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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

FRIDAY, JANUARY ..... 15, 1937.

Zero Hour In Britain's Gibraltar Of The East.

Bombers, Warships Will

Beware the Snow-man

FOOTPRINTS ON THE

HIMALAYAS

"LIKE ELEPHANT'S

PADS"

£20,000,000 Fortress

'BATTLE' TO TEST

VITAL DEFENCES

MIDNIGHT Calcutta, Jan. 1.

Once again the legendary "abominable snow-man" has left his tracks on the Himalayas,

The outcast giants of Tibetan folklore, whose tracks have been reported by previous climbing expeditions, left strange im- printa in the snow, seen by Mr. Eric Shipton, the Everest climb- cr. now on his way home England after an expedition to the Himalayas alone."

to

On his return to Ranikhet Mr. Shipton Ball the two Sherpas with bim swear the tracks were the foot- prints of a "snow-man." ton was at a loss to account for these Impressions, and says they more re- sembled an elephant's pad than a

Mr. Ship-

man's tread. They were very large

and roundish; the stretch between each impression showing a long reach for a biped.

The Sherpas were terrified when they saw them, and told Mr. Shipton it was most unlucky, especially if they were to watch a sight of the "snow- man," for, though they had never seen him, they had come across re- mains of their friends who had been devoured by the creature, near their homes in Sherpaland, in the vicinity of Everest:

NO MARKS OF STICKS Mr. Shipton had never seen im-' pressions like these, and was much Intrigued by them. There are no villages near the spot, the Kuram Toil; and though there may have been surveyors up there, he did not think they had been to that particular place. The footprints traversed the whole side of the ridge, and as there were no marks of sticks, such as are used by porters to help them along with their loads, it is difficult to imagine what they could be.

One solution may be likely--that n surveyer had been up the ridge, and the hot sun melting the edges of the footprints made them larger each day, and formed a sort of cup, which re- sembled the pad of an elephant.

Colonel Howard Bury, leader of the Arst Everest Expedition, found the imprint of a naked foot 20,000 feet above sea level. He, 100, was unable lo explain it.

THIS

TREE WOULD GIVE YOU A PAIN

IN

THE

NECK

The Empire'a talics

tree is 3011

feet high

It is in the Cumberland Valley,! giant Victoria, Australia, where Encalypta grow, and its height has Just been checked by forest officers." It has a girth, four feet Three from the ground, of 20% feet, and con- tains £100 to £581 worth of timber. It weighs abont 108 tons and would balld five or six wooden cottages, says Austral News,

Seven other trees in the sare "hush" range from 202 feet to 285 feat. All are Encalypta which shed bark but not leaf and are among the beautiful world's oldest and most Bora.

Parson Is Handcuff King

Earl's Barton, Northamptonshire, Dec. 24.

on a day towards the end of January---- the exact date is not yet fixed-will be zero-hour at Singapore, Britain's £20,000,000 fortress carved out of jungle and swamp at the foot of the Malay Peninsula, guarding the sea roads to Australia, New Zealand, China, Hongkong, and all Empire possessions east of Suez.

When zero-hour strikes, combined Army, great Navy and Air Force "exer- cises" staged by the British forces in the East will begin. About 20,000 officers and men of all arms will be engaged in mock

battle.

Warships of the China Fleet, under Admiral Sir Charles Little, will "attack" the Singapore Base. Bombing squadrons and the fastest fighter planes in the world-nearly 100 of them, in- cluding the famous Singapore

across M flying-boats-will roar the sky.

On the ground the fortress guns, anil-nizcraft detachments, and the mechanised Army will aid the air arm in beating off the attack. The whole garrison will take part.

CIVIL

LORD AND SINGAPORE BASE

"There Was

Hesitation

>>>

Singapore, Jan. 1. R. Kenneth Lindsay, Civil Lord of the Admiralty, who has arrived here by air on ble way to Australia, where he will attend the South Australia centenary celebra- tiens as a delegate of the Empire Parliamentary Association, referred to Lord In an interview to-day Rothermere's comments on the Sin- gapore Naval Base.

was in

Raid

THE MAN IN

COMMAND

ADMIRAL LITTLE

Enemy No. 1.

DEATH WOUND IN PALESTINE

RADIO

BROADCAST SCARVES

Light Saxophone Recital By L Palapo

TALK: "THIS IS ENGLAND"

of

Radio Programme Broadcast by SILK

Z.B.W. on a Wavelength of 305 metres (845 k.c's), 31.49 metres (0.32 megacycles),

4-7 p.m. Chinese Programme. -- 7 A Classien! Concert. Handel "Samson"Let the Bright

Suddaby Seraphim...Elste

-09)

prano); Mozart--Concerto No. 3 in Major, K. 210.... Yehudi Menuhin and the Paris Symphony Orchestra; 1st. Movement-Allegro; 2nd. Move

3rd. Movement ment-Adagio: Rondo,

7.30 Closing Local Stock Quota- tions and Hongkong Exchange Market Report,

7.35 A Classical Concert (con- tinued).

Gluck "Paride ed Elena"--0 del mio dolce ardor....Beniamino Gigli, (tenor); Gluck-"Orphee et Eurydice Ballet....Orchestre Symphonique (de Paris); Liszt "Hungarlan Rhap- Body" No. 12... The Halle Orchestra, Conducted by Sir Hamilton Harty; Liszt "Isoldens liebestod"

....Benno Moiseivitch, (planoforte).

8. Time, Weather and An-

p.m

nouncements.

8.03 Four Light Songs by John McCormack (Tenor).

1. An Old Snered Lullaby (Corner, arr. Liddle); 2. Jeanle with the light brown hair (Foster); 3. Sweetly she sleeps, my Alice fair, (Foster); 4. In sweet content (Maedermold-Sander-

son)..

by

8.15 This is England"-Talka representative English people: (2)

Hoa Charles Lyttleton, Worcestershire, heir to an old estate Introduced by Anthony Weymouth. (Electrical Recording).

8.30 The B.B.C. Dance Orchestra. Directed by Henry Hall.

8.55 News and Announcements. 9.15 p.m. From the Studio.

A Light Saxophone Recital by L. Palapo.

1. Valse Vanite....Rudy Wiedacti;

2. Simple Avcu....F. Thome; 3. The Duchess Vatse Caprice...R. Duke Rehl.

March (Haydn Homage 0,30 Wood)....Light Symphony Orches-

tra.

9.35 From the Studio.

A Violoncello Recital by Made- moiselle Adele Clement.

1., Le Cygne....Saint-Saens; 2. 3. Rigaudon Menuet....Valensin,

food of FATHER SAYS SOLDIER Vito. Popper.

This "war" of machines, in a temperature of 90 in the shade at a time when it is winter In Eng-

In a statement to newspaper re- land, is planned to answer the riddie: the Singapore base presentatives in Singapore on Octa-

"IN

ber 28, Lord Rothermere, remarking Impregnable?"

base that the

Singapore of the Opinion has been expressed that example

arma-polley increased

said: "It looked for some without greally

as if the Government in ments, and especially more 'planes, months

A prove white London meant business. Then there Singapore would

seemed to be hesitation and doubt, elephant in emergency.

that what aga operations by the with the result A year

to be Britain's Fleet air arm, and opposed by de- originally intended fence squadrons stationed at Singa- pore, proved to the satisfaction of stronghold in the Far East is to-day the authorities that no hostile air of little value for war on a big craft carrier could approach within scale." 100 miles of the fortress before be- ing blown out of the water.

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HE GOES SILENT

The man whose responsibility it is

prove

DOMINIONS AND DEFENCE

was

of the

Mr. Lindsay said to-day that it was true that in the past there had been some hesitation about the size

of construction of and speed that the "Gibraltar the East" is ready for all emergen- base, but at the moment there was cies is Major-General W. G. S. no hesitation. Dobble, General Officer Commanding. of the Malaya Command, of the Brilish Army:

General Dobbie, a genipi Scot, goes "hush, hush" when asked inconveni ent questions.

WAS LEFT IN HUT

"At Mother's Knee" (Some favourite Lullabies)....Essle Ack- land, (Contralto).

10 p.m. Big Ben. Dance Musle. Forty minutes of the popular dance

REFERRED TO WARnes of to-day.

OFFICE

Complaint that a soldier wounded in Palestine, was left unattended for seven days was made at a Stepner inquest recently.

10.40 Vocal Gems from Musical Comedies,

and

1 p.m. Close Down. DAVENTRY PROGRAMMES

"The Desert Song" The Desert Song....Edith Day and Robert Nay- lor: "Please Teacher"-Selection.... Bobbie Howes, Wylie Watson, Sepha A verdict that "death was due to Treble and Winifred Izard, with The

London Hippodrome Chorus enemy action" was recorded on Re-Orchestra. Rinald Maskelyne Howell, 24, a cor- poral

in the Royal Army Service; the London Corps. He died in Hospital on

Tuesday. Sydney Howell, of Sandringham- a democracy which must be prepared

road, Finchley, stated that his son

e-will-his-

-company 935. On to defend its principles," he said.left for Palestine

"Nobody wants anything aggres-

August 10 In October, sive in the base, for it is only for

ceived a this year he

a cable that his son

been wounded by defensive purposes, and I am sure it enough to defend

shrapnel by a bomb which blew up will be strong

and killed an officer. Britain's interests in the Far East.

"The base is a tangible symbol of

"Australia and New Zealand have the towards contributions made

But when he learned I had travelled to Singapore in the hope

discussing of

the forthcoming manoeuvres with him. the general sent word that he would see me at Fort Canning, his headquarters. There, in the room which hears cost, but. I am not prepared to say more secrets than any other bar- what the Governments in Australia rack-room in the Empire, with the and New Zealand should Malayan sunshine outside, and fans should not do. and Ice-water to remind me that. I was only atly miles equator, Britain's most important part of the Empire must share in defender in the East told me as much the defence of democracy, and every as could be said for publication about part must join in defending its

principles it attacked." his fortress.

from the

He assured me that the Singapore defences are now approaching com- programme pletion and that the designed to enable the base to take its part in the pcheme of Imperial defence with or without revision- all be faithfully executed.

SMALL CARRISON

do and

"I would, however, say this: Every

MORE RECRUITS

London, Jon: 14.

During December, new recruits to the Territorial Army numbered 2,840, an increase of 120 per cent. over was heavier last year than in any year since 1925.- Generut Dobble Informed me that British Wireless. the total Army strength at Singa- pore, when an additional infantry battalion (Gordon Highlanders) arrives next spring, will be only 6,000 officers and men; excluding the Navy

In view of the responsibilities of December, 1935. Recruiting for the the fortress, the garrison is at pre-Territorial Army sent surprisingly small.

PEOPLE of Earl's Barton and Air Force.

are proud of their vicar, Rev., LA. Ewart-Britain's most versatile vicar:

For the Rev. Ewart, friend of Houdini and student of the famous escapologist's methods, con:-

Escape from police handcuffa. Fut on a good show sa ventrilo-

guts himself from ropes and three

Free

pairs of bandcuffs.

Perform baffling conjuring tricks. recently mystified his parish loners by escaping from handcuffs na used by, the Wellingborough and Northampton polleo force.

bad

The following ware-lengtha and frequencies are used by Daventry.

Wavelength Blen Frequetics OBA,600 140.05 metres.

0.570 b.e. 31.55 metres 9,585

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18,250 1.c. 19.64

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81.30 metres

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11,760 0.

15.01 metres

11,865

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GBF

19.23 mecres

GS0

lorry

Later his son cabled that he had been in a hut at Nablus for seven days without receiving any medical attention.

GSJ

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Transmission 1

(0.8.D. 6.5.0., G.E.P.) 4 p.m.

John Londoner al

the

He arrived in England on October and was subsequently removed to

Asked Hospital.

by the coroner, Dr. R. L. hospital treatment In this country Guthrie, if he was satisfied with the Mr. Howell said that he had nothing but praise for it, but he thought that ong to leave a man gric.

it wunded for so long.

vously

R.

the London Dr.

of Ripley, Hospital, stated that Howell was operated upon on November 19 and piece of metal was taken died from the left ear. He

n

35 due to a piece of bomb

in the skull.

The coroner said that the father would have to take up with the War Once the matter of delayed treat- ment for his son.

DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF

A REALLY GREAT MAN HAS ALWAYS

This Agure disposes of any sug- AN IDEA OF SOMETHING GREATER THAN gestion that the Singapore base is HIMSELF-Hazlitt. an "offensive weapon" aimed at any

other Power.

The many friends of Mrs. H. A. General Dobble denied suggestions (Janet) Taylor will regret to learn that the Dutch Government had of her serious illness. Mrs. Taylor made proposals to Britain for a de- fensive aillonce covering the Dutch was taken ill on Sunday last and re- moved to the Victoria Hospital, where she was immediately operated upon. East Indies, Borneo and Malaya.

Talking Himself to Tam Cheuk-wan, allas Chow Po-

Death

The late Mr. Tam Heu-chi, alias yuen, second-hand clothes dealer, formerly of 11 Cedar Street, Sham- shulpo, who died on June 29, 1935, left local, estate worth $10,100 Letters of administration to the estate A four-year-old boy who is talking have been granted to Wong, Shlu- "ARRESTED" POLICE CHIEF himself to death is baffling doctors at wan, the widow. And once after, ho had escaped Memphis. from a rusty pair of handcuffs The boy is Emmie Wilson. Ho

which

Memphis (Tennesse), Jan. 1.

Charged with being in possession a police inspector brought cannot stop talking. Ever since he of two waterpipes at Tai Yuen Street, ho put them on the inspector, was taken to hospital, nearly two Tai Ling, aged 28, unemployed, was along refused to reveal my method weeks ago, he has talked day and reser at

of opening them," said the vicar night.

the Central Magistracy this morn- with a chuckle, “and as the in- He talks of anything-of his lag, and sentenced to three weeks' spector hadn't got a key he had to mother, of his home, or of childish hard labour. Acting Sub-Inspector conscious,, D. Macdonald said the pipes had been return to the station, where he sat things. Sometimes he is

taken from the Dreamland Dance for many hours with constable but more often he is in a coma.

Only strong sedatives can stop him. Hall, which was in course of demoli who was sawing them off with A

The child now weighs only 20. tion. Chan Kwong, aged 43, unem 8 oz. His strength is slowly ebbing ployed, was fined $10 or two weeks' Doctors at arst thought that he had Imprisonment for the possession of meningitis, but they are now at a three large pieces of cast iron grating, loss to explain the strange case Ho stated that he picked them up in n rubbish heap in Shing Wo Road..

"I knew Houdini, the famous Iesenpologist, and his methods," said the Vicar. "My methods are not quite the same, but are on the same principle

Reuter.

A woman, Ho Mul, of 11. Gough Street, was admitted to the Govern- ment Civil Hospital yesterday suffer- ing from injuries received when she Jumped off a moving tramcar in Des Voeux Road Central near Wing Wo Street.

Eloma 4.31 p.m. Beethoven String *Quartets——1. Gp.m.

"Tales of the Ben-2: The Price of Fish. 6.6 p.m. The RBC. Dance Orchi 8.40 p.m. The News and Annowhowassa 14+

Greenwich Time Bignal at .45

Transmission 2

G.S.D., 0.8.0, 0.8.H.)

p.m. Di Ben. 'Cus for Adventure." 7. p.m. Coloratura Soprano 7.45 2.0. As Organ Recital,

1.16 p.m.

"This la England.

8.30 D.L The B.1.0. Dance Orchestru, 3.50 p.m. The News and Announcements. Greenwich Time Sirnal at 9:16 art 0.16 p.m. Friday Midday Concert,

Fransmission 3

(0.88, USJ., G.SH.)

10 p.m. Big Ben. Dance Masla. 10.10 p.m. A Welsh Notebook-5.

10.56 p.m. Danes Male.

11.00 p.m. Musical Interlude.

12. Sea Fruit"

12.10 am, The News and Announcementa. Greenwich Time Bigast at 19.45 am. 12.60 m. "Danen Muse Through the

Agon-5.

21 YEARS AGO Extracts From The "Telegraph" Files

The following extracts are from the Hongkong Telegraph for the week ended January 22, 1916,

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