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NOTES OF THE DAY MR. PEPYS IN HONGKONG BULLS AND INNERS

DISARMAMENT PLANS

tain's bid for

FRENCH POSITION “

disarmament

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Chineso

From the Office Butts

Judging by the seeming annoy- ance of a certain resident at the top-side Peak tram this morning, the thermometer has reached the roaring forties!

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When local brokers mat in

With allvor coming back Into prominence, Nevada looks liko be- coming known for more than its divorces..:

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Jan, 27th.This day I am about, sheep dog, and it seems it is a "A fairly good Idea can now ba obtained of the reception on the betimes and to my office. And to Welch foxhound, but Indeed it is Continent and elsewhere of Bri.my great content the weather mighty like the other. But the seems to have abated somewhat of agreement; and on the whole, Sir its icy cold, yet In the evening I hounds with which Mr. Muleygrubs John Simon has little cause for am led to bid them not the fire in doth hunt his-hounds ho doth not show mo. Back to the race course complaint. Italy and the United my Chamber, and this I find mighty but I have no fortune save at the Landed Prices

States are very favourably im- pleasant after my bath. Lator "STANDARD SALOON" £210 pressed, Germany is happier than comes Creed who had heard of the last when I cash my billot, and so

she has been for a long time, and firm I had it and came to warm present and mighty good cheer. soccer match, "shorts" were much

to Sir. William's where very many "DE LUXE SALOON". £230

the opposition of France, largely To the motorist going on Home expected, may have been given himself thorcat and to seek for. But I do envy him his house which in evidence.

bin of strong leave special arrangements are added vigour by the side-leaue of draft from my

Is curiously built in a delivery oxtended....for

in the quota quarrel. At the moment, waters.. Which he doth obtain and manner. So home and at dinner at Home no-one in France is prepared to London....for use

with my host and later to bed. whilst on furlough and for sub-admit that there is attractive now pours ma one, too. And so

20th-Up botimes and to my sequent shipment to Hongkong ground for discussion. It may be spend a mighty pleasant evening, examined more closely and more during which he tells me that the at the above prices.

sympathetically when Franco- officers of the Government do' bont l'office and later to the Club for my British relations are improved.

the men of Kowloon heavily at morning draft and there meet Mr.

There's a movement on foot for Krickett-at which news we do Povy who is heavy with speech. Jaugh Immoderately. This night I over tho-question of n match at honouring mothers with large hear also that Mr. Pitt's successor hockey with a team from Singafamilies. The next step will be Two things are worth bearing in hath boon appointed, and I am pore. But what shall come of it to put the fathers in gaol. mind. France, has already in sorry for it, for I fear it doth I know not. Anon comes fr. John timated to Germany her willing-

his departure. And who tells me of the "Ten Minuto ness to provide for disarmament by presage casy stages until equality with though he be mighty opinionastre Allbi" which now doth take good Germany is reached. The British at times I have à fondness for the shape and all very busy over it. Plan provides for equality for rogue. Sat very late drinking a Mr. Pay who is with him then asks Germany, a little sooner than toddy and so to bed.

me of what type should bo, the France contemplatos, and little higher level all round than 28th Lord's Day-Up betimes garments of the Inspector of the France considers to be desirable. and I fall to trimming myself and City Watch, but save that I do But the principle of parity once doing on my garments with some recollect to have heard them to bo admitted, it is not critically im portant when it takes effect. The British proposals rule out the Stubbs Rd. possibility of conflict for a period of ten years and France can hardly resist the granting of parity within that period. Britain_com. mits herself to closer association with European politics in the event of a breach of the convention. The other point to be remembered Is that France has laid it down that under no circumstances must she be held responsible for blocking a disarmament agreement. Here is a challengingly sincere effort at an accommodation. Herr Hitler's np proval would put France in difficult position.

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ASSOCIATION

ALARM

when the

at a

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A ciontist says the thinking part of a man's brain weighs Icas. than a quarter of an ounce. This may explain in part the vast num- ber of useless ideas ond encounters in Hongkong...

do.

An English racehorse was found care. And so, it being very cold garbed in broad-cloth, what that to have boon dyed to deceive in the early morning I was mighty may be, I am uncertain. This day buyers, But at least the dya ran, fearfull of an ague, my suit being cold, and at night sitting by the when discovered, which is a lot new and thin and the coat cut not fire in my Chamber with a glass more than some of the "dead corta"

of hot toddy.

☐ to meet upon the vest but once.

30th. Very busy at the office

All these theories on monótarý So I do on silk garments beneath and wear my now spats which the and after did bowl in the. Alleys matters only go to prove that it's Lord knows I do buy for warmth but very ill-done. And I am at a easier to be an authority on and not for personal adornment. stonde to know what fault I have authorities on money than And having crossed to Kowloon I that I now cannot hit the middle authority on money itself. visit Mr. Muleygrubs' house where pin.

a motor coach attends, and there

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31st. This being the last day of One of these days, somebody we do place baskets of provender, the month I find much business at will pick an interport team that in the conch and after get therein the office and do admit

a third

overybody agrees with and that'll together with his Lady, and so to partner to my firm. Later dined be real news. Sham Shui Po where wo do vialtat Sir R. Harpenden's house- and

the

new litters of the hounds after playing at contract, And Prudence. seems mighty well

and her four. But Harmony be

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"SAFETY-FIRSTER"-We are

not sure what "P.D." stands for

missing.. on cars, unless the letter "Q" is

A French barrister has received.

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Feb. 1st-Up botimes and to the come the mother of nine which is office and there I find it to be good The inference of collusion in the beyond her power to manage and fortune that we have admitted a simultaneous release of very simi- lar memoranda by Italy and

so I do find the strangest possible third partner to the firm as I and

The week's faux-pas was per- Britain is drawn by the Italian foster-mother which at first I do my second partner are both due newspapers and the process is an tako for a vixen, but later learn at a Krickett match, to play for petrated by the Peak lady who en- Cambridge against the men of quired whether "antique" referred easy one. There is ample evidence to be a chow, but she is so nervous Oxford. But first the players do to a wood specially favoured by for the belief that Signor Musso-I have no close look at her. Then Hal capped Sir John Simon's

take their luncheon at the Krickett tho. white ant. realism with his own during the out by coach to Kwantel, and the Clubbe and much good cheer and recent Rome talks and for the be weather being warmer when the after we fall to playing. And I Hef that the clarity of the Italian sun came out, I had as pleasant do confess I did expect the Oxford viewpoint assisted materially in the drive as over I took. At the catch men to win as in striking they what he terms a moral slap in the SOCIAL WORK drafting of the British proposals, water I marvelled to see that there did, far outweigh us.. But we do face. Well, that's not so bad as a.

The phrase in the Rome com-

were thousands of butterflies al none so ill, and do put them out kick in the pants., Although Hongkong has only munique about the distinction. be- abroad in a cloud, brought out as for less than I had deemed pos-

O D begun to touch the fringe of tween what is desirable and what suppose by the heat of the sun, sible, a hundred and seventy

In order to develop his egg social problems, welcome evid-is readily realisable went to the which I learn is no uncommon sight notches. But of all things the best

lofty

catch which His trade, an Australian merchant is ence is to be found that in re root of the matter and has been that, particular spot though I be

it before. So to Roverenco doth take at mid-off, offering free egg-cups to regular cent years there has been a translated, in only alightly varying knew not of

Kwantel where WO meet terms, to both sets of proposals,

Thereaftor things go not well for customers. Of course, eggs in marked quickening of interest and it is now clear that Rome and chirurgeon of a King's shippe and Cambridge for some time, but Mr. this part of the world are actual-

doth striko matters which affect the London are ranged together in a ho bids us to the barre to drink a J. Barrow

most ly laid In Chins.. welfare and well-being of the severely business-liko determina- glass of Hollands waters. But courageous, and notches a hundred poorer classes of the community. tion to extract the greatest common Lord II-know not what manner and more, while the game is won. The law dealing with the mui- measure of agreement from a of boy there be there, but he necks by three wickets and with ton

to pour my Hollands from a bottle minutes to spare. Which indeed A London producer hopes to in- tsai problein has undoubtedly variety of policies.

of wine of Xeres, until I do go pleases me mighty though my heart corporate, in a forthcoming play. been most beneficially employed,

round and become my

own is sore for the Men of Oxford, the literal atmosphere of the East. with the result that the position

Ganymede. Yet

any olfactory when all the After, a pleasant fire in my Cham-We presume that

will do. of these girl servants is infinite-

In that spirit a great deal can bouring be done it seems there bo her and writing. ly better than it ever has been.

no fair water to dilute the coolie a very old Happy co-operation between the achieved and it is to be hoped that Hollands, till

2nd.-Reading this day in the Judging by the sneezing encoun- Government and unofficial or down to draft its reply

Qual D'Orsay settles brings a bottle. But whence it Neves-sheetes it seems that things ganisations has proved most British Memorandum the realities

to the came I know not, yet we did trust are quiet in Fukien. There is too tered these days, practically every-

to the spirit to kill all infectioun, talk of completing the railroad body is on the cold standard.. helpful in this sphere. In other of the. altuation will be borne in So to lunch which Mr. Muleygrubs from Northern Kwangtung to join respects, also, unofficial bodies, mind. It would be tragic were and his lady had set ready for us, the Rankow line. And this some such as the Child Protection the Daladior Government to be but Lord! so much there was twenty odd years ago was project- After drinking, a couple of Society, have been doing splendid carried away by alarm at what and so tasty I was fain to cryed, and it was little thought It bottles of whisky, a man declared work, and once a greater men- they might interpret as an attempt halt e'er half was done. Later I would not soon be done. Yet, as that the only effect was a slight

is un-walk with Mr. Muleygrubs to the I hear, the country very blurring of the vision-a Scotch sure of public support is forth to isolate them, or by the

pleasantness which threatens coming, it will be found possible develop from the commercial quar- hounds and I fear I do lose some Engineers at

to Kennels where we go among the mountainous and may yet put the mist.

stand. To the to extend operations over a rel with Britain. It is mischievous face when I accuse one of being a Office and after very busy writing. much wider field. Another fine that the French newspapers acouid example of social service is to come out so clearly in hostility to be found in the scheme devised the proposala without, judging by

4 really close for bringing some measure of appearances, comfort to our street sleepers both sides. Parisian stress is on amination of the concessions to by the use of the old St. Peter's liberties granted to Germany; no Church as a shelter. All asso- attention is devoted to the commit- clated in this work are to be ments Britain is prepared to under- commended on the success of take in the interests of European their efforts. In the past, the peace and, security. principal argument against activities of this character has been that the tendency would be to attract n'er-do-wells from Nothing could be more disastrous outside, once it were known that in the circumstances than a trade Hongkong was providing food war between Franco and Britain, and shelter for the homeless, euch as is threatened. Never suna This, we fear, has been a rather cool Judgment more essential. Ir remedial damage may be done by convenient excuse for doing precipitancy. Bigger issues are nothing rather than a justifiable now at stake than a million pounds reason for proceeding with cau- worth of commerce and the ques- tion. At any rate, there has tion of who is in the right and who been no evidence so far that the in the wrong is less important street sleeper scheme has had hip. The first thing is to order than the maintenance of friend- the effect predicted. The Govern- Cease Fire on the Note Front. If ment is also making good the governments get together and past dofcets by the provision thrash the problem out in a of infant welfare centres under friendly talk, a solution will be the supervision of a,trained lady much casior. health officer. A start has been

mado by temporary

promises

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most essential function and up leeway, but It is well that should in course of time make note should be taken of present some impression on the Colony's tendencies, not in a spirit of high rate of infant mortality, complacency, but in order that Lady Peel is especially intorcat- the results so far attained may ing herself in this work, and, apur the Colony on to even happlly, there is overy indica-greater effort.

"Now lot's stay in school this year and then, if you're still

interested in fashion art-

An author, referring to a High- land beauty spot, said that "Winter sun tips the hills with gold." But Scottish hills are generally tipped. with snow. It's cheaper..

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A naturalist points out that hedgehogs mato for life. Doubt- less many a gay hedgehog husband is often given sharp reminders of. this by his wife.

Someone at Home is advertising, clubs for lonely women. But what they really want is hearts.

The best fireside grame this cold weather is poker.".

"Dollar Refuses to Fail,” says a heading dealing with American monetary affairs. In Hongkong, It usually declinca to rise.

It is naserted that saxophone. playera are highly strung, Moat people think that even if they are not they should be.

Dynamito,

Flash of light.: Sampon man,

Not homo to-night!

Wo understand that local nudisti- aro vory disappointed that so fare 1084 has proved a very cold nude year.