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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1929.

WATCH GERMANY!

The Most Formidable Competitor

HER DESTINY

To Be Feared As Winners Of The Peace

THE FATHERLAND

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"BLACK WATCH" AT THE QUEEN'S

A STORY OF THE KHYBER PASS

SPLENDID "TALKIE"

"The Black Watch," now showing at the Queen's Theatre, is creating con- siderable interest and is a talkie that should be mentionui,

The story opens with a dinner in the Oficer's Mess of the 42nd Highlanders Black Watch)---the crack regiment of

hurst, between the

Watch the Germans. They are not now to be feared as makers the British Army. The colonel at the of war, but in their role as a competitor in peace. There was never lead of the table, his brother officers a more formidable competitor than present-day Germany, writesporting him, and the pipers and drummers gave brilliant rondering la Sand- Henry Albert Phillips in the London "Graphic." "Oh, the war?" of the fervent exchanges,

digifled seniora, they say, with a little sigh. "Yes, we lost the war, but we are going to win the peace!" And they believe it just as they once believed they would win that other struggle. The point is that they are too busy to think about the war,

and the "three, two, and one-pipers." "Annie Laurie" was rendered by one, of the Majors.

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splendid role of Capt. Donald King, SHEK WU HUI (near Sheung Shui PARTICULARS & CONT

Victor MeLaglen is seen in the

and David Rollins in that of 2nd

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Every German believes that Germany can win whatever she lieutenant Malcolm King.

During the dinner, Capt. King is undertakes, and some day will win-it is their destiny. But they summoned to the War Office, where he are content to work and wait, if need be, until to-morrow, or the day receives secret Instructions to sail for

Gates open 11a.m. Jain. Meanwhile his regiment is after to-morrow. They plant their forests, they plan their libraries, transferred to Flanders for the Great Ofeinl Opening by H.E. Sir

Cecil Clement!, K.C.M.G, they construct their buildings for the good of the family for their War, and we see them embarking. One

at 2.30 p.m. January 4th; grandchildren's grandchildren. They do an honest hard day's work Khyber Fass, where an alluring and

Special Railway Facilities-Reduced with painstaking skill; they owe it to the Fatherland, to the family impulsive half-caste, Yuomini, (Myena Fares.

Loy) holds great power over the na- Official Handbook now on sala at tives, and great hatred for the Bri-all bookstalls-price 10 cents. tish soldiers, many of whom have been enchanted and tortured by her.

Through a cleverly organised dis- tionary engines. The howitzer be-charge from the British Army, Capt. way into Yasmini's came a factory for the manufacture King makes his

THE WAR MACHINE

Turning Out Ploughshares

Germany has much to thank the Allied nations for. For the first, time in her thousand-year existence, of motor trucks and other motor place, where he is so attracted by her, that love beginy plays a little part. they have disarmed her. As sub vehicles.,

The release of a blinded officer, Major jects of an eternally militaristic

MacGregor, from the chains, leads to rule and rulers, they had not In the immediate and careful the complete destruction of the natives thought It possible to live without survey of the urgent mechanical in the Valley of Echoen, arms, Every youth had done time needs of Germany which Krupps had In Yaaman's rooms, Capt. King is that recognised as a fugitive, and has the in the war machine. Then the em-made, it had been revealed pire crashed, and the Allies strip-agricultural machinery had suffered privilege of command.

Through the fortune-telling crystal, ped them of the greatest millstone badly. So several projectile shops, we are taken back to Flanders, where about their necks-as well as about with a floorage of twenty-one acres, Capt. King sees his fellow men shot those of all modern nations-huge became the headquarters for

the dowe, dying. officers wounded, armies and navies, their equipment manufacture of agricultural ma and his own brother shot. The sight and upkeep. Germany saw her op- chinery of every description. The makes King disclose his mission to the At this, she goes out to her The mo- result was new-design mowing and woman. portunity and seized it. ment she was obliged to shelve her reaping machines, special steel multitude of warriors, and announces war business she turned all her ploughshares, harrows and sowers; desires ravaging warriors to "lay that she, as their leader, is benten, and formidable strength and energies cultivators, potato planters and into other channels.

diggers and a score of others. Ger

down their arms," She is shot dead as traitress. The machine-guns Curiously, the outstanding ex-

many had hitherto been largely sup- (under Mohammed Khan) demolish the ample of Germany's find ustry, and plied by America with these devices, entire army of Yasmin's followers progress in the field of international Continued shortage of coal aup-jand the British Army conquers.

On New Year's Eve, the officers are competition, in her ponce bid for plies led to increased working of supremacy, is identical with her chal-brown coal and lignite deposits, and back in London-minus a few, killed lenge for supremacy during the war. this circumstance was Krupp's ren- in action. Capt. King returns and is On the announce The Krupp Works were inextricably son for seriously taking up the in heartily welcome.

ment that he is now Major Donald bound up in the World War, no less vention and production of mine King. D.SO, the congratulations. of closely and vitally than Germany excavators, which in turn led to the his fellow-officers pour in to him. herself. Since the federation of the manufacture on a large scale of The singing of "Auld Lang Syne" Empire by Bismarck, steel had come building excavators with extra-gives an 'appropriate and happy end- to dominate the lives and dazzle the ordinary resistance against wearing to a flim that recalls her days vision of the ruling element of Ger- and tear,

very widely.

The speaking throughout was good, many. Steel guns and armament, steel ships, and steel discipline-in the end a marvellous machine of

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LUNATIC AND SAINT A Street Comedy In Prague

would fill a small book, Krupps is save for the accent of David Rollins. but a symbol of what the whols Metrotone News is screened., Thera ia of Germany is doing. Krupp's is heard the shot, which was fired at the monarch in the field of steel, Prince Humbert, and the commotion raising a mighty arm, heavy and that followed. In E Fax Movietone uncannily effective, with the stool R. Bonelli (of the Chicago

One evening recently, just when The challenge Opera Co.) sings "Large la Factotum" all the good workers were hurrying weapons of peace. of German wealth and its invincible is not only to the makers of many from the "Barber of Seville" (Rossini)- home and the shops and squares

weapon. When the grand crash came in 1918 and Germany west down to defent she carried her mighty steel engine and brilliant steel god with her. To all appear- ances it was the spectacular end of a brilliant play. But now, more than ten years later, we must add a denouement, a fourth act, even though it may seem like an anti- climax. The shell of the huge Krupp plant remained, seemingly without a raison d'etre. But the plant did not remain impotent for long. What followed is a remark able example and testimony of the ingenuity and energy of Gorman people in their determination not

scores of machines and mechanical devices, but to the producers of raw steel as well.

A Challenge on the Scas There remains another German challenge for supremacy in peace that has recently engaged the at tention and admiration of the world. It is Germany's bid for maritime supremacy-at least for certain commercial phases of it between Europe and America.

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Then he divested himself by one, Not only one but two giant liners a "high-brow," who enlisted as a Pr-throwing them down gleefully on to have been constructed, as an indicavate, found that his Sargeant was his the tops of the passing trams. tion of Germany's industrial psycho former valet. The girl in the case Now, completely free from such logy and energy. A series of mis was an actress turned Red Cross encumbrances nз clothes, he gave fortunes alone provented the Lloyd Nurse. She and the handsome young an astonishing athletic performance,

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of war cause them to lose sight of people. He not only climbed all of the Sale by Public Auction "Bremen" crossed the ocean more they come together again the war is saint, but stood on his head and 6th day of January, 1930, at

When over the stone horse and stone to be held than seven hours faster than any ver

He wanted her to be his wife, turned somersaults. other ship had done. Her sister ship, and it was only when he wanted her

pass.

Due to many causes some in her favour, some diametrically opposed to her-Germany got a flying start the "Europa" was scheduled to be to crabrace him with both her arms Finally the police made efforts to ahead of the rest of the shattered launched several months before the that he discovered that one of her bring him down. But this was not European world in the mighty work "Bremen," but was first hold back sleeves was empty-abe had been so easy. To get the lunatic away of material rehabilitation. Fac by labour strikes and then partially severely wounded whilst working as a from the saint they had to bring

New York will surso. But this did prevent the wad-strong ladders and some tories sprang up everywhere, bullt deatroyed by fire. with German foresightedness and probably see her in less than a yearing from taking places.

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thoroughness. European markets The whole maritime world bought, and bought at inflation been thrown into a mild state of figures, to learn later that their panic.

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Before the war Krupps had pro- duced no Anished articles except munitions. Various plants, how ever, had turned out parts of other machinery, or equipment, rough--

faced or in cast, especially for the rolling stock of railways. It was but a natural step forward to enter.

huge sheets. Finally, after a Berce Aght between the man and the officials, he was captured.

The incident held up the traffic la the centre of Frague for fails half an hour.

The mill foreman came upon two

for two 70,000-ton liners. An Ita waglan Surgeons, after severaldarkies walking slowly up the road, in line promises immediate work years of deliberation, has decided single.Ale.

on a ship to be more than 100 feet to propose that "abortio provocata"

"Say, you, why ain't you worth-

in length. And the American shall be acknowledged as legal. less niggers working?" owners of the "Leviathan"-till The proposal must be passed by the

"We're working," boss, sho" nuff.

the largest ship on the seas-issue a National Association of Norwegian We'se carrying this plank up to the to build the largest ship afloat. counter challenge that they intend Physicians before it can be pre-ma

sented to the National Assembly."What plank? "I don't see any How many countries could start but most doctore in Oslo plank."

the field of manufacturing finished with a couple of hundred thousand are in favour of the new law, which, well, fo' de lawd's sake, Abe! locomotives and freight cars, ·Ac-

tons of obsolete shipping-which is adopted, will make Norway the Er we ain't gone an forgot de cordingly, the largest of the form-what the "Allles" left Germany in only country in Europe beside plank!” er Hindenburg, shops, covering 18 1919 and in less than ten years. Russia where such operations ar acres of space, was equipped as amid revolution and bankruptcy, legal. The proposal provides for locomotive manufactory. As early add more than 4,000,000 tons a council in each county with as March, 1919 when the Allied Today, Germany's tonnage is less anthority to lasue licence to those engineers were in the very midst than a million tons under the peak doctors who shall be permitted to of their work of destruction

Kruppe began to build their first huge-freight Iocomoót By July 1928, they were prod

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