DONALD DUCK
Thursday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
WAHI YA SPILLED
THE ICE CREAM
OUT OF OUR CONES!
NOISE OF TRAFFIC
.....
Chamber Of Commerce Urges Action
Reference to traffic noises is made in the annual report of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce, which says that during the past year the attention of both the Commissioner of Police and the Hongkong Automobile Association had been drawn to the subject.
STOCK MARKET
REPORT
PIPE DOWNI THERE'S NO USE CRYIN' OVER SPILT---
REDUCTIONS SOUGHT
Harbour Light Dues And Buoy Rents
Renewed representations for re- Bucelona in charges in Hongkong affecting shipping were made by the Chamber of Commerce in a letter to the Hongkong Government, dated September 14, states the Chamber's: annual report.
EMPIRE NEWS
GIANT STEEL-WORKS FOR RAND
Johannesburg.
May 4, 1939.
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ZBW, 355 metres (845 k.c.) and 31.49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles)
Violin and Piano Recital From the Studio
(Chaminade);........Plano
and
A summons asking for maintenance and a separation order against her husband, Lau Kwan-yun, Principal
8.0 Time, Wenther and Announce- ments. of the International Correspondence
by Ruth 8.03 Studio-Recitat Fine Arts Academy, Kowloon, was brought by So On-ping, bendnustress
Andersen (Violin) and Faul Lee of a school, before Mr. Himsworth at ANOTHER "MELODY BEE" (Pinta).
1. Mother of Pearl-Selection; 2. In regard to light dues, the Cham-
Kowloon Magistracy yesterday,
Radio Programme Broadcast by Retournelle (Chaminade): Reve d'un ber's letter stated the Committee's
case was a sequel to
summons for assault brought by the woman against ZBW on a Frequency of 845 .c's. Solr understanding of the position was that the increased seale light dues Dr. H. J. Vanderbyl, chairman of her husband last month, when Lau and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. Violin; 3. Meditation (Thais) (Mos- which became effective on January the State steel-works at Pretoria and was found guilty of assaulting So and 8-11 p.m. on 0.52 m.c's, per senet);
Violin Solo; 4. You're as Pretty as a 1. 1031 (subsequently modified by Electricity Supply Commission, an- outside her school on February 23. second.
147 nounced recently that plans have He was bound over in $50 for Government Notification No.
year. Mr. M. A. da Silva was for the dated March 9, 1933), was purely for been completed for a new giant steel- the purpose of augmenting local works at Vereeniging.
A start will defendant.
and Mr. A. S. K. Lau for revenue: It was not claimed that
said that school had been additional facilities to shipping had been provided by Government to
ment's
The Commisslaner of Police stated that special attention had been given to the question and that prosecutions had been undertaken whenever the circumstances warranted. The view of the Automobile Association was that the imposition of a "silent zone's would be fraught with too much dlan-
Honditong Stock Exchange official ger unless legislation were introduced summary issued yesterday says: whereby pedestriant were afforded
The turnover was again on the the means of crossing the roads in†small side but more enquiries are! safety at regular Intervals,
percolating into the market. Holders are not keen on satisfying demands In a letter, on April 22, the Com-and prices will improve if the en- present very
quiry is maintained.
The report states:
missioner of Police stated that the question had been given the special attention of the Police and prosecu• tions had been undertaken whenever the circumstances warranted. The teller continued: "At present the Police have no power to control the of pedestrians. The peregrinations question of joy walkers is still under consideratlun. Until eslation has been passed giving Police power to enforce certain rules for pedestrians, little can be done,"
The view of the Committee that no Improvement
traffe In regard to Holses had been noted was conveyed to the Commissioner of Police on May 4 and it was requested that a fist be supplied of prosecutions for undue soundling of motor burns since the beginning of 1938.
The Commissioner of Police replied that fly summonses had been taken out against drivers using their horns unnecessarily. In this connection, it was suggested that the Chamber ob- thin the views of the Hongkong Auto- mobile Association on the question of a twenty-four hour gilent zone in the area bounded by Jackson Road,
Central, Queen's Road
Pottinger Street and Connaught Road Central,
Automobile Association
In passing copies of the correspon- dence to the Hongkong Automobile Association, the Committee indicated Chamber would welcome that the
the support of the Association in en-
deavours to secure an abatement of the nuisance caused by excessive
traffic noises.
Buyer
Hongkong Bank $1.360 Union Insurance $410 Douglases $07
LK, Docks $16.30 Providents 50% F. S. Hotels $5.20
K. Landa $324
1.K. Renities 54.30
I.K. Tramways $10.15
Star Forries $15
China Lightn (Old) $8.20 H.K. Electrics $340)
Macan Electric
$15
Telephones (Old) $21.79
Canton Icer $1
Daley Farms Ex Tя. $20 Entertainment 38
Vibro Pling $714
HR, Govt. 455 Loan 346 prem. ILK. Govt. 39er Iman par.
Sellers
Hongkong Bank $1.375 Union Insurance 344711⁄2 HJ. Tramways $10M China Ligste (018) $0.40 China Lights (New) #312 Watsons $7.45 Marsmans (11.16.3 4/6
Sales
Hongkong Bank $1,362 Union Insurance 8449 H.K. Tramways $19.10 Con Lists (ola) $0.30 1.K. Elgetries $55 Cautan Teen $1
Vibro PUN
$75%
Benguet Consolidated 14, 11.90 Coco Grove Pu, „3411⁄2 San Mauricia 1's. 104 United Parncale Pa. 39
INOCULATION FREE Further Public Appeal To Prevent Cholera
Now is the time to act, and not when the epidemic has started, states
be made as soon as the International
H.K.T
Old Refrain (Kreisler)
Picture; Penny Serenade....Plano 12.0-12.20 Relay of Service of and Violin. Intercession from St. John's Cathe
12.30 Vivian Ells at the Fiano. "On
Your Toes" Plano Medley
dral.
(Hart
and Rodgers); "On The
12.43 Debroy Somers Band, Avenue" Piano Medley (Berlin).
Memories of Horatio Nicholls....
conducted by Horatio Nicholla with Vocal Chorus.
8.33 Sydney Gustard at the Organ. Funeral March Of A Marionette (Gounod); Songs,
2. Scottish. 8.45 StudioMelody Bed" No. 2: The Navy v. The
English Of Old Time
0.15 London Pho News,
9.30 London Relay--"World Affairs' by J. L. Brierly. O.E., Chichele Professor of International Law in the University of Oxford,
9.45 London Relay-Sports News
0,50 Arensky-Trio In D Minor,
situation clears.
Vereeniging, 30-mile from Johan-running at a monthly loss of dimost Justify the increase. In the Govern- nesburg, already has two huge power $30 during the past year, and her last letter on this subject tntions supplying the Rand, and mother had been helping her to cover (dated Febrtiary D, 1030), it had been work has begun on the slic for this. During August her husband intimated that, in the then financial ird.
took her four sons, all young boys, condition of the Colony, Government
from her, and though she had been was unable to meet the wishes of The new steel-works will be unique to the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs, the Chamber for a reduction.
in being entirely electrically driven. and Lau had bere instructed to hand
Running Riol-Selection. The Committee submitted that the it is understood that careful cot the children back, he had refused to
1.0.Time and Weather.
favourable
1.03 Lilian Harvey (Vocal) and the and Market Notes. financial sideration has been given to the do so. Instead, he had gone to the position of the Colony warranted strategic pluring both of his under- S.C.A. himself and obtained permis- Orchestra Mascotte,
Under The some adjustment In these charges taking and the new power station. sion to
to keep the chlidren.
Rainbow Waltz Op. 32. which were considered by shipping Secondary Industries. The re- However, he had been told to allow (Waldtcutel); North Sea Waves- Eileen Joyce (Piano), Henri Teml- companies to constitute
Orchestra Mas-anten an undue markable development of the Union's the mother to see the chlidren on Waltz (Krannig)...
(Violin) -and Antoni Sola burden.
vecondary industries was emphasised Saturdays and Sundays, but each colle; To-day I Am Happy Waltz (Cello). The Chamber's
10.17 A letter continued: by Mr. John Hungerford, president time complainant went to see them, Song (from Black Roses'); Fantasy
Russlan Orchestra and “Shipping Companies have also ask- of the Transvaal Chamber of Indus- she was refused admittance to Lou's From Files 'Black Roses (Keller-Vocal Programme. ed that renewed representations be tries, at the Chamber's annual meet-house. She had always treated the Anacker}
**Lilian Harvey (So May Night Overture (Rimsky- mudie for the abolition of fees for in Mr. Hungerford considered that children well, and wished to have prno)
with
Orchestra and choir. Korsakov)....London Symphony Or permits to work cargo on Sundays, in the secondary industries had experi- der back.
(Sung
in German); Hahool of
chestra cond. by Albert Coates; Song view of the fact that the shipping enced a year of steadier business than Cross-examined by Mr. Silva, she Waliz (Jos. Strauss-arr.
of the Needy Pilgrim (Nekrasse trade is the only one which is charged for some years.
(Jos. Strauss-Nevstruct Manikin) tented at her story that the school Marienkiange chestra Muscotte: Challapine Segregation Troposals, Consider-was rumming at a loss was not true. arr. Hobne)....Orche for working on Sunday, and previous
(Bass) with Afonsicy correspondence suggests that the only able opposition has been evoked by The loss had been due to extra ex- Dancing Into
With You Choir and Balalaika Orchestra Lo. reason for maintaining these fees is the Government's intention to intro- penses incurred in engaging another (Schroder-
Chinaman Prince Igor-March (Borodinu).... that Government needs the revenue. duce legislation maiding residential teacher, as she had been ill and could (Schroder-Beckmann)... Lilian Har-Sir Thomas Beecham conducting the
segregation
for compulsory
non- not tench as much as formerly. vey (Soprano) with Willy Fritsch Royal Philharmonic Orch. Sadico- Europeans. The coloured people of
She refused an offer by Mr. Silva, and Orchestra (Sung in German); Chanson Hindoue (Rimsky-Korsakov) "My Committee also desires to the Cape are bitterly hostile to who said the defendant was willing Bavarian Waltz Medley (Richariz).. refer to the present practice whereby segregation and are receiving wide to furnish her with bourd and lodging
Orchestra Mascotte. buoy rent is payable from the hour spread support from many Influential and an extra $10 per month, if she at which the buoy in question is, European sections.
were willing to give up her school engaged. In order to ensure that al
to him. particular buoy will be available for SOUTHERN RHODESIA
Buoy Rent Praeilçe
an incoming ship, it is necessary to make application at least one day in advance of arrival. In almost all instances shipping companies are therefore in the position of having to
innecessary buoy rent,'
So also declared that she had I cancelled certain fees which she band formerly charged her pupils, as many
Jeuven
The
of them were poor and could not Overture Lucerne Kursaal Or-kov Rimsky-Korsakov
Parisienne - Ballet;
Light Symp (Herbert).....New. (b) -
Irish
Marcel Mule
In The Toxophone) with
Of Kasane i Plano: 1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press, Wea-Varlaam's Song Boris ther and Announcements.
Moussorgsky); Song Of Peace 1.49 Compositions of Offenbach in sky ('Prince cluding his Galle Parisienne-Ballet Theodore Challopine (ass) with Or- Music.
The Of Tumblers chestra; Dance IRRIGATION LAKE
Orphicus In
Underworld The Snow
Maiden Rimsky-Kor- FORMED
Storm Music (Ivan The Ter- afford them.
Gaile She denied that this chestra;
..London Salisbury.
London Philharmonic Or- Symphony Orchestra conducted by Abundance of green food for cattle was untrue. She also sald that her Music.. Buy one day's additional and entirely in the dry reason will be ensured by father had handed over all his pro- chestra conducted by Efrem Kartz; Albert Coates; None But The
Weary Belie Helene Selection.... [Heart (Tchaikovsky)....... .Maria The Chamber's letter concluded by the construction of an artificial lake perty to her mother during his life "La
with Plazo Olczewska (Contralto) expressing the hope that favourable in the Victoria district. The object is time. She did not get anything, but Marek Weber and His Orchestra.
assisted
2.15 Close down. consideration would be given to the to maintain a constant supply of first was
financially by her
Violin and 'Celle
accompaniment. 6.0 Studio Children's Hour. request of shipping companies that quality beef to the Smithfield market, mother, whenever she needed help,
Epic of Serge Jaroff's Don buoy rent be payable from the time The artificial luke, when full, will The hearing was adjourned to May
7.0 Closing local Stock Quotations. Costel Choir. We Sing To You
Light Irish Programme with (Kastalsky); Two 7.02 A
Russian Folk of the anticipated arrival at the busy have a surface area of 1,000 acres. 9. of the vessel concerned.
Danny Malone (Tenor). It is now Alling rapklly,
Trish
Songs (arr. Jaroff); (n) Old Pachon; The Three Sons.... Don Cossack A reply was received from-the-wall of concrete, -100-feet high CLAIM-FOR-PAYMENT-
Orchestra: The Choir conducted
Jaroff. by Serge Government on October 15 intimating and 240 feet long, has been built in that the Government was unable to the gorge between two cliffs, Delivery of Motor Goods Malone
(Barker)....Danny Unaccompanied. Emigrant
(Tenor) consider the present charges and are rivers have been dammed back and
with Orchestra;
11.0 Close down, ungements as unreasonable, and, in a star-shaped sheet of water has been.
Not Proved
Of Jigs Medley Of Horn- #edies densely among these circumstances, was not
hills wooded
pipes....Sean Nolen (Violin) with pre-formed pared to accede to their reduction or
Irrigation canals and a tunnel 27
Judgment Lor defendants. with
My Old Irish Mother (Dean): REGISTRY WEDDINGS alteration.
miles long will carry the water to costs was given by Mr. Justice Lind- Danny Boy (Weatherley).... ..Danny numerous farms in the district.
ell in the Summary Court yester- Malone (Tenor) singing n Duet with
Mr. T. J. Gould, Deputy Registrar Education of Natives. The first day in the action brought by Karel himself. With Orchestra; The Irish of Marriages, yesterday officiated at high school" course ever to be con- Weiss against the Ah Cheung Auto Organist--Medley (arr. T. Casey)... three Chinese weddings at the Re- ducted for the education of natives
Parts Supply Company, claiming Terance Casey (Orr'an),
alstry. in the Colony has recently been start- i
7.35 De Groot and His Orchestra Mr. George Ho, merchant, married ed at St. Augustine's, Penhnlongu. $248.25 for alleged non-payment of
with Essic Ackland (Contralto). Miss Chan Cheung-hn, of 210 Wing Hitherto natives have not been able:oods. Mr.
Y. Kwan appeared for Erstes Waltzer--Potpourri (Ro- Lak Street. The witnesses werO to go beyond Standard VI,
plaintiff and Mr. F. H. Loseby for brecht),...De Groot and His Orches-Messrs. Chan Kai-sze and Chan Tim, defendant.
Just For Today (Seaver) Miss Lui Lau-yu, of 40 Talpo Road, The cluir way in respect of auto- Sanctuary (Hewilt) E Essic Ack- became the bride of Mr. Lou Pik- car rubber plate goods and rubberland (Contralto) with Organ accomp: fan, factory manager. The witnesses goods which defendunts were alleged by Herbert Dawson; In The Night were Mesora. Lul Lam and Tong to have taken delivery of from the (Tale); Under The Roofs Of Paris Yeung-tul. Kowloon Godowns with the authority (Moretti)....De Groot and His Or-
Messrs.
Wong Hon-dewok and of plaintiff.
chestra; Serenata (Braga); O Peace Cheung Tsz-hang acted as witnesser The defence was that the goods fui England ('Merrie England'—Gers at the marriage between Mr. Cheung. had never been delivered.
man). Essie Ackland" (Contralto) | Man-plu, clerk, and Miss Ida Wong, with Orchestra.
of 10 Possession Street, Hongkong.
The Hongkong Autoinebile AssocEİA- tion replied on June 27 that, in t opinion of their Committee, the im- a further circular from the Colony EVICTION ORDINANCE posliton of a "silent zone" would be Medical authorities for the preven- fraught with too much danger unless tlon of cholera. There are legislation was Introduerd whereby supplies of anti-cholera vaccine in pedestrians were afforded the means Hongkong, and the public are advised of crossing the roads safety at teto
in
to take advantage of the free offer gular intervals, I was also in-i
of the Government for Inoculation ati
ample
timated that the Committee
were the various hospitals and public strongly of the opinion that the dispensaries. thorities should not limit their
efforts
to abate the nuisance merely to the registering
Eat and drink nothing that has not of few convictions, been recently cooked. Do not con- which had not had the effect of sume. minimising the noise.
were Fruit, vegetables, salads, melons,
being taken by the Association to shell fish, etc. which have not been collect data regarding unnecessary cooled or otherwing steriilsed; horn-blowing and bell-ringing.
Replying on
July
6, the Committee
requested that the Chamber be kept informed as to the outcome of the in- vestigations by the Automobile Asso-materinis; clation and the suggestion was con- veyed that an expertinent be made by
Government Considering Extension of Bill
The Eviction Ordinance enacted AUSTRALIA for a year in June and, under which tenants have successfully many sought protection from landlords, Is due to expire at the end of this
month.
Questioned as to whether the Or- dinance would be allowed to lapse or be extended, the Colonial Secretary: Hon. Mr. N, L. Smith stated yester day that the matter was being con- sidered, but no deßnite decision had yet been arrived.
A similar reply was given by an- other senior Government official who added timt new legislation would be required it the Ordinance were to be extended. That was on the agenda for the Legislative Council next week, he said.
EXCESS OF IMPORTS FROM CANADA
Canberra. Despite the trade agreement with Canada made in 1937 Australia's Fende balance with Canada in be- coming progressively less favourable. Australia's purchases from Canada continue to grow, but exports to
Cunada are falling.
10
Coming Weddings
Food on which flies have settled; Milk or cream which has not been boiled or steriilsed;
Ice-cream, unless made from bolled
The following forthcoming wed- Last year the adverse trade balance dings are announced: Mr. Lie Hon- Water which has not been boiled;
AVIA £0,079,000, compared with tak, merchant, to Miss Fok Ho-ling. Non-aerated waters and fruit julees
£6.322,000 in the previous year. In of 13 Lee Tung Street, Hongkong; the introduction of a twenty-four | unless made by a reliable firm.
1938 Australia's trade balance with Mr. Lindfolk Wong, chemist, to Miss hour silent zone In certain defined
Do not swim in the sea within the
Conuda was the least favourable of Tong Wal-lin, teacher, of 175 Pelho urcas, in conjunction with a limila-harbour limits, especially near sewage
any of her individual balances. Prob- Street, Shamshulpe; Mr. Chan Chung, Ilon of spred to arteen miles per hour outfalls.
ably the situation will be much im-student, to Miss Yip Kwan-tal, of 58 and the posting up of notices in Eng-
proved if Australla is able to make a Robinson Road; Mr. Pal Wen-yeun, The cause of the disease is a special
trade agreement with the United secretary of the Central Trust of lish and Chinese requesting the co- germ which enters the body through operation of pedestrians.
States. contaminated food or drink, particu- TEMPERANCE UNION
China, to Miss Li Hang, teacher, of In reply to reminder, the Auto-larly water, millt, fruit and vege-
Australia's largest balance last year 22 Wing Sing Street, Hongkong: Mr. to mobile Association on January 24,
At the regular monthly meeting of was with Great Britain. Exports to Wing Kon-loo, barrister-at-law, the Association's supervisor, based Having Inoculation from one's own to be held at noon to-day, Toh Hua- £14,727,000, compared with £17,- Kowloon City; and Mr. Alfred Fung Kwok-hin, merchant, to Miss Anna upon observations at the junction of physician will relieve the pressure Restaurant, a reception will be given 547,000 in the previous year.
RAAF. Training School-As the Seto Fung-yce, of 9′ Stafford Road, Mary Stone, who has come to Hong- result of an Inspection by emcers of Kowloon Tong.
its first national President, Dr., kong from a trip to America with the Royal Australian Air Force it is her co-worker. Miss J. V. Hughes of expected that the Federal Cabinet will
Is one the Bethel Mission. Dr. Stone
pprove plans to establish at Waggs,
1930, forwarded copy of a report blables. The gerni can be destroyed the South China W.C.T.U. which is Britain in 1838 exceeded inports by Miss Lee Yu-wu, of 1 Kaitak Bund.
by heat.
Pedder Street and Des Voeux Beati on the public Institutions carrying The view of the Association was ex out the inoculations. pressed that no useful purpose would
be served by posting up notices to
pedestrians,
as suggested by the
Chamber, nor was the imposition of ON PIRACY CHARGES a speed limit considered of much ad-
on duty to end police were constantly Gang of Men Appears In
enforce
In replying on February 17, the
Kowloon Court
of the two early woman physicians in the Riverina, an inland district
INDIA
cost
>
ECLIPSE OF MOON
By Clouds
Last night, unfortunately, clouds obscured the Colony's view of a total; eclipse of the moon.
in China, the other being the late Dr. about half way between Sydney and Obscured from Hongkong
R.A.A.F.
school will In Kan of the Methodist Woman's Melbourne, a training school for the Hospital in Nanchang. As tendent the
of
Danford Woman's | £450,000 for works and bulldings Hospital in Klukiong, she found out and la expected to be in use before view of the Chamber of Commerce Committee was expressed that the
An alleged gang of pirates, arrested that among her pallents much suf-the end of 1941. institution of a speed limit would not by the Police on Tuesday, was tering is caused by
co, need constant police supervision to charged before Mr. Hlmsworth at so, in addition to her be of some value in diminishing noise. Kowloon Magistracy yesterday. The and with the co-operation of Mrs. The Guggestion was conveyed to the men were So Man, 25, Lam Sum, 24, Hen Yin-mei, she promoted the Tem- Association that the supervisor's re- Tsui Tin, 24, Wong Shu-kl, 23, Wong perance Movement in Central China. port be forwarded by the Association Tam-kwai. 23, Leung Won, 24, und The National Union was officially to Government, together
in-Ng On, 28, all Ashermen. They are organized in 1922, Dr. Stone was with timation that firms in offices
33, of 04 plculs of frewood, two
an
to these any abatement of the nuisance. The pieces of clothing, and the boat off Chamber also expressed willingness Steep Island on May 1.
areon had no sent alleged to have robbed Chung Foon, elected the first president.
work
MEDWAY RECEPTION -
to consider supporting the Ausocin- On the application of the Police, It is announced that the dress for tion's representations, aut possibly all the men were remanded for three gentlemen attending the Medway's adding further vlaws, ou receipt of days to the District Office South, "At Home on Friday, May 6, is tall- copies of the correspondence,
where the case will be heard,
coats or white shell jackets.
..
of
At 11.30 p.m. the first shadow of
was
the earth was cast upon the moon, growing until total obscurity reached, according to the experts.
The total eclipse period was about on hour.
DHENKANAL STATE TO BE REFORMED
CALCUTTA, The decision of the Rafa Dhenkanal, in Orissa, to go to ber following rioting, when several. Europe for a year has been wel-people were killed. cprned by his subjects.
During the absence of the Roja a Dhenkanal has for long been the European civilian officer will act as centre of political unrest in the small Dewan (Prime Minister), with the tributary States in Eastern India. primary task of raising the level of Reforms were announced in Novem-administration.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1939.