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p.. Boshy.

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 1935.

TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY,

NOTES OF THE DAY

A TALE OF TWO CITIES

JUNE 19, 1935.

"I WAS WRONG ABOUT THE ENGLISH"

By STEFAN LORANT.

(Noted German Author of "I Was Hitler's Prisoner")

LL that I learnt in my native every step. "Why, they're quite

Englishnets

he koups on repeating.

Paris, unfolding its superb viatas of magnificent tree-bordered aven- nes and its labyrinths of crooked little lanes, smelly but pleturesque, is two cities, says the Christian Science Monitor. One of them is tribute to the architectural vision of Georges Eugene Baron. Haussmann, that great elty plan- ner in the reign of Napoléon III. The other is the city which I remember one of my masters laughed and wept at the lyric at school describing the character poems of Francois Villon, bowed of the Englishman to us by the obsequiously as the equipage of following story: Cardinal Richelieu imperiously galloped by, and met in the salon

wrong.

Two Englishmen are sitting at

The Very Idea!

IN

Poisonality And Tact

By Edward Kelly, Skroll

IN his unremitting search for affluence and cane, Mr. Edward Kelly lias, since he was roped in - to write for the column last week,

temporarily become

a shroff. One of the big talpann who was raking in so much money that his usual batch of shroffs couldn't

carry it heard about Kelly, and

asked him if he'd take on the Job. The tripan was sitting on the front steps of the Telegraph office this morning, waiting for Kelly to come in, but the humor. lat bent him by jumping seross from the roof of the adjoining King's Theatre building.

NOW READ ON,

What is it that at first most strikes the foreign visitor? The fact that everyone seems to he rendy for a bit of fun, and ap- preciates a joke. I think that any one coming into the world here in with the necessary of the gifted and witty Madame de the fireside. They stare at the England

capable of any Sevigne. One of the wonders of fire. One of them said, "It's nice mother-wit is

smart and Parts is that so much of the latter and warm here." The other sits achievement. Jokes

Aa repartee eitý rėmulus.

are stepping-stones in The hand of lauss-motionless in his arm-chair. mann is still at work, however, hour goes by-and then another one's career.

hour. At last he says, "Well, an- according to the Paris correspond- ent of the Lordon Observer.

Nowhere else in the world does SINCE we dished out our The other hour gone." Then the first

last column of tripe for Paris Municipal Council has dis-one asks, “Did you say anything one hear such apt remarks, such witty replies, as in London. The covered uneminpleted plans left by

My old schoolmunster added that people here give vent even to their the "Very Idea" we have the baron, ant, with the aid of the the two Englishmen went to bed ill-humour in a pleasant form. found ourself a job that National Government, has set about at 11 o'clock feeling that they had When ordering bottle of wing "improving" portions of the Tizi- spent a most entertaining evening. from a waiter one Sunday after looked as if it was made for cient "eite." Gardens are sweeter That is how I was taught what 10 o'clock, he replied with a smile, us. than slums, and few admirers of an Englishman was like. I got the "We have funny laws in this the picturesque would wish better impression that the people consist-fcountry," and I know I couldn't get housing to wait upon sentiment. oil of dull, phlegmatic, reserved my wine. Still it will come as rather a shock gentlemen, Auffragettes Aghting to many lovers of Lutetia to learn that the Street of the Cat-which students and sporting fanaties. And when I usked my chamber- there's one thing we've al- Fishes must disappear. If only At, my English lessons learntį maid why my room was so culų, the adorably quaint names' could the word "bore.“ I learnt that she gave me the classic reply. "Irways hankered to do it's

ace.collecting money.

for women's rights, University

custom, Jon

be preserved.

English Int that is perhaps | one could say "He bores mu stiff," | au trut possible. After }). there is an old bore," "A crashing English prople aren't happy unless would be certain incongruity in bore," "An awful bore." and a host they have rheumatism." calling a atroct lined with tall of expressions for the German apartment, houses the Street of the word ""Langweile." And then, Sword of Wind. But there is years later, I stand in Piccadilly on

Saturday night,

One of our leading taipans wanted a shroff, and if

He wanted someone with

It is a source of wonder to the tact and personality. Well, foreigner how the Englishman can we've always prided ourself

make fun

of his own

customa.

When one hears the daughter of on our poisonality, but we the family complaining about the haven't got any tact to speak

men, and

soluce in the thought that so much of the ancient city remains. A French adapre pridefully reads. "Paris was not built

# day."

It brought me into close contact dullness of English appear. Along its "Elysian Fields"matic people." Men shouted mer- Seither will ta charm son is with this "dall, reserved, phleg praising the charm of the Con- of, so we asked George if

tinental, nne regretfully think he'd give us a hand with the- and upon the very cobblestones of rily, women sang, young people, that the real Englishmat its portuous streets the world will in snake-like files, turned

soon be dying out, as the young job. George is just swarm- continue to word the tale of the two twisted through the streets; the Keneration are only going to marrying with tact. vities that are Paris.

foreigners.

PARADE

And

ojen places were Alled with the

will

jubilant. enthusiastic throng. But it is quite wrong to think Our first patient was a Peak There was a noise of rattles; fire that. None of the indies would lady who'd bought a motor car halloons crossed the sky. small dream of marrying a foreigner.somewhere about the time Henry Kroups formed choirs. others They are perfectly happy with Ford was shocing horses, and she danced folk-dances. And all this their "boring and sedate" English was so far in arrears that her in the very heart of the British husbands Empire, in Piccadilly-circus,

(exceptions prove the original invoice was written in rule). The ladies are perfectly old English in a monkish script

their husbands who

and bound in vellum at the office.

Strange to say, she was not in. She never was in. I think she spent all her life sitting in the Hongkong Hotel or somewhere.

The man listened to the story-- how 10,00) military and naval endets were passing in review be fore 25,000 spectators-how the battalions of smartly dressed cadets swung by in shining uni- They streamed down Piccadilly happy with AIR DISARMAMENT

forms-how as each unit passed in evening dress, the ladies with spend all their lives at their clubs, the reviewing stand the spectators them in beautiful evening gowns

Curs; doffed their hats reverently—when | and

they

"Rule Hunk According to Sir Samuel

As regards the so-called dullness suddenly thers was a shout from Britannia"; they mingled with the Hoare. Britain's

the ears one of the men, new Foreign the stands, members of two battal crowd of workmen, clerks and shop-marked in the moonlit landscape Minister. the interchange of ions broke ranks to sprint with ten assistants. They joined hands. are surely a striking proof-to the We called on a bedroom suite

patrolmen after two youths-how the man in the street with the man contrary. One opinions with regard to the sug-

is apt to forget after that, but had no better luck the youths were carrying a long of the upper ten. They danced gested European Air Pact is still ribbonlike bamer flying the slogan, and celebrated, taughed and sang that Romeo, one of the greatent than we had with the subsequent

Is the creation of lovers,

an case of Tiger Beer and one dozen proceeding, but at the moment it "Fight Boss War"-how the with joy.

Englishman - even

R few Johnny Walkers. is considered inadvisable to dis-quieted down when there was an- crowd's excitement had hardly

All were united by one and the hundred years ago.

At the next place the door opened close details of the discussions, other putburst-how some

same will, by one and the same

What else strikes the foreign as soon as we rang. The lady of feeling of joy; "It's our King's visitor? Although Britain has been com-

hers of a World War veterans' Jubilee." The crowds not only

the house was just going out, pelled by force of circumstances administering rough treatment to King, they rejoiced at being alive. They

organisation and patrolmen were celebrated the Silver Jubilee of thei The patience of the people. "We're from the Cash-as-cnah- to embark on large-scale expan-three more youths who had beeny celebrated their own strength queues, waiting several hours in leashing his tact.

stand peaceably in theatre Can Company," said George, un- sion of its Air Force, the point distributing anti-war literature. "Yes," "sighed the man, "it's dis-

and happiness,

perfect state of calm till the should not be lost sight of that

"She gives twice who,coughs up turbing. flat I suppose that's the

doors are opened. They do not

quick," We said, twirling our its policy is in the direction of sort of thing we have to expect

curse if they are kept waiting at eventual agreement with other over there." The narrator looked

I forgot I was, a foreigner. the booking office in the Under-poisonality. "Haud it over." blank. Powers on

was taken along with the stream, ground; they do not rave if the limitation.

"Over where?" he asked. "Italy," said the man.

Someone took me by the arm and operator docs. not reply "But it

un the much was made apparent recent happened in New York City" frolicked along arm in arm with telephone, or gives them a wrong ly in the House of Commons, "Oh," said the man, who had listen-Square. The sang songs which Ibus does not happen to stop where, a merry group as far as Leicester number; they do not rage if the when Mr. Ramsay MacDonalded to the story but hadn't heard the

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before we have gone very far, the British Government urges, with all the influence it can com- mand, that a hall should be called and that the Powers con- cerned should limit their armis within well-defined bounds, to he fixed by free negotiation." Mr. MacDonald also stated in the same speech that the destructive possibilities of aerial warfare bevel edge smeared with special == were perfectly appalling, adding grinding compound. The valve is that he could imagine no

returned to its seating and, by means of a long hundled screw- wasteful expenditure of national driver inserted in the slot, in the wealth than a competition in Air valve head, it is turned to and fro Forces, in which Britain would a number of times. The position of the valve on the seating, how- engage unless absolutely ever, must be constantly changed. forced to do so. This appeal A considerable amount of time. was commended especially to can be saved if a light spring is put on to the valve stem before Germany, and on the same day grinding beging. When the pres- General Goering openly declared sure on the valve is released the that Germany was willing to valve rises and its position qin be abolish air warfare if other altered easily. Powers would do the same. Having secured a position of ment for air disarmament wants equality with other Powers, he bringing into the forefront of

international discussions said, the size of Germany's Air

negotiations. Success in Force would be determined by sphere might, indeed, pave the the size of the forces of other way to securing a general disar- countries, and added that if mantent convention, which re- other Powers decided to elimin-mains still an indispensable part ate their air forces in two years, sure security for all. It is of of any collective provision to en- Germany would follow suit.

note that nearly ninety per cent. With the British and German of the votes in the Peace Ballot policies thus stated, it would in Britain have been cast for the appear that the present in a most abolition of naval and military favourable moment for a deter- aircraft by mutual agreement. mined effort being made., Res- This indicates ponsible Governments now have public opinion is strong in sup- port of such a solution of one of a unique opportunity of tran- the world's major problems. common action. The need is for alone-she has, indeed, no inten- vigorous leadership, in which tion of doing so-but she can use respect no country is better able her influence in a movement than Britain to supply the initia- which would bring relief to the people of the major nations of tive. This question of agree the world.

did not know, but I had to sing, in default of an official sign, they them all the same, and it was not imagine the stopping place to be. Lang Syne" at the long before I was singing "Auk

The taxi-drivers do not rain top of my

down invective on each other's heads as in Paris. The police- Were these people that were re- men do not bully you as in Berlin, a long job. If a perfect seating is joicing AD whole-heartedly the the waiters do not expect princely to be obtained, as it must, since stiff, dull Englishmen, or had my tips as in Vienna.. this is the whole object of grind-old schoolmaster · planted in ing, the work cannot be hurried. mind a picture Slow leisurely movements alone Englishman who perhaps had never result in the fine finish which is any real existence?

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of nerves. Their subject of con- versation is war, unemployment, (Continued on Pape 7).

"Well, this isn't getting this roast on to cook."

Then she told us that she had no money at all and that...she.. had eight children, all starving, and her husband was on sterling salary, and had got so far be hind with his chils at the Hong- kong Hotel that he couldn't go in to pinch a handful of potato- chips and peanuts to bring home to the children, and she hadn't had anything to eat for six weeks except a monkey her hus- band had caught at the top of the Kowloon reservoir, and then they had to eat it half-cooked because the gas was turned off.

By this time George and us were crying.

Then she went on to say that the landlord had told her that if she didn't pay him a drop of rent he'd burn the Ant down, and the reason we saw her all dressed up and go-. ing out was because she intended to throw herself off the Star Ferry... George gave her $2.35 and an apple and told her what time the Ferries left the Kowloon wharf, and we patted her on the back and told her not to give up home be- cause there were dozens of man- keys left around the reservoir, nad was there anything else she wanted Com- from the Cash-as-cash-can pany 7

"Yes," she said, "Pd like one of those new radio-gramophone Bets. and a set of new tyres."

"Put that down," we said to. George. "A radio-gramophone and

Bet of new tyres."

"Yes," sobbed George, "A Bet Ohl I of radio-gramophones. feel like a newspaper editor!"

We left her then and went, all' red-eyed and wringing our hand- kerchiefs, for something to pull ourselves together. Georgo said. brandy was the best thing and we wanted rum, so we had both.

The rum must have given George ideas, because he seemed to take- charge of the party after that, and at the next door he knocked on ho bellowed, "Open this door! It's. the police!"

And a man opened the door and said, "Thank Goodness! I thought It was another of those confounded shroffs, or I'd have opened it be. (Continued on Page 4.)

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