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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1934.

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Nov. 9th-Up betimea and to great is the power of his intellect, A plece of heavy ordnance has my office where I am very busy In that I do sit here and listen to boen placed in position in the against the return of my partner, what is being done in Whitehall, Volunteer. Parade Ground, quite Ad-who will take charge upon this Later on did listen to My Lord close to the Government hend- side while I do proceed to our Kow Bishoy, who, in my humble judge-quarters. All the Big Guns to- loon branch, to do the ordering of ment, doth spenk mighty good gether! that. After I do meet my wife, sense.

The Cortes in Madrid hna taken bold and, it appears, somewhat drastic step against the Labour organisations of the nation. mittedly the Labour groups have been recalcitrant, and sometimes imprudently aggressive. Perhaps they have only themselves to blame that the Government shall have virtually outlawed them and panseri resolution a vote of 161 to it authorising the raiding and seizing of funds of all Labour societion. Labour'e part in the revolution of October last was anything but early docile. It is hardly to be blamed If the Cortes now takea steps to remove a danger from the land. The diffenity seems to be to steer a middle course in Spanish politics. The country is swayed from one extreme to another. There seems to be no ground for compromise, Each group is strong. They will probably go on fighting until they are bled weak.

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Nov. 18th-To town early,

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Many a poor Hongkong contrae» tor has tender memories.

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Which reminds us that wo saw a glaring case of squeezo during the week. One of the P.W.D. staff had his arm around a girl at the pic-

to tures.

"Lightning" gowns are the very latest in London. We suppose that the thunder in heard when habby receives the hill.

who, poor wretch, finds her mind Nov. 12th-A hollday and to my doth run more upon curtains and new house first of all where 1 de coverings than upon husbands, so, order certain matters. But it is a after a cup of coffee, to the Clubbe fowle day and the weather is not where I find Mr. Povey, Creed and such as one may fairly expect at one or two more, discussing the this time of year. And I am the depression that is fallen upon the more sorry is every housewife Colony. And it seems agreed that

the trials of ordering there are many repercussions of housen upon the Peake when there the one general trouble, the de- be much fogge about. Then pression that bath struck the the Krickett ground where I do cut whole world. For, as Mr. Flagge the notches, hit it is a poore game. doth point out, things ten years gone were mighty prosperous and people and money did pour into being upon leave of absence and the Colony, and it became a load-de set about making all things stone for those who would make ready for my Christmas mail, but money. And now, says he, referr-between Christmas cards, and ing to the small business man, as money vouchers from the Mas- ter of the King's Postes, 1 am fair apart fruni the big firm, there are more shoppes than clients to let mazed, and in the end do go to the them pay.

And with this I do where over a flaggon of stout I do Clubbe for my morning draught, most heartily agree, for if I do The world algniflance of the October revolt is not in the blood- but consider these small drese converse with Mr. John, who is shed, deplorable as that is, but in

shoppes, I do know of at least a mighty full of his new production, the fact that the forces making for twenty, besides the great stores, which, as I learn, is the play "Fresh feel at home; not wish they were. this diaturbance have been develop

Fields 7" And how they do make enough

by Mr. I. Novelle, which I see at the Criterion Playhouse In ing ever since the rise of the profit even, to pay their rent, I Spanish republic in 1931. Thes

know not. And so it is with all London Inst year. Talking with forces have some counterpart in sorts of shoppes, there being more me he says that our pretty Mls- every country in the world. The sellers than customers to buy tress Fay, doth piny the Ellie Lack are to be worn this winter. Spanish crisis of October, and, to

Yet we do trust that better times Jefferies part. But Lord! I do Looks as if husbands will be ja lesser extent of to-day, la

shall come c'er long. Home to find the heroine to be a very example of the political phenomenon | Sir R. Harpenden's to

charming wench whom I did last of extremen tending to destroy the

nuncheon and later to our house, gron the twelfth birthday, centre, As such it helps to explain where nil very husy and I round which seems but a short while ago, and point the seriousness of some of the things that have been hap- pening in other parts of the world. DRIVEN TO DESPERATION

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The nights are now here when it is warmer sitting in somebody's matshed than out on the beach.

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the garden with the Fa Wong, and but I doubt not I grow somewhat pels," anys heading. And doubt- And my radishes in the most ex-olde. And if she be as skillful at-less won on paints, cellent bearing. But it seems that her part as she was at smiting me mustard and creas in a bed takes with a pillow, I am minded that she will be the greatest possible.

Midget calculating machines are double the time that it doth in

success. Later with Mr. Rivers very popular in London buslaves pot or box, of which I do make n

The little things that And Sir R. Harpenden we discuss houses, the problem of why playgoers do count! only visit a performance upon the we are at a stonde to find a ren last two nights of its showing, but son. Later to a preview of a picture, which doth put me in mind of the great success of the George Ariiss picture which, after "Disraeli", to the best picture that

note. And I am minded that the garden shall do pretty well if can set in some proper fertilizer Later to a preview of a picture, and then dinet at Gloucester House with my wife and inter

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Nov, 10th.-Again to my office where I do hand over to my part-

The bell-ringer in an English ner, and later with my wife, poor I ever saw. Home to Sir R. Har village has just completed fifty wreich, who chooses a smail book pendon's house where we dine years at his job. Half a century case and desk for her room, and very pleasantly, and after some all tolled! proper discourse, to bed, we give orders for the staining thereof. Lunched in

Nov. 14th-Very busy all day Whipsnade where we do approve at the house, where it seems they advertisement. The clothes line.

"Fashions By Phone.” Баук 2411 the new tiffins, and after, my wife have ordered the lights. And I with company to a Wonderland am in great hope that we may yet Fete while 1 do watch the Krickett go into the residence upon the and cut the notches most of the Saturday. All very proper in the MacWhirter belleves that bald time, Dined at home and at Co-garden, and I hope I may make a men are generally trackt with my wife against Sir good job of it. R. Harpenden and his Lady. But

they were too hard for us. And Nov. 15th-To Kowloon, to take

so to bed.

is styled the Evening Hymn. And the opinion that it may be she is

clover. Clear-

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Spain historically has had dif ficulty in maintaining a popularly responsive government 01 the middle course.

The disintegrating effect of having an opposition on inclined hoth sides and Cabinet to split off in several directions is described in Joseph A. Brandt's account of the first Spanish Ra public of 1873-4 ("Toward the New Spain"). And to-day the difficulty of the Republican Government is in OLD PROBLEM

keeping apart the Roman Catholic Despite all that the Home Conservatives and the Socialists or Communists without getting riddled Government has done in its in the crossfre between them. efforts to bring about some Reactionary attacks on the Repub- alleviation of the unemployment liean Constitution and suspension evil, the number of more or less of the much-needed agrarian re- permanently idle workers reforms, drove the workers of the mains in the region of 1wo Left apparently to desperation. millions, The

headed. problem is The proneness of extremist parties to join forces against the centre in

B proving extremely difficult of their eagerness to get at each other solution; there

charge of our office there, but I nois not exclusively "an old Spanish

We soo that work on a new type question but that the number custom." It was seen in the crush-

am very ill-pleased with what I do of aerial torpedo has been dis- remaining of the moderates in the German Nov. 11th. (Lord's Day),-On Bad, and I doubt not more shall continued. We hope it is safe to unemployed will high until such time aReichstag between the millstones of this day falls the Armistice come of it. And I do feare that I let it drop. general improvement in world National Socialism and Communiam celebration which follows pretty may later be tempted to give way In trade makes its effects felt. preliminary to Reichspresident Hit much the same course, save that some measure to faint praising. Meanwhile, the Government is ler's eventual victory. It is il-though the hymn "Oh God, Our Things being very pressed, I did lustrated in the two types of in-Help in Ages Past" be good take my nuncheon at Seventh endeavouring to secure the aid surgency with which President Roo-enough for the coremony at the Heaven, where I do find that Mis-returned from leave recently, whe of the nation's industrial leaders sevelt is threatened within his own Cenotaph at Whitehall, it serves tress Ann begins to knit, but though has a collection of over two hundred along the lines of devising men party as well as of opposition from not for Hongkong, who do sing a do offer, the will not let me show snaps of British village inns. He sures for the absorption of more without-the one an outraged and new hymn styled "Oh Valiant her the way of it, she being mind-must have been BedingTM Britain workers by means of a better bitter-end conservatism, the other Hearts," to the tone of "Abide ed that her Lady Mother did know thirst! distribution of employment. an unsatisfied and vocal radicalisnt. with me", which I do understand more of the matter. Anil I am of With this end in view, conversa: BRITISH EXAMPLE tions are to. take place between

do love the old forms, and I can writing at the Clabbe after, when hand-to-mouth existence. employers and workers. The There have been manifestations conceive no finer hymn than "Oh who should come in but my olde question of hours of labour is in Great Britain at times of even

Gud Our Help," and · I am nt a friend Captain Blackby whom I naturally involved, in which Labour Government's acquiring stonde to know for what reason it have known these twenty years.

an Independent Labour opposition has connection it is of interest to on the left in addition to the

been dropped. Later, at And for a space "wo did rejoice note that the practicability of orthodox dissent on the Right. But listen with the greatest possibis from us". Yet I do feare that we making up again,

seven of the clock or so, I do together and the years departed kong flappers enjoy kissing and instituting a seven-hour day or there is a vital difference between interest and reverence to the relay are neither as younge sa we were, a five-day week will be explored. For a considerable time past. the democratic tradition is deeply is as before, and by a happy jejeune in our imaginings, Later A man in England has made efforts have been made to get grounded and in those accustomed chance-if, indeed it be a chance to the Krickett ground, where a fortune in finding husbands for

to autocracy, between the tenden-

Male order business, an international agreement on cles of these with freely responsive dietion do come through most clear. Twenty-Fourth Regiment. Home

Our Lord's Prayer and the Bene-most pleasant reception by the lonely women. working hours, but these have parliaments and those in which But I do more and more realise and writing of my Christmas mall. so far falled. The matter was change is almost dependent on how small a thing man is, yet how And so to bed. before the International Labour force. In England, and to some Conference, held under the extent In France and the United auspices of the League of States, the likelihood If time of Nations, last year and again this crisis is that leaders will seek solu- tions by looking toward the centre Proposals were. at the and forming coalitions in that di Inst-named gathering, submitted rection. In nations where demo. aiming at the establishment of a cracy most casily falls prey to [10-hour week, but in consequence dictatorship it seems to be because of a quorum not being obtained, groups swing away from one au

com- the proposals were not adopted. other rather than toward

promise

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in seeking a course Retion. A government of either record its view that the question extreme, Left or Right, is neces; of reduction of hours, in relationsarily in most instances a govern. both to unemployment and to [ment of force. Its repression tends the technical improvements to beget a delayed but ultimate effected in industry in recent swing to the other side, Progress years, remains a live one, and is may seem slow in a democracy. bound to continue to engage the with it. And it proceeds in fact But It carries more of the people. attention of the International more rapidly toward the goal of Labour Organisation as an out-human welfare. For regimes which standing issue of social policy, swing from side to side have far- This sentiment was expressed in ther to go than those which hold resolution submitted by the more closely to the direct path representatives of no fewer than favoured by Aristotle-the golden twenty-four Governments, and

Several local lads who are culti I am sorry for it, for I confess I right in her view. Very busy vating moustaches appear to lead a

year.

the tendencies in countries where

mean,

the matter is accordingly to be thing anomalous in the circum- brought forward again at next stance that the employees in year's Conference. When it is some industries are working recalled that it took a quarter of overtime whilst at the same time a century to establish the eight- the unemployment figure remains hour day, there need be little at over two millions. Much can surprise that this question of the obviously be done by spreading 40-hour week is not being out the work available, and it endorsed offhand. Unfortunate-scems that only on such a basta ly, the British Government, in can any marked effect be pro- the Geneva deliberations on the duced on a problem which has subject, has not shown any die-thus far defied solution, Ad- position to agree to the proposal, mittedly, such a method will only but the pressure of facts is now be palliative in nature, but some- causing the general principle thing will be achieved if the not Involved to undergo reconsidera- result is to be the provision of tion. There is certainly some work for more people.

of the London Ceremony where all though there may be much that is

"Oh, I haven't the nerve to go borrow from the neighbours the

vory first night we're here."

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Women are now wearing coals made from lion skins. What a hide]

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They even gamble on fishing now, Plaice bets.

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A Londoa man recently charged his wife with beating him with a whip, a hoe, a washboard and a hammer. She can't have had much time for baking.

Frayed tempers on the football field suggest that players ought to be able to keep cool considering the number of fans usually, in at- tendance.

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A Shanghai amatiur gardener

boasts of sun-flowers seventeen

fight high. The blooming Bmit!

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Because she was too fond of city life, we read, a wealthy Scottish landowner left his daughter, noth- ing but a lonely-Highland cottage: Cut her off with a shieling.

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