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THE Greeks like us. Just

now they like us very much indeed.

Nearly all the countries of the Mediterranean put their faith in Britain's might and Britain's rightness. Most of all the. Greeka.

men:

In Athens they say to English-

Take

our harbours, Use them. Do what you like with Greece.**

They are talking about the Mediterranean situation now.

They have settled down to the King who has come back to them. 'He has put the political leaders of Greece out of the picture. There is only one man who mat- ters-King George. And after him the heir to the throne, Prince Paul, his brother.

Now that the flash and smoke of party strife is over King and Prince leave the palace almost every day. The King visits his army, his navy, inspects the artillery, drinks wine with of- ficers informally, goes to

con- certs.

January 31, 1936, his residence NOTES OF THE DAY

No. 8, Broadwood Head, Hong- kong, Amare John Reel, 1.8.0., aged 71 years. The Funeral will pass the Monument at 5.16 p.m. to-day. No flowers by request. (Shanghai and Manila Papers please copy).

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

FRIDAY, JAN. 31, 1936.

SANCTIONS DELAY

We must suppose that the powers which direct the League of Nations are satisfied that they have accomplished some, thing by the sanctions imposed

KING'S EMPIRE TOUR

ocension for actual

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ago.

town; Stephan Vlastos, popular bachelor, gourmet, causour.

Society rarely speaks Greck. Conversation is usually in Eng- lish, French or German. It is bad form in Athens to appear cultured.

wit

No mention is ever made of classic tradition, of the ancient Greeks, Jokes are usually poll- tical. Chlef butt of Athenian is Tsaldaris, former Premier, elderly, clever, wily, but a man con- stitutionally in- capable of decision, of making up his mind..

settling down

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Tsaldaris, like most political leaders in Greece, suffers ill- health. In his case it is blood- poisoning, causing at times loss of memory, lassitude, fatigue.

Which brings us to the wait- ing rooms of Ministers one of the sights of Greece. Few poll tical appointments are over kept with the result that hundreds suffers acutely from asthma, re- Kondylis, who succeeded him,' struggle for admittance to rooms sult of war wound; his voice is where Cabinet Ministers are hourse; at times he can hardly buay signing papers, talking to journalists, expostulating with speak.

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constituents, shouting at func- Demertsis, the present Pre- tionaries, drinking coffee and mier, a giant of a man, has bone old smoking cigarettes all day long. enlargement; he cannot walk without difficulty. Streit, coun- sellor of the King, is a sick man. Levides, private secretary and friend in exile of King George, from heart trouble. I could con- is ill, too.. Veniselos suffers

tinue the list of political Most

Prince Paul visits the friends he knew at the Naval College twelve years Cadet

He goes to the cinema, ATHENS straggles its ugly breadth over a lovely land- too. I saw him at the premiere вспре,

Reinhardt's "Midsummer

There is no town planning, no suburban housing scheme, no

of

Night's Dream."

the Western world rambles its

The King is short. Prince Paul is extremely tall. Both supervision of private villa wear monocles. The King is building, with the result that the patients" indefinitely. usually dressed in officer's khaki. city which gave architecture to Greeks I have mot lack health.

Only two men at the head of Prince Paul in naval blue...

way outwards, ugly, hopelessly affairs radiate youth, strength, When they appear at State func-

energy; the King and the Crown tions togellier the heir to the jumbled, confused.

Prince. Houses and villas are built throne towers over the King.

anyhow, in any style, facing any THE Court is run on military direction north, south, cast, west-just to suit the fancy of lines. There are no secre, the owner without regard for taries. Audiences are arranged

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AFTER London, Athens is the

best-dressed city in Europe, smarter, more chic, than pre- sent-day Paris, Vienna, Berlin.

I mention this because the The men are over-dressed, The suggestion that the crown by men in uniform: generals, civic appearance, civic pride.

colonels, adjutants, officers of ing of His Majesty King Edward the royal guard, quiet, efficient, higgledy-piggledy collection of but the women are extremely Athenian smart. Black is almost univer- VIII next year may be made the courteous men, wearing swords, individual tastes in

coronation boots and spurs. Their khaki suburbs gives clue to the charac- sal-it is a uniform-no woman ceremonies in the capital of each uniform are gay with scarlet ter of the Athenian, the Greek, wears anything. but black, ex- which is selfish, individualistic cept, very occasionally, dark and gold.

brown. of the Dominions, and that some

The Court Chamberlain is to the core.

You rarely see an Athenian of the other units of the overseas Count Mercati, a tall, grey. As with housing so with

Each man for himself. society woman twice wearing Empire. may, be visited by the haired, handsome man with the politics.

the same clothes. Make-up is monarch, will arouse the hope in long, lean face of a soldier; he The neighbour is always wrong.

wears a morning coat, a pink There is no give-and-take in more pronounced then in Lon- Hongkong that His Majesty will carnation in his buttonhole, and Greek politics. It is war or don, Nearly all women have be able to inchide this Colony, in an Old School Tie.

rather civil war to the knife, dark eyes, raven hair, He looks more English than father against son, brother I asked one of my women his itinerary. Although the report

monarchist friends in Athens to reveal the of the intended tour is described as Greek. In his state uniform, against brother,

republican, Georgist extent of her wardrobe, The following, list, she said, is a mini- premature, it is thought possible carrying the tall wand of office, against that the King, will participate in he is an awesome figure, remote, against Veniselist.

In the past wheri Governments mum for a winter season:- great Durbar at Delhi in the stere, but among friends there

To be smart, to be a member charm, with a more winning officers and officials changed too, of society, an Athenian woman of the Empire smile. Twice married to wealthy Party feeling invaded adminis- must have fifteen hats, ten state, and by way of punishment will last nine or ten months. If American women, his son, good-tration all over Greece. The evening dresses, ning afternoon for her conduct in Ethiopia. this programme is carried out, it looking Leonardo Mercati, secre- King faces fearful odds in keep frocks, six sports dresses, six coats (including one astrakhan Were they not satisfied, it is to would be easily possible for His tary of the Athens Golf Club, ing the balance.

even more Oxford in So far he has been successful, and one full length, enmine be supposed they would hasten Majesty to make a call at Hong- seems

opera cloak), four morning frocks, two sets of silver fox to correct the situation, and to kong, either in connection with his speech and manner than his but for how long?

Visit to Indla or to Australia.father. use such pressure that their Those who have memories of the The waiting rooms of the FASHIONABLE figures n furs, one silver fox cape, three Athens are: Mme. Thierry, dozen pairs of stockings, four will would be irresistible. It King's visit, as Prince of Wnice, pulace are filled with pensant seems to us that we can recall a in 1922, will pray that the tour women in black, up from the daughter of Baron Henri de dozen pairs of shoes.

country with a bundle,-to-pre--Rothschild, and-wife-of-the-She must have, as jewellery, will permit of such an arrange sent petitions to the King. French Minister in Athens; at least five rings (one emerald, suggestion, made some months

can certainly be Bald ment. It

In Greece, if you have some- perfect complexion, vivacious one ruby, one pearl and two dia- ago, that an embargo on oil that our new monarch would nothing to say you say it to the beauty, grace, charm; Countess mond), two diamond brooches, or man at the top. Any farmer or Theotoky, wife of the former two diamond earrings, two pearl might effectually check the rush where be

than workman can see the Prime Foreign Minister, equally popu- pendants, two diamond bracelets, of italian armies upon the enthusiastically welcomed

here in this easternmost possession Minister; it's an old Greek cus- lar with the Court and Ministers, one pearl necklace. Ethiopian people. And if we of the Empire over whose destinies tom; petitions must be presented witty, kind-hearted, blue eyes, recall aright the reaction to that he has been called to rule. It is in person; otherwise they are of curly hair; Princess Ypsilanti

and Countess Capodistria, oldest LIVING in Greece is very Not everybody can suggestion was fairly favour-of interest to note that King no use.

The number of cheap. see the and proudest names in Greek able and optimistic. The latest Edward be following the

King, but the Little Man and his history; Mme. Zalokosta, best well-to-do families is proportion- news is that the studies of the example set by his beloved father wife can get into the palace and dressed'

in Athens; ally larger than in other cities. experts who are examining the if he visits India, for it was in state their grievances to glitter- Alecco Matsas, best-dressed, Many Greeks divide their time

1911 that His late Majesty, ac-ing aides-de-camp.

wittiest young man about between Athens, Paris and Lon- possible results of such sanc-companied by the Queen, went to

don. There are many Greek tions are being reported to His Delhi for the memorable Durbar

millionaires. Majesty's Government by the then held there. This, incidentally, Foreign Secretary, Mr. Eden. was the first occasion on which a As far as we are aware, apart reigning British sovereign had from the diligent efforts of personally visited one of the over- these experts and the periodic scas possessions. The present attention given the subject by King, however, can claim to be the that busiest of Ministers, Mr. most widely-travelled of all British Eden, this is all that is being monarchs; there is scarcely a part done about the oil embargo. visit as Prince of Wales. It would of the Empire which he did not Meanwhile, Italy's armies of be appropriate and inspiring if aggression march on Addis

Hongkong could be included in his Ababa and the atout-hearted triumphal tour next year. Ethiopians, fighting a courage- ous.but losing campaign,.are still |

will

more

warmly

waiting for the effect of the cars to the cries for succour League's daring discipline to from this nation, which is one have some effect. The purpose of the members of the League. of those sanctions, we believed, We will make one last observa- | was to hamper Italy's campaign. tion on this subject. If, indeed, They have done little that we the League intends to take steps can perceive towards this end. to stop this war (and to that They have merely served to dis-end the League is plodged and turb the relations of the Great for that purpose built), it had Powers, create a strained atmos- best act quickly, else the war phere between the signatories of will be over and Haile Selassio's the Locarno Pact, and make talk nation conquered. It is one of a European war a common- | thing to forbid the entry of an place on street corner and in aggressor power into coveted salon. This, then, is the Len-lands, and to prevent it; it is "gue's "accomplishment. We are quite another, and more arduouą. not proud of it, who are friends | task, to eject the victors after a of the Lengue. It would have conquest, And that, unless we been less distressing, and equally are much mistaken, Is the res- effective, to have closed our eyesponsiblity the League may be to the hormont of thia Ethiopin, called upon to face within campaign and to have shut our twelvemonth.

woman

SIDE GLANCES By George Clark

wife or something?

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Social life in, Athens is pre- war. Nowhere else do men and women pay so much attention to convention as here. A man can- not take a woman friend to the cinema unless he is (a) married to her, (b) engaged. He cannot ask a woman out to lunch at a restaurant alone, It is custom- ary to invite relations as well, or friends.

Tongues rule conduct, rule out. frankness, simplicity, natural ness, cause hypocrisy, jealousy, fear,

The Greeks seem too intel- ligent to be happy, but not in- telligent enough to be natural. Their social lives are spent very busily doing nothing.

Life is a round of continuous panties and receptions at which the same people meat each other. In a rigid atmosphere of empty repetition, bare of joy.

Not so the poor. See them in their thousands on the slopes of mountainsides on festival days, and the old simplicity and beauty of ancient Athens lives again.

See them as they dance, hand, in hand, before some wandering musician, singing old Byzantine melodies, embracing with religi➡ ous fervour the image of some fortune bringing Madonna or saint, lighting thousands of candles to darkon old church, walls with emoke, m

The glory of Greece lies in the countryside far from the town.. Pembroke Stephens