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"HONG KONG, TUESDAY, JANUARY 22nd, 1929.
BERLIN AFTER DARK. FROZEN MEAT FROM THE TROPICS.
CLAIM TO "NAUGHTINESS"
EXAMINED.
Berlia-Paris, when reproached with its midnight frivolity, feels injured, and puts the blame on the flighty stranger within its gate London, meekly obedient to Dora pays the police to guard its good name and send it to bed when the clock strikes twelve.
TRAINS ACROSS THE SAHARA.
FRENCH PLANS FOR AFRICAN RAILWAY SYSTEM.
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Three great engineering projects, which is now inaccessible except to destined, to link the British Isles camel. - transport, would and Europe with Africa, making it 9,000,000,000 francs Material, b possible to travel from the Northtained from Germany under the of Scotland or Vladivostok to Dawes Plan could be diverted to Capetown without changing trains, this effort to the extent of Berlin, on the contrary, prides are now being seriously studied by 800,000,000, but French, investors itself on its night life. Berlin, as British, French and Spanish en- would be called upon to foot the cities go, is extremely young, and,gineers. To make this possible, rest of the bill. like most young things, dearly loves
remain. to be done:-
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In the restaurant car of the tran thas brought me to Berlin I found a neatly printed notice lying under my bottle of Moselle. "Berlin," the notice read, "is far-famed as the naughtiest city of Europe. Come and enjoy yourself in its tem- ples of gilded vice." A list of the
temples." was appended.
I have since dutifully visited the gaudy shrines of the Friedrichstadt, Bertin's mock Montmartre, gone to the diaphanous Libelle
(the Dragonfly), to the playful Weisse Maus" (the White Mouse), to the grotesque Blauer Affe" (the Blue Ape), and to the many other zoological deities of Berlin's night life.
three great feats of construction In the French colonies of Africa
are one million potential labourers, The tunnel under the Chan-inexperienced but willing, who nel, linking Britain with could be turned to the road-build- France.
ing project at comparative little 2-A tunnel under the Straits of Gibraltar between Algeciras
wage cost.
and Ceuta.
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Exponents of the railroad plan contend that it would pay for it self within twenty-five years. They point out that the Trans-Siberian
3. A single-track railroad across the Sahara desert, which will put the heart of Africa with in five or six days of Parisline brought prosperity to that and London..
part of Siberia through which it
European engineers contend that passed. They see cotton planta each of the three engineering pro- tions in the heart of the Sahara, blems is as full of difficulties and ivalling the American output: as important to world peace and cattle ranches in the heart of Africa, producing enough beef to transportation as the Panama Suez Canals, the Trans-Andean, along the whole West coast produ
feed all of Europe: a granary Trans-Siberian, or the American ing ten times as much corn, wheat, and Canadian trans continental
rice and barley as France requires. railroads.
The building of the railroad with a gigantie irrigation scheme would progress simultaneously in the Niger valley.
Bullez, Heavy-eyed Meb. "I found no gaiety and-perhaps has been debated for nearly half The tunnel under the Channel 1 was
obtuse no naughtiness. Sullen, heavy-eyed men sat at the century without advancing into
the practical domain. The British Cotton is the natural crop there, tables, soaking themselves in expen Government has steadfastly and but without water its production sive and bad champagne, while listatubbornly refused to listen to Buch on a scale permitting hope of pro- less and somewhat wilted" girls
acheme. The War Office and Ad-fit would be impossible.
The pro sang and danced in an atmosphere miralty contend that it would spoil duction of cotton would be useless thick with cigar smoke and the England's splendid isolation. odoar of stale whisky.
if the producers had no way to get The tunnel under Gibraltar is rid of their product. They already One cabaret there was, however,much farther advanced. Within produce 2,500 tons annually in the that managed to strike a new the next few weeks a technical com Niger valley, but must ship it by note. Its name was "Neuland "mission; named by the Spanish sea (New Land). It is run by one of Government, will make its report. The programme of irrigation on those strange societies so common The commission bas spent months the Upper Niger would reclaim in Germany. The Neulands So in studying on the grounds the pro-4,000,000 acres of rich valley land ciety's mission is to preach the blems that would, be met in the for culture... Of this reclaimed abolition of martial restrictions. building. They also investigated land, 1,500,000 acres would be given The city fathers who supervise the the question of where the tunnel over to cotton. Experts declare commercial exploitation of Berlin's would come back to the surface. that this great plantation can pro night life at the municipal "Visi- On the Spanish side the terminal duce the 280,000 tons which France tors Office" have wisely provided of the tunnel will probably be. Al-requires for its spinning mills an- their city in addition with other geciras, because it is now the rail-nually.
The cattle-breeders of West Africa Linds of entertainment than those head of the main line to Madrid, offered by the tawdry haunts of the Paris, and the rest of Europe, but hope to be able to quadruple their Friedrichstadt, whose attractions Tarifa is also a railhead and better flocks. They now produce 5,500,000 are mainly intended to net the un-situated. On the African side, the cattle, 5,000,000 sheep, and 4,500,000 sophisticated Junker squires from terminal would be in Spanish goats, but this is only a small part East Elbia. They have organised Morocco, rather than in the Tan- of the total their rich fields could three further categories of nightgiers zone.
support. The mendow area is life. There is Bohemian night France's equtribution would be about three times as great ne the life," "society night life," and the great Trans-Saharan railroad entire cattle growing area of con- The African family night life" for the middle which eventually would be prolong- ftinental" France. classes.....
ed down the west coast of Africa natives make good enttle tenders,
Headquarters Of Society.
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The present headquarters of society night life is the Königia Bar in the fashionable Kurfürsten damm. Nobody, however, dreams of calling the Königin by its pro- per name. It is universally known, even to taxicab drivers, as th "Queen."
Berlin has only one really ex clusive night club. This is the Künstler Eék, or Artists' Corner, founded originally, by a little band
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to other French colonies and link and the breeders dream of the day up with a British railroad pushing when they will be able to build re- north from Capetown.
frigerating plaats on their farms and ship by the railroad across the Sabara frozen meat to feed all Europe..
It is generally conceded that such (a railroad. -buift under the most difficult conditions across a desert
after the style of a medieval Black Forest inn.
The Romanisches Café for some time past has taken the place of the Café des Westeng-made famous
most of them. tálk.'
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Family night life in Berlin is concentrated chiefly at the Haus Vaterland, the gigantic museum of international hospitality, "re-
by Rupert Brookes' poem "Grant-cently erected on the Potsdamer
of Bohemians.`Although it retain chester as the favourite resort of its Bohemian character, many peo-Berlin's literary and artistic half- ple prominent in Berlin society world. have been elected members, and it
is considered very smart to finish the evening there.
Family Night Life,
The café bas its regular denizens. Llong haired men and short-haired The club rooms are in a cellar, women with sallow faces, smoking and are furnished with valuable | Russian cigarettes and sipping South German antiques, arranged thick black coffee. "Some of them (Continued un nezt Column). scribble, while they sit there, but
Platz, the Piccadilly-circus of Berlin. Father, mother and grown-up Elan come here for their outing once a week.
London is said to be planning the erection of a Haus Vaterland near Hyde Park, twice the size of its Berlin prototype. If it is twice as successful its lucky owners will be I'millionaires in six monthst
Diary of Coming Events,
Today (January 22nd.) Sanitary Board Meeting, 4.15
p.m.
Hockey YMC.A. 1st XI. o. University, King's Park, & p.m.
Annual Meeting Boy Scouts Asso ciation, Cathedral Hall, 5 p.m.
Queen's Theatre: "The Patsy. World Theatre: "The Loves of Pharaoh."
Star Theatre: A Regular Fellow," 8.15 only.
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Fred Coyne Musical Company: Keep Moving," Star Theatre, 9.1.
World Theatre: A Regulor Fellow,
Star Theatre: At 5.15 p.m. "The Circle."
Fred Coyne Musical Comedy Company: Blue Birde," Star Theatre. 9.15 p.n.
Tea Dances: HK. Hotel and Peninsula Hotel, 4.30 p.m. King Edward Hotel, 8 p.m.
Dinner Dance: Peninsula Hotel, p.m.
World Theatre: "A Regular Fellow." ♫
Star Theatre: At 5.15 p.m. "The Circle." Fred Coyne Musical Comedy Company: Blue Birds," Star Theatre, 9.15 p.m.
Tea Dances: HK Hotel and Peninsula Hotel, 4.30 p.m.
Dinner Dance St. Francia Hotel, 8.30 p.m.
Friday. January 25th.)
European Mails:-Inward: Europe vid Siberia (Aeneas). Outward: Christian Fellowship Meeting Europe vid Taxcoaver and Europe Helena May Institute, 10.30 a.m. vid Siberia (Emprees of Asia), 10.30
Burns Dinner Volunteer Head- William Heughan Baritone... Europe vi
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(Aeneas), 2.30 p.m.
p.m.
Tea Dances: H.K. Hotel and. Peninsula Hotel, 4.30 p.m.
Dinner Dancea: King Edward Hotel, 8 pm and Peninsula Hotel, 8.30 p.m.
Wednesday. (January 23rd.) St. Joseph's College Old Boys Association Dinner, 7:30 p.m. p
Football: 1st Division K.0.8.B. . Royal Artillery.
Queen's Theatre: "The Battle of
Queen's Theatre: "The Battle of the Bexes."""
World Theatre: "Eigh School Hero."
Thursday. (January 24th.) Annual Sports: Ellis Kadoorie Star Theatre: At 5.15 p.m., Indian School, I.R.C. ground, 2 Law of the Range"
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Helena Muy Institute Musicale: French Modern Music, 5.30 p.m.
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Queen's Theatro: "The Battle of the Floren?
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