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LATEST. INDIAN

LOAN

TO CONSOLIDATE POSITION

London, Apr. 25. A prospectus Is being issued on Tuesday and subscriptions are closing on Wednesday for ton inillion pounds of Government of Indin 6% stock, 1942/47, the price of issue being £95.

NEW SEAMEN'S INSTITUTE

SOME INTERESTING

DETAILS

THE HONGKONG' TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 1932.

THE VICTORIA GAP THE BRAILOWSKY

MURDER

MEDICAL TESTIMONY

GIVEN

Interesting particulars of the Medical evidence and testimony new Sallora Home and Seamen's as to the state of the weather Institute, now under course of erec-between the times when the crime tion, are given in the annual report was committed and certain papera of these institutions.

were discovered was given at the The new building wil siand on

Criminal Senatons this morning the new waterfront of the Praya before the Puinue Judge (Mr. The money is being raised to East Reclamation on the west cor- Justice Wood) and a jury when the provide fund, towards repayment ner of Gloucester Road and Fen-murder case was continued. of six million pounds of 6% bonds wick Street, at the end of which Prisoner la Cheung Iu-wah and falling due in June and for rail-street, close alongside the building, he is charged with the murder of way capital expenditure in India, is a very convenient publie pier.

Tsang Tai-kal, alias Taung King and general purposes.

The main entrance will face the kal, son of a well-to-do Shaukiwan harbour, but there will be another business max, at or near the road entrance from Fenwick Street, lond-lending from Victoria Gaj to ing to the Restaurant and Concert Pokfulum on February 18, 1932. Hall, and by n staircase to the com- Thai morning, the first witness- modious Chapel on the first flour. wah Dr. G. V. A. Griffiths, Goy, A roomy basement provides ae-Jernment Medical Officer, who said commodation for a locker-room and that on the morning of February lavatory, paint store and carpen-19 he went to the detective offices ter's shop, baller-room, coal atorg and saw prisoner. He made an boxing-ring

store exterior examination of the man and further space, while one side in being given and found a wound at the end to the Deep Sen Scouts and the of the middle finger of his right: Hongkong Son Senuta for Club hund. Witness give it

ALS his Room and Headquarters. There is opinion that the injury was quite a central court round which the recent, the skin being torp but building is erected so that the the nail being undamaged. whole place will be very well-ven-wound was superficial, tilated.

"It struck ne that It might On the ground floor, will be the have been

T bitc," said Dr. honking office, manager's offee, Grimths, "I saw how a bile would seamen's billiard room, library fit on my own finger and then I' available for all ranks. seamen's | looked at prisoner's finger." rending room, public restaurant, Witness further stated that if with special accommodation for the anger had been crushed in senmen-boarders, kitchen and door or a drawer, the nail would pantry. Indies cloak room, concert have been damaged and the mall, ball, dressing room for performers, in the case, would have been the chair store and other rooms for most painful part, storage purposća,

This is the first innue of Indian Sterling Stock since May. 1931, and since that date the whole Indian

financial position hus shown A radical improvement, Unlike several Jonna issued 12 or 18 months ago, this is in no sense a loan of necessity, but one issued for consolidating the position.

Since the gold standard crisis, over 40 millions sterling of gold have been remitted from India. and this export, as was recently painted out in the House of Com mona by the Secretary for India, lian greatly helped to strengthen rupee exchange and, the position of Indian credit.

Evidence of the improvement is afforded In the quotations of Gov- ernment of India stocks in London. Notable examples are the 4% sterling stock, 1950/55, which in September was 61 and is now 89, and the 5%% stock. 1936/38, which has materially risen in the same interval,--British Wireless,

FROM KWANGSI TO

INDO-CHINA

Accommodation for the Chinese staff is entered for by a mezzanine flour between the ground and first floors, and in various rooms con- veniently situated about the build.

"DOOR" OPENED ONCE | ing.

AGAIN

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Nunning, Apr. 20, For the first time for over year, it now possible to go to Indo-Chinn via Longchowe. Since the "Red" uprising, the "door" into Indo-China had been closed until

such time as the Chinese authori- ties made reparation for damages 41048 to French property. Evidently a satisfactory agree ment has been reached, for

up.

the

Customs have once more opened

A unique plan for the suppress sion of robbery in the Longchow aren has been devised. Local officials are to be held responsible for all robberies. committed In

their districts and must produce

either the robbers or

the

hoot!

taken by time. This is already having a salutary effect.

Other Facilities,

On the first floor will be the off-

for roomx

The

RECITAL

FINE PROGRAMME

FOR FRIDAY

Hongkong la uasured a musical trent of the first order when Alex. ander Brailowsky, the noted Bus- slan plunist, gives his recital at the King's Theatre on Friday, at 9.80 p.m. A fine programme haa been chosen, this being as follows: 1.

Bach-Busont Scarlatti Beethoven

Tocenta and Fugue, D minor

Pastorale and Capric Sonata, op 27 (Moonlight! Adagio sostenuto-Allegretto-Presto

ngilato.

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Fontalele Impromptu C. sharp miner Ballade G Minor

Chopin Waltz, A lat Polonaise. A Bat Nocturne, D fint

IH

Debussy M. de Falla Rachmanioff Lisit

Reflets Unu L' Enu Bitual Dance of Fire Prelude, ti, major Hungarian Rapsody. No. 2

Steinway piano kindly lent by Messrs. Moutrie and Co.

In the six years Brailowsky has been before the American public, he has developed from a brilliant and romantie young artist to a great and mature musician. An Interesting analysis of Brailow- sky's "new style" was done by Olin Downes in The New York Times after the pianist's last Carnegie Hall recital on March 3, 1930.

RADIO BROADCAST

CHILDREN'S CONCERT THIS EVENING

By Z. B. W. on a wavelength' of. 365 metres. (84 K.C.'s).

G.00-8.00 p.m. European Pro- gramme of Columbia Records.

6.00-6.20 p.m. Children's Con- cert,

Fourteen Songs from "When We Were Very Young" (A. A. Milne Fraser-Simpson)- -Happiness Mis ing The FashionHalfway Down- Happily-Growing Up Buckingham Palace Politeness--The Three Foxes Square-The -Brownie Market Christening-Lines and Squares. 3. Dale Smith (Baritone). 4104-4108.

6.20-6.34 p.m. Band Selections. The Black Domino-Overture (Auber,

arr. Winterbottom). B.B.C. Wireless Military Band. DB25. Softly Awakes my Heart (From

"Samson and Delllah"-Saint-Saens).

Bacio (Arditi),

Reg. Band of H. H. Grenadier Guards, 4028.

4.34-6.55 p.m. Octets, Song of the Waterfall (Squiro), Scent of the Jasmine (Squire),

J. II, Squire Celeste Octet. DB107. Twilight on the Watore (Squire). The Plecanninnies' Pienle (Squire).

J. 1. Squire Celeste Octet. DD. Memories of Devon (Evans). Colletto (Fraser-Simson).

J. H. Squire Celeste Octet.. DB231. 7.00 p.m. Mall Notice, etc. 6,55-7.33 p.m. A Concert.

Mr. Hazlerigg (for the Crown); Ene "Rrnilowsky Delights Again Piano Solo-Caprice Chinois (Scott).

What do you think caused that injury? Well. I think it something like a bite.

Was

In reply to defending counsel (Mr. Somerset Fitzroy) witness sald he would say that the injury had been caused within 24 hours.

The critic wrote under the head-

and in the course of his comments he said:

"He is a born pianist and essen- tially a romantic player. In past senson, and again last night, he proved himself to be a Chopin in- terpreter to the manner born and Victim's Terrible Injuries to excel in those which had a por- Dr. A. V. Greaves, Governmenttical or rhapsodie tinge. But on cers' lounge, billiard room, dining Bacteriologist, stated that he made this occasion he not only rejoiced. room, study and lecture roomi for

w post mortem examination 1 allicers and engineers reading for Tang Tai-kai and judged him to Rach, Scarlatti, Schuman, Debussy, in the romantic style, but added their "tickets". Chaplain's office. be about 21 years of age. He said Rimsky-Korsakoff, Maussorgsky to vestry, Chapel and ante-room and that Tang's throat had been cut his palette, with the Wagner-Liszt waiting room for Indies.

overture as a rather The second flour is entirely de-right across, and inside the major Tannhauser

wound were three separate and fanboyant finale. In his first vated to sleeping accommodation definite stab wounds, which, in group of Bach and Schumann, Mr. for eighty scamen, except for two witness's opinion, had been Inflict-Brailowsky's intellectual leanings, comfortable

theed after the major wound. Two to which we have referred, showed four dormitories, one being for the down to the spinal column, while trast between the great grasp of European steward. There will be for the stab wounds went right to excellent advantage. "The con- use of the very few Asiatic seamen the big gash bad severed all his Bach in the Chaconne and the who may need necommodation, and structures right through to the Scarlatti of the A major sonata thirty-eight cabins.

was fortunate, and Mr. Brailowsky The third floor provides well-lit spinal column. The stab wounds

were consistent with having been played Scarlatti with brillianey and airy bedrooms for forty-one caused by a clasp knife (produe- and sparkle. He did not too great- ellicers and engineers, on the fourth.

is exaggerate the tonal proportions described other at music not conceived for a mo small wounds on the fare, chin and dern grand piano. His Schum.pn throat, and refered to cuts found and a fine breadth of phrase, death on deceased's right hand, The of tint, and a free lyricism. The latter, suici Dr. Greaves, wwe variations sounded rather as an in- perfectly consistent with deceased having grasped the blade of the knife with his hand.

floor will be the Chaplain's and manager's flats, with rooms for the Number Boy and the Launch Not only is it possible to travel coxswain, while there will be a well- to most of the big cities of Kwang-quipped laundry on the roof.

si by motor-ear, but the Govern- nient is about to begin

Tw road from Ho si. in north. west Kwangsi, Sau Tan, thence to connect with the Capital of Kwełchow Province. When this project is completed, it will be possible to make the trip from just above Wuchow to the capital of Kweichow in approximately four days, as nininat several weeks under existing conditions. - Our Own Correspondeat,

ST. GEORGE'S DAY IN CANTON

COCKTAIL PARTY AT THE CLUB

There will be one passenger lift and one baggage lift, in addition to four staireușes, two of which ex-| tend from the basement to the roof, ane to the third floor and on to The second Reor.

It is interesting to note that the fra of contractors happens to be the same which greeted the present

Institute Seamen's yours ago.

twenty-twn

A MAH JONGG LOTTERY

JAPANESE CLUB RAIDED

Witness also

There was also, he said, a stab wound in the abdomen, which hat, definitely, been inflicted after the major throat wound.

Answering further questions, witness said he considered that the major throat wound enused death, which would ensue in about two minutes. He added that he did not believe it possible that the wounds had been self-inflicted.

Witness was handed a black shoe with a piece ent out, which, he said, had bloodstains on it. He examined the piere and found blood, on it, but the quantity was not sufficient for further opinion. » Witness agreed with Mr. Fitzroy, in cross-examination, that Tsang As the organisers of a lottery might possibly have died 24 hours on a mink jongg championship at previously instead of from 10 to Canton, Apr. 25. the Shan Yu Japanese Club in 195 hours as he had stated, but, in A very successful cocktail party | Lockhart Road, two members of re-examination, witness and that was held in the lounge of the the mugement appeared before considering the atmosphere and Canton Club on Saturday from 7 Mr. Schofield at the Central Police temperature at the time he was to 9 a.m. The hosts of the even-Court this morning on a charge aistied that death had occurred ing were the members of the St. of being in possession of 100 from 10 to 15 hours previously. George'a Society. The lounge lottery tickets. was decorated in red and white. The President, Commander R. M. Hunt, R.N. (retd), D.S.O.. Ju short speech proposed the of England.

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Weather Conditions

comparable improvisation upon a theme than as the tight-rope that some pianists represent them to be. The performance was one of unceasing interest. vitality and rhetorical significance. An RH- dience of large size attended Mr. Brailowsky recital. Needless to say, there was much enthusiasm."

CHILDREN IMITATE POLICE WALK

WOMAN ACCUSES INSPECTOR

OF BULLYING

walk," said a nine-year-old girl wit

"We imitated the inspector's

neas at Marlborough-street Polica Court "and to make us laugh Mrs. Chalmers did the same."

Mrs. Daisy Chalmers, aged 31, a

retary, of James street, Maryle- drank and disorderly while having Lone, was charged with being

charge of a child of five.

She told the magistrate that the tor's walk, and that was the cause two children imitated the inspec- of the trouble.

Piano Solo-Pensoso (Scott).

Cyril Scott. DB41. Vocal Duet-The Sweetest Flower that

Blows (Peterson and Hawley). Vocal Duct-Marigold (Dowdon and

Bealy).

DR167.

Dora Labbette and Hubert Eindell.

Violin Solo-Poupee Valeante

(Poldini-Kreisler). Violin Solo-The Song of Songs

(Moya).

Sascha Jacobsen. Seng-The March of the Cameron Song-The De'll's Awa' (Traditional).

4771.

Men (Traditional). Alex, Carmichael (Baritone). 4759. Piano Solo-Bosenkavaller-Fantasy on

Love Themes (R, Strauss, arr. Grainger).

Percy Grainger. DB28. 7.33-8.00 p.m. Variety. Vocal Duct-Here Comes the Bride-

High and Low, Vocal Duet-Here Comes the Bride.

I'll Always Remember, Jean Colin and Clifford Mollison. DB70. Organ Sola-Body and Soul.

Quentin M. Maclean. DB46. Humorous Song-We Must All Pull

Together. Humorous Song-Gorgonzola,

Jack Morrison. DB330.

Vocal Duct-Lazy Lousiana Moon. Vocal Doct-There Will Never be

Another Mary. (Layton and Johnstone). DB123. Xylophone Sole. The Squirrel Dance.

Rudy Starita. DB15. Humorous Song Bigger and Better

Than Ever. Humorous Song-Hold Your Glasses

with Bottoms Up.

Ella Logan. 'DB116. Song-There's Something About You

That's Different. Song The Sunshine of Marseilles. Maurice Turner (Baritono). DBILI. 8.00 p.m. Local Time and Wen- ther Report.

8.03-11.30 p.m. Relay from the Ko Shing Theatre,

10.30 p.m. Rugby Mid-day Press News.

11.30 p.m. Close Down.

All records in the above European Programmes are kindly supplied by Messrs. Anderson Music Co.

BABY CLINIC OPENED IN WANCHAL FREE TREATMENT GIVEN TO

prove a boon to the poorer classes

CHINESE INFANTS

The Government Infunt Welfare Centre at 86A and 80B Lockhart The defendants, Masao Naka-

Mr. C. W. Jeffries, Director of

Rond, Wanchal, which was opened mura and Saburo Shibasaki, enter-

the Royal Observatory, Kowloo,

ing, is a new enterprise by the Gov- for receiving cases yesterday morn- ed pleas of guilty.

Mr. toust

Assistant was called to give evidence as to Murphy

ernment towards the improvement Director of Criminal Investiga-weather, request for this evidence

"I thought he was going to smile of the sanitary conditions of the Messages were exchanged be- tion) appeared for the prosecution having been made yesterday by the tween Canton and the following and said that the tickets were injury resulting from questions by at them," she said, "but he said, Chinese residential districts in the

'If you don't behave yourselves and branches of the Society:Hong- respect of a mih jongg champion Fitzroy as to certain papers, kong, Manila, London, Shanghai, ship. The premises first visited alleged to have lain at the scene walk properly I will have you lock-eastern side of the City, and should

for hours, not bearing any signs cd up. I resented this bullying, of Chinese residents. Kampala (Uganda), New York, the police yesterday under

and told him so, and he locked me und Murrambidgec (Australia).

search warrant were 114, Lock-of exposure, such as from dew.

Mr. Jeffries was asked for wea up." Amonght those present were the hart Road, which housed the Shin

Inspector Briggs said that the Consular Body of Canton, officers Yu Club. No tickets were found, ther conditions between 1 pm, on

February 18 and 6.30 a.m. 1} woman said to the children, Heads of the various warships in har- but the police seized a chop from

February 20. He stated during | up, shoulders square, quick march!", bour, and Sir William Hornell. safe for which the first delen- that period there was no rain and She then swore at him and said Vice-Chanceller of the Hongkong cant had produced the key.

was "You West End police are all cor- University. A dance was the police that the tickets

The second defendant informed no fog, while the weather

were overcast throughout the period. rupt." She became excited, and he sequently held and although the function officially terminated at clsewhere. He took the party in He added, "No dew was registered formed the opinion that aho was 9 pa. many guests remained 216, Luckhurt Road and inter hand at the Royal Observatory and it is under the influence of drink, longer, thoroughly enjoying them taken down to them into the street.

ed them the tickets which he had highly inprobable that any dew was registered anywhere on the selves.-Our Own Correspondent.

Each ticket bure a chap similar to island." that found at 114, Lockhart Road, After stating that the clouds The defendants were connected were at about 2,000 feet, witness said that humidity ranged from 46 per cent. to 78 per cent.; for the greater part of the period humidity was below normal and one would not expect to get dow with that degree of humidity and an ever- cast sky. Dew was found when the humidity was nearer 100 per cent.

COLONEL “BOB" ·

SHORT

POSTHUMOUS TITLE LIKELY

Nanking, Apr. 26.

it is reported that the Govern- ment intende conferring the pos- thumous rank of Colonel on "Bob" Short, the American aviator who was killed in an aerial battle with Japanese airmen in February

Router.

with the management of the club, The first was in charge and he was assisted by the second,

Each defendant was fued $100, the chop and tickets being ordered

to be confiscated.

Admitting a summons accusing him

As to temperature, witness stat- of driving a motor car along Whitfield Road at 34 miles an hour, a Chinese ed that the highest was 60 degrees motorist was fined $20 by Mr. Scho-while the lowest was 62degrees, acid at the Central Pollen Court this but at the place where the murder morning. The driver of a moter was committed, on The Peak, he lorry was fined $5 for sounding his would expect the temperatures to horn unnecessarily in Queen's Road, be from two to five degrees lower, near Pedder Street. -

The case is proceeding.

The charges were dismissed.

The clinic will be open every morning from nine o'clock to about noon, with the exception of Sunday and public holidays, and Dr. un- ter, a lady medical authority, will be in charge, having the assistance of Chinese nurses in the morning. when visitors to the clinic will be shown the most modern methods of washing, weighing and other gen- eral treatment of babies.

The clinic is divided into two portions, one serving as a waiting the mothers and their

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demonstrating room. These de- monstrations and medicul advice to the mothers, with free medical treatment and medicines for, the Infants, will be given entirely with- out charge, while overy Thursday afternoon Dr. Ruttonfec,

a lady Is Excellency the Governor de-doctor and graduate of the long- parts for Home leave on May 6th, on which date he will ar-tendance for gynaecological cases. Friday,kong University, will be in at- rive at Queen's Pier at 11 n.m.

but His Excellency will be pleased The departure will be unofficial, to see any who may wish to be present. Ordinary dress will be

worn.

Visitors to the clinic you liness and orderly condition of the terday were impressed by the cloan- demonstrating rooms, and bright and well-ventilated condition of the whole, promises,

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