THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH.
WEDNESDAY,
JULY 1, 1936.
OLD CITY
O LANDMARKS TO GO
Telegraph" Special Representative
N the course of the next ten days demolition of wo familiar landmarks in he City will be started.
The remains of the old City Hall, for a short time he temporary home of the tongkong and Shanghai Bank, ave been turned
over to the
reakers, although not complete- . Bank House, at St. John's Place, is to undergo a similar Experience, but in this case the uilding will be entirely razed."' The southern part of the City Hall vill be left standing and, tempor- rily at least, thin section will house he City Library and one of the cen- ral Sanitary Departments on the round floor when, the necessary re- bairs and improvements have been
ffected,
IL
The first flour will be taken up with the Chater Collection of pic- tures, which will be locked up and will not be open to publle view,
sunderstood that to, put the collec-
with tion on view.
the necessary employees and appro- guards, extra priate setting would entall consider- able expense, and it is this reanim which has prompted Govamment to retain the southern section of the City Hall for the brac
An enquiry was made recently us to when the City would be better accommodated in this respect and the reply was that no financial provision could yet be made for a better Abrary.
Opposite the City Half is the site of the old Beaconsfield Arende, m vacant area which the Goverment would be glad to dispose of, it is understood.
Bank House is another building with a long history, but of late years
The battleship Koenig Albert, once the pride of the German Navy was scuttled by her crew at Scapa Flow in 19ŢA, She is now lying upside down In Rosyth Dockyard, Scotland, where workmen are scrapping
her.
Singapore Robs Us of
A Record
WE CAN'T BOAST NOW
ABOUT SUMMER
it has fallen into neglect. Formerly FOR years Hongkong people average of 84.4 and we could reach the residence of Managers of the
have been able to sniff con- Jonly 78 per cent. Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, it beasts of capacious temptuously when weather is grounds opposite the
Peak mentioned by an "outsider". Tram Stution. It is doubtful whe- ther anything will be done with the property for some time after the house has been demolished but it is
lower
fairly certain that Government will take advantage of this opportunity of widening the rond at this point.
ANCIENT BUILDING
The old City Hall, a portion of which is still to be retained, was completed on June 26, 1869, and was opened in November of that year by Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh. It continued in existence, in its original form, until the greater part of the site was purchased by the Hongkong and Shanghat Banking
its new bullding, Corporation, for when it was, save for the part still .standing, demolished.
It was built by public subscrip tion on land granted by the Govern ment, the idea of providing a civic centre having originated-al-u-meet- ing held in the Hongkong Club in
The 1801.
foundation-stone was lald In 1867 by Sir Richard Mac- donnell, the then Governor.
The Theatre Royal portion of the building was "chrittened" on Novem
A sort of gloomy pride has, in the past, attached itself to the long-cherished belief that, when
it
comes to humidity or heat, there's not another place in the Far East that can touch us.
Shanghai may have the longest bar, or the most beautiful bevy of cabaret girls, and Singapore may be the place where they invent
in-stings.
Manila has always been the home of American free dont and didn't Macno win the coveted right to be called the Oriental terminas for the forth coming tami-Pacific nir, service?
Taking it all in all, Hongkong hasn't many things to boast about compared with other civic centres in the East. Except, of course, the weather
Now even the honour of having the hottest: most-humid, sweltering-† and ghastly climate is denied us. Singapore has stepped in with counter claims,
Temperature? Our yearly aver nge is way behind Singapore's. In 1931 Singapore's average was! gg, while Hongkong averaged only 76.9 degrees. In 1932 Singapora averaged 86.8 and Hongkong 76.8, exactly ten degrees lower. In 1933 Singapore averaged 87.2 and Hongkong 78 degrees.
Mid-week Problems
PROBLEM 1 CIGARS
not
This problem
Is "algebra," it should be solved by trial and error.
RADIO BROADCAST
Talk on the Future Of Empire Transport
A STUDIO CONCERT
From Z.B.W. on a wavelength of 355 metres (B845 kelocycles):
4-7 p.m. Chiness Programme. 7-11 p.m. European Programme, 7 p.m. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra,
Valse. Triate (Sibelius); Sercande (Volkmann); Flight of the Bumble Bee (Rimsky-Korsakov): Carneval Overture (Ivorak); Queen of Sheba Ballet Music (Goldmark).
7.25 p.m. Songs by Richard Crouks (Tenor).
1. O Song Divine; 2. My Songs Kathleen goes round the World; 3. Mavourneen;
neen; 4. The Merry Widow
I Love you -80.
7.40 p.m. From the Studio,
A Taik: "A Review of the first Test
7.55
by R. Abbit
p.m. "The Dubarry" Selection. puma Time Surnal, Weather Re-
port, and Announcements,
8.03 p.m. From the Studio.
A Concert by Albert Eddy (Piano);
G. F. d'Aquino (Tenor); A. W. White- Iread (Saxophone);
Doreen Ma.
Accompanist:
Programme.
1. Piano Solo-liungarian 'Gypsy Melodies;
Songs:-Without Word of Warning; I Live for Love: 4. 3. Saxophone Solos-Selected; Piano Solos-Hungarian Gifpay Melo- dien; G. Sungs-A Beautiful Lady' int Blue; Just for you; 6. Saxophone Salos-Selected.
8.35 p.m. Herman Finck and
lis Orchestra.
The Song of the Druni-Selection:: Dancing down the Ages (arr. Phek); What's Next? (arr. Finck),
p.m. A Relay of the Daventry News Bulletin arel Announcements (Copyright by Reuter),
9.20 p.m. From the Studio,
A Pianoforte Recital by Harold Scott.
Cigars at
1st Locle buys
25. 1. Gd. In
4
8
2nd
B
1
4
3rd
3
1.
4th
5th
Total 30
20
10
PROBLEM II
Mrs. Addem is 33; this can be deduced at once from the data.
PROBLEM 111
The children's ages therefore total 11, and, since no two of As a sop to our pride we can
the same them were born in justly claim that in at least two
your. they can only be 6, 3 and months of the year-August and
2. and mercury September-our humidity soars above anything Singapore can produce. Averages years for which for the three statistics are available show that the maximum average for August was 91.36 in Hongkong and 88.1 in for September und Singapore; 88.6 in Hongkong and 87.1 Singapore.
A SQUARE IN BLOOMSBURY
Mr. South Sculptor
NORTH
in Air. East Actor
Sometimes, too, our humidity is above Singapore's, notably for five months in 1931. six months in 1982, but for only two months int 1933.
This is how the average maxi- mum temperatures in Singapore Humidity? in 1931 the Singa- und Hongkong compared for the pore average was 81. Hongkong sunimer months of 1933: was two per cent lower. In 1932,
average Whs -80; | April Hongkong's only 77. In 1933, Singapore boasted a mean annual
ber 3, 1889, when the first perform-Singapore's ance was given there by the Amateur Dramatic Corps (as the ADC. W then known) and members of the A refer- German Club Concordia.
ence to a Library and Museum (then 25 Cents
mere nucleus) was, made in the
report of a meeting held in 1870.
In front of the City Hall there used A Year To-
to be
rather
striking
fountain,
which was given to the people of Hongkong" by Mr. John Dent, a mer- chant, the bend of a now defunct Ort bearing his name. Thls foun- thin was demolished at the time of the pulling down of the major por- tion of the City Hall to make room for the Bank's new premises, and hus not been re-crested elsewliere,
Air Raiders
Could Choke
Hongkong
In 3 Hours
Air rald peril to big cities was emphasised by Firemaster Peter Methven, of Edinburgh, in his presidential address at the Pro- fessional Fire Brigades Assocla- tlon conference.In Edinburgh this month.
Ho snid: "With a certain gos, the entire population of cities such
Regulate Size Of Families
Washington, June 28.
87.1
Singapore Hongkong
87.9
Alay
88.7
77.3 84.0
June July August September
89.0
87,0
EB.1
87.9
88.0
89.5
87.0
October
And as for humidity!:,
80.5
Singapore
R2.3
Hongkong
April
R2
May
84.2
R3
June
81.4
83
July
$2.3
83
August
83.2
September
81.9
79
Even Singapore nights are hot- ter than ours. For instance, the average minimum temperature in the southern city was 76.1 in 1931,
MRS, MARGARET SAN: 73.9 1932 and 73.7
矗
Mr. North Barrister
SUUT!!
Air. West
"Dučfor-
It is at once deducible that The the sculptor is Mr. South. rest follows,
PROBLEM IV DAPHNE IS 23
Daphne's father is 50 and her nother is 41. The only other pairs of prime hutabers total- Ing 100 are 53-47 (which would make Daphne 41) and 71-29.
even etc., which RIC obviously absurd.
PROBLEM V
A BRIDGE FOUR
more
Let A Admiral Acenough.
Then
BLord Bidmore.
C=Colonel Clubwell. D-Judge Drucifer.
61) and D win 1108 against It and C (2) 1
A
A
E
900
63) G .
D
109
(4)
440
w
1933,
(3) A
1700
Net result
A wins 1500
"
1500 300
13 loser 3900
VI GER has returned from while we could boast only 69. tour of Hongkong and 68.8 and 69 respectively in the
China, with a new formula same years.
During the
summer
montha,
for regulating the size of singapore is often hotter at night, families for 25 cents a year. as these statistics disclose:
July
August
Mrs. Sanger hopes the formula eventually will be the answer to June present bans against dissemina- tion of birth control informa- Repr tion.
It may also, she said, be "the answer to the social workers prayers, and to refusal. of the American Medical Association to help change the laws..
HINGAPORK
1931 1932 1931 14. 74, 75.4
74.1 75.7 73
HONGKONG
193 1932 1933
12.8 76.3 79.4
CORRESPONDENCE
25.04.18Tents on Repulse Bay Beach 74. 74 0.1 77.6 14.9 75.5 74.7 74.5 72.8 65.9 74.8 78 On the other band, it may give us some antisfaction to know that, although we haven't the coldest climate in the Far East, we can knock Singapore sky high when it comes to the other extreme from sunimer's heat,
re-
as London, Edinburgh, and Sydneygenle and you will not be made thing from 84 to 87 degrees, llong-man
of mile recreation
could be choked to death in three hours.
"Fire brigades 'would be power less against organised air raids. the Their only duties would be saving of life and extinction of fire.
"Pandemonium produced by air bombing requires a co-ordination of forces and economy of effort, which can only come from cen tralisation.
"This requires firmer steps by the Government, with committees for fire, police, and medical work. The Government should also see that an adequate water supply In'ayailable,"
cost.
one
only
To the Editor, H. K. Telegraph.) Sir,Is it net ironical that just as we rend in the English papers of the late magnificent response of the
ing's "great family" to the appeal for a
Memorial Fund to provide
and fresh air, sunlight, opportunities The chemical formula-which she
Our winters are much cooler for physical development and did not reveal-was tested by
year with than those in Raffles' old home creation for the children of Britain, this small British Colony should read Florida physicians for a
of the passing of good results. In China and India, town. Statistics show that while
de- sho, said, clinics tried it on a larger | Singapore is enting its Christmas in its own papers
mensure which will effectively found it efficacious.
pudding in a temperature of any prive the children of the average The formula
of the only public, she said, until it is further kong can quite easily be freezing healthy and
in this
to? climate with a temperature as low as 40.3 available for tested. A year's
May I through your paper appeal married couple supply, for about 25 or 30 centa. It has a rice degrees (registered in 1931).
to every reader to think this over During winter, Ilongkong's tem- starch base, she revealed.
to perature is quite often more than and decide whether he or she really "I have tried for 20 years
wants this to happen? corral people into their doctors 30 degrees below Singapore's, as many of us do not realise that with offices to learn about birth control Agures for the months of Decem- the prolibition of tents at, Repulse because I have always believed that ber and January, 1931-1933, dis Bay there is actually nowhere for birth control Is Individual and that close:
the average man and his family to each woman should physician on her own needs," Mrs. Average Minimum Temperatures go for a swim and a plenic in shade
and quiet in a Colony whose Hongkong Sanger sald,
boast is the Incomparable ty it affords to residents and She criticised the A.M.A. medical Dec. 1931
for bathing. The Tourist Bureau committee for going into economies Dec. 1932 Dec. 1933. no wyldenee
may find it hard to convince the to
tourist of the truth of our assertion available to justify the broad. claim Jan, 1931 Jan. 1932 that dissemination of contraceptive Jan. 1033.
that the bathing is perfect here. 72.5 information will..
Improve
There will be nowhere for him to the
P. S. Beer is one of Singaporo's try unless he is a rich man, economic status of the lower income ly
--MB-BARKEIL. most-popular-drinks, Kroupa,United Press.
MB thore
consult her
Singapore
13.3 72.8
41.7
47.0
71.3
81.4
13.4
40.3
710
43.3
51.5
Perhapa
chief
Programme.
Waltz, Prelude, Mazurka and Scherzo....Chopin: At the Cradle, Solitary Wanderer and Homewards.. ..Grieg: 3. Papillons....Schumann; Hungarian Rhapsody....Liszt.
4.
9.40 p.m. Two Songs by Joan Cross (Soprano).
1. Indian Love Call--"Rose-Marie”. 2. Say that you will not forget -
For-get me Not
9.45 p.m. From the Studio
2. The Talk: "Avintina No. Future of Empire Air Transport.“ by
. II. Curtia
10
p.m. Big Ben: Dance Hits
of the Day..
11 p.m. Close Down,
DAVENTRY PROGRAMMES
The following wave-lengths and frequencira
Are observed by Daventry.
Frequency
Wavelength
49.59 metres 9,050 kr. 7.510 k.c. 31,55 xtrem 5.58K *.. 31.30 metres
Sign
GRA
GAR
GRC
(80
11.7
ke. 11,888 ke.
25.63 elres 25.25 Metres
CHP
IB,140 k.c.
11.12 metres
G80
17,790. k.
Gen
21,478 ke
GHI
16.240 k.e.
CRU
*71,649 ̈ ̄k‚Æ‚
6.120
49.10 k.c.
GGJ
16.86 metres
12.07 meires
19. metr
· 19.60 --metres metres
Transmission 1
IGA.N., G.S.D.)
11.30 p.m. gen. Island Hory. 1 .. "Foreign Affair." 1.1 p.m. Chamber Munic.
1.55 ..tarfight." Number Nine. 2.10 p.m. The News and Announcements.
Greenwich Time Signal at 2.16 p.m...
Transmission 2
IG.B.G.. G.A.EL.)
1.30. ig Ben.
University of Lond
Centenary Hervice. 3.30 p.m. A Pianoforte Interlude.
1.10 p.m.Poreign Affair
1.85 m. Interlude.
pm. The .B.C. Empire Orchestra, Greenwich Time Signal at 9pm.
• p.m. The News and Announcements. 9:20 p.m. Variety.
$35 p.m. Geiger and hla Orchestra,
Transmission 3
(0.8.G.. G.B.F., (25.D.)
Programmes may be interrupted for eam». mentarles by Colonel R. H. Brand sad Cap (an I. B. T. Wakelam on the Ali-England Lawn Tennis Club Championship. from the Centre Court, Wimbledon.
10 .. Big Ben
19.40 p.m.
No. 5.
"Empire Mail Bar."
Light Programme. 11 p.m. Algemon Blackwood,
11,14 p.m. The land of the 1st in. The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry.
11.4 p.m. The John MacArthur Quinted. 11.53 p.m. The News and Announcements.
Greenwich Time Signal at 12 m 12.13 ani. The 15.B.C. Daare Orchestru
ACCOUNTANTS' BALL
ANNUAL CHARITY FUNCTION GREAT SUCCESS
A highly successful function was the annual Accountants' Hall held Inst night at the Roof Garden of tho Hongkong Hotel in aid of the funds of the Society for the Protection of Children.
A lavish programme of refresh- ments, entertainment and dancing had beon arranged and the affair was largely attended. Guasts began to arrive at 9 pm, among them being Sir William Hornell, Mr. I. A. D. Forrest and Mr. E. P. H. Lang
Howing mombers of the committee: Messrs P. H: Sin, T. A. Martin, L. Hinds, Thomas Lo C. Kuen, E. Remedios, Aw Kim-chor, T. B. Hee, Alfred Fong, Philip Kan and Feng Chi- ning.
at the official party snt the foll
An excellent programme of anter- tainment as provided by artistes who volunteered their services for the occasion, including Miss Gloria Yee, Mins Norah Kew, Master Billy Tre, Miss Nina Boroskey and Mins O'Keefe (dances), Mr. S. F. Chin (mandolin solos), Mias L. Kwan -(songs) and Mr. Chau Kwok-huen.
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Dancing was continued until a Inte hour and, despite the closeness of tho atmosphere, the guests had thoroughly enjoyable time.
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