The Frock Coat,
Banished From
Court, Is Dead
́ ́BY A SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE
THE Frock Coat is dead-killed by the King's decreo, banished from the backs of Household officials.
The few people who still own frock conts will, I am sure, be glad. A frock coat was not just a garment-as Oxford bags are garments. It was a régalia. It demanded a private income to maintain it.
It is the last of its own regaliaj to go. The ati linen shirt and cut-throat colinra which tortured the Victorian martyr who wore them went long ago,
The stiff cule-elther de tachable or bobbed by owner when returned well-frayed from·· the Inundry-have gone fore- ever, as has the fine sport off ""sheating" them before the club!
firestle.
The black stock has gone- modern girls probably make af couple of summer evening frocks| from a broad acres.
Spats are also going.
15TH CENTURY · MASONIC TOAST TO CONTINUE
London, Mar. 16.
A Toast used as early as 1412 in Scotland and used in England since the carly days. of the 18th Century is to con- tinue in use by the Grand Masonic Lodge of the Scot- tish Constitution.
The Earl of Harewood presiding at the Lodge this week made the announce.
ment that it should be con- tinued.
The Toast in question is "King and Craft,”
Spata are going. The taat spat Two Killed In
I saw in Grent London was worn,
by a Belgian journalíal, catching;
up with fashion stendily but, sure-
Jy.
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Plane Wreck
TRI-MOTOR MACHINE CRASHES IN N.Y.
The pearl or diamond tie-pin has gone. Again a matter of up-keep, and to some extent the fact that bank, and husdnesses. have to publish botaner sheets to prove their prosperity. A. pearl tle-pin does not convince | to-day, Imitations are too good.! I talked to an old lady who spans the Victorian, Edwardian, | An and Georgian periods by bring | plan, on the Puffalo-New York run, sixty-four years of age.
She waved a charming hand at the imaginary entege of the frock eat.
"My deny, I am delighted to ser the dear thing go. Nowadaya people have to travel on buses, no matter what their incomes,"
"Can you Imagine the tire- some job of getting out of a bus with every one sitting on your
frock
"People have greater ideas of unselfishness and hygiene to-day. "The silk hat is going. On great days always trot up to Piccadilly, to smell the naphtha coming from the hats of those on their way to the party. All the silk hats have been 'put away' since the previous party. Only bishops and schooltys really wear silk-hats-daily-rese-tintes. *These are hurried times.
My father used to take most of the morning, and the help of most of the household, to dress.
1
'EXIT PEACOCKS
"Dress used
to Dietn runk.
To-day anything beyond neatnes means that a man hos nothing
That
(Special To "Telegraph")
Buffalo, Apr, 2 Annerina Airline passenger
crashed tought two miles east of | Pavilion, N.Y.
First advlees to the Buffalo police state that the pilot and one passen- were killet. Pavilion los bei Tween Buffalo and Rochester.
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The plans was one of the Airline's binding snewstars which settles to pri-motor ships, and it érushed in a night over sections of western New York tale.
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THE
HONGKONG...... TELEGRAPH FRIDAY,
CANADIAN TRADE COMMR. DEPARTS TO-DAY
Major V. E. Duclos, M... Canadian Government Trade Commissioner In Hongkong, who is proceeding to Canada by the Empress Iner to day. During his leaves he will take up with Canadian exporters vari. ing trade connections in Hongkong and South China., (Photo: Kobzu). 8 points with a view to overcanting dieulties encountered in establish-
CORRESPONDENCE Criticises
Volunteer, Machine Gunners
To The Editor,
U.S. Silver
Programme
Hongkong Telegraph.) | HARMFUL TO TRADE
up-Volunteer" has seen fit to mis
Si am very sorry infer that construe my statements as set out in By letter of 31st March.
"I did not single out the American |
S.V.C. I Company of the
merely Police believe the end men
quoted the caption under the picture. or 1. Unterwout of the rest of my remarks concerned the subur, the pilot; and F.S.V.C. as a whole “if this picture Striperger. 22, of the Bronx. New portrays them in action" but not say that No. 3, M.G. Company were a telephone call to the farmer onor that they were the only members the Brst line of the Colony's defence, Whose land the plane dived disclosed that the big tri-motor machine was a
of the Coris who realised the valu of conceaintent. mass of wreckage,- United Press,
Baitale York
Details of the crash are lacking but
"I SERVE" REMAINS MOTTO
WITH CHINA
New York, Apr. 2. Mr. George B. Roberts, Vice-Pre- sident of the National City Bank of New York, in a speech to the Academy af Political Science here toulaz, Rid the stability of values was important to trade relatius a their own must be permitted to find saturn levels.
Criticising the silver programme, Mr. Roberts said that the apparent I cannot agree with "Es-Voluntere" | cbji-elive whs to acquire netary hat the currect placing of the gun silver at a price of $1.29 per ounce. mmmbers is a minor detail. It is an It must be acknowledged, ho sniti. essential factor even as is a thorough that the higher prices of silver hid knowledge of the mechanisma,, fallet in their objective because they had not raised the Chinese purchasing power.
Whether a man has the guts to keep the gun in action in the face af-an-lyancing equation The values of Chinese imports had entirely for the man behind the gun, declined 24 per cent. In 1934 and 1 but I venture to suggest that those per cent, more in 1935, which had who would funk the real thing are caused resentment in a very small minority. No man country.
in a friendly know how he will net-uniler fire until
MACHINE GUNNER.
KING OF ENGLAND'S he has actually experienced it.
IDEAL OF DUTY
London, Apr.
His Majesty the King receivel
On
PRINCE'S CHOSEN BRIDE
else to do. Men have ceased to addresses from privileged public hod be peacocke.
"My husband used to ride in the expressed on the death of the King, Miss Masako Kuroda, uner selected
les to-day, in which condolences were
Tokyo, Apr. 3. The Nagoya Shimbun says that Row wearing those narrow trou-his father, and congratulations sers which were fastened under his own пccession presented.
ng the prospective bride of an Ethio- the Inslep with elastic.
pinn prince, is scon marrying an aero fashion
started no earlier than tion presenting the addresses were the and that her
Among the leaders of the deputa-plane engineer, Fuyushuko Yorkuru, Viscount father: the frock coat. Yel there is no Lord Mayor of London, the Archbi Kuroda, has announced the engage man brave enough to wear such shop of Canterbury and Archbishop ment.United Press. things to-day,
of York, Mr. Stanley Baldwin, "Men and women to-day have Ramsay MacDonald, and
Chancellor of Cambridge University, great sense in the matter of clothes. The old iden seems now
Neville Chamberlain. to me, in retrospect, to have been the more the merrier. Thank heaven, we now wear our clothes instead of carrying them.
0%
Mr.
Replying to the addresses. His Majesty said:
"As Prince of Wales I adopted the motto: I serve.
"A King I hold there is no higher
Secondly, he said that the higher prices had weakened the United States's monetary base, adding to the stock of the white metal, which time would stress as likely. to be an un- available asset.
Ile said that the silver policy and obstacles to any currency agreement. the resultant disturbances were
He urged the United States lo co- operate with China, to discourage sil- ver exports from China, and thus restore the conditions China was a continuous and large Im
under which
porter-United Press.
NEWS IN BRIEF
DAY BY DAY
THEY CALL HIM THE WISEST MAN TO. WHOSE MINE THAT WHICH IS REQUIRED AT ONCE OCCctus.--Cicero,
"The silk hat in so handsome function than to serve. that it is bound to stay for years
A woman, Yuen Fing, was admitted † "I shall strive for the pence of the to the Government Civil Hospital the betterment of yesterday suffering from injuries re-
left to us of their inpossibly chance to work, a right, which every
try that
ample wear."
residing at No. 11 Fuk Wing Street. A woman, Chai Sze, aged 53 years, Shamshulpo, has been admitted Kowloon Hospital suffering with food poisoning.
the
re-
APRIL 3 1936.
RADIO BROADCAST
Dance Music from Studio By Semrch Orchestra
RECORDED PROGRAMME
Froin Z.B.W. on n wavelength of 355 metres (845 kilocytes);
4-7 p.m. Chinese Programme. 0-6.30 p.m. Children's Studio Con-
cert,
7-7.33 p.m. "Quartet in C Major" (Mozart) played by the Lener String Quartet.
7.33 p.m. The Mill Billies.
The Billy Band: Me and the Old Folks at home; Jump on the Wagon: Little Mountain Cabin; Pop-Eyed Pete.
8 pm. Time and Weather Report: Stock Quotations.
8.05 p.m. A Recital by Richard Crooks (Tenor).
1. A Dream of Paradise (Gray); 2. O Sang Divine (Temple); 3. 100 Late to-morrow; 4. Macushin (Rowe). 8.18 p.m. Violin Solos by Albert Sandler,
1. Estudiantinn-Waltz (Waldteu- fel); 2. Delores-Waltz (Waldleuful); 3. The Child and his Dancing Doil. (Heykens); 4. Spanish Serenade (Heykens),
8.30-9.20 p.m. A Relay from Daventry.
8.30 pm. The B.B.C. Dance Ore chestra, directed by Henry Hall,
News Dulletin
p.ru.
and Announcements.
9.20 p.m. From the Studio.
A Talk on The Hongkong Society for the Protection of Children" by Mr. G. F. de Martin,
9.25 p. Light Opera Gems. Chu Chin Chow (Norton); Sung- Arcudy Ip eper Young ( Arcadians" (Monckion), Winte Melville (Soprano): The Maid of the Mountalus (Fraszer-Simson).
9.45 pm. The J. H. Squire Celeste Octet.
Phantom Minuet (Hope); Souvenir (are. Willoughby): La Cinquantaine (Marie); Cavolle-from "Mlenon” (Thomas); Andante in G (Batiste).
10 p.m. Big Ben: 10-11
From the Studio,
- p.m. Dance Music by the "Semreh" Dance Orchestra of 11.M.S. "Hermes" conducted by Bundmuster Jack Gale: by kind permission of Captain the Hon. George Fraser, 5.5.0., HN.
11 p.in.
Close Down.
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2.15 p.m. By Ben. The Compmer at the
Pianoforte--"},
2.40 p.m. "Young Ideas." A proktamme
fer anybody and everybody with Ja idea.
3.10 p.m. Arthur Young and his Young«tern,,
In dance maale,
fireenwich Time Signal at 3.45
3.43.m. Talk: "Imperial Affair," by
3. V. Hodson. 4 p.m.
The News and Announcementa, 4.20 p.m. Clone_dawn,
Transmission 2
Big Ben,
(1.8, C.S.G.) 7 pa
The A.B.C. Welah. Or- thestra. 7.45 p.m. "AU Farra, Pienne!**
Greenwich Time Bienal at 5 p.m. 8.13 .m. A Reading tenur "Tess of the D'Urbervilles," by Thomas Hardy, 6.30 p.m. The ILO.C. Danes Orchestra,
directed by Henry Hall. The News and Announcements. 9.29 p.m. The Birmingham Bippodrome
Orchestra.
.m.
9.45 p.m. Cime down.
Transmission 3
(0.8.0., dan)
10 p.m. Big Ben. Geiger and his Orchestra, 10.30 p.m. An Aeronautical Revor!
11.15 p.m. The Philip Whiteway Ensemble, 12 m. Talk: "The Bules af Life." 12.20 .m. The Hofal Meiropsis Orchestra, Greenwich Time Bignal as £2.34 m.. 12.30 am. The News and Announcements. 12.40 .m. Vocal derenaden.
7 A.m Close dawn.
Transmission 4
(G.5.1. G.B.D., G.S.D., G.8.C.. (2.80.) 1.15 mm. Big Ben. The Dalis Quintet with
2.
Lata Gordon.
The News and Announcements. 1.20 m. Danco Muele.
2.30 M. Braga at Concert.
Greenwich Tima Signal at 3.m.
3.30 m. "Young Ideas," A programme for anybody and everybody with young idea
for the great occasions, but it is world and for all the Victorian days will have industry and agriculture in this coun-ceived when she was knocked down
Banished for ten years on October
1a.m. A Recital by flomuel Kutcher
(Violin). everyone may have n by a tramcar in Queen's Road East,
8 lust, Hung Chung was charged be-
4.15 am Talki "Ocean Travel as it wa fore Mr. S. F. Balfour at the Central
Windjammer and Tramp citizen should enjoy."-Reuter Bulletin
Bicamer," by Jerry Nanh. Service,
A boy, Leung Chi-kong, aged three Magistracy this morning, with
4,30 s.m. tho
The B.JI.C. Orchesi (Bertien D.) years, residing at No. 88 Han Poturning to the Colony before
5.30 .m. Fred Hartley and his Novelty expiration of his term and Street, was admitted to the Kwong sentenced to 12 months' hard labour.
Quintet, Wah Hospital yesterday suffering London, Apr. 2. frum scalda, слияст when ho
ALBERTA'S MUDDLED FINANCES
CONVERSION MAY BE COMPULSORY
Edmonton, Apr. 2. The Alberta Administration's Com pulsory Conversion Bill, which gives the Government the power to issue perpetual securities, was presented for its second reading today.
END OF MOURNING
WAA
In connection with national, mour-accidentally fell into a tub of boiling A 35-year-old unemployed man, to ing for late King it is authoristively water. stated King Edward and Queen Mary! would approve after Easter return to wearing of colours by general public.-British Wircleza.
NEW ZEPPELIN '
DELAYED
Natu, 35, was fined $15, or, in default, three weeks' hard labour by Mr. Mac- "The defendant pretends to be both fadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy deaf and blind, but I had to do antbla morning for receiving 4G iron obstacle race to catch him," said bars which had been stolen from Crown Sergeant MacDonald when house under construction near Argyle prosecuting Lai Kai, aged 58 years, Street, Defendant stated that a m with hawking vegetables without a had given him the bars to carry. The Reencent Jardine's Bazaar, before total value of the bars was $2. Mr. W. Schofield, at the Central Biagistracy this morning. Defendant! admitted the charge and was flued $4. of clothing including a leather over- Admitting the thaft of a quantity
cónt, and i metal wrist watch belong- BUT NEARS END OF
Eight Hokion appeared" before" Mr. Ing to Liu Hop, manager of the Für W. Schofiel, at the MAIDEN VOYAGE
Central East barbers' shop, at No. 48 Nathan Magistracy this morning, charged Rond yesterday, Lo Wing, 27, un- with trespassing on Crown Land, to employed, wax sentenced to After the third rending the Bill
Friederichshafen, Apr. 3.
foreshoro wit, on the becomes law but it is capable of being
Stanley,
weeks hard labour by Mr. Macfadyen The new dirigible. Hindenburg, was without a permit. Sergeant Dall said at the Kowloon Biagistracy Thin ld in abeyanes at the Prime out over the south Atlantic to-day on the defendants had each erected a morning. Detective Sergeant Shep- Minister, Mr. Aberhart, chores to its inaiden voyage to South Amerien structure on the beach, were hord stated that defendant was seen proclaim it officially.
from Germany."
living there with their families. They by n Chinose detective trying to dia- The new Bill was presented a few She encountered a 76-mile an hour were Ashermen, Mr. W. E. Hollands, pose of the articles at a pawnshop and houv
after the province of Alberta galo over the Bay of Biscay on her of the P. W. D., asked that defendants when questioned he admitted having had defaulted on the $3,200,000 bonds first day out from her home port. She be cautioned, and an order mado for stolen them. Defendant had been an maturing on March 31, and provides states in a wireless message that this the destruction of the structures Mr. employes at the burber shop but had for the conversion of every bond issue galo so delayed her that site would be Schofield cautioned defendants, and been discharged last year. The total the Government of Alberin ever unable to reach Rio de Jamiro bo ordered them to pull down the value of the stolen articia issued-United Props,
|fore midnight to-night-United Press. Structures within 48 hours,
$83,50.
at
And
three
5,43 'man' The News and Announcements. Greenwich Time Banal at dam.
4.5 ... "Out of Doors: ") it la pes all things so the sun sees them. the sun shines." Complied by Henry WAZIMU
6.20
m. Chamber Music,
4.45 am.. Close down,
"TWO ANIMALS”
TIGERS REPORTED AT KOWLOON TONG According to police reports"two animals," thought to be tigers, were seen in the Kowloon Tong district yesterday evening about 6.60 p.m.-
The report states that "two animals, euch about three fest high, very dark or black in colour" were seen by three Europeans, Indian constable and a Chinese constable on a hillside behind No. 1 Kent Road, Kowloon Tong, about 6.50 p.m. yes terday.
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