FLYING ETHIOPIAN ON ABYSSINIA
Ready To Parley Or To Fight
WOULD LIKE DISCUSSION
WITH MUSSOLINI A
America's most famous flying negro wants to meet Mussolini and make peace between Italy and Abyssinia. AANDA
The writer met him in a small coffee house." in Shaftesbury- avenue, one afternoon recently- Colonel Hubert Fauntleroy Ju lian, who has flown for · more· than 7,000 hours.
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Six years ago he started out from America to fly across the Atlantic with a personal message for his Emperor, Ras Tafari, at; Addis Ababa. Four hours out he fell into the ocean and 'was rescued.
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"The Emperor took an interest in me from that moment," he told me. "He at once invited me, to go over to his palace an offer which I immediately accepted-| to assist in the development of} the Abyssinian Air Force.
Oh, Boy!
"A scene from """The First World War,” the For
| production now screening at the King's Theatrë.
RUSSIAN JEW IN TROUBLE
Expulsion Made Out
For entering the Colony with- |
"Abyssinia has" a supposedly Jout a valid passport, a Russian
weak air arm," he said.
"But
Jew, Jack Werneroff, was fined
those who think so are mistaken. 86 by Mr. Q, A. A. Macfadyen
Yes, sir!"
.
He flicked his dusky fingers
at the Central Police Court this morning. An expulsion order
MANCHESTER WEEKLY MARKET REPORT
Raw Cotton Position Unaltered
SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT IN
PIECE GOODS TRADE
and added enthusiastically: "Oh. was also made out against de- Ltd. report, on March 6
boy
tal.
He described to me the hard-
fendant.
THE CHINA MAIL FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 193
Short Story:
Succour For Barnabas
VEN now I can remember At that time our summer holidays
EX how the word thrilled me were
always
örch
at the time although I was then thatched-roof but six years old. Succour: We in must succour Barnabas, Barnabas Downs, a zra being the mule of Jenner Bold full of anti
the taciturn and, as we saw it, holiday. murderously cruel driver of a A spring cart milk float which stopped in the driv lane each morning to collect two shining cans of cream from the ro powere nearby farm.
Should Women dread the approach of a perfectly natural event
by circus-mir metus
Bed
N
and
Unfallingly Jenner thrashed the amazingly weary mule into motion with a long mother and whistling thin stick, and it was this and myself, methodical act which moved my im or two awkward as unfa pulsive Irish cousin Mary to declty pins, all of us laden with wicker slon
baskets and, untidy
-papered "We must succour Barnabas," she parcels. declared, her freckled hands clench- At sight of us Johnny, whose ed and jaw thrust forward, although entry possessions could have been how it was to be done remained for foiled comfortably away in a red a long time an anxious mystery and in handkerchief, would scratch his the subject, of many secret meet rusty nape very deliberately: “You Ings in the cave among the knotted ant forgotten nothing nowhere, the roots of an enormous beech tree.well, or the weathercock, or some
thing
PRIZEWINNING COCKTAILS
Recipes Contained In Attractive Booklet
to
The hour must have varied but it seems now that we always arrived at the Hut when it was at Its mel- low, sleepy best, shut-eyed and pool ing ripe with sunlight, but with the Messra. James F. Hutton, and Co.,
shadows reaching as if to cage the first coolness of evening. Neither The recent steady level of raw
The China Mail has received from afternoon or evening, but cow-time Detective Sergeant Russell cotton values has continued and the ships any European invading stated that defendant came to general position in the market re Mesara. Caldbeck, Macgregor and we compromised, for we were surs army would meet. If it sought to the Registration Office yester mains practically, unaltered. Plant-Co., Ltd. an advertising booklet of meet cows in the lane, a score or reach the remote Ethiopian cap day. He booked a through passing preparations over the whole a most attractive nature issued by more, ambling slowly in their own age from Shanghai tö Canton, growing area in the United States the proprietors of the famous patha in and out of the overgrown and hedges, brisk-talled against the fles "It is three days by train from it when the boat arrived here are reported as being quite normal, Booths' dry gin. Djibouti, on the Red Sea coast.he disembarked.
This was the gin used in the first but placid and, sleek as if they had and the intended acreage is indicat- to Addis Ababa. The railway i8| a single track. We could destroy sion to stay in the Colony for two of about 11 per cent on last year.
Defendant asked for permis-ed at 31.480.000, acres, an increase and second prizewinning cocktails Just come from the well-spring of
in the British Empire Cocktail Com summer itself. it in few hours, leaving or three weeks to make some In the opinion of many market
petition of 1934, route for the enemy army.
The booklet, which is printed on "Imagine it! the blistering sun, The Magistrate, however, re-inspire confidence. In some dire of Britain's most famous cocktail-
money, as he was without means experts present cotton prices do not
art paper, contains portraita of 81 the lack of water difficulties of fused to grant the request. transport, opportunities for thej
tions a little more enterprise : bas been displayed, but there is a fair occupation and ends with the recipes
mixers en
engaged in their pleasant ly general disposition to adopt, a
of the two prize cocktails ~of the policy of caution until the situation
competition.
defending force to conceal them-"
selves in the mountains..
"Every able-bodied man in
Abyssinia is a soldier and there INTERVIEW WITH MR. has become clearer:
are millions. And the Italian army would have to cross hazar- dous desert land before reaching the empire Itself.
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"During the reign of the pre- sent Emperor the defences of the country have developed-along- side the advances made simul- taneously in social improve- ments more than during any previous century.".
The Cause
H.K. KUNG
New Loan Bonds Not For Market Yet
INTERNATIONAL HELP TO CHINA DISCUSSED
Shanghai.
Dr. H. H. Kung, Vice-President
India And Far East Indian demand has been slow in developing, and nothing like the volume of enquiry that was expect- ed would follow the Bureau has [been dealt with....The bulk of this Interest has been chiefly for light goods, dhooties, mulls and nain- sooks for Calcutta, together with a few prints, dyed goods, and satines. Other active centres have been
of the Executive Yuan and con-Bombay and Karachi, but the turn-
TO MORROW'S STORY
To morrow's - Story will be The Vaudeville. Doctor," by © John Forbes.
Messrs. Caldbeck, Macgregor
Come to the Hut, we tumbled off state that they have few apare like apples from a abaken bough coples, available to customers at bolting riotously through the krin their office.
ning white gate, and away into the incredibly lush, orchard to see it
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CUTTING OFF THE COCK'S HEAD
special seeds had sprouted, if fint
mi hoards and bark tents had been dis«
Solemn Chinese Oath
Singapore.
Much interest was caused outside
turbed and if the rabbits ware as plentiful, leaving my father to open doors and light an unnecessary fire |of twigs and logs in the wide red brick fireplace at the end of the |Hut, and study the few circulars
and letters scattered on the mat,
currently, Minister of Finance, over remains very poor. Odd lots the Ipoh Police Court when an oath Frowning a little, my mother un Colonel Hubert Fauntleroy Ju-declared in a press interview last of fancles and speciality styles was taken over the cutting of a locked trunks and hung blankets to lian gave another flick with his Thursday that the new currency have been arranged, but in most cock's head by a Chinese woman, air, crushing spiders determinedly dusky fingers. He smiled confi.
bonds of $100,000,000 would be cases the prices are very low. named Lau Chee Kuan, a midwife, with the back of a hair brush and dently: I asked him what he issued on April 1. The issue, The Colombo market continues living in Togo Street, Ipoh,clapping her hands as warning to a considered to be the root cause Dr. Kung explained, was for the to do quite a steady business in The case was one in which the mouse chippering in the long attic, of the differences between Italy purpose of substantiating the dhooties and light whites, whilst woman claimed two months and eyeing my father half amusedly, and Abyssinia.
capital of the three Government small lots of lawns, cambrics and some few days rent from one Hu half in irritation as he smoked so Ile told me.
banks, namely, the Central Bank, fine mulls have been booked for Kok Heng, as sub-tenant. The case comfortably and mended again the "In the first place," he said, the Bank of China and the Bank Rangoon and Singapore. "Italy needs an outlet. She al-, ready occupies much territory on would not he purchasuble on the of Communications, and they two frontiers of Ethiopia.
"Abyssinia's wealth is fabu-might be at a later date.
market at present, though they
lous; she has minerals of un- realised richness-and she is Cupposed to be controlled. by Havages.
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During the course of cross-ex-farma and for eggs and milk and shown improvement this week, and she issued more than three receipts. My father would appear unneces In addition to split printers and On being challenged by Counsel for sarily dense and detached, enjoy! dyeing clothe, a nice trade has defendant as to whether she was deeply the smoky, apple-flavoured also been arranged in poplins and prepared to take an oath over the smell of the Hut, pottaring with the draes styles.
cutting of a cock's head, she agreed fire and presently, when my mother A miscellaneous enquiry has to do so.
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Asked whether any progress "Italy has made many pre had been made in the negotia- parations but so has Abyssiniations for an international loan
"The Ethiopians will never to China during his recent con- been received from West Africa, Joas Sticks and Crackers near to sharpeeks, Johnn submit to à conqueror.
to China during his recent ce but a few print styles only: have After the necessary details had would appear, his enorm "I have called here to see ater, Sir Alexander Gadogan, at been booked."
been arranged, counsel and several from the brick path, few friends in London and I am Nanking, Dr. Kung said that the
One or two useful lines of grey other people in the court went out brimming wheelbarrow, a on my way to Abyssinia to place matter was still under discus-cloths for finishing have been done side where the oath was to be taken age and button, slipped my services at the disposal of sion, and that no new develop for Scandinavian countries and Prior to the oath, two candles and bleached handle and a cream can Noon Royal Salute
10 am Officia Service In John's Cathedral 11 am-Public meeting in the Headquarters of the Kong Volunteers Defence Corps,- attended by His the Governor, the Members of the Executive and Councils, Judges, Local Justices of the Peace, Heads of ments and the Jubilee Committee, and their ladies, at wh loyal address and a telegram, of congratulation to His Majesty the King will be read and approved:
the Garrison.
the
the Emperor. Ma
Denmarktunga, Powment had occurred.
di Reveral foss sticks, wets lighted in For Egypt and the Near East front of the cock After the defens handled "He has cabled me a five-word
Questioned on his views re- demand has been only small but dent had uttered something message in reply, in my cable to him. He says: Do as you like,garding the proposal of Bir odd lots of white shirtings and Chinese the
Victor Sassoon for a new cur-special bleaching cloths have been per and directing Congratulations."
"I shall fly most of the remain-rency based on the pound sterl- fixed.
fendant,
que per
hich Jannar Bold had
th
than a day back full of milks the othe
ink then at my slowly, and
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with
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happy
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der of the journey. It is possing, Dr. Kung said that he had Dominion markets have given Crackers were then ble that I may even cross Italian not had time to study the pro-quite a steady support, one feature Thereafter soil. Why not? We are not at posal and could therefore make being a big line of white shirtings ment was given war with Italy. I would even no comment at present
for South Africa, undertake the task of negotiating Dr. Kung, after his return to
a settlement."
Shanghai from Nanking, was called upon at his residence by Dr. T. V. Soong, member of the
with costs.
PRISONER DIES IN Standing Committee of the 1850 Silver Dollars And
VICTORIA GAOL.
National Economic Council, Mr. TL Soong, General Manager of the China Development Finance
"Natural Death" Verdict Corporation, and Mr. Plen Shou
Bun, manager of the Tientsin Charged withi
At Inquest Makita Branch of the Bank of China: zur silver, collär:
Interviewed at DrKU
Death from natural cause was residence, Dr. T.V the verdict returned i at the that he was
Coroner's Inquiry conducted by tions for his
Mr. W. Schofield, at the Central Szec
Police Court yesterday, into the
death of a prisoner, Lau? Mal
chong, who died in the
at Victoria Gaol on W
afternoon
The jury comprised Me
Uk(föreman) Tavares and Ng Hong-hing
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