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TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, JULY

NOTES OF THE DAY

THE CLOSED DOOR

Whatever Great Britain's critics may think and say of her past, for the last several decades she has been pre-eminent amongst the na tions which have striven for peace.

THE

28, 1935.

WOMEN LONG TO

CONFESS

By URSULA BLOOM

ways one's own to give nway,

Men take that as an accopted fact. It is part of their school curriculum. Women, unfortunate ly, don't think the same,

In the opinion of some she is the only question of whether con- I maintain that a secret is not al- nation in Europe, whose counsel is made before marriage must depend fession of the past should be of any consequence, working whole- heartedly for the avoidance of war. on the temperaments of the persons Together with France--whose tor-concerned-and the chances of tures in battle have been too great ultimate 'revelation. for her to risk reduction of her armaments. or relaxation of the guard upon her frontiers-Britain is making an eleventh-hour effort to prevent an outbreak of hostilities between Italy and Abyssinia. As she did in 1914, so she is doing now: trying to stamp out embers

of hatred and distrust which have caused the mobilisation

the

This may seem like shirking the issue, but all with experience will know that any offence which goes into public records cannot, like good bunya, be kept down.

Any happenings in the past likely to demand confession are bound to

As a general rule, I should say without hesitation: Put a double Inek on the door of the past, and

of great armics. There is now a fall into one of two categories: suggestion that an | Italo- | offences against the State or Abyssinian cinah may

involve against the individual. Offences olhor nationa and repeat the against the State must be divulged: tragedy of 1914. Although an offence against the individual French sympathies are allegedly with Italy in her dispute with the requires consideration. Ethiopians, France too sees the marching menace of events, the risk of rousing Africa to revolt, the possibility of a spreading of the fires of War into Asia and if possible, put something over the Europe. Neither compromise nor

funlight. If the door is opened concession will satisfy Italy. the complete humbling and subjugić-ever locked in.

Only much more is let loose than was tion of the Ethiopian state will Boothe Rome's ruffled feelings. Abyssinia, by her defiance, by her show of courage and of pride, has closed the door on any possibility of reconciliation, it appears, But if Abyssinia has closed the door. Italy has locked it, and

hus

apparently thrown away the key Great Britain and France have offered. There will most likely be war in Africa. War for the Rnkis of colonisation, in the name of pro- longs to another era.

and humanity, surely be world too old to

is not the rear another Caesar?

Kress

SARGENT.-On Friday July 19th,

the Rev. D. H. 1. Sargent, M.A.A BIG JOB aged 53 years. Vienr of St. Tail's, Redcliffe Square, Loulan. Irksome S. W. 10, father of the Bey, C.

1. E. Sargent.

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

THESDAY, JULY 23, 1935,

Women persistently long to con- fess. They do до not for the futare happiness of husband or potential husband but for the sheer Joy of satisfying their own love of the confessional. Why does it give women such a "kick”7)

The Very Idea!

SENSE AND NONSENSE.

More Jottings From The Eddie Kelly Notebook

A

Edited By Eddle TTENTION, girls!

Just a few words, before on how to use your lip-stick and we start this fascinating column,

the face powder,

If there's one thing that must be used artistically and correctly it's these messes that got all over our clothes and face when we take you out poodle-faking.

With a few accessories you'd be and paint can make to a girl. surprised what a difference powder

that it is not passionate love that All but the moonstruck realise binda marriage and ensures happiness of both parties; it is affection and discusalon and good comradeship, a similar angle on life, mutual friends and home ties. These are things that might stand revelations, but, even so, I am more convinced that everything is to be fost by confession. This is one of First of all, it is necessary to have those cases when speech is valu- face, with a mouth in it. The face should be washed and, if the means able, but silence is Invaluable.

ero at hand, dried. A piece of well- Men prefer to keep their Bus-chalked string is then tied to ions. They are quite happy to be other ear, and then given a slight car, stretched scross the face to the cheated if they think they have flip with the fingers. secured what they want (and par- This will result in a white chalk- ticularly if it is what somebody across the face, which will give the position for the rouge on the else wants ton).

cheeks. The rouge may be appiled with Let me look at this question as being taken to scoop any surplus out small mop or a trowel, care

a parent.

of the cars.

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the dressing table and pushed into The face is then taken across to

the powder. With the face buried, blow vigorously, thus distributing the some cream the face before powder- powder all over the faco and neck.

I should never advise any girl to tell my son of anything in her past that might spoil his or their future, and it would certainly never be my business to pry into hering.

I maintain that an incident re-secrets or to divulge them, Even peated is never the same as it was 621 my own son's behalf I should when it was enacted. Time and realise that, like a wasp's nest. atmosphere cannot be recaptured, they were better left undisturbed. and instead of the sympathetle mo- ment which, even if it does not justify, at least explains the lapse. you are faced with seemingly very ugly facts that can never be satis. factorily cloaked in words.

This gives a nice stucco effect. Now take tho left hand and slido it down the face until you come to an apertura, This is the mouth. shape the mouth is to be, and press Work the lip-stick into whatever

But what I should like to see in-it on while still plastic. sisted upon is a medical certificate, Marriage without a medical certi- ficate is dangerous.

Although I realise that nowadays to ask for a certificate would be

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When pencilling the eyebrows always Use an Indelible pencil. Nothing in more untidy than a girl who, while pushing her hair back, has wiped one of her eyebrows off.

Thone lucky girls who can yawn naturally should add the weeniest touch of rouge to the tonsils.

That will be all for the prosent,

Remember-Art, and plenty of it.

Kiria.

The main danger is that after to imply a stigma, I feel that if two or three years, when the in-it were made compulsory it would toxicating glamour of engagement ben tremendous step in safeguard. days and honeymoon is not soing marriage. acute. jealousy and suspicion may arise. A man, feeling that people

The facts of a medical certifiente confessing will endeavour to exon- erate themselves anil to lighten constitute the only confession that Romance the their own part in the offence, matters, for its facta involve an hrouds upon the revelation and fills other generation. They are aro Only in details which were never there only parts of the past which need

affect the future.

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The tourist and the touretto stood entranced at the scene.: Away to the

fett was the tidy glenming white

in the moonlight. On the right was I have seen so many tragedies Below, lawns of exquisite loveliness, the replica of the Edinburgh Castle. It is my belief that, while a newly where ignorance of epilepsy, drun-bordered with towers and as the eyes engaged couple are far from nor-kenness, and hereditary linenses rose, far off islands glistened in a

hau caused terrible sorrow.

and uncomfortable times are ahead; at least that is likely to be the view taken of the effect upon all the people of these islands of the precautions against air raids in time of war, says the Edinburgh Evening Dispatch, After many years of consideration and preparation by a special de partment of the Home Ollice plans of defence, it is said. about to be made public. England is mentioned in the un- official forecast, but it may be assumed that Scotland too will bo fully provided for. The basis of each a large committee will be subject. are not half so numerous the scheme is the munelality mai, the dangers to which they are formed and be responsible for the As those which confession after

Most deceat women (and it is To that enti all the public servlees

foolish to believe that every woman organisation of civilian defence, marriage lets loose.

who has a sceret in her past is not will be enlisted-fire brigades, science, but at the same time mistake. They take that lesson to Confcanion may gratify your can- ducent) learn their lesson from a hurgh surveyors, transport, water, red happiness. The acid test of they are far more to be trusted police, medical officers of health. jeopardise the future of your mar-heart, and it is highly probable gas, and electricity officials; am

ulance workers, and

contemplated confession than the simple little creatures the Red ey Cross Society. The owners

should be a regard for the future | who have never had any emotional of and warehouses, will also have large buildings, such as factories

as distinct from the past.

experience. their part to play. Evidently it is

sparkling junk-laden nes of silver. It was Repulse Bay, and the third day of their honeymoon in long- kong.

"Darling." she whispered, "isn't this heavenly 7

He sighed.

our

happiness. Jual think, even if we are doesn't seem long enough for

"Do you know," he exclaimed, "life

fortunate, our married life can hardly last longer than fifty years."

"Is that all?" she queried, nestling closer.

"Yes, only fifty

WAR CLOUDS Now that there seems small hope of a peaceful adjustment of the dispute between Italy and Abyssinin, it is worth while to look into the circumstances which have provoked the present crisis. Abyssinia, as is well known, except where it borders on Egypt is surrounded by terri. tories ruled by Britain, France and Italy. Relations between

is impossible for any woman. Let the past die; place "Rest in Italy and Abyssinia have been proposed to put all the in- number of years, to anticipate Peace. To disinter it may mean STAROSSED strained for some years, and on members of What are

habitants into gas masks; only the how he will react to her confession. war. several occasions Italy has threa-erential services will have thut and though they will often forgive alled the Men are strangely illogical animals,

I do not agree with the New tened the Abyssinian border, for protection. But everyone will have a criminal offence, they will react York judge's declaration that if a the frontier between them is guidance in the protection of

instruction of sorts; elementary very differently to an emotional man is deceived he is entitled to

unnulment. This desert country and no definite houses and rooms against gas at- one.

may be the American attitude but it is not boundary has ever been made. tacks, precautions

Personally I deplore women's ours. The past should be dead, the It is this undefined frontier that attack, and Treatment of victims traditional code on these matters present is ours. In life only the has caused all the trouble. In read simple enough, but to

of gas poisoning. All this may which panders to her delight in future matters. Let us employ Bedelving into the past and divulging the present moment to make the 1908 the countries concerned | carried out with any serviceable secrets which involve others, future hours happy. Surely the concluded a Treaty saying that degree of ethelenes It will require whereas to most men the past is confessional is not the right way their frontier should be 180 miles thorough organisation. How will

Jabour and very past, and they prefer to let it lle.to do that?

from the scit. Part of this British citizens react to this dis- Treaty said that the actual boun-vipline? They have the reputation dary should be marked by wells of being too cool to be easily of water, but this has never been startled and ton ensual to subject themselves to direction and done, and both Italy and Abys-instruction at the hands of nuy, sinin accuse each other of failing committee. The civic authorities, to co-operate. By September, who apparently are to be primarily 1931, trouble was brewing, responsible for the organisation, Abyssinia was said to be arming, will need all the sympathy and and Italy was moving troops to help they are likely to get. Somaliland. Both Governments,

until she used with 3 won for peace at its head and let it be love each otherty years in which to

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as is usual in times of danger, gue that she was willing to give stated that their relationship reparations if her responsibility was entirely friendly, but they for the outbreak could be proved. had their eyes on the wells. but Italy refused arbitration, and Untual, a town sixty miles west her troops continued to advance. of the unknown frontier, appear- For some months, the League of ed in Italian maps as part of Nations did not actively inter- Italy's dominions, while the Em-vene, in order to give direct peror of Abyssinia, who was negotiations a chance of succeed- tightening his hold on his outlying. Ultimately, however, when ing provinces, declared that tension continued to increase on Ualual was part of his province both sides, the whole dispute of Ogaden. In November, 1934, came before the meeting of the an Anglo-Abyssinian Commis- Council at the end of May, and sion went to Unlual. A clash an Italo-Abyssinian Commission with Italian colonial troops oc- was set up, with a time-limit fix- curred and after nearly a monthed for its negotiations. Before no solution of the main problem that time-limit expired, it was wap. reached. The British Mis- obvious that no settlement could sion made every possible effort, he reached. Now the League but it was continually thwarted Council is again to take the mat- by the unconciliatory attitude of ter up, but meanwhile all efforts the Italian representative. This at conciliation, in which Britain officer stood by his Government's has played a prominent part, original view, that Italian domin- have falled. The only hope of ion must cover the provocative peace lies in an eleventh-hour wells in addition to the town of willingness by Italy to have the Ualual. After the fighting of issues adjusted without recourse last December, each side blamed to war. Unhappily, the indica- the other for beginning it..tions give little hope of such a Abyssinin protested to the Lea- desirable outcome.

"But will that train got me to my friends before they put their baby to bed ?" -

"Then kiss me quickly, dear," she said, "we're wasting timel"

WINNING CAPTIONS

Majority of entries were not local, and faited for this reason. Winning efforts are given below.

MODERN HONGKONG MOTHER: I do hope, darling, this Hongkong milk is safe for baby. What is your opinion? MODERN HONchong PathER: Ab- solutely worthless.

M... What, Dairy Farm milk? M.H.F. No, my opinion.-Stib- mitted by G.C.D., Kowloon Tong.

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Picturo illustrating concern felt by Kowloon mother who took her 'baby for airing to the K.B.G.C, one Satur day afternoon. Since then, baby.has threatened to follow in father's foot... steps--he's become extraordinarily fond of his bottle. Submitted by J.G. Kowloon,

Pocm

"Aw, I could drink a nullah dry!" When one says this, ki mind Has caught the latest crase, poor

puv,

He wants to be stream-lined!

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So Can Mother

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"With a single stroke of a brush," said the school teacher, taking his class around the National Gallery, "Joshua Reynolds could change a smiling face to a frowning face."

"Bo can my mother," said the small.