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THE GERMAN NAZIS. At long last, German elections have resulted in one faction securing a definite majority over all other parties in the Reich- stag. Herr Hitler, with the help of his allies, is now able to dominate the situation. It is something to the good that an the
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engines of the Nazi will. Their intense nationalism may well mean a change in foreign policy
by a fanaticism almost if not equally as harmful.
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Br Edward "Tom-cat” Kelly. Yesterday we wrote about our wife. So don't blame us for what is to follow. It all came about
through Felice. A
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One day last week, the headache" came to us and said: "Look here, Edward; you've got to drown Felice.. She's ʼn menace.”
Felice is our cat and nothing will convince the headache that she is not suffering from mange. Felice, we mean,
a change which may not be for the better, Everything hinges, as we say, on the man- ner in which the Nazi leader chooses to use his power. He A recent report in the Telegraph | petence, the result was a union of has a great opportunity-one under the headline "German Up- the National groups and the which, if utilised in a spirit of heaval," especially the reference overthrowing of the incapable moderation, might lead to a real to "British anxiety has attracted Government, in an absolutely renaissance of Germany and my attention, and I should be legal way, foreseen by the Con
very obliged if you would accord stitution and sanctioned by contribute much to European me some space for rectification of President Hindenburg. and world harmony. But the what is, I fear, a misleading in-
With a National Government in danger is that, flushed by suc pression..
power the Communist Party secs cess, the Nazis may offset the The article referred to a ques.its hope of making Germany one extremism of the Communistation by an MP. concerning the of the Soviet provinces, abolished, steps of the British Government They call on all their forces and in protection of British life and | foreign advisers to cause trouble property in Germany..
...and chaos through acts of terror- Since my youth, I have been re- ism and riots, knowing that the So one night we took the Star- The U.S. Bank Crisis peatedly in contact with Britishers Social Democratic Party in its Ferry to the island, jumped in a at home and abroad in pre-war antagonism to the Nationalista tram, went out to Shaukiwan, and Recovery from the banking and postwar times, but never will stand "Arm by foot so far as dumped Felice inside, a bag of crisis in the United States is not have I found them nervous and they do not give an active hand. bricks tied at the top into the anxious. On the contrary, they The results are strong and energe- harbour. When we returned likely to be a matter of days, nor have always been calm and col-tic measures by the government home by the tram and ferry, of weeks, although useful patch-fected even in tight corners. and the preclamation of martial Felice was there ahead of us, work may be accomplished be- They are surely not infected by law. But the Communists fight sitting on the doorstep strooping fore the end of the week. The the French nervousness; which to the last trench, cause of the collapse has been the inability of small banks to maintain their credit function and the rapid destruction of con- fidence passing through the
The question put by a British country like a fever epidemic M.P. puts Germany in about the immediately the ball had best same line as a savage negro State, set arolling. The restrictions whenever its population is on the placed on branch banking has warpath. I wonder why this proved a powerful factor in the anxious M.P. did not ask that disruption. It is logical that some gunboats or war planes be banks affiliated in a large sys-sent to Berlin. tem could have stood up better IN NO WAY: and longer than the small unit ALARMING. bank. It is only necessary to
sees in every Boy Scout a growing, peace-menacing army or in every COMMUNISM pocket-knife an infraction of the SMOULDERING. Versailles Treaty.
where white life is endangered
form
her back.
The headache said she was an unnatural cat'and must die Felice, we mean. So to make a Communism is smouldering like dead cert. of her, this time, we woodfire in ali Western countries. filled a ten gallon keg, left over used, tied some more bricks around Harmicas demonstration of work from the last party, with water. less (as in England)· are mostly from the background, by Felice's neck, and dumped her in. foreign propagandists, to develop We put the lid on the barrel, sat serious riots, of which harmless on it, and took a snooze for a We lifted the lid and gazed at people, women and children are couple of hours. the victims, Those "foreign riot leaders cannot expect to be pro- Felice. She had lapped up the teeted, but as far as possible they water. get a free railway ticket and are sent over the border to their own country. It is the merit of the Hitler party, together with the other Naticaalists, that it forms thea bulwark against Communism.
re-
C. A.
"HAZARD"
We then decided that the only way was to lose her. We took a car out to Shing Mu, and walked for miles and miles and miles, with Felice in a black bag.
Then, suddenly, with a sinking feeling of despair, we realised that 1ge were lost.
The impregnable jungle closed in on us. Lost Heavens "What were we to do? (Don't interrupt, we're telling this story.) There. was nothing ahead of us except the future.
Before us stretched the gloomy, swamp-l a n de, mountainous swarming with N.T. tigers and wild bears.
Behind us. was the terrible Peak-lands, through which Victor- other wild animals, slinked. The position was fraught.
But wait! All was not lost. There was Felice.
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JOURNALISM THROUGH THE AGES From the "Telegraph" of Sept, Hth,
IS THE ROMAN OCCUPATION DOOMED?
A.D. 03.
point to the possibility of di- The situation in Germany is in versification of banking port- no way alarming: The press re MCEACHRAN-WILLIAMSON.
On folios in contrast to the many ports give the situation in a com- the 7th March, 1933,
concerning at the unit banks that depend entirely pressed Union Church, Hong Kong, the Rev. E. G. Powell, Alexander upon the main agricultural or whole country. But sometimes Redford McEachran, second son industrial enterprise of the com- riot only the day after from their districts of a big town learn of a of the late Mr. McEachran and munity. "How are your 'taters, of Mrs. McEachran of Aberdeen, Mister?" is not so much a quip ported riots are only half as ser
journals: Generally these to Anne Strother Williamson, only daughter of Dr. and the at the farmer as it is a question ious or dangerous as American late Mrs. Williamson, aké of of supreme import to local banks Election campaigns.
Sponsored by the International In the potato country. First- Actually Germany is in a state Sporting Club of Monte Carlo, class management, huge re- of fermentation in its internal Europe's home of high play, & serves and a broad perspective politics. But if foreigners do not dice game known as. "Monte Carlo of credit conditions could be mix in the riots, out of curiousity, Hazard" has apparently come to provided for small as well as for no harm will come to them, but it stay as the only casino game in cannot be expected that every the world which offers the extra- large communities. At the
foreigner who wants to see night ordinary odds of 180 to 1, present many of the communit-life in the big towns will be pro. In the odds it offers, if inian shroffs, some more bores, and ica arc without banks
or vided with a company of soldiers or nothing else, the game excela
trente et with banks 80. divested of a machine gun
quarante, to protect his roulotte, public confidence that they can precious life. When they visit baccarat, and chemin de fer the longer fulfill their credit ill-famed quarters, they do 30 at Big Four of the green baize tables.
But what has Felice got to do responsibilities. Thus branch their own risk and if they mix in The highest odds at roulettee are
with it, you ask? (7 didn't!) You banking is now being suggested. riots they must consider that the 35 to 1, and the others are even-
did....We're telling this story. "Hazard" originated in Cuba. We released Felice from her Unsound banking has played its truncheon-swinging policeman or money games.
the shooting soldier has ng time
purred softly) and part in the breakdown. Where to investigate their nationality. The Monte Carlo version is an bag. She as the increase in outstanding In case of real danger, they will adaptation. Three dice are used, stalked off with her tall in the air. bank credit from 1920 to 1928 be forewarned.
and the stakes are laid on a horse-Saved, saved, saved!. amounted to 43 per cent, the
shoe-shaped "tableau." Down Whatdeyer mean, saved! the centre of the "tableau" are We wish you wouldn't inter- credit needs of the same period SIMPLE AND
marked the "brelans," or triples, rupt. Can't you see we followed declined 25 per cent, based on LOGICAL.
and it is these you have to back Felice home? industrial volume and other
The German situation is simple in order to win 180 times your factors. From 1920 to 1928 and logical. Since 1919, Com- stake-but you have to decide bona fide commercial loans by munism has been smouldering in which of the six possible triples condition of stalemate, since national banks declined by al- the beginning with destructive you want to back. You win, for there is now a possibility of almost $2,000,000,000, while in results, bat National Volunteer instance, if your money is on the aection and the return to the parliamentary the same period loans on stock regiments in co-operation with the three fours
erdupler duly throws three fours. form of government. But it and bond collateral increased Reichswehr have kept it down.
A social Democratic parliament- The odds are enormous against
BRITISH QUEEN'S BID FOR POWER seems only a bare possibility, if about 60 per cent. Phenomenal
(From Our Own Correspondent) it be true that the Nazis are increases in real estate and fixed ary Government which promised its being done, but it is done, and
"Yes, Rome is doomed," said likely to cause the arrest of all capital loans occurred at this the working classes heaven on I have seen it. One of France's earth and resulted only in produc.millionaires recently backed three the Communist deputies and time, though much of this in- ing millions of workless and near "brelans" within half an hour. Queen Boudicca, when I saw her You can also bet that any triple somewhere in East Anglia." yesterday at her headquarters thus enjoy an absolute majority vestment is alleged to have been ly bankrupted the country, filled without the aid of their allies, highly speculative. If, as has the ranks of the Communista will turn up, against which the "Within a few hours..my plans
was again.
odds offered are 30 to 1; on the In such an event, parliamentary been claimed, the collapse
deflation of over-inflated values, Then the Hitler Party and the sum total of the pips turned up will be complete, and my ex government will become
field." mockery, with the country plac then the relation of banks to Steel helmets took up the battle for odds ranging from 6 to 1 (nine peditionary force will take the ed under the most severe Nazi the crash seems fairly direct. against the common international ten, eleven, or twelve pips) to 60
foe. The elections showed that to 1 (four or seventeen pips). domination. The crux of tha
the national population recogniz- The mathematical odds against situation now is the manner in
ed the value of Hitler's work and the player are higher at "Hazard" which the Hitlerities will use
leadership, and after some wrang-than at roulette. their power. Judging by the
Relief measures just rushed ling about formalities and methods they are adopting in through the Danish Parliament seeking to impose their wills on represent one of the most ex- others, they are in no mood for treme steps in state control of respecting political conventions. industry and finance yet taken They appear determined to rule by any country, This move, by sheer force: the rights of made in the face of growing others are to be ridden aver unemployment and diminishing roughshod, if needs be. The foreign trade, is an attempt to terrorism of others will be mitigate the evils of one and matched by the use of force to foster the other. In fixing the bend the people to the Nazi will. krone at 221⁄2 to the English It is to be admitted that the pound, the Premier is acting for times call for the use of the the agricultural population, strong hand in Germany, for the which depends largely on the rising tide of Communism has English trade to absorb Danish been an ever-present danger bacon and dairy products. Un- internally. But there can be employment relief is expected to such a thing as abuse of power, be furthered by several of the and it is precisely this danger new enactments. Large ex- which looms up in Germany now. penditures for public works are Of even more importance than planned, while property taxes the nation's internal problems are to be reduced by a transfer is the effect which Hitler's rise of public expenditures from to power may have on foreign local authorities to the state. relations. One has only to look By far the most drastic step, back to the time when Stress however, is a law that prohibita mann died, three and a half all strikes and lockouts for a years ago, to perceive the mark-period of one year. The only ed change which has occurred, vociferous complaint to this Then, a Republican Germany came from the Communists, who was bathed in the spirit of staged a riotous demonstration Locarno. Her reconciliation in protest against the inter- with France grew steadily on ference with the right to strike. both sides. Her young people, Yet this unprecedented measure rejoicing in immunity from was passed to forestall plans of conscription, were prevailingly certain employers for a lockout antimilitarist. Hitler was bawl which would have affected some ing in vain to half-empty halls. 150,000 workers. This drastic Now power has fallen to Hitler experiment in state control of and associates who have the industry and finance will be means of making the bureau-watched with keen interest by cracy and the police obedient the rest of the world.
Drastic Denmark
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"After you finish these, write a letter to my son telling him to gut down to his studies and stop thinking about idiotle young blon des
Boudicca is an impressive type of womanhood. A good horse- woman and a keen follower of bounds, she has the directness and poise of the trained athlete. But she is, they say, at her very best in the battlefield. "Let 'em all come," she told me; "that's my motto."
"A very good motto too," said I, with enthusiasm.
"Well, it is and it isn't," was the Queen's surprising answer. "There's some of these Romans,. the dirty dogs, that I'd go a long way to avoid. But don't you say. I said so," she added grimly.
The two armies will get into touch to-morrow in the neigh- bourhood of Hugaboo Parva,
We shall not be there..
THE OPPOSITES.
New Definitions: A salesman is a man who knows very little. about a great deal and keeps know- ing less and less about more and more until Anally. he knows practically nothing about every. thing.
A technician is a man who knows a great deal about very little and who goes on knowing. more and more about less and lesu until finally he knows practically... everything about nothing at all.
HOBSON'S CHOICE
The sentence on a Hyderabad murderer that he must "serve one year's imprisonment and pay a fine, or alternatively spend three further months in gaol, before.be- ing hanged," ish curiosity in psychology as well as pendlogy. It presumes that further, three months of life is an ordeal which the prisoner will pay a fine to avoid. No doubt something de pends on the condition of the Hyderabad prisons.