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THE CHINA MAIL WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1937

The China Mail

Ninety-first-Year of Publicstion.

SA Wyndham Stret, Hong Kong. Telephon: 20022. London Office:

7 Garrick Street, London, WC2 Notice To Contributors.

Here There and D Everywhere

EX-KING'S HOST

MR. WELLS PLANS A WORLD

BRAIN

FLINGING as he said, m. 6. Jin, lept up to date.

not necessarily for insertion, but) Austrian property in order to He was, he said, thinking of a and Iss a guarantee of good faith.

economise. Very heavy taxation super-university, a world brain; has forced most of his brothers to nothing less.

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ALINGING, as he said, “modera-in clear understandable language, every intelligent man in the world. It would be an undogmatic Bible Wells, in a lecture to the Royal "The ruling concepts of our to a world culture. Institution on outlined what he social order, called a New World Encyclopaedia, "The outlines and main particuc-]; Two objections, one that no two All communications intended for

sketching it as “A scheme for the lars in all fields of knowledge. people think alike and that differ publication should be addressed to The Duke of Windsor's host în reorganisation and reorientation of “An exact and reasonably de-ences of opinion might mar the the Editer, and be accompanied by Austria, Baron Eugene de Roth-education and information through-tailed picture of our universe. į suthority of the encyclopaedis, and the Writer's Name and Address schild, has given up most of his out the world.”

*A general history of the world. the other that if successful, it might tend to stereotype people, *If by any chance he wanted to Mr. Wells quickly dismissed. pursue a question into its ultimate- The answer to the first, he said, do likewise, and others of their Mr. Wells briefly ran through detail, a trustworthy and complete was that the encyclopaedis would palaces, once the rendezvous of the state of the world to-day. system of reference to primary be "s clearing house of misunder- Imperial Vienna, stand empty to-

standings” which would compel "If I might attempt a sweeping sources of knowledge.” day.

generalisation about the general Such an encyclopaedia would men to come to terms with Great areas of land belonging to course of human history in the 18 provide the mental background of another; and to the second that he

preferred a garden to a swamp. Hong Kong. Wednesday, Jan, 13, 1937 the Rothschild estate were recent-years that have followed the war I believe I should have you with ly handed over to the Austrian Government as a token of sympathy me if I described it as a series of ill-directed flounderings. violent, MOROCCO STORM IN in the Government's struggle to

mass movements, slack drifting deal with the unemployment pro-

the here and convulsive action there," biem.

for It is now used

he said. "We talk about the digu-i settlement of farmers

ity of history. There is no dign-| employed labourers.

ity yet in human history.”

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Mutual assurances as to the intention of Germany and France in the little Morocco have

and

125-

species collec-

Why A Code "Dies"

one

The variety and beauty of life were not enhanced if all the clocks in a town kept different times.

*

Mr. Wells disclaimed any inten- tion of writing this encyclopaedia himself. Such a rumour had got

2

of

The many long cipher telexrams about.

"It implore you not to let that matter of Spanish SAVING AUSTELÄ

If usage had not dulled us, we which have passed during the calmed the atmos- It was Baron Eugene's ancestor

last few weeks between Londoaltouch of personal absurdity be phere and ended excitement, Solomon Rothschild who, with his should think our though they may not deter the brother in London, financed the tively insane to go about its busi-and the Dominions and Colonies little the greatness and urgency of

What was wanted first was Thatness in this haphazard, planless,may result in the scrapping of cer-the cause I am pleading."

tain Government secret ciphers. interested parties from keeping a war against Napoleon.

Frequent use of a cipher, and promotion organisation to survey watchful eye upen happenings in Barou Eugene has helped the Cornegligent fashion.

Defining his suggestion to re- the Spanish zóne.

erament to fight

in revolution

Two things have

impressed his name with that of his ancestor, modem human social mechanism »/which the general purport can be which existed already though in a

Austria has made people couple medy this "missing element in the especially in long messages of the available material, much themselves deeply as a result of

Mr. Wells said that he would guessed, increases the chance of state of impotent diffusion. Per- scale of ten or twenty thousand the episode. First is the profound

His castle. Emesteld, is a meet-ake it fast from the point of view its being "broken," and thus ren-haps it might be produced on the

dered useless. mistrust of each other that plainly ing-place of many Austrians who of the ordinary educated citizen.

Most governments have a cipher-items. dominates relations between the still play prominent parts in the "I will ask you to imagine how breaking department which e Next a general editorial board countries who have thought it in-country's life, and if the Duke of this world encyclopaedic organisa-votes its energies to probing the and departmental boards dealing cumbent upon themselves to take Windsor stays there for any length tion would enter into his life and secrets of the intercepted cipher with separate fields of interest sides in the Spanish civil war. of time he will meet everybody how it would affect him.

telegrams of other governments.would have to come into being. The second

ther direct or indirect, of įpress.

..

is the boomerang who is still included in Austria's | "From his point of view the The skill of these cipher-breakers He saw no reason why the ca- effect of Government control, whe- "Who's Who" The Baron is world encyclopaedia would be ais incredible, and, it has been said pital zeeded for these promotion the mown to be the best host in the row of volumes in his own home that during the Great War the activities should not be forthcom-

| country.

or in some neighbouring house or safe "life" of a cipher was only a ing. in a convenient public library or few months.

Mr. Wells suggested that a lan- But for the general belief. not ROYAL LADIES

in any school or college and in All governments have a cipher guage, preferably English, as hav- without excellent cause, that the

The position of Queen Mary this row of volumes he would with-constraction department whose ing a wide range, should be adopt- newspapers of France follow the under the change of monarchy is out any great to or dificulty and work is to invent new ciphers to ed. bidding of the Government to a

unprecedented. Doubtless as a very large extent, discreet en matter of courtesy she will follow quiries would have been made and next after Queen Elizabeth; but have forestalled the development the position has not before arisen.

sense of acute tension. Germany was quick to the conclu-

of any

On the existing precedence scales

Your Daily Smile!

Definition "Just what is modernistic art?" "It's something that proves things

Correct Also

replace old ones. The construc-) tion of a cipher is a highly skilled

job, and an expensive one. It is Dominion and Colonial govern- carried out by experts who are ments:

skilled mathematicians, and whose If a cipher is lost, even tempor- aim is to produce a cipher which arily, or gets into the hands for a

break

sion that "Petit Parisien." to take the sovereign's daughters follow one example, was speaking for the the Consort when he has no sons, are not as bad as they can be painted is both easy to use and difficult to time of any unauthorised. person, Government, and taking the or when there is no Princess of situation at its face value -being Wales. free of sinister designs herself, quite naturally looked for ulterior motive for the Parisian prees campaign.

the virulent

It is most likely in the circum- stances that Queen Mary will be- come second. lady in the land as though the wele a Princess of

"What is a comet?" "A star with a tail” "Very good! Name one." "Mickey Mouse.”

*

*

The Trend "Brown is a born leader." "Yes, he observes which way the

So-ahead."

it is said to have become "compro- After being prepared, the new (mised" and no longer safe for use. cipher is carefully checked. It is All copies of a "compromised” then printed and bound in stout cipher have to be destroyed by fire volumes under conditions of the by all the many holders, who send. strictest secrecy. The list of hol-certificates of destruction to Lon- ders of a cipher is cut down as don. The paper and binding of the much as possible, but still it is a volumes are specially treated so as

German press control is of that Wales. But also there may be a complete and fual nature which complete revision of the scale, as crowd is going and then steps in large one, and includes all ambas to facilitate their destruction by precludes due appreciation of the there are now wives of the occasional licence granted under vereign's brothers to be taken into

less rigid systems.

Both parties appear now to be satisfied that susceptibilities are not to suffer a severe shock as the result of a General Staff coup by either, and "War Threat In Europe" can still be employed as stock laugh-raising gag by Hollywood scenario, writers.

* E.

Ex

Tetuan "Riddle?”

account

EXPLANATIONS OF TO-DAY'S CARTOON THE SMALLEST STATE

AVACHAR, in the Surat Agency.

Bombay, is the smallest of constitute Britain's contribution to the the 562 States which discussion raises opportunity for the British Indian Empire. The State, which has a population of speculation

отне only 32, an àrea of

square The suggestive is made, or the mile and an annual budget of $25, inference is carefully allowed to

numbers a dozen castes among its be drawn, that while German in-minute population and is ruled by filtration in Morocca had never a native Maharaja dynasty.

progressed to any important ex-

tent, an absence of French alert supplies occupied R prominent ness might have produced real place in the Fuehrer's thoughts, cause for protest.

and the speech may fairly be in-

It is probably unwise, however, terpreted as an invitation to cease "what evasion of the issue and treat with to dabble too deeply in might have been."

*

it on a realistic basis.

*

*.

the

The Wilhelmstrasse can scarce Arms And Economics ly be held responsible for

twists that might be given to the One of the dificulties in which somewhat ambiguous phraseology Britain finds herself in consider- of the

Governor Spatish Tetuan...

Hitler's Peace Speech

Herr Hitler's

of

ing the peculiarities of this more than technical problem bears relations to the ATMIN race' in Europe.

unfortunate

It is regarded as profession of that Germany appears reluctant to peace in a carefully worded res discuss politics if a condition of ponse to, the felicitations of the agreement is an end to the further Diplomatic Corps in Berlin has piling up of armaments. created an excellent impression.

He urged confidence that Ger-

them

Authoritative information, -Lon-

many's ambition is to co-operate con claims, shows that the Four in the work of bringing about Year Economic Plan has been understanding and conciliation be adopted largely at the behest of tween nations which will enable the General Staff, and expert os servers can detect no slackening to secure their OWD economic existence and thus pro-in warlike preparations. vide the surest, guarantee for the Herr Hitler doubtless has the progress and prosperity of all appropriate answer, but Mr. An- maridind

thony Eden represents British Sentiments of that kind cannot public opinion fairly accurately but be reciprocated in Europe to when he states that Britain could .course day which neis nothing if it is never lend herself to a

the remotest not understanding and concilia which carries

suspicion that a contribution to tion

the economic welfare of the Reich It was clear, however, that the would serve to duplicate German colonial questim and raw material resources in tanks and big gana.

sadors and consuls abroad, andláre.

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