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Teaching The "Ex-Drys".
An American has discovered a way of profiting by the repeal of prohibition. Immediately he re- ceived the news, he cabled his New York lawyers to Incorporate two proprietary cluba.
mote,
THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1931
SOVIET JAPANESE WAR MENACE
C.E.R. DISPUTE THE LAST STRAW
JAPAN FEARS AIR ATTACK
(By Peter Fleming)
One (with an unlimited member-i ship) is to be called "The Food and Wine Society of America." The other (limited to 1,000 members) will be "The Gourmets Club." It will have a high subscription and
The possibility of a Russo-Japan-Jess (or, shall we say, for the sake published a quarterly called "The war ought (on paper) to be re of form, Manchukuo?) have recent Gourmet."
The invasion of Manchuria,ly established an air base at the The idea is to turn to account the the creation of the puppet state of mouth of the Sungari. The aitus- Ignorance of many rich Americans Manchukuo, ought (on paper) to tion in North Manchuria is tense. on the subject of wine and to teach ruake little, or no difference to the them what and how to drink in place relations between Japan and Russia. of bootleg whisky and synthetic gin. It is true that foreign commer-
Why should it be He may have a hard task to re-cial interests in Manchuria
tense? There are two reasons: educate American palates. H
with few exceptions, doomed; the of these the. former is easily de- are Japan's fear and Japan's ambition.
latter-even by the
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Two Reasons for Tension But why?
A doctor states that the drinking Open Door is attil officially open, fined
the
The Japanese are mortally afraid
of wood-alcohol permanently dam- but the foreigner la apt to find that Japanese themselves--is not. nges the nerve endings in the mouth the Japanese have all got in on the and throat and weakens the sense ground floor by way of the back
door, It is, however, equally true of attack from the air. They know that Russian commercial interests that the Russians (and who shall blame them?) maintain a large
"She"-Who Cannot Be Ignored jin Manchuria are-nave for petro-military, establishment, totalling
In the list of England's winning leum, which is one of the excep owners under the Rules of Racing
tions referred to-negligible. AB with reservists probably a quarter during the past season appears an
for her political interests, they are of a million men, along the Amur inconspicuous entry under the name
non-existent. Imperialism, which frontier; and they know, or clam to of Lady Chesham, as having in Tsarist Russia meant a tendency know, that this force comprises two races with one horse. Value of to look eastwards, is anathema to some 450 fighting 'planes, station- the Kremlin, and in any case the led mostly at Vladivostok and
stakes £526.
won
This is the only outward sign of country's internal economic troubles Nikolsk, and Includes 40 heavy bon- the activities of one who can frigh-disqualify her for the role of con- bors. Not only Manchukuo and ten the bookmakers with her tens quistador.
Korea, but the crowded and com- of pounds where others must lay
Even the Chinese Eastern Railway are within the cruising range of the bustible cities of Japan herself, down their hundreds.
is unimportant. would require £21.000.000 an- Lady Chesham is reputed to know may point to it as the bone of con-portant centres of all three coun- Future historians bigger 'planes; and in the more im nually. Mr. Shaw says that in more about the Intentions and tention on either side of every single trade route on which abilities of trainers than any other sleeping dogs could not lie asleep, for some months past been holding which tries the Japanese authorities have the P. and O. is engaged it faces woman who bets, or most men.
but in reality it will be no more anti-aircraft practices at night.
Hong Kong. Thursday, Jan. 18, 1934. competition of foreign vessels When' the professional backers then the straw which broke the
paid for by foreign Governments gather in the bar to discuss the pros-camel's back the camel being peace July."
I saw one myself in Mukden last
and the
Promotion
#
*
*
Beefsteak Nazis
·
to vanishing
and run with assistance of large pects for the next race someone will in the Far East. Nobody wants
At a given signal all the | Shipping And Subsidies. annual subsidies. Evidence from Bay: "What is she doing?" the Chinese Eastern Railway. The lights went out. Guns on the roof
the American Senate's inquiry
"She" is always Lady Chesham. Russians do not want it, because of the hotel belched blanks spar- Foreign Governments' support lars have been paid to American has shown that millions of dol
they have been losing money on it ingly (too many blanka foul the for some years and because—now
rifling). Two fighting 'planes of their merchant ship-
companies for the carriage of
that the Japanese have come in-cruised conscientiously within the ping
It is doubted that if any time in its strategie as well as its economic/ orbit of the searchlights. companies' trade war
Inde- only a few pounds of mail. That history Englishmen have been so valus has dwindled against British shipping, unsub-is only one instance. The Em-popular in Vienna as they are to-
fatigable loud speakers issued anti- sidised and defenceless, has gone pire countries can no more per day!
point,
sircraft advice. The Chinese gap- to such lengths that some British mit this in-road upon British leading Viennese
The "Neue Freie Presse," the
ed and smiled, The Japanese do not want I be-i retaliatory action is to be taken.jshipping than they can tolerate giving its reader English news in tactics which the Chinese illegiti- The danger of air attack is at
newspaper, is cause, legitimately employing the
China Well Watched Mr. Runciman said in the House freetrade in merchandise in face plenty, but it seems of Commons that the Govern- of high foreign tariffs,
to need an mately used against the South Man..the root of Japan's Russophobla These English-speaking sub-editor. ment "is not going to see British foreign shipping services repre-
churian Railway, they have planned Another-perhaps the only other- Its latest issue contains a front-jand are rapidly building a network element in it is Japan's ignorance- ships swept off the face of the sent serious "invisible imports," page article by Stanley Kaldwin, af paralled and encircling lines of Russia. The unknown is al- ocean. In one way or another
prohibitions against Lord Chancellor of Great Britain." which will shortly put the Chinese ways terrible; and Japan, though British shipping in those foreign we mean to defend ourselves."
There is another article in the Eastern Railway out of business. no more ill-informed about Russia countries are modern accompani-same issue by Lord Hugh Cecil. He Also the track of the C.E.R. is not than any other mation, feels uneasy. The Admiralty is vitally interest-
ments to foreign Customs tariffs, has been promoted by the Viennese standard gauge. ed as well as the merchant ship-But those who have chided the to the Bishoprie of Exeter!
In China her Intelligence, thanks ping owners, and so are numerous British Government for dilatori-
On paper, therefore, the Japan service, is admirable; she has al- to a fanatical and efficient secret British familles dependent upon nesa in counteraction ignore prac
ese Manchurian penture should make no fundamental diference to for obvious reasons her agents can-- ways had that country taped.' But. the employment of British sea-tical difficulties, and in Britain In Vienna there are 600,000 ra-Russo-Japanese relations. In actual not work so freely among a race of
But shipowners and the Government action has been gistered trades unionists.
fact, both countries hover almost white men, and Japan knows and Government alike, would prefer stayed because shipowners them- They are, or were, well organised. avowedly on the brink of War understands less about Ruain than to induce foreigners to abate selves have not agreed about the But some 400,000, are now
un-Russia cannot help herself; she will she would like to, ingredie their discriminations rather than best action to be taken. Mr. employed, and, since the disband fight only in self-defence.
The So much for her fear. undertake retaliatory action in Hichens of Cammell Laird's has ment of the Socialist private army, initiative lies with Japan; at the
What of janggested a supertax against many Socialists have joined the present moment it looks very much
her ambition? Its existence, is kind. The present agitation was begun early last year by Mr. WBritish port. The British Cham
every subsidised ship entering a especially of the Austrian Nazis.
ranks both of the Dollfussites and as if she intends to take it, and in self-evident, its extent a mystery.
the not very distant future.
Her ostensible pretex for a war L. Hichens of Cammell Laird's, ber of Shipping has been nego these converted Socialista. They ion are sily found. It is true daries of Manchukuo.
The Viennese have a name for
against Russia would be to remove and has since been developed tiating with the British Govern-are called Beefsteak Nals Brown that the sale of the C.E.R. to Man-successful, she would find herself In Manchuria excuses for aggres-the threat to the northward boun with remarkable effect upon ment for some months, and now outside and Red inside..
If she were public interest by Mr. Alexander apparently favours a drastic Shaw of the P. and O. line. Mr. amendment of coastal navigation Shaw has left for Australia to laws to require compliance with discuss joint action with Austra-them by foreign shipping, hither- lian and New Zealand interests to to unaffected by such laws. Cer- combat heavily subsidised Ameri-tain other suggestions by way of. A magnifying glass has been to Japan, where they spell it with Russians, stiffened and dominated. can competition in the Pacific, reservation and discrimination mounted on hinged arms over a base a metaphorical capital)are of by a few divisions of Japanese re between Suya, Auckland, and in favour of British shipping to hold an open book by a New kimbat continuous occurrence with-gulars? No one can say "AD Sydney. Neither the British have been put forward, such as York Inventor for the convenience in the wider but shallow salient of that is certain is that, with Man- Government nor British ship that foreign countries having an of readers who want to have both the Amur. frontier; and the Japan- Owners desire a subsidy arrange adverse trading balance with hands free.
(Continued on Page
men.
ment, as leading to a measure of Britain shall be induced to make
Facts You Did Not Know
Government control, if it can be up the difference by chartering A portable electric motor mounted Javoided. Other methods of re- British tonnage. But British on heavy rims to enable it to be tallation have lately been, pro- owners do not wish to invite rolled over the, ground has been in- posed by the British Chamber of Government interference in their vented in Germany for farm, work. Shipping. The chamber agreed concerns, and are chary of recurrent, being obtained through a to ask for some subsidy for medies which might involve it. cable, tramp steamers, and this the It is not easy to drift à policy ac Government will provide. But ceptable to all. In some places, generally speaking the plan most for instance, British liners, com- mobile tops is made of a thin sheet A new roofing material for auto- favoured is legislation in Empire pete with British tramps for of copper fastened to a waterproof countries reserving carrying cargo. British seamen, too, are cotton fabric with an adheslys that trade between British ports to protesting that the number of allows for Son and contrac- non-subsidised shipping, British foreigners employed in British tion.
for other, in traditional competf ships-the figure given two
tion. According to Mr. Hichens, years ago was 11,204-Is steadily Newfoundland in the first five and his figured have been repeat, growing, while British seamen months this year exported i more ed as authoritative, shipping behave no chance of employment than 48,600,000 pounds of melt ood- longing to foreign countries, is in Extropean or American tines shy, an increase of more than 12 receiving in the aggreg the They also want protection. The 700,000 – poonds- over,the same
valent of £80,000,000.
Idies. These
chiefly, Italy
United States, and Ja
Archibald, Hurd ge Britain': granted
Proportion
year truth is that British shi
are desire the withdraw
subsidies to her own shipping:
ansplomatic
periods in 19
Lavented
hakno would remove the most with the Maritime Province on her plausible of them; but negotiations hands. What could she do with have dragged on in Tokio since the these bleak and sparsely populate early summer, and a sále sodnis fared regions,
from imminent: Meanwhile, In-Wouldahe create another. Man- eldents (the word is a favourite one chukuo, a buffer colony of White
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