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EMPIRE NEWS
TRIBAL RAID IN
KENYA
NAIROBI.
A apear-blooding raid by Merilee tribesmen in Northern Kenya hus led
to
the despatch of RAF. 'planes -from Nairobi.
The raiders are reported to have murdered all the Inhabitants of four Turkana villages. It
belleved Ja that 50 Turkana people were killed. The district is in the extreme northwest of Kenya, near Lake Rudolf, at the Junction of Kenya, Uganda and Abyssinia,
The Merilee band 1s till mense- ing the Turkana. When the raklers have been led by the R.A.F.. they will be engaged by the King's) African Rißes
Military reinforcements will
be
keni inter to replace the King's African Rifles.
Military reinforcements will
Rent Jater to
replace the
be
King's
African Nitles fur permanent
pacification of the district.
INDIA
£30,000 A YEAR FOR
ABORIGINES
CALCUTTA.
A scheme which is expected to re- volutionize the economic life of the aborigines of a big portion of Ass is being prepared.
Following a conference with re- presentatives of the people con- cerned, the Government has decided to spend £30,000 annually for the Aborigines of the Chota Nagpur and Santhal Pergams districts.
Ministers recently visited the villages in these districts, and found such distress and ignorance that they decided something must be done. AUSTRALIA
Monday,
September 4, 1939.
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
Has Gone
King Of The Ritz'
And So Have The Great Days Of £10 Tips
Three still gia-
Forty girls glorified hu various Follies by the late Florenz Ziegfeld held a reunion al Allantle Brach, N.Y. morous were Mozelicella Van Wyck, Neva Lynn and Madeline Lehman.
SCHEME FOR RAYON "Yes Men" of Harley
PROTECTION
SYDNEY,
Leading British rayon producers are understood to have approached the Commonwesdth Prime Minister, Mr. H. G. Menzies, for protective measures to asht their establish- ment in Australia of a rayon indus- try on a large Leale.
Britain and Japan at the numment are the largest suppliers of rayon to Australia, and any protective mea sures would almost certainly affect their trade.
NEW
New Sydney Library-The public library, now in course of erection in Sydney, will be the most commodious and modern library in Australia. It will be completed in about two and a half years at a cort
of C152,000.
Dutch Governor's Visit. The Governor-General of the Dutch East
Indies,
Jonkiver Tiarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer, will visit Australia early next year and be
Street Attacked
"DOCTORS' WAR: SOUL
"YES
VERSUS POCKET"
And the Pocket
THE Aga Khan, coming down from his suite at the Ritz Hotel recently, was surprised to see, the head inquiry clerk in tears, his colleagues vainly trying to comfort him.
Knowing the clerk-George Fafoutakis-the Aga Khan asked what was wrong.
"Your Highness," said George, "the man who has worked at this desk with me for twenty years has just died."
And the Aga Khan knew at once that George was referring to the Ritz Hotel's famous head hall porter, Ar- nold Schmid, who had held the position over since the opening of the hotel thirty-three years ago.
Schmid went off duty-the night before complaining of a pain. under the shoulder blades.
During the night he got out of bed at his home at Brook- green, W., staggered and collapsed. He died shortly afterwards.
Schmid came from Switzerland asi
Wife Watches Dance In Tears
a young man with little money but with the determination to become the king of hall porters.
He succeeded. He was first em- ployed na head night porter at the Savoy Hotel, then at Claridge's. His eflciency
NIJINSKY, mos, glori-portly, gained #gure,
ALWAYS CORRECT
ous dancer of all time, and tact drew the attention of a Hitz Hotel executive, and Schmikl, then exiled king of the Im-only twenty-nine, agreed to "open
the Ritz as head hall porter." perial Russian Ballet, once hailed as the very spirit of the Dance, has a Swiss danced again in asylum after 20 years' madness, says a corres- pondent.
In 1917, at the peak of his fame, he was stricken with | schizophrenia-a delusion that one's personality is split in two. His mind darkened. The will to dance left him,
The Ritz never regretted the ap- pointment. Royalty and celebrity at the Ritz "left it to Schmid."
dick not Jose
Just before his death Schmid re- relved a small parcel. It Con- tained a set of gold cuff-links sent to lan by King Boris of Bulgarla. A colleague of his sald, “There was nothing of the gyrophant about Schmid. He was inst reserved even with guests, but was always correct. His reserve him any of the great popularity he enjoyed as the uncrowned King of the Ritz." lie spent most of his free time walking in Richmond Park. "SPOKE A LOT OF JUMBLE"
George Fafoutakis, standing alone Serge Lift, Nijinsky's former
for the first time for associate in the Russian Ballet, wit- his desk nessed and was responsible for the twenty years said, "I am lost with- out Schild. He could have retired mirtele.
"When
him I visited
the ten years ago a rich man but he was asylum." Lifar said, "I found him devoled to his work and carried on, much thinner, but far more sociable "Long ago people would and less nervous than on my previ- nothing of slipping a £5 or £10
visits.
note into his hand as reward for some service but those days have gone and I am sure he did not die la rich
ma." Schmid was sixty-two years of age. He left n wife and married "And suddenly 1 decided to dance daughter. before him-at, only with a few!
"Someone brought a gramophone with "L'Apres-Midi
Wins
ous
ES men" of Harley Street were attacked by Dr. Andrew Topping, senior medical officer of the L.C.C. Public Health Department, in a paper presented.
in
"At Hirst he spoke a great deal to himself in a fanny Jumble of French and Russian and Italian. Then he answered sopie of my questions.
to the public health and hygiene section of the B.M.A. simple rhythmic exercises. Conference at Aberdeen recently.
think
He also declared that the practitioner has had to Faune, and Spectre de A Rose Four In A Pew,
two of his loveliest and most im-
received by the Duke of Kent, who prostitute his medical conscience for the sake of his mortal ballets.
pocket.
will just have begun his term as Governor-General.
NEW ZEALAND
NEW LINERS FOR VANCOUVER ROUTE
AUCKLAND.
MIRACLE SUDDENLY
"I began
HAPPENED
to dance the
'Spectre and suddenly the happened. The rhythm
Phew!
THE size and width of pews in "Why is it essential for a first-class doctor to live in Harley
I started 10 dance the 'Faun.' some Methodist churches Street?" asked Dr. Topping. "It is not convenient for hospitals, for iransport or for car-parking, und the rents are absurdly high, Nijinsky watched me, at first with provided a light note at the
n frightened expression. But the "In the majority of cases the man medleine ten years after they qualt-dance struck no chord in his heart, Methodist Conference at Liver-
pool recently.
The Rev. William C. Jackson, who aspires to the dignity of the con- fled than they did when they quali-and he turned away.
of Harley fled. Instead of the high-souled pro-
Manchester, presenting a report on The possibility that the two new sultant and the cachet
chapel affairs, declared: liners proposed for the New Zea-Street must have ability above the fession it should be, theirs had bede la Rose land-Vancouver service would be average, and he must-unless he is come a rather unethical trade with cle lald down at an early date was in the son of wealthy and indulgent doctors vicing with each other to get electrified Nijinsky, dicated by Mr. J. N. Greenland, parents, or the husband of a rich as many patients as possible. general manager of the Union Steam woman-exercise sportan self-control "If a doctor is honest with himself Stup Company, on his return from for ten years.
visit
to Canada and the United States.
DIFFERENCES IN FEES
The must admit that the number of patients who would have died but
Mr. Greenland said the construc- "He must be a 'yes man' to his for his attendance is tion would take about 20 months in hospital chiefs, and hail-fellow-well-small. cach case. The vessels would be of 25,000 tons, with a speed of 22 knot met to his students to ensure pro-
gress and popularity.
and accommodation for 750 passen-} latest developments: gers. All the in deign and equipment would be the included.
distressingly
J
SOME MUSICAL COLLECTIONS FOR CHOIRS
Borwald's Men's Choir.-W. Berwald, Sacred Chorusos for Men's Voices.
Orpheus Collection of Part Songs for Mixed Voicos. College Songs and Glees.-Thomas Shepard. Ciffe's Male Choir Book.
Giffa's Malo Quartet Book.
Choir Book for Women's Valcos.-E. Hipsher. Junior-Senior High School Chorus Book.-E. Baker. Cleo Singars' Collection.
Glee Club Songs for High School & College, Church & Concart Choruses.
Francis & Day's Popular & Community Song Book.
.ctc., otc., etc..
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Members of New York Cotton Exchange
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Manila Stock Exchango
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SHANGHAI, HONGKONG, MANILA AND SINGAPORE Cable Address: Swanstock
The
Hongkong Telegraph
NINTH ANNUAL
AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION
June-September, 1939 CASH
$250 $250
PRIZES
(Donated by "Hongkong Telegraph")
"It is really impossible to get four TWO SILVER TROPHIES, VALUED $250
average-sized people on a seat rix feet in length unless there is what is called 'a mixed congregation— which means that you get one or two wriggly children on each seat.
"We are certainly determined that in these days seats shall not be so
arrow as in the good old days.
"Then, responding to my appeal, he leaped faultlessly, effortless- ly. high into the air. He danced the 'Spretre de la Rose' with the same Krace, the same abandon ay in the great days of his glory. "Romola his wife, my brother and
"The only thing which would lend "Ie cannot tell the hypochondriac I watched the miracle in cestasy, to keep his bowels and his windows When the record stopped, he stopped me to welcorne a return of crinolines dancing and erled: Bon! Out! Tres would be to prove how impossible It is for ladies so garbed to get into bioni
"And then he laughed, horribly. some of the old pews, and it might lead to a good overhauling of the I shall not forget that laugh." The nutrition section of the con-
seats in some of our churches." ference discussed the problem of food storage in war time.
"The discrepancy between what open."
fashionable consultant сап WAR TIME FOOD STORAGE demand as his routine fee and what Fur Seals Plentiful-Fur sents are the equally competent ordinary doc- plentiful at present at Stewart Istor can charge is ridiculous. fond, south of the South Island. The
"For many years in the profession opinion is expressed
few there has been war between the roul Government should allow a
the that
signs to be taken. Since the Great and the pocket--and the pocket, ex-chairman of the Food Investigation
been ob-cept on rare occasions of martyrdom,
has always won."
"CANNOT BE HONEST"
said, spent time Students, he
Model Plane Flies Wild
Mr. Edward Maute, architect of Guildford Cathedral, said: "The In- Sir Joseph Barcroft, of Cambridge,
corporated Church Building Society which makes grants to new build- Bourd, declared that the best quali
ings stipulates that there must be War a close season has
ties of wheat, could be stored for a served.
long time, possibly for 10 years, de- OAKESDALE, Wash. (UP).-Mi-1 in. per person in a pew.
"Actually I am allowing an inch Fewer Sheep-The approximate
lard Hester built a small, gasoline- number of sheep in the Dominion on
pending on the water content.
"British wheat has too much water it loose on a test flight. It April 30 was 31.837,549, a decrease
powered model airplane and turned more than that in the seating at the
soared cathedral."
At the Empire Stadium, Wembley, of 521,225 on the final fure for watching experts performing opera-
tlons that they would never be called content," sald Sir Joseph, "It will high into the air, with Hester fol-
an official said: "Each person has 1038.
that sheep on to do, while they devoted prac-keep three or four years, but for 10-lowing it in an automobile. The 1ft 9in. and that applies also al the Fears are expressed
WC must wash out ng-tically no time to fevers, maternity year-storage
sputtered and halted. Cap Final will be
motor finally farmers' difficulties
British whent, We must eat it im- but wind currents caught the craft Seats at the Palladium gravnied by the almost certain re-and child-feeding.
Many doctors knew less about mediately and store wheats, such og und carried it higher. The last London, are 20in. from the centre duction in the wool clip.
Canadian, which will keep langer." Hester saw of the plane it was six of one dividing arm to the centre of
Canned foodstuffs also fell into the miles from is takeoff place.
Solicitors' "Default
Fund" For
Clients
THE Counell of the Law Society announced recently that it has agreed in principle to two proposals "to protect the public against losses due to the failure of solicitors." They are:
Every solicitor shall
10-year category. Milk came first
among foods that could be kept for
ja season, but the ultimate goal would)
be the manufacture and storage of the vitamins.
Ruth Etting Trying
To Forget
86,
the next.
Theatre,
She is Accused of Jazz at Midnight
"HOT Jazz" at midnight has broken a 10-year friend- 11 ship between an 89-years-old woman and one of 86 in the Parish Trustees' almshouses for aged people at] Hampton, Middlesex.
.
RUTH ETTING, the husky-volced United have his They submit that they are fairly "Blues" singer from the accounts examined periodically by entitled to ask that part of the pro- States, is in London-trying to forget. With her is her husband, Mr. Myr! n qualified accountant, the report/ceeds of the special taxes imposca Alderman, American musician and.
upon the members of the profession song writer.
The trustees received a complaint alleging that the to be transmitted to the Council.
Last October her former husband, 86-years-old resident, Mrs. Eliza Wilkins, listened to the Every practising solicitor shall should be used for the purposes of
Colonel "Moe" Snyder, was alleged make an annual contribution, not the fund.
A special meeting of the members to have shot and wounded M. Alder- jazz until midnight and after. So they have imposed a exceeding £5, to a fund to be ad-
ban on all radios at the almshouses. · ministered at discretion of the of the Law Society will consider the 'man.
"The American newspapers told Council for relief of people suffer-proposals and submit them to the
Mrs. Allen, the 89-years-old to sleep in the evening I would start societies awful lies about us, printed things we ing loss through default of a sollef-associated provincial law
for their observations.
had never said, and made our lives af occupant of the almshouse next gain for the dance music.
"That steady thump, thump, thump, misery." Miss Etting sold.
to Mrs. Wilkins, said that it was nearly drove me mad. When I first SPECIAL TAXES PLEA
Introducing the proposals, the
Then, after her present marriage, she who wrote the complaint. complained to the trustees I merely The Counell consider that a "fair Council slate that while they reher husband's former wife, Mrs. "I tried to be reasonable," she asked that she should, stop by 3.80 and moderate proposal is that if cognise that the number of solicitors Alma Alderman, sued her for allena Bald, and made request after re- p.m., but it made no difference to this fund is established for. the who make default is very small com-tion of affection.
quest to her, but things got no bet- the time she turned it off. So I ter. I was very ill, and my doctor wrote again at Mrs. Wilkins had to benefit of the public, and if solicitors pared with the total number of 17.-
"But now all our troubles seem to
Here L are compelled to contribute to it, the 900 prnetising - aulicitors, they think be at an end we are trying to forge/5ld something must be done.
The wireless often went on for say in reply to the complaint:: annusi stamp duty on the issue of a should be provided "in the interests and hope to go back to the sumple hours on end in the daytime, blaring I'm a respectable body and I keep. Most nights I am practising certificate should be re not only of the public but also offe, where we can" forget, 'all this very loud, because Mrs. Wilkins is respectable hours.
the profession itself."
'notoriety,” she said. duced, call mys
deal. Then when was just getting in bed by nine o'clock."
tor.
It desirable that further protection
(Donated by ILFORD, Ltd., London)
SEND YOUR ENTRIES IN NOW
CLOSING DATE & TIME:
29th SEPT, AT 5 P.M.
THE ILFORD TROPHIES WILL BE AWARDED TO THE BEST AND SECOND BEST ENTRIES IN THE COMPETITION, IRRESPECTIVE OF CLASS.
Prizes will be allotted as follows: SECTION ONE:
For Story-Telling Pictures. int. $30. 2nd. $15. 3rd. $10.
SECTION TWO:
General Pictorial Section: Landscapes, Seascapes, Architectural, Street Scenes, etc.
IsL $30. 2nd. $15. 3rd. $10,
SECTION THREE: Portraits, Informal Close-ups, Human- Studies.
1st. $30
2nd. $15. 3rd. 319 SECTION FOUR:
Still Life and Table-Top Studies. 1st. $30. 2nd. $15. 3rd. $10. SECTION FIVE: Snapshots taken by children under fourteen years. 1st. $15. 2nd. $10. 3rd. $5.
RULES
The following Rules will govern the Competition:
1-The Competition is confined ex
etusively
amateur photo-
graphers
1-No employee or member of any firm in the photographie trade is permitted in compete,
3. The prizes will be awarded to the competitors sending in what are adjudged to be the best photo- raph Er each section. Each entry must be accompanied by a form which will be published during the period of the Com- petition, and which must be pasted on back of entry, 4-The right to publish any or all of the entries "is reserved to the Hongkong Telegraph.
muri entered 3-All photographs
have been taken in the Colony of Hongkong, Photograptu which have been already entered in other Competitions are ineligible. -No responsibility will be accepted for non-delivery of low of, or damage to entries.
7-All entries to be either black. sepla, or toned pictures, and murt
USE THIS FORM
AND PASTE IT
i
ON THE
BACK OF EACH ENTRY
be mounted. Coloured
photo graphs are ineligible, 8-Pictures submitted in sepia tones should be accompanied by a smaller print in black and white. No picture to entered in more than one Section. 10-Mounts to
be
only white or cream and, except la the Children's Section, must be of ons of the following sizes:-—-10 x 12, 16X20.
11.-No correspondente will be entered into in connection with the Cam- petition.
12-Entries in the Children's” Bection must bear the entrant's name, are and address on the entry. Lorin, counter-signed by a parent.
13. Members of the Staffe of the
Telegraph and Hongkong
the South China Morning Post are not permitted to compete, 14.--The decisions of the Judges shall
be final.
13-At the conclusion of the Com
petition, entries will be returned to competitors on application at the Telegraph ofices within sever days.
ENTRY FORM
SECTION'
NAME
ADDRESS
DATE
Please use block letters and, peete this on back, ad men meer, I babered in Children's Bection, parent plener course teralen bene.
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