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Never before has there been such intense interest in Astrology. Many thou- sands of people, particular- ly women, regularly seck to interpret their fortunes. What have the stars to do with luck?
Dr. Nandor Fodor Research Officer, Inter- national Institute for Pay- chical Research, tells you in this article.
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Fall secret lores, as trology is the only one which appears to place the problem of luck on a solid foundation.
We
our
We all believe in luck. wear mascots, we have palms read, our bumps examined, and our fortune told from cards, coffee dregs, tea leaves or a cry-
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1930.
Has Hitler Changed His Mind?
Chancellor Hitler's Augsburg speech recalls Signor Mussolini's outspoken demand
recent
!
The hope ever burns in us that Homething
pleasant is very awaiting us and that the sooth- Bayer whom we consult will con- firm this secret anticipation.
From astrology we expect to find, with authority, that we were born under a lucky star and. that therefore all will be well with us.
an
If we do not fare too well we may excuse ourselves and blame unpropitious constellation. that Germany shall be given If we do fare happily, luck, we place in the sun with the return will say, was no accident, it was of her African colonies. The our rightful heritage.
would
be
colonial problem difficult if the only question at
BUT can it be true, ask the sceptic, that our isque were: Ought Germany to
character, our latent powers, our regain the colonies sho lost in possibilities in life, depend on an imaginary the World War? But it is the rising, in complicated by a further consi- diagram, of a planet or of a con-
miles away in space?
'
Above are some of the twelve Signs of the Zodiac. They are (reading daun) Aquarius, water- bearer, January 20 to February 19; Pisces, Fishes, February 20 to March 20; Taurus, Bull, April 21 to May 22; Gemini, Twins, May 23 to June 21; Loo, Lion, July 23 to August 22.
group of psychical researchers in Holland has undertaken an experiment.
These research workers have had horoscopes cast of new-born babies, and the horoscopes have
deration. How great is Gerstellation which is trillions of been sealed. In 20 or 30 years'.
time those seals will be broken. many's desire for colonics? I would answer them thus:
If the lives of the babies are This is a question we have asked Supposing statisticians all over found to have, developed along ourselves heretofore in these the world were to classify the the lines predicted in the horo- columns. The Christian Science characters of millions of indivi- scopes we shall have important -Monitor's-views-in-the-matter duals according to the signs in confirmation of the old astrologi-
their horoscopes; and supposing- cal formulae. are interesting:
certain heavenly signs and cer- fundamental trials of
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"Superficially the answer is tain
coincide beyond the possibilities of chance?
the
a colossal classification. In some
WHAT exactly is it that
can
det
In certain seasons when, less water flows down from the mountains the swim is easy, at
WHAT'S WRONG WITH BRITISH SHIPPING?
"MANY of Dur long-established
Manipowners are innately
and should
be
conservativa thoroughly ashamed of the kind of tonnage they have built in the last few years to serve important
Empire routes." says A. C. Hardy author of "Seaways and Sea Trade," in an article in the cur rent istuc of The Crown Colonist. Here are some extracts from what is probably the best surucy of an alarming position that has been published for some time.
Soma if the most successful of British shipowners are those from whoso lips the word subaldy falls but zoldom and this again, is perhaps the middle line where the operators. of Reets are prepared to follow speed increases but slowly and to carry out improvements strictly with
economical in the framework of operation.
For subsidy plays but a small part in British shipping. Together with the three Scandinavian nations and the Dutch, we easily fill the bottom of the list in this respect.
At the top one finds, admittedly, nations like Japan, Italy and the United States, while even Poland,
OVER the principal Colonial with no overseas interests other than in. ever her citizens, naturalised or not, in the sea-ways looms,
United States, and her stream of growing roportions, the shadow westward immigration dammed since of foreign competition. Whero 1024, must satisfy a national, vanity this comes within conference or as well as become independent of the does not en transport of other nations by trade agreements it
building up a Stale merchant marine. constitute a serious menace us
Continental Competition regards freight rates, although superior speed may result in the
TN this respect she has. found, a offering of a faster and hence a competitive schedule within the framework of the agreement.
More speed, better equipment, and attractive passenger accommodation can be made avaliable by subsidy, whether this is direct und open, sny. In the form of a grant for mail carry ing or whether it takes, the form of loans for construction.
Mail subsidies can usually, at best, be thinly disguised, but building
European ship building industry barely convalescent from the worst economic fllness to which it has ever heen subject, more than ready to take her money, whatever the ultimate effect might be of the presence of such ships on world trade routes. They are not as yet competitive on any Empire routes, on many of which the four relatively unsubsidised na tions listed above provide magni- fleent servlees.
The
grants can assist in the aggrandise- er in orwegian, as txplained carlie'
meat of nation's mercantile marine in a number of ways.
Most obvious, and from the nation's point of view, most practical, is the casing of financial constructional burdens as a reward for strengthen- ing decks at strategic point for the fitting of quick-ring and anti-air- craft guns, and in certain respects for the fitting of actual gun-platforms fore and aft.
Auxiliary Naval Vessels
ONE
series, is the tramp owner de luxe of ingenuity and imagination, The Swede, with the Dane, is the builder and the liner operator, the latter in particular specialising, in
ships. fruit
The Dutchman is the plodder, con soldator, and, when opportunity oc- curs, the lightning developer.. An witness, for example, the new Hong- kong Java South Afried service, shortly to be reinforced by three fine fast motorships, one of which is now
ying in, much-subsidised · Gee-
A
Rival British owners say that the ment assistance. If so, it is difficult to discover where' and how, except in
the
NE has actually seen in a certain Mediterranean port, as long as ten Dutchman is in receipt of Govern- years ago, a merchant ship fresh from her builder's yard proceeding on
case of the big trans-Atlantic trials with a four-inch gun on a com❤ plete platform on the forecastle, with Nieuw Amsterdam. But is not the
similar unit on the poop.
Queen Mary, by the same token, a Speed is a natural concomitant of result of taxpayers' money, and the. Buch "auxillary" equipment, and this Normandie, to an even greater exent may in part have been the dominant perhaps, the property of the French factor behind the big speed-up in nation? Each, too, reflects national characteristics to an extraordinary many classes of tonnage, particularly extent; the British ship, very solid fruit and small passenger ships, far and unimaginative, built up on the beyond normal commercial considera- traditions of the post: The French- tions, during the last few years.
man full of imagination.. The aggressive nation which seeks grace of the perfect hoteller, the ship to use its mercantile marine for naval
of tomorrow; the Dutchman blending purposes alone, but thinly disguises the stolidity of race with the mo- the ships as merchantmen, is com- dernity in design which is now sweep- mited to a colossal, no less than ing Continental countries:
And at costly, building programme.
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time, too, when most shipyards will
be already well occupied by pure naval construction work.
The above shows the top and the
the suave
_Position Of Holland
HOLLAND IS
certainly full of Imagination, too, when it comes to..
and East Africa, providing the only through service with any pretensions
bottom ends of the scale. The truth the development of trade routes. As an owner of and participator in a lies, probably, somewhere between
Colonial Empire, herself, she appre the two extremes, as it always does. ciates the need for communication, Many of our own, long-established shipowners are innately conservative not only within the Empire itself. Thus, her ships are powerful rivals and should be thoroughly ashamed to established British lines trading of the kind of tonnage which they between the Straits Settlements and have built in the last few years to Australla. More than that, gince 1931 serve important Empire routes.
they have added to their network of Fine Services To Dominions
services spreading out from Java, and have linked Hongkong with South the other hand in the magnif- cent Empire food ships running to the Antipodes via the cape or via of comfort in the passenger sense and Suez or Punamo there are cargo of speed for passengers and freight.
As this is being written, trials are liners without equal anywhere in
of three the world for speed and power,
taking place of the first new diesel-driven ships to link these Some of these latter owners have, two Empire key points with-a trans-, It should be mentioned, neither the portation system faster and more doubtful advantage of services
luxurious than has ever been known the weighted with tradition nor
before. In 60 years, more or less, per- spectacular pomposity of boards
haps the mails on this long journey will be carried by fast flying boat, of directors stultified by nobility.
but in the meantime, Holland, without any visible subsidy, is carrying them in fust ships.
big
astrology How can it assist us? appears unlikely Signor Musso- lini should not be acquainted Would not that prove
Astrology is of help in under- with Germany's policy. But claims of astrology? You must standing the tendencies of our lives and the difficulties which there is a further point: As agree that it would.
But we need not wait for such we have to overcome. European statesmen see it, if
It is as if we were swimming Germany does not soon expand remote age the work was done, in a river. We are limited by into a colonial empire, she may and character reading to-day the banks and the current, but move immediately in Central according to the position of the we are swimming freely. By a Europe. It is obvious that, be- stars is actually based on the great effort we may even swim tween an excursion in the knowledge handed down by those across or against the current. neighbourhood of Austria, which prehistoric statisticians.
To afford a check on the find- borders upon Italy, and an ex-
other times it is more difficult. cursion in Africa, Signor Musso-ings of those ancient astrologers fini would undoubtedly prefer
It is obviously to our advantage that Germany should try the responsibilities are greater than that we should know which are their resources for bearing them. the propitious seasons for our latter."
Such an argument suggests that efforts. That is where, through Whitehall and the Qual
Germany would not desire our knowledge of astrology, we
observed to breathe their last scek help from the stars.
The route has been a long story of d'Orsay cannot quite forget that colonies in any - circumstances. Herr Hitler has written an Herr Hitler is himself a German-
But, why, you may ask, should' when the tide begins to ebb.
According to certain schools careful development, for, April 18, our psychic make-up be govern- einborate outline of the policy he speaking Austrian.
Batavia for Palembang, Mauritius, would wish Germany to pursue, quite natural for him to long whirling in the depths of space?
It would be ed by huge masses of mutter of thought there is a consider 1931, the steamer Houtman Left
able difference in the germina- Durban, Port Elizabeth and Cape and it would appear not to before all else for a reunion of The answer to that we do not tion of seeds and growth of town. Sailings of a similar nature include the owning of colonies.all
month while at that time the desir the "Germanies," which know. But we can say that plants dependent on the parti-were scheduled to take place twice a the service with a connection to time of planting. Herr Hitler's objections to an would mean a policy of expan- physiologically we are affected cular phase of the moon at the ability was considered of combining
The discovery of cosmic rays Hongkong, Saigon and Batavia. energetic colonial policy were slon first of all in Europe. And by the most distant nebulae.
We are constantly subjected
is comparatively recent. There
Trade Following The Flag twofold. In the first place, it that, though this is not the view might lead Germany into con-of the Monitor, indicates that the to a bombardment by cosmic
Budapest discussions rays. These rays are released may, of course, be other impor- flict with Britain, whose friend-recent
that the heavenly bodies have the importation of East Indian pro- announced, "is the developing of might be aimed at just such an in the building-up of new solar tant radiations. It may even be THE main project of the line, It was ahip he has declared over and
an unsuspected life of their own. ducts into South Africa, for which systems. They batter us with over again is essential
terrific force. to the
In relation to this life we may purpose the first salling tolil carry prosperity of Germany. This,
Without natural adaptation
be no better placed than the samples of every East Indian product Trade Indeed however, would not in itself in-situation which it is taking all we should be incapable of sur. microbes in our body are situat-flows the tag, and, in spite of the
ed in relation to us. To them world slump, considerable dicate more than that Germany the powers and subtlety of viving this bombardment.
European statesmanship to would be willing to delay the analyse. There are, apparently,
our life may be as inconceivable appears to have been achieved, demand for colonies if Britain three possibilities, Germany
as the life of the stars is to us.
Yet these microbes are probe were unalterably opposed to it. may be using the demand for It does not necessarily mean that colonies to prepare a bargaining proves a fundamental principle ably seriously affected by our Germany does not want colonies ground for a request for some of astrology: that the stars have physical and montal states. They may be more ferocious if we are thing else of more immediate an influence over our lives, if sho can get them.
That this influence is not pure languid and low in spirit. They Empire is peculiarly dimeuit to sub- interest; Herr Hitler may have But, says the Monitor, Herr been forced from his earlier ly physiological is suggested by may feel uncomfortable and un-sidise, and, by the same token, very services of the Empire are so small Hitler has also said that several position by the pressure of his certain observations regarding enterprising when we are full of prone to competition. Some of the entourage and of public opinion; our closest heavenly neighbour, fight, aflre with enthusiasm or and obscure that they seldom nake European natlong ore Jike
burning with rage.
themselves heard, yet without them ha may genuinely have changed the moon. pyramids standing unsteadily his mind. If he has, enormous
not hope to atrangely To the stars we are as these the big main. Sleepwalkers aro upon their points, with small medications have taken place in affected by its rays. In asylums vory microbes. If we do not got their Cargoed d
been an unmistakabla tendency for torritories at home and huge the long-distance policy which patients become unmanageable understand them and their in During the last ten years, there has empires abroad, and are there-Herr Hitler formulated in "Mein when the moon is full. Near fluence that is no excuse for our foreign tonnage to creep aliend and
Continued on Page 4.). the sen dying patients have been disregarding them. fore fundamentally weak. Their " Kampf."
Anchluss.
Such are the clements of a
THIS very quality of human adaptation
success
Naturally, such services are all fur ther competition for our own shin- owners and add to the worries with which they are already faced on the main lines as much as on the small
fender routes.
The widespread shipping
of
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