1932-02-11 — Page 19

JAPAN AND. -

DISARMAMENT.

PROPOSALS DEFINED

AT GENEVA.

London, Feb. 10, Speaking at the Disarmament Conferenen in Geneva to-lay, Mr. Matsudaira, the Chief Japanese delegate, observed that notwith- standing the unfortunate situation in the Far East, Japan was na tager Ra ever to co-operate with all the Powers to work out an arrange- ment whereby armaments could eventually be limited and reduced.

Japan favoured a reduction in the size of battleships and of the calibre of their guns, and a re- duction in the assigned tonnure of Reroplane carriera, as their func- tion was almost entirely aggres Hive in nature and their construc- tion involved tremendoua enst.

Regarding the ከዶ of sub- martes, strict conditions of their utilisation were stipulated in the London Treaty. It was their hope

all

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11,

'Japanese marines binding a sniner who had bean captured in Chapel,

where deadly work has been dons by those plain-clothes' gunmen.

OVERNIGHT NEWS

OF SHANGHAI.

SETTLEMENT.

that the naval Powers would de FEAR OF COMPLICATIONS FOR

thes possibly could to secure adherence to that declaration, and it www the conviction of Japan that an agreement as to the strict limitation in the use of all classes of war vessels should be come to. He fully agreed with the sugges Lions concerning the prohibition of chemical and bacteriological warfare British Wireless,

LONDON WORLD'S SWITCHBOARD.

TELEPHONE SERVICE

EXPANSION.

London, Feb. 10,

Air Kingsley Wood, the

CRITICAL TIMES.

Shanghai, Feb. 10, 7.54 p.m. Heavy artillery hook. Shanghai This afternoon, and appeared to be from the direction of Hongkew. Japanese planes all day bombed and the Chiang machine-gu

howitzer positions in Chapel.

The Chinese position at the North Railway Station was rein forved this morning. It is feared that in attucking them from the Year, the Japanese will force the hinese towards the Sellement, in whirli event complications. Le likely.

NEARLY MARRIED TO BEST MAN.

CHURCH COMEDY OF

ERRORS.

After the

Ceremony

MAMMOTH · LUXURY LINER.

EMPRESS OF BRITAIN IN PORT.

ON WORLD TOUR. Hongkong has evinced the liveliest interest in the arrival

the of

mammoth

RADIO BROADCAST

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME OF RECORDED MUSIC.

By Z.B.W. on a wavelength of 865 metres. (845 K.G.).

6.00-7.00 p.m. Chinese Programme.

Pro European 7.00-10.80 p.m juxury

Eramine of Columbia records.

7.00 p.m. Stock Quotations, Mail- Notice, etc.

Canadian Pacific Steamships liner, the Empress of Britain, which arrived in port on her world cruise this morning. The world's largest cruising liner, she attracted much attention when she tied up to her buoy In harbour this morning, pre- senting magnificent sight.

She has on board more than 400 passengers from Canada, the United States and Great Britain. Gleuning white in typical Cana- dian Pacific fashion, her huil banded with blue,

and with thren <>??? braft yellow funnels towering above her decks, the Empress of Britain has a displacement of 63,750 tons and is the largest liner ever to cruise around the work, and the biggest to dock in Hongkong.

7.05-7.31 p.m. Operatie. The Barber of Seville-Overture

- (Rossini).

Percy Pitt conducting the B. B. C. Wireloss Symphony Orch. 100, La Boliene-They Call Me Mimi

(Puccini).

Doris Vane (Soprano). 0862. Dio Meistersinger-Overture

(Wagner).

Bruno Walter and Symphony Orchestra. x8. Samson-Honour and Arms (Handel). Norman Allin (Boss), DX128, 7.31-8.00 p.m.

Oclete..

Rhapsodie No. 2 (Liszt arr.

Willoughby).

J. II. Squire Celeste Getet. 0494. Terpetuum Mobile (Weber arr.

Crooke).

Valse Caprico (Rubinstein arr.

Crooke).

J. II. Squire Celeste Octet. 0287. Second Movement from “Symphonie

Pathetique" (Tschaikowsky arr. Robertson). Scene de Ballet (do Berlot arr, Sear). JUL. Squire Celenta Octet. 9526. 8.00 p.m. Local Time and Wen-

Report.

A story of a misunderstanding by which a Gloucestershire bride

Launched in June 1930, by H. R. was nearly married" to the best II. the Prince of Wales, and speeded man instead of to the bridegroom on her maiden voyage 11 months is told by a Gloucestershire clergy inter by him, the Empress of Bri- man.

lain early regained for the British and the Empire, the championship of the bride had signed the register, the North Atlantic, which had

had previous- clergyman, who was not nequaintly rested with the German liner

l with the parties, said: "Now Earropa. Twelve months and 11ther the bridegroom, plense." -

One of the two men stepped for days from the date of her faunch- ing, the Empress arrived at Father word. The clergyman said: "No. Paints, Quebec, four days 12 hours the bridegroom,"

and 30 minutes after leaving Cher- bridegroom!" "I am the

bourg, thus gaining the traditional the man.

bhac ribina by the comfortable margin of Far hours and 36 minutes. Five months later, after breaking her own record for the fifth time, she made the same pas- sage in four days, nine hours and 17 minutes.

said

the

"But you didn't answer questions during the service," salt the surprised clergyman.

"No, we thought the best ma

had to do that." replied the bride groom to the astonished clergy

12.

Just Bren

Post- 11 is known that the Chinese innator-General, speaking to-day have moved up from Chenju. zut the lasciave at the foundation Japonese planes continue flying stone by the Lord Mayor of Lon-over the Settlement, despite pro- the dun of the now London Telephone | tests. Our tre Correspondent, Building, said London and become

the telephone witchboard of the world.

register hadd

ained, the difficulty was overcome by the repetition of the ceremony, with the clergyman, taking this time that the bridegroom made thirty-three; the responses.

Japanese Plan Big Alnek. Shanghai, Feb. 10, 7.54 p.01. Twenty કા!

Woosung, have left for the Japuu-

The averens telephone Servies had been extended to twenty-four | Japanese Yessels anchored DI different countries on the Con- finest, and the whole of Europe, oso anchorage at Saddle islands. was now covered except a part of the Balkans ru Russia.

London.

feld Eighteen Japanese heavy guns were landed at Wonsung to-

A great trans-Atinolie service day. The main body of Japanese connected Europe, via

of the Northtroops will be arriving on Priciny, wholu with the

when A large-scale operation s American Continent and was much The most important radio-telephone expected to commener,

service in the world.

Woosung was otherwise

inactive nowparatively.

The international services provided iron Britain enabled Our Own Curresandent. its utsteds to outain neces to well over minesy per cent. of the worms tetepinunes, wil the forthcoming extensions would in- crease tas tigure.--British Wires leks.

MONEY CONTINUES TO COME IN.

LATEST INCOME TAX FIGURES.

London, Feb. 10. Treasury returns for fast week shows that Income Tax collected

£26,703,000, totalled

compared

with 222,156,000 in the previous week. This brings the total re- ceived

January Bince

Ist to

the £114,810,00. The total in corresponding period Inat your was only £70,671,000.

To realise the revised Budget estimate ** £272,000,000 from

Fr

com-

to-day

French Reinforcements.

Shanghai, Poh, 10, 5,58 p.m. The cruiser Waldeck Rousseau, the flagship of the French For Fostern Beet, has arrived from Haiphong with battalion

ing Colonial Infantry, which is being landed in the French Conesasion. Ministers Travel.

Nanking, Feb, 101. The . S. Minister, Mr. John-

-Neuter,

Care

KING AND SYDNEY'S NEW BRIDGE.

MAY PERFORM OPENING 12.600 MILES AWAY

14th

Fanting Art Gallery.

8.05-8.11 p.m. Band Selections. Paul Rubens Memories (Ruhens). Ivan Caryl Memories (Coryll). Lionel Monckton Memories

(Monckton). Cavalende-Selection (arr. Samers).

Debroy Somers Band. 9982, 9881, and DX306. Marche Slav (Tschaikowsky).

Reg. Band of H. M. Grenadier Guards. DX69. 8.11-9.23 p.m. A. Concert. "Cello Solo-Chanson Vilingealse

Cello Solo-Menuett (Haydn arr.

No. 2 (Popper).

Moffat).

Gaspar Casando, D1618. Song-There Reined a Monarch in

Thule (Linxt arr. Bornhoff).

Hamilton Harty).

Sach famous artists as Sir John Lavery, R.A., W. Heath Robinson. Edmond Dulic, Sir Charles Allom, and Frank Brangwyn, R.A. con- tributed to her unduml decorative scheme, of which the principle fea- tures are a magnificent Second Em-Song-Sea Wrack (O'Neill and pire Ballroom, an exotic smoke room reminiscent of the Arabian Nights entertalments, and known as the Cathay Loungy, an excecil- ingly humorous cocktail Bar de signed by Heath Robinson, and called the Knickerbocker, Bar, and the Olympian Pool, n grotto-like swimming pool, larger than any

float.

If plane now being prepared are

Among the many up-to-date fea- found capable of being carried out, the King, sitting in his room in tures of this great liner is a com- the Police on March 19, will, bybination long and short wave wire- pressing

button. less telephone, powerful emjugh to slectric

single maintain telephone communication formally open the great

pan bridge across Sydney Har with America and Europe from our New South Wales, 12,000 part of the work, through which

conversations may be carried miles away.

from telephones installed at the than passengers' bedsides. More 75 per cent. of the mesenger rooms are ensuite with hatha, and in the accommodation. each first class room is equipped with beds in place of the familiar berths.

The Canadian

It is hoped that he will also broadleast a speech to the people of australis, experts believing that the difficulties experienced hitherto when attempting to broadcast # speech clearly over such a distance

can now be overcome.

The new bridge, which is now

on

Piano Solo-Ballade in A Flat Muriel Brunskill (Contralto). 9097.

(Chopin).

William Murdoch. 9367. Song-Lighterman Tom (Barron

arr. Squire). Song-It's a Beautiful Day

(Eatherly and Bennett). Harry Dearth (Baritone). Violin Solo-Eleglo (Mnssonet). Violin Solo-Thala-Meditation

(Massenet).

DX19.

Albert Sammonia. 9415. 9.23-10.08 p.m. Variety. Orchestral-King of Jazz-Selection,

Regal Cinemn Orchestra. DX72. Vocal Duet-Blue Eyen-Blue Eyes. Vocal Duet-Blue Eyes-Do I Do

Wrong?, Evelyn Laye and Geoffrey Gwyther. 0134.

Band-Till. We. Meet Again..

Band-The Missouri Weltz.

Eddie Thomas' Collegians. DX67.

Song The New Moon-Lover Come

Back to Me.

non, and the British Minister, Sir nearing completion, is the greatest kong office Pacific in Hong-Song-The New Moon-One Kiss.

Miles Lampson, are leaving for of its kind in the work, and has Shanghai to-morrow, Mr. Johnson her constructed entirely by an aboard the destroyer Simpson and English firm Sir Miles Lampson in H.M.S. Bridgewater.--Kenter.

Japan's Special Envoys,

Tokyo, Feb. 10.

HOME FOOTBALL.

SOUTHPORT TAKE POINT AT ACCRINGTON.

It is understood that Mr. Yoshi- zawa is considering the despatch | of special envoys to England,

London, Feb. 10. - America and France for the pur- In the Northern Section of the pose of explaining and clarifying Third Division, English League, Japan's standpoint in Manchuria. to-day, Accrington Stanley and If such decision be taken, it isSouthport each scored one goal, the points being shared.-Renter that Baron Gonauke Hayashi, former Mininter at Pek- ing and at Rome, and Ambassador Surtax last week brought into Britain, will proceed to Lon-i 21.62v,vod compared with 4,050,- don.---Reuter, 009 during the corresponding week ol tast year.-British Wirclean.

Income Tax jar the financial year when enus on March 31st, only expected £8,118,000 now remains to be collected.

VICEROY'S COUNCIL.

APPOINTMENT OF NEW MEMBER DENIED.

London, Feb. 10.- The India Ofee has lesued a denial of the suggestion contain- ed in a Press telegram from Indin to the effect that a fourth Indian memour is to be appointed to the Viceroy's Council to take charge of the Foreign and Political Department-British Wireless.

BRITISH TRADE FIGURES.

IMPORTS DECLINE IN JANUARY,

Loudon, Feb. 10.

British imports for January

fell nearly $15,000,000, compared

with the precoding month,

The January, total was £82,000,- 000,--British Wireless,

Whilst lying in the Yaumati Typhoon Shelter on Sunday with 1,000 sacks of rice on board, a cargo junk became water logged and rank, it having apparently been overloaded.

stated yesterday that the usual comprehensive arrange- ments have been made for the Em- press of Britain's passengers to en- joy a very full programme during their stay in the Orient.

The Empress of Britain, ufter a stay of four days here, sails for Chinwangtao where passengers will

WILS

entrain for Peking. The Empress of Britain originally scheduled to sail from Hongkong on Sunday, February 14, now leave on Monday, but will

15, Shanghai having February

emilled from the cruise Itinerary.

been

FATHER'S RIGHT TO KILL.

Evelyn Laya and Chorus. 0751. Band-The Desert Song-Selection.

Debroy Somers Band. 0200. 10.09-10.30 p.m. Orchestral. Crown Diamonds-Overture (Auber). Sir Dan Godfrey conducting the Bournemouth Municipal Orchestra. DX77. The Clock and the Drosden Figures (Ketelbey),

Albert W. Ketelbey's Concert Orchestra. DX27. Pect and Peasant-Overture (Suppe). Percy Pitt and Augraented Symphony Orchestra, 9780. 10.30 p.m. Rugby Mid-day Preнs News.

10.33 p.m.

Close Down.

All records in the above European programmes are kindly supplied by Mesars. Anderson Music Co,

A sunce in aid of the funds of the Salvage work is now being carried QUESTION AT TRIAL OF HOW MISS 1851 WROTE

M.C.L. & W.G. (Folice Branch) wout.

be held at the Police Ilendquarters

to-morrow from 9 p.m. till midnight, Mr. J. Fergus Grant, of the editorial Admission will be $i, including light staff of the Montreal Gazette, is refreshments. An excellent band will amongst the passengers aboard the bo in attendance, and all are invited new Empress of Britain, which arrived to support this most deserving charity. here on her world tour to-day.

*This is not a crater, but a¦iand-dump in Akungbal where Shanghai- civilians ara engaged at full pressure Sking sandbags for the use of

Japansas forest.

EX-SOLDIER.

Millersburg (Ohio),

Jan. 15.

Hus a father the right to kill an insane child? Is the question raised in the trial here of a British ex- Serviceman, James Stenhouse, for- merly of Liverpool and the Royal Engineers.

Stenhouse is accused of chloro- forming his two-year-old boy, who was born mentally deficient.

He is reported to have told the police, the baby screamed for hours at a time.

consulted specialists and they and the boy had been born with inflamation of the brain and it was only a matter of time before he died in ugony.

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HOME.

AND HOW MISS 1932 DOES IT.

Dr. P. B. Baliard, formerly in- spector of the Education Depart- ment of the London County Council, recently quoted two letters written by school girls, in the course of an address given by him to the As- sociation of University Women Teachers.

Letter No. 1.

This was written by a girl at a boarding school in 1851, to hor mother, and began:

"The rapidity with which time travels onwards warns me that it Three Years' Secret.

now becomes my duty, as well as "My wife would not leave the pleasure to transmit to my anxious baby: she was dying, fust from the relatives nowa of the day appoint- care and anxiety. I was afraid thated for our diepersion. aho would dis and leave me with the other children.""

Stenhouse was said to have shared the secret of the child's death with his wife for three years and then to have confessed:

Letter No. 11.

This, which was written by Dr. Ballard's own daughter, ran:

"Dear old Spud. SOS Short of

The Grand Judy refused to retin.” turn a true hill, againat Stenhouse, but recommended that he should go before a lunacy commission-Br tish United Press.

Dr. Ballard added that the greater friendliness between children, and their parents was a "very healthy elgu indeed."

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