THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1935.
An impressive picture of the Yeomen of the Guard arriving at St. James Palace, London, for inspection by the Duke of Connaught in preparation for their 450th birthday celebration.
"CARTER THE
GREAT"
CONJURER ONCE A
LAWYER
COLLISION JUST
AVERTED
MOTORIST'S NARROW
ESCAPE
MONTE CARLO
RALLY
OVER 50 BRITISH CARS ENTER
motor-ear tests,
The
entrants started
ARMS INQUIRY RESUMES
NYE INVESTIGATION AT WASHINGTON
-·
(Special to "Telegraph")
Washington, Jan. 21. The so-called "Arms Inquiry," at which a Senate Committee under Senator Borah is asking questions their regarding
contracts Armament
London, Jan. 21. To be educated for the career of A disastrous collision was «nar- a barrister, to practice law for a
There are 65 British entrants, rowly averted when Mr. Gabagan, number of years and subsequently driving his car in Shaukiwan Road representing one-third of the become a famous conjurer, forms about 9 o'clock last night, swerved total, for the Monte Carlo rally, part of the interesting experiences to avold n contractor's truck which in generally recognised as of Carter the Great who will appear which had suddenly emerged the most severe of the winter for seven nights and two matinees. | from a side strict. As it was, the commencing to-morrow night, at car could not entirely escape, the the King's Theatre, with his com-rear right wheel being damagd. journeys from various points on given private firms by the United pany of assistants, 31 tons of The mishap occurred in the Saturday, "there being six con-States Government and probing the magical accoutrement and a live narrow stretch just before Whittinental routes from Norway, customs of arms manufacturers' ponderous elephant
Mr. Sweden. Esthopin, Rumania, sales representatives abroad, got When Carter was a student of law | Gagahan's return to town, Greece and Sicily, and one across under why again to-day.
Britain, starting at John O' Congress has just voted another Groats. Of the twenty-three cars! $60,000 for the continuation of the following the last-named routs, | Investigations.—United Press. al, except ane, which reiired
and had passed all his examination,
which was signalised by his receiv ing his sheepskin of authorisation as a scholar and a disciple of Black- stone, it became necessary for him to come up before the law examiners for admittance to the bar. During the course of this drens oral and written quiz, Carter was brusquely asked by one of his legal Inquisitors. deline among other questions, to the duties of a common carrier.
field
Was
reached
un
STEAMER RAMS
JUNK
CREW OF SEVEN
ALL SAVED
The Chinese steamer o Shing Carter for the once was somewhat (Captain W, Y. Chang) on its puzzled by the apparent simplicity way to Hongkong crashed into a of the question, yet, at the same
junk off Fun Sk Channel in time Ruspected that It might be a Chinese water's about 5.15 yester catch question which Supreme Court judges like to employ with day morning. Visibility was land at the time, on account of mist. which to confound Neophytes.
Carler thought it best to plead ignorance and replied: "I am very sorry to say that when 1.entered
Tho junk, almost eul in two, this inquisitorial chamber to appear before thle honourable body, I knew sank, but the crew of seven were perfectly well all the duties of a saved, and brought to Hongkong.
common carrier, but, I am compelled
to admit that I have now completely forgotten them." To the which the
and the junk was not spotted un til immediately before the colli-
sion.
NO DEGENERACY
sagacious salon rejoined: "Gentle- AMONG "WAR BABIES"
mon, do you hear what Mr. Carter has to say? Ho urbanely declareo that he has forgotten in a few minutes what the Supreme Court of
the land has tried to find out for the last hundred yeara.
H
Bux plans for the season are now open at the King's Theatre.
SONG & PIANO
RECITAL
(Continued from Page 4.)
self and to what you like, dear theory of modern upbringing.
owing to the illness of a passen-
ger, arrival at Folkestone this [DEATH OF MRS. A. A. morning for the Channel crossing.
The cars and their drivers have to reach Monte Carlo early on Wednesday, averaging 20 miles per hour from start to finish, with exception that the speed has to be increased to 30 miles per hour for the last 600 miles-British Wireless,
KING'S JUBILEE
MEMORIAL.
HOUSE EMBODYING BEST FEATURES
·BASTO
WELL-KNOWN
RESIDENT PASSES
The
many
RADIO BROADCAST
A Talk on the 1935 World Bridge Olympic
STUDIO RECITAL
From ZBW on a wavelength of 865
metren (846 kitacycles):
4-7 pm. Chinese Programme.
7 p.m. Stock Quotations.
7.08-7.32 p-m. Band Selections. The Mill in the Black Forest
-(Ellenberg).
March of the Mountain Gnomer
(Ellenberg).
Les Cloches do Corneville
(Planquette),.
Words and Music.
Dobroy Somers Band. 7.32.8 p.m. Valety.
Piano Ducts-Sunshine Suzie~~~
Medley,
Plano Duets-Goodnight Viennл--
Medley.
Rale da Costa and Harry Jacobson. Humorous I'm Absolutely Certain. Humorous-Matters Historical.
Ronald Frankau. Orchestra-Fairies in the Moon-
Intermezzo Entr'acte. Orchestra-An hour with you,
Fox Trot-There's nothing else to do
in Na-la-ka-mo-ka-lu, Humorous Truly Rural, Humorous-It isn't Love.
Ronald Fankau.
8 p.m. Time and Weather Report. 8.03-8.15 p.m.. From the Stadio.. A Talk on "The 1935 World Bridge Olympic" by Mr. M. E. Politi.
8.16-8.48 p.m. Excerpts from "Yes Madam" sung by Binnie Halem Bobby Howen, Berth Belmore, Billy Leonard, Harcourt Brook, Wylle Watson, Vern Pearce and Hippodrome Theatre Company and Orchestra.
8.43-8 p.m. In a Fairy Realm Sulte (Albert Kelelbay).
9-8.20 p.m. From the Studio, "Topical Talks on the United King dom" by Mr. G. C. Pelbum.
9.20-0.30 p.m. Selections from Balleff's "Chauve. Sourie" by N. Chauve-Souris Company,
.9.30 p.m. Router Press Bulletins, London 1 p.m. Stock and Commodity Quotations.
9.33-10.05 p.m. From the Studio. A Pianoforte Recital by Harry Ore. 1. Two Bagabelles
Beethoven. ... Chopin. Sibelius. Glasunof
2. Tarantella
3. Six Finnish Folk Songs, Sibelius. 4. Munetto 5. Gavotte
6. 8th Hungariun Rhapsody, Liszti 10.03-10,13 - pah. Welsh -Mémories sung by The Noestros.
10.13-10.30 p.m. The Tidworth Tattoo-1934, by the Massed Bands of the Southern Command.
10.30 p.m. Router Press Bulletins, Rugby Mid-day Press News, Further London Stock and Commodity Quota- tionr.
10.33-11 p.m. Dance Music. 11 p.m. Close Down,
ZEESEN PROGRAMMES
This Evening's Brondensis From The German Short-Wavers
Breciat Tazen for Far Eastern
friends of Mrs. Angelina d'Azevedo Basta will re- gret to learn of her death, which took place, at the age of 54 years, at 299 Prince Edward Rond. Kow-flow: Igon, this morning.
The Into Mrs. Basto, who was the widow of Mr. Basto, of Messrs., Cruz, Basto and Co., had resided in the Colony for many years, and was one of the most highly re- London, Jan. 21.
of the Portu- spected members Building operations are about guess community. She leaves two to begin at Burhill, Surrey, on sons and a daughter, the latter is to being Mrs. J. E Noronha, with be erected to the design of Mr.whom the deepest sympathy will Beresford Marshall, as a gift by be felt.
"King's House,”
which
Majesty's Silver Jubilee.
the Royal Warrant Holders As- The funeral takes place this sociation to commemorate His evening, passing the Monument at 5.16 par It is requested that na The scheme for building and lowers be sent. equipping, for the accommodation of such person as the King might nominate, a small house repre- sentative of the best that British
Whose fault is it if so many of the boys and girls of to-day are xrowing up into social hooligans The blame, surely, must lle a little with 'their achoolmastera-and architecture, building and fur-
even more with their parents.
IN WIRELESS TOUCH
The following ships are expect. nishing cun, produce, had the ed to be in wireless communien- The Victorian satirist said that advance approval of His àlajesty tion with Hongkong to-day: when our children are young they and prominent architects were Chisan Maru, La Plata Maru, FINE PROGRAMME FOR love us; when they grow up they Invited to submit designs.
Pres. McKinley, Pres. Grant. Judge us-and that sometimea The King and Queen made a THURSDAY
they forgive us.
final selection from three of these Benwyvis; Conte Rosso, Arends- It will be a quaint commentary which had been set aside by Sir kerk, Tisondari, Nancy Moller. Регксин, - Jetf Davis, A most attractive programme on the Georgian nursery 1 chil-Gilbert Scott, President of the Dessau. has been arranged for the piano dren now in their cradius grow up Institute of British Architects Dalblair, Konssa Maru, Yochow, and vocal recital to be given at the to say: "It was up to you, father British Wireless. Helena May Institute by Mr, and and mother, to knock some sense Mrs. A. M. Bowes-Smith at 5.30 into us. It was up to you to make p.m. on Thursday. Mr. Frederick us respect the things you respect Mason, A.R.C.O., L.T.C.L., will bend. We're not going to stand any the accompanist for the vocal nonsense like that from our kids." numbers. The programme is AA Yet that something like this follows:
will happen I feel tolerably suro,
1-Five English Songs, (a) "Sweet and Twenty", (b) "Lullaby", (c) "Chopchorry" (d) "Sweet Content", Peter Warlock.
(6) 'Helle Cuckoo Fair", Martin Shaw,
2Polonaise in C Minor, Etude in E Minor, Chopin.
3.-Three Songs in German. (a) War ich nicht ein Halm", Tschaikowsky.
(b) "Shlagende. Herzen," "Cacille". R. Strauss,
While riding a push bicycle along the Castle Peak main road, Private? Whitehead, of the RA.M.C., collided with a woman carrying a child, who had got into his way. Pte. Whitehead:
POPULARITY OF AIR MAIL
BIG INCREASE IN BRITAIN
London, Jan. 21. Air mail sent from Great Bri-
Obroerensen.
EXCHANGE RATES
Jan. 17. .74:0/32
Paris.. Geneva Berlin
.15.14%
lateners will be broadcast from Zen
----SOUTH-AHIA-ZÓNH-
Boeth Asia Zone, bepadrast from DJU, (19,78 matsoni and DIN' (81.48 metres),
2.45 p.m. DJ, DJN Annarnesment (Germ...
Engl.) Cerman, Folk Song, Prom gramme Forecāki (German, Eng tish).
4 p.m. The Grote Freundarfer Instrumental
Gquelet (Zither, Piano, Gulist Mouth-Organ). 5.30 p.m. Nema in English. 4.16 p.m. Telayed from Stuttgart:
Evening in the 6.45 p.m. News In German.
An
fomeland,
7 p.m. Concert at Light Murk.
p.m. News in English.
4.15 p.m. Close down D7B, BJN (Gərm
Engl.)
I
+
EAST ASIA ZONE
East Als Zona beundrast through DJA di 81.13 metres, and DJ8 (21.45 meites).
pm. DJA, DIN Announcement (Germ.,
Engl. fireman Falk Ben. Pro gramma Fararast term. Engl.) p.m. The Geary Pewandorfer insira, menia) Quartet (Xither. Plano, Bullar Mouth-Urgms).
.9.18
145 p.m. News In English in DJA, and
In Dutch on DIN. 10 p.m. Relayed From Staligart: An Evan.
Ing, in the Homeland, 15.15 p.m. Newe in German on DJA ansil
DIN. 11.39 p.m. Asmiling Roksko-Dayı, A. Munjen) ¡Aterary Itadiu Нечистев by Hana Kuno Volkmanh.
12.15.
11.30. ..
Now in English on DIA and in Dutch on DIN,
Close down ĐJÁ, DIN (Germ, Engl
KZRM PROGRAMME
This Evening's Broadcast From Manila Station
Jan. 21. 74.6/32
The following programme will be broadcast 15.12 tonight:
Bullo Munten Varieties. 0.30 p.m. Dollar - President
Orchestra.
Bloover
6.10 p.m. Spanish informational Period. 8.30pm. Engish Informational Perionl
(Chain
7 .. Metropolitan
KZEO1.
Theatre
T41 p.m. All Blars-Jack Parker, Harry
.12.21
12.20
Helsingfors
.226 1
220
Oslo..
.19.90
19.00
Athens
.514
Milan..
..67%
514 67.9/32
Buenos Aires.
Shanghai
New York. Amsterdam
.1/6/ .4.87,
1/5
4.87%
.7.24%
7.24%
.20%
2634
.117
485 .15.13/16 1/0.7/16 .20.00
117
35.10/10 1/0
20.05
1. p.
was brown from his machine, retain last year weighed 122 tons, Vienna ceiving a number of bruises. woman was uninjured, and the child compared with 85
The
tons in the Prague
only slightly injured, being allowed previous year, an increase of 43 Bucharest.
Madrid to be taken away by its mother after per cent.
Nearly six million air mail let-longkong (e).lbeing attended to at the Un Long
ters were sent out of Britain dur-Brussels... Dispensary.
|ing 1934.-British Wirclean.
Stockholm Copenhagen. Lisbon.
4.-Prelude in D Flat, Fantasie-
Impromptu, Chopin.
Three English Songa.
Cpl. I. Meokin, M.M., of the 1st. Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment, who was
H.M.S. Kent left for Manila this Bombay. (a) "Fair House of Joy" recently court martialled for drunken morning flying the flag of His Yokohama,. Quilter, (b) "To Daffodils," Delius, ness and conduct to the prejudice of Excellency the Commander-in-Chief Rio....... (c) "The Nightingale has a. Lyre of, good order and military discipline, Admiral Sir Frederic C. Dreyer, x.c.D. Montevideo Gold", Landon Ronald
was sentenced by the Court to take C.B.E the date of his appointment as Corporal as September 8, 1930.
6-Sonata in R Minor, Chopin. 1st Movt-Allegro Maestoso, 2nd. Scherzo: Molte Vivace, Srd. Largo and 4th Presto mo.. non tanto.
Belgrade.
Montreal.
Breter and Rudy Wiedafi.
135 p.m. Mo and Nash,
120 p.m. 'La Granja Destileria,
145 p.m. Fenicienta,
6.15 p.m. Max Zero and His Hawaiians.
30p.m. Itadio Cruders, conducted by
Bernie Nolasco.
6.SE .. Block Quotations.
Opera Hour, Bln Of
DAVENTRY · 'PROGRAMMES
To-day's Broadcasting From Four Transmissions-
The following wavelengths and froguszeke
ure observed by Daventry.
Call Big Prvemoney Wavelength
.1/8
1/0
1/2
1/2
4
-40
40
216
216
.4.87%
4.87%)-
GRA
4.419 ke..
24%
CRD
0.539 ke.
сяс
24% .100.7/16:
GBD
· GAN
11.750 e. 11865. o
---British Wireless,”
Tools to the value of $7 were stolen:
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CHF GRE
A feature of the weekly dance Silver (Spot)....24% organised by the Garrison Entertain War Loan....100 Silver forward).24 ments Committed in aid of military,
It is learned that the s.s. Tijibadak, charities at the Garrison Lecture Hall one of the Big Threo of the J.O.J., is this Friday will be a waltz compet! on the way to the Colony with a tion. Silver cups will be presented to cargo of fresh fruits from · Batavia, the winners and runners-up, The from Dr. · Bunjo's car while it was: A roll of silk valued at $50 was and will be due here to-morrow danes will commence this week at 8,45 left outside his residence at 2 Boo- etolen by a-shop-lifter from the Yau- evening - instead of. Thursday as per p.m. Insteal of 8.30p.m. as on kanpo Villar, Link Road, on Saturday ruati Silk Store last night.
schedule:
(previous occasions.
Inight.
15.249 ke. $7,790 ka. 31,410, ..
29,50 metad
11.55 meters
Miros
35.63 str
19.82 meiros 14.80 · matrod 11.97 metros 19.00
14,30 ke. 31,840. k.e. 53.93 metro TRANSMISSIÓN 2
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