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MONDAY, SEPT. 23, 1935.

COAL INDUSTRY PROBLEMS

reason

in

WITH OR WITHOUT GENEVA

the

SEPTEMBER 23,

1995.

TWO WHO WALKED IN

A.

THE PAST

BY TANGYE LEAN

on

But Miss Maberly could see

The Very Idea!

NOTES & JOTTINGS

Kelly's Scrapbook

Joe shook his head.

He'a

The rejection by. Italy of Lengue of Nations' proposals for anttlement of the Italo-Ethiopian BREEZE came in through the there for about a hundred years, More Scraps From Eddie crials brings us face to face with windows of the Sullo des but they did not know that as walked towards tho that. dangerous situation towards Ginces at Versailles and played thoy

Edited By Eddie round the two Englial maiden farmhouse. Nor, when they came which we have all looked with up-Indies who sat there on the after to a terrace in front of the house, Old Peto is back in Hongkong prehension since the Italian Dicth-noon of August 10, 1901.

did Miss Moberly realise that her again. We thought we had got. tor, Benito Mussolini, and so de-

They were a little hot, a little friend was unable to see a lady rid of Pete when he wont to

"I remember dray- Australia to run a newspaper of· finitely that the East African prob-weary in their thick Victorian sitting there.

But wo hadn't, lem could only be solved by victory clothes. Sightseeing is no mere ing my skirt away with a feeling his own. for Italy's diplomats or by recourse frivolity even for the Principal of as though someone were near and back again with twice, as many

St. Hugh's College, Oxford, and I had to make room, and then won-ideas ns he had before. to war. Writing in Populo d'Italia the Head of a respected girls' dering why I did it," wrote Mias "How come?" we asked him.. that square-jawed leader of the school. So for a little while Miss Jourdain.

"Thought you were going to be a publisher." Fascist imperiallets declared some Moberly and Miss Jourdain sat on time ago that a solution satisfactory there by the windows; letting thei

"It was a fine little Country, to Italy would be compelled "with breeza dance lightly round them. quite distinctly a woman, whom

But Baedeker ny open in front she afterwards discovered to bear and a fine little town and a com- Geneva, without Geneva or in spite of them, and for the carneat travel- remarkable resemblance to ing sheet, but we didn't seem to of Geneva." And at this time, ler, they must have thought, Marie Antoinette, "holding out be able to build up the circula- when Italy has rebuffed the League Bacdoker exists to be used.

paper as though to look at it.at

tion. One day the advertising So after a glance at the maparin's length. I supposed her to Committee of Five, has refused to accept the terma, generous terms, they set off for the Petit Trianon, he sketching and to have brought manager rushed into my office and pointed through the window offered by Geneva, we must rocall farmhouse in the ground of Ver- her own camp-stool.

sailles where Marie Antoinette had "She saw us, and when we pass into the street. with anxiety 11 Duco's ringing amused herself befare the Revolu-ed close by on her left hand, she ***Look," he said, pointing words

With. without ortion.

turned and looked full at us. It with a shaking finger. against Genova, Italy will follow the

was not a young face, and (though "A funeral, was passing tho of- path of destiny where her Dictator

They enjoyed that walk through rather pretty) it did not attract|fice-one hearse and a lone leads. We now await the League the stiff breeze, with its scent of me.. .. I looked straight at her; mourner in a private car. of Nations' answer, or the reply to

a hundred different Bowers. "The but some indescribable feeling woods were looking their best," made me turn away, annoyed at this challenge from those who are loyal to the principles represented Mrs Moberly wrote afterwards, her being there." by the League Covenant. We won and we both felt particularly der whether it will not be: "With Italy, without Italy, or in spite of Italy, We shall defend

the Hovereignty of the small nations, our honour and the pence of the world."

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WAITING FOR THE VOICE

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vigorous."

Miss Jourdain, however, had not asked the way for the good reason that she had seen no one at all.

Outside they were suddenly in They came to two very dignified the breeze again. It seemed to icials where the path divided clear their heads, blowing off the The officials wore greyish-green rella of depression which had fal- coats with small three-cornereden so thickly on them. hats. They directed them rather frigidly to go straight on.

duce me to go to the left."

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red-

"

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*

Sing a song of silver, Sing it with a sigh, With a tragic tear-drop

Welling from each cyc— Silly little dollars,

Let your voices cry; But for Roosevelt's policy

You wouldn't be so high!

Sing a song of dollars.

Sing with hearts a'boil, Dollars you had need of, Fruita of atcady toil; Brightly shining dollara

"

Croak it with a frmon, Worth so much in other daye,

Now all whittled down.

Sing about the black birds

Flying ever high,

Black Ice House Street raven!K

Circling in the sky-- Silly, reckless black birds,

Speculators all,

Flying in a storm's face.

To a certain fall!

Sing a song of income.

Salary and wag

Dare to be a Daniel,

Raise the howl of rage-- Living on an income

That we never ace→→→ What's the tan of singing

While such worms are w0?

•

War Wound Barber-Haven't I shaved you before, buddy?

Soldier-No: I got that rear in

France.

Latest Jow" Joko

""Who is it?" I Inquired. "My God, Pete" said the ad "That's our subscriber l' More depressed than ever, they man. walked up a flight of steps to the "So I sold out and came back But, their enjoyment was not to terrace. Then the door of ato Hongkong. I couldn't see a last long.

chapel was swung open and a future to the business." Nearing the Petit Trianon they youth "with the jaunty manner of went down a lane which they footman" called out that they

Silver Song thought was the entrance. "I was should have gone round another surprised that Miss Jourdain did way. The door slammed behind not ask the way from a woman him, and seeing them hesitate who was shaking a white cloth out uncertainly he went along with Up to this time there has been of the window of a building at them grinning as though they look no rallying cry sounded from the the corner of the lane," wrote Missed eccentric in the extreme.

That door, it has been proved, League's capital. There has beenMoberly, but followed, supposing

that she knew where she was go-has been impossible to open since no clarion-throated call from

1789, and for 50 years at least the leader brave enough, wise enough ing to."

staircase leading to it has been and strong enough to muster the forces of pence in such imposing

completely broken down. array that any nation, or group of nations, would draw back from con- templated violence as from horrible and certain death. There can be no C. Courtneidge.

doubt that the great mass of man- Walter Glynne.

kind fears and hates war; though Walter Glynne. The future of the British coal-the average man may become in

But now they felt as though a But as they sipped their cups Joo Ramsbottom opens a Barber's Shop Norman Evans mining industry is again coming toxicated with splendid visions of

mysterious change had come over English tea in the Hotel des at Versailles, Joc Ramsbottom solls pills

Norman Evans.up for discussion, partly by victory, glory and the thrill of con-

quest. It is such inspired thoughts everything. The breeze, they re- Reservoirs back Benedictus (Mackenzie)

of demands which are as these which foster nationalism, alisud, had suddenly given way to they did not talk much. It had to a dead calm-"even the frees occurred to neither of them as 'Cello with Organ Beatrice Harrison. being made on behalf of the and national ambitions, and en-

behind the building sermed to have yet that they had just crossed pence of the world. Adoration (Borowski)

miners for a higher standard of danger the

become flat and lifeless, like a wood a non-existent bridge above an Unfortunately we have not pro- 'Cello with Organ Beat-ice Harrison.

wage. It has been stated, ongressed beyond that national worked in tapestry." They walked equally non-existent stream, that Islamey Parts 1 & 2 (Balakireff)

on together through the intense they had talked to people who had behalf of the conlowners, that state of mind which still insistų

a hundred Cyril Smith (Pianoforte).

and tariffs, and silence, each wishing to hide from been in their graves they cannot afford to pay better upon frontiers

feeling of years, and had been examined the other her Eric Coatos Medley

Sydney Gustard.

frum the terrace by the cold eyes gloom. Hermann Lohr Medley

Sydney Gustard, wages, because there is in-there is the likelihood of anyone appearing who could weld national sutlictent money in the industry loyalties and International hatredshiver of disgust, they saw that a

Then, with an unaccountable of Marie Antoinette.

There months later when they (Organ of Gaument Palace Cinema, Chester,

As into one to enable them to do so.

tempered whole which England),

cloaked man sitting by a kiosk were staying together in England would outlast the symbols af against this, it is contended that

was staring at them. He wore Miss Moberly happened to make DA-1416 My lovely Celia (Arr. Lane Wilson)

militant minorities and outlive the Elisabeth Schumann. one remedy is to be found

We are therefore eighteenth-century clothes and his sono remark about that lady who lusts of man.

face was pitted as though with had seemed to be sketching, and Pastorale (Arṛ, Lane Wilson) ... Elisabeth Schumann. reorganisation of the industry cast back upon the device by which

smallpox. Mina Moberly said to her amazement her friend denl- La. Ronde des lutins (Dance of the Goblins)

on a unified basis. In particu- we have preserved our freedom and (Op. 25) (Scherzo Fantastique) Bazzini)

far, the claim is put forward an empire: loyalty to and love of quickly: "Which Is our way?"ed that she had seen her at ull. the Crown, and the high principles but thought: "Nothing will in-After writing down Independent statements of what they had scen that the owners have failed and traditions which it represents.

and left, they discovered that, Moto Perpetuo (Porpetual Motion) Op. 11 (Paganini) completely to organise the sell-We may expect a rallying call from

while there were gaps in the ex- They were both relieved, though perience of one, which were cover- ingside of their industry that quarter; and if there comes a

ed by the other's, the main events This failure is said to be reflect time when the Empire's strength a little astonished, when a

is needed, we shall welcome last faced gentleman in a large som- of the afternoon had been scen

A Highlander was involved in a el in the pit-head level of the call and respond with a clear hape brero hat ran up to them from and heard by both of them.

collision with a Jew, The High- for coul, that in serving our own flag we nowhere shouting that they must proceeds received

Not long afterwards Miss Jour-lander and his car suffered little. serve all humanity.

go to the right, "Mesdames, Mes-dain.returned to the Fetit Trianon The Jew and his car were more which show that much money

dames, il ne faut pas passer par and found that it was a totally seriously damaged. has been frittered nway in sense-

lu Par ici

cherchez different place, with different peo. less competition between the POWER FOR GOOD

maison." He vanished as queerly ple dressed in different clothes. as he had come, and they continued owners themselves. Regarding

on their path. the work of the miners and the We believe that the

"Silently we passed over the She relates this incident in wages they are paid, figures Empire is a power for good, and small rustic bridge which crossed which we seem to see the very

that cur race, once mightiest in

a tiny ravine.. So close to us process by which a hundred years, have been issued showing that war, is the foremost champion of when on the bridge that we could separating two worlds, were fused in 1920 the average output of peace to-day. We believe that the have reached it with our right into a moment,

11.54 commonwealth of nations owning hands, a thread-like casende Tell "As I passed the logement, sud-Highlander. coal per manshift was

allegiance to His Majesty is an from a height down a green pretty denly and utterly unexpectedly I cwts, whereas last year it was example of what can be done by bank, where ferns grew between knew that some indefinable change 22,94 cwts, but the averageable-minded men in bringing na-

had taken place. I felt as though earnings per annum per person tions, and races, into harmonious

afterwards I were being taken up into £223 in 1920 and only partnership. We believe that the that no water could have flowed (Continued on Pajo 4.)

British Empire has a splendid pur- £115 11s. 6d. in 1934. Miners pose to full, and that the greatest carn, on an average, according day of its destiny may be at hand. remember Sir William to a statement made recently in And we

Watson's lines: Parliament by the Secretary for

But "She Mines, 448, 6d. per week. there are thousands of men in the pits to-day who receive much less than the average— men who receive only. 30s, to 40s. for n full week's work. has been proved during, recont mine disasters, the miners are exposed to sudden and whelming disaster every moment of their working day. Official figures show that no fewer than 1,073 miners were killed in and about the coalfields last year, and 132,859 injured. Actually, the number of accidents in the coal-mining industry is six times the number occurring in industrial, life in factories and workshops. In the meantime,. not only is money being sacri- ficed in competition between the colliery owners, but by the large numbers of middle-men who that if the owners are required stand between the miner and by Government to pay higher the consumer. To-day, there wages, they will be induced to are no fewer than 27,000 such reorganise the industry to the middle-men engaged in the benefit of all concerned in it. mining industry. As to the Better wages are considered, to remedy for the present un-be the key to efficiency and to satisfactory position, it is argued happiness in the coalfields.

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stones."

They discovered

"Now, come back and viell the ugalja soun--yiti twa,”

The Jew, thinking of insurance, complained of a pain in his back, The Highlander produced a bottle" with some whisky. He gave it to the Jew, and then threw away the bottle and the glass,

crowd gathered amongst whom was a policeman..

"Is this your car?" he asked the

"Yes," said the Gael.

"Then how did this happen?" "Don't ask me," said the High- an-lander, turning away; "mell his

breath."

Races

Overheard in Hongkong Hotel. "Where have you been?"

"To Happy Valley.

"Anyone dead?"

"All of them!""

Army Order

A private saved his Captain from drowning.

"To-morrow," said the captain, "I shall thank you in front of the entire crew for saving my life."

"Don't do that" said the sailor; "they'd half kill me."

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Howlers *

Another selection of howlers from the classroom :-

A down bed is a bed on the floor,

The Anzacs are a race of South American savages,

A schoolmaster lends a sedimen- tary life.

Á glazier is a man who runs down mountains.

In the olden times, foresters used to wear balibuts under their necks.

Crematorlum-French for dairy. Oliver Cromwell's trait, was n wurt on the nose.

What is the meaning of Honi avit qui mal y pense? Sparo n

cop per, please.

Archimedes Principle is a le drawn, round ships to keep them from sinking...

A contour is a man, who tourn round the Continent.

Skyscrapers are the men

study stars,