CORRESPONDENCE
The Late Col. Driscoll,
To the Editor,
Hongkong Telegraph.
Sir, Local Frontiersmen were vory grieved to read in your last night's Inoue of the death of their esteemed Commandant, with whom they were in regular correspon- dence. To the general publie resume of the life of this famous Frontiersman may be of interest.
Lier,
ELECTED HIMSELF MAYOR
BY EXERCISING CASTING VOTE
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
THE MELBOURNE CENTENARY
ACCOMMODATION OF
VISITORS
THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1934.
DROUGHT HAVOC
MILLIONS FACING
DESTITUTION
Washington, Aug. 8. The havoc and distress wrought Accommodation ranging from simple "bed and breakfast" lodg by the prolonged and widespread ing to luxuriously-appointed ser- draught constitutes by far the most pressing and serious problem vico flats and do luxe suites in
confronting the Administration at lending hotels has been registered the moment, according to Mr. with the Official Centenary As80 Lawrence Westbrook, Assistant ciation Bureau which is being con- Federal Relief Administrator, ducted by the Government Tourist) Bureau at 435 Collins Street, President Roosevelt a grave and Mr. Westbrook recently gave Melbourne. Each registration is tragfe account of the situation carefully checked and classifed so during the President's homeward that the standard of the accom-Journey across Amerien, after his modation can be guaranteed, and cruise in the Pacific. Intending visitors are already Dr. Westbrook declared that making reservations. Details of the damage from the drought had the accommodation required-hotel increased four-fold alnce Congress
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JAZZ PIANO AND BANJO SOLOS
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Freni ZBW on a wavelength of 355 metres:
6-8 p.m. European Programme.
-7 p.m. A Relay of the Revellers Dance Orchestra conducted by Julian Silverio from the longkong Hotel Roof Garden, by courtesy
Management.
of
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7 p.m. Clusing Local Stock Quata- tiens, London and New York Stock and Commodity Quotations. 7.08-7.10 p.m. Variety. Medley
JOHN JINKS ON
HIGH JINKS. Born in 1862, Col. Driscoll re-
Dublin, Aug, 0. ceived his first commission in the Royal Fusiliers, and frst smelt Wielding a casting vote is be- powder in the Burma Campaign coming just part of the day's of 1880-1888. On the outbreak of work for Alderman John Jinks the South African War. Driscoll and incidentally, providing him was serving on the Indian Fron-with a niche in the halls of fame. What's more Jinks has just set Obtaining leave of absence, he all Ireland laughing by electing
raised South Africa, where he
excur Alderman Jinka Intest and commanded regiment of sion into the public eye occurred rooms, approximate tariff desired, and the damage was bad enough Irregular Horse known as Dris-when the newly elected corpora- and whether city, seaside, or any then in all conscience. coll's Scouts.
tion of Sligo met to choose
particular suburb is preferred-
High Loss Figure. This unit served with distinc-mayor to prealde over itself. Hall
Over 60 per cent. of the agricul. tion throughout the Boer War, the votes were cast for Jinks and should be supplied when writing and on sormination of hostilities the other half for Alderman Nevin, for accommodation and the numtural sections of the country are wus capocially thanked by Lord who supports President Eamon deber of adults and children in new ometally tabulated as "acute-
stricken,' Valera and is politically at dag- groups of travellers should be ly drought
26,000,000 are the victims of the gers drawn with Jinka, a staunch specified.
calamity. Nearly 400,000 families adherent of General Eoin O'Duffy.
are receiving federal relief in twenty states, as a direct result of the scourge.
· proceeded at his own expense to himself into the job of a mayor or guest house, single or double adjourned in the middle of June. / Vocal-Flarrle Forde Old Timu
Kitchener for its services.
"Driscolls Scouts" was one of the few Regiments that was never ambushed by the enemy,
To break the deadlock, Alder man John Jinks, declaring he would exercise his prerogative as senior alderman of Slig, gave tasting vote in his own favour and elected himself mayor.
WILD AUSTRALIAN STAMPEDE
When Rodger Pocock founded
Roughriding, cattle roping. the legion of Frontiersmen in
steer-riding, bronco busting, high 1904. Driscoll, with his many
jumping, camp drafting and many followers became the backbone
other fast-moving features for of the organisation. It has been
He held the same office fram 1914 best riders from all parts of Aus
valuable prizes will attract the aptly said that, whilst Rodger Pocock was the Architect of the to 1916 and also in 1921.
tralia to the Wild Australian Legion structure, Driscoll was the John Jinks first sprang into the Stumpede during the Centenary
limelight as an
· Master Builder.
International celebrations. Commencing Octo when he was aber 13th and continuing until The Legion receiving official Rure in 1927
War Office member of the now defunct Na-November 10th. an astonishingly recognition from the in 1900, Driscoll advanced liatiount
in Dall Leogue group
Interesting programme will be status and increased its efficiency. Eireann. A vote of no-confidence provided and no less than £6,000 in the government of former will be distributed in prize money In 1914 the strength was 17,000 of which number 6,000 lost their resident William Cosgrave was Australian riders are assured of taken. Just before the division keen competition and the public of lives in the Great War,
Princess Patricia's Light 1a-Jinks vanished from the house.
while
Federal authorities are of the opinion that at least ten per cent. to more fertile regions if they are of these families need to migrato to have a chance at regaining their economic Independence.
to
The Federal Emergency Relief
Florrio Forde (Comedianno). Medley Jerome Kern.
Carroll Gibbons and the
Savoy Hotel Orphans,
Song-Carnival of 1832 Stare.
Debroy Somers Band with
Flanagan and Allen, Carlyle
Cousins and Dan Donovan, 7.30-8 p.m. From the Studlo: Carple and Julian Silverie
Hanjo and Piano Solos by Fred
• Programme.
J. Banjo Solos:.
(n) Crackerjack,
(b) Pizzicato Polka.
Piano Salos:
1.
(a) Rundenredy.
(1) Wagon Wheels.
3. Bajo Solos:
(1) Sparklets.
b) The Clock and the Hanjo.
Piano Solas:
(A)
Sleepy Head,
(3)
Silverio Shuffle.
Local Time and Weather
Commission at present is setting Report.
Яp.In. up organisations in twenty states 8.03-10.30 p.m. Chinese Studio better land, while the Federalt
assist farmers to move to Concert.
9.30 p.m. Router Press Bulletins, Land Banks are affording farmers London 1 pin. Stock and Commodity liberal credit to tide them over Quotations.
fantry of Canada was formed in The votes cast were exactly equal countless thrills by the presence the dry spell and a ruined crop Rugby Mid-dar Press News, Further
seat
1914 from a Legion. Cadre, Some of and John Jinks' absence the frat Britons fight against the government its life. Germany in 1914 were Frontiers- men, who at their wangled their way into Belgium and served in a unit of that country's cavalry.
נדורס
expense
The roughriding, and "horscy** element "from the Argentine North
Amarica, etc., formed Remount Depots at Avonmoth and Southampton.
saved
Soon afterwards Jinks lost his In the Daft. Such was the fame, however, he had acquired for himself, that a racehorse was named after hlm.--United Presa.
UNIFICATION OF CHINA
senson,
The new heat wave is causing" intolerable suffering to man and benst. At a wayside station on transcontinental rallway
10.30 p.m. Reuter Press Bulletins,
London Stock and Commodity Quvia- tions. Followed by New York Open- ing Quotations.
Close DownL 10.40 p.m.
ZEK PROGRAMME.
8.30-10 p.m.
European Recorded Progranime from ZEK on a frequency of 640 kc's.
8.30-9.08 p.m. A Concert. Cello Solo Tarantelle (Popper,
Op. 33). 'Cello Solo-Adagletto (Bizet,
arr. Squire).
of Yakima Canutt, world's champ- on rughrider, Pete Knight, Spike of American rodeo fame us
Cattle. Slaughter. Spackman and Esteban Clements well JLA some thirty cowboys, cowgirle, Mr. Westbrook extimates, fur- Cossacks, Indians and Mexicans, ther, that between-seven and tent And who knows bat the special million head of cattle must be
In regulation costume for the Stam-killed the drought-stricken peile, which, besides being smart areas. Otherwise they will die in appearance, will conform to the slowly, tortured for lack of feed traditional stockman's outfit, will and water. There is no pasturage become the standard fashion of and the water holes are dry. Australia's vast cattle stations. Within 24 hours of war being
WORLD'S RICHEST BIKE RACE. declared, General Bethune, under orders from
Office. War
NANKING STILL
There's a new slogan echoing 3,000 inspected
Frontiersmen
Australian cycling round the ander Driscoll in London. Sub PRESSING HU HAN-MIN world £1,000 for 1,000 miles. It system by which President Roose- quently Col. Driscoll formed the
reads and it epitomises the fact velt travelled and (Frontiersmen) Battalion,
report circulating in local that rich prizes are offered con- stopped to address n group of Planoforte Sele-Berceuse (Chopin). Royal Fusiliers, which was the
farmers from his artificially cool- testants in the Melbourne Centeno ed carriage, the temperature in only white regimont to Acrve
ary Cycling. Thousand over 1,000 throughout the entire war in the Wang Chung-wi, who is staying miles. Actually, the Champion- the shade Louched 113 degrees
In Hongkong. is endeavouring to ship will be worth £1,082 plus a Enat African Zone.
Thia Battalion gained for the persuade Mr. Hu Han-min to gold cup valued at 100 guineas. Royal Fusiliers the Battle Hon-sume an active political career In addition, £1,342 is being offered 1916-1917. And to use his influence towards in prizes in the Handicap section ours of East Africa Kilimanjaro, Bohorcho, and Ny-internal unification. Mr. Hu is of the race which makes the said to be non-committal.-Central "Centenary Thousand" the world's News.
richest cyclists' race.
Inzao.
the
Driscoll was a man's man and a born leader, beloved by a his
men.
Since the Armistice Col. Dris- coll continued to function FLR Commandant General of the Legion whose interests he had al- ways at heart.
Dining recent years he was i resident of Kenya Colony, where,
in addition to commanding the
Nanking, Aug..9.
A oflein circles states that Dr.
COTTON CROP
Washington, Aug. 8.
EXCHANGE RATES
Jocal Legion Organisation, he was The U. S. Department of Oslo. also C. D. of the Colonial Defence | Agriculture report of the condition Force.
cuse,
of the cotton crop, and forecast Milon.....
It L anticipated that a of yield and production as on Buenos Aires Memorial Service will be held in August 1, estimates n crop of Shanghai... London, in
New York. which
local 9,196,000 bales.
The condition of the crop is Vienna
Amsterdam Frontieramen will hold a similar Service on the same date of which estimated to be at 60.4 per cent. of Prague.. particulars will be available later, norman).-Sriven, Culbertson
Bucharest Fritz. F. P. R. JAMER, Captain,
Madrid. Legion of Frontiersmen.
Hongkong. Brussels. Hongkong.
Films
Sir-There are strong rumours
to the effect that the
VESEL
Phoenix the Budget-wll shortly.
восла
a
Aug. 8. 70.11/32
the
Renter.
whore be
London Re-Actions
Londen, Aug. 8. The Bullion Market yesterday and to-day witnessed keen bidding for gold, to-day's price of 138s. 0%d."being "fixed by supply and demand, and representing' 10d. over the dollar and 5d. over the franc. The total turnover of the market was £500,000.
The reason for the premiums is 16.42 explained by the existing uncer- 12.89 tainty regarding the prospects of 226% the dollar. 19.00
Americans are reported to have 526
been buying British Government 58.11/10
36% funds, gold shares and com 1/4.6/16 modities, especially rubber and
5.05% silver.
U.S. ESTIMATE OF FIELD
Paris. Geneva Berlin. Helsingfors
Aug. 7. 70.11/18
15.11
12,95
.22031
10.00
Athens,
.$25
.38,21/32
Stockholm.
Copenhagen.
Bombay.
1/49% -5.0034 .7.13% .27 .121.3/10 .000 .36.13/16 .1/6.1/26
.21.13 .19.39%. .22.3014 .110% .1/8.1716 Yokohama 1/28 Rie
.4% Montevideo. ...38%
1/2
38
Belgrade
Montreal
Silver (spot).
NO COAT AT A WEDDING
GUEST STARTLES
CONVENTIONALISTS
be once again with us.
With defleit looming—at least so one in informed by the Press and the voluntary sacrifice of
London, July 30. revenue in the interest of horse Amid the correctness of top hats breading (what would Waler and tail coats at the London society Mongolian cross look like?), there wedding of the Hon. Margaret
little
doubt that the Govern- Thesiger and Mr. John Goldman ment will have to cast about for appeared the startling spectacle of now sources of taxation, for guest who unconventionally ran Heaven forfend that here should to a short-sleeved shirt of apple be any curtailment in Government green silk, a bright red tie, grey expenditure. With everyone alpaca trousers, no hat and no Laking in his neighbour's washing, contUnited Press. that would bring the depression to Hongkong, even quicker than the Director of the Observatory cau
do over a week-end.
IN WIRELESS TOUCH
The following abipa are expect In all seriousness, might I suged to be in wireless communica- gest to His Excellency a source tion with Hongkong to-day:
of revenue, and one that conforms Kwelyang, Sittang, M.S. Trave,
to the principles of Imperial Pre-Tascaluan, forence?
Panama
Cypress,
Yamngata
Lisbon
36.13/10
7.44 It is generally, acknowledged that the drought has dealt a very 121.3/16 hard blow to American farmers,
503
both the cereal and cotten erops 176% being the smallest for many years, 21.4 thus necessitating Government zo. 13.394 lief, which will probably have to 22.39% be given before the elections. A
110% relief figure of $1,000,000,000 1/01/10 being widely mentioned.
This huge drought relief ex- 44
penditure, with the housing and .201
221 public works programmes, and the -1.05. 1.85 Alministration's banking Inton- .20.13/16 20.15/10tions, which are also construed as Silver (forward) 20.15/10
31 inflationary, have combined to War Loan..
.10.1.7/20
104% crease fears for the future of the -British Wiralcon.
dollar, especially in its relation to the Gold Bloc.
WATER LEVELS.
FOR WEST, NORTH AND EAST RIVERS
The River Conservancy Commission! for Kwangtung Province notifies that the height of water la English feet in the West, North and East Rivers Ja' as follows:
Aug. 7. Aug. B.
Wes! River at Shlubing 28.6
27.3
Maru,
North River at Tring-
0.2 yuon.......................
0.0
16.8
1.1
Silver
The recent nervous Continental selling of dollars is also attribut ed to the same cause.-Reuter,
· NON-STOP FLIGHT
TWO CANADIAN AVIATORS ATTEMPT RECOND
1. H. Squire. Song Twilight (Morris Hamilton). Song-My Little Nest of Heavenly
Blue (Lebar).
Maria Jeritan (Soprano),
Pianoforte Solo-Minuetta from
Suite (Suk, Op. 21). Ignaz Friedman.
SongTom Der Reimer (Tom the
Rhymer) (Loewe, Op. 185). Ivar Andresen (Bass), Violin Solo La Clochette
(Paganinl).
Violin Solo The Dance of the.
Goblins (Bazzini).
Alfredo Rode.
9.08-0,30 p.m. Orchestral Fugue in G Minor (The "Little"
Fuguo) (Bach).
Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphin Symphony
Orchestra. Lea Preludes Symphonic Poem
(Liszt).
London Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Albert Contes. 9.30 p.. Reuter Press Bulletins, London 1 p.m. Stock and. Commodity Quotations.
9.35-9.32 p.m.
Vocal Gems from Musical Comedy. Wild Violeta (R. Stolz).
Maria Elsener and Martin
Kramer with Chorus and
Orchestra.
Music in the Air_(Kern).
Light Opera Company. 9.52-10 pm. Memories of Chopin (arr. Willoughby) played by the J. 'II. Squire Celeste Oetet.
TO .. Close Down
CHOPPED DOLLARS.
BANK SUGGESTION FOR DISPOSAL AT SWATOW
The refusal of foreign banks to accept chopped dollars and an alleg- ed shortage of bankmotes of $10 and
5 denominations were mattera dis- cussed at a recent meating of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce.
As
ณ result, the matter WAB 'brought up with the foreign bank- 'ers, to whom the Chinese merchants. appealed for remedy. At the Cham- ber's monthly meeting yesterday afternoon the Secretary, Mr. Chan Ping-au, told the meeting at a let ter had been received from Chairman of the Exchange Banks' Association.
the
The latter says that the consensus"
Toronto, Aug. 8. Two Canadian alrmen, Captain Rold and Captain Ayling, started for Baghdad at 5.12 .m. to-day in of opinion that is that the number an attempt to break the world's of chopped dollars in Hongkong la non-stop distanco fight record.
Summit
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BAYER
Tax non-British aims. Sauerland,. Benvannoch, Calchas, North River at Samshui 17.8 The cinemas would then have the Tokai Maru, President Hoover, East River at Sheklang 3.9 option of (a) paying the tax and
Maru, Talm,
smell and that the remedy would be losing that amount of
The aviators money (b)
are using the continuing to show out of dato
machine, Seafarer, in which the to ship them to Swatow, where they and second-class British Alms and
Mollisons flew the Atlantic at the are legal tender. The Banks cannot One case of diphtheria, five cases of The large number of Chinese having empty theatres or
accept defaced coins; which are not (C) typhoid (one Imported) one death of owners of pubile motor-cars doing beginning of this year. getting up to date and first claus puerperal fover and 68 deaths from business in Kowloon and these Mollisons originally intended to Concerning the Chinese complaint.
It will be recalled that the legal tender in Ilongkong. British Alma, 'which ary now tuberculosis were reported to the land have writton to the Chineso : obtainable in quantity, making loen! health authorities last week. On Chamber of Commerce, complaining By from New York to Baghond in of a shortage of the $10 and 35 money and satisfying their Tuesday ong care of meningitis was that the Government has not provid- the Seafarer; but after crossing notes, it is explained that the re- England. Incidentally, the inanitim prepared to exchange patrona,
nino reported.
of tha el them with any parking place in the Atlantic their machino crashed luctance of the public to accept notes Banks consider that the circulatión) 35001 notes Incidentally,
Taimshatsal or anywhere on the main near New York and the flight was discovery of recent forgeries, has led
similar, uotas of "the" of the $500 (1927 Issue): sinco tho my Bu gestion
of notes of these two latter. would, If enforced, do a lot to stop
Mr. George Randall, former land, despite similar facilities for cancelled.-Reuter..
nominations is as, largo (nela-noce to an increase demand for $10, and manarer of the furnishing department taxis and buses. The matter was the screening of salacious pictures of Messrs. Ilall and Holtz, Shanghal, discussed at the Chamber's monthly
mary Pre A United Press message states 35 notes,
which the issuing Banks - TESDA BOREDDERKO of which this Colony recently has has been appointed saling Manager meeting yesterday, but the dimussion that the airmen commenced their have mot to the beat of their ability The letter concludes with had more than its fill.
of the Hongkong branch of Arts and was deferred when it was found that flight from Wasaga Bonch,.They cannot do more unill, fresh statement that the Hongkong Wand apportod Crafts, Ltd.
the petitioners were not members. Ontario.
stocks orderedaras received from Shanghai Janking
CITIZEN
so Chamber of: the aided over by. Mr. Wongs