NOT A PRIVATE WAR
Two Hundred Irishmen Want To Fight
THEY'VE OFFERED THEIR SERVICES
TO ETHIOPIA
OVER 200 Irishmen have,
so far, volunteered for service with the Abyssinian forces.
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Mr. R. P. Zaphiro, scere tary of the Imperial Ethio- pean Legation in London, says that of the total applica- tions received over 200. had come from Ireland.
Some of the Irish applicants have excellent, war service records, and have sent in detail- ed papers.
Abyssinia, however, is still clinging to the hope that the League of Nations will prevent war and has not yet taken nd- vantage of the offers, which are being turned down for the pre- sent.
One of the applicants is Colonel John Shaw Reynolds, the new special member of branch of the Civic Guards, and one of the first leaders of the Irish Republican Army.
Many of the Irish applicants point out that they are skilled in guerilla warfare.
They suggest that this skill would be a great advantage in mountainous Abyssinia.
"We are not turning down," absolutely, Irish applications,' Mr. Zaphiro added.
"We offer them our sincerest thanks, and tell them that while
we appreciate very much their
THE HONGKONG
THEY FEAR NO MODERN: WAR WEAPONS
Military activity in Abyssinia and the alleged mobilisation near the Itallen border: A typical group of volunteer troops, with ammunition! boxes, before starting for their base.
Ex-Rector of Stiffkey Committed for Trial
attempted suiCIDE CHARGES, Crowds clamoured for admission to Blackpool Police offers to serve Ethiopia, ques. Court when Harold F. Davidson (60), ex-rector of Stiffkey, tions of expense are involved was committed for trial charged with attempted suicide by and we cannot see our way to fasting at an exhibition.
give a promise that their,sur-
vices will be utilised.
"We, here in London, havé no
power to recruit. If we do re-
ceive that power it will be! publicly announced,"
He denied the
rumpurs that;
Abyssinia is offering £1,000 down to ex-officers and £50 a! month on arrival at * Addis: Ababa
"Black Eaglo" Demoted Colonel Hubert Fauntleroy Julian, the negro airman called the "Black Eagle of Harlem." has lost his rank in the Abyssin- | ian Army after having held it: for only a few days.
He has also been deprived of i his task of drilling volunteers | from the Ministry of Public Works, and it is probable that further disciplinary action will be taken against him.
This follows a fight with John Robinson, who renounced U.S. citizenship to become an Abys- | sinian, whom he accused of in-į stigating an article in a New! York newspaper lampooning him, says United Press.
Julian fought in the Canadian Air Force during the war.
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Would later fasted "unto death fike the Lord Mayor of Cork,"
The New
New Colours Milady Will Wear
(By a Special Correspondent)
QEEING red, blue, green and all the other colours of the rainbow,
S
I have just staggered out of the offices of Britain's colour dictators.
I have talked with the officials of the British Colour Council, the organisation which chooses the fashionable colours for women to wear each season of the year.
This colour choosing business of
The Real Attraction
TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER · 6, 1935..
KING'S CUP AIR RACE
36 SPEEDIEST BRITISH PLANES TAKE TO AIR THIRTY-SIX crack aviators will start off from Hatfield Aerodrome this morning in England's most exciting air race.
This year's King's Cup air race, which will be flown over a course of 949 miles and includes a sea crossing for the first time, will be flown to-day and to-morrow.
The experiment of a number of heata on short courses round
a central point, to provide the best public spectacle, has been abandoned, and the race reverts. into an all-round-the-country flight covering England, Scot- land, Wales and Northern Ire- land,
This morning six competitors will fly over the eliminating course of 947 miles, starting from and finishing at Hatfield, vin Now- castle, Edinburgh, Glasgow (Ren- frew) Newtownards (Northern Ireland). Blackpool, Woodford, Cardiff, Southampton (Eastleigh), Rending.
All-British Planer
To-morrow the final course will be Hatfield-Broxbourne-Henlow --Infßeld, This covering 60 miles, will be flown seven times,
Craft will be of two classes-not
execeding 150, h.p. and exceed
that h.p.
WTOWNARDS
H.K. LOAN WORKS.
ADDITIONAL EXPENDITURE APPROVED BY COUNCIL..
Resolutions approving the addition-|
FINANCE COMMITTEE
VOTES TOTALLING $34,571
APPROVED.
Following the meeting of the
al expenditure of $2,771,871 on a Legislative Council a meeting of the count of loan works and the sum of Finance Committee was held yester $78,000 on the Vehicular Ferry during day at which vates totalling $34,571 1935, were approved at yesterday's were approved,
moeting of the Legislative Council.
His Excellency the Officer Ad- The acting.Colonial Secretary, Mr. ministering the Government (Sir N. L. Smith, presided.. presided, and there were also pre extra training for Mr. W. Sprague, In regard to an item of $1,250 for
Thomas "Southern, x-DF, (CMO),
sent:
His Excellency the General Officer Assistant Government Marino Sur Commanding than Troops, Major veyor whilst on leave, and for train- ing of Mr. D. Kosick, a newly appointed assistant Surveyor, the The Acting Colonial Secretary training was
Chairman explained that the extra (Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith).
connection with
General O. G. Borrett C.B., C.N., D.R.O:
C.M.O..
The Attorney General (Hon. Mr.electrical welding, which did not come
within C. G. Alabaster, K.0, 0.8.E);
the regular duties of the Marine Surveyor. The
Secretary for Chinese Affairs (Hon. Mr. E. H. Williams).
The Colonial
Mr. E. Taylor);
Controls Turning Points
PRO
START B
HATFIELD FINISH
EASTLEIGH
New Colour
May Make A
They must be af entirely British Films
construction.
The ten machines in each of the two classes which complete the eliminating course in the shortest,
I
time will pass into the final. No Fortune
handicap allowances will be given for the eliminating contest.
Deciding Factors
BRITISH PROCESS
Treasurer
•
In answer to Hon. Mr. R. H. Koto- (Hon wall during consideration of a voto
for $24,000 in connection with the
The Hon. Mr. R. M. Henderson Kowloon Tan Development scheme, (Direction of Public Works).
the Director of Public Works stated
Hon Commander G. F. Hole, that the section of the work now being [R-N., (retired), (Harbour Master); carried out would be completed by Hon. Dr. W. B. A. Moore (Act April of next year. Some of the land ing Director of Medical and Sanit-was airendy available for sale.
ary Services);
Hon. Mr. M. J. Breen (Post-
minster General);
Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, Kt. k.C; HONGKONG JOURNALS
Hon Sir William Shenton, Kt.
Hon. Mr. R. H. Kotewall, C.M.G.. İ
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Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga, one; Ilon. Mr. W. H. Bell;
Hon. Mr. S. W. To, 0.0,E, LL~D.;}
Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson
Hon. Mr. T. N. Chau;;
| CANTON LIFTS BAN ON FOUR VERNACULAR PAPERS
Those Hongkong non-partisan papers which have been banned in Mr. H. R. Butters (Deputy Clerk Canton since July may now be of Councils).
admitted again, as the prohibition on them has been lifted.. The papers concerned are the Wah Kin The Colonial Treasurer:-The Re-Fat Po, the Kung Sheung Yat Po, solutions standing in my name are in Taun Wan Yat Po and Tai Kwong connection with approved loan works. Po.. according to the Canton Daily
Expenditure on loan works in 1936 Sun.
Loan Works
was originally estimated at $4,727,- Those papers were denied admis- 679.69 and of this antunt the sum slon to Canton, because they of $2,162,084
(excluding Crown published certain news items prin- Agents charges for June and July) cipally concerned with political had been expended by the end of July affairs which incurred the dis-
Ordinance 11 of 1931 authorises pleasure of the
the Governor to borrow up to a sum not exceeding 25 million
authorities, dollara.
The
Canton high
niatter was
$13,860,000
has already been borrow straightened out following a num. ed--and an additional $2,217,007.30 ber of meetings between the s already been advanced, with the Editors of the newspapers con- consent of Cruncil, from surplus cerned and the Canton officials. balances, $217,067.30 having been ap-
proved for 1934 and $2,000,000 for the first half of 1935. In a small film theatre in The revised estimate for loan works year, and in that case it will again be full $78,000 will not be required this will race on estimated performance Wardour-street, London, a fort-luring 1935 is $4,771,371, and as our necessary for me to ask for further
I now
the unspent
move, That this Council
Machines qualifying for the fivalį
handicaps.
Thus, apart
from the hand-night ago a private demonstra- cash resources at present will permit capped final, the race will be ation was held of an invention the payment of this sum from surplus pproval in 1930 for
bulances, with the economien attendant flat out context in which speed which may be worth a fortune.ne such payment, I ask that in ad- and expert piloting will be the During the last six years film dition to the sum of $2,000,000 al- approves the expenditure of 378,000 deciding factors.
laboratories have spent thousands ready approved a further sum of on the Vehicular Ferry during the of pounds in trying to solve the $2,771,371 may be advanced this year. The Colonial Secretary seconded. secret of natural colour photo- I now move,That this Council ap- graphy.
proves the further sum of $2,771,371 and the resolutions were carried. on account of loan works being mot from surplus balances during the financial year 1985, pending the fasuo
a further loan.
Mr. Rowson (prosecuting) said Davidson announced it was his intention to starve to death unless "the Archbishop or the Bishop proceeded to put him back into the position he former- Glasgow, ly held.
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The Eliminating Course The length of the eliminating
Two Englishmen, who have up thus:- course will be about 947 miles, made
experimented for 15 years in an underground Iaboratory Hatfield
near Start.
.Miles
Clapham Common, S.W., claim Newcastle-upon-
to have found it. Tyne
Turning point 240-
They screenod about 500 foot Edinburgh Turning point 90 of specimen flm several times
over. The actual 41
photography was bad-the specimen shots had been made with little more than a makeshift camera, and the print was badly cut and scratched.
But the colour itself was aur- sprisingly good.
Control.....
Control. 104 Turning point 120 Control.. Control.
136
(Renfrew) Newtownards Quoting from
(N. Ireland posters, he
Blackpool stated that the ex-rector of Woodford Stiffkey claimed that he "will Cardiff
Southampton make it his life's end-and will
(Eastleigh) Turning point fasl unio death like the Lord Resuling
Terning point 4 Hatfield
Finish.. Mayor of Cork."
The only requirements for the eliminating contest are that the [Earlier Mr.
pilots shall land and check in at Davidson) had objected to each of the four control points and reference to a Lord Mayor of Cork who fasted in protest against the British Govern- ment.]
Burke
(for
race:
In its ability to get flesh tints which has always been one of the stumbling blocks to colour photography it showed results which are considered to be bet- ter than anything I had pre- viously seen.
turn at each of the official turning points. The course will not only A battery of four lenses is used provide a severe test of reliability in the new method, and navigating skill but will give One of them takes a straight- entrants a free hand in judging the forward black-and-white negative, type of aircraft best suited to the similar to the ordinary negative of "That is the reason why I say
monochrome film. The other I was entitled to introduce what The entrant, pilot or pilots, and three have fillers, each lens being Lord Mayor of Cork had any passenger or passengers carried screened to photograph its own done," said Mr. Rowson, "be-jects. The entrance must be in-
in the race must be British sub-primary colour.
The system, to be known as Bos- cause Mr. Davidson definitely dividual, not a firm or a company.tock Fotireotour, has already been said he was going to do a similar Pilots must have had at least 100 registered here and in the United
hours' experience of thing."
solo flying States. before the race. The contest is open to any type of bona fide civil engines, and accessories have been aircraft, provided that the aircraft. CANADIAN POLICE entirely constructed in the Empire. Competitors must make their own
MAY LOSE NAME fuelling arrangements along the course. It will not be obligatory
Mr. Burke: He has never said such a thing. The posters were put outside this exhibition by Mr. Gannon, the showman, who is the proprietor. Mr: Davidson never wrote them."
to refuel nt the official control: MECHANISATION AND
pointa
Life Not In Danger "Would it surprise you to hear that a doctor who was continual HE WANTED A ly examining him (Davidson) said he was in better condition than when he started this fast? Did he seem in any danger of his life?"
Mr. Proffitt replied "No." ·
Robert Louis Critchley, another member of the Town Clerk's de- partment, who went to the show with Proffitt, also gave evidence,
the Council in beset with grave "Colour still attracts the buyer
After asking Critchley where he psychological difficulties.
more than design. That is the ex-rector, Mr. Rowson It would tax the detective facul-why, with air seasonal colour added: "I don't think you had better tles of Sherlock Holmes to solve chart, Londen is now able to com-say that." some of their problems.
--
Why, for instance, did women go all emerald green early in 19317
The British Colour Council don't know.
But they do know that fashions in colours run fn cycles, and that
pete with Paris лs a contre."
fashion
These colour dictators have auc- ceeded in putting Romance with a capital "R" into their business.
"A little bit of romance in in- dustry doca pay." I was told.
"We try to give the new colours
red, a complementary colour, fol-ns attractive names as we can.
lowed green.
"For it must be much easier to
"The suggestion Is," Mr.
THE "MOUNTIES"
Montreal, Aug. 30.
The Royal Canadian Mounted
DOG TO BITE HIM Police, Canada's colourful police
BUT THIS DOG WAS
TOO OBLIGING
may drop the word "mounted" from their title and become known as the "Royal Canadian Police."
Addressing the International Association for Identification at a convention here, Sir James Mac- Brien, commissioner
the of
A man wanted a dog to bite him RC.M.P., said the force has been at Ealing recently.
A dog was found.
The dog bit the man.
so greatly modernised that the word "mounted" means little to-day,
to realise that some day our name
The man was taken to hospital.
"When I joined it as a recruit, it was known as the North-West M Harry Tate, the comedian, Mounted Police," Sir James sald working on a new produc-"Later the name of the Force was tion at an Ealing film studio, had changed to the Royal North-West Burke objected, "that some per-ly) in the seat of his trousers.
to be chased and bitten (alight Mounted Polloo. And now it is and son is fraudulently passing her- self off as his. daughter, One wonders whether the purpose of the prosecution is to prosecuto my client for attempted suicide or whether the prosecution is part of a campaign against these shows".
he charge had been launched
"During the depression," as of-persunde a romantic young soul to ficial told me, "wo had economy buy a dress of Paris Blue or from ulterior motives, he said. colours-greys and belges,
Jungle Red, or Dawn Pink, than
"Choosing
man's life.
a colour chart re merely to say: We have a nice Tho Clerk: No; to save this quires a great deal of research line in blue, or in red:" both at home and abroad. We have to be in touch with all the fashion centros.
And who could help falling in Mr. Burko: I don't think for a love with a girl whose evening moment they had anything of the dress was called Honey Flower? kind in mind."
A whippet which looked as if may be changed again to drop the It could blte intelligently (and word 'Mounted.' - lightly) was produced.
Harry dished across the scene according to instructions.
The whippet followed. Harry fell, also according to
instructions.
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"Out of our force of 2,000 men we have only 300 mounted now. We have many more dogs than we have horses, and most of our men agro- now travel in motor-cars, planes or boats."
In future, he added, recruits to The whlupet Jumped and bit the force will not be trained in not in the seat of Harry's horsemanship except those that are trousers, but in the calf of his definitely destined for the mount- -leg:
fod detail. Instead, they will spond Harry was taken to hospital, more time in learning the scientific where he had the wound cau- aspects of polles work.--United terised and six stitches inserted. Press,
of
Vehicular Ferry
year 1035.
Other Business
kindred
On the motion of the Attorney General, avcondod by the Colonial Secrotary, "A Bill to consolidate and amend the law relating to the de portation of undesirable aliens” passed The second resolution the Vehicular
deals with its first reading. Ferry. Honourable Bills which passed through their Members will remember that when the final stages were "A Bill
to con Schedule to the Hongkong Dollar Loan solidate, amend and simplify the law Ordinance was amended by Resolu- relating to larceny and tion of Council on May 10 1935, the offences."; "A Bill to amend the law total allocation of Item No. 8, relating to the falsification of do- $1,000,000 to Vehicular
Ferry, wan
cuments and to amend the
Forgery Derossori
of schedule loan Works annexed
false Exilmates for 1935 only $20,000 is tion":"A Bill to amend and con
solidate
law relating to dangerous allotted to the Vehicular Ferry an was estimated that $1,876,000 would drug offences
"A Bill to amend the Sum be by the end of
whero- required
inary It is Bill to now desired to increase the for 1935 from $25,000 to
$1,930,000. Id to the the law relating
In the Ordinance, 1922."; "A Вій to amend
WIK
the
ما
persona-.
"A
1932", only $1,850.418ment, signatures and
reguldinance,
certain to provide for the as payment of fees therefor," ng to
and
it is considered necessary after the Bill to amend the recent inspection by Mr. A. T. Coode Estate Duty and to provide for the to construct two new caissons, one at payment of any such duty, which may the end of the east arm of Jubilen be due, before a successor is registered Street pier and the other at the end without probate or administration." of the west arm of the Jordan Hoad Counell adjourned until Thursday plor, and certain other works costing next, when the annual Budget will be in all $65,000. It is possible that the presented.
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