Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-19
al UNIVERSAL, Mexico City
4 One hundred and nifty thousand

UNIVERSAL, MEXICO City
- One hundred and nifty thousand
Germans are coming to COLOMBO
IL q district near Acapulco, in the
State of Guerrero, Mexico. The
territory to be occupied comprises $780,
900 acres of land with a frontage upon
the Pacific Ocean, owned by the Ger
man Mexican Co. The first emigration
from Germany, consisting of about
5000 men, women and children, will
occur In the near future, to be followed
by similar companies until the above
aggregate is completed.
Virtue Abounds
In London Night Clubs.
Daily Chronicle. London.-Those who
may still cling to the idea that the night
clubs of London are haunts Of wicked
ness and reckless gayety will be dis
illusioned by the adventures of seeker
after truth in a recent Sketch. Con-
tinuing his entertaining series Of
articles, "A Young Man Looks at So
ciety," Mr.. John Rayner says these
hard things:
IF you go out for excitement, you
are disappointed! Virtue abounds! One
barely mods to ones best friend. AS to
the difflculty of obtaining knowledge
of such places and the vice they are
supposed to harbor why, any taxi
driver can tell you the names, habits,
prices and patronage of every night
club in London"
At one and all, he declares. you do
the same things-drink champagne and
talk to your own party, all Of which you
could do in far greater comfort at nome.
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Take Up Walking.
Japan Advertiser, Tokio.-Ever since
foreign residents have been permitteo
to move about freely in Japan, walking
has been popular with them. However,
during the last few years there has been
a marked lack of interest in walking
among foreigners, but in the meantime
it has been taken up by large num-
bers of Japanese, who appreciate this
TYNE of healthful exercise. There is a
popular walking club in Yokohama
which takes frequent Sunday excursions.
Population
In Denmark Increased.
Danish Commercial Review, Copen-
hagen to the latest calcu-
lations Of the Danish statistical de-
partment, the population Of Denmark
on July /, 1929, came to 3,51S,000, an
increase of 81 900 from July I, 1928.
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Polo Popular
Because of Dangers.
Ell Mercurio, Santiago.-Polo, the
sport that Is becoming more and more
popular in Chile. has its primal lure
because of the dangers inherent in Its
desperate encounters. Any contest or
game that is really worth engaging in
has an emotional base, and the greater
the appeal to the enotions-the more
exciting the contact-the more enjoy
able the contest Is both to participants
and players. From what we have seen
of the game of polo 1t affords per-
petual risk to the lives of those en-
gagged therein. If not from collision of
the horses, then from the tremendous
strokes of the malletS, welded on high
like the battleaxes in the tournaments
of old. 1t is like a battle of centaurs,
man and horse so closely identified that
they appear to be but one creature, and
In the constant shock and turbulence of
their pirouetting and clashing and
emulation, it certainly looks to the be-
holder as If catastrophe were evaded
by not more than centimeter. But
it is this gambling between life and
Is the JOY which Is ever adding brave
and noble spirits to the distinguished
roster Of its devotees.
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Soviet Officials
Aim to Curb Illiteracy.
Soviet Economic Review, Leningrad-
The problem of eradicating illiteracy
and educating both children and adults
has occupied the close attention IF tho
authorities ever since the inception Of
the Soviet government. Since the revo-