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SIR

INDUSTRIAL FAIR AT LEIPZIG

These

RADIO BROADCAST

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

APRIL 2, FRIDAY,

1937.

H. BARKER

HITS

OUT

Vindicated, He

AT MEDICAL DIE-HARDS

three

gigantic pencils, worthy of a Gulliver, are on view at the Industrial Fair at Leipzig. They are attracting considerable attention.

FISH ANSWER WHISTLE

THE TALKING

BEES

can

hear

the

L

By LOUISE MORGAN PUT your car against the glass of any fish-tank at the Zoo and you

fish "talking"..

So I was told by Germany's foremost zoologist, Professor Karl von Frisch, of the University of Munich, who has come to London to lecture on Recrets he has found out about fish and bees,

He has discovered that sh pro- duce sounds of all sorts-from the delicate "peep-peep" of the minnow to the "roar" of the salmon and the

pike.

*

Fish can also hear.

LIKE FIDO

"You can teach a fish to come la your whistle like a dog," the pro- fessor said.

He is noon to extend his experi- ments beyond the Munkh Zoo to lakes, rivers and pools.

Here, with tuning-forks, violing and pipes, his students will register, the comparative hearing of about 100 species of fish.

·

A

WAR IS

Makes Appeal KILLING

For New Ideas

REMARKABLE appeal to the medical profession was made recently by Sir Herbert Barker, the famous manipulative surgeon, in an interview with the London News Chronicle.

Commenting on a report in the Lancet vindicating his pioneer work, he said:

WORLD

TRADE

UNHAPPY SPAIN

Pianoforte Recital By Caroline Braga

STUDIO VARIETY

Broadcast by Zu.w, on wave- lengths of 355 metres (943 k.e's), 31.49 metres (9.52 m.c's.).

4-7 p.m. Chinese Programme.

7 p.m. The New Mayfair Or chestra,

"Line Time" Selection; Venetian Nights; "Sweet Adeling" Selection: Bounle Scotland; "Once Upon A Time" Selection.

7.30 Closing local Stock Quola- tions and Hongkong Exchange Mar- ket Report.

INEW

Serenade; SHIRTS

7.45 p.m. From the Studio.

7.35 p.ni. Three Light Songs by. Beniamino Gigil (Tenor). Washington, Mar. 10.

"Lullaby Venetian As the Spanish civil war entered Come back to me; "Ave Maria"- "Only July 22 last, at St. Thomas's Hospital, I demonstrated my methods

on 17 patients before the elite of manipulative its second stage insulated against Anima Mia.

foreign invasion of arms surgery. This report is the result.

"My personal feeling is one of complete content that at soldiers, the United States looked last my work has a real chance of being continued for the benefit anxiously toward possible carly termination of the sanguinary of humanity.

"Yet the conscience of every mem-conflict.

mc

or

und on those ber of the medical profession In this The United States na a result

"Let me remind thic General

"I feel that the cruelties that were] inflcted thousands of sufferers who might country must be uneasy while a cruel of Spanish strife has lost an

ol- injustice to one of their dead col-

export trade of $4,000,000 have been helped but for the

orthodoxy leagues remains unrighted. scurantism of medical

monthly. Present shipments to may now be forgotten.

Medical Council that more than 20 Spain of less than $50,000 years ago Dr. Frederick Axham was monthly are probably the small. Atruck off the register for realising est since the colonial period the value of manipulative surgery except in the brief period of the 20 years before themselves.

"Ife died of a broken heart. Is Spanish - Amerienn war when crime was that he gave anaesthetics losses were promptly offset by

PERSECUTION "Recognition of my work has been nchieved, but it seems to me that this can be of no permanent value in the future unless. the medical profession becomes more receptive to new ideas.

"It must make certain original minds who will follow

A Pianoforte Recital by Caroline Bragn, F.T.C.L.

1. "Songs Without Words (Men- delssohn)--Duetto, Op. 38, No. 0

2.

(Ilmsky-Korsakny), Op.

on Sung, Op. 67, No. 4; 3 11, No. 2:4. Gavotte-Caprice (Bor- uticwez), Op. 3, No. 3; 5. Burlesque (Aleness), Op. 9, No. 4.

8 p.. Time, Weather and An- 8.03. p.m. The B.B.C. Wireless nouncements.

Band. Military

after will not be subject to nearls tu some of my patients because he merchandise gains in Spanish ebussy)--Golliwog's Cake Walk;

half a century's persecution before they would endure unnecessary colonies..

they WATC their contribution to heallog spin if trented while

acknowledged.

that the is iranle to reflect example of Pasteur's struggles and sufferings was not sufficient to open

Its the eyes of orthodoxy to

own limitations.

before A of mind

"How lons must it be

attitude more Renerous prevails?

"My experience, which has often been bitter in the extreme, is of personal importance now, because always knew I was right and they were mistaken through ignorance of of methods which they the value of would not allow me to demonstrate before them.

MY QUARREL-

*Bul

is of enormous importance

ability, but were bound

dis-

that thousands of people could have been relieved from pain and

10 their sufferings for long years because orthodoxy could not bring itself admit that its judgments were infallible.

io not

conscious.

INFAMOUS CONDUCT

In

TRADE V. FRANCE As the grim Spanish confict nar- rows to a field of internal combat,

"This humane work was, arid still surrounded by a naval cordon of

European powers, experts here be lieve the rebels are in the best position from the commercial stand- point and the loyalists better off financially.

rers

remains, infamous conduct professional respect

"In his defence before the Council asked my dear friend and helper what. they would expect a doctor to

live do were he requested to

aesthetic for a layman who in discovered an indisputable cure for enneer, the remedy for which would only be applied under anaesthetics.

"Let orthodoxy nek itself that question now, for it is as relevant in 1037 as when Dr. Axham so bravely

'Ineed his accusers.

"This is a triumph for me, but if the true lesson is not learned so that progress shall not be held up in the future, it will be robbed of its real

value."

"My quarrel with the nrikodor ARMY CHURCH

"mieteni "profceston the ended, not. Ratic you, by my submission to

their ideas, but by their submission PARADE TO BE

to those which were given to me.

Prices Slip In New York

Labour Difficulties Assist Decline

New York, Apr. 1. -Prices slipped lower on the New Others with mierophanes York Stock Exchange to-day"—and

under amplify the sound waves, will nole trading softened down the "lish language."

caution. Professor Frisch

has also

covered the language of the bees.

took him 25 years.,

TELLING THE SWARM

dis-

discovered honey, tells the others where It is to be found and how much of it, there is by dancing.

LESS IRKSOME GUARDS LEAD THE WAY

By A Military Correspondent The Army Council has made a concession regarding the irksome conditions associated with Sun- clay Church parades.

have and

Trade reports from official sources In Spain have been embargoed for months but statistics derived from other foreign countries indicate a flourishing commerce from the rebel- controlled port of Seville, which is the point of exit for major native as cork, products of Spain such olives, olive oil and sherry.

Consular declarations at Seville to the United States for exports to covered merchandise valued at $0.- 914,880 in 1930 against $6,631,969 in 1935. The civil war started in July, and apparently exports continued in large amount.

No commercial figures are avail. able from any loyalist source in recent months, but Italian sources report

continued active competition nbroad from Spanish citrus fruite normally shipped from

i nor

NO EFFECTIVE R Valencia.

"Boabdi" (Moskowski, arr. Lake) Malaguena; La Tarantelle de Bel- phegor (lloch Albert); The Flam- borough Sword Dance-Folk Dance (arr. Sharp): "The Children's Corner The Crusador March (O'Donnell); Silver Jubilee-March (Letts).

8.25 pm, From the Studio.

With

Lovell Variety,

Peggy (Vocal), Ted Castro (Vocal) and 1. L. Ozorio (Piano).

Ted Castro-Rainbow on the River; 2. Peggy Lovell-Did I re- member?; 3. II. L. Ozorlo-Iloney- suckle Rose; 4. Ted Castro-When A Lady meets a Gentleman down South; 5. Peggy Lovell-Avalon; 0. H. L. OzorloMoon Rose; 7. Ted Castro-The way you look to-night; 1. Peggy Lovell-Would you; v. H. L..

Ozurlu Sugar Rose. 8.55 p.m. London-News and An- nouncements.

p.m. From the Studlo.

A Talk by "St. John Abulance." Colonel J. L. Sleeman, c.v., c.M.0., C.11.F M.V.O.

9.30 p.m.

Vocal Gems from The Student Prince" (Romberg).

9.35 p.m. Concerto No. 3 in G Major, K. 210 (Mozart), played by Yehudi Menuhin (Violin) and the Parls Symphony Orchestra, Con- ducted by Georges Enesco,

th Big Ben. The London pidum Orchestra with Pau Robeson (Bass).

Orchestra-Echoes from the Puszla Owing to inadequate naval forces, it appears that neither the loyalists (Ferraris): Paul Robeson-Blue Pre-

the rebels

ere able effectively lude (Bishop); Swing Along (Cook); to blockade or inter respective Orchestra-Vivienne (Finck); Paul

or intercept export shipments in early months of Roberon-Cane

"Sanders of the River); Orchestra-

the wor

net result has been nternational com-

merce than had been

Song

(from

"Maid

of the Mountains"-Waltz (Fraser-Simson); Paul Robeson-Jes' ma song (Strickland); Orchestra-50 Years of Song....(A selection Historical Song successes,

of

10.30 p.m. Dance Musle. Fox Trot-Crazy with love; Fox Trot-Saving up my time to spend on you; Waltz-Follow your heart; Fox Tro-Magnolias in the moon-- light; Fox Trot-So do ]: Fox Trot One, two, button your shoe; Fox Trot-A skeleton in the cupboard; Fox TrolPennies from Heaven; Waltz-Oh, Mr. Man in the Moon.

11 v.m. Close Dow

Jess disturbance to internerally ex- pected. This is due partly to the fact that only in oitve is Spain un indispensable supplier from a world

Cork standpoint.

can be obtained from Portugal.

A notabic

exception to the general situation is the destruction of United The inspection of troops-as-a-pro-States shipments to Spain. This coun-- extremeliminary to moving off for Church, an try deliberately embargoed munitions Instruction now states, "should be shipments soon after outbreak of the civil war, and put general commerce The increasing labour difficulties, reduced to a minimum."

construction awards

at the traders' risk. Large possible It the decline in

'The Coldstream Guards

sales and the weakness of Government

of aircraft were prevented. Bonds, together with the critical for- welcomed the announcement,

In November 1833, United States Colonel Arthur Smith, Commander of He found that a scout bee who has elan situation were all factors con the Regiment, has done his best to exports to Spain were valued at

tributing to the decline.

November, 1935. The markel was depressed despite comply with it. Last Sunday there $34,815 (CQ) against $4,934,881 in In-December, the last month re- Brst was not the usual searching inspection automobile production for the

"record chape!. No time was wasted in non-Spain were $42,000 (CQ) against high, steel operations at a

$3,898,000 in the same month of the retail trade returns are fairly good. high, while cotton consumption and essentials.

There is a tradition in the Guards previous year. The Bond Market was lower. that there cannot be a parade with-

Cotton and tobacco exports have United States issues partially re- out an Inspection. The Coldstream been knocked out. covered from their new low levels. Guards, as an experiment, were sub- United States imports in November

at valued 1,600,302 against The following extracts are from

$1, Issues on the Curb Exchange werejected to a casual inspection sufficient were

the Hongkong Telegraph for to satisfy the Cominanding Omeer $2,528,010 in November of the pre- casier.

that everybody was properly dressed. vious year; December Imports were

Colonel Arthur Smith supports the $1,057,000 Mar. 31. Apr. 1. Change

$2,050,000. against Off 1.22 view that the soldier might to trusted "ONE NATION'S LOSS." 100.41 105.19

01.73 01.00 Off 64 carefully to follow "Dress Regula- Figures from European 32,08 31.74 Off 34 tions" for one day in seven without indicate that German and French 102.13 101.64 Off 40 having to submit to the formality of trade may have benefited as

1,660,000 shares. -- an inspection as strict as for a Rayal consequence of United States re-

ceremonial parade,

trenchment, as their losses in exports to Spain were for less by percentage than those of the United States or

The "dancing bee" moves its headquarter of this year continuing to be before the march to the regimental | ported. United States exports

from side to side and executes an intricate series of rapid steps through the hive.

The others watch him, and then y off in the site in numbers correspond- ing to the size of the find.

NOT COLOUR-BLIND Professor Frisch described other patient and ingenious methods, by which he has proved that the senses of taste and smell in bees are as keen us any man's.

llo has been able to contradlet the accepted theory that bees are colour-blind by showing that they can be trained to distinguish blue. yellow and grey.

"But you cannot

train a bee to

come to your whistic," he added.

"Becs are deaf."

AMAH TEMPTED

BY FRIEND

STOLE FROM HER EMPLOYER Yielding to temptation and the incitement of a male friend, Yuen So,

Peak resident, stole $0.50 from her

in

"DOW JONES AVERAGES

Industrials Rails Utilities Bonds

Volume: United Press.

MISS D. B. FAIR ESCAPES FINE DANGEROUS DRIVING NOT PROVED

had

OBJECTIONS TO COMPULSION

that

possible, be avoided on Sun-were DA

10

Gources

the

8,050,000 pounds ugainst 7,390,000 pounds,-nited Press.

21 YEARS AGO

Extracts From The "Telegraph" Files

week ended April 8, 1916.

the

The rate of the dollar on demand was 28. 0.5/16d.

E

**

The Hongkong and China -Gas Co. announced that the price of gas would be increased to $2.50 per 1,000 cubic feet.

*

At the annual meeting of the Institution of Shipbuilders and Engineers, Mr. K. E. Greig was elected President.

Mr. J. W. Franks was appointed Assistant Superintendent of the Pollee Reserve.

*

On leaving for England, Mr. H. E. Stevens was presonted with an inscribed silver rose bowl by mem- Cricket bera of the Kowloon Club.

It is generaly hoped that the Great Britain decision of the Army Council is the In nine months of 1930, German

Mr. Clifford Edgcumbe was ad- forerunner of the cancellation not exports to Spain were valued at only of the Sunday inspection, but 55,354,000 nxirks against 73,898,000 mitted a partner of Messra. Sntay- also of the obligatory church parade. In the same period of the previous man and Co. The men dislike its compulsory year; German Imports from Spain character, and some Army chaplains, were 00.170,000 against 80,000,000. as well as unit commanders, would In eleven months of 1936, France's like to see it ended.

exports to Spain were 270,405,000 The summons against Miss D. B.

It is customary for battalion.com-francs against 282,074,000 in the Fair for driving at a dangerous speed in Hennessy Road on March 1, which manders to order à parade with an same period of the previous year; had been adjourned from last week, inspection. That means considerable France's Imports from Spain were

440,308,000 against 314,702,000, was dismissed by Mr. W. Schofield at preparation on what should be "u day

In nine months of 1936, United morning of rest." That is done because it is Kingdom exports to Spain were Central Magistracy this

regulations" accordance with Traffic-Sergeant Wass prosecuted und "In

4,210,000 2,825,000 pounds against although Issued by the War Office, of Mr. W. Mackinley,

Deacons,ing's Regulations state emphatically pounds in the same period of the defended. a young amnh in the employ of a It will be recalled that the case

been adjourned for the speedometer for "the holding of parades will, as previous year; imports from Spain employer Mr. Kennedy-Skipton, on Sergeant Wuss machine to be daya."

The ritual associated with these his absence on March 30. She ap-

He Sunday parades has always been un- peared before Mr. W. Schofield a checked. This morning Mr. Mackininy Central Magistracy this morning and said that had not yet been done.

was not, however, going to dispute its popular. In a few instances Com- was bound over in $100 for one

accuracy, his defence being that even minding experiments with a leves year.

if the alleged speed of 34 miles per initiated

a view to

London, Apr. 1. Sergeant Clarke sold defendant hour was correct, it was safe in the making attendance at church more

Air Marshal C. L. N. Newall has was more a foolish woman than a circumstances. It was more a con-¡popular.

One battalion paraded immediately been appointed Air Chief Marshal rogue. She was very friendly with niet of opinion than anything and he

submitted that under the circum- before the time for the service. The Reuter. sman who had previously been

should bo

The new appointee served in the dis- men were placed on their honour to stances his client

Singapore, Apr. 1. employed by Mr. Kennedy-Skipton

appear properly dressed, and their Zakkha Khel Expedition of 1009 and

The rubber strike among plantation coolic and of whom the police charged. could say nothing good. Between His Worship remarked that 34 miles Commanding Officer had no fault to also in the Great War, in which he

workers is practically over. One re find.

mentioned in despatches three and 11 p.m. on March 30 defendant an hour was rather an excessive

and won of evidence up-

times

numerous honours. port says that workers have agreed Another regimental commander dis- He was Director of Operations was alone upstairs in the house, Mr. speed but the weight

ond to resume work on employers grant- of 80 and Mrs. Kennedy-Skipton having peared to be in favour of defendant, pensed, experimentally, to go to Intellgence and Deputy Chief of the ing a minimum daily gone out. She admitted taking the H. D. White, of Butterfeld & Swire, Church as other worshippers. His idence and 1920 1931, and in cents, which is an increase of 25 cents, Officer Another report states no general money and giving it to her friend. was contiened for causing an obstrule check on their attendance was the the latter year became Air

His Worship decided to give defen-tion in Fedder Street on March 13. presence of two non-commissioned Commanding the Wessex Bombing agreement has been reached but that dant a chance. He warned her to Defendant had left his car opposite officers in the porch. The men went Area. He was Air Omoer Command-workers have resumed their duties

futuro and keep honest in

have the Hongkong Hotel in one of the to Church, but the procedure was ing the RAF in the Middle East pending a final settlement of the

quito unomcial. spaces marked "No Parking". nothing further to do with the coolle.

NEW AIR CHIEF MARSHAL NAMED

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THE WORLD. WILL, IN FOLLOW ONLY THOSE WHO HAVE DES PISED AS WELL AS SERVED IT.-Samuel

Butler.

The Rev. A. J. Bennitt will ad dress

the next meeting of the Chinese Christian Fellowship on Sunday, April 4, at 8 pm. In the Church Hall of St. Paul's Church, Glenealy. All are wecome.

For trespassing in the Royal Naval Dockyard, Li Lal, 22, unemployed, was bound over in $25 for one year by Mr. W. Schoflold át Central Magis- tracy this morning.

A 24-year-old men, Chu Ma-mci, living at Stanley, was removed to the Government Civil Hospital yesterday, suffering from a crushed foot, sur- tained when stones fell on him at Wong ma-kok,

An unknown Chinese man, aged about 23 years, was found by the

It is understood that Sir Robert Police yesterday, lying in an un- conscious condition outside No. 284 Ho Tung is giving a luncheon in Main

Street,

Shaukiwon. From honour of His Excellency Dr. H. H. enquiries which were subsequently Kung and members of his entourage made, it appeared that the man had at The Falls," 204, The Peak, on attempted to enter the second floor Sunday. A number of woll known of the house by climbing up a drain- local residents have been invited to

attend. pipe, but slipped and fell..