THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1938.
H.K. YOUTH
YOUTH FINDS
FINDS RARE DOCUMENT
LINK WITH REIGN
OF KING CHARLES II DISCOVERED IN LOCAL BOOK-STORE
AN
N interesting and somewhat historic document, written in 1662, has just been unearthed in a second-hand book-store in Hongkong by Mr. John Guard, son of Mr. H. Guard, of the United Press Association.
The document, written in the fine calligraphy of the days of the Stuarts, was found wrapped around a book. published in Latin in 1653 by the Cambridge University.
Written on parchment, the document is in a fine. state of preservation.
It is apparently a legal transfer of land by one John Wardrow to George Walker and James Hutchinson.
A strip of one side of the document, unfortunately, was cut off to fit the book around which it was bound.
EMPIRE NEWS
THREATS TO SOUTH AFRICAN PREMIER
Johannesburg.
The Union Prime Minister, Gen- eral Hertzog, gave evidence recently before the magistrale at Witbank, Transvaal, agilnst two young native Jabourers employed on his
farm. They were charged with threatening to assault him and with assaulting other natives. They were fined £6 each, with the alternative of three months Imprisonment.
The Premier and his son, Mr.. Charies Hertzog, hat intervened) when the two labourers' interfered with the other natives, One of the became threatening, accused men whereupon General Hertzog dealt bia sharp blow on the shoulder with a a wolking-stick.
As he moved away the native shouted: "On Dingaan's Day you will die. We will kill you." General Hertzog then attempted to strike the other labourer, but failed 17 do so.
"He was a better swordsman than f was," said the Premier in his evidence, "and warded the blow off with a hide shield."
Dingman's Day, which is celebrated | annually as a public holiday December 16, is the anniversary uf the Battle of Blood River between the Voortrekkers and the Zulus in 1038, when 12,000 men of the forces paramount of Dingaan, the Zulu "thlef, were totally-defeated-by-460
Boers.
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£20,000,000 Trade Balance-For
the first 11 months of 1937 there is favourable trade balance in the Union of more than £20,000,000. Exports increased by £8,000,000 as corresponding compared with the period In 1936, and imports by
accounted £16,000,000. Gold £70,000,000 out of the total exports. INDIA
SCIENTISTS' VISIT
Bombay,
for
Bat, with the exception of a few words, Mr. Guard has been able to make a fairly complete translation.
The document, reproduced on this page, rends as follows:
Anno Domini 1862, in the fouerteenth jeare of the reigne of our (Charles B. King of Scotland, France and Ireland, defender of the faith. (between John Wardrow) of the une partie, and George Walker and James Hutchinson
thereat the said John Wardrow, for divers good causes and con sideration and affection which he beareth towards Aune, his now rife... the better maintenance and proferment, Duth Covenante, Grante,.. the id George
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The document discovered in a Hongkong book-store.
Bishop Blunt, First.
Critic Of The Duke, Has A Breakdown
THE Bishop of Bradford, Dr. A. W. F. Blunt, who was the first high ecclesinstical authority to criticise King Edward VIII. before his abdication, is suffering from a nervous breakdown and has gone up to London to consult a specialist. The Very Rev. E, W. Mowll, |
Wulker and James flutchinson, their heyres and, . chall from henceforth stand and be seized of in and upon one Close. Moort Contrymugt by estimation three acres or thereabouts (be the same culled or knowne by the of Rigg's Acre, Con- teymnot) by... upon the half parle of the west end of one Close commonly. . estimation troctvu acres or thereabouts for the same more or lenne, havingProvost of Bradford Oathedral cart, carriage, or any goods what- Church, said:— suever, to poe in all the cant end clase whensoever the same shall be divided, and fall dew' unlo them the hedges, trees, ditches. fences, profitta, casemcnta, here ditaments and appetlening any wise appleummye; or to or with the same or any of their
"Dr. Blunt has been advised to: put himself under n London specialist for treatment,
"He has had a break down in health. I believe that there is no organic trouble of any kind. "The Bishop conducted some of the Christmas-services, but he has to carry out his full and set donen (that is to say) To been unable
Sardine Is "Hobo Of Ocean
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San Francisco, Jan. 15. the onely natural life withort duties for several weeks past." After 18 years of intensive
or for want.. ympenshment of
has been Dr. Blunt will not return to his study, the surdine
few weeks. manner of proper uses and dicecse for
characterized by the California honfes of them the said Anne his now wife, or to any other use or him at purpose in the late whatsoever
have set their names and scales the day and year abovewritten.
Friends of the
bishop the Christmas
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12.47 Kale Da Costa (Piano). *Der Fledermaus - Selection (Strauss, arr. Grunfeld): 'One flour With You-Medley Straus).
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7.35 Closing local Stock Quota- tlons.
7.38 Corlot (Piano) playing Chopin Valse In A Flat, Op. 09, No. 1 (Valse Des Adieux) Tarantelle, Op.||
43.
7.45 London Relay-W. H. Berry as 'Mr. Micawber'.
In some episodes from his life. Adapted from Dickens' David Cop- perfield by Max. Kester.
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the cathedral thought he looked ill. being a veritable hobo of the sent. Mr. Penny On Government Service
Last September Bishop Blunt was
In witners whereof they to have made a tour of Canada, bu Its wanderings., in fact, ure so a few days atter arriving at Haifas. great that the Ash threatens to in- volve international complications Nova Scotia, he was compelled by sudden indisposition to abandon his with Japan, Mexico and possibly
uther countries. visit and return to England.
KING CHARLES' REIGN
It is interesting to note that this Bombay Eve whem welcome document, dated 1662, refers to the recently to 14 eminent British and "fouerteenth yeare of the reigne" European scientists who have come of King Charles II, who was res- to India to attend the Jubilee session tored to the threne in 1660. of the Indian Science Congress t Actually, King Charles II dated Calcutta early this month,
his reign not from the day the Sir James Jeans, the astronomer, said that the aim of the visit was Commonwealth died, but from the to learn of the progress
made by day his father, Charles I, was Indian selentists. The visit would executed, on January 30, 1649, be to the advantage of India as well accertling to our present calendar, a of the countries from which the and in 1848 according to the calen- scientists had come.
dar then in use.
The repatriation of political prl- soners continues, AUSTRALIA
Orient liner Orford, 20,013
Lons,
MISSED THE KING
Early in October he recepted an invitation to be presented to Kini. George and Queen Elizabeth during their visit to Bradford.
The system which the state labora- tory has employed for the past 18 years has been to catch sardines, tag them and then keep records of where they eventually were caught again.
Nothing')....Hildegarde: Sketch-
(Molseiwitsch)...Richard Goolden; Doris Glimore: Anthony Eustrel; Rani Waller; Glynn Jones; Organ-
Of 1937. Torch Song Parade Sidney
Torch: Orchestra-You're Here, You're There, You're Every- where (Kahal and Locb); Foolin' Myself (Lawrence and Tinturin).... Carroll Gibbons (Piano) and His Boy Friends; Vocal and Plano-The Little Boy That Santa Claus Forgot (Con- nor, Lench and Kennedy): Afraid To Dream (film 'You Can't Have Every- thing')...
')....Les Allen with novelty eccompaniment by Laur! Day and Jimmy Turnbull on two planos.
8,50 London Relay-London Log. 9.00 Local Sport Results.
This had been made necessary by
ot The day before the King's arrival the controversy
whether the It was announced that the bishop's sardines caught off the Japanese, health did not permit him to at-Mexicon and Russian coasts were tend
California. sardines or whether the While in Canuda Bishop Blunt various sections of the sens harbour
9.85 Musical Comedy Selections, gave an interview in which he said distinct sardine populations of their
Rose Marie (Friml)--Selection.. he had never heard of Mrs. Simpson own. All evidence to date indicates
New Mayfair Orchestra: This Year when he wrote his famous address; that the sardine is a migratory fish,
Of Theatre Land, 1938.....Janet Mr. Guard has made a hobby of criticising King Edward, which was the
According to the first_report pre- Lind and Webster Booth; The Song Arst publie Intimation of the collecting old books in Hongkong crisis which led to the abdication.
pared by laboratory oficials after Of The Drum (Ellis and Finck)- second-hand book stores and, in
8. years the sizes. Selection....Herman Finck and His addition to the Cambridge Univer-when I delivered that speech gossip anatomical characteristics and licence
"I was well aware," he said, "that checking for
maturity,
spawning grounds, Orchestra.
9.50 Relay of the Dance Orchestra
LINER STRIKE ENDS stty publication of 1653, has been about King Edward and Mrs. Simlag attached to them, the sordines 9.30 London Relay-The News.
fortunate in securing an historical son had given my address a new inhabiting the const from Lower from the Grill Room of the Hongkong Sydney. ly interesting copy of William meaning. Capt. Cameron, commander of the Lilly's The Prophecle of Paulua "I took the risk."
he added, California to Canada are one homo-, Hotel.
(a)~~(d) Tangos and Waltzes. 10.10 Intervni of recorded dance went ashore recently and
ad-Grebnerun"; and "Severall Obser- "because of the danger that silence geneous migratory population,
Crown and the It has been developed further that music from Z.B.W. dressed a meeting of the dissatisfied vations upon the Life and Death of was doing to the
most of the spawning occurs off the 10.10 (a) Sing a Song of London stewards, who, with conits, Bremen Charles, late, King of England Empire."
const of Southern California and (b) Naughty, Naughty (c) Every Lower California. The young remain thing you said came true (d) Runnin' In the warm southern waters for a witd.
and seamen, had gone on strike. Itwo volumes in one.
The captain promised on Investi- An even older publication pur-
gation of their grievances, and the
men cheered bim and returned to chased in Hongkong by Mr. Guard THE DUCHESS OF
is "The
Christian Syangogue", the ship. The Orford left 12 hours published by John Bellamte in 1623, Inte.
Defence Council Meets-The Aus- or over three centuries ngo, and "to tralian Defence Council met recently be sold at his Shop, at the two under the presidency of Mr. Lyons, Grey-hounds in Carne-Hill, near the the Premier, to discuss programmes Royall Exchange." -particularly for the supply
by firms-Reuter. Lilly, who was a seventeenth cen- munitions by private fire et ce tury Astrologer of some note, was
Film ducing the quota
ota of Australian Alms as ubsequent historians record, to be shown and giving exhibitors imprisoned for publishing
South Wales Parliament.-B.U.P.
of
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WINDSOR
while, then they set the travel urge
and begin their northward swim.
10.30 Interval of recorded dance musle from Z.B.W.
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The hobo Instinct then develops as the Town (e) Angel (c) A Foggy
10.35 (n) Ebb Tide (b) Rockin' ZE they grow in size. At first they are The King will shortly decide the only able to get as for as Central Day. question of the Duchess of Windsor's Californian waters, returning the precedence.
following spring to the spawning Consultations with the Earl Marsial grounds in the south, and officials of the College of Heralds have now concluded, and the decl
Low week
Wales.
A running commentary by H. B. T. Wakelam on the International_Rugby Unlon Football Match from Murray field, Edinburgh. (By courtesy of the Scottish Rugby Union).
12.40 Close Down.
The next year they manage to sion may be expected in the next reach the vicinity of San Francisco, or even Northern Californin before the right to reject 12 per cent. of illustration depicting the Great The editor of Burke's Peerage said: having to hurry back home to foreign films has been passed in all Fire of London, in his "Prophecie "A formula will almost certainly be spawn.
| TO-MORROW'S PROGRAMMES its atogrs by both houses of the New of Paulus Grobnerus," A remark-reached which will not conflict in
Each year, however, the travel urge grows more potent In The able thing about the illustration sny way with the precedence of the
and other duchesses,
has Band of the 1st. En: Seaforth sardine, and by the time it that the prophesy
The
question of a formula
reached the venerable age of 10 years
Highlander's years before the Great Fire actual-something unknown In the
whole the fish gets no far north as British ly occurred.
history of precedence, which dates Columbia, But it still, goes back to from the thirteenth century.
Southern ColiforAla for another At one time it was suggested that spawning season. the Duchess might be placed in a class by herself. But this la ly out of the question,
was made 15
•COLLEGE IN CHINA AIDED
Oberlin, O. Funds have been sollelted at Ober-
is
This goes on year after year, the obvious. hobo
Instinct growing deeper and "It would entail all kinds of dim-deeper until one fine day the husky California sardine sets out in the
NEANDERTHAL CAVE FOUND
Moscow. Remains of one of the most ancient camps of man in Russia have been discovered in the Chagaruk-Koba cave in the Crimes. The cave, it' was believed, had been inhabited by a college here to be sent to aid culties. At a lunch or dinner the warm currents that carry it off to the Neanderthal man who lived in students and faculty of its China Duchess would have to sit at a tablo Japah, where it is caught by Japan- the glacial epoch, about 30,000 years branch. Obertin-in-Shansi, in war- by herself and enter by a separate ese nshermen, canned and rent-brok | Clarinet, and. Pluro, On, 120, No. 2
torn Taiku province..
door
to,the Unitedī. Mtales.mml/nited Press,
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