THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1936.
DE VALERA PLANS TO BE A "KING” His Ambition-President of a United Ireland
New Revelation
Dalai
Lama
of FAMOUS
Darjeeling, Aug. I.
"AH KA MA"--the mystic three-word clue said to have been revealed to the Regent of Tibet while
MIRACLE
REFUTED
LOAVES AND FISHES
Washington, July 20.
he sat by the Holy Lake of Kali-may quickly end the nation-wide search for the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama, walking on
the water, feeding]
TREATY
WITH
BRITAIN
ANXIOUS ABOUT DEFENCE
The Biblical mencuci MR. DE VALERA, it is stated, intends to make him
self President of a completely republican Ireland. The new constitution he is drawing up will be Tibetans believe that the spirit of the Dalai Lama, supreme loaves and fish to the multitude! ruler of the country and head of the all-powerful priesthood, and changing water into wine submitted to the Dall in October, and then to a General cisely the same time.
cuters, at the moment of death, the body of a baby born at pre-arose from erroneous translations Election or referendum of the people.
¡centurica ago, according to
THE MOTHER KAMATSO
This Tashi Lama, the second spiritual leader of Tibet, who is living in exile in Ching, has sent a remarkable letter to hnan,
יי
George M. Lamsa.
The ethnologist claims to bej
the first person in modern times
to translate the original Aramaic
CHALLENGE
Under the new regime the President will have the right to
Prime depose
Ministers—Mr.
de Valera's present office—and
He will sign treaties with other Powers as the head of the State.
ile declares he held a ceremony at the Carnival of Purification,"
texts of the New testament into MR. LAMBERT OSCHSENS-to dismiss Governments, attended by thousands of Buddhists from China and Tibel,
CHLAGER, new police ma- During the ceremony, he says, a woman, holding in her arms a two- year-old. Yild, approached the Tash Lama and caught hold of his body. English. A native of Mesopo-
After the recemony the Tashi Laun ascertained that the woman istamia, Lamsa was reared in the gistrate of Aurora. Illinois, issued isolated mountain region near a challenge to motorists: would In the region of Anda. "Kamatso," wife of a man that this child may be the reincarnation of Mt. Ararat where the natives dismiss any cams, in which n
it in loved in
the Dalai Lama, who died two years ago,
The Regent's vision revealed the words "Ah Ka Ma.“
It is supposed that "Ah" indicates the Amdo region and the "Ka" and the "Ma Indiente "Kama," the name of the child's mother.
This new "revelation" is now iwing considered by the Great Lama's Government in Tibet.--Reuter,
HOLLYWOOD TO SEND STAR ARMY
HINT OF
still spenk
the motor.
He will be above party.
Mr. de Valern infends that he him- self shall hold this office.
ULSTER'S FUTURE
Aramaic and pre-brand-new excuse was offered.
Thorns W. Sanders, nccused of served the customs of biblical times uncontaminated by foreign | leaving his engine running, explained
His aim is that the Presklent abini) must have jumped
the head of 1 influences until the British cap- that his dose
united Ireland-Ulster as well as tured the area during the world against the ignition key, restarting ultimately become
the Free State, Admiring Magistrate fachsen-
Immediately after the election I've heard, Cane
the President, the new constitution with the lungunge experts of the chlager: "Reg
demaismod."
will call on) the Government 10 negotinte a treaty of "external association" with Britain—as two equal States on a basis of per- petual friendship:
war.
Itecently Lama has been working?)
Smithsonian Institution,
of meatia
"According to Aramnic style speech, walking on the sea walking by the sea or along the shosi," Lamsa writes in "Gospel Light" a book recently published.)
BIGGEST SLOW The word Al han many meanings,
DOWN IN HISTORY Plan To Control British
Film Industry ·
BRITISH film interests are seriously alarmed by
a determined offensive started by American banking groups to gain control of a major part of the home industry.
BRIGADER-GENERAL
31.1
TIGHT PURSES
such as enter, on, against, by, rapo chase, because. Its usage as a noun, preposition, verb or adverb is very confusing when translated into ani other language.
Houdini's
Ghost May
Come Back
"The writer of his gospel (John)
Hollywood, July 21. used the word Al, which here means
Tiny, white-haired Beatrice on or by, to imply that Jesus walkeri by the sea. Even to-day Assyrians Houdini, widow of the late Harry say Ezal al yamn, he has gone by Houdini, famed magician who The sea; or Khader Al Yama, walking literally both werde mean, on the
along the shore, but if translated
Enter into a foint offensive pact with Britain under which Britain would defend Ireland and Ireland would defend Britain; and
Make trade and tariff agree- ments with Britain so that the two States could co-operate for their mutual benefit.
of
Mr. de Valera believes it possible to have an Anglo-Irish Federation
instead of Ireland being a State sub- Jest to the British King.
He has mnde it known to the that until the new constitution has
any
IRELAND AND THE KING
He wishes to have the vole of the people behind him appoiùting him
President, and
Then the will approach Britain.
died nine years ago, has an- British Government been brought nounced a plan to "raise" then force he does not wish to have further talks with British The eastern text states Jesus left ghost of her dead husband by Capernaum with his disciples for the National radio broadcast.
Ministers on the big constitutional Port of Tiberias. Both elts are on
questions involved, Western shore of the Sea of the
The scheme, by all odds the Galike.
The incident of the cross-most ambitions spook-chasing ing. according to the King James E. 1. MacMurray, Virginia Bruce, Gary version, is due to mistranslation of the event yet attempted, will be held SPEARS. Carlisle's Conservative Comper.
the asked the President of Board of Trade in the House recently if he was aware of the purchase by American Interests of share control | of Gaumont-British, which owns 360 cinemas, and if he proposed, in the national interest, to take steps to prevent this powerful means of pro- paganda remaining in Devign control, It is now clear that the banks who dictate to Hollywood have decided to buy their way into the British indus try to the extent of at least £10,000,-) 000 by the autumn.
Their purpose is to gain control af a large piece of the British producing industry before the new quota regula-| tions come into ferce in the new year.; OFFERS TO KORDA
Aramale word Erva, landing place this fall, probably in co-opera destved from the word Avar, to cross. tion with two other magicians' This would place Tiberias on the op-widows, who have been making
It was expected that Mr. de Valyra The Hollywood financial invasionposite side of the sea which is not its strenuous but so far unsuccess-would spend three or four days ju
received added impetus from the curreet location."
Lai says that Eastern travellers Cul efforts to contact their London in discussion with a mothrods of British independent producers in the past twelve months, carry their own food supply in their husband's ghosts.
City interests are reluctant to nd garments. Frequently they pretend vance more capital to independent they are short of food so that they can producers after recent experiences.
་
They point to instances of—
Famous stars under contract for six months at £100 a week without n fm, camera being turned.
£1,000 lost in a week owing production delays.
"Temperament” of famous visit ing stars who have cost studios many thousands in avertime. The refinancing of the £15,000,000 Independent producers are now fac Gaumont company by the Schencked with the alternative of a public brothers of tollywood is not an iso-issue of shares or a "den" with lated incident.
Hollywood company.
Offers have been made to Alexan- der Korda within the past fortnight
These are Mrs. Carter the Great conserve their OWI supply. The and Mrs. Howard Thurston, whos crowd following Christ, he said, un-respective husbands died within the doubtedly acted like any similar group last six months. the past 2,000 years
for hus met
with success in
--- NATIONAL="HOOK-UP".
Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, Secretary for the Dominions, on his way back from Geneva, but he dál not do so.
fle arrived in London on a Tuesday, and left first thing on Wednesday morning, arriving in Dublin on Fri- day night.
Meanwhile, Mr. Frank McDermott, the lender of the Independents in the Dall, in try ing to persuade, Mr. de Valera to invite the King over to Ireland. Mr. McDermotte-view-is-that--sucht- gesture would bring about unity between Ulster and the Free State.
Mrs. Houdini has foregathered with HOW IT WAS DONE "When
country's Jesus decided to dismiss the some of the
most noted crowds, some of those who had previ-, table-tappers and ghost-chasers, and topously shared their bread, generously
a complete holling her had exhausted their supply and were absence of almost famished." Lamsa said, "The husband across the divide. disciples feared these might faint by. the wayside but Jesus instructed his
The disciples She originally planned to make the disciples to feed them. found a boy with five loaves of bread final three-way seance in Junp, but and two fishes. He was willing to requests of friends and pleas of pro- share with the crowd.
fessional and amateur believers in to do so. When he did this, others who had ghosts caused her to delay the event concealed their bread and now for the National hook-up. realised Jesus had finished preaching The scheme for and that they were about to return ghost-enll, as out Broadcasting the by Edward home, produced the food saved in Saint, the widow Houdini's baid, their
garments and bugs and offered bendy-eyed business advisor and a
Responsible people in the industry by Hollywed interests anxious to fear that they will choose the "deal" acquire control of London Films, now mainly indebted to the Prudential Assurance Company.
Immediate moves in the battle to COL. LINDBERGH
conte are:
1. Counter-offensive by indeper- drni British producers. They seok to form a solid ring of British fin- unced companies, with power to bargain in the world market.
22. American_kterests are busy!
in the City to form a central Alm bank to finaner British production.
ON AIR
PERIL
"DEFENSIVE WAR ENDED"
Berlin, Aug. 1. appeal for "intelligence American banker Peter Saphan AN has recently been in London organ- rather than forts" as a basis Ising this enterprise,
of accurity was made by Col. 3. Hollywood companies hold-Lindbergh at a lunch given in ing an interest in British production his honour by the Aero Club of are already insisting that all films:
here shall go through the Berlin, made American censorship mill.
LONDON ASSIGNMENTS Huning angle on the battle that in coming is revealed in this cable re- ceived in London from the Daily Br press Staff Reporter in flollywood:
"Aviation," said Col. Lindbergh,
"has abolished defensive warture.
is no longer possible to profcet our families with an army.
But Mr. de Valera does not intend.
ANNA MAY WONG GOES CHINESE
to the hungry crown, Jesus bless-inentalist" trimself, calls for a coast- Ki them and his blessing no doubt to const radio hook-up, with seances increased the bread so that they were in all parts of the country. af satisfied. To convert selfish people | At the instant Mrs. Houdini starts inta unselfish givers is regarded as a her mumbo-jumbo, mediums, mystics .mirurie.
Peiping, Aug. 5. and such follt all over the United "Na doubt Jesus had the power to States will take up the call. By this Anna May Wong is surprised. increase the bread but this would accumulated metaphysical village. She is surprised at the comfort. hardly have been necessary if there Mrs. Houdini expects she will be had been ruficient brend and
the style, the classic lines of fish to wake up Houdiat-if it is possible. available. It was a greater miracle to "We expect to live spiritualists Chinese gowns. : inspice an unselfish spirit and create throughout the country and probably
"Why, I'd never worn real the people a desire to share their throughout, the world the opportunity bread with others."
of holding small 'circles' in their Chinese dresses before-only cos- Regarding the incidents at the wed- homes, Instantaneously with ours," tumes. They may have looked ding it Capa where Christ is supposed Saint said.
have changed
"These smaller circles' will create right to Western audiences, hut I'm busy not one great 'Circle of psychic intuence they weren't. "Religious men who attend bar-that should strengthen the possibility having a complete wardrobe quet not only decline to purchase of contact for Mrs, Houdiniif there made. wine for the guests but also urge the is such a possibility."
Any woman will tell you how much fun that is " Cuesis to stop drinking because they
to
Lamsa said:
!
water inte wine.
fear drunkenness which, as often hap THREE WIVES TO MEET pena, results in quarrels and perhaps
Generally religious men do Thurston agree murder.
Mrs. Houdini herself is more or
Anna May's first trip to China, It If Mrs. Carter the Great and Mrs. seems, has been a home-coming in "As I travel in Europe I am more
to come in on the more ways than one. In addition to than ever impressed with the serious- not drink. They try to pacify surgis hook-up, the broadcast will be direct discovering China-a China far dif- Producers ni major studios foreness of the situation which confronts who insist on more wine. It woulded to ali three dead magicians. The forent from the one she had expected see biggest production slowdown in us. We must look for a new type or therefore be scandalous for a religious power of the "psychic chain" Mrs.she has found what is for her the history
of Hollywood early next security. It must be dynamic, not man to order wine. They suggest Houdini says, will give a "nul and perfect style. She looks and feels
water. When the wine decreased, conclusive lest of the validity of at home, year. Arrangements already made.static.
Jesus did not order wine nor did he claims of spiritualists." for a score of stars to go to London.
"Positive Bxtures include Shir-} "I requires more intellect, to pray over the water to change it into
Of course. Anna May has not been ley Temple and her mother, Robert operate an aeroplane flan to dig a wine. He simply ordered the Montgomery, Mac Went, Loretta trench or fire a rille. Our responsi- vants to give the guests water, which,ju code message which she and Hou- roho. The high, stiff collar, the long, hiness of an "unbeliever," and holds content to adopt outright, the wholly traditional Chinese woman's ward. "Jesus did not claim he changed tinguish authentic inoises from pranks to the kare she has retained. But
of destruction may be relieved by know- ing that we have moved power fur-water
intoxicant. When In addition, many stafs are asking ther away from ignorance."
John the Baptist asked, Art thou he of ventriloquists or things that come like most modern Chinese girls, she that should come."
over the radio. studion for London asslagtments nextį
has used her own richly creative ima May. It will be a great added inern-1 Col. Lindbergh visited the German by saying the blind bad received
"want this to be ill," Mrs. gination to develop variations in tive that the visits will coincide with Air Ministry and was received, in sight, the lame walked and the dead my plans; I am only waiting for sign. After a month's stay here, sie
said. Houdini
haven't changed materials, colour hurmonies and de the Coronation.
The absence of Gen. Goering at raised but he did not say he had These stars include Clark Gable, Bayreuth, by Gen. Milch, Chief of changed water into wine-United answers from two persons who will is one of the best dressed Chinese Carole Lombard, Robert Taylor, Frod Stuff.
Press
be vitally interested in the attempt women. In Pelping.. td who I would like to have with me at the time."
Young, Merle Oberon, Shearer and Ronald Colman,
into
in
Jesus answered
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Not content with creating a modern These, she explained, ate the Chinese wardrobe of, her own, Miss widows of the two other magicians .Wong has also been investigating
both friends of Houdini, and all ap- the elaborate theatrical costumes to parently parties to an agreement to be seen on the Peiping stage. Look- try to "rench" the living world after ing to the day. when she exposts so their death. Mrs. Carter the Great present selected short scenes from is in San Francisco and Mrs. Thurston classic 'Chineso plays to Western
In Florida--United Press.
Audiences, she is having two or three complote theatrical costumes mado. One of these in that of the traditional warrior, for she hopes to present Mu Lan-China's Joan of Arc. Like the Maid of Orleans Mu Lan woye mias- In a sult oguinst her husband at culise garb. Another is that of Philladelphin, Mrs. John F Nell Yang Kuel Fel, the Imperial (conen- told the court: "He even asked me bine whose beauty is still a legend, to, make a wedding dress for his girl and for whom an Emperor was-will- friend when she becomes his wife," | ing to lose his Empire.—United
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