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THE CHOICE
THOSE THRILLERS
Wyndham St., Hongkong "HAVE you a good murder?"
'Phone 26615 August 17, 1939
Colony has not to worry about
asks.
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"Yes, quite a lot of them," is the reply, "I like them myself." "What's the attraction to a woman?"
What
Women
Men and
Read
"Do you find that only a cer- tain type of people read thrillers and mysteries?" we ask.
side of some crime stories too." The assistant's remark makes
us realise that the writers of these stories must have a rare number of pitfalls to avoid if their books are to survive the
The person who asks the question is a smart young wo-
"Oh, no," the assistant as- man, attractive in looks, and
sures us. "You would be sur- with no signs of morbidity in
prised what a wide variety of her eyes. She pronounces the
people like them, from school- And What Of Hongkong? word "murder" with emphasis
boys upwards. We have some and relish, as though she were
doctors and clergymen on our THE invasion yesterday of the asking for another helping of
area adjoining the British Christmas pudding or a peche a change from the heart-throbs tinues, "life gets so dreadfully books who read very little else. dull at times, and a good thriller It's the change from their other leased territory from Po On to melba. A cheerful smile hovers you get from a love story."
"What about older women- breaks the monotony-if you books, I suppose. Perhaps the Shumchun by a large body of
about her lips. She evidently
know what I mean."
doctors find a certain profes- has
healthy and hearty do they read them 7" Japanese troops--some of whom appetite for crime stories.
"Quite a lot. We have one We quite understand, and say sional interest in the medical are suspected of being Shan- The circulating library assist- old lady who comes in here and so. tung "puppet" or Formosan ant hands her a book, and she demands the most horrible mur- Men Just as Eager
"What about men?" we in- soldiers arouses once more the scans the pages with a practised der stories we can give her.
She complains that we've never quire. "Are they great thriller [question that has never been eye. | far distant from most people's
"Is it exciting enough?" she yet-provided her with the ideal readers?"
thriller the one that would
"Oh, yes, of course, the as- minds during the last two
The assistant assures her prevent her from going to sistant declares." The majority criticism of medical and crime years: What chance has the that it is, and she takes the sleep."
of men seem to prefer them to experts. Colony of withstanding an at- book.
She must be a tough old anything else, only a lot of them "Do you find that readers tack from outside? Unlike "Are women fond of crime dear."
like best what we call mysteries, prefer a writer to figure the "I'll say she's tough!" where a difficult crime problem same detective, with perhaps Danzig and other disputed areas books?" we ask the assistant
"Of course,"
the assistant has to be solved. They like a the same group of associates, in whose fate has occupied the after the young lady departs.
adds by way of apology for the good thriller, too, but they seem his books?" world of recent months, the
"Definitely. And the more.
2 distinctive apparent sadism of her sex, to find most pleasure in a crime "you realise all the time that it problem which baffles the police they give him
few attack from inside. The
isn't real-it's just make-be- and them-until the very end. sort of character, with a Chinese, the Indians and the "Oh, I suppose it's just the lieve. We wouldn't like these
If they can guess who the peculiarities and whimsics of his I зиррове Fortuguese who form the bulk thrill-the excitement," the as- things actually to happen." murderer or other criminal is own, the better. of our "minorities" have their sistant tells us after a moment
We accepted her explanation half-way through, they're ab. Conan Doyle set that fashion
with Sherlock Holmes." solutely disgusted. They say little grievances to air occasion-of consideration. "All women sympathetically.
"Good old Sherlock Holmes !" like thrills-unless their nerves "No, of course, not.".
it's a rotten book. But if they're ally, and no administrative com-
are bad, and a murder thrill is
"You see," the assistant con- kept guessing until near the we muse, "the first and greatest munity would be functioning
finish, and then succeed in spot of them all. Do the Sherlock normally without them; but all
ting the villain, they're tickled Holmes' stories still go out." are earliestly united in 'defend-
to death and think it's a grand ing to the last this little plot of
yarr Then they go round re- the Empire in which they all
DATIENTS who have been in the windows, the bottom panes of which commending it to their friends have a stake, be it expressed in PA lecture theatre of a great hos- were of frosted glass. On these the just to see whether they're as actual property, a brend-and-pital do not generally count their professor made anatomical illustra smart as they themselves are.'
"Even the writers have to butter living, or the not insigni- experience an entertaining one; they tions in various colours of chalk,
man through his are glad to be quit of the place us which helped greatly to clarify the intrigue ficant title of a home.
iticas he was trying to convey to the vanity--is that it? soon as possible.
students, The attack from outside is The patient who can overcome all serried throng of
"That's just it," the assistant replies with a twinkle in her The assistant considers a mo- Hongkong's only concern and embarrassment and has any Interest which, incidentally, increased
in his own particular case, however, interest in the lecture.
eyes. "Conceited creatures! But ment. "Well," she says at last, we have the promise of the Of-need have little to fear from enter-
I learned many useful facts which they have to admit that some "some people have grumbled ficer Commanding the Garrison, ing the theatre. On the other hand,
he may be surprised to find himself might have remained obscure to me of the best mystery writers are lately about the sameness of who speaks for H.E.
had it not been for this
PLEASE Turn To Page 5: one of many interested listeners. Governor, that the Colony will It may seem a simple matter to the professor spoke.
comparative simplicity with which women.“
write in such be defended to the last man.
weeks I was very much surprised when That is a heroic sentiment that remember all the feelings I and ut tory of my case
after the experience; but I can well the professor related the whole his- with perfect ac- will stir the lowliest volunteer the time, and I must say that my curacy, though it covered a period of so long as he knows that the interest in what the professor was more than a dozen years. Now and
saying was uppermost from the moa
again he women and children are being ment he started.
stating a looked after. It is no secret
the
I Am Lectured On
vein
same
and
my
and the
that such precautions have been en Inevitably feels confused on not once did I have to correct him.
terest in what the lecturer is saying. my audience revealed be forgotten if one takes a real in-
would ask me if he was certain point rightly, but
the theatre, where one is My case
was
one of particular in- surrounded by scores upon score of terest to him, and was by his wise taken; that the feeding of the students. But the fact that one is counsel that my recovery had in the civilians and Forces has been the focal point of so many eyes may end been ensured. planned; that large buildings
The few glances which I took at that it was have been earmarked for hospi- With a slight knowledge of onc's composed chiefly of male students, tals and that there are enough own case it is quite easy to follow but not by any means entirely so. the lecturer's words, much more so There must have been hundreds in stores of ammunition to blow than some may think.
all.
the One the Japanese fleet back
in With what little knowledge I had
young doctor was centre with the lecturer, and was Tokyo. Having said that, it is previously attained of physiology, I
missed little of what was being ex- asked numerous questions about my encouraging to look at the pic-plained. In front of me, at the op- caso. Is replies were somewhat| ture from the other angle and posite end of the theatre from that technical, but the professor's sub- were three sequent explanations put that right to realise that Japan is also which I entered, there
for mo; I almost falt tint he wa fighting a "war of nerves" with
using simple language for my bene- ៧៤. Britain as well as a very dis- heartening physical combat with China.
to
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wants to do is to fight Britain. The last thing Britain wants to The advantages, then, of having do is to play the dirty game, one's case brought to light In In this "war", which consists Much mud has been thrown and lecture theatre as against a private Twofold. First, of bullying isolated mission- some of it will take a deal of examination are aries, making wealthy
mer-shaking off, but at least we can there is the more or less valuable chants quake for their shares, face a straightforward issue in experience provided for a number of future doctors. Secondly, the patient and removing a considerable our little corner of the Empire. hears his trouble explained without amount of dignity from diplo Demonstrations on the border a
trace of
of secrecy-which secrecy is matic negotiations as we used should not shake our nerves; wellen a source of annoyance, justly persons receiving to know them, Japan is forcing have only to watch the moves a or unjustly, to
medical attention. Britain to play a different game little longer and the fasue will All these things seem to me for and a dirtier one than that to be decided one way or the other. cut-weigh the embarrassment which theatre must which she has been accustomed, Whichever way it goes, Hong- every visitor to the and. it is all designed to make kong's destiny is linked up with experience, but which, after all, is the Empire concede "points" the Empire; it has never been only temporary, while medical know- ledge is of permanent value to man- without Japan having to fight, a Japanese or a German posses- kind. for them. The last thing Japan' sion.
G. W.
a
"Oh, yes," we are informed, "though of course nearly every-
we always have to have them on body has read them now. Still, the shelves."
Something New Wanted
"Is there any sign of a change of taste in connection with crime stories?"
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