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NOTES OF THE DAY

RESCUED FROM IDLENESS

The controversial features of the Unemployment Act, which be- camo law in Uritain last June, have ongaged much attention. But too ittle has been said about one of

AMAZING CAREER OF BARON ALOISIR

By PAUL CREMONA

its phases which provided that all Birth, spirit and enthus- The police kept close watch in the D'ARON Pompeo Alelsi, a Roman Jateadly throughout the peninsula..

neinployed girls and boys between

The Very Idea!

AUNT EMMA SEES A GHOST

By George

DEAR George,

the life of 14 and 18 might be insm-thereby porhana a politician cities and throughout the country required to go through courses at born-belongs to that select class and soon found that this alarming

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cation authorities are now enden mean facts, whose every step whose work was organised to un- “MOBILUBRICATION" Youring to meet the new demand means results,

dermine the country's forces in tribution this year-I mean. upon their services. It should His political force is in no wise the interior, in order eventually to this week-but I intend to make up for the delay by telling you of a true ghost story.

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The strictest possible control His aim of Parliament which provided that

is always creative falled to check the enemy's work; unemployed boys and girls under political action, complying with well-paid sples continued at work Although it happened certain elrcumstances should be the natural laws of huming society, and finally succeeded in sinking Christmas Day I know it is true required to attend instruction rather than with the good rules of two large Italian battleships, the because it happened to me. schools, The experience helped to rhetoric. Speech, slow in coming Benedetto Brin and the Leonardo sive thousands of young persons and sometimes harsh, is merely an da Vinci, lying at anchor in Italian friend at their house at Kowloon I went to pass the day with 'a from that loss of morale which so Instrument with him, advantage-[poris, often results from unemployment, ously used to plan, organise and The people were then seized Tong and as we sat round after Crime among them was infrequent, establish dedite altuntions. In with terror and frantic

a big dinner cracking jokes and appents Character and physique improved.this respect he might perhaps be were made to the Government to nuts my friend told me of the

compared tu Bismarck, whose use all moans in its power to re-mysterious visitation every Christ-- LASTING EFFECTS

harsh, slow locution was far moremedy this tragic situation. Sud- nins of the ghost of a shroff.. effective than, an easy stream of denly Baron Aloist came forward

appears that about 12 years This being the lesson taught by words, such as flowed pleasantly to solve the fearful problem, or at ago this shroff, Ah Men, rashly prolonged experiment, the exten- from the mouth of German So-least it is to him that the organisa-chose Christmas Day to call with sion of the service to all the young cialist, Ferdinand Bebel. Ha atyle [tion of the counter plot is univer the year's chits and the irate unemployed is

threw householler

a Christmas reform which of speech, plain facts and no trim-sally ascribed, should have lasting effects on the mings, comes to him, no doubt, The vast network of Austrian pudding at him. The heavy pro- whole life of the nation. Hence from his early training in the pics in Italy was controlled from Jectile caught the shroff in the forward, all young people up to the Italian Navy (1893-1902) which he the Austrian Consulate in Zurich, spleen and he died almost immedi age of 18 will, if out of work, left with the rank of Heutenant to where Captain Mayer, in charge of Stubbs Rd. ither be compelled to attend the follow what his elders defined on the office, conducted the campaign with chits and hid it away and in The murderer covered the body centres, or, if unusually intelligent various occasions an inborn of criminal attempts in the penin, the morning found that it had dis- chlidren, will be given special talent for politica.

sula. The consular safe held educational facilities. It may be In a remarkably short span of secret codes, correspondence and Day, however, the shroff appeared appeared. The next Christmus admitted that it would be better years he rose from his first diple-names. In order to avoid unplea to him in the night and showed still if the children were kept matle post as attache to the Italian sant surprises during the night. him even more chits than before. longer at school-ideally, till 16 Embassy in Paris to that of first Captain Mayer made a habit of The unhappy man vacated the rather than 14. Such a provision secretary and afterward counsellor leaving lights ablaze in the room would almost abolish unemploy of Legation. At the outbreak of with the safe, so that whatever house but the shroff still continued ruent among juveniles, and would the Great War he was called to went on there could be seen from to call each year and ask the pre- remove the necessity for unemploy serve in the navy with the rank of the street, where trafe ed instruction centres.

But in theleutenant-commander and, after ceased throughout the 24 hours: absence of such a provision the being appointed aide-de-camp to

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The year 1919 Ands him chief themselves and the safe behind a impressionable age.

of the press bureau in the Italian sheer of oilcloth. For six solid DU PONT MEMORANDUM,

delegation to the Peace Conterenceburgle the safe and remove every Judging by the smell of the room haurs did the two men work to and shortly afterward, having resumed his place in the diploma-single bit of paper it contained, in which I was placed I had to have Add to evidence publicised by the service, he rises quickly from and then, by way of a souvenir for for the Protection of Children. Just September the memorandum / Plenipotentiary to full ambaasn.a nont array on the floor,

Senate munitions

a good look round to satisfy my- That there is strong need for recently submitted, at the request torial rank, serving Copenhagen Loundary no with neutral coun- no trace of him and retired to investigators High Commissioner and Minister Captain Mayer, left their tools in solf that the victim of the assault the demolition of much of the

On the following day the Italian appeared. However, I could find 12 years before had really dis- uld property in the more con-

of Senator Nye's committee, by Memel, Durazzo, Bucharest, Tokyo gested districts of Hongkong inquiry is

Lammot du Pont. Clearly, the and Ankara. Ife is now Chef de tries was "hermetically Bealed" there cannot be the least doubt. But not so far that the public canitome, the acknowledged chief of days, during which the Italiana tap on the shoulder at least

getting somewhere. Cabinet at the Foreign office in and remained inaccessible for three In particular does this apply to afford to transfer its attention the Palazzo Chigi, executive, that secret agents and Austrian infor-poses of the story. I sat up in About 3 a.m. I was awakened by tenement-house type of from the investigation to such is, of Signor Benito Mussolin mera, scattered all over the king dignantly and there, believe it or police captured hundreds of spice, shoulder will serve for the pur building, in which overcrowding memoranda, says is so marked. But it is perfect Science Monitor. Despite the dube has been principal Italian de was torn to shreds, sabotage censed

the Christian foreign policy. Since July, 1932.

Thus the Austrian network not, was a shroff, ly true, as Mr. Kotewall pointed ont offer of co-operation, and legate to the League of Nations. out in his remarks, that even to wax enthusiastic over auch in granting its sincerity. It is difcult

automatically and the country betwe, four, six, shroffs 1 stopped I rubbed my eyes. There were if slum clearance is tuckled suc-dications as it contains that pri-judged by his achievements, for it this remarkable feat was Baron

The man, indeed, can best be

to breathe. Rumor spread rubbing and was relieved to find cessfully, the problem of over-vate munitioncers are

ke wildfire that the organiser of that no more appeared. crowding will remain until such devote their energies first and than he, and more careful of evad- confirmed and never can be. Yet did I. I screamed and screamed to in diflcult to find one more reserved Aloist, but it was never officially reader, in such a case? Well, 50 time as the earnings of unskilled foremost to public welfare. First, ing publicity in every form. For if he is responsible for this daring but as I had left my teeth in the What would you have done, dear labour are such as to permit of there is the international arma- this reason he is sometimes mis venture, then, indeed, he has de-wash basin I was unable to make the renting of more hygienic ment trade's long record of ques-understood, or at least not always served well of his country. premises. For the grent table

deallag to consider. valued to the full, especially by majority of the people with Secondly, there is the du Pont those who are benenth his own

myself heard by anybody except which the Society for the Pro-seems to have overestimated the du

memorandum itself. Senator Nye standard.

Another salient episode lu Baron the nearest shroff. tection of Children is concerned, Pont's acceptance of the fact that career may be told here to cast to a brilliant head. In a little

A few episodes from his varied slon to Albania, which he brought lose my head but none of them

Alois's career is his political miscare nearer.

Then they all began to bow and I thought I shouki ing are the prime necessities, and that something has got to beality, with, improved housing occupy-done about it." ing a relatively secondary posi-"strict government control" phrase romantic in colour, hardly belongs safety of Italy's eastern coast line stomachs. Then I saw what the

In its context the

Ised" Albania so completely that the motions of tearing up chits at The six shroffs began to make first episode. somewhat all influences The tion. It will therefore be seen seems to express nothing stronger to the sphere of diplomatic or were cast out and a deep-rooted trouble was. They all carried a endangering the the same time pointing to their that the problem is basically an than a preference for such con-political activity, but its brilliant friendship built up between Rome Christmas pudding in their stom- economic one, with poverty the

tral to "prohibition of the traffic conclusion was worth so much to and Tirana. Conditions in Albania acha, undigested dominating factor in a situation

Italy at the time, that through no at the time of Baron Aloisi's misyears, and wanted me to take I complicated. as His Excellency

diplomatie channel could the causesión were desperate, rather than out.

after twelve the Governor remarked, by the

of the country have been served so merely difficult. easy entry of poor and

thoroughly as it was through this un-- Yet the memorandum expresses scheme, universally believed to tain of the great

Neighbouring countries and cer-cut the puddings out right away, other opiniana which show that have been planned and carried out weighing heavily upon the little shroff tore up his chita and van- I took my little nail scissors and employed people from neigh- bouring territory. His Excel-this munitions firm is perhaps in by Boron Aloisi.

powera were and as I did each operation this lency confesses that he has been certainly aware of, the progress of months after Italy's entry into the could hope to reorganise the coun-

agreement with, and at any rate Toward the end of 1916, and 18 foreign rule. The only man who and fell asleep.

state in order to unable to find any remedy which public opinion as regards the prl World War, the flower of the try was Ahmet Zogu Rey, now fetched but the absolute proof is submit it toished. Then I crept back to bed will meet the case, Nor is it vate profits on war: easy to see what immediately of excessive earnings must apply trenches while disorder, unrest and fans, but then recently repatriated morning with six Christmas pud- "Elimination nation was bravely fighting in the King Zog, monarch of the Alban the fact that I woke up in the

I know it sounds a little effective measures can be taken to every business and to every ncts of sabotage to deal with the problem. Individual." Here, it must be

were growing i Ameliorative work is being done said, the du Pont paper touches on

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dings in my bed.. by the S.P.C, and other bodies, one of the most important ques- but, as we have previously hadtions that arise with regard to occasion to remark, this does not from the exploitation of unscrupul protecting the pence of nationa go to the root of the matter, Jons armourera, None the less, this

But what shall be uspect the measure of "excessive profit”? is If the pay that soldiers get for risk- utmosting everything in the trenches were for the to be the gauge, would the Incentive very reason that it repre-be sufficient to keep them supplied sents the limit of endeavour at

with weapons and ammunition? the moment. it is essential that Certainly the time is coming when alf peoples will insist that the bur

of charitable endeavour deserving -of the

support: indeed,

in arms,"

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this

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its scope should be made as wide dens of warfare be equitably dis as possible; and this can only tributed as between man be done by the public seeing to fund money power. The du Pont it that ample funds are made, memorandum is a symptom of available. On the general ques-, f tion of slum clearance, however, United States Senate is adding fairly recent public enlightenment, The arms investigation by there is need for the adoption to that enlightenment and lay the of a more vigorous policy than ing the groundwork for effective that at present followed. The legislation poverty of the people is no suf- Perhaps on the arms traffic. Ticlent reason for tolerating the continues further recommendations investigation existence of buildings which are from the arms industry will be totally unfit for human habita- requested and Feceived. These tion, as so many of the old may contain valuable suggestions tenement houses undoubtedly for checking abuses. But even are, So long as these hovels more, Important than arms mag- are allowed to remain, so long trol is the information on their tates' opinions on methods of con- will even ameliorative work practices which the Nye committee amongst the people living in is unearthing. It is on the basis them lose much of its value and of this information that nations potency, In England at the must decide how to deal with this moment, the authorities are problem most effectively.. waging a ruthless war on the slum evil; there is call for long run, of similar action here in Hongkong, raising of the standard of living

course, only Admittedly.. new

difficulties will bring about any widespread would emerge from such action, relief, but in the meantime there but it is for the authorities to are aspects of the problem which meet these as they arise. In the urgently call for attention.

"Oh, sure, I've seen lots of wild turkey around, here--hundreds

of 'cr....but I reckon that's been more than forty years ago."

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I told my friend about my amazing experience but all she said was that I ought to get mår. ried.

Now I ask you, dear reader, was that nice?

Your peeved,

Aunt Emma..

•

Phineas Quetch

I suppose Phineas Quetch is almost forgotten nowadays. He was "P. Q. of the "Home Illus- trated" from 1869 until his death In 1883. And, in that capacity, what a pillar of the bourgeoirici How, in thousands of homes, his weekly "Musings on Morality" were awaited with something of the perfervid homage that an earlier generation gave to Dickens.

I was glancing at a "P. Q" anthology only recently:

Not one of those who read this

halling versa.

Would "lift" a sovereign from 'a

neighbour's pureo,

Yet many they pho-sad it in to

tell!

Without permission "borrow? his

umbrell!

And yet, if right be right-and

who, foranoth,

Will dare to challenge that eternal

truth!

Umbrellas, be their handles but

of bone,

Have, with the rest, a statue of

their own.

This is from a long, tedious narrative called "Fancy's Lure, with steel engravings by Devallier. I suppose someone had been pinch ing "P. Qe, brolly," "Anyway, he died young, of lumbago; it may have been pootic justice.