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SCIENCE AT
ABERDEEN
A Message From The King
(Special Air Mail Service)
London, Sept. 7.
its annual
In glorious weather the British Association opened meeting here on Wednesday, The council was entertained at lun- cheon by the Lord Provost after its meeting at noun to consider privately the final draft of its re- port, which was submitted at 5 o'clock to a meeting of the General Committee, the formal governing It ex- body" of the Association. pressed the sorrow of the Associa don at the death of its President, the late Sir William Hardy, and its gratitude to Sir James Jeans for having accepted the presidency at
London Office 53, Fleet Street | short notice.
E.C.4
The Daily Press.
HONG KONG, SEPTEMBER 25, 1934.
4
A MODERN HIGHWAY-
MAN
During the first half of 1934, a twenty per cent. increase in road fatalities over the figures of the previous year startled the citizens of the United States into the reallsation that there is an urgent need for the reorganisation of the
With regard to nance, it stated that the Bernard Hobson legacy of £1,000 for the promotion of definite geological research had been invested, and the income, was to be given in research grants, on the initiation of the committee of the Geological Section: The council reported also that Sir Charles Parsons's legacy of £2.000 had been received, and that the local committee. Por last year's Leicester meeting nad pre- sented £1,000, the surplus of the fund raised locally for the meet- ing, the income to be administer- ed by the council to assist science students, perferably from Leicester or Leicestershire. In the after- noon committees representing the 13 sections met to make the final arrangements for the meetings.
The King's Confidence
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1934.
CANTON NEWS SALVATION ARMY
AND NOTES
(From Our Special Correspondent)
Canton, Sept. 24.
on
The long-distance wireless tele-}|
between Canton and phone Swatow whil be
resumed September 26 following three-week suspension for complete over-haul and repairs. This radio-phone service had been in operation for about one year, when statics. In- terrupted the transmission until it became inaudible.
After the Canton-Swatow service is put in commission again there will be repair of other long dis- tance telephone services through land wires. This service is oper- ated by the Provincial Department of Reconstruction, which has con- telephone lines linking structed important cities of Kwangtung.
New Municipal Loan For the stabilisation of the notes of the Canton Municipal Bank, the Canton City Government will float $500,000 worth of loan bonds On Ocober I.
Their denominations are of $5, $10 and $20. Bearing ten per cent. interest, the bonds will mature in three months.
Instead of circulating the loan through a government bank, they are "subscribed" by, way of allot- men; in lieu of various municipal payments. In this way it is cer- tafa to dispose of these bonds in a very short time.
No Concession to Canton Mr. Sun Fo. President of the Legislative Yuan, stated at Shang- ha yesterday that if the South- west leaders have resolutions to be submitted to the Fifth Kuomin- tang Congress, they can be made direct to that body Mr. Bun added that it is not necessary to air the views through other means.
AMERICA'S CUP CONTEST
Rainbow Wins Again
Newport, RI, Sept. 24. Mra. TOM, Sopwith is pained and bewildered at yesterday's rul- ing of the New York Yacht Club, to hear his protests refusing aganst Rainbow in Saturday's race.
By 8.30 in the evening the Cap- offensive against this modern to Cinema was filled for the in- highwayman whose plunder is augural general meeting, at which human lives. The National Safety the "Provost of the city and the Council has investigated the Principal of the University wel- matter thoroughly and reports comed the Association. Sir James that if this outlaw continues at Jeans, the president, who was re- its present pace, fatalities for 1934ceived with prolonged cheers, read will top the 35,000 mark, or 4.000
a message which had been sent to more than the figures for the the King on behalf of the mem- previous year. When we get down bers, and his Majesty's reply. The to facts it is appalling that the message to the King. signed by the benefits of modern locomotion president, was as follows:- should be so abused. Everybody is
We, the members of the British rallying against this enemy who
Association for the Advancement rides the highways and those who
of Selence assembled in the City have studied his characteristics of Aberdeen in annual session, de report that he masquerades in
sire humbly to recall to your Ma- many guises. Sometimes he 12
jesty that it was in this City that seen in impatience; sometimes in
his Royal Highness the Prince Carelessness and very offen in
Consort assumed the presidency of selfishness or - thoughtlessness. the Association in the year 1839. The problem now confronting From the presidential chair he those waging war against him is
conveyed to the assembled mem- how best to unmask him and
bers of the Association a gracious destroy him.
message from her Majesty Queen Victoria, and delivered an address which disclosed his own profound interest in the advancement of The many marks of Bo- ya favour which have been ex- tended to our Association on sub-
The course is southwest by sequent occasions have provided further signal encouragement to south. The first leg is 15 miles to us in our pursuit of the aims dé-leeward, return windward. The fined by his Royal Highness, and wind is east-north-east, 14 to 15 on all these counts we now desire knots. to express to your Majesty our humble gratitude.
pace.
science.
A
He was only persuaded to go to the starting line for the fifth race to-day after friends had im- pressed him that it was undigni- fed not to carry on. F
A moderate sea with a breeze
GENERAL
Commander Eva Booth
(Special Air Max Service)
London, Sept. 7.- The High Council of the Salva- tion Army last evening elected.
Booth, Evangeline Commander
of the late fourth daughter. General William Booth, its founder, as head of the organization in succession to General Higgins, who will retire in November.
The council, which consists of 47 members of high rank in the from all Salvation Army, drawn parts of the world. began its meeting on Tuesday, but the five days of last week were devoted to legal preliminaries and various questions of procedure." It was-not until yesterday morning that the countil nommations, and proceed to the actual business of election.
Wis
ready to receive
EVANGELINE BOOTH
The Candidates The council met at the Institute. Congress Hall, Clapton, and early In the afternoon
Lieutenant- vice- Commissioner Carpenter, president of the council, announe- ed that the following candidates had been nominated:--...
of the United States: Commissioner Evangeline Booth,
Commissioner Catherine Bramwell Booth, of the Women's Social Work in Great Britain.
James Hay. Commissioner
Cazada. Commissioner Samuel Hurren, of the International Training Col lege,
of
eighteen miles norths anguring Commissioner David Lamb, of the well for Endeavour.
International Headquarters, Lon-
don. Commissioner John McMillan, of the Eastern Command of the United States. Commissioner Henry Mapp, Chief
of the Staff.
The race started at 11.40 and one minute later the yachts cross- ed the line almost level, Endeavour on the weather berth.
WIN
RAINBOW LEADS
new
to
KOWLOON-CANTON
RAILWAY
New Working Agreement
*vice
(Continued from Saturday)
NEWS SUMMARY
The Bummons against Messrs." G. W. Sewell, A. L. Sullivan and H. C. Meeks for allegedly committing a public naisance on the night of August 31 at 986, The Peak was concluded at Central Magistracy yesterday when his Worship re-
till served judgment
Saturday Morning.
Page 7.
Passenger Through Traffic products of agriculture and fores- The Third International Photo- Article 4. "Through Express try, all animals and animal pro-graphic Salon is now open. The the University Trains" shail mean passenger ducts and all manufactured pro-exhibition is at trains run from Canton to Kow- ducts, exclusive of passengers' bag- Union and is of a high standard. Page 8. versa,"
stopping gage, mails and parcels. loon or
Article 13. *Through Goods normally only at Shek Lung and
mean goods trains
The Agenda for the Council at certain other stations as may Train" shall be agreed upon between the Ad-run from Canton to Kowloon or Meeting on Thursday appears on
Page 6. ministrations of the two Sections vice versa," stopping at such in- for traffic purposes...
termediate stations as may be mutually agreed upon between the Administrations. A mixed two passenger and goods train shall not be considered either a goods train or a passenger train but shall be known as a "Mixed Train."
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Article 5. Through Fast Trains" shall mean passenger trains run from Canton to Kowloon or "vice versa.", stopping at such principal stations as may be agreed upon between the two Administrations
The tryout and the draw for the new subscription griffins took place yesterday. Some notes and full details of the draw appear on
Page 10.
Running Provisions
Two.inland Lots of Crown Lands Article 6. "Through Slow Trains" shall mean trains run from Can- Article 14. Chinese section loco at Stubbs Road, Hong Kong, were ton to Kowloon or vice versa,” motives shall normally haul all put up for public auction at the either wholly as passenger or aa trains on the Chinese section to offices of the Public Works Depart mixed passenger and goods trains.and from Shum Chun Station all muent yesterday afternoon, both " stopping at all or most of the in- Lermediate stations, as may he agreed upon between the two Ad- ministrations.
matters pertaining to the opera- lotz being based tion of such trains shall be ad- square foot. ministered by the star of the Chi- nese Section. British Section loco-
at 25
Denta
th
Page 5.
At the invitation of His Excel- Article 7. Two Through Express motives shall normally haul all Trains shall be run daily in each trains on the British Section and lency the Governor the annual ten-t direction, the number of such also all Through and Local Pas-nis match between the Oxford and was held at Through Express Trains, being in-seriger Goods and Mixed Trains Cambridge Societies creased by mutual agreement be- and rolling stock to and from Mountain Lodge on Sunday," the Page 6. tween the two Administrations if Shum Chun Station from and to former winning by 81 games to 79. the volume of traffic justifies such the British Section and all matters pertaining to the operations of an increase.
Mesars. Jebsen & Co., agents of such trains shall be administered by the staff of the British Section. the Hamburg-Amerika Linean- and the necessary accomodation wounce the mothrship, Cordillera. " for all such locomotives and trains will be put on the Far Eastern. will be provided at Shum Chun Service in the spring of 1935.
Article 8. One Through Slow Train shall be run daily in each "direction, the number of such Through Slow Trains being in creased by mutual agreement be- tween the two Administrations if the volume of traffic justifies such
an increase.
Article 0. Through Express Trains shall have precedence over all other trains and all such other trains shall when necessary, be shunted so as to give the Through Express Trains a clear road,
Article 10. For the convenience of traffic, the two Administrations may arrange for the running of focal passenger or mixed passenger and goods train, to connect at Shum Chun Station.
Article 11. Bodies of troops shall nat be carried on trains TLD primarily for the conveyance of terminal through tramc.
Goods Through Traffic
expression Article 12 The 'Goods" means all minerals, all
Station.
When necessity arises,
the locomotives and staff of one section may operate in the other Section by mutual agreement be- tween the two" Administrations, in which event Chinese Section loco- motives and staff running over British Section shall conform to all traffic rules, regulations and practices in force on the British Section, and British Section loco- motives and staff running over the Chinese Section shall conform to all trafic rules, regulations and practices in force on the Chinese Section.
Page B.
Arrangements for the Military Tattoo which is being held at the. Military ground at Sookunpoo on November 1, 2 and 3 are well in on the three days will be-periorm band and the opening ceremonies ed by HE., the G.0.0., Commo- core Frank Elliott, and H.E. the Governor.
Page 8.
"Tackling the Famine Problem,”
Page 11 article from our Own Corres wundent, appears on
Article 15. Both the Chinese and the British Section shall have locomotive power waiting in readi ness at Shum Chum Station to take on through trains.
(To be Continued)
LOCAL AND GENERAL
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One case of diptheria and two The Third International Photo- of cerebro-special fever were re-graphic Salon of Hong Kong, or- ported for the 24 hours ended on Sept 23:
Mr. A. Bryn, marine superinten- dent of the Texas Co., returned from Manila, by the ss. President Pierce yesterday.
ganised by the "University Photo Club is being held at the Union Assembly Room, University Union. The Admission is free and it is open daily from 12 noon to a p.m. September 24 30. 1934.
Friends of Mr. Ignatius S. V. Tang will be glad to hear that he
Rubber Manufactory EL6 the has lately joined the Fung Keong
manager. Mr. Tang is well-known in the Chinese Government Ser- vice and was with the Bal Chinen Cement Works, Canton, where he just resigned on his own accord."
"
Tang Kam-cho, a foki employed at the bathing sheds at Kennedy Town, was bitten by a dog at 2.20
Passengers arriving here by the p.m. on Sunday, being later taken... President Plerce from Manila to the Government Civil Hospital included Major and Mrs J. C. for precautionary treatment,
Denham and Mrs. Samuel Gaches Major Dunham and Mr. Gaches are delegates to the International Red Cross Conference which is being held in Tokyo next month.
COMMUNIST
SCOURGE
Kwangsi Asked For Help
From Our Special Correspondent?
Canton, Sept. 24.
the Communists: have That reached the borders of Kweichow is now confirmed by a report from. General Wang Chia Lieh, Chaft- man of the Kwelchow Provincial. Government who asked: Kwangsi to help him in suppressing the Reds
of the
Commanding officers Communists are Hstao Keh and L Chung Pao who have 9,000 Reds They have under their service. arrived at La! Ping, a border town in Kweichow. Hovering along the are" another Kwelchow border Communist band under. Ho Lung Their combined forces are about 26,000 men.
the
An official report stated combined government forces from. Hunan, Kweichow, and Kwangsi are enveloping the Communists. and will eliminate them in a very short time. It is claimed that the Hunan provincial troops have kill ad a good number of the Reds,:" while they were passing the south- ern districts of that province.
The tendency to speed is all too frequent. High speed has its legitimate uses, but the average motorist more often speeds from habit than from necessity. But if the driver would consider. for instance, that oll consumption doubles for each extra 10 miles
Commissioner Hay and Commis-, per hour over 50. that gas con- sumption also increases, and that
soner McMillan, however, were not willing to go to election, and tire wear is greater at high speeds.
this left five candidates for the he might appreciate the economy
post of General. After an interval At 11:43 Rainbow had a slight for luncheon the Counel!" met at of a more moderate Education of the individual The King's reply, sent through lead and broke out"with a
3 o'clock. Before the ballot each borrowed from the
A man named Au Wal was ad- motorist, then, may well play an Sir Clive Wigram, was as follows:- parachute important part in the campaign |
"I am commanded by the King Yankee. Endeavour was slow with of the candidates made a state-
Saturday suffering of safety. "Speed governors limit- to thank the members of the gritian her spinnaker and lost a lot of ment of his or her views, and it mited to the Government Civil
was not until after 5 o'clock that | Hospital on ing cars to, say, 60 miles an hour Association for the Advancement ground
the Council proceeded to the bal- from injuries received through may be necessary, if the problem of Science for the loyal message At 12.18, two milles out, Rain-lot. The Salvation Army Act, 1931, being knocked down by a private
car No. 4108. which they have addressed to his bow led by a quarter of a mile.which governs the election of a *can be met only by drastic steps.
But let not the fast driver bear Majesty, their Patron, from the The wind had dropped to eight General, provides that, in order to
*At 12:18 Endeavour's all the blame. The road mope inaugural general meeting in the knots.
succeed, a candidates must receive who blocks & heavily travelled ancient City of Aberdeen. His Ma- parachute was working better and not less than a two-thirds majority route until those bottled up behind. jesty appreciates their kind regained slightly. At 12.28 Rain-
of the votes cast. For some time a huge him desperately cut out of line, membrance of the occasion when bow's spinnaker showed
it appeared doubtful whether a is as much at fault as the motorist the Prince Consort, as President of tear and futtered Ump half who presses the pedal to the floor the Association, delivered a mes- deck and half to water while she definite result would be reached
last night; but about half-past board. The establishment and sage from Queen Victoria to the was only under main saii. enforcement of a minimum, se members assembled in this city deavour crept up and at 12.35 she it was announced that Commander
three-quarters of a century ago.
only fifty yards behind. Evangeline Booth had been elected, well as a maximum speed would
Wide Experience do much to remove this selfish ob- "The King desires me to assure Rainbow, gyped and set
The General-elect, who is 69 the members of his unabated in-spinnaker, which drew nely. structor.
Rainbow rounded the mark at years of age (the retiring age is
Cheung Sam, a Chinese female
Kwangsi troops are concentrated: Let it not be thought for "terest in their meetings, and his moment that the pedestrian is
119 and 20 seconds and Endeavour 73], is the Commander-in-Chief of
of 28 was fatally injured on Sun at Kweilin, a northern town, to entirely blameless. He also needs
at 1.32 and 4 seconds. Rainbow the Salvation Army in the United
day in Pitt Street when she jump-guard it against the incursions of to be educated in caution and
crew gave a wonderful exhibition states. The fourth daughter of its of seamanship, not losing a single founder, and sister of the late
A European lady residing at the ed from the second floor veranda the Reds, Troops of the 44th obedience in trafic rules, and the
second in sail changing..
General Bramwell Booth, she be Young Women's Christ.an Associa- of her home in an attemps to Kwangst division are expected here to-night from On-yuan," organisation of schoolboy safety
After the turn, Vanderbilt went gan to work for the Salvation tion was on Sunday the victim of evade arrest and died later in the patrols in many states is an
back to starboard tack to get the Army in her teens, assisting at a bag-snatching episode, Mrs. Kowloon Hospital. It appears that Southern Kianget, en route to Wu- encouraging sign that this work has already begun. There are After Bir James Jeans had de- weather breeze which was lighter children's meetings, which were Beldon, was walking a Tregunter earlier in the evening she was in- chow, As the Southern Klangsi numerous other safeguards-light-livered his presidential address Mr. The Endeavour was" pointed high-conducted in the schoolroom at Fath when a young Chinese boy or volved in a fight amongst a num front is quiet, it is possible to
to their native province. ing of roads, traffic lights at inter- Elliot, the Minister of Agriculture er. At 2.10, seven miles from the her home. A few years later she about 14 or 15 year of age ap ber of women at a water-fountain transfer the entire division back
Meanwhile, the attack sections, warnings of curves and proposed a vote of thanks, which finish, Rainbow was a mile ahead became a captain and worked in proached her from behind and in the street, hills, and they, too, are also being was carried with great applause. to windward and appears as a cer- the Marylebone area. In those made on with her bag which Chow Ting, another woman was
days the Salvation Army was not conta ned $18, pair of spectacles also seriously Injured in the same Changting in Western Klangai" is Thus "The council, anounced that they tain winner.
welcomed in some parts of the and other articles. The culprit fracas and is now an inmate of the from coast to coast the call for had nominated Professor W. W.
country, and she had to face oppo- made good his escape, caution is being answered, and Watta, FRA. for recommendation
sition, some of it disorderly. Later there is a gradual mobilization to the General Committee at the:r against this enemy who would meeting next Tuesday for election, furn the automobile trom its as President of the Association at normal usefulness into an in strument of destruction: Every man, woman and child may do his or her bit to help making Ameri- ca's highways safe, by, observing the common rules of courtery, by Mobeying trame laws and by exer
claing good judgment.
used more than hitherto
confidence that their investiga- tons into the manifold problems confronting present day scientists will continue to be productive of re- suits which will benefit mankind.”
Professor Watts
the Norwich meeting next year, Professor Wattesa dis tinguished geologist, Emeritus Professor at the Imperial College
of Science and Technology, South
# new
Reuter.
(Earlier cables on page 9)
STOP PRESS
The Annual Meeting of the Hons Kong Cricket League will be held at the Sanitary Board Room, Post Office Building (by kind per- mission), on Monday the 1st. day! of October 1934 at 5.15 p.m.
she had charge of the Internation- jalgs
al Training College for some time tion of the Army's Wartime ser before, she left to become Terri- vice.
torial Commander for Canada and Commander Booth Newfoundland Thirty years ago riding exercise and long she went to America, where her the hills near New York
Rainbow won, crossing the line work has been recognized by the she lives. She is also Kensington, and an Honorary Fel-is 3 hour 34 min. 5 seconds. En- highest authorities President swimmer, and does a good deal
of Bidney Busser College, deavour's time was 3-38-06. Cambridge,
Wilson awarded her the Disting her work in a small motor boat uished Service Medal in recogni a lake.
Kowloon Hospital
on
being pushed by the Nanking troops. Contrary to previous re- ports, the Reds have no intention of giving up that town and are that the new general putting up some resistance. How be-deprived of certain ever, that town is likely to be." formerly vested in the captured soon by the government denied yesterday, by a troops owing to their over- placed oficer. He stated whelming forces. The high com- that no suggestion had come mand in Nanking plans to clean the High Council whose up the Fulden Reds, so that it may liberations had been restricted to the election of a general,
be possible to concentrate more forces In Bouth-western Tuitten......
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