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A
MACAO RACES.
: CORRESPONDENCE.
The World Crisis.
PROSPECTS OF GOOD SPORT.
(By "Ringtail"). Judging by the departure list for Macao to-day, owners have been very liberal In their support of the Macao Jockey Clab, which will hold its fourth extra meeting
to-morrow afternoon,
Many changes have been made which
will benefit visitors general. ly, and
am certain that the Stewards will leave no one unturned in order to make patrons as comfortable as possible. Quite a big attendance will be registered at this meeting on account of the certainty of bigger and better fields.
Many of the pontes competing have figured prominently at recent Hongkong and Fanling Meetings, and with form so well exposed,
[To the Editor, Hongkong Telegraph.]
'The
THE HONGKONG
BABIES INSTEAD OF DOLLS.
MOTHER-TRAINING AT GIRLS' SCHOOL.
Sir. Your comments on
New York, Nov. 25. World in Disintegration" certainly still playing with their dolls a At an age when many girls are set one wondering what we are it group of New York schoolgirls will for during the coming year. Inter be handling live babies and train- national enmity appears to be thriving them in the way they stol ing in a soil of economic pante, and go. as far as one can foresee, there can only be one end to it all-war, re-under the famous Dalton plan will Girls who are being educated volution,
starvation for millions, take part in a novel scheme de- and a reign of terror and disillu-signed to raiso "the perfect baby. slonment for us all.
Also to troin prospectively perfect mother."
and "the
TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1931
TORTOISE DIES AGED 120,
BLOB OF THE ZOO.
RADIO BROADCAST
PROGRAMMES FOR THE
WEEK-END.
From Z. B. W. on a wavelength of
Blob, one of the world's oldest tortoises, has died it the London Zoo, She was presented by the Governor of the Seychelles Islands, 1919. whon she In the Indian Ocean, in August wolghed about 11⁄2ewt, sud was known to be 120 358 meires. years old. Hor reputed age was much greater. at the inquest, she was found to Blob carried her years well, for! be the mother of 222 eggs, ranging In size from that of mere marbles to pigpon balls,
110
she suddenly developed kidney doctor away until recently, when A cabbage a day had kept the
trouble. She was a yard long, with brain was no bigger than a walnut, a waist line of 72 inches, but her which may have accounted for her longevity,
for Blob had werries.
centuries ago they swarmed in the Only a few hundred of these giant tortoises now
exist.
Two Seychelles,
Galapagos, Ocean, and other remote island Pacific group, but their flesh, oil, and eggs made thom much too valuable to he allowed to live.
Instead of openly acknowledging that the calamitous state of affairs 18 duo entirely to the national av- every advantage known to medical It is an attempt to give infants arice and international cut-throat science and psychology, while at and getting down to the only read a love for children and the ambi competition of the past two decades, the same time to inculcate in girls sol co-operation the Governments of physicians will choose the babies, solution-financial and economie tion of motherhood A committee of
world are frantically grasping whose mothers will all be workers punters should have a very pre-out at any vile hold that is likely unable to take care of their child fitable day. My selections are: to improve their own position, noe little obes must be in per
during
the day. matter what it may cost the other nations. The probability of re-fect health before they are chosen, taliation in flagrantly ignored, and and it will be ene of the tasks of when the reprisal does come along,
the
schoolgirls to see that they surprise and Indignation
remain so. The girls will receive the babies in the morning, bath brought into play te stir up inter-
them. and give them the right food, national resentment.
To lay such monsters are be- prepared by themselves under theyond mere market value. supervision of a trained nurse.
Occa- sionally they are interchangeri. aa 4 grave gesture of scientific court- esy, between Zoo und Zoo,
1st Race.
Daylight Eve..
African Eve.
Atamaa.
2nd Race. Imperial Hatt. Cloudy Eve. The Gomeri.
3rd Race.
Ronzo, Golden Glory. Pure Music,
4th Race.
Blue Heaven.
Cream Cracker. The Quail.
5th Race.
Bay of Bellingham I.
Sunning.
Discord.
6th Race.
New King.
Celerity.
Sunny Day.
FIRE SERVICE CHARGES.
WATER AUTHORITY
PERMITS.
are
The trouble is that the world is being run by vested intercats, people who have become too panic- stricken about their own financial affairs to be able to consider tho position from either the national
or
the International standpoint. Sinco the last war, we have had an outstanding manifestation of the
"SWEATED" SCHOOL
CHILDREN.
(Continued from Pape 6.)
insincerity and treachery of moliti suns the pupil has to work 4, 5, cians in the consistent and deli-, or even 7 places of decimals. berate disregard that has been Who is responsible for such over- shown towards the invaluable re crowding of the curriculum?
commendations of Professor Gustav
Cassel, the greatest living nuthority an international finance: and even in the present all too frequent crises, personal and class Interrats are proving too strong to permit of the application of any national or humanitarian remedial measures.
"MAN OVER- BOARD!"
"M'
TAN overboard!"
poignant
How that cry, passing
The sooner the man-in-the-street wakes up to the fact that he is be- along a ship's deck, grips the ing hypnotised into an optimistic
asion, and that he in being rust-heart, sperring sailormen to quick
action.
ed into the biggest and bloodiest upheaval in history-the French
A life to be saved, even, if need Revolution on a world-wide sente-
be, at the cost of their own. the fewer will be his regrets and
Picture a storm-battered tramp steamer wallowing along in the self-recriminations when the contecth of a gale, her decks flagration dies down. providing tinually flooded. of course, that he is still alive and
A member of the has retained sufficient sanity to in-crew is taken unawares, and swept
over the side to be the sport ofj angry sens.*
What the world is crying
oui
con-
of the watch hears the cry, pulls "Man overboard!" The officer the telegraph over to stop, throws a fe-buoy In the direction almost with the of the struggling man.
And same action
The following new regulationsdulge in retrospection, have been made under the Water- works Ordinance by the Governor-for to-day-now, before it is too In-Council:
late-ls co-operation. toleration and Fire services may be permitted Christmas spirit, not only over
harmony. The application of the by the Water Authority when in bottle, but throughout the whole his opinion or in the opinion of the Chief Officer of the Fire days's association, indivídually and Brigade the same are necessary
nationally, will achieve immeasur or expedient to enable water fromably more than all the wild fiscal,bout is cut from the lashings and
4" survice,
3"
$75
service, 350
per per
2" service, $35 per annum.
THE VEHICULAR FERRY.
or
X.
1,000 MYSTERY TELEGRAMS.
BREAKFAST TABLE SURPRISE.
The captain takes charge; a life-
for volunteers there is no need. swung outboard. There is no call Sailors, engineers, half-naked fre- each other for places. men from the hat stokehold jostle
2
On the crest of a wave the mate sights his salvage, three or four seas away, "Pull", men, put you backs in it!" barks the mate, as he skilfully steers the boat, dodg ing a big comber that threatened disaster.
Down foam-Inced valley of re-water that blota the steamer from view: only the roar of escaping ateam from her safety valves in- dicates her presence.
One thousand Sheffield men ceived unsigned telegrams recently inviting them to a public meeting to be held in the city at night.
The telegrams, which read, "Vital matters will be discussed, urgency of water that licks the boat's Now on the erest of a green hill warrants this wire," were handed timbers hungrily. "Pull, bully ever the counter at the head post boys, pull!" sings the office, with instructions, that they the boat shoots
mate, as were to be delivered by breakfast valley, and the half-drowned man down another time, not later than 3.30. The messages were addressed to all die is reached. With masterly skill tricts in the city, and a squad of he is dragged on board-ons false
boat would messenger boys completed their move, and the
All records in the above European programmes are kindly supplied by Mesars. Anderson Music Co., Messrs. Moutris and Co., and Messrs. Tsong Fook Piano Co.
SUNDAY.
Service.
Relay of "Messinh" Service. 11-12.15 am. Relay of from St. John's Cathedral,
12.16 p.m. Chinese Programme.
1 p.m. Local Time and Weather Report.
2 p.. Close Down. 6-8 p.m.
Choral Service from "Messiah." Solointa-Mrs. A, M, Bowes-Smith
(Soprano).
Mrs. L. Lockhart (Contralto). Mr. H. Anniss (Tenor), Mr. W. H. Bailey (Ba). Pianist-Mr. Phillips. Conductor & Organist-Mr. G. E.
Longyear.
Programme.
Order of Service. Hymn-"Oh Come All Ye Faithful" Invocation & Lord's Prayer,
Overture.
Recit "Comfort Yo" (Tenor). Chorus "And the Glory" (Choir). Recit.-"Thus Saith the Lord" (Bass) Air That Who May Abide" (Bass).) Recit. "Behold A Virgin"
(Contralto).
Air & Chorus-O Thou That Tollest
Good Tidings To Zion" (Contralto & Choir).
Pastoral Symphony. Recit. "There were Shepherda”
(Soprano).
Reelt. "And the Angel" (Soprano). Chorus-"Glory to God" (Choir). Air-"Rejoice Greatly" (Soprano). Recit Then Shall the Eyes"
(Contralto).
Air He Shall Foed His Flock"
(Contralto).
$140.
0140.
the waterworks to be used by the financial and economic schemes that owner or occupier of any build-re being put into operation to ing or structure for the
day. purpose of combatting fire.
The immediate dissemination of Every permit for a fire service the co-operative spirit is the
Air-Come Unto Him" (Soprano). granted by the Water Authority paramount necessity as we stand it is lowered to a heaving sen that
The boat, in charge of the mate, Chorus "Hallelujah" (Choir), shall be subject to such condi-the moment, and unless every one leaps up to embrace it. The boat
Hymn "Hark the Herald Angela tions, stipulations and reserva-of us is prepared to get his shoul-
Sing." tions as he may see fit to make der to his own little cog of the
seems a futile thing, tossing, Music,
8-10 p.m. Programme of Recorded or impose.
evolutionary wheel, nothing canis shipped, driving rain sonke the Report.
and down in a raging sen. Water
8 p.m. No fire service permit shall possibly save the world from blood-crew, piercing cold wind
Local Time and Weather Include or imply undertaking, shed, chaos and disintegration.rips off their scanty clothing.
almost 8.3-8.30 warranty or obligation on the part Yours, etc.,
M. Witkowski) of the Government or any depart-
Mon Lac (G Yonder, pulling bow, sits
Robert Canademis (Piano) and ment or officer thereof that water
coal-grimed fireman, with thin Orchestre Symphonique of Paris will at all times or when required
singlet split from neck to walet, conducted by the composer. be avaliable by or through the fire
his eyes on the resolute face of
9625/2027. service, or against failure
the steersman.
8.30-9.10 p.m. Christmas Records. breakdown or defects or inter-
Quartette-Christmas Hymann-Selection:
The New Sanctuary Quartotta ruptions. The
following fees shall be
Quartette-Christmas Carols-Selection paid into the Treasury for the use
The Now Sanctuary Quartette. and/or retention of fre services on and after 1st January, 1932:-
Quartette-Good King Winceslas. G" service, $110
Quartette-God Rest Ye Gentleman per annum;
Now Temple Quartette with num
Organ Medley of Christmas Carola,
Organ. G.719JR.
St. Mary-Le-Bow Church Organ- Organist Clarence Raybould, 9130. Quarette-Good Christian Men Rejolee. Quartette-O, Come All Ye Faithful.
Now Temple Quartette with
Orgon. G.71915. Orchestral-A Dream of Christmas- Fantasy (Kotelbey), Court
Symphony Orchestra. 0138. Orchestral Sanctuary of the Heart
(Ketolbey). Court Symphony
Orchestra. 0138. 9.10-10 p.m. A Concert. Recent criticism in the Legis-task by the specified time.
Song-Ermine-Lullaby (Jakobowski). swamped, lative Council of the form of
Her head is carefully turned Bong Jocelyn-Angel Goard Thee tender for the passenger and ing organised by a religious oras the aars bend with strain; feet Violin Solo-Tango (Albeniz-Kreisler). The messages related to a meet shipwards, muscles almost crack
(Godard). Hulda Lashanska vehicles ferry is recalled by a ganisation, and the result was a are numbed by icy water. Mean- Violin Solo-Danae Espagnole (De
(Soprano). 1469. notification in the current Issue meeting three times the size of while the captain has manœuvred of the Gazette,
Fall-Kreisler). Fritz Kreislor. rcent This states that provided the
gatherings.
1930, A Post Office official said that thehla vessel towards the boat, giving particulars of vessels, other than possibility of alarm being caused her alee-silla.
Song-in an Old-Fashioned Town special typo vessels, are given in to receivers of the telegrams at almost level with the dock,, and
Alongside at last, one minute Song-Cobblin' (Sanderson). sufficient detall to enable the such an early hour was pointed out the next far-down at her bilge.
(Squire). Government to satisfy itself that to the sender, who, however, was "Fond off there. Fond off" la Plano Solo-Capricelo (Brahma).
Edgar Coyle (Baritone). 2899R. the vessels are suitable for the within his rights in sending them the cry. At last the bont la hook-
Piano Solo-Album Leaf (Greg). service required, drawings and specifications
No reference was made to the ed on to the swinging tackle, and Song-Ave Maria (Hall, Mary) (Kalin), Harold Bauer. 1410. need not be
essages at the meeting.
willing hands pull her up to her Song-The Nightingale and the Rose chocks; the only casualty a broken
(Rimsky-Korsakow). Roan gunwale, 'no the sea, baulked of
Ponsello (Soprano), 1450. its
prey, sought to smash the boat Octet-Twilight on the Waters
(Squire)... against steal plating,
Octel The Plecanninnies" Piente
(Squire). J. H. Sqaire Celeste
Octét. DB2. Song-The Three Ravens
(arr. Kennedy Scott). Song The Boatmen (Harris). John Goss and the Cathedral Malo Violoncello Solo-Gavotte mdre
Voice Quarate. B.3518.
(Hilleroncher). Violoncello Solo-Menuat (Debussy).
Pablo Camis, 1191. 10 0.0. Close Dow All records in the above European Programme are kindly supplied by Mears. Anderson Music Co., Houtrie and Co. and Teang Fook Plano Co.
FORM OF TENDER
provided.
MODIFIED.
RED-SHIRT CHIEF ARRESTED.
INDIA "REBEL” -
ORGANISATION.
CHRISTMAS DAY STORM.
SOME CASUALTIES AT 'FRISCO.
he
""Full
speed ahead!" clangs the telegraph, as aca-hammerod, aching men tumble below to dry clothes while the steward Borvea out glass of grog.
The rescued man is first-aided. According to news received back to life. Another miracle per New Delhi, Doc. 25. locally in shipping circles, a formed on the high seas-recorded terrine storm. visited the Pacific in the log-book in half a dozen. coast of the United Statos on words. Christmas Day.
A stiff, tricky job in the day's Some casualties were caused to work, well done and forgotten small craft at San Franciaco. In the life of another day.
W. B. A.
Abdul Gaffar Khan, the leader of the "Red-Shirta" who have been stirring up trouble along the North-West Frontier, has been arrested. Reuter,
BOXING DAY.
p.mi.
programme.
4.00-7.00
Chinese recorded 7.00-12.00 midnight. European re- corded progTANTS.
7.00-7.38 p.m. Variety.
Hawaiian Guitars-Isle Of Oahu, Song The Clock-Work Courtship. Song-Porn Shoot Goal!
Hawallari Guitars. Waters of
Gracie Fields. H.M.V. B8706,
Waikiki.
Frank Ferera with Steel Guitar. Col. 3745. Chorus-Dusky Stevedore. Choras-Blue Shadows. Plano Selo Jaamine.
The Revelern, Vic. 21705. Plano Solo-Sweet Nothings. Song Goodnight Sweetheart.
Billy Mayerl. Cal. 5671. Song-Time On My Hands.
Rua Columbo. Vic. 22324. 6.00 p.m. Local time and weather report.
7.35-8.10 p.m. Light Opera Vocal Gema. The Merry Widow (Leon-Lehar). A Country Girl (Ross-Monckton).
Victor Light Opera Co. Vic. 35410. Columbia Light Opera Company. Col. DX78, Liloc Time (loss-Schubert).
Columbin Light Opera Company, Col. 2680. Morrie England (Hood-German). Miriam Licette, Clara Serena, Francis Russell, Denis Noble, Robert Carr and Chorns. Col. 9893. 8.10-9.00 p.m. Orchestra). Carnaval Overture (Dvorak).
Chicago Symphony Orchestra.com. ducted by Frederick Stock. Vic. 6540. Salome's Dance (R. Strauss).
Philadelphia Orchostra conducted by Leopold Stokowaki. Vic. 7260-60. Japanese Nocturne (Eichheim).
Leopold Stokowski and The Phila- delphia Orchestra. Vie, 7266. Afternoon of A Faun (Debussy).
Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leopold Stokowski. Vic. 6696. Foto-Dieu A Seville (Albeniz).
Leopold Stokowski and The Phlis- delphia Symphony Orch. Vic. 7158. Marche Joyeuse (Chabrier-Hinricha). Victor Symphony Orch, Vic. 36037, 9.00-12.00 midnight, Dance, music, Fox Trot-Have A Heart. Fox Trot-To-night or Never.
Vic. 22704. Fox Trot-Without That Galt Fox Trot-Never! Vic. 22750. Fox Trot-There Will Never be
Another Mary. Fox Troi-The Language of Love.
Col. D2093. Waltz-Two Hearts, Fox Trot-Soldier On The Shelf.
Col. D2438. Fox Trot-Funny Dear What Love
Can Do. Fox Trot-Tain't No Bin.
CoL D2005, Fox Trot-What Would I Care? Fox Trot-What Is This Thing
Called Love Cal. D2099. Fox Trot-What If I Do Fox Trot-Wipe 'em Off.
Col. D2087. Waltz-Someday I'll Find You. Waltz-Kashmiri Song.
Col. CHIT. Fox Trot-Under A Texas Hoom. Fox Trot-Can't You Understand?
Cel. D2099. Fox Trot-Dixie Jamboree. Fox Trot-He's So Unusual.
Col. D2048. Fox Trot-Lucky Mo-Lovable Yon. Fox Trot-Love Ain't Nothin' But
The Blues. Col. D2044. Waltz-Bitter Sweet, Fax Trot-If Love Were Ali.
Col 5448. Fox Trot-I Want To Be Happy. Fox Trot-Ten For Two, Col. D2078. Fox Trot-When I Am House Keeplog For You. Fox Trot-Do You Love Me?
Col. D2072, Fox Trot-Why Do You Suppose? Fox Trot-My Man Is On The
Make. Col. D2076. Waltz-Romance. Waltz-Dough-Boy's Lullaby.
Col. D2010. Fox Trot-1 Be Blue Just
Thinking Of You. Fox Trot-Maybe It's Love,
Col. D2202. Fox Trot-My Man From Carolins, Fox Trot-Still I Love Her.
Col. D2823. Fox Trot-Passing Time With Me. Fox Trol-You're Simply Dellab.
Col. D2320. Fox Tret-I've Found What I
Wanted In You. Fox Trot-Sweet and Hot,
Col. D2414. Waltz-Another Kiss. Slow Fox Trot-You Went Away
Once Too often. Col. 5007. Fox Trot-I Hate Myself. Fox Trot-We Can Live On Love.
Col. 2400-D. Fox Trot-I've Got Five Dollars. Fox Trot-We'll Be The Same,
Col. D2410. Fox Trot-Out Of Nowhere. Fox Trot-Say A Little PrayOT
For Me. Col._D2480. Fox Trot-A Faded Spiner Love. Waltz-Call Me Darling.
Col. D2556. Fax Trot-Tress, Fox Trot-Smile Darn Ya, Smlja: ke**
Col. 850. Fox Trot-Mood Indigo, Fox Trot-I've Found A New Baby,
Col. D2581. For Trot-My Bong. Fox Trot-This Is The Missus.
Col. D2515. Fox Trot-Song Of Happiness. Fox Trot-This Is The Day Of Days.
Col. MR424. Walts-When I Look To The Weat. Waltz-When The Organ Played
At Twilight., Çöl D2219. (Continued on Previors Column.,
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