WINE AS WEATHER PROPHET
BETTER THAN BAROMETER
ANCIENT CUSTOM
By Robert K. Best
SPANISH
POLITICS
PREMIER OUTLINES
PROBLEMS
DESIRES TO RETIRE
By LESTER ZIFFREN
Madrid, June 10. Premier Alejandro Lerroux. Spain's" 70-year-old Republican
United Press Staff Correspondent.vaterun, expressed the hope to-day
that it would be possible to restore complete normalcy in Spain so that he could retire and make room for younger political gladiators.
Vienna, June 14.
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By Phyllis Chisholm
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Vienna, Juno 14. The presence of Archduko Eugen of Hapsburg ht Theresianum ball this year shows the trend of the times back to- wards. Imperial sentiment and
: Wine 05 д weather-prophet, allegedly more reliable than the neat of barometers, is to-day une of the chief items
"This desire," he said. "is be- splendour. of discussion here in the city which reputedly coming stronger each day as I gave to the world one of its most reflect upon a modest and agreeable popular bohemian slogans by dis-retirement without further inter-House of Austria has attended this covering the most exquisite way of mixing wine, women and song I just the right proportions.
vention in problems which will be left for a generation now in the universities and which will con- clude the work already initiated for a new and happy Spain."
He added he was pleased with political developments,
of
and
It has been many years since ‘a representative of the former Royal ball.
The Theresianum Academy was the most famous and exclusive school of Central and Southern Earope during the days of the Menarchy and its ball each year gwen by the old boys was attend- fed by the Emperor and his court,
of
18,
1935.
"Go thou to the wine-cellar, Mr. Weatherman, and look well and long on the wine whether it be red, white or golden," is the advice be ing given in liberal doses to the
"I feel certain that my enemies
King Alphoreo XII of Spain res official meteriological experts will be converted into my adver- following their failure on several saries just na my adversaries he-ceived his education here, niso he ex-Khedire of Egypt and ocensions, to predict correctly the came converted into collaborators
Prime week-end weather which to. the in the national labour I have been Count Bethlen, former Austrians in of the highest im- carrying out. I am sure that my Minister of Hungary, the Princes
of Starhemberg, the Princes yesterday portance because of their habit of adversaries leaving the elty in hundreds of friends of today will daily become Furstenborg, and numerous other thousands for hikes through the more identified with the republican noble familles,
The names of countless am- countryside from Saturday tregime at the same time that the
archdukes, princes, Sunday night.
regime consolidates itself with the bassadors, national conscience. My Rightiet counts and barons are to be seen allies have not placed difcuttien in on its roll, the Hungarian aristo-
cracy being-represented by Thel my path."
Prince of Festiles, the Counts
On the invasion of the Turks in corridors, royal portraits, mural bazy; the Italian nobility with the Marquis of Visconti, the Duke of 1682, Count Rudinger of Starhem- paintings, gilded doors and coil- Odescalchi, the Princes of Rus- poll: and Poland by the Princeeberg (the ancestor of the presentga still betone the royal residen- Vice-Chancellor), ordered all Lichnowski, the Princes Garusyn-buildings outside Vienna to be ski.
Apparently convinced that his
The theme has even been taken up by some newspapers and his toric examples of alcohol'e reliabi- lity to forecast rain and other cle- mentary events when the baro-cabinet will not have trouble re-uf Czechenyl, the Counts of Ester- meter was refusing to speak have been given in abundance.
KINGS OF WINES
Scenes of devastation were disclosed in Shanghai in the vicinity of the godown of the Great Chino Celluloid Factory, off Ferry road, where a disastrous explosion and fire took place. The death roll has now mounted to 16, while 63 injured and burned people are lying in various hospitali.
..
maining in power. Ierroux outlined the problems facing the Govern- In the former Imperial Wine ment.
PRINCIPAL PROBLEMS Cellar of the Hapsburgs, for
ce of former times, and the rid- instance, it is claimed that the
"Our principal problems are wine, three storeys under the Hquidation of the events of last
burnt down. Most of the There-ing school and swimming pool MARK OF DISTINCTION ground, literally rumbles on the October (the Socialist revolution)
sianom's walls were left intact are much as they were when eve of sudden rain. Gas-filled and re-establishment of constitu- Originally conceived as an edu and the castle was rebuilt in 1687 Queen Marie Antoinette of France bubbles rise and act as if they tional normality. We must con- cational establishment by the to become the residential palace once played there as a child, would free the wine from impri- front the unemployment question. Court of Austria for sons of noble of several successive empresses.
It was here that Crown Prince sonment in the casks; the heavier We must draft a budget for next families, who would afterwards! Entpress Maria Theresia (from
its name) Rudolph's bride, Princess Ste- the impending rains the wilder year, if psible, without a deficit. become the country's ambassadors whom the school gat the action of the wine.
We must prepare, with an electoral and political ministers of state, eventually ranged it for use asphany of Belgium stayed according reform, for municipal elections. the fact of having been an old an educational establishment for to old custom before her entry
"I will introduce the question of Theresianist was a hall mark of the sons of the nobility who were into the city. Hero, in huge casks and in botonstitutional revision bat it will distinction that formerly opened to serve her at court.
Among the students during the tles, tens of thousands of gallons be up to Parliament at the poli- all doors in the social and fashion- They wore a uniform designed
able world.
by the court, carried a sword ang last few years were two American of the world's finest wines repose; tical parties to decide thereun."
Referring to Spain's foreign The massive building of numer-up to the end of the war the boys from San Diego. Frank Lock- repose, that is, until rains threa
ous courtyards was originally, a young pastes at the Hapsmirghart, son of the American Consul- ten to descend from the skies policy, the Prime Minister said:
were drawn from its which many of the wines last awSpain must place herself in a posi- sporting castle, outside the walls Court
General 111 Tientaln and Ted decades ago when as grapes they tion in accordance with her tradi- of Vienna built by Emperor Mat- students. left their vines for wine presses tion and her geographical situation, thins in 1615,
In the large reception rooms and Kaysen. in almost all quarters of the but the period of time for realising globe where goud wines are pre- this must not be limited by nd-
venturous prophecies. It They are the kings of wines and not only military but diplomatic and commercial action as well to- were originally intended for the gether with expansion of the spirit kings of the people in this part of the race which has many im of the world.
portant groups throughout the Some day they may again be world,"
he
duced.
means
reserved for the palates of Aus- Pointing to the Sociallats, trian royalty and their guests.said: "I hope that the parties At the moment, however, they are which lived feverish hours of civil available for anyone who has and and even social war, will have their is willing to pay the price which equilibrium restored." United ranges as high as forty "Roose velt-Morgenthau" dollars (namely two hundred Austrian Schillinge) bottle for the finest of the so-called Tokay Essence.
per
Press,
Whereas thhold. Court cellar
is in position to predict only raina The wine may be consumed on and other changes in the weather, the premises in a restaurant-cellar it is said, the wine cellars of equipped and opened to the public Naples predict even volcanic erup- after the war or may be takentions ns if they inherited an away, as desired. All proits goeternal terror of Vesuvius from to the Austrian War Veterans' the days when Pompeil was des- Fund.
troyed.
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The world-wide observance of the Silver Jubiles of King 'George's accession to the thròna” was typified in the memorial -thankgiving - services - conducted „in... the...Washington (D. C.). Cathedral, attended by Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, who is pictur ed as she rosted Britlik Ambastador, Sir Róbald Lindsay,
General P. T. Mow introducing to Signor Musolini twenty pilet officers of the. Chinese Ale. Force when they arrived in Italy for a period of training in the unite of the Italian Air Force. Signor Mussolini is listening to a speech by General Mow. By Signor Mussolini's side are Gen. eral Valle. Italian Air Minister and Chief of General Staff, and Capt. F. Drago, Air Attache to
the Italian Embassy in China.
Mid Butterfly. Wu, China's leading motion-picturs actress, kas returned from a four months' tour of Earose, during which the vialted the Infernational Film Exhibition in Moscow. The ple
kira shows Miss Wu,being gewoled by anthusiastic admirare in Shanghai,
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