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MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 1934.

NOTES OF THE DAY

RUSSIA AND FRANCE

Government

ns

SAME CAUSES ?

WOMAN IN THE HOME

WOMAN'S BLIND WORSHIP.

The Very Idea!

"SAFETY- FIRST"

By Eddie Kelly, Bumper Expert ..

"A suggestion for motorists,

keep carefull IF you can't keep safą,

Since the police have issu- ed a number of pamphlets in "Safety connexion with First" week, they have asked us to lend our aid in making their purpose clear to the public.

By MARGERY LAWRENCE. wife. And It is a mournful fact The recent tendency of Franco-TT is an old story, that of Mary that a houso ao clean and nont that Russian relations have made it and Martha Poor, well-meaning a stray child's toy, a heap of loose abundantly clear that no considera- but mistaken Martha fussing Papers or sewing looks wrong, is a tions of political, social, and even about the house, anxious and house that le cold and unfriendly, Children as a rule dread the religious creed are allowed to stand troubled about many things," busy In the way of what may be con- on thousand matters to make ultra-house-proud mother. Her ceived as diplomatie necessities, hor Guest happy and forgetting, sharp-voiced "don't" has scared and it may be remarked that this in her anxiety that, the house and away so many childish Impulses is not the first time that France servants, her food and drink do that they walk warlly, always on and Russia have sought a union her credit, that the Guest had the alert for trouble-then, too, which appeared impossible due to much to say that it was important animals are rarely seen in the their totally different mentalities. for her to hear. The house-proud Martha-woman's house, ainen the Nothing seemed more unlikely be woman-she works herself to the best-trained pet le apt to leave for the war than a Franco-Russian bone, she frots and worries, and all hairs, even occasional footmarke alliance. In the 1880's Russin the time Life, her guest, waits to upon carpets and cushions. stood for absolutism and France teach her if she will only listen. As for Martha's servants, she is for republicanism. The Fronch

always changing them, lamenting looked upon the Russian Govern

I am sorry for Martha, for about the poor quality and lack of ment as reactionary, The Run | Martha generally means so very staying power in the servant alans looked upon the French well. She means to listen to the world today. No wonder she can: revolutionary. voice of the Teacher-all in good not keep a maid! She does no They had no sympathy for each time! But before that there is much spying, worried lest her be other. Today, the table is turned. fish to fry and clean linen to put loved possessions are not getting The French are looked on as con-

out; the fresh oll for the lamp has the attention that she considera servative and the Russians as sub- not arrived, and surely that corner their due, that no self-respecting versive. They still entertain.sus-

is dusty and by the time the maid will endure it for long.

Kelly readers are specially picions of each other.

lamp la filled, the corners dusted,

catered for in this great the bed, freshly plenished and the

It la tragle how many women,, drive to eradicate the road hog supper steaming on the table, the Teacher has finished his lesson all unknowing, encrifice them from our midst and to make the it is too late. Mariha is selves, their husbands and happi. roadways safe for motorists as Nevertheless the same causes that vaguely annoyed .. but still, theness, their whole lives, to this operated in the 1890's are opera house was perfect, the meal for blind worship of Inanimate things! well as, in addition to, or, and ting to-day. A common fear of fect also, and what would, you? House, furniture, possessions, they the pedestrian.

weight Since the advent of the Germany then forced Franco and After all, those were the things can, and do, become a

under which--no matter how will- Russia to stand, side by side. that mattered.

Ingly borne-a woman's youth may pedestrian the motorist has Arrangements were entered into

WARPED SENSE OF VALUES.".

wilt and fade, her gaiety become found a new joy in life and a ma- which eventually wore consolidated in an alliance, the most decisive Women's sense of values as re-shrewishness, her natural feminine chine which was formerly intended factor in pre-war diplomacy. Lagards the importance of household desire to have all about her as it by Henry Ford ng a commercial should be, degenerate into a per-asset has become a pleasurable there now a common distrust of matters is too often warped! Germany which is producing simi- may be the fault of tradition, that petual state of worry and anxiety pastime. lar consequences? In some quar- has for such untold ages insisted over detalls that really do not mat

However, "Safety First" week is ters it is denied. But the general that a woman should look first to tor one quarter as much as she designed to keep the game within

that thinks.

certain well-defined rules and to view is that, faced with Hitlerism, her household-it may be

Bettor an easefully-untidy home meet the objections of these mem- Russia tende again to turn towardçurious restlessness, so common

a contented family, than abers of the walking public who France, and incidentally to make among women, that cannot leave and peace with Poland and with the well alone, but must for over be house with not a pin out of place, object to being run over without a Little Entente which are ranged trying to make it just a little bit and a nervous cranky woman pre-sporting chance of escape.

alding over a restlessly sulton with France. Happily European re better. lations are more complicated. Thus It may be that self-consciousness group!

To start with, "Safety First" If anything has to suffer, let the means that the motorist should al- Italy has come to terms with Russla, plays a part-many women only feel Doubtless it has mixed motives."safe" whon playing Martha-and, household suffer, not you! Keep ways see that the road is clear be- gay alert heart, keep time and fore knocking a pedestrian down, Partly it hopes to counterbalance feeling shy and inadequate outside. French influence. But Italy, if it their homee, gradually develop in- attention for all sorts of outside and he should then jump on the not intend to put an kitchen and stillroom. may be upon inanimate things-for waste alive, shall have no chance of tagonism to Germany. It is still a thousand things-but, despite a it can very well be, tradition not-reading his number, to be presumed that Germany and certain superficial emancipation, withstanding.

Our generation is very lucky. Italy will maintain a particular far too many women to-day are. friendship.

and

...

Hongkong Telegraph accepts cooperation with Rassina, to creatures unfit for anything but interests, don't waste your soul gas so that the unfortunate victim,

MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 1934,

THE WORLD'S BIG TASK

POTENTIAL GOOD

In addition it is always advis. able to have the car cleaned by your wife or somebody. In the: family after each 'kdil".

Some enthusiasts make a point of recording their successos by retaining a crumpled mudguard or dented radiator, but personally, we think this is a little heartless and certainly a very untidy habit.

Never overtake a police car on a corner as the magistrate will

still Marthas, and spend their en-We have hundreds of gadgets that tire lives fussing and flapping save us time-cleaning and wash- about household matters while ing machines, metals that need no letting the more precious things of polishing, built-in furniture and labour-saving contivances in every life slip by. To deny that there is some peril

The principal tragedy of the direction, and these should leave The energies of most nations in these precarious methods of Martha-woman is that she is con-us time to develop ourselves in Sadly often wo do not, and to-day are devoted to the im- balancing nation against nationvinced that she is the perfect wife, every way. But do we?

would be foolish. Yet it is proper the ideal mother and mistress of n mediate problem of recovery.

to point to certain encouraging home. And the truth is that Martha is still "troubled about To start the wheels turning signs. Everywhere the political generally she is far less beloved mady things." even though her [again, to put idle men to work, systems in Europe interlock. The and successful than the woman dinner comes in cooked from a

pacts of Rusela with the Baltic who allows both herself, human shop, her ginas-topped table needs seldom believe your assertion that to set money flowing through its states, with France, with Poland, nature and her house a certain no linen, and the smart austerity the police car was passing you on

of her modern decoration leaves the inside of the road. old channels-these make up a with the Little Entente, and with amount of lassitude!

practically nowhere for a venture- COMFORT BEFORE TIDINESS. colossal job. Until it is accom-Italy postulate peace. The rela

some speck of dust to settle. Still If passing a police car at 10. tions of Italy with the Little En-

Men would rather be comfort- she fusses and fumes, absorbed in | m.lp, or slower on A atraight, plished, no one has time to think tente and with France are impro-able than tidy any day; a com- her house and its concerns wide, long rond with nobody in of much else. But it is worth ving. Italy is still n potential panionable woman who will not and outside the door everything sight the thumb may be applied to remembering that nt

mediator between Germany and fuss over-much about ashes on the clse in the world is waiting for the nose with the fingers out- the

France. And France itself is still carpet, or shaving brushes in the hor. back of it there lics desirous of finding the means of wrong place, is more appreciated| Come outside, Marthal (another problem?__one____which rapprochement with Germany. On than__a_metleulously-tidy house- Teacher is waiting._.__..

took shape before the de-the future Interpretation of the diplomatic events of recent days pression began, and which, the peace of Europe may depend.

ANIMALS IN REVOLT

may persist after the depression It Is therefore of extremem: is over. It is simply the fact portance that in everything that is done the notion of friendship that this efficient and mechanized shall prevail over the notion of age continually is finding ways hostility. That Russia will play of using fewer men to make and an increasing part in European

diplomacy is now obvious. do more things. "Technological unemployment" is the lengthy náme that has been given this | development. Ten men can do a Closa observers of public affairs job to-day that would have taken cannot have failed to notice that animals and insects have been very 30 men a decade ago. To uppish recently. They have adopt morrow the job probably will be ed a distinctly critical attitude to done by five men. But if the ward various forms of human activity. Several species are con- problem is stated easily, it can cerned in this latest movement in be extraordinarily puzzling.the animal world, but the leaders Every modern business operates appear to be cata, dogs, spiders, and gorillas. The gorillas started under the necessity of being as it. Some months ago two of these efficient as possible. It has to do animals whose general behaviour what it does in the quickest pos-able of appreciating men's more

had indicated that they were cap

[sible manner at the least pos- notable achievements in the realm sible expense. If it can find a of art were taken as a special treat machine to do the work that to the talkies, or rather, the talkies were brought to them. The ex- formerly was done by a dozen periment was a total failure. Tho men, it has to Install it. If it gorillas did not like the pictures and nothing would persuade them can arrange its operations so

to disguise the fact, that one man can do what two used to do, it must do so. Tem- porarily, as a means of reducing unemployment, certain arbitrary

More recently It has been, the moves have been mado to halt turn of the theatre to run the this process. For the time being, scene in a play presented in London gauntlet of animal criticism. In a it may be possible to continue to cat sits on the hearthrug while swim against the tide in this the heroine pleads with the Liou manner. But this is dodging some such place to spare her hus

tenant-Governor of Barataria or

the problem. Eventually, when band who is to be shot for taking full prosperity, has returned, a part in a rebellion. As might solution will have to be found,naturally be expected, this is a scene of tremendous tension, cal- The task will not be easy. On culated to inspire the keenest in- the one hand, is the aim to make terest in any intelligent audience. It possible for every man who the incredible levity of the cat, What, therefore, can be thought of

CAT THAT YAWNED

COMMENCING MONDAY wants a job to find one. On the who, on the second night, deliber

JANUARY 22ND

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other, the very nature of produc-ately yawned at the most dramatic moment in the scene? In sport, tive machinery tends to whittle also, men are not free from ani- down the total number of jobs, | mal and (nacct criticism. At a're- The biggest single puzzle of the cent cricket match a spider was so modern age is apt to be the task of one of the teams that it chose contemptuoue of the Lowling skill. of harmonizing those opposing the stumps as the unfost place on

which to leave its web,

stretched but this should only be The done if the car contains one police- man (below an Inspector) and your own car is packed with friends.

negotiating a cross-road

WOMEN CAN'T WRITE LETTERS ith the signal against you, It sa

By RICHARD BONFIELD THIS is the season when more, it may as well be told is that Tletters come cascading through women make a sorry mess of letter our letter boxes than in any other. writing. Although they are com- Friendships that have languished monly regarded as the voluble nex, cold and uncherished through the when it comes to crystallising year once more are resuscitated at their thoughts in the form of this time of universal good will. letter their pens are rarely if ever

But you should not resort to inspired. hard words. If the feminine part;

Our grandparents sadly tell us of your Christmas mail is not more that the art of no writing died entertaining than a Stock Ex-with the crinoline. But I shall

(Continued on Page 5.) change bulletin. The truth-and

By gully, this wine list certainly takes you back to the

good old days.".

fatal to hesitate. To avoid chang- ing your mind it is best to shut the eyes and clamp both feet on the accelerator, trusting to the ability of the doctor to put you together suficients well to enable you to cut a good figure in court.

When passing schools or chil dren innocently spinning tops in the roadway, take great care not to Injure or scare them. A youngster is a poor kill and remember It may grow up to be a fine victim.

Old ladies appeal to one's chival rous instinct and a slight jolt in the back or a dead stop right in front of them accompanied by a terrific blast of the horn is about all that can be done.

When encountering a ricksha with passenger it is always a de- licate problem whether to take off the pullor or the passenger.

If the passenger happens to be a traffic cop or a magistrate however, it is easy to make up your mind.

Never blow the horn unicas signalling a policeman after an accident or scaring aforesaid old girl, as the public dislike the noise.

When a kill has been registered and the evidence on the road points to foul play on the part of the driver, it is best to take the body a little further along and drive over it again in a way that will leave no doubt but that the victim was fair spoil.

Never drive on the pavement unless the road is dirty or obstruct- ed with pedestrians, and mover run. Into walls, houses, lamp posts or Inspectors, as you will always come off the worst,

If an Inspector has to be hit, do "dond it properly. Remember,

men tell no talen!"

It is amusing sometimes to show an extended arm at both sides of the car when taking a corner, Sometimes, when the following driver makes a mistake, it is not. tamusing.

That will be all for to-day Remember.. SAFETY FIRST!