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THE HONGKONG

WHITEHALL'S WASTE

10,000 TONS A YEAR: INQUIRY TOLD IT IS "COLOSSAL"

Ten thousand tons of waste paper are collected from the waste-paper baskets of Government Departments every year,

Questions about this "colossal" wastage, and "the beastly waste" of paper on the floor of the Houses of Parliament were naked by members

of the Select Committee in Publica>

tions and Debates Reports, NIGHT LIFE

to the Government Blue Book issued recently.

The Blur Book contains mites of evidence given before the cem milice by Sir William Codling am Lieut.-Col, N. G. Scorgie, Controller and Deputy Controller Stationery Offlce,

of the

Colonel Storgle had melianex

that Members of the Houre could get

GAY IN

SPAIN

By REYNOLDS PACKARD)

copies of Hansard (the official rited Press Stag Correspondent

port of proceedings of Parliament)

free of charge.

With General Franen's Armies

He said that they could not case | Night life in Nationaled Spalu gels

guish between

free copy

which a number took, for example, ayer, these days, the closes it in to

to give to a friend met a tree copy the front. which he wanted heette debite was being referred to and be back! left his own at home.

"FLOOR STREWN WITH PAPERS" 13117

It is the same withs Acts," he added. "Anyone who has been in the gallery has seen the Boot of the Hours strewn with papers, but It is quite impossible for na lo say that is a wasteful expenditure,"

Samanosa, asadar t whose tulpor l

Nashvil

The Madrid brigades nave

for monthis, he a Spoufsh Paris where Butlers

Awike

and

کی

wheupes until the wee hours of the

"Olightly" real morning. The Nationslet Spain, Saragossa, with a popstilities of 374.000, oilers

Sir Nalinn Stewart Sandeman (octurnal programme of amusements member of the Committee):

Bunk there is a frightful lot of waste gui ing on there. II, after they have had two copies, they had to pay is for them, membres would be much more

frankis

it ben ty careful. It waste, and I hate to see it.

Rear-Admiral Sir Murray Sueter

Do

2401 ke (another mendær):

away our small privileges.

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cabarets, where beer, sherry. customers can drink:

while watching coffee and roghne

the bespangled dancers doing fandango, lo halls with luxi girls t Barea domres for a przeta.

There are also cafes with eoch, cocktail and beer on draught 1,

Sir Nairne: I have seen members' stay open most of the night. Some have a new Finance Bill every day, of the smaller cafes have

WONIPE

A Finance B must rost a good dent barmen and waitresses. The wait- jesses act as hosterges and have a to print?

thirst for the more expensive drinks. when the soldiers seem lupely, Late- hour restaurants serve anything from Ash soup to sirloin steaks to after- while refresh- the-cabaret crowds, ment bars, resembling Americon drug stores, da a post-midnight business in jee-erenan sodas and sundues.

"MUST HAVE IT" Calunel Scorgie: We do our best, and discuss with the vote office any demand for a large number. The is that office 1214- inswer of the members must have it,

Later Colonel Scorgie said the 10,000 tons of waste included things like Ministry of Labour Insurance cards, that were #nished with, and ull the revenue returns, which were obsolete.

Sir Nairne Sandeman: But 10,000 tons sounds a very large ure, and I am certain something could be saved on It If it cunld be taken in the right way. Do not you think co-ordination that sume sort might result in your saving 1,000 tons of it?--My own opinion is that the bulk is bona nde waste paper.

You do not think ten per cent. could be saved?--No.

k

On the very edge of the Asturian front, until the recent Nationalist push on Gijon, Lean, with a populu- tion of only 30,000 inhabitonis, has had a wartime night-life that is n medley of chess, dominoes and Boor shows. There the pupular programme at night for Spanish doughsbays is to play chess or dominoes in one of the several cafes where senoritas dance and sang on a tiny stage.

TELEGRAPH.

SATURDAY,

PAPER

11. E. The Governor, neompanied by the Chief of the Fire Brigade (Mr. T. H. Klug) insprets the Colony's Bre-fighters at Wanchai when they

their onun display on Thrusday, Kave (Photo: King's Studio).

EXCELLENT

OF ART UNDER

WORK CLUB JUDGMENT

(BY LUIS CHAN)

NOVEMBER 20, 1937.

RADIO BROADCAST

A Talk by Sir Hugh Walpole from London

THE "LONDON LOG"

Radio Prostramme Broudenst by Z.B.W. on wavelengths of 355 metres (045 kc's) 31.19 metres (0.52 m.c's.). 12.00-12.20 p.m. Itclay of Special Service from St. John's Cathedral,

'12.30 Erie Coates Compositions. .Four Ways Suite; 1. Northwards (March); 2. Southwards (Valse); 3. Eastwards (Eastern Dance); 4. West- wards (Rhythm)... New Light Sym-, phony Orchestra; Saxe-Rhapsody. Sigurd Ruscher (Saxophone) with Symphony Orchestra conducted by The Composer.

12.50 Gracie Fields.

I'm Playing With Fire (Berlin); The Photographs Of Mother's Wed- ding Group (Hargreaves und Dame- rell); Gracie's Request Record,

1.00 Time and Weather.

1.03 Albert Sandler and His Or- chestra.

Illusions; Hvorfor?-Give Me Your Heart (Jacob Gude); 1sn't It Roman- tie (Theme song 'Love Me To-night"); Always In My Heart (Turk and Coots); Blen Aimes, Valse (Wald- Waltz leufel);

Tan:. Amoretten (Gung'); Samson And Delfinh Softly Awakes My Heart (Sain- (Toscill); The Saens); Serenade

Arc My Land Of Smiles-You Heart's Delight (Lehar).

Press; 1.30 Reuter and Rugby Weather and Announcements.

1.40 Variety. Vocal No String (from Top Hat') Orchestral- Rogers; ....Ginger Favourite Favouriles Nu, 2-Fox- Trot Medley....The Bullyhooligans; Comedian-Opheling Down In The

an Valley....Max Miller: Vocal Piano Old Plantation (Redinond and David); September In The Rain (lm 'Melody for Two)....Turner Layton.

2.15 Close Down.

4-7 pan. Chinese Programme. 7.00 Accordeon Bands,

Good Evening! Pretty Lady (But- ler, Damerell and Evans); The Vamp Or Havant (Gilbert and Sullivan); Don't Dingle Dangle On The Old Garden Wall (Butler, Damerell and Evans)....London Plano-Accordeon Band: Melody Of Love (Arale and Davis); Vagabond Fiddler (Damerell

7.15 London Relay-As I See It'

The Hongkong Art Club recently held its Annual Exhibition and Meyers).....The Gipsy Accor at Gloucester Hotel. Without the support of its Chinese mem-deon Band. bers the number of which increased this year, the exhibits shown) -31 generally seemed to lack a sense of seriousness,

A talk by Sir Hugh Walpole, c.na. 7.30 Stock Quotations and Hong- brush,kong Exchange Market.

7.35 Variety.

There were a few 'gems' from Mr. George Arnold's notably No. 2, a typically English water-colour done in the modern

manner.

of

.

best M. F. S. Nicholls' in is, this artist has a strong preference for watercolour

Frank Brangwyn's work as his "Fes- svetion

perhaps was

tival" would show, No. 81 "Shuuki "Morning," in which appropriate at-wan, however, recalled the work of

effect was realised. Hls Wilson Siver. His "Rainy inspheric

Puy" (35) was full of accidental effects. pen and ink sketches were must de- corative and indeed proved to be his

Mr. Peter S, Leong's nude called "Asleep" which incidentally, was particular geury.

Mr. S. H. Bond had a bright colour; painted in the studio of the Hung- scheme which lacked harmonious kong Working Artists Guild, was in Huesca, completely surrounded

very harmonious in colour scheme The one I like best was except fur

narrow roundabout grey valtio. road, there are also cates that re the picture of a junk with a red sand delicate in the rendering of

drapery necesories.. |4472 spentintil after midnightwhich gave just right balance

while the lights of the city are on warm note to the whole scheme in beuntil

dawn. Even here there is No. 22, a landscape, the sky colour blue plenty of whisky and beer for the was a ial, monotonous, eald Mr. Naylor: As the price of waste? flomino and chess players. Asket which spoil the sunny atmosphere.

why the lights were kept on all night

Mr. Robert Freese had a sense of in this besieged town, one of the

in his colour scheme in- military authorities replied: The many

values, the daytime.troducing appropriate grey

His "Tsun Wan" (69) was the most both in colour scheme satisfactory and composition; but his rendering of the water and reflections as in his other pictures, was too crude. He is a new member and I presume quite young, and I have no doubt that he will be improving his technique in this direction.

What would a thousand

worth?-About £1,500.

Yes.

Twice

Married

At 14

Mrs. 1 C. Lassiter, who was married at twelve and became both maler and widow at thirteen, an now, at the age of the wife of fourteen, become

at

Leslio

Теха

Webster

Houston,

enemy can see us in can't they?"

In contrast to these and similar front-line towns, there is the sol- anity of the rearguard cities like San Sebastian, once one of the gayest resorts In Europe: Burgos, the

cathedral town.

historic and Valladolid. There the curfew hw. which turns out lights at midnight

all Land shuts down

Mc. places of

M. R. Brice, another new

had l'amusement at the same time, ap member,

il few studies of pears to be aimed at reminding the Chinese in charcoal, dil of which had i civil population that Nationalist more of his own personality than the

despite War Spain is still t

The character of the sitter. There was {return of almost normal conditions in [no doubt that he keeps improving his

these places.

"Shielding The Woman I Love"

CONDEMNED CHEF'S PLEA

PLEADING in vain that he London and said, "I am the man

took the blame to shield the you want." woman he loved, John Edward

"ABSOLUTELY LIES"

technique. On the other hand the charcoal

studies of Mrs. Whithem showed more character of the sitters and real skill. Indeed each perfect portralt.

was a

To produce" "the" most satisfactory work of art needs not only consuni- mate skill and a good subject but also spontanelly on the part of the artist, plus come accidentul effects. both of which can hardly be fore- seen or anticipated. The artist Is equipped with erftamanship and his ability to cannot infuse spontaneity

select a subject, but he into his work without being under the right conditions und in the exciting mo- ment, when both the spirit of the subject and that of the artist go in harmony. Indeed it is

Spontanel-

ty which accounts for the most satis- factory work of art. Bul apor- taneity, craftsmanship and subject must co-operate happily together.

..

CURTAIN FALLS BY MISTAKE

SCENE REPLAYED IN LONDON THEATRE

An incident almost without prece-

on London's West End stage

of the portrait studies by Mrs. A. Taiz her best were in the charcoal stulles which showed sound struc- Lure with an appropriate rendering | dent of background. In her oil portraits, however, the contour looked too hard marked the premiere at the Ambas and lacked atmospheric qualities, bulsadors Theatre of Kenneth Horne's her "Self Portrait" was an excep. ition and, Indeed, the most attractive

portrait in the whole show.

new comedy, “Yes and No."

Vocal Josephine (Steiner, Burton and Jason); Marie Louise (Meis).. Browning Mummery: Orchestral- My True Love Has Gone (Robison); Selection....Carson Robison and His Pioneers: Vocal-Conversation For Two (Mysels, Hueston, Emmerich); Star Gazing (Symes, Nelburg, Levin- Bon) Elsie Carlisle: Orchestral- The Eyes Of The World Are On You Jingle Of The Jungle (film 'London Melody')....Louis Levy and Gaumont British Symphony. ments.

8.00 Time, Weather and Announce-

8.03 London Relay-London Log. A tuk by Cyeit Gardiner

8.10 London Relay-Ezra Filt And Elmer."

In the third of their thrilling_ad- ventures they go air-minded Ezra Pitt played by 'B' Campbell, Elmer played by Sydney Kelt. With Ted Andrews and His Bund. Book by Bill Campbell. Production by F. H. C. Piffard.

6.40

Colonial Servico--2:

London Relay For the

Government servants in the Colonial Talks on matters of interest to Service.

9.00 Local Sport Resulls. 9.08 Variety.

Vocal and Orchestral-Love, For Ever I Adore You (Sternonnacht).. Reginald King and His Orchestra with Cayan O'Connor (Tenor); Vocal W. 2 Planos-Lonesome Love-Sķek Blues (Williams); I Love Dancing (Williams)....Josephine Baker; Or- chsetra-Beginner's Luck; Shall We

Alm) Dance (from the

Abe Lyman and His Californians; Yodel- ler The Yodelling Chinaman; The Yodelling Bullfighter (Farrell and Stogden)....Georg Van Dusen.

9.30 London Relay The News. 9.50 Relay of the Dance Orchestra from the Grill-Room of the Hong- kong Hotel.

1. Have you got any Castles?; 2. Moonlight on the Campus; 3. Love on the Air to-night; 4. Old King Cole.

10.10 Interval of recorded dance music from Z.B.W.

10.15 5. When the Popples Bicom again; 6. Swinganola; 7. Restless;

When the audience had reassembled after the first interval John Clements, the producer, appeared, and explained. Mad-house. that owing to a mechanical defect the curtain had fallen on the opening;

Amongst the pastel artists, Mrs. Plister could be acclaimed the most efficient both in colour harmony Allen, aged 26, it chef, was The mother, Mrs. Woodward, composition und craftsmanship: found guilty at Oxford Assizes dented in cross-examination that the while Mrs. Brown could have com- recently of the murder of a 17- child was already dead with a rope posed better had she selected only act several minutes too soon." month-old child, Kathleen Wood-round her neck when Allen called what would be considered the most at the house to take her for a walk, attrnetive and strictly pictorial point ward, and was sentenced to

of Mr. E. R. Guest, defending: Would Seath Bench Repulse Bay", however, view. Her "Lan Tae from the denth.

Allen be right in saying that within WOR more satisfactorily composed. The jury's verdict, renched after a fortnight of your first meeting Fine technique

was seen again In quarter of an hour, was: "Gully, but you and he had

Then the curtain rose and Diana over Lan Tao" by Mrs. Churchill, Robert Eddison, and Rene we think that inquiries should be Good gracious, no.

Mills. She had good colour sense made into his mental stule."

You and he had relations to which, if developed to the fall, would

Ray once more enacted the scene! Mr. Jusice Finlay: I shall write gether?

raise the standard of her work still short, this time playing it to its end.

which had so unfortunately been cut Absolutely Bes,

further.

to the Home Secretary on the sub-

feet.

Allen showed no

emotion when sentenced, but turned quickly and walked down the dock sintrs.

"I AM THE MAN"

In love?"Clouds fallen

When Allen went into the witness- box one of the first questions Mr.

Mrs. Franks composed quite well, Guest aaked was: "What was your weak. The descending line in No. though her perspective appeared attitude to Mrs. Woodward?"

Allen: We fell in love with ench bottom corner led one's eye out of 63 "Dwellings" towards the lefthand other. She asked me, to go away Kathleen Woodward, daughter of a with her. She anid that the child the picture, walter with whom Allen worked at was holding her and her husband the Lamo Hotel Burford, Oxford- together. Ahire, was found strangled on rondaide near her home it Shipton house he saw the child lying on the floor with a rope around her neck Down on June 19.

Evidence for the prosecution was and Mrs. Woodward crying.

He told her to say that he had the mother's per- that Allen got mission to Lake

the child "for an taken the child for a walk, and then airing." He was missing for a day he took the body out of the house. after the Anding of the body, and Allen agreed that he had twicel then went

to a policeman in been in a mental institution.

up

the

When he went to the Woodwards'

.......

"In order that you may not lose the thread of the story," he added, "we have deckled to play the last portion of the net again."

•

Sentries Watch Turkeys

Kirkland, Ill. Armed guards' and trained dogn

Of all the watercolours shown, perhaps the mort vital and direct was Chau Keng-lee's "Cloud Study" maintain, constant, vigilance over In this picture one could clearly see that the rendering of every feature Ault farm near lure for the holiday 0,500 turkeys raised on the . W ze that the wetness of such wash was yard day end night to watch for was done in one single impid wash, market., Guards patrol, the turkey stil visible.

thleves and a floodlight is turned on when the birds have gone to roost.

Lee Byng's watercolours were also strong in his own way. No doubt

music from 2.D.W.

10.38 Interval of recorded dance

10.40 0. Seventh Heaven; 20. 1 love you truly; 11. You're the One Rose: 12. Skater's Waltz.

10.05 Interval of recorded dance music from Z.B.W.

11.00 13. Who's that Knockin' nt my Heart; 14. Floating on a Bubble; (Continued on Page 5.)

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