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A Constitutional Monarchy is one in which the King never be- comes ill.
A Republic is a place where no- fbody can do anything in `private,
Cromwell's Parliament was call- led the South Sea Bubble because be said about it: "Take away that bubble."
Titus Oates got his name be- cause he found out about a plot to repeal The Corn Laws.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 1933.
NEW WAR
WAR PERIL IN
EUROPE
ITALY'S HEREDITARY
THE
ENEMY
BITTER ADRIATIC
(By George Slocombe).
A little history is a dangerous, match, but ultimately died. thing.
Italy's Claim.
A few carved stone lions, grin- There is, of course, no mare rea- ning in bas-relief over the doorway son for claiming Dalmatia as Italian The male inhabitants of Paris of medieval houses in the sea-because that province was a feudal are called Parisites, and the female towns which Venice ruled an the vassal of the Venetian Republic inhabitants are called Flames. Dalmatian coust; a few chipped and than for claiming France as An active verb shows action, as scarred lions that majestically dunk- Italian because the. Romans con- he kissed her; and a passive verbed the entrance to the cathedral of quered Gaul.
shows passion, as she kissed him. Trau, have more than once during Until the beginning of the twelfth An interjection is the first word the past mouth brought Italy and century the greater part of Dal- we use when we are frightened or Jugoslavia to the verge of war. matia still formed part of the Jannoyed. Wicked people often use History has told Mussolini that ancient Croat kingdom.
them unnecessary.
the
the
for nearly four centuries, from 1420 For the next three centuries Describe a "penny-dreadful" in ajuntil 1797, Dalmatia owned allegi-Venice, which had already establish- single sentence.
Fance to the Venetian, Republic, andjed its dominion co' the Dalmatian "Excellent! What boys like and that for four centuries earlier, since coastline, disputed for masters hate." [But why is this the year 1000, when the proud Doge sovereignty of the hinterland with included among "howlers"? It in Pietro Orscolo II. stormed the Hungary. excellent criticism.]
latrongholds of Curzola and Eagosta, Thereafter the whole province was Matrimony is a place where and drove the Dalmatian pirates out Venetian until
Napoleonic souls suffer for a time on account of their lair, the Lion of St. Mark armiles crossed the Alpes. Then lof their sins.
roard unchallenged along the Enst Austrian almost without an inter- l'avaientjern shores of the Adriatic.
regnum until 1918. History, mare evocative still, has Its population is largely Slav. him taught the ambitious Duce that the The small Italian element is con- Adriatic, like the Mediterranean. fined to the towns on the seaboard, was onec a Roman sea, that its east-and is chiefly of the commercial ern shores once formed part of the class.
Deux domestiques
japporte a grand'peine,
Two servants had brought along a grand piano.
Pascebatque suas quisque sena- tor oves.
And each senator used to on his own eggs.
feed
A horse without a bridle.
Un cheval sans noces.
Your Daily Smile.
Not His Concern. The foreman came across
om
old kingdom of Illyria which the Italy's ethnographical claim Roman legions overran and subdued Dalmatia, therefore, is negligible. in 168 B.C., that Illyria gave several Its real claim is political and emperors to Rome, and that one of strategical. Submarines may lurk A centimetre is an insect with them, Diocletian, born in the lovely in security behind the islands on the At the same
And town of Spalato, which now the eastern coast of the Adriatic. time the Prime a hundred legs. Minister announced that, if the
If the air contains more than 100 Italians regard enviously across the although Jugoelavia has few of these per
France (with cent. carbolic acid it is very dividing waters, returned thither, craft, her ally. The marriage between Miss Socialist Minister withdrew, an
you areike Tiberius on Capri, to build alwhom she has just renewed her Florence Ho Tung, daughter of Sir alliance of Left groups would be injurious to health and
soon dend,
palace and to die.
treaty of Friendship and Arbitra- Robert and Lady Ho Tung, and Dr. necessary.
movement Equinoxes are the people who K. C. Yeo, son of Mr. and Mrs. among the Socialists in favour live in Greenland,
Some nations find the need of an¡tion), is well provided. hereditary enemy. Italy is one of In 1920, with France and Italy Yea Kim Hong of Penang will take of withdrawal seems to have
Broadcasting means boasting or theme place on Friday, March 24.
No been growing and Senor Azana talking things just for show.
friendly, "the bitter Adriatic" was a formal Invitations are being issu-has now formed his alliance;;
For over a century the Italians closed sea to possible enemies. Now feared, hated, fought with. co-that these two countries are divíd- ed but all friends will be welcome which will give him a solid bloc
quetted with, and finally helped to ed by political issues not easy of at the reception which will be held of 160 supporters in a House of
Jonquer Austria. Now that Austria solution, the submarine menace in at the Hong Kong Hotel at 4 p.m. 470 members. But if he is to
continue comfortably in office hel
is disposed of, despised and im-the Adriatic, so vivid a peril to Haly will have to govern in a way that
BIl potent, the war-created kingdom of during the war, is again a political
the-Seris Groats-and-Slovenes reality. will leave the Socialists, though taking it easy,
"Look here, Bill," he said, "this (more conveniently in Opposition, benevolently dis-
known
And the military dietatorship of posed to his Cabinet. This, too, be
there's a contract job, an' it oughta Jugoslavia) becomes in its turn the King Alexander in Jugoslavia, with
finished by now.
Its Get Hong Kong, Wednesday, Mar. 15, 1933. is an indication that a mode
on historic adversary.
disregard of parliamentary For Italy the eternal enemy is the rights and its artificially *MaTRI- moderate policy is not to be ex-,
with yer work, or it's the sacki
power that faces it across that factured public opinion, is as capri- pected. The young Republic has for you." achieved much in the face of Rome wasn't built in a day."
“Well," said Bill, deliberately, cerulean sea, beautiful and treacher-cious, as sensitive, and as liable to lous, which Mussolini a few days ago outbursts of national pride as the great diffleulties. Senor Azana
"I don't want none of yer back called "the bitter Adriatic."
sterner and funger established au- The Spanish Government had and his colleagues have at least!
Italy did not suffer the white Dal-toerney of Mussolini. no difficulty in thwarting the re-planned boldly, especially in re talk," said the foreman. "Besides,
I wasn't foreman on that job." matian cities, with their innumer- Thus the history of the origins of cent Anarchist-Communist plot, gard to education.
But, even but the inquiry into the activi- though
the Republic has now Truth is Stranger. ...
able relies of Venetian splendour, to the Great, War threatens to repeat be absorbed by the newly-formed, itself. ties of the conspirators has been in existence for nearly two
The Disarmament Conference has Jugoslavian Federation without a Nearly twenty years later, a cun- shown where the real danger to years, they show no sign of uban-
now been sitting for a year. Makes struggle. The war was scarcely fliet over minority rights and na- the Republic lies. In spite of the doning the repressive methods that old story of the hen who sat over, and the Peace Conference had tional rivalries in a restricted zone sweeping Socialistic policy of that were no doubt necessary in
on a china egg.seem not so far not begun to assemble, before the in South-Eastern Europe is develop the Government the extremists the early days, when the new fetched after all, donan't it? Italian naval forces occupied North- ing in precisely the same way are not satisfied. It would be system was being established.
ern Dalmatia and the lovely islands that which led directly to the con- hard to define their ambitions, The Law for the Defence of the
off the Dalmatian coust. Bands of flagration of 1914. Republic makes Senor Azana
this D'Annunzio's arditi, emulating his The same region of Europe, the hatred. almost the janything that broke in the first sirture Trau and Spalato.
Advent of Mussolini,
Republican Spain.
a
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A TOUGH ONDER. YOUTH: When I bought
but they dream of some vagu dictator and he uses his powers motorcycle you said you wondd replace exploit at Fiume, attempted to cap-same
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same nations. The only difference Is that the pre-war Serbin has since
Communist system, and the scale! of the plot discovered the other unsparingly. A multitude of day, which had ramifications all persons have been arbitrarily ur-months. over the country, with "cells" in rested, the judiciary is no longer, DEALER: Just 80. What can I Two years after the war a truce swallowed up certain of the recal- the Army, makes it plain that independent, and newspapers do for you?
was called in the territorial strug-citrant Slar populations of the many of them are ready to em- have been suspended by the YOUTH; I want a new thumb, aigle between the two Adriatic rivals, "rumshackle Empire" which humili- ploy all the violent tactics of the dozen, Senor Azunu has declar new collar bone and siz front teeth, and in the Treaty of Rapallo, inated and nearly annihilated the revolutionary handbooks in ed that he looks forward to the
November, 1920, Italy recognised little Serbia of 1914. That the attempt to set up the Republic day when the powers he now en-
No Braggart.
Austria Jugoslavia's claim to the whole of historic attitude of of their dreams. Senor Azana, joys will no longer be necessary, "Is that all the work you can do Dalmatia. A tiny Italian enclave, Serbia is now assumed by Italy. the Prime Minister, is well aware "for then the Republic will be in an hour, Sam?" the
hardware enclosing the historic captial of And that a mutilated Lion is made of the danger of their plottings safe but that day is not yet, merchant naked, his new cleaning Zarn, was alone excepted from Jugo-to play the role of the murdered and he acts energetically against The Cortes could at any time man.
an
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slavian sovereignty.
With the advent of Mussolini,
mands for an Italian Adriatic were
Archduke.
to
them. But he is forced, as all revoke the law on which the "Well, sah, I dussay 1 could do heads of young Republics are Prime Minister depends, and as to but I nevah forced, to placate those who are the Deputies do not exercise their showin' off.” only a little less fanatical than right it must be presumed that] the wild men.. It is not upon his most of them are acquiescent. Quite. opponents to the "Left," but upon Professor Unamuno, who so There's something about the protestations of mutual friendship, the more moderate elements in fiercely attacked the old system average woman, says a novelist, the profound resentment between Spain that the severely repres that his loyalty to the new can- that gets her what she wants. We're the two nationa has steadily in sive hand of his Government not be doubted, has raised his one of 'em. weighs heaviest. When he form- voice in warning protest againstį
for however, D'Annunzio's early de LOCAL WEDDING.
revived, and during the past ten Mr. H. Owen Davis And years, despite the periodical officiat
Miss C. Blumenthal..
cd his new Parliamentary group, the dangers of the denial of
MIXED UP.
A wedding of local 'interest took fercased,
place yesterday at the. Marriage Re- In Italy the incitement of public gistrar's, when Miss Cecilla Blum- opinion in favour of the small enthal, daughter of Mr: N. Blumen-
the Federation of Left Republi- liberty, and a few others have STRONG MAN: I hear that John, Italien population on the other side thal and the late Mrs. Blumenthal cans, he declared that its pur- added their pleas for freer gov- the half-man and half-iraman, pose was to "help the Republic in ernment. But Senor Azana isļaick,
is of the dividing sea bas taken the of Hong Kong was married to Mr. familiar Continental form: a pro-Hywel Owen Davies, son of the late
students carrying the Dalmatian vies, S. and T. Corpe, of Caerphilly, flag; speeches by Mussolini waving South Wales.
./
its march ever forward eyes] not seriously threatened by his LONG MAN: Yca, I knoto she Dalmatian league; processions of Captain and Mrs. Edward John Da- Left." This does not suggest critics. Spain appears content hasn't been feeling himself lately, the toleration that would allay to wait. In a few weeks there the uneaalness felt by many will be elections for 150 seats in whole-hearted Republicans at the the Cortes, and in April there increasingly arbitrary character will be municipal elections, No of the methods of the present one can prophesy how the votes
Facts You Did Not .
Know.
handkerchief embroidered' in the The Bride's brother, Mr. David Dalmatian colours; stones and in-Blumenthal was best man. isulta hurled' at the "windows of the A reception was held later in the Jugoslavian legation and consulates; afternoon at the residence of the
| Government. The formation of will go. For one thing, the A water and gasoline proof paint 'and the open encouragement in the bride's father in Kowloon.
the new group may turn out to woman's vote is an incalculable has been invented for motora and Fascist Press of the Croat The honeymoon is being spent in be a precaution taken in advance factor. But the elections should, wiring of airplanes, motor vehicles separatist movement. ⠀⠀ of the resignation of the three give an indication of what the and boats. Socialist members of the Cabinet, country feels. In the meantime
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Japan.
In Jugoslavia the reaction has not,
been less violent and provocative: MOTOR LORRY TYRE BURSTS At the last Socialist Congress a the only consideration that The fuselage of a one man air the mutilation by students of the large majority voted against the might induce Benor Azana to plane designed in Germany is about historie Lions of St. Mark and other Lam Po-chi, a motor driver, re withdrawal of the three Mini-temper his methods is, the lesson the size of and resembles a motor ters before the laws, complemento be drawn from the Dictator- cycle side car. tary. to.. the Constitution have ship of Primo de Rivers --- that
been enacted. But a strong repression breeds content and Included in a rear vision mirror [minority, including Don Julian that, nooner more aften, then for automobilos is a clock that
Besteiro, the Speaker of the later, discontent voices men wound by pulling a cord, Cortes, took the view that the to hostility: Peoples munt diberty
vestiges of Venetian authority; the ports that while driving motor lorry infliction of nominal sentences on No. 3179, along the Castle Peak the self-confessed culprits; angry main road, near the Yuen Long new speeches in the Jugoslav Parliament, market a front tyre burat. He tried is in 'which; 'surprisingly enough, even to steer to the right, but the lorry the Croat deputies Joined; und final-[toppled into a nullah, breaking some ly the wounding in a'cafo brawi on concrete stanchions and, carrying the island of Veglia of an Italian away about ten yards of iron railing. youth, who subsequently recovered The forry was slightly damaged sufficiently to play in a football but no one was injured.
party was being harmed by its and they need it is the About 80 per cent of Italy's ex sssociation with the Government eternal problem of malers to give tensive production of leather gloves and should. go, into Opposition them both,
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