THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 1937.
NEW COIN GAME
CAUSES
SHORTAGE OF NEW 3d. BITS
it
You Play like Ninepins
So many people in England are playing
the new game "threepenny pins" that there is a shortage of the new threepenny- bits.
The game 12 lifte ninepins, All you have to do is to stand pine threepenny-bits on their edges tu a row and roll a tenth threepenny at them.
Advantages are: Game needs little space; enn be corried about in yolar purftet; costs provizely half a crown, and can be suld'nt the same price any time.
But it absorbs the new coins from, efrculation and partly explains why there are so many people who have
FATAL SECRE- TARY PRESIDES
never even seen a new threepenny-More than 300,-
bit.
HALF EACH
000 persons flock-
ed to Lisieux, Pranee when
Eugenio Cardinal
the
Pacelli, Papal So-
evetary of Stale, presided at the pro
The Mail, though, ir turning coing out at a fast pace. An official sald:--
inasgoration of the Basilica
of St.
"We isated close on 2,000,000 10st week, and since the first issue, on Teresa. A special April 23, we have put 78,000,000 luto) actress was bromi- circulation."
cast by Pope Pius
for the occasion.
That means that there is now Cardinal one threepenny-bit to every Iwa of the population-in theory.
NEW “PUT & TAKE"
The new emina are also being used Iov a new variation of "put and tuke."
No name has been given to it yet. but it takes rather a lot of skil
Euch ege of the coin is marited. and you roll It on the table to leave it standing on one of its edges. You "put
"take" atenyaling to the edge resting on the table. K the cuin fails to stand up you pay a pre- determined penalty and try again. You often pay!
left,
Pacell
is shown
rected by Yvon
Delbon, *French Foreign Minister.
CIVIL SERVICE &
BUSINESS APPOINTMENTS
NEW - NAVAL | Government On
POST
Assistant Chief Of
(Air) Staff
The
"Surest Guide"
YELLOW FEVER
FIRST CASE
IN ENGLAND FOR 70 YEARS
+
Londom. Aug.
RADIO BROADCAST
Two Pinno Recitals From The Studio
LONDON RELAYS
Radio Programme Broadcast by 2.B.W. on wavelengths of 355 metres (845 k.es.) 31.49 metres (9.52 m.c's.).
H.K.T.
12.30-2.15 p.m. European Pro- gramme.
.12.30 Hawalian Music.
Oh! Rosalta (Ege and Lossas); Hawaiing Stars Are Gleaming (Ege and Rosen). Linn Milford and Hits. Hawaiian Players; Underneath The Blue Hawaiian Skies-Waitz (Was- serman); Sweet Hawaiian Dream Girl-Waltz (Green and Williams).. The Hawailan Marimba Players; A ekoki-Fox Trot, Hawalian Love Waltz (Lizzle Allitken)....Noi Lane's Hawatian Orchestra,
12.50 The Mills Brothers. My Headache (Razul, Johnson); The Ministry of Health Report, for Miss Otis Regrets (From: 'I Diddle
Of Diddle');
these Days 1936-7, which has just been issued is
Some interesting reading. These Reports (Brooks); Tiger Ragg (La Rocca).
1.00 Local: Time signol and increase in interest each year since Weather Report. the health of the people and the in- 1.03 Moreton and Kase On Two creasing services in this direction Pianos.
No: Polly; Kitten On The Keys! show new results from year to year. The Report in the first place points Doll Dance,
Russian Ra; Dolls Medley: Intro: Lonesome Bitle Doll. out that a growing medium of com-lag Doll; Dainty Doll, Little Dutch monication between the public and Eoil, Wedding of the Painted Doll. the Authorities is by personal inter- 1.15 Songs by Grave Moare viewthus 34,304 visitors were re-
(Soprano).
Eyes (From The King: Steps Out What Shall Remain? The End Begins (Froin The King Steps Out'),
Learn How To Lose: Stars In My
ceives by the Inquiry Room of the Whitehall offer during 1936-an in- crease of nearly 25 per cent, over Aye) years before: In ondition 171,067 127 Reuter Press; Rugby Press ¡callers were seen at the London and Local Weather Forecast and An-
| provinelst officers of the Insurance neuncements,
Inspectors.
One interesting point in connection. with public health mentioned in the report mentioned is the sanitary vigilance kept at seaports and me- ports, The need for such vigilance was this year illustrated by the des lection of yellow fever among the crow of a vested arriving in the Tyne the first ease of its kind in a Uritish port for over 70 years.
1.10 Schubert, Trio No. 1 in R Flat, Op. 99.
Played by Curtot. Casals,
Thibaud and
2.15 Close Down. 1-7 p.m. Chinese Programme, 7- p.m. European Programme. 7,00 New Dance Errords. Fox Trots--Whoa Babet Spooky Takes A Holiday..........
..Nat Gonella and
Georgia; Quickstep-My Gal Mezzanine, .Gerry Moore (Plano).
7.10 London Relay-Variety, Australian artists, including Jean Melville and Albert
Frank Gorman and Janet Lind. Prominence is given in the tepertions and Hongkong Exchange Mor- 7.30 Clasing Local Stock Quota-
LOW MORTALITY
to the increased Maternity and Child ket Report. Welfare, and it is pointed out that the outstanding event of the year has been the passage through Parliament of the Midwives Act, 1936, a measure
this
9435 New Dance Records, Fox Trot--Why Can't We Make Love; Slow Fox Trof-Broken- Hearted Clown; Fox Trots-Shall We Dance: Stap That Bass (Plu Shall We Dance)....Harry Roy and
is Orchestra,
7.47 Songs by Frances Langford. I've Got You Under My Skin; Hap
Tap On Wood (From 'Born tu
Long
"The surest guide for thef In these cases all offers of the which will be landmark in the history The decision that the Admiralty
conduct of officers of the four rank of Assistant Under Secretary of of the maternity services in shall have contril of the Fleet Air
This State (or Principal Assistant Secre- country.
megns Chat every Arro, 21
Crown Services must always In the House of Comms at the end of the month,
itary or. In missions abroad. Minis-mother will have a certifled midwife has resulted in the creation of a new post--that of Assistant Chief ance of great traditions and Air Vice-Marshal--and above-will in the meantime it is satisfactory that Naval Staff (Air).
high standards in those Ser-be required to obtain the assent of the internal mortality rate in 1936 vices:
rules, no
the Government before accepting on for England and Wales was only 3.81 however
Foffer of employment. elaborate, can be a substitute
(per 1,000 live births, and that this
is the Brst year, since 1924 in which This assent will take the form of the for this all-important condi-
approval by the Minister concerned Moreover, infant mortality is also low fallen below four. tion."
after consultation with the Treasury; and bad it not been for the high rate at after two years from the date of mortality in the first quarter of retirement, such assent will not the year, due mainty to exceptional be required.
weather conditions, the Infant
be the existence and mainten-ter), Rear-Adiral. Major-General, to attend to her during a confinement. Dance And Far Away
Thy Admiralty announced that
|_ Rear-Admiral John H. D. Cun- ningham has laen apandated a Lord Commissioner of the Ad- miralty and Asistant Chief of Noval Staff (Airi, to date August 11, 1937; and that
L'aptam Lancelot
That is the first and main conclusion of the Government,
E. Hutland, A.D.Č., has been appointed Assast-
ant Chief of Naval Staff, to date
į
"on the subject of the accept-¦
from the same day..
Rear-Admiral Cinningian.
addition
supervising the
expressed in their Memorandum
DUTY DEFINED
rate har
mortality rate for 1935 would have まる ance of business appointments! A short appendix to the Memoran-been the lowest on record.
Division fur
In other work has by officers of the Crown Sorum states: "We think . . We shall Another satisfactory record is sotre Time, and the new appoint-vices," published last month, ment will enable him to concentrate solely on that División.
in
were in both
With
(From
Cheers For Love'); It's Like Reaching For The Moon,
11.00 Local Time Signal; Weather Report and Announcemnets.
8.94 StudioLya Gurich and Luba Shafton (Two-Planos). 'Liszt, Hungarian Fantasie,'
Plano 8.22 Grier.
and Violin Sonata in C Minor. Una Bourne.
Played by Marjorie Hayward ond
8.47 Light Oreliestral Musle.
The Nuremberit Doll-Overtime (Adam)....Grand Symphony Or- Pizzicato chestra: Intermezzo (Strings), (Montague Birch): Crocus Time-Serenade For Strings (T. De La Riviere),
:)....Bournemouth Muni- cipal Orchestra.
9.00 London Iclay
Kura} Ride Renewed.
An exploration by S. P. B. Mais of one of William Cobbett's rides in Wiltshire. and Announcements.
9.30 London Relay-The News 9.55 Military Band.
not be travelling outside, our forms regard to fuberculosis. In 1936 the of reference if, as three Civil Ser-numbers of deaths from pulmonary The Memorandumy follows the vanis of Strme experience, and and non-pulmonary tuberculosis in recent Government statement on thejjealous for the honour and frailations, England and Wales Rear-Adiniral Cunningham WH appointed a Lord Commissioner of Report of the Royal Commission on of the Service, we indicate what we instances the lowest yearly numbers the Admiralty and Assistant Thief! Arms, wherein it was observed that conceive to be the principles which yet recorded. This is said to be due of the Naval Staff last Seplenther. | the question of the acreplaner of should regulate the conduct of Civil to the better habits of living, the re- in stacersion to Bear-Admiral business appointments by, officers of Servants.
in their relation to muval of slum areas and the large Kennedy Purvis. There will, there the Crown Services was one which the public.
scale housing measures undertaken Swan Lake-Ballet. The land Pealls for careful study, and is not "The Orst duty of a Civil Servant since the War, as well as incrense 1
of H. M. Coldstream Guards: Sca being overlooked."
is to give his undivided allegiance regard to cancer, there la not so much
protection of the milk supply.
Songs
Medley (No. 3); Intro: Princess Admiral Ber Royal, to the State at all times and on all optimism. Despite this Reneral conch is neeastons when the State has a claim fortunately little to add to what was Glory. The Lads in Navy Blue Sed Benbow, Portsmouth, There is, it is stated, un-
Life on the the Government recognise that it is upon his services.
the Ocean Waves: Ship Ahoy March: Intro: The Sea Is England's in the interest of the Services them-activities the State is In general not tinues to be made with methods of With his private said last year, although progress con-
Sons of the Sea... Mo scives, as well as of the country, concerned, so long as his conduct treatment."
Bends of The Royal Marines; Slavonic that public confidence in this dis-therein is not such as to bring dis interestedness and integrity of the credil upon the Service of which of the transfer
Dance No. 5 (Dvorak-Op.
72/5-5. In commenting on the new policy Williams): Dance of The Flowers
from Boards of Valse
(Delibes)....The B. B C. is not to subordinate his duty to his Guardians of certain persons, the Re-
Wireless ed at the highest point, and that private interests, not to make use port remarks that it is clear that the
Military Band, 10.15 there should be no possibility of a of his cfficial
Relay Big Ben, Landon position to further transfer of the administration of poor
'Ocean Times. | suggestion however unjustified-in those interesis, is to say no
the relief from an ad hae destitution A Mediterranean carouse. the pubile mind that members of than that he must behave with com-authority to authorities of whose and lyrics by Harry Howard and those Services might be influenced Besty. The Service extracts numerous functions
only Sydney Vivian, with an additional in the course
from itself a higher standard, of their
be-one has helped to accelerate a changerie by Lillan Florenz. Music by officiul re-cause, it recognises that the State of outlook, and the stigma longarry Howard. Tations, with business concerns by entitled to demand that its servants attached to the receipt of relief is Harry Bidgood. Production by Wil- Arrangements by hapes or offers of future employment! shall not only be honest in fact, but passing away.
liam MacLurg. in any of those concems.
beyond the reach of suspicion of dis- honesty. WHEN ASSENT IS NECESSARY
SHEEP-DOGS are largely employ ed in the Japanese Army and the picture shows two of these dogs dur- ing an advance from a trench.
fore, be no addition to the Sea Lords. He has completed more years' naval service.
than 37
Crown Servlees should be maintain a member. But, to say that
and other bodies:
In contractual relationship with the Government;
mon
Impaired,
Dore
Every
year £110,000,000 Is spent in keeping the nation fit and making it niter. Out of every of this top!
11/Td. consists of the revenues of the National Health Insurance and Widows and Orphans and Old, Age Pensions schemes.
5/9d goes to Local for housing, and
Mossed
Book
10.55 Dance Musle, Fox Trots-The Scat Singers; Borts On The Bass....Harry Roy and His Orchestra..
11.00 Close Down.
DAVENTRY PROGRAMMES
3.20 a.m. New Bellish Dance Music, 1.30 am. Big Ben. Concert Party. Authorities. British Son Songs-1.
lebard 1 y
34d. is spent on central adminis- tration.
The nation is apparently not drink
Orchestra,
It is in no sense implied that there! ordinate his duty to
A Civil Servati is not to sub- is anything intrinsically improper or interests; but neither is he to
his private undesirable in officers, on retirement himself in a position where his duty put at the end of their Service career and his interests conflict. He is accepting business
appointments, to make use of his official position not But the
Government realise there to further those interests; but neither are cases which might be open to is le so to order his private affairs misunderstanding, and they have de- as to allow the susplelon to arise, cided that Government assent shult that a trust has been abused, or a
Al.10 a.m. Chamber Music. be required before acceptance by
0.40 an. Scenes from Crown
confidence betrayed, universally re-
William Shakespeare. cuts.
Officers of certain appoint- cognised throughout the whole of
0.10 . The News and Announcements. Greenwich Time Signal at 0.19 a.m. the Service; if it were otherwise its
10 a.m. Big Ben. The BBC Empire These would Include businesses public credit would be diminished ing enough mlik. About half a pint 10.50 a. The Story of Mosquito Day."
and its usefulness to the State of milk in all forms is consumed per 11.40 a.m. The News and Announcements.
11.30 am. Scottish Dance Music, head per day which is only about 60 Greenwich Time Signal at 11.45 am. "Practical rules for the guidance should be the proper figure for 140 pm. "Trees into Timber-2: Timber- per cent, of what experts consideri Big Ben. The Cafe Colette of social conduct depend also a balanced diet. It appears, too, that
ustra lle was appointed a Naval Aide-equivalent from the Government;
In receipt of subsidics or their much upon the instinct and percep more fruit
gefting with Bullock and Axe anwnget de Camp to the King in 1935.
tion of the Individual as upon the re
and green vegetables Australian Walnuts and Maples." Captain Holland is a gunnery In which the Government is
cast-iron formulos: and the surest should be eaten. To safeguard a pure 153 p.m. Organ Recital by Iarold Darke. specialist. lie, was appointed Com-shareholder;
guide will, we hope, always be found supply, more samples of food and
frin the Concert Itali, Broadcasting Floune. modare, in command of the R.N.
in the nice and jealous honour of drugs were analysed than ever be-2.56 am. The News and Announcements. Barracks, Portsmouth, last year. He
Which are in receipt from the Civil Servants themselves.
Che fore-mostly milk and butter. The is the inventor of important improve-Government of loans, guarantees, or public expects from them a standardet 140,438 samples of all kinds, only 308 Pan, Cornish Snart fr ments in anti-aircraft are control,
other forms of capital assistance; of integrity and conduct not only
7,002 were found to be adulterated, Hitherto the post of Assistant Chief With which Services or Depart-
Inflexible but fastidious, and has not Finally we learn that it costs about of Naval Staff has been specially ments or branches of Government been disappolated in the past. We £11,000,000 concerned with aviation, and has are, as a matter of course,
year to keep the we are expressing country, clean, bean
The house refuse in control of the Naval special relationship;
the view of the Service when we collected amounts to 61. per house Air Division of tho Admiralty,
any that the public have a right to per day, but the average weight of Captain Holland will, it is under- Which are semi-public organisa-expect that standard, and that it is this refuse is nearly 20 per cent, less stood, undertake the other duties of tions, brought into being by the the duty of the Service to see that than Ove the Assistant Chief of Naval Staff, Government and/or by Parlament.
years ago Our Own the expectation is fulfilled."
Correspondent. “
11
In a are confident
д
Out
Greenwich Time Signal at 2.30 p.m. 2.00 pan. from Camborne.
Orchestra.
Duxton Spa 7.10 p.m. Variety. Australian artials, in- Fluding Joan Melville and Albert Arlen,
Gorman and Janet Lind. 7.30 p.m.
Henry is and his Dance
Orchestra.
8.15 Light Classical Concert. p.m. "Rural Ride Renewed." Dam. The News and Announcementa.
Greenwich Time Signal at 9A5 pm. 10.10 p.m. Big Ben.. Ocean Times.
(Continued on Page 13.)
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