1939-07-27 — Page 30

THE HONGKONG Telegraph, THURSDAY, JULY 27; 1939;

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"So the condemned man ate a hearty | knowing me so you do →→ was thue breakfast ?"

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* I've never known you do an unselfish act in your life old boy.”

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War On The Air

'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 good time-killer ... I often while away a few comes to making the most 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, rusk- ing hither and yon; "I'm in a terrible hurry

... I'll 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 You've got to say: "I've always wanted for the things other people do about it.

Let us say that you belong to the great middle class, both in the social sense and in the time turmoil 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 wastér párcel out spare time to the best advantage?

I never have a minuto, 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 Pin 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, but I'm so tired after working all day that I have to relax."

to the Jones's bridge or the church social or down

to the club to talk with the boys."

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 maite Mussolini trying to trap Japan into a Pact.

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

ONE

Iy used by the totalitarion Powers for spreading mischief in Europe is radio propaganda, and never have they exploited it more furlously 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 innocent nations by "encircle- ment."

The democracies

have always

made it their policy to broadenst

Hongkong

And The Current

Position

I'm studying Spanish and shorthand on Mon- days now. When I lay those monsters low, I'll tackle 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

only "straight" news, free from that THE RESULT of the Anglo-when the meal is a business or a social occasion |

polifical bins which is the essence of totalitarian news bulleting. France has now had to take a different line. Every evening strong anti-French propaganda pours from the German station at Zeesen and the Italian sta- Mons at Burl and Tripoli. France replies by correcting these twisted announcements point by point. Her station at Algiers, which is being used for this purpose, is to be raised in power six-fotu.

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

cies showed the Axis Powers that all the poisonous propaganda that the latter would prescribe will not be swallowed Ja silence.

Japanese conference in Tokyo even to me.

o my nooning usually is a pleasant surprise, or what is generally accepted Sometimes I find a museum or a movie that looks I began it by setting out for a walk.

IN THE SHALLOWS

KELP! HELP # SAVE HE"

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

A LAND OF PROMISE

as the result has undoubtedly interesting, and drop into it for an hour. On trouble-making in Poland. created an atmosphere of uncer- other days I may grab some available transporta- tainty and among many Britons and Chin-have stumbled upon the most interesting sections | disappointment tion and leave it wherever the spirit moves me I ese alike.

of the city I know in this way.

I

'Label the Hours

Opinions have, however been formed rather too hurriedly.

Before attempting to pass judg-

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

like planning their occupations in advance. conditions both in the For East and I can't be sure that I'll 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 i had time for this Great Britain, and their maintenance worked. naturally of great importance to and that before I made myself a time budget that really

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, "Anything Might Hoppen." What usually happens dur-

Home in Europe.

That the spectre of war overing that expectant perlod is, of course, one of the cus- It is high time that the demoern-shadows Europe to-day, chanot be tomary 5 o'clock things: tea, cocktails, a bit of shopping,

denied, and it can be only by in or nothing in particular. creasing and concentrating Britain's might in Europe, that a world war The whole point in labelling the hours is in the will be avoided,

general purpose of a schedule. If you think about That Britain has sel 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 time, and a new awareness of its power the utmost satisfaction by every to make your life full, rich, and reasonably contented. member nation, domlaion or colony of the Empire.

Clothes And The Boy

THE

DIFFICULTIES

People who lile up parcels of hours with the string

of this or that activity get the most magnificent sense of felsure. You scarcely ever find a harassed hen among

HE Headmaster of Repton, chal-

The many difculties created by them. They accomplish what they have planned to ac- lenges tradition. He announces Japan in the Far East are us un-complish in the stated time. The unaccomplished doesn't that in future the customary "uni-fortunate as they are unjustified; but worry them. In fact, it seldom rears its anxious head, form" of the tail-coat and striped must be obvious to all thinking people. British and Chinese alike, trousers worn by boys attending that that it would be a suicidal polley for to be an attempt to cram loo many things into a small great school is to be abandoned. Britain to split up her forces at the space. The time planner doesn't bite off more than he

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

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

·

Too little time generally turns out, on examination,

That the Japanese demands have

The wistful wasters graduate, with a time budget, the appearance of being unfriendly, into people with a purposeful and unhampered zest. insults to British subjects have been none can deny. That the Japanese;

gratuitous and studled, must also be realised.

CANADA--The Montreal Dally Star notes the great possibilities of Canada for investment. The caption. It's all Free

below the cartoon reads, "Boys, let us follow our King and Queen's example. They have opened our oyes to FA STATE OF WAR

PACETIOUS friends often comment on my the great prospects and possibilities in the Empire's,

schedule of "The Day" and "The Week," leading Dominion. Let goi" Nevertheless, when it is freely thumb-tacked to the wall over my deak to keep me admitted that a state of war exists reminded that it is my self-appointed master and that between Japan and China, no it 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 care not to permit closely I observe it. I cheat at it about as much as I every possible Many people will regret, too, that neue os hostile acts to take pince cheat at patience. I follow it because, unlike the bells youth should be taught thus early to 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 disregard sartorial appearance. The or the other. value of formal clothes is not that the side of China, and this must be

The sympathy of the world is on it summons me.

The convent bells are what inspired me to make they may make a man look better, fully appreciated by the Japanese a time for everything, Perhaps, too, they gave me the

themselves. Mere sympathy must but that they will make him feel, however, be permitted to en- necessity for outside discipline even of my own devia-

courage a state of affairs which may Ing-which is fairly average to mankind. create additional disordera in foreign concessions.

better.

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

China Purchases Motor Equipment

PROPER ATTITUDE

Organised people, I have heard-and have said, alastare likely to be smug. It is sane, Instead of mug, to retrain from tossing the rent money in your This Colony is an example of the Income budget down for case of Scolch. But people proper attitude which must be adopt who live by schedule are sallsfied with what they are ol. We permit neither anti-Japanese doing, and that means, I suppose, that they are satisfied nor anti-Chinese demonstrations here,, with themselves. and the fact that Japanese residents can carry on

You'd be better spilafled, too, if you took your their vocations unwealth of time and counted It. You'd find that you have hindered and without public insult, neither too much nor too little. You have precisely the is surely sufficient evidenca of our time income of Lord Nuffield 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 lo It's a grand feeling to make up your mind how you and equipment of the Stewart Motor | foster resentment.

want to invest it. You can spend it-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 state of ilme is free. ruary, after being earller prominent affairs as exists to-day, they can

Sunday Times.

In export trado,

perhaps expect us to mind our own

be shipped to China-Renter.

PLEASE Tum To Page 5.

It is believed the equipment will business, always provided that they

Currier. Isabel

ADOLF KEEPS ON WALKING

SOUTH AFRICA Bees Hiller behaving suspiciously- outside the Polish frontiers, but the Natal Daily News thinks he will keep on walking as long as the police- men Daladier, Stalln, and Chamberinin are on the Inter- national beat.

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