THE HONGKONG "TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, APRIL
1986,
Printing the Bible is Crown's Oldest Privilege ANOTHER TRADITION SURRENDERED?
THE CASE OF
THE
GINGER MOUSTACHE
THE
IE ense of Private Burnell, the Coldstream Guards- man who refused an order to shave off his moustache, has been taken to the House of Commans.
Captain Leonard Plagge, M.P. for Chatham, Kent, has demanded details of the Army regulations about the wearing of moustaches and how this affects different regiments.
Private Burwell was ginger, He dyed his moustache black,
A court-martin field at Windsor heard that he told la commanding officer he had had the moustache for live years and had never been told to remove it before.
He is now awaiting news of the court-martial findings.
King's Regulations about
Army hair any:-
"1. The hair of the head! must be kept short.
"2. Chin nil wader lip must
be shaved.
**3. Whiskers. If worn, m he of moderate length."
war.
That order was passed dur- ing the
Until then soldiers were expected to keep upper lip as well as under lip shaved.
KING EDWARD MAY
GIVE UP HIS MOST
ANCIENT POWER
London, Mar. 31.
King Edward the Eighth, who has upset several royal traditions during the short time he has reigned as Britain's Bachelor monarch, soon may surrender one of the Crown's most ancient powers and permit anyone to print the Bible,
For more than 400 years since Henry the Eighth set up a royal commission to see what could be done about publishing a Bible in the English language the Holy work has belonged to the King and three chosen printers.
It is a criminal offence for anyone else to print the Bible, which remains the nation's "best seller" with an average yearly sale of 11,000,000 copies. Each successivo reign held the copyright.
The copyright grew out of the fact that King James the First organised a group of scholars and financed their seven years of work which produced the King James Authorized Version, generally used in all English-speaking countries to-day. He was repaid with the copyright to the Bible,
But in recent years, over siwej Seretary, Sir John Simon, and al- the Eighteenth century. In fact, ready they have the support of dissatisfaction a strong section within the Church. there has bren
! with this mediaeval system. of England. The Archbishop of Religion leaders claim the Bible Canterbury is said to favour the and the word of God should bejabolition of the Crown copyright] completely free. Anyone should jbecque the monopoly extends be allowed to print it, in full or the church's prayer hook, Lin part.
to
THE KING'S CROWN
It
cora.
THE BRITISH CROWN Britain's royal crown, like any bat, is being done over in London to it the head of King Edward VIII. The crown must be for the cleaned. shaped and nation ceremonies of the new The crown is king next id, studded with wholly of geme, the principal of which is the great damond, "Star of Africa". In its glittering ront- pany are 2809 other diamonds, 17 sapphires, 11 emeralds and f rubies. On top of the crown is the famous Miltese Cross,
REDS WILL
One of the leaders of the reforme DEFEAT
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Rev. Joseph the
of the Scottish Nationaly
There was soque aptation for movement abolition of the Crown copyright, Moffet. when King Edward VII anil King Church in London. George V, took the throne, but it after the Victorian Was tun sti
NANKING
"Anyone can print Shakespeare," GOVERNMENT
era, and changes in the traifitions he said, "Why should the Bible bel
the Authorised Version should be state of affairs that the issuing of
of the eresen were generally scorned restricted? We want it free for all. Now, with the copyright expiring is an archaic, and discreditable! Jand requiring renewal ander the seal of King Edward the Eighth the proposants have been revived,
They probably will be placed before the young King by the Home
DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF
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years, Yok, aged 37 Chan
fron
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the privilege of a few firms."
print the Bible in Scotland.
RADIO BROADCAST
Fred Carpio and His Banjo From the Studio
Z. E. K. PROGRAMME
From Z.D.W. on a wavelength of 355 metres (845 kilocycles);
5-7 p.m. A Relay of the Horigkong Hotel Dance Orchestra.
7 p.m.
Songs
(Tenor).
A Recital of Welsh by Williams Edwards
1. Song of the Flood (Fychan); 2. Olven Mine (Crwys); 8. The Gipsy (Crwys); 4. Praise of Wales (Wwyds).
p.m. Debroy Somers Band. It's a Lovely War Medley, (ner.. Debroy Somers); Ballads we Love-
Debroy Sorners); Selection (arr. Glamorous Night--Selection; The fig
Broadcast-Selection.
7.15 p.m. From the Studio, Fred Carpio and his Banjo. Rp.1. Time Signal and Weather Report. Closing Local Stock Quota- Chinese Studio Con-
tions.
8.05-11.i.
cert.
Pro-
11 p.m. Close Down. 8.05-10 p.m. European gramme from Z.E.K. on Frequency (of 640 kilocgeles.
9.03 p.m. Light Orchestral
Music.
Sleeping Beauty Waltz (Tsehaikov- sky); Spanish Dance No. 1 (Moszkow- (Bizet); sky); Spanish Serenade Parade of the Tin Soldiers (Jessel); Policeman's Hollday (Ewing); Geraldoland.
8.30 p.m. A Relay from Daven-
try.
Str. Walford Davies: "Muste mid the Ordinary Listener." What about the Tune? 8. How to listen to two Tunes at a Time.
9 p.m. Daventry News Bulletin (Copyright by Reuter).
9.15 p.m. Varlets and
Music.
Piano
of
thu
Dance
TOP THA• Dragonette (50-
Melodiy Solos-Broadway
Patricia Rossborough, JAPANESE VIEW
1936
("To- Fox-Trot-You were there Tientsin, Apr. 1. night at 8.30), Waltz-The Family three Thic
firms having the
A picture of opium-sodden, Album ("To-night at 8.30"), Vocal
Moon for Sale, Mine alon.Les publishing right in England are
underfed Government Allen and his Canadian Bachelors, Eyre and Spottiswoode and the unpaid,
Fox-Trot-Rhythm University Presses of Oxford and soldiers falling back feebly before Tango-Murrilou, Fox
Songs-Alice Be Cambridge. William Collins and the onslaughts of well-anned, in my rhymes;
Gown, Sons have the crown sanction to disciplined, hard-fighting Com
Doorway of munists in Shansi Province is
ideas. prano), Fox-TrotYou Give
ve me Altinisch these are subsidies sketched by Japanese military Song of the Cello, Song-I Believe
In Miracles
degardte, Fox- BE YOURSELI,
Little BEL Independent, THE WILLING TO PASS FOR WHAT YOU admitted to th; Kowloon Hospital from the King the Crown collects officers.
Hapel province, including Pei- TrotA abnot a penny from the copyright. GOOD PARTING IN BETTER yesterday pudering
and Tientsin, is in the Vocal-Don't be afraid to tell you
Mills Mother.... The
Brothers, THAN A BAD POVEBEBAN, ---S, Colep wound in his body, alleged to have It's just an ancient means of copin
the Communist ad-Waltz-A Beautiful Lady in Blue, been inflicted by another man, at Tat trolling the contents of England's direct line
arrezi has been Bibles, a
of means guarding vance and the danger to this aren
10 p.m. Big Ben: Close Down. against hereties,
is very real. Mao Chi-tung, the The Religious Tract Society, it famous Red Commander, is per- Wong
Yeang-lui, 35, unemployed, self more than 200 years old. Is sonally leading the Communist Was given a month's hard lalar by anxious to have the Crown copy-soldiers and headquarters have Mr. Vallour at the Central Police Court this morning for the there fight removed because it has to already been established in Shan- a motor horn from a bus at Cats its Bibles from one of the ap-si, neighbouring the great foreign
settlements in Topei. For stealing a fresh fish from a
Hallum proved firms. Bay. Sub-Inspector stall in Jubilee Street, Mak Vin, 20led that defendant
As one of the largest distributors was an ex-]
of Bibles in the world, it wants to The Communist invaders are was sent to prison for two moutha B2 Lemployee of the bug company,
pod mountain clinters, hard Mr Battour at the Central Mingistracy-
do-its own printing- this morning. The defendant had a previous conviction for theft in 1933, - On the Sub-Inspector Hallam prosecuted -
The body of a travelling t Hr Too-ying, who was knocked down) and killed by the No. 7 train ac Talpo Kau about ran on Saturday, has
been removed to the Kowloon Mortuary.
Nam Street.
Wigy
An
The British and Foreign Bible lighters and fired with a zeal and Defective applention of
founded in 1804 and martial spirit, totally unknown Sergeant, E. S. Bronks, Mr. Balfour Society.
nearly 8,000 branches to the Chinese Army. They will at the Central Magistracy this morn-having
the present Shansi de fenders may be able to show, in
On charges of keeping prostitutes ing quanted in order for the conflsen-around the globe, is the distributing be able to overcome any resistance lodging houses at 17, Aberdeen, tion of 5 lbs, of tobacco found uncutlet for the Crown publishers which Street and 8, Gough Street, respec- claimed and unmanifested aboard and has circulated nearly 500,000, tively, two women, Chan Nr. 28, aut the steamer Chuch Chow lying at the 000 copies. Le! Twi-kwu, 38, failed to appear at Yuen On Wharf on April 2 ust.
the Central Police Court this morn
ing and forfeited $30 ball each, Sub- A male passenger who was at first Inspector Whelan
prosecuted.
taken
Blondes Are On The Down-Grade
reported drowned following a coll sion between the ferry launch. Sui Sentence of 12 months' hard labour Tal, and a passenger boat, No. 1937, Chau Yu, 10 unem-in the harbour on Saturday was was passed upon
Num ployed, when he appeared before Mr. rescued by the steamer Chin
Police to the, Water Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magis and truey this morning, and admitted Station. Eleven people were thrown having returned to the Colony after into the water after the collision, and having been banished on September all with the exception Li To, aged 9 last, for ten years, spector Ellis 40 years, were at once picked up. stated that defendant was arrested Given up for drowned,
nt Yee Kuk Street last Saturday, now been rescued. Defendant admitted
two previous
Ta has
--EXPERTS SAY
Seattle, Mar, 25.
the opinion of Lieut.-Col. Y. Ishil, Assistant Chief of Staff of the Japanese Army in China.
Lack of Information
The dimeulty in obtaining ac- curate and complete information! jconcerning the Communist advance into Shunal is enhanced by the falsity of oflein! Government re- Iports which often claim victories! Jover "remnant Reds". when no
battle even took place, he said.
"The situation needs the moat careful watching," he said. "It
convictions for the same offence. A coolie employed at the Kowloon Platinum blondes and hennard is hard to learn the truth as the Godowns was commended by Mr red heads are on the downgrade Government forces Issue too many The Dollar Steamship Lines S. Macfadyen at the Kowloor Magis and it looks as though 1936 will lying reports about their achieve- President Roover will arrive in tracy this morning for having Hongkong at 6 am. on Friday, April arrested Young Hau-shu, 20, odd job bring brunettes their inning, the ments, We cannot predict the fu- 10, and will sail for Manila at a pan.coolie, who was sentenced to two National Beauty Congress in- ture but at least we have no faith in on the same day. This steamer will months hard inbour for-stealing a dicated at its recent convention. the Government forces," he said. mrrive in Manila at 6 am, on Sunday. [pices of pig-iron valued at $5 from
"In our experience, Chinese Detective-Sergeant April 12, sail from there at 4 pm. No. a godown.
Experta on feminine charm in-generals don't want to fight as on Tuesday, April 14, arriving in Riddell stated that defendunt was Hongkong at U am on Thursday, seen about 8 a.m: on Saturday coming, formed the Congress' convention they are afraid of losing their April 16. She is scheduled to sali out of the godown. He was chased that platinum shades began to jobs if they to. They wond from Hongkong at 10 am. on Satur-and he dropped the iron which he had lose their attraction when Jean rather strike a bargain with the old Chinese Other enemy, That is an day, April 18, for Shungital and been carrying in a piece of cloth. Harlow went "natural." Pacific Coast.
extremes likewise, are out, they custom."
Not So Red Li Fuk-on, 22, unemployed, pleat-knid. For stealing a purse containing ed guilty before Mr. 5, F. Balfour Long hair will be displaced by
The colour of the Communist $0.30 in Hongkong currency and $1.44 at the Central Police Court this bobbed hair cut in such fashion in Canton currency from a 60-year- morning to stealing a woollen sing that it will appear long, the 8,000 forces is not so red as previously. old widow, Young Ng, on Saturday, let, a cotton jacket, a pair of trousers,
They are now preaching a more Lai Man-on, unemployed, was sen-three towels and a kimono, from 12, delegates were advised.
nationalistic
and thie gospel tenced to three months' hard labour May Head, the residence of Mr.
The "Pompadour roll", in vogua I by Mr. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Farnud. Sub-inspector H. G. Hallam after a clumpy fashion before the change is causing the deflection of Mingistracy this morning. Detective stated that at 2.30 am. on Saturday world
war, will come back in many Chinese who would not Sergeant Ellis stated that dufendant the defendant was seen in the ser- fashion, but in much smoother otherwise become outright Com- was seen to take the purse from the vants quarters ant ran to the second style. Used in Chinese motif, it munists. woman's pocket just after she had floor where he was caught. Defend-will be popular with brunettes, bought some vegetables from a dealer ani sinted he was formerly employed faare Gartman, president of the Chinese Communists are sending Japanese officials say that the nt Mongkok Road near Fr Yuen us a fitter at the Tulkoo Dockyard. Street.
Six weeks, hard labour was inflicted Chicago and linols Hairdressers large advance guards to prepare
Association, said.
the way for the Red troops und The natural charm of hair pro-that these have been using anti- Li Tu, 89, unemployed, was fined
Lam Kum, 22, unemployed, was $10, or, in default, three weeks hard sentenced to four months hard labour perly tressed will be accentuated Japanese slogans, with the result Inbour, by Mr. Macfadyen at the by Me, Macfadyen at the Kowloon with skewer-like
ornaments of Kowloon Magistracy this morning for stealing 16 pounds of aprap iron belagistracy this morning for stealing Chinese design, ostrich feathers, that the Communists are being fogling to the Kwong Yuen contrne Strodas Detective Sergeant, Ellis on enters used to creato, a hatoy the people.
$1 from Ho Tung, 34, lime-maker, on agret feathers and others, as well: Welcomed rather than driven out tors firnt from the Green Island stated that complainant was standing
For the past several months thu Cement Company yesterday. Sub-
a crowd. on the vacant piece The
also will bring Japanese have attempted to induca of ground Inspector Kellett stated that defond-among a
opposite the Kowloon ant was inside the premises of the Motor Bus Company, when defend-popularity for alanting parts, General Chiang Kai-shick to accept coment company at Hunghom, and ant was seen by a man named Wong from one comer of the head to the "ald" of Japanese soldiers In when he saw that he had been seen to take something from com- the other, in place of the part expelling the Communists but so by an Indian watchman he walked 201
man called ranging straight back along the for Chiang has fought his own towards the seashore. He was atop plainant's pocket. The
to the in-centro or the side of the head, battles and refused Japanese helpi ped and the iron was found in his complainant's attention
to Gartman-United despite all the pressure--United complainant firm cident, and defendant was arrested according Tho possession.
Press, were pulling down a house at the Defendant admitted a previous con- Press. Green Inland Cement Company.
viction.
effect, he said.
year
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Transmission 1
(G.A.N., G.S..)
2.15 p.m. 1e Ben. The BBC Dance Or.
chestra.
3 p.ht. British Composers, The BBC Empire
Orchestra.
Greenwich Time Signal a 3.15 p.m.
4 p.m. The NewE,
4.20 p.m. Close down.
- Transmission 2
(1.8.J., 6.9.G., G.S.D.)
1 p.m. Ben. An Aeronautical Harnes
"Tennare to Tooting lec."
7.45 p.m. Slayd Heard and his land. Greenwich Time “Signal at 8 pm.
Berkelay
K p.m. A Racial by Wil
(Australian Boprano).
about
A.10 p.m. Bir Wallard Davies: "Muste and the Ordinary Llatener: What the Tone8. "Iow to Listen to Two Tunea si a Time,” 1pm. The News. 9.20 p.m. A Programmo of Gramophone
Itecords.
9.45 pm. Closa down.
Transmission 3
1.8.0 0.9.E.)
10 p.m. Big Den. "Milked Pickle" (kth Edition.) Sketches, siunta, songs, sauce, and sophistlestion.
Hustest alerȚude,
10.10 p.m.
10.4
..
!p.in,
A Talk by the Chief Engineer
of the Brillah Ilroadcasting Cor poration.
The BBC Northern Ireland Orches-
ira.
12 .m. A Ballad Concert. Mariel Bethem
(Contralis).
Webster (Tenor).
Frank
* Greenwich Time Signal at 12.39 mim.
11.30 .. The News, 1 A.M. Close down.
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of things better than girls.
"Why, Shirley only comes
up to my shoulder.”
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The offices of the Supreme Court The next meeting for meditation and discussion conducted by Dr. will bo open daily from 10 am to Relchelt at the Too Fong Shou Cha-1 pm, during the Easter vacation, except on Public and. Gantral Holf- pel, Bishop's House, Hongkong, will days, when the offices will be entirely be held at 0 p.m. on Wednesday, April cloned. The Easter Vacation begin 8. The subject will be the Gospel of on April 10, and terminates on April
10, (both days inclusive), St John.