1939-07-27 — Page 18

THE HONGKONG Telegraph, Thursday, July 27, 1989.

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*Ilight. My only concern was to saYE myself trouble and get you to the church in such condition that you could both speak audibly and walk unaided. With the help of Rose's Linia Jute I have suceceded. Listen carefully, Edmond, while I explain the chemical action of Rose's —- ** "I say - Joaki Quarter to zleven i Where's the ring ? Where's my hat ? te the car ready # Is my tis all right? - Hurry up, hurry up. Where's my oh, here it is - QUICK!”

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War On The Air

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"Of course,

I've

got

time – And so have you

PEOPLE are divided into

""

3. The thumb-twiddlers who seek painless

three classes when it ways of slaughtering hours: "That movie is a I often while away a few comes to making the most good time-killer

hours at the Zoo. I forgot to look up that of life. Here are three book I promised you, but I'll do it next week- types whom all of us know: positively the very first chance I get.'

1. The harassed hens, rush. ing hither and yon: "I'm in a terrible hurry.

I never get this done on time... I'm up to my ears, and life is too short to accomplish anything."

2. The wistful wasters. They inhabit all social gatherings, bars, and street corners: "It must be wonderful to have time You've got to be a little smug and definite for the things other people do about it. You've got to say: "I've always wanted ... I never have a minute, but to try my hand at writing or at modelling in clay, some day I'll take time to do and, by George, Monday evenings are when I'm that I wish I had time to going to do it, because I'd rather do it than go read, and to go to the theatre, to the Jones's bridge or the church social or down hut I'm so tired after working all to the club to talk with the boys." day that I have to relax."

Let us say that you belong to the great middle class, both in the Bocial sense and in the time turmoll which I have listed as 2. Most of us are natural-born wistful wasters and most of us work, either for a living or for the joy of living.

Now how can a wistful, waster parcel out? spare time to the best advantage?

Cartoon Commentary

What does the Empire think of things? Car- toons from its leading newspapers give you a sidelight on the views of people in the Dominions. Here are four picked at random:

MADAME BUTTERFLY

AUSTRALIA'S Melbourne Argua sees Hitler and

Select what you want most to do and make Mussolini trying to trap Japan into a Paet.

ONE of the instruments most wide- John Blunt Writes On Mondays sacred to it.

ly

used by the totalitarian

Powers for sprending mischler in Europe is radio propaganda, and never have they exploited it more turiously than at the present time.' when they are using every means

In their power to show the world how the Western democracies are endeavouring to crush the life out of two innerent nations by "encircle- ment."

The democracles have always mede It their policy, to broadcast

only "straight" news, free from that polifical blay which is, the essence of totallyrian news bulletins. France

has now had to take a different line. Every evening strong anti-French propagando pours from the German

station at Zeesen and the Italian sta- tions at Bari and Tripoli, France replies by correcting these twisted announcements point by point. Her station at Alglers, which is being used for this purpose, is to be raised in power six-fold.

France's voice will then be heard throughout the Mediterranean basin, and it will be a wonder it 'Germany; and Italy do not make some reply to this new measure of defence.

It is high time that the democra- cles showed the Axis Powers that all the poisonous propaganda that the latter would prescribe will not be swallowed in silence,

Clothes And The Boy

THE Headmaster of Repton, chal- lenges tradition. He announces that in future the customary "uni- form" of the tall-coat and striped trousers worn by boys attending that grent school is to be abandoned.

Parents may welcome the change, bul the boys are not likely to do so. Schoolboys are essentially snobs, and like to be different," It will be a bad day for Elon when top hats are no longer worn there, and for Har- row when flat grey straw hats cense to be the badge of a distinguished tribe.

Hongkong

And The

Current Position

I'm studying Spanish and shorthand on Mun- days now. When I lay those monsters low, I'll inckle German and leather-tooling, I think.

I have an evening for the theatre (it may be movies, music or drama), and one for reading. These two evenings are interchangeable. I have one for calling on friends and one for receiving friends, and these two are juggled.

The other two are kept open for whatever comes up: an extra party, going to bed at 9 o'clock, or pottering around.

The favourite fund in my personal time bud- get is the lunch hour. I don't eat lunch-except when the meal is a business or a social occasion THE RESULT of the Anglo-o my nooning usually is a pleasant surprise. Japanese conference in Tokyo even to me. I began it by setting out for a walk. -or what is generally accepted Sometimes I find a museum or a movie that looks as the result has undoubtedly interesting, and drop into it for an hour. On created an atmosphere of uncer- other days I may grab some available transporta tainty. and

disappointment tion and leave it wherever the spirit moves me. I among many Britons and Chin- have stumbled upon the most interesting sections ese alike.

of the city I know in this way.

Opinions have, however Вечер formed rather too hurriedly.

I

Label the Hours

Before attempting to pass judg-

HAPPEN to be one of the millions who dis- ment, or analyse the possible re- sult of the Tokyo talks existing

Ilke planning their occupations in advance. conditions both in the For East and 1-can't-be-sure that I want to play bridge. a week. Europe must be taken into account. from Tuesday. When the time comes I may find myself The Colony of Hongkong and the in a mood to listen to the radio or to play tennis. That's foreign concessions in China are why it took some years of wishing had time for this naturally of great importance to and that before I made myself a time budget that really Great Britain, and their maintenance worked.

and stability must depend upon the If you noticed, my evenings are pretty pliable, and strength of the Mother Country at the hours from 5 to 7 on my carte de jour are labelled, 1tome in Europe.

"Anything Might Happen." What usually happens dur- That the spectre of wor over- ing that expectant period is, of course, one of the cus- denied, and it can be shadows Europe to-day, cannot be tomary & o'clock things: ten, cocktails, a bit of shopping,

only by in-or nothing in particular. creasing and concentrating Britain's might in Europe, that a world war will be avoided.

The whole point in labelling the hours is in the general purpose of a schedule. If you think about That Britain has set herself in no how you want to spend your time, and stick to it, you uncertain manner to the task of re- seldom regret your choice. You get a new respect for arming must be acknowledged with your store of me, and a new awareness of its power the

by útmost satisfaction every to make your life full, rich, and reasonably contented. member nailon, dominion or colony of the Empire,

DIFFICULTIES

People who the up parcels of hours with the string

ut this or that activity get the most magnificent sence of leisure. You scarcely ever find a harassed hen among The many dimeulties created by them. They accomplish what they have planned to ac- Japan in the Far East are as un-complish in the stated time. The unaccomplished docan't fortunate as they are unjustified; but worry them. In fact, it seldom rears its anxious head. it must be obvious to all thinking. people. British and Chinese

Too little time generally turns out, on examination, that it would be a suicidal policy for to be an attempt to eram too many things into a small Britain to split up her forces at the space. The time planner doesn't bite off more than ho

can chew. It would defeat his whole purpose. present juncture.

aliko,

That the Japanese demonds have the appearance of being unfriendly insuits to British subjects have been none can deny. That the Japanese gratuitous and studied, must also be realised.

The wistful wasters graduate, with a time budget, into people with a purposeful and unhampered zest,

It's all Free NACETIOUS friends often comment on my FAS STATE OF WAR

schedule of "The Day" and "The Week, Nevertheless, when It is freely thumb-tacked to the wall over my desk to keep me admitted that a state of war exists reminded that It is my self-appointed master and that between Japan and China, as I must be about my master's business. certainly does, it becomes apparent

that foreign concessions should take One of the most frequent gibes has to do with how every possible care not to permit closely I observe it. I cheat at it obout as much as I Intrigue or hostile acts to take place cheat at patience. I follow it because, unlike the bells within their confines against one side which regulated my days during a period of youth spent in a convent, I am in control of the occupations to which

Japanese

Many people will regret, too, that youth should be taught thus corly to disregard sartorial appearance. The or the other.

The sympathy of the world is on it summons me. value of formal clothes is not thut the side of China, and this must be The convent bells are what inspired me to make they may, make a man look better, fully appreciated by the

musta time for everything. Perhaps, too, they, gave me the themselves. Mere sympathy courage a state of affairs which may ing-which is fairly average to mankind, create additional disorders in foreign Organised people, I have heard--and have sald, alas-aro kely to be smug. It is sane, instead of smug, to refrain from tossing the rent money in your This Colony is an example of the income budget down for a case of Scotch. But people proper altitude which must be adopt-who live by schedule are satisfied with what they are ed. We permit neither anti-Japanese doing, and that means, I suppose, that they are coftailed nor anti-Chinese demonstrations here, with themselves,

but that they will make him feel not, however, be permitted to en-necessity for outside discipline--even of my own devis- i

better.

If the idea spreads wo may be hearing next of the abolition of the old school tle. And what then?

China Purchases

concessions,

PROPER ATTITUDE

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and the fact that Japanese residents You'd be better satisfied, too, if you took your

un-

Motor Equipment bindered and without public insult, wealths of time and counted it. You'd find that you have

neither too much nor too littlo. You have precisely the is surely sufficient evidence of our time income of Lord Numeld and of J. P. Morgan." BUFFALO, July 20-Chinese in- Intention to remain aloof from any terests have purchased the factory form or participation calculated and equipment of the Stewart Motor foster resentment.

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It's a grand feeling to make up your mind how you want to Invest it. You can spend in any darn way Corporation and Truck Manufacturers The Japanese cannot compel our you please because, if you think it over, all of your which voluntarily liquidated in Feb-sympathy, but with such a stalo off time is free. tuary, after being earlier prominent affairs as exists to-day, they can

perhaps expect us to mind our own

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The Bum city's Herald has no illusions about Hitler's

A LAND OF PROMISE

CANADA-The Montreal Daily Star notes the great possibilities of Canada for investment. The caption below the cartoon reads, "Boys, let us follow our King and Queen's example. They have opened our eyes to the great prospects and possibilities in the Empire's leading Dominion. "Let go!"

ADOLF KEEPS ON WALKING

DANZIG LOX.

SOUTH AFRICA scos Her behaving suspiciously outside the Polish fronters, but the Natal Daily News thinks he will keep on walking as long as the police. men Daladier, Stalin, and Chamberlains are on the inter- national beat: