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is not that Cheng, should be Men Who are Making Their Mark on History absolved from punishment. It is that, in view of the unusual na- ture of the case, including the
By Edward ("Twa-Gun") Kally.. "gap" in the evidence, tho As we look back down the road During the war he was the horo tainted character of much of the of history, we see a succession of of Germany. His picture WAS
Have we ever been in thsel? evidence tendered, the brevity twist to that road by the power words under it were "Der Retter" All this talk about tinkering about. great men, reach of whom gave a placarded all over Borlin, and the
Yes, sir. You-bot we have.. of the Judge's directions to the
The Dolivorer. A huge wooden with opces at North Point makes Jury, the extreme provocation of his own personality.
Those who have made history, statue of him was erected in the us tired.......Yes, we don't mind. Buffered by the accused man, from Pericles to Julius Cacaar, town, and a large sum of money if we do...
...stark erazy as we his youth, and the suspense from Charlemagne to Cromwell, raised by the people buying. nalle which he has already borne, the from Napoleon to Bismarck, were to drive into it, so that in the end, were saying. endo of justice would not be de-fall great leaders of mon. This it was an iron statue.
Tes, sir, it was a point of hon- fented were mercy shown him quality of leadership was the one You can measure the stature of our, but wo nover knew who tha at this late stage.
thing they had in common-that his character by realising the fact combatants were.
One was Immense fores of personality that at the age of eighty-four he versatile bloko. A Roads Scholar.. which impresses itself on the mass is the greatest obstacle to the ex- Knew every road from here to Germany To-day of mankind, and leaves its mark tremista of both sides in Germany. Fanling and back. The other
on history.
Were he to die, anything might was also socially prominent. And There is no explaining It, and happen, and that is ons tost of the to give you a hint, ho was sun- There is much in recent Ger- man parliamentary history to amount of cleverness can make up try.
there is no mistaking it., No importance of a man in any coun-, burned on the back of the neck. support the assumption that re for the lack of it. Indeed, some Stalin is sometimes described as presentative government has not of those who have done most to a great leader. Ho fo, In every beer, sir, to wet our finger in, we been the success that the fram- change the course of history have thing except that quality of per- could draw you a map on the coun- ers of the Weimar Constitution not been clever at all. Cromwell sonality which maken a man n. ter, eir. Thanks. You're a real
Stresemann, faced was a dunce.
here among the people, and with- tor. BECOME KNOWN. JUST with extraordinary emergencies Who can claim this quality to-out this quality you do not get Now over here was the water- COME IN AND ASK US FOR A which could not wait for day? Which out of those hun-rent leadership on the grand front. Up there behind the Ice- RUN. WE SHALL NOT EVEN Parliamentary action, was fore dreds of leading men whose names scalo.
ed to obtain ASK YOUR NAME,
we ace in tho papers can be said presidential
Stalin, "the Man of Steel," has chest is the Sugar Refinery and it to be a real loader, a man, who kept the power in Russia for
you took a line from the water- emergency decrees. Bruening, toy be remembered hundreds of long time, and he really is the front to the Ice-chest, veering. In auswer to hostile party years honce as the outstanding | brain which directs Russian slightly towards the gentleman alignments, embarked upon figure of his country In this age? polley. But he does not lead the with the bald head, you would oven wider employment The man whose name springs Russian people. He is too aloof, come to the spot where this grim of the constitutional article Immediately to the mind an the too much buried in the details of, fight to the death took place. which gives the President virtual most powerful personality in the his work, to make himself the hero dictatorial power. The far more world to-day in Mussolin You of the nation, as Lenin did. He drastic action of his successor may disagree with his polley, you is strong enough to Impose to Rum's better for the job.....well, Beer dries very quickly, Sir. was based upon the admitted may hate his methods of self-personality on fact that a majority such as the deny the fact that he is a leader never succeeded in imposing it en
advertisement, but cannot which governs Russia, but he has it would be a good idea. Thanks.
You're a toff. Reichstag mustered was mega-
of men, with a character so strong Russin itself.
Well, the cause of this moler- tive in character, sufficient to that he has built a nation in his Elsewhere on the Continent wo dramer was obscure, like every- pass a vote of non-confidence, own image.
find plenty of notablo men, but nothing else about. Only we were but unable to undertake any con-
leaders on a national or inter- in the know, air. The parties met structive legislation. But thero
national scale M. Herriot is a shortly after dawn, is no small measure of accuracy overy blank wall in every village that. The dictators who are scat were they, Farbles, but it wasn't They'd had In the earlier of his dictatorship skilful politician, but no more than met before dawn, so infuriated in the contention that this situa in Italy had his picture painted tered about the Balkans are rutera light yet. No, Sir. tion in the Reichstag w 18 the on it by stereo, with the cry "Long but not leaders, and King Carol, product of attempts of successive 'Live Mussolini" inscribed beneath.
They fought with long ancars. THE CHENG CASE Chancellors to mould parliament, His face looked out on you where the only king on the mainland who which they borrowed from the ary action rather than to rever you were. That is no longer is not a puppet, retains the irre-aborigines. Frightful weapons. Our plea that, even at this spond to the line of party deve-necessary, for not only his face, sponsibility of a schoolboy, A long handle, with a jagged end,
What About Britain? the eleventh hour, clemency lopment. And credit as well but his whole personality, makes
and in the hands of an expert, air, should be extended to
You may go through the states-a nasty mess, sir. Cheng must be given to the parliament itself folt wherever you go in Italy. Kwok-yau, now lying in Vicary regime for liquidation of He han transformed the country of men of Britain without finding one with the qualities of leadership toria Gaol under sentence of the war, for fighting the battle Italy and the Italian people.
I heard him address
It didn't last long, air. great and the power to utilise those 21
Sun- death, has, we observe, been com- against Germany's domestic
burn rushed at Roads Scholar with bated by the Daily Press, which difficulties and returning the na-study in the Palazzo Chigi in Rome
gathering from the balcony of his qualities.
The only two statesmen with a nasty glint in one eye, the other sees no reason why the duetion to a place at the councils of some time ago, and I could feel the personality to lead men are being busily engaged in keeping process of the law should not be the world. Perhaps the feeling the magnetic power of his eyes, Churchill and Mr. Lloyd - a look-out or the authorities. put into effect. The proper time of those who believe change in Just as I could hear the vibrant. George, and neither of these has Roads weighed him up and decid-
the, the men
to lead. Rightly or led he was no use as a specimen for appeals against the carry-Germany's governmental system booming of his voice, from ing out of the sentence, says our is not only necessary, but could feel that I was in the pre-who are too clever to be trusted, struck a reef and sank with all
wrongly, they are both classed by
Thank you, kindly, sir. other side of a large square.
large numbers of people as men
the next minute he contemporary, was before the evitable, was best expressed in sence of a man who could make matter came before the Execu- the private remark of a states-millions follow him wherever he and without trust leadership is hands. We tried to put him in tive Council. Inasmuch, how man who, now that Germany no went.
impossible.
a bag sir, but he was so full of ever, as it was known that
longer requires colonial gover-
But we do find one man who jagged edges that he made a hole After Mussolini we may look widely-signed petition for re- nors, has returned to mainland round in vain for a man who lenda comes through the test of per- In the bag and fell out, sir. How prieve was being presented to affairs. "There have," he said, a nation and has become embodied aonality, the test of real achieve- vein it all seams, now,
But your glans is empty and so that body, there was a natural "been too many governmental in a nation. But there are other ment in directing our endeavours, S. MOUTRIE & CO LTD. tendency to hope that mercy theorists in Germany. The leadership, who can dominate any That man is the Prince of Wales. blighter. Goodbye, and we hope men who have the quality of and the test of public popularity. is ours. What? you stingy old
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would be shown the accused man.lightful combination of the sya. Igathering and have put the stampi
Wales It was only after the plea had tems of western democracies of their personality wherever serve the Prince of
at shan't tell you the rest of the story, failed-unexpectedly failed, we There was only one thing the
numerous gatherings, usually in see! they have gone. (Business hours 8.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.)
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President Hindenburg is the cluding men at the top of many it our duty to make a final ap-
matter. It didn't fit the German chief and most ignored of these. Professions in life. On every oc- peal for the staying of the full people. The task now is to use He is ignored because the active casion the Prince has dominated some common sense and base the part he plays in Germany is small the assembly, nor merely by vir force of the law. In taking this Government on something that now, and because other men, like tue of his rank, but through his stand, we were influenced by no coincides with institutions, tradi-von Schleicher and Hitler, have person invol
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League's Position
On the eve of the meeting of Committee of Nineteen at Geneva, Japan goes on from one “justific
can
A Great Force
Mr.
"MANHUNT".
We
"You realize the dimculties in this position?" "Yes, air, but we may say in all modesty that we Not in politics or in war, but in were with the North West Mount- more in the public eye. Hitler is a leader of men, but while the conduct of our everyday life, ed Police for eighteen years, and he can inspire fanatical devotion he has been a loader who has in- in all that time we never failed. Wo rodo for days among a section of the German epired confidence when it was most Sometimes people, he cannot inspire real con needed, given very necessary ad- through the bitter cold without vice (as in the matter of sales- food, without drink, oven. But in fidence throughout the nation.
mahship), and used his popularity the end, afr-we' always got our. to further laudable objects,
man."
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"It's all the same to us, Sir. We always get our man."
"You will be pitted against the eloverest minds in Hongkong. I tell you in those days a shroff needs training, but we'll give you a trial. If you make good, wo'll make the position permanent,
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other considerations than the strong force of public opinion encountered on all hands, in both the Chinese and foreign communities, and by considera-. 'distinct tions of humanity as from mere sentimentality. A
The Warrior Statesman further point made by our con-
Hindenburn is like a great figure No man alive has done more to "Hum. You always got your temporary is that Cheng had ation" to another, occupying that of Buddha. He leads men with bind the Empire together than the man. But, you see, in this posi fair trial. We agree, if by this it city because it harbours a Chinese out moving himself. Amid the Prince, and there is no man who tlon you will be up against more is meant that there was not the patriot and that area because u whirligig of German politics he has worked more steadily and un- than wind and snow. You will slightest departure from the movement in that direction might sits still, saying little, rarely tak selfishly for Britain. He has es- have to stalk human quarry that traditional impartiality of Bri- constitute a monace. There is ing part in national affairs, but tablished
B now tradition in is guileful with the gulle of all tish Courts, but with all
due will
no saying where her militarists directing just by virtue of his leadership, and it is a tradition the ages."
decide to stop. If presence.
of which we can be proud. respect to the trial Judge We great power
umok run ndhere to the view that the sum- in this fashion, what becomes of ming-up was quite inadequate, in the pence trenties, which are the view both of the length of the real frontiers of the lesser 1242- trial and the character of the tiens, their true shield and buck- evidence. We are twitted for ler? Japan's action has done more having uttered no protest when to disturb their feeling of secur three young men were recently ity than any other action since the World War. The test now hanged for murder. The two
seems to centre upon the accept- cases are in no sense analagous. Ing or ignoring of a formula which Even our contemporary describes would satisfy the requirements the crime of these three young of justice as well as of peace, men as "a brutal gang murder." namely, the Lytton report. If the In point of fact, the victim was conflict can be settled within the kidnapped, held to ransom and frame-work of this report, then then mercilessly done to death.amall nations will be able to re- To their great There was no question here of gain their ense. the perpetrators of the deed la-credit the lesser states showed n bouring under any sense of which did not always characterize statesmanship on this occasion grievance; no extenuating cir- their deliberations. Boma obser- cumstances of any kind. To the vera expected that, responding to submission that the Privy Coun- their emotions, they would insist eil does not stand upon techni- | on a forward march to Article 16, calities when a life is at stake, the "sanctions" article in the Lea. our reply is that that body is gue Covenant. But under the notoriously loth to hear appeals able leadership of M.Eduard against murder convictions. Benen, they stuck to Article 16, And we repeat that, but for the which permits the fullest explora time factor, Cheng would auto- tion of conciliation. So much is at matically have had a right to stake and so important is the pos
afbility of ushering in a new modus i secure a full review of his case, of relations in the Far East that since it is known that the crea- the utmost patience is justified tion of a local Court of Criminal in striving for a peaceful settle- Appeal is contemplated. As it ment. If the world will stand to- was, the efforts to secure a hear-gether, the legions of Japan In ing of the appeal in London fail- all probability will be brought to ed. In other words, as we sub-reason, after they have recovered mitted on Friday, local deficien- from the excitement of their cles in the code of criminal pro- rampage, There seems no pros- cedure shut him out from a right sure that can immediately be ap- which, by all considerations of plied, unless Japan will accept the Report which must be prepared by fairness and humanity, the con- the assembly, together with its ro.
commendations.
"Before a snow is on the ground I can tell just about
what it's worth to me."
"The Business of Life, then, that flowe
At ne they tell us Les Flicka. Shall our arms be bare this year? Shall our'frucks embrace le terrain? I have been in conference profound with my modiste. 'Madame's figure, she sald to me how this year shall wo bring out It ravissants charmos?" You are all agog, ma doar Kell-se, than hoin? I am sending you sketches of the new waist line; of alooves that make poetry-mais out of the turn of a shoulder; of a gown of printed chiffon that will arouac, oh such envy, at Autoufl. Would you wore there with me to watch the jealous glances of my rivals.
LES GADGETS.
"And les gadgets, my fond Kell-co-they become more re- markable daily, I wear to-day two ear-rings a friend has given me, one of platinum and diamonds; ono le a so-tiny watch; the other, a minute barometer. When you shake your curls, he, tolla me (curls not yet paid for, though of this I do not speak!), 'when you shake your curls, my Toutou, Time and the Weather tremble? What think you, Kell-co, charto, is it not a quaint conceit?" :
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