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in Astrology. Many thou- sands of people, particular- ly women, regularly seek to interpret their fortunes. What have the stars to do with luck?

Dr. Nandor Fodor Research Officer, Inter- national Institute for Psy- chical Research, tells you in this article.

Fall secret lores, as- trology is the only one which appears to place the problem of luck on a solid foundation.

We all believe in luck. We,

our Wear mascots, we have palms rend, our bumps examined, and our fortune told from cards, coffee dregs, tea leaves or a cry-

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The hope ever burns in us that something very pleasant awaiting us and that the sooth- Buyer whom we consult will con- firm this secret anticipation..

From astrology we expect to. And, with authority, that we were born under a lucky star and that therefore all will be well with us.

If we do not fare too well wo may excuse ourselves and blame unpropitious constellation.

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Above are some of the twelve Signs of the Zodiac. They are (reading down) Aquarius, water- bearer, January 20 to February 19: Pisces, Fishes, February 20 to March 20; Taurus, Bull, April 21 to May 22; Gemini, Twins, Mau 23 to June 21; Loo, Llon, July 23 to August 22.

Has Hitler Changed His Mind?

recent Chancellor Hitler's Augsburg speech recalls Signor Mussolini's outspoken demand that Gerinany shall be given If we do fare happily, luck, we place in the sun with the return will say, was no accident, it was of her African colonies. The our rightful beritage. colonial

would be problem difficult if the only question at BUT can it be true, nsk

a group of psychical researchers the sceptic, that our

in Holland has undertaken an issue were: Ought Germany to

character, our latent powers, our

experiment.. regain the colonies she lost in possibilities in life, depend on

These research workers have the World War? But it is the rising, in an imaginary had horoscopes cast of new-born complicated by a further consi-diagram, of a planet or of a con- babies, and the horoscopes have deration. How great is Gerstellation which is trillions of been sealed. In 20 or 30 years' many's desire for, colonies? I would answer them thus: time those seals will be broken. This is a question we have asked Sopposing statisticians all over ourselves heretofore in these the world were to classify the

miles away in space?

columns. The Christian Science characters of millions of indivi-

If the lives of the babies are

found to have developed along the lines predicted in the horo- scopes we shall have important Monitor's-views-in-the matter duals according to the signs in confirmation of the old astrologi-

their horoscopes-and-supposingcal formulae. certain heavenly signs and cer- trials of fundamental tain character were found always to coincide beyond the possibilities of chance?

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WHAT exactly is it that

astrology

do? How can it assist us? Would

the not that prove

Astrology is of help in under- claims of astrology? You must standing the tendencies of our lives and the difficulties which agree that it would.

we have to overcome.

mountains the swim is easy, at

are interesting:

"Superficially the answer is At first sight it appears unlikely Signor Musso- link should not be acquainted with Germany's policy. But there is a further point: As

But we need not wait for such European statesmen ace it, if

It is as if we were awimming Germany does not soon expand a colossal classification. In some Into a colonial empire, she, may romote age the work was done, in a river: We are limited by and character reading to-day the banks and the current, but move immediately in Central according to the position of the we are swimming freely. By a Europe. It is obvious that, bo-stars is actually based on the great effort we may even swim

excursion In tween

the knowledge handed down by those across or against the current.

In certain seasons when less neighbourhood of Austria, which prehistoric statisticians.

flows down from the To afford a check on the find- water borders upon. Italy, and an ex-

other times it is more difficult. cursion in Africa, Signor Musso-ings of those ancient astrologers

It is obviously to our advantage Iini.would undoubtedly prefer that Germany should try the responsibilities are greater than that we should know which are their resources for bearing them. the propitious seasons for our latter."

Such an argument suggests that efforts. That is where, through our knowledge of astrology, we aird the Qual Germany would not desire

seek help from the stars. d'Orsay cannot quite forget that colonies in any circumstances:

But, why, you may ask, should Herr Hitler has written an Herr Hitler Is himself a German-|

our psychic make-up be govern- elaborate outline of the policy he speaking Austrian. It would be ed by huge masses of matter would wish Germany to pursue, quite natural for him to long whirling in the depths of space? and it would appear not to before all else for a reunion of The answer to that we do not include the owning of colonies.all the "Germanies," which know. But we can

say that Horr Hitler's objections to an would mean a policy of expan- physiologically we are affected energetic colonial polley were slon first of all in Europe. And by the most distant nebulae.

We are constantly subjected. twofold. In the first place, it that, though this is not the view might lead Germany into con- of the Monitor, indicates that the to a bombardment by cosmic

Budapest discusalons)

rays. These rays are released flict with Britain, whose friend-recent

in the building-up of new solar ship he has declared over and might be aimed at just such an systems. They batter us with

Whitehall

Anchluss.

terrifle force.

over again is essential to the

Such are the elements of a Without natural adaptation prosperity of Germany. This, however, would not in itself in-situation which it is taking all we should be incapable of sur- dicate more than that Germany the powers and subtlety of viving this bombardment.

European statesmanship -to would be willing to delay the analyse. There are, apparently, demand for colonies if Britain three possibilities. Germany were unalterably opposed to it. may be using the demand for

THIS very quality of human adaptation

WITH BRITISH SHIPPING?

"MANY of our long-estabilahed

arc

skipowners

innately should and conzervativa

be thoroughly ashamed of the kind of tonnage they have built in the last few years to serve important Empire routes," says A. C. Hardy, author of Seaways and Sca Trade" in an article in the cur rent issue of The Crown Colonist. Here are some extracts from what is probably the best survey of an alarming position that has been published for some time.

Soma if the most successful of British shipowners are, those from whose lips the word subsidy fulla but seldom and this again, is perhaps the middle no where the operators of fleets are prepared to follow. speed increases but slowly and to earry out improvements strictly with In the framework of economical operation.

For

subsidy plays but a small part in British shipping. Together with the three Scandinavian nations and the Dulch, we easily fill the bottom. of the list in this respect.

At the top one finds, admittedly, and the nations

Japan, Italy like United States, while even Poland,

her citizens, naturalised or not, in the over per

United States, and her stream of

OVER the principal Colonial with no oversens interests other than

sea-ways looms, in growing proportions, the shadow westward immigration dammed since of foreign competition. Where 1024, must satisfy a national vanily this comes within conference or as well as become independent of the trade agreements it does not sea transport of other nations by building up a State merchant marine. constitute a serious menace as

Continental Competition. regards freight rates, although superior speed may result in the TN this respect she, has found a offering of a faster and hence a competitive schedule within the framework of the agreement.

More speed, better equipment, and attractive passenger accommodation can be made available by subsidy, whether this la direct and open, say, in the form of a grant for mall carry ing or whether it takes the form of loans for construction.

European ship building Industry, barely convalescent from the worst economic illness to which it has ever take been subject, more than ready to

ultimate her money, whatever the effect might be of the presence of such ships on world trade routes. They are not as yet competitive on any Empire routes, on many of which the four relatively unsubsidised no- lons ilsted above provide magni-

The Norwegian, as explained earli

Moil subsidies can usually, at best,ficent services, be thinly disguised, but building grants can assist in the aggrandiseer in this series. is the tramp owner ment of nation's mercantile marine de luxe of ingenuity and imagination. The Swede, with the Dane, is the In a number of ways.

builder and the liner operator, the Most obvious, and from the nation's latter in particular specialising in point of view, most practical, is the fruit ships.

constructional

The Dutchman is

is the plodder, con-

casing of financial burdens as a reward for strengthen- ing decks at strategle point for the solidator, and, when opportunity oc- atting of quick-firing and anti-alr- curs, the lightning developer, As service, craft guns, and in certain respects witness, for example, the new Hong-

kong-Java-South Africa for the fitting of actual gun-platforms shortly to be reinforced by three fine fare and aft.

fast molarships, one of which is now completing in much-subsidised Ger- many.

Auxillary Naval Vessels

ONE has actually seen in a certain

Rival British owners say that the Mediterranean port, as long drten Dutchman is in receipt of Govern- years ago, a merchant ship fresh from mént assistance. If so, It is difficult her builder's yard proceeding on to discover where and how, except in trials with a four-inch gun on a com- the case of the big trans-Atlantic plete platform on the forecastle, with Nieuw Amsterdam. But is not the. a similar unit on the poop.

Queen Mary, by the same token, a

the suave

Speed is a natural concomitant of result of taxpayers' money, and the such auxillary" equipment, and this. Normandie, to an even greater exent may in part have been the dominant perhaps, the property of the French factor behind the big speed-up in nation? Each, too, reflects national characteristics to an extraordinary

solid many classes of tonnage, particularly extent; the British ship, very fruit and small passenger ships, far and unimaginative, built up on the beyond normal commercial considera- traditions of the post: The French- tions, during the last few yours.

man full of imagination. The aggressive nation which seeks grace of the perfect hotelier, the ship to use its mercantile marine for naval of tomorrow; the Dutchman blending purposes alone, but thinly disguises the stolidity of race with the mo- the ships as merchantmen, is com- dernity in design which is now sweep- mitted to a colossal, no less than a ing Continental countries. costly, building programme. And t -a-time-too-when-most-shipyards will be already well occupied by puro

IJOLLAND is certainly full of naval construction work.

Himagination, too, when it comes to The above shows the top and the the development of trade routes. As bottom ends of the scale. The truth

an owner of and participater in a lies, probably, somewhere between Colonial Empire, herself, sho appre- the two extremes, as it always dues cistes the need for communication, Many of our own long-established

ashamed

Position Of Holland

of

shipowners are innately conservative not only within the Empire. itself. Thus, her ships are powerful rivals and should be thoroughly

to established British lines trading of the kind of tonnage which they

between the Straits Settlements and have built in the last few years to Australia. More than that, since 1931 serve important Empire routes.

they have added to their network

out from Java, and. Fine Services To Dominions

services spreading kong with South have linked N'the other hand in the magnif- and East Africa, providing the only cent Empire food ships running through service with any pretensions to the Antipodes via the cape, or vin of comfort in the passenger sense and Suez or Panama there are cargo of speed for passengers and freight.

Is being written, trials are As this is liners without equal anywhere in

taking place of the first of three big the world for speed and power,

new diesel-driven ships to link these Some of these latter owners have, two Empire key points with a trand-

portation it should be mentioned, neither, the

system faster and doubtful advantage at services

luxurious than has ever been known weighted with tradition nor the before. In 50 years, more or less, per- spectacular pomposity of boards

hups the mails on this long journey of directors stultified by nobility... will be carried by fast flying bout, but in the meantime, Holland, without any visible subsidy, is carrying them in fast ships.

time of planting.

moro

the service with a connection to

Trade Following The Fing THE main project of the Une,

observed to breathe their last

The route has been a long story of when the tide begins to ebb.

According to certain schools careful development, for, on April 10, 1931, the sicamer Houtman lett for Palembang, Mauritius, of thought there is a consider Batavia

and Cape- able difference in the germina- Durbon, Port Elizabeth

to take place twice a tion of seeds and growth of town. Sallings of a similar nature

were scheduled plants dependent on the part month while at that time the desir cular phase of the moon at the ability was considered of combining

The discovery of cosmic rays Hongkong, Saigon and Batavia. is comparatively recent. There may, of course, be other impor- f

announced, "is the developing of tant radiations. It may even be

the importation of East Indian pro- that the heavenly bodies have un unsuspected life of their own. ducts into South Africa, for which In relation to this life we may purpose the first sailing will carry better placed than the samples of every East Indian product Trade Indeed follows the

the flag.

and, slump, considerable success world appears to have been achieved.

Naturally, such services are all fur- ther competition for our own ship- owners and add to the worries with which they are already faced on the main lines as much as on the small

be no

it was.

microbes in our body are situat. 1of ang importance.", in spite of tho

ed in relation to us. To thom our life may be as inconceivable as the life of the stars is to us,

Yet these microbes are probe ably aeriously affected by our physical and mental states. They may be more ferocious:if we are.

The widespread shipping of the languid and low in spirit. They Empire is peculiarly dimcult to sub- may feel uncomfortable and un-sidise, and, by the same token, very enterprising when we are full of prone to competition. Some of the fight, afiro with enthusiasm or services of the Empire are so small burning with rago...

fender routes.

It does not necessarily mean that colonies to prepare a bargaining proves a fundamental principle Germany does not want colonies ground for a request for some of astrology: that the stars have

thing else of more Immediate an influence.over our lives. if she can get them.

That this influence is not puro interest; Herr Hitler may have! But, says the Monitor, Herr been forced from his earlier ly physiological is suggested by Hitler has also said that several position by the pressure of his cortain observations regarding European

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like entourage and of public opinion; our closcat heavenly neighbour,

ho may genuinely have changed the moon.

To the stars we are as these the big main lines could not Sleepwalkers are strangely. pyramida atanding unsteadily his mind. If ho has, onormous upon their points, with small modifications have taken place in affected by its rays. In asylums very microbes. If we do not territories at home and huge the long-distance policy which patients become unmanageable understand them and their in- ompires abroad, and are there- Herr Hitler formulated in "Mein when the moon is full. Nent fluence that is no excuse for our

the sea dying patients have been disregarding them. fore fundamentally weak. Their Kampf."

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and obscure that they seldom make themselves heard, yet without them.

to

not hope to

get their cargoes, been an unmistakable, tendency for During the Inst ten years, there has and foreign tonnage to creep ahead

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