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NOTES OF THE DAY

HELPS TO HEALTH

QUEEN OF BELGIANS A MODERN MOTHER

By T. J. UNDERWOOD

In the following article the Bruscia correspondent of

When she returns to her family Daily Mail gives a new and or in detall the events of the day to The sho must be prepared to recount clusive description of the life of

TOTHERS who on mast morn.

The Very Idea!

DUMB-BELLES LETTRES By Juliet Lowell English Spoken, American Understood

Sokokuji, Kyoto, Fobruary 26th, 2.80 p.m.

You are American come tour

Korean friend, best English from Chinaman.. I want to learn now English as it is America.

Ono lesion teach mo ali,

Mings of the year have to warn aplentally together. Beldom 18 Thank you it you will let me come.

Yours truly,

Miyajiri.

The British Medical Association is bostirring itself. It has become conscious of the obligation to do something constructive towards improving the national physique, Bays the Evening Despatch, Edin burgh.. Henco 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. Se-and-So, and maintala ditadas of body and Astrid, of mind. True, the people do not ing the manuscript, described it as birthday in September last, but Queen Astrid,, on read-throne. Ho celebrated his fourth lack medical counsellors at pre-a "charming account of the life of oven now he badly wants to go to City. I learned good English from sont: the trouble rather is their

my children

} school with his sister. multiplicity and their frequent contradictions. But the official hierarchy of the profession has

his sister get along not hitherto played that active their little daughters to hurry in there a childish dispute, and never part in this vital work which order not to be late for school are is there one when father is near. raight have been expected of it. probably at such moments doing. Affectionate father as ho la, King People may have blamed its con- exactly the same things as a Queen Leopold allows No nonsense. servatism and unwillingness to in A Belgian palace. Princess When there is any he brings take the initiative. Now that it Josephine Charlotte, the seven-soverity into play." BUCR Bo many rival, and possibly years-old daughter of King less reputable bodies in the ple- Leopold III, and Queen Astrid, is turn, It appreciates the need to be now a schoolgirl just like any up and doing. As a nation wo other girl. Her school. Is in the not do is to interfere with Princess One thing Prince Baudouin may show an ever-increasing addiction Palais du Roi, Brussels, and her Josephine Charlotte's old dolla. the disturbing fact that a large of members of prominent Belgian much. to sport, but along with this goes four classmates are the daughters The how ones do not matter 80 part of the population lives under families. The teachers have been spends hours in cleverly making husband he gets mad at me for.

I want for you to sing, "Did you the old ones--she

Evor See a Dream Walking." My 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 How many town dwellers, for headmistress and an inspector. by the Queen. Dolls dressed and hears you sing that song he won't example, Indulge in the ancient

exhibited by Queen Astrid in the Kot mad at me no more. and incomparable act of walking?

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FRIDAY, MAR. 8, 1996.

USELESS LECS

STILL BOOTLEGGING

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Maybe Hell Think It's a Nightmare Ton Radio Singer. Dear Sir:

Mts: David C------

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What About a Grammar Grade, Sam?

Hopefully,

Sam G-

(signed).

The Brevitics of 1934 To a Manufacturer of Bathing

Gentlemen:

connecting the twain. Each half must assume its own responsi bility.

Are you responsible for this

Leo i

discipline are exactly the same as The time-table, curriculum, and in thousands of ordinary schools In Belgium, and, to avoid a black If there is any jealousy between 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 Lacken, Д Brussels of love and care they can bestow

Gentlemen: suburb.

on their seven-month-old baby This is the first thing that:

brother, Albert Prince of Liege. If you guys send me a free bike Queen Astrid, who knew all strikes the country dweller who about child welfare before she was

Prince Albert is a wonderful I ain't never lost one yet. You I win any uphill race for you, comes to town. It seems to him wife and who was a wife and little chap. He must hold the that city populations might as well mother before she became a Queen, world's

can't name a grade I ain't able flying record among to make. bo without legs for all the use personally superintends the pro 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 ho had BRITAIN'S FAR natural exercise. That is only the weather of the day, and pens, travelled by air between Brussels

one of many aspects of the prob-pencils, copy and text hooks appro- and the Belgian coast. EAST POLICY lem of keeping the people in priate to the day's studies have

health. Most of us are deplorably to be packed in the satchel.

This little family has ita Sults. Britons in the Far East who neglectful of our bodies, and also

appointed bedtime, and when that | Ignorant of their construction.

The Princess has inherited arrives it is no use whimpering follow with any marked degree Were they less adaptable and less avian mother. She likes going to other hand, when it is time to get brevity is the keynote of beach

love of learning from her Senndin- for an extra half-hour. On the of interest political developments tolerant organisations we should

I notice in the newspapers that at Home are no doubt turning probably be more careful of them.school, the school in the palace, UP, crawling under the biankets attire for the Summer of 1984. lover in their minds the question! But because they put up with long which was the idea of the modern, utes. Such a ruse is, however, in half but with nary a bridge decs not earn further five min- Bathing suits seem to be divided of Britain's future policy in this reach the point of rovolt, wo go

and serious ill-usage before they democratie King, her father.

seldom practised. King Leopold believes that the part of the world if, as is possi-on living unnaturally and per days when royal children were ble. Labour again comes into veracly. There is much work for brought up isolated from those of 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?

Getting-up time is 7 a.m. and at the proposed medical committee oven alightly lower rank are no moment of the day is the paince 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 professor of earnest attention and perfect in large measure, from the re-ready firet, in little white silps pacific in its outlook, might be deserve. disposed to take a strong stand

must have a thorough understand-gymnastics. Every day he is Ing of the ways of the people, and there at 7.15 am, 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- rum, jump, dance, hop, skip, and tions towards China. But in pay for their mistakes, and some

rhythmically twist their limbs and this matter, ns in others, it is times through the nose. It was a

Necessarily limited in numbore the standard precepts of Swedish bodies about in accordance with common notion that whon America as the class must be, there is, drill. well to remember that power threw over Prohibition everything nevertheless, no lack of competi brings with it a sense of respon- would return to normal. The tion for top place among the That the day should be. thus. sibility, and it is therefore bootleg liquor, accing that the cluding music and the French and Queen, whose graceful deportment people would-give-up-drinking pupils. The usual subjects, in- commenced is the wish of the 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 office it would be extremely would draw hundreds of millionsphere of kindly but strict disa rush for the bath, and then a of business, and the Government country), are taught in an atmos- ing. On the stroke of 8 there is this bi-lingual tributes to her Swedish upbring- chary of taking any action which of dollars by way of taxation. eipline. might precipitate a Far Eastern Nothing of this sort has happened. crisis. In

Prohibition brought into existence a vast criminal organisation run Labour, the official organ of the by some of the nimblest brains in subdued during lessons find & tur- British Labour Party, Mr. W. the country. The profits were Arnold-Foster dealt with the enormous, Were those gangstera palace gardons, and the biggest can be taken en famillo, for then bulent outlet at playtime in the They love the days when meals likely to surrender without a

Second the Motion 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 hair, sparkling eyes, and hearty dining-room, the servant retires, Princess. With her fair, wavy The dishes are wheeled Into the and what he says may be regard. have only changed their methods.ugh she is the animation of the the door is closed, and the sceno Dear Mr. President:

Washington, D.C. ed as representative of a con- they still supply more liquor to

and reliable authority has it that party.

(Continued on next column) siderable body of Labour opinion the public than does the legitimato on the subject. Three policies industry. are open to Britain, he states. These are (1) Isolated hostility to Japan, (2) exclusive allinace The gangsters pay no duty; the Price fa the key to the position. with Japan, and (3) collective legal distillers do; and the former action to prevent and stop viola can undercut the latter and yet tion of the world's elementary make a handsome profit. Smag- code of peace, coupled with gling in Britain was suppressed, not by preventive officers, bat by collective action to ensure a fair the lessening of taxation on many deal to those who keep the ways articles. The illicit traffic, cens- of peace. The first policy is ing to pay, gradually became ruled out as being too silly to boen a tendency to its return of practically extinct. There has need discussion, whilst in regard recent years because heavy taxa- to the second it is pointed out tion again makes it profitable. that its effect would be to throw America may try lighter taxation over the collective peace system, on spirits, among other devices; condoning what the world has but she has another great evil to condamned and incidentally contend with official corruption. alienating the United States both eial, and that poison is not got out The gangster debauched the off- from Britain and the League of of a nation's blood for many a Nations. In Mr. Arnold-Foster's year. view, the only tolerable policy for Britain to follow is .one

recent issue of ณ

PRICE IS THE KEY

which does not weaken, but world order, a new recognition sustains, the essential principles that peace for each cannot be of the collective pence systera. made secure except by collective "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 coincide special economic interests in with the official Labour outlook, Asia; do everything possible to there is little in them to which

LTD. Japan to solve by pouceful exception can be taken. The

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means her acute economic prob- principles enunciated are sound; lem, and meet with generous they provide a basis on which it understanding her case against should be possible to evolve an racial discrimination" In short, understanding advantageous to. new facts have to be faced-an all nations possessing any in- intenso demand for a peaceful terest in Far Eastern affairs..

Emotions which have had to be

scamper downstairs to Batisfy hearty appetites at the family breakfast tablo.

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"I was itching to get into that game. I got a system that wins every time.!!

Brevity is the keynote of beach attire.

With all your demands for new deals, you auroly must have been aswell poker player in your day. How about asking for a whole new pack of cards?

Samuel P-

(signed).

Why Not Macadam?

Mr. Billy Sunday,

Rochester, Minn. Dear Mr. Sunday:

I have a very nice houso 'but all my neighbours are having cement aidewalks 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 haye a cement sidewalk 80 please help me out and scad me enough money to keep up with my neighbours.

Thanking you in advance I. remala,

Very truly yours,

Grace C

(signed).

is no different from that in tiny other home.

Extraordinarily happy, healthy, and united is the Belgian Royal. Family Hor children aro Indieputable testimony to Queen Astrid's right to the title of the perfect mother, Her heart is in her home and, as a member of the Royal Household told me, when circumstances separato her from children or husband--"It's a drama."

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