1936-09-02 — Page 19

THE

WEDNESDAY, HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

SEPTEMBER

2,

1936.

HISTORIC OCCASION THAT PASSED UNNOTICED

Hongkong Travellers Could Have Caught First Train From Kowloon to London Yesterday

THROUGH TRAVEL

Madame Chiang Kai-shek III

ON WORLD'S First Lady of China Is

LONGEST ROUTE “TELEGRAPH” REPORTER WHO MADE FIRST REQUEST FOR THROUGH

TICKET TO VICTORIA STATION

"Telegraph " Staff Correspondent

CAN you book me a first-class rail passage from Kow-

loon to Birmingham?"

"Yes, sir!" was the reply, delivered in a nonchalant voice by a clerk who was unperturbed at the fact that his- tory was being made. "That will be $888."

SO prosing that I might have been booking my passage to Shum Chun instead of on the longest railway in the world, was the manner in which I tested this morning the reports that Hongkong residents could now travel on the Canton-Hankow railway.

My first attempt was at the Ticket Office of the Kow. loon Canton Railway, but the clerk there refused to under- take the transaction.

Hankow and "Will you book me through to Pelping, vin Canton?" I asked patiently, when he informed me that he could He refused; would not accept my fare for a ticket to Birminghain. bouk me only to Canton.

1 had better luck at the Hongkong offices of Messrs. Thos. Cook & Sons. "You'll have to travel from Canton to Hankow at your own risk, but we'll book you." I was informed,

Officially, the Canton-Hankow section of the rail journey that j

will finally link London with twin fines of steel stretching thou-

sands of miles through six nations will not be opened until October 10-China's famous Double Tenth holiday.

But passengers are already being accepted, a regular twice- weekly service commencing to and from Canton yesterday morn- ing.

:

Once you board the train at Kowloon you need not leave it (except for changes from one earriage to another) until you step off again at Victoria or Liverpool Street Station in London.

The only sea journey is ncross the English Channels, where special train terries take you, carriage and all, from Calais to Dover.

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Fighting Against Breakdown in H.K.

Generalissimo and Madame Chlang Kál-shek,

Exclusive to the "Telegraph" By GWEN DEW

UNITED PRESS SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT IN HONGKONG

CHINA'S First Lady is lying ill in Hongkong.

The tremendous tasks undertaken by Madame Chiang Kai-shek have finally taxed her strength almost beyond

human endurance.

Shirts

for

Evening

RADIO BROADCAST Wear

Recital by Elsa Alves

From Studio

AVIATION TALK NO. 4 From Z.B.W. on a wavelength of 356 metres (845 klozycles):

4-7 p.m. Chinese Programme. 7 p.m.

"Peer Gynt Suite No. 2 Op.55" (Grieg) payed by the New Queen's Hall Light Orchestra,

"Yes 7.17 pm. Numbers from Madam-Musical Comedy with Bobby lowes, Binnie Hin. Bertha Belmore, Billy Leonard, Harcourt Brook and Vera Pearce,

7.30 p.m. Closing Local Stork Quotations.

7.17 p.m. Albert Sandler and his Orchestra.

1. S Mes vera nvalent des ailes (Hahn); 2. Frasqultu Serenade (Lebar); 3. Love's Last Word. (Cremieux); 4. Le Chaland qui Passe (Bixio),

Time, Weather and an-

6 p.in. nouncements.

8.03 p.m. From the Studio.

A Recital

вузе

Edgar Warner

(Tenor) accompanied by Lindany A. Lufford.

1. For You Alone; 2. Where c'er You Walk: 3. Invictus; 4. Eleanore. 8.15 p.m. Pinnoforte Syncopa- tions by Charlie Kunz,

8.35 p.m. Selection from "The Damask Rose" (Chopin, Adapted Clutsam).

8.45 p.m. From the Studio.

A Programme of Puccini's Musie by Elsa Alves (Soprano), At the piano-Fred Alves,

9 p.m. News and Announcements

from London,

9.20 p.. From the Studio.. Marina Barretto in a Pianoforte Reclini

Programme

a. Song of the Lark, Tschul- Beethoven; e. Sevilla, Albeniz Militaire" (arr. Godfrey).

Doctors have ordered that she must have absolute rest and seclusion. Only her medical advisers and a few intimate com-kowsky; b. Largo from 7 Sonata, panions besides myself.know in what part of this British Colony Madame Chiang Kai-shek has found a haven from the constant cares and worries of public life.

his

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Her medical advisers hope that the coolness and quiet of her retreat, however, will renew her strength and cure the severe attack No railway in the world; 11.45 pan., arrives at Harwich at of urticura from which she is suffering, so that she can soon return

to her husband as approaches the Kowloon-Calais 6.15 a.m. and Lundon at 8.38 n.m. on

he faces the most crucial problem of his Saturdays. The second, via Flushing, route for length. It will take adeparts from Berlin at 10.56 pan. on

meteoric career. Hongkong passenger more than a Fridays, arrives at Flushing at 12.26 A month ago, at Kuling, 1 mar heat and discomfort of Canton, fortnight to traverse the entire pan, on Saturdays, departs at 1.30 velled at the marvellous admired her as she stood, comrade, route.

pm, and arrives at London, via Har-strength of this woman as she wife and adviser to her husband in wich, at 0.30 p.m. on Saturdays,

Headquarters at the Whumpou answered my questions regarding Military Aendemy, where he is en- The first passenger train left

The third and most popular route, her work us Secretary of the deavouring to bring the Canton for Hankow yesterday vin Calais, departs from Berlin at

Kwangsi morning. Hereafter, until Octo- 8.47 p.n. on Fridays, departs from General Aviation Commission of facetten late accord with the Central ber 10, trains will leave Canton on Cologne at-417-am-on-Saturdays, China, as head of the School for Government without bloodshed_pr

the Children of the Revolution, war. Monday. and Tuesday nights, departs from Brussels at 8.50 am. arriving at Jangchow on Tuesday and from Calais at 11 am., arriv- and Friday nights, departing for ng at London at 3.51 pm. on Satur- Ilankow on Wednesday and Saturdays.

No arrangements have been made day mornings and arriving at yet regarding the transportation of Hanków on the same evenings. vin Siberia mail, at present reaching From Hankow passengers can Hongkong by steamer from Shanghai, travel every day on the existing over the new service. It is not service to Peiping, which connects thought likely that mails will be car- with the trans-Siberian route at ried on the Canton-tankow service mti ufter the offlelal opening on Harbin.

October 10,

Beenuse there is no loop line! connecting the Kowloon-Canton ; Railway with the Canton-Hankow railway,, passengers from long-66, kong must detrain at Canton, and proceed by motor cur or ricksha

'GLOOMY”

to the other terminal station, SUNDAYS

which is on the opposite side of the city. It is belloved, however,

that the Canton authorities con- AT ZBW.

template construction of the loop which will connect the two ser- vices.

Passengers from Hongkong cani connect with the trans-Siberian twice-weekly service by taking elther the Monday or Thursday trains from Canton.

The following is the tinie-tablą for through service to Europe:

Hongkong

LISTENERS WANT MORE LIFE ON SABBATH

IF one of the non-compulsory questions had been, "Are You Satisfied With ZBW's Sunday Programmes" it seems safe to

that an dep. Mon. Thurs. 200 p.m. state

overwhelming Canton

majority of the 600 people who arr. Mon. Thurs, 4.03, p.m.voted would have Answered dep. Mon. Thurs. 2.00 pm.No!"

arr. Tues. Fri. 4.30 $3.921. dep. Wed. Sut. B ALFI.

Hangchow

Hankow

Pelping

Listeners are dissatisfied with Sunday programmes. They char acterise items broadcast on the Sabbath as "stodgy, dull and Gum.gloomy."

LITT. Wed. Sat.

5

pun..

dep. dally.

dep. daily. Tientsin

dep. dully

Shankalkuan

Arr. daily dep. dally

Harbin

arr, daily

9.15, from letters sent in by readers:

Here is a selection of complaints

"RS.P."|--ZBW should have an midnight

amateur night every Sunday,

always "A.J.S."-- Sunday "Gloomy Sunday with ZBW. For heaven's sake, Ilven up the week- end programmes: nobody's dying!

"P.M."Have more dance music

7:40 an. 8.20 am.

10.30 p.m. dep. Sun, Wed. 0.20 m.

Manchouli

arr. Mon. Thurs. noon

dep. Mon. Thurs. 12.47 p.m.

Moscow

arr.

Sun, Wed, 8.20 p.m.;

dep, Sun. Wed. 10.45 p.m.

Warsaw

Berlin

arr. Mon. Thurs. 9.22 p.m.

'Is.

on Sundays. Include, variety items, song from the latest hits, plano medleys. Give us happy Sundays Instead of Gloumy Sundays.

"S.W."Is there any reason why

should be so gloomy on Sun days. Give us some dance music

"S.."-Church service relays in the pont have been too few and far

0,35

D.m. Schubert's "Morche

0.40 p.m. From the Studio. Talk: "Aviation". No. 4.-"Side Lights and High Lights of Air Trans- port" by M. H. Curtis.

10 p.m... Big Ben from London. Dance Music

11 p.m. Close Down.

Compensation Offered

both of which she had founded, and After lying 10,000 miles with her! as a member of the Kuling Muni-husband in remote provinces and SEQUEL TO MURDERS

ment.

cipui Council and the Women's | working 12 to 14 hours daily on Division of the New Life Move-vital Chinese problems, striving to

bring about

unifled China.. Madame Chiang Kai-shek has been compelled to realise that there are limits to human endurance.

A fortnight ngo, in the intense

musical programme earlier, or leave the gap as it is.

"VOLIL"-Cut down the classical programmes on Sundays, and have more variety.

"FIL"-On Sundays, programmes are always of the same type-all

To this British Colony, whence disloyal Chinese officials have of- ten fled for protection when their perfidy has beconic log flagrant, Madame Chiang came for far different reasons.

to her husband as

circumstances

classical or vocal gems, What about. She remains in Hongkong, as near some other type of music.

"R.G."--I would suggest that Sun-permit, despite the fact that doctors have urged her to live in a more compatible climate away from all nervous strain.

day

programmes be changed to organ rectials or variety.

BRIGHTER SUNDAYS

"Mrs.. I.K."Please tell ZBW to

give us longer and brighter Sunday

-programmes.

for

upon

PERMANENT INJURY FEARED

band may result

This loyalty to China and her hus- in a permanent "AITS. E.L."-Give us longer and in her determination to meet the injury to her health, but she is firm brighter Sunday programmes.

demands which are probably "Ira. P.S."-Instend of the usual greater. than those limposed Sunday programmes, which are most-any woman in the world. ly classical music, may I suggest a broadcast of un evening Church ser Although she is shielded from all vice. I'm sure it would be appre-visitora, Aghting for strength and ciated.

"A.B."-- Sunday progeanimes return to her husband's side and to should be made less gloomy, espeel resume her place as vital force in ally the mid-day brondenst. If Gif- Chinese history, Madame Chiong is bert and Sullivan gems are relayed sill directing all the activitica from 1.30 to 2 p.m., and variety or which she is applying her interest in jazz Items from 2 to 2.30 p.m., it the reformation of China, would make the broadcasts much more enjoyable, without violating

health

suficient to enable her

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to

one in which she

FAITH IN CHINA ·

One of her tasks is the reorgan- the feelings of those who prefer salon of China's Air Force, a man- sacred or solemn müste on Sundays. sized job and In the Sunday evening broadcasts the lakes a great pride. donte programme could be safely extended.

"D.F.F."The Monday, program- Faith In China's future und an Ime provided by the Hongkong Hotel unshakeable bellef in China's band at Teu Dances should be tran national policy are sentiments which ferred to Sunday evenings, at least she stresses must emphatically and during the cooler months, since most she is a determined advocate of a of the non-picnickers prefer dancing strong Air Forec, as well as the to the poor cinuna shows that have, organisation of a modern and ade- been on offer Intely.

quntely equipped. oir defence scheme.

point.

SHOULD BE SOME JAZZ

AT CHENGTU

Shanghai, Sept. The Centrul Press reports to-day from Chengtu that the Szechuan authorities have Informed the Japan- ese Consul, who is at present t Chungking, that they are willing to compensate the familles of the two newspapermen who were killed by a mob a fortnight ago in the capital.

The Government is also ready to pay the medical expenses of those injured in the rioting, whleh was directed against the Japanese popiti- lace of Chengtu.

Moreover, the police will seek the culprits with a view to punishing them, and will ask Nanking to deal severely with the responsible police authorfiles.-United Press.

ENSURING NON- INTERVENTION

BRITAIN AGREES TO IMPORTANCE

London, Sept. 1.

The British Government is known to share with the French the sense of great importance which attaches to the setting up of an advisory committee composed of representn- tives of Powers who have adhered to the agreement for non-intervention In the Spanish civil war. In the. absence of such a body as is con templated, there is no convenient dis- *method of bringing under cussion a number of points arising from the agreement which in time will call for settlement.

If it were at all possible, the British Government would like to scesion Int lace the committee In

France

has London, this week. already approached Germany on the subject, and the British Charge D'Alaires

In Berlin, Mr. Banil to Newton, has been

Instructed support the representations of France and to express the hope that the German Government will be able to co-operate in the establishment of the committed as soon as possible.

Six hundred boys and two hun- "R.S."-On Sundays, the pro-dred girls attend the school which gramme is usually classical through she founded for the children of the out. I suggest that there should be heroes of the Revolution; ∙nt some jozz, at about 9.30 or 9 p.m. Nanking. Several friends who are also radio-

Every city and province will be listeners, but are not entering the reached through

the efforta of Ne competition, asked me to stress this Machine Chiang in the New Life dep. Mon Thurs: 9.40 p.m.

between. In the cool of the even-

Movement whose primary objective "MN":-Revice the Sunday pro- is the modernising, of China's 400,- nrr. Tues. Fri: 7.43 ing and the quiet solitude of our

a.m.

the afternoon000,000 inhabitants. dep. Tues. Fri, 0.02

B.m. homes, some of us listeners like to grommes-especially

foo much have Divine Inspiration. Is it possi-programmes. There's

classical stuff, and it's not Ilked by: From Berlin there are three alter-ble to substitute now and again an

the younger generation, nate routes to London. The first, evening Church service rolny for the vin Hook of Holland, leaves Berlin otusual morning service relays. To 1:43 pm. on Fridays, arrives at Hook replace the gap in the morning ser- of-Holland ut 10.27-p.m., departs at vice, cither have the usual noon

HW.L«IL? :---Glvo, more variety in the Sunday programmes, Traat it like week-day, with regarda to pro- gramines,

་ And yot, although her mind, Is decupled by such colossal tasks, the First' Lady' of Clilna, told me that the most important of all is being the wife of Generalissimo „Chiang - Kol-shek of China.

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