Wednesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
DONALD DUCK
A Look Through
The "Telegraph"
50 YEARS AGO
1
July 1999. Advices from Manas (Abyssinia) state that the Italians have occupied Banahat,
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Havasiness is increasing regarding! the situation in the Balkans. Pansiavist agents are engaged in travelling frami place to place, and aro especially activo; In Servia. During the stay of Prince Nikita, at Klef the President of the Slavonic Society in his address styled him a the future faur of the Southern- Slovs.
25 YEARS AGO
July 6, 1914,
ONE!
MOSCOW NEGOTIATIONS AGAIN FRUITLESS?
Another
In Pact
PARIS, July 4. ALTHOUGH there is
Hitch Plans
no official information No Discord Between
The Eight Hon. Mr. Joarp Cham- available
concerning
berlain passed peacefully sway thin the tenor of the Soviet
Londan realdenes last night.
Reuter's correspondent at
Vienna
the lying-in-atate of the Into Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his Consort. The
reply to the latest
states that enormous crown attended Anglo-French .propo- badles were cuntainel, in silver comur Sals,. the "Paris Soir"
ornamented with
gold, while tightes
constics were placed around the catafal- Says
already lost newn interest.-Ed.).
that
informed
Britain And France
PARIS, July 4.
ANGLO-FRENCH solidarity in the face of any que. (The Geraleve ansonninntion had quarters are not entire-challenge was stressed by Mr. Leslie Hore-Belisha, the ly satisfied with the British War Minister, when speaking this evening at the July 1920 Soviet note, although it
10 YEARS AGO
annual
Many Hongkong residents who went is said to be couched in Bretagne to-night,
Home in the spring have already taken
the precaution to book their passage
back. The latest P. and U. Passenger a somewhat friendlier
Mr. Belisha declared: "Let thei whole world know that our two)
Lint gives the following bookings: tone than the previous N. Z. Minister countries understand completely
Per A. Minta left London June 14-)
Dr. and Mrs. 2. 11. Craig, Mr. and Mrs. replies.
G. Goodard, Ars. 1. L. Gray, Mr.
A. J. Hocken, 1r. R. A. Trengove
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By Palapo
Radio Programme Broadcast by Studio Saxophone Recital IZ. B. W. on a Frequency of 845 k.e's. and on Sturt Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. and 8-11 p.m on 0.52 m.c's. per second.
1. K. T.
Danza Espanola No. 6 (Granados). ..Madrid Symphony Orchestra cond. by Enrique Fernandez Arbos; Soneto A Cordoba (do Falta); Chanson Du
THE HUMOUR OF LO-CHUNG Feu Follet (Extraite De L'Amour Sorcier de Falla)....Morla Barri- entos (Soprano) with Manuck De. 12.00-12.20 p.m. Relay of Service and His Orchestra: It's No Fun Falla at the Piano! En La Alhambra, Blazin' Serenata (Breton)....Madrid Bym- of Intercession from St. John's (Ager-Newman-Mencher);
The Trail (Samuels and Others)....phony Orchestra cond. by Enrique Cathedral.
7.30 Musical Comedy.
12.30 Mozart Quartet In E Flat Le Berman (Vocal) with Orchestra. Arhos,
Blossoms On Broadway Fox-Troi Major, K. 428.
(from the film); Sailing Home-Fox- Trot....Jack Harris and is Orches- 1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press, Weather and Announcements.
Pro Aric Quartet.
12.55 A Song by Elisabeth Schu- tra. mann (Soprano).
What Is This Feeling? (from "The Marriage of Figaro-Mozart).
1.00 Time and Weather. 1.03 Len Bermon (Vocal) and Jack) Farris and His Orchestra.
1.40 Varlely with Flotsam and Bam, Len Fills and Others. ·
"Paganini"Vocal Gems Herbert- Lchar)....Ligh! Opera Company; "Please Teacher"-Vocal Gems (Wes- ton, Lee and Runbridge)....Bobby Howes, Sepha Treble, Winifred Izard Jet-and Wylle Watson with the London Hippodrome Chorus and Orchestra; The Moon Remembered (fim 'Let's] "Great Day"-Selection (Rose, Ellsch be famous'); I've Got A Hunch (Alm and Youmans)....Jack Payne and Say "SI, SI-Rumba; How Many Let's be famous)....Betty Driver His B.B.C. Dance Orchestra, Rhymes Can You Get-Fox-Trot...
8.00 Local Time Signal, Weather (Vocal) with Orchestra; Wilkie Bard Jack Harris and His Orchestra with Medley; Intro: I want to sing in Report and Announcements, Vocal by Elsie Carlisle; Nothing's opera; Let me sing: I can't reach
3.03 Grand Symphony Orchestra. Transylvanian Overture (Hans Blue But The Sky (Newman-Spina): that top note; O! Of Capital 0; Walt- Bet You Tell That To All The ing here for Kate; My litle deltcher Boys (Tobias-Stept)....Len. Bermon girl; She sells sea shells; She cost
Bruckner); Hungarian Rhapsody No.
(Liszt).
3
8.15 London Relay-Cricket-Gcz- (Vocal) with Orchestra; Nice Work me seven and sixpence, Chrysanthe dinner of the Association France Grande.You Can Get It Fox-Trot (alm mutas: Truly rural; When the bugle tlemen v. Players.
Damsel in Distress')....Jack Harris calls; Don't play 'In the Shadows'.......... A commentary during the first
Wilkie Bard (Comedian) with Orday's play by P.G.H. Fender. from. chestra; Hit Medley; Intro: You took Lord's Cricket Ground, London.
8.30 Studio-A Saxophone Recital the words right out of my heart; The girl in the Alice Blue Gown; On by Palapo. Linger Longer Island....George 1. Valse Triste (F. von Vecsry); 2. Scott Wood and His Accordeon Band; Souvenir (Drdia); 3. Saxophone Fan- A Perfect Lady (Pherns and Gwyn); tasin. (Rosebrock); 4. Sonata No. 3 Women In Love (Rutherford and (Handel). Wilcock)....Dorls Palmer (Come- dienne) with Plano; Swance Moon (Leon and Other); An Old Hawalian
A radio play by Peter Cheyney: Guitar (Leon and Towers)....Len Characters: The Narrator; Lo-Chung,
"Intransigeant" Denies Report
Per .. Kanhmir left London June points out that neither the
27. Mr. and Mrs. C. Bayating. Mr. A Netherlands nor Switzer- and Mrs. H. Walla.
E. Charman, Mr. J. A. Dyerson, Mr. land entertain diplomatic
12. Mrs. V. M. i, Adamn, Mrs.
F... Mozen leaver London July relations with the Soviet, Brewin, Master Browin, Mr. B. J. Cinrk, and that under those cir- Mrs. E. 1. B. Calman, Mrs. J. Cooper cumstances,
Antipodeans Will Aid Empire
LONDONA July 4.
it would be Mr. Walter Nash, New Zea-
Capt. A. N. Dowding, Mr. A. W. Fuifficult for the Soviet Governand Finance Minister, who is Grantham. Mr. F. D. Froberi. Minn Paul,; Mrs. F. D. Probort.
ment to guarantee those two on a short visit to Eire, has Per an. Mantua Iraven London Jely countries as required by Londen denied the statement attributed 26-Capt. J. 3, Ferguson, Jr. R. Sand Paris, in exchange for the to him that New Zealand was Gibson, Mr. and Mrs. D. Short.
Anglo-French guarantee of the binlikely to send an expeditionary Terna. Manila leaves London August Baltic States. 9-Mr. A. E. Benson, Mar. T. Dun-
The paper doubts whether, in view can, Mr. and Mrs. Dickens, and twoj
of the refusal of Holland and Switzer- children, Mr. S. N. Harber,
Into relations with Per a. Kalyen leaves London August land to enter
2. Mr. B. Barrett, Mian Britton, Mr. Hussin, it will be possible to conclude and Mrs. J. A. Coleman, Rey, and Mrs. negotiations with Russla this week. W. t. Clayson, Mr. and MTA, G. A.Trans-Ocean. Jack, Capt.-V-CLidell, Mr. R. G Robertson, Mr. E. T. Warden, Miss N. Wentworth.
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5 YEARS AGO
"New Points Raised--- LONDON, July 4.-"Reuter's"
being involved in a war.
the character of the challenge offered us and we will meet it, if need be, with decision.
"It would be the most mortal of errors for observers, and sill more for interested parties, to make false: deductions from the fact that cir-: cumstances have placed us on the de- fensiva.
"As we lack aggressive Inten- tions, the initiative cannot in the Bral place lie with us. This, to the superficial onlooker, may appear to
run, it will bo strength,”
Anglo-French Identity Of Aims
8.55 London Relay-The Humour Of Lo-Chang'.
Emphasised By Mr. with Scott Bendit Chief; Wong, one of his
Hore-Belisha
Poris, July 4.
force in the event of Britaill|tween the British and French armies, a speech to the Franco-British As- Billy Thorburn and His Music: Serenade to the Stars; So Long
The statement was attributed to nin in the course of an interview in Dublin.
He later declared to the Eire branch
.
Wood at the Plano; King Canute Spearmen; Sang, his Lieutenant; Roty (Flotsam and Jetsam). Flotsam Pearl, his Daughter; Ling, a Messen-
Cave and Jetsam with Plano; The House ger; Production by B. W. With The * Little Green Tiles Browns-Cave. (Beamish, Stanley); Don't Forget The 9.15 London Relay-The News,
D.30 Reginald Foori at the Organ. There is now such a complete ex-Okl Folks At Home (Noel, Pelosi)..
The Wind Has Told Me A Story- be weakness, whereas in the, longchange of military Information Billy Cotton and His Band,
2.15 Close Down.
Tango; Puszia (Mihaly); Hit Parade, tween Britain and France that "there
G.00 Dance Muste
No. 3: Intro: Goodslight Angel: My No Secrets
is no mlitary secret which we keep
Fox-Trots-Old Pal Of Mine: Roses heaven on earth: Have you ever from each other," declared Mr. Hore- Referring to the close relations pe- Belisha, British Minister for War, inin December (film 'Life of the Party') been in Heaven; Why talk about love; Mr. Belisha said: "There is no mill-sociation to-night.
Tangos Tango Mio; Sierra Chica. Sweetheart; Manhattan Moonlight Junn Llosses and His Tango Or- (Alter),...with the B.B.C. Variety tury secret we keep from one an- Mr. Hore-Belisha called the French other. There is a complete
Inter-Ariny the finest in the world, while chestra; Fox-Trots Goose Pimples., Orchestra.
0.45 London Relay-Sports News change of information, knowledge and Great Britain, he said, would within.Bix Beiderbecke and His Orches- experience.
year have an army of over a million; Trumbology....Frankie Trum- and Market Notes.
bauer and His Orchestra; Fox-Trot- 0.50 B.3.0. Recording-The Fol of the Parliamentary Association In "We live as comrades as, if need be, trained men.
Swing As It Comes....Bert Firman's De Rols'. Dublin to-night: "I never said any-we shall die.
He added that Britain and France Quintuplets of Swing: Waltzes-Re Written and produced by Greatrex thing of the kind."
*~*There ́is also a very "close" Baison would soon have the most modern hearsing A Lullaby: Raisins and Newman. Musle by Wolseley Charles: "What I said was that it is unlikely between the Government depart and powerful air forces in the world. Almonds....Phil
and Mis Green
1.20 Len Green at the Plano. enter intu any ments in London and Paris, and we "Now let the whole world know Rhythm; Fox-Trots Stranger In A Medley; Intro: Chasing Shadows; :
ever our two countries understand com- Cup of Ten (from 'Crazy Days');] One night of love; M1 navez say It is reported int Admirut Chan diplomatie correspondent learns that New Zealand will
again; We were so Chak velit eriler to clear the water dered premature to speak of an force overseas, but what is necessary growing case, and as a matter of pletely the character of the challenge Love Was Born (from 'Crazy Days') 'never again Chak will leave in a day or two for the in well-informed circles it is consi- commitments to send an expeditionary are evolving in peace with
actually to enable New Zealand to defend habit, the system of collaboration we offered us, and that we will meet it having been way of pirates and bandits, who have agreement
Fox-Trot-Moon at Sea; Waltz-You well, Annabelle; Medley; Intro: My shown unusual activity of late.
reached in the negotiations for ant democratic ideals will be undertaken.tried repeatedly to improvise in the the need arises with the utmostBilly Mayerl and His Orchestra; | young; Paris in the Spring; Fare thee
"We have nccepted the responsibi- time of war."
decision," he declared,
Needn't Have Kept It A Secret....dance; Marie Louise; It's easy to re- anti-aggression pact with Russia.
"The central objectives of It had been hoped that an agree-lity of defending New Zealand as a
our Ronnie Munro and His Orchestra; member. this unit of the Commonwealth, and in
No Selfish Partnership endeavours are Identical, but we Fox-Trots-Cat and Mouse: Quick- 10.30 Latest Dance Musio. July 5, 1934. meat would be completed by
Commonwealth In- Mr. Belisha stressed that the have pursued our objective by dif- silver. Herbert Kuster and His Plano Quicksteps-Mako Believe; Moon Smouldering resentment among the time, but it is clear the Soviet reply defending the
neither selfish ferent paths up to now. Britain and Orchestra; Tangos-Love Has En-Love....Victor Silvester and His Storin Troopers following the summary raises points which require further teresis in the south Pacific, and if partnership
occasion demands, of defending theor
exclusive. It was ready execution of their leaders has
to France both sought to avold domina-tered My Heart; Farewell, My Love Ballroom Orchestra; Slow Fox-Trots whole of the Commonwealth." act on behalf of others who might tion of Europe by force. France...Robert Renard and His Orches- | ~To Mother With Love; Little Gypsy shown. any definito nigh yet of Raming consideration.
It is understood that these further
find their independency threatened, proceeded by the system of alliances, trn; Fox-Trots Runnin' Wild: Cile- Of The Seven Seas....The Organ, up into active revoli against ler, who is denounced as a traltor to the matters are immediately being taken Reuter.
Referring to the introduction of while Britain, on the other hand, has ken heel....Joe Daniels and Hts Hot The Dance Band and Me; Quickstep Nazis, There is however clear indien
conscription, the War Minister said been traditionally opposed to under-Shots in "Drumnasticks."
It's In The Air (from the Alm); tlub of violent swing to the left and up with the Soviet, and hope is expressed that an agreement will not
cussions, and the negotiations are ex-that the medical examination of the taking such, commitments,
7,00 Closing Local Stock Quota- Fox-Trot-The Lady On The Second pected to conflaue for some time-first 50,000 militiamen disclosed that "Your polley has been justifled by¦tions.
Floor....Brion Lawrance and Hie The whole of the country is seething be long delayed.—Reuter.
Reuter.
over $7 per cent. were fit for milltary the hard lesson of events which have 7.03 A Spanish Programme with Lansdowne Orchestra; Fox-Trots--- Holland's Demarche
servies, and he added: "Who are the compelled us also to recognise your Maria Barrientos (Soprano) and Rene Royal Garden Bluca; Squeeze Me........
claim our de- foresight. Now it is bo longer Benedetti Violin).
Bob Crosby and His Orchestra; Fox- AMSTERDAM, JULY 4-Holland's physicians who
endence?"
necessary to speak of British or Habanera-Dance Espagnole (Sa- Trots-The Spider And The Fly A grim belief exists that many old Pius XII has postponed his departure
"The strength of the British army, French Policy. There is, in actual (rasate); Malaguena-Dance Espagnole Howdy, Cloudy Morning?, Acores have been del under cover for his summer residence at Castel demarche to London and Paris pru-
attempts to draw regular and auxiliary would be over truth, a Franco-British policy," con- (Sarasate)... Rene Benedetti (Vlo- Gonella and His Georgians. of the chus provided by the develop-Gandolfo for one, or possibly two testing against
Anglo-Franco- ments.
weeks, In view of the various Halland Into diplomatic conversations which he Soviel guarantel systent was made 1.000,000 within n yeur, and would be cluded the Minister-United Press. lin) with Maurice Faure at the Plano; continually increasing. Just 003 intends to have in connection with on Holland's initiative, according France had the greatest army, Bri- the "Telegraf", and was dictated by toin had the greatest navy, and to- the strained European stiuation,
His Holiness had actually planned nothing but Holland's own interesta.gether, judging by the acceleration in Foreign reports that a demarche the rate of production, they would The Hinly See has not yet abandon was made simultaneously on behalf of have the most modern, and in quality
role of other small States a semi-omeintly the must powerful air force, ed hopes of playing the mediator in the present international denied here-Trans-Ocean. crists, especially in regard to Poland. | In Vatican circles attention is
hosillity to the leador.
not
with diaqulet. Rumours aru thick. It
in upenly stated that scores have been
ahut in ndilition to the forty-six no- mited executions.
MAGICAL TROPICS!
EXPLOSIVE DRAMA!
Love Call in the Junglo
Pope Cancels Tour
VATICAN CITY, July 4-Pope
to leave the Vatican on Wednesday,
White Men Run the Gaunt-called in this connection to the arrival lot! Black Gold Runs Wild!
Lipe that lovad!
Toogle leolover! Magicodraotutel LUCILLE
BALL
'DANAMA LABY
ALLAN LANE
DUMA
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FRIDAY.
QUEEN'S
the
"United Press" Optimism LONDON, July 4-Diplomatlei
in Rome of the Papal Nuncio in quarters here express the belief that Warsaw, M. Cortest, following lengthy the month-long deadlock in the conversations which he had with the negotiations with Russia has been broken and the chances of concluding Polish Foreign Minister.
It is also pointed out that precisely an agreement are now better than at new started,
at this critical moment the Polish any time since the negotiations Government has appointed a Ambassador to the Holy Set, after the pust had remained vacant for some ilme-Trans-Ocean.
President's War Fears HYDE PARK, July 4-President Roosevelt stated at a press confer- ence to-day that he wanted action on the neutrality legislation in this ession of Congress with the objective of preventing a war-Reuter.
Counter-Proposals
MOSCOW, July 4-Compelent circles discount foreign reports that
dr.
to
Concluding. Air. Bellsba clared: "England can
A3y France, and France to England, we have thought in the same way, we have reached the same can- elusions, wo cherish the Kame ideals, we are friends, we art strong and we shall stand togd- ther."-Reuter,
STOCK MARKET
REPORT
The British press optimistically re- ports that an agreement is in sight, but Soviet quarters are-taking a more cautiuus atitude saying that, while the latest Franco-British proposals
Hongkong Stock Exchange mark a substantial advance, there is amelal Summary Issued yesterday apparently a number of questions to says: be settled.
Deals In H.K. Banits were reported Reports that an agreement is in at 31,315, $1,320, and $1,325; whilst sight have revived a "Stall boom" Unions, came to business to $425. on the Stock Exchange. War Loans Otherwise the mural remained sulf fumped 5/8 to 031⁄4 while oils, mining with a lack of general enquiry. shares and trans-Atlantic issues were
BUYERS H.K. Bault, $1.300 strong.--United Press,
Unions Ins., $420
Closer Togothor LONDON, July 4-According to the Anglo-Franco-Soviet agreement Soviet circles in London, the intest has practically been concluded, and British proposals mark one step for that signing of the pnet is imminent word towards meeting the Soviet There is ground to believe that the point of view, but not all the ques- negotiations have made progress, but tions are yet cleared up, and further. there is, no indication whether the expianailons are necessary. question of guarantees to the Battle It is understood, however, that both! States has been settled.
Bides have moved closer together over Informed circles believe that M. the question of the Baltic States, but Molotoff's answer contained counter- there are still some points needing proposals requiring further dis- further elucidation-Reuter,
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