1939-04-19 — Page 16

Wednesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

DONALD DUCK

April 19, 1939. By Walt Disney

EX-GOVERNOR OF HONGKONG DIES

of

THE DEATH is an- ! nounced in London Licut.-Colonel the Rt. Hon. Sir Matthew Nathan, P.C., K.C.M.G., C.M.C., G.C.M.G.,

LL.D., one of Hongkong's foremost Governors,

and

also one-time Governor of Queensland.

Sir Matthew Nathan, who was

77 years of age, completed a brilliant career in the service of the British Government in 1926. For four years, from 1903 to 1907, he made himself an out- standing administrator of Hong- kong, and tho beneficial effect of his successful governorship is felt in the Colony even to-day.

Son of the late Mr. Joseph Nathan, Sir Matthew entered the army In 1880, when he joined the Royal En- gineers. He was promoted to the rank of Captain in 1889, was made Major in 1898, and Brevet Lieut- Colonel in 1907,

A

MILITARY SERVICE

He was Colonel of the Durban Light Infantry in 1914.

the Nile

In 1885. he served in Expedition, and he also saw service! In the Lushot Expedition in 1880, when he was awarded a medal with clasp.

From 1893 to 1900 he was Secret- ary to the Colonial Defence Com- -mittee, and in 1808 be administered the Government of Sierra Leone, From 1900 to 1903 he was Governor of the Gold Const.

He came to Hongkong to become chief administrator here until 1007. From Hongkong he was appointed Governor of Natal, an office which he held for two years.

Sir Matthew was then called Home io assume the duties of Secretary to the Post Office from 1909 to 1811, and from 1911 to 1014 he was Chairman and of the Board of Inland Revenue, a member of the Pacific Cuble Board. office was His next Important Under-Secretary to the Lord Licu- tenant of Ireland, which he occupied from 1014 to 1010, and in 1010 he was employed on the London Defences.

GOVERNOR OF QUEENSLAND From 1916 to 1918 he was Steret- ary to the Ministry of Pensions, and then in 1920 he once again assumed gubernatorial duties, when he became Governor of Queensland.

He held this office until 1920, when he retired from active Government service.

From 1922 to 1026 he was Chan- cellor of the Queensland University. In 1027 he became Chairman of the sub-committee on Geophysical Sur- veying,

SIR MATTHEW NATHAN

Strikers Hold

Up Navy Order Admiralty Seeks To End Trouble

at

LONDON, Apr. 18. THE ADMIRALTY has taken Siemens electrical action engineering factory at Woolwich, where a strike is holding up important Government work.

Admiralty employees are loading for barges with submarine cable Singapore, which is Admiralty pro

by Siemens under made perty contrato the Admiralty repudiate any of strike- action in the nature

of the breaking, a representative strike committee stated to-night that if there was any pressure brought to bear on dockers and lightermen to assist in the removal of the products, there would be serious trouble.- Router.

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to 1920 he was From 1927 member of the special commission on the Constitution of Ceylon, and from Mar. 1920 to 1928 was chairman of the Spot Colonial Secretary's advisory com- mittee on rubber,

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POLITICAL Sold To Reich

ACTIVITY Chamberlain Tells Of Consultations

LONDON, Apr. 18.

Govt. Powerless To Stop Transactions

A Look Th The Telegraph

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-RADIO-

ZBW, 355 metres (845 k.c.) and 31.49 metres (9,520 k.c.) Saint-Saens Concerto in G Waid (Soprano) and Hans Clements

(Tenor). (Sung in German). 50 YEARS AGO

Minor, Op. 22 April 15, 1880. Dlapatches received hora to-day an- nounce that the British residents of A REQUEST PROGRAMME

by the QUESTIONED regarding the Saadan! have been warned

Admiral of the German fleet to leave

LONDON, Apr. 18.

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The annual raport was submitted to

0.55 Songs by Ninon Vallin (80- prano).

Veux-Tu Portir Un Jour? (Darck- Berceuse De Jocelyn

Radio Programme Broadcast by Thuiller);

second.

of

7.03 Saint-Saens-Concerto In G Minor, Op. 22.

recent sale of British merchant the placo, na he proposen to begin a Z. B. W: un a Frequency of 845 ke'a. (Godard--nrr. Sandre)...with Plano of tho port.and on Short Wave from 1-2:15 p.m. and violencello accomp. (Sung in on 9.52 m.e.'s. per French); Dolores-Vulce (d'Amour and Waldteufel)....with Orchestra. IN THE House of Commons ships to Germany, Mr. Oliver general hombardment

(Sung in French). to-day, Mr. Chamberlain indica- Stanley, President of the Board Saadani in a port in Africa situated and 8-11 p.m.

H. K. T. ted that the maintenance of the of Trade stated in the House of about 100 miles north of Zanzibar,

12.00-12.20 p.m. Relay of Service independence of the Netherlands, Commons to-day, that the Board

Intercession from St. John's Switzerland and Denmark was of Trade had no power to the shareholders at the second general

Arthur De Greet (Piano) and New Cathedral.

cond. by Sir of the greatest importance to prevent the transfer of British meeting of the Masonje Club. 25 YEARS AGO

12.30 Excerpts from Grant Opera. Symphony Orchestra

Landon Ronald. the European anti-aggression merchant ships to foreign flags. In future, it would be made a con-

April 19, 1914, "Martha" Overture (Fiolow).... idition of any assistance for the

The Admiralty bus invited tenders for Vienna State Opera Orchestra cond. Britain, he said, was continuing in shipping industry, that owners wish two battleships for the 1914-15 pro by Prof. Leopold Heichwein; "Tonn- Dog". very close consultation on military ing to scrap or sell vessels, should grammo. This in the earliest inviting! and other matters with other Powers. nest offer them to the Government in of tenders for many years. The ships hauser" (Wagner)-O Star Of Eve., ncluding the Soviet, with a view to connection with the scheme for-re-will be ready by October 1910. formal adherence

the anti-serve tonnage.-Renter, aggression bloc.

front.

He failed to mention Turkey, with whom it is understood negotiations might be completed this week.

The Prime Minister was warmly cheered when he referred to the Government's "great satisfaction" re- Karding President Roosevelt's mes- sage. United Press.

STOCK MARKET REPORT

10 YEARS AGO

....

7.30 London Relay-At the Black Mr. Wilkes at home in his own bur- .Peter Dawson (Baritone) with parlour.

"Aida"

Gems

Local Time Signal, Weather 0.00 Orchestra; (Verdi). Grand Opera Company Report and Announcements.

8.03 Gerry Moore at the Plano. April 19, 1929. with Orchestra; "Linda Di Chamou-

Quicksands Slow Fox-Trot; Bob with String A story of a daring exploit by the nix-Romanza di Plerotio (Dont- British gumbunt, H.M.S. Tern, is told inzetti); Samson And Delllah"--Amor! White Quickstep naval wireless mesiaca received this I miei sini proteggl (Saint-Saens).. Bass and Drunis under the supervi- morning, though the feat was unfortun-

Stignani (Mezzo-Soprano) sion of Victor Silvester; Slow Fox- ately not accomplished without casual-..Ebe

with Drums. tles, three naval ratings being wounded. with E. I. A. R. Symphony Orchestra, Trot Medley: Quickstep Medley.... 8.15 London Relay-The Fol-De- The Hongkong Stock Exchange All shipping on the upper teaches of Turin.

the Yangtse, above Ichang, has been

Kols'.

i official summary issued at 4.00 pheld up owing to the intensity of the

1.00 Local Time Signal and Wea-

Produced by Harry S. Pepper. yesterday, says:

The ther Report. fighting between rival factions.

9.15 London Relay-The News. Britain's Ability

reported to be taking' A somewhat better tone was evine-ghting was

1.03 Hawaiian Music.

9.30 London Relay-A Recital of ed in the market, during the day, place about twelve miles abaze Ichang

Slippery Fingers (Smeck); Sere-

Gaello Songs by Allan Machtischle London, Apr. 18.

nade in The Night-Fox-Trot. Asked in the House of Commons coupled with rather more enquiries, and H.M.9. Tern was sent up to effect

though it is quite apparent Buyers the release of the foreign steamers.

In going up river she was subjected The Keaton Hawaiian Players; South (Tenor). to-day whether he was in a pustiione adopting bargain hunter tactics. door tile tre from both banks, Sea Island Medley; Intro: Huwaw to Announce any new measures Holders are not displaying undue having, more or less, to run the guunt on the Lagoon; The Leis Song designed to increase British ability anxiety to satisfy Buyers, result-let, but the Tern not only got through, to discharge her recently extended ing in the volume of business being but brought the ships back to safety. commitments, Mr. Neville Chamber-restricted. Jain, replied that steps were being taken, both to necelerate and widen the basis of production with a view to providing increased war materini, in mind the increased de- bearing mand which i way provident to anticipate in view of the recent developments.

£ question Replying to Ministry for Supply, Mr. Chamberlain intimated that he would make a statement on this subject in the near

Inture.

independence

in

Questioned regarding negotiations with other governments, the Premier said that the Government had entered into no speelfle engagements with Holland, Switzerland and Denmark, but, he added:

"It is necessary for me to insist

on the Interests which His Majesty's Governinent has in the preservation

Premier. The

Mr. of their independence."

Answering Clement Attlee, said the Government continued to have close consultations with other interested governments, including Rusalu, but he could not yet supplement his statement of April 13 on this matter.

Roosevelt's Message

Buyers

Hongkong Bank $1,355 Union Insurance $465 HK. Docks $15% Providents

H.K. Lands $37 H.K. Healties $3);

H.K. Tramways $15.00

HK. Electrice $33

Centon Ice #1

Entertainmenin $0.40

Vibro Pinst $0%

HK, Govt. 45% Loan 3' prem.

Severa

J. Realtics 44 Marsinans (I.K.) B)-

Sale*

Rangkong Bank $1.250 Union Insurance $150 It.K. Docks $151⁄2 Providents $4

1. & B. Hotela 5 H.K. Landa 32

11K Realtics $4

Peak Trams (Old) $7

Vibro Piling #7

1.K. Govt. 34% Loan par. Antamoks Ft. 34

Atoks 2944

Baguio Gold 24

Benguet Consolidated 11.20

Coco Grove 32

Demonstration 12 Itogons

North Camarines .43 San Mauriclo 1.70 Suyoe 18

United Paracales 50

Dardanelles in the anti-aggression puct, and also that he was given in- Mr. Chamberlain added: "I should formintlon regarding the present stage

take like to

this opportunity of of the Anglo-Soviet negotiations. informing the House of the great United Press.

satisfaction with which the Govern-

ment welcoined the recent initiative

of President Roosevelt."

Turkey And Greece

ATHENS, Apr. 18.

Mr. Chamberlain's reference to It is reported here that Turkey unti the United States was received with Greece have arranged to pool their prolonged cheering.

Mr.

fighting forces in the event of war,

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9.46 London Rela--Sporis News and Market Notes

D.50 A Request Programme. Hawaiian Sunshine; Hawalion

"Helen Vacal Gems (Offenbach The Twilight Serenaders; A ekoki -Fox-Trat; Hawalian Love-Waltz orr. Korn Columbia Light with Orchestra; Noi Lane's Hawalian Orchestra Opera A new step in Imperial communich-

Kerdy tions was consummated to-day when the Aloha Beloved (Howard-Long-Cun- Voices Of Spring-Waltz (J. Strauss) Kauffman and His Orches d); Mauna Loa (Alex Dale)........ Art India-England alr mail reached] feld); Lula (Vocal); Hawaitara: Thousand And One Nights Waltz Croydon.

Kan (Gino Bordie

Gine (Strauss); La Villanelle (Deli' Ac- que). Miliza Korjus (Soprano) and The Canadian Pacific. Etonmships re- Bortiin and His Hawaiians,

1.30 cent ship-building programme-the big-

Reuter and Rugby Press, the Berlin State Opera

ubrey Win- and Announce- Martial Moments (arr. M. Cold- gest in the world-Involves cloven huge

ter).** .The Vessal of 195,000 gross tene, and will Weather Forecast be completed in 1931 when the Empress ments.

stream Guards cond, by Licut olma tona, is) of Britain, of 40,000 grona placed in commission between Canada and Europe.

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Orchestra:

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Billies

1.40 Negro Spirituals. Joshua Fit De Battle Ob Jericho Evans: My Little Buckaroo (ur. L. Brown).....Paul Robeson Strange Laws)....The Hill The C. P. line is also building the and Lawrence Brown with Piano with Their Own Novelty accomp.;

Hidin' I've Got A Pocketful of Dream knots,

No Brown: L

Sinners') Sing, you new Empress of Japan, "of 21

Quick-step (alm The Empress of Japan will be 26,000 accomp. by

(West Indian Negro Spiritual Place

.M. Pierre and To

His Sirict Dance tons, grosa reglater, and a planned to!

Two Tempo Orchestra; Sleepy People be the finest and fastent vessel on the arr. Sam Manning); Help Me

Jordan (West Indian Negro Ter

Manning)....(film Thanks for the Memory); New Pacife. The Empress of Canada will Fly Over parallel the Empress of Japan as she Spiritual arr. San

είνα her Sam Manning's West Indian Rhythm Thanks For The Memory (Blm 'Big Bob Hope and a bolag re-engined to

Thoy similar-pood of 21 knois.

Ross; Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride Shirley Manning and Chorus.

(film'

and Romance are making some structural alterations Boys with Vocal Refrain by Sam Broadcast of 1938). in the already de laze character of the

1.50 Carroll Gibbons (Piano) and -Fox-Trot

Organ, The Dance Rhytm)....The Empress of Canada to provide greater

BOT

Friends.

Me (Piano); Poor Little personal comforts for her patrons.

Love Walked In-Fox-Trot (film Band and

Angeline-Fox-Trot ....Jay Wilbur Goldwyn Follies); Love is Here To

Band; Stay-Fox-Trot (film Goldwyn Fol- and His

5 YEARS ACO

April 19, 1934,

Jalousie Tango Cugat

His

and

Mf. Loon Trotsky (or "Mr. Sadoff" as lies'); You're Not The Kind-Slow (Gadea Orchestra;

he persista in calling himself) to-day Fox-Trot; Take My Heart-Fox-Trot; Hotel

(from the A Thrill All Over Again (Delettre).

Lucienne Boyer (Vocal); Soldiers

made a laughing stock of the French True Confess-Trot

the In

Surete-Genernio and villagers department of Salne-et-Marne, just out side Parle, when he was found secretly rosiding in un expensive win at Bar- bizon.

nim): Please

215 Close Down.

Girl of the Nelson Eddy (Bari-

Of Fortune. (alm The tone) with Take Gotta

6.00 Half an hour of Dance Musio.. Golden Wrchestra: Ferdinand Thin

Fox-Trots-You've Your Pick And Swing (film 'Let's Dull-Waltz (from the Walt Disney When Mother Nature Although not establishing a record, Make a Night of It'); You Can't Stop Production....Jack Hylton and His

Anap at present being ex-Me From Dreaming....George Elrick Orchestra; the cold perienced In the Colony la the most me

AndLeslie Hutchinson (Vocal) at the Were Made To Love And severe for the month of April for a and His Swing Music Makers; Quick-Sings Her Lullaby (Yodli-Brown)...

stepG is period of nino years.

Cab Kiss (Operetta Paganini'); Waltz Pinne; I Ain't Got Nobody-Fox-

Ever (Operetta Trot; Nagasaki-Fox-Trot Live For Love,

and Calloway and His Orchestra. Silvester Victor Paganini')....

11.00 Close Down. His Ballroom Orchestra; Fox-Trois- Manhattan Holiday; Amoreque..... Jack Haris and His Orchestra;

Eternal Sun; Golden Stars..

ZEESEN CALLING (Continued from Page 6.)

Tangos

Heinz Huppertz and His Orchestra; Comedy Waltz The

Girl In Tho

The Turkish general will command Mr. Leslie Eure-Belisha, Secretary

reply to a the combined armies and a Greek taken from the American Press. In of State for War, in

the news bulletins and talks political Heinz question regarding Bren guns, stated admiral will direct the

bias is very apparennt. The B.B.C., that the output was being enlarged, novics-United Press.

in spite of its ideal of objectivity, Hansom Cab; Conicdy Fox-Trat-I'm A Little Prairie Flower.....Jack Rumanian Minister and a "sumcient capacity was being Australia and

sometimes accused of tendentiousness To Visit London created in Canada. South Africa also contemplated

one way or the other. There can be Harris and His Orchestra with Vocal

0.30 establishing factories to manufacture

Closing Local Stock Quota tre question that tendentiousness is Refrain by Elsle Carlisle. London, Apr. 18,

tions. Bren guns.

The Rumanian Foreign Minister, far more obvious in the Zecsen broud-

6.32 Selections from Light Opera. Hore-Belisha added that all

The Spanish Government forces are

"The Student Prince Selection regular Infantry units at home and M. Gafencu, will arrive in London on costs.

ag "Reds," April 22 on an official three-day visit. Burma. abroad, except India and

The programme of talks in which consistently described

The and Senor dei Vayo are called the Gems....Light Opera Company with Geisha"Vocal Mr. Gafeneu arrived in Berlin to-Soviet leaders. Mr, Edon and Mr. Orchestra;

called "those anti-Gems (Jones)....Light Opers Com

Orchestra: "Countess pany with To-day's Sales:-1,410 tons.

day, and his official discussions there Churchill are

Maritza"Selection (Kalman) Chicago Wheat

Berlin, Apr. 15.

will last two days. He will then German politicians," and so on.

Grand Symphony Orchestra with re 6016/09

CONCERTS AND DRAMA B04/09.1

The following official statement leave for Brussels, en route to Lon- 681%/06 07/08

first conversation don-Reuter, concerning the

News bulletin form only a fraction 68%/60% between Herr von Ribbentrop and

M. Gafencu was issued to-night:

"The Reichs Minister for Foreign Affairs, Herr von Ribbentrop received

The First Notice Day for May which were separately equipped, had he will be engaged has not yet been Marxists, or Bolsheviks. Dr. Negrin (Romberg). Savoy Orphans-Vocal

the last the Bren gun issued up to war scale. nxed.

· --Reuter. After his retirement he was made rubber in April 27th, and

Berlin Communique an Alderman of the Somerset County Day is May last. Council, which office he held from

1027 to 1935. He was also Sheriff of May Somerect from 1934 to 1035.

July

Monday's Sales:~~

He was made a J.P., and Deputy Sept. Lieutenant of Somerset, and was also

an FS.A., F.R.GS., and FRHS.

Nathan Road,

the

thoroughfare of Kowloon, was named afler Governor Nathan.

5,212,000 bushels. Chicago Corn

principal May

404%748%

July

4074/407%

Sept.

50%/50%

May July Oct.

Traffic On New Burma Highway

LONDON, Apr. 18. Col. H. H. Muirhead, Under Secretary of State for India, replying in the House of Commons lo-day to questions regarding the Pump- Yunnan road, said that the Burma

Winniper Wheat

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and

Mussolini Disgustað; i of the Zeesen output. Concerts,

Rome, Apr. 18. musical programmes of all kinds, and which falls a little uneasily on Eng- German Australian accent. On the other A high Fascist source reports that radio drama, including Shakespearoah cars. Some of them have an 48/48% the Rumanian Foreign Minister, M. 50/50% Gafencu this afternoon for lengthy Mussolini intends to ignore President and detective plays,

1 heard a discussion the other day and personal in its methods than the 60%/60% conversations about questions affect- Rosevelt's message and to fet Hitler language lessons, are also broadcast, hand, Zeeeen 16 much more intimale Ing Germany and Rumantu, In the speak for both Italy and Germany, designed to advertise the facilities B.B,C, and it may be that the British dellborations, which Mussollal is "disgusted" at the offered at Munlea University for programme-makers could learn some- 00%/00% course of the 014/61% proceeded in a most friendly spirit, it tone and

and contents of Roosevelt's foreign students. Particular emphasis thing, on this score. Overseas Haten- message

was laid on the statement that ers are encouraged to write to Zeegen: 021/627% was ascertained that far-reaching agreement, of vlows prevalled on

He understands that Hitler has absolutely free expression, of thought their letters are quoted, thele names questions affecting both countries."

told Mussolin that he will give an was allowed in debates at the Inter-mentioned, and their questions Ans Trans-Occan,

adéquaté reply in his speech

our listeners may not be aware that towns have special programmes de- Reichsteg on April, 28, to the national Students Club. "Many, of wared at the interophone. American London. Apr. 18.

Meanwhile, the Hungarian Premier free and frank discussion really exista dicated to them.

But nobody who has toned regu intly to German short-wave broad- The Bulgarian Minister to London, and Foreign Minister are arriving in in Germany to-day," observed the

casting can fall to wonder whether M. Morichiloff left here to-day for Rome. Their visit is regarded as compere.

studenta Two American Sofn, where, it is stated, he will dis- Mussolint's first move to offset the

us the International situation with Anglo-French front,, Mussolini retk-brought to the microphone to say it is producing resulta, commensurate

Anglo-U.S. Trade Pact Benefits

London, Apr. 18.

The President of the Board of

Sofia Conversations

were

section was' now operi to'vehicles ex” Trado told the House of Commons his Government whether he is the ling to bring. Hungary Into..ective how much they enjoyed life in with the effort and expenditure. The

It is not known

ceeding five tons gross, and it was anticipated that Improvements now that while it was still too early to being made would keep

the road draw definite conclusions regarding bearer of any special communication support for the Axia, United Press. Munich. One of them remarked, instincts of the impartial listener

is stated that he will return to Lon- open for this trafly during the rains the effects of the Anglo-American trom the British Government, but if

alrady signs of

nited Kingdom exports to the United States. The increase in the

there were

An adequate supply of petrol was! trade conalderoble (Expansion of don within a few days.--Trans-Ocean.

rather ambiguously, I thought, that must, I should think, inevitably lead Hitfor Raturns

it was a fine city, and everything his film to the bulletin which, both in bearers had heard about it in Arberica composition and presentation, show the smallest traces of prejudice and Berlin, Apr. 18.1

was truce

suppression. Judged by these stan Herr Hiller has unexpectedly re- available at Lachie and three other

Fred Turkish Ambassador

incomparably better, and my pre- points between there and the

LONDON,

British been inspecting troops. visited the

The German announcers spea): ex-ference applies not only to the B.B.C. frontier.

Field Marshal Goering is expected He added that no special protec- compared with same period of 1938 Forelyn office at $298.0.m. frains -

It is underwood fint be discussed to arrive from Romo this evening-tremely fluent English, but adopt an bulletins in English but also to those

ingratialing. almost gushing alyle in German, tion against aircraft existed on the exceeded £1,000,000 British Wire-

wihord Halifax the position of the United Press. Burma section/Reuter

Darst twa mithe of this year, na Ambagaget. Apr. 18-The Turkish 'turned from Austria where 'he ball. CONTRAST IN METHODS lards, I and the B.B.C. bulletins

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