1937-01-19 — Page 19

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1987.

NEW AIR SQUADRONS FOR EAST SOCKS

Essential For Defence Of Singapore & Hongkong

EXPANSION PLANS READY TO BE

PUT INTO EFFECT Three Major Difficulties Now Removed

E addition of several new squadrons to the Far East

THE

Command of the Royal Air Force will be announced officially in the near future, a London source · discloses.

Although the Far East Command is geographically the largest in the Empire its present strength is limited to the four squadrons based on Seletar.

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Experts have expressed the view that at least. squadrons are urgently needed to provide an adequate aerial defence of Singapore and Hongkong, and to protect British trade routes in the Far East.

Present plans, it is believed, provide for the establishment this year of at least one squadron at each of the following centres:

Tengah (Singapore Iskand}

Penang.

Nicobar Islands (Bay of Bengal)

Kai Tak (Hongkong)

Hat Hueng (ongkong).

Later, more squadrons will be based at Sembawang (Singa- pore Island), at various strategic centres in Malaya, and possibly in Boraco and Burma.

IMPORTANCE OF BORNEO

some

ROMANCE SOON ENDS

£70,000 a year John "Caliban" Barrymore. with his nineteen- But year-old bride. Elaine Barrie, whom he made his fourth bride. the rofaner is of. atul Elaine has now instituied proceedings for

divorce.

WITH THE HEAD- HUNTERS

IN FORMOSA

IT IS FATAL TO RUN Fleeing Enemy Followed By Poisoned Dart

RADIO BROADCAST

A Friendly Chat With Local Listeners

STUDIO RECITAL.

Radio Programme" Broadcast by 12...B. W. on a wavelength of 355

querres (845 ), 31.49

9.52 megacyeles).

meires

4-7 p.m. Chinese Programme.

7 p.m. A Light Orchestra Con- cert.

Spring Song (Mendelssohn); Jea- lousy--Tango Tzigane (Jucolt Gade); Ich liebe dich-Waltz (Waldteufel /

Ffoulkes): Fairy_Tate (Heykens, ner, Fi

The Trulling Arbutus (Friedman); The Skaters Waltz (Gunk'); Peters- burg Sleigh-Ride Party (Eilenberg); Chopinata Potpourri (arr. Silber- mann): "The Quaker Girf"--Come to the Ball (Ross and Monckton).

7.30 Closing Local Slock Quota Huns and Hongkong Exchange Market Report.

7.35 Dance Music.

8 p.m. Local: Time Signal, Wen-- ther Report und Announcements.

8.03 Popular Marches.

Liberty Bell (Sousa: Hiawatha Fidelis Murch (Moret): Semper (Sousa, arr, Hewitt); Steadfast and True (Teike, arr. Bldgood).

A

8.15 p.m. From the Studio. Recital by Prue Lewis (Violin) and Helen Lockhart (Contralto).

1. Contralto Solo—“Aria"-Pleta, Signor....Stradella. 2. Violin Solos "Sonata in G Major"-Allegretto Tranquille, Allegro Vivace....Grieg: 3. Contralto Solo-N ...Robert

Maric.... Franz, Obstinatia....de Fontenuil- les; 4. Violin Folo-Spanish Dance ....Gramado 5. Contralto Solos Coucou. Oriarn, Sea-Moods..... Catford,

ALTHOUGH this expansion has rome, the actual progress of ex- been under consideration foron is consideralty larger than

time past, and the early pars on the surface.

In various squadrons the number establishment of R.A.F. stations planes comprising the squadrons at Penang and the Nicobars hashas been increased by as much as 50 per cent. Many Fighting squadrons already been semi-officially an have been increased to 14 machines. nounced, the Air Ministry was hombing squadrons to 12 amchines. unable to expedite its Far East and the average strength of naval programme to any extent until "ir squadrons has been raised from WHAT is the correct procedure mountains. The western part of the railton Harty.

1937.

Three main factors were respon- sible for the delay.-

four to six machines.

10 paddy-elds, and the mountains were situated or

Eight distinel dying nations had

to be adopted when one

is

descended Island

the east coast.

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It is estimated that the number of | making a leisurely walking tour front line plates to Great Britain in the mountains of Formosa, will shortly be raised 1,650, while the (1). The Washington Treaty, un-number of naval planes will and happens to come across

head-hunter coming in the op- der the terms of which any increase deartiled and brought up to 440. of Pacific fortifications, east of

posite direction, and seemingly Singapore was prohibited.

all set for lopping off the first

(2). The lack of suitable land-

pair shops in the Far East.

necessity of (3). The prior strengthening the Home Squadrons. proceded by the Mediterranean

SELETAR STRENGT}{

To what degree the Overseas com- ing-grounds, aerodromes, and re-mands are benefiting by this head which comes into view?.

method of organisation is not divulg- A way out of this awkward pre-

thedicament was suggested by Profes The nominal strength of cd two torpedo-bomber squadrons at sor Clarence Griffin when he lectured Seletar is nine machines each, and on the Aborigines of Formosa hefore

the of

Royal Asiatic that of the two flying-bost squadrons members.

Society.

Professor Grifin said that in a situation like this it would be fatal to run. The head-hunter would then

crisis and the announcement Germany's

gramme.

vast expansion pro-Ove machines each.

All three difficulties have been re- moved either partially or in whole.

The Washington Treaty expireil with the end of last year.

Two aerodromes. complete with the latest military equipment, are nearing completion Hongkong. Landing grounds have been tid down in British North Borneo and heavy Sarawak. The aerodromes

felch

The only thing to be done was te --stoop, and- pick a bluebell off the ground, and then to move to wards the head-hunter in a friend- manner. lie would then he pacified, as this served as a gesture of friendship:

8.45 "Rosamunde"-Overture (Schubert), Played by the Halle Orchestra. Conducted by

8.55 London-News nouncements.

Sir

arki

An-

9.15 From the Studio. A Jazz chosen the island of Formosa as their Piano Recital by Doreen Ma.

1. last resting place, and their remnants? Yeah Man; 2. Until the Real were still to be found among

TheThing rumes along; 3. Dark Eyes; aborigines of the mountains. 4. Medley: 5. What a girl, what a night, what a moon! 0. Never gonna dance.

JAPANESE LAW

Head-hunting among these tribes had now been practically stopped by Japanese law, but it was a custom that was very hard to wipe out a together, as it had been in practice}| for centuries.

9.35 "Ganzing" (Benatzky), played by Jac, fylton and his Orchestra,

"A 9.40 From the Studio, Friendly Chat with our Listeners." 9.50 Three Songs by the Roswell Sisters

Four of the "nations" (represented "Gold Diggers of 1935-Lullaby among the aborigines still practised of Broadway: "Follow the Fleet"- the custom. At the tender age ofI'm putting all my eggs in one basket.

youths from these tribes were Let yourself go. compelled to go forth and bring back the head of an enemy, unless they Talk: "World Affairs" by H. V. Hod- wished to be branded as cowards. son.

On his return from such an ex-

pedition. the youth was welcomed home by his whole tribe, and if the expedition had been successful he was branded with two marks under the chin to show that he was a man.

The personnel at Seletar, total- lag more than 700 men. sug gesis however that the nominal strength of the squadrons could be

send 17. out his blow-pipe and after his feoing enemy poisonous expanded in an emergency. New squadrons which are to bedart. It would be equally foolish to added to the Far East Command are

move forward. likely to be either of the flying-boat torpedo-bomber class, for reconnaissance and Penang and Kuala Lumpur have operations against a hostile fleet of

VC warships. been reconstructed so that heavy torpedo-hambers

can land and take-off. Agrodrome sites in other parts of Malaya have been secretly Aero-factorles in working day and night, have reached a stage of production that will enable the R.A.F. Home expansion program- me to be fulfilled in a few months. and already a degree of "security" has been oblained which was dreamt of two years ago.

surveyed.

The development of Bing-hoal nehorages and landing grounds in Borneo is being watched with parti cular interest in view of their strate-

Formosu, said Professor Griffin, in descendants from the Chinese, had 150,000 aborigines who inhabit the

PUT TO DEATH

10 p.m.

London-Big Ben.

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10.10 London-Irish Traditional Songs and Fiddling (Recorded).

10.25 A Variety Programme. Piano Solo Nimble Fingered Gen- Vocal- tleman....Billy Mayer!}; Thar's gold in dem thar hils.

Billies: Organ Solo The

Great Britain, gie command of the sea approaches addition to a population of 5,000,000) to bring back the head of a woman, With 'my Darling;;

un-

HOME DEFENCE Although about 80 new squadrons are nominally allotted to Home De- fence in the official expansion pro-

Coronation Stamps

HONGKONG WILL

BE INCLUDED

London, Jan. 18.

to Singapore, and of the present vul- nerability of the Miri ollfields.

THE KING AND QUEEN

TO SEE THE GRAND NATIONAL

London, Jan. 1B,

EUROPEAN HOUSE

BURGLED

DIAMOND RING STOLEN

Burglars entered the residence of

1. The King and Queen, accompanied Mr. P. L. Hapley, at 18 Dorset

by Queen Mary, the Princess Royal Crescent, Kowloon Tong, between 4) and Lord Harewood, drove from Sandringham to Newmarket to-day and 5 o'clock this moraluit, und suc- and visited the Jockey Club and in-ceeded in getting away with a half- spected

Face horses. which are hoop diamond ring and a lady's gold. stabled at Egerton House. 1 is understood Their Majesties hope to see the Grand National at Aintree on March 19.

was

King

Steps Out Medley.....Reginald If, however, he was so cowardly as Foort; Vocal-George Formby Medicy George Formby: VocalDancing

This is the

the kiss of he himself was put to death by the j members of his tribe.

Romance. Lucienne Boyer; Instru- Drink- In spite of this somewhat barbar-mental-Gipsy Fantasy, Gipsy aus custom, these aborigines were ang Song....Rode ond His Tziganes: very ine people, possessing a high Vocal-Hypotized. A Little Rendez-

Turner Layton. vous in Honolulu. of morals. They were never code known

to steal.

11 p.m. Close Down.

Japan, in the opinion of Professor Griffin, would stand more chance of wiping out the practice of head- hunting if she were to go about It in a more peaceable manner.

HE PEERS BEYOND

THE STARS

avatch, valued at $300.

The first man to peer beyond the Mr. Rapley

disturbed by a stellar system into the vast unknown noise and actually saw a man in the spaces of the universe and look upon

seize its inhabitants-the

London,

The King and Queen will visit the Arrangements have been approved British Industries Fair at Olympia bedroom.

could Before he

by the King for a special Coronation twice, on February 16 and 18 him, however, the intruder escaped Issue of stamps, to consist of three British Wireless. denominations, in one

common

design, in each of the Colonial Depen dencies. Similar arrangements also being made for Newfoundland. The issues will be on sale from December 12 to 31. It is not anticipated thint the new permanent Colonial Issues will be ready before the end of the year.

.

through the window.

nebulac-ig in

He is Dr. Edwin Hubble, premier astronomer of America, and his "eye" is the great 100-inch reflector at Mount Wilson Observatory, Culi- fornia, biggest telescope in the world,

He DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF

described 10 inc how a "sample" of outer space has been Before Mr. K. Kéen, at the Central | surveyed as thoroughly as a plot of

Det.-buliding ground. morning, Magistracy Inspector M. Murphy asked for an order for the confiscation of 88 shot gun cartridges found unclaimed in Gutzloff Street on January 12. The order was granted.

·AN HONEST MAN MAY BE CARVED OUT OF ANY WILLOW STUMP, DUT TO MAKE

The stamps will be of the same A ROGUE YOU MUST HAVE BRAINS. shape and size as the Silver Jubilee Schiller Issue and will be printed in single

colours by

the

recess process,

..

This

A inceling of the “Old Boys" of the now defunct Victoria English School is convened for Friday, January 22, May at 6 p.m. at Mr. J. H. Ruttonjee's re-

The design of the stamps In- The forthcoming wedding is on- cludes

portrait ♫

bolh of

the nounced of Mr. William Thompson King and Queen in a setting of Rochester, Chief Oficer, merchant! Coronation emblems, including crown, service, Messrs. Jardine, Matheson orb, sword of state and sceptre. The& Co, Ltd., and Miss Elizabeth Duft date of the Coronation is inscribed at Anderson, typist, c/o Helena the top of the design, and the issuing Institute. territory appears at the base, with duty labels in the lower corners. -- British Wireless.

ENGLISH CHANNEL

GALE

London, Jan. 18.

which

lah Channel,” heavy

Beas

A 50-year-old man named Yue Sek was taken to the Government Civil Hospital yesterday suffering from in- juries received in a fight with other men in Elgin Street. Four seamen

This

mere sample contained 100,000,000 nebulae-a nebula is a stellar system like our own system of the Mility Way-and was 1,000,- |000,000 light years" in diameter. A light year can be calculated from

light! the fact that in one second travels 180,000 miles,

STILL BIGGER “EYE" An even larger telescope, a 200in. sidence, Rutton Building, Duddell reflector, is to be set up in the next: Street. The occasion is the celebra-five years for the Californian Insti- tion of the 80th, birthday unniversary tute of Technology, of Mr. W. W. Braidwood, the retired Headmaster of the School.

Attracted by a radiator cap while

of the ss. Lucy Moller were admitted he was walking aimlessly along

At present it is rotating night and day on A specially-made grinding machine in a specially- bullt house in which the tempera- ture can be controlled to balanco exactly between summer and win-

Ler,

to the same hospital with injuries Queen's Road near the Public Library During to-day's gale in the West yesterday with other seamen man yielded to temptation and stole received in a fight in Queen's Rand yesterday, a 28-year-old unemployed

Bit by bit two tons of glass are pounded coust defence works and The injured persons are Yu Fat, 33, it from a car belonging to Mr. P. B. being ground off its 30-ton mass,

Then day and night for months it promenades of pleasure resorts drove Hoi Sung-ling, 33, Wong Kee-po, 24 Selic, jr. Before Mr. K. Keen at the many vesicle to shelter. The train and Wing King-fung, 33. The first Central Magistracy this morning, the will be polished with beeswax and ferry cargo service between Dover two men are in a serious condition. mum, named Law Chl-lam, was bound rouge. This new "eye" will pene- trate about twice as far into space as and Dunkirk was cancelled-British | As the result of the fight, six men over in $50 for a year for the theft. Wireless:

have been detained,-

-Det-Sergeant Byron · prosecuted,-!

any other telescope.

DAVENTRY PROGRAMMES

The following wavelengths and frequencies are used by Daventry,

Wavelength 4,500 .c. 40,50 metree

Frequency

14,510 k.c. 11.55 metres 9.555 k.. 21,30 meires metres metres 10.82 metres

Sign

CSA

€911

GSC

CND

11,700 k..

GSE

11.65.c.

23.26

CSP

15,140 k..

GRO

17.700 k..

5810

21,470 k..

GST

T

GSL

G80

GSP

J

14,260 k.c.

16.86 13,97 metror 19.64 metres 19.60 metren 45,10 motren 15,150 ke. 19.76 Betten

21,540 k.. 0,110 k.c.

15,810 k.. 10.00 meirea

Transmission 1

(6.8.B., 6.8.0., 0.8.6.)

4 p.m.

Of all urticles of men's wear there is probably no greater demand for novelty and change than in Socks, and to meet this demand a large variety of designs and plain colours are always in stock, at prices ranging from $1,75 per pair.

MACKINTOSH'S LTD.

MEN'S WEAR SPECIALISTS,

KEWERKERONGSAANUDOSEDANTUNGKANDANEMARKENSODORANTESDCLSTERXWW

THURSDAY at the ALHAMBRA

MUSIC MELODY RHYTHM !

BUDDY ROGERS

aud

JUNE CLYDE

DANCE

BAND

ORECTED IN.

- MARCEL VARNÉL

Thursday at the KING'S

THE STORY OF THE G-MEN'S NEW JOB! THE SCREEN'S SENSATIONAL NEW HIT!

EDW.G.ROBINSON BULLETS BALLOTS

Of

JOAN BLONDELL Barton, MacLane

Humphrey Bogart «Frank McHugh- (A Flui Nalignal Picture dievcted by Wm. Keighley

HEROIN TRAFFIC he knew the pills were

HEAVY SENTENCES

AT SESSIONS

drug.

"FUNNY IDEAS"

dangerous

At the Police Court, he made П lengthy statement saying that he touched the paste just out of curiosity. On being cross-examined, he stated the house belonged to a friend of his, Described by counsel as a man of and added that the reason why he funny ideas, Wong Ngau, aged 82, took oli his clothing, although unemployed, was charged before the it was a cold day, was because it was Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor his habit of doing so when visiting at the Criminal Sessions this morning friend. At the end of his evidence, with unlawful

on of ounces

containing

1270 ht

λ

heroin and

34

Upper

on

December 1

Dig Ben, Lindruns v. Davis, Commentary

ปร US

wilonker

match. 4.22 p.m. The 8.3.C. Theatre Organ. 4.45 1.0.

'I Was There": "The Ring of the Brasumen (Southern Nigeria).* A Recital by the Sylvan Trio. 6.40 p.m. The News and Announcementa. Greenwich Time Signal at 1,45 Dom.

& p

Transmission 2

(6.8.1, G.8.G., G.S.H.)

ig Ben. Allan Kennedy, at the Organ of the tegal Cinema. Glagow.

7.25 p.m. Dramatie Reading Drinkwater's

Abraham Lincoln.'

7.60 D.. The D.1.0. Empire Orcheulen. 8.40 "pum." Musical Interlude.

8.5 p.m. The News and Announermenta, Greenwich Time Bignal at 9.18 p.m.

A commen 0.10 p.m. Lindrum v. Der

tary on the snooker match, 9.35 p.m. Dance Music.

Transmission 3.

(0.8.0., G.9.F, 0.6.3.)

10 p.m. Bir Hen. World Affairs,"

by I. V. Hodson. 10,16 mm. Irish Traction

A talk

Bongs and taiting. 10.25 pm. Mat Mulcahy. "The Qu!" Besoen Man from County Tyrone." 10.5 p.m. Irish Traditional Bonga Fiddling (con'L).

10.45 p.m. Tales of the Bea" ~~2.

and

11 p.m. The Toracay Municipal Orchestra. 12.00 mim. The News and Announcementa.

Greenwich_Tima Bignal st 12.41 km. 12.50 m. Dance Mesio.

NALDERA LEAVES

London, Jan. 18. The P. and O. liner Naldera, East for the past few days, sailed this on her voyage to the Far delayed

- afternoon.—Reuter,

of pink and 8,814 heroin pills at Lascar

Row

34

Mr. M. J. Abbott prosecuted, and

admitted he was lying. "Apparently he is a mon of funny ideas, commented Mr. Abbott,

After Mr. Grimmitt had given

the following jury was empanelled: evidence of the rald, Mr. Taylor Messrs. L..

L. I. Dopson (foreman), testified that the pink paste found on Cheng Sau-tsung, Chau Ha-leung, accused's hands contained caffeine,

an Ingredient of heroin pills. Chen Kin-che, Ho It-nam. Iu Hung-

walt and L.G. da Lima.

Asked

From the dock, accusça denied that

If he had any objection to the pills were his. He sold he went

the fury, accused repeatedly said the to the premises to pay a visit to his pills were not his,

"It's not the pills, it's the jury,"

safd His Lordship umidst laughter.

friend.

The jury found him guilty, and

passing sentence of three and a half.

Mr. Abbott said that on December years' hard labour, His Lordship said 19 about 8.30 a.m., Sentor Revenue he had so often expressed his deter- Officer A. W. Grimmitt, together with mination to stop this type of offence Mr. H. A. Taylor, Assistant Superin- that accused must have come to know tendent of the Imports and Exports of il

La Ng. 48, woman, who had pleaded Department, und n party went to third floor of 34 Upper Lascar Row, guilty to the charge, received the They knocked for admittance, and on same punishment. receiving no reply, Mr. Grimmitt put

the

his hand round the edge of the door

It is announced that Miss Catherine to allow one of his men to squeeze in. Beatrice Pegg, daughter of Mr. and On the premises were accused, en

elderly woman, Lo Ng who had Mrs. T. E. Pegg, will marry Mr. Francis Joseph Soden at St. Joseph's ready pleaded guilty to the charge, Church on Friday, February 5, at and another woman not concerned 3.30 p.m. Following the ceremony,

the

The

--------------------------3 TYPEWRITING AND COPYING

case, floor was used as a heroin pill reception is to take place at

Penk. in .full factory, and was actually blast at the time of the raid. The hands of accused were

examined and found to be heavily coated-with pink paste. The articles mentioned in the charge were found on the premises, as well

a red piece of paper which contained a formula for the man- ufacture of the pills,

When formally charged,, necured i said the woman Lo Ng Introduced him to work there," and "dented that

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