THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1936.
PREPARE YOURSELF FOR THE COLDEST Patent
WINTER FOR NEARLY FOUR CENTURIES
372 YEAR ICE
ICE AGE STOP Pedestrians STARE
CYCLE RESTARTING
INDICATIONS
are multiplying that this winter may be abnormally cold.
In France, the Abbe Gábric), most famous of Europe's wenther prophets, predicts, on the basis of his 372 years' cycle, that this winter will see a repetition of the conditions in 1554-65, when largo rivers were frozen solid in Western Europe and Asia, crops were ruined, und many people frozen to death.
This summer the Abbe's forecasting method worked out ac- cording to plan.
In England, Mr, E. L. Hawke, meteorological 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-came three years after the period of sun- spot minimum, and in no case) has 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 haws of this hutuma would alone be enough to justify the belief that the coming winter will be cold.
The Abbr's
weather cycle,
meteorological expert explalised, bus been worked out so as to take ac-
count of every conceivable
Hongkong
Paid
$117,000
In Fines
omical coincidence which might, by FINES and fees paid into
any stretch of the Imagination, be Hongkong and Kowloon
supposed to affect the
Weather
WHITE CHRISTMAS
Police Courts last year help.
His full cycle is one of 744 years ed to swell the Magistracies and, according to his own statements,
revenue by more than $117,-
comprises
0.202 "synodle" periods,
9,040 "tropical" periods, 0,980 000 last year.
"draconie
perlods
and 9.802
"anomalistic" periods, and 67 periods But Hongkong prople took
sunspots,
greater pains to steer clear of
of's
His working cycle, one of Just half the law in 1935, because the this length, represents the phriod{
fees after which the Abbe believes that amount paid in fines ant
weather repetitions are next most was less by $57,000 than that probable. In 1581-5, which he pit in 1934.
think this winter should Imitate, the
cold spell began to December 20' and The accounts lasted,
are contained in
with scarcely a break, until statistics published in the Annual March
Rep rt of the Magistracies, pub- "Sometimes it works, and romes | Bibed recently, times it does not," was the comment!
of an English meteorologist. The Fines were the greatest zouree Abbe's system gave the cold winter of revenue in both Hongkong and
DIPLOMAT'S PREDICTION
You Are Warned-
Watch
Your Step
Watch Traffic, Then Use
Your Discretion
Inspector General of Police, Hon. Mr. T. H. King, explained in a broadcast from ZBW this week why a "Safety First" campaign was necessary in Hongkong. Hes Sixty nine | anid;... pedestrians were killed last year traffic acct. lents in Hong- tong.
Over
thousand ather Brond users were #mju red, the weekly average being 45..
The total of 12,128 killed and Einjured was hun- Edreds higher than it should have
been, simply through the carelessKNERS of pedestrians.
UNSERE SALES TEATABLEPRIČA
THEN-
"Let us take the figures for all vehicles
buses, cars, public and private, lorries, trams, cycles, rickabas, etc.
Deaths Injured
1934
1936
1930
*10 months
55
949
€0
.1,160
GO
1,077"
In each year more than half a hundred
persana have been killed; and a number!
of persons, for execeding a whole battalion of troops in strength, have become serious or minor casualties.
i think you will agree that a Safety First
campaign is warranted.
"If you and I are quite frank with our- selves we shall admit that, whether in a ear or on fout, we have frequently beeng guilty of selfishnew-our thought has been "Let the other fellow look out for himself."
"I suggest to you all, whether pedestrians.
or motorists, that the principal key to roud anfety 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 Slogan be Safety First-Self Lasi.”
INDIAN LACKS
PASSPORT
FORMER MACAO POLICE, OFFICER
Kipo Shrugh; 27. appeared before
WE RESE
-CROSS
A THIEF WHO SPECIALISES
TAKES TOPS FROM CYCLE BELLS
Allured En B
A
RADIO BROADCAST
Medley by Ozo and His Boy Friends DAVENTRY RELAYS
Radio Programmo Broadcast by Z. B. W on a Wavelength of 355 metres, (045 kcc's.), 31.49 metres, (9.52 megacycles):
4-7 p.m. Chinese Programme, 7-11.15 p.m. European Programme, 7 p.m. The New Symphony Or chestra.
"Le
Cid" Ballot Music (Massenet); (Gounod); (Bala-
"Mors El_Vita"Judex
Istamey-Oriental Fantasy kireft, arr. Cosella),
7,30 p.m. Closing Local Stock Quotations and Hongkong Exeliange Market Reportrner Layton (Vocal)
7.35 p.m.
and Ken
Harvey (Banjo),
Banjo Solo-The World is waiting for the Sunrise, (Seltz); Songs Lost (Oman); Sweetheart let's grow old together
Song-Dirty Face (Hilller); Bunjo Solo-On a Southern Plantation; Songs-It's great to be to love again, (Kochler); A Waltz was born in Vienna (Crocker).
8 p.m. Time Sigani, Weather Re-
and Announcements.
p.m.
Dance; anjo Solo-Dal}
For03
chestra
Ambrose and His Or-
Fox Tro-O. K. For Sound; Fox Trot-There's a new world; Fox Trot Emply Saddles: Fox Trot--I'm an old Cowhand; Rumba-Cuban Pete; Wood and Ivory; Fox Trot-I'm all in: Rumba-Two hearts in Cuba,
8.30
From the Studio, p.m.
'A Tálk on “Safety First," by 1. M. Hodgson, 8.45
p.m. Three Marches.
Popular
1. Grand March "Tannhauser," (Wagner); 2. Marche Milliaire
(Schubert); 3. Funeral March.ot a Marionette (Gounod).
9 p..
London-News and An-
nouncementa,
9.20 p.m. Tunes of Not-so-long-
New Mayfair Or
ngo, by the chestra.
9.30 p.m.
From the Studio.
Jazz Medley by Ozo, Hls Boy Friends and Doreen Mn.
1. Medley--Don't mean a thing: Shine; I got Rhythm 2. Every trag
I look at you....Bob Xavier; 3. Sugar Rose; 4. Rhythm is our Busi-. 5. Must forget....Bob , Doreen Mat 8. Xavier; 6. Tormented. sucialist
My first thrill. .Doreen shall have musle; China Town.
Alone: 0. Medley-She
10 p.m. London-ig Ben. Brass
Concert.
Band
of 1925-0, but missed the even colder | Kowloon, the revenue from thais spell of February, 1920, when Eng-your boing $74,320 in Hongkong Mr. Keen at the Central Magistracytealing the tops off bells attached to land enjoyed the last really satisfies and $43,333 in Kowloon, as com- this morning, charged with having tricycles and Liegeles, Chan Hring tary period of outdoor skating.
pured with $106,787 and $57,472) entered the Colany on or ahuma respectively in 1974.
November 20 without a vajit pass-ged 35, unemployed, was charged before Mr. W. Schofield at the Cen- Other sources of collprtions
nport.
11 p.m. "The Polleeman's Lol," A both Island and maintand ers Det.-Sergeant Laughlin stated that trai Magistracy this morning with
Talle by an Inspector of Police, Straits forfeitures ($15,165), Pour Box defendant came to the Colony from the theft of part of a beli from »Settlements. (Electrical Recording).
5th st been employes. tricycle · left cutside the Westerni
11.15 p. Cluse Down. there is a police officer for the pas, Market in Bonheur Strand. A second ten years, and was a British subject charge of unlawful pousesalon was
Defendant said he was no longer also preferred against him.
Inspector M. H. Hourihan said that.
| ($1,044), Arms Fine Fund 18264) | Macao. He Washington, Nov. 24. Senator Key Pittman said to-day and Revenue Reward Fund 1514, that as far as he knew no Americut- | 813). made munitions had been sent to Total expenditure on the Marie- either faction in Spain and he was tracies was 208,800, which included in the Macao Police Force and canc confident that the present neutrality legislation would keep. America out over $96,id for personal emonto Hongkong to look for work
uts. of any possible war-Renter.
DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF
felther to be sent to indiar
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Mr. Keen remarked that he dic not understand why defendant, being a British subject, had not a Britis passport.
Designs Of
inreenies of this nature were getting New H.K.
P.O. Stamps
very frequent. Complainant in the prosent case, a fish stall-holder, hadi xperienced having the tops taken!
bells on his tricycles, and caught
alihited number of Brius.mainder of the bell when he emerged D
kong's new stamp issue, He was passports were issued to Indians be-!
cause of the vast number of people had also missed the domes public in May next year, are ex- other which will be on sale to the employed Indians in the Colony. Be added that he was asking for an
pected shortly. expulsion order, in this ense,
A MAN'S TASK IS ALWAYS LIÇin ir. A cyclist who ignored "Safety The prosecuting officer replied that defendant trying to remove the re- SPECIMEN copies of Hong-
HIS HEART IS Litr.--Lewis. Wallace. First" rules was fined $5, at Kowloon only
ان
the 3.5.
to the Kowloon Hospital yesterday. suffering from a fractured arin. The injury was caused while Chop was working at the Kowloon drydock
Magistracy, this morning.
Hong, who admitted riding on The quartermaster Helios, Chan Wing. 40, was admitted the wrong side of Waterloo Road.
A summons ¿ginst her husband for maintenance was brought before! Mr. E. Himsworth at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning by Mrs., R.M.G. Silva of. Homunlin, but the case was only called to enable summons
tą
be withdrawn, Mr.
Bits-
For stealing one-and-trait pounds, of sausage froin Wong Ming, à sage maker, Lee Jaen, 2, M. A. du Silva. representing com- employed, wos arrested yesterday and brought before Mr. K. Keen at plainant, said the parties had come to an agreement, and His Worship
Magistracy this murning allowed the summons to be the Central when he was bound over in 550 for drawn. six months. Pleading guilty to the charge, defendant said he had to
steal us he was starving. Sergeant MacKay prosecuted.
Tel.-
with-
Pleading guilty to the larceny of B-40 cattles of wolfram ore, valued at 3690, Sze To-ping. 37, unemployed, of Ngan Wu village, was sentenced
from the market. Several
rom their cycle bells.
Defendant was sentenced to a fine) The expulsion order was granted. Defendant has the alternative of of Sze, or one month's hard labour, ither returning to Macao or of going on each charge. to Canton.
PROVISIONS FROM WARSHIP
THEFT CHARGE NOT PROVED
The "Telegraph" understands that these stamps, which will be of four denominations only, will be of standard size.
The design comprises
a three- quarter profile of the King's hend in a elrele placed towards the top left- hand corner of the stamp,, with the Lisbon, Nov. 25.
in the top right- Imperial Crown hand
The corner.
22:1776 "Hong- Senor Armindo Monteiro, former kong" in English and
Chinese Foreign Minister, has been appointed characters. is shown beneath the
NEW AMBASSADOR
anube Autoasaduur to kuvion—| Ve duty table is shown
wtuner.
at the bottom right-hand corner, and the denomination appeurs in words at the base of the stopp.
common
The new stamps are based on a design for the entire cast-Colonial Empire. fe is the vurd Hongkong's stanp now highest varying" will be inserted in two
"If I did not take them, somebody to three months imprisonment by A ma-toy employed on it. M. S. ise would." was the statement made Mr. Wenn-Jones at Kowhon Magis-Delight, Miao Fung-ahut, aged 36,
FAIR WEATHER by Tam Take, 41, unemployed, when tracy this morning. Detective Sergt. charged with the theft of provisions, he was arrested yesterday for unlaw- Franklin raic defendant sold the ore namely, tea, butter and sugar, to the
The antleycone has moved ful pussession of 30 culties of tree for $400, but gave information 12 a value of $3 from the warship, and wood nt Pokfulam Road. Al Central Magistracy this
the able the police to evenver it. Com Tai Shi-mui, sampun woman, charged, and pressure is
Over Bunta Soul Jupan. Local with receiving, were discharged when he morning
plainant was Wong Yok-hong, mar pleaded guilty to the offence and waste of the Yati Yu Godown.
they appeared on remand befare Mr.recasil-a. E, Winds, est; fat. W. Scholleld at the Central Magis- tracy this morning.
ordered by Mr. K. Keen to pay
fine of $10 or to serve one month's
imprisonment. Sergeant Matches wro- secuted.
At a previous hearing of the case,
J
-only
design will apply to Aden, the Babumos, Bermuda, British Guiana, British Honduras. the British
a Chinese charged with stealing the it was stated that first defendant was why talled to appear in Court on lon, Cyprus, the Falkland Islands,
Mr. Wynne-Jones had before him
Wan Wai-in, police interpreter, Solomon Islands Protectorate, Coy- burk of a Heptapleurum Octophyllum seen by a sergeant of the Royal at Kowloon Magistracy this morning, Naval Dockyard Police to pass the onung last when is name was call- Fiji, the Gambla, Gibraltar, the Admitting the theft of a piece of It was stated that there was no comprovisions through porthole of a connecnon with a heroin plil Gilbert and Ellice Islands, the Gold iron from a cowshed belonging to the mon name for the tree concerned. H.M.S. Delight to second defendant, cas, Was a rough bure the Const, Hongkong, Jumalen and de Dairy Form Company at Pokfulun. "You must not spoil our trees, raid who was in a sumpan lying alongside. Caties Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor pendencies, Kenya, Uganda and Lau San, aged 31, unemployed, was the Magistrate, imposing a fine of $25 The provisions were found in the ine Crimunt Sessions this morn-Tanganyika Territory, the Leeward charged before Mr. W. Schofield at ur the Central Magistracy this morning, wore three other cases of persons, in
three weeks' hard labour. There sampan on a search being made later, he was told by Hils Lordship Islands, Malta, Mauritius, Nigeria. tate Northern Rhodesia, Nyasaland, St. Inspector Hourihan said defendant unlawful possession
Defendants denied the charge, and that his explanation for hus of tree wood, second defendant said that the pro- attendance had been verified and Helena, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, wila sven by two watchmen to take who were given similar alternativca, visions had been given her by a found to be a frank and honest state- Somaliland Protectorate, the Straits the plecs of iron, which was worth
Settlements, Trinidad and the Wind- European. $2.50. A fine of $20, or a month's
ward Islands. hard, Inbour. was imposed. Mr. S.
A 42-year-old unemployed street This morning, Detective-Sergeant Zavarattin, Superintendent of Dairies W, In Woo, appeared before Mr. C. Dowman said defendunts story Schofield at the Central Magis-had been verifled, and that in fact at the Dairy Farm, was the com- nacy this morning, charged with the the provisions were handed over to plainant.
theft of a ense containing 60. empty first defendant by a tailor on board Watson's arrated water bottles from the warship, who told him to give A 35-year-old unemployed man, the Craftengower Cricket Club yes them to second defendant. Chung Hong, was brought before Mr. terday. Inspector S. Logan
de- K. Keen at the Central Magistracy fendant was seen by Lul Chi-to, this morning on charges of (u) pas-boy of the Club, carry the.
WAR DEBTS TO BE PAID session of prepared opium, (b) pos- buitles away from a place where it scasion of raw oplum and (e) keeping was lying outside the entrance to
Washington, Nov. 24. an oplum divin in Stanley Streel. the Club. Defendant only admitted Defendant admitted all
Senator 'Key Pittman, In on Inter- the charges stealing two bottles, und bis plea was view, predleted to-day fresh Euro- and was sentenced to a fine of $200 accepted by Inspector Logan. De- nenn moves towards the settlement of or three months on the first charge, ¦ fendant was found to be under a War Debts, saying: "There is no E. ven at the Coral Magistracy, $130 or two months on the second bond, and this was enforced. He question but that War Debts are go- mis morning, Lee Keung-puw, who charge, and $100 or one month on was fined $50 or six weeks' hard
ing to be settled," largely because of was on $500 ball, was fined $200 tor the third count, The terms are to labour, and ordered, to be sent back the recent monetary co-operation ac- the possession of five tuels of pre- rub consecutively. Revenue Omeer to the country at the expiration of cord between Britain, France and pared upitun.. Revenue Olicer Ward Ward prosecuted.
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Fourteen cases of Diphtheria with six duty, six cases of Typhoid with two deaths (one inported), che case
and of deaths of Puerperal reve, from Tuberculosis, were reported to the locul Health authorities last weck.
one On Monday
of Diphtheria undi live cases of Typhoid were also reported.
cust
Appearing on remand before Mr.
prosecuted.
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