1933-11-03 — Page 9

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1933.

BROADCASTING IN

HONG HONG

PUBLIC LIBRARY IN NEW BANK BUILDING

Mr. Carrie Outlines The Now Re-Opened in Temporary

Situation.

NEW RECORDS FROM ENGLAND DUE ON NOV. 16

Encouraging Local Talent

"In my opinion, I think that lo

cal talent, in such forms as orches- tral concerts, piano recitals and songs, transmitted by ZBW, should

Premises

now

The Public Library has bern re-opened in the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bonk's temporary building, kerced by the axt en- trance.

THE CHINA MAIL:

COL. SHIBAYAMA" AS! To-day's Short Story.

JAPANESE ENVOY.

Entrusted With Problem

Of Retrocession.

NEGOTIATIONS AT PEKING

Peking, To-day.

THE BIG

DRUM

By William Gerhardi.

at. THE brass band played Im of children and of daisies. Soldiers

Colonel Shibayama, military THE

Kopie zwei Angle, and it who, too, had dreams in long waves

IMPORTANT OPIUM the mission of continuing negotia- music, crying for something elu-up and blew the brass trumpets

JUDGMENT

tache of the Japanese Legation, re- turned here by air yesterday, from seemed to her that the souls of—of what? She did not know-but? Chanzenun. He is entrusted with these men were like notes of this not this. And the men who stood To seemed to say, and the shining tions with the Chinese authorities sive, for something in vain. for the settlement of the outstand-blare forth one's love on a brass trumpets themselves seemed to say:i

An earnest of one's "We were not born for the Army; ing problems in connection with the trumpet!

fallen short we were born for something better endeavour retrocession of the

be encouraged. But it cannot be Magistrate's Definition.

expected that Hong Kong can pro-

duce quality equal to the very fine ADULTERATING gramophone records now available.

and local listeners should therefore

exercise a little patience."

OPIUM

non-Government "That

opium

Du-

ex-war

zane, high

gave his views to a representa ed by Hong Kong or tive of the China Moil, on the Governments for sale to the broadcasting situation.

blic," was the definition given by

Formal negotiations are to be held The withdrawal of the pri Mr. Schofield at the Central Police vlieges extended by the local Court this morning when deliver-today-Central News Agency. musical companies was not un- ing judgmen: in a case against Li expected. he said, and the Broad- Tat Sang, a shop-keeper, for poses- CHEER-O CLUB FUND

career.

such as the establishment of a Cus through the inadequate matter though Heaven only knows what toms station at Shanhaikuan and of brass; but withal in these it ini?"

That was BO. Undeniably so. GOVERNMENT the taking over of the passes along abortive notes one felt the pre-

the Great Wall from the hands of sence of the heights the instru-Yet she wished it were otherwise. the Japanese.

ment would reach, allas, if it but it helped to make allowances for Otto. Whatever else he lacked, it could! On his arrival, Colonel Shibayama

It touched her to the heart: She made her think at least he had a soul. But to be wedded for life to In these words Mr. W. J. eau only be opium or matter con- immediately called on General Ho Carrie, the Postmaster General, Laining opium that was not prepar- Ying-chien, Chairman of the Peking would have liked her Otto to play the big drum! She did not fancy

Council,

General the trumpet Instead of the big drum. the idea. It didn't seem a proper and Singapore Military

romantic. Otto Huang Fu, chairman of the Peking, It seemed more

was not a bit romantic. He was Political Council.

But Otto showed no sign of want- soldier ali right, but he looked more

ing to "get on"-even in the like a man who had started life as chestra. The most exasperating a shoemaker's apprentice, had grown thing about it all was that Otto sign of even trying! old, and was still a shoemaker's ap-showed do prentice.

She had asked him if he would not. The band played well-a compact in time, "move on" and take over- synthetic body-but Otto was a for-

He did not say, the double-bass. lorn figure who watched the pro- seem to think it either feasible or ceedings with sustained and patient necessary. Or necessary! He had the interest and was suffered by them, been with the big drum for close on on a second charge of possession of

"It's a good drum," more than one taal of opium dross Cheer-0) Club building Fund have every now and then, to raise his twelve years.

And that was all. 30 Queen's Road Central on the beer received: Name date.

casting Committee had, in fact, sion of 64 taels of non-Govern- already abled to London for ment prepared opium at 351 Hen- sample records specially produred nessy Road on September 21, last.

dismissed the The Magistrate for radio transmission.

charge but imposed a fine of $140

These records would have been obtained even earlier had it not been for the in- ability of Mr. Proxi. the travelling representative of the B.B.C.. to make the trip to Hong Kong.

Revenue Offer Grimmitt. prose- cuted, and Mr. D. L. Strellett was counsel for the defendant.

The defendant and

Japanese

Mr. A. M. Bowes-Smith, well known in local musical circles. and an unofficial member of the were originally charged with traf had ficking in opium. but this was sub Broadcasting Committee. also been asked to select a num- "equently withdrawn.

Visiting the defendant's shop in ber of A.M.V. and Columbia re- cords while

These Hennessy Road, the Revenue Officers ot Home.

discovered two pots of opium, which would arrive in Hong Kong on November 16, and from them he were taken away and mixed before hoped that excellent results analysis.

would be obtained.

Only 76 to 85 per cent. was found to be Government opium.

Donations Now Total $30,852.83.

The following donations to

Staff Messrs,

Crawfords Ltd Mr. Charles Pryce

Lane

$

British

ot

Mr. V. M. Grayburn Staf the Sanitary

Department

American To- bareo (China) Ltd. Staff, British American Tobacco (China) Ltd. Mesars. Alex Ross and Co. (China) Ltd. and Staff Mr. Paul Lauder

.

drumstick and give a solitary. judi- he had said.

And hea tall CHOUA "Bang!" 100.00 Raunt man-seemed as though he

25.00 were ashamed of his small part. 250.001 And as she watched him she felt.

a pang of pity for herself: wedded forgotten. 102:00 to him, she would be

500.00

50,00

100.00

on

TO-MORROW'S STORY

To-morrow's story will be "A Tiger's Skin." by W. W. Jacobs.

or-

by; while life, indifferent, atrode and no one in the world would care whether she had her share of hap- And the pincas before she died.

Thore was no. "go" in hrm. music brought this out acutely, as Thai was it: no go. it was no use if along the hard stone-paved in-denying it. As she watched him- difference of life it dragged, drag-gaunt and spectacled-she wished ged excruciatingly its living Otto were more of a man and less 100.00 bleeding soul. I spoke of lone of an old maid. The conductor, a In the original charge. the prone-Mr. S. H. Dodwell

50.00 liness, of laughter, of the pathos, boozer with a fat red face full of Z.B.W.'s library consisted of

defendant

Staff. Messra. Dodwell

pity and futility of fe.

pimples, some dead and dried up, some 350 records, and a number cution alleged that the

Co. Ltd.

She watched them. The bayonets others still flourishing, was a gallant of samples were expected shortly had excessive optum, that is. more]

-every Inch a man. from Shanghai and Manila. charge wa subsequently withdrawn Previously acknowledge 39.475.83 at their side. The military badges And of rank. The hard discipline.

He had the elasticity and supple- $30.852.83 the music seemed to say, "Stop!ness and military alertness of the

What are you doing? Why are you

Jan. She

than 5 tacle, in his possession. This

Small Payment Likely.

Carrie stated that Mr. in favour of one alleging that the!

optura was non-Government.

Mr. Strellett, who was the attorney;

100.00

doing this?" And thoughts flowed continental military

in Hong Kong for the Perform this charge Mr. Grimmitt asked! CATHEDRAL FUND. into her mind. Of soldiers dream-could not tell his rank from the

ing Rights Society. and also leave to amend the charge and revert

member of the Broadcasting

On the Magistrate's dismissal of

to the original form, that is, pos

in

Donations Now Total $5,075.

The following donations

Committee. had kept the Com session of excessive opium, mittee constantly informed

Mr. Strellett protested strongly. connection with the demands of stating that the charge had airendy | the Society. The payments, he been withdrawn and amended. expected, would not be large. Mr. Schofield upheld nis view and

St. John's Cathedral Restoration in Colombo. where refused to allow the new charge in Fund have been received:-- seeing that

were larger be heard. the requirements

E. N. E. than those of Hong Kong. annual payment was only $50.

the

To giving judgment. Mr Schofield said:

1

Capt. and Mra. J. W.

Riddoch

10 Previously acknowledged 5,076

adul-i

Mr. J. M. Taggari. Manuging

Analyst Criticised, Director of the Hong Kong and

"There no law against Shanghai Hotels, Ltd., had offer-terating Government opium and in ed the services of his orchestras, this case there is no suggestion that! to the Broadcasting Committee une apam in question was for sale. whenever they might be requir. It may even be that the adulteration ed. concluded Mr. Carric.

of most of the 6.4 Lock was caused directly by the Monopoly Analyst himself mixing the contents of thej pota, and that had he analysed each -pot separateris the result would

have luen different.

$6,095

SUFFOLK RETURNS

FROM EXERCISES.

stripes on his sleeves, but thought ing on a Sunday afternoon.

A fierce old corporal, of whom he must be a major. His heels were high and tipped with indiarubber, everyone was afraid, talking to her and so were straight and emart, but his trousers lacked the footstrap to

PRIMACY OF EARTH AND SKIES.

Mussolini's Task For Italian Nation.

Rome.

keep them in position-poor dilapl dated Austrian Army! How low it had sunk! Nevertheless they were tight and narrow and showed off to advantage. the major's calves He wore a pince-nez, but a rimless| kind, through which gazed a pair. of not altogether innocent eyes. But a man and a leader of men. Mussolini has declared that he While Otto had ne rubber on his wished to give to the Italian na-heals. His heels looked eaten away. tion the hard but magnificent task He wore a pair of spectacles through of obtaining primacy of earth and which he peered from afar at his skies." The Premier, speaking at neighbour's music-stand, and at the the eleventh anniversary of the appointed time-not one-tenth of a Fascist regime on October 28, said second too late or too early-down that the primacy would be both came the drumstick with the long- in material things and in the awaited "Bang!" So facidental, so contemptible was Otto's part that, spirit. The Suffolk, of the 5th

Myasolini told 20,000 war veter, in addition to handling the drum he had to turn the pages for the mah of October amounted to the first charge and suggest that, Squadron, returned to port this

ans gathered in the Piazza Vene- 28%, of which 163% were devoted to for the protection of the public, the murning from exercises.

It was very in amilar

to her humillating. Chines Anulyst shoukt

The sloop Falmouth, the yacht of zia, "You must have in your hearts who played the cymbals. It seemed European, and 110% to

Commander-in-Chief, China the intention to make this cases alate more exactly what it is the programmes.

New licenses issued during the that he finds in the materials sent station, returned to Hong Kong this ainty, becoming he unanimous wrong that Otto had no music-stand

will of the Italian people.”

123 NEW LICENSES ISSUED LAST MONTH

The Broadcasting Committee re-

"On the grounds 1 have an op- mrt that the total actual hours of trumentission from ZBW for the tron but to discharge defendant on month

mouth numbered 128.

ITALIAN ARMISTICE

CELEBRATION.

To-morrow's Service At

St. Joseph's.

PUBLIC WELCOMED

The celebration of Italian Armis. tice Day will be held to-morrow at St. Joseph's Church, Garden Road, at 11.30 a.m.

The Right Rev. Bishop Henry Valtorta, Vicar Apostolie of Hong Kong, will head the religious ser- vices, assisted probably by the Rev.. Father E. Teruzzi, L. Rosi, P. Riganti. A. Grampe, G. M Spada. A. Granelli and others.

#

Commendatore A. D. Bianconi, Italian Consul General, will attend the ceremony. The public. are wel-

come.

ITALIAN MINISTER DUE TO-MORROW

Commandatore Boscarrell, the newly-appointed Italian · Minister to China, will arrive in the Colony to-morrow morning on, the. 44. Conte Verde, en route to Paking to take up his duties, It is yet='up- certain whether he will continue his journey, on the same ship, or whether he will stop over in the Colony and visit Canton,

him for analysis."

cases

Admiral's Yacht Back From Japan.

Cruiser

morning from her Japanese cruise.

Wealthiest Monarch Seeks Depression Cure

Qusch Wikalimatma

Colchration of Ber Coruna

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the government might follow the Queen's pws exempla, for despite bør kuge Zortona, the

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(Continued from Page 1).

He smiled shyly, and she turned away, annoyed. The little modiate walked on, meeting the stream of people who promenaded the path surrounding the bandstand; a man (Continued From Column 1) on high heels, three girls with a

subsequently *presented pluched' look a famous Tyrolese basso with a long ruddy beard, them with a detailed list of the jeune premier with whiskers and measures, adopted by them since hair like a wig, whose look appear their accession to office, which he ed to imply "Here am 1.!!

regarded as objectionable, and; Innsbruck looked morose that which, both in the Interests of The amounts of gold to be Sunday morning, and the military sound administration and as proof

$2,100,000 FOR 66,000 OUNCES OF US, GOLD

Washington, To-day.

band, in the park executed music of their compliance with the polley bought here and abroad by the that was tattered, grow, a little of Majesty's Government, he called United States Administration, and common. yet compelling, even like upon them to revoke."

the prices to be paid, will be held

the daily fare of life: Ob," why Examples are cited as an illus were there nu heroca? Of course tration of the nature and the secret according to an announce. she would have loved to be dominat extent of the acts to which His ment made here yesterday, The

ed. That's what men were for Majesty's Government took excep-aggregate dealings, however, will She was a womanly woman. From tion, and the statement proceeds:

There have, moreover, been in the ordinary day to day ad- ministration, '■'" number of in- stances Indicating that the

be announced periodically."

Vienna. Exalted, brimming over with life. These men of the Tyroll And as for Otto? Why, she could have only waved her handi b

-She began to wonder whather she had not really better break it. of with him. It man would... butį. realise how little was required.from them. Only an outward gesture of romance: a touch suffed, the rust would be supplied by woman's powerful imagination. Not even so much. A more abstention from the cruder forms of clumsiness, a surface effort to conceal one's for an opportunity to amend their blest worst Amere semblance of policy upon these matters. They mastery, a glimpes of a will, and have declined to do so and have Reconstruction Finance Corpora- In short, "anything at all that accordingly been dismissed, and lion, up to last night, had purchas would provide the least excuse for the Governor has again assumed ed 66,000 ounces of new United Joying him as she so wished to do. the administration of the Island. States gold, costing U.S.$2,100,-

200,--Router: British Wireless Service, (Continued on Page 10),

The foreign purchases will prob ably be made by the foreign branches of the Federal Reserve member, banks, payment being made by the Federal Reserve Bank In Reconstruction Finance Cor

ministers had selected few op portunities, however displaying their definite n elination to work in harmony with"the" pálity of Majesty's Govemment... The. cumulative effect of these and. similar acta la usumfatakable.

The Ministers have been given chases.

It is also announced

Hporation notes.. The New York Federal Reserve Bank is entrusted will all details of the foreign pur-

that the