1933-04-22 — Page 11

QUEEN'S COLLEGE OLD BOYS.

BOW LEGS CURE

b-NIGHTS REUNION AT THE

ANNUAL DINNER

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

DISCOVERY BY LONDON PHYSICIAN

SIR J. JEAN'S STAR MAGIC

UNLIMITED POWER.

BEYOND 'REACH

One square Inc hof the surface of one of the hotter stars would

Provide enough motive power to drive an Atlantic liner.

In treating a young woman at in the gomewhat gloomy but the London Hospital, Whitechapel, guiled Great Hall of that old} E., a physician discovered a gland entional Institution, Queen's secret which revealed the cure for llego, representatives of three bew-lege, rickets and weak bones. nerations will gather this even-

When the patient was admitted

The smallest stars are so com- z to pay tribute to their Alms her bones were so bent and weak ater on the occasion of the 11th that they threatened to collapse.pressed that a ton of their matter nual dinner of the Queen's Sho was croprated upon and the could be placed comfortably into llege Old Boys' Association.

tiny' parathyroid glands In the the bowl of a pipe. The function serves to bring neck were found to be disensed.. gether those who have been pile of the school during the st 50 years. Three generations meet on equal terms, fathers shoulders with sono, tafpana th their employees.

The glanda were treated, and the woman is now making good progress.

The largest stars are so difuso that their donaity is less than one- hundredth that of the air.

Such are some of the discoveries Further observations by the made by means of modern methods physician led to the discovery that of examining starlight. These the four glands control the bone-were described by Sir James Jeans building supplies of the body. before the Royal Institution.

"Each colour of starlight," Sir James said, "tella its own story. Captain Harry L. Milson (secre-If we put them all together we get try of the hospital) told a "re-something as characteristic as the

finger-prints of a criminal.”

UNNAMED DISCOVERER.

The Q.C.O.B.A. was founded in 20 by several old boys with the of keeping in touch. Bir bart Ho Tung was the first Pre- font, with Mesars. R.E.O. Bird hen Acting Headmaster) and U, Porter:

The London Hospital is re- Starlight, he added, also told us mjabn as Vice-Presidents. Mr. G. Anderson was Hon. Secrecognised as one of the foremost th size and weight of the stars, be- hospitals for the treatment of cause we could calculate the y and Mr. J. C. Barretto Hon. bone diseases, and patients como amount of matter necessary to produce their radiation. Almost Since its formation, the As- to us from far and near.

Alling the screen of the lecture ciation has founded two scholar,

room with the red image of the ps in honour of the memory of

largest known star, Sir James pro- sears. Ng In and Teang Chung,

duced a hat-pin with a head about o former senior Chinese masters

the size of a small pea, and ex- the College. The Association

plained that It represented tho also donated sporting gear,

size of the sun on the same scale. ree, etc., towards the school tivities.

casurer,

This year, the Association has

its President Mr. A. culll, one of the school's most ustrious sons, while Mr. W. Kay

eadmaster) and Mr. H. K. Woo t as Vice-Presidents.

J.S. ANTI-INFLATION GROUP ACTIVE

(Continued from Page 1.)

DOMESTIC PURPOSES.

"The physician's namo cannot be disclosed, but his discovery is important;

that the

"Hitherto the purpose of these glands has been unknown. It now appeare

parathyroid giands ensure that the amount of calcium in the body is maintained nt a correct level. When the glands become diseased calcium is taken from the bones, which are thereby weakened."

MYSTERIES OF ATTRACTION..

There were enormous differen- ces between the size and bright- Because For several years Dr. J. B. eng of diffrent stars. Collly,

the mass of an Insignificant star McGill University, pf Montreal-who, in

was so concentrated, it could pull conjunction with Dr. Banting, produced Insulina giant atar from, its course for the treatment of diabetes that the two described orbits has been trying to find the secret about each other. of the glands.

The unnamed London physician

has forestalled him.

RELIGION IN SOVIET

RUSSIA

LONDON MEETING BANNED BY Y.M.C.A.

New York, Apr. 21. Owing to the bowilderment of Folga governments regarding inflation proposals, the ato Department, according a Washington message in the rald Tribune, has issued explana- na emphastaing that the monet- The Youg Women's Christian policy has been inspired by Association cancelled the booking of mestic economic conditions and its hall for a meeting of the Society in the hope of improving for Cultural Relations in regard to nerica's position in the Washing-religion in Soviet Russia.

economic talks.

It was actually possible, by taking photographs of their joint light, to calculate the shape of the Forbit.

- Sir James stated that astrono- mers had been able to mako mapa

showing the principal features of

the different layers of

Run's been atmosphere, and it had possible to obtain what amounted to a cinematographic record of the appearance of sunspots.

The great clouds of gas thrown off by sunspots-clouds which could be photographed formerly only during a total eclipse of the sun-could be seen billowing up as if from a chimney at the back of the sun's visible surface, und Officials of the Y.W.C.A. declined then, as the sun rotated, their for the with-source could be traced to a great ad- to state a reason Leading members of the nistra ion are convinced that drawal of permission to use the crack through which the eruption

new policy will bring an im- hall, but the following statement proceeded. oved outlook.

International control

of

ex-

ange, which will stabilise cur-

was circulated by the Society for: Cultural Relations:

The governors of tho Y.W.C.A.

The lecture will be divided under hey relationships, will afford a have regretfully cancelled the book poning, and why it is happening.

"COMPLETELY UPSET."

id base for the economic Im-ing of the hall for the meeting on three head: (1) The present po ovement of individual nations. the religious situation in the U.S.-aition of the churches and religious S.R. as they are "apprehensive that life; (2) The Soviet attitude to Reuter Specini.

there may be protests not only dur-wards religion; (3) Anti-rolig. ing the meeting itself but probably love propaganda. in the Press thereafter....

The Dean of Canterbury, who la Now York, Apr. 21.

Mr. W. H. Kerridge (the sprak taking the chair, when approached A message from the iner llo

France says that M. Herriot'ar), who recently visited the U.S.In the first place, said that "nothing ons have been completely upset S.R., will give a diapassionate, ob- but good can come if we face reall

President Roosevelt's embarge Jective account of what is hap-ties and know facts" gold.

"We might as well turn round

d go back," declared a member

his party-Reuter Special.

WILL STICK TO GOLD,

Paris, Apr. 21. Following a meeting of the nance Minister, experts and the overnor of the Bank of France, is authoritatively announced that rance is determined to retain the Id standard and fight the possible nerican commercial invasion by laing tariffs-Reuter.

DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF

ONE

OP MEANS

BEING BURE AGAINST FORTUNE IS NOT TO TRY HER TOO OFTEN.-Diocles of Cary atua.

It is notified that at the expiration of three months the China Tribune. Ltd., will, unless cause is shown the contrary, bo struck off the regis-

dissolved. ter and the company

It is notified that during the ab sence on leave of Mr. C. A. da Roza, Acting Consul-General for Portugal in Hongkong, Mr. P. V. Bethelho will be AN ON SHAW BOOK in charge of the Fortugucza

Takd

C. C. EDUCATION

COMMITTEE

aulate-General.

Can-

Attacked and bitten by a chow dog,

the

A Flannel Danca will be held in St- Andrew's Church Hall, under the auspices of St. Andrew's Club, on Thursday, April 27 at 9 p.m.

Messrs. F. W. T. Rose (Engineer Co.) and A. E. Bates (Anzac Co.) have been promoted to bo Second Lieutenants in the Hongkong Volun- tear Defence Corps.

Sealed tenders in triplleate, which should be clearly marked "Tender for Central British School Sito Formaa-

the Co tion," will be received at lonial Secretary's Office until Noon of Monday, May 8, for lavelling of site and disposal of surplus material.

His Majesty the King has been in Tin Lok Lang, yesterday a For- pleased to approve the appointment tuguese child, Al Castro, was given of the Hon. Br. J. P. Brags, and the precuationary treatment, while

Biembers of the Legislative Council animal was removed to the depot at Hon. Mr. S. W. Tao, to be Unofficial Kennedy Town.

for a farther period of four years, with effect from the 17th January. 1993.

Wong Tung, u coolic, was arrested yesterday on a charge of attacking another Chinese at Kowloon with n knife and inflicting serious head in Jurica. The victim is now at Kowloon Hospital.

the

WAS

SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 1933.

SHARE PRICES

TO-DAY'N QUOTATIONS The following is the list of local shers quotations issued to-day:

Bank

H'kong Banks, $1750 n. H'kong Banks, Lon. £123 n. Chartered Banks, £13% n. Mercantilo Bank, A.

£241⁄2 n. Mercantile Bank 0., £9% n. East Asia, 7100 n.

D.

Am: 0. Finance Corp., M. $20 n. China O. Fin. Ord., S.65.40 m. China O. Fin. Prof. S.$6.00 n. insurances,

Canton Ins., $1,860.b. Union Ins., $500 n." China Underwritors, $2.85 n. Chinn Fire 5620 m.

H.K. Fire Ins., 81240 b. International Ansce, 8.85.25 n. Shipping

Douglas, $321⁄2 b. H.K. Steamboats, $22 n. Indo-Chinos, (Prof.) $25. Indo-Chinas, (Def.), $20 n. Shell (Bearer), 45/- n. Union Waterboats, $15 a.

shining.

Benguets, $241⁄4 D. Kailans, 21/8 n.

་

Langkata (Single), S$9.80 n. S'hat Explorations, S.$2.90 8. S'hat Lonne. S.$3.20 n. Raubs, $9.00 n. Venz: Goldfelda, $4.20 n. Benguet Exp., 85 cts. b.

Docks, etc.

IK. Wharves, $131 b. H.K. Docks, $181⁄2 n. B. China Motora A., $10 n. 8. China Motors B, 36 n. Providents (old), $3.00 n. Providents (now), $1.80 n. Hongkews, S.$800 n. New Engineeringe, S.58 n. Shanghai Docks. 3.$183 n.

Lands, Hotele, etc.

H. & S. Hotels, $665 b. H.K. Lande, 876 80. S'hai Lands, 2.$80.80 n. Metropolitan Lande, S.$14 n. Humphreys, $14. p.

H.K. Realties, $7.10 n. Asla Realties "A", M. $140 n. Asia Realtics "B" M. $20 n. Chinese Estates, 395 b. Chinn Realties, 8.814.75 n. China Debentures S. $137 n.

Cotton Mills.

Ewo Cottons, 9.$15 sa. S'hai. Cottona, 8.895 n. Zooog Sings 8.314 n. Wong On Textiles S.$98 1.

Public Utilities. Tramways, $21% n. Peak Trams (old), $16.20 n. Poak Trams, (now) 88 n. Star Ferries, $90% :

Yaumati Ferries (old), $32 n. Youmat Ferries (now), $311⁄2 n. China Lights (old), $12.20 b. China Lights (new), $11 n. H.K. Electrica $72 b. and so. Macao Electrics $25 b. "Santakan Lights, $103⁄41⁄2′′n:”

Telephones (old), $27.10/27 gu. China Buses, S$14' n. Angapore Tractions, 2/- n. Singapore Pref. 12/- n.

Industrials.

Malabon Sugars $15 n. Cald: Macg. (old.), 9.810% n. Cald: Macg. (Prof.), 9.514.70 n. Canton Ices, $5 n. Cements (Com.), $6.90 n. Cements (old), $5. Cements (new), $13⁄41⁄41⁄2 n. H.K. Ropes, $9 n.

Stores, etc. Dairy Farms, $27 n. Watsons $8 n.

Der. A. Wings, $1 m. Lane Crawfords, $4.45 b. Mackintoshe, $21 n. Sincerca $15% n. Wm. Powells, 83.85 n- Wing On (H.K.), $220 n.

Miscellaneous. Amusements, $1271⁄2 ¤.. H.K. Entertainments, $12 n. B.C. Enterprises, 88 m. United Theatres, 8.35.80 n. Macao "Greyhounds," 810 n. Constructions (old), $3 n. Constructions (now), 90 cta, n. B. Ind. G$ Bonds, 868% n. ILK. Govt, Loana, 6% b. Prem, Wallace Harpers, $9 n.

LOCAL ESTATES.

RADIO BROADCAST

PROGRAMME FOR THE WEEK-END

From Z. B. W., on wave length of 155 metres (94.b k/c.).

The programme from 6.30-7.15 p.m. will, provided reception proven satis- factory, be replaced, by the Daventry programmo.

11-11.30 am. Stock and Exchange Quotations, Weather Report.

11:30 am. Chinese recorded pro- gramme.

12.00 p.m. European programme of Victor records.

1 p.m. Local Time and Weather Report.

1.15 pm. A relay of the Hongkong Hotel Orchestra by courtesy of the Management (During the intervals recorded music will bo broadcast from the Studio).

1.80 p.m.

Selected London and New York Stock quotations, olc.

.2.16 p.m.

Close Down.

4-7 pm. Chinese recorded

gramme..

pro-

7-11.30 p.m. - European programme. Orchestral. 7.7.23 p.m.

Chanson Bohemienne (Boldi). Aloha Sunset Land (Kawelo).

Victor Salon Orchestra, 20550. Masked Ball-Selection (Verdi,

arr. Creatore).

Creatore's Band. 80000. Jazz Nocturne (Suoase). Buffson (Confroy).

Victor Concert Orchestra. St. Louis Blues (Handy).

24028.

Warren Mills and His Blue Serenadere. 38062 Selected London and Now York Stock Quotations, etc.

7.23 p.m.

7.30-8.40 p.m. Variety. Song Beyond the Blue Horizon. Jeannette MacDonald (Sop.). 22614. Orchestral-At the Baby Parade.

Joo Furst and His Orch. M12680. Song-Tramps at Son, Lawrence Tibbett (Baritone). Song When It's Round up Timo

in Texas.

1550.

Cliff Carlisle, 12000. Song-Graveyard Diggers' Blues.

Salty Dog Sam. M12508. Orchestral-Walt' I Get You in my

Dreams, Ralph Bennett and His Seven Aces. $412582. Vocal Trio-Sweet Georgia Brown.

The Pickens Sistern. 24025. Instrumental-Londonderry Air.

Philadelphia Chamber String Simfonietta. 4186.

22614.

12580,

Song-Call me Darling.

Kans Colombo (Baritone). 22801. Song-Always In All Ways. Jeannette MacDonald (Sop.). Orchestral-Did You Mean What

You Said Last Night? Joe Furat and His Orchestra Song Cuban Love Song. Lawrence Tibbatt (Baritono). 1550. Song-Lonesome for Caroline.

CHE Carlisle.

Song Lonesome Road Blues.

M12600.

Salty Dog Sam. M12508. Orchestral-It's All my Fault.

Ralph Bennett and His Seven Accs. M12582. Vocal Trio-San.

The Pickens Sisters. 24025. Instrumental-Gossipe

Philadelphia Chamber String Simfonietta, ́4180, Song--You Try Somebody Elso, ...Rias Colombo.. (Baritone)... 22861..

840-9,30 p.m. A Concert. Piano Solo-Invitation to the

Waltz (Weber),

Alfred Cortot. 1201. Rong-Robin Adair (Keppel). Song The Last Rose of Summer

(Moore).

Frances Alda (Seprano). 1188. 'Collo Solo-Intermezza (Vivaldi), 'Cello Solo--Sorenata Napoletaná

(Sgambati).

Pablo Casals, 1642. Song-Napulo (Schips-Hinton). Song-Confesion (Discepolo-

Amadori).

Tito Schipa (Tenor). 1583, Violin Solo-Fair Rosemary

(Krcialer).

Violin Solo Rondino (Kreisler),

Fritz Kreisler. ~1380. Song Ever of Thee I'm Fondly

(Furber-Adams).

Dreaming (Linley-Hall},

Francos Alda (Soprano). 1170. 'Cello Solo-Coyercas-Intermezzo

(Granades).

'Cello Solo-Adagio (Bach-Siloti-

Canals).

Pablo Casals, 4035. 9.30-11.30 p.m.

A relay of the Hongkong Hotel Danco Orchestra from the Hongkong Hotel Roof Garden by courtesy of the Management. (During the intervals. recorded music will be broadcast from the Studio).

10.30 p.m. Rugby Mid-day Press News.

11.36 p.. Close Dow All records in the above European programme are kindly supplied by Gfcass. Taang Fook Piano Con..

· SUNDAY'S PROGRAMME.

.10.30-11.30 ..

BANGKOK CHINESE MERCHANT LEAVES $632,000 The Education Committee of the ondon County Council have ban.

Local estate valued at $682,000 has ed Mr. Bernard Shaw's latest!

been left by Wong, Soon (or Saon ork, "A Black Girl In Search of

or Sin Shyer) Chung (or Chong) The Book and Apparatus

During Thursday, three casos of

alias Wong Boom-chong Bae-wong, a ab-Committee have decided not to

small-pox, one of typhoid, ons of

merchant late of 1987 District, Trok clude the book in the Teachers

meningitis and one of rabies were Tao Hoo, Bangkok. Deceased died in reported to the local health authoriSlam on November 2, 1930. Probate brary.

ties. Of the small-pox cases of the will, has been granted to At a moating of the Committee

from Kowloon, one County

Hall, Mrs. Barbara Four men, one of whom was armed one

Wong

Chow-nim, both of. 59, (Socialist) protested at the with a chopper, carried out a rob from Shnukisan and one from Aber als gas and Wong Chow 55

of 122, deen. The rables caso was that of

Caine Road, Victoria, Hongkong, on-inclusion of the book in the bery on the second floor

Cheungshawan Road, Samshulpo, a dog in Kowloon.

Letters of administration to the qulaltion lat. The Rov. A. G. Prichard said that shortly after 9 o'clock this morning

The German vessel Etha Rickmers, state of Mr. Gabriel John Spink, a master mariner, late of 211, Wanchai was not in favour of anything and escaped with money and property

which arrived here yesterday morning Road, have been granted to Violet vice. the nature of an index with the value of which is unknown,

brought a large cargo from Europe. Lottie Bpink of the same address. gard to books for the Teachera'

Sealed tonders in triplicate which Her freight for Hongkong consisted The local estate is sworn under ibrary, but he considered that the should be clearly marked, "Tendors for of 506 tons of general cargo, and she $15,600. ommittee had acted wisely in re Completion of Seawall near Oil Street has on board for Shanghal and ard to this book. "It does not North Point, will be received at the Japanese ports 6,772 tons of iron and how Mr. Shaw at his best, and it Colonial Secretary's Offles until Neon

a book which is offensive to quite of Monday, May 9, for construction Reneral cargo. Included in the total number of people."

of a seawall, founded on the existing for Shanghai is a large consignment Mr. E. J. Sainsbury, Chairman of rubble mound between Oil Street and of war materials consisting of 1,770

of. Grenaden. Thero Company's cases be Sub-Committee, said that for the Hongkong Electric

in Germany, and are shipped be purpose of adding books to the property..

signed to Shanghai. equisition at their money was mited.

The rainfall for the month of March at the Botanical Gardens was ins

were

con-

MR. SOONG AT KOBE.

DECLINES TO SEE PRESS- INTERVIEWERS

Tokyo, Apr. 20. Mr. T. V. Scong, China's Finance Minister, arrived in Kobo aboard the President Jefferson this afternoon en route to the United States. -

The Police have reported yet an "That being so," he added, "and 34 on 3 days, at the Matilda Hospital, other case of a push-bickeilst being is boing a book which some peo-Mount Kellett, it was' Uns. 39 on infured through collaton with a motor

Mr. Soone remained in his cabin regard as of doubtful quality days, at Fanling line. 20 on vehicle. On this occasion tho mishap nd doubtful morals, it was decided and at the Police Station, Talpo, occurred yesterday in Nathan Road,

rófused to. rocolve the ot to place it in the library." Sins, 24 on 7 days. The lowest road. Yaumati, and according to the state and

ing of the barometer (M.8.L.) was ment of a bus driver, whose vehicle

Through the Chinese Consul His Excellency the Governor has 201ns, 726 at 6 pm. on the 26th. The figured in the affair, it resulted from Japanese press representatives

the blevele suddenly, and unexpected- ppointed Mr: N..Murphy to act maximum gust velocity of the wind, an

tho Dincs-Baxendel) ly dashing out of a slide-street into General at Kobe he told the sa Member of the Court of the recorded by Iniveralty of Hongkong, during the anemograph,, was at the rate of R his way. The avellat was conveyed correspondents that the situation to the Kowloon Hospital in a serious was too critical to boar any, dis.. bsence on leave of Mr. V. M. Gray miles per hour at 8.16 p.m. on the

cussion.-Router."= condition from hoad inforlen. urn, with affoot from April 21.

6th.

A relay of the Union Church Ser.

Ninetieth Anniversary. Preacher The Rt. Rev. R. O. Hall

(Bishap of Victoria).

Order of Service. Hymn-Worship the Lord' in

Beauty and Holiness."

Prayer.

Lord's Prayer

Hymn "Before Jehovah's Awful Throne Ye Nations Bow with Sacred Joy."

Scripture Reading.

Te Doum.

Prayer.

Offertory. Offertory Prayer. Hymn-0 God of Bethel":

Bermon.

Hymn Christ for Theo

Wo Bing"

National Anthem.

Benediction.

p.m. Chiness

11.80-12.45

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