FRIDAY, APRIL 6, · 1934.
THE CHINA MATL-
As War Ace Finished. Record Continent Flight.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
MEETING
Three Bills Passed, GOVERNOR WISHED PLEASANT HOLIDAY
Three Bills, to amend the Sunday Cargo Working Ordinance, 1929, to amend further the Railways Ordin- ance, 1909 and to amend the Mer- chant Shipping Ordinance, 1899, were read for the second and third times and passed at the Legislative Council Meeting held yesterday.
The Hon, Sir Henry Pollock, on behalf of the Members of the Coun- cil, wished, B.. the Governor,. Siri William Peel, and Lady Peel a plea-] sant holiday. They leave to-day" for Japan.
H.E. the Governor: On behalf of my wife and myself' thank you! for your wishes which I greatly ap preciate.
His Excellency, the Governor, Sir William Peel, K.C.M.C., K.B.E., pre- sided at the meeting and others present were:
The Colonial Secretary, Hon. Sir' Thomas Southorn, K.B.E, CM.G.)
The Attorney General Hon. Mr.
Af
.. C. G. Alabaster K.C., O.RE.)
The Serretary for Chinese Taira Hon. Mr. X. L. Smith).
The Colonial Treasurer (Hon. Mr. E. Taylor)."
As a swan song for civilian flying of the airmail, Capt. Eddie Rickenbacher piloted 'a TWA trans: port plane from Los Angeles to Newark, NJ., în 13 hours and 4 minutes, a new record for commercial planes. Here is the “Ace of Aces" of our wartime flying corps (wearing coat) helping unload the mail at Newark airport.
CHINESE CHILDREN LITERARY_NOTES
HEALTH CONTEST VOLUME OF
K'loon Chinese YM.Ç.A.
Innovation.
*
The Inspector General of Polica
The Chinese Y. M. C. A. Kowloon (Hon. Mr. E. D..C. Wolfe, C.M.G.)
Branéh, is planning to conduct The Harbour Master Hon. Com-
"Chinese Children Health Contest" Mander G. F. Bole R.N., retired),
The Director of Medical and Sani-on Saturday, April 21, aiming to tary Services Hon. Dr. A. R. Wel-promote children's health by dis
seminating informations on child- lington C.M.G.)
The Directór of Public Workai (Hon. Mr. R. M. Henderson).
Hon. Sir William Shenton, Kt.
care.
Prior to the Contest, there will
be physical examinations made by
DEAN SWIFTS.
POEMS FOUND
Discovery Made By Shane Leslie.
CLUE FOUND IN IRELAND
New
Philadelphia, discoveries about Dean author of "Gulliver's
THE "PRINCE" OF ANTHOLOGISTS
Mr. E. V. Lucas's Latest: "Post-Bag Diversions."
AUTHORS ON AUTHORS
When being endowed with the degree of LL.D. at St. Andrew's, during Sir James Barrie's Lord- Rectorship, Mr. E. V. Lucas described by the University Orator as the "Prince of Anthologists." In
Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, Kt.. K.C.experienced doctors, among whom Swift.
are Drs. C. W. Cee, S. C. Chan, Travels," were disclosed by Mr. his latest book, "Postbug Diyer Hon. Mr. R. H. Kotewall, C.M.G., and S. H. Tan. Dr. S. H. Tan will Shane Leslie. Irish poet, in
speak ch "Children's Diet and Their Health,"
first to three lectures he Wednesday, on Hou. Mr. S. W. Tso, OR.E., LL.B. April 18, and Dr. K. W. Ip will vering under the auspices
3
LL.D.
Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga.
Ilon. Mr. C. G. S. Mackie. Hon. Mr. T. N. Chan. Mr. R. A. C.
-Councils)
North
(Clerk of
FAREWELL GIFT
TO VICAR.
Scouts Tribute To Rev. Rogers.
LEAVES FOR HOME TO-DAY.
A farewell presentation War made to the Rev. W. Walton Ro- gers yesterday evening by the
Kraphy...
is
the sions," Mr. Lucas has anthologised deli-again, but this time in a new way; choosing the bouquet only from
among
What do literary men think of onu Maurice Baring.
of the letters written to himself during a lecture on "Children's Diseases Rosenbach Fellowship in Biblio-period of thirty years. His title- and Their General Preventionā,”
page motto "Let others do the on Thursday, April 19,′ Dr. T. M.
Mr. Leslie, who has dévoted work" is attributed to Beau Brum- Tso, M. D. CH, B. (Edin) will con- clude the series of talks on Fri-much of the last 20 years to re-mell, but a diligent search day. April 20, when he will speak that he has found an edition
search work on Swift, revealed that dandy's sayings has failed to
of identify it. jon "Children's Pulmonary Diseases
Swifts poems containing 30 mar and Their General Preventions."
Dr. K. C. Yeo, the Assistant ginal correction In Swift's hand- another's work? Medical Officer of Health, will be
This, he said, has made quoted in Mr. E. V. Lucas's "Post- the chief judge of the contest. He it possible to authenticate the au-bag Diversions," considers that "It wil he assisted by Drs. K. K. Wong thorships of many poems heretofore is very rare that an author admires fin quration. He added that one the book of another living author. third of the poems so far attributed This is not due to a sense of rivalry to Swift will have to be rejected as nor to jealousy conscious or uncon- scious; but author A (as Henry not his.
James so well explains it) cannot
and C. W. Lee.
POLICE OFFICER
RETIRES.
members of the 1st Kowloon Trop Inspector Vincent Going
the
(St. Andrew's) Boy Scouts. The troop assembled Church Hall and Scoutmaster R.
On Carthage.
writing.
Mr. Leslie
told how
& clue, found in Ireland by Dr. A. S. W. Rosenbach, founder of the Fellow-
hip, led to his own discovery of
the long-lost volume into which Swift transcribed letters of his
help, as he reads, the work of Author B, recreating it, as he rende, in the
If author A does admire the work of B. he doesn't always enjoy ad- In this connec-
way he would have done it. Even
Itfon Maurice Hewlett's criticism of
Dormer Introduced Assistant On April 21, when the P. and O, famous patron, Sir William Tem-miring it......" Scoutmaster R. J. Wong, the old-liner "Cartimage" leaves for Honie, ple. "Swift has been responsible Wells, quoted in the same book, is est member, who then presented the Hong Kong Palice Force will for collectors of rare manuscripts interesting: "I think Wells is do- the minister with a handsome Chi-lose one of its most ablemen in the being led astray" he said.
ing a fine thing with his Kipps-- nese ornament carved in ivory and person of Inspector Edward Albert "Commercial collectors often best of all his works so far. He Vincent, Government photographer tell an unsuspecting purchaser gets deeper and more remote from The Rev. W. Walton Rogers, who and police finger-print expert, who that a munuscript offered for sale his creatures as he goes on. Pray for seven years was vicar of St. is retiring on pension. He will suil is really in Swift's handwriting Heaven He leaves the other world Andrew's Church. Kowloon left with his wife and daughter.
but that here it was necessary for alone and sticks to this one......"
mounted on blackwood.
R. ligge, who will be inducted as Vicar of St. Andrew's Church by the Bishop of Hong Kong, the Right Rev. Ronald Hall, on Sunday morning at 11 o'clock.
FILIPINO ARTISTS IN COLONY,
Concert On Monday.
Augustine Birl|
to-day for Home by the Empress Inspector Vincent came from Sur-him to disguise It, thus neatly ex- of Japan, accompanied by Mrs: rey and joined the Hong Kong|plaining away any discrepancies Rogers.
Police Force in June, 1913, when he that might exist, between the "The longer I live, the more sick He is succeeded by the Rev. 3. was 24 years of age.
manuscript in hand and recognie- 1 become of my views and opinions'; ed specimena of Swift's writing. as for my contemporaries, let them "The facts are that the great write their own Memoirs and be satirist never disguised his writ-d-d to them. As for my Vigour, ing, but hired others to make pen it is I trust, a litile delusive. I copies for him" Mr. Leslie con-grow daily better acquainted with cluded.-Beuter,
[certain 'wagen; of mortality—which
being, as happily they are, fort, encourage the hope that I may Icompanied by pain or active discom-
depart, when the time Comes, Who would wish to live quickly. much longer in this world?" These words were written by the late Augustine Birrell to Mr. E. V. Lucas, as quoted in "Post-bar Diver-
The Bishop will preach at this .service.
JEKLAM TEA PARTY FOR MR. EUSTACE.
I.C.S. Official Passes Through Colony.
Members of the Jehlam
Ernesto Vallejo, Filipino Vir too, and Julio Esteban Anquita, pianist, who are arriving from Manila on the President Taft on Monday, are scheduled to give a series of concerts in Hong Kong. and Canton, Mr. Vallejo is the Jascha Helfetz of the Philippines..
WILLIAM DUKE OF NORMANDY
Vivid Story Of The Conqueror's Life
unac-
A few years ago he played at the William the Conqueror. By Phil-sions," twelve full years before Mr:
Town Halls in New York City.
com-White House in Washington and munity of Hong Kong gave a ten of course at the Carnegie and party yesterday afternoon at Lane, Crawford's Restaurant in honour of Mr. John C. W. Eustace, of the Indian Civil Service, Assistant Commissioner for the Jehlam Die trict, who is en route for England) via Canada...........
Among those present were Major H. M. J. McIntyre, R.A., Officer Commanding 1st. (H.K.S.), Moun-
tain Battery, RA, Lt. F. W. Webb, E.A., Lt. G. B. Portman, TLAL, LE
MARCH WIRELESS REPORT
lips Russell. (Scribners 10s 6d.) Birrell died.
In the ruins of the great epatle
of Falaise you can still see the room:
in which William the Conqueror was Ex-Kaiser Vindicated. born. It is a small room with
neither window nor fireplace in the Fabulous Monster is the title Immense thickness of the walls of a blography of the ex-Kaiser by strange place, even when one con- J, D. Chamfer. Edward Arnold will sidera the circumstances, for the publish this “vindication of the ex- birth of a man who was to pass, so Kaiser's character and the greater far along the corridors of history, part of his conduct during the years {..... And, by a strange freak of his before the war? Actual hours of transmission by tory, or, if you prefer it the cop tinuity, of human actions, imme
Transmission Hours Total 2384
B. L. E. Hebert, R.A. Mr. Grant, the Hong Kong Broadcasting. Com- diately beneath the castlo stands a Russell's book. Rather, it takes on Assistant Superintendent of Police, pany totalled 288.75 of which 146,- tannery. It was here at this tan a new freshness.
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POPULAR BOOK ON
Authors Small World HORTICULTURE
New Novels Average Under 1.000 Copies.
"A Short History of Gardens”. and we are on the fringe of best deserves to be a popular book. Mr. [weller land."";
H. N. Wathered; who has written Mina Loveday. Prior's "A Law it, is the father of Miss Joyce unto Themselves," is already a bart-Wethered and Mr. Roger Wethered, seler..
the famous golfers. Before It was published book-
Mr. Abbas Khan, Subadar Hazir 75 were devoted to European DrPuery, or near by the stream which Not only is his style of extreme Khan, Mr. Mohamed Khan, Mr. Tammes and 32 to Chinese pro runs beside it: that Robert the vividness, but his method Involves The average first novel, sare Mr. Feroza All, Mr. D. M. Khan. In grammes. The monthly Fercen Devil frst at his cap at Arlette, careful use of detail and much re- Michael Joseph, may be expected to spector Nur Khan, Hong Kong tages was: European 41:47. Chi. the tanner's daughter and mother starch. Every datall shows how yield a monetary return, alightly seller had subscribed a number of Rider Haggard's first thros Police, Inspector Julam Khan, nese 38.58
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"sale" of most first novels.
ons of the most prosperous of con- Chan Khan, Jemadar Lakhiabar, March, totälląd 188, while rangw- Normandy is a great ons, and one at the same time, each page' is the
Average sale of a new novel. The author's world," says Mr. temporary writers, made only £20 Jemadar Sultan Khan, Mr. Firdos ale of Licances during March were which has been many imm: told, work of an historian concerned can be estimated at well under a Joseph, is a small, world, full of in his first "four at a full-time Khan, and several others,
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