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"CLIVE OF INDIA"
FOUNDING OF MODERN
CALCUTTA
ANOTHER GREAT CHAPTER
IN HISTORY
(By Rafael Sabatini)
of Ali Varil Khan, It was a fine note of confidence
the death of Anation in for a man who with 900 British
in
wheels on occasion being convesBengal altered. His nephew and soldiers and 1,200 sepoys went to
than twenty million subjects. ed there with an escort of troops successor, Suraj-ud-Dowlah, had make war upon a ruler, of mare The Lord Mayor was
been enraged by a British refusal frequently
to deliver up to him a rich mer, present.
Delayed
The monsoon came down upor
It was a common occurrence for chant who had sought refuge from scholars of Christ's Hospital to be his wrath in Calentta. He took brought to draw out the tickets up arms, and in mid-June he apthem to delay the voyage and scat from the wheel, the Bluecoat boys peared before the city at the head ter the feet, so that it was nearly Itwo months later when Watson's- attending in their long habits and of a powerful army.
flagship dropped anchor at the yellow stockings.
The fortifications were weak mouth of the Hugh There, at At last, so many private and the Company's garrison was inade-Falta, the refugees from Calcutta, dishonest enterprises became mix-quate, Governor Drake was pusisome in ships and some in hovels ed up with lotteries that they lanimous, and Captain Minchin, ashore, were huddled in a state of were declared illegal in the year who commanded, seems not to have terrible distress, without proper 1325
been much better. These leaders food or clothing, and decimated by put the women and children aboard sickness and privation. the available ships, then did the
The campaign was opened by a Mr. Graham Ford Tower, the same by themselves and, dropping 37-year-old Governor of the Bank down the river, abandoned the recombined attack from land and water upon Baj Baj, a fort on the of Canada, is said to be theminder to their fate
left bank of the river, seven miles youngest banking chief in modern It was left for a member of the below Calcutta history. This new central bank council, named John Zephaniah It is the common fate of men opened for business recently with Hotwell, assume command.) of Clive's vision and beroic stature assets of $44,000,000.
Showing more spirit than his to be handicapped by having to These millions de not disturb superiors, be held out for two hack their way to the real business Mr. Towers's severe calm. A days; meanwhile signalling to the ahead through a tangle of opposi million pounds,” he said, "does not ships for assistance. But neither tion supplied by obstinate and self- associates. Watson Imean much more to me than a the Governor nor Captain Minchin assertive
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A He is removable. whether years. The China Mailed into by Germany,
before or after the Nazi access board of directors will advise him and pass résolutions for his guid- to power; will be respected;
8. Germany will respect the ance. He can Teto the Locarno Pact and the arrange- Mr. Towers is an economist. ́Hel ment for a demilitarised zone, has been in banking since he left and will join in any scheme for McGill University. At McGill be collectivé co-operation in main-was a pupil of Mr. Stephen taining peace which includes Leacock, the distinguished eco- jeffective provision for revision.omist, who is better known as a In appealing for a large -The validity of treaties should humorist crease of the defence votes the be for five years, after which Although a non-drinker · ́and] new Prime Minister of England
they can be continued or amend-jonly an occasional smoker be is a would naturally place the neces-ed according to circumstances; good "mixer."
9. Germany will conclude sity for it as rigorously as pos- sible before Parliament. Mr Facts of non-aggression with ali her neighbours except Baldwin had drafted a speech
the treat- which was important enough to be frst submitted to the Cabinet Lithuania. There
when he for discussion; but came to the peroration he said be had torn it up because the speech delivered by Herr Hitler! on the previous day had alter- ed the whole situation, and that CLOTHING that speech deserved "serious jand eventual abolition of mili
and prompt study from us all.” The speech itself was very long, and only politicians nowadays read long speeches.
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Gentleman (to a very rich elderly) ment of Germans requires that lady a party): "Who is that hand- the League shall enforce the some young man standing out there?" Lady: "That's 'my son-in-law, He's a very brilliant young man-made a Treaty of Versailles, which is at present ignored:
fortune by the law."
Gentleman: "Really! 'How's that?" Lady: "The law suade him 263 daughter's husband"
10. Germany will supple- ment the Locarno Pact with an air pact, aimed at the limitation
tary bombers;
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Loretta Young is the heroine in screened to-morrow at the King's Theatre.
"Clive of India," which will be,
posses-seat of operations, insisted upon
Marjory was fisiting her Uncle | Frank, who had ` a very handsome 11. In regard to armaments, Manx cat She looked at it in a puzzled way, and finally got up andļ Germany will renounce any par-walked slowly around it ticular weapon which the other
"Well, Marjory," said Uncle Frank, 20th July Suraj-ud-Dowlah storm-troops be conveyed by water to the President Wilson showed an Powers are willing to renounce how do you like Bobby?"
ed the gates and obtained instinct for publicity when he Meantime she has no intention
"I don't like it replied Marjors, sion of the place.
landing them at Noidapore By it isn't finished.”
thes imposing upon them for no put forward his famous "four of increasing her armaments
* teen points," which were after-beyond the ratios already an
The "Black Hole”
reason, save his own wishes, an The Foal
exhausting march through sixteen so travestied at Ver- nounced. She wants air parity
Japan followed suit with the strongest air Power in his life saw a motor-car the other Farmer X'Gregor for the first time
The Europeans remaining with miles of swamp and jungle, the sailles
Holwell were made...prisoners admiral all but wrecked the ex- with her twenty-one points," naval power at the ratio of 25 day. which she at any rate, still co-per cent. of the British, which It whizzed past his horse but be- Having been promised their lives, pedition at the outset. siders the foundation of her is enough to give her only 15 fore he had recovered from his sur they were driven into a low cham- policy. The programme of per cent below the French prise a motorcycle followed in its ber 18ft. long by 15ft. wide,
wake. *Weel <ried M.Gregor. policy adopted by Herr Hitler Lotals
The army will be inho'd & thocht a thing like that wud Chamber known as the Black Hole. Four o'clock in the afternoon, and may become equally famous as proportion to population on the have had a foal
They numbered 146, and the time after hardships which Clive quali- "Germany's thirteen points." basis of one year's service
was that of the summer solstice, fies as "indescribable, they reach- when the heat is fiercest. Denselyed Baj Baj at eight o'clock on the
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These troops left Moidapore at
foundation of very important than any other army taken "A statesman is supposed to be packed, indeed crushed into the following morning. There these
negotiations. It is worth while singly, except Russia, if other familiar with all pablic questions."
"Yes," replied Senator Bakblox, stiffing hole, their sufferings were weary men lay down to rest, and reference
to summarise them for future countries are content to retard but not necessarily with all the at such that only 23 of them remmat..there, two hours later, Manik
1. Now that the Saar has
the one year system;
ed alive when the door was un- locked on the following morning.
Chund, Suraj-ud-Dowlab's Gov- ernor of Calcutta, at the head of 12. The principle of non-
between two and three thousand been restored, "there is no bone interference in the affairs of A Shanghai Chinese, Whang
It was not until three weeks later, borse and foot, fell upon them in a of contention left with France:" cther States will be accepted, She-yue, was fined $75, in default
this six weeks hard labour, by Mr. W. that news of this horror of the surprise attack 2 Germany will not repeat provided adherence to
principle is general. This Schofield at the Central Police Black Hole of Calcutta reached It is doubtful if any but Clive the Kaiser's mistake of compet ing with British Sea Power would mean that Austria must Court this morning for receiving Madras. Governor Pigot (who by would have attempted resistance, or 3. Germany considers it im-have complete freedom of deci-to sledge hammers, three span now had succeeded Saunders could have induced men to hold moral to denationalise any mansion as to her future, even ifners and a saw frame, which were summoned the Council to decide their ground in conditions of such and will not try to do so, even the should decide to join a Ger- stolen from a stone crusher's upon immediate action in the case of the Poles of Eastman Customs Union or other shed on the site of the new Hous Kong and Shanghai Bank yester- Frussia; but on the other hand form of combination,
12. Germany will not make day Ishe will not tolerate any
attempt to denationalise Ger- any Pact with the Soviet Union bat for mutual assistance; man living abroad;
4. The treaty of friendship already she has an agreement and non-aggression with Poland for non-aggression, which will will be faithfully maintained, be observed
There can be no denying that this is a comprehensive
people
5. Germany will return to the League of Nations if an effective equality is secured to gamme few
ther;
realised that the German Gov. jerument had offered so much.
6. The repudiation of the some people will take the Versailles Treaty clauses about cal view that it is merely
misarmament was on the ground dodge to gain time, but with
that they had lost their
authority, because
had refused to
cularly France
tion of the Treat
to these
about
nati
out giving credit for Thonesty of purpose, no
tion is possible. Man
nts will require detailed dis
"they come into
The Leader Colonel Adlercorn, as officer, claimed the com any force that might tunately, however, he reft take orders from agree to make good pected booty the loss Company
disadvantage and without artillery
as they were. Not only did he succeed, but he actually inspired a senior steadiness which, in spite of ter
orrible losses suffered by the British, for ended in the defeat of Manik
Chund
The moral effect of such that it procured mediate evanation of garrison retreating upo The British pushed January 2 Calcutta
W
was given
upon his
the
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