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King Alfred Spills a Mouthful
Sam Weller said "I don't think," but it is startling to learn-from) New York too that. King. Alfred said "Oh, yeah."
According to Professor Greet, his
SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 1933.
WHEN GERMANY WAS DISARMED
INTIMATE DISCLOSURES OF HER ROYALTY
ARMISTICE EFFECTS
Majesty used the Saxon word "gea" Col. Stewart Hoddie's first casay actually using his visit as evidence as an affirmativo, and pronounced in authorship"The the "g" as a "y." The professor Patrol," published
Peace of British support, and obtained does not, however, explain how he veals him as a first-rate official atatements.
recently-re-authority to deny Kapp's false came by this knowledge, and gramo-observer, an adventurer-born, by phone records of the period are not turas an "agreeable rattle" and
LUDENDORFF PLAN available.
If the Kapp Putsch had promis- wise in the wisdom of the world, ed success, Gen. Ludendorff The late Professor Caird, Master sympathetic and large-hearted to waiting to step in and take military was of Balliol, who was a Scots philoso-wards the vanquished and 'always' command.. Col. Roddie describes pher lectured on what he called an admirable raconteur.. "infeenity," explaining that the Saxon kings used the word "baby" as a term of endearment.
So may we not legitimately sup pose that not only "Oh, yeah" but "O.K., baby" formed part of King Alfred's vocabulary?
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Dinner-jacket Trial, The wearing of evening-dress is prescribed in France on occasions which occasionally strike foreigners as ludicrous.
From January, 1919, to January, 1926, he occupied "No. 183" at the Adlon Hotel in Berlin, with many intervals of absence, but engaged continuously on one official mis- slon after another on behalf of the British Government.
"Try the Kalser."
an interview with him
"I waited in the empty room. Ludendorff came in. A big, heavy-cheeked, dour looking man, and I felt but no! I did not feel --that was just it. There was something about him that re minded mo a doad Ash. The face seemed to be, without ex- pression. He gave me his hand -it was cold and clammy--and politely piloted me to the sofu. His voice, too, was expression- Icas. One understood why he was not popular.
"This was a man who gave nothing. He exuded not one scrap of human feeling, I dare- say he had some, but if it did exist it was bottled up for Luden- dorff himself. I felt there could only be one point of view on any question for this man his own."
The first two or three years were much the more sensational, for they comprised the period of Germany's Disarmament. The "Peace Patrol" was carried out in a distracted, ex- hausted, dispirited Germany, where Ambassadors in white tie. and the Spartacists and Red Revolu tails drive through the streeta in tionaries seemed for months to have broad daylight to be presented to more than an outside chance, of the President of the Republic. The over-throwing the new Republic. President of the Chamber of De-
The author's conclusion is that puties, at all hours of the day and successive German Governments night, is clad in evening-dress. did their best to carry out the dis
At a wedding evening-dress is armament terms, but were des- worn by the bridegroom. At a perately afraid lest the military funeral the corpse
is frequently forces allowed to them might be Ludendorff luid, before his. viai- buried in full evening clothes. inadequate to deal with the Re- tor a plan for a gigantic move
But never until recently has the volutionaries.
against Russia, Germany to supply Powers (including Germany) to prisoner in a murder trial appear
Great stress is laid on the harm 750,000 men, France 250,000, and unite in a new convention, re-ed in the dock at the Paris Assize done in Germany by the agitation Britain 100,000. Col. Roddie Inno- RODGER-On January 12, 1933, conciling both treaty conditions Court in a dinner-jacket.
in England and elsewhere for cently asked if he would be will- at Kirn, Argyllshire, Alcxan and German claims, out of which Charles Harscoct, who pleaded ing helped so much to strengthen swer
This precedent was created by bringing the Kaiser to trtul. Nothing to serve under Foch. The ari- WAH A brusque negative.
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The China Mail
Hong Kong, Saturday, Jan. 14, 1933.
PUBLIC NEED.
Van Kluck's Tribute..
a new and better understanding guilty to shooting his wife for the the Monarchical party, which had "Well then, under Haig?" Yes, that might be established. The points moat trifling of reasons, although been shattered by the Kaiser's he was prepared to do. But it was of the agreement now signed by Camembert cheese at her head, as
he denied that he had thrown a flight to Holland.
plain that his idea was to be gen- "The situation was clearly re-eralissimo himself. the delegates of the five Powers alleged by his father-in-law.
ported to England, but still the The author records a magnificent at Geneva broadly cover the so-
cry continued. I was having tribute to Lord Haldane passed by lution of the immediate problem
Your Daily Smile.
luncheon one day at a house in Gen. von. Plessen, known as "The Grosvenor-square. Princess Ben- Power behind the Throne" in 'Ger- suggested by the British Foreign Secretary (Sir John. Simon) on
trice and one of his Majesty's many, for he was Adjutant-General Ministers were there. I explain to the Kaiser. November 10. Sir John Simon's
In Germany there is one pubile
ed the position which was being speech in the House of Commons house to every 271 people.
ercated in Germany, and was Still,
Col. Roddie went to take, wine on that date was of instant ef- this could soon be remedied if the
amazed to hear the Minister re- with him on his eightieth birthday ply, The Kaiser will stand in the at Potsdam, and they talked of the Disarmament, ranking with fect. It profoundly moved Ger. Germana really set to work. war debts and reparations as one many, and during the ensuing
dock within a year. I myself war. But for the British Expedi have already read part of of the principal problems facing weeks close discussions between
the tionary Army, said the General, case for the prosecution."
the German armies must havɔ the world's harassed statesmen, British and French Ministers in.
swept on to Paris, and he added: is a topic which has received Paris convinced the French of
(Continued on Page 3.) little mention in recent cables to Britain's sympathy and
Personal Parя. the Far East, but discussions will swerving fidelity.
Disarmament Hopes.
un-
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THE ONE DRAWBACK.
He
W28 a model husband. But not a working model,
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NOSKE'S DESPAIR Noske, the German Minister of Defence, whose machine-gunners had saved the Republie on "Bloody Thursday"-Feb. 13, 1920-was es-
"I can't believe that he's a direc-pecially bitter on the Allies' de-
General Chang Yim, of the 19th: mand for the surrender of War Cri-Route, Army, accompanied by his minals.
wife, left for Canton last night, **In God's name," he said to aboard the s.3. Tai Shan. Col. Roddie, what kind of people
"Why?"
"He still gets his summer holl days in November."
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The French be received next week at the Premier's recent statement that ter yet." League Assembly, The latest he placed entire trust in Mr. act of Japanese aggression per-MacDonald's word and Britain's formed at Shanhaikuan. does not good faith set the seal upon encourage disarmament hopes, those conversations. The British but, nevertheless, events are Government's success in thus trending towards a general settle-winning the confidence of both on by-pass roads grow with extra- New kinds of trees to be planted ment which none of the chief France and Germany is a master-ordinary rapidity. Powers of the world can avoid,ly achievement of real hope for The agreement, reached at the the world. The Conference end of last year, by Governments should now resume in the new of the five Powers-Britain, year..In an atmosphere more France, Germany, Italy and the friendly than Europe has known United States-upon a definite at any time in this century. The programme, marked a distinct im-essential feature of the new
PHILOSOPHY. provement in the negotiations. agreement is the resolution that
When, at the end of August, solemnly subscribe to a declara- grows up to be a man who is al- European Powers will Many a promising young man Germany left the Disarmament tion that they will not in any ways promising. Conference at Geneva, the Ger- circumstances resort to arms for man Government declaring that the settlement of any dispute Germany would no longer toler-Simon pointed out on November that may arise." As Sir John ata being treated in the matter 17, "the barrier to further dis
"the
Muffs are reported to be coming back. And to a moth of course, a muff is as good as a feast.
Facts You Did Not Know.
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do you think we are? Even of "Mr. and Mrs. G. V. T. Márshall our self-respect you would strip aailed for Shanghai aboard the 8.8. Naldera, which left Hong Kong. "I can easily afford to risk my yesterday. life; I have little to live for. My only son you shot to pinces
Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Henry were Oh, he's not dead. He's only in also among the passengers 'who sail- a madhouse. That is the end of ed for Shanghai yesterday aboard my family.
the s.a, Naldern.
"Get your country to see that
they ask an impossibility; they Surg.Lt. Comdr. Park was among will if things are explained. Then the passengers who arrived aboard for us a little confidence awak the F&O. Bs. Ranchi from Shang- ened, a little will born of con-hal yesterday. fidence; a little work horn of will;
corner,'
a little success horn of work, Major. and Mrs. L. Murray, and and with the help of all-healing Capt. and Mrs. D. R. Kilbee arrived time we may, who knows, turn the in Hong Kong yesterday aboard the 8.Ranchi from Shanghai and "And then the iron snapped. Japan." Noske buried his head in his hands, and, to himself or to The Rev. and Mrs. E. A Bastin, heaven-more than to me, cried, accompanied by their daughter and I can't I can't go on ruling with two sons, left the Colony for Aus- the machine-gun {******* tralia yesterday, travelling aboard This dramatic scene so impress the s.s. Tai Ping.:
of armament rights as a second- armament is fear, and Europe is A German Inventor's clock resem- class State, the outlook became entitled to ask that this fear blea an owl, the time being indicat- very dark. It seemed the dark should be assuaged by a most ed by the eyes, on which entered the author that he drew up a
positive and precise declaration revolve for the hour ad minutes.
er because the other European by all States." He protested
long memorandum and showed it to Mr. T. J. Price, B.Sc., Assistant Powers had just agreed to Lau- that, with the accompanying de- For trimming hedges a cutter lising its importance, said "Go to regular player of the Y.M.CA. Gen. Bingham, his chief, who, rea- Mastor at King's College, and a sanne to abolish reparations, as tails of the agreement which Bri- has been Invented with an electric England with it to-day," He went hockey team, went on leave to a concession both to German eco- could not be regarded merely as whirl a cutting blade, a band hold Mr. Churchill, and Mr. Balfour, and as. Taiping.
tain proposed, such an assurance motor mounted on a notched plate to straightway, saw Sir Henry Wilson, Australla yesterday, leaving per the nomic recovery and to German another promise of doubtful during the device being held close to a the last arranged for the document dignity. Over and above this the ability. For one thing, it is ex-hedge to enable accurate work to to be circulated to the Cabinet, with Lausanne agreement the work pressly designed in the Five be done.
Mr., and Mrs. T. G. Stokes, and the result that the extradition Miss Jill Stokes, wore among the chiefly of the British Prime Min the insistent French demand for Powers' formula as a solvent of
clause of the Treaty was subse-passongors who departed from ister-aimed at rallying Europe security. It is the counterpart to
Vatn and cloth were quently modified More cotton yarn and cloth were
Hong Kong for Australia via ports, to a united effort to combat the Germany of equality of rights in produced by mills in India In the To the Communists perll suc aboard the s.n. Tal Ping, yesterday. economic depression, falling armament regulation. In this fiscal year ending with March than ceeded the famous Kapp Putsch.
Kapp, a miserable creature who Dr. R. J. Marchall accompanied which effort on the part of Europe sumption in January, is: to set: 966,400,000 pounds, of the former was a more tool of others, proclaim- by Mrs. Marshall, and their three
new spirit the Conference, on re-ever before, the output exceeding the United States was holding about the framing of conventions and 2,900,000,000 yards of the lot itself aloof. In September the for reduction and restriction In ter, British Government, in a master, the use of armamente by stages. The goal cannot be achieven, all
from
that the British Government were board the s.. Ranchi, which arrived ed himself Dictator, and gave out doughters, were passengers on sympathetic to the idea of a Hohen-from Shanghal yesterday en route zollern restoration and prepared to to London. restaurant is cooled recognise it.The He spread dan
removes air, and gerously, and as his superiors were Miss Rita Bell, the talented dan nk water, the absent from Berlin, Col. Roddie de cer, who le
pearing at the Gala grapid termized on his own initiative to Night at the Peninsula Hotel to
of the beard Kapp behind his barricades. night, arrived from Shanghai. aped through This he did, and the next morn aboard the 8.8. Ranchi yosterday. driven by a ing Count Brockdorff-Rantzau telo Miss Bell has been performing suc→
phoned to warn him that Kapp was cessfully at the Cauldrome, Shang
for the past thres months.
ly declaration, protested against at once, and Britain has warned with steam,
Detroit German assertion of claims tan-Germany that even lier promis ve tamount to a disregard of treaty ed "equal rights" cannot be obligations, but admitted the ised immediately. The decision eva force of the German contention planned stages may produce recoils over which air
to make buste Blowly and by in principle, and called upon the sults hitherto lacking.
Stand