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Japanese girl athletes having participated in the great International Women's World Games in London, are seen speaking from there over the phone to their friends in Tokyo. The conversation was broadcast over all Japanese stations.

NOTED MUSICIAN DEAD

SIR G. HENSCHEL PASSES

STILL SANG AT SEVENTY-EIGHT.

London, Sept. 10. The death is announced of Sir George Henschel, who won much fame as a singer, pianist, com- poser and conductor.

Born at Breslau, Gertanny, in Feb., 1850, Sir George lenschel received his musical education at the Leipzig Conservatoire and in Berlin. It was, as a pianist that he made his first public appear ance in 1862, when he played Wober's Concerto. But in 1868 he made his debut at Leipzig as a baritone singer and won a great reputation ns an interpreter of German Lieder.

NATURALISED IN ENGLAND.

In 1877, he visited Londen where his singing aroused enthu slusm. Next year he settled in England, becoming a naturalised Englishman in 1890. He was the first conductor of three of the biggest in the world. bike orchestra, he conducted the Beston Symphony Orchestra in 1886 he founded the London Symphony Orchestra and conduct- ed it for 11 years without any remuneration. After that he con- ducted the Scottish Orchestra. For two years he was professor of singing at the Royal College of Music in succession to Jonny -Linda-

In 1881 he married Lillian Bulley, a pupil, and they gave

all over England, recitals

the Continent and America until 1884, Her death in 1901 ended an ideal artistic and domestic partnership. After that he went into retirement for 8 years, living at Aviemore in the Scottish Highlands. In 1907, however, he married Amy Loule, an American, and in 1909 return-: od to public life, conducting and. giving singing lessons. For two seasons he conducted the Handel' Society of London. Retiring in 1914, when he was knighted, he settled at Aviemore.

FINE ARTIST. He was a splendid artist with n fine sense of style and

a great exponent of the songs of Schübert And of Brahms with whom he was well aequainted. He had also been a friend of Wagner, Liszt, Verd! and Rubinstein. in 1928 he omerged from his 14 years' re- tirement, giving a delightful song rocital at the London Arts Theatre Club. Although he was 78, he seemed to be almost untouched by time, singing with the spirit and vigour of a young inan. His wonderful voice still retained its charm. In 1929 he gave a series of Lieder concerts on the wire- leas.

In his 80th year he looked like

a man of 50 and still felt young,. tramping for miles every day, while the rest of his time was spent in teaching and in his hobby

painting.

of

HIS COMPOSITIONS,

He composed a number of songs and choruses and much chamber music. His worka niso included the operas "Nabia" (Dresden, 1899), "Friedrich der Schone" and "A Sea Chango", also known na "Love's Stowaway" (1884), n Te Deum", a requiem mass, a Stabat Mater first given at Blr- mingham in 1894, incidental music for Tree's revival of "Hamlet" in 1891 and a "Zigounor Serenade.” -Reuter and Special.

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LT, COL, WITTS BECOMES G.S.0.1.

London, Sept. 10. Lleut.-Colonel F. V. B. Witte, formerly of the Shanghai Defence Force, has been appointed General' Staff Omcor (Grade One) of the Fifth Division,, with effect from December 1-Reuters

THE HONGKONG

TRAINING OF CHILDREN

TELEGRAPH.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER

11,1

1934.

Guard Possessions From Little Ones

(By Olive. Roberts Barton). --|-|

"If I want a clean dress shirt for a party," revealed an outraged father, "I have to hide it tivo days ahend of time, for I know Bill will get there first and I'll find un empty drawer when I begin to get ready."

Added a mother, "And I put my best stockings on in the morning If I want them for afternoon, or Rita will be hiking all over the country in them. I haven't a votp' on my own clothes,"

Both of which statements may sound untrue or weak-minded to the uninitiated, but are neither, us the parents of great bly ch!- dren will attest,

"Lock the doors,

drawers

"A well-known financier of Washington is seen above being enlisted as member of the tribe of the Blackfests and solemnly elected as the "Chief of the Chiefa" by the chief called the "Big Left Hand".

applicable

CHALLENGE TO YOUTH and set steel traps That SUN-FRIEND OR with advantage to the

DEMANDS OF MODERN TIMES.

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I'd do." shout the bachelors, the spinsters and the childless. "It's nobody's fault but their own."

Respect for Belongings Mr. II. B. Holloway, Sunday | "Yes," I sigh, "but that would Hchool superintendent of the third only be a couple of locks and one Christian Church of Indianapolls. trap. What would you do about which has an attendance of about the other things? Almost every 1,500, addressed a young people's article in the house, personal and meeting at the Church of Christ, otherwise, belongs to parents. Dalkeith Road, Edinburgh in con- You cannot put sofa pillows, or nection with the annual confor- shing reels, portiere ropes, or ence of the Churches of Christ in violin bows under lock and key, for this is only a short let of Great Britain and Ireland..

missing or ruined articles report- ed by other parents in the same conclave as the owners of the shirt-thirsty boy and the stocking snatcher girl.

to

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How are parents to brew in their children the precious fluid of respect for their belongings?

FOE?

TOO MUCH QUITE DANGEROUS

Dr. Watson,

places of business or amusement.

"The ignorance of the majority as to the climate and of the health resort best suited for them is notorious. A careful study of an Invalid's genoral state of health and mental traits should be made before recommending the suitable place.

"Often a climate with frequent but moderate variations will prove The sun, man's greatest natural beneficial, the more so if combined friend, can, if its use is abused, with a regular rhythm of rest, become an equally potent foe, and Dr. S. Watson Smith in his pre-sleep, open-air exercise, and sidential address to the British operis supervised and dispensed

beautiful diet,

surroundings, Medical Association at their annual changes of scene and of manner or meeting.

life all helping to encourage the A writer, he pointed out, had

who is honorary invalid. As our knowledge of up- anid that youth was not time of life, but that it was a state of

physician to the Royal Victoria and plied climatology increases it will West Hampshiro Hospital, present be found to be more and more of mind. The qualities of youth

ed an alarming picture of the com- value as a factor in the successful might exist in a man of 60 more

plications which may result from treatment and diminution, or even thun in a boy of 20. Nobody grew

over-indulgence in sun-bathing. elimination, of disease, the results ald by Rving a number of years,

There were those, he said, who of which under differing climato but by deserting their ideals, They were as young as their faith, Personally I do not know the believed climate to be the most in-conditions in various parts of the as old as their, doubt. Youth to answer. It isn't outgrown na most

fluential of the natural causes con- world, and especially of the British trolling the destinies of mankind. Isles and Empire, will thus be day was being scrutinised and things are-it gots' worse as a rule

increasing instead of better as they grow.

The world distribution of sunlight tabulated and mapped out." questioned

determined the diversity of colour Although from a medical stand- degre.

They don't seem to be rude or types, and thus produced the pale point doubt had been cast upon the Because of these criticisms. cheeky. The point of view is

Eskimo, the fair-haired Scandina-value of the chemical properties of thern

clear. It runs, "Mother (or Dad)

vian, the bronzed Arab, and the spa waters, that doubt had been was a challenge to the youth of the present day to meet would never want me to do with

dusky negro of the Equator. The dispelled with a more exact know- the demands of these modernut. They always want me to

importance of sunlight to life and ledge of bio-chemistry, which had times. Youth should first con-have everything

need. They health could not be over-estimated. led to a correct interpretation of sider the importance of good fuss but they don't really care."

"It is desirable, however," he their action and so of their medical health. It was easy to be spend- Which is a perfectly untrue said, "to Impress upon the com- use., thrifts in the matter of health as thing.

munity that while the sun is our

FLUID STARVATION DANGER. well as in money. A study in

greatest natural friend, it can, if Christian psychology revealed the

regarded with disrespect or in-

The regular replenishment of the wondrous working of the human. Parents human beings. solence, become an equally potent circulation was a vital necessity, mind. They could train their They treasure belongings which foc. Here again it is the duty of and the normal healthy hours minds for creative living as the have cost a struggle to get. And

tho profession to

counsel that water should amount to three pints athlete trained his body for physi-they are particularly proud of moderation is essential to the suc-each day. Children too young to cal attainment. They should think their own personal effects, be they cessful practica of any theory,

help themselves often had so small large thoughts and plan large shirts, stockings or noedle-point "For not only does an excessive things, and get hold of a great pillows. The truth is that chil- exposure

to light-rays, whether daily allowance as to suffer flu

starvation. Similarly the elderly purpose in life. The foundation-dren take the opposite view-any- natural or artificial, entail fatigue might drink too little. But the atones of Christianity were thing belonging to their parents and exhaustion, but it also pro-fault of taking Insufficient liquid honesty, courage, loyalty, and

isn't very important, they con- dices early degeneration of the during the twenty-four hours was generosity. They were simple but

skin, such пв may be scon in more common among women. sider. they were essential.

Spa waters, whether taken by There is-a-difference-in-these-The-external-ears, the lower the mouth or by bathing, had a ̈ I was his belief that the youth young sprigs, of course. Not all half of the face, and the backs of tonic action. of to-day were ready and willing will appropriate family posses- to meet the challenge thrown out siens. Like everything else in to them.

training, the right attitude must be cultivated in early childhood.

But even with this behind them, the fact remains that youth sel- dom has real respect for the pos sessions of parents. Even if they don't touch them they are nover mightily interested,

WATER LEVELS.

FOR WEST, NORTH AND EAST RIVERS

Parents Must Be Firm

It is one thing about which I The River Conservancy Commission should not declare a truce. They for Kwangtung Province notiles that like us better if we come right out the height of water in English feet in and aay, "That's mine. Now clear the West, North and East Rivers is

aut. No, I don't care if you're as follows.

Sept. Sept. 10 stuck. Take care of the things I Weat River at Shivling 14.1 12.8 buy you as I do my own." North River at Tsing

It takes backbone to guard pos sessions, I think that almost any parent may declare an ultimatum with n clear conscience,

3.J учета North River at Samshui 8.0 East River at Sheklung 1.7

3.6

7.0

1.7

gailors.

the hands degenerato so as to ex- The serious condition of so-called hibit a skin become thin, atrophied thermal debility was the real and pigmented, upon which are danger of bath treatment at apna, grafted warty growths which, lator, and was induced especially in the may assume a malignant form. Idelicato, sooner or later, by too "Because of immediate and refrequent hot baths ar by bot mote risks of over-radiation, eau climates. Thus the need arose for tion should be advised in the use

of the sun-hath and of artificial applying cold to the skin after bot

baths to produce a reaction. light baths."

The holiday rush to the sea was EFFICIENCY AND DAYLIGHT. the tonic treatment for the masses. "From the point of view of the beginning at a time of year when man of business alone it has been health was at its lowest ebb after a proved that daylight and Industrial winter's work. Insuficient rest efficiency aro directly proportional, was a very fruitful souce of pre- the one measuring the other. Such mature collapse, so that a sedative efficiency may also be encouraged environment had to be sought for by the creation of a so-called art!-¡esenpe from the nervous atráin of ficial climate, methauically control-modern life, such as could be found led as

to temperature, humility. in the South coast resorts and on and movement of air, promoting the plains Inland, away ventilation indoors, which should be valleys.

Charging in formation on pleksis in the recent Seattle dock strike, mounted police hare kre shown as they went into nation in rail, rond yarda, to rout the besiegern of the Smith Cova pior, The attackore dispersed 2,000 strikers 'and sympathizera aftar a:battle in which

affected by sea and thike policeman and three strikura wars sant to hospitais, de

from

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