1933-07-08 — Page 9

WHEN BUSINESS BACKS MORALS

SILK MERCHANT "AGHAST AT NUDIST

CULT.

Is there not a singularly up-

DEADLY GASES

THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, JULY, 8, 1939.

MAKING DEAF TO HEAR

FROM CLOTHES

RESPONSIBLE FOR MANY DEATHS

A NEW ELECTRO INSTRUMENT

propriate touch, almost as of piclic AMAZING THEORY TEST A SUCCESS

justice in the spectacle of a lead- ing silk merchant, valiantly cham- ploning the caisse of morality and lecorum against a movement which alms at totally discarding all ap parel, whether silk, satin, muslin or rags, Chinese or foreign, made to measure or off the hook?

Such is the stund of Mr. Wang Yen-sung, member of the standing committee of the Chinese Chamber of Commerec, general manager of the Shanghai Silk Bank and the Dah Sing Silk Store In Hankow Road. When rumour reached this city that the nudist cult was to be imported here from Hongkong by an enterprising foreigner, Mr. Wang at once penned to the Municipality of Greater Shanghhi a weighty indictment calling for a ban on the movement.

Now York.

Deadly gases from burning clothes are believed to be the real cause of a large percentage of the 10,000 deaths which occur every year through fire in the United States,

A

New York.

new electro-mechanical in- strument, which transmits sound vibrations through the ones of the head, has made it possible for a group of deaf children in a class- room of the New York School for the Dear to hear clearly their first radio programme.

A report of the American Chem- ical Society found that burning of woollen materials gives off such Some of the children are nearly dangerous gases na carbon mon-totally dent because of defective oxdie, hydrogen sulfide, hydrocyante car drums. The instrument side- acid and amonin..

tracked the defective drums and Gases produced by burning var carried the vibrations direct lous common materials in an Round-sensitive parts of the brain, asbestos-lined room were studies at It was explained. The system

Poltechnie the

Institute nt operates on the principle of "bone Brooklyn,

conduction" of Round.

HEARD CLEARLY.

to

"Persons attempting to escape from free," says the report of the scientists, "have probably been overcome by the gases evolved from When the instrument was turned burning clothing and Idst their on, lip reading and sign language PARADISE-BY-THE-WHANGPOO.lives by breathing there

wero forgotten. Bright, eager toxic anticipation on the faces changed Films in which the producers gases.

"When the clothing of a person have unduly economised on ward-

la burning, it seems almost In- robe expenses are prohibited by the guardians of Shanghai ethics, evitable that he should inhale the gases produced. Woollen carpets, ho points out. How much more detrimental to permit the poliglutly add to the danger, when a fire

draperies and upholstery undoubted populace

Paradise by the Whangpoo to Woo the cooling brozze in the garb of the Garden of Eden! A nudist society he stigmatises as particularly unsuit able for Shanghai-a view with which many sufferers from mos quitoes, dust, and andden, thunder- bursts will be înclined to agree.

of

Far be it from us to impute ulterior motives to an "Implacable opponent of decadent dilettantism. "It's bad for trade" may be allied in all sincerity with that drend verdict "It's not done, sir," and Lancashire textile exporters will Associate themselves whole-hearted- ly with Shanghai's protest against the over-zealous casting of clouts, even though May be indisputably out.

BANK RETURNS ·

NOTES IN CIRCULATION AND RESERVE SPECIE

Returns of the Average Amount of bank notes in circulation and of in Hongkong, specle in reserve during the month ended June 30, 1033, as certified by the Managers of the respective Banks are follows:-

Banks

as

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and wonder. It was explained that instantly to expressions of surprise many were experiencing for the first time something akin to the the normal person takes for granted. sensations of hearing that occurs, by emitting deadly Basen." though many spoken words cscaped The children heard clearly, even The smallest amounts of gas in the room where materials

their understanding. They burning were found to be in a layer Smiles lighted their faces

res- were ponded easily to the music. midway between floor and celing, crude vocal expressions escaped and as the lighter - gases heavy gases sank

rose, while to the floor.cognized words taught them in the their lips as they evidently re- Reuter,

classes through other means.

RUM RUNNERS

IN BALTIC

SIX SHIPS FLYING

BRITISH FLAG

Helsingfors.

Over each child's head was a small metal band that clamped an electric vibrator, no larger than a |pocket knife, against the mastoid or the cheek bone. Wires linked the vibrators to an amplifler and then to the microphone into which the performers sang and spoke.

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WORSHIPPING

- WIMBLEDON'S HERO

(Continued from Page 8.),

MEN'S DOUBLES.

Semi-final

I, Nunol and J. Satoh (Japan) beat Von Cram and Naurney (Germany) 7-5, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1.

WOMEN'S DOUBLES,

Semi-final

Mme, Mathieu and Miss

Ryan (France & America) beat Mrs. Pitt. 4.6, 6-4. man and Miss Ridley (Britain) 6.1,

MIXED DOUBLES.

Quarter-Final

N. G. Farquharson & Heeley (S. Afrien_ & Britain) beat R. Aliki and Miss D. Round (Japan & Britain) 10-8, 6-3.

J.

Semi-finala

Farquharson and Afles Heeley beat

Borotra and Miss B. Nuthall | (France & Britain) 8-6, 11-9%

Von Cramm & Fr. Krahwinkel (Germany) beat C. II, Kingsley and Mrs. 1. A. Godfrey (Britain) 6-2, 8-6,

TO-DAY'S FINALS.

The following are the finals in three of the other events, which will pro- bably be played this afternoon..

MEN'S SINGLES.

Mrs. Helen Wills-Moody (Amerien) Miss Dorothy Round (Britain)

MEN'S DOUBLES.

J. Borotra & J. Brugnon (France)

Nunoj & Satoh (Japan).

MIXED DOUBLES.

N. G. Farquharson and Miss Heeley Von Cramm and Fraulein Krah. winkel (German).

NO AGREEMENT.

DAIREN CONFERENCE

REPORT DENIED

Poking, July 7.

Each child, by means of a small button on the individual vibrator. regulated the intensity of the vibrations to ault his needs. Some- Following the report that the times the device worked best when Finnish Minister in London had placed against the forehead. been Instructed to ask permission children made their

· The Chinese authorities hayo from the British Government forments to get the maximum sound ports current in the country that own adjust-issued a further denial of the re- the capture of a vessel described effect.-Reuter. as a British rum-runner, it is now

stated omcially here that six rum runners flying the British flag are at present operating in the Baltic. It is also stated, however, that the crews of these vessels are practically entirely non-British and that most of them, including the captains, are Esthonians.

The steamer regarding which the complaint was sent to London is stated to have been using a secret radio code between Esthonin and Sweden.

CAMOUFLAGED SMUGGLERS

PINE TREES USED FOR DECEPTION

The

the Chinese delegates to the Dairen Conference have signed an agreement with the Japanese de legates.

An offleial communique fasued last night says that the purpose of sending delegates to Dairen was to arrange for resumption of the railway traffic on the Peking- Mukden Railway and to dispose of the Chinese renegades, in the Luantung. arcas. The delegates have no authority to sign any sort Cologne, of agreement. Smugglers camouflaged as pine Continuing, the official state- Router was informed in Finnish trees are the latest problem con-ment-aays: Up-to-now-arrange- clrcles in London that the ques- fronting the already harassed ments for the resumption of tion of reported rum-running off customs ofleers in the western traffic on the Railway have been the Finnish coast had been the frontier districts. subject uf discussions

Some officers the other day Britain 123,110,181 123,000,000

Finland.-surprised a party of smugglers on 1,730,849 1,320,005€

the borders of a pine forest at Roetgen, near Aix-La-Chapelle. They gave chaac, but in an instant DEATH OF MR. F. H. the smugglers had one and all

disappeared. HOLDMAN

Average Apeele Amouni in Heserve

"

Chartered Bank

of

India, Austrails and

Chion ............ 14,198.945 8,800,000 Hongkong and Shing.

hal Banking Corpora- tion

Mercantile Bank of

India

Total 8:149,039,641 292,040,000

C'own

*In addition Sterling Securities are deposited with the Agents valued at £710.440.

In addition Securities deposited with the Crown Agents and Straits Government valued at £3,200,000.

In addition Securities deposited with the Crown Agents valued at £190,000.

LONDON TRAFFIC

CHANGE

J

TRANSPORT NOW UNDER ONE CONTROL

London, July 1. The whole of London's passenger transport passed under the control of the newly created London Pas- senger Transport Board at mid- night last night.

This was effected by an Act just come into operation which trans- fers control from a hundred public enterprises operating aeparately all coaches, omnibuses, trams and trains within a radius of 30 miles of London.

The traffic king will be Lord Ashfield whose salary is to be £21,500 a year.

The capital involved in the con- cern totals £120,000,000-Router.

Great Rouler.

and

between

ELEVEN YEARS IN

POST OFFICE

agreed upon. Regarding the dis- posal of the renegade troops, the Chinese and Japanese delegates, have probably agreed upon the disbandment of two-thirds of the soldiers and on the incorporation of the rest into the Peace Preser- vation Corps for the Luantung Area."-Reuter.

EXCHANGE RATES

Paria.

It was only, after the customs officers had carefully combed the forest for a long time that they found thair quarries had become merged in the pine trees. Their backs and packs of smuggled It is with much regret that we with pine bark and branches. All Berlin

goods were carefully camouflaged Geneva have to record the death early this they had to do when chased was Helsingfors. morning of Mr. Frederick Herbert to make for the nearest pine trees Holdman, the Assistant Superin- and stand against them.

Oslo Athens. tendent of Mails.

The captured amugglers were Milan Billan He had been lying dangerously

relieved of their ill for two or three days, follow-

camouflaged. Buenos Aires. ing hemorrhage of the brain. 10,000 cigarettes and 50 lbs. of Shanghai..

"York. He was only forty-three years of |coffee.--Reuter.

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age, and leaves a widow to mourn his loss.

CIDER PUTS OUT

FIRE

Prague. Cucharest.

Stockholm.

Parung..

Lisbon

The late Mr. Holdman had been in Hongkong Government service for n little more than eleven years. He joined the Post Quico no supervisor of Maila in 1922 and was appointed Assistant Superin- WHEN WATER SUPPLY Bombay.. tondont two years Inter.

The funeral takes place this af-

tornoon,

FAILS

་

Vienna.

His Majesty has not been advised to Two hundred gallons of cider oxercise his power of disallowance were used by firemen to put out a with respect to the following Ordin-fire at an inn at Troetsch, Upper ances:-Ordinaner No. 31 of 1032- Austria, when the water supply An Ordinance to amend and consoli- { falled.

July 6. .85

.17.2734 .14

2264

.19.90

July 7.

85

17.20

13.01

220

.590.

.62.11/10

41% .1/3.1/16 1/84 .4.60

19.90 690 62.11/16

41%

4.713

8.26

31

112

500

1/4.13/16 1/4.25/32

23.80% 19.40 110 1/0.1/10

1/8

34

4.0415

18.15/16

18.7/16 ..08%

.505

.29.85 .10.35 .110 .1/0.1/16 Yokohama..

1/3 Montovideo. .34 Montreal,

..4.82 Silver (spot)...18.7/10 Silver (forward).18.0/10 War Loan.......09.0/16

British Wireless.

FREAK LAWS.

date the law relating to Dangerous The outbuildings had -been An Ordinance to consolidate and about £500 and the roof of the inn Drugs. Ordinance No, 39 of 1932-destroyed causing damage of amend the law relating to Companies. was blazing when the firemen RED TAIL LIGHTS FOR

thought of

the

clder. Barrel

His Majesty has approved the ap-after barrel was broken opon and paintment of the lion. Mr. It. M. Hen- derson to be an Omelal Member of the the contents were thrown on the Executive Council and Official Rames and finally the Inn

Baved.----Reuter

***

INFORMATION WANTED Member of the Legislative Council.

OWNER OF WATCH AND

CHAIN

DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF

-GOOD ORDER 18 THĘ FOUNDATION OF

The newspapers might possibly ALL THINGS,Burke, bring the owner to light" remarked

..

Was

PEDESTRIANS!

Chicago, Illinois. Whilo Stato logislatures this year generally were occupied with Morious emergency monsures doal- ing with the economic situation, somo whimelcal bills were in- troduced,

,Mnnesota légalized tho wan· of artificial light in apearing fish.

If all the bills introduced had been enacted into law

Kansas pedestrians would wear

tail-lights.

"I cannot say that I approve of Mr. Gibson's conduct as an authori ed architect in this case, but I do Mr. Wynno-Jonca in Court this

The 8.8. Talma.left Singapore for not think he is technically guilty," morning when a Chinese charged this Port on the Out instant 110 said Me. Butters at the Kowloon

Magistracy

yesterday afternoon, when with the unlawful possession of a instant in the afternoon.

he dismissed the charges against Mr. gold watch and chain, stated he

B. Gibson, the local architect, who red picked them up in Shanghai Street, The July number of the People's again appeared before him on a

Motion pictures in Nobraška Mongkok district. Dat-Sergt. Fowllo Tribune, "an organ of national-re- summons of (1) misrepresenting the would never show a woman smok- stated the Police interviewed the volutionary thought and opinion" has true conditions of Nos. 279 and 281 ing tobacco, nor would. Indiana defendant's wife yesterday and she just been received. Current Homs of Reclamation Street, which were under films show shootingesnede stated her husband did not avons are discussed

political and economie importance, to

:(2) Causing The zither would be established divergence have a gold watch and chain. The ing article on Oxford, by Minister Quo submitted to an approved by the strumentov

""from_be" plans bagindiana a ometal musicalen case was remanded to Monday, Tal-chi, is printed.

**and an interene MAEruction, MI (

RADIO BROADCAST

PROGRAMMES FOR THE

WEEK-END

From Z. B. W., on wave length of 356 metres (84.0 k/c.),

4-7 p.m. Chineso recorded pro gromme.

7-1.30 p.m. Farepenn program,nie. 7-8.15 p.m. Variety. Song Just Like a Butterfly. Song-Gonna Get a Girl.

Melville Gideon (Baritone), 12077. Orchestral-Stein. Song. Orchestral-St. Louis Blues.

Rudy Vallee and 11s Connecticut Yankees, 22321. Song-Out District Visitor: Song A Servant Girl.

Wish Wynno (Comedienne). B2612. Selections Funny Face, Selections-Good News,

Victor Arden-Phil Ohman and Their Orchestra. 35018. Song---It. Song-One Alone.

George Baker (Baritone), B2461. Band-(n) Air de Ballet (b)

Callirhoc. Band-Pas Des Cymbales..

Band of H. M. Coldstream Guarde. 01501. Humorous Song-There's Nothing

Over Sixpence in the Store. Humorous Song-The Roast Beef of

Old England.

Ernest Hastings. 2481. Chorus-Sonny Boy. Chorus-Jeannine I Dream of Lilac

Time.

Victor Salon Group. 35945, Song-So Tired. Song Out in the Now Mown Hay.

Ann Ponn (Comedienno), B2663, Orchestral-Hit the Deck Selection. Savoy Orpheans, C1408, Vocal Gems The New Moon. Vocal Gems-Whoopee.

Victor Light Opera Co. 35969. 2 p.m. (Local Time and Weather Report).

8.15-8.50 p.m. A Concert. Quartet Irish Reel (arr. Pochon). Quarlet-Deep River (arr. Pochon). Flonzaloy Quartet. 1270. Song-Waiata Maori (Hill). Song A Maori Slumber Song

(Te Rangi Pal).

Frances Alda (Soprano); 1880. Piano Solo-Mazurka in C Sharp

Minor (Chopin).

Piano Solo Variations on Thomes from Carmen (Bizet-Horowitz).

Vadimir Horowitz. 1827.

Song-Who is Sylvia? (Shakespears- Song-None But a Lonely Heart

(Tschaikowsky),

Schubert)

John McCormack (Tenor), 1806, Guitar Solo-Sonatina In A Major

(Torroba). Guitar Solo-Courante (Bach).

Andres Segovia. 1298. 8.50-9.30 p.m. Orchestral. Metropolis (Grofe).

Paul Whiteman and Hla Concert Orchestra. 96930/4. Eapana Rapsodie (Chabrier).

Dotrolt Symphony Orchestra. 1337. Rhapsody in Blue (Gershwin,

arr. Grofo)..

Paul Whiteman and His Concert Orchestra. 56225, Orchestral-Dante Orientale...

(Glazounow). Orchestral Murch of the Caucasian

Chief (Ippolitow-Iwanow). Philadelphia Symphony Orch. 1335, 0.30-11.30 p.m. A relay

of the Hongkong Hotel Dance Orchestra from the Hongkong Hotel Grill Room by courtesy of the Management. (During the Intervals recorded

music will be broadcast the Studio), 10.30 p.m. Rugby Mid-day Press Newa

from

11.30 p.m. Close Down.

All records in the above European programmes are kindly supplied by Messre. S. Moutrle and Co.

-SUNDAY'S PROGRAMME. ·

10.30-11.50 a.m.

►

A relay of the Service from the Union Church, Kennedy Road.

Preacher-The Rov. E. G. Powell,

Order of Service

Voluntary. Hymn-Worship the Lord in the Boauty of Holiness" Invocation and Lord's Prayer Hymn "Before Jehovah's Awful Throno, Ye Nations, Bow with Sacred Joy" Scripture Reading-St. John's 10 Y. verses 22-42. Hymn-"Lead Kindly Light"

Prayer Offertory Offertory Prayer Hymn-"Strong Son of God

Immortal Love" Sormon "A Faith That Enquires" Hymn "God Moves in a Mysterious Way His Wonders to Perform"

National Anthem

Benediction..

11.30 a.m. Close Down

12-1245 p.m. A relay of the Hop Yat Church Service,

12.46-2.30 p.m. European recorded programme.

1 p.m. Local Time and Weather

Report.

2.30

p.m. Close Down.

4.30-7 gramme.

7-11 p.m. European programme. 7-7.40 p.m. Dance Music. Fox Trot-Can't You Boo. Fox TrotWhen It's Bloopy

Time Down South. 22828. Waltz--Someday We'll Meet Fox Trot "Twan

Only Again.

p.m. Chinese recorded 'pro-

¤ Summer Night's Dream, 24120. Fox Trot--I'm for You a

Hundred Per Cent. Fox Trot That's What I Like

About You. 22888. Fox Trot-Cupid'

Walts-Poor Little 77 80.

Fox Trot-archeta. Fox, Trot-Hejre

A 22847. Fox TrobLooking on the Bright"

Side of Life. Fox Trot--We've Got the Moon

and Sixpence, 24812.

(Continued on Page 11),

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