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NAKE MY advice. Take no

in the papera about "appease- iment".

I'VE GOT A DOG WHIP

-And I'm Looking For The

Owner

By GEOFFREY SUCKLING

The policy of appensement may be all right in Europe, but it definitely doesn't work in FIVE MINUTES LATER we were with Mr. MeTurbot at the club about

In the street, and Waffles, who the latest". here took a Hongkong-not in the home at had volunteered to see me as far as breath-"anschluss."

Blake pier, insisted on walking in "Stop sneezing," any rate,

"Asp" I interrupted, "may be a deep suitable term for cross-word puzzles, but it falls for short of the mark in sold the voice, describing Izabella. Forgive my re- In future. Waffles, marks yesterday. 1 give you full liberty to refer I know, because I tried it on my the middle of the road-"following and get to bed"

She looked at the clock. wife the other day with dire results. the white line as he called it--

"So this is how you keep your in whatever terms you

choose." It was all through the suggestion of down Fedder Street. This in splie

"Come! come!" satd Waffles, "So thut arch-idiot Wallies" MeTurbot. of my trying to prove to him-even

You have probably met the fellow. Roing so far as to take measurements New Year resolution to stop drink-

it's as bad as that? Well, I suggest or not, dissemble I that under the circumstances the He is a "teller" In the bank. I don't that know what it is he tells in the bank, enough to accommodate two persons

spin a pretty but he can certainly

"At any rate we've got fine moon lofty yurn outside.

to help us," said Waffles.

In fact it was through listening to one of his ridiculous stories at the Club the other night that led to my I missing the last ferry hume, and. in- Tel. 27778-9, eldentally, to poor old Aunt Prue getting assaulted and losing an ear.

Hongkong Telegraph.

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'Phone 26615 January 23, 1939

What Next?

IT

is difficult to keep pace with

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sbreast.

the

WILB pavement

wide lug"

Distasteful must.

only thing to save your amour propte "Honey," I replied, drawing myself is n horse's neck-and allow me to up to my full height, "ever since do the dispensing."

"Waffles MeTurbot," I answered, the cock crew twelve on New Year's Eve I've been a teetotalitarian." "although I feel that I am lowering (Damn those newspapers!)

That's not the moon, you chump!" replied. "That's a street lamp." "Of course s'not lamp. It's moon." I began to get rattled.

"I'll bet you five dollars it's lamp." I said.

n

"It'd be shame to take the money, FORGET the exact gist of his cus 1 know it s'noon, an' how can

story, but I remember it began we shettle argument anyway? with an account of how, out hiking Ah, here comes a gen'nan can help one day, he came face to face with ug

And, going up to a man approaching Kowloon Tiger, and how he drove the brute off with a walking stick.

the

myself by drinking with you, you The voice spoke again.

have certainly struck the nail on the "Instead of leaving pools of water head when you mention a horse's all over the floor, you had better take neck! Make it a stiff one, and let's hear no more of this appeasement business." your clothes off."*"

1 bad ny trump card to play. After the quld bud permeated, "I realise that appearances are the situation seemed to clarify some- against me." I said, in accents that w

pro only a Court missionary could perly appreciate, "but I had a slight THE WHOLE QUESTION, accord- in evening dress, he raised his hot mishap in the harbour. Although on the point of drowning, I refused to

Then he went on to tell me of an and said: exploit of his when he chased a bear in central Africa-or a bear chased

ham a little hazy, as to the 1 are havin' a fil argument. details. I can only recollect that his bets me that the light in sky's lump, tale was an interminable one, and but I shay it's moon. Will you kind decidedly boring ly shettle argument for us. What ish would have been

upwards. peered The stranger had it not been punctuated with that light up there?" such bright remarks as "What about the other hait?" "Let's have one for "Whish one?" he asked. the road!" "We'll have a Doch and Deris" or "Now for the damnedest!"

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ing to Waffles, now

rosolved "Excuse me, Sir, but my fren and relinquish possession of this," I pro- Itself on what were the best means of He duced the parcel, "which I present regaining my status quo with the for many years of wedded And then it was that he made the to you as a slight token of my grati- wifo.

confounded proposition that, ap- tude

That should have done the trick. peasement having falled, I should bliss."

iry the "dictator" attitude. Did 11?

"It's ns a simple as falling off a The first thing I knew was a dog **

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biscuit whizzing dangerously near my log," he said. "All you have to do is to get primed up a little-leave MENTION THIS incident just to head.

show you that Waffles and I In the army we were taught that that part to me--and then, when you that, luckily for me, excited women stuff with Isabelin. You'll be suc- quofing that night. the map of Europe these dave MME MARCHED on-and so did were not the only ones who had been excited men fire high, and it seems to hame to-night, you do the heavy

I certainly was. This story.

Mind you, I myself was not drunk also fire high, for a veritable fusil prised at the result."

lade of biscuits followed the first

"We'll get busy with the priming about an inch above my head. It may possibly have been due to merely a bit elevated, that's all. Lust year we

Austria Saw

the mellowing influence of the Arrived at the pier, we hailed a

was while getting Instead of me, my poor old Aunt straight away" he continued. Fail- this benighted the "Lacrima Crisi", but, when the boy walla wallo, and Germany; absorbed by

doesn't seem to, possess we had to delve into the wine store for into the damn thing that I slipped, Prunella's picture got the full blast. Ing vodka-which Reich, Poland

and

Hungary fresh bottles, I began to see Waffles must have mode u mighty splash as Amid the crash of falling glass, club

counted each missile as it whis will have to fall back upon some of Just-Uke-mother-makes-them' new light. He might not be

I entered the water, for, as soon as I helped themselves to chunks of in a

such a bad fellow after all, even if I broke surface again, I heard that led through the air. One, two, my

ten, cleven, twelve cocktails." inebriated nss on the wharf shout- three, four

dozen. That must be the last Whereupon, taking charge of the Czecho-Slovakia; and a further he did slightly over-fancy himself

bar, he began producing his vile con- ag a big game hunter. Anyhow, in:

Didn't we all **ll Fam can't drop your hook of her ammunition. slice of Spanish territory has what were no otids?

gov'ment “Kamared!" I said, advancing with coctions.

"I surrender."

I argued, I protested, I wavered, been bitten off by the Fasciatt myself of the ouension when there. You'll foul Lic

Biff! I must have miscounted. I and finally gave in.

It was when we got to what he rebels. More recently there has who prided myself on being a cables, an' the Harbour Master 'll be my hands stickler for the truth--had once com- after you."

the "Shaukt- been agitation in Italy for Nice, pared my wife's voice to the cooing "You be fool!" 1 spluttered, as, fell a stinging blow on my hin. It

still clutching my candy, I scrambled made me realise for the first time called his speciality,

teeth a dog must wan Hair-talser", "that I began to of a turtle dove!

have. Clutching my jaw, I crept fancy myself in the role of dictator. Corsica and Tunis; now comes a

Yes, Waffles distinctly had his back on board. "That was not the what powerful

anchor that dropped, it was me!”

After the third, Waffles asked The chug of the engine mercifully into bed.

"How do you feel now, old bird?" clamour for Ukrainian autonomy rood points."

of raucous Time still plodded on another drowned his shrieks

you I 'continued to and the cession of Memel to cork popped

EAVING THE OFFICE next day, ruminate then I looked at the laughter as we sped across the har-

bour.

I thought I would have a "quick Germany. It is uncertain, how-clock!

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one" before crossing over, ever, how far the present agita-

RRIVED ON my door-step, I made

At the entrance to the club i found Now YOU DON'T know my wife Amy way cautiously up the stairs. Bashful sitting on the mat.

as well as I do, or you might (Can you tell me why stairs creak I groaned. understand my feelings at that mo- and groan so in the middle of the

night? I never notice if in the day- -- time.)

tions are to be taken at their face value.

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I jumped up.

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"Not so much of the old bird?" I retorted. "If you want to know how I feel, I feel just about ready to throw you hair way across the har- bour. You worm"

"Banzalf that's the spirit! Off you go now before the effect wears of

Aren't you coming with me?" I "Hullo, old comrade of adversity!" asked. "I'll do the Hitler stuff, ani No doubt the Duce will not

"Wales, old dear," 1 sold, "I'm in I quietly slipped the key into the was Waffles' greeting. "What about you be Mussolini in the back-

ground." Ao sorry, I see that any But he didn't seem to relish the refuse Nice, Corsica and Tunis if for the most unholy row. I pro- lock. Most probably Isabella would a hair of the dog that bit you?...

reference to dogs is distasteful he finds he can have them for mised to be home early to-night, be asleep, and I could get to bed Ah, I'm

Look at the time! It's all your fault, without her hearing me.

賬 dog whip and handed it to me. the asking; but it is more prob. What are you going to do about it?" able that, by making these impudent and impossible de. mands, he hopes to get belli. gerent rights for Franco, a share in the Suez Canal and control of the Djibouti railway.

The Ukraine

All was serene. So far, so good! I can guess what has happened, but idea. Shaking his head, he fetched tell me the worst, and break.it gen- "Take this," he said. "You may "Thatsit ori ri' ale man," he re- I would undress in the dark.

And it useful for emphasing the plied, "when you get home try a l' Presently, in the old familiar tones,

"Waffles," I said, "you're a skunk salient points in your conversation." a volce rang out;

"But what about Bashful?" appeashment."

You will observe that his speech "For goodness sake, switch on the of the lowest water. You

"I know, I know," he cut in,

"Oh, Bashful can do without it for had become somewhat blurry, and light and get to bed. 1 shall have I'm really convinced he was already something to say to you at break- "and my heart bleeds for you. But

remember I also have my cross to a day." half foxed. As for myself, I admit fast ilme."

I switched on the light.

bear. You know my Desdemona "Well, cheerio Waffles," I said in beginning to feel a utile fruity, but

maintain that-in spite of anything "Everything's okey dokey, my the sweetest and gentlest of God's parling, "I'll see you to-morrow,"

"I hope so!" he replied, putting a the number one boy may tell you- dear," I said. (Why on earth does creatures. Well, even she looked a I was not drunk.

one's tongue run away like this when trifle glum this morning when she little too much emphasis on the word "What do you mean by appease one is doing one's best to assume an discovered a box of candy in Bash- "hope" for my liking.

been ful's kennel. As for that asp of ment?" I asked.

air of sobriety?) "I have "Appoashment is what's neshes- having a most interesting discussion yours

the dragon.

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able, secured autonomy for Ruthenia under the new name of Carpatho-Ukraine so that might be used as the spearhead of an advance, if the time came, into the Polish and Russian Ukraine; but there is little need to suppose that Germany is planning immediate expansion in that direction.

The fact seems to be that both Germany and Italy are searching round Europe for the lines of When they least resistance. have found them, they will strike.

you have to do I drew myself

Wamera bot" I said, "please don't call my wife a dragon, Asp, if you like, but I forbid you to use the word 'dragon'. If there is n streak of chivalry in you-which I doubt you will never very much refer to a lady in such odious lan- guage!"

From the silence that ensued 1 bc- gan to hope that he had taken my reproof to heart, but his next re- mark only proved that the fumes of the "Lacrima Cristi" were still omnipotent in that very small cavity where by rights his brak have been.

should

"All ', Geoffrey, old bean," he]

said, "all I was sayin' was that you should try to appeash this jolly ole

asp of yours."

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film a little.

"How do you near-appease her?" I asked.

"As shimple as falling off a log. Take her a box of candy, Geoff. The dragon-pardon me

asp will be tickled to death, an' there'll be no rift in the connublat lute

... good 'connubial' word that mush remember it. Hal Hai"

"Have some sense, Waffles," I

It is therefore important that the totalitarian Powers should be convinced that the line of least resistance is not to be found in the British and French demo-urged, "Your suggestion has its

cracies. In both countries there is needed a reassertion of the national will. Superficially the dictatorships may appear to be having things all their own way, but actually their imposing facade hides many and growing weaknesses.

of

marits, but where on earth am I go- ing to get candy at this time night?"

"That's where ole Waffles can help you. Here's a box of candy which was going to tako home to Desh- demona" (that's his wife) "and a tin of bishkits for Bashful" (that's

take the candy his dog), "You you need it more'n me, and I'll take bashkits for Bishful,"

"Thanks!" I answered, picking up one of the parcels, "Your generosity touches my heart."

GRIN AND BEAR IT

A

the othe

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N THE STAR ferry I took the opportunity for a trial run of the dictator business,

I strode into the non-smoking

By Lichty compartment, aggressively allod my

"You shouldn't have told him we were married--he's an old

· family friend, and he feels hurt because he didn't' marrY | NO.”

pipe, and blew out clouds of smoke.

No-one took any notice,

1 put my feet on the seat.

Still no-one complained.

My scheme augured well!

Arrived at the flat, I barged

rattled my up the stairs,

and threw open the door.

key#,

"Wench!" I shouted, "Get up at once and get me some suppert

No reply.

I

entered the bedroom and, bran-

dishing my whip. I strode

to the bed.

"Do

you hear

over

mc, wench?” thundered. "Get me some supper!"

Still no answer.

I peered into the bed,

It was empty!

Finned to the pillow-case was a note. I read it:

"Owing to your disgraceful be- haviour last night, I have gone over to stay with Aunt Prue unil Sun- day (to give you time to come to your senses). I em bringing · Aunt back with me for tea on Sunday be present! afternoon. Do not fall You will find your supper on the top shelf of the ice box."

What a pretty kettle of fish! At least I would enjoy my supper In peace. Perhaps there would be some lobster mayonnaise; or a little cold chicken. I was beginning to foot peckish.

I opened the Ice box."

There on a plate were a few: broken dog blacuits!!

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WAFTLES SEEMS to be avoiding

looking for him. And Aune Prunella-i coming' to tea on Sunday! un