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1934

NOTES OF THE DAY WOMAN AND HER The Very Idea!

PORTSMOUTH BY ELECTION

MONEY

By EDITH SHACKLETON

COMETIMES I think it should

THE EARLY WORM.

By Eddie Kelly, the Bird.

SPEAKING of married life reminds us that Hong- kong never has a "Be Kind

We know a man who was

Evon, such a popular candidate 'ns Admiral Sir Roger Koyes in the of | NAVAl-minded constituency

Portsmouth could not produco a reversal of the downward trond of National Government votes. Sir Roger gained the sent cor tainly, but the Conservative poll was reduced by nearly nine thou-at Band. The inference is impossi- ble to miss. The losses have been too consistent

over the whole range of recent by-elections for any mistake to be possible. The | National Government is no longer capable of inspiring national no enthusiasm, the people are" langer keenly interested in its

See how they waste their wages. survival or defeat. Those hold-

A man earning wages will keep ing

It might be futile to multiply was once an innocent little political convictions have two or more, and spend his wages roturned to party folds; the roon houses, furniture, fuel and food, dress shops and beauty shops for babe, lounging about on his

are the mother's knee! mainder cannot be bothered to A girl spands hers on "porms," there la no sound evidence that

chlef desires of the record their votes one way or the powder, lipstick and chocolates, fashion and cosmetice ice cream and ice-rinks. other,

Women have only just begun to be taught in schools, to chil-make any difference to the cigar- aren in their first flush of pride ette trade, and if men were ali to Worms" Week."

dealing with "£ s. d. sums," that suddenly deprived of pocket-money money remains the same whether the football grounds and dog It is used by a man or a woman. racing tracks would bo doserted, so cruel to worms that a If this fact were put clearly and nearly all the public houses magistrate sent him to into the minds of little boys,might be closed. So indeed, might

clubs, racecourses and C.A. complaint. He used to perhaps they would not grow up be the fashionable golf clubs, prison for a week on an S.P. into men who write letters like yacht that in which Mr. C. Martin, In-restaurante.

No caterer would know just how put a worm's tail into its forming the Editor of the News

women "waste to lure women's money if women, mouth and watch it swallow Chronicle. that their wages," thus supplemented in an instant, became the pocket-itself. his sweeping charge:

[UP AND DOWN

A

moneyed sex,``

A man spends his wages in ways woman. that increase employment. girl's spending leaves bullders, mechanies and labourers workless

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At present most women spend a lot of time in planning, making and choosing clothes, but this is because they can save money that way, not always becasue they But who builds the working would rather have clothes than girl's ice rinks and chocolate concerts or hyacinth bulbs er.

foreign travel.

Yet there are people, like Sir Oswald Mosley, who still believe can be that the British voter --Show Room

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No man. by taking thought and

tary methods. They will in all of her hair dressing and les 1 buying a remnant and a paper

likelihood spend a great deal more money on armoured cars and the like before admitting what waste it is. Doubtless there are compensations. It must feel great to be able to conjure up the Crusader spirit-to be up and do-

ing, even in the face of a tiny WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1934. Buspicion that it cannot be done.

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women arc

row.

And to think that that man

As for us, we can say with a certain amount of pride. that we've never taken worms.

We have taken everything else, from pills to mustard baths so far we and aspirins, but haven't shown any serious and determined hankering for worms. Speaking of worma reminds us of the American prohibitionist who demonstrated with one.

"Folka," he said, "with this poor worm I will show you the evil in- fluences of whisky. See, I place. the worm in the glass of whisky. He wriggles. It is burning him up. He dies. Poor little worm. Ah, the evlis of drink!"

The little lady in the front seat applauded.

"Tell me, doctor," she said, "will any brand of whisky do that?”

"Yes," said the demonstrator.

Thank the Lord. I've been troubled with worms for years."

Who pays the rates and ronta cream catablishments7

in, raiment which will pass muster Are her purveyors furnished pattern, can fit himself out cheaply free of charge on the grounds with the costly products of Savile

And how that they enter for women only? many young men clarks keep houses of their own

builders, I have noticed that most of my or directly employ

women friends, as they became mechanics and labourers?

The assumption that all young successful in their professions, fed, housed and thought less about clothes as they clothed by their male relatives began to be able to pay more for and given their wages, if any, for them. The things they honestly pocket money may be comfortable, like to spend money on are at least but is about as intelligent as as diverse as they would be among One will expend belief that all women wear elastica group of men.

a carefully hoarded twenty guin sided boots.

eas on a water softener while an- other gives more for a Tang horse The core of this complaint is-and both are stingy about taxi- probably in that phrase "n man cabs. earning wages will keep two or I cannot give myself the cheap- more" for It is an unusual man est hair-wave without a wretched who can work alongside a woman feeling of extravagance, but when without becoming morosely con- I have any spending money I can

claret or Georgian silver.

The long worms can be egally scious that he "keeps" somebody disperse it without a pang on Mr. Matin complains that wo-

from the skort Yet the probability is that he while she possibly does not.

do not support builders, distinguished

and Labourers, but worms; the head of the short "keeps" a wife he chose and who men is his heart's delight as well as mechanics.

long worm. his housekeeper, counsellor and what about all the spinster sav-worm being invariably closer to

woman colleague supports socleties? helper in all his enterprisea while inga that go into the building the tail than in the care of the It has long puzzled scientists his.

how the worm finds a hole to fit some aged, infirm or feckless re- lative she would never have chosen

never yet had in. Women have as housemate or as hobby, and la

Nature in its awful wisdom ha perhaps a hindrance socially and enough money to spend according

Bizen domestically rather than an asset to their own desires, yet the lay-

ing out of income is one of the provided holes of various or a help.

they are. all over-Hongkong. All the worm as wife may subjects in which Woman's career

And a hole that fits. have become easier in our own generally speaking, better trained has to do is to trump about to generation, but as daughter it has than men. grown more responsible and difl- cult

We, too, know a great deal about worms. There are two kinds of worms. Long worms and short worms.

Herr Habicht's declaration of a Nazi armistico in Austria is a Mr. Wang Ching-wei's state.

of Ger- ment of Government policy in pretty clear indication

many's opinion of British, French regard to the economic develop and Italian solidity regarding the ment and material reconstruc-independence of Austria. It is as tion of China betokens a keen much an ultimatum as a truce perception of future needs. In offering and as auch merely renders particular, recognition of the the outcome a trifle more uncertain. necessity for foreign co-opera-The strangest thing is Berlin's tion will be widely welcomed.persistent refusal to acknowledge When the immensity of the task interference in Austria's internal which faces China is borne in affairs. The Habicht speech from the Munich broadcasting station mind, it becomes patent that,

was either a crude bluff or a plain unaided, she cannot hope to

intimation that the Nazi adherents achieve much. The vast natural in Austria are obedient to German resources of the country can-orders. London, Paris and Rome not possibly be developed until are too obviously worried about the the system of communications business to admit of the possibility the Nazi spokesman was is extended and the interior. that

The small boy is allowed to lose or waste his pennies, while in all opened up in such a manner as bluffing. to enable these largely untapped-

To parental eyes daughters who but the most advanced nurseries have fought their way into busi- the little girl is advised to save reserves to be efficiently exploit-

ness or professions are still the hers to buy mummy a birthday ed. In coal and other mineral

present. resources; China has hidden sup-

Dr. Dollfuss, meanwhile, is in a girls," to be depended on for com- plies not only sufficient for her

Hispanionship and assistance position. unhappy own needs but for the needs of most

gone free long ago. the greater part of the world. campaign against the Socialista every sort, though the sune have This is one of the reasons why So long as these are allowed to deprived Austria of much sympathy

in Britain. France, too, is inclined women have not yet enough money lie untouched, so long can it be said that China is not making to be hostile. These are the two to spend.

prepared to face the her proper contribution to world countries

For, in fact, women as yet do so out pocket-money to the husband. and more hair on its chest that development. consequences of an Austrian appeal! progress and

woman France, indeed, for little spending entirely according No man who wishes to preserve the other. The grub is also bette Given a disposition to avail to the League.

Is upholstered. should herself of foreign aid, technical reasons of her own, is disposed to their own desires that it is far an illusion that

announce general money-wusting creature the step. too early to encourage and financial, China can rise to actively to

through the stores and shopping a foremost place industrially and Italy, on the other hand, is very tendencies in feminine ways of ever make a tour of observation economically amongst the na-strongly opposed to an appeal and self-indulgence.

Mass luxury spending is as yet streets when they are most fre-

Continued on Next Columne.) tions of the world. This fact is it la to Rome that the Chancellor nearly all done by men. apparently now being borne in looks most anxiously for support in on the mind of her leaders, who his difficulties. The position would realise that the task is of such

DULLFUSS DILEMMA

magnitude that outside help is be almost amusing were it not essential. That such help will so serious, but the circumstances done be readily forthcoming, provided do not alter the fact that the mutually satisfactory arrange- worst disservice would bo

to Geneva by bringing the Austrian ments are made, there can be no question. Mr. Wang Ching-wei question before the League Coun

has left cil just now. "Berlin does well in this connexion to

and would treat any stress the point that there must Geneva

has be adequate security and guar- representations just as she antees if foreign financial help done the direct protests from is sought. Other nations have Vienna. Action instead of words greatly benefited from such aid, would be perilous all round. and there need be no question of fearing undue foreign in- fluence in the arrangements HUMANE SLAUGHTER

necessary to the end in view. In-

The decision to introduce deed, China can easily reassure

to Hongkong's herself on this point by seeing humane-killors that, once the arrangements are abattoirs offers a great temptation concluded, there is prompt and to facetiousness. It le, for in- consistent discharge of, obliga-stance, a safe assumption that the tions. Once this is assured, the animals affected by efforts to pro- more merciful way should be made easy. By vide for them a the effective suppression of the ending would be more appreciative Fukien revolt and by the proof a campaign in favour of gress so far made in handling vegetarianism. Some, too, would the Communist menace, then whether this method of Nanking Government is creat- ing for itself an increasingly slaughter in to be restricted to Wise cows, and if so, why? Such good reputation abroad. financial policies, coupled with a issues apart, the action of the willingness to seek sound foreign Government will be generally ap co-operation, would at this stage proved as long as the humane greatly facilitate the progress slaughterer does not shoot the

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a pig has to be seen to be belleved.

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The schoolgirt is entrusted with the partial laying out of her dress allowance long before the school boy is.

the wake-

Worm with

We know of one goitre that walked from Castle Peak to Quarry Bay before it found a suitable home. Even then it was only a semi-detached home. being next to the quarry.

The grub is very close to the taken for a worm by anyone who worm and could quite easily be has never seen a worm.

And all through earning classes the housewife

The only difference between the administers the income and doles two is that one has more legs

know-just don't

enjoy

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Some grubs may be found derneath logs, although how those great, big logs has got dovil the little chaps bala

beat, : Wo

cannot speak with authority on the subject, bu presume that the grub lies d back and then pulls the log itself.

The centipede is really our-plated worm, equippe a knife and fork at one has a lot of lege, an inca number, and how it keeps We won't bother about you start thinking abou like that, you go mad round in circles barki dog.

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quented by, their r tomers.

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