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EVERYWHERE

YOUNG HOOLIGANS

Mr. Walter Elliot's tolerance to- wards the Glasgow, ́students who recently pelted him with eggs and tomatoes does not excuse this dia- graceful exhibition of had manners,'

Apart from the insult offered to one who should have been an honour guest, this hooliganiam is dangerous. It was in a students' rag that "Pussyfoot" Johnson lost an eye. One of these days there may be a fatal accident if these revivals of a more barbarous age are not stopped.

HE ONCE TOOK PART

Rectorial elections at Glasgow

are always made the excuse for horse-play among the students themselves.

YOUNG GERMANY IS TAKING TO AIR

COUNTRY SWEPT BY GLIDING CRAZE

FOUR-WEEK COURSES

(By G. Ward Price)

Wasserkueppe, Frankfort.

Wir Toten Flieger Blieben Sieger

Durch Uns Allein.

work and again in its completed condition, when a complicated set of requirements must be fulfilled Volk, Flieg Du Wieder und D and an insurance policy taken out

before the licence is given. Wirst Siegen

These precautions seem to re duce the danger of accidents almost to zero. They have made 3,000

Durch Dich Allein.

(In Our Own Strength We Flyers glides on the Wasserkuppe this

Won Through ·

year without anyone getting badly

On Wings Like Ours Shall Ger- hurt.

mans Too).

Beginners' Course

two

The humaD.

HE German verse above is The beginners start on a gentle Tcarved on the face of a pile of slope. Each in turn is strapped Mr. Elliot's patience with the offenders may have arisen from a jagged rocks at the top of this into the pilot's seat of a "Zogling." recollection of his own

Above them the Six of his companions hold on to prowess high, green hill.

Eight or ten run down against his student political on-figure of a bronze eagle looks down the tail.

the steep green slopes of the Was-the hillside pulling on the ponente.

Preparations are made for battle serkuppe over broad valleys 2,000 ropes fall away from the glider, on election day by the accumulation feet below, golden with stubble and strands, made fast to the nose of When the pilot feels of secret dumps of eggs, tomatoes scattered with dark fir-woods and the machine. and pease meal. The parties fight brightly painted cottages set amid that the tension is strong enough throughout the morning for control fields blue with autumn crocuses he shouts, "Los!” of a door which leads to the poll- Here is the Mount Olympus of anchor behind lots go: the tauk ing booth.

German airmen. This simple, mo- ropes fall away from the glider,. The air is thick with missiles as nument commemorates their flyers and the pupil is catapulted into the

Close air. attack and counter-attack proceeds, who fell in the Great War,

He is never more than twenty Mr. Elliot himself played a pro- beside it German boys who were minent part in this warfare in his not born till that war was over are feet above the ground, and is off University days.

learning to fly to-day, while the the earth at first for five or ten were name of the Wasserkuppe is famous seconds only, but he learns the ele- not among airmen everywhere as the ments of landing, and though I saw down with starting-place of the world's record some of them come

tremendous bumps they did them- gliding-flights.

From this height in Central Ger-selves no harm.

The second week they go on many a skilful pilot in, what is

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about the sky.

His attacks, however, against the students and share of what remains may guests of the University. breed an ill-feeling and despair which will find relief in war. If, ODE TO A PIG then, any measures can be taken which will remove any of the Twenty-five years ago Mr. Elliot really no more than a winged sugar-steeper slopes. At the end of the causes which lead to nations re-was editor of the Glasgow Univer-crate, without any engine to help month they are soaring about like fusing to import while seeking sity magazine. He wrote poeme him, recently reached Czecho-Slo-seagulls. every advantage to bring about for that journal. Significantly the vakla, 235 miles away, in five and Low Landing Speed.

When the sun la shining an up- exports, the fear that war is a themes of nearly all of them were a half hours, and here hundreds of

They included odes to young Germans from May to No-ward current of warm air rises The announcement that the way out will be at least lessened, bucolic. United States Government will Monetary instability gives rise such inspiring subjects as pigs and vember are daily learning to glide from places where the earth has been cooled by an overhanging propose to the International In- to fears as to the course of ex-butter.

Here is a specimen:

The course lasts four weeks. For cumulus cloud or by recent rain, stitute of Agriculture interna-port trade. For instance, should

The pig is not a handsome crea- a German it costa 150 marks, in-The soaring pilot seeks out these tional monetary co-operation as the United States devalue. fur-

ture,

cluding board, lodging, and instruc-spots and is carried up with the a means of eliminating one of ther than she has done, it is be-

And has not one redeeming tion. Foreigners can come for draught. He finds pieces of paper the principal motives for the im lieved that she will gain further

feature;

twice that amount (225). They or butterfics ascending with him as position of trade barriers advantage to their disadvantage

are made welcome. I am told they he goes, Birds, too, take advant prompts the question why the unless the peoples to whom she

sometimes even have officers of our necessity of the action has not exports put further been realised more quickly. tions on their trade with her. Great Britain, it will be remem-Exchange uncertainty extends to bered, at the World Economie all nations, even to those which have kept to gold, because as rê- Conference in June, 1983, pro- posed that the institution of gards the latter there are con- monetary stability should be the stant rumours that they will be principal aim of the conference. forced off the standard, and the quashed trader has to take precautions in The proposal was by the hostility of President case the rumours should be well founded. The necessary insur Roosevelt. It has been recognis-

restric-

Its eye is sensual and keen Its nase is mucous and obscene.

Its ears are large, and pink, and

hairy,

Its body oblong, icobbly, glairy. Alive, it is a loathsome beast, But, dead, provides a toothsome

feast.

was that the

own Royal Air Force among the age of these serial escalators, and pay no attention to the machine. that in climbing the sky bealde them.

pupils here.

led since, however, that too much/ance adds to the cost, and puts a velt's Hawaiian cruise

blame could be attached to the brake upon the international in-White House was being honse-cleaned top of this isolated hill houses the miles an hour, which is no more United States for the stand that terchange of goods. her President then assumed. Ag a London financial writer points

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Best Place In World

Even within the clouds the It is certainly the best and rising current continues. At San cheapest place in the world to learn Paulo in Brazil. Heinrich Dittmar, - to glide, but those who want their a German airman, who holds the certificate from the Wasserkuppe world's record, once got into "Your Daily Smile!

must be prepared to conform to huge cumulus and mounted to a Another good reason for the Roaze German simplicity and discipline. height of 13,300 feet.

A collection of sheda on the bare: These machines land at twenty

learners, sleeping from four to six-than the speed of a bicycle. That Decisions of the International Practice may not make a lawyer

a room. They eat like is what makes gliding comparative- Institute of Agriculture cannot perfect, but it certainly will make him teen in

schoolboys at long tables in a din ly safe. "The glider is its own rich. have any binding effect on mone- out, the responsibility carried tary policy; but the United

ing-hall and live on the plainest parachute," as one of the thirty by the United States for the States would find there a sympa-

fare. There are no distractions holders, of the German “A” glíðing "Happiness," declaimed the philoso-whatever, nor any town within certificate told me. To qualify meagre results of the conference thetic conference. The United pher, "is the pursuit of something, not}}

miles. The Wasserkuppe has none for this, it is necessary to remain has probably been exaggerated;" States could put her views and the catching of it." and "America's refusal of co-her reasons before the Institute

"Have you ever," interrupted the of the amenities of a British flying five hours in the air, reaching a height of one thousand metres operation on currency was mere without risking any "loss of plain citizen, "chased the last car on club-but, it does teach gliding.

The learners are of all ages.・・ 1 (8,300 feet and covering a cross- economic nationalism on which decision as to the actual means

saw a boy of fourteen who has country distance of 50 km., or just the conference came to grief." to be adopted would be arrived American Tourist (to Canadian made twenty-two glides already. I If President Roosevelt now con at by the Institute; but as prac- Northwest Indian): "White man glad met a man siders that the time has arrived tically all countries are repre- to see red man. White man hopes enthusiastie because his son had."

All social grades are represent when the United States, without sented on the Institute, and as it big chief is feeling top-hole this loss to herself, may ask the has been established for facili- Indian (calling): "Hey, Jake; come ed The present contingent con- world to come to some arrange tating the interchange of pri- here and listen to this bozo. He's taina workmen, shopkeepers. ment whereby the values of curmary rural products, the effects great." rencies in terms of each other which would follow any stabili

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Hikers Held Up Near Reservoir

"POOR HAUL FOR BANDITS

of fifty-two became

Vigorous Exercise

over 30 miles.

Popular Sport

a dozen

In all parts of Germany this "Glide-Sport" is going on. Where officers, students, and Government there are no slopes they start the

machines with tractors." Atal lofficials all living together on terms of complete community. must any aerodrome on a Saturday, limits of pre-war days, then it could he thoroughly gauged by.

There are even four girls here afternoon you will find will be much to the advantage of it.. Wheat is the Institute's

among the pupils but female stu-young men and women, of the type that in England would be on the the world to consider the propo- best-known study. Could the

dente are not encouraged.

tennis court, zooming about the sky sition. President Roosevelt prob- United States show that the ably considers that experience proposals she has to make would

for hours in engineless flight, has shown that devaluation of result in more buying from the

Young boys hurry past carrying. the American currency carried countries producing for export,

From elx in the morning until wooden sections for the machines out to the extent of almost 40 she would greatly strengthen

sunset these future German air-they are building in anticipation of per cent since the world confer her case. Two large areas of

men are either, out on the slopes the time when they will be old Two Chinese hikers, members doing glides or in the workshops enough to take the air ence, has given American e-currency stability exist the ports sufficient competitive ad sterling area and the gold bloc

of a party of 13, were held up by receiving instruction. They make ja minimum of three starts a day, vantage to warrant a seeking of area. The former, comprising, armed robbers yesterday on the stability in the international ex-as it does, the British Empire Taipo Road near 3/4 mile post but in between have to work at and robbed of their valuables in launching the machines. which is changes.

and the Scandinavian countries,cluding a silver watch and chain That a higher degree of pros-is by far the larger Monetary

pretty vigorous exercise. valued at $1130

Two types of... 'planes are ... em- perity can only return with the interchange between those coun

The gunmen successfully de- free flow of international trade tries has been kept relatively

ployed:

1. The Zogling' for 'Learn ia indisputable. If the blockage stable for almost three years, camped in the direction towards

Shatin, of that freedom is due primarily The advantages have been ap-

er") model, which is really not One of the victims of the rob thing, but a winged toboggan. to fears of war, with the conse-parent. Though there.baye quent consideration of the ne been many arguments in Eritain bery was a wireless operator and is used only for straight cessity of being self-contained if and in Australia against the No 12, Shek Kip Mei Street, Wong Chau-pak, residing at

glides and A preparedness for conflict is to maintenance of the Australian

be ma

tined." reply made th

the

night he and New Zealand exchange rates, Shumshuipo. The incident occur red at 2:30 p.m. but no report was made until an hour later...! No arrests have yet been

of war the fact that the Hittle Times' has declared which tions in inter-Imi

Pre shou

exp

2. The "Falke," a super safety machine, for longer soaring flights.

The cost of these two types. M.500 and M.1,200 respectively, or, at present exchange rate 40 and

ontrolled

Wie itself $100

Every glider.in closely by, the Ge world at has to be, eza

It is licensed,

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