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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 1937.

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These Names Make News

He Found Romance In The Air As A Wireless Operator

How shipwrecked passengers

unable to help.

PLUCKING words from

the air some thou- sands of miles from where they ---On December 30th., are born, is the daily occupation 1936, in London, to Joan (nee of George Ernest Baxter. In romantic language this Churchill, the wite of Geoffreyless C. Mourie, Hongkong & Shang-means that George is a radio bat Bank, Hamburg, a daughter. [operator—but no ordinary one

at that. ENGAGEMENT.

BAINES FLEX.-The Engagement Wolfe, third son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Talbot Baines, of Leeds, and Joan Enid, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Flex, of Letchworth, Hertfordshire.

is announced between Henry

MARRIAGE.

George is attached to a news service and has, by virtue of his Narticular job, the spicy advan- tage of hearing world news probably earlier than anyone else in this Colony. He took the first fateful intimation here 20 minutes before Daventry re- layed the news, of Edward's ab- dication.

The marriage of Mr. Antonio Marta Xavier, eldest son of Mrs. Julia Maria Xavier, to Miss Augusta Yellowing among the junk of Marin Noronha, daughter of Mr. forgotten days is George's J. M. Noronha, will take place licence "te transmit and send" on Wednesday, 6th January, 1937, at 4 p.m. at the Rosary at 15 words a minute, American Church, Kowloon, to be followed Morse and 12 a minute Con- by Reception at the Club de Recreio. No cards pro being issued but all friends are cordial ly invited.

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 1937.

tinental Morse. The licence is dated 1911 and was among the first half dozen issued in the States. Even more yellow are the newspaper cuttings of the great fire of San Francisco ut The beginning of this century and the notice published by Mayor Schmitz: "The Federal Troops, members of the regular Police Force and all special police officers have been au- thorised to kill any and all persons found engaged in lont- ing...

impossible for rescuers to get near the ship which vlaibly dis- integrated before them. Baxter saw life lines shot across the deck and slip through frozen fingers and finally, in the dark nees of the night, he heard the shrieks of scores of mon and women plunged into the cea ns the ship went down.

In keeping with his propensity for being in at the beginning of things, George played a part in receiving ono of the very first radioed pictures to Ameri-,

now mounts into the air to take the lead as the most futuristic and fantastic creaton of this century of science, It is of in- terest to note that there is an auto-giro in Hongkong. I have only seen it up once or twice and I understand now that it is for sale.

Cavalry Officer Under Czor

can newspapers. The occasion vin

THE

HE passing this week

of Captain Rojdest- removes another figure

was the 1923 earthquake in from the arena of the Far East Japan and the San Francisco in which refugee White Rus- Chronicle scored a scoop in aians have fought the ups and publishing a huge picture of the downs of a strange world since scene of desolation a few days the Bolshevik Revolution parted afterwards. The photographs them from their native land.

Nicholai were taken by ship from Japan

Alexandrovitch to Honolulu and from there Rajdestvin earned his spurs in were radioed by a pre-arranged one of the greatest pre-Soviet code to Baxter who received in military academies, the Tver- San Francisco. The system skaya Cavalry School and was a reminder of the days when was to divide the picture into minute squares and cable the equestrian skill was a noble art, degrees of shading for each one. a gentleman's accomplishment Thirty minutes were occupied and a military necessity. Born in sending it and the result, I in Kazan 42 years ago ho was am bound to say, was somewhat a very young man when war impressionistic.

broke out in 1914 but he joined the famous Targopolsky Dragoon Regiment when Russin threw in her lot with the Allies and fought till the outbreak of the Red Revolution.

For several years now, George has alternated between Hono- lulu, Hougkong and Manila. With a chestful of memories and many friends in many ports, George, at the age of 46 finds news work for United Press the most fascinating of all and still gets a kick from receiving da-di-da from San Francisco every day.

This Man Created The Auto-Giro

Then come more war-coun- tryman against countryman- as the White Russians massed' to meet the Bolshevik rising. The main stand of the Whites was in Siberia where Rojdestvin saw service until the last stand was broken and the stream of defeated began to pour from the country to escape the in-

FOREMAST among mo evitable vengeance.

dern aeronautical pioneers and himself inventor of the autogiro which bears his name, Senor Juan de la Cierva was a victim of a terrible air crash on December 10.

Since then, Rojdestvin has lived a somewhat chequered existence along the Chinn coast, his strongest venture being in the

Great Western Riding School in Shanghai. Since com- ing to Hongkong he has run three such schools with varying success.

The inventor was one of a list of 14 who met their deaths when a K.L.M, Royal Dutch air liner crashed at Purley within a mile of Croydon Aerodrome Taught Chinese Students where it had just taken off. For 20 Years Others killed included Admiral Arvid Lindman, for five years TWENTY years of in- Prime Minister of Sweden.

in

structing Chinese

women

NAVAL BASES IN THE PACIFIC

Senor Clerva was a Spaniard young men and and, of a race that has given. English literature at the Uni- With the passing of the old

Shortly after that fire, in comparatively little to science, versity of Shanghai has taught year, the Washington Treaty which his family lost all they he studied engines at the best Dr. Henry Huizinga, M.A., PH.D., the modern Asiatic's definitely expires, due to Japan's had, George found his way on centres in Europe and realised that denunciation of the agreement board a Pacific steamship which that the aeroplane fell short of greatest forte is in commerce.

Chinese have moved Western which concerned not only the fleet was one of the first fitted with the needs of ideal transport The

further than wireless. George was the opera- whilst its landing and take off even strengths of the signatories but tor and managed to earn a not required a long smooth run. He education in this respect and the also the question of fortification inconsiderable reputation by conceived the idea of putting a records of the University with of bases in the Pacific. Some keeping in communication with propeller on top of the machine which the Professor is

the shore for 40 miles. "Just

so that it could rise and fall ciated, show almost a mass pro- two months ago, the British Gov- out of sight," as he put it.

vertically and, though the idea duction of budding politicians, a administrators and leaders of ernment submitted suggestions) During the war he was an was pooh-poohed at first, for, at any rate, a partial reign-executive officer in Naval Com- freakish-looking body was pro- the new thought in China.

Dr. Huizinga is staying in the. tion of the clause relating to for- munications, Washington, and duced under Cierva's instruc-

at 2.14 m., November 11, tions which convinced experts Colony for health reasons but Lifications, and. both Britain and 1918, received the following: of its practical possibilities. expects to be in harness again the United States have since been "Confidential period captain From this the auto-giro as it next month. At the age of 64 awaiting the Japanese attitude on henry officer in charge bureau is to-day, has been evolved and he is well past the retiring point the question. The Tokyo Gov-paris to captain todd period

armistice is just signed,"

ernment now announces that fur- ther time is required to study the subject, and no decision is likely to be forthcoming until the middle of the present month. Strictly speaking, all the signatories are to stand helpless for hours while the steamship Hanalei Way now, entitled to fortify whatever battered to pulp on Duxbury bases they desire in the Pacific. Reef in a terrific gale. Nineteen It is generally believed that Jupan perished of the 63 on board was but for a long while it has already begun new works of fortification at Formosa, which

George crashed the hordlines { of the San Francisco Examiner in 1914 but under tragic cir- cumstances. As superintendent of the Marconi wireless station on Bolinas Bay he was forced

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was specifically included in the fortifications, a new era will begin Treaty, as well as in the man-in the naval history of the Pacific. sumed this year as during last, dated group of islands, contrary The matter is one of considerable

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to the terms of her mandate, concern to Hongkong, inasmuch it will probably go down in his- She is known to regard the British as the definite scrapping of the tory as Nineteen-Thirsty-Seven! base at Singapore and the Ameri-provisions will permit unlimited can base at Hawaii as potenial fortification of this Colony. If and that results, Japan will only have to her security. Admiral Nagano, the present herself to blame, since it was she Minister of Marine, has given who denounced the Treaty. On expression to these views. There the other hand, there are those seems a distinct possibility that who hold that Britain committed Formosa will be Japan's reply to an error in including Hongkong Singapore, On the other hand, in the fortification ban, and in in embarking on a programme of these quarters there will be gen- intensified. fortification, Japan eral relief if the restriction is now may be restrained by the know-definitely removed, It certainly mas.

O .1 ledge that both Britain and the would be a most undesirable posi- United States can spend more tion if this Colony, the centre of

'Civil servants' salary cuts money than she can. If Japan British. interests in the Far East, does not come to some agreement were kept in a state of relative have been partially restored. axed to in place of the clauses

for On of the Insecurity

indefinite After all, they never be axed! Washington Treaty dealing with period.

A local taipan lost his salary cheque just before the end of the year. Most other husbands lost theirs just before Christ-

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Dr. H. HUIZINGA has taught Chinese students for 20 years.

but doesn't intend to throw up his life work yet. In Hongkong he has picked up in health and has also been delighted to meet some of the young Chinese who have passed through his hands and are now holding their own in the sterner business of post- school life.

A man of wide views on the Doctor has education, specialised in his particular sub- jeet to the point of writing and editing some eight text books which have had and are stil enjoying a great vogue. More than 75.000 coples of his "Best Modern Short Stories" have been sold. Other publications are: "Collego Composition", "Best English Essays," "Best One-Act "Best Long "Plays," Plays,"

Correction "A.B.C.

Code," "Modern Short Stories, and "World's Best Short Stories."

"Chinese students compare very favourably with their the Western brothers," sald Doctor. "The Chinese ore serious minded as a rule and are. very painstaking. They are probably at their best in the. commercial courses but they take a keen interest in politics, mass education and social work. We encourage them in this and the students have done a lot of social and charitable work among the poorer classes as #1 result."-

This Retiring Captain

Was Pirated

Cansen, Commodore

APTAIN C.. A. Chris-

of the China Navigation Co. fleet, passed through Hongkong recently on his way to England.

After 38 years at sea, he is now going to spend the rest of his days as a landlubber, or, at the best, as a passenger on some sea-going ship.

What Capt. Christiansen does not talk about is the fact he was in command of the old Shuntion when she was pirated in the Gulf of Chill on June 18, 1934, when eix foreigners and a Chinese were taken captive and held for two days, to be rescued by the British destroyer Whitshed and an aeroplane from H.M.S. Eagle.

In his report to the company at the time, Captain Christian- sen said there were 42 pirates in the band, who boarded the ship in the guise of passengers at Tangku. Late in the evening We overheard a man remark he thought the crew were mak- that he never enjoyed turkey. ing a lot of unnecessary noise, That's exactly what the bore and the two operators then said.

came for'ard shepherded by the strangers who pointed pistols at

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Quite a lot of people danced

the New Year in. Others merely reeled.

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A man accidentally put his foot through a window early yesterday morning. First-foot- ing.

O 0. Commodity charts reveal the upward trend of rubber. Ex- cellent Para-graphs.

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An insurance broker received a parrot na a New Year gift. Now he should have a good line of talk.

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We notice several men who have recently assumed beards. Intelligent anticipation of lurid gift ties.

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Captain Christiansen heard · two shots and was taken to the smoke room with the wireless operators and several of the crew.

He was later called to see Mr. J. P. Ross, the third officer, whom he found lying in a pool of blood, but still conscious; he had come down off the bridge to warn the captain only to be shot down.

The pirates soon afterwards took away their captives, fore- ing the Chinese crew of the Shuntien to help them in bring- ing their junks alongside the ateamer.

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