1936-11-10 — Page 21

THE HONGKONG ·TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1936.

Supremacy In Pacific Is Prize In Fight Between Ships Of Four Nations

Speedier

And

Bigger Liners

WITH the selection of

Tokyo as the site of the 1940 Olympic games, all American, Japanese, Cana- dian and British steamship lines on the Pacific. have launched tentative plans for a large increase in and modernisation of their Paci- fic fleets in order to meet the vastly increased travel de mands which are expected at that time.

Not only will the number of boats in the trans-Pacific service be increns, but they will be of a greater speed, a greater tonnage and up to the latest standards of | modernization in ocean travel.

Up to the prevent thne, the Cana-i dian Pacifle, according to authorita-; tive sources In Parife coast shipping | circles, has progressed the farthest) towards the netuid launching of their; new programme.

This calla for the construction of five new slups, all with a tonnage of, about 25,000 tons and a speed of 29') knots a hour.

Two of the proposed now will be placed in the Canadian- Australian service while the other three will be put in the trans-Pacific service for the purpen of replacing! the present Empress curries- The Empress of Russia, the Empress of Canada, nail the Empren of Asia.

The three latter ships will either be utilised on other lines or kept in the trans-Pacifle service on a lower!

the grade of service accordin demands for travel existing by the time the Olymple games come an.

When the A.O. Liner Taiping was crossing the Banda Sea en route to Hongkong distress signols were observed from a native passenger, sampon, which had 30 people on board including women and children. The sampan was given a supply of water and provisions by the Master of the Taiping Capt. A. M. Frame.

FILMING CORONATION

IN COLOUR

W!

the

WITHIN six days of the Coronation a colour film of the

procession will be shown in Hongkong theatres.

Refugee Ship In Singapore

Woman Who Was

Forced to

Stab Her Husband

The films will be rushed from London to all parts of from two routhern Spanish ports to Empire.

Normally colour films take a week or more to develop, but by a spreial process and day and night work the time interval can be reduced.

Efforts will be made to bring it down to 24 hours, but the expense may prove prohibitive.

A PANORAMA

The next company that appears to have made the most progress towards the construction of new ships für the "Four different locations along the line of march have already Olymples service is the NYK. Lines been selected as most suitable from the colour point of view," said Initiative for the construction of new i boats for this line, appears, accord- Mr. K. Harrison, managing director of Technicolour, the company ing to authoritative statements from which will take the film. Japan, to have been taken by the Japanese government itself in an effort to bring all servieres up to the standard necessary to meet the 1940 demands,

The Japanese ministry of vome

i

Fleeing the barburism of civil war in Spain, a refugees were taken!

Genoa by the Bamburg-America B's7,389-tan vessel Duisburg which reached Singapore recently.

The refugers included about 45 women and children.

The refugees had lost almost all their belongings. Women had been stripped of Jewellery; wealthy manu- facturers and business men lost their money. All that remained was the clothing they wore and a small bundle of personal effects.

PITIABLE CASE

One woman Was in state of hysteria. Her husband had been

sul olive the mob had forced her

"Cameras will be set at different heights to get a colourshot, and she said that as he was panorama from various angles.

"We have approached the authorities for permission to film the netual ceremony in the Abbey, but are doubtful of obtaining it.

"This historic.ceremony with all its tradition and dignity is munications is now negotiating with held so sacred that spot-lights and camera-men might be thought to the N.Y.K, for the construction of two 26.000 ton liners for the Calls mar its beauty.”

fornia Orient service. The proposed The company studied the Abbey, 1. ships would have a speed of 24-knots especially the spot where Pe Khik,

an hour at half capacity lead and will stand to be crowned, and de- EMPLOYMENT ON

very

would be ready for service prior to cided that, due to the dimmers, it i

1940. These ships would be 10,000 would be necessary to the tons larger than the present Chichibu | high-powered studio fights to get the j Maru clasa,

colours in their full richness and

The construction of these two glory. ships, however, only a part of a Rain, of course, will spoil all plans, building programine which the Japa- but the colour-film meù are putting nese government is sponsoring that their faith in King's weather. would put 52 new merchant ships in various trades from Japan.

The British awned Canadian Australian line, operating out of Vancouver has also made known ten- tative plans for two new ships to replace the Ningarn and the Aorangi, į

BUILT IN ENGLAND

Widows

Segregated

Like the Canadian Pacille Unè, In Hankow

it is understood that these new

ships would probably be construct- ed in English shin yards along the Clyde, but would nevertheless be ready for the Increused trade by 1910.

Hankow, Nov. 3. The existence here of charity institution in which

a

In the meantime, while the Matson more than 600 Chinese windows! and the Dollar line, the two prin-are kept in continual confine- cipal American companies operating ment was revealed in a recent In the Pacife have prepared tenth-

government report. live programmes to meet not only the travel rush of 1940 but also the

Termning the institution a "hell on widows have competition of the foreign companies. earth", where some all of their projects are being held bren, kept from the outside world up, pending the settlement of two for more than 30 years the report very vital points that affret Ameri- demanded the abolition of the es- enn shipping on the Parifle ronst. tablishment in the name of humani-

The first of these is, that both |

are completed.

ly. United Press.

UP-TREND

BETTER FIGURE FOR

OCTOBER

to stab him to death with a knife.

Although all the passenger actom- modation had previously been filled the Duisburg's officers and crew slept. on the hatches, on deck and in the saloon to provide comfortable quarters for the refugees.

DOG CHAINED TO TREE AND LEFT TO DIE

ALIVE AFTER TEN DAYS

Sakd to have chained a dog to tree in the middle of a wood and left it to die, Henry Arthur Smith, a carter, of Winters Hill, Bishop's Waltham, a intrried man with five

He was also disqualified for life from taking out a dog licence,

London, Nov, D. Offcial returns show that the num-children, was sentenced to a month's ber of people in employment on hard labour at Droxford, Hampshire, October 28 was 11,103,000, an increase last month. of 21,000 compared with September, whilst the unemployed numbered 1,011,010, n deerense of 12,529.

Improvements were recorded in

in the coal-mining, engineering, shipbuild ing, metal gooda, lexille and tailoring Industries, whilst declines were re- istered in building, public works, and the contracting. transport and distributive trades- Reuter Special.

(F THERE Win NO

It was stated that the dog was found by a farmer after it had been left for ten days. It was too weak to stand and had had to be destroyed. Smith, who pleaded not guilty, sald that he gave the dog to a mun whe handed it to another man who was to take it to Andover.

DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF

CLOUDS WE, Wong Hing, 30. unemployed, and SHOULD NOT ENJOY THE SUR-Proverb. Li Ngin, 24, married woman, both residing at 335 Reclamation Street, A. Dworjak, of Kowloon, was our- were charged before Mr. E. Him noned before Mr. E. Himsworth nt sworth at the Kowloon Magistracy the Kowloon Magistracy this morning this morning with possession of a for permitting his white and brown quantity of heroin pills at the junc- dog on Peking Road ut 11.25 nm, on tion of Hamilton and Shanghai October 25 without a muzzle, and was Streets yesterday afternoon. A lined $10.

week's formal reniand was granted.

She al-

of

who appeared, before Mr. B. libr

manslaughter against defendant, sworth this morning, at the Kowloon Magistracy and was remanded for one week, on Inspector Andrew's request.

companies declare they cannot undertake any New construction, Í until it is absolutely certain that the petition in the mutter of speed, size

A woman, Min So-king, aged 20, labour situation on the Pacife constand modernisation of their feels.

Li Sai-no, 21, whorf coolie, of 15 With the Canadian Pacific, the admitted to the Government Civil Haiphong Road, assailed Ng Sung- has been regulated in such a man- ner that it will not interfere either Japanese mail line and the Canadian ospital yesterday, suffering from

tak, gotlown ecolic, on October 24 with the construction of new ships Australian line constracting boats the effects of inimiersion.

and seriously injured him. The or the operation of them after they that will have speed from 24 to 20 tempted to commit suicide by jump-death of Ng brought about

charge knots an hour and a tonnage above] ing off the s.8. Tai Lee which was The second is to ascertain first the 25,000, the Amerlean lines will be nearing her wharf in Connaught Road policy of the newly created United obliged to meet these standards in Central in the afternoon, but was States maritime commission and to order to maintain their share of the rescued by sampan people nearby. ascertain definitely whether it is trans-Pacle travel. genuinely interested in the construc- Indications just given out, how- Mr. W. J. Anderson, of the Public tion of 01 American Merchant ever, by the newly created United Works Department, reported to the marine.

States Marine cominission, and which pollee yesterday that while driving The Maison line is known to have will permit of direct subsidies to the his car in Kennedy Town he collitted

Appearing on remand before Mr. under consideration the modernisa American lines the same as the with four Chinese who were carrying K. Keen at the Central Magistracy tion of the Maiolo at a cost of European governments do, Instead of an iron girder. As the result of the this morning, Tong Chiu-ynu, U.S.$500,000 and the construction of the old me Indirect subsidy for collison, the girder fell and fractured unemployed, was sentenced to four ઘઉં, cost of currying the malls, indicate that the the left leg of one of the men, Wong months' hard labour for having re- new freighters al u U.S.$4,000,000.

American lines will be able to do Lau, who was taken to the Govern- celved 15 packels of razor bioden, FORCED TO ACT

As already announced by the new-ment Civil Hospital for-treatment.

stolen from the Chion Emporitim by ly created commission all mall sub- :

another man who has been convicted. However, this tentative programme sidies will end on June 30, 1937, and A 24-hour remand was granted by Mr. C. Y. Kwon oppeures for as well as that of the Dollar line will definite contracts for the carrying of Mr. E. Himsworth at the Kowoloon complainants, the China Emporium. be held In abeyance until the above the mails will be let.

Magistracy this morning in a case in Defendant pleaded not guilty, but two points are clarified. Despite The new U.S. Marine commission which Wong Ho-tal, 38, stall foki or after evidence had been given by Mr. this delay, however, shipping experts has at its disposition an appropria- 303 Lai Chi Kok Hoad, and Chiu Ha, Kwan Shiu, floor manager of the on the Pacife coast declare that the tion of $100,000,000 to expend as it 37, of 24 Shek Ku Lung Rond, were store, Mr. Kwan See, assistant Boar Americon lines will not only be sees fit in the furthering of an Ameri- charged with possession of 3,000 manager, and Wong Mun-pul, bell forced but probably able under the can merdiant marine and Pacific heroin pills and a quantly of pre- boy, who said they saw defendant new governmental system of direct coast lines count definitely on receiv- pared oplum. Det-Sergt. D. G. Mac-receiving the stolen packets of blades, mibaidies to meet the foreign coming their just share of this

Pherson appeared for the prosecution, defendant was sentenced,

two

30.

THE

= RADIO BROADCAST

Daventry The Lord' Mayor's Banquet

STUDIO CONCERT -

Radio Programme Itroadenst by Z.B.W. on a Wavelength of 355 metres, (845 kc's); 34,20 metres, 19.75 (8750 km.);

metres, (15.10. megacycles).

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

p.m.

A Programme of Welsh

Music.

Song--The Village Spring · Corr Roberts)......Lella Megane (Com- tralto): Sour-The Blacksmith's Song (Hiraitbok)....... William Edwards (Tenor): Vocal Medley-Welsh Me- mories (arr. Evans). The Maestros; Sung-All Through the Night. Lella Megane (Contralto); Songs- Song of the Flood (Hiralhog): Olwen

*...**

mine (Crwys)..... William Edwards (Tenor); Songs-The little thatched Cottage tarr. Itoberts): David of the White Rock (ars. Roberts)....Leith Megane (Contralto).

7.30 p.m. Closing Loen Stock Quotations and Hongkong Exchange Market Report.

*7.35

Light Orchestral -

P.. Selections,

Vatse Triste (Sibelius); Hindu Song (Rimsky-Korsaktov): Evensong (East- hope Martin); Le Cyne (The Swan). (Salat-Saens); Prelude Haydn Wood); 'For Love of You (Franz Vienna).

7.65-8 p.m. From the Studio, A Talk on Poppy Day by Major Manacrs.

#p.m. Local: Tirie Sigrial, Wen- ther Report and Announcements.

8.03 p.m. Variety.

Plano Duet-Fox Trot Medley, Ivor Moreton and Dave Kaye; Plano Selo Sweet Dreams Sweetheart.... Leslie Hutchinson; Orchestra-An Old World Garden; Song-Why did I have to incet you?.. Gracie Fields: Orchestra-"The Great Ziegfeld" Film Selection....Louis Levy and His Gaumont British Symphony; Vocal Jump on the Wagon... The, I les; Piano-Accordion Solo The Whistler and His Dog....George Scott-Wood.

8.30

London-The Lord Mayor's Hanquet, 1936. Speech by the Prime Minister, the. R. For.. Stuntry Baldwin. M.P from the Guildhall, London. (Electrical Re- cording). 9.05

p.m. London-News and An- nouncements, 9.26 p.m.

"Autumn" (Chaminade), played by De Groot and His Orches- ita.

9.30 p.m. From the Studio. A concert by W. 1. Billing. Burlione; A. W. Whitehead, playing Kreisler Compositions transcribed for the Saxophone.

Programme; Songs-When the Swallows homeward

(Maude Valerte White), Coming Home (Charles Willeby);

Saxophone--Leibes- Liebesleid; 3. Song-Vulcan's Song (Gounod): 4. Saxophone Schon Rosmarin; Caprice Viennois; 5. Song-Time was I roved the moun- tains (Hermann Lohr); 6. Saxophone

La Gitana.

10

p.m. London-Big Ben: (1) Talk: "Imperial Affairs" by H. V. Hodson; (2) Monologue in Melody." Gerry Moore in Syncopated plano music.

10.30 p.m. 11 p.m.

Dance Musle. Close Down.

DAVENTRY PROGRAMMES

The following wave-lengths and frequèneles are observed by Daventry.

Blan

Frequrbey Wavelength

.00 ..

49.50 metres 1,510

I

metris

31.55 201,30 metren mires 25.28 mrixes

GSA

651

G&C

3,33 k..

GRO

11.750 k..

25,63

CHE

11,805

k.e.

C&F

15,140 k

15.02

meirew

GSC

17.790 k.,

10.RA

GRIT

21,470 k.. 13.07

GRI

15,200 k.c. 19.60

GSJ

GAL.

moires 21.520 ks, 19.46 meiren 6,110 k.. 42.10 meste Transmission 1

(6.8.H, G.SO.)

4.m. Hig Ben. The Lord Mayor's

Ianquet, 1036.

4.14 p.m. A Recital by Jeanne Tryckenne (Anatralian Reptman). 433 p.m. The Policaman'a 101," 5.10 p.m. Beethoven's Pianoforte Sonata

6. Kael Ulrich Schnabel (Piano- faric).

537 p.m. Musical Interbole, 6.40 p.m. The News and Announcementa..

Greenwel Time Signat at 5,45 poi 6 p.m.

Chiam.

pionship of the World,

Transmission 2 1.8... 6.8.1.)

7.m. 11 Den. *Empire

No. 13.

Magazine,

1.32 pint. The B.1.C. Northern Ireland

Dickestre.

10. The Ford

1130.

Mayor's flanquet,

Gierenwich Time Signal at 0p.m.

9.5 p.m. The News and AuBouncemenfa. 324 pm. The Light Heavyweight Cham-

pinnship of the World.

5.ja n.m. Envol.

Transmission 3 [6.8.0, 0.8.F, OSIL) 10 pr. Ren. Imperial Aftalej. K mik by 11. V. Hodsen, 10.10 p.m. *Manisfogue in Melody Gerry Moore in syncopated plano music, 19.30 p.m. Geiger and ħla Orebestra. 10.13 p.m. Empire Bookshelf?

11 pm. The Totavey Munizioal Orchestra, 11.55 p.m. The Lord Mayor's Banquet,

10.76. Greenwich Time filgnal at 12 .m. 12.30 am. The News and Announcements, 12.50 s.m.

· Dance Musle.

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