1936-07-04 — Page 13

Breaking The

Hongkong Law:

Did You Know?

THE HONGKONG

WE ALL

TELEGRAPH. · SATURDAY, JULY · 4,

BREAK

1936.

THE LAW

It's Done

"Telegraph" Man Shows How It's

C. IN C. TO RETIRE

Admiral Sir W. A...Howard Kelly, ank, C.M.6., M.V.D., ex-Commander. in-chief of China Station, who has Photo, von. Kolza.

Even Chit Signing Is Illegal

By A "Telegraph" Staff Reporter WHEN Simmonds and. I

for

set off from the office our afternoon stroll through the City I little knew what that simple con- stitutional was going to cost me. I had told Simmondsi that I was out to save money |

one dollar a day was all that I was prepared to spend. |

"I have practically cut out drinking and rambling and go to bed early every night," told him rather proudly.

remarked:

Simmonds took off his glasses and wiped them while he "You have “lo 'cut out not mor things than that if you don't want to spend money. You will further! have to become a

έπτε abiding citizen."

Now Inve great regard for Simmonds, but at tinies he rather net- tes me with his preciseness and affec tion for exnelucis. I epet my min aver several episodes of the past be fore I decided that I was no law abid- ing citizen o

It

he.

I tok Simmonds but he was not convinced,

"Let's go be remarked in thei Inconie style indicative of a whirsty throat.

On the way to the hotel he reverted to the theme of my lawlessness. "Do you realise that even now you are liable to a fine of $80 and that if it is imposed I shall get hulf of it?”

I took a hasty glance at myself in a large shop window. Everything

normal

been placed on the retired listened to be

"Smithy" Still Alive? "IN DISTRESS ON

ISLAND IN GULF OF SIAM "

"OUD" COINS

still have eight dud ten cent pieces on

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DANCE PROGRAMME

From Z. B. W. on a wavelength of --155 metres (845 kilocycles):

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4-7 p.m. Chinese Programme. 7p.nt. A Concert, Pianoforto Solo-L'Amour Sorcier Rleanlo Vinos; Songs ace thy here's forming niano (Hungarian Folk Songs") (Korbay); Hnd a Horse ("Hungarian Folk Songs") (Kerbay)... Keith Falkner (Baritone); Violin Solos-- Schorzo Valse (Chabrier): Rondo (arr. Friedberg). Miro; Blew Blow

....Joseph Sziget! Songs-O Mistress

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..Derek Oldham (Tenor).

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Mand An-

pm. Time, Weather nouncements.

Gang!

Violin

Grinzing v

8.03 p.m. A Variety Concert. Piano Medley No. 15 by Charlie Kunt: Vocal-Stardust....The Radio Thre Song Star Gazing..........

..Elsie Carlisle: Organ Solos-Indian Love Call: Gipsy Love Song....Sigmund Krumgold, Vocal-The Family Song Albun.

Green and his .AL bert Sandler: Vocal-Thar's Got in dem thar hills. The Hill Bille Plane Duels-Three fit Medley; Kinz

Burlesque..........Jack Wilson und Jim- my Leach; Songs--No Strings: Isn't L lovely day....Ginger Rogers: day is done...Ambrose and his Or chestra.

HONGKONG, through its tra-Orchestra-Silly Symphonies: When

vel Association, is making a supreme effort to attract tourists i to the Riviera of the Orient.

9 p.m.

Daventry News Bulletin. and Announcements.

9.20 p.m. A Relay from Daven-

At the same time, points out

Correspondent in

try. the letter below, everything possible is done to drive away our bigges! trade that

"Yes," continued Simmonds, “Yon potential tourist. you that you picked up in that, pon-Trom China itself. toon game last night, haven't you?" Read this letter.

"Yes," I replied; just beginning to Sir-There are various opinions as understand.

to the future prosperity of Hong. "Well, according to Sec. 20 (1), kong, and, as an old resident who has Ordinance No. 7 of 1865, you are seen good and bad tipes, I should liable to a fine of $10 for the posses like to nuke A few suggestions sion of

of each

pleve and half of that through your newspaper, goes to the informer."

A policeman was passing at this moment but Simmonds fortunately was drawing a fresh breath befors

you

The Hongkong Travel Association Eas, I believe," "been formed to en- courage tourists to visit the Colony. All people will commend this aim.

I must point out, however, that "The action deals with people like ndeavour is being made to attract have failed to ascertain whether any you who 'without lawful authority Chinese visitors, and if so, will steps" excuse carry there counterfeits be taken to spare them the, many SAYING that both family and friends are convinced that around. You knew they were bad beindignities they now sulfer?

enuse I heard you kicking up a row Air-Commodore Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith, the great at the end of the game," he said after who passes through flongkong, hun- For every American or European Australian flier, who was lost near Singapore, is alive on

pause.

dreds of Chinese come and go. Un- an island in the Gulf of Siam or Bay of Bengal, "Smithy's here, Simmonds-suit-indignantly, not enfeitated to please them. I This was getting too much. "Looks fortunately, the treatment served out sister, Mrs. Winifred Sealby, of "Ladstock," Saratoga, "One of these filthy coins was yours may any that I speak from The New South Wales, has written to Far Eastern news-bed to pass it off in the experience of hundreds of Chinese yesterday. If I liked with whom I come into contact, as papers appealing for.

"a further search.

to be nasty about that I could get well as from personal experience. it Victoria Gaol." you a year's free board and lodging I say deliberately that every Chinese arriving in Hongkong is "Section 8," I added as an after-subject to every annoying treatment thought.

in the method of searching, and in Simmonds was about to reply when the way he is at the mercy of the he caught his foot un large box con- wharves. These coolies fight

Kangs of coolies who, infest the coolle enjoying his atesta a few yards his baggage, and insist upon exhor-.. away, Stern imprecations fail to bitant rates for carrying it. disturb his slumber and Simmonds A relative of mine recently sent rejoined me muttering angrily under asked me to receive it from the ship. some fumiturd to Hongkong, und "I could get that fellow fined $10 under Section 3 (3) Offences Ordinance." he said, still hop

Summary ping gingerly on one loc.

Mrs. Sealby says that, although she and other relatives of Sir Charles have not been believers in spiritualism, they are, constantly receiving, psychic messages indicating that "Smithy" is alive and in great distress, "hoth in mind and body."

Mrs. Scally wrote to Mr. Pat O'Hara, a well-known European re-veniently laid across his path by sident of Java, who intended returning to Netherland India in a few days. As he was a friend of Sir Charles, Mrs. Sealby asked his help in organising a search.

Mr. O'Hara was killed in an air crash in Victorin the day the his breath. letter was posted.

IN view of the repeated psychic,

revelations that have reached the family and friends in Aus- tralia, Mrs. Sealby asks that ex- tracts be published from her Jetter to the Sunday Times (Singapore) and from her letter to Mr. O'Hara, a copy of which she enclosed,

in

"While staying with my mother, Mrs. Kingsford-Smith. snr.. Sydney this week-end a strange thing happened," Mrs. Sealby writes. The clairvoyant who has sald, ever since my brother and his companion lisappeared, that they were of an island called Salanda, telephoned my mother to say that Sir Charles was in urgent need of help..

ན .

This clairvoyant is the same one that predicted that Sir Charles Would never reach New Zealand when he set out on his last, dis- antrous crossing of the Taxman Sen,"

(Sir Charles and Captain Taylor, in: an effort to fly a Jubilee mail to Now

engine falled and they limped home

on one.)

KINGSFORD-SMITHI

Still alival

over

All England Lawn Tennis Club i Championship Meeting.. Running commentaries by Colonel R. H. Brand and Captain II. D. T. Wakolam. From the Centre Court Wimbledon,

9.15 p.m. Daner Oreliestra from? the Hongkong Hotel Grill Room,

10 p.m. Big Ben from Daventry. 11.30 p.m. A Relay from Da-

ventry.

The last part of the All Engiand Lawn Tennis Championship Meeting. Running commentaries by Colonel K. H. Brand and Captain H. B. T. Wake lam, from the Centre Court, Wimble lon.

11.55 pm. Danes Music.

12 midnight. Close Down.

NOTE: There will be a relay from the Lee Theatre (Chinese) from: ZEK. on a frequency of 640 kilo- cycles from 8-11 p.m..

SUNDAY'S BROADCAST... 10.30-11.30 am. Morning Service from the Union Church.

11.30 a.m.-12.15 p.m. Morning Ser- vice from the op Yat Church (Chinese).

12.15

"Concerto No. 2 in F Minor" (Chopin, Op. 21) played by the London Symphony Orchestra. Arthur Rubinstein (Pinnoforte) und

12.45 p.m." The R.B.C. Wireless Singers.

1. Morgenblatter (Morning Papers) (J. Strauss); 2. It was a lover and his lass (r. Frank Bridge); 3. Where the Beo sucks (arr. Shaw); Come let us join the Roundelay (W.

authority, as well as my own coolies.Beste). I sent my servant with the necessary

'i ant

the furniture, and it was necessary They were not permitted to touch for JAY-WALKERS' JOY

me to seek police intervention before Somewhat relieved that I was not suggest such state of affairs is anything could be done. I the immediate object of his venom scandalous. this time,

I said nothing and we In the matter of searching, dixero croused the street. To be on the safetion and courtesy should be practised. side I stuck fusely within the pedes Every Chinese trian crossings but a coolle jogging criminal, Hundreda shum Hongkong a potential (Continued on Page 6.) because of the state of affairs I am

requesting you to expose.

li is significant, especially in foreigners are This medium attributed the mes-Tray, they too suffer from the gangs subjected to such Indignities. sages to Captain Deckman, a Dutch of pilot, who crashed and was killed they

baggage-snatching, coolies, but are not generally under con-

coral island not far from Bencoolen, Chinese eyes, that Sumatra."

to

παι

in 1934, and who was a personaltinual nad disturbing suspicion. friend of Sir Charles.

As the Travel Association is collect- Mrs. Scalby refers

othering subscriptions from Chinese, 1 mediums who have declared that Sir would suggest that they produce at Charles is alive, but in terrible dis-least some of their excellent propa trers.

"We all know how difficult it is to not station uniformed inspectors in ganda in Chiness. Also, could they

p.m. Timo and Weather. 1.03 p.m. The B. B. C. Wireless Symphony Orchestra.

Aida-Grant Murch (Verdi); Aida -Selection (Verdi); Overture "Light Cavalry (Suppo).

1.20 p.m. Two Songs by Mar- gherita Perras (Soprano).

1. Requiem ("Requiem") (Verdi); (Verdi).

Ave Maria ("Ave Regina")

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London, July. Variations in the estimates of the) cost for erection of Hongkong bar- racks to accommodate three battalions is referred to in a report of the Selcet Committee on Estimates. The 1934 estimate of £1,700,000 and the 1935 estimute of £2,200,000, is now £1,190,-

1.30 p.m.

Reuter Press Bulletins. 1.35 p.m. Concert Items. Song-I'm a Boamer (Mendelssohn) Robert Radford (Bass); 'Cello Sola Goyecas-Intermezzo (Cranndon)... Pablo Casals; Plate Solo-Fantaisie Caracteristique (Anderson) .... Elith Penville; Song When I

I am dead ту 000, dearest (Landon Ronald)

....Joseph Hislop

(Tenor); 'Cello Solo-Gavotte It was stated that the most recent

Eriskay Love.Lilt twice the average cost of providing ("Songs of the Hebride) (Kennedy-Recommodation for the rane number.

Herding Song ("Songs of of battalions in Britain. It included

£260,000 for special work Joseph Hislop (Tenor).

Tendre

Casols; Semacher). Pablo figure is "still a rough estimate" and :

sce, a damaged plane from the air-the vicinity of wharves in order to Trath") (Lawson)....

the

T

The Committee state that while 1.30 p.m. Renter Press Bulletins, earlier estimates are based on 1.35 p.m. Mitary Band Music: different site, variations in provisional Load, Kindly light (Purday); The figures appear far wider than defen- *Gummion

March Medley (tumo); Rible-Renter du caucase (Melster); Entry,

even when the ground is only lightly assist Chinese visitors, and stop the timbered," Mrs: Sealby adds in her annoyaneet Could they not secure a letter to Mr. O'Hara. "We also realise more respectful method of searching 7 the intensive search both from ground Encourage aversens and air undertaken by the R.A.F..visit un. Remove the impression that Chinese to Qantas and other authoritles in the they are not wapted, or that they Zonland on May 13, 1985, were com

area in which Sir Charles and his are arriving for a nefarious purpose, palled to turn back when an engine

Fompanion failed in the Southern Cross. Near-was thought at first that it was

were supposed to have and you will help in restoring proa-" been lost. ing Sydney on the return the second distress signal from the lost airmon

perity

to the Colony, which, after of the Gladiators (Fucik); Le Kera SHIPPING LOOK-OUT bridge, but later it was proved to be jupose further on the generosity of ing home with bad reputations. Kingsford-Smith, and Captain Pethy- "We therefore do not want to scas Chinese. They are not all com- all, is the birthplace of many over-

Passe (Krier): Oficer of the Day (Hall): Songs of Wales: Americana algnal to Siamese fishermen), these officials, but there is no reason

(Thurban), "I remember a week after his why shipping in the Indian and Chinn this letter, but I do assure you that must apologise for the length of

2.30 p.m. Close Down disappearance a friend who was Seus and the Gulf of Slam should not I am confident that Chinese will en staying with me said that she had be instructed, to keep a sharp look-joy themselves and spend money in a most vivid dream of my brother, out for two stranded Hitting, on

nyellowish,

men on the Hongkong, and come by the hundreds, muddy finlands and mainland over which they when it in known that they are beach with his chin cupped in bis might have flown.

wanted, ami „Lital, comuyon courtesy hands, gazing out in sen,

"Quite recently two young Aus-nwolls them. tralians were rescued from an island in the Rhio Archipelago, south af Singapore. They hand been

DEAD FRIEND'S MESSAGE ·

Scalby continues: "The clair- voyant is well known in Sydney is a wonderfully elever medium and her sincerity is beyond all-question

"To add to my disquiet a relative. has got in touch with us from, the country to say that she and her

"I would like you to know that we laughter were amusing themselves with a planchete in spiritualistic in are a very matter-of-fact family, not strument for writing) and a message Riven to spiritualism or trying to dab-

blo In the Unseen. I

have never

was found, written on the pad from attended a seance in my life. But I "Andy"

do feel that there is some unknown "Andy" was Keith Anderson, an

for my brother's

Australian record filer, who lost his release,"

agency working

life while searching for his friend, FOREIGN OFFICE CABLE "Smithy" and Wim when they were

P. H. LEUNG.

stranded there- six weeks. TENDERS ACCEPTED although this is à thoroughfare.

busy oceani

"It is quite fair to assume that LATEST GOVERNMENT

the Lady Southern Cross would drift Blong way in the monsoon winds,

even

LIST

In her letter to Mr. O'Hara. Mrs. and if forced down into the sea, she loat in Northern Australia In 1829). Sealby recalls that the British may have drifted a long way. She following tenders:...

WHITE FLAG STORY

The Government has accepted the Andy besreched

Foreign Ofica had cabled to the muy us, to help Commonwealth defence authorities, occupants rescued by nutive junks or Hing & Co Chille

have been seen and the Fuel and Oll Store-Messrs." An (Kingsford-Smith's nick- name)Ko sahi that Chilla gent stating that a message had been praus, who would take them to somet Alterations at the Peak School. his time all-day among the mun-received from The Hague to the afland Messrs, Chung Loe Construction Co., groves despairingly leaking for a that immediate help besont to Sir might have been forced, down in the Association Klose Meners Hong- fect that a Dutch modlum had urged "Also the Lady Southern Cross white fing carried by a search patty Charles Kingsford Smith, as ho was jungles of Sumatra where no search femraversandinámi Stud

•Metal windows, Hongkong. Trevel (A. winto flag was soen holated over e-pront: distress, and itiangersõna kva

4-7 p.. Chinese Programme.

...

Solos-Allegro (Fiocco) La Capric ciosa (Rles); 3. Pianoforte Solo. Polka do W. R. (Rachmaninoff); 4. Violin Soto-Guitarre (Moszkowati). 7 p.m. "Bnliet Egyptien" (Luigini).

D p.m. Router Prosa Bulletine 7.13 p. Vocal Geins.

0.06 p..

No. 8 in B "Symphony Die Fledermaus (Strauss); Lilac Minor" ("Unfinished") (Schubert). Time (Schubert).

9.30 p.m. From the Studia. 7:30 pm. Organ Redial from St. Lockhart (Contralta) accompanied by A Recital of Sacred Songs by Heien Andrew's Church, Kowloon by Rupert E. O'Neil Shaw. Ballwin, F. T. C. L.

8 p.m. Time,

Weather and nouncements.

1. Praise 8.03-p.m.

The London Palla 2. Hear my prayer, O Lord....Sing yo the Lord....Bantock; dium Orchestra.

yo n Joyful Song....Dvorak; (from The Golden Valso (arr. Winter); the 2nd book of Biblical Sungs); 3. Through Night to Light (Lauklon); Morning Hymnschel; Blue Devil's March (arr. Lotter)

Abido with ne.. DreamingWaltz (Joyce); The Druid's Prayer--Wallz (Dayson); Longing (Haydn Wood); Vivienno Aflack Wedded Wilmsics (arz

(Finck);

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Programme.

(by request).

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8.40 p.nt. A Violin and Piano Youth ant Vigor (Lautonschlager): forte Recital by Yehudi Menuhin Colonel Boggy (Alford); Military

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