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NOTES OF THE DAY

IF I HAD MY LIFE

A SPOILED EFFECT

|^^: If there› In a cerinín acopticism concerning the sincerity of Ger- many's sudden loaning towarda re- conciliation on the disarmament

OVER AGAIN

By BERNARD FALK

The Very Idea!

CRUELTY TO HUMANS

By die Kelly, Inspector

TN issue, the doubters may be for- enco, quote moments of oxist refinements obtainable elsewhere. JUST lately we've been

once, when wo lean towards | It is a raro gift to be that honour- given in view of the more pugun meditation, the man, or woman, able creation, "Nature's gontia-

reading nothing in the cious side of Herr Hitler's charac who has reached Bity, and even man," but if I could be such a ono,

Correspondence Columns of ter, which flashed out again in his beyond, must often feel tompted to would wish theo to be the other, local newspapers but about broadcast speech on Friday even-rovlow the dead years, and, so doing bearer of the hallmarks which the Ing. Ils repeated denunciations fall to wondering whether ho, or cultured society of Oxford inscribos man's inhumanity to ani- of war and its futility together she, had wished if all to be changed, on its hoirs.

mals. with fervent protestations of Ger-

To bollove that we gro the con- Culturo, manners, bearing and many's peaceable Intentions, take ngrent deal of digesting, coming clous architects of our fortune, and mental refinement will not, in them-

Why doesn't the S.P.C.A. not the sorry playthings of Pato, selves, lend a man to worldly 'auc as they do on top of the astonishing ninkes little difference to the ceas. There must still be the domi-put a stop to all this, some- war doctrines taught throughout che Reich. Herr Hitler has poignancy with which the thought

nt-

nant qualities which rate the de-

ready half spolled the effect of his had my life over again serving above the ruck. Let unite body asks, and next day expression of willingness to talk comes here. There must follow, in the two-the Inborn will and ability about a dozen take up the re- things over by his Inter assertion the more emotional of us, not mere. to xet on, with the grafted confid- that Germany must have what shey an inquisition of the soul, but a ence and nobly proud demeanour frain. wants or she will not be aver in close survey of the many mixed with which Oxford endows its best perhaps contradictory-material-sons—and with how much greater the connells of the nations again. influences that from birthday to fortitude, resolution and assurance

birthday have shaped our passage, should one face lifel Given the will, and the 'neins, now much that has happened to us would we care to alter?

IRREDUCIBLE MINIMUM

But what about the other side of the question? We have an S.P.C.A. to look after animals, but what Society guards hu- I became a journalist, finding it mans? Have you ever stopped a precarious, but most exciting, and thrilling, life. If I could not to think how cruel animals In full sincerity, I say that to be a newspaper man again, I would sometimes are to humans? seek on answer to the riddle of a wish for some career with equal second chance in life is to encourar: bustle, stir, and novelty, and with We can recall, quite vividly, the no frivolous mental exercise, but to ¿qual share of the unexpected. To stir there was. In the newspapora, undergo a solemn, significant, and be a busy stockbroker might be an about thirty years ago when a impressive ordeal, from which mind apropriate second choice. Ho and soul should emerge refreshed, has plenty of thrills, Dally he sees young, Indy named Misa Muffet and profited. We shall know, pos- fortunes won and lost. In a short was cruelly attacked by a spider, sibly for the first time, the land. I season he can becòma rich himself, marka in our years which we would and in the varying emotions creat

When the police arrived on the not modify; while those occasions ed by the growth, or loss, of wealth scene Miss Muffet was in hysterics, which have brought us great joy obtains, an unrivalled insight into and the ground was covered with and happiness will take on a fzwjhuman nature.

curds and whoy. The polloo were reverence, and glow with more Nelther a newspaper man, nor able to trace the assailant by the comforting heat.

stockbroker, I would beg to be put

Presumably Germany's 'irredu cible minimum will be announced this week and final judgment will be reserved until the details are available. In the meantime, readjustment of outlook in Bri |tain, France and elsewhere might serve to assist Europe in finding a solution to its present problems. Hitler has been responsible for many excesses and his manner has been anything but conducive to confidence. But half the excite fnent and criticism has undoubted- ly arisen from the fact that Hitler is Germany's lender and that France will always fear Germany, If the surface situation is analysed calmly, it is difficult to find in it anything fundamentally more threatening to peace than was noticeable during the rise of Fascism in Italy, eleven or twelve on my mind, I seek to compare the I married when I was twenty-six. years ago. Signor Mussolini was actual with the hypothetical, argu- Too young, or to old? I do not much the same sort of sabre-ing, with some show of convincing|think so. On mature reflection and had contributed largely to rattler, in his day; yet no real reason, the changes for which, per- would not change the year. There charity. So the police released harm came of it; and it was pro- mitted a second choice, I should are men who declare that early him. Lably intended largely for internal now elect

marriage proven the best or hop- consumption to stir the people to

During our long association pleat, but surely to marry before with the lending newspapers of development of a spirit of nation-

I was born poor. I would want twenty-six is to risk not knowing the world we have only heard of alam which certainly cau be to be born poor; not that I am of one's own mind? violently overdone but which is an important step in revitalising

a nation.

EUROPE'S FEARS.

What I recommend to others 1 into the film business. There, I footprints in the ground, which apply to myself. As though 1 were imagine, I should find enough ex- corresponded with those of the a spectator at the play of my own citement and surprise to comperi- spider in question. life, I bring the years which I have sate for the missed whirl of Ficel- lived again before me, and, with street. the main episodes duly impressed.

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But WAS

taken nny action against the spider? He was able to prove that he spun his web on a respectable pillar of the church,

the martyr type, with an ache and I have also heard many people che instance where an animal war an instinct for suffering, but ho-argue in favour of late marriage, punished for its crime, and it was cause I believe poverty, at the out pointing out, for one thing, as was we ourself who ordered net, to be a magnilcent discipline, done at the recent meeting of the punishment..

HONGKONG STREET DIRECTORY.

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teaching us humanity, and, what is British Association, that a father The offender was a tough`old as fine a virtus, humility. To start of a ripe age is likeller than from the lowest rung in life, and young parent to beget a child of morning noticed that the sun rose

fowl-house gangster, who then work one's way slowly upward, mental brilliance. This theory of The main difference between is, surely, to be rewarded with the older the father, the brighter at 6 am. Forgetting that it had already taken note, suggests litter and Mussolini is that Hitler more enduring satisfaction than can the child; may be substantiated by risen before and would probably that the time is rapidly ap would find it far more difficult to ever come from walking on velvet scientific data, but I refuse to be ise again, he proceeded to tell the proaching when our Director of and the resources for making war from one's birth.

impressed. Is the child's mind, world about it. Air Services will be some-and the efficiency of her forces has struggle, then those who, unaldad, health and physique negligible sentenced to death, and it cured Italy has always been well-armed If life is to be regarded as a fierce alone, to be studied? Are his At orderly room that day he was thing more than a mere figure rapidly improved. Yet Europe is emerge from the conflict success quantities? Will any scientist him, but he was a tough customer head of a practically non-existent not apprehensive of danger from fully have more cause for self-con-urge that the child of an elderly in more ways than one. department. The prospect is this quarter--and if the ever has gratulation than such of their father 'who may be forty-five, or that in the not distant future been, events have disproved the fellows to whom the necessity of fifty, stands as much chance of there will be a series of services fears. But for the fact that Ilerr the stern fight to survive is denied. being physically robust as the child radiating from Hongkong which Hitler has openly, permitted the Yet this qualification should be of an average parent of from cultivation of a horrible philo-added: poverty, like riches, must be twenty-fivo to thirty-five years of will place this Colony in a prophy, that way is good in itself, rightly used. There are self-made nga?

DES VOEUX - ROAD: Trains, minent position amongst the air that women's duty is to bring men whom early adversity turns The young wife and the elderly Rickshaws, cxcavations. ports_of_the_world. In some babies into the world to fight for hard. In their casz poverty works husband raise a problem which QUEEN'S ROAD: Banka, theatres, sanacs, the most attractive fea-their country, that the letting of as a curse. It does not keep them alone should make learned man ture of the situation is the prob-blood is essential to the spiritual mellowed, which is its appropriate hesitate before propagating changes aute enry linking-up of Hong-weil-being of the National God, course, but, like cancer which is in normal human behaviour. kong with the Empire airway no case could be made out against perverse life, inwardly, destroys chain. This, as is explained the justice of the German claims. them. If I were poor again I would ing of the marriage age clsewhere in this issue, will bring But you cannot scare every neigh-nex to be made argo, and stout, of eugenics. What does concern me is the feeling that I should always houring country with announce-heart. Hongkong within ten or elevenments of the wrath to come and

want to marry sufficiently young to days' journey of London. The then expect them to acquiesce In I went to a great school but I see my children grow up, and bene- alvantages to commerce which arrangements to that end. For did not go up to Oxford; or Cam-fit by their companionship. "My this will mean, in the provision that is how it seems to the chan-bridge. Give me my years over, son is in his twenty-fourth year. of regular, rapid communication cellories.

with the Old Country and with

intermediate regions, are too ob-,

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I am not interested in the banr-

and, on my knees, I would pray God He is of an age to be specially in- to send me to Oxford. It is my tereating to me. I can discuss my one, everlasting regret that never ideas with him and be assured of was I secured the advantage which a sympathetic and intelligent hear- vious to require emphasis. So THOROUGH MIX-UP

a young man should And in that ing. He, in turn, can bring to me far as passenger transport is

hallowed centre of culture. There his own views, and, where neces concerned, it is, of course, hardly Two points stand out in the is a stamp, a polish, and an assar-enry, his own worries, and we can f to be expected that there will be situation. On the one side, the once to be had at The Great Univer- go over them, not simply as father

(Continued on Pago 5.) any rush in the way of bookings European Powers other than Gersity, comparable with no menta! | for the full extent of the route. the seriousness of the rise of the many are inclined to over-stress None the less, circumstances Nazi Reich and have been en- might conceivably arise in which couraged in their attitude by Herr the ability to get to London in itler's own escapades. France considerably less than a fort-sounds the alarm and it echoes night would justify the taking of through Europe. On the other the trip, the more so since equal-side, Germany is so full of her ly rapid return facilities would own grievances, so many of them be available. A further point to legitimate, that she sees every be stressed is that under the blunders in almost every move- thing in false perspective and projected plans Hongkong would ment. Stresemann and Bruening be linked with the Empire serkent Germany on an even keel, but vice to Australia as well as to their restraining influence is gone, the Old Country. Here, again, and we have Herr Hitler, earnest the new facilities would be of enough, but lacking in diplomacy. the utmost value. Side by sido A solution of the problems thus with these aspects of the ques-created will require the destruc- tion we have to take note also of tion of prejudices on both sides.

And of that there is no sign. the developments now under way for linking Hongkong aerial-

ly with China and the GERMAN ELECTION Philippines. They are chockod

for the moment, but the spiriti of enterprise is abroad, and, Hitler's triumph in yesterday's

· ឆ election was as complete as happily, the Hongkong Govern-could possibly have been. though ment is disposed to render as it shows rather the completeness sistance of a practical nature 80 of the Nazi domination than as to facilitate the aerial pro-completeness of popular support. gross of the Colony, Solutions It Is just possible thint they cofn- will doubtless soon be found.elda; the circumstances are such Ostimato Can Hongkong may have been slow that no accurate in starting in the sphere of possibly be formed. Over 30,000,- 1000 recorded 'their votes in favour aviation, but it is now rapidly of Herr Hitler and it would be making up leeway. The outlook Folly to doubt that the great pro to day is decidedly rosy. Per portion acted in sincero convic alstence, together with common- ilon. Less than four. million dar- sense methods in dealing with ed to express protest by rondarine the obstacles which have arlson invalid votes. The number and may arise, should be produc-he voted pro-Nazi as wise policy cannot be naspsaed. The one thing Live of early and boneficial certain is that fow people dared results.

to stay, away, from this booths.

Can mumsic help daduma with old bad bridge plan?".

excavations.

PEDDER STREET: 'Hotels, vo- freshments, excavations,

NATHAN ROAD: Speedway, more excavations.

REPULSE BAY ROAD: E- cavations.

TRIFLE

There was a girl named Passion

I asked her for a date;

I took her out to dinner --- My God, how passion-ate!

HE'S FIRED

The lino-operator who set it: "They married and lived hap- pily even after."

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Mrs. Wholesteath was one of thoso far too good wives,

Sho nagged old Whalesteeth con- tinually for his own good, capocial-· ly about his slovenly habits. Even when he was working he could look docent, she said. She brushed, cleaned and mended his clothes for him continually.

But It was very irritating to him. He grew deadly sick of it; and that fooling drove him to the love affair with the other girl.

When to learnt that sho waS leaving for Stanghal, he dented to go with her, merely taking. time to draw his cush from the bank;

"Tell the Maats," he instructed us defiantly, that I'm through- I'm sick of her nogging,: "I've gone off with Maggle to Shanghai; sho can do as she likes."

5Vq broko the news to Mrs, Whalestooth yesterday. She WAL overcome."

"Oh, my heavings!! she walled.. "He's disgraced, me→I'll never be able to show my face again Him going all the way to Shanghal In thaf old suit that wants n hifton on it, and the shirt I asked him to 'change' this morning! He, never. did think about appearancen l'e