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SURE guide to things to come and European affairs are concern- rejected Republicans have ago, it is difficult to find any-
of the membership of Public American thing except words of con-each night on the Queen Mary's American demnation to describe one's at-orages ran into several hundreds. Opinion, through which U. S. citi- World Court and the League of
more than one
occasion it rens can record the net results of Nations, at the same time ignoring titude towards it. A world`en-
their hopes, fears and anxieties on the Kellogg Pact issue and that of gaged in a mad race in arma-exceeded £600.
time. Many a big pool has been won any matter of country-wide inter- world consultation in war ments and preparing for a wer
a little intelligent figuring)est.
Less rigid personally in his views which must inevitably strike at by
with engine revolutions, speed At the end of last year, with an on co-operation with Europe, caa- is nevertheless Hong Kong. Saturday, Aug. 8, 1926 the very roots of civilisation; a
world. moreover, in which calculations, and consideration of eye on the Cleveland Convention didate Landon
of the Republican Party in June, obliged to stand by party policy. poverty and unemployment pre- the announced hour of arrival.
Thus, during the Queen Mary's the Institute invited the United
Personal Features A Welcome Proof Ofvail in a world of unprecedent-
from States to poll on the popularity of ed plenty, is hardly a world to recent homeward' voyage.
A heavy-jowled, man of 49, with on Saturday to 9 am Republican candidates to oppose short iron-grey Defence Progress command one's respect.
Is noon
hair, Alfred 31. due at Franklin Delano Roosevelt at the Landon was, until a few months. there anything to be said in its Monday (when she was
Cherbourg), she had approximate-next Presidential election.
ago, an obscure provincia! politi- Supplementary Estimates are favour?
ly 1,227 miles to run with 43 In December, candidate Alfred;"
ician His overwhelming popular- not ordinarily welcome to the British
taxpayer. Those is- There are those who, whilst ad-hours to do it. This was taking Mossman Landon (Alf M. Landouity in Kansas was shown by the the two hours the to all U. S.), Governor of Kansas, fact that he was the only Repu- sued recently for the Navy, mirting all these depressing facts, into account
some glimmer of the clock "would be put forward. Ipolled 33 per cent of Institute blican Governor in the whole Un. Army and Air Force will be yet see
A simple division Sam showed
votes, Senator William Edgar Bor-ited States to be re-elected in the scrutinised only in regard to thread of progress which
Their issue through all history. The one that she could do this easily at aah, of Idaho, 26 per cent; ex-1934 Democrat landslide. their adequacy. now is a welcome admission on couraging sign to which they point speed of about 25.5 knots and, President Herbert Hoover, 12 per Taking this as a starting point.
mankind has therefore, that the low figure of the part of three responsible as evidence that
cent; Chicago Daily News pub-1,
the Kansas City Star, traditionally on the the field, which that day happened sher William Franklin Knox. 8, Departments that they are able travelled a little further
a Republican newspaper which Great to be 660, would almost certainly per cent.; Senator Arthur Vanden-had switched to Democracy in to accelerate defence prepara road to Progress since the
ons beyond their earlier anti-War. is the fact that the world is not be reached.
berg, of Michigan, 3 per cent. 1932, but made a quick change The winner therefore bid 240 Through February, March, cipations, and that the re-developing a conscience. sources in manufacture of the pre-war days it was possible for for the choice of fields.
He chose April. May the poll weat on At would be re-elected- Governor, be-
easily country have proved to be nations to annex the territories of the low field, which won
All other races without there being with a day's run of 649 and re-stood top with 56 per cent, se oil man's qualities.
the end of it Governor Mossman gan quietly but firmly to boost the equal to a larger demand. these discoveries were to be an-jany sense of outrage so far as the turned a total of $313.
cond came ageing Senator Borah Star Managing Editor Roy Ro- ticipated once the position was world at large was concerned. To
with 19 per cent, third Hooverberts, Star President George Lon- It was never the question "Am I my brother's TWO FAMOUS BEARDS fully examined.
with 14 per cent, fourth equali
gan. and Star Editor Henry Has- believable that a country with keeper?" the world was prepared
Murray's drawing Knox and Vandenberg with 5 per kell saw Sir John
to it that when Kansas the immense productive power to give a carefree "no". To-day
No. 50, Albemarle-street cent, each.
again balanced its budget in 1935, of Great Britain. with large the conscience of the common peo-room at
A few weeks ago the Republican Governor Landon secured a radio numbers of skilled men un-ple has been so aroused that they has been the scene of many famous
Congress took place at Cleveland, broadcast in which he told Ameri- employed in its heavy indus-jean no longer be content with such literary occasions.
But it can seldom have been Ohio, amid scenes of the most inca how he had done it. Ten other tries, with building yards and a reply.
more crowded than at the party describable ballyhoo sad nemin- States which had also balanced slips going derelict for want of
which celebrated the publication;ated the paunchy, Kansas oil mag their budgets didn't get a radio work, and with the capacity
Mr. Litvinoff in his speech to jof an illustrated edition of Dr. nate as its official candidate.
To look-in- for rapid expansion that was
Attentive Listener proved in the war, was not cap- the Assembly recently took this Axel Munthe's "The Story of San Alf Landon's 984 votes, grim-faced
Bill Borab received only 19.
An attentive listener to the Lan- able of an effort immensely be view. He considered it a tremen-Michele."
Two well-known beards were
A Shy Man
don broadcast was William Ran- yond that originally envisaged dous step forward' when the over- In asking now for an additional whelming majority of the League wagging in the window. They be-
A shy man, Governor Landon, 'dolph Hearst, Roosevelt-hater and in full members, regardless of substantial longed to Dr. Munthe and Mr.
of $20,000,000 of money
knowing full well the publicity owner of the largest chain the as-Bernard Shaw. For once Mr. confidence that it can be fruit-sacrifices, had come to
of the which always accompanies the newspapers in the United States. was doing most fully spent
the Government sistance-even unsuccessfully-of a Shaw
loud Republican Convention, had At once sensing that he had found gives reassurance to the coun- fellow member who was attacked listening.
He concluded from this that "the Dr. Munthe said how proud wisely decided to stay in his yel- the Republican antidote to Boose- On bevelt democracy, the multi-million- try as to its security.
Satisfaction must be felt frame of mind of member states he felt that the party was being low-brick Kansas home.
of Landon for Presi- that the bulk of the new ex- had been improved considerably" held in such historie surrounding informed by telegrams of his aire publisher gave orders that
hope ings. He pointed to the firepiace nomination, he promptly sent the the name penditure-£11.700,000 in all-and therefore, there
of the Convention one
longest dency should be boosted through- will be made upon the Air that next time the League would where, he said, the greatest crime
out the land until further orders. Force, for it is with regard to rise to the full level of its ideas, in literary history had been com telegrams in history.
Should he be elected to Presi- That was all that was needed. the comparative weakness of and the victims be saved from the mitted the burning of Byron's
dency, the Kansas oil man will be From thei on Landon, “The Great that arm that most anxiety is aggressor altogether.
unpublished memoirs.
Sir John Murray's furniture is obliged, by his party's wishes, to Ecozomiser," he Kansas Cooli- manifest.
His the same as was there in Byron's adhere to a strict policy of isola dge," was front-page news.. tion so far as the United States] (Continued on Page 7)
The problem before the Air Ministry is different in- asmuch as it has to create newj sources of manufacture and
Big Step Forward
was
dey.
BRITAIN'S CIVIL SERVICE
train large numbers of men in a novel technique, besides pro- viding aerodromes where none existed before. In every one of "Best In The World". these essentials such progress
$
has been made that twelve ad- in the opinion of Mr. Harold ditional squadrons will be add-Nicolson, M.P., Britain has the ed to the overseas units by best Civil Service in the world. 1939. and the strength of the His views appeared in a Home] RA.F. is to be swelled by 5,000 paper recently.
men. No difficulty is being ex- Discussing a volume on the late perienced in recruiting either Albert Thomas, creator of the for the Navy or the Air Force: International Labour Office. Mr. it is in the Army Estimates Nicolson writes that our Civil that the regrettable feature ap-Service system depends wholly pears of "savings" owing to upon the integrity, loyalty and in- the numbers "being lower than telligence of the junior Civil Ser estimated." Both the Ad-
vant. In possessing such Civil miralty and the Air Ministry Servants we are blessed above the report more rapid progress in dreams of other countries" work already done than calculated; both are able to ex-! press confidence that the full programme can be completed in less time than was assigned to it when the rearmament plans were drawn up.
was
Your Daily Smile!
Girls in New York are having
Later, Every month their sweethearts' portraits painted
on their finger nails.
of
saved is an additional guaran-course, they be under their thumbs.
tee of national safety,
now for only £1,059,000 extra,
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Although the Navy is asking
Time to Ripen
Pat: "I found this dozen egys on
this amount follows a previous the train." Supplementary Estimate
for. Station Agent: "If they're not over ten millions sterling Pro-claimed in thirty days, come vision is made for 16 addition-and they're yours.
back
al ships, and for preparation of
Abem!**
Second Actor: What! Feet, swell-
*
the material for battleships First Actor: "1 can't get into my that cannot be begun this year. shoes" Most of this new work must necessarily be done in the dis-ed too?" tressed areas, bringing to them
Tarn About additional employment and the
He: "It takes a pali to get ahead." prospect of restored prosperity.
She: "Yes, and it takes a head to There are other sides of the get a pall" defence programme the guarantee of food supplies, the expansion of the mercantile
man-
marine and the protection of whole is furnished in the bal the civilian population against ance preserved in the Supple- aerial attack which are ep-imentary Estimates. From the gaging the attention of the nation the Government has re- Government. These cannot be ceived an unmistakable regarded as subsidiary, but date which is now being execut- there is no reason to believe ed with vigour. Once more it that they are being overlooked. is being proved that the coun- Indeed, the strongest evidence try is capable of meeting an that the defence problem is emergency when it has roused now being approached as one itself to the task.
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“BELIEVE IT OR NOT" by Robert L Ripley
CAUGHT 2 FISH 'CAUGHT 2 FISH
“C” CAUGHT | FISH
HOW MANY MORE FISH DID Å ANGB CATCH THAN C? "A" CAUGHT 2 ---
"8" CAUGHT 2 (TOTAL 4)
"C" CAUGHT I
MAKING "A"NID"B" CATCH 3 MORETHAN C
"A" CAUGHT I MORE THAN C "B" CAUGHT I MORE THAN C MAKING A AND B CATCH
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