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Princess Will Wear QUEENS & ALHAMBRA

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Of Peeress's Rank For

The Coronation

Princess Elizabeth, first female heir to the Throne to take part in the coronation of her parents, will wear a miniature velvet robe of peeress's rank.

This will be a tiny kirtle of scarlet vel. vet, edged with ermine, designed on coat lines, a cowl of ermine, and a modified train. It is the most comfortable of all Coronation dress.

Women of the royal family usually wear a train, clasped on the shoulders. It would be difficult for the ten-year-old Princese to handle a long train, dragging it heavily over steps and the STONE FOR THE LABOUR FRONT-Dr. Robert Ley, long Abbey aisle.

Nazi Labour Front leader, lays the cornerstone for the

At the coronation of George V. the fourteen-year-old | new building of the German Labour Front at Leipzig. Princess Mary got into difficulties with hers. A magni, This ceremony was on the occasion of the opening of the Bleent ten feet of senrlet velvet and ermine, It was weary-Leipzig fair. Dr. Ley's special duties are to train new Ing job for her to catch the train and bulunce her Nazi leaders among German youth who, it is expected, coronel. Her coronet fell just as she entered the Abbey. will carry on the Nazi policies in the future.

It is the first time Princess Eliza- beth has worn a coronet. A light, simple one is being made for her.

Her dress beneath the kirtle will be white, high-waisted and frilly. She will wear white stockings, white slippers, and long white gloves,

BRITAIN'S "INFERIOR”

NEW CRUISERS

Henry Ford Gives His Views On Riches

Ways, Ga.. April 15.

Henry Ford, approaching his seventy-fourth birthday this summer,.said in an interview at his farm home here that ho doon not share John D. Rockefeller's ambition to reach a certain age.

"I hope I'll be here as long as I'm useful," said the Detroit automobile manufacturer. He added that he hoped Mr. Rocke- feller reached his goal of 100.

German Advantage In and a life of activity. He keeps busy all day on his winter estate

Mr. Ford attributed his good health to “temperance in all things"

Gun Power

here, walks briskly or runs every morning and exercises after each meal.

"I think that good health is a fundamental part of success," NAVY AGREEMENT | he said, "because a person will be active if he is healthy. For

BARRIERS

(By A Naval Correspondent)

my part, I keep going.'

Turning to the present econo- mic outlook, Mr. Ford said he

believed a worldwide migration Darwin's

Great Britain is building 14 from urban centres back to

and

cruisers under the programmes farms is "sure to come" Theory Applied

of 1936 and 1937, but every one will, to a large extent, solve

of these ships will bo far unemployment and other econo- inferior to the cruisers now mic ills. under construction for the German Navy.

"All the wealth comes out of the land," he Bald. "It's the only new era ahead in this gradual return security in the world, and I see a

This is one of the remarkable facts of the British naval re-to the soil". armament programme, which has been largely caused by the rearmament of Germany.

RETURN TO FARMS

To Mankind

SIR ARTHUR KEITH DISAGREES

Has

man an

instinctive

Mr. Alfred Machin, in "Darwin's Theory Applied to Mankind" (Long- man's, 7s. 6.), expresses the opinion

"Folks will go back to the country with a touch of city life, and good transportation will make it possible for them to maintain connection with pleasure in mental work? ---Last-week, in the House of Com-industry-and-other-activity-In-The mons, Mr. Churchill stated that the citles." rate of British naval buliding, would make it impossible for Germany to exceed for many years the strength

For years Mr. Ford has advocated that man has developed such an in- equat to 35 per cent. of that of the

a mixture of agriculture and indus-stinct. "Men has always been an ob- British Navy, which was accorded to try, urging workers in manufactur- server, a thinker, and an experimen- her under the Anglo-German Noval ing plants to have farms. His own ter," he states. Agreement of 1935. He alluded to unit industries" in various sections this as a comforting example of the of the country are surrounded by man's thinking powers are going to In the future, Mr. Machin suggests, sanctity of international, under-

farming land. He recently an- fakings.

nounced plans to build a parts plant be still more severely taxed. Yet the new cruisers being built for in this community, with farms near Sir Arthur Kelth flatly disagrees. the British Navy are of two types, by.

"I have found mental toll the most both inferior to the new German

arduous, unnatural and distasteful of "Returning to the farm may be a the things we modern hurnon cruisers The British cruisers are hard. dose for some people, but either of 8,000 tons or of 5,300 tons, that's where they -TEL 37222

are headed forcings have to do," he states in a mounting a main armament of in.eventually," Mr. Ford said.

foreword to the book. As a medical man.

I came backs to study after three guns in each case. Germany has under construction three cruisers of

and his family can be years in a real jungle in the East, 10,000 tons, which will be armed with self-sustaining on a farm. By hay and those carly days of struggle be Bin. guns.

ing garden he is immediately tween my brain and me are vivid still insured of his living. Of course, healthough nearly half a century has ought to find some work, too. The came and gone since we fought, real Now Deal mixes land and in- "Mental toil," he adds, "is the most dustry. It must start with the chil- unnatural of human attainments. dren and will require a generation, is also painful; it is just a means to but results will be noticeable after a pleasant end. Mankind will never Ja few years."

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AN "OLD FAVOURITE" FROM WARNER BROS E

The reason for this is to be found in the Angio-German Naval Agree ment and in the Naval Treaty of last

усаг.

"A man

.SHORTER. WORKING WEEKS

EIGHT-YEAR-OLD SHIPS. Under the Angia-German Naval Agreement, Germany is entitled to 35 per cent, of the British naval strength In each category of warship This,

He said he felt industry ought to since the British Empire, has 12 foster farming among its workers, cruisers mounting Bin, guns, Germany

is entitled to build four of such ships.

furnishing the land if necessary.

In time, he belleves, shorter work-

It

get its happiness thus. Yet I wish It might be as Mr. Machin hopes it will be that 'Man's pleasure in mental work will expand"."

NO REST FROM WAR

On the other hand, Sir Arthur

No account is taken of the fact that the majority of the British cruisers of workers more time to spend in their not for long likely to find rest from this type were completed eight and gardens, and affording employment war. "Our world," he states, "has nine years ago, when the development to a greater number of men, of air power was not recognised as

ing weeks would come about, giving agrees with Mr. Machin that man is

It is to-day,

never had peace-not even for a year, What would our world look like at Mr. Ford was asked what advice, the end of five centuries of peace?

wants to succeed.

The London Naval Treaty of 1930 he would offer a school boy who No one can tell or even guess. Much,

Instituted a "holiday" in the bullding

of cruisers with 8in. guna. This "Let him learn as much as he can' "holiday" is designed to last six years about everything." Mr. Ford replied. and applies only to the Powers signa- { "He doesn't know what he will tory to the Treaty. Moreover, that need in his lifeilme. He should also Treaty fixed the maximum displace do all possible to keep himselt ment for cruisers mounting fin. guns healthy.”—United Press. at 0,000 tons.

her hallding programmes.

one.

I suspect, as an orchard that has not known the pruning hook for muny

checked overgrowth for endless years."

an autumn, and has riated in un-

Here are sport and recreation, ca Mr. Machin secs Them: .

"In recreations," he states, "men The Treaty has so far been railled only by America, but there are to-day five capital ships release themselves from the strain of Great Britain is considering her under construction designed to mount the new life and refresh themselves by pursuing the survival values of self bound by it in the framing of 16-in. guns. Italy le building two the like for which they were originally such ships, France two, and Germany designed. In hunting, shooting, and In capital ships, also, the British Italy has stated her willingness to ahing they are killing wild things, and so exactly repeating the old life. Empire is voluntarily building ships accept a limit of 14-inches for the in games and sport there which, on paper, are inferior to those gun calibre of capital ships, but such exercise of that physical strength, being built abroad. The first Ave a limit will apply only to ships to be skill, and craft which were formerly. battleships to be built for the British|lald down in the future.

the furvival values of the men whose Navy under the rearmament pro- In destroyers, too, many of the lives depended on success in Aghting gramme are to mount 14-in. guns, ships being built for the Royal Navy men and beasts."

GUNS OF OTHER NAVIES · ́

inferior in gun-power to the aro

the

equivalent ships being built abroad, Mr. Machin's book is an Interesting If Japan rejects this limit, there but this is somewhat outweighed by study of the different qualities which, is little doubt that America will plan the new British destroyers of the at various stages in man's history, to mount 16-in, guns in the two "Tribal" class, which will be more have made for survival, and so, ac-

munned capital ships which sho proposes to heavily

than any other | cording to Darwinian theory, modified lay down this year. In any event, destroyers afloat;

the future development of the race.

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TO-MORROW, ONE DAY ONLY — DIANA WYNYARD in “ONE MORE RIVER”

TAIPO ORPHANAGE

CONCERT AT ST. STEPHEN'S

GIRLS' COLLEGE

blindfolded. He was deservedly ap- plauded.

Vocal duets, "Let's imitate her notes," by Handel, and "Friendship," by Theo Marzials, were given by Miss Eva Turner and Mrs, Gladys The Kwok Siu-lau Hall in St. Stephen's Girls' College was well Shaw. Conjuring by Mr. H. Milling- Alled by a large gathering on Satur-ton followed, and Mra, Shaw, then day evening when a concert in aldan two songs, Godard's "Song of

Florian," and Keel's "Lullaby." of the Talpa Rural Orphanage Wa presented by a number of local

The Rev. C. B. R. Sargent contri- artists, besides contributions from buted two songs, "Had a Horse," re- the pupils of the School.

lating a story of war, with its plun-

based

The first item on the programme dering and destruction in Hungary

was a sketch

entitled Travelling and "Old. Mother Hubbard.", ent to

Waxwork Muscum," and portrayed a on the famous nursery

number

of

of

waxwork Agures

musle by Handel. The opplauso various periods and countries stu- which greeted these two numbers dents of the School in costume. A was no insistent that the Rev. Mr. Tha great deal of amusement was pro-Sargent returned to render vided by the shrewish and ingratiat-Toreador's Song." ing mistress of the museum, and her. lazy and talkative maid.

Miss Caroline Braga followed with Miss Turner, Mrs. Shaw and the

of

Mr. Lindsay A. Lafford was ac- companist to all the songs sung by

gorgeous costumes were worn by the players, brought the programme to a conclusion.

a piano solo "Burlesque," by Alene, Rev. Mr. Sargent. which was well received, and mem

A well neted Chinese play by the bers of the Hongkong Reel Club then pupils of the Heep Yuan School and gave an exhibition of Highland dancSt. Stephen's Girls' College, in which

This ing the "Argyle Broadsword." was one of the most popular items the evening and the applauso compelled the dancers to give an encore. A piper accompanied the

The Talpo Rural Arphanage is en dances.

the Talpo Road near, the 13 mile- Miss Eva Turner was in fine voice stone, where young boys are taught with her rendering of two songs, agriculture and farming, and girls These "The Vain Sult" by Brahms, and are taught domestic duties. "O Yes! Just so, by. Bach. As an children attend

for three school encore, she gave an old Irish song, hours a day, and are under the care

where I'm going." know

of men and women teachers. The The Rev. Cyril Brown gave a won-School is registered with the Goy derful performance as Prof. Mysto, ernment and is classed as a mixed the memory man. A list of 20 vernacular boarding school articles was supplied by members of It is understood that à sum bé. the audience and written on a black tween $450 and $500 was collected. board, and the Professor enumerated for the Orphanage as a result of the the items correctly in order, while concert.

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