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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JULY 21, 1936.

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TUESDAY, JURY 21, 1936,

ALL FOR THE BEST

Events in South Chin are working out in accordance with

James

Agate

starts

an

argument about the:

“THERE'S

no

arguing about

tastes," said George.

"Oh, isn't there?" I said.. "The six best things in life are food, dřink. exercise, work, play, sleep."

"Rot!" said George.

"Sleep is

a part of death, not life.”

"Nonsense," I replied. "Shake- speare calls it 'Chief nourisher in life's feast.'"

"Rubbish," said George. **Mac- beth was dend-nuts on it being "the death of each day's life. Anyhow. we won't argue. Sleep's out of the question. You must find something else."

Finally we agreed on the arts as bring the sixth best thing in life.

A LITTLE later George said: "You're no sweeping. old cock. You generalise Come down too much.

to brass tarks, You enn't shove six best things down my throat and get

with HAWIEN

it. Take

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Your six best foods? Suppose you are desert island, and for the rest of your life choose all your must meals from six dishes only."

Six Best

things in

LIFE

general expertation. Chan Chal- | food, now. Which are tong has been forced to bow to the inevitable, and before long we may expect to hear that Li Chung-jen and Pei Chung-hai, the Kwangsi leaders, have fol lowed suit. The resignation of Chan Chai-tong has simplified matters and greatly lessened the Any likelihood of civil war. effort by the Kwangsi faction to held out against Nanking must. in the circumstances, be fore-

George eyed me with coll dis doomed to failure. By persist- favour. "Doesn't it ing in an ill-timed and tact-you that you would get sick of these in three days, never mind less movement, mainly directed a lifetime? The only possible

selection is :----

against Chiang Kai-shek, the

Ltd. Southern leaders merely dug

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"That's easy," I said. and rected off a list beginning with oysters au gratin and lobster a 'Americaine, and going on to pigeon en casserole Khebah a la Grecque,

Bread and milk.

Grilled herrings..

Bacon and eggs.

Boiled multon,

Prunes and rice.

Occip

palace of the League of Nations with and Michael-Angelesque cartoons of peace

10

and war.

"You, might as well try to invent

My own list was more modest.

enly wanted to:--

Win the Fell Race at Grasmere Sports,

I

Win the Open Championship at golf.

Sente a century in a last and deciding Test Match.

Hent Alekhine ni chess, Edit a really comie paper. Win the Harness Championship at Olympia.

AS

S to the arts, we agreed that

an aesthetic costume for policemen," I said. "If we are talking sense. would have been-patient schoolmas let's go the whole hog. Ruskin's list lering, wise statestrianship, honest we should like best to be the law-giving, skilful engineering, devo following five things and in this ed doctoring, and sober trading."

Ruskin," said George, "was an old order: dodderer who died of softening of the brain."

-"His-prosu-is the grand organ of English speech" was my reply.

"And he had the mind of a village

Bread and cheese and celery, organist! Let's get on with the next

lot

"I

AM. begin- ning to enjoy

That's D sitter," I said. "Bol- linger 18, Meursault Goutte d'Or o 1915, a Clos de Vougent...

interrupted "Stow it!"

George. The only possible drinks to go with my bill of fare are

Water. Milk.

Ten.

IN the

matter

A poet like Shakespeare,

A composer like Mozart.

A painter like Manet.

An actor like Trving.

A conductor like Toscanini.

First choice offhand was: food, drink, exer. cise, work, play, sleep.

Would you agree? ...

parents had already produced an Evelyn and a Hilary.

Seeing my bits of paper Noel de manded to cock a feminine eye al them on the plea that an article, like n room, is all the better for the fem- inine touch. quickly gathered my lists together and asked Noel what she would most desire to eat and drink throughout the rest of her life. She had no hesitation whatever, and I give her two lists. Her foods were:-

Chocolate eclairs.

Strawberries and cream. Jees.

Chocolate peppermint creams. Peche Melba

Poached egg and chips.

And these wore her drinks:--

Toa.

Port and lemonade..

Orange juice. Sweet champagne. Creme-de-menthe, Some more teal

Noel's favourite exercises were;

This left the sixth place vacant, and for a long time we debated be. tween an architect like Wren and a conversationalist, like Dr. Johnson. thing,

Dancing.

Law tennis. Hiking. Sun-bathing. Being-puntored, Bring rowed.

AND then came 1 surprising

Or, gather, something

We We finally decided on the latter for which should no longer surprise was the reason that, while Johnson could

of play to differ. This George's list of ambitions ----

To climb Mount Everest, To beat Malcolm Campbell's record.

To win the Schneider Trophy. To score the winning goal in the Cup Final

their own graves. For many yers the South has been playing a dangerous game, the culminat- ing point of which was reached when, under the pretence of aim- ing at. national salvation by this," said George. "What about agreed stiffening Nanking opposition to drinks?" Japanese penetatation, an starred campaign was set foot, with disastrous con- it. sequences to those behind Faced with such a situation, the Nanking Government took the only stand consistent with the preservation of its authority and self-respect, and it emerges from the crisis all the stronger, with its prestige definitely enhanced. Indeed, it can be said that the Southern agitation has turned out a blessing in disguise, with China's reputation abroad now very materially increased. It remains for the central authority to clean up the Canton mess and assume full and definite control a beneficial effect on Chinton ex-|

provinces. change. The tremendous dis-

of the

Southern

Coffee,

Beer.

Whisky."

VE did not fight WE

a lot over the: best forms of exercise, which we were walking, riding. decided digging a garden, climbing moun- tains, swimming, and 'rowing.

The question of work was not quite! so easy, though here. I think, I turned the tables on George, who for some odd reason wanted to decorate the

When that is accomplished, we

parity between Hongkong andi may look for better times in the Canton currency in recent times South. A major problem is that

has proved disastrous to 'the of currency reform, but it should

trade of both centres. Such not prove in any wise insuper-trade will be immensely im able. How much paper money proved once the currency posi there is calling for redemption.tion is placed on a more satis- and in what state Canton's factory and less unstable basis. finances generally are, remains All in all, the situation looks to be seen. The situation in more promising than it hus for| this respect will require close

very many years. Momentarily, study. Moreover, the methods there may be some slight dif- of dealing with the problem will

ficulty in re-adjusting matters, need to be such that they will but, once the transition periodĮ not inflict undue hardship on the has passed, the position should people. Eventually, we may assume a definitely brighter out- hope to see some effort to bring look, to the mutual benefit of] ; Canton's currency into line with Nanking's already, the prospect Hongkong and of South China as of such a development is having a whole.

To knock out Schmeling To win the Derby.

have preached in any cathedral, no one, being nothing less than the cathedral has any table-talk.

Noel incalculableness of women. frankly declined to consider work, T that moment play, and the arts as separate.

George's girl categories.

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friend blew in. She is called ·

"I either want to do a thing or I Noel. Once, when she was asked don't." she said. "You can't make

to explain this, she said

SIDE GLANCES By George Clark

"The doctor says it dorgh'l sound serious! Bring her over here where he can hear it."

her we hate thing, by calling it work, or like a thing by pretending it's play."

I proceeded to browbeat Noel, She has the prettiest brow, and it is n pleasure to beat it! What aix women in the world's history would she like to have been? Without any pause tʊ. think she gave me for answert.

Eve.

Cleopatra.

Any Roman empress.

Mrs. Langtry.

Melba.

Sarah Bernhardt before she

lost her leg.

And of wonten living today? I queried, "That's easy!" said Noel, and gave me these:-

Schiaparelli.

Ginger Rogers. Betty Nuthall,

Grace Moore. Amy Mollison, Gertrude Lawrence,

"Id other words," I sull, "the thing you must desire in life is to By an airplane to New York singlehanded, alight frem it inculately owned, and spend the afternoon beating Helen Mody, the evening in acting and sing- ing our Gertie and their Gracle off the stage, and wind up in the mail hours by taking the Bloor with Fred As- taire?"

"You've hit it!" said Noel. "Į nisst have jewels and furs and scents und motor-curs and airplanes, and every moment of the day to waste on idle pleasures. And that is why am proposing to spend my life tied to a dog-collar in some thy hole down Stepney way."

I forgot to say that George i n curate, and that they are being mar cled next week.

LATE that even- ing, sitting in front of the fire, Georgo said: "I've altered my mind, old man. The six best things in life are all Noel !!

There's no arguing about taste," Inaki, "Good-night.