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GREENLAND TERRITORY DISPUTE.

DENMARK AND NORWAY INVOLVED.

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

SEPTEMBER 26, 1931.

PICTORIAL SUPPLEMENT

SOFIA CATHEDRAL.

becn

BAFFIN

BAY

CANADA

GREENLAND

TERRITORY CLAIMED BY NORWAY.

ARCTIC

OCEAN

SHETLAND & ORKNEY IS.

FAROE 15.5.

HEBRIDES IS.

DINA

Denmark's Premier, M. Stauning (upper right)... is disturbed by Norway's cinim in oxal Greenland... Typical of that country is Angmagsalik (below) only settlement for 1,200 miles on the desolate const

large

Now Denmark's sovereignty aver Greenland has been acknow-

The great new cathedral of St. Son contains many great old Alexander Nevski at Sofia, Bul- | churches, but most of the city has garls, was built as a memorial to | been completely renovated in the the Russians fallen in 1877-78. "European" style. Ons of the prin-

It was in this church that King|cipal mosques. Buyuk Djamin, has Borks married Princess Giovanna of been turned into a national ma- Italy for a second time to conform¦seum and the famous Black Mosque, with Greek Orthodox rites. Their pace used as a prison, has been Arst muurriage ceremony took place transformed into a church, in Italy.

In a city of picturesque churches, the cathedral is one of the show pinces. The foundation stone WAS taken from the famous church of St. Sophia. The new enthedral was dedkuted in 1925.

WOMAN AS PRIME MINISTER.

English Headmistress' Hope.

A hope that in the future of Prime Minister, Lord Changel

wonten might attain to the offers

The old enthedral of Svein No. delya, in which the remalus of the Serbian king. Stefan Urus 11, are preserved. was wrecked by a bomb which also killed several people in April, 1925, but has since been ke built.

¦a high place in the list of humank- turina colonizers, The districts are run under the supervision of Danes, but the real government is by men selected by the Eskimun themselves

read molf-determination. In the little village of Godthanh there is a seminary for the training of native clergymen and teachers. There are

hospitals, doctors, and trained

merses.

on as a government monopoly, but mainly with the view to pro tecting the natives. The popula thin has steadily increased, and the

Greenland's trade is car-

London. Aug. 28. handed Norway over to Sweden; this mineral is found in tove hrat kept feeland, the Pures and } quantities. The far-famed brotherly

It is essential in the between the Scandinavian peoples, Greenfand. That's where the sen- aluminum industry and much of it

lor, and Chancellor of the Exche which existed before the war,timent comes 14. Norwegians re-eventaully finds its way to the

quer was expressed by Miss Mari- lingered during the wor and was member their past and their for United States.

son, headmistress of the Francis accentuated after the war at the m-t possesstove,

The younger!

London, Holland School, League of Nations meetings, hus Norwegians, nationaliata to the

"I hold a brief for the girls of latest census showed a population of endangered because the eare, recall the glories of the days ledged by practically every viving prizes at Roodean School. "They Sydproven, las 901 people and the today," she said, when distribut-14,355, of whom only 274 were Eu- ropeans. The largest settlement, statesmen of Norway and Den-of the Vikings centuries ago when ized country in the world-except mark are at variance over Green Viking ships sailed all the sturmy Norway. The United States for-

(Good Hope), capital Glthanb founded 210 years ago, has 376 in- polar seas. They dream of restore maty relinquished its claim

habitants. its laciers, it'sing the Viking empire, including land in warth Greenland, discover- square miles of Greenland, Iceland the Faroes and ed by Admiral Peary, when anow fields and its barren wastes,n the Shetlands, Orkneys, and 1916 it bought the Virgin Islands that seems a mighty cold place to fiebrides, which have belonged to in the West Indies from Denmark. Great Britain for centuries. And At the conference of Ambassadors But it happens

Britain. France, the first step is tireenland, the big in 1920 Great

land.

What with thousands of

get hot about.

that sentiment and business are

both mixed up in it.

Former Glories.

to

in

gest island in the world. Green-Italy and Japan formally acknow. land Rx 827,300 square milles. ledged Danish ownership of

Business, Tao.

Hundreds of years ago Norway But there is a business side to owned Iceland, the Faroe Islands the dispute, too,

Cold and bare and laid claim to Greenland. Then as Greenland is, nevertheless, its Denmark conquered Norway and waters teem with end, halibut, took the whore caboodle, Norway salmon, seals and whales. Inland included. That was when Den- there are mines of graphite and mark was a mighty military power, what is more important, eryolite. When she Kot weaker, she is the only place on earth where

This is a

jolly drink!

PETER

entlanwinst for cold Ovalting,”

floth be mul on holiday-ent mest times and dating the gloriously happy boura an The Kand-e is always ready for cooling, refrangcold" Ovaltine."

And Mother is plented, for she knows that one of the great problems of mumture-king is to cops with capric tons hot-weather appetites, it is in possibiče da naka children est bonge mirala, yet they need plenty of energy giving barishment to make good the enrgy they spend sa freely, Cold "Ovaltine " is the idend solution of thin problem. A delicious and resterling beverage and, of the wme time, brimful of the conern. trated nourishment extracted from ripe barley malt, creamy milk, and the finest eggs from our own and selected faeron.

Greenland.

its

Norway objeeted, because harde fishermen worked in those waters, gathering up seals and whales. Fully in 1924 Norway and Benmark entered into an agreement for 20 years by which

continued on Next Column.).

**Ovaltine ** is deservedly acknowledged.an the best means of promoting Health, Strength and Vitality. It is not only the richest in look value al ail forme al concen- trated nourishment, but it also the lowest in. cost at the most economical in use.

Col? "Ovaltine" is emaily prepared by adding "Ovaltine” to cold milk or anilk and water and mixing for a minute with an egg whisk or in a shaker.

OVALTINE'

The

Summer

delightful COLD Drink

were never more splendid and never more self-sacrificing when the neet prises."

Roedean did not need the warn- ings that some schools did as to over-emphasising the importance of games, which should be the rouren- tion of life and not its business. Work was the greatest of Wiesn- ings. Everybody nught to earn his or her living.

Miss Morison urged the girls not to omit home from their circle of interests.

Keeping Teeth Clean

with Gibby Dentifrice

Is of vital importance

Gibbs Denitlirice keeps teeth clean-ullerly clean. And safely. Gibbs Dentifrice does the work of both powder and paste without the waste or mess of either..

Let every smile you see remind you that you should use Gibba Dentifrice three times a day-after breakfast- after lunch-and at night. Keep a enso at the office, at school, as well as at home.

Your teeth are Ivory Castien-defend them with

Gibbs Dentifrice

four teeth are

vory Castles

BRITISH MADE

HOSTESSES

IN THE CLOUDS.

MAKING AERIAL PASSENGERS AT HOME.

"Where are you flying, my" pretly

maid?"

the Norwegians were given special | "I'm flying to business, sir,” she privileges in enst Greenland waters.

anid.

-From "Rhymes of the Air

Maids."

Fow girls sucrest in making their living out of the nir. --

That is why all air-minded girls

Campaign for Annexation. Things remained calm until last May when the Norwegian nation- alist press suddenly began a vlas lent campaign urging the govern- jok up when a new air post openя ment to annex part of the east possibilities of employment to girls, coast of Greenland. Most of Denne matter how limited are the nurt- mark's settlements are on the west

const.

The government replied hers taken.

that it had the assurance of Den- Such a new fell of venture for mark that the interests of Nor girls comes with the installation of wegian trappers and whalers

would be respected and that nei įtesses

on passenger transport

ther nation. therefore, would at lines. England has just started tempt to police East Greenland. į using airmaids on the Inrial Air- The Danish Premier Torvald

Staining was pleased. He saidays between London and Paris. Denmark essuld now in ahend Japan has installed hostesses on her without hindrance in its exploration main passenger line. Three Ameri- of East Greenland and could also can lines now have corps of air- erect the four wireless stationsmaids who serve in the expacity of which would give communication | social hostesses, social entertainers with Copenhagen.

and waitresses to the passengers.

Then one day in June, out of the blue, came the news that five Norwegian skippers had landed in East Greenland and annexed 300 miles of the coast between Carlsberg Fjord and Bessel Fjord in the name of Norway's King.

She's Flying Waitress.

Of the eight nirmalds on the Eastern Air Transport Company's lines from New York to Richmon:1, only one holds a limited commercial Stauning, the Danish Premier, pilot's license. She is Beulah Un- who was once a cigar-maker and who wrote a book about Greenland, rub, the flying waitress, the girl took a serious view of the matter. who won acclaim last year when it Warm notes were interchanged. became known that while she walled The Norwegians maintained that i table in a restaurant for her living, the east coast was a no-man's land | she spent her tips learning how j. and that they had a right to annex to fly.

it. So a few days ago Denmark formally fled the whole dispute be fore the International Court at the Hague.

Denmark's Claim,

Denmark will

US M

defend them with

Gibbs Dentifrice

A P.D. 17.

When they're “given the air," that means, they're hired] Hore are some of the pretty m side of the Eastern Air Trans- port, seen in the chle blue and white costumes which they waar as hostesses in mid-air.

they are, too, with the white frocks can freshen up before leaving the having divided skirts for comfort. piane. The rest of the eight are recruit-The Jackets are blee twill with pearl et not front among pilots or among buttons made in the form of pro | girls who have any desire to pilot. a plane, not from colleges or society

pellers.

In the morning they serve pas-

They're Air Beauties. The main requirements for such a position seem to be personality, a wholesomo _air-worthiness, and probably winks, but from girls with an army aengers with hot coffee and coffer Dleregarding Norweging tales ofckground behind them, daughters, cake, at noon they give them neat genial quality that makes a giri a- early Norac settlements in Green-wives, sisters of army men. The sandwiches and hot bouillon, and in no guide at all, yet no lins takes any natural hoatces. Appearances are land, in historic times it is just girls, so says the woman in charge the aftemoon they serve tea, con- girl who is not young and good 210-years since the Danes began of the airmaids, seem to be able to

to take an interest in Greenland. put up with emergencies better than alsting of sandwiches, lea and looking. But just looks alone do Hans Egede, sometimes called, the

the average girl, are able to get cake. They pass free cigarettes and not auffice. Quality. Is demanded, Apostle of Greenland, who was a clergyman of the Norwegian church, along with a variety of people with magazines around, give cold drinks becauso a hostess on an air ne founded a colony in Greenland in out being upsut or superior, are to those wishing them, and must must be the high class typo. of 1721. He was of Danish descent very adaptable and understand of bridge, backgammon, double person who just naturally Inspires and his efforts were almost entirely what it mbana to be of service. financed by Denmark.

Bland ready to sit in on a round

solitaire or any other game pas-

confidence.

Each week all of these girls fly (sengers want to play. They fune- There probably "nater will bo In 1775, at the time when the American colonists were fighting one day to Bichmond and back and tien as regular hostesses, sooing to many nirmaids in America. Bat against the yoke of King Georgo the following day twiep to Washing" | It that "guesta" enjoy themselves the fact that this new line of aero- III, the Danish King, Frederick IV, bogan a great scheme of Danish and return and have the third Before landing, they pass around a plane work utilizes women opens up colonies In Greenland. Many of day off. Costumes are furnished huge beauty kit to women pas- the possibility that other ways may those still survival- Denmark's them by the company, and neatsangers, with mirror and the mak develop in which big air companies, story in Greenland has earned her little red, white and blus outfits Lings for a new complexion, so they can eventually hire more women'

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