BICYCLE TOUR OF ASIA
King's Scout Appan
King's Scout A. M. Appan. Pro- vincial Headquarters Troop. Ran- goon, who arrived in the Colony early in the month plans to leave far Haiphong on Saturday. Since his arrival here he has paid short visits to Canton and. Macao, being granted an interview with His Ex- cellency the Governor at the latter port.
King's Scout Appan left Rangoon on April 17. 1933 and since then has visited Penang, Shanghai, Amoy, Formosa and Japan amongst other places. He is using a bicycle for his tour of Asia and is intend- lag to go through China, *Tibet, Afghanistan and Turkey in the near future.
King's Scout A. M. Appan, who is
on
a bicycle tour of Asia. He arrived in the Colony from Formosa early this month and plans to leave for Haiphong on Saturday.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1935.
MODERN MISS ON DUTY IN THE NEWS
CHINA
The March Of The
Mannequins"
Tea dancing is to be resumed at the Gloucester Hotel during the cool season if support is forthcom- ing that is the decision of the management of this popular rendezvous.
To start the ball rolling a tea dance will be held to-day, starting at 4.30 p.m., and to lend the added colour to the function, it has been found possible to incorporate Mrs. Elsie Soong's Mannequin Parade in the course of the afternoon.
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Mrs. Elsie 80ong who is connect- with the advertising Depart- ment of the China Soap Co., will at this parade, display the latest fashions for the ultra-modern Chi- 'nese women and at the same time will comment on the washability of the materials with "Lax" Soap.
The dresses to be worn at this parade have all been washed in "Lux" and are Chinese styled with Jew semi-European models. Bathing suits, sports wear, after- noon and morning gowns, all in Chinese style, will be on display.
Coming back to the tea dance
ORIENT
Mr. E. Temple McMullen
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Shanghai, Sept 20. Preparations are being made by the International Radio Adminis- ration for the inauguration for the service between Shanghai and Can- ton October 10; that between China October 10; that between China and Japan November 1: and that between China and England, U. S. A., Germany, Italy, and Philippine Islands respectively De- cember 31.---
tientral News Agency.
HOPEI ECONOMIC UNION
Peiping, Sept 22. "The Hopel Economic Union was formally inaugurated on Saturday afternoon at the Pelping Bankers Association. The inaugural meet- ing was attended by more than
CHINA
FUNDS NEEDED
Nanking, Sept. 20, The Hanan Provincial Govern- ment, being ordered to establish a factory institute for training of disabled soldiers and the maimed people in Henan, has wired to the Excutive Yuan for remittance of inauguration fund.
The Executive. Yuap has referred the matter to the Ministry of Fin- ance for execution.
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entral News Agency.
TRIP POSTPONED
Nanking, Sept. 20.
Falling to complete his prepara- tions prior to his departure, Mr. Chen Yun, special, envoy despatch- ed oy the National Government to escort the Panchen Lama back to Tibet, has decided to postpone nis trip to Chinghal until the begin-.
thirty prominent local industriainng of next month.
and banking leaders, among who Mr. Chen" Was previously were General Shang Cheng. Chair-scheduled to leave for Chinghai man of Hopel Provincial Govern-around September 20th
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ment, and Mr. Yuan Liang. Mayor of Palping.
Mr. Chow Tso-min presided over After brief open- the meeting. Ing speech, the meeting adopted
two resolutions:
After ten years' service with the division, city and foreign freight offices of the Canadian Pacine Rallway in Vancouver. E. Temple McMullen has been selected for Mr. P. Chessex informed our re-duty in the Oriental staff of the 1. regulations', governing the or- presentative that the Parade will Company and sailed from Van-ganization of the Union in all probability start at 5.15 p.m. couver in the "Empress of Canada"
2. election Mr. Chow Tso-minas and continue for about half, an for Hong Kong. A native of Van- the chairman of the Union. hour. The Emporium. Orchestra couver, Mr. McMullen, who is a ̧ BON
Central News Agency. has been booked for the occasion of J. E. McMullen, K.C. general and no doubt many will remember solicitor of the C.P.R. in Vancou- the good music this band always ver public schools, Prince of Wales provides:
High School and Trinity College School, Port Hope, Ont. Temple
the Pacific
TO SUPPRESS PIRATES
Foochow, Sept 22. The Chinese Cruiser Chutal, an-
received instructions from the Ma- wel Naval Station to sail for Nan- j' Island, near Esing-hws off | Puklen coast, to help the provin- .cial troops in suppression of the
Mawer Naval Station has in addi- tion dispatched a staff officer aboard the cruiser to help in the campaign.-
This tea dance will be in the nature of an experiment. Should McMullen is widely known in golf-chored at Mawel, near here, has the public support it the manage-ing. tennis, badminton and squash ment will continue with them in racquets circles on the cooler season. A dinner dance Coast. too, has been provisionally fixed for October 28, when the band from the Asama Maru will be in atten- dance.
GUNNER ADMITS been
THEFT
Candid Confession
Arrangements have all made for to-morrow's tea dance and it would be an innova- tion for those who are accustomed to wearing foreign dresses to see what the modern Chinese women wear these days.
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MRS. ELSIE SOONG
I was one of the many people
at a Mannequin parade held at the I Before Mr.
the Wing On Co., yesterday under Mrs. Thompson.at Kowlcon Magistracy yesterday Gunne: Clive Grandage 22, of the Royal Artillery, stationed at Lyee. Barracks. made a candid confession to the theft of a car and being at the time under the influence of liquor. He was re- manded in prison for 48 hours and a medical report was requested.
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He was charged with (a) falling to pay the legal carriage of private car No. 1321 on the vehicular ferry, Man Kung, from Hong Kong 10. Kowloon cu Sunday; (b) driv ing the car without a licence. (e) driving the car without the cwner's permission (d) falling to keep to the left when driving round the corner of Peking Road and Nathan Road; and (2) failing to keep to the left at Salisbury Road near the Star Ferry.
Traffic-Inspector A. Nicol, in out lining the case, stated that accused drove the car on to the vehicular ferry at 8.08 a.m. on Sunday. As the ferry was just leaving, he was allowed to drive on to the vessel. When the fares were being collect ed, accused said he had no money. On his arrival at the Jordan Road wharf, through some" misunder- standing the regulator there did. not stop him.
ACCUSED'S STORY
In his statement in Court the accused said that he was under the influence of drink when he saw a
entral News Agency.
THE NATIONAL MEET
Nanking, Sept. 20. Dr. Gunsin Hoh, physical educa- tion superintendent of the Minis- try of Education, left for the open- ing of the forthcoming National Meet.
While in the port city, Dr. Hoh will attend the standing meeting ut the Preparatory Committee of the National Meet on morning of September 21. Central News Agency
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EXHIBITION OPENED
* Nanking, Sept, 20. ........ The exhibition of handiwork,
CHINA'S GREAT pirates reving along the coast. The done by the convicts in the modern
SAGE
The Birthday Of Confucius
To-day, is the 2486th anniversary Elste Soong's direction: The at-lunar calendar) of the birthday tendance was good and according of China's great sage and philoso- to Mrs. Boong the reception local-pher, Confucius, who lived between ly has been very encouraging. 551 B.C. and 478 B.C. at the time Six pretty Chinese girls gowned or the Chow Dynasty, when the in glamorous and well cut frocks country was divided into a number made by the Wing On Co., paraded of small kingdoms. The occasion in a specially erected stage that will again be enthusiastically cele- extended the whole length of the brated throughout the length and second floor.
breadth of Chipu.
Mrs. Soong was there comment- ing on the materials of the dresses and at the same time instructing these that were present on the advisibility of washing the dresses with "Lux" Soap.
On the ground floor of the Com- pany is a department called the Washability Bureau" where Mrs. Soong is in attendance, instructing and advising those who seek her help as to the uses of "Lux." This Bureau is well patronised and Mrs. Soong has been kept busy by in- undating requests for demonstra- tions.
MORE PARADES · These Mannequin. Parades have proved so popular that requests have been made for an extension and in view of this it will be con- tinued for another two days at the Wing On Co.
Mrs. Boong will be leaving the Colony at the end of the present month when she will stage similar parades at Cantor and Macao.—0.
car and got into it, and a police-ebdddddddddddd man helped him to start it. He
**** drove around and then crossed over SIR THOMAS SOUTHORN
to "Kowloon, and then found that
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BUSINESS TOUR
prisons in various provinces, under the auspices of the Judicial Yuan; formally opened yesterday marn- ing at the local Y.M.C.A.
Specimens of handiwork hibited include carpets, towels. plece goods, toys, furniture and etc.
ex-
The exhibition drew big crowda of visitors, who paid a high tri- the exquisiteness of the handiwork of the convicts.
Prizes will be awarded by the Ministry of Industry to the makers of selected specimens, it is learned. Central News Agency,
Shanghai, Sept 22. Mr. Wang Yin, who has been dis-bute to patched by the Ministry of Indus- try to inspect the factory adminis island Empire this morning aboard tration in Japan, left here for the
the ss. Shanghai, Maru. He will stay there for about one month.- Central News Agency.
RAILWAY CONTRACT
TO TOUR JAPAN
Peiping. Sept 22. The investigation party of fir- In Hong Kong, all Chinese
Peiping, Sept 22.
teen persons, which was. organi- schools will be on holiday, and cele-
Messrs. Yin Tung and Mr. Wang zed by the various organization' in orations will be carried out on a Chi-tang arrived here this after Piping, has decided to leave the grand scale
the different noon, Interviewed by pressmen, Old Capital on September 24 to thea.res by the members of the Mr. Yin stated that his last mis-sall for Japan. local Confucian Society. The
slon to Dairen was to sign a con- Upon arrival at Japan, the party Chinese department stores and big tract with the Japanese railway will conduct the investigtions in. arms will also observe the occa- authorities for the purchase of separate groups. The Japanese slon with a holiday, but musical
coaches from the South Manchur- Foreign Office will appoint its for- concerts, which were usually given iari Raliway. He added that he re- mer Attache to the Japanese Lega- by firms in the different business turned to Tientsin via Liaoning, tion in China to lead the reception. centres, will perhaps be curtailed, where he stayed one day without. The schedule of their investiga- on account of the trade depression interviewing ang Japanese author- tion tour of Japan has been un- and bad times."
ities.
der preparation, commencing to- CHINA'S SAVIOUR
There is still no clue as to the day, Mr. Yuan Liang, Mayor of Fel- last robbery case,on the Pelping-ping, rave a forewell dinner to- Known as the teacher and leader Liacning train, Mr. Vin admitted, night in honour of the party at the of all ages, Confucius is remember-with reference to the question of City Government Building. The North China and Manchuria. Mr. dinner to-morrow noon to bid the establishing an air-line between Japanese Legation will also give Yin said he is unaware of the con-party bon
To make sure that the great sage ed as the Saviour of the country is "gone but not forgotten," the people throughout the whole of China will be en fete, and there will undoubtedly, be much rejoicing in ́every school and home.
LIFE OF CONFUCIUS Like an ordinary individual, the great philosopher Confucius was mos. anxious to become a govern- ment official, but his special ob- jective not fame and wealth, but to carry out his moral prin-
he had no money to pay for the The Director of Medical and ciples. When his counsel was fare, but the regulator was a "de- | Sanitary Services and Government | no longer listened to by the king
cent fellow" and told him to come back and pay the rare on Friday.
Continuing accused said that he
went to the YMCA.
Consultants report that Sir Thomas Southern continues to make slow progress. No further bulletins will
be issued for b'few days,
Hong Kong, September 23, 1935.
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He signed himself as Lieutenant.; Humphreys and gave his address as Peak Hotel, Kowloon.", He then PPD had a wash and took the car to the Duro garage and tried to sell It to someone there.
The Magistrate: "Do you think you ought to continue to make such statements."
Accused: "They are quite true, you would not want me to come here and tell a pack of les,"
TO BE EXAMINED
"Regarding the fifth and last charge, accused explained that there were two roads near the Stat Ferry-one for pedestrians and the other for traffic. Accured alleged that two buses were blocking his way on the rond, so he went round the wrong side where the pedes trians went and found that he
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In at-
Confucius left him and went to an other kingdom, China at that time being divided into seven kingdom,
Confucius had a large number of disciples, amounting to over 7,000 and among whom Mencius was the outstanding one and was named as a sage,
ditions. Central News Agency,
H.K. POLICE RESERVES
ORDERS BY MR. D. BURLING- HAM, INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE
INDIAN COMPANY 1st. Ald" Classes:-All members.
Empire.
voyage to the Island
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Training Course (Part II):-All recruits of the Indian Company will attend 1, Cuff Road, Kowloon, on Thursday, September 28 at 17.30 houza for instructions.
FLYING SQUAD. Instructional Patrol:-The in- structional patrol for members of the Flying Squad will take place. on Friday, September 27, 1935.. All members will fall in at the Central
taking this Course will report at Police Station at 17.15 hours, Dress: White, Uniform, and Cap with White Cover.
the Police Headquarters Gym- nasium on Tuesday, and Thursday, September 24 and 28, 1935 at 18.30 hours for instruction.
Inspection Parade:-All ranks of the Indian Company will parade at It is noteworthy that there is a general revival of Confucius' teach-Central Police Station on Wedne could not get out again.
Inge, and temples in his honour day, September 25 at 17.30 hours empting to do so, he scraped the
are being renovated throughout under Sub-Inspector R. J. Hunt for eft front mudguard against a post. China; and on the recommenda-
a general inspection of equipment, "A constable then came along," tion of General Chan Chai Tong, etc., by the Company Commander. said accused, "and said he was all the Kwangtung Provincial Gov- Dress: White Uniform, Cap with going to arrest me for causing a
White Cover, Belt with Brace, erninent upper, middle, and lower Truncheon, "Pocket Policeman" disturbance and driving on the schools have included courses of wrong. alde of the road. Whilst the
Confucian analects in their and note-book to be carried. The he was humming and hawing I ac- curricula. It is believed that the Equipment Officer will make a celerated and left him standing works of Confucius and Mencius point of being present. there. Then I went to the YMCA will rebuild the character of Chin- and had lunch."
This concluded, accused's state ment and the Magistrate remanded him for 48 hours in prison custody and requested that a medical re- port be obtained."
EMERGENCY UNIT RESERVE Practice Search Patrol:-A Prac- tice Search Patrol will be carried out by members of the Emergency Unit Reserve on Friday, September 27. All members will fall in at Queen's Pier at 17.20 hours. Dress:
D. L. KING,
D.S.P. (R.). Hong Kong, September, 23..
Optional.
On the application of Detective. Inspector M. Murphy, Mr. Mac-
fadyen in the Central Police Court
| yesterday, remanded for one węck two men, Leung Ting-ka. and
ese youths of to-day, and thus pave greatest philosopher and teacher. Shum Ngan, 24, unemployed, who the way for the moral rebirth of He still the hero of the Chinese were charged with rabbing Chu the Chinese nation.
Republic, his birthday having been Ho, of á gold Pager ring and a celebrated by the Nanking Nation- pair of gold car-rings at 11. Caine alist Government on the 27th Road, on September 19. The ac- August last. Two.
cused were. remanded in custody.
Even after his death over 1,500 years ago, Confuciuris : still re- m mbered by the people as China's
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