THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 4, 1937.
IL DUCE'S POLEMICS Bellicose Onslaught On New York Newspaper
ITALY TAKING CUE
FROM
MACCHIAVELLI.
Milan, To-day.
In one of his famous unsigned leading articles in "Popolo d'Italia," Signor Mussolini indulged in bellicose polemics yesterday against the New York Times," which according to the Duce, asserted recently that the Rome-Berlin-Tokyo triangle is no- thing more than a military alliance with aggressive intentions, and that the democracies of both hemi- spheres must concern themselves with means of de- fence, although not through armed force.
VARGAS DISSOLVES ALL PARTIES
Rio de Janeiro, To-day. President Vargas yesterday Fissued a decree dissolving all Bra
zilian political parties, including the Integralist.
ist Party Reuters
SYRIA AND SANJAK
Damascus, To-day.
R.A.F. MASS FLIGHT
London To da
The five Royal Air Force flying- boats which are making a m formation fight to Australia arriv ed at Malta via Marseilles yesterday. Two machines remained at Mar- seilles for attention before
suming the fight later in the day.
The machines left Plymouth for Sydney yesterday morning
The appointment of Mr S The Syrian Parliament has con- Balfour to be District. Officer, South, firmed the resolution passed on May and the nomination of Mr. E. Cock
The paper is mistaken, says Signor Mussolini, saying that the American writer was blinded by a 31 last not to recognise the new as a Member of the Court of the materialistic conception of economic wars.
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Statute of the Sanjak of Alexan- University are announced.
1 Weapons of defence hinted at in dretta-Trans-Ocean
the Times" are mere pulp, since
WORLD'S FINEST not money but men and the spirit
CREW QUARTERS
Example Set By New Giant Liner
of soldiers and leaders are signi-
ficant factors in war.
When called upon to choose-be- tween gold and iron, Macchiavelli chose iron, says the Duce, and ap plying the same simile to modern Italy. Fascism prefers cannON
Rooms For Comfort And butter.
Recreation
“DYNAMIC”
10
Touching on one of his pet topics, The quarters for the crew in the the Duce denounced the attitude of giant Cunard-White Star liner all those who believe that progress No. 552, the Queen Mary's sister (of world events can be delayed ship, which is to be launched at [through mere branding of poorer Clydebank next September, will be nations as aggressors. superior to those in any ship so far |- It is a mistake to think that the built.
needy and dynamic nations can be They will surpass the high subdued through threats of econo- standard of comfort in crew's liv-mic starvation.
new
ing spates specified by the Board of Trade rules for all future British merchant vessels.
Owing to her greatly enlarged passenger accommodation, No. 562 will carry a crew of nearly 1230 compared with 1,101 in the Queen Mary.
- A private “deck” is set apart for the captain and the staff captain. and will be known as the "Captains Bridge." Situated at the forward end of the sun deck, it will contain sleeping and day
"LESS TO LOSE Truth of the matter is that the poorer nations are less sensitive to economic questions because they
have less to lose.
Italy will certainly not be ced by such threats but will geod heed of the intentions strangle her economically.”
The article in the New York pa- per, he says, is an unintentional tle for existence, and the people of but strong contribution in the bat. the world will reply to threats of economic war and blockade with
cabins for these two officers, as powerful and unlimited prepara- well as accommodation for their tions in the field of spirit and wea personal stewards. “
pons.Trans-Ocean.
Below the captains bridge at the forward end of the boat deck, is the "Officers House All deck officers other than the two captains will be berthed here.
ENGLISHWOMAN WINS APPEAL
Clark Gable Case
LARRGER MESS ROOMS Special accommodation for the engineer officers is arranged on the The conviction of Mrs. Violet sun deck abaft the second funnel Norton, an Englishwoman, for mis- Here will be quartered at the en-use of mails by sending letters at gineers from the chief downwards tempting extortion from Clark -about 75 in all They will have Gable, the film star, has been at their disposal a large end hand-quashed by the Federal Court at some dining saloon and a recrea-San Francisco. The Court held tion room on the sports deck.
that mail fraud was not involved Although the Queen Mary's ac but that the letters were "a spécies commodation for stewards, seamen, fof blackmail.” firemen and greasers showed a Mrs Norton was marked improvement on previous Los Angeles in May to one practice, the ne quarters in imprisonment for misuse of No. 552 will be incomparably in an effort to establis .superior
that Clark Gable was
sentenced at:
Among the amenities provide her daughter Gwendolen for the
wards are
well-ventilated mess rooms. There
are luxurious liners now afloat
which the crEWS-
leaves much to be
the dayof
"glory holes"
commodation
definitely passing.
This is not entirely due to Trade pressure. Many
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