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Peace Not Assured By Neutrality

CORDELL HULL ·

WARNS U.S.A.

STORM CELLARS NOT SAFE

New York, Mar, 19. Warning the United States tha she should not attempt to hide in "a storm cellar of neutrality in the event of war abroad, Mr. Cordell Hull, the Secretary of State, spoke.

before the House uf sub-committee UIL

Declared the Secretary of State: "We should preserve none of those war-breeding dangers in the way of neutral

rights that we liave been exercising, and which have got us into serious troub

trouble."

However, that did not mean that In case of a war abroad, the United States must look for a Morm cellor. somewhere and abundou all neutral rights. They must take the broad vlew of the situation, and maintain neutrality as far ng practicable.

But, he warned, the people must net delude themselves with the iden that neutrality was a sure guarante that they could keep out of war.- Reuter.

"STREET SINGER" COMING PHILHARMONIC PRODUCTION

BY "FIRST NIGHT"

The Philharmonie Society is well

into active rehearsal for "The Street Singer," which will be produced n Queen's Theatre. CH Wednesday. Thursday. Fridny HA Saturday (April 14-17).

Provisional east, subject to altern- tion, 15

is announced as follows:

G. G. Stopani-Thomson H. M. Cockle

Bonni

Armand

Francois

Lovy

Pierre

Andre-Levaus

Yvette

Marle

Estelle Adele Bebe

It. Henderson

D. Kassick

H. Talbot

C Gilmar

Anne Winter

THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

SATURDAY, MARCH

20, 1937.

Missing Fliers Flood-Lighting Street And Sky

At Karachi

HAD HOPED TO WIN ENORMOUS PRIZE

Karuel, Mar. 10.

The two French airmen, Pisanvy and Cornet, who recently started out on an attempt to win the 400,000 frane prize for a record fight from Paris to Tokyo, have, arrived here. Nothing had been heard of them since they landed at Damascus on March 13 uni to-day. They landed-| here at 7.45 pm. and are proceeding to Johdpur to-inorrow.

Deluys have made Impossible for them to win the prize-Reuter.

STILL DELAYED

Honolulu, Mar. 19. Miss Amelia Earhart is still held up on her world fight, awaiting more favourable weather-Reuter Bulletin

Service,

B.B.C. Finances

GOOD PROGRESS ON TELEVISION

London. Mar, 10. The total B.B.C. Income last year, fncluding £2,509,730 derived from licence fees. amounted £2,953,489. In 1945, the total income was £2,- 472,572

Tirences and income from £2,012,844. The net revenue from 1.BC. publications last year was $42.000.

During the year, fisteners' letters containing appreciations, criticisms, suggestions and inquiries received by the Corporation numbered 16,000, and R.is stated that about eighty per cent. of the rorrespondence expresSN~

ang opittions on the programme were appreciative.

Expenditure on plant and office equipment for television last year amounted to £123,516. In regard to licences for sound receiving sets and

to profits on publications

1 report

Colony For Coronation

EXPERTS SUGGEST AMBER LIGHTS

FOR MELLOWER BUILDINGS

Signs

H.K. MAY ENFORCE LICENCE FEES

In view of the increasing number of street and sky signs and the con- sequent Increase in the amount of work devolving on the Hongkong Government in connection with their is supervision and maintenance It considered desirable that a proper system of licensing with a correspon Coronation flood-lighting in Hong-ding payment of licence fee should long will be more colourful than that be put into operation. used for the Jubilee, when white was

Accordingly the Advertisements Regulation Ordinance is to be almost universally adopted.

For some time experiments have amended. The principal Ordinance been made with coloured flood-duen not make it abundantly clear lighting, in a few days, the results that the Governor-in-Courell, has will be revented.

power to charge fees in connection Electrical experts consider that, on with the issue of such licences, and the whole, white flood-lighting, the proposed amendment is made for especially of a white building, is most the purpose of removing all doubts.

effective.

A local electric fight company

official said: “At the Jubilee white ONE REAL CASUALTY was favoured, although

some

usc

IN "WAR"

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was made of blue, amber, and red. "The only techniénd difculty in the use of colours is the some require more light than others,

before the gathering dawn The darker the colour the more complete the work of demolition powerful the lamp must be.

of maintanet ammuntentions, The "Usually it is the newer buildings railway tunnel, several bridges, In- that are flood-it. The new Hong-luding the railway bridge, Were

and Shanghai Banking Cor-wiped out of existence. poration building is ideal for this Our only opposition ashore was en- countered half a mile south of the re- sidence of the District Omeer South, which we bridca voured to After a brisk engagement we forced to retire, leaving several denti. We started out on the adventure at 11 pm the escorted into Tolo Harbour by a neutral submarine, carrying GHQ. observers.

Kong

purpose,

"Buildings with a white face show

very well under a white light. "For older and more mellowed buildings, amber is a suitable colour, "It is desirable that the building should be clean. Flood-lighting shows up the dirt."

H.K. IS BREAD- CONSCIOUS

BUYING MORE FLOUR

n-

FROM AUSTRALIA Australinis rapidly gaining orange as the supplier of Hang- kong's bread.

Latest statisties show that. Aus-“ tralls has become the only serious exporter of wheat flour to this Colony, the exports last year being £1more than four times those of her

nearest rival, Canada.

now issued expresses the view that satisfaction polni is approaching For the last ten years the total B.B.C. income has amounted to 661,000.-British Wireless.

U.S. Tickets

Luckiest In

Sweepstake

Miss E. M. Fullerton Mrs. W. L. Alexander Duris Hunt Kathleen Winch Violette Mrs. D. J. Valentine Mademoiselle Brian, Mra. F. E. Kent, Madame Rossignol ..... Enid Boulton.

Two nequisitions to character -Probably lawn their well-sustained Eight

parts in recent Y.M.C.A. pantomime to thank. They are "Bob" Henderson, who played "Dizzy" with such extra- ordinary success, Winch, who was Principal Giri. Miss Winch, however, was in "Maid of the Mountains" chorus.

and

Kathleen

-Doris Hunt- is elevated to character role, and deservedly so. She was at one time taken out of "Maid of the Mountains" chorus to play a charac- But for some reason was fer part, relegated.

Of "Street Singer" east only three members were featured players an "Maid of the Mountains." They are superb Anne Winter, who has done 50 much to revive interest In Philharmonie with her lovely voice, the very Anished Harry Cockle and charming Mrs. Valentine.

No Italian Party For Coronation

ONLY AMBASSADOR WILL ATTEND

-London, Mar-19:-- Italy is unlikely to send a special delegation to the Coronation of King George VI.

In informing the British Govern- ment to this effect, it is understood that Signor Grandi, the Italian Am- bassador, added that the Prince of Piedmont, who was mentioned as the likely head of the Italian delegation, which certainly be unable to come. The Government has been officially notified that Signor Graudi will re- present Italy-Reuter.

INDEPENDENCE OF PHILIPPINES

NO DEFINITE DECISION

New York, Mar. 19. President Manuel Quezon, referring

on this question will be after the re- port from the Committeee's experts.” -Unitd Press.

Dublin, Mer. 19.

The principal prizes in the Irish Hospitals Sweepstake on the Grand National Steeplechase, run to-day at Alatree, were distributed as follows: Sixteen prizes of £30,000 each icht went to the United States, four one to England, two to Scotland, Canada and one in Ireland,

Sixteen prizes of £15,000 each.-- Seven to the United States, five to England, three to Ireland and one to Scotland.

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Sixteen prizes of £10,000 each.- Eight-to-the United States, two 10 Canada, two to Englund, one to Scot- Innd, one to Ireland, one to Hawaii and one to the Philippines.-Inter- national Press Bureau.

PROBING CAUSE OF DISASTER

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necessary in the south-west in recent werks, frum flood and storm, con- tribute to the difficulty of arranging separate burials.

For the current seuson Australia has exported something like 1.200.000 piculs of wheat flour to Hongkong. During the whole of 1935 exports to this Colony were only 619,087 pleuls Canada is second with 260,010 plculs and U.S.A. third with 116,108 plculs,

Incidentally more and more people in Hongkong seem to be becoming for H.K. Imports bread-conscious, from all countries have steadily risen during the past decade.

Last year Australia exported 104,- 000,000 bushels to various countries. Meanwhile, her acreage under whent Is on the increase, and record crops are expected this year.

FEN FLOODS SERIOUS R.A.F. MEN NOW ASSISTING

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FLOATING FORT

We were intercepted in Tola Bar- our by the darkened BM.S. Sand- wich, which was acting as a floating fort. Using our searchlights for the rst time since the war commenced. we pleked out the Sandwich in a blaze of his, and our 4.7 guns put her ou! of action within a few minutes.

The landing

effected un-

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observed, except at the foss House,

where we had to subdur a patrol.

With Marines guarding the rotid be- hind us for a distance of two miles the demallon parties set to work. even pressing a certain strenuously objecte newspaper correspondent

into service.

The work was no fun. We had to hustle two miles through thick brush- wood and paddy-fields in pileh dark- ness, carrying real TN.T., which was placed in position under the bridges without the necessary electrical dr

uits to

explode Umpires were

present to witness the operations.

Incidentally, several early moto- ing motorists, Including one ог we couples, en route back to Kowloon were stopped and "captured" as a precautionary measure, in case they were Redland intelligence of ficers. The motorists entered into the spirit of the "war," although a Chinese driver seemed to think that bandits hud captured him.

Undor cover of an intensive home.

bardment of Taipo by our three destroyers, the landing parties were successfully taken off with only a few

cw casualties.

The

comparatively small losses sustained by the invaders were more than amply paid for by the serious embarrassment-caused-to-Redland's London. Mar. 19. communications in the New

Terri- The fon flood situation is still serious tories. and the closest walch is being main- Fog' considerably aided us in both When the tained to strengthen the river banks Funding and taking off. at places

where they show signs of destroyers finally desisted in the giving way.

Talpo bombardment and set off to It will be some days before the the base, visiblity was less than danter period is passed. Men from 50 yards, and we were forced the Royal Air Force station at Milden-proceed at a cautious pace. hall ore assisting the workers.- British Wireless,

EXCHANGE

Selling

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The Board of Inquiry will hear the TT. testimony of Dr. E. P. Schock, pro-Demand fessor of chemistry at the University T.T. Shanghai of Texas, to-morrow.

To Fight Epidemic

The Red Cross headquarters at Henderson, five miles from the scene of the disaster, has received a large supply of anti-tetanus serum from Dallas. This will be used among the survivors of the blast.

T.T. Singapore

T.T. Japan

T.T. India

T.T, U.S.A T.T. Manila T.T. Batavin T.T. Bangkok TT. Saigon TT. France

T.T. Germany

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Buying

At the same time the authoritiesTT. Switzerland liave ironically issued n radio apprei. T.T. Australia for 00

80 grave-diggers. Mortimer Jones, Fort Worth gas

4 m/s. L/C London Inspector, declared: "No explosive

4 m/s. D/P caused this tragedy, Nothing but gas14 m/s. L/C U.S.A. could have wrecked an entire building m/s. France with one blast. Only gos has a spread 30 d/s. India and area capable of lifting the root of U.S. Cross rate in London

building. differently.-United Press.

Other explosives act

GAS MASK DEPOTS

London, Mar. 19.

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Lord Clarendon as 1/3 Governor-General of South Africa, 30% sailed from Southampton to-day in .6.87 the finer Warwick Castle. He was .62% accompanied by Lady Duncan and 4:88 their daughter-British Wireless,

DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF GREAT CRIMES MAY RAISE A GROW- | It is notified that during the ab- sence on Icave of Dr. G. D. R. Black, ING CAUSE, BUT SELDOM RETARD THE Nine million gas masks for use of FALL OF A SINKING ONE-Horace O,B.E., Honorary Consular Agent for Cuba at Hongkong. Dr. A. J. Skinn will be in charge of the Cuban Con- Lo Yee-po, aged 05, is in a critical sulate. was inspected to-day by the Parlia-condition in the Government Hospital, i mentary Under-Secretary for Home suffering from injuries received when It is notified that His Excelleney Affairs, accompanied by ometals, he fell down the hold at the steamer the Governor, under instructions re British Wireless.

the people of London in time of Walpole. emergency are to be stored in three

large regional depois, one of which

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Gustaf Diederichen.

the Colonies, has made the following Wong Yuen, nged 25, of 35 Gran-appointment--Mr. John Whyatt to be ville Road, Kowloon, has been ad- an Assistant Crown Solicitor. mitted to the Kowloon Hospital. A King Leopold of the Belgians is ex-police report states that he was bitlen pected to u pay private visit to London by a dog owned by Miss Souza, of 39

Granville Road.

BELGIAN KING'S VISIT

London, Mar. 19.

Ilis Excellency the. Jovernor has

The offices of the Supreme Court will be open from 10 am to 1 p.m. daily during the Easter Vacation, which, begins on March 20 and terminates on April 1, both days

to the reports of an advanced date for Philippines Independence, to-day sald: "Much as I pressed the mem- bers of the Inter-Departmental Com- next week, He is due to arrive on mitce for a commitment of earlier Monday and will aby at the Belgion independence, they refused to commit Embassy. On Wednesday night, King thmselves. The time for discussion Leopold will be the guest of the King awarded the Efficiency Medal for inclusive, This does not apply to and Queen at dinner at Buckingham service in the Hongkong Volunteer public and general holidays, when Palace. The King will return to Defence Corps to Company Sergeant the offices will be entirely closed. Belgium on Thursday.—British Wire Major B. S. Rogers und Sergeant

W.H.C. Robson,

Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen, the senior Kowloon Maglatrate, leaves on the The name of the Tung Yat Hing P. and O. liner Carthage on furlough. Kee Restaurant, Ltd., been to-day. His place in the first court struck off the register, whilst the of the Magistracy will be taken by name of the Chathara Hotel Co., Ltd. Mr. Eric Himsworth, who was until will be struck off at the expiration of a few weeks ago the junior Magle three months unless cause is shown trate. Mr. K. M. A. Barnett will continue to sit in the second-court..... to the contrary.

His Excellency the Governor hos been pleased to recognise, provisional-

and pending instructions

Secretary of State for us from the Mr. Jose Verela y Arias as in charge of the Consulate-Ceneral for Peru at Hongdong.

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