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WHAT IS THE CORRECT EVIDENCE FOR
TIME IN HONGKONG?
HOTTEST DAY IN CURRENT WINTER
Special to the HK. Daily Press With the maximum temperature
DEFENCE
Mortgage Dispute Hearing
FINANCE & GENERAL EXHIBITION OF ANCIENT CHINESE ART
(Special To The Hongkong Daily Press) "What is the correct time in Hongkong?" This is a
On January 10, from 1 pm to question that must strike the mind of any one who tries to
7 pm, the.e. will be an exhibition judge the time by reference to the public clocks in town,
of ancient Chinese paintings at for it will be found that no two of them agree.
Evidence was called for the de the Fang Ping Shan Library of tence when hearing was resumed at the University of Hongkong, under A careful check made by a the Supreme Cours yesterday, be the faint suspices of the Associa - reporter of the Hongkong fore the Chief Justice, Bir Atholl tion for the Advancement of Chi- Daily Press of the times re- MacGregor, of the action in which nese Culture, the Chinese-Amari- gistered by six of the most chan Fül-hing, Chan Sik-tin and can Institute of Cultural Relations prominent public clocks in Chan Kwok-nim are seeking a de- and the Slue-British Cultural As- the city at noon on Wednes-claration that two mortgages sociation day, and again on Thursday, executed in respect of No. 300 Des
25 PICTURES revealed amazing differences. Voeux Road Central and No. 98 There will be some 25 carefully
NEW YEAR TIME?
Wing Lok Street are fraudulent. chosen pletares, all masterpieces For instance, precisely at noon touching 73.5 degrees F., yesterday according to the time recorded by Eldon Potter K. C. and the Hon. Dynasties, and they form part of Plaintiffs are represented by Mr. of the Ming and the early Tsing was the hottest day for the current the Royal Observatory, the clock Mr. Leo D'Almada e Castro Jar Wong Tze-ching. a
the valuable collection winter season In Hongkong, the
over the pavement previous highest temperature since Hengkong Hotel was found to be Defendant, Fung Kaf-sun, is repre- outside the instructed by Mr. C. D'Almada.
Cantonese art collector and Dec, 1 being 732 degrees on Dec. 17. three minutes slow. The tower sented by Mr. H. Q. Sheldon, K. C. this Colony owing to the Sino- noisseur. who happens to be in The highest temperature record- clock over the Gloucester Hotel, on and Mr. H. C, Macnamara. instruct- ed in Hongkong in January last the other hand, was three minutes ed by Mr. M. M. Watson.
Japanese War. year was 73.6 on Jan. 20, while the fast.
The organisers of this coming highest January temperature ever
Le Kwok-min, an Whether this means
Interpreter exhibition have in view the con recorded in the Colony was 79.3 de- two leading hotels celebrated the said that he was first introduced similar lines, and periodical pre- the employed by Messrs. Russ and Co.. tinuation of their efforts along grees. That was 35 years ago when advent of the New Year a sudden "heat wave" was felt on minute interva's, has
at six to Chan Kwok-nim about 11 years sentations are contemplated. not been ago. The third plaintiff, he said. Jan. 23, 1905.
ascertained, but if the celebrations | was not the person he knew by the
POOLED EFFORTS Yesterday's high temperature is wrre timed by their public clocks, same name. attributed to a change in the wind this must have been the case! direction which is now from the south and south-east.
FALSE PRETENCES
ALLEGED
Committal proceedings were be gun at Kowhon Court yesterday against Wong Sang. 40, and Li Tam-lam, 23, charged with having on "various dates attempted to obtain by false pretences from Der Yun-sun, married woman of No. 133, Cheung Sha Wan Road, a sum of $130.
that
The Star Ferry clock was found to be one minute slow, the clock on the tower of the Yaumat! Ferry pler three-and-a-half minutes fast and the Wellington" Barracks clock two-and-a-half minutes fast,
WORST OFFENDER
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MEMORIAL SIGNED
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By pooling the efforts "of the three cultural associations, it is also expected that much overlapping The mortgage and Land Office
and duplicate work will be avoided memorial were signed by Chan tivities, while making it possible to in this common deld of their act Chung-wah, or Chan Kwok-nim, at the same time. but he could not
have a better and more
say why one of the signatures had, prehensive programme
com-
teen
The exhibition will be open to all crased and another sub- The worst offender in this direc-ing on the mortgage, said witness.
stituted. The signature as appear and their friends.
the members of three associations tlon, however, was the Post Office, was different from the one on the facing Peader Street, and another whose electrically driven clock
memorial
H.K. UNIVERSITY wall clock inside, were both minutes faster than the time re- put through a mortgage with the
When Chan Chung-wah later ARTS ASSOCIATION
corded by the Royal Observatory.
The next general meeting of the Overseas Bank, witness was asked Hongkong University Arts Associa On reference to the Director or to identify two other mortgagers. tion will be held on Tuesday, the Royal Observatory as to how Defendants are alleged to have at the time in the Colony is recorded Ful-hing and Chan Sik-tin. The g of the main building, when a
whose names were given as Chan January 9, at 9:30 p.m. in Room tempted to obtain the money by and how it is signalled, the Hong-Arst and second plaintifs were not lecture entitled. "A Year in the means of a letter from the USA kong Daily
Press was informed those persons, purported to have been written by that the time is ascertained at
Arctic. Regions" will be delivered the 'complainant's husband
Tam Chak-lam, articled clerk of by Capt. A. B. Whatman, The in the Observatory by day astrono- Mr. Peter H. Sin. also testified that lecture will be illustrated with Boston, advising her to pay a sum mical calculation and signalled he knew of $130 to two men with which which hour to certain points at Kwok-nim, alias Chan Chung-wah, on
B man named Chan lantern slides. The lecture they would purchase certain mer- which autematic receiving swit- who was not the third plaintiff. Katherine Lal; B.A. announced "Ancient Greece," by Miss chandise.
ches have been installed.
case will be resumed en for yesterday has been postponed
till the beginning of February
Mr. M, A, da Silva is appearing for the defendants, and the pro-
FIVE POINTS-
The points to which the time, is secution is in the hands of Det- thus signalled are 1. Messrs. Cable.) Insp. A, E Carey. Hearing will and Wireless, Ltd.. 2. Hongkon
De continued on Monday morning. Telephone Co., Ltd., 3. The General ,Post Office, 4. The Railway Station In Kowloon and 5. The Govern- AUXILIARYTM NURSING ment Broadcasting Station.
SERVICE
It was explained that although the signals are transmitted auto- At the recent First Aid Examin- matically every hour by the Royal ation held at Kowloon Hospital on Observatory, the recipient can Dec, 20, the following candidates obtain the correct time merely by were successful; Ethel Banker, switching on the signal whenever Margaret Bough. Caroline Brails- be so desires. ford, Gwen Dooley, Ada Fraser, Every night at 8,55 * Light 18 Doris Chan, Vera Squibb, Vivienne flashed from the typhoon signal Hollidge, Mabel Shea, Rente Yuen at the Royal Observatory and the Dorothy Shaw. Vera Anderson, flashing continues until precisely Betty Kendal, Irene Lee, Myrtle 9p.m when it is switched off. Mak. Anhe Moodle, Beatrice Pope. This is the only public time signal Elsie, Saunders, Lilian Stone, given dally by the local observa- Florence Yeo and Ellen Moss,
tory.
NEWSETTES
"Mr. I Newton, JP, will leave Fanling Lodge tomorrow:
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VOLUNTEER ORDERS
ORDERS BY LT.-COL. H. B. ROSE, M.C., CÓMMANDANT HONGKONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS
No. 4 Company
ANTI-GAS LECTURE
Jan. 12 HQ. 5.30 p.m. All avail- Jan. 10 HQ, 5.30 p.m. Company able Officers and Company. Gas parade. Respirator drill. Instructors, Lecture-Major Petri.
PARADES
No. 3 Company
Jan. 7 Stonecutters. M.G. Part 1st Battery
Π Launch leaves Queen's Pler Oun Detachments: chers, 5.30 pm.
Jan. 9 Bel-8.30 am, and Kowloon Police Piez
and No. 2 gun detachments and Officer-As detailed by O.C.
B.C. Staff, No, 1840 am. Dress-Optical, Range D.R.F. Specialists. Battery dru. Jan. 9 H.Q. 5.30 p.m. (1) Class Dress-Overalls, caps and platform shoes.
A Those who have not yet fired Part LAMG.C. Remainder, night Lewis Gunners: Jan. 11 HQ. firing (11) Classes B and C. Stop- 5.30 pm. LG. instruction. Dress! pages-Revision. Overalls and caps.
gun
No. 6 Company
D.EL. Section: Jan. 10 Welling- Jan 9 H.Q. 5.30 pm. Foot and ton Barracks. 5.30 p.m. Mobile Arms drill light training. Dress-Overalls and caps.
Znd Battery Jan. 10 EL.Q. 5.30 p.m. Left See- tion. Miniature Range...
Jan 11 HQ 5.30 p.m. Right Sec- tion and D.EL. Detachment Miniature Range.
3rd Battery
Rifle
No. 7 Company Jan. 9 HQ. 5.45 p.m. instruction. Miniature Range,
Jan. 11 HQ. 5.45 pm Alming instruction. Military vocabulary. -Army Service Corps Company... | Jan. 9 HQ. 5.30pm. Officers and N.CO.'5,
Jan. 11 HQ. 5.30 p.m. Company Jan. 8 H.Q. 5.30 p.m. All ranks parade (whole Company)
Rifle Rifle and squad drill, Dress-Over-instruction alls and S.D. caps.
AFFILIATED UNIT
Tam Pak-hung, 35, described as a bröker, appeared before Mr. R A. D. Forrest at the Central Court His Excellency and Lady North- yesterday charged with the theft coje, accompanied by Mrs. T. V. N. of ten cents from a hawker's stall
Field Ambulance Fortescue, will return from Fan- in Queen's Road East on Thursday. Jan. 11 (1) Gun Detachments Jan. 10 Murray Parade Ground, ling Lodge to Government Hou Tam denied the charge, and the and Range-takers. Battery drill. [5.30 pm, Dress-Uniform, tomorrow..
case was adjourned to this morning. Belchers, 5.30 pm. Dress-Over-
alls, SD. caps and GP shoes (10) Nursing Detachment, HK.V.D.C. AT the Y.M.C.A. Discussion The Lord Major's Red Cross LG, Squad. HQ 5.30 pm. Dress- Lecture: The next lecture in -Group, tomorrow at 9 pm, the Fund, which was increased by Overalls and 8.D. caps.
First Aid will be held on Friday, speaker will be the Rev. Frank £5,000 on Wednesday, now stands
4th Battery
January 12 at 5.30 p.m. in St. Short, and his subject "Man and at £919,000. The Nigerija War Jan. 11 Parade for DEL Is John's Cathedral Hall. Free WILL"
Reller Fund sent a fifth donation cancelled. The next parade will which brings the total of the be on Friday, Jan. 19. His Excellency the Governor and Nigerian contribution to £10,000, Lady Northcote will be present at
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2 performance by Mr. Ma Gz- A dress rehearsal of the Ballet tsang and Company in aid of the "A Christmas Night's Dream" and British Way Organisation Fund at other items, to be given by the the Taiping Theatre on Monday pupils of the Goncharoff School of at 9.30 p.m.
Dancing, at the King's Theatre on Jan. 10 and 11, at 5.10 p.m." on Mrs. Dunlop has kindly offered each day, will be held at the King's to lecture on a short ARP, course Theatre tomorrow at 10.15 am for housewives (1e, to women with" "
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5th Battery Jan. 11 H.Q. 5.30 pm, N.C.O.'s only. Parade under R.S.M
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Jan, & Queen's Pier. 5 pm, No. 1 Sec. Dress Overalls.
Jan. 10 H.Q. 5.15 pin. All officers and N.C.O.'s, Dress-Mufti,
Field Company Engineer Jan. 8 H.C.R. 5,30 pm. Musketry and drill.
Jan, 11 K.OR. 5.30 p.m. Lecture New developments in demolition technique.
Corps Signals: Jan. & H.Q. 5.15 p.m. All detach-
Signal training. Mobile Column
small children), on Tuesdays and Sponsored by the Hongkong Fridays at 11 am, at the Volun- Branch of the New Life Movement teer Headquarters, provided twelve Association, of which Madame Wi names are sent in
Names and Te-chen is the Chairman, a thea ments. address as should be sent to the trical performance was held at the Womeną ARP Colonial Becre. Tai Ping Theatre yesterday. The taziati
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6. N. THURSBY, Captain,
Adjutant, HK.VD. Corps. PRACTICAL BANDAGING
CLASSES Practical bandaging classes will be held on Monday, January 15 at 10.30 am. at Volunteer Head- quarters, and 5.30 pm, at No. 13 Leighton Bill, Transport for the evening class will leave Volunteer Headquarters at 5.15 pm.
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(6gd.) Mrs. I. M. S. BRAUDE, Assistant "Comdt.,
Nursing Detachment, 'H.K.V.D.C.
C.B.A. JUMBLE SALE
Many local residents tuund their proceeds will be for the purchase Jan 6 Hung Hom Railway De-way to the Union Church Hall yea- terday afternoon where the Central of winter garments for the wound-pot, 7.30 pm. Tactical exercise.
No. 1 Company
British Association held their an Nos. 1 and 2 Platoons: Jan. 9 nual Jumble Sale. There was brisk and 12 HQ. 5.30 p.m. As company business.
Ready-to-wear merchandise was No. 4 Platoon Ján 9 and 12 closely examinea and selected. 5.30 p.m. M.G. training. Household articles disappeared
No. 2 Company
quickly and many odds and ends Jan. 11 HQ, 530 pm. Company of a variety of useful items found parade:
ready buyers. "No, $ Company
Proceeds from the sale will be -Jan-8 and 11630 m. shared between Association funds Training as in Company circular, and the British War Organisation
fund.
According to a notification at the ed soldiers and refugees. Harbour Once borings will com- merce as from Monday for four
Lord Willingdon, who left Eng-programme. days, or the end of the existing land on. Thursday by áir fór Aus- -pier at the Government Slipway tralla en route to represent the in Yaumati Typhoon-Shelter, The King at the New Zealand Centen- Junk so employed will be anchored ary Celebrations, will fly from not more than 150 feet from the Australia across the Tasman Sea seawall. All craft are warned to in a flying-boat, which is one of keep clear and exercise more care those intended for the regular Tas ∙in passing the craft so employed, nian Sea Service,
SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 1940. —PAGE
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