EMPIRE DEFENCE
AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND TAKE STEPB
London, Jan. 4..
Active steps are being taken to improve the defences of Australia, following the visit of Col. Sir Maurice. Hankay, Sacre- tary of the Committee of Imperial Defence-Reuter,
Uniform Railway `Gaugen
Melbourne, Jan. 4. Immediate steps are being taken to implement Sir Maurice Han- kay'a Tocommendations for the
defence of Austraila,
This will mean, the ostablish- ment of fortifications at Now- castle and Darwin and notably, an early start will be made to make uniform the railway gaugen throughout the country, This scheme will cost £20,000,000 and, incidentally, diminish unemploy- ment-Reuter.
In
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New Zealand Plan.
Wellington, Jan. 1.
facilitate the order to Government's policy to strengthen New Zealand's, defences, Major- General W. L. H. Sinclair- Burgess has accopted G tro years' extension of his term Chief of the General Staff.
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The Minister for Defence, Hon. Mr. J. G. Cabbe, declares that much has already been done to modernise the country's defences, but much more will be done the near future-Router.
LOWER TAX ON ALCOHOL IMPORTS
CHINA AIMS TO AID INDUSTRIES
various industries.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, · JANUARY 5, 1935.
This picture, kindly forwarded by a reader, shows the start of the yacht race from Hongkong to Macao
and back on Boxing Day.
DEMOCRATS HAIL LEADER'S AIM
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CHINA'S RENAISSANCE story every innovation came first from the people. They produced great masterpieces which DR. HU SHIH ON SIMPLICITY best sellers for five or six cen-
OF THE LANGUAGE
turies An instructive lecture on "The The Chinese language, ho sald, Chinese Renaissance" was deliver-was the simplest in the world and that the president's message to ed by Dr. Hu Shih, the famous the English language camo next Congress will have a great effect Chinese philosopher and Dean of in simplicity. The Chinese living on the Stock Market.
Faculty of Fine Arte at Peiping language had the stroke of luck of The majority of the more con. University, to a full gathering at being left alone while the men of were mastering their servative financiers are opposing the Great all of the Hongkong letters
language. the work relief plan suggested by, University last night.
Dr. Hu mentioned that one tho Prealdent
Dr. Hu was given a tremendous and continue to strongly advocate the adoption of ovation, and, at the conclusion of would find that the foreign child a dole system.-United Press. his talk, a vote of thanks was born in the Orlent could learn to moved by Mr. R. R. Campbell, speak Chinese faster than his ROOSEVELT MESSAGE
President of the Arla Association, native tongue.
Dr. Bu said, as he understood
Ten Party, at Hotel renaissance
to
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EUROPEAN PROGRAMME
From ZBW on a wavelength of 355
metres (845 kilocycles);
4.7 pm. Chinese Programme, 7pm. Stock Quotations; 1.05-7.40 p.m.
La Valke (Ravol).
Ballet Egyption Suite (Luigni),
8 p.m. Time Weather Report'.
7.40-8.30 p.m. Variety.
Vocal Duota] Cover the
Waterfront.
Vocal Ducts-Mood Indigo.
Layton and Johnstone. Piano Salon-Can't we talk it over. Piano Sotor-Now that you're gone.
Carroll Gibbons. Vocal--Shuffle off to Buffalo. Vorn! You're getting to be a Habit
with me. Band-Irving Berlin Waltz Songs. Instrumental-Llebestraum (Lovo's
Dream), Instrumental-The_Blue Danube, Vocal Gems-Old Tmers, Instrumental-Sweet 11awailan
Dream Girl-Waltz
9.30-0.03 p.m. Rand Music. Rakoczy March ("Damnation of
Faust" (arr. Godfrey), Radetzky March (Strauss, Op. 228). Nell Gwyn Dances (Edward German). Humoresque (Dvorak). Marching with Soura. Entry of the Gladiators--March
(Fucik).
Songs (Leeson),
10.30 p.m. Press Bulletins, Stock Quotations.
12 midnight. Close Down, SUNDAY'S PROGRAMME
Vocal Duct-- The Swing Souk
New Zealand Minister
Sons of the Brave March (Didgood). Against Conscription
9.03-9.30 p.m. Scottish Selections. Auckland, Jan. 4. "There will be nothing doing in
Songs-0 wing to me the old Scotch
the direction of conscription, as
Soups-Ye banks and Braes
. (arr. Leex}, far as New Zealand is concerned."
Joseph Hislop (Tenor). This emphatic declaration' was
Band--Reminiscetices of Sewland made by the llon, Mr. J. G. Cobbo, President Roosevelt's message to
# much There was a large and distin-
(arr. Godfrey). at the Roof Songs-Wen Willie Winkie Minister for Defence, when Inter-Congress proposed the entire re-it, the
an it Included viewed this morning. Mr. Cobbe vision of the Federal Relief struc-bronder than a mere literary im-guished gathering
(Robertson). im- Garden of the Hongkong Hotel
when beyesteruny afternoon. aald that he was unable, however, ture, entailing the abandonment of provement.
Sir SongsThere's one luck aboot the Hoose (arr. Macpherson). to speak for Australia.
"Dole" in favour of a vast public provement for literature
Bay Steven (Soprano). The Minister added
Dr. Hu that al-works job-muking plan envisioning produced in the written language; Robert Ho Tung gave a ten party
in honour of
Songs-Bonnie wee thing (Fox). ..It valuation of traditions. though his conversation with Col. "new order", where social security a new outlook on life; and a new reception
was Shih. Sir Maurice Hankey, during that would be widely assured.
tradition. There vergus
Amongst those present were Hon. Songs MucGregor's Gathering (Lee), reason
Joseph Hislop (Tenor). official's tour of Australia and In the course of his speech the
9.30 p.m. Press Bulletins, Stock G. Alabaster, Hon. Mr. N. L.. Smith, New Zealand, had been confiden-President said the immediate plan was also new learning and much Sir Thomas Southern, Hon. Mr. C
eclentific research.
Hon. Mr. Edwin Taylor, Hon. Mr. T. Quotations. tial, he could frankly state, that was intended to be undertaken Renalasance does not merely. King, Hon. Dr. A. R. Wellington, 9.35-12 midnight. Hongkong Hotel conscription had never been men- "within sound credit of the Govern mean the simplification of the Hon. My. R. M. Henderson, Hon. Sir Orchestra. tioned. Reuter.
ment". Detailing the scope of his Chinese language. The modern William Shenton, Hon. Mr. R. II. employment proposals the Presid-language, in fact, is far richer Kotewall. Hon. Sir Shouson Chow, ent added "this work will cover a than the language taught 100 on, Me. T. N. Chau, Hon. Mr. J. wide field, including the clearance years ago in schools and text. Braga, Hon. Mr. C. G. Mackle, Hon. Mr. W. 1. Bell, Hon. Mr. S. of slums, which cannot be under: Looks. In the novel of to-day Dodwell, Hon. Mr. S. W. To, taken by private capital; rural! lone would find a vocabulary at Hon. Mr. J. Owen Hughes, the Rt. 10-11 .. St. Joseph's Church housing, several kinds of electri- least 100 times richer than the Rev. I. Q. Hall, His Honour the Service. fication, reafforestation and" great' uld Confucian classics. The Chief Justice Mr. A. D. A. Mae-
11 a.m.-12 noon, Chloese Recorded watersheds; an intensified
pro-
Music. gramme to prevent soil erosion, toanguage to-day was not simplified Gregor, His Honour the Puiene Judge. by being boiled down to 1,000 Mr. . . Lindsell, Mr. M. J. Quist,
12-12.45 p.m. Hep Yat Church Ber- reclaim blighted areas, improving characters. This so-called "1,000 Mr A. Bianconi, Mr. C. L. Hoover, exlating road aystems, constructing character movement" was a very Mesars, D. W. Tratman, F. C. Jenkin,
Mr. . Gipperich, Mr. Teinster, vice (Chinese).
12.43-2.30 p.m. Recorded Music. national highways and many other small part of the literary reformi T. F. Lo, P. Jucks, M. K. Lo, M. W. (Time, Weather Report at 3 p.m.). Nanking, Jan, f.
schemes which the Nation's needs It was for the purpose of mass Lo, C. Y. Kwan, Dr. K. G. Yeo,
Light Opera. The Ministry of Finance has cannot afford to neglect."
education, and was the singling Mesars, W. Gittins, M. H. Turner,
Vocal DuctTrot here and trot There Announced that, beginning from Promising an American plan for out of the most commonly used G. Sayer, S. W. Liang, M. H. Lo, Horace La. W. J. Keswick, F. C. this month, alcohol will enter the American people, President words.
("Veronique") (Messager). China con much reduced conso- | Roosevelt.
the proposed that Two thousand years ago, official Hall, B. Stewart, Ho Wing, E. SK. Ho Tung, Ho Kom-tong, Shou
-("Veronique?). ↑ Mesageri... Hidated tax for the benefit of Government assure security of titles were conferred >[1 those. Chen, S. 31. Ma, Li Tse-fong, Kan Winnie Melville and Derek Oldham,
Hivelihood, security against hazards who could recite a text without Tong-1,
Konn-chun, Fung Selection--The Land of Smilen Imported alcolio) will be treated and security of decent homes. He mistake. From this
Krew the ileung-chuan, V. M. Grayburn, W. J.
(Lehar). as that of a native make except said that the New York Reiter method of recitation and it came Waddington, A. Brearley, W., Vocal Gems-Line Time (Schubert). that it will carry an import cus-effort "its logically and usefully to be more and more pathetic. Themas, J. B. Ross, R. M. Melay Selection--Monsieur Benuenire
(Rosse).. toms rate besides the consolidated into the range of permanent policy Literature was artificially calti Johnson, Sir E. Kadoorie, Mr. Lawrence Kadoorie, Messrs. T. A. tax-Central News,
for providing the three types of vated. The Government did not Mitchell, S. II. Stone, A. L. Shiehtis, Vocal Gems-Ming Book of Holland security."
(Rules). spend any money on schools or. 1. Taggart, Kwok Siu-lau, Felix
Concert Walizes. universities but merely announced Joseph, S. T. Williamson, Mok Kow Heler-Waltz (Offenbach), MUST QUIT RELIEF Its requirements for the various gang, W. S. Bailey, Wong Tak-Kongreb-Waltz (Strauss).
kwong. Tang Shui-kin, Li Yau-taun, My Darling Waltz (The Gipsy "The Federal Government must heads of the civil service;
When China came into cluser A. Morris, Professor L. Forster, Pro-
Baron") (Strauss). and shall quit this business of
fessor C. A. Middleton Smith, Pro- relief. I am unwilling that the contact with the modern nations fear R. K. M. Simpson, Professor Invitation to the Waltz, (Weber,
ren. Robertson, Mr. N. S. France, The Grenadiers Waltz (Wakiteufel).
Op. 65). vitality of our people be further of to-day, her
Sito, Father Macdonald, Happed by the giving of cash, of formers and leaders began to Father market baskets, and new hours of realise that the classes could not Messrs. Chan Kwan-po, W. D. Fig. Acclamations Waltz (Waldteufell.
Concert Items, weekly work. We must preserve exist comfortably in the modern nigan, E. E. Strather, D. C. Wilson, Violin Solon--La Clochette
cent of her t. Col. Murrow, Messrs. Li Hoi-tung. not only the bodies of the un- world with B5 per
illiterate.
A. H. Compton, P. K. Au, F. J. de Thirty Rome, T. M. Hazlerigg, Dr. K. T. Shanghai, Jan. 5.
but population employed from destitution,
Relf years ago the problem became Watl. Dr. Lo Wen-kan, Messrs. Lai The Chinese Bankers and the also their respect, their Native Bankers' Associations have reliance, courage, and determina- real one. How could China use Chai-hol, Soprani, T. B. Wilson, G. this dead instrument as a means S. Archbutt, Stanley II. Dodwell, Li decided to petition the Ministry of tion."
of educating her millions?
Yik-mui, Dr. G. H. Thomas, Dr. Wan Finance to exempt from the usual "This decision brings me to the
solve Many attempts to
the Yik-shing Mensra. G. H. Sheldon, restrictons silver shipments be- problem as to what the Government
were made. question tween China points which are should do with approximately five
new Thames Tain. R. A. D. Furrent, Fred Hing, Y. C. Weng, Y. K. Kwan, Wei necessitated by the final, settle-millon unemployed now on relief alphabet was suggested; also the Ress, Ma Ying-put, Ma Man-fai, Choy ment day having been fixed for rulls, One and half million of these publication of small articles and Tat, W. A. Zimmern and George She. February 3.-Reater,
Dinner Party Held belonged in the past on local state pamphlets, but these system died welfare rolls. It is my thought could insist on the people learning, Chancellor of the Peiping
natural deaths because nobody Dr. Hu Shih, Dr. Chiang Mung-Song-My little nest of Heavenly
Blue (Lehar). that in the future they must being the language which the liter- University, and Dr. Herman Liu, Songs-Twilight (Hamilton). cared for us they were before.
President of the Shanghai Univer Cello Solos-Caprice (Delius).
Marin Jeritza (Soprano).. Nanking, Jan. 4. stand ready through own personal ary men despised.
Dr. Hu said in 1016 he resolved alty, were entertained by the Euro Cello Solos-Elegie (Delfua). Regarding the resumption of the efforts and through the public in- not to write any more verse in American Returned Students' Chinese postal service to Man-ence of the office I held, to help classics but re-studied the whols Union at an informal dinner party Songs-In Summertime on Bredon churiu, a Chinesa delegate con- there local agencies to get the means of Chinese literature. He came to held in the Chinese Merchants' Club cerned in the negotiations for necessary to assure this burden."
For the other 3,500,000 President the conclusion that throughout the yesterday evening. Mr. Hin-shing Songs-Sea Feeur (Ireland). this purpose, which were confiden- tially conducted in Peking, states Roosevelt proposed an all emer- history of Chinese literature, in Lo, President of the Union, pre
Pact was Rency public works, which shall be Poetry novel, drama or the short sided over a large gathering. to-day that ne written signed by either party as the united into a single, new and great- negotiations were confined to ly enlarged plan. He proposed that technical points so far as the re- this agency
NO ABILITIES, HOWEVER SPLENDID, Mr. J. H. B. Lee has been appoint sumption of postal service with Federal Relief Administration, and
The that the latter be liquidated im-CAN COMMAND SUCCESS WITHOUT ed Assistant District Officer of the Manchuria was concerned.
mediately.
INTENSE LABOUR AND PERSEVERING New Territorien. signing of a written agreement was dispensed with owing to President Roosevelt reserved for APPLICATION.-A. T. Stewart. China's refusal to recognise Man- the Budget. Message on Monday, chukua.Central News.
CHINA SILVER
SHIPMENTS
EXEMPTION SOUGHT BY BANKERS
NOTHING SIGNED
RAPPROCHEMENT?
BANK OF FRANCE AND THE MONEY MARKET-
Paris, Jan. 4.
In financial circles here, the appointment of M. Joan Tannery
as governor of the Bank of France
will take over the
the exact amount of funds wanted
politicians,
A
DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF
Mr. A. R. S. Major has been an for the gigantic new work rellet pointed a member of the Committee programme, but, he said, "I assure to administer the Mercantile Marine you that the figures will be within Assistance Fund vice Mr. W. R. Scott, the sound credit of the Govern ment."—Router.
HOUSE HOLIDAY
Washington, Jan. 4.
..
A concert arranged by Mme. Eveliaj will be given at the Helona May Institute on Thursday, January 10, at 6.30 p.m.
The name of Dr. G. S. Scully has It is notified that His Honour the been added to the lint of medical Chief Justice has ordered that the practitioners. Dr. Scully is a Bachelor next Criminal Sessions shall be held of Medicine and Surgery of on Monday, January 21, at 10 o'clock Hongkong University. in the forenoon.
the
(Paganini). Violin Solo-The Dance of the
Goblins (Bazzini),
Alfredo Rode. Songs-Homing (Del Riego). Songs-Stilins the Night (Bohm).
Derek Oldham (Tenor). Pianoforte Solon-Danse Creolo
(Chaminado) Pianoforte Salon-Pierrette
(Chaminade):
(Peel).
Una 'Bouras.
Beatrics Harrison.
Stuart Robertson. (Bass). 2.30 p.m. Clase Down 4-7 p.m. Chinese Programme. 7-7.30 p.m. Orchestral Programme. Jubel_(Weber)—Overture.
Ruy Blas-Overturo (Mendelssohn), Hungarian Dance No: 5 (Brahms). Hungarian Dance No. 6 (Brahms). Hansel and Gretel (Humperdinck).
7.30-7.43 p.m. Organ Concerto in B flat (Handel).
Dr. E. Bullock, Water Music Sulte (Handel).
Dr. E. Bullock. 7.43-8 p.m. Recital. by Meta Seine- meyer.
1. Gretchen am Spinnrade
(Schubert). Lied der Mignon (Schubert).
3. Es blinkt der Tau (Rubinstein).
4. Liebesfeler (Weingarinor).
8 pm. Time Weather Report. 8.03-8.35 p. Major, Op. 20 Octet in E
(Mendelssohn).
International String Octet 6.35-9,18 p.m. Light Orchestral
Maxic.
J. S. Stewart; a. carpenter, broke It is notified that the name of Pear-several ribs "yesterday when he fell non; Mackine and Co. has been de-through a hatch on the Empress of leted from the list of authorised Rusala and dropped a height of 15 The Speaker of the House, Mr. auditors and the names of Pearson feet. He was admitted to the Kow- is interpreted as indicating Joseph W. Byrns, to-day said that and Co. and T. H. Fleming added loon Hospital. rapprochement between the Bank the House of Representatives will thereto." of France and the money market. be in recess over Saturday and
It has been ordered by the Governor Router
Sunday, meeting again at noon
It is notified that H.E. the Governor in Council that the China & South
Bank Limited,
foreign 1 Mr. W. H. Ball has been nominated Monday. It is expected that the proposes to make an order for the Sca
permanent closure of the unnamed (Chinese) banking company carrying Member of the Court of the Uni- Independent Offices Supply Bill will street on the south side of Inland Lot on business in this Colony,, be versity of Hongkong for a further and any, by the House Monday No. 50 joining Wanchal Road and recognised as a bordnar the purposes
·and Tuesday.—United Press.
three yearÉ,
Queen's Rond "East.
of the Ordinance.
In Spring-Overture (Goldmark), T Czarina (Ganne), Czardas from "The Spirit of the
Voyovedo" (Grossmann). Aisha (Lindsay). Phantom Brigade (Myddleton), Kiss me again (Herbert). Echoes from the Puszta (Ferraris).
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Potpourri aus der Operotte "Gasparono" (Milocker). Tell mo to-night (Spoliansky). Where the woods are Green
(Brodszky).
9.18-9.35 p.m.⠀
The Love Duct from Tristan and Isolde (Wagner) sung by Frida
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Lelder (Soprano) and. Lauritz Mel- chior (Tenor), ; p.35-10 pm.
Sonata In Minor (Grieg),
Marjorie. Hayward. (Vloun) and
Un Bourne. (Pianoforte)-; 10-10.30 pm - Dance Music, (Continued on Page ↓↓