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THE CHINA, MAIL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1936
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When Mr. Lloyd George went on the Editer, and be accompanied by excuse given by Chung Fook, Di the Writer's Name and Address employed, when he was charged holiday to Marrakesh last winter Duty Paid not necessarily for insertion, but with uttering a forged $100 note he was joined later by Mr. Winston
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at the Kee Sang Pawnshop on Churchill. Saturday.
While "LG." performed on the " Ho Chi-nam. a shroff from the local golf links the beauties of Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Marrakesh caught the artist eye
NEXT OBJECT OF THE
SOVIET DRIVE
SIBERIA SEEN AS THE ULTIMATE GOAL
PROPOSED CONQUEST OF INDIAN EMPIRE CONTEMPLATED
gave evidence that the note was of Mr. Churchill, who declared that PROTECTED olar a forgery, and said that the hill he had "found many lovely things on the coat of arms was of a to paint.
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Until
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mountainį months in the Baltic these officers seas, and return to London for a stir ex- vast distances Siberia is to become amination before they leave ou lighter colour, and that the on One of these "lovely things"-the stronghold of world revolution, their long journey to the northern the word received was not dotted (the view from the balcony of their according to the Moscow Prende, frontiers of India. The general colour of the back of hotel-has now been presented to which reports that 33 new cities Designs Seldom Mentioned the note was darker and the siga- Mr. Lloyd George. A big picture, have been established in what was Moscow's designs on Indis zre atures were printed, not signed.it recaptures in the most remark-once the most sparsely inhabited seldom mentioned in the Soviet Soviet Russia has been some- Detective-Sergeant Bentley said able way the brilliance of the light, sections of Russia. The districts press. But a number of other industrial publications which have only * thing like an unknown quantity that about 7 pan. on Saturday the the colours and shadows of the undergoing intensive in world politics for a number defendant went into the pawn-roofs of Marrakesh, stretching development are to the south of limited circalation within Russia of years; in fact, one might shop to redeem a pair of links and away to the snow-capped High Novo Sibirsk and Orask stretching for higher communist officials are down past Tashkent to the fron-frank in their revelations of the (almost adapt the proverb tendered the forged note. On be-Atlas.
which Pliny quotes and saying told of the fact, the defendant The colouring is extremely bok tier of the enormous Chinese pro-Kremlin policies. that out of Soviet Russia then, tock.out a $10 bill instead. and vivid. Lord Lee of Fareham, vince of Singkiang.
short years ago the Soviet Gov- "semper aliquid
Like The pawnbroker than caused him who saw the picture Churt. Sinkiang, once known as Chinese exament used the Chekist's revol- Africa, also, the country has to be arrested.
pronounced it to be first-class. Turkestan, is soon to become an-ver in the basement execution been responsible for a number The defendant told the police Mr. Lloyd George is delighted other people's republic, following chambers of Russian cities to ex-
tales--some of travellers'
by that he was given the note by a with it.
in his the example set by Outer Mongolia terminate the opponents of their It now hangs
guar regime. Bat the executioners philosophers and some by vaga-friend. This friend has run away study, where it looks, as one critic whose independence is now bonds, and none wholly depen-and the Police have not been able said, "like a window on to another anteed by the Soviet Government were unable to cope with tens of
in Moscow. dable. They have all been col-to locate him, though they found world."
Government is thousands of kalaks and other so- oured, consciously
already under the control of the called declassed elements who were ΟΙ uncon-that he did live at the address
Soviets, whose sphere of influence slated for extinction by the Com- sciously, by preconceived poli-given by defendant.
Defendant was sentenced
Many thousands tical opinions and occasionally
has penetrated past Yarkand Upimissars. Wine-drinkers will be
to the frantic * British India exiled to the far north, shibboleths. But reading be-three months' hard labour.
shocked to learn that arrangements Following the policy of the Gov-to-day they cluster in settlements tween the lines it is now and
are being made to put up in tins ermment of the Czar the Govern-on the mouths of the Lenz, Ob, then possible to sift a certain INTERFERING WITH
some of the best Californian vintment of the Commissars is develop Pechora, and other rivers which amount of grain from the chaff
ing a plan to conquer India. fow into the Arctic ocean. and arrive at something like
The popularity of canned beer truth. To a political observer it
War Not Yet Ready
Recently I listened to a radio has led to the belief that wine would appear that there is only
might sell more easily if it could lone absolute certainty about
With oriental patience the Rus-lecture from Moscow by an Ameri- Russian politics at the moment,
take its place in the chain stores sians are looking forward to the can woman journalist, who said jand
permitted to visit these outcasts. that is that the country Ha, aged 30, unemployed, with soups, orange juice and bak-day when hoge, airfleets set forth she was the first foreigner to be from the aerodromes of Kashgar She was enthusiastic in her re- would do almost anything at was this morning charged before led beans.
The first important consign-and Yarkand in Sinkiang to com- the moment to avoid war. Rus- Mr. J.. A. Fraser at the Central sia needs at least twenty years Magistracy with interfering with ment of wine to a canning factory bat the forces of the British Em-port, but not once did she mention the entire population occupies num- of unhampered development be-a pipe line in at Haleck Road by has just arrived in New York pire in India. This war of can- the size of these new towns where fore she will be ready to try removing a part of the supports. from the Pacific coast. No fewer quest will not be completely prebered places along a low wide shelf conclusions with
outside an
of stuny barracks on which they The defendant had actually tak-than 144,000 gallons were shipped pared for some years. While the
of new industrial centres producing live and sleep like cattle in stalls. force. She may be forced intojen away a piece of old piping but in a single train-load. Each
different iron, coal, oil, and other metals a trial of strength before that; Mr. Chubb of the Peak Tramway the 18 tank-cars heid a
Moscow's Ambition. with which the mountains of wes- but it will be because she has Co. explained that the new line variety of wine.
being The population of the been forced and not because was supported by the old piping Although grown in Californian tern Siberia are rich are she has taken the decision of and if this were taken away the vineyards, each variety has a developed the Moscow Government she said, was growing and it
This particular is preparing to assist Sinking to Moscow's ambition to develop sea- her own free will. The special new line would sag and might die European name. article printed on this page is organise the supply of water to shipment included port, aberry, break away from Chinese rule and ports which will export to Euro- of particular interest because it the power station. It was essen-Tokay, muscatel. Sauterne, Ries-establish a soviet form of govern-pean markets timber and other uz- ment under communist tutelage. tural resources of Northern Siberia strives to display Russian poli-tial that a continued and steady ling. burgundy and claret.
If the experiment is a saccess. The British Government is aware where lack of transport and vast available tical policy, not as outlined by supply of water be outsiders who have visited the otherwise the tram would have to French exporters may be compelled of this threat. Each year an in-distances makes overland commerce
to follow suit.
{creasingly large number of officers unprofitable. country and returned to pub-be stopped.
The other colonisation centre lish
"Chatean Canned" would seen to serving with the Indian Army are
Estonia.which has been receiving ters | eight-and-sixpence or more a the seriousness of his act, defen-be a suitable name for the Medoc arriving in Latvia and time, but as set forth from the dant replied that it was nothing which is to attract the American where they are studying the Rus-thousands of settlers is Western
(Continued on Page 1)" imer councils of the country it-serious and that he had only tak-palate: self. It may therefore be as-en away a piece of old iron, sumed that it is a reasonable. Defendant was fired $50, in de- summary of Soviet hopes, fears fault one mouth's hard
Li
PIPE - LINE Unemployed Man Fined
their impressions" 2 When told by His Worship of
labour,
and intentions; and analysed Sub-Inspector MacEwen appeared in this light, it is a remarkably for the Police. disquieting compilation.
Your Daily Smile!
Misdirected
Much as one should like to dismiss it all as another of those travellers' tales, we rath- ler fancy that it would be incor- The barber's customer WES
rect to do this. It confirms a teacher, but he did not see why he Accordingly. Itendency which has long been should tell the world. levident as part of the Soviet when the barber began the usual
programme that extension of cross-examination, he fenced,
"Times bad, I suppose, sim?" re- the Soviet influence, both poli-marked the barber. tically and in a material sense, *Busier than ever." to the lands bordering its own ww you have any holidays this dominions especially India year, sir?"
"Yes, a few weeks." The article describes the Rus- sian plan as. a "war of con- quest." That may or may not
A pause.
"Customers keep folling up, sir?”) "Yes. Three hundred waiting on bé too severe a term to apply the door-step this morning at five
to the plan; one has no means minutes to sine."
"Good heavens. You must be in
of knowing. But this much is certain: that any such designs, the Labour Exchange!” if brought to a head, would
Efficiency
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give rise to a tremendous clash;
A most amusing story concerns that the ground is being and the general strike of 1926. has been most carefully prepar-i The younger son of a peer arrived ed by propaganda of an insidias a volunteer at Paddington Station. He had been, bronzit up in the lap ail ous, under-cover sort, for number of years; and, finally, of luxury, and had done nothing as the article points out, that particular in life except hunt, shoot
and fish. the British authorities in India
The officer in charges at Padding- are not entirely insensible of it on, not knowing quite how to use all. We are daily regaled with him, left him hanging about unimpeachable evidence of yet station until the next day, when he another distressing certainty in gave him a large can of inbricating ail and told him to proceed on foot) connection with Russia and her down the line and oil the various machinations. The country's "points." spokesmen are not even taking Off he went gaily. Nothing was the trouble nowadays to dis- heard of him for netriy a week, when guise it; they are openly pro-a telegram arrived, saying:
"Please send ime some more oil: claiming that Russia possesses I have arrived at Bristol" the largest, best organised and potentially most powerful mili-shattering smash to come. One tary machine in the world. They does not need therefore to dis
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