THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1937.
EGYPTIAN PREMIER'S AIM TO BECOME
DICTATOR
JEALOUSY GROWING OVER
KING'S POPULARITY
WHILE,
AFFAIRS OF STATE SAID
..
TO BE IN JEOPARDY
Cairo, Oct. 16
as the result of the Anglo-Egyptian Treaty and the Men- treux Capitulations Convention, Egypt's international horizon
is clear, the same cannot be said of the internal outlook.
The Priano Minister, Nahas Paakaa, impressed by what he saw in the summer in Berlin and Rome, wants to create a dictatorship for himself. No one who ventures to express an opinion contrary to his own is tolerated. Hence, even Nokrashi Pasha, one of the organising powers of the party, was expelled from the Wafd for disagreeing with certain actions of the Cabinet, and the same fate awaits the President of the Chamber, Ahmed Maher Bey, another stalwart.
The names of new members admit-) But, determined to have the last ted to the Wafd and of Ministers word, he insisted on the demonstra- appointed to all the vacancies in the blast to the Palace review he had tion of workers, which, as a counter- Cabinet, all reveal the same tendency arranged, was to salute him at the to have only "Mowatkin Efendem" Stadium the next day, and hat naturally been cancelled, taking place (Yes-men) as colleagues.
nl the same. His Idea was that the workers and counteract the effect thereby he would impose himself on, of King's gesture.
KING AND CABINET
It is whispered in pollitcal circles that Nahas Pasha is alarmed, if not Jealous, at the unbounded popularity | of his young sovereign, who is re- ceived with almost delirious ovations trying to win over the young King, It is by such nets that, instead of whenever he appears. 1 is not only he is steadily creating a gulf between that the hearts of his people ure has no desire to interfere with the the Cabinet and Palace. The King drawn towards their king; that the Cabinet's work or encroach on its Egyptian people, Lelighted at the in-prerogatives, The Palace. has in timate stories of lils courtship, cubal. The continuation in office of the effect, remained strictly constitution- scribe to the old saying that "all the Cabinet is therefore assured for some world loves a lover." It is because considerable time. But if the King should find that his Prime Minister's continued
of his personal qualifter and his al-attitude is making the most inspired gestures that Farouk collaboration of his colleagues and makes such a direct appeal to all the deputies impossible, he has power classes of his people.
to dismiss him. Should he be obliged to take such action, it is by no means certain that the people, to win whose suffrages Nahas Pasha is devoting his every thought, would side with him against their King.
Take the story of his visit to one of the mosques when, on a new carpet being brought for him to kneel on he exclaimed: In the house of 'Allah' ail are equal," and, waving it away he turned round to a humbic worshipper and, with an "allow me" took his old and tattered carpet and knelt himself down an It.
PREMIER PIQUED
Meanwhile, the affairs of State are almost at a sinndstill, for the supreme chlets are entirely absorbed with their political position and, of course, the men follow the lead of their masters,
That incident went through the It can, therefore, be understood country, and the mosques, ke a why, with alarums and excursions in atreak of lightning, followed by in Paince-Cabinet circles, the students, growing murmur of approval. It is excitedly divided between Nahas and the affection and homage which such Nokrahshi Pasita, and lack of atten- features arouse that Nahas Pasho la tion to State affairs, the outlook is trying hard to counteract simply be-by no means bright. causa te cannot tolerate that anyone. but himself, the head of the Govern→į ment, should receive the plaudits of the people,
PALESTINE ARABS
As regards the Egyptian champion-, ship of the Arabs at Geneva, there A typical example of this was the was undoubtedly a political motive recent unfortunate incident at Ras El at the back of it. One of the Wald's Rin Prince when, In the course of a chief opponents had some time before demonstration of loyalty which many spoken in favour of the Palestinian thousand workers were making be- Arabs, and had been much applauded lore the King a number were killed in the Press and elsewhere in Egypt. and Injured through being trampled Fearful that unless some similar ex- under foot.
pression of opinion was made by the CabinetIts popularity might be The King did not hear of the accid-affected, it was decided to champion ent ill after the march past. Call- Ing for his car, he drove himself with the Arabs at Geneva.
Climaxing a courtship of three weeks, Katherine Lester De Mille, daughter of Cecl! B. De Mille, Alm producer, became the wife of Anthony Quinn, young leading man of the screen, at a simple ceremony In All Salala Episcopat church, Ifollywood. They are shown above, after the ceremony before a candle-lighted golden altar.
£500,000 COAL-PIT SAVED
BY FIVE MEN
Splendid Tale Of Heroism From Staffordshire
(By Air Mall)
London, October 10.
FOUR workmen and a mines manager, by fighting a fire at the risk of their lives, saved a coal-pit in which half a million pounds had just been invested. By their bravery they also saved the jobs of hundreds of miners, and prevented a famous firm from being ruined.
The Smiles On
The Faces Of
10 Tigers
Lille, (France).
OLGA, a £200 lioness, was put in a cage with ten tigers after a performance by a travel- Ing circus at Tourcoing.
To-day the ten tigers, were still there, but Olga, alaat 1003 110 more.
All the figers had smiles on their faces.
Customs Men
To Wear Kid Gloves
his aide-de-camp to the hospital, But at heart the people of this visited the wounded, to each of whom country are not really interested in he spoke, arousing their enthusiasm what happened in Palestine. As the by his obvious emollon, and then, re- majority of those affected are co- turning to the Prince, ordered a religionists, they naturally wish them FIVE thousand cheque for EE100 from his privy well, but, generally speaking, they officers are to wear kid gloves; parse to be sent to the family of each Wish them well from afar. of the dead, together with an auto-
Acli.
A Keneral comment heard here
on duty!
British Customs
graph letter of sympathy from him- after Wacyt. Ghall Pasha had made section which examines ships ar They belong to the "water-guard his statement at Geneva was that this riving. As soon as Nahas Pasha Iearnt of was another indication the King's visit to the hospital, he Britain's sincere intention to act in of Great let it be known that he was going to accordance with the spirit of the hands, spreading among them since An epidemic of dermatitis of the ask for a national funeral for the Trenty. dend men. But
Though British when he told the were closely affected, and
Interests August, is ascribed to searching the Palace, His Majesty very rightly might have brought pressure to bear passengers.
Britain insanitary belongings of low-grade objected that this was not the occa-to prevent Egypt's siding with the alon for a national funeral, although Palestinian Arabs in such public It is thought that, assured of the
it was certainly one for a funeral at manner, she nevertheless remained protection of gloves, officials will be State expense. Nahas Pasha had to silent because she wished to respect able to continue their work without give way.
the independence of her ally.
risk of infection.
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German Machine Takes Off In
50 Yards
At the German army manoen- vres much interest was created by a new acropiane, the Firseler "Storch" designed for Unison and staff purposes. This maching look off in 50-yards and landed with a run of 25 yards. I da claimed that it has a speed rango from 130 to 24 miles an hour. writes the Daily Telegraph Air Correspondent,
lis performance figures are com parable with those of the autogiro, as used in the British army, or of the Hafner giroplane. But these |are not fixed-wing machines. They are supported by rotating wings and their power to alight and tako of In restricted space is superior to that of the new German machine.
They have not been adopted, Da the German "Storch"
for ambulance work as well as for re- connaissance.
**
The "Storch" is a high-wing mono- pline of wood and metal. It is tied with a fixed-wing slot, adjust- able tailpiece, and brakes.
It is claimed that it can land when stalled from any height with full cle- vater. It welghe, fully-loaded, about 2,880, Its maximum speed with movable alot is 138 m.p.h., with fixed slot 118 m.ph. Its minimum horizon- tal speed is 30 mp.h., and it lands at
"Storch" is not the first nero- proof" landings and easy control at plane designed for almost "fool- the Hall.
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ago the landings of a Hundley Page At the RAF. Display a few years muchslotted acroplane compared favourably with those of an autogiro and a Pterodactyl tailless machine.
The story of their courage and de- votion to duty was told yesterday when they were publicly thanked at Stoke-on-Trent in the presence of FORTIFICATION OF
hundreds of their workmates, "says the Daily Herald.
RUMANTA
"King Carol Line"
on
The mine was the Sutherland Pit, belonging to the Stafford Coal and Iron Co., and the five heroes, who re- celved inscribed presentations, were
Bucarest, Oct. 9. An Messrs.
important statement Samuel Machin (Mines Rumenia's national defence was made Mannger), George King. Harold by the Prime Minister, M. Tatarescu, Green, Joseph Henry Snape, and from Oradea on the Hungarian bor- in a nation-wide broadcast to-day John Pleat Durle.
der.
Mr. E. P. Turnier, managing direc- "Rumanin will soon be surrounded tor, related how, when fire broke out by an impenetrable barrier of stone in the pit on August 12, Mr. Machin and steel which will ensure the per- Arst withdrew all the men, and then said H. Tatarescu. Following the
manence of our present
frontiers,"" The and the four other men descended example of the Maginot line and the the plt.
Hladenburg line, Rumania, he said,
On seeing the fire at the face would now be provided with chain they decided to make a dash to of fortifications of the latest type try
and put it out. They suc-which would be known as the "King. ---ceeded in doing so with the aid of Carol"lite.”
bags of alone dust.
Sir Frands Joseph, the chairman sald, that the Stafford Coal und Iron Company two or three years ago was practically bankrupt. He and his friends decided to gamble with half a million of money to find the lower
seams of coal.
After months of anxiety they
ployment for 50 years. found the scams and knew there was sufficient coal to keep men in em-
"If Mr. Machin and his men had it might have been the end of the falled however, added Sir Francis, Stafford Company."
General Gamelin, Chief of Staff of the French army, is at present in Rumonia, and will stay for two weeks and have important confer- ences with Rumanla's army chiefs. He will also attend the manoeuvres in Transylvania, which will be the most elaborate ever held in country.
this
intensivo Tataxescu
that
VAA
military preparations M. Despite Rumania's
gave the assurance to-day Rumania's object in rearming the maintenance of pence, and de- clared that Rumania stretched forth a hand of cordial co-operation to all its neighbours. He also assured the that their free development would national minorities living in Rumanla not be interefered with provided they
Mr. Machin sald "we only did what hundreds of others would have done, and we would do it again if neces-observed the country's laws;
sary."
The Clergyman's Salary
London, Sept. 30.
Sir George Middleton, chairman of the commission which is considering the salaries paid to the clergymen, spoke at Winchester Diocesan Con- on Monday of "poverty ference slipends". "Everyone connected with the Church" he said "should recognise that a large number of the clergy are labouring under conditions of grave, scandal. They are callel up to do their duties under condition of the greatest discouragement." Their poverty stipends, large houses and gardens which have to be kept up on a stipend that the parishioners would not dream of regarding, as possible, at oven twice the amount. The concer- ence by a large majority passed a re- solution calling for more equitable redistribution of the revenues of the Church of England, suggesting that Inequalities, etc. were a hindrance.
Bolt Extracts Tooth
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