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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1936.
DISGUISED AS A PEASANT
Study Of Conditions
In Russia
TSARIST GENERAL'S
OBSERVATIONS
Party, Sept., 17.
LONDON NAVAL TREATY
Scandinavian Countries Ready To Assist
London, Sept. 17. The third meeting of Scandin- avian countries and the United The tense uneasiness with which | Kingdom Government in connex- the French people watch the lon "with the London Naval events in Spala and the labour Treaty was held at the Foreign activities at home-both being Ofice to-day. The purpose of movements due to the subversive these meetings has been to en- activities
Bolshevism-stillable experts from four countries of heightens the effect of the serious concerned to make contact with article published in "Le Jour" by representatives of the United the former Tsarist General. Rick Kingdom in order to elucidate DI.
points arising out of the London
to
Rickoff relates that he was in Russia disguised 43 a peasant, and closely studied the situation, the political con- He lived near centration camp "Chabarowsk," where thousands
of suspected politieai intrigue were condem- ned
Hve in Indescribable misery. One day, for instance, a Soviet Military Commission, com- posed
mostly ol scientists, who wanted to try the effects of a
arrived at new polson gas,
the camp and conducted experiments on the prisoners, more than 300 suffering agonies of violent poí- soning, many of whom perished, the rest carrying injuries for life. Rickoff, who as military expert
is qualified to judge the signin cance of the conditions he des- cribes, declares that the whole
nation of 180 millions have at present but one alm namely the preparation for the coming con- flict, the idea of war dominating the whole life,
the
From the technical standpoint, Pickoff considers that Soviet Russia has already reached maximum development on land and in the air, and the great alm is how to bring the Navy on the same standard. The cocks in Vladivostock and Komsomolsk are working day and night, sub- marines having just recently been launched-
Transocean. Neus Service.
FRENCH DELEGATES FOR GENEVA
Paris, Sept. 17.
The French Foreign Minister Depos, departed on Thursday evening for Geneva, accompanied by the Economic and Commerce Minister, Bastid, to be present at the the forthcoming session of League of Nations Counci.
The French attitude will prob- ably not be decided upon until Del- bos has had a chance to confer with representatives of the Little En- tente, as well as delegations from England and Soviet Russia, with which lengthy conferences are planned, Delbos, it is understood, will make suggestions for a"mita- t'on of the armaments race, and that the proposals for a League reform be studied. It is also stated that Delbos will confer with the Portuguese delegation in an at- tempt to prevall upon Portugal to London send delegations to the Conference in regard to the non- intervention in Spain.-
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NEW MIDWIFERY SERVICE IN LONDON
Sir Kingsley Wood On Child Welfare Progress
Naval Treaty, 1936, Full explana tions on all points have now been given and naval experts will be able to return to their respective countries with the necessary in- formation to permit their Govern- ments to decide on their attitude to the treaty. Good progress has been made and it is expected that further discussions will take piace
in the near future. It' is ` under-. stood that there are still outstand. ing technical questions to be set- tled but it is hoped these will soon De overcome. There is every evid- ence of the utmost readiness on part of Scandinavian countries to assist in every way in order to ab- -tain satisfactory settlement, The British Government is awaiting a reply from Germany in connexion with earlier naval conversations with German "representatives and It is hoped discussioris between the two countries will be resumed very -shortly-
British Wirelėn.
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NOBEL PEACE
PRIZE
Berlin, Sept 17. Great prominence is given in the Berlin press to an article in the well-known Brazilian paper "O Im- parcial." which supports the pro- posal made by a Finnish paper. that the next Nobel Peace Prize
should be awarded to Chancellor Hitler
"Imparcial" states;
MAN WHO KNOWS 20,000,000 MINDS
(Continued from Page 15
He was paid his salary, at what- ever figure it might be because he made pictures that were buge sources of revenue for the studia. The Deld in which he worked was open to competition. He nela his position because the studio did not possess another man who ob- tained a similar return for money expended When that man came along be (Voh Sternberg) would be the first to congratulate him!
Possibly if he Von Stemberg) went in for some other profession, he would make even more money for himself.
A man who knew the minds of 20.000.000 people should be able to do 30.
I asked a lot of questions about his plans, Hollywood, Dietrich etc. I WAS told my questions were supercilious-"Yes," nodded Yon Sternberg emphatically. "very supercilious,"
I was taken aback and was at a loss to find a suitable reply.
Now as I write this, it occurs to me that if the emminent direc- tor expected me to be on the same footing as a man "who knew the minds of 20,000,000 people" when my own mind is a mystery to my- self at times, it is rather super- ciliana!
GLEANINGS
This is what I gleaned during my conversation with the famous dir- ector.
He is on a trip from America,
been and has
through Japan, Korea, Manchuria. Peking and Shanghai..
"After making Shanghai Express' I felt I had to see China. I and the Chinese people most charm- ing."
Von Sternberg said that he was aware his picture was banned in China. However, having travelled by train in China, he was of opin- ion that his scenes made in Holly. wood depicting train travel in this part of the globe, could not have been improved upon.
TRAVEL FICTURE?
From Hong Kong, Yon Eternvers is going to Stam, Java, India, and Egypt, Europe then America. Ha has not been near a motion pic-
"
"After careful analysis of Euture studio since leaving America. I am not on a busman's holiday. ropean problems, one must come
In other words I am not on to the conclusion that Hitler
technical holiday!"" thoroughly deserves the Peace Prize. In contrast to the Bolshe- vist disruptive activities. Hitler through the Anglo-German Naval Agreement, the reconciliation with Austria
and the understanding
The whole trip was rather speedy, as for instance, he only had four days in Feking, whereas he would have liked to have stayed for four weeks. It was possible that the thrilling experiences of nis travel with Italy, has defended peace.might find their way into a pic- Hitler's policy is so skilful that it
ture, though this was by no means has been able to prevent the Span-
certain, Ish Revolution to spread into a
Altogether he had made seven world, conflagration.
Under the
pictures with Marlene Dewich present circumstances a Bolshevist war would mean auicide for Eu- rope, and without Hitler's sincère efforts in the cause of peace, this war, would already have broken out."
Pransocean News Service.
YUGOSLAV PREMIER TO VISIT TURKEY
In his opinion a director should not work more than twice with the same actress. His pictures with Dietrich "were competent exam- ples" of his work.
"Morocco" was perhaps his most popular efort, judging from the gross returns to the production. It was estimated that 25,000,000 peo ple all over the world saw the pic- ture.
I
The greatest fans amongst the motion picture actors and actresses are 'motion pletüre actors and actresses." This appertained to the directors. There was no pro-
fessional jealousy.
"Which do you think was your best picture?" I asked.
"Which do you think is the best article you wrote" countered Von
Sternberg. with a shrug of his
shoulder.
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