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THE

HONGKONG ... TELEGRAPH.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1935,

WORLD FACING TROUBLE

POLITICS AND FINANCES

CAN PEACE BE BOUGHT ?

Paris, Feb, 12.

War or peace, à French military dictatorship, the rise or fall of Hitleriam in Germany, a лен money, war between the nations, an explosion In the Balkan power barrels, the greaten arms race on land and BOA the world has

Europe's most competent political observers, with whom the writer has talked, believe the year 1935 holds the answer to many if not all of these questions.

In the year just closed, diplomacy acting oither through Geneva or independently has shelved troubles which, without the League of Nations, might have set the nations at each other's throats.

As the New Year was ushered in, with its lowering stormclouds over the tortuous frontiers, brist- Hing with bayonets, and over the troubled oceans, diplomats looked with confidence to the tackling of the oncoming obstacles with the samo success as in the months gane by

But they realise that not one, but all of the issues raised must bo solved for peace's sake; other- wise, while 1935 may pass into 1936 without the sound of gunfire a store of troubla is laid up for the close future,

Tha

tremendously important Issue of legalisation of German armaments is on the diplomalle calender, under-acored in red, for carly 1935. The French have in- slated vehemently that they can not accept the legal recognition of Germnn rearmament because it violates the Treaty of Versailles; but they may change their minds, Great Britain-who had the up- port of Signor Mussolini-declaros it la the only means whereby Hlor's Government can be per- Bunded to return to the Geneva nanembly. I дл agreement is reached, then the Veranilles Treaty may be considered na scrapped,

If no agreement is pulled out of the lucky bag of international politics, what happens? A full speed face to build arms, giant howitzern, super-aircraft, poinon gasan, tanks, bombs, grenndes. bullets, everything that man and his ingenuity can Imagine,

The trouble is that there are not enough political doctors to hold the pulse of all the sick patients amongst the old men of the Euro pean nations.

POLISH CORRIDOR

The Saar "may" stay ̈quiel, [but] the sores on the Balkan and Cen- tral European frontiers may give cause for first-aid in extreme urgency. There is the Polish ear- ridor, the much-prized town of Memel, on the Baltic Sea, the claims of Hungary for some of her lost lands, the Nazi sellation in Austrina pack of jokers.

French internal politics will continue to occupy close attention throughont 1935, politlen] obser- vera believe. But it la thought the fight will take a more definite orientation to a struggle between the left and right, as in Spain.

There, the Socialists in 1931 went down under a hail of bullets- which laid waste some of the gems of the province of Asturias. Now, on the Continent of Europe, France atanda as the last bulwark of socialisin

The Socialists are nervous, for they claim they fear a strengthen- ing of the military grip upon the 'country.

The military party asserts, in Keply, that If Germany grows mightier in fighting power and equipment, the Socialists must not stand in the way of a reborn, re girthed military power in France. It is whispered that, if need be, a military dictatorship might be

· DIVORCE FOR VIOLINIST

MR. ALBERT SAN- DLER'S

SECOND ACTION

COLOURED SINGER

CO-RESPONDENT

Mr. Albert Sandler, the violinist, of Goldhurst Terrace, Hampstead, appeared as petitioner in an unde fended suit before Mr. Justice Langton for a decree nini ngainst his wife, Mra. Raymorde Gilbert Defly Sandler, on the ground of her adultery with Mr. Clarence No- thaniel Johnstone. the coloured vaudeville singer,

A decroe nisi was granted, with costs against the co-respondent.

Reference was made at the out- set by the Hon. Victor Russell, for Mr. Sandler, to the previous pro- ceedings, and the decree nisi grant- ed, with £2500 damages against Mr. Johnstone, which was set aside subsequently by the Court of Appeal.

The present care, anid counsel, was founded on the same materini, with added evidence that the res- pondent and co-respondent were still living together.

Mr. Sandler was married in |September 1924, at Brentford, and

there is one child, a girl,

Mr. Sandler's case was that in 1927, while living at Eastbourne, Layton and Johnstone arrived to: perform at that town, and that the association began beween his wife and Johnatone, which they refused to discontinue In spite of all his efforts that It should cense. In 1932 there was a separation by deed, and in March last year the proceedings began in the Divorce L'ourt.

Evidence in support of a charge Chat Mrs. Sundler and Mr. John- stone stayed together at a flat at Southampton in April 1983 was given by Mrs. Eileen M'Govern, and Charles Frank Johnson, porter at Castlean Mansions, Maida Vale, where Mr. Johnstone has had a flat since April 1934 was called to sup port the charge of adultery since the proceedings last year.

His Lordship pronounced a decree nini, with costs against the 10. respondent, and gave Mr. Sandler vustody of the child.

tried,

COSTLY EXPERIMENT

Politicians are sceptical of such a move, beanuse France is the model in the world of politles! liberty. If arms race starts can the overburdened peoples of the world, already strangled by an economic crisis, bear the cost of it! Will it not worsen the monetary situation. which is now in chaos as two thirds of the nations manoeuvre their currency and the remainder, cling cariously to gold?

pre.

In asking that question, finan- clers wonder whether the gold bloc, comprising France, Belgium, Switzerland, Holland, Italy and Poland, will hold together through another twelve months."

Some predict that a break will come either from italy or Belgium, thus narrowing down the defences of the people who pin their faith to ordered finance,

If the maze of pokera which arise directly or indirectly from the above issues are permanently or temporarily arranged, the coun- tries the world must still face up to the naval problem.

It was left over from last year! m the hope that 1936 might bring n rolution.

Maybe it will be settled, teg, but the diplomatic programme seems too charged in the cuming three hundred and sixty-five days to give time to put the sent of accord on all the world's worries. -United Press.

General Hermina Goering wat given this pair of smart horses as a birth-day gift, and is seen her taking the air

MYSTERY OF SEX

MAN LIVED AS A WOMAN

A supposed woman was revealed i to be a man at an inquest nt Burnsley.

The Inquiry was on Mard Carter (41), who, from birth, had been regarded as a woman.

Carter had lived with a sister at Pindar Onks Street, Barasley.

It was stated that, about two years ago, Carter, who had been. employed as a bus conductress for many years, received head injuries in a bus accident, and was off for several months. Carter left home on December 21, and the body was found in the canal on Saturday.

The Coroner, Mr. C. J. Haworth, said at the opening of the inquest that it was stated that there was some doubt about the sex of the so-called woman.

was

Dr. E. W. Blackburn, who made

post-mortem examination naked by the Coroner:-"Was this person a man or woman?"

“A man,” replied the doctor. There were certain reasons why mistake · might have been made at first? Yes.

She has not been acting all the way through ?--O. #o.

The Coroner told the jury there was a physical reason whereby the mistake might have been made.

The Coroner read a note which, he said, showed that Carier intend- ed to do something,

"She was abnormal for physical reasons?" he asked. -Dr-Blackburn-Yes; her accident": would also have a depressing effect on her mentality.

Replying to the Foreman of the jury, Mrs. Williams, a sister, spid it was not generally known among her fellow-workers that there was any mystery regarding Carter's sex,

The

Coroner observed that whether people who were abnormal physically knew it or not, it was inclined to make them abnormal mentally,

The jury returned u yerdiet that Carter drowned himself in a fit of depression, and they thought that, being a public servant, he was open to a lot of comment which might have affected his mind. They found that Carter was male.

"King" Of Cocos Island

Over £16,000 For Super-tax

Described as "King" of the Cocos Islands, Mr. John Sidney Clunies Ross was sued before Mr. Justice Singleton, in the King's Bench Division, London, recently.

in the park of his home.

The former

Queen of Spain is at!!) “Your Majesty" when she goes shop.

plag in London.

Miss Janet Dundon has 53,000,000 hero. But it is all scrap. paper, to be destroyed presently since the financial crisis la

past.

owned a large number of shares in the Christmas Island there Phosphate Company, and were large profits and dividends paid him by that Company

On information sworn by the At- He torney-General, the Crown asked tor judgment for over £16,000 claimed as due from Mr. Clunien- Ross under assessments to Supr tax in respect of the years 1921- 22 to 1929-30,

Sir Thomae Inskip, K.C., ex- plained that Mr. Clunies-Ross own- ed the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. which were given to him by Royal Grant years ago. He lived in them, and reigned there supreme.

Evidence in regard to usscas- ment was given. and Mr. Cyril King, for Mr. Clunies-Ross, sub- mitted that it was insufficient, but Mr. Justice Slugleton gave judg- ment for the Crown for £10,656, the amount claimed.

HE TURNED FIEND TO TRAP A MONSTERI

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