MACAO DERBY,
THE PROSPECTS FOR TO-MORNOW.
[By "Ringtall."]
Provided we have no heavy rain. during the night, I see no reason why to-morrow's racing at Macno should not attract a very large crowd of turften. A record entry has been received and a trenien- dous number of ponies in the grima class has already been sent
up.
The Macao Derby, which is the principal event, in
very open.
There are at least a dozen starters
THE AXE IN THE COMMONS.
10-MINUTE SPEECHES.
Two revolutions are threatened in the House of Commons. They
aro:
(1) The limitation of speeches
to ton minutes; and (2) The abolition of the police, whose car-splitting erlea of "Vce-ahun have electri- į fed successive generationa of members. The first is to be "tried out" In a the second is only small way: "under consideration."
Liberal and Conservative mom- which have a chance of winning bors taking part in the time-limit this valuable prize. In addition scheme--which is an old project some good of Sir Samual Chapman, the Con- to the grimin races, aport should be seen in the sub-servative M.P. for South Edin acription griffin races. A non-burgh-will pledge themselves to winhora event for Austrailan sit down, however well the speech in geing and however much there ponica should be well contcatud.
My selections are as follows:
In left to say, as soon as the clock has travelled a sixth of the circle, 1st Race,
Old Parliamentary hands have their doubts. They think the temptation to "go on" may prove too strong.
Ileliotrope Lent. Brown Eyes. Country Club.
2nd Race.
Banjolina.
Fighting Blood,
Golden Arrow,
3rd Race.
Hall Stable.
White Jade Stag.
Darkest Eve,
4th Race.
Choctaw 11. Celerity. Bright Eyes.
5th Race,
The Rainhow. Gold Digger. Aurora.
6th Race. Sonny Boy. Shanghai Beau. Gallant Fox.
7th Race, Indiana. Darkest Eve. Mon Talisman.
WRIT AGAINST N. S. W. GOVERNMENT.
MIŁ LANG AND A YEAR'S MORATORIUM.
Melbourne, Feb, 2. "In the ultimate, resort the Com- monwealth is responsible for the interest on which New South Wales has defnulted," said Mr. Joseph Lyons, Premier of the In a
Lending to Millionaires. The second revolution will be decidedly less popular. For 40
THE
HONGKONG
LEVELLING
PARSON'S
INCOMES.
WHAT A RECTOR'S
WIFE THINKS.
A lively speech was made by woman on the subject of the in- comes of the clergy at the Church Assembly at Church House West- minster.
It was made during a discussion on a proposal for the appointment of a committee to consider the question of surplus ondowments.
The Rov. G. E. Douglas (South- wark) moved for the appoinment of the committee, the chief work of which would be to draft a men- benefice exceeded Bare providing that when the an- nual value of £600 and the population of the parish was less than 600 the In- come should be charged with pay- of poorer menta to incumbents parlahos.
Burnett, Mrs.
of Settrington Rectory (Malton, Yorkshire), op-
the motion, said: posing
"I know parishes where people are buried
for Gd. and married for nothing. That is because the parson is well paid.
"I do not believe in all this level-
TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 1932.
| LINKING TUBES AT HOLBORN.
WORLD'S FASTEST
ESCALATORS..
The big underground station at Holborn which is to be used for traffic on both the Central London and Piccadilly Tubes is expected to be opened next Christmas.
Passengers changing from one ne to the other at present have to:
Detrain at Holborn or British Museum Station;
Go
up a lift; Cross the street, dodging vehicles at Kingsway corner:
Descend in n lift.
the
E RADIO BROADCAST
PROGRAMME FOR TO-DAY
AND TO-MONROW,
Broadcast by Z. B. W. on a wave- length of 855 metres. (845 K.C.'s).
Rupning Commentary on to-day's. Football Match.
Dance Musta' to-night. 4.00-6.30 p.m. (approx:).
A Running Commentary on the Football Match between the Kowloon Football Club and the South Wales Borderers from the Kowloon Football Club Flaid by kind permission of the Kowloon Football Club and the Foot ball Association. pounds is
This takes five or six minutes, Over half-a-million being spent to enable passengers:
two minutos to transfer from one line to the other in less than and remain underground all the time.
The British Museum - Station will be closed, and passengers fol or from the Central London, Ple cadly and Aldwych routes will' use the Holborn Station, which is being reconstructed on the lines of the Plecndilly and Tottenham court-road Stations.
years the policemen of Parliamentling of the Incomes of the parsons. have been friends, as well as "If you are going in for level-ed for lifts. They will have four
sions,
of all
Speedy Escalators. Escalators are being substitut- guardians, of members
ling Incomes, you might get separate moving staircases, some partics.
They have told them when divi. Bishops for half-a-crown, archdea-descending 80 feet and others 50 "counts," and other excite-cons and deans for two shillings, feet. The former will be the big- ments called for hurry, and when rectors for a shilling, curates at rest and fastest in the world.
The Central London line in 100 sixpence, and all those wieked men the House was "up" they have con- who have few souls to minister feet below the street-level, voyed the news in the time-
to, two for threepence." (Laugh-the Picendilly line is 140 honoured: "Who goes home?"
ter).
down. These levels are not being nitered. The lines will not juņe:· toa.
They have been known, on occa- sion, to lend money to atranded millionaires, and to rescue mie- Inid speeches absent-mindedly enat Into the wastepaper baskets.
A proposal to replace the 50 policemen by a corps of attendants at lower wages, find tie favour, but Mr. Ormaby-Gore, the First Commissioner of Works, is to hold a conference soon with the House Authorities and the police, when a derision will be made.
LORD SNOWDEN'S STORIES.
story
Viscount Snowden told after story in broad Yorkshire et the "Yorkshire Night" of the thu Press Club recently-and more he told the more his audi- ence called for more.
"I have often been criticised by you, gentlemen, for my pronoun- ciation of certain words," he said.
J
Foreign Relations. Referring to what she said was at the heart of the problem. Mrs. Burnett said: "No sane man or woman, no woman especially, would live in some of the rectory houses that the clergy are bound to live in to-day because they can neither sell nor let them."
A motion by the Bishop of Gloucester, that the Archbishopa be requested to appoint a Council on relations with foreign Churches to lakue periodical reports, was corrlod.
THAT OLD TOP HAT.
MAY GRACE SOME
NATIVE CHIEF.
What become of your old top hat?
Do you realise that some native
chief on the Gold Coast may be
5.30-7.00 pm. (approx). Chinese Programme.
7.00-11.30 p.m. gramme,
European
Pro
7.00 p.m. Mall Notice, etc. 7.03-0.80 p.m. A Programme of records kindly loaned by the British Film Distribution Company and played on Western Electric Sound Equipment.
7.03-8.00 p.m.
Light Cavalry Overture. Played by the Court Symphony Orch. Episodes 3 and 4 of A Radio Mystery in Six Episodes "The Amber God" (Henry H. Clifford).
8.00 p.m.
Local Time and Weather Report. 8.05-9.30 p.m.
The Gondollera Selection.
Played by the Reg. Band of 11. M. Grenadier Guards. Mean to Mo. foot
and
Passengers will cross from on line to the other through a sub- way and on the shortor cacalators.
The new stations are being built round the tubes through which the trains are running, and at the ap propriate moment the steel tube. will be removed in sections.
"It in remarkable job," said an Underground official. "It is the most difficult we have ever at tempted."
Hundreds of men have been working there day and night since October, 1930.
NEUTRAL ZONE.
LEAGUE ASSEMBLY PLAN OPPOSED.
Australian Commonering to the and proceeded to deal with a word wearing with pride that old fract probably raise an objection to that
atatement to-day, decision of the Government of Now, South Wales to suspend all in- terest payments on loans, upon which they are also reported to be seeking a year's moratorium.
"New South Wales, however, is directly responsible to holders of
securities in the loan
ho had had much to do with Budget.
Shanghai, Mar. 11, 3.68 p.m. The opinion is held in Chinese diplomatic circles that China will part of the League Assembly's cant which served you faithfully for draft resolution which deals with the matter of "policing the neutral years at funerals and weddingat
Old frock coats, as Mr. Runci-zone at Shanghai," man stated in his tariff speech in the Commons recently, find their way out to the Gold Coast, where they are popular at funerals. The West African in his love for Euro- Here are some of his stories: pean clothes will buy anything in A Sheffield man was told by his the shape of okl trousers, old boots, doctor that he must give un especially gum boots, second-hand whisky or go blind. The mun uniforms and shirts. thought for a minute and then said, "Well, I've seen all there is to sec
Instead of saying, as decadent Southerners said. "Budget," the Yorkshiremen Mail "Bonjet. "Who is going to tell me, "Boodiet is wrong?" he asked, "I stand hy 'Boojet.' concerned." "Under the 1929. financial agree. ment," Mr. Lyons continued, "New South Wales was bound to provide the Commonwealth with. the amounts required to meet all in terent on the public debt of New South Wales to the extent to which such liabilities exceeded £243,000 monthly payable by the Common- wealth under that head.
The Commonwealth will continue to provide the £243,000, but will pay it direct to holders of Now South Wales stock and bonds in stead of to the New South Wales Government. The method of doing this having regard to the total New South Wales dobt, requiries careful
consideration.
els most fond of the top hat, however old, and the frock coat, to matter how faded and threadbare.
It is intimated that China can- not agree to the creation of a noutral zone and will insist that no question of this nature should be raised at Geneva.-Reuter,
Violation of Covenant. Shanghai, Mar. 11, 9.52 p.m. Referring to the Tokyo report that Japanese troopa In Manchuria may be compelled to- remain out- side the railway zone until the new state is able to maintain The Chiefs Delight.
peace and order unaided, a spokes- There is quite a general trade innan of the National Government experts of this nature. The cloth this evening said;. ing is made up in bales and shipped
A Yorkshireman and his family' were on the train without having ticketa. He just went into the next compartment, said, "Tickets,out, principally to Accra, from Lon-abetting a rebellion in the ter-
plense"-and plenty,
A miner, naked by the manager how his pit pony died, replied: "I happened to be looking at my pay sheet and I saw the over my shoulder
pony looking
•
"The Commonwealth is entitled to compel New South Wales to pay to the Commonwealth the interest
A farin cart was Jumbering jdue, and as the Commonwealth along a narrow lane when a motor- proposes to exercise this right, fat behind kept shoating, "Go separate proceedings by the bond faster." "Well," said the carter, holders against new South Wales "Al'm going as fast as thou art will not be necessary," said Mr. Lyons.
recovered,"
Lord Harewood, another of the guests, said newspapers had fre- "Any moneys
Mr.quently described the enlour and Lyona continued, "will be applied detail of the new wallpaper which to the payment of interest. The the Princess Royal had been choo- Commonwealth will issue a writing for her sitting-room at Golds-
to-morrow for the recovery of borough.
the amount, and will take any other "But, gentlemen." he added mensures within its power to com- amid loud laughter, "the room was pel New South Wales to honour its panelled onk." obligations."-Router.
ACCIDENT TO LORD
DARLING..
KNOCKED DOWN BY
LORRY.
Lord Darling; who is 82,----was * knocked down and injured by
Mr. J. B. Priestley declared that it cast him another £500 every time a Chancellor of the. Ex- chequer sayn "Roojet."
SUGAR MARKET.
THE LATEST CABLED QUOTATIONS.
The following enble at the close of the sugar market yesterday has motor-lorry as he was entering been received by Mesars. Pen- Trevor-square, South Kensington,
He was caught by a mudguard treath and Co. and thrown on the pavement. His hand was cut, and after the wound had been dressed he was taken to his home in Albert Hall-mansions
In a taxi-enb.
It was stated that the Injury was not serious..
Lord Darling retired in 1928 from his position as a Judge of the High Court, to which he was appointed In 1807. He has return-
ed to assist in the work of the King's Bench, Division: on two ocesalana when some of the Judges have been ill.
London Terminals.
March 1033 6/11% down 11⁄2d. May 1932 5/2% down 11⁄4, August 1982 6/61⁄2 down 14a. December 1982 6/8% down 14d, Buyers at above prices, sellers asking 40-%d more.
New York Tormiliais. March 1983 1.04 down 2 pts. May 1982 78 down 2 pts... July 1992.85 down: Bpts Beptambers 1932 92 down 1 pt. Decembar 1932 97 down 2 pta
don and other ports.
In many cases the natives them selves have the clothing sent out to them direct in parcels, and payment is made through a banking house.
A new lease of life may therefore have been given to your top hat and frock cont by the second-hand dealers in Houndsditch and Petti- exit-lang, and their catalogues and advertisements find their way into the homes of the native chiefs.
RUMANIA. AND U.S.S.R.
M. TITULESCO TO SEE KING CAROL
Vienna, Feb. 12. Great importance is attached in Rumania to the audience with King Carol, that M. Titulesco, the Ramanlan Minister in London, la to have to-morrow. M. Titulesco Is one of the Rumanian delegates at the Disarmament Conference, and asked the King for dionée by telephone from Geneva, He wishes, It is understood, to lay before the King important In formation with regard to Ru- maninn foreign polley.
all-
his
M. Argetolanu, the Minister for Home Affairs, has told his nd- herents that M. Titulesco hoped to restore agreement between own standpoint and that of the Government, particularly with ro gard to the negotiations between Ramania and the U.S.S.R. now taking place in Riga,
On Wednesday, M. Jorga, the submitted a Prime Minister. memorandum to the King on the formation of a concentration Caul not which the King has long de alred. M.Jorga
cdid not think this be schleved under present Could circumstances, but assured tha King that he would do his utmost. to bring about such a Government.
"Japan is openly aiding and
ritory of another League member, in flagrant violation of the latter and spirit of the Covenant, as well as in complete disregard of her aclemn undertaking before the League."
The spokesman declared that China was unable to agree to the zone rt mention of a neutral Shanghal in the League discussion or resolution, and added that China insista on the Manchurian and Shanghai questions being settled together, as they are close- ly related. Router.
This Suite of records is kindly Jeaned by the British Film Distribu- tlon Company and played on Western Electric Sound Equipment.
8.50-10.00 p.m.
A Programmo of records from Z. B. W.'s Library.
Orchestral Concert. (Including Songs with Orchestra and Pianoforte Concerto). Orchestral-Le Rouet D'Omphale
(Saint-Saers Op. 81),
Played by the Philharmonic Sym- phony Orchestra of New York under. the direction of Wilhelm Mongelberg. Songs with Orchestra-Harodiado
(Mussonet) "Il est doux, il cat bon." Songs with Orchestra-Jeanne d'Are
Tachaikowski) "Adieu, foreta.". Maria Joritza (Soprano), Hungarian Fantasia (Liszt).
Played by Arthur de Groot and Tho Royal Albert Hall Orchestra con- ducted by Sir Landon Ronald. Orchestral-Danse Macabre (Baint
Baens Op. 40).
Played by The Philadelphia. Sym- phony Orchestra conducted by Leopold Stokowali.
Sung by Helon Morgan. Irish Organist Modiey.
Played by Terance Casey. Stand Up and Sing.
Plano Bolo by Claude Ivy. Lilac Time Selection. Played by the London Thetare Orch. Whiteman Stamp,
Played by Paul Whitoman's Orch. Dance of the Dwarfs-Polish
Dance, No. 1.
Played by the B. B. C. Wireless Military Band.
I'm Perfectly Satisfied,
Sung by Three Australian Boys. Ancliffo Waltzes Selection.
Played by Charles Ancliffe and His Orchestra. Sonsation Stomp.
Played by Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra. Memories of Johann Strauss.
Played by J. H. Squire and the Celeste Orchestra. The Whip.
Played by Nat Shilkret and the Victor Orchestra. Ballet Egyptien.
Played by Orchestre Symphonique of Paris. On a Litt Balcony in Spain.
Played by Dave Frost and His Orch. Good Night Sweetheart-My Sunshine
-
Is You,
Played by Jack Hlyton and His Orchestra. 9.30-11.30 p.m.
Dance Programme of Victor re cords kindly supplied by Mesra, S. Moutrie and Co.
Fox Trot-You Don't Know What
You're Doin". Fox Trat-I'm Thru With
Love. 22677, Fox Trot-When I'm Alone. Fox Trot-I Wish I Could
22717.
Be Blus. 22784. Fox Trat-I Was Only Teasing. You. Fox Trot-Maybe Its, Tho
Moon. 2272. Waltz-Laugh Clown, Laught Fox Trot-Dance of The Blue
Danube. 21808. Fox Trot-If I Were Only Sure
- Of You. Fox Trot-Just A Blue-eyed
Blonde. 22724. For Trot-Nevertheless. Fox Trot-Look in the Looking.
Glass. 22722. Fox Trot-Green Eyes. Rumba Wanna Let O'Love. 22729. Fox Trot-It's Right Here for You, Fox Trot-Misery, Fox Trot-My Desire, Fox Trot-I Can't Get Enough
of You. 22718. Fox Trot-The Kinkajou. Fox Trot-Rio Rita. Waltz Was le a Dres Waltz That Melody of Love. 21207. Fox Trot.I Wanna Be Around
my Baby All the Time. Fox Trot-Ya Got Love, Fox Trot-Roll On, Mississippi,
Roll On. Fox Trat-Moan You
Moanara. 22608, Fox Trot-Dear, On a Night
Like This. Waltz-Together. Fox Trot-Under Your window
To-night.
20474.
22680.
21213.
Fox Trot-When the Shepherds Lend the Sheep Back Home. 22705. Fox Trot-Falling In Love. Fox Trot-You Forgot Your
Cloves. 22706. Fox Trot-What's Keeping my
Prince Charming? Fox Trot-You Can't Stop me
From Lovin' You. 22710. Fox Trot-High and Low. Fox Trot-Dancing in the
Dark. 22708. Waltz-Beloved.
21800. Waltz Dream River. 10.30 p.m. Rugby Mid-day Press Press News.
11.30 p.m. Close Down. SUNDAY'S PROGRAMME.
The Church Belay and the Chinone Recorded Programme, have been can celled in order that Taste, may "be carried out är, the' New Station...
8.00-10.00 pm European Pro-
STADIUM
Bonge with Orchestra-Meistersinger
(Wagner) "Prelalled." Songs with Orchestra-Lohengrin
(Wagner) in Fernum Land.”g
* 8.00 pm. Local Time and Weather ***=* Richard Ürock" (Tenor).; Reports indu Schubert's Symphony No. 8 in Minor supapa jatkaa
(Unfinished) e Played by the Philadelphia Symphony
Orchestra conducted by Leopold 10.00 pm. Rugby Press News.
8.05-8.50 p.m.
The last two Episodes of the Mystery The Amber God" (RA
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