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Capt. De Havilland

Capt. Geoffrey de Havilland's victory in the King's Cup was de- servedly popular: As a designer he

MONDAY, AUGUST 14, 1933.

MAN WHO SOUNDED THE SOVIET

RECLUSE HOLDS KEY PEACE IN EUROPE

TO

has been famous ever since the ap A STUDY OF POLAND'S DICTATOR

pearance of the de Havilland air-) craft helped to redress the balance |

of mechanical air-power during the

war.

(By George Slocombe.)

Before that our pilots had been

[The new Pact between Soviet, which his traditional distrust and fighting a gallant but hopeless battle Russia and its border States, and hatred of Russia had been notice- against the German flyers with their the enthusiastic welcome, accorded ably modified. faster and more trustworthy to Russia military aviators on their

machines.

arrival in Warsaw are outward signs

Soviet Caption

A Pioneer

of important changes in Easters: I was told that Pilsudaki had Always a pioneer-Capt. de Havil-European diplomacy. ·In this abruptly demanded of the Soviet land made (and crashed) his first article, the writer, who was recently Ambassador what attitude Moscow machine in 1910-he has been a in Warsaw, discusses the new re- would take in the event of a con- pioneer of private flying..

lations between Poland, Germany flict between Poland and Germany. He is a great believer in air tour and the Soviets, and the dramatic The Ambassador is said to have re- Ing, travelling by air when and moves and counter-moves made by plied with great caution. His coun- wherever possible. When his eldest the Polish dictator, Pilsudski, and try, he explained, was bound by a BOD, Geoffrey, was at Stowe, he the German Chancellor, Herr Hitler.3 treaty of friendship with Germany was taken to and from school in the

and also by the pact of non-aggres- first of the series of "Moths.”

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Nazi Road Plan

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van-

TOT long ago I stood in John alon concluded with Poland. In the Sobieski's recoco little palace at end, however, the, Russlan envoy is Wilanow, on the wheat covered plain belleved to have declared that if Herr Hitler's plans for training outside Warsaw,

Germany made as unprovoked at- the German unemployed, and utilis

Portraits of the rude, vigorous tempt by arms to regain possession ing them in public works schemes man who saved Vienna from the of the Corridor the Soviet Union

would maintain a under a system of military dis-Turk stared down at me from every neutrality in the ensuing conflict.

benevolent cipline, are well advanced.

wall of that charming retreat. The One of the main tasks on which the great crimson tent of the

And with this undertaking, which... labour army will be engaged is the quished Sultan Mustafs filled one burdensome necessity of maintain-`

obviously liberates Poland from the costruction of four great new roads room of the palace, as a relic of the ing a large force upon the Russian to links Berlin with Cologne, Frank-valiant Polish King's spoils of war frontier, the old Marshal is said to furt, Munich and Hamburg.

And in many eloquent traces The estimated cost is 1,200,000,000 the

have declared himself content. memory of the greatest marks, of which 900,000,000 marks of the Polish monarchs is piously conjectures as to its importance were News of this secret meeting and will be covered by payments which preserved by a nation only too con-not long in making their influence otherwise would have to be made to scious of its ancestry.”

felt in Berlin. The first result of But these glorious relics are more the encounter was an urgent in- and more neglected. A generation struction to Nazi storm detach- tics have assailed the proposals with the authority of high ad-

has Hitler and Ford

grown up in Poland im-ments on the Polish frontier to ob- ministrative experience of India, or with the force of conviction It is the outcome of his interest in from the violent hands and even frontier incident by anti-Pollsb This is Herr Hitler's own scheme. patient of the past. It has received serve the utmost caution, and on no rude. lessons in political realism account to risk provoking a Hong Kong, Monday, August 14, 1933. which comes of a definite philoso-j motorcars. They are hia one

phy of Empire statesmanship, hobby: his knowledge of them is autocrat who shares with Sobleski vicinity of the frontier.

more. violent tongue of an ageing speeches or demonstrations in the clearly stated. Those who argue encyclopaedic. from experience have plenty to

the characteristic -drooping moust- The second and more public sequel urge, and have presented it fully Ford. Mr. Ford, he says, has con-mouth, frowning brows, and steely versation, held upon the German Hitler's hero in industry is Henry ache, high square forehead, harsh to Pilsudski's demarche was the con- and rationally. It is a view that verted the motorcar from a class blue eyes of the old-fashioned Polish Chancellor's cannot possibly be disregarded. dividing into

The_China Mail

- the unemployed in the form of doles.

The new roads will be available! exclusively for motor traffic.

No Change In Indian Policy.

class-unifying in- noble.

Your Daily Smile

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PROVERBS, 1933.

invitation, between Hitler and the Polish. Minister. M. It is notably different in mentality Wysockd, in Berlin on May 8. Dur- and outlook from the excitable, pas-ing this conversation, almost im- sionate, but often futile intellectuals mediateir followed and confirmed by who quarrelled over their newly re-a similar meeting between the covered country's destinies until Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs, they were silenced by the hirsute M. Beck, and the German Minister Cromwellian figure, stalking abrupt-in Warsaw, the German Chancellor ly into the Polish Diet and quelling gave assurances that his intentions them with a torrent of scornful and were friendly and that no attempt unprintable epithets.

would be made to provoke a conflict with Poland,

A Lonely Figure

In the India Joint Committee But those who take their stand atrament in America. Sir Samuel Hoare has spoken on the White Paper point to the strongly of what he described as supremely significant fact that the "very gross misrepresenta- their views are shared-have; tions" of his evidence before the indeed, been largely inspired-by Committee which have lately ap virtually the whole body of those Give Me The Moonlight, peared in both the British and who have been carrying on the The Moon tells the world lovely the Indian Press, Certain things government of India in recent tales of romance. said by him have, he said, been years, whether Viceroys, Gover- The Sun comes out and calls it taken out of their context, and nors of Provinces,

a liar. or highly- quoted in such a way as to imply placed members of the Civil Ser- that his attitude is "very differ-vice. As for those critics who Your Lucky Stars. ent from what it really is." insist, like Lord Lloyd, that the A boy born an a Sunday will

Hitler's Genins There are, in fact, no limits im-sole consideration to be borne in have long golden curls and his

It is a generation disciplined, ad- If Pilsudski's first move in the posed upon the propaganda con-mind is the well-being of the parents will want to make a parson monished and armed for war or diplomatic game was astute, Hitler's ducted in some quarters in Bri-native population, and who con- of him, but he will probably be peace-by an enigmatical and latter- tain against the Government's sider the contemplated reforms come a quarter-master-sergeant or ly silent old man, who spends his Indian policy, any more than up-to threaten that well-being, here a money-lender. on the temper of envenomed sus-again the answer is that of in- picion that still inspires so much formed statesmanship. It is, of Indian comment. Partial and that the worst possible thing for mis-leading reports cabled to In- that population would be to live dia have led Indian Ministers in in circumstances of continuing the Provincial Governments to repression and bitter ill-will, believe that a certain whittling such as must follow on the deny- down of the proposals for Pro-ing to Indians what the whole. vincial autonomy was now con-past course of British policy has if looks could kill a good many templated in London. Sir Sam-encouraged them to look for. uel Hoare has given the reply to

mirrors would be up for murder. that suggestion with all due em- phasis. It does not stand alone. Sir Samuel's perfectly candid statement upon the Indian fican- cial situation, and the possible reaction of it upon the setting up of responsible government at the aviation have so appealed to the If Maisle were asked to join it many original status in Europe, the relations between Poland and the centre, has been seized upon by imagination of mankind as the she'd jump at the chants. many as an intimation that it is magnificent exploit of the flying intended to postpone the innu- feet under Gen. Balbo's leader-This Week's Leather Medallist. guration of the Central organisa-ship. The Rome-Chicago-Rome. The man who was so tired that tion, and to set up "merely Pro-flight was completed in condi- he couldn't kill an afternoon. vincial autonomy" as the next tions which made an ideal set- instalment of Indian reform. The ting for this triumph of technical Proposing. misrepresentation here is some perfection and trained skill. what subtle. The fact withheld laymen can admire, only experts

was no ceas. The Nazi Chancellor countered precaution by precaution. days in solitary labour in a small

His latent act of conciliation towaris room of the General Staff Head-

Foland has even the inspiration of All the wrold's a stage, and most quarters in Warsaw, lonely figure in

genius. the grey, unstarred, unribanded uni- of us merely stagehands.

Realising that considerations of There's no police like Holmes.created, and who spends his nights gious antipathy, make any direct form of the Polish Legion that he prestige, as well as of racial and re Rumour like history repeats itself in drinking innumerable glasses of exchange of visits between the The worst jazz bands are on straw weak tea and a playing an endless leaders of the

Birth.

hate.

Italy's Magnificent

Air Exploit.

Few things in the history of Our Church Choir.

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two countries Im- Įgame of patience..

possible, Hitler, has struck upon the In the hands of that gruff-voiced shrewd expedient of sending the recluse le the chances of European Nazi leaders of Danzig with an olive peace. There is not the faintest branch to Warsaw. exaggeration in this statement.

During the past few weeks the To Mrs. Owner Driver, another Since the political, moral and emo-Nazi President and Vice-President bouncing baby boy.

tional direction of Germany has of the new Danzig Senate, Herr, passed into the control of men Rauschning and Dr. Griser.” have pledged to the restoration of Ger-visited the Polish capital to discuss

the fate of the western frontiers of Free State Poland has become a question of The fact that they are both Ger jurgent practical politics.

mana and prominent Nazis, gives The future of that ancient Pollab their visit an obvious significance. province of Pomorze, which divides For some months to come at least, Eastern from Western. Frussia, and

(Continued on Page 11,; (which since the war has become cele- brated in history as the Polish

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Ebb: Let's get tied

Flow: Let's knot.

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Corridor, is again troubling men's

minda.

The first shot fired over that con- A book of pictures has just been tested frontier, can with difficulty'

Facts You Did Not Know.

ger.

DICTATORS BORN NOT MADE.

French Astrologers” Study.

Paris

is that there was never any sug-ican fully understand the signi- Tarmits vrom Zummerset. gestion made that a simultan-ficance of the feat; and those of edus. setting up of the Provincial our own Air Force are in a bet- and the Federal parts of the ter position than any others to published showing the horrors of be prevented from provoking war. scheme would be practicable, appraise its merits. Britain has one of the most gruesome And war between Germany and Po- What was and is proposed is the led the way in the designing and plam and apple.

illustrations is said to be a pot of land means all Europe in arma. inclusion of both parts in the operation of large flying-boats

from the Baltic to the Black Sea, same Act, so that Parliament such as make up Gen. Balbo's

from the North Sea to the Mediter should be clearly committed to command. Now Italy, which but|

You may be marked out to become TANDAN.

a world dictator-if only your birth- the policy as a whole. There a few years since could make no

Pilsudski is not blind to the dan-day is on the right day. could obviously be no federation claim to high efficiency in this

At the first intimation that Astrologers in France have been until there was something to fe- branch of aviation, steps into an About 18 per cent of the area of Hitler's victory in Germany was in studying what the stars foretell derate; no putting on of the roof ascendancy that is, in present Japan is farm land and 18 per cent. evitable the old lion sprang to the about the men who might lead the before the edifice was construct circumstances, unapproachables of its families are engaged in defence of the State he had founded world to reorganisation on sane, ed. The suggestion that the for no other country can assem agricultural, purauita.

For the first time since his dramatic strong-man lines. They say that. Government le running away ble so large a homogeneous force

viait to Geneva five years ago he people born at the following times from its own plans rather wears of aircraft of this type. Specta Te enable. one man to dig a seized the levers of foreign policy are marked out to be dictators:-- the appearance of a preparation cular though the final stage of trench a New York man has con- His first act was to send for the March 12, 1871, between 9 p.m. on the part of the critic to run the flight was, there has been bined a small motor driven tractor Soviet Ambassador, M. Ovsienko,

and 11.30 p.m. away from his own opposition: nothing of the merely adventur-with an endless belt conveyor.

Two men conferred in secret for July 19, 1889, between 6 p.m. several houra. No official statement

and 10 p.m. AN

January 13, 1899, between p.m. and midnight.

September 7, 1909, between p.m. and midnight.

to say that, if the whole scheme ous or record-breaking spirit

is not to be carried out at one about it. It was planned and A beam of light with which pic was published, then or subsequently, operation, then all may yet be carried out as a test of the per-tures can be projected on clouds 16 cancerning the reason for the con- well. It is to be noted that the formance of aircraft and engines, miles away is produced by ap-versation the first the Dictator had kind of misrepresentation to and of the degree of skill requir-paratus developed in England.

had with any foreign diplomat for which the Secretary of State reed for large-scale formation, fers han little or nothing in com-flying. In the event, the excel Models of automobiles operated Pilsudski told me in Warsaw, how. Invited anyone claiming these dates mon with the opposition offered lence of the Italian air-service on a diminutive street are used in ever, that at this meeting certain as birthdays to send in a photo- *** Sele Distributors ---- DAVIE, BOAG & Co Ltd to the White Paper policy by res has been signally advertised to a Cleveland laporatory to study assurances were bought and, obtain grach and a copy of their birth

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