1939-04-22 — Page 8

THE HONGKONg Telegraph, Saturday, April 22, 1939,

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THE ELUSIVE WAR

A SLIGHT CASE OF AGGRESSION

T

HE MORNING sun streamed across the wide verandah, en- tered the wide-flung, gleam-

ing windows and beamed upon the littered room.

Ebony Emma sat discon- solately upon her haunches, mournfully regarding with liquid, golden, misty eyes the dreadful scene.

Trunks, baskets, suit-cases, Here is something to remem-clothing encumbered every ber about the dictator countries. space, and this she knew by bit.

ter experience boded her no. The newspapers in those lands good. print only favourable They give their readers only those items of information that shed a rosy light upon the Government and its fortunes,

news.

But in a democracy there is an obligation upon newspapers to print all the news. Into the columns its goes, whether it is agreeable or otherwise to the readers, whether it hurts or aids the paper that prints it,"

The public should not be frightened by the truth. They should, too, keep before them as a guiding star their confidence in peace.

Il Duce's Problem

to get Italy embrolled first, so that there would be no chance of repeat-. ing the 1914 defection.

New Westminster

During such periodical domes. her mind of the fear that, tic upheavals never could she rid possibly one day Missie might go and never return to her! The sight of an open trunk set her limbs aquake,

Now she anxiously follows every footstep of her somewhat harassed mistress, pressing her portion of anatomy; sedulously sable mask upon any available

avoiding contact with ominous, hateful baggage,

the

Ebony Emma began it. The "yellow dog" commenced it.

fully and almost fearfully covered Emma's head with his sheltering body,

Tiger was hauled away, with many a backward glance, breathing fury and deflance and menacing promise of what should happen another day! Both dogs furlous at the nonsensical intervention of these spoil-sports.

Emma lay quiet in Lin Kal's arms, breathless, bleeding-and unrepent- unt.

As is customary, the peacemakers it was who suffered most. Lin Kal's hands streamed with blood, possibly his own, possibly hers.

Anyway, it wouldn't have occurred if it hadn't been for those hateful piles of suitcases and cabin trunks. Ebony Emma wasn't to know that the labels on those cases spelt W-E-I- H-A-I-W-E-I, but she did know that they portended another disconsolate period of loneliness, during which Missie would mysteriously disappear assiduously watched by the envious.

for an indeterminable period.

Here is another adventure of the Evelin clan, in which Norah Whitestone re-introduces lovable Ebony Emma and Lin Kai to "Telegraph” readers.

"Yellow

"Bad doggiel No can do! Com'on. Com'on' " And still not trusting her upon her feet, Lin Kaf bore his panting burden homewards.

He tenderly bathed the misusedi ear, searched the palpitating body for further hurt, and finding none, settled her in her basket,

and admiring Ebony Allan,

his

Only then did Lin Kai think of own damages, and wisely betook. himself off for the treatment which Indiscriminate-minded, provides

an

for one and all,

pro-

OLLOWING A somewhat

tracted exchange of compliments as to the nature of the true seat of responsibility, the Issue of dire chop-chop-action," the hotly disputed points na

threats

and fearsome menaces of

Yel-

was not

Sedately the cocker sits aboard the

dog bite ferry,-proud-and-self-contained-in-Marster.Missie dog no bite. the dignity of race, benignly smiling low dog velly fleree. Takee way, to who was and/or who "IT'S all right, Emma, old girl! upon the compliments of various ad- Marsler. Flaid killee Missle dogi" muzzled, the respective owners de- You be good dog and go

Don't be such a little ass miring passengers.

"Here, inke hold of your brute! cided, rather reluctantly it is true Lin Kai proud in the dignity of Come off Tiger; come off it, will and with the feeling that they had stay labour well and truly performed; in you!" alongside Lin Kai.

been done out of something, to fol- the trust and confidence of human "Amah! Where are my blue benefactors; in the inherent goodness by the collar.

Argent yanked his "yellow dog" low the excellent example of their animals and to bury, if not bones, at slacks. I must have more than of the world--in spite of all.

Lin Kal stooped and somehow least the hatchet, these.....

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contrived, between the ashing heed- BONY EMIMA

less teeth, to get grip of Emma's.. began R. The struggling head. yellow dog" commenced it.

bett

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come

"Tis always thus.

He

powerful

Argent prized apart the jaws of the larger mimal; Lin Kat thenk-

Norah Whitestone

MR. PEPYS in

somewhat.

HONGKONG

"George, dear, can't you get that case shut? Well, take You may find some comfort in something out, then." Signor Mussolini's short declara- Wei-hei-wel is calling. Bye-and- Possibly the pedigree Airedale's bye Lin Kai is also calling to conduct success at the Dog Show hud further tion yesterday. It does not slam Ebony Emma to her holiday home red his natural belligerency, mak the door on President floosevelt's hole in het present state of self and intolerably "above him-

melancholy, regards the prospect as peace overtures. Signor Mussolini uninviting.

An undoubted fact it is that Emma ""Ready. faces a problem, and he knows it.

George, dear?", "Boy, lay proxe upon her back, gleaming, take Einma to the kitchen, bristly neck of the (according to the Ivory fangs Armly gripped into the In a general European war Italy, poor old thing." if ranged on the side of Germany, back

All right, Emma, Missie

Asiatic version) bullying terrier. chop chop."

ungallant, unchivalrous male, would promptly "get it where the Mrs. Evelin fondles the silken pinned her down, his dic-straight, chicken got the

head, looks into the reproachful, ap- scrubby legs firmly tout, apparently axe"--what-

pealing eyes, and, with the sigh bent upon the amiable purpose of ever happened to Germany. Signor which invariably mars her periodical tearing from its moorings the con- Mussolini, who is a wily diplomatist, excursions, turns away and hurries venient length of ear of the furious

to walling car.

Emma,

14th-Up betimes as I must bee | inconsistent doe I find myself to bee realises this, and also realises, that Emma utters no sound; sadly fol- Emina took not the elightest notice papers before I doe go on board the of the clock and most pleasantly, and Poor Lin Kal was distracted. finished with the ordering of my in this! The reut goes on until two lows the "boy" kitchenwards, lower- it would be to Hitler's, advantaged head and fucked-in tall eloquent of his frenzied calls and exhorta- Empress to bid farewell to Mr. Cald- trust much profitt results, as all did

of dutiful resignation bordering on tions; nor could she even had she beck and his Lady who sayle for work most hard,

wished. The despair.

am persuaded, and Airedale Shanghai. And being come to the especially. Mistress Ann. She curls disconsolately into her could not be shifted, and gnashing wharf I doe find my barge so low the ferry at a half after two.

Home ty basket, wondering that such things jawa and strident yells filed the beneath the edge that

scarcely may 15th.Lay somewhat late but doe must be.

evening air.

cumb up, my shoulder hindering me catch the Tramme and less after nine * * *

And it were well that o'clock in more steps were built. On board in tred than I did expect. And just as

excellent TPORTANTLY armed with the WHY CAN'T you keep that the great cabin I doe find a a mighty I am come to

my office there falls official permit to transport "one damned black brute on the throng all accking to come by a the most strange darkness and a cocker spaniel, black, female beyond lead?" bellowed Argent, rushing to glasse of wine, or it may be strong great thundercloud comes up from | buildings of the Westminster Hos- the insular confines, Lin Kai arrives, the scene of apparent carnage.

Waters

but fow "Have muzzle, Marster, yellow dos Caldbeck doth succeeding. Yet Mr. the Southeast and I must needs light pital. In planning the new West-lessly clothed, erect of figure, break ve muzz

manage pretty well all my lamps in my office, as I find uitle man; muzzle, Marster. Him bite black well, being well pleased that it is but Building did look mighty strange as

Yellow dog no got for us, and later I did bid him fare did all folk and they say the | minster, · advantage was taken of A quiet and modest

Banque until he speaks undistinguishable dog." the developments not only in British from the common ruck.

for

Backc in my barge lit up at ten o'clock in the forenoon. The already heightened tempera- which stald for hospitals but in institutions abroad.

But, engage him in, conversation ture of the mate Argent was scarce- †Pretty Indior me and with mee two) However, after, a few claps of

Aller luncheon I am

am under and a a mighty downpour It is one of the advantages of a gratitude, of benevolcice towards the Ha pedigree, his champion, his blue to the Clubbe in time to do on my able

and the spirit of calai content, of ly benefited by such nomenclature. late in my office, and scarce am come ruin it clears someveland and 1 am great teaching centre, such as the world at large exudes from those ribbon, thoroughbred Airedale

..come to a garments of ceremony before I must Corfu on

great shippe Westminster, that the novel ideas kind but shrewd dark eyes set in the "yellow" deg!

meat my

my guests at

at the Hostelry.lu on which says my old friend incorporated in the structure, like lines of care and of privation, etched charging big dog. Who's

fleshless face, a face in which the

or Singapore.. And. "Get out! I saw your black beast:

And there wee dine and so to indeed I am mighty glad to see the now discoveries in medicine and during the bad old days, atili lark, Master? Where d'ye live?!

him, dance at the Peninsula. There yattr

wee were come I and my table which so thronged with business that I have many weeks he has been aurgery, will percolate, far and and will lurk until the end.

* wide by the experience of the "Doggie, doggie, doggie!".

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not. There

comes too but Emma is a gifted animal and re- students from all over the world cognises

Major Mack, and after a glasse of IN KAI, though quiet and well-than the room can properly hold and strong waters wee two back in my who work in the Medical School to lingual limitations. She has always hold his own with the best, and suppose the

and condones Lin Kni's behaved, could when aroused it is mighty ill to dance. But as I barge to my office the rain falling

Society doth Children's the west of the main building. As been "Doggie" to him. : **

very heavily.. My business being for the Westminster's own move, doleful lethargy; proffers a

In greeting she rouses from her better purpose than when danger there are two young ladies who dance of the news in Europe which seems never was his spirit awakened to prott more. Later as a spectacle done to the Clubbe where all talk £750,000 of the £850,000 required cus pai.

courte threatened the property of the Eve mighty well and a tap-dancer, and ominous. But if one doth road care-

lins.

Lord! how hee must have sweated fully in the nowes-sheetes it becomes has already been raised--nearly. "Chut raal, doggie? All lie, And, fond as he was of the dog, though the little Chinese ladies who plain that there is but a grain of half of it by the sale of the Braad com'on: Look seb, got paper.

She muzzled-sufficiently to me she was, in his Chinese eyes, 'pro-as they werd camely, There was 100 or rumor, And it is this publiek..

did dance in chorus deemed as cool new

newes in many bushel of conjecture Sanctuary site. The remaining form with the majesty of the law in Kal's blood was up and he a dance by some $100,000 to sini a debt for public he with shining chain of office staunchly maintained his stand; un entitled the naughty nineties which Home betimes

ten young giria Nervousties S that I dos feare most.. generosity to pay.

around his meagre neck, the pair conscious of the deadly nature of the dos confers emused me somewhat wonther being most fouled

and reading the contentedly stroll aff.

Ito' open, my øyen, But, Lord! how PLEASE Turn To Page 9.

After four years, His Majesty the King yesterday opened the now

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Insults he hurled abroad.

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