HOPEFUL SIGNS IN ROME
ITALY HOPING TO ESCAPE EMBARGO
BUT FLANDIN IS FIRM
Rome, Feb. 2. Although official quarter deny that any peace proposals are in prepara- tion, diplomatie contacts are proceed Ing here.
NOTED · JAPANESË
POET HERE
TO LECTURE IN EUROPE
Foremost poet in all Japan in the composition of the Halku, or 17- syllable poem, Mr. S. Takahama arrived in Hongkong the morning. from Japan on the Hakona Maru. He is on route to Paris where he will meet his son who is studying music there and who has arranged a tour fatherope and England for
of
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THE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28,
GERMANY FRIEND TO CHINA
CHENG TIEN-FONG. MEETS HITLER
PLEDGES OF GOOD-WILL
"There is a heavy responsibility on my shoulders," declared Mr. J.
Berlin, Feb. 27.. Uenohata, Chief Engineer of the
Mr. Chung. Tlen-fong, the new Hakone Maru, "for I have received Chinese Ambassador to Germany telegrams, letters, and verbal instruc-
presenting his credentials tions from people all over Japan to Chancellor, Herr Adsif Hitler to-day, look well after my friend, Mr. Taka- Mama, and ice him safo in Mar-expressed his own and his follow Boliles
"Should Japan's customs call for a Post Laurente, then Mr. Takahan would most assuredly be appointed to that position," said Mr. Uenohata. "Io is the people's poet and his recond to nonen country in
Count Charles de Chambrun, the French Ambassador in Rome, who saw Slamor Fulvio Suvich,, Under-Seere tary for Foreign Affairs, yesterday, had a conversation with the Prime Minister, Signor Benito Mussolini at the Palazzo Venezia this evening. reputation
Nothing was divulged with regard to, the outcome of the talks and all thoritative quarters state they were merely normal diplomatic contacts. Nevertheless, more hopeful feeling is in the air.
to
A calm, gentle old man of over 60 years, Mr. Takahama speaks very little English and will depend on an interpreter during his visit Europe when he expects to deliver addresses on the Halkai and other With respect to oll sanctions, it is literary subjects to various gather; believed that Great Britain wili notings, capecially to the newly-formed take the Initiative in proposing this Haikai Socialy in London. measure at Genova and since it is also thought that France will oppose Auch an embargo, the radical step likely to be postponed indefinitely Reuter Special
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WAN
to the
countrymen's admiration for the Gorman genius, and the achievementx of that nation in political, economic, cultural and technical spheres.
VANDERBILT AND
BRIDE DUE COMING TO HONGKONG | FROM SINGAPORE
Singapore, Feb. 27.
Mr. George Vanderbilt and his brids have arrived here froni India and Stam and have sailed for longkong aboard the freight steamer Roggeveen, In order to avold publicity.
The couple are taking ton wan-loads of baggage, including skinn of big Rumo which they have shot in Sumatra-United Press.
TRAIN FERRY SERVICE
DOVER
LINKING
AND DUNKIRK
London, Fob: 27.
The very friendly relations between Germany and China had been very markedly strengthened during the. A train ferry service from over past year, especially in the econopile across the English Channel to Dunkirk and cultural spheres, said the Ambas- will be in regular service by October sador.
Herr ler, replying, emphasised that Germany attached great value to her friendly relations with China, and assured Mr. Cheng of its own and his Government's support in the Ambas sador's task in Germany.-Renter
BOYS EMPLOYED FOR BEGGING
Also on the Hakone Maru is Mr. 0. Yokumilsu, a special writer for who various Japanese periodicala as one of the foremost prove writers enjoys a widespread fame in Japan
of his day. He in going to Europe on a pleasure trip during which ha hopes to gather materini for his articles, mont of which
appear the Japanese magazine, Central Re- JUGGLER CAUGHT IN view.
in
PEDDER STREET
BACKING GENEVA
Paris, Feb. 27. At a meeting of the Cabinet this morning, at which the President, Mf Albert Lebrun, presides,
OTHER VISITORS decided that the Government's attitudo On the Empress of Japan which towards sanctions at Geneva would be arrived this morning from Amerlea
Charged with aiding and abetting "maintenanes of the previous engage is travelling Mr. Theodore R. Hub- three young boya to beg in Fedder iments."
back, the Honorary Chief Game Street in the vicinity of the Glouces Warden of the Federateď Malayer and Hongkong Hotels, Fan Yu- Straits Settlements. Mr. Hubbnek tak, aged 34, juggler, appeared be lins been on a vacation to England aud fore Mr. S. F. Balfour at the Central is returning to Singapore after a few Magistracy this morning. days' stay in. Hongkong.
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This unquestionably means co-opera- tion on the part of France in any cul- lective action which may he decided upon by the Committee of Eighteen.
M. Pierre Flandin, the French Mr. W. H. MeWilliams, a Director
Prosecuting, Inspector A. W. Smith Foreign Minister and Л strong of the Royal Bank of Canada and a stated that he was walking up Pedder advocate of collective methods
to Winnipeg graini merchant, is also on Street about 9.30 last night near the preserve peace and security, in the the Empress of Japan doing a round Gloucester Hotel when he saw the French delegate to Geneva-Reuter trip with his two grand-daughters, defendant with another man and five R. MeWilliams, small boys. He noticed one of the This is more of a holiday trip than I boys giving defendant 20 or 30 cents, the anticipated." Bald Mr.
then told one of MeWilliams Defendant this morning. "for there is so little children named Fan To to do somer- news when t
at sen that I don't know saults in front of the Inspector. The what's going on back in Canada!**
other boys also commenced, to do The Inspector General of the somersaults, Chinese Maritime Customs, Sir Fre dérlek Maze, 'K,0,5., is nie on the
Bulletin Service.
ROBBED HER BENEFACTOR
WOMAN ADMITS THEFT
OF RING
A particularly mean theft was des- cribed before Mr. W. Schofield, at the Central Magistracy this morning, when a woman, L Chun, aged 30 tears, appeared on a charge of hav
stalen a diamond ring: ing
the property of Wong Po-chun, married woman, from No. 273 Lockhart Road, second Noor, on February 25.
Detective Sergeant D. Pitches said complainant and defendant had been well known to each other for a num- bor of years. Complainant was now
Min M. J.
And
Empress of Japan and will proceed to Manila and back to Shanghal on the same ship, on a holiday trip, with
Lady Maze.
21 YEARS AGO
Extracts From the "Telegraph" Files
The following extracts are from the Hongkong Telegraph for the week ended February 27, 1915.
The rate of the dollar on demand
in better circumstances than defen-was is. 9.3/16. dant. Defendant frequently visited the complainant and borrowed oxid
The deaths occurred of Captain
Inspector Smith Raid he did not make any attempt to arrest them, but continued on towards the Hongkong Hotel where he telephoned to Central Police Station, asking them to des patch a police van and two men in plain clothes. The van came down and three of the boys were arrested near the Blue Bird Shop. Defendant had disappeared, but shortly after Inspector Smith saw him again in l'edder Street and arrested him,
Defendant pleaded that he had only
next.
This was announced at the annual meeting of the Southern Railway Company, under whose auspices the service will be conducted. It was rated that it would enable business men to leave London late at night and sleep in the name train berth until thay reached Paris for breakfast
Competition of air routes must Inevitably increase, but confidence was expressed that on the London- Paris route the new train ferry ser- vier would be preferred to an air JourneyBritish Wireless,
PICKPOCKET GAOLED
STOLE WOMAN'S
PURSE
1936,
RADIO
BROADCAST For Golf
Studio Recital by Helen
Lockhart
B.B.C. DANCE ORCHESTRA
From Z.B.W. on wavelength of 355 metres (845 kilocycles):
4-7 p.m. Chinese Programme. 6-6.80 p.m. Children's Studio Con- cert.
7-7.20 p.m. Selections, from Musical Comedy by The New Mayfair Orch:
Bow Bells (Sullivan); Words and Music (Coward); Rose Marie (Frim); Casanova (J. Strauss).
7.30-7.60 p.m. Cinema Organ
Film Hits of the Moment...Sidney Torch: Mississippi-Selection...Re ginald Dixon; Parade of Parades
(Arndt)...Sydney Gustard.
7,50-8 p.m.
From the Studio. "Book Reviews" by A.D.
Selection. Quentin M. Maclear, Nola
8
Time and Weather Report; p.m. Stock Quotations.
8.05-8.18 p.m. A Recital by Charles Kullman (Tenor).
1. I Love thee (Greig); 2. Still 3. Serenade as the Night (Bohm): (Ravini); 4. Come Back to Sorrento
Curtis).
8.18-8.30 p.m. The B.B.C. Wire- teas Chorus.
Women and Song (J. Wine, Strauss); Morgenblatter (Morning Papers) (J. Strauss).
8.30-9.20 Daventry.
p.m. A Relay from
of
B.I.C. Dance 8:30 p.m. The Orchestra, directed by Henry Hall.
9p.m.
Daventry News Bulletin.
A 9.20-9.30p.m.
Selection. English Melodies (arr. Myddleton).
9.30-9.45 p.m. From the Studio. A Recital of Ballade by Holen Lock- hart (Contralto) accompanied by Irene Millor.
1.
Programme
My Ships....Barrett; 2. The Sweetest flower that blows..Hawley; By the Waters of Minnetonka... Lieurance; 4. The Glory of the Sen.. Sanderson; 6. Bless this house.... Brahe.
Chun Hing, unemployed, aged 18 years, was sentenced to Aix months. hard labour by Mr. Schofield, at the Central Magistracy this morning, on admitting charge of stealing a purse, containing $11.70, from Lo Tal, married woman, at Canal Rond West, yesterday.
Sub-Inspector Langley stated that complainant was examining cloth'at a cloth hawker's stall about 8.10 p.m
she felt somebody yesterday when take her purse from her pocket. She tarned round and caught hold of de- fendant's hand. Defendant dropped the purse, and was arrested by a con- atable who responded to the com- plainant's cry of "Pickpocket!""
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
9.45-10 p.m. The J. H. Squire Celeste Octet.
Hearts and Flowers (arr. Willough by); The Wedding of the Rose (Jossel, arr. Willoughby: Famous Operatic Melodies (arr. J. H. Squire),
10 p.m. Big_Ben.
10-11 p.m. Dance Music. 11 p.m. Close down.
ZEESEN PROGRAMMES
This Evening's Broadcast From The German Short-Wavers Special programmes for Far Eastern luteners will be broadcast from Zaesens
19.74 m 16,200 ke 1,34-2
follows:
DJO
19.14 m 13.310 ke 445-810 200.
DJN
B1.40
DID
19.74m 16200 ke 9 5.m/11.19 s.m.
SOUTH ASIA ZONE
(Bouth Aalk Zone broadcast from IND, (19.74 metres) and DJN (81.45 metres).
“4,45 p.m. Čai
DJN (German, Englab). German You Song.
Farvenst (Derm ProgramNES Engl.)
E p.m.
of
arrived in the Colony ten days 40, POWER TO REGULATE and did not know the laws. le fur- ther alleged that he had been alek
SALE for some time and the children had."
Washington, Feb. 27. Smith added that the one out without his knowledge.
Inspector
Senator Nye hus introduced a con- police had receive numerous com-stitutional amendment providing Con- plaints from the residents of the Hotels in the vicinity of Pedder ressional power to control and re-
the agricultural-products. defendant and people like him. There were special men on duty in that area. The Magistrate decided to send the children to the Juvenile Court to be dealt with. Defendant was remander in police custody for three days.
sums of money, which were never -T.-Bunje and Mr. E.-A. It. Sayer--Street about being_worried by the/gulate the production and sale
repaid. The complainant, however, did not mind this, and, whenever defendant visited her, used to give! her food.
visited the complainant and asked her
Perfection Dahlia won the Derby at the Hongkong Races, as well as the Champion Stakes. (In the On February 25, the defendant former, the jockey was Mr. Vida, for some money, but was refused, as whose death in Shanghat has just the complainant had no money at the been reported.) Uime. She, however, gave the defen- dant a meal, and then went to sleep, The forthcoming wedding was expecting the defendant to go away, announced of Mr. T. H. King, De- When she got up she found defendant puty Superintendent of Police, and had left, and also discovered the Misa M, Hoskyn, daughter of Sur- diamond ring, valued at $300, missing geen-General and Mrs. Hoskyn. from a saucer in which it had been ⚫kept.
GUILT ADMITTED
COMING WEDDINGS
DAY BY DAY
The House and Senate have 1P- proved the conference report on the Soil Conservation Blil, which goes to the White House for signa- Jure-Reuter Special.
NEWS IN BRIEF
KINDNESS BY SECRET SYMPATHY 118 TIED; FOR NOILE SOULS IN
NATURE ARE ALLIED-Dryden,
One case each of Chicken-pox and Menings were reported to the local Health authorities on Wednesday.
* *
now
The Empress of Japan will sail for Manila to-day at 8 p.m., instead of
p.m. as originally advised.
There will be no luner dance on Saturday, February 20, at Repulse Ray Hotel, but the usual tea dance will be held on Sunday, March 1, at 4.30 p.m.
Words."
"The Art of the Fuzz" br
Johann Sebastian Bach. 5.10 p.m. News in English. 5.4 p.m. Draze Band.
̃ ̄445 pm. ̄News In GerMEN.”
* 510-
Concert of Light Music. ... News in English.
8.16 p.m. Concert of Light Male (est.
tinned), Close JD, DJM" (Germ., Kon!:)
EAST ABIA ZONE
Bast Asia Zone broadest through DJQ on 19.62 metres (25,280 k.c.) 1.80-8 pm. Concert. new
at 2 p.m.
945 p. Cati nƒÂ, 'nun, DIN (Genn., Engl.) German Folk Song, Pro- Tamme Parecast (Germ.. Evtl.) Letterbox for the "Far East." 1.38 p.m., National German Art Abrund. #30 pm. Bhart*Harient Programm $45 pm. Newe in English on DIA and
in Dalek on DJD, DIN. 10 p.m. Beam Bland,
11.13 p.m.
New in German on DJA, DJB. DJN. Class down DiB.
Bound 11.30 p.m. Todar in termMANY.
Picture
11.45 p.m. The Art of the Fagus” by Johann Babelion Bach,
12.15
News to English on DJA and Jp Deich on DIN. 12.30 KM. Cloer DJA, DIN (Germ., Engl.) DAVENTRY PROGRAMMES
Complainant went to defendant's The following forthcoming weddings house in Kowloon, and saw her, and are announced: Mr. David Lamb Mr. Warner Oland, the motion The Hongkong Branch of the Eng- she confessed having taken the ring. Prophet, chartered accountant, resid-picture actor who has achieved famelish Association will hold its Fifth When taken to the Wanchal Police ing at E Waterloo Road, and Miss for his rom Los Angeles, with his Tuesday, March 3, at 5.00 p.m. in the for his portrayal of Oriental roles, Meeting for the Session 1035-30 next station, she admitted the theft, and Helen Mary Krill, physical stated he had given the ring to her instructress, of 913 Frical twin willed fr the Fat But last week. Helena Bay Institute. Min Kathleen mother, who wanted to go to Canton, Road; Mr. Adam Marshall, ship- They were passengers aboard the sa Curtin-will-spook on. “Music in and that her mother had pawned it builder, resiling nt 2 Albion Terrace, Malolo. for $10. It was purposely pawned Kowloon Dock. and Miss Sarah for such a low figure because she Ferguson Marshall Maitland ___Mit- wanted to redeem it later. Enquiries chell, of 2 Harlock Terrace, Kow- Lal On, unemployed, agud 30 years Lui Wai, who pleaded guilty before from other occupants of the floor, re- loon Dock; Mr. Leopoldo Daria was sentenced to twelve months hard Mr. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Police vealed that defendants' mother was Fernandez, clerk,
are observed by Daventry, and labour by Mr. W. Schoflold, at the Court this morning to the theft of an not known there, Later, defendant Shanghai Hotels, Ltd., and Miss Central Magistracy this morning, for iron grill from the parade ground at changed for story and said she had Rosolind Helen Theresa Lee, residing having returned from banishment be- Gun Club Hill, was sentenced to three pawned the ring herself, but when at 783 Nathan Road.
fore the expiration of his period of weeks hard labour. Staff Sergeant ten years, received in January last Moreton, RA, was the complainant. ycar.
Detectivo Sergeant MacPherson prosecuted.
taken to the pawnshop, she was not identined. She then said she had
given the ring to a man in Kowloon
Olty.
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Hongkong
NEW CHIEF JUSTICE
London, Feb. 27,
Three returned banishees, Teang
the
Admitting a previous conviction,
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A charge of larceny by balleo of a
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While being taken across
the
HL M the King has approved of harbour, defendant jumped overboard from the ferry, but was rescued. the appointment of Mr. E. G. H. Mr. Schofield remanded defendant Roberts Chief Justice of Rangoon, for three days to see whether the in place of Sir Arthur Page, retired sentenced each to six months hard alias Lam Kwal, 27, unemployed,
| Router's Bulletin Service.
ring could be recovered.
ENGLISH NURSE GUILTY
·
OF MURDERING PATIENT
(SPECIAL TO “TELEGRAPH")
London, Feb. 27.
Nurse Dorothy Nancy Waddingham, in charge of a Nottingham nursing home until she was arrested on a charge of murder, was to-day found guilty of that crime.
Sho was charged with murdering dingham guilty strongly recommend Mies Ads Baguley, a patient at theed morey. home, and the motive,suggested was The Judge passed montage of death. that she was anxious to socire £1,000 Reginald Sullivan, another atton- left to the nursing home by Miss dant at the nursing home, was also Baguley in return for treatment and charged with the crime. He WAS caro during her lifetime.
found not gulity yesterday--Reuter The jury which found Nurse Wad-Special
Yes, 30, Mok Chuen, and Lai Hel, all bicycle was amended to one of at- of whom were deported from Colony for periods of ten years, were tempted theft when Lam Han-kwong, labour by Air. Macfadyen at the Kow appeared on remand before Mr. loon Magistrney this morning for Macfadven at the Kowloon Magistracy returning Mok Chuen stated he was this morning. A fine of $30, with the
alternative of one month's merely passing through on his way labour, was imposed. The to Macao.
ant was Chong Man, an
kard
Detectivo Sergeant Ellls stated there Lam, Yin, aged 23, unemployed, were still a large number of thefts appeared before Mr. Balfour at of bicycles. The machines were dis- the "Central "Magistracy thle posed
of in Chinese territory. morning on a charge of theft of!
a roll of cloth, valued at $20, from
A fine of $10, or ten days' hard the World: Plecegoods Co., of No. labour, was imposed on Kung Chap- 70, Queen's Road Central. Sub-, ym, ngod 31, unemployed, when he Inspector A, Kirby stated that about appeared before Mr. Balfour at the 9.20 yesterday morning, defendant Central Magistracy this morning was seen by a district watchman to charged with obstructing P. C. 3707, steal the roll of cloth from the shop. Mohamed Ali, in the execution of his He called to defendant to stop, bat duty at Wellington Stroot Sab- defendant throw the cloth away and Inspector Kirby atated that the con-
defendant Į stable, had: arrosted in
woman for
through numerous streets, he was hawking without a licence yesterday Constable in Jubilee Street. Defen- when defendant came up and pulled finally intercepted by a Chinese and was taking her to the. Station dent was taken back to the shop and the constable's wrist. A struggle the cloth identified by Lau Yam, ensued, during which the woman master of the shop. Sentence of two managed to escape. Defendant, was mantha” hard labour was imposed. ⠀, then arrested and charged,”
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LIFE IS A SONG
Savoy Orpheans.
Charlie Kunz.......
.Dixon Organ.
.Gracie Fields.
Gracie. Fields.
.Hawaiian Guitar and Organ..
WORDS ARE IN MY HEART. 8585. RED SAILS IN THE SUNSET.
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