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The China Mail. Hang Kang, Wednesday. Nov. 2, 1932.
Disarmament Problems.
The subject of disarmament
HERE, THERE
and
EVERYWHERE.
“URGENT" DIVÓRCES..
The
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1932.
Hohenzollerns May Return
Minister of Justice, Don Reestablishment Seems Likely
Alvaro Albornoz, tas issued a circular to all courts in Spain; ad- vising them that divorce petitions must be handled as "urgent"-mat- | ter. In this way, the initiation of divorce proceedings can be had without any waste of time.
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JAPAN PICKS PARKS.
In Germany
MONARCHIST MOVEMENT
Berlin. the approval of the Reichstag and The National Park Commission of Cast asitle six months ago 'athe Council. This council will be Japan has chosen twelve beauty fantastic dream by serious people, organised of such people as will spots as sites for national parks in-the restoration of the Hohenzollern virtually assure the designation of cluding Mount Fuji, the Japanese Monarchy is now one of the most! Crown Prince Frederick Wilhelm as Alps, the Inland Sea, Unzen Mount widely-discussed political possibili-Hindenburg's successor to the pre- and also Mount Kirishima
near ties of the present situation in sidency. Lake Towada.
Germany. Partisans of this plan Von Hindenburg's Attitude. are openly carrying on intensive These fino plans are said in some G.B.S. HAS DOUBLE.
propaganda and the restoration is quarters to be up against two al- Mathew Perrie, known as "The openly advocated and cheered at leged difculties. First, there is Bernard Shaw of Brown's Lake," all election meetings of the German the attitude of President Hinden- because of his close physical resem- Nationalist Party,
burg, whom many still say is fully blance to the famous writer, will
The Stalhelm never loses an op-loyal to, his Republican oath and celebrate his 90th birthday anniver-portunity to make an ostentatious to the Welmar Constitution. Last sary this Summer in the log cabin display of its fidelity to the Hohen- June he expressly denied rumours he built himself 60 years ago. He zollerna and the other royal houses then widespread abroad that he was has lived there continuously since related to the dynastic branch and in favour of a restoration. ** There 1873.
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This Is A Scream.
£9,000,000.
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fairly subtle campaign is underway appears to have been no external to prepare the mood in which a sign of any change in his attitude GOLD IN THE SEA.
restoration of the Empire will be except possibly his unqualified -sup- *. There is $28,000.000,000,000,000 received and welcomed by the port of Von Papen. worth of gold in the ocean, accord-
The second obstacle is the fairly masses of the people. This move- ing to a study just maile by the
has ment
spread to every well-known attitude of the ex- National Research Association. This
corner of Germany and is "careful Kaiser, Wilhelm 11, who is interest- is about $14,000,000 worth for every not to offend the particularist sensi-ed in a restoration only if he is the man, woman and child on earth.
bilities of certain sections, like person restored, un extremely alim The ocean belongs to everyone so Bavaria.
possibility. you are welcome to try to get your
Chief Inspiration.
To overcome these two obstacles. share. The catch, says the Research Chief inspiration for this cam- German monarchists aro planning to Council is that the best methods so paign appears to be the ex-Crown bring about the re-establishment of far tried require expenditure of Prince, Frederick Wilhelm, who the monarchy first in an indirect $50,000, and several years' work to stands to become the new Kaiser form, and fully confirmed later Our army to-day is an Imperial extract $5.000 worth of gold from if the plan goes through. He is when for one reason or another, police force nothing else, and Mr. the sea water.
ably seconded by his wife who has possibly through death, Marshal Von Hoover's own figures prove the
never lost her royal ambitions. Hindenburg will no longer be pre- truth of that contention." The. Your Daily Smile. It is clear that various plots and sident. Frederick Wilhelm will not British navy has been whittled į
counter-plots, all of a monarchist be proclaimed Emperor Wilhelm III below the margin of safety. It is, both actually and relatively to
character, have gone quite far since immediately but will be named Babies are the latest craze in it was possible for Herr Maier, Regent of the Reich and complete other, far weaker than in 1913.
Hollywood. They should changej Wurxtemberg minister, to speak of restoration and coronation will not The value of Empire ships and the name to Hollerwood.
them publicly and to declare in take place until after the death of Cargoes is £700,000,000, and Eart is in the foreground, and has Beatty has said that on an aver-
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effect that the visit of Chancellor the ex-Kaiser, Wilhelm No. 2, unless before SOLEMN THOUGHT. Von Papen to ex-Crown Prince the latter retires his veto provoked some loose thinking.age day in the year 9,500,000
Money does not always make Ruprecht of Bavaria and the per- then. It is felt, that this solution For instance, many Americans tons of British shipping can be happiness. A man with £10,000,000 sonal relationships of the chaticellor will meet with less opposition, both quite honestly believe that all the found on sea routes extending is no happier than a man with only with the ex-Crown Prince of Ger- domestically and abroad, and is
over 80,000 miles. Were those
many show that the idea of restora- certainly approved by the "Court' European Powers are piling up routes ever, to be interrupted
tion has made considerable progress. at Doorn. armaments as a preparation to Britain would starve. Yet Eri Fiction, Stranger Than Fact. COLOUR PRINTS
During his recent campaign tour State Monarchles Plotted.
Monarchies would flying at each
be restored. other's throats.tain's cruiser strength does not
cen-through Bavaria, Von Papen is re- The plot of a new thriller
in Ravarin approach the
and This opinion helps to explain for their defence.
number necessary tres round the shooting of a board- ported to have privately stated that simultaneously
Everyone ing-house guest while he is having the Reich will have no objection to perhaps Saxony. This would America's attitude towards the hopes for some effective measure a bath. In real life, of course, the make should the old Bavarian mon- effected when the Regency of the war debts. A typical view is of disarmament, but some other guests would merely
at have archy be re-established some Reich is extablished or possibly even expressed in the following quota-optimists fail to recognise that hammered angrily
on the bath-opportune moment.
Crown Council Planned.
Of course the Government is not tion from an influential Ameri. there are limits beyond which it room-door.
would be dangerous to go, and
These various reports and openly associated with all this pro- can journal: "Europe must be beyond which ho nation with care
rumours gain added weight from paganda but even declares, itself made to pay to the utmost of her for its own future would .con- A headmaster says that some the further reported fact that the ignorant of it all, which is curious, ability to save the people of sent to go except under com-snobbishncès in good for schoolboya. newly modified Reich Constitution considering, the undoubtedly close pulsion. But can compulsion be There's no school like an old school, drawn up by the Von Papen Govern- relationships that exist between the this nation from the rank in permanently applied? Can Ger-what! justice. of financing war." Yet, many's demand for equality__in
be resisted? if increased expenditure on the armaments
The Taking the Hic Out of Chicago." aim of the Treaty of Versailles "The abolition of Prohibition Council, called the Presidential ciating with temporary monarchist instruments of war is to be taken was to draw Germany's teeth by will lessen drunkenness in Ameri-Council will have three functions. manoeuvres, it may perhaps be as an indication of bellicose in-fixing a maximum establish-can cities." tentions. America herself inment and minimum period of the vites rebuke. Not long ago the enlistment. However, late Sir Laming Worthington bond could not prevent the rais
strictest interpretation of the
Evans cited
which, official statistics ing of organisations showing that in a period though ostensibly non-military The Netherlands in normal years| of three years, the cost of in character. instructed their uses more artificial plant food per name & candidate and these two and in the event of a vacancy in the members in discipline, concerted acre of crop and improved pasture alone will be presented to the coun- presidency, to prevent the election America's military establishment movements, physical exercise, and hay land than any other country for election. According to other of an undesirable candidate, that had mounted from the equiva and various accomplishments try.
reports, other candidates will be the Monarchists are pushing for- able to stand only if they obtain ward their present projects. lent of fifty-one of fifty-nine which help towards the making million pounds. Last Decem- notice. Recently the cablegramsjlong with towers 180 feet high has ber, when the idea of outlawing reported that by Presidential de been built over a Nebraska, river MR. J. T. BAGRAM TO submarines was being discussed, cree the scheme has been ex-solely to carry a natural gas pipe]
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ment provides for a sort of Crown leading group in the government and Council named by and attached to the leading monarchists. Without the president of the Reich. This accusing the government of asso-
Its members will be political ad-noted that in the plan for modify- visers, to the president, they willing the constitution, a single loop- form a Third, Upper Chamber to the hole is left for the free play of the Legislature, and in accord with the parties so long as the chief of the president, will fix his term of office state enjoying royal powers is
selected, and determine his successor.
as before, by popular The Reichstag will in its turn buffrage. It is to close this breach,
HEAD SOCIETY,
Horticultural Body Elects Officers.
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SERVANT VANISHES WITH JEWELLERY. Warrant Issued For House Boy.
it was stated that America had panded so as to bring youths line.
to within its orbit, and more of them than any country ordinate all sporting bodies thus in the world-although construc-forming the basis of a national neslum oxide and magnesium tion in progress in France would militia. This "is Germany's chloride that is as hard as granite bring the latter level-and al-answer to the embargo provided and has a tensile strength of 2,000
Jewellery to the value of $1,540 most twice as many as Britain by the treaty. What rejoinder pounds to the square inch.
H.E. Major General J. W. Sandi-was stolen from the residence of possesses. Britain, it may be her claim for parity, Germany
About 20,000,000 pairs of shoes lands, C.B., CMG., D.S.O.. Pre- Mr. W. G. Goggin, the Peak, between added by virtue of her geogra- offers alternative propositions, have been made annually in Belgium sident of the Horticultural Society midnight and 8.45 am. yesterday.
Sub-Inspector Chester Woods took [phical situation and domestic Either the other nations in recent years, or about two and a was cordially thanked for his-ger-charge of the case and late in the economy is peculiarly vulner should scale down to the stan-half pairs for each inhabitant of vices at the annual meeting of the afternoon caused a warrant to be
dard permitted to her, os she the nation. able, whereas self-contained
should be permitted to scale up
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America is far less exposed to to theirs. The first course would A swiveling bench vite that can Messrs. Jardine, Matheson, yester during the night.
His Excellency
attack. Any allegation that certainly be unacceptable to be turned to any angle and that day. afternoon. Britain is given to the worship them, and, having regard to locks itself in position when the leaving the Colony shortly and Mr.. of Mars is palpably false, as any counsel of perfection.
existing conditions, would be a jaws are tightened has been invent- J. T. Bagram, who has been con-
Not only ed by a Californian.
nected with the Society for some work of reference will demon-have the various nations their
years, was elected the new strate. Speaking on Mr. Hoover's immediate interests to conserve
sident. plan, promulgated last June, for and their security to maintain,
News in Brief.
POPPY DAY FUND GROWING.
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The following new, subscriptions Pre-to the Poppy Day Fund have been
received: His Excellency spoke briefly. Previously acknowledged ..$4,153 The following officera were elect-Mr. J. W. Alabaster
Mr. E. Cock President, Mr. J. T. Bagram; Mr. W. Schofield
an all-round cut of one-third, but, quite apart from the pos The Y's Men's Club will have Mr. Baldwin said that the per-sibility of war in Europe there their monthly dinner at the Chiness ed: Bonnel of the British army, 269, are regions in the world which Recreation Club, Causeway Bay, 000 in 1918, is now only 207,000. have not yet been pacified, and to-morrow. Interesting topics will Vice-President, Mrs. R. M. Dyer; Prof. R. E, Tottenham And this despite heavier re the ferment in which may pro-be put forward to be discussed by Hon.. Secretary, Mr. D. L. Davies; Mr. J. Guerineau sponsibilities. In the same con- duce a baneful brew. In the the members and their guests. Hon. Treasurer, Mr. Andrew Tse; Mr. Ed. Stone and General Committee, Mrs. R. E, [Mr.. M. F. Key nection, Lord Hailsham, Secre Far East, for example, the out-
Total.
tory for War, said: "Our total look is dubious. In the cr Mr. M. F. Key, Secretary of the Honre, Mr. F: C. Hall, Lt. Col. Mr. A. N. Other armed forces are a great deal less cumstances, the Fowers are un-Rotary Club, gave an amusing and T, A. Robertson, Dr. G. A. C. than what President Hoover likely to agree to scale down to interesting lecture on "War Minus Herklots, Mesars. H. Greco, Ho Kom allows as the police component Germany's level. The ques-Martial Glory" at the weekly tiffin Tong, Ho Leung, J. P. Robinson, and we have nothing at all left tion is: Will they agree to Ger of the Club held at Lane, Crawford's F. W. Stapleton, V. H.. C. Jarrett, for the defence component. many's scaling up to theirs?"
Restaurant yesterday afternoon and Lt. Col. G. T. Rafkes.
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