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BRITAIN'S FAR EAST POLICY Britons in the Far East who

FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1935.

NOTES OF THE DAY QUEEN OF BELGIANS

A MODERN MOTHER

HELPS TO HEALTH

By T. J. UNDERWOOD'

In the following article the When she returna to her, family Brussels correspondent of The she must be prepared to recount Daily Mail gives a new and ex-in detail the events of the day to clusive description of the life of

The Very Idea!

DUMB-BELLES LETTRES

By Juliet Lowell" -

English Spoken, American Understood

Sokokuji, Kyoto, February 20th, 2.80 p.m.

You are American come tour

Korean friend, best English from

The British Medical Association la bostirring Itself. It has become conscious of the obligation to do something constructive towards improving the national physique, saya the Evening Despatch, Edin burgh. llence the proposal to set up a committee which will freely advise the public on the best the children of the young King her brother, Prince Baudouin methods it should pursue to attain Leopold of the Belgians and Queen Duke of Brabant, heir to the Dear Mr. So-and-So, and maintain fitness of body and Astrid. Queen Astrid, on read-throne. He celebrated his fourth of mind. True, the people do not ing the manuscript, described it as birthday in September last, but City. I learned good English from Jack medical counsellors at pre-a "charming account of the life of even now ho badly wants to go to aent: the trouble rather is their | my children." multiplicity and their frequent Cerarchy of the professions M contradictions. But the official MOTHERS who on most morn- He and his sistor get along

ings of the year have to warn splendidly together: seldom their little daughters to hurry in there a childish dispute, and never order not to be late for school are is there one when father is near. probably at such moments doing Affectionate father as he is, King

allows exactly the same things as a Quesu Leopold in a Belgian palance. Princess When there is any he brings

Boven- severity into play.

Maybe He'll Think It's a Nightmare One thing Prince Baudouin may. To a Radio Singer.

Brok

Josephine Charlotte, the

school with his sister,

no

is

попастье.

Chinaman. I want to learn now. English as it is spoke America. Thank you if you will lot mo come. Ons loson teech me all.

Yours truly,

Miyajiri.

not hitherto played that native part in this vital work which might have been expected of it. People may have blamed ita con- Borvatiam and unwillingness to take the initiative. Now that It

so many rival, and possibly year-old daughter of King leas reputable bodies in the pic- Leopold III. and Queen Astrid, is turo, it appreciates the need to be now a schoolgirl just like any up and doing. As a nation wo other girl. Hor school is in the not do is to interfere with Princess show an ever-increasing addiction Palais du Rol, Brussels, and her Josephine Charlotto's old dolis. Dear Str: to sport, but along with this goes four classmates are the daughters The new ones do not matter so the disturbing fact that a large of members. of prominent Belgian much, but

I want for you to sing, “Did you the old ones she Ever See a Dream Walking." My part of the population lives under families. The teachers have been spends hours in cleverly making husband he gets mad at me for artificial conditions inimical to chosen from the ordinary teachers' clothes for them and dressing the taking of sufficient exercise. training centres, and there are a them, and in this she is instructed walking in my sleep. Maybe if he hears you sing that song he won't How many town dwellers, for headmistress and au inspector. by the Queen. Dolls dressed and get mad at me no more. example, indulge in the ancient

Mra, David C and incomparable act of walking? If they have not their private cars to hurry them hither and thither, they resort to public vehicles on every possible occasion. It does not occur to them to asc their | legs.

USELESS LEGS

* * 事

The time-table, curriculam, and discipline are exactly the same as in thousands of ordinary schools

exhibited by Queen Astrid in the recent international show at Ant- werp were the admiration of every visitor.

in Belgium, and, to avoid a black If there is any jealousy between

What About ʼn Grammar Grade, Som?

Hopefully,

Sam G

(signed).

I notice in the newspapers that attire for the Summer of 1934, Bathing suits seem to be divided in half but with nary a bridge connecting the twain. Each half must assume its own responsi bility.

Are you responsible for this

Leo L

mark, Princess Josephine Char-the little Princess and Prince. it lotte must arrive on time from the is concerned only with the amount To a Motorcycle Company. palace at Lackon, a Brussels of love and care they can bestow Gentlemen: suburb.

on their seven-months-old baby brother, Albert Prince of Llege. If you guys send me a free bike This is the first thing that Queen Astrid, who knew all

Frince Albert is a wonderful I ain't never lost one yet. You 1 win any uphill race for you. strikes the country dweller who about child welfare before she was comes to town. It seems to him wife and who was a wife and little chap. He must hold the can't name a grade I ain't able

flying record among to make. that city populations might as well mother before she became a Queen, world's be without legs for all the use personally superintends the pre-Princes, if not among all others of they make of them. A few min-parations and departure of her his own age, for he was only seven utes of physical jerks in the mor- daughter. A rational breakfast weeks old when he flew with his ning or at night are not sufficient has to be eaten in a rational man-mother from Brussels to Malmo. compensation for the loss of this ner, clothing must be suited to in Sweden. Previously he had

The Brevilles of 1934 natural exercise. That is only the weather of the day, and pens, travelled by air between Brussels one of many aspects of the prob- pontlls, copy and text books appro- and the Belgian const.

To a Manufacturer of Bathing lem of keeping the people in priate to the day's studies have{ This little family han its Sulta. health. Most of us are deplorably to be packed in the satchel. appointed bedtime, and when that Gentlemen: neglectful of our bodles, and niso

The Princess has inherited arrives it is no use whimpering ignorant of their construction. love of learning from her Scandin for an extra half-hour. On the follow with any marked degree Were they less adaptable and lessarian mother. She likes going to other hand, when it is time to get brevity la the keynote of beach of interest political developments tolerant organisations we should school, the school in the palace, up, crawling under the blankets at Home are no doubt turning probably be more careful of them. which was the idea of the modern, does not cara a further five min- over in their minds the question But because they put up with long democratic King, her father. utes. Such a russ is, however,

and serious 1-usage before they of Britain's future policy in this reach the point of revolt, we ge

seldom practised. King Leopold believes that the part of the world if, as is possi-on lying unnaturally and per days when royal children were ble, Labour again comes into yoruly. There is much work for brought up isolated from those of Getting-up time is 7 a.m. and at

the proposed medical committee even slightly lower rank power after the next General to do. It is hoped that the finished. He sees that if his chil- more animated. It is an exciting movement?

aro no moment of the day is the palace; Election. In some quarters, authority of the new body will dren are worthily to perform their race between Princess Josephine there has been a suggestion that command for its propaganda the future duties they must be freed, and her brother to see who can be Labour, although traditionally obedience which it will doubtless straint of social convention. They and vest, for the

aitention and perfect in large measure, from the re-ready first, in little white slips professor of pacific in its outlook, might be | deserve, 7.

must have a thorough understand- gymnastics. Every day he disposed to take a strong stand

ing of the ways of the people, and there at 7.15 s.m., and from then against any nation seeking to

this is only to be obtained through until 8 o'clock the two children ignore its international obliga- Nations, like individuals, must

the process of democratic educa- run, jump, dance, hop, skip, and tion.

rhythmically twist their limbs and tions towards China. But in Pay for their mistakes, and some- times through the nose. I was o

bodies about in accordance with this matter, as in others, it is

Necessarily limited in numbers the standard precepts of Swedish common notion that when America as the class must be, there 18, drill, well to remember that powerthrew over Prohibition everything nevertheless, no lack of competi- brings with it n sense of respon-.

would return to normal. The tion for top pince among the That the day should be thus people would give up" drinking pupils. The usual subjects, in- commenced is the wish of the sibility, and it is therefore bootleg liquor, seeing that the cluding music and the French and Queen, whose graceful deportment reasonable to expect that even if legal stuff would be provided; the Flemish languages (of supreme and radiant health are permanent Labour did again. come into bootleggers, would be starved out importance in this bi-lingual tributes to her Swedish upbring- SOCESS office it would be extremely would draw hundreds of millionsphere of kindly but strict die-a rush for the bath, and then a of business, and the Government country), are taught in an atmes-ing. On the streks of 8 there is chary of taking any action which of dollars by way of taxation. cipline.

scamper downstairs to satisfy might precipitate a Far Eastern Nothing of the sort has happened.

hearty appetites at the family Prohibition brought into existence crisis. In

breakfast table. recent issue of Labour, the official organ of the British Labour Party, Mr. W. the country. The profits were bulent outlet at playtime in the "They love the days when meals Arnold-Foster dealt with the enormous. Were those gangstera palace gardens, and the biggest can be taken en famille, for then

likely to surrender without ብ collective peace system, particu struggle? The answer was plain romp of the five girls is the Queen Astrid serves at the table: White House, larly in regard to the Far East, from the first. The bootleggers Princess. With her fair, wavy The dishes are wheeled into the hair, sparkling eyes, and hearty dining-room, the servant retires, and what he says may be regard-have only changed their methods, laugh, she is the animation of the the door is closed, and the scene ed as representative of a con- they still supply more liquor to party.

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year. view, the only tolerable policy for Britain to, follow is one which does not weakon, but world order, a new recognition sustains, the essential principles that peace, for each cannot be of the collective peace system. made securo except by collectivo "We should fully recognise," he action, and a radical change in says, "as we did at Washington, the character of war itself. Japan's right to equality of Such are the views of this noted security; possibly admit her Labourite, and if they 'coincido special economic interests in with the official Labour outlook, Asia; do everything possible to there is little in them to which

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(signed).

Why Not Macadam?

Mr. Billy Sunday, Rochester, Minn. Dear Mr. Sunday: [

I have a very nice house but all my neighbours are having coment sidewalks put down and I haven't enough money to put one down, but I certainly don't want to be a backnumber and have an old wooden sidewalk when all my neighbours have a cement sidewalk Ho plenne help me out and send me enough money to keep up with my neighbours.

Thanking you in advance, 1 remain,

Vory truly yours,

Grace CON"

(signed).

is no different from that in any other home.

Extraordinarily happy, healthy, and united is the Belgian Royal Family. Her children are an indisputable testimony to Queen. Astrid's right to the title of the perfect mother. Her heart is in hor home and, as a member of the Royal Household told me, when circumstances separato her from children or husband-"it's n

drama."