1936-07-10 — Page 3

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, JULY 10, 1936.

2,000 PER CENT TERRITORY INCREASE Italy's Enormous Gain In Land During the Past Sixty Years HOW A KINGDOM WAR WARRIOR MAN WHO DOES

BECAME AN

EMPIRE

Rome, July 1.

In the last 66 years, or in the life-time of many living Italians, Italy has increased its total area almost 20 times and doubled its population, new "Imperial" statistics reveal.

Italy became a unified nation in, 1870 when Rome, was oc- cupied and the Roman Catholic Church sthorn of its temporal possessions. At that time Italy had a total area of 220,000 square kilometres with a total population of 25 millions.

To-day, after the conquest until 1905 did Italy finally succeed in and annexation of Ethiopia, establishing possession of this narrow Italy boasts a total area of four of desert”lanl us a full-fledged

colony million square kilometres and a

1911 Italy went to war with the total population of 55 millions. Turkish Empire and an its break-up| Almost all the additional terri 1912 surveeded in annexing Lin

and the Deder anese jetanals, tory is in

wae brought aty, total Africa.

Kilometers

north zuhel Pasti

Haan ngilom

WHS, When the founded in 1870, Italy halt colones! The lands of Sicily and Sardinia were counted as integral parts of the Italian pennisuin.

する

CD To 20dum quare non 77988), and the total population.

11

millions from 36 millions.

A statue of King Albert of the i

At the end of the world war Haly | Belgians, which will be frected on the i added about fe thand square back of the river Yeer, share the King miles of new territory, mostly at the tag this bler, bought bravely dolog The enlinin de the Great War, is completed. The expense of Austria,

hemed by the prare picture slings the culpton standing Italy's first colonial adventuga bes mand were

by his work. Notar when the anders at Versailles and from that gun in the same

ansament dated Haly's sebeme to carke! ditional

territory

- government purchased the port of cut

came

30

Italy

Arab, in the extreme southern part à frien at the proper suoment.

This proper momen und Italy's New Empire of Eritren. In 1889 Haly tried to: establish a protectorate over Ethiopia Mussolint in 1935 when, after declar but King Menells with an army of ing Ethiopia an "aggressor" 80,000 annihilated Italy's force of advusend into Ethiopian territory and 12,000 men at the battle of Adown. It in seven months conquered the empire 1898. Repulsed from Ethiopin, Italy, of the Lion of Jilah. however, kept Eritrea which became its, first African colony.

Mussolini in recent interviews ho announced that Italy is now "salis- fied". With colonial

possessions greater than Italy it. sodf, Mussolint "believes the founda-

About the same time Italy sent most Arst colonial expédition to Somalilati

NOT EXIST

VISITS LONDON

TO SEARCH FOR PROOF

A YOUNG man

OF HIS BIRTH

who legally a young Frenchman found his

does not exist is now visiting family opposed to his iden +1

London in an effort to establish marriage on the ground that his AN UNUSUAL

that he is, in fact, in being.

fianece was related to him. Bat the Frenchman was determined. and after obtaining the necessary civil and religious authorisations in France, came to London and

Ilis only hopo is to trace the doctor or nurse who was present at his birth in a London hotel over 22 years ago,

This briefly in the story behind was arried, the following advertisement which | #ppeared

En Bandon; Papers:

recently

Tu ductors, midwives, nurser and others;

to

Information acquired na birth of a mule child in or abmat Jump 24, 1911, in the marze of the then Hatei de Paris, Leis|| cester-square, W.C.

BIRTH NOT REGISTERED

ta

The

young couple returned France, but the following year they wore in London again. Flaying at the Intel de Paris. One night the husband asked the manager to send for

a doctor and n nurse. These were obtained and shortly afterward the wife gave birth to a MOTI

That

And

son, now grown up The story begins in 1913 when married in an English girl, is search-

ing for proof of his birth.

FRANCE ANXIOUS ABOUT FATE OF SOMALILAND

Paris. June 3. NXIETY over French Somali-

thecanters must of Africa, but not then has been prepared for a new and A land and its future now that

i prosperous Italian Empire, the total

population of which he hopes will Italy is in possession of Abyssinia is beginning to be shown in large sections of the French Press,

Western

Education

Turns To The Orient

attain 100% ruillion in a few decades. United Press,

GAS EASIER TO DEFEAT THAN BOMBS

southern neighbour in of a conflict.

"NUCLEUS"

the event

Min

spoke Uttle parents, who English and were ignorant of Eng

to register his lish law, failed

this innocently depriving birth, him of nationality and status.

A few days ago father and son came to London and made straight fur Leicester mary, Hul the hittel where the boy was born is no longer there.

They have now consulted M. F.

the legal adviser

Allemes, French Embassy,

NO NATIONALITY

to the

"And we make no mention of the route to Indin,

"The young, one is not English Ga Now that the Italian operationa have been successful, Britnin temis lose he was never registered in uncentrate her attention on the threat England." M, Allemes raid. "Nor is he French because his name does to her imperial interests,

"The extraordinary ceremonies appear in any civil registry in which took place in Rome at the death France Until we can get proof of ween therefore, do of King Fund, Mussolini's speech on his birth May on the resurrection of the nothing, and the only hope I can see the doctor and purse who Roman Empire of which Abyssini is that and Libys form the nucleus (the word attended his mother may recall the

areas was left out of the official case and come forward....... version but it was netually spoken, from

Intu

There is much talk in these papers also about a potential threat to the “all-red zoute 19 the Cape," which is said to be worry- ing the British Government,

Having asserted that "many HOME OFFICE VIEW

Englishmen are moved by de

the balcony of the Palazzo "Then it will be possible for us to upply in the French courts to have New York, July 1. Wing Commander f. 4. Hod, humiliation inflicted on England Venezia) have increased apprehension the birth registered in France.

in London. Syracuse University this sum soll, Assistant Under-Secretary by the events in Abyssinia," mer will offer a unified course on of State

Furthermore, Mime. Tubouis, in the The English law regarding in charge of the AirPertinax" declared in the Echo

anxiety regarding the expiration of twelve months no registrations lags it down that after the Far East dealing with the Raids Precautions Department de Paris to-day that against shows

the fate of French Somaliland.

Thirth may be registered without the The French interests in Abyssina written geographic environment, cultural of the Home Office, told the the wishes and the efforts of

consent of the Registrar- and political life of peoples bor- Chief

are of ineniculable value to the verreserat. On the advice of the law Constables Association London. Fascist Italy has install-

the French colonial dering the Western Pacific. jeonference at Gateshead recentlyet itself in the empire of the existence of

empire. The port of Jabuti constitutes dieers the Registrar-general does not an indispensable link between France Frant his comment after seven years, The general point of view will that air raid precautions must bej Negus.

"Henceforth it commands the

and Indo-China, New Calettonia and be that of the Oriental peoples, regarded as an insurancs.

Madagascar. Topics will include:

"We are getting plans prepared,"communications of the Sudan and he added. have very hope that Egypt with: Uganda, und of Kenya

INDIAN QUADS 1. Eastern Astugeography, racial if ever we are exposed to hostile air with the region of

another side,

„Jubliulpore (Central Provinces), types, cultural belground of Agiatiefattack, the combination of active and Lakes, while on

Lavaye defence might be the means Libya, extended by territories

India, July 1. uf ultimately defeating the intentions obtained from France and it you

Quadruplets have been baru to 2. China and Japan--Cicography, of the enemy altogellier."

seilles and Hanoi, but also French transferred, would be able to cultural origins, development Af "I should be the best person in the

would receive a blow from which it village of Mahagama, near Gote- civilisations. Einly Deciduntal con-work to mpinke the danger of exert pressure on Egypt and her in prestige in the Far East un Indian peasant woman in the

could recover.only with difficulty.

gaon, in the Narsinghpur distrlet "What creates the prosperity of The report says:-"Doing quite Jibuti, is the French railway between

Now it is, well; all hole and hearty."-- it und Addis Ababa. obvious that the Italians are trying by Reuter,

Lacts.

3. Contemporary China and Japan: Cultural, economic and political.

4. The Far East in the World! war and the Washington conference.

3. The Soviet Union in the Far East, 6. British, French, and Dutch in terests in Oceania and Eastern „Asin, 7. American Interests:. Ilavall, the Philippines, trade and missions.

Bet would say that, provided the Proper precautions which we recom mend are taken, 1 believe that gas:

Jer in defeat than either will be easier fire or high explosive bombs."

The

thing the Government wariled to do Was to frighten the general publte or to engender any hopeless feeling that war was inevit- Jable.

the Grea!.

New Alphabets

Prepared For

Soviet People

Air cald precautions in this country! WRITTEN LANGUAGES

were based on a voluntary system. MADE WHERE THERE Although the co-operation of local au-

3. Economic and nuval issues in the thorities had been sought, the arrange WERE NONE; MORE TO

Pacific area: U.S. pelley.

D. China, Russia and Japanese polley.

Listed in three departments, the course may be used as an elective In graduate programmes, or toward n graduate major upon propty de- partmental approval.

The course on the For East is an Innovation, sponsored by the Univer sity's departments of geography, poli- tient selence and soctology.

Conductors will be:

George B. Cressey, 6 yours in China

ments were entirely civil in character,

LOVE

HONOUR-

AND PAY £1 CONFETTI was falling around

of China in English. He is head of coloured shower and took him to

the department of geology Reography at Syracuse University.

and

the police station!

|

"THE END OF JIBUTI"

"If one day it no longer belonged to: as, not only would car ships be with! infway point between

all means to buy out the railway or to deflect its trnilic to Assab.

"That would clearly be the end of Jibuti.

As for the French troops in

Ethiopia, that is a small matter.

"The question for France is not of material interests, but rather of spiri- tual interests, and with them our [colonial prestige is included."

DELICATE NEGOTIATION

FOLLOW

The well-known writer on colonial Moscow, July 1.

subjects, 1. Pierre Mille, aska in the with the totali- One of the

Excelsior, "Faced major tasks nssumed

tarian desires of Rome cancerning by the Russian

Abyssiela, how shall we safeguard the Bolsheviks has now been.com- rights of France?" pleted, with the introduction of 34 new alphabets for races and tribes which had no written

other

languages before the revolution,

of 34 and provision Cyril Watkins, aged 28, as simplified Latin alphabets for teaching at the University of Shanghai he emerged from Neuth Register languages, such as Mongolian. and conducting geographic research. office with his bride-when aud-Arabic and Chinese, which could He is author,

of "China's Geographicdenly police plunged into the be learned only with difficulty. Foundations," the standard geography

After a recent meeting of the He appeared the next day before All-Union Committee for the In- the magistrates covered with con traduction of New Alphabets, the Douglas G. Haring, 7 years in: fetti and with a flower in his bui- Committee's vice-chairman, J. E. Japan, graduate of the School of

Korkmasoff; informed correspond- Japanese Language and Culture, He was necured of obstructing the ents that written languages have Tokyo; student of Japanese life since police the previous night. He was now been provided for all Soviet 1017. Haring is author of the "Lands] fined $1 and sent out to his bride. peoples except a fow very small of Gods and Earthquakes," and is But the bride's brother, Thomus tribes which have decided to use assistant professor of Sociology. Collins, who was best man, was aent, School of citizenry and Pablle Affairs, to prison for a week for assaulting a the languages of larger neighbour- Symeuse University,--United · Press. · policeman.

ing groups. All races which have requested now Latin alphabets for their languages also have been served.

tonhole.

BLACKENED LIGHT WILL

CURE SLEEPLESSNESS

-Says H. de Vere Stacpoole

PLENTY OF WORK TO DO.. But the large number of institutes and organizations formed to create new alphabets still have a

"DE VERE STACPOOLE, the novelist, has come to the rescue of the spoken languages which are being

H. the sleepless millionaire, Ini Bahadur tanjidas. Bujore, whe ngered £2,000 to any one who could help him to sleep.

advice:

Writing from Glif Dang, Bonchurch, Isle of Wight, he gives this

mount of work before them, Mr.. Korkmasoft explained. They must now help various tribes and races to develop rich literary languages from given written expression for the first time.

About 25,000,000 persons are using the new alphabets. Most of these belong to races with ancient languages

"Have an electric light at the dedside with the bulb blackened so to dineult to acquire that literacy has that only a small ray of light escapes.

"Lio with the eyes fixed on the rat.

hitherto been rare among them. But about 2,000,000 are reading and

"The room must be in darkness." Mr. Stacpoole does not mention writing langunges never before

recorded.

the reward.'

The material problem resulting from the stationing of Italian troops right on the French frontier la aggravated by the attitude of Rome.

"French public opinion does not seem to appreciate the danger of the position. With its surrounding area of simply 60 miles of desert, Jibuti will receive a death blow, Moreover: at the slightest alarm it could bet taken by the Power occupying the Ethiopian heights.

"Can we allow this Insecurity for a port. destined to be the only refuge for our morcantlle ships, our sub- marines, squadrons and seaplanes, be tween Marsellies and Madagascar and Saigon? It is a national question, and the negotiations which must take place among Italy, Britain and our selves will be long and delicate," Reuter.

. ANSWERS

to questions on Pape 3. I. Right. The pike lives for more than 200 years.

2: Wrong. Barrie took the title from Jamos Crichton (1800- 82) accomplished son of a Scota Lord Advocate.

3. Wrong It was used by Charles V. When talking of the Spanish Empire at the beginning of the 16th century.

and

4. Wrong. Tha Poles Itussions are Slave. The Finns are Mongola.

6. Right.

It was first applied to the majority party of 26 which decided by two votos in

n

Revolutionary Congress in London in 1902 that Lenin should edit the party newspaper.

8. Right. At Crécy in 1846.

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