THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JANUARY 16, 1937.
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 16, 1937.
TOURIST TRADE
VALUE
The value of tourist trade is well exemplified in the case of Canada, it being computed that the money spent by visitors in
the Dominion last year aggre gated the enormous sum
of
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WESTMINSTER CHIMES
GRANDDAUGHTER
These Names Make News
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Hoover Leave This Month
on
Mir. Charles L. Hoover cracked retiring BRC
January 11. vacates Consul Generalskip U.S.A. at the end of this month and sails from Hongkong February 1.
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ON Monday, January 11, Mr. Charles L. Hoover, popular Consul General of the United States of America, concluded his period of office in this Colony.
He renched 65 on that day and now has to obey the hard and fast rule of the American Foreign Service and retire.
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"The Flora of Mindanao," and a journal on the dialects of the Philippines. "The Constitution of Aragon," is another of his literary achievements.
In Carlsbad (Austria) where Mr. Hoover was serving on the outbreak of the war, his Con- sulate looked after the interests of British and French nationals and later, Spanish and Russian nationals, passing on to them the relief funds sent by their re- spective governments as long as possible.
Mr. Hoover was born in Oska- loose, Iowa, where ex-President Herbert Hoover was born., That famous man and his father were second cousins.
Mrs. Hoover was born in New York, has travelled over the work with her husband and, like him, has made writing her number of short hobby. A stories and small sketches are testimonials to her literary suc- cess but she has many other good qualities for which Hong- kong will miss her. ·
Mr. and Mrs. Hoover plan to visit their son in Manila where he is connected with the Stan- dard Oil Company, before going on to Kashmir and Europe.
From February 1, Mr. Howard Donovan will be in charge of the Consulate pending an assignment by the Foreign Service.
was Chaikowsky went back to his Sword of Honour) and Director of Military Training bar.
"On Thursday I go to Singu- and in charge of Air Services, among other thinge, in New pore," said Chaikowsky. Once Zealand. He was Staff Omeer he had been with Bostock's to Col. Earl of Arran, K.P., and Circus and had performed in formed the first O.T.C. in Iro- England and. Scotland. He is still travelling...small fry in land.
During the Prince of Wales's the great business of entertain- visit to New Zealand in 1920, ment to-day but an indomitable Col. Sleeman was on his personal figure of courage in the world of staff and had some responsibility marquees, sawdust rings and paraphernalia which in addition to the honour, in circus escorting the potential monarch, seems to have lost favour with of the Empire through the coun- this generation. try with which he himself was
At the conclusion of Empire His Object familiar. the tour he received the M.V.O.
After Frontier ns an appreciation.
Col. Sleeman was an Hon. TALL, spare Licut-Col, S. P. Commissioner of the Boy Scouts Williams, C.I.E., has a thrill- years the ing story to tell of 27 Association and received
the North West Silver Wolf, their highest award. service He is Knight of Justice of the Frontier but, unfortunately for Order of St. John of Jerusalem; interviewers, he is as tight-
of Commander the lipped as he is courteous, one Knight Equestrian Order of the Holy of the fow combinations against Sepulchre, with Star; and holds which the reporter is helpless.
On Tuesday. Col. Williams the Order of the Sacred Tren- sure of Japan and the Order of addressed the Hongkong Rotary Mercy.
Club in his present capacity of Recreations of this versatile Travelling Secretary for the gentleman are big game hunting Royal Empire Society. In a and travel while he has also personal talk I found out why he, found time to write books on with another officer formerly of these hobbies, Thuggee and mill- the Indian Army, was chosen for
his important post. tary life.
He Flew Through
The Air
on
After graduating from Leyes and Sandhurst, he served with the 1st Middlesex Regiment in Burma and Indin. He was then
an
On February 1, he sails from here on the Italian liner Vic- toria, taking with him Mrs. C. L. Col. Sleeman Hides Hoover who has proved a lovable
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A LITHE and wiry man is posted in 1907 to the 61st Sikhs Argus Chaikowsky who call. (Frontier Force) and, for nearly hostess to her compatriot com-
decades, lived in an munity here and a fine helpmeet ONCE on the personal staff of ed at the office this week and three to her husband since they max-
the Duke of Windsor, then explained to me that his age was atmosphere of excitement, alert- ried in October 1934.
Prince of Wales, Col. James 45. I was not surprised at that nesa, caution, diplomacy and Said Mr. Hoover in $285,000,000 What this figure luxurious office which the Con- will revive vivid recollections of keep fit at 40 these days but tish troops are always on active the Lewis Sleeman, C.M.G., C.R.E., as plenty of people manage to danger. On the Frontier, Bri- really means will be gathered sulate took over with the erce the Far East when he comes what did amaze me was to learn service and if Col. Williams when it is stated that it exceeds tion of the Hongkong & Shang- out here on March 18 to inspect that he was a trapeze artist at cared to put aside the traditional
Bank Building: "Hong- the Hongkong St. John
Am- Bell's Circus.
reserve of the Army, he could the returns from any single item kong is the best spot in the Con- bulance Brigade in his capacity
audience much Said Chulkowsky in broken interest of exported trade goods. It sular service and my wife and of Chief Overseas Commissioner. English he is a Pole-"There more in his own experiences than represents. some $88,000,000 I have had a wonderful time and
A man of many experiences are plenty as old as me doing the in the aims and objects of the and wide interesis, few names work. But there are not many Royal Empire Society.
Briefly, however, he passed more than the value of the grain everybody has been moat nice."
Asked for his views on the call for more attention in as old as my partner Kovralis. crops, and is shown to be one of Far East and the International Who's Who than Col. Sleeman. He is nearly 61. We have over the decades until 1980 when the most important factors in tie-up, the genial distant relation Before him, his grandfather, been working together since he was appointed Commandant the country's recovery during President Herbert Hoover, was was also in the public eye and was 14."
of his famous namesake, ex- General W. H. Sleeman, K.C.B.. I took up trapeze flying when I of the 2/14th Punjab Regiment (Brownlow's) with whom he re- unable to break through the shell similarly for public service, The greatest-of-case expert mained for four years before his Through the initiative of the of caution which a lifetime of namely, the suppression of the said he had had three big falls retirement. Worthy of men- diplomatically-inspired utter terrible practice of Thuggee in during his act, the most recent tion is the fact that during his Senate, the Dominion Parlia
ances have formed around him. India.
of which was at Tientsin just Frontier service, Col. Williams ment some years ago made an He said: "Disturbances have
To the ex-Service man it is of before he came to Hongkong. was seconded for five years as of the South examination of the value of been going on for. 5,000 years more interest to know that Col. There he had a misunderstand. Commandant tourist trade, and as a result of and they have not ended yet... Sleeman was the officer in charge ing with his partner in mid-air, Waziristan Scouts, a body of Nobody can forecast what is go of tests which led, on his re- let go on his way to a trapeze men who have gained fame by the conclusions then reached, it ing to happen but the keynote commendation, to the carrying bar which wasn't there, and fell their daring and completely was decided to establish the of human endeavours has always of entrenching tools during the over 40 feet to the ground. He fearless exploits in the wild progress...Non-interven- Great War. This was certainly dislocated his spine and was out mountainous region of rebel Canadian Travel Bureau, to co- tion in European affairs is the turning the sword into a plough of action for two months before tribesmen.
On retirement, Col. Williams ordinate publicity methods, and traditional policy of America but
did not immediately return home. put him right. cal sense. to work in harmony with the nobody knows what events will share but not quite in the Bibli- a muscle and mud bath expert
He was offered and accepted an At Manila, three years ago, various provincial agencies' ad- bring forth..."
Aged 56, Col. Sleeman joined vertising the attractions of the Charles Louis Hoover has the Army in 1899 and bad risen Chaikowsky did a one-and-a-half appointment by the Bengal Gov- Dominion. The value of this seen considerable service as a to Major at the outbreak of the pirouette which took him over ernment to take charge of the United States Consular official. Great War, Lieutenant-Colonel the area covered by the net. He notorious detention camp in co-ordinated effort has been
kept, and for nine months he His last post was that of Con- in 1917, Colonel in 1930 and fell among some empty box seats, which the "Bengal Terrors" are amply demonstrated during the sul General at Amsterdam, but Brigade Commander the follow- broke four chairs and held this job. past three years. In 1934. he has served in Madrid, Carls-
While on furlough, he was While touring the F.M.S. with visitors left an estimated, total had, San Paulo, Danzig. Batavia ing year though he actually re- uninjured himself. of $130,000,000; this increased and Prague.. In July, 1931, he tired on pay in 1923.
He saw service in the South Bell's Circus he again flew out selected for his present post and was promoted to Class Two of African War (two medals five of range of the net but his fall has covered Ceylon, Malaya, the Consular Service.
clasps), France and Flanders was broken by a plucky native Bangkok and India on his tour. Born in Iowa, Mr. Hoover is a (two medals and star), was at- spectator who was himself bad. He plans to go to China ports, graduate of the University of tached to the Japanese Fleet (de- ly battered by the impact. The Shanghai, Japan and Canada to Chicago. He entered the Gov-spatches twice and Japanese spectator went to hospital and complete the round trip and is
CLOCKS in 1935 to $202,000,000; while
ENGLISH MOVEMENTS
LOCALLY MADE SOLID TEAKWOOD CASES
MODERN DESIGNS
FIVE YEAR WRITTEN
"GUARANTEE
CLOCK DEPARTMENT
LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.
for last year the figure is put al
been
at
Mr. Hoover has achieved some He wrote: success as an author. "The Wild Tribes of Mindanao,"
BULLS AND INNERS
From the Office
our i
Butts
wag
soliciting members and promot- ing interest in the Society on his way.
Incidentally, his son is travell- ing the path of his father and is now a Lieutenant in the Bat- talion Col. Williams last
com- manded. Lieut. Williams earned a double Blue at Sundhurst for cricket and athletics and Was Captain of Athletics when he
assure We hasten to
The mysterious discovery of left. readers that the recent theft of the skeleton of the Kowloon
a Defence Corps target will not tiger indicates that reference Naval Dock Yard Interfere with our Bulls and In- should be made to "Who's Zoo!"
Old Employee
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$285,000,000. Tourist money as a
Canadian commentator points out, is circulated among ernment service in 1895, being all classes of the community; it attached to the Education De-, does not deplete the capital partment. He was Divisional wealth of the country, but rather Superintendent of Schools in the enhances the economic worth of Philippines from 1902 to 1909: but on his return to the United such assets BX scenery and
States from Manila, was trans- climate. It also leads to the ferred to the Consular Service,
appointed Consul crention of friendships, and, by being the new contacts made, creates Madrid. accumulating interest in the territory visited: Those who hold the view that Hongkong might well offset some of its last commerce by seriously propaganda, but there are vari-ners.
Caddies deserted the Fanling: An announcement appeared on developing the tourist trade can ous organisations, such as the "Two British subjects were Golf Club on Sunday to have a Wednesday of the death of Mr. find support for their viewpoint | Tourist Trade Development As-injured in the Embassy annexe." "look-see" at the Agricultural Charles David Jarrett-Bell, in the fact that Vancouver socintion, which supplement its according to a contemporary. Show. Just beet it!
M.B.E., R.C.N.C. (Retd.) on De- cember 31, at a London nursing Inland is making up the decline work and thus greatly contribute Better there than in the base-
seizure. According to a contemporary's home, as a result of a in the timber industry by inten-to the increased income from ment. Rive exploitation of its natural this particular source.
Tourists complain that they report of the Stock Exchange The letters R.C.N.C. stand for attractiveness. The past year konk, of course, is not to be com- are unable to get any refresh on Thursday, "the Manila mar-Royal Corps of Naval Construc showed n record number of pured with Canada, but, relativement on the Peak. They at ket was also quite." Qunit so! tors and I find that deceased was
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in the Construction Department. visitors to the Island, whilst the ly, what is true of the one place [least get a cold buffetting this
Tactless remark to a golfer: of the Hongkong Naval Dock general economic improvement, cun also be made true of the time of the year.
"Hope you have a topping day."yard from 1912 to 1918.
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During the war, although then greatly contributed to by money other. This Colony has big as A visitor asserted that she? spent by tourists, was greater sets in its fine scenery and its could not stand Ilongkong cock- Speaking of vegetables, Auntie only an Assistant Constructor,. than in any other section of the wonderful winter climate. They tail parties. This may be why Caustic thought a Kohl-Rabi was he was in charge of the Depart... West. Not only is the Publicity can be made of Increasing value some people assume the pronen distinguished member of the ment..
Jewish community. | Bureau angagod on continuous to the community as a whole. after them.
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