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INTERNATIONAL POLICE
ITALIAN EYES ON ABYSSINIA
By LOTHROP STODDARD (In The Christian Science Monitor) DERHAPS the most significant The way in which this people, cut the Pines of the recent Franceoff from the rest of the Christian
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Not oven the Fronch-for all their avowod Interest in the con- alitution of an international police force-appear to have grasped the full significance, of the experiment which took place in the Saar when British, Italian, Swedish and Dutch troops paliced that area. That force formed to police the Sour was
Itällan. agreement algned by world and ringed about by fana- a marked success is recognised. Foreign Minister Laval and Pre-tieni Moslems, succeeded in main- But what does not appear to imvemier Mussolini are those relating to taining its freedom and its faith been realised. Is that this precedent of an "international army" contains French Somaliland. This colony. against every assault for more than though small in area, is of great 1,000 years makes a stirring tale an Idag which might
Importance for two reasons: it If 'Ethiopia's spiritual safeguard utilised to produce a permanent international police force. Few commands the African side of the has been its Christianity, its
Then there was the vegetarian people to-day deny the desirability narrow trait between the Red Sea meterial defence has been the lay of
"The Tudian "Ocean; and it is the land. Abyssinia's phyaled core | who married a grass widow and of such a police power; it is the the commercial gateway to the In-in a
mountainous block which had a son named Herb, practicability which is almost unland empire of Abyssinia.. In both thrusts upward into Lowering versally questioned. Where could
Well
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INCREASINGLY Popular Cars such a force be quartered, where te thy to France he made peaks and lofty plateaus, inter- could its armaments be kept, and noteworthy concessions to Italy. Aspersed with fertile green valleys. how could the solitlers of a certain strip of French territory lins been Elevation thus gives the region African natives punch themselves nationality be expected to oppose Italian Eritrea southward to the cool, healthful climate together unmercifully during a war daneu. ceded which brings the frontier of geographically in the troplen, « their own countrymen?, asks the | Christian Science Monitor, The straits. Furthermore, Italy is to with adequate rathfall. Abyssinia Beating their tum-tume!
answers to these and other com-receive a share in the profits-and has, in plications which would arise from apparently in the management-Swiss, the Abyssininns have the railroad which rana from any attempt to organise an inter-Djibuti, the chief port of French known how to guard their moun national army are not easy. But Somaliland, some 500 miles inland tain passes against encroaching | does not the Saar solution, com-
to‘Addis Ababa, the Abyssinian | foes. bined with the proposed air conven-
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CIVIL AVIATION PROGRESS
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Various localities where trouble worth watching.
The line will come when television will make us familiar with, the see-me side casting.
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We read that English cricketers. have begun indoor practice. They will get aut later.
A news Item from Home anys Parachutes are now dearer, In other words, the price of coming down is going up.
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Few archaeologists can res ist the Come to "Mummy!" call of Egypt, Bays П scientist:
We understand that 2 famous showman has been investigating the possibilities of bringing the latest in Roundabouts and Shows to Hongkong, being willing to do so if he can secure a ground. This sounds a fair offer.
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Indeed, during the last century by themselves, there, these warlike mountaineers subdued the adjacent lowlands, changes are of considerable im- portance. But their significaner specially to the cast and south, greatly accentuated by the fact that Abyssinia to-day contains Instend of attempting to recruit, that they occur in the midst of a dependent territories and the true Abyssinians are themselves nn organise, arm and billet an inter- serious dispute between Italy and
upper caste ruling over pastoral antional army, why should not the Abyssinia which has already pro Mohammedan Somall tribes or over League of Nations draw up, on voked sharp diplomatle exchanges pagan Negroes in the troplen paper, in collaboration with the and border clashes. Indeed, one southern districts bordering on the governments of all the European of the complications Lo-day agitat Sudan and Contral Africa. Out of powers, plans providing for the iming the international scene present a total population, vaguely esti- mediate dispatch to n given objec-more interesting possibilities than mated at between 5,000,000 and tive or country of an international does the current Italo-Abyssinian 10,000,000, less than one half are air force? This force would, as in tension. Serecard from our gaze of genuine Abyssinian stock. And the case of the San contingents, the double vell of geographical Just what that stock may be is an- consist of
certain proportion of remoteness and an alert censorship, certain. It appears to be basically planes and other military effectives events are transpiring and policies Hamitic-the racial strain that pre of various kinds from each of the are shaping which may have me vailed in ancient Egypt and which neutral countries called upon. mentous Consequences, Whatever is still gvident throughout north- Complete plans could be worked out may be in the wind, this little eastern Africa. Yet *Semitic In advance, to correspond to the known rurker of Africa will be strains from Arabia are also
obvious, together with a consider might arise. Thanks to the tele. The very characters in this able infusion of Neuro blood, phone and plane, such a force could secluded drama present an amazing chiefly due to ages of Abyssinian' be moblised from Geneva and contrast. Fascist Italy, energized slave raiding into the heart of the centred anywhere in Europe within by the dynamic personality of Mus Dark Continent. This rather be- a few hours. Obviously the con- salint, prides itself on its material terogeneous state is a large country One of the most interesting sent of the various governments progress and vibrates with the with on area exceeding 350,000 developments in the sphere of concerned (not, however, that of urge for imperialistic expansion. square miles-greater than that of civil aviation at the moment is
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"Fire brigade summoned to the dispute Yot Abyssinia is, in its own way, Texas and Oklahoma combined, and, would be necessity. the intensive
A trunk call 7 But this is likewise imperial-a quaint survival almost as large as France and Ger- remove fallen tree.” race between
true of nations to determine which will The consent of the British, Italian, Far this African empire, which
any international action. from the very dawl of history, many combined.,
O be the first to establish a com- Dutch and Swedish Governments boasts an. immemorial independ Ethiopia's history is as tangled We overheard a Peak tram mercial service across the Atlan- was forthcoming in the case of the Fence and enjoys full membership as its mountains. Like most passenger assert that she loves tie. France is well to the fore Snar, and there is no reason to in the League of Nations, is none highlanders, the Abyssinians are having her radio by the bedside. with a huge now air liner, which conclude beforehand, that it would other than the ancient realm of split into several clans, one or other Sheet music! recently passed service tests, not be obtainable in the future. Ethiopia, stubborn adversary of of which has gained ascendancy at This machine is capable of The point of the present proposal the Egyptian Pharaohs and legend-various times. Even to-day local
0 carrying seventy passengers in would be facilitated and expedited. Indeed, the present ruler
is that by it the entire procedereary fund of the Queen of Sheba. power is largely in the hands of
at feudal bodies, the author additon to its crew, is over IL
of the since plans would already exist on Abyssinia claims descent from thut central government hundred feet" long, and is pro-
die- paper, ready to be put into effect famous queen and mighty Solemon.tinctly limited. Yet, when 200- pelled by six motors of 850 by a few words wired to each of This august ancestry presumably fronted by a common enemy, the horse-power each; it has a cruis- the capitals concerned. There forms the basis for his grandilo Abyssinius forget domestic differ- Wine hag actually been ing speed of 145 miles an hour would, of course, be many difflen-quent title:Negus Nagash or King ences and quickly close ranks for smuggled in dummy books. Port- and is designed to make the ties. The Intention, here, however, of Kings.
mutual defence. This was striking follos? Atlantic flight in less than in not to present a complete pro-
ly shown a generation ago, when twenty hours. Not to be left and point out the fact that the credits these genealogical preten- to its independence. And, on that posal, but only to submit the iden Though historical research dis- Abyssinia beat off a grave threat behind, the United States and possibility of developing and sions. Hebrale influences are ob occasion, the menace was Italy. Britain are experimenting with utilising what has already proved vious in Abyssinian codes and During the closing decades of the super-planes of different types. 4 distinct success in the case of customs, while certain native com- nineteenth century there occurred America'a-hopes-are pinned on the-Saar-appears to have been unities call themselves Jews and that hectic even known as the the huge Martin Clipper No. 7,
ignored even
by those allegedly follow the Mosaic law. Those in Scramble for Africa. All the the largest heavier-than-air ship of an international police force,
most interested in the constitution teresting survivals
from olden European powers strove to stake ever built in America, capable of
times are, however, overlaid by out as much territory in the Dark carrying more than fifty passen-
Christianity of a primitive kind. Continent as they could lay their Away back in the Fourth Century, hands on, Italy, though she lind gera on # 3,000-mile trip.
A.D., Abyssinia was converted by then barely forged her own nation British engineers are reported Somewhere on a ship-generally missionaries from Egypt and has hout, entered the race for empire to be working on a super-plane on the forward deck name plate ever since remained in spiritual and selected northeastern Africa as of distinctive design, which, it is gives the names of the builder, Coptic Church. The Abyssinians Accordingly, in the early 1880's, communion with the Egyptian or the likellest spot for her sphere. hoped, will rival in cruising surprisingly often his address is are devout Christians, albeit more Italy occupied her present colonies range and carrying capacity the Newcastle upon Tyne. Trump giant planes of France and freighter or crack liner, it is fairly concerned with ritual than with of Eritrea and Somaliland, thereby Nevertheless, cutting off inlaid Abyssinia from America. But Britain is by norbable she was launched from matters spiritual.
some shipyard. on Clydebank or their religion has been the rallying possibily acquiring a coastal front- manner of means confining her Tyneside. Statistics show a major point which has enabled them to age on either the Red Sea or the energies to the proposed Atlan- percentage of big passenger steam-preserve their political independ- Indian Ocean. Neither of tic service. A world-girdling ships are British bullt. Not only Lence and national individuality. I (Continued on Page 5.) expansion of Empire airways, on ships, however, is the Newcastle including a regular service to sign displayed. It is now finding Canada by 1937, is provided for Resourceful as always, Newcastle- its way into English gardens. in a new three-year plan. The upon-Tyne has turned to building programme calls for Britain to bird boxes. These are quiet times send all first-class air mail by air in shipyards and, too often, the without surcharge the first staccato din of the riveter's hammer country to contemplate such a is temporarily stilled. Hence the new industry, and apparently the corners of the earth are to be demand calls for mass production. brought-down-to amazing tevels as
To carry-goals-to-Newcastle" hus The trip from London to Aussynonym for superfluous effort and
passed into current specch tralia will be chopped down to has perhaps created a widespread seven days, to India the pro- impression that nothing so vic posed schedule is two days, to turesque as bird houses could come East Africa two and a half days, out of the Tyneside city. And yet and to Capetown and Singapore the first thing the traveller to Now- four days. In order to meet the castle by railway sees in the station now conditions, new aircraft,
is Stephenson's "Puffing Billy" faster and larger than any yet in tives, and surely there is nothing quaint pfoncer of steam locomo- service, are to be designed and prosaic in that. The Incandescent built, routes are to be thorough-lamp, destined to illuminate a semi- ly equipped with lighting, radio obscure terrestrial globo, was the and weather stations, nero- product of another Tyneside Inven
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dromes are to be improved, and tor, Sir Joseph Swan. additional emergency landing grounds infa down. In this
latter connection, it has to be accommodated in sleeping borne in mind that the general berths. All these developments adoption of night flying, essen show that Britain is keenly alive, tiul if large passenger carrying to the necessity for progress in planes are to maintain the pro- civil aviation. Prospects of the mised schedules, will mean de extension of the Imperial Air- pendence on ground organisation ways service to the Far East, by to an extent far greater than is a link with Hongkong, are necessary with day flying only. brighter now than ever before: Thus, along the routes, guided and the day cannot be far dis- by visual and radio beacons, and taut when this Colony will have ti constant touch with weather a place in the services already and control stations, future air existing and others liners will fly by night as easily brought into being within the a by day, the passengers next few years.
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We overheard a gallant officer remark that since being in long- kong he had acquired quite a lot of junk. We know another who has a third share in a sampan.
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A. cashier recently disappeared from his office in Shanghai. And he didn't leave A note behind, pither.
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Malini transformed a ploce of waste paper into a hundred-dollar note in our office, but not for keeps!
Building sites are to be opened _on_Mount Cameron-We-presume that the future dwollers thereon will be known as Cameron High- landers.
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has seon Jongkong'a split skirts, he'll have a new angle on the leg
theory,