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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1936.
ITALY PREPARED FOR WAR ON BIG SCALE
War-Time Basis But Mussolini Still Not Content
Dilemma
Of The Pacifist
SUICIDE OR GO
TO WAR?
(From Correspondent) Suicide in the event of another war is recommended by Dr. C. D. Broad, Professor of Morall Philosophy at Cambridge Uni- versity, for pacifists unwilling to live by the efforts of non- pacifists.
He thinks, too, that any conscrip- tion law should impose the death penalty for refusal to undertake war service. Really conscientious objec- tora, le nikla, should welcome it.
These views are expressed by Prof. Broad in an article in the "libbert Journal," on "Ought we to fight for our country in the next war?" He
MUSSOLINI
"The wheel of destiny furna
fast..
France Builds
Largest
axxumes that the war is import Gas Shelter
In the sense that "there in real un certainty as to whether England will win ne lose it," and that its loss would be as disastrous for us as the Great War for the defeated nations.
In World
Paris, May 1. What is believed to be the
MORE POWERFUL Lindbergh
THAN EVER
MILLION MEN UNDER ARMS
AT HOME AND IN AFRICA Italy's preparedness for war is superior to-day to any time in the nation's history, a United Press survey compiled from official statistics and information gathered by foreign military observers revealed.
Despite the fact that the country virtually is on a war-time basis, Mussolini desires Italy to become more powerful.
He has demanded of his Corporative State form of govern- ment that there be no flaw in the nation's defence. Ho has ordered that any military of economic weakness be detected and eliminated.
Comparison
of Italy's armed
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Deep In Science
London, May. 1. HUTTING out completely from doomed Hauptmann,
his mind all thoughts of the Colonel Lindbergh has devoted himself flying, and to further researches ever since arrival in England to
aimed at perfecting the "robot heart," which he and Dr. Alexis Carrel have "invented."
ла
Du L
It is revealed that under saumest name, Lindbergh has been visiting a London taboratory carrying out experiments in keeping animal organs alive after removal from the body.
PAINFUL SUBJECT
He has made the vlaita because he home, a 12th century house on Lord has no laboratory, at his country Sackville's estate in Kent.
Lindbergh refuses to discuss any-
"The inevitable prospect of the youtha found to be physically fit and nation being called to the test of possessing other necessary qua}. war is the dramatic eventuality leatfona.
The Italian nuvy, light and extreme which must guide our every action," Il Duce declared recently.t, totala 100,113 tous, with 118,- “If you are to go on Hving in Eng-|
tons under construction. The Speaking about the possibility navy has been developed chiefly with thing but the mechanical heart even and at all during the war, you will be dependent for your food and protee-
of war in the near future he said, the idea of fighting a defensive war with the few friends who have visit-- "When? How? Nobody tion on the fnet that there is a
can any, in the Mediterranean.
ted him. These have deliberately majority of persons of military age largest and the anfest-gas- but the wheel of destiny turns
Use of submarines and mines be avoided discussing the Hauptmann whose consciences are loss sensitive proof, bomb-proof, fire-proof very. Inst."
low the surface and airplanes has kidnapping, knowing that it is a paln than yours or work in a different shelter in the world has just been
been highly developed by Italian ful subject with blm tend Mrs. naval authorities, Italy's navy now Lindbergh, way," he says.
Plainly there is a prima facie obli- completed at Paris, and is ready strength to-day with that existing at
hos 65 to 10 submarines in opera- tion with another 12 under con- gation not to put yourself in this to shelter 8,000 people against the outbreak of the World War shows
the extent of military development] situation of one-sided dependence on any future air raid.
struction. this under Paseksi. Coupled with what you must regard as the wrong
military progress are gigantic changes actions of people less virtuous or less
in the national reonomie structure, enlightened than yourself.
These include placing economic, agricultural and professional life un- of the Italian navy. These boats
giving
the
which have one or two, torpedo tubes 22 corporation of credit reach government full
maximum speed of 50 to 60 and granting the state dirget
kilometers per hour. indirect control of all day industries.nl aircraft carrier, since land and The Fascist navy has only one At the outbreak of the World War. new! theller is arranged with particular Raly had a class of 260,000 to 200,-
and East Africa make
ONLY SOLUTION "On the whole, suicide is the course I should recommend to those who do not think there is an overwhelming obligation not to take one's own life "The next life, if there be one, Dust be bad indeed if it is worse
And the gas in your oven is no less
It is the first of a series of shelters which it is planned to make out of these sections of the subways which led themselves to conversion into shelters.
During the last war, Parisians me chanically took shelter from bombs in the subways, but then the danger from gu
slight. The
der
or
altepede craft hours as MA Red Plans In
Small torpedo known
and having only a crew of two or three are also na outstanding fenturo
000 soldiers under arms, By May Lyle bases in the Fatherland,
than this life will be in time of war. attention to ga alarm, the subwayi 1915, when Italy declared war against possible to sweep every section of the
iendly and fur more merciful than that which you will encounter on the battle-feld or in the streets of your own town It it should be bombed,"
Prof. Brond explained Inst night that he was not binding himself to saying he would himself commit suicide. He was simply pointing out that a pacifist such as he had des, cribed might, in the next war, End himself in such an awkward moral position that suicide was the only logical solution.
"It is for him," he added, "to de- cide whether be should accept the logic of the position. If he thought suicido also was wrong. Heaven knows what would happen.
personal view is on this question. do not know what I should do it another war broke out. But I think the conclusion I rench in my article is one that a man could quite rea- sonably arrive at."
In case of the
censer functioning as a roadway for underground trains, Great airtight iron doors close its tunnel, and ran-{ chines
compress the air in the en- closed space to a pressure of an at- morphere and a half, thus making it Possible for those seeking escape top en enter through the three small en- trances provided, without danger of gas entering with them, for the air under pressure blows it out,
ately 150,000.
list
gun
100
Spain
Bela Kun's Civil War Mission
Fronter, May 1.
for subjecting Spain to Bol- here from shevism reached Barcelona to-night. h
Bela Kun, who has until recently occupied a high post in the Com
International Moscow, has rerence with the Bolshevist Itaders arrived in arcelona to hold, con from all parts of Spain. Among tho are:
Millitary preparations for civil war throughout the country.
Organisation of shock troops, and the Intensifying of revolution. ary propaganda in the Army.
Austria-liungary, the army had been Mediterranean. Two battleship of DETAILS of the Soviet's plans increased to 600,000.
tons each are now nearing com- 35,000 ton To-day the Fascist Stalo had pletion. 650,000 men uler arata
Ono
of Italy's strongest naval by the Fatherland and an additional 325, assets is in mines. Italy holds 000 white Hallan soldiers and majority of the world's patents and militiumen in East Afrien, Native Italians are recognized experts in the troops in Enst Afrles, chiefly art of mine Askari and lubate, total approxied by the Alps to the north and by Italy has natural protection afford- In addition to these soldiers there the Adriatic and Mediterranean. Be The air in the tunnel is derived are many thousands of youths who hind the natural walls the nation topics for discussion at the conference from outside, fillers through ma- drill regularly in Italy as members is developing individual and collective protection from possible serial raids. cliner whose secret is carefully of various youth organizations,
Within 24 hours 1,250,000 fully ber of redoubts have been constructed. Along the French frontier a num- guarded, but which are said to provide perfect protection against all known trained soldiers, exclusive of those in
Machine cases, which can purify some 8,000 East Afrien, could be mobilized, ac-
nests. gun locations I would rather not say what my 10 10,000 cubic meters of air per hour! mnde by Under-secretary of War entanglements are other features of
cording to a recent
лп! arrangements Announcement
for barbwire The Arst shelter of the Metre metre
fortifications along this front.
To augment the netivities of Bola Aystem has been installed at the sta- Federico Daistrocchi.
Kun, who is accompanied by an all- Fascia Party official figures
Fortifications along the Jugoslavia cini named Sozovski, a group of five tion of the Place des Fetes, principal- ly because of its depth-25 meters the nation's available manpower be frontier are understood tio be highly qualified instructors in tho underground--and its size, both of Loen ages of 21 and 64 at 7,038,000. extensive and formidable.
art of revolution have been sent from which properties are the result of the Military experts estimate that of this
Redoubts and forts have been con- Moscow. station's location in the American
icon Lotal 5,000,000 could
structed in a used Quarries
staggered fashion, i (Carrieres
Bomb Italy was at war d'Amerique) effectively
in
and gas proof chambers which quarter, whose long unused galleries
Europe.
will hold sizeable numbers of men Italian army has undergone a
are said to have been built. shelter provide part of the
dous development in-motoriza:
of London, Apr. 24. ties for shelters in the cubway system. scooter tanks which are
especially adapted to defence possibilities It is not usual for twin brothers Studies of tho
mountain fighting who have reached years of maturity have led to the making of 10 si anti-geria! guns all are motorized.
Chemical units, artillery, atations for similar treatmont. Special mountain tractors haul heavy to die together, and it is still more } Thirty of them are 12 meters under artillery pieces into position. Add people to defend themselves street fights should be contructed in unusual for them to die together ground, about 50 are seven motor tional roads have been when separated by hundreds of below the service, and tho milca,
five meters underground. I when to provide ample means for
portation This occurred this week when all these points have been converted Mr. Archibald Marshall and Mr. still need of more, systems have been into shelters, it is felt that there is
Italy to-day is working on James McLean Marshall the former worked out for protecting shallower
Aviation production programme call. living in Surrey and the latter in tunnels and converting them alse into
ing for construction of 1,500 planes Perthshire, died within six hours of refuges against attack from the air.
annually. Most of these machines are trimotored bombers which have United Press.
a cruising speed of 350 kilometers hourly.
TWIN BROTHERS DIE TOGETHER
one another.
3
красс
for the
There are plenty of oth possibilition.
othor
be
TERRORIST CAMPAIGNS Bela Kun has brought with him Defence of 7,989 kilometers-
lengthy instructions to. the-Com- coastline in Italy proper
munist Party in Spain, demanding is left to that it form the airforce, secretly located rapid volution Committee'
second "Military Re Bring coast guns, submarines, MAS the ruthless methods to be followed and defining torpedo boats and mines. Motorized in directing the fighting planned for units aisa would be utilized if Italy the near future. was invaded from the ca. Extensive programmes to enemy air raida aro transe
and
constructed
in
These instructions emphasise that
against
inst accordance with the methods laid progress down
These include elaborate instructions aperta". in this form of
to apartment houso owners and
A secret group is being constituted an tenants. All industrial plants have to conduct terrorist campaigns
At present 1500 pilots and 4,500 specialized tochnicians Aro being
England Rules Out 12 P. M. trained at 25 aviation schools. A law
London, May 1.
It has now been established in England that there is no such time as 12 p.m.
A legal decision to this effect has been made in the English courts.
is being proparod which compulsory aerial training
provides
for all
a serice of alarm signals which will throughout the country in ways be rounded in case of attack. Ad specially devised by Bola Kun. joining shelters or deep collars aro being provided rapidly.
Every
ery school child undergoes
practice anti-aerial and gas drills. All newspapers and magazines print articles instructing the populace. These easONS in "self-defence extend to the radio and motion pleture United Press.
£7,000
REFUSED
FOR SPEED ACE
THE record speedway racing TH
transfer fee has just been
New Zealand Plans Exhibition offered and declined.
Wellington, N. Z.. May 1.
A motorist was charged at Ketter-measurable then 12 a.m., 12 hours ing with parking his car
An international exhibition is to be held at Wellington as the on the after tho maridian la wrong side of the road, beside a sign But if 12 p.m. is the opposite of 12 central attraction in the New Zealand centenary celebrations in
midnight, too, which said distinctly
that there a.m. and 12 a.m. is obviously mid-1940. Commemorativo celebrations are to be held in various parts must be no parking "between 10 a.m. night, then 12 p.m. Is midday But of the Dominion concurrently with this. and 12 pm.
defence main- since midday is the meridian, it can tained, apparently more with humour, not be at the same time 12 hours) than hope of success, that 12 p.m. after the meridian. ls no time at all, means nothing and
Tho
It is felt here that at last England of representatives of the four main We should look to the year 1040 as "De also of Dello Vuo
is not once mentioned in an Act of is coming nearer to understanding Parliament Therefore, the solicitor why 12 p.m. has been known as the argued, the local council had itself "witching hour." committed an offence in erecting the
Mr. Bradbury Pratt, managing
services of Max Grosskreutz, tho director of Harringay, has offored
Australian acc. Bello Vue, Manchester, £7,000 for the
offer has not been considered Now Belle Vue la said to be trying This decision was reached at a re- serious consideration of the future.
to get Vie Huxley from, Wimbledon. cent conference held in Wellington
record speedway transfer fee is cities and several provincial towns, of-age, a year in which we should
the year of our national coming Charles,
by Wembley for Frank presided over by the Minister of In-plan for the fature in all the pride football, riders receive 2% por cent, of ternational Affairs, W. E. Parry. The and independence of the
In speedway racing, as apart from Commonwealth Pelme
grown their transfer fee for each year of Minister, man. Joseph A. Lyons, met the delegates
norvice to their track, to a maximum and gave them an assurance of the opportunity we have not yet had
"Our centenary will afford us an of 15 per cont. Government's whole-hearted support. of creating a national spirit
Grosskrouts would have qualified for Planning for Future
and the maximum porcentage: guarding it not in any direction The Minister of Internal Affairs beneft of mankind. In social and of aggrandisement but for the
to say that Now been credited by the outside world out that 12 pm, although it sug-i
Zealand was a young country. geate night time, is no time at all, of Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, was fined of Its centenary," he told the dele- The motorist, Laurence A. Whales, "New Zealand is within four years
with giving it n lead." representing "xore, which measurable.. Or, it is argued, if it is his licence was not endorsed,
not 30%. for exceeding the speed limit, but gates, and the people with their enterprise and progress are ripe for
aign.
This defence was upheld.
The
facts were verified and it was dis-
-covered that according to law 12
OWNED 85 CARS
A motorist who was summoned at
p.m. just does not exist. Ono must Chertsey last month was said to have Day 12 midnight. For 12 a.m. one beon driving for 36 years without must any 12 noon.
Lawyers bare have been arguing 40,000 miles a year, and to have landers ceased
trouble, to have averaged 30,000 to said it was high time. New Zea economic progress New Zealand has Lost! 41 Pounds
the case out ever since. It is pointed owned 85 cars.
WATSON'S
BABY WATER
25 cts.
per Bottle
ENSURES PEACEFUL SLEEP
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to
A feature of the conforence was the absence of any sectional at- titude. It was recognised that Wel- lington was the proper place for on international exhibition, and a com- mittee including the mayors of the four chief cities was appointed to advance centenary prospects and ro- port within three months. The Mnoris will co-operate in the celo- brations,
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