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THE HONGKONG

SPARTON RADIO

TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1932.

DAY BY DAY

IMPEDIMENTS OF ALL KINDS ARZ MADE FOR ROGUES-Mas

Kuomintang propaganda Indoed penetrated the province, but, no army remaining to back it, never became really' dominant. Moan while the west of the province caught the contagion of Com- LAWS, CONTRACTS, AND OTHER munism from tho neighbouring ONLY province of Kiangsi, and for O'Rell, Beveral years its countryaldo has become increasingly red, and Its district cities been subject to raida from the organised Communist jarmies of Generals Tau and Mo.

Such was the state of things until the sudden Communist ad-

SCHOOLGIRLS WITH A BRIDE'S TROUSSEAU

By MONTAGUE SMITH

ATHER has written to the uniform of discipline and parade. bank for a new cheque book. Home is the place for muita and Mother says: "You know, it freedom. creation Club dance

The China Light and Power Re-really is very awkward. I have to; It is true that in most cases the for Saturday, take Jane to Messrs. X. and Y. for school authorities provide parente October 29 has been cancelled.

hor now school outst and she with a quite ronsonable "estimate" knows perfectly well I cannot of the cost of the specified outfit. things In the caso cited above it 3 stated that the whole outfit could be

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make

Passengers arriving by the Asania Maru to-day included Mr. J. D. afford to get all my own Humphreys and Mrs. R. Leach, there"

Father says: "Well, of course, it obtained for £47 108. Mr. A. Aoki, Japanese Minister to would never do for Jane to go to As things actually are this is vance further into the province and Rome, is passing through the Colony school and find that the other girls unattainable

by the .s. Hakozaki Maru to-day,

advice. Parents the capture of the cities of Chang-

had got better outfits than sho know that, and head mistrcas has, but why on earth, she wants ought to. So I will tell them why. chow and Changpu in the spring. was injured in a fall from scaffolding call them, I simply cannot under- with their lists the names of one Yesterday, Li Chou, a bricklayer all those djibbabs, or whatever you, Almost all publle schools specify. General Chang Chen at Chang on the level of the first floor of G1,

stand." chow falled to stem the advance. Shanghai Street, Yaumati, and was

or two firms of outfitters at which conveyed to tho'

Kowloon Hospital. Mother says: "Well, it was not parents are requested to Genoral Chen Kuo-ful, who ad-

like it in my young days, and I their purchases. In fact, parents vanced from Chuanchow to Tung-intervals from forta at Stonecutters to teach the girls something of the shops alone can they be sure of Blank ammunition will be fired at think it is about time they began have to go there because at auch on and held the enemy, made a Bolehers and Lyemun between noon need for economy. Thank good- obtaining the regulation colours much better showing. He could do 3rd. Searchlights will be employed screwed on the right way, but Achool.

November 1st and 9 a.m. November ness, Jano has got her head and uniform of the particular no more, however, than protect his duting hours of darkness, own area. For these, and probably

what it la going to be like in the Let us suppose that many of the Ho So, an elderly woman, was ad future for some of those girls with specified firme-and I am sure alan other reasons, the 19th Army.mitted to the Government Civil the extravagant notions the head that this is true of many of the fresh from Its long stand against to her face, received in an accident at do not know."

Hospital yesterday, with an Injury mistress pute into their minds, I great London stores-lo not forev A most attractive console with butt walnut control panel and

the Japanese at Shanghai, was pleasing design. Has a remark-drafted into Fukien. It had be able five tube Superheterodyno come of the first importance to rid

Grid tubes and rectifier filter

Sparton Model 12.

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Those "Extrna”

the highest priced articles on parents, but oven advise them that cheaper goods are excellent value. Let un suppose all nin, and tho parenta

Queen's Road West, when she was knocked down n goods lorry.

by a The wedding will shortly take place This sort of conversation has RECORDS FOR THE KIDDIES chassis with Pentode and Screen the province of the peril to the between Mr. Thomas Charles Harde, been going on in thousands of fact still remains that

merchant, of 38, Whitworth Street, homes. It follows days of buying must buy the most expensive ar- system. The entire chassis is Government which the Red ad- Manchester, at present residing at in the stores and shops which is ticles, they must buy everything completely shielded and, includes vance presented. It had also be St. Francis' Hotel, and Miss Kathleen the necessary prelude nowadays

that is on the most extravagant Elgear, who is en route for the Colony to sending a girl for the first time school lists simply because their an antenna compensating con- comes important that if, as at that by the s.a. Comorin. denser. Beautiful tone quality and time was widely feared, and as is

to a public school or first-class children can never be put to the a marvellous performance.

It is understood that through the convent.

shame of having anything less or still a possibility, the Japanese ex- efforts of Mr. Li Yau-tsun, C.B.E. Only those parents who have anything less costly than the other Height 33 inches. Width 23 tended operations, the province and other prontinent Chinese directors had this experience will know to girls they will meet. inches. Depth 10% inches. which figured so prominently in the Aberdeen, many substantial contribu- learn it in time. Or, they may, is torribly self-conscious, and there of the Handicraft Free School in the full what it means; others may Jane may not be a anob, but she Weight 40 pounds.

Twenty-one Demands, owing to tlons have been obtained and cons- indeed, learn to their sorrow that is no girl living of school age who truction of the school will be started the cost is prohibitive, and that can suffer without a pang the in- its proximity to Formosa, should, in the near future. be held firmly, and as a unit, for the

Jane, or Doris, or Katie must be evitable comparisons of class Central

Getting into the way of a fire their elder sisters'.

sent to a different school from room, living room, sports field, and Government. The 19th

pliance in Queen's Ruud West, a little

dormitory unless fortified with Army were no longer needed in girl, named Chau Kwan, 8 years of This is a matter to which the the knowledge that her kit is un- Shanghai. It had indeed been per-

age, was rendered unconscious with great majority of girls' school, assailable. Hence for her parents A fractured ekull, received through who aro really trying to bring thoro is only one standard of pur- sistently rumoured that they were being struck down. Her condition is down their costs to modern condi-chase, the best; and only one never in favour with Nanking, begarded as critical at the hospital tions, should apply attention. standard of cost, the dearest.

This is the difficulty that aome- Such schools have done a great ing adherents of the Canton faction,

"Humpty Dumpty,” “Little Bo-Peep,” “Old King Cole," "Oranges and Lemons," "A Frog he would a-wooing go," "Sing a song of sixpence," "Boy and girls come out to play," "Goosey, Goosey, Gander," "Twinkle, twinkle little star." Three Blind Mice," "See-sow Marjory Daw," "Little Tommy Tucker," "What have you got for dinner, Mrs. Bond," "London Bridge in broken down."

Sung by Unele George's Party, 13194-Nursery Rhymes (First & Second Records).

"Ding Dong Bell," "I saw three ships." "Hickory Dickory Dock," "Polly put the kettle on," "Curly Locks," "Ban, Ban, Black Sheep" "Jack and Jill," "A little cuck sparrow," "There was a little woman," "Dame get up and bake your pies." "Hot cross buns," "When I was a lad." "Hush-a-bye Baby," "There was a little woman" "See Saw Marjory Daw," "Twinkle, twinkle, ttle star," "Oranges and Lemons."

Sung by Uncle George's Party. 13866-Nursery Rhymes (First Record & Second Record).

"Hush-a-bye." "Hot Cross Buns," "Dame get up," Curly Locks" Tom, Tom," "I saw three ships," "There was a frog." "What have you gut," etc., "Oranges and Lemons," "Jack and Jill," "The Spider and the Fly," "Hickory, Dickory, Dock," "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep," "As Tommy was walking," "There was a little woman," "A Piper's Son."

Sung by Uncle George's Party.

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The

Thongkong Telegraph

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1932.

THE XIXTH ARMY IN

FUKIEN: 1

The news that Communist forces are again advancing in north-west Fukien serves to illustrate the fuct that the Red influence still minates large parts of this vince, authough the 19th

do-

pro Route

though they were nationalist in feeling in the same way that Wang Ching-wel was nationalist. They

were moved to what might be the next point of attack In Chian Pro- per. The immediate task of the

the

to which she has been admitted,

week ending November 5th will take way of reducing school fees and girls must meet if they are to Sub-calibre gun practice for the deal in the last year or two in the how or other the public schools for place as follows: Nov. lat. Devil's eliminating "extras. Neverthe-retain the confidence of parents. Peak, at 10 am, aren affected, Tai-less at the average good public is for them to inculcate in the thong Charmel; Nov. 2nd.. Pakshawan, achool for girls to-day the year's girls of to-day, a pride in wise at 5.30 p.m., aren affected, Junk Bay; account will amount generally to spending and in economy. Nov. 3rd, Mt. Davis, at 10.30 a.m.,, this aren affected, S.W, of Mt. Davis.

Inclusive fee Extras Games subscription Pocket money ....

One suggestion has been that

£195 0 0 parents should be required to pay In fixed sum of money out of which 25 0 0

the school authorities themselves 8 ♠ ♠

should provide the outfits. This GOO

would undoubtedly be cheaper in the end, but parents themselves £210 0 0

object to it owing to suspicion

arranged by the Y.M.C.A., to be held The first of the monthly dances throughout the winter was enjoyed luat night in the West Lounge, and strain of Mickey's Bielody Makers, was a big success. Dancing to the the couples enjoyed themselves untli On top of this is the cost of the that some schools may make undue

Ruth Chatterton and Paul Lukas

Total

Army on arrival in the province was to move against Cont munists. This, they gradually did, the main body falling back before them voluntarily from both Chang chow and Changpu. More recently the army has advanced into for some time has been a muniat preserve; the city of Liung- "gam and the surrounding country. They have still, however, if they are to clear the province of the Reds, to take and occupy Tingchow, Shanghang Army has been successful in win other district cities on the Kiaugsi "nob stuff" to make it satisfying en-to provide if, their daughters arej

and Yungtin, with everyone, while there is far too much items which parents simply have Economy Needed

tertainment. As a study, however, to hold up their heads in their new The principal exccases are in

and, and of boots and shoes required. maybe, dance frocks.

especially of boots and shoes. Many schools, indeed, now in Demands for different varieties of clude two non-uniform dancesports kit are also in many cases excuse it on the ground that tho in been specifically their territory, preclude us at the moment from at home. But whoever heard of space girls will be able to wear these the although they have not held it con, dealing farther with the problems not simply hate the idea of wear-jof such by half. They might

an ordinary healthy girl who did toing any of her school dressos

holiday? For her they are

the early hours. The programme In-JoutЛt. cluded several novelty dances. Mr.

profit on the transaction. Billa mount up, and those who A more practical way would be what, S. A. Gray, was M.C.

have had the experience will for the headmistresses to practise Com-

testify that the cost of the new economy in the maintenance of the are paired in "To-morrow and To- outfit demanded to-day for n girl go- girls' clothes. Many of them will morrow, now showing at the King'sing for the first time to a public tell protesting parents that their Theatre. The film is admirably pro school is certainly £100, and may school outfit lists are maximum lists, that pupils must not exceed duced and marked by fine emotional well be £120. Ted Alexander is remarkably good least another £20 a term. acting on the part of the leads, while Future "renewals" will coat at them, but may bring less. This is itself an admission that the Hats In addition there are many can be cut down.

ning back some arcas. Although

it is a coastal province, Fukien has for some years been a backwater of Chinese politics. The

Central

border. This

as a child actor. The theme is one which is not likely to appeal to

formidable a task, for the people change from the ordinary run of hockey sticks, golf cluba,

may prove more many will no doubt find it a distinct world-lawn tennis racquets, the number of school uniforms

are by now imbued with Com- munist ideas, and

the organised

pictures.

Government has left it nominally forces of the Rods in Kiangsi may when a semi-civil Government la in frocks in the lat of essentials, and quito unreasonable.

in the hands of the Navy,

an make more effort to hold what has office. Considerations of

stantly.

not

anomalous arrangement, but point of fact the rule of Navy has not extended much be yond the two parts of Foochow and

ahead, but we hope to return Amoy, Inland the province has At the same time that the Army these to-morrow. been divided between a number of has mado ita gradual advance into military leaders, each of whom has the Communist country, it has had carved out a piece for himself, held the further problem of dealing with It against bandits and neighbours, the local military leaders though- and governed autocratically. The out the province. This was Three Principles have been given such a clear issue. The leaders n lip-service, but beyond that have have had at least the tacit recogni- exercised Ittle influence on the tion of Nanking, the Government rulers.

being only too glad to receive a Presumably this state of appairs nominal adhesion from them. Some has been due to the fact that the like Chang Chin, received definite province has not been on the high-mandates from the Central Govern- way of the Nationalist armies, and ment to conduct the anti-Com- it was more urgent for them to munist campaign. It has how- consolidate their position along the ever become clear if the pro- interior line from Canton to the vince is to have a definite rela- Yangtazo, and down that river. tion to the Government, and in When Chiang Kai-shek's armies particular to bear its part in the moved north from Canton in 1925-7, present urgent national issues, it they made certain first of their must be unified under a new pro- ewn province, securing the country vincial authority. Tho local along the East River and the rulers are being eliminated, and a Chaochowfu-Swatow aren, as well now Government with Gonoral as moving in the more direct line | Chlang. Kwong-nai at its head, set up the North River: but when onco up in Foochow. The administra- their hold of that province was tion is not confined to military men. secure, they wont through Klangsi Mr. Fan Khi-mu, who was at the on to Hankow, and down from head of the fluance department in there, leaving behind them a trafl Canton'whon General Chen Ming- of Communism which is now aoshu, the original head of the 19th [vigorous that it threatens the Route Army, was there, is now with | Stato, although the parent body his old colleagues in Foochow; but when it reached Hankow disowned the administration is founded on Communism and "purged" the the power of the army, while the Party. In the whole of that move- civil problems which now face the ment Fukion was largely left aside, army will be more easily dealt with

"Yer wastin' yor time or ound here, sonny. You oughta

go to college and study football."

By providing on the premises clothes and footwear, most schools for quick and proper repaira of could reduce the demand outfits

on agree that one dress could

be the made suitable for more than one

occasion.

They might give parents granter latitude of choice of shops when purchasing. They might commend service-ability rather than cost and style. They might inculcate the idea that a stocking darned by its wearer is not neces sarily a dishonourable badge.

They must, In short, inculcate the virtues of economy.

FIXING TH WIFESH

By Edward Kelly, Misogynist We met Pete down the street last night. Pete had been cele- [brating.

He Toored at us triumphantly. "I fixed her," he said.

Wo walted for him to continue. "Told her off properly," he said after a pauBO.

"Told who off?" we asked. "Th' wife, of course," said Pete. "Good man," we said, and shook his hand.

Told her what I thought of her,"

Wo congratulated him again. "Didn't give her chansh get a word in opgewayah!"

That's the idea," encouragingly

Wo sald,

"Told her. what I thought of her mother nah well," Bald Peta proudly, "Let her shee who wash bosh, an' told her sho'd worn the trouserah long enough.",

"Nothing liko putting them in their place," we said,

"An when I'd finished telling her thinush I've wanted, to shay (Continued on Page 9.)