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Lord and Lady Tweedsmuir spent much time on deck as the Canadian Pacific 8.5. Duchess of Richmond steamed up the St. Law- rence. In the above picture Canada's now Governor-General, who is a distinguished historian as well as a sucressful writer of roman- tic adventure stories, pointed out historic landmarks of Canada's Ancient Capital to Lady Twoedsmuir and his son, the Hon. Alustalr
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LONDON NAVAL
CONFERENCE
RIVALRY, OF POWERS
IN EUROPE
Five nations-the United; States, Britain, Japan, Franco and Italyard in Conference in London at a naval conference, behind which lurks an omin- | ous game of Power Diplomacy on the high scas. The stakes of this gamo, in which navios are the pawns, are war and peace.
Besides boing instru- ments of self-dofonco, war- ships, their gun and fleet air- armı, aro weapons for the con- 'quest of new territories and markets. This is the third in » series of six articles, describ- ing the rivalry among sea-| powers.
In this ono, further
THE PLIGHT OF A MILLION HENRYS
By Honry Lytton Why do people always ser something humorous in the name of Henry? We Henrys all find that fram, schoolboys on, the announcement of our Christian name almost invari ably evokes a friendly amile. Is it the association with Henry the Eighth, or is there some Subtle phonetic influence, the round of “Henry" perhaps tickling the ear.
Albert Chevalier used to tell us that “Mrs. 'Enery 'Awkina is a first-class nume." The
"Buery" at least was-for raising a laugh. I see that the katest idea in cigarette cards in a series of excapades of an ur- ́chin called Henry. The artist knows his job. Had he called the lad John, James, William. Peter, George, or even Ethel- bert, he would not have hud such a good start with his public, But why? There must be a million. Heurya in Britain who would like to know.
HENRY LYTTON.
light is shed upon the Europoon naval situation with special raferenca to Italy, France, Italian demarul for parity with Russia, the Baltic and Sean-France. It was failure to settle this dinavian countries.
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London, Dec. 9. LARMED by the rebirth of German naval power, France is inclined to come to terms with her traditional
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Experimental Atlantic flights planned for next year by Imperial Airways bring the projected service to North America a big "hop" nearer.
Sir Eric Geddes, chairman, stated that the company had under construction a large flying-boat with range. sufficient to fly the Atlantic, and it was expected the machine would be ready in time for a number of Atlantic crossings next year.
FOR HIM, A KISS
The Premier of France, M. Laval
the Minister
of
This is in addition to the Mayo composite aircraft congratulating which comprises a porter-machine to take the heavily load- Colonies, Louis Pollin, on the neen- ed transocean flying-boat into the air, releasing it whension of the latter's Parliamentary sufficient height and speed have been attained.
Sir Eric also disclosed that the plans of the Post Office for the carriage of all first-class mail by air without sur- charge embraced a universal air post throughout Europe.
Imperial Airways and Deutche Luft Hansu, the German air line, ITALY IS are to operate a joint night mail service between London and Ber- lin. All letters and postcards will be sent automatically by air be- tween the two capitals, thus pro- viding delivery the following morning."
By Air Ar Ordinary Rate
The Post Office is already using the internal airlines for malls where practicable without the usual extra charge for air mail.
The plan for the expansion and speeding-up of the Empire air ser vices is based on the proposals of |the Post Office for the earringe of all first-clnas mails between Britain and the Empire al ordinary postal rates,
It is proposed, it is understood, that the British and German Post Office each pay a fixed contract price for the mail service, the two companies to pool and share the combined subsidy.
To Other Countries, Too?
If the experiment is successful proposals for similar reciprocal mail contracts will bỷ made to other European countries whose air services connect with Croydon. |
Shareholders and public alike are left in the dark as to the de- tailed proposals for the Empire expansion plans.
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conflict which kept both France and Haly out of the 1930 London treaty. Ench claimed that its long coastlines and colonial interests necessitated additional building, and no attempt has been made to conceal the race in naval construction between them.
The full acheme will be Since France and Italy underwent a nounced by the Air Minister in far-reaching
reconciliation on Jan-Parliament after the Election. 7, when Laval concluded a
Dealing with the new fleet of accord with Bussolini in aircraft, Sir Erie said that they would be much faster and recom. modation in the flying-boats
router the Empire
would
urical
was
rival in the Mediterranean, Rome, their naval animosity Italy. With a Franco-Italian pushed into the background and its
sutilement appears possible. naval pact now within the lasting
A further move in that direction realm of possibility, how-may emerge from this week's naval But if there is to be a ever, Britain is anxious to conference.
Mediterranea sea-power pact, Britain prevent a combination of the wishes it to be tripartite, including fleets of those two countries lateral Franco-italian understand-
the British fleet, rather than which might seriously chal-Ing. lenge her own predominance navni status of Northern and Eastern
meantime, however, in the Mediterranean.
Europe has also been shaken by Ger- It is reliably stated that at the con-un reconoch, with its cert
Only ference which opened to-day in Lon
cardini rela. don, Britain will try to assure her own tions with Nazi Germany and cold-
and con participation in any naval agreements towards the Soviet Union, seems France and Italy may negotiate be-lo be gratified by the German
Each Russia,
tween themselves.
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Sleeping accommodation would! be included.
Provided there is a reasonable acceleration," he added, "there is; no justification for any company to increase speed at what must in- variably be a higher cost.
"There is far greater pres- aure on us to reduce fares and rates than to increase speed." New York-Bermuda
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OUT TO BE
Jubilee,
SEARCH FOR
SELF-CONTAINED GOLDEN CITY
Roma, Dec. 1. Italy is going into the field of scientific discoveries which it is hoped will ronder it morc independen, of other nations.
The National Council of Research has announced its plan for the creation of at least three Research In- stitutes.
These are to be devoted to research along the follow- ing lines:
1.-for research in ap-
plied physics: 2.-research in applied
biology; and 3-research in applied
chemistry.
In announcing this plan it was pointed out that while Italy has numerous institutes for applied re- search there are none of a technico-scientific nature.
Encouraged by their ro cent successes in the dis- covery of milk residue fibres for cotton and chemicals, Italian scientists are eager to explore new and greater fialds-United Press.
'Eye' To Gage Rays Cast By Unseen Stars
DEVICE WILL BE AUXI. LIARY TO WORLD'S LARGEST TELESCOPE
TREASURE HOUSE OF BURIED WEALTH
Rome, Dec. 1. With Aksum, Ethiopia's Holy City, safely, in possession of the Italians, the question now being asked is: Will they also succeed in finding the Golden City of Ophir which yielded the riches of the old Egyptian Kings?
There is gold in Ethiopia, it is belleved, and enough to refill Italy's depleted supply once Mussolini's legions have.occupied the gold bearing district and labourers are set to work dig- ging it out.
The magic of Africa Hes in its reputed treasure house of buried wealth, some of which the ancient Egyptian kings exploited, providing themselves with golden garments and even chariots made of gold. Their splendour and magnificence, attributable to the wealth which they drew out of the African soll. with the sweat of their thousands of slaves, gave them the right to be called "King of Kinga" and "Lord of the Earth."
BIBLE TO HELP?
Explorations made in compara- tively recent times tend to bear out what might otherwise be consider ed mere legend. The Holy Writ points out that the enormous wealth of the ancient Egyptian monarchis was derived from the city of Ophir, a city which has disappeared with the passing centuries, leaving no trace other than what the Bible says of its location. This is sup- Pasadena, Cal., Dec. 1.
posed to have been somewhere ab Astronomers_to-day revealed the headwatora of the Nile in the plans for an electric "eye" ao mountains Ethiopia. Some powerful it will sight a' candle's archaeologists have expressed the flame thousands of ruiles away. Immeasurable wealth existed in opinion that this legendary city of to be an auxiliary to the India or Arabia. However, there world's largest telescope.
is another school which believes the The "eye" is an extra-Bible to be too precise on this score
of
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To gain experience of weather renovating Italy A Force
warships and constructing u. sub. and flying conditions on the west- Italy's war on Ethiopia, coupled marine feet of
of appreciable dimen ern end in connection with the ordinarily delicate photo-electric to be in error. with Mussolini's creation of a formid- sions, already believed to exceed sixty projected Atlantic service, Im-cell, for use in measuring the able Italian air force, hna brought craft. Above all home poignantly to the British Ad- vika fent a joint. Guns, the Hoshe-perial Airways are operating two amount of light given off by
Gohan attack from small machines in Newfoundland stars millions of miles out of Gold and platinum deposits are miralty the realization that, with the west and Japanese incursion from
for the Newfoundland Govern- sight of the human eye.
known to exist in the western partIN Italy as a potential if not an actual the enat and it is to be prepared for foo, Britain's age-long naval strategy auch an emergency that the Sovietę
It will be used in conjunction of Ethiopia near the Sudan fron- in the Mediterranean has been upset. aru modernizing their antique nuval
It is hoped that the New York with the giant 200-inch tele-tier, and it is there that are to be Bermuda service to be operated scope, rated at a power sufficientverka Warka," which in
found the headwators of the Ever since the world war, the masters relies and launching numerous up-to- of Britain's fleet have looked upon date submarines.
jointly with Pan-American Air- ways will be started next year. Ato show up skyscrapers on the Ambaric tongue signifies "River of large flying-boat is being bullt for moon and soon to be constructed Gold." Interesting papyrae have
jon a Southern California moun- been found in this region, indicat this service..
taintop.
ing that the Pharaohs of old' TO GATHER LIGHT RAYS secured their gold supply from that
Italy as an ally.
Russia Preparos
Almost overnight it was revealed } "that that calculation might be re- Russia will not for the present try
versed. Should her attempt to con quor Ethiopia succeed, Italy would be to meet Germany's impending supre straddling Britain's route to India and macy in the Baltic by building agaimt to the rest of the British enspire in the German navy. But her navai fortifications at Kronstadt and Lenin-
the East and could que petown to grad are equipped with artillery a block the path from Capetown to Cairo. Even if her African venture far greater range than German naval falla, Italy proper with Sicily protrude guns and the Red submarine base at uncomfortably into the routes along Soviet
Kronstadt together with the vast
believed
air armada, are which the British Isles maintain their | 20 communications with the Dominions potent enough to check German In- and colónies and foreign markets cust
of Suez...
Britain
Threat To Empire
.come
untenable.
If it be attempted has also aroused the
Tac German
natlons from their avian
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section. In fact, the straight sides u sensitive metal inside the cell. of mountains thereabouts have been found to bear Egyptian design and hieroglyphics dating back to the dawn of history.
MRS. VANDERBILT The "eye" consists of a target of HATED THE HOUSE Light rays travelling perhaps 25 or 50 million million miles from distant stars are gathered in by the massive round reflector of the telescope and focussed on the
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Strange tombs also found, having solid domes. When-. | över nativės aro questioned regard-
Until the Italians camo, numbern
of Ethiopian slaves, ill-fed men,
Including To-Day
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cell. New York, Dec. 1. The famous Fifth-avenue Faint though the light rays are ing these tombs, they reply fearful- activity
alace of the Vanderbilts, "first they excite electrons in the sensi-ly, "they are the tombs of tho
generating A hostilo Italy along that route armament. Denmark and Sweden,
sod family of America," was blamed tive metal, In turn
days of the Egyptians. The would be a Hvlag threat to British unable
still measurable. By measuring Ethiopians maintain the supersti ampiro security, Wero Italy #inked
bear the cost of big units, to-day for the parting of electrical currants, very feeble but slaves brought to our country in the socolerating the construction of Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr. and his the strength of the electrical curtion that these tombs are accursed to France la a naval pact, with submarines and aircraft, The Danes third wife, the former Helen rent a distant star sets up, the and are the abodes of malignant
the British position in have sho Mediterrancan might rapidly be marine and air base at the mouth of
been planning to
to erect a sub- Varner.
astronomers will be able to com- spirits. Mrs. Vanderbilt denied reports puto the star's relativa bright- the Baltk, from which German ships Junt as Britain has upheld a two-coud at least be harassed. Meanwhile, that she and her husband were ness. EYES ALREADY IN USE power naval standard against can- another Baltie country, Poland, hither. being divorced, but declared sho Such electric "eyes" now in use women and children, worked along does not like living in her father-with the present world's largest the sandy bed of the Werka Warka 100-inch telescope at Mt. Wilson River for the Ras who rules over in-law's paluéo.
to that are powerful enough to spot a tho territory. "I do not want to
Notwithstanding the primitive house," she said. "It is like an candle 3,000 miles distant with the
and I had aid of the telescope, or seven (mfulng methods employed by these empty hotel. Neil planned to join his family in the miles distant without such ampli-slaves, they succeeded in extracting
whore his father is fication. Bouth,
8,000 ounces each your Italiang cruising, but business plans kept With the new telescope, twice now ask themselves how much as big and four times as powerful, greater will be their production of him in Now York,
could not for which a 16-foot pyrex reflector gold from this region when they "When I found wo wo south I went home. When I is now cooling at a Corning, N. Y got started working It Intensivaly hear that he is going south I will glass works, greater, distances are with modern mining methods. Join him."
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has a European countries, Franca tordured two oval factor, left him temporarily because she
dinontal
maintained her fleet has
at a level equal to the combined
of
An A
Italy and Good exclusively in the Italo.
for a
two destroyers in Britain. Although overseas it
it may appear adversaries.
that European governments are on- os. At the ning of 1935, the aggregate of
Ethiopian war and its immediate ra naval tonnage was given 655,042 tons, compared with the combined these governments are not
percussions, it is an open. seerot that 654,712 tonnage of Italy and Germomont losing sight of the traggio for son power. And the clash of France And Italy
maritine Interests and have França and Italy separated for years by Intense naval the surface at the 'coming naval con- competition, the government in Paris forenco and the barometer may, soón having consistently rejected the point to formy seas,,
many.
been!
European lang,quioscent, will rise to
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