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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, DECEMBER 27th, 1930.
THE KING OF ABYSSINIA. STORY OF HIS. MARCH TO POWER.
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FLYING FOR WOMEN. Many Learning in America.
Miss Margaret Perry, left, is shown above with some of her girl students at her aviation school near Los Angeles. She is a former New York society girl who grew weary of that existence.
California, which has more than a third of all the licensed women flyera in the United States, is beginning to wonder just how long It will be before the women step out and begin competing with men for jobs in commercial aerial transport service.
owns her own airport at Jaw- thorne, Calif., and her school is n pronounced success.
Another woman to succeed in the same line of work is Miss Margaret Perry, formerly a rich and idle New York society girl. Tiring of golf and tennis, Miss Approximately 200 women in Perry took up flying as a diversion America have licences as pilots, and quickly became an aviation and 68 of them live in California, enthusiast. She came to Los Since women have proved that Angeles, and recently took over a they can fly ably, and sipre in large airport at Culver City, closo other lines of work they have to Los Angeles, and opened a taken their places on an equality school of aviation there. She also with male wage-carners, their hires government trained pilots entrance into the commercial field to do the teaching, while she is expected in the near future. annnages the airport and the As a matter of fact, they have school. Her school fits its pupils already entered it, if not as pilots, for the highest pilots' licences
granted. then, as managers.
Two Teach Aviation.
Other Fields Open. Four years ago Mrs. Twyla J. Aviation is not the only new Kelloy bought an aeroplane, rent-field that is opening for women. ed an airport at Long Beach. A certain big western railroad has and Bet
avlation adopted
woman "courier school for women, Sho hired servico" for Its Indian tour trips government-trained male pilot to and motor cruises from the main de the teaching, and found pupils line of the railroad. On those flocking to her standard.
trips, which take tourists through
up an
Lower right,
Ras Tafari, ruler of Auyrsinia, is shown at left in his imperial roles. the children of the ruler with a companion in the public park at Addis Ababa, left to right, daughter of the Governor of Karar, Princess Zabal, Crown Prince Astacu and Prince Hokonnon. The pictare at upper right shows the ruler, his wife and eldest son.
to the capital. On November 2 11. R. H. the the throne Zauditu a daughter of Balcha to come Duke of Gloucester, representing Menelik and, therefore, an aunt of The latter obeyed, but came with At the a xmali army. He swaggered, King George, and delegations the deposed monarch. frem other great European nations same time, Tafari Makonnen, her but he did not know his man.:
Tafari aml his own army gathered in Addis Ababa, the young cousin, who had led the re- Ras
Balcha's and that capital of Abyssinia, to see the bellion and was only 25, was ninde surrounded eulminating point of a great, his regent and heir to the throne. ended one chapter. torical, almost Biblical drama 1ji Yasu was captured, but was The Empress, alarmed by this. the coronation of Ras Tafari, placed in the custody of a power-plotted a stoke against the Be distinct rent, to be carried out by her own Makonnen as the Elect of God. Tul chieftain with the King of Kings, Conquering Liga understanding that he was never household troops. Ras Tafari knew of Judah.
to be delivered up to the regent, all about it. In a few hours he
OF
It was a regular case of a regular squelched the whole scheme. The Old Testament intrigue.
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To say that the drama is almost Biblical in fitting, because the
who promptly powerful chieftains. Queen of Sheba, who visited King
Ras as Ro Solomon in Palestine, is supposed were each virtual kings in their gent, named him Negus and hach to have been the monarch of Ethi- own sections of Abyssinia, thought hine duly crowned as such on De- opin
Abyssinia it is they thus bad things fixed. The tober 7, 1928. From that time, on variously called in-day. Further-Empress would watch Ras and Lij Ras Tafari determined to have the more the Alyassinia royal family would be held ns a card against game as well as the name. ie.
Besides, # claims to be lineally descended both.
commanding consolidated his position. A little from the Menelik who was the position was held by their veteran over a year ago he felt so secare of the Queen of Sheba and friend, Fitaurari Hapia Giorgis, that he made a trip to Europe, who, as Minister of War, held the other places, Like a Biblical king. visiting London and Paris among Solomon.
Primitive in some ways, Abra army in his power. Thinking the sinia is nevertheless entry Empress, the Rogent and the ex- he brought presents of ions for which has often impinged history.
other. Bax Hailt in Gajjam. Dajaz states. Christian countries in the world. mach Baleha in Sidame and Ras
Well Equipped Army
Tafari,, gun fire. The whole thing Wie Its church, an offspring of "the Gugan, husband of the Empress, in But he kept his shrewd eyes Abyssinian church. Ras Coptic Christians of Egypt, dates his province of Regemeder, pro- upen. He saw the beautics of ma who had largely favoured the Abys over inside of two hours, Gugsa back to the 4th century, In 1896, reeded to do as they pleased.
chine guns and aeroplanes in case sinian Bishops, was easily able to being among the killed.
Two days later the Empresa when the Italians in their land: Gathered Men and Army. of trouble with any of the frac-refute this.
Before the people of Abyssinia died. Some whispered she had hunger tried to grab some Abys- Ras Tafari was ambitious, pa- tious chiefs. Very quietly some sinian territory, they got one of tient and wise. He figured that of these inventions of the men of knew what was doing, he had committed suicide. Others whis- the worst defents In their history, what he needed was time. men, the west were shipped Into Addie marched a strong army Into Gug-pered Ras Tafari had had her put Modern Biblical Drama. money and munitions. He let Ababa. Last March Ras Tafari, en's territory and gave that gen out of the way. The real truth Bol the real modern Biblical time work for him and he proceed once more back in his own countleman and his troops the surprise seems to be that she was very ill drama began in September, 1916, ed slowly and secretly to gather try, ordered Ras Gagsa, the hus. of their lives. They not only had of pneumonia and the news of her Old King Menelik had died and men, money, mid munitions. In band of the Empress, to suppress to fight troops armed very much husband's misfortunes and death had been succeeded to the throne, 1926 the oil War Minister died some rebellious mountain tribesins they were themselves, but sud- put the finishing touches to her. by his grandson Lij Yasn. He and Tafari acted with lightning near his territory. Gugsa not only denly from the skies there swoop- At any rate, Ras Tafari at once was a seape-grace and he misruled swiftness. He made himself go. falled to do so, but spread the re-jud down on them aeroplanes piloted acceeded to the throne and at pre- his country. Suddenly the Shoan vernor of the provinces the old ports that. Kas Tafari was a by Frenchmen who mowed down sent at least there is none power- chiefs rebelled and laced upon
Ind ruled. He ordered Catholic and not a guud son of the the hostile forces by rapid machine; ful enough to dispute his claims,
panied by a driver and a woman courier, who acts as hostess on the trip, meeting the guests at the train and looking after their com- fort while the tour is in progress.
COLOGNE'S FINE CATHEDRAL.
Took Six Centuries
to Complete.
Its towering spires (515 feet
Miss Henrietta Gloff of Santa Fe, N. M., was the first woman enurier: A graduate of the Uni- versity of Chicago, she points out that a woman who wants one of; those courier jobs raust have a high) overlooking the Rhine, the good education and must be thor Cologne Cathedral is considered oughly schooled in the history of the finest example of decorated. the southwest, mast know Spanish Gothic architecture in Germany, and must have a good knowledge This great structure standa on of Indian arts anil crafts. The the site of a church constructed The first railroad maintains a school of in the ninth century. instruction at Santa Fe to in-building was ruined by the Nor-)
WILH rebuilt bul structive prospective couriers, of-¦ mans, fering instruction free, but re- destroyed in 1248 by fire. quiring enudkiatos to pay their The foundation of the present own expenses. It now has 40 wo cathedral was then laid by Conrad men couriera and plans to in- of Hochstuten (arehbishop from -crease its force.
1238
to 1261). In 1322 the new choir was consecrated,
Took 600 Years to Bulid. After Conrad's death, work of
not
A Handwriting Expert. Another unusual career for we-1 men was discovered by Misa Mar- fory Quigley of Los Angeles, who constructing the cathedral ad- is a handwriting expert, working vanced slowly, and it was ingstly on criminal cases. Asked until the latter part of the 19th What
preparation is needed for century that the twin spires wore such a postilon, she gives a resume finished. The former Emperor of her own career;
Wam I celebrated their crmi- pletion.
The cathedral is a
1 first took a thorough course strange combination of medieval in penmanship." Then I was see,
and modern workmanship. retary and understudy for several
Visitors marvel at the massive- years to Milton Carlston, a noted
Its main handwriting expert.
I worked as of the structure. with him in his laboratory and room la 130 yarda long and 148 helped him on documents. I al- feet in height. Fifty-six staunch so gave considerable time to the pillars rise straight and true from study of law anil of documents. floor to roof.. There are almost This work can be done just na well innumerable statues, paintings woman as by a man, but to and other works of art. Perhaps succeed she must give years of the finest is the great painting of the Aderation of the Magi in the preparation to
by
Still another out-of-the-ordinary chapel of St. Michael, executed by career has been found by Mias Stephen Lochner in the 16th cen Mary E. Smith of Los Angeles, who try and said to be the finest specializes in managing political example of early German art to be campaigns. She began her career found in the world,
the five Also noteworthy are as a reporter on a Des Moines, I newspaper, got interesed in poli- 16th century stained glass win ties and began doing clerical work down in the north alnie, which for politicians. From that job she rank among the best work of the graduated to serving en. com- Middle Agos.
Kaiser Prayed There."'*
A Hile later she bought anors northern New Mexico, Arizona, mittoes, and in the course of time aeroplanos and increased the sico Nevada, Colorado and Utah, four-displayed auch ability that she was It was to Cologne Cathedral of her teaching force. Now she tourists ride in a machine secom- ~mada campaign manager.
that the Kaiser came on March 18,
1948, on the eve of the German |||||||||| offensive that was
smuah the Allies.
expected to:
A Dutch newspaperman, who
i was present, wrote:
"There were only a few persons) in the building. Under high} arches and in spacious solitude the Kaiser sut, as if in deep thought, before the priests choir.
Cologne Cathedral.
Behind him his military staff stood at a distance. Still musing as ho rose, the monarch, renting, both hands on his walking stick, re- mained standing: Immovable for some minutes. I shall never for- get this picture of the musing monarch praying: - In Cologne Cathedral on the eve of the great battle."
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