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Germany is preparing for the 1930 Olympic Games, ons section of which will be held here on the Zugspitze Pintent.

SMALL

WORLD

LESSONS IN

GEOGRAPHY

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LOOK AT the

ATLAS

By C. W. A. Scott

MISSIONARY PROGRESS

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

Disturbing Mystery

DID MARSHAL PAY

$500,000 'BRIBE ?

..

TOKYO WANTS ANSWER

Tokyo.

Chang Hauch-lang' of Shanghai has a secret which everybody in Japan who can read, would like to have him reveal. The secret con- cerns someone to whom he pali $500,000 Manchurian currency in 1931, and why. -- -------

When the Japanese troops enter- ed Mukden In that year and took possession of Marshal Chang's headquarters, they found in a safe, a receipt for the above amount of money. The receipt was made out to one of the lessor sides of Mr. Takojiro Tokonami, present Minio- ter of Communications. At that limo Mr. Takonami was not in office but was a leader in the Selyu- kai party. Since then, he has severed his party connections.

Questioners in the Diet_havo Intimated that Marshal Chang. actually gave the money to the aldes of Mr. Tokonami with the understanding the amount would go to the leader. It was further intimated that the payment was made to obtain Mr. Tokonam!'s services in softening Japan'a at- titude toward Manchuria. That was before the so-called Mukden Incident and beginning of Japan- ese military activities.

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FEBRUARY

1935.

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From Europe to China: Departures from London or Paris every week on Wednesdays. Arrival in Hanoi the following week on Saturdays at about -10 a.m...

*** DURATION OF THE TRIP LONDON OR PARIS TO HANOI: UMT

101⁄2 days.

From China to Europe: Departure from Hanoi every Saturday at about noon. Arrival in Parls or London

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The flying machines on the "route are fitted with trimators and carry

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The above picture was taken in front of the Moore Memorial Church, Tibet Road, just after the wedding of Mr. Heiung Shi- ling, former Pramier of the Poking government aåd - Miss Mow Wan-yan, professor of Fuh Tang University, The wedding aroused great interest among the Shanghai Chinese community.

Versailles began with a lie, the consequences of which are making themselves felt to-day in their full force.

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the German, people thus deceived awoke and began to struggle, for their equality on the Continent of Europe! Until Germany's equali-

Mr. Tokonami has issued an in- dignant denial that the money was paid to him or that he had any part in the transaction. The aides The following extract from who allegedly signed the receipt Wide Horizons illustrates the work which is now in possession of the and

Church authorities, have not been found. progress of the Missionary Society:

The incident which was kept i In spite of her great achieve [ty of status in every respect has secret until the present session of ments in technical and cultural been acknowledge and; achieved, "In China the eleven dioceses the Diet has resulted in a decision matters, Germany has been mark-peace will not reign in Europe. support the missionary diocese of of the Government, especially the ed a second-rate nation. What because there can be no peace Shensi. In Fuklen, ravaged by Ministry of Justice, to go to the wonder that the time came when without morality, he states. civil war and banditry, for Christ-bottom of the matter., lane raise 60 per cent. of the sum

Meanwhile some of the documenta needed to maintain their church connected with th

the caso are miss-

and workers.

ing and the procurator's office "In Japan every communicant through an intermediary will at

tempt to obtain the full story from

Those who

THIS is a geography lesson forgives on an average £2 a year to Marshal Change for the

30 and over.

Take out your atlases and look

at the map of the world. Remem-it is to be worth while.

Tha

answer admit

that they may have, to Walt a long time.

Marshal, would: pay, such a

bor those days in school? The Before the Atlantic is conquered Yoon hen doubt, that, the world was large then. Weeks of we must be sure. We cannot af- sum on the chance that a political travel poparated these scattered ford to win at the cost of human continents. 50 miles an hour was life. Ships have Hroboats, still a speed to thrill the imagina- aeroplane has none, and no one has found the mean of hooking tion.

Now study your atinses with the an aeroplane,on to a cloud, vision of to-day, the outlook of the school-boy. The thousands of mites!

ANOTHER QUESTION_· ́

of ocean and land have shrunk. "Can you tell us, Mr. Scott, what Weeks have become days and days in the value of this acceleration, hours. Almost daily the world gets this desire to rush about the world smaller.

at enormous speeds?" The ronson is the noroplano. Daily on the regular air services Many people seem to think-that- it in spanning continents and seas. speed itself is progress. It is a After centurice of endoavour man means to an end which is the high- has won the conquest of, the air. speed transport and saving of time Yet it is not a final victory. Two demanded by the world of, to-day, great problems remain in the At-I have not space to deal with lantic and Pacific Oceans.

economic problems, only the aero- It is of the Atlantic I wish to plane. Time in our world is write. The northern ocean is the money. Malls and freight as well last link in the complete chain of as passengers have to be carried Empiro airways and tho great an quickly as possible. aerial highway which will join America with Europe..

SHORT HOPS.

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loader in Japan might do something for him. They point out that Chinese usually like to see the goods they are paying-United

Press.

GERMANY DECEIVED

MUST BE GIVEN

FULL EQUALITY ·

Mr. A. E. Atkins, the well-known British manufacturer recently published a series of interesting statements about Germany and the importance of her political situation in the World in the Lon- don Press

If Germany to-day, Mr. Atkins writes, is for many people

Record Bights of, the phat ten. years have proved the reliability of the aeroplane, its value in bringing source of political unreat, that is the peoples of the Empire and the only because the disarmament world together. They pioneered promise given by President WII- the air routes which now stretch son in 1916 has not been kept in across the world.

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Look at your atlases again. The distance across the North Atlantic la comparatively small. Via the Azores and Bermuda It is nearly 4,000 miles, with 2,170 miles us You have heard much about the the longest "hop." The direct or prospects of in Atlantic air service: Great Circle route Involves dying have already mentioned the three 1,976 miles from Ireland to New- possible routes. In Britain, France, foundland. The northern route by Germany, Holland and America air way of Iceland and Greenland covers Bome 2,100 miles in three "hops," the longest being under 1,000 miles,

A QUESTION V

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Torn

"Mr. Scott, If you and Campbell Black could fly over 11,000 miles to Australia in less

craft manufacturers are striving produce multi-engined aeroplanes which will combine the three needs of speed, long flying range, and largo carrying capacity for pas- Isengers, mails and freight.

THE SEADROME

than three days, making hops' of An American has suggested the well over 2,000 miles, why is it no cendrome-buge steel islands to be dificult to achieve a regular air anchored across the ocean service across the Atlantic?" faeries! of aerodromes. If they are

On a long

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get into my "Com8 day I could found to be successful as tests have

and fly from so far shown, and believes that Ireland to Newfoundland and back they are seaworthy,thon-les before dark. I could fly to New Britain take the lend la establish York in something, over 20 hours, ing the Atlantic air services. Other That is, if only distante la counted. countries are keen to win the But we must consider the songs, I prizo

The machine must be capable of

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completing the journey without Ambrica has also built a huge engine failure or other, troubles flying-boat designed for the At forcing a landing in the sen. No lantic, In this country Major R. H matter how large an aircraft it Majo has proposed the composite were, it would not last long on the aircraft: a large machine carrying stormy Atlantic, which tastes 60, the small transocean aeroplane on 000-ton ships. If the weather sits back to overcome initial dif bad the machina must be able to ficulties of

The smaller

fly through it. The pilot must not chibb: Laken out 591 MREŽE

only maintain control, but be able its ocean flight.

to keep his course and have con-

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stant radio communication to direct has stated that the airship will be him when necessary.

used for a fortnightly service bo tween Germany and America,

Which will solve the problem, The Atlantic. has been flown aeroplane or airship? It seems many times, two British pilots that the airship will be first; but leading the list of adventurers. I believe that within the next few But these men and women waited years aeroplanes or flying-boats for good weather conditions. Even will be crossing the Atlantic so, the ocean has taken its toll of regularly,

Hives. An air service must be Then we shall be able to week

Europe. Confident that this pledge which was taken by all the nations who took part in the Treaty of Versailles would be ful- filled, Germany disarmed. Then the Allied Powers began to look on this preliminary step of Ger many as a fait accompli and did not disarm themselves. Thus the reconstruction of Europe which was introduced by the Treaty of

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