1933-04-27 — Page 2

OUR LONDON AIR-MAIL LETTER

Easter Holiday! Shades of George Moore: Canterbury Cathedral Relics; Royal Richmond: Admiral Sir William Boyle: Two Redoubtable Brothers: London's Traffic Hustle: The India Debate: The Late Admiral Moffett:

The Commons and Mr. Asquith

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TO LE TOUQUET London, April 11.-With Easter only a few days away, one hears plenty of holiday plans being dis- cussed. Apparently, despite the adverse rate of exchange and the waning popularity of that naarest

The Brigands. Later in the summer The Bri- gands," are to resume their old custom of spending a golftig week. end at Le Touquet...

The late Lord Birkenhead was one of the leading lights of this of French coast resorts, there are little club, which existed solely to goodly number of London-enable its members to spend a still еге ramain faithful to Legolfing holiday in an atmosphere of gaiety and freedom from undue restraint, where evenings,

who Touquet.

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·HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1933

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famous occupants-nsfer of Hump-TO-DAY'S WIRELESS 1sed for these stations, and trans power wed being 100 watts. Each

ton Court to his Rayel master.

This by no means pleased the local people, who are said to have excluiined: "Soo a butcher's dog. ge dothe lie in the Manner of Richmond"!

INITIATIVE

London, April 11.-The younger officers of the Navy have a great champion in the new C.-iu-C. of the Home Fleet. As President of the R.N. College, Greenwich, Ad- had miral Sir William Boyle

studying the ample scope for Navy's rising generations, drew favourable conclusions,

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It is told of him that he once struck a blow for them after a number of his contemporaries had been discussing at length the de plorable lack of initative they found in the junior officers. As they lapsed into pessimistic silence he recalled an incident that had

been related to him.

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"Gentlemen," he exclaimed, "if a sub-lieutenant can drive a motor- car from Piccadilly-circus Greenwich in six minutes without initiative, I should like a new de finition of that word.”

Several parties are being made might be enjoyed, without excessive AIR CHIEF'S MISFORTUNES

up, one of which may include Mme, Cercano, wife of the Argen- tine Mission's, agricultural mem- ber, and her 17-year-old daughter.

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thought of the morrow's game. Helice the invariable choice of a

resort-usually Continental Touquet.

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The death of Lord Birkenhead and of Sir Laming Worthington- Evans, another leading member, struck a blow at the continued existence of the brotherhood.

But, thanks largely to the efforts of Lord Ashfield, the Brigands have been brought up to strength again, and, after an interval of two years, will be returning to their old hunting-ground.

Hall and Farewel!

The shade of George Moore must surely smile at the decision of his family to deposit bis ashes beneath a cairn on the island in Lough Carra, on whose shores Moore Hall formerly stood.

Many years before he died Moore bade Hail and Farewell" to his native country. "It is the land of my birth and the land of my ancestors," he said, "and I have given it a fair trial, and finally I have given it up.'

Now, without a "by your leave," he is going back. One cannot imagine that it would be willingly done.

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London, April 11. Those redoubtable brothers of the Royal Air Force, Sir John and Sir Geoffrey Salmond, are suffering a deal of misfortune at the moment. Bir Gooffrey, who has just taken over the duties of Chief of the Air Staff from his brother, is seriously ill with toxemia,

Now I hear that Sir John Sal- mond's wie, who was formerly Miss Monica Grenfell, Lord and Lady Desborough's daughter, is ill, and the trip abroad to which she and her husband had been looking for- ward at the end of his tour of duty will have to be postponed.

The Air Ministry have in the meantime recalled Sir John to re- sume temporarily the duties which laid down last week.

MAKER OF MAPS,

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London, Apr. 11. Sir Clive Morrison-Bell achieving quite a reputation as a cartographer. But the maps makes are unusual in character.

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His latest One of Great Britain; designed by manns of coloured pegs and columns to depist at a glanca how parties fared in the 1929 and 1931 General Elections was accept-! ed by Mr. Baldwin at the St. Stephen's Club yesterday.

PROGRAMME

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The programme between 5.30 and 3.18 p.m. will, provided reception proves satisfactory, be replaced by the Daventry programme.

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18.30 p.m.-European programme ol Vietor and H. M.V. records. p.n.-Local time and weather t

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1.30 p.m.-Rugby Press

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to 3 p European programme, kindly supplied by a listener. to 0.45 p.m.--Variety programme Orchestral Paradise." Orchestral "Someday I'll Find You"Leo Reisman and His Orchestra.

Song" When Sunumer is Gone." Song" He's Funny That Way."

-Morah Blaney (Soprano). Band-"Sweethearts Forever.". Band Three's A Crowd."-De-

broy &mers Band. Song- Mighty Lak' a Rose." Song- Just Keepin' On."-Pl

Robeson (Bass). Quintette Aloha Oe" (Fare. well to Thee).-Hawaiian Quin- tette.

Song" Kau, Home," S. M

Kojave.

Song "What's Keeping My

Prince Charming?" Song "One Little Raindrop."-

Florence Oldham (Comedienne) Orchestral So Close to Me," Orchestral Goodnight, Sweet.. heart."Wayne King and His Orchestra.

6.43 to 7.40 p.m.--A programme of Victor records kindly supplied by Messrs. 8. Moutrie & Co. 6:45 to 7.18 p.m.--

A Concert. Piano SoloBlue Dambe Waltz (Strauss)-Josef Lhevine

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Song Come, Beloved" (Han-

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Song- L'Enfant Prodigue-Ait

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(Laszt). Piano Solo" In the Night" (Schumann).-Harold Bauer.-

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Song Edward" (Locwe). *:16" 44" .m-Closing local But Sir Clive achieved wider re-stock quotations, frelected Lon- dia and New York stock quota- nown with his European map of

tions, etc. tariff walls-all made to scale- illustrating the barriera to trade which divided one country from another.

London, April 11. Major Gladstone Murray, of the B.B.C., who is now in Canada assisting in

It was inspected by many Con- broadcasting system, has added yet tinental politicians, and was ex- another spray to his somewhat hibited in Paris and Geneva. variegated laurels.

Ho is not content, apparently, with having flown 1,000 hours dur ing the war-when the average life of a pilot was at one period about a fortnight and of having been "on the air" for the last ten years as one of the big men of the B.B.C. For now he has distinguished himself on skies by descending the Mount Baldy run at St. Margue- rite, Quebec, in the new, but un- official, record time, of min. 55sec.

'SAXON PILLARS

Two tall pillars, wrought over twelve centuries ago, have been set up in the eastern crypt of Canter bury Catheral.

They originally "belonged to the Saxon church at Reculver, begun by a priest named Bassa in 690.

There they stood until the de- struction of the building in 1825. They were then placed in a gar den behind the cloister at Cantor- bury, and for over a century left to the mercy of the elements.

SPEEDING UP TRAFFIC

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725 to 7.40 p.m.----

London, Apr. 31, One interesting point in connec tion with the new automatic traffics controls in Trafalgar-square, that the traffic gets off the mark much quicker than formerly it did when the human stop signal of the policeman's arm was lowered.

Perhaps this is due to the fact that the policeman, having releas ed the traffic, moyes to safety with a becoming dignity-which, how- ever, momentarily delays the start.

On all sides one hears praise of the working of the new arrange ment. A friend contrasted it with that of the similar Cambridge in- stallation.

Driving through that town at midnight last summer, he was held up at a crossing by the red light. After waiting patiently for ten minutes, he got out and inspected it.

It was ruthlessly showing red ir all four "directions

The Politest Man,

Some years ago a few people be gan to plead for their better pra The latest definition of the poli- servation, with the result that they

test man is he who says "Thank have at last been afforded shelter."'

you" as he takes his ticket from The pillars, complete with their the automatic machines on the capitals and bases, are 14ft. 9in. Tubes, high, and of good workmanship. In comparison the sturdy Norman columns which support the vault above them seem but youngsters!

THE LORDS AND INDIA

"En Saga (A Legend) (Bibe-

Itus).

"Vale-Serenade" (Tschaikow.

... sky).

Russian Soldier's Song" (Alt-

schuler).

7.40 to 8 p.m.--

From the Studio,

A vocal recital by "Sands & Dawn" accompanied by Mra. L. St. A. Sharpham, p.m.-Local time and weather

report.

8.03 to 10.30 p.m.-Chinese Studio

concert.

10,30 pm.-Rugby mid-day Press

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10.25 p..-Close down.

SHANGHAI RADIO BACONS

Gutzlaff Station to be in Operation Soon

Shanghai.The aide of navigation. of the dangerous mouth of the Yangtste will be considerably ang mented on May 1, when it is ox- pected to live in operation the second of three radio beacons, that at Gutzinff Light house. With the radio bencon at the North saddle Lighthouse, in operation now for two years, and that yet to be completed at Shaweishan Light- house, shipping will have an ac curate means of getting their bear- Lings, devil dee

The approach to the Yangtze Most of the Peers who spoke on estuary, with its shoals and trea- the first day of the Indian debate cherous circular. tides, outlying. in the Lords yesterday have, or rocks and very often poor visibility, have had, an intimate connection is from a navigator's point of view, with Indian affairs. The Lord one of considerable danger and on April 11-The Royal Chancellor, who opened, the debate risk. For instance, the Amherst

THE RICHMOND CON- TROVERSY

London;

that he died."

The beacon on the North Saddle

Rocks have for many years been a Palace at Richmond, the site of Table Conference. which would be overlooked by the

Lord Lytton was a former Un- menace to shipping and have cause blocks of flats that it is proposed to erect near by, was a favourite der-Becretary for India, a Governxiety to mariners residence of King Henry VII. It nor of Bengal and Acting Viceroy.

Lord Ampthili has been, Governor has been used with appreciation, was here, too, on April 1, 1500. of Madras and an Acting Viceroy especially by the larger ocean going Lord Lothian, has held office, in ships, during the past two years. * The King built the residence on the Secretary of State's Depart With the Cutzlaff beacon in opera, the ruins of the ancient palace of ment, and was chɛarman of one of tion it will be possible to get Shene, which was destroyed by fire the Committees of Inquiry sent to cross bearing by radio, and finally in 1407, and renamed it Richmond India last year. Lord Linlithgow the establishment of the Shawaishan because he and his father had been was chairman of the Royal, Com radio hoacon will enable mariners Earls of Richmond, VA mission on Indian Agriculture

to a minimum.

The new house was There is & mass, of knowledge on burnt down in 1506, but the King Indian

promptly rebuilt it.

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