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NOTES FROM SOUTH THE BOYS BRIGADE TO-DAY'S
CHINA
Passports for Foreigners
in China
BISHOPS AND M.P.'S AMONG
ITS OLD BOYS
A million men-scattered now all over the world will on Midsummer Regulations governing the exami-Day this year spring to attention nation of passports for aliens in for a moment and look back to the China have been announced by the years when they were boys with Kwangtang Provincial Government, tousled hair, roay checks, nud a and instructions have been sent ta piece of string and a penknife in. district governments, to sea that their pocketat these regulations are strictly observ- ed. The salient points of those re- gulations are as follows:
Some of this million have become M.P.'s, one or two are Bishope- almost everyone has done well at whatever work he took up.
(1) Passports held by foreignera residing in Canton without the vis
For these are, the million "old of Chinese Ministers or Consule boys" of the Boys' Brigade, which stationed in their respectivo coun-in June celebrates its jubiles by big tries, or those that have expired displays at Wembley Stadium, Lon- should be presented to the Public don, and at Glasgow, Safety Bureau to be stamped;
(1) Passports held by foreigners residing at various places within this province should be presented to the District Governments for inspec tion when these passports will be forwarded to the Public Safety Bureau to be stamped and returned; (3) No, examination fee will be charged for passports presented for examination, from January 1 to March 31;
Everyone of these "old boys", once wore the pill-box hat and belt and carried the familiar haversack. In hundreds of cases sons and grandsons to-day wear the hat with the old pride,
Founded in Glasgow.
Sir William Smith founded the Boys' Brigade with 30 boys in Glas gow in 1883. To-day there is a membership of about 120,000, not in- cluding 50,000 younger boys in a junior movement.. Sir William's son Mr. G. Stanley Smith, is now on-secretary to the Brigade.
(4) An examination fee of two Idollars will be charged for pass
ports presented from April 1
ward.
:
New Hunan Railway.
The Hunan Provincial Govern ment intenda building a light rail way through the province to link up with the Canton Hankow Railway. for the transportation of local pro- duce to the Yangtaze and Kwang- tung districts.
In order to finance the plan it is proposed to invite foreign Capital, and a British syndiente is reported to be interested.
Congestion on Canton Shylkwan Railway,
Owing to the largely increased volume of passenger traffic on the Canton-Shuikwan Section of the Canton-Hankow Railway, the line hus become congested, and restric- tion have to be enforced in the sal of tickets.
But the most astonishing thing is that recruits are pouring in all over the kingdom na never before in 50 years, and 1933 hus dawned with the formation, all ih the last month of the old year, of 40 new companies of the. Brigade.
Mr. R. S. Peacock, one of the secretaries, told a reporter that these new companies have just been formed in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Ayr, Doncaster Belfast, Birming ham, Nottingham, Manmouthshire, Sunderland, Suffolk, Hastings, Liverpool, Manchester, and other centres,
The secret of the Brigade's foun dation is simply that they under stand the importance of being boy..
done with it. He will discover our mistakes, he will make mistakes of his own, but be will be wiser than we are. He will make some of our. dreams come true," A
What is a boy!" it was once asked, and a Boys' Brigade official answered" He is one who will Mr. Li Sin Kan, managing direcpick up the world when we have tor has applied to the Ministry of Railways for additional rolling stock, and has given instructions to local repair shops to expedite their work. Plans are also being made to instate & workshop at Shuikwan, It is hoped that this will relieve the congestion, but it must be re-ing," said Mr. Peacock. membered that lines are often con- gested when newly opened and the traffic staff has not become used to local conditions.
In and Round: Canton Statistics show that during the month of January 330 new buildings were erected in the City it à total cost, of 81,700,400.
The Municipal Bureau has issued a notification forbidding the past ing of posters or other forms of advertisements on the Hoi Chu Bridge:
Yao Ping and Shekki cities, on the borders of the province are to be turned into modern towns.
The plans provide for building of rokis, power stations, water sup plies and other public services.
"Boys, for instance, love camp-
"We look upon ourselves as the absolute pioneers of camping → though it is so popular to-day among all classes that it is hard to believe how unpopular-it once was,
As Leisure Grows.
"I can remember taking boys to camp and being looked upon as s lunatic for doing it1 Fathers and mothers said to me- My boy has always slept under a roof, and while I'm alive ho shall never sleep under anything else!'
"That seems almost an unbeliey- able attitude to-day.
"To-day there are cinemas and such dangers as gambling and dog- racing for the working-class lad, so that it is increasingly important that movements such as the Brigade should help him to lead a useful
The Kwangtung River Conser-life. vaney Board are directing their attention to dredging the Ho Kau section of the West River.
A RARE CHINESE DEER
RECENT ADDITION TO
LONDON ZOO.
Fifty-six years have slapsed since the Zoológical Society of London Inst possessed a specimen of the charming little Chinese deer known
As leisure grows and the work-9 ing day dwindles, perhaps to four haurs, the right use of leisure will become increasingly important, and so the value of the Brigade should expand.too.
Wa go in for drill, physical training, football and athletics, swimming, and so on, and each Brigade is formed in association with a church or similar body
"To celebrate the jubilee there will be a review of 20,000-hover Lussgow, and bros pinked boys will attend from every one of our 2,800, brigades, extending; from Land' End to Ireland Wales, and Bcnt, land,"
as Michia's tufted deer. Eyon to Prince Arthur of Connaught, pre- day it appears to be matter of argusident of the Brigade, has sent a ment whether Michie's deer is, in message of congratulation, a copy of fact, a different species to another, which has been given to every boy known to science as Elaphedus cephalophus, discovered by that pricatly zoologist Père David. The
WIDNESS
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12.30 p.m.-European programme of
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-report
Press news, selected London and New York stuck quotations, etc.
1.30 p.m.-Rugby
p.m.-Close down,
3 to 8 p.,-European programme.. to 6 pm-A relay of the Revel- ler's Dance Orchestra from the Hong Kong Hotel Roof Garden by courtesy of the Management. (During the intervals recorded music will be broadcast from the Studio.)
6 to 6.35 p.m.
Variety.
Song--" Wait 'Til You See Ma
Cherie
SongLouise."--Maurice Cheva-
Her (Baritone)-21018. Organ Solo" little Pal." Organ Solo"Why Can't You" Jane Crawford. 21031.. Chorus: Hallelujah!" Chorus-Sometimes I'm Happy" -Louise Groody and Charles King 20000
WallWhile We Danced at the
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Waltz "Moonlight on the River." Victor Young aad his Orches tra.-6381.
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A Concert.. Song" From the Land of the (Eberhart- Sky-Blue Water" Ondinan). Song" Little Grey Home in the West" (Hardley-Wilmot-Lohr).
Mary Lewis (Soprano).-1140. Violin Solo" Legend of the Can-
yon" (Cadman).
Violin Solo-" Caprice Antique " (Balogh-Kreisler).-Fritz Kreis
ler,-1099.
Chorus "Bedouin Song" (Foote). Chorus Where'er You Walk" (Handel Spresa). → Associated Glee Club of America.-380-13.
(De- 'Cello Solo - "Menuet "
busey). 'Cello Solo-"Gavotte Tendre" (Hillemacher)-Pablo Casals,-
1101.
Song" The Rogue Song" (Grey-
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(Grey- Song "The Narrative"
Stothart). Lawrence Tibbett (Baritone)1448. Piano Solo "Scarf Dance
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7.16 to 7.30 p.m.--Closing local stook quotations, selected London and New York stock quotations, etc. -7.30, to 8 p.m.-
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From the Studio.
A lecture on "The Gem King of Ceylon" by Mr. Milling Jones. pm-Local time and weather
report.
8.03 to 9 p.m.-Chinese Studio con
cert.
to 9.30 p.m.-A relay of the Band of the 1st Battn. South Wales Borderers, conducted by Band- manter Gecks, from the Officers' Mesa, Murray Barracks, by courtesy of the Officer Com
manding. 9.20 to 11 p.m.-Chinese Studio con-
cert.
11 p.m.-Rugby mid-day Press nEWA. 11.05 p.ro.-Close down.
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weight of opinion favours differen gives it its name. This consists of tiation between them, especially an oval patch of dark, stiff bristles DONATIONS ACKNOWLEDGED.
The Prince of Wales has lost his
London, Jan 31 Two thousand because the male of Tere David's on the forehead. The bristles grow
personal bodyguard by the retire deer has horns about an inch long, upward and lie flat but are cap
The Rev. E OHL Tribbeck grate-meat on pension on Saturday of London fremen, threatened with a while Michie's deer has no external able of being raised towards the horns, though beneath the skin perpendicular in moments of excite fully acknowledges, on behalf of Detective Inspector William Pal 10 per cent, wage cut to-morrow, there are hard protecting, cores ment, after the manner of the hairs the Committee of the Sailors and mer of the Special Branch at Scot-gained respite to-day. which can be felt though not seen. on the back of a dog or a cat. Soldiers Home, the following donaland Yard,
tion to the Extension Fund: These, however, ale matters for Its general colour has been des Sir Robert Ho Tung the systematic-zoologist. The or cribed as chocolate but perhaps The Hong Kong Electric
rather light mole, or what milliners Co. Lect. dinary visitor to the Zoo is more used to describe no nigger brown, The Officers and Ship's concerned with the aesthetic, and would be nearer the mark. The Company of H.M.S. personal characteristics of Ite: in-pleasing effect of his colour is set Moth
off by white on the tips and edges Mesura, A. 8. Watson mates than their place in a sys of the ears, on the lips, and under tomatic catalogue, and Michie's the thil. It 3 (perhaps, slightly 0.0. Deb LAOO
Funda, are, urgently neededwall deer, recently acquired and shortly larger than the Indian muntjas, to be exhibited, is as attractive which it resembles in that in the site will be very welcome they may be sent either: to the SOL 46 is malo that por canine tastbare de-7' or to the Bailors) and Soldiers
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The Fire Brigade Committee have Since 1825 Inspector Palmer has temporarily withdrawn their pr been responsible for the Prince's poss, and are holding a spe afety when abroad, and has travel meeting on Thursday to reconsider led practically all-over the world the question r
#The Bremen, in - pró with him, h
"manded""that" the firopo Before the Prince left to speed ferred 'se, the arbitrati Christmas at Sandringhorn, he reestablished by the Mi ceived Mr. Pamer at St. James's
The Firemen'A Tabour Palače und, wishing him happiness posed that, if their wages were out, insteni in his retirament, gave him a pre- there should be thro
together. sent to remind hire of their trips of the present. We
Mr. Palmer joined the Metropol
linguist
ployment for an men
atelligence were cut down be
year ago..