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VIENNA, THE CITY OF TRAGIC- LAUGHTER.

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CONTRASTS WITH THE GLORIOUS PAST.

"Wien lacht wieder" ("Vicuna Jaughs still" in the title of a one of the principal theatres of the capital of Austria, and I could not, even if I would, find a better slogan for the city This centre of it is to-day, Europe, pulled to pieces, ent into slices, tore and worried, is still laughing! If you have a sense of hutour you will laugh, too.

During my tour of the Balkans

DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, JUNE 18th, 1927. £20,000 CHEQUE FRAUDS.

THE HONG KONG

(M. DOUMERGUE. AT

OXFORD.

bought and they bought: banks, shops, hotels, theatres, restaurants, departmental stores--the world was their oyster, and every inonth had

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It in it for them. Men who, were street messengers, clerks, shop as sistants, hawkers, anything, sud- denly became rich over night-and Vienna went on laughing.

CHARMED BY ITS GLORIES.

WHY HE CHANGED HIS SPEECH.

ΟΧΡΟΠΙ,

President Doumergue, along with

degree of U.C.L. From Oxford M. Briand, received the honorary University. Incidentally he spent his second day in England in see

A RUSSIAN DANCER AT PERANG.

COURT APPEARANCE IN UNCONVENTIONAL GARB.

AN EXPIRED VISA.

Adorned in

silk shirt with

rolled-up sleeves tied with ribbons,

Russian helmet on her head, wearing khaki shorts' and a new

woman named Helen Kiziwiz made spectacular appenratice before

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GANG'S WOMAN DUTE.

CLUE IN A BOX OF CIGARETTES.

BUDAPEST.

Mue, Marin B. Adamy, divorced wife.of Hungarian colonel, has been arrested, with several other; persons, in connection with a series of cheque frauds, through making the acquaintance while on a visit to Nice of an Italian calling him- self Marchessani.

(and my Vicariesie friends will not Vienna recognises ahe is the capital ing England, for the President | Mr. “S. N. King in the Police Court Budapest which were drawn upon i

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thank me for including Austria the Balkan countries) I have hen most particularly impressed of laughter-and the luck Vienna laughs still. True, there is not an awful lot to laugh about There is still much unemployment, a considerable amount of suffering among the once settled rentier class, little uneasiness concern- and not ing the future.

Of course, one would like to port Jay Vienm as that pleasant play. ground of musical comedy, wherd men in picturesque uniforms dance

divinely with pretty indies in short skirts who sip swert champagne to the strains of a lively waltz. The Prater exists sti!! as a combination.

of Wembley and any amusement And park you like to mention. that wonderful feantain with the coloured lights pinying on it still reminds me of the White City of my youth. But that is not Vienna. Smash,

Now these "war winners" have passed away-almost. Their bust nesses have gone stash-kaput. of a very small republic. One of drove to Oxford by motor car and the jokes the Viennese tell against saw, which had been his desire. the themselves is this: Two men meet Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire

What shall we and one says: do this morning and the other countryside in their full' Maytime

Let's walk to the fron-beauty. answers: tier."

Minor Diplomats.

I went to .cnil on some friends

The day was a lovely one and the But what can we do this after-sight of the trees and blossoms and noon 1 replies his friend. Well," greensward, leading up as they did anys the other aan, we can walk to the lawns and towers and gates, Oxford, made, it would seem, a to the other frontier." So you see, and all the clustered glories of deep impression on the Président. Vienna laughs still.

At any rate, in his reply to the in the Ballpintz, the Whitehall, instion in Convocation which grant Quai d'Orsay, Wilhelmstrasse, whated him his degree, he broke away Once union from the prepared text of his you will, of Viema.

time when the Ballplatz spoke the speech, and, without attention to chancelleries of Europe listened. The manuscript in his hand, talker Now they are very humble indeed almost impulsively with the delight They are tremendously interested of a country-lover about what he about China, but what they think had glimpsed. does not matter; they would like to express an opinton about Russia, but who would listen? They are diplomats in a minor key.

union with Germany, and are sulting benefit to the economic con dition of Europe.

"roses and He spoke of the

17 in Wistaria hanging in festoons and around this university city, of Nature going out to meet the an innered in work, toe inclin- ed perchance to neglect the welcory-. where you may almost say leges the student has his skiff moored ing beauty," of those fortunate col.

What is Viena? They still have

But there is no depression, and the best light music of the world;) wlint Vienna. sings to-day London really a wonderful arount of con- they still care more-for a lack of revenge or recreating an all power will hum some time next year, and fidence and hope. No question of Beethoven's hair than for their lost ful Austria, they simply want to work-out their destiny, which, as territory.

Vienna is one of the birthplaces most people here say, will be

garb. The hordes from nothing more awe inspiring than of civilisation.

themselves the Orient Jurled against Vicona, and Vienna went on laughing. The city became the fourth of importance in Europe. Then came the great sinash. Jews froni Galicia and Italians, once the dependent people, came hurrying to Vienna and bought real estate. They own it still and View goes on laughing. The laugh to-day is more of a wry smile than a whole hearted, side-shaking laugh. you ennnot overcome the spirit,

Walking through the city 1 note the Viennese believe British goods

The shops are full of! are best. London, particularly men's wear, and still more particularly plug fours. The "knut" of Vienna is a kernel unto himself. Once upon « time, and this is no fairy story, Vienna was in the hands of the war winners, as this city laugh- ingly called those we named pro- fiteers. They bought and they

As she presented. chéques in on Wednesday afternoon, ange the non-existent American bank call Straits Ecke, charged with being ined the Ocean Pacife," and receiv of her social position, the police to her passport.

her, the Colony without a valid vise money for them on the strength

to arrest Chiel Detective Inspector. Lucey have been obliged Prosecuted.

Defendant: On the very day I though she is believed to be the dupe of a gang of scoundrels. The arrived here I went to the Passport ringleader, Angusto Paglilo, and a women who passed as his wife, have Olive.

Inspector Lucey: She has ohren arrested here. They have been valid is to stay in Penang, but living in luxury for several months has visus to go to Bangkok and even to Saigon.

Mr. Baughan, A.S.P., informed His Worship that the woman was formerly proprietress of a dancing company. The company arrived at Singapore from China and even- The woman came to Penang en route to India talls it broke up. the latter place. She had obtained a transit cist from the Colonial but she was refused adguission to Hong Kong, but it has Secretary, since expired.

His Worship: You don't propose to renew it?

Asked To Go. Mr. Baughan: We don't and we propuse to ask her to go elsewhere.

is Worship (to delendant): You are not supposed to stay here per- manently.

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past.

The man who was formerly u mer- chant in Trieste is alleged to have had cheque books printed with the name of the fetitions bank, and with these to have defrauded the Santo Spirito Baak in Reme of more than £8,000, assisted by a cashier at the bank-Ravelli, who came to Budapest, and he and a woman passed as has also been arrested, Paolilo

to, a supposed Roman advocate and former Secretary of State, and his wife. He gave out that he had. been driven out of Italy as an anti- Fascist.

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Adaniy the supposed picion of having given cheques to Madame Signora Augusto brought him a They had been left for the beneath his windows."

Delendast speaking in 'broken' | luncheon in prison. With it was BOO in its habitual

ing vignettes It was President to

There was very wisely no English) If the Police don't know a box containing

guarantee of who I want 1 am not "Take care not to betray yourself, or interfering with the ordinary attempt at marshalling sightseers me can I ask somebody to give a carefully examined, and the words, to stay here for some little time written in Italian in very small So she was I look at the Vienna of to day and routine, so that M. Doumergue ad. Give me permission, please, and adisit nothing," were found

dropped down upon the trur Ox-

more to wait for money and then 1 characters inside it.

Andime Adamy caused the ar compare it with another picture ford with dons coining in and out which will for ever remain in of old gateways and hatless ander will go. The passport did not say arrested also.

I came here, the first

Baughan explained that rest of Marchessant by sending a assumed mind. civilian, three days after Austria graduates in their grey and fawn could not stay here.

Hanger was in way to the Sheldonian Theatre, transit visus were of two kinds, one telegram to him in

Diter signed the armistice, Snow cover fannels. The President smiled his ed the ground. every home. Men and women with where the decreo was conferred, for a period of twelve months and name, as Herr Kuhn, at Agram, swayed. drunkenly is usual with beads of State by another for a shorter period. The saying," Needless to come Buda They drank diploma, and this was read in transit visa which had now expired pest return Nice at once,"

was issued to the dancing company lives accompanied the telegram to through the streets.

Latin the President being address- ed ag "Fir celsissime!" (most only, and it allowed them to move Marchessani's hotel at Agram, At from place to place. The passport Nier he was known by the name of because drink was obtainable and

being out of order, the Police were Kuba. food was not.

I went to a soup kitchen in the exalted man!).

They gave

not prepared to permit her to stay Rosenboursenstrasse.

in Penang for any further period. out a half-pint of soup a day, and the soup consisted of hot water thickened with sawdust. On Sun- days the lucky ones found a piece of borsemeat in the soup.

But linked arms

CAPE AND UNION JACK. VIEWS OF GENERAL SMUTE.. PROTESTS, AGAINST GOVERN.

MENT PROPOSALS.

Strong protests from the Empire Group in South Africa with regard to the Fing Bill, which proposes to amit, the Union Jark from the new South African flag, have been sent to Mr. Baldwin and the Dominion Premiers. The Jabour Party have passed a resolution in favour of a.

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"Two Weeks More," Defendant: I have a visu to every place:

His Worship: But you have no visa for this place and you are re- guested to leave here.

Defendant: Please give me two weeks - more. Dr. Savage tells me to stay on for that périod. He can

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The frauds of the gang are be lieved to have amounted to more than £20,000 in less than a year.

ENGLAND HONOURS GER-

MAN PROFESSOR. GOLD MEDAL OF THE ROYAL AERONAUTICAL SOCIETY..

M. Briand's Smile. The President' then took his seat iu a carved golden chair, and it was M. Briand's turn. The great he came escorted by mnace-bearers, gates were thrown open and now Vienna has not forgotten who in his scarlet robes, bowing slight- won the war, and in those days shely left and right, and stood voice- Europe, to hear the Public Orator was not laughing, -Daily Express less, he the greatest speaker in

greet him in the ritual Latin...

Very interesting was that Latin speech, which told how close to our hearts lay"Francogallorum Resguarantee ine.

Mr. Baughan: What will happen

A quiet, retiring German, who publica," the Republic of the Fran-

cares nothing for ceremony or fame, kish-Gauls, and declared who could now? We oppose inil and we can

aerody Iis Worship: I grant her bail in but who is acclaimed the greatest he worthier of academic. laurel find a ruom for her at the jail.

living authority upon enabled whose zeal he than

His Worship (to defendant)namica, has received from England academie laurel" than he whose the sum of $300 in one surety. zeal enabled academic studies to be How soon can you get into comannir honour which, in all the There was a sly reference to the munication with your guarantor? history of dying, has only beer

Defendant: I will ring him up given to six men before. Governments have decided to in-

Conference, and

and ask him to come now. pursued in peace.

The case was adjourned for one crease from £10 to £20 their joint Cannes grant towards the travelling ex- listened a slight smile fleeted at penses of boys and girls settling the corners of M. Briand's impas-

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These of sometimes ignoring. A Tonture of the first reading of young migrants to the Eastern like the other Aristides of Athens,

and Maritime Provinces. of the Government Flag Bill in the

DARJEELLING. House of Assembly, Capetown, was grants apply to children between the Canada, under that the Opposition only carried 14 and 17 years of age who are

The Government of Bengal De- on the debate for two hours, and going

partment of Agriculture and In nobody apart from Dr. Main, the suspices of recognised voluntary

dustries, Excise Branch, has issued the following press communique: Minister of the Interior, spoke from societies interested in child migra the Government side. The proceed- tion, and are distinct from the free

The Government of Bengal in. ings passed off very calmly. The passages given to boys going to the training farms established by the

the Ministry of Excise have recent second reading will be taken on

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GUNG by W. W. GREENER May 23rd. Great public interest joint action of the British, Cana-

They aro made Marine Underwriter, Mr. C. Hoch question of the excessive comsump. was taken in the proceedings.

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B.B.A. Air Rifles, and Miniature ledge and experience at the deep feeling in the country and the toont of 1923 between the two Gov-

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ing the flow, is retarded. Reports from

At the same time one sees that declared emphatically, were not slight decrease.

on the top of the bali the move races that would submit to coercion Canada are unanimous in their herent vice taking its place, and recently appointed a committee, to underneath surface which is oppos ment will be with and not against the flow of air. This means that of any kind. Their characters being praise, not only of the quality of sometimes belog covered by, the investigate.

while the air is retarded below the balt it is accelerated over the top round the of it. The result is a tendency for ball; also for the spinning ball the air to circulate itself to lift or soar..

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technicalities of the article thing upon them even

many happily in their voice of the majority,

The health bulletin of Eastern He recalled the reception given homes. It is hoped that the addi-

but the bare outline given above Ports for the week ending June to General Hertzog on his returntion to the grant will not only from the Imperial Conference, restore but increase the flow of when the people were prepared British youths to Canada, empecial is sufficient to show that three great 17th states:

maritime nations have each to sink all differences of opinion ly to the Far West,

new feeling of mand for boys in all parts of the different law on a subject of con and open up

Dominion is many times greater siderable importance in insurance practice. That this should be so trust.

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days, when commerce is becoming more and more international, it is invisible export, surely incongruous that the most marine insurance, should be gov international

stormy song of its old time troubles.gardens were thronged for the Berned by varied codes on any im

fore the atorm and withdraw the dediention of the Union Jack. At Bill instead of undoing all the good the request of the Mayor all busi- work done since the anion and onconess in the town was suspended for more launching the country on the an hour, and at 11 am. the town The Bill was read for the first time, vico.

At a crowded meeting in Cape portait point. Because of this, it without a reply from the Govern- !

town City Hall to demonstrate in might be well if one of those volun- ment Benches.

Following upon meetings of pro- favour of the inclusion of the Union tary bodies which deal with inter- test which have been held in all Jack in the Union Bag, hundred national law were to turn its attan- univerzal parts of Natal during the past few were unable to find beats,, and an tion to this question of unsea- days fully ton thousand people overflow meeting had to be held out-worthiness, and examine the pos kathered before the Town Hall at side. The audience unused them-sibilities of creating a Durban to join in a service of re-selves by singing war-time songs, code for adoption by all maritime

the noise at times being deafening. nations.". (Continued on next column).

Plague.

cases at Bassein.'

3 cases at Bombay,

5 cases, at Rangoon,

2 cases at Colombo. 1 ease. at Bangkok.

Cholera.

1 case at Bassein. 82 cases at Calcutta. 3 cases at Bangkok.

25 cases at Haiphong,

2 cases at Saigon.

at Tourane. 1 case

Bmall-pox.

7 casc at Alexandria.

44 cases at Calcutta.

3 cases at Madras.

2 cases at Banjarmasin,

2 cases at Belawan-deli,

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