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PU YI WILLING TO RESUME DRAGON THRONE

Throne.

The Very Idea!

MOONLIGHT PICNICS

By George

If you want to en'ny yourself at the beach this sub.mer we re- commend kicking off with a moonlight plenie. Your exper- AYA-

Government monopolier of pastal

By WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS services were developed primarily for the purpose of protecting the TTENRY Pu Yi, "Emperor of "PAINTS". HIS POEMS. public and ensuring that the Manchukuo,” is willing to be- "Chinn prospered for thousands carriage of nails should be under- come emperor of all China once of years under the orthodox taken at the minimum peasible cost again if the Chinese people shouldtem, based on the family. When consistent with efficiency. It is call him back to the Dragonale departed from that system, hardly surprising therefore to

she was plunged into n'cauldron of The find that the Hongkong Govern-

Prime Minister, Cheng deadly strifes. ment has been considering Hsiao-ksu, nasured me of this in "Expediency leads to abuses 'and downward revision of existing local the course of a special interview at despotism. The new Manchu em rates and that a new acnie will be the foreign office at Changchun. pire is founded upon the doctrine Introduced at the beginning of

His answer Was not exactly of the interdependence of the next month provided approval is what I expected, for this question governing and the governed." obtained from the Secretary ofs usually evaded in Manchukuo, State. The concessions are not

Premier Cheng is an unusun! with statements that ruling the man, even in the Orient. He is likely to be large. Revenue con- siderations are still highly. Im-Itaelf, and that any tendencies to dent follower of Confucius. He new State is a big enough job in a poet, a philosopher, and an ar- portant. A stamp of ten oxtend Manchu rule south of the rises at 3 o'clock in the morning, value will be required for a letter Great Wall, as it once did extend and "paints" poems

England via Suez, representing

with Jin are to be discouraged. 4 reduction of two cents,

brush and Chinn black--the on- bringing the cost more into line

cient art of calligraphy. with the cost of a letter transmitt- ed in the reverso direction. It is not much, but in these hard times. we should be thankful even for amall mercies,

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JOKE ON THE JOKER

It would be

A good thing if persistent practical jokers every where could read what happened to the gentleman in New York, who thought it would be fun to

My question was;

"Down in "China" proper I heard·

To the Occidontal this meane talk of a

possible movement to little. But in China, calligraphy bring Emperor Pu. Yi back and is not just penmanship-it com- restore him to the Dragon Throne.bines painting and poetry. But his majesty is now Emperor

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iences will be auch that you will thereafter, enjoy any other form of bathing if it means taking the family with you.

Seduced by tales of moon-kissed glamour on glassy scas and pale ghostly benches with the added element of crooning lullabys to still the unquiet voice of conscience, we tucked the wife in early, bor

set off, rowed a costume and a'dollar and

Meeting our friend en route cost us another dollar, and we didn't save anything by Jumping straight from the pier into the launch.

The hour was bed-time but the absence of the moon spoke of such a treasure of piled glamour that we felt it was worth while fore- going our Ovaltine.

Half an hour's delay was ensured by lugging the lullaby aboard in the shape of a piano which, judg- and sub-

of Manchukuo, and Manchukuo FANATIC PREACHES UNITY. has declared its independence of

Well along in his '70s, Premiering by its appearance the rest of China.

Cheng is one of the Orient's lead.sequent performance, would have "That seems to complicate mating poets.

He was tutor to the been more at home in an antique ters. Would his majesty rule

Emperor Pu Y for seven years shop than a moonlight picnic. again ever all China, if asked?""

during the ruler's exlle at Tientsin,

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FOLLOWS WILL OF PEOPLE.

When wo eventually kicked off it appeared that the sea was not as smooth as forecasts had promised. though our friend said that all would be well when the moon came

His frankness on the possibility of reunion between Manchukuo and play a little trick on some newis | Mr. Cheng in, a great poet, philo-leadership, of course), is unusual. I out.

(for China proper (under Manchukuoan Nodding his head sagely sopher, and teacher, as well as a But other forces are also at work was the plane or

We don't know whether it politician-a sort of Oriental "brain tending to heal the breach caused visits to the aide which put the our repeated truster") the venerable min re-by the Japanese incursions at plied without hesitation:

Shanghai, Jehol, and in Manchuria.at the Buy, we only needed a moon off but by the time we arrived

married friends. They were just starting on their honeymoon. So the gentlemen In question notified the police that the car they were riding in had been stolen. This is an old gag among practical jokers, the joke a good deal of annoyance guaranteed to cause the victims of and humiliation; and in this case it worked perfectly. However, when the perpetrator finally ad- mitted that it was all a joke, the

police falled to see anything funny

in it; and they took him into court, where he was promptly fined U.S. $50 for being a nuisance. The if that sort of thing happened to world would be a pleasanter place

practical jokers more frequently,

MINDING THE BABY

"The emperor must follow the will of the people. About 20 years ago he abdicated his throne in Peking

because the people of China seemed to want to try the

some republican, democratic, or other form of government.

"He did not oppose their will. But they do not seem to have done very well,

One of the most striking of rainstorm to complete our misery. these is Hanni Ito, a fiery, fanuti-Home had seldom booked so bright. cal little man who calls himself We parted our hair to show ive "Eternal Youth," and who is had been. In and dropped the coa- cross between Billy Sunday, Ma- tume into somebody's tea but hatma Gandhi, and Old Man Jin nothing could induce us to join in go. He is preaching throughout the community singing. China and Japan a gospel of n united Asia under the leadership of Japan.

The press of Japan gives his "Here in Manchukuo, the peo-erusade serious,attention, and two ple grew tired of the conditions of the most widely-rend Japanese under which they were living and newspapers recently devoted four asked his majenty to be their full pages to Ito in an edition And again he responded widely circulated in China. Ito to their will.

Wears Chinese clothes on his lecture tours in China.

ruler.

"He could not have done other- wise. An emperor must obey the will of heaven expressed through the people.

SEES JAPAN AS SAVIOUR.

Urging the union of Asiatic peoples, to cries: "If Japan is KEEPS ON ORTHODOX PATH.

defeated in the World War that may come soon, the entire Orient "So, if the Chinese south of the will become dark. If Japan wins, Great Wall do as did the people China will prosper anew. India north of the Great Wall, in Man-will revive.. chukuo, and ask the emperor again

The intransigeance of France at Geneva has caused, a deal of bitter talk during the past few days, much of it no doubt attri- butable to frayed tempers at the prospect of failure of the dia armament conversations. The French attitude, whilst obvious ly blocking progress, is under- standable and, from the French viewpoint, entirely logical. The main battle has been fought on the issue as to whether priority of consideration shall be given to disarmament or security. On

An American factory owner the one side. Britain and the and an ardent booster for NRA United States have been urging recently decided to make another the necessity of some form of cut in working hours at his plant. and asked his employees whether agreement in the matter of arms they preferred a five-day week or limitation, whilst on the other alx days with shorter hours each France has been standing firm day. To his amazement, they for-settlement of the security voted overwhelmingly in favour of issue first: If the traditional the six-day week. And when he policy of France is kept in mind, asked why, a spokesman said: "The world and regard paid to the fact that men feck they won't have much mental experiments," 1 suggested. Japan."" she has always been, and still it. They'll just hang round the

use for that extra day if they get "Will new Manchukuo join the

"The Chinese do not realize what parade?" is, obsessed by the fear of in-house, doing everything from put

destiny lies ahead of the Far East. vasion, it will be easy to realise ting up screens

"Manchukuo will pin her faith They do not understand that their why she takes the stand that lawn and minding the baby. So expediency are not for her to fol- globe...

to weeding the to orthodox ways," the venerable neighbour Japan stakes her life on premier replied. "The ways of defending this part of the there can be no disarmament un-they prefer to work the six days." low." til the security question is first Here is a little angle which few

It remains to be seen of course, satisfactorily disposed of. There probably had considered. It may "what you mean by the ways of such thing from this strange pro- "Will you explain," I asked, whether China will understand any is, however, much also to be said mean that some

their orthodoxy and expediency as up-plet, or whether he will make any for the view expressed by Mr. wives the harder taskmasters, and plied to government?"

impression at all in China, Henderson that it was up to may just mean that people hate France to do something more to get out of an accustomed groove," than object to other nations'Either way, it indicates that there proposals--that she should come is real reason for all the talk about forward with something definite the necessity of training people to as a substitute. For it is patent make profitable Lise .of their that if every nation were to en-

leisure.

ter a conference room, whether

find

The average man will have more

the subject be disarmament or MORE IN FUTURE anything else, not in the least degree disposed to make any positive contribution, no pro- spare time in the future than he gress whatever could be has ever had in the past. Less of achieved. Only by a pooling of his life will be filled by his job; ideas, and a willingness to com- more of it will be his to do with promise, can international con-

us he sees fit. If there really is ferences of any kind be of valuc, simply do not know what to do uny large number of men who Happily, this morning's news with themselves when they get an indicates eleventh-hour develop extra holiday every week, the ments of the utmost importance, business of training them in pro- based OTI efforts towards per use of their telsure must be- compromise on the main suge come important. It would be. gestions put forward, and in-foolish, of course, to suppose that cluding a strong probability of all men will want to Uso their Germany returning to the con- spare time in the Sama way. ference to take her part with Some men enjoy taking care of others in building

their gardens; others like to take the up

the family for an all-day drive in structure of peace. Past dia-

the country; others like to play

appointments will create a golf, others amatour carpentry. natural tendency against undue The list of ponsibilitics is endloss. optimism at this latest, turn in There seems a real need for an events, but there will be a organisation for the benefit of universal hope that agreement people with spare time they don't may soon be reached.

know how to use,

would respect their wish. Pro- speaks of himself in the third per to occupy the Dragon Throne, he "Hanni wonders"-Ito almost vided, of course, there were no in-son-if it is not the true will of ternationni obstacles in the way."God to mix Japanese with the

400,000,000 Chinese "Old countries all over the as Japan is the saviour of China, are making new govern-so China can be the saviour of

"You have to give in to them on some things."

Just

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We were saving our breath to write to the secretary of the picnic. save a stamp as well and fill up On second thoughts we decided to

got out of our first and last moon- some of our column. That's all wo ilght pienle-except bathing costume and a free tea.

bara

Indian Serenade Attaching a note-"I am sorry to have had to do this, I love you, and I would aponer be behind the

than live without you to a lump of lead, a Romeo at. Kowloon Tong, alung it through his Juliet's window and nearly got a month's Imprisonment the other day for so doing...

Sholley impetuously threw red Tosca through Mary Godwin's 1814; witness the lines: window before their elopement in

to

"I arise from dreams of theo

(Pardon me if indiscreet). Heaving rosa-who knewa

how? Through

thy chamber. window, Sweet."

Next morning, observing the fragrant offering to be attached A half-brick, Mary Godwin wrote a comprehensive 12-page Shelley that he was no gentleman. letter informing Perey Byssho Hence the revised line:

"I arise from reams of thee," you won't believe this story because it isn't exquisitely printed on cream handmade paper by the Adonals Press, each copy number- ed and signed by some mincing, Illy-fingered dilettante. Neverthe legg-

Modes and Men

Diverting, and concealing a useful moral, is the fact (which we quarry from Mr. A. G. Mac- doncil's absorbing new book on Napoleon's Marshals) that at least two or three of these superhuman- fighters were, us fond of millinery (and as jealous) as chorus-girls.

Murat, the greatest cavalry lender in history, thundered into action in wonderful uniforms of his own designing: pale pink breeches, yellow dd or red Morocco boots, lashings of heavy gold braid, jewelled sword, ostrich feathers. Ney stormed the bridge. at Elchingen in full-drose Marshal's uniform blazing with orders Lannes scaled the walls of Ratisbon at the head of hie grenadiers in the same elegant costumeTM under heavy Bre. Berthier, Chief of Staff, rode into Madrid wearing gold-braided Hun. garian antrakia and a scarlet Blinko with herbn's plumea. By decorative contrast,

suny

General Pielon, the Welchman, took the field at Sauroren in the Peninsula wearing a blue frock- cont and top hat and carrying a neatly rolled umbrella.

The moral is that human beings are not always alike,