CHARITY WORK -
WHAT MINISTERING LEAGUE DOES. MOST MONEY FOR HONGKONG
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Emphasis on the fact that the Ministering League gives the jority of its money to Hongkong charities and only senda a small por- tion Home was stressed by Mrs. T. II. King, President of the League, at the annual general meeting held at the Helena May Institute, thin mor- ning.
During the course of her speech, Mrs. King said that the League has reason to be gralled by the generous response of the kind publle to its appeals and that, on the whole, the year 1930 has been successful.
by Mrs.
The meeting was rotary) who
E. C. Norris (Ilon.
read the minutes of the last meeting. the moving the adoption of reart and balance sheet for the year repart 1930, Mrs. King said:
moving the adoption of
the
you
report and balance sheet for the year
that 1 nuggest 1036, nlready have had the
30 report
balance sheet we take them as
und rend.
I think that on the whole, the year may be consklered to have been
Hessful, and the league has reason
to be gratified by the generous re- sponse of
nze of the kind publie to its Appeals. That over $0,000 has been raised while the depression was stil being
encourage keenly felt should
us to go on with greater enthusiasm. "I am not going to any unything about the local charities that have
They received funds.
are ult deserving, and well known to this Commitice.
ONLY $970 SENT HOME "As you know, years ago we used to send home money to Charities in
WC Great Britain-now, however,
THE HONGKONG' ́ ́TELEGRAPH.
STRIVING TO LIFT FERRY
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28,
An attempt witt be made to salvage the Star Ferry Night Star at high tide to-night. At low tide this afternoon strel hawsera wllt secure the ferry to the pantoons, lanka and tugs shoron in the photo- graph, and it in hoped that their buoyancy will be sufficient to Uf the ferry from its bed of mud and
silt.
it of be removed from the vicinity of the No attempt will be made to take the ferru to ducks. charf and again' let dien to the bed of the harbour so that more permanent arrangements can be made for transporting the inf's, deross the harbour. The funnel of the wreeked vessel can be seen in
the centre of this photograph.
CORONATION
PROGRAMME
COMPLETED
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one of the fug days re-him,, and with someone
Rave
MANY FOLLOW CONTINUED MURDER
TRIAL
She
+
800 PERISHED IN GUERNICA RAIDS, LOYALISTS CLAIM
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only send away money to support our
(Continued from, Page 1) two Hongkong cots at the Meath Home at Oltershaw, and that brings me to point which I feel strongly
Fler Majesty, the she was having her if she heard bably by cruisers lying off the shore about. At
one of my heartfelt wishes and high hopes of his cries of "save life" from the floor in a dense fog.
The casualties' are unknown, but There were also sounds of cently
scattered all around the above. daughters $1, saying- give to peopler,
..
footsteps.
Later she heard footsteps some damage was done. this Charity--but not to the M.L. searth" Mr. Mucdonald asserted.
Madrid was again severely shelled staira and looking These peoples desire to be ablegok up the
morning and at close Intervals send their money away'. She
The Inhabitants are unfortunately did not hastily tell him to follow every stage of the historie ihrough the prep-hole of her door
during the day. saw two men, one of whom was inerci
Wilness then SW that he was all wrong; that out of ceremony and two things will enable
Increasingly using
underground them to do so; namely, the broadcast carrying charcoal. the $9,000 we collected we only sent
smoke and on going
to her means of transport. To-day's tenth- been which
Bus
arranged
live
of casualties are 25 estimates $970 to England, and that to support
the offelo programme,"
verandah to find the reason for it. B$ I suid, the two Hongkong cuts at
noticed accused standing in the killed and 60 wounded. cluded.
Government aircraft were unable Oltershaw.
She asked him verandah above,
to locate the Insurgent batteries,
Reuter Bulletin Service.
"We hope to again have at least, two Children's Clubs during the sum-
than
mer ho and I shall be. more
to anyone who will volunteer and help us.
ant he сол-
out
Is published in why there was all this smoke and which frequently alter their range.
HANDSOME PROGRAMME The programie two editions; the stundard edition, pi with a cover showing the Royal
Coat-of-Arms in full colours, and the
de luxe edition, printed in black and
gold.
replled it was nothing, they Just burning charcoal.
WETE
Further questioned by Mr. Wi-
BASQUE ARMY REFORM "This year we said good-bye to our
llans, witness said that at one stage while she was in her cubicle she had
Bilbao, Apell 27. Vice-President, Mrs. Edwin Taylor,
heard the sound of some heavy objecti
President Aguirre has issued a who will be remembered for many Each contains the details of the being dragged along the floor above, decree creating a Basque regular tournaments in aid of the Fund, and processions and special photographs from the direction of the near cubicle urmy in which all existing formations years for her most successful tennis
of Their Majesties and members of towards the kitchen, and
will be incorporated. The list cí we all wish her the best of luck
OTHER WITNESSES
milltary commands will be .cvised every happiness. I cannot thank the the Royal Family.
The full text of the. Abbey service
Chiu Chi-fung, half-brother of the and there will be a new commander- Committee for the amount of time
is also published, together with "A.
when he returned to in-chief, accused, and trouble they have given so un-
Prayer for the King's Reign." by the Reclamation Street from going out
Another decree John Maseleid, o des- lie heard shouts of fire. He went to workers engaged in building fortica- grudgingly, especially to Mrs. Kelvin
Poet Laureate, and to Mrs.
and the cription
King and Queen, Beccused. Some firemen came later brunt of work falls. And finally may
by the late John Drink- I thank sincerely Mesara. Lowe an
ter, entitled "The Matthews for again Bingham and auditing our accounts, and the Press dealing with the significance of the out of a heap that was burning and
Stark the Treasurer,
tntilltarises
Norris, the Secretary, an whom thelin of the strations of the the kitchen of No. 323 where he saw tions or working in war industries.-
for their unfailing help and gener- osity. (Applause),
L'an article by the king's Majesty," and one of them dragged something? Reuter,
water,
CorAKING
to the British Empire.
EARLY START The programme reveals that procession of motor cars conveying certain members of the Royal Family
RADIO BROADCAST
1937.
Commentary on Arrival Of . The Hongkong Clipper CHINESE CHORAL SOCIETY
Radio Prograine Broadcast by Z.B.W. on wavelengths of 365 metres metres (D.52 (845 .k.c's.), 31,49 m.c't.).
4-7 p.m. Chinese Programme. Irish Music. 7 p.m. Contralto Solo-The Fairy Tales of Ireland (Eric Coates)....Essic Ack- land; Accordion Soto-Rakes of Clon- Frank Murphy; Tenor nre Smiling
Orches Downey;
...
mellen Irish Eyes
ish Rhapsody (Herbert) ....
Morion.
Or
(arr.
New Light Symphony Orchestra; Solo The Rose of Tralee Glover) Morton, Downey; chestra-Irish Washerwoman
the Straw Sowerby); Turkey In (Guion). New Light Symphony Orchestra; Tenor Solo-The Moun- tains of Mourne (French)....Morton Downey.
7.30 pm. Stock Quotations and Hongkong Exchange Market Report. 7.35 p.m. The B.B.C. Wireless Military Band.
Slavonie Rhapsody (Friedemann, arr. Winterbottom); "Faust"-Bollet Musle (Gounod); "Woodland Pic- tures"-furni Suite (Fletcher); (a) Romance"An Old World Garden": (b) Introduction and Dance"In the Humoreske "The Hayfields": (c) Bean Feast."
m. Time, Weather and Ap- nouncements.
8.03 p.m. A Varlety Programme, Instrumental-Souvent de Sleile
Marin B, Scivitturo (Mandoline); Vocal-When my Dreamboat comes Home....Turner Layton: Hawaiian Rock me in a cradle of Kalun.... Frank Ferera's Ilawallan Trio: Vocal Sketch-Knock, knock-who's there? ....Vie Oliver with Sarah Churchill; Accordeon Solo-Ma Petite
atn Keller: Gretn Take my heart...G
Solo-Erle Conten Medley..
Vocal(n) Sydney Guslard; Susannah; (b) We'll rest at the
Rocky Moun
Fat Castoncell; You Jun....
Organ
Oh
•and
of the TetrimentalThree s
taincare;
words....Len
Len Fills (Banjo): Vocal The wind and the rain....Turner Layton: Vocal-You and the night and the music... Gracie Fields; Vórni
Tiger Rag....The Mills Brothers. 8.45 p.m. Concert Waltzes.
Woods Tales from the Vienna (Strauss)....Marck Weber and His Waltzes Orchestra; Rosenkavalier (R. Strauss)...Bruno Walter and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
A
all
From the Studio. 9 p.m. Recital of Part Songs and Folk Songs by the Hongkong Chinese by Choral Society, Conducted Lindsay A. Lafford. Irene Lum at the Plano.
EXHORTS BASQUES snld something about a dead body.
Bilbao, Apr. 20. When the accused heard that he at once walked hastily away.
President Aguirre, in a stirring ap- Witness followed him into the street but lost, peal to the Basque people,, admitted him there.
to-day the gravity of the situation
the
NE
is one of the und representatives of foreign powers accusong, umal employed by the facing them.
sold at about 2.45 p.m. she will leave Buckingham Palace for saw accused in the "long" of 323 with ns a stranger. She had gone to 323 to
hang up washing.
Mrs. King then proposed the adop- tion of the report and balance sheet and this was seconded by Mrs. A. W. Bartholomew, who
Vice-Presidents, Honorury League's and carried,
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Proposed and read by Mr. D.
brer) Kelvin-Stark (Hon.
Secondled
In reply to Mr. D'Almada witness sald it was the practice of the family days. The door between
hung up washing in 323 on rainy the two
Westminster Abbey as early 0.40 a.m, on Coronation Day.
The carriage procession of the British Dominion Prime Ministers, the representatives of the India and
to led by Mrs. R. M. Henderson, colonial rulers, will follow from the the following is the list of the Execu- Palace at 9.15 a.m. Mr. Stanley
Commlice for 1937-38:- Lady aldwin, who will occupy the first balconies, 321 and 323, was fastened:
W. Dartholo-Baldwi Α. Mrs. Mucre Vice-Presidents); Mrs. T cession, will
of the eleven carriages in this pro-
escorted by тем President), Mrs. Crapnell
Metropolitan Mounted Police. Each (Vice-President), Mrs. Kelvin-Stark (Hon. Treasurer), Mrs. E. C. Norris of the Dominion Prime Ministers will
br escorted in His
carriage by mounted troops drawn from
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and
T.
be
the
pa the 321 side.
He referred to the destruction of Guernica by "German airmen in the service of Spanish rebels" and called on all Basques "to react with violence to defend the principles and liberties. of the people with unheard of stub- bornness and heroism."—Router. SCANDINAVIAN OUTCRY
Oslo, Apr. 27. Ng Tal gave evidence of delivering
The Governments
Norway, of Sweden, Denmark und Finland have charcoal to No. 323 on February 28. SAW FIRE IN KITCHEN
simultaneously protested to General Wong Yee-sum, step-mother the accused, said her husband owned Francisco France's representative at (Gen. Ilon. Secretary),
Between Lisbon against the stopping of varl- 310-323 the three houses
Dus Ccandinavian vessels by In- Representatives: Mrs. Clark (Delilias Coronation contingent of his own 3 and 4 p.m. on February 28 she was Public School), Mrs. Cheung (Heep country.
from 321 third surgent warships.
The Norwegian Note asks what Yunn School), Mrs. Lakeman (Kow. Sir Mahommad Zafrullah Khan's going over to 323
Boor, when she saw accused on the cavalry, Troopers of the 30th and the "teng" and was handling her cessation of these acts, and reserves 5th Lancers will escort the colonial firewood. She opened the door and the right to demand reparation. For
the stranger, seeing her, held out his loss. THIRD PROCESSION
King
Branch
the
of
DUS
Mrs. Welsh Ford (Kowloon Dock), carriage will be escorted by Indian balcony of 323. A stranger was in measures will be taken to secure the
loon);
(Military), Mrs. R. A, Ú, (Penk), Mrs. T.
King
HEAY Mrs. Shaw (Prison Depart
Mrs. Sedgwick (Royal Navy Dock Yard and Harbour), Dr. K.
Woo (St. Paul's Girls' College), Miss
sultans carriages.
10 let
Atkins (St. Stephen's Girls' College), will convey the Royal Family, with for her but she him feed themceed to Ceuta to discharge their car-
work she has done for the Leugue, and was cordially adopted.
i
the
but
hand to take the food for chickens The protest recalls that Scanding- The third procession from Bucking which she had brought there. He viuts vessels have been forced to pro- ham Palace will depart at 9.50 and asked witness
refused and went goes.-Reuter Mrs. Richardson (Victoria) and Miss its escort. Queen Mary's carring towards the passage. The stranger
SPY RING EXPOSED Sawyer (Diocesan Girls' School). procession will leave Marlborough rushed past her, brought the chickens At the conclusion of the mecting, House at 10.10 am. and will consist into the cubicle from the kitchen and
Madrid, Apr. 28, Mrs. Kelvin-Stark proposed a vote of of Her Majesty, in a gloss coach,
kitchen. Police arrested 19 members of an thanks to Mrs. King for all the hard with her sister-in-law, the Queen of asked her to feed them there. Wit-
ness noticed some fire in
allegedly new gang of Insurgent Norway,
STRANGER SCOLDED The King and Queen will leave the
After feeding the chickens witness Spies, headed by an unnamed Palace at 10.30 a.m. in the State Coach, drawn by Windsor greys, pro- went back to 321, but returned to 323 beautiful actress-United Press. TOLEDO RAILWAY CUT ceded and followed by an Imposing later. She stood in the "teng" and
having wast
Madrid, Apr. 28. Accused ray of prominent officers and scolded the stranger for
It is semi-officially announced that heard her and at once shouted to the escort Sovereign's
"Give her $1 for the fire- the Loyalists have severed the In- Dominion Colonial and Indian Army wood." This the latter did and wit-surgents' Toledo railway, and high- officers. The honorary Indian A.D.C.'s to the King will immediately precede ness returned to 321. Before doing way communications, seizing post- The Foreign Secretary arrived at
so she noticed that the kitchen door ons 300 yards from the centre of Croydon by air from Brusoris this loucester and Kent, as the Principal was im
State Coach. The Duke
the city. Railways and reads are evening at the end of a two-days A.D.C.'s to the King, will follow the
under the fire of rifies and machine- guns-United Press. visit of courtesy to the Belgians and couch.
conversations with Belgion couch."
royal suulte of 41 guns will be fired at St. James' Park and a royal-Yes.
ANGLO-BELGIAN TALKS ENDED
had
statesmen.
London, Apr. 27.
t
rops, including in addition to the ed so much of her firewood.
eseoris of
the
stranger
Mr. D'Almada: 323 belongs to your husband? Yes.
It has been vacant for some time? You hang your wushing there, you
A communique issued in Brusselsaniute of 62 guns from the Tower of this morning at the conclusion of the London will announce the actual store firewood there and you go to
conversations states: Monsieur. Paul
moment coronation at the Abbey.
of
in
In addition to the foregoing pro- cessions there will be also the Lord
few
#
"WAIT AND SEE"
Rome, Apr. 28. General Herman Goering, German and fro there constantly? Yes. Spank had a number of conversa-
The evening before you had actual-Air Minister, is leaving to-night for
Florence. and Tuesday, tions on Monday
Inspired, it is believed, by reports ly used 323 for a party? Yes.
The Chief Justice: That would in- of Insurgent successes on the Basque the course of which he took the op- Mayor of London's and that of the volve the removal of all washing, front, General Goering and Signor portunity to discuss current
pro- Speaker of the House of Commons,
decided to blems of chlef interest to
the two
firewood, etc.-No, these things were Benito Mussolin! have EMPIRE WILL MARCH countries, Belgium
awalt events In Spain before making and
Britain.
the left there. The great procession after
(re-examining): any Mr. Willloms
.further decisions, Reuter Among these problems the British Coronation ceremony will include and Belgian Ministers gave their dismounted representatives from all Your purty played mah jongg jurt a Special, special attention on
aleps inside the verandah door? on the one hand the defence services in the Empire,
Witness wanted to examine where to questions concerned with the
as well as mounted units. It is Yes.
the fire had started, but accused pre- FIRE OFFICER'S STORY' strengthening of
Europe, timed to leave the Abbey at 2.15 and in
Mr. C. Brand, Omeer in charge of vented him by saying the fire was out the preparation of will reach Buckingham Palace at the particular the a new Security Pact for western end of a long route through the West Mongkok Fire Station, said he re- and there was no need for him to re- ceived In call as the result of which he main. He repeated this and even put questions which form the object of On the return march the order of went to No. 323 Reclamation Street his hand on witness' chest to push the mission which has recently been the carriages of the Prime Ministers, third floor. In the kitchen he found him out. Witness stayed, however, entrusted to Monsieur Van Zeeland. India and Burma representatives, the nccused and another Chinese male and examining the place, turned over.
"The conversations, which
the 321. The tap in the kitchen had been human being. Mr. Baldwin's carriage being
Upon this he looked around for the and had not the character of nego last, and immediately preceding the turned on and the floor was about two
Inches deep in water. There was a accused but he had disappeared. tlations, were carried on in an at- Roval Processions. mosphere of complete cordlallty. The entire route will be lined by heup of firewood burning, which was Witness then informed the police.
Lok Yam, foreman in the Fire They afford an opportunity to make men of the Navy, Army and Air covered by a green door which show-
ed no sign of burning. It looked as Brigade, save corroborative evid- be if it had been put there to cover ence,
in
and
Europe, and, on other, to economic End at 3.50. p.m.
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sisted purely of an exchange of vowel and colonial rulers will be reversed, whom he thought was the cook of some debris to expose the head of a
clear how close was the conformity Force. between the points of view of the
Fifty-five foreign countries will two Governments."--British Wireless, represented.-Reuter.
something before the witness arrived. The hearing is proceeding.
1. Part Song--Rolling down to Rio ....German; 2. Old Scottish Cradle. Song can ye sew cushions?. arr. Granville Bantock; 3. Part Song
The
Marchant; Traction
-All through the night....arr. Chambers; 5. Engilsh Folie Song Early Song art. Dunhill; 6. Somerset Folk -O, No John!...arr. Eric Thiman.
9.15 p.m. Overture "Manfred," Op. 115 (Schumann), played by The B. B. C. Symphony Orchestra, -Conducted-by-Adrian Boult..
9.30 pm London-News and An- nouncements,
4. Welsh Folk sine.....
9.55 p.m. Memories.
Screen and Theatre
"Give me a Ring"-I only want one (So- boy....Margaret Bannerman prano); "Broadway Melody"-Wed-
ding of the Pointed Doll....Leslie James (Organ); "Over the Garden Wall Wrap yourself in cotton wool Howes
(Comedian): Babby "Monte Carlo"-Medley....Rale da Costa (Plano); "Brewster's Millions" Jack Buchanan and Geruido and His Orchestra.
10.15 p.m« London-Big Ben. Dance Music.
Fox Trot The Wanderers; Fox darndest things, Trot-You do the Baby: Fox Trol-Eeny Meeny Miney Mo; Fox Trot The Changing of The Guard; Fox Trot-Harbour lights; Fox Trot-Rhythm saved the Fox TrotSing, sing, sing: Wal You're my gift from
Heaven; Fox Trot Here's love in your eyes; Fox Trot-You can't pull the wool over gotta know Fox Trot-You eyes; how to dance; Fox
call Trot-Let's heart heart
Fox Trot-On a a typical Trot-Smoke tropical night; Fox Dreams; Fox Trot-There's that look
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in your eyes again; Fox Trot-She shall have music; Fox Trot-Do. the Runaround, Rumba-Spanish Jake; Waltz A gift from Heaven.
11.16 p.m. London-The Interna- tional Six Days' Motor-Cycling Trial. Behind the scenes in п Midland Motor-Cycle Factory, Peter Cham- berland (of the A.C.U.) and Graham Walker will describe the preparation (Electrical of men and machines. Recording).
11.45 p.m. Close, Down. 4.30-5.45. p.m. (ápprox:). Addi tlonal European Programme from Z.E.K. on a Frequency of 640 Kilo- cycles, and on. Z.B.W. on a Fre- (9.52 quency of 31.49 metres m.c'a.).
A Running Commentary by Frank V. Read on the Open Singles Tennis Champlonship of the Colony Sem!- Finals, between E. C. Fincher and S. A. Rumjahn, on the Stand Court of (By the Hongkong Cricket Club. Courtesy of the Committee of the Hongkong Cricket Club).
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