PROOF OF SINCERITY?'
NATIONAL CONGRESS
DELAYED
Shanghai, Oct. 26.
The North China Daily News states that the National Congress, scheduled to open on November! 12, has been postponed until March 12, 1916.
LOCAL R. A. S. C. ASSOCIATION
CIVILIAN MEMBERS
DESIRED
THE HONGKONG
PACIFIC AFFAIRS
LECTURER ON BENEFITS OF UNDERSTANDING
Under the auspices of the League of Nations Society, Hong- A dance will be held under kong, most interesting lecture R.A.S.C. Regimental Association entitled "Language and Interna- nuspices at the Garrison Lecture tonal Understanding" was de- Hall on Friday, November 9, from livered by Mr. Bruno Lasker, in 1 pan. to 2 a.m., The prices of the Cathedral Hall on Tuesday tickets will be $1 each for gentle afternoon, men, ladies by courtesy,
Institute of
on the
The Hon. Mr. R. H. Kotowall, As the Royal Army Service Corps who took the chair, introduced have served in the Colony for some the lecturer, who boing Associate This demonstrates the sincerity time, there are probably ecveral Editor of Pacific Affairs, and Staff of the Government in its desire to ex-members of the Corps holding Member of the arrive at a rapprochement with the civilian appointments here, and Pacife Affairs, was particularly Opposition leaders in the South-one of the main reasons for hold-well qualified to speak vert, the paper anys, and adds that the decision followed a meeting of Mr. Wang Ching-wei and Mr. Wang Chung-huci.-Reuter.
SIR A. CADOGAN'S
VISIT
MERELY EXAMINING
CONDITIONS
Nanking, Oct. 26. Sir Alexander Cadogan, British Minister to China, who arrived Peking, here last evening from said in an exclusivo Interview that no specific purpose attached
It was
Nations
TELEGRAPH THURSDAY,
BRITISH
AIR LINE TO CHINA
OUTLOOK NOT TOO GOOD
OCTOBER 25, 1934.
RADIO BROADCAST
Children's Concert From The Studio.
ZEK. PROGRAMME,
From ZBW on a wavelength of 355 metres (845 kilocycles).
Victor Salon Orchestra.
1. Down;
2. Gondollers;
Venetian Love Song; 4. Good Night. Vocal-My Desire ("Songs from
Vinencre"),
Vocal—Mighty Lak' a Rose.
London, Oct. 24. "The prospect of a Chinn branch of Imperial Airways Service to Australla seemi dend,"
high aviation authority, told Router to-day. He added that China stili refuses to allow any foreign acroplanes to enter ber territory, for fear that she will be obliged to ndmit 5-6 p.m. A Relay of the Hongkong
the Hotel Dancy Orchestra from Japanese Heroplanes, The same Authority, when ques-
Hongkong Hotel Hoof Garden,
6.6.30 p.m. Children's Studio Con- ing the dance is to get into touch beet he had chosen for his nd-tioned regarding the high speed cer
dress. with them and make them welcome,
maintained by American air Mr. Lasker commenced by sny-liners, said that it was purely a kong Hotel Dance Orchestra from the 6.30-7 p.m. A Relay of the Hong- This is in keeping with one of the great objects of the Association-g that frequently he has been question of money. High speed Hongkong Hotel Itoof Garden. "to foster caprit-de-corps amongst asked how one felned the Institute
7 p.m. Closing Local Stock Quota. planes needed extra large acro- tions, London and New York Stock members and ex-members of the of Pacific Affairs. His reply was aromes which are enany obtain-and Commodity Quotations. Corps."
that one does not join, but rather The beginning of the year saw
one becomes connected with what-able in America, but most difficult 7.08-7.30 p.m. Ethelbert Nevin the inunguration at an R.A.S.C. ever international relations club to obtain on the British-Eastern Selections Company in Hongkong, 12 Com- society existed in the locality. routes. The Americans also had Orchestra-A Day in Venler. pany being moved
He was specially glad therefore in their favour special meteorolo here from Shanghal. In all its previous to find that in Hongkong there gical and directional equipment. history in the Colony, the Corps existed 4 League of
It was pointed out that whereas had been treated as a detachment. Society whose object was to pro-apecial aviation petrol costs 7d. In view of this, the Commanding mote mutunl understanding be- per gallon' in America, it costs Officer, Lieutenant Colonel J. E. tween nations.
Za. 3d. in Asia. The American Funken, M.C., revived interest in
The first ideas of internationaf alr lines received nearly £8,000,- been very 000 annually in subsidies and the Hongkong branch of the Be- understanding bad
thought that it] mall contracts, whereas British Himental Association, and enlied a vague.
more or less synonymous air lines covering Europe, Asia Reneral meeting at which future wis plans were discussed. Great in with goodwill, which some people and Africa received only £500,000. terest has been shown in the interpreted as forcing themselves With reference to the com- hin forthcoming visit to South tennis tournaments, Hocinis, etc,, to think well of others and over-mencement in December of the
hell under Association auspices,
look shortcomings. But modern British air service to Australia, China. He would merely inspect and it would greatly add to the history had justified another and it is learned that Italy has the commercial conditions and the pleasure in these events if elvili, different attitude towards inter-withdrawn her prohibition against life of oversens Britons in various comrades could be present. The national understanding, namely British planes crossing Italian cities. Nor had he any diplomatle R.A.S.C. seem likely to do big things that it must, along with goodwill, territory. France, however. isilamorous Interlude by Bryan Lewin. mission to discuss with the Chinese in their own sphere at sporting be based upon real mutual know-still withholding permission, Government, he added,
events in the Colony, neither of ledge of the other untions" chur- dospite
the fact that French met neter.
Mutual knowledge, the planes to Indo-China freely cross Sir Alexander is going to call the Brst teams having yet
speaker asserted, without mutual india--Reuter, on Mr. Wang Ching-wei and other with a reverso this season at foot liking, was a better safeguard of
authorities all hockey or cricket. It is
hoped to add n
Few Hongkongi peace and co-operation between The second annual Grade Schoat “puts" to those earned by 12 Com- nations than mutual liking with-Art and Handicrafts Exhibition, the Report
any at Shanghai,
out real. mutual knowledge. gbjectives of which are to develop 6.03-10.30 p.in. Chinese Any civilian ex-member of the
Fence the Institute of Pacific} Isteni obilities in art and handicraft Concert Corps who may be interested in Affairs has used all its efforts to work among youngsters and to pro-
A Talk on "The Mil- (in Chinese) by The the objects of the Association will promote understanding of the vide an outlet for the displaying of tary Tattoo" be supplied with necessary in peoples of the Pacific, of their their creative capabilities and handi-Hon. Sir Shouson Chow, KT., C.M.G.
work, opened its doors to the pubile 9.30 p.m. Reuter Press Bulletins. formation o
application to the resources, problems and aspira-yesterday afternoon at the Chinese London 1 p.m. Stock and Commodity Hon. Secretary, CQ.M.S." Mound, tious, quite irrespective of the.M.C.A. The Exhibition will be on Quotations. 12 Company R.A.S.C, OMer.
question whether such knowledge for four days, between the hours of 10.30 p.m. Reuter Press Bulletins. would lend to great mutual pan. and pan. ending on Satur-Rugby Mid-day Press News, Further liking or not. Many causes of day. Twenty-six schools have sent London Stock and Commodity Quota- conflict have their source In mis-an aggregate number of 1,300 exhibite tiens, followed by New York Opening understanding. And even move- for display. Much of the success of Quotations.
the Exhibition is due to the interest ments with
10.40 p.m. Cluse Down. which We cannot
and hard work of the Preparatory sympathise fail to arouse our Committee composed of Messrs. Tra Orchestras are by courtesy of the,
All Relays of the Hongkong Hotel passionate antagonian if we know Yuk-wab. chairman; Lee Yuk-tong, | Management. the uses from which they arise. II. M. Cheng, Y. Y., Chan, S. S. Tong,
Community of Interest.
Chinese diplomatie to-day-Central News,
HOME RETAIL
TRADE
LATEST RETURNS
ENCOURAGING
London, Oct. 24.
The money value of retail sales
in Britain during September was 1.1 per cent. greater than in Sep-
LOCAL PAINTING
COMPETITION
tember, 198, Increases being re- AMBULANCE BRIGUDE
corded for all districts,
The Arst eight months of the
ENTERPRISE
trading year showed an increase The St. John Ambulance Brigade of 33 pr cent. In total anies, as has decided to arrange a painting compared with the corresponding competition, the proceeds of which period of 1989. The value of fare to be devoted towards the St. stocks at the end of Septender was John Hospital at Cheung Chan and
Brigade 2.2 per cent. greater than a year towards ago, and employment was 2.7 per funds. cent, bigher.—British Wireless,
BRITISH-BUILT STEAMERS
PICKED FOR CANTON TO SHANGHAI RUN
Shanghal, Oct. 26.
|
K. C. Lai, and Miss Alice Kwok.
now
Lewis James (Tenor), Olive Kilne (Soprano) and Victor Halon Group. Vocal-At Twilight; Ob, that we two
were Maying; At Rest.
Wilfred Glenn (Bass) with the
Victor Salon Group. Vocal-The Rosary.
Robert Simmons (Tenor) and
the Victor Salon Orchestra, 7.30-8 pm. From the Studio.
Programme.
་
1.
Germs.
2
Two Vegetarian Balinds,
3. Some side lights on
Association Fastball.
Hp.m. Local Time and Weather
0.9.20 p.m.
Studlo
8.30-9. p.m. Light Opers. Vocal Gems. The Pirates of Penzancé.
(Gilbert and Sullivan).
Z.E.K. PROGRAMME.
Over $2,100 in money and property
8.10-10 p.m. European Recorded The problem of lessening the was stolen from the Man On Pawn- Programing from ZEK on a frequency sense of difference created by na-shop Main Street, Teun Wan, by of 640 ka's. tionality may be approuched in two armed men who held up the two ways. We may emphasiat accountant with a revolver at closing- the communities of interest which up hour last night. One of the men cut across nationality. A. Chinese was identified in a former employee Headquarter zoologist has more community of of the shop.
interest with a Dutch zoologist, There are to be three sections-though neither speaks the other's Rond inst night, Wong ling,
When walking in Prince Edward | Chinese paintings, Western paint- | language,
Chinese allk year-old son of Lam Trai, left her lings, and a junior section. The merchant has with Hunan and darted across the road in the
latter is for Chinese and European peasant.
track of an earth truck. children under the age of 16 years,
knocked down and fatally injured, and both this section and the
death-etering after adreslerTM to nection for Western paintings will
hospital, be divided into Life. Still Life, Pictorial Drawing and Decorative Design elnaaça.
than a
16-
wan
Or we may come to grips with the question of language: Now language is not merely a question of vocabulary. That there often no exact equivalent in one Inngunge for a term used in an- The competition is confined to other is the commen experience amateurs, and pictures must be no of the bilingualist. This does whole cultural background of less than 84 square inches in size. not mean that the one language western civilisation.
Silver cups will be awarded for ia richer or poorer than the other.
The nood for emphasising the
of the West, Have also to familiarise themselves with the
The Administration of the China the best three entries in each I is rather that language claims of the cultural develop Merchants' Steam Navigation Com-section, and there will be a silver expresses the experience, of a ment of the country is now being pany has decided to place the newly shield for the best picture entered. people, and is interwoven into recognised by French and Dutch constructed aloumors Haiyuen and If there are sufficient entries there that nation's cultural develop the past have overstressed the colonial administrations, which in . Haikeng in the Shanghal-Canton will be a number of consulation ment., And within the langunk cultural value of the language of|
of one country words are nut and auctioned.
Pictures will be exhibited inter limited to their dictionary mean- the mother country.
Ings, for tone and Inflexion of with an entrance fee of 30 centations.
Pictures must be sent together voice introduce emotional masocin- for children and 50 cents for adults:
service.
On their request, the Ministry of Communications has telegraphed to the Hongkong Government naking for passenger-carrying permits for the two steamers, which were bullt In England,Central News.
CHIANG. VISITING IN PEKING
STRONG GUARD ON HIGHWAY
Peking, Oct. 26.
by Madame
prizen.
43
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Columbia Light Opera Company, Selection-Gipsy Love (Lehar).
De Groot and his Orchestra. Vocal Gems-The Yeomen of the Guard (Gilbert and Sullivan).
Columbia Light Opera Company. Selection-The Waltz Dream
(0. Strauss).
De Groot and the Piccadilly
-----Orchestra.
9-9.30 pm. Madame Amellta Galli- Carci (Soprano) Fritz Kreister-- Violin.
1. Fritz Kreisler:
Humoreske, Op. 101, No. 7
(Dvorak) Caprice Viennois (Kreisler). 2. Madame Amelita Gaili-Curei; Chanson Indore, of India)
(Rimsky-Korsakov) Bolero--Les Filles de Cadiz
(Delibes).
Lienenfreud (Love's Joy).·
(Kreisler) Licbexield (Lavo's Sorrow)
(Kreisler). 4. Madame Amelita Galil-Carci;
Carceleras (Prison Song)
(Chapi)
3. Fritz Kreller;
9.30 p.m. Reuter Press Bulletins,
5.35-10
Light Orchestral
The speaker next touched upon artificial International · languages, and at some length upon Rasic not later than December 31, to the Manchuria as his country's "life have a great deal of use as media London 1 p.m. Stork and Commodity.
Serenata (Tusti). So when a Japanese speaks of English, but for these he did not Hon. Secretary, Mrs. Langley, Bine," this signifies more than for promoting international un- Quotations. Names of candidates to be written cold, abstraction or verifiable derstanding. He compared them
Ц at bottom right hand side corner. factual statement, It signifies to a system of signposts, giving Music.
The pictures will be judged by something which can only be clues to possible meanings with- Saschinka (Schirmann). prominent European and Chinese understood through a sympathetic out being able to transmit the Marek Weber.and His Orchestra.
feeling for popular attitudes meanings themselves. The use of A Musical Jig-Saw (arr. A. W. which have emerged from Japan- some such medium would give the ese history,
semblance of increased intellectual, So again the words of Sun Ynt relations between peoples, when sen's will mean one thing to the actually there was only an in- foreigner who hears them and crease of superficial contacts
In-closing, Mr. Lasker
artlats.
EAST MEETS WEST ON MODERN AIRWAY
Accompanied
Continued from Page 6.) Chiang. General Chiang Kai-shek blood-red this! Then Natal, goal
measures their trath against that without new understaminded
of other political and social principles, and another, thing to his audience that there could be
the Chinese who reads them. no short cut. We must take tho
arrived here at 4.45 yesterday of Transatlantic. flyers, where the sion that language as a means of wish to be. Interpreters between
afternoon, flying from Kaifeng.
the visitors. The rond to the air-
in of coffee and copra and cotton.
Aston).
Regal Cinema Orchestra. Berceuse (Jarnefelt).
Orchestre Raymonde. Waltzes from Vienna--Waltz Medley
(arr. Korngold).
Jack Hylton and His Orchestra. 10 p.m. Close Down.
CINEMA NEWS
[Continued from Page 5.)
We are thus led to the conclu- difficult but certain way. We who A large gathering of officials metal in eft-throated Portuguese mutual understanding cannot be the cultures of the East and West port of Nanyuan to the city was girt and flower-filled, is a breath-ioms arise. The Institute of to place ourselves In the mental ho one of the most entertaining ple-
Rio next day! The city, forest- altogether separated from the require more than the ability to cultural settings In which the translate. We require the ability heavily guarded by troops and less pause between the upward Pacific Affaira holds police.
thrust of her mighty granite cones that It Is
the view realm of the culture from which tures of the season. Rollicking hum- unfair to expect the piece of literature we Bre The benches gleam like many coloured allks upon a counter or of language learning; and it has background of such daggers gently curved in casea of succeeded in securing greater at- blue damask.
tention to the teaching of Oriental After four thousand miles of languages at a number of western
educational institutions, Brazil, linked by her forests with
General Chlang Inst visited the and the still indigo of her seas. Orientals to make all the effort translating emanates. With the four, amid which ruas a charming love
old capital in 1929,-Reuter,
FLIES TO PEKING
Peking, Oct. 24.,
Marshal Chiang Kai-shek accom-the virgin growth of the Amazon, panied by Madama Chiang and Mr. there is Uruguay, the Russia of
Intimate story, a background of Paris and Its. knowledge of a country's history spectacular fashion shows, the Fine and mentality, of Its ethnic and Arts Ball, joyous night spots, and the economic composition. Its prob historie landing of Lindbergh are lems and its public opinion, antong the high spots of a very correct understanding of any engaging piece of entertainmont, Use of One Language. new plece of reliable Information Donald, Marshal Chang Hauch-South America, modern and experi-¡ cut through the complexities of In short, learning to speak a for. Julle Bell, the heroine, and a clever The proposal has been made to about it will be a matter of habit. Madge Evans is charmingly sincore as llang's British adviser, arrived here mental. And, at long last, Buenos the
language situation in the olgn language in order to make comedy foll in her companion, Ura plane reg on board a private Aires, an imperial city built on a Pacific arou by nominating one our contribution to international Merkel, as the cynlex! illustrator.
from Tainanfu. The generaliyalmo was at thewhon that vast republic, where for
acale to suit the Argentine of 2034, language as the recognised medium understanding means learning to Otto Kruger gives a splendidly, con- Nanyuon Aerodrome, Central and is mensured by the square tion. There are those who ad-
communica- know a foreign people.
vincing characterization After the conclusion of the pallandoring nown correspondent, and league, will welcome immigration vo
vocnte English as the lingua lecture the meeting was thrown Robert Young an equally gripping on the same scale
as she now france of the East. But from open, and some Interesting_dis-performance as the loyal friend. The A coolle woman, employed on the
breede cattle. Hongkong & Shanghai Bank building
Buenos Alros and to a
Basic comedy Interludes are in the capable what has already been said, this, cussion took place on final the speaker nsaertod, is a wholly English and other subjects. site, was knocked down and somewhat whisper from the guardian radio, unfair contention. It means that Sir William Hornoll moved a seriously hurt by a young Chinese which has directed the seaplane the peoples of the Orient, already vote of thanks to the speaker, reporter, and Bert Rearh as the riding a push-bicycle in Queen's Rond from Miami, "Wlad-Direction overburdened with the task thrust and expressed the appreciation "drunk" Louise Henry, George Hes Government Civil Hospital. last night. She was convoyed to the Visibility," the great machine upon them of adjusting them of all present for the admirable ker, Richard Tucker and others are in
circtos down on to the River Plate. galvos to the machine civilisation paper he had read.
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