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Elisabeth Schumann.

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TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1935.

NOTES OF THE DAY TWO WHO WALKED IN The Very Idea!

WITH OR WITHOUT GENEVA

THE PAST·

BY TANGYE LEAN

dering why I did it," wrote Mian Jourdain.

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Marie Antoinette, "holding out a

'NOTES & JOTTINGS

More Scraps From Eddie

Kelly's Scrapbook

"How come?" we asked him. "Thought you were going to be a publisher."

Joc shook his head.

the The rejection by Italy of League of Nations proposals for settlement of the Italo-Ethioplan BREEZE came in through the there for about a hundred years, windows of the Salle des but they did not know that an crisis brings us face to face with

towards the that dangerous situation towards Glaces at Versailles and played they walked on

Edited By Eddie round the English maiden farmhouse. Nor, when they came which we have all looked with an indies who it there on the after to a terrace in front of the house, Old Pete is back in Hongkong did Miss, Moberly realise that her again. We theaght, we had got prehension since the Italian Dietn tor, Benito Mussolini, said so de-noon of Ant 10, 1901.

They a little hot, a little friend was usile tones a ladyvid of Peto when he went to Anitely that the East African protweary in their thick Victorian altting, there, per draw-) Angadil to run a newspaper of But we hadn't. He'A clother. Sightsing is no more ing my skirt away with a feeling his lem could only be solved by victory frivolity even for the Principal of as though someone. were near and back again with twice as many for Italy's diplomats or by recourse St. Hugh's College, Oxford, and I had to make room, and then wou ideas as he had before. to war. Writing in Populo d'Italia the Ilend of a respected girls that squaro-jawed leader, of the school. So for a little while Miss Fasclat imperialista declared some Moberly and Miss Jourdain sat on

But Miss Moberly could see time ago that a solution satiafactory there by the windows, letting the

"It was a fine little Country, But Baedeker lay open in front she afterwards discovered to bear and a fine little town and a com to Italy would be compelled "with breeze dance lightly round them quite distinctly a woman, whom Geneva, without Genova or in spite of them, and for the earnest travel- remarkable resemblance toing sheet, but we didn't seem to

at this time, lor, they mist have thought, of Geneva." And

paper as though to look at it at be, able to build up the circula- when Italy has rebuffed the League Baedeker exists to be used.

So after u glance at the map arm's length. I supposed her to tion. One day the advertising Committen of Five, has refused to accept the terms; generous terms, they set off for the Petit Trianon, be sketching and to have brought manager rushed into my office and pointed through the window offered by Geneva, we must recall farmhouse in the ground of Ver- her own carop-stool.

sailles where Mario Antoinette had "She saw us, and when we pass into the street. Il Duce's ringlus amused herself before the Revolued close by on her left hand, she with anxiety If you are contemplating to

words

With, without ortion.

turned and looked full at us. It become a motorist owner-if you against Geneva, Italy will follow the

was not a young face, and (though are desirous of a change-if you path of destiny where her Dictator

They enjoyed that walk through rather pretty) it did not attract are going on home leave a word leads. We now await the League the stiff breeze, with its scent of me... 1 looked straight at her; from you to

of Nations' answer, or the reply to hundred different flowers, "The but some indescribable feeling US LACQUAINT

OF

YOUR this challenge from those who are wonds were looking their best," made me turn away, annoyed at

loyal to the principles represented iss Moberly wrote afterwards, her being there." REQUIREMENTS AND WE WILL by the League Covenant. We won- and we both felt particularly More depressed than ever, they

vigorous."

walked up a flight of steps to the FURNISH YOU WITH PARTIder whether it will not bo: "With CULARS AND TERMS.

Italy, without Italy, or in spite of

But their enjoyment was not to terrace. Then tho door of a Italy,

the shall defend We

| last, Jong.

chapel was swing open and Nearing the Petit Trianon they youth "with the jaunty manner of HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE. sovereignty of the small nations, stir honour and the pence of the world."

went down a lane which they in footman" called out that they Show Room

thought was the entrance. "I was should have gone round another Phone 27778.9. Stubbs Rd..

surprised that Miss Jourdain did way. The door slammed behind not ark the way from a woman him, and seeing them hesitate who was shaking a white cloth out uncertalaly he went along with of the window of a building at them grinning as though they look- the corner of the lane," wrote Missed eccentele in the extreme. Moberly, "but followed, supposing That door, it has been proved, that she knew where she was go- has been impossible to open since 1789, and for 60 years at least the ing to."

staircase leading to it has been completely broken down,

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

MONDAY, SEPT. 23; 1935.

COAL INDUSTRY

wagen,

PROBLEMS

WAITING FOR THE VOICE

und Tariffs,

#

en-

and

Justs of mas. We are therefore

British

a

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

But now they felt as though n

Miss

OWTI

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+

"'Look,' he said, pointing with a shaking finger:

"A funeral was passing the of- a lone fico-one hearse and

Who is it? I inquired. mourner in a private car.

"My God, Petel' said the ad ""That's our subscriber? "So I sold out and came back to Hongkong. I couldn't seo a future to the business."

man.

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Silver Song

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

Welling from cach cyc— Silly little dollars,

Let your voices cry; But for Roosevelt's policy

You wouldn't be so hight

Slug

a

Ramp of dollars, Sing with hearts a'boil. Dollars you had need of,

Fruits of steady toil; Brightly shining dollara

Croak it with a frown, Worth no much in other dayu.

Now all whittled down.

Sing about the black birds

Flying ever high,

Black Ice House Street raVERK

"Gireling 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 wape-- Dare to be a Daniel,

Raise the howl of ragé-- Living on an income

That we never see- What's the use of singing.

While such worms are wo?

War Wound Barber--Haven't I shaved you

Soldler-No: I got that scar in

before buddy? France.

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-Latest-Jew-joko-

A Highlander was involved in a collision with a Jew, The High-

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,

A

Up to this time there has been no rallying cry sounded from the League's capital. There has been no clarion-throated call from leader brave enough, wise enough and strong enough to muster the forces of peace in such imposing

Outside they were suddenly in array that any nation, or group of

They came to two very dignified the breeze again. It seemed to nations, would draw back from con- templated violence as from horrible tells where the path divided. clear their heads, blowing off the and certain death. There em be no The officials ware greyish-green veils of depression which had fal doubt that the great mass of man-coats with small three-cornered len so thickly on them. kind fears and hates war; though hate. They directed them rather The future of the British coal-the average man may become fu frigidly to go straight on.

But as they sipped their cups loc Ramsbottom open a Barber's Shop Norman Evans. mining industry is again coming toxicated with splendid visions of mysterious change had come over of English ten in the Hotel des Norman Evans.up for discussion, partly by vietary, glors and the thrill of everything. The breeze, they re- Reservoirs back at Versailles, Joo Ramsbottom solis pills

quest. It is such inspired thoughts reason of demands which are as these which foster nationalism, alized, had suddenly given way to they did not talk much. It had Benedictus (Mackenzie)

to a dead calm-ven the trees joccurred to neither of them as Cello with Organ

being made on behalf of the and national ambitions, and

worldbehind the building seemed to have yet that they had just crossed Adoration (Borowski)

niners for a higher standard of danger the peace of the

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

Beat-ice Harrison. 'wage. It has been stated, one that national worked in tapestry." They walked equally non-existent stream, that C-2755 Islamey-Parts 1 & 2 (Balakireff)

behalf of the coalowners, that state of mind which all insists on together through the intense they had talked to people who had silence, euch wishing to hide from been in their graves a hundred Cyril Smith (Pianoforte).

they cannot afford to pay better upon frontiers

the other her

feeling of years, and had been examined from the terrace by the cold eyes Eric Coates Medley

Sydney Gustard.

gloom. because there is in-there is little likelihont of anyone Sydney Gustard.

appearing who could well national

Then, with an Hermann Lohr Medley

unaccountable of Marie Antoinette.

There months later when they suflicient money in the industry loyalties and international hatreds (Organ of Gaument Palace Cinema, Chester,

to enable them to do sn. As into one tempered whole which River of disgust, they saw that a England).

outlast the symbols of cloaked man sitting by a kiosk were staying together in England was staring at them. He wore Miss Moberly happened to make against this, it is contended that would DA-1416 My lovely Celia (Arr. Lane Wilson)

one remedy is to be found in militant minorities and outlive the eighteenth-century clothes and his some remark about that lady who Moberly said to her. ninazement her friend den!- Pastorale (Arr. Lane Wilson)Elisabeth Schumann. reorganisation of the industry cast back upon the device by which face was pitted as though with had seemed to be sketching, and Is our way?" ed that she had seen her at all. quickly: "Which DB-2414 La Ronde des lutins (Dance of the Goblins)

on a unified basis. In particu-we have preserved our freedom and mallpox. (Op. 25) (Scherzo Fantastique) Bazzini) lar, the claim is put forward an empire: loyalty to and love of but thought: "Nothing will in-After writing down independent

the Crown, and the high principles

statements of what they had seen. Yehudi Menuhin, that the owners have failed and traditions which it represents, duce me to go to the left."

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

while there were gaps in the ex- Violin-solo-- Yehudi-Menuhin.... ing side of their industry that-quarter and if there comes They were both relieved, though perience of ong, which were cover- This failure is said to be reflect time when the Empire's strength a little astonished, when a red-ed by the other's, the main events is needed, we shall welcome that faced gentleman in a large som- of the afternoon had been seen ed in the pit-head level of the call and respond with a clear hope brero hat ran up to them, from and heard by both of them.

Not long afterwards Miss Jour-lander and his car suffered little. proceciis received

coal, that in serving our own flag we nowhere shouting that they must: for

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

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

la! Par ici

cherchez (a different place, will different peo- less competition between the POWER FOR GOOD

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

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

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

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

"As I passed the logement, sud-Highlander. coal per manshift was 14.54 commonwealth of nations owring hands, a thread-like cascade fell

allegiance to His Majesty is an from a height down a green pretty denly and utterly unexpectedly I cwis., whereas last year it was example of what can be done by bank, where ferns grew between knew that some indefinable change "Thon how did this happen?" 22.94 cwts., but the

"Don't ask me," said the -High- averageable-minded en in bringing na-

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

afterwards were being taken up into an-lander, turning away; "amoll his

(Continued on Pago 4.)

breath." 1920 and only partnership. We believe that the that no water could have flawed were £223 in

British Empire has a splendid pur- £115 11s. 6d. in 1934. Miners pose to fulfil, and that the greatest earn, on an average, according day of its destiny may be at hand. remember Sir William to a statement mude recently in And we Parliament by the Secretary for Watson's lines: Mines, 44s. Gd. per week. But there are thousands of men in the pits to-day who receive much less than the average-- men who receive only 30s. tá 10. for a full week's work. Asi has been proved during recent! 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 I coul-mining industry is six times the number occurring in industrial life in factories and workshops. In the meantime, not only is money being sacrî- ficed in competition between the colliery owners, but by the large mumbers of middle-men who that if the owners are required stand between the miner and by Government to pay higher consumer. To-day, there wages, they will be induced to uro 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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Clothe the remotest strand With forcats from her senttor-

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They

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"Now, come back and vigil uz ugalu soon--you twa."

"Is this your car?" he asked the

"Yes," said the Gael.

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Races

Overheard in Hongkong Hotel.

"Where have you been?

"To Happy Valley.

"Anyone dead 7"

"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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Howlors

Another selection of howlers from the classroom:--

A down bed in a bed on the floor, -

The Anzacs are a race of South American savages.

A schoolmaster leads a sedimen- tary life.

A glazior is a man who runs -down mountains.,

In the olden times forasters used to wear halibuts under their nocks.

Crematorium-French for dairy. Oliver Cromwell's trait was a wart on the nose.

What is the meaning of Honi soit qui mal y penso! Spare a cop- per, please.

Archimedes' Principle is a limo drawn round ships to keep them from sinking.

A contour is a man who tours round the Continent.

Skyscrapers are the study stars.

mon

who