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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER

1933.

LOCAL RADIO-PHONE PLANS OFF

SCHEME FOR LINK WITH LONDON

IN ABEYANCE

DEPRESSION STAYS ENTERPRISE

AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT

(Telegraph Special.)

Although technically feasible, radio telephone communication between Hongkong and Lon- don; through puroly British channels, is unlikely to be ca- tablished in the near future, ace cording to information secured in London by the Telegraph from the General Post Office and Imperial and International Communications, Ltd.

There was some prospect of such a sorviče some two years ago, be- fore the worst effects' of the de- pression were felt, whon the Hong- kong Telephone Co., Ltd., was In- teresting itself in the idea, but at the moment the matter is In abey

Ance..

When the achome eventually materialisés, it is most probable

Much interest was taken in the wedding, a few days ago, at the Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shang- hal of Mr. Ronald C. Stewart, of Messrs. Butterfield and Swire, and Miss Edith Anne Jameiòn, who recently arrived from Edinburgh. The above photograph was taken after the ceremony.

that Hongkong will work through HOW NADIR SHAH

Singapore, after a station has been established at that purt. At pre- sent, however, the heavy costa of providing the service, together with the probable lack of steady traffic for a time, place the pro- jeet in the realm of an undertaking | not yet commercially worth while.

CO-OPERATION NECESSARY. Enquiries made at the Publicity

WAS KILLED

FIVE BULLETS AT

・ CLOSE RANGE-

ORGAN RECITAL

PROGRAMME FOR

FRIDAY

An organ recital is to be given in St. John's Cathedral on Friday by Mr. Frederick Mason, assisted by Mra, Hèlen Lockhart (contralto).. A collretion will be taken for the Organ

Department of the G.P.O. show ACT OF REVENGE Fund. The programme is as follows:

that there is a desire on the part!

of the postul authorities to extend |

a radio phone service to the Far

East; indeed, the G.P.O.

would

London, Nov. 13. According to information

welcome any move in this direc-just received in London, the tion, provided it were financially sound. It was pointed out that murder of King Nadir of the feasibility of auch a scheme Afghanistan was committed had been shown by the fact that at a school prize-giving cere- the tourist liner Belgenland, whilst

in Hongkong harbour some years mony, on the anniversary of ago, had experienced no difficulty the execution of Ghulami In getting into communication with Nabi presumably from mo-

London,

Hongkong's best plan, it was pointed out would be to work through Home other station. such as Singapore or Shanghai,

tives of revenge.

King Nadir, who was secom- panted by the present King and the Minister for war, was killed Instantly, Ave shots being fired

2. Priere, from Suite in E,

OUR DANCING IS NOT SO BAD

SAYS BALLROOM EXPERT

MR. ANDREW'S IMPRESSIONS

1. Chorale Preludes:--

M. J. A. Andrew, whose ball- (a) an "Bunder,"

Parry

room demonstrations with Miss (b) "A rose breaks into bloom",

Bruinas Ursula Preston at the Hongkong and Poninsula Hotels have been Borowski the talk of the town this month, had some nice things to say about them in local dancing to-tiny on the eve of Handel his departure with Miss Preston Guilmant for Japan, "Guilmant

3. Contralto Ariu:

Thou shalt bring

(Israel in Egypt).

1. Lanuntation

5. Allegretto in D minor,

6. Benelletion Nuptiale

Mr. Andrew "kuid that so far us he had seen, the legal standard Saint-Saens of ballroom dancing fell but very

Saint-Saens

7. Le Cygne 8. Contralto Aria:-"In praise of little short of that found in, the God"

Beethoven provinces In England.

Rowley

9. Rhapsody in D

at him while he was speaking to JAPANESE AIRMAN the students. The murderer was In-Abdul Khalid, who was arrested

immediately.

GOVERNMENT CONTROL. According to Imperial and ternational Communicntions, Ltd., It might be the best method oven- tually for the Hongkong end to be operated through the Government Broadcasting Station, although the Company would be propared to work in with. any reputable con- cern which could work on n' rea- sonable co-operative basis.

He had previously been under arrest, with his father, as being Implicated in a plot against the late King in November last, but! was pardoned.

ARRESTED

ALLEGED PLOT, ON

TOKYO

Tokyo, Nov. Khalid's father was a servant Commander Saburo Yamaguchi, of Ghulam Nabi, a prominent retired crack bombing pilot, was adherent of ex-King Amanullah arrested to-day and charged with With regard to the probable by whom he was appointed Aar participation in a plot envianging rates, the General Post Office bassador in Angora in 1929. In the destruction of the Cabinet and states that, after a certain limit, the following year, Ghulam Nabi the firing of Tokyo.--United Pres. distance is not a factor; for was dismissed by King Nadir. example, the rate between London He returned to

Afghanistan In

and Australia is the same as for 1932 and was executed shortly

afterwards. that between London and Canada.

£2 PER MINUTE.

This rate is £2 per minute's use of the service, and Hongkong would most likely come under the same scale. Eventually, however, the rates would most likely come down, when increased traille, war- rants the step.

A factor which would greatly help in hastoning the inauguration of the service would be the pro- spect of a "hold" which could be surved through Hongkong, such as important cities in China, but until there in the probability of such an pening, it is felt in London that there can be,little likelihood of Britielt anrvice becoming fensible.

FINANCE PARAMOUNT.

As amateur dancers Hongkang hnd no reagon in feel that they disgraced themselves on; the

At the hotels be had noticed that the English style of ballroom dancing was favoured, and that the American influence was but very alight.

Not only that, but he had dis- covered that local dancers werd keen, and he find every reason to real that they appreciated expost- tions of the English style.

On the other hand, the ten-i dency was to try and learn cor- rect dancing by merely watch. ing, and this was practically impossible.

RADIO BROADCAST

TO-DAY'S BROADCAST.

CANTONESE. LESSON FROM THE STUDIO-

From Z.D.W. on a wavelength of -356 metros:

4.30-7 p.m. Chinese recorded pro-

gramme.

7-10.30 p.m. European programme,

7 p.m. Closing Local Block Quotn- tlens, etc.

-7,3-7,80 p.m. Variety, Orchestral-Can This be Love? Orchestral-Three Little Words.

Ipana Troubadours. Song-Sho's Funny That Way. .. Song--I Lift My Finger and Say

"Tweet, Tweet,"

Gracie Fields (Comedionno), Xylophone Solo--Dance of the Toy

Regiment.

Xylophone Solo-Dancing Stare.

Joseph Green.

Song-Love Boat.

י,

Song-Broadway Melody.

Charles King (Baritone). 7.30-8 p.m. From the Studio, The 4th of a series of Lessons in "Cantonese" by the Rov. 'Mr. H. R. Wells,

3 p.m. Local Time and Weather Report.

8.348.20 p.m. Vocal Gems, Helen (Offenbach, arr Korngold).

Columbia Light Opera Company. White Horse Inn (Benitzky,

Stolz and Graham).

H

Columbia Light Opera Company, 8.20-9 p.m.

Scheherazade-Symphonic Suite

(Rimsky-Koreakow, Op. 35). Philadelphin Symphony Orchestra directed by Leopold Stokowski. 9-10.30. p.m. A Concert From the Studio.

Programme,

1. Planoforte Solo,

Variations (Glazounow).

2. Songa,

Luba Shaftain.

(a) Kashmiri Song

(Woodforde-Finden).

(b) THI Wake

(Woodforde-Finden).

Mrs. R. Sanger (Soprano)

accompanied by Frau Ammann. 3. Songs,

(a) Arles du Roi de Lahore

(Massonet).. (b) Printemps Nouveau (Vitial). Mr. Li Cher Chi (Tenor)

accompanied by Mrs. N..Kanik. 4. Songs.

(a) Star Vicino (Salvator Rosa). (b) Sen Wrack. (Sir Hamilton

Harty): (c) From the Tomb of an Un- known Woman ("From Songs from the Chinese"-Granville Bantock). Mis. H. Lockhari (Contralto) accompanied by Mr. Frederick Mason, A.R.C.O., L.T.C.L.

-Songs.

(n) Let Us Forget (M.V. Whito), (b) The Merry-Go-Round (Tate). Mr. W. H. Balloy (Baritone)

accompanied by Mr. Fredorick Mason, A.R.0.0., L.T.CL. 6. Pianoforte Solo.

Variations and Finale.

(Glozovnaw),

7. Songs,

Ľuba Shaftin.

(4) Pale Moon (Indian

Love Song). (b) From the Land of the Sky-

Blue Water. (Cudman). Mrs. R. Sanger accompanied by

8. Songs!

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(a) La Fleur Que Tu M'Ávals Jetco" (From "Carmen-Bizet). (b) Mattinata (Leoncavallo). Mr. Ll' Chor Chi (Tenor)

accompanied by Mrs. N. Kanis. 9. Songs,

wishes to King Muhamad Zahlr MERELY MEANS TO AN END. When the 'murder took place Phahn, on his necession, were con-

Mr. Andrew explained that he last week the Prime Minister, the reyed to the Afghan Minister last) Foreign Minister and the Trade week, and in a personal message felt the hesitancy of local dancers Minister were on a tour in the His Majesty said:"1 ani pro-to improve their dancing by tak- 10. Northern Provinces of Afghan foundly shocked by the tragic news ing Instruction was largely

due

stan, to attend the opening of a of the traitorous und dastardly to the fact that dancing was re- to assassination of His Majesty Nadir garded in Hongkong merely as the road new

from Kabul

粉粉 end in making a tarikhalid. These Ministers at Pasha Ghazi, your august, father. As to

KING'S CONDOLENCES.

once telegraphed their allegiance and I hasten to express my detesta-sucial party a success.

tion of this abominable crime and Possibly the essential difference to the new King.

my heartfelt condolences to the between local dancers and those in family of His Majesty and the London and the provincial English | whole Afghanistan nation in the towns was that the latter were sorrow and grievous loss sustained kecu enough and willing to study of King George on the ass through this deporable event."--the art. In Hongkong, this ca sination of the late King, and good British Wirelens,

sentials of dancing were trented somewhat more casually.

An expression of the condolence

DAY BY DAY N EWS IN BRIEF

"YOU TAKE ALL THE EXPERIENCE One case each of typhold, diphtheria. AND JUDGMENT OF MEN OVER 50 and meningitis were reported to the OUT OF THE WORLD AND THERE local health authorities during the wOULDN'T BE ENOUGH LEFT TO RUN three days ending on Sunday. ir."-lieury Ford.

To quote the words of an official of Imperial and International Communications, although the matter was on the tapis some two A brawl between two hawkers years ago, circumstances which the central district yesterday, Jave since arison have caused it multed in Tae Hung, aged GO, to be held in aboyance. The mat-eldor of the two, holng conveyed ter is a financial one, and until the hospital with injuries to the head. outlook in better than it now is,

The possibility that

re-l

the

to

Wong Chau, 23, who rode a bicycle. in Connaught Road Central with his hands and feet on the handlebar, was fined $5 by Mr. Balfour at the Central Police Court this morning.'-

There was a distinct difference i in the type of dancing seen in the Hongkong hotels and the cubarcts. The American in- fluence had largely grafted it- Eelf into the cabarets, where extreme forms of rhythmle es- pression were more popular than the English fundamentals of easy and graceful movement, with their attendant technique.

there is little likelihood of the link i jumped off the t the vletim had fall down the staircase at his homeling.

whilst it

of

(a) Sink, Red Sun (Del Ricgo). (b) One Fleeting Hour (Lee). lel Spring Goes A'Roaming,

(Windsor). Mrs. H. Lockhart (Contralto) accompanied by Mr. Frederick Mason, A.R.C.O., L.T.C.L.

(a) Silent Moon (R. Vaughan

Williams).

Songs.

(b) Bright is the King of Words (R. Vaughan Williams). (e) Rondways (Lohr),

Mr. W. II. Bailey (Baritone)

accompanied by Mr. Frederick Mason, A.R.CO., L.T.C.L. 10.30 pm. Rugby Mid-day Press

Nowra,

10.35 p.m. Close Down.

All records in the above Euro pean programines are selected from Z.B.W.'s Library.

U.S. NAVY. TO "

BE "DRY"

boing.

Perhaps^nt_a_lator dato it, will. allow 3.2 beer. United Press,

MAY GET BEER LATER

Washington, Nov. 8. Secretary of Navy Claude Swan- Mr. Andrew-found in the bandsson announced to-day that despite Injured somewhat seriously by a good average standard of play the repeal of prohibition, the Navy Most of the orchestras will continue dry for, the time

a nice sense was at 34 Fat Hing Street, Wan Kow, demonstrated botwcon London and Hongkong be-still in motion before arriving at the aged 12, was admitted to the Govern- rhythm, and their ensemble num ing provided."

Arsonal Street, stop is ascribed as ment Civil Hospital yesterday.

bors were invariably well rendered. the cause of an accident which oc

"TO OPEN SCHOOL. curred at 30.80

Residents who returned by the Blue yesterday morning, when Lui Lim, living at 8 Mallory Funnel liner Hector from Home in

Miss Ursula Preston confessed Mrs. F. Bunje, Mr. fractured skull. The man's con- and Mrs, W. S. dition is gravo,

Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Jamus, Miss Ekeng, and that her month's stay. O'Hagan, Mr. E. R. Price, Mr. and here had been extremely enjoyable, A banished from Singapore, Lau

MYS

A Stevenson and Miss Steven Both sho ond Mr. Andrew aro Fuk, 40, was sentenced to nine months son, and Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Young looking forward to their return, hard labour by Mr. Balfour at the temple

which will probably be made noxt The following further contribue Central Police Court this morning on H.M.8. Cumberland returned to Spring. tion to the Cheer D Club Building A charge of returning from banish Hongkong this morning shortly before Hongkong for a

Andrew and Ursula, as they have period of 9 o'clock, from her Japanese cralid Fund has been received.

10.00 ten years. Inspector Vincent and the and tied up at No. 8 Buoy H... become to be known in Hong Last Saturday they gave their

.man had no criminal record

from Sing and will return to-morrow, afternoon. Japan to-morrow. In Tokyo they 33,798.28 apere an a counterfeitor. He was H.M.S, Bruco accompanied by seven

sont away from Hongkong on Beptem ships of the 4th. Submarino Flotfita will open the Sylvester School of $38,808.29 ber £4 last and had thus been away also left for exercises, this morning Bailroom Dancing, by arrange

only six weeks out of ten years. and will return to-morrow evening ment with Mr. Victor, Sylvester,

THE CHEER O CLUB St. was conveyed to hospital with a clude Dr. Bailey and family, that she was charmed with Hong-

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That Hongkong has appreciated the exhibitions given by Mr. Androw and Miss Preston has been Indicated by the aflendid recop tions given, the dancars at both the Hongkong and Peninsula Hotele.

kong but was banished in Hang- Eagle left this morning for exercisen kong, leave for Shanghal and farewell performances at the

Hongkong Hotel, when they were voelferously received and after their demonstrations were the re- cipients of bouquete S

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