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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1929.

"LOOKING BACKWARD" ON THE

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COOKING FOR THE KING.

BY A CHEF WHO HAS DONE so.

Hansa Company. In order to fur- ther these plans Otto Merkel,

On a number of occasions (says director of the Luft Hansa, went to South America in October for the writer of an article published series of conferences. Measures in the Daily Mail), it has been my were also taken here and in the United States looking toward the privilege to cook for their Majesties erection of a trans-Atlantic Zep when they have been visiting at pelin line.

American “4 Invasion." Lack of capital, however, proved one of the chief worries of the busi ness community throughout the year, and was in considerable men- sure responsible for a few long established German industries sell ing control of their interests to American corporations. The Adam Opel Company, the largest makers Science and Literature. of automobiles in Germany, dispos

Prominent among the events of ed of 76 per cent of their capital atock to tte General Motors Cor-1999 in German science was the pub- poration: the Allgemeine Elektri-lication of Professor Albert Ein- citacts Gesellschaft (AEG), one of stein's newest theory, an attempt at the giants of the electrical industry, bringing conflicting principles con- Hold 30 per cent of its stock to cerning electricity and gravitation the General Electric Corporation, within one field. In literature with the added privilege of buying Erich Maria Remarque's book, "All up to 48 per cent. of the stock. Quiet on the Western Front," was Being the largest individual stock the one widely-discussed work of holder, General Electric was thus the year. It was the first genuine enabled to control the affairs of the war bok to be published in-Ger- AEG should it so desite. The In- many, the others having beer for the ternational Telephone and Tele- most part memoirs of Generals and graph Company later bought three works of similar substance. electrical equipment concerns, in- cluding Mix and Gencat Company, of Berlin, an AEG subsidiary. This i last deal precipitated a heated newspaper debate between AEG and its rival, the Siemens-Halake Co., over the virtues of permitting Americans to buy their way into German industry. Karl von Siemens "asserted that such action was unpatriotic, and might lead to German industry's losing command of its own affairs.

Financial Disiculties. The Government also found itself in financial difficulties. The fiscal year, ended in June, left the Gov- ernment with a deficit of no small the Even proportions.

before Budget year closed a shortage of funds was experienced, so that it was necessary to borrow money from Berlin banks to pay the salaries of Government officials and employees. In the hope of obtaining enough cash to repay these leans, the Ministry of Finance attempted to float a popular loan, the first tax-exempt due in German his tory, but only 50 per cent of the issue was subscribed for. In Octo ber Minister of Finance Hilferding concluded negotiations with Ivar Kreuger, the Swedish match king, whereby he loaned the Government 500,000,000 marks in return for the privilege of setting up a match monopoly in Germany.

The Berlin Bourse and other German stock exchanges, reflecting business conditions, were weak throughout the year, there being a constant downward trend of prices. Political uncertainties, as for in stance the preliminary success of the anti-Young Plan, petition, also contributed to the stock market de- pression. The big banks of the country fared well during 1929, according to their periodical re ports, and the banking year waz Jentured by the merger of the Deutsche Bank, the largest in Ger- many in point of assets.and capital, with the Disconto-Gesellschaft, which was concluded late in Osto- ber. There was continued depres- sion in agriculture, though some progress was reported in the ex- tension of co-operative marketing and in improving farm methods and equipment. The cold wave having delayed spring planting four to six weeks, the owners of many large farms in Northern and Eastern Germany resorted to night plough ing and planting. Using huge electric searchlights, some of the farms were operated 24 hours a day throughout the spring.

Saccess in the Air.

The Futura.

country houses where I was em ployed as chef. The King prefers simple, homely dishes to rich and elaborate ones. In that, of course, he takes after his father, for King Edward, for whom also I had the pleasure of cooking on more than one occasion, liked plain dishes in preference to rich ones.

He was very fond of a grilled double cutlet of English lamb; sole, whitebai, and salmon were the fish he liked best, and he was also very. fund of good fruit-a pear, a peach, er some fine quality grapes Rich things like truffles and quality feic-gras did not appeal to him, and he hated to spend a long time over meals Half an hour was the limit be set for sitting at dinner, and wherever he dined his wish was respected.

Sometimes the meal

would be finished in 20 minutes.

There being no pressing problems in the foreign feld, German poli- tical energy during 1930 is expected for the most part to be devoted to domestic questions. One of the big issues of the coming year will be furnished by the financial reform plan to be submitted to the Reich-

King George also likes simple stng by Minister of Finance Hil things, and whenever he is visiting ferding, and to take effect with the is very careful to be punctual for beginning of the Budget year 1930-mcals. Indeed, he is so well-known 31. There are already many in for his punctuality that on one oc- dications that the reform of the easion during his stay at Went- Government finances, long arged worth, the seat of Lord Fitzwilliam, Parker Gilbert, Agent near Sheffield, in 1911, the whole by S. General for Reparations, will pre-household became very anxious be

cause his Majesty, was half an hour cipitate a spirited political con- troversy.

late for dinner. There had been With the spectre of reparations ap accident at the mine he was conferences out of the way, and visiting that afternoon, and his re-

turn had been delayed. with the reparations annuities re- duced, German business may find Every morning it was my duty to itself helpfully stimulated. How-write out the special breakfast ever, the chronic capital shortage menu for the King. Etiquette de will be a deterrent and it is con-mands that this special breakfast sidered likely that the tendency of macau shall always be presented to American interests to buy their way his Majesty whenever he is visiting into German industry will be con- anywhere. His valet comes to the tinued. The signs also point to a kitchen for it and takes it up to new unemployment record during his room. the coming winter.

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Outside the fields of politics and business the two important eventa scheduled for the coming year are the North Pole trip of the Graf Zeppelin in April or carly May and the maiden voyage of the Europa later in May. It is also possible that the Do X may, as has been reported, attempt a fight across the Atlantic.

IDENTITY RIDDLE AT INQUEST.

SHIP'S OFFICER'S SUICIDE.

An identity riddle was created by the conflicting evidence given by a American ship's captain and a woman at the inquest, at Bootle last month, on a min who wea found with throat wounds in a re- freshment-house in Derby Road, Bootle.

Captain Oswald E. King, of the steamer American Press, identifi-" ed the man as his chief officer, An- on Linus Jansson," aged about forty, who had been sailing in the ship since November, 1927. Jans- son's wife and children, he said, were living in New Orleans. The man left the ship on Friday morn.. ning and failed to return. So far as Captain King knew, Jausson. was married at Hall in May, 1021. Irene. Taylor, of Eden "Street, Li- verpool identified the man as her In aeronautics Germany excelled husband. Owen Herbert Taylor, itself Outstanding among German whom she last saw alive on January. achievements as the round-the-6 of this year. He was then saif. world fight of the Graf Zeppelining in the American steamer Ar in August. The huge dirigible temis. made the fastest time in record for circumnavigating the globe, com- pleting the trip from Friedrich- Captain King said that he could shafen in slightly more than 30 not identify letters produced by days. Just before the world flight Taylor as being in Jansson's writ the Zeppelin made a trip to Lake ing, nor could he identify photo- hurst and back, and in May was graphs she produced. The Ameri forced to return, landing at Tculanean Press he said, arrived in Lon- in France, after starting out don on January 5 this year, when

She married bim in January, 1910. She identified him by marks on the body.

of a trans-Atlantic flight. Dur. Jansson met his wife and made ar- ing the summer the Do X rangeracate for her to go to the (Dornier), the world's largest United States.

airplane, was launched on Lake A verdict of suicide was return- Constance. In October the great ed. The Coroner decided that the seaplane made a 52-minute fight man was at present unknown, The with 169 persons aboard, by far the police are investigating the ident- largest number of passengers everity problem. carried by any aircraft. In Novem ber the G-38 (Junkers), the world's largest land plane, made its first fight at Dessau.

Among the mechanical achieve- ments of the past year must also be mentioned the gigantic North German Lloyd liner, the Bremen, which on its maiden trip in July won the blue ribbon of the Atlantic from the Mauretania, after the latter had held it for 22 years, by establishing a new trans-Atlantic speed record. In May the Europe, the nearly completed sister ship of the Bremen, was almost destroyed by fire in Hamburg harbour, and its launching was delayed a year.

Development of commercial avin- tion in Germany was retarded dur ing the year principally because the Government eubaidies were greatly

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Generally, the King prefers to dining-room by a piper playing the come down and have breakfast with

His Majesty's fondness for all his host, when he partakes of the

He scarcely ever Scottish customs is well known. ordinary meal.

Table Decorations, takes more than two courses; more often it is only one.

During a royal visit it is always If, however, there is a shooting the duty of the head gardener of party and breakfast" is very early, the estate to decorate the dinner King George frequently has some-table. The scheme is changed every, thing light in his room. A boiled day and the head gardener arranges egg, toast, and tea or coffee is often the blooms. Usually one colour of enough. After a hard day's shoot one flower is chosen, and the main ing, too, he is very fond of a boiled theme of the decoration is usually tinguished by a broad red ribbon, Tonst and butter complete the meal.

The King's valet is always dis-egg for tea, only lightly cooked. carried out in blooms laid on the cloth itself. Very often a large which he wears as a sash over one He is not at all fond of sweet cakes rather low bowl of silver, or fine his Majesty wishes to take break-shooting party was always cooked table shoulder and across his chest. If and confections. Lunch for the china occupies the centre of the fast in his own room when visitng and sent out hot to meet it at a be gives his order from the special | specified time and place.. menu and the meal is sent up.

A typical menu sent up to his Majesty is:-

Bedroom, Bagpipes.

Bacon and Fried Egg. Grilled Sole, Chicken and Ham, Toust. Rolls.

Tea.

Coffee.

Blooms grown in special pots the exact size fit the bowl are brought in from the hothouses and form the heart of the scheme of decoration.

When I was a chef at Moy Hall, and Baron Rothschild, who had rented it for the season, from The Wherever the King and Queen Mackintosh of Mackintosh, was en- visit they always causs us little tertaining the King and Queen trouble as possible. They are al there, every evening after the din-ways very punctual, and do not like ner gong had sounded the King was to upset the usual routine of the escorted from his bedroom to the household.

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