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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY
THE WEATHER IN·
1932
Drought and No Typhoons
REPORT FROM OBSERVA- TORY HILL
CORRESPONDENCE
[All letters intended for publi vation must be accompanied by the name and address of the writer, not for publication, tulces ao desired. bui us evidence of good faith —ED. }
DEFENCE OF DANCING ACADEMIES
DAILY PRESS."
11
11, 1933
"RUGGER
ALL "BLACKS" TO TOUR
FRANCE
The famous Maori Rugby football team, the All Blacks, are anxious to meet France again.
DOCTOR, BOTANIST CONSIGNEE NOTICES,
AS FILM EXPERTS
TO SETTLE POINTS IN PAYMENT DEFERRED
Mr. Farats, president of the | Rugby Federation controlling the lish backyardei All Blacka has written to the
The report of the Director of [TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONG XONO Auckland: "We are awaiting with the Royal Obsérvatory, for the year 1932, states that the principal fea. tures of the weather in 1932 wore :-. (a) A drought lasting from the
beginning of the year until 3d
February.
- JI
SI-In justice to the Dancing Academy Proprietor in Hankow
Road, Kowloon, 1 wish to challenge (b) The absence of typhoons the statement that his place keeps seriously affecting the Colony,
No measurable amount of rain pen until the hour of 1 am,
I live in an adjoining flat and "felt between 28th December, 1031, and 3rd February, 1032, inclusive, work until considerably later than The rainfall in October and Novem-midnight, so that it is not a case ber was also below normal. In spite of being kept awake to hear what of these dry periods, the total rain- time the music ceases. fall for the whole year was slight- iy above normal, owing to heavy rainfall in June and July.
Typhoons,
I have heard worse music from the flats of some of my neighbours and, the dance music never disturba my concentration,
There are flate in a quieter quar... ter of Kowloon, Let him move to
mories."
י
How does a man, die of oyanide poisoning?
What clues would he leave 1 What kind of plants grow in Eng-
Does an Englishman put ico in his These are a few of the questions waich caused the Metro-Goldwyn Mayer studio to employ a doctor,
French Rugby Federation from highballs?" anxiety the result of your negotia tions with the British Rugby Unions for we hope that next season an All Black team on tour will be able detective, a botanist and even a to play again in Paris, a city of former English barman to work out which we have such happy me authentic details for their latest
mystery thriller, "Payment Defer red." which will be shown at the It is no secret that the French Queen's Theatre from Thursday. Rugby Federation heartily reci "Payment Deferred is a thriller procate the wish expressed by Mr.based on a perfect crime" which Parata.
is nover detected. The plot takes an ironical twist, however, when the murderer, who escapes convic tion for his real 'crime, is punished for a crime of which he is innnocent hat of which he is found guilty be- cause of circumstantial evidence.
**GENTLEMAN JIM "
LEAVES WHOLE FORTUNE
TO WIFE.
The will of Mr. James J. Cor champion of the world, who died on February 18, has now been filed for probate.
NEW YORK
The tracks of 21 typhoons which one of those, not forgetting that bett, former heavy-weight boxing and New York stage vorsions of the
the year
occurred in the Far East during 1932 are given in the Monthly Meteorological Balletin for December. The only typhoons producing winds of gale force, in Hong Kong were those of 21st July and 17th September. The first, pas- sing about 150 miles to the south
the shops were built before he tenanted his fiat.-Yours, etc.,
HANKOW ROAD RESIDENT, May 9, 1939.
of Gap Rock, produced a.gust vele. THE APOSTLES IN LOUNGE
city at the Observatory of 67 m.p.h.
from E. at 21h. 19m. on 21st July.
he second, pissing 'on, an almost identical track, produced a gust
SUITS
velocity at the Observatory of 79 UP TO DATE LAST SUPPER" m.p.h. from E.N.E. at sh. com. on 17th September.
In the following table the month- ly rainfall at the Observatory is compared with other records in the
aleay.
Obser- Botanical vatory Garden (Kow (Hong Fan- loon) Kong) ling
FOR THE ACADEMY
Mr. Mark Symons, whose Royal Academy paintings of religious sub- jects have created considerable, com. ment during the past few years owing to the fact that the figures surrounding Christ have all been dressed in modern garb, has pre. inches inches. inches. pared a similar subject which he is submitting the Academy this year..
The title of the picture is "The Last Supper." It depicts the Sa viour seated at a table on which is a modern repast, surrounded by the Twelve Apostles in up-to-date lounge suits, collars and ties.
0.000 0.01 0.00
-2,536
2.76 9.00 2.200 1.83 0.64 3.700 0:60 3.42 .9.510
9.22 2,30
Month. January February March
April May
June
July
August
4.115
· 25,200 22.55 14.63 25.710 27.08 19.86 20.895 23.27 16.53 September 4.340 4.42 5.68 October 0.035 0.01 6.72 November 0.100 0.04 0.80 December
4.99 4.70
Year
91.470 92,59 .79.24
Forecast.
The following table gives the re- sults of the weather forecasts for the past 5 years. The methods of analysis are described in the 1918 Report.
Year.
1927
1928
1929
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1030
1931
Length 787 Feet.
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RENOVATIONS THROUGH: PHILANTHROPISTS' GIFT
BEER MAKING U.S. SOBER
988 Complete-
Success.
Partin!
Partial
Failure.
Total
.... Failure
71
avanz88
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The Apostles are really portraits of people whom Mr. Symons has met, and include Mr. H. Yates, art master of Reading University, Dr. Tozer, medical officer of Peppard Sanatorium, near Reading, and a number of studente...:
The estate, estimated at more than 100,000 dollars was left to his widow, Mrs. Jessie Taylor Carbett, who was appointed executrix.
EMPLOYMENT FOR US. WORKERS
- MILLION TO BENEFIT BY
MIDSUMMER --
WASHINGTON, May 3 President Roosevelt was assured to-day that the thousands of men he has recruited for work on Gov- eniment projects will begin work before June 1 and, it is estimated that before midsummer more than 1,000,000 workers will benefit from the programine.
Maureen
Repeats Celebrated Rols, „ Charles Laughton, who appeared as the murderer in both the London drama, repeats his celebrated rote in the screen version. O'Sullivan, has the romantic lead and important roles are filled by Dorothy Peterson as the murderer's wife, Varree Teasdale as an up- scrupulous French, milliner, and Ray Milland as the rich nephew who brings about the whole tragedy.
English plants were transplanted in an English backyard at the studios for one scene." Furniture, pictures, chinaware and kitchen utensils in an English home were: copied in every detail for seta, One picture which Laughton held' to be especially convincing was pre- sented to the actor after the pro- duction was finished.
Lothar Mendes, who directed Payment Deferred." made use of unusual camera angles to carry out. The camera follows the suspense.
the characters through doors, a round corners and even into the backyard, where the body of the
CONSIGNEE NOTICES.
The Senate, by a vote of 63 to murdered victim is hidden. 20, adopted the Muscle Shoals or Tennessee Valley improvement bill | : | which is the nucleus of the unem- ployment relief programme. The bill was previously adopted by the House of Representatives. After a few minor, differences are ironed out, the bill will go to the Presi don't.
While the immediate programme, calls for recruiting of only 950,000 workmen for the Tennessee and other re-forestation projects, the return of these men to some kind
Steel-Helmeted Soläler. In the foreground are, faces of work will stimulate employment presenting evil, with a cross raised and production in many lines. among them. There is also a steel-Lumber must be produced for the helmeted soldier and a number of encampments, tools, machinery, any bayonets are also visible. Among clothing must be supplied, railroads the faces can be read the words must haul, the supplies, "We will not have this man to rule
over us."
Judas is seen being offered silver; he has a halter round his neck, with which he is being dragged
from the table.
The Muscle Shoals bill provides for completing the gigantic power development that was begun during the Word War to produce nitrates. for explosives. Additional power plants will be built, the channels Mr. Symons said: "The picture of the Tennessee River will be is symbolic of the war between widened and deepened and the mar- Christ and anti-Christ. I have ginat lands will be re-forested. endeavoured to bring "The Last
Another important part of the Supper" up to date.
No one would expect a fisher-der the bill is the work for flood programme which is authorised un- man to attend supper in his work control. ing clothes, while the tax-gatherer would certainly be well dressed. As in all my other paintings of this nature, I have depicted people I have met in every-day life."
Time Ball Fails Only Once." The timebail is dropped at 10h. a.m. on Sundays and public holi. days, 10h. a.m. and th. p.m. on Saturdays, and 10h. a.m. and th. p.m. on other daya. Time, signals For the character of Judas I are given from 8h.55 to 9h. p.m. took no one in particular. I want each night by means of lights which ed a bald head, so I looked in the are extinguished every second, ex-mirror and copied the top of my cept for periods marking the min- own. The rest of this figure is ates and half minutes.
quite imaginary."
The timeball was dropped suc- cessfully 660 times. There was one failure, on 22nd April at 10h, a.m., when it fell 35 seconds early owing to an electrical fault. The ball was not raised an 8th April at 10h. a.m., owing to faults on the ex- ternal line, and on 17th September at 10h. a.m. and 4h. p.m. owing to a typhoon gale."
MARTIAL LAW
ENFORCED IN SAM SHUI DISTRICT
Martial Law has been proclaimed in the South West Market of the Sam Shui District
DAVIS CUP TENNIS
LATEST RESULTS
{THROUGH REUTER'S · AGENCY.]
::
La
LONDON, May 9. ~ AT Brussels Austria beat Belgium
by three matches to two. Croix (Belgium) beat Artens 68, 6-2, 6-4 Metejka (Austria) beat De Borman 26, 64, 60, 63.
At Copenhagen Ireland beat Den- mark by three matches to two. “G. New York, April 18.
On the night of last Tuesday, the L Rodger (Ireland) heat Jacobsen Reports from all parts of the situation seemed to be more seri-6-1, 6-3, 6-4. Ulrich (Denmark) beat United States show that the first oua. Large bodies of troops oc- MeVeagh 6-2, 6-3, 6-3. legal wet' week has been marked cupied the different street counts everywhere by a decrease in drun- resulting in the stoppage of all kennels and disorder despite the traffic. heavy demand for beer,
It is reported that enforcement
Singapore, May 4 The annual general meeting of St. Andrew's Miesjan Hospital, held on the roof garden of the Hos- pital building yesterday, and pro sided over by the Bishop of Binge A hundred thousand barrels of of Martial Law was due to the fears pore, the Rt. Rev. B: 0. Roberts have been distributed in Chi of a surprise attack by armed was mindes memorable by the unveil cago, but arreste for drunkenness rubbera
ing of a tablet commemorating the there fell by 68 per cent, as gott Martial Law is still in force, and gift to the hospital by Mesara. Awpared with the number the preing; son na the report declares, the Boou Haw and Aw Boon Par, of vious week.
19 most peaceful. $18,000.
In Philadelphia, there were only The ceremony was performed by 12 arrests for drunkenness in the Lady Clementi who after expres last week-end as compared 90 dir sing her admiration for the gening the last week-end of the "dry"
ity of the two well-known hones régime,
factors, draw a curtain which
covered the marble tablet.AM
Lady Clementi said that
the
beautiful blue tiling of the walls tal and was most soothing to the
of the hospital, which was one of
the main improvements carried out
The thanks of the building trus-
as the result of the gift, greatly im tees to the donors of the gift were proved the appearance of the hospi-, expressed by Mr. G. A Potts.
SACRED HEART COLLEGE SPORTS:
The half-mile race open the Colony will be min at pron Saturday 13th inst Entra
France, free: Pont entry, Vale
distributa
Dr Y. Y. Tang will the prizes at 4.30
HELEN WILLS TO DEFEND TITLE
TO PLAY AT WIMBLEDON THIS YEAR,
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.
MBB
SAN FRANCISCO, May Helen Wills Moody,, the orld's lady „tennis champion; nnounced to-day, her decision to efendsar title at Wimbledon this year. She will be leaving for Eng- fand very shortly,.
MUSSOLINI'S FIRST PLAY
STAGED
Vienna, April 24. Preinier Mussolini's first play story of Napoleon, "100 Days," has been staged at the Burg Then tre here. A number of Political and diplomatic personalities were present.
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,
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CONSIGNEE. NOTICE.
5.S. "ANDRE LEBON":
AAVID HONG KONG on TUESDAY, THE 91¤ MAY, 1933.
From MARSEILLES, do
ONSIGNEES of Cargo by, the above-named Steamer are hereby informed that their Goods, with the
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL
STEAM NAVIGATION Co
STEAMER KIDDERPORE,"
SÁRBITRO HONG KONG ON 10TH MAY, 1998.
CON
FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND STRAITS.
MONSIGNEES of Cargo by the formed that their Goods are being landed above-named Vessel are hereby in- and placed AT THR as in the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godewas at Kowloon where each Urasignment will be sorted out Mark by Mark and Delivery can be obtained as the Goods are landed.
This Vessel brings on Caro from Persian Gulf of B.IN. and B. P.B.N. Co.'s Steamers. anises Instructions have been given to Optional Goods will be landed here the contrary Six Hours before arrival of the Steamer.
Goode not cleared within 8 days ins cluding date of arrival will be subject to Rent
No Fire Insurance will be effected by na in any case whatever."
Damaged Packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignees, and the Company's surveyors, Mesars. GODDARD & DOUGLAS, at 10 mm. Free Storage period. on Mondays and Thursdays, within the
Consignees are specially noticed that it is necessary for a Revenue Officer to be present at the examination of damaged dutiable cargo.
All Claims against the Steamer zurat be presented to the Undersigned on or before 20th May, 1933, or they will not be recognised.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goode have left the Godown. MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & Co.
Agents.
Hong Kong, 10th May, 1933.
SILVER LINE. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
• FROM NEW YORK;
3.
THE Motor Vessel
"SILVERYEW" having arrived from the above Port on 5th instant, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, Kowloon, and stored at Consignees' risk and expense.
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where
11th instant at 10a.m. they will be examined on Thursday,
All Claims must be presented within 15 Days of the Vessel's arrival hars, ; after which date they cannot be re- cognized
No Claims will be witted after the Goods have left the flodowng; and alf Goods remaining undelivered after the 12th instant will be subject to Rent.
No Fire Inrurazde has been affected, Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
exception of Opium, Treasure and Vain-
bles, are being landed and placed at Hong their risk in the Godayns of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon, whence Delivery can be obtained as the Goods are landed
Goods not cleared within 7 days, in- lading date of arrival, will be subject te Bent
All Claims must be sent to the Under signed, before Thursday, the 18th May, 1933, or they will not be recognized.
Damaged packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignees and the Company's Sure veyors, Maurra. Goddard & Douglas, at 10am, on Monday, the 15th May, 1938. Consignees must have a Borenns Officer in attendance when damaged. dutiable goods are examined by the Company's Surveyors.
No Olaims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns.
No Fire Thearance will be affected by
in any case whateverage
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