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FAR EAST BEAUTIES

BY HUNGARIAN ARTIST

ASSASSINS

WALL OF DEFENCE

ROUND HITLER

Germany's revival as a great military power was the theme of a speech delivered in the Air Minis- A search for the most beautiful try in Berlin by Gen. Goering, women of Asia has been started by Commander-in-Chief of the German Professor L. Tatz, famous Hunga Air Force.

rian portrait painter, who recently He was commemorating the sec- announced that he had been com- ond anniversary of

Hitler's

missioned by an anonymous Shang-reintroduction of conscion in

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hai pation of the arts to immorta-defiance of the Treaty of Versailles. lize on canvas some 40 to 60 lovely Gen. Goering made the first pub- ladies of every Oriental land.

lic reference ever heard in Nazi He expects to complete the pro- Germany to the danger of assassi- ject within 18 months, and it will nation which Herr Hitler and his be shown at the World's Fair in representatives have had to face. New York in 1939. After that "I say to all those," he cried.

expects Professor Tatz

that the "who think that perhaps their last paintings will be housed in a per chance of over-throwing Germany manent gallery in Shanghai.

is by means · of múrder and des- Pausing in his labours in Shang-perate attempts on our lives, that hai, he explained that no effort will the passionate love of a whole be made to collect subscriptions for people forms a wall of defence a museum to house the pictures, as round the leader and his trusted there are several institutions, not- followers. Woe to him who plays ably the Royal Asiatic Society, that with fire here!” would be pleased to find space for Although the speech was broad-.

cast by all German stations and “Every year about 50,000 visitors heard by thousands, this passage come to Shanghai," he said, "and was omitted from the version cir- few of them would wish to leave culated by the official news agency without a look at the most beautiful

for publication. women of Asia. All private and

Danger Of Defencelessness most state galleries charge an ad- "If a great nation like Germany," mission fee, and are not burdens said Gen. Goering, which lies with but real income-producers.”

them.

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open frontiers in the midst of Emphasizing that the ladies sel-Europe, is defenceless, it amounts ected for the paintings will not be to an invitation to other peoples to charged for their sitting, or asked interfere with the destiny of the to contribute to anything, ‹ Prof. Germán Reich. That means 2 Tatz remarked that the quality of great danger of war. modesty in Oriental women was at "When people speak so often of times troubling, European women, peace and Governments proclaim în he added, consider it a social ac- their parliaments that Germany is complishment to have their port- the menace, we can only reply that raits done.

SHORTAGE OF

BANDS FOR

CORONATION.

Though Britain has more

Germany has contributed in full measure to the peace of the world. Her strong fighting forces are derived from the people and deter- mined to help the people guard Germany's peace."

"If a people," he continued, "re nounces its most sacred-right, that of defence. We experienced the al- than most indescribable fact that this 5,000. brass bands, and they are re-nation, which stood for four years equipping themselves to the tune of like a wall of steel and iron against £40,000, there will be a shortage of a world of enemies, sank into bands for the Coronation celebra-powerlessness. tions.

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"But to-day a German can hold up

Every band has been booked up for his head again and be proud to be months. Dozens of new bands have a German.

been formed in the last six months, "Whatever may happen, we know and some which have been non- that we have a great German as existent since the war have been re-our leader. Whatever he demands organised.

of us, comrades, shall be ready, It costs at least £600 to start a determined

to wow the path

brass band.

which the Fuehrer shows us One London firm of instrument | Wherever he sends our flags, our makers said:

sacred banners, we shall stand as "We have at least £10,000 worth a wall of steel and iron and do our of orders in hand for brass band duty to the last. instruments and £6,000 for uniforms in this country alone. There are also hundreds of orders from India, Egypt, and South Africa."

The editor of the British Banda- men said:

We Are Invincible" "To-day we are a united com- munity, a people with one will in big things and one leader. We must never permit the slightest explosion to shake this granite-rock. Thus we Many village bands have been dissolved since the war owing to the shall show the world that we have

become invincible. expense of the instruments About

“It is our desire, comrades," he 50 new hands have been' formed, or old one re-established, during the concluded, "to form a firm" ring round our leader, through which past year."

- nothing can break. This ring must

At the official opening of the Queen also be closed around our people so Mary Hospital, the refreshments served that no enemy will date any more were donated by Messrs. Hop Kee to set foot on the sacred soil of & Co., provisions contractors. to the Germany. Government hospitals, of No. 42, Con- naught Road Central.

“We shall bear the Fuehrer in our hearts; inspired with passion- His Excellency the Officer Adate love and gratitude for what he ministering the Government has has done for all of us, but especial- appointed Mr. Stephen. Francis Bally for us soldiers to whom he has four to be Chief Assistant to the given back the sword and the right Secretary for Chinese. Affairs: to enter the lists for our people:”