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Hong Kong, Friday, Oct. 2, 1936
A Royal Gesture To Turkey
medical practice. He is likely to remain better known there as Sir Chan Kwok-wing, aged 24, -Aldo Castellani. employed, was admitted to the
It is improbable that his Ear-REQUENT representations have been made in the local press Government Civil Hospital yester-ley-street brass plate will be alter- and elsewhere on the desirability of a public announcement day suffering from the effects of ed to bear the title which he has on the form of the proposed local Memorial to His late Majesty opium poisoning, which had been just received from the King of King George V. It is now announced that a scheme has been self-administered.
Italy for his services in Abyssinia. In consideration by His Excellency the Governor and his onl During the war Sir Aldo ranked leagues on the Executive Council and Finance Committee, which The body of an unknown Chin-as a general and was in charge embraces the provision to two open recreation grounds, one in ese was removed to the Public of all medical arrangements for Hong Kong on the site of the Government Civil Hospital and the Mortuary yesterday. It was found the Italian troops. After the fall other in Kowloon, in an area adjoining Jordan and Canton `Roads. in Lagard Road in a decomposed of Addis Ababa his duties grew and unrecognisable condition, still heavier, and he spent the last Government statement as follows:-
A full description of the proposed scheme is contained in a Near the body a letter was found few weeks of his 11 months in in which the man stated he was Africa reorganising the capital's been informed from many quar-and Medical Officer's quarters can His Excellency the Governor has next year The Maternity Block dissatisfied with life and was take health services.* - Did the ghosts of Saladin and ing poison.
Įters of a general desire that Hong be demolished-and there will then Richard L. look down on the
Few foreign doctors have be-Kang should possess a worthy be room for three playgrounds and glittering Bosphorus on a re-
come as anglicised as Sir Aldo, Memorial to His late Majesty King (if funds permit) for a paddling Included in the Queen's Theatre who has practised in London since George V cent September-morning? If Įprogramme...to-day-is-a-most-in-
pool, without encroachment on the so, they would have observed teresting educational and instrucbably have much-preferred to re-tional Memorial with royal ap many lovely trees, which luckity 1918. But although be would pro In the United Kingdom the Na-fine lawn that already exists. The with approval how little change tional short It 3 entitled "A main permanently in London, he proval, will take the form of play-escaped mutilation by the recent the passage of more than seven Day at Croydon Airport, and it has always been at Italy's serviceing fields throughout the country-typhoon, would, of course, be pre- centuries had made in the shows big air liners coming and knightly usages of war.
Signor Mussolini was once his with suitable commemorative en-served in any future-layout- On going, overhauling of machines. the previous day the- English and many other aspects of the life patient. The Duce's signed photo trance gates Members of the "King had landed where the first
the most promineally fighting Services in this Colony are...... at this busy aviation centre. I placed among the scores in Sir subscribing to this Home mem- English troops had landed 21 perial Airways, Dutch, German and Aldo's consulting room.
In Kowloon there is a sufficient- years before, and had driven to Swiss machines will be seen.
orial, and any civilians who desirely large unalienated space at the. the point where the invaders,
Another is of Sir Edward Mar-to-contribute are reminded that northern end of Canton Road just making their last thrust for Mr. I A Fraser, attached to the
shall Hall It bears the inscripremittances should be addressed to before it joins Jordan-Road It victory, had actually reached Attorney General's office, took his
Ton. To a noted physician from The King George National Mem contains at present some rocky the summit of the ridge and seat as Acting Puiste Judge for
ja notorious advocate"
orial Eund, The Mansion House, hummocks but, given fonds, these had looked down upon their the first time this morning, during DEAR OLD GEORGE”
London, EC.4”
can be easily levelled of or con- goal. Then a Turkish officer, the Friday calling-over of forth-
At the present time of economic verted into terrace gardens. More touched with military genius, coming cases Mr. Fraser has been United States Secretary for War, ciently money could be raised in this at the Civil Hospital, but there is Although Mr. George Derns the depression it is unlikely that suffi-would have to be done here than organised the counter-attack appointed until further notice to who died recently, never was Colony for the purchase of large no reason why an equally useful which decided the campaign at while the Chief Justice. Siruch in the public eye, he was areas for playing fields. The Ex-and pleasant result should not Leaving this historic scene, the Atholl MacGregor, is recovering one of the original members of lecutive Council has therefore had emerge, however, this area can King laid a wreath on the from his illness.. and the acting tomb of Turkey's Unknown Prisne Judge: Mr. J. J. Hayden,
the Roosevelt “brain trust.” (under most careful consideration be exchanged- for one even more Soldier and went on his way to is away on local leave.
Known throughout Washington the preparation of a plan which, suitable the Government will co- meet the Turkish officer, now:
as "dear old George," the Secre- while identical in its main-pur-sider such an exchange. tary for War had a delicate task powe and conception with the Home The Government's contribution
:
*
--Kowloon Site
become in more than pame, the NEW SHORT-WAVEn bringing the New Deal ideas, to scheme, will carry with it-an to the scheme will be the preserv2-
Grand Turk
It is satisfactory that Istan- {bul-gave a wonderful welcome
to King Edward. The visit, in itself no more than a meeting between two ex-Service men, arranged without political in- tent, was the token that ancient entities have been finally laid
relations
has
TRANSMITTER
Experiments Now Being Made
the army. But he proved re-surance of immediate practical tion of these areas as open spaces, markably successful, and organis-success and of popular acceptance. their preparation and equipment fed the Civilian Conservation Corps i
Fill Crying Need^* tiepending upon public subscrip- camps. very efficiently.
The scheme which has emerged tion. The erection of commemora- Dern was a prosperous, mining is that Government should" pre-tive arches, or gates, as under the engineer in Utah before he be-serve for public parks with chil-Home scheme, would doubtless came its Governor. It was a re-dren's playgrounds two "opes meet with general approval but It may be of interest to listen-markable feat for a Democrat to spaces, one in Victoria and the (although tentative.sketch-plans- aside and that a new chapter in ers outside Hong Kong to know be twice elected Governor of other in Kowloon. Both the pro- are being got out the local scheme Anglo-Turkish
that the present short-wave trans- staunchly Republican State and posed areas adjoin congested dis- is not yet tied to any set design. been opened.
Even in the mitter, which transmits on 3429 for a Congregationalist to be twice tricts, and any possible doubts as All subscriptions will be handed circles of British opinion least metres or 3.750 bilocycles, is be chosen head of the Mormon prin- to their potential recreative and over to the Urban Council, and friendly to dictatorship, an ex-
ing replaced by another trans- cipality."
jhygienic value will be speedily dis-with them will lie the responsi- ception is made in favour of
Before he met Mr. Roosevelt, in pelled by an evening visit to the bility of getting the fullest value- Kemal Ataturk.
The new transmitter is built to 1929, Dern was best known for the existing Southern Playground-at for money in the layout, equipment doubt the real greatness of the transmit on any one of four de logas be coined in a Utah elec-Wanchal
and beautification of both areas.-It- man who, in Turkey's darkest aned wavelengths. The use of tion, in which the Republican: The area selected for Victoria "if Es considered that future mainten- hour, set himself to convert the any particular wave-length will candidate's name was Mabey. {the beautiful garden of the presentance would be a fair charge on,
be governed by seasonal and in- ruins of an obsolete and ramternational considerations, and ernor," it ras, "and I don't mean will no longer be required when scriptions
"Utah needs a Dem good Gov-Government Civil Hospital, which urban revenues and voln-tary sub- shackle Empire into an organic
will therefore be national State, and who has had will be indicated by the call sign Mabey."
(Continued, on Page 6) used, which will be as follows:-
None can
mitter.
the courage and vision to carry Call Sign the enterprise through to bril- liant success. No barrier of z3W2 misgovernment and corruption
now obstructs the friendship
Frequency Wavelength
E/CL
6099-
T
49.26
ZBWS
9525
31.49
17755
16.90
ZBW4
ZBW5
The transmitter is now or test
which the Englishman has so long felt for that sturdy worker and indomitable fighter, the most evenings between 7 p.m. and TurkIt was in a good hour 11 pm and is transmitting on for both countries that the 3149 metres, ie 9,525 kilocycles, King was struck with the truly simultaneously with the present Royal thought of turning the 3429 metre transmitter. last stage of his holiday cruise -The 34.29 transmission will into a pilgrimage of memory testing on the new transmitter is cease as soon as the preliminary and reconciliation:
completed
Qualities Of Air Reports on reception from out- There is one passage in Dr. port listeners will be welcome, į Bedford's study of air and ver-and should be addressed to The tilation. released 202 England Secretary, Lon
recently, which the plain man ing Station, P. O. Box 200, Hong will read with a chuckle. It is Kong. that which declares that ordinary fresh air has a quality lacking in even the best condi- tioned variety. Sunshine and
Your Daily Smile!
*
Oratory
It's much more" dignified" "to wind, it seems, give a power of we're moving in cycles rather then invigoration which the laborá-running around in circles, although tory cannot hupart and which it comes to about the same thing. more than offsets, a lower de- gree of purity. This does not mean that conditioned air is Addressing a political gathering, never, desirable. On the con
speaker gave his hearers a touch of trary, there must needs be a brushing away not nomanly tem
the pathetic. *I miss," he said, good deal to be said for its use "I miss many of the old faces I used in such places as small cinemas to shake hands with.”
(in congested urban areas, to say nothing of our latest bani Ing-establishment. But for the modern factory, erected, as it the generally is," away from centre and in open surround- Ings, Nature's air is not only good enough, but better than any other e
"Where do you bathe?"
In the spring.
“I didn't ask you when
The Important Role Bridegroom-And now, dear, that we are married, lets have a clear understanding about our affairs. · Do Good air, however, is impos- wish to be president or vice-pre-
sident?" gible without ventilation and Bride (wrestly); "Neither. You be this in turn raises the vexed both. “I'll just be the treasurer. questions of draught and tem«
perature. Dr. Bedford's report vells in most workrooms."""""The recognised that the optimun tendency is to make the place temperature differs frour in too hot by way of keeping it dividual to individual, but it is song This principle hardly possible to work out a sound applies here for eight months averzze figure, and this is in the year, but with the enld somewhat, lower than the tem-{weather
its ure which actuilly #pre-reiteration do no harm
the Queen Mary Hospital opens
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