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BRITISH AID FOR LOCAL FIRE

NEWFOUNDLAND

THE CHANCELLOR'S

REVIEW

SMALLER DEBT BURDEN

London, Doc. 7. The Chancellor of the Exche- quor, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, fa the Commons to-day, moved

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monoy_resolution on which Bill will be founded to carry out the recommendations of the Royal Commission on Newfoundland.

That Bill, the Chancellor mentioned, would raise a number of extremely interesting and im- portant questions affecting not only the people of Newfoundland but widar questions of Imperial relations.

The Chancellor referred to the findings of the Royal Commission, which showed that Newfoundland had been the victim of a vicious political system, and that if its financial position was to be restor ed, there should be a rest, for a time, from party politics. The Chancellor said it was only right to add that the present Govern- mont of Newfoundland had made most strenuous and praiseworthy efforts to bring about a better state of affairs. It was, therefore, all the more algnificant that the Government had endorsed the recommendations of the Royal

Commission, and had entirely approved their proposals.

DEBT FIGURES.

TRAGEDY

EUROPEAN OFFICER'S NARROW ESCAPE

BODY

VICTIM'S

RECOVERED

The body of Muk Tong, the fire-man who was trapped in the burning ruins of 355, Queen's Road Central last evening, was recovered this morning shortly after four o'clock in a terribly mutilated condition. It was found lying head towards the road with every bone broken.

It appears that Deputy Supt. J. C. Fitz Henry, himself had a nar- row escape,

Accompanied by the deceased and Ngan Lum, he went into the ground floor soon netar

arrival of the Brigade. Just before the crash the officer went outsid left than and he had no sooner there was a resounding crash. the Ngan Lum rushed towards back of the premises and was only hit by, a few odd fragments masonry

of

[Muk Tong endeavoured to get through to the front entrance hut was trapped half way and then buried under bricks, mortar and burning beams. It was impossible to get near to attempt a rescue and all hope of recovering him alive had to be abandoned.

· The funderal will take phee to-

morrow when a fire engine will take the body from the mortuary to a river vessel bound for Hollow,

BRIGADE HAMPERED.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1933.

THE ART CLUB EXHIBITION

SPECIAL CRITIQUE

ON ENTRIES

CABINET SECURE?

· BUDGET· DEBATE IN PARIS OPENS

Paris, Dec. 7.

RADIO BROADCAST

The Budget Debate opened to-day and in the Chamber was an atmos- phers of unrest and indecision, al-TO-DAY'S BROADCAST. though the impression is growing that the Government will obtain a small majority.

The annual exhibition of the Hongkong Art Club is always well worth a visit and this year it is to the inclusion of a number of more interesting than ever, owing Chinese artlate whose work, The debate will continue until though not on the whole better Saturday night, or perhaps Sun- than that of the European con- | day. tingent, is of a very different order. If the Art Club can con- the Chamber to vote the amount The Rapporteur-General" haked tinue to draw new members in demanded to enable the Govern this way every year, it will never ment to restore the country's credit suffer from the stagnation that overcomes

and to put the finances on a sound

societies.

80 mány amateur basis.

A SONG RECITAL FROM THE STUDIO

From Z.BW. on. wavelength of 365 metres:

4.30-7.80 p.m.. Chinese programme. ramme.

7.30-10.30 p.m. European pro.

7.30 p.m. Closing · Local Stock Quotations, etc.

7.33-8 pm. From the Studio. The 11th of a series of lesson In

Wella.

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Ex- M. Paul Reynaud, who was Fin-Cantonese by the Bev.. Mr. H. R..

anco Minister in the Tardieu Gov-

8 p.m. Local Time and Weather ernment, set the Opposition ball Report rolling when he said the cost of 8.8-8.30 p.m. Orchestral. living was higher in France to day than in any other European country, whorens in 1926 it was the lowest.

|| "The main interest of the

hibition in that it represents such a wide variety of ideals of art. You do not have to belong to any "school" to be a member of the Art Club. You can work out your artistic salvation along your own lines. And, If those lines are not

In all cases very catholic ones in the opinion of the critic, that makes the exhibition none the leas nstructive.

He argued a policy of deflation ought to be pursued in order to save tho franc.

It is well known that in writing The Government admitted a do- of amateur shows "everybody likes |ficit of six milliard francs, but that to have their name mentioned," was below the actunt figure, he so that is perhaps the best method charged.Reuter. of tackling the difcult task of giving a criticism of the exhibition

which closes to-day, and, it is

dis perhaps best to follow the erect procedure of the catalogue, and go through the list of artists alpanbotically.

The Hongkong Benevolent Society appeals for gifts of men's clothing. which in urgently needed.

We' begin then with Mr. George Arnold, and I am sorry to say that best pictures exhibited.

Miss we have thus to start with a dis- | Harry, sent four water colours, appointment. I have watched Mr. | which are all rather tight in Arnold's work for several years, technique but pleasant little and seen it grow in force and tures all the same. Mr. Fung Hing

sureness of line and colour. With has some ratuer curious the exception of his two portrait grams which attracted a good deal heads which are excellent Hike- of attention. nesses, I refer to Nos. 5 and 7,

there is nothing which is as good as his work shown laat year. I suspect that Mr. Anold has been be able to give much time to paint too busy with commercial art to ing for his own pleasure, and I do not think that those who are in-

need be unduly cast down by what he has shown at this exhibition.

Mr. Arnold has art in him, and It will grow,

· CHARMING STUDIES.

Mrs. Asho has sent about

water colours in an amusing un- Mr. Tcheng Hong has several finished style. I wonder if Mrs. C. B. Brown would try to do some- Teheng's work is decidedly thing оп those lines? teresting and I particularly liked Mr.

the one of the Peak in the mist,

DECORATIVE ART.

decorative map of the world which, Mr. J. H. Hunt is exhibiting a if it is original, is an extremely clover piece of work. He also has a really delightful pen-and-ink drawing of trees, which fe, I think, quite the best thing he has done in this medium. The two posters either of them, seem very originai, re well carried out, but do not,

The Borecrers Apprentice (Dukan).

Philharmonic Symphony

Orchestra of New York. Zampa-Overture (Herold-arr.

Winter).

Continental Symphony Orchestra. Dance Macabre (Saint-Saens).

Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, Le Rouet d'Omphale (Saint-Saens).

Philharmonic Symphony

Orchestra of New York. 8.38-9 p.m. Glibert and Sullivan. Trial by Jury Selection. The Sorcerer Selection.

Band of H.M. Coldstream Guarda. The Pirates of Penzance-Vocal

Gems.

Columbia Light Opera Company. Iclanthe Selection.

Band of H.M. Coldstream Guards, 9-9.45 p.m. From the Studio.

A Third Recital of Gramophone records by Mr. C. B. R. Sargent.

9.45-10 p.m.

Summer Days Suite (Erie Conica).

New Queen's Hall Light

Orchestra conducted by Eric

Coates.

10-10.30 p.m. From the Studio. A Vocal Recital by Miss A. W. da Roza accompanied by Miss Maris Gomes.

10.30 p.m. Ragby Mid-day Press NOWE.

10.35 p.m. Close Down.

Should reception prove satisfactory, the programme between 5 and 6 p.m. will be substituted by a relay from Daventry.

H.K.C.C. MOST LIKELY WINNERS

The fire which preceded the The Chancellor said the present collapse broke out shortly before public debt of Newfounland

midnight, and the occupants of the amounted to £17 millions ster upper floors were soon rushing out ling, plus 5,000,000 Canadian dol- of the building, gathering to- lars-about £19 million at the pre-gether what personal belongings sont rate of exchange, on which they could lay hands on. Although the yearly interest was about one on the aceno quickly, the Fire million sterling, representing 65 Brigade found the building well per cent. of Newfoundland's total alight, and the firemen were great revenue. The efforts of its pre-ly hampered for a time owing to sent Government to bring expendi- the narrchyness of the thoroughfare, ture in line with its revenue had the huge crowds which had gather-terested in his career as an artist been beaten by the economic deed, and the difficulty of securing an pression and the disastrous fall adequate supply of water. In price of codfish and wood pulp.

Just after full pressure of water The British Government had no was secured, the first and second hesitation in going to the aid of floors of the building fell in, with Newfoundland, as recommended a tremendous crash, burying the by the Royal Commission, and hop-wo firemen who were searching In ed they might help the island to the burning building for possible return to a infauptung basis. victims, who migh have become

self-supporting

entrapped. foundland debt, that the bulk of the creditors would not be paid

C.C.C. MAKE RUNS, in cash, but would receive stock two firemen were still in the bulld City." Her use of greens in the When it was realised that the and 18 A Temple at Kowloon of equal face value, backed by the ing, other members of the Brigade former, and the composition of

Another Chinese artist who is

With Goodwin crocked and Burnett Government of the United King-made gallant attempts to

both is delightful. The others, showing very good work is Mr.KOC.

away from the game before tifin, 'the

attack

Sunday dom, with interest at 3 per cent them, and they were successful to

with the exception of a charming- Wong Sul-ling. His line is strong lamentably weak and the home bats. which the Government wore advis the extent of extricating Nganly delicate study of phlox, are in- and effective; his colour Bonne men at Cralgengower took full ad ed would produce a par value Lum, whose clothes were smoulder- clined to be rather spotty, lacking good and his composition general-vantage of It. equivalent to the nominal value of ing. He was rushed to one of the the centralisation of interest}ly very well balanced. I liko Nos. the stock.

two ambulances on the scene and which is so important a part of 166 and 160 particularly to taken to the Government

former called "Alter Rain," and Civil picture making. Hospital. No trace could, un- Dr. Balean exhibits his usual evidently Mr. Wong agrees with fortunately, be found of the other quota of one sketch which has its my choice, for he has priced it man.

-usual-rather-vague charm,--and considerably higher-than-the-rest-forty-nine runs. Mrs. Balean has a number of ple- of his work. On the other hand, interior of the Cathedral shown quite cheap and is a very charming tures of very uneven merit. Her No. 160, "The Old Wharf," is

careful drawing, and she has cop-| picture.

in- tured in it a real sense of

EFFECT OF PROPOSALS.

GALLANT EFFORTS.

rescue

The effect of the proposals was ́that tho ̈ ̄annual Intercat burden 'would be reduced by £850,000 a Whilst the fire was at its height, year, and the debt would amount to despite the intense heat and the £2,000,000 of trust securities and danger from falling debris, Mr. about £17,000,000 of new stock. Wynne Jones, the magistrate, who The new stock would carry a sink-happened to be In the vicinity, ing fund of one per cent., which stripped off his coat and dashed would start not more than five into the building in a fruitless at years honce. The burden of that temps to rescue the missing are

sinking fund would be an addition-man. al £170,000 a year, but they might hope that before that began, the Anancial condition of Newfound land would be so much improved that the burden would not prove to be excessive.

Nevertheless, he thought they must assume that it would be ne- cessary for some years for Britain to come to the assistance of Now- foundland and make up the deficit in her Budget.

After nearly two hours of strenuous work, the Fire Brigade got the blaze under control, al- though the building itself was in ruins. In all there were six ap pliances from the Central Station on the scene, as well as three from Wanchai,

EXCHANGE RATES

The British Government pro- Paris. posed that whatever advances were

Geneva.

Athens

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Shanghai.

necessary should, up to end of Berlin.. 1086, be free gifts from Britain, Helsingfors. and that afterwards they might be Oslo by loan or gift, as decided later, Ho estimated that, including the £550,000 which Britain had already found during the last twelve months, and which was a free gift Britain's total liability by the end of 1936 would amount to from £1,500,000 to £2,000,000.—British Wireless.

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dezerter colours, at least two of which are very charming in- deed, Nos. 12 "A Study of a Tree,"

(Continued from Page 9.) definitely one of the better games and everybody enjoyed it enormously.

op

Perhaps one might moro aptly phrase it that the ship carrying the K.C.C. fortunes was on a leo shore for F.K, got eighty-three, Bob Lee seventy-one, and Tinker Lee

Against their total of two hundred. and fifty-four Kowloon put up

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useful innings. It is true that Omar

had to leave over an hour before the match closed and he had been bowling ancommonly well. But to off-act that tho Ernie Fincher, who had had unusual experience of bowling, about twelve overs had gone dead lame and had to go in number ten.

terior lighting. Lady Mary Barton Mrs. H. Milis is one of the has six water colours which all pupils of the recently-formed Art have the same fault of careless School, and sends in a couple of drawing. Her work is, however, studies from life of Chinese heads improving and she is

in charcoal which are very well handling

Stapleton played a' characteristic she did. I like the sense of space quite se successful. her colour more sucessfully than done. Her water colours are not

Mr. F. S.knock of forty-nine not gut in about two and half hours. About an hour conveyed in all four of Mr. Hol-Nicholls has also exhibited

half after he started Willie. lingsworth Bond's pictures. No. couple of life studies and a num-

Hung wont in and made thirty-eight, score) in less than fifteen minutes. Teddy Fincher played

bright knock for thirty before he was put to a red. hot c. and b. by Youngsnye. Altogether a draw was a very fair ending to a very pleasant day's cricket.

and

41, "In Shropshire" is particular-er of small water colours. He, (only one run behind Stapleton's then ly attractive, and shows a nice too, would do well to try to go wild" for a week or two. His pen and ink studies of junks are delightful, decorative and well executed.

colour sense.

Mrs. C. B. Brown has sent in a Jarge number of water colours, all of which have the same fault of a tightness of technique. Dec. 7. wish that Mrs. Brown would 83.15/32"go wild" for a week or two, use

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H.K.C.C. v. C.C.C

I see that I have omitted to refor to to-morrow's league game between. the H.K.C.C. (at home) and Craigen- gower. Apart from the uncertainties of the game the Clab should unless the C.C.C. batsmen can make a draw of it, which I doubt,

win

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Since referring to the light in my notes of last week I have checked up the position. The League rules were et printed in 1928 and I have there. edition. It is a fact that the drawing fore an up-to-date copy of the latent

times are 6 p.m. in November and 5.45 in December,

Mrs. Pilator has also given me disappointment. She nover needed any urging to go wild, and now someone, it would appear, has told her that she was too wild. at all events the result is that she has lost, only for the time being one may hope, the breaata and vigour distinguish her work. Mrs. Tatz which ивед to

The Gralgengower aldo are a hundred very good charcoal

per cent. better tenni on their own studies of Chinese models, as is

ground and Omar and R. Les nevor not quite so successful with oils. seem to bowl up to their true form on She gets both solidity and charac- the away grounds. I have not seen ter, which in not usual with the Club side but as Redmond is down charcoal except in very skilful to play in their Becond eleven liande. Miss M., Whitham is Imagine they are at full strength. evidently another pupil of the

CLOSE OF PLAY.. * COLOUR AS PATTERN, Art School, and has succeeded better than any of the others in Mr. Luis Chan has obviously getting real life into her charcoal studied, and profited by his studies. heads. I liked No. 229 particularly, His work shows a knowledge of Mr. Reginald Woolley is another 35%-drawing and composition which young artist whose work is worth

240 makes it stand out. Besides that watching. It is all rather 5.04% he has the unusual gift of using finished at present, but

un 18.11/10 colour as a pattern or to make his strength and an obvious.desire for 18.11/10

I liked No. 79 good composition. 100.5/10

draughtsmanship "Raising the Sail" particularly, should carry him a long way.. and No. 68, "Pulling down the old

ARTS AND CRAFTS. Bank Building," is also a delight BEAUTY OF ENGLAND. ful piece of colouring. His fault There is a very good arts and

PUBLIC INTEREST IN ITS

is that he tends to be over neat crafts section, including some ex- cellent photographs sont in by Mr. and tight in his work, PRESERVATION -- Mr. Wright, who is described as

Miss M. Crawford has five water J. C. M. Grenham, Mr. E. Grimble There is however a proviso" in the an Englishman, is of madlum build

London, Dec. 7. colours, all of which look a little and Dr. Newton. Mrs. Beal' and printed rules that. If the light is and wearing spectacles. Prior to

Two beautiful properties In unfinished. Still, that is a good Mrs, Wardrop are both exhibiting unit

for play the umpires, may his reported disappearance he had Dovedale, Derbyshire, known as fault. No. 88, Joss," is a very Barbola work and painted glass, terminate the game. I have never been staying at the Hotel for three Hurts Wood and Hall Dale, have nico

ploco of colour work and have some very charming known this done, but I think the weoks.

boon presented to the National Lieutenant A. de Santa Clara Fer- things, all of which seem to me occasions. We have had, in spite of Mr. Wright effects were just as Trust. by Mr. Robert McDougall, reira has a number of Interesting absurdly low in price. Miss Harry our fine weather, some days when the he loft them in his room. Tho a manufacturer.

pictures. His composition and has, sont another piece of her delight at 5.20 p.m. is quite: unfit for mystery has been heightened by a "The gift is one of the most out- colour patterning are unusually lightful Honiton lace and Mr. Luis play. report that na lato as last night a standing received by the National good, but there is a certain want Chan has some well-modelled man resembling Mr. Wright was Trust for preservation of beauty o"form_which mars the effect. portrait busts. Dr. Newton Bonds seen in the adjacent, Gloucester spots

One case of meningitis was report- In recent years.-British I liked Nos, 92, 98 and 99, which a little statuotto which in curo-ed to the local health authorities on Building.

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wore, in one sense, perhaps the fully executed.~~~Contributed, Wednesday.

RESIDENT ABSENT FOR A WEEK

The management of the Hong- kong Hotel has reported to the Polico that one of their residents, Mr. R. A. Wright, has been miss- ing from his room, No. 224, africo Friday last week.

-British Wireless:

has

which

I have however, the authority of an ex-Becretary of the League for saying ・ that the rule hai, been varied by vetting back the time of drawing by ten minutes, Ba, thời month, stumps are drawn at 5.85 p.m. promptly.

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