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BIRTH

PERRY-At Hampstead, London,

Mrs. S. S. Perry, a son,

speech-making the members gave Impromptu exhibitions of serum forming wrestling, and othor bouts of strenuous agility.

The evening could not have been more stimulating nor more demon- strative of the cordial relations" existing between Indians and Eng leh at the modern Cambridge.—| Daily Telegraph.

Stirring Strains.

THURSDAY JANUARY 7, 1932

PLIGHT OF GERMAN SCIENCE

PRECARIOUS FINANCIAL POSITION BARS PROGRESS.

It is very considerate of the railway companies to allow "port- Jable wireless sets and small gramophones" to be carried on train Journeys as "personal lug- gage," but it may open up new areas of dispute compared, with which arguments about windows

Berlin, Dec. 30. sidies for scientific research up or down and trouble about as the direct result of the eco-gether. "This is not only highly The plight of German science work, often stopping them alto smoking in non-smoking compart nomierials and the consequent deplorable but in my opinion ments will be forgotten trivial need for economy was described absolutely foolish, and I take ities. It is all very well to be to-day, in Ike the lady of Banbury Cross and Trans-Ocean representative, by such a short-sighted policy on an interview with a this occasion to protest against have music wherever one'goes, but Professor Max Planck, director, the part of our authorities. some travellers do not care for of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute The moneys spent upon scientific musle, And even if that point is for Scientific Research and.. in research are not, and never will settled to the satisfaction of the 1918, the recipient of the Nobel be, a dead loss, but represent a gramophone' bearer of wireless Prize for Physics. wanderer, there still remains the

capital investment, which could not possibly be improved upon, because every true scientist is a servant of progress and, in the long run, will repay manifold whatever had been disbursed on: It":

SUBSIDIES PARED DOWN

HIGHLY DEPLORABLE: ABSOLUTELY FOOLISH. TO STARVE SCIENCE.

question "What sort of music?" Professor Planck declared that It has been made abundantly clear Germany's scientific equipment by criticisms of the B.B.C. pro

was one of the new things left grammes that one man's meat is unimpaired by the war. another man's poison; some

Rre "This," he said, "made it all for foxtrots and same for possible that soon afterwards Bach and Beethoven. The growth the name of Germany was once of the alternative programme sys- more probounced with respect tem has perhaps saved England throughout the world, even from another efvil-war on that though for some time after the subject, but unless there are two armistice forces were at work wireless sets in one compartment that sought to continue to bar there can be no alternative pro- German scientists from the in- Krammes on n railway journey. ternational community of re And if there were two wireless search." sets, and the two programmes Now, Professor Planck con- were delivered at once, the result tinued, another menace had would hardly be peace and concord arisen, threatening the progress —somebody's personal luggage of science; the precarious finan- would be more likely to get thrown cial position of the Reich which out of the window in gross con-had had to pare down all sub- of travention of the rule which for

With the same degree publicity as has been given to bids the hurling forth of bottles on Jangary 4, 1982, to Mr. and that innuendo by the reports in other articles likely to hurt Black Jack. They are used "In the newspapers. Nevertheless new concession ought to have Chicago, for putting people on the men working on the line, The it is a matter of very grave been accompanied by the sugges- "Spot," " public interest. The public is tion "In all cases of dispute,or Mr. Fraser. "What is known as fully entitled to know the whole please oblige by not playing their

imponding dispute, passengers will bumping people off. facts if its confidence in Govern-personal

S. I. Elston then explained the ment Departments, with the Guardian.

luggage."— Manchester method of use. power of ordering prosecutions

The China Mail

Hong Kong. Thursday, Jan. 7, 1982

Impossible Situation. against leading public men or

private, unassuming citizens is

News in Brief.

It is inconceivable that the pot to be shaken at its very roots. perature was 58 degrees.

Mr. Fraser. Quite scientific." 9. I. Elston. "Yes, Your Worship, It will make quite a hole in a wall."

The daggery which had been made

verging on a catastrophe, Profes To-day the situation was sor Planck concluded, and unless private wealth came to the rea cue, filling up the gaps in the state subsidies, German science would suffer a serious setback. "We must all pull together, be cause if we leave off now when of the scientific date already ac our work is only half done, much cumulated will be as valueless as any noughts without a digil and nobody can ever bene fit from them."Trans-Ocean Kuomin.

NEW

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FOR CHINA STATION.

Yesterday's lowest open air tem- from a file, was sharpened to a fine. In addition to the ships men- innuendoes made at the Centralt was unfortunate that neither humidity fell from:80 at 10 am Police officials cut themselves when day, HMS Witch is also com- degree, so much in fact that threationed in the Chine Mall yester

to 66 at 4 pm.

handling it.

Magistracy yesterday afternoon

Tha

being contemplated,

5. I. Elston said the Police had come to the conclusion that an armı- ed robbery or a serious assault was

Mr. Fraser discharged the wo-

in the case of Sanitary Board the defendant in this particular Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson will be Department could be present in for loitering with felonious intent, case nor the Head of the Sanitary Admitting a previous convictión permitted to rest there. The

Court and merits of the particular sum-

give an opportunity for which he served three months mona, which was dismissed, are

to clear the air in the interests the Central Court, was sentenced to man, and said that he could only In Jail, a Chinese, this morning, in of no

alike Government Depart-ten weeks' hard labour for a similar

Personal Par.

deal summarily with the man; if'a

ing out from Home to join the new 8th Destroyer Flotilla for service on the China Station. The Botilla will thus be prised of night destroyers and one leader.

Commander R. O. Fitzroy, hitherto executive officer of

concern in themselves ments and of the general com-offence. He was found under a bed written note was sent by the Hon. H.M.S. Frobisher, Reserve Fleet But a great point was made by munity. It seems impossible of in the rear of a shop at 65 Des counsel for the defendant of credence that any critic of a landlord on Tuesday afternoon. mittal I.G.P. the fact that the Head of the Government Department, what-

Voux Central by two fokis of the been instructed to ask for a com S. I. Elston said that, he had not Sanitary Board finally instruct ever his station in life & mem ed that a summons be issued

His Worship said that he would. against défendant.

ber of a Government-appointed

have no other alternative but to referred by the Magistrate to the the Counsel was

Commission, the Editor

commit the man unless à note from The Hon. Dr. A. R. Wellington, the Hon. LG.P. was sent to instruct of a newspaper, or an ordinary citizen Sarvices, Hong Kong, and Mrs.

Director of Medical and Sanitary him to do otherwise. routine followed by the Sanitary-may be subjected to prosecy- Wellington stayed in Government Saturday morning. Department in this matters. Totions or prosecutions because of House, Singapore, on December 26

The case was adjourned until this counsel rejoined that he some adverse views he has and 27 as the guests of Sir Cecil "was going to submit later that deemed fit to express. there was more in

and Lady Clamenti.

this than

that." That "something more" that the matter should rest

That is why it is inconceivable FEARFUL WEAPONS ia evidently to be found in a where it is. Whatever grounds later observation by counsel, namely:

Blue Jack" Found

Accidentally.

CHINESE IN CUSTODY.

"A DAILY PROBLEM."

Sir lan Hamilton And His Neckties.

Gen. Sir Ian Hamilton had a word or two to say on the subject of neckties when he spoke as the guest of the Glasgow City Business Club

Two fearful looking weapons were at Glasgow.

Flagship at Portsmouth, which

been appointed to command the was also known here when she did special duty in 1927, has Witch which is to relieve the Secepts. Commander L. F. N. Ommanney, now in command of the Witch, will exchange com- mand with Commander Fitzroy. has been appointed to the com- Commander A. M. Williams mand of HMS Whitshed; an other of the destroyers, which is coming out to reconstruct the flotilla here, but he will take over command of the vessel after her arrival on the Station,I

The destroyers which have a ready arrived, HM. ships Verity, Whitehall, Wild Swan (1,120 tons each) and Wishart (1,140 tons), are taking the places of the Thracian, Somme, Sepoy and Stormcloud, respectively. These left Hong Kong about a fort night agu bound for Home.

The Commanders of the new destroyers now in port are, 8. Verity Lieut. Comdr. W May, H.M.S. Whitehall, Lleut. Comdr. F. R. G. Maunsell, HMS. Wild Swan, Lieut. Comill P N Walter and HMS.

counsel for defendant may have for his astounding statements must be thoroughly sifted by the higher authorities or by a Select Committee of the Legislative produced at the Kowloon Police "The first thing I have to do Council. The probity of a Gov. Court this morning, when Detective every morning, after clearing my ernment Department has been Sub-Inspector Elston charged two head by shaving my chin, is to turn publicly challenged in a Court of Chinese, Li Kam and Tang FIL the to a drawer full of neckties he

latter a women and wife of the first said. law. What is the Government's defendant, on two counts; (8) on "My whole day, perhaps my whole January 6 at 366,7 Reclamation future, will depend upon which Street did have possession (of a pecktle. I select. There Is the dagger without the permission of Wellington College school tle and the Hon. I.G.P. and (b) did have the Highland Brigada tie, which Wishart, Commander G. C. Bar possession of offensive weapons to shall wear when I go to Gleneagles

nister. wit, a dagger and a bludgeon, for next week-end to stay with the

Siston said that the finding 51st Highland Division. ory of the instruments in No. 868, was "Then there is the Gordon High be arst British accio

answer?

"I understand, on my in--| structions, that what is really at the bottom of this is the fact that Mr. Pater son, when he was sitting on the Retrenchment Commis slon, made

some very stringent criticism of how the Sanitary Department !. was being carried on and had mentioned the lack of cohesion between that De- partment and the Police." By inferen

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