11 fs quite out of the question in the space at disposal to review this monumental work in any great detail. Tete. divided. into. parts, 1019-198 agai-1034, "and 1988-1886, everyone' imnows events "have Ihappened during each of these periods. which have caused eataclysmic alterations in the world outlook. Tet us turn our minds back twenty Yours and seo for ourselves it we Have' fully remarked the march "of events, Tt will be easier" {or our feteendants Yo read of these events fu" history Books, but do—we who have lived through them" realize their thundering. Importance?
There Is #0 much writing ead to trouble in Burope and con-Unually more blatantly disregarding all treaty obligations to Great Britain, France and the United States, a blaze: may spring up at any time. "We can, only hope that saner counsels. with: out involving further concessions 10 the dictators, will prevail, and. that the year 1999 may pass without open coniliet. If it does, then there should bea greater possibility of Mr. Chamberlain's optimistic prognostication at the end of September. last, namely, "Peace in our time," coming true— pores Across Interior Asia Bisauetant Yom Hua "By Withely Fiichner, F. Av Brock haus, Leipele. HM.
Of the many European scientists who have explored little known re-Blons of the Asiatic interior, Professor Filehner Is perhaps one of the best informed. He has now written an exhaustive, highly readable and Kenerously ilistrated account of his wanderings in this continent, 1984-37. In the summer of 1900, he had ridden over the Pamirs. Four' years. later: he. explored the Lake" Kokonor region, and between "January, 192, and the spring of 1923 he made an ambitious journey through Tibet, Turkestan and Mongolia. His Latest trip embraces the same. longitudes, extending from Lanchow in Kansu westwards past Lake" Kokonor and Jalong the northern edge of Tibet to Kashmir (Srinagar). "The aim of Professor Filehner's odyssey was, as ho himself states, "purely geopbysical" and he explains that it was hhis work to investigate earth magnet ism in a vast region bounded on the south by the Himalayas, on the west by the Pamirs, on the north by the 'Tien Shan, and on the east by' the Chinese. province of Kansu." The magnitude of this task explains the Tength of time of the—expedition. And it goes without saying that on the long. trek all manner of hardship was encountered: mutiny, imprisonment, illness; endless trouble with nature and with man. Hence the title of the book, "Bismillah," which "means "In the name Allah!" and is used by Mohammedans to express a variety of emotions all more or less intense. The author, naming his work, has chosen the sense of "not to give up but to carry on to the end and the accomplish ment, of one's aim." "never say The almost 100 photographs illus trating the book contain some that fe true gems from a pictorial stand Point. "A'scene of the descent from Murgo to Rong Darya is a fine pi ture of a remarkable corner of the earth, and the salvage of an overturned camel while fording a river this work that fut any" particular. portion of more important' than anther." T have learnt. a grea deal from my perusal Othe book, but cannot pretend. to have assimiiatedonectonth of the Information of conclusions comprised between the covers. Since the een added to bring it up-to-date. mibliation sine. 0000" words have
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with the various problems capably 0f doing ery Hei Voted "in "the European situation. itera for of statisten are vern, and PeontessT found them less attractive {han other parts of the works it when the author deals with iater= Tavional relations. between 1055 and {ode that "he fz at his most instruc tive, This is perhaps natural to the average reader as events of the last four years ore Imore recent and mare italy tu our minds.
'AM! Double Remov The story of Herr Hitler's coup in Autti ly elaborated, and if there ie Soy. doubt ott inthe: minds of any impartial observers a8 tothe. facie ihe ease and the implications the matter they will be removed. by ending what is here said. vet Since "ibe "end of the "Great War Hitter has made no secret of his world ambidon: in" August {99e it Seemed "as it international relations iwere'"on' a dea contre between Dace and war. 'There was general {nrecmont, no Commander. King-lall ys, ament Informed persons that Gerimany was in no shape to under™ {ikea prolonged wor. On the other Hanif wae also known that certain Deopie' in' Germany felt that a short Sharp. stroke might produce favour able esl Th Bh rearmament Programme, war bennning to yet ino Neirlde. but was far from come plete. Some people "will" take one Point of view? and some_ the other, Bnd' there' we: must Teave ice Risk We are not out of the wood yet: swith' claims by aly on France, and claims—although recently tess strongly. pressed—by Germany on Great Britain for the return of colonies, Great" Britain rearming "to an une precedented degree, and Japan taking advantage of every move Ikely munition depot at Lanchow going up Ty'real "prise-winner." Further may' bbe mentioned close-ups of native types, of interest to the student of the many different tribes of inner]
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