1935-10-02 — Page 3

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1935.

Britain Moves to Defence of Gateway to East as War Clouds Gather

|| Aerial view of Gibraltar,|

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STRATEGIC RAILWAY

IS JUGULAR VEIN OF ETHIOPIA

VITAL LINK BETWEEN ADDIS ABABA AND THE SEA

Paris, Sept. 26.

The French-owned railway line between Addis Ababa and Djibouti is regarded by military strategists and economic experts as the jugular vein of Ethiopia.

The steady flow of merchandise on that tenuous track, serpentining through malaria-tainted lowlands, gaping ravines and eucalyptus-studded hillsides is the life blood of the black empire of Haile Selassie. In the event of war with Italy, its choking off would mean death and its con- tinuance, sustenance even to a battle-ripped nation.

Connecting French Somaliland. the source of Ethiopia's strength and development, with Addis Ababa, capital and military strong- hold, the railway ranks ns one of the greatest`achievements in the history of engineering. being superseded only by such famous communications way's as Pansom Canal, the Suez Canal and the trans-Andean railway,

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Line Opened in 1917

the

Firat conceived in 1894 when. the Negus, Menelik II. granted a concession for construction, of the line from Djibouti to Harrar and

thence to Entette, then the capi-

tal of Ethiopia, the present · line was not completed and officially

monstres exactly 781 kilometres (480 miles) from Djibouti to Addis Ababa.

inaugurated until June 7, 1917. It

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Port Said, entrance to Sues canal.[

Britain's far-flung imperial forces have moved to defend, if necessary, the Suez canal, the island of Malta und Gibraltar, key points to the Mediterranean, threatened by the increasingly critical Italo-Ethiopian situation. Gibraltar, at the narrow western end of the Mediterranean; the island of Malta, fortified base of operations squarely on the east-west navigation line, and the Suez canal, gateway to the east, give Britain control of this nagivation route. The importance of this control is indicated by the fact that Britain has intimated that even possible international complications will not prevent her from making every effort to continue as the dominant power in the Mediterranean. Three battle cruisers, one of them H.M.S. Hood: the super-aircraft enrrier HM.S. Glorious, and submarine and agrial forces have been concentrated near the mouth of the Spez, while portion of Britain's China squadron has been concentrated at Aden.

CHARTING AUSTRALIA TO TAKE 30 YEARS

Sydney, Sept. 20.

Australia is shortly to take pre- Iminary steps for the task of accurately surveying and mapping itself. Its aren is nearly three

Son Who Was Born Because

Of Mother's Ignorance

million square miles, about 25 I SHOULDN'T HAVE HAD YOU AT ALL”

times as large as the British Isles.

A detailed geodetic and topo- graphical survey will cost, it is take more than 30 years of -con- estimated, about £1,000,000 and tinuous work to complete.

-Lady Astor London, Sept. 5.

MART Britons imbibing their whisky and soda in May-

ISM

- fair to-day, ran decidedly un-British temperatures as they discussed the astonishing remark Lady Astor said she Useful work has already been had made to her son on the subject of birth control. survey and privately by such orchers at Lincoln yesterday, the done by the North Australia aerial Addressing a meeting of tea- ganisations as the Mackey aerial vivacious American-born member expedition which has just returned for Parliament said one of her sons to Sydney after having covered had complained to her that she had. 190,000 square miles of the interior failed to take sufficient interest in and mapped a large number of him before he was 7. watercourSOS corded Netes.

or

not previously re-

"If I'd known as much then as I even known.-Centrul do now, shouldn't have had you Jat all," Lady Astor said she replied

to her critical offspring.

Priceless Relic In U.S. Temple

San Francisco, Sept. 15.

The stone station at Addis Ababa larger than a grain of rice, pierces the mountains of the Har. A tiny bit of bone, no Inaugurated on December 3, 1929,

is of unusual design, combining has

of architecture.

transformed a

Equally startling to the conserva- tive and rich friends of Lady Astor was her announcement of her con- version to the near-communist iden that children should be remoyed from too close association with their mothers ut an early age." After her birth control blast be- fore the pedagogues, Lady Astor told them the old theory of a mother being the best person to | bring up a child was "out of date.”

Which Son?

She declared she was a strong Sansupporter of a plan of education

both French and Ethiopian styles Francisco buddhist temple under which all children would be into a world shrine for mem-from the influence of the family removed, at least part of the time, bers of the faith.

circle, and ought to go to a nursery Achool at the age of 2.

England upper elreles, which

Line Feeds Caravans

At

The priceless religious relic

According to the last report is.

It is along this steel ribbon that sued by the Paris headquarters of Ethiopian commerce courses. 'the Chemin de Fer Franco-Ethio- Addis Ababa, Dire Daoua, Ao was the first bit of the remains have a healthy respect for Averi-

on this low so that trade reaches to North America.

to the farthermost corners of the

LADY ASTOR AND SON.. "If I'd known as much then as i do now."

plan de Djibouti a Addis Ababa, ache, Mehessor. Moullou and other Siddhartha, ever to be brought they may invelgh against Ameri of Buddhism's founder, Guatama can fortunes, no matter how loftily as the line is called in French, the stations, primitive caravans carry company had a capital of slightly

can "barburisms,” in more than $1,000,000 and is con-

shocked tones reviewed the rich peeress' | couldn't have meant she Bad stantly increasing the speed and country. Last year the imports ago, the disciples of the deified her sons, and demanded of each date about producing an Astor.

Twenty-four hundred years regret at having produced one of changed her mind-at this late comfort of the train.

carried by the railway amounted theology teacher said: Today, the line possesses 46 pased 27,477 tons

to 32,316 tons while exports total-j

"Far other, "Which son did she mean?" Lady Astor has five children- senger coaches, including right da

flung shall be the bones, of Surely. said, some, Lady Astor four of them boys.--by Lord Aator. Juxe sleepers, 10 carriages contain- Black panther skins, highly priz

Buddhu." ing a mixture of first and seconded by the fashionable women of Thus it was that the tiny pieces) class compartments and 20 third- Europe and America, are among of bone was presented by Prince class coaches and two service cars, the chief Itens on the export list Yinavara Siravadhana of Slam to The total number of places amounts which also includes sheep and goat Bishop Kenju Masuyama, head of to 2,700, All the de luxe cars are skins, ox hides, coffee and cereals. the Nishi Hongwanji mlasion of electrically lighted and air-cooled.

North America, who made the trip Building Material Sent In to Bangkok to return the relic 445 Freight Cars

here, along with the bones of Buddha's early disciples.

The freight yard counts 445 cars, including 19 tankers. The majority of these units have a capacity of 20 tons each.

'The locomotives number 54, in cluding 46 which are equipped with unusually large tenders be- cause of the menrelty of fifeling) and watering stations along the line. There are eight smaller ones which are used primarily for manoeuvring trains in the yards.

The imports comprise all kinds of European manufactured prod- The religious trensures wero ucts in small quantities. Colton Installed in the Sun Franciaco goods and fabrics, hardware and temple with fitting ceremonies. building material, however, con- Buddha's bone was incused in stitute the main bulk of the in-crystal and housed with those of coming trade, according to the rall-his disciples in a miniature pagoda, way report issued in Paris.

which contained a solid gold image

The most important progress of the philosopher who taught that, made in the past few years is the "the life is sorrow and release from development of night-travelling good, and which may only be existence (nirvana) is the greatcat which had been delayed for many obtained from the casual nexus years due to the hazards of the (Karma) whereby the unenlighten- rugged country. Powerful search-ed suffer endless rebirths.". The line passes over three long lighte, attached to the front. of metal bridges, located at Chobele, locomotives, now are used and have! Holl-Holl and Aounche. The Aou- reduced the time of travel between ache structure is a masterpiece of the two terminal points. Average onglicoring, stretching 151 metres trains take 30 hours to make the long across the river, whose name trip between Djibouti and Addis It bears, and rising 60 metres above Ababa although special trains normal water-level. A long tunnel cover the distance in 25 hours.

For generations the "bone of the eighth part of Buddha” had been enshrined at Rajporbidh Temple in Bangkok. It was loaned to the San Francisco temple in return for courtesies from Bishop Masuyama- United Press,

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