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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 3, 1937.

VON RIBBENTROP REBUKED

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BRITAIN CONCENTRATES FACING DANGER

Milton Bronner.!

ON THE AIR

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OF WAR CZECHOSLOVAKIA'S POSITION

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af stated that 60,000 persona "Speak softly until you get big stick."

This variation upon now working in aircraft factories, Theodore Roosevelt's famous, or double the number a year ago. A sharp retort to Herr von Ribe

"Speak softly, but carry a big Old factories have been enlarged "Czechoslovakia offers peace to bentrop's speech in Leipzig

If de- manding the return of German co-stick, is the underlying principle and new ones built. In the mean- her neighbours if they want it.

of British diplomacy these days, time, although the army is having they insist upon war, they will have lonies was made in Leeds by Sir

writes the American journalist, a hard time getting recru

recruits, the it. So, if that is to be our fate, we Robert Horne, M.P., former Chan-

air force has enlisted 2000 pilots are ready for it.” cellor of the Exchequer.

These words were spoken by It explains many things that and 17,000 other ranks, leaving Sir Robert, who was speaking at have been happening in Europe. only 500 more pilots and 3000 other very high official of the Czechoslo a Joseph Chamberlain centenary The British lion has not let out a ranks necessary at present.

vak republic. He added meeting, rebuked the Ambassador single resounding roar. His eyes

Spy On Invading Air Fleets

"In any case, we are not afraid. for abusing his high diplomatic have not flashed fire. His tail has In the new British programme the The decision between peace and war office in indulging in political pole not wagged ominously, foretelling monoplane has almost entirely sudoes not depend upon us. know

18. We mics in public.

that the beast was about to charge perseded the biplane. It is claimed that, if there is war in Europe, no "I think," he said, "that no such The fact is that England is weak that there are now in production matter where it starts, or why, we startling incident has occurred in a vital point and dictators like fighters capable of Schneider shall necessarily be in the midst of before in diplomatic circles as the Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler trophy speed of well over 300 miles lit. So if that is to be our fate, we fact that. Herr von Ribbentrop, the know it. When it comes to war an hour, bombers with great load accept it without trembling.” accredited German Ambassador to danger, Great Britain is no longer capacity and nearly as fast, and There are thousands of Ameri- this country, went to Leipzig last an island. The navy is on longer reconnaissance planes of totally cans who don't know that Czechoslo- month and I made a speech to the its sure shield and buckler, as the new capacities. German people in which he was Britons used to sing it. Military made the spokesman for the demand air-planes have changed all that. that colonies should be, restored.

Factories Double Staff ""That an. Ambassador should

John Bull knows now that he leave his office and return to his

**-- Island Of Democracy native country for the purpose of must have a big and powerful air

force and that it must combine Each machine is equipped with making that claim is quite 期~

powerful radio apparatus, which.

Czechoslovakia is a small island elements. It must have

will enable crews to maintain con- of democracy entirely exampled.

surrounded many squadrons of fighters cap- able of attacking hostile airplanes hundreds of miles away and there Five nations Germany, Austria, tact with home aerodromes. from by dictatorships and feudalism. winging over Britain. It must "If it were intended to persuade

have a very fast reconnaissance by capable of giving warning in Hungary, Poland and Rumania us to be acquiescent in the

good time of the approach of en-border on Czechoslovakia, and four de-

force,which could fly far from mand, then all I can say is it is Britain and spot enemy forces long jemy aircraft or war vessels.

of them are avowedly hostile. the last way in which British before they reached British shores.

These reconnaissance machines Another fact is that Czechoslo people would be likely to be per-It must have huge bombers caped. Siddeley Cheetah 300 to 350- There are not many large fortunes

are powered with two super-charg-vakia

relatively prosperous.

It is a method which I hope will never be repeated.

suaded."

The demand for the return of the German colonies was put on se veral grounds, continued Sir Ro- bert. First, that without these co- lonies Germany was being denied necessary raw materials; second- ly, that she had no colonial mar- kets for her goods, and, thirdly, that she had no territory for her surplus population.

Facts proved, however, that all those so-called reasons were with- out any foundation in fact.

Britain Best For Natives "For my part," said Sir Robert, "I am not anxious that falsifica tion of history should be encour- aged by any concession we make on the subject.

many

able of flying long distances at great speed and carrying great loads of bombs.

Sir Thomas Inskip, Minister for Co-ordination of Defence, recently

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE LESSON SERMON

Subject: Unreality

The subject of the Lesson Sermon in all churches of Christ, Scientist, to- morrow, April 4, will be: "Unreality," The Golden Text will be: "Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it." (Job 35:13).

These latter are the A-vro-An- son twin-engined type and are the first planes with retractible under- carriage to be made on a large scale for the air force.

vakia exists, and millions, no doubt, who fail to realize its importance in Europe. Let us look at a few facts.

Prague, the capital of this coun- try, is approximately the geograph- ical centre of Europe.

horsepower air-cooled engines and

in the country, but there is not. reach a maximum level speed of

much poverty either. On the other 188 miles per hour. They can carry hand, the neighbouring states are a crew of three, a heavy military notoriously in a state of economic load and can cruise on one petrol

depression. fueling for a long period.

There is every reason, therefore, military air needs accounts for the should be envious. It irritates them The intense concentration on why this country's neighbours

fact that some commercial air-

to see Czechoslovakia prosper, while plane companies have purchased they, will perhaps equal natural ad- machines in America for their fly-vantages, at least, fail. But it irks ing services. The home factories them still more, perhaps, to

They that this prosperity is achieved un-

der a democratic regime.

could not take any orders. were to busy working for the gov ernment.

DOMINIONS R.A.F. OFFICERS

More Being Sent To

Britain

note

Europe's Three Zones Continental Europe is divided in- to three zones: The western zone, consisting of France, Belgium and The Netherlands, supported, by Scandinavia. This zone is democra- tic. The central zone takes in Germany, Italy, Austria, Hungary, Poland and the Balkans, and is un- The eastern der dictatorial rule. zone is the communist belt, compos- ed of the soviet republic.

More officers from the Domin- Czechoslovakia is an anomály. ions are serving with the R.A.F. Geographically, it belongs to the second, or dictatorial zone, but, ac- this year.

CANADA CONSIDERS TRAINING PLAN

Among others, the following cita- cantion from the Bible will be read: "Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for "It was put prominently before him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the statesmen who assembled at

the man who bringeth wicked devices Versailles when the Peace Treaty to pass. Cease from anger, and fox- was drawn up that the world would sake wrath: fret not thyself in any be safer if Germany was not allow-wise to do evil. He that loveth his ed to return to these particular in one occasion of stumbling in him. brother abideth in the light, and there territories. I think that that opin-But he that hateth his brother is in ion is still well justined.

darkness, and walketh in darkness, and “So far as I am concerned, I do knoweth not whither he goeth, because not think that the administration Love not the world, nor

that darkness hath blinded his eyes. the things of these great territories would be that are in the world. If any man love Australia sends up to 50 annual-tually, it is a western democracy benefited by a change from a de-the world, the love of the Father is ly. These are selected, medically that has mysteriously been trans- mocratic regime to a Nazi regime, not in him. For all that is in the approved, and trained up to the planted a thousand miles to the east. and I am convinced that the inter- lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, Flight Training School standard in Threats to peace in this part of ests of the natives of those terri-is not of the Father, but is of the Australia.

Europe are two-fold. On the one tories will be better served unde world" Pa. $7:7,8, IJohn 2:10,11,15,16). They are then commissioned as side, Czechoslovakia is obviously on our control than that of any other The Lesson Sermon will also include short service officers in the R.A.F., Germany's line of march if

the following passages from Christian country in the world.

Science Textbook, "Science and Health and serve for five years before re-should break out between Germany with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary turning to Australia to serve as and the soviets. The only practical Baker Eddy: “Human sense may well Reserve officers.

route to the Ukraine lies through marvel at discord, while, to a diviner sense, harmony is the real and discord Proposals now being considered Czechoslovakia and Rumania. the unreal. We may well be astonish-by the Canadian Government will,

Hungarian Campaign ed at Sin, sickness and death. We if accepted, establish the same In the second place, Czechoslo- may well be perplexed at human fear system for the Dominion and in vakia is the country which obtained and still more astounded at hatred, which lifts its hydra head, showing its addition will result in 25 Cana the greatest part of former Hun- horns in the many inventions of evil. dians being sent to Great Britain garian lands and populations, and the persistent Hungarian campaign Hat why should we stand aghast at no-to be trained ab initio, thingness?”. No hypothesis as to the

HAMMER & SICKLE ON CRUCIEEX

world, the lust of the flesh, and the

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ter and education are taken ......... up; and the candidate is invited to income to England. But it is ex-

Mr. A. Denville, Conservative M. P. for the Central Division of Newcastle, asked in the House of Commons the Home Secretary, Sir existence of another power should in- South Africa is concentrating on for recovery of those lands and John Simon, if his attention has expose a doubt or fear to hinder the a big reserve scheme, and does not peoples aims directly at dismembe been drawn to a poster being ex- demonstration of Christian Science. send officers on the same lines to ment of Czechoslovakia. hibited by the Communist party of Christian Science silences human will Great Britain. New Zex and is not quiets fear with Truth and Love, and Great Britain. It shows the ham ilustrates the unlaboured motion of yet ready to send officace. mer and sickle superimposed upon the divine energy in healing the sick.

Many Applications Self-seeking, envy, 1 passion, pride,

to serve Many applications crucifix

hatred, and revenge are cast out by the R.A.F. are received from the pressly pointed out that there is The Illuminations of Science give us Dominions. Forms are sent to the still a chance he may be rejected. If, however, he is accepted he is a sense of the nothingness of error, candidates, including one for a

enabled to begin training imme- and they show the spiritual inspiration medical examination.

not subject to of Love and Truth to be the only fit On completion the forms are ex-diately, and preparation- for- admission to the pre- sence and power of the Most High" amined here, and if a good case is waiting list as are candidates at (Pages: 563,445,596).

presented references as to charac-home.

The question further asked if, as the poster is already causing dis- turbance and is likely to lead to breaches of the peace, Sir John will cause inquiries to be made and take action to prevent rther ex- hibition.

the divine Mind which heals disease,

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