1937-02-25 — Page 19

WON'T ASK DOMINIONS FOR HELP.

IN MAINTENANCE OF MONARCHY

MR. BALDWIN DETERMINED

London, Feb. 24.

The Government of the United Kingdom has no intention of questioning the Dominion upon their willingness to contribute to the upkeep of the Crown.

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY,

FAMOUS ACTOR PASSES

Free State

SIR GUY STANDING DIES SUDDENLY

MADE HOME IN HOLLYWOOD

Hollywood, Feb. 24. The British actor, Sir Guy Standing, 63, answered a garage attendant's query regarding his health, saying, "I never felt bet- Captain Arthur Evans, Conserva-ter in my life," clutched at his tive, at question-time in the House chest and died on the spot of of Commons to-day, oaked the Prime heart failure.-United Press. Minister if he did not consider that in view of the new form of the Corona- tion Oath to conform with the Statute

of Westminster, the Government should consult the Governments of Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa to ascertain whether they would not welcome the oppor- tunity of contributing to the Civil List. The Civil List will shortly be considered by the House.

Hellywood, Feb. 24.

The death has becurred here of Sir

Guy Standing, the well-known British stage and screen actor.-Reuter,

Ignoring -Coronation

Dublin, Feb. 24.

The changes in the Coronation Oath were the subject of a ques- tion in the Dall to-day, to which Mr. Eamon de Valera, Chief Executive, replied that he thought he had made the Free State's attitude to the Coronation clear.

Mc, de Valera said that attitude would be one of detachment and protest while the country re- mained partitioned and whlie discrimination

was exercised against a religion to which so many of their people belonged... Reuter Special.

COMMONS DELEGATE

London, Feb. 24. The House of Commons will be represented at the Coronation, oc- cording to the King's desire, by the The late Sir Guy Standing, former Speaker, Captain Fitzroy. Thus the House will not go to the Abbey in navul officer and actor, was born in September, 1873, the son of Mr Her-procession in its corporate capacity,

British Wireless, bert Standing. He began

his Bloge career in a stock company at New- castle at £1 a week. When it foiled,

The Prime Minister, Mr. Stanley be shipped in a coal steamer plying Baldwin, replied:

"No, sir. I should not regard it as appropriate for the Government to approach the Dominions in the man- ner suggested."

Capt. Evans, thanking the Prime Minister for his reply, asked if he did not feel that the Dominions would welcome an opportunity of contribut ing substantially

the maintainance of the monarchy. He inquired whe- ther any formal or Informal conversa- lons had been held in this connec-

tion.

The Prime Minister replied that, with respect to the first part of the question. It was entirely a matter for the Dominions. As for the second part of the query, he would require notice before replying-Reuter.

Taxi Knocks Soldiers Down DRIVER FOUND NOT

AT FAULT

A licensed motor-driver named Ka Keung was brought before Mr. W. Schofield at the Central Magistracy drie morning on a charge of having driven a taxi in Caroline fill Road on January 24 without due care and caution.

Traffic-Sergeant F. H. Kelly pro- secuted, while Mr. A. el Arculi, appearing for defendant, pleaded not guilty.

Giving the facts of the case, Ser- geant Kelly said that complainant,

between Newcastle and London, Al 18 he was first mate. But be did action jobs in between Innd

1014 je signed

contract

to star in "The Silver King", a.film of which was being produced by Famous Players. When the war broke out, however, he gave up the Zukor having given him an under- part and went back to England, taking that, when the war was over in a few months", lie was to return and fish the film. Standing became received a knighthood (K.D.E.) in a commander in the Royal Navy and

1910 for his services as a member of the British war mission to the United States in 1910.

PARAMOUNT STAR After the armistice he bought up motor transport which the Amerleons

America on

H.K. Goods Smuggled Into China

SHIPPED THROUGH

FORT BAYARD

Reference is made in the annuat survey on trade in China, Issued by the Inspectorate General of Customs, to the shipping of goods from Hong- kong to Fort Bayard for eventual smuggling into

into Chinn.

states that difficultie were graenced during the year a

The

connection

OA

nd left in the Rhineland and deveFoochow and Amoy in Joped a prosperous business for the next nine years. Then he went to with dutiable articles carried by

hollday and Glibert runners travelling continuously Miller got him to appear in The vessels from Formosan ports, but Constant Wife" with Ethel Barrymore

more ciforts are being made to deal with in New York. Playing In a touring

this problem, and it is hoped that to they will bear fruit in the near future. company with "Cynnra", he went to Los Angeles and there met Al In tlie South the change of admini- Kaufman with whom ho had stration in Kwanglung July led to negotinted in 1914. The result was the cessation of certain varieties of

that he took up film acting again. He appeared in "The Story of Temple Drake" and played very capably "The Lives of a Bengal Lancer" he many small pearls, Eventually in got his chance, making a great sue- decided Paramount to give him star cess in the part of the colonel. This parts. His three brothers are all

Actors.

CORRESPONDENCE

Flag Day

Lance Corporal W. R. Morgan, of To the Editor,

the Royal Welch Fusiliers,

Was

walking down the Caroline Hill Rood

very

Hongkong Telegraph.

POLICE FIRE ON CROWD

PIT-HEAD RIOTS IN AUSTRIA

MINERS STRIKE

FEBRUARY 25, 1937.

RADIO BROADCAST

A Talk on the Fifth Cricket Test Match

CHILDREN'S CONCERT

Radio Programme Broadcast by Z.B.V. on Д Wavelength of 355

UNDERGROUND metres (845 kc's), 31.49 metres

Fuentkirchen, Feb. 24. Two were killed and thirer iri}ured when gendarmes fired into a group of wives and relatives of miners who are on a "stny-down" hunger strike here, The crowd had attempted to storm the mine entrance.

Officials said the women attacked the gendarmes before they fired.

A force of 275 miners seized the pils and flooded the lower galleries in order to force a 20 per cent, wage in- crease,-Linited Press.

British Crew Won't Work

CLAIMS CARGO WILL BE USED IN WAR

(0.52 m.c's)...

5-8 p.m. European Programme, 5 p.m.

A Relay of Dance Musle from the Roof-Garden of the Hong- kong Holel.

6 p.m. From the Studio.

A Children's Concert. 6.30 A Light Concert. Soprano Solo-Cradle Song (Schu- bert)....Elsie Suddaby; Baritone Solo-Bright is the ring of words (Vaughan Williams)... Stuart Ro bertson; Planoforte Solos-Hark! Hark! The lark (Schubert); Jardins GOUS la pluie (Debussy)... Mark. Hambourg, Contralto Solo-Sink, red sun (Coleridge and del Riego).... Muriel Brunskill; Violin Solos

Scene Algerian

(Ketelbey), The Phantom Melody (Ketelbey). Albert Sandler; Tenor Solo-A fairy story by the re (Merikanto).... John McCormack; Orchestra--Simple Aveu (Thome)...........Marek Weber and His Orchestra.

7 p.m. London, Big Ben. Hauni- ing Harmonies in Syncopation. by George Posford and Bill Williamson.

7.20 Gracie Fleids (Come-

dienne). Boston, Feb. 24.

.

.

A sit-down strike is taking place Gracle's Request Record; Did your aboard the British stepmer Linaria, mother come from Ireland? owing to the crew refusing to work 7.30 Closing Local Stock Quola- the ship, declaring that the cargo oftions and Hongkong Exchange Mar- nitrate aboard, destined for Spain, (ket Report. is war material,

A cable has been sent to the tra British Board of Trade asking if the

7.35 De Groot and His Orches-

seamen are within their rights in notldteusel Memories (arr, Finck);

Waltz Dream"--Selection (0.

7.45 From the Studio.

the vessel, and also Straus).

is regarded

sling on whether nitrate munitions, or as ferilliser.

DS

The crew declared: "We have been

affered money which we regard as blood money. We will be no party to the killing of women and children in Spain."-Neuter Bulletin Service.

CALLS BAER A "BUM"

EX-CHAMPION OFF IN HIGH HUFF

New York, Feb. 24.

A talk on the Fifth Cricket Test Match by A. W. Hayward..

8 p.m. Local: Time Signal, Wea- ther Report and Announcements.

8.03 From the Studio,

on

Tro-

a fre-

A Chinese Concert, 11 p.m. Close Down. 8.05-11

European p.m. gramme from Z.E.K. quency of 610 kllocycles.

8.05 p.m.

Concertatuck in F Minor (Weber), played by Robert Casadesus (Pianoforte) and the.

Orchestre Symphonique de Parls.

8.22 p.m. Songs by

Miliza

just this week

THE WHOLE OF OUR STOCK OF

GLOVES

Chamois. Tan Cape Doeskin Hogskin

TO CLEAR

$750

per pair

net

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MEN'S WEAR SPECIALISTS

ARTS &

CRAFTS.

Kerjus (Soprano) and Richard For Sound Value in Upholstery

Crooks, (Tenor).

illeti cargo entering through channels over which the Customs had been unable to exercise

control, and this, of Customs together with the rigorous application

Miliza Korjus-Nocturne, Op. 37, generally, combined towards ant

rules and regulations Full-

No. 1 (Chopin)-Ah, let me weep; Richard Crooks-Garden of Hap- venue prospects throughout Kwang-pion, film star and night club enter-fur-Oriental round improvement and brighter re- Max Boer, one-time fight chum-piness (Lockton-Wood); Miliza Kor- tung. Goods in considerable quanti-lainer, to-day appeared before the (Delibes);

Prayer ("Lakme"), Richard Crooks-The ties contiued to shipped by

Athletic Commission for a licence, green hills of Ireland (Shields-Del He was examined on his merits, and Riego), Mr. Billy Brown alone opposed the granting of the licence.

Fort

steamer from to

Bayard for eventual smuggling Inte China from the Kwangchowwan Leased Territory, and both the pre- ventive land patrols on the frontier and the sea patrols off Hainan have been strengthened to cope with the situation.

Such smuggling as existed from Tonkin overland into Yunnan receiv- designed to stop transportation of the ed a check through Customs action goods by rall to the hinterland, and in the Szemao and Tengyuch districts flying preventive patrols produced satisfactory results,

Dr. Townsend Convicted

Baer recalled that during his fight with Cornern, Mr. Brown, from the ringside, had called him, Baer, "a bum."

8.38 Stenka Razine Suite (Gla- of the Brussels Royal Conserva- zounow), played by the Orchestra toire. Conducted by Desire De fauw. But Bill Brown, thoroughly angrynouncements.

8.45 p.m. London-News and An- now, countered deftly, replying: "I should have called you

9.15 Old and New.

wrath. bums," whereupon Baer left in (arr Herman Finck):

pair of

(A Potpourri of Popular Melodies),

9.32 Marek Weber and His Mr. James Johnston, representing Orchestra. the Madison Square Gardens, claim-

ed the Commission had treated them d'Amour (Elgar); Old Vienna (Gems I kiss your lips (Rudolphe); Salut unfairly by not granting Baer licence. Baer was sailing for London

from Lanner's Waltzes), (Lanner,

on March 3 to meet the winner of the arr. Kremser); The Rosary (Nevin, Ben Foord-Tommy Farr fight instead (Nevin); Dreams of the

arr. Altendorf); Mighty lak' a rose of mixing it with

ocean- Gardens on March 19.-United Press. (O. Straus); Her first dance (Hey- the Waltz (Gung'); The music comes

kens).

Paster nt

CLOUDY. WEATHER

10 p.m. London-Blg Ben. Piano Duets by Ivor Morton and Dave. Kayc.

Fox-Trot Medley: Quickstep Medley. Dolls Medley; Fox-Trot Medley:

Frances Day (Soprano).

10.20 p.m. Three Songs by

on January 24 when he was knocked Sir,--May-I-asks-that, through the "down" by a taxi driven by defendant. help of the Hongkong Telegraph, you

Tho taxi was coming up Caroline Hi Road. The road was

line would please make this appeal for crowded at that time as the football me? match for the. Governor's Cup had just finished. He did not see

On Saturday next, February 27, the the Ministering League is holding a accident but he saw the stationary fing day, and I do beg most sincerely taxi and defendant in it, suffering that everyone will be generous to this from an injured left ankle. He old and most deserving charity which escorted complainant to the Wanchat assists, for the most part, the less Police Station from where he was well known charities, both Chinese removed to the Military Hospital in and non-Chinese. Boven

Road, Testifying, complainant said that Amongst its obligations the League the accident occurred just after he has pledged itself to keep two cole had left the ec

the. Caroline Hill football in the Home at Ottershaw-and a cot

Washington, Feb. 24. The anticyclone continues to move matshed at 5.15 p.m. on January 24. In the Nethersole Hospital here. And Dr. E. F. Townsend, author of the slowly eastward, and is also decreas- He was walking down Caroline Hill last year funds were allocated to:-

And revolving pension plan which bears ing in intensity. Pressure is highest Road on the right side, when a fool Nethersole Hospital M.C.L. this name, was convicted for ball bounced into the road.

Co tempt of an order from the House of Local forecast:-East winds, moder- the Lower Yangtse Valley. He did Hongkong Benevolent Society, Hong-Representatives to appear for a com-ate; cloudy. not rush across the road to retrieve kong Society for the Protection of mittee investigation of his scheme.

"Dreams come true"-Love's Me- the ball, but

lody. So must our love remain. stretched out his hand. The next thing he knew, was being Victorin

hand. Children, Blind Home at Pokfulam,

"The Great Ziegfeld"-A pretty plcked up, from under the near side Saliors and Soldiers' Home, C.M.S. guilty be brought in on the second

Home

Earlier, Mr. Justice and Orphanage, had directed that a verdict of not Peyton Gordon

girl is like a melody. wheel of

10.30 Dance Music. taxi cab, by Revenue School Fund, Garrison Ladies' Help Officer W. Ward and a lady

EXPLOSION KILLS 16

Fox-Trot-Lyin' to myself; Fox- Society, Kowloon City Alms Houses, count of the indictment, alleging that panion.

Sergeant Kelly came to the Salvation Army Home at Kowloon he had refused to answer questions.

Trot-Ev'ntide; Fox-Trot-Swing that scene of the accident a short while City, Chinese Y.W.C.A., Baby Clinle,

Brussels, Feb. 24.

musle; Fox-Trot Thankful; Slow Jater.

Sentence will be deferred three Five officers and eleven men were

Fox-Trot-Raindrops; Slow Fox-Trot St. John's Ambulance,

days. Dr. In reply

Townsend his 10

faces Worship, complain

maximum penalty of year's im-three shells in the military establish-rat Ramble; Slow Fox-Trot-Did I

a accidentally killed in an explosion of Your heart and mine; Fex-Trot prisonment or a $1,000 Ace-United ment at Brasschact, to-day-United remember? Waltz-The dance goes ant said that after the accident the

Dixieland Shuffle; Fox-Tro-Musk- car was standing two or three yards. till coon. Sellers have been

Press. from the side of the road. There asked to refrain from going into any was no pavement. The road, at the offices, time of the accident, was fairly empty, as he to have left practically the first

the football stand.

£

com-

To Mr. A. el. Arculil, complainant said that he never dashed across the read for the ball; for the simple reason that he was suffering from weak legs. He had just been dis- charged from the Military Hospital. Complainant further said that he had been to Caroline Hill on two previous occasions

football: for matches and at both times the road was fairly crowded.

Cot,

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Despite the many calls for charity, I would ask for generous support to this flag day.

Thanking you for your courtesy in publishing this letter,

MARY KING.

President.

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Choi Chec, aged 18, appeared be- fore Mr. W. Schofield at the Central Magistracy this morning, charged There will be the usual dinner with theft of.30 pounds of red lead dance at the Gloucester Hotel from Talkoo Docks this morning Demand

T.T. night, and not a gala night with the Defendant admitted the charge and cabaret, us inadvertently, stated in was sentenced to a fine of $50, 55, T.T. Singapore T.T. Shanghal a morning contemporary.

In default, six

gaol. Inspector O'Connor said the lead was TT. India T.T. Japon A coolic of the Government Civil worth $10. Mr. G.. Bird was

the TT. USA: Formal evidence was given by

Hospital, named Fung Kwal, aged 24,'|

complainant.

TWI Manila Sergeant Kelly, who said that when-

was brought before Mr. K. Keen at

TT. Batavia ever there was a football match at

the Central Magistracy this morning,

Brought on remand before Mr. K.TT. Bangkok Caroline Hill the road was crowded,

charged with having stolen two sults Keen at the Central Magistracy this TT both with pedestrians and cars. He

of khaict

T.T. Saigon Government coolic' morning Li Hol, charged with 10 wondered how defendant had at-

T.T: France tempted to

ascend the hill in such a In commenting In the House of for further enquiries, as there had months' hard labour on each charge. TT. Australla

was sentenced to four T.T. Switzerland asked for 48 hours' remand pretences, crowd.

Commons to-night on the Bill which been many similar thefts from the The terms are to run concurrently. After this evidence, Mr. el Arculli Incorporates the revised formula for Hospital. Defendant stated that the If defendant is not able to refund submitted that he had no case to

the distribution of the Exchequer's answer, as there was not the slightest block grants to local authorities, an- uniforms were issued to him and he $32.00, obtained from various persons 4 m/s. L/C London evidence to show that there was any nounced recently, the Minister of pawned them.

By promising them jobs, he will have 4 m/s, D/P do. to undergo a further two months 4 m/s. L/C U.S.A. hard labour.

4 m/s. France 30 d/s. India ... U.S. Cross rate in London .4.08.29/32

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NEW FORMULA FOR ASSISTANCE

London, Feb. 247

and

Sulivan valued at $10. Sergeant counts of larceny of money of false T.T. Germany

i

want of care or caution on the part the result of much patient

Health said the proposals represented of defendant in driving his tax. was not conceivable that his client laborious work, on the part of the English Association will hold the The Hongkong Branch of the would have gone up Caroline Hili local authorities Iri collaboration with afth meeting of the session on Tuen aged 23, was bound over in $100 for A man named Chan Chung-sing, Road at a fast-spo

speed or without the Ministry of Health. They should day, March 3, at the Helena May a year by Mr. K. Keen at the Cen- sounding his horn in the

regarded As

further Institute at 5.30 p.m. His Excellency trat Magistracy this of so many people and cars. Besides strengthening the local government gir Andrew Caldecott will preside, larceny of a leather suitense from the morning for this, there were many, traffic police system, placing its relations with the and the Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith will servants quarters of Victoria Gaol. men about.

Exchequer on an improved basis and read a paper on "The Heroines of Chan was arrested yesterday morning His Worship said that he agreed bringing substantial aid. to those George Meredith." Those who wish when he was coming out, with the with Mr. el Arcull and added that areas of the country whose need was to have tea in the hall before the suitcase in his posscasion, from the it did not follow that defendant was greatest:

meeting are asked to order it. In ad-ontrance leading to the servants eareless' because he knocked a man Local authorities in special and vance from the Manageress of the quarters. Dot-Sergeant McKay down in a crowd.

necessitous areas. would obtain sub-Helena May Institute, (tolephone said the bag-contained papers and "Delcndant was discharged;"

stantial assistance.-British Wireless. 22100).

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