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SPARE MOMENT

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1938.

PAGE

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.

See yourself

as

yourself Just think

others

see you says

YOU probably have quite a lot of illusions about been yourself. They have subtly fostered ever since you were a child in arms by your doting parents, They have never been dis- pelled, tor even your best friends won't tell you the truth about your- self.

But you might be a much nicer person if you let the sensible side of your mind probe for a while your sentimental attitude to yourself.

Are You Mean?

IT'S a difficult thing to

undertake in cold blood, 6 of course. Usually this sort of soul-searching is started after overhearing such a remark ust

"My dear, she's the thing nt home. Why, the baker told minow, low..

me

marest

"und so on about your most intimate secrets. Fury follows. hate, sorrow, and a Then, 17 feeling of frustration. you're a logical person, comes the

1 "Now I wonder if I really question:

Perhaps it is am like that

.? mean of me to give George streaky baron tor breakfast because it's cheaper, when he likes short back best

Grace Herbert

le my husband right when ha sous start all the rows?

Am I continually losing my tem per and excuring myself by say ing I'm tired and worried?

Is my husband right when he says I take all the enjoyment out of things by grumbling all the time when we are out about the work I've got to do the day?

next

of a letter

GE

TEORGE was reading some verse aloud to his long- suffering family:-

"Let the rich, great, and noble banquet in the festal halls,

And pass the hours nway, as the most thoughtless revel; Then seek the poor man's dreary home, whose very dingy walls

Proctolm full well to all how low his rank and level. sald "Now then, my boy," George, coming down to earth. Alter one letter of one word in that sentence so that you change the sense, the moods and tenses of verbs, turn verbs into nouns, nouns into adjectives, and so Quick now, I'll give you two minutes."

on,

Can you do it in two minutes? If not, the answer is at the foot of Column Three.

in anger, that i flirt with every you're too good to just. Is it true what my husband says you're obviously not being honest or

second man I meet?

Are my husband's relations right when they say I'm not as devot- ed to my children as I try to make out?

Do i dismiss my children's little

unim troubles summarily as portant?

If You're Not Married

Τ

CAN hear a protest from those of you who are single: "How can I answer questions 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 8 when I haven't got a husband?"

friends Substitute "my Right. Too Good

and relatives" for "the household" THERE are probably quite in question 2; "boy friend, flance, brother, mother, sister," or whom you

a lot more that you can will, for "husband" In question 3: But ask your- "fancy" for husband" in question

add to this list.

A minor fault this, but a fair in self these questions honestly 5, and if you don't do any work try Now it yourself down, and write and quite privately.

dex to character.

out conscientiously a questionnaire If you can quite honestly say to be something. You'll have to sub- to yourself, tabulating it thus:

Yes to five or more of the questions

1.

2

to think of some of the things you like to grumble about-there's bound stitute good searching questions that strike home for questions 7 and 8, and what they are will give a fair indication of your honesty.

Do i gossip as Mrs. B. says, and on your examination paper, you may is my gossip slightly malicious? be un attractive kind of person. At When I say that I'm saving any rate, you're good enough to go money am I simply being mean on and question yourself a little fur- only people who ever hecuse you of!

Question number is easy. The flirting are 1, your husband, 2, your for fiance, und 3, your neighbour.

If you give yourself full marks there's no hope for you,

with the household and spending ther more on clothes?

SUBMARINE HUNTING

INDER-WATER piracy in the

Mediterranean has started again, and Britain is taking stern action to end this pest.

Ita on the destroyer that the bulk of anti-submarine work must fall.

By Licut.-Comdr, H. De L. STANDLEY, R.N. (Ret.)

The present day destroyer-to explosive. By means of a hydrosta give her her full title, torpedo boat tie valve control it can be set to ex- destroyer has evolved from the now plode.ut any depth required. almost pre-historic little torpedo

explosion,

the

observer, and even the nature of the bottom of the sen all play their part. Under good conditions n sub- marine may be visible at depths of as much as 150 feet.

During an otherwise unsuspected attack the presence of a submarine may be given away by the "feather" of the periscope moving through the water, or the tell-tale track of bub- bles of a torpedo. Even if the at- These charges are dropped over tack-is-successful-and-the-tarpedo. bant, whose length was less than a the stern of the destroyer, which is strikes home, wireless signals from hundred feet, and whose crew num- kept moving at high speed so that the doomed ship asking for assis- bered between twenty-five and she herself will be well clear of the tance should quickly bring a hornet's force of which is ter- nest about the ears of the under- thirty all told.

Once These little pre-war torpedo bouts rific. Charges can also be fired to water raider.

nircraft and destroyers with distance by depth charge were known in the Navy as "Oily some. Wads" as they were the first of His "throwers" contraptions which look detecting gear and depth charges along arrive on the scene, the submarine fuel. the trench mortars-placed oil Majesty's ships to burn

is in for a very uncomfortable time, the ship'a side. Their armament was practically

As the depth of the submarine is and, in all probability, an untimely nil; one small gun and a couple of

not known she may be anything end. torpedo tubes.

Destroyers to-day are ships over from 30 to 300 feet below the sur- three hundred feet in length, with face-a "pattern" of charges is drop-

Lonnage of

of about 1,400 tons. They ped, sei to explode at various depths. In charge must are fast craft carrying a main arma- To ensure a "kili,"

distance of ment of 4 inch or 4.7 inch guns, and be exploded within a six or eight torpedo tubes, und from 80 to 100 feet from the sub- what the submarine dislikes intense- marine, so that it is possible to drop ly a reasonable number of depth a charge exactly over a submarine and yet not be certain of having des- charges.

troyed her.

A Tiny Target

and

If the charge were set for 30 feet and the submarine were diving at I

Puzzle Solution

The answer to George's problem in Column Four Is: Take away "L" In "Let". and substitute "S." making it "Set."

Until the late war there were no 300 feet, it is possible that she might |~|~|~|-|-|-|-|-~|~|~|~|~|~|-|-|-|- submarine detecting devices, anti-submarine tactics were elemen- survive the attack. But up to very much greater ranges the heavy ex-, Lary in the extreme. In fact they plosions may cause such damage as might be said to have been on to force her to come to the surface. existent. It was plously hoped that

undmall where she may be sunk by ramming an escort of destroyers and

charged craft zig-zagging at high speed round or destroyed by gun-fire. The moral

frightful. a fleet or convoy of merchant vessels of being depth would cause an attacking submarine

to dive so deep as not to be able to Attack from the Air

use her periscope. Should she have

the temerity to show her periscope

it was to be rammed or shot at.

A word about the original detec

福

tion of a submarine which eventually

The chances of hitting so small a leads to her being hunted. farget are practically negligible, but

Unless engaged on a diving patrol

of

CONSIGNEES' NOTICE. HOLLAND-OOST AZIE LIJN. N.V.

(HOLLAND-EAST ASIA LINE)

From: ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM. AMSTERDAM, HAMBURG, GENOA, and other PORTS.

ed.

The Steamship

"SEROOSKERK" having arrived from the above ports, It was hoped that, apart from the close inshore for the purpose moral effect of being fired at, the watching an enemy harbour, or pat- consignees of cargo by her are notl- splashes of shells failing near the rolling a small area through which fed that all goods are being landed or extra-hazardous godowns of the periscope might interfere with the it is known that enemy shipping is at their risk into the hazardous and/ captain's view and no render the at- going to pass, a submarine operates 11011's Wharf whence and/or from tack abortive. Ramming was the mostly on the surface. The speed only way of killing" the submarine, of a submerged submarine la low, the wharves delivery may be oblain- To-day all that is changed. It is only by good lucle that a com- Goods not cleared by the 17th Since those days, submarine de merce raider will find herself in a February, 1938, 4 pm. will be sub- tecting devices have been introduced, suitable attacking position when the Ject to rent.

All broken, chafed and damaged and In Inter years have, made great quarry is first sighted. In the-vast advances. In the early stages a sub- majority of cases, a ship having been packages are to be left in the go- marine could be detected by hydro- nighted, the submarine will have to downs, where they will be examined phone only when she was moving proceed at her relatively high surat Iloit's Whart through the water. She could face speed to a position from which Consignees are requested to opply escape a hunting destroyer by stop it is possible to carry out n aut fur a Revenue Officer in attendance ping her motors and sitting on the merged attack. During this period when damaged dutiable cargo la being son bottom If the water were not too she can be seen, like any surface examined. deep. Or the captain might try to craft, from the air, the attacked ship keep the submarine submerged with herself, or any other surface vessels her main motors stopped- very in the vicinity.. difficult evolution even with a highly trained specialist crew.

Hunting the Unseen

Claims against the sleamer must be presented in writing within ten days after arrival of steamer, other- Even when submerged, a submar-wise they will not be recognized.

No Fire Insurance will be effected ine can be seen from the air, elther from te balloons towed by surface by the undersigned in any case what- craft, or from patrolling aircraft ever. In the closing singes of the last war, Ds of Lading will be counter-

With the introduction of apparatus kite balloons and air patrols played signed by - which works on the lines of the a most useful and important part in "Echo" sounding machine, the state thwarting the

of affairs is very different. To-day; menace.

a submarine, once detected, can be

tracked, located, and attacked by A Hot Time

depth charge without

once being

ncen by the hunting destroyer,

German submarine

The depth at which a submarine

A depth charge is merely a metal can be seen depends on various con- cylinder-containing some. 380 lb or ditions. The state of the sea and more of the most powerful high light, as well as the height of the

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN N.V.

Agents,

Hongkong, Bth February, 1938,

COUNT THE TELEGRAPHS EVERYWHERE

COME AND GET IT!

The Samuel Goldwyn Film EDWARD ARNOLD JOEL MCCREA - FRANCES FARMER COMING SHORTLY TO HONGKONG

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Chapter Ono "Come and get it! Come and got it! Set up or we'll throw it out!” called the chore boy, of Camp Bix in a high squeeky voice as he ham mered the iron triangle, pummoning the lumberjacke to breakfast.

gress.

fatherly pride in his steady pro "You old polecat" exclaimed Barney.

"Barney, you big dude!" erled Swan, thumping him on the back affectionately.

The nows of Barney's promotion "Here, son," said Barney Glasgow, was received with a yelp of delight. as he strolled up to the cookhouse. By Jimminy, ored Swar, they'd "Let me show you how to do that. ocelebrate, paint the town red, black Put nomo sing into your mitt!" And and blue. Barney agreed heartily. he struck the triangle a resound- but Brst the timber must be sont Ing blow with the rod. At the top down to the milla. A hundred mil- of hin lungs ho bellowed, "Comotion foot of straight grain pine In that tract had to be out down. Next and got it!

"Gee, mister!" The boy looked up year the whole outfit was moving at Barney with roundeyed admira-up north, where ald man Howllt tlon. "You never was a chore boy, had enough timber to triple the cut. There were going to be thirty was you?"

camps instead of ten, Barney told. the beaming Swan

Barney Glasgow throw back his handsome head and laughed. His eyou clear and blue as ths Wiscon sla sky overhead, swept the lumber camp and the giant pines which Alted the landscape as far as his gaze could reach. Majoatio in their mantle of white, they glistened in the morning sun. Within six weeks, two months at the most, the spring thaw would melt the snow and ice, would waken the frozen river into arveling, torrential life.

Two months later, with Bamey and Swan driving the men at top speed, the air of Camp Six vibrated with activity. The giant pines fell groaning to the ground and were carried by horse foam down to the river. The thermometer was going up; Barney could feel the south The spring wind on his chock. breakup would como poon now. They had made a record cut. Howitt would be pleased.

with Barney recalled

Bhyty Swan bronched a subject nostalgic pain somewhere in the region of ble heart, he'd been a which had been bothering him chote boy, all right. How long ago lately. He had heard the men talk- war It? Fifteen years? Twenty? ing, blating about Barney and He was a scrawny little devil then, Howitt's daughter, Emmy Louize. and why not? Up at dawn, run-1 He decided to risk it ning his lege off from the cook house into the big room at the back where the lumberjacka sat at the long tables, his arms loaded with sleaming platters of steaka

With a whoop and a yell of de and fried potatoes, stacks of Bap Jacks, bowin of savory baked bound,light swan made a dive at Barney, gallons of coffee.

grabbing him around the middle and bowling him over on his back.

"Barnoy," he began, and hesita- ted, "You-you going to marry the Old Man's daughter-maybe?"

"No maybe about it," Barnoy ro- plled with a broad grin.

"Barnoy! On the square? Why don't you tell me? Why do I have to squeeze it out of you like you was a clam?”

como to the camps."

Breakfast was followed by mid- day dinner, dinner by supper, At midnight, after the last dieh had been dried and put away, ho feil into the cot in his mother's room, more dead than alive, His mother

Bull grinning, and saying nolb- ...that queer pala tugged at his ing. Barney picked himself up. heart again. Standing over the blaz "By Jimmlay," chortled Swan, ing stove, cooking meal after sade she pretty, Barney? She never les moal for the ravenous men, her face foverishly thushed, har eyes faded and tirod, she was the husk of a woman, Killing her solf by inches so that he could go to school in the summer, skimping Lamy Louiso aa pralty. She was

But and paving to get him out of the plain na a fence, Cookhouse-out of the woods, brain swam with the realization of Barney, her little Barney, must what the marriage would mean. have a chanco a chance for an Power! When Howitt died, the education, n chance to become lumber camps, the hundreds at Bomething better than just another alles of timber land and the pros lumberjack, ilka his father before perous paper mill at Butte des Morts would all be bla. is! That's mother would kavo

him.

Barney evaded his friend's pene rating and kindly gaze. Protty? No, he couldn't exactly

describe

hia

Ah, he thought, if she could have what bia ved to zao him now! Bless her wanted. And that was what be beurt, she wanted him to amount to wanted. Bomething. Well, after twenty years

"She's got a good, hond on her,"

In the office of Silas Hewitt's he told Swan almply. paper mill at Butte des Mortes,

no7

A month after the spring thaw

ho had learned everything there sat in Barney and Bwan alood in was to know about the business! Howitt's ofloo at the mill at Iron Getting to be indispensable to fudge. The lumber was piled high Every decent stick Hewitt, too. Hadn't Hewitt just in the yard. promoted him to Big Boss of the of it and eleven days ahead of time. Hewitt was grudgingly pleased. Ho'd get the thousand dollar bonus he'd promised him, Howitt assured Barney, and added that he was go ing down to Butte-der-Morts-for-n fow days. Would Barney like to go along? Emmy Loules was expect- ing him. But Barney had other plans; he had promised the boys a little Jamberos at Iron Ridge and they were going to get it. Emmy Louise could wait.

As a wave of satisfaction passed over him, he quickly brushed naido the painful memory of his mother, ber years of pallont sacrifice. There wan work to be done.

Ha atrodo into the cookhouse. The lumberjacks greeted him nola lly, and he returned their familiar salutations.

"Whore's Bwan?" he asked. The greeling of Barney and Swan Bostrom was a more personal one. Swan was his friend. The big swede loved Barnay and took an almost

(To be continued)

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OUR BRITISH CROSSWORDS

ACROSS

#20

4 To come to, it sounds like a

Welsh fish (8).

8 A soldier recline in mixed furs

(8).

9 Killing representation of ser-

vice area (8).

10 Ruined by the greasy stuff in

It? (0).

11 Inferior to part of Waics (10).

16 It could produce anger it

broken (4).

18 This sometimes made our on-

cestors blue (3).

19 Vessel useful at the bar, or in

the kitchen (7).

21 Pole of Scottish origin (5).

22 Light hearted Scottish

(5).

town

23 To address a lady thus might prove most expensive! (7). 20 A preflx (3).

28. To reverse an African village glves one quite a jar (4).

29 "Lass can sue" (anag.) (10),

33, Merely i particle, but half

bird (0).

35 What Is left is malign (8), 30 Facts that may carry convic-

tion (0).

37 Put 11 across the soll (B),

DOWN

1 An elevating motion (4).

2 Would there be a difficulty in sort of com- expanding this

pany? (7).

3 Not

(7).

Д movable

engagement

4 Europe's dream come to quite

the wrong shapal (8).

Tart outside with the beginning Kone :(0).

Oval with vessel in. (5)

132

#12

13.

14

TO

13 Would the drinker of it fall Into one of ils anagrams of de- light? (0).

14 A doctor was in front, but went

at no speed (0).

16 The lady's secret about it would

Beem to be inherited (8). 16 Tulclary spirit (0).

17 Often started by minutes, but

take hours might

to gret through (6).

20 English town that a headstone

may have (0)..

24 Ils manipulation of Agures certainly produces division! (7).

25 He discovered X Rays (7), 27 This bit of Ireland is more than a cape, of course (0).

30 If you want a row just do this

(3).

31 Strengthening advice (8), 32 The end of 37 across (5). 34 One may visit

now in

India (4).

this

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YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION

SERA INBOWTROUT

NUMBERB CREEPER SPXOM HALWEWE TRAY QUEEN-PARD

UNTRUTH"MEABLE 8 MTRBLE MAN I HUA C EXPRESS CARIBOO INTENOMPULAN UNIV OA TUBONGE

B MASTEB

TEAL

A single article in a vehicle is L'ANGUDRE BUSHTRE

of Ittle weight (5).

10 "Scorn aid" (uning) (8).

12 Sharp, possibly (B).

HOUSEWARMING

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