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WAR TROPHIESGO BACK TO OWNERS

ONCE-ISHED

SOUVENIRS FROM AFRICA

AND FRANCE

took

The office of the High Commis (500 souvenirs that he thought stoner for South Africa has added might find a better home, up the number of relies of the

German War Department, sue- ceeded in returning the majority.

THE CORDON'S DRUMS.

them to Germany, and by adver- South African War It has recolvedtising and getting the help of the in the Inst six months for return, if possible, to the original owners or their families.. Six months have elapsed since Sir Abe Balley made an appeal for the return of some of these souvenirs, and no fewer than seventy have come in-Dibles, prayer-books, flags, Mauser tiles, rings, etc.; and in about half the cases the people with a family in- terest in these things have alrendy received them back.

But apart from one or two public restorations like the return of the lost drums of the Gordons by Hindenburg, and the 'return of the bell of the Emden by the Austra- lans, there have been several in- dividual ones which suggest that in the coming years the process will ho carried a good deal_further, pre-especially ne, according to the secre- lary of the Imperial War Museum, the dying out of the generation in- terested in the war, and the grow- ing addletion to life in flats, In making people turn out a lot of souvenirs that were once cherished.

Family Bibles, taken from burn- ing or deserted homesteads, dominate, and these are of rather more than sentimental interest as being the only records of births and deaths in the families concerned. Some are of astonishing propor tions. One sont by a Bradford un- employed man was two feet long and correspondingly deep; he could not afford the postage himself, but the Bible has now found its way back to the homestand on the Trans- vaal from which it disappeared thirty-five years ago.

HELP FROM ABROAD. Considering the limited nature of the appeal the response has been re- markable, but actually, I am told, there has been a constant flow of South African war relics to South Africa House for many year- at least 300 have been received.

The world's largest wine caak has been turned into a Lavorn. Some 400 can be seated. How many

could it fil?

Регколь

Until eighteen months ago there existed a small society which made it its business, after all the bitter ness of the South African War had subalded, to stimulate the return of souvenirs when such return was possible.' South Africa House has now taken up this work.

return to

Only the other day a former Bri- tish Tommy returned an Iron Cross and a pocket book to the family of a man he had found dying in No Nan'a Land. The name on these battlefield relics was the same na that of a German girl who came Into the news, and that enabled

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1934.

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Unable to raise $200,000 bail, Samuel Inoull now on trial at Chicago, is pictured above as he entered prison to face federal and state charges in connection with the collapse of his empire. He once held a personal fortune of $168,000,000 and ruled a $3,000,- 900,000 utility system.

him to locate the family. A Hull MORO MARRIAGE

CAME

man on his death-bed requested the German Consul to return n German watch he had picked up, if the family could be found; and soms

Scouts who German Boy here a few years ago were on- trusted by an ex-soldier with the wallet of a German he had him- self killed, and requested to re- turn it to the dead man's people.

LEFT AT LE CATEAU.

CUSTOMS

UNCHANGED BY

THE WEST ·

ART OF WOOING

Manila, Sept. 30. The touch of western influence throughout the past three centuries has not affectel in the least the maner in which Monhammedan More marriage ceremonier performed.

are :

The story of the return of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders' historic drum makes quite a little epic. This drum bears the battle honours of the regiment since 1800. It went with the 2nd Battalion to France twenty years ago and was left behind at Le Cateau. It was picked up by the advancing German troops, but was apparently dumped. More young men and women of Cor a German officer on mounted to-day are married with the same patrol found it hidden in a lonelyrites, and after the same courtship bush between Ham and Roye. A and rituals. by which they were few

years after the war there was three hundred years ago. shown a film called "Mons," and the was depicted. loss of this drum Herr Eiffe, who saw the film in London, was very much touched by the Incident and no wonder, for ho had the drum in his possession. He at once wrote offering to return it, and the drum is now at Stir ling Castle.

A Moro youth, feeling the need of a mate, starts off in search of her. If and when he finds her, he takes up his residence at her abode, explaining the feeling which he has for her until she is either con- vinced that he will make an ex- cellent hitsband, or otherwise.

It

There are several other regi-

sometimes takes several mental drums of whose whereabouts months before she is able to make nothing has been heard since they

up her mind. To determine the were lost in France in 1914those, strength of her wooer's longing, for instance, (of the 1st Middlesex sho often-allows him to make his Regiment,

were which

also left behind at Le Cateau, because it advances through the medium of verge. At the same time she, also drummers could not find the billet in verse, attempts to break down where they had left them, and the

the pleas which he advancea. drums of nearly all the battalions of the 7th, Division. Doubtless soms of these drums are in Ger many. Military tradition would not approve of the return of trophics actually captured in battle, but there are undoubtedly, both in Britain and in Germany, hundreds of souvenirs which were found in circumstances which would not preclude their return.

When she has made up her mind as to his cligibility as a mate, romance is dropped and the weigh- ty question of a dowry taken up. The maiden conducts her own'

negotiations as to the size of the dowry which naturally dependa upon the rank of the wooer. dowry can either be in cash or trade, preferably the former.

The

After the dowry question is France, of course, has received back many little things taken as suitably settled the prospective husband, still. at his future wife's Bouvenirs. The hands of the new town clock at Armentieres, for in-residence, muat furnish her with stance, are the hands of the old feminine necessitles of which an clock which was destroyed in 1914, Important item is beetle-nut, a and the "Tommy" who returned great delicacy to her. Then, he them when the new clock was being brunette shades, clothes and trin must also provide face-powder, in made explained that he had taken kets. because he thought they were

This goes on anywhere from 7 to being used by spies to signal to the 31 days. Then, the prospective German artillery.

bride-groom in given a bath to

Inevitably one asks how far the restoration of Great War' souvenirs has gone, or. is likely to go. The Imperial War Museum, which still receives a lot of momentoes occa-

tho sionally suggests Germany or to France-of things like prayer books, missals, wallets, etc., which contain a clue as to where the relatives of the dend Owners may be found. The Ger- man Embassy is always pleased to help. Some photographs belongingthem to General Liman you Sanders, and an identity disc of one of the crew of a Zeppelin. are among things that have been returned in this way. But there has never been in this country any organised effort. There was such an effort in the United

American States. An colonel collected from ex-soldiers

Way Post, an Indian aviator, is ready to attempt a stratosphere

BRINGING SILVER BACK

Argument Favours Restoration

A pamphlet presenting the case for the restoration of silver money has been sponsored by Lord Des borough, Sir Henri Deterding, and other authorities, and has, beeti printed by Headley Brothers,

Their foreword submits that "the, East with its many hundreds of millions of alort industrious and willing workers armed with cheap but effective silver money tools, "aro formidable competitors whom it will be extremely difficult to moot succossfully unless Great Britain and the West also employ, in addition to their present monetary. weapons, the same cheap monetary tools, and rustors sliver to the

that

hns occupied

position throughout the ages.”...

Among the summarised con- clusions it in represented that the Į legnilsing of alivor and gold, to- gether as world-money would rafse world prices, and eventually make,

more stable standard of value, greater stability of prlees, than geld alone would, or could,

LIONS YAWN AT "DANIELS"

No Interest In Wrestling

All-in wrestling does not amuse enthu- Hons, even though some siasts go wild about it.

At a circus at Brisbane an all-in wrestling bout was staged in the linna' cuge. Far from taking any

notice of

the

anties, of

the

"Daniels," the Hons merely lay down in the cage, yawning, and totally uninterested."

This 19 year-old Danish girl is the youngest ballot mistress in the world. She is Mila, Nini Theilade.

wipe away his love for other wo- men and the wedding ceremonies start.

CHICAGO FIGHTS WOVEN SPORTS SHIRTS

BOOTLEGGER

GREAT NATIONAL

EXPERIMENT

VICIOUS PRODUCT HUNTED OUT

Chicago, Sept. 18.

Chicago, where prohibitio fin- anced the most bitter gang warfare

In the nation's history, is the scene of n new government drive an bootlegging.

The nation's second largest city has been selected by Secretary of tho Treasury Mr. Henry Morgen- thau, Jr., ne a "laboratory" for his drive on Blicit liquor traffickers.

The normal force of federal re- venuo men was being augmented rapidly, and thoir first target will bo the fake stamp and label racket, which has flooded the city with thousands of gallons of allegedly

straight whiskies."

.

Counterfelting of stamps and labels has put the bootlegger into the open market, according to have in- authorities. Surveys dicated that his product is oven more vicious than that which was sold during prohibition as admitt- erl "moonshine.".

Two hundred stills have been confiscated here since repeal. Hundreds are still operating, officials say. Counterfolting plants work hand in hand with the still operalors and together they supply perhaps a quarter of the illegal liquor.

The personnel of the new boot- legging combine is said to be com- posed of remnants of the Al Capone and rival gangs.

The former gunmen, however, are said to have been consolidated into an organization which has I sales abandoned violence as argument. Their new field offers profit enough to focus their atten- tion on the evasion of paying federal revenue,

Activities of the bootleggers, schooled in the business, havo driven prices of "blended" whisky down to new low levels. Some liquor stores offer allegedly "straight" whiaky for as little as 69. conta a pint,

naw

District Supervisor E. C. Yellow- ley, who will be in charge of the first big drive against the new type of bottleggers, hopes that his work will be simplified by the Treasury Department ruling re quiring blown labels. on bottles. Bootleggers, Treasury officials be lieve, will find it considerably more difficult and more expensive--to- counterfeit bottles than to print Inbels-United Press.

DISTINCTIONS FOR SCOUTS

FIRST CORNWELL CERTIFICATE

YOUTH'S FORTITUDE

to

A circle is formed about the couple, the lud performing the

Lord Baden-Powell, the Chlef warrior dance before his bride. Scout, has awarded the first new She is yelled. When the dance Cornwell Scout Certificate over a long, loud ery is given by Rover Scout W. A. Tozer, of the the bride, regretfully bewailing her fate that of marriage and 2nd Hillingdon Group. the ceremonies

at an end. They are man and wife.-United PreRs.

BrC

This little balloon carried instruments 17 milés high and sent auto». matic signals back to Prof. A. IL Compton of Chicago..

It was stated at Scout Head- quarters recently that the certi- ficate had been introduced for award in cases in which, although the full standard for the Cornwell Scout Decoration for "courage. capability, and character" had not been attained, it was thought that some form of recognition should be made. Since September 1982, Tozer, who is 21 years of Ego, had been lying in a plaster of parts bed at the Royal Bea Bathing Hospital, Margate, suffering from injury to ble spine and an open wound He would probably have to stay in the bed until well into the winter of this year. Through- out his stay in hospital his un- falling cheerfulness had been an inspiration to his fellow patients, while his keenness and ability In Rcouting were clearly shown by the fact that, just before he was taken to hospital, he would dash from work to help the Wolf Cub Pack on Friday ovanings, cyclu three miles to evening classes at Southall, and cycle back at 9,80 p.m. to help his Rover Crew re- hearse for a concert.

Tuzer's employers, in Uxbridge. Arm of contractors and decorn- tors, had been so impressed by the cheerful way in which ho bad borne his sufferings, and by his thoroughness at work, that they sald they would have no hesitation in taking him back into their em- ployment when he regained his health

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