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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1937.

ONCE PROUD MANCHUS NOW

STRUGGLING Greatest Consolation In Winter When Free Soup Kitchens Are Open OBSCURE LIFE

IN VILLAGE NEAR PEIPING

Pelping, Apr, 15.

WHAT is believed to be the last

and

largest · group of опсе wealthy Manchus, who considered themselves "God's chosen children" during the Ching Dynasty, are now living an obscure and forlorn life in a dilapidated village about a stone's throw from the walls outside of Haichimen.

Thousands of foreign and Chinese tourists who visit the Western Hills every year pass by the outsidirts of this little village without knowing that these descendants of the former proud and wealthy "royal family" are struggling miserably to find their dally food.

"CHI MIN"

These Manchus-better known as "chi min" banner people-are them- selves to blame for their present plight because at the height of their glory they never made any attempt get an education or to learn

. ນີ້ trade on which they could make their own independent living.

to

The Rance of Sarawak, wife of

the only white mjah in the world, Their forefathers depended on the prestige and wealth of the visiting Amerlen for the first time Imperial circle and lived a lazy

She will proceed from the US. to and luxurious fe.

The

new zeneration inherited all the de- fects of the previous one until the collapse of the dynasty in 1911.

WIDELY SCATTERED

The exact number of banner men left in the country has not been accertained but it is known that they are scattered in far sections of the land. When the Manchus came into ower in Peking they were suspicious of every "Han" or Chinese.

In order to prevent uny possible uprising or "dangerous thought" from

poisoning the minds of the people,

the Manchus organised eight banners

of

London for the Coronation. The Rance is one of the richest women in the work.

Pompadour Home As National

ench -having a large number Museum

members who belonged to the royal family and who were to keep a close and watchful eye on the Chinese.

Versailles, Apr. 5. The fall of the Imperist dynasty wlinemed the rapid decline of the

The home of Madame of bannermen, who were not only Pompadour, where she formed bankrupt because they had no savings, but also could not and a second court life in the time employment because they of Louis XV which has become were not accustomed to

Any

begging for a living.

In

CORRESPONDENCE

work.

О CR

Should Be No Need For New Taxation

To the Editor.

Hongkong Telegraph.

£1

old-time

FOR A LIVING

Mussolini's "Forest Of 8,000,000 Bayonets Is Ready For War

Is there going to be another world war?

When will it start? What combination of circumstances will touch it off? What preparations are being made? Which nation is most fit to fight?

These questions are being asked in the war offices of The answer is one Europe as well as in many American Homes. which will vitally affect the lives and fortunes of millions. Who has that answer?

So much speculation, so much false information, so much exaggeration is in circulation that the United Press sent Webb Miller, ace war correspondent, out to size up the armies, tanks and planes, and bring back sane, accurate, undramatized facts.

Miller knows.war. He has been six. His series of dis- patches, is now running. In his first, he described the might of Russia.

.

By WEBB MILLER United Press Staff Correspondent

London, April 15. Mussolini really has a "forest of 8,000,000 bayonets," as he himself expressed it.

My flight to Rome provided a revealing insight into the vast war machine of human flesh and blood and ultra- modern mechanical devices which the dictator of the new "Roman empire" has created.

Mussolini perfected the conception of "a nation in arms" on a scale unprecedented in history. Sparta had the same idea, but it was small-time stuff in volume and numbers, compared to modern Italy.

Italy to-day has the largest percentage of militarily-trained men and youths, out of total population, in the world.

Male inhabitants are liable to military service in varying degrees almost from the cradle to the grave. Women are pre- pared for mobilisation in auxiliary home services to carry on the duties of the fighting males.

The programe during the fascist regime, which celebrated its 18th birthday yesterday, hus provided Italy with the largest pool of trained man-power in the world, totalling already about 7,000,000 and growing.

It is composed of 453,000 in the active army; 874,000 active reserves, and 5,030,000 Inactive reserves. At lenst 6,000,000 are belleved fit for the fleld at prescat.

Adding youths of pre-military nge

between 18 and 21 who have under- training" since childhood preparatory Kone "mora); physical and military

Italy's programme avowedly is the production of 1,500 airplanes un- nually, of which her factories

are capable, but the training of pilots and ground crews retards the schedule.

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AIRPLANE MANUFACTURE The general efficiency of motors and planes is demonstrated by Italy's numerous world speed records and by

such flights as Marshal Italo Balbo's

to Chicago, with 24 pianes in forma- tion.

Italy has 20 schools training 1,500 to entering the army, the grand total pilots and 4,500 mechanics. Four- avallable is brought to 0,400,000. teen air felds under construction bring the total to 130, plus 23 sca-

stated in the

mobilize within 24 hours

Ethiopla.

Dt

an

TRAINING AT AGE &

talking shop and sightseeing. The has devoted such attention to physical ing nitrate, copper and cellulose.

E RADIO BROADCAST

The Annual Shakespeare Celebration

ROGER QUILTER RECITAL

Radio Programme Broadcast by 355. of Z.B.W. on wavelengths

31.49 metres

meires (840 k.c's),

(0.02 m.c.'s.),

II. K. T.

12.30 Grand Opera.

1 Time and Weather,

1.03 A Planoforte recital by Vladimir Horowitz.

3,20 Viennese Waltzes.

1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press; Weather Time and Announcements.

140 Duke Ellington and His Oг- chestra.

2 Vocal Gems, 2.15 Close Down.

|・・ 4-4.30 P.EL

music.

Chinese recorded

i

4.30 p.m. A running commentary by Frank V. Read on the Semi- Finals of the Tennis Singles' Cham- planship of the Colony between E. C. Fincher and S. Rumjahn Relayed. Club from the Hongkong Cricket Courts (by courtesy of the Commit- tee of the Hongkong Cricket Club). U p.m. (approx:). Chinese Pro gramme.

Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64 (Mendelssohn) played by Fritz Kreisler and the State Opera Or

Leo chestra,

conducled by Dr. Blech.

7.30 p.m. Stock Qualalions and Hongkong Exchange Market Report. 7.35 Mantovani and. Ille Tipica Orchestra.

Tango Havana Heaven; Rumba- -Cuban Pete; Fax Trot-Please Be lleve Me; Fox Trot-Poor Little An- geline; Fox Trot-For You Madonna; Waltz Moonlight, dancing and you; Fox Trot-Moonspun Dreams; Fox Trot-Love's Serenade.

8 p.m. Time, Weather and An- nouncements.

8.03 p.m.

A Recital of Roger Quilter's Songs by Emlyn Walker (Tenor).

My 1. Weep you no mare; 2. Life's Delight; 3. Damask Roses; 4. To Daisies: 5. Now sleeps the Crim- son Petal; 6. Brown, is my Love; 7. Fair House of Joy.

8.20 p.m. Cinema Organ Med- leys by Sydney Gustard."

Musical Comedy Medley; Grass- hoppers' Dance (Bucaloss!); Nola (Arndt).

Kenneth 8.35 p.m. Variety. Lealio (Vocal), Doreen Ma (Vocal) and H. L. Ozorio (Plano), 0 p.m. London News and An- nouncements.

on the moon; Fox evable; Fox Trot-Drop

Fox Trol-It's love again;

Many wandered around the country famed in history, will hence-tary for war, once

Federico Baistrocchi, under secre-plane bases. forth become one of the national chamber of deputies that Italy could Factories working 24 hours a day 1917 and 1918 General Fens museums of France. The home of 1,500,000; exclusive of the forces at speed fighting planes and high- Kuo-cheng thea tuchun of Klangsu,

army are concentrated principally on high-

9.15 p.m. Speeches following the opened a Chi Min Livelihood bureau will be converted by the Com-that time engaged in conquering speed bombersie

Luncheon on the occasion of the pt Nanking. Each bannerman re- ceived monthly allowance for food mission of Beaux Arts,

Italy is better able than most Annual Shakespeare Birthday Cele- and clothing

nations to concentrate her air forces brallon from the Conference Hall, Following the tablishment of the National Govern

It is a greater number than any wherever they are most needed-be-

Stratford-on-Avon. The Rt. Hon. Thousands who have wandered nation except Russla, could mobilize cause of her closeness to Libya, her ment in Nanking in 1927, the burenu through the halls of Versailles have so rapidly.

the Lord Mayor of London, Alder- north African colony, and to the was abolished, and the

Sir George Thomas Broadbridge, work

Man wondered where the house of the was

Dodecanese islands off the coast of proposing "The taken over by the bureau of social king's mistress was located, and training at the-age-of-six, when he Her greatest military disadvantage The Drama and Sir Edward-Sey- Memory' "The Immortal A typical

begins Asia minor.

c... proposing Hugh Walpole, welfare of the municipal. government,

The younger women do a bit of have sought in vain.

The famous is incorporated into the uniformed is the lack of primary raw material sewing now and then to make

mour Hicks replying to the Toast. palace and gardens, the creation of scouts, to be taught marching, dis- duces only two

"Wolf Cubs," similar to the boy necessary in war time. Italy pro little money. Their greatest con-Louis XV himself, have been com-cipline and the fascist doctrine.

10 Am. Hawaiian Music. per cent, of her Hawaiian Love-Waltz .Noi solation is the winter season when pletely. restored to their the free soup kitchens are opened splendour, but the home of Madame

petroleum requirements, 3.3 per cent. Lane's Hawaiian Orchestra; Smiling of coal and 37 per cent, of iron and and where they can find a bowl of de Pompadour has had many adven-

eyes:

Hawaiian Love Bird..........King steel. To offset 1, she has piled up Nawahl's Hawaiians; Aloha Beloved hot but not too-nourishing congee to

At eight he enters the Balilla, or

a your and a half's reserve of coal „Kanul and Lula; Honolulu March keep them warm.

tures since its heyday. A drab five Junior blackshirts, where he learns and half a year of gasoline.

....Frank Ferera and John K starcy apartment building labelled drilling, shooting and other phases railroads to lessen the coal require

Mussolint is rapidly electrifying the Paatuhl." to-day "Hotel des Reservoirs," which Balls until he is 18. Then his ments. Now one-fifth of the rail- Music.

inilitarisation. He remains in the

10.16

Dance p.m. Big Ben. millions have passed on the way to training is broadened and intensifed mense water-power resources of the you; Fox Trot-Sing, Baby, sing: Fox roads are electrified, using the im- Fox Trot-Ev'ry time I look at the Versalles grounds, summarises until he is 21, whereupon he enters the decline of France's ancient the native army for a normal perlod

Alps, kings.

of 10 months.

COUNTRY SELF-SUFFICIENT

in next time you're passing; Fox DAILY MEMORIES LEFT

After his release, he continues By extraordinary efforts, Musso Trot-Honolulu Stars and Hawaiian periodic post-military training, until lini has succeeded in making Italy Guitars; Fox Trot-A little ren- Where Voltaire and Quesnay once the age of 65, after which he remains nearly self-sufficient in wheat, the dezvous in Honolulu; Fox Trot Jalited philosophy and medicine, a member of the civilian mobilisation mainstay food during normal years. Orgon Grinder's Swing; Fox Trol travelling salesmen and tourists In scheme:

However, the basic materials for I'm all

Trot-Lost my in; Fox the last hundred years have been

munitions must be imported, includ- rhythm, lost my music, lost my man; Since the ancient Greeks, no state

Fox Trot-I'll step out of the picture; Sir, In all the letters I have groomed horses are to-day empty. tion. Direct military expenditure-or in

stables that once held sixty well- and military training of its popula-in war materials would be hazardous for?; Fox Trot-Slipping through my The nation's lack of self-sufficiency Fox Trot-Whotchu cotcha trombone read on' the local revenue and the sparrows have long since that portion revealed by the budget, talled a blockade of her ports, al-

long problems, each correspondent laken the last grain of cats away. averages about one-fourth of the though she surprised everyone by her seems to have missed the main Jeanne Antoinette Polson Le Nor-total budget. issue, which is, why more re-mant d'Etoiles de Pompadour, who

ability to get along during the League The budget for 1936-1937 totalled sanctions of

League 1933, p.m. the Ethiopian war. dressed herself in good Elizabethan 20,200,000 lire venue is needed.

(100,405,500), ok

Italy's financial situation since the manner to die April 15, 1784 in full which 4,800,000,000 I think the remedy should be court Costume, was a woman who was for military purposes. It is than the outside world

(£44,112,000) Ethioplan war is far more favourable to curtail expenditure in pre-knew how to get places. Her early estimated that next year's total will sible.

thought pos- origins are doubtful for there is be 23,700,000,000 fire (£217,803,000) diminish greatly and the note circula-

The gold The gold reserve did not ference to initiating more taxes, a lively controversy. among of which 5,500,000,000 lire (£46,545,- tion is 27 per cent, covered by gold, DAVENTRY PROGRAMMES

The main body of the revenue historians as to who was her real 000) will be military, producing public receive their father. A healthy

One thing that worries the au- Anancier and salaries in local currency, and farmer, who may have been her hood, the most important material

Aside from massed, trained man- the birth rate to the extent which had Is the failure to accelerate thorities with the exception of six months father offered to educate her. He did factor in Italy's military strength is

been hoped

09A for, despite progaganda the job in a calculated manner and her air force, which during 1935, have suffered a low with much success.

and social undoubtedly dollar for the past seven years,

Recently ranks among the largest, strongest the birth rate was steadily falling organs admitted It is very unfair that these un-

QUEEN OF FASHION

and most modern in Europe.

and

new measures for taxing fortunates should be called upon to

that Although exact figures are kept a The goal he had set for his pro strict secret, foreign observers es- Mussolini's newspaper,

bachelors were planned to offset it. contribute mere from their already tegee was to become the King's timate first line planes at more than Italia, commented: "The velocity of sadly diminished. purchasing power,

Popolo. mistress, high point for any woman2,000, to provide sterling salaries for the to reach in those days. After an 8,000, which indicated a total number the assumes catastrophic speed civil service.

of 0,000 or 7,000, inclu

including reserves. carly marriage to her protegee's

and soon it will be as low The revenue of the Government is nephew, she became the queen of force lles in the large proportion of The chief characteristic of the air received in II.K. currency, and all fashion of Paris. She had not yet planes manufactured within the last expenditure for salaries and pensions forced her entry into the court two or three years, which results in

paid in the same. By circles, but made

ROUND-THE-WORLD converting all salaries and pensions King saw her frequently when he pared

sure that the an unusually up-to-date force, com- into local currency at a two shilling went out hunting. Four years after nations. to some other European

EMPIRE AIR ROUTE thousands of dollars could bo her marriage she met Loua XV at saved.

The extension of Empire Air Lines a court ball and her future was as- A high ratio of the force is com- by linking up Australia with Canada next step to Save money sured:

posed of bombers with a speed of 18.to be discussed at the forthcoming would be the question of home leave. Many local firms cannot let

around 220 miles an hour. Italy is Imperial

Conference In London. their She gave up her husband and by now developing a new, huge fat br- Suggestions are to be put forward European staff oft more often than 1746

was established at Versailles 20 type bomber with an a0-foot w Pacific to serve as air bases, and it for the acquisition of islands in the every 3 or years, while others have with the title of marquise and the span. It has

of 275 miles cut out home leave entirely, it

speed is post of mistress. Ambition spurred hour and a radius of 1,900 miles. It is beloved that a British sloop- totally unneccessary for civli ser her on, and her house the carries 31⁄2 tons of bombs and it is "Leith" is already in the Pacific re vants to go home

mado for ten months centre of France's leading literary defended by six machine guns. It connoitring every 3 and 4 years.

and intellectual circles, at a time is reported to be the fastest and most

should be

dellar,

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especially if it en fingerst George's England,

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A prospect of the English countryside written in dramatic narrative form by A. G. Street. Pro- duced by John Pudney.

11:30 p.m. Close Down.

metro

The following wavelengths and frequencies are used by Daventrys

Sign Fregnancy Wavelength

8.00 2. 49.50 metres 051

0,510 k.e. 81.55 9.65 x.c. 31.80 toetres 11,733 ke 23.82 matree 11,85 k... 28,19 metres 10.82 metrem 16.86 metres 18.07 233tres 10.65 metres 10.60 metres 49.10 metr

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21,549 *.c.

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Joining up of Australin and

equipada by air following the launch- By revising this to 0 months every when the theories of society which powerful bomber in Europowering of the Atlantic flying boats

5 and 6 years, there could be a large later. led to the French Revolution ped with. two 1,000 cutting down of staff, and the saving were being formulated. Voltaire motors and capable of reaching would with the England-Austraila of hundreds of thousands of dollars was her arm friend and Quesnoy, 21,000 feet within 21 minutes. services already in operailon-meon the year it is brought into operation, founder of the Physio rats, her Without a load, a height of 31,000 a complete circle of the globe by

· REMEDY."

feet is claimed for the plane.

British Empire planes.

physician-United Press.

19,78 metres

15,10 k.. 10.60 metres Transmission 1

(0.6, 0.8.0_0.8.6.)

p.m.

2.30 D.M.

Dig Den. "Yorkshire Pudding," A programme of sketch and venne from east of the Pennine,

'Bones of Old England. A Recital by Erie, Goldle (Bari- tone).

2.46 D.. 'An Ulster Notebook." A talk

by Dente Ireland,

3 p.m. The B.D.C. Theatre Organ 3.25 p.m. The News and Annaxnesmania. Greenwich Time Signal at 8.30 p.m. 3.45 p.m. Beethoven Bonatas for Violoncello

and Visnoforte. Mildred Lip man (Violoncello) And Frank Uriton (Planoforte),

Tranamlexion à

(0.8.D., 0.8.0., G.BIZ)

4.4 p.m. Mig Ben The Rutland Square

and New Victoris Orchestr Variety

180 p.m. The 1.3.0. Danos Orchestra. 8.15 p.m. Friday' Midday Consert, under

the direction of Joban Hoek. Greenwich Time Signal at D 9.m.

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Extracts From The "Telegraph" Files

The following extracts are from the Hongkong Telegraph for the week ended May 6, 1910.

*

The rate of the dollar on demand; was 2s. 3.7/16d,

•

Mr. D. G. M. Bernard and Mr. B. D. F. Belth were authorised to sign for Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and Co., Ltd.

Ice House Street.

USES OF BRITISH LEATHER

IN UPHOLSTERING FORD CARS

Another example of the use of British materials. In the manufacture of British-made Ford cars is seen in a report .just released by Ford Motor Co., Ltd., Dagenham, relative to leather,

Many thousands of square feet of the highest grade skins obtained from British-raised cattle are used each month in upholstering Ford cars, opart from leather used for other Mr. E. M. Raymond established purposes. Only skins of the first himself as a share and general grade are used by Ford. Each Hide

broker.

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The Hongkong Electric Co., TO- duced the price for current for lighting and fans per unit.

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Mr. C. H. P. Hay was appointed to act as General Manager of the Union Insprance Society of Can ton, Ltd. during the absence of Mr. C. Montague Ede.

9.15 pm. perches following the Lancheon on the occasion of the Annual Shakespeare Birthday Celebration, |" From the Conference Hali, Btratford-upon-Avon. The Night,

Alderman Bir

is specialty and separately cut by hand and sewn together on, high speed sewing machines, necessitating. skilled workers.

In addition to the hides used for of leather are used monthly for belt- upholstery, hundreds of square feet Ing, gloves, Washers, aprons, buming mops, filets, leggings, valve dia- phragms and special boots.

A Word To Would-Be Millionaires.

I used to be said of one of Hou, the Lord Mayor of London, America's multi-millionaires that he George Thoms was so rich the only thing that dared Broadbridge, proposing "The Im disagree with him was his food, also- mortal Memory Hurb Walpole; that he would willingly give a Gal proposing "The Drama'

Transmission 3

Bir Edwani Saymour Hicks reply-million dollars for a new stomach! Ing to the toast.

That was in the days before. Pinkettes were devised. Now, with the aid of these dainty Hilo Hver laxatives, innumerable people, ""in- cluding millionaires, are keeping Recital by Itos Pratt (in the digestións active, their tempers. dianPlantat

(0.8.3., 0.8.7 9.8.K.)

10.15 p.m. Bly Ben." The Carlton Hotel

Orchestra.

10.45 p.

kla

It put. St. Georgs Eoxland, 1937 A good and their spirila bright. In prospect of the English country brief, Pinkettes are unsurpassed for the prompt correction of constipa- tion,

Liverishness, billousness, loom; they also purify Ill-smelling breath, clear the akin of pimples and

11.80 p.m. The Band of His Mušerty's Royal Marine (Plymouth · Divi

Jon).

12.10 am. The News and Announcements.

Greenwich Time Bignal at 12.50m

12.80% The Alphas, presented by Frank blotches, and ensure the bright eyes

Stewart.

of health. Of chemists everywhere.