ROUND-THE-WORLD TOURISTS..
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
DISABLED BRITISH
TRANSPORT.
Reply to "Allegro,”-
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[To The Editor of Hongkong Telegraph.]
DORSETSHIRE TO RELIEVE SOMERSETSHIRE.
"EMPRESS" LINER WITH 400 PASSENGERS HERE.
NOTABLES ON BOARD.
of
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1929.
REVENUE OFFICERS WILLIAM HEUGHAN
MAKE À HAUL.
ON EMPIRE.
FALSE OPIUM LABELS AND LIMITATIONS OF SCOTTISH
A DIE:
SOCIETIES.
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During a raid carried out at: No. 141, Wuhu Street, Hunghom, Dear Sir.-It has only just been SINGAPORE TRANSFER. by a party of Revenue Officers, a AN "IMPERIAL SCOT.” brought to my attention that there
die apparently for the purpose of were some remarks' under "Musical
printing false opfum labels 'to- Dull, cool weather greeted the Jotting" in the Telegraph of the The transport. Dorsetshire, pro-gether with 207 falso Inbele were
Spanking at a tin given in first parly of tourists who arrived in Hongkong lightenment of their writer and in-kong with drafts for various regin the arrest of three men who Heughan, the noted singer-actor, round-the-world 24th Jan, which call for the en-ceeding from Colombo to Hong-found on the premises, resulting Shanghal under the auspices of the Overscus League, Mr. William this morning by the Empress formation of your readers. 1 very ments in China, has been ordered were all charred before Mr. Ewho is at present in Honglong, of Australis, a vessel well-known greatly appreciate the letter write to Singapore in order to tranship. Wynne-Jones at the Kowloon told his hearers how he had been in Hongkang owing to her preten in reply by "C.B." I was glad those aboard the transport Somer-Magistracy this morning. vious service on the Pacific in to see that a Frenchman understood actshine which is returning to
converted from being merely a The first defendant was brought Scot to He would, Singapore with engine trouble. before the Court on two charges, Heughan is leaving here to-morrow company, with the Asin, Russia my art and method.
an Imperial Scot." Mr. and Canada.
when he had heard Yvelte Guilbert.
Both transports are due to ar-while the others were only indict for Bangkok, where he and his as Your writer falls into the com- rive at Singapore to-day. It is ed on the charge of possession of sociate artistes are to give recitals. Recently, the Empress mon error made by quite a few anticipated that the Dorsetshire the false opium labels. Australia has been employed on Englishmen, in that he started off with sail for Hongkong late to-
C. P. O. Clarko prosecuted and In the course of his speech in the Atlantic run, making a year- convinced (possibly before he heard
morrow afternoon. ly trip round the world as
me) that being a Scol, my powers
asked for a week's formal remand Shanghai, Mr. Heughan said that tourist vessel. That the popa- would be limited to singing Scot The Somersetshire left Singa-intimating that it was possible not so very long ago, like many, in larity of the round-the-worldtish songs and at any rate, I would pore on Friday with the 2nd Bat-that the case would be committed. Shanghai, he gave very little
talion Wiltshire cruise and that of the Australia be more al home singing them.
Regiment on The Crown Solicitor was now thought to the League, but a change as a tourist ship is not declining As a matter of fact, I never sang board, destined for Shanghai. As going into the case. is shown by the fact that
The prosecution opposed ball. when he covered not only all the the Scottish Songs professionally until far as can be gathered, she was vessel has a hundred passengers well after the war. Previous to well out of port when englue The least that the Crown would British Empire, but the whole of more than she had on her erulan to that I had studied opóra in trouble developed, a wireless mes-accept said C..O. Clarke would be the English-speaking world.
travelled then under Scottish last year.
Italy and sang most of the principal sage received in Hongkong $10,000 in the case of the first bass roles. But for the war, 1 sup- Sunday stating that she would not defendant and $5,000 for the pose I would still be in opera where arrive here to-morrow, as expected, others. In rensanding the defen- was very much at home. On as she was going back to Singa-dants his Worship told them that leaving the army, I found opera in pare.
make an application for bail but avery had way, (especially-for-a. As troops are to be transhipped, if they so desired it they could British artist); the opportunity and as the vessel is making a slowe informed them of the sume that came however, to do a world con-return to Shigapore it is surmised cert tour under Scottish auspices. that serious trouble has developed the prosecution wanted.
There are about four hundred tourists on the liner, which is commanded by Captain R. G. Latla.
The Empress of Australia left| Southampton on November 14 with 110 passengers from England, making her usual run to New York where a large number of Canadian and Amerienn passen- gers board her. She then touched at Madeira and continued to Gibraltar, Algiers, Monteo and Naples, Christmas was spent in the Holy Land and New Year in Cairo, all the passengers disem. barking at Port Said and rejoining
the liner at Suez.
They on to Bombay with eight seeing tours in India, and so in Colombo, Batavia and Singapore, Since leaving Singapore, the liner has called at Bangkok and Manila, arriving from the latter port al eight 'o'clock this morning.
Having done a successful tour all which will probably hold up the over the English-speaking work! ||transport af Singapore for some now prefer to continue, as opera istime. still, far from being a good paying. Messages received to-day do not proposition.
make it clear that the entire bat-
My programmies are arranged ac- tation of the Wiltshires is to be cording to the composition of my transferred from the Somerset- audiences. I can tell very quicklyshire to the Dorsetshire, but as the CABIN BOY SENT TO PRISON.
If there are many Scots there, or latter vessel has presumably com
if I have an opera and classic lovparatively few men on board, this Ing audience, and I choose accord-
coarse seems the most likely one. ingly. An artist. to' be a success must please his nudience. If I used a sel programme I could not have
this the world wound. „Your writer says "The most popular mo- ments were, in fact, those border- ing on the comic?" 1 kraw my Hongkong audiences showed a par tiality; for Scottish aid old humor- ou songs, so they got them. Your writer may not know the difference between, old humorous folk songs and "The Three Musketeers" and comic songs; there is quite a Another interesting personality bit,
Among the passengers is Mr. Rudolf Friml, composer of "Rose Marie." "The Vagabond King"
Is Dr. T. Gann, well known for
Gardner, Dr. and Mrs. Monk, Commandant S. J. Rees, of Bournemouth, Colonel H. H. Sher of London, and Dr. and Mrs. D. 1. Young.
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came during his firet world tour,
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auspices, and ho found that it was not sufficient to be a Scotsman only more was needed. He had (Laughter). even convinced a Scotsman of that.
Scottish Societies No Use.
He discovered that Scottish societies were of no use for the work he had in hand. They had
uge.
THEFTS ON BOARD S.S. their own uses, but, from the In-
IXION,
perial side, unfortunately they were of no
Sometimes he found them very strong and holding
of the year, and in that way they great celebrations on certain days were all right, but he could not get them to link up in a world-wide organization to do something really worth while. They were a number of little entities that could not do any good in a hig sense, although powerful in their own plures. (Laughter).
As the result of a series of thefts on board the a.s. Ixion, -a search was recently made of a cabin boy's room, where officera found a gold watch which belong ed to Dr. H. S. Thomson, medical oflicer of the ship.
The cabin boy was charged with theft before Mr. E. 1. Wynne-Jones BOYCOTT ISSUE RAISED BY at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning and on pleading guilty was sentenced to one month's hard labour. Shanghai, Feb. 12. Detective Sergeant Humphreys From Nationalist sources it is told his Worship that several of learned that the deadlock in the the ship's officers had lost money
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MURDER OF A PLANTER.
TRAGEDY ON SUMATRA ESTATE.
Medan, Feb. 5.
Ingredients of Empire..
Mr. Heughan continued-amidst much laughter and at least one stentorian "No!" They have the potential power for good, but, though I have tried for four years, it could not be done.
They have
the enthusiasm, but I realized that it was no use being under Scoltigh auspices for doing good as a whole. It was later that I was told of the Overseas League. The League
Scottish traditions, which is as say. It stands also for the best much as our. Scottish societies can that there is hy the English, Welsh nid Irish Societies, and it stands for the Empire.
"I used to think that the Scots did everything In the world. It is not really true. (Laughter) The Empire could never have been what it is if Wo had only had the Scota, 01 the Eng- lish, OT the Irish, or the Welsh. It was the combination of all the best in those
races that made the British Empire. That is
I do not know at which concert Sino-Japanese negotiations but, owing to duties, they were bis researches in the Honduras he heard me sing sonstanties "withgarding the settlement of the unable to attend Court to prose into Maya civilisations. Others a wealth of dramatic intonation and Tsinanfu incident continues, des-cute in respect of their losses. If on board are Sir Frederick and stare savouring of Chaliapine pite the Chinese Poreign Minis-they had been able to attend there Lady Freak, Colonel A. S. English at Covent Garden" which he con-r's desire for an early compro-would have been five or six more I stands for all that is best in our Colonel, Walter Gow, R.C. Mr.ment to make, when I sang no see-
sklered overdone. A strange state- mise. and Mrs. W. K. Herrick, Mr. W. A skauties at any of my Hongkong is said to be Mr. Yoshizawa's ill-conki not take any notice of these
The primary cause of the delay charges against the defendant.
His Worship remarked that he Regarding my Highland evening disposition, and, furthermore, it offences as the defendant was not dress; the statement in the prais reported that the Japanese changed in respect of them,
Minister as received instruc gramme gives my reason for wear- ing it, and a defence is necessary. ons from Tokyo to the The tourists had a free mominer The clonk I use has been a great that Nanking, should In Hongkong to-day, the majority success and the idea and its man- promulgate a definite policy pro- making their way
agement, bus had the praise of most hibiting the anti-Japanese boy- of the great critics and audiences colts now prevalent in many parts| Island where the shops had rein general, so the opinion of your of the country. It is added that opened after a three or four days' "eritie," who has his ear on the the Japanese demand that this holiday. This afternoon two of talking members of the audience request should be complied with the three parties are going round is only amusing. He certainly first by the National Government; the Island, calling at Repulse Bay knows nothing about tottring con- otherwise, there will no further
ditions or even in Hongkong, when conferences to settle oṭher out, Mr. J. F. E. Waller, a Summa-what the Overseas Leagus stands he says ought to bring with me standing questions. or hire a grand piano. There is no need to tour one as in all the cities grands. It would be like carrying we visit, they usually have concert coals to Newcastle to take out to Shanghai, Singapore, Bangkok, in say nothing of such places as Ipoh ele. They all have grand planos. Hongkong has been the es ception this tour. No grand piano was to be had for hire in the city and as we could not cancel the con- certs because of that, we had to get the best upright possible. No one would pretend that such a piano was adequate, even if the top had been opes. To write "Items" Such as the "Song of the Viking Guest" The first case of its kind-during Land the "Song of the Flea" need an the present squill-pox epidemic orchestral accompaniment" is quite was heard at the Kowloon Magis beside the point, even Chaliapine tracy this morning when a Chinese at his recitals, uses only plano ae. doctor was charged before Mr. E. companiment to them. In the case I.. Wynne-Jones with failing
of the latter song, it was written notify a case of small-pox.
with piano accompaniment and not In answer to the charge, defen- orchestrated until much later.
To-night there is a dance the Poninsula Hotel, being part of an excellent programme of entertainment arranged for the visitors who will remain in one kong until Saturday, the Australia being due to clear at ten o'clock at night for Shanghai.
DOCTOR AND A CASE OF SMALLPOX.
:
NOMINAL FINE FOR NOT REPORTING.
to
Regarding playing solos on such
dant said ho treated the patenta piano, I agree it was not fair to on January 31, and again February 6. He told him that he ours. Your writer might have un- on the pianist, but the fault was not was suffering from small-pox and derstod if he had wanted to) that) that he should notify the authori- we did not choose such a piano for tles. The defendant could not pay perference. Believe me.---Your why the case had not been report-sincerely,
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His Worship (To Sanitary Inspector. Miles): Is the onus on
this man?
WILLIAM HEUGHAN, Hongkong, Feb. 12th, 1920.
Inspector Miles: According to TILDEN RUSTY · AFTER
thof Ordinance it says, "The person
in attendance of or in charge of."
After referring to the Ordin ance his Worship pointed out to the defendant that it was his duty to notify the authorities.
The defendant asked if It was not the duty of the patient's family His Worship replied that the Ordinance placed the onus on the male occupant or nearest male re-
to Inform lic Police.
lative but in the present case there was only the mother unless the defence could produce the patient's father.
The defendant and that he did not know the law was like that. On being informed that this was the first case where the doctor: was summoned for failing to
LONG REST.
BADLY BEATEN IN U.S. TOURNAMENT.
Brooklyn, N.Y., Feb. 12. first tournament since he was rein- "Big Bill" Tilden, playing in his
stated as an amateur, was decisivo- ly defeated, to-day by John Vanryn, of Orange, New Jersey, in the finals vitation tennis tournament. of the Brooklyn Heights Casino in-
match in straight sets, winning Vanryn walked away with the
6-1, 6-4, 6-2,
Vanryn was playing on top form. Tilden was obviously rusty while Reuter's American Service.
On account of the heavy book- notify a case of small-pox his ings, it has been decided to give Worship imposed a nominal fine of an extra performaned of "On Ap- $5 merely, as a warning to Chinese proval" at the Theatre Royal on doctors.
Tuesday, February 26th.
tra planter, has been murdered by An earlier report from Shang-Javanese, coolies. He was the hal says that Dr. C. T. Wang, the acting section manager of Damar interviewed, expressed himself as it is presumed that trouble arose Chinese Foreign Minister, when sipoet Estate, Langan district, and being optimistic of a possible con-because he required more work tinuation of the meetings with Mr. from the coolies and was planning Yoshizawa though Dr. Wang is re- revised method of working the firent in giving any date for the estate. resumption of negotiations.
A gang armed with axes and
despite the temporary interruption managed to escape, and two assis The Chinese Minister says that knives attacked Mr. Waller. He he has been holding a number of tants attempted to intervene, but pour parlers with Mr. Yoshizawa in the murderers again pursued Mr. meetings views have been exchang-| an unofficial capacity and in these Waller and butchered him.
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for today, and that is why you should all be proud of the blood that is in you, and why you should League. The League gives every become members of the Overseas individual the chance to do his little bit and help to carry on the purposes for which the Empire
stands."
Mr. Heughan said that, to enfe- for every one in it to do his best to guard the Empire, it was necessary maintain its traditions. Some said that was not essential, but such people probably never had left their own back-yard. There never had been such a power for good in the world, and such an example of justice and freedom as the British Empire.
An Imperial Scot,
Mr. Heughan then gave an.enter- taining account of some of the ex- periences in many countries dur ing the course of his world tour which, he said, "changed me from being merely a Seot to an Imperial Scot." He concluded;
"Belleving the British Empire te stand for justice, order and good government, we pledge ourselves as citizens for the greatest Empire in the world to maintain the heritage handed down to us by our fathera.. Anyone who says anything against the British Empire has an axe to grind. Everyone who loves his fellow-man must love the British Empire, for it stands for true li- berty, true freedom, und justice for
all."
THE 'REPARATIONS PROBLEM.
TECHNICAL ADVISERS MAY
BE CALLED.
London, Feb. 12, The Committee of Reparations Experts met this morning in Paris,
It has been arranged that in future each delegation, if they so desire, will be entitled to call to the meetings any technical ad- visers whose 'opinions they can-" sider necessary or advantageous.--- | British Wireless,
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