1932-02-22 — Page 7

CROWN UNDER

REPAIR.

SECRET REMOVAL-

FROM TOWER.

The King's State Crown has disappeared from the Jewel Ilouse- of the Tower of London.

All the other resalia-the crowns of the Queen, the Prince of Wales, and St. Edward's Crown --and behind the steel barred case in the Jewel room, but the Stafe Crown has gone.

Yet the authorities (T rust worried. No modera Colonel Blod In sumpected.

The only people who have notterd the loss are visitors to the Tower and the elMPOR of whool children who always ask to see the crown which the King wears at the open- į Ing of Parliament,

The crown is in the care of a l irin

of

jewellers," said #TOWI

Major-General Sir George 1. Younghusband, Keeper of the Jewel Hour,

Certain of the stones are being териков A suggestion that the King complained that the crown

k

not At him in innrennte. All that bas happened is that the crown is having one of its periodie โรป tปส.

ove

"It will be back in its plzen in the Jewel House by a few day»,"

is doing the The firm which work he been caring fe Hoval crowns and berrod cegouets over 200 years.

IMPROVEMENTS TO HIPPODROME.

ONE OF MOST NOVEL IN THE WORLD.

The production of the new revne *Bow Bells" at the 1tlapodrostar dis prisijuntad on several ot eunions beczouse the highly chanised stage, which in mine res spel will make the Hippostpone stage the most novel in the world was not realy.

"We have put in a completely new system of scenery, said Mr. Murray Anderson the producer }, "We have eliminated curtains and all footlighis and there is no can- Vsa scenery. We are using what are called overheard chariots. The scenes are painted on velvet or on metal and are placed in panels which

Then drawn *

THE

HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1932.

During heavy bombardment by Japannie ser uplanes in the vicinity of Chenju, which resulted in the partial "destruction of the railway station in that aren, one of the bombs fell on the roadside just AS A CRY WEL passing. The above picture shows the result. The concussion somersaulted the cAZ badly injuring the necupants, but no one was killed. The foreground shows the gaping hole turn in the ground by the bomb.

NEW YORK LAUNDRY MEN AT WAR.

THE MOTOR-CAR DOG.

FIVE LAW LORDS DISCUSS HIM.

DEAN INGE'S IDEA OF HEAVEN.

POSSIBLE UNKNOWN

CHINESE TAKE STEPS TO STOP OFFENSIVE PLACARDS,

"Tutea sunt jernal eempieationec" ·

Th bed men bav Chine karinarvnen of New York appeal wel their beeldental competitors respelinge and the

Consul General motorist who leaves a dog' in his "dan Chapel Chine already visited. Police

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apuikon nyt Chin

COAT

Money in the com Mr Henry K hatur.

the betstid¦

In consequense, a rise Cut on between the

a

Mr.!

WORLDS.

Pis at the Faw borts bennd and

Peaty Tags desgribed his idea

Ezt the

of 10da Hear the Warburton lec- Home

frability

albuere, which he gave at Lincoln's

Shar

"They shinesosad:

Angry dogs:

Parking dogs:

Vi-jous dogs;

WB Mil. 13

"Two think of it best," he sabl, as a really existing kirdam of) values

"Our heart's true home is in that perfect, unchanging world in A dog plus a wracker to his tail, which cloudta ball is done, in which The five lave lands woly Lords: His thoughts are fully expressed, Chang on one part and Messrs. Punedin. Warrington, Atkin. Mace and which His love and beauty Samuel Sapiro, S. Stanley, and the millan and Thatkert,

G. Pardon, of: Perade as an atmosphere.

*There we have the unchanging Alquin & Celumbia Laundries

ther in the Barle Court. Wembley, whes passing a car park standard by which to text and vidue

placard, ed mene Oxfordetreet an Airedale! I appeara described as a "gross titel against der in the car sprang up ani toke that is relative, and there, as I believe, all the good and beauti- and an out-and-window. A splinter destroyedral things which in the course of the Chinese rav

left breach of the peace is the the night of Mr. Pardon's

Ajury in Mr. Justice Talbot's nature are born, bloom and die, cause of the trouble.

The Chinese plain charges enart in the King's Bench Division live for ever in their accomplished that in many of the techiental's awarded £2,009 against the owner purpose and menning in the pre-

xf the car, Mr. Harcourt-itising sence of their Croator," wintows, placards have breat

Langham-street. W, and hibited captioned with the words trit "Take your laundry where you can Mrs. Harcourt-Rivington,

The Court of Appeal quashed be assured of sanitary work."

the verdict and Mr. Fardon now said: swiftly On one side of the placard is a

was that for two and a half years across the stage. Powerful lainps pieture, supposedly representing a

An Oriental is pealed to the House of Lords. in the first balcony take the place Chinese Laundry.

Mr. Harcourt-Rivington's rase irrevocably running down like a of footlights. We have also in-cranching on a rickety stod, his he had owned the dog, and left it since and that the inevitable and troduced a moving platform.in the fare covered with an expression of in cars and it had always beenis annihilation-annihilation of Front of the stage and nunther at guileless glee. On the wall the back. There are two 40ft.sign reading expenses untc--- golden pylons in front which, as recripts," below which is an unde they fold buck, will display the cipherable scrawl supposed to new London Tippodrome right up- present fat receipts. to slate,"

G.P.O. REFORMS.

SAMPLE POST

Two Post Ofire reforms are

JK A

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pin

and decik.

Mr.

M. O'Connor (for

Fardon) suggested that the

was angry.

Mr. dos

Lord Danedin said that núng was not evessarily angry when it barked,

Dancing about

"ander the active consideration" The other side of the placard of the Post-master-General;

The restoration of the inland shows another pletare. A fean-furiated. If a dog is well trained

Jimised Occidental, attired in coat.

sample post; und

big

Indientes

4

Dealing with the prophecies of modern science about the ulti- mate fate of the world, the Dean

"The astronomers tell us that the whole universe is steadily and

life, of consciousness, of memory. even of the elements of matter it- uelf.

Science, and Christimity.

"If the universe is running down like a cluck the chick must have been wound up at a date which we could name if we kuns it. This world, if it is to have an end in time, must have had a beginning in t.me.

"I science diving us back to the traditional Christian doctrine that God created the world out of nothing at a certain date? Th would be an amazing contradic tion of réme of the presuppositions upon which science is based.

"The fact of a creation in time

Another Oriental, looking rather sick, is squirting water on to the clean, dry clothes through a pipe, Lord Warrington: I have a dog one end of which is in his mouth. that begins to bark most furiously Behind him there is a bunk, upon whenever he is taken for a walk. Mr. O'Chumor: But this dog was which another Chinese is nelining. AGAIN.||le has presumably just dropped in infuriated.

Lord Dunedin: forske of oplum. Unbewolist are in profusion.

and barking furiously is not for dog the same thing as being in and has a wish for anything he his, preference modestly waist-coat. high, stiff collar and n

at first, but if he is disrgearded A scheme in ruizition to bugi-tie is ironing a garnwent.

he may make སྙ great noise about ness reply cards and envelopes. In the background there is

It, but he is only adopting his This nouncement was made charming little house with a

truth which could not be superna- Lord Warrington: This dog in a letter from the Postmaster-lawn, two children tripping to Proper means of drawing attention, a good example of the kind of

waving

was quite used to being taken out Christian revelation is supported turally revealed in any way. The General (Sir Kingsley Wood), school and their nuther which was read at a meeting of good-bye at the front door.

Summonses for disorderly can-

Lord Dunedin: And was the British Direct Mail Adverfiaduct have been issued against two as likely to be irritated by being in our hearts.

just by the witness of the Holy Spirit

the displaying laundry shops

left so long unattended as to be "My belief is that if the cosmic placards and Messrs. Stanley undirritated by passera by. That is process is doomed to puas out of one of the results an owner might existence, there will be, and per- have thought probable if he loft haps are already, other world or น log alone in closed car

for tiers of which we know nothing. long.

"If an absolute beginning and Lord Atkin: The panel which end are unthinkable is it not rea- was broken at the back of the car sonable to assume that whatever was five inches high. On the Power wound up the clock once question of negligence, la its may probably be able to wind it) owner to suppose that the dog will up again?" Jump at that window and break #2

ing Association at the Holborn Restaurant.

This letter was road just after Sapiro. Viscount Wolmer, who was Assia- | lant Postmaster-General in thei last Conservative Administration. had criticised the present Post Office system.

"We have to-day a very much worne service than we had 20 years ago," suid Lord Wolmer.

The C.O.D. parcels system, he:

HONGKONG SHARE

MARKET.

OFFICIAL SUMMARY BY STOCK EXCHANGE.

All attention being absorbed in the

declared, was Introduced 40 years tacen, there was no market to speak

of at the opening this morning.

too late.

The Post Office should be, re-i garded as one of the greatest busi- | nesses in the country, not na a poli- tlenl institution,

DOLLARS RISES A FARTHING.

MARKET ABSOLUTELY

DEAD.

Although the Hongkang dollar rose a forthing to-day, the market -la-absolutely dead, with quota. tions more or less nominal. Tho same conditious obtain in Shang-

hai.

Buyers.

Union Insurance $405. Chinese Estates $95. Singapore Truelions (Pref) 11/ Amusements $19.

Sellers.

Docks $20. China Lights (Old) $21. Cement (Com) $10.85.

TWO FAMOUS MEN.

A MEETING OF WEALTH AND SPEED.

*

Orman Beach, Feb. 21.

Not an Authority-Tili Dead. Mr. O'Connor cited the view of a certain judge and said he was пл authority, whereupon Lord Dunedin objected. "You must not say that of him. He is not dead yet. No man is an authority in the eye of the law while there is any breath in him.

Lord Dunedin: Have you come

tail was in a special case. Similar ly, a dog plus a leash or a chain, when he went roaming, might do damage.

L

Mr. O'Connor: Or a dog plus another dog, which is fighting, or

dog plus a motor-car. Lord Dunedin: An owner must provide only such damage

ng he may

Lord Athly forence.

Bere to argue that it is negligent diable you must require him to

to leave a dog in a car?

To make him

foresee not only the glass Mr. O'Connor answered that he broken, but the 120.

breakage In Auch Lord Dunedin: Would you say that a passer-by would be injured the some of a fidgety small boy? Mr. O'Connor argued that it

Mr. O'Connor “sald he should

WAR not

natural thing to take are the same. No one should dog in a motor-car, any more leave a dog for an hour in a car than on horse-back or in an apro

that it might without recognising

plane,

and if It was thoro one enise damage to a third party, must take into account its natural The same

precaution should

bo propensity to here are dogs BO taken with a small boy. You

#

Lord Atkin:

Mr. John D. Rockefeller anter-could never be certain what would sophisticated and human that their In London, silver is up 1/8th tained Sir Malcolm Campbell, who happen next.

Dog Plus a Cracker,"

law of the angry dog was modified

most natural place la by the fire- ide. Why should not some of thom be at home in a motor-car

ready and 1/16th forward. The ia in America to make a new at- rise is chiefly due to absence of tempt on his own world record for Lord Macmillan said that the and like to be thore? Is not the nollers, but the market In veryland speed. quiet..

Mr. Rockefeller and Sir Mal by the fact that a man must not broken glass pure accident? Mr. Now York in unchanged, with colm Campbell posed for the tal- add something to make it vicious. Fardon has to free that

"nceldent." the market reported 'firm.

kica-Routers Special Service. A dog plus a cracker tied to its

word

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RELAY OF LECTURE ON "DREAMS."

By Z. B. W. on a wavelength of 356 metres (845 K.C.'n),

5.00-7.00 p.m. Chinese Programme. 7.00-10.30 p.m. European Pro- gramme.

7.00 p.m. Stock Quotations, Mail

Notice, ele.

7.05-7.41 p.m.

·Band and Orchestral Selections. (a) Air de Ballet (b) Callirhoo

[Chaminade).

Pas Deh Cymbafes (Chaminde),

The Band of II. M. Coldstream Guards. C1501. The Skaters (Waldteufel), Estudiantin (Walitepfol).

International Concert Orch. C1320. In a Persian Market (Keleiboy). Raymond-Overture (Thomas arr.

Th

Godfrey).

The Band of H. M. Coldstream Guards. C1440. Clock Store (Orth).

A Hunt in the Black Forest

(Veelkor).

8.00 p.m.

New Light Symphony Orchestra. C1308.

(Loest Time and Weather Report). 7.41-8.20 p.m. A Concert.

Violin Sola Chanson Louis XII et

Pavanne (Couperin-Kreisler). Violin Solo-La Precieuse (Couperin-

Kreisler),

Fritz Kreisler. 1503. Vocal Duet-Sympathy (Strays), Vocal Duct-The Chocolate Soldier

(Strans). Winnie Melvile and Derek Oldham. C1502. Fiape Solo-Murmuring Zephyrs

(Jensen-Niemanc).

Rudolph Ganz. 150R. Violonella Solo Munette (Bach-

Plain).

พ Vinioneella Solo-Masurka (Popper).

Pablo Casnin. 1340. Song-The Floral Dance (Moss). Sang-The Late Player (Allitaén).

C1313.

Peter Dawson (Bass-Baritone).

Violin Solo-Dane Espagnole

(De Falla-Kreisler).

Fritz Kreisler. Piano Sole-Veils (Debussy), Piano Solo-Dancing Virgins of

Delphi (Debtery),

1339.

Ignace Jan Paderewski. 1531. 8.20.9.00 p.m.

(Technikowski Op. 36) played by the Philadelphin Symphony Or chestra under the direction of Leopold Stokowski,

MAM.

Symphony No. 4 in B Minor

9.00-9.30 p.m. (Approximately) Relay from the European Y.M.C.A. Kowloon of the Lecture by Dr. E. Allen on "Dreams" by courtesy of the Entertainment

Committee.

9.30-10.05 p.m.

The entire Musical Numbers of the

C-48.

Opera "Triat By Jury" (Gilbert and Sullivan) recorded under the direction of Rupert D'Oyly Carte.

10.05-10.30 p.m. Operatle, Aida (Verdi)-Introduction of

Moorish Ballet. Aida-Grande March and Finale.

Crealore's Band. C1330. Madam Butterfly. (Puccini)

Selections. The New Light Symphony Orchestra, 01420. Martha (Flotow) Selections,

The Reg. Band of H. M. Coldstream Guards. C1453. 10.30 p.m. (Approx:). Rugby Mid-Day Press News.

Close 10.33 p.m. (Approx:). Down.

All records in the above, European programmes are kindly suppiled by Moûtrie and Co.

MASSACRE OF 26 OFFICIALS.

COMMUNIST DRIVE IN S. AMERICA.

nil

Jan. 21. Following the massacre of 26 Government officials in the Sal- vador rising, a force of 300 mem- bers of the richer families in San Salvador is patrolling the streets with orders to ahunt Com- munists at sight.

The officials, in alleged, were lined up and shot without trial.

Members of foreign as well na native families have joined the volunteer force.

Mr. D. J. Rodgers, the British Chargo d'Affaires in Salvador, in message received here, states that the insurgents attacked a British plantation near the capital, but were repulsed with the help of local guarda.

The British cruiser Dragon, ha states, is expected to arrive at Salvador on Thursday.

An offer made by commandors of British and United States war- ships to land men in Salvador has boon declined by President Mar- tinez, recording to reports from Som Salvador.

The number of Communist casunities is now estimated at 2,000. The Government is stated to be in complete control of the

The Chilean Consulate In Now.. York hos Informed Santingo that Communists, working from Monte. video, plan to make a propaganda drive throughout South America, especially in Chile, the Argentine, Uruguay and Peru.

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