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NOTES OF THE DAY

WHAT USE DENIALS?

Some time ago in the face of denials that silver continued to flow out of China following the placing of the Nanking embargo, we made the statement that unless, something were done to stop the smuggling of Chinese coins out of the country there would be unpleasant con- equences. Thereafter, the world was reassured by London and Nan- king that there was an end of silver movement aut of China. China would restrict the metal export in order that profiteers could not dis-

DECEMBER 5, 1934.

MILLIONS 'MARCH IN MOSCOW

By CHARLES ASHLEIGH

The Very Idea!

INSPIRATION FROM A

VISITOR

the

By George

through PASSING

hallowed precincts of the office yesterday, a visitor accosted the Boy and asked

Ave sharp the clock in fun of goat's milk these which he slips Ivanovich'a flat in the Krass-into the pocket of his heavy quilted naya Presannya district of Moscow coal--for he won't get another meal sounds its shell alarm. It is the for hours.

to be taken to the Place morning of November Seventh, Then comes the word from the where we sat wrapped. in 1934, seventeenth anniversary of marshals fellows with scarlet-arm-papers and a severe cold.- the revolution and a public holf-lets--and the crowd streams out!

day.

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into the street. They form in

"I want to see the Editor," sho If you're a bis car mod of a where it won the outside markets was selling a premium,

Ivan jumps out of bed, then turns ranks, six abreast. In front is the added. if you enjoy the feel a Rowerful engine purring under and China would protect her dollar in the against an artificial increase to regard Marussyn, his wife, who banner of the Communist Party "Him no Editor. Him funny the bonnet-if you like

group of the factory and the banner man," replied the Boy who s luxury of a big, roomy saloon value made inevitable by the ad-till sleeps.

vance of American silver prices. this is your car. Ar £325 this This was a promise. But it was "Come on, Mamma!" he cries, of the trade unten branch. There known colloquially as Ah Mo when arc around. At other is also a small brass band, com-visitors new 27 h.p. Vauxhall Big Six is a promise that could not be kept. "It's the Seventeenth Anniversary.

times he is known as the Boy pose of workers in the, shoe with awful alliterations. remarkable value-for-money. It

you know! Let's get started!"

factory. is an all-feature car, with entirely,

She heaves herself out of bed.

"Funny man" queried the fair. The dumb one automatic

thrusts her feet into a pair of her band strikes up a march tune, and vacuum

husband's goloshes, in lies of

Ivan' gives a preliminary, bellow slippers, and throws.on an which starts his crowd singing.writings are supposed to inspire, sheepskin coat for dressing-gown. Ten minutes of marching, and they and which he translates into an Then she hurries to the bathroom

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BLEEDING COUNTRY

chassis lubrication, controlled Ignition,

There were men In China, and Synchro-Mesh easy gear change, outside of China, ready to take the Pedomatic starting, self-return-profits from the discrepancies in

and

prices of the Chinese dollar in ing direction indicators Vauxhall. No-Draught Ventila- China and in the outside world. tion. And It is a product of a If they could not do it legally, they famous factory that has been were prepared to do it some other building outstanding motor cars way, and they readily discovered those who would assist them in the for the past thirty years.

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At last they are moving.

"Ah Me erensed his face into the sort of emotion which our

to wash before making tea; for come to the main street. A space expression reminiscent of the

has been left for them in the huge dentista chair. Marusayn han studied the placards)

procession which extends, bristling of the Health Commissarial, and

with banners, pennants and painted has attended lectures on domestic!

rule: wash first, breakfast after wards.

either direction.

' understand. That's why he looks so unhappy?" The dumb one nodded sympathetically and stole-silently away.

A good many millions of those colas hygiene, and now always keep the placards, as far as one can see in have come into Hongkong recently, A good many millions more have goné north, to Dairen and other Stubbs Road, porte. And, although Nanking says ibat there are no longer any silver exports-and-London Beema-to-be lieve it, we cannot help but smile when Chefoo gets into a state of panic because "of the heavy drain upon the silver resources of Shan- tung caused by the continued shipments smuggled to Dairen. Certainly there is a stendy drain upon the Chinese silver resources. There are more than a few who are silvering their nests at China's ex- pense. Instead of denying the fact, which serves no useful purpose, it would be well for the Nanking Government to grapple with the situation and endeavour to secure. the co-operation of Powers in the staunching of the country's very life-blood, pouring

Later as she sat chewing gum in happy conspiracy with the Editor For over an hour they stand we felt that we had chosen the Then, while her husband pushes i Into the bathroom, she hurries to there, for this procession has to wrong vocation in life.

ink up with a still longer one in--It-wore better to have been-Ah the kitchen and puts the kettle nu

yet another street. Over two Me and get sworn at, than be for tea.

million people are moving towards humorist and get pitied. The voice the Red Square this morning. fair one continued to cast sym- Suddenly a loud, tinny

pathetic glances In our direction begins declaiming sonorous Rua- Then they start to move forward but ao far she had furnished us slan through the apartment. Aha!

One has the with no idea for column, except again, very slowly. Kolya their son, who sleeps in the sense of hundreds of thousands that of justifiable femicide.

The band living-room, has arisen and has moving ahead of one,

It was time that she was going. started the radio. The speaker tries to play in slow time to har-The Editor had eaten her last black stops, and marching tunes, played monse with their step, and fails, of spearmint and was anxious to

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 5, 1934,

ANGLO-AMERICAN RELATIONS

"If the British Empire and the United States agreed on the

solution of any problem of diplo-

from a hundred places.

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by a military band, flood the little

flat.

Gradually they cover the miles get down to the more serious busi- separating them from the Redness of the day.

"Even editors have their duty, Within ten minutes the family) Square,

you know," we could hear him say- in the living-room.; is gathered flow of the

Faster and faster, now, some-Ing jocularly through the partition,

tists are going into businessa.

They drink steaming tea and eut times running to close up a gap. Here la Revolution Square, entrance to the Red Square.

row, of

That almost provided us with an Idea but a moment's thought re- minded us that he would probably take a mean revenge for any re- flection on the editorial functions.

On her way out the chewing cherub stopped to congratulate the

enormous slices of brown brend. Each must go his separate way this morning: Ivan to the big shoe LITERATURE AND DRAMA

Several prominent English drama-factory where he works, on the "Straighten up the line!" yells

other side of Moscow; Marusaya Ivan, looking along his must join up at the Krasani Prole which he is leader, "Left!--Left! tart machine plant, where she-Left!" works on a cook in the canteen: and Kolya, the aportsman and

And now they are in the vast athlete, has been selected as one

On either side are

"I never read it myself you know of a picked group of "physical Red Square:

other processions, which have pro- since I learnt that laughing makes culturista."

ceeded along other routes, but all one get fat." Ivan is the rat to leave, for he converging on the Square. There "You can take a risk," inter- has the farthest to go.

is a furious unabated roar of cheer-jected the Ed. as he was passing. ling or singing. On the right,

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funny man on his column. We listened to her babble in the hope of getting the idea.

under the russet-stained walls of Yes," tittered she. "You know The streets are festive with red the Kremlin, are the long review-father and mother are frightfully bunting and banners. Outside each ing stand, upon which stand pro- interested in your column. They house are small red flags set in a vincial and foreign delegations, buy all the overseas papers and elu.ter of iron sockets which per newspaper correspondents and re- have little competitions to ace manently project beside each house porters, diplomats from foreign who can find your jokes first!" entrarée, but that is as far as in- embassies.

"How -- frightfully

macy, no combination of in- fluences could challenge its de- cisiveness." In these words, Mr. Robert Bingham, the United States Ambassador to Britain, 3. B. Priestley has become a direc has just made a powerful plea for tor of the Duchess Theatre, closer. Anglo-American co-opera- London, and is expected both to tion, a plea which will be widely manage and to write most of the plays to be presented there. Mr. endorsed in both countries. Mr.

Waker Hackett is in charge of a Bingham sees, in the present second theatre, and a third is, it is world situation a greater oppor- to producing the works of Mr. P. G. announced, to be exclusively devoted tunity than ever before for the Wodehouse. Mr. Noel Coward has drawing together of the two also gone into theatrical manage- nations in a co-operative effortment. This development is full of which would cover the major pro- possibilities for the good of the blems of the day. Politically, Englishe theatre, which in the last Afteen years hins suffered much the United States still inclines to

from the hands of speculators look askance on anything in the whose only interest in it has been nature of an alliance with any financial. It brings literature into

interesting! country. Indeed, alliances

are close contact with the theatre, and dividual house committees go in the The great masserl hands-com- And another competition to avo somewhat out of fushion nown- this contact, by enriching their ap-matter of decoration,

posed of three full-size bands, of who can find the point of them days; but, that fact notwith-preciation of the practical possi-

we asked bitterly. bilities and difficulties associated Down at the tram stop there is the army, navy and militia-play frst?" standing, there is every reason

"No, father says it's a waste of why the two great English with the production of plays. Is crowd, including a number of them past. Now they are going by Ivan's acquaintances. Hearty, loud the Lenin mausoleum. the top of

An which serves as a reviewing stand time but then he's a busy man." speaking races should join hands work. It may even lead to a closer greetings are exchanged. in a serious endeavour to grapple connection betweet, literature and hour's journey, and then he enters for the leaders of the Government, the gates of his factory and makes the Communist Party and other with the many problems which the drama generally. The greatest at the moment call for concerted days of English literature were the

his way to the great canteen, where famous personages. several hundred of his fellows are "Where's Stalin ?" effort if they are ever to be Elizabethan and Jacobean, when solved. If other nations are the most eminent of British writers gathered. Here, na announced yes there!" "Of course, he must bel" She says her acnse of humour in

crying. apent their days and nights in the terday on the bulletin board, a hot Ivan's companions also disposed to join in such a

theatres, turning out new plays and

meal is provided for the marchera"There he la!" movement, so much the better vamping up old ones to meet de-

-mincement rissoles and mashed

And Ivan catches a glimpse of for the future of the world. mand as it arose. Since then many

potatoes. Ivan soon disposes of

goca over of the a tall, sturdy figure in a brown With a caution which might be men of letters have been interested this, and then

snack buffet and buys a sandwich tunic, his hand raised in salute. expected from one in his posi-n the theatre, but have had their tion, Mr. Cordell Hull, the Ú. S. work for it largely spoiled through Secretary of State, has given dolalla. If this latest movement ignorance of technical and practical cordial endorsement of the does not develop into a renaissance. principle enunciated by Mr. in the drama, it may still have Hingham, although naturally rewards. anxious to do nothing which

bound to have an effect upon their

might be misunderstood by WHAT THEY DID Japan in particular and other nations in general. But no man

Because of what these three men who is conscious of the dangers and well to-day, who would other- did. a great many people are alive, in the present international sit-

wise be in their graves. If we ustion can otherwise than feel were sensible in our measures of that there is at the moment a human greatness, should we not distinct need of closer Anglo-write their names above those of American union. Both nations the generals and the statesmen? are on common ground in their These three doctors were the ones who discovered that the use of desire to establish a better world, liver, or liver extract, will cure order; they have, moreover, a'pernielous anaemia. Ileretoforc community of interest in relation that disease had been Invariably to major issues demanding early fatal. Once the diagnosis was treatment. Even in the sphere made, the most skilled physician of international politica, the ad-watch the nuindy progress to its could do little but stand by and vantages to the world in general tragic conclusion. The diagnosis of a firm understanding would was a death sentence. Now it is far outweigh any danger not. Thank you, gentlemen.

of possibly adverse reactions. Tho traditional policies of

|both nations are a sufficient ty, no shortsighted adherence to pirantan against any misuse outworn shibboletha should be of their power for sel- allowed to stand in the way of fish ends. Neither is animat- an understanding possessing ed by neveressive intent; both are auch promise for the future pledged to utiliscevery effort for happiness and well-being of the preservation of world peace, mankind. Happily, the pressure and, standing together in nuity, of circumstances is daily draw- they could be the biggest factor'}ing the two nations closer to- for the safeguarding of that gether. It remains for the peace which the world has ever leaders in each country to con- known. When all is said, this, contrate on the task of giving In the last resort, is the issue at tangible form to the manifest stake. For the sake of humani-desire of both peoples.

"But, officer, there must be quafi in' there."

"And what's mother's excuse? I suppose she is slimming too?"

"Oh no. Mother is so funny. "He isn't i

too developed but she enjoys the Dumb Belle Letters."

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"So do we, but then we don't write them."

"Oh what a bore. I was hoping you might put my name in one of the letters." And retrieving her chewing gum from the underside of the chair, the fair vinitor took her departure.

An she closed the door, the IDEA came to us suddenly, and drawing out a revolver from the deak we shot ourself twice through the temple,

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