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The German Colonies

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THREE-FINGERED. STRANGLING

Edward J. Reilly, Hauptmann's counsel in the Lindbergh case, esti- mates that he now wins 66 per cent. of his cases.

In his early days' his record was otherwise. He was known to the underworld as "Electrocution Rell- ly."

WHEN GREEK MET GREEK

FRIENDS THAT BECAME

ENEMIES

"DEVIL ON HORSEBACK"

"THUNDERBOLT"

(By Tudor Jenkins)

He once defended an Italian ac- cused of strangling his best friend. THE "Thunderbolt" has been on

The medical expert said the strangling had been done with three) fingers of one hand,

Rellly scornfully demanded A demonstration of three-fingered. strangling.

The "Thunderbolt" has been on

And first it was.

AND

"Friends Now Enemies

the name they give to-General Kon-

Plastiras is a very different type dylis, Greek Minister for War, and Kondylis is the ardent, guileless. the real power behind the Govern-patriot, swift to decide and quick ment. "Surrender or die," he de- to not. Plästiras is the secretive The physician tried it on the court manded of the Venezelist rebels: plotter, small of build, thin of attendant. He slumped in his chair. he closed his ultimatum with the face, but with eyes a-glitter with words: "From a soldier who has the smouldering Ares within him. It took ten minutes to revive him.

The Italian was executed.

never lied."

Now he has left exile in Cannes No Greek would take his threatjaceking to join the rebels against. idly: none would deny his claim his old friend Kondylis. to the mantle of truth.

Like Kondylis, his first exper

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COSTLY JUBILATION

Celebrating the Saar's return) I first met Kondylis when helence of the army was as a pri- added a substantial sum to the al was a colonel commanding a regi-vate. They call him the "Devil. ready large expenditure on public¦ment (equal to a brigade in the on florseback." ¡demonstrations by the Nazi party. British Army) on the Asia Minor Pinstirns, too, is a keen hunter,.

An authority estimates the total front before the Greeks were hur-but, unlike Kondylis, he loves the expenditure on these displays at not led into the sen at Smyrna by Mus technical detail of it all.

He- less than £2,000,000 a year.

tapha Kemal

took prido in showing me how He was present. at the last Alongside Kondylis, was a regl he had trained, his Anatolian long Nuremberg Congress, and calculated ment, under a Colonel Plastiras, dogs, animals in appearance be that at least £1,000,000 was spent good soldier and staunch Veneze-tween the English grey-hound and on that gathering alone. Aa much list, giving no-sign yet of the tur-the Afghan hound, with astonish again would be needed for the bulent revoll within him,"

ing sight. three or four other 'elaborate shows staged during the year,

The Nazi party publishes no ac- counts of how Its 'money is spent.

It has been suggested that, these!

Kondylis and Plastiras were Plastiras spent hours with big. friends, comrades in arms; to-day dogs, training a dozen or so to they are bitter enemies.

form a pack. He hunted them on. foot like beagles, but the follow-

How We Met

Your Daily Smile!

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of 1,000,000 souls. The

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ther the League could comply

In the spring of 1920, as a Hal-ers, instead of being massed to with the demand even if it wish-demonstrations are financed out of aon officer, I was stationed about gether, were spread out in a long- ed to do so. Let us take them the Winter Relief Fund,

70 miles from Smyrna. One line across the countryside.

ΟΙ The building of grand stande and my jobs was to see that the Greeks. In the line these two men fought. Kinochau, for instance. Who other work in connection with the did not advance beyond the line side by side against their com is going to demand the return of displays would doubtless be justi- laid down for them by the Allies. mon enemy; behind the line they this fortress to Germany? What Bed as a form of unemployment re-

I had been touring the Greek hunted and shot together. Yet, Chinese Government could offer lef

lina and had reached the ruins of even then, the factors word At. the_unpopularity of the cession? The demand of Herr Hitler for And as it was professedly chosen

the village where 2,000 years ago work that were to make them the rendition of

stood Sardis, reputed to be a city most bitter of enemies, patriots the former as an outpost against Japan, what

with viewpoints that must inevi village Colonies is one of those, stereo- would Japan' say? Then, there typed moves in the game of bar are the Pacific Islands. Japan A detective says that every Turks; they had left the museum

had just been re-captured from the tably clash.

The Final Clash gaining that reminde one of old has successfully contested the criminal he has arrested has worn built by the American antiquar -As the months passed, with the- days when Mr. Joseph Chamber-claim that resignation from the the same expression on his face. tan, Professor Nicholas Butler, Greeks barred from taking revenge lain set out to create a friendly League should affect her man- feeling by the offer of several date which she obtained from

near the stream where Croesus on the Turks for their tantalising · quite valuable concessions, andther Allies and not from the A fool and his honey are soon age,

MODERN PROVERB

found his riches, a pile of wrack-attacks all along the line, the two ended up with the report that League. Further South we have parted..

men grew apart. Kondylis be That night, at his headquarters, came, convinced that Venizelos, once "it is useless to make offers to New Zealand in Samoa, and Germany because she immediate-Australia in New Guinea; and

I told Kondylis how the museum his hero, had been a mere catspaw ly asks for something else." The both their own version of the

had been looted, how groups of in the hands of the Allies, and did. Colonies were started and grew Munro Doctrine for the South-traffic hold-up in Central London He was furious. Savages, uncivi-

twenty-minute statuary had been split with axes. not hesitate to say so. in developed prosperity during ern Seas; a doctrine that they recently. This is believed to have lised, he called the Turks. He and planned vengeance on

Plastiras idealised. Venizelos, years of goodwill; they were have proclaimed from the date been caused by a woman motorist has not lost his stream of invec-loaders who, in his opinion, had! lost in war; and there is when. Germany first appeared sticking out her right arm 110 reason for

and tive: the other day he called refusing to there. The Pacific Colonies then turning to the right: recognise "the logic of the question would merely rouse

rebels "a few lunatic officers." stricken fields." The whole ques-rest of hornets who would not Only Fair

A Born Fighter tion is on a different basis from be at all likely to yield to the

All his life Kondylis has been a the excessive demands for cash convenience of European diplo-las

Eddie Cantor earns twenty times fighter. He joined the army as

For two years he nursed his reparations: for the main reason mats.

much as a Cabinet Minister private, but tired of peace-time grievance. He is, of course, funnier than most soldiery and left the service to him at last. broke out. for refusing to return them is

Then, in 1922, the rage within Cabinet Ministers.

join the Greek frregulars harrying become head of the revolutionary

He had: the Bulgars along the frontier,

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UNUSUAL

There Was a

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1935-Style Dialogue "Is my hat on straight?" "Yes." "Then wait a

But the largest areas were of that the world after one ex-course in Africa, and though perience of ships sunk in every population there is more thinly occur without trace," would be scattered, there mad to facilitate a repetition of resistance would be any leas. no chance that the same tragedies by handing The German South-West Protec- over suitable bases for subterate enjoyed a period of pros-alter it." marines and adding to the points perity for some years after the at which conflict would be likely war through the discovery of untold wealth in diamonds lying

Ito occur.

minute while

OBVIOUSLY

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The object of the demand is to in the sands at the mouth of the husband refused to buy her more A woman said in court that her create the appearance of martyr-Orange River, and waiting mere than one small present every year dom; but a little reflection shows ly to be picked up. But since Evidently a man of rare gifts, how many new problems would the bottom fell out of the dia. be stirred up into activity. It mond market the Administration Seeing Through Him must be freely admitted that in has been unable to pay its way,! the Colonial field Germany was and advances from the Union of shine to her fiance becomes an ex- Many a girl who is a ray of sun- not lucky. For about fifty years South Africa, which holds a man-ray after they marry, there were large spaces of the date now amount to a large sum; world, with no settled govern-well over a hundred and fifty ment where, a European protec-thousand pounds. Brother Boer

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"What is the secret of Russian

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the betrayed Greece and Venizelos by falling to follow up the wonder- ful opportunity Venizelos had won. for them at Smyrna,

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He looks the swashbuckling co-committee, and he struck with: ruthless force at the men he held mitadji. "Of medium height, he

has a large head with a shock of responsible, for the debacle. black hair; his tremendous breadth to abdicate; he expelled King

He compelled King Constantine-

George, Two ex-Premiers, two

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af, shoulder gives the impression

of brute strength. With his khaki Cabinet Ministers, and the Com- a bright yellow. uniform he wears riding boots of mander-in-Chief of the Army pald:

for their deeds with their lives.

Two years ago he himself was

has a profound knowledge of his exiled.

Yet, in spite of all this, Kondylis

country's story: not because of his love of culture, but because he is a sincere patriot.

Now "Thunderbolt" and "Devil. on Horseback" have met for their |greatest_clash.

asked me to visit him when his rein the cruiser Avqroff. There is

After our talk about Sardis, he

'The Greek rebela sailed away giment went back to the line from a prison in Athens, also called the the rest camp. I went, and here Averoff

'cells.

Its

are

I saw a different side of the man again, for the "Thunderbolt" him fond of outdoor sport: we

Hia comitadji days had made merciless. went shooting wild boar together. Kondylis was keen, but not too a boots-often frightened the pig. But good with the rifle. His brilliant

His British Medal

LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES

full

Is.

A Tea Dance will be held at the Repulse Bay Hotel to-morrow at 4.30 p.m.

tor would have been welcomed as would have a say; for the grant tea?" asks a woman writer. The introducing order into chaos. At of the mandate attracted all the answer's a lemon. that period the value of such former Boer settlera in the Por territory was doubtful, and the tuguese territory of Angola fur- My Experience expense and worry of occupation ther North. They preferred to or conquest was very, obvious, deal with their own people, and novelist, "is like an icicle." And, we would roar with laughter as we

"The modern girl," declares It was the settled decision of the are no more fond of the Germans like an icicle, the melts when talked about it afterwards.. German" and, before that of the than of the Portuguese. They Prussian: Government that there have never forgotten the dis

jaqueezed; was no advantage to be gained.covery in the Headquarters Office Strange Bedfellows The open market provided by the jat Windhoek of a map showing a

One day he said to me, "I want British Fossessions supplied raw small square of dry land marked with

"Lord is confined to bed you to do me a great favour." He! materials and bought goods of "Proposed. Boer Reserve."

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handed me a parchment scroll and It is notified that the name of the German origin; and our policy cently an actual majority of the On The Rocks

a cardboard box: in the box was Hop, Fat. Company, Ltd., has been', was based on the calculation that residents voted for annexation to

a medal and a ribbon. It was a struck off the Register. this would in Itself be a strong the Union.

A ship in France is being British decoration awarded him bulwark of peace. When the Im-.

as a workhouse. A tramp steamer, during the war. The Province of Tanganyika

for services on the Salonika front At the Police Club, Happy Vale perial policy was suddenly re-stands on versed rather against Prince There are about fifteen thousand ciples of Native Administration should secure the ribbon to the Chief Inspector A. R. Clarke, Prin

a different footing.

lay, on Wednesday, next, at. 8. p.m., His request to me was that. Ia dinner will be held in honour of Bismarck's judgment, he said people there, and a German throughout those

vaat terri-medal in the correct manner, then cipal of the Police Training:

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"England has never got any-majority. Subject to the usual tories; and there again is a growing it to thing out of her Colonies except Governor'a veto, which is not ing proportion of Boer farmers reading from the parchment oyer on retirement, on Saturday next. a few sinecures"-Germany came exercised in any routine matters and English traders. The West the signature of King George of

his breast. Solemnly School, who is leaving for Home into the field too late. There they conduct their own Govern-Coast Colonies bring France into

were only odds and ends of ter- ment under their own laws. A the picture, with the keenest England, I pinned the decoration to John and Harriet Griffith, whose ritory to be picked up, and the considerable section in England memories of concessions extort his tunic,

recent attractions have won their

sudden incursion of a new Power would be inclined to be "mag-ed from them at the time of the "For you, I said, "this is away into the hearts of the Hong with somewhat unneighbourly nanimous; the objections would Agadir business. There can be foreign decoration; so must come Hong Hotel Roof Garden patrons. ways was frequently resented. come from the neighbours, who no doubt that if Downing Street after those of your own country," are to appear at the Gala Dinner. But sixteen years have passed would find co-operation exchang- chooses the easy path of conces No, Jndeed, declared Kondylis. Dance at the Hotel, to-night. Dan- since the war was ended, and ed for the old exqusion, There sion overseas, the path will be "England is the greatest country cing-will-continue until 2 a., much has happened in those is great danger in failing to have found to end in some very jagged in the world. My British decora with music by the popular Root years. It is very doubtful whe-more- or less uniform prin rocks.

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Garden orchestra.