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THE BOOKSHELF

THE SINO-JAPANESE PUZZLE

THE DEBACLE OF

LANGISM

to

(Continued from Page 1)

China, and, upon his return Australia, will make important representations to the Federal authorities regarding the matter. te is convinced that the appoint- ment of a trade representative in Hongkong is a vital necessity.

TRADE WITH EAST.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, JUNE 20, 1932.

RADIUM "BOMB"

TREATMENT

EXPERT INQUIRY TO BE MADE

VALUE OF SPORT

STIRRING ADDRESS GIVEN TO ATHLETES

The Eastern Athletic Association "At Home" was held on Saturday night at the Chinese Y.M.C.A. before

RADIO BROADCAST

a large gathering. This club, which TALK ON THE LIFE OF was founded four years ago with a membership of 50, can now boast of four hundred members.

DR. JOSE RIZAL.

IZ.W. on wavelength of 415 metres. 1848 K..).

3-7 p.m. Chinese Programme. 7-10.10 p.m. European Programme,

"The Chinese-Japanese Puzzle." by Dr. Neville Whymant (Mosary. Victor Gollancz, Ltd., London, 2a.

The decisions are announced of Gd. net.) is a little book which is

a conference of famous doctors likely to meet with a mixed recep-

which discussed double expressed tlon. The author, formerly Pro-

as to whether the policy of the fensor of Oriental Classica and,

The prizes won in the Tennis and Radlum Commission was in cor- Ping Pong competitions were dis- Mythology in Tokyo Universities,

Lain respects mistaken, and in tributed during the evening, a concort Assistant in Chinese and Japanese

particular, as to whether is de- being given after the presentation of The Hon. Mr. McPhee is accomcision to convert the existing sin awarde nt Oxford, and Lecturer in Chinese

A kilful exhibition of and Japanese in the Univeralty ofpanied on his present trip by twogle unit (in use at the Westmina-Chine

Chinese boxing, A cinematograph: London, has essayed a big task u prominent Melbourne

Nolice, etc. business ter Hospital) of four grams of performance and musical items were presenting, within the limits of men, Messrs. T. S. Nettlefold and radium into

Included in the programme. Master Fred Abraham, the talented young Victor records. 150 pages, a study of the origins, C. Le Plantrier. Mr. Le Flastrier

violinist, delighted the audionco with causes and effects of the recent in a prominent Victorian patents conflict between China and Japan. attorney, whose firm has for years

some first class solon and was loudly lie in, however, well equipped for been represented in ilongkong by

plauded for his time performance. the undertaking and he gives us a

The proceedings were presided over Mesora, Johnson, Stokes and

by Mr. J. 1, Bash. book which fa well worth ponder- Master. Mr. Nettlefold is a mem- ing over.

ber of the executive of the Austen- itan Chamber of Manufactures and is also member of the Melbourne City Council.

Analysing the history of the Chinese and Japanese peoples, the authors at pains to point out the

COUNCA.

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trade with the East.

the posi

four unita of one

gram cach was sound.

The Conference included Lord Dawson of Pean; Lord Moynihan: representatives of the Radium Commission, the Medical Research Counell, and the British Medical Association; the President of the Royal Society of Medicine. the chief medical officer of the L.C.C. A resolution adopted by in the current

7 p.ni. Stock Quotations, Mail

7.3-7.30 p.m. A Programme of

Variety.

Orchestral Weary tirer

Hudy Valire à Hà Connectkul Yankeen. BIBGK.

Orchestral-Deep Night

Mr. o Iu. Compradore of theng-You didn't know the Music Mercantile Hank, and Mr. Chow Eng-A Faded Bummer Love Ngan-ting, of the National City Blank, were ench presented with and

scroll. for the deep interest which They have taken in the development of the Eastern Atliletle Association. A special cup was presented to Mr. bis financial support during the past Three years,

Value of Sport. Before calling on Mr. Chow Ping- an, a cousin of Hon. Mr. T. N. Chau, Lo distribute the prizes for the Ping- Pong and Tennis tournaments, Mr. Bush spoke as follows:

Rytria Fros (Comedienne) (228 (6. Oras Bolo-Carolina's Calling He

Jesse Crawford 22101.

Victor Minstrels 3510). 7.30-8 p.m. From the Stedlo. willins Erken

Mr. Dezla H. Hazel (Eastern Director of Co. well give a talk un The All England Championships at Wim- bledon.

Orgen Solo-Call me Darling Chorus-Minstrel Show of 1049

"In the opinion of the Con- ference, an

expert committee should be appoithed, with the fol- lowing references:

error of considering present tron- Upon his return to Australia, them, pubished bles ля arising from present

Ho dives into the histori. Mr. Netticfold will submit a con- | Issues of the medical journals, is Lam Wing-yan by the commillee for] al_background, emphasises the prehensive report to the Chamber as follows: different traits of the two peoples of Manufactures on and presents to the render a fas- bilities of an enlarged Australian cinating comparative study in na- tional psychology. it is nut peasible within the space at our disposal to follow the author through his reading of history, or to give anything like a comprehen- sive summary of his canelusions, Suffice it to say, that Dr. Whymant, though critical of both countries, particularly so of Japan and her policles, is constructive his criticism. Of Chinn, he says that

in

she lacks at the moment the mann who will be strong enough to pull together all the best qualities sho han, and hold them aloft for the nation to see, "But that she has falled In this great emergency is no guarantee that she will fail again, or that she has lost those very qualities which have brought her out of similar situations be fore. She now needs helps; sho will either go forward to greater glory than she has yet achieved. or she will remain submerged for some time longer, continue to be a prey to all kinds of random politi cal theories which are but half digested, and constitute a growing menace in the nexée aml ease of the whole world."

The author is, not without rea" son, up in arm's against the "pretty-pretty" writers on Japon who have made a business of fool- ing their readers ever since the country has been accessible to the dilettante scribbler. He goes beneath the surface, gets down to essentials and is unsparing in his

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world.

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INTERNAL PROBLEMS. "Trading conditions in

"What is the scientific case for tralia to-day," said Mr. Nettlefold, mass radiation by radium, and "are suffering from the same de- what are the advantages and dan the xers attaching to the use of such prension that is influering

Although the radiation? whole

"What are the advantages and political situation has improved: considerably with the dismissal of risks of massive surface radia- the Lang administration in NSW.,tion by radium compared with political devices will not help us those of radium needles and radon

The price of Aus. sreda 7" tralia's primary products, such as word and wheat, return to normal. We enn, and will, control our internal difßeulties, but until the Pronatuie

much until

position of the

world

It is on these two questions that the whole of the radium contro very has centred from the first

Problematien) Benefits.

gathering, it affords me much pleasure An chairman of this very pjenannt to say a few words on Youth and Sport. For one thing, it is pleasing to note that sports have taken such a good hald of the imagination of Young China to-day. This keenness in sports is expecially noticeable in recent years and what a good sign of the age in which old and young life in motoring, tennis, swimming. realize what it is to seek the outdoor

yachting.

and even

My purpose within the few moneta at my disposal in to dwell on three-fold object in sports: The playing fields can teach us nanny uneful things that ennnot be got any where else.

returns to normal, our attempts at The Fonference found it - stabilisation must, to a certain possible to avoid the conclusion extent, be influenced fargely by that the benefits from the job external instability, over which|to patients under present conel-

First, games obviously help to keep We have no control.

Hons in the Westminster Hoepsini, us ahysically fit: without the playing are problematical, and that the fields no nation can expect to im use of the bomb is at present ex-prove the physical development and perimental, involving considerable outlay of money.

TURNED CORNER.

“Victoria is fortunate, inasmugh as she has not been hit as severely as the other States of the Cpm-] monwealth. Since the return of the Lyons Nationalist Government last September, the trade figures for Victoria show an increase of over thirty per cent. While the Lang administration was in power in N.5.W., an unemling stream of capital flowed from that State into Victorin, and eventually investors had the greatest difficulty in find- ing an outlet for their money,

"Australia has quite definitely eriticism. Japan, he says, bas turned the corner, but whether she shown indecision and a tendency progresses beyond that is entirely work conditions to adopt changes without a pre- dependant Himinary trint of their finess for and the rise in the price of her her people, "She in predisponed, primary products.”

the

to the spectacular, the aggressive, and too ready to be deceived by anything showy. But with development of a critical faculty, and the growth of an International spirit to take the place of an exaggerated nationalism, Japan will become one of the most im- portant factors in world relation

ships."

On the whole, a book which is most thought-provoking, but one which will assuredly find Fita favour amongst the Japanese.

LIGHT FICTION.

A

BROTHERS FINED FOR ASSAULT

SEQUEL TO KOWLOON BUS INCIDENT

health of its boys and girls. Games

constitute one of the effective means

ful energy of mobilizing and directing the youth-

of

Chinese youth should learn to

any nation. The

ap.

It was decided that the con- clusion of the Radium Commission in discontinuing the use of the

preefute the full meaning of games, "bomb" was a sound one-without how they teach them to "keep a stim prejudice, however, to the ques- upper lip" when they are beaten and tion of the therapeutic value of

nu+1 to become "awollen-headed" four-gram or even farger aggregarging, whether at work or at play. with mucerss. Above all, keep on tions of radlum.

The launcial and moral depression of these diffenit times is due to the undue impatience of this speed-mad

it was also decided that "a ful- ly equipped radiunt institute is needed in London, where the more dithcult and apcculative, problems connected with radium and ray therapy can be studied by the com bined efforts of a trained staff."

ALLEGED CARGO

PILFERING

age.

Bu your best in the playing fields and leave the result and the verdict to the umpire or judge. No man can be strong in combat or any form of sporta unlesa his heart is right and in the right order for work,

Sportsmanship.

This brings me to the second obe jective in sporta.

8 p.m. Local Time & Weather Re port.

Programme of

8.3-5.45 p.m. Victor records.

clot Travista-Churu

ot Matador

Grales

Metropolitan Opera Chorus 4105. Song Thallare Fin Long Been Virtue

Mernet)

(Yoyalty Cherise--1m Tzarista-Choru

(Verdi)

Song--The-Morrer Song (Mastenot) Fong-Travity is in the Ne

Maria Jerilta (Soprano) 1211.

(Verdi)

Gluseppe De Lues (Baritone) 7094, rehestral--Lohengrin -- Pretude (Wagner)

'hiladelphia Symphony Orchestra directed by Leopoti lakowsk! 6791. Yornl Gems-"Tales of Hoffman" (Ofenbach) Ven Gen-"Mignon" (The)

Yktor Opern Company 35PTJ. Song-Africana-Ob, Paradise (Mererbeer), Sung-Martha Like a Dream (Fintow

Beniamino Gig (Tenor) 7209. 8.43-9 p.m. From the Studlo.

A Peture on "The Life of Doctor Jose

Hint" by Mr. W. 1. Walan

9-10 p.m. From the Studio. Dauer Selections played by "Afichez Melody Makers" and provided by the Central Radio Service.

Programme.

Foz Trot-Nathing Too Good For My Baby Non-Fox Trott Ben't Know Why. Fox Tro-Honest. Itenlly. Truly. Walte-Oh Inw Am I To Know. Fox Tru-I Thank You Mr. Moon. Waits-Cuban Love Song. Slow-Fox Trot- Delichuua. fox Trot-Goodnight Sweetheart.

Programme of

10-10.28 p.m. A Victor Records.

A Concert. Piane Sulo-Buklet (Schubert-Rachmaninoff)

Bergel Rachmaninof 196.

1024.

Piano Holo-Turkish March (Beethoven) Bong-A Perfect Day (Jacobs-tond) Sung-The Rosary Rogers-Nevins Guitar Solo-Courante (Bach)

Ro Punalio (Soprana) Guliar Solo-Sonatina in A Major (Tornabe) Andres gevla 1204. Song--Oh, That We Tho Werr Maring

(Kingsley-Nevin}, Song--Toy Beaming

MacDowell) In moral as well as in physical exercises, the heart must be right. Keep before yourself

Klways the aplrit of genuine

sportsmanship. Never deviate for a FIVE CHINESE APPEAR|moment from the high standard and

IN COURT

of

uphold the right principle in work or ping at all Ports. If this ideal can be inbred its

China, the youth of As a result of the rest

the evit of corruption in officialdom Heveral boatmin

in time.. and the will be mitigated recovery of part of a

Then the third objective in sports consign-

14 ment of cargo which had been con-

the team spirit-concentration and An altercation outside the Starsigned to Raymally & Co., five

en-ordination of efforts of all the Ferry Wharf yesterday had

members Chinese. including two

within the group. Give aquel at the Kowloon Magistracy appeared before Mr. Wynne-Jones Submerge the self into the many. women. your best for the good of the whole. before Mr. Fraser this morning at the Central Police Court this Only through co-operation and elagert when two brothers, Chan Man-fogmorning in connexion with the understanding of all the parts, can and Chan Man-fook, were charged pilfering.

you aim to get the team going strong. with assaulting Bitt]! named

The three men were alleged to ly and smoothly. If you know how. Chan Wing-tai,

have stolen six rolls of artificial sill fields, you will acquire the fine per-

well in the co-operate

playing Inspector secuted, said the parties Elston, who

and 186 yards of tweed cloth from a ception of how to pro-

compete, put every were Carga heat in the harbour (11 known to one another. Yesterday, Thursday last,

ounce of your energy into the game while the two of life and take up the burden of dants near the bus stop and heing stolen property. the complainant met the defen-women were charged with receiv-responsibility for your country.

Out of this third objectiva in alleged that they assaulted him.

sports emerges the highest life-ideal, namely the pure, unselfish, efficient Plato's conception of the trile, and consecrated life, life baned

The men all pleaded guilty, but Defendants stated that com-the women denied receiving. plainant pulled them out of a bus Detective Sergeant D. Fitches.

an

the

In "Lone Isle by E. Charles Vivian (Ward, Lock, and Co., Lon- don; Bs. 6d. net.) we have a strong story, full of exciting situations, of the type which has made the author so deservedly popular. It is a pearl fishery story, with my- atery encountered at almost every turn, and there is, a most sur- prising denouement. A little. drawn-out in parts, the tale is. none the less, one which will hold the render's interest to the end.

Miss LG. Moberly continues to give us vivid novels, written with charm and ability. In "A Mystery' His Worship said if that were 48 hours, Chain" (Ward, Tack and Co.) she the case, he did not think the de- has as main character a foreign fendants were solely to blame. woman who poses as a treat phil. anthropist but who, under cover of her social activities, is involved in many shady matters. How she gains power and influence over others is told in a most interesting Inspector Elaton pointed story, which in relieved by a double that the asuault was more serious romance.

than the provocation warranted.

The following table fasued by Another of Miss Moberly's The defendants did not merely as the Kwongtung River Conser novels, by the same publishers, is sault the complainant, but con-vancy Commission shows the "Rosamond's Ordeal." This is the tinued doing so until they were height of water in English feet story of a girl who, on the death, stopped by the police.

on the dates named in the West. North and Eart Rivera:

and assaulted them. They retallat- who prosecuted, asked for a re-good and beautiful. ed, but did not commence the as-mand until Wednesday, the case There is really a fourth objective, salt.

accordingly being adjourned for too; and that is to expand into the

Christian philosophy of love and per fect harmony for Humanity.

If a man was pulled out of a bus when he wan. in a hurry, he was bound to be nasty about it. It appeared to him that the plainant got all he deserved.

WATER LEVELS.

ont

WEST, NORTH AND EAST RIVERS

com-

of her benefactor, learns tint she Roth parties were bound over, was not, as she supposed, his, and defendants were fined $1 each. daughter, but an adopted child.

But she had culture none the less,

the new snein) nouition Into which

pines. There is plenty of exelte.

"THE COUNTRYMAN."

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Bye (Gardner- Lawrence Tibbett (Barkom) 1172. Plano Solo-Waltz In A Plat Major (Chopin

Sergei Racheranine 1245. 10.28 p.m. Rugby Mid-day Press News.

10.30 p.m. Close Down

All records in the above European Pro- ranthes are kindly supplied by Mars, 8. rattle & Co.

KZRM PROGRAMME.

Tendarja krundenst from the Mandla sinther: 3.00 Scule Munie,

6.15 p.m.--Spanish 1efernational Period. 6.30 p.m.Informational l'erkid. 7.00.3.Fülpine Songs,

7.10 pan-Commandant's and from Cavite

Navy Yard. 8.30

10.00

10.30

.me Monday Jamboree Tunia

Brew, piano, Anpa

.

contralto, Tong Nackt, hari- tane, Lorne Nash and Jobmy Barze, plantata and the KZRM JamboreAduts.

p.m.-Dance

Music by the KZHM

Jamboreedora.

Sign On.

BETH BERI

NOTED DANCER COMING TO THE KING'S

According to an announcement. made by the management of the King's Theatre, Hongkong theatre- goers will soon have the privilege COMMUNIST PLOT.

of seeing Miss Beth Beri, well- known musical comedy artiste, in A STORY OF INTRIGUE IN

a programme of dance specialities. KOREA RELEASED

Miss Berl has been featured in Tokyo, June 19.

leading musical productions in The ban has been lifted from both New York and London where Press publication of information her work has received the extreme- regarding the Communist intriguely laudatory comment of the cri- in Korea which was unearthed on tics. She is at present making a April 16 last.

tour of the Orient including The details as given out by the Shanghal, Hongkong and Manila authorities are as follows:

in her Itinerary. According to ad- Six Korean Communists smug-vance information, received from gied themselves into Suishin, Korea, Shanghai her engagement there

ar- WA given. from Vindivostock, but wore.

enthusiastic rested and committed for trial., ponse.

ren-

The trial opens on the 21st inst Miss Berl's repertoiro includes The gang was led by a man several dance numbers originated named Yiun Hak, who was acting by herself and her unique bonuty under orders from the Vladivostock and grace assure her of unlimited Ogpu, and planned to blow up the success wherever she appears. railway bridge over the Yalu River

lier engagement at the King's and the railway tracks, with a Theatre, commencing Sunday, view to disturbing the Japanese June 20th, will be in conjunction rear, They reached Seishin on with the recent Paramount hft, April 14 in a ten-ion sailing boat, "To-morrow and To-morrow," fen- which was loaded with 880 sticks turing Ruth Chatterton and Paul of dynamite and a large quantity | Lukas. of revolvers.-Reuter's Special.

and the story tells how she graced Poet Laureate, who writes that he she entered, rising above the dim. Prefer it to any other periodical, culties and finding eventuni hap and always rends it through with

delight. ment, leavened with clean, whole-editor, wie is not unknown in the Mr. J.W. Robertson Scott, its some sentiment.

Far East, has mado a tremendous According tn

the Rotary Club success of this independent rural bulletin, to-morrow's meeting will be organ. Not only is it full of in- one for everybody to speak at, the "The Countryman," that unique terest to the nature-lover, but it subjects being. "general conversation, little quarterly non-party review deals with the problems of the the weather, tram and ferry gossip, and miscellany of rural life and in- countryside on sound, practical the latest scandal, etc." dustry, goes on from strength to lines, studiously ignoring the strength. The April number, apurious and the superficial. See- much enlarged, marks the start of. ing that a sum of £1 will pay for its sixth year of publication. two years' subscription. "The Ol Company, was charged before the Here we have a publication with Countryman" is well within the Hon. Comdr. fole, at the Marine

In a report to the Police Mr. T. 11. Nearly 200 people were arrested G. Brayfield stated that ho was called a charm all its own. As Thomas means of everybody. To those In Court, this morning, with having and overal injured in the scuffles surveyor to examine Hardy has onld of it. "The Cown the Far East who want to keep in moored three lighters, which werd

takon do- tryman makes one feel in the touch with the English country. Inden with fuel oil, at a pince other that occurred when police ordered goods which had been country and the English coun- side, we can offer no better advice The defendant admitted the affenée, meeting, which was being held in had been stolen. The goods wore the suspension of the proletarian livery of from the s. Naliera and than the dangerous goods anchorage.

he found that one pair of pyjamas tryside at that. The latest tribute than to become a regular subscrib and was fined $50 or one month's im the Taukijo Theatre this afternoon. consigned to the Tak Cheong tallors to its excellenco comes from the er.

-Reuter.

Pang Cheung-ahun, of the China

prisonment.

Prohibited Meeting.

Tokyo, June 19.

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