1935-08-31 — Page 9

PIRACY SCARE -

THE KUOMINTANG

PROMPT ACTION SAVES SHANGHAL STEAMER

Shanghai, Aug. 10, The Hung Tai, a coastal stranger , belonging to n Chinese company here; narrowly escaped being pirated when eight pirates were arrested on hourd early yesterday burning during her trip from Shanghai to Tungehow.

THE

HONGKONG

COMPETITION

the service along the

TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, AUGUST

EDUCATION REPORT

NUMBER OF SCHOOLS AND PUPILS ATTENDANCE

The report of the Director of Education for last year states that there were 1.071 schools

the

31, 1935.

RADIO BROADCAST

Colony in 1934 and the number of Relay of Hongkong Hotel

pupils in attendance was 78,348 as compared with 72,917 In 1933.

IN EXTREMIS IN THE NORTH | SHIPPING LINES STRUGGLING |

OF CHINA

FOR COASTAL TRADE

Sulguun, Aug. 30.

Extremely keen competition among The Suyuan Provincini Kuo- | shipping companies han developed n

Executive Committer a result of the netion of the China mintang yesterday advertised in Chinese Murchants' Steam Navigation Co. in newspapers a decision to crise all placing its four now steamer; the Kuomintang netivities from the fai Yuan, Hai Heng, Ha! L. and end of August. A pro in a southern coast, says the Chine front by the Education Department s of the 1,066 schools controlled The Hung Tai left here at 1 .m, yesterday for Tungchow fully and municipät kuomintangs in all

The addition of the londed with cargnes and passengers.parts of Suiyuan province will be Tuksanit 16.

the Indo-China Beel 134 twenty were provided schools. Soon after the stemmer had left har- closed down immediately,

perated by Jardine Matheson, will The cost of their equipment and bour the movements of a certain mum-

give further competition 10 the maintenance Is a charge on the Ching Merchants. This vessel. will colonial revenues and, except for a be placed in the southern coust ser few teniporary appointments, the vire. It is claimed that she is larger teachers are civil servanta on the and faster than any of the four Chin-permanent establishment of the ere steamers mentioned above,

Meanwhile, it કુંવ understood thai the China Navigation Co, owns 4 are partly dependent on assis- Of the 1,051 unprovided schools ld and Swire, planning upon improving its South Chinstance from public funds. The re- eastal service. The passager rates

maining 717 unprovided schools on the Nan Hwa, for example, bave are subject to registration and in- been sharply reduced and The ser spection by the Education Depart

of enlin Boys

as waiterA isment but receive no financial assis. being improved. All in all, the line tance from funds at the disposal Shanghal. Any las 11 yes operating between of the Director of Education.

Swalow, Lang, and Canton.

five There schools:

ber of passengers on deck attracted Sulyaan is one of the three the attention of the guards. Anewly rented provinces between search was carried out by order of Mongolia and Shansi with Char- the Captain and consequently one har n the east and Ningsia Pistol and a considerable quantity of ammunition were found an n paanother new province on the ger named Chu Awang-yu, alleged West,--Reuter, to be the chief of the gang. This mán together with seven other pass sengers were detained by the guards,

The steamer returned to Shanghai immediately after the fueldent with koned, The water police called, on Further search was made bust mo The more arm could be found, steamer was delayed at the wharf until 4 o'clock in the morning before rosering her Journey to Tungchow

It is reported that the pirate chief. Chu Kwang-ya, admitted that they had planned to pirate the ship when ad arrived at a certain polat mean Tungrbow. He also stated that two pistols were thrown into the harbator while the gurds were ceann done the ship. Wah Kiu Yut Po

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The Fuited Presa confirm this Hutterfield report.

Takahashi's Plan

Peiping, August 30, Shantong is the only Province north of the Yellow River where the Kuomintang has any influence at present. In view of the action at Saiyuan, and the fact that the party has bow entirely ineffee. Live in Shaned since 1981, and in tharbor site the spring.

vien

The competitive efforts, however,

Colony.

are

uncontrafled

Provided Schools

are not being made lix the two Bri tish companie alone. The Jayn China Japan Line, it is understand, The total number of children condering cutting its passenger enrolled in the four British provid. rates do Amoy und Hongkong, Theed schools was 508 as compared It is learned that the abolition reduction in it a

a con with 584 a 1935. These are for the Kuomintang at Saiyomi venient way of nesting the revival

British chikdren, followed vortal marges tine made of loses and, trade to Java ten days ago by Colonel Tahate th LIONS FOR HONGKONG | bashi, who arrived at Soiynan on

TWO BRONZE BEASTS FOR

BANK ENTRANCE

Shanghai's two bagstest lions, aven leaving for Hongkong on the Ban pews of Asia September 12, it was fearned from Mr. W. W. Wag taff, prominent Shanglosi sculptor, who fo responsible for their creation, The two great bronze beneste were created to stand and guard the doors of than new Hongkong and Shangh Rank, designed by Palmer and

Tut which is roaring completion at House

Kermis.

When visited by pre tives the two tone were all fast reads das bet mặt, save for the fat fal one of them was having wittle Jast minute dental work done on his giant

bronze jaws. His friend was stand ing by calmly and quite reads todake his plans the world to the une

inf bank.

These Bors are ommewhat farget than their cousins wh have Jungt stood before the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank in Shanghai, and Mr. Wagstaf declares that he mixer in a great deal of the strength-giving ingredient while their bronze wae yet molten. They are 8 ft. low.

WATER LEVELS

FOR WEST. NORTH AND EAST RIVERS

The River Conservancy

Conankalon

for

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Kwangleng Praninen tenure the Inflow IILE port on water level, in English feet, for the We North and Ea Rivera:

Thour day. Faited Penn,

Peiping Counell

Peipinu, Aug, 210, When interviewed by the Prena Mr. Wang Keh-min, geting chair- man of the Peiping Political Head- justment Council, said that the Council will wind tp its affairs within werk.

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There are twelve English pro- | vided arhoods, among which is the Mess heater & team Novination

"District" schon for Judians where har muite large rain sites robu. Urda takes the place of Chinese; at it poenger tates on the four, and the Junior Technical School, chup sailing between Shanghai and The total mumber enrolled in 1984 South China. Full painter 11. was 1,54 as compared with #02 now, veem to be the rule on the in 1933.

Aided Schools

According to report the pacemater recept per trip, have jumped from

In the fourteen English aided fo 201 what is schools there were 0.166 children to Anno defend that right res ipts lasse attendance hot year compared with

ren sharply. Three improve -

Thing Merehnit as of Septem

he

the

the

PR

ld visit the capital again after the abolition of the Council,

·Asked whether a new organ world be established to take the place of the Connet, Mr. Wang answered in the negative. He discredited the report that a North China Reonomie Commission would be formed.

While admitting that 2371 Economic Union has already been i formed in Péping, he said that the Union AVAN organized by local bankers, chambers of commerce, and well-known eronomists. and had nothing to do with the Council.

Control Neuen Anonen.

JAPAN AND RUSSLA

TOKYO MAY PROTEST AGAINST COMITEEN

ACTIVITIES

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U.S. COMMODITY PRICES

The

LATEST CABLED

QUOTATIONS

following quotations on the Dew York cominality exchange are bumped by Jeruter:

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TOUR OF NEGROES

TO SPEND $1,008,000 IN ORIENT NEXT SPRING

He also declined to say whether the Japanese Ambassador Monero will present a formal September przetest. Some eircle, believe that Decctafer the Japanese Ambassador has already been instructed tel reiterte to the Soviet Government that the latter has the power

restrict Comitern activities if Tokyo, Aug. 30.

alexirez-Buited Press. The diji Shamper publishes a re- port, apparently originating from

The United States sent a pro-her-day sales, The

Soviet Govo Puneat

the United State of Auria, to test in the

the effect that 5 wealthy Americainst Comitom netivities direct. car negrods are negotiating to slijed towards the overthrow of law Checote Tain a passenger ship to four the and authority in America, sas ti^- † by ranjer Orient next spring, and they will Jord spend a total of nearly $1,000,000 Congress,

The report is considered to be fantastic and cannot be confirmed locally-United Press,

IMMENSE GIFTS

The reent Moscow The Soviet

replied that Russia had not violated the

| Ruosevelt-Litvinof agreement and that the Government" could not assitne obliırations in connection. with the Comitern.

BRITISH

Washington, Aug. 30. The Securities Exchange Com- mission has announced that wealthy Americans made gifts of $6,000,000 in securities during July. Mr. An- drew Mellon, for instance, $1,840,000 to an unannounced bene: ficiary United Press.

Have

The Government is inviting 'temlers for the purchase of a Crossley touring var, 1921 model, 20 h.p.. with 'spures, and a Morris Cowley touring

ear, 1926 model, 11 h... with

Kurer.

CANNED FRUIT IMPORTS

No

London, Aug. 30, The Imperial Economie Com. mitter reports that imports of canned fruits preserved in syrup in 1934 were a record at 173,000 tons. The proportion of the total supplied by British countries, continuing the rising tendency of recent years, was also a record at 44 per cent British Wireleas.

It is notified for general inforna tion that Mr. Faustina Antonio Xavier, Vice-Consul for Brazil, has anstimed the temporary representation of the interests of the Republic of Guatemala in the Colony.

CAPTIVES

REDS DEMAND HIGHER RANSOM PAYMENT.

Peiping, Aug 20.

6.10 in 193.

Dance Orchestra

RECORDED PROGRAMME

From ZBW on a wavelength of 365 metres (846 kilocyelen) :

4-7 p.m. Chinese Tragranime. 7 pm-12 midnight. European Pro- gramme,

7-7.30 p.m. Light Orchestral Music, Marche Joyeuse (Chabrier).

you shall be the King of my Dance Sinyo ("Le Moi Mulgre Lui")

(Chabrier).

heart (Stolz).

Entry

of the Spring Flowers (Kockert).

I

Drury Lane Memories, Parade of the Tin Saliera Jessel). March of the Little Lenden

Soldiers (Pierne). 7.30-7.13 p.m. Light Upern. Voral GemFlorodora' (Stanch)... Songs--Aready is ever Young-The

Arcadians" (Monckton). Songs-The Pipes of Pan-The

(Monckton)». Arcofylile (Soprano). 7.15-8 p. Concert Walle

Vocal Excerpt from

A Thousand and Ong Nights

Waltz (J. Strauss), Kine Walzer-Redoute,

pm. Tanaj

↑

Report,

Tane and Wanther

843-9 p.m. Vauty Items Piano Solos Noln; Folly. Pino Sodus Kitten en the Keyn;

Ruinn Bag.

Harry Roy's Patnous Pianiste. Song When the Gịpy Played

"Glamrons Night."

Mary Elli (Sopratte). Vol In the Shude of the Old

Apple Tree.

The Four Aers. Organ Solo.. Famous Tauber

schools numbered 318 of

Melodies. alter! which four were Grant-in-Aid Schools for girls

cinased LA "Secondary** schools.

In 1984 the Vernacular

Schools for Girls

OL the 74,928

children under instruction in the schools of the Colony during 1914, 29,850 rather more than 244% of the whole were attending schools for girl dig Wome giris attending mixed! echools.

In the period under review 3.216 medical examinations. 48,894 routine insertions and 1.892 re- nspections were carried out ni Kurteen tavernment schools and eight private vernacular schools.

Physical Culture

Thanks to the co-operation of the loent Military Authorities it has been possible to make use of the services

two N40. Fully Physical Training

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qualified

during the year.

Instructors, in provided

Harold Ramsey, Vocal 11 I had a Million Dollars."

The Bonwell, Sisters. Song Far Away in Shanty Town.

"Glamorous Night"

El aleth Weigh.

.

! Piano Sedre Glumes Night

Waltz Medley. Pium Sofas Zing! went the Strings

of iny heart.

Renara. Yodel who in the Wood.

Fried Laraan. Violin Solos Grazing. Volin Sulos -Remembrance,

Albert Sand Song Them ne more you can

way to A

Toner Layton (Tenor). Drehera Noel Coward Medley.

3.9.45 p.m. A Relay of the Pavin Try New Bulletin tonynght Router).

9.15-8.10 p.m. Iftwaiian Maste Smiling Eyes.

Hongkong

Hawaiian Love Bird. Drifting and Dreaming teck me in a Cradlesof Kalua. Maybe it's the Meon.

9.38 pm-12 midnight. schools Hotel Fạm » Ovehrstia.

Free Bulletin.

regular lessons in Physical Train-Tem the Ke Shin Theatre from

NOTE: There will be n ing have been given by thêm InZEK. on a Trequency of 10 kilo structors at King's and Queen's eyele, from 8 Colleges amt, during the latter part

14 p.m. In addition of

The in the Ceutod British School, 12 midnght. Chen Pawy.

of the year, at one of the District Schools.

The Education Department's net, expenditure in 1933 was $1,617,- 274.40; and amounted to $1,558,- 328.61 in 1984.

it pt.

Relay

(TO-MORROW'S PROGRAMME

Relay of Military Parade Service

RECORDED MUSIC

9,341-14 4.1. A Relay of the Min tary Parade Service from St. John's

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Time and Weather Report. 1.30 p.m. Pres Buitetins.

"Cryoso Naisette" Suite

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BRIEF

the name of

DAY BY DAY NEWS IN

that THROW DIRT ENOUGH, AND SOME) 14 is notified The messenger sent with the WHL. STICK-Archbishop Whately, of Maison Marnac, Ltd, has been

struck off the Register. ransom to effect the release of Messrs. Bosshardt and Hayman. Tonders for enförete piling to the It is notified

that kidnapped missionaries, reports now quod at Stanley are being called Barlinghang resumed duty as Acting Mr. Donald that the Honas Communist cap-¦ for.

Inspector General of Police and Chief Officer, Fire Brigade, yederday, tors are demanding eight times

pump

The agreed amount.--United Press, The Government is inviting tenders

The Hunan bandits originally for the construction of two demanded $58,000 in October 1934 houses, one at the Eastern filter beds for the release of Messrs. Boss and the other at Middle Gup. (hardt and layman, but the sum

was subsequently increased $70,000.

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The forthcoming wedding is an nounced of Lieut. Walter Neville Donald Knox, R.N. 11.MS, Parthian, and Miss Joan lingworth, of Wont Knoll, Heringham, Yorkshire,

Simon Harer. Songs-Strep on ("Helen"}

(Wenbach). Songs-My Man,

Winnie Melville (Soprano). Songs-Take, ◊ Take Thore Lips

Away (Warlock),

Somes There is a lady Sweet and

Kind (Warlock).

Parry Jones (Tenor): Cello Solos-Chunson Villageoise (A

Village Song) (Op, 621 (Popper), 'Celta Solos--Apres Un Reve (Piure). Pablo Casals

Light Orchestral Musie Prelude in C Sharp Minor

(Rachmaninoff, Op. 3, No. 4). Prelude in C Minor (Rachmaninoff),

[LFT,

Op. 23, No. 5), Traunerei (Schumann, arr. Walter). William Tell-Andante (Rossini,

Walior). Molly on the Shore. (Grainger). Shepherd's Hey (Granger), Potpourri of Waltzes (Robrecht). Love's Lust Wort (Cremieux). Le Chaland Qui Pauso (Bizio). Pas D'Espagne-Waltz, Down the Mother Volga. Kiss me Again (Herbert). Echoes from tho Puszia (Ferraris), 50 Years of Song.

Vocal Gemis

His Majesty the King has confirmed. the provisional appointment of the

The local season of the Doorlay In Jane the bandits reduced Hon. Dr. R. 1. Kotewall to be tem- Tropical Express Non-Stop Revue porarily an unofficial member of thei their demand to $65,000, when the Executive Council in the place of Sir to an end last night at the potorious Red chief, lo lag Shouson Chow, who is temporarily King's Theatre when the final curtain lender of the Communist army absent from the Colony.

Was rung amild prolonged applause Les Cluches de Cornoville from an

(Planquette). appreciative nullence. operating in northern Hunan, sent

The Revue is leaving for Shanghai The Yeomen of the Guard word to Rev. H. Becker at Chi

(Gilbert and Sullivan). Leen patate amounting to $2,100 sailing by the Lloyd Triestino finer klung requesting an Interview to

The New Moon (Romberg). to-morrow morning. Conte Rosso Was left by Mr. Francis Henry They open their Shanghai sunson nt Whoopee (Kahn and Donaldson). talk gialters

regarding Alexander Theodore Gervers, other- over

wise Francis Theodore Gervers, Inte the Carlton Theatre on September

30

Some years ago Rev. Mr. Becker of Little Amat, Oliver Hill, Putten- and will play there for two weeks 4-7 p.m. Chinese recorded pro-

Messrs. Bosshardt and Hayman. befriended Ho Lung's younger ham, near Guildford, Surrey, who died after which they will appear for brother and it is this slender cord at the above address on April 9, 1936. week at the Ritz, From Shanghal that is now being gently pulled.

An application by Mr. H. J. Arm-the Revue will move on to Japan. Pro- strong, solleitor, the lawful attorney, fessor Doorlay is forming now The two missionaries were kid- for sealing the certified copy of the revue when he gets back to Europe: napped by Communists in Kwel-probate of the will and codicil was and will return to Hongkong “next chow early in October 1934.

allowed,

pm. Clone Down.

a granune.

7-10,30 pm European Programme. 7-7.33 p.m.

n

year.

La Tragedie de Salomo (Florent

Schmitt). 7.33-8 p.m. Arthur de Greef (Pinno-

(Continued on Pago 6.)

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One, two and three-roomed up-to-date furnished and unfurnished apartments. each with kitchen, pantry, bathroom, and detached servants' quarters, will be available, at moderate rents, in the new modern 8-storey re-inforced concrete building-known as "DINA HOUSE"-now nearing completion in Duddell Street. The furnished flats will be fitted with fumiture of modern type, A telephone and frigidaire will be provided in each apartment. These apartments are bright Automatic lifts (Waygood Otis).

and airy, the majority of them facing towards the Gardens or The harbour.

Those who have already booked flats, and persons wishing to view the premises, are informed that lifts have now been installed and that they will be shown over the building if application is made at Messrs. H. Ruttonjee & Son's offices next door-No. 7. Düddetl Street.

BRICK-WORKS SOLD

PURCHASER DOES NOT DISCLOSE HIS INTENTIONS

The property consisted of tho ground, buildings and brick-making machinery altuated at Castle Fenk, with the exception of tiles, bricka |and matshods on the lot,

Bidding started Four lots of land at Castle Peak only one advance, to $115,000, was

arted at $110,000, were put up for public quetion atmade. Tho

property was finally Messrs. Lammert Bros. sales room knocked down for that price to a yesterday, by order of the Receiver, Chinese, who did not wish his name for the debenture holdors of the to be disclosed. There was 13-May- South China Brick-Works,, Limited, ¡tion of -ro-starting the formar kirk In liquidation.

ness at the brick-works.