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Some idea of the extent of tho "piracy" evil may be gained from the fact that it is officially com- puted that 26 por cent. of the owners of wireless sets in England do not possess wireless licences.

OF

NOVEMBER 9, 1932.

DAY BY DAY

THE LESS MEN AND WOMEN KNOW ONE ANOTHER, THE HAPPIER

THEY ARE-George Meredith.

HINDENBURG'S SECRET

By Robert Bernays, M.P.

Last year the Post Office engaged / Banks whit be closed to the transactionis ifo is a bridge not between / tlon, the re-catablishment of an

It is advertised that the Exchange of public business on Friday, Novem- raid on wireless ber 11, being Armistice Day. In an Intensive pirates in London. Even those

agon but

between

INDENBURGH is now over ¡tution which included the aboli- eighty-five years of age. tion of Proportional Representa-

effectivó Second Chamber, and the centuries. Ho Wan born nt Posen Instrongthening of the power of the of reputable newspapers to give de- and the humiliations of Jenn were Hindenburg. He had sworn allegi- K.F. Pank-It is not the custom 1847, when the mighty Napoleon President. It was a temping pro- position. The chlof obstacle was tailed reports of auch unsavoury still a personal memory. He took CABCR.

dislikes Lord Rother-

ometals who thought the position was bad never imagined that they would unearth something like

part in the battles that humbled ance to the Weimar Constitution, Austrin in 1860; he saw Kalser and for better or for worse it 200,000 who had wireless stations

Karim Singh, a Sikh watchman, Wilhelm I. ride in triumph through must be given another rial. If the without licences. The authoritice was yesterday assaulted and severely Paris in 1870, and he contributed Republic crashes, it will not be by

Injured by two Chloese. One of the in August, 1914, at least as much his hand. have been making experiments assailants was subsequently arrested. on Ludendorff to the drowning of His hatreds are as simple ma his during the year at various cen-

Tanrist hopes in the terrible loyalties. He dislikes Hitler, At the weekly tin of the Rotary Maaurian lakes. tres, and as a result the shock has Club, held in the Hongkong Hotel

rather as Gladstono disliked Din- increased rather than lessened. Root Garden yesterday, Bishop Ro- Ho saw the German Empire raell, or as in our own day Mr.

berte of Singapore was the speaker. welded together in 1870 with shot Baldwin This question of bilking the re- He dealt with the history of his and steel and he was Commander-mere. Ho can hardly bear to bo venue has given the authorities Diocese, explaining the difficulties fu-Chief of the German armies the same room with him. The considerable thought. The post. encountered in regard to the ex- when it crashed in Irretrievable atory is told that when asked his tensive parishes and the variety of ruin in November, 1918- and hepinion of Hitler after his first

the toleration of the

him, Hindenburg tion is not at all satisfactory when langment for the Church, and the remains to-day, fourteen youramecting with

effects of the economic depression on afterwards, not merely the Preal- ropliod: the land generally, Mr. Fsident of the German Republic, but Cassidy, who presided, welcomed the Iron curtain between order and Messrs. H. J. P. Anderson (Amoy), civil war. Chun Kehhni (Hongkong), G. Black (Hongkong), D. W. Brisbane (Bingapore), Basil (Singapore), and B. Randanno Vazielle, as well as ali

CARCA

members returned from Home leave.

A Spartan Ruler,

out of approximately nine million homes it is found that only about

"I know the type. They are four millions and three-quartera

like the Austrian rifles in the war; they do not shoot straight." A beautiful six-leg console model have wireless licences. "It does not with butt walnut panels and the give us any delight to prosecute,"

The commoat is as revealing of finest cabinet craftsmanship. said an official recently, ""but we

When I was in Berlin recently the man who made it as of the man Has powerful nine-tube Super- feel a certain duty to the public for

aet myself to find out the secret of whom it was made. Hindon- of this amazing record. I was soon burg always shoots straight. heterodyne completely shielded

made to realise that he is no All his fo he has viewed the chassis with push-pull Pentode, the money which we get as our

Far more than is world in the simple terms of the Automatic Volume Control, Tone' share of the 108. The Post Office humiliations inflicted on Germany figure-hend. and Static Control, Full Vision gets ls. from every wireless licence

for a long period of years have usually supposed he was person- battlefield.

ally responsible for the establish- been associated with the Republic, ment of the Von Papen Govern- Dial, Phonograph Pick-up Jack, irrespective of the number, and out though in fact they would have

Two Generals. Voltage Compensator, Antenna

ment. With the broad political In Soptember he gave an au- Equalizer, and all

of that we have to arrange for the been inflicted under any other re-developments of modern Germany dience in Berlin to General Hig- SPARTON engineering features. issuing of licences and pay for thegime. It is not, therefore, to be he is in the closest touch.

The gins, of the Salvation Army. A remarkable instrument of work carried out by the detector wondered at that there should be morning of the fateful day when Though neither could speak the highest quality.

van in detecting interferences with discontent.

was dissolved he other's Innguage, I am told that Certainly Germany the Reichstag

devoted to a series of intorviows they were Height 44 inches. Width 26 broadenst signals. Last year we has had no lack of wise statesmen with his Ministers, and one who with one another. I am not sur immediately in tune inches. Depth 12 inches.

investigated 50,000

of who have, with great skill, was with him on that occasion has prised. The Salvation Army Is, inches. Weight 58 pounds.

Oscillation interference, and 10,000 piloted the country to something told me that ho had clearly grasp after all, the religioan expression enses of electrient interference, It is like its rightful place among the led every implication of the peri-of that idea of a powerful self- contained State to which Hinden- IDEAL RADIO SERVICES not fair that we should have to donations. It has played a leading our situation.

part in all the European discus- That he can do this at eighty-burg and those like him, with no all that for the benefit of the wiresions of the last few yours. Yot five is not a little due to the thought of self, have given their

| rigorous habits of his life. He is full measure of devotion. less pirate as well as the licence there has been delay, and always on active service. He has holder."

strange inability on the part of no luxuries and no pltasures in in a reeling

So he stands, a pillar of Adelity world. 1 heard It is interesting to note that Germany's neighbours to recognize the ordinary sense of the term. Chancellor von Papen over the great progress has now been made that no nation can be kept per- He rines carly, cats little, takes wireless-on the night that the In the design of the detector vans, manently down, and some of the exercise, and is never in bed Inter Reichstag fell-define la election

most important of Germany's ;

slogan ns: "For Hindenburg and and the ghost car has been per demands are still resisted. More- He never visits the theatre. He Gormany." For the moment the fected. It la no exaggeration to over, the Constitution of Wei- not even present in 1828 when two are interdependent.

memories of pre-war gaieties were, He is the main bay that the ghost car can detect mar itself permits the virtual revived with a semi-state gala 'Papon Government, His prestigo ROZARIO.--On Wednesday, (Nov. tho presence of a station while wetting aside of parliamentary performance in the Kaiser's pri- brings to it support from the Cen-

9th 1932) at 12.30 a.m., Lionel,

and with Buchvate theatro at Potadam. An an-tre that it would not otherwise tlearly beloved son of Mr. and travelling at 70 miles per hour. The government, Mra, P. T. Rozario, Funeral car is quite indistinguishable from government becoming almost im-nun garden party and a dinner have. Even at a Nazi meeting I to the diplomats are the extent of attended the howls that greeted service at R. G. Cemetry 6.30

entertainments. p.m. to-day. Tientsin and Shang- an ordinary private car, and as possible in the clash of parties, his official

recourse has been had to decrees. deed, he la seldom in Berlin, pre- Cabinet died away when Hinden- In the names of the momberb of the hal papers please copy.

some of the vans no longer have It is not, then, surprising that ferring whenever possible to burg was mentioned. outside aerials they also are very Germany should feel the need not escape to his country estates. VIEIRA-RIBEIRO-On November 9, difficult to pick out. In view of only a strong external policy, but

It is the measure of Hladen- His own personal position means burg's extraordinary career that 1932, at the French Convent Hospital, Gustavo Augusto Vieira what is being done at Home, the of internal reforme. The public absolutely nothing to him.

He at eighty-five there is not a res- Ribeiro, the dearly beloved son time must assuredly come when is apt to blame the existing Go-refused to wait up for the results ponsible politician in Germany Ribeiro, aged 20 years. Funeral this question of "piracy" will have vernment, and even the existing of the Presidential Election in the who can think without dismay of will pass the Monument at 5.30 to be taken up in Hongkong. It is regime, for its misfortunes. Seen in or even to be wakened when the problem of his successor.

in retrospect, the monarchy ap-time was nine o'clock. The vot- Manila and Japan papers please only right that those who enjoy pears better than the republic. ing figures could wait until the copy).

the local programmes-which, in- There is disorder and clamour and morang. cidentally, are getting better all commotion; and many Germans He does not worry his head with the time-should contribute their would welcome the Imposition blue books or any more Govern share towards the cost of the ser- of a

ment papers than are absolutely precise and forceful will.

necessary. His guiden are his vice. The unliceused motorist is But these explanations do not principles. They are discipline

the abandonment of the and duty and the Fatherland. justify soon brought to book; the wireless pirate should likewise be compelled not been fairly. tested. It is to conviction, he does not waver in Bradman is going to play in the republican experiment, which has Though a Monarchiat by doop; to obey the law.

be, trusted that better counsels his loyalty to the Republic. ·He

DEATHS.

· of Mr. and Mrs. A. J.

Vieira-

p.m. to-day. (Macau, Shanghai,

Mr. M. J. van Schreven.

futuro address

Royal Netherland Legation, Bangkok. Hongkong, 1st October, 1932.

p.p.c.

Thr

Thongkong Telegraph.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1932.

RADIO PIRATES

Germany at the Crossroads.

The current of political and popular thought since the war has flown strongly in democratic 'channels. In Spain a dictator- ship was imposed, but it was swept away, and the monarchy with it, by irresistible public sen- timent. In Italy, Fascism is theoretically oppored to democra-

The wireless pirate--the man who is quite prepared to stent his entertainment from the air with.tic institutions; but there is no

to the

which

out payment of any kind, if he can

doubt that in practice Signor but get away with i-is known and the esteem of the majority of Mussolini enjoys the confidence wherever radio

programmes are Italians. There are those who broadcast. We have him here in now discern the signs of reaction Hongkong, and, most likely, In in Europe. It is suggested that considerable numbers. Not only is there may be the preliminaries of be enjoying an unfair advantage a restoration in Germany. Already over those who pay their dues, but something like a military dietą: he is a factor in preventing thetorship has been established; and development of the service, since the strength of the movement, the Government grant

ia essoutially antiparlin- mentary is mquestionable. It is Broadcasting Committee in Hong-being said that the Crown Prince, kong is based on the number of whether as President or as Re- licence issued. At Home, the Pont gont, will sooner or later govern Office is making the biggest rald Gormany in the stead of Marshal on wireless pirates since brond- Hindenburg. These predictions casting

began. Last year, they be premature or they may be efforts were concentrated mainly sections of the German people are falso. But certainly considerable on London, but the new campaign disposed to challenge the Conat!- now instituted covers the whole tution of Welmur. The conditiona country. Once again, the ghost in which the Republic was found- car and a fleet of detector vane, ed and has lived could hardly have specially augmented for the occa- been more unfavourable. It was alon, is to prowl the streets search-born in the trenches and was the Ing for unlicensed acts. In addi-child of defeat. Despite the flight and the repudiation of the Kaiser, tion, the work of the cara is being the Versalles Treaty was far supplemented by a large staff of tened like a millstone around the Investigators on foot, these being 'nock of the German people, Tho.

than 9 p.m.

the issue was known. His hed-

prop of the

A CRICKET TRAGEDY.

By Edward Kelly, Wicked-Kasper.

We are pleased to hear that Don

will still prevail, and that the has taken the oath, and that is Test Matches after all.

dis- the

German democracy will prove it-enough for him. It is an open

weathering the solution

secret that following on the self capable of

of the Reichstag storms and of reaching a secure Cabinet had before it plans for a haven.

radical alteration of the Consti-

"Gee, that's too bad, Miss Dunn. Maybe I could get one of MY boy friends to take you to the party;'

Considerable concern, how. ever, is now being felt about one of the Hongkong Tele- graph's greatest writers. He refuses to write for the paper unless he can play cricket.

"After all," he said, when inter- viewed by one of the lessor journ- allats, "my job, which is playing cricket, must have the first con- sideration."

A clause in the contract with this writer-player expressly for- bide the playing of cricket in working hours, and the man in question must have been aware of this regulation when he signed up with the newspaper, Now he has entered into an agreement to re- present Hongkong at the forth- coming cricket interport.

The Editorial Board, will meet at the week-end to discuss the Impasse.

OPINIONS FROM WELL-KNOWN MEN:

H. G. WELLS: It would be an awful blow to the literary world if his contributions were left out. Surely something can be done.

BERNARD SHAW: It seems im- bellevable, but am Inclined to think that some agreement will be reached.

EDITOR OF THE Telegraph: 1 refuse to make a statement at this Janeture. The dignity and freedom of the press must be upheld.

STELLA DENSON: I refase; to BAY anything. After all, Edward Kelly just one of those low types. that has made Hongkong what it in..

THE COLONIAL SECRETARY: No decision has been reached by the Government yet. Wo have more pressing maiters to attend to, much sa the Bhing Muhs scheme and the new City Hall

A. HUXLEY Has the Editorial Board of the Hongkong Telegraph stopped and thought how the Strat- ford-on-Avon team would have got an withopt Shakespeare?

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