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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
January 6, 1939.
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SCOT'S MYSTERY
Brian Grover
On Way To London With
His Wife
LONDON, Jan. 5. BRIAN Grover, the young Englishman, who recently flew to Russia and landed there with-
out a passport in order to try
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DISAPPEARANCE
Early
Famed Political
On Wednesday at Student
Kowloon
Docks In Colony
POLICE admitted to-day that they were utterly at a loss to account for the disappearance of Charles Christian, 60-year-old Scots chief engineer of the British steamer Deslock.
and secure contact with his Rus- sian wife, whom he had not seen for four years, is now complet- ing the formalities for the re- lease of his wife from Soviet at 3 a.m. on Wednesday. He Christian was last seen alive, -citizenship, and he expects to had just come off duty and was leave for London to-night, via dressed in engineers' overalls. Warsaw,
It is now revealed that Grover was had
It was at first believed that released by the Soviet authorities at But the night watchman at the gates gone ashore from the, ship. midnight, when he met his wife for of Kowloon Dork is emphatic that no the Brst time for four years at the European left the dacks after mid- Commissariat for Home Affairs.
night.
Grover told "Reuter" that he hi nothing but compliments for the manner in which the Soviet authori- ties had handled his case.
He added that they treated han extremely well and courteously the banki przon,
he
kech
When Christian Was last alive, he was feaning over the rail colside his cabin.
PROFESSOR TYLER
DENNETT
FORGET-ME- NOT HATS FOR SPRING
Parls. Auteuil races brought out colourful spring hats (and fur coats) recently. Hats like forage capa, hais like Prince Michael's beret, tall hats. plate-shaped hats most of them covered with flowers.
One "forage-cap" hat which tracted particular attention covered with forget-me-nots.
pink roses were ndded "trimning."
at-
was Two
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Another hat of the same shape was THOUGII a distinguished of claret and flame-coloured chiffon. student of international affairs,
Another hat was covered with felt with particular reference to the Bowers or orange, blue, red, and
#reen. The same "Howers" Far East, Professor Tyler Den-pinned to a muff.
GENEROUS nett, who is staying at the
Peninsula Hotel on his first visit: to the Colony in 22 years, said
OVERSEAS this morning that he preferred
CHINESE
$80,000,000 Donated For War Relief
-
CHUNGKING, Jan. 6. THE total amount of funds remitted to China by overseas
not to give his impressions of the present situation.
He added that the situation was a ticklish one and that any views he held must be subject to modifica- Lon by the study and progress of events.
Professor Dennett, who is retired | President of the Williams College in New England, one of the oldest col- leges in America, is on the way to Australia and New Zealand on be- half of the Carnegie Corporation, good deal of money which spends
The bed-clothes in his bank were turned down. The bed and not been disturbed. None of his clothe had been
tamp:red with and It is Grover revealed that he had a certain that he was still dressed in pesa int.sw with M. Livlen-i dungarees when he disappeared. Chinese for the relief of wound- Uberia, new chief of the Commisariat day for Hongay, after signing on a
The Destock left Hongkong yeste el soldiers and refugees and for fume Aurs, being the first for new Chiz Engurer. Christian's beather charitable and patriotic in those countries in universitles and eigner ever accorded such an inter-longings have been landed. view.--Reuter.
Chr.stlan, who is a native of Aber- the hostilities is conservatively of the Carnegie Corporation to ar- purposes since the outbreak of puble braries. It is the practice dern, only recently signed on the Delock, his predecessor bong
estimated at $80,000,000 in Australia and New
range an exchange of visits hetween Dubois, an Australian.
Zealand report
and the activities of Amerlea. on Chinese abroad during the past
Luxemburg Heir Assumes Titles
Luxemburg, Jan. 5,
The hereditary Prince and successor to the throne of Luxunburn,i
Dubuis was Chits Engineer aboard the ship when it went ahore on the south coast of Hainan Island during typhoon los: September. The ship was refloat:d under its own power.
The Morter of the Destock is Capt.
Prince Jolizan of Luxenburg, ramel J. H. Langmire. of age to-day on his 18th birthday, and was given the titles of hereditary Grand Duke of Luxemburg, eredit- ary Prince of Nassau, and Prince of Bourbon-Patan.-Trans-Ocean,
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Ta Ching Temple Case Is Settled
It is Professor Dennett's intention
educational tenders about the situa-
17 months just issued by the to talk with southern political and Overseas Chinese Affairs Com-tion in the Western Pacific.
mission. -
The report states. that the Arst donation from overseas Chinese was received on July 22, 1937, 15 days after the Lulcouchino Inciden
From that day to August 13, 1937, when the Shanghal hostilities broke uut, funds were continually remitted) back by overseas Chinese.
SEES GREAT CHANGES Professor Dennett has not been in the East for 22 years and he naturally sees great changes; he contrasts particularly the bustle in the Cen- tral District of Hengkong with the leisurely way of life and trading that prevailed 22 years ago,
The material changes were sympto maile of the internal chances, he
The overseas donations were re-said, noding: When I was here!
calved mostly through the Chinu Red
22 years aco China was in the Cross Society, and some through the hands of her old men' by which Kangting, Slung, Jan. 5. Central Kuomintang Headquarters menn men who had no western As a happy augury ot improved and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. education. Returned students were relations Lewicen Tibet and Sikang The Overseas Affairs Commission just coming back and gathered in the following the inauguration of the received upproximately $1,400,000. cities. They did not have much 10 Sikang Provincial Government, the! Donations from the Chinese In the da and were not
trusted by
the Ta Ching Lemnalat Temple ease, one Straits Settlements, according to the old men. of the main causes of frieLon between report, ranked first in amount, the
"These students were something of the Tibetan and Sikang people, has total being $24,000,000. The Philip problem. Some of them had been been satisfactorily settled,
pines Australia, America and away perhaps too long limbibing new The agreement for the settlement Hongkong came next.-Central News, ideas, and they did not like what they found when they came back. Now they are in control; the old Chinese lender is as much an ex- contion at was the returned student 22
ars ago.
of
the case, consisting of eight articles, was signed by representa vcs | of the Tibeton and Skang govern- mental authorities here on January
2. The agrement is the result of seven years' unremitting efforts conciliation and represents eess.ons on both sides
t
con-
The Ta Ching Temple, one of the
Bucknell Plans Pensions
Lewisburg, Pa. Bucknet! Universliy will in
"The first puet of western ideas represented by these students was to some exitat destructive, but in the last few years the efforts of the returned students have been mure
largest lamaist temples on the Tibe-augurate the Carnegie system of penstruel ve; so that, to hu and Skong border, was portally retirement penstons for destroyed following a feud between members next February. It calls for that extent, the Japanese are rich faculty when they say there is a new situn and Chinese contributions by teachers of 5 per tan merchants seven years ago. Violence, cent. of their salaries monthly, which here"
in Asia. There is new life with much bloodshed. followed, is matched by n like amount by the und despite earnest efforts on both university,
Professer Bennett salls for Austra- s.des to reach a satisfactory solution,
lla by the Taiping en January 13,
it was not until recently at settlement was secured,
the COLDEST DAY IN YEAR
n
CLIT-
According to the agreement, Temple authorities are to pay Indemnity of $120,000 Tibetan rency to the Chinese merchants and another of $32,080 Tibetan currency 1 rebuild the Tengku magistracy which they had destroyed.
HONGKONG'S SUDDEN COLD spell yesterday caught many people unawares and brought, at 3 o'clock this morning, the coldest temperature since last winter.
Between 2 pm. yesterday and
The Kantze dariet government, on the other hand, will detail 150
It was stated that the anti-cyclone labourera to repole the damaged 3 o'clocit this morning. there was as stationary over China and has in- portion of ile Temple.
drop of almost ten degrees to 49.9 depression remains to the north-cast creased slightly in intensity. The
* Arearms which the Tibetan degrees the first time the mercury of flukkaldo. authorities hnd supplied to the Temple are to be returned with the has dropped below 50 degrees since exception of thirty rifen, which will lost February,
be retained for self-defence purposes. Central News,
G.O.C. For Shanghai
The General Officer Commanding the British Troops Chinn, Major General A. E. Grasett, leaves Hong- kong this morning for the north to inspect his troops.
Its Excellency boarded the Rajputana with his A.D.C., Licut, St.
This 13 how varled,
the
2 p.m. 58
5 p.m.
54.5
64.1
7 p.m.
D p.m. $2,7
11 p.m.
1 A.
temperature
3 a.m. 49.9 1 a.m.
60.7 Ga.m. 51.5
0 a.m.
2 a.m.
52.1
31
50.0
WEATHER FORCAST
7.m.
$1.3 51.4
8 a.m. $1.3
51.5
According to the Royal Observatory
Yesterday's maximum temperature was 67, but there was a severe drop during the period, the minimum be- ing 50. This morning at 10 o'clock the temperature was 51, and humidity revistered 08 degrees.
Two points of an inch of rain fell during the past 24 hours, making the total for the year 8 of an inch, as compared with an average of 13 of Jan inch.
COLD WAVE SWEEPSs
KWANGSI PROVINCE
Kwellin, Jan. 6.
A bliter cold wave is sweeping
John, for the first stage of his inspec- this morning, local weather for the over wellin.
tion which will take in Shanghal. next 24 hours will be cloudy, with A howling north wind intensifies Later he will go to Tientsin.
drizzle or mist, but conditions will the bitter weather, which is mold Maj. Gen. Gramatt will return to improve. Fresh north-east winds to have reached the lowest record the Colony at the end of January. wil coatlouе.
in five years-Central News
wore
Most hats were noticeable for their colour. There was a tali
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Ages of New Japanese Cabinet Average 57
TOKYO, Jan. 6.
THE average age of the members of the new Hiranama Cabinet is 57.
Tac oight member is the Premier, Baron Hiranuma, who is 72, while the youngest is the Minister of Finance,
Mr. Ishiwata, who is 48.
Listed following are the ages of the members of the new Cabinet. Premier Hiranuma, 72, Education Minister Araki, 62, Commerce and Industry Minister and concurrently Over- seas Affairs Minister Hatta, 60, Navy Minister Yonai, 59, Justice Minister and concurrently Communications Minister Shiono, 59, Agriculture Minister Sakurauchi, 59, Railways Minister Mayeda, 57, Foreign Minister Arita, 55, War Minis- ter Itagaki, 54, Home Minister Kido, 50, Public Welfare Minister Hirose, 50, Finance Minister Ishiwata, 48, Minister Without Portfolio, Prince Konoyo-Domei,
one in blue ribbons with a red thread running round it. It had a brim in front and was perched well on top of the head. An- other, plate-shaped, supported bows of baby ribbon in petunin, cyclamen, blue, and green.
A finger-tip length cape of chin- chilia was much admired, and It looks as though this fur will be back In favour again. One coat, plain in front, had a "surprise" back, for its flared skirt was trimmed with two bands of Ellver fox.
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