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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1936.

SHIP WITH UNWANTED CARGO

OF MUNITIONS COMING TO H.K.

POPULAR COUPLE LEAVING

Tangled Odyssey

Of Munitions

For Ethiopia

"Telegraph" Special Representative

LA SANTA MARIA, the British ship with a cargo of munitions that nobody wanted, is coming to Hong-

kong.

This is the latest episode in a tangled Odyssey which has led La Santa Maria and her crew of 20 British sailors from Helsingfors to Gibraltaï, from Dungeness to Lundy Island, and from Alderney to Sark and Guernsey in search of a dumping place for £20,000 worth of arms and high explosives.

Mr. Hamiltoni.

Why Local

MANY YEARS

IN COLONY

MR. AND MRS. A. T. HAMILTON

HONGKONG will be losing

one of its best-known educationists and one who can be described as one of the pioneers of Association foot- ball in the Colony when Mr. Andrew Todd Hamilton leaves for Home to-morrow, on retirement, after over 33 years' residence here.

He will be accompanied by Mrs. Hamilton, who has taken a keen interest in social work in

The armaments, originally shipped by a Finnish firm Banks Failed the Colony for many years past,

at Helsingfors, were destined for Ethiopia, but the La Santa Maria had only reached Gibraltar when Italy com- pleted the conquest of the African nation.

Delivery of the armaments to Ethiopia was therefore in possible. The ship turned aliout and attempted to land the explo- sives in Europe.

No nation would permitem to be landed. sidering dumping the cargo at sea, when hostilities threatened

The Helsingfors firm were, it is understood, seriously con-

between North and South China.

£15,000 and £20,000.

Last Year

POSITION IS HEALTHY IN 1936

E

Mrs. Hamilton

E RADIO BROADCAST

Mr. Hamilton arrived in the Colony on June 1, 1903, for the Ellis

then Kndoorie School.

private sebaol. in 1910 and has been in various since, being headmaster of schools the His Kadoorie Indian School for the past eight years,

He Joined the Goverment Relay of Hongkong Hotel

In his early days her, he lived in Failure last year of two and was one of the original important Chinese banking members of the Kowloon Cricket Club establishments in Hongkong was attributed by the Colo-

POPULAR SPORTSMAN

His favourite apurt was soccer, and

Dance Orchestra

Z.E.K. PROGRAMME

From 7.B.W. on a wavelength of 386 metres (845 kilocycles):

6-7 p.m. Helay-longkong Hotel Dance Orchestra.

* p.m. Light Opera and Musica) Vocal Goms-Monsieur Beaucaire; Selection-Princess Ide (Sullivan); Vocal Cens-Mercenary Mury: Selec tion-Plense Teacher.

7.30 p.m. Violin Solos by Albert Sandler.

Instructions to make for flongkong were given by the shippers

Comedy und 1913. He slid a great deal in and not by the owners of the vessel, the former having a charter nial Treasurer, Hon. Mr. he played against Shanghai in 1908 Edwin Taylor to the rise in fostering soccer amongst the schools llen regarding the ultimate destination.

the

Poolball Association La Santa Maria carries 200 incendiary bombs, 40,000 rounds exchange during the last sixing hall went on for many years and is a past Presi- of ammunition, three aeroplanes, two tons of T. N. T. and three months of the year.

dent of the K, Football Club. Ilia German pilots.

The Bank of Canton closed in favourite recreations now are golf

1. Spanish Serennide (Johnny Hey. more the Home Office September. It has not re-open- and lawn bowls. At the latter game For over a week La Santa but once

ed. The National Commercint he has been a regular member of the lens); 2. The Child and his Dancing Yacht Club team for many years.

Doll (Johnny Heykens); 3. Always Marit sailed between Gibraltar stepped in.

Sark being next suggested, and and Savings Bank, which has re-He is a member of the following (Smith); 4. Song of Paradise (King). and Britain seeking in vain for

Club, Resal 7.43 p.m. Leslie Hutchinson in permission to land its perilous the Home Once raising no objec-opened. Failed shortly after-clubs:longkong

Hongkong Yacht Club,- Royal Songs at the Plano.

Club, Hongkong Golf

ilongkong .1.

Dreami cargo, Tangier, London, Guern-tion, La Santa Maria changed her

("Yes course once more and sailed forwards.

Referring to the failures in his Jane and the Hongkong Madam This sey, Lundy Island and Sark were the Channel Islands.

This is no Sin (1 Annual Report, the Hon. Mr. Football Club.

Diddle Diddle'); 3. I only have eyes all tried in turn.

General Broadbent, Lieutenant-

Taylor said:

("Damea"); 4. Love is like you The cargo is worth between Governor of Guernsey, called શ The Bank of Canton

Mr. Hamilton was a very ardent for bank special sitting of the Royal Court

Table"), the Home in 1917 and joined up, and saw to pass an emergency ordinance did a very considerable ausiness Volunteer in pre-way days. He went a cigarette; 5. The Morning After 8 p.m. Time Signal, Weather, Steck The vessel left Finland on April prohibiting "the landing of explo-in the remittances to Chinn of the service in France, returning to the

Colony in 1919. For many years he has Quotations, and Announcements.

8.95 pm. A Relay from the Lee The general practice of payees been a lending light in the Masonic 20, the munitions (of Finnish and sives or ammunition in the islands savings of oversens Cainese. Belgian manufacture) being in- without the permission of the

11 p.m. Close Down the Lieutenant-Governor or the Royal of these drafts, who are widely world and has held the highest offices Theatre (Chinese).

8.05-10 scattered throughout the country, in the various Lodges of which he is tended for Abyssinia. By

European Fro p.m. time La Santa Marla renched Court."

Is to retain the drafts until for, member. He was made a Justice

of the Peace last year.

gramme from Z.E.K. on a fre Gibraltar theayar was over and the.

In the social life of the Colony,quency of 610 hilocycles. As the telephone cable to Sark

9.05 p.m. was out of order a copy of the purpose they need the money. arms no longer required.

The New Mayfair The Home Office refused permis- ordinance was rushed to the consequence outstandings, also. Me familton has won much

chardeter and of a most urbane di Orchestra. sion to land the munitions in Eng- Sencaehal of Sark by motor-bont pecially when local exchange is popularity, being a man of sterling

Venetian Nights; Britalollin (flum- land, and the ship's skipper, La Santa Marin, formerly the law, are generally very heavy,

In this case the rise in exchange position.

phries); Roberta-Selection (Kern); Sweet Adeline-Selection. (Kern); Captain P. P. Allen, of Newcastle- Wendy, was bought from the Tyne-

Medley of James Tete's Songs. on-Tyne, then tried to deposit the Tees Steam and Shipping Co. Ltd., resulted in a flood of demands for

8.35 p.m. "Songs without Words” at the end of last year by a London Payment for reinvestment in for- cargo at Tangier.

Mendelssohn) played by Ignaz

848 pa. Four Songs by Rose Friedman (Pianoforte). Bampton (Contralto).

FOR ABYSSINIA

There it was actually landed, but

had to be restowed on board.

The owners were then informed Lundy Island might take the cargo,

Backyard Aviation

Can Be Yours

AUTOGYRO FOR SALE

ΑΝ

MRS. HAMILTON Hongkong will say good-bye with firm of freight contractors foreign currencies. This coupled feelings of real regret when Mr. and £1,100. She was renamed, and on with heavy, drawings by other Mrs. Hamilton depart. and their a previous voyage last December ranches on the local concern friends will wish them many years of carried war material to Abyssinia. proved too much for its cash re-happiness and prosperity in the Old Sources, and consequent losses to Country. Mrs. Hamilton arrived in the Chinese creditors were con- Hongkong some seventeen years after her husband, and during her 16 years siderable.

has led a very active life, her services being greatly in demand for social

DOGS AND TENTS

NEW REGULATIONS. FOR BEACHES

.N. C. BANK

work.

("Ilands across

1. When I bring to you colqur'd Toys: 2. Light, my Light; 3. Swans (Kramer); 4. Do not go my love (lagunan).

9pm. Daventry News Bulletin and Autiouncements.

9.20 p.m. Saxophone Solos by Howard Jacobs,

The other failure, that of the National Commercial and Savings

When Lady Clementi started Bank was due to the muss logic of small depositora who readily as the Cheera Club, Birs. Hamilton was one of her original lieutenants and sume that the difficulties of one she has greatly enjoyed the work 1. From the Land of the Sky-Blue Latterly Water; 2. Down in the forest (Lan- bank necessarily concern others. among the Service men.

Broadly considered, its fallure she has devoted her energies to work don Ronald); 3. At Dawning (Cad- The Legislative. Council yesterday passed the first reading of a Bill pro was due to the elementary bank-ing for the Busy Bees, un organisa- man). hibiting dogs from bathing benches Ing error of investing short-term on which does a lot of good work unless on a lend, and also prohibiting savings deposits in long term ad- the erection of private tents except

It was vances or in securities not imme in specially allotted areas.

able suma for charity.

a quiet way and raises conskler-

9.30 p.m. Tunes of not-so-long- ago by The Four Musketeers.

1. Young and Healthy; 3. Tako Both Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton have me away from the River: 3. Mus- NYONE in Hongkong with stated that Government had no inten- diately convertible. This bank been staunch supporters of the Ken-keteers Melodies.

9.13

Court Symphony p.nt. sufficient capital, nerve and tion of allotting such an area at Re-has re-organised and recently re-nedy Road Union Church for many

there is alrendy opened.

yours, and have always taken a very Orchestra. a pilot's certificate can make a pulse Bay, whey

active part in its work. Mrs. Hamil- The native banks working pri-ton has always been a member of Selection--The Damask Rose (Cho- backyard airdrome for himself ample accommodation for bathers and use it for in the hongar The Attorney General, moving the vately on Chinese domestic lines the Ladies' Committee and at various pin themes); With a Song in my considerable in times has been Secretary and Chair-heart-Symphonic Rhapsody (Eric at Kaltak waiting for a buyer is first reading, said: Sir,-I rise to move and they are

to re-number and Influence-have been man, while Mr. Hamilton has served Coates), ne of the only two autogyros the First Reading of a Bill

10 p.m. Big Bent Clone Down. the Committee of Management on In the Far East, ·

guiate certain pleasure grounds, singularly free from difficulties.

The banking interests of the and has held various offices. The queer looking machine is bathing places and places of pubile

They are leaving by the Empress of resort. This Bill was published for

ZEESEN PROGRAMMES Colony liave never been sounder Japan to-morrow and after visiting owned by the Far Eastern Avia-information in the. Gazette of the

than they were at the close of relatives in Canada and the States tion Company, who brought it out 5th June and the regulations

the year, but the capital Invest-expect to get home just before Christ-steners will be broadcast from Zersen from England in November, 1991 bathing places on pages 13 and 14

ment they represent has hitherto mas. -crashed it only about six weeks of the Bill have attracted some notice

Their intention is to settle down in- depended mainly on returns later when it was on one of its in the Press.

the West of Scotland, bullion and from exchange operations.

first fights after being assembled,

for repairs and reconditioning.

Nuisance on Beaches

for

The management of the doljar

and then sent it back to England With regard to the suggested by- unitercarriage was wrecked, one of the (except on a lead) will not be allowed muat inevitably bring about a

The damage was not serious. The law 1 (2) 1 will be noticed that dogs. gyro blades was damaged and there upon the bathing beaches set out on serious decline in profits from this word a few minor breakages. In page 4 or in the water at November 1035 the brought back

maching

to Hongkong,

or near source.

iless benches. It is the opinion of WAR

ro.

the Government that dogs are a mul. Besembled, and since then has been sanco on these beaches and the ques

Ising file in the hangar.

FLIGHT TO KWANGSI

Only one long flight has been under

Lion of prohibiting them, even when on a lead, can be considered In com mittee on the Second Rending.

taken by the machine since then- Another regulation to which I think

Silver Jubilee Celebrations

that was a trip up country to Kwang; I should draw attention is regulation Cost $42,587

wili

Celebration in Hongkong last

PRESENTATION

At the conclusion of the bowls

match on Saturday, between the Royal gower; Mr. B. E. Maughan, on behalf Hongkong Yacht Club sind Crausen- of members of the former club, pre- sented Mr. Hamilton with a bowler's

happ travelling case, and, in n speech, eulogised Mr. Hamiton's so- ciation with them; to which Mr. Hamilton replied, expressing his koen regret at having to sever his connec tlan with them and the game in Hong- kong.

Yesterday afternoon, the Staff of the Indian School entertained Mr. and Mr Hamilton at a farewell tea-party at the Gloucester Hotel, when Mr. M. Abdullah, the senior master preskied.

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BOUT ABIA ZONE.

South Asia Zone, broadcast from DJB, (19.74 metres) and DJN (31,46 metres),

4.55 .M. German Folk Beng

titler Youth Programme:

4.30 p.m. News and Review in English 3.45pm. "Melodiem from the Operetta

(Continued op Payc 4)

Kill Kidney

Trouble Quick

Kidner

Thousanda .of. sufferers from

Geiler Up Nights, Leg Paina, Nervousness, Thoumaliaro, Dlesineer, Lumbago. Durning,

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And

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Vizoor by a Doctor's new discovery exiled

is it bohaved very well and proved (4) on the top of page 14, from highly successful. But so far no which it will be seen that privato buyer has come forward to relieve the tents on the mashed beaches Far East Aviation Company of its only be allowed in special areas al year of the Silver Jubilee of His £1,050 machine,

latted and marked off for them. It late Majesty, King George. V The autogyro was brought out with is not the intention of the Govern the intention of selling it to someone ment to allet any such area at Re- cost the Hongkong Government or Homs firm who would use it for pulse Bay, where there is amplo ac-only $42,587.

brations in connection with the cyster (lestax). Gently soothes, tones, dying into the interior where there commodation for bathers who have This figure was disclosed in Coronation of King Edward VIII. loans, and homin, raw sure kidneys. In' 18 were no regular airdromes and where not matsheds, nor is it the intention the ability to land on a lamp, or of the Goverment to allow the erec: the Annual Report of the Colon Hongkong Government will prob- minutes Cystex starts purifying your blood. something slightly larger, would prove Lion of tents in front of the mat-ial Treasurer, Hon. Mr. Edwin jably pay part of the expenses of Drinks new health, youth and vitality in 41 a real annet.

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