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SATURDAY,

A BERLIN LETTER.

|TWO TERRIBLE EXPLOSIONS.

[By Gunther Gericke,]

Berlin, Jan. 28.

FEBRUARY 25, 1928,

BOOKMAKER'S SHOP.

BRIGHTLY LIT ·· AND DECORATED WINDOW.

A bookmaker's shop, tastefully decorated and with windows brightly lit all night, has been open- The features commonly attribued in Knightsbridge, S.W. ted to the "genuine Berliner" are Hitherto bookmakers in London: not particularly flatioring. He fs have been noted for their reticence not considered to have beona ncat brass plate, as a rule, cradled in modesty or swaddled in being the extent of the display at grace. His typical vocabulary their business premises. bristles with course expressions of The advent of the Bots Act, how-| mockery and dlarespect; though, ever, has given the bookmaker a In his favour, it must be said that new status. It has made him leas these usually conceal beneath them modest In announcing his activitios. a certain humorous amiability.

Many people must wonder how Characteristic, above all, is the bookmaker would arrange his Berlinor's obstinacy and his tenshop-front. In the Knightsbridge dency to do just the opposite of shop the window is in harmony what is wanted of him..

with those of the milliners and modistes in the thoroughfare.

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try scene-trees and green Delds- A painting of a charming coun- forms the sides and back of lis small window, and at the top there is a frieze of horses and greyhounds racing."

This last peculiarity. came strongly to the fore on Now Year's Eve. On most such occasions Berlin' Indulges In plenty of amusemont from soon after sun down on the last day of the old year till pretty well daybreak on the first day of the now. As Ber.

The window is furnished with lin is anything, but "dry," the fun mostly becomes somewhat unners and prices for the Lincoln three high boards giving the run- roarious and the police have ample Handicap and the Grand National. work to perform. Now, this year, There is a notice: "Facilitica ura the Berlin President of Police as- tonished the millions entrusted to given to all clients on our books to his tender care by issuing to his make investments on greyhound force Instructions stating that racing," and another reads, "We only very serious disturbances pay the whole of the betting tax." were to be interfered with. True

to his nature, the Berliner re- plied: "Then 'ce shan't 'ave commenced a continuance of vial- none!" Indisputably, there was an tors. from abroad. One very amplitude of fun going on this eminent and welcome personage. Now Year's Night; people were has already been 'here this month, just as merry and high-spirited namely Dr. Angel Gallardo, the as on other occasions, but the popular Minister of Forelyn merriment was kept within such Affairs in Argentina. The recep proper bounds as to give one the tion accorded to him was strong impression that the Berliner can evidence not merely of our appre- only overstop the limits of deciation of the qualities of the corum if assisted by the police. visitors, but also of the friendly| Consequently, the arrests this New esteem cherished towards the Your numbered scarcely more than country he represents. As a sort half the total reached a twelve of prelude to his visit, came the month ago. Did this renily justify munificent gift of a library of 80– the confidence placed by the Prest-000 volumes presented by Profes- dent in the orderliness of his. Ber-sor Quesadas to the Prussian Gov- liners or did he reckon with their ernment and intended to form the spirit of contrariousness?

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The New Year. had scarcely nounced from Mexico: through a commcneed when dark shadows number of the, Mexican Legation. fell upon it. Two severe explo-President Calles purposes to send. sions occurred. One of them to the Mexican Library here a caused probably by an escape of large number of books and a com gaa-destroyed a large tenement prehensive collection of objecta house in the heart of the city. of industrini art.. The other, which shattered a villa in Dahlem, was due to a part of the building being clandestinely used as a laboratory for danger selves we have, passed into a new ous chemical experiments. Alto- and, let us hope, happy and pro- gether 19 lives were lost; while sperous year. the number of injured was very |considerable. As catastrophes of this nature have become rare in our large modern cities, the shock felt by the inhabitants of Berlin on hearing the news of such terri- ble occurrences, was very greal; especially as one accident follow- el so close upon the heels of the other,

The turn of the year is a period in which people review the past. Looking back, we find that the Berliner is bettering his conduct; erime has decreased; the deposits made with the savings banks will, despite the economic difficulties, reach this month the figures of

200 million gold marks, which is clear proof that, the demoraliz ing effects of the now almost for- gotten inflation having disappear- ed-the people have become once again thrifty and saving. More over, we learn that Berlin ix exerting, in greater degree than ever, its old power of attraction upon foreigners; they stress here from all parts of the world, no fewer than 100,000 Americans having visited the German metro- palis during the year 1927.

Important Visitors.

The number of prominent for eigners visiting us is strikingly large. Among them last year, there were several scientists of International famic; one was

the great Japanese professor to med!- cine, Mr. Hata; another well- known Japanese, whom we saw in our midst as exchange profes- sor at the Berlin University-was the philosopher, Mr. Kanekogi, Again, there were the President of the American Red Cross Society, the aged leader of the Salvation Army, the mayors of New York and Manila, and a whole series, of foreign statesmen of rank and captains of industry. One vory interesting and novel visit was that paid us by the British and the Italian directors of air traffic, whó, flying hither in planes piloted with their own hands, landed them on the Tempelhof Aerodrome which forms, as it were, the geographic contre of European air traffic, Of royalty, we saw the King of Swo- den and the ex-Crown Prince of Corca, the latter of whom called Berlin one of the handsomest cities of the earth.:

Friendly Relations.

There can be no doubt that, with the re-instatement of Ger-: many in the comity of nations, Berlin is rapidly becoming once more a centre to which men and matters gravitate. Consequently, we may expect in the year just

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