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·TÓURIST CLASS

INNOVATION IN FAR EAST EXPRESS SERVICE

THE HONGKONG

From Mantla they were relayed direct to San Francisco through

AMERICA HEARS

Manila.

VOICE OF HONGKONG OVER THE RADIO

Radio history was made

In

With the Far East exprom steam-i

Scharnhorst, Fotodam and Hongkong this week, Gnolsons, which at present are un-

Guru

A special programme from ZRW, for construction, the Norddeutscher the local station, was picked up Lloyd, Bremen, are Introducing an in America on Wednesday and Innovation in the division, of classes

was successfully relayed through-

In Far Eastern passanger traffic.

TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY,

MAY 3. 1935.

CHALIAPIN VERY ILL

HAVRE HOSPITAL

Havre, May 2.

WORRIED ABOUT JOB Do You Require Satisfaction

COMMITTED SUICIDE

KUII, the powerful short wave LANDED FROM LINER AND IN ELDERLY CHINESE "BOY" WHO transmitter that maintains tele- phonic communication with Europe and the United States.

The programme commenced inj San Francisco time), Hongkong at 11.30 am. (7.30 pm

Consul General Speaks Following the announcements

Russian singer, is now seriously Feodor Challapin, the great

jll.

Whereas on the Lloyd ships of theout the United States over the Mr. Charles M., Hoover, Consul York, and conveyed to "City" clann hitherto, there was bo Columbia Broadcasting Corporañoneral for the United States in here.-Reuter.

alda the highest class on board an tion network.

intermediate-class, which represented Thus, for the first time in hla- Hongkong. spoke for Beverni

A Chinese N.A.A.F.I. "boy," Leol

for hoisting the flag at the N.A.A.F.I. Kam, aged 60, who hanged himself from a flag-mast with the rope used

but at Kowloon City on April 1, was "He'was suffering from-lufluenza | the subject of an inquiry by Mr. H when he was landed here from the B. Lee at the Kowloon Magistracy her Paris, en route for New yesterday, when a verdict of "aul-

hospital cido" was returned by the jury,

The Coronor remarked that the deceased apparently worried over mattors when there was no ground

The jury were Mensra. C. J. Church (Paremaa), Chan Chee-wai and Ma Wing-fat,

for worry.

a higbor-graded third-class, the new tory, the voice of a person speak minutes, choosing as his subject express linors for the Far East busi- ing in Hongkong has been heard for his fellow-countrymen across other a recording of modern Chin- ass, besides the 1st. class, which In on the American continent,

thousands of miles of ocean the ese dance music. rospoot to its modern appointments

Milliona of American and Cana-amenities of this Colony.

The broadcast was made at the and kygonlo equipmont excola ovory-

At the conclusion of his speech, request of the Columbia Broad- Dr. K. I. Uttley Bald deceased was thing offered as yet in the tropical dian lateners heard the pro-

Death, servico, will have another class which gramme, which was received in Mr. Hoover introduced Mr. Tang casting Corporation, which asked apparently in good health. win bo doolgued "Tourist-class," San Francisco and relayed Shon-ys, the first Premior of the the Hongkong Broadcasting Com-ho discovered from a post mortem The Tourist clam of the Far East throughout the United Statea at Chinese Republle, who is at present mittee to make arrangements for examination, was due to strangula-

the United States short- tion by hanging.

Fusillor Maurico Jones and that express stormers, which can accom- an audibility and strength that living in retirement in Hongkong a relay

Mr. Tang was incidentally one of ly after the ZBW experimental ho was stationed at the Kowloon modate almost as many passengers as was 85 per coat, perfect. the. Est, class, vix, 'roughly 150 par-Į The programme was not trans- the first Chinese students to visit short wave service, was inaugura City rifle range on April 2, and early sou twoach steamer, is far superior mitted direct to the United States, the United States. He went there ted.

in the morning went to the hut to the to the pro-war zad, class in respect but was received through a relay in 1874 and graduated in 1881. Signals from this short-wave | NA‹AF-hut-to-get-somo_water. to a foralshings and appțintments, station,

Mr. Tang spoke for several broadcasting station, which trans- Ils got no reply when he called out abors all in regard to tho-slse of the ZBW broadcasted the proceed- minutes, in both English and mite programmes simultaneously social rooms and dock space. Exactly

its experimental Cantonese. His speech was fol- with the ZBW medium-wave sta- like the Lut, class, the Tourist-class through has a swimming-pool, nico, large and transmitter on 32 metres and the lowed by the broadcast of two tion, have been received in

records, one sun-shellorod docks and several airy local signals were picked up by gramophone pub's

the Radio Corporation station in normal Chinese music

come.

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to deceased, whom he knew well, so

he pushed open the door and found the man hanging from a fog mant which had been placed horizontally nerons the hut. One end was sup- ported through n hole in the wall and the other end of the must was placed on top of a largo lea cheat.

Fusilier Baten sald he was enlled to the scene and saw a chair under the body.

Letters By Body

Sub-Inspector E. G. Post, in charge of Kowloon City Police Station, said he found three notes near the body, 1wo in English and one in Chinero, One, addressed to Mr. F. 1. Soden, Superintendent of the NA.ÂFIG stated that the ouside coolic, Pang Lung, had gone away at noon, "Only leaving myself, such silence, so cold, becauso I never tried to stop him, and I never

tried before to do much a joh,"

Another letter was addressed to Mr. R. G. Lay, Institute Manager at Shamshulpo, and was dated April 1. It stated: "I beg to inform you that I hate living in this world because I am so unlucky and I have not a single enth to leave behind..... Will you kindly report to the office and pay my family $100 to build-up- my body and I shall be obliged to you."

A long letter addressed to his wife said, "My dear I am going to depart you for everlasting on account of these circumstances for which I have *me to remain In the world and. I shall recompense you in the next life," Decensed went on to relato in the letter that he had studied English in Hongkong and Sandakan, and been employed at the Hongkong and Shanghai Hank, and as a steward on board H.M.S. Tamar and several warships. "I was always dutiful and devoted to my father and mother, and treated my friends us my arms and legs, I inve been in the NAA.FI. for over a year but I am making no progress anil so I commit suicide."

Mr. Saden said that docensed was a good worker and was in charge of Ramail canteen at the Kowloon City rifle range. Ha never made a com- plaint, but several times stated that he was in financial dificulties. There were always two people at the hut,

Worried About Job

Mr-Lay-said-that- decensed-know that the rifle range was closing down, and said that he was worried about his job. Witness told him that he had nothing to worry about an Job would be kept for him.

Pang Lung, aged 21, coolie at the hat, said Leo Kam was always com- plaining of having no money but never threatened to commalt suleide. On the night of April 1, it was wit- ness's turn to sleep home becord- ing to a mutual arrangement, and he slept at 10, Tai Nam Street, Do- censed sometimes said that he felt lonely. Lee Kam's wages were 85 a week, out of which he had to pro- vide his own food.

Evidence was given by the widow Chui Sing-king, of 67, Cooke Street, who said that she had been, married to Leo Kam for over 40 years and hod a daughter and a son, the latter being employed at the N.A.A.F.I. at $5 a week. On the morning of April i her husband loft for work in his usual mood, although ho had suld that there were two vacancies in the N.A.A.F.I. but he had no chance of Gilling, one. They were not in debt, and he had never intimated suicide. He said he was very cold at the hut.

The Coroner remarked that there was no suggestion of foul play, and deceased had apparently worried without justification over his job and financial matters.

The jury returned their verdict without retiring.

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