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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1935.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO WORLD
Glee is quite manifest as Sir Ronnid Lindsay, England's Ambas- ander to the United States (left) and U. S. Secretary of the Navy Claude Swanson, swap the latest gags at a stag luncheon in Washing- ton, given by the secretary, for Rear Admiral Matthew R. Best of the Royal Navy,
DURING 1936?
FAMOUS FRENCH SEER GIVES HER FORECAST
SHE PREDICTED GREAT WAR AND THE STAVISKY SCANDALS
Paris, Dec. 1.
Madame Fraya, French seer, who has correctly predicted numerous important events such as the Great War, the Stavisky Scandals and the defeat of President Hoover, predicted exclusively for the United Press to- day that Premier Mussolini was no longer at the height of his power and his definite eclipse might occur next
year.
As regards the United States, she predicted that 'President Roosevelt would have no easy time in getting re-elected, that if he did not succeed an entirely new political figure would rise to the presidency and that former President Hoover had no chance whatsoever of being elected.
Italo-Ethiopian War
"The fear of war will hang over break out although threats will be Europe throughout the year," she incessant. said, "but I see no certainty of war in Europe, although in the Orient there will be a considerable number of disturbances, including rioting in India and possible serious in-
TO-DAY'S NAVAL PARLEYS cidents along the Russian Man-
IN HUB OF EMPIRE
RENAISSANCE OF GERMAN SEA
POWER WILL AFFECT TALKS
chukue border.
"The year 1936 will be under the influence of Satura and Neptune with the conjunction of Mars.
There will be numerous assassi- nations and sudden deaths, bank crashes, stock exchange scandals. further Increase of misery on the Continent during the winter, rapid, impetuous love matches ending as
quickly as they began and a mark ed Increase in nervous breakdowns resulting from Annncial and paliti cnl worries,
I
"The Italo-Ethiopian war will be skort-lived because Mussolini “Is anxious to extricate himself
AK quickly an ponsible provided he can
face
"Mussolini has definitely passed the zenith of his power and is now on the downward path. I consider it will be difficult for him to main. tain himself in power as his popu- larity will decrease with the in- crease of economic difeulties and poverty in Italy.
"However, Italy is not yet ripe for democracy and, if Mussolini govs, he will be succeeded by an- other lender whose rule will be less
thless although more disciplined than that of a democracy.
"Assassinations or attempts at "This year will be more important assassination will occur in Italy and for medical and scientific discover-Mussolini himself may not escape. nchievements.
Amid the harrowing news of battle in far off Ethiopia, people are likely to forget that preparations for a naval war on a worldwide scale oro boing accelerated. Those who under- stand the background of competition for sea-power will receive a sharp reminder of this struggle when the great naval Powers -assemble in London to-day. In the following article, second ofles than for artistic and literary
a nories of six, the Telegraph discloses the meaning of flect rivalry in Europo, especially in the flashing light of Gorman
many's unilateral repudiation of her obligations under Vorsailles.
Uneasy Franco
rearmament at soa.
London, Dec. 9. VHEN the Five Power naval conference opens here to-day, rivalries of Europeans fleets, stimulated by Germany's naval rebirth, will play a more dramatic role in the deliberations than the familiar struggle for mastery of the Pacific.
While no new factor has arigen to solve the naval stalemate in the Pacific since Japan procialmed her demand for naval equality with the United States and Britain more than a year ago, the renaissance of German Hen power, disclosed in the past few months, hns sensationally overturned the naval balance in European waters,
were
I
It quickly dawned on
an uneasy
Cancer Conquered
POLITICS
ON' PARADE
The Hon. Mr. Christopher Fremantle, 25-year-old daughter- in-law of Lord Cotteslow, and a relative of the Earl of Middleton, stood a 1 Labour candidato against Mr. Duff Cooper, the Socialist mamber for the House of Commons constituency. She is shown with her young
Adam, as the canvassed Westminster in Anarch of votes.
tes. So, instead of
this being merely a picture of a young British mother taking har baby son alring in his pram, it is 'n picture of a full-fledged political parade.
Cowboy
'Missionary" Expelled
Unhappiness For Greece
"Greece will be a country where assassination and murder will go "Cancer will no longer be a dread hand in hand with political distur scourge, bringing death to thou-bances, showing the deep divisions Bands, for French scientists are al-that rend the country, General rendy very close to finding its cure Kondylis may well fear for his and the Germutis are not far behind.future. As for King George in the
WENT TO RUSSIA "As regards France, the Laval present unsettled state of ther WITH A BIBLE French public that at ong blow Gor. Government may not last ninch country, he may not reign long.
"Austria will be a country where
Moscow, Dec, 1, many had not merely obtained Bri- longer, but Pierre Laval, himself,
A Texas cowboy and brick- tain's approval for freeing herself is not likely to mind, for following perhaps the most world-shaking from the armament shackles of his incessant arduous work, both in assassination will occur and the layer, who entered Russia- Versailles, but had simultaneously the domestic and international Hapsburga may return during the legally-in an attempt to "re- trebled the naval tonnage allowed her. arenas, he will be ready for a rest. year but they will not sit easily on Christianiae" the country, reach- The sterngth of the German navy, Democracy will remain in France, the throne and their rule may con-ed Moscow this morning under a uficially given early this year as Governhients of the Left are sequently be short-lived.
Red Army guard and is to be 159,190 tons, could be
"Great Britain and the United sent back to Texas. enlarged to likely to rule France during the 420,595 tons. And ак Britain in year, but certainly the "Common States will be the two most pros-
This man, Ernest Baker, came tends to expand her own naval Front" will not hold power. The perous countries during 1930. to the Soviet Union more than forces which have now become the Right extremist organisations will, making steady and marked pro- a year ago "to preach the Gospel yardstick for Germany, Germany no doubt, create some disturbances, gress, will be permitted a further pro- especially in Paris, but there is not portionato increase.
a leader on the extreme Right or the Under the new agreement, Germany extreme Left with the will-power is reliably stated to be laying down and courage to carry out a revolu 107,000 tons of new warships this tion successfully. year-more than any nával power has constructed in a single year since the Washington treaty was signed more than 15 years ago.
of Christ," as he said, with a Hitler May Retire
Bible as his sole possession. "As for Germany, the year will not be like to
He is 39 years old and over 6 ft. changes although, as in other parts country by traversing a swamp from show marked in height. He came into this
of Europe, threats of war will be Poland, and was not at first noticed. felt but Ittler himself does not However, he was soon appréhended, want war, being content to let and placed in a detention camp. things go on as they are. Miller
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Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank Buildings, Suite 110/122.. building |pnet was announced, Britału and deepening of the renomte crisis this may eventually cause him to The United States Embassy au- twelve 250-ton submarines, the con- Germany continued secretly to nego. which will touch bottom then and retire.
thorities learned of his detention DeposÜÜDIUSSSS---------##...UTUUTTIANS struction of a single submersible vessel tiate about the rate at which Germany people will be hard up for money
nine months ago, and arranged for by Germany being strictly forbidden was. In July, Germany announced the poor in Germany or Austria.pccan, I see continued advance in Moscow this morning under guard,
"Turning from Europe across the would build to her 35 per cent, although they will not suffer like
his repatriation. On renching by the Versailles treaty. Less than a manth after this news shook the her construction programme for this lowever, the economic crisis will prosperity in the United States and Baker Wanted our to them. world, Hitler arose in the Reichstag year. But it was to Britain alone see the breaking out of more general trend away from experi- Wearing hob-nailed boots, khaki and offered to limit his country's that Germany confided her building scandals in which banks and public menting to more navy to 35 per cent. of British mari-plans, for a further number of years. men will be involved,
conservative breechien, a shirt, a padded coat and methods. If President Roosevelt fur hat-gifts he time power.
At the same time, the German goy-
does not realise this trend, he may the camp-he appeared ernment obtained
"New economic methods are like- find himself re-elected with the
kond Britain would keep Germany's naval ty to be successfully tried as a wny greatest difficulty or not even re-
health. projects secret from all other Power out of the crisis, benefitting not elected at all,
"Some day," he declared, "the until the others disclosed their build-
Bolsheviks will realise that Christ ing intentions to Germany. Britain only France but other countries, "Former President Hoover has was the greatest of all Communists is understood scrupulously to have
not the slightest chance of entering and the best friend of the work- "French relations with England the White House again and if there ing man; yet he had no use for observed that promiss.
may be strained at times, but the should be a new president, it willrifica and machine guns, such as I Entente Cordiale will persist and be a comparatively young and un-saw at the Polish border." France, due to her splendid defences known person. In fact, youth is.
Baker, who was shown
pledge that
British Secrecy
received
In
nt
the
German Concentration An Germany would be able to concentrate her entire naval force in the North Sea and Baltic, white Britain and France, with their colonial empires, must sentter their' warships over the seven seas, the first reaction to Hitler's proposal was that it might yield Germany
Although Germany was above all and the morale of her army has likely to play a leading role in sights of Moscow by Embassy at- at least peacetime equality with the unfold the German programme to tack and will be decisively the win- the old Party prophets and pro-homeward on the 19th with a ticket concerned that Britain should not nothing to fear from an enemy at- United States politics, turning out taches to-day, is scheduled to sull French and British home fleets,
France, so punctilious has Britain The British government rapidly been that not even the United States ner, but I do not expect war to fessional leaders. concluded, however, that it would be government has been appraised of the wiser to grant Hitler's demand than rato at which Germany's new see him build a navy, without hind shall be built nor the types of ship rance, of a strength possibly exceed-to be laid down.. ing one-third that of Britain's.
y her 35
AVY Soldier's Wives Are
TRAVEL-THRILLED.
AND TRAVEL-WEARY
purchased from funds contributed
by friends in the United States.
COMMITTED A
'CRIME WHILE
The closely guarded secret between Hitler's envoy, Joachin von Ribben-Germany and Britain has led certain trop, former champagne magnate and foreign naval attaches in London to now Number One German diplomat, suspect the existance of
HE SLEPT! further bogan negotiating with the British clandestino naval arrangements ba Admiralty and Foreign Office on June tween those
New York, Nov. 28. two governments-d 4 and exactly a fortnight later, the suspicion which has persisted in the
-Say The Soldiers' Wives
The New York courts have ruled Anglo-German
that a man who commits an illegal summated by anal pact was con-teeth of British denie
an exchange of notes,
Aldershot, Dec. 1. granting
News that Germany had fortified
"Life would be dull if I know act while aleopwalking is just as per cent.
"How I would like a change, I was going to live in the same guilty in the eyes of the law as a fleet
amany
British, the island of Sylt and created a different shops, different people, place all my life," compared with the
man who is responsible awake. but allowing Germany a 45 per cent. Pot submarine and naval air bag different things to do," sighs
Olaf Olson was A sergeant's wife: "I havo et Kiel scarcely allayed the alarm ratio in submarines, which Germany
arrested for at her own discretion can increase already being voleed in France, Ruaala many a suburban wife.
done my share of travelling. I making a false fire alarm. Ac- to 100 per cent., merely being obligat and smaller countries in the face of
cording to the police, Olson was Brigadier's wife, Mrs. Mackdsey, suppose in my young days I did seon near the alarm clad only in German rearmament, ed to notify Britain of her intention
whose husband commands the think it was thrilling but all I want his nightclothes. He seemed to be to do so.
Britain hopes, at
the conference troops at Hordon, proclaimed that now is to settle down. Give me a in a stupor and it was discovered Announcement of the Anglo-German France and others with the renascent soldiers' wives becauso they can can call homo."
commencing to-day, to reconcile civilians often waste sympathy on little cottage somewhere which we afterwards that he was a confirmed agreement throw French sentiment German navy. This task will not be not live in one place for any
sleepwalker. 2. into a turmoil. The French press ensy. Although many another Euro considerable longth of time.
A soldier's young bride: "My Olson said he did not remember accused Britain of perfidy, recalling pean naval perplexity walls to con
husband sails for India vory soon.ringing the bell. that only a few weeks proviously found the delegatos, the reemergence
A corporal's wife, who leaves He will be away five years and The Justices, however, ruled that. Britain, France and Italy had solemn of German sen power is expected Aldershot for Ireland on Tuesday because we were married off the the man was guilty and gave him ly aworn at their Stresa meeting that to be the crucial issue in the comings Welch regiment move-agrood strongth' he cannot take mo. none of them would assent to Ger- conversations,—United Press;* -
a suspended sentence.-Central with Mrs. Mackosoy:
"I call that cruel, not thrilling." News."
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