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NOVEMBER

1934.

MODERN VIEW OF SIAM KINGDOM

By SIR PERCIVAL PHILLIPS HOON after the King of Siam traffic in the streets of Bangkok, again started on his travois the guards on the railway trains, last winter I arrived in Bangkok, the soldiers and sailors one meets A Regency had taken over the along the busy river front, bear government. The capital was themselves with an independent quiet and the people were as calm air which is in no way aggressive. and cheerful as ever, but benonth The Inferiority complex is utterly the surface of things. one could lacking. detect a feeling of uneasiness and uncertainty.

And they are progressive. The

and

The Very Idea!

INTERVIEWING GEORGB

By Eidle "Castleronso”. Kelly WHEN: ■ humorist meets & W humorist, how do they greet

each other? Does theis talk bubble over with wit and scintil- Iste with epigram, or do they, even a you and I, descend to discussing such subjects an eloning hours and the dollar quotation?

In the hope of wolview this In- triguing problem, the TelegrapĂ ̧· arranged for Mr. Edward Kelly, Its well known half-wil, to inter- view George, the other half-wit. The meeting tho two half-wits, sad to relate, resulted in two full with, the venue unfortunately being the Hongkong Hotel

Now read on. George

Ullo!

In the tumult of accusations which have been heard against Ger many in Paris, one voice has been raised to call to order a public which seemed infected with panic. It was that of the capable and cicar-headed chief of the Air Ministry, General Danain, who knows what he is talking about On several occasions recently the Fronch prose, has burst into print with tales of enormous Cerman air artaments. In London, certain newspaper warned against the

The leaders of the last revolu- state railway sorvice would do mennce from across the Rhine where some "authorities" instated tionary rising were in prison. credit to any nation. Bangkok has Suspects were still being gathered a fine new central station which war planes 40,000 strong in: the police fleet of

were searching I prefer to Victoria. Tralan run could be mustered within a few

houses and offices; much eubver- exactly to time and are clean and months. Such allegations seemed a triße far-fetched to most observers sive propaganda was in circulation comfortable. The express linking at home and abroad, but the credu by underground channels, and the capital with Penang lous were worried. They were conversation on political topics Singapore is composed of sleeping and dining care as comfortable as more concerned still when the Daily was extremely guarded.

The kingdom was Impoverished those of the Royal Scot. You can of Mail announced that half Britain's air feet of 600 machines and its finances were in a chaotic travel from Bangkok to the frontier Anti-royallat sentiment of Indo-China in carriages com- was antiquated. What could an 'state. Air Force of such a size and quali manifested itself in many ways, parable to any in Great Britain.

The wooden stations are well ty do against an invading armada and the influence of Communist |

George: Oh, you were, wère five to ten times as numerous? It agitators was apparent in certain kept and the ground around them

you? now appears, however, that the sections of the so-called Republi- ia trim and tidy. Stationmasters

"menace" is much German

ex- can movement,

stand at attention with. friendly Mr. Kelly: Yes, I wore I heard strong criticism of the smile as your train moves away, was oggerated. General Denain

am. Why, a aplondid clares that Germany's air strength King for having spent money and the entire countryside through fellow like you. What I mean to will not be more than 1,100 lavishly on his previous tour of which you pass smiles with them. AAY

well, anyway, what's it machines

the beginning of 1935. Europe and America. Fils lack of Frontier guards are as strict as feel like to be a humorist? There is no denying the fact that sales resistance in the United any Balkan polico in the matter

air | States, according to Germany is increasing her

popular of visas, but although their 'moti- armaments: but who is not? The opinion in Bangkok, led to his be- culous observance of immigration fact that she is purchasing aero- ing smothered In motor-cars and, laws. Is sometimes irritating it is

Mr. Kelly: It must be awful to plane engines in Britain

and every other mechanien) product done with perfect courtesy.

have to act the goat for a living. America should not cause Paris-ikely to appeal to an enterprising It is difficult to think of them as inne, whose air fleet in the biggest and progressive monarch. He rea revolutionary-minded people.

George (cattishly): Yes. You're In the world,' very real anxiety; turned with an expenses account They give the impression of being better off than I am. You don't nor England, elther.

of staggering proportions which too engrossed in the pleasant have to act. was received with consternation business of living their simple by n poverty-stricken Ministry of lives to bother with Finance.

de-

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government.

volutionarice

affairs of

of

of

Mr. Kelly (politely): Good mem- ing. George I was wondering if you could lend me ten bucks until the end of the month?

George (after long and morbid thought): I don't know.

Are

Mr. Kelly (sternly): Georgel Please remember that you being interviewed for the Hong- kong Telegraph. How did you come to take the name of George,

and why haven't you surname?

George (sulky): My father

George: Because it was "bla

TAMIN Was

George and your mother name was Georgian?

George: No. My name is George.

problem of extreme complexity be assisted in their projected feel again, and he realleses that if he you find the same carefree spirit, Mr. Kelly: How did your father

thas

COMING TO HONGKONG FRIDAY, NOV. 23, 1934.

Mr. Juan Trippe, head of the

The crowded waterways Pan-American Airways, has de- And now he had gone off again! INDIAN REFORMS

finitely announced that his big on another circult of the world. Bangkok, where thousands Sikorsky flying boats will presently certainly to undergo a second families live in crazy wooden huts Whilst the more extreme commence their trans-Pacifle ache operation on his eyes, but actually, on stilts and go shopping in the dule. They will make test flights in the opinion of his critical sub-early morning in flat-bottomed elements both in England and in February, 1936. That is only jects, to Increase his heart of bonts, have no resemblance to the gave it to me. in India are disappointed at the tree months away. When they gadgets for which they could ill slums of a capital from which re- report of the Joint Parliamen- leave California, they will fly via afford to pay.

Mr. Kelly: Why? are recruited. Their tary Committee setting forth Hawaii, to. Manila, and they are

I naked a member of the foreign ramshackle, unpainted carleature definite proposals for Indian supposed to be coming to Hong-colony who had lived for many of Venice is steeped in cheerful- name, I guess. constitutional reform, a close what is the local official reaction to expected to return. "The Kingly faces that grin responsivaly att. Mr. Kelly: Oh! Your father's kong. We have not yet been told years in Siam when the King was ness, if one can judge by the kind-

passing alon of this ponderous document interesting to know how far the prising reply. "He has seen the conveys the impression that at Pan-American Airways planes will handwriting on the wall. The re- Ashore in the unpretentious servolutionary movement will rise business and residèntial quarters been quite 'reasonably vice to China. Hongkong may handled. It has been a labori-some mortification that Imperial is here he will be assassinated, perhaps a little more reserved, but end mother know that your name ous process, spread over a period Airways has not taken the first step You will find him in the near as discernible. The Westernised was George?

towards linking the Far East with future afely lodged in mom young Siamese takes his recreation

George (fearfully): Hit Don't of six years, to evolve the plan the Occidental capitals, but busf-foreign country, probably in Eng in the European way; ho goes in now put forward, and in the course of the protracted inves-any trans-Pacific air link which the reach of his enemies to ensure you may find him in a well-con-

ness men will assuredly welcome land, with sufficient funds beyond for sport with hearty zest; at night? knock my glass over.

Mr. Kelly: All that stuff you tigations representative Indians will bring the Colony within three him a comfortable future." ducted cabaret decorously applaud- write in the "Very Idea" about Do you ever get any roal and Britons have been called days' journey of America.

He added darkly, "I would not being the strange but graceful dances beer. into close consultation. The

surprised if there were executions of a native ballet, or watching beer sent to you? NATURE. THE POET magnitude of the task will he

in Bangkok before the year is with appreciative eyes a comic

film in one of Bangkok's gaudy George: No, damitall. A mm's realised when it is pointed out

out."

Inemas.

got to buy his own hora. that the reforms involve conver years honce ought to have a pretty If there are, the revolutionary The police keep his recreations Mr. Kelly: Well, how is it you're sion of the present semi-bureau-fine time of it, for Sir James Jeans, spirit in Slam has entered a new within proper bounds. There are nearly always blotto? I believe cratic system of government famous British scientist, predicts into--a

that in the future we shall have phase. No revolt in our time has none of the debased attractions you're lying to me, you coughdrop responsibly governed moonlight all night long, every

been conducted with such tact and of a port_where_ships of many addict.

when the absolute authority of the

The poets of some thousands of

Federation of States and Fra-night in the year and no one who restraint as the first upheaval, nations are anchored.

The foreign colony lives in fine George: Say, you! You used to vinces. They necessitate a com- reads poetry needs to be told what Throne was challenged by a band odorn mansiona reached by run this column every day. How plete reconstruction of the exist this will do for poets. Our moon, of ambitious young men imbued shaded boulevards. There aro & many casca of beer did you receive ing Constitution. When it is says Sir James, is going to draw with idealistic principles of demo-sports club with tennis and squash from your readers? borne in mind that, the units nearer and nearer to the earth; cratic government. When the last courts, a golf course, and a spaci- Mr. Kelly (hurriedly): Don't which will eventually compose that it will break up and give us

and eventually it will get so close coup took place Ministerial depart. ous lawn which is the pleasantust let's quarrel, George. Listen, when the Federation are not at present an earth-eireling fringe of moments changed hands almost by place imaginable for the consump you put a joke over, and nobody in existence as separate entities, fragments. This, of course, will appointment and outgoing incum- tion of iced drinks at sunset.

The Diplomatic Corps has a laughs, what do you do? some idea can be gained of the rob us of our moon-but these bonts were shown to the door at

their convenience.

own quiet social life and its mem- George (loftily): That has never immensity of the task. It is myriads of fragments will reflect The Slamase are, with the ex-bers mingle with the many princes happened to me. Whon I write further to be remembered that the sun's light down to us at ception of the Japanese, the poll- and princesses of the Royal House something funny, it goes right there is no precedent on which night, and every night will be to work in carrying out this made bright by moonlight. These test people I have ever mot. If who have adopted Western ways over. Sometimes it goes so far they reach the stage of inflicting and like them. Britons who first over that it goes over their heads. scientific gentlemen can draw tremendous change: In its malu

the death penalty upon their politi- went to Bangkok years ago love in that case, I do my own laugh- Aomo strango pictures for 08, features, the report of the Com-when they begin looking into the cal opponents 1 am sure it will be the place. I know a Yorkshire ing and charge extra lineage. mittee does not greatly deviate future. Surely none le

done with every expression of man who settled there more than a

Mr. Kelly: Haven't you ever felt more regret.

generation ago and calls it home. from the White Paper proposals, pleasantly fantastic than this They are intensely nationalistic,i Yes, it is difficult for me to a yearning to write something In which were based on autonomy forecast of a time of perpetual Extremne dignity marks their un-visualise a bloody revolution inspiring, like "Cavalcade," or some for the Provinces of British moonlight. What an era for posts failing kindliness to foreignera. such a setting, Ferhaps the King thing. India, with certain special powers

The police gulding the curlous Bnds it more difficult aill. retained in the hands of the Governor, and a Federation of the States and British India, The Navy Department is going with central responsibility, sub- to help the American merchant ject totain safeguards. If murine ensure the safety of ships any thir wever, the report Senior naval officers will be de and passengers on the high seas. procke 4 somewhat

more tailed to make.voyages on ships cautious Inca. Objection is over which the Department of taken by Labour dissentients to Commerco has jurisdiction, ac-

and for lovers! US. NAVY'S PART.

the suggested indirect method of cording to arrangements recently

mer-

election at the centre, and also concluded between the Commerce They to the proposed creation of and Navy Departments. Second Chambers in the Legislasonnel and equipment of the ships. will inspect thoroughly the per tures. It is also urged from the From their reports will come new same quarter that India should systems of regulation. It is be able to attain Dominion status reported that new methods of by a process of internal develop disciplining and training ment, without recourse to tur-chant ships' crews will be one pro- duct of this innovation. It looks ther Acts of Parliament. Such criticism was to be expected. The watchful eyes of trained naval like an exceedingly sensible move,

As against it may be placed the men can be depended upon to de- complaints which the "Die-tect any flaws in equipment or Hards" of the Conservative construction, and a taste of dis- Party can be expected to advance cipline after the naval manner that the proposals, so far from might not hurt crows that tend to being too rigid, are dangerously got confused and panicky in time liberal. The Committee, how- of crisis.

ever, has taken the course of a

happy mean, in which, it is out of a tremendous experiment, reasonable to think, wisdom will charged with far-reaching. be found. It can certainly be possibilities.. As a first, step, Baid that the proposals put for they are in no sense·nig- ward represent a distinct advarice gardly in concept or illiberal along the road of self-govern-in formi. They are obviously in- ment, and, what' is more, they tended to lead to even bigger. clearly betoken a deep sincerity concessions. But at the moment In dealing with a problem of un- it is only right and proper that

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George: "Cavalcado"? Nover heard of it. Do you use a full pack?

Mr. Kelly: George, I'm afraid you're a lowbrow. Do you know what that is?

George: Yes. It's a thing you hang your clothes up in.

Mr. Kelly (turning away dis gustedly): Pah! Call yourself a | journalist?

George: Are you going away without buying me a drink?

Mr. Kelly: I have no money.

George (sorrowfully): Well, no- can say you're not a real journalist, after that.

ane

Mr. Kelly: Don't George your- self to death on those free chips and peanuts.

George: You're simply Kolly- ing me!

Mr. Kolly: Goodbye, George. Don't forget that ten bucks..

DEEP SILENCE.

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