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The

THIRTY-SIX years ago

a French country priest sat in the rickety station omnibus of the little town of Puy Guilaume.

The priest wna angry and

Man with the White Tie

is NEWS Today

frightened. For the driver of IN 1931, when this same boy. HE was born on June 28, 1883 at 10 o'clock in the morning -grown man, mounted the box the 'bus, a dark-faced boy of

Prime Minister about fourteen, was taking no of the French State coach and (horoscoplats plense note)

of as the youngest of four children. One brother was killed at the notice of where the horses were became

was not watching the France the priest proudly toldTM

in September 1914, going,

another died as a simple, rail- road, but was reading a book the story of the conch-boy front with one hand while his other scholar to his congregation. held the reins.

The story ran round France. Wayman. His sister until re

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"Why don't you look where It ran round the whole of the cently kept a tobacconist shop Butcher's boy, poor man's 450 you are going boy7" erfed the world, 850 priest. "You'll have us into For it was the story of Pierre lawyer, politician 450 the ditch if you don't look out. Laval, who, from being the son were the steps on which Laval

What is that silly trash you are of a poor country butcher and climbed to fame.

To-day he is a rich man. postmaster at Chateldon, a one- reading there?"

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business head, that has brought Laval to the top?

I believe it is his power of mediation, of direct personal negotiation, an ability to find compromises and solutions ac- ceptable to both sides..

possible for him to unite IT is this talent that made it under his banner in Aubervil liers Socialists and moderate Conservatives, that enabled him to build up a large and paying practice as a lawyer, not by pleading in court, but by settling costly disputes out of court..

It enabled him as Minister uf Labour to mediate in strikes and settle them. It enabled him in June 1935 to weld together a majority Government from the Right, the Centre, and the mode rate Left, when others had

horse town in the Auvergne, controls two newspapers, owns falled. had, by hard midnight study, a mineral water factory, ambitious energy, patience, and chateau near his home town., political tact, worked his way The wedding on August 19, 1935, ap to become not only a rich of his daughter Jose to young and powerful lawyer, but the Count Rene de Chambrun, scion youngest Prime

Minister in of one of the oldest and noblest French families, was the event

his

NOTES OF THE DAY Fre

WHERE WILL IT END?

HA

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Laval is confident that by his negotiation and powers of mediation he will be able to keep juggling France's obliga- tions to the League Covenant and the Covenant-breaker, Italy, without smashing either, while at the same time entangling Britain in ever Kave

more definite commitments on the Continent.

But will his power of negotia- tion enable him to overcome the present internal crisis?

PIERRE LAVAL

He changed hie tie from red to white,

Auch over THIS RECEPTION BUSINESS

to hear that we have been

By Eddie Kelly

remained in of the 1935 season: Pierre Laval

The dowry he power for more than a year

until daughter was reported to be from January 1931 It appears that a section of the

February 1932, almost a record not far inferior to the fortune high administrative body of China in French politics, where it is bestowed on the count by his is disposed to accept the movement rare for a Premier to last out rich American mother. Laval's

No matter if he falls, he will in the North which, while it may against the storm and stress of own wealth is variously estim-

£2,000,000. not be honest autonomy, is a long faction strife for more than a ated at between £650,000 and soon come back. For the ex- butcher boy of Chateldon has

He be-. step towards independence from couple of months.

What gift is it, apart from become indispensable. the central "Luthority and a fur-

When Louis Barthou, the his capacity for intense con- longs.

He is a member of the team. seventy-two-year-old centration, his hard work, and ther attempt at, dismemberment of volatile the state. The smoke of revolt on Foreign Minister of France, was the Nanking side indicates a fery killed on October 9, 1934, by the A lot is being heard at the antagonism on the part of some side of King Alexander of Jugo- Pierre Laval stepped present time about the sanctity men to what they consider a sur-Slavin,

render to pressure. We are tok into his shots. He remained of treaties. The whole move-that disagreement with Nanking's Foreign Minister until ou June ment for the stopping of Italy methods of handling the situation of this year, he took over the is due to a desire to uphold the is behind the resignation of Mr.Premiership in addition to the He is still Premier to-day, and principle. The surprising and Ilstae Fu-chen from the Central Quai d'Orany, somewhat depressing thing is Supervisory Committee. He be

But his ambitious lone trail that there are some who would leves that the, negotiations which hopes to be Premier until the War Minister, is conducting, will even now wish to see Britain General Ho Ying-ching, China's general election of next year. joining Italy in disregarding her lead to further concessions to the career, from penury to wealth. obligations. Despite the over Japanese. Whether there is any from impotence to power, and whelming evidence which is truth in Mr. Hslan's' assumptions in politics. from red-hot Com- available of the support which is or not, it is impossible to deny that munism to careful Conservatismi HAYDN THE "CLOCK" SYMPHONY Philharmonic Symphony behind the Government, there there are officinis highly placed in has won him many enemies.

LREADY the rumblings of Orchestra of New York Conducted by Arturo Toscanini.are still those who urge that the affairs of China who are not Britain should go back on her content to accept Chiang Kai-shek's

the storm can be heuri friends of Laval fen: SZOSTAKOWICZ—No. 1 Op. 10

obligations under Article XVI of dictatorship, and others to whom

from power. Leopold Stokowsky and The Philadelphia Orchestra. the Covenant-n Treaty like any the unity of the country is appar-which

Last week 玛 vote on no con- other, save that it has a noblerently of less consequence than their may drive him

own ambitions. Among such and higher aim than most. these there is always a hearing for fidence was rejected only when to take measures he agreed Britain stands committed under one who preaches the doctrine of the Covenant to..do certain freedom and independence, to be against semi-military organisa- tions such as the Fascists, which wow by revolt even though in AB have grown all too-powerful for "in violation of its Covenants". other light such alms are treason the case of honest Republicans. wonders, · sometimes, if the Essential portions of his "save So does France, and so do all One members of the League. Britain cause of China's apparent disinte- the franc" economy decrees were stands committed "immediately gration in the North lies not as recently rejected by such over- much within as without. Granted whelming majorities as 34 to 5 to break off" trade and financial that in the past there have been relations with the Covenant-foreign influences brought to bear and 27 to 8, majorities which

UR readers will be interested 0° breaking State, which shall be to hasten and complete the breach. would make his Government's But a remedy may be found, not fall a certainty were they to be considered to have committed an in war and revolution, but in the maintained when finances come approached by the Reception His Excelleney gets past the Volun "act of war" against all the doctrine of the late Dr. Sun Yat-up for consideration this week. Committee to give a hand in meet with little opposition.

which basis of

Next to Poincare, Briand and welcoming the new Governor. Was

The draft plan has allowed space signatories of the Covenant.sen, the

One heurs too often Herriot, Pierre Laval is the Britain undertook those obliga- the argument that China is not most picturesque of the many

When we received our invita en route at the rate of two linear Taipan, one linear foot to, each Mid tions well knowing that in doing ready for such a system, that the

micro-Laipank so she was pledging herself to people are not yet fit to govern many picturesque figures on the tion this morning we accidentally feet to one Peak resident or Higher make sacrifices. For to break themselves, and even that the pre-colourful political stage of post- threw it into the waste paper Level resident or Lesser Tainan, two

sent form of government is basi-war France. In appearance he basket, the O.H.M.S. on the Kowloon residents or

His face envelope reminding us too much one linear foot and four members of the riff-raff to each succeeding lincar off trade relations with a foreign cally democratie and only waiting is short and thick-set.

foot. Thus, at any given time, they will able to work out to the split country means a very real sacri- for the time when the people can is dark, almost Moorish looking, of unpleasant subjects.

Fortunately, however, the office second the rate of advance to the fice. Yet it was felt that pence carry their own responsibilities. (They say he is a descendant

a soldier of Charles V.'s coolle rescued the letter and placed dais. Our criticism is that the evolution of was only possible if League mem- is too slow, and that so far as we Moorish guard stationed in it on our desk. Otherwice the Com-

Naturally, the Reception Committee.." to watch over the mittee would have been in a bit of

has seen to it that His Excellancy bers were prepared to pay the can see the National Government Chateldon

will know what width his smile sl, ald Thus price of peace. Happily, it has has not proceeded exactly as the military road through Auvergne a ness,

eack introduction. fathers of the revolution Intended.

This Reception business is, as we be for

Higher Taipans and members of the been clearly shown by the recent its Intentions may be excellent: from Spain to the Netherlands.)

A mop of black greying hair anticipated, proving somewhat diffi

Legislative Council can expect a Jog General Election, and by the re-but they seem to lack the deter.

E. Brown smile, Lesser Talpans will sult of the Peace Ballot, that mination and clarity which charaeflops into his brond, low fore- cult without our assistance.

Already citizens are crying out receive a winning Ronald Colman there can be no question of Brit-terised the labours of the national head. His brown eyes are set nin; in the hour of crisis, look-hero, Dr. Sun. Let the people have wide apart, giving an impres- about not receiving invitations, while smile, while a Greta Garbo pout will

a word in the

others are wondering where the devil arrangement of Ision of shrewdness, and calm, they're going to get a top hat and ing about for this or that excuse things, and let their elected repre- His nose is short, and above his frock coat, what with the dollar at of every- in order to free herself from the sentatives speak their minds at fat almost negroid Ips there is one and four, and the price

Nanking, or wherever they choose in line of tough black moustache, thing gone up, and Christmas pre- obligations which she' has

to make their capital, and be done M. Laval's dress hardly ever sents to buy, and that Lordy, I-dunno- what I'm-going-to-do-about-it-all feel- solemnly undertaken. The over-with this system of military geo- varies. He wears a black coat, ing becoming pretty general. CAPTAIN ANDERSON OF THE whelming body of public opinionernorships and little near-auto dark trousers, and, most famous

Getting the Governor into Hong- A. AND 8. HIGHLANDERS

first- supports the Government in its cracies. Then, if a cry for auto-

nomy comes from some part of the jof all, a white shirt and n white kong is, we see, going to be

Captain Richard Charles Beckett determination to stand by. its country we will know whence ittle. The legend goes that as a class job in itself. So soan is he bond. Present measures, in the emanates and that the people, in struggling young lawyer M. puts his foot on earth, His Excellency Anderson, C. who has taken over sphere of sanctions, are to be truth, desire it. It is an axlom Laval affected the white tie be in going to become the property of from Major E. J. R. Mitchell, acting rigidly enforced, and there is the that the seeds of revolution bear cause he could wash it himself, the Reception Committee. Someone's adjutant of the Hongkong Volunteer no fruit unless they fall on fertile In actual fact the white tie ure to spoil it all by going out in Defence Corps since Captall P. S. M. the plict's Inunch and grabbing hold Wilkinson relinquished the appoint- further possibility that they ground and are nourished by dis- dates from 1921, the time when of His Excellency before the Comment, has a long record of service may be made even more rigor rust or hate or avarice. It is our he gave up his red tie and his mittes, and then there'd be another with the Argyll and Sutherland High-

of those upheavals like issuing one landers. and the Socialists to suddenly from her holiday in Japan Battalion of the famous Scottish Re- Born in 1896, he joined the 2nd. ous. In this way, it is hoped bellof that the people of China as

or crash of gunfire for happiness. munists

an independent politi- or some such crisis.

giment in 1915 as a Second Lieutenant pressure of world opinion, The fault for the present disorders become

Once landed, however, the new and served throughout the war. In was twice modify her polley in the Ethio-lies not with the musses, but with cian running his own list of pian crisis, irrespective of the the leaders, whose powers do not candidates for the municipality Governor will have to face a barrage France' and 'Belgium ho

satisfy and whese positions are of the Paris suburb of Auber- of introductions, and an awful digl-wounded, and gained the 1014-15 Star, culty will present itself when the first the British War Modal, the Victory fortlines of war. This Is the regardeil merely as steps to other villiers.

is His hat he wears tilted for part of the precedent list has been Medal and the Military Cross with bar. worked off and they start to get down From 1918-19 he was acting Cap- first time that the League heights. What China needs

tain, the rank being substantiated in machinery has been brought into education at the top; and responward on his forehead at na to the lesser talpans,

sibility at the bottom.

angle, as though 'some one else Fortunately, the Public Works 1928.

his head. A Department, we are given to under- In 1931 and 1932 Captain Anders: The collection taken at the prize had put it on breaking State, and any, waver- Kiving ceremony at the Penk School cigarette or a cigar is always in stand, have not been idle, and once son was in Hongkong when the Batta ing now in the application of this on Friday last, in afd of the Society his hand or in his mouth. But he gets ushere the rest should be ian stayed here for a brief period easy. The drafting branch of the before going on to Bhanghal. After never smokes them com Department have prepared maps of a year in Shanghat the Argyll aml LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD. machinery would produce the for the Protection of Children, amount he

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