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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, MARCH

DARTS BANNED AS IMMORAL" A

Players Plan "Last Throw"

To Save Game

Durban.

NATAL has made history! Not with air records, scientific discoveries or anything of that sort. Nothing so ordinary as achievements like those are good enough for Natal

But darts!!!

What would be more momentous than the banning of darts?

EMPIRE NEWS

EMPIRE M.P.S' TALKS

IN SYDNEY

Sydney.

The Federni Prime Minister, Mr. Lyons, to-day opened a discussion on Empire development at a private

That's what has happened. Natal, through its Licensing Board, has declared that durts is an immoral game, is therefore played on Heensed premises or any other public place.

But players are not hurrying to get rid of their Instruments of, vice. Not likely.

AND, DOMINOES!

They are going to have one "last throw," to secure the raising of the bon.

And the Licensed Victuallers Association is taking # hard In support.

Daris is not alone the target of j

meeling of the Empire Parliamentary Natal's suppressors of evil. Assocation. Among those present

They discussed dominoes, aliove

that they must go as well.

were representatives of the Legisla-ha'penny and quoits, and declied tures of Australla--Federal and State Great Britain, Northern Ireland, Canada, India and Ceylon.

the

Darls was doomed from the mo- ment a horrifled member of the board change hands after o saw money

GAMBLING

time.

Earl De La Warr, Lord Privy Seal, pald a tribute to the statesmanship of the Dominions in relation to Anglo-American trade discussions. Gravely concerned, the board met Col. J. J. Llewellin, Civil Lord of the in solema conclave and lost little Admiralty, explained the objectives time in deciding that darts was in- of Britain's rearmament. and Dr.separable from gambling. Hugh Dalton, Socialist M. P. for Bishop Auckland, Durliam, advocated Empire trade by bulk purchase.

Mr. Lyons, admitting Australia's need of a resumed inflow of British migrants, emphasised that there must be simultaneous expansion of primary and secondary Industries, and re- cognition of the fact that vast areas reas of Australia could not support settlers In any great number. He expressed his support of the search for an Anglo-American trude agreement, and of Imperial co-operation in de fence matters.

South Africa

£1,000,000 DAM PROPOSAL

Cape Town).

The Union Government is about to tackle the problem of the irregular flow at one of South Africa's most important rivers the Orange, 1,100 miles long. Settlements along the rlver have been subject to great hard- ships, owing either to drought or to flood.

The Cabinet to-day agreed in prin- ciple on the necessity for building a huge impounding dam which may cost about £1,000,000. Col. Reitz, the Minister of Agriculture, afterwards stated that the Irrigation Department would be instructed immediately to go into the question of the most suit- able site.

If the scheme is carried through It will mean enormous benefits for the northwest area of Cape Province.

Down

Eclipse of the Sun-Dr. Jackson, H. M. Astronomer, Cape of Good Hope, says that visitors to Cape Town for the municipal centenary celebra- tlons in 1940 will have the "chance of a lifetime" to see a total celipse of the sun, which will be visible on Oct. 1 nlong a line extending about 200 miles between Calvinia and Cradock, Cape Province. Canada

CONTROL OF EXPORT OF WAR MATERIALS

Ottawa.

A bill empowering the Canadian Government to prohibit the export of

war materials from Canada to any territory in which there may be i "state of war or armed conflict, civil or otherwise." has been introduced Into the Dominion House of Commons by Mr. C. D. Howe, Minister of Trans-

Therefore, as gambling was moral only on the racecourse, this hurling of feathered arrows at an incffensive board must be immoral, not to men- tion the other games beloved of the misguided.

The board has another fault to find with doris.

It

15, It says, an incitement to ex- cessive drinking.

But the satement has not been allowed to go unchallenged and the challenger is a Durban clergyman.

He has declared:

"Less drink is consumed by dart- throwers than by men who 'prop up' the counter.

WORRY FORGOTTEN "I enjoy games of darts that take Innri- nearly an hour to complele: ably we drink two half-pints of beer cuch in that time, whereas if we were not playing we should probably drink four or five.

"This game has helped me to forget for an hour the worries of my parish problems,

MEXICAN CHURCH FIRED—A political group unsympathetic to the Christian religion is believed to have set fire to the Church of Christ in Vern Crus, Mexico, one of the first churches built on the American continent. Flames were discovered early and desper- rate work by fire-fighters saved the structure. Above, tho burned

door and other damaged woodwork.

A Petition Against

Anti-God

Congress

MILLION PEOPLE PROTEST

A million signatures are expected on a glant petition to the Home Secretary asking him to ban vast World Congress of the Godless, which is planned to be held in Lon- don in September, says the Sunday Dispatch.

ment to suggest to its

sponsora that such a visit will be, an affront to the Christian sentiment of this country."

1938.

RADIO BROADCAST

Rev. C. B. R. Sargent On

·Opera from the Studio

LONDON RELAYS

Radio Programme Broadcast by Z.B.W. on Frequencies of 843 k.c's. 0.32 m.eu. per second,

II.K.T.

12.00-12.20 p.m. Relay of Service of Intercession from St. John's Catho- dral.

12.30 Leslie Hutchinson (Vocal and Piano).

When I'm With You (Film: 'Poor Little Rich Girl'); Your Heart And Mine (From Blackbirda of 1930'); The Scene Changes (Billy Hill). ...

12.40. Hawaiian Musle,

Ол The Dreamy Moana Shoro (Dyson)....South Sea Islanders; On The Beach of, Waikiki (Henry Kai- Imol); Illo Hanakahi (Halekalea).. Waikiki Stone-Wall Boys; Tango Deile Rose (Schreier and Bottero).

Serge Krotkolt and His Hawaiians; Bebe D'Amour (Shelton and Brooks) .Hawaiian Guitar Solo by Serge Krokoff; The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise (Seitz)....Len Fülls (Hawafian Gullar),

1.00 Time and Weather.

1.03 Albert Sandler and His Or- chestra.

Rosa Min (Guizar, Fisher and Potter); The Fairies Gavotte (R. Kolin); Love's Lust Word (Cremieux) Le Chaland Qul Passo (Bixio); Gipsy Moon (Borganoff); Bird Songs At Eventide (Erle Coates); Illusions (Zigeuner Romance No. 4-Jacob Your Gode); Hvorfor?-Give Me Heart (Jacob Gade); Serenade (Toselll),

1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press, Weather and Announcements.

1.40 Songs by Frances Day (So- prano).

Show Me The Way To Romance (Film:

Artificial Temptation'); Flowers ("Floodlight - Beverley Nichols); A Little White Room (Floodlight Beverley_Nichols). 1.46 Latest Dance Records, Fox-Trot-It's The Natural Thing Such a "suggestion" from the Gov-To Do; Rumba—Say "S!, SI", ernment would amount to a ban," Harry Roy and His Orchestra; Fox- Trot-Roses In Decembly Thor- Fox-Trot Old Pal Of Mino.

REQUESTS

The Internationa Federation of Freethinkers are trying to organise Mr. S. M. Dawson, Christian De-burn and His Music; Slow Fox-Trot the Congress. The British Com-fence Movement secretary, told the-My Secret Love Affair; Quickstep munisi

Party and the Society for Sunday Dispatch: 'Some weeks ago-I'll Write A Love Song....Victor

Silvester and His Ballroom Orches Cultural Relations with the U.S.S.R.I was asked to organise a petition. are backing it.

I decided to print a few sheels and tra: Fox-Trot-Blossoms On Broad- way: Fox-Trot-Salling Home..... First they

planned to hold it in send them to those who applied. Now they are bent on a far

"Within a fortnight 5,000 signa- Jack Harris and His Orchestra. bigger Congress in September, tures have reached my office, with

2.15 Close Down. 0.00-0.45 Subtle anti-God propaganda has requests for more of the sheets. long been causing anxiety in London. Largely carried on by house-to- house canvass, it has been hard to combat.

DOOR-TO-DOOR CANVASS

To fight the Congress petition

Till now there has been no adver tising of the petition. But in view of the unexpected public enthusiasm to print many more and I intend to circulate them to all religious bodies. "I shall not petition, the Home Secretary til I have at least 100,000

"I have concentrated my mind on a game

of skill and I have sheets are to be printed, circulated signatures. I expect the number to benefited.

by the thousand by the Christian; be nearer a million."

taking a very narrow, foolish and

"I think the Licensing Board is Defence Movement, und sent to

"Ignorant"point of view.”

Meanwhile, ali dart-boards have been removed from licensed premises and cafes throughout Natal.

Bulletin: Tiddley-winks hus not yet been banned.

clergy and laity alike.

Door-to-door canvassers will also Salt Water

go round armed with bundles of) petition sheets.

They will ask people to sign a Drives Out

statement that they "protest against the holding of the Godless Congress, and urge the Govern-

£12,000,000 LEGACY STORY BY WIFE

-Court Allegation

Anopheles

Sir Malcolm Watson's Advice

From A Correspondent

London, Feb. 6. That dangerous anopheles mos- quitoes have been driven out of

Chinese Programme. 6.45 London Relay-"The Life Ol Offenbach'.

A radio potpourri by Arthur Kulka and Julius Buerger. The B. B. C. Chorus (Section C), The B. B. C Orchestra Leader, Tate Theatre

Gilder, Conductor, Stanford Robin- son.

7.50 London Relay-An Organ Recital by Purcell J. Mansfield from Glasgow Cathedral,

Celtic Sulte, Idylls of Iona (Op. 10): (1) At the Ferry (air an aising); (2) The Island Shepherd (Clobar an Eilean); (3) The Stairway of the King's (Altair nan righ) (Julian Nesbitt, arr. Purcell Mansfield).

0,00 Time, Weather and An- nouncements.

8.02 London Relay-An Organ Recital by Purcell J. Manafield con- tinued.

Variations on the Tune Caswall (Glory be to Jesus): (Nicholas Cho- veaux): Capriccio in A; Concert Overture in D: Allegro and Andante --Allegro con brio (Faulices),

0.20 tions.

+40 Closing Local Stock Quota-

8.22 Orchestra).

'Hanzel And Gretel" (Humper- Opera Orches-

A£12,000,000 bequest, a cheque which would have to be water from two per cent. to three dinde); Ginger Bread Waltz; Witches

signed by the Duke of Kent and taxi rides around Hyde Park with a solicitor were features of a story alleged at Woking to have been told by a Woking woman.

Albert Staples and May Staples, of Liddiard House, Monument Road, Woking appeared on five charges of obtaining by means of fraud other than false pretences sums totalling £20.

The man declared that the charge was a "frame-up" by his enemies, whom he suspected to be working through the police.

The couple were femanded for strength of the will story.

per cent., simply by letting some tra Cond. by Clemens Schmalstich); water into the ponds, la re- Fra Dinvolo-Overture (Auber). vealed by Sir Malcolm Watson, Milan Symphony Orchestra cond. Director

by of the Ross Institute of Cav. Lorenzo Molnloll; La Scala DI Tropical Hygiene, in a letter pub. Sela--Overture (Rossini); Arrival lished the Observer to-day,

by the

Of The Queen Of Sheba (From 'Solo- Sir Malcolm, who has recently re-mon-Handel) ......Sir Thomas turned from a visit to Malaya, points Beecham and London Philharmonic out that it is often possible to con- Orchestra. trol malarin at almost no cost by 8.45 8ludio-Rev. C. B. R. Bargent effecting costing a slight change in the com-29th series of opera:. "More Voices

of water nowing in of the Fast," streams, or lying stagnant in ponds, 9.30 London Relay-The News, In arcas favoured as breeding places 0.50 Btudio-Orchestra of the M by mosquitoes.

8. Conte Verfie, Leader: M. Ha- "On one estate ein Malaya," he ratto with Ellore Fellegatif ("Cello).:

1. Flor d'Andalusia (Pennati); 2 writes, "three bungalows in succes- slon had to be abandoned on account Violino innamorato of malaria. The site I selected for Strimpellata amorota

(Rauzato); 3. (Parizzi): 4 new bungalow was at the side of Seru di luna (Brusto); 5. Dickells a stream entirely free from danger-vule (Falvo); 0. Fescatore a Pusil- ous mosquitoes,

leco (Tagliaferrl); 7. Autunno (De The people were in the habit of Curtis); B. Memorie intime (Saving); doing their washing at a well higher o. Alba sentimentale (Savins). Princess Birabongse--Miss Cerli

up the stream, and the consequent

10.40 Plano Solos. The story he told was fantastic, suid Mr. Barker. He said there was Hey cock until her wedding to Prince slight pollution of the water

Minuet in G Major, Op. 14, No. 1 species of (Paderewski)...Ignace Jan Fade long-contested will on the Duchy Birabongse of Slam in London-has sufficient to change the of Cornwall estate

Ane aquatie vegetation present, and rewski; Prelude and Study in C the final been the victim of an anonymous chequo in his favour would be letter writer and, in view of possible so make the water unattractive to Major: Chromatic Study in A Minor drawn by the Duke of Kent. As court proceedings, may have to inter- the malaria-carrying mosquito, nor (Chopin) Revolutionary Study. Op. nothing happened, one of the people rupt her honeymoon.

mally present in flint district."

10, No. 12: Study in F. Major (Chor who lent money went to the police. She is the daughter of Lieut.-Col. plus women.

pin))....Wilhelm Backhaus.

10.51 Orchestral,

Government, it is proposed, a week on bail. should be given wide discretionary powers under the bill, being au- ihorised to name the articles to be prohibited and to fix the period dur- ing which the prohibition would be effective.--Reuter.

India

CENTRAL ASSEMBLY'S

New Delhi.

PROGRAMME

Mr. L. E. Barker, prosecuting for the police, said a number of people lent money to Staples because of the story he told them. Defendant, who was a plumber at the thine, visited people's houses in connection with his work, and they were the people who lent him money.

and

"MAN OF TITLE"

Stoples, in evidence, sald he had never any reason to doubt his wife's word.

May Interrupt Honeymoon

.

Arrested In The Duke's Hotel

Paris.

WH5

Nearly half of the 48 days of the present session of the Indian Legisla- five Assembly will be devoted to the general and railway Budgets. The

and Mr. P. R. Heycock, of Evelyn- general Budget this year will give

Mes. Staples, It was added. told gardens, Kensington. exact ures of the amounts that the the police she had been expecting to A fortnight before her marriage a Central Government can distribute to receive a large sum, and gave the letter was received which resulted in the provinces from the surplus under names of solicitors in London who, Col. Heycock getting into touch with railway and Income-tax receipts. she said, were acling for her. it was the police. A further letter was re- Among official bills the outstanding found there was no such firm. celved shortly afterwards, and it was one relates to insurance. One of the She said she always met the considered advisable to placa a police day found Olav Karlson, 56-year- clauses makes it obligatory on all in-solicitor at Hyde Park Corner in the guard outside the bride's house. As old Swede, apparently hiding in a surance companies to place a deposit evening and that she was expecting un extra precaution Mins Heycock stairway near the Duke and Duchess with the Government

£12,000,000 from this was given polire protection.overy-of Windsor's suite. of India to receive Reuter.

[WIN.

where. She would receive it, ale waS alleged to have added, from, Mr. Mckinnon, of Nolling Hill, a man of connected with the Royal Family.

NEW FLIGHT ROUTE BOUGHT

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Sydney

TINY SCHOONER BRAVES PACIFIC

The staff at the Hotel Meurice to

March Of Tho Toys (From "Babes In Toyland-Herbert); Pan Amerl- cana (Herbert) .... Columbin Sym- phony Orchestra cond, by Robert if. Bowers

11.00 Speaks'—2.

London Relay-America

the U. S. A. to the British Empire.

A series of talks broadcast from 11.20 Close Down.

First Aid Kit In Cano

Budapest.

Karlson said he had an appoint- ment with M. Smilt In Room 210. This room was not occupied, and be- CALIFO of his auspicious behaviour Karlsen was handed over to Superin Capt. P. Taytor, who accom- For seven years, continued Mr.

Sausalito, Cal. ¡endent Storrier, the Duko's detective, panied Kingsford Smith of his Barker, Mrs. Staples said she had Harry Close, mechante, has return to be questioned. He was InterA "physletan's walking stick". is Trans-Pacine fight from Australia, to been meeting the solicitor and had ed from a successful California In 1924, is planning surpaid him money.

10,000 mile arrested..

one of the latest inventions register They used to drive voyage. to ilawali, Bamon and the vey.flight across the Indian Ocean round Hylo Park In a toxi

Police recorda show in September ed In Hungery, I! Ja hollow, and Society and Cook fennda aboard in 1024 à Paris court sentenced. Karlson contains a complote first mid outfi between the west coast of Australia | Severni wiincasos alleged they lent 32-foot schooner which he built to two yonra impeleonment for theft of 25 diferent instruments, medicines and Mombosen, Africa.

Albert Staples money on. the himself.

and attempted theft,

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