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SILVER SMUGGLING PROBLEM Shanghai is again the centre of rumours regarding possible further measures by the Chinese Government to protect its cur- rency. The outflow of silver still continues, despite the em-

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1934.

NOTES OF THE DAY "UP, ULSTER!" TO MEET The Very Idea!

·";"!,"་; LOST PRESTIGE

A FOREIGN FOE

FROM "THE LIFE OF LORD CARSON"

BUMB-BELLES LETTRES

By Juliet Lowell. Burma-Shave Company,

While the diplomatists of Europe watched Albania, nowest of the post-War kingdoms, and the trend of that state towards an accord with Bulgaria and Yugo-Slavia and a possible political defence line against Italy as a consequence,olvil war, Mr. Asquith and Lord them useless by removing the shaving but it is better for a tooth Tiraus,

capital of the little king- Carson, the two antagonista in the bolts.

pasto. dem was plunged in sorrow struggle, talked the matter over.

However it makes too much Albania to-day mourns for the

The Army, at Curragh, accord-lather for washing tooth as I will Queen Mother, Badle, of the family The two men had become reconing to Mr. Colvin's account, "crum explain and ask you to and out if of the Princes of Toptani in ciled by greater events. bled in the hands of Its Comman- you have another grado with not Tirana, great in the days of the Asquith told Carson that ho had der-in-chief." Officers

Her passing never intended to prosecute him their commissions, the cavalry fed if it makes my board se soft it

realgnad, 80 much lather. Turkish regime.

The other day I said to myself closes a book of high adventure because he feared that he could not and watered their horses, but re- must be good for washing teeth and intrigue which, though rarely rend, Is none the lesa fascinating, have secured a conviction.

fused to parade; the Infantry left if I do not swallow it so I tried it. The Queen Mother was a dominant "You need have had no fear,"|their rifles in their racks.

Just then my wife came in and. figure. Hor son, Ahmed Bey

when I tried to answer some fool Zogu, President of Albania in 1928, and Carson, "for I should have

It became plain to the quick question she asked me, the father- was offered the title of Zog I, king Ploaded guilty.”

brains of Mr. Churchill and Mr. Bubbled out of my mouth and my of the Albanians, in September of "Guilty!" sald Mr. Asquith in Lloyd George and the slower mind wife thought I had fis and "ran that year. His mother, a princess,

astonishment.

of Colonel Seely that these com- from the house screaming to the urged him to recept. Thus shaj

neighbours. roalised, after years of effort, an

binod operations to anticipate and

It took me some time to explain ? ambition of her life: she became

crush the resistance of Ulster to them what had happened. could not be carried through.

Lier threatened to lead to the rifles behind after rendering Gentlemen:shave is great for

ONG after the events in Ulster,, necessary, the men were to leave Minneapolis, Minnesota.

a queen.

STORMY HISTORY

"Yes," Carson replied, "I should have pleaded guilty and I should bave said, 'My Lord Judge- and gentlemen of the jury: I was born under the British flag, and loyal subject of His Majesty the King The Albanians are a hardy. So much do I value this birthright pensant race, for the most part, that I was even prepared to rebel fino fighters, with all the pride of in order to defend it. If to fight. the little Balkan peoples. Her noighbours,

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I think If you would put out a Burroa-Tooth Wash it would be a aucoens if it did not lather too.

Your Burma user to the end.

Carper M. (signed)

Mr. Colvin tells an amazing | much. story of how Sir Arthur Paget, General Officer Commanding in Ireland, made "one more desp rate attempt to reconcile the obstinate

Yugo-Slavia and so to remain like yourselves scruples of his officers with the Greece have made overtures for loyal subject of His Majesty be imperious orders of the Secretary her friendship. The late Queen crime, my Lord and gentlemen of of State," Mother had a deft hand in political the jury, I plead guilty And affairs, and she encouraged the where," added Carson, "would you cribes as "probably the most re

He gave what Mr. Colvin des-1 alliance with Yugo-Slavia, and

break from the Italian Influence have been then?" which was strongest immediately after the War. King Zog was the

"That

only. shows," replied by an English Commander-in-Chief

markable harangue ever delivered

He said that "He could not

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man who drove the foreign troops Asquith, "that I was even wiser to the officers in bis army." out of Albania after the signing in not prosecuting you than I

of the Treaty of Versailles, and thought I was."

oven at that time it was thought

that the woman who was to become

imagino why so many officera had

|resigned, because, though active)

a Queen had her mind's cyo on a The story is told in the second operations were indeed Intended crown for her son. Zog's path to volume of the Life of Lord Carson. against Ulster, he had no intention the throne was anything but The author, Mr. Ian Colvin, hus of carrying them out. smooth, however. At the end of

1923 ho overthrew Fan Noli's continued the work which was left "Sir Arthur Pågat tried another Cabinet which had been in power unfinished by the tragic death of line of argument. It was not, hel since 1921. A shadow government Mr. Edward Marjoribunks. He said, a soldier's job to indulge in| -ruled in 1924, but was in turn tells the story of Lord Carson from sickly sentimentality. austed by Fan Noli, with the aid the time that he took up the lender-anticipated only a few resignations of the Italians. Zog fled to Bel-

and Mr. Asquith, the Prime Minis-

He had

My wife thought I had file and ran from the house screant- ing to the neighbours.

→

"Let's Talk About You”

New York, NY, October 30th, 1034.

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grade, organised his Albanian ad-ship of Northern Ireland, until the on the part of religious fanatics,

and those wholesale resignations Dr. George Kohut, herents, some Serbs and the rem-outbreak of war. nants of Wrangel Russian army, and flow

In December, 1913, Lord Carson would bring disgrace en famous 1185, Park Avenue, ut the throats of the

regiments.

New York, NY. Government troops and their

"Unconscious of his own con- Dear George: Italian allies. He was victorious, ter, mot in secret at the house of

Thought you would like to hear tradictions, he proceeded to pro- with his star in the ascendancy Mr. Edwin Montagu. he was approached by the Italian

miso that the Ulstermen would be that I am having grand success.

My room is literally laden with "In the absence of any record," forced to fire the first shot... Government and accepted financial

and

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bargo, and there is now talk ofald from that quarter. But his Mr. Colvin writes, "I can only say!Thera being still no response, he presents. My telephone in ringing

..

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to

body is inviting me to dianera and parties in my · honour, giving People seem to know me and atop to stare. I attract attention wherever I go.

Even in the restaurants the waltors recognise me and the newe

of my presence spreads like wild-

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Ormest.

a possible announcement banning mother objected to italian inters that in Carson recollection the ended with an exasperated and, morning, noon, and night. Every the conversion of banknotes into ference in Albania and before she conversation was general, leading illogical objurgation against those silver. This, however, is denied died she had succeeded partly at nowhere. He does, however, ra- dirty swine of politicians."" by the Ministry of Finance. Rome.

least, in catranging hér son from call one passage, no doubt charac-[

teristic. But whatever further action, if

In April, 1914, 30,000 rifies were any, is to be taken, it is apparent BROKEN ROMANCE

"I have no doubt, Mr. Prime secretly landed at Larne. Carson that a serious drain on currency

Minister, said Carson, you have and the late Lord Londonderry had thought out very carefully what gone over to London to await news are." persists. Figures just published

In spite of his mother, King Zog you intend to do when they resist of the success of the undertaking. Well, I guess this is enough show that from January to like himself. He intended

divorced his first wife, a Moslem your Bill in Ulster, and when the first five hundred Ulstermen are

"When Craig (now Lord Craiga-about me. Let's talk about you. October, over $212,000,000 worth marry a Princess of the Italian shot down in Belfast ...

von), following Carson, arrived at How did you enjoy my book?, Eaton Place he found Lord Roberts}

As Ever, of silver was exported from royal family, he announced. But My God," said Asquith, jump-rubbing his hands before the fire Shanghai, of which over $42,000,- Rome

in that he was disappointed, foring up in alarm. Five hundrad!' in the dining-room, 000 worth relates to the month than anything else, caused the was shot in auch a struggle it}

inforvened. That, more I tell you that if one Ulsterman

From Home "I could not have done it better The latest fashion is Paris and of October alone. Since then, king to turn against Italy. The would be a disaster of the first myself, the old soldier remarked London is for women to wear toe- silver has been pouring out of have smiled secretly at her son's

Queen Mother may be supposed to magnitude,

as he left the house."

rings with bare fest,

GOSSIP ITEM. the country, in defiance of the discomflture. But though

'On July 20, 1014, the King called ' a conference at Buckingham I wandered into the salon of embargo. Indeed, the smuggling faction's hurts may have been

THE same day as I read this. healed following the change

Attempts at negotiations failed.Palace. which has been taking place, and the king's attitude towards Italy and, by March, 1914, troops were

one of my Society frienda and which still continues, must re- there were other enemies of the, on the move:-

According to Mr. Colvin there found a pretty "Deb" sented In The Dorset Regiment, then, quur was never any approach to agree front of the fire with her bare feet present a colossal sum. The monarch. The brother of histered in the Victoria Barracks, ment: but greater events Inter-on the mantelpiece. On the fourth plain fact, of course, is that the trouble. He was quietly murder- four miles out to Hollywood Bar-

divorced wife was stirring Up Belfast, was ordered to be moved vened.

toe of her left foot was a gorgeous. embargo is actually defeating its ed by persons unknown. Then, racks, whore the Norfolk Regiment foreign war were running neck and

"The two furies of domestic and half-hoop diamond ring. just as it seemed that King Zog

"No fun in being engaged.unloss the restrictious, there is such a peace from the plotting of anthom were to be moved with the ing the common instincts of the chandeller and hauging head ve and ammunition-thirty tons of the "Inveterate antagoniste, obey told me, shifting her foot to the disparity between silver values tagoniats, it was disclosed that he

was suffering from an incurable regiment, and such was the heste British race, formed front to meet downwards. Then, dropping sud- disease and that the Italians had suggested that, were it thought a foreign foc."

one

in

avowed purpose. As a result of had reached an era of comparative/Was already stationed. All stores neck," but when the crisis came, you can show off the ring,” she

in China and those abroad that

It is a paying proposition to ex- port the metal. This explains chosen his successor. Perhaps the smuggling, in which, it is they have; but if Queen Sadie has had her way it will undoubtedly believed, there is considerable be different from that chosen by connivance on the part of provin Rome. It remains to be seen bow cial officials. Despite the vigil- much influence she has left behind ance of the Customs authorities,her, and whether Italy can ratain who are naturally quite unable an alliance which tho Queen to cover every point of egress, Mother tried so hard to under- silver is every day leaving the

mine, country in large amounts. If

the process persists, the con- flow of silver. Such a process, sequences must be disastrous. however, would of necessity be Matters have now reached such very slow in operation and could a stage that a strong doubt must have no immediate effect on the exist in official circles as to the situation. In spite of the un- wisdom of the embargo meas- désirable reactions of high silver ures. From a currency protec-prices on China's exports, the tion standpoint, these measures, fact remains that prior to the as we have shown, are proving impoaltion of the embargo, the useless. Abandonment of the adverse balance of trade was embargo would, at any rate, gradually diminishing. Present make outward smuggling less currency restrictions may be profitable. From this standpoint, helpful in hastening this process, there is a great deal to be said but as against that fact has to for the viewpoint of those who be placed the seriousness of the contend that there should be no continued drain of silver. View Interference with the free move-ing the advantages and the dis- ment of aliver. Mr. E. Kann, advantages of the embargo, it is the noted authority on Chinese much to be doubted whether the currency, is of this school of former outweigh the latter. thought. He has suggested that That it is defeating one of its much of the present evil is due main objects is apparent. The to the fact that China imports question for immediato consider- such immense quantities of ation is what, if any, measures

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--daddy eats his cereal; mamma eats her corea),'

enter-

denly, sho walked out on her hands past two sneering spinsters,,

At this moment her fiance ed the room. I was surprised to Inota he was quite bald and wore a

ring through his nose.

Man's Best Friend

PICTURE me strang, silent, and handsome, stretched out to my full 6ft. din. before a roaring- fire on a chill autumn evening, Stretched on the hearth beside me Is Romeo, strong, silent and faith- ful, his big brown eyes staring up at me affectionately.

I began to read a learned professor's lecture

the idea that the dog is man's best friend is moonshine wolf: they could, teli us how they really regard us...','. Romeo cuddenly sat up and snoered. "Quite right, too," he amarled, "what have I to thank you for? A few lousy biscuits and an occasional bone you've gnawed at yourself for a week.”

"Really, Romeo, I never thought

"Never thought, you smug hypo- crlie. Don't I know it. I. mouch- around here all day, then at night, |ovéry night,' it's that aternal, senseless walk ... always at five

minutes before the pubs close and always round the same mesaly houses. Why can't you read me a little poetry now and then, or play: me a Beethoven symphony, or even discuss, big political issues like the House of Lords reform 75 mgon

"But, Romeo, I hadn't any iden you

ou never had, you patronising: bore. You make me sick, I'm going out. And you needn't wait