THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER
1996.
Hongkong Is Facing Its Coldest RADIO
Winter For Ten Years
WHOLE WORLD WILL
SHIVER IN 1937
THE SCIENTISTS SAY
SO
THE coming winter is expected to be the coldest
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the world has experienced for ten yearss.
Snow, ice, hail, rain and sub-normal temperatures may be anticipated in North China while Hongkong may freeze for February.
This forecast for the coming!
months was confirmed by Mr.
E. 1. Hawke, a famous meteoro DEVIL-MAY-CARE
logist, who has provided ac-
curate weather readings for WORLD VOYAGER
many years,
The Worst Month
The phase of the sunspots
COMING TO HONGKONG WITH WIFE
favour temperatures that should WILLIAM
be well below normal," he said. "There is every likelihood that many parts of the world may enjoy an old-fashioned Christmas," he said, "but the worst weather probably will come along in January and February."
Albert
Robinson -young devil-may-care American who sailed round the world in a 32-foot ketch a few years ago and then married a beautiful Chicago heiress-is re- ported to be planning another globe-circling cruise from Singa-
The reasons are slowly changing | pore. so far as the cold months are con- cerned.
Robinson and his wife, plan to buy January used to be the a schooner here between 50 and 60 coldest month of the year. "Now, feet lang equipped with an quxillary. the worst month is February," says motor. They will go to Singapore, Mr. Huwke.
Via Hongkong.
from the United States by cargo steamer,
A well-known French expert has atreatly predicted that the coming winter will be a hard and murelless one, and his view was supported in views expressed by Mr. J. W. Sundstroem, the Swedish meteorolo- Kist.
Believes in Berries
In predicting a severe winter Mr. Sandstrom bases ils view on natural, sims-uch as a large crop of berries
Other lens upon which he relles are the very early mixra- of cels to the sea, and the Lion
that the know partrbige had urned white by the middle of September, a change not usually seen until well into October.
fact
They propose to sail across the Indian Ocean and then around the Cape of Good Hope and neross the. Atlantic to New York.
Robinson is well-known for his tu book, Ten Thousand Leagces Over the Sea," the English edition of which was called "Deepwater and Shoals. It dealt with the world cruise of the Svapp, a 32-font ketch very similar to the Idle Hour, in Dwight Long, is sailing which another youn American, round the
world.
Zone Grey, famous author, told. in Australia not long ago that it was he who introductid Robinson 40 the Chicago heiress, a Miss Crane, of "Animals and plants have wonder-the wealthy Chicago furniture firin. ful instinct for a hard winter," Mr. Dwight Long met both Mr. Sandstroem cald. "Time and again Mrs. Robinson at Tohits
and last year. I have found their indications He says Mrs. Robinson is a charming fulfilled."
woman-keen on small-boat cruising and not the pampered society giri jone might imagine.
It may
be remembered that Robinson was stricken with appen- dicitis while on his honeymoon in the South Seas which necessitated a United States Navy surgeon rac- Ing by warship to his aid at the Galapagos Islands for an emergen- cy operation In '1032,
Miss Jean Batten, the pretty New Zealand airwoman, who recently flew from England to New Zealand, is seen above in her plane flying over the sun.
Amateur Dramatic Socioty
"NIGHT MUST FALL"
IS BIG SUCCESS
Mr. Emlyn Williams' contributions to the theatre have con- sistently revealed him to be a keen student of human nature, and in his play "Night Must Fall", produced last night at the China Fleet Club by the Hongkong A.D.C., he roams among the tortuous paths of psychological investigation, throwing the beam from his analytical torchlight with unerring judgment and skill on half a dozen different types of people.
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in this play Mr. Williams goes of Olivia, the necessary fight and beyond the ordinary murder plot shade which the author endeavour- The audience is not invited to solve ed to obtain in his script. EMERGENCY OPERATION
Ollyla fir So far as they Grayne is an introspective, philoso- The mystery.
mystery concerned
poctiently- Having therefore rid himself of the phleal, repressed, and usual encumbrances which surround minded girl, forced by circumstances murder plats, the author is able to to adopt a role in life which she concentrate
psychological
Her unmasking of Danny, studies of the characters. They are abhors, brillhint in wil, satire, and emotion, the murderer, in her first real oppor- tunity in life to give full play to Intellectual capabilities. And QUESTION OF INTERPRETATION her
has given The Hongkong A.D.C. players! author Endyn Williams tackle them bravely, boldly, and with her lines, most of which have a no small measure of success.
One vitally dramatic content. calling cannot recall the A.D.C. attempting more dificult play; it fairly bristles rather for a low-pitched emotional with pitfalls, especially for the un-
whu is liable to be Winnie Cox is Inclined to shout wary player. carried away in his enthusiasm for
for her lines in a high-pitched voice. Additionally, there is a fut-hop stage-deportment is excellent the-par big question of interpretation. 1a and in gestures she under scures the een am part perfectly. A little moru Mr. Williams Intends the emphasis to this a brilliant interpretation. still a
a trifle undecided as to whether restraint in her delivery would make be placed on expressing the reactions of fairly of a crowd
simple folk of a thrown into Iamous
the maelstrom murder mystery. on the fascina1- ing Intellectual durt between Danny, Grayne, the murderer and Olivia who unmasics m
GEORGE V. FUND ONLY £250,000 WESTMINSTER SCHEME MAY BE MODIFIED
The King George the Fifth Memorial Fund at Home has Tabil, famous Pacific garden isle in passed the £260,000 mark. French Occonia and haunt of roman- Officials of the Fund are con- le eccentries from all parts of the fident that a total of at least world including another world voy
Aluine Gerbault,
The Svamp was biter seized by the Uragaayan Government.
Afterward the Robinsons went to
aper,
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£500,000 will be realised before French war ace and international the Fund is closed.
tennis player. They lived in [ native-made house and ate Commenting on the passing off and pineapples. They were planning Oils "milestone." Lord Macmillan, to have a new yacht built. Chairman of the Executive, said: "Success is now assured. It is too
SECOND BOOK early
yet to
settle the precise Robinson wrote a second book. application of the fund, but it will which is just about to be published, he possible to have a splendid statue and he is now working on another. in i historie setting at Westminster He has a flair for writing, although he and playing fields throughout the romantielses travel
the to length and breadth of the land." degree. He was in Singapore on his
It is understood that in view of world cruise in the Syaap. the possibility of the subscriptions "I may do a little collecting for the not reaching the amount anil-Field Museum in Chicago during my cipated, some modification of the forthcoming trip," Mr. Robinson said. Westminster part of the scheme, "Otherwise I am still free-tuncing, In order to reduce the cost, is both in movies and still photography being considered. This would and gathering material for my third enable a much larger sum to be book." devoted to the acquisition of play- ing fields and also permit provin- elal olles to catry out their own schemes.
Westminster The originally estimated to cost £350,000. It involves the acquisition of certain properties adjoining Did Pather Yard and Abingdon-street and the erection of a statue of King George in an open space near the Abbey. But an undertaking given
was
scheme
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that
50 per cent. of the public gifts would be devoted to the provision of play- ing-felds. It is therefore necessary for a sum of £700,000 to be sub- scribed if the Westminster scheme is to be carried out in full.
The following figures indicate the rate at which
been received:
ing
delivery.
NEARLY STEALS THE PLAY Although it is probably true, as one of the characters suggests, that everybody likes a good murder, it is dually true that everybody loves si good laugh, which is, perhaps, why The A.D.C. appear to have chosen Fay Grossman pretty nearly steals the former course, and in this they the play with her delineation of Mrs. are probably right, although I could Terence, the call-a-spade-u-spade" not help feeling that the characters housekeeper, Fay Grossman has of Mrs. Terrence, the housekeeper, some good, lines made all ibe more Mrs. Branson, the hypochondrine, effective because they are well timed and Hubert Laurie, the city "Fop," to provide sultabic anti-climaxes. projected themselves rather too She makes the utmost of her oppor- much, tending to obscure the tunities and scores a big individual tremendous drama of the play, which hit is in the battle of wits between Danny and Ollvin.
One felt too, last night, that a little modulation of voice by Winnie Cox would invest in her characterisation
Secret Lake Of Oil
Will Supply Britain
For Over 200 Years
A
LAKE of oil, ten to twelve miles long, and, in places, more than two miles wide, lies somewhere under the placid surface of the Sussex Downs, according to Mr. G. subscriptions have Percy Ashmore, a London mining engineer.
June and July August
£100,000
September 1-21
£14,000 £15,000
September 22-28
Tolal to date
CLOSING DATE
£23,000
£251,489
If subscriptions continue at this rate it will take some. 13 months Inore before the necessary £750,000 will have been raised. It has been pointed out offelally that the fund must be closed at some date prior to the Coronation In 0 months' time. It would seem, therefore, that this surn may not be raised,
The sums raised in the provinces. which are expected to amount to £100,000, have yet to be included in the total.
The donation which carried the fund past the £250,000 mark woo
He says he has charted its boundaries and could trace them for you on a map.
"My secret, when I divülge it, will leave Britain independent of Coreign_oll and petrol supplies for at least 200 years,” he said. HIS HOBBY
Mr. Ashmore is managing director of the West African Diamond Syndicate, and has for many years prospected for oil over the Sauth of England. Oil divining is his hobby.
"Our experiments boring for oil in England failed a few years ago because our company's funds did not allow us to bore to A sufficient depth," he said,
"In the areas I have mapped, abundant supplies of oil may bo had by anyone who can bore to a depth of between 2,000 and 3,000 feet.
"But my secret of the greatest deposit of uil-a veritable lake of oil-will remain my secret until I can be sure that its exitation. will be in the Interest of the nation. A thousand wells could be, used for years in this one area.
"And in other sources in England there is enough oil to supply one of £24 which came from the all our requirements, in peace or war, for hundreds of years to Imperial War Graves Commission. come."
Dory, the boots boy, who becomes murderer, and invelgles himself into the Bramson household, is a very interesting study by Nigel Weymouth, Remembering his work in "Musical Chairs," one instinctively felt that E. G. Smith-Wright was the one person to play Danny, but it is to Nigel Weymouth's credit that he has conceived - characterisation which few, if any, could surpass in long- kong.
It is a magnificent exhibition of restrained acting. The character is complex, almost, bewildering. To portray the varying moods demands the most delicate treatment, and to convince the audience of the reality of such a personality calls for a skil-
ful and intelligent interpretation. Nigel Weymouth succeeds all along the success of the play.
the line. His presence guarantees
`EFFICIENT SUPPORTERS Very efficient work is accomplish- ed by Ruby Mathieson as the cun- tankerous ond flattery-susceptible Mrs. Bramson, and adequate support Is given by San Pringle as Dom Purkoe, Jerry Marsh 03 Hubert Laurie, Beth Smith-Wright as Nurse Libby, and J. Roberts as Inspector Belsize. The prologue is a very pent and skilful performance by G. Gilmore as the Lord Chief Justice.
It is difqult to say whether E. G. Smith-Wright is a better netor or a better producer. This latest effort tops all his previous work for the Hongkong A.D.C. and is one of the chief contributions to the play's un- doubted triumph:
He took on an almost monumental task in produc- in such an intricate play, but the greatness of fils achievement is un- questionable.
A brilliant play, cleverly presented And something which Hongkong should make a point of seping.—B.A.0.
BROADCAST
A Children's Concert From The Studio
ZE.K. PROGRAMME
Itadio Programme Broadcast by Z.D.W. on a wavelength of 359. Inetres (845 k.c.8), 3420 metres. (8750 .k.c.'s), 19.75 metres (15.10 megacycles),
12.30-2.15 p.m. European Record- ed Programme.
12.30
p.m.
Concert Waltzes.
12.50 p.m. "Rudyard Kipling's Barrack Room Baiinds" sung by Peter Dawson (Bass-Baritone).
1
pm. Time and Weather Report, 1.03 p.m. A Pianoforte Recital by Alfred Cortot, 1.15 p.m.
1.30 D..
Vocal Items.
Reuter Press, Rugby Weather Forecast, Time and Announcements.
Press,
1.40 p.m. Variety and Doner Music
2.15 p.m. Close Down.
5-8 p.m. European Programme. 6.6 p.m.
A Reiny of Tea-Dance
Music from the Hongkong Hotel Root Garden.
6 p.m. From the Studio.
A Children's Concert.
6.30 pan. A Planoforte Recital by Arthur Rubinstein,
Andante Splanato, Op. 22. (Cho- pin); Polonaise-Fantaisie No. 7. in Adat major, Op. 61. (Chopin); Polonaise No. 3 In A major, Op. 40, No. 1. (Chopin): Sevilla (Albeniz).
6.17 p.m. Albert Sandler and Ills Orchestra.
A Little Love, A Little Kiss (Silesu);
Because (d'Hardelot): ilusions (Jacob Gade); Bird Songs at Evenlide (Erie Coates); Gipsy Moon (Borganoff); Masquerade (Loeb); I want your heart (Haydn Wood).
7.13 p.m. The Light Opera Company.
Vocal Gens"The Girl Friend": Melodies of Robert Burns; Vocal Gems--"The Waltz Dream."
Stock
7.30 p.m. Closing Locnl Quetallons and Hongkong Exchange Market Report.
7.35 p.m. Nat Gonella and s Georgians.
8 p.m. Time, Weather Report and Announcements.
8.05 p.m. From the Studio. A Chinese Concert.
I p.m. Close Down. 8.05-11
A
p.m. European pro- KTAMME from Z.E.K. on frequency of 610 kilocycles.
8.05 p.m. An Orchesten! Con- curl.
Overture "Euryanthe" (Weber): Song--If my Mother only knew (Nuttle)..Beniamino Gigli (Tenor); Slavonic Dance No. 1 in C major (Dvorak: Slavonic Dunce No. 2 in E minor (Dvorak); Song- lovely night (Se Landon Ronald) Eva Turner (Soprano); Fire Festival Polkn (Josef Strauss); The Singer's Joy (Johann Strauss); Song-The Midnight Review (Glinka).
Nor- man Allin (Boss); "Salome" Jochanaan is brought before Salome (Richard Strauss).
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8.15 p.m. Male Chorus.
(a) Sweet Genevieve (Tucker); (b) At Telalty Church (Gilbert); (e) Honeysuckle-and- the-Bee-(Kappy-~ Fitz); (8) If you want to know the time ask a Policeman. (Burando); 2. Songs of Good Cheer.
9 pm, London-News und An- nouncements.
9.20 p.m. Excerpts from "Yes Madam" with Binnie Hale, Bobby Howes Bertha Belmore, Billy Leonard, Wylie Watson, Harcourt Brook und Vern Pearce.
9.53 p.m. Piano Medley No. 18 by Charlie Kunz.
10 p.m. Variety and Music,
Dance
Fox-Trot--Play, Orchestra, play: Fux-Trot-It I should lose you; Humerous-Humpty Dumpty Cicely Courtneldge: Band-Twenty Miles
to Nowhere; Organ Solo Popular Melodies...Harold Ram- sny: Fox-Trol Supposing; Songs- You're Where there's you there's Sweeter than I thought you were... Jack Hulbert; Yodelling Song-- Mountain Melodies....George van Dusen: Guitar Solos Traumerei (Reverie) ...Ken Harvey: Band- Waltz Memories; Song-Show inc the way to Romance....Francis Day (Suprano); Fox-Trot-Life begins when you're in love, I feel like n feather in the breeze Song-I'm sittin' high on a hill top ....Sam Browne (Baritone): Slow Fox-Trot -Gypsy Violin: Waltz-Give me your hand.
GBA
11 p.m. Close Down. " DAVENTRY PROGRAMMES
The following wavelengths and frequencies are obostred by Daventry.
Frequency Wavelength 4,500 .c. (3.4 metres F1.35 metres 1,510
25.63 metres 26.28 metres 12.82 metres 16.5€ metres 13.97
tren 19.68 matres 19.46 mets 49.10 met.rew
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Transmission 'I
16,8,B., GR.0.),
1.15 p.m. Bir Den. Bidar Torch, at the
Organ of the Regal, Edmonton, 2.4 p.. "Vood far Thought.” 4.5 p.m. Peter Yorks and his Orchestra. 4.35 pm. Fireworks for the PHINP 4.51.p.m. The News and AnnouncemeÍA. Greenwich Time Bienri at 5. p.m.
Transmission 2
(4.8.F...8..)
7 p.m. Big Ben,
"The Beloved Vaco- (Continued on Page 4)
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