THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1936.
PREPARE YOURSELF FOR THE COLDEST Patent
WINTER FOR NEARLY FOUR CENTURIES
AGE STOP-
372 YEAR ICE AGE CYCLE RESTARTING INDICATIONS
are multiplying that this winter may be abnormally cold.
In France, the Abbe Gabriel, most famous of Europe's weather prophets, predicts, on the basin of his 372 years' cycle, that this winter will ace a repetition of the conditions in 1564-05, 'when large rivers were frozen solid in Western Europe and Asia, crops were ruined, and many people frozen to death,
This summer the Abbe's forecasting method worked out aç- cording to plan,
In England, Mr. E. L. Hawke, meteorológical superintendent of the Hampstead Observatory, points to the fact that this is the third year after the last low ebb in the 11-years' sunspot cycle. Searching through more than 100 years of weather records, Mr. Hawke finds that in eight out of the past 11 cycles the present stage of the cycle has corresponded with a winter considerably colder than usual.
The coldest winter on record:-) that of 1813-14-cáme three years after the period of sun- spot minimum, and in no case hus the third winter following been very warm.
And, if there were any truth in the augury · of berries-which meteorologists gravely doubt—then the hips and hawn of this autumn would alone be enough to justify the belief that the coming winter will be cold.
LI
The Abbe's weather cycle, meteorological expert explained, has been worked out so as to take ne- count of
conceivable astron- every
Hongkong Paid
$117,000
In Fines
amical enteilence which might, by FINES and fees paid into
any stretch of the imagination, be supposed to affect the weather.
WHITE CHRISTMAS
His full cycle is one of 344 years and, according to his own statements,
comprises 8,202 "synodic“ periots 9,940 "tropical's periods, 9,036 "draconite" pertods, and 9,86Z "anomalistle" periods, and 67 periods
of sunspots.
Hongkong and Kowloon Police Courts last year help- ed to swell the Magistracies revenue by more than $117,- 000 last year,
But Hongkong people took eater pains to steer clear of
h Inw in 1935, because the
His working cycle, one Just half jambsunt paid in fines and fees this length, represent the periud after which the Abbi believes that was less by $57,000 than that weather repetitions are next mont aid in 1934.
probable, In 1581-5. which he
thinks this winter should imitate, the
The accounts are contained in tatistics published in the Annual
cold spell began to December 20 art of the Maristracies, pah-
ted, with scarcely a break, unli
March.
"Sometimes it works, and some- times It does not," was the comment
of an Engilsh meteorologist. The
sert recently.
Fines were the greatest starer revenue in both Hongkong and
Abbe's system gave the cold winter; Kowloon, the revenue from this
Pedestrians -STARE
You Are Warned-
Watch
Your Step.
Sixty nine pedestrians were killed last year in traße acci. dents in Hong- kong.
onc
Over thousand other rond Users were injured, the weekly nvernge being 43.
The Lulat of 2.428 killed and injured was hun- dred higher than it should #have been. #simply
through
the carelessness of pedestrians.
THEN-
Watch Traffic, Then Use
Your Discretion
Inspector General of Police, Hou, Mr.⠀ T. H. King, explained in a broadcast_from ZBW this week why a Safety First" campaign was neccssury in Hongkong. He said:
"Let us take the figures for all vehicle
huse, cars, public and private, lorries. trams, cycles, riekshus, ete.
1934
1936
1936
*10 months
Deaths Injured
.66..
940
69
1,160
1,077*
09
In each year more than half a hundred
persona have been killed; and a number) whole of persons, far exceeding a battalion of troops in strength, have) become serious, or minor casualties,
I think you will agree that a Safety First
campaign in warranted,
"If you and I are quite frank with our- selves we shall admit that, whether lu a car or on foot, we have frequently been guilty of selfishness--our thought has been "Let the other fellow look out for himself."
"1 suggest to you all, whether pedestriansį
or motorists, that the principal key to road safety is in the watchword 'Un- selfishness. Let us have a care for, and of the other fellow. So, in this Safety, Week I would ask you to let the Slogang be Safety First-Self Last."
-CROSS
COLONY EXHIBITION
IN LONDON
PROVES BIG SUCCESS
of 1925-6, but mitared the even colder ¦-aurry being $71,320 in Hongkong 1 BUT H.K. WAS NOT
spell of February, 1820, when England $83313 in Kowloon, as com- land enjoyed the last really satisfaepared with $106.787 and $57,272)
tary perled of outdoor skating.
Designs Of New H.K. P.O. Stamps
SPECIMEN copies of Hong-
kong's new stamp issue, sale to the
which will be on
respectively in 1934.
ments.
public in May next year, are ex-CERTIFICATES
pected shortly.
OF REPENTANCE
Warr's first public secch
THERE
RADIO BROADCAST
Medley by Ozo and His Boy Friends DAVENTRY RELAYS
Radle Programme Broadenst by Z. B. W. on a Wavelength of 355 metres, (045 k.e's.), 31.49 metres. (0.52 megnyeles):
12.30.2.15. p.m. gramme.
Europeiin
Pro-
12.30 Dm A Light Concert.
1 p.m. Local: Time Signal and Weather Report.
1.03 p.m. Light Orchestral Music. 130 p.m.
Reuter Press,
Rugby
Press, Local: Weather Forecast, Time and Announcements.
1.40 pm. Instrumental Items.
2 p.m. The Light Opera Company. 2.15 pm. Close Down.
4-7 pan. Chinese Programme. 7-11.15 p.m. European Programme, 7pm. The New Symphony Or chestra,
"Le Cld" Bullet Muste (Massenet); "Mors Et Vita"---Judex (Gounod); Isiamey Oriental Fontary (Bala-
treff, orr. Casella).
7.30 p.m.
Closing Local Stock Quotations and Hongkong Exchange Moricet Report,
7.25
p.m. Turner Layton (Vocal) and Ken Harvey (Banjo).
Banjo Solo--The World is waiting for the Sunrise, (Seitz); Songs-Lost (Oman); Sweetheart let's grow old together (Bratton); Banjo Solo-Dali Dance (Brown); Song-Dirty Face (Hillier); Banjo Solo-On a Southern
Plantation: Songs Freat to be in
love again,
A Waltz war born in Vienna (Crocker).
8 p.m. Time Signal. Weather Re- port and Announcements.
8.08 p.m. chestra,
Ambrose and His Or
Fox Trol-0. K. For Sound: Fox Tro-There's a new world; Fox Troi Empty Saddles; Fox Trot--I'm an ald Cowhant; Rumba-Cuban Pete: Wood and Ivory; Fox Trot--I'm all In; Rumba-Two hearts in Cuba. 8.30 p.m. From the Studio,
A Talk on "Safety First," by F. M. Hodgson,
8.45 p.tm. Three Popular Marches.
1. Grand Morch-Tannhauser,” (Wagner); 2. Marche Militaire
(Schubert): 3. Funeral March of i Marionette (Gounod).
9 pan. London-News and An- nouncements.
9.20 p.m. Tunes of Nat-so-long- ago, by the New Mayfair. Or. chestra.
9.30 p.m. From the Studio.
Jazz Medley by Ozo, His Boy
Friends and Doreen Ma,
1. Medley-Don't mean a thing; Shine; I got Rhythm; 2. Every time
I look at you....Bob Xavier; 3. Sugur Rose: 4.
ness
5. Must I
is our Busi- forget....Bob
Tor Doreen
11 p.m. "The Policeman's Lot,” A Falk by an Inspector of Pollee, Straits Settlements. (Electrical Recording).
13.15 p.m. Close Down.
DAVENTRY PROGRAMMES
The following ware-fengila and frequencies ate abserved by Daventry,
Wavelength
HONGKONG WAS ONE OF THE COLONIES NOT REPRE- SENTED AT A LONDON EXHIBITION OF THE COLONIES, Other sources of collections DR WHICH CLOSED ON NOVEMBER 9 AFTER A FULL MONTH'S Photh inland and rainland
EXHIBITION. wore! forfeiture ($15,165)) Poor Box The exhibition proved so successful that it is to become an ($1,041), Arms Fine Fund ($966) annual affair. Hongkong, it is hoped, will be represented next year. and Revende Reward Fund ($14- S431.
The occasion was unique in Mr. 1. Spooner (Imperial Institute),
Xavier; 6. two senses. It was the first and Major W. E. Simmett,
Ma. 7. My first. Total expenditure on the Maritime an attempt had been made,
-EARL-DE LA-WARR'S -SPEECH
..Doreen Sir Harry Lindsay, In a short
Mam 8.
Medley-She Alone: 9. tracies was $98,836, which included i over $96,000 for personal emal necessarily on a small scale at. speech, introduced Lord De La Warr, shall have music; China Town.
who, in declaring the Exhibition
10 p.m. London-Big Den, Brass present, to represent the open, said:
Band Concert. Colonial Empire as a whole, and
"It gives me great pleasure to come here to-day to open this Exhibition is distinct from the Dominions. on behalf of the Secretary of State, in any such display; and it was and to make my first public speechi also the occasion of Earl De Las Under-Secretary for the Colonies.¦ First of I have it message from the Secretary of State, Mr. Orinsby- ! Under-Secretary of State.
Gore. He has asked me to express! Nanking. Nov. 12. The Exhibition, which owed its in his best wishes for the success of the Setting a new park in the cain-
ception to the "Crown Colonist," was! Exhibition. He hopes that it may be the means of bringing many people paign against political offenders, the rganised by a representative com- three- 21
mittee presided over by Sir Harry to a realisation of the vastness and Central Executive Committee of the Lhusay, K.C.LE...
of the
the British greatness of Director of
the Colonial Empire. Kuomintang (People's Party)
This nounced that "certifientes or repen-imperial Institute. The other mem-
is not the occasion for a pro- of the conunlitee were Slr Algernon Aspimit (West Indies), foul spet Counting policy, out
the whole Colonial question. Ward (East Africa), Miss Fawcett to say about our general attitude to
"We regard our Colonies as of the rative populations. They are trust, held by us for the advantage
not our property, to use as we like.
Just as
as we impore rules upon the Public
Trustee In this country, so we impose rules on our own conduci as public trustees for the vest countries of our Empire in Africa, in Asia, in Central America, In the Mediter-
The "Telegraph" understands that thess Stamps, which will be of four denominations only, will be of standard size.
The design comprises
quarter profile of the King's head in a circle placed towards the top left- hard corner of the stamp, with the Imperial Crown in the top
The hand
in English
cather.
JNE
bers
i
right-tance" will be issued to any culprụ Colonel Agius (Malta). Malor Corbet there is one thing that I should ke!
"Hong- Chinese 21
who either surrenders himself volun-
partment of Overseas Trade). Mr. E.
is shown beneath the arily to the authorities or abandons (Cyprus), Capt, S. J. Graham (De vignette.
Jits subversive activities-United | The duty table is shown at the Press. bottom right-hand corner, and. the denomination appears in words at the
base of the stamp.
The new stamps are based on a common design Jor the entire) Colonial Empire. Hongkong's stamp varying only insofar as the word "Hongkong" will be inserted in two languages.
The design will apply to Aden, the Bahamas, Bermuda, British Guiana, British Honduras, the
Jaga (Malaya). Dr. Pleris (Ceylon)
SINGAPORE TRIES TO
STEAL OUR THUNDER
"EVA" AT THE CROSSROADS British
Solomon Islands Protectorate; Cey-
and
a
Fergency €,500 .c.
(2.29
DS10. $1,43 metres
31.30
23.52 metres
4.2 35.28 metres
Blen
ESA
GXD
CHC
5,35
Cso
11.75m
GYE
11,565
12,140 k.c.
CSG
17,780 k..
23.470 k.c.
GS1
15.160 k.e. 39.66
13.97 metres
metres
11.840 kr. 15.60 metres
CAL
6,110 k.. 49.30
metres
יה
093
10.H2 metres 16.56
Transmission 1
HG.BR. 6.9.0.1
metres
+ p.m. Big Ben Chamber Munke.
Philibuemonte Ensemble. 4.45 p.m. Imperial Affaire"
3 .. 5-10
p.m.
II. V. Hedron.
Light Music,
The
A talk by
Empire Magazine.” A wechir review of things at Iome, 5.40 p.m. The News and Announcements. Greenwich Time Signal at 5.45 p.m.
Transmission 2
4.8.0.8.Jt.)
7 p.m. Big Hen. Imperial Affairs? 7.11 p.m. Johann Strauss (1875-1895), (A
Biography In Hasle),
rangan and in the South Seas. We must do all we can to help them to make the best of themselves and of 1.17 p.m. A Violoncelle Racial by Gladys their. countries.
***I am not speaking merely of plang
for the future. Much has already economic progress in the Colonies.
been done for health, education and
The
CortetL
8.4 p.m. "The Doller in the Darkness,” by Kegtimid. Berksley, Production by John Pudary,
p.m.
.
The News and Arthosnerments... Greenwich Time Signal at 9.15 p.
Orchein.
Tronsmission 3
(G9.0, 0.87, OSU)
10 p.m. "Big Ben, Drum Band Concert, p 11 p.m. The Policeman's lot. A talk by an Inspector of Palice, Strafta Bettlement.
115 at The IIa.C. Dance Orchestra 47 km. Light Studie Concert. 11.30 nm. The News and Announcementa. Greenwich Time Hirnal at 17.43 n.27.
lon, Cyprus, the Falkland Islands. SINGAPORE has just had an "Eva" installed. “Eva's" full name Fli, the Gambia, Gibraltar, the io Electromatic Vehicle Actuated traffic control-rather long Gilbert and Ellice Istands, the Gold Coast, Hongkong, Jamaica and de so they call her "Eva" for short.
5.20 p.m. The Hirmingham Our programme is being pressed Hongkong doesn't mind Singa- The working of "Eva" is controlled forward energetically at this moment. FC Kenya, Uganda
Territory, the Leeward pore having an "Eva" But by a remarkable machine. This, one For instance, the interest which has Islands, Molla. Maurtulus, Northern Rhodesia, Nyasaland, St. dignation at the triumphant re-vehicles entering the controlled zone. into the Colonial sphere, and
Nigeria, Hongkong is roaring with in- might safely say, "thinks" out for recently been focussed upon nutri
itself the speed and Incidence of tion int this country has extended Helena, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somaliland Protectorate, the Strults port in all the Singapore newa-
Secretary of State, in co-operation Settlements. Trinidad and the Wind-pipers that the Singapore “Eva" CONFUSION AT JUNCTIONS with Colonial Governments, is taking ward Islands,
is the first to be found in the road, make contact with the trame ultimately effect an improvement In Vehicle detectors, placed on each measures which will, it is hoped, Far East.
and convey to the controller-placed the standard of nutrition of all the Hongkong has had its "Eva" for on the verge of a road-information peoples in care. almost two years now, and she has of speed and incidence.
"An Exhibition of this kind makes been doing yeoman service at the This controller interprets by fick one ask whether we are doing all we corner of Des Vocux Roud and the information supplied by the de- might to make known the resources Pedder Street
tectors, And automatically controls of the Colonial Empire, and whether Hongkong motorists have cursed the algunts in the centre of the june- there ought not to be marketing
"Eva" feelingly when her red ton.
schemes in addition to exhibitions Vatican City. Nov, 15. eye blinks on in a trafficless night, To get the "through" green signal and other forms of publicity. It is Oficial statistics released by the and helds them up for two minutes contact must first be made with the particularly important that the co- Vatican reveal that the Pontifical until she changes to "green."
detretors, or pads, which are placed operation of business interests
should state is the world record holder for
our motorists
are 10 feet from a stop-line, at the June be enlisted in these efforts that in- the number of motor vehicles per
This Exhibition ∙is a sign enpita.
Vatican City Ha's
600 People, 176
Motor Vehicles
our
But although
will be joined by another sister where often exasperated by "Eva" who tlon.
The Uny stale hus 176 vehicles (nances 145 are automobiles, 31 trucks and 10 motorcycles, The official popula- tion of Vatican City is 600.
The city has four fling slations where only. Vatlean motor enra con refuel. The price of gasoline is much lower than in Italy.
permit-they re
.:
This distance gives vehicle time terest in the Colonial Empire is in quite to slow and also the controller nuto-creasing. I wish it every success. 1. bust that this is the first part of the amber and then to green to give the as this, by means of films and books, Jealous of the fact that they can matically to switch from red to hope that, by means of
of displays such For East to have a modern up-to- right of way. into Electromatic Vehicle Actuated trafic robot, and Singapore is not going to be allowed to get away with Its claim to originality.
and through the Press, the entire There is often the spectacle of population of this country may be moter-carr and rickshng waiting made thoroughly conscious of, and pallently behind the defactors, walt proud of our opportunities. Ing for the lights to changol
alms, and our achievements.
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