Five Killed, Thirteen
Injured
WEEKLY RETURN OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN COLONY
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1937. MERCHANT NAVY CORRESPONDENCE DISTURBANCE
Shortage Of Men And Vessels
THE PROBLEM AND
A SOLUTION
One motor cycle driver was `in- jured through falling from his
All is not well with the Merchant vehicle whilst kidding.
Navy. There is a shortage of sea- One bus passenger and a tram-men and ships which might well car passenger were injured while prove disastrous in any national alighting from a moving motor bus emergency. and a moving tramcar respective- iy.
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In the Colony of Hong Kong In- cluding the Island, Kowloon and the New Territories during the week ending at 8 am, on Satur- day, January 30, there were alto- gether 43 trame accidents, as the result of witch 5 persons were killed and 13 persons were injured.
or the persons 'killed, two Chi- Of the 43 accidents, 24 were co- nese boys, a girl and a Chirieselstons between vehicles; 9 were male adult were knocked down collisions between vehicles and and killed by & motor forry | pedestrians; and 10 accidents were mounting the footpath.
due to other causes.
Type of
Nos. of Vehicles.
A Chinese female child was knocked down and fatally injured by al motor lorry-being driven by an unlicensed driver-mounting the pavement.
Of the persons injured. A were pedestrians, who were either walk- ing or running across the road and were struck by vehicles. -
Two ricksha pullers were injur- ed as the result of collisions be tween vehicles.
Private Motor Car Motor Lorry
Public Motor Car Motor Bus Motor Cycle
Tramcar
Tricycle
Ricksha
Letter Of
Appreciation
[The Manager, "Hong Kong Dally Press, Ltd."]
ON SEAFRONT
Ten Shanghai Men Before Court
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"TWO DISCHARGED
Ten Shanghai men appeared on. remand before Mr. W. Schofield at the Central Magistracy yesterday charged with behaving in a disor- derly manner by fighting, in No. 473 Queen's Road West, ground
Dear Sir,--The following is a letter which I have just received Goachen, K.B.E. of the London. Hos- from The Hon. Sir William H.
pital, acknowledging the 5 sent after my Dancing Display in Nov- ember last. I shall much appre- The two Sea Services are inter-clate it if you will be so good as dependent and indivisible, as was to have it inserted in the next isque clearly shown in the Great War. It of your paper as a matter of gen-noor, and wilfully damaging threa 18. still the Navy's taak to protect
eral interest:—
Yours faithfully. our 85,000 miles of sea communka- tons to ensure, so far as is possible, the safe transport of the imported foodstuns and raw materials upon Accidents, which we depend. These commodf tles are carried in cargo ships simple freighters. Without our Merchant Fleet the population of this country will be brought to 2 starvation, our
Industries must close down, and Britain will be
PLAYGROUND OF
OF FILM
STARS
The Glamour Of Palm
Springs
VIVID SCENES AT GARBO PREMIERE
The recreation of flim stars is the subject of the article below written by, Mr. Gordon Taylor in the London "Morning Post." Mr. Taylor is describing his Impressions of a recent visit to the me tropolis of the film world.
Men are setting up searchlights
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the other nations of the British Empire...
Little or nothing being done to Implement King Edward's speech at the opening of Parliament last autumn. In which. It was stated that the Government was deciding nat measures were required, "to secure the maintenance of a Mer- cantile Marine adequate for the needs of the country."
At the moment, it is hopelessly inadequate, and we live in a fool's paradise. The Merchant Navy is a maritime Cinderella, nobody's legi- timate child.
(Miss) VIOLET CAPELL. London Hospital, E1
December 29, 1936. Dear Miss Capell is a great pleasure to hear from you again and to receive your welcome gift to our finds resulting from your dancing display.
Idead you my warm thanks, and I hope you will convey also to your puptis this expression of my grati- tude for the valuable help which has resulted from their efforts and
yours.
With all good wishes for the com- ing year.
Believe me,
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Yours very truly,
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W. E. GOSCHEN,
Chairman.
AMBULANCE ·
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wooden chairs and thres wooden stools belonging to Man Hing, aged 50. master of the Bai Yuen Tea- house, of the same address,
They were Ho Chi-lin, 49, master 1 of a boarding house, Wong Tru- tsing: 30, greaser of the steamer Nancy Moller; Ku Chin, 28, cook of the Nancy Moller; Bing Kam-ahun, 29, unemployed; Lul To, 29, unem- ployed; Wong Chang-tim, 25, car- penter: Hon Bam-lin, 30, freman of the Nancy Moller; Wong Ching- fong, 25, carpenter; Yin Ah-fat, 34. fireman of the Nancy Moller; and Wong Ki-po, 24, fireman of the Nancy Moller.
Mr. F. X. d'Almada, jnr., ap- peared for the first diz accused, an well as the eight and ninth, while Mr. C. Y. Ewan represented the seventh and tenth defendants. De- tective Sub-Inspector A. J. John- son was for the prosecution.
3. I. Johnson aald that he had no evidence to offer against Mr. The Director of Ambulance has Kwan's clients on both charges the honour to acknowledge with and they were discharged. grateful appreciation and thanks Mr. Almada tendered pleas of the receipt of the following dona-guilty on behalf of his clients." The tion and gifts:-
eighth and ninth defendants were Messrs. Aw Boon Haw and Aw
bound over while the remainder Boon Par (for Hospital Equipment) were fined $20 each and bound $3,000.
Bir Elly and Mr. Lawrence Kadoorie $500.
Banque de dochine (Per Mr. Kwok Chan) $50.
Hon. Mr. M. T. Johnson (Ball Fund) $25.
Wing-Comdr. Bishop (Ball Fund)
$20.
Dr. K. K. Wong: Baby cots, trolley and stand for Kam Tin Hospital
China Emporium, Ltd.: Paper hats and confetti for the annual ball.
novelties for the annual ball.
Mr. Fung Wei Shing: $5 towards
Hon. Dr. Li Shu Fan: Vapour Lamp for Steriliser.
over.
It was stated that the trouble
trying to make the second defen- arose through the Arst defendant
another man to take his job. The dant leave his ship in order to get
second defendant objected but he was practically turned off the ship and taken to a teahouse where he was assaulted by the first accused. friend of the seventh, reported to The tenth defendant, who was a
the police and on their arrival a general fight was in progress
Four Men Sent
·To Sessions
THE SEAMEN - An article in The Observer of De- cember & drew attention to the serious shortage of merchant sea- men, and the fact that if the Royal Naval Reserve were to be called but to-morrow. many merchant yessels would be unmobläsed. The number of unemployed seamen at thirty-two ports. In the United Kingdom during a recent month was 8.324. Of this number 4,327, er. roughly, 52 per cent., were re- men, greasers, and trinimers, and 2.824, about 34 per cent.. stewards, dispersed. the "beau monde" drives ing department. Only 1,153, or cooks, and other men of the eater- outside porticoed, red-roofed, 30 miles to "The Danes," B gam-about 14 per cent, were deck- building standing a little back from bling house isolated in the desert, hands. the road. A knót of onlookers has far from any habitation, solely for already gathered. Determined the convenience of visitors to Palm been caused by the general slump The acute shortage aas largery looking men pass in and out of the Springs.
in the world's carrying trade; and barriers with an air of urgency, Though gambling 18
Rumour is nying from mouth to California, It is not necessary to go men to risk their careers in what illegal in the natural unwillingness of young mouth. **Have you seen Robert as far afield as this for it. Even Taylor? He's staying at the El
in Los Angeles, if you are with the industry. Our
seems to them to be a moribund the country as its navy, army, or Mirador-but definitely, my dear." right people, you can go into the with its seamen, has further dwind-expanded from the present Mer- Merchant Fleet. air force, and that his department, "I just saw Frances Langford-in | back room at a fashionable club led in the face of heavily subsidis cantile Marine Department of the that big sedan." "Have you heard and play among well-known stars ed foreign competition, and as a Board of Trade, should
for fairly high stakes. The police result of the Government's "scrap thoroughly into the questions of its Changlu-cheong, The scene is the spick-and-spanare, of course, aware of what takes and build" policy which, since 1934, war readiness and well being. little township of Palm Springs. ; place, some of them play there, but has required two ships to be broken playground of the stars, set in a the club pays them for what is up for every one built in order that preparedness for possible hostill
Apart from the urgent need for sheltered valley of the great Col- euphemistically known as protec- the tramp section of the industry ties, and legislation to ensure the might qualify for the temporary employment of British stamen in
They were brought up for the subsidy of £2,000,000. Incidentally, British ships, and the carriage of kissession of 2/3 ounces of heroin this sum compares 11-favourably British goods in British bottons, and 71.140 heroin pilis, which were with the rubsidy of £4,000,000 there are other matters pertain seized on January 14 when Benior ranted to the sugar-beet industry, Ing to the merchant navy which Revenue Officer A. W. Grimmitt cargo-carriers than
We now possess over 1,000 fewer require investigation. One might and Mr. H. A. Taylor, Government In 1914. It mention 111-found, unseaworthy Analyst, headed a party which lowing for probable war losses, this times worse than any slums ashore, floor. has been calculated that after al ships, with living quarters some ra'ded 208. Jaffe Road, second represents a shortage of at least coupled with the abnormal fncid- 700 ships in the number required ence of tuberculosis among sea-"
Mr. M. J. Abbott prosecuted and Mr. S. Ng Quinn appeared for the to feed and maintain the country. men; the conditions of, service of
defendants. It is unlikely that in any future officers and men, and the fact that
-Garbo's here!" "No!"
crado Desert. The occasion, the tion." world première of Greta Garbo's "Camille," better known as "La
j'
Dame aux Camellias"
The spot is a sun-trap by day; and bathing in warmed open-air pools is customary even at Christ- mas. By night. however, the tem-
are
It seems as if moving picture people feel an uneasy sensation of unsubstantiality-they tinually talking about themselves con- and seeking publicity to make sure that they really exist, that they are more than shadows on a screen.
By moonlight, however, everything is slightly unreal and thus it is then that the picture star feels at
terature drops rapidly. Only two- and-a-half hours' drive from Los Angeles, and a bare hour by air. this is the winter paradise of the ❘ his or her best, millionaire.
The mighty San Bernardino. Mountains tower over
the palm-strewn plain, which in spring is gay with smoke-trees. yucca, and desert flowers.
THE STARS ARRIVE All day long planes have been dropping down into the valley with cargoes of picture people, for a Garbo premiére is an important
event.
Dusk has fallen, and the search- lights begin to probe the skies, The crowd is now dense, and the low white mass of the Oasis hotel opposite gleams ghostly with re- fected effulgence.
As the stars, superb in orchids and ermine, begin to arrive, they are buttonholded by a nervous. young man to say a few words in- to a microphone. This not only relays to the public, but broadcasts to radio listeners their pearl-like utterances.
"Listen here," folks: here is Mr.
Tuesday night is the night to ob- serve them at the Cocoanut Grove.
"Dance under the stars; dance with the stars," is their slogan.
On this night the picture colony
goes to see and be seen.
NO PRIVACY Anxious to impress" the waiter that we are not country bumpkins and know the thing to do, we start by ordering Daiquiris. a Cuban cocktail (two-thirds rum. опе third lime-juice, a dash of grena- dine), which is the standard drink here.
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Four
Another Heroin Case
men, Chen Shal-hau, Shao Taz- chen, and Tau Taz-tong, were
the next Sessions yesterday by Mr. committed to stand their trial at
Keen at the Central Magistracy.
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Mr. Abbott said that when Mr.
tonnage to bring the cargoes neces-given as a right, but as favours; the day in question a woman war we could rely upon neutral pensions and regular leave are not Grimmitt knocked, on the door on
high the rates of freight offered. tory system whereby all officers opened for some minutes. sary for our existence, however the archaic and wholly unsatisfac-peeped out and the door was not It is more probable that when our and men except the master are ships were drawn into the war hired, so to speak, by the voyage, zone, neutrals would establish themselves in the more distant and equally lucrative trades vacated by the British.
A MINISTRY OF SHIPPING? The Merchant Navy, which is more important to this Empire than to any other country in the Suddenly a microphone appears world, can only be regarded as a on the floor, and for the next hour, National Service in the same way while we fruitlessly endeavour to as the Royal Navy. If our security consume supper in the dark, we depends upon the one, it is equally are introduced to the celebrities dependent upon the other. Both present. The spotlight is turned on should be organised in peace for them, and they are Induced to "say the greatest perll that can befall a few words."
usa maritime war of similar magnitude to the last; but with the additional danger of air attack. *.
Under its present organisation
Afterwards they complain bitter- ly: "It's Impossible to get any Privacy but they continue to go.
this seems even more amazing.
like casual labourers, and may legally be put ashore, at its termi- nation without a hope of further employment. That this is infre quently done by the better ship. ping companies is no palliative. It is the insecurity and uncertainty of employment that breeds anxiety and dissatisfaction.
BERIOUS TRUTHS. Again, though we rely largely upon the Royal Naval Reserve in war, it is difficult, if not impossible, for many officers and men of this splendid but attenuated force to do their naval training without running the risk of future spells of unemployment in their companies. There is also the middle-headed
After the door was opened the raiding party went in and the first defendant was washing his hands, while the second and third defendants were hiding in the verandah, and the last named defendant was secreting himself iri the Invatory. . . '
Upon examining their hands Mr. Grimmitt found pink stains on those of the first two defendanta.
The kitchen on the premises was used as a heroin factory, and there were two trays of hot pills and two tins of bot ashes for dry- ing the plis.
Robert Taylor and Miss Barbara Afterwards, when we see our bill, the Merchant Navy is represented and unsystématic way of training sorgt, L. C. Pennell; of the H.K.
Stanwyck; maybe I can persuade, them to say a few words Good evening. Mr. Taylor, would you be so kind as to speak into the milero- phone?"
BACK FROM LEAVE
Inspector 7. C. B. Fender and by' a Department of the Board of cadets and apprentices afloat. The picture colony are the only Trade. During the Great War a whereby, in some companies, boys Police, returned from Home leave heavy spenders, with the con- Ministry of Shipping was found to are left to fend for themselves; aboard the F. and O. Uner Carta sequence that there are not so be necessary to bring all the avall and the wasted effort of training age on Wednesday. Insp Fender many places to KO to. The able tonnage under the control a large number of boys in R.NR. will be posted to Waterfront "Good evening, everyone. I can
Trocadero, of which the chief asset of one authority to ensure its more uniform in expensive training ships Search duty while Sergt. Pennell only say I'm very glad to be here
is a fine view over the city at night economical 'employment under war and establishments, and who never going to Wanchal Police Station. I hear the firm is sensational."
through the entire end wall. which conditions and for war purposes. go to sea because the life and pro- While I was there Hollywood ex-
is one sheet of glass, is the only Is it inopportune to submit that spects are not sumclently attrac- ceeded its own record by charging other smart place to go dancing some sort of central authority tive. One might continue. for seats to watch the audience and with a few smart restaurants, should be reconstituted for the pur- It is the sober and unpalatable going into their seats. This was such as the Vendôme and the Café pore of co-ordinating the Merchant truth that the Merchant Navy feels At the most modest estimate. at the première of "Lloyd's of Lon-de la Maze, concludes the lat Navy into our general scheme of disgruntled and neglected because and of my personal knowledge, 80 it is nobody's child, and has no per cent. of the officers and men tle public drinking, and bars are ADVISORY BODY
one primarily interested in fighting of this essential service would few and far between. A glass of It is not suggested that this or its battles. Lip-service was paid cheerfully leave the sea, and for is a commoner sight than a ganisation should usurp the func in profusion after the war, but good, If they could and work "Scotch highball." This is becouse tions of the shipping companies there it, ended. It is well known, ashore. This is not to the advant the younger set prefer to zlye during peace; merely that a Minie and I have seen it for myself, that age or, credit of a nation which is riotous parties. while the older ter of shipping should serve as the ships firing the American, Dutch, players are too careful of their Parliamentary and advisory head Scandinavian, and German enalga youthful appearance.
of a service which is as essential to are better manned. better found
don," and all these seats were sold."
The show starts an hour late, and the film is preceded by "personal appearances" on the stage. The Alm finishes two hours late.
GAMBLING
ནཱ་
Afterwards, when the autographs have been given and the crowd has
Surprisingly perhaps, there is lit-Empire defence?
and provide better living conditions than many British ships.
Shoes for the Races
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THE SPRING
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