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THE CHINA MAIL FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 1936
BORDER BULWARK WORLD TO HEAR
3
OF INDIA
(Continued from Page 4)
Others are chosen by casting one of the most reactionary cie- lots in the villages, where out of ments in Axis, have a preponderat- every group of eight able-bodieding influence with villagers and men one must serve two years and tribesmen.
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Soldiers Well Armed The soldiers are now well armed and housed. Their horses and uniforms are good. and they re-
CORONATION
B.B.C. Plans In Preparation
22
KING. MAY DELIVER EMPIRE MESSAGE
message to:
Plans for the Coronation broad- two months with the colours. Army Reasons For Overthrow easts next year are already being pay has been quadrupled since They overthrew Amanulla be-prepared at Broadcasting House. Amanulla lost his kingdom 33 cause his urvelling of women, his It is understood that the West- much by his neglect of his troops shaving of beards, and his imposi-minster Abbey service on May 12 as by his introduction of reforms tion of Western habits in will definitely be broadcast. opposed to the character and printheir opinion. against the spirit It is generally expected that, ciples of the people.
of Islam. And ther watch the after the Coronation, the King will cautions, sensible reforms of the broadcast a personal message present. Government with uuremit- the Empire. ting vigilance
B.B.C. officials have visited Unfortunately, on neither side of houses on the probable route of ceive suficient allowance for food the border are there any great the procession to find vantage!
ta 27 tribal chiefs. although it only amounts
The Pathans, points for commentators Three Afghanis-13s a month.
generic name for the Pushtu- new high-powered Of this Army, instructed by speaking tribesmen south of the transmitters at Daventry should] Germans and improving yearly in Hindu Kush, as opposed to the be ready for Empire transmis-
are Mongo-speaking peoples north of discipline. three divisions posted within reach of the Indian this mountain barrier, are too de- frontier, but the Afghan Moh-mocratic to submit even to * mands alone could send a lashkar elected authority. They live in of 30,000 to the help of their fel-communal fashion and par low-tribesmen across the border. attention to the Mullah or and if the neighbouring Shinwaris man than to the Malik, who, as nation world-wide reception con- chose to join in what has always headman in unadministered terri- seemed to them a natural raid tory, may have accepted and divid-ditions will be excellent.
illogical and invisible.
Afghanistan is the stronghold of Islam in Central Asia It is probably the most religious coun-
taore
Holy
disagreeable
tions.
Bulwark Of India
It is only during the last 37
sions.
short-wave
After analysing their records of shortwave reception during May for several years past B.B.C. «n- gineers believe that on the day (and at the time fixed for the Coro-
Relaying Facilities
A model of the Knochenhauer- haus (Batchers' House) in H desheim, built by the Butchers' Guild in the year 1599, THE EX- hibited at the "Germany" hibition held in Berlin during the Olympic Games.
2.
LOCAL ESTATES
-
OBITUARY
Mrs. R. White Laid To Rest
OLD COLONY RESIDENT
LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES
Two cases of typhoid fever were, The total length of catchwaters reported in Old and New Kow-on the island is 184,803 feet, or loon during the 24 hours ended cm 25.53 miles. Wednesday.
Lieut. P. de "N. Ramus, of the
Old residents of the Colony will Repairs will shortly be put in Royal Artillery, was fined $17. by regret to learn of the death of hand on Number 4 pier at the Mr. E. Himsworth at the Kow Mrs. R. White, which occurred at Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf low Magistracy yesterday for al- her residence, No. 5 Shan Kwong and Godown Company's wharves at lowing his dog to be at large with- Road Happy Valley, yesterday Kowloon. Timber for the laying out a muzzle. after a lengthy illness. She suc-of a new deck on the wharf has cumbed to a heart attack.
already been ordered by the Go-
According to the annual report
The deceased lady was 66 years down Company, and when it arrives of the Director of Public Works the expenditure on Public Works
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↑
of age, being born on August 8, the work will commence.
has increased considerably during 1870. Her death, though not un-|
Among the arrivals in Hong the last three decades. The aver- expected, came as a shock to her
expenditure wide circle of friends.
Kong yesterday morning aboard age annual
during She leaves a family of three sons the Empress of Asia from Van- the years 1906 to 1915 was $2.072,- Frances 475, from 1916 to 1925 it was and three daughters to mourn her couver was Miss Jean loss. besides two brothers and a Marian Leach, of 1955, West 19th $7,517,637, whilst from 1926
Her Avenue, Vancouver, who has come 1935 the average annual expendi- number of grand-children. sons are Mr. H. J. White, of the to the Colony to marry Mr. Jack tures has been $8.207,920. Kowloon Hotel, Mr. N. B. White, Fraser Robinson of Messrs. But-
and Mr. G. H White, formerly terfield and Swire.
Chief Engineer of the river steam-
er Kwangsai. Her daughters are
A Dinner Dance will be held on Mrs. M. A. B. Souza, wife of Mr. the open roof of Eepulse Bay Lido M. A. R. Souza, of the Union In-weather permitting-and' at Be- surance Society of Canton, Ltd pulse Bay Hotel in the event of Miss Maude E. White, of the Char- bad weather, to-morrow at 9 pm. tered Bank of India, Australia and and the usual Tea Dance will be China, and Mrs. LG. E. Souza, held on Sunday, at 5 pm, at Be- wife of Mr. L. C E Souza, of the pulse Bay Hotel Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank- ofing Corporation.
Local estate to the value $135.800 was left by the late Mrs.
try in the world. Beggar and years that successive Governmentsvision Director, intends to televisetion by Mr. R. A. Wadesan, solici=)
fasts
are 20,000 Mullahs between Russian and British-Indian fron- ters. and these men, constituting
Television Hitch
AMERICANS ARE SMOKING MORE
Huge Sums Spent On Cigarettes
⚫ Washington.
to
Pinkettes en-
upon the infidel, the Governmented among his people a considerable in Kabul, loyally fulfilling its subsidy to maintain and protect
The late Mrs. White's two bro- until Enquiries about facilities for Edith Lilian Sugden, formerly of thers are Mr. H. A. Allen, treaty obligations, would have to the road that is a
"GOOD HIT!” deal, not only with a border in emblem of civilisation. and sub-relaying the programmes are al-124 Coleherne Court, Kensington, recently of the Gloucester Hotel. arms, but with religious fanatics sequently finds himself without suf-ready reaching Broadcasting Middlesex, who died at the above and Mr. W. Allen, who retired some
Efficiency in cricket, as in other to whom the Durand Line is both ficient power to fulfil his obliga-House from foreign countries, and address on January 15 Inst. Mr. years ago, from the Eastern Ex-
forms of outdoor sport, is attainable London will be invaded by com-4 H. Sugden, former Commission-tension, Australasia and China Tele-
only by keeping the whole system in You mentators, from overseas broad-
top-notch physical condition. An elder er of Chinese Customs, Dr E. C. graph Company, Ltd.
cannot expect to score centuries, or. casting organisations.
Sudgen and M. K. F. Bush were brother, Mr. George C. Aller, died
even to keep your wicket up for any Mr. Gerald Cock, B.B.C. Teleppointed executors. An applica-in' 1923.
{self-respecting length of time, it The funeral was held at the 'Co-
through constipation, or liverishness, Cabinst Minister are equally ob-in Kabul have sought to weld into the Coronation ceremony. No obitor, the lawful attorney, for seal-lonial Cemetery, Happy Valley. A 23 per cent increase within your eye lacks keeness, your brain is
an artonomous nation 3 conglo-jection by the authorities is anti-ing probase of the will, has been yesterday evening, the Rev. Cyril two years in the number of ciga foddied or your nerve fails servant of the prayers and
There meration of dissident tribes, many cipated, as the "television eye," granted.
Brown, Chaplain to the Missions to rettes made in the United States pid liver, bilious headache, and of that
As a corrective of constipation, tor enjoined by the Koran.
the of them nomads wandering as far the only piece of apparatus which The late Mrs. Annie Young. seamen, officiating at the graveside is disclosed by the Department of lack of cheery self-confidence which
as Calcutta, where the Ghilzai be
The chief mourners were Mr-Commerce report published last is so essential to success, there is will be visible, works silently and formerly of 127 St. Michael's Hill, come moneylanders, or Australia,
nothing better than Pinkettes, the where the Kochi sell their camels.is practically as unobtrusive as a Bristol, and of Arlington boarding and Mrs. H. J. White, Mr. N. B. mouth.
efficient little microphone.
It is estimated that last year mild, yet positively house. Pembroke Road. Clifton, White, Mr. G. White, Mr. and Their efforts have met with
laxatives and liver regulators. By In any event, the B.B.C. will pro-Bristol, left local estate amounting Mrs. M. A. R. Souza, Mr. and Mrs-138,656,000,000 cigarettes were keeping the digestive apparatus clean come moneylenders, or Australia, ENGLISH AS IT
stan to-day is the bulwark of In-bably televise a film of the process to $26,800. The deceased, who was L. C. R. Souza, Mr. and Mrs. H. A produced, and they had a factory and this alive
Socialist sion to the Abbey.
a widow, died at Snowdon Build-Allen. Mr. W. Allen, Mesars. C. A value of £143,500,000, a gain of sure the bright eye, pure breath, and IS SPOKEN dia against the Soviet
ings, Fishponds, Bristol, on April Allen (nephew), E. A. Souza G nearly 30 per cent, compared with general efficiency which aid success system. which has overthrown the older Socialism of Islam north Whether television will be de- 1, 1936. An application by Mr. M. A. Souza and Arthur White (grand- 1933, when the last report was in every branch of work or play.
June White made: Handbook Prepared
of the Oxas and spread into Sin monstrated at the Radio Exhibi- Watson, solicitor, the lawful sons), and Miss By Chinese Kiang. in Western China. It is tion, which opens at Olympia on attorney; for sealing certified copy (grand-daughter).
lof probate of the will, has been There was also a large gathering natural, therefore, that Kabul, the August 26, is still uncertain. The
of friends. granted One of the newest arrivals upon capital of a young and swiftly B.B.C. has not been able to guar-
regard
The late Mr. L E. Longbottom. Shanghai's myriad small book-developing nation, should
antee that the Alexandra Palace chief draughtsman of the P.W.D.,
MR. J P. L KI station will be transmitting by who died at Kowloon Hospital on! stands along the sidewalks of the with dismay the results
year's frontier disturbances when that date. International Settlement is a
July 12 last, left local estate valu-1 The funeral of the late Mr. I small volume entitled "Correctly the Guides were ambushed.
Nevertheless, every effort ised at $7,700. Letters of adminis-İP: L. Kim, who passed away at the At this moment an undefended English in Hundred Days." It is
road runs over the Nahakki Paasbeing made to have simple testtration to the estate have been French Hospital last Wednesday, published by the "Correctly Eng into the upper Mohmand territory. Programmes on the air.
granted to the widow, Mrs. Dorothy took place at the Protestant Ceme- Television aerials
are being Longbottom. lish Society." address not given. It is a case of “trailing your coat"|
tery yesterday in the presence of a erected at Olympia by the Radio An introductory note says that for the tribes to tread on, and
large gathering of relatives and Manufacturers' Association in the]
friends. "This book is prepared for the that, they are likely to tread Chinese young man who wishes to bazaar rumour in Peshawar. Mean hope that it may yet be possible to served for the foreign firms. It while, Kabul asks, and has every give the first public demonstration of high definition television in divided nearly hundred and ninety right to ask, "In return for our
England. pages. It contains full of ordin-guarded North, give us peace on ary speak and write language. the Southern frontier, peace among This book is clearly, easily, to the the tribes we share.* Chinese young man or scholar. If
it is quite understood, that will be: satisfaction."
Some Examples
Most of the volume contains simple letters from which the fol- lowing sentences are drawn:
"I can speak usually English Con versation and write."
"I have served in some foreign firm with Ave years.”
"I have get two kinds of lesson he
of last
CORONATION
Flag Manufacturers Overwhelmed With Orders
is
Landon, To-day. Flag manufacturers here are being overwhelmed with orders in connection with the Coronation next year. It is understood that “I beg to report that my sister is the manufacturers are complain- in marry to-day.”
ing of a lack of skilled operative
first.
"I shall as much first as I can get
"I beg to you for two days left."
"Next to-mOTTOW I will attend for making flags, in which coma school as usualy.”
tion the cutting and joining “If you promise me, hope give me quire highly skilled labour, an reply."
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"BIG BAD WOLF" OF MOTOR TRADE
Lord Austin Praises Germans
SINGER AWARDED $7,500
The Rev. L L Nash officiated, and the chief mourner was the widow. Amongst those present -Frieda Hempel, former opera were Dr. L. W. Kew, Mr. P. Bath- aigner, was awarded, a summary |sam, Mr. F. Kapp, M. G. S. Ford, judgment for $7,500 against Au-Miss A. H. Ismail, Miss R. Simoes, Igust Heckscher on her claim that Miss B., Lee, the Misses Ruby, the money was due under an Pansy and Mary Esmail, Mr. E. agreement in which the financier E. Esmail, Mr. U. H. Esmail, Mr. promised to pay her $15,000 a year J. S. White, M. G. C. White, Mr. for life. Mr. Justice Charles B. Mc-Harry Kew Mr. Henry Kew, Mr Laughlin, in granting the judg-W. H. Young, Mr. B. Nazarin, Mr. ment, based his action on a prior J. E. Kotewall, Mr. K. H. Kwok, reling by another justice that Mr. H. Lím: and Mr. G. Rocha..
Lord Austin, speaking last Mr. Heckscher had to abide by A large number of floral tributes month at a dinner given in his the contract.
were laid on the graveside. honour in London "by the Motori Agents' Association to celebrate his elevation to the peerage, de- scribed the Government as the big bad wolf of the motor in- dustry. He said that the German |Government provided an example
MUSIC EXAM RESULTS
The following are the results of
Advanced Junior •
Honours Margaret Botelha
of what a Government could do to the local Theory examination held re-stimulate trade.
in June last at the University of and Kathleen Dedeozion Hong Kong, as supplied by thei local Secretary of the Trinity College of Music, London
Senior Division
"On several occasions," he said, The head of one firm of mánu-i facturers, who is 74 years old, "not only has the wolf been at theị stated that he bad been making door, but he has got his head in- LEAVE FOR TERRITORIALS flags for two coronations and side."
three Empire celebrations, but the Conditions in the British moter Honours—Lilian En and Doro- Wimbledon Corporation officials orders for His Majesty King Ed-trade, however, were more satis-thy Jeanne Henderson. and employees who are in the Ter ward's coronation received up to factory than at any previous time. ritorial Army are to be granted now exceeded the orders on any The 1935 production figures show- Intermediate Division special leave with full pay while lof the former occasions-Beu-led a 47 per cent, increase on those Honours- Emma Lim, Viol
they are in camp.
ter's Bulletin Service.
Tse and Wong Yartai,
Bringing Up Father
MAGGIE-INVITED THOSE og SCIENTISTS TO THE HOUSE- THEY ARE TOO HKSHBROW FOR ME }-
of 1929.
AH, PROFESSOR!{}
GOOD MORNING!
NOW TO CONTINUE
OUR ARGOMENT
I'LL SEE WHAT "THEY'RE TALKING.
ABOUT!
Merit-Verna Rodrigues:
Junior Division
Honours Natalia G. da Silva Rozario.
Merit-Cecilia Passos.
... Preparatory Division
Honours-Eileen Aslett, Violet - Callen, Helen Loa, Claro Loy. Aida Rozario Marie Rozario and Belinda Xavier.
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