1936-03-02 — Page 19

TRANS-OCEANIC AIRWAYS: BID FOR MAIL CONTRACTS

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY, MARCH

THE last two major links-the crossing of the Atlantic and the Pacific-in a universal commercial air. transport system gird- ling the world will be forged within 12 months,

PRACTICAL survey flights

and

important town in Britain to any Important town in the world.

Every part of Europe and the near East is already within one day's flight from London.

Coldest

March Of

ENORMOUS

AMERICAN

15 Years BORROWING

COLONY FEELS NIP OF WINTER

AFTER CARESS

OF SPRING/

NATIONAL DEBT OF $31,300,000,000

GREATEST IN

HISTORY have been made by the United States between California

The lowest March temperature

Washington, March 1. which the Colony has experienced for The United States Treasury is nak and Hawall, 2,410 miles of sea:

Big prize in the shape of mall fifteen years occurred yesterday at 2 ing the nation for a loan of $1,809- Germany and France have long

only been operating mail services be- contracts are at stake in this in- a.m., when a reading of 46.4 degrees 000,000, of which $1,250,000,000 will

was recorded. This is

one be in cash and $559,000,000 in notes tween Europe

South tenso race to fling the tentacles of America across the South Atlan- commercial air systems farther and degree higher than the record March maturing April 16, and for which

farther around the surface of the temperature, which was 45.4 degrees new securities will be offered.

and which accurred on March 4, 1921. tic by Dying-boat and airship.

globe. Borlal

The Royal Observatory states that Britain, inging her

France is well to the fore. 'Hor tentacles farther and farther cast- ward, has successfully carried out first hopes were centred in the 89- the anti-cyclone seems well set, and survey fights linking China with Lous flying boat Lieutenant do there is a likelihood of the cold date of 1951 but redeemable at the the Australian alr route which Vaisseau Paris, which was dam-weather continuing for at least

It is of interest to note that the Florida coast after a successful latter will shortly be extended to aged in a hurricane recently off the other two days.

lowest temperature ever recorded in New Zealand.

Britals has waited until her flight across the South Atlantic.

Two other machines are under the Colony was exactly freezing-point main Empire services to India, construction and a further flect is (82 degrees), which was registered on Africa, and Australia were running planned for operation on the Trans-January 18, 1893, with regularity and efficiency be-atlantic service. France is plan- The variation in Hongkong's wea-ed to supplement the Treasury's cash Tore Launching on the more danger-ning to use the southern route by ther is well illustrated by the fact that reserves for relief and niso to meet less than a week ago, on Tuesday last, the farmers' and veterans' bonus de pus and difficult task of spanning

way of the Azores.

Germany blazed the trail with a temperature of 70 degrees was-c-mands. the Atlantic ocean.

the airship Graf Zeppelin, which corded at the Observatory. has crossed the Atlantic 111 times: and conveyed hundreds of passen- gera. The new airship LZ 120, will make her first trip to Rio de Janeiro in the spring and Inter it is planned to operate her across the North Atlantic.

But now, after a great deal of organising work, the first move has boch taken. Negotiations have been carried out for many months between Imperial Attways and the intorested United States concerns and also with the Dominion of Canado.

Later in the summer the giant In the meantime, construction

new 25-tons American "Martin" is going ahead with a vast new fleet of flying bouts for Imperial dying-boat, will take off from New Airways, which will shortly he York on a pioneer flight to Eng-- put into service to operate all land, an experimental voyage that red" routes to all parts of the is hoped to lead the way to a com world, and a combination of sea-mercial air service bringing Europe plane and flying-boat is being within 40 hours of the United

States. built with a view to opening the first experimental North Atlan tic air mail system.

Anglo-U.S. System

At the same time important ex- perimental fights have been ear- ried out between Penang and Hong- kong, with a view to linking up the England-Australia air route with Hongkong, and the United States eventually (by way of the Pacific) with an Anglo-American system.

The day is not far distant, there- fore, when it will be. possible to book by air from London or any

In view

of

the Immense amount of development, work that still has to be done, the first practical mall and passen- ger service across the North Atlantic may be operated jointly by French, American, and Bri- tish interests.

After this spring's experimental lights, regular services may be ex- pected by 1937, when, at the Pre sent rate of progress, it should be possible for a passenger to travel round the world by commercial air- more than seven craft in little days.

DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF REASON IS THE DIRECTOR OF MAN'S . The P. and O. liner Ranchi, with the WILL, DISCOVERING IN ACTION WHAT English mails, is due here from Singa- IN GOOD, FOR THE LAWS OF WELL-POTO at 7 a.m. an Thursday.

DOING ARE THE DICTATES OF RIGHT Two cases of Diphtheria and three

REASON-Hooker.

cases of Typhoid (une imported) were reported to the local Health authori |ties on Friday.

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An Unlawful

Temple

ALLEGED FORTUNE

TELLING

The cash required will be raised by per cent. bonds bearing a maturity issues, one of $850,000,000 of 275

an-Government's option in March, 1948, and one of 8090,000,000 of 1.5 per cont. notes maturing in March, 1911. Of the cash obtained,, $450,000,000 on March 10. due for repayment will be used to repay short term loans Thus the amount of now borrowing will be $800,000,000, which is design

Three women, Chiu Kam-ying, 30,

and Fong Sul-lin, 22, unmarried, werd red, Chiu Fung-ying, 64, widow, charged before Mr. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning with taking part in the management service of an unlawful temple at No. 32 Fuk Wah Street, on February 28. and with pretending or professing to tell fortunes.

Or

1936.

E RADIO BROADCAST

Daventry Recording. Of H.M. The King's Speech

ZEK, PROGRAMME From Z.B.W. on a wavelength of 355 metres (845 kilocycles);

5-7 p.m. Hongkong Hotel Dance Orchestra.

7.7.13 p.m. Violin Soles by Mns.

Yehudi Menuhin.

ter

close

(Flocco): 2. La Capric Latin); 3. Minstrels (Debussy) Flight of the Bamble Bee (Kimsky- Vida Brevo") (De Falla). Kersakov); 4. Danse Expagnols (La

7.13-7.30 p.m. Vocal Gems. The Cat and the Fiddle; Č. B. 7.30-8 p.m. From the Studio. A Recital by the senior pupils of Cochran's 1930 Ravne.

Harry Ore.

Programme

1. Prelude and Fugue in D Minor Joan Smith; 2. Gavotta (Bach), (Schytte); Valse No. 11 (Chopin). Josephine Iu; 3. Sonata-Movement (Mozart): Menust. (Grleg), Maureen Moir; 4. On Wings of Song (Mendel- sol, arr. Liszt), Stella Ho: Nocturne in F sharp (Chopin), Bella Ma; G. Invention in A (Bach), Valse in E Minor (Chopin),

Weather Report; 8 p.m. Time and

The net proceeds of the loara, com- bined with the heavy income tax pay-Stock Quotation Relay from the Tai

8.85-11 p.m. A

Ping Theatre (Chinese).

11 p.m. Close down.

ments, are expected to give the Tron- xury a working eash balance in excess of $2,000,000,000. But the national debt will be increased by these financ Ing operatiunk to £31,300,000,000, which is the largest In history,gramme from Z.E.K, on a frequency Reuter

Coconut Oil Measure

U.S. ANTICIPATING EXCISE TAXES

Washington, Feb. 29. Representative Samuel B. H, Democrat of Washington and Chair All defendants pleaded not guilty man of the Ways and Means Sub- and were remanded for one week. Committee, to-day told the United Ball in the sum of $50 was allowed. Press that the group intended to con- The two firat defendants stated sider the coconut oil tax exemption that they were mother and daughter, bill as proposed by Representative and that the temple was not for public John F. Dockweiler, during the pre- use. They worshipped there them sent session of Congress, selvon. Third defendant alleged that she lived in the rear cubicle of the fat and was looking after the wor shipping paraphernalia.

Inspector Ellis stated that Inspec tor K. W. Andrew, of the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs, was to have been, present to prosecuté, but unfortunate- ly he had been removed to hospital on Saturday last

about

Representative Hill said, "We are at present undetermined whether the hearing of the Bill will be in con- junction with the new Tax Bill or whether it will be heard separately after the Tax Bill has been reported to the House of Representativce."

Congressional observers have ex- pressed the opinion that the new Tax bill will probably levy excise taxes instead of changing the present in- come schedules. Also they are of the opinion that new levies will be as- seaned against form products since the principal purpose is to defray the costs of the AAA. substitute.

It is also learned here that soap manufacturing interests plan to give vigorous support to the Dockweiller Bill as soon as the Ways and Means Sub-Committee takes the B up.

8.05.10 p.m. European Pro-

of 640 kilecycles.

8,05-8.30 p.m. Varlety, Vocal-A Blackpool Selection, The Arcadian Follles;

Plano Sweet Adeilne Selection, Renara; Plano Solos-Rhythm of the Rain, I was

Renara. Lucky Rem. A Relay from Daventry.

8.30 p.m. Sir Walford Davies: "Music and the Ordinary Littener" What about the Tune? 3. Tunes that make their own Channel.

9pm. Daventry News Bulletin. 9.25 p.m. A Recording of H.M. The King's Speech to the Empire.

The Regimtar 0.40-10 p.m. Band of H. M. Grenadier Guards. Old Folks at home and in Foreig Landis (Roberts); Hyde Park Sulte (Jalowicz): The Mill in the Black Forest (Ellenberg).

10 pm. Big Ben: Close.down. DAVENTRY PROGRAMMES To-day's Broadcasting From

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Transmission 1

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It was alleged that the vase firat came to the notice, of the S.C.A. through a man who was found dis- triluting handbills advertising the temple. On February 28, p.m., a witness was sent to the ad dress, and about 3.46 p.m., Inspector Andrew visited the premises and he saw the witness on one side of the - temple. The fest defendant, with a The soap interests hope to support cup of tea, in front of her, was stand the farm leaders in Congress by ing beside her with the other two deciting the increase in imports fendants. A table in the room was edible oil which is due to the fact that covered with red cloth and there was the price of this oil is too high for 4K other worshipping paraphernalia. the soap manufacturers and there is consequently a large volume of the oll available for the makers of mar- gurine.

A-Government Gazette Extraor: dinary Issued to-day cancels the re- Holution notified in the last Issue TV- garding a change in the conventional dollar in respect of Ilquer duties.

Mesars. Benjamin and Potts have received the following buying and

H.M.S. Hermes, the aircraft car- selling quotations from their Manila Agents this marning:-Benguet Con- tier, ta due in Hongkong to-day from solidateds, 11.70-11.00: Antamoks, Singapore after an absence from the 1.20 -1.25 -San Mauricion, Colony of some even months. The French sloop Admiral Charner is also United Paracales, 20—203..

expected to-dny.

The forthcoming wedding is nounced of Mr. Colin Kal Leung-le civil engineer, of 111 Leighton Hill; Road, and Miss Sylvin Peter Chong, rosiding at 33 Tui Po Road.

;

"If it was wine I would have, drunk it, remarked Lai Hel, 02, un employed, when he pleaded guilty be fore Mr. Balfour at the Central Police Court this morning to stealing a bot fle of hair lotion from a shop at 153 Queen's Road Central. Sub-Inspec- tor L Tyler prosecuted.

S. P. C. FUNDS

FURTHER

DONATIONS

ACKNOWLEDGED

of

In alluding-to-the-Dockweiller Bill for the tax exemption of the Philip- times coconut oil, they say that this will lower the price sufficiently to per- mit all Philippine supplies to be used for non-edible purposes United

Preas,

The latest addition to the list of practising dentists in the Colony In that of Dr. J. Sterling Pyne, Doctor of Dental Surgery and Master of Science of Northwestern University, Chicago, U.S.A. Dr. Pyne has joined tection of Children acknowledges STOLE DUCKS AND Dr. Lanchester, at Kowloon,

The Y's Men's Club election for Professor L Forster, M.A., is to 1936 resulted as follows: President: deliver his presidential address on-Mr. Wong Kam-on, 1st. Vice Pro- "English and American Influences on sident: Dr. Tseung Fat-im, 2nd. Chinese Education" on Wednesday, Vice President:-Mr. Peter H. Sin, March 4, at 8.30 p.m. in the H.K.U. Hon: Secretary:-Mr. S. B. Tan, Hon. Treasurer:-Mr. Chan Yuk-bum, Union Assembly Room when the 1st

Education Directors:-Mr. Y. K. Chow, Dr. S. General meeting of the Society is to be held. The lecture is W. Phoon, Dr. T. Y. Li, Mr. Jimmy

Sck-wal. open to public and all interested are Choa and Mr. Ke cordially welcome.

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Pleading guilty before Mr. S., F. Brought before Mr. Balfour at the Balfour at the Central Police Court Central Police Court this morning this morning to the theft of $472 from charged with keeping a sly brothel a clansman at a boarding house, Wong at 33 Tung Street, accond floor, Liu Hok. 27, unemployed, was sentenced to four months' hard labour. Detec Yung, 43, widow, was fined $20 or, in tivo Sergeant J. Shepherd stated the default, three weeks hard about defendant opened complainants ocks

Ng, 60, widow, forfeited bail Loung of $30 when she failed to appear in board with duplicate keys. The ipeks answer to a charge of keeping a pro- were not damaged. The defendant stitutes' lodging house at 191 Holly was arrested at the Kowloon Railway wood Road, first floor. Sub-Inspector Station.

D. Thorpe prosecutedi.

...

The fifth meeting of the Hongkong Branch of the English Association

The health bulletin of Eastern for the session 1036-30 will be held at Ports for the week ending February the Helena Bay Institute to-morrow 22 shows the following cases of in. (Tuesday) factions disonsas: Faqua-Baxsoin – Bout

At

"Bouthern, 18«E="WI}}"

Unnatdor

Pand Bilse

Lady

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$177.00

25.00

The Hongkong Society for the Pro- subscriptions received from the follow- ing donora during February:— Previously acknowledged (for

period ended 15/2/86) Received from 16th to 29th February, 1936: Mr. P. S. Cassidy Purt discount on drinke for a Concert held by the Band of the Cruiser "Karlsruhe" at. tho Peninsula Hotel 13/2/30 Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Min-

Bhall Capt. Mitiniece Mr. C. G. Ferdue

on

CHICKENS

HOW THEFT WAS DISCOVERED

Chan Kwan, alias Tar Pól-fuk, un- pleaded 13.00 employed, aged 63 years,

guilty baforo Mr. W. Schofield, at the 16.00 Central Magistracy this morning, to 5.00 two charges of theft of seven chickens 5.00 and two ducks, the property of Mrs. MacRobert, from the chicken run $235.00 at No. 8 Shouson HU, on February 21, and three iran stops from a man- Further donations will be gladly bolo on the hillside at Wong Chuk accopted by the Hon. Treasurer, Mr. Hang, the property of the "P.W.D., Mackenzie & Co., P. & 0. Building. A. McKellar, _GA... c/o Mackinnon on February 25,

said that Sub-Inspector Dredge after Mrs MacRobert had reported the theft of the chickens, a detective was sent out to make enquiries. He

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metres

1.8 p.m. Big Ben. A Programme of Now

Gramophone Records.

Burts Talk.

1.35 r.

4 p. The Berard Crook Quintet. Mar- riott Edgar (Camadian), Greenwich Time Signal at 4.35 p.m.

The Naw,

62) pan. Close Jawa.

Transmission 2

(GAJ., 0.30.)

Big Tien. Reginald Porter-Brown, at the OTEL of the Regi Clam Torqany.

7.18 pm. The DC. Variety Orchestra.

Greenwich Time Signal, at 3 pm. 4.6 p.m. "Rocking Horse Winner," by

D. J. Lawrenes.

1.10 p.m. Bir Walferd Davies:

and the Ordinary Idatener What about the Tone. Taner that make their own channel,

The News,

136 pan. A Programm of Gramophone

Records.

14 .. Class down.

Transmission 3

(6.8.0. G&G, GAE)

19

g Ben. Arthur Saibbery and his Orchestra. 1. p.m. The Composer at the Pianoforte Lauden Renald. · A recitai of Landen Bonald's wangu. 19.5% p.m.

Talk: "The Spice of LifI.“

Delly." Belam 11.5 p.m. Plendilly

fanciful unibahata · Tran rennd and about the centre of Landen. Benta Berital, Frederick Grinks (Violin), Darothy Mantry (Piano- furta).

Greenwich Tinto, Signal at 12.30 mm. - 12.2 . The Nues, 12.31. A Hoctia by Jahn McCormack

(Tear)

· Cloon dawn. ;

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FRAUD CHARGE

was told by a P.W.D. foreman that ALLEGED WRONGFUL he had soon a man prowling round in the vicinity of Shounen Hill on the 21 and that he night of February,

CONVERSION

could identify the man by dress. A 28-year old Resistant manager The detective made further enquiries and salesman Ip Yu-fong, appeared for this man in Wanchal, but without before Mr. Macfadyen at the Row- loon Magistracy this morning and Tesult

A manhole.

:

3 cases, Colombo 2 cases; Cholera. Kathleen P. Curtin will spook on

On February 25, a hawker in Aber was remanded for one week on a Calcutes 79 casos, Madras 3 cases, "Mosie in Words". Those who wish Moulmein 1 case, Negapatam 18 to have tea in the lecture hall are The two Royal Air Force flying deen noticed a man carrying some charge of fraudulently converting casos Bangkok 58 cases; Small-Fox, asked to order it to-day from the bests which reached Shanghai bolus pieces of iron, and saw him drop them sums of money, totalling $286,87 to ---Chittagong : 1 cases Calcutta 378 cases, Cochin 8 Tel. 22160,

case, Bombay 70 Matron of the Holena May Institute, abandoning their goodwill fight to and move away. He picked them up his own use.

Tokyo, are returning to Singapore viu and found they were fron steps from

He took them to the It was alleged that the money was. cases, Karachi 26 cases, Madens 1

Hongkong and Kamrahn Hay. They detective and as a result, defendant received by defendat, 195 case. Moulmein 13 cares, Rangoon 2 On his appearance before Mr. Mac. are the there with Air Commodore was arrested. The detective took de dates between March 2, 1945, and cases, Vizagapatam* 4 cases, and fadron at the Kowloon Magistracy Sydney Smith on Wednesday. Shanghal 6 cases.

this morning, Chiu Kwan, 82, un- The flying boat which stayed over fendant to the P.W.D. foreman to have September 4, 1935, as partner of

the! Iron identified, and the Yuct Lol Lan, and cashier of the Hop. employed, was bound over in the sum at Amoy for repairs ton defective foreman immediately recognised the Yik and San Yik subsidiary firms. Lau Kam-fuk, 20, unemployed, was of 860 for a period of one year, on engine Is Joining the fight as soon rendant me the man he had The complainant was Yeung Ngai fined $15, or, in default, three wocks a chatgo of stealing a winch pin from a the new engine is installed.

of Lon sean prowling j hard labour by Mr. Macfadyen at the an old ship lying off the foreshore

on the night of February 21er of the Yuct Lot Lu Kowloon Magistracy this morning for near Sung Wong Tai Hill, Kowloon

Defendant was then asked whether he Mr. Hin-shing Lo instructed by trespassing at the Shamshulpo Mill City, on Saturday last. A second

BOULDER DAM COMPLETED

had stolen the chickens and adraltted Messra M. Hall and Company tary Camp yesterday. Defendant charge of possessing forged $10

the theft. The chickens were valued appeared on behalf of the defendant alleged that he had an old pass, but banknote of the Hongkong and Shang

and entered a plea)of not guilty. Mar. 1.5 Fat:$16,00

Mr. F. I Zimmeth was for the it was found that the pass; which had bal Banking: Corporalion, knowing it

The Federal Government took Defendant was ordered to pay $16 The Boulder City expired, was not defendants and that (fo be forgod, was withdrawn. Dej

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only his photographs had boon, placed fendant admitted the fire count, and formal possosator of Boulder Dam, amends to Min. MaoRobert Korvin probacution and stated that owing to Hong Kong & China Gas Co., Ltd.

on it. Inspector Elle stated that the stated that the banknote, was given without any publie ceremony, to-day, default serve three works hard man was out wandering about by 10 him but he did not know that lawas the vast project having been complet bour. He denied a previous cans Fuller: W. Furguson, Royal Welca sorgery Inspector Chester Woods two years ahead of schedule tlon and remanded until

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Business: had aimort censed;"> the trouble between the two partners, Defendant was remanded and allowed hail in the sum of $500,

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