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PETER MANNICHE wants to make the world paradise of friendship instead of a hell of hate. This big smiling, fair-haired Dane described to recently the lesson which he believes the world must learn in order to bring about this "miracle.”

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"Men, women and children of all classes," he said, "must be educated to understand that the world to-day, for the first time

Vienna, Mar..15.

It is understod that the Duke of Windsor (despite reports to the con- trary) has practically decided to lense Count Paul Munster's Custle of Was-

sericonburg, near Villach, in Chrin- this, for one year, with option of re-

newal..

The rent asked by Count Munster is stated to be about £3,200. Tuls includes lease of the caatic and shoot-

"Hoch, Windsors'

in history, is a unit, and that unless it functions as a unit, it willing and fishing lodges on the estate. disintegrate and be destroyed.

"Cannons"

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IF, on holiday abroad, you And yourself challenged to a duel, give thanks to Herr Karl Peyer, leader of the Hungarian Social Democratic Party. He has given you! the perfect get-out.

When he was challenged he agreed to meet his opponent-WITH CAN- NON.

Hell, Kent!"

cheered the crowds when the royal

"World unity is the newest fact in brothers met in Vienna recently. history, but nine-tenths of the world's' inhabitants do not know it yet."

Already he has tested his faith in practice.

A WORLD COLLEGE

In 1921, he founded a World Pep-| ple's College at Elsinore. It has sent to all corners of the work men and women pledged to work for inter- national understanding.

Its "missionaries" include Chi-¡

World Demand

For Steel

nese bank clerks, Irish farmers, BRITISH NEEDS TO BE

Scottish engineers, English Univer-, alty, professors, and bus drivers, French zliopkeepers, American lawyers, Indian exporters,

"it was difcult at-first to find a curriculum adopted to a score or

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Ole has asked the Mayor of Buda-more of nationalities," Mr. Manniche be released immediately for the pest to fend two pieces of ordnance: raid." one to be stationed on a hill to the

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A DISCOVERY

use of the British iron and steel

"We tried to appeal to the straight-industry. This is the effect of forwardness of the English, the in-an important agreement reached dustry of the Germon, the vitality

on a rise to the north. Then, and

to night. only then, will he consent

Walter Hammond, committing the

sin of seeing the wife of of the Canadian, the eagerness of the at a conference in London, unforgivable

can demand to fight American, the sense of duty of the unvelled, car n sheik

Japanese, the chivalry of the Swedes, The arrangement will at once paces; WICH it out with wickets a 22 ad nosice, and the humatir and broad synwady mitigate the shortage of scrap

with 20- can defend tins honour minute speeches; Admiral Blood- thumper will be able to fight only with 30,000-ton ironclada at 20 miles.

Plutocrats who inadvertently stare at jealous men's wives in Continental restaurants may demand a duel with Hundred-pound notes.

As a journalist I hail. Herr Karl Feyer as my supreme-benefactor; the next time I am challenged by some- one I have interviewed, by reply will be:

"FOUNTAIN PENS AT 50 YARDS."

$1,000,000 Smuggling Company

PLANNED BY UNSCRU- PULOUS ELEMENTS

IN SWATOW

of the Chinese.

which has seriously threatened

"Then we found that their real the ability of the industry to education lay in what they could meet the abnormal demands all was an essential human unity." made upon it during the past

teach each other and that behind

HIS AMBITION

Peter Manniche wants in egablish people's colleges among all the na tions, with a constant interchange of the world's workers of all types,

He leaves soon for New York on a lecturing visit.

few months.

The following phrases reveal the urgency of the decision and the causes which led up to it. They are

part of an official announcement sions between members of the British issued at the conclusion of discus-

Recently he spoke at a luncheon National Federation of Scrap Iron Iron and Steel Federation and the of the Society of Friends at Friends and Steel Merchants: House Euston Road,

Battleship May Be Named

Queen Mary

Nanking, Mar. 5.

TT is expected that the Counter measures are being

name Queen Mary will adopted by the smugglers of a be given to one of the three "certain country" against the

combined efforts of the govern- battleships laid down in ment authorities and the peoplo | April. for the suppression of smuggling, according to a message from Swatow published in the Morning Post, a local vernacular.

A big smuggling company capitalized at $1,000,000, the message says, is being organized by the smugglers, which will maintain direct connections with the smuggling organizations in North China for the promotion of the illicit trade. About half of the estimated capital has now been raised.

LOST AT JUTLAND

"In view of the urgent need for conservation of raw materials lo meet the general demand for steel, including Government require- ments, steel makers. . and scrap merchants... have reached an agreement for the supply of all avallable scrap at economic prices.

"It is expected that this arrange- ment will result in the immediate release of any scrap

which may have been held up in anticipation of a rise in prices."

"HOARDING" DENIED

The circumstances which led to the opening of negotiations between the Federations are almost without parallel in the history of the industry. World demand for iron serap and waste has been increasing by leaps and bounds, and there has been a consequent shortage in the home

sharp rise in British exports

market.

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It had been freely suggested that Two other ships have already scrap merchants had been "hoarding" been named King George V. and in view of the increasing demand. Prince of Wales: the whole class Merchants, however, attribute the will be named after British ducers in the world are

situation to the fact that all the pro- royalties..

"running close to capacity."

During the last low months prac tically every steel manufacturing The first Queen Mary was lost at country has been absorbing the whole the battle of Juiland. Immediately of its raw material. Belgium, Dex- head of her in the action was the mark and Norway have placed em- Princes Royal. It is expected this bargoes on name, too, will be revived for one of imposed a heavy export duty, Ger- exports, France has the new battleships.

many is using all the raw material Among the names being considered bidding British buyers in the Ameri-

availabic, Japan and Italy are cùt-. for the third new vessel are King can market. The war in Spain has

Monarch, The company, when established, the Alfred,

Royal George led General Franco to impose a strict message further states, will engage Queen, Royal Prince, Prince George,

supervision upon the export of Iron In the smuggling into South China Mary Rose, and Emperor of India.

from the territories under his control. of soya beans, wine and other special

There was a Mary Rose 400 years Everything had pointed to a sharp products of the Northwestern Pro- vinces. Every facility will be pro-ago, in the Navy of Henry VIII. rise in the price level for broken Royal George has never been revived | scrap in England. It is believed that vided by the "certain country" for the

has relieved the transportation of the smuggled goods, since the disaster to the wooden sail this decision

ship at Spithead in 1782,

Iposition. including the reduction of freight charges of the shipping companies of that country and transportation ན་ oni credit.

Efforts, it is understood, aro peing made by the sponsors of the company to break down the obstacles along the transportation route. Meanwhile, large numbers of Chinese smugglers and unscrupulous persons are being engaged to make up the smuggling | forcès:

HAUPTMANN CASE TO BE

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100 of that Bruno Richard Hauptmann was them have been arrested and detained not solely responsible. during the past few daya.

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It was Mr. McLean who asked Mr. Samuel E. Leibowlls, most eminent criminal lawyer in the | United States, to press for a new Hauptmann trial. Sho was con- vinced that the kidnapping was not .a one-man job, and hoped that Hauptmann would reveal to Lef bowils the names of his ROCOM- pliccs.

For the sinister purpose of upsetting! Hoffman held conferences this the currency stability in South China week with Norman (The Fox") large amounta of counterfelt bank- notes the message asserts, ho

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and other citles in South China by unscrupulous elements of the "certain country" for circulation in the market. Two of

Bridge may again be played into Gaston B, Menns, a private detec

Sho had previously páld ̈ ̈£20,000, thom who have just arrived havp brought with them 10,000 banknotes hotels and restaurants in Italy tive, who said he could get Info touch [of $5 each, making a total of $50,000.|- Every $100 faked banknotes, Hild to Hitherto there has been a ban on with the kidnappers and secure the be exchanged for $50 legal tender the playing of all card games in return of the Lindbergh baby,

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