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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

TUESDAY,

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Have you an inferiority complex?

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NOVEMBER 9,

1937.

Do you boast of youri guccess and abilitics, or of what you could have done if you had been given

the chance?

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Do you talk about

7. yourself, about your

illness and bad luck, about what people say about you, and so on? ( }

Do you feel misunder

8. stood that people do

not appreciate you an

they should? (

Do you brood over a

9. light and feel that you have been unjustly

treated? (

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LFRED ADLER, the famous Viennese psychologist who died four months ago, first introduced the term "inferiority complex" to denote a feeling" the case of women when you

good-looking girl (in

of inadequacy or mal-adjustment to one's surroundings. meet a handsome man? ( ) None of us is without some trace of it, but some of us have it very markedly.

Here is a chance for you to test yourself. Answer these questions "Yes" or "No," and do not cheat!

Are you stubborn and argumentative when anyone con- 1. traits you? >

2.

Are you bashful when you meet a good-looking girl ?

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Do you day-dream

12. much of being

Are you suggestible? That is, do you always agree. with others when they suggest that you should do Garbo? something even if it is the opposite of what you had

intended to do? {

FIGHT

Date

November 9 Ominous

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Do you wish that;

13. you could have al-

always remained a

3. Augatible? That is, child and never grown up?

do you always take ( the opposite course to that sug-

gested to you? (

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Are you shy and afraid

4. when meeting your you

boss, or local M.P.? ("

Do you find yourself

5. showing off and draw

self? (

when someone in the

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14. do not?

Do you feel jealous

15.

office gets a rise and

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Do you wish you had been born someone else? (

ing attention to your- Turn to foot of this column

and check your score.

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TWO Irishmen, working in a Clyde When the doctor camé · back his shipyard. asked the Irish gaffer first question was, “Is Clancy takin' if he had a job for a friend of theirs his medicine regularly?" Just after coming over from the ould country.

"He is not," said Mrs. Clancy. "He "What kind of a ind is he?" asked By he is not goin' to polson liimi-

self for the sake of the gaffer.

longer."

"A ble tronst fellow that could do two men's work," replied the men. to which the gaffer replied, "Send him down to-morrow morning, and you two car stay at home."

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The terms of the Armistice which ter commemorate on Thursday were after giving her two more broadsides cimmnunicated to the Cormas delegates in the forest of Compeigne on the Sydney left her and went after Thursday, November 2, 1978 The Germans did not like it but had to the coller Buresk which, with

German prize crew on boord, was bot to the Allied wil

trying to escape. A that across her Just four years vertier, m November 9, 1914 although they did not has brought her to a halt, but the

An Irishman rushed into the water like it any the mare, submission was made by the Germans in another Germans opened

office and breathlessly shouted at the that place, for it was on that day that HM.AS. Sydney met and battered into Seeing

the collier must

man behh the counter, "Me cis- surrender the German cruiser Emden off the Cocos-Keeling Islands, founder, the Sydney after taking off

tern's burst, me chickens are drown- rew sped a silyo into her and The exploits of the Finder in the carrying on his raiding netivities, -

While having a walk an Irish ed, and me name's O'Cafferty". The uflicials tarly days of the war hat made ber

were left her to sin. Cocos

Returning to the Emden, Captain priest was overtaken by a ruinstormi The old official looked over the top famous

much feared. She dereived by the Emden's fourth

and he sought shelter in a smiddy, of his plages, and said, "Why the LONDON SERVICE seruned to be turning up almost funnet us

others had been. The Glossop, of the Sydney, Inquired by

but found that it was almost as we divil don't you keep ducks?"

sald to the everywhere in the Indian Ocean, and German cruiser as she came up was signal if von Muller would surrender urt account of the clever disguising taken to be H.M.S. Minotaur. Hew and so prevent further loss of life. Inside as outside. He

This was about 3.45 p.m. No answersmith, "Pat, you must get your roof A galkman invited a Scotsman of the ship by her slipper, Captalt ever, the landing party was

Germun colours inended."

aud an Irishman to have a drink. To von. Mulier, time and time again eognised in time and a SOS signal was made and the

the Scot he said, "What will remained aloft, the German olleers

you cluded the ships wecking her out for sent out by wireless.

"Troth," said Pat, was thinking have?" "A pale ale." said the Scol. destruction.

This message was picked up by taken off the Buresk telling Captain the Ender ILM.A.S, Melbourne, which, with the Glossop that ven Muller would never of that for a long time, but it's too And, looking at the Irishman, "what | LIVERPOOL

wet to-day,** steaming out of Khao-Chnu sighted 6. Sydney. 11.MS. Minotaur, H.M.AS, FINAL SURRENDER

for you?" "I take a pall of ale

-sold Pat.- Japanese warship much too heavily Pioneer, and the Japanese warship

"Oh, yes," "sold" the priest," "you'll-too, armed for the German light cruiser Tutki

first convoying the

AL 4.30 p.m. the Sydney opened fire

take a dry day to it." to shell the

Pat was ill, and. after examining to tackle. So, with a sense of hum- Australian and New Zealand con- again and continued

Emden for about Ave out for which the Teutons are not ingent, as well as reservists return- baitered

"Sure, your reverencc.". rejoined him, the doctor said a few sympathe NEW YORK SERVICE Egypt. minutes. The white dag was then Pat, "I wouldn't be needin' It on a tie words to him, but prescribed usually given credit, von Muller had a ing to the British Army, to

nothing. At the door he said to the fourth funnel hoisted, flew the White H.M.S. Minotaur shortly before the hoisted by von Muller and his sub- dry day."

wife. "I'm afraid your husband will Ensign, and steamed past the Jap. news of a strange ship at Cocos came mission was received.

un One party of Germans, left unhore warship with his Gerinan crew in through had been ordered away ing the rails and giving three licarly other through had been ordered when the Enden steamed out to British cheers! The Japanese were away on other duty and the com- engage the Sydney, escaped in ibe escort devolved upon auxiliary schooner, the Ayesha. quite deceived and returned banzai mand of for hurrah.

the captain of H.M.A.S. Melbourne, CASUALTIES COMPARED

The casualties in the Sydney were CAREER OF DESTRUCTION

BRISBANE MAN'S STAY

three killed, one severely wounded Between September 10 and 14 the Mr. A. T. Lemen, of Alblon, (altice dead), four severely, and four Einden took and sank six British who at that time was a stoker aboard sightly wounded. The killed aboard

Becoming hented. Pat complained that I would take the bite out of his archantmen In the Bay of Bengal. H.M.A.S. Sydney, in his personal log the Emden from Captain von Muller's

came, and On September 30 she dealt with four of the voyages of the famous cruiser, cwn statement were seven officers more in the same way and captured notes thint the wireless message was and 180 men. Three officers and 53 mouth If the big bases Die collter Buresk, and fool and received at 8.30 am. on November a men were wounded, one officer and added, "but the ttle fairies, good men inter dying of their luck to them, came and blew the released the Gryfevale. And so immediately the Sydney, on orders ree

11 ofBeers. D folue bridge to Hell" went on until within seven weeks from H.M.AS, Melbourne, turned off wounds. Altogether

lone German cruiser had des and, werking up to 25 knots, sped Warrant officers and 191 men were

Pestered with questions by troyed some 70,000 tons of British away to investigate, meanwhile pre- tuiten aboard the Sydney.

Considering the early accuracy of shipping. On September 22 she paring for action. It was suspected

the Sydney English tourist, jarvey was about 10 shells to stop at the Old Dublin Post Office, bombarded Madras, firing 125 shells that the mysterious stranger was the the Emden's salvoes. into the oil tanka nud SAURIOR a Emden, and both the Melbourne and escaped lightly. About

and boiler when the tourist asked him, "What tremendous binze,

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in ruins. He asked the Jarvey to "Casskiy," said one Irishman in explain the strange phenomenon, and another, "You'll excuse me if I don't the jarvey said it was built to let the tell ye what I'm thinking about ye."

R. G. D. big buses over the water.

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buiti wanted the honour of engaging struck her, the engine

and the funncis Escaping ure the figures on the top." C October 20 the Emden fried the her, The Melbourne as senior ship toms four-funnel trick again and made a had to remain with the convoy and, entirely.

The action will ever remain

rald on Penang. There de surprised well, was it likely that the Russian cruiser, Jertehug. by deny another Australian steaming to within 600 yards and holour of meeting von Bring saivoes into her. The Itusan famous rakler? anade a feeble reply and hit Bomc merchant ships In the harbour behind the German, but never landed a shell out the Emden. On the other hand, the. Enden landed with the best part

of 100 rounds.

she would

In the annals of sea ship the famous one

Muller's fights, more especially as a large pres portion of the Sydney's crew were young hands and men in traluing.

EMDEN GAME ENOUGH

For this fight-her last-the Emden came out to sea with her decoy fun- nel stowed away, and her Imperial German coloura nying. At 11,000 yards she opened on the more heavily armed Sydney. The shots fell short, however, and the Sydney sleumed on destroyer her course. It was then 9.40 wars.

LUCKY FRENCHMAN Tuning out to son again she en- countered

French the

Mousquet and opencil fire. The odda With the range closing to 10,000

of speed, armour, and hitting power yards the Sydney opened fire in reply were all in favour of the Emden and to that of the

Emden, now, fring

er drst shots hit the Frenchman in salvors rapidly and accurately. All ok the the casualties aboard the Sydney the engine-room. Instend Mousquet surrendering the unequal occurred in the earliest stages of the conter, however, dio continued fring night.

on, the German. None of her shells With bold ships manoeuvring to hil the Emden and soon the salvous bring their broadsides into action In from the heavier ship sent the gallant turn they twisted and turned wid Mousquet to the hollom bows first, pelted each other with high explosive. Van Muller-slayed to pick up 30 The Sydney now was getting things French survivors and then, seeing her own way. The foremost funnel inther destroyer coming out 19 of the Emden went, and then mid- challenge her from Penang, crowded mast, and next the after stack, while or steam and disappeared, a rains- the German was obviously badly form obscuring lier from night of the fire aft. Her hall was badly holed, ipursuing British ship.

and she appeared to be in a sink

In the early days of November von int condition, but von Muller 'Muller appeared off the Cocos at Aghting gamely,

•Keeling Islands, which lie directly in

lp tracks between Perth and Colem-

Muller's object was

tho

ENEMY DEACHED

WDB

LI, Von destruction of its cable and wireless The fight had now been on jual there, since the less his over an hour and the Emden, being station

nayementa were reported to Allled near Norli Keeling Island deaded to warships the better his chance of beach. "She grounded' at 11.20 and

Beware of

"The twelve apostles," said Pat.

"Nonsense." sald the Englishman, there are only six figures." To which Pat blandly replied, "sure the other six are in postin' the letters."

In a bush town in Australia, with a very large Irish population, most of the public appointments were in the hands of Irishmen. At a meet- ing one evening the Irish chairman asked if there were any questions.·

An Englishman criticised the All-

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Wien the excitement in the audience subsided the chaltman said quietly, "Is there any other gintle- man who would like to ask a quis- tion?"

Two Irishwomen were having a heated argument at the corner of a busy street in Dublin, and just be- Lore they parted one sald 10 the other, "Mrs. Flanagan, I wasn't. for the state of grace that I'm in, which. thanks be to God, I'll be out of in two days, I'd cut yez Into Addle strings.”

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Clancy was 11), and his wife called in the doctor, who said Cloney could have no porter, but only the bad- tasted niedicine he ordered for least a week..

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you an

Have inferiority complex?

1. Stubbornness is usually from a desire to call attention to oneself and that is due to a feeling of inferiority.

2 and A person who always allotus himself to be influenced by others suffers from an in- fertorily feeling; but so does the individual who is very contra-

suggestible.

An afirmative answer to alt the olker questions, too, shows that you are afraid other people will not put the same valuation on you that you put, or would like to put, on yourself.

You know the old saw that a It is bully is always a coward. because he is a coward that he bluster anul

bulllez in an attempt to prove that he is tiot. "Have you noticed the number of physical weeds and misfits in life that worship brute strength and join Fascist movémente?" it Overcome fa due to a desire their feeting of inferiority and prove their superiority.

If you answer "yes" to 10 or more of these questions you have a pronounced inferiority complex; if you answer No lo 10 or more of them you are very free from the inferiority feeling Centers pose have cheated, saya the pychologist who likes to have the last word); and if your score is between these two extremes you are, like the setler of this questionnaire, an aver- age person.

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