1935-11-27 — Page 7

Overstaffed

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY,

DEFENCE AGAINST | NAVAL OFFICERS "Travelling

School? GAS AT

GAS ATTACKS.

HON. MR. BRAGA to

SEEK ACTION

At to-morrow afternoon's, meeting of the Legislative Council, the Ilon, Mr. J. P. Braga will ask the following questions:

"1. Will the Government state whether it concurs in the opinion ex prossed by Mr. E. Burney, M.C., in that the Central British. Bebok, School is "lavishly Kafed", with 14 full-timo and 8 part-time assistants for about 250 puplin on the books?

2. Has the Government taken "the first opportunity to review the staffing" aforesaid, as recommended in the Report?

3. If no such stops have yet been taken to rectify the disproportion between teacher and assistants and pupils, will the Government explain

delay, if any, in giving effect to Mr. Burney's recommendation.7

4. What economy is it expected to effect, respectively, in the current financial year and for the year 1930

when the proposed reduction in the

staff is carried out?"

JAPANESE HAND COLOUR PRINTS

EXHIBITION AT KOMOR

7

the

AND KOMOR'S

WHAT THE PUBLIC

MUST', KNOW

The Hongkong Rotary Club

PENALISED

Divorces

AFTER GIRL SPY'S Endanger

Reno

SENTENCE

-Paris, Nov. 10.

have been taken by the MARRIAGE MILL FEARS

contributed its quota towards DISCIPLINARY measures making the publle conscious of the necessity for learning how to Ministry of Marine against the protect themselves from the two naval officers implicated in dangers of gas warfare, when they the events which led to the trial invited Engineer Commander H. J. White, RN, to give a broadcast and sentence, at a naval court talk on this subject at their lun- martial at Breat last month of cheon in the Hongkong Hotel Roof Lydia Oswald, the blonde self-

confessed spy. Garden yesterday.

The speaker described in detail the effects of the more common gases, and the treatment necesя- ary, and drew a vivid picture of a modern city population with drawing to public refuge buildings on the approach of a gas attack. In concluding, the speaker said:

Protection can be of two types. Ono is collective and the other is individual,

iL

It

Under the first-named Numbers or rug room which should be in the of persons can be collected in

highest storey building obtainable and, if possible, on the side opposite that exposed to the prevalling wind. should be of stout walls and few windows, which could be made gaя- tight from the inside by stopping up cracks with wet paper and rage; by putting the firo cut and plugging up tho

carried

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Lieut. de Forceville, who was waiting on the platform to take Lydia Oswald to see his mother in Paris when the girl was ar rested at Brest Station, has been placed on half-pay for a year.

Capt. Guignard, his fellow officer, has been dismissed his ship.

To Be Expelled

The two men were acquitted by being declared by other officers to the court martial of complicity, have been innocent victims of the Wirl's wiles.

COURT ATTACKS

Reno, Nov. 14.

NEVADA'S million dollar divorce industry is in danger as result of an attack on "travelling divorces" in the state..

remar-

Persons from all parts of the globe who resorted, to the Novada divorce mill because it permitted Immediate riage and because no evidence is required to substantiate many of the charges in a divorce case, may soon be forced to look to another state or country for difficulties. solace from their domestic

A "travelling divorce" is so described in cases where a person | tence expires next month-she had one county and then enters an- Lydin Oswald's nine-months sen-Hives the necessary six weeks in been detained in prison pending other to suo for divorce. trial. It is expected that she wlii be escorted immediately to the frontier she is

Swins by birth--and expelled the country.

THE VERY IDEA!

The state supreme court NOW

NOVEMBER 27 1935

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to

the

has before it an appeal from the which Judgo Clark. Guild held he Ormsby County district court in nd jurisdiction in a suit filed by n resident of Wishlo county.

Should the supreme court up-

8.30.9 p.m. Variety. hold the appeal, thereby ruling Moonlight; It's an old Southern Cus

Piano Solos-According that divorce seckera must obtain tom (Carroll Gibbons); Songs-Love, their decrecs in the county in

forever which they live, the entire divorce to-night Ronald Murgatroyd (Tenor); I adore you; In your arma set-up in Nevada is endangered,

Guitar Solo-The World is waiting When the "easy" six-week for the Sunrise (Len divorce lany was adopted by the-Dinah

The Bowls); Vocal Sisters; sop was Humorous-Life begins leglalaturo in 1981 a

agains thrown to the rural countles by Flanagan and Allen; Song-You're

Connie Boswell; Instru- representatives of Washoe county,

nood sito of Reno, where the majority ent-The Grasshopper and the Ants. of divorce seekers, live, when an- tin other statute was passed allowing divorce suits to be fled in uns coverty is this latter statue whose meaning da being attacked.

I

well

9-9.15 p.m. Daventry News Bulle- Tales from the Vienna Woods.

9.15-9.30 p.m. Concert Waltzes.

chimney. Blankets or curtains, Franco-Swiss sheets, tablecloths etc., should be secured to the windows inside in case the

glass breaks. The protection Mr. T Okamoto, who exhibited hers afforded by these materials will be In 1034, has been collecting oble, much Increased if they are kept wet. kimonos, and raro old prints for the

Public Refuges Inst ten years, and the result of his diligent

search will be shown at Rofuges will also be arranged to Messrs. Komos & Komor's Intest ex-house the considerable numbers who hibition,

starting to-day. For visi-will be left high and dry in the

(Continued from Page 0.) tors who are unable to find time dur streets. These will hold four or five ing business hours to admire the ex-hundred people. You will never know be a bit fired after the train journey. collent display, Komer & Komor are when you will be caught bending, be Breakfast is ready." keeping their art galleries open until eau

After breakfast we went out into work and business will have to p.m.

the dark, and he sadded a horse for us, on even in war tinie. Japanese colour-prints were always Gas alarms will ho sounded, and

wa leaned tho Every time

ladder admired by the greatest artists, for notices on boards will be in place to against the horse to get on it moved colouring, quiet as it may be, is in Indicate the way to the nearest refuge, away. We managed it after a while,

Do get a

and, noticing two leather straps with beauty of composition and for beauty be the story of the thirteen impetuous handle arrangements on them hang- of the lines, they surpass all other Britons, when in a train leaving Abering down on each side of the horse, coloured prints forming a class by it deen for Inverness

was a flag felt fairly safe.

we put my arms through these and self.

The collection which Messrs. Komoran

day in

nverness)

they were

By this time, the milking was finish- being rumber. So and Komor have on exhibition com superstitious and to and which one ed, and we had to get off the horse prises rare old prints, but some second should get out at the next atation because they were going to dig an

The 300-odd attorneys whose prints are very reasonably marked. they found a bawbee eventually and enllage pit, whatever that is and tho sad up was sie nice prints from about tossed it up. It fell out of the winners was standing on the place where major income is from advising upwards by the best masters. dow and the thirteen were killed by a they wanted to dig it. It was easter persona on their divorce suits, are The exhibition

ceremonial train

nwaiting with anxiety the high Wo went to bed at half-past fivo court's ruling. There, re ΠΟΤΟ Interesting. It la very rare to sca

that evening Весацве There's a perfectly good reason for

Arthur said that attorneys

Nevada per capita in such a display out of Japan, and the this warning not to be impetuous we were going to have an early day than elsewhere in the United exhibition is worth visiting.

We went to bed fully dressed. will contain Mr. Kodaka is not holding the pearl enough air for people to remain in

The average refuge

That night when we got up to starb exhibition this year owing to the de-side for about twelve hours, and if the day, Arthur told us that we were

A favourable decision might mise of Mrs. Kodaka; but in order not you go down panting and out of breath if we liked, we could take the back Inture to revoke the entire divorca going to do a bit of fencing. He said, cause the rurally-dominated legis disappoint their regular customers the oxygen will not last nearly so paddock and he'd take the other. We Inw Messrs. Komor & Komor have made long. To which I must add that once said all right and left for the back could be adopted to

structuro unless measuros follows arrangements to show a few choice inside, you should also remain quiet

ovade the pearl necklaces with Mr. Okamota's and not talk; neither must priats, ceremonial kimonos and old lights be used. Conserve the oxygen thought it would be safe to stop ran- After we'd gone about 28 miles wo

court's ruling. brocado obis

$2

kimanos and old brocade obin is very (Louw) in the opposite direction. / getting off the horse than getting on.

HOUSE OF COMMONS ASSEMBLES

by every possible means.

Above Or Below

naked

bur

paddock.

ning

and, after a couple of days of steady walking we came to a railway siding. The man in chargo nald that the. trains ran every second Tuesday in the month. floor.

We said we'd wait, and spent the rest of our holidays on the siding.

Talking of those refuges, 1 posely omitted to say which would-be-preferable. I had most interesting conversation with the (Continued from Page 1.)

writer of certain newspaper articles ion. Mr. Speaker would maintain that who advocates the ground floor or basement as the most suitable

One cans of Small-pox with one the freedom of speech which had mash place refug. His reasons were:

ac death, 16 cases for

of the position and fame of British

Diphtheria with Parliament the admiration of whole (1) That people would not be made one death (ono imported), four cases

mory breathless

steps of Typhold with three deaths and 54 running down or the level to the refuge room, ported to the local Health authorities or along

deaths from Tuberculosis, were re- CABINET GATHERS

using a finimum of oxygen laat week. On Monday, one further Although there have been

thereby several on arrival, (2) there would be more informal meetings of Ministers, one

from high

case of Diphtherin was reported. bomba explosive

world!

of which took place at Downing and (3) there would he

Street this morning, to-morrow's

States.

Lawyers Are Anxious

Such persons as Mrs. Anna Roosevelt Dall, daughter of President Roosevelt; Mr. Emlen Knicht Davies, now divorced wife of Joseph Davies, prominentWashington-at- torney and one time political confidant of the late President Wilson; Lila Lee and Adrienne Ames, motion picture actresses, have obtained the now disput- ed "travelling divorces."

meeting of the Cabinet will be the first thereby eling of security lessening release from their refuges by the divorce trade, expecially in Reno,

or

(J. Strauss).

My Hero"The Chocolate Soldlor"

(0. Strauss).

9.30-10 p.m. From the Studio. Selections by "The Music Makers.” 10 p.m. Big Ben: Router Press Bulletins.

10.10-11 pm. Dance Music. 11 p.m. Close Down.

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heur arguments on the appeal, the 18 divorce milla in the state will

With the supreme court still tows at pm

continue to grind out decrecs.

During the 1935 #eason the to be held since October 23, and it

possibility. of panic. My reasons for suggesting the first superintendent. will also be the first meeting sinco

Las Vegas and Elko, recovered the new ministerial appointments were building), assuming that the gas in the ever present danger of spread- 1929 depression and those whose

second floor (tili of n

storied n high

And lastly I warn you that there from the paralyzing effects of the announced last Friday.

is understood the time of the same are: (1) That, as a warf the wisest thing to do is to take off approximately $1,000,000 will be

Lightness or

otherwise remains the ing, contamination by contact with activities wholly ave devoted to It

fare liquid gas,

It Cabinet to-morrow will be almost

splashed with liquid the divorce trade. estimate that gas

to entirely occupied with domestic affaits

heavier than air

air it will remain and the lower floors, will be more

main every and

I consideration will be

stitch of terms of the King's speech which will (2) that high explosi(3), that the (Laughter), but, if immediate setlon

given to the liable to

clothing and carry it realized from penetration than the upper, between finger thumb to the

this source this be read by His Majesty when he burst anywhere

shells might nearest decontamination station year. formally opens the new Parliament higher stories will be clear of poison should suffice. You then take it to removal of outer clothing.

Persons of all nationalities Thonghould be in charge of the decontamination

before the lower.

such as Max Reinhardt, noted station-get a

Austrian stage impresario: superintendent who will control the receipt for it--and you

era entering: keep

supplied with loan clothing. tho

occupants quict: see they don't smoke; serve out books and playing cards and so on amuse them. Refuges should also contain water for drinking purposes and sanitary buckets with disinfect

on December 3.-British Wireless.

LABOUR LEADER

London, Nov. 26.

The Parliamentary Labour Party meet to-day to elect a leader, and after two ballots, in which Mr. Arthur Greenwood and Mr. Herbert Morrison were in minority, unant mously chose as leader Mr. C. R.

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To-day's Broadcasting From Four Transmissions

Prequency Wavelength. $,050 ke. (1.59 metros D.B10 k.. 31,36 metr 9.483 k

37.30 moires

11,750 .. 25.49 sverse

The following wave-langihs and frequencies the second Mrs. Marshall Field are observed by Daventry.

Call Blan III, whose godfather was the late King Edward of England, have found the Nevada courts impose no restrictions upon in- mediate remarriage. In some cases the same judge who has given a person a divorce im- mediately afterwards officiates at the wedding.

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The only corroboration required

made possible by domestic pets, the The sprend of contamination in most dangerous of which are cats. Attlee, who acted as leader in the last Parliament after the resignation But please bear in mind that you well, you know how cats room. It Dogs can be secured easily but cats-- of Mr. George Lansbury.

should make a gas refuge, in your your The Liberals in the House of Com.

own home, a room on the

shoot

it rather than let it Archibald

Sinclair to succeed Sir house, on the opprite side to that of lives of the whole of your family. It in a Nevada divorce action is the

unter the house and endanger the Herbert Samuel who lost his seat in the prevailing wind. the election, as Parliamentary leader. Finally, under the heading of collee-through bly have walked testimony of a bonafide resident

quite Mr. Lloyd George was present and tive protection is the darkening of sleeps in the house you will stand of the state that the divorce

mustard and, if Parliamentary correspondents of the newspapers declare that he and other

every hnuse

immediately upon receipt of the warning.

good chance Liberals who ranked as Independent

This is the Most

of waking

secker has lived here, the full six up in the Liberals in the last House will now the neighbourhoud and it is definitely thing to assist-lic must bear in mind instalments such as the three

important of all, as it binckens morning dead.

out

weeks as required by law. The cc-operate

householder Ench generally with the rest of the surest protection from

can do

some six weeks may be broken up into party In the new House, thus The house with ono single light show that wives and children and helpless days over a week-end or of several bringing the united Liberal strengthing may be the cause of the loss of crippled occupants of their houses, men have been known to have been

babies, elderly, servants, infirm many non-combatant lives.

or weeks duration, Travelling, sales- can be protected at home by the year in obtaining the necessary simple m

means I have indicated, and Individual

protection, that is, protinguishing lights which are visible state.

he can protect other people by ex-48 days of residence within the tection of the respiratory system clc., from outside the house when in. ja given by the respirator wilchstructed to do so by the authorities. nine

A charge-of-cruelty, one of the is designed only to protect the eyes (Applause).

grounds for divorce In and lungs from

Novada, does not require produc-| the effects of Major C. M. Manners thanked the tion of witnesses to testify in sup poisonous gases, and which, generally speaker for an interesting and in port of the plaintiff's accusations. be worn (apart from structive address, which he said The Judge takes the plaintiff's

the necessity for be k H.M. the King has conferred the those people who will be employed in fence from gas attacks.

known as the essential services civilians learning the art of self de- word for his or her charges. A similar attitude is found in cases Grand Cross of the Victorian Order poss

possible

gassed areas or on gussed

Among or

the visitors welcomed involving the other eight, counts. The Duke, who is the eighth holder injured people. These include Police, wero: Mr. W. Harmston, Mr. C. de United Press.

direct who

people to refuges and con- 19. Robertson and Mr. E. S. K. In

Tung

The President remarked that Bir

HONOUR FOR DUKE

OF BUCCLEUCH

G.C.V.O. DECORATION

CONFERRED

London, Nov. 20.

on the Duke of Buccleuch.

Individual Protection'

will

apealing services) by what will should emphasise

the

of the title, recently succeeded his trol traffic, nurses and first aid

A dinner danco will be held at Re-

fathor, on the latter's death. He is a who prepare contactors, messen Bhouson Chow was present' after a pulse Bay Hotel this," ovening, "An

Born

In

brother of the Duchess of Gloucester. 1804, he became a Documber,

attention by the Houtenant in the 1st Grenadier Guards gers who might be required through long, sojourn in Europe, and mombers extra bus service has been arranged In 1916 and a captain three years possible interruption of the telephone would be glad to learn that his health for the convenience of "patrons. In inter. He was A.D.C. to the Gover yatem, and lastly the decontamina- liad so improved. (Applause). addition to the ordinary time table, as nor-General of Canada in 1920, and tion parties who go out after It was announced that the Rotary fellows: H.K. Hatel, 8 pm, 8.00 pan., in the following year was appointed attack to prepare safe passages for Club's visit to Shing Mun had been pan, Repulse Bay, I am, 1.15 to the Reserve of Officers-Reutter-people returning to their homes after arranged for December

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819 pan. Charles Manning and his, Or.

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