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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER

9,

1936.

DEMOCRACY HAS GREATER MAN-POWER

If It Came To A World Struggle With

With Dictatorships

COULD MOBILISE

THRICE AS MANY

SUPPORTERS

London, Nov. 24.

European democracies still held a sizeable superiority of strength in armies, manpower, air forces and fleets over dictatorships despite extensive militarization of totalitar- ian states, a United Press survey to-day revealed.

Totalitarian states exclusive of Russia and Turkey could place approximately 2,768,000 soldiers in the field in a fortnight.

men.

Democracies could, however, mobilize 7,140,000

of

Any pro-determined alignmenti penditure is expected to approximate of European powers during an- $1,500 a minute during the coming other world war would be virtual- year.

France has a standing army ly impossible. The positions of about 800,000. An estimated 4,000,- Russia and Turkey might be un-000 soldiers could be mobilized and certain,. Russin presumably thrown into action in less than n would be on the side of France the world's longest nnd strongest.

month. France has 1,000 tanks und

as long as the Franco-Soviet pact line of forts. was in force and both parties 280,000 with another 500,000 men standing army numbers adhered. Also, democracies die-eligible for immediate mobilization. tatorship and semi-dictatorships Ten highly mechanized army corps might be interspersed as to form the spearhead of Poland's army. Rides.

Ing

Poland'a

Russia has Europe's largest stand-

Totalitarian states probably could army and air force. The Soviet Army contains 1,350,000 regular act together more quickly than de soldiers. Plans to mobilize an csil- mocratic nations in event of war. mated additional 1,800,000 are under- Dictatorships allied presumably would stood to be prepared. The Soviet strike quickly in on attempt to make army has 1,700 tanks and many washing gains at the outset, making special raids on factorles, supplies and lines of communications.

30 munitions

factories and

warehouse. Lints of com- and furnishing spare purts and reserve equipment stili Nations under dictatorships have continue major problems for Soviet populations totalling 310,000,000 in-milltary leaders. cluding Russia and Turkey and 136.- Figures about Italy's and Ger- 100,000 without these two countries. many's manpower in case of a wor Democratic states have combined are somewhat uncertain. population of 174,770,000.

Mussolini has slated Italy has 6,000,000 fighting men. Competent Democratic powers hold a marked military observers believe not more superiority on the sea. The British than 3,500,000 of these men actually flect alone is rated as the equal of are fit for front line duty. The task Europe's combined sea forces, In the air democracies can more than Italy trying to feed, clothe, trans- match combined totalitarian aviation port and maintain an army of 970,000 armadas. This slight edge will be under colours during peacetime

has been tremendous one. increased as Britain rapidly expands its air forces featuring fast bombers 000,000 soldiers bearing arms, ol- Germany is estimated to have which are almost the equal of pur though large numbers of Nazi suit planes in fighting cùpabllitlés, youths serve in various semi-military

Britain has an estimated 1,050 lions.

Germany's biggest fighting planes, France 3,800, Russia)

for the moment in rapidly 3,200, Poland 850, Belgium 255, expanding Hitler's army is lack of Czechoslovakia 687, Netherlands 101, officers.

Jugoslavia 650, Garmony 2,605, and

H

Italy 3,800. Many of these airplanes RUSSIA'S

are no longer suitable for first line service purposes.

European democracies also possess the world's three largest empires.

BATTLESHIP

By A Correspondent

namely British, French and Dutch. TANKS

Strongest nations, in the lineup of European democracies are Great Britain, France, Czechoslovakia, Po-i land; Jugoslavia, Netherlands, Bel-| glum, Roumania and the Scandine- vian countries.

Competent neutral observers

Britain continues the

Sawdust flew and saws smoked when outstanding log buckers got together nt Eureka, in California, to settle a world's

champlon- ship. When the brawny arms of Paul Searles, American champ- ion, had driven a saw through a 32-inch log in 2 minutes 57.2 seconds, the Utle was his. Pushing him all the way was Allan Heyd, the Canadian champion. Scaries im shown facing the camera with Heyd in the background. Finnls of the contest were held as a feature of the Pacific Legging Congress.

Lord Carnarvon In

Midnight Trip To Marry

By A Special Correspondent

New York, Nov. 28.

THE mysterious on-and-off romance of the Earl of Car

narvon and Mrs. Tanis Montagu, fromer wife of the Hon. Drogo Montagu, was solved for puzzled New York society to-day by Mrs. Montagu herself.

Lord Carnarvon, after they had made a midnight dash to Baltimore to marry, had told his friends that there To-day Russia entered the was a hitch in their plans. This was repeated to Mrs. twentieth-year-of-the--Soviet Montagu.

Moscow, Nov. 30,

The

ANN HARDING

Mrs. Montagu revealed that IN QUEUE AT

Germany, Italy, Portugal, Bulgaria regime; and the three-day holi and Austria are the most powerful

To me she said: "The dictatorships exclusive of Russia and day in commemoration of the Turkey

Bolshevik revolution ended to-marriage is not off. It has be- night.

merely been postponed for a most

The high-lights" of the celebra-few weeks." potent power in Europe because of lon-were the huge military and the British Empire, the financial and civillan parades, Industrial strength of Great Britain, parade lasted more than two hours she

military the British feet and her expanding and

has cancelled her passage the clvilian processions, air armada. Brit

Britain's second line of which over 1,500,000 people

back to London on Saturday. defence composed of Canada, Aus-part, another Ave hours.

She will not return for her tralia, New Zealand and South

Particularly now, as war clouds brother's wedding until the fol- Africa is another important asset. thicken, does one witness an ever-

While Britain has a standing army increasing loyalty to the Govern-lowing Saturday.

It is estimatedį ment. was on the Red Square yes-

Lord Carnarvon to-day, all he would say was: "My wedding is not called off; it is merely postponed.”

of about

in

took

1,000,000 340,000 could be placed) terday to see the military display.

in action within a fortnight.

Hundreds of powerful bombers Britain rapidly is becoming one droned low overhead, while hun- of the strongest nations in the world dreds of tanks, the hugest I have from a military standpoint. During the past year $1,000 n minute has been spent in armaments. This cx-

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severe pain.

The Bill provided, for the nåmini- stration of euthanasia by a medical man If perralssion hns been granted.

Conditions for the granting of such permission, in addition to the

character of the illness, were;

That the patient must not be less thnn 21, and must be of sound mind:

Must make out an application in writing in the presence of two wit- nesses;

The application must be for- warded to a euthanasio' referee ap- pointed under the measure, together with two medical certificates, one signed by the patient's practitioner and the other by a medical practi- tioner having special qualifications. PERSONAL INTERVIEW

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The euthanasia referee or FC- forces are to be appointed by the Minister of Health.

A referee, before granting per- mission, to receive euthanasie,

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Euthanasia shall not be admini- stered by any person other than

medical practitioner. Licensed for the shall be administered in sence of an official witness.

purpose under the

For the

measure and the pre-

purposes of Section Three of the Coroners' Act, 1889, a person receiving euthanasia shall lent or unnatural death. STRICT CONTROL

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The Minister of Health may make regulations regarding the insite and revocation of Beences to medical practitioners to administer euthan- asia, and prescribing the dutics of a euthanasia referee, and the fees payable to him, the procedure to be followed in administering cuthan- asia, the form in which permission to administer it be granted, and the form of any notice or other docu- ment to be used.

DEFINITION OF

"OFFICIAL WITNESS"

These regulallona are to be laid before each House of Parliament for A small cardboard slip is led 30 days, and If an address is pre- away among thousands like it Risented by either House to the king Guy's Hospital.. It is signed by Ann during that period praying that any Harding and the Ann Harding is the regulation may be annulled, it shall Ann Harding," the flim star,

be void, but without prejudice to Miss Harding woke in London one the validity of anything previously morning recently to find she could done. An Intimate friend of Mrs. Mon-hardly move, her right hand. tagu to-day told me this behind- During the morning the pain In- the-scenes

story of their romantic creased. She was afraid she would be prevented from working on the "Mrs. Montagu colled me on elec-¡fim she is making at Denham, tion-day (Tuesday) and said she She telephoned her doctor. lions of Russians witnessed had planned to go to Harrison New was away for the day. She similar displays throughout the York's Gretna Green-to get mar-another, with no better luck. country to-day, and they heartily ried. She asked if I would go with So she jumped into approve the tremendous expendl-her. ture on mullary preparations as a

drove to Guy's. safety against any that

Then she called again and sald guarantee of

The private clinic of the hospital enemy."

she had changed her mind. was closed, so she took her place la Marshal Vorashflov, the Com-

Later she told me, they were going the line with the other "casualfice"

The expression official witness" missar for War, said in an address to Baltimore on Tuesday night. at the free out-patients department means a witness who is a justice of

Would I to the country: "Implacobic enemies

"Her wrist, which uld I go with her?

was sprained, the peace, a barrister-at-law, a so- of the Soviet Union continue their

Went to Baltimore and was treated.

licitor, a medical practitioner, a frenzied preparation

about mid-night.· Then

She for

offered attack...

to pay the carns clergyman or other minister "of re- Though we earnestly strive for

something went wrong,

about £50,000 a year but was told ligion, or a Stato-registered nurse. "Mrs. Montagu called me the next there was no fee. pence, we must not lose sight of the morning and said they had not been

The incasure would not have A donation would be

Scotland or Northern

Every certificate of cause of death shall in

the case of a person že- Heceiving cuthanasta be in such form tried as may be prescribed by the Regis- trar-General, with the concurrence of the Minister,

und shall signed both, by the practitioner ad- and by the ministering euthanasia ocial witness.

car and

assible imminence of war. We are married, and that she had hurried she chose. She chose welcome it applied to

now strong enough to deal a crush and whenever he may appear."

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Mrs. Montagu went to the theatre alone_last night, but she had lunch with Lord Carnarvon at one of Now York's smart restaurants to-day.

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