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A PIECE OF PROSE

Within the whole divisional radius there was no more striking military band than that attached to Infantry Regiment No. X la the little Maruvian county town of W Its badmaster upheld the traditions of that race of Austrian military composers whose exact memories, ever on the alert for variations of stock tunes, enabled them to compose a new march every month. These marches were

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allke as private soldiers. Most ⚫ began with n rol of milltary drums, contained a tattoo acceler ating to march time, ending on a rattle of kettle-drums their crisp, bright storm of army muste,

What, even more than his ex- ceptional, his tenaciously copious inspiration, distinguished band- master Nechwal from his collen-

ues was the heartening and in- cisive seriousness with which he paraded his art. The slackness of many other bandmasters, who will allow a drum-major to conduct the first item of the programmes and awalt the second before they defen to lift a baton, seemed to Neckwal the clearest sign of the decadence of the Austrian Monarchy. No sooner had bin band arranged itself properly in a circle, having planted

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the ornate feet of frail little musie- stands in black streaks of earth between the wide paving-stanes of the square, than in its midst stood its bandmuster, ready, his ebony batoo with the silver knob discreet- ly raised.

These open-air concerts all took place under the Chief District- Commissioner's balcony. And they all began with the Radetzky March. Although the march was so familiar that aty member of the band could! have played it through in his sleep without a conductor, their band- master still considered it necessary to follow every note of the scure.

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EXHIBITION TRAIN

In an effort to assist Swiss In- dustries, a special train toured Switzerland for three montim end- ing the latter part. of September exhibiting Swiss products. Such

trains have been successfully operated in n number of countries but this is the first time such an exhibition has been used 1 Switzerland.

The lie has also caught on with shipping and foreign trade in- terests. New Zealand, Canada and the United States are some of the countries which have Atted out floating exhibitiona to attract buyera in oversens markėta.

The Swing exhibition train con- sinted of 10 care which were placed at the disposal of the promoters for moderate charge. The cars were painted wine-red, which dis- tinguished the train from others on its journey of 2,090 kilometres. I stopped at the 60 Inrgest cities making an average visit of three days in each.

Among the commodities shown on the train household articles of various kinds, furniture, music and musical instruments. sporting goods, toys, lundicraft articles, watches jewelry, tools, clothing, shoes and food products.

Although the exhibition was well advertiseil on a commercial as well as a patriotic basis some opposi- hon to the venture was expressed. The Swissy Machine Association and the Swiss Barcan for

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Development of Trade_voiced-objec- tion to the project, claiming that the train was likely to draw pat- ronage from several important in- dustrial exhibitions taking place during the period the train was in service.

WITCH-DOCTORS

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TO SUPPLANT UNQUALIFIED

The outside world, so it seems, has got the wrong, "lowdown" on the African which-doctor. He is a much maligned fellow and certainly not the bad lat he often is made out to be, according to Frank II. Melland, a former member of the Northern Rhodesian Civil Service, who has had thirty years' experi ence of witchcraft in the heart of Africa.

"Some of the nicest and hirst men I have known have been witch-doc- tors", Melland told the Internation al Congress of Anthropological and Ethnographical Sciences, which has i just met for the first time here.

In fact, the way suggested ly Melland for stamping out witeli- feraft in Africa is for the authori- [tics to make up a roster of licensed and qualifted witch-doctors in order to give them a professional stand-

In a burst of musical and militarying like any other kind of doctors.

deal, 'n though they were trying it over for the first time, he would cock His hand, his eye, his batun, and direct the full force of all three on to any segment of the circle whose pivot he was which might mom in need of his direction: The ble drums rolled. the sweet flutes piped. clear cymbals, brayed. Rap-

is cling Motorsad the famg of his hearers, and their loga tingled to the beat. Though they dollaret 1 veemed to I' thy thor marched Joseph Roth. In "Radetzky March" Translated the German by Geoffrey Dunlop.

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"I would reglater and license all bona-fide witch-doctors," Melland said, "by which I mean diviners who are called in professionally in ca of supposed bowitching, and with their assistance stamp out the 'un qualed practitioner."

Melland declared that practically the whole native population of Africn stands 6rm he its belief in witalicraft: despite the attempts of various governments to eradiente it by making it illegal. He maintain-

that nonal legislation in matters connected with witchcraft is ethhl. cally unsound and his actually proved harmful politically.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

NESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1984.

SHANGHAI MILITARY NEWS IN PICTURES

At an "At Home” given by Mr. and Mrs. Rana. 19. Medonald et Ewa Lodge, Shanghai, the Shang. bal Scottish, S. V. C., played a colourful part in the programme, which is an annual event in the annals of the Scottish Community, Above is shown the Company, smartly drawn up for review by Mr. H. E. Arnheld, Chairman of the Municipal Council, an i mir, inicionaid, retiring president of St. Andrew's Society, Below-~-Mr. McDonald in foreground, wit› Mr. Arnhold and officers of the Company just be- hind. In the background kre some of the 500 gusat i who were entertained in the spacious gardens of Ewa Lodra

DRIVING FORCE

OF BRITISH FASCIST BODY

MOVEMENT NOW TEN YEAR'S OLD

MOSLEY MADE IT GROW

London.

The limelight that dreams down on the slim figure of Sir Oswald Mosley, leader of the British Fascists, has revented suddenly and to the entire British people, the fact that something has crime inte the national life that will have seriously to be reckoned with, Even allowing for recent setbacks, The movement commands attention.

There were Blackshirts in Eng- Innd before Sir Oswald--two or there rival Aeets of them, in fact: and the word "Fascist" appeareil from time to time in accounts of police court proceedings following aome scuffie In Hyde Park or else. whert where political doctrine is preached frum soap boxes. In this sense, the history of British · Fnse-- ism can be dated back some eight lo ten years.

it is true that there were times when it appeared as if the more- ment were gaining some sort ut form and cohesion, but it facked a vital central figure, and it was not until two years ago that Sir Oswald suddenly appeared as the animating figure of what is now the British Union of Fascists.

The zig-zak track of Sir Oswald's political path is a source of wonderment to multitudes of hist fellow-countrymen. This pink nail handsome young man with the fine speaking voice was, successively, a Conservative M. P.,.an "Independ ent," a Labour M. P., a Labour Cabinet Minister and the founder of his own "New Party"-now in the Hmbo of forgotten things- before he began in 1932. his prezent campaign of oratory and organization.

The Blackshirts political views have been sonorously, if noi very precisely, not forth by Sir Oswald on a number of occasions. They desired he said at Olympia, "a creed that elevated a nation be- | fore individuals or factions and that would abolish poverty tu the midst of plenty."

FASCIST PLATFORM.

Come puolo maws wir. H. E. Amabid, Cani, Dean of the 5.M.C. 3. Civil Commandant of the Volunteer Corps, pinning = decoration on one of the members of the Scottish Company. The medala were presented at a reception given by Mr. and Mrs. Ranald G. McDonald.

With the fine morning sun glinting on the helmets and rifles, the Fourth Marines marched in force at the Racecourse for a review in sontur of ginjor General Frank Pache, U.S. Army Commander of the Philipina detachment, who was visiting, Shanghal. This photograph snows Maj. Gen. Parker, on the left, converting with Colono! John Benumont, Commander of the Marinos,

(of a uniform'and the hint of a joven, to some extent, "Empire

The mass of the people, he despice of danger have been eagerly Free Trade" do experience a cor- clared, had shown their, umbraced by a section of the young tain urge to the Fascist camp. ........ with the present order, with the tail times and in all countries. old political parties present parliamentary

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A bill to forbid the wearing of Wood When a youth can play of soldiers "political uniforms" was suggested Kovern-with the genuine conviction that by in the House of Commons, but the Ho doing he is helping to save his Government did not take it up; and. More concretely, he announced: country from Red domination, he indeed it has been the experience "We will immediately mobilize in happy indeed. every resource of the nation to give :

LA an air force equal to the strongest in Europe." The army, he said, would be made the most

in the work."

APPEAL TO PEOPLE.

of other nations that a "political". uniform" is something that it is singularly difficult to define for

modern and effective striking force And it must be recognized that awal purposes. A probable do- Fascirm does, in however distorted velopment is a governmental mea- 'fashion, make an appeal to cer- nure to give the police power to be Those measures of self-govern-tain deep-rooted characteristics of present of their own accord at any mant for India which are embodied In the Governmental White Paper the English people. Though model-private political meeting.

he dismissed as organized hummed on 'Continental lines, the Black- In any event, it seems likely that buy."

Jahirt.movement stands above all'nothing will be dono until the au-

At the present. Fasclem makes for "England for the English," and tumn Parliamentary sension when

Its chief appeal to young man those who, interpret that slogan" representatives from all parties aro Pome young, wamon-in the late along the lines of military, naval expected to accept an Invitation toons and

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