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WHO'S WHO IN EUROPE

LITTLE GLIMPSES OF BIG MEN

(BY LUCIEN JONEL)

(Mr Lación Arthae:Jones, who is the son of Mr. Henry Arthur Jones, the dramatist, has been for eighteen months the special correspondent of the Daily Brpress in Eastern Europe, and has recently returned to London. In the following article he writes

and

deals with the probleins that t face

I found, d'Annunno, the Dictator of Fiume, or Canain, as he calls his as kingdom, in his -bed-sitting room in the palace of the former Hungarian

Governor of the Adriatic port.

Of all the effeature prieces of propaganda to which the airman poet turned the hand hist

the most effective. A gor which

interwoven with quinning were Tahan national colours and the motto, Flame a Morte (Fiume or Death, in minchately struck the eve of the visitor A riot of "Edwers in the same, scheme com- pleted the picture, in si

D'Annur they say, has

I inst faw him. But he still lookalike dapper little diplomat, with his goatee beard and close shaven head. Nor has the magnette, brilliants of those eyes, which his enemies allego is due to stimulating drugs charged. Hie Charm holde kis સ subjecta-under aWAY.

D'ANNUNZIO'S CALL BA

His reply to the question "Why did you go to brume! is now world-famous

I was on a sick-bed in Rome," said the poet, with a magificent gesture, “and the raics of God came to me as it came to Joan

ban of Arc, saying, Arise, go to Fiume

His problem, apparently seems to be that of stirring up trouble in his part of the world, and eventually plunging Italy and Jugo Alsvim into war. Only diplomata in Faris and Londen know how many times during the past year this hoped

this has been narrowly averted.

When Bela Kum, the Red Dictator of Hun

fell, Socialist Ministry reigned for. Torty-eight hours. Then Stephan Friedrich, an unscrupulous statesman, with the aid of White officers placed by a coup Hungarian d'état Archduke Joseph Hapsburg as Dictator of Budapest. He was unacceptable to the Entente, and held power for s bare three weeks. But he still casts eyes on the royal crown of St. Stephen, the

I remember Archduke Joseph, who was distant relative only of the old Austrian Emperor Francia Josepix as a baldheaded, mickile-aged man very quietly dressed. He might have been a retired local

ocal politi ciana

When I saw him in aroom in the Foreign Office where a fortnight before Bela Kun had written our his abdication, he sidled in and asked me very politely if he might be interviewed. Rather a change in the order of things. FAVANISHED TROUSKES

A very funny story is told of the Archdake. He red during the Hed terror in his palace at Alsuth, a few miles outaide Budapest. The Sorists took all the best rooms for their families, and allowed him to sleep in an attic.. When the officers rode and announced the

that he was

they found

guard of "I am to say you have been entrust the future of Hungary

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bed

wid the captain of the

That's all right," said Joseph Hapsburg, but youll have to ride back to Burlaposta and get mes pair of trousers. The Bolsh- eviks have taken

taken all mine.

I have interviewed Prince Eustics Sapisha Polish Minister for Foreign Affairs, and formerly Polish Minister in London, several times. He was kind enough to grant to me the first interview he has ever given to any British or American journalist Hits: problem is the one of bringing about peace his country and Russia. It is not an , now that the streets of Warsaw are, ringing with fresh Polish victories. He sincerely

rely desires pesce, and, with the aid of M Wites, the peasant Cincinnatus, and al. Daszyniski, the Vice Premier, has fought a long and grnelling fight

against the Polish wer

I found him always courteous and Always quare.He dresses well, and forms A striking contrast to 24 Witon, the Premier, who has never worn a tie in his life. The Prince speaks perfect English His father, a naturalised Englishman, was La colonel in a Humar regiment, ple

PEER TO MARRY SHOP ASSISTANT.

LORD MELVILLE'S BETROTHAL IN HIB.78TH YEAR

EDISBURGH, October 14th

The romantic engagement of a Scottish peer to an Edinburgh shop sesistant has just become known, and it is understood that the marriage ia shortly to take place Both parties are very reticent, and decline discuss the matter, but the fact is admitted by the bride-slect.

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Iville;: Melville Castle, Lasswade, and

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Miss. Todd is a tall, prepossessing woman, of about 40 and thou Melville is omsiderably ber senior, bo very active and energetic.

Lord

*Lord Melville, who is 77 years of age, succeeded his brother in the posrage în 1904. He was for 37 years in the Consular Bervice, from which he married. His retired in 1908.

He has already been twice first wife, daughter of William Scully, of Rio de Janeiro, died in 1890. Hì second wife, whom he married in 1891, was daughter of Dr. George Hamilton, of Falkirkeri She died in 1918. The Viscount has four sons and two daughters Another son, the Hon Kenneth Robert Dundas, ENVE, was killed in action at the Dardanelles in 1918,

Lord Molville has taken little part in public affairs preferring to live & quies country life. He is in recent years nok

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