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TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1934.

TANGLED SKEINS BLACK AND WHITE

AT GENEVA

OLD MONUMENTS MAY GO

OLD GAMES

~

AND NEW

BY V. B. CALLING

THIE business of Russia's admis-

THE

sion to the Lengte has led to many ironical an unexpected situations.

Thus the representatives of the most Conservative Government England har had since the way have had to spend a good deal of their time in Geneva trying to convince Mr. Bennett of Canada and Mr. Bruce of Australia that M. Litvinoff is the best of good fellows which is true) and that the system of government he re- presents does not differ a very much from our OWE capitalism (which is untrue).

M. Litvinoff has had to whit patiently in places like Marienbad and Evian, where bloated capital. ints go to be cured of the effects of excessive good living, until he could enter an organisation he has attacked in the bitterest language. This entry was delayed because

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PRESENT BALANCE

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Washington, Oct. 15.

Any increase in unval ratios should be sought by the United States or Great Britain or both, rather than Japan, according to naval experts here.

Officials who have privatoly tudled the formuine proposed after the British preliminary talke the 1935 naval conference say that Japan's geographical remo- teness makes it practically impreg- For this reason able to attack. the present naval ratio is held to be ample for the Japanese.

The experta niso what out that Japan is the only world power pussessing a first class army in addition to a strong and adequate navy. Accordingly, should any

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Another reason advanced by these experts is that Japan's fur- thermost insular possessions and USHIONS play on important mandates all the within a 2,600

part in the decoration of a mile rading room. The walls may be papered whereas both the United States in a neutral shade, and the carpet and Great Britain, in case of war, and upholstered furniture may be would have 19084:39jaf1ས

AWAY too, but if the thousands of miles in quiet tones, cushions arc covered 11 gay home to defend, colours, then the room will not be

The comparative proximity of lacking in brightness, For a roun which is much lived a good these possessions, combined with Leffect may be got by having chair- the compactness, of the Japanese There were times when gravratrovers, etc., in brown or a dark ront-line, in the eyes of payal discussion in the Assembly in biscuit shade, and many cushions, notharities, ormeasly reduces down the fines of world polies buf red real red without any vel the treffend problems for the coming year.

NO WORLD POLICY.

of the

There is low in it,

Japanese movy and corresponding 13 redne reinlrements for naval now suck a destry to avoid any

All sorts of flowers, except some litrength discussion that one cannot be sur prised if there is no world policy, pink ones, will look well with the]

ired

In conclusion, these men hold! By varying the The old game of spotting the rashis 1 covers from time to time, that Japan at the present actually national dogs which hang from the colour scheme of a mom cat has a higher ratio than the origin. hotel baleontes still continues.

be easily and inexpensively alter.al 5-5-3 plun called for because

cushions.

1 sometimes wonder whethered. Blue ones in all shades gleet has bidle up practically all of hotel managers do not offer special coolness to a room; many golds the treaty allowance terms to minor secretaries of refund warn browns help a room to other sea powers, mote delegations so that they may look more sunny than it is. have the exrise for displaying! some new and exotic banner to

while the have lagged. This situation makes the present ecine, therefore, approximately Cushions with silk fronta and fair to all concerned and should attract and puzzle the passer-by, backs of cheap cotton are

be maintained, the experts hold.

aut

In a few days, one Imagines, the seen now; there are so many love is highly probable that when Red Bug, with Its hammer and ly inexpenalve materials to choose the United States enters into in

those formal, unoffelal discussion with lekle, will flutter above the heads from. Shot materials, or

It self-palterned surface, Great Britain at London next week of the Swiss who have done so with much to keep every form of Soviet keep their looks better than those this argument will be followed--

which are quite smooth. Cushions titel Pres propaganda out of their country.

Russia han for so long been held may be finished at the edge with a up to us as the gravest danger to arrow gathered fold of the stuff,

Air

our civilisation that her flag chuses or be corded, or a fringe about aniversal League in favour of a embarrassment even to her allies.inch wide looks well, or Kim enception which sooner or later either matching or of dull metal, Russian Recently when a

may bring the Continunta Into squadron visited Paris there were may be placed close to the edge.

Do not have all your cushions rivalry and buttle.

are The Turks, on the other hand, square; pillow-shaped ones comfortable; indeed, surplus piljen argue that they are playing a lows may be converted into very important part in creating eushious.

garden-roont, betier relations between the Balkan fehildren's playroom, or a bedroom. States and also between Eastern

have cushion covers in a simple Europe and Western Asin. but pretty washable material.

hopes almost amounting to prayers that there would be no wind to display the flag too blatantly to the French guard of honour.

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OUR BRITISH CROSSWORDS

Aeroan

4 Advice to follow if you wish to

be lost,

BA Hourge of natural

(two words),

wenith

This kind of tale, with a man in it, should please the ladien.

1 Tongues that scorch but spenk

not.

I

lordly "nice".

16 Preposition.

18 Get animal backwards,

19 Many on one frail shelter, but

quite happy

21 This falls, but it is its opposite

that breaks.

22 I do business in the best possible

guise.

Belonging to the side.

i A naval rating in time. 28 Girl's name.

NEW STRENGTH. Presumably Germany's rejection

If the British vote does not go of the Eastern Pact was carefully

in their favour they will interpret timed to lessen Russia's desire to enter the League, for the main Pact would upset the telicate it as an unfriendly diet Intended to inducement to Moscow to come to balance between these two coun-check Mustaphu Kemal's attempt Geneva was that it would be a stop tries,

to create a Near Eastern Pact with and Afghanistan, which preliminary to an agreement in If once Poland appears to favour Persin

increase the chances of Eastern Europe.

Russia rather than Germany, or might

feeling But Russia, as a member of the Evice rerna, then her

of peace in that part of the world but lesson Beltish Influence

29 "Liar's taunt" (anag.). Lengte, knows that in the event security disappears. Already the would

2 Go wrong and It jab for the of dispute with Japan or Ger- late M. Barthou's scheme threa- there.

office bay It is. many she will have at least the tens to complicate her

"Nothing happens at the Assem-35 Swagger, but not homely. mural support of the great majority with Germany if she accepts it, bly," people any if there is no 50 Dislike. of the nations Instead of the possi-and with Russia if she does not sensational quarrel. So much hap-37 In this a few words can go a bility of their active opposition. Therefore the suence it is forgot-

penis, so much involved in almost The Eastern European Locarno ten the happier she will be,

every vote, that I am constantly More important still, the failure tempted to abandon journalism in theme is, one supposes, dead, for the Poles are no more enthusiastic to re-elect China would be inter-order to write ensational spy

preted in the Far East as the final stories about Geneva. They argue that with Great surrender by the League to Japan Britain their main mission must be and her pretensions. There is!

about it than the Germans.

relations

Perhaps I am only checked by strong movement in the lack of black-haired vamps who to keep the peace, since their fer already a ritory and our trade would inevit- China to support the Japanese steal Important documents and the "Asin for the Asiatics" movement, abundance of more serious but less ably suffer in the event of war.

They have no desire to cancel) since Europe did so little to support inspiring ladies, whose untiring their alliance with

but the wider conception at the time of energy in support of the Lengue is France,

their the Sino-Japancse dispute.

of greater assistance to the polit- much more important are

the The rejection of Chinese clan than to the writer of romantic- non-aggression pnets with Russia and Germany and the Easter claim would be the rejection of n'fletion.

SALESMAN

SAM

I WANNA BUY

An Assist for Sami

long way.

Down

1 This might help the burglar to

obtain its revernal.

2 Aanle bargain, mostly of curious

males.

An embassy.

4 A baby-killer of old. 5 You must go in

same way to cover the end of this compari- sun.

GA spirit ruizer.

7 It is not, in vuglar parlance,

infection.

10 A part only.

12 Girl's name.

SAY! you qUIT ME, ONCE! WHAT'S THE IDEAR OF COMIN'.

BACK, JES CAUSE A CUSTM TOMER WALKS IN?

TH' CUSTOMER LOOKS KINDA SUSPICIOUS, GIMLET! IF HE STARTS ANYTHING, WATCH ME BOTTLE HIM!

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THOUGHT

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HUNTIN' FOR, WITH A RE- VOLVER?

15 Light.

14 Kind of wel to go in an artist.

15. Cuminiended rather, highly.

To do this is to be sure of a good turnover.

17 Just a counter in the politicnl

Kan.

20 Complete, •

24 This is not the same.

25 Part of England and part of Seatland combine to write clear-"

ly. 27 This Wention is not without its

puint.

30 Humiliate.

31 This is usually done and mostly

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mails.

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