1937-08-14 — Page 15

-

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, AUGUST 14, 1937.

EUROPE AND AMERICA SUPPLY CHINA WITH THE SINEWS OF WAR

WITH CREDITS & LOAN

FOR CONSTRUCTION

OF RAILWAY

(By Henry Wood)

(United Press Staff Correspondent)

Sun Pranelson,

For the past four years, the United

States and half a dozen leading Euro- SECRETS OF R.A.F.

been supplying

pean nations have China with some of the singws of war, necording to #! survey of the Institute of Pacific Relations.

These particular sinews, the in- stitute Ands, bave taken the form af credits and lumns for the construe-

tion of railways which constitute the very basis of the war potentiality of any country. It is only with un ample network of railways, experts concede, that a nation may expedite movements of its troops and keep up its lines of communications, ttons and supplies,

Since 1933,

'PLANES

INVENTOR'S COURT

APPLICATION

EVIDENCE was given in comera re-

.A.F. machines when an invention garding the landing speeds of of hinged "split-daps" for aeroplane Wings was discussed in the Chancery Division.

Hayes, Middlesex, and Mr. Charles The Fairey Aviation Company, of mani-Richard Fairey, aeronautical engineer, applied for a five-your extension of the letters patent on the ground that,

for no remuneration had been ob tained from them.

the institute Aries.

loans and credits for the comitur

patent

tun of allways in China have to-

Trevor Watson, K.C., for the talled $100,000,000. The bulk of these | appálivants, said that the invention had have come from Great Britain, whten deres landing much safer. The is striving hard to establish a predom- 1921, but so fut it had not been up-

was obtained in September. | innt place for herself in Chinese plied to any machine, it

was, fu equnomic life, Germany. France, Bel- letfect, an invention made with great gium, Czechofovakia, and dually the [fugesagt, to meet conditions Whien United State..

The first advance of the latter for

the construction of a new betwork

did not arise until the patent hati practically expired. This was, there fore, a strong ease of hardship anti jof loss of profit.

the

Wallace Beery and Una Merkel in "Good Old Soak" showing at the King's Theatre on Sunday.

Woman Falls From Roof On Boy:

Both Die

London, July 30.

roof in London, 18-year-old boy. Both were

· WOMAN fell 65 feet from a

an yesterday, on to

of Chinese railways was made unly inventor, said he was new building;

Mr. Charles Rkhand Rairey. A inst June through the United States for the Ali Ministry large number Import-Export Hank. While it of macines entled the "Battle," to: killed. amounts to only $720,000 which is which, in his opinion, the flap would small in comparison with the amount: be a desirable adjunct.

The buy, Donald Trelenven When the rearmament crisis arose. Black, whose home is in

Bir-

the other countries have been pour-he sidded, it was seeded that they mingham, was hurrying to work Motorist

ing into the construction of Chiese should wash out all tests and pinduce when he passed an office at the rafiways, it is looked upon as the en- the "Battle" machine "from the draw- tering wedge of the United States | ing-board)," Into a new Chinese staire in the Far

¡corner

of Newford-street and Saves Girls

passed, Mrs. Mary Warburton, of Hartholomew-road, Kentish Town, fell from the roof.

From Death

Mr. Lloyd Jacob, for the Comp- Bainbridge-street. East which would give the United roller-General of Patents, opposed

At the very moment when he the application on the ground that States much more reason for want-the invention was lacking in merit; ing to enforce her two traditional that it had not been used; and that polleter of the open door and ter-there had been insuffleient disetervare

in bringing the petition, ritorial integrity that she has dis- played in the past,

As the situation now stands, the institute declares, The boom In Chinese railway construction [] » fair to rival that which the United

The hearing was adjourneri,

A passer-by found them both un- .'conscious on the pavement. As Mrs. Warburton was taken to hospital, the

moaned:

CHIN-DEEP IN THE SEA

Scanning the waters of the Solway "Oh, the poor boy! The poor Firth with a pair of binoculars, a motorist saw two tiny dots a mile

SYDNEY MAKES ITS!

boy!! GIANT BRIDGE PAY

States experienced in the last do-Million Pounds In Tollsteraid that his wife, who was 58, cade Of the nineteenth century.

ut

Foreign powers have competed keenly By the collection nearly it for a share in this great market, fre- | million pounds in tolls, in five years, quently extending long-term credite the accumulated revenue delicit on

has been wiped out. Sydney's mammoth harbour bridge

on very favourable terms for the pure chase of railway materials.

A working surplus of about £30,- 100 is expected for the current year. This is largely ascribed to the return of prosperity.

TWO IMPORTANT RESULTS

The institute points out that while on the surface of things this invest-

On this basis, the bridge which is ment by foreign powers would ap-capitalised at £10,682,914, will have pear to be one of purely economie toll in 53 years. Up to the present no debt and will be free of tax and

interest "It would be ingonnuous to £135,000 has been put aside for the suppose that the governments which | sinking fund, have encouraged this flow of funds to China have been oblivious political implications of their actions."

of the

It is conceded that the network of railways now being bullt up will have | two very important results; frst, a strategie one that will help the Chinese greatly it repulsing any

Japanese invasion, and secondly, a purely economie one that will help

Both died later in hospital. Mr. Warburton told the Daily was one of the few remaining cople who made ostrich feathers into fans and head-dresses.

Her handbag, hat and coat were found on the roof of the building In which she had her office,

from shore.

them as two young girls stranded He peered again, and recognised on a sandbank, at least waist-deep in the rapidly rising son.

Aware of their great peril, he drove as fast as he could to Senfield, on the Scottish bank of the Firth, to sum- mon help,

Two fishermen Duncan and John Black, who lived at a YMCAsands, rowed out, and reached the Bryson, tiragged their boat over the hostel, was a member of the Civil twp girls when the water was up to His family their chins.

Service swimming team. live al Olton Boulevard, Acocks; Green, Birmingham.

The police took possession last night of a postcard received by Mrs. War- burton shortly before the tragedy.

BRITAIN BUILDS

The girls were Margaret Stewart, aged 15, and Vera Dunkeld, aged 10, both of Vasey-crescent, Carliste.

They had been paddling at Port Carlisle, u seaside resort, but went so far from the shore that the tide cut them DIT.

They were marooned on the sund

PLANES bank for three hours, knowing that

WITH 8,000-MILE RANGE

in the development of the country | Could Break Soviet Record

and a return to the powers concerned

on their investments.

Great Britain, especially, which is

the chief lender, is declared to give every indication of desiring to help, under this economic Luise, to check

If Necessary

the extension of dupunese influence BRITISH and American planes are flying simul-

in the continent of Asla by lending

taneously across the Atlantic; Soviet machines are China's Inancial and economic conquering the North Pole, cracking records and linking

her assistance to the building up of

strength.

"has

any chance of rescue was remote.

Veru While they waited,

Dunkeld prayed.

WOMAN PILOT WINS £100 BET

Flies Across Channel After Getting Licence

A young London woman who got her flying licence only at 4 o'clock on a recent afternoon arrived at Le

Russia to U.S.A.—and bigger developments are expected trip at 500 feet all the way, managing

"Japan." states the survey, made strenuous altempts 10 build soon. rallways under her own auspices in North Chiao, but so far her efforts

In the hangars of the R.A.F. are planes capable of

in this direction have been check heating the latest Russian flight of 6,730 miles from mated by the pussive resistance ધર્મ

the Chinese National Government. Moscow to San Jacinto, California, which set up new Japan would in any case be in a poor

position to compete with Great Bri- figures for non-stop long-distance air travel.

tain in this field as her scanty sup- plies of available capital have been largely absorbed in the development of Manchukuo."

At the present time, the survey Ands, there are now 10,731 kilometers of railway in China, excluding Man- churia and Jehol, which are under Japanese domination of which 7,058 kilometers are operated by the Nun-

under private control.

BILLION DOLLARS

FROM TAXES

:

ON 'ALCOHOL

Washington.

An aviation expert. telling the News, Chronicle of the R.A.F. planes, said:

Bourget the next evening. her pirul exhausted but her purse richer by

£100. She

had made a solo flight from Hanworth, and had done the 300-mile to find Paris by "lots of silly little notes on a bit of paper.'

Thirty-year-old Betty Kirby-Green, who is a member of London Flying Club, told the Daily Express that, one way and another, her adventure had cost her about £50. She said:

"When I was learning to fly, one of the club members told me it was not so easy as I thought, I said it was.

"So he gave me a fortnight to folsh my training, get my licence, and fly to l'aria and bet me £100 I couldn't do it. I took him on. "I got my licence with only a day Vickers Wellesley bomber mono-to spare. First of all, no me would plane could y 0,000 miles non-stop let me have a plane. Fleally the it loaded with extra petrol instead tub hired me one. of bombs."

"The Air Ministry admit that the

The alcoholic beverage Industry This, he pointed out could Ec king Government. The remainder is contributed nearly one billion dollars achieved in a normal fight without risk of insuring me.

in taxes to Federal, State and Mun-infringing the overloading reguln-eventually for £25. Then I had to Under the new five-year plan cipal governments in 1936, the dis-lons as the Russiars did. Specially pay £10 to take the machine abroad. which is being carried on by the

tilled spirits institute announced in 10,000 mlies.

londes, "Wellesley" could cover government, and for which funds are being supplied by the afore-mention-making public a survey of liquor

Why is no "Wellesley" machine up The and away on a ploneer flight?

ed calls for the additional construc- levies. tion of 8,500 kilometers, which will xive China a powerful defensive as The total contributed to federal and answer at the moments that the well as ccunomic weapon.

state treasuries amounted to $864,-.A.F. is taking every plane turned

out for standard service. 927,355. Figures s to municipal The one danger the Institute sers In the current Chinese programme is revenues from this source were not But the Transatlantic trips are that some of the foreign powers, and available, the report stated, but if keeping Britain (and America) in the

forefront of aviation.

Great Britain especially, may become included in the grand total would so heavily interested inancially that she will have a dominating interest undoubtedly reduce considerably the

In the economic

development of gap between the amount which can case of state liquor monopolles, from Chinn, However, the sudden decl- be accurately stated and the billion the profits of state stores. sion of the United States to partielp-dollar mork."

ate in the programme would indicate Federal taxes and customs duties: that the United States is not entirely. unaware of this danger or the oppo-accounted for $012,581,000 of the sile advantage of possibilities in the total. States got $252,345,478 either future Chinese market.

from taxes, licence fees, or, in the

Agures

RADIO BROADCAST

THE CENTRAL MEAT CO.

(NEXT TO THE FLOWER MARKET)

Fillet of Beef .38 cts. per lb.

"Fillet Veal Veal Chop

.38 cts. por lb. .34

Mutton Chop .50 cts. por lb.

17

Leg

46

Caroupa

.....43

12

Rump Steak ..27

Sirloin

27

"

11

+

Cod Fish

Lobster

Crabs

....22

45

21

14

Shrimps

24 "

Pro-

Leg of Pork..48 ets. per lb. Pork Chops ..42 Lean Meat...48

Lard

1+

11

"

**

T

Bacon

Ham

Pork Sausages .55

60 cts, per lb.

55

1

+

11

.35

*

+

Beat Sausages .40

Relay of Hongkong Hotel Dance Orchestra NEW VARIETY RECORDS

Rudio Programme broadcast by Z.B.W. on wavelengths of 355 metres (045 k.e's.) 31.49 metres (9.52 m.c's.).

H.K.T.

12.30-2.15 p.ú.

gramme,

European

12.30 Peter Dawson (Bass-Istri-

ད-ས་

tone's The Sergeant (Longstuffe); |

Tommy Retson); (French).

Lud (Teschemacher-Mar-

Fluter's Phil The

-Ball

12.40 Rey Fox and His Orchestra. Fox Trot-When My Dream Bout Comes Home: Fox Trut- Stumbled Over Love; Fox Trot-The Night Is Young, And You're So Beautiful:, Waltz-Seal It With a Kiss; Fox Trot Moon For Sale; Waltz-A Beautiful Lady in Blue.

1.00 Time and Weather.

1.03 Patricia Rossborough (Piano).. A Cavalcade of Martial Tunes;; Intro: There's something about aj soldier; The King's horses; When the Guards are on Parade; When a Sol- dier's on Parade; The Toy Drum Major: Sweetmeat Joe, The Candy (Croom-Johnson); If I Love Again (Oakland-Murray},

1.13 Musical Comedy Selections. Musical Comedy-Selection: Intro: My The RiT Song (Desert Song); Hero (Chocolate Soldier): Tea for Two (No, No, Nanette); inliolujah (Hit the Deck); The Mounties (Rose- Marle); Merry Widow Waltz (Merry Widow); Sprend a little happiness (Mr. Cinders); Rull away clouds (Virginia); Garda Half and George Baker (Vocal): Home and Beauty; Intro: Sing

Slag something in the morn- ing: A ruce cup of Tea: Twilight | Sonata Play it again; Love me to- day: No more; Sing, Royal Harp. (Magdu Neeld, Janet Lind and

Webster Booth-(Vocal).

1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press; Weather and Announcements,

1.45

and New Variety

Dance Musle.

Ho! Ho! Song-Climbing Up; (Film. King Solomon's Mines) Paul Robeson; Comedienne-The South Is The Place For Me; Why Has A Cow Gol Four Legs: (Cicely Courtneidge); Piano Selection Shall We Dance": Intro: Shall we dance; Beginner's Luck; Slap that Buss

They all laughed; They can't take that away from me: Let's call the whole thing off (Vivian Ellis); Comedian-You Can't Go Away Like That; Weeping Willow.

(Max Miller); Song—Artl- lelal Powers; A Little White Room (Floodlight'), Frances Day and John Mills; Fox Trot Girls Were Made To Love And Kiss; Waltz-Love Live: For Ever And Rule My Ileart; (Jack Hylton and His Orchestra).

2.15 Close Down. 4-7 p.m.

Chinese Programme. 7-12 p.m. European Programme. 7.00 Beethoven Sonata In B Flat Major Op. 22.

Pinnoforte Solo by Arthur Schna-

bel,

7.25 Stock Quotations and Hong- kong Exchange Market.

7.30 Excerpts from La (Puccini):

Bolteme

Si, M Chiamano Mim (Claudia Muzio, Soprano); O Mimi, Tu Plu Non Torni (Beniamino Gigli, Tenor) and Giuseppe De Lutea, Baritone); Musetta's Waltz Song (Grace Moore, о Soave Fanciulla (Rosetta

and

Dino Addio, Dolce Svegliare (Rosella Pampanini. Dino Borgioli. Aurora Rettore and Gino Vanelli).

Porterhcuse .28 17

OUR SPECIALTY

CORNED, OX TONGUE

.$1.00 each

Ask for Complete Price List

PHONE 24844.

UB

U.B

BEER

AT ITS BEST

Summer

Borgio): GENEROUS

7.50 L'Arlesienne Sulte (Bizet). Farandole and Meruelt (Sir Thomas Beecham conducting the London Philharmonic Orchestra),

8.00 Time

Time and Weather and An-

nouncements.

vance

8.03 John McCormack (Tenor). Now Sleeps The Crimson Petal (Quilter); A Fairy Story By The Fire (Merikanto); Love's Secret (Blake- Bantock); Gathering Clouds (Arr. Bain). Plano

Edwin accomp. by Schneider.

8.15 Lon

London Relay-Third Test Match: England v. New Zealand,

A commentary on the first day's play by Howard Marshall, from Ken- nington Oval, London.

8.30 Marek Weber and His Or- chestra.

Du Und Du-Waltz (Strauss); Suschinka (Potpourri of Russian Gypsy Song and Dances) (Schie- mann); The Clock And The Dresden China Figures (Ketelbey); The Skaters-Waltz (Gung'l).

Kelay"London

8.50 London Log" by Walter Fltagerald,

9.00 Studio-Frank Sports,

Read от

9.10 New Variety. INSURANCE "RISK"

Humorous--An Old Flame (John "Then no one wanted to take the Henry usslated by Gladys Horridge):

Morleyffello I got a polley

Blackpool, Intro: Helle Blackpool; Coronation Waltz; Across the great divide, Boo-lloo; Goodnight my love; All alone in Vienna; Delyse; Hello Blackpool. Wilbur and His Band); Hu- morous--The Three Trees; No News (Frank Crumit).

0.30 London Relay News and Announcements. to be

"The Wight was not so bad. ! stopped at Lympne for tea and met an Englishman who accompanied me over the Channel in his zero- plane: after that I lost him, "I recognised the Eiffel Tower first, but the whole

of Paris

seemed more to my right than

I had and I just couldn't find Lo Bxpected Bourget. I footled about for half an hour.

"Then I saw the little diddler thing, whatever it is on the petrol kauke had disappeared entirely, so I gathered my tank was empty, 'I managed to set up to 1,800 feet. then I made for some green on the out-skirts of the city.

The Institute said these showed the alcoholic beverage, in- "No one was more surprised than 1 dustry to be the second most import- was to find that I had landed at Lo unt source of federal revenue, only Bourget. Would you like to have a the income tax producing more bet with mot money-United Press.

I bet you £100 7'11 get back to Hanworth-to-morrow."

9.55 Relay of the Hongkong Hotel Dance Orchestes from the Grill Room of the Hongkong Hotel.

(Continued on Page 10.)

THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY. THERAPION N011 THERAPION No. 2 RAPION No:3

REDUCTIONS

SALE

STILL

PROCEEDING

BIG

SAVING OPPORTUNITY

SINCERE'S

MODERNIZED DEPT.-STORE

Swan Culbertson &

Frith

Investment Bankers and Brokers in Securities and Commodities Dally New York and London Stock Exchange Service Commodity Futures on the principal American markets

Members of

New York Cotton Exchange Chicago. Doard of Trade

Winnipeg Grain Exchange

Commodity Exchange, Inc., New York Canadian Commodity Exchange, Inc., Montreal New York Coffee and Sugar Exchange Manila Stock Exchange,

Correspondents for

Hayden, Blone & Co., New York and Boston J. E. Swan & Co., New York

Telephone 30244

Cable Address SWANSTOCK Hongkong & Shanghal Bank Buliding, Hongkong Offices; Shanghai and-Manila

Page 15Page 16