THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH,
WEDNESDA
APRIL
1988.
JAPANESE FLEEING FROM TSINAN
Guerillas Threaten River City
Chinese Continue
To Drive Northward
Tsaohalen,
Shantung, Apr. 13.
are
In view of the menace, of Chinese guerillas around the city, Japanese residents evacuating Tsinan, since the Chinese captured Chufu, to the Houth. The Chinese are stendily pressing north.
All Japancay shops which were re- opened following the Japanese occu- pation of the city have now been closed and the civilians are leaving,
A ficet of 33 steam launchies 16 bually transporting Japanese military supplies and other articles over to the north bank of the Yellow River at Lokow. Many able-bodied Chin. ese males have been pressed into ser- vice to assist in transportation and strengthening of defence works.
further As a precaution against allacks from Chinese guerillas, the majority of the Japanese troops are now stationed at important points outside the city.
are
Meanwhile, the city galda closely guarded and a strict seren of pedestrians is conducted inside the city. More than 400 Chinese sus- nich pected of being plainclothes
have been arrested during the last few days-Central News.
Progress Continues
Shanghai, Apr. 13. The Chinese still repori favourably
In offensives on the new
south Shantung and to the south-west of the Intest Shanghai, according to messages received.
ny
forces
cet Chinese
expect moment to enter the city of Yihsien. where the Japanese are concentrated after their defeat at Talerehwang.
Reports conflet_regarding the inf Bulive in the fighting near Talhu Lake, one report speaking of Chinese resisted, attacks being vigorously while othern state that the Japanese the to dislodge completely fulled Chinese troops.-Router.
Night Raid At Hankow
Hankow, Apr. 13. Japanese planes bombed the race course at 8 o'clock to-night in mis- take for the airbeld. It was foggy
at the time of the
Six Japanese planes took part in light, but visibility was bad and it was therefore hard to locate targets on the ground.
the raid on Hankow. It was moon-
FAREWELL DINNER TO HONGKONG RIFLE CLUB SECRETARY
-BISLEY MEETING OF HER.A. this week fends interest to this photo graph, taken in Ionakové Botel on occasion of farewell dinner to Major Steers, the retiring Ifon. Secretary. His Excellency the Governor was present-Ming Yuen.
Personalities of Old Hongkong
SIR PAUL CHATER WAS "GRAND OLD MAN"
OF H.K.: POVERTY TO FABULOUS RICHES
He Saw Colony Grow
To Proud Position
By T. Paul Gregory
PROBABLY THE MOST OUTSTANDING FIGURE IN THE HIS-
TORY OF THIS COLONY WAS SIR CATCHICK PAUL CHATER, WHO, DURING A CONTINUOUS RESIDENCE OF SOME SIXTY-TWO YEARS BECAME THE VERITABLE "GRAND OLD MAN" OF HONGKONG,
HIS CAREER OF SUCCESSFUL ACHIEVEMENT IS AS AMAZING AS ANY DEPICTED IN THE ROMANTIC FICTION OF HORATIO ALGER, OLIVER OPTIC OR GEORGE HENTY-THAT TRIO OF POPULAR AUTHORS—WHOSE BOOKS HAVE LONG BEEN THE JOY AND DELIGHT OF COUNTLESS JUVENILE READERS EVERYWHERE.
Sir Paul Chater was born in Calcutta, India, on September 8, 1846. He was the scion of an old Armenian family which had for generations settled in India. His a clerk in the father, Mr. Chater Paul Chater, was Government Service, and Sir Paul was the youngest of a family of thirteen.
SIR PAUL CHATER
RADIO BROADCAST
"Air Raid Precautions" Talk from the Studio
SOME STUDIO ITEMS
Radio Programme Broadcast by Z.B.W, on Frequencies of 845 .c's. 9.52 m.c's. per second.
0.00-7.00 Chinese Programrae. 7.90 Dance Music,
Fox-Trots-A SU
Sweet Beginning
ike This....Leo Reisman and The Piccolino Fred Astaire with Leo (From Top Hat') His Or- chestra...
e
-No
Releman and His Orchestra: Tango-
on Moon (From "In
'Invitation to Venetian the Waltz').....Geraldo and His Gaucho Tango Orchestra; Fox-Trot
Other One....L
Little Jack Little Fox-Trot-w When Slow Member of the Executive Council, and His Orchestra; Fox-Trot-East but also of the Justices of Peace of Of The Sun;
row Up.
Little
Lady.....Lew Fox-Trot Stone and His Band; Slow J. P. dated back to January 1, 1882.
I'd Rather Listen to Your Eyes the Colony; for his appointment as You Grew
Shipmates Forever': Fox-Trol (From Mention, too, must be made
I'd Love
To Take Orders
From W.TH trea- So heartened was Sir Paul by the of the fact that he
Orchestra Chairman of You (From 'Shipmates Forever') The loss of both his parents
Renard and His
With A at the age of nine thrust him successful outcome of his first real surer and afterwards
that he purchased the Queen Victoria Jubilee Commit-Jacket- Rendezvous estate venture world of further property on the Island and tee, and in 1097, he was furthermore early into the harsh reality, but owing to the kind-afterwards on the mainland in Kow-nominated Chairman of the Diamond Dream (From 'Poppy')...Shep chestra; Waltz-It's A Sin To Tell A aquadron of Japanese planes ness of the family physician, the loon. Kowloon became a source of Jubilee Committee. It was at this Fields and His Rippling Rhythm Or-
was enabled to
the place at
at that day was nothing from the Crown for his
chestra. community. staged a night raid on the Wuhan lad
Martiniere School as a founda-more than a mud-dat, Sir Paul, great services in behalf of the urea around 7 o'clock last evening.
visionary that he was, peered into and was created a C. M. G. In 1902, the When they were near
city, tioner. Chinese purault planes took to the
the future, and no doubt foresaw the King Edward VII bestowed upon wonderful possibilities this arco him the honour of knighthood. air to intercept them, and powerful
afforded. search-lights were turned up to spot them.
Dog-fights occurred, and about 30 bombs were dropped on the suburbs of Hankow-United PreSE.
Night Raid Over Wuhan
Hankow, April 13.
Yihsien Almost Encircled
Hauchow, Apr. 13.
enter Lagreat interest to him: for although time that he received innumon A Lie ....George Hall and His Or-
At the completion of his education, he took the examination for the In- dlan Survey Department, but being
nge
economic develop the
Не Whs,
8.03 Studlo Piano Recital by
7.30 Closing Local Stock Quote- tions.
7.85 Variety. Vocal--Just Once For All Time In addition, he was a member of (From 'Congress Dances')....frene CONFIDENCE IN COLONY the Legion d'Honneur, and possessed Eisinger (Soprano); Orchestra-Live, In view of the Chinese prepared- persuaded by one of his sisters de-
From this time onwards, the deve-a number of decorations from foreign Laugh And Love (From 'Congress ness, the invading machines hurriedly cided to come to Hongkong, with the
monarchs, amongst them being the Dances')....Marek Weber And His released their bombs and flew away, hope that in the Colony he might be
linked with hila nprne. So unbound-
Horbiger: Orchestra-"Once Upon A done.--Central able to build up a career for himself.lopments in the Colony are body Order of the White Elephant, first Orchesten with vocal refrain by Paul Little damage was
are class, of Slam. ed was his confidence in the future News.
ARRIVED PENNILESS
always
It is of importance to state here Timo-Selection (orr. R. S. Stod- indon)...New Mayfair Orchestra with stripling of of Hongkong that he was n
refrain. The lad, now
in the voca cause of freemasonry
Studio-Wing-Cominander elahteen, arrived in the Colony on mooting great schemes for its pro- that he was greatly interested
and was. District Grand Colony. of He has to his credit the main
Steele-Perkins on 'Air Raid Precau- April 1, 1864. His worldly posses Rress and Yihslen is now encircled by sions were Hmited to a chest
mes in which he held various offers
8.00 Local Time, Weather and cast, north and south, and most of the and a number of books. Thus, like those two vast Reclamation Schemes for twenty-one years. Chiriese forces on three sides, the drawers, a few articles of clothing, in carrying to successful completion Master of the English Grand Lodge, hills commanding the
city are in Benjamin Franklin who at the same one of which, the Praya Reclama- Chineso hands
set foot in Philadelphio, with lon carried out between 1889 and moreover, the only freemason to Announcements. 1807, gave an immense area of build-receive the 33rd degree outside the Caroline Braga. ivorld's Fierce Aghting raged yesterday at
scarcely no more of this
ing land from West
the United Kingdom, and was likewise
1. Sonata in A Major: (Mozart) and norhtwest of Yihalen. At An-Hooda, young Chaler's first endeavour Western end of the Naval Yard. The the Provincial Prior of the Knight Theme: Variations I to VI; Menuetto; Ancheng and Chenching, south-east
was to secure some sort of employ-
Trio; Allegretto: 3. Scherzo II, in GIFT TO CHARITY. cheng 2,000 Japanese troops were en- ment. A sister in the Colony took other from the eastern end of the Templars.
Bat Minor, Op. 31 (Chopin).
8.23 Studio Recital by F..N. veloped by the
Chinese. Repeated him under her roof, and he even-Naval Yard to East Point-provided
upon the life of Sir Hydon (Violin) accompanied by E. Chinese onslaughts were launched
tually secured a humble position as na vast tract now occupied by a whole
of structures attesting the No article
be complete! O'Nell Shaw (Plano). Chinese volunteers
of advance during the day.
modern Paul Chater clerk in the long since defunct Bank Series
phenomenal
without a mention of his benevolence, 1. Tartini Sonata in G Minor; 2. brew hand grenndes at the enemy: of Hindustan, China and Japan.
the Japanese lines and
his numerous gifts to charity, to Grieg Sonata in F Major Op. 8. and The young man continued in the Hongkong.
Sir Paul was the chief advocate of the Church, to the University of 9.03 Lond
Symphony Orchestra whilst the Japanese opened heavy services of this institution for nearly
the New Terri Hongkong and to other public insti "Crown Of India" Suite, Op. 08 artillery are to check the Chinese two years, and at length, surfeited the acquisition of advance. Casualties on both sides with the monotony of the work and torics, which have added some 370 tutions. In fact, the amounts subs (Elgar); 1. Introduction and. Dance miles of territory to the cribed to different causes are so vast of Nauich Giris; 2. Minuet; 3. War- mounted as the engagement drugged the obvious dearth of ultimate pro-ny. Indeed, It was largely us that
inta
they Bro dimcult 10 fully riors' Dance; 4. March of the Mogul spects, decided that he would go
that the Government
and as a criterion of his Emperors... London Symphony Or Street fighting took place at Chen- business for himself as an Exchange to his consented to the propo
Sir Edward ching where 500 Japanese troops were Broker. besleged by the Chinese forces.
his death Elgar, O.M., K.C.V.O. The courage of the youth in this and the land was leased from the the six years previous After hours of fighting, the Japanese decision was remarkable; for he had Chinese Empire. It was his firm be- are given below:
0.16 London Relay-The B. B. C. Singers'. were dispersed, and town was re- no capital of his own. His honesty llef that the area was rich in mineral captured by the Chinese-Central and perseverance, however, had im-wealth, and whilst success did not La Martiniere School,
Culcutto pressed the senior partner of Sassoon attend his efforts in this direction,
Bavar
on.
News.
Disillusion
In America
the first month
ultimately
of wealth.
Point to
would
cised philanthropy those of chestra conducted by
Rs. 1,100,000 250,000
and Company, who determined to the future history of New Terri- St. John's Cathedral $ ald him in bla enterprise. The faith tories may yet uphold his contention St. Andrew's Church $ of Mr. Sassoon was amply rewarded; that the mountains some day will University of Hongkong s
treasures of mineral Armenian Church, Cal- for Sir Paul started off nuspiciously yield their
cutta enough und in business earned over $600 as clear DIRECTED 29 COMPANIES Union Church, Kowloon $ profit.
METEORIC RISE
The versatility of Sir Paul's achleve- Union Church Henceforward, the rise of Sir ments affords material for many Ex-Service Men's Aaso-.
clation ............. Paul Chater was meteoric. About books, and his manifold activities in
believed to have governed President | under the firm nume of Chater and than twenty director or
•
Wis the
them
were,
he
more
Rs.
9.30 London Relay-The News, 9.50 Choruses.
Down In Demerara (Traditional); 250,000 Riding Down From Bangor: Solomon 250,000 Levi (Traditional) Raymond
Newell and the B.B.C. Male. Chorus 300,000 conducted by Leslie Woodgate 100,000 (Ernest Lush at the Piano); Down 60,000 Among The Dead Men (Traditional);
(Continued on Pape 4.)
55.000
50,000
50,000
25,000
25,000
2,500 2,000
1,500
Washington, Apr. 12. this time, too, he joined with Hor- the Colony can not be adequately Misafona to Scamon Disillusionment in high
quariors musjes Mody, a Parsi youth of un-discussed within this brief article. Masonte Endowment
Fund here over European developments is usual talent, and the two young men He
Dr. Jordan Memorial and man War Memorial Nursery Roosevelt's nomination of the Am- Mody were destined to carve out of
often
of Home bassador-at-Large. Mr. Norman erainent careers in the financial proudly said "his bables". Two Davis, as Chairman of the American world of the Colony,
them may be mentioned here, much St. Matthew's Church,
London Red Cross. This
that' Mr.
the Hongkong and Kowloon Tit means
Sir Paul was twenty-three years as Davis
will be too busy to make any of age when he made his first invest- Wharf and Godown Company, which Supreme Council" 33" more of those diplomatic trips to ment In land, which was later to was started in 1884, and the Hong Lord Mayor's Armenian Europe for which: the time, is now prove for him the foundation of a kong Land Investment and Agency considered to be, unpropitious, y Vhst, fortune. The land was a plot Co, which owes its inception to his
President Roosevelt, declared to of green hillside on what dla now mulding genius. day that there is no reason why Mr. Calpe Rood. Here he built a re Data should remain Chairman of the sidenes Which He ocqupled unel 1805, Sir. Paul was also a leader of, then Conduit Road, at the age, of Walted States delegation to the Dis when which to occupied unter sash community and warmly eighty
mament Conference, since the our ment of tenements in the locally, he
{"pretty flead," myhow.??...
* decided to find more, congenial Seawaylimament Tow his horns
Fund
Sir Paul Chuter died on May 27, * #1920, at his residence "Marble Hall*|
identified, with overy, public move No one better deaci ves the title by ment almost since his arrivals He which he was to fondlyanown became not only the Benior, Unofficial Hongkong's "Grand Old Man,!!!
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