THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, AUGUST
1938.
Foreigner Falls 100 Feet to His Death
G. CHANNING SMITH ·· DROPS FROM NINTH STOREY OFFICE
Difficulties Encountered
In Reaching Body
Mr. G.
From the window of the office which he had sub-
FAILS TO LOCATE CLIPPER
No Sign Of Lost Plano Seen By Canberra Maru
CRUISE LINER ABLAZE
Reliance May Be Total Loss
ing in the debris.
The fire broice out
with
400
and
E RADIO BROADCAST
Prue Lewis & L. A. Lafford In Old English Recital
MAX BRUCH CONCERTO
ZBW on a Frequency of 845 kc's. Radio Programme Broadenst by and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 and 8-11 p.m. on 8.52 m.c's. per second.
6.0 For The Chlidren,
And
The
Studio
Hamburg, Aug. 7. 1 Is feared that the Hamburg- In response to a request from Ameriks crack world cruise liner the American Embassy, the Reliance, may become a total loss Japanese freighter, Canberra following an all-day fire. Maru, has proceeded to a point raged there for hours unchecked.
The ire started amidships 975 miles south of Shinomisaki The superstructure is completely Channing Smith, well-known American Point to search for the Hawaiian burned out. Firemen are still work-
Nursery Tunes....Little Mayfair resident of Hongkong, appa, ntly leapt to his death from Clipper, missing since July 29.
There was no sign of the lost!
among the Orchestra; Singing Games-I Dree, I the ninth floor of the Bank of East Asia Building in the plane, the
cruise ball decorations only a few Dree, I Dropped It (Arr. Chalmers Canberra Maru re- hours the vessel was due to Wood); The Farmer's In His with ported, according to a Domei loave early hours of this morning.
round-the-world Chalmers Wood's Orchestra despatch.
passengers Reuter.
vocal refrain; From the Pan-American Airways state that Well-known in Hongkong as the Serial Story-"Seeing The Empire;"
Seven "Honeymoon" cruise liner, the "Snow White
Dwarfs Selection; Intro Whistle that the Clipper, which disappeared between Guam and
round-the-world cruise July 20
In March this year.
will come; I'm wishing; Helgh-Ho; says a United Press message from San
The Reliance replaced the Resolute With a smile and a song; Dwarfs rancisco.
which was sold to Italy on the Yodel Song....Reginald Foort at the It is reported, however, outbreak of Italo-Abyssinian hostill-B.B.C. Theatre Organ. that offelals are incllred to believe
tles as a round at the machine may be found north
the world bruise 0.30 Dance Music (Recorded).
Fox-Trots-You've Gotta Tako ****** i was built soon after the Great War. the aren over which an intensive her, coming here first in 1930. She search has been carried out during ring
Your Plek And Swing (From "Let's the past mine days, They will not
make a night of 11), When My Heart divulge their grounds for this belief.
Saya Sing
(From 'Let's make a night A Domel message from Tokyo re-
and His Ronnie Munro Orchestra with vocal ports that the Clipper has been found
retrain; drifting about 975 miles south-weat
Mumbia-The Lady Lilies To Love The sagger of Staunomisaki Point.
No Name Rog.... Harry Roy and thony not state whether the machine
Is Orchestra;
Slow
Fox-Trot-It's has been wrecked and gives no the diation regarding the fate of the six passengers and a Bows people
abourd. Flew of nine
leased from Mr. D. A. Purves, Mr. Channing Smith fell, they have received no offeinl word Reliance Inst vislied this Colony on a you work; Someday my Prince
גוי!
head first, onto the tiled roof of the former Powell Buikling, now occupied by Rolny, Ltd., Gilman & Co. and Mania, has been discovered, Office Appliances, Ltd., and known as White House.
He struck the roof with such violence that a portion caved in. The body rebounded, however, and fell three feet from where it first struck the building. Difficulties were encountered reaching the body.
White House is separated from the Bank of East The Asia building by a nine-foot private laneway. body fell approximately 100 feet.
Enquiries by the Telegraph qidirate. that Mr. Channing Smith fell to s death some e bolween 3 an
GA.M.
The body was entirely naked. H clothing, neatly folded, was on tu chair to the office on the ninth our of the Bank of East Asia building withered carnation button-hole was still attached to the voul.
A
The ule which M Channing Smith has been using for his business
broker is Inaged to D. A. Purves;
Ma & Co. by the Bank of East Asia. Purves, who has been in Canion for The past month, is understood to have sub-let a portion of the office to the deccused.
Mr. Channing Smith was last sect alive at 3 o'clock this morning.
He
it
left its office at 2 am, but returned again shortly after 3 am, when he was seen by the offer coolle who, is understood, sleeps in the offlee.
The late Mr. Chanuing Smith has been in Hongkong for about five
year.
A friend of Mr. Channing Smith told the Telegraph that he has been engaged for some time on writing book of a religious nature,
chat
POLICE RESERVE ORDERS
C
On Her Way
night.
APPEAL FOR PEACE IN PALESTINE
of It') Orchestra
Wonderful, Swing Step-Tears in My Heart...Sid Millward and His Band with vocal trio; Vocal-Check To Check (From Top Hat'), The Piccolino (Froni 'Top
Ginger Rogers with Victor and 1 Orchestra; Fox-Trots- Trusting My Luck (From Sailing
Roy Fax and His Saling Along') Orchestra
vocal refrain; Waltz
Jerusalem, Aug. 7. The High Conisaloner, Sir Harold The OSK liner Cantara Maru. MacMichael, will broadcast a message which was en rate fram Sydney to the people of Palestine to-morrow Along). Souvenir of Love (From to Kade and was almal 100 niles from the serne of the reported dis- covery,
is expected to reach the position italicated early this morning,
The Canberrn Maru,
of the fastest liners of the OSK ect. Is straming at 21 knots,
the
state
***
Urdens by the Hon Ti T. II King, Comtuissioner of Police
The attention of all Polier Reser It was at Best reported by vists is drawn to the programme of Japanese Nuval authorities that thei
Manu wedd forated
the the Annual Aquatic Sports of the Canberra
report WAL!! subsc- Police and Pison Depan trenits to bepper
that thar beld
V.R.C at the
Saturday,quently changed to September 17 It eludes in spe-Canberra Marun was enroute to the ences upen to members of the scene, says the United Press. Hongkong Police Reserve (50 yards The US Embassy in Tokyo denies Handicap free style, and a Team that it had indicated to the Japanese authorities Burt the Clipper Huce)
maval close * (ac Wednesday, August 31.
aught be found at the position given. It appears now that the report of the discovery of the Clyper originated from a message, relayed from Pan- American Airways to the Japanese authorities by the US. Embassy, requesting the Japanese to undertake a search in the Douglas Island area.
ON
CHINESE COMPANY Strength.The following have been taken on the strength ut the Chinese Company as from August 5. Constables R47 Chung Ful-inn, it73 Wong Yan-san, RDJ Yu Wab-sut, and *101 Lam Fung-lung. FORMERLY IN WALL STREET
Leave.Lance Sergeant K74 An acquaintance of Mr. Smith said Albert W. L. Chong has been granted of Ix he was married and the father
months' leave of absence fron four children, the family being re- the Colony with effect from August aldent in Manila.
2. 1938.
Crown Sergeant 1:30 Thong Mr. Smith was a native of Balti-Po-hing has been appointed to take more, Maryland, aged about 47. charge of No. 4 Squad in addition to went to law school and afterwards is ordinary duties during the ab- dealt in shares on his own account sence of Lance Sergeant 174 Albert in Wall Street, Some twenty years W. L. Chong on leave.
igo
He
he came to China and has Training Couric-Part 11. The
ong undermentioned operated in Shanghal and Hongkong UK
members
of the
Japanese Confused
The Japanese naval authorities are
whether at present uncertain
the Hawaiian Cupper has been found or whether they have been requested
to conduct a search on the possibility Douglas Clipper bas drifted towards
that the
US. Embassy authorities here have no information that the Clipper has
elimlly been fotinai.
The
It is understood that he will appent for pence, but will also declare that there can be no question of change of palley---Reuter.
THREE CASES OF CHOLERA
with -Three Green Bonnets She's The Daughter Of Mare. Don
Of The Donovan
His
Old and
His Music with vocal refrain; Yodelling Duct The Ziller Valley, Duel Galithaler March (Koschat)...The Baldauf Brothers with Zither and Guitar: Tango-Cuore Vagabond, Moon Of Walz-The
Manakogra Hurricane)...Mario "The (From
tro and His Estudiantina with De Pietro Three new
cholera Cascy reported during the last
were vocal refrain, Banjo Solo-St. Louis 43 hours, ci all being from Kowloon. This brings u
Some Of These Days Blues (Handy),
Peabody (S. the total to date to 274 for the year.
Bre
The Still Of (Banjo); The dysentery incidence increased The Night (From Rosolic'), Waltz- by nine new notifications, making the Dearest Love (From 'Operette"). aggregate for the year 506,
Additionally there
Victor Silvester and His Ballroom were three Orchestra. further cases of meningitis, two of enteric fever and one of mensies.
IN POSSESSION OF HEROIN, POLICE CHARGE
Bons
7.30
DALVEON
7.30 Closing local Stock Quota-
Peter
(Bass- Baritone) and Boston Promenade Or- chestra.
Entry Of The Boyards-March (Halvorsen)....Orchestra; A Word, Ailow Mexi ("Paglincci" -- Leon- A Song Of Tender Mem'rles Dawson; "Aida"--Grand March, 2 (Verdi)..
Pavel Leoncavallo).... Peter
Act Now Your
Lou Wing, unemployed, and Hong Days Or Och Over
Ting, a possession of heroin pills at an ad- drets in Jervois Street, at the Cen-1
Mr. C. Y. Kwan was present for the defendants, and they manded for a week.
woman. were necused of "The Marriage of
of Figaro"-Mozart)
since. For the last six years he has Cinese Company will attend Chin-un Hawaiian Clipper disappeared | tral Magistracy this morning.
been in Hongkong and lately Ins ese Company Headquarters for Part denit chiefly in mining shares, 11 of Training Course on Tuesday, financial prospects wer considered August 9 at 5.30 p.m. Constables plane gave its position as Latitude
bright.
DROUGHT RELIEVED
But Rainfall Still Far Below Normal
July 29 whilst route from Guam to Manila.
The last radio message from the
12.27 North, longitude 130.40, Fong fu-ping, R13 Tung Shiu-hung,
Five of the she passengers aboard 100 Yon Kwong-yin, R30 Lai Ching- fan, 124 Lo Man-pok. R33 Lin the lost Clipper were en route to Shiu-so, R35
Hongkong. The plane also carried a Leung Wing-lseting, R53 Lin Ka-bang, RUS Ho Thong-considerable quantity of Hongkong
chol.
R07 Wong Chun-pang, Kva i mni
Kwok Kin-kwong and R100 Kwok
Chan.
Course-Part I. The have qualified in Part 1 of Training Course as from August 4. Constables R7 Fong lu-ping, R13 Tang Shiu-hung, R18 Lai Ching-fata, R31 Bau Ko-ying, R35 Leong Wing- ebe. 1/5 Joseph Anthony Yim, The week-end rainfall undoubted
K82 Stern Ho, R93 Shiu Hung-yim, Ro Kwok Kin-kwong, R100 Kwok ly made some contribution towards Kan, Ria Lim Nget-youn, R10 Yan alleviating Hongkong's acute water wong-yin, R24 Lo Mon-por, R33 shortage. Nevertheless the rainfall Luna Shiu-so, R53 Lin Ka-slila, R76 for the year still remains nearly To Poon-ying, R90 Yuen Shiu-tang, inches below the average, the ag gregate being 40.05 inches against an Thong-chol.
R97 Wong Chun-pang, and R95 Ho average of 56.92 inches.
was 06 per cent.
Channan
Britain To Build Turks War Vessels
.........
were 10
ORK TO BE CONFISCATED
Peter Dawson; Meditation (From
Orchestra. Thuis-Massenet),
8.0 Local Time
Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements.
8.03 Miza Korjus (Soprano) and Orchestra Mascotte,
Exultation-Waltz (W. Lautensch- lager) .Orchestra Mascolle; Noc- turne, Op. 9, No. 2 (Chopin, arr. Seidler-Winider)
Night! (0 Nocturne, Op. 37, No. 1
Miliza Korjus with
Waltz
At the Kowloon Magistracy to-dns Dreams!), Sergeant F. Roberts made an appli-Chopin, arr. Seidler-Winkler) (Ah,
lot me weep tound Orchestra; Lehat hesien
(ATT cotte; was
cation for the confiscaa4VN 1ου επ of wolfram ore which was unclaimed on board the 5.3. Lyemoon yesterday. The confiscation granted by Mr. K. M. A. Barnett, the Magistrate.
RAILWAY WORKER KILLED
An
employee of the Kowloon- Canton Railway, 1o Yuet, 55, was Istanbul. Aug. 8. killed when he was knocked down Fifteen warships, in addition to by a train at thè railway crossing at be con- Ma Nui Shui, New Territories on several smaller craft, will structed In British dockyards for Saturday morning. Turkey, it is announced here.
Goeben,
GIFTS ACKNOWLEDGED
Robrecht) ag
tte: Oriental Delibes)....Millza Korjus with Or- chestra; Children Of Spring--Waltz
(Waldieufel) Orchestra Mascotte.
9.30 London Relay-Empire Ex- change.
Points of view by travellers from the Dominions and Colonies.
8.45 Btudio-An Old English Re- eltal by Prue Lewis (Violin) and Lindsay A. Lafford (Piano).
(a) Largo and Allegro (J. C. Pepusch 1867-1752); (b)
(b) Jigg and Minuet (M. Dubourg 1703-1776).. Prue Lewis; 2. (9) Prelude
(J. Blow 1648-1708); (b) Gavotte Arne 1710-1778); (c) Hornpipe (H. Purcell 1850-1895).
Lindsay Lafford; 3. The Lass With The De- (Michael Arto); My Love-
Air
25.
Hongkong was reasonably cool
INDIAN COMPANY
The warships will comprise a yesterday, the maximum temperature
cruiser, six destrovers and eight sub- Training Course-Part II. The being 84, while the minimum last
marines. In addition, the cruiser undermentioned members night was 77. This morning the Indian Company will attend Indian
of the Yawas, formerly the
well-known
The Association of Boys & Girls' licate temperature was 81, and humidity Company leadquarters for Part II will be re-cenditioned and provided Clubs acknowledges with gratefully Celle (Monro, orr. Lane Wilson) Germun cruiser war-lime of Training Course on Wednesday, with modern armaments.
thanks receipt of 2 dozen bols, of The Royal Observatory Weather August 10 at 5.30 p.m. under L.S.R. report issued this morning, stated | 214
A Turkish Naval Commission is Cod Liver Oil with Malt Extract. Non Maryska (Soprano) willi Singh:-Constables departing for London within the next from Messrs. The Sincere Co. Ltd. Plano accomp. by Ivor Newton;
Adagio 4.
and
Corrente (H. Eccles that pressure is highest over Man- 11238 1. Singh, R232 K. Molamed. few days to arrange details. This pure end liver oil from Messrs. W 1670-1742)....Prue Lewis. churia, and is relatively low over 1235 A. A. Pipe, R230 H. G. Mo-work constitutes the first step towards Cod Liver Oll from Messrs. A. S. Co. Ltd. and 12 jars of Malt &
D.16 Compositions Purcell. South China. The typhoon is pro- hamed,, R285 A. Singh, R243 A utilising the credit of £0,000,000 Watson & Co. Ltd. bably situated to the east of Nalin. Ghani, R247 B. Ram, R249 S. Singh, made available to Turkey by Great
Nymphs And Shepherds....Elsie Local forecast ts:-South and R252 F. Mohumed, R208 H. Singh, Britain.-Trans-Ocean,
Suddaby (Soprano) with Plano; Air Penviljo south-cast winds, moderate; fair to R293
Hornpipe....Edith (Flute Solo) with Roland Rovell at showery,
Suite the Piano; Toccata Prelude From Harpsichord; Sarabande Arrested at Shing Wo Road, Happy From Sulte No. 2, For Harpsichord; Valley, with 110 heroin pills in his Minuet From Suites Nos. 1 and 8, possession, Li Long, 40, was sentenc- For Harpsichord....Irene
THREW BOILING WATER OVER
on
TWO INJURED IN
STREET MISHAPS
CAUGHT WITII HEROIN
And
and
G. Singh, R204 A. Rehman, R244 G. Sarwar, R237 K. Bachoo, R295 F. Khan, R205 F. Alum, R200 S. Omar and 300 B. Singh.
Training Course-Part I.--All ro- crufts of the Indian Company will attend No. 2 Police Station Thursday, August 11 at 5.30 p.m.
A boy, Lee Ying, seven, woa
ed to ve, months' hard labour by (Piano Solo): A Trumpet Volunt
(For Brass for Part I of Training Course under knocked down by a motor car driven Mr. H. I Butters at the Central
Organ)... P.S.R. 274 Mehdi Khan. Dress by Lee Ping at Lockhart Road, YesA. V. Baker said Li had two previous Orchestra.
Magistracy this morning. Inspector Hamilton Harly conducting the Halle Mufti.
Solo Trumpot: terday. He was taken to the Queen General Meeting--A general meet- Mary Hospital with face injuries.
convictions for oplum offences, Kam Lo-plu, 34, a beggar, was ing for all members of the Indian
Harris, Organiat: Harold Dawber,
9.80 London Relay Tho News. charged before Mr. Butters at the Company will talce plane on Monday, in Hennessy Road near Marsh Road Jumping trom moving tramcar
0.50 Tchaikovsky-Concerto No. 1 Central Magistracy this morning with August 15 at 5.30 p.m. at the Indian yesterday, Chan Siu-sang, a 17-year-
In B Flat Minor, Op. 23. disorderly conduct at Stewart Rond
Played by Arthur Rubinstein old woman, suffered face injuries, and on Friday.
(Piano) and the London Symphony was taken to the same Hospila).
Orchestra conducted by John Bor- birolli.
SUSPECTED THIEF
Inspector à. V. Baker Bald Knm was seen fighting with another man, LI Chun-plu, 43. Kam alleged that
Company Hendquarters.
EMERGENCY UNIT RESERVE
An instructor's course un Air Rald Precnution Work will be given on and Friday,
Д
Picture Dictionary Compiled
Roscoe, Ill. La had stolon his bowl of rice, and Tuesday, August
BITTEN BY SNAKE
Compiled by herself, Mm. Kay resenting this, had thrown a pot of August 12 at 6.30 p.m. at the EUR.
McCurry here possesses what she be- While at work the Tal Tam loves is the only "picture dictionary" boiling water over Lt, who was Club by S.I. (R) H. F. Dunlop. All Tuk Reservoir: yesterday, Tin Hi, 52, in the world. Completed after Ave soverely scalded and was at present members who intend to take this attached to the staff of the Reservoir years" work, it contains, under treatment at the Queen Mary course must attend all lectures.
on 4,000 pumping station, wor bitten by a large cords, tens of thousands of Hospital. Kom was remanded for a
anake. He is at present under treat illustrations of almost Innumerablo wook.
ment at the Queen Mary Hospital. subjects.
C. CHAMPRIN,
D.S.P. (X).
Sir
Alex
10.22 Songs by Elizabeth Schu- mann (Soprano). Fischerwelsc, (Schlechta-Schubert); Gretchen Am Op. 98, No. 4 Spinnrade (Goethe-Schubert); Lie- Lesboischuf (Reltstub-Schubert).
10.33 Light Orchestra Setcations. Tho Nuremberg Doll-Overture (Adam)...Grand Symphony Or
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