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not be unduly hampered by THE ITINERANT JUGGLER The Very Idea!

conditions which tend materially

to increase the ordinary hazards of fire.

Amateurs in Sport

By CHAS, VAN-LEO.

W

But a vast amount of pre-

and

SPEAKING OF SPEAKING

By Eddie Kelly, Good Spark, TALKING of Tuesday's tennia mats, you tenk

of talking, if the day's activities are to be fully reviewed.

Tennis and talk were the "feat- ures of the afternoon.

This holds good for the lady. who arrived at 4 pm, opened a discusalon on the stupid naval idea of firing guns every time they met, and was still at it when she left at 5.30 with the parting declaration that tennis was not

Cassumbhoy carried on what it used to be, animated conversation with him- self. When things went wrong Caes said "Tch". In Kowloon tennis circles Tch" is hissed only in mixed doubles, when the hend- ache misses; an‘easy one.

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If the girlfriend is playing... Instead of the wife, the correct: observation is, "Good attempt, darling."

The whole thing confirms Ein-

Rumjahn took himself into his.

the first set. He must have been pleased when he talked himself into beating Cass.

HE other day a troupe of [ually to a crescendo of sound, the THE Hongkong can sit back and Itinerant jugglers and acro-effect becomes magical. A head detached in the latest bats passed under our window is put inquiringly, out of a door With a sublime indifference to way, to be followed by the rest of re-introduction of that age

traffic needs, they selected the a small individual. He carries worn subject, the relationship of middle of the roadway as a pitch, child hardly smaller than himself amateurs and professionals in and proceeded to give a per strapped in the usual Chinese sport, brought about by the formance. As was to be expected, fashion to his back. At the same American Lawn Tennis Associa- before long they were moved on time he leads a second child by tion's decision to organise a joint by a turbanned policeman, and the arm That, in turn, is linked open championship for these so- passing on to be caught up by the up with a third. The whole called separate classes of sports-swirl of humanity eddying around younger generation of the house bottom of the street, hold are prepared to lend their men. Although this Colony is at the self-contained and boasts its own were carried away and lost to interest to the show. In similar view. The diversion was momen-manher other diminutive specta- managing and controlling as- sociation in almost every branch try and we returned to our tors appear, Soon a circle is form work with no mind for the in-ed. The performers now have of sport, the direct issue of pro- cident other than the intereat their audience, and the fun starts. fessionalism and amateurism neflectingly given to any other of the Here is Art in the bringing of the ver arises, because in every in- many queer angles of life in this audience to one, and we respect- fully take off our hats in saluta- stance allegiance is given to cosmopolitan city. amateur rules and regulations. And yet if we but pause a mo- tion to genlus. Nevertheless, the subject is of ment for reflection, what a vista WHEN WORK IS PLAY. interest. Certainly the moment of thoughts and possibilities ean be opened up as the mind specul+ is timely for some real effort on ates on the origin of the people of liminaries and preparations are the part of national and interna, whom these strolling players are seen before the performance com tional sports associations to deal living types: They are to be mences. There is not much in the once and for ever with the vexed seldom seen in Hongkong, and stage paraphernalia: no more question. It has to be recognis- then mostly on festive occasions than can be conveniently moved See and drive the New Rockne ed that national sport in most like the period of the Chinese Now about on long treks; but there is stein. It's a matter of relativity.

countries has become strongly Year. Although to the un-a considerable putting-in 51x to-day!

commercialised, making the practised eye of the griffin, one taking-out, much humming and confidence several times during rules defining an amateur and his Chinese gentleman is very much having while the audience, their like another in appearance, yet curiosity aroused, is worked up to status distinctly illogical and

there are distinctive features at a pitch of feverish expectancy,

We are all in favour of this anomalous. The question is not once discernible which proclaim Here again is true Art and Real

Showmanship, and we add another modern way of winning tourna«. so much that the mixing of pro- them as of a class apart.

measure of praise to the first, ments. Speaking as an authority fessionals and amateurs in the

WANDERING NOMADS.,

We have remarked that these on all forms of sport, we can tell On same competition is likely to con-

lots about talking. Who they are it is difficult to strolling players are not over- you taminate the amateurs. Too many amateurs have already be tell. They have strange ways burdened with equipment, but occasions, we have listened to it come "contaminated" in that, and in speech and habits are not what there is of it fulfils a dis- for six hours on end.

in consonance with the vernacu- tinctive part in programme under the cloak of their achieve-lar. Certain it is they have come which can be sustained for as ments and the quite incompre- from afar, perambulating from much as a couple of hours. hensible rulings of amateur village to village, careless of time carrying-pole becomes a spear or

We have also studied sport in the sports associations, they are, in and distance. Some have arrived trident that is thrown into the air

amazing dexterity, to Encyclopaedias, and as a final proof varying forms, receiving re-hero from Kiangai, others from with

geometrical pattern of the authority with which we speak, muneration. This position has Hupeh, and yet others from the describe to be accepted by the authori-hinterland reaching back as far as before being neatly caught. A a friend of ours knows a man whe and even stool comes is useful for balanc- once threw the ball back after Tilden, FIRE DANGERS ties, and adequate legislation, Szechuen, Yunnan,

winning goal in the replay at St encouraged by a wider sense of Tibet. In all cases, the journey ing. A mysterious-looking bundle stonewalling for an hour, scored the One marked feature of the proportion and perspective, in- has been one of many hundreds of in the last is. unwrapped, to dis- Andrew's Club.

Now you think of a better one. leagues, performed it is to be close the counterpart of the activities of the Fire Brigade troduced to meet the situation. believed, on foot, excepting for "three shell" game, or other small

The desire, and, in many in-intervening. stretches of water. objects essential to

SOUP TO NUTS. authorities in Hongkong in re-stances, the necessity, for fa- Hardy folk, their skin browned by formance of vanishing tricks or cent years has been the "steady mous players to make money out sun and corroded by the blast of illusions. Plates are dexterously

We took the girl friend out the cold uplands, they still twirled on sticks, and at intervale campaign which has been, and of their games, may, when view the

The "Headache" other night.. is still being, carried out with a ed in the idealistic light of "sport preserve a cheerful temperament smaller members of the troupe view to reducing fire risks in for sport's sake," appear rather and deserve well of the people contribute further divertissement, says she doesn't mind us taking congested areas to a minimum. revolting, but there has never amongst whom they temporarily To lads of their age, work is still this one occasionally because she

Just play: and balancing, turning is such a

nice quiet girl. been any serious indication that

Can it be that they are stricken catherine wheels and somersaults,

Which shows that even In regard to the construction of

sport in any form has suffered with the wanderlust, a craving for or body contortions in a variety of new buildings, in requirements through decent and above-board travel, for new sights and environ- seemingly imposible forms, find trimonial attachments are not al- concerning places, of public en-exploitation of professionalism. ments, inherent to nomads? May consonance in an exuberance of ways correct ipso facto.

it not be that in these wandering | youthful spirits, tertainment, and in precautions

artistes we have come upon the regarding storage of fire-crack- Wasted Police ers and other dangerous goods, this work has been made ap-| parent. Onerous as many of the requirements are, they com- mand widespread approval. The public still bears in mind the terrible disaster when the King Edward Hotel fire

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

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THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1933.

sojourn.

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The

the per-

When it comes to talking, our wife is one of the leading sports- women of the Colony.

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We were all for a quiet dinner, but the girl friend would perist worst

verge of a great discovery, name-DUMB PARTNERS. ly the prototype of the Western But for certain other members of in ordering soup. Dur In their constant war with an gypsies, people given to mirth and the troupe work is not all fun, and souperstitions were borne out. discover almost one's sympathy goes to the animals Even our gentle references to underworld armed with every music? We modern means of offence, the similar traits in both. In the dumb partners in the show the Niagara Falls failed to prevent one an all-possessing passion for heep, the dog, and the monkey her from spooning her wey

taking pressed into service-perhaps English police are hampered by music and rhythm. In the other on the major portion of the work. through £ raging torrent of an out-of-date idea of what con- the obsession

is in jugglery, The sheep has had its wool in- mulligatawny in souperhuman. stitutes the duties of the con- sleight-of-hand, and acrobatics. considerately pulled by unthinking style. stabulary. Attention is drawn in either case an innate sense is children, and the monkey-traditional

occurred: to the need for a change in sys- detected in art. And who can buit for naughty youngsters eause the girl friend was too busy

other day?

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Of course the dinner, as a din-". has ner, was a souperb success, be- whilst the storage of highly in- tem by two inspectors of con- gainsay there is not such in the had to be watchful against

Iusty kick from youthful limbs. stabulary whose annual reports presentation and performance of ous pranks and be ready to dodge a to talk.

suggested moved them Afterwards we flammable goods in tenement were issued recently. Bag the show given by our Chinese Unkind policemen have houses has been the major cause snatchers, bandits, and smash-friends under our window the from pitch to pitch. Sunny fields and dance, but the girl friend coyly shady woods have receded long ago replied "I'd LOVE to, but I am of quite a number of other ser-and-grab raiders are still prac-

into the memory (that is to say if not a very good dancer, he-be!" these creatures have a a memory) She was right. fous outbreaks. The. Colony tising shock methods on a large BENEATH THE WINDOW. will, of course, never be wholly scale with almost complete im-

We saved the situation by ask- Consider the performer and his giving way to sweltering heat of a free from the danger of serious punity, while the police, under art. The street, is quiet and tropical scera beating down pitilessly risk in the congested districts present regulations, spend much deserted. The stream of traffic on dusty streets. Yet that attaching her the following conundrum: of their time serving summonses gathered into the main channels ment is indissoluble with their task-"If it takes a man a week to walk masters. It is attachment between a fortnight, how many apples in a box of grapes". She is still of the city until much of the old or orders relating to swine fever hardly eddies into it, and for a fellows in adversity. property of the shop-tenement and foot-and-mouth

trying to work it out according to disease. show to be pitched hereabouts.you

would look in vain for an ONE RECENT NIGHT. type-veritable death-traps in Attention has been repeatedly audience. That is what you will

I met a couple such a boy and Euclid and the first chapter of

Genesis. most cases--is either condemned drawn to the need for reorgani- say, but stay! With the first a monkey-one recent evening or falls into disuse. In the case sation so as to eliminate this quick rapid tattoo on a tom-tom, sheltering under the verandah at

(Continued on Page 4.) of new building, however, much waste of trained men. Now swelling with the cymbals, grad- that official comment has been made on the matter, something may be done, and not before it was time.

Examiners To Be Examined

can be done by insisting on the use of fireproof material and the making of adequate provision for escape in case of danger. One source of danger in the business part of the city, which has been brought to our notice is the presence of bonded liquor ware- Hundreds of thousands of houses close to offices and hotels, young people sit at examinations some of them at the base of every year, and the vast major- ity of them are "turned down." buildings in which Chinese sleep therto it has been carelessly at nights. A carelessly-thrown assumed that for these disasters cigarette-end, not necessarily in only the examinees, and not the the warehouses, but near at examiners, have been to blame. hand, might conceivably start a Now, however, the boot in in pro- fire of disastrous dimensions cess of being put upon the other were it to spread to the stocks foot. Examiners are going to of liquor housed in such pre-have the roughest time of their They mises. The most stringent rules hitherto sheltered lives. are now being enforced in the fare to be ruthlessly examined. matter of the storage of fire-That many of them will be turn- crackers, and it would seem that ed down, or turned over, most of there is an equal necessity for us will earnestly hope. The bu all possible preventive measures man factor has been at work being taken in regard to pre- among them. Startling discrep mises.in which alcoholic liquor is ancica and variations have been stored. More particularly is the discovered between individuals need emphasised in the case of of the species, Some will pass such establishments situated in 50 per cent, of their, victims. close proximity to hotels. Our some 25 per cent, and some Fire Brigade is now, we are glad none at all. The examiner who to think, at a higher stage of cannot show a fair percentage of efficiency than at any time in its passes must be removed to history-witness the remarkably post of greater case and less ir prompt and effective work it did responsibility; or else be boiled in the case of the recent outbreak alive. The latter, no doubt, in Powell's Building. But it is would come nearer to fitting the

ly right that its work should I punishment to the crime,

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Your

"We had to separate. Dear George was always running

into things."

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WHEN WE ARE ILL.

Bed, to the average man, fà a place he is very reluctant to get out of. But there are times when it is a prison in which you, are".. confined when you. are naughty, enough to be ill.

The doctor tells you it is be- cause your temperature is push- ing the end out of the thermo- meter, but we don't believe it. When we are ill we don't feel any better off in. hed. For one thing, all we've go to do is to lie there and feel sorry for ourself, which makes us worse.

The real reason lies in the fact that it is not only your own personal ilness, as you fancied:

It belongs to the people who are nursing you, and they have much more control over you when you are in bed. If they feed you on barley water, you can't get up and

go out to have a steak and a pint of bitter, because they have hid- den your trousers,

"If you give the many ynck- answers, they tidy, you up and' nearly strangle you with the top sheet. If you try to do a CTORS. word puzzle, they snatch it away, and you are at a disadvantage inf any hostilities because you are on your back. Every five minutes. they tell you to lie still and keep quiet, just because you want to wriggle into a more comfortable position, and the heaviet weapon you have handy is a medicine; spoon.

animals know better how to be They crawl into a corner and elotie themselves with cursos until they feel well enough to stand up for themselves again.