1937-02-12 — Page 7

COLOMBO SUPPORTS AIRWAYS

JOINS TO AUSTRALIA

ENGLAND LINE.

NEW PLANE'S

SUCCESS

Colombo, Feb. 10, The State Council has decided to participate in the new Empire air mail service.

The link will be effected by an extension of the Karachi-Madras ""feeder" service to Colombo, giving

FRANC RECOVERS

FURTHER

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12,

THE

HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.

5 KILLED

Roosevelt

Fights For

Reform Bill

"BEAR" COVERING WINS FIRST ROUND

RESPONSIBLE

PESSIMISM

DISPELLED

London, Feb. 11.

IN CONGRESS

DISSENSION APPARENT

IN GERMAN

AIR CRASH

MILITARY. PLANE EXPLODES

Berlin, Feb. 11.

1987.

RADIO BROADCAST

Gramophone Recital By The Rev. C. B. R. Sargent

LONDON BROADCASTS

Radio Programme Broadcast by

Five people were killed when zBW on a Wavelength of 355 metres 31.49 metres (9.52

me's).

12.30-215 pa. European Pro- gramme.

12.30 Dance Music.

1 p.m. Time and Weather. 1.03 Songs by Stuart Robertson (Bass-Baritone) with Albert Sandler and His Orchestra..

a military plane exploded in mid-| (845 k.e's), air and then struck a high tension cable and fell in flames ILK.T. Washington, Feb. 10. In the busy Muellerstrasse in House of Representatives North Berlin The

to-day." The The further recovery of the French passed by 315 votes to 75, and has franc, which at one time this morn-sent to the Senate, the Bill proposed Muellerstrasse is a long road ing touched 104.06, is chiefly attriby Mr. H. W. Summers, of Texas, running from the Friedrich- buted to bear covering, induced by permitting Supreme Court Judges to strasse to the northern suburbs. The two occupants of the plane unconfirmed reports from Paris that retire on full pay at the age of 70

attempted to jump with their para- access to the main England-Australlä important chaliges are contemplated Bill appears to be designed to chutes, but the machine was lying

French financial polley. in

Dealers in foreign exchange assort encourage judges to retire voluntarily so low that the parachutes did not

at the age that the dealings have not of Tata and Company, which already heavy, pointing out that, with the Roosevelt suggested by Fresident [open and the men fell like stones.

relaxation of the recent pressure on the frane, moderate covering suffices to caust a sharp improvement in the rate.

route.

The Karachi-Colombo extension will be operated by the Indian firm operates the Karachi-Madras service, -Reuter,

CASTOR'S ACHIEVEMENT,

ed.

The Castor left Southampton at 7.27 a.m. 'on Monday and reached Alexandra at 7.50 p.m. on Tuesday, She covered the 1,800 miles from Marseilles at an average speed of 165 miles per hour.-Reuter Bulletin Ser- vice.

been

Tho

Tho

several.

A commercial motor-van standing in the roadway was destroyed.

The machine finally came to rest in front of a circus, where perform panic, for fear the antmals should escape.

1.30 Reuter Press, Rugby Press; Local: Weather Forecast, Time and Announcements.

1.40 Gilbert & Sullivan Excerpts. 2

p.m. Concert Waltzes. 2.15 Close Down 4-7 D.ES.

Chinese Programme. 7-11 pm. European Programme.

The London Palladium p.m.

Orchestra,

Chu Chin Chow" Selection

the In

moonlight (Norton); (Ketelbey); Everybody's songo (arr. Geehl); The Grasshopper's dance (Bucalossi); La Siesta

The crasht is the third of its kind within a year. On June 2, 1930, two machines, believed to

be milltary (Norton, arr. Lotter) (Barcarolle), 7.30 Closing local Stock Quotations single-seaters, collided over Munich and crashed into the street, killing and Hongkong Exchange Market three and injuring two people. On Report. May 1, 1930, a military plane fell in the suburbs of Uim, killing several secret.

of

Mackintosh's

NEW

DESIGNS

Navy

A

Saxo

Bottle

Maroon

Canary

Brown.

Gallons of burning" petrol were A Republican amendment, making flung over passers-by and a num

injuring the age 75 years, was overwhelming-ber of tramway officials, ly defeated without a division.

Дегу The debate was marked by attack on President Roosevelt's re- London, Feb. 10. Forward quolations have improved

proposals by two The flying-boat Castor has made a to 75 and 250 centimes discount for organisation remarkable fight to Alexandria, one month and three months respec-Democratie members, Mr. Lamnecking lions avere appearing, causing a

to arriving 24 hours earlier than expect-tively, against 03 and 200 last night and Mr. Fox. The former sald

the Supreme at the close, showing that at least increase the size of

Hitler or some of the recent pessimism re- Court might lend to

The passing of the Bull, which Pre- garding the future of the frane has Mussolini type of Government. been dispelled, though operators are still inclined to trent rumours withsident Roosevelt endorsed in his reserve pending more definite in- Judicial reorganisation message, la the first step to make effective the formation.

President's reform proposals.

7.35 London-"Hyde Park." OTHER CURRENCIES AFFECTED Although the bulk of influential

reminiscent narrative telling the story EXCEED EXPECTATIONS

space: Mediaeval times-Ordeal by signs of revolt against the President,

Im London, Feb. 10.

Charica the guilder, which

by is at present Intest indications are that the Pre- An official communique states that water-Opening Asked in the House of Commons quoted at 8.09%, sellers, compared aldent is more determined than ever the plane involved in the latest dis-Charles il and horse

racing-The sale of Hyde Park-Sleeping out whether experience with the Empire with 8.98% last night, and the ap- to have his way, and will probably aster, which was an Air Force trans-sale

port machine, crashed during flying-boats confirmed the practica-parent inclination of the Swiss franc succeed.

Fire-Public a during

Great the bility and advisability or their exten- to follow suit st 21.47% against President Roosevelt states: "I feel heavy snowstorm against a high ten-executions-Skating The Great Ex- sive use on the Imperial air routes, 21.40% Last night, 13 Laken in deeply that unless the plans go sion wire. The statement adds that hibition of 1851. Script by Jonquil Sir Philip Sassoon said the perform- ance of the flying-boats had exceeded

through, legislative paralysis will in addition to the crew being killed, Antony: Produced by John Pudney.

(Time Signal). the atiltude of result whilst Congress debates whe-a tramway official has died and nothini had oc-international capitalists, who, per- ther or not to amend the Con- burns as a result of the high ten-

hops, are beginning to move funds long stored in Swiss and Netherlands currencies lo French, where the chances of appreciation are possibly de- greater. It might also indicate a sire to invest In French securities..

Another school of thought affirms tion." that the weakness of the guilder is natural, since

Correspondingly, the weakness of newspapers are making the amallest people, but the details were kept London's most famous green

expectations,

curred suggesting any alteration in the policy of using these boats on the Imperial routes.—Reuter Special,

ATLANTIC TESTS

**

London, Feb. 10, As part of the preliminaries to the starting of the Atlantle trial dights, the Empire flying-boat Caledonia, which is specially fitted with add tional tanks for long-range experi- ments, practised working with the Hew wireless station in the Shannon Estuary yesterday, when she was in the k

air over Ireland, the Irish Sen and the coasts of Cornwall and Wales for about six hours.

Look

When the Caledonin

oil from Southempton Water, she corried a big overload, for which she is designed when the Atlantic journeys begin, and her gross weight was 45,000 pounds. The take-off run oceupled 30 seconds, The boat is reported to have behaved admirably and the trial provided valuable data,

The Caledonia is due to fly non- stop from London to Alexandria-1 distance greater than that across the Atlantic from Ireland to Newfound- land-next Monday or Tuesday ---

$3,000,000 CONTRACT

FOR -H.K FIRM~~-~-

(Continued from Page 1)

be arranged, innumerable pumping

of the high and low demands for

water, meaning increased inllied cost

operation.

In the plant decided on, there will he only three high pressure pumps delivering water to the city, and three low pressure pumps drawing water from the river to supply the fit and, by this means a most economical pumping system will be obtained,

change-over some quarters to represent

in

stitution process which itself may take a number of years. During this interval, the New Deal would be un- able to proceed with far-reaching labour legislation for which the nation gave a mandate in my elec- The President may appeal to the If the opposition

a slage has been natlon by radio reached where repatriation of becomes formidable.--Reuter Netherlands capital is almost rom- pletv.-Reuter..

REVISING TEXTILE QUOTAS

FOR GOLD COAST AND NIGERIA

London, Feb. 10.

CENSUS OF WAR MATERIAL

SOUTH AFRICAN PREPAREDNESS

MUNITIONS PROJECT

It is announced in December last that on January 1, 1937 a revised system of textile quotas would be

Capetown, Feb, 11. troduced in Nigeria and the Gold

The Union Government has started Coast, detalle of which were then stated. It has since been representa census of the nation's war materials

from

sion wire falling to the ground, while another official was seriously burn-

ed. Reuter.

FOREIGN OFFICE PARLEY

VON RIBBENTROP RECEIVED

IMPORTANT BUSINESS

(8 p.m.)

the

8.95 p.m. Weather Report and An- nouncements.

8.07 An organ medley by Reginald Dixon,

8.15 LondonThis is England." by representative English peo- Talk ple No. 6: L. G. Emmett of Cornwall, Keeper of St Mawes Castle, Introduced by Anthony Weymouth. (Electrical Recording).

8.30 London--The B.B.C. Dance Orchestra, directed by Henry Hall.

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

IN

TWEED and TAFFETA

TIES.

SPORTY CHECKS AND MORE QUIET ONES IN TWEEDS: WHITE SPOTS AND NEAT DESIGNS ON COLOURED IN TAFFETA.

GROUNDS

$3.00

.less 10% Cash Discount

YOUR BEST OF THIS MONTH'S BIGGEST DANCE HITS.

Columbia Regal Pathe

FB1548 MIRACLES SOMETIMES HAFFEN

MIDNIGHT BLUE

of

FB1489

WHEN I'M WITH YOU

OH MY GOODNESS

9.15 Overture→→→→"Marriage Figaro" (Mozart), played by the Orchestra, Vicana Philharmonic conducted by Clemens Krauss.

From The Studio 9.20 p.m. The 3rd of a second series of gromephone recitals by The Rev. C. B. R. Sargent.

Ben. 10 D.IIL. London Big "Empire Exchange." Points of view by travellers from the Dominions and Colonies. (Electrical Recording). 10.16 A Variety Programme, Vocal Duets Flanagan and Allen

Halifax, acting Foreign Secretary, at Memous-angan and Allen;"

Form at

and

Hay

St. His

London, Feb. 11. Herr von Ribbentrop, the German Ambassador, had a conversation Just- ing nearly two hours with Lord

the Foreign Offee to-day.

The Ambassador returned to Britain car

carly last week after an Scholars; Orchestra-An old world absence in

in Berlin since just before arden....Alfredo Compoll and lis Christmas, und although

is Orchestra: Vocal-He was a gentle-

tontal

The lady from Carr Organ tomary for an Ambassador, after.

of the

it

Michaels...Will

absence, to meet the Foreign Mayfair lem-

Solo-Feramors-Dance

Brides .of Kushmir. .....Marcel

ed that the quantities of textiles which Important measures in this connec-Secretary. It is generally agreed that could be introduced into the twotion are the signature of an agree-to-day's call was more than a mere Point; Guitar Duet - Chiquita

Chemical In-courtesy visit. Colonies under the orangements pro- ment with Imperial

Ferera and Pauluhl; Vocal Waltz, The only statement which trans- if all the world were mine....... needs of the market.

His

Government

peace.

million

of a

muni

Seven

was able, as a result of his recent ..Rale da Costa; Vocal-Whistling in Government's views thereon.--Reuter. Singing Sistclose visit to Berlin, to indicate the German the dark....The Viennese British Wireless.

11 pm. Close Down:

units must be provided to take care posed might be insuficient for the dustries for the erection capable of pired is that there was an inter-racic Field: Piano Solos-"Waltz ions factory at Pretoria:ounds of change of views upon topics of mutual frima" Medley, Dancing Butterfly.. therefore decided to extend the first machine-gur ammunition quota period from 12 to 18 months. for the use of the whole of British Quotas for the extended period will South Africa, and the formation of be calculated on ine basis previously a War Supplies board to discover announced, and Reences for the whole what can be manufactured within period will shortly be allocated. Fur- the Union during times of war and permitting import into Nigeria during ther licences will shortly be avaliable,

this period of goods from each foreign country to an amount equal to two and a quarter times the amount in ported from that country in 1935, or 3.75 per cent. of the total imports from all countries in that year which however is the larger amount— while in Gold Coast licences will similarly be available in respect of all countries, Empire foreign. and

FILTER CONTROL,

Special care has been given to the mechanical apparatus controlling the filters, and little or nothing has been left to, manual control. Automatic gear of a most modern design will be provided for, and all twelve Alters will be controlled and manipulated from one central master control table.

Independent control of each Bller

The Board will also plan, in con- sultation with the General Staff, how mobilisation should be conducted in war-time so as not to paralyse the civil population.

The British Government has under- taken to supply the Union with one hundred modern Hawker and Hort- Beeste fighting neroplanes at £200 cach, which is less than one-twentieth of their value, for delivery before April, 1933.

The whole position will be reviewed in September next and if it then ap- The South African Air Force is pears that the licences are unlikely to building another hundred planes meet the requirements of the market under licence.-Reuter. is also obtained as desired. and

for the remainder of the quota period, automatle Indicating apparatus shows a further flísue.of licences will be con- the attendant the continuaus perform-sidered.British Wireless, ance of each unit. In addition to

reading, at sight, the condition of rach

Alter while in operation, the amount be available for. the use of water passing is indicated on a chart which is kept for reference and for the maintenance of official records,

engineers.

CURIOUS MOTOR

ACCIDENT LORRY HANGS OVER

SEA WALL

A curious irafe accident occurred

NEVER HEARD OF U.S.S.R.

in Kennedy Town yesterday morning,

Moscow, Jan. 30, While travelling from west to east along the Kennedy Town praya, neur

The process of counting the popu Queen's Road West, lorry No. 2402 lation of Soviet Russia has revealed skidded, nearly causing, it to topple the amazing fuct that in Siberia into the harbour.

numerous peasant colonles have been As it was, the rear half of it was found whose inhabitants have nuver over the wall, and unly the fender heard of the existence of the Soviet prevented it from dropping into_the

State

This revelation caused such a pro- It was said by a police officer (bat slight touch would have found impression in Moscow that it caused it to go over. There was was forthwith decided that such out- only the driver on, the lorry and he lying districts should as quickly ng possible be linked to other parts of the country by roads or,in some cones, railwaya.

of the

"TELEGRAPH" ART SUPPLEMENT.

sca.

The whole of the work will be carried out by Messrs. Malcolm & These charts make a true record Co.'s engineering and structural do- during every 24 hours of the day, partments in the short space of one cach day having its own chart three year, thereby ensuring an adequate by indicating to the officials in charge supply of water before the summer of the. exact amount of water passing 1038,

at any perlod of the day. By this :

accordingly.

We understand that the structural

means the condition of the Alter bed designs are now well advanced. As nay be charted and adjustments made Mesars. Malcolm & Co., Ltd, have within the last few months completed Particular attention has been paid an important. water filtration contract to sterilising the water passing from for the Macao Waterworks Co, all the pumping station into the city. Plant required for the erection of this Special apparatus similar to that used new project will be available for im- in al modern waterworks will be mediate use. installed to control the chlorine gas,

Duplicate sels will be provided for ment

WILL MEET HEAVY DEMANDS ',

To-morrow's Picture

Features

Wedding illustrations will predominate in to-morrow'n Issue of the Telegraph Pit- torial Supplement. Pictured will be those of Mr. G. Davies and Miss M. Russell, Mr. Fj Soden and Miss C. R. Pegg, Mr. A. V. Alvares and Miss M. S. Botelho, Mr. R. G. P. Weighton and Miss A, B. Kin- ver, Mr. Lo Chor-kin and Miss Leung Pik-ying.

Also appearing will be a group taken on the occasion of the visit of Lady Caldecott to the Po Loung Kuk, another of some of the participants in the "oldtimers" danco at the Club Lusitano, and some pletures Ambulanco Bri- showing the rado competition for the Ralphs Shiola..

The value of the installations is which is mixed with the water in approximately Hongkong $2,800,000 small quantities but sufficient to kill which includes the cost of all im- all harmful bacteria.

¡ported machinery and special equip: Orders will be placed im-

with to ensure a constant supply in cose mediately well-known. British one plant is stopped for repairs.

details firms with whom preliminary

already been have

Bottled, A repre- sentative Messrs.

of

Malcolm & Co Со will (Latdi,"

leave within the next

lew In addition to the equipment des-weeks for London to approve of the cribed above, a 42" diameter supply necessary mechanical apparatus and main will be laid direct from the ensure that deliveries of equipment new ditration plant to the hill reser will coincide with the programme of voir, This main will be connected construclion which will saverely tax to the piping system now in use in the resources of the engineers to com- the city, and at the same time will plete the work within the short adjust the storage of water in the period allowed for erection. reservoir and maintain a steady prea The signing of this important con- sure when excessivo.

sive demands are tract is a step further in the direc

A newly-born girl was found in á made by water consumers.

Suftabin two storeyed offices, a The finance is derived entirely from

tion of Sino-British co-operation. Lavatory, near Arsenal Street about 11 p.m. yesterday. It is bolloved by laboratory, workshops and godowns- British sources in Hongkong, and the police that the child was born will also be erected and fully with this close friendship between the there. She was taken to the Govern- equipped, to complete the scheme, so two major cities in South China a ment Civil Hospital; where she died that the most modern appliances will ürmer understanding will materialise. at 3 a.m. to-day;

Results of last week's Child- ren's Competition, with details, of a new contest for the kiddles, will also be given.

was unhurt

To effect this with the least delay such regions have been for adminis

the nearest GPU. official circuit.

OFFENSIVE FILMS rative purposes attached to

WILL BE BANNED

Rome, Feb. 10. Italy and China have agreed to prohibit the.display in either country of films offensive to the other.

It is believed here that the exhibi- tion of a number of Russian films in China will be prevented, on the ground that they are offensive to Fascism.-Reuter,

NO SIGN OF LIFT

FB1548 ORGAN GRINDERS SWING

HAILEM

Savoy Orpheans

.B.B.C. Orch.

.Six Swingers

Coltons Band

MR2263 I WANT THE WHOLE WORLD.TO LOVE YOU (Walla)

MR2264 DID YOUR MOTHER COME FROM IRELAND...Cottons Band

MR2180 SHOE SHINE BOY

LAUGHING IRISH EYES * B010111 EASY TO LOVE (Born To Dance) I'VE GOT YOU UNDER MY SKIN -BC10114 HERE'S LOVE IN YOUR EYE

NIGHT IN MANHATTAN

·BC1010 I'M TALKING TURU MY HEART

YOU CAME TO MY RESCUE "BIG BC10091 IT'S A SIN TO TELL A LIE .... ON THE BEACH AT BALI BALI

.Coltons Band

Henry King Orch.

Ted Fio Elte

Henry King Orch. BROADCAST OF 1937"*

..Ruy 6meck's Serenaders

THE ANDERSON MUSIC COMPANY, LTD.

Phone 21322

Ice House St.

CHAN RACES DEATH

NECK AND NECK.......!

You'll wonder how can he be in at the finish?

CHARLIE CHAN AT THE RACE TRACK

·with

WARNER OLAND

KEYN LUKE

HILIN WOOD THOMAS BICK · GAVIN MUIR `ALAN DINAHART®

· Drected by H. Bruce Humbartone Associolo Prodeur John Stone Based on the character "Charity Chen werd by Veri Der Higgs.

JEWS MUST EMPLOY COMING TO THE QUEEN'S

"ARYANS”

NEW NAZI PROHIBITION

Berlin, Jan. 31. In order to force Jewish employers to give work only to "Aryans," all the Jewish labour exchanges throughout Germany are to be closed from to day, in accordance with an arder fasued, by the Nazi authorities hibiting Jewish

communities from maintaining in future any employ- The appearance of M. Stalin, the ment exchanges. Soviet Dictator, at the Pushkin cole-deprived of any opportunity of The Jewish unemployed are thus brations at the Bolshoi Theatre, with

obtaining employment, or of 10. Marshals Voresliloft, Yegoroff and celving any unemployment relief, Budeny, is considered to be evidence since the official State employment of the absence of disunity between exchanges refuse to register Jewish the Red Army and Stalin--Reuter,

unemployed.

Moscow, Feb. 11.'.

The next fortnightly dance of the LEO.CA will be held in the Peninsula Hotel, on Wednesday, February 17,1837, commencing at 8.30 p.m. Musle will be provided by the Band of the 1st Bui. The Bea forth Highlanders.

CAUSE WHOLESALE PRICES JEWRY

PROBE

CONTINUED

London, Feb. 11 The Committes Room of the House

of Lords was packed to-day, mostly

London, Feb. 10. The Board of Trade Index of wholesale prices in January reached 'the highest level for any month' since April, 1930: The Index was 2.1 per cent. higher than in Decem

THAMES RECKDES

London, Feb. 10. The general level of the Thames with Jowa, and hundreds were unable is lower, and with the continued abs to gain entrance, when the Palestine jaence of heavy rains, the danger of Commlerion held its first sitting in aerious fooding has been greatly, re-

duced British Wireless. London.

The Commission took much ber and 17.1 per cent, higher than irt ovidence of Mr. Jabolinsity repro- January, 1936-British Wireless The death has occurred of Mresenting the New Zionist organisation, tion of the conditions under which

CONSUL'S WIFE PASSES

Kobe; Feb. 10. Kathleen White, wife of the British Consul-General at. Omaka--United

Press-

who said:

"We are facing a social earth quake, And, beginning his descrip

Jows had to live, he declared: "I- want to show you a pleture of what

hell looks like.Reuter,