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One of the few men living who remember Wellington will be hoa- oured by his friends and family on May 18,
Hea Sir Fitzroy Donald Maclean, Chief of the Clan Maclean and the oldest baronet. He ro ceived a commission from the Dukel of Wellington when he joined the 13th Light Dragoons, or Hussars.
as
they are to-day, In 1852,
May 18 will be the hundredth:an-
EUROPE TO AFRICA BY TUBE
A GIBRALTAR TUNNEL MAY BE DRIVEN SPANISH ENGINEERS STATE
SCHEME IS FEASIBLE
(By Henry Buckley)
Co-
PAIN is tired of being the blind route to Europe are so numerous; alley of Europe; she wants to and especially in case of war, that niversary of his birth.make herself the main thorough-France might be willing to
operate in converting the Straits To mark the occasion hundreds fare to Africa. of his clansmen, scattered through-
For seven years Government in- of Gibraltar into a great Interna- out the world, will present to him alvestigators laboured to ascertain tional junction and Spain into a bound volume containing their the possibilties of converting the the bridge between Europe and
Gibraltar Tunnel scheme, elaborat-Africa. signatures.
Even in peace time, the great ed by the Artillery Colonel Jevenois from being a mere, Castle in beneft. not only to France but to Spain" into a reality which would Britain, Belgium, and Portugal, Sir Fitzroy
Europe with also, of land communication with Maclean is the link overcrowded
their African colonies, needs no twenty-sixth chlef of the Clan virgin Africa. Maclean, which from time Im- Their recent report revealed the emphasis. memorial has been connected with belief that a tunnel 20 miles long! the Isle of Mull.
and descending to a
TWENTY-SIXTH CHIEF
The two nations which would be maximum mest concerned with the political His seat, Duart Castle, is there. depth of 900 feet below gen level issues involved would be Germany Spain herself. Germany's After the Battle of Culloden, in could be driven under the Straits and
cost or fears would, of necessity, apply not: which the Macleans fought on the in six years and at a
only to the increased commercial Stuart side, Duart Castle, was first £8,500,000 taken from them by the English, This would be the longest and prosperity of her neighbours, but then destroyed by fire,
deepest tunnel in the world (the to the inevitabla belief that, given Twenty-four years ago
Sir Simplon tunnel is but 12 miles certain circumstances, French co- lonial troops and unlimited raw Fitzroy bought the rains back. He long). Its construction might has had the old castle carefully re-change the course of world history materials might be rushed at high stored. Of the original building if it caused Europe to turn her gaze speed to Europe in case of war,
Spain might see herself become only a spiral staircase remained in-intently to the South. tact.
CRIMEAN VETERAN
Sir Fitzroy served in the Crimean War and was present at the Battle
I have spent some time in col-a bone of contention in the case of lecting the latest views on the sub-war owing to her command of com-:
musications with. Afrien. ❘ject.
Such fears would be hard to-
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overcome.
The Scheme Detailed The Jevenais plan is to drive the: two parallel tubes under
the dirt and the filth and the
Rosy Visions horror and degradation of war.
The Spaniards share with the No one stops to point out that
of the Alma and the Siege of Irish
singular capacity Hong Kong, Monday, April 29, 1935 in its utter futility it is surely
Sevastopol. one of the most abjectly stupid
for "producing, most convincing When he reached Plymouth on arguments. The visions the sup- adventures into which a bemused his return from the Crimea, he was porters of the Tunnel Scheme con- Straits, each large enough to con mankind can enter. There are ordered immediately to two questions about which argu-to receive his medal from Queen treme. They ment la endless: Whom does it victoria in person.
"Non Constat❞
A tale is told of, we believe, pay to start a war, and against
London jure up are fascinating in the ex-tain a railway cuach and linked at
intervals. picture express
The Spanish entrance would be trains leaving Paris to arrive four Sir Fitzroy's recipe for old age days later on the fruitful West near the historic town of Tarifa, the late Lord Justice Serutten, whom can the charge of starting is: "Fresh air, plenty, of exercise,Coast of Africs. They visualise where the Moors landed in 711 on to whom a witness in a case it be laid? Some blame the eat and drink nearly everything." which he was hearing mentioned capitalists, some the system they
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Pullman cars leaving Calais and a foraging excursion which turn- ed into a. stay of seven centuries as his authority for some state-represent, some the politicians
rolling into Capetown eight days
Tarifa is 14 miles from Algeciras: ment a certain Mr. Gladstone. responsible for the decision in
later, "And who is Mr. Gladstone? the final event to wage war. But
They foresee the building of The African tunnel-head would be enquired His Lordship mildly no amount of argument could
The maid was relating the story of a three great orteries of railway at Punta Ferdigun, in the Spanish large party given the previous evaning traffic, which would multiply to a Protectorate, but only a few miles surprise, "Mr. Gladstone is the these questions finally, and it big cars, and had on the grandest
The learned would be idle to pursue. Prime Minister!"
clothes, and wore the biggest diam trade between the two continents. judge, glanced back through his
But the man in the street has | onds.",
The most important of these "And what did they talk about?" routes is the Trans-Saharan line through in half an hour. Tele evidence of that he remarked menaces before him, and the maid. blandly ... A perfect example same old futile attempts to stem
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Tangiers.
Electric trains would
pass
notes of the case. "I have no a case when he sees the same old breathlessly inquired the neighbourjalready surveyed and planned by phone and telegraph cables would
is
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"Us," was the reply.
No Need
Politics Four men are silting 'at' a table; The first one sighs,
The second one sighs deeply. The third one groans aloud,
:.
the French, and eventually to be also pass through the tunnel. Moter of the legal phelple of non them. They have all been tried
extended to join the Cape to Cairo vehicles would be transported on.
trucks. costat "it does not appear": it before and found wanting. We
railroad in Starleyville. This line not before the court in shall never get rid of war by fast): "Did you take my time?"
Marathon Runner (coming in an easy would bring the British, French The difference between Spanish: narrower interna- evidence.
increasing our individual arma- Now, when all the statesmen ments; and to all declarations to took it yourself."
Timekeeper: "I did't have to. You and Belgian colonies in West and gauge and the
tional gauge used by the French. Central Africa into direct contact would have to be overcome for the of all the countries in the world that effect the plain man can un-j
with Europe. insist that their various methods reservedly answer: "Non constat."
Two lesser trouk routes would be time being by the use of container for dealing with the political out-The only hope lies in collective
built, one running along the Madi-vehicles which could be. trang- look are severally and collective-security and the abandonment of
terranean coast to Alexandria and ferred from one chassis to another. As a prelude to the tunnel, sup- ly a guarantee for the peace of nationalistic force as we know it
the other running along the... At- the world, the man in the street, to-day. But of that consumma- glancing around him, has a per- tion, devoutly to be wished, there fect right to intrude a mild is lamentably little evidence in "Non constat.".. For he sees. world affairs at the present
primarily, the beginning of moment. another mad race in armaments. which can only end as the others have done before-in disaster. But there is one essential differ- ence between the experience of the part and the threat of the
Wong Yau, as unemployed sea- future. When the world last.
man, was this morning sentenced by gave a lurch towards hell in 1914 Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at the Cen- the misery, suffering and damage tral Police Court to one month's were almost incalculable. But
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at least something besides ruins hard labour for the theft of Eve was left. There were the ashes pairs of socks from the China-Em- of a burnt-out idealism; but they porium.
were ushes with enough fire left
will be precious little, if any thing, left to build a new civili- isation upon.^^
evidence.
chaps ever stop talking politics?"
The fourth exclaims: Won't you lantic coast down to Dakar, whence forters of the idea demand that fast steamer and air routes would transport facilities across Spain be speeded up. A fine motor road bring South America much nearer with banked corners runs now al to the Old World.
·Spaniards think hopefully of
Hero"
Motorisi: "Yes, but I thought referred to your village!".
Not Much Activity Paileeman (to motorist):
Why
most all the way from the French didn't you slow down? Didn't you see
frontier at Hendaye to Algèciras. that notice back there, Slow Down Europe's idle millions finding em By a few improvements and by the ployment in the gigantic task of building of a short trunk road from it furnishing the materials for the Ecija over the Ronda mountains to conversion of Africa's great spaces Algeciras, the distance would not into modern and civilised areas, be much over 650 miles. Along and of the great stimulus to world this speeds of forty to fifty miles trade and prosperity by this open-
an hour could be maintained. ing of new channels for the flow of The present transport facilities progress.
PEAK THEFTS SEQUEL
Singapore Banishee Gaoled
FIVE HOUSES BURGLED
International Aspects
between Algeciras and Tanglers are inadequate. Train services are How far do Spanish dreams tally bad. It takes twenty-eight hours- with hard realities? Admittedly en-to cross Spain from north to south. Kineering progress allows
of The completion of the short re- greater technical achievements in maining portion of the Madrid- the construction of tunnels each Burgos lins begun by General
A series of thefts, which occur-year. Aviation, by making the Primo de Rivera, and the building
ed in the Peak District during the world: smaller, stimulates travel of a unified railway terminus for
tral Police Court this morning
in them to permit the creation Mak Hi, a money changer's foki, of a Phoenix which would idealize employed at No. 22 Connaught Road the hopes and aspirations of a Central, appeared before Mr. Q. A. new order. The next holocaust, A. Macfadyen at the Central Police all opinions are agreed, will on Court this morning charged with the other hand mean the final the stterrance counterfeit coins, but past week, had a sequel at the Cen- and trade and creates the need for Madrid, combined with a tighten- railways which must of necessity ing up of schedules, should make it: smash of civilisation.
There was discharged owing to insufficient when Wong Ying-sang. a banished carry the great bulk of traffic, possible to cut the time to 21 hours..
from Singapore, was sentenced to Communications with Africa must a total of five months hard lahour inevitably be speeded up sooner or Hong Kong rainfall for the 24 by Mr. W. Schofleld on five charges later to keep pace with the "tempo" The colossal plgheadedness of hours ending at 10 am, to-day was
of larceny,
jset by the aeroplane, tel a generation which cannot or will 0.81 inch. The total since January
-Defendant was also ordered to It would be necessary, of course, not see to what depths. It is drift has been 8.90 inches, as against/
pay $12 to redeem some of the that the leading authorities on ing would be funny if it were not an average of 10.95 inches.
goods which he had pawned or to tunnel building investigate further so tragic. Even a puppy 'learns] from experience that chewing The s.s. Benrooch, from Leith, serve an additional 14 days' im- the construction problem. And it would also be necessary that the prisonment. soap is an unpleasant business. Middlesbro', Antwerp, London and
Clothing, blankets, two watches, building of a tunnel coincide with
But it le left to an otherwise Straits, which left Kohsichang this
a cigarette case a money to the the driving of the Trans-Saharan
intelligent mankind to fail to pro moring, is due to arrive here on total value of 345. were stolen from line across Africa's great desert.
fit from Its past mistakes. There Saturday next.
is a fetish in certain quarters for
the premises of Nos. 360, 800, 400, The tunnel could only have value the heart of ¡the glorification of war: as if it Sentence of six weeks hard The Peak, No. 2, Mount Davis when linked with the heart of
Africa were a sort of super Rugby foot-labour was imposed on Chan Kau, a Read, and No. 14, Bowen Road,
It might be expected that France ball match. It calls forth, we 28-year-old unemployed, who plead Sub-Inspector R. R. McEwen ap-
would raise strong objections-to this Trans-Saharan line terminat are told, all the best characterised guilty, befors Mr. E. I. Wynne Pared for the prosecution. ticast of leadership, chivalry, Jones at the Kowloon Magistracy
ing in the Spmish. Protectorates on herofsm and camaraderie. Things this morning, to a charge of ataal- For the larceny of a wallet con- the edge of the Straite of Gibraltar are done, sacrifices are made, ing a camera belonging to Mr. T. taining $144, Kwong Chun was
instead of running Into Algiers, which would be impossible ex-N. Les, the manager of the Bank of sentenced to two months cept under the stress of necessity Communications from No 299 Inbour by Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen for some other part in the which war conditions demand. Prince Edward Road. Complainant
at the Central Police Court this French tone in North Africa, Nothing is aald, however, about, did not appear in courte
Bimorning.
hard
But the advantages of asfand
n
"I wish I were two, little, puppy logthen 'I could play by