THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1936.
ITALY IS WEATHERING SANCTIONS
Geneva Boycott Fails To Pinch Its Population
Lord de Clifford Divorce
977 CASES LISTED THERE was an in-
crease of seventy- four in the undefended petitions that came be- fore the Divorce Court when Law Sittings be gan on January 13. They stand at 977.
Probate actions and defended matrimonial causes show a larger percentage of increases: · from 293 last year to 368 in the coming term.
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POCKET WARSHIP
REORGANISATION OF NATION'S RESOURCES
Rome, Jan: 22.
Application of economic sanctions against Italy has failed to pinch the great masses of the population, a United Press survey compiled from reports on all parts of the nation revealed to-day.
The most obvious reasons for this situation, surprising to many observers, are:
1-The majority of latilians are peasants who live on the pra duce of their own lands.
2--Italy is a Totalitarian state.
3-The nation is not highly industrialized as is the case in Great Britain, Germany or the United States,
4-Economic reorganization rapidly achieved has strengthened the nation's ability to resist an economic singe, especially if the boycott does not continue over a prolonged period.
Italian Dict
Five weeks after the application or after work groups, are raising of sanctions imposed by more than chickens and rabbits by the thou 60 countries the only section of the sands. nation really feeling the pressure is the business community. The Among the cases in the undefen-
masses have fared surprisingly well. While Italian life is somewhat ded list was a suit for restitution of conjugal rights brought by Photograph shows gun-tower on the changed, sanctions thus far have Mra. M. Barbirolli against Mr. G. third and last "pocitet" battleship.not caused any widespread ener
. (otherwise J.) Barbirolli.
Admiral Graf Spee, which has been fleen or misery unless donations of balit by Germany according to the gold and silver objects and eating Mrs. M. La Wallop (commonly Versailles Instructions. The ship a meat once or twice a week less known as Viscountess Lymington) most modern in war technics and, often may constitute real misery.
undefended sult for although only 10,000 tons, it seems
Reports from United Prean cor- divorce from Mr. G. V. Wallop no less effective than the big warships respondents in all parts
of the country (Viscount Lymington), and Lady
Industrial
had
Ricketts is suing for a divores Briton's
from Sir C. A. F. Ricketts, BL.
Undefended Suits Search
Another wife's suit for the
restitution of conjugal rights in For Buried
the same list was that filed by the
Hon. A. Akers-Douglas,
A husband's divorce suit,
also
show
that
a
Glants
STONE LAMP
stane lanterns erected in
The Italian diet is more vari. ed than formerly because the use of fish, fowl, salads and fruit has increased in propor- Tokyo. They are the largest of their tion to curtailment of meat. The average Italian to-day pays for his household little more articles than before the application CHINESE
of sanctions, especially for olls. soaps and fuel.
Vigorous control over prices, is
kind, and took three years to construct,
AMAZONS
centres such as Milan and Turin being maintained by the govern-
bread, TO RESIST
INVADERS
and port eltles have lost. business nent, especially of flour, because of sanctions and unemploy-meats and sugar. Any attempts to ment has increased but not as profiteer are quickly detected and rapidly as some observers expected, prohibited.
Torday the Italian walks more or Panic Overcome
Shanghai, Jan. 26. usca buses and trams instead of Business as a
Any attempt to separate the whole la over private automobiles and taxis be- Hon. I. Akers-Douglas against the Treasure
coming it. Initial panic. The cause of the high cont of gasoline Provinces of North Chins, or any Italian's ability to adopt himself and to aid the national drive to other area, from rest of the na- Warsaw, Jan. 20, readily to changed conditions has conserve motor fuels initiated in |tion will be stoutly resisted by asset. Fourteen view of the threatened embargo on the women of China, who are pre- grent A Mr. John F. Wiecks, an English been undefended, was listed as Burdett lawyer, is reported by a Polish
years of rigid discipline under the oil. y. Burdett and Russell (commonly newspaper to be negotiating here solini's task considerably casier.
nations only party has made Mius-
Mr. Average Italian must go to paring an intensive campaign of the theatre earlier and leave his propaganda to arouse the masses for the recovery of the Russian
The real danger of economic favourite cafe, wine shop er cabaret against further loss of China's Brokhimoff treasure buried at
sunctions, most competent foreign carlier because of decrees adopted territorial intergrity. trade officials believe, is that their to conserve electrical energy and A call to China's two hundred application may gradually weakenheat. His rides in buses are a bit million women and to
all the business and that eventually this more crowded and they cost from women of the world to protest result will react on a large group ten to forty per cent, more in some against any such separatist move. of citizens. Lost fields for exports instances. The Italian family in ments has been issued by the also may be difficult to regain once burning less coal, gas or electricity. (Shanghai Chinese Women's Salva- sanctions are withdrawn.
A mild autumn and winter have tion Association, a body of local aided in these curtailments. women organized for that particu-
So far there no shortage in lar purpose.
known as Lord de Clifford).
Viscountess Tiverton filed suit for divorce from Viscount Kiev. Tiverton, which was not contest- ed.
The Countess of Carnarvon als appeared in the undefended list as petitioning for a divorce from the Earl of Carnarvon.
BON
Self-Sufficiency Sanctions have, however, already
Brukhimoff. a Kiev landowner, baried during the Bolshevist Re- Volution two large steel coffers containing jewellery and gold cains valued at more than £190,000 in the presence of a retainer, Nicolas Vludimosf.
Brokhimot himself was killed Lady Orr-Lewis entered a peti-
given Italy a 'greater degree of clothing. In case of dire necessity The Association has issued a tion for
a judicial separation the Bolsheviks, but one
up-most Italians could manage on their letter to the women of China, from Sir J. D. Orr-Lewis, which escaped into Poland and another self-sufficiency. The nation
wardrobes. until son and daughter are now staying parently is stronger as a unit than present was defended.
next urging them to organize them-" before the application of economic autumn, although women might selves into groups in order that a in England.
united
be In the same list was the petition
formed front may Mr. Wiocks is trying to
measures by the League of Nations, have to forego seasonal outfits. obtain for divorce brought by Mrs. D. L. F.
the Soviet nu-
Sanctions have brought a change permission from
A sample of food prices is con-against separatist movements in Mais against Mr. S. P. B. Mais, thorities to exeavate the treasure
to Italy, but there is not nearly tained in the following latest price North China in particular. the writer.
so much sacrifice on the part of the list issued by regional Fascist Members of the Association will and restore it to the family. If
individual citizen as editorials or speeches by Mussolini a kilogram; beat fresh eggs, 55 tricts of China with a
newspaper committees: potatoes, 65 centimes be sent to various cities and dis-,
view. to nd high Fascist officials would centimes each; lard, 7 Bre per kilo-promoting women's organizations. have people abroad believe. These gram; beat butter, 15.60 lire per In addition, twenty groups of mediums of propaganda have been kilogram; sugar, 6.10 lire a kilo- lecturers will travel around the employed to strengthen the nation's gram; coffee, 31 to 35 lire a kilo-country to address the people of resistence and further weld the gram pasteurised milk, 1.40 per the villages with a view to arous- nopulation to Гласіни.
itro: best beef without bane, 10 Ing their patriotism. Most Italiana belleve the applica- lire a kilogram; select veal, 12.50 Another letter, translated into tion of sanctions was a deliberate lire a kilogram: choice pork, 9 lire the principal foreign languages, attempt to crush Fascism and enda kilogram; and bread 1.50 to 1.90s to be sent abroad. It requests Mussolini's reign of absolute lire a kilogram.
the women of the world.10 support Luxurios Cost More the women of China in their drive Any luxury articles or rich foods against the territorial disintegra-
The special jury list contained althe petition is granted he will pro- petition for divorce' filed by Mrs, ceed to Kiev with Vladimoff. B. C. Pacheco de Cespedes against It is understood that the Soviet
Mr. D. Pacheco de Céspedes, about Government has no objection, but which there was other litigation in has demanded a proportion of the the High Court recently.
treasure-if-it-is-found,
HERE AND THERE-
As
World Events
By United
Reported
power.
Press
Current mediocre events brought to meleep in a vacant lot asked him where view by the "news periscope", include; he lived. "On 7th—No, on 18th
One dated Cleveland, Ohio. Ignati damned if I'll tell you, I won't be Kraftzonek took out his firal citizen- a stool pigeon," said Erickson. In
People Defiant
People are defiant against sane-cost considerably more in Italy tion of China.-United Press.
tions and believe their application than most European countries. to be absolutely unjust. Argue at Tobacco, gasoline, Loflet articles
length with an Italian along the and whisky or kin are expensive, Couple Wed
lines advanced by British atatesmen especially in comparison to Grent for the adoption of sanctions and Britain or the United States. he always replies, "Why have those Gasoline costs 3.66 lire par litre measures been taken against Italy and a good brand of Italian
not taken against Japan and in 20.
ship papers. To make matters easier consideration he drew a $5 suspended and only Italy? Why were they cigarettes 5 lire for.n 'package of
for officials and at the same time cause fine.
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quake Cocktail" Suddenly the building shook and a wall foll in to reveal a heavy bus protruding into, the bar- room. The shock was too much for Elmer's
customers who fled.
Frank Erickson, 01, of Fortland (Ore.,), hates n' stool pigvon so completely that he recently refused
and
am going to
in the cheapest way possible and
to tell on himself. Patrolmen who may all you suckers have a Happy
found him, apparently intoxicated New Year,"
Grain in Plenty
Despite Border Separation
programme.
his Amerlean' friends less confusion,
St. Armand, Que, Jan. 16. Citizen Kraftzonek decided to "sim-
Marseilles reports an incident that
the case of Bolivia or Paraguay? Entertainment is not as cheap plify" his name. So
Canadian Immigration ofleials now it reads
Our case against Ethiopia certainly as one might expect. Prices for stopped John Graveline, Glens from right to left. Ignatius Croft represents the height of something or another. Recently the Academy
is more justified than Japan's association football chonock.
games range Falls, N. Y from entering of France awarded a 20,000 frang against China and civilisation. In from 6 to 25 lire for ordinary Canada. United States Immigra prize to M. and Mme. Marechal, China and Ethiopia are not to be league contests and more when lead-tion officials stopped his bride Sorrowfully, Chicago police were parents of 11 children, for their compared by intelligent people." still looking for Mike Potson on the
ing teams play. Cinemas and augmentation of the population. The
elect from entering the United theory that there must have been next day a tax collector seized the
Staple Dior
sporting events continued to be States. mistake. Recently Patron gavę a
Staples of the Italian diet for well patronised. prize moncy for tax arrears.
But the combined forces of both police sergeant two $20 billa na bail
the mass08 are bread, pastes, Rents are higher for middle
couldn't stop them from being for two pale. The pals were released, One Now Yorker, Harry Evans, cheese, fruits, vegetables and wine. cinas families than in Germany. The bills were counterfeit,
married. identity otherwise undisclosed, nn. All of these foods are produced Austria or Great Britain and about
Graveline stood on one side of wered all his Christmas greetings in domestically in sufficient amounts equal to those in France. Cheap Realism with a bang hit Kunsan a novel way. Under "Pubile Notices"
which is Highgate to meet consumption City, Bartender Elmer Queener was in a newspaper ho advertised:
demands. rents have been provided for work- the border, Only a great crop failure would ing families.
Springs, Vt., and his bride, whose mixing what ho called his "Earth- "WANTED, dead or alive, the threaten the nation with
name the justice of the peace who ting card
food
Totalitarian State guy who started this greeting shortage. Then, Italy even under Since Italy is a Totalitarian state performed the ceremony refused racket and if you addicts who sent sanctions may still purchase food-any measures regulating produc- to reveni, stood in Canada. The
pictures of reindeers
stuffs from sanctionist nations and tion, supply, prices, wages and.
ceremony performed, they em Scottle doga think I wasto good dough by breaking out the markets of Brazil, Germany, working conditions may be taken braced, being careful not to stop into a sentimental rash, you're Austria, Hungary, Japan and the quickly and effectively put into across the line, and then parted.. crazy. So, damn it, here's thanks United States remain open.
operation: Financial
measures United Press. for your beautiful, lovely thoughts
may be taken from day to day as Prince of Wales in his "Buy Six years ago Mussolint ordered necessities arise, The mobility of British," and "British and Best," the production of grain grently | Fascist Italy under its system of augmented. He believed his peoplo | corporations and guilds makes it
Windows of stores are trimmed had too many vineyards and not possible to organise a defence in Italian tricolours. Hugo postera enough wheat fields. For two against such measures as sanctions are exhibited of tanks crushing the years the domestic production of in a minimum porlod.
on the grain has eliminated the recessity Since the application of sanctions word "sanctions," and
treads of the tanks are the words of importation except in limited on November 18 the Fascist Grand "Buy only Italian products"
mounta
Council, highest body in the coun- Italy's selentlats and industrial- Only important food shortages try, the government cabinet and lets are making every possible faced by Italiana are moat and administrative heads of the Fascist effort to find substitutes for possibly oils. Italians consume a Party and the various corporations materials previously imported from great quantity of the latter. To and guilds have held numerous sanctionist countries. meet the dolléiency in mont numer- meetings. At each one of these
The mining Industry is enjoying. Special Government couriers have been ordered to cross the the government and the Fascist the nation in Its defence and re- Anandial assistance. Farmers are ous measures have been adopted by sessions measures to strengthen boom stimulated by government mountain passes in Matagalpa Province to the remote village of Party. All butcher shops are alstence were adopted.
urged to cultivate every possible Sabana Grande to investigate the reported birth there of quintuplets, closed each Tuesday and no beef,
War Mothers
foot of soll and to greatly increnso pork or mutton may be sold on Committees of war mothers and the use of fertilisers, cultivation, A travelling mulepack poddler brought the story to Managua on Wednesday, Production of fish widows have conducted, house
to irrigation and rotation of crops. Christmas night and over since, the capital of Nicaragua has boon and poultry has been greatly In-house campaigns requesting house- Drives to donate gold and øllver flooded with inquires from all parts of the world, clamouring for additional meat and foul.
creased. Wild game is providing wives to buy only Italian made objects, all typer of used or scrap. news about the rivals of the Dionne babies..
goods and to pledge a boycott metals, pld newspapers and rags Various committees are advocat against products of sanctionist na-aro in progress in every city and Sabana Grando is 30 miles from Matagalpa on an almost in-ng through newspapers, over the tione. A new wave of intense village.
racio and in special talking motion nationalism is swooping the coun- accessible plateau, and has no telegraphyle or telephonic communica-picture shorts the substitution of try; Everywhore signs are soon tion is joined in a gigantic effort short, every unit of the_na- tions. The reported parents are Florencio and Timothea Iainer, poor cheese, milk and dried vegetabica, asking people to "Buy: Italian and to resist sanctions and develop a forming people
especially peas, for meat, only Italian." This campaign is more. Independent Italy-United
Hundreds of Dopolavoro clubs, similar to the one instituted by the Pread
New Quintuplets
FIVE CHILDREN BORN ON INACCESIBLE PLATEAU
Mangagua (Nicaragua), Jan. 20.
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BANKRUPTCY COURT
CHINESE FIRM ADJUDGED
BANKRUPT
The Sanx Yuen Loong firm was adjudged bankrupt by Mr. Justice R.E. Lindsell, Acting Chief Justics, at the Bankruptcy Court on Saturday,
Mr. W. Lockhart-Smith Official, Itreciver, súld the application was made by his predecessor. The assete [and liabilition of the firm could, not
be estimated at the moment.
Protect Your Skin!
A petition for dischargo DA D bankrupt was presented by Fung Mry Lockhart-Smith sald Shiu-kal the petitioner was a clerk of Messrs. David Sassoon and 'Co, and was nd- Whore in the lady to be found who judged bankrupt in 1925. He was does not covet n soft, clear, beautiful ordered to pay $20 a month which he akin? She-ko,, the cooling antisoptle
until two years ago when he stop jointment with the delightful fra ped entirely. He had, however, nearly grance, protects the skin from cold paid up 50 per cent. of life debts, sores, wind-sores, chaps, aunburn. being only $20 short of this amount. Alse for affections of the skin, Khair Singh, one of the creditors, oczoma, pimples, itch, ringworm, s01es sald he did not opposo the petition, of all kinds, and for minor In- as the money which he advanced to juries, cuts, burns, scakis, scratches, the applicant had nearly been paid.
up in full.
In reply to Hia Lardship, the peti- tioner ankl the reason why he did
not pay a single cent in the last two years was that he had been
had to pay medical expenses.
and
SHE-KO
FOR THE SKIN
His Lordship granted the petition, is equally valuable. Of chemists, or and directed that it should" become from the Dr. Williams Medicine Co., effective only after a further $20 had 461, Klang Road, Shanghai; 70 been paid.
cents per package; post free.
Sweeping across the plains in unchecked fury, he blazed his way to triumph and found lovetting!
Buck JONES
The MAN TRAILER
with
Cecilia Parker Written and directed by Lambert Hillyer
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