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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, APRIL

EUROPE

Of Nations Council

15 MEN REMAKING Personalities Of The League “JUDGES” OF GERMANY AND ITALY

The Diplomats Who Decide

•

The Fate of The World EUROPE'S history may be remade next week

when the Council of the League of Nations meets to consider the position, created by Ger- many's remilitarisation of the Rhine and Italy's" refusal to accept the League terms for a peaceful| settlement of the Italo-Ethiopian war.

Personalities composing the Council are here described by a special correspondent who has attended many of its meetings.

Dominating the Counsell table i will be M. Pierre-Ethienar Flundin, G-ft. tall French Foreign Secretary.

A lawyer? by profession. M. Flandin. is best "known among his wide circle of English friends for he frequently comes to Eng- land to shoot--ás a keen sports- Tİ:12.

When Pinaner Minister he went to Britain once to combine politics, with sport. Arriving at Dover he found he had forgotten to obtain a permit to bring in bir double- barreled sports gan.

EFFICIENCY

He explained that he was the French Finance Minister, lat. the British Customs official was doubt- ful and telephoned the Faureign Offer.

**FF MAYA be's the French Finance Minister," said the Cas- toms official. "Well," replied the offlelal on duty, “If he says he is, you'd better let his gun in."

Rivalling M. Finndin in public interest is M. Maxim Litvinov,

new

M. Flandin Signor Grandi. the Foreign Minister of France's ally, Soviet Russia, M. Litvinov now one of the most persuusive "examples of the "Geneva atmosphere," was at one time a picturesque revolutionary living an obscure life in the East End of London.

M. Van Zeeland. M. Litvinov.

Signor Graniti, the Italian dele- gate, tong familiar to Londoners

in

one

during the many years of bis Am- "I tin baseadorship more independent-minded person- alities around Signor Mussolini.

THE PRESIDENT

He is also a great connoisseur

of the arts,

Turkey's representative, M. M. Tawfik Arras, better known, be- fore Mustapha Kemal, the Turkish Dictator. changed all Turkish names, na Tewfik, Rushdi Bey,

played & large part in promoting

The Balkan bloc and the closer re- Intions between Turkey anb Russ Like M. Litvinov, he is of Jewish origin.

Mr.

GIVES AWAY CARICATURES

Laszlo Schwartz, the eminent Hungarian humorist and cartoonist, who will make his first appearance in Hongkong in the Root, Garden of the Hongkong Hotel on Friday. He will also appear in the Grill Room on Saturday,

Shaw Masters Situation Facing Hollywood Jester

Los Angeles, Apr. 10.

G. Bernard Shaw and Mrs. Shaw arriving on their world tour, sought out a quiet spot in a hotel dining room,

An carncat young man popped up before the surprised Mr. Shaw, and snapped:

ISOLATION WINS NEWSPAPER

TEST VOTE

•HOULD BRITAIN STAND

SALOOF FROM THE LO-

CARNO QUARREL, SUPPOR- TING NEITHER FRANCE NOR GERMANY 2

The London Daily Expresa Fasked 25,000 people that ques- alt classes of the community tion. They were chosen from

from

men and women.

1936.

RADIO BROADCAST

Jazz Piano Recital From Studio

Z.E.K. PROGRAMME

From Z.B.W..on a wavelength of 355 metres (845~Ritocycles)<

5-6 pn. Hongkong Hotel Dance Orchestra.

Convery

6 p.m. Children's Studio Conser 6.30 p.m. Dance Music.

7 p.m. A Concert. Songs-Phyllis has such charming graces (arr. Lane Wilson); Do not go, my [Hagemann)... Tudor

Tave

Davies (Tenor); Violin Solon-Kuruka Kuruka (Yamadu); Improvisation on n Japanese Tune (Zimbalist).... Efrem Zimbalist; Songs Twilight (Hamilton); My little neal of heavenly Marin Jeritza: Vio- blue (Lehár) lin Solos-The Zephyr (Hubny); After" Sundown (Scott)....Efrem Zimbalist; Song- Mistress lend and fair "Casanova" (J. Strauss)....Arthur Fear (Baritone).

730

tronds.

p.m. The Russian Voga-

An Old Waltz; A Storm: The Gate, Festival Dunce: Sleep my baby;

Moscow.

7.40 p.m. From the Studio. -- A Jazz Piano Recital by Sopronio Falles.

Programme,

1. Meditation, Lee Sims; 2. My Buddy, Donaldson; 3. Chatter, Lee Sius; 4. In the shade of the old apple tree, Williams.

8 p.m.

Time Signal, Weather Re-

Port, Stock Quotations and Announce-

iments.

.

ti fre-

8.05 p.m. Chinese-Studio Concert: "I'm Timothy Glutzspiegel-re- 11 pm. Close Down,.. potter from a Hollywood film: paper

8.05-10 p.m. European Pro- --got to get an interview from you."Krumme from Z.E.K. on "I say all the reporters I'm goingquency of 610 kilocycles.

8.05. p.m. Excerpts to see down at the train," Mr. Shaw Patience" (Gilbert and Sullivan).

said,

.

"But that was and stuff you gave them-you only repeat yoursc}{~~"

"What-what, why you"

"Ive got to get this interview. paper will Are me if I don't.”

"What business of mine is you get fred? Now we're about have lunch--",

"Thanks. I'm not kamery." "Nobody asked you to eat.”

*

My

to

producers making stur raids on our young | Hollywood' talent?" the

"What's this about these English

and old, from people who live in the south of England, in the north, in Scotland and Wales.

Interviewer

Jkr-

demanded. Where'd they get the money-did the English Government. subsidize the English studios?"

"Why do American, editors

Mr. Shaw interjected.

"What

persecution Mexico?" the reporter then asked. "I didn't know there was any." "You ought to keep

up with current events better than that," Mr.

about

in

This is the were “Daily Ex-i press" system of testing the misusing the word subsidize?” rofer of the people. It gizes to the world in clear, concise form | the true measure of Public Other delegates to the Council Opinion on vital issues of the include M. Van Zeeland, the Bel-day.

gian Foreign Minister, who, as the The answer which the people! representative of the country most gave is a striking majority for Shaw dropped his fork.

The figures are:-- For standing aloof..46.8 p.c. Against

....39.3 p.ç. ... 13.9 p.c.

Tected by the Rhineland coup. isIsolation. having an important influence upon-the-decisions of the Locarno Powers: Senor Edwards, the Chi- lean Ambassador; Senor Ruiz Gainaza, the permanent: Argen- finian delegate to the League: Dr. Munich, Enish Foreign Minister; the

and

Senor. Zaldumbide.

.

Foreign Minister of Ecuador.

Last, but not least, Mr. Bruce, the Australian High Commission- er.bas brought to the Presidency of the Council an atmosphere of Round-faced and bespectacled. | Dominion common sense and fair- and invariably wearing a wide-mindedness.

ENGLISH WIFE

.

brimmed soft hat, he has the look

of

a benign cleric. It speaks

English fluently, if with a marked His Job Was

accent.

ITs is the only Soviet Commuis-

sar with an English wife. While

in London the married Misa, ivy. Low, who is now regarded as "the first lady of Soylet Russia" at all diplomatic entertainments in Moscow.

Restoring

History

The last League Council meeting | DID IT. FOR HALF A

Berk,

Colonel

the gave Polish Foreign Minister, a long-

CENTURY

:

cherished opportunity of coming After 4 years of service Mr. to London.

W. J. Clark, foreman of thei Colonel Beck is the man who. more than any other, has been re-works at Lincoln's Inn, is retir- sponsible for diverting Polishing with a pension of £5 a week -foreign policy away from Paris and a gratuity of £400,

Uncertain

If all the uncertain votes were added to those against Isointion, there would still be about one in every two persons in favour of Britain keeping out of the present slispate.

Sanctions

"I make current events," he ex- ploded. "Do you realize I've given you the longest-interview-I've given in months? And naturally, you'll go and add something to, it i your paper.

asked the young man.

"Ever hear of Vince Barneti?"

"Oh, you mean that-that ribber that insulter? Yes," **

"Well, meet him."

Mr. Shuw held up his hands and The second

the laughed heartily. He shook question

hands Daily Express asked was:

with Hollywood's premier jokester.

Should Britifin' support Frances

in her protest against Germany's

repudiation of Locarno by join. New Colours

ing France in instituting:

(a) Economic or financial. sanc-

tions against Germany?

(b) Military sanctions, if neces-

sary?

The answer is, Not

The figures are:

-Against 'economic ar

financial sanctions 66.3 p..

In favour

Uncertain

Against military

For British Submarines

London, Apr. 20.

21.0 p.c. 12.7 p.C.

The British Admiralty, after several years of experimenting, sanctions 67.7 pc. has decided to paint its

sub. 18.1 p.

marines in different colours to .: 14.2 p.c Now, notice that many more "match" the seas where they

In favour Uncertain

towards Berlin. He is the prin- For centuries it has been the tradi-voted against sanctions, about 67 serve. cipal architect of the Germano- tion of the fun to employ their own per cent, than the number Lant Polish Paut.

permanent staff of workmen about their buildings.

M. Titulescu, Rumanian Foreign Minister, who also speaks for the Little Entente (Rumania, Czecho- Slovakia, and Jugoslavia), has for yeurs been one of the most pic turesque League personalities.

THE PROFESSOR

་

Mr. Clark wont to the Inn m 1882 as a lact of 18 to work as an "im praver" under his father, who was foreman. He stopped into his father's

£25,000 TASK" "

shoes in 1014.

Of M. Titulescu it antay be sald

In November, 1928, he was a provd that his facial appearance is Mon- gellan, his clothes Saville-row, zindan, for he had completed the task of restoring the beautiful fifteenth his mind Pariskun

century Hall of the Inn.

from

Twenty Love sick Maidens Wet Still brooding on their mud infatun- tion; cannot tell what this love may be: In a Doleful Train; Now, is hot this ridiculous; Long years ago,

8.20 p.m.

"Jail Vienna"-Potpourri (Dostat).

8.30 p.m.

Band Music,

The Mill in the Rock-Overture (arr. Winterbottom); Faust Frolica (Gounod, arr. Debroy Somers); Car- mien Caprice (Bizet, T Debroy Somers); Silver

Trumpets-Grand Processiona! March (Vivani); Parade of the Elephants (Chenette); The Old. Frog Fond (Alford).

! นศ. Daventry News Bulletin. 9.15 p.m. Dance Music. Waltz--What a Night.

10 p.m. Big Ben: Close Down,

DAVENTRY PROGRAMMES

The following wave-lengths and frequencies are observed by Daventry. Call Sign Frequency

4.030 k.. 2.410 .c.

CSA

1189

Wavelength

49,59 metres 21,35 mètres 31.10 metres 23.53 metten

3.28

metred metnew

19.12 17.10. 16.XQ mrtra

GBC

GSD

2,383 .c. 1,750 k..

GSE

11.3 .c.

(SP

13.140 k...

Q9H

21470 .c.

15,260 1.0.

GSJ

21.840 k..

GAL

4.10 .. 09.10

13.97 metres

metro

11.95 metrow

Transmission 1

G.B.N.. G.S.D.)

1. pan. Item. An Organ Recital by

J. I. Taylor,

1.45

..

mm. "Under Big Ben."

The Composer at the Pianoforte --11: Herbert Hughes. A recital of Herbert Hughes Bongs and arrangements.

Greenwich Time Signal at 2.15 p.m. 1.23, p.m. Dance Musle.

3.5% p.m.

3.15 p.m.

(0.9.J.,

7 D.M.

The News and Announcements.

Close down,

Transmission 2

S.G., G.S.D.)' 16 Ben. The Componer al the Pianoforte-12) Walford Davien, A recital of Wallerd Darien KONER.

7.20 p.m. "Under 11 ten." 7.40 nm. The Bath Pump

Room

Or.

Pro-

chestra. Greenwich Time Signal at a p.m. 8.45 p.m. Shakespeare Anniversary

gramme. Shakespearean songs in ennirasted veilinge

9 p.m.

The News and Announcementa, 9.20 p.rs. Blanco Muale,

9.10 p.m. Leslie Bacony and Leslie Holmen The Two slira), singing their own compositions,

0.40. 9.43 p.m.

Dance Marie.

Clone daw21, Transmission 3

(G.8.G., 4.9.E.) 10. B Ben. The Central Hand of

IE!= Maženty's Royal Air Force, 11 pm. Talk: "Down to the Bem bt Halow 4 Ben "Cammunications 2. Port to

Part." 11.20 p.m. "Jack and Go Up the ** River." Belur No. 4. In the series of adventures of Jack and Jill. 11.5 p.m. The News and Announcements. 13... English Music.

Greenwich Time” Blana) at 12.30 min.

Close dowo.

The main purpose of the "pro- voted for Isolation and against intervening in Europe, 46.8 per tective colouring" is to make the

1a.m. is that undersen' craft invisible to low cent. Why? The reason many who oppose Banctions

for occupying flying airplanes when sub- against Germany what they describe as "her own merged.

territory, after all" would still be

For some time It was the theory in- favour of intervening if Ger- of naval experts that grey-green niany proceeded to attack France. would prove the best colour, regard

The largest vote for Isolation is less of what sca a submarine might be cruising in. But the hues of in Wales, 53.9 per cent.

the oceans vary to such an extent that new stades had to be added.

Yet the vote, against sauctions there is not so large as elsewhere It shows that in Wales public opinion a fairly solidly aligned in two definite canis, On one side, are those that way, No sanctiousl And who, following a number of years workmen to supper the night of the kind!

Five benchers sat down with the Inn no intervention in Europe of any

Spain's delegate la Senor Barcia, Tho restoration cost £25,000 and the Foreign Minister. But better took five years. Only hand work, was known to his country is his tussis used as in the days of the original tant. Professor Madragarngs, builders 450 years ago.

in charge of the League Dis-opening. Each working was given On the other side as those teat armament Section, accepted a pro-, nud Mr. Clark was presented way, Yes, sanctions economic (20.5 fessorship at Oxford,

He is small, dark, vivacious, and very witty.

a £100 cheque,

Another of Mr. Clark's big jobs was repairing the havoc wrought by German bomba in 1916 and 1918, when 60 ceilings came down and hundreds

of panes of glass were broken,

fer eent.) and military (23.1 | per cent), and fall participation in Europe (243 per cent.).

British submarines operating in the Atlantie necan, for in-, stance, will remain grey-green but those stationed in the Mediterranean will be royal blue. Curiously, those in the Red Sea will be painted black. Experiments in protective colour- ing were being carried out when

Transmission 4

Casa G.S.D., G.S.D., G.S.C., G.8.0.). 1.15 m.in. Big Hen. A tecital of Shake- spearean Notes by Bavil Persona (Haritone).

1.30 am. The 1.3,C: Empire Orchestra, 2.15 am. The News and Announcemento. 2.33 m. Taiki "Pareign Affairs.”

·2.50 xum. Hiary Engleman's Quintet, with Vernon Adrock (Xylophone, and Vilannbone),

Greenwich Time Biznal at 2 mm.

81. George's Bay Programme, aid. "The.C. Hymphony Orchestra

Visits Vienam.

4.55.m. Interlude.

5 m. 8.20 .m.

The News and Announcements. In order of Appearance." Greenwich Time Signal at 6 a.m.

■.20.11. Dance Moale.

6.45 km. Close down, "

1

t

and

One case each of Diphtheria Or Portugal's two delegates,

The largest vols against Isolation

Measles were reported to the local Senhor Montero and Senhor Vas

in in the south of England-394 per the British submarine M-1 - Health authorities on Tuesday. concellos, the former is Foreign

coit. The largest vote against anne appeared in 1926. She was painted Mr. Clark thinks the modern woman tons of either kindle in the north a pale green colour and it was a Minister and the latter has come would do well to revive "the velveteen of England-71.1 per cent. against trace of this paint, found on the into prominence as the chairman of the Longrie Sanctions Com-rago" of the '80's. British manuface economic sanctions, 72.1 per cent, bow of Scandinavian steamer

sanctions. Lurers had just Introduced coloured against military velveteen then,

mittee, where he has built up for himself a reputation for the calm- ness and efficiency with which he can control a stormy meeting..

The

north seems to know its mind beat in when she docked in home port "The ladies" looked lovely in their all questions, for there is the smallest several weeks afterward that final velveleen gowns and bonnets in all the percentage of "uncertain," an avern-y cátablished the fate of the M-1 colours of the rainbow," he said.. 1 of 12 per cent.

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