1937-01-27 — Page 19

FURTHER FLOOD DEATHS

ACCURATE COUNT

IMPOSSIBLETM VOLUNTEERS "AT FRONT"

Washington, Jani 26.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY,.

Chicken Thief Injured When New H'kong Sentenced Escaping Radio Group

Madame CHIFFON

VICTIMISED

10.

MAN ROLLS DOWN | AERIAL AMATEURS

HILLSIDE

Injuries which will necessitate his

detention in hospital for two months were received by Pun Kan-ann, un- employed, of 153 Apilu Street, when The fell down the hillside on the Taipo Road, near the Kowicon Water Works Catchwater, yesterday.

A 23-year-old vegetable gardener, Chau Kan, was charged before Mr. W. Schofield at the Central Magis tracy this morning with the larceny of three elitekens -belonging- Madame Chiffon of No, & Shouson HI, on January_21.

Sub-Inspector D. J. Dredge sald defendant was arrested after, In-

WAG of vestigations had been made into a re-

..

The growing shortage drinking water and the appall-port by Madame Chiffon that she had ing sanitary conditions in the lost three chickens from her chicken run. The thief had got in by lifting flood area are arousing grave the wire apart. He had then taken the chickens to his village at Wong fears of serious epidemics. :

Chuk Hang and tried to sell them to a woman, who refused to buy them as she muspected that Chau had stolen the birds. Failing to dispose of them, Chau killed, conked and ale one of them, and freed the other two. The chickens were valued at $4 al- together.

are

The known dend now total 132, but the number is possibly grent-

communities er, since many completely isolated and detalls of the casualties are therefore. not avallable from these arcas. The damage so for is extimated at $300,- 000,000.

Volunteer workers are feverishly erecting sandbag bulkheads on top of levees in South-East Missouri, as there are Indications that the dis- astrous crest of the Mississippi is

His Worship ordered defendant to pay $4 amends to the complainant. and. in addition, fined him $25, or a further month's hard labour.

approaching, threatening to test to QUARANTINE RULE

the limit the $1,000,000,000 leveo system in the Lower Mississippi, erected after the tragle floods 1927.

of

Shipments of

serum and anti- toxins are being sped by aeroplane from Washington to the Boston and Philadelphia flood areas.

A message from Cincinnatti states that the raging Ohio River threatens to drive 200,000 more people to re- fugee camps, thus bringing the total to above 700,000.

The peak of the flooding is ex- pected, at Cairo during the week- end. All women and children, as well as the infirm, are being evacun- ted. It is feared that the city will be completely submerged if the Mississippi flows over the sen wall— Renter.

AID. MADE AVAILABLE

Washington, Jan. 20.

The House of Representatives to- day passed the $700,000,000 De ficiency Relief Bill, making avali- able Federal funds for the relief of victims of the floods.-Reuter,

14 DROWNED

New York, Jan. 28.

It is learned here that a barge loaded with refugees from the flood- ed city of Panducah, Kentucky, cap- sized in the ́navighting of the city's streets and 14 lives were lost.-

Reuter Bulletin Service.

SERUM BY PARACHUTE

Chiengo, Jan. 20

A parachutist landed at Paducah, scrum

Kentucky, to-day

carrying

ing from the flood.

with which to fight epidemics result-

BROKEN

LAUNCH AND JUNK PEOPLE FINED

Dr. J. P. Fehily, Port Health OMeer, prosecuted the coxswain of a launch und the mistress of a junk at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning when he accused both of going along- Ride Uie s.8. Tanjo Maru on January 10 while the ship was In the quarantine anchorage and flying the

The man was seen in possession

of a quantity of forestry wood and being chased by Mr. R. J. Everaet when he collidel with a tree in his attempt to avoid arrest and rolled down the hillside, fracturing his leg.

Mention of the incident was made by Inspector W. R. Chester Woods before Mr. Macfadyen at the Kow- con Magistracy this morning when a charge of, unlawful possession woa brought against Pun,

A remund for one week Kranted.

Heroin Pill Carrier

5,000 STRAPPED ROUND WAIST

Was

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TO BROADCAST

In response to recent demands for more amateur talent on the air, a group of young people, banded to- gether as the "Aerial Amateurs," are giving their first broadcast from 0.30 to 8.55 p.m. over ZBW to-night.—~~

With original music, lyrics and plays, they claim to provide a pro- gromme so sparkling and humorous that it will leave the Colony with only two alternatives-either awitch the thing off, as it will allow no sleeping, or sit up and listen to it with appropriate enjoyment,

With announcements and in-be- tweens, all annoying waits have beca the programme, eliminated from

which is as follows:

1. Aerial Amateurs Opening Chorus Theme Song.

Vocal Sola and Chorus. 3. The Reformer Reformed ........ Humorous Sketch, From "The Gay Divorceo" to "Follow the Fleet" Astaire-Rogers Plano Selections. 5. So Early in the Morning" ...... Miniature Musical Comedy. Humorous Sketch.

2. Youth on Radio

4.

6. Welcome Lard Drinkertub

JANUARY 27, 1937.

RADIO BROADCAST

Two Pianos-Marina

Patent

Leather

Barretto and Harry Ore SHOES

THE AERIAL AMATEURS

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

kc's.), 31.40 metres metres (845 (0.62 megacycles)...

Chinese Programme. 4-7 D.m.

7 p.m. Itusalan Music.

Dog You've come back; My

Alexander Dougins (WerUnsky).

Ojra Polka (tenor); Wertinsky (Russian Air).. Russian Balalaika

'old

Waltz; A Storm Orchestra; An

Russian

Kanawka (Ditch),

(okoff); Jaroff). (Shawm), (arr.

Russian Cossacks Choir:

Parsian (Michailewsky).....Rau Jalka Orchestra; Minutotchka (Wer

Werkinsky (arr. Schwartz) Russian Novelty Orchestra: Ti edes planala, Romanta.

tingly) ander

(tenor);

7.30 Stock Quotations.

7.35

Dudica

.Don

Variety. the Circus

Vocal Duct Solly Queen....Warner and Damell; Piano Solos Plano Hits Fox-Trut Med- icy: Waltz Medley....Burton Brown; things..... foolish Vocal-These Greta Keller; Hawaiian-Nohen Muolau Lanl... Andy Jonas

and Organ Sole Serenade Theme Song

Long. (Heykens)....Quentin M. MacLean;

7. Little Peak House Topical Ditty.

8. Aerial Amateurs Closing Chorus

Islanders; (Heyke

his

The iden behind the Aerial Ama- Vocal-I'm an old cow-hand from

Orchestra-"Stars the Rio Grande....The Rocky Moun- taineers;

Charged with possession of 5,000) herein. pills in Temple Street, Weng Fun, a married woman of 109, Apfuteurs is to attract to their banner all Tour young people (roughly between 16 Street, was fined $1,000, or months' hurd labour, on her appear and 261 who are interested in deve- ance before Mr. Macfadyen at the loping their talents, dramatic, musical Kowloon Magistracy this morning.

and literary through the medium of radio. For, just as the sloge has It was stated by Revenue Officer J. W. Brown that the defendant was A.D.C.'s and Philharmonic Societies, "Q" .dag

arrested in Temple Street with the this organisation has the same rela Mr. E. Himsworth, who heard both pills

round her waist. tion to radio. That the iden is prac- strapped When

she took theticable lins been proved by the exis- summonses, imposed fines of $40 on

questioner,

in Shanghal officers to 7, Tung Fong Street where tence of such a club each defendant.

us which the local leader founded there Dr. Fehily said that on Sunday, she pointed out another January 10, at 11.30 a.m. the launch the person who had given her the in July. This Shanghai club has been giving weekly programmes of Lee Ying, with Ho Kan-sui. 05 pills. On the premises were found coxswain and towing a Junk, went 1,390 mure pills. The other woman, an hour regularly and has a member- alongside the Tanja Maru which was

A widow, Chan Hing, was then urship of nearly fifty. With more flying the "Q" flag, It having arrived

before talent in Hongkong and attention rested. She also appeared from an infected port. The faunch Mr. Macfadyen, and was fined $1,500, focussed on only one station, it is and Junk went alongside without the or six months' hard labour.

soon hoped to surpass even the Health Officer's permission and before

Shanghai success. he (Dr. Fehlly) himself had been able to board the steamer.

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Before Dr. Fehily boarded the Tanjo Maru an officer of the steamer ordered the defendant off · and he dbeyed. He did not actually attempt to board the ship.

DEATH OF MR. M. PINGUET

FORMER

HONGKONG

RESIDENT

Residents of the Colony who re-

The Red Cross has requested $10,- 000,000 to relieve the suffering inmember Mr. Marcel Pinguet, who twelve states.-United Press,

POLICE OFFICER'S

CHASE-

SNATCHING INCIDENT

SEQUEL

Travelling in a bus along Queen's Road Centri last night, Sergeant G. Davies saw a man snatch a handbag from

0 woman near the Chinn Emperlum. He at once allghted and gave chase, finally catching a man in Lee Yuen Street,

Appearing before Mr. K. Keen at the Central Magistracy this morning, the alleged snatcher, Wong Wing, 17. was remanded for 24 hours for medical examination to ascertain his fitnesst

a caning.

for

Det.-Sgt. D. Davies, prosecuting, sald Wong had thrown the handbag. valued with s

contents at $11.50,

into a bunch of ricksha coolies, and

it had not been recovered. The police presumed that there was an accom- plice acting with Wong.

ANOTHER CASE

Brought before Mr. W. Schoßeld at the Central Magistracy this morn- ing on remand on a charge of larceny of a handbag, valued at $2.50, from Ko Tal, a widow, in Queen's Road Central near the Central Theatre on January 19, Wang Lin, aged 23, unemployed, was sentenced to six months hard labour

plending on guilty.

Detective-Sergeant A. F. Cochrane said defendant took the bag from the woman while she was standing in the Theatro and ran down Hillier

some years ago resided in Hongkong, will regret to learn of his death. news of which reached the Colony by eable this morning.

The late Mr. Pinguet passed awny at Rabaul, in the mundated territory of New Guines, yesterday.....Prior to the Great War, he lived for some years in Hongkong and made many friends by renson of his genial dis Cosition. He served in the war and

woman us

NEW PHILIPPINES COMMISSIONER

MR. FRANK PICARD MENTIONED

The Hongkong public can help by listening in to-night at 8.30 and then giving, their constructive criticism, which will be welcomed.

ARCHBISHOP APPLAUDED

Three

Washington, Jan, 201. Senator Prentiss M. Brown states that he plans to recommend that

Los Angeles, Jan. 26. President Roosevelt should appoint

Coast hindred Padine Mr. Frank A. Picard, of Saginaw,

Com Fundamental Baptists have passed a Michigan,

Philippines missioner. He added that the De- resolution commending the Arch- of Canterbury for "his mocratic National Committeenan, bishop Mr. Edmund C. Shields, of Michigan, courageous stand in upholding the supports the recommendation doctrine of the sanctity of morringe."

-United Preat. United Press.

DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF-

THOSE IGNORANT OF ANY SUBJECT ARE OFTEN THE READIEST TO THEORISE ABOur IT, BECAUSE LEAST HAMPERED BY EXACT KNOWLEDGE-Proctor.

went to Australia, then pro- ceeding to Shanghai. Some years ago The next fortnightly dance of the he left for New Guinea, where he had since resided. He leaves a sister,

R.E.O.C.A will be held of the Penin- sula Hotel on Wednesday, February Miss E. Plaguet, at present in Hong-3, commencing at 8.30 pm. Music Pinguet, with whom much sympathy the Royal Welch Fusiliers.

brother, Mr. M. P will be provided by the 2nd Bn. of

kong. and a

will be felt.

Nationalises Plane WorksTM

Paris, Jan. 27.

Mr. W. Schofield, the Senior Magistrate, resumed his duties at the Central Magistracy this morning. after short local leave. During his absence from the Bench, the cases were taken by Mr. J. A. Frascr. Assistant Judge at the Supreme Court.

unemployed

When on

The Empress of Japan is due here' from Shanghai at 9 u.m. on Friday.

The annual ball of the St. George's Society will be held in the Peninsula Hotel on Friday night.

Admitted to the Kowloon Hospital at 4.30 jm. on Tuesday, Wong Klu, 37, married woman, died an hour later from injuries received when she fell into a nullah Bear Essex Cres- cent. Kowloon Tong,

over "Nao and Shine Selection.....Sydney Kyte and His Piccadilly Hotel Band.

8 P.

p.m. Time Weather, and An- 8.03 p.m. From the Studio. nouncements.

Maurice Dufour and His "Piano Accordeon.

Broadway"Selection;

1. La Marche de l'Aviation; 2. Sourire d'Avril; 3. Chanson Kan- tonaise; 4. Garde-mo! ton amour: 5. Gardenla-Tongo; 6. Gracieuse.

8.20 Three Songs by Raymond Newell (Baritone).

Down in Demerara (Traditional): Let me love you to-night (Grey, Waller and Tunbridge); Here's to Life (Talbot and Atkinson). 8.30 Tom the Studio. Aerial Amateurs." 1.

8.55 London-News nouncements.

"The

and An-

A Re-

9.15 From the Studio. cital for two planos by Marina Barretto and Harry Ore.

Solos 1st Movement of Sonnta No 31 (Beethoven); Nocturne; Valse Harry Ore: (Tschaikovsky).... Double Piano-Romance with Varin- tions. Op. 51 (Grieg)....Marina Barretto, and flarry Ore.

9.45 The London Palladium Orchestra.

"London Again"-Sulte (Eric Contes); No. 1-Langham Place; No. 2-Oxford Street: Childhood Me- mories (art. Somers),

10 p.m. Big Ben. Dance Music, 11 p.m. Close Down.

LOCAL PHOTO EXHIBITION

BY DR. PAUL WOLFF

the

Something of the revolutionary change photography has undergone in the past decade and the immense possib'utics which miniature cameras offer to the amateur photographer, is demonstrated in the exhibition of enlargements of pictures taken with Leica cameras, to be held in the Gloucester Arcade from February 1. The whole collection is the work Miss Matheson, who was formerly of Dr. Paul Wolff, one of Germany's manageress of the Peak Hotel, has foremost photographers, but there is assumed her duties as manageress of nothing in the exhibition which can- Repulse Bay Hotel. Mr. J. Semmler,not be emulated by on amateur who formerly manager at Repulse Bay takes time and trouble over his sub- Hotel, will leave the Colony shortly

Jeets and settings. on un extended tour of Australia and

Divided into ten groups, the col Chinese New Zealand. A communique. states to-day that

Iection contains 150 pictures cover- the Government has taken over seven appeared before Mr. Macfadyen at

ing a wide range of subjects, aircraft factories, under the authority the Kowloon Magistracy this morning On a summons accusing him of most unusual of which are those of the Nationalisation Laws authorison a charge of riding in a Kowloon selling fresh milk containing a de- taken in scientine institutes. ing the commandearing of private Motor Co. bus without paying his ficiency of fat, Chau Wai-ying, of 57, latter, however, are not among those properly when it is needed to rush hare he was told that it was cheaper Woosung Street, Yaumati, was fined most likely to attract the interest of

to be honest and was ordered to

They are completely M. Lebrun, the President, simul pay a fine of $10 or undergo a term $10 by Mr. Macfadyen at the Kow the layman.

both in beauty and loon Magistracy this morning. It overshadowed was stated by Sanitary Inspector W. technique by the landscapes T. Bilson that the milk contained 2.01 portrults, and in landscape works For having audio set in his per cent. Tat instead of the minimum Dr. Wolf has given of his best

The largest group in the collec- 3.25 per cent. possession without a licence on

tion has been aptly chiltled "He January 18, Thomson Chan, residing

Pleading guilty to a charge of Who Travels," and includes pictures at No. 15 Thompson Road, Arst floor, arceny of eight-iron-plates from the taken in many parts of the world, Among Oriental and Occidental, was fined $50 when a representative Shing Mun Dump in Chatham Rand, the most striking is a series of four appeared before Mr. W. Schofield at Leung Lin, unemployed, was fined taken in New York. One, a night the Central Magistracy this morning, 36, or two weeks' gaol, by Mr. Mac-photograph of the front of a cinema and answered a summons taken out fadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy on a premiere night, was taken with by Mr. J. Key, Inspector of Wire- this morning. The man was caught an instantaneous exposure, and gives cence two days after he had visited terday morning in the set of taking with a tast film where street lin less, Mr. Key sald defendant took a

by a railway wulchman early yea- a good Idea of what can be done

re-armament,

of three weeks hard labour in de

taneously decreed the disbanding of the North African Stor, an Algerian fault. sepuratist organisation. It forbids the manufacture от possession of sms in French North African ter- ritory-United Press.

MOONEY'S RELEASE

SOUGHT

Street. He was chased by a district NEW PLEA TO STATE watchman and eventually orrested in Bonham Strand East. There were three previous convictions ngainst defendant.

with

the

COURT

Wong was further charged

San Francisco, Jan. 26. having returned from banishment be

Tom Mooney's attorneys have filed fore the expiration of his period, and new charges In the State Suprerie was remanded on this charge until

Court in an effort to secure his re- 11.30 am. on January 30, as the lease from the life

life imprisonment case is one for committal to term which he is serving for alleged Criminal Sessions..

participation in the 1916 Prepared- ness Day parado bombing outrage.

The plea is based on twenty-five findings of fact said to have been produced by the habeas corpus hear- ing which has lasted for thirteen months.—United Press,

NEW AIRCRAFT FACTORY LANCASHIRE SITE

LIKELY

London,, Jan, 20.

The Prime Minister announced in

the House of Commons that in view

of wider consideratons involved in

GOING TO BIG MANOEUVRES

the premises.

of

[WO

The

the plates, with the assistance of an- lumination is sufficient, other man who

in Calro From an Arablan cafe cacaped. Chu Shun, ageð 30, a cake hawker,

Dr. Wolft produced a real "nap- was brought before Mr. W. Schofield

Four cases of Small-pox with two shot" catching two men engaged in at the Central Magistracy this morn- Ing, charged with the theft of a deaths, eight cases of Diphtheria conversation before they were even with three deaths, three cases of aware of his presence. Another ex- fishing net valued at $15, the pro- Scarlet fever, eight cases of Typhoid cellent picture in the same group. perty of Ng Shing-ip, a fisherman, at

deaths, four

was also taken in Cairo, the inner cases of Stanley on January 22. Ser W. S. Dall said defendant took the 61 deaths from Tuberculosis, were que

Sergeant with

Meningitis with three deaths, and court of the Gamd-Ibu-Tulun Mos- Men in workshops, animals and net, from the beach and hid it underret some bales of grass on the hillside. ties last week. On

to the local Health authori reported

Monday, alx plants, sport photography, and pic-

snapshots torial reporting.

and The net was a large one and was cases of Diphtheria, one case of about 100 feet long. A fine of. 350, puerperal fever, and

photo-micrography are all included or six weeks hard labour, was In- Smail-pox (imported)

In this comprehensive exhibition, euch. section treated with the same taste and the same perfection that the photographer has achieved in

flcted.

reported.

one case

of

"BETTISH ITNANCES-

An unemployed Chinese cook who A remand of 48 hours was granted, his best landscopes. atole a bicycle from outside a house on the application of Det.-Sgt. Cash- in Shamshúipo was sentenced_to_six|man, when two __unemployed men. weeks' hard labour when he appent- Lum Pini-leung, 26, and Chun Ping ed before · Mr. Macfadyen at the vuen, 37, were to-day charged before Kowloon Magistracy this morning. Mr. K. Keen in connection with the

muchine had been The

sold to an theft of three furs valued at $50 employee of the Jade Tree and his from 16 Wellington Street on January ordered its return to its 25. The first defendant admitted the case of the proposed new alteroft len route from Quantico, Va.. their Worswner, remarking that. the stealing the furs, but his companion. 2631,231,480 on the corresponding

purchaser should have made more charged with receiving, pleaded not enquiries before buying the bicycle. guilty. Sergt. Cashman said the Defendant was also ordered to pay police were looking for an accomplice $8 amends to the purchaserve to of first defendant's. Ball was axed serye two weeks in addition.

at $100,

San Antonio, Texas, Jan, 20. Fifty-one Marine Corps planes are factory at White Waltham, near base, to San Diego, where, they will Maldenhead, the Minister for Air work with the fleet on mangeuvres: was prepared to waive the preference The aircraft lender Sandpiper has from this alle and was taking im-left San Diego for Hawall on guard mediate steps

to and a suitable alte duty, with a flight of 12. naval bom in Lancashire.--British Wireless, bera,United Press.

original

original..

London, Jan. 20. Exchequer. returns show that total ordinary revenue to date amounts to

540,011,362, as compared with date last year, Total ordinary ex- amounted penditure on January 23 to £631,000,302, as compared with £590,033,361 at the corresponding date last year--British Wireless,

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