THE
HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY,
FEBRUARY
11, 1936.
Seven Saved From Storm Driven Ice
SEVEN ADRIFT FOR
MANY HOURS
PLANE LEADS RESCUERS
Boston, Feb. 10.
All seven youths, members of the Conservation Corps who were sighted drifting on an ico-flog off Brewster, are reported to have been rescued.
Two definitely reached the patrol boat, Harriet Tano, after hard struggle with the ico.
A Coastguard cuiter was guided by an Army piano to the leeberg on which the other five were marooned.
Reuter
The position of the marooned youths was made the more desperate owing to the fact that the ice floe on which they were drifting out to men com- menced to break up in the wind-lashed water. They had been marooned for nearly thirty-six hours before rescuers renched them--Renter.
QUEEN. TO MOVE RESIDENCE?
MARLBOROUGH HOUSE LIKELY CHOICE
London, Feb. 10. Reporta that Queen Mary intenda to reside at Marlborough House are atrearthened by the fact that Her Majesty, accompanied by the Princean Royal, visited this residence to-day and made a complete tour pince, lasting. ninety minutes.
The house was ro-decorated In 1928, under Her 'Majesty's super- vision, for the Prince of Wales, who was to go into residence there
of the
our.
his return from his African tour. But he preferred to renal at St. James Palace,--Reuter.
ELSTREE FIRE IRONY
FILM OF DISASTER MADE
London, Feb., 10. With an efficiency, in the circum- stances, ironic, one of the fim con- corns whose premises were involved in the huge fire at Elstree Studios on Sunday night, estimated to have done
over half a million pounds of damage has produced a Alm with a running commentary of the fire itself.
It is understood that arrangements have been made so that there will be practically no interference with the production plans as a result of the Are British Wirelces.
EARL JELLICOE'S ESTATE
BEQUEATH OF WAR HEIRLOOMS
London, Feb. 10. Among the wills proved is that of Admiral of the Fleet Earl Jellicoe, who left cstate of a gross value of $13,370, with not personalty £1,092
He bequeathed his flag flown at the Battle of Jutland, his decorations, sword of honour and other articles as helriooms to follow the title.British Wireless.
BRITISH AIR LINER CRASH
PASSENGERS SAFE
Mr. George Duncan, M.B.E., who is leaving for Home an retirement to-morrow, after 35 years in the Colony, accompanied by Mrk, Duncan,
OLD. RESIDENTS
LEAVING
MR. & MRS. G. DUNCAN RETIRING
U.S. COMMODITY PRICES
LATEST CABLED
QUOTATIONS The following quotations New York commodity
LONG ASSOCIATION |issued by Reuter.
WITH COLONY Hongkong will be losing two of its best-known and most lovable
per-March Bonalities to-morrow, when Mr. George May his wife are July Dunean, M., an leaving for Home on relirement by October
December the Blue Funnel ner Patroclus.
January Both have spent many years in the
Spot Colony, where they were married in 1901, and their departure will be widely regretted by a very large circle of friends who have come to value | March Mr. and Mrs. Duncan's sterling May qualities and who will wish for them July many years of continued happiness in September the Old Country.
December
Feb, 10.
BIG MUSICAL ATTRACTION
KARLSRUHE BAND
CONCERT
A big musical attraction will be offered to the public on Thursday, when, at 9.15 p.m., the band of the German crutar Karlsruhe, by kind permission of Captain L. Siemens and ofeers, will give a concert at the Peninsula Hotel, to which admission is free. The band, under the con- ductorship of Bandmaster G. Doerfert. will render the following programme. 1 Kerntruppenmarch, Schmiedecke.
Overtuere 2
zur Oper "Der Freischuetz"
c. M. v. Weber. a Wotans Abschiede und Feuerzau- ber aus Walkuere... R. Wagner. 4 Johann Strauss, der Walzar Koenig. Petpourri .......... Bohne.
6 Ouvertuere, "Flotte Bursche."
Souppee. Bleinolat auf Wache, P. Prager. 7 Deutsche Marschperlen,
Interval
Blankenburg,
8 Fanfaren Maersche,
(a) Deutsche Fanfare.. Blume. (b) Volk ans Gewehr,. Schmidt.
National Anthems
WATER RETURNS
DECREASED RAIN LEADS
TO RESTRICTIONS
E RADIO BROADCAST
Band of the Cruiser Karlsruhe
EDUCATIONAL TALK
From ZBW on a wavelength of 355 metres (845 kilocycles):
4-7 p.m.
Chinese Programme. 7-7.13 p.m. Four Songs of Stuart Robertson (Baritone).
A
1. Myself When Young In Porslan Garden") (Lehmann): 2. Silent Noon (Vaughan Williams); When Lights go Reiling (Ireland); 4. When Dull Care (Lee Wilson) 7.13-7.30 p.r. "Sonata No. 3 in E" (Bach) played by Isolde Menges Violin) and Harold Samuel (Plano- forte).
7.30-7.40 p.m. From the Studio, The 10th of a series of Educational Taika by Uncle Mac.
7.40-8 p.m. "Excerpts from Yes Madam. 19
В
Stock Time and Weather Report;
Quotations.
8.05-9 p.m. From the Studio. Programme of German Music by the Band of the German Cruiser "Karls rure" by kind permission of Fregat- ten Kapitaen L. Siemens. Bandmaster
G. Doerfert.
2.
1. Goottorfunken-March, Iumahr; Von Wien durch die Welt--Pot- pourri. Hruby; 3. Cross Zeit, neag Zelt Praesentiermarcsh, Brane; 4. Geschichten aus dem Wiener Wald-
The water returns for, the month of January show a total storage on the Island of 1,520.08 million gallons Waltzer, J. Strauss; 6. Alle deutsche
as against 1,517.38 at the same time Treue Marschpotpourri, Frantzen; 6.
gal-
tin.
9-9.15 p.m. Daventry News Bulle-
last year, whilst the Kowloon reser-Badeweller March, Fuerst. voira contained 488.01 million lona as against 474.90 last January
The consumption of water in mil- din- and Hil lion gallons in the City January ("One Dam thing after another")
9.16-10 p.m. A Light Concert. Piano SoloMy Heart stood Still tricta the Island during
Baker Song-Ta Main was 303.39
Летоян
the Table) Mile.. 11,20/27 from the Mainland 48.09 supplied Edytho by an estimated lands
Lucienne Boyer: Violin Solo-The 10.85/86 population of 427,600 representing child and his Dancing Doll (Jenny 10.50/50 ente of 22.9 gallons per head per day.
Song 10.32/32 This compares with a consumption of Heykens) Albert Sandler; 10.32/32 270.92. by an estimated population Dino Bergioli (Tenor); Vocal Doct
Songs my mother taught me (Dvorak) 19.45/35 of 422,800, giving a rate of 20.7 the I'll see you again ("Bitter Sweet")
previous year.
Peggy Wox and George Metaxa The Mainland consumption in Mil-Viola Solo Londonderry Air (arr. lion gallons was 184.98 by an estimat Tertia) Lionel Tertis; Songs-Want- 15:39/30 ed population of 350,560 representing
Ing you ("New Moon") Lawrence 15.49/62
a rate of 17 gallons per head per day. Tibbett (Baritone); Lover Come back 15.68/60 This compares with n consumption
10 mo ("Now Moon") Lawrence 16.70/70
of 189.70 by an estimated population Tibbett (Baritone); Piano Sold- 16.00/00 of 330,750, giving a rate of 18.2 in
wait for you, Mischa Sopliansky; 1915. Latchikok Bant Dock received Song--The World is mine to-night, 82 lots.
an additional 7.67 million gallons. Webster Booth; Violin Solo--Palo There Was 15-hours supply Mom (Logan) Albert Sandler: Song ( a.m. to 9 p.m.) to both Hongkong The Fairy Tales of Ireland (Eric and Kowloon during last month, ex-Coates) Essis Ackland (Contralto): cept for three days during the Chinese Cymbalum
Elec Solo-Red Rose, New Year celebrations when a con- Racz: Instrumental-Rakoczy March stant supply was maintained. In Colombo's Tziganes.
on the exchange are
New York Cotton,
Feb. 8.
11.17 10.83 10,57
10.28 10.28n 10,30 11.05
11.70
New York Rubber
15.47
15.68
16.61 10.72b 15.01
Total sales:
20
Chicago Wheat
085 89
D7 97% 88/8815 874/877%
8,399,000 bushels. Chicago Corn
Mr. Duncan came out to Hongkong from Home sume 35 years 459, Jain the staff of the Hongkong and Whampun Dock Co., Ltd., with which May he hus been associated ever since.July
hard-working and Conscientiour,
ef September Delent, he bas rendered fine service Saturday's sales: to the Company, by whom he will be greatly missed. A man of
genint personality, unassuming in character, he has done much good by stealth, May and will be remembered particularly July for his association with the Hongkong St. Andrew's Society, the Hongkong display at the British Empire Ex- hibition at Wembley in 1926, and May local military tattoos.
Throughout July the whole of his residence In the October Colony, he has been an ardent mem- of the St. Andrew's Society, per
March having rendered yeoman service connection with the successful war- time "Heather Days" and been for May many years convener of the Decora-July tions Sub-Committee of the Society in connection with the annual ball. In this latter
he was in A
charge of wire f
in
88%%
60% 80%/60% 60% 80%/60%
Winnipex Wheat
85% HGA B
82%/82% 83%/83% 82%782%
New York Silk
1.70
1.70 1.70
1.73 b/74 1.724b/73 1.70 n
COUNTRY WITHOUT
A DEPRESSION
(Continued from Page 6.)
received n
10 p.m. Big Bent
1935, Kowloon supply, whilst the Island was limited to ten hours.
Rainfall has continued to show a decrease on tho corresponding figures for last year. In January there was recorded 0.58 inch ав against 2,00 January.
10-11 p.m. Dance Music.
11 p.m. Close Down.
ZEESEN PROGRAMMES
Inches the previous This Evening's Broadcast From
ZANZIBAR RIOTING
CASUALTY LIST ANNOUNCED
for many striking schemes of
parti- cularly when the celebrations were held in the old City Hall. When the
London, Feb. 10. With docided Wembley Exhibition
One official telegram received at the upon, Mr. Duncan was chosen to
Colonial Office from Zanzibar atates supervise the erection and equipment minds ready to impart and absorb there is no truth whatever in the re- of the Hongkong section, being new ideas. South Africa used to part that 75 Arabs who participated specially delegated to proceed Home be notorious for ronds which were in the recent rioting were imprisoned in connection therewith. He was per- as bad as they were long. To- in the hold of a Government steamer. Casualties among the rlaters were sonally concerned in the production day many of the highways to gold of the exhibits at the Kowloon Docks, are paved with concrete. It is a four killed or died of wounds, and and universal admiration was ex-
There are 14 persons at present pressed at the excellence of the displeasure to go motoring in the two wounded. One of the best roads under arrest. play, particularly the set depicting country.
Normal conditions are gradually "Hongkong By Night." For his work runa parallel to the railway, and
among in this connection, he was awarded young motorists returning to the being restored. Casualties the M.U.E. decoration,"
city by this route often await the officiala and police were two dend and mall train from Cape Town, and 13 Injured.-British Wireless. Mr. Duncan has also been for many, test their cars (and the patience yours a proniknent member of the of the law) by racing the train Kowloon Bowling Green Club, and in towards the city. his younger days was a keen tennis player and is a former tennis cham- plon of the K.C.C. He has done a great deal for the Bowling Green Club in various ways, especially inf
OTHER INTERESTS
*
E visitor, or even the resident in Johannesburg may never
LOSES SIGHT AFTER
19 YEARS
BLIND
PILOTS INJURED BUT connection with the building of the more of a gold mine than its WAR CASUALTY NOW
hideous dumps. Yet the gold mines present clubhouse, having been a member of the sub-committee apare the deepest in the world, ex- pointed to inake arrangements for the tending below 7,000 feet, which is construction thereof. He has also even below sea level. Their near- taken a very keen interest in the est rivals in depth are in South! the old clubhouse, for which he was horticultural day-out on the site of America. largely responsible.
Johannesburg, Feb. 10. A. Routhbound Imperial Airways liner, the Artemis, crushed to-day when leaving Pietersburg,
The two pilots, Captain Stafford and Pilot Beckman, suffered broken lege, but the passengers escaped with
London, Feb. 10.
The German Short-Wavers
Special programmer for Far Eastern Tintern will be broadcast from Zersen a follows:
19:74 18,204 ke 1.30-3
Din
DJR
19.74 m
15.208 ke
D.IN
21.4%
DJB
4.45-8.15 p.m.
9.848 ke 4.45-8.15 0.0
19.74 m 18200 ke 9 p.m.12.30 km,
SOUTH ASIA ZONE
(Bouth Asia Znar, broadcast from DJR. (19.74 motres) and DJN (11.85 metreut.
445 pm. Call DJH. DIN (German.
Englisht. German Folk Gene
-Forreast (Germ
Bp.re.
Engl.)
Letter Nox for Australia. Hitler Youth Programme_by the We aing Junior Boys' Becliant
of drughty decili
4.15 p.m. Katha Lanze Schubert Kings
songs by Hellmuth tentach. 5.30 pm. News In English.
5.45 p.m. New Chamber Haile for Strings
and Wind.
4.16 pam.
Steports of the Olympic Winter Games. 6.45 p.m. News In German. 1 p.m.
Concert of Light Hosle. .. News In English,
8.15 1.m. Concert of Light Hole (con-
⚫ p..
Unued).
Clown DJB, DIN (Germ.. Engl.)
EAST ABIA ZONE East Al Zane broadcast through DJQ on 10.88 metres (15,280 ke.) Läb-8 pân. Đọncert. news at 2 nm,
⚫ p.m.
(Germ
Call DJA, DJD, DIN
Engl.) German Polk Bang. Pro- gramme Forecast (Germ.. Engi.) #.15 p.m. Now Chamber Munte for Strings
and Wind. 1,43 p.m. New in Enellah on DIA and ta
Butch on DJB, DJN,
10 p.m. Bider Teuth Programmer We sing
of doughty deeds,
10.15 p.m. Something of ail Sarta,
12.15 p.) News in German on DJA, DID. DIR. Class down DJB, 11.30 p.m. Reports of the Olympic Winter
Camer 12... Hathe Lange-Schubert
King
songs by Hellmuth Brentach. 12.15 a.m. News in Enzlich on DJA and in
Dutch on DIN, 12.30 am. Cises DJA, DIN (Germ.... Ena).))
DAVENTRY PROGRAMMES
To-day's Broadcasting From Six Transmissions
A man who has just lost his sight as a result of being gassed at the Battle of Arras in 1917 was ad- The vastness of the excavations mitted to St. Dunstan's Home for The esteem in which Mr. Dunenn accounts for the frequent earth blinded soldiers over the week-end. is held has been indicated by several tremora felt in the
city; these This is the fifteenth case admitted presentations during the past few occur when the earth settles in the during the last two years of "delayed days, including the gift of a suitably old reefs thousands of feat below action in blindness, due to mustard The following wave-lengths and frequencies insertbed silver salver from members the surface.
gax-British Wireless, DEATHS IN GALE OFF of the St. Andrew's Society, a cut
PLYMOUTH
a fow bruisos-Reuter.
(Continued from Pape 1.)
He was
SYMPATHY WITH MR. DE VALERA
London, Feb. 10.
glass and silver decanter set from the No one knows what the future of members of the Kowloon Dowling the gold eity will be. Rumours Green Club, and a gold watch from have spread that the gold will soon the staff of the Hongkong, and be exhausted--but that is only Whampoa Dock Company.
rumour, and gold remains to be Mr. Duncan has also been, a keen dug out for years to come. When
was a member of the Voluntoor.
The King has asked the Irish Free damage and many minor accidente Corpe for many years, and when there is none left the city of sky-j over a wide area inland. British the Scottish Company of the Defence scrapers will pass and leave behind State High Commissioner in London Corps was established he became one it on the bare veld strange white to express His Majesty's sympathy of its original members, and eventual-mountains. But fate can overtake with Mr. de Valera in the death of ly rose to the rank of Lieutenant. the city sooner if economic fashions his son, Brian, following a riding nc- of Mrs. Duncan it can be said that chango, it has been pointed out cident in Phonenix Park, Dublin, she has done a tremendous amount of that the gold is mined only to beary, Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, has also
yesterday. The Dominions Secret charitable work during her residence funde into bullion and deposited in sant a message to Mr. de Valore. in the Colony, and has made, friends bank vaults. Perhaps it can as well British Wireless. on all hands. Latterly she has been
Wireless.
STEAMERS DELAYED
London, Feb. 10, Owing to the gale along the south coast of England, vessels on the Folkestone-Bouglogne run suspended service to-day.
Many ships sailing from Plymouth had to return and anchor In Plymouth Bound.
A huge wave struck a barge at Plymouth killing two men of her
crew.
The weather is bitterly cold, and the wind in driving in from the east.
Rouler.
Two cases of Diphtheria, two enses of Scarlet Fever and one ease of Typhoid were reported to the local Health authorities during the week
end.
in somewhat indifferent health, and be left deposited in the vaults of
It in the hope of all who know her the soil of South Africa, and much that she will gain fresh strength and tedious work, as well as a city,
would be eliminated! vitality on settling down at Home.
In 1020, Mr. and Mrs. Duncan celebrated their silver wedding, having
been married at the Hongkong Union The number of cases treated by the Church in 1001, and on that occasion St. John Ambulance New Territories both were the recipients of hourty Medical Benevolent Branch during
An At Home was to have been hold
At the Government Civil Hospital to-day whereat Lady Southorn was to have presented certificates to graduate It is announced, however, that the function has been postponed.
nurses.
congratulations from their numerous January totalled 11,198. Maternity Dr. Arthur Woo, who is arranging i friends, and were also made the reel-case numbered 137, including several for the reception of Mrs. Margaret pients of
of cutlery pre- canteen A rented by members of the Kowloon outside cases in Shataukok and Tsun Sanger when she visits Hongkong Dock Recreation Club, with which wan. Cheung Chau bad by far the next week, has called a meeting at they had been for many yours asso-largest number of cases, a total of the Chinese Merchants' Club at 7.30 this evening, to make arrangements.
elated.
over 2,200 being treated there,
are abairved by. Daventry.
Call Sign Prequency
20.20
maires
Wavelength
GBA
1.080 k..
49.59
CBB
1.810 kr.
31.58
CBC
1,635
13.34
meirea
11930
4.
GEK
11,895 k
metris
087
18240
-19.32
metren
17,730 h..
19.86 metres
123
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GSL
19.37 metro 11.200 .e. ・ 19.5** mero $1,540. *. 13,32 metree
sitio ke
42.10 metres
Transmission 5
(G.B.D. and 0.5.0.)
Orchestra
4 km, Big, Ben.
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BBC. Expira
7.50 am. A talk by the Chief Engineer at
the British Broadcasting - Car poration. Greenwich Trine Bignal at $ 6.me B4J Two Pleru: (1) "The Power and the Glery,” a modern tragedy. (1) Iret Bras" for "The Down fall of Septimba"), a radio pler. 8.45 2.1. The News.
.) a.m.' Close, dawn.
·Transmission G
(0.8.C. and 0.8.L.),
11.
Big Ben. "All Fares, Please!" "Greenwich Time Bignat at 1131.10.
11.30
.. "Baoka to. Ind.“
31,45 nm. The News.
12 m. Clove down.
(9.8.1, and 'GA.B.)
Big Ben, The Hawaiian Islanders. (Continued on Pago.4.)
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