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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1936.

COUPLE SEEK PARADISE

PARADISE SEVEN YEARS,

Italy Is Taking No Risks

MILLION SOLDIERS

UNDER ARMS

Rome, Aug. 10.

an

THERE is only about one

chance in ten of European war within the next two years, according to responsible Italian officials.

Italy, however, is proceeding with its military preparations į as though the odds were re- versed and war might be ex- pected to-morrow.

Italy to-day still has almost one million moldiers under, arms in Italy und Ethiopin and is turning out air and big planer, bamba, munitions

Kuns at virtually a war-time pace.

If there is an European war (and Mussolini sincerely hopes there won't be because he has his hands full with Ethiopia), Italy expects to be, as in

on the winning side. 1016

Win Italy fight with Germany in the next war?

or against

Nobody knows, not even Mussolini, because European politics are in such A state of flux it is impossible to say Who will fight whom.

Italy is preparing for enemies in every direction. The Brenner pass looking toward Austria and Germany Italo- fortified. The heavily

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Jugoslav frontier ristles with "pili boxes", trenches are emplacements.

Ronds lending through the passer · Into France and Switzerland are covered by imposing camps of Italy's picked Alpine troops.

PORTS STRENGTHENED Every port, since the menace

REBELS IN CHARGE

FIND

IT,

SAIL TO-DAY

Climate:

NATIONAL DAY IN FRANCE

PERFECT

CADIZ, which is reported to have been bombarded by the Govern- inent cruiser, Cèrvantes.

Delegates of "Lunatic Fringe" Threaten To Lynch Hecklers

New York, August 12.

of war between Englanil and Italy. "THIS 'lunatic fringe is going to take over the

has been strengthened with anti-air craft artillery, mine layers and a fatifla of submarines.

in the past year a dozen new mili- tary airports have been establishelin Italy, especially in the southern two Sicily and Sardini, and airfielda throughout the

peninsula have been

improved and enlarged.

American Government!" roared American's "Rabble- rouser No. 1," the Rev. Gerald Smith, electrifying 11,000 delegates, meeting in Cleveland as the National Conven tion of the Townsend movement.

The Townsend recovery plan-to which Father Cough- lin, the powerful "radio priest," pledged his support to-day "Before the end of the year Haly-threatens to split the Democratic vote in the November plans to have 1,500 new airplanes, mostly high-speed bombers, in service election and may thus lead to the defeat of President Roo- giving her almost 1,000 first-line sevelt. machines. Fifteen-hundred new aludent pilets were recently enrolled and aro Bow being trained.

SOCIALISM

..

the

Key industries have been "nation- alized and are

working for govemment. The army is proceeding with a vast programme of mechaniza tion.

Mobility of attack and rapidity of

Professor Probes

Cosmic Ray Secrets

LONE VIGIL

IN 'GHOST'

nubilization are the two guiding N

principles which motivate Italy's pre. paration for the next war.

As a result of his experiences in the Ethiopian war, Mussolini believes he can throw the entire Italian nation into a war overnight. The two "test mobilizations" of the Italian popula tion during the African war were primarily designed to perfect the organization for inmediate mobiliza- tion in case of an emergency.

Musolini feels, according to per sons close to him, that Italy's ability to enter any war at a moment's notice in his greatest diplomatic strength. He believes this constant prepared-

TUBE STATION

N the darkened platform of a disused London tube station,

a professor is at work in a make- shift laboratory, probing accrets of cosmic rays,

Professor. M. Blackett, of

ness may be a powerful factor in the Birkbeck College, London, imposing peace on Europe because has what is surely one of the neither France nor Germany would strangest laboratories in the Hike to have one of their fronts ex-world-a disused cabin 120ft. posed to Italy's modern legions. Res. heet for Italian military prowess, below the wheels of the city's under Fascism's reforms, is increas roaring traffic. ing Europe. Italians believe and this may be an important factor la preserving peace.

WAR DANGER ENDED Mussolini's many speeches during and after the East African war all revealed a great preoccupation for the peace of Europe. Menaced by Britain and France in their attempts to halt his colonial adventure, Mussolini felt then that peace hung on a slender thread.

To-day, now the Ethiopian affair is being liquidated, Mussolini feels the immediate war in dangers of an Europa are vanishing. But he doesn't

Here the Professor, who is Britain's leading authority on cosmic rays, I studying the penetration power of these strange rays.

Surrounded by shlong coils, batteries and wires, he works with

a great electro-magnet, studying the power of the rays. And us he works trains, thunder through the deserted station they never stop.

bui

The windows light up as these "ghost" trains Bash past, but the pro- fessor works on.

Income Tax:

Rates:

6d. IN £

3d. IN £

A MAN and woman have

sailed

from London

bound for Paradise on Earth...

It took Captain John Fleming Vibart, C.B.E., late of the Royal Indian Navy, and his wife seven years to find Paradise-in South-east Rhodesia.

They travelled the entire civilised world. Their trunks and suitcases are plastered with labels of the world's rail, ship and air services,

Papeete, Lotus Land of the South Seas.

New York, modern wonder city.... Peace- ful, magic isle of Madagascar, China, Japan, India.

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They searched them all, but train, ship or plane carried them to other landa-dissatisfied. Back in London they tried to set- fle, but the desire for the perfect home gave them no rest. They bought a secondhand car and drove away.

Our pleture shows a little Marianne from Northern France who parti- elpated in the great shows celebrated recently throughout the country.

"BATTALION ON ITS HONOUR"

VIEWS OF OFFICERS AND CLERGY

"NO COMPULSION” LONG SEARCH

Keen interest has been aroused Months later they Innded at Cape- town with it, and turned norbh into in the case of the Commanding the vast hinterland of the land of the Officer of a Regiment at flome, who Rantu. Several sets of tyres were un stated in the "Telegraph” re- worn out on miscadam roads and (cently, dispensed with the custom veldt and jungle trucks,

of a full dress parade of his bat Through Bechuanaland, ruled by talion a long time before the hour diamonds are as plentiful as pebbles "put them on their honour" to come Chief Tacked; Namaqualand, where for church on Sundays, and who on a beach; along the Witwaters- Jon parade properly dresed just in rund, most prosperous spot on earth; time for church. ever north, beyond Lake Nynsa.. Many opinions have been expressed

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Still searching they headed south by military officers and leaders of the Spokesman of the "Share Our again and entered Southern Rho-Church. Aniong them are the follow- Wealth" clubs organised by desia. They came to the Umvam-

ing: Senator

Bishop Welldon.—A soldier should Huey ("Kingfish") van River and for several miles Long, the assassinated Dictator almost hidden by tropieni vegetation. Service if he conscientiously objects. bowled along beside rushing streams not be compelled to attend Divine of Louisiana, the Rev. Gerald Birds coloured like rainbows flitted If there is a Church parade It should Smith began his speech by an-

from tree to tree. Troops of baboons be as bri

brief as possible.

of a plot against him.

Douncing that he had just heard

"HANG THE HECKLERS". "Eight hundred men," he declared, "were-going-to-enter-this-hall to prevent me from making a redblood- ed Aghting speech.

"How many of you will promise to hang anybody who interrupts

me?"

H

Eleven thousand hands shot up In answer.

Mr. Smith then launched into his trade

against the Itoosevelt New Deal.

With a Bible in one hand he played

upon his vast nedicace with all the arts of flie super-evangelist, raising the delegates to the highest pitch of political frenzy,

"BRAIN TRUST BREAD"

"I refuse to drink this Tammany inllk or eat this brain trust bread baked in Moscow" he bellowed,

scrambled to safety into the 2,000 £1,

hills on either side. Startled buck watched the passage of the searchers, This is how Capt. Vibart describes thes

first glimpse of their perfect honte, Umtali

General Sir Inn Hamilton. If the

idea underlying a Church Parade is that the men should go to Heaven, then, in no far, it is futile and I more likely to result in a murch towards the infernal regions. If the parade is held for any other reason, *****Then "we" came to Chelatmas į such as smartness and discipline, that

Pass. We stopped to fill our radinia for the military authorities. tor. We looked down into the val

ley... dreams,

was the place of our

COMPULSORY RELIGION

Dean of St. Paul's (Dr. W. R. Matthews) quoted the story of the NO CROWDS

Church dignitary who was asked f They bought two and a half heres there were any distinction between of land, ordered a house to be built. compulsory religion and no religion." sold their car for £30 less than they the subtle for me to per "The distinction" replied the digni paid for it, and returned England

seiten to say good-bye for ever.

For other paradise seekers here are

some facts about Umtali:-

European population, 2,090. Rates id. In the £ for property and 14. for baildings, with 15 per cent, rebate for prompt payment. It has £1,000 swimming bath --there's fishing, shooting, golf, ten- nis-and income tax is Gd. in the E over £800 a year.

The Bishop of Hereford (Dr. G. L. Carr)The files of putting a bat- balion on its honour is excellent. When I was vicar of Yarmouth dur- ing the War I took a Church Parnde Service every Sunday, and found that most of the men resented the lengthy ceremonial beforehand.

The Bishop of Truro (Dr. Hunkin) I heartily agree with anything that "Eighty out of every 100 farms are

would make the service more helpful under mortgage to the Government.

Captain Vibart says dreamily: for the men. The cutting down of That means Government ownership possible. There's no snobbishness, be very beneficial.

"Climate's near perfection as tiring ceremonial before church would of land. That's Communism!"

door. and everywhere is the open

This spectacular Convention Is Living's cheap, and when I say ly The Dean of Bristol (Very Rev. II. actually that of a triple alliance ing 1 don't mean existing People W. Blackburne, Chaplain to the which will fight the Frealdential who like the smell of a crowd had Forces during the War):-The iden election as a Third Party opposed better stop away."

of putting men on their honour to to both Democrats and Republicans.and woman who had found their parade is splendid. I have sometimes That was the farewell of the pan appear property dressed. at church The alliance combines the Town- Paradise.

bought the preliminary parade has send Planners, pledged to restore

been a cause of dissatisfaction. At prosperity by £40-a-month old age

the same time, there is great value in "Cosmic rays are always bombard-pensions, the lucy Long faction, and

the compulsory church, parade, as Father Coughlin's National Union Girl of 17 Marries there are probably numbers of men who would not go to church other- wise.

TRACKS PHOTOGRAPHED

Intend to relax bis preparations until ing the earth," he said. "Where they

thero has been general settlement of the

which are problems

disturbing Europe.

The Italians feel they rendered a servico to peace by sponsoring the signature of the Vierma pact ending the biller quarrel between. Germany and Austria

come from is still a mystery."

Profesor Blackett has succeeded, in photographing the tracks the my make when passing through machine.

Soon he hopes to fly into the stratosphere and study the rays there.

"We know," he continued, “that

Ab least. reason most Italiane. Europe will not go to war over the the higher one goes the more intense question of Austria. This pact, they these rays become. We now con- believe, removed one of the thorns template flights to un altitude of ten the side of Italo-German relations and miles.” should decrease the anxieties of France and Czechoslovakia regarding ⚫ the future Austria.

There are three questions in the opinion of Italians which still might bring war in Europe within two years. These are:

1. England's special Mediterranean accords with Jugoslavin, Turkey and Grooco which Italiaus feel

are directed against Italy:

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Cosmic rays with an energy reach- ing 20,000 million volls have already been studied. Professor Blackett suspects that there are rays with an energy of nearly a billion volts,

Britain to decide whether they consider such action a reason for war or not, Italy thinks not. Although Italians are confident war

2. The Locarno question: if France, is not an imminent possibility in

Britain and Belgium try to draft

Europe, they believe the odds against war cannot be reduced or eliminated

a new Locarno treaty without entirely until the diplomatic negutla-

and against Germany, Italians bellevo war will be inevitable in Europe;. Danzig: Italians are inclined to bellave Poland will not raise to finger if Germany marches into Danzig after the Olymple games, making it difficult for France and

tions under way are concluded,

Whatever

ver happens, say Italians, "wo

ara prepared materially to fight but spiritually we think it would be Buleido for Europe. Nothing will como of the war but anarchy communiam In Europe"United Press.

and

"lunatle

for Social Justice.

Together these three fringe" Union Party candidate, Representa- movements will back the tive William Lemke, of North Dakota,

LORD AUSTIN

The College of Heralds has con- firmed the title chosen by Sir Herbert Austin on the conferment of a barony

in the King's Birthday honours list,

He will be known as Lord Austin

Longbridge.

Man of 100

In spite of the opposition of her parents, a girl of 17 han married a man of 100, reports the Exchange from Belgrade, Yugo-Slavia.

The bride. is the

pretty daughter of a farmer, and the couple have been engaged for a year.

During that time the girl repeatedly expressed her deter mination to marry

her aged flance.

Producer-Preacher Boyhood

MR.

Tells Romance

Of

[R. RALPH READER, musical comedy producer, stood in the Wesleyan church pulpit recently at Crewkerne, Somerset, where he spent his boyhood.

Refugees Hopes Dashed

Twenty thousand Assyrians are homeless again as a result of the League Council's decision to abandon its plan to settle the refugees in French Syria,

Mr. Eden, Forcim Secretary, told the

the French Commons that Government had Informed the League Committee concerned that owing to political developments in Syria ft would, in its view, be unwise to pro- ceed with the project,

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The Council had instructed its com- "As a boy. I sat in a pew in this church and fell in love with amittee to continue its efforts to find girl in the choir who was always dressed in pink. I never thought a permanent solution of the Assyrian

problem. of what the minister said in his sermon, my thoughts were with this girl, and when not with her I was thinking of how I should vivers of the massacres that, took play my football."

place in Iraq in 1933.

The Assyrian refugees are sur

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The total Expenditure in 1930 on behalf of sick and destituto children is estimated at $25,000, against which the Income to date in $18,000 only.

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$7,000

before the close of the financial year on 31st

October.

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