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TALL TALES FROM A TIN HAT.
SHANGHAI SCOTTISH ROBBER OF PRISONER.
UMBRELLAS FOR THE
LIGHT HORSE.
(Continued from Page 6.)
Sung mournfully to the tund of "Donal Blue" ("Lights Out "); Come and hear the R.Q. rumours Where to move the Scots 10x When shall we unhappy Kiltim Ever got a wink of sleep! The Shanghai Scottish stood by for a whole day on the understand- ng that they were going to begin another wandering through the wilderness (with the probability of having to play at housemaids and charwomen, na they did in North
BILLETTING AND
EVACUATION.
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HOSPITAL FOR BRITISH AND AMERICAN TROOPS
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1932.
LATEST B. & S.
STEAMER.
S.S. SHENKING ARRIVES
ON MAIDEN RUN,
CORRESPONDENCE.
[All letters" intended for publi vation must be accompanied by the muman and address of the writer, not for publication, unless so' desired, but as evidence of gund faith.-E.j
A CORRECTION AND A CONFIRMATION.
NAVAL OFFICER ROBBED.
COOK'S SON STEALS AN OVERCOAT.
Excellent work is being done The intest addition to the" Butter- during the present crisis by the field and Swire fleet of steamers, Committee on Billating. and the a.. Shonking, arrived in Hong Evacuation appointed by the Kong from the builders at Greenock (TO THE EDITOR OF THE SONG KONG | before. Mr. Schafeld yesterday with Shanghai Municipal Council, the yesterday morning at about olevon-
DAILY PRESS."] members of which, like most others, thirty. She is under the command are finding themselves swamped of Captain J. D. Whyte, one of the with work. For the purpose of deal regular B. & skippers, who ing with the accommodation of brought her out from Home. Sha civilian refugees, a sub-committen came vid Singapore, the voyage, has been formed and Mrs. J. T. bing blessed with fair weather, Ford has very kindly offered to though the usual strong north-east help with the work.
monsoon was experienced on the last stage from Singapure to Hong
Arrangements have been put into effect for the installation in bil. Kong. lets of the American troops from Manila.
Mr. F. H. Forde was appointed to the committee to fill the place
Specification.
The following are the details of the new vessel-Length, 14 ft.
Described as the soa
of Can- mander J. H. P. Southby's cook, on unemployed Chinese was charged
the theft of an overcoat belonging. to Commander Southby pad & vlack Sin-In your issue of the lat sarge fur coat belonging to the No inst your Canton correspondent "boy" of the Warrant Offers! montioned that, according to reClub, Naval Yard ports received from Swatow by the
Accused pleaded guilty to both military authorities thore, Japan-counte
gunboats fired into the city"
Detective Inspector Roseskwy, (Swatow). Nothing of the kind who prosecuted, said the defendant.
happened here, nor has there had access to the Commander's quar been any other Sino-Japanese clash to the prosent.
This letter may also serve the pur. pose of substantiating the recent letter to your paper from the
far as it refers to Kong in a Swatow.Yours, etc,
ters sad the Engineer Officers' Quarters in the Yard. On January 22, the officer lost an overcoat and on February 7 last the "boy" of the Warrant Officers Club reported
made and it was discovered that the defendant had been sean leaving the Yard with a coat similar to one re ported missing.
Honan Read before they could of Mr. II. V. Wilkinson, who is it breadth, e ft. depth, 25 ft; en- Japanese Consal-General in Hong the loss of his cond. Enquiries were)
sprend their blankets and tell lies to themselves about going to sleep); they were moved the next day by newspaper (but therapelves" stayed put) and yesterday the air, fairly wall filled with shells and aerial bombs in their soutor, was even bet ter filled with rimours of another exodus today..
The committee decided that it was unnecessary at present to consider the total evacuation of women and children, and Mr. Terai undertook to find out whether it was possible to obtain passes for foreign women and sick persons anxious to evacuate the" Hongkow Park District.
gines: single reduction geared tur bine, giving a speed of approxim- ately 18 knots.
nocommodation:
40
Passenger saloon passengers in 9 and 1 berth staterooms; 90 first class passengers
in 2 barth staterooms; 30 second
class passengers in 4 berth state- In reply to a letter from the Prerooms; 60 third class passengers in
Whereupon, Pte. "Freddie's" | sident of the Hellenic Community, open berta
chorus (Freddie. il` always first for everything. including cockhouse) forsook the felina anthem and de-
that community was advised to ak tend to their own evacuation from the eastern district.
With reference to the question of hospital accommodation, for British and American troops, it was stated that the Polytechnic School, which hospital, ie available for the pur is highly suitable for a military pose in case of need.
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Ench class has its own dining saloon, while special accommoda tion is provided for awahs. Tho vessel Carries + 'purser and
COLLIER'S SO.S.
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clared to the world "we won't, we It was decided to ask Dean Tristewardess, and is fitted with a cold wan't, we won't, be moved about" vote to raise a private fund for inadequate supply of fresh provisions. chamber large enough to ensure an
-only they did not sing moved."digent British, who want money "The Shonking is designed for the Really we have become attached to help on evacuation.
Shanghai-Tientsin ran. Windy Sector, and we don't want to go, if only the Q.M.S., champion scrounger as he is, can get us some baths, and if enough recruits coma in to lessen the number of guard tuties and allow the veterans to get some steep. Besides, if we are faken away, wo shall Hot be able any longer to admire the am brellae of our
so friendly neigh bour, the Light Horse. The
Notice is given that three beacons Guards of Shanghai always manage for compass adjustment purposes to get the best of everything, just have been erected on the western like the Guards at Home, which is end of Chungpaosha Island Tower.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
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"YOUR OWN CORRES- 'PONDENT." Swatow, February 8, 1932.
The following day he was arrest- ad and, when handed over to the
FUND FOR CHAPEI Police, admitted having stolen and
VICTIMS.
MEETING HELD IN TUNG WAH HOSPITAL.
FIRST TWO DONATIONS
pawned two coate,
The police officer remarked that the youth's father was in Court and had, described his son as being "pro- party bad." It was stated that he had been formerly employed as n gardener and then as an apprentice fitter in the Naval Yard, but for some reason ho had left of his own accord. Commander Southby had A meeting of prominent Chinese made endeavours to re-instate him residonta was held at the Tung. Wahin the Yard, but the defendant had Hospital yesterday to consider a refused the offer. mesange revived from Shanghai
TOTAL $15,000.
Sentence of one month's hard
WATER IN STOKEHOLD AND asking for monetary assistance to labour was imposed on each of the
rulieve the sufferings of the victims charges. of the Chapci Aghting..
ENGINE-ROOM.
The letter asking for funds emanated from the association of Kwang Tung residents in Shanghai
In response to signals of distress, Selsey lifeboat went out about three s'clock in the morning and found the captain and crew, numbering and it was explained that the fund ine, of the steam collier Mango was purely for charity and was non- (341 tons), in a terrible plight be political in nature. tween Owers lightship and Ngu
TROUBLE OF THE AGE.
DEAN INGE ON LOSS OF
CHRISTIAN HOPE.
why H.. have given them a nice (latitude 31° 23.5 N., longitude from Crookhaven to Ipswich, was 'Hon. Mr. T. N. Chau, Mr. Hotion is that we have secularised the
little gade, with lots of healthy 121 3 E (approx.) fresh air round about it and only
Wir Shouson. Chow, Hon. Dr. R. Mango, carrying 350 tons of stons H. Kutowall, Hon. Dr. 8. W. Two.
"The trouble with our genera
caught by very heavy seas which
Christian hope far too much," de The Rear or High Beacon consists Hooded her stokehold and engine Kwong, Mr. M., K, Lo, Mr. Chanclared Dean Inge in a sermon at » three seconds motor ride away from of a pole 00 feet high, surmounted room and caused her cargo to shift. Lim Pak, Mr. Leung Pat Yue and our camboon, where there is always by a inverted triangular daymark. She Had a big list to port, and Mr. S. K. Ngan were among the
The Southern and Western her lifeboats were Alled with water large gathering present. enffer, even though other details are Beacons consist of poles 45, fect
As the night advanced the wea more closely secreted. The Lighthigh, each surmounted by a trianther got worse. The ship was in
gular daymark, apex upwards.
danger of foundering, and rockets The beacons are painted with were sent up. black and white horizontal stripes,
foot wide.
2
LITE
Horan soon tumbled to the conson why the Chinese troops were putting up such a stubborn stand against the Japanese, Obviously it must be the umbrellas, because the Japanese have every other weapon that the Chinese possess, and fighting aaro pianes in addition-but no brellas, So the Light Horse, always miralty Charts Nos. 506 and 1011. up-to-date got themselves OIDE umbrollas, which they polish, un- furl, slope, order, and present with all their customary smartness
Besides, what about Blockhouse Winnie She is not used to the goings-on of a big city, being a modest and retiring little lady from the suburbs, and Nanking Road or Avenue Edward VII, might prove damaging to her monala..
Southern Mark to the Roar Mark is The magnetic bearing from the north.
The magnetic bearing from the Western Mark to the Roar Mark is crist.
Charts affected: Chinese Ad-
And besides again, surely the only Volunteer unit in Shanghai to capture a real prisoner ought to be llowed the chance to capture an other in fact, several more. The Sergt. Major had been having quite a strafe with one of the Corporals, and had threatened to promote him if he did not mend his ways, which
is not all jam, because sergeante. have to clean their buttone overy day, And thần, in walks the Cor- ponal with a complete prisomer, and an officer at that, so of course the Sergt. Major forgave him overy- thing. Before the Corporal could nish the narration of the gallant deed, or the Orderly Room staf could finish their reports on the in- cident as they imagined it, H.Q batts im again and sonoros the prisoner !
HEALTH IN. EASTERN PORTS.
The following health bulletin of eastern ports, for the week ended January 30, has been issued:
Plague.
Baghdad Basscin
Cases Deaths
I
1
Uholera.
Calcutta Pnom-Pent
41
23
1
1
Small-pox.
9
3
7
3
E
..38
Baghdad Bombay Calcutta Cochin Rangoon Tuticorin Baigon Hong Kong Amoy Cantori Shanghai
Takao (Formosa)
2
1018-01-12 20 63
A foreign tramp steamer stood by and sent up signals of distress,
St. Paul's Cathedral last month.
"Instead of the blessed, hope of cvanlasting life, we have believed, or tried to believe, in a good time The appeal found the unanimous coming. Instead of the progress approved from the meeting and Mr. of the soul through darkness to Chan Lim Pak, whose generosity infectivity of our species.
light, we have dreamed of the per-
charitable causas is well-known in
signals from Nab Tower," which were supplemented bythe Colony, promised a donation of
$10,000, while Mr. Leung Pat Yus Solucy lifeboat rescued the crew promised $5,000. under difficult conditions. The men dropper from Mango into the boat
Needless to add, now that, the
as she was carried towards the ship fund is started, the response from the Chinese community is sure to
on the crest of the waves.
The crew received treatment ntibe a generous one. Portsmouth Hospital, Mang went ashore about a mile south of Selsey constguard station.
Her skipper, Capt, J. G. Holly- Wood, of Newry, said that he and his crew had battled with the storm) for eight hours. He paid a higa tribute to the coxawain of the life. bont,
MANY SHIPS IN PORT.
R
:
THE COLD SNAP.
WARMER WEATHER
PROMISED.
To those who Kre not fond of cold weather, the nows that the temper Lure is gradually rising will be very welcome indeed. During the past DUE TO CHINESE NEW YEAR two days, Hong Kong has experi
HOLIDAYS.
enced some really cold weather and on a Daily Press representative, enlling at the Royal Observatory, he "There Was An unusually large was informed by one of the officials number of ships in the ocean going that the lowest temperature register- entegory in harbour yesterday,ed during the cold spell we have there being altogether 87 at the just had. was 4.3 degrees at 5 a.m. wharves and buoys. This not due yesterday. This was by no means t to any extraordinary trade revival, record as it is usual for the tempera but to the fact that the Chinese ture to drop very low during the New Year holidays have effectively month of February. The lowest slowed up the work of lading and temperature an record is 320 de- unlading these vessels.
gress which occurred on January 18, 1893..
JESUIT SOCIETY
.. DISSOLUTION.
PROTEST MADE BY VATICAN NEWSPAPER,
"Instead of counting one faults, we have talked of reforming our institutions. Now we have seen the bottom is coming, out of the whole artificial structure.
"People talk absurdly enough of Wo the failure of Christianity. instead of where it is alone to be have sought to find it everywhere found. Some of us have sought for it in the idles of endless progress. Others have consulted necroman- der, but the hope of immortality can be found only in God."
Earlier in his sermon Dean Inge caid: "Let as all Beware of the fatty degeneration of the scienet, which go often sets in about the age of 10.
con-
"It seems to me that science is truth of the Book of Genesis, driving us back not to the literal which is poetry, and not science, but.. to the Christian picture of God."
LOST AIRMAN IN ARAB 'CAMP.
TIDINGS OF REDOUIN MESSENGER.
Amman (Transjordan), Jan. 12. Sqda.-Lar. Peter Warburton, for The maximon temperature on have been searching the desert since whom seroplanes and armoured cara Monday last was to degrees 4 Friday, has been found. p.m. and from that point the mer- cury began to fall gradually till it reached 46.3 at & am. yesterday. On Monday the mercury at one time fell six degrees in three hours but
He was with a party of Bedouins Having lost direation, he had been eighty-five miles south of Rutbah, obliged to land when his petrol ran
out
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That was Another sad blow. Prisoner and Winnie ware getting on so nicely together, and we had thought to train them for a duo boundary and a squad is being turn;--and include them in the trained in car-recovery tactics. variety troupe with Signor Gra Jock Craighton really comes from ham and Freddie, the Super-Ser-where he says he does. It was him
after it had resched 45.3 degress, it
Leaving Cairo' on Friday for geant, the Nightingale, L. M's, birthday the day the ransom arrived
took a turn and rose to 54:3 at 3 motor car, No. 2 Platoon's hymn of and of course there were notions hate singers, and some others for a of a celebration, especially as he test against the dissolution of the should be comparatively warmer pected. Forty aeroplanes thereupon "Rome, Jan. 27-A vigorous pro-was informed that the next two days Warburton failed to arrive when ax- p.m. yesterday. Our representative Baghdad in King Faisal's private "Moth " seroplano, "Bqdn-Ldr. really good vaudeville show. The would be able to combine it with Bociety of Jesus in Spain and the and the weather tair. The forecast, Cathey Hotel came through with a the oremony of paying his footing confiscation of the entire property however, is generally cloudy.
Bat out--twenty-seven, from Bagh ransom, but, used as they are to on joining the Company. Jock of the order was launched, to-day
dad, Baera, and Palestine, and the big business, they came out easy knew too much and combined it also by the Onervatore Romano, the
others from Syria-to search, the winners, and some of our reviving with the distribution of the ransom, official organ of the Vatican.
desert for him. forefathers must be turning in their and saw to it that the latter came Employing extremely, violent lan the cause of the republic. Apart The pilot of an Imperish Airways graves when they estimate how much first, and then he proclaimed gunge, the Papal journal asserts from that it will deprive the liner, sighted him and his com they could have got for it. How-} Aweel, I'm awa' for a wee bit that the influence of the radicals is Spanish people of some of their panion, a British captain, about over, if a Shanghai Jack is soon sleep However, he has promised on the increase in Spain and that most important, educational facili. 40 miles from Rutbah. But when with a quif cigarette in his mouth, to give dadinite information as to as a result of this, the republican ties, it is stated To illustrate an RAF. machine, on receipt of another behind each car, and on his who will be the official vistor when movement degenerating into tertilis Osservatore Romano, points | this report, went to render aid, he face a comfortable fooling reflected some other unit demands that we rorist regime, as we amply demon out that over 100,000 pupils in the could not be found. Armoured cars from inside, it means his share of produce our best man. Jock really strated by recent events in Cat Jesuit, schools throughout Spain, are afterwards joined in the search.. the ransom is beginning to work is too sweet in a mixture of half-a-lonia, Spain's present policy, it is
A member of the Bedouin tribe There are some mora ora over the doren uniforms, but fortunately declared, with do untold him to
went to Rutban and sanounced the (Confinsed as foot of next column.] 'with the kilt looming largely. (Continued at foot of nest page.)
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