1936-09-22 — Page 19

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. . TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1936.

17 Peers Barred From

The Coronation Ceremony

Thirty-four years of driving-during which Lime so covered more than 650,000 miles--without an accident or a traffic violation is the enviable record set by Mrs. Neli A, Leavitt, San Francisco, She was picked as California's safest driver to represent the state in a "znía driver" convention in New York,

BRITAIN AND JAPAN'S NEW DRIVE IN THE FAR EAST

Tokyo, Sept. 24. Japan is pushing her trade expansion plans to the South- ward, inviting the risk of a collision with Great Britain's in- terests in the Far East.

Japanese ships and Japanese merchants are swarming into the islands South-east of the Asiatic continent, into' Siam, French Indo-China and even further west.

Britain meanwhile is improving, Nakano, lender of the Pan-Asiatic

Its Singapore buse, speeding the movement, asserts;

and edmpletton if wharves, stores equipment for provisioning warships, It keeping an alert eye on its de- fences in the South Seat, the Malay peninsula. Australia andl New Zealand.

The foremost aim of Britain

in frustrate Japan's ascendancy in Asin.

Soine quarters

One of the reported Japanese pro-i Jeets towards the South is a proposed canal from the Gulf of Stam late the upper Indian Ocean, providing much shorter route for ships which now must go around to the south- ward by way of Singapore.

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ROBBED BY AGE

OF HONOUR

SEVENTEEN poors of the realm will not take their places in Westminster Abbey on May 12 to pay homage and swear allegiance to King Edward VIII. “

They are barred from taking part in this stirring ceremony because they are minors.

RADIO BROADCAST

The New Z. B. W. Dance Orchestra from Studio RECITAL BY DOREEN MA

From Z.BW. on a wavelength of 355 metres (845 kilocycles):

47 p.m. Chinese Programine. 7 p.m. Peter Dawson (Bass- Haritone). M. Z. Francescati (Violin).

1. Songs: Sirel your Toast (Torea.

for the Factotum ("Barber

of

dor Song) ("Carmen") (Bizet); Room Seville") (Rosain); 2. Violin Solo

de Concert The Shepherd

Talgang A

Song for you

(Rovel); Doy's Song

and me (Rizzi); 4. Violin Solor: Rondino (on a theme by Beethoven)

Corelli) (Kreisler),

(Kreisler). Variations (on a theme

by

7.30 p.m. Closing Local Stack

Unluckiest of all these young peers who will miss the gloryQuotations. and pageantry of the Coronation is the Marquess of Townshend.

As he was born on May 13, 1916, he will be one day short of his majority on Coronation Day, May 12, 1937--n few hours rob him of the opportunity of stand-

7.33 p.m. From the Studio. "The New Z.B.W. Dance Orches- tra."

Programme

ling with his peers to cheer the WOMAN PREPARES. I'm putting all my egga 6

new King.

On the other hand, the Earl of Oxford and Asquith will be 21 just 20 days before the cere- mony, and so carns his place. This young peer is grandson of Mr. Asquith, whom he succeeded in 1928 shortly after creation of the title..

MISSED BY A YEAR Another of the unlucky peers the Earl of Craven who, at 20, inisses the ceremony by a year. A runner: up Is Earl Haig, son of the great Fivid Marshal, who is 19-born in Armistice Year.

And here are some other peers who are too young to attend the Coronation:

The Earl of Gainsborough is a 13-year-old schoolboy.

Lord Harrington, 15-year-old

head of three vast estates.

The Earl of Wilton is 16. The Earl of Cathcart is 18, Lord Foley is 14, and at school, Lord Kenyon misses the Corona-

tion by 12

12 months,

Just week before the

HER FUNERAL

WIFE OF MASTER OF

SCIENCE

HANGING IN FLAMES

FROM TREE

The pollge have solved the mydery of the identity of a woman who earlier in the day was discovered by two boys enveloped in flamey and hanging from a tree in Little lienth Woods, Selsdon, Surrey.

She was Mrs. Connor, of Byways, Woodbury-close, Addiscombe, neur Croydon, the wife of Mr. L. R. Conpor, a Master of Science. Mr. Connor

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upset ta speake to anyone. Their home is about two miles from the scene of the tragedy.

The police believe that Mrs. Con- nor stood on a tree-stump. placed the rope round her neck, and then prepared her funeral pyre.

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1. Ihythm; 2. I found a dream; 3. Rhythm saved the World; 4. It's been so long; 5. Get then behind me Satan;

basket; 7. West Wind; B. My Gal Sol; 9. Mr. Deep blue Sen; 10. Lost.

Time, Weather and on- B.m. nouncements.

8.20 p.m. Four French Songs by Mlle. Lucienne Boyer (So- prano).

(a) Viens Danser Quand Meme (Delettre); (b) Solitude (Laurent); (e) Ballade (Delettre); (d) Lan- derircite (Delettre).

8.33. p.m. Eric Contes and Symphony Orchestra.

Cinderella-A Phantasy (Eric Contes); The Jester at the Weddlar (Erie Coates); London Bridge- March (Erie Coates); Summer After- noon-Idyll (Eric Coates).

p.m. News and announcements from London.

9.20 p.m. Vocal Gems. Memories of Tosti; John Peel (Traditional); Tom Costello in Song Memories.

9.40 p.m. From the Studio.

A Jazz Piano Reclial by Doreen Ma,

Programme

1. Yeah Man!; 2. Waltz Medley; 3. Robins and Roses; 4. Foxtrol Medley;

| 5. I'm fool for lovin' you.

10 p.m. A Relay from London. Big Ben Talk: "Foreign Affairs" wel- LL.D.

10.10 p.m. Danice Music.

She is sald to have lived with her peers husband at Dyways, Woodhury-close, gather in splendour at Westminster for the last two years.

friends will be wishing A neighbour stated that Mrs. | by Sir Frederick Whyte, K.S.C.I., Viscount Cross many happy returns | Connor was interested in Abbey.

works, Japanese of his seventeenth birthday. Sa hetare wor

"Every morning she would take thought look to Germany for friend-joins the unlucky minors.

THE LUCKY PACE

her dog out for a run," she added, ship.

Other

peers who may "I saw her leave ipo-young per the prevailing

the house not attend include: Lord Swansea, morning with the dog and returre age of 12; Lord later. I did not see her leave the at the ripe old Saville, aged it, and Lord St. John

"In the light of

international situation." remarks the ten spoper Hoch, editorially, "Japan and Germany are almost destined to

come nearer."

HAIL GERMANY

house again." of Bletsoe, who is a year older; Lord

more con-

Montagu of Benulieu, a veteran of trade 101 Lord Monk Bretton, aged 13. The German-Manchukoo

One 13-year-okl peer is agreement was greeted as partial re-

Munchurian sorun than nosi

of his cognition of the new

who

are entitled temporaries regime.

"It should be no wonder if the tank, but debarred by age,

Witnessing

the core great appreciation on the part of Ger

ceremony. He is Lord Herschell, who will many toward Japani (for the latter break with the League of Nations)

serve as one

as one of the King's Pages of Honour. Dressed In scarlet coat, may possibly extend to an alllance rules of Ince, white says it writer in the "New You magazine.

Satinput.

BOYS' DISCOVERY

this

11 p.m. Close Down.

terror-stricken, and guided me to where they had seen the woman. She was on the ground. Apparently the fumes burned through the rope, one end of which was tied to the tree and the other to her neck. The Body was terribly charred,

"I took hold of

one of her legs, but the terrife heat beat ine back, I atcalled to mates and one of them enme with a bucket of water. It was not long before the fire was out, "The woman's clothes had been | burned off, and 1 found three pieces of charred rope o a few feet from the body. A twa-gallon petrol tin was about 12

12 feet away

The whole of the grounding the tree was saturated

The boys, who discovered the Tragedy are Herbert Adderley, nged 10, and his brother Douglas, aged 8. They are Canadians, staying for a by

three

weeks' holiday with their froma

Mrs. grandmother,

Adderley, Addington-rood. Selsdon,

They saw sanoke and flares und, thinking It was a bonfire, ran to the breeches, he will remain close to the

There they found Mez. Conuer King throughout the long Corong-swinging from a branch and scream- amid the flames, which rose 20ft, into the tree.

Terrified, they watched for a few seconds and then turned and ran to where, some distance away, they had sern, workpien constructing a Klosk. The men hurried to the scene, but were unable to pave the woman's life.

POWERS OPPOSE Other powers, particularly Britain, It would give are opposing the plan. Japan an advantage comparable in lesser degree to that of the United States with it Panama Canal. Japan is saying little about its intention, but -Its active trade enterprises, with eco- nomle missions busy In Slam, Per-

It was Germany that syinpa- sin and India, show A pressing desire

thized most of all others with, tion, ritual. apen

Wint

territory to increased

Japan's stand when the Manchurian mmufactured pro- sales of Japanese

Heldent broke out," the article duels,

Japan is now experiencing a renge; continues,

"It is also Germany who has shown tion from the visit earlier this sum- mer of Sir Frederick Leith-Rosa, the most positive attitude toward re- economic udviser to the British govcognizing Manchukuo and concluding ernment who come over from China commercial treaty with her. It is for a well publicized series of con- undeniable that such factors have ersations with Japanese statesmen. strengthened the friendship between Sir Frederick's discussions were Japan and Germans. reported only in well qualified gen- eralities but the consensus was that that view presented the British Japan should give only economie aid to China and should not concern it- self with political matters.

SPLIT WITH BRITISH

visit, I Discussing the Leith-ROSH Yu Nakayama, of the intelligence bureau of the foreign office, asserted that developments are driving Japan and Grent Britain apart.

in

SYMPATHY FOR MRS. BLACK

HUSBAND KILLED IN

AIRPORT CRASH ·

By the time they arrived the rope from which she had been hanging

Mr.

had burned through. | FLAMES DEAT BACK RESCUER William Allen. one of the workmen, who is employed by Lon don Electricity Supply Company at

"The boys came running to me

my

with There were no rings on her hands, but near the spot, there were found- a pair of white gloves and a hand- bar containing letters and money,

WOMAN CARRYING A TÍN

A Woman visitor to the district said that she had seen a woman,

aged between 20 and 35, walking in the wood ing a tin.

"When

I was near her," she said. "the woman took off her coat and placed it over the tin. Her manner

early in the day and carry-

seemed rather strange and she dis- appeared quickly through the wood."

DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF

WATCH OTHER NATIONS Largely because of Japan's feel- ng of isolation since its withdrawal

London, Sept. 21. from the League. Its statesmen have

Messages of sympathy from all felt it necessary to keep in

extremely

over the world were received to-day | Purley, sukt: close touch with developments in

by the widow of Captain Campbell other nations. Japan participated Black, who was killed in an acru in the Dardanelles conference nt droine aceklent on Saturday EL Montreux and all Japanese am-

Liverpool, included one from the assadors in Europe have been asked

meet in Paris soon for a general promoter of the London-Johannes- burg Air Race, for which Black had discussion,

entered, and one from the Governor The revolution in Spain delayed at Kenya. the projected conference and The

A Nairobi telegram states that the "The situation is not encouraging," interim is being used for the prep-airman's death has caused general he wrote In a current magazine.aration of

careful reports.

regret all over. East Africa, where "Great Britain, though it received Instructions asking the Japanese Black was

regarded B a local The R.EO.C.A. is holding the first bitter experience in the Italo-ambassadors to stay at their D5 pioneer of aviation.

ot its dances of this season in the Ethiopian dispute, is gradually re-signments nel conduct thorough The Coroner has adjourned the in-China Fleet Club Theatre, on Satur- gaining its supremacy in European | investigations vegarding

general quest pending the results of service day, October 3, communencing at 8.30 conditions have been dispatched by and civil enquires which will be held (p.m. al- the foreign eflce.--Uafted Press. by the Air Ministry.-British Wire-

lets.

politics.

"Its diplomatic demarche hus ready resulted in a rapprochement with the Soviet union better than ot any time since 1017, and their naval agreement granted the Soviel's free! naval building rights in Vladivostok. The British scheme for n

Breater economie bloc embracing its minions and possessions has caused the Australian government to ex- clude Japanese merchandise.

do-

ISOLATE JAPAN

is

thus

nation

but,

CORRESPONDENCE

Christian Science

paper was most timely.

THE MONUMENTAL OF WIT AND LEARNING ARE MORE DURABle than the ON OF THE MONUMENTS OF POWER HANDS.-Bacon.

Lo Sze-shing. 22, a fisherman has been admitted to the Government Civil Hospital for treatment after he had his right arm blown off while dynamiting for Ash in Sheku Chau.

That the present measures adopted against mosquitoes should be vigo- rously continued on to the benefit of the Colony no-one would deny. No seven youths effort should be spared to prevent the nullah,

yellow

fever.

The Empress of Russia is due here from Shanghai at 10 am, on Thurs- day.

•

The R. A. M. C. Association are holding a dance at the Hotel Cecil next Friday, commencing at 9 p.m.

Lady Caldecott has kindly ne

the cepted

uf Presidency

the Women's Auxiliary of the Society for the Protection of Children,

One case of Diphtheria, five cases of Typhoid and one case of Meningit- 1s, were reported to the local Health authorities during the week-end.

The inquiry into the drowning of

A mason, Mo Man, 28, was taken ut Babington Path which was to have been to the Kwong Wah Hospital after he To the Editor of the "Telegraph" Str.-- your Issue of Saturday, spread of this danger, an mosquitous resumed at the Kowloon Magistracy and fallen from the roof of the Home September 10. a clergyman, in anjure the carriers of so many discuses. this morning, for evidence by Dr. for the Aged in Kowloon City yes- He ripped himself while Sometime ago quesilens were ask- Henry, was adjourned until tu terday. address, refers to Christian Science "The general situation

Axing some loose tiles on top of the as a kind of psychotherapy" and ed in the Urban Council about the morrow afternoon:

bullding. tending to antagonize, each

of air-borne to dangers of another,

speaking connects it with Coue-ism, auto- against

A mosquitoes P.W.D. coolle, Lau Yuen, was suggestion and

It was revealed that the the miracles of

Wang Tak, 34, appeared before comparatively, Great Britain 13 st Lourdes. May I be allowed space carrying this dreaded disease are admitted to the Kowloon Hospital

the Central adding to its influence while Japan in your paper to correct this sintes present in India and extending along for treatment yesterday, after her. S. F. Balfour of is being forced into a position of

the const up to Japan. In these had been severely burnt by a tub Magistracy this morning, churzed isolation."

days of fast tir travel where we of bolling tar which was pccidently with having a 100 herol pills h a Christian Science 1s has Britain

on him, while working. In his possession. After stating that

demon already have the Imperial Airways upset

Pleading guilty, de- fendant snic amassed an enormous concentration strable, religion designed to and with the impending connections Waterloo Rouil, Kowloon.

he had them of wealth in China to the detriment memorate the word and works of

of the

Trans-Pacific Airways as well

smoking. He was sentenced to a fine The body of a man named Shun of $100, in default, imprisonment for Japan, the writer continues in our Master, which should retratate aggressive veln:

primitive Christianity, and Its lost as the China National Aviation Cor-

was removed to the Publle two months. poration Airways to Hongkong, the Ying of healing (Church "that element

Mortuary after he committed suicide Manual, Page 17), and thousands of danger is obvious.

of

- "What "cán Japan advance

NATIONAL POLICY

common

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ment?

That

น

Throw

will upset the British advantage. Christian Scientists can testify will Sweep Fur East" must have stared at years old, lived in No: 63

The words "Black Death May yesterday. Beccused, who was 35 Yu Ng, 20, umemployed, who hod Lanham many previous convictions; pleaded: It can offer hardly anything more gratitude of its healing and regen- everyone who happened to read the Strand, third floor, and jumped from guilty to a charge of having stolen than force of arms and the over- erating power. whelming will of the nation.

Jesus said: "Wherefore, by their same issue of your paper which the verandah into the street. Be a wallet containing $2.40 from a man

stated that Dr. Jameson-Carr, 0 died Instantaneously, frults ye shall know them."

special member of the Yellow Fever these fruits are being acknowledged, c

widows cliturged with the can be proved by the continuous Commission in Brazil and who had polley growth of the Church of Christ, completed a tour of Malaya possession of heroin pillu at 235. Ki- Scientist, in all parts of the civilised pointed out that air transport has in- lung Street on September 11 made troduced a new danger to the spread onother appearance before Mr. Mac- of the terrible scourge, yellow fever. fadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy Calcar Let us hope that stern measures thir

morning. Revenue will be adopted to prevent the intro- Brawn asked for a further week's re-, duction and to free Hongkong, the mand when a date for committal pro- future great airport, from the dangers ecedings would be fixed. The ru- of the various air-borne diseases,

quest was granted, tind the bail of 32,500 ench allowed to stand.

and military "Culture, finance force have something. Instruments of national Great Britain has employed the most advantageous of them, and Japan World.

use those which oro serviceable may use for its purpose. The FINAL problem is that of whether or not Japan's etrength in all these factors exceeds that of its competitor."

In another magazine article, Selgo!

A. JOANE CarWason, Committee on Publication for Canton and longkong." Air-Borne Diseases Sir-Your leader on Anti-Malarial Measures in yesterday's issue of your

An Ounce OF PROTECTION,

י

yesterday, and named Tul. Shing was sentenced to one year's hard in- hour by Mr. S. F., Balfour at the Central Magistracy is mornin

tunk walkhigalant' Detective-Sergeant T. Cashman sid complainant Graham Street at 4 pm. yesterday when the defendant picked his pucket. He was not aware of the ben, bill a Chinese detective eluse by any the theft, and atwo any defendant hands ing the stolen wallet to another min who made goud liin menjy,

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