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THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 1936.

MAY ABANDON DARWIN AIRPORT

Wyndham's Better Facilities BEARING ON THE

SINGAPORE

A Chit About Chits And-

THE REPORTERS WHO

BROKE THE LAW

WE have received the following letter for publication!

Sir-On Wednesday I read in the Telegraph a nobly- worded column of prose, telling of two reporters who risked the shame and degradation of arrest and imprison- ment in order to obtain the requisite "story". I feel that insufficient attention has been paid to their public-spirited

Into

What Priestley Thinks Of Hongkong

NO PART IN OUR DREAM OF LIFE'

RADIO BROADCAST

Variety Concert From The Studio

A CRICKET. RELAY From R. W. on a wavelength of 355 metres (846 kilocycks):

4-7 p.m. Chinese Programme. 7-11 p.n. European Programme.

The Regimental Band 7 p.nt. of 11. M. Grenadier Guards. B. Priestley, the Marche Slav (Tschaikovsky); The (Michaelis); novelist, writing in the Sun-Turkish Patrol

Smithy in the Michaells): March of the Mountain Gnomes (Ellonberg): The Mill in the Black

MR. J.

day Dispatch on the attraction of the English countryside, intro-

DEFENCE PLAN VITAL changes in air strategy in the Singapore-Australia

ducod a sneer at the Colonica. patrol area may result from

"This magical Enginuil remains to recommendation by Major action.

And to inspire us, just an Flinging caution to the winds, the chit, the cashier failed to raise an

reninin with us" 114 Brackley, of Imperial Airways,

the street, breathing deeply | Shakerpenre that the main airport in Northern they walked boldly into a Hotel,utery, and our brave reporters slunk confart

repented wrote, "We can use it as a xurt of

touchstone. We

ourselves con usk Australia should be transferred hoping, no doubt, that any police-This performance

how this policy or that will affect to Lome more man in the offing would observe three mer

What hurts il splendid escapadet Truly a from Darwin

this real Euxin. the light of honesty glimmering

the low delilarately,

will hurt us. What strengthens it in favourable site.

in their countenances and not have fraken

after giving warning of, their nefari Major Brackley has

High mistake it for perspiration. They our latent, is an achievement that our best gain.

and imbibed few can boast, Singapore after aver the Singapore-Australian section (ordered drinks,

{" stated some Dutch courage, thinking the of the nir mall route,

while of their dear old Editor waiting tensely at his desk hoping against

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returned to Kurvey

that Darwin harbour did not offer an adequately sheltered stretch of water for the Inning and mooring of the glant flying boats which are to be placed shortly on Empire air services. Following Major Brackley's critic 15m the Australian Minister for Defence, Mr. Archdale Parkhill, bas cailed for an expert report on the transferring practicability

main airport Northern Australia's Darwin to Wyndham, where there are better natural facilties.

MORE OIL TANKS

is pointed out, The transfer, it

mean the establishment of would additional oil tanks and up-to-date repair shops at Wyndham.

The establishment of a modern airport at Wyndham would have an Hings- Important bearing on the pore Autralia defence scheme,

|

HEROES' RETURN

To

They returned to their Editor, their dred well hope that the next telephone call honest fares glowing with the ha- would not be from the Central Poleepiness that comes from

done. What a welcome must have Station-why, the police might even

I can imagine the arrest the dear old Ed. for aiding and awaited them?

riotous scene-clerks, typists, prin- abetting or something....

to

interests are involved we must try to

The

forest (Eilenberg); Marching, with Sour

7.30 p.m. From the Studio. A Recital by Margaret Baten (50- prano) and Tony Lorena (Pianoforte). Programme.

1

Pianoforte Solo--Polish Dance ... Kærwenecka; 2. Songs-To the Pergolesi; 3. Planoforte Solon When we are told that English Spring....Gounod. Gentle Shepherd Nocturne.... Grieg. The Butterfly discover whether it is this England...Grig. Songs-May Dow..

is meant. We may possibly

....Phillips. Homing....del Riego; discover that it is met, that actually Sterndale Bennett. Nightfall at Sea Pianoforte SoloThe Old Oak Tree.. at a very small group of financial what are involved at the interests

Power. Cherry Ripe..... gentlemen making large profits out of some tropical product.

that

"I believe that most of us wonk)

The "boy" brought their chit, and ters and their devil even the disbe ready to give our lives to male

assembled in their faultless pidgin-English theytinguished figures of "Wachau this magical England safe, so that

"Veritas"all

an children and their children might | know its enchantment. But that does informed hit that they now intended and

not mean we are also ready to give our lives for the sake of Aden, ar Montaza, 15 Karachi, or the Solo. mon Islands,

Over

to break the law. (The lack of inter-cheer the heroes return, Even "R. est on the part of the "boy" can only Abbitt and MacWhirter came he explained by their luck of under- from the next allee, und "Argus" nad joked until the nie fairly standing). Nothing drunted, one rei, qulpp

with

Editor wit. Their porter cauengruusly signed the chit whilst his comrade looked round fur- tively and kept watch for the ap prunch of the police. The "my" took

KOWLOON JUNIOR

SCHOOL

gave a short speech, congratulating them in the way they had proved themselves true to the highest lenle of newspapernien. "The qualities of resolation, courage, and typical East lish grit which you boys have dis- played." said he, "are an example to all of hay, an example to all British people, of the will to overcome ail obstarica nud win through to the end". Wiping a tear or two from his LADY MACGREGOR

bleary eyes, the Editor blew his nose PRESENTS PRIZES loudly and shook hands with his Flat

reporters. Then, unable to bear the stru

any longer, he called for drinks Children of the Kowloon were School and their parents gathered all round, sat down, buried his face sobbed brokenly on the School lawn yesterday even-in lds hunds and

It would offer, additional fucilities!

"To His I' sud Australian Air Forev machines called on to operate in this

2

the main AL

present Darwin military air base in Northern Au

fortifiention tralia, New completed there recently.

Major Brackley said that it was przes,

would be any unlikely

that there other changes

Junior

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The actions

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"LORD IT IN HONGKONG" "The Spring for all I know--may be equally beautiful in Mauritius or beat their blossom and Mandalay, deep grass are not ours. They may play lawn tenats and drink bottled Bass in Sarawak or the Sudan, but These places have no part in dearest dream of life. Our children must wander, as we have done, into the Forest of Arden, is not equally reesers that the should also led it as we have done, in Hongkong.

VITAL NATIONALISM

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"TO love and to wish to protect this England is the teal vital nation other hint I am suspicious. And let us clearly under stond then what is being threatened and exactly what must be defended, For the apple trees will sill blossom every Spring even when debenture holders have to work for a living."

ing for the annual duftballon or with relic of these reporters must aliem. Of

forgotten. The ale, of their during must be handed down to our children and our children's children, More, I am willing to open a subscrip. monument (to be tion towards a erected in Fedder Steeet) and I call the Colony to follow my end. The upon all the public-spirited people in Editor will take charge of subscrip-

Recur. tions, I am stari,

MacGregor

in the Singapore Lady MacGregor presented

by She was accompanied the nie. mail | prizes, Australia aretion of

Mrs. G. R. Sayer, wite of the Direc- rinte,

tor of Education. EXTENSIVE PLANS

arrived Whert Lady Meanwhile the Australian Civil Aviation department has prepared Rowena Calmas presented her extensive plans for the modernisa-with a bouquet of Bowers tied with tion of airports and landing grounds the school colour ribbons,

Before reading the annual report of in Commonwealth throughout the order that feedra" air services may the school, Miss M. Cooper, Head- operate punctually and efficiently in mistress, thanked Lady MacGregor conjunction with the new flying-houts. for attending and hoped that the visit

would often be repeated. Traffle control will he instituted at all 'dromes on lines already adopted

Contin in Europe and America. towers will be erected, and Club fly. ing will be restricted at hours when air liners are due to land or to lake! oft.

How Not

To Catch 'Flu

Lady Macliregor's Reply " After the distribution of prizes, Lady MacGregor sald:

year.

ROYAL INVESTITURE

DECORATIONS FOR LATE CAPT. MEYNELL. AND DR MELLY

NEW WORLD AIR

SERVICE

Cyril Scott.

8 p.m. Time Signal, Weather Re 8.03 p.m. A Relay from Daven- port and Announcements.

Gentionen . Players. A descrip. tion of the play from Lord's Cricket Ground, London.

try.

8.15 p.m. From the Studio.

Prue Lewis A Violin Recital hy recompanied by Lindsay A. Lafford.

1.

Programme..

2, Kreisler: Romanza Viennese Popular Sung....ar. Kreis. 14:2 3. Meditation....Glazounov: 4. Valse Bluette...Drign,

8.30 p.m. Orchestra.

De Gront and his

I Love you (Grieg); Romanes (Rubinstein), When the Great Red (Greht);-Louise Selection (Charpen- Dawn is shining (Sharpe); Zinetta tier); The Song of Songs (Moya); La Violetera (Padilla); Erstes Waltzer -- Potpourri (Robrecht).

A Rainy of the Daventry 9 p.m.

Bulletin and Announcements. News (Copyright by Reuter).

9.20 p.m. Selection from "Rigo: letto" (Verdi).

9.30 p.m. From the Studio, A Variety Concert by Mary Gray Ma (Piano): (Soprano): Doreen Follet Gibzon (Saxophone): Fri

Gaston Carpio

d'Aquino (Guitar): (Vocal).

10 p.m. Big Ben from Daventry... 10.30 p.m. Russian Music. Chauve Souris-Selection; Russian Caucasia Potpourri (Michallowsity) (Iwanoff): Rondo a la Tarka (Mo zart); Polka "Ojra" (Russian Air); The Gute; Festival Dance; An Old

11 11.m.

Close Down. ZEESEN PROGRAMMES

Far Easter

MACAO-NEW YORK Waltz; A Storm.. PLANS for a six-day flying ser- vice nearly half-way round the world, from Macao to New York, a distance of about 10,000 will be bundenal from Zeen as

being con- miles, are now templated.

Special roramtion

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15,200 ke 4.45-8.15 p.m. **£243 **** 9,520°kem t;t5-9.15-11.

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4.5 ferman Folk Song,

The Douglas Aircraft, Corpori; ation has decided to construct a land plane twice the size of the 119.74 metres) at JN (31.46 metres). 26-ton China Clipper which, in recent months,, has been success- fully flying the newly established trans-Pacific route.

The new machine is designed

to

"Miss Cooper, Ladles and Gentle- men and children. I am very gladj

London, July 14. to be here to-day to give away the

happy! prizes and to see so many

The King this morning held an faces. Tinual comtratulate all those investiture at Buckingham Palace.

The children who have won prizes.

Among other decorations conferred who did not receive prizes will. he handed to Mrs. Meynell the m sure, try hard to win une next Victoria Crosson by her late hus- Captain Godfrey Meynell, for On behalf of the parents, the Rev, conspicurus gallantry and devotion to H. C. Davies, M... Chaplain to the duty on the Indian Froutier in Forces, said of Lady

September 1935. Mac- Before the King handed Mrs. "It is very

ま Gregor to come and give away the Meynell this decoration a member of prizes.

It was interesting to inspect the Lord Chamberlain's department the school read an official account of her hus- THERE has been an epidemic of the children's work in

thish colds, gastric chills, this eching just as it was splendid innd's brave act, which told how he, enrry 40 passengers. It will weigh A large body of gities. These are so powerful that, anti sore throats in Hongkongee their delightfal plays some with a small party of troops, was 50 tons and had four 1.000 h.p. e

time ago at St Andrew's Church Hall. surrounded by for over two months. It shows "We would also thank the teachers Mahmund tribesmen and held up their with only 60 per cent, of their power

for the splendid work

in use the plane, will be able to main- they have advance until he was mortally wound-

tain a speed of 25 milles an hour. no signs of waning:

done. We know what the children ed, and his men either killed or

know woundel. If you have not alretly fallen vic-are like at home and will

Emphasis was laid upon the magni- tim, you can avoid enteling them more sn during the next two months. from other members of the house know what they are like during the ficient example he set his men.

Another woman to receive a post- hold it you follow these precautions holidays."

At the conclusion of this speech, humous decoration was Mrs. Melly, (contributed by a doctars:

three arty mother of the late Dr. Andre Melly, Kave

She received the Albert Medal in Telephone: Wash the mouthpiece the children

closed gold, which was awarded to her son every day with a dump cloth senked cheers and a "tiger" for Lady Mac-

proceedings Gregor. The with a reliable disinfectant.

with the children and parents sing-in recognition of the conspicuous

Kalbantry which he

he displayed during l in "God Save the King."

Lady MacGregor has promised to the disorders nt Addis Ababa in May

the machine and after three months present a silver cup to the child who1936, in his efforts to rescue British

wounded of experimental flying the plane may receives the highest marks for all and other Nationals and

bc-Abyssinians, in the course of which be redesigned and rebuilt.

ho rocelved injuries from which ability, progress and haviour.

afterwards died.—British Wireless.

Handkerchiefs: When soiled should be put away in a closed receptacle. People with colds should use paper handkerchirts, and burn them.

See that windows and Windows: doors are draught-proof., Sleep with men windows, Draughts are bad; fresh air is beneficial. Don't frawat. Clothes: Let your skin breathe even on the coldest day. Clothes should be as light, but as warm, as possible, Sa should bed-clothes. Above all, ave that shoes are waterproof.

Food: Feed a cold, but if you eat more pucklings during the winter cat vegetables and fruit too.

but don't, after a vigorous

stand, about and got chilly

A

Prize, List

The following is the prize list:- Class 7-Scholarship and first in class, Netta MacWilliam; 2nd in class, Nan Taylor; Hend Mistress's prize for progress, Jil Stokes; Misa John Stuart's prize for progress, Cameron; Mrs. Hoare's prize, Angela King.

Class 8.--1xt in class, Keith Martin; 2nd in class, Angus Wilson; Head

U.S. COMMODITY PRICES

LATEST CABLED.

QUOTATIONS

New York Cotton

13.42/42 13.46/46 12.67/68 12.61/61 12.66/56

12.59/61

he

The following quotations on the cold develops more easily in a slug-istress's prizo for progress, Mollis gish system. Milk is invaluable.

Jack; Miss Steele's prize for good New York commodity exchange are

Yvonne Black- Exercise: Giet as much as possible, work, Ronald Cameron; Miss Steele's issued by Reuter.

ganie, prize for Drawing,

more; Mrs. Hoare's prize, Keith July

October Martin.

Class D-1st Prize, Dorothy Rovio; December Gastric influenza is recognisable by violent pains in the stomach with 2nd Prize, Bobbie Harper: Hend January headaches and a general feeling, of Mistress's prize for progress, Dorothy March

Norma May Dawson; Progress prizes, dopression.

Immediately go to bed with het. Blakey and Brian Pengelly; Mrs. Spot water battles and call a doctor. Drink Sanders' prizes for progress, Painelu

Meyer, Ruth Woerner, June Martin July

Jimmy Astelt. 'plenty of hat fluids,

Prize.

September (equal) December Ub-1st Kenneth Maxwell and George Nester December off: 3rd Prize, Stanley Clarke; 4th January Prize, John Boyce; Head Mistress's March prize for progress, Tania Tehuria; May Miss Whitley's prizes for progress June Orr, Michael Davies and Richard

12.53/53 12.68/68

12.52/52

12.51/51 19.52

12.57/67

12.66/57

13.50

16.57/58 10,600/62a 10.63n 16.71/71

10.73n

10.87/87

This scheme, involving an initial cost of $700,000, reported to be subaidised by America's five leading transport companies. It is hoped that the plane will be ready for her trial light next spring.

REDESIGNED

Each of the five companies interest- will then have an opportunity to place its own pilots in charge of

It is further reported that if the tests prove successful, 50 of these machines may be built, at a total cost of £2,500,000.

Certain

European air lines have already shown keen interest in the design and may order 25 of the type, According to the programme planned by the American air lines a passenger would be able fly the 7,000 miles from Macno to Alameda, California, in Pan-American clippers. On ar rival there he would step into one of the new monster planes and continue his journey for another 2,500 miles east, to New York, where a connection would be made with another clipper imachine for a fight to Europe.

Former G.O.C.'s

Daughter

10.86b/88.10.795/80 TO WED IN PENANG

THIS MONTH

New York Rubber .10.02/62 16.666/67a 10.69a 16.77/777 16.790 MUKDEN ARSENAL TO

10.95/95 Total sales-140: tons. BE REORGANIZED

Chicago Wheat

Miss Betty Oldfield, daughter of Heinking, Julyd.

1024/102% Maj-Gen. L. C. L. Oldfield, formerly July... 10314/103%

102%/102% General Ofleer Commanding, Malaya 10. "Division A-tat in class. September 1037/104 The formation of a semi-oficial con

Arsenal, Down Ramsay; 2nd in class, Pamela December 106/105% 103/1034 Command, and Lady Oldfield, la

route to

by Penang pany named the Mukten

Monday's Sales: 61.007.000 bushels. en Lu, was authorized by the Man- Best; end Mistress's prize for Prize

Gnetienau for her wedding to Mr. Chiengo Corn choukus government to-day with the progress, Margaret Walker:

James Percival de Courey Hamilton, for Reading, Ruth Lang: Miss Hims

of Messrs. Joseph Travers and Sons. granting of a special charter.

The worlding will take place at St. George's Church on July 31.

Jones.

Clans

The Mukden arsenal, formarly worth's prize for Handwork, Reginald September -owned and operated by the late Martin: Progress, Rosemary Labrum, December

Marshal Chang Tso-lin and later Division B-1st-Prizo,Pauline.

i

by his son, General Chang Hauch-Davies; 2nd Prize, Puggy Moran; July -liang, will provide the nucleus for the sinsworth's prize for Hand-October

December work, Desmond Inglis. now enterpriseDomai

81/82% 79%/80% 7644/70% 74%/74% Winnipeg Wheat

"81%791% 9147014

014/01 90700 90/91% 90%/00%

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Biles Oldfield was for several years woman lawn tennis. champion of Malaya:

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3.15 p.

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Romantle Peces for Violin and Plann by Dvorak,

"The German Economie Sito- tian,"

4.10 p.m. News and Reylow, 3.13 p.m. Hummernight Reveries, 4.45 pm. Now and, Review, 7 p.m.

Convert of Light Munie.

nm. News In English,

8.15 pm. Greetings to our Listeners,

K.20 p.m. Technical Tips for the Radiofan. 8.15 p.m. Cancast of Light Moale feun--

timedt,

EAST ASIA ZONE East Asia Zune brusdenal through DJQ 4 19.00 metres (16.280. k.e.) 1.30-3 pm, Concert. new at 2 p.s

9.05 p.m. German Polk Rent.

9.10 p.m. Greetings to our Listeners. 9.15 p.m. News and Review, 9.30 .. Bluele by Reichswehr land. 10 p.m. News and Review, 10.13 .. To-day in Germany, 10.30 p.m. Variety Operate tour. 11.45 p.m. Sans for Viola and Plann

by W. Petersen.

DAVENTRY PROGRAMMES

The fallawng wave stearths and frequenclen are observed by Daventry.

Frequency Wavelength Blen

6,500 k.. 49.35 meiten

USA

GBB

5,10 kuc.

31.35

GHC

metres 31.30 metree

GSD

11750 k..^

meires

GSE

11,966

26.39 roat Fes

GSF

15,140 kr. 19.82

metem

E8G

£7,79A

k.r.

1.46

meires

GMIS

21.470 kit. 23.97 MEPH

GRI

15.200

k.c. 19.64

GAJ

21,540 k.. 19.40 Infires

GRL

4,110 k.. 49.10 metres

Transmission 1

(6.8.Ñ., G.831)

Jir

12.30pm. Big Ben. A Sonata Recital bṛ Thelma Rela Violoncello) and Iror Newton (Pianoforte). Affairs, by 1.10 p.m. Foreign

Frederick Whyle, X.C#, Bolly 1.25 p.m. Starius It. Winter's Ind. 1,03 p.m. "Starlight," Number Eleven. 7.10 p.m. The News and Announcements. Greenwich Time Signal at 2.15 ..

Transmission 2

(G.9.G., C..) 7.1. Big Den.

No.'t..

"Empire Mail-log,"

7.10 p.m. Muatent Interlude.

2.15 p.m. "Fal

...

Affairs."

Bir by Predrick Whyte, K... La Gentlemen T. Players. A descrip- Lord's tlox of the play from Celcket Ground, Londer.

reheatral Music.

8.10 p.m. "Hesscapzen."

reton

A

Numer-izna

Greenwich Tirse Signal at 9 p.m.

• p.m. The News and Announcementa 9.20 p.m. Gelger and his Orchestra,

Transmission 3.

(G.SG., 4.8 6.9.0.) 10.p.m. gen. A Recital by

Core (Piensforts).

Municipal 10.15 p. The Dogmemosth Orchestra. 11.10 p.m. Itending.

11.30 p.m. "Cupid Plus Two." 11.55 p.. The News and Announcements.

Greenwich Time Sinal at 13 12.18 a.m. Gentlemen y. Player, A Recip fion of the play, from Tord' Cricket and, Tanden. 114b. The 1. Dance - Orchwiem. directed by Henry li

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