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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, MARCH 4,
1987.
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MEN AND THINGS ABROAD
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UMOUR has been busy for long. Lime now with the idea of solving Gerniny's "colonial problem" by tho transference of Portugal's
colonial Empire-or part of it.
The suggestion is that technically there should be no change of sovereignty. Portu- gal would lease her West African territory of Angola to Germany for a long period on
n commercial basis-receiving a yearly rent, either in money or goods,
The greater efficiency of German admini- stration and economic exploitation would, It is reckoned; enable the new occupier to pay a reasonable rent without dificulty, and at the same time run the colony on a paying basis. It is an ingenious enough Iden: but whether Portugal would
be willing, or could be persuaded, to
part with some of the remnants of
her once great Empire remains to be seen.
Nor is there much indication Whether Angol-with possibly Northern Mozambique thrown in
satisfy --would
the German "colonial claim.”
But the idea is certainly being carefully thought over-though it is not yet, I believe, anywhere technically" under discussion."
Anyway, in its suggested form it would be free from the indecent cynicism of the pre-war Anglo- German secret deals for the par- tion of the Portuguese colonies..
It
Thirty Years Agn THAT is not a pretty story.
started right back in 1893.
colonies. more Oermany wanted Chamberlain wanted to isolate the Boera: he wanted Delagon Bay for a ase in the coming war: also he hartkered after a German allianc which would make it easier to oppose France in West Africa and Russia in East Asia.
So & secret bargain was struck by which, ua soon as Portugal had to get an International loan. Germany and Britain would provide it, Lake over ber colonics, as security and divide them nerording to schedule.
Germany, as part of the bargain, was to lenye Kruger in the lurch when That was the only the time came. part of the whole agreement which was carried out. The Boers were falth- fully betrayed.
The alliance never come off: the Kaiser and Salisbury were both dead -against-1-Mar-did Portugal go con- veniently bankrupt as had been antici pated.
But having signed a treaty with Germany behind the backs of the Portuguese, "II. M. G." proceeded to alan a treaty with Portugal behind the backs of the Germana.
Having secretly agreed with Qer- sunny to partition the colonics. they
by W.N. EWER
secretly agreed with Portugal ip guar antee the integrity.
A nasty business, which the der- mans never forgot.
Drift
TOWEVER, Birteen years later the whole plan was brought up again in the hope that it might form the brais of an Anglo-German agreement.
The Kaiser did not like the iden. "I want no colonial presents trom England at others' experise." he com mented.
But he was persuaded by Bethmann Hollweg Orey, Huldane, farcourt on the one side, Metternich, Kühlmann, the Marschall and Lichnowsky on olhor, did negotiate a new deal.
It gave Germany a little more terri tory than the Gil schedule. And it pal the whole thing into operation in cir. cumstances far easier to arrange than A Portuguese bankruptcy.
The new treaty was initialled on October 20, 1013. There was some Anal trouble about publication. But at lasi Lichnowsky was told that he could see Grey and arrange the date of signature. That instruction reached him on July 29, 19141
Geneva Myth ONE of the Busions which deceived
and free
the founders of the League was that Switzerland in general, Cateva in particular, was a country. That was one of the reasons -for-the choice of the "sent of the
League."
It was plainly essential that the League should function in a free at particular that there mosphere: should be full freedom for the Journal- ists whose duty it is to report its doings to the peoples of the world.
But the freedom of Geneva is a myth, so far as journalista are con
Meanwhile, the men who do the work in Angola have no say in thole country's fuluro.
cerned.There have been troubles enough in the past.
The Geneva authortiles-to take it few personal cases-hinted at expelling me in the early days of the Disarma- ment Conference because I showed u A very unsavoury scandal in which they were involved, and which had it gone on might have grievously dainaged the Conference.
The threatened to expel Robert Dell of the "Manchester Guardian,” because of his outspoken comments ou the shootluga in November, 1932.
And every resident correspondent was warned, before Switzerland went off gold, that he would be in danger if he dared to hint that she might de
RO.
"Over the Edge
BUT in the case of Carlo a Prato hey have gone right over the
edge,
A Prato is one of the foremost of the Geneva "journalist corps." He has in the past, bern correspondent of the "Daily Herald." of the New York Times," of the "Paris-Midi," of a number of leading papers. He is bren a member of the Committee of Ac. the Association of Journalists credited to the League.
Ho is now Assistant Editor of the "Journal des Nations"-a paper i valuable to every delegation.
But he is gulity, in Genevese eyes. of two crimes. Ho is an anti-Fasciat Italian, who dares to say openly whal
thinks of Faselam. And he works for a paper which stands fearlessly for democracy and for League prin ciples-and-which-is-also-about 5,000 per cent. better, journalistically, than the Local Geneva papers,
Bo Carlo has been expelled from Geneva and from Switzerland-for the crime of being an honest Journalist with democratic views.
Now the question is-what is the League going to do about it?
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WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE Fran Dodsworth, wandering over Europe with her reluctant husband, Bain-a retired automobile manufae furer-meets Arnold Teslin in Paris, and rune of with him to Biarritz, When the noir goes anush, her in- dulgent husband takes her back, but their reconciliation is of short dura. tion. Soon Fran shocks him with the information that she is in love with and intends to marry young Kurt Fon Oberdorf, a young Burtrian noble
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una suitcase if you'll give me the chonte."
Dodsworth was tremendously mov ed. "I've spent six short weeks bere in this house with you," he said. "And 1 can't imagine ever' ilving without you again,”
"I can't imagine ring without you. either," Mrs. Cortright said Moberly, I think I must lore you a great deal, Sam."
They looked at each other shyly, like a pair of young lovers. Ond bless you for flat, Editu," Dodr worth said unbily,
A telephone beit rang, insistlugly. sharply demanding. Dodsworth went reluctantly to answer it.
Ons word from the other end of the wire, and he whole new, brave world west tumbling about his ears. The call was from Fran..
Frau's last unir bod turned aut no better than the others. Kurt's mother. sensible woman, and Intervened in
CHAPTER 0 Dodsworth was again a wanderer over the face of Europe. This time he di ant dare return home, to inco bis friends, and his daughter, with the news that Frau hnd left him. Ils Wanderlags took him to Egypt, to England, to Paris agalu, and dustly to ret Veier, conscientiously following the "I am so much older thinn you, my routes marked out by Cook's Tours.dear," she had observed. "You will
a manner that Fran trould parer for-
Donearth sons terribly moved. "I can't imagine ever living without
In Venice a plees of
you again," he said,
overteak in at last. fond fortune forgive me if I observe that you are
met Mrs. Fuller than Kurt."
What was worso was Kurt's meck Elita Cortright, a shipboard acquaint- mer ou his first trip over. It was beading to his mother's will. like meeting an old friend. Here at least was a familiar face.
The upshot of it all was her call to Dodsworth. With the assurance that his years of beading to her will
Mrs. Cortright was like himself an expatriate. She was an American, and given her, she presumed, in the divorces who found it cheaper to live culoiest inauger in the world that be in Italy on her small allowance. Dods- could come back to him. worth found himself singularly drawn to her, and, before he realized it, had bared his whole soul.
And Dodsworth's resulation crum- pled at the first sound of her voice. llo was so accustomed to humoring her every whim; it was a Helong
They dined together frequently: wers fast friends in an acredibly habit. short space of time. Dodsworth was
"I won't let you," Mrs. Cortright
of her
not prepared, however, for the sugall, when she learned what had hap gration Alra. Certright made in the pened. "You-were-a-young-
minute ago! Just the sound most casual manner in the world.
"Why don't you break away from rolce has made you look..."
But she could see that it was nie- your hotels; forget about your divorce, ai stay with me at my home in lern, he was licked. Capri
"What
I was only when Dodsworth and bls wife were on the boat together Dodsworth was shocked.
ready to wait for America, that the would your neighbors y
"Being Italions," Mrs. Cortrightpell was broken. Listening to Frau Mid wallingly, "they'd say a good denl,"
Exactly." sald Dodsworth, relieved. "But that wouldn't mean it was so," Mr. Cartright continued. "Ue that I'd have it so even if you wanted it to be."
Dodswarth grinned.
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prattling about clothes, and her petty fikre noul ilinliken, Just as if nothing had happened, was too much for bu
an elurnace, Suddenly be realized the rye of neidab, parasitical woman he had been married to for treats
enres, not worshipped...
"I'm not sailing with you," he said suddenly.
Nor was he moved from this deler.
In Capri, Dodsworth found a hap piness he had ever dreamed existed.mination by her rondiness to make a ile felt years younger, hasking, swim-scene, Ebe screamed Invectives and Dodsworth re- iniog, fishing, under the kindly Medi-buried accusations. Jerranean KUN. Birangely enough,mained enim. And then Fron began however, be found himself thinking to weep.
again of returning to an actire life.
"What's going to become of me?"
fie conßded to Mr. Cortright plaus she whimpereda
"I don't know!" Dodsworth said lend of ratabilahlung an aleplane ruate from Moscow to Seattle. With firmly, "You'll have to stop getting
a branch live from Irkutsk to Satar-younger some day!" Kund! Mrs. Cortright encouraged
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Ja Capri Mr. Cortright, looking
We could lente at once," he said senward,, suddenly started at the sight exeltedly. "Hiberia, Plek out Junding of a figure in a small bont headril Gelds. Lay out our route. No end toward her. She began to wave frau- of ramifications. Only one little sult-tically. Dodsworth stood erect in the car. Think you could alsted 342
an extraordinarily youthful "Are you figure for his age, and waved with rigunt engernenn is return.
THE END,
Mr. Cortright stared, taking me?" she asked.
"Don't you want to go?"
"I'll go through Bile with you onl
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1 Tied during the evening.
3 Well known homunculus. with
only one. llp.
8 Truly an insignificant proces- sion, consisting, as it does, of but two vehicles and another article.
0 English town. John
gentleman.
WBO 11
10 The chopman's obit is the
bargain-hunter's objective.
11. Like a dute as the middle en-
ables you to see.
12 The capital of no Slovak, I
fancy.
10
When the old yokel said that.
his darters were up to some game this wasn't it.
17 Can lads go in for this? Yes, and so can old women, it's said.
18 Behoves me to look about-the
envoy's home.
21 No Historical novel would be readable without these attend- ants,
23 Stage light.
24 In this case take n' little.
exercise.
25 Underlies all building activities. 28-if they're married they may also, of course, be in-laws.
20 Shan't go in here. It's first-
class outside, in any case. 30 And, in addition.
31 Army. Initials,
1 Slippers.
DOWN
2 Sang gaily though wounded
after the conflict.
3 In clover, no doubt.
4 Surgical instruments,
4. Not pretty will do pretty well.
6 Any solver can find use" for
this. I expect Internal use.
7 Nothing to puzzle you, in this:
it's quite common.
9 Takes note.
13 A Spanish medley (two words,
4,7).
14 This plot is not regarded as a
conspiracy in. England.
15 Sponge.
19 Makes a bombastic start over a flower, and in. fact, describes Bombastes Furioso.
20 Measures taken to provide open
spaces.
21 How A quinca-fowl spelt its
kome trouble name--with after a couple of hall-pints. 22 This may give, the Nute quite
tum.
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28 Check is the predominant fen-
ure of this chapt
27
Something the gardener has on foot, and uses in more ways than one.
28 This ends the puzzle, but I hope
does not give offence.
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