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THE BUDGET

If the mechanical labour of estimate-preparing by the differ- ent départments of Government

NOTES OF THE DAY HOBBIES OF THE FAMOUS The Very Idea!

HARBIN CANARD

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"By DOUGLAS WEST

The origin of the remarkable story about American acquisition✔HE discovery of a white The King's collection of postage stamps is famous throughout the spot on the planet world he takes the keonest in- of concessions in the Maritime Province is sufficient to condemn it. Saturn by Mr. Will Hay, forest in each now addition to it. The Queon collects antique furní- The Harbin Timea in controlled who is as much at home ture, and the Prince of Wales has a remarkable collection of modern

by a group of Japanese whose sole with a telescope trained on alm, Judging from the policy of the heavens as he is on the

mendacious invention steadily pur-music-hall stage, is an exam- sued in the last twelve months, ia ple of the debt which the to promote a comploto rupture in

arts and sciences owe, and have owed in every age, to the labours of men with hobbies.

musical instruments,

THE SINS OF THIN MEN

Soviet-Japanese relations. A more marked example of jingoism rani- pant would be difficult of dis-

By THOMAS JAY. covery. Only when consideration

Congrove regarded his plays TN an age when ovory standard of is given to the question of the of fashion. accent conduct hay either been

Manchuria

is

THE PLOT THICKENS; By Eddio. Kelly, with Apologies, WE have been to the pictures Intely. You'll notice that as we go along.

Besides, what with "Cavalcado"

coming along, we feel inspired to do batter and bigger things. So we'ye, written an original and masterly scenario for the screen. The plot in laid in a polica atation. Okay, fot's got

21.

"Kolly, we've got the goods on you! Now, do you want to come clean and tell everything, or

"Y-y-y-y-yes, Mr. Wolfet I d-dd. d-d-did it! Do you think the judgo will

| strength of opinion in Japan and Prince Rupert, the cavalry torn down or is, threatened with "I dunno, Eddle. If you spill ovéTY- behind this overt leader, dabbled in chemistry to destruction, when quite young thing, though, I'll do what I can for hostility is it to be regarded at all the world's profit. Trollope girls smoke cigarettes and prefer you

wrote his novels before going to

a cinema to the British Museum, I was doing. I really loved her. "Well, I guess I didn't realize what seriously and the corrtet answer his day's work at the Post Office.

one which even the Soviet Lord Grey of Falloden found we stout men will feel grateful to Only, for the last few years, sho Government has failed to ascertain, solace during his long tenure of the eminent member of the British oh, she seemed to change. And tha the Foreign Office in watching Medical Association who declared, way she acted... I... sho_. . . I -

I am con- mean, I didn't feel the same toward the birds in his garden, and has with absolute 'truth NAZI TERMS

recorded their habits in books of vinced, that fatness goes with her as I used to."

mental fitness... enduring value and charm.

The 'Nazis are now offering "terms" for "a peaceful settle- ment" with the Austrian Govern- ment. The tone adopted is alight ly more moderate, though Herr Habicht could hardly be accused of a conciliatory effort. Again the threat of force is found, although recent developments would suggest that Germany le losing out in the diplomatic struggle wholh la cen- treing round Austria. Italy has thrown her weight on the side of an Austro-Hungarian union.

ITALY'S IDEA

France and the Little Entente,

"Sure. The same old story. You Mr. Churchill is a painter or a That stoutness brings with it thought you was just a little too good bricklayer in his moments of lei-mental efficiency and an urge for for her, huh? Alright! What hap

"Well. we hadn't been getting sure. Mr. H. G. Wells used to the higher things in thought and play elaborate war games with toy action will not be denied. We along, see? I got to imagining that soldiers on battlefields designed by have only to think of the lives of she... You know what I mean. The other himself. Mr. Maxton makes mor, our onetime frionds, those thin We didn't get along. dant sketches of his fellow mem-friends of our youthful elfin days, night I wanted to go for a ride. Bhe I remember one named Alfred wouldn't go. I begged and pleaded and conxed. Oh, I was patient bers in the House of Commons.

Most men of active mind dis-Pingle, who always remained thin, enough. I didn't want any trouble,"

"Did she kick you?" covor early in life the need of a but with sad results, for, alast

to avoid the at an early age or do I am pained .. "No. She was just stubborn. Fl- hobby in order

of unoccupied tedium

hours. to learn, he became addicted tonally I got mail. I yelled: We're Many turn to collecting, and find golf, and. at billiards has even through for good this time. Bellove

leave the white mic, I've put up with all I'm going tol lasting pleasure in the acquisition been known to

Then things seemed to go red, and I went after her with the first thing) could lay my hands on!"""

of pletures, silver, china, atamps, over the pocket. Such a life, of and coins, or the more exotic course, brought its own resulte, debris of the world. Mr. Henry and I find Mr. Pingle has now a member of his Ford, for instance, collects old gin beon elected bottles-a melancholy hobby for a urban district council; tectotailer.

NEEDLEWORK EXPERTS.

STOUT MEN FOR GENIUS.

"This heavy wrench, Kelly? one marked Exhibit A

hör

could

for

Tho

bo

Yes! Yes! That was it! It was. terrible, but I did it! I went after.. Sir Henry Wood, the conductor,

with that. Then I had to get rid skilful amateur carpenter. Yet another thin friend was of the body. I didn't want it lying in accordance with the treaties 1. George Robey is not only an Marmaduke Scissors, who once around the house, After dark and with various protocols, have excellent performer on the violin openly purchased cigarettes for his dragged it down into the brushes by resolutely opposed Anschluss. but also makes his own violins-own selfish use after the clock had the railroad tracks. That might I And I worried all next feat someone would see bar day. Italy likewise made it clear that His aptitude may be judged from struck eight at night. When last cou

you know, the body! it was not disposed to facilitato the fact that Kreisler has played heard of, I was informed, much to

my distress, that he had sunk even That evening I sneaked down and is put on one side, budget-nak construction of a Greater Ger. on one of them at a concert.

lower and had been known to step moved her over to the Legislative ing in Hongkong would seem to many, which would extend to the

off the escalator with the wrong Council, where I was sure sho

it.

wouldn't Brenner Pass-that is to say, to

Lord Gainford and Mr. Ernest foot. Needless to say, all corres-that in be a light enough task. The pro-the frontiers of Italy. In these Thesiger are adepts at needlework pondence between us ceased from found."

"The perfect crime, huh?" cess in past experience has been

might have been, Mr. Wolfe," simple enough: marked conser- circumstances, it is hardly too embroidery, and their work is that moment.

That it is to stout men that the rivala nation must look for its genius "Yeah! Well, Kelly, you're a rank vatism in revenue forecasts and much to say that the recent visit much valued by their friends. approval of expenditure within Prime Minister, to

of Dr. Gombos, the Hungarian The ex-Kaiser at Doorn

Gladstone in the zest with which cannot be denied, and history is amateur at crimel You know the

law! Herr Hitler,

Two hours after you left the the limits thus set. Points of was in the capacity of a virtunthe fella trees and saws wood. Ajour support in that contention, body at the Council we'd found it, Forest has already fallen to his Have we so soon forgotten the dentined it and knew the whole high policy seldom arise to worry ambassador of Signor Mussolini. axe. Lord Ashield is devoted to late Professor Mildew, author of story! Now, Fil tell you what: I've even break, another the Colonial Treasurer: he may His chief business was to plead the same hobby. Ex-King Ferdin- that famous treatise on "The Pre-given you" an also pursue his course without that the best course for Germany and of Bulgaria has been compell-valence of Spinal Curvature in chance. Beat it, got the body and ed in exile to forgo the royal Oysters," who was 16st, in weight, dispose of it properly. But I'm wara- -need-to-consider the effect-his-at-present was to favour an Aus-

again dumping an old flivver body or proposals may have on the fin-tra-Hungarian, union to save Aus-hobby of driving-rellway-ongines and to whose remarkable activities ing you, Kelly: if we ever catch you It is not, perhaps, surprising to the world owes so much. It was even so much as a twisted fender, ance market or the stock ex-tro-Hungarian-union-to-save-Aus learn that Lord Lonsdale has a Professor Mildaw who, pained by you'll get ten-dollars and two days.If change. It seems straightfor-tria from being thrown into the vast collection of whips; but Mr. the distress of nervous diners, in- have anything to say to Wyand- ward enough, yet it is

not vented shock absorbers for table Jones. Now get moving!" an un-arms of the Little Entente or from Grantham,, KC., who, when doubted fact that it is more diffi-becoming an instrument of France. engaged in his duties at the Bar, jellies, and who conceived the idea, cult to prophesy the intentions of That, for Signor Mussolini, would has collected railway tickets from in the interest of insomniacs, of the Hongkong Government than be the ideal solution, for the whole every country in the world to a placing saucers of lubricating oil

What with the Mackey Twins it is those of Mr. Neville Cham- of Hungarian policy is pivoted on total of nearly 20,000, can claim on the floor at night, to keep the

credit for having selected one of mice from aqueaking,

and the water shortage, the follow- berlain. String-pulling is per-

Then again it was another stouting Negro Prayer for Rain, called haps easier to detect at home, Italy, and a new Austria-Hungary the most unusual hobbies of all.

The Duke of Bedford collects thinker, no less than Dr. Edwin from the New South Wales Police but that is not the only explana- could never conceivably be strong

cause disquietude to wild animals and has a private zoo Verdigris, who is now at work Gasette, is excusable:, tion, though the quest for the enough to

a method of melting down solution is otherwise vain. There Italy. Moreover, an Austro-Hun- at Woburn. Abbay, where the ar-on

an excellent opportunty garlan bloe would be a counter-riving guest may be startled by rainbows for paint works, who in- Henry all the power and energy wasted by ly English park. Sir this year for a reduction in the weight to the Little Entente, and the sight of a giraffe in a typical-vented the scheme for harnessing burden of taxation-we have would help to secure for Italy in Dickens, the only surviving son of Parliamentary candidates during suggested postal rates as one central and eastern Europe the the novelist, once gave his hobby general elections in shaking hands. direction in which benefit might role of arbiter it desires.

as "soventeen grandchildren and with their constituents, a waste of power which is one great-grandchild."

Hobbies have always been en- happily, being utilised by tho couraged in the Royal Family. Central Electricity Board.

seems

be bestowed without too great

a loss to the Treasury-but what

•

hints have been received of om- FRANCE'S FEARS

cial proposals are not exactly

reliable. On the expenditure The French Foreign Minister side also, prophecy can have appears to have lent a willing ear little. foundation. We know, of to the suggestion that Austria course, that the high cost of per-and Hungary united would not be sonnel will not alter greatly. We tempted by the offer of German have already been told that pro-economic concessions to enter into vision for a now Kowloon Magis a veritable alliance with Germany. tracy will appear in the Public But against this policy other Works Extraordinary Estimates

larger

as it did last year. A fairly French voices are loudly raised. large vote for the new G.C.H. is It is contended that, in reality, to be expected and Kowloon will an Austro-Hungarian union is have cause for complaint if there not, as is represented, an alterna- to an Austro-German is no sign of an intention to push tive on with the scheme for a new Anschluss. On the contrary, it Contral British School. Another may prove to be an extension of fairly safe guess, in the light of the Anschluss. A united Austro- rovelations in the last few days, Hungary might still come under is that a useful sum will be voted the domination of Germany, Far for the creation of a Naval better, it is proclaimed, a simple Volunteer Reserve, a project re Anschluss, than covered from the pigeon-hole Anschluss of which an Austro- after a lapse of three or four Hungaria.a union would be but the

These are a few of

Arat atago. The Little Entente. years. what appear to be obvious items on the expenditure sides likewise troubled at the pro- and will arouse little enthus-pect of the proposed union of lasm, though there might be the central European countries. outery were some of them ab-It fears lost the union, under sont. But we should liko to ace Italian if not under German an indication of courage in the patronage, would be employed as Budget for once in a while. We a weapon against Czechoslovakia, could, for instance, calmly con-Yugoslavia, and Roumania. There template maintenance of duties might be an immense, revival of and taxation at their present the old project of Mittel-Europa. high level in return for a do- The true solution, if it could be finite programme of social ser-accomplished, would appear to be vices, a forward policy in the a collaboration, especially in the Funneliese 13 engures 23n | economic domain, with the mom- some of our more shooting suffi:abers of tho, Little Su

t

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PRAYER

O Lawd; O Lawd Gods liesen

vast

We needs rain, Lawd, rain, an' we needs hit bad.

patched up

now,

We'e jen nashelly

an' cinder an' Lawd,

Escuze me

·

fo tellin' you

business, but showers gwine do us no good.

Naw, suh!

What we needa là rain.

Not a sizzle-nozzle

her a drizzle-drizzlo

but a sod-soaker, O Lawd,

a good washer,

Kazo wo needs vittles, Lawd:

Wo. ain't had enough rain to grow

#mess er groens.

Now, Lawd, you know

right.

Feed us, Lawd

that ain't

feed us from the low rack,

an son on dat rain so wo kin

rolish our vittles when we gita

ட்

'em.

Open up,de flood-gates, Lawd,

an let er po'.

Wash us, wash us in de blood of the

Lamb, Lawd,

ef dat be you will

But of it's all de same to go,

rain water'll do good enough

Wash us, Lawd, wa

den wring us, out ontil they ain't

narry sin lof in us

au pin us on de, line to dry,

'de life line, Lawd,

but don't use no bluin'; wo's blue

opough us hit in

0. Lawd,

I ain't

Faultin

you none fo dis here day time Mobbe hits kase dig po ol' nles

what's bowed down belo thy t'one ograce ain't playin

Learn him byg

Lawd, learn him how to

Laura hit words fittan fo' King

Jesus to hear

hand word Lawrath words which his

yo kime to

him, hilkorer mld coal-off an 18) nachaily pet him da fre And let uintafre Sprend

it won't never be put out

Not even by dat ran