2
Tuesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
January 24, 1939.
PREPARE FOR WAR, CHAMBERLAIN WARNS BRITISH PEOPLE IN RADIO APPEAL
Next War Will Not Be Like Last One
LONDON, Jan. 23.
MR. NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN, the Prime Minister, in a broadcast this evening, inau- gurated the Government's drive for volunteers in every branch of the country's defence services, Referring to the condi-work, to choose one of these services tions which, in the view of for which they were fitted, and to the Government, made its forthwith. scheme of voluntary national service necessary for the
the undertake
necessary training
Presler the conclusion, In emphasised that it was a voluntary scheme.
Some believed that compulsion effective,
would have been more security of the country, Mr. Chamberlain said:
but computalon was not In accord- ance with the democratic system under which they lived, or in e- of cordance with their tradition freedom.
a scheme to make us) "IL is ready for war. That does not
"We are confident that we are sure to el all the volunteers wanted with- mean I think war is coming.
"You know I have done, and out compulsion. Most of you are shall continue to do, all askbut how you could help.
proposals give you your opportunity for to show the work what free people
defence tou.are prepared to do n
can to ourselves
preserve peace
and others
Oor
of
We in this country would never ba~ their liberties and fleals, and I am gin a war, but we might is forend toure that any call will bring the full participate in a war beam by otif. measure of response for
or we might be attacked stirryiyen a 36"-Renter,
f the Government of stame
country were to think that we could,
not defend uniselves [Fretwels
"The better prepared we are tol
our chers. and
defend
resil
attuek, the fately is it that any will try an adventure in
which to chanees af suerers would'
be so unpromaking."
UNLIKE PAST WARS
The Prime
that trasform wo W
Australian
Minister Warns Of War
SYDNEY, Jan. 23. THE MINISTER for External
Affairs in Australia, Mr. W. M. Hughes, in a broadcast on Sunday warned that if war
inevitable it was not certainly very probable.
was
He added that if Australian democracy was to be saved, they must act swiftly, because "the position of the dictator- ships in the Far East is very menacing for Australia. The penalty for failure to make adequate preparations mean national death."
"Australians". he said, "must
put everything else aside, and act now as though already at war.
will
"Certain nations are going about with fire-sticks."
Referring to the inability of
ZBW SPELLING BEE
"I'd Still Like To Know Who Won," Says Reporter
MAYBE I JUST went nuts at hearing so many big words. Or it might have been the accents.
off "bureauerney". but At any rate, I could have sworn, polished that the Dark Blues were one up at Queen's and Trinity were soon in the end of the Spelling Bee between deep water with "onomatopoeia" and Oxford and Cambridge from ZBW's "anetnenie"-Trinity made a gallant Studio last night.
n
effort before the gong allenced him with "p-h-a-c-n-v-m-l-", Pembroke But the referee called it a draw, dashed of qulet "pachydermatous" and made the captains try again, to make the old school's score two
Cambridge romped home on the hits and two miss09. extra time with brilliant "Ses. On the other side of the micro- quipedalinism and a not so brilliant phone, Oxford opened inauspiciously "melatartalile" for "metatartaric" (heby falling to correctly separate the blamed the adjudicator's accent for syllables in "dinereals" and Christ- But the latter slip), Oxford falling badly hureh murdered "paraphernalia" by
(the spelling it with nonalia". hut honourably with
Ballol and Brasenose evened up the score on the round with "verdigels" and "matriarchal".
"p" is silent) and "b","
ZW was terse when I telephoned to check up the results last night so, in the absence of official comment, I'm going to stick to my notes, mado during the broadleast. These Indicate that Oxford has strounds appeal.
an 10:
Oxord 2, Cambridge 2.
MOMENT OF ABERRATION Only Brascore for Oxford and
At the end of the first round, Queen's for Cambridge escaped the Wadham and Christchurch kept up gong in the Enal round. In a Oxford's end with meticulous "dis-moment of aberration Wadhain spelt I havelled" and
gave "laminated" King's "chrysalis" and ********
an extra
NEW REX & PARLOPHONE RECORDS
9435-Small Fry. F.T. (Sing You Sinners.)
All Ashore. F.T.
9436-Wool Yap Bow-Wow-Wow. F.T.
Joseph, Joseph
9440-Georgia's Golia Moon. F.T.
.BILLY COTTON & HIS ORCH.
I Hadn't Anyone Till You, P.T. 9444-There's a Moon on the Mountain. F.T.
Any Broken Hearts To Mend. F.T. 00047-Palais Gilde.
Lambeth Walk F1Z74-Dicky Bird Itop.
Narcissus
„JAY WILBUR'S ORCH.
.CHARLIE KUNZ. PIANO.
.VICTOR SILVESTER'S HARMONY MUSIC,
F1260-usic, Maestro Please. F.T.
F1279 Trek Song. F.T.
I Got Love, Q.5.
Georgia's Gotta Moon. F.T.
HARRY ROY'S ORCH.
.THE BAND WAGGONERS.
and all the tunes from ASTAIRE-ROGER- FILM "CAREFRER"
TSANG FOOK PIANO COMPANY Marina House, 19. Queen's C. Tel. 24648.
SALE
FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR AT THE TAJMAHAL SILK STORE
King's Theatre Bldg., Corner.
For months and months we've planned this event-searching the markets--and taking the "CREAM" of each group. Look at the
wonderful materials yourself.
which 1 the democracies to act quickly, 1! Queen's and T Crustacean" against pinafore" with an extra "n", while | variety of styles in our show windows. | "sub-aqueous"—the latter even com "Erysipelas" was spelt something Mr. Hughes said that Britain's
plete with hyphen. For Oxford, unreadiness had become pro-allo) failed lamentably with "sur-like "risipilis" by the time Christ- church har finished with it, and verbial.--Unite! Press,
reptitious" and Bravenue proved that Trinity was almost blood-curdling. In
didn't care much for fish, anyway, his rendition of haemorrhage." "Schist proved unpopular by spelling "ichthyophagy" without a
a "L" or a "*"; For Cambridge, fatal with Baliol, and Pembroke was King's got a bit flustered with
British Ship In Distress
Loston, Jan. 23.
A wireles msg from the Bri- Min termplasat ed
the straner Terling of 231 tons! until Development of alio that the vessel in di
ware of the Pritain of her old tres in the Bay of Bay.
air forces degenvid
45
island uit, and in their fin
the Continental can-
Deputehes state that the chip is
it violent dom, winch! in i trit even would be the vice on red the sterfur Rear
of t
its such
ti
Tags have left Gironde to go to spidiem, sado... and impen: indre damer's and trance,
The Terling, which was built in! they might way hegy the the first, wellunar from West aften
v.elim..
The pork
elvilion 1:47 profeet
wartim. try mut
#
vševal
papalation! prepare!
to End-Trans-Oceus.
!
PROTEST RESIGNATION BY R.A.F. OFFICER
LONDON, Jan. 23. FLIGHT-CAPTAIN L.
"unparalleled".
and
of letters, and saving out a couple onged for one or two infortunate
11
Fiant Round: Oxford 1; Cambridge
Pembroke tailed tonissions in "lackadaisical
Impeccable was the rendition of convert "brachycephalia". Scores at end of first round: Two hits "curryx" by Brazemore and "pusil
Janimous" by Queen's. and tug misses each.
Somehow, my notes Indicate that) the adjudicator went astray in calling. Rand Two a draw, for there it is, in black and white-Oxford three hits und miss; Cambridge two hits and two misses,
THERE'S NO JUSTICE
Now, it there's any justice in this world and my reasoning didn't entire- ly leave me, this is where there uld have been loud huzzahs from the Oxford cam
For Oxford, there's no doubt about L.. Wadhamn romping home with McLean, group leader in the "reale". And Ballot simply lick Royal Air Force, of which held his lips at "unneighbourliness"
Braseuner, too, was in due fettle with has been a member for 26 years, “athuude", "Christchurch
a gave
of inaccurate version has resigned his commission as some what
seience of acrini defence of the British
the necessary manisation in pre Congress Demanda protest against the inadequate palaeontology- the
12:
For Deportation Isles.
for
"Moreover, we must train it peace, for there will be no time to fram after the war has started.!
Washington, Jan. 29. Captain Mekan had represented Therefore, the reheme is just one of i
Representative Thomas antuunced England as air delegate at Geneva Is just as common prudence, and
was introducing a for two years during the disarmament battle-to-day that he
Re-i negotiation. necessary for our safety a ship, gun, and planes, though not resolution in the House of
the meaning, any more than they do, tratatives to-morrow
detachment of Miss Penneen Perkins' In a statement to the press, he that war is bound to come soon, or cent of her stand in deferring declared that the crisis last Septen even at nil.
"I hope all will read the handbook deportation preverdings mainst the ber had shown grave defects to exist the Premier, Australan, Harry Bridges, who is the in the urnment organisation, and carefully," declarel "for it contains a message which con-Committee for Industrial Organica-the training of the British Air Force and that those deficiencies had not than west coast maritime leader. cerns all. You will find in it a
of Bridges has been the centre of a yet been remedied, forms description of the many
He added that through his resigna- service for the safety and assistance bitter controversy for several months.
The committee investigating his tion he wished to call attentiva "n-American activities", demands of Parliament and the public to the defences. ground of inadequacy of British air Mr. Chamberlain invited all who his deportation on the
-Trans-Ocean. essential Communism-Reuter, were not yet engaged in
of the public In the event of war."
URGED TO TRAIN
Teeth like the STARS
of HOLLYWOOD
Don't envy the beautiful teeth of your favorite movie star. You, too, can have. sparkling teeth and a flashing smile- just use Kolynos, the modern ecion- tific dentifrice that thousands of dentista recommend because of its re- BRIGHTEN your SMILE with KOLYNOS
KOLYNOS
DENTAL CREAM
markable safe cleansing action.
Kolynos is a concentrated dentifrice -only a half-inch on a dry brush is needed. Try Kolynos and see how this unusual, creamy dentifrice will make your teeth sparkle.
For further ECONOMY BUY the LARGE TUBE
KOLYNOS
the antiseptic
DENTAL CREAM
But were there? No! Everyone artreed, quite amicably, that there had bren a draw and that extra time was necesary.
were
Jual those two extra words, fossils
"ptyxis" and "dithyramb," Try as much as I can, I can't
enough for Oxford's downfall. (han give Cambridge More
two
Cambridge were announced the passes in this round.
winners. There was no doubt about the gong
A good time was had by all. when Trinity attempted anti-din-
This complete spelling bee was:
OXFORD establishmentarism" he left out ali least three
for Dishevelled syllables and "eschscholtzia", well,
Was Crustacean Queen's
Surreptitious lehthyoplingy counted out and gonged before he
manacle and Pembroks palaeontology. "guttural" suuppy
in attempted it. King's, with a
over the radio) with inaugural", latitude (you could almost hear his smile neighbourlinesa worked off some of the deficit.
Second Round: Oxford 3, Cam- paraphernalia bridge 2.
dicerests
verdigris
THE CONG WAS BUSY
matriarchal pinafore erysipelas
chit
Round three opened more auspici-cyx Qualy fur Cambridge when King's dithyrninh
ptyxis
CAMBRIDGE Unparalleled Chrysalis Sub-aqueous bracherphalic Kuttural enclicholtzia anti-disestablish-
mentariam
initrural bureauerney onomatopoela muemanic
pachydermalous laminated
pustilan mous
haemorrhage Tackadaisical
metatartaric
sesquipedalionleu
Entertain your friends
at the
Ying King
CHINESE RESTAURANT
家酒大京英
South China's Most Modern & Luxurious Chinese Restaurant
YOUR FRIENDS WILL APPRECIATE YOUR GOOD TASTE AND THANK YOU HEARTILY FOR THE EXCELLENCE OF THE HOSPITALITY YOU CAN OFFER THEM AT THE YING KING.
The choice dishes, the beautifully appointed rooms and the smooth service all combine to make your entertainment an event to be remembered.
Make it a practice to entertain your friends at the YING KING
179, JOHNSTON ROAD, WANCHAI. TEL. 24076.
Tel. No. 24310,
The Day of all Days
Preparations for your wedding are
not complete without plans for
a plcture record of this happlest
event of your lifetime. Let us
make the necessary arrangements.
UNCRUSHABLE PLAIN VELVET
in all colours
MULTI-COLOURS
PRINTED BROCADE
SILVER
AND GOLD LAME
VELVET WITH
SILVER AND GOLD DESIGNS
PRINTED
GEORGETTE
WITH
SILVER DESIGNS
PLAIN
GEORGETTE · WITH SILVER
EMBROIDERY
Call in and see these
SILK BROCADE
WITH
SILVER
EMBROIDERY
GEORGETTE
WITH
VELVET DESIGNS
SILK WITH SILVER LACE
in all colours
PRINTED CREPE,
PRINTED CHIFFON
MULTI-COLOURS
IN VELVET
PRINTED
LAMBSKIN
Got your share of these magnificent materials at the special prices. we offer while you can.
THE MING YUEN STUDIO | TAJMAHAL SILK STORE
8, Queen's Head C. (3rd Floor); opposite Dairy Farm'a Foimtain, Q's Rd, C.
King's Theatre Bldg., Cornor,