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FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1931,

Kowloon Railway, twenty-two DON'T PREPARE FOR INFERENCE NOT

miles long, is British property, în

which we have invested £1,500,-| -

000. It can be seen that our rail-

'WAR.

EVIDENCE.

way concern in China is very con- Ludendorff Warns His Wife Gets Divorce on

siderable.

new

Countrymen,

A PAMPHLET,

Threatens."

any men

Ap Appeal.

"HOTEL CASES."

To summarise the railway as- pect of China's world trade-the adequate maintenance needs of the existing lines should require] the expenditure abroad of £3,000,-

If there are 000 annually. Then, as regards

left in A case of, importance in connec- Germany who hanker for a war (tion with what have become know the future, every mile of new or revenge with France, they as "hotel divorces" railway put down involves im- ought to be completely cooled off the Master of the Rolls and Lords came before portation of materials to the ex-after reading General Ludendorff's Justices Lawrence and Romer in tent of some £4,000, China ur

pamphlet. "World War the Court of Appeal, London.

Mrs. Lillian Woolf (nce Israel), gently needs 10,000 miles of The man who was at one time of Woburn Mansions, Francis trunk lines. China would build considered the brains of the Street, W., appcated against a them given the conditions of Kaiser's legions has auddenly judgment of Lord Merrivale, pro- stable government.

turned pacifist for the simple and sident of the Divorce Court dis- Railways

good reason that he has become missing her petition for divorce o are the one Western innovation convinced

he says, that war is the ground of her husband's adul which modern China may be never a paying preposition, and tery with an unknown woman at a said thoroughly to appreciate.

least of all for Germany at this Bognor Regis hotel in July 1929. time,

After differences had arigen be Ludendorf, the master'strate tween Mr. and Mrs. Woolf, he wrote giat, shows in his warning pamph to his wife in July 1929 enclosing let to the German nation that he an hotel bifl 09 has lost nothing of his old strate- divorce."

"grounds of Mr. gical vision.and he gives a graphic March 1930, adjourned the wife's Justice Hill - in picture of what a new war would petition with a view to discovering A member of the French the woman, hut the husband still General Staff, General Buat, who refused to divulge her name. is also the author of biographies of both Hindenburg and Luden-

No Evidence, dorf, writes that Ludendorff's Lord Merrivale, who held that, al- Eventually the case came before sketch of the probable course of though Mr. Woolf, another European conflict is "a tradesman, hind occupied an hotel respectable fascinating recital based upon a bedroom with a woman, there was perfect military comprehension of no evidence that he was likely to the present world situation." be guilty of promiscuous adultery.

News in Brief.

Normal working of cablegrams with Shanghai and beyond has been re-established.

The lowest open air temperature yesterday was 78 degrees. The humidity was 85 at 10 n.m. and 83 ai 4 p.m.

At the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, Chan Lok, a Chinese boy was ordered to receive 12 atrokes for snatching a cigarette cane from Chu Sui in Saigon Street.

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The Kaiser's ex-Quartermaster, He dismissed the petition, General tells his countrymen that Mr. Rayner Goddard said that

a new war will be fought out on Lord Merrivale refused to infer Berlin, Ham- adultery on evidence considerably

Shanghai to Ningpo, 178 miles, Shelter. A fine of $30 was im-those armies should not be the advise on these matters to know

posed.

"The pen may be mightier than German territory. the sword, but it definitely isn't burg, Munich and other greater stronger than had been habitually mightier than the truncheon." said German centres of population will received in the Divorce Division Mr. E. W. Hamilton in the Kowloon bo razed to the ground. "Our sol- and the Ecclesiastical Courts for repeatedly in our dealings with Police Court this morning, when he diere would be hopelessly out- the last 100 years. Eastern nations. The present imposed a fine of $2 on a Chinese classed at the front and the in- systems are: Peking to Mukden, letter writer, who pleaded "guilty" terior of the Fatherland would se gestion of collusion in the

There was not the smallest sug- a length of 607 miles, for which

to obstruction.

civil war and revolts from one end, but there was a practice now of едне. a loan of £2,300,000 was granted;|

to the other." That she wanted it for her fokis

requiring stringent inquiries to be Berlin in Chaos. Shanghai to Nanking, 203 miles, was the excuse proferred by Lung

made as to the name of the womsn Ludendorff's picture of Berlin with whom adultery had been cont- a loan of £2,900,000; Tientsin to Sze, at the Kowloon Magistracy in this eventuality is one of ab-mitted. Pukow, 237 miles, a loan of with having unlawful possession of "would be caught between the said Mr. Goddard, "as it is of con- this morning, when she was charged ject misery. "Berlin," he writes.

"This ease has been brought," £2,960,000; Canton to Kowloon, three pounds of tobacco on board French and the Czecho-Slovak siderable Interest to 89 miles, a loan of £1,500,000; her junk in the Yaumati Typhoon army.

the public Even if the objective of and to the profession who have to capture of our capital, they could how far the requirements of the without trouble Chan Kow, convicted on Ave oc food supply.

shut off Berlin's court sro justified." He added casions between 1923 and 1929,

that Lord Merrivale had regarded "In this case the capital would the petition as We thus, to a certain limited was charged before two Magis-be a howling chaos of anarchism husband rather than that of an in- that of a guilty trates (Mr. W. Schofield and Mr. within a week. All that the Ger- nocent wife. extent, control 1,409 miles of E. H. Williams) in the Central mas people have built-and achiev- railway, in which we have in- Police Court, yesterday, with ed the last quarter century would

Decree in 14 Days. vested £12,660,000.

The Master of the Rolla, giving With the stealing a purse from a pedestrian be destroyed in one blow." exception of the Peking-Mukden further

in Queen's Road East. He was The Ceneral's diatribe is eb-constant efforts must always be judgment, said that serious and alleged to have at-viously directed against bis former made to prevent collusion. Parties Railway, interest is overdue on tempted to UAC + knife

on companions in the Hitler organisa-to a suit must not be allowed to all these loans. Elsewhere in the District Watchman who Gr- tions. who are pleased to vaunt obtain divorce by devices which world our trade has followed our] rested him on April 3. The Magis- the new strength of Germany's prevented a true knowledge of the

trates held that there was not suff defences. "Let us not be deluded," facts. money, but in China this is part-cient evidence to support the writes Ludendorff, ly contingent on Government in-second charge. They passed sen- weeks after declaration of war, a question of discretion by Lord

"within five

"If we were merely dealing with terest in the railways, which has tence of nine months' hard labour the French would have overrun Merrivale, who has an unrivalled

on the first charge. been conspicuous by its absence.

the whole south of Germany and experience in dealing with these linked up forces with the Czechs cases, we should hesitate before It is, however, now a matter of

and Polca. Germany would simply altering his declalon: but the case

a loan of £1,500,000; and Tao- kow to Chinghua, 95 miles, a loan of £1,500,000.

FIRTH.

midable vise."

No Match.

:

Mr. Rayner Goddard asked that

MUKDEN TROUBLE.

OFFICIALS AND PROFESSORS TO BE ARRESTED.

more than academic interest that DUTCH TRAWLERS IN MORAY be aqueezed to death in this for- does not appear to depend upon these railways most purchase

the mere matter of discretion. It abroad, for their maintenance

For the sake of argument and super-added something to the law. appears that the president has needs alone, to the extent of at Hague is making representations to

The British Minister at The

illustrate his warning, Ger In accordance with practice and The news that a form of settle-least £500,000 annually. The to the Netherlands Government many's former military leader sup- the numerous cases, hitherto, the ment has been reached between War and civil disturbances neces- regarding fishing by Dutch traw-poaca two opposing systems of al-court ought to be satisfied that Russia and China over the pro-sitated the slackening of what lers in the Moray Firth.

liances in Europe. On the one adultery had been Several encounters have oc-side he places France, Belgium, There must be a decree nisi,"

committed. blem of the joint-ownership of hold we had on this market, and curred there lately between Poland, Czecho-Slovakia, Reumania

Lords Justices Lawrence and the Chinese Eastern Railway, British policy is doing its best to Scottish fishermen and Dutch and Jugo-Slavin, and on the other Romer concurred, and the appeal together with an earlier report continue the process. Quite soon trawlers which have crossed the side he places Britain, Germany, was allowed and Mrs. Woolf grant- that moneys from the Boxer In- there will be no railways to main-grounds within the area of the and Turkey. He then examines in

North Sea and invaded the cod Russia, Italy, Austria, Hungary ed a decree "nisi," with costs. demnity Fund would be used to tain. It will be a case of rehabili- Firth, which is claimed as being detall the man power and tech in view of the japse of time since purchase £4,000,000 wortli of tation involving large capital ex-under the sovereignty and juris-nical equipment of the combatant the petition was first heard the railway material from Great Bri-penditure. Years will be requir-several recent occasions the in-sively with figures and facts that within 14 days, and the court - diction of the British Crown. On nations and demonstrates conclu decree should be made absolute tain, raise once again the complied to recover our interests from coming Dutch vessels have foul the Germanic side is no match ceded to the request. cated problem of the railway eys- their present derelict condition, ed the nets of the Scottish traw- against its opponents. tem of China and its manage and forcible methods must be ap-course when signalled to. Nets ing forged around France and Bel- iers, and have refused to change The new chain of forts now be- ment. It will be recalled that the plied unless China can purchase have been carried away and fish-rium precludes any possibility of British management of the plon- outright.

ing gear lost.

a German attack on France, "We eer Peking-Mukden Railway in In addition to the above, we

could not break that girdle if we North China was the result of the have an interest of unknown

were a hundred times stronger enterprise of British mining en-amount in the Anglo-French loan THE P. & O. ADOPT TOURISTS. than we are now," he writes.

The only advantage that the gineers, who opened up the coal- of £5,000,000, which redeemed

forces langued with Germany could field of Tangshan to supply the the Belgian loan to the Peking-nounces its decision to convert the But this gain would be only tem The P. and O. Company an-gain would be by aerial attacks. Chinese Navy in 1881. That Hankow Rallway, and we are still steamers Mongolia and Moldavia porary. Retaliation for air at was the beginning of the railway largely interested in the Japan-passengers only, with a view to French city would be promptly re-tions for the National Assembly. Mukden, Yesterday: for the carriage of one class of racks on Paris, Lyons or any other Mukden yesterday during the elec

Serious disturbances occurred at aystem, the start of the seven-ese South Manchurian Railway, conducting a monthly "tourist venged in a most terrible manner. teen years fight with the ob- where we advanced money class" service with these vessels Ludendorff gives a graphic des-two officials of the Educational The trouble was instigated by stinacy and inertia of Imperial which was spent almost entirely in conjunction with the new cription of what China. We were alone in that in America; money which in-

an aerial bom-Bureau and two professors, and an steamers -Strathnaver and bardment with high explosives and order for their arrest had been fight. Then in 1898 Europe directly stifled the latter deve will, however, carry first saloon would be like.

Strathaird, which latter vessels Kas on a great city like Berlin Issued. Reuter, awoke to China's possibilities. In lopment of our Peking-Mukden and tourist class passengers. the "Battle of the Concessions" line as a doubtful unforeseen The Mongolia will thus be con- the Yangtaze Valley was our consequence.

verted before she sails on April

With a touch of rancour the ex- natural front. We took our share

17 for Australia and the Moldawer ford examines the forces of Turning to the railways under via on her next return to London. Italy, their strength and morale. in railway rights and woefully construction, British and other It is stated that the conversion He slams the lid on all further mismanaged them. In fact, the capital is involved to the extent is due to recognition by Lord Altierite talk of an alliance with whole of our policy in regard to of £6,000,000 in the Four-Power demand for comfortable travel team of the Italian army as con- Inchcape of the need to meet the Mussolini with a devastating cri- this question has been most loan for the Canton-Hankow line at economical rates. The accom-stituted at present..

He shows 2/6 1/8. apathetic, and its character is of 430 miles. This is part of the modation is to be of the highest that tactically the Italian, army. best described as laisser faire, Hukuang Railway scheme, in standard and, it is added, "should in case of war, would not have Tenders are invited by the

The following summary of all which we should, if the Consor-the Australian travelling public."

prove exceedingly popular with room to operate or retreat

Government for reclaiming ap railway interests, which is given tium Loan fails, recover at least -

Why General Ludendor wrote proxinately 90 acres of the hie sensational pamphlet becomes Praya East foreshore with mater by Mr. H. Stringer, B.A a third of the Hankow-Szechuen Catholic Church. He calls upon clear when he now readers ale obtained by cutting down A.M.I.C.E., (formerly of the Railway, unless a most unlit the Germans to keep cool and to in the end that "powerful accret Morrison Hill; "protecting the Chinese Railway Service) will In-ly contingency

turn a deaf ear to "the disrupt- forces are at work in Germany to area we choose toers of the Fatherland.”

so reclaimed by sea and create a sentiment for a war of quay walla: constructing sewers' dicate to some extent whether surrender this to Japan as sole"Work and more work is the revenge."

and stormwater drains, China's trade possibilities are undisputed heir to all the German only care that will lift Germany Free Masonry, Judaism and the boat pier, retaining walls and These forces he specifies as inforced concrete piers, refuse- worth the reversal of a policy heritage in China. In addition, gradation in which enemies on the whose futility has been proved the British section of the Canton inside plunged her in 1918.".

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