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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1937.

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友之國中

HONG KONG, DECEMBER 22, 1937,

PATHETIC

THE NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSICS

For its" "mácovery of inter«

GEORGE VI STAMPS

Issue

erence phenomena wuen crystals Southern Rhodesian

Bro

EUTRAALALAKA with electrons,'* Dr. Clinton Davisson won this your the Novel Prize in physics, it all sounds very technical. But One of the first of the British reduced to lowest terms, what Possessions beyond the seas to use Davisson uncovered-in his Bell up its supply of George V postage stamps Is Southern Rhodesla, Telephone Laboratories was proof where, that electrons sometimes behave tike waves and at other unes like particles.

Actually what Davisson di was take Sir Ernest Rutherford's "solid electrons, members of atomic solar systemas,"

as they streamed from a bot filament in

because of unexpectedly early exhaustion of stocks, it has been found necessary to introduce stamps of the new reign a full week before the scheduled date.

As the special Coronation issue was sold out four or Ave months 280, also before its appointed period of currency, the only stamps in circulation in the territory have beeh those bearing the likeness of

The new series taken into use

on November 25 embraces denomi- nations ranging from id. to 58. and carries a pleasing portrait of the King in the uniform of an Admiral of the Fleet set in a simple frame incorporating the name of the terri tory at the top and the inscription "Postage and Revenue" along the foot. The stamps are finely pro- duced by the line engraved pro- Coss

2 Vacuum (the phenomenon George V as originally issued in which makes radio possible) and 1931, and the two pletorial values. direct then against a photo 2d and 3d., showing a view of the graphic plate. Instead of riddl-Victoria Falls. ing this target of closely packed silver crystals like bullets would 11 was on the bhangai nout have done, concentric rings like that a Chinese pilot, wounded to ripples on a pond resulted, prov- such an extent that he was barelying that electrons can behave able to control his machine, like waves. dropped sevend bombs--in actqul

This is interesting. It made inet, they fell out of their racks-Einstein sit up at nights until unfortunate results. he wns uble to vistiulize it This put an idea into the minds mathematically. Physicists and of the presidents of the Japanese chemists like found the dual Courts, of Enquiry--that every nature of electrons an answer to outrage minst foreigners must perplexing "reactioris." How- be perpetuted by the Chinese. |ever Dr. Davisson considers his In fairness, however, to the task only partly done. If, elec- Chinese, it int be stated that frons "sometimes behave like never the Chinese had been waves and hence like light, then at inlt, as in the cause of the why can they not be brought to

with

Urush

the 28th day of Dec., 1937, at 3bing of the Pres. Hoover, focus within a magnetic field

"

p.m., at the Offices of the Pablicy have owned up immediately just as light is brought to a focus Works Department, by Order of and on investition it had ally a lena?

This is the theory behind the His Excellency the Governor of ways been proved beyond doubt one Lot of Crown Land at Tin that such acts were genuine electronic microscope which may Hau Temple Rd. In the Colony o accidents and in fact may be someday extend the vision of Hong Kong for a term of 75 years,mmed up by the French ex-raankind as far beyond the 200 pression c'est la guerre. inch telescope and the altre. with the option of renewal at a 5838 Crown. Rent to be fixed by the Let us examine the case of the microscope, as these instruments Sarveyor at His Majesty the Japanese. The bombing and now extend our vision beyond the King, for one further term of 75 machine-gunning of our Ambus.naked eye.

sador was hardly a credit t them. Neither was the slovenly way in which they investigated the case or the grudging apology rendered. The same applies to the machine-gunning of a post on the border of the International

OFFICIAL NOTICE.

PROPOSAL. TO CHANGE A

SHIP'S NAME.

I John Finnie, Manager of Talkoo. Dockyard & Eng. Co. of H.K., Ltd. hereby give notice that in consequence of Proposal

te rename the prosent salvage

and to register the new salvage PARTICULARS OF THE LO vessel “Tai Koo."

Boundary

Measure

ments.

Contents in

•

,600

Square feet,

Annuai

Hentai,

* Opet | rice

WAS

PRES. HOOVER FAST. BREAKING UP

the London ateller of

Waterlow and Sons, Limited, in sheets of 240 (disposed in four panes of 80), as regards the d.

and id. values, and single panes of 60 for the remainder.

HONG KONG'S DESTITUTE CHILDREN

Bringing Cheer To The Less Fortunate

Mrs. D. McAvoy made a moving appeal on behalf of Hong Kong's, under-privileged children at the Christmas season in an address before the Rotary Club yesterday which was Ladies" Day at the club and was extremely well attended.

The President, Major R. P. Walker, was in the chair. Mrs. McAvoy in her appeal said:--- One hopes that the Spirit of Christmas brings out what is best in all of us. Beyond all other Festivals Christmas is the one most closely associated with Chll- dren.

I want to tell you something about the children in this colony, who are living in less happy and fortunate circumstances than those whom you will see in your own homes or in the homes of your friends,

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This time of the year all of us.

look back with happy memories to

those early days when the great the arrival of excitement was Santa Claus and the season meant hilarious gatherings round the Christmas Tree,

I can solemnly assure you -that- the funds entrusted to the SocietyTM are very carefully spent, and. though poverty is the enemy, they are only spent where children are involved.

I will tell you of a case which was referred to the Executive Com- mittee in November this year.

HELP REFUSED

A father appealed for help on the grounds that his monthly wage, which was less than $2 per head. in family, and, so well within our poverty line, was inadequate for his family of seven.

the Yet help was refused, as children, on examination; proved to be healthy, adequately fed and at least decently clothed.

The Boclety belleves in concen- The most serious among us seize

tration of effort and, whatever its this annual opportunity to throw

members may think individually off their anxieties

and enjoy

of them, the readjustment of the themselves as they did when they Colony's wage scales does not fall

were carefree children.

But to be completely happy at Christmas one must do something to make others happy.

The Society for the Protection of Children consists of Hong Kong men and women, who, each year.

The paper is unwatermarked and the perforation gauges 14 (single line), the denominations and col- green, 1d. scarlet, 14d, brown. 4d. ours being as follows:id. blue-

orange, 6d. grey-black. 8d. emerald- grean, 9d. Prussian, blue, 19d, pur place funds at the disposal of ple, 1s. blue-green and black. 18. their Executive Committee, which 6d. orange-yellow and black, 2 thus acts as a channel between the and sepia and black, and 5s. blue-green children and members of the com- ultramarine. i, On the bi-munity who are unwilling that the coloured stamps the royal portrait deplorable state of affairs, revealed is slightly condensed, the text. each year by our reports, should hand epaulette being shaded off. be taken as a matter of course and

SOUTH CHINA THREAT WORRIES HANKOW

Danger of Complete Isolation

Hankow, Dec. 21. The position of the Dollar Line's Hankow is buzzing with excite- $8,000,000 President Hoover growing increasingly grave accord-in South China. It is pointed out iament at the prospect of hostilitles

that no exort should be made to cope with it.

MEDICAL RELIEF DINNER DANCE

Over 800 Attend Hong Kong

Hotel: Function

years..

Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dis posal of the lot the purchaser (if not the applicant), will

Organised with the object of be required to deposit with a

wounded soldiers and civilians in raising funds for the succour of authorised officer who will be pre

ing to latest information. The that Hankow would be completely china, the dinner dance held in sent at the sale, the sum of two Settlement occupied by a detach-liner's back is now reported to be cut off all ways if the Japanese the Grill Room of the Hong Kong hundred dollars, $200.00 in cashment of the Royal Ulster Rifles.. broken and the sea remains so occupy Canton and disrupt the Hotel last night under the auspices

rough that the

ship is being train and air services between of the Chinese Youths Medical This sun will be refunded on

Now comes the case of the pounded helplessly on the reef Hong Kong and Hankow, as well Relief Association

WILS A very vessel "Tai Koo," Tai "Koo I" | payment of the purchase price.

Pay and ... Lady. onto which she ran last week at as the newly-inaugurated Chung-successful affair, there being s To que nun in the street Holshoto Island, and the two tug king-Hong Kong air service.

attendance of over 600,. boats in attendance are unable to menu is not the shadow of a

At present' It is possible to reach In the course of the evening, lend her any assistance.

the outside world by rail via entertainment was provided by doubt that the 0.5.5. Panay

Another unfortunate circums Chenchow and Hsuchow (Honan)

Miss Butterfly Wu, the Tavares Laachine-gunned, bonbed tance has now arisen. No lighters as well as by Tainanfu and Tsing- gisters, Mrs. Bylvia Choy. Miss and sunk by Japanese airplanes. are available at any convenient tao, but the advent of hostilities Delle Eis, Miss Violet. The Lob- Yet Major-General Harada en-port and so even if the weather in Shantung undoubtedly would lan, Master Bobby Chan, Miss Ellen Ford Mr. Li Chot-chi, Mr. Ma phasised in his finding that the breaks and conditions would per-disrupt that route.

mit of cargo and effects being. Though the air service to Hong Sze-taeng, Mr. George Lee, Miss Japanese Commander of the transferred to lighters, or possibly Kong is still functioning. It is Tam Lan-hing and Mr. Wan Tse- troops involved did not consi- a small ship chartered for the pur- widely reported that the service ehung's Band. der" he was at fault. H.M.R. Dose, this will not be possible.

will be stopped shortly.

Among those present were the It has been announced here that

Air raid whistles and Ladybird was

sirens, Hon. Mr. T. N. Chau, General more fortunate,

the President Taft will take over probably because she was quicker

sounded here for the first time for Chiang Kee-yau, Prof. W. I. Ger- and the nearly two months at noon yester- rand, Mr. Li Tse-fong, Mr. Sit to defend herself than the U.S.S. smaller ship is expected to sail day, when Japanese planes were Kok-sin, Major V. E. Diclos, Mr. Panay. It is probable. that from 8an Francisco on January 8, reported to be heading for Han-G. W. Sewell, Mr. Kwok Hia-wang, 5835 General Harada will spin the arriving here on January 28. Whe-kow. The usual terise activity was Mr. Fung Ping-fan, Mr. Percy same yarn in his finding of thether the President Taft will be witnessed. civilians Bocking into Chen and Mr. Loke Yung Cheong able to maintain the fast schedule the special administrative areas Miss Helen Yu, Miss Arline Lee, attack on the Ladybird as he of the more modern and speedier to take refuge in the godowns and Miss Jean Ma, Miss Bella Ma, Misa did in

shelters. the Panay incident. President Hoover is not yet known danger-proof

including Priscilla Ho, Mrs. Edythe Lee, Miss What possible excuse has Japan and the Taft may leave America a dug-outs recently constructed Marjorie. Tô, Mr. Harold Lee, Mr. when a neutral zone had pre-day or two ahead of schedule. viously been asked for and re- fused?

I have applied to tus Board », Trade, under section 47 of the merchant shipping Act, 1894, in respect of the ship "Tai Koo”- of Hong Kong Onicial number 128709 of gross tonnage 334 toas, register tonnage 366 tons, owned by Taikoo Dockyard & Engineer- ing Co. of Hong Kong, Ltd.,

Hong Kong, for the permission

to change her name to "Tai Koo I" and to have her registered in the new name at the Port of Hong Kong as owned by Talkoo Dockyard & Engineering Co. of Hong Kong, Ltd, Hong Kong.

Any objections to the proposed change of name must be sent to the Registrar of Shiping at Hong Kong, within seven days from the appearance of this ad vertisement..

(Signed) For

THE TAIKOO. DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY OF HONG KONG, LTD.

JOHN FINNIE,

No, of Bala

Intard Lot

Registry No.

Locality.

No. 6097.

West of Inland Lat

No. 2884, Tin Hau

Templo Road,

As per

Nair plan.

About

821

PHYSICAL TRAINING

schools.

COMPETITION

the Hoover's schedule

FINANCE

COMMITTEE

MEETING

Included in the sum

Bervices

along the water front,

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RUSSIAN PLANES ACTIVE Nine fighting planes, which ap peared to be Russlan, were in the

H. K. Lee, Mr. Johnston Wong, Mr. Lo Wing-kit and Mr. E. Wong Tape, with parties.

リ

The results of the raffle are: 1st

WHEN G.B.S. WAS DULL

the withiri

already sufficiently onerous task it, has set itself.

BRIGHT SPOTS

In this gloomy year there have been a few bright little pots. I may mention first the opening in July of the creche in Clarence Terrace, the generous gift of Mr. Li Po Chun, who has also been. good enough to find $100 towards its upkeep.

The creche i rum, in connection

with our western centre, by the Canadian Sisters of Our Lady of

the Angels, and the Society has assumed liability for all expenses

(Continued on Faze 10)

MR. O. A. KALUZHNY

The many patrons of the Hong Kong Hotel will be delighted to

learn that Mr. O. A. Kałuzhny, more popularly known as Alex assistant manager of the Hong leave in time to look after the Kong Hotel, has returned from

Christmas and New Year crowd at the Grill Room and Roof Garden with his usual courtesy and eff-" clency. Mr. Kaluzhny was inci- dentally one of the passengers on the ill-fated Dollar liner President Hoover but he is looking none the worse for bis trying experience which he describes as "well worth while having!"

NATIVES AND THE USE OF THE KNIFE

tho

Free State

Speaking at United Party Congress at Bloem- fontein, Gen. Smuts, Minister of Justice, said he had taken the un- precedented step of instruction Public Prosecutors and Attorneys- General to ask the Courts of Law

Divorce Judge Peeps Through Keyhole

WAS

to pass more severe sentences than hitherto on natives using knives to settle disputes. The position was serious, largely due to the triflux of natives to mines and towns. where they acquired: habits foreign to their tribal customs of order- The Hon. Mr. P. A. C. North,

liness and obedience. He had. is- Secretary for Chinese Affairs, de-

And now to our last point, putised for His Excellency the

air waiting for the visitors. They prize, R.CA. 8 tube radio. Ticket sued a regulation prohibiting the Governor, Sir Geoffry Northcote,

sounded powerful, and were fast No. 4275; 2nd prize, R.CA. 5 tube, sale of knives longer than 24in and this is a very unportant one. "Dated at Hong Kong this 21st at the display of physical training We learn from the current cables

and displayed excellent manoeuvr-radio. No. 1678; 3rd prize, electric and long knives could no longer

exercises day of December, 1937.

given by vernacular

Votes totalling 3491,274 will being powers. No Japanese raiders heater, No. 3451; 4th prize, Kodak | be owned by natives. that Japan accepts responsibility asked by the Finance Committee appeared and the all-clear signal camera, No. 3533, 5th prize, RAC Gen Buduta's statement schoolboys on the Kowloon Foot-

gramphone, No. 3400; other prizes, greeted with applause. was given at 1.30 pm. ball Club ground yesterday during for her nisgivings against the after the Legislative Council meet

The alarm was later explained Nos. 449, 4042, 6069; Special prize, the finals of the Physical Training British if (mind you) reapona ing to-day.

are the by a report from Kiuklang stating Bathing aned at Stanley, No. 883. Competition. His Excellency had bility for injury to the British intended to be present and to give.

it was added following items; Miscellaneous that 19 Japanese planes appeared can be proved. away the banners to the successful that exceptions may be discover- Public Works Extraordinary (New The objective of the raid ap- (telegrams) $13,000; about 1.30 and dropped 41 bombs.

fed.

Kowloon, Miscellaneous. Kow-peared to be, the aerodrome and The three finalists were the Dun

loon Walled City, New Village railway station. which, it was Mau and Tung Wah Schools of

Mr. Anthony Eden, British Type Houses and site formation) stated, were slightly damaged. The 5837 Hong Kong and the Chung Wah

School of Kowloon, and they gave Foreign Secertary, in reply to a $10.832. Kowloon-Canton Railway raiders subsequently disappeared direction of Nanchang a fine exhibition before the large question in the House of Com-(Special expenditure. Rebuilding in the.

$18,000; where they dropped 30 bombs on care that had been taken in the Government had fully accepted minor improvements and stores and the aerodrome near-by-- training of the boys. The first in principle the pecumary con for launches and beats) $15.172. prize (Mr. W. Kay's banner) was awarded to the Dun Man and therensution claims which had been Public Works Recurrent (Hong We have these two Kong. 6, Water Works, Item 1, second (Mr. Law's banner) to themnade."

maintenance of city and hill die- Chung Wah.

points Here to make.

Firstly trict) $15,000. Treasury (1. Personal PROVISIONAL Owners are remluded that

Among those present beside the the case has to be proved and Emoluments) $11.500, entries for the above Meeting Hon. Mr. North were:-Mr. W. Kay who the judge may be is not. stated:. Secondly, the matter 18 Schools), Mr. J. B. Morahan already accepted in principle. (Supervisor of Physical Training). We have yet to learn where the

Manager.

MACAO JOCKEY CLUB.

JANUARY RACE MEETING.

REMINDER.

gathering, demonstrating the great mons, stated that the Japanese two damaged coaches)

Harbour Department Repairs, the railway station, a cotton mill

(Director of Education), Mr. Y. P. Vernacular

close on Wednesday, 22nd Dec: Law Inspector of cmber, 1937.

By order,

S. W. CHENG,

MARYSE HILSZ Karachi, Deg 21: Maryse Hilsz. Mr. C. J. Sollis (Inspector of Eng-word "principle" comes into the the French aviatrix, landed here High Schools), Rev. G. E. 8. Upsdell Japanese dictionary and as for at 8.14 am GMT and took off at am, for Allahabad en route to Secretary.

and Mr. 8. W. Liang (Inspector of Mr. Anthony Eden, well, he is Hanoi 5833 vernacular schools),-

(Headmaster of King's College),

still very young.

Reuter

Renter

GOVERNMENT

REPUDIATED

1.

Mr. Bernard Shaw's reputation

Deciding a petition in the 2 3.5 conversationalist receives Divorce Court, in which a wife ask- something of a jolt from Mred for a judicial separation on the wyndham Lewis, the artist and ground of cruelty, the President, Sir philosopher, in his autobiography, which appeared, recently:--

Boyd Merriman, revealed that, to test some conflicting evidence in the case, he had had a bedroom door from the house in which the parties bad lived brought to the court.

"Thad, the door put in the ap- proximate distance from the door. th my room," he said.

I went with Mr. and Mrs. Shaw to the opera, but I cannot for the life of me recall a single sentence for which Mr. Shaw was account- able......We undoubtedly conversed. We must have done so... Per haps he was not well.

M. Wyndham Lewis, who should not be confused with the humorist "Regarding a desk as the bed. I Chungking, Dec. 21 of the same name, gives his book looked through the keyhole myself and I am satisfied it was possible. The Chinese National Govern- the title of "Blasting and Bom- ment made a statement to-day, bardiering." This is a reference for the maid to look through it and repudiating the so-called "Pro-to the fact that the Vorticist" see the struggle about which she visional Government" in Pelping leader in pre-war social London has given evidence. set up by the Japanese.-

became an art!Bery officer during The wife, was granted a Judicial

deparation. Beulee

-the war,