THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 1936.
H.K. TAIPANS AND CANTON "BLUE NOSE" LAWS
SHANGHAI WRITER'S SATIRE AT
"GRUNDY" SOUTH
"I know there are Taipans in some of the foreign hongs in tho British Colony close to you who would sooner die of apoplexy in the summer heat than be seen at their desks minus collar and tie. who forbid their juniors to wear "shorts" in office hours or to dis- card their coats while at work—no matter how high the mercury and humidity, and consider the foundations of the British Empiro (to say nothing of the Peak!) would begin to crumble if they should be seen in their shirt sleeves by a lady typist.”
This is how Hongkong figured in an Open Letter-remark- able for its satire-addressed to the City Fathers of Canton by "Junius Sinicus" in-the People's Tribune,
The Lelter is apropes the recent "blue-nose laws" launched by. the Bureau of Public Safety in Canton during a campaign against the wearing of feminine apparel nileged to have "sex appeal".
"Your attitude on this sex appeal" | of complete collapse because a few In matters of women's dress lends me young woman on hulkley at the sea- to think that your minds are moulded side parade the promenade in beach- In a pattern which is centuries out costumes which expuse more of their of date, and is decidedly out of place shapely Hints and bodies than is in this era of the Republic," writes usually seen in public. "Julius Sinious".
"I wonder if you know that in the year 1700 an Act of Parliament in England provided that all women of whatever age, rank, profession, or degree, whether virgin, maid, or wi dow, that shall from and after such Act impose upon, reduce and betray into matrimony any of itis Majesty's xubjects by means of scents, paints, cosmetic washes, artificial teeth, false hair, spatial swool, iron stays, houp, high-heeled shoes or bolstered hips,
There are English people who work themselves into a fine frenzy of indignation because some women wene "aborts" when playing tennis, Just as they used to go into hys. teries at the sight of a woman. pafting a cigarette-but. they sur- vived that shock, even as you will get ver the night of women in the streets of Canton with arme bare fo the shoutkler and skirts slashed to the thigh.
"You must not take yourselves too shall incur the penalty of the Inv now seriously-that is a very common in force against witchcraft and like | fault in people armed with a little misdemeanours and that marriage brief authority. upon conviction shall stand mail and void.
"It is also true that even in Eng- and to-day there are people who are 1700-minded, and like your silly selves think civilisation is in danger
DOGS ARE MENACE IN HOMES
"DESTROY THEM"
SAYS COUNCIL
HONGKONG'S MODESTY
I know there are Taipon In' somej of the foreign bongs in the Braish Colony close to you who would sooner
of applexy in the summer heat than be seen at their desks minus collar and lie, who forbid their juniors to wear "horts" in office hours or to discard their coats while at work, no matter how high the mer cury--and humidity, and consider the foundations of the British Empire)
LORD ALLENBY'S LAST VISIT TO SCOTLAND.
Field-Marshal Viscount Lurd Allenby in a cab drawn by students, passing through Edinburgh on his way to M'Ewan Hall, where he gave his address as Lord Råctor of Edinburgh Univaraity. With him is Mr. J. M. Mathieson, Senior President of the Students' Representative Council. Lord Allenby died shortly after
this photo was taken.
HOW COLONY
WAS DENUDED
OF SILVER
tto say nothing of the Peak!) would STORY TOLD IN TREASURER'S REPORT
begin to crumble if they should be seen in their shirt-sleeves by a Indy typist.
becilities but it would be wearisome; all I want to
A STRONG warning that by people is authority.
areas or
as your own ediets. A few weeks
they
adding-
During the last six months of last year when the price of silver became so high, that Hongkong silver dollar coins were worth more melted down than as legal tender, the Colony lost $150,661,908 worth of silver.
This huge quantity was exported, chiefly by banks, and sold in the world markets.
It reduced Hongkong's supply of silver to such an acute ex- tent that it almost caused a financial panic.
Fortunately, Government, alive to the situation, stepped in on November 8, and prohibited the export of silver.
It is interesting to note that during the first six months of the year, only $24,156,038 worth of silver was exported.
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7.30 p.m. From the Studio. A Recital by Eileen Fitzgerald (Violin) and talian Quinn (Soprano) accompanied by Lindsay A. Lafford."
Programme
1. Violin Solo Serenata Enrico Toselli; 2. Songs - Hark! Hark! the. Lark .......... Schubert, Sho shall have music Murray: 3. Violin Solo-Berceuse de Jocelyn Godard; 4. Songs-In Summer Fields 5. Violin Solo-Midnight. Bells.... Brahms, Sunday.... Brahms;
Heuberger-Kreisler,
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Programme
it could go on quoting similar im- Vo is to take the generoas concession in your favour That Canton is not the only city in the world where silly things are done;
the keeping of dogs as emanating from Nanking strika me For that matter, some of the ordera household pets in the same as being as irrational and senseless buildings as children con- ago an "order" was issued that all male employees in Government offres stituted a grave danger any must wear "Chun Shan" uniform, and Women must appear clad in blouse where in the Far East was and skirt-black in autumn and win- In his Annual Report on the finances of the Colony, the ter, and creapt during spring, and Colonial Treasurer, Hon. Mr. Edwin Taylor, traces the history voiced by the Shanghai summer.. But why stop there? Why Health Department in its officially specify further details of the course of events leading up to the Colony's famous silver
af male and female wardrobes-ap- shortage.
and prohibited colours of Report published in the last proved
apeks and stockings, texture and de: exchange, discrepancy
Following wide fluctuations in the course of exchanga was generally between upward from 1/814 in January to 2/6 issue of the Journal of Tro-sign of "panties," seantius," atel
other underwear, style of
shoes-
the exchange value of the silver Apr). Thereafter rates declined pical Medicine and Hygiene height of heels and geometrical dollar and its bullion value, and fell rapidly towards the end of the steadily to 1/11% in September and Rabies, the report states, is angles of toes? I am all in favour the imposition in 1931 of variable year to the level of 1/3%. the most dangerous disease in Chinese leng gowns while they give on the export of silver from China, quotation has remained round about
of efficiency, and I quite agree that duties by the Chinese Government With little variation the official ¦ 8 pm. Time Signal. Weather Re- the Far East, yet it is the hard dignity and charm to certain types aaya the Colonial Treasurer's An-tent rate up to date.
port and Announcements. ast in which to whip up public of figure-do not conduce to active
8.03
p.m. "Artist's Life"--Waltz Report. the interest so that precautions can physical movement. But are Governnual
Hongkong
(Strauss). ment officials, when engaged upen | Government on-9th November; "be taken.
their routine duties in Ministries.1935, prohibited the export of sil.
8.10 p.m. From the Studio, silver purchases by The Report discloses that the Departments, and Bureaux, really ver, and on the 6th December, buoyancy. accounted for the
A Pianoforte Recital by Carolina early! number of cases in animals is on called upon to indulge in mich vio- 1935, a Currency Ordinance was Chinese
The later fall was due to Braga, F.T.C... Do lent physical exertion? the increase.
speculation stimulated by The publle must be made to jumps over tables in their efforts to circulation, and setting up the ins and prevailing doubts as to sohn, Op. 14; 2. Hunting Song yaalt aver chairs and take running passed calling in silver coin from uncertainty as to the outcome of political and economic difficulties n realise that the very highly un-keep pace with the rush of publle machinery which controls the ex- the continuity of the silver-buying Mendelssohn, Op. 15; 3. Lost Happi 1. Rondo Capriccioso..... Mendels- Batisfactory state of affairs which work which overwhelms them? Are change value of the Hongkong exista is their own fault, and that they in the habit of sprinting like dollar.
policy of the United States. The fall пеля
Mendelssohn, Op. 38; 4. the remedy lles with them," says olympic phampions up and down
was later accelerated by rumours of Le petit ane hanc (Little White Briefly, this consists of an Ex-projected stabilisation of the dollar Donicey).... Ibert; 5. Rococo .... stales and thrpugli lung corridors in the Report.
search of missing "fles, and do they change Fund, with power to buy and by the Government of China.
sell foreign exchange, which has | "So long as they are content stagger about the place with tre
Speculators bought sterling heavily 8.30 p.m. A Relay from Daven- to have unmuzzled dogs In the mendous lunds of books in their Laken over the silver formerly held and in the absence of market support try. city, or to honour the muzzling arms? If not, it seems to me that against their issues by the note the downward movement continued
issuing banks, in return for certi- until the Government of China pro- 8.30 p.m. News Bulletin and Aŋ- order more in the 'breach than a man can use his brains and wield fieates of imiebtedness against which claimed on 3rd November the nation-nouncements. (Copyright by Reuter).
A writing-brush Just as quickly when in the observance, or again, to clad in a long gown as in a 'Church and may hold silver or foreign alisation of silver throughout the
the Fund
8.50 p.m. The Lightweight TT. take their dogs into the country | Shao' uniform, and a woman can
country and announced a policy op- Race. A running commentary benches where they punch a typewriter or
Exchange fluctuated to an unusual proximating to a managed currency four commentatora on the Light- have plenty of opportunity of machine Justus viciently when extent throughout the year. Not at the the prevailing rate of 1/2 Tourist Trophy Race, from the Isle
International weight coming in contact with rabidearing a "pranduria" costume as in since the calamitous collapse of 1920 or about forty per cent below silver
a blouse and skirt.
has there been so wide à difference parity.
of Man. At the Grand Stand, animals, so long will the com
"All this, you will any, is nothing between high and low...
EVENTS IN CHINA
Graham Walker and Victor. Smythe, munity have rables.
to do with you-and for once you
At Creg-na-baa, George A. Allen. At- will be very right, Just as your police-
the Hairpin Bend, James Torcy, men were very wrong when they
suitable "It must be remembered also branded a lady whom they did not insirèlions. that in the Far East the cat is now was the wife of somebody who is somebody in your great city! That quite liable to get the disenso was
Don't give some addle-pated Jack-ly to the downward tendency. As a Frank Ferera and John Faaluht; Very unfortunate for the in-offer the task of deciding whether result the premium the Hongkong Voca! Duots-Let's Lay our heads and then becomes even more of over-zealous officers, but a very good an actress's dress is "immodest," and Dollar over the Chinese Dollar together ("Jill Darling"). a menace than a dog.
thing for your community at large, make yourselves ridiculous again by gradually rose to a maximum of 45 the most extraordinary things ("3 "It cannot be too strongly em- for the angry lady made such a rumpais making a fans about an exposeil per cent is lale. October, This de- Darling") Frances Day and
or dimpled knee. phasised that anti-rabies Injections about the indignity to which she had shoulder
Try to ability to local trade with China was Arthur Riscoe: Instrumental-Wally no sovereign remedy in the been subjertel that you hastily called understand that women nowadays ex-ended by the decision of the Hong Medley Harry Chapman (Harp) off your police-dogs, demobilized your ect and should have more freedota kong Government on 5th. December and his Music Lovers: Vocal-In the prevention of the discuse ns even "morality squad," and decided to con- than they used to be given. There to manage the local dollar without Middle of a Kiss .... Connie Boswell; at the present time it is the ex; | fine
activi- are still cities in China where men undue Ancluations. line your
Organ Solos-Dixon Request Medley censorial-sartorini perience everywhere that a con- ties to actresses appearing before the and women are segregated in
.... Reginald Dixon. theatrea, but even in those antedelu-
HONGKONG BANKS Alderable mortality occurs in per-footlights.
9.40 p.m. From the Studio. Bons at risk though they have re- Henceforth, it seems, ladies
vian dumps the authorities will wake made latterly was in banking and accompanied by Lindeny. A. Lafford.
The real progress that Hongkong in
Recital by Edgar Warner (Tenor) ceived the full course of treat- Canton walk about the streets ex-up in time.
"IMBECILES"
finance. Bullien operations on a posing brightly-enamelled toe-nails
"Five Songs of the Hebridea" as mout.
fluctuating exchange created and sa much of the rest of their My advice to you is not to be, left bitrage markets
ar collected, edited, translated, In Hongkong us! "It should never be forgotten own individual ideas of propriety behind in the race, and see that Can Shanghal comparable only with New Arranged for voice and planoforte by that .. to have animals in permit. Autres temps, axirre mecurs
ton becomes famous not for the im-York, Paris and London. There are Macleod.
Marlory Kennedy-Fraser and Kenneth the house where there are (as we used to try to say at school), becilities of its City Fathers but for 22 banks actively engaged in Foreign children is simply asking for ladieske te landlerds-are quite in all things-even the civic attitude considering
it is my impression that the their paternal pride in its progress Exchange in Hongkong this without
Programme trouble.
well able to look after themselves, towards "sex appeal. But if, as Chinese native banks dealing indirect- Hebrid Seas, 3. A Fairy's Love Song, great number of 1. An Eriskay Love Liit, 2. In "If the public, would remember "Just as the high mud-walls and seems very probable, you feel youy in bullion operations. There are A Hobridean Pirate's Sea-Roiver's these points the department would tall bamboo stockades of olden times really must pass some more regula more banks in Hongkong than in Song. B. Kishmal's Galloy. be saved a great deal of worry, as have been largely replaced by barbed-con-and probably you have an ir- Calcutta, Bombay or Singapore,
10 p.m. Big Ben from Daventry, The increase in their number in the fully developed disease in hu-wire fences, so are the absurdly repressible fleh for intensive legisla man beings is so appailing as to over-upholstered women of our youth tive activity you had better let the recent years is due principally to a
Dance Music. place to more sensibly-clad women severely alone and allow thein fecking of unrest with banking con-
11 p.m. Close Down. bo beyond description.
ladies who acting on the barbed to wear what they like when, where, ditions in Chian. Exchange operators A system for the ruthless des wire principle-are willing to allow and how they like, but make it com- have greater confidence in the truction of unmuzzled dogs should passers-by to use their eyes but not pulsory for all young men in Canton security of the fiscal policy of this
trespass on private property,
any between the ages of 10 and 00 Colony. be instituted at once. "The pro-|
"At any rate, I am very pleased to to wear dark glasses when they There tests of the sentimentaliste which learn that your policemen will not in go out in the street, so that they may management"
can be no doubt that the "Special programmes for Far
of the Dollar will hateners, will be brondenat from Encsen aa would inevitably occur should be fature, be called upon to pass an not be lured Ilica moths to destruction very seriously affect the business of follow fooked at in the cold light of rea-opinion about the "sex appeal" of by the dazzling visions of lovelines thesa Exchange Bank.
DJA 18,74 m 15,168 ke 1.26-1 Interbank nja 10,70 MTLE,200 ke G45-8,15 p.m. 'son and logic, le., that for the women's dress except whos the passing before. their eyes. And operations that have hitherto
11.45 m. 9510 ke 4.45-8.15 p.m. most part of humanity at any rate, wearer is on the stage, and I hope you having passed such a regulation for counted for, say, seventy per cent.
FTC 10,200 ke #p.m.11.39 cm, will exercise all the it is better that a dog or cat should sense you are capable of using in this kindly see
common- taking the "kick" out of pulchritude, of our immense banking turnover, that you yourselves al-i havo come almost to -A standstill. have its existence terminated, per-new effort to keep Canton "clean"- ways put on the goggles required by Outport orders for covering opera- Chapa prematurely, than a human first, in drafting Instructions for law before you put your, noses out- Lions have ceased, and banks conse- (1974) stres) and DIN (8148 metros).
being should dio of rables stage-censorship, and then in selecting side, the door.
quently are almost idle.
are
CATS TOO
During the first half of the year!
In this Colony the course of events In China was followed with increas- ing concern. Better support
Irates therefore responded more slow-
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Concert of Light Music,
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I p.m. "Foreign Allaire.”
1.15 pm. "Fools in Fantasy."
1.50 p.m. Mestral Interfads 1.65 0.m. "Bierlight," Number Bevan. 210 The News and Announcements.
Greenwich Time Bigua) at 2.15 p.m.
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Greenwich Time Signal at 9 p.. 9.16 p.m. Masiest Interinde. 930 p.m. A Recital by Burya Bena and
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