THE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY,
APRIL
Britain Claims Best Anti-Tank
MACHINES WLL WIN NEXT WAR
MINISTER SAYS WE MUST PREPARE FOR COLLECTIVE ACTION
IN the
name of collective the Army would be 10,000 below security Britain is to have a strength.
He appealed to members to do substantial and well-equipped what they could in their const expeditionary force that can botuencies. With large numbers of sent abroad to fight at moment's notice.
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The necessity of maintaining such a force was stressed by Mr. Duff Cooper (War Minister) in the House of Commons when in- 'troducing the Army estimates of £49,000,000, an increase of nearly £6,000,000.
men unemployed, young, active living on the dole, no better ad- vice could be given them than that they should join the Army, £5 BOUNTY
Army
WAS
FOR TERRITORIALS The Territorial 10,000 under strength. A deal and her done to liscourage
great
The force we sent to the Medi- Pit, although it was a vital part of terranean, he auld; severely taxed our defensive sehenze.
our military resources,
THERE MAY BE
TWO EMERGENCIES
It would be perfectly possible for two such emergencies to occur simultaneously. That possibility alone rendered imperatively neces sary the maintenance of a forea that could be sent abroad.,
There were no two opinions among those responsible for these matters that we could never proceed on the assump- tion that in any future conflict
It had been decided to in- crease the ration allowance of soldiers on leave. from 9%0. n day to is, 110. "The bounty for Territorials would be increased to £5 for trained men and. £3 10. for recruits; the marriage allowance would be available at the age of 21 Instead of 26; and the messing allowance for officers would be increased from
1 to £6.
For Labour, Mr. J., Lawson (Chesterle-Street) suggest that nothing wrong with .ecruiting. What WIR
on the Continent we might not there was really
be called on to send t very
short notice Л well-equipped wrong was the physical condition?
wanted to join force to take part in modern of the men who
the Army. Of every three the warfare,
first was rejected at sight, the
As to whether it would be 'pos- second after medical examina- sible for us to transfer an armytion, and only the third accepted. to the Continent in time to be of jor 68,000 men who offered them- any service, he thought the mobi-selves, only 28,000 were accepted. my of infantry would be
The motion to go into commit-
cnormously increased that the1e was carried by 220 to 108. need of it would be a great in the future as in the past.
WAR OF
MACHINES
MAGICIAN
So far as he could ser, ile TELLS HIS
we were involved in war again on
the Continent it would be on bes
half of the principle of collective security.
It would be a wir fought with allies--many allies he boyd--and if it were known that our contri- bution would be limited to naval į
SECRETS -By Telepathy
Brighton, Apr. 18.
Guns
LONDON'S GAS ATTACK ALARM
The air raid precautions department of the British home office is carrying out tests at Hendon police station, of local alarm signals to be given should gas ever be used during an air raid on London. Several devices were tested, and this picture shows one of the offieinin wearing a respirator, with one of the alarms attached to his bicycle.-
Women's
News
Reel
Red Hair Twins Record
bedridden, partially paraly. TWO BOYS, TWO
and air action a feeling of despon- A WORLD-FAMED magician, dency would be spread among any potential allies and the authority of the league of Nations would be diminished.
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He then offered the scanty con- solation that the next war would be a war of machinery and hati
sed, his powers of speech ebbing away, striving to convey to his sister by telepathy the secrets locked in his brain....
That
is 70-year-old David
GIRLS, ALL IN TWO YEARS
22, 1936.
RADIO BROADCAST
Viola Recital, By Pedro Antonio
SALVATION ARMY'S WORK
From Z.B.W. on a wavelength of 366 metres (845 kilocycles):
4-7 p.m.
Chinese Programme.
p.m. Chicago Symphony Or chestra.
Carneval Overturo (Dvorak, Op. 02); Serenade (Volkmann, Op. 63); Flight of the Bumble Bee (Rimsky- Korsakov); Vaise Triste (Sibelius); The Queen of
Seba-Ballet Music Vocal Gems.
(Goldmark, Op.
Melodic
3
of Robert Burns; Drinks all Round Honeysuckle and the Bee; want to know the time ask a
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7.45 p.m. From the Studio.
The Salvation Army in China" by the Hon. Mr. S. W. To, O.B.E., LL-D.
7,60 p.m. Concert Waltzes.
Walzer Relonte; Blondo or
Waltz (Waldicufel).
8 pm. Timo Bignal and Weather Report.
8.03 p.m. A Variety Programme. Song-These foolish things., Leslie Hutchinson; Band-The Whistling Waltz.....The London Piano-Accor deon Baral, Vocal--Yodelling Hobo... The Hill Bullies; Pinno Dueta--Vien- nese Waltz Medley....Rawicz and Landauer: Vocal-Chloe (Song of the Swamp)....The Radio Three: Song Turner Sing before breakfast.. Layton Organ Solo-Indian Love call (Rose Marie')......Sigmund Krumgold.
8.30 p.m. From the Studio. A Viola Recita! by Pedro Antonio necompanied by Lindsay A. Lafford. Σταχτοπικής.
Liszt: Consolation,...*** Gavotte and Rondent....Lully Romaner... Rein: 4.
1.
2.
3.
Menuet....
Mebul: G. Scherza....David.
8.45 p.m. Songs by Enrico Caruso (Tenor).
1. Like a Dream ("Marta") (Fio. Low);
2. On with
("Paglince")
the Motley (Leoncavallo);
3.
Woman is Fickle ("Rigoletto") ("Verdi); 4. My Sunshine (Neapoli-
Folk Song) ( Capun).
9 p.m. Daventry News Bulletin.
Jazz
Piano Selections.
4.15 p.m.
Solo ly Billy Mayeri-Billy Mayert's Savoy Havanna Memories Pingo Duets by Ivor Moreton and Dave Kayo-Noln: Polly; Kitten on the Keys and Russian Rag: The Six Capers; Keyboard Kings-Canadian Eight Pianos-I Cover the Water- front.
9.35 pm. "A Blackpool Selection" by the Arendian Follies.
9.18 p.m. Xylophone Sotos by Kudy Staritn.
Jouy the Clown; Rio de Janeiro;. Dance of the Paper Dolls: The Squirrel Dance.
n.m. Big Ben: from Daventry. 10 p.m. The London Palladium Orchestra.
Sanctuary of the Heart (Kelelbey); I hear you calling me (arr. Haydn Wood); The Thistle (Myddleton); Amina (Lineke); Animal Antles Novelty Intermezzo (Wark); Longing
Lotter).
men, save in so far as they served Devant, creator of the most VER since Eve plucked the Forbidden Fruit in the Haydn Wood): Les Sylphides (arr. to operate the machitres, would be uncanny illusions ever seen on E
Garden of Eden, and made the world's first news useless targets to the endiny. the stage, as he is to-day.
He has just completed the bookstory, women have been making news-and history,
An ironical touch,enme when he
spoke of the tank, which he in which unveils mysteries that huge. Follows the news women made recently—
vented. Other countries havated millions. followed suit, it became „picessary ||
to invent an anti-tank weapon.
After much research it had!. been decided to have two guns) --an anti-tank rifle and a small machine-gon. This anik-tank
:
London women. have a Propped up with pillows in a room with his sister, Mrs, Maud new telephone service at Jumphries, the
his has dictated magician secrets to her.
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speechless their disposal.
:
over my heart," he murmured during the night.
10.30 p.m. Dance Music. 11 p.m. Close Down. DAVENTRY PROGRAMMES ·
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Wavelength 49,59 matree metres 31.30 metres 25.53 metzes 23.20 metres metres 11.82 14,54 THetze 12.97 metree 19.60
Mrs. Witzel overheard--and in- vestigated. She found a picture. not of Mrs. Witzel. but it was it Divorce and alimony award follow-
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You dial a number, speak your address, and as quickly as gun was probably the best in With her chair turned towards the world. The issue of it to her brother, her eyes fixed on his, takes to get from the depot to the troops would take place she has written down, as rapidly your home, a manicurist is de- with the least possible delay. as any secretary, the words that livered. Turning to the problem of how passed from his mind to hers.
Lo raise the needed number of "useless targets," he said he would not disguise the fact that the re- eruiting position was very bad indeed. At the end of the year
HE SAW FIVE PIRÄTES HANGED
|-
HIS MESSAGE
་
She brings with her all the gadgets necessary to perfect the nails, and charges 2g. Gd. to
But fore system of thought those who live within half of a reading which they practised mile of the manicure head- when they were stage partners quarters. Mr. Devant's secret might have remained a mystery for er.
Now, unable, to perform his mngle any longer, Mr. Devant is to tell the world how women can be made to disap- pear into thin air, spirits called by the wave of a wand, how solid objects can be made to defent the laws of gravity. They are the secrets which FOR afty years, Mr. Edward at one time earned him a salary Hipwell has been Ward of £1,400 a month and made him Beadle of Billingsgate, London, the prince of magicians. and recently he dipped into his 'great store of memories.".
CITY BEADLE'S MANY MEMORIES
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Miss Evelyn Laye, starring in "Sweet Aldes" in New York, christened six daisies at the Rocke feller Centre. They are said to be the largest in the world.
The name? Evelyn Laye ger-
beras.
Here is a sidelight on the home Two things are expected in life of a duchess.
Said the Duchess of Portland at follow. More women will Cake Mansfield, Notta: "If I have been a manicure weekly habit. More women will follow up the rude to my husband in the morning I go to him before night falls and ideas a business which retell him how sorry I am. quires overheads, very little
"Then I ask him to forgive me stock.
and we are good pala again."
For the worked to a home, children or an office, useful tele- phone number to list.
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Mrs. "Mike" Donavan, of Pitts- hurg, Pa., is a steel worker's wife and claims a record. This is it:-
Twelve months ago she gave to twins-red-haired baby Recent she also gave birth to twins-redhaired baby girls. Father "Mike'sments are
Mrs. Charles Witzel, of Whhe Plains, N.Y., was made a free wo- man by the divorce courts. Hus-boys. Through his sister Mr. Dtvan band Charles will be £10 af week said "I bequeath my secrets to worse off for a long time to come." posterity-ho matter what oppo- Mr. Witzel talks in his sleep, i
"Sweetheart, your picture is not on record.
He is eighty-nine, but he hopes tosition there maye be." go on for a long time yet, and he is still able to take the stairs to his office two at a time.
Mr. Hipwell, who is an ale-conner and a coroner's clerk as well as Beadle, was born in Bethnal when it was a Green.
His memory goes back to the days! .when there were executions in the
street, outside Newgate.
"Once I saw five pirates hanged or rather strangled-there at the
same time for murder and mutiny,
he said.
covered there.
He himselt found some pottery and colns when the
YOU CANNOT JUDGE
FROM APPEARANCES
more than
Mrs. Anna Ushar, of Chicago, in seeking a divorce. Her husband, she says, married her not because he loved her-but because he liked her radio set.
She is willing to waive alimony: claims custody of the radio set.
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High Wycombe (Bucke) mothers
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13.92 metres
Transmission 1
(G.S.N., G.R.B.)
1.15 p.. Big Ben Chamber Music. 155 pm. Talk: "Foreign Aßeirs." 2.10 p.m. "Fisegan Again!" & revival of his venture "At the Bign of the Pickled Watant." Meet the mid
Irish friends Greenwich Time Signal at 2.16 p.m. 2.65 p... The News and Announcements. 3.16 p.m. Closs down.
Transmission 2
G.S.J., G.S.G.. 0.8.D.) 7p.m. lign. The anc. Empire
Orchestra Greenwich Time Signet at 8 pm.
"The l'ancher." A comedy in one
act by J. Q. Franta.
...
9.36 p.m. Interlude. 1.40 p.m. Complimentary Luncheon to the All-India Cricket Tłam, given by the combined Empire Societjen. Į p.m.
The News and Announcermənin. 9.20 p.m. Traditional Welsh Bang 1.45 p.m.. Close down.
Transmission 3
(0.3.0.0.RE.)
10 p.m. Big lien.
"Under Blz Ren."
19.15 p.m. The Heurnemouth Municipal Or
chestra,
11.15 p.m. Henge of the, Bebrides, 11.5 p.m. The News and Announcements. 12.16m. The B.3.C. Datice Orchestra,
reeted by Ilemy Hm. Greenwich_Time Signal et 12.30 .. 12.35 a.m. Compilmentary Lancheon to the All-India-Cricket Team. ts.m. Cime down.
CORRESPONDENCE
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are looking forward to easier times. | “Illusión' Or "Maya"
The reason: High Wycombe fathers are forming a Fathers' (To The Editor. Association. They are to at- tend evening classes in child Sir,-With the words "Excellent" "Masterpieco" ere, on everybody's lips, the Indian picture Illusion" or loat Sunday "Mnya" shown here exceeded the wildest expectations of its supporters which included many foreigners and Chinese who thorough- ly enjoyed the picture."
CONSIDER the unfortunate predicament of a man destined to go through life soberly yet always appearing to be drunk. Matthew Cornwell, a home-made pickle maker, is such a man..
At least that was the police inter-| Witness: Or two. He remembers Queen Victoria-st.pretation of the rather strange man- Just two?Well, not being made, and was on the spot ner in which he gave his evidence three. when the Roman pavement was dis- in a case in which another man was Later, during cross-examination by
welfare and domestic duties charged with assault at the Central Mr. Moseley, the magistrate asked the
prosecutor if it would not be advis Roman Palica Court in Sydney recently.
Organisers say: "A baby should able for the witness to have a sleep Cornwell, an elderly man with a before resuming.
be more than a fifty-fifty affair be- Tower Hi. His hobby is heavy black moustache, leaned Cornwell: I enn assure you that Itween parents. It should be 75-25
--the father's share being 75." far over the box rail when giving hla archicology
But he doesn't believe much in evidence and spoke so volubly and am quite normal.
The police prosecutor (Constable vehemently that the magistrato (Mr. Magnay): That is his usus demoan Talking about babies. If you
The inner meaning of the picture verything that has been useful Shepherd), interrupted the cruss-ex-ou. He is always like that.
ask if he had bean The Magistrate: Well, if that is cannot get the baby to sleep try the being plain to averyone, nobody had to me 1 taught myself-and I've done amination to
his usual manner a sleep won't help tip of Mrs. Sylvania Bienstock, of any difficulty in following the various
Columbia most things I wanted to do," said drinking.
University, "Speed-up threads of the story, this veteran, who can tell you as might have had a
we" he him.
And the witness proceeded as nursery songs, bables prefer fast surprise, I found that even
music." I before.
foreigners many of whom did not The Magistrate: One?
Inner Circle excavations were being made
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'schooling.
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know the language also enjoyed the played by Tembhe is all realistic, pleture thoroughly.
Generally, the picture has met with The neting of the hero Gorakh", very possible sentiment and frame of mind of the audience, and in the chief disciple, played by Vinayak, photography and direction, it is one a masterpiece in almost every of the best pictures sean on this aide. respect and is in no way inferior to The photography is perfectly distinct any best ever seen in any picture, throughout as of the foreign pictures. foreign or Indian. The queen Those who have missed it, haveb Kilotola delineated by Mrs: Khote has missed much in the cinema entertain
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