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ROUND ABOUT by

The Showman

MONG the spoochos mado at the Britian Association Con- ronco in Blackpool was one by Professor Leonard Goofy, father of that Mins Gooty, the industrial Investigator, whose appearance at 10 Great Modern Thingammy Hall. mudeling in the Albert recently, coincided with a rain of ufmatoes from the galicey.

Profemor Goofy was concerned, this year, will "The Action Commonly Known an Oetting Up in the Morn

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Ewan the invariable practice, ho sad, to emerge from bed feet first, a tbit directly traceable to the care with which our ancestors descended from trees, and now known to medical wienos na primopatalomanta.

No real Progress could be made. twowover, until humanity stood on its head-in this, he was sure the whole meeting mupported him-and it was ndispensable, therefor, to preach the doctrine of diving head-ürst out of bed.

It ta on the early morning head,” he wid, "that the first stejia - must be laten."

The usual tomato was then thrown st him and he left the platform Aripping from the result of his laboura,

MIKROIC

THE other day, always resourceful, General Bir Archibald Pottering- Ooddie, J.P,'Anding there were no -asen to try announced that he would trga bottle of wine at functi

jira, did; and, on appeal to this by. anders whether the General hnd ijed non bottle or alk. it was held that the Court tud not « ing is stand-on.

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER

21, 1936.

GA R

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EN ER S

SI

FOUNTAIN

IN THE CENTRE

FOR.MRS.

BROWN

THE FOUNTAIN, WORKS PROU HERE,

THESE ARE. FLOWER POTS

Mr. Brown puts

the

LEDERER ONE RAINY AFTERNOON

WITAT HAS NOTH Dayons; Philippe || Martin, a young Parisian actor,) |klases | Afonique Pelerin in

darkened movie, mútaking her for Yvonne. For this ho la fruled) to court and fined 1,000 francs] which ho cannot pay, Hat Moni quo volonts and pays the fue, saving him from fail. The statorki nly of the trial makes Pilippe La star. In town with kinulyno, bri arrangas a faròton?! menting with Yvonne. Photographers

n

have been trating him, catch al ahot of the Eisaing "minister" ta action again.

Chapter Six

PELERIN INTERCEDES Monacur Sach, Monruela father, culla on Philippe to put an end to all the nonsens

*** IDA LUPINO

Philippe under arrest again,

This time Ihilippa in branded In- deed, with no one to pay his noc, And none to intercede. Ai n second offender, things are able to go hard with him. The papern puntur- ally play up, the cano for all it sa worth.

In consequence, on the night of the opening, Philippe to in juli. Aalto and the premipter appeal to Stonique's father. For the sake of hia daughter, to keep her name un- Liemthed, Peterin agrees to net: He hoy noller reason. Monique has not been happy, and he begins to pect the truth. She loves the monter, Thilippe. And, come to thint of it. its Philipp is not such a had fellow at that. Much better an a non-indow, when nil thinga are canaldered, than that helpless idiot, the Cutint Alfredo.

Thanks to his Intercezalon," but cately through the good oliices of Yvonne, who happens to be married to the Minister of Justice, and has good resean to want the whole chas You hava boon mooting my clored, ppo is eventually re- Caughter," he says sternly, "This leased. But for Maillot, the trouble felondship- you call it that not yet over. Philippe refuses mtrat conc." ›

tu open tho nhow. Ha's tired of

"I'm deeply Indabled to your playing "monster," he's sick of the taughtor," Philippe saye aliffy. "Ho, notoriety.

won't al." he saya stubborn- inuch an d ke it otherwise, our friendship is more is a businero ty "Who cares if I sing? They're arrangement. You e, flor the not crowding the theatre breause I pald may fine and got me out of can aing. They're crowing it be- Jall, the lount I could do was to pay cause I neeldently leaned girl in for book."

a clema... and I'm not going on The With news to Pelerka. "Mo-eing hitis in public places for nique paid your fine!" he shouted. the rent of my life. Understand

that, Maillot." "Why?"

"ho in not the daughter of a Ft Mathot knows actors. "So, prominout newspaperiaan for noth- that's it. Martin. You're afraid to ing... Be realized that on long face it. You know that you can't As I was in jail the whole incidenteng nd you've got cold feet. Very would be la headlines in the papers well. The old tenor with ning. He'll no, to avoid any further pullop better than you If you live to itetty, who paid my no."

ben hundred.. In the morning "Smart girl," says Pelerin ap-the papers will any Martin expoenit provingly,

As an empty bubble and shattered Very amart." Philipps agrocs. as an imposter.

"And so Pelorin continues, "to Philippe turns upon him anyage- Avold still farther publicity aha metly. "They'll say that! Nover! I'll you secretly in a quiet little pince nlng. Ti nhow them. Got a taxi. ilke a pubilo skating rul”

Charter a pinne."

"Not so smart," Philippo agrees. "Now leto get one thing settled," Monique'a fattar sald gravely. "You are a gentleman and you respeet Moniquo. I hope for her sake you wilt up discretion, good judgment and good table and no more ucandat,"

Philppo agrees, and rooand it Dut ho must meet Monique that afternoon. Bho is waiting for him

In the theatre, all la turmoil. The people ato stamping their foot and demanding their money back.

We want Martini"

bionique is there, too, Pelerin has reen to that. She is worried.

"If he doesn't appear at the the- atre tonight," she says, "ho'll never get another chance."

But Philippe appears, poking his head through the curtain just in at the akaling rink. Unfortunately time and starting his song-"One Count Alfredo gots thore first, and Italy Afternoon, waved before her horrified eyes a The producer, has arranged a now headline about the latest esca-nont trick for this number. He ban pade of the issing monster. Thare set the stage for a re-enactment of 19 1100 a picture showing Philippo the cinema episode that brought in notion. Fortunately, the face of Philippo so much unhappiness and the woman is unidentifiable. It is, co much fame. In the audienco in nt_courao, Yvonne.

A girl "sloogo" ponteil next to an Innocent of this now pubiicity, empty seat. It is Philippo's cue to Philippo skates towards her. Shewalle ainging to this seat, and to ukator Away, pursuadacrost the kiss the girl, while on the stage is rink by him. This is Count Altro-shown the scene that was playing do's opportunity. He puts in a call at the cinema house when the for the polico. Philippo catches up whole affairs first started. to Monique and tries to speak to But Pelerin slyly loaves Monique hor. She shows him the ploture. and takes his want next to the girl "Go away," cho cries. "Let me "stnogo." So that Philippo, heading alone! You can get your ploture for the only empty the in the In the papers telasing someone ciso." haue, finds hinwelt again along.

"But, Monique, you don't under alde Monique, sland. E waa just tolling her good- bys. That is the girl I thought was

It is to a smiling Monique, there- fore, that he sings his song, and it next to me in the cinema when...ls Monique whom he takes in his when I

arms and kisses; while the audience

Monique refuses to Haten. More applauds rapturously. over, the polico enter and spoil rell chances of explanation by putting

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THE END

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fountain

in his

Pool

ROWN'S garden looked like a miniature builder's yard on my next visit; heaps of ballast, bags of cement and small piles of paving stone-balance of the material for the pool-were lying there.

Planks had been wisely put down to save, treading on the soil. I used them to examine the dry walling.

Laying the

Foundations

PROWN had put in first a four-inch foundation.

of concrete on which he had placed the stones. Broad, int, rough-hewn pieces had, been selected and laid dry, the joints coming alternately in the rows.

AND 'A BONNIS WEE GRASS PATH

FOR ME TO

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"Walls given a slight slope

pockets for plants reserved....

. treads on steps jutting over... and t fountain for centrepiece"

and in erflow pipes. Besides, It's too late now that I have built the wall and Inid the paving."

"You know, Brown, a fountain is interesting and refreshing to look at during hot summer days. For Antall

pools,

I agree it is not worth putting in delivery pipes, outlets and overflows, it only on account of labour, to say nothing of enst.

But, for a trifling outlay, a miniature electric pump will throw an adequate jet of water, and inak the real thing, but with the advantage that the same water can be used again and again. Also the pump may be em- ployed for emptying the pool when it needs replenish- ing with fresh water.

Foot-square

Pump-House

"You

VOU can run the pump off the electric ght supply; current consumption is negligible.

A few yards of lead cable run underground to a switch

and a little 'pump-house' (only about a foot square) hidden under one of the edging stones of the pool, and there you have Mrs. Brown's fountain."

That's fine. My wife will be pleased. To be candid I really wanted a fountain myself."

"By the way," I continued, "1 suggest the jet should be made the centre of a piece of rock-work, just emerging from the surface of the water. How to Make

the Concrete

"NOW, jot down the ingredients for the con- crete ballast, sand, cement in the propor- Mix dry first, then thoroughly tions of four, two, one. turn while water is applied until In a semi-liquid state.

"Mark off on the sides of the pool the thickness of the concrete flooring, and leave the surface rough. When set, erect a lemporary_supporting wall of old boards for making the sides. This must be four inches Occasional pockets-for-plants-had-been-reserved-by-away from the soll so that concrete can be fun in inserting small Hower pots which were to be withdrawn between. at planting time, and the spaces filled with soll.

The walls were not quite vertical, but were given a slight slope towards the beds to prevent bulging. Each stone, too, was tilled backwards, so that muisture would run inwards.

"Bravo, Brown," I exclaimed. "But there is just one thing I would suggest, Key the top course of stones together with a tile cement underneath and between the joints, otherwise the stones will be con- stantly shifting."

He now drew my attention to the steps, and with his thumbs hooked in his waistcoat said proudly:—

"Never constructed steps before in my life. I begon at the bottom with two inches of concrete, then a thin layer over the soil in which to bed the stones. You see, I have put vertical stabs for 'risers, and on these the See the big treads, which are slightly jutting over. pieces in the middle, which will get all the wear and lear? At the sides I tled in small pieces."

No Need for

Thick Sides

M

MORE words of encouragement from me made Brown eager to discuss the making of the pool. I explained that it need not have especially thick sides to make it watertight, as the subsoil is not very porous. But the bottom soll should be, rammed down firmly, and on this a six-inch layer of concrete worked into place.

Hrown now took out his pocketbook to record de tails, and saw a note in it.

"My wife," he said, "would like a fountain in the pool, but I can't see how it can be done without inlet

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HEN you come next week," said Brown, "we shall have the fountain playing-and the goldfish, all complete."

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