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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1929.
LOCAL RADIO.
CHINESE MATCHES.
MANUFACTURERS DECIDE
TO CLOSE DOWN.
"I am quite satisfied that this The match-manufacturing In. is a nest of smugglers in an -dustry started in China over ten extremely well organised place, yours ago enjoyed a flourishing and that the whole lot are a very period, especially during the world "clever" gung," said Mr. E. W.
wur. There are now only a fow Hamilton at the Central Magis- brands' which can self in the mar- tracy yesterday, when ho gavo ket to keep their factories going judgment In the adjourned case, for the time being, and even then.. where two. Chinese women were the makers in this province are charged with having in their suffering from a depression which possession raw oplum..
they say, has no equal during the past.
The first defendant was further charged with dealing in illicit oplum, whilst at the previous hearing, a further defendant was discharged from the charge of being in possession of the drugs,
-KIDDIES' HOUR TO BE",
REPEATED.
Auntie Joan of the Hongkong Broadcasting Studio hus requested us to announce that following the success of Kiddles' Hour last Thursday, she will again broad- cast for children at 5.30 p.m., on; Monday next.
It is also desired that wo an- nounce that Auntie Joan wishes;
to
The prosecution. represented match trade is entirely forced to less is popular for many years
by Mr. B. C. K. Hawkins.
con-
A Radio Fairy Circle is also to be formed, and Auntie Joan wishes it known, that she is pre- pured to broadcast any special messages for children during the Kiddies' Hour. The hour will certainly be held once a week, and will be held twice weekly it the necessary support is forthcoming. All residents wishing to send their children's names, addresses and birthdays to Auntie pan should address them to her per- annally at the Hongkong Broad- casting Studio, Post Office Build- ing.
to receive the namos, addresses and ages of many children as possible. Her intention .in It is reported that the Match establish a system of birthday Manufacturers Association messages to be broadcast over the decided to stop manufacturing al radio, and to form a Radio Birth-F
day Club. This system has been in together for the reason that the vogue in most cities where wire- the wall by the invasion of foreign past, and is greatly appreciated by cluded their case early yesterday, especially Swedish made matches. children and grown-ups alike. the chief evidence being that the
In the statistics furnished by police made a raid on 61, Queen's the native match-manufacturers, Rond, second floor. and there dis. their manufacturing is greatly covered 69 taels of opium hidden hampered by the difficulty in ob- in the roof of the house and a taining the license to import the
för use further two tacls in the posses, necessary chemicals
in sion of the first defendant. The their tacteries, as the Government | first defendant was noticed with classifies auch materials as ex two letters in her hand, one of 'plosives or dangerous goods. which she concealed on her Besides, there is no protective person and the other she attempt-tariff to allow native matches to ed to drop. These letters had compete with foreign products since been translated, and the which being facilitated by mass- prosecution contended that they protuction and big mergers of related to dealings in illicit drugs. capital, naturally outdo the native
Mr. A. E. Hall, who defended. gouls at all times: suggested that there was no case to answer, but the magistrato over-ruled this, and the first defendant then gave evidence during which she, denled putting the parcel of 69 tnets up in the roof, and further stated that interior provinces because of the -someone brought her a letter just price factor. The same matches before the police arrived and sell for about $30 Hongkong she deposited it on the bed. She currency, per case, are competing could neither read nor write against the native matches by sell She was a spinster and earned ing for $22.00 Canton currency her livelihood by spinning and in Canton. For export by the buy knitting.
er in Canton to other provinces such as Yunnan, Kwangsi and. Hunan, the agents for the Swedish matches generally, allow commission of '$1.50, thus making their prices the most reasonable that could be obtained in the mar ket:
Mr. Hamilton said he
was satisfied that there was no proof ast to who did put the parcel up in the roof, and the defendants would be discharged from that
Summons.
Lacking in Logic.
Furthermore, the Swedish made. matches can sell at half the price that is charged for native matches on account of the mentioned rea. sons, and their market has been greatly extended even
Today's Programme. Brońdenst by Z.B.W. on 350 metres, 11.00-11.30 p.m. Commercial news, share reports etc. in Chinese music.
12.00-1.00 p.m. Demonstration pro.
(Chinese in the ramme,
and European records). For the use of the radio dealers.
rebate
Mr. Hall in addressing the i It is understood that the native magistrate said that the only match-manufacturers have peti evidence the prosecution relied on tioned the Department of Com was the translation of the letters, merce and other offices of the Na. and he could not see how the tional Government asking that contents gave one the impression protection be given to preserve that it dealt with opium. The hole trade which, if killed, would Revenue Officers, who were always add more to the present economic very zealous in discharging their pressure, duties, tried to make everything they touch into opium. Since the letters had not been opened at the time of the arreste, he could not see how the defendants could have, known the contents. Furthermore, the letter an Inter preted did not refer to any deal inga in raw opium.
In the petition, suggestions are made asking the Government to establish special offices to levy special taxes on the importation of foreign-made matches and to re- classify the necessary chemicals for match manufacturing, so that the manufacturers will not tace Mr. Hamilton said that Mr. license for the importation of any difficulties in obtaining the Hall's eloquent address was lack-such materials. ing in logic. The evidence was that a raid was made on a certain
place where opium was found.
148 p.m. Weather report.
p.m." Evening weather report. 100 p.m. Evening general pro- gramme, (Columbia records supplied through the courtesy of Messra, An- derson Music Co.) "Good News," (de Sylva, BrowN
and Henderson) Selection,
Debroy Somers Band. Dance music. "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man," "Show Boat BIL," (Kern). †
Soprano,
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9.20 p.m.
Marie Burke and the Mississippi Sextette.
Dance music.
9.45 p.m. Just You, Just Me," "Hang ou to Me,"
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Ukulele Ike. (Cliff Edwards).
Dance music. 10.10 "Camp Fire S Sing Song,"
Vernon Lee and Caterham School
Scouts. Dance music. Chinese, music,
10.30 p.m. Evening programme of. through the courtesy of Messra, New (Records supplied foon Record Co.
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11.30 p.m. Close down.
To-morrow's Programme.
broadcast to-morrow from the Hong- The following programme will be kong Broadcasting Station Z.B.W. on 350 metres.
10.55 .m. Morning service relay from Unión Church. Kennedy Road. Preacher Rev. F. C. Young.
At End of Relay Programme of music until 1 p.m. (Records supplied
The evidence showed that upon CHURCH'S WELCOME. through the courtesy of Messrs. Wing
SOCIAL IN HONOUR OF REY.
E. A. ARMSTRONG.
the arrival of the Revenue Officers, the first defendant seized the two letters and tried to conceal them. The contents of document No. 4 was obviously a discussion and Instructions in A cordial welcome to the parish business details. which although was extended to the Rev. E.' A. It did not disclose what traffic Armstrong, the newly-appointed was going on. vet was obviously assistant chaplain of St. Andrew's
The Rev. Mr. Armstrong, who arrived in the Colony on board the Kashgar on Thursday morning, was formerly curate in charge of a Mission Church at St. Mary Stokes, Ipswich, while prior to that appointment he was curate of the Doncaster Parish Church for three years,
illegal, or else why should the Church, by members of the congre- septence, "Read this letter caregation at a social gathering in the fully until you perfectly under Hall last evening. stand it and then destroy it by fire" appear in it. There were only two kinds of letter which one destroyed by fire. One was the guilty love letter and the other, dealing in illicit traffic. The first defendant denied every thing the prosecution had stated and that meant that either Mr. | Grimmitt or the resed
ying. He believed it was the accused and the reason for her Iying was that she knew the con- Tents of the idtters,
were
The Rev. Mr. Shaun assured the newcomer, on behalf of the con- gregation, that they were glad to welcome him.
Musical items were rendered by local artistes, and games ware indulged in during the evening,
efreshments being served.
Greetings were extended to the I would convict the first de-
new arrival by the Rev. C. B. fendant on the charge of deal-Shapp, acting vicar of St. An- Ing in illicit traffic, but would
drew's Church, who preskled, dismiss the charge against her of being in possession of the oplum. She would be fined $2,- 600, or in default, 12 months' im-
In thanking the congregation for prisonment. The second defen- their welcome, the Rev. Mr. Arm- dant, who was obviously an instru-strong said that he felt like a ment would be fined $60 or one geranium at a flower show, month, for being in possession of did not know what he felt like, but two taels of raw opium.
that was how he felt (Inughter).
The Rev. Mr. Armstrong con- veyed to the members of the con gregation messages of romem- brance from the Rev. and Mrs. G. R. Lindsey, and the Rev. and Mrs. W. W. Rogers.
A NEW VESSEL.
KULMERLAND'S FISIT VISIT TO HONGKONG.
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p.m.
Weather report. 7.18 p.m. Evening weather report. 0.00 p.m. Evening general pro- gramme, (Victor and H. M. V. Records supplied through the courtesy "La Boheme-Fantasia," (Puccini), of Messrs. S. Mautric and Co., Ltd.).
"The Floral
Victor Symphony Orchestra. "The Lute Pinger, (Mosa),
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Bass-Baritone, Feter Dawson. "Love Lies," (Mayer) Selection, "Five O'Clock Girl," (Ruby)
Selection Now Mayfair Orchestra. "Canelon Populare," "Malaguens," (Spanish Dance),
Violin Solo, Fritz Kreisler. "The Waltz Dream," (O. Strauss)
Selection,
Come Away Death, Op. 17, No. 2," De Groot and the Piccadilly Orch.
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"Coronach." (Schubert),
Vocal Trio: Master E. Lough, D. Horton and R. Mallett. "The Mikado," (Sullivan) Selection,
The Band of H. H. Coldstream
Guards, "Chanson," (In Love) (Friml), "Love's Garden of Roses,
Organ "Air on G Strine" "Londonderry
A Reginald Foort,
"Bedouin Love Song (Pinsuti),
H.. V. New Symphony Orchestra, "The Bandolero," (Stuart), "The Singing Fool," Selection,,
Ensa-Baritone, Peter Dawson.
"Ave Maria,"
De Grost
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(Hall, Mazy) (Schina),
(Liszt-Schips) Tenor. Tito Schipa. "Dance of the Automatons and "Caprice Viennois," (Kreisler),,
Waltz."
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra,
10.30 p.m. Close down,
Dean Swann, on behalf of his BRITISH MOTOR-CARS. Lordship the Bishop of Victoria, expressed the Blahop's regret at
A vessel now to the port figured in yesterday's Harbour Office reports, being unable to attend as he was PRUDENTIAL ASSURANCE TO this being the German motor vessel not in the Colony. The speaker PROMOTE MANUFACTURE. Kalmerland, which arrived here from said that he knew the Bishop would Manila at 1 p.m. on Thursday under have been present had he been the command of Capt. Paul Kuttert, here, as he would have liked to crew of 67 Europeans and three welcome the Rev. Mr. Armstrong
as much as the congregation,
with
Asistica.
Belonging to the Hamburg-Amerika for whom Jebsen & Co. are the agents, the Kalmerland sailed
from
Septemburg for the Far East on
a steel screw vessel of 7,303 gross 9. She reached Manila tonnage and 4,867 nett tonnage. She about a week
week ago and left that port is equipped with oil engines, which for
Hongkong on October 22, with 808 are capable of developing 1,585 tons of general cargo for local dis- N.H.P., and is fitted with a cruiser charge and 6.805 tons general cargo.. stern. Registered at Hamburg, she Her passenger list consisted of 25 is 463.6 feet long, 60.1 fant broad and Europeans and four Asiatics.
38 feet deep. Balit in 1928 by Deutsche Werft The Kulmorland loft for Japan at A. G. at Hamburg the Kulmazland is daylight yesterday:
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An official of the company stated that the contract, the value of which was approximately £500,000, would cover the erection of the 182,000 volt line in the district north of the Thames, stretching from Reading on the west to Peterborough on the north, and Ipswich and Colchester on the east. The total mileage of the overhead trans- .. mission would be. 254 miles, and the total actual length".
of conductor would be 1,300 miles,
The contract would be carried out by the General Electric Company with the assistance of their associated company, the Pirelli-General Cable Works, Ltd., of Southampton, the latter company carrying out all the actual eraction work. The work of erection would take In all three years, and employment would be given in the actual erection work to between 500 and 1,000 men. In addition to that employment. would be given to large numbers in the manufacture of the steel towers, steel. aluminium conductors insulators, and other accessories. The overhead lines are one section" of the system of overhead lines covering the whole of England and Scot- land which are being erected by the Central Electricity' Board with the object of linking up the main generating stations throughout the country and affording a cheap supply of electric power in all districts.
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