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CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM

RESCUE

Woman Jumps From Electric Star

PUN YU REFUGEE

An alleged attempt at · suicide

Sir, You have always been so kind in inding space to refer to our various activities that I hope you will allow me to draw the at tention of your readers to the fact that, in these troubious times, weby a pretty bobbed-haired Chinese have amongst us distinguished girl, Yu Wan, by jumping into the artists who are thoroughly quali-" harbour off the Star Ferry launch fied as teachers, and to whom the Electric Star shortly before noon use of cur studio is all that is yesterday, was thwarted by the needed to make a beginning of prompt action of a sailing-vessel one of our oblecta permanent master, Leung Ng-au, 29, who dived School of Art with a responsible to rescue the drowning girl.

Also there are many principal. valuable old pictures drifting about and in danger of destruction that might make a nucleus of another of our object, the formation of a public collection.

Unfortunately though we have always aimed at paying our way, cur rent has

twice been raised, and our slender finances will not allow us to li.cur new obligations If we have to depend entirely on the fluctuating support of a shift- ing community of artists.

Mrs. L Dunbar, with whom was recently discussing our pro-

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She, was pulled into the boat, No. 316V, and then taken on board the ferry launch where a European doctor administered first aid. The Electric Star was on the Kowloon to Hongkong trip when the inci. dent occurred.

and un- Yu Wan, who, is 20

is now at the Kowloon married. Hospital. She is a refugee from Pun Yu district, and it is belleved that exhausted funds, and des- pair as to the future, drove her to the attempt on her life.

bienis, with that sympathetic No More

has

practical Imagination which benefited so many hundreds of women and giris in the 'Colony, suggested the scheme of our open-

Short Wave

ing a list of "Subscribing Mem- Broadcasts

Colombo's short-wave trans- mitter fundtioned for the last time recently.

This

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There is a possibility that it may be occasionally used for simul- taneous

till such broadcasting time as the new 10-kilowatt

transmitter is erected.

hers,' who would undertake to pay two dollars a month for these pub- He objects. All such subscriptions will be acknowledged in the Press, and may be paid in advance.

transmitter, which Sp have been much encouraged by re- cidentally is an entirely locally celving a letter from Mrs. Dunbar, built one, will now be recondition...... Inaugurating the scheme in whiched and brought into use as a she says:-I am sending you stand-by for the regular medium- cheque for $24, representing a

wave service. year's subscription of $2 a month, to the Hongkong Working Artists I am sure that a great Gulld. many other people will think as I CONSTRUCTIVE criticism, in de 'n wanting to support your direction it is Guld not merely to help the Ar

It is interesting to note in this levelled, is. always Wel-tists of Hongkong, but to give the connection that Colombo's single benefit of the broadcast transmitter now in use comed. As such, the criti-est of us the

Artists' presence in the Colony, is in operation for eight hours, cism which the Rev. J.

Wishing you all success in obtain-dally, and though little time is R. Higgs, in his address to ing Subscribing Members, I am.

available for maintaining the the Rotary Club on Tuesday, most sincerely, Elste Dunbar "

apparatus there have been no offered; regarding the town I feel sure that. If the public faults or interruption in the planning amenities of Hong-realised what good value in human

transmission of programmes. kong, apart from the fact and artistic encouragement their that his views have been money could ensure, there would readily endorsed by all those be many people who would follow who are interested in the Mrs. Dunbar's example. well-being of this Colony, must be accepted in the right spirit in those quarters which are responsible for making Hongkong a pleasant and. happy place in which to live. Mr. Higgs made no exagger- ated statement when he de-

Communications and cheques

should be sent to our Hon. Secre- ary. Mr. E. o. Cememic, No. 15, A Block, Kennedy Road.

Thanking you in anticipation, IRENE M. A. MACFADYEN,

President.

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It will be recalled that the decision to abandon short- wave transmissions in Ceylon, few announced WAS months ago, was in secordance with the recommendation of the Plymouth Sub-Committee on the Development of Colonial Broadcasting.

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EDITORIAL

Mr. H. O. Hans Hommel and his bride, formerly Misa Maria Kenate Friedmann, after their marriage at the Union Church, Hongkong, yesterday afternoon.

FAR EASTERN

CURRENCIES

DISCUSSED

Japan's Gold Near Exhaustion

are

U.S. Concern

With - War In China

SATURDAY JUNE 24, 1939.

Hello & Goodbye

(BY A. W. HYER)

The "travel calendar" of the week-end states that Lloyd Triestino's Conte Blancamano will be in port on Sunday, and the Pand Osteamer “Chitral" will sall out for Shanghai, Monday morning...

The blonde "movie" queen" Gloria Stuart has come and gone by the m.y. Athos II, and the goings-on in Swatow are occupy-. ing plenty of space and much tsk. However, people have been coming in and going out of our city, in large batches..

Imperial Airways “

However, we were, unable to spot the ladyl

FRIDAY, 7 and 7:30a.m.. the And other popular gentleman

"Denebola" and “Delphinus," who did not put in an appearance- respectively, went dashing out to at the departure hour or the pre- Bangkok: Captain J. N. Wilson vious evening was Sir Frederick back on the job, and Captain L. J. Maze, of, Shanghai. M.. White supervising the other plane.

(3.3. Ranpora

Off for a vacation, and dying THERE WAS a small passenger too went Mise Isabel Pestonji. She

list on the 5.3. Ranpura when will visit Bangkok and then pro-she arrived from Shanghai, Thurs- ceed to Singapore. The number day. 5.30 pm.

Mr. A. Malcolm, of Malcolm and

one secretary in the local Imperial Airways once will be returning within two weeks; probably by Co., comes down from Shanghai

on a business tour. steamer, We wonder about this Singapore visit, two calls in a year!

Mr. and Mrs. A. Mott, the round the-world-air travellers, departed

And just for the trip, and a holiday, arrives Mr. C. A. Tyrtoff whose family is connected with". the Western Electric Co. in the

on their second leg of the 25,000 Bay, Shanghai, city.

Dr. W. K. H. Yen, also from the miles journey. After leisurely

Northern metropolis, was welcom- stop-avers in India and Europeed by a large delegation of friends they finally land in Marseilles

AMERICAN ENVOY INTERVIEWED CHUNGKING. June 23 (Central) where they will embark on a Par and relations. The doctor's visit is: a combination of business and re- CHINESE DOLLAR -The American people are greatly American Clipper, for New York.

Taxation concerned with the war in China Captain Joe Davies, also depart Two genuine American tourists. and have a better understanding ed on this service, but he was who arrived for a ten-day visit are of Chinese problems than before.playing plutocrat, travelling as a Mrs. B, H. Petley and her pretty declared Mr. Nelson T. Johnson, passenger! The popular and daughter Miss Mary Pelley. These American Ambassador to China, "plampish" Captain will wait in visitors call home. Beattle, and In an interview following his ar- Bangkok for the arrival of the they will continue their fourey rival here.

"Dardanus," a plane of the same Sydney by the as, Nankin, where design as the present craft on the they visit relations connected with Hongkong-Bangkok run, which he the Goodyear. Rubber Co. will fly to the Colony. This ship

LONDON, June 23 (Reuter)- Far Eastern currencies lengthily discussed by financial writers who are generally agreed that the recent depré-. elation of the Chinese dollar, combined with the crisis in Tientsin, severely shook the confidence in China resulting in flight from the dollar, hence drastic restrictions were neces- sitated."

will be used hereafter on the ser- President. Cleveland vice. First Officer Harvey, a new- comer to our midst, will assist OUT FOR MANILA sailed the President Cleveland, Friday, 4 Captain Davies on the fight; however,, he will not be attached P.m. to this run but for the one trip. another co-pilot in on his way to Chinese intake over the duties.

Pan American Airways

Mr. Johnsóu said that when he was in New York during his re- cent furlough he was visited daily by an average of 130 people who in- quired about the war situation in China. He was also called on by bankers,

told many people" Interested in the City

however, Reuter that they entirely discredit China War at other places."

Stabilization that the

Overseas Patriotism wes unduly strained and Mr. Johnson praised the patriot Fund some belleve that the control is ism of the overseas still playing a farsighted game the United States. He said that designed to squeeze out speculators. they continued to support their "The Times" says the problem country despite the loss of, Canton of controlling exchange currency and Hankow.

rumours

in China in the existing circum- While in New York, he said, he stances are incomparably more was honoured at a dinner by a complex than that met by exchange group of Chinese youths who have controls in other parts of the been actively doing propaganda world. The surprise is that, China work for China in America, is able to preserve her currency The American Envoy, who tru exchange in the face of such obvelled here by highway via Kim stacles without, even more drastic ming and Kwelchow, paid a sign restrictions.

tribute to the progress of highway "Financial News says that re-construction and administration inforcement of the existing Jap-In Chinä......... anese restrictions does not sur-

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It was considered that radio "prise Far Eastern circles in Lon-

development in Ceylon should don where it is believed that Jap- MUNICIPAL

primarily make use of the medium

anese gold on foreign exchange is

clared that there is practical- PEPPER THROWN way as short-wave broadcasts rapidly nearing exhaustion.

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ly no town planning in Hong- kong. A visitor to this city recently described it as a "haphazard Jig-saw puzzle,'

Higgs' thus endorsing Mr. views as to the need for or- ganized method in construc- flon and lay-out not only from an aesthetic point of view, but also on the ground of health and safety.

IN EYES

A 25-year-old shop assistant, Ho Ylk-shan, was beset by robbers who threw pepper in his eyes and re- lieved him of $14 yesterday about 8.15 p.m. in the vicinity of the side door of No. 104, Thomson Road, wanchi

The robbers departed in the direction of Johnston Road.

MR. HIGGS laid all the necessary emphasis that was required in regard to the lack residents

of long standing

In

were of little. benefit to the local

listener.

ALWAYS EXPERIMENTAL The fact that short wave

broadcasting in Ceylon has always been an experimental transmis sion, has generally been lost sight of by the average listener.

The transmitter which is now discontinued was brought into use on June 6, 1935, and has been in use since, broadcasting on a wave length of 48.7 metres.

Favourable reports of reception of Colombo broadcasts on these transmission have been receiver from outside Ceylon.

The discontinuance of short-

troduction of the licence system for repatriation of Japanese banknotes causes wide interests.

It is believed that Japan is ac- tually conniving at the growth of the unofficial market in yen hoping to stimulate invisible exports, for example tourist trafic, by en- couraging the use of depreciated | yen.

MONGOL ALLEGIANCE

CIRCULAR TELEGRAM

WORKSHOP MYSTERY

Valuable Machines

Missing

Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Berger have been on a business and pleasure tour and now they are returning home to Manila. This gentleman, well-known throughout the Philip- pines has his finger controlling the gold, tobacco and flm todas- try in the south.

THE HONOLULU CLIPPER got under "way for San Francisco, via Manila, Thursday, 3.40 a.m.

Rev. Thomas A. Omella, con "And on to Manila, business, ofnected with the Maryknoll Order, course, "went the one and only in on a vacation, and will be re- General Morris A. Cohen. Attired turning soon. in the lastest of fashions for

Searching for quiet, rest and males, he was quite excited over distraction from his sorrow due to his forthcoming air. Journey! his recent bereavement was Dr. C. "Vacation. bound were Mix, E. H. Burton who, accompanied by Soldinski and her daughter Miss his sister-in-law, Mrs. E. D. Taylor, Norma Soldinski, Waving an are mawing a short visit to Manila. Business demands the presence energetic goodbye to "papa" who

This is left behind, tending to the of Mr. D. E Sanderson. engineering work of China Na-executive of the Standard Vacuum tional Aviation Corporation's fly-Oil Co. Journeys to Manila for à ing transports, they were off for visit and business conferences. San Francisco. Across the United States these ladies will travel via rail to Florida, there embarking on a Pan American Airways air- liner for their holiday destination, Bermuda. What a trip!..

Business calls Mr. Samuel Ho wärd, of Thornycroft and Co.

“UNAVOIDABLE”

Japan Rejects Joint

Ltd. to Manila, and the quickest Note On Kulangsu

The mysterious disappearance of way of getting there was by air, valuable equipment from the so by Honolulu Clipper he went Workshop of the Colombo Munici- on Thursday, a.m. pality was discovered recently in

Empress of Russia the course of a surprise check.

The value of the equipment dis- covered missing is said to run to

several thousand rupees.

The losses include a drilling machine and an electric welding

AM

How these heavy fixtures were spirited away is not known, but according to the stock books the

TOKYO, June 23 (Reuter) The recent Joint note sent by the British, French and American Con- suls on the scute shortage of foodstuffs in the International.

THE BAND WAS playing-a sheet Settlement at Kulangsu was re

of coloured confetti hung over Jected in a written reply from the the side of the ship, and hordes Japanese Consul General in Amy of goodbye wishers, with upturned who describes the shortage faces, attended the departure of

"unavoidable". the Empress of Russia for Van- courer, via Shanghai, Friday, at the early hour of 7 am

of open spaces and parks, the have expressed themselves althy condition of our streets, at a loss to account for the unsightly buildings erect-the negligent manner

TO CHINA machine wave broadcasts does not mean ed without respect to position which this aspect of that Ceylon will in future not be and orderliness, chimney town planning has been heard in other countries. Medium Streets are named wave broadcasts from Ceylon can smoke and many other as treated. pects, which, as he said, have at present with a complete always be picked up by South earned for Hongkong the disregard to continuations, Indian listeners, while they could name of being a dirty city. A limits and divisions, while the be picked up even further afield wag once remarked that numbering of buildings merits under favourable conditions

As a matter of fact a report of Hongkong" only looks beauti- complete replacement by, a

medium, wave reception from Ceylon ful at night from the deck of more orderly and systemic has been received from as far off in a circular telegram issued yes-authorities a careful check of the the North for a short stay and.

FAREWELLED

Mr. Pritam Going On Holiday

-

conqueror.

The telegram says that after The

June

24-—Mid-summer Day.

Tides: High 215 am and 245 pm. Low 8.12 1m and 5.10 D

UNPRECEDENTED from the steamer's rail, so early p.m. Low 16.08 am and 10:02 pm:

U.S. ARMY BILL WASHINGTON,

day" 9.p.m..

missing articles should be at the not at the ship's rail at such an

Lorna Lucas was on board, but COMING EVENTS ISSUED

workshop and this fact, It is hour. The Shanghai lady, one of learned, is confirmed by the report the popular twins, has been "un- YULIN, NORTH SHENSI, June of the annual audit Inspection. der the weather-not feeling at

(Central) Allegiance to the As the discoveries made have

all well and she is journeying to suspicion of the

Sunrise 540 am. Smoket.7.10 p.m. National Government is pledged roused the

Exhibition of Chinese Paintings, change or climate.

Cathedral Hall, 10 am to 7 pm. a steamer homeward bound!" plan. Appropriately enough, as New Zealand.

terday by 500 Mongol families stock at the workshop is now

Bound for Kobe was Mr. F, H. 8t. Mary's Church,) Nothing more that can be said at Thursday's meeting of the.

whose hereditary duty is to pro- being made.

Swayne, of the Hongkong and Charity Bazar 11 am here, therefore, can lay more Legislative Council, & Town INDIAN MERCHANT the famous Mongol monarch and

YMCA Launch Picnic, larmich tect the remains of Genghis Khan,

Shanghai Banking, Corporation, |VM stress on the urgent need Planning. Ordinance. was

and we did not see his bright smile leaves Kowloon. Police Pier 3.30 pm.

25 Tides: High 410 am, and 4.07 there is for the town planning passed and became law.. The

in the morning!

7.M.CA. Discussion Grp. Speak authorities, in co-operation ordinance was introduced for

The

Bible TO-1. Mr. and Mrs, D. F. Landale, er: Rev. J. R. with the Health Department, the purpose of promoting "the

the outbreak of the Sino Japanese hostilities, the Yegne Jo League,

executive of Jardine, Matheson Rizal Celebrations, to bestir themselves in an or-health, safety, convenience

Pilipino Club, ganized effort to make such and general welfare of the

in. Bulyuan, which has no military WASHINGTON, June 23 (Reuter) and Co., Ltd. will fourney to King's Park 1. p..

Chinese Paintings The House of Representatives Shanghal together. In this port Exhibition of radical changes that will community, by making pro-

significance has been repeatedly

Crown Land Sale 3 pm. make this city just as beauti-vision for the systematic pre- In the roof dining room of the bombed by Japanese planes, has sent to the Senate the $299,000, they bid each other adios, Mrs. Cathedral Hall 1 pm to 7p.x. 3 ful to behold in daylight. paration and approval of Gloucester Hotel yesterday a group. Particularly heavy havoc was 00 Supplemental Army Appropria-Landale continuing by the Em Water Trio League Start

press of Russia to Canada, cross TMO. Whist Drive 8.30 pz. Our littered streets and pave- plans for the future lay-out of fatimath friends attended tea wrought by the Japanese airmen to Bill,

party in honour of Mr. Vaswani Pritam at Kungyichao and Troerhmia, Republican amendment which tag the country, then sailing the HE the Governor to Visit St. Louis ments, which provide sleep-of existing and potential pathe Colony who leaves to-day, with where the Mongol temples were would have reduced by Atlantie for home in London Exhibition of Chinese Pu

School 10 Am

Paintings ing accommodation for vag urban areas, as well as for his family for six months holiday in wrecked and large numbers of planes, the proposed expansion of Mrs. A. Harman has had a Cathedral Hall, 10 am to 7 rants and destitutes and the types of building suitable | Bombay.

wonderful vialt in the Colony and La Salle,

Polege Cla now returns to her hearth and 7 space for hawkers to display for erection therein." Here, Mr. S. 8. Mamak, acting as spokes a wide range of goods rang- then, the authorities have a man for the group, addressed the guests. Mr. Pritem, as you all know, ing from clothing to food-legal instrument which cana prominent Indian merchant stuffs, are also used for the be used effectively to bring here and we are all very proud of him. amongst his purpose of drying woodpulp, about better amenities for He is most popular orange peel and a bewildering this Colony in the matter of friend of all nationalities and is very conglomeration of germ-town planning than exists at

Mr. W L Kinloch, Managing Co. and are off for a grand Vacay MCA Moonlight Ficais pm. bearing articles and products. present. The sooner action Street washing is a rare event is taken on this newly and he has frequently helped several

Director of Kinloch and Company, tion They will traverse the po Bocial morning with Mahjongg 10 am.. ---29-Y MOA: Beginners? (Mahjongg

and street sweeping most per- introduced ordinance, the institutions financially. I wish him and

To forestall the Japanese scheme Bingapore, sustained a fractured pullar Canadian route on their way 18 m functory.

sooner will this city attain a his family bon voyage and a very the royal remains were therefore leg when the Centurion, Imperial home to Englan THE NAMING of streets standard in keeping with its happy holiday and safe

an accident and sank while husband is connected with the and the numbering of houses importance as valuable and the Colony had return to removed from Etsintorp to a place Airways dying boat recently met Mrs. TO Monaghan

Mr. Pritam and his family depart

berthed to the Hoogly Canadian Pacific Rafiroad Co was booked for a trip to Vancouver, at present is definitely puzz-vital outpost of the British for the south at noon to-day in the

fiver, eight miles from Calcutta. *P10. Hanpura. ling to the visitor and even Empire.

much loved and respected by all.. is President of the Hongkong Hindu Association and Vice-President of the K.LT.C. His generosity is well known

casualties were inflicted.

The telegram alleges that

after rejecting a

the Army Corps to 5,500 plons.

The Bill would make the appro- priations and contract author!-

Industrial

the Japanese recently planned sations hitherto voted for them in Shanghai. Many friends minton 835

to seize the remains of Genghis Khan in the belief that their possession would win the up- port and alloglance of all the Mongols who are descendants

of the Great Khan.

Army and Navy at this session to $1,782,000,000 an unprecedented

gure for peace time.

of safety, this being done with the approval and assistance of the being National Governmenta

pm. Bhidents

am. Bad

Mtd Swimming 130

were sorry to see her visit end

Gay and excited were Mr. and 2-HB the Governor to speak at Mrs. T. F. R. Waters and their Mtg of Bino-American Cul

HK Hotel 1 pm £d to go! family. These nice travellers are EKSPOA Annical Mte Jardine's members of the Asiatic Petroleum Board Room 6.30 pm

whose

Legislative Council Mia, 1,80 put. *-*** 16 HK Mines, Ltd. An Mugell Crown Land Sales (D/O Bouto) 11 THOA HA Swimming 8.30 Bdcrafton 8.30, p.m. P45 vaxoREENAPA Clist-

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