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CHINA'S IMPORT TRADE

CONSULAR INVOICE

QUESTION

London, Nov. 1.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1932.

UNIVERSITIES IN AEROPLANE BLOWN UP

CHINA

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PROF. FORSTER'S ADDRESS

In the course of his presidential address to the Education Society of the Hongkong University Iast

interesting outline of the Univer sities movement in China, where there are now 69 universities and nearly 84,000 students.

BY BOMB

AFTER FALLING IN FLAMES

Holbeach (Lines.), Sept. 28. practice over

While carrying out bombing near here, a bomb-laden aeroplane Holbeach Marsh. burst into flamas in mid-air, crash- red and exploded, killing the pilot, Flight-Lieutenant Henry Maitland King, R.N., attached to the air, craft-carrier IIMS. Furious.

The question of the inconnight, Professor Forster gave an venience erented by the decision of the Chinese Government that all goods shipped from Britain to China must be accompanied by invoicon signed by the Chinese; He stated that the expansion of Consul at the port of shipment, these now intellectual centres has was raised in the House of Combeen too rapid to allow for reason was stationed at the R.A.F, prac- Flight-Lieutenant King, who mons'to-day by Mr. W. Nunn.

ed and orderly development, and|

tice camp at Sutton Bridge, was the consequence has been con- Major Colville, Secretary of the siderable confusion,

flying a Fairey Flycatcher, nesdicss Department of Overseas Trade, variety of work, unnecessary du-single-seater plane, and was drop stated that some conecasions had plication of offort, and lack of ping bomba over floating targets been made. An additional con-unity and common purpose in the in the salt marshes on the shores aulate was being opened, together country.

general university policy of the of the Wash here. with a branch office at Manches- ter.

He agreed that the requirement would involve exporters in nd- ditional formality and but he pointed out that the regulations were the same for all

countries-Reuter.

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expense,

FRENCH PREMIER IN SPAIN

was

In a 120-mile-an-hour dive ho had come down from 2,00 to 1,000

Bombs Explode. There was n

loud crash, fol- lowed by the explosions of the bombs on board.

FRENCH PLANE DUE HERE

ARRIVING FROM CANTON

The Freach experimental mall plane, which arrived at Canton on Monday from Saigon with over at Kal Tak nerodrome to-day. 500 letters for Hongkong, arrives Owing to the delay in Canton the mail, which included approximate- October 18, was forwarded to ly 100 letters from London, dated Hongkong by steamer, arriving here at hoon yesterday.

The future movements of the French aviators are indefnite, but it is understood that there is a possibility that they may proceed from Hongkong to Shanghai. No arrangements have beon made yet regarding the despatch of air mall from Hongkong on the return flight, to Salgon. The officials who are travelling to plane will be the guests of the Hongkong as passengers by the French Consul, at tiffin to-day.

which Mr. Arthur M. Loew, first The "Spirit of Fun" the plane lu

Metro-

The change over to the presont feet. system has been all the more

dis- turbing for the higher education two bombs in quick succession. Straightening out, he dropped of China in the past consisted of a Suddenly eye-witnesses saw flames study of a defnite body of work-burst from the fuselage and a the classics. The student knew, second later saw the machine diys and everyone else knew what was and crash on the bombing range, covered by the term "scholar"; a few yards from the water.

vice-President of the a perfectly comprehensible term and involved an understand-

Goldwyn-Mayer Corporation, is able ideal which gave a narrow de

flying from Australia to Europe, Anite goal that all could aim at.

in the Far East and South Africa, will not now arrive until 11 a.m. The enormous variety of western

on Friday. The plane will leave subjects, and their sub-division

here early on Saturday morning has created a state of things in

for Hanoi, whence it will attempt bigher learning in China to which

to fly non-stop to Calcutta, a dis- there was no parallel In the past. "The machine fell like a turn-tance of 1,400 miles. Nor does the now learning growing torch with flames and smoke slowly, and laboriously out of the trailing behind it. past, it is transplanted in the ful- ness of its variety from countries which have already gone through the proliferating process, amid London, Nov. 1. The arrival in Madrid of the which permitted this natural ten- social to intellectual: conditiona French Premier, M. Herriol, wasdency. The revolutionary mind of made the occasion for a big de China which ever seeks to live in monstration of approval by the the week after next, naturally Liberal faction,

VISIT HAILED BY LIBERALS

(Our Own Correspondent).

turns for its model to that coun- Outstanding Liberal figurestry which succeeded most in ex- were present at the station to perimenting and exploring the greet M. Herrint and they hailed modern by paths of knowledge- his visit to Spain as strengthening namely U.S.A. The introduction the ties between the oldest and of this policy has meant that stud- the newest Republics.

ents have been called upon study subjects that are not re- levant to the social life of China, and do not emerge naturally from it.

The group included Senor Martinez Barrios, former Minister Communications, and Senor Melquiades Alvarez, the Reformist lender.

of

THE DISARMAMENT PARLEY

CAPT. EDEN OFF TO GENEVA

London, Nov, 1. The Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Capt. Anthony Eden, will represent the British Government at the Bureau of the Disarmamest Conference, which meets at Geneva

U.S. FLEET IN PORT

to

Mr. Arthur Sec, of Boston-road, Holbeach, who was in a field a few yards away, stated:

UP

RADIO BROADCAST

THREE STUDIO ITEMS FORA

TO-NIGHT

.

Z.B.W. on a wavelength of 866 metren Radio Programme | Broadcast by (845 K.C.'s).

5-7 p.m. Chiness Programme. 6.6.15 p.m. Chinese Children's Pro- HTAMME.

7-10,30 p.m. European Programme.

7 p.m. Cloning Stock Quotations

clc.

7.3-7.45 p.m. A Concert. Octet-Memories of Johann Strauss

(Arr. Willoughby).

J. H. Squire Celeste Octet DX203. Song The Songs My Mother Sang

(arr. Grimshaw). Song The Kerry Danca (Molloy),

Doris Vano (Soprano) DX157. Piano Solo-Voices of Spring

(Strauss).

Plano Solo-Echoes of Vienna -

(Sauter),

Ania Dorfmann DX128. Chorus Three Cossack Songs (a).

Blow, Ohl Blow, (b) Thoro's A Cloud of Dust (c) Á Little Red Berry.

Don Cossack Choir DX281. Collo Solo-Humoresque (Dvorak). 'Cello Solo-Melodio (Tschaikowsk!),

Casper Casando LX140. Song--The Midshipmite (Weatherly

and Adams). Song The Powder-Monkey

(Watson).

Norman Allin DX106. Piano Solon-Hungarian Rhapsody

No. 10 (Liszt).

Anis Dorfmann DX807. 7.46-8 p.m. From the Studio. Mr. Frank Taylormon in planoforte

8 p.m. Local Time and Weather Report, etc.

"There was a tremendous report WHEN WOMEN ADD syncopatiors. as the blazing aeroplane struck the ground. It crashed right on its propeller."

Yarmouth.

Flight-deut. King's home is at

Vaн

51 YEARS OLD WRECK

DARING SALVAGE

OPERATIONS

ALL DO IT A

DIFFERENT WAY

The capability of women to un- derstand figures is questioned by Mrs. Alfred Watt, founder of the Women's Institutes in the British Inics.

Addressing the International Speakers' School at Buckingham Palace-road, S.W.. Mrs. Watt aa- stitutionally serted that most women were con- unable to think In

After being made to salve a

61 years an attempt is Sicilian marble and walnut planka cargo of

in the sailing ship Voltaire, which figures.

wrecked near Hope Cove, "I may bo belittling some mem- South Devon, in 1881.

bers of my sex when I say this," The enterprise is one which in-she said, "but having got along all volves considerable risk and danger, my life without figures, I am not The salvage boat employed lins al predisposed towards those excep- ready been driven galore and has tional women who are brilliant at several times been in danger of figures. sinking.

FRENCH FLAGSHIP

ALSO

Mr. Richard Partridge, of Sal. HERE

combe, who is in charge of the salvage operations. Baya that Entering the port in four sec-4everal attempts already made had tions, the main body of the U.S. been unsuccessful. The marble Asiatic #eel,

which spent the blocks weigh from eight to twelve Shanghai, arrived in Hongkong in the salvage work is spring and summer at Chefoe and tons each and the vessel being used this morning.

a motor- launch. The main danger lay in the waves driving the boat ashore.

The first arrival was the U.S.S. Paul Jones, which steamed into

on Thursday. He is leaving Lon-port at 7.15 a.m. She was follow-

don for Geneva to-morrow.

"Have you ever watched four wo- men round a bridge table adding up their scores? No two of them will do it in the same way. The most extraordinary examples of feminine calculation go on when the average woman has to enter into the realm of figures."

Another speaker, Miss E. H. Pratt, criticised the dress of coun [try men and women.

"We have much to learn from the A Narrow Shave

men," she said. "Tam not going! ed 45 minutes inter, by four other been slung under the uterna when worse.

Once a big block of marble had look at, but we

to suggest that men are thrilling to destroyers, the U.S.S. Whipple. the bows rose 4ft. out of the water.

women are even

"We could think out a much more

The Bureau will receive the re-Smith Thompson, J. D. Edwards, The stern began to sink, water artistic and serviceable form of ports of the various sub-committees and Barker. who have been considering chemical warfare, effectives and other as At 9.30am). the pects of the question. The new French plan will not be presented before next week, when it is un- derstood, M. Herriot, who is now in Spain, will have renched Goneva-British Wireless.

poured into the bon, and the clothing than that worn by either

were able destroyers salvage party

to save men or women to-day, if we cared." ar themselves only by releasing the fore they got that particular block followed block. They made 14 attempts be-

ashore.

AMBASSADOR TO IRAK

SIR F. HUMPHRYS' NEW TITLE

London, Nov. 1. Sir Francis Humphrys was received in audience by the King

The Greyhound and the War Office

Stewart, Edsall and Parrot rived and they were shortly before 11 a.m. by the U.S. Destroyer depot ship Black Hawk and the balance of the destroyer The diver, Mr. Wilfred Distin, flotilla.

was in hourly danger under water. As he got the slings on the block, said Mr. Partridge, the swell of the sea rocked the wreck over him. BAN ON MILITARY HONOURS Once he was struck by the moving wreck and his helmet was deeply. dented.

The American warships will remain in Hongkong until next Wednesday, when they will pro. ceed to their home base at Manila. The French cruiser Primauguet, the flagship of Vice-Admiral Ber thelot, Commander-in-Chief of the French Asiatic fleet, arrived in port at 11 a.m.

In addition to the ships

mca-

Despite the risks, said Mr. Parti ridge, they were determined to per- severo with the work.

tioned, the French sloop Bellatrix, ENGLISH NOT COLD French river gungoat Argus, and the Portuguese cruiser Adamastor

at Buckingham Palace to-day, and are in port. The U.S. gunboat kissed hands on his appointment Fulton, which takes the place of as frat British

Irak.

Ambasandor

to the old U.S.S. Helena in South China waters, will arrive to-

FRANCIS LEDERER-

BY ARMY BANDS

"Military honours for victorious

greyhounds must cense."

So runs, in substance, the War Office latest instruction to regi- mental bands on a subject con- cerning the dignity of the Army

the

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8:3-8.30 p.m. From the Studio.

A Pianoforte Recital by Mr. Harry Ore.

Programme.

1. (a) Bagatelle in A (Beethoven). (b) Sonata in A (Scarlatti).

2. Rhapsody (John Ireland),

Interval,

8. The Autumnal Boon as seen from a Palace (Chinese Song). (Harry Ore),

4. Polonaise in A Flat (Chopin). 8.30-0 p.m. Orchestral and Dand Music. Trees (Concerted Version).

Bavoy Hotel Orpheans DX845. (a) Acclamation Waltz (b) The

Grenadiers Waltz.

H. M. Grenadiers Band DX336. With A Song In My Heart.

Court Symphony Orchestra DXG3. (a) The Rustle of Spring (b) The Funeral March of a Marionette.

The B.B.C. Wireless Military Band DX280. 9-9.30 p.m. From the Studio, Selections by the Melody Team. 9.30-10.30 p.m. Variety. Band-Out of the Bottle-Selections. Debroy Somers Band DX364. Songs (4) Big Ben Calling (b) The Ghost of an Old King's Jester. Mr. Flotsam and Mr. Jetsam DB883.. Humorous Monologue-The Lion

and Albert.

Waltz Medley-The Gay Nineties.

Stanley Holloway DX363.

Debroy Somers' Band DX362. Song-Tell Her The Truth-Happy

The Day.

Bobby Howes and the Carlyl

Cousins DB874. Humorous Monologue-Three

Hu'pence a Foot. Song-Tell Her The Truth-Sing

Stanley Holloway DX363.

Wylle Watson, Petter Haddon Carlyle

Brothers.

Cousins and Bobby Howes DB874. Duet That's Us.

Duet A Sallor's Philosophy.

Harry Dearth and Raymond Nowell. DX255. (This record is by special roquest). 10.27 p.m. Rugby Press News, 10.80 p.m. Clons Down.

Messrs. Anderson Music Co.).

(All records in the above European programmes are kindly supplied by.

KZRM PROGRAMME. To-day's broadcast from the Manila station:

La Loma Cabaret Orchestra.

5.00 p.m. Tea Dance Music-Now

6.00 p.m. Spanish Informational Period.

6.30 p.m. Engilsh Informational Period.

longe Fanny Calvio, soprano.

7.00 pm. Studio Dialect Programme 7.15 pm Spanish Presentation, 7.45 p.m. Bab White, Baritone, Larine Nash, Piano.

Military bands, it would seem, have not only played from bandstand during greyhound race meetings (which is a gracious ac- CHARMED

tion); they have even drummed Sir Francis, who has had a dis. morrow, bringing the total of with everything he had seen in. (which is an enormity), the groy- Rowo-Guest Announcer.

Dolight with the English, and round the stadium to the kennels and trumpeted greyhound winners tinguished career, has been in teen, the largest number for many Francis Lederer, who in now in straw). foreign vessels in port to seven- London.

is expressed by Mr. hound leading (which is the last Commissioner for Irak aince 1929. The change in title is due to Irak's

[years.

Prague. nowly-acquired Atatus. British

Meanwhile, Mr. Lederer gave up his part in while not admitting that any of

Scotland Wireless.

Yard, "The Ct and the Fiddle" owing its police bands has ever to illness.

been He said he hoped to be better them never to, sink as low as the similarly guilty, is now warning for the first night of "Autumn Army. Crocus" in Philadelphia on No- vember 9.

FRESH CAPITAL ISSUES

STRIKING BRITISH

FIGURES

London, Nov. 1.

DOLLAR RISES SLIGHTLY

BUT MARKET ON EASY SIDE

The Hongkong dollar rose 1/8th this morning to 18. 48. Despite the advance, however, the local market in inclined to be on the According to statistics compiled cosy side, with very little business by the Midland Bank, new capital passing. fanuca for last month, excluding all borrowings by the British Silver in London rose 1/16th Government for purely financial pot but was unchanged forward. purposes, amounted to $19,745,000, China bought, and, speculators against 2,488,000 for the same sold on a steady market. After month Inst year, making a total

the official fixing, the market ruled for the ten months to October 31st, very quiet, 1932, of £97,919,000, against In New York, silver advanced a 481,665,000 for the corresponding quarter, with the market steady ten months in 1981.-British Wire- The cross-rate has improved to loos.

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POPPY DAY FUND.

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8.00 p.m. Studio Dialect Programme Cebuano-Vicente Pimentel, baritone. 8.15 p.m. Students Radio Club Key 8.45 pm. Stock Quotations, 8.60 p.m. Victor Masterpiece Re- cording. Hotel Orchestra,

9.00 p.m. Dance Music-Bay View 10.80 p.m. Close down.

JAPAN'S NEW NAVY

*Y.460,000,000 ASKED FOR

REPLENISHMENT

Tokyo, Nov.. 1. According to $4,158 whose accuracy the Navy Office press reports, 25 dentes, but which are believed to 25 be based on intelligent anticipa 25 tion, the Navy Ministry is seek

Mr. Lederer added that he was "quite enchanted" with England. "The kindness and the charm of the English people amazed me. All Continent that the English were the ideas

had gathered on the LATEST LIST OF SUBSCRIP-

TIONS RECEIVED cold, reserved, and 'stand-offish' Previously acknowledged have been blown away.

"Those ideas were nonsense, Mr. E. Cock

Mr. J. W. Alabaster Tho caricature of the English Mr. W. Schofield woman that we got here I also Prof. R. E. Tottenham found ridiculous. I cannot ima. Mt. J. Guerineat gine how anybody could be more. Ed. Stone attractive."

Mt. M. F. Key Speaking of the Englishmen he Mr. A. N. Other had met, he said: "I was charm- ed by Bobby Howes and Noel Coward. The actresses were love-

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