1937-01-18 — Page 19

THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, JANUARY 18,

She Will Wear First Bridal Dress Ever Spun By English Silkworms

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NEW INDUSTRY

MAKES

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By LOUISE MORGAN

London, Jan. 1.

first piece of bridal satin to be woven in England from threads of silk spun by English silkworms will be worn in this month.

The bride will be Miss Betty Newell, head reeler at the silkworm farm at Lullingstone Castle, Kent, the only one of its kind in Britain.

Yesterday I watched Miss Newell, a pretty brown-haired Surrey girl of 22 as she dipped and drew among a maze of fine golden thrends, guiding them from the cocoons to the reeling machine. She is the first. English girl to master the 5,000-year-old art of cocoon roeling.

The Latin 11c" gleaming like mother-of-pear! In on old Tudor chest at the castle until Christmas Eve, when It will be presented to the' bride-to-be by Lady Hart Dyko, founder of the farm.

"After five years

of the hardest kind of work we feel the new Industry is now on Its feet," Lady Hart Dyke told me, "and

are all Wo

thrilled, from the manger to the youngest girl apprentice,

orders than we can supply for the next ten years.

"Alrendy we have more

In 1931 Lady Hurt Dyke planted a fens dozen experimental mulberry bushes. To-day sbe has 27,000 bushes on 21 neres and the entire west wing of the castle Is reserved for breeding the millions nf silk- worms,

EIGHT LARGE FEEDING ROOMS

Eight large rooms are Alled with tall wooden frameworks on wisalcl rest wicker feeding-trays. During tite breeding season from May to July girls carry along narrow gangways bankels of fresh-cut leaves at two- hour intervals from 4 a.m. to mid- night.

The worms eat without stopping for 21 days," said Lady Hart Dyle. "and make a cracking noise with their faws that can be heard out- alde. I've never worked out how much a single worm cats, but we reckon 20 tons of leaves to a million.

FLAGSHIP VISITS MANILA

ADMIRAL AND LADY LITTLE ARRIVE

ENTERTAINMENT

ARRANGED

Manila, Jan. 17.

"They, ore sensitive crentings, aněl jump like a nervy person if the door is banged."

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hlore

'Sir Oliver Hart Dyke, her husband,

distinguished engineer who engaged anti-submarine work during, the war, has just finished making a third reeling machine for

These are simpler and her.

ber original efficient than

Italian martine.

Another English improveitem has

the erection of neat been

straw "tents" over the trays for the worTIS to spih their cocoons, on. Instead of the rough branches used, on the Con- tinent.

NEW YORK MARKET ADVANCES

BUT TRADERS ARE CAUTIOUS

New York, Jun. 10. The entire list advanced on the New York Exchange to-day, led by U.S. Steel.

Traders continued to be cautious, however, due to the foreign situation retarding investment operations.

The uncertain and irregular com- madity markets also influenced the stock market

DOW-JONES AVERAGES

Industrials Ralls

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Thanksgiving Day in Ammerlen. A giant "Father Knickerbineker" heads the parade through the streets of New York.

HISTORY IN FILMS NEED NOT BE TOO

ACCURATE ·

GROUP of eminent historians and film authorities In London are holding their final discussions on the falsification of history in alms. "This matter is becoming of vital importance now that films are being used for educational purposes," Mr. Oliver Bell, general manager of the British Film Institute, says.

Jan. 15. Jan. 18. Change

181.53 185.73 Up 1.20 The committee, which is sitting under the auspices of the Institute, 55.60 56.31 Up .09 take the line that it is not desirable to be pedantically correct in detail, 37.05 37.26 Up 21 he explained. 105.77 105.89 Up .12

DRAMATIC LICENCE Volume:--1,705,000 shares.-United

Utilities

Bonds

Press.

EXTORTIONERS SENTENCED

GOT MONEY BY MENACES.

Twa alleged extortioners, Yu 44, and Chung Pat- Chung-hong

Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Little,hung. 26. both unemployed, who had Commander-in-Chief of the China attempted to .demand $15 with Station, rived here from Hongkong

from Shu Kwok-plu, 28, nenaces Friday on board his flagship, H.M.S. dentist, on January 14, made another Cumberland. on six-day. visit.

appearance before Mr. Himsworth at Lady Little arrived a little later in the Kowloon Megistrucy

this H.M.S. Falmouth.

ing when they called witnesses for their defence.

Unfortunately for them, these witnesses were unable to refute the dentist's testimony, and the defendants were convicted.

Sir Charles called on Senor Manuel Quezon, the President of the Philip pine Commonwealth, this afternoon at the Malacan Palace, where a con- stabulary battalion, formed a guard of honour.

Other courtesy calls were also ex- changed in the course of the day.

Sir Churles, in an Interylew, re- called his first visit to Manlia, which was cut short by King George V's death. He declared that he was very glad to return to the Philippines a second time.

A series of brilliant entertainments has been arranged for the dis- tinguished, visitors-Reuter.

Stabilisation Sought

ROOSEVELT'S CHIEF OBJECTIVE

.ministration.

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As they had a clear record, accused were given the option of paying o fine of $100 each, or undergoing three months' imprisonment.

For instance, a meeting between Queen Elizabeth and Mary Queen of Scots, though it never occurred, need not necessarily misrepresent the true spirit of history.

gures of

The producer should have some dramatic licence, but the liberty of the artist did not carry with it the right to defume great the past.

The committee will recommend to the producer the employment of an historical expert on the period. who would see the film through from the beginning.

EXPERTS ARE OVERRULED

This measure is, however, not con- aldered suffelent. It is pointed out that the views of even the most au- thoritative expert are often overruled.

A second proposal will therefore be made in the nature of a cluck, recommending that after release the film be subiniited to another expert. who would advise educational authorities as to its worth for teach- ing purpose.

"The teaching profession will not hesitate to use films in their classes it they have the assurance of expert on its accuracy," declared Mr. 13el.

DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF

an

MAN WHO COULDN'T BE HANGED

TO SPEND LIFE IN PRISON

1937.

RADIO BROADCAST

Dance Music From Hongkong Hotel

ZE.K. PROGRAMME

Radio Programme Broadenst by Z.B.W. on a Wavelength of. 355 inctres. (845 kc's); 31.40 metres (0.52 megacycles).

K SHOES

for

Quality

p.m. Helay of Dance Music Comfort and

from the Root-Garden of the Hong-

kong Hotel.

pm. Light Opera and Musical Comedy

Durability

in

"Helen" Vocal Gems (Herbert, Offenbach, arr. Korngold); "Veron- que" (Messager) The Swing Song: Trot here and there (Donkey Duet)... Winnie Melville (Som Tan and Derek Oldham (Tenor); "Tom JonesSelection (German); "Merrie England" (German)-Waltz Som: "The Maid of the Mountains" (Fraser

Sison)-Lover will and a way........... Helene Esserman (Soprano),

Black and

7 p.m. A Recital by Vladimir Patent Leather

Horowitz (Planoforte) and Eva Turner (Soprano).

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Pianoforte Solo-"Sonata In Minor" (Scalatti)-Andante Moss “Sonata in A Major" (Scarlaill) Presta: Sopronu Solos-"Aida" (Ver- dy-G Patriu Min "Il Trovatore" (Verdi)-D'Amor Sull' All Rosee; Planoforte Solo-Mazurka in Minor, Op. 41, No. 2 (Chopin); Dream Visions, Op. 12, No. 7 (Schumann); Soprano Solo"La Tosca" (Puccini)

Vissi D'Arte.

7.30 Closing Local Stock Quota-

und

Exchange *Hongkong

tion

Market Report.

2515 p.m. The Light Symphony Orchestra.

Dear Isle of Man (Haydn Wood); May Day Overture (Haydn Wood); Queen Mary's Song (Elgar, arr. Haydn Wood); Like to the Damask Rose (Elgar, arr. Haydn Wood); Shepherd's Song (Elgar, arr. Haydn Wood).

8 pm. Time, Weather and An- nouncements,

8.03 A Relay from the Ko Shing Theatre (Cisinese).

11 p.m. Close Down. 8.05-11 p.m. European Program- me from Z. E. K. on a frequency of 640 kilocycles,

8.05 p.m. A Programme Varicly.

of

Vocal-A Marriage has been ur- ranged; Lancashire Lass....Turner Laylon; Plano Ducts-Parade of the Tin Soldiers; Nolo....Rowicz and Landauer: Vocal-Did I remember..

Gracie Fields; Cinema Organ...... Medley of old songs. Leslie James; Vocai-Going Home....Jack Savage

his Cowboys; Instrumental and

..The Eight Paño Speak Easy.

Solo Keyboard Symphony: Banjo Kapers: Mandoline Solo-Mazur.... Mario De Pietro, Vocal-Do the Run- around; My First Thrili......June Clyde (Soprano); Orchestra-(a) At Dawning; (b) The Land of the Sky Blue Water...Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians; Vocol-A Star fell

of

Heaven....

...Sam

Browno (Baritone): Accordeon Solo Sedibal, one-step Arabe....Maurice Alex- ander,

cut

8.55 p.m. London News and An- nouncements.

9.15

p.m. "Petroushka" (Stravinsky, played by the London Symphony Orchestra, Conducted by. Albert Contes

3rd

1st Tablenu-The Mid-Lent Fair: Russion 1st Tableau (Continued) Dance; 2nd Tableau--Petroushka's Room; 3rd Tableau The Moor's Room:

Tubicau (Continued) Petroushka interrupts the Moor and the Ballerina: 4th Tableau-The Fair towards

Tableau- evening; 4th (Continued) Gypsies Dance, Coach- man's Dance Masked Revelry; 4th Tableau-Petroushku is slain. Its ghost haunts the Magician.

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Shanghal. Jun. 10. The British Consulate announces that the sentence on Atma Singh,

9.48 p.m. The Maestros, Auld Scots Songs (arr. Franels; the Indian who escaped death when the hangman's

broke at the Welsh Memories-Vocal Medley (arr. Word Road Gaol, has been commuted Evans and Francis). to one of life imprisonment, with

10 p.m. Dance Music.

hard labour.

The

sentence

rupe

will be served in India-United Press.

The following oficial statement on the abortive hanging was recent

EVERY DAY IS A VESSEL INTO WHICH I H.M.S. Dainty leaves Hongkongly issued by Sir John Brenan, the Much may de POURED, IF WE FILL IT to-day for a cruise to Welhalwel,

UP TO THE BRIM-Goethe.

The P. and O. liner Corfu is due here from Singapore at 3 p.m. on Wednesday.

The Civil Service Cricket Club will hold whist drive on Thursday, January 21, commencing at 0.20 p.m.

The U.S.S. Ashville left Hongkong yesterday on a routine cruise.

Au Pau, aged 79, was taken to the Kowloon Hospital yesterday after an alleged attempt to commit suicide by swallowing heroin pilis.

A woman, Chai Sze, aged 45, was Kwok Shik, bar-boy. who was removed to the

Government Civil admitted to the Kowloon Hospital on Hospital yesterday with injuries to Saturday, being one of those severe- the chest, alleged to have been infilet-

injured in the fire on the Kowloon-ed by two unknown men, Canton Railway train, succumbed to his injuries last

the to

.

General: — "After

British Consul examining many witnesses and n

11 p.m. Close Down.

NALDERA SAILING TO-DAY

300 PASSENGERS FOR FAR EAST

careful inspection of the rope and the execution chamber, the commis- sion of enquiry were satisfied that the rope was cut by the comparative- ly sharp edge of the steel girder to which I was attached, and that there had been no wrongful tamper- ing with it.

HONGKONG METHOD "The

Brrangements in the execu tion chamber have been designed to comply with the latest requirements

London, Jan. 17. of the Home Oflee in London, in The P. and O. liner Naldera, which accordance with which the rupe is undergoing repairs in dry dock at should not be tied round the beam Southampton, following damage to

sett but attaclied 10. 11 shackle

kle one of her propellors, is sailing at I beneath, The executioner, who was p.m. to-morrow (Monday). A new sent up for

the

purpose by the propellor is being fitted. Hongkong Government, preferred, however, to follow his usual method,

Itself.

Yuen Pal, 55, of 211 Hollywood Read, was admitted to the Govern- While walking along Island Road ment Civil Hospital yesterday suffer- Washington, Jan. 17.

yesterday a man named Chan Yue, ing from severe injuries to the neck International currency stabilisation aged 61, of Aberdeen, was knocked cnused when he allegedly attempted appears to be the major objective of down by a car driven by Chan Yat- to commit suicide by hanging him

The Naldera, which was bound for President Roosevelt's second ad- kwong.

Chan received injuries as self on the 6.8. Kin Shan whilst on which is to lie the rope to the beam the Far East with three hundred a result of the accident and was way to Hongkong from Macao.

passengers aboard, left London yes- Mr. Henry Morgenthau,

but had to put in at "Laken' the

Government Civil

seems that the beam used in terday Secretary of the Treasury, appeared Hospital.

Lau Hul, 47, unemployed, was ad- Hongkong is round, and it did not Southampton owing to the damage to at a secret session of the Sennic

mitted to the Government Civil Hos-occur to the executioner or anyone her propellor. Banking and Currency Committee For attempted house-breaking, spital yesterday suffering from the else that the edge of the steel.

The passengers will have spent two *last Friday, and urged for an extens-31-year-old unemployed man named effects of immersion. Lau is said to girder erected here was sufficiently sights aboard, in the dry dock, before

lon of the presidential power

to Ip Yam was charged before Mr. K. have attempted to commit suleide by sharp to cut the rope, especially, as the liner resumes her devaluate the dollar and to operate Keen at the Central Magistracy this jumping off a steam launch en route a previous execution had been sue- the stabilisation fund.

morning. Inspector Kirby asked for from Shamshulpo to Hongkong. Acessfully, carried out in the However, despite the meeting be- | 48 hours" remand for further en- scaman,

Wong On, effected the way

The commisslan last summer, ing secret, suffelent testimony leaked quiries. Ip, who pleaded not gulity, rescue.

that enquiry do not consider out to indicate that Mr. Morgenthau was alleged to have tried to enter.

anyone can be justly blamed for this is more optimistic regarding the No. 222 Queen's Road West, ground

Taking advantage of a big crowd unexpected, occurrence." world trend towards monetary floor. stabilisation.-United Press.

of

same

In a local theatre yesterday 24- Although at the aborlivé 'execu year-old unemployed man, Cheng tion,, Atma Singh's neck didn't "It is not theft, I just took them," Slu-kwong, went up to a married break, It

WOR

atretched almost two

been

possible to

Reuter.

journey.—

RUBBER GAINS

New York, Jan. 16. Rubber prices were 3 to 14 points

was the statement made by Li Lam, woman named Au Po-ling and pick- inches, according to a The China higher here to-day.-United Press. aged 32, house coolls, when brought cd her pocket, managing to get away Press informant, causing severe in- JOIN MANOEUVRES ·

before Mr. K. Keen at the Central with $2. The theft was seen by a jury to his throat and aesophagus. Magistracy this morning charged with Chinese detective who arrested the. As a result, It has Basra, Jan. 17. having stolen five dinner platos, man a little distance from the scene nourish him only with liquids, and Nine machines, belonging to the worth $1.50, from Morrison Hall, of the theft. At the Central Magis he is reported to and dimuler

Hongkong University. 84th Bomber Squadron, stationed at

Defendant, tracy this morning Cheng, who had swallowing even there. It is under Shalbab, Iraq, have left for Singa-who had no previous convictions, was previous convictions, was sentenced stood, however, that his neck is pore to participate in the manoeuvres bound over in $50 for one year. ta three months' hard labour by Mr. improving and in time, may be

Inspector Kirby prosecuted.

there.

Reuler...

IK. Keon.-

restored to its original length.

NOMINATION CONFIRMED

Washington, Jan. 17. The Senate has confirmed the nominations of Mr. William Philipps, Ambassador to Rome, and Mr. Wil- lam Built to Moscow.-United Press.

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