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THE HONGKONG

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1934.

LORD SNOWDEN'S PRETTY BODICES AUTO BIOGRAPHY

AMUSING INCIDENTS

OF POLITICS

PRIME MINISTER TWITTED

By A Correspondent

The first volume of Viscount; Snowdon's Autobiography Was published recently. The

volume

of

ends with the Armistice and the Conlition Election of December 1918, and it records chiefly the pro gress of Labour representation from a more handful of men to a party, mostly through years passionate idealism and impressive sacrifice, which meant a minimum of dissension within the ranks.

He finds one or two occasions, familiar however, to refer to a characteristic of Mr. Ramsay Mac. Donald in phrasing ambiguous statements. In one early mention he remarks:-

"He suffered in those days from

a failing, which has grown upon him with advancing years, of being unable

a speech which was to make not open to any interpretation a person chose to place on it."

Buy a

of **an ho Elsewhere, acrimonious discussion" with Mr. "I surpassed him in MacDonald: the vigour of my language, but did not equal him in akili in avoiding the point at issue."

Describing a letter Mr. Mac- Donald wrote in answer to a war-

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"Graceful Bodices".

WHAT YOUTH MAY WEAR

CLOCKWORK CARS FROM JAPAN

NEW PROBLEM FOR DRIVERS

AND PEDES- TRIANS!

The Japanese are reported to be putting on the market a clock- work car. Already one has been Invented which will go for forty miles at one winding, and more are promised. There will be no more trouble about petrol, only the need for strong hands at the key with which to wind the car.

On the other hand, the over wound car will be peculiarly use- lean, and those who have memories of the springa flying out of their clockwork toys will have to over come an ingrained fear lest the big spring on which they will be sitting should get loose.

There will be apparently a lot of winding to be done, because springs soon manage to unwind and announce rather abruptly that they

completely unwound. But motorists will be well-advised to welcome the clockwork car not ohly for cheapness but also for the the homely connotations of

name.

are

There is something about the word clockwork which is lacking WHEN a frock is said to be to words like petrol, gas, or elec "youthful" it means it gives tricity, a note of the narsery

time request to attend a recruiting the wearer the appearance of which motorista will find extreme- meeting, Lord Snowden points youth. No more flattering thing ly useful when they are brought out: "It shows that bis facility in can be said of the woman who has before the Bench. No one is go dancing round the mulberry bush passed the years of youth than ing to believe that a victim could not a recently acquired accom-that her gown, her costume, her not get out of the way of a clock- hat, make her "look so young." work car. It will be contemptible plishment."

On the other hand, he pays At the same time. mature to be run over by it, but no blame sincere tribule to Mr. MacDonald's woman should not be misled by will attach to the driver. early work as secretary of the the youthful frock, when she feels Labour party, at first without that it is meant for the sweet-girl- salary or clerical assistance, and graduate.

the

It will be very Interesting to see the reactions of the young to for long thereafter at a purely Youth ma**

wear accentuated such a car, and to test how far nominal honorarium, even when lines with far more composure the mania among modern boys for the osorous duties of accretary than her more adult sister. The motors is a passion for what is It is reasonably cer- ship necessitated fully staffed skirt may be shorter, there may be grown-up.

more plents, there may be more tain that the car which goes by gathers. For the figure of youth elastic will not, if it ever appears is one to which the mode is readily on the road, command quite the occasionally a victim of the Snow-adapted, and youth need not adapt homage that present-day enginca den irony. Of a war-time incident herself to the mode. he says:--

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office.

Mr.

VICTIM OF IRONY.

Arthur Henderson

IN

"Within a week or two of 'Mr. Henderson issuing an appeal. to the British people to stand to gether for pence, and to proclaim that the days of plunder and butchery were gone by, he was

doing his best within his limited wtume Iør-

ward to fight in this holy war.'"

He tells a typical tale of John Burns, who was once given a com- plete sult of clothes by the pro- prietor and workmen of a Bond Street talbring establishment. The tale had a sequel years later in a telephone conversation be. tweon Bürus~~~~(thon~~a~ Cabinet

factor and his earlier bene- Are you Mr. H, the Bond Street tailor?" "Yes, Sir."

"Well, this is the Right Hou. John Burns speaking. Do you re- member years ago giving a piece of cloth for your workmen to make

sult for John Burns?"

"I do," with pride. came the reply.

"Well," repiled John, "John Burna never forgets a favour. Ilo is now Cabinet Minister, and he requires the usual turnout for a Cabinet Minister. I understand. it costs!

order."

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command. It is to be expected

If a snug bipline is the rule, aland hoped that very different de- girl may accentuate this line, grees of devotion will be excited while one of older years must by ears according to the nature guard against the possibility of of their engines. It will then be betraying a contour that confirms possible for magistrates to vary her years. In every detail of line, their penalties by confining pec- youth applies the literal rules of cant motorists to a particular kind

BELIEVE IT OR NOT!

FORTY M.P.H. BY PEDAL-PUSHING

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THE STORY OF THE FLUTE,

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(Being a History of the Flute and everything connected with it).

Kleczynski..

(Preludes.

Ballads, Nocturnes, Polonaisos,

Mazurkos).

:

HOW TO PLAY CHOPIN. CHOPIN'S CREATER WORKS.

CHOPIN: AS REVEALED BY EXTRACTS FROM

HIS DIARY.

LIFE OF CHOPIN. CHOPIN: A CRITICAL & APPRECIATIVE ESSAY. MAKERS OF MUSIC.

(Biographical Sketches of Great Composers with Chronological Summaries of Thoir Works).

Tarnowski..

Franz Liszt.

Davison..

Sharp..

SYMPHONY WRITERS SINCE BEETHOVEN, SKETCHES OF GREAT PIANISTS AND GREAT

VIOLINISTS.

Weingartner..

Ferris.

BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY OF FIDDLERS,

(including performen on the Violincello and Double Bass).

Clarke.

SOME ASPECTS OF CHINESE MUSIC.

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1 Will tower up with ire.....

3 Faces you til humorously trans-

formed,

8 Metal, only partly free.

A case has recently arisen in the Courts-whether, if the car! cannot be made to go, the individ ual at the wheel is nevertheless to be considered as in charge of it, Undoubtedly the general presump tion is that if a car is on the road lat-all-it-con-be made to go:-but The owners of Budapest there is an increasing opportunity foundry announce that they have for the use of cars without the Those of worka. invented a device enabling pedal encumbrance cycles to be ridden at 40 miles an really light cars make excellent hour. The inventors, Mesara, Hor-shelters and private oases from voice. vath and Heroznik, say their device which to conduct shopping raids 11 Weights are not required with more than halves the effort re- or in which to hold picnic meals, quired to propel the cycle.

and they can be attached to other The appliance, which weighs only vehicles, perhaps surreptitiously. a few pounds, and can be fitted on to be towed to another spot when to the rear wheel of an ordinary the authorized parking time is: blcycle and cost only 58.

exhausted.

9 Discharge.

10 Altogether undeveloped as

such a scale.

12 A regular find if only after it is

over.

16 Triumph once last month:

17 This burden is more than enough

to give anyone a scare, 18 Lament.

But most cars can and do go, 21 The hateful thing about sodium. Estimates in 1914, being some, and that is where we touch the 23 The motorists' bugbear: it has what discomfited in debate by Lord heart of the mischief. The hold

ruined the surface of many a bill. Charles Beresford.

of the scenery, especially on the 21 Nevertheless, many are tenanted "Daring Lord Charles's speech outskirts of towns, is not sufficient by charge. About £160. Go ahead with the Mr. Churchill sat on the Treasury to make motorists delay, and when 25 Three gathered from the Trea.

sury make ends meet. Bench, his legs stretched out, try-they pass a terrace they may 28 Can it be? Yes, as a ministerial ing to look contemptuous. This in easily come to think that when

gathering. 30 It might be deepest Tory, and

cortainly not to be altered. 31 Characteristic orchestral open-

ing.

Down

"FAT OF SACRILEGE."

."

A Lloyd George, story concerns difference annoyed the gallant Ad. they have seen one house they 29 Ask for it back. his ardour in support of his Bud- miral. 'What does he know about have seen the lot. got, when he made speeches up and the Navy? ho asked. T

Something may be hoped from who down the country abusing the fighting for the men on the lower the many excellent societies for Dukes and accusing them of deck when he was at the business preserving the beauties of the "living on the fat of sacrlloge.' end of a feeding bottle,"

country; and, if they are not pre- Just at that time the Duke of "At this Mr. Churchill gave a served, motorists will obviously Devonshire attended a meeting of terriile yawn. I sorry to bore have less inducement than ever à Commission of which he was the right honourable gentleman so not to hurry in their tormented member hobbling on two sticks. He much, sald, Lord Charles. I and search for boauty or quiet or rest was asked what was the matter. I many of his friends have been able or whatever other good it is after "Oh," he said, "it's living on the to see a long way down the right which they feverishly strain,

honourable Int of sacrilege!"

gentleman's throat.' grudging each second by which And there is a comical picture of The House Inughed, and Churchill the consummation of their journey Mr. Churchill, sponsor for the Navy | was visibly annoyed."

is delayed,

SALESMAN SAM

And Double Vision, Too!

1 Diverts a man (anag.). 2.It certainly sounds BLA though this charm should have a purify. ing effect.

3 To present and self without this would seem to be imperative.

4 Occupying a small space.

5 If we must have the words In English it is slogular opera, in-

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Foreign body a dark coat.

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10 Sheer equivocation.

20 Finct isn't it?

21 Poor cut (anag.).

22 The emphatic nianner in which

one sees a cat roam.

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It, too.

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