1939-04-10 — Page 2

Monday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

April 10, 1939.

Thousands Fail To Qualify As Drivers

TONDON.-Until a few years ago anyone who wanted to drive a motor car might do so at least as far as getting a licence to drive one was concerned. In actual fact deaf men, dumb men and half-blind men, men subject to epileptic fits and all sorts of unfit people got licences merely by payment of the fee. To-day it is different, and since providing that a plaintiff shall not June, 1935, no one is granted a recover (unless the judge orders licence unless he or she is passed by otherwise) costs to a greater examiners who put the would-be than the damages awarded to him, driver through his paces on the rond This should prove a great boon to and in all sorts of conditions of road newspapers.

Mary'stago

the candidate murt

sum

or

with some legitimate

and weather. While In the If this But becomes law more not he has legs de It stands, it will certainly a skilled driver in the car with him, de nway until he graduates he must bear on grievances. the front and back of the car a pre- scribed sign "L" (Icarner) in black on a white ground.

The other day the people in the city who are engaged in the whole- safe tea trade celebrated the centenary And now arises again the old con- of the arrival in the City, in Mincing troversy Do women or mey make Lane, on January 10, 1830, of the first the better drivera?

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consignment of Empire tea, On the Agures Just published are rostrum in the auction room of the Bumcient to go upon, men make bet-Tea Brokers' Association of London ter drivers than do women

there appeared the

FAILURE PERCENTAGES

Hon, the Lord Mayo, use: "The Iti

of London, Sir Frank H. Bowater, Auctioncer,

Man In 1930, the Ministry of Transportalen House, E.C.; and the Lord examinera passed 52,500 women and Mayor, magnificent in his robcs and failed 30,030: 41 per cent. of failures. Insignia, "auctioned" a silver ensket The percentage of failures among mon was 34. In that year the total number of nueti and women who were successful whs 205,000; of failures, 155,000. From June, 1935, and up to the end of December, 1938, 914,340 women passed; 308,237

men

failed.

was

Was

of tea which will not be opened until January 10, 2030. The casket con- tained two pounds of tea, and the total of the bids for the tes

£1,100 ($5,780), which will go to charities of the tea trade. The owner- ship of the casket remains with the association. It is said that among the main As appropriate, three Indian causes of so many failurra, especially elephants brought the ten from the among women, were lack of due care docks to the City boundary on Tower when entering major roads, unbility Hill in chests slung across them to judge distances, hand signals badly pannier fashion. They unanimously given or not given at all, failure to and resolutely refused to carry them keep up with trafle streams, thus on their backs. causing unnecessary obstruction, and general lack of knowledge of highway code.

to

In

At the City boundary the chests

AUFS

Visit of King George and Queen Elizabeth to Washington early in June already is energiz- ing many preparations in the White House. Here are the British sovereigns at Newcastle-on- Tyne, when King George launched the new battleship, George V.

Ex-Fiancee Killed In Shop: Man Dies

Shots Fired After Quarrel In Dairy

the were transferred to drays. This is A REJECTED lover, Harry Crees, nged twenty-two walked into

said to be symbolical of ike meeting The uncertainty of our law of-libel of East and West-but is much more tas for years been a cause of com- likely to have been due to the op- plaint, and at very long last an at- position of the police to the elephants and dislocating made to remedy some entering the City lempt is

the mischief. That is to say, al traffic.

4 "Bill Amend the Law relating to Libel and

nd Slander" has been tabled in the House of Commons, which, of course, may be very different thing

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THE CORONATION SCOT At the Invitation of the London. Midland and Scottish Railway-the M.S.I went the other day to see completed train "corona-

from getting it through Parliamenl] the new which is shortly to be sent

designed

Lion

to the United States for ni exhibition

tour of some 3,000 miles prior to being put on show at the World's Fair

the

and into the law.

Among other things, it is to relieve authors from liability in some cases. As the law at present stands, an

an author may, as he believes. Invent a character's name, such

he

is thinks name as

not borne by certainly is a mast magnificent living person. To his cost, when piece of work, not only to the lay any the book is published he finds he is ye, but from the standards of

many engineers and train construc- mistaken. Someone bearing that very lion people who were present. The name pops up from heaven knows other "Coronallon Scot" trains witch where

libel action damages.

The Bill aims at protectore at present on service are painted blue and silver-a background of ing the author if he can prove that he blue with horizontal silver

bands had no intention of referring to the

running

from the streamlined front plaintiff; that he had no knowledge of the locomotive, where they con- of the existence of the plaintiff, and that there was no want of reasonable verge, to the end of the train. In care in failing to know of the exis- the present instance the train wears tence of the plaintiff, or that he did the standard L.M.S. llvery of crim not foreage, and there was no want of son lake with gold horizontal bands. reasonable care in failing to foresee that the libel might reasonably be understood to refer to the plaintiff.

NECESSARY EVIDENCE Another provision makes it neces- sary for a plaintiff to go into the wit- ness-box and give evidence that the Jibel (or slander) he alleges has in fact done or may do harm to his

Light high-tension steel has been used throughout the construction In order to provide tgreat strength with light weight the same object being helped by the large-scale welding.

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reputation, and the defendants the locomotive 420 tons, cwts..

control by the

of

an Express Dairy in Fulham-read, S.W., recently, shot dead his ex-fiancee, eighteen-year-old Winifred Tedder, then ran into the yard behind the shop and killed himself with another bullet from his pistol.

A.B. TO CROON FOR THE KING

A NAVAL A.B. will croen for the King and Queen during their voyage to Canada in H.MLS. Re pulse.

He is one of the picked instru- mentalists who have been laken from other warships to augment the Repulse's band.

The band will begin rehearsals shortly. Their repertoire is par- leularly wide, ranging from opera lo comedy "production numbers." The King enjoys light music while Hike Strauss and Sullivan the

inclincs to Queen's taste works by Chopin, Sibelius, and Stravinsky.

The band witi play during lunch and dinner in the newly-decorated saloon and In the evening for dancing in the panelled founge. which has a polished floor,

The King and Queen are both keen dancers and will have all the latest his," the choruses being crooned Ar customary fashion,

The train, on exhibition stats 173, which is less than the accommoda- tion in the slater trains now in ser- vice, the weight of the train without the locomotive is 202 tons, and with Jeet to

and enabled to show by evidence of it is about 580 feet in length. Lillipu- speelfie fact that the plaintiff is not tian figures when compared with entitled to the reputation which he transatlantic standards, but the train,

carried both outside and inside, with the alleges has been injured.

Another clause discourages fri-artistic beauty of its fittings, must be

by seen to be appreciated. volous or unwarranted actions

Refugee Boy's Night Walk With Letter To King

NEWCASTLE.

CRYING, in a state of collapse, and tightly clutching

a letter to the King pleading for help in the release of

A small cinema screen and pro- jector, similar to the pattern now universally fitted in both naval ́vessels and ́accan liners, is already-

Installed in the Repulse, and selection of new Alms will be taken and shown during the trip. At tho King's request, the usual routing of the day will be out without alteration while the Court is at sea.

There will be no Unnecessary saluting or bowing as the King and Queen move about the 32,000-ton battleship.

Financial Aid For China

FOR ARGENTINE TANGOS TRY PARLOPHONE

"O.T." SERIES

OT140-Que Le Imporia At Mundo.

Como Te Quiero.

OT10-Et Porteno.

Como Las Flores.

OT151-Loco Lindo,

Arpepenildo,

OT152-Blempre Unidos,

El Que A Hilerro Mata.

OT153 Todo Es Cuestion De Suerte,

***** Que Nadie Be Entere.

OT154Desconfiale.

Novia.

OT135Desencanto,

Milagro.

OT150 Resentiminto.

El Buey Solo.

·OTI§7—–La Furialada,

Se Lo Lievaron.".

Played by the

ORQUESTA TIPICA FRANCISCO CANARO, (Recordad in Buenos Airos.)

TSANG FOOK PIANO COMPANY Marina House, 19, Queen's Road C.. Tel. 24648.

EMPIRE UB.BEER

NEWS

BURMA GOVERNOR · ON DISORDERS

Rangoon.

Sir Archibald Cochrane, the Gov- ernor, addressing the Senate and House of Representatives, referred to the disorders in Burma. He strongly criticised the Inflammatory tendency of the Press, which, he said, had con- tributed to the death and injury of

numbers of innocent persons,

Damage to the interests of innocent Crees had been engaged to fair-people might compel the Government haired Winifred Tedder nine months, to restrain the unbridled licence of but she broke with him a fortnight the Press. ago after a quarrel over another man.

The shots were heard by Mr. B. Howarth, of Whittingstall-road, round the corner, who rushed into the shop Just in time to see Crees fall.

The Governor strongly condemned the way in which children, girls as well as boys, had been instigated to commit illegal acts, in the expecta tion that their youth would protect them from the consequences.

Constitutional means for redress of crievances existed in the Legislature.

"One of the assistants telephoned for the police while the shooting was going on," he said. "Another it was the bounden duty of members rushed screaming to

to bring forward for discussion the the door." Miss Tedder was taken

which to

they hospital, disabilities

belleved but died there almost at once.

afflcted their constituenta.

"After she broke от the engage- LACK OF UNDERSTANDING ment Crees came to the dairy every night,"

a friend

During the disturbances the areas of Miss Tedder sald. "He used to go in and

make directly under the control of the scenes while customers were there. Governor had been peaceful,

It

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Prefered

BEER AT ITS

BEST UB

"He often said to her, "I shall kill might appear as if the democratic W.R. LOXLEY & Co., (China) Ltd. myself and take you wi me.' But system were not succeeding,

she did not think he was serious.”

He did not take that view. There

Miss Tedder lived with her parents, had been a lack of understanding of who keep a general shop in Haven- the responsibility of members of the Jane, Ealing, W. Crees lived in Legislature to assist in the wise Hampton Wick, Middlesex.

His landlady said that when he came home after his work that day he changed into his best clothes before going out again,

guidance of the affairs of the country. The responsibility of Ministers to the Legislature did not mean that the Government was condemned to be timid of purnose or weak in execution of its policy. The Govern- ment had been fortunate in having the devoted service of its officials and

Peer Flies 12,000 vollee officers.

Miles To Wed

Wo hours after arriving in Aus

tralla by air from London, Charles Maurice Elton Gifford, fifth Baron Gifford, was married to Miss

INDIA

ATTACKS BY WAZIR TRIBESMEN

New-Delhi.

Margaret Allen, the daughter of a A recrudescence of hostile activity was recently reported from Waziris- Bydney solicitor. Ho proposed

osed to his bride by radio-tan recently. A renewed attack hos telephone from his London office a been made on Datta Khel fort, which fortnight before. He had not seen! last summer withstood a sporadle slege of over a month before relief. The news surprised Miss Allen's A Lashkar of the Madda Khel tribe friends in Sydney. It also surprised Bred 15 shells at 800 yards' range two guns. Two shells some of Lord Gifford's friends In from London.

penetrated the fort wall.

her for two years.

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They thought, when Lord Gifford The attack was made in bright piled his luggage on to a taxicab moonlight, enabling aircraft from outside his fat in Dolphin-square, Miram Shah to engage the tribes-

The month, that he on holiday to Switzerland was going believed not to have been dispersed. sister, the Hon. Joan Gifford.

To the north-east two nights pre- Instead he left on the plane for viously the villagers of Shamshi Khel, travelling as "Mr. Charles near Bannu, successfully resisted o mans recently.

[raid by Ahmedzal Wazes, two of Mr. R. Morgan asked the Secretary

Before he went he instructed whom were killed and one wounded. to the Overseas Trade Department

that his flat should be redecorated, he will now state the export

Sniping of camps and attacks en whether he

He said: "I want it to be all nice road trame persist credits which it is proposed to grant

when I return."

LONDON. REFERENCE to export credits for his parents from a German concentration camp, a 14-year-the Chinese Government was made old Jewish boy refugee was found by a watchman early in a question in the House of Com- recently on the Team Valley Trading Estate, where the King and Queen were due later.

The boy, Leo Levi, was unable to speak English and was desperately anxious that his letter should not be lost.

HELP WITH THE LETTER He told.

buttonhole.

to the Chinese Government out of

the extra sum approved by Parlia

Maurice

MET BY FIANCEE

6.

Nehru Forecast Crisis-"We are at the door of a big crisis," declared Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru'at the open- Leo, who is the son of a professor "I will wait till you do it," said ment; and whether these grants give of thematics in Germany, came to the King; and the royal party was effect to the requests of the Chinese Australia when he was alde-de-camp paign at Allahabad recently. He

Lord Gifford inci. Miss Allen in ing of the States Congress party can England several months ago, and has held up until the Austered girl had Government? been staying at the Talmudical Col- rethreaded the machine and made a Mr. Cross: I have been asked to to Sir Philip Game, Governor of New ridiculed the argument of the sanctity of the treaties with the Indian reply. As my right hon. Friend has South Wales from 1930 to 1933. lege in Gateshead,

Brilisit Lord Gifford was met at the air-Princes, and charged the Mrs. Robert Steel welcomed the explained more than once guarantees

complicity..with Queen at her tidy little house on the under the Export Guarantees Act are port in Brisbane by Miss Allen, and Government with Gateshead slum clearance estate.

given not to foreign Governments they drove away at once to be mar- the Indian States in resisting the

democratic movement, "One of the other boys knew that

As the Queen entered and glanced but to or for the benefit of United fried.

The couple started at once on NEW ZEALAND Transactions I wished to send this letter," said Leo, at the kettle boiling on the hob in Kingdom exporters. "and as my English was not too good the spick and span room she ex- relating to exports to China are under 000-mile motoring honeymoon, de- he offered to write the letter for me. claimed: "Oh, how cosy It is here. consideration but I am afraid no par-spite a cyclone at wind and rain.

"All I sold was that I thanked the! This emboldened Mrs. Steel to offer King for the refuge I had found in the Queen a cup of tea and a choco- England and how happy I was here. Inte biscult, but the Queen declined I also said that I should very much saying: “I would like a cup of tea like my father and mother to come very much, but I am afraid we have to England as well

not got the time. "After the letter was written Inst night I stayed up until after mid-} FISHERMAN ESCAPES

set off towards the I night. Then Team Valley estate.

ticulars can be given.

Beginner's Luck

CONTROL OF FOREIGN TRAVEL

Auckland.

At the wayside hotel where they stopped for the night Lord Gifford said:

"What's in a 600-mile drive, when I've flown 12,000 miles to get The Government is requiring ap- here7"**

plicants for funds for overseas travol Ho He added, "I am very, very to disclose all holdings of capital happy. After six weeks holiday wherever held. Hitherto it has been —that's all I've got my wife and necessary to declare only the cash in I are flying back to London." the country to be visited. Lord Gifford, who was forty re

Alviso, Cal. Walior Mursch now belloves in fish stories. Going fishing for the first Brisbane, Australia, time in his life, Mursch, after catch-

The rallways show a working profit "On the fringe of the estate I met A sawfish 10 feet long and weighing five smelt in rapid succession, cently, succeeded to the Utle on the of 236,000 over a period of 10 weeks. a man and I asked him where there ing half a ton hurled a fisherman suddenly caught a shark on the sixth death of his uncle two years ago, The previous return showed a loss was a letter box. Then pollee came more than 6 feet in the air at Toss cast of his line. Not knowing what He is managing director of the of £2,000;

Messenger man, Queensland. The fisherman, D. to do, Murach allowed the slinrk to District along in a car

The question of forwarding the Nash, was playing the 'kawish in tcpple him into the water, but two Ticket Company. letter to the King is being con- shallow water when it lashed out at nen rushing to his rescue landed both

aldered.

him. Nash landed inhurt.

QUEEN INVITED TO TEA Human meidents packed the royal programme to-day the second of the three days which the King and Queen ore spending on Tyneside.

Alice Pegram, 10%-year-old -machinist in a clothing factory on the Team Valley Trading Estate, told the King: how to make a button-hole, pa Then she found to her dismay that the machine was not threaded.

him and the shark.

Banquet Cartoons Seized

DOLICE In: Boston, USA. recenly raided a printing works” and weled 300,000 cartoons of President Koosevelt,

Počice, Commisioner. Kimilliy -described #ha cartoon, SE violons and obscene attack."

and

Theatro JAMAICA

Tourists Like

“Down Under"

Canberra, Australia,

COST OF LABOUR TROUBLES

Kingston.

It is estimated that during ‹Mart'

| year the labour troubles in Jamaica The urge to visit "down under" has have cost the Government £80,000 become so great that during the past in maintaining order. year more than $18,000,000 kad to be • Increase; to the wages of the sub- spent in building new hotels and im-ordinate staffe, Including the Public

new

works Department, prisons, roller

"In any other country but Amerion those responsible would have been put before" a firing

Pumpent squad," he said.

The cartoons were to have been distributed at a Bontón banquet.,

atone, in order to accommodate the Post Office, hospital and teachers will Increasing, tourist traffic.

amount to another £250,000,

HONGKONG SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN

ANNUAL BALL

Under the Distinguished Patronage of

His Excellency Sir Geoffry Northcote, K.C.M.G. and Lady Northcote

at the

PENINSULA HOTEL

on

Friday, April 14 at 9.30 p.m.

Cabaret Show

and Bridge Room

TICKETS $4.00 EACH INCLUDING SUPPER.

Obtainable at the Hongkong and Peninsula Hotels.

Tables may be booked at the above hotels.

THE

HONGKONG

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HONGKONG HOTEL; REPULSE BAY HOTEL;

&

SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE; PALACE HOTEL)--

HOTELS

LIMITED.

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