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Boycotting A Fair

The municipality of Tel-Aviv,

NEPAL IS ENGLAND'S BEST ALLY

MISLEADING TITLE OF "FORBIDDEN" COUNTRY

where the High Commissioner of INACCESSIBLE BUT HOSPITABLE

Palestine hus opened the Levant [Fair, is the only entirely Jewish

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Explaining Spain

THE

(By Patrick Balfour.)

Nor does the successfom

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HE news that the son of the little Gurkha, and since Nepal was "bloom," for they are anxious to

Maharaja of Nepal has pre-conquered by his race in 1768, she make it out to be a natural rather sented a decoration to His Ma-has boasted one of the finest xa- than an artificial development. jesty the King, with the ultimate [tional armies in Asia.

This Levant Fair is being boy-view of establishing a Nepalese The administration. For Nepal cotted by most Palestinians. Lexation in London, has in all pre-has both a King and a Maharaja. Simultaneously the Arabs are hold-ability failed to move the average but the king is a cipher, primarily ing in Jerusalem a fair, of their

man in any degree.

af religious importance, a figure Asiatic geography. outside the head like the Mikado, seldom seen. Before the war Tel-Aviv was a British Empire, has never been his I was pivileged to see him once: hamlet set on sand dunes. Now it strongest subject. And of Nepala pale young man in pince-nez, can claim to be at once the most it is Improbable that he has more with a tendency to embonpoint, thriving and ugliest town

in the than the haziest mental picture. I wearing a frock coat and a huge have even known "authorities," white flower in hie buttonhole. The who ought to know better, refer to absolute ruler of the country is her as one of India's native states, the Maharaja, or hereditary Prime Of course she is nothing of the Minister, of splendid Rajput stock, The Spanish Government are kind. Nepal is an sending one of their most dis-kingdom in the Himalayas, slightly spot, with

independent a hard worker, and enlightened do. a passion for tiger- tinguished professors to explain the larger than Portugal, boasting shooting and a horror of demo- new Spain to Britans.

(Everest itself, and marching with eracy. He is Don Fernando de los Rios, India on the South and Tibet on the pass, as a rule, from father to son, an ex-Minister of Justice, Educa North. By means of this new Le- but to the eldest surviving member tion, and Foreign Affairs, and now gation we will be brought into of the ruling family, provided he be Professor at the University closer contact with quite one of of pure descent. Thus dangerous

Don Fernando is a former stu-the East.

the most remarkable countries in minorities are avoided,

Surprising Religion dent of the London School of Nepal is one of those countries But the most surprising feature Economics. He speaks fluent Engwhich suffers from being described of Nepal is neither her modera lish and has lectured in the United as "forbidden." The word con- amenities nor the splendour of her States.

jures up something quaintly pri- crown jewels, neither her system He will give four lectures in mitive but, at the same time, dis-of Government, nor her capacity London, one in Oxford, and one in tinctly homicidal. It would be as fighting race, bist her Cambridge. ed of the old saying that the na-

grotesque to attribute any such religion. For it IN unique. Professor Pastor, of the Depart-tendencies to Nepal, which in any Not only did the tions spend the periods of peace ment of Spanish Studies at London case is no more

Mohammedan in preparing for the last war. University, who inspired the visit, say, Chatsworth.

forbidden than, conquest fail to penetrate her Hong Kong, Thursday, June 7, 1934 In any case it is clear that the is the Prince of Wales's Spanish described as

She is better mountain fastnessan, so that the methods of our own 'last war' tutor.

a "private" country. (country has, never known religious He prides himself that The Maharaja, who is a complete, warfare; but Buddhism from the require either enormous serves of metal that would repre foreign language.

re-Spanish is now the Prince's best though benevolent, autocrat, only north and Hinduisma from the sent a very unremunerative in- to vestment, or else open access to year in what is called news sources of supply.

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Brown (boastfully): "We

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The effect of the combined in-

not spiration of the two religions on the art and architecture of Nepal is incredible. In fact, I will go so far as to say that Katmandu is the most beautiful, city in all the East.

For

en-

and like

is of the two, three, or five-roofed

job to get them out again. There Pagoda, which is believed to have is but one European engineer in existed in Nepal before it was

are Nepal, and the work he does in adopted by the Chinese. These of bridge-building' and buildings are of soft red brick and

invites eclected friends to cross south met in Nepal, and, instead. his frontier. Not a European soul of fighting, shook hands. can enter Nepal without his con- Here, as in no other country in value' is one of the most re- This is what has suggested re- Admiral John Taylor, to whom &ler and the uncommercial tourist, tall one into the other in a perfect sent. Thus the commercial traval-the world. the two religions dove- liable indications of the direc sort to what has been dubbed monument was unvelled in Rio de tion of public opinion. New cir the mineral sanction-a scheme Janeiro recently by the Minister of politic explorer, each more

the political exploiter and the im-blend. Hindu and Buddhist, war- cumstances set people thinking to cut off importations of mine- the Brazilian Navy, fought at sirable to a true Erewhonian than Siva and Buddha ait side by side: unde-ship in the same temples, where of the implications of incidents rals from any country that has Trafalgar as a midshipman. and facts that would a short time gone to war, or, that is obviously In 1821 he went

the last, are firmaly barred. But as a Chinese pagoda roof shelters a before have passed entirely with making preparations to fight.le was so taken with the country whoever receives

out to Brazil.1 know from recent experience, Hindu shrine; thousands of Budd- out notice. The other day for The Paraguay-Bolivia embargo is that he adopted Brazilian nation-

an invitation has, carved in terra-catta, form the example there was mention of a tentative experiment in this ality.

finds hospitality which puts decoration of a cone-shaped Hinda the sale of old vessels. With method, handicapped by the fact In the War of Independence he

Europe to shame.

Lower. hundreds of ships laid up in por! that the war has long been pro-gained there was nothing in that that ceeding without any interference, Portuguese

a'signal victory

One European Engineer would have made a paragraph and that the negotiations have all chased

at Bahia,

The Maharaja of Nepal will year or two ago. But when it is had to be done in a hurry. Most jand bombarded Lisbon.

them across the Atlantic, build roads to his capital.

roads noted that the scrap iron is all people assume that the attempt

mean engineers, and His grandson

gineers going to Japan, the fact acquires will be ineffectual; but in that the Brazilian Embassy In London,, bailiffs: when ones you get them The prevalent architectural style

Is Councillor

mean Europeans, Europeans in the East are 'news value.' One notices that case the real moral is the need for other scrap iron is going the some organ of collective action

into a country it in the devil's own same way; and cargoes of pig that will iron as well. Japan has to buy wide; with the further moral that be genuinely world- her raw materials: and ships the friends of peace must show taking a different kind of holiday, the way have to be built. But the same energy and foresight as this year. None of your ordinary electrification is quite sufficient for does

# sudden increase of the makers of munitions. We purchases mean

cargo know quite enough about these tramp around-the Lake District."tween comfort and seclusion. affair. I have planned to take a people who seek the mean

wood, stone and metal, which de- vessels to compete with ours, or great businesses to infer a great Jones (sarcastically): "It sounds new cruisera? We do not know, deal more as to their readiness to all right, but do you think the mandul, is in the

corated them, is unsurpassed in The journey to the capital, Kat. quantity and quality even in the but we are interested. There is co-operate with each other in something in the political air of dealing with the rush orders' tramp will enjoy it?"

Italy of the Renaissance for the best Erewhon wealth beauty of its workmanship. tradition. It would be hard to im- the moment that marks a change that may be expected.

agine paths more stony and verti- Nepal is unique also in that her from the old happy-go-lucky at It is quite a mistake to regard

Martin: "Both those girls are ginous than these followed, on her temples. Thus I found in her domestic architecture is ne fine as titude to war which was content all these proposals as unpractical the daughters of millionaires. Why precarious to begin to make preparations in themselves.

pony-back, for two The authority is it that one looks down on the days,

eities none of the drabness which Finally I reached the top after war had been declared, and already quoted, Sir Thomas Holother so?" Gilbert: "Because one's of the last pass and stood still often detracts from the beauties to buy everything at what used land, read a paper to the British father, made his money in refined with astonishment. There, spread

of the East. to be called 'Government prices". Association five years ago, in augar, while the other's traded in far below me like a soft pile car -anything from fifty to a hun-which he showed that it would be crude oil." dred per cent. above what the quite possible to control the im. same things would have cost six portation of minerals, which have months before.

Hotel Guest: "Why are bulk and are therefore difficult to rates so high? Your hotel isn't Last week an American Sena conceal; and that no country pro- crowded." Clerk: "The fact that tor proposed that the Govern duces all that would be required, the hotel isn't crowded makes it ment should not be content with There would be the problem of twice as comfortable and your bill its stock of gold and silver, but distinguishing between a moder is made out accordingly." should encourage the industries ate supply for industry and the connected with other metals by excessive supply for war; but laying in a reserve stock at pre- that is only a difficulty to those showed confidence in me when the there? By the same path as my- sent low prices sufficient for the who are not in the trade. The

years.

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pet, was the great wide valley of Katmandu. The view from 8am- uel Butler's own last range could not have equalled it.

During the next few days I was to undergo repeated shocks of aş. tohiabment.

The motorcars, for Instance hun- dreds of them, Iast American) Jones: "Heavens bless him! He boulevarde. How did they get makes, speeding over smooth, wide

M

self, each carried by eighty coolies.

teak wood, and the carving, in

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FAMOUS OUTLAW FIGHTER DEAD

Terror Of Western "Bad-Men."

"EAGLE EYE" WARREN

Seattle, Washington.

next war. The proposal is not one essential condition is that the clouds were dark and threstening." so unreasonable as might appear restriction must apply equally all Robinson: "In what way?" Jones: Certainly the loads I had seen E. "Eagle Eye" Warren, famous

The death has occurred of Joer by at first glance, if we start by round with no neutrals to play He lent me an umbrella." taking for granted that there is the game of honest broker. The

them carrying-huge baskets sus-outlaw fighter of the old West, going to be another war more or impracticality is entirely poli-

pended by a band from the fore-who survived at various times dur- The Banna: A poet has just mar-head, containing stones, merchen-ing his 74 years of life the bullets less on the lines of the last. Ittical. If it is possible to ried. He was determined to get dise, heavy bits of furniture and uf 14 had amounts to no more than spread control wheat by an international something published.

men, and who became ing over the preceding years the plan intended to raise the price

probably a mother-in-law perched the terror of the law-breakers, Vast costs that have in the past against the consumer of a neces- Lady to bookseller: "Give me ajal.

jon op of the lot-were phenomen- Mr. Warren, who stood six feet been handed on to succeeding sary of life, there would be no novel which will go well with a

four inches tall, recently had his What we call our. old technical trouble in controlling aca-green tea-gown and ash-blonde thirty of them, residences of the an old injury. Until he became The modern palaces nearly left foot amputated as a result of Consola', on which three per cent metals. The new trend towards hair."

Maharaja and his family, built in, he weighed about 14st. 4lbs. imposing, classical style for all When he was five, a year after fa a flood a man was seen riding the world like Carlton House-ter the end of Civil War, his family down the river on a Mg bass violin, race.

crossed the plains from Sullivan the Crimea. And that is after A lecture on "Isuan-Chang, the When he was rescued from. his Splendour of State' County, Missouri, and settled at many years of budget surpluses, great Chinese Pilgrim of old, and perch'he was asked if his wife had I was whisked straight from my Walla Walla, Washington,

A great Engineer, Sir Thornas his accounts of Buddhism in India" escaped. "Yes, he answered, she mountain pony to a Durber, where 'Fifty yeare ago be became. Holland, who is Vice-Provost of will be given at this evening's pub accompanied on the piano.” the Maharaja and his family were Spokane's first policoman. "Eagle- |Edinburgh University, the other lie meeting held by the Manuk

assembled in full regalia, with Eye" foined the gold rush to

or, two and a half per cent, in-planning can be greatly extend- terest has been paid ever since,od. are a legacy of the Napoleonfc. ware, with something added, for

day gave it as his opinion that if Lodge of the Theosophical Society. A fallure: The man who cute headdresses of emeralds too big Alaska and then, the Department Engineers continued for another The speaker, will be Dr. K. L. the candle in two and baras all to be true (but true), In a setting of Justice. Later he sorved as year or two to advance at the Reichelt of the Tao Fong Shan four ends.

of mirrors, chandeliers, and other police chief of Seattle under four same rate as they had been doing Christian Institute, Shatin, and the

wise unparalleled magnificence, mayors. He organised a detective- recently, all our armamente meeting will, commence at 6 p.m. In "I hear that your son fa taldog The army, perpetually drilling agency, and later became deppty would be obsolete before the next the Lodge Room at 17, Queen's lessons on the futaz" "Yes, he's on a large parade ground. There sheriff Re leaves a widow, Mr. war happened. We are remind- Road, Central.

studying with a private tooter:"is no better soldier than the wiry Ida B. Warren-Bauter.

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