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SEVEN AIRMEN KILLED

Army Bomber Crashes In Woods

La Grange, Ga., Nov. 20. An Army bomber en route from Mitchell Field to Maxwell Field, Alabama, crashed in dense woods here in heavy rains shortly before midnight, cutting off tree tops and bursting into flames.

were

Of the crew of eight, three eremited, four were killed, and the

Lieut. Joli D remaining man, Madre, was seriously burned and in not expected to live.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

AIR RAID WARDENS

Residents Asked To Help | In Voluntary Work

The formation of on this month and will be commissioned

Air Raid!

for Wardens' Main Committee

the into service on the trunk lines of the

Colony has been announced by Wing- Company from December-Domel.

Commander A. H. S. Steele-Perkins, Air Hald Precautions Officer.

EURASIA'S NEW ROUTE

Chungking-Kwellin Run to Bo

Inaugurated To-day

Chungley. Now, 19, The Eurasin Aviation Corporation ty to inaugurate a new route between Chungking and Kweltin, capital of The plane's wreckage was scatter-wangsi, on Monday:

Sze therto travenern between ed over nearly on uere. It is believ-

chuen, Kwangai, and Hunan have presenting ed by some that the pilot was nt- tempting un emergency landing-fund to travel by car, which proved,

show and expensive.

United PreIR.

new

With Inauguration of the route, travellers can fly to Kweilin, and then proceed to fiunun via the newly-opened Kwellin-Ilengyang rallway.

A Kwellin bound plane leaves Chungking on Monday at 1.30 p.m., arriving at Kwellin at 4.30.

MONDAY,

IN AID OF THE DEAF

St. Stephen's Girls College Concert

NOVEMBER 21, 1938.

RADIO BROADCAST

"Hugh the Drover" Act I Relayed from London LATEST DANCE MUSIC

A concert in aid of the School for the Deal was held in St. Stephen's College hall on Saturday Girls'

belere A fairly larga Radio Programme Broadcast by evening,

of 845 k.c's. School

ZDW on a Frequency audience. The

depunas mumly on the generosity of the public and on Short Wave from 1-2.13 p.m. p.m. on 9.52 m.c's, per for its upkeep, as most of the chil- and 6-11 drea come from poor Chinese second. families, who cannot afford to pay fees. Its him is to teach deat and dumb chiktren to speak, read up-read.

and

The Committee consists of Messr G. A. Pentreath (Chairman), Cyril Champkin. It. P. Dunlop, n.., Muraoch, G. S. Watson, A..., F. C. Mowfung (represening the Chinese community in Kowloon), E. 1. Leitno (representing the Portuguese com-

During the interval, Mlas Li Luk- munity in Kowloon), Tse Ko-po

wa, Headmistress of the School for (representing the Chinese community the Deaf, thanked Miss E. S. Atkins, in Hongkong), H. R. Sequeira (Principal of St. Stephen's Girls'

the

Portuguese

com College, for the loan of the hall, and the girls of the College for helping munity in Hongkong).

aro District sub-comm{lices

with the sate of programmes, course of formation consisting of Chinese, Portuguese, -and British, other nationalities both men women according to the residents in the various districts, particulars at which will be published in

CLIPPER MYSTERY

Cause of Recent Disaster Not Known

course. Washington, Nov. 19. The Board of Air Safely, in a pre- liminary report to the Civil Aero- nautical Authority, state that they

unable have been

to ascribe probable cause of the disappearance of the Hawaiian Clipper. and are therefore waiting until the discovery of concrete evidence of the plane's

continue the fate before they vestigation.

the

in-

It is disclored that exhaustive tests proved that the all slick found by the United States transport Meigs was not con

connected with the Clipper. "But we refuse to dismiss it as with- out possible bearing on the plane's disappearance," they sald.

A report from Luhuyi Island in the Philippines, stated that a plane had been heard overhead at the time of the Clipper's disappearance.

United

informed that Press were Investigation might be continued Aho "indirectly until some satefactory solution

come upon. The in- vestigating Board said that although a enreful derint search of Lahuyi had been inconclusive, a further search: would be made of neighbouring i islands.--United Press.

SPITFIRE SETS RECORD

London, Nov. 18. The Air Ministry unnounced to- day that an R.A.F. Spitfire fighter

time

The fure from Chungking to Kwellin is $250, Chinese currency.

Reuter.

II. K. T.

6.0 For The Children, Nursery Tunes.....Little Mayfair Orchestra; Uncle Charlie's Nursery Rhymes....Uncle Charlie (Vocal); Green Bottles (Traditional); Ten John Peel (Traditional).....llarold Willems and The B.B.C. Male Chorus cond. by Joseph Lewis with Ernest Lush at the Plano; Studio Serial Story "Seeing The Empire"; Lillie Mr. Lee Shu-fan, lecturer of Drummer Boy (Noel and Pelost).... Lingnan University, gave an address Elsie Carlisle (Vocal) with Orchestra; In Chinese, in which he appealed to Steep, My Little One (Rienenfeld).... the public to aid the School in its...Reginald Foort (Orgun) with

Male Quartet. work for the children.

6.30 Closing local Stock Quotations, The programme opened with the due

Musical 6.32

Comedy "Please percussion) band of St. Stephen's Girls' College kindergarten, and this was followed with a plano solo by Miss Caroline Braga,

and

The Hon Commissioner of Pallee A plane for Chungking leaves and the Chairman of the Urban Kwellin on Tuesday at 8 am, arriv-Council have kindly consented to ing at Chungking at 11 a.m.

St. Andrew's Church Fellowship of appoint Police Officers and Sanitary

next item, Youth contributed the Inspectors serving en District Sub-

comic conjuring, and drew many Committees in an advisory capacity, laughs from the nudence.

Miss Elvie Yuen, the popular local It is hoped that any residents of

radio artiste, then Hongkong and Kowloon who

renuered two willing to assist in this important songs, "Dedication," and "Night," work will send in their names and both by Sirause, These were re-

ceived with considerable applause. Air addresses to the Chairman or a mem-

ber of the Mala Committee.

AIR FRANCE

Passengers who left

011 the France plane on Saturday were Mr. F. Martin (Manager of Air France in Hanoi) Mr. Dürenu, Mr. I B: Lenbin, Mrs. R. Spring-Weler child. Mr. M. Pavlosky, Mr. and Mrs. F. Wilhelm and Miss A. Wilhelm.

LONDON MAILS

anct

The Imperial Airways planes Delphinus and Della arrived at Kal Tak on Saturday afternoon from Bangkok with London mails.

AIR SERVICES

Arrivals And Departures Of Planes Outward

DAILY REMINDERS

Blackout Test Programme

For Public Guidance

arc

In connection with the forthcoming "blackout" tests, the public is asked to note the following reminders insued by the AIP. Officer:

Nov. 21: Listeners over the radio will be reminded that the practice air; raid Precautionary Period commences at 10 p.m. to-night and the public are advised to prepare their bläcking-dul plans.

Nov, 22: Your plans for blacking For London, Auralin, British Countries and Europe: Imperial Air-out should now be in a state of readiness. Don't forget to give them ways 7 a.m. Nov. 22, 7 a.m. Nov. 25.

For U.S.A. Manila, Guam, Hono- while there is yet time.

a trial run and remedy any faults ulu: Pan American Clipper 8.30 nm.

The Air Raid Alarm Nov. 23: Period commences at 10 p.m. to-night It is advisable from now onwards for all owners of transport vehicles, rickshaws and cyclists, clc., to carry in their vehicles, etc., the material with which they propose to dim their lights.

flew from London to Paris in 50 Nov, 24. minutes, which is the lastest recorded

Ilankow, Chungking, Slan, etc: for the journey.

Eurasia and C.N.A.C, services tem- Weather conditions were unfavour-porarily suspended. able,

The machine is one of two RAF Nov. 19, 6.30 a.m.

For France, via Hanol: Air France, Spitfire

planes which will be exhibited at the R.A.F. stand at the forthcoming Paris Aeronautle Exhibi- tlon.--Reuter.

BERLIN TOKYO FLIGHT

German Condor Plane to Make Round Trip

Tokyo, Nov. 20.

Bre

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While the Iulian nuthorities understood to be preparing for second attempt at a record flight be- tween Rome and Tokyo

the following of the

recent failure of Stampa plane,

It is made known here that Germany

lus made definite plons for u

the

for a bid for

record flight to Tokyo.

The German Embassy in Tokyo has applied to the Ministry of Com- munications for permission for fight by the Germing glant 20-seater

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Inward

From London, Australià and Bri- tish Countries Nov. Id: Imperial Air- ways Dentu and Delphinus 5 p.m. Nov. 19: Imperial Airways 5 pm. Nov. 22.

From U.S.A. vin Guam, Manila, Pan American Philippine Clipper

12.30 am Nov. 23,

From France, via Manoi: France noon Nov. 24.

p.m.

Nov, 24: A practice attack by air- graft takes place to-night. Every

must light

be extinguished or obscured from 0.15 pm, until 11.15,

Do not relax your Nov. 25 to 27: lighting restrictions-a further prac Airfice air attack is possible--keep a look-out for any of the following Air Raid Alarm signals:-(a) Th

sound- ing of sirens, (b) the raising and lowering of the brilliancy of domes tie electric lights, (e) an announce- men!

over the wireless, (d) the swilching off of street lighting. (e) the Aring of maroons in the New

CHINESE WEDDINGS

Four Couples United On Saturday Morning.

Four Chinese weddings took place ese at the Registry on Saturday morning

Territories, (f) the sounding of rail-

way whistles.

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Teacher."

You Give Me Ideas...... Bobby Howes and Sepha Treble with the London Hippodrome Orchestra, cond. by Joseph Tunbridge: Whispering Trees; Looking Through The Window ....Winifred Izard and The London Hippodrome Chorus and Orchestra cond. by Joseph Tunbridge; Mind How You Go Across The Road.... Bobby Howes and Sepha Trebel with the London Hippodrome Chorus and Orchestra: The Musle Master (Song of the Cello)....Wylie Watson with the

London Hippodrome Chorus and Orch. cand. by Joseph Tunbridge.

0.50 Patricia Rossborough at the

Brahms' "Rhapsodie in G. Minor," and Roger Quilter's "Dance in the Twilight," were beautifully played on the piano by Miss G. Scull.

An ancient Chinese dance was given by pupils of the Ying Wa Plano, Girls School, ond proved popular.

After singing "I pitch my lonely caravan" (Coates), and "1 know a lovely garden." (d'Hardelolt), Miss Elvie Yuen was prevalled upon to Elve an enzore.

very

Mr. Maurice Barton also gave two songs, "Sweet dance, that led my steps abroad" (Michael Head) and "Birds in the High Hall Garden" (Arthur Somervell), which were well received.

Patriotic Play

Young

A Cavalcade Of Maritial Tunes; Intro: There's something about soldier; The King's Horses; When the on Parade; When a Guarda are Soldier's on Parade; The Toy Druks Major; Sweetmeat Joe, The Candy Man (Johnson); Jill Darling-Selec- lion; If I Love Again (Murray).

7.02

Variety Programme with George Formby, Mas Questal, Kitty Masters and Boy Fox and His Or- chestra.

patriotic and topical theme. It was torchenbert E. Groh (Tenor) with

little

Military Band-Hands Across The ..The Band of H, M. Sea-March. Coldstream Guards cond. by Lieut. J. The last Item on the programme C. Windram; Vocal-There Once was a Chinese play by members of Lived (Waltz Song from the Operetic

Women's

Christan In the Realm of Indra') Frasqulta the Association's Dramatic Club, with Serenade (Lahar-Willner-Reichert).

which

(Sung in German); I story of a family, the head of

had sold his country, and portrayed Dance Orch-Sweet Leil

Leilani Slow the conflict in the mind of the son, Fox-Trot (film Waikiki Wedding'); who was also suspected of traitorous Love

And

Learn-Fox-Trot activities, whether to dispose of his film "That Girl from

Paris').. father os not, in order to show comrades of 6 Youth Organization Roy Fox and His Orchestra with vocal refrain: Vocal-Folly-Wolly- that he was faithful to his, Father | Doodle (De Sylva) (from

The land. After consulting his mother Rebel')... Mae Questal (The Betty and sister, who both expresses their Boop Girl) with Orchestra; Dance agreement with his friends, the son Orch-The Touch Of Your Lips- finally consented to kill his father; Fox-Trot; These Foolish Things-- bu; the act, by poisoning, was carried Fox-Trot (Spread it abroad'),...Roy out by the mother.

Orchestra with vocal Fox and HIS The play was noted with real refrain; Plano-Charlle Kunz Pinno feeling, always keeping in the fore-Medley No. R.23; Intro: A Star Fell front the theme,

"Country Before Out of Heaven: Serenade in the Self." Those in the cast were the Night; A Fine Romance: No Regrets; Misses Mabel Wong, Lo Yim-chan,

When the Popples Bloom Again; Lee Shun-ho, Fung Yuk-ngau and

This'll Make You Whistle....Charlie Liu Kwal-kel.

Kunz with Rhythm accomp; Comedi an-George Formby Medley; Intro: Sitting on the ice; Do de oh Dolt; Blues: Madame A dance in aid of the Boy Scouts Chinese Laundry the Peninsula Hote Association of Hongkong was held at Moscovitch; My Ukulele; Fanlight on Saturday, Fanny....George Formby with His under the distinguished patronage of Ukulele and Orchestra; Dance Orch. His Excellency the Governor, Chief-Seal It With A Kiss Waltz (nim Scout of Hongkong. The function That Girl from Purs'); The Night Is was well attended, and those present Young, And You're So Beautful---

Fox-Trot....R Roy Fox und Orchestra with vocal refrain; Vocal- So Many Memories (Wood); Out- side An Old Stage Door (Pattison) given....Ralph Silvester accomp, by Fred Hartley and his Sextet; Dance Orch. The Wanderers--Fox-Trot; You Do The Darndest Things, Baby-Fox- Trot (film "Harmony_Perade').............. Roy Fox and His Orchestra with vocal refrain; Vocal-Lullaby (fim Let's Sing Agnin')....Kitty Masters with Orchestra.

Dance For Scouts

passenger plase Condor to Japanese į vetore Mr. 1, J. Gould, Deputy Re-lighting will be turned on for the had an enjoyable evening.

Lerritory.

the

The Condor announced In August, this year, an f-stop round-the-woran aight via Japan, but the plan wan subsequently cancelled due to recent political crials in Europe.

With the advent of the cold reason, tha German Buthorities have modified their original plans and propose to make a double trip on the the route between 14,000-Kilemetre Berlin and Tekyo within 100 hours.

The projected Berlin-Tokyo fight will be made via Bagdad, Karachi,

Hanol at the end of this month. The Condor plane marked for the record flight is of the F. W.-200 type designed by the German Fokke Wolfe Company, 1s crew will in- clude Alfred Henke, veteran pilot of of the Lufthansa aviation corpora tion, and two other pilots.-Domel.

GRAF ZEPPELIN READY

Frankort, Nov. 19.

alrship

JAPANESE AVIATION

'Institute for Development

Το Be Established

Tokyo, Nov. 20.

As the first definite step in execut-

ing the 5-year plan for the develop-

gistrar of Marraiges.

The public are reminded that the exercise consists of two phoses. In the middle of the exercise street space of a few minutes and this will Mr. Leung Lai-fea, teacher at the be the signal to indicate the Tung Chi English College, married mencement of the second phase, and Trol Wai-yin, of 104 Tung Choi for all land and water traffle to turn Street. Mongkok. The witnesses out lights and cease running. were Messrs. Leung Man-yuen and K. S.

S. Leung.

Miss

com-

RETURNING HOME

800 Singapore Ricksha Coolies Pass Through

Mr. Charles Pringle Phang Loy, student, married Miss to She-ying, student, of 13 Yuen Chol Sireet, Shamshulpo, The witnesses were Messrs. James Hin Sang and Phanz Loy.

Mr.

Tsz-shing, mercantile assistant, married Miss Chan Yu-hang, of 256 Lockhart Road, Hongkong, When the K.P.N. vessel Cremer The witnesses were Messrs. Chan left Hongkong for Amoy on Satur- Sui-man and Lo Wa-kan.

day, she had on board over

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The

and Col, N, M. S. Irwin,

Mr. Lui Wai-tsing, merchant. was married to Misa Ng Lal-fang, ut 130 Julle Road, Hongkon Their wit- resses were Messrs. Lui Kar-yit and Lui Wat-ler.

MARRIAGE NOTICES

Straits currency

800

Servicemen's Conceri

An enjoyable programme was at the European Y.M.C.A. on Satur- for the Servicemen's day evening concert. Members of HMS. Eagle': concert party entertained.

Kowloon Cricket Club Some 250 people gathered for a dance at the Kowloon Cricket Club on Saturday and executed the Lum- beth Walk and spot numbers great gusto.

KOWLOON

with

FUNCTION.

At Union Church

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His

8.0 Local Time Signal, Wonther Report and Announcements,

8.03 Latest Dance Music. Quick-Steps-Saruwaki: Ragging The A.C.E.....Harry Roy's Tiger Ragamuffins; Fox-Trots-When The Lads Are Off To Dance; Mind Your Step!....Olto Dobrindi and Hla Piano Symphonists; What Will I Tell My Heart? On A Little Bamboo Bridge.... Roy Smeck and His Hawailan chorus;

Serenaders with vocal Słow Fox-Trot - Rollin' The Rev. Frank Short welcomed Plains (from the film); Quick-Step- Mrs. B. Wylie nt the Kowloon Union Goin' Down To Santa Fe Town.... Church on Saturday afternoon, when Big Bill Compbell and His Billy she opened the Annual Sale of Work. Band with vocal chorus; Fox-Trot-- On behalf of the Women's Guild Lullaby In Rhythm....Harry James

and His Orchestra,

8.30 London Relay Topical Gazette.

Mrs. A. W. Ingram moved a vote of thanks to Mrs. Wylie, and Marjorie Morton presented her with a basket

There were many attractive stalls displaying suitable Christmas gifts of fancy work, knitted garments, needle- work and novelties. The most popu- lar with housewives was, of course. the home produce stall.

The numerous side-shows proved to be a great attraction, and sweets and refreshments were in great de-

Mr. Woo Koon-pl, military officer Singapore ricksha coolles, returning of the Chinese Central Army, married home because of the lengthy strike Miss Chan Shuk-ching. The wil in the Straits colony. These coolles, Mrs. B. Wylie Opens Sale nesses were Mr. Liu Suk-foon and whose wives and children brought Miss Chun Sau-ying.

their total to 017, arrived on Tues- with be content Two weddings also took place at day, but had to the Registry on Friday before Mr. T viewing the beauties of Hongkong J. Gould.

from the ship's dock. After successfully completing her

Miss Dorothea Florence Harvey, of

ricksha Altogether, about 1,009 Lost test flight, the German Graf Zeppelin has been delivered to bride of Mr. Jack Harper

38 Morrison Hill Road, became the puliers have now been sent back to Alfred Chlon at the expense of the Singa- her new quarters at Frankfort-on- | Middlecnat, railway agent. Main-Trans-Ocean.

witnesses were Measts. T. B. Wilson pore Government. In addition to his and other sections of the community, passage, each man was given $3 in pay his fare from to his home village, Amoy

As precaution against ticket of fruit.

each coolle, traders and imposters, when he received his ticket, had to prove that he was a genuinely, des titute ricksha puller, after which a "chop" was placed on the ticket. The The following forthcoming weddings chopped ticket had to be shown as unnounced: Mr. Alexander the owner boarded the Cremer, when ment of Japan's civil aviation, the are Government has decided to establish Toohey-dow, merchantile Assistant, another "chop" cancelled the Arst ot Watson's Appartments On board, each man was given an- the Central Aeronautical Research residing

come enter-mand. Institute with a fund of Yen 98,000,- Watson Road, North Point, and Miss other ticket and his $3.

It was found that Edith May Noble, of 31 Gillespie A sum of Yen 8,000,000 has been Crescent, Edinburgh; Mr. Alfred Tung prising missionary had left tracts on Con the luggage which had been brought Kwok-hing, unacrgraduate

claim deck space. carmarked by tho Ministry of Com-ingnan University, and Misa Anha uboard cariler munications for the next fiscal year. Seto Fang-yce, also undergraduate of

Mort of the coolles were alone as the Lingnan University, resident at they had left their wives in China 50 Cumberland Road, Kowloon Tong: to come to Malaya. They will find it In order to meet the increasing Mr. Chan Yuk-lum, alias Chin Nuke virtually impossible to return, as the demand for aerial travel following lyn, student, and Misa Lau Yung-tal, competition for quela llekets from the occurrence of the China Incident, of 17 Cheung Sha Wan Road, second China is so keen that each ticket is the Japan Air Transport Company in foor, Shamshulpo; Mr. Leung Ynu worth $300 in Chinese currency. Increasing, from December 1, itsman, salesman, and Miss Chan Yin- capital by Yen 10,000,000 to Yen chiu, of 37 Wyndham Street, Hong- 23,000,000.

kong; Mr. Lam Choi-quin, morchant, The Company is at present, using and Miss Au Kum-wah, teacher, of Hong- 25-scaler planes of the Douglas 7 March Road, second floor, B.C.-3 type on the Tokyo-Shanghai, kong; Mr. Chu Hok-yuen, clerk of An air raid siren was tested near

ROTARY CLUB SPEAKER Fukuoka-Taiwan,

Fukuoka-Peking. the Bank of Communications, Hong- Gough Hill Police Station at 10 am. not Fukuoka-Nanking, and Fukuoka kong, and Miss Leung Lok-ching, on Saturday. The sound was

and teacher; and

The speaker at to-morrow's meet- Peking. Fukuoka-Nanking,

Mr. Lawrence Woo, audible in the City, but it is only in- Fukuoka-Hainking lines.

teacher, and Miss Ivy Wong; of 302 tended to serve the Peak District, and ing of the Hongkong Rotary Club Five Lockheed planes will be com- | Lockhart Road, second floor, Hong- reports of its effectiveness will be will be Professor R. K. Simpson, who

rathered and compared.

will speak on "Chesterfield." pleted by the Company to the and of kong.

000.

Increase of Capital

AIR RAID SIREN

ton.

and Norman Allin (Bass),

A fortnightly review of things at Home. Presented by Pascoe Thorn- 0.0 London Palladium Orchestra

The Spirit

South-March Liberators-March (Gilbert); The (Ancliffe)....The London Palladium Orchestra cond. by Jack Frere; Think Scott-arr. On Me (Lady John Moffat); When Song Is Sweet (Sans- Souch)....Norman Allin (Bass) with Orch; Aisha (Lindsay); Phantom Brigade (Myddleton)....The London The following were the stallholders: Palladium Orchestra cond, by Richard Mesdames A. N. McKenzie, WCrean; Father O'Flynn (Graves, arr. Niblock and Mackie (Needlework and Villers Stanford): Rocked

In The (Willard and Novelties): Mrs. S. Gray (Wool): Cradle Of The Deep

Normen Allin (Boss) Meadamer Sinclair,

with Orch; Echoes From The Puszta Mesdames A. Maton, II. Noble, and t

Again (Victor Atkins (Flowers);

Stratton and Midelmore (Home (Ferraris); Kiss Me pro Mesdames Watson and Herbert)....The London Polladium

Orchestra cond. by Tichard Crean. 9.30 London Relay--The News

(Continued on Page 5.)

Groves (Sweets), Mrs. Ingram (Ice Cream): The Rev. Frank Short (Books); The Sunday School had charge of the Bran Tub, and the Entertainment Committee arranged the teas.

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