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NOT A PRIVATE WAR

Two Hundred Irishmen Want To Fight

THEY'VE OFFERED THEIR SERVICES

TO ETHIOPIA

OVER 200 Irishmen have,

so far, volunteered for service with the Abyssinian forces.

Mr. R. P. Zaphiro, secre- tary of the Imperial Ethio- pean Legation in London, says that of the total applica- tions received over 200 had come from Ireland.

war

Some of the Irish applicants have excellent

service records, and have sent in detall ed papers.

Abyssinin, however, is still clinging to the hope that the 'League of Nations will prevent war and has not yet taken ad- vantage of the offers, which are being turned down for the pro. xent..

One of the applicants is Colonel John Shaw Reynolds, member of the new special branch of the Civic Guards, and one of the first lenders of the Trish Republican Army,

Many of the Irish applicants point out that they are skilled in guerilla warfare.

They suggest that this skill would be a great adyaninge in mountainous Abyssinia,

"We are not 'turning down. absolutely, Irish applications," Mr. Zaphiro added.

"We offer them our sincerest thanks, and tell them that while

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1935.

THEY FEAR NO MODERN WAR WEAPONS

Military activity in Abyssinia and the alleged mobilisation near the Italian border: A typical group of volunteer troops, with ammunition' boxes, before starting for their ban.

Ex-Rector of Stiffkey Committed for Trial

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE CHARGES

we appreciate very much their Crowds clamoured for admission to Blackpool Police offers to serve Ethiopia, ques-Court when Harold F. Davidson (60), ex-rector of Stiffkey, tions of expense are involved was committed for trial charged with attempted suicide by and we cannot see our way to fasting at an exhibition.

give a promise that their ser-

vices will be utilised.

"We, here in London, have no

power to recruit.

If we do re-

ceive that power it will publicly announced."

He denied the

Do

rumours that

Abyssinia is offering £1,000 down to ex-officers and £50 a month on arrival at Addis Ababa.

"Black" Eagle" Demoted Colonel Hubert Fauntleroyi Julian, the negro airman called the "Black Eagle of Harlem,” : has lost his rank in the Abyssin- ian Army after having held it for only a few days.

He has also been deprived of his task of drilling volunteers from the Ministry of Public "Works, and it is probable that further disciplinary action will be taken against him.

This follows a fight with John Robinson, who renounced US. citizenship to become an Abys. sinlan, whom he accused of in- stigating an article in a New! York newspaper lampooning | him, says United Press.

Julian fought in the Canadian Air Force during the war.

Would have fasted "unto denth like the Lord Mayor of Cork.”

The New Colours

Milady

Will

(By a Special Correspondent) -

Wear

QEEING red, blue, grem and all the other colours of the rainbow,

I have just staggered out of the offices of Britain's colour dictators.

I have talked with the officials of the British Colour Council, the organisation which chooses the fashionable colours for women to wear each season of the year.

Thla colour choosing business of the Council is boset with grave paychological difficulties.

KING'S CUP AIR RACE

36 SPEEDIEST BRITISH PLANES TAKE TO AIR

THIRTY-SIX crack aviators will start off from Hatfield TH

Aerodrome this morning in England's most exciting air race.

This year's King's Cup air race, which will be flown over a course of 949 miles and includes a sea crossing for the first time, will be flown to-day and to-morrow.

The experiment of a number of henta on short courses round

a central point, to provide the best public spectacle, has been abandoned, and the race reverts into

all-round-the-country flight covering England, Scot- land, Wales and Northern Ire- land.

an

This morning six compoliters will By over the eliminating course of 947 miles, starting from and finishing at Matfeld, via Now- castle. Edinburgh. Glasgow (Ren- [row), Newtownards (Northern Ireland), Blackpool, Woodford, Cardiff, Southampton (Eastleigh), Reading.

All-British Planes

To-morrow the final course will he Hatfeld Broxbourne-Henlow

Hatfield. This. covering 60,- miles, will be flown seven times.

Craft will be of two classes-not exceeding 150 hp, and exceeding that p.

They must be of entirely construction.

Centrola Turning Points

REWCASTLE

WHĀRDS

СТАЯТА

HATFIELD FINISH

ASTLEIGH

Southa

New Colour

British Films May Make A

The ten machines in each of the Iwn classes which complete the eliminating course in the shortest)

time will pass into the final. No Fortune

! handicap allowances will be given

for the eliminating confest.

Deciding Factors

Machines qualifying for the final

handicaps.

BRITISH PROCESS

In a small film theatre in

H.K. LOAN WORKS

ADDITIONAL EXPENDITURE APPROVED BY COUNCIL

Resolutions approving the addition-

FINANCE COMMITTEE

VOTES TOTALLING $34,571 APPROVED

Following the meeting of the

al expenditure of $2,771,171 R Legislative Council a meeting of the count of loan works and the sum of Fluance Committee was held yester $78,000 on the Vehicular Forry

the

1035, were approved at yesterday day at which votes totalling £54,071

were approved. meeting of the Legislative Council.

Excellency Oficer Ad- The acting Colonial Secretary, Mr.

the Government (Sir N. L. Smith, presided. Thomas Southern, ..., C.MG.), presided, and there were also pre- sent:

In regard to an item of $1,250 for extra training for Mr. W. Sprague, xalatant Government Marine Sur Major Yeyor whilst on leave, and for train- ing of Mr. D. Kossick, a newly appointed assistant Surveyor, the Chairman explained that the extra Acting Colonial Secretary training, was in connection with (Hon. Mr. N, L. Smith];

Ills Excellency the General Officer Commanding the Troops, General 0. C. Borrett C.. C.D.E, D.S.0

The

CM.Ch

The Attorney General (Hon. Mr. electrical welding, which did not come C. G. master, x.C.. O.BE);

The

Secretary for Chinese Affairs (Ion, Mr. E. H. Williams).

The

Colonial Treasurer

Mr. E. Taylor);

within the regular duties of the Marine Surveyor.

In answer to Hon. Mr. R. II. Kote.

(Hon wall during consideration of a vote

for $24,000 in connection with the

The Hon. Mr. R. M. Henderson Kowloon Taal Development scheme, (Direction of Public Works).

the Director of Public Works slated

Hon Commander G. F. Hole, that the section of the work now being RN (retired), Harbour Master)

carried out: would be completed by Hon. Dr. W. 13. A. Moore (Act April of next year. Some of the land ing Director of Medical and Sanit-was already available for sale.

ary Services) M

Hon. Mr. master General);

J. Breen (Post-

Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, Kt, K.; Hon Sir William Shenton, Kt, Hon. Mr. R. H. Kotewall, c.1.6 Lal-D;

Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga, 0.8.; Hon. Mr. W. II. Belli.

Hon. Mr. S. W. To, o..., LLP. Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson;

Hon. Bir T. N. Chnu;;

|HONGKONG JOURNALS

| CANTON LIFTS BAN ON FOUR

VERNACULAR PAPERS -

Mr. H. R. Butters (Deputy Clerk Canton since July may now of Counell).

Loan Works

Those Hongkong non-partisan papers which have been banned in be admitted again, as the prohibition on them has been fled. The pupera concerned are the Wah Kin The Colonial Treasurer:-The Re. Yat Po, the Kung Sheung Yat Po.. solutions standing in my name are in Taun Wan Yat Po und Tai Kitong connection with approved loan works. Po, according to the Canton Daily

Expenditure on loan works in 1935 Sun. was originally estimated at $4,727,- These papers were denied indrale- 679.60 and this quint the sum for to Canton, because they

$2,102,201

(excluding Crown published certain news Items prin- for June and July) cipally concerned with political had been expended by the end of July affairs which incurred the dis-

Ordinance 11 of 1984 authorises

pleasure the Governor to borrow up to n kuz

of the Canton high not exceeding 26 million

or authorities. dollars.

The matter $13,800,000 has already been borrow-straightened out following a num ed--and an additional $2217,007.30 ber of meetings between the has already been advanced, with the Editors of the newspapers con-

of Council, from surplus cerned and the Canton officials. bulances, $217,067.30 having been ap proved for 1934 and $2,000,000 for the Arst half of 1935.

full $78,000 will not be required this The revised estimate for loan works

of

consent

WAR

will race on estimated performance Wardour-street, London, a fort- j during 1935 is $4,771,371, and as our/year, and in that case it will again be

Bum of

approval in 1930 for the

únspent

Thus, apart from the handi-night ago a private demonstra-cash resources at present will permit necessary for me to ask for further capped final, the race will be ation was held of an invention the payment of this sum from surplus balance flat out contest in which speed which may be worth a fortune. on such payment, I ask that in ad-

balances, with the economies attendant I now move, That this Council

deciding factors. and expert piloting will be the During the last six years fim dition to the sum of $2,000,000 al-approves the expenditure of $78,000 on the Vehicular Ferry during the laboratories have spent thousands ready approved a further

The Colonial Secretary seconded, of pounds in trying to solve the $2,771,371 may be advanced this year. year 1935; secret of natural colour photo- I now move, That this Council ap graphy.

proves the further sum of $2,771,371 and the resolutions were carried, on account of loan works being mot from surplus balances during the financial year 1936, pending the issus of a further lean.

The Eliminating Course Mr. Rowson (prosecuting)

The length of the eliminating sald Davidson announced it was

course will be about 147 milos, made Up thus:- his intention to starve to death Halfeld unless the Archbishop or the Newcastle-upon- Bishop proceeded to put him Edinburgh back into the position he former- | Glasgow ly held.

Quoting

Tyne

Contral.

Two Englishmen, who have experimented for 15 years in an underground laboratory Clapham Common, SW, claim to have found it.

near

They screenèd about 500 foot

Vehicular Ferry

The second resolution

deals with

* Other Business *

On the motion of the Attorney General, seconded by the Colonial. Secretary! "A BI to consolidato and amend the law rolating to the de- portation of undesirable aliens" passed its first reading.

to con-

Start..

Miles

Turning point 240 Turning point 90

of specimen film several times the Vehicular Ferry. Honourable Fills which passed through their 41over. The actual photography | Members will remember that when the final stages were "A Bill

was bad-the specimen shots had Schedule to the Hongkong Dollar Loan solidate, amend and simplify the law

larceny Control..

and 104 been made with little more than Ordinance was amended by Resolu- relating to

kindred Turning point 120 a makeshift camera, and the print tion of Council on May 16 1035, the offences."; "A Bill to amend the law Control.. 50 was badly cut and scratched.

total allocation of Item No. 3, relating to the falsification of do- ('ontrol.

1G

But the colour Itself was Bor-

Vehicular Ferry, was increased from cuments and to amend tha Forgery $1,000,000 to $1,930,000. In the Ordinance, 1929.": "A Bill to amend! Also persona- schedule of loan works annexed to the the law relating to fairs Estimates for 1935 only

intion."; $25,000

"A Bill to amend and con- allotted to the Vehicular Ferry as it solidate the law relating dangerous was estimated

nted that $1,875,000 would drugs." "A Bill to amend the Bum- be required by the end of 1934, whore, mary Offences Ordinance, 1982."; "A an only $1,850,418 was spent. IL Is it to regulate certain now desired to increase the allotment, signatures and

Turning point 86 prisingly good.

#7

In its ability to get flesh tints which has always been one of the stumbling blocks to colour photography showed results which are considered to be bet- ter than anything I had pre- viously seen.

official

10

for 1935 from $25,000 to $78,000' as payment of fees therefor

law relating

for the and

"A

to

(Renfrew Newtownards

(N. Ireland) from posters, he

Blackpool stated that the ex-rector of Woodford Stiffkey claimed that he "will

Cardi Southampton make it his life's end-and will

(Eastleigh) fast unto death like the Lord Reading

Turning point 43 Hattickl

Finish....... Mayor of Cork,”.

The only requirements for the eliminating contest are that the Burke [Earlier Mr.

(for

pilots shall land and check in at Davidson) had objected to each of the four control points and reference to a Lord Mayor of turn at each of the official turning

It is considered necessary after the Bill to amend the law Cork who fasted in protest points. The course will not only A battery of four lenses is used

recent Inspection by Mr. A. T. Coode Estate Duty and to provide for the against the British Govern and navigating skill but will give

provide a severe test of reliability in the new method.

to construct One of them takes a straight-that ut two new caissons, one at payment of any such duty, which may the cast arın of Jubilee be due, before a successor in registered ment.]

extrants à free hand in judging the forward black-and-white negative,Street pler and the other at the end without probate or administration. type of aircraft best suited to the similar to the ordinary negative of of the wast arm of the Jordan Road Council adjournned until Thursday "That is the reason why I say

# monochrome film. The other I was entitled to introduce what

The entrant, pilot or pilots, and three have filters, each tens being med certain other works costing next, when the annual Budget will be

in all $66,000. It is possible that the presented. Lord Mayor of Cork had any passenger or passengers carried screened to photograph its done," said Mr. Rowson, "be-jects. The entrance must be in-

in the race must be British sub primary colour.

The system, to be known as Bos- cause Mr. Davidson definitely dividual, not a firm or a company. toek Fourcolour, has already been said he was going to do a similar Pilots must have had at least 100 registered here and in the United thing."

hours experience of solo lying States. before the race. The contest is open to any type of bona fide civil engines, and accessories have been aircraft, provided that the aircraft, CANADIAN POLICE entirely constructed in the Empire. Competitors must make their own

MAY LOSE NAME' fuelling arrangements along the course. It will not be obligatory to refuel at the official control

EL

Mr. Burke: He has never said such a thing. The posters were put outside this exhibition by Mr. Gannon. the showman, who is the proprietor. Mr. Davidson never wrote them.

Life Not In Danger

race.

points.

own

MECHANISATION AND

THE "MOUNTIES"

Montreal, Aug. 30. The Royal Canadian Mounted DOG TO BITE HIM Police, Canada's colourful police

- "Would it surprise you to hear that a doctor who was continual- HE WANTED A ly examining him (Davicon) said he was in better condition than when he started this fast? Did he seem in any danger of his life?"

Mr. Prolitt replied "No."

Robert Louis Critchley, another member of the Town Clerk's do- partment, who went to the show with Profitt, also gave evidence.. The Real Attraction "Colour still attracts the buyer

After asking Critchley where he Haw far more than design. That is

the ex-rector, Mr. Rowson It would tax the detective facul-why, with

our seasonal colour added: "I don't think you had better tles of Sherlock Holmes to solve chart, London is now able to com- say that." some of their problems.

pete with Paris As a fashion centre."

Why, for instance, did women go all emerald green early in 19317

The British Colour Council don't know.

But they do know that fashiona In colours run in cycles, and that

These colour dictators have suc. eceded in putting Romance with a capital "R" into their business.

"A little bit of romance in in- dustry does pay," I was told.

"We try to give the new colours

red, a complementary colour, fol-as attractive names as we can.

lowed green.

"For it must bo.much easier to "During the depression," an of- persuade a romantic young soul to

"The

BUT THIS DOG WAS

TOO OBLIGING

may

drop the word "mounted" from their title and become known as the "Royal Canadian Police."

Addressing the International Association for Identification at a convention here, Sir James Mac-

of Brien, commissioner

the

A man wanted a dog to bite him R.C.M.P., said the force has been at Ealing recently.

A dog was found.

so greatly modernised that the word "mounted" means little to-day,

The dog bit the man. The man was taken to hospital.

"When I joined it as a recruit, it was known as the North-West MR. Harry Tate, the comedian, Mounted Police," Sir James said. working on a new produc-"Later the name of the Force was tion at an Ealing film studio, had changed to the Royal North-West suggestion is." Mr. to be chased and bitten (slight- Mounted Polloc. And now it is and Burke objected, "that some per-ly) in the seat of his trousers. to realise that some day our name Non is fraudulently passing her. self off as his daughter. One wonders whether the purpose of the prosecution is to prosecute my client for attempted suicide or whether the prosecution is part of a campaign against these shows".

"Out of our force of 2,000 men we have only 300 mounted now. We have many more dogs than we havo horses, and most of our men now travel in motor-cars,

aero-

A whippet which looked as it may be changed again to drop the it could bite intelligently (and word "Mounted." lightly) was produced. Harry dashed across the scene according to instructions.

The whippet followed. Harry fell, also according to planas or boats." Instructions.

The whippet jumped and bit the force will not be trained-in-

In future, he added, recruits to not in the seat of Harry's horsemanship except those that are trousers, but in the calf of his definitely destined for the mount leg.

ed detail. Instead, they will spond And who could help falling in Mr. Burke: I don't think for-a

Harry was taken to hospital, more time in learning the scientific love with a girl whose evening moment they had anything of the where he had the wound cau- aspects of police work.--United dress was called Honey Flower? kind in mind.

terised and six stitches inserted. Press, `

he charge had been launched

ficial told me "we had economy buy a dress of Paris Blue or from ulterior motives, he wild. colours-greys and bolges,,

Jungle Red, or Dawn Pink, than

Choosing & colour chart re- quires a great deal of research both at home and abroad. Wo have to be in touch with all the fashion centres.

merely to say: "We have a nico The Clerk: No; to save this line in blue, or in red."

man's life.

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