the Editor of the "Nomnt-Curwa Dany News"
'Sim—Who wouldn't long for Alpine scenery, trout streams, ozone and so on after having been' cooped up during a: summer. in Shanghai Uke a blueboitle under an empty, inverted Lager stein?
But employees locally engaged, where can they go to during these tight times when they are squeezed Fight and left Ike taxidancers in alleyway cabarets? By putting on a cap. for a couple of and bought 9 through-ticket to Pootung.
What a relief to revive in the tra grant atmosphere of Import & Ex-ort and, with, alpenstock in hand, Yodel the old revival song: "Chin. bin up de godown stairs"
There's one fault, however, connection with travelling whi common. with so many other tourists, must complain of. it's the phrasing of divers. conversations in foreign languages in small handbooks supposed to help globetrotters over the fence in distant lands. A Sentence like, for instance: Quel fest lo distance plus pros diet dun bar -amerieain "avec un cabaret nudist?" is, of course, ideal in the sense that it' is well balanced and, presumably, sound although I per-Sonally don't know what it means. But when it comes to such a statement as, per example. "My grand mother's Scotch terrier has Tapped all the cream on top. of my sister-in-law's Siamese cat's milk" it sounds a trite risque.
humble opinion conversa~ tions such as those refereed to should touch upon topies of the day—social economical and political—and reflect, not the milieu of the aristocracy our homelands from which spring, ko myself, all foreigners in the East, at least the culture, refinement and polish of the bourgeoisie in such metropolis as ours.
As I probably don't sound very clear 1 would gladly, if permitted, amplify my opinion with 'a sample of an imaginary conversation consequent upon a gentleman calling on "How are you, Mrs, O'Grady'
Just ike a prosperity chart, full fof curves, but all' in the wrong places. How do you like my insteps?
T love to pay compliments, but T must draw the line if it comes. to Matter feet. How's your husband?
Much better, thanks. hospital?
Much better? Has he been in the
No, he's been in the reformatory.
Hm—Your son chose Yale for his alma mater, 1 understand'
He did. Then he picked a few and now he's in gaol.
"Ah' well, we can't all pick and choose, if you know what I mean?
T don't know what you mean, say all over again! By the way, won't you please take a chair AND sit Gown on the sofa? Butter is expensive so I suppose you don't want any tea.
Yes, please. It looks ko rain, don't you think Tt looks like rain and it tastes ike rain, but I got it from the com~ pradore s0 It must be te:
"You misunderstand. me, I'm referring to the heavens.
You are? Then you must aive my best when you send in your report.
Ha ha. Perhaps you have some loved ones up there?
T have a nephew who blew a horn, Now he's an aviator practising on an Trish instrument.
Never mind. The chances are that the whole lot of us will be cither musicians or else barbe-cued by and by. In this connection, what you think of the autocratorians and the democratorians? There's a nice situation for you!
don't know them very well; but can get knife and fork and free blankets, TH take it, That puts the golf cap on, it's about time to wobble off.
Are you booked up for the week as. regards social engagements?
Tam. T've got a job repairing telephone wires. Come up and see me some time J.P, B, Nencaano, Shanghai, Oct. 13.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.