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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPJI, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1980.

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Hongkong Telegraph.

These Names Make News

The Briton Who Wouldn't Be A

Balkan King Arrived To-day

ROTHERMERE

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her own dynasty or race should be chosen by Hungary.

. Whilst there, chance to Join movica enme with offer of part opposita William Powell in "Kennel Murder Case." James, ns Hongkongltes will remember, gave excellent perfor- mance, seemed destined for bigger cets things.

But

M.G.M. had other plans, his retained him as adviser for films with Chinese themes, step rendered necess

M.G.M.

His popularity with Magyars was so great in those days that he was presented with address of thanks containing million signatures. Streets and squares were named after him,

in and fountain was erected

No of Budapest. honour in heart uncommon sight was it in Hungary ary by Nanking's understandable ob- to see Rotherincre's portrait, which Jections to some of Hollywood inter-

Chinese life. was hung in public bulidings, schools pretations of and every penannt's home.

Rothermere

produce "Old Buddha" play violent policy wilowing "Good Earth", pursues in "Daily Mail", He is violently written by Princes Derling, who was anti-Soviet, violently pro-Nazi, He Lady-in-Waiting to Dowager Em- threw full weight of his newspapers press of China. "Good Earth" has inlo campaign against British Inter- Paul Muni. Luise Rainer, other vention in Italo-Ethiopian dispute, notables in cast; is one of most has decidedly sided with rebels in ambitious Hollywood undertakings, Spanish civil war. Spanish loyalists are described by "Daily Mail" as "Red" rebels as "Patriots". He once demanded that Britain "give" Ching to Japan for Britain's security.

A Bit of History

JAMES LEE

The Hongkong Bank irked him

Death's Jester

OUBLE TENTI recalls that when China's Drst President, Dr. Sun A generous benefactor, Rothermere Yat-sen, returned to Ilongkong from founded chair of English Literature at

America and Europe, en route to take Cambridge, endowed chair of Ameri up post, travelling on same ship was Thus two can History at Oxford and chair Dr. Eugene L. de Souza, of Naval History at Cambridge. lie of Hongkong College of Medicine's has given large sums to County of first students were again brought to- London Association of

Territoriul gether. of the Farce and to Union Jack

Jack Club.

Of that College,. Dr. Sun and Dr. which enabled bett

better accommodation for Kong Ying-wa were first Chinese For Britain's security, would "give" soldiers and sallors in Loopital distinction:" whilst Dr: de Souza In licentiates, former passing "with high the Foundling Hos 1929 he

be saved site from the builders by taking an some time afterwards had distinction becoming Brst non-Chinese option to buy it for £525,000. His

Beentiate.

tiate. After latter's admission, contribution to purchase of site,

two other non-Chinese also passed. which he intended to be used children's park in memory of his sonn with that title

result

of College the

He is a Max Miller antong who were killed in the war. was Hongkong College of Medicine for

Chinese"--was changed by deletion generals. £170,000. Popular Italian

China to Japan.

is hoped that, now

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Italian

of

TAR comic turn of tragic Spanish war is nightly radio talk from Seville by General Queipo de Llano (nicknamed Toutou).

of last two words. Subsequently, the He gives a rambling, wisecrack- College became incorporated in the ing monoligue which reduces University of Hongkong.

studio staff and listeners-in to

who

SATURDAY, Oct. 10, 1936,

AWRENCE OF OVERCROWDING

ARABIA was known Hongkong's overcrowding pro-

as "Uncrowned King Arabia." blem figures largely in the of

Englishman anuun! medical report, just with greater claim to title "Uncrowned King" arrived

During Sun Yat-sen's fatal illness, helpless Inughter. Yet his issued. The hope is expressed

IT liner Victoria has been taken when he was lying prostrate in Pek jokes are all about death." in Hongkong this morning.

off Far East run, travellers will reig

Dr. de Souza wrote to Dr. that the Housing Commission,

He is bluff, hale Lord

was attending the stri which is now sitting, will find

not be deprived of services of leader, was Her is something like Rothermere,

TLA Harold such popular men Nec

this: chief formerly Lecturer in Gynceology and steward Monti C. Socrate,

"20 Popular Front-cr-soliere some practical scheme which

Obstretics in the Hongkong College Sidney Harmsworth, He has been on the Shanghai of Medicine. In will offer a solution, but it is

brother of late Lord North- Venice run for several years. No letter from Dr. Krege received have done us the honour, gentle- which rend as men, to make their headquarters pointed out that accommodation

chief steward has been more do follows:--"Thank you very much for in this historic city.... It seems. for those dehoused, during any

corated by klugs and monarchs letter. am glad you have not for- or, it seems that the Government than

look your letter to Dr in Madrid promised-no, no con- "Monti." While on the gotten me,

Sun Yat-sen and read to him at his reconstruction scheme, will be

6.3. Esperia he was decorated by bedside. Dr. Sun was so pleased with tract signed-to pay them 10 King of Belgium and also by King it that he began to talk about the old peacles a day.. difficult to find. This latter re-

of Bulgarin.

days in the Hongkong College, and "But"a heavy sigh-"dear me. mark touches a very vital aspect hands in 1889 to bring out first Lloyd Triestino ships "Konti" spoke before he breathed his last

Before being a maitre d'hotel in these were the last words that he the poor little chups ."--a sad.

cliffe.

Alfred and Harold, with no thoughts of fame that was to be theirs in later years, joined

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of the question. Even assum-publication, penny magazine was in some of Europe's leading Dr. de Souza is still in practice in den bellow-"Boys, it's up to us to

de

In old Hongkong College has obtained chapa!"

L.M., (H.R. College of Medicine) Point is that the "poor littlo M.D., B.S. (Hongkong University) and chaps" will be shot in the mor- L.M., (Rolunda Hospital, Dublin). .ing.

Abbot Chao Kung

wise, there remains the problem | worked together for two

resuscitated · London of finding alternative accommod-cades, ntion for those dispossessed, at "Evening News," founded Glas- rentals which they would be able gow's half-penny "Daily Record" to pay. In view of the extremo and London's more famed "Daily Hongkong scissor-wieldera, it will with winner of Johannesburg JARD imes and lack of support

News," purchased sedute Lon-

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"Ok"

【ONGKONG has interesting link

Scoll

to remove the economic difficut "Evening News" when he receive acting as Studio's Technical Adviser an visitor, Miss Kathleen O'Neill..

process.

ing that slum areas can be re- "Answers," which flourishes ex- hotels where he gained his experi- Hongkong, and since his early days do something for the poor little claimed, compulsorily or other-ceedingly even to-day.

They ence. He was born in Bologna. Hongkong to Hollywood

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's WHEN

pleturisation of Pearl Buck's Air Race Ace "Good Earth" comes to Nanking and

I hase compelled Abbot Chino almost certainly receive censorship nir race, Air Ace C.W.A. "Charlie"

Kung, better known to world as Trebitsch Lincoln, former M.P. for For which M.G.M. can thank for He-came-here-from-Australia-on-Darlington, to forsake-Shanghol Rothermere severed connection mer, Hongkong Australian-Chinese

well The Buddhist monk who is of Hongkong Hotel another Antipode- known in Hongkong, has gone to with "Times", "Daily Mail" and resident James Zee-min Lee, who is licliday in 1930, met in Itoof Garden

Tientsin, where he and his two men' on production.

That there must be something in and three women disciples hope to baronetey in 1910, but in 1914 Mr. Lee, who is brother of well- this talk of romantic imluence ties, the task would be made im-independently

of And better reception than Shanghai "Dally known Li Chor-chi, was born in Hongkong's Peak and Repulse Bay hus given them. acquired

that before measurably easier, but the wage Mirror" from brother, next year Sydney, came to Hongkong at tender seems borne out by fact

Since his arrival in China, Chao. started "Sunday Pictorial". Lan age to be educated at St. Stephen's they left longkong to return to Kung has been seeking financlui anu factor cannot be disposed of don's first fully illustrated Sunday College.

Australia, Scott and Miss O'Neill spiritual support from Chinese Bud- His efforts, ac- Following education, he joined stall were engaged. They were married dhist community. until there is a general raising paper.

of Hongkong and Shanghai Banking in

Brisbane, where Scott was cording to Chinese Press, have met of the standard of living-and During 1914-1918 holocaust, Corporation, was transferred to Ace pilot for Quantos Airways, with little or no success.

Since then there's been unhappy that must inevitably be a slow tothermere, who was made peer Shanghai. Unlike brather La Chor

shortly before war started, was chi, who is with Overseas Chinese sequel to Ilongkong romance, for Mrs. Floating Mission One of the circum-appointed by Lloyd George Direces sedate, chucked banking to in London last January, obtained Bank in H.K., James preferred work Scott Instituted divorce proceedings stances which contributes to tor General of Army Clothing

complete education at University of divorce from Scott on grounds of Department and, in November Southern California in 1.08 Angeles. misconduct. overcrowding is the necessity 1917, Air Minister. When he took for workers to live near office it was suggested that British- their place of employment, Muscum should be cleared to and it is unfortunate that of the factories many and workshops where they labour are situated in congested districts. The evil is being accentuated by the fact that small factories are constantly being set up by the adaptation of tenement houses for the pur- pose. Where these are new ventures, the result is that more people are attracted to already overcrowded localities. The

SO

wisdom of permitting the adap

provide office for him.

1022, When Northcliffe died in

of control acquired Rothermere "Daily Mall" and Assoclated News- papers Ltd, later buying other news- papers.. At one time he controlled five companies, with total capital of £7,355,000, valued on London Stock Exchange at £24,000,000. King Harold I? DOTHERMERE'S

BULLS AND INNERS

From the Office Butts

AST year, he planned to bu

Chinese junk and bring his charges on a Buddhist mission over- seas, but project failed for luck of cash.

conditions showed no im-

's. When ont during last few months,

Chao Kung turned eyes North Ching- wards, where he was told, bellevers of Buddha would be glad to help maintain him and his disciples.

After collecting enough money for. fare, says Shanghat report, he and his disciples sailed for Tientsin. Lions in Limelight

THE

THE bronze lions which guard the Dr. Bunje believes that Hong- libe claim to

The trouble about these multi-. Hongkong and Shanghai Banking ROTERME King from fact kong will become one of the world's coloured golf umbrellas is holding Corporation's premises are subjects that in 1928 he received repeated and photographic centres. Developing them up while you're driving. influential requests to come forward

along the right lines. es candidate for vacant Hungarian

ᄆ throne. He refused to become first English King of Bulgaria, because he did not think that a monarch outside

of "Things Never Knew "Tll Now" column run by Walter Winchelt, famed Broad- way columnist, Says Winchell: "The Chinese belleve that if they It is said that Hongkong is stroke the paws of the bronze

on the

map these days. Hons....they will become wealthy.

Anyway, what can they lose?"

Anthem

It was remarked during the really week, that nobody troubled 'much | Atlas-t!

about the Budget, Our.. com- positors beg to differ.

Mr. Braga asks for better broad- casting. Then we'll have some thing to Bragabout,

"Hew Nail Parings Broght Man

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Milk bars are very popular in England now. In Iceland they've carried them on strings for years.

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the Nutional Anthem sung wrong?

Reader thinks so.

Words he cavils at are!—

To sing with heart & voice

God save the King, When

O 口:

was pupil at Brighton & Members of the Hongkong Hove High School," he writes, “sing- Aquarium Society are asked to ing master Dr. Frank Sawyer (sinco take specimens to the next meat- VII, that lost two lines should be

dead) told us, on accession of Edward

to Justice," reads headline. Quick ing. Those taking whales or other

appropriate accommodation were tation of house property for in-

provided for the workers. In dustrial purposes is therefore lo

this way, there would, in course be questioned: It would un- doubtedly be generally beneficial of time, be a considerable drain if plans could be devised for in- of the working population from ducing industries to go further the crowded areas. There nfield, out in the New Torri- would of course, still remain the tories, for example. A well-problem of the casual workers, planned scheme, in which certain but even these would possibly work!

marine mammalia, aro requested mainland areas would be set find some relief as a result of the

to have them. In position before [aside, for industrial plant, aug-exodus of others from crowded

According to a Government the meeting opens, gests itself as a worthwhile con-areas. In whatever manner the

report, there is no diminution in tribution to a solution of the general problem is to be over-the Colony's rat population. The problem. Under such a scheme, come, it seems apparent that it question is, where does a rat- the Government might lease will have to be tackled piece board? land at purely nominal rates, atineal. As a start, something least until the industries were along the lines indicated might making good, on condition that 'bo of value.

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A lot of these traffic noises.come front the back seat.

"With heart & volee to SING... ·

"God save the KING!"

CAID Sawyer, anthem was originally so written, 'changed on Victoria's accession to "To sing with heart & volce God save the Queen" becauso "sing" didn't rhyme with "Queen" Score as printed by a Shanghai should revert to original wording contemporary in an inter-club when a king came to the throne.

Reader adds, "My logical juvenile cricket match:-'S. F. Shroff, c mind prompted the remark that Battersby, b Royal.... $." Col- 'voice' didn't rhyme with "Queen"

either. However". lecting 'em even on the field of

"Pop" Parker sport.