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A STANDSTILL

REPORT NOT YET

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From A Labour Correspondent

A rather amazing story was re- lated to Mr. Grantham at the Kow- Inon Magistracy this morning when three Indian lada, aged 16, 14 and 12 respectively, were charged with the theft of 34 cents from the pockets of three Chinese lads of I hear on high authority that about the same ages at Chatham the Royal Commission on Unem Road yesterday afternoon.

ployment Insurance is breaking Detective Sergeant Mendown down. In the industrial areas it aid the defendants met the com-is openly declared that regarding plainants in Chatham Road after a fransitional benefit, the unctua visit to the Peninsula Hotel, and test, the methods of applying the were together going back to Hung- teat and other matters, the mem- At a bend in the road, the bors of the Commission are in a defendanta accused the complain-hopeless quandary, and that this is the real reason for the delay anta of having ussnuited them some time previously. On the pretext in fasuing the report. of searching for weapons, defen- santa took from the pockets of the Complainants 34 cents and foreign money. The complainant's femonstrated, but got fightened when the defendants took out an Iran bar, a knife and some pieces of stone. They ran away and made a report to the police, who later

hom.

Arrested all the defendants.

other

The first nu! second defendants pleaded guilty, but the third boy. aged 12, denied the charge,

• Sergeant Meadows intimated that the police did not think seriously of the matter, and suid he thought caning would meet the ease.

Ilie Worship agreed and ordered the defendants to be given six, five and four strokes respectively.

CHINA STATION

MOVEMENTS

TWO CRUISERS BOUND FOR HOME

HAS. Kent, flying the Bag of Commander-in-Chief, China Sta tipo, arrised at Nanking On Monday From Weiltai wei. She sails again for Hunkow CHR the 27th, arriving there on the 29th to relievo H.MS. Canterbury.

'Canterbury salls for Shanghai and Hongkong on the 30th May, arriving at Shanghat on 2nd June and Hongkong on. 7th Junė. leaves Hongkong on the 13th June for Singapore Rud United Kingdom in ports, arriving in England about 4th August,

OIL

All sorts of people are being sent for and questioned by the Commission; but the issue of the final report seems to be as far off Indeed, the altuation is as ever. said to be eo serious that it would surprise no one in touch with the situation if the members of the Commission were to confess thoir

inability to agree on a solution..

chair.

THE

HONGKONG

EMPIRE DAY IN HONGKONG

SCOUTS AND GUIDES DO THEIR PART

STIRRING SPEECHES

commemoration

rallios of

Colourful scenes were witnessed at Government House and Flagstaff House yesterday, when Empire Day Guides and Boy Scouts were held The day also marked the 21st. anniversary of the founding of the

TELEGRAPH.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 1932.

MAN INSISTS WAS ARRESTED

POLICE DENY HIS STORY

"What am I to do?" remarked Mr. Wynne Jones at the Central Police Court this morning when the police denied that a man who answered a charge of driving a ricksha without a licence was the culprit who had been arrested. Girl In answering the name of Wong Ngan, a man insisted that he was the person named in the charge and it was he who had been A distinguished gathoring had arrested by a police constable, assembled at. Government Hosso whom he was unable to identity. Both Inspector R. Shannon and when the Guides were massed for

McWalter, Sub-Inspector

who inspection by His Excellency

were in the charge room when the Officering Administering the Gov-age was taken in, were adamant ernment, the Hon. Mr. W. T.

that the man In Court was not the Southorn.

person arrested.

Guldo movement.

the

and the

Every Guide troop was repre- sented. The girls presented Д charming picture, the brown dressca of the Brownies white dresses of the Guides con- trasting effectively with the green lawns and the blue watern of the harbour in the backround.

girls,

After the inspection the seated on the lawn, were addressed This Royal Commission, of which by Mr. Southern. Judge Holman Gregory la

"This is great week", said His man, was appointed as long ago Excellency, "and to-day is the 6249 December. 1930, and Was greatest day of the week.

"Firat it is a great world-wide charged to inquire into the whole system of unemployment Insur- | Guide week, the week of your ance, and to make recommenda- twenty-first birthday. You have tion with regard to its future now come of age as a movement, Reope, the

provisions which it though it will take some of you a should contain, and the means by good

many years to reach the which it may be made solvent and mature age of twenty-one. The in- self-supporting. The Commission. ternational sisterhood started by was also charged to suggest ar- Lord and Lady Enden Powell hna rangements to be made outside proved its worth' and now standa the scheme for the unemployed who firmly established as one of the are capable of, and available for finest influences for good not only work.

in the British Empire but in the Whole world.

Warning of Insolvency.

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As it was only a trivial case, his Worship imposed a fine of $3, the amount of the batt.

pany the Prince of Wales' Banner which has been won by the lat Kowloon Company, and to the runners up the Dyer Cup which has been

RADIO BROADCAST

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME OF RECORDED MUSIC

By Z.11.W. onto warciength of 155 metres. (945 X.C.).

7 D.m. Chinese Programme.

G-0,30 p.m. Chinese Children's Pro-

gramme.

7-10.30 p.m. European Programme,

7 p.m. Mail Notice Etc. 7.3-7.17 p.m. Band Selections.

(a) Hail to the Granza' (b) Orkes Wow Wow

(Gre~![ill).

age Toyalty "March" (Guild)

Unirarity of Kitnols Military Band

Eletrie Murch (Creatoro), American Army Murgh (Laseel!!).

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estore's Band 10844. 7.17-7.47 p.m. Operatic.

Song Thais (Masernel)-Love Bins Long Been

A Rare Virtue

Murin Jeritan (Soprann) 1214. Orchestral-Die Fiedormats (Strauss)-You w

You Waits Chiengo Symphony Orchestra condaried by Frederick Stock 1481. (Wagner)-Pilgrim's

Chorus-Tannhauser

Chorus

Victor Male Chorisa, Chorup-Trovatoro (Verdi)-Anvil Choral

Victor Mist Chorus 20127. Orchestral 3*nallucci-Fantasy (Leoncavallo)

nry. Tavan Mark Weber and His Orchesten

V-52017. Borg-Faust (Gounod)-Cult of Gobl

Exlo Plata (m) 3063. 3.p.m. Local Time and Weather Report.

7.47-8.10 p.m. Vocal Gema.

**Whooper"-"The New Moon"

won by the 6th Hongkong Company. I understand that the competition was very koonly con- tested and that you had this year the great advantage of an examina- tion by an exceptionally highy qualified guide from England, Miss Rachel Warren, whose work for the "Whoopre", "No, No, Napetters

been guides here has I am sure

offer very much appreciated. I heartiest congratulations to the 1st Kowloon and 5th Hongkong in aviation (b) Amout Coquet (e) Im Companies on their success.

Victor Light Opers Company 35069. Vietor 3ght Opera Company 34758. 4,10-8,60 m. A election of tudolph Frimi's Musle, played by the Victor Salon Orchestra and Group, with anoforte Bul

the

Danae Des Demoiselles (4) Mignonelle

0645. (a) Chanson (b) Vell Dance (From the Japanme Ballet "O Mitake San") (e) 1.'Amour-Tourjours-L'Amour (0) A

Helle $34.

"We welcome you all here 10- day; we invite you to sample an Empire tea and we hope you will carry away happy memories of Em-Seletions from "ilg's Jinka" and "You're in pire Day 1932.'

Beleeflone From "Kollaka" d

Mari Selections from "The Vagabond XIDE" and

"Firefly"*

9650.

At the conclusion of His Ex- cellency's speech a pretty scene was witnessed when a Brownie came forward and pinned a dalafy but- tonhole in the Inpel of Mr.

Southern reciprocated by handing to the little girl a doll, dressed as a Brownie-the first purchase from the Guide's stall,

The Commission was appointed "Secondly it in a great local on the recommendation of the Inte Guide week for you are on Thurs- Socialist Government because the day next to see the laying of the scheme of insurance was breaking feandation stone of your Guido down and the Fund was getting Headquarters by your very good hopelessly into debt. From the friend, His Excellency Major Gen-Southorn's cout. Later, Mr. moment it was appointed theeral Sandilands. Now we do not Trades Union Congress began to pretend to compare the achieve

Minister attack the Prime

for ment of raising the funds for your having dared to appoint it or ques- Headquarters with the wonderful tion the ability of the Stato to achievement of the raising of the shoulder the burden.

funds for your Headquarters in London-but you must all be proud to think that in these hard times you have raised no less than $8,500 towards the cost of your new Head-to quarters here.

She Yet the evidence soon showed | how necessary reform was. It will be remembered that Sir Richard Hopkins, on behalf of the Treasury, sand to the Commission:

Confited borrowing on the pre- H.M.S. Caradoc is, expected to arrive at Hongkong about 9 a.m. sent vast scale, without adequate to-morrow (Thursday) from the provision for repapment by the Yangtse. She will lonve again Fund, would quickly call in ques-

Monday, 30th

for tion the stability of the British May, Singapore and United Kingdom financial system.

How true those words were was England via ports, arriving in about 12th July. to refl and subsequently to be proved beyond recommission, She is expected question. bark on the Chun Station about The end of October.

SELECTING A

The Colony Commissioner, Mrs. Southorn presented the Prince of Wales banner to the 1st Kowloon Company, winners of the recent competition and the Dyer Carp the runners up, the 3rd Hongkong Company.

was

An Empire afternoon ten served to the children, after which games were played on the lawn.

Love"

PAGI.

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8.55-9.20 p.m. Quartet In A Minor (S-humana, Op. 41, No. 1) played by The Fonzales Quartet -81. 9.20-9.55 p.m. · A Concert.

Instrumental-Gossips (Duperasky), Inuirumrutal-Lensfonderry AM (Arr. Grainger) Phlindelphin Chamber String Simfonietta

Song-Robin Adair. (Keppel)

France Alfa (oprano) Pieno Bolo-Rustle of Spring (Sinding). Plan Holo-Narcissus (Nevin)

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At Flagstaff House. Ilis Excellency the General Of- cer Commanding the Troops. Major-General J. W. Sandilands, Fang-On Top of the World, Alane, entertained the Boy Scouts ut a rally in Flagstaff House grounds.

Vocal -If I lind Cirl kr You

Atteen tanicy and 1lly Murray, 19705, Instrumental Trio-Happy Dare

Neapolitan Trio 1871.

Maurice Chevalier (Baritone) 2200%. Organ Solo-You Forget to Remember

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"Funds have flowed in from all sides. Chinese friends, Portuguese friends, British friends and many others, not only from Hongkong. have subscribed liberally and their generosity bears eloquent tribute to their faith in the Girl Guide movement. I congratulate

you most heartily and trust that the new Headquarters will be happy

Over 400 boys from various meeting place for you all from the troops, including the Sea Serruts, eldest guide to the youngest were present for the inspection. It also suggested, in re-brownie and 1 hope you will same-At the conclusion of the Inspection,

day invite me to come and

Song-Nightingale Song visit Major-General Sandilands present- you there.

Last June the Commission issued an interim report suggesting in creased contributions and modified benefits,

be considered in relation to certain of their other resources," and that no worker should be allowed transi- tional benefit who

refused to accept on fair terms and conditions an offer of work suited to his capacities.

| gard to transitional benefit, "that the amount of benefit to be paid PICK-ME-UP to certain classes of workers should

By A Health Expert) There are frequent occasions when, though not perhaps really down, one feels the need for some little thing to act as a stimulant at the end of the day. If it has been

It was then that the means teat long and tiring day with little was born. When an unemployed opportunity for rest or relaxation, person has exhausted his insur- we instinctively call for a,"pick-me-ance benefit, that is, at the end of up" on returning home.

twenty-six weeks of unemploy ment, he in transferred to the "transitional" class. Up to the advent of the present Government he went on drawing just the same money. Now he has to submit to a means test, before further money.

EL

are no-{

Voices: “We will!"

ed the Prince of Wales banner to the Sea Scouts, winners of the inter-troop competition.

wns

A letter of commendation presented to Patrol Lender Johnson Kong for meritorious work done during a fire at Mongkok.

WOR

"And thirdly" continued Mr. Southern "this is the greatest day of the week for it is Empire Day the birthday of Queen Victoria who presided over the destinies of Eng; land for over sixty years and

A warrant as Cub mistress watched the United Kingdom with presented to Miss Rhodes and as- ila few colofiles grow

into thesistant scoutmasters' warrants British Empire. It is very atting were handed to Laing Lai of the that Empire Day should be linked 13th. Hongkong troop, Leung Ying- up with Queen Victoria and with fai of the 3rd. Kowloon und Lee the Girl Guides for the great Queen Ching-yue of Queen's College troop. embodied the Guide principles of

Addressing the Scouts, Major- service for others and loyalty to General Sandilands said: the State.

And

on

derhewral-The Hour of Parting

The Revelers 1996.

Hert Cown and His Hotel Biltmore

Orchestra 22788.

Delia Baker (Soprano) ICANO. Instruingtal-Honolulu Stomp

Honolulu Srenters 21120. Humorous Song-The Parlor is Penet

Place to it to Sunday Night Frank Craft (Tenor with gullar?

10.27 p.m. Rugby Mid-day News.

10.30 p.m.

Clone Down

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"THE PORTUGUESE CARUSO"

TO APPEAR SHORTLY IN HONGKONG

in opera and con- "Portuguesc

It is very unwise to make a habit of indulging in drugs. These may, and probably do, produce tempor

"It is a great pleasure to arily marvellous results which is

Knitting Empire. Together. myself in a position to entertain Just what is intended. They soothe

"To-day, throughout the Empire, the Boy Scouts of Hongkong on and tauten the system for the mo-

we are making special efforts to Empire Day at Flagstaff House. ent, but leave it more relaxed is paid,

bring the units of our scattered "I fully realize that such a fine- a over later on. It is as though The present means leat is ad- Empire more closely together. One turnout of Scouts, as we have

being were a piece of elastic mittedly temporary mensura

Acclaimed way of doing this is by stimulating parade to-day would not have bec ang become flabby with use. until the final report of the Com- Empire trade and to this our Em-achieved without a considerable cert circles as the

gpulls it tight and firm mission has

been received. But pire Products Fair is dedicated, but amount of hard work by the Scout Caruso, a notable singer, Lome- as soon as the effect has if my information is to be relled that is perhaps more a matter for Commissioner and his officers, Ilino da Silva, recently arrived in

elastic is weniter and upon--and I think it is--the mem-

inbera of the Commission

would like to offer these gentlemen Hongkong in the course of a world grown-up people. fore. Alcohol

"You young people have your my thanks and appreciation. tour and will appear in a selected -me-up" which where near an agreement ou the

own special share in the work of To-day is what we call Empire programme in the Rose Room at becoming a subject.

the Empire to-day. We are pas-Day. It is the anniversary of the the Peninsula Hotel to-morrow FIVE HUNDRED GIRLS. the

sing through a troubled period of birthday of Queen Victoria, who week, June 2, at 9.15 p.m. .

world's history, far more ruled Great Britain for 4 years Mr. da Silva was born in RECTOR ADMITS NUMEROUS in Hongkong

troubled than most of us and it was during her reign that Madeira Island In 1890 and gave can realize, and the British Empire came into its up an Army career to develop his o, Home LADY ACQUAINTANCES 1 commend to you the Prince of own.

musical talents, going to Italy and Landon, May 24. Wales' stirring appeal to the youth "Lord Meail was responsible studying under the great maestros To-day is the thirteenth day of of the Empire to supply the cour- for May 24th being celebrated as Glovanni Laura and the, late ick-me-up" the hearing of the charges of image, the faith, the originality, the

Ercole Pizzi,, both of Milan. He mply of the moral conduct against the Rector cheerfulness and the inspiration

made his debut at the Theatre of Stiffkey, the Rev. Harold David- which are needed to combat the de-

Dal Verme in Milan, in the operas pression and the apathy which are

"Rigoletto" and "Boheme," and nd should be He admitted to-day that he had to-day the principal enemies of

since then he has sung through progress.

Italy, Switzerland, Holland, France, Spain, Portugal, England and South America in concert and

vways general energy

Prairie harmless

and certain

Worcester

Pure Wor

son.

con-

Empire Day. The main thought underlying his scheme was to bring home to the British children of the world their responsibilities in the future as British Subjects. It had no connexion with glorying in the "And this is where the Girl vast possessions owned and ruled ful, a guide is cheerful, a guido is Guides como in. A Gulde is help- by us.

embraco

a list of 500 girls whom he had effective, al spoken to and wanted to help.

addition of Pressed by Connsel for further Indeed, eggs, details he admitted that the list always prepared, and bore you sembles what the Boy Scout and

"In fact his idea closely re-opera. such concen named between 600 and 1,000.

In Madeira, in order to perpe- re among the The Rector said that he

have the very qualities the Empiro Girl Guide movement stands for, tuate the talent of this artist, a alants for the sidered himself an authority on needs and it may yet be that the which la to turn the children of the "Lapide" (marble tablet) has been gg beaten up innleking people suitable for the Girl Guides with their brothers the world into good and loyal citizens, erected in his honour in the prin known restorative, films and had helped to produce Boy Scouts will be the means of regardless of nationality, cread, and cipal theatro, while in one of his

by itself has its films.Reuters Special Service.

bringing back prosperity to the social status.

Inter-performances in Lisbon, Pro- thor things· fall. ———

Empire and with it to the world. "Many of the boys on parada ta-silent Carmona of the Portuguesa Probably the beatknown example of every muscle, even down to the tiny For the Guides will not be satisfied day are not British aubjects, but Republic, awarded him the Distin- the combination of eggs and milk ones of the face, so that the whole merely with a prosperous British we look to them to uphold the guished Commendation "Christ," fo Ovaltine; hore malt, milk and body is in complete repose. Then Empire. They

overy dignity of the Scout movement and the Portuguese Honour Legion. eggs are blended in scientific pro- make the mind a blank, and, al-country, they are a sisterhood of to do everything within their power Ho wont to the United States for portions, thereby forming an ex- though at first this may not be the word, a great international to ensure that the Colony of Hong-the first time in 1926 and was con- tremely valuable beverage for ton- easy, it can be achieved with prac peace movement which knows that kong may continue to be just as tracted by the Metropolitan Opera

up the

spent no part of the world can be wholly proud of them, as we are of our Company and tice, Half an hour thus

of Philadelphia, and muscles,

constitutes one of the very fincat prosperous till the whole world is own British Boys,"

toured Tennsylvania, New York A mental "pick-me-up"

may allmulants for the jaded mind and loyal to the Empire but we want Rev. Mr. Waldegrave, and the As-

prosperous. Wo want you to be The Scout Commissioner, the and most of the States. sound an absurdity, yet it in one body,

Moro recently he was in Hono- "Every one, of course, has his you at the same time to be friends sistant Commissioner, the Rev. Mr. lulu and Shanghai, and of the most effectivo of all, being actually a combination of tho own idea of what a "pick-me-up" with all the world.

Halvard, wore among those present. leaving Hongkong he intends to "We have another special reason mental and the physical Lie at should be. In the main, however,

Refreshments were served, and proceed to Macao, Manila, Bingo- full length on the floor of a room, it is best to rely upon the good and for our gathering hero to-day, for games were played on the lawn, the pore, Java, Bombay and Italy, so that the limbs and body are harmless varieties and to

Colony Commissioner leave

will Scouts having a thoroughly good which latter place he expects to fully extended. Gradually relax drugs out of the question.

shortly present to the winning com time.

reach in December.

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For infringement of trade marks, found of a complete, plant for the In respect of Eveready finshlight mannfacture of theso batteries, in- batteries, a Chinese was fined $25, and cluding taxiping machines for the metal diac: Oper similarity of which to ordered to pay $128 legal costs by the Eveready toys was stressed. The Mr. Schofield at the Central Magi- case for the prosecution was présent stracy this morning. The prosecned by Mr. G. 8. Hugh-Jones, appears tion resulted from a rald, on a flooring for the National, Carbon Con who at Causeway Bay, where evidence was were the complainants.