THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY NOVEMBER
HONGKONG
YACHT
IN TYPHOON
OFFICER'S STORY OF ADVENTURE
ON THE “TAI-MO-SHAN”
OFF AMERICAN COAST
-Life and adventure on the Hongkong yacht "Tai- moshan" manned by five naval officers from the China Squadron and now making her way down the western coast of the United States, is breezily described in a letter received from Lieut. Commander Sherwood, R.N., one of the adventurers.
They expect to reach Panama by Christmas. Lt. Commander Sherwood's letter follows:
Lt. Commdr. M. Sherwood, R.N. "chief cook and bottle washar” of the --yacht, Tai∙mo-shin.
ENCOUNTER WITH WHALES. Įplace but some American ships MALAYA COLLAPSE IN SHORTER LORD MAYOR'S
Aboard the Yacht "Tai-Mo-Shan,"
October 6.
were in and so we were able to
trim our beards, etc.! You THE FIRST INTERPORT
never saw auch a mess as wo had
hanging down from our faces."
"From there wo took three
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"At the moment of writing 6.80 a.m.-we had expected to be entering the "Golden Gate," the weeks to get to Victoria, being be- entrance into
Francisco.calmed for four days on end on length to save himself from being San Actually we are in thick fog-no one occasion but also doing 200 run out. wind, and narrowly being missed miles on four days running! The
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`VICTORIA GREETING.
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COOKING ADVENTURES.
GOODWIN, HURT.
A STAND.
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be
SHOW
Procession One-Third Its Former Length
this year.
1933.
NATIONAL PARTY
HINT OF CHANGES IN BRITAIN
A Roman Bird Sanctuary
CHILDREN FREE.
1,000 SONGSTERS
Rome, Oct. 5.
́INDIA AND JAPAN IN AGREEMENT.
CONFIRMATION BY TOKYO. AWAITED
New Delhi, Nov. 6. +
The ometal, delegations of the Indian and Japanese cotton in- torests met again to-day, Mr.
London, Nov. 6c It is understood on good au- thority that there are those amony the Ministry who are studying with 'concern the lesson of the East Fulham by-election, in which The trees and foliage of the Sawada, having recovered from his the Conservatives, Bghting with Borghese Gardens-the dye Park indisposition, attending the con- out allice, were signally defeated. of Rome-to-day sheltored a thou ference. It is understood that tho It is reported that there are cer- sand birds which have been-liber outlines of an Indo-Japanese. tain Ministers, among whom is the ated in the name of St. Francis of agreement have been settled, sub- Prime Minister himself, who are Assisi. The birds were set free Ject only to confirmation from contemplating the formation of nyssterday on the feast day of the Tokyo which is eagerly awaited., National Party to replace the pre- Saint, and the gardens were off It is understood that the cotton sent Conservativo control.
cially declared a bird sanctuary. aspect of the agreement should This idea is supported. by the The ovent was carried out with be ready for ratification on Nov. followers of Sir John Simon, the picturesque ceremony. Two com- 10, and the remainder of the sub- National Labourites, and many panies of Black Shirt boy and girl jeets of discussion will be settlod Conservatives, but there would be units were paraded the Gardens before Nov, 15.
n considerable independent Con- In a hollow squaro around hundreda I la expected that provision servative movement even were the of cages containing birds which had will be made to give effect to the formation of a National Party aboin conflacated from poachers agreement as from Nov. 10, in reality, observers believe-Router who had trapped them to sell them willch: event the Indian Govern
as song birds or na decoys. Mr. MacDonald's Statement. After a short lecture on bird bly shortly a bill making the im
mont will bring before the Assem- lore, followed by recitation St. Franch's of the feet of plementation of the pact possible- from his "Hymn to Croation," the concerned mainly with the objec
It scoms that to-day's this were children, one by ono, stepped for- tion of the Japanese cotton in ward to open the doors of the no- torcats to the rigid classification of sembled enges.
Talk of the formation of a new National Party was given strength by n luncheon given by the Nation al Labour Committee to-day, at which the principal guests wore Mr. MacDonald, Mr. Baldwin and
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POUND SHOWING STRENGTH.
FRANC. WEAKENED BY POLITICS
The French franc also.weakened i
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agreement roached must be based largely upon to-day's talks..
Thus the terms India offers have. been communiented to Tokyo for formal authority for antering into an agreement with the Indian
Government
A tariff. of 50 per cont. ad valorem on most cotton textiles: and sepecific dutica on the femain.. der, with Imperial preferonce, aro the main points of interest" to British cotton interests. Thus, Lancashire will have a 50 per cent.. margin of proference if the plans. work out ᏓᎦ contemplated.
ITALY DISTURBED,.
Abyssinian Land For Japanese Cotton,
Rome, Nov. 6. Italian opinion is much disturb-
to concede to Jaran 1,000 acres
Gradually the surrounding trees goods which Japan fears may pre- Sir John Simon.
became alive with the birde praznvent taking advantage of the full Three hundred guests attended ing their feathers and fluttering quota offered. The Japanese also altogether, and latened to a speech about in their new-found freedom. wish a reduction of the quota Im by the Prime Minister.
Although of various species, the respect of Japanese purchases of by all of the busy traffic wending winds where we have been ore At this stago, Goodwin had to
Mr. MacDonald said that Mr. birds all kept together in a twitter Indian cotton, its way in and out of the har-known to blow frightfully unleave the field owing to a sprain
The Lord Mayor's Show is to be Baldwin, and Sir John Simon and ing congregation for nearly half
Vital Discussions, bour! When we left Japan we steadily-like heck one day and in his left leg, but he came back only a third of Its normal length himself were asparated in political an hour, and then, as with common The Indian Government has." mado our
from none the next: We are now ex after a rub-down, direct way
The reason is not idens but united in their object consent, they took wing together explained the extent to which it. Northern Japan up to the Aleutian periencing much stendler winds
Poarce took over the bowling
The National Government was a and fley off to all parts of the can accommodate the Japanesa Mtands as we were not allowed to though actually at the moment it and bowled right arm over the economy, but the growing protests combination which none of them great park. Artificial nests. have point and the the opened views. call in at the Kurlles. It was a is not so good.
wicket to Alvis, his first over of a section of road-usera in would attempt to break, he said; been erected at many points. parently has realized that the long trip as we experienced a
being a "maiden." In his second Contral London at the consider as long as there was a national. Drastic control over the snaring, lot of fog and light winds. Wo
over, he bowled round the wicket able delay, to traffic on Lord need for ita continuance.
marketing, and treatment of birds "We had a wonderful reception and after giving away a single, he Mayor's Day, November 9.
The National Government, ho all over Italy is now in force, and did not sight a ship for the whole eighteen days but saw any amount at Victoria and had Invitations bowled Croome neck and crop with
added, was the greatest steadying bird sanctuaries similar to those of of whales. On the first occasion every day; the Canadian Navy his last ball.
Early this year it was an-influence to be found in the whole Capri and the Borghese Gardens of sighting them George got put us up. Francis and Salt went Croome was at the wicket for 20nounced that the Court of Com world, both in trade and con-are to be established along the frightfully excited not knowing up to Banff in the Rockies, Ryder minutes for its six ans. Hemon. Counell had approved in terenca.
migratory route of the Peninsula. what they were and we pulled his to Vancouver, but the Doctor and straight drove Garthwaite for
Referring to the attacks nigninst| principle the idea of curtailing the leg merrily. They came vory myself stayed at Victoria where I four and scored two singles. procession and its route in order the Government ho said it was up- close to the boat and one really thoroughly enjoyed myself. Good for & wickats.
to meet the complaints.: The on the very success of the Govern- Garthwaite was inclined to began to wonder what would ness knows what awaits us when
decision has now been taken, to ment that the criticisme had boon the fog clears as we Arc happen should they choose to just outside San Francisco and did not appear to be dangerous, a third of its length, which is tional Government had not issued only too well up with his deliveries, and reduce the procession this year to enst. He admitted that the Na- come up under her."
they made an awful fuss in the He was no-balled twice.
usually in the neighbourhood of a enough propaganda. They must Canadian papers so I don't know TYPHOON WEATHERED.
With a single off Garthwaite, mile, but to keep the route rectify that omlaston, he declared. what the Yank ones are likel Alvis sent up the 50 after 65 prescribed by tradition.
A National Government requires
London, Nov. 6. "I expect you must wonder minutes play. "Our next adventure woe
national propaganda.
The feature of to-day's Ex-Router. us how the cooking la going typhoon which passed-over
The detalls of how the Show will
change is the strength of sterling. We just scrape when right up near Attu In the and whether
Pearce had five men on the leg be made up have not yet been
The U. S. dollar la now above Sir John Simon, following, sald parity, and is quoted at 34.87% whe-side and tried to tempt Alvis to settled, but it is likely that the Aleutians. I can Imagine you stuff out of tins or saying "But weren't you frighton-ther the cook has not ended up hit out, but the youngster was not military and commercial parts of that a transformation was occur against the pound. The closing
It will be abbreviated much more ring in the British mind on the ed Marteen?" Well honestly we overboard by now. We do not
At exactly 2.30 p.m., Redmond than the definitely civic cars, with subject of party politics. It Price on Saturday was $4.85%. did rather wonder how the boat think I am boasting, when I tell having any. did racing to stick it. If you you that I was quite embarrassed went on for Garthwaite, and Alvis the State carriages and the repre- should be noted that the old divi- to-day, falling off from 80.18 to remember we had always hitended at Victorin by the glowing had bad luck in not being able to sentatives of the Corporation. ding controversies were dead, be- 30.37, owing to the
Inercasing taking the bont out for some days counts of the good cooking that the score through Pearce's brilliant The formation of the Show has cause each party had made its con-doubts that M. Sarrant, the new ed. by the intention of Abyssinia: tukineral top from Hongkong and remainder told the people ashore fielding at cover point. He smack been somewhat struggling in past tribution to the common national leader of the Government, will be ed every one hard, but Pearea was years, and closer formation may position, he suld. He concluded able to balance his budget, and the As time was getting late wo had
always there,"
chable more items to be preserved. that the present threat to British general confidence in sterling. to leave without doing so. So this
"I found that after a bit I could Redmond was bowling short, and
parliamentary Institutions was one There was $300,000 in gold offer- storm was really the first oppor
The reduction in length of the of dictatorship: a danger from ed on the market and taken by the tunity of trying her out. She cook simple meals fairly well was lucky to have a maiden re-
procession may mean a lessening. was absolutely splendid. We just though it took me some time to get corded to him,
parties must eave Grant Britain. lings 10 pence kept up a couple of sails to keep used to the motion especially as I her head into the wind and sat suffer from sea-sickness. Now I fully well and nothing was given au-hour in each direction. there. She rode the waves per- can cook all sorts of puddings, nway.
Jenklass, who had joined Alvis, were pastries, etc., in addition to figh of them fectly and some
menta, stows, etc. Mark you, I do batted stolidly and quite big."
not think I would have remained taking any chances. sane had I kept on with the origin=
PEARCE BOWLING WELL. THE 501 INHABITANT.
Bowling perfect length, "Attu was a funny little placo up with the boat at an angle, and Pearce was difficult to play, and with only 19 inhabitants when we skidding about on a dock slimy although he had met with arrived, a 60th arriving next day with a mixture of paraffin, further success, he kept the runs so we can.scarcely be held respon-water and, cooking fat, would in down..
was two years ago. He had never At the offices of the Public Works Action in safeguarding these na sible though the natives were the end have got me down. They At 2.88 p.m., 60 was holsted, It is learnt that the Spanish Ucon ruffled by by-elections, he Department yesterday afternoon, a lions' respective interests-Router, going to christen It "Tal-Mo-leaked steadily and no solder through a good hit by Alvia, who Government has decided to apply to said. They were wrestling with plot of Crown land at Shamshaipo, Shan." There were huge hills all would stick it for long. The oven reached double figures after the British Government for the an entire new set of problems registered as New Kowloon Inland round with snow still on them and was nover satisfactory. Now. batting for 30 minutes.
extradition of Don Juan March, the which compelled them to branch Lot No. 2175, was put up for auction, AMERICAN MINISTER. the air was like champagne.. We am absolutely fine. I came across
escaped from out in an entirely now direction. the upset price being based at three The rate of scoring increased millionaire who
dollars a square foot. did some sea fishing which was a gas at Victoria which is used a
There was only one bidder, and ho Significant Figures. was lot over hore called "Rock Gas." the batsmen settled down. prison, allegedly after bribing the Reuter. absurdly easy as no bait
Jonklass also reached double entire staff.
se the lot at the upset price of necessary merely a Hne with a No smell, dirt and a better heat
We than the Primus. We don't even gurds with a cut through the Der: Juan Bays he will return to by-election handily, with .A The land, measuring 2,500 sq. ft. weight and three hooks." caught a lot of cad of about 24 have to have a funnel up to the slips off Pearce for a two. Seventy Spain if the Spaniel High Court majority of 4,840, Mr. J. C. Wil is formed of a still undeveloped area Nelson Johnson, has departed for
decides in his favour the validity, mot, the Labour candidate, polled at the Junction of Tang Chau and Kiu tbs. and as many herrings as we deck, I have a simple two-burner was reached at 2.46 p.m.
of his election as a member of the 17,790 against Mr. W. J. Waldron,
Kiang Stroots. wanted. I had read in a book range and portable oven which I
High Court of Appeal, which he Conservative, who polled 12,950. about that part of the world that put over one of the burners for
allegea political enemies succeeded pullina had been used in a stow baking. Everything works benu-
in quashing before the lower court. East Fulham was a Conservative by the writer when shipwrecked tifully merely by turning on a tan.
Otherwise he will not return until sent at the last election, when Sir I can cook everything in half the
K. Vaughan-Morgan polled 23.438, on one of the islands. I got the
he is guaranteed justice. time.
piling up a majority of 14,521 ⚫ others to shoot some as there were
Don Juan said he had hoped that against the two Labour candidates, hundreds, and they brought mo
The significance of the swing to back half a dozen. I tried "Here is our actual menu for
after 18 months confinement the Spanish authorities would liberat: Labour in the borough elections plucking them, having first put yesterday which is not too bad is
him, but he is disillusioned-Ren- recently has been noted in Govern- the d things Into a bucket of it?-Breakfast. Porridge, scram
ment circles. tera warm water as taught me at the bled eggs and beans, coffee, fresh Peninsula; but even then
feathers would not come out.
PTOMAINEI
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al stoves. Trying to pump them
A DAY'S MENU.
for cotton cultivation and probably further land for other enterprises.. is probably the thin end of the The Italiana anticipate that this
by which Abyssinia will become an outlet for Japanese surplus, popu«.
Hongkong was fielding wonder-juf the traffic hold-up by about half which a national combination of Continent at a price of 131 all-wedge of a colonisation scheme,
Scores:
Was
Mr. Baldwin declared that the National Government was a com- bination for its duration. But it
not EXTRADITION EFFORT. was not bothering about its dura-
tion as it was a long time before: there was-any-general-election, and there was a great deal to be donc.
no
SPANISH GOVERNMENT WANTS ESCAPED MILLIONAIRE
FRANCO-BRAZIL TARIFF WAR
INSTALMENT OF LOAN DELAYED
I
The Brazilian Government has the bread. Lunch.—Cold lobster, salad instructed the London banker», with lettuce and tomatoes, and Messrs. · Rothschild & Son, accord- Gorman sausages. Supper (hot)ing to cables received from Rio de -Chicken, bacon, pork sausages, Janeiro, to delay payment to France A native then showed me their bread sauce, mashed potatoes, kid- of the intalment repayment of method of skinning them by ney beans (fresh), followed by one Brazil's loan. It is hoped that this turning them inside out. I found large and one small apple tart and drastic action will induce the French the breasts excellent and we had custard, and washes down by a Government to moderate its action
brew of coffeò!1."
In interfering with the existing 'some good stown out of them. I "I think the others are pleased commercial relations of the two was not so successful, however, with the results. They are cer- countries. It is also possible, the with some of the fish! We had tainly getting quite fat."
Brazil authorities believe, that the been having a lot of the latter "Here is a rough programme tariff concessions on both sides may and I think they all wondered how about four days stay at San Fran- lead to an agreement. 1 managed to dish them up nice cisco, San Pedro. San Diego, and brown. (I had bought a Magdalena Bay (Mexico), and then i large tin
of breadcrumbs at we have a long trip down to the KINGS RETURN TO Yokohama }). One day I used Galapagos Islands. I wish I know! some which had been how to kill a turtle as there are hanging over the side for some tota there but you can think of me time and next day we were all running about the Islands holding doubled up. Including the doctor. out a lump of choose, with a knife who administered a bomb to each 'n the other ready to lop their o us and we recovered. That hende off! Were you pulling my has been the one and only ∙oneg or not? ?? casion on which 'Cookie nould not
"We hone to arrive Panama have been blamed!""
about Christmas."
BECALMED.
"After Attu wa wont up. into
the Derine Sea which is only fres of Ice for two or three months of the year. It was jolly cold at
SHIP LOSES ANCHOR.
Tho Danish vassol Jatlandia nehtt is the great brooding lost a five ton anchor and two place for fur-sela wosawathoms of chain as she was pass several though we did not stop at ing outward through Lyemun Pass any more of the Aleutian Islands this morning Just off Pak Sha Wan until we renched Dutch Harbour, Pont. The depth at this point is Alaska. This is only a small | stated to be 19 fathoms
CAPITALS
BULGARIA TO JOIN
LITTLE ENTENTE? The Improvement of relations between Bulgaria and Jugoslavia and the question of Bulgaria's oventually joining the Little Entente formed the principal topies of the conversations, Inst weak between the sovereigns and statesmen of Bulgaria and.. viran p at their meeting on the Danube. according to a Sofia dispatch.
The King and Queen of Bulgaria are expected to travel to Balgradz shortly to return King Alexanders visit to Euxinograd Castle:
Gibraltar, Nov. 6.
copsied from the Scotch
Great Britain was in an incom- parably better position than ale
Labour won the East Eulham
Be th
Our Heads
'on
There was, however, no evi- dence of American buying.lation.
Reuter.
CROWN LANDSALE.
PLOT AT SHAMSHUIPO SOLD
AT $3 THE FOOT '
Somfofetal newspaper comment. la to the effect that Abyssinia le disinclined to develop_reiations. with Italy and adds that Italy may invoke the ald of Great Britian and France, under an agreement. of 1906, which promised concertad
TO PAY VISIT TO. SOUTH CHINA
-Peking,, Nov. 6. The United States Minister, Mr.
Shanghai by train. He will stay By the conditions of purchase, the at Nanking and Shanghai for a few new ownore, Messrs. Sam Kee, build- days, and will then board the ing contractors, are required at their United States flagship Houston at own expense to form the site by cut Shanghai as a guest of Admiral ting to such levels as the Director of Upham, and proceed on a tour of Pubile Works may approve, and to South China, including Foochow, hand back, Tree of cost, to the Gov. Ancy, Hongkong and Canton. ernment, as much of it as shall be required for the antural continuation of the roads Intersecting at this point. Messrs. Sam Kee intend to build workshop on the site,
the Chinese have influenced us.
This is the first time that Mr. Johnson has visited South China since he became Minister. In 1928. -Router.
Butch
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from
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