1933-02-02 — Page 7

FOOCHOW NOTES

VISIT OF BRITISH MINISTER

Foochow, Jan. 20. Sir Milen Lampson has just paid a very brief visit to Foochow on his return from England. Ho arrived on Sunday on board H.M.S. Bruce, and left early Tuesday morning, but in that short time he met most of the members of the Provincial Government and also a large number of the foreign residents in Foochow. On Mon- day evening, the Chinese officinis were entertained to dinner at the British Consulate, after which a reception was held, attended by, most of the British residents and many other foreignera.

A football match took place on Monday afternoon between the Bruce's team and a team represent- ing the Fouchow Recreation Club. A close and exciting game ended in a win for the Club by 4 goals to 1.

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It la rumoured that the soldiers

of the Nineteenth Route Army

are being withdrawn from Yeaping

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1933.

The first Catalonian Parliament for 218 years since the ralgu uof King Philip Vrecently opened at Barcelona, Picture shows the first sitting. Catalonia was made an autonomous Republic following the fall of the Monarchy in Spain. (Photo: Planet News),

to Foochow and neighbourhood. NO "WEATHER" FOR

The reason is not clear, but it is

anid that the Government hus decided not to attempt the Bani ex- pulsion of the Reds, from Fukien

GLASGOW

WITH INFLUENZA

COMPANY REPORT

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE CO.

The annual report of the Hum- phreys Estate and Finance Co.,

All the three weather experts Ltd, for the year ended Decem at Repfrew Meteorlogical Station ber 31st, 1932, states that the net

for the present, contenting them-EXPERTS ALL IN BED selves with the aumclently formid- able task of suppressing banditry In the districts over which they have at least nominal authority. A big programme of rond-building is said to be contemplated for the near future, and when that is com-, picted, efforts will be made to recover the ground lost during the past few years.

China New Year being observed with old-time seriousness by the populace of Foochow Government offices are to be kept open and keepera are busy collect- ing their accounts, as of old Our Own Correspondent,

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CONCILIATION HOPES

SLIGHT CHANCE SEEN AT GENEVA

London, Feb. 1. Although the Committee of Nineteen, appointed by the League of Nations Assembly to endeavour to affect a settlement of the Sino- Japanese dispute, under Article 15, Paragraph 3, of the Convenant of the League, has failed in its ef- forts, and is now engaged in pre- paration of a report for the As- sembly, in accordance with Para- graph 4 of the same Article, the view taken at Geneva is that con- ciliation efforts are not precluded until auch report is actually pre- acnted.

Tokyo press reports state that ng a result of a further review of the situation, the Japanese dele- gate at Geneva, Mr. Matsuoka, has

now

Wisclose.

her forecast.

ITALY'S INSTEP

"BASILICATA” RETAKES OLD NAME

Rome, Dec. 27. To-day the aholent and large were unable to report for duty dueting Directors' and General forms the instep of Italy between profit for that period, after de-province of Bascilicata which at the New Year being confined to bed with influenza. Glasgow Annagers remuneration and in- the ton of old Calabria and the was accordingly without its weat-ward from last account, amounts heel of Fugile, has changed its cluding $59,924.89 brought for to $245,226.74, which the Direc-name. An influenza epidemic Ja re-tors recommend should be appro-called by its prehistoric title of From now on it is to be ported to be prevalent in various priated as follows:- ham It has assumed serious pro- parts of the country. In Birming-Pay a dividend of 8% portions. Nearly 600 employees Pay a Bonus of 1% on on 200,000 shares..

Omnibus department, 100 police Transfer In the Corporation Tramway and 200,000 shares...

to and over 300 postal workers are

Special absent from duty. There

Repairs and Rene- wals A/c.. 30 deaths from influenza in one Carry Forward week.

were

"Lucanía,"

$160,000.00

This alteration marks the end of 20,000.00 an agitation which has simmered in Southern Italy for about one thousand years-a striking ex- 10,495.46

of 54,730.29 ample

conimunal tenacity. Signor Mussolini to-day ended the $245,226.74 houry dispute with a thirty-word Directors. During the year the telegram. 60Hon. Mr. C. Gordon Mackie re- Oflee aigned on leaving the Colony and Local legend is that the region Mr. L. J. Davies was invited to Was Srat named Basilicata in the fill the vacancy. In accordance Tenth Century, after a Byzantine with Clause 86 of the Company's functionary (Basilikos) who then Articles of Association Mr. J.ruled the province. Scott Harston, Mr. J. M. Alves

Portsmouth is affected by a mild epidemic. There were over absentees fron

the Poat including 37 postmen.

Southampton has also

been

afficted, dock workers, police, and shop assistant being "down" in large numbers.

· A liner from America landed 400 influenza sufferors at Glasgow dur- ing the holiday.

THE COOLIE AND

THE OPIUM

MAN WHO MISUSED PRIVILEGE

An oplum smuggler was fined $3,000, with the alternative of ten months' hard labour, on conviction;

But local patriotism had und being eligible offer themselves name, Lucania, which reaches and Mr. L. J. Davies retire but still has its roots in its earlier for re-election.

Auditors.The accounts have memorates a tribe which survived back to the Bronze Age and com- been audied by Messrs. Percy the rise Smith, Seth and Fleming, and Graccia.

and fall of Magna Meaara, Linstead and Davis, who offer themselves for re-election.

Looking on themselves as des. cendants of that ancient Lucanian race the inhabitants of Basilicata Identity against the later wavce of Angovina, Aragone, Spaniards and Bourbons.

"ALL IS NOT GOLD"claim to have maintained their

WOMAN ACCUSED OF

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FRAUD

RADIO BROADCAST

RELAY OF THE BORDERER'S BAND

From Z. B. W. on wave-length of 065 metres (845 k/c).

6-8 pm. European programme.

G-G.27 p.m. Orchestral.

Masked Ball-Grand Fantasy

(Verdi) Marak Webber &

His Orelicstra V-50018 The Gelnha-Potpourri (Jones Zeitl

berger) Marek Weber &

His Orch: V-50028. Bouquet of the Season's Ita-Pot-

pourri (Dental) Marck

Weber & His Orch: V-50018 G.27-8 p.m. A Concert. "Cello Sofo-Intermezzo (VI-

valdi) Pablo Cassala 1642 Song Fiddle and I (Weatherly- Goodeve) Hulda Lashanaka Violin Sole Ronding (Kreisler

(Soprano) 1548

Cortot 1201

Casala 1542

Beethoven) Fritz Kreleler 1384 Song-Confesalon (Diacopole.

Amador) Tito Schipa (Tenor) 1833 Piano Solo-Invitation to the

Waltz (Weber) Alfrei Cello Selo Serenata Napole-

tana (Sgambati) Pablo Song--Angel's Serenade (Mil

Jard-Braga) Hulda Lashanska Violin Solo-Fair Rosemary

(Soprano) 1548 (Kreisler) Fritz Froisier

1380 Song-Napule (Schlpa-Minton)

Tito Schipa (Tenor) 1833, 7 p.m. Selected London & Now York Stock (Closing Local Stock Quotations.

Fox Trot-Everything Must Quotations, etc.)

6-7.25 p.m. Variety. Have an Ending Peter Van

Steeden & His Orch: 22084

Orchestral-Buffoon Victor Con- the Night Too Long-The

Song I'm So Along with the

Crowd Joseph White (Tenor) 22081 Fox Trot-Deep In Your Eyes

Wayne King & His Orchestra 22080 Vocal Trio-Sweet Georgia Brown Fox Trot Round my Heart

The Pickens Slaters 24025 Coon-Sanders' Orchestra

Give Her a Kies Fox Trot-Goal Dari Sam Coelow (Tenor)

Vocal Trio-Lewd, "You Made

Song

Pickens Sistem 22970 cert Orchestra 24028

22702

24143

George Olsen & His Music 22904 Song-You Try Somebody else.

Russ Culombo (Baritone)

Fox Trot-The Scat Song

22861 Billy Banks & His Orchestra 24027 Vornl Trin Dream Sweetheart

The Pickons Sisters

22075 Orchestral-Jazz Nocturno

24028

Waltz-When the Sun Goes Down Song That Daddy and Mother

Victor Concert Orchestra of Mine Joseph White (Tenor) 22081 on a Little Prairie Town--Wayne

Vocal Trang His Orchestra 22980

The Pickens Slaters Fox Trot I Want to go Home Song Say It Isn't So

Coon-Sanders' Orchestra

24025

22072

21143

22994

22861

Sam Coslow (Tenor) Fox Trot--The Gang Song

Georgo Olsen & His Music Song-Call me Darling

Russ Columbo (Baritone) Fox Trot-Minnie the Moocher's Frustrated By Vote.

Weddin' Day-Billy Banks &

His Orchestra 24027 After the union of Italy in the by Mr. Schofield at the Central at the Central Magistracy to-day, the

7.25-8 p.m. Concert Waltzes. In a case before Mr. Schofield Nineteenth Century the hopes of Echoes from the Volga (Ritter), been instructed to present to-day for the possession of some when

inhabitants were

Mandolin Concert Orchestra V-50020 final minimum in demande on the 10, taels of prepared Kwangsi charged with attempting to devote which maintained the name

again Tales of Hoffman-Petpourri Chinese woman was frustrated by a Parliamentary Manchurian questione.-British || opium.

(Offenbach)-Marek Weber & fraud a Wanchai pawnbroker hy of Basilicata.

His Orchestra V-50012 Reveue Omeer W. Ward, pro- bracelets as whole gold, a circum-rid of the one-thousand-year old Chocolate Soldier-Medley (Strause)

passing off two gold-washed brass

Unrequited Love (Lincke). secuting, said the defendant as a

But the local agitation to get

Nat Shilkret & His Intorna- coolte employed by market

stance in her favour was found in "modern" name in favour of the

tional Orchestra V-50014 SALTER REPORT monger to ruah live fel from she reported the matter to the dis-one continued undismayed. To- Carmen Sylvia Waltz (Ivanovici)

fish-the fact that of her own accord

Nat Shilkret & Ha Interna- incoming Canton steamers,

two-thousand-year old "ancient" had misused his privileged pospawnbroker had rejected a lean the

and trict Police Station after the

tional Orchestra V-50014 Ition in being one allowed to

of the first detained the articica. She also

day Signor Mussolini has solved Eva-Waltz (Lehar-Schott) go on board.

question with a

Not Shilkret & Hig Interna- telegram offence was to be regarded an be-belonged to another woman, which Basilicata" will be "Lucania."

His told the police that the bracelets addressed to the Prefect of the

tional Orchestra V-50013 ing more serious than that of the she under took to pawn for her.

Province saying that from now on

8 p.m. Local Time & Weather ordinary opium emuggler.

8.3.9 p.m. Defendant was acquitted of the

Chinese Studio Concert. 9-9.30 p.m. charge, but was cautioned and ing high holiday in honour of its Battn. South Wales Borderers,

To-night the Province is hold-

A relay of the Band of the 1st. bound over, and also fined $25, or recovered title and from three weeks' imprisonment, on mountain tops of that rugged and from the Officer's Mess, Murray Bar- the ducted by Bondmaster J. L. Gecks, another charge of giving a false remoto name and address to the pawn- triumphal bonfires can be seen manding.

corner of Europe racks, by courtesy of the Officer Com- broker.

from the Adriatic the Tyrrhenian 9.30 p.m. Rugby Mid-day Press and the Ionian seas.

NETTB.

9.30-11 p.m. Chinese Studio Concert 11 p.m. Close Down. All records in the above European programmes are kindly supplied by Messrs. Tsang Fook Piano Co.

MAY RESULT IN LEGISLATION

London, Feb. 1.

A further meeting of the Cabi- net was held to-day under the chairmanship of the Prime Minis-

ter,

Parliament will resume its sit- tinga next Tuesday and the work

of the session, which will be a busy

AIR MINISTER RETURNS

one, has in the main been review AFTER VISITS TO RA.F. UNITS

ed by the Ministers.

J

the Hon. Comdr. Hole, at the Marine Four Chinese were brought before Court this morning, and charged chow without permission yesterday. with having boarded the .. Kwang-

Shortly after the House of Com-

London, Feb. 1. mona meets a statement ou the Lord Londonderry, who has been Government's attitude to the Sal-visiting the Royal Air Force units They admitted the charge, and were tor report on the road and rail in Egypt, Palestine problem will be mado, particularly returned to London by air liner ment. Two others were charged with and Irak, each fined $10 or one week's imprison- doaling with those parts of the from Paris this report which recommend the

afternoon, having boarded the Empress re- British Wireless. gulation of licensing

Canada, and similar fines wore im of goods

poned.

motor vehicles.

The statement will probably In- dicate that legislation will be in- troduced-British Wireless.

GOVERNOR'S SHIELD WON BY B.A.T.

DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF

of

ROUND UP OF COMMUNISTS

PRUSSIAN MOVE AGAINST MOSCOW

Report.

con-

The Studio programme between 6.30 & 7p.m. may, on any day, bo replaced by a relay from England, if reception of the latter happens to be good.

THE PLIGHT OF GLAMORGAN

Berlin, Dec: 20. The Prussian polico are taking The Empress of Japan is due heref

stepa to expel, from Germany at a from Shanghai at 11 am. on Saturday. Invited to St. Stephen's College, are known as members of the 240,000 PEOPLE DEPEND Parents, Old Boya and friends are week's notice all foreigners who Stanley, for the prize-giving on Communist Party. Many of the The P. and O. s.. Burdwan, from Saturday, February 4, at 8 pm. The Communists Shanghai, in due here at 4.m. on will be celebrated, and the Bishop of mans, who are only distinguish-relief in Glamorganshire wer Thirtieth Anniversary of the College Austrian or Czechoslovakian Ger- in question are

ON RELIEF Saturday.

Hongkong will distributo the prizes.. abio from citizens of the Reich by von at the last meeting of the Figures relating to the cost of While working In 'n timber yard at Wanchai, yesterday,

Among the passengers leaving yes-

their passports. Beat Dodwell's in Wong Takmak 47, was injured when were Mrs. J. S. B. Cooper and her n carpenter, terday by the s.s. Nellore for Sydney

County Public Assistance Com- his hand came into accidental contact son George. Mrs. Cooper has

This step, taken in conjunction mitter. Golf Final

with a circular saw.

loft with the measures adopted to It was stated that the Com- Hongkong unexpectedly soon as she prevent German Communists from mitteo's estimate would be over- The final of the Governor'a having the appearance of a deatitute, wife of a Sydney doctor. She ex-determined to put every possible colpt of relief and unemployed The body of an unknown Chinese, the health of her sister, who is the that the German authorities are

han received unfavourable reports of visiting the Soviet Union, show spent by £20,501. Shield.compated for at the Hong-found hanging yesterday

The number of people in kong Golf Club was played at Fan- kitchen of a vacant house in Third September.

the pects to return to Hongkong in obstacle in the way of close co- with the women and childron do- Ing yesterday and resulted in the Street, was taken to the mortuary.

operation between the German pondent on them totalled 240,148. British American Tobacco Com-

The caso

apparently one of suicide. At the Canton Rotary Club, tern in Moscow..

Communist Party and the Komin- Representations had boon mado pany winning from Dodwell and

An accident occurred in Shamshulpa to the impending arrival

Rotarian J. Linacker drew attention!

to the Government for assistance, Co., by & and 4.

yesterday, where a coollo Yeung Ching, employed on a house to Canton. He proposed that a tolo- of policy and even the choice of not give a grant or loan.

woman, Bernard Shaw, and his probable vint

Hitherto all important questions definitely decared that they could but the Ministry of Health had being built at Feek Wa Street, gram bo sent to extend the welcome of party leaders have been decided in dropped from the scaffolding and was the Canton Rotary Club and to invite Moscow and not at the Liebknecht that the county's plight was stag- Councillor David Williams said seriously hurt. She was admitted in Mr. Shaw to attend a meeting to be a critical condition to the Kwong Wah held on a day to suit him. This pro- Berlin, the Germany party hoad- come so great that they could not House On the Bulonplatz atgering, and the burdon had bo Hospital.

posal was unanimously adopted -- quatters.

.carry-on without assistance.

The winners were represented by

M. W. Budd (plus 1) and J. H. MacKnight (12), and the defeated by L. G. S. Dodwoll (5) and R. K. Valentino (0).

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