THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
APRIL MONDAY,
25, 1938,
NOTED HISTORIAN PREDICTS ANOTHER WORLD THE NEW
WAR: PEACE DEPENDS ON SOVIET RUSSIA Warplanes Will Be Determining Factor In Next European Conflict
Future of World
Expressed In
Barrels of Petroleum
[In 1914 Harvard Professor Albert Bushnell Hart predicted that the United States would enter the World War and that the affles would win. In the following interview with the United Press he forecasts developments in the current European crisis.]
By Homer Jenks
United Press Staff Correspondent
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. APR. 20.
ALBERT BUSHNELL HART, DEAN OF UNITED STATES HIS
TORIANS. IS CONVINCED THAT ANOTHER EUROPEAN WAR IS INEVITABLE.
"The United States will not enter into any war unless it is clear that our national existence is threatened," the white-bearded Harvard professor-emeritus added in an intorview with the United Press.
He believed that Adolf Hitler, dreaming of a new and greater German empire, would seize Czecho-Slovakia "perhaps within four weeks-at least within four months."
"No military force that can be raised could prevent Germany from taking Czecho-Slovakia," he said. "The Czechs could not hold out four days: There would per- haps be one battle-a showdown."
Next or perhaps before-Hitler will annex Poland, he predicted.
"I had expected him to take
MURDER CHARGE over Poland before this,
RESULT TO SUICIDE PACT
Husband Of Missing
Woman Held
even
before Austria. I don't see why His he had held off so long. international defence for such a step would be stronger than for taking Czecho-Slovakia. The people of western Poland, the aristocracy, are either Germans or German-speaking. And of course, if he were going to move
Was Near Death into western Poland, he would
When Rescued
Arising out of an alleged suicide pact, Cheung Ah-lung, 25, was tried before the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, at the Criminal Sessions this morning with the murder of his Ying-mut, alias Li Kit-mlog. wife, Ll by throwing her overboard from the ferry, Man To.
Assistant
Mr. E. H. Williams, Attorney-General, prosecuted, and accused who
take over the whole country. The Poles are a gallant people, but they have no organization that could resist Hitler's troops for three days."
The Baltic States-Lithuania, Lat- via and Estonia-and Finland Uke- wise will fall to Germany, probably bloodless revolution," Hart be-
in
lieved.
"That will link Germany and Rus- sla cheek by jowl. Then it will be breaks out.
defended by ded not gulity, was only a maiter of time before war
Mr. Hin-shing Lo, in- structed by Mr. F. E. Nash."
The following jury was empan nelled: Messrs. R. F. Clark (Foreman); Li Pin-cheng, I. W. Lang, Ching Hi-kwang. Ng Chi chung A.
Pollock. ... Mr. Williams said that about 10.30 p.m. on March 12, while the ferry Man To was off the Yaumall break- water, on its way from Mongkok to Hongkong, women third-class pas- senger named Chan So heard a female voice calling out "Save life." On looking towards the stern
stern through
H. Delcourt and A.
"Britain and France will be forced) to side with Russia, and Germany is patting Italy on the back and telling) her, 'Don't be scared." "
PEACE DEPENDS ON SOVIET
FILM STARS BOUND FOR THE
CIRCUS IN HOLLYWOOD
GARBED IN THE APPROVED MANNER of the western plains, according to the movies, here are Barbara Stanwyck and Robert Taylor, screen slårs, on their way to a circus party given in Hollywood by Mrs. Frank Borzage, wife of the film director. They are often spoken of as eug aged.
TAI MO SHAN'S
SISTER
READY
SHIP
TO SAIL
Those who were thrilled in 1933 by the exploit of the five British naval officers who sailed their 23-ton ketch
He said the only thing that can "Tai Mo Shan" from Hongkong to Dartmouth will be stop the expansion of the German interested to hear that a sister-craft has been constructed
cmpire. barring Hitler's death, is Russia.
"The pence of the next few years! depends on Russia," he said. "Rus-
at the Wing On Shing Shipyard at Cheung Sha Wan.
As in the case of the "Tai Mo Shan," the new boat,
sin thinks Germany is setting up ice named the "Mo On Shan" has been designed by Mr. H. S.
powerful a state in western Europe,
of about nine feet away from her, a But Russia apparently is unwilling
an iron grill, she saw, at a distance she may jump in and break it up. Rouse, of the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club. The owners man heave a woman overboard. She to go to war just yet. She seems are Squadron Leader G. Francis, of the Singapore Royal immediately raised the alarm and too busy perfecting her military or- then saw the man himself jump into gantsation and her fortifications. Air Force, and Mrs. Francis. the sea. The launch was stopped and accused was rescued by a sea-
Chan Lo. Accused was in
тап
weakened condition at the time but revived after artificial respiration had been applied.
The woman was not recovered, although the search was continued for 15 minutes not only by the Men To but also by two other launches, The Man Wai and the Man Chi.
When Great Britain and France de-
The 57-foot seven inch "Ma On clare war on Germany, Hart said,
Is equipped with Hiller will occupy the Netherlands Shan" อ
within 24 hours to gain control of paraffin engine and two hollow masts. Squadron Leader Francis and Mrs. the Dutch seaports.
Norway, Sweden and Denmark Francis intend to sail for Singapore will be forced into this next war, on Wednesday morning. They sail be predicted.
the bout themselves with the help of
On the south, Germany would oc- tivo Chinese sailors. Spy Switzerland because of its strategic military declared.
Squadron Leader Francis told the positions, Hart Telegraph to-day, that it was possi- ble that he and his wife might con- tinue the voyage to England from
AIRPLANES BIG FACTOR
He believed airplanes would be the Singapore; but at the moment nothing determining factor in the next war. has been settled. His plans,' he said, "Probably the future of the next would not be completed until he war could be expressed in terms arrived at Singapore. of barrels of oil," he said. "And nelther Germany nor the marked for the new empire have any source of oil. In Europe only
nations
"TAI MO SHAN" EPIC
The story of the "Tai Mo Shan" is
Arctic Party Reports On Findings
RADIO BROADCAST
"In Town To-night" And Other London Relays BEETHOVEN CONCERTO Radio Programme Broadcast by ZBW on Frequencies of 845 .c.'s. 0.52 m.c.'s. per second.
5.0-8.03 European Programine. 8.03-11.0 Chinese Programme. 5.0 Relay of the Dance Orchestra from the Roof Garden of the Hong- kong Hotel.
(a) Doin' The Suzi Q; (b) You've Got Something There; (c) Yours And Mine; (d) Nice Work If You Can Get it.
5.15 Interval of recorded dance music from ZBW.
5.20 (a) Once In A While; (b) It Don't Mean A Thing; (e) Spanisli Memories; (d) Shim Sham Shimmy. 9.35 Interval of recorded donce music from ZOW.
0.40 (a) Afraid To Dream; (b) Stardust On The Moon; (c) The Girl With The Dreamy Eyes;, (d) Dinals.
3.55 Interval of recorded dance music from ZBW.
6.0 (a) All The Way From Ire- land; (b) Adieu To Love, Adieu; (c) I Hum A Waltz.
6.15 Interval of recorded dance music from ZBW.
6.20 (a) Riverboat Shuffle; (b) Crazy Feet: (c) Stompin' The Blues Away.
8.30 For The Children.
Alice In Wonderland....Frank
Luther. (with Instrumental Accom
Or Shirley paniment); Medley
Temple Songs (From 'Poor Little Rich Girl')....Henderson Twins with Orchestra; Uncle Peter's Children's ....Peter Dawson (Bass- Party Baritone).
6.15 Songs by Richard Crooks (Tenor).
Macushila (Josephine V. Rowe Dermot Macmurrough); Too Late Open To-morrow (Langenburg);
Your Window To The Morn, Op. 50, No. 3 (Royden-Phillips).
6.55. Beethoven-Concerto No. In C Major, Op. 15.
Schnabel by Arthur Played (Piano) and The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Dr. Malcolm Sargent.
733 Closing Local Stock Quota- tions.
7.35 Variety.
Cinema Organ-Once In A While (Green Edward); "Rosalie" - Selection (Cole Porter)....Al Bol- lington at the Organ of the Para- mount Theatre, London; Sketch--- Going To The Pictures (Revnell and West...The Two Cockney Kids (Ethel Reynell and Gracie West); Dance Band-Slow Fox-Trat Medley
Dent
Quick-Step Medley....Jack with
and Norrie Moore (Two Plonos Bass and Drums); Orch. with Organ Big Broadcast of 1938"-Selection (Robin-Raingor). .Anton and The Paramount Theatre Orch. London. Al Bollington at the Organ.
8.0 Time, Weather and Announce- ments.
8.03 Chinese Programme-Relay from The Lee Theatre.
11.0 Close Down.
Radio Programme Broadcast by ZEK on a Frequency of 640 Kilo- cycles.
8.05 London Relay 'Empire Exchange
Points of view by travellers from the Dominions and Colonels.
8.20 Waller Gieseking At The Piano.
Sonata In B Flat Major (Mozart -K. 570).
8.36 Selections From Opera
Giovanni Overture "Don (Mozart)....State Orchestra, Berlin, cond. by Dr. Leo. Blech:. Within These Sacred Walls ("The Magic Flute Mozart); O Isis and Osiris The Magle Flute" Mozart)...... Ivar Andresen (Bass) with Orch. accomp. cond, by Firtz Zwelg; Casta 1-Romani- Diva. ("Norma"Act Moscow, April 24.
(Soprano) Professor Olio Schmidt, bearded Bellini).....Ina Soucz
cond. by John Barbirolli; 1- Orch.
("Tosca"--Act hero of a number of Arctic exi lions, who was recently reported to Recondita Armonla
1--Illica and Giacosa-Puccini). be in "disgrace," was present at a
Enrice Caruso (Tenor) with Sym- meeting of the Soviet Academy of
phony Orchestra. Sciences here during the week-end, and made a short speech,
the
MADE LONG STATEMENT On arriving in Hongkong, accused was taken to hospital and two days later, he was charged with murder. In answer to the charge he made a long statement, in the course of
0.05 Light Orchestral. which he said the woman in ques-
Napoli (Tarantelle-Mezzacapo); tion was his wife. He further stated that they arrived in Hongkong on
Russia has sufficient wells to supoflcers, Lieut. Commdr. M.B. Sher-spent nine months drifting on an ice- Orchestre Napolitain La Paloma worth recalling. Five British naval Three out of the four scientists who Chant De Sirene (Celebre Chanson Italienne F. Valpatti, junior)...... the day of the incident, and after
ply her needa,” having booked a room at a boarding
Hart sald that Germany for years wood, Lieut. RED. Ryder, Lieut. P. Bec, reported to the meeting on house, they went out to look for
S. Salt and work has been importing and storing oil. S. Francis, Licut, G.
they had carried out, and (Spanish Serenade Tradier); The
Trailing Arbutus (Friedman). worst. Though
Very
of war but Sur Limusinti, sailed from Hong-roundings in the Central Polar basin, Cockswalzen--Volkslied; theinischer Lieut. C. Ommanney-Davis, of related interesting results of depth Columbia Concert Orchestra; Sage- unwilling to beg Having falled to against the emergency
contended that a year of war would the
Eddie Saxon his wife suggested exhaust the supply.
kong on May 31, 1933, and arived at and showed samples of ground taken Karneval-Fantasie. It would be better that they were| "Germany Is gelling most of her Dartmouth almost exactly a year from a depth of two and a half miles, and His German Orch; Dream Of dead. Accordingly, they boarded oil from the United States," he said, later after a voyage of approximately ferry for Mongkok, but as there were "And if we don't want to get tangled 10,000 miles which has since
The Academy decided to Institute Autumn (Joyce); Choristers Waltz
not carry out the act. On the return sending supplies to probable enemies. world shipping annnic,
They sailed of the icefloc scientists. It will be tra
D.30 London Relay-The News. voyage, however, his wife Jumped We are puting arms in the hands of by way of Japan and
Kamchatka,warded every three years for the
in the 9.50 Songs by Itabert overboard and he followed,
the principal belligerents. It is ter-Behring Sea, the Aleutian Islands, best scientific achievement
Arelle regions.-Reuter." Panama Canal, the Bahamas. Continuing, Counsel said the Jury ribly against our interests."
find employment,
they
China
be-
too many persons on board they did up in the next war, we ought to stop come a classic in British Naval and a prize to commemorate the exploit (Phelps)....London Novelty Orches
must be satisfied, before they could Even though Germany should pro- So successful was the enterprise return e verdict of guilty, that the voke the United States to the extent woman had been drowned. The case it did in the early days of the World that official recognition was given the for the Crown was that she was,War, Hart doubted that the United Crew for its work in navigation, and although her body was not recovered, States would enter into hostilities the Admiralty purchased the vessel for there could not be any, possibility unless this country or civilisation it At one time the vessel was used by of her having been picked up by self were threatened, motor-boat or junk as there was none in the vicinity at the time.
LAW ON SUICIDE PACT Counsel concluded-by pointing out that the law in 'respect of suicide
"The United Biates would not send troops to Europe again so quickly," he said, "It has Loo much to lose.”—United Press,
young officers who required a sailing experience.
•
CAPITAL CUT IN HALF
(Tenor)
Eisdell
Two Tired Old Eyes (P. Kenyon and J. H. Squire); Always As I Close My Eyes (Handfeld-Jones and E. Contes): Thinkin Of Mary (Ashby, and T. C. Sterndale Bennett),
Kelay-Is Town 10.0. London
To-Night.
10.30 Latest Dance Music. Fox-Trots Ostrich Walk; River-
The reduction
of capital from bont Shuffle....Frankie Trumbauer and His Orchestra; Silver Sella On $1,000,000 to $500,000 of the Heung Moonlit Waters; On The Bridge Of On Insurance Co. Ltd. was con- Signs,...Hennie Munro And His BANISHEE BACK firmed by the Chief Justice,
Sir
Orch, with vocal refrain; Wallz-The TOO SOON
Atholl MacGregor, in the. Supreme Waltz Lives On (From Big Broad- pact was that the one who failed was lite," and "Pushing people over-
Court this morning..
cast of 1938); Fox-Trot You Took gulity of the murder of the one who board."
Appearing for the Company, the The Words Bight Out Of My Heart succeeded.
The coxswain of the launch, Detained by the police yesterviloy
testified that for a suspected offence, Wong Fu-Hon. Mr. Leo D'Almada, Jnr., in (From 'Big Brondelist of 1938'). Aller Sergeant IL. W. Jackson had Cheung Sing-hi,
It produced photographs of the launch, accused was unconscious when wah, 60, was discovered to be a bani-structed by Mr. Peter H. Sin, sald Henry Jacques (Britain's Champion was clear from the petition Dancor of 1934-30) and His Correct Chan So testined to having seen picked up. He first learned there thee when his finger prints were and from the amdavit in support filed Dance Tempo Orchestra; Fox-Trots necued, throw a woman overboard, was another person overboard after taken charge of bronch of the De- by Mr. Choy Hing, a director, that Little Heaven Of The Seven Seas Cross-examined, witnees sald she accused and for the portation Ordinance at the Central the reduction sought was for reasons inwalian Hospitality (Trom. Rhythm The Clouds ....Ronnie Munro could see what happened in the stern
His Orch, with vocal refrala; from where the She did not defence Withers agreed that in Magistracy-to-day Wong Warez-connected with the depression,
Medley George Beott-Wood dark night such an the one in ques-tenced to three months' hard labour, preciation in land value and cel hear imela, volbe saying. 7 “Al
tion it was dimoult to see anything. He was banished from Etongkong for lo
Ation And His Accordion Band with vocal Lung I don't want life."*.
Questioned by, Counsel
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