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SILVER SMUGGLING

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

LOST PRESTIGE -

A FOREIGN FOE

FROM "THE LIFE OF LORD CARSON"

evente. Mr.

BUMB-BELLES LETTRES

By Juliet Lowell Burma-Shave Company. Minneapolis, Minnesota. Gentlemen:

Burma Shave is great fur shaving but it is better for a tooth | pasto.

However it makes too much

While the diplomatists of Europe watched Albania, nowest of the post-War kingdoms, and the trend of that stato towards an accord with Bulgaria and Yugo-Slavia and LONG after the events in Ulster, necessary, the men were to leave a possible political defence line which threatened to lead to the rifles behind after rendering; against Italy as a consequence, civil war, Mr. Asquith and Lord them useless by removing the Tirana, capital of the little king-Carson, the two antagonists in the bolts. dom was plunged in sorrowstruggle, talked the matter over. The Army, at Curragh, accord-lathor for washing teeth us I will Albania to-day mourns for the Queen Mother, Sadie, of the family the two men had become reconing to Mr. Colvin's account, "crum explain and ask you to find out if of the Princes of Toptani in eiled by greater Tirana, great in the days of the Asquith told Carson that he had led in the hands of its Comman- you have another grade with not

resigned so much lather.

The other day I said to myself Turkish regime. Her passing never intended to prosecute him their commissions, the cavalry fed

If it makes my beard so soft it 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)

if I do not swallow it so I tried it. Just then my wife came in and when I tried to answer some fool question. she naked me, the lather bubbled out of my mouth and my wife thought I had fits and from the house nereaming to the neighbours.

der-in-chief." Oncors

fused to parade; the infantry left,

"You need have had no fear," their rifles in their racks.

read, is none the less fascinating, have secured a conviction. The Queen Mother was a dominant figure. Her· Bon, Ahmed Rey Zogu. President of Albania in 1928, was offered the title of Zog 1, king of the Albanians, in September of that year. His mother, a princes", urged him to necept. Thus sho realised, after years of effort, an

ambition of her life: she becam

A queen.

STORMY HISTORY

It became plain to the quick said. Carson, "for I should have

brains of Mr. Churchill and Mr. pleaded guilty."

"Guilty!" said Mr. Asquith in Lloyd George and the slower mind astonishment.

of Colonel Seely that these com- bined operations to anticipate and

could not be carried through.

"Yes," Carson replied, "I should

have pleaded guilty and I should

rush the resistance of Ulster to them what had happened.

amazing

have said, 'My Lord Judge and gentlemen of the jury: I was born.

telle an Mr. Colvin under the British flag, and loyal subject of His Majesty the Kingstory of how Sir Arthur Paget, So much do I value this birthright General Ofleer Commanding in

The Albanians are a hardy. peasant race, for the most part, fine fighters, with all the pride of that I was even prepared to rebel Ireland, made "one more desperate Inthe little Balkan peoples. Her in order to defend it. If to fight, attempt to reconcile the obstinate neighbours, Yugo-Slavia and so to remain like yourselves a 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, 1 plead guilty. And affairs, and she encouraged the

He gave what Mr. Colvin des-

alliance with Yugo-Slavia, and a where," added Carson, "would you jcribes as "probably the most re

break from the Italian influence have been then?"

markable harangue ever delivered which was strongest immediately "That only shows," replied by an English Commander-in-Chief: aftor the War. King Zog was the

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

prosecuting you than I

of the Treaty of Versailles, and thought I was.” even at that time it was thought

that the woman who was to become

He said that "He could not imagine why so many ofllcora had resigned, because, though active

a Queen had her mind's eye 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

smooth, however. At the end of The author, Mr. Ian Colvin, has of carrying them out. . . .

1923 he overthrew Fan Noli'a continued the work which was left! "Sir Arthur Paget tried anothor Cabinet which had been in power unfinished by the tragic death of line of argument. It was not, he since 1921. A shadow government | Mr. Edward Marjoribanks. 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. ousted by Fan Noli, with the aid the time that he took up the leader-anticipated only a few resignations of the Italiana. Zog fled to Bel-

He had

гла

It took me some time to explain

I think if you would put out « Burma-Tooth Wash it would be a success if it did not lather too much.

Your Burima user to the and..

Chapor M

(signed)

10-271

My wife thought I had fitn and ran from the house sorctim- ing to the neighbours.

►

"Let's Talk About You" - PROBLEM

New York, N.Y.. October 30th, 1984. Shanghai is again the centre grade, organised his Albanian ad. ship of Northern Ireland, until the on the part of religious fanatics,

and there wholesale resignations' Dr. George Kohut, of rumours regarding possible nants of Wrangel Russian army.

herents, some Serbs and the rem- outbreak of war.

In December, 1913, Lord Carson would bring disgrace on famous 1185, Park Avenue, |further measures by the Chinese and flew

regiments.

New York, NY. of the at the throats

and Mr. Asquith, the Prime Minis-j thetr

Dear George: Government, troops

and

"Unconscious of his own con- Government to protect its cur-talian allies. He was vletorioas, ter, met in secret at the house of

and with his atar in the ascendancy Mr. Edwin Montagu.

tradictions, he proceeded to pro- mine that the Ulstermen would be he was approached by the Italian

"In the absence of any record," forced to fire the rat shot.. Government and accepted Bunncial

rency. The outflow of silver still continues, despite the em-

Thought you would like to hear that I am having grand success.

My room is literally laden with

bargo, and there is now talk of it from that quarter. But his Mr. Colvin writes, I can only day! There being still no response; he presents. My telephone is ringing a possible announcement banning mother objected to Italian inter-that in Carson'a recollection the ended with an exasperated and morning, noon, and night. Every. the conversion of banknotes

He does, however, re- dirty swine of politicians.* ** call one passage, no doubt charac-}

silver. This, however, is denied died she had succeeded partly at nowhere.

least, in estranging her son from by the Ministry of Finance. | Rome,

But whatever further action, if any, is to be taken, it is apparent | BROKEN ROMANCE that a serious drain on currency

teristic.

parties in my honour. People seem to know me and stop to stare.

attract attention In April, 1914, 30,000 rifles were wherever I go.

Even In the restaurants the 'I have no doubt, Mr. Prime secretly landed at Larne. Carson! walters recognise me and the news Miniater, said Carson, you have and the late Lord Londonderry had of my presence spreads like wild- thought out very carefully what gone over to London to await news, re

Woll, I guess this la enough In spite of his mother, King Zog you intend to do when they resist of the success of the undertaking.} show that from January to

"When Craig (now Lord Craiga-! about me. Let's talk about you. like

himself. He intended to Arst five hundred Ulstermen are

van), following Carson, arrived at; How did you enjoy my book?

As Ever, October, over $212,000,000 worth marry a Princess of the Italian shot down in Belfast.

Eaton Pince he found Lord Roberts

Ernest. of silver was exported from royal family, he announced. But

*My God,' said. Asquith, jump-rubbing his hands before the Bre Shanghai, of which over $42,000, that he was disappointed. foring up in alarm. Five hundred!' in the dining-room.

From Home. Rome Intervened. That, more tell you that if one Ulsterman 000 worth relates to the month than anything else, caused the was shot in such a struggle it "I could not have done it better The latest fashion in 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 for-

Brings with bare feet, Isilver hus been pouring out of have ambled secretly at her son'gnitude.

Queen Mother may be supposed to

Gossip ITEM. same day as I read this. On July 20, 1914, the King called PHE

conference At Buckingham I wandered into the salon of one of my Society friends and. According to Mr. Colvin there. found a pretty "Deb" seated In on the mantelpiece. On the fourth. toe of her left foot was a gorgeous half-hoop diamond ring.

"No fun in being engaged unless you can show off the ring," she told me, shifting her foot to the and hanging head chandellor downwards. Then, dropping sud. derly, she walked out on her hands past two sneering spinsters,

persists, Figures just published divorced his first wife, a Moslem your Bill in Ulster, and when the

though

one

as he left the house.".

the country, in defiance of the discomfiture. But embargo. Indeed, the smugglingeried following the change in and, by March, 1914, troops were

(action's hurts may have been Attempts at negotiations tailed, Palace. which has been taking place, and the king's attitude towarda Italy.

divorced wife was stirring

on the move-

which still continues, must re-there were other enemies of the The Dorset Regiment, then quar-was never any approach to agree- front of the fire with her bare feet present a colossal sum. The monarch. The brother of his tered in the Victoria Barracks, ment, but greater events inter plain fact, of course, is that the trouble. He was quietly murder-four miles out to Hollywood Bar-

Belfast, was ordered to be moved vened.

"The two furies of domestic and embargo is actually defeating itsed by persons unknown. Then,: racks, where the Norfolk Regiment, foreign war were running neck and avowed purpose.

As a result of just as it seemed that King Zog was already stationed. All stores neck" but when the crisis come,

had reached an era of comparative pence from the plotting of an- and ammunition--thirty tons of the "inveterate antagonists, obey tagonists, it was decloned that he them were to be moved with the ing the common instincts of the was suffering from an incurable regiment, and such was the haste British race, formed front to meet

it thought in foreign foe." disease and that the Italians had suggested that, were

chosen his successor. Perhaps

mine..

under-

the restrictions, there is such a disparity between silver values in China and those abroud that it is a paying proposition to ex- port the metal. This explains they have; but if Queen Sadie has the smuggling, in which, it is believed, there is considerable be different from that chosen by had her way it will undoubtedly

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 retain who are naturally quite unable an alliance which the Queen to cover every point of egress, Mother tried so hard to silver is every day leaving the country in large amounts. IC 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- desirable 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 imposition of the embargo, the useless. Abandonment of the adverse balance of trade 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 silver. 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 objecta is apparent. The to the fact that China imports question for Immediate consider- Buch immense quantities of ation is what, if any, measures agricultural produce, and that if can be devised for dealing with adequate steps were taken to what is without question the big- ronder the country more self-gest currency crisis with which supporting in this respect, the China has been faced for many result would be to check the out-years.

Was

At this moment her. Banco enter- ed the room. I was surprised to note he was quite bald and wore a ring through his nose.

*

Man's Best Friend PICTURE me, strong, silent, and handsome, stretched out to my full 6ft. 4in, before a roaring fro on a chill autumn evening. Stretched on the hearth bealde me is Romeo, strong, silent and faith- ful, his big brown eyes staring up at me affectionately.

I began to read professor's lecture

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a learned "the idea that the dog is man's bust friend is moonshine If they could tell us how they really regard we....

Romeo Buddenly sat up and snoored. "Quite right, too," he smaried,

I to thank "what have you for? A few lousy biscuits and an occasional bona you've gnawed at yourself for a week.”

"Really, Romeo, I never thought

"Nover thought, you smug hypo- crito. Don't I know it. I mouch around here all day, then at night, overy night, it's that eternal, senseless walk always at five minutes before the pubs close and always round, the same measly houses. Why can't you road mo s'. little

poetry now and then, or play me a Beethoven symphony, or even discuss big political issues like the House of Lords reform?

"But,

you

Romeo, I hadn't any idea

"You ́never had, you patronlaing bore. You make me sick. I'm going out. And you needn't wait

"Seodaddy este his cereal; mamma, cate her cereal"

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