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"FOOL'S PARADISE. “

The Last Alternative

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The truth can be told in blunt sentences. An illusory respite of one month has been gained." It $1,070 is about the period bound to elapes- In any case before military opera- tion in Northern Abyssinia become. practicable. The League, further, hs gasserted its indefeasible right to continue talking until WIL pro- breaks out. Otherwise, its ceedings have not had the slightest influence upon the Abyssinian danger. The Duce, has thundered -with more uncompromising de- flance his repudiation of the inter- ferénce of the League, and his at- tacks on British policy. Against this country Italy's exasperation is still more inflamed and her ät- titude towards Abyssinia is hard- ened At Addis Ababa there are uninistakable signs that we shall become hated there, too, when it is discovered that the British ver- biage which has encouraged the unfortunate Ethioplans to fight- infatuated enough as they already were cannot be supported by any action which would mean our own participation in the war.

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THE GERMAN AIR

MINISTRY

New Building To Open Soon

Berlin. Aug. 24.

the Council, is an illusory respite. Ir is regulated by the Abyssinian rains and by the military. clock. Nothing depends now on Geneva. Nothing. Everything depends now. on the separate consultations be- tween Britain. France and Italy as to the possibilities under their pre- will be partly completed on Oc- League Treaty of 1906; and on the efect of those consultations at Addis Ababa; and on nothing else in the world. -

This country with grave atten- tion has to face what has been happening at Roma

We have no delusions concern-

The new block of buildings now being erected for the Air Ministry in the Wilhelmstrasse

tober 1, when 1,000 out of the 2,000 rooms will be ready for occupation. The entire build- ing will be finished on April 1.

which

only 15 will be 1938, months since the building be-

gan.

Some 5,000 fabourers and handl- craftsmen are now working day and night shifts, even on Sundays. Air Ministry. 30 that the new which will completely change the aspect of one of the capital's most famous streets, may be ready on the date scheduled.

KEMBRJ

S E. Levy & Co.

7. 10 HUSSEI STREET INVESTMENT ANEXES & BROZEKE

NEW YORK COTTON TICHANGE

COMMODITY EXCHANGE; INO, NA

CHICAGO‘BOARD OF TRADE

CANADIAN COMMODITY BIČHANGE, INC.

CORRESPONDENTS 2′′E

WHITE, WELD à 00., HEW. YORK

ing Signor Mussolini. He has left no room for them. But at least he scorns subterfuge and deceives no one. He says what he means and does what he says. Why, then, do we not take him just' at his word

The new building will be the accordingly our and determine measures of action or avoidance home of several interesting novel- with a plainness equal to his own? ties, such as an underground gar- For years as a proclaimed realistake for 180 motor-cars, and bomb- he has repudiated and ridiculed all proof shelters, where the Ministry the principles of Geneva. He has staff may seek refuge during an glorified the opposite principles air raid. The frontage of the new over the S.-R. C. Tyros, and a draw The idealism of heroism and sacri ̧ building in Ace in patriotic war has been the will be no less than 150 metres. very soul of his doctrine. He has The big hall, directly accessible reiterated his disbelief in the from the street. will be dedicated to the memory of the acts of the German Air Force during the Great War Auo Min,

DONALD LEACH BATS IN FINE STYLE

This is a pretty week's work; and how anyone can suppose it serviceable in any way to God or man we are unable to comprehend. If any hope for Abyssinian peace efficacy of the League as at pre- sent constituted. He has made suggestions for its fundamental re- form or for a new Concert of Great Powers instead. On the chance that the League might be useful in European complications he has adhered to it conditionally and has told it so a thousand times. He has denied its plenary authority. He has practised no d'sguise.

remains at all, it lies solely and alone in the belated discussions which are now to take place-be- tween Britain, France, and Italy un the basis of the pre-League treaty of 1906. By Signor Musso- lini's trsistence those discussions are not to be held under the auspices of the League. They will be held, not at Geneva, but else- where in Paris or at Fontaine- bleau.

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WHAT HAPPENED AT GENEVA It ought to have been plain to everyone that for the Italian Dictator to retreat one inch at this

hour of the day under public sug- gestions of pressure and censure was the very last thing he could do. Mr. Eden's delicate and critic- al

Geneva

mission

pt.

WALA

most foullshly accompanied with flourishes of trumpets by those who have constituted themselves his heralds in the misinformed Press. Fart of the British public was fed with optimistic assurances. They were told, in effect, that Monsieur Laval as against Italy was accommodating himself to the British standpoint, -and that in some imposing though vague man- nar the authority of the League would be asserted.

CONCESSION OR WAR—“ NO.

DIPLOMATIC ADOWA""

We come to the last considera-" tion with respect to realities dur- ing the next few weeks. Signor Mussolini, needless to mention, nas scouted the original British suggestion-the acme of futty that he should bind himself in the name of Geneva not to resort to

the Wilhelmstrasse

Shanghai, Aug. 18 A win for the 8.'C. C. Wanderers

AIR DISPLAY DISASTER side's defeat

Tele- 1894.

(Special to "Hong Kong

".. Daily Press") (ByTelegraph, Copyright, yraphic Messages Ordinance, Received, Jugust 25. 4.80 a.m.)

Rome, Aug. 24. Three of Italy's best aviator's were killed on Saturday at the disaster that occurred at the open- ing event of the International Aviation Contest, the "Radune del Littoria," one of the greatest sports events held in Italy."

The three

airmen, Sebastiano Bedendo, Giovanni Tessore, and Vicastri were in the same plane at Ottiglio near Alessandria in Upper Italy when they crashed. all being killed instantly,

stand and with the exit of Kenjon a minute later, J. B. Leckte and Donald Leach became associated in a partnership which gave the side high hopes." Leckie, who again, had bad luck to hurt himself in

taling, had Or back to run for

*

between the S. C. C. Ramblers and Nomads were the results of yes

erday's bague cricket matches, which were interrupted by rain for three-quarters of an hour. D. W., him. Before the stand was broken.. Leach and H. D. Bidwell, for the

the Nomads had passed the cen- Nomads and Ramblers respectively, mary by 38, Leckie leaving Leach to were in Ane batting fomm, while at go on but for a few more minutes. the Recs' ground J. C. Jenkins was Leach's 72 was a grand perform. mainly responsible for the "home ance, and although Lloyd was at

by taking seven

times treated with caution, the in- wickets for 35 runs.

nings was a perfect exhibition of The match between the 8. C."C., run making." Nomads and Ramblers promised to te a most exciting engagement right from the start. for the lowly Ramblers batted with delightful vigour which threatened their op- ponents with another set-back in their recent downward trend. Al- though the loss of Geere shortly after the start was not encourag ing, F. Marshall found a worthy partner in J. C. Pullen. The form H. D. Bidwell, not out er batted extremely well, but his R. Booth, st. Coward, b. Leath runs were hard earned ones, and JD. Sayle, st. Coward, b. Leach 10 before falling to a catch by Hart G B. Ellott, not out......... off Leach, he had contributed a N. Hart-Baker, H Kendall, J. very useful 42. Pullen survived for Hegarty and N D. Lloyd.

did not bat ten minutes, and he

a further

really gave a delightful display.

It was a matter of 15 minutes after Leach's exit that Coward was dismissed, and with six wickets down, stumps were drawn jug afterwards with the total at 161 and the result aven.

S. C. C. RAMBLERS ·

F Marshall, t. Hart, b. Leach 42. E. P. Geere, e Hart, b. Leach ... J. C. Pullen, run out

Extras

30 61 14

8

175

Total (5 wkta. dec.)

Fall of wickets-1-11, 2-77, 3-93, 4-154, 5-164,

In contrast to his usual tactics, his The "Raduno del Littorio" is a shoulders opened on every occa- 2,000-kilometre race, in which this sion, and out of his ital or 3} year no less than 55 Italians, runs, 24 of these were scored from 19 French, 1 Enblishman, 1 Bel-fours.

The innings of the side however, glan, 3 Australians, 1 Swiss and

are 3 Czechoslovakians

taking was that of H. D. Bidwell whose

Leach form was part-

superb. Lashing yout

OTT Trocran Eno Mix

freely to all sides of the Held he

Stanion remained undefeated to this end.

Clifford His fine account of 61 thcluded six

Foot fours and one six.

At 3.30 pm, Leckle the rain which had been threaten-

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ing for some time, at las. fell, and H. E. Orr. c, and b: Lloyd. with four wickets down for 154

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36 J. 8. Kenyon, l.b.w... b. Lloyd ...

. B. Leckie, s. Pullen, b. Lloyd 25 D. W. Leach, h. Booth

force when the weather permits. To request so much was to ask him to abandon the whole object of his movements. He will resort to force about the beginning of September unless he receives the diplomate surrender of Ethiopia in the interval. This again was as plain and certain six weeks ago as it is now. In military matters he refuses to tie his hands in the slightest. His preparations for war continue in full swing. The next few weeks will be 'employed in For these suggestions there never despatching the reinforcements was the shadow or the vestige of a ¦ required to raise his East African GOOD RESPONSE. real basis-not a shred nor a title { armies to something like a quarter of it. Monsleur. Laval's funda- of a million men for the double

(Special to "Hong Kong "mental principle, on the choice of thrust against Abyssinia

from

Daily Press"), (B) Telegraph, Copyright, Tele runs, the players returned to the evils, is to put European interests Eritrea on one side and Italian first, and to keep. French friend-Somaliland on the other. In both graphic areas Ordinance 1895 pavilion. The rain lasted but 45 minutes, during which interval the ship with Italy unimpaired. On those colonies road-making, the Received, August 25, 4.80. a.m.j

Leipzig, Aug. 24. " the other hand, every matructed | accumulation of mechanised tran-

players had ten while the small roll The city person knew that the Duce's de- sport, and all the other work of

has already been er got to work on the pitch. Re- clarations against the public tute- organisation goes on day and thronged with businessmen who suming at 4.20 p.m., the Ramblers

night.

to exhibit or sell decided to declare after a further elther goods at the Autumn merchandise fifteen minutes. Sayle fell during Monsieur Laval and Mr. Litvin- These are the facts, and British fair cpening on Sunday. In all this time and the end came with off did their best to devise in policy in face of the facts has no 4.935 exhibitors have rented dis- the total at 175 for five wicker de- agreement with Mr. Eden & formu-further excuse for incurring pro-play space, totalling 76.963 square clared. Out of the six bowlers of ntless humiliation and unneces-metres as against 4,896 exhibitors the opposition only Donald Leach sary injury. We have allowed our-on 75,152 square metres in the Au-was able to do any good, with four selves to be drawn into a predica-tumn fair in August 1934.

for 55. Stanion was especially off The number of foreign buyers colour, and his 15 overs proved the ment where we expose ourselves to misrepresentation in the most which was always a most signi-most expensive. odious of all lights as being #will-cant factor, by which the probable,

With 90 minutes of play in which ing to wound but yet afraid to success of the fair was judged is to decide the game, the Nomadsen- Lloyd strike." On our present methods already 25 per cent. higher than er into a hard hitting, innings Bouth we should fall between two stools last year, about 5,000 having re- with a will. H. E. Ort enjoyed Ellott We should

in gistered, but the final figures will himself in a short but vigorous Bidwell be condemned Abyssinia as much as we are vill-be considerably greater. Among filed in Italy. What service can we the striking features of this fair render in this manner to the is a special section rented exclu- major interests to those of the sively by Dutch exhibitors and a League and Europe, not to speak special train load of Jewellers of our own? ..

coming from Italy- Transocean Euo Min.

lage of Geneva were inexorable.

la which would then be submitted to Rome. The Wal-Wal Commis. sion which came to a deadlock at Scheveningen some weeks ago Was to resume its sittings with a fifth arbitrator. It concerns what has

now become a minor matter and

has no effect whatever on the major question. Signor Mussolini readily accepts this fifth wheel to 55 at. the coach. The rest of the origin- al proposals and suggestions he has either refused or sharply modified. Negotiations during the next few weeks on the basis of the tripartite Treaty of 1906 "have become the real crux of the diplomatic busin- eas, but it is stipulated, as we said, that they shall not take place at Geneva. At every single point in-. volved the Duce guards himself against the faintest appearance of recognising the League's right to interfere,

$53

The three planes were moored side by side in the river, When the gale began, the planes dragged at their moorings, two of them collid ing, and damaging their wings. A

1

aird, Sikorsky eight-passenger If a peaceable solution shall not amphibian, we over td be reached by any means in the sank, and was discovered the next next few weeks, the Council shall morning under a pontoon of the meet on September 4 with freedom Bund.

This plane was quickly to review the whole Abyssinian salvaged and will be brought here question. To review it, if at all, in

later.

same

order to induce the Negus to make wide concessions. There was and there is no other way out but war. This truth is recognised at last by: the resort to discussion at Paris or near it between Britain, France,

THE LESSON FOR ERITAIN—. "YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED" The British Government has been oppressed by its good inten- tions, but it has not yet found the right way to go about the busin- eas. Sir Samuel Hoare did not go too far in the House of Commons last week when he showed in 'som- bre colours that a conflict in and Italy on the basis of the Abyssinia will have far-reaching consequences for evil whichever in that grim struggle, and that no way the fortune of arms may turn

man can limit the possible peril of should Ministers have wasted a its repercussions. Then why single moment during the last tions which could be of no help to practical work for peace, but could "only aggravate the crisis and stul-

try the League

The "gale came almost without fight wing is pushed in, while the however, that Italy may not be re-mont, on methods, and declars,

warning, it was std {,་x4 by one of the co-pilots of the He said & wind that rose, about fre p/m was fairly strong, con tined for an hour, and then picted Later, about nine, a gale swot down on the city, wrecking inny houses and causing many craft in the river to be torn from their moorings, swept downstream, And overturned.com

circumstances where war would be As regards the damage to the irrevocable and imminent if not plane brought here yesterday, her declared. We are plainly told left end is hanging limply. It was

presented at that meeting. In stated that the easily can be re paired in two days, it being that particular, as in everything of necessary only to replace the practical importance, Signor Mus damaged sections, and to install solini reserves his saturnine dis new struts. Owing to the fact that cretion, the space amidships was too small to accommodate the large planes, only one at a time can be brought here. The second will arrive in the next Indo Ching ship, 2

FREE HAND AND “MAILED.

FIST"

Well may we say that the sup Dosed gain of a month's time, hy

tripartite Treaty of 1908. It is now so late in the day, and so might have been effective have many former considerations which

been prejudiced both at Rome and Addis Ababa, that no cool witness can be sanguine. If an Abyssinian war breaks out about four weeks

hence, the whole inevitable process

of reconstituting Britain's former relative power in the world, with view to Imperial defence in the widest sense as well as to national security, will have to be accelerated declively and without delay, Never did motoris

Weeks ago we showed that the only hope for peace lay in bringing the utmost persuasion to bear at I Addis Ababa and nowhere else in polley.

TENNIS IN SHANGHAI

The Championships

Shanghai, August 18 The

Shanghal Lawn Tennis Association's men's doubles cham- pionship, and men's singles cham- planship (Senior) have received the

support of 28 players (14 couples) and 18 respectively, which is satfs- the assurance of first rate tennis factory, not only in support, but in

in the final encounters

The draw for the men's doubles championships: First round. F. Madar and J. F. Pott v. H. Uchida

and M. Kimura: V T. Wang and

o

P. v. Simpson, c. Sayle, b. Lloyd v. W. L. Stanton, not out W. C. G. CHfford, not out .... H. A. Coward, . Marshall, b.

Lloyds

K. Foot, P. J. Hart and A. G.

Howe did not bat:

Extras

Total (6 wks.),

8

10

0

161

Fall of wickets-1-42, 2-42, 3-138. 4-148, 5-152, 8-160.

Bowing 0.

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L. D. Carson and C. C. Carson," and G. Lum and M. Benavitch have drawn byes in the first round and will play the winners of the above first and last matches respectively. The first round is to be completed on or before August 29. the second. rbind on or before September 2, and the date of the semi-finals and final will be announced by the SLTA later

The men's singles championship (Senior) nds C. C. Squires, V., A. Thomas, "and J. Berents v. H. P."

Madar in the first round, the win- ner of the first match to play 8.

and the winner of the second L. Mellman in the second round.

match to meet S. Budo. The draw for the second round is as follows: L. D. Carson v. Chen Yih; C. R. Oxlade v. T. C. Chang; W. A R.

Duff v. H. Collaço: Denis Chien v.

Denis Chien v. J. Coucher and Gordon Lam, Ronald M. V. V. T. J. Berents; W. Neugebauer and C. Wang, B. V de Beansy Khoo Kimber v. H. F. Madar and A. A Hool-hye. The first round is to be White: C. R. Oxlade and R. J. Tip completed on or before August 24, pin v. A V. White and 8. 1. Mell- the second on or before August 28, man, L. F Stokes and J. G, Forbes the third on or before September algas) to v W. A. H. Duff and Khoo Hool--| 1, and the date for, the semi-finals apply more to Britian nye Ronald Ma and Chen Yib-v. and final will be annomiced later

ou have been wamed!" A H George and W. Droogleever by the BLTAN