1938-04-25 — Page 7

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH, MONDAY,

APRIL 25, 1938.

NOTED HISTORIAN PREDICTS ANOTHER WORLD WAR: PEACE DEPENDS ON SOVIET RUSSIA

Warplanes Will Be Determining Factor In Next European Conflict

:

Future of World Expressed In

Barrels of Petroleum

[In 1914 Harvard Professor Albert Bushnell Hart predicted that the United States would enter the World War and that the allies would win. In the following interview with the United Press he forecasts developments in the current European crisis.]

By Homer Jenks

United Press Staff Correspondent

CAMBRIDGE, MASS. APR. 20.

ALBERT BUSHNELL HART, DEAN OF UNITED STATES HIS

TORIANS, IS CONVINCED THAT ANOTHER EUROPEAN WAR IS INEVITABLE.

"The United States will not enter into any war unless it is clear that our national existence is threatened," the white-bearded Harvard professor-cmeritus added in an interview with the United Press.

He believed that Adolf Hitler, dreaming of a new and greater German empire, would seize Czecho-Slovakia "perhaps within four weeks-at least within four months."

"No military force that can be raised could prevent Germany from taking Czecho-Slovakia," he said. "The Czechs could not hold out four days. There would per- haps be one battle-a showdown."

Next or perhaps before-Hitler will annex Poland, he predicted.

"I had expected him to take taking Czecho-Slovakia, The over Poland before this, even people of western Poland, the before Austrin. I don't see why aristocracy, are either Germans he had held off so long. His or German-speaking. And of international defence for such a course, if he were going to move step would be stronger than for into western Poland, he would

ITALIAN FLEET CHANGES

NEW BASE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN

By Hector C. Bywater Relative naval strength in the Mediterranean is one of the prin- cipal matters which are to be dis- cussed during the Anglo-Italian con- versations in Rome. Special interest, therefore, attaches to the following new facts about the Italian navy.

Including the 1930 programme ar.nounced on Jan. 7 Italy should possess in 1941 a fleet of:

Толь ........ 244,000

1 Airrat mother ship

& Battleships

Heavy cruisers ...

15 Light cruisera

88 Destroyers

65 Torpedo-boats

130 Submarines

75 Motor torpedo-boats

4,900 85,531

84,532 115.000 41,542

90,800

2,000

677,365

Total This establishment will be about 23,000 tons short of the total which Adml. Cavagnari, Under-Secretary for the Navy, predicts will be renched by 1041. Apparently, there- fore, some additional construction will be undertaken in the near future.

the

FLEET REORGANISED

Since the Abyssinian war, Italian fleet has been completely reorganised. No submarines are now These attached to the main feet. boats form an entirely separate force under the direct orders of the Naval Staff.

Beet The main

comprises the modernised battleships Cavour and Cesare eventually to be joined by their sisters Dullio and Dorca, ond by the new 35,000-ton Vittorio Veneto and Littorio-seven heavy Bin, gun cruisers, 10 light din gun cruisers, one aircraft mother ship, 30 des- troyers, and 13 auxillary vessels.

The submarine force is organised in four groups as follows:

1st: 28hoots, at La Spezia, near

Genoa:

2nd: 2 to 4 boats, at Naples; 3rd: 17 to 20 boats, at Messinn;

and

4th: 30 boats, at Taranto,

In all, therefore, about 82 bonts are

that 50 of these submarines are based

take over the whole country.

The Poles are a gallant people. | but they have no organization that could resist Hitler's troops for three days."

The Baltic States-Lithuania, Lat- via and Estonia--and Finland like- wise will fall to Germany, probably in bloodless revolution, Hart be- lieved.

"That will link Germany and Rus- sin check by jowl. Then it will be only a matter of time before war. breaks out.

"Britain and France will be forced to side with Russia, and Germany Is patting Italy on the back and telling her, 'Don't be scored. ***

PEACE DEPENDS ON SOVIET

He said the only thing that can

empire, barring titter's death, is Russia.

FILM STARS BOUND FOR THE

CIRCUS IN HOLLYWOOD

GARBED IN THE APPROVED MANNER of the western plains, according to the movies, here are Barbara Stanwyck and Robert Taylor, screen stars, an their way to a cirems party given in Hollywood by Mrs. Frank Borzage, wife of the film director. They are often spoken of as engaged.

Sparks Flew Out Of A Girl

And She Was Worried

London.

stop the expansion of the German A YOUNG wife wrote to the Sunday Express asking for advice on

a strange problem. "For the past fortnight," she wrote,' "every night when I undress for bed hundreds of sparks fly from my body.

"I have told several people, but they laugh at me and tell me I am seeing things, and so last night I asked my sister to watch, and she was very scared at the sparks. "Will you please tell me if

"The peace of the next few years depends ou Russia," he said. Rug sia thinks Germany is setting up too powerful a state in western Europe. she may jump in and break it up. But Russia apparently is unwilling to go to war just yet. She seems too busy perfecting her military or- there is any danger, as it is be- ganisation and her fortifications.

When Great Britain and France de- ginning to worry me rather.

clare war on Germany, Hart sald, "I am afraid my clothes may Hiller will occupy the Netherlands within 24 hours to gain control of catch fire." the Dutch seaports.

Norway, Sweden and Denmark

A doctor laughed when a Sunday

will be forced into this next war. Express representative read the let

he predicted.

On the south, Germany would ne- cupy Switzerland because of its strategic military

positions, Hari declared,

AIRPLANES BIG FACTOR He believed airplanes would be the determining factor in the next war.

ier to him.

"You can tell the young woman she has nothing to be afraid of," he said,

FRICTION

There are some people who give dry weather. off sparks. It happens especially in

**The sparks are caused by the friciión set up by the clothing as it is rubbed against the skin.

elec..

"Probably the future of the next war could be expressed in terms of barrels of oil," he said. "And neither Germany nor the nations marked for the new empire have Any source of ell. In Europe only Russia has sufficient wells to sup- ply her needs.” Hart said that Germany for years others, has been importing and storing of "If the young woman wants against the emergency of war but avoid alarming herself she should contended that a year of war would take her clothes off gently, especially exhaust the supply.

If she wears orificial silk."

"Friction brings out static tricity, and some people are more highly charged with electricity than

Nazis Suspend Stamp "Bible"

The stamp-collectors"

to

"Interna-

voke the United States to the extent the German Government-because

GOLD FIND IN ABYSSINIA

Gold and diamonds have been found in Gimma, an Abyssinian Province, according to Rome re- ports, which state that the dis- triot will rival the Transvaal in output.

An expedition also discovered "Important platinum, iron, cop- per and сод mines, without taking into secount hundreds of square miles of richly wooded lands"

Gimma, which has a population of about two millions, was des- cribed in the report as the most fertile Province in Abyssinia.

Man's Sartorial Courage Poor

E RADIO BROADCAST

"In Town To-night" And Other London Relays BEETHOVEN CONCERTO Radio Programme Broadcast by ZBW on Frequencies of 045 k.. 9.52 m.c.'s. per second.

12.0-12.30 p.m. Relay of Service of Intercession from St. John's Cathe dral.

12.30 Billy Mayer at the Plano. Billy Mayerl's Own Selection; Helen-Piano Selection; Have You Forgotten? (Suesse).

12.42 Jack Orchestra.

Hylton

and

liis

Drop In Next Time You're Passing (From 'Going Places'); Unbelievable (From 'Swing Along'); That Song In My Heart (From The Gong Show'); Sull More Old Songs

1.0 Time and Weather,

1.03 Mozart-Concerto In E Flat Major, K. 365.

Played by Arthur Schnabel and Karl Ulrich Schnabel (Two Pianos) and The London Symphony Orches- tra, conducted by Adrian Boult

1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press, Weather and Announcements,

1.40 Latest Variety Numbers,

Sweetie Is Orchestra(a). My Roaming About; (b) How I Could Lament! (a) You Can't Forbid A Flower; (b) The Sleeves Of My Jac- ket Are Tied up. Magyar Imre

and His Hungarian

Orchestra.

by

Vocal-On The Sunny Side Of The Rockies; The Last Hansom Cabby... The Three Musketeers and Rae Jen- kins' Buskers; Dance Orch.-You Took The Words Right Out Of My Heart (From 'Big Broadcast of 1938'); Thanks For The Memory (From 'Big Broadcast of 1838') . . . . F Roy Fox And His Orchestra, vocal refrain Denny Dennis; Humorous She Sold She Wouldn't (Miller); I'm The Only Bit Of Comfort That She's Got (Miller). Max Miller (Comedian) with Orchestra, Organolet Parade.... Reginald Foort at the B.B.C. The Organ: Trumpet Solo Elfriede @wift)....George Swift (Trumpet) with Plano Accompani- ment

2.15 Close Down.

5.0-8.03 European Programme. 8.03-11.0 Chinese Programme. 5.0 Relay of the Dance Orchestra from the Roof Garden of the long- kong Hotel.

(a) Deln' The, Suz! Q; (b) You've Got Something There; (c) Yours And Mine; (d) Nice Work It You Con Get It,

5.15 Interval of recorded dance

music from ZBW.

5.20 (a) Orice In A While; (b) It Don't Mean A Thing; (c) Spanish. Memories; (d) Shim Sham Shimmy.

.35

Interval of 'recorded dance music from ZBW.

6.40 (a) Afraid To Dream; (b) Stardust On The Moon; (c) The Girl With The Dreamy Eyes; (d) Dinah.

5.55 Interval of recorded dance music from ZBW.-

6.0 (a) All The Way From Ire- land; (b) Adieu To Love, Adleu; (c) I Hum A Waltz.

6.15 Interval of recorded dance music from ZBW.

0.20 (a) Riverboat Shuffle; (b) Crazy Feet; (e) Stompin' Tire Blues Away. 0.30

For The Children

Aller In Wonderland....Frank

Luther (with Instrumental Accom- paniment); Medley or Shirley Temple Songs (From 'Poor Little Rich Girl')....Henderson Twins with Orchestra; Uncle Peter's Children's Party .....

..Peter Dawson (Bass- Baritone).

4.45 Songs by Richard Crooks (Tenor).

1

Macushia (Josephine V. Rowe Dermot Macmurrough); Too Late To-morrow. (Langenburg); Open Your Window To The Morn, Op. 50, No. 3 (Royden-Phillips).

6.55 Beethoven-Concerto No. In C Major, Op. 15.

Played by

Schnabel (Piano) and The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Dr. Malcolm Sargent.

733 Closing Local Stock Quota- tions.

7.36 Variety.

Arthur

Australia is seething with revolt. "Germany is getting most of her

It flares up every year in the surn- oll from the United States," he said.

mer, just as It does to a lesser de- "And if we don't want to get tangled

gree in England. up in the next wur, we ought to stop

All the men want to wear lighter sending supplies to probable enemies.

Cinema Organ-Once In A While more unconventional clothes, but (Green Edward);

"Rosalie" - We are putting arms in the hands of

nobody is game to lead the revolu- Selection (Cole Porter)....A_Bol- the principal belligerents. It is ter-

tion. Tax commissioners. ribly against our interests."

town lington at the Organ of the Para- Even though Germany should pro- tional Bible" has been suspended by other serious people have all agreed Going To The Pictures (Rovnell and clerks, medical officers of health and mount Theatre, London; Sketch- it did in the early days of the World its editor cannot prove non-Jewish in recent interviews that the sooner West)....Th

The Two Cockney Kids "wear shor

shorts and open collars" (Ethel Reynell and Gracie West); In commission. It will be observed War, Hart doubted that the United descent.

States would enter into hostilities For years stomp-collectors have campaign starts, the belter, but none Dance Band-Slow Fox-Trot Medley: unless this country or civilisation it-replied as final authority on "Kohis bus the courage to be the first to shed Quick-Step Medley....Jack Dent

some of

of the 7% lb, of clothing which and Norrie Moore (Two Planos, with self were threatened.

Briefmarkenhandbuch" (Kohl'ɛ

the average Australian "The United States would not Stamp Handbook).

male wears Bass and Drums); Orch, with Organ send troops to Europe again

But Dr. H. Munk, the editor, np- in January and February.

Big Broadcast of 1938"-Selection quickly," he said. "It has looi pears to have

Meanwhile, the women, this sea- (Robin-Rainger)....Anton and The much to lose,”—United Press.

son, have got it down to a 2% b. Paramount Theatre Orch. London. grand-mother.

standard, and even leas. One smart- Al Bollington at the Organ. ly dressed Sydney typist admitted to 8.0 Time, Weather and Announce- Austrai News that by wearing garters ments. and thus dispensing with corselette or belt she had gone one or two bet- ter than the standard. "And most girls in the city are wearing no more than I am, but they would be too scared to tell you", the warned.

comparatively near the "bottle neck" between Skelly and Tonis through which passes the traffic route between. Gibraltar and the Suez Canal.

CLOSING THE ROUTE

It is now amelally disclosed that the object of the Italian naval manoeuvres held last year was to test the feasibility of closing this route, and further that the faland of Pontellario-00 miles from Bicily and 45 miles from the African coast- was the centre point of the opera- in which submarines and mindlayers performed most of the work.

The result is not revealed, but it is algnificant that since then the deve- lopment of Pantellaria as a fortified zero-naval base has been pressed forward.

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had a

non-Aryan

A PIECE OF STRING SAVED BOY'S LIFE

BY lassoing four-years-old Jeffrey Kirk with a piece of string, Mrs. Cooke, of Elphick-road, Newhaven, Sussex, iayed the boy's life.

Signor M Mussolini's velo

The boy, who had been playing on the banks of the Ouse, construction of aircraft carriers is fell into the river. logical

enough in view of Italy's

the

Mrs.Cooke was in her garden,1 special requirements. Although such vessels are indispensable to

which overlooks the river, when she British Navy which must be able to heard cries for help and saw the boy project its air power into every aca struggling in the water. and ocean, where, British interests He was lying on his back, and a may call for defence, they would be bigh wind was taking him into the of doubtful valus to liely, whose middle of the stream,

concern, is the Mediterraneazy.

with which the child had boèti playing." maid Mrs. Cooke, "and, after throwing it to him several times, it caught round him and I pulled him in: · It was all I could do, se X enanos swim,”

Round-Trip Flight To

8.03 Chinese Programme-Relay from The Lee Theatre.

11.0 Close Down.

Radio Programme Broadcast by. ZEK on A Frequency of 640 Kilo- cycles.

Ads Londont Relay - Empire Exchange,

North Pole Made In Vain the Dominions and Colonels.

Moscow.

Points of view by travellers from

8,20 Waller Gieseking At The Plano,

Sonata In B Flat Major (Mozart It was announced here to-day that, 370), Captain J. F. Moshkovsky had made 8.36 Selections From Opers. a round-trip fight to the North Pole

"Don

Glovanni", Overture from Rudolf Island in a fruitless (Mozart)....State Orchestra, Berlin, search for the six.Soviet airmen who cond. by Dr. Leo. Blech; Within, disappeared in the Arcilo wastes last These Sacred Walls ("The Magic" August, while on a projected non- Flute-Mozart); Ial and Osiris. stop hop from Moscow to California. ("The Magic Flutofizari).

The missing plane was piloted by Ivar Andresen (Bus) with Orch, The chlid was taken home suffering - Sigismund Levaneffsky, crack Soviet accomp: cond, by Firis Zweig: Casta fili?I Belved in piece of thick, siring: { from no more than shock,ba,

airman.

(Continued on Page 5.).

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year's but there are also a

number of more neat pat-

terms for the man who pre-

fers them as well as plain

colours and stripes. They

are all lined with silk and

will tie well.

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