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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1936.

CRAVEN

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VIRGINIA CIGARETTES

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A CHINESE SCHOOL

Communists In A

"Village

buried dead, and the dying are too many to cope with, and they are left about, or covered with a

In earth." thin layer of

mout places women were often locked... prison and beaten.

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First-hand glimpses of life in the

THE BUILDING Isolated parts of China, where the

The building in which the school towns and villages art open to at-

had been previously carried tack by freelance Communist

was almost destroyed, except that arutles, have been given to friends the pool was still on, kept up by by an English woman teacher. | very shaky walls all bespattered She is living in the small town of Tingchow in the interior of South China, having gone up there frain

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C.A.154

SHOULD BAGPIPES BE

PLAYED AT HOME?

PROBLEM BAFFIES BIRKEN- HEAD COURT

So Case Is Adjourned

London, March 17. Wirral (Cheshire) neighbours are still at variance on the question of bagpipe playing in the home.

At the adjourned hearing in with bullet marks. One old Chine Birkenhead yesterday of a case in which Frederick Ainslie Eskdale bed was all the furniture et be hind in the living quarters, and Allan, Barker Lane, Greasby, was every pane of glass was smashed. summoned by three neighbours Shanghai. She made the long The notice-board of the school had who alleged that his playing of journey partly in an old bus in been torn down, largely because the bagpipes constituted a noise which stray soldiers fought to get the school was run by English nuisance, the magistrates, granted Leats. Then there was a boat people, Secret teaching had bean a further adjournment until March journey over flooded country, and carried on by a few familes, but it 30. unalty a bullock-cart trek on a. Was so dangerous to be caught Mr. Joseph Roberts, who ap-

ay track hacked in the sides er that most of the Chinese d'd not the mountains a wild angles over risk it. One man who got a group together for a Christmas service was imprisoned.

slopes and precipices.

For six years the town had been in the hands of the Communists. and the streets had become althy and grass-grown. Al rice and salt were commandeered by the so- diery, with a result that most of the people had a greenish tinge to their faces. On one occasion two hundred small shopkeepers were led out for execution and made o kneel in the market-place; when an aeroplane appeared over the town and frightened the executio- ners so that the shopkeepers es- caped. Onc family, with which the teacher had been friendly on a previous visit, had been forced

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peared for the plaintiff Henry. Clements, a" next-door neighbour, stated yesterday that he and the defending solicitor were still dis- cussing the case, and were not at the moment in agreement.

“UNSINKABLE DR.

SHIPS"

A Comparison Made

LEONARD TO-DAY'S RADIO PROGRAMMES GOW

Death Of Noted Glasgow Shipowner

OUTSTANDING ART" COLLECTOR

1

Broadcast by Z.B.W."

On 355 Metres

12 30 to 2.15 p.m.-European record-

ed programme.

12.30 p.m.-Orchestral Music.

p.m.-Local time signal and

weather report..

All Through the Night-Waltz. On a Little Street in Honolulu-

Waltz.

10.30 pm.--Dance Muste. 11 pm.-Close down.

BERLIN PROGRAMME

4.50 p.m.Call DJB, DJN (German,

English). German Folk Song.

1,05 p.m. A Recital by Hlidegarde

(Soprano) and Carroll Gibbons 4.55 pm-Greetings to our Idaten- (Piano).

ers.

1:

1.30 p.m.-Reuter Press Bulletins. | s "pim.—Introducing Experts: Vir-

Rugby Press News, Local: Weather Forecast. Time and Announcements,"

1.40 p.m.-Musical Comedy Ex

cerpts.

12 p.m.-Dance Music,

2.15 p.m.-CLOSE DOWN.

4 to 7 p.m.-Chinese programme.

London, Mar. 12. Laymen and experts alike in- variably find a fascination in the sea and ships, although there is little of a romantic nature in much of the work of those who contri- bute to safety of life at sea. For that reason the activities of the classification societies and survey

London, March 12, authorities associated with mari- time affair seldom receive the pub-

We regret to announce the Hic recognition, they deserve, and A great deal of misunderstanding death of Mr. Leonard Gow, D.L.. exists as to the efforts that are LL.D., shipowner, Glasgow, which being made to maintain and en- took place yesterday at his resi- Helens- hance the fellability of transport dence at Camis Eskan, by sea. Some informative remarks Burgh Dr. Gow had been in fall- on the subject were made by Mr,ing health for a long time.

difficulty in de- Robert"

and Clark,

There may be chairman.

the others at the annual meeting ciding whether it was in yesterday in Glasgow of the Bri-worlds of commerce or of art that 7 pm-

Mr. Mr. Gow achieved the greater tish Corporation Register,

and renown. In both he reached the Clark spoke of the "loose alarmiat", talk in Parliament and highest prominence. He succeed-. great variety elsewhere which had followed the ed his father in a inquires into the loss of the Us- of business interests which he worth, the Blairgowrie, and the extended and enlarged, particu- Millpool. I: had been suggested in larly as senior partner of Messrs.

and Harrison

Co., well some quarters that the survey au- Gow... thorities had not played their part known as shipowners, brokers, in- surance agents, and coal export- sea- continued ensure the worthiness of the ship under their ers, Glasgow. inspection. Such criticism does informed not ove its origin to

to

porcelain.

To artists he was known as a discerning and gifted collector of opinion, the fact being that the pictures, etchings, and Chinese whole energies of the classification. societies are, directed towards the

PHILANTHROPIC INTERESTS Improvement in the structural emelency and safety of ships, and

R. L last-named, Mr. the high degree of success ob- Hobson, Keeper of Ceramics in tained by those efforts were 'con-

the British Museum, said that few in the vincingly demonstrated

if any private collections could statistics recently issued by the stand comparison with Mr. Gow's. Merchant Shipping Advisory ComThere could be no question of the

mittee.

Of the

sure Judgment and artistic taste, combined with + natural flair. which had enabled him to bring together such a magnificent col- lection of articles belonging to the greatest period of Chinese ceramic art.

There was one other important

Dr. Gow's life-l phase to

He was philanthropic interests. chairman and director of several charitable institutions, and if one another than institution. more.

be named, it would be- were to the

Institute Canal Boatmen's

6 to 6.30 pm-Childrens' Studio

Concert."

7 to 11 p.m.--European programme.

New Light Symphony Orchestra Egmont Overture (Beethoven). Kamennol-Ostrow, Op. 10, No. 22

(Rubinstein).

Hearts and Flowers-Intermezzo

(Tobani),

Glow Worm Idyll (Kineke). Irish Rhapsody (Herbert). 7.30 p.m.-

Concert Items Songs-I know of Two Bright

Eyes.

MI sing thee Songs of Araby-

Ben Davies (Tenor). Pianoforte Solos

(Chaminade).

Pierrette

Danse Creole (Chaminade).-

Una Bourne..

tuoso Violin Music presented

by Marta Linz.

view in English. 5.30 pm-News and Economic Re-

15.45 Dm-Galá Radio Pot Pourri. [6.45 p.m.-News and Economic Re-

view in German,

7 p.m.-Concert of Light Music.

8 p.m.-News in English,

8.15 p.m.-Concert of Light Musi

(continued),

9 p.m.-Close DJB, DJN (German.

English)...

8.05 p.m.-Call DJA, DJB, DJN

(German, English). German Folk Song. 9.10 p.m.-Greetings to our Listen-

ers,

9.15 p.m.-News and Economic Re- view in German on DJA, DJB, DJN.

9.30. p.m.-"O komm im Traum..." Ise Miehler sings songs by Franz Liszt.

In

9.45 pm-Chinese

studying

Germany. A Talk with Dr. Tseng, Lector at the University of Berlin.

10 p.m.-News and Economic Re- View in English on DJA and in Dutch on DJB, DIN.

Song-Down Vauxhall Way (O-10.15 p.m.-To-day in Germany.

ver)-Mavis Bennett (Soprano)

Violin

Sound Pictures...

.

Solos-La Clochette 10.30 p.m.-Concert of Items by Request: Hallo, hallo! You (Paganini).

wish-we play.

Goblins The Dance of the

(Bazzini)-Alfredo Rode.

Songs-La Paloma-The Dove

(Yradier).

L3 Golondrina-The Swallow de

(Mexican Air)-Emillo Gogorza (Baritone),

8 p.m.-Local time and weather re

report

8.03. p.m.-

George Scott-Wood and his Piano Accordeon

Lulu's Back in Town.

In a Little Gipsy Tea Room. Stars over Devon.

CONTINUOUS LOSS Compared with the lamentable and continuous loss of life in other forms of transport, particularly on the roads, the shipping and ship building commualties have" sound reasons for congratulating them- selves, but despite their excellent record it would appear that they have not yet abandoned the idea of the unsinkable ship. No mac- ter bow, far selence may advance. the unsinkable ship can never be more than an ideal, but the classi fication societies and others en-and Port-Dundas Mission in Glas- a life- gaged in the art of ship construc-gow with which he had tion are always approaching near-long association, and of which he er and nearer to that ideal. A occupied for many years the office point worthy of special note in Mr. of president. Clark's address related to a most unromantic but vitally important part of the ship's structure hatchways. There is. Indeed, no more vulnerable part of a ship than these openings, and if the hatchways and their covers lack

Dr. Gow was born in Glasgow 9 D.m.-"In a Fairy Realm Suite"

(Ketelbey). > most anything in efficiency the

in 1859, and was the eldest son perfect hull and machinery canor the

Gow, 8.15 p.m.-A Relay of the Daventry late Mr. Leonard afford little protection against in- LL.D. His father came of a family roads from the sea, D

MODERN SHIPS UNSINKABLE

It is, indeed, a fact, as Mr. Clark stated, that modern ships would be almost unsinkable if it were

Dr. Gow was also vice-president of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and a chairman of the Glasgow Branch of the institution.

HIS FATHER'S EXAMPLE

which belonged to Arbroath, and

and

Speak to me of love. The Big Broadcoast of

Selection

Top Hat-Selection. 8.25 p.m.-

Song Memories Violet Loraine Medley.

11.45 p.m.-"A Children's Paradise"

Songs by Heinrich Simon;

Hans Emmé-Schuhardt. Tenor.

midnight.-Close DJA.

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DJN (Gerthan, English).

RADIO MANILA

DJB.

5.30 am-Breakfast Hour of News and Music-English and Span. ish Current Events and Vau- deville of the Air conducted by Don Alva. Morning Exercises by Prof. G. T. Suva of the In- sular Life Assurance Co.

1938-7 a.m.Sign Off.

Tom Costello in Song Memories. Drury Lane Pantomine Memories Hermann Lohr.

There is a Tavern in the Town.

News Bulletin (Copyright by Reuter).

The Mills Brothers Miss Otis Regrets. My Headache, Lazyboned. Nagasaki.

p.m.-

Hawaiian Musto Kohala March. Honolulu March. "On the Beach at Waikiki.

Hilo Hanakahi

supplying one Bible, royal folio, gift, Barbary, leather, with silk string and registers.

6 pm-Sunset Dance Programme

by Lyric Orchestra. 6.20 p.m.-Spanish Informationst

Period

6.35 p.m-English Informational

Period.

6.55 p.m.-stock quotations through

the courtesy of Swan, Culbert-.. son and Fritz.

骘

p.m.-La Insular Cigar and

Factory Cigarette

presents

"Aires Flipinas" with Juan Silos, Jr. and his String En- semble.

7.20 p.m.-Musical Potpourri 1.45 p.m.-Elizalde y Cla, presents

Ramon Tapales, violinist.

8 p.m.-Melodies of the Fhilippines 8.15 pm. "Apo on the Air” feature -

ing the Beramant Trio, spon- sored by the Cebu Portland Cement Company.

8.30 p.m.-Basque Fresentation, B45 pm.--Stock quotations "and

local market reports.

9 pm--NEPA. Programme. 9.30 p.m.-Tirso Cruz and his Mani-

la Hotel Orchestra,

10.30 pin-Bign öff

SEVEN SCOTS TO TOUR AMERICA

his grandmother was daughter of 9.30 p.m.-Jazz on Two Pianos. Mr. James Carswell, a builder in 10 p.m.-Big Ben.

10 p.m.~~ Glasgow of whom "The Glasgow Herald" in noticing his death in February, 1856, said that he had practicable to have hatchways been "most benefcially connected which could neither float away nor with the rise and progress of the be stove in. Fortunately, an in-city." Dr. Gow's father was a creasing number of ships are be-

graduate of St. Andrews Univer-10.13 ing fitted with steel hatch covers,sity, which later honoured him as la evident from the number of with the degree of LLD, designs and arrangements which after training for the ministry have been submitted to the Bri-

was forced by ill health to turn. tish Corporation Register in the

to other avenues of activity, en- course of the past year, Steel hatch covers may not always betering at the age of 21 the office bf his elder brother, Mr. Allan C. justifiable on economic grounds, Gow, who had begun business as but in view of the contribution

a shipbroker in Glasgow. the make towards the ideal of the

Dr Gow's father thus com.

London, March 12. unsinkable ship there is a good

Another example of Dr. Gow's association

Seven Bcots are included in the case for their general application. menced a 50 years'

generosity was the gift of a collec-

alms Oxford University Rugby side At all events, every encourage with Glasgow in which he became tion of mediaeval brass

commercial s.nd

dishes, ment should be given to any aug-prominent

comprising 52 pieces, to which is shortly to play several. to the public life, as an enterprising and.

the Art Galleries, Kelvingrove. I matches in the USA, mostly in. The children were the first to

gestions which will add

Three are Interna security of deck openings. It is successful shipowner, and

The collection was described by California. welcome the teacher and came to

experts at the time as one of the tionalists-K. L. T. Jackson, C. F. The summons against Mr. Allar work of that nature that has given philanthropist. the old school without any fear.

With such an inspiring example nest of the kind existing. Yet Grieve, and M. M'G. Cooper-and The day school is made up of a kin alleges that his playing of the the classification societies an in-

the father, it was natural another" gift of Dr. Gow's to the three are blues-. L. Stewart- dergarten and a primary section. hagpipes constitutes an excessive. dispensable place in the maritime from

unnecessary community, and it is a fact of that the son should follow the Art Galleries was the magnificent Watson, this year'e full back; J. and there were quickly a hundred unreasonable, and

One of the noise, injurious to health, and local interest that this society, with pare course in life, and it was picture, "Paps of Jura," by William M. 8. M'Shane, the scrum half; in the bare rooms.

the great Scottish and G. A. Reid, a forward. The headquarters in Glasgow, the Bran example which the son recog- MTaggart, first things the school' had help capable of being mitigated.

remaining Scot is W. N. Renwick,. The case was previously ad-tish Corporation Register, has led raised with cratitude. In 1919 Dr. painter.

the Lorettonian and London Scot- in was a big lantern procession t: celebrate the freedom of the free- journed in order that the parties the way in improving the strength Gow gave Glasgow University the

tish three-quarter. dom of the town. The school made might attempt to reach an agree and effectiveness of hatchways sum of £5,000 to found a lecture- "lanterns" of cotton woo' soaked in ment as to the maximum amount and covers, and for nearly a quar-ship in memory of his father, and Kerosene and stuffed into the holof time the bagpipes should beter of a century it has emphasised to be known as "The Leonard Gos the importance of annual surveys Lectureship on the Medical Dis- low of a bamboo pole covered with played in the house each day.

of such equipment and encouraged eases of Infancy and Childhood." strips of coloured paper and

every effort towards increasing

GIFTS OF ART TREASURES corated

their efficiency. !!! ! !! !!! never saw a man yet who spoke four languages and had practical

with paper Bowers.

to dress like beggars by the soldiers, "Schoo' and shop-keeper's artist

aero-

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"CHINESE PROCELAIN COLLECTION

There are 15 blues among the While Mr. Gow was a patron of 22 players who will take part in various forms of art, his chief the tour, and in addition to Jack.. interest

that of son, Grieve, and Cooper, there are was centred in

other Internationalists Chinese porcelain, "on" which he three was a recognised authority. In- Prince Obolensky, England; G. R. In 1932 the University was again stead of attempting to cover the Rees-Jones, Wales; and N. F the debtor of Dr. Gow by the whole wide field of the ceramic M'Gram, Ireland.

and returns on April 23, and will presentation of a large and beat art of Chins, as some collectors. The team leaves on March 19 mainly to. the make history by flying from New fully bound Bible which had have tried to do, Mr. Gow con- once been used in the Irish Housefined himself of Lords. Principal Sir Robert 9. supreme period, that of the Em-York to California for their first Raft, intimating the gift from Dr. peror. Kang Hai. No one who has į match, and also using the air, for Gow, zaid that the Bible was a had the privilege of inspecting travelling to the venues of their maratricent example ofretch tile ragnificent collection could other matched This will involve teepentury Irish binding, aldubt the mure judginght an over top mues or being: 1

SL The three members of the side rnost certain to have been execut-tistic taste, combined with

part in the probably the same volume men- Gow to bring together so many Calcutta Chipy tioned in the account of Bradley rare and beautiful works of art ham-Cooper, Grieve, and Obolen 16510s as the "sim received for 313 bot-dated October 10, 1773, which gave from a country famed for its ar-sky-will leave by a later boat, and

Madame Modjeska had a beauti- and the house was stripped of and soldiers gathered and on the ful ranch in California, where, one everything. Coming to the star-whole field was like fairyland, day, a correspondent from a Ban vation point, they were forced to There were lanterns like

Francisco newspaper tame to in- marry of their little girl for 2 planes, flowers, fruits, and baskets, terview her. His arrival was just dowry of a few bushels of rice, and beautifully-decorated sedan

at the time when the water systèm Idées,” had gone

out of order; and hér Whereupon The correspondent All the schools in the town were chairs and the Inveitable dragon" closed during the six years, the Now that the Communists have husband was futilely engaged in proceeded to prove ber point, and Communists were in charge, and gone the people still fear that they finding the source of the trouble,"

was well rewarded with a splendid The actress rather bowled the Interview. curiously enough there was little will come back and have ringed attempt to teach Commmunist their gateways, with mesh-wing. youthful reporter over with her ideas, or to make the people listen The countryside la frozen and the arst utterance to him: How many

The freelance rivers flooded. and there is no heat languages do you speak?”..........!! to propaganda army seems to have been content in the school, so the children and Quite humbly he confessed to as long as it was fed and could kill teacher have to sit in thick padded his one in freely. In a neighbouring town jackets until they can afford to the teacher aaw numbers of un-have a stove again.

*

Teacher: Now; children who led by Abraham Bradley, and was natural flair which enabled Mr. who will he at Twicken

can tell me what a lake is?",

Jimmie McFadden Plaze, "Good!" was the prompt reply Miss. It do be a how in the "C.-N.” [“You're just the man I want. Itom of a tay-kittle."