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NOTES OF THE DAY When BRITAIN went to

ENTERTAINING HỌNGKONG

Apart from the facilities for enjoyment for which we have to thank old Mother Nature, long- kong is remarkable for its lack of entertainment. Oh, yes, we have our Lido and our hotels and our cabarets, where one can wine, and dino and dance. But there are a few of us left who sometimes would appreciate something little

War with

Abyssinia

different: something like that by Major-General

pianoforte programme which

П

very talented Hongkong planiste

rendered over ZBW on Sunday J. F. C. Fuller

night. for Instance. We enjoyed

that; and so did many of our

S war in

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THOUGH this Gibraltar of Ethiopia appeared unas- saultable, two soldiers, Drummer M'Guire and Private Bergin,

the occasions are all too few, one glance back upon what took | hears exceptionally good place in our campaign of 1868. now, there was no local talent over ZBIV, both in in- Thén, as strumental music and in harmonis-dearth of dismal prophets. One ed vocal work, and the hand con- declared that not a man would The Battle of Aroger, which practically ended King Theodore's resial- return; another affirmed that Good Friday, April 10, 1868, three days before the storming of Magdale, ancer an encounter in which there were no British killed, occurring ou certs, when they come to us, are

the rain would sweep every If you are contemplating to change. However, we did not trooper into the sea, and another proceed in single file, and in on Easter Monday, April 13, he become a motorist owner-if you set out to criticise the Hongkong that disease would settle the ex- which the head of the column pushed on. are desirous of a change if you broadensting authorities; rather itpedition, especially the "pink- arrived at its daily destination At 2 p.m. the bugles sounded are going on home leave--a word was our intention to congratulate į headed fly."

long before the tail had set out, and the final advance began. from you to

them On Sunday's programme, } Yet, when it ended, it proved it was fortunate for Napier that ACQUAINT US" OF YOUR which, including the recordings, to be the most successful cam- the tribes had been antagonised SENDELSESSSSSSSSSSON REQUIREMENTS AND WE WILL was something unusually pleasant.paign we ever fought. Of the by Theodore.

FURNISH YOU WITH PARTI-We could do with more of such. British contingent not a soldier CULARS AND TERMS.

The fault we really have to find is was killed in battle and only 11 officers and 37 men died of more with the theatrical program- HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE.

NEVERTHELESS the general both of the 33rd Foot, climbed disease. there men--though

the again

was The cause of the war was the Show Room

a skilful diplomatist. the cliff wall, and urged on by Hongkong managements are in no Phone 27778-9.

the British Taking advantage of the Em their example the whole regi- imprisonment of way to blame. We are wondering Consul, Captain Cameron, and peror's folly and realising that ment followed. when producers, who rarely pre-others by the Emperor Theod with money a man may accom- summit they opened fire, and Reaching the duce anything worthy of the disore, an able soldier but an un- plish almost anything in Abys- sweeping on broke through the tinction of the appellation "drama," mitigated brule. This proved sinia, he set forth

with his palisades and into Magdala they his ruin; for, in the forth small army and 500,000 dollars rushed. Then from behind a coming campaign, the various all Maria Theresa's dated tribes he had antagonised re. 1780 which had been expressly grass stack a shot rang out and a man fell dead. It was Theo- fused to support him a tremen- minted at Vienna.

dore: for, seeing victory lost, he Lieutenant- dous advantage to

Everything he required he had mlown out his brains with General Sir Robert Napier, who was selected to command the expedition,

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aid for; he bought over chief's a silver mounted revolver pre- as he bought over corn. The sented to him by Queen Victoria dollar proved us omnipotent as in 1854. Lawrence's golden sovereigns

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will give us something in the way of "short" features which will take the place of these abominations known as "trailers." Nor is that the only thing about the "short" part of the elnenia programmes

WC quarrel. THE STABILISATION [standard of such things as "Trave-

OUTLOOK

And what did this victory cost laughs," which we are thankful}

did in Arabia during the last us? Fifteen British soldiers have not yet been shown here, as

TO-DAY his army would be war.

wounded and none mortally. Three world statesmen far as we can acertain, is lament- considered inadequate in. the

One participator in this cam-

On April 18 the return figured in yesterday's news ably low. When there is really j extreme. It consisted of some paign writes:

journey began, and, in spite of as favouring steps being taken good "short" material available we 4,000 British troops and 9,500 As the army moved towards the rains breaking in May, on for freeing international trade

are at a loss to know why on earth Indian, more than half being the mountains, what of the June 1 the army of deliverance

Theodore "refrained from

the barriers we should not be allowed to enjoy required to protect the lines of enemy?

back in Zula. Truly an some of

because The former from attacking It. Grantland Rice's sporting fea- communication,

he astonishing which lie at the root of the

campaign, and tures, the March of Time, Walt were armed with the Snider rifle thought that, while in the open though the approaching one may existing depression. Sir Samuel Disney's features, Ripley's Believe- muzzleloading Brown Bess mus- attackable, in the mountains will be wise to remember that and the latter with the old field Napier's soldiers were un- be very different, the Italians. Hoare dwelt on the point

it-or-Not, with less of the allegedly ket. All wore in his broadcast message to the humorous comment, news reels of form,

full-dress uni- they would be helpless. There- Napler's most powerful weapon scarlet predominating; fore he let them move on, which against the Emperor was-the United States, Mr. Cordell Hull all sorts, sport, politics, and the standards were carried, and was exceedingly fortunate for likeness in silver of n long-dead made it one of his three heads great events' of our times, these are bands accompanied the troops the long straggling column, the Empress. for bringing about an improve the things we want in our "short" | into action. The light artillery train of which would at any ment in the present situation, programmes They exist. Why was mule-drawn, the heavy was time have been easy to a deter-

hauled by elephants.

mined attack of spearmen. and Mr. Henry Morgenthau are they unobtainable?

Napier decided to land at At length, on April 10, 1868, spoke to the same effect in a

Zula, a little south of Massown, the Aroje valley talk with pressmen in Paris, The

now the main Italian base in prouched, beyond which lay American statesmen went fur-

While we are on this subject of Eritrea, and march on Magdala Magdala. There the army ther, by indicating the willing-entertainment, we should like to -Theodore's main stronghold.. was about to camp, when, at The distance was 400 miles. 3.30 in the afternoon, Theodore ness of the United States-to dis- mention in passing that the must cuss currency stabilisation. It is popular "hit" of the past year was and the landing began in Novem- attacked, firing chain-shot from

Walt Disney production. You ber 1867. The country separat his heavy guns and rushing for Jokes And Near Jokes For noteworthy that Mr. Morgen-

remember the Three Little Pigs.ing his base from his goal is ward his spearmen. DESEJSIJOSE3E3E23E22 | thau reiterated a declaration

better imagined than described. The result was inevitable.. for That sort of thing has played toIt was a jumbled mass of moun- a frontal attack was what suited which he made a few months packed houses in the big theatres tains broken by ravines, gorges, his enemy best. Volleys of ago, when he stated categorical-in New York and London longer and valleys, trackless and road- Snider bullets mowed down his ly that when the world is ready than many of the much-heralded less, drenched with rain or dry followers, who, when faced by couragement, old man?" for foreign exchange stabilisa-and over-advertised full length as a bone. Tropical temperatures bursting rockets, fell back in so every time I call, but hang it, tion, Washington would not be features. And Walt Disney made alternated with arctic, H. M. panic. What found an obstacle, indicating exactly $25,000, out of it. There [Stanley, the explorer, who ac- Twenty-two British soldiers that a change had taken place were experts who predicted he companied the expedition, com- wounded, two mortally, while A Menu from Ethioplo:- in the attitude of the American would not a quarter of a million plaining that at one spot six 560 Abyssinian dead and many Government since the summer of American dollars. But no! The blankets failed to keep him wounded littered the valley.

At Aroje Theodore lost heart. 1933, when President Roosevelt's theatres have to pay so much for warm.

In so difficult a country, where First he released his prisoners, refusal to join other countries in their main pictures, many of them

the field army (consisting of then he retired to Magdala, be- a conglomeration of rubbish, that a joint declaration regarding the they have no funds left to pay a train of 10,000 animals) had to Napier thought otherwise, and fighting men followed by a lieving it to be impregnáble. desirability of early stabilisa-reasonable price for Disney's really tion threatened to bring the de- enjoyable nonsense. liberations of the World Econo-

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mic Conference to an abrupt conclusion. In his latest declara- barriers to the movement of tion, the Secretary of the US goods between foreign nations Treasury complains that neither and for facilitating the settle- Britain nor France has made ment of international indebted- ness is widely appreciated, there any request for consultation on the matter, but it is to be borne is a fairly general unwillingness in mind that there has yet been to take the necessary steps to no definite indication that the remedy the position. The fun- United States is prepared to ad- damental truth that interna- just her trading policy to the tional trade is reciprocal and that nations can only sell abroad necessities of the times—and, the two issues are clearly closely if they are willing to buy, is related. As Mr. Neville Cham-accepted us a. truism, and then ignored. Such an attitude is a berlain has pointed out, change rates cannot be control- definite obstacle to progress in led without reference, to other the restoration of an interna- economic factors; they are the tional monetary standard. Stab- outcome of the exchange of ilisation can only become a goody and of capital transfers, reality if all the countries con-

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Was

Was ap-

The Very Idea!

IDLE CHATTER

The Idle Moment

Discovered by Eddie

"I'm afraid to propose to her." "But doesn't she give you any en

"Well, she gives me a whisky and the cost? one isn't enough!"

"Wait till you see how surprised my friends are when they seo-mo coming home, with a husband."

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Cakes

Newa-Chronicle.

Another selection of "howlers" frim teacher's collection:-

"A Jub's comforter is a baby's feeding bottle."

The Yellow Peril menus a banana skin left on the pavement."

"A sinister

hasn't

married

is drunk."

In

is a woman who

The future of Ife drinks is 'fle.

winter

it is very cold. Many old people die in winter, and many birds also go to a warmer climate."

"A sculptor is a man who makes faces and busts."

"The Jockey lost two of his teeth when his horse fell, and had to be destroyed."

。

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Ludy-"What brought you to pri- son, my man?"

Prisoner "Competition, mum.” LadyCompetition? I don't uns

derstand,"

Prisoner"Yes, mum, competition, I made the same sort of dollars - the Government.”

"Did you get home all right inst night, old man?"

"Or course; why do you ask?". "Well, when you got up and gave the lady your sent in the Peak tram Inst night, there were only the three of us in the car."

"And now, which of you can tell me what is the outward and visible sign of baptism?" asked the vicar when examining the Scripture class.

"Please, air, I know," said the bright boy of the clans. It's the baby"