LESS WATER
Kowloon Restrictions Start To-day
Extensions of the water res- trictions on the Kowloon side of the Colony will come into forec
to-day.
+
Until the reservoirs are
Te plenished hours of supply will be between 6 a.m. and 9 am and between 4.30 p.m. and 7.30 p.m.
DAMAGE
TO TREASURE IS
UNLIKELY
Ranpura Grounded With Slight Bump
ļ
LARRIVED YESTERDAY
Whelfor the grounding of the Ranpura has damaged any of the Collection of priceless Chinese art will not be known until the trea- sures are, anpacked at Peking. The collection, which was being returned after the Chinese exnibi- in London. Includes many extremely fragile ceramics which would prob- by have been broken had they been jolted severely.
Shortage of water in the Colony's reservoirs 15 nol exceptionally acute but the extension of the res- trictions have been imposed as a precautionary "measure should, the dry season be a long one.
The position on the island is on much better and extension of pre-pieces of delicate and sent restrictions are not contem- plated at present.
Rainfall is still well below th average, the total to date-being 9.61 against an average of 14.78.
1.
Passengers who arrived on the ship in Hong Kong yesterday said. however, that the Raupura went aground with only a slight pump, cause move-
TO START WORK hardly sumcient to
AT ONCE
Mui Isai Commission Arrives
dence
ment in the cargo.
In addition extra
precautions
were taken with the most fragile preces of the collection as they were specially packed and » not y stored with the bulk of the un-
breakable goods.
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light cruiser. HMS Dauntless, ur-
Ved yesterday morning theelock Salutes ware exchanged as the ship and escort steamed the harbour.
Hearing of
by aui Tsai Commission will begin at once for the earlier arrivaj oi the secretary (Mr. Jeff) has en- abled a programme to be made
OAL.
Members of the commission ar- rived by the Ranpura yesterday. They are Str Wilfred Woods (chair- man). Miss Picton Turbeville Mr. C. Wills. Sir Wilfred teompanied by Lany Wood® ̈
and
is ac-
Mr. Jett mer The memberg 07
their arrival and went with them to Government House where they will stay until the hearing of vidence is completed. The com. mission hopes to return to Malaya at the end of a fortnight and "will spend about a month there mak- Ing further inquiries.
RELIEFS FOR THE
NAVY...
Arrived Yesterday
A number of reliefs for the China Station, including 305 fat- ings, arrived here yesterday morn- ing aboard HMS, Dauntless. The cruiser, which escorted the P. and Oliner Ranpura, carrying Chinese art treasures, from Co- lombo on her way out here, has on board the following officer rellefs
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1936.
MAIL NEWS FROM
FROM HOME
Chinese
London, Apr. 25. "NATIONAL" CONSOLATION
PRIZE
An unusual film audience gather- cd at the Gaumont British News
Private theatre in Wardour-street yesterday morning wis a cor- respondent, It include the Duke df Portland, Lord Fartescue, Lord Mildmay of Fléte. Lard Mildmay's brother, Mr. Alfred Mildmay, his sister, Miss B. Mildmay, and his son, Mr. Anthony Mildmay.
Legacy To Academy
mainsali indicates that she is the fourth British boat
othe
J Class. Britannia was K 1,
MR. WINSTON GUEST'S ACCIDENT
Mr. Winstor. Guest, who has just arrived in England with the Ameri- can pola team, is at present un- able to start practising at Norton.
Three weeks ago, while he was harpooning sharks off the coast of Florida, the top joint of his left forefinger was cut of. The wound is not yet healed."
It was fortunate for the Ameri- cans that the accident was not to Mr. Guest hopes to be Bt to practise week.
They were there to see a film. of the Grand National, of which a copy is being presented by Gan- mont British News to Lord Mila-his right hand. may. This is as a souvenir of the remarkable performance of his son, who was riding Davy Jones,
In another
Meanwhile, he will spend this They again had the thrill of the week-end at Sunbury with his duel between Davy Jones and Rey-father, Col. Freddie Guest. moldstown, which ended with Davy
Jones running out fence.
at the last
A. slow-motion sequence showed how near. Reynoldstown came to
The Ranpura, escorted by the throwing his rider at the previous fence, which he jumped almost neck-und-neck with Davy Jones.
ROYAL KING'S CUP ENTRANT
The Duke of Kent, who has again entered a Percival Mew Guil for the King's Cup Air Pace, is
regular entrant.
up
MISSED RICKS. Telling of the grounding of the ship, passengers said the situation was never serious as there was no panic
While at anchor in braltar arbour on April 15 a gale sprang up suddenly and the Ranpura be gan dragging her anchors. Within
1: few minutes she had slipped hard and fast. on to a sandbank, only 50 yards from A group of rocks.
Admiralty tugs and then a Danish tug from Li bon attempt- ed to pull the Ranpura free but she remained on the sand for three days.
After an Inspection by divers the Ranpura continued her journey and as if to show she had suffered Nttle, from the grounding, she made op the last time quickly and arriv ed in Hong Kong en schedule.
DONATIONS
S.J.A.A. and B. "
the The Director of Ambulance has the honour to acknowledge with grateful appreciation and thanks
Lieut. D. A. H. Hornell, H.M.S. Duncan,
(Vice Lt.-Cdr. Bratt) A/Gunner (T) F. S. Booth, H.M.S. Medway. (Vice Oor. (T) Savage); Lieut. R. T. Gardiner; HMS. Dun- can® (N), «(Vice Lt.-Cdr. Alexan-
since
$6,090.27
The King, on the other hand, has only once entered a plane. That was in 1930...
Both the Prince of Wales and Prince George, as they then were, made entries.
The Prince of Wales's machine was a Hawker Tomtit. piloted by Sqdn-Ldr. D. S. Don. Prince George had entered a D. H. Hawk Moth. piloted by Mr. E. H. Fielden, the Prince of Wales's private pilot.
Both machines received the same time allowance and started to gether. Prince George's 'plane was 7th, the Prince, of Wales's 18th.
LORD MAYOR'S RECORD TRIP On the principle of "third time lucky." Sir Percy Vincent, the Lord Mayor, should not be baulked of his proposed trip to Vancouver.
His two predecessors each plan- ned official visits to foreign coun- tries.
ال
Last year Sir Stephen Kilik was 10 have gone to Belgium. Queen Astrid's death led to the vialt be- ing cancelled.
The year, before, when Sir Char- les Collect was to have gone on an omcial visit to Holland. his own
iness made it impossible.
This is. I think, the first time a
the following donations received Lord Mayor has crossed the At- February 17th. 1936:--
the Appeal published
onlantic.
In recent years, however, Already acknowledge
Chief Magistrates have ventured as Staff of Hong Kong Elec-
far as Denmark, Sweden, Northern Ireland (Sir Percy Greenaway), and tric Co.. per
Mr. 5.
aly (Lord Ebbisham). Jarvis
The Vancouver party will con- sist of 14 or 15 and a mass of luggage. The robes of civic digni- taries take up a lot of space. An urgent transatlantic request that
82.00 10.00
Total to date $0.182.27
der: Lieut. T. L. Canning, H.M.S.M. G. A. Pentreath Medway, as spare S/O); Lieut.- Cdr. J. Newton, H.M.S. Medway. (Vlee Lieut. K, Brindley): Lieut. "P. H. Matheson, H.M.B. Bee, (Vice L-Cdr. Torbock); Surg-Lleut." W. F. Viret, E.M.S. Tern; A/Gunner R. C. Oliver, HMS. Sandwich, (Vice Gar, Deuchar); Pay.-Lieut. L. Lumley, H.M.S. Bee, (Vice Pay.- Lt. Coleman); Lieut. E. O. Bick- ford, HMS. Odin, [Vice Lieut. Fraser) Lieut. (E) J. E Achery, I HMS. Hermes, (Vice Lieut (E) Andrews): A/Gunner J. G. Moses, H.MS. Folkestone.
RADIOTELEGRAMS TO
AND FROM SHIPS »
Cheaper Rates Announced"
The
nounces
London, Apr. 25. Postmaster-General an- the following modifica
the "Cinderella. Coach" should be
included in the party had to be
refused.
TANGANYIKA LEADER Sir William Lead, the spokesman of the Tanganyika settlers anxious for its future, has long been a pro- minent personage in that Terri- tory. He was knighted last year for his public services.
Mr. and Mrs. Quest have taken a cottage at Norton, where they will go next week. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Phipps, who are on their honeymoon, will stay with them for the pole season. Mr. Phipps, who is also in the U.S. team, is Mr. Guest's cousin. He proposed to Miss Moly Lane by long-distance phone from New York to Bombay.
CRUISERS FOR GALLIPOLI "Killa Liman, where the Austra- Han cruisers Australia and Sydney are going next Thursday to hold a memorial service. is on the Euro- pean shore of the Dardanelles, al- mest opposite Chanak.
The suggestion for the visit ori- ginated. I learn, with Sir Dudley | Pound, the new Commander-in- Chlet in the Mediterranean, at the instance of the commander of the two cruisers.
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!
It will be the Erst occasion since the war on which serving members, of the Australian Forces Eave held a ceremony on Turkish sali.
Permission was quickly forth- coming from the Turkish Govern ment.
The visit, in view of Turkey's re- quest for permission to refontify the Dardanelles, is not wiibout significance.
Those of the crews of the two ships who cannot go ashore for the memorial service next Friday will visit Anzac Beach
ELECTION NIGHT
"Elèction night" in Paris never compares in excitement with an election night in London,
There are various reasons this,
for
The chief is the two ballots. Of these the first is not exciting because it is no final and the second just because it is the sec- ond.
Another powerful interest-damp- er is the multiplicity of parties. This prevents there ever being a really clear-cut issue.
A third is the fact that owing to the French (all-male) elecorate being much smaller, the results are through very niuch earlier.
The poll closed yesterday at six. At 8.30 the results were streaming Well before midnight the "In- transigeant"
produce Its
could
special edition giving the bulk of the results
11.
BLACK DEPUTIES Cochin-China, which was the Arst result to come through, with the defeat of the Prime Minister's
son, M. Omer Sarraut, was con- sidered something of a Sarraut family preserve.
The Premier was Governor from 1911 to 1914 and again from 1918 10 1919. M., Omer Sarraut has been practising at the Cochin- Chinese bar.
Cochin-China" has only one de- puty. The other colonies such as the French possessions in India, Martinique, Gaudeloupe and Sene- EP, return another ten or so.; Ai- gerla has ten deputies of its own,
The Chambre des Deputes has. no colour bar. In the last Parka- ment two deputies from Senegal and Martinique-were black.
Candidates for the Chamber must be present in the con- stituencles, however distant. For Colonial seats in the Senate can- didates can sometimes be elected in abstenia a much less expensive proceeding.
MANY GIBRALTARS
in Hert-
The Air Ministry's decision to prepare a bombing range extend- ing from Gibraltar to a point on the Lincolnshire soast must have astonished those who did not know that here is a Gibraltar on the CHINESE LEGACY TO ACADEMY" | shores of the Wash as well as on An artist who was at Members the shores of the Mediterranean, varnishing-day at the Royal In fact. there are two other
Gibraltars In Academy yesterday tells me that
England-one there have been drastic alterations Yorkshire and another in this year in the system of hang- fordshire.
Several of the world's capitals ing pletures.
The cream-coloured canvas which have English namesakes. There covered the walls during the Chin- are three villages in England call- left ined New York. There is a village in ese Exhibition has been
makes an
on the position. It
excellent Scotland called Moscow,
river Volga. There is a Rome in background for pictures and I am told that painter R.A.'s are delight Yorkshire. and Parts is represent-
ed by an island in Ireland.
ed with the resulr.
The sculpture has been scattered Con- throughout the exhibition. vercely several important pictures have been hung in the central hall, which has generally been given over to sculpture.
The little gem room" has been abolished, and the small pictures contained have been among the larger canvases.
dispersed
PAN-EUROPEAN
1
WOMAN EXPLORER
Three years @go the Buxton Medal of the Royal Asiatic Society was awarded for the first time to a woman, Miss Freya Stark. She had just returned from a solitary Journey to Luristan and other un- explored parts of Persia,
Last year Miss Stark went off in- to the Hadhramaut, in Southern Arabla, to traverse the old in-
and was kept alive by Arabs until
A visit to London by Count Ricense-trade route which no Euro- chard Caudenhove-Kalergi has pean has trod But she fell 11 coincided with the anxiety now again being felt in Central Europe the R.A.F. evacuated her from as to German intentions towards Aden. Next month she is publish- ing a book on her journey, called
He went to Tanganyika after the The Dauntless left for Woosung tions in the rates for radiotele-war, and in 1926 was nominated as with the Ranpura at 5 p.m. yes-grams to and from British ships at an unofficial member of the Lexia- | Austria, terday and will go on to Shanghai sex sent by Post Office wirelesslative Council.
and Weihaiwel before returning to Home waters with the officers and men who are to be relieved..
WIRES CUT OFF
Culprit Caught
stations in the British Isles, which will take effect from July 1.
For some years he served upon 11, and was renominated in 1931. Since then he has been accepted as the leader of the private members.
SAILING SHIPS ON CANVAS
The Court told me, before he left "The Southern Gates of Arabia." this week-end;, that he thought a Small stature, birdlike features Nazi invasion more likely the long-and an unassuming manner mask 'er Italy was occupied in Abyssinia
Miss Stark's intrepedity of charac-
L
The standard rate will be reduc- ed from 11d. to 8d. a word. This
Since 1925 Count Coudenhova | fer. She follows the tradition of charge covers direct transmission
His interesta lle in sisal growing, has been active as the founder and spinster explorers epitomised by to, or reception from, suitably and he possesses sisal plantations president of the Pan-European the Victorian Mary Kingsley, who equipped ships in all parts of the world. The rate for radiotelegrams tory.
in the Tanga distric: of the Terri-movement. M. Brland's plan for a intimidated a savage leopard in the aent to ships by the high power the Tanganyika
Besides being chairman of "United States of Europe" was for wilds of the West African jungle
Sisal Growers' mulated in collaboration with him.
by shaking her umbrella and scold- Rugby radio station will be reduc-
Association, he is president of the ed from 1s. 6d. to is, a word. This
FROM TOKIO.
ing it roundly. Ho Chuen appearing on remiana service is intended
Planters Association in his own His general campaign for peace,
NAMING CHURCH BELLS for certain before Mr. 8. F. Balfour
district. at the ships in distant waters which can
which gained him a recommenda- Naming of church bells is an un- Central Court yesterday, charged receive but cannot transmit over
tion for the Nobel prize from Mr. usual practice, and the ceremony with the larceny of telephone wire, very long distances. The existing
Col Harold Wyllle'a knowledge of | Amery, M. Herriot, and M. at Whitechapel next week, when was sentenced to three months' special rate of 40. a word for sailing ships is impressively shown Venizelos, among others and got the Bishop of London will name. hard labour.
short-voyage ships will be avail-at his exhibition at the Ackermann his political works banned by the eight cathedral bells destined for Det.-Sergt. Cashman stated that able to all ships regularly engaged Galleries. which opened yesterday. Nazis seems remote from fulfil Vancouver, has a special Interest. at about 4.45 p.m. on the 10th, on voyages of not more than 1,000 It is the first one-man show he has ment at the moment. T.C.C. 415 and P.C.C. 351 were on. miles from a port in the British
But a European Customs Union," plainclothes duty in Des Voeux Isles, instead of being limited, as As befits the bonerary marine which was one of its bases, formed Road West and saw the defendant at present, to those on voyages up
painter to the Royal Yacht Squa- part of M. Flandin's peace plan put I know of no other bells named outside No. 166. They saw him to 200 miles, 1
dron, Col. Wyllie lives and paints forward this month. The reform after present-day, monarchs. As a climbed up a barred window and
afloat. His studio is in the cap of the League, which has lately rule, if named at all, they are sever some telephone wire. Ho
taln's quarters of the old Foudroy been under discussion from many called after saints. The bells of was about to climb another, window
ant, which lies at Portsmouth, sides, has been perhaps the main Westminster Abbey have no names, when he
arrested. The
He has many activities besides plank in the Pan-European plat- Two of the bells at Bt. Paul's lengths of the wires severed were
his painting. One is running Im-form
are Great Paul, which is rung re- about 4 yards.
WILS
MADONNA ON A STAMP
ever held,
One of the bells will be named King George V., and the other Queen Mary, t
placable. She lles alongside Fou- Born in Tokio, the son of the gularly, and Great Tom which is Over 100 telephone wires had
Vienna, April 26. droyant, and is a holiday training then Austrian charge d'affatres and rung only on special occasions, been damaged recently and this What is described as "the most ship for men and boys.,
his Japanese wife, Count Couden- ! such as the death of the Sove- caused people no Uittle incon- beautiful stamp in the world" is His painting of Endeavour was have has found himself since the reign, the Bishop of London, or ventence. Since the arrest of the being issued in Austria from May done last summer, when the yacht war a Czech citizen without any the Lord Mayor. defendant there had been no fur to May 31 for ordinary inland was at Cowes. She is shown rin- knowledge of Czech.
Big Ben, at Westminster, is call- ther thefts, which pointed to the poster purposes. It is a reproduc-ning before a light breeze.
He lives in Vienna, and is the ed after Bir Benjamin Hall, who fact that the defendant was the tios of Albrecht Durer's picture Endeavour is flying her own rac-husband of the Viennese trag's was first Commissioner of Works sole perpetrator.
ing Hag. The lettering on the actress, Mme. Ida Roland.
when the tower was erected.
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