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WORLD FACING TROUBLE
POLITICS AND FINANCES
CAN PEACE BE BOUGHT?
Paris, Feb. 12, War or pence, a French military dictatorship, the rise or fall of Hitlerism in Germany, a new money war between the nations, an power explosion, in the Balkan barrels, the greater arms race on land and ACL the world han known-?
Europe's most competent political observers, with whom the writor has talked, bolleve the year 1935 holds the answer to many if not all of these questions.
In the year just closed, diplomacy acting either through Geneva or Independently has shelved. troubles which, without the League of Nations, might have set the nations at each other's thronta.
As the New Year was ushored
in, with its lowering stormclouds
DIVORCE FOR
VIOLINIST
MR. ALBERT SAN- DLER'S
SECOND ACTION
COLOURED SINGER
CO-RESPONDENT
Mr. Albert Sandler, the violinist, of Goldhurst Terraco, Hampstead, appeared as petitioner in an unde- fended quit before Mr. Justice Langton for a decree nisi against his wife, Mrs. Raymordo Gilbert Delly Sandler, on the ground of her adultery with Mr. Clarence Na
caloured thaniel Johnstone, the vaudeville singer.
A decree nisi was granted, with costs against the co-respondent.
Reference was made at the out- net by the Hon. Vietor Russell, for Mr. Sandler, to the previous pro- ceedings, and the decree nini grant- ed, with £2500 damages against Mr. Johnstone, which was act aside subsequently by the Court of Appeal.
Tho prosent ense, said counsel, was founded on the same materini, with added evidence that the res-
over the tortuous frontiers, brist-pondent and co-respondent were
Ing with bayonets, and over the troubled cecans, diplomats looked with confidence to the tackling of the oncoming obstacles with the some success as in the muntha gone. by
But they realise that not one, but all of the issues raised must be solved for pence's sake; other wise, while 1935 may pana
into 1936 without the sound of gunfire a store of trouble is laid up for the elose future.
The tremendourly important issue of legalisation of German armaments in on the diplomatic calender, under-scored in red, for early 1935. The French have in- Risted vehemently that they can- not accept the legal recognition of German rearmament because · It violates the Treaty of Versailles; but they may change their minds. Great Britain---who had the sup port of Signor Mussolini-declares it is the only means whereby Hitler's Government can be per- Bunded to return to the Geneva assembly. If
agreement is reached, then the Versailles Treaty may be considered as scrapped.
If no agreement is pulled out of the lucky hag of International politics, what happens? A full speed race to build arms, giant howitzers, super-aircraft, poison Kases, tanks, bombs, grensdes, bullets, everything that man and his ingenuity can imagine,
The trouble is that there are not enough political doctors to hold the pulse of all the sick patients amongst the old men of the Euro -pean nations.
POLISH CORRIDOR
The Saar may say quiet, but the sores on the Balkan and Cen- tral European frontlers may give cause for first-aid in extreme urgency. There in the Polish cor- ridor, the muth-prized town of Memol, on the Baltic Sea, the claims of Hungary for some of her lost lands, the Nazi agitation in Austria-pack of jokers.
French internal politics will continue to occupy close attention. throughout 1935, politlen) obser- vers believe: But it is thought the fight will take a more definite orientation to a struggle between the left and right, as in Spain.
There, the Socialist in 1931 went down under a bull of bullets -which lid waste some of the gems of the province of Arturias. Now, on the Continent of Europe, France stands as the last bulwark of socialism.
The Socialists are nervous, for they claim they fear a strengthen- ing of the military grip upon the country.
The military party assorts, in reply, that If Germany grows mightier in fightlng power and equipment, the Socialists must not stand in the way of a reborn, re- girthed milftury power in France. It is whispered that, if need be, a military dictatorship might be
still Being together.
was
Mr. Sandlor
runrried in September 1924, nt Brentford, and there is one child, a girl.
Mr. Sandler's case was that in 1927, while living at Eastbourne, Layton and Johnstone arrived to perform at that, town, and that the anaociation began beween his wife and Johnstone, which they refused to discontinue in spite of all his efforts that I should cease. In 1932 there was n' neparation by deed, and in March last year the proceedings began in the Divorce Court.
Evidence in support of a charge
WAR
that Mrs. Sandler and Mr. John- stone stayed together at a flut at Southampton la April 1933 Kiven by Mrs. Eileen M'Govern, and Charles Frank Johnson, porter at Custlenin Mansions, Maida Vale, where Mr. Jolinstone has had a flat since April 1934 was called to sup- port the charge of adultery since the proceedings last year.
His Lordship pronounced a decrec nisi, with costs against the co- respondent, and gave Mr. Sandler custody of the child.
tried,
COSTLY EXPERIMENT
Politicians are sceptical of such # move. because France, is the model in the world of politics! liberty. If a arma race starts can the overburdened peoples of the world, already strangled-by an economic crisis, bear the cost the of it? Will it not worsen monetary altuation. which is now in chros as.two thirds of the nations manoeuvre their currency and the remainder cling pre- enriously to gold?
In asking that question, finan- clers wonder whether the gold; bloc, comprising France, Belgium, Switzerland, Holland. Italy and Poland, will hold together through another, twelve months,
Some predict that a break will ente either from Italy or Belgium, thus arrowing down the defences of the people who pin their faith to ordered finance.
If the maze of posers which arian directly or indirectly from the above issues are permanently or lemporarily arranged, the coun.. tries of the world must still face up to the naval problem,
:
It was left over from last year In the hope that 1935 might bring a solution.
Maybe it will be settled, teo, but the diplomatic programme scoma too charged in the coming three hundred and sixty-five days to give time to put the seal of accord on all the world's worries.
United› Presa.
THE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, FEBRUARY
18, 1935.
HI TURNED FIEND TO TRAP A MONSTER!
A modern Jekyll-end-Hyde plts fils skill against the diabolic cunning of a soul-late Svengali with the lifa of a beautiful girl at stukaj
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General Herman Goering was given this pair of smart horses na a birth-day gift, and is seen her taking the air,
MYSTERY OF SEX
MAN LIVED AS
A WOMAN
A supposed woman was roventil to be a man t an inquest at Barnsley.
The inquiry was on Maud Carter (41), who, from birth, had been, regarded as a woman..
Carter had lived with a inter at Pindar Oaks Street, Barnsley.
It was stated that. about to years ago, Carter, who had been employed as a bus conductress for many years, received head injuries In a bus accident, and was off for several months, Carter left home on December 21, and the body was found in the canal on Saturday.
The Coroner. Mr. C. J. Haworth. said at the opening of the inquest. that it was stated that there was some doubt about the sex. of the so-called woman.
was
Dr. E. W. Blackburn, who made
post-morlem examination asked by the Coroner:-"Was this person man or woman?"
"A man," replied the doctor. Then wen certain reasons why mistake
might have been made at first 7-Yes.
11
She has not been acting all the way through? Oh, no.
The Coroner told the jury there was a physical reason whereby the mistake might have been made.
The Coroner read a note which, he sald, showed that Carter intend- ed to do something.
"She was abnermal for physical, rensons ?" he asked.
Dr. Blackburn-Yes; her neviden would also have a depressing effect on her mentality.
to the Foreman of the Replying jury, Mrs. Williams, a sister, sald it was not generally known among her fellow-workers that there was any mystery regarding Carter's NOX
The Coroner observed that whether people who were abnormal physically knew it or not, it was inclined to make them abnormal mentally.
The Jury returned a verdict that Carter drowned himself in a fit of depression, and they thought that, being a public servant, he was open to a lot of comment which might have affected his mind. They found that Carter was a malo.
"King". Of Cocos Island
Over £16,000 For Super-tax
In the park of ble home.
The former Queen of Spain is still "Your Majesty" when she goes shop-
ping in London.
Miss Janot Dundon her $3,000,000 here. But it is all scrap- paper, to be destroyed prosently since the financial criats i
past.
On information sworn by the Al- torney-General, the Crown asked for judgment for over £10,000 claimed as due from Mr. Clunies-" Ross under assessments to tim r tax in respect of the years 1921- 22 to 1929-30. ..
Sir Thomas Inskip, K.C.. ex- plained that Mr. Clunloa-Ross own. Described as "King" of the td the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Cocos Islands, Mr. John Sidney which were given to him by Royal Clunies Ross was sued before Mr. Grant years ago. He lived in Justice Singleton, in the King's them, and reigned there supreme. Bench Division, London, recently.
He owned n Jarge number of shares in the Christmas Island there Phosphate Company, and were large prohts and dividenda pa.d him by that Company.
Evidence in regard to 458€98- and Mr. Cyril King, for Mr. Clunies-Ross, sub- mitted that it was insufficient, but Mr. Justice Singleton gave judg ment for the Crown for £16,650, the amount claimed.
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