of two years, I issued but all friends will be verified, Prof. Lipman's disco- dreamed of him as he had been "I Was Asleep at the Wheel" Says VIOLETTE CORDERY, will be held at the Hong Kong Very would open the way to a in life. One might argue that this
Woman Motorist hei new theory of the origin of life was a natural consequence upon on the carth-or, rather to the shock of death, but as
manifested his presence to me in
The most peculiar 'dream I ever Mr. Lo Cheung Shiu begs to announce revision of an old theory. It has many other ways I prefer to hold had-if dream it can be called
that the marriage between his been suggested that the first life the higher belief. He is not dead, came to me whilet I was whizzing daughter Gertrude and Dr. E. W. on this planet came in the form but elsewhere-
with Hawkeratral accompaniment. round a race track at seventy-five Chaun will be solemnised at St. of minute organisms drifting in
The evening programme will. John's Cathedral Wednesday,
On a more ordinary plane miles an hour! This was during from outer space. This has ne- can tell of my husband's dream my first attempt on long-distance commence with a vivid descrip-
tion of an all-in encounter be- and that a Reception will be ver been much more than an un- that he was present at the lying- records at Monza, when circum-tween a Peak resident and a bag- held at the Gloucester Restaur-supported guess; in the very na-in-state of some great king, and stance forced me and my mechanic snatcher. Whenever opportunity sat at 4 p.m. No invitations are ture of things, there has been no that he looked in the coffin-to to start the car on the stroke of offers, particularly on such ot
midnight. I did not feel in the casions as St. Andrew's Night, St. concrete evidence to support it, see the body move! Most scientists have not been I afterwards turned this idea least tired at the word "Go!" but Patrick's Night and during the willing to accept it. But the into a novel which was serialised after circling the truck for about Australian annual celebrations, new discovery would revive that and published. Surely a parallel an hour I felt myself going to descriptive breadcasts will be. sleep, but managed with a great given of the home-going of the theory. If wandering meteora to William Archer's vision
effort to wake up.
participants. This singing should carry infinitesimal bits of life "The Green Goddess!"
An hour later, however, I must not be confused with the regular embedded. in their flinty
have dozed off, for I remember the grand operatic recordings from interiors, the theory might "Sometimes Misleading"
most awful feeling coming over ZBW. become the very cornerstone
Says RONALD GOURLAY, of scientific belief. If you
the Blind Pianist can actually prove that life
I was in a dream world far re- Does a blind man see when he mote from the actualitles of the FOOLISH "ECONOMY" has come to the earth from
outer space, you have good dreams? Speaking for myself, no. race track, and, although I knew Whilst it is manifest that the grounds for suggesting that that My dreams give me very much the it, I found it quite impossible to
"Yes?" said the Deputy Com-.. was the way all the life on earth same impressions as I receive in open my eyes-until I felt a hand unemployment, problem will ne originated. And yet solving this life, that is to say, I hear people, close over mine and gently turn missioner. A prolonged buzzing
was the only reply.. ver be solved except on the basis ancient puzzle really would leave converse with them, and hear the the wheel.
various sounda connected with my Then I woke up with a terrible The Deputy Commissioner was of worldwide action to end the us as much in the dark as ever. everyday surroundings, or mental start. My nearside wheel had not a man to be trified with. He business depression, there is a Suppose the drifting star dust growing feeling in England that did bring the first life, what visualise the same. effects of been over the track, and had not pressed a button. And in a very
light and shade.
my mechanie kept his head and few moments Inspector Clump much could be done by a bold then? In what far-off celestial I often dream, for instance, that refrained from waking me sud- stood before him. policy of wise expenditure on workshop did that life originate? I am in the broadcasting studio denly there would have been a
How and when did it come to putting over a number to listeners, nasty smash! public works. Housing offers birth? How did it happen to or that I am listening-in myself, As it was, we were able to put one example in which a great drift our way? These stupen- enjoying a programme of music, the car back on the track without deal could be accomplished. dous questions follow in the train and so on. But in this connexion any violent skid or movement. Apart from slum conditions of Prof. Lipman's discovery.. which are a disgrace to civilisa-We never can answer them. It tion, it is computed that there is useless to try. And yet it would be a sluggish imagina- is a shortage of at least a million tion that failed to be stirred by houses, whilst at the same time them. there are more than a quarter of a million building trade opera- tives unemployed, and many thousands more in industries which cater to building. Speak-
Úps and Downs of Science
Ing at a conference of the Royal card's flights into the strato- Spurred on by Professor Pic- Institute of British Architects sphere, scientists employed by recently, Professor J.M. Keynes the Italian government are mak- said he had calculated that aning elaborate plans to go him one expenditure of some £30,000,000 better. Preparations are being on housing would probably in-made to build a balloon twice crease the national income by the size of his, in which it is £60,000,000 on account of its hoped three scientists can ascend to a height of about 12 miles: effect on may trades, save the and at the same time a diving Treasury £16,000,000 in "dolcs," bell is to be sent more than half and increase income from taxes a mile down into the ocean, car- by £12,000,000. In contrast to rying instruments by which the these figures we have the Na-scientists hope to learn much about conditions in the abysmal tional Council of the Building depths. All of this, doubtless, Industries declaring that the, is very important scientifically, Government's "economy" policy and all that; but the beat com- has resulted in at least £30,000,- ments made on this sort of thing 000 worth of building work seem to us to have been made being stopped by local authori- by Professor Piccard and Dr. ties. This does not includé un-Beebe, whose submarine globe employment relief schemes, but recently took him to prodigious refers solely to necessary public depths under the sea. They works, including roads, housing, met in New York not long ago, schools, hospitals, and similar (and asked each other what they necessities. The Council estim-had seen. "I saw no angels," utes that the stopping of this said Professor Piccard. "And I work has meant a year's unem-saw no mermaids,” said Dr. Bee- ployment for 300,000 workers, "be.
"Now, you will probably ask-fust how would techno-
cracy function In energy units 7"
The 'phone on his deak rang,
loudly.
Deputy Commissioner Prinz was a man of few words,
"That you, Clump?" he asked. "Aye, aye, sir,' said Clump. "Find out what's afoot." "What's what, sir?" asked Clump.
"What's afoot, you fool,” Clump picked up the receiver. A moment later he turned to the Deputy Commissioner, his face as white as the proverbial sheet.
"Brandy," he cried, hoarsely, "brandy."
From his escritoire the Deputy Commissioner took a decanter and two glasses,
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LATEST NEWS FROM THE DEPRESSION FRONT.
The strident clanging of the alarm bell at Central yesterday heralded; not the escape of a prisoner, but the solution of the missing taipan mystery..
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They didn't want the story to leak out, but we told 'em it was safe enough in this column.
Earlier in the day a sleuth had discovered that appeared to be a bag of bones in the street. The "remains" were taken to the " police station.
"What are we to do with them?" one of the assembled officers asked.
"Do you mind telling me what. you think you are dolog," acidly interjected the "hag of bones assuming a sitting posture.
The strident clanging of the alarm bell at Central yesterday heralded, not the escape of a prisoner, but the solution of the missing talpan mystery,
And shortly afterwards, reveal- ing that the trade depression had not entirely daunted him, the taipan took a glance backwards and placed an imprecatory thumb to his nose.
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