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MUSSOLINI ON GRAND TOUR

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TELEGRAPH.

WEDNESDAY,

NOTED BRITISH STATESMEN DIES SUDDENLY (Continued from Page 1).

of 1024, he took over the Foreign Office on the death of Lord Curzon,

Honoured By Nation

MARCH 17, 1937.

Americans Get Best Of Luck

IN IRISH SWEEPS PRIZE DRAWING

Dublin, Mar. 10.

The most successful sweepstake on behuit of Irish Hospitals drew to a close Into this afternoon, when all the £100 prizes were drawn from the drum.

The year 1025 was largely occupied by the discussion of the Western security pact, which was followed in October by the conclusion of the Treaties of Locarno. After the signa- ture of these la London in December, Sir Austen was made live refused claiming over a half of the prizes. Knight of the Americà enjoyed most of the luck, Garter and is sold to

his father Peerage on the ground that

big and small, although the last title and be had always declined a

than | appropriately, Irish.

Libyan Desert-By old wish for no better name ticket to come out of the drum, was,

dent of the spitals Commission,

"From the Courier," reads a despatch, flashed from the Labyan coast to London to-

that of Chamberlain. At the anme Sir Joseph Glynn, the Vice-Presi- day. I tells of Signor. Benito Mus-time Lady Chamberlain was made a

alint's triumphal progress through the fame of the British Empire. They concluded the proceedings, and ex-

had

the family given up Highospital, and loined how the money later presented it to Birmingham of work

spent for the hospitals. The

futur involved and orthopaedic cases. a permanent hospital for Simbless men people sending out a quarter of a

Italian colony.

Arac

sent, for use as a

would be amount

Thousand

A mighty 120-feet high arch in the middic of the desert at Philalporum, marking the frontier be- tween Cyrenalca and Tripolitania, was

At the Guildhall banquet in con-million receipts daily in the Inst few insugurated by night by the Diclater of Rome, after a 250 mile drive at the nection with the signing of the weeks. Sir Joseph said the fairness of the sweep was now unchallenged head of a procession

Locarno Paats Sir Austen drank from throughout the world, supervision. 100 of cars.

the historie loving-cup whi

with the Ger. Signor Mussolini, followed by Marshal Balba, bearded ex-flier, turn-man Ambassador Sthumer und in his being unrivalled and trickery made

have Impossible. International ed Governor, were the rat to walk this evening drunk from the loving-

subsequent speech said: "I have Burcalt. and drive underneath the

arch, with

Ambassador.

In re-

ho

the bronze figure of a man high over cup with the German head, luminated dy flames, at Is May our nations do to-morrow what summit. The figure is visible for and I have done to-night".

cognition of his work at Locamo he miles around and the glow of the

received the honorary freedom of the circling braziers looks far, into the City of London and of Birmingham. sky.

"A Latin inscription is engraved in

A Nobel Peace Prize was bestowed on him in 1926. In the previous month It reads:

"Gracious son, the 50 years' connection of Sir Austen may thou gaze on nothing greater than and his father with West Birmingham the elly of Rome."

the

sione.

Searchlights crossed rays in the sky had been celebrated,

the

11 Duce and 400 others spent

night

in a city of tents which sprong

Draws Criticism

Press

H.K. Opinion Sought

MUI TSAI REPORTS CONSIDERED

up magically in the desert. A group Early in 1926 in connection with of sentries, armed with carbines, the forthcoming entry of Germany

London, March 16, guarded Mussolini. A cheetah was into the League of Nations and the The mul-isni problem was mention- chained outside his marquee in the campaign to extend it so as to in-ed in the House of Communs to-day. centre of the camp-Reuter,

clude Poland, he spoke in favour of following the publication of the re- the Counell being further enlarged-

DISCLOSES BRITISH ARMY AIM

(Continued from Page 1)

design.

a pronouncement which elicited con-Port of the Commission of Inquiry sent to Malayn and Hongkong to in- vestigate the question.

siderable criticism even from his own party and a demand. that delegates to Geneva should act only on a man date:

The matter was raised by Mr. Graham White during question-time, and reply

to his question, Mr. W the Lengue in 1927 he strongly G: Ormsby-Gore, Secretary of State defended the British refusal to under- for the

said: "I have.

AL

point

•

minority reports

A new type of armoured car had take the commitments of the pro-asked the recently been evolved, and units posed Geneva Protocol, pointing out and Maleya to let me have their full would be equipped therewith during that the British Empire consisted of views on both the majority and the present year. They were very a number of self-governing people

arts of the Mul-Tsui satisfied with the new light tank, which might not see eye to eye but the position was not so satis- the matter, and declaring that, on Commission, but, in view of the ob- it vious complexity of the problems factory with regard to medium and

and came to the

he would put the raised, I expect it will be some little heavy tanks, although progress was

of Empiro before the time before I can reasonably expect being made. He hoped that a

dey

Great Britain, he added, had to receive their considered replies." League. cision would shortly be taken upon already undertaken sufficient com-

am- Reuter. mitments in the Locarno Pact. By the end of the year.

voor said, the

in the cthis with Egypt in May, War Minister, it was hoped to com-1920, Sir Austen took a strong line, plete the mechanisation of artillery.und when he accepted the Kellogg The transport of all Royal En-Peace Pact, It

was with reservation gineers Beld companies had been regarding Egypt and territories in placed on a mechanised basis, as also similar relation to England. His naval compromise with France in the had that of all signal units.

Owing to 10 low level of arma-summer of 1928 aroused suspicion and ment expenditure in recent years, resentment in the United States and the extensive capacity for manu-was reported to have been quietly facturing m

munitions which existed, dronred

be gave a moving' description of housing conditions in W, Birmingham which induced the Cabinet to widen the scope of the bill.

Great cheering greeted his attack on the iden of discussing frontier revision with the Nazis.

"Do

10.you

dore" he cried, "to put another Pole under the heel of such

Governments.

On the question of bombing in Indin he elicited a declaration that this would not be allowed to stand

after the war had now almost dis- Before the feeling in America had appeared, and it had become neces- dled down, he rebuked Sir, such regions as the N.W. Frontier of sary to reconstruct the copacity Howard, the Ambassador, nublicly. from the beginning.

for exceeding his instructions by In conclusion, Mr. Duft Cooper hinting at "an early resumption of said considerable progress was be- haval negotiations"

"a step which ing made

in the task of re-equipping was not regarded as likely the whole Army in a short time, and increase-Britain's-prestige abroad...

Meanwhile Sir Austen had

of the tank.

to

in the way of a general disarmament

convention.

strong position in the House was due to the fact that he ̈did not

and he rest.

Ready To Step Down

had

At the age of 70 he was badly bruised when two taxicabs collided and the one in which he was a pas- senger overturned.

it was hoped that in a year or two serious break-down in. health seek it. He was not ambitious. we would be in sight of completion was ordered several months'

Twice he saw the reversion of the Making a long voyage, he visited the Premiership pass from him without NEW CONCESSIONS

Bermudas, and Los Angeles, where resentment. In June, 1933, he dis

declined to

to serve Recruiting for

the

Territorial he was entertained by Douglas Fair- closed that he once Army had been extremely satisfac- banks. Lord Cushendun acted is as Viceroy of India a decision he

never failed regret. tory and, was still Improving. Re-Foreign Secretary in his absence.

for the Regular" Army! Brutting suffered from the popularity of the Navy and the Royal Air Force.

On the reconstruction of the The Minister announced various National Government after the elec- His chief recreation was gardening. concessions, including the provision tlons in 1931, Str Austen wrote to Lady Chamberlain had a great in- of Bow

new training centres for

was she ex Mr. Baldwin resigning any claim to fluence on his career. It Service men and the abolition of office in favour of "some younger who arranged the

the pleasure trip on the system whereby the Government man". It seemed as if his active the lake at Locarno which proved to of India could retain men for an career was over. Instead he emerged be the turning point in the success additional year in India.

Although she in 1933 as the outstanding figure of the conference. Four meals daily would be pro- in the Commons, making three was an excellent political hostess, vided for men of the Army, instead speeches which had a strong influence she was happlest when away from of three, while all stoppages of pay on the Government's policy. De- politics in her beautiful house

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