1939-05-16 — Page 5

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

May 16, 1939.

"DONALD DUCK

HOW DO HOMING V FIND Lí HOME, UNCA

PIGEONS

THEIR WAY Y DONALDS

AH, THAT'S THE

MYSTERY,

BOYS!

NOBODY"

KNOWS!

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Cher 1939, W Diary Productions

World Right Freed

A Look Through The "Telegraph'

50 YEARS AGO

May 10, 1080, It is said to be under contemplan- tion to start a cotton spinning factory nt Mike, Jupan, with a capital of Jin 250,000.

May 16, 1014.

ON YOUR WAY, PRISCILLA!

LARCENY BY TRICK

Disappears After Taking Delivery of Gold Armlet

The theft of a gold armlet, valued at $145, from a goldsmith's shop un March 24 led to the appearance of Chan Cheong, 32, unemployed, before the Central Mr. T. J. Houston at Magistracy yesterday charged with larceny by trick.

arrived

with

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Sentence of three months hard labour was imposed and defendant was ordered to be sent back to the country after serving his sentence.

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Air Raid Precautions In Hongkong

HOW TO CHOOSE A

FAMILY

LMOST ANY room will servo

narrow

If a ground floor room facing a

The stronger the walls, floor, and celling are, the better. Brick parti- tlon walls are better than lath and plaster, a concrete ceiling is better than a wooden one.

An Internal passage will form very good refuge-room if it can be

Inspector W. Mair said that Chan went to the Wah Cheong goldsmith's shop at 204 Queen's Road West on! 25 YEARS AGO

March 24 and selected a gold armlet

as a refuge-room if it is which he ordered to delivered to Arising out of the loss of the an address at Hill Road. When the soundly constructed, and if it is Titanic, several applications under shop Basistant

the casy to reach and to get out of. the Workinen's Compensation Act armlet, defendant received it. Ex- The windows should be as few and were heard recently at Southampton eusing himself, he went_to_the_rear small us possible, preferably facing

a building or blank wall, or County Court. It was stated that in of the premises and disappeared. three cases the widows at members On Saturday the shop assistant su street. of the Titanic's crow had murried Chan in Queen's Road Central, and *again.

him arrested. It was discovered wide street or a stretch of level open that the Hill Road house The scheme of providing out-of-sing-sang girls' residence, which he ground is chosen, the windows should

possible be specially protected. door cinematograph entertainment was in the habit of visiting. for residents of Kowloon in the sum-

Defendant fold Mr. Houston that mer evenings has now materialised, he had sold the armlet to another and the project will be initiated on goldsmith's shop in Wanchal. Saturday. The venue will be the Wigwam Lawn Tennis Club grounds, which are most conveniently located, and shows will be given (weather every Wednesday, P.

and Sunday commencing at 9.13 p.m.

enterprise should secure, a

A cellar or basement is the best large measure of public support,_for the promotera are sparing no effort has gone chief officer, Fatshan. place for a refuge-room, if it can be made reasonably gas-proof and if to secure the enjoyment and comfort D. C. Cameron, chief officer. Fatshan, there is no likelihood of its becoming of patrons. There will be music and is on reserve. Mr. 2. Wood, from flooded by a neighbouring river that while the charge is reserve, has gone chief officer, Tean. may burst to banks, or by a burst certainly most reasonable 40 cents Mr. E. L. Hurley, chlet

officer, water-main. for adults and 20 cents for children. Hsin Peking, is on reserve, After the hot and steamy days

If you have any doubt about the Captain W. J. Andrews, China of summer nothing could be more en- Navigation Co., is on Home leave.risk of flooding ask for advice from joyable than to sit out in the open Mr. J. H. Forbes, chief officer, your local Air Rald warden.

on Alternatively, any room air in the cool of the evening and Shengking, has gone chief offleer, see the latest cinema pictures. It Cheklang. Mr. A. F. Macginnia, chief floor below the top floor solves the after-dinner problem by officer, Cheklang, has gone chief used. bringing the cinematograph to the officer, Shengking, very doors of Kowloon's residents; Mr. W. A. McDonald, from reserve, and there will be no grounds for has gone chief officer, Wuchang, Mr. complaint on the score of lack of J. R. Forster, chief oficer, Wuchang, variety, a new films will be shown is on reserve, every evening.

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refreshments,

10 YEARS AGO

May 0, 1020.

Linan, has gone chlet officer, Kwang- chow.

Mr. J. Grossett, chief officer, Tean,

5 YEARS AGO

May 14, 1934. The terrible disaster at the West An advance of a most pleasing Point works of the Hongkong and China Gas Company this morning nature has been prepared several ranits as one of the most calamitous ment since we outlined, months ago, the original plans for in the history of the Colony.

closed at both ends.

The Best Floor

Any

be

may

Top Doors and attics should be avoided, as they usually do not give sufficient protection overhead from small incendiary bombs.

REFUGE

A cellar or basement is the boat position for a refuge-room if it can be made reasonably gas- proof.

In a house, with only two floors These small bombs would probably and without a collar, choose a penetrate the roof, but be stopped by room on the ground floor so that the top floor, though they might burn quickly dealt with.. through to the floor below if not you have protection overhoad.

3n flats or tenement houses, elther

own

cash household can make its arrangements or communal refuges

the construction of the new motor following scenes were witnessed can be made.

road in the New

public

the

the explosion, marked by

It is, however, important that top- Territories. The

And accom- a great Bash of flame from the Com-door dwellers, should project has now been enlarged ambitiously and will include the pany's largest gasometer, great plates modation downstairs.

from which were hurled many feet provision of a

They might share a refuge-room, golf course near Hebe Haven, in the midst of some away. Over seventy badly Injured or they might make arrangements to of the prettiest country on the whole persons, many of whom are not ex- occupy the basement. But the base- of the mainland, while a big scale peeled to live, were treated at the ment premises will have to be pre- Government Civil Hospital. Sixtypared as refuges to the same way reclamation scheme will give inmates of one of the nearby terraces as ordinary rooms, according to the Colony a now and its biggest recrea-

The road itself, which are said to be missing, or unaccounted Instructions given in this book. tion ground.

approximately 23 miles long for, and many were killed almost in- on a circular route, will open up stantly. country which in the past has seldom been traversed by Europeons, will lend facilities for now bathing beaches and possibly, an entirely new realdential district.

will be

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It is suggested that in any fots,

or tenement house, or house occupied

by more than one family, representa- tives be chosen and formed into a

The prospects of peace between Bolivia and Paraguay to-day are Protection Committee to decide upon exactly nil

the most suitable rooms and to pre-

Feeling of enmity between the pare them as refuge-rooms fit in a two-storeyed terrace houso countries is now being worked up to should ever be necessary for the Caplan A. H. Bathurst, from a frantle pitch.

safety of all.)

choose a room on the ground reserve, has gone master, Hanyang. Bol are massing troops to continue

Mr. W. T. Paul, chief omeer, the hostilities on a greater scale, and pics one room only, many

Even though your household occu- floor. The flanking walls will of the protect you from the blait of a Kwangchow, has gone chief omeer, even

more ferocious fighting Is

precautions recommended in the book Linon, Mr. W. J. King, chief ameer, expected,

bursting bomb.

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Fean still be carried out, and will help to protect you. So do what you can.

Sixe of Refuge-room Although an actual raid may be over in a few minutes it might be necessary to stay in your refuge-room: for some time, even perhaps for! several hours, until the gas in the neighbourhood has been cleared

away.

You should therefore know how many persons can remain safely in one room without suffering, ay ill effects.

For rooms of normal height (eight to 10 feet) an allowance of 20 square feet of floor area for each person will enable those persons to remain in the room with complate safety for tinuous period of twelve hours with- out ventilation.

con-

A room 10 ft. by 10 ft. will hold three persons.

A room 15 ft. by 10 ft, will hold four persons.

A room 20 ft. by 12 ft. will hold aix persons.

Another Method

You can still make a refuge-room even if you have no surplus room to set aside, in war-time, specially for the purpose. If you have only one

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ZBW, 355 metres (845 kc.) and 31.49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles)' Miss Si Kui-ma (Piano) Horatio, friend of Hamlet; Laertes, son of Polonius; Fortinbras, prince of From the, Studio

Norway; Players, Lords and Ladies, Ghost of Hamlet's Father. Beene: "THE MAGIC FLUTE" ACT 2 Denmark; Production by John Nish--

mond,

Radio Programme Broadcast by Z. B. W. on a Frequency of 143 k.c's,

m.c's, per

7.30 Closing Local Stock Quota-

7.32 Percy Heming (Baritone) in a Light Orchestral ProgramINO,

ing those things you haven't got, one and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 pm. tions, by one. Put them in a box, or in al and 8-11 p.m. on 9.52 drawer, in the room you have chosen second. for your refuge-room.

Things you probably possess al- ready:

Candles and matches.

Hammer and nails,

Scissors.

Old newspaper and brown paper.

Some clean rags.

Needles, cotton, and thread,

Things to collect:

་

H. K. T. 12.00-12.20 p.m. Relay of Service of Intercession

St. John's from Cathedral.

12.30 Compositions of Lat cluding his Rhapsody No. 2.

Serenade (For Frederick Delius on his Sixtieth Birthday--Warlock) The Constant Lambert String Orches- tra cond. by Constant Lambert; Fair- la-ings; Come To The Fair ("Songs of the Fair"Easthope Martin) and Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2... Jock The Fiddler; The Ballad-Monger Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra ("Songs of the Fair Easthope conducted by Leopold Stokowski; Martin)....Percy Heming (Baritone) Concert Study In D Flat Major....with Orchestra Down The Mall Suitable material to protect the Egon Petri (Piano); Consolation (No. (Belton)....Philip Green and His windows from the blast of an ex-3)....Natan Milstein (Violin) with Orchestra: Joggin' Along The High- plosion.

Leopold Mittmann at the Plano; way (Samuel) and The Devout Lover

Waltz No. 1 ....Serge (White)....Percy Herning (Baritone) · Gummed

"Melisto" and paper tape.

Koussevitzky and the Boston Sym-with Plano. Plywood for blocking the fire-phony Orchestra, place,

A candle lamp, or an electric hand lamp.

adhealve

A few tins or jars with air-tight| lids for storing food.

A bottle of disinfectant.

A box of First Aid Supplies.

A list of additional things to get. into your refuge-room, if there should over bo A war, will be given Inter in this series of articles.

1.00 Time and Weather. 1.03

Ballada.

8.00 Time, Weather and An- nouncements.

(Alm

Soul of Mine (Barna) and Bless

8.03 New Dance Music, This House (Brahe),..Essie Ackland

Waltzes-Wooden Shoca (Contralto) with Organ; Tramping Sweethearts') and Sweethearts (from Through The Countryside (Allison) the flm)....Primo Scala's Accordion and The Drums Aro On Parado Band: Fox-Trots-Tell Me With Your Neville)...er Dawson (Bass Kisses and Love Doesn't Grow On

Orchestra.

Trees (film 'A Song Is Born') .... 1.13 Reuter and Rugby Press, Gene Krupa and His Orchestra.

8.15 London Weather and Announcements.

Relay Crickes 1.30

Dance Munte.

West Indies. ALO.C. V.

Baritone)

If you have a wireless set or re- ceiver it would be useful to have it in the refuge-room so that you could, hear the news and pass the time Slow Fox-Trot-1 Nearly Let Love) commentary during the third away. Make sure that the plug for Go Slipping Through My Fingers and day's play by Howard Marshall from It, and the leads for the aerial and Fox-Trot Got To Dance My Way Lord's Cricket Ground, London. StudioFlano Recital 8.30 earth, if these are required, are made To Heaven...Billy Catton and His ready.

You Sweet Mis 81 Kul Ma. Band; Fox-Trot-Oh (To-marrow: Things To Do In Thing. Harry Roy and His Orches

War-Time)

1.40 Belay of the Rotary Tin Speech froma ihe Roof Garden of the Hongkong Hotel. Speaker: Rotarian Sir Henry Follock. Subject: More Legal Anecdotes.”

STOCK MARKET REPORT

tra.

2.15 Close Down. 6.00 Belay of the Dance Orchestra from the Roof Garden of the Hong-

Hongkong Stock Exchange official) kong Hotel. summary issued yesterday says:

(a) When my Dream Boat comes Wharves, Providents, Hotels and in; (b) Darktown Strutters Ball; (c) Watsons changed bands fair blocks I'll Dream To-night; (d) Sheik of during the day, whlist Docks, Electrics, Araby.

by

1. Prelude in

in B Flat Minor (Bach); 2. Adagio from Sonata in D Minor (Beethoven); 3. Variations, Op. 12, on

French Air (Chopin).

9.50 Mendelssohn-Symphony No. 4 ("Italian") In A Major,

Sir Hamilton Harty conducting The Halle Orchestra.

9.15 London Relay - The News. 2.30 London Relay-"Food for Thought."

Short talks on matters of topical interest.

945 London Kelay-Sports, News and Market Notes.

9.50 Mozart'" "The Raglo Flate" Act II,

Singers in order of appearance:

Troms, Dairy Farms Ex Rights, Dairy 0.14 Record: Piano-Timo Melodies Farms Rights, also attracted some --Intro: China Boy: You're In Ken- attention though on a slightly smaller tucky Sure os You're Born; Shelk of scale. With buyers and sellers being Araby: Japanese Sandman; Bye Bye Strienz: Fabbry; Grossmann; Schep- fairly evenly balanced, prices re- Blues: Who's Sorry Now Piano mained steady,

by Baldwin and Howard. With Roswaenge; Tessuar; Berger; Bellke; pan; Marherr; Berglund; Husch;

String Bass and Drums,

Spletter: Lemnitz; and Clorur with

--Buyers

Hongkong Bank $1,350.

Union Insurance $430. H.K. Fire Insurance $180, H.K. & K. Wharves $100.

K. Docks H.K. Humphreys $7.00, ILK. Tramways

31732

$102.

Star Ferries $65. Chine Lights (Old) $8.40. H.K. Electrics $50. Macno Electrics $10.60. Telephones (New) $7,4%. Conton Ices $1. Cements $124. II.K. Ropes $3,65. Dairy Farms Ex Ris. $2114. Dairy Farms Rights $15. Watsons $7.90.

Wing On (HK.) $41. Entertainments $0.55,

H.K. Govt. 4% Loan 3% % Prem. H.K. Govt. 34% Loan par.

Sellers

H. 8. Hotels $5.05. China Lights (New) $5.60. Macao Electrics $17. Watsons $8.

Bales Hongkong Bank $1,385. HK, & K Wharves $107. HK. Docks $17. Providents $4.

H. & S. Hotels $5. Humphreys $7.80. H.K. Tramways 16.70/60. H.K. Electrics $564. Sandakan Lights $124. Dairy Forms Ex Rts. $213⁄41⁄4%. Dairy Farma Nights $15. Watsons $8/7.05.

Antamoks Ps. 30

Bogulo Gold Pa. 244

Benguet Consolidated Ps. 11.80 Coco Grove .27

IX.L. Fr. 53

San Mauricio Pa 1,00 United Paracale Fs. .89 Itogon Pa. .23

North Camarines Ps. 42'

VALUABLES LOST

room you can make it a place of Kowloon Lady Drops Gold'

greater safety-even if you adopti only some of the suggestions contain- ed in this book. Do not, think you)

Cigarette Case

Mr. G. A. Avruna, residing at the have no protection. Any room with Peninsula Hotel, has reported to the rolld walls is safer than being out in the open, so don't run out into the street to find better shelter if you qver get an air rald warning.

Get Those Things

These are some of the things that will be useful in your refuge-room. Keep them in mind and begin collect

lost a gold Police that his wife cigarette caso valued at £37 some- where between the Hotel and the Star Ferry on Sunday.

Mr. Taylor, of the Central British School, also reported the loss of a wrist watch and a handbag contain- Ing $37 at Taiwan Beach, Kowloon, on Sunday,

Duct

0.21 (a) Sixty Seconds Got To gether; (b) Waltz Medley Part 1; (c) Waltz Medley Part 2; (d) Some of these days,

8.35 Records: I Walt For You (Alm Evensong-Spolianeky)..... Mischa Spoliansky (Plano); A. Bou- uet For Cole Porter-Intro: What is this thing called love?; Night and Day

ay; I'm in Love Again; You've Got That Thing: Let's Do It, Love for Salo....Arthur Young (Piano) and the Youngsters. With Vocal Chorus. 6.45 London Relay--Scenes from The Tragedies of William Shakes- peare. John Gielgud in 'Hamlet",

Characters: Claudlus,

King of Denmark: Rosencrantz, Guildenstern, Courtiers; Gertrude, Queen of Den- mark, and mother of Hamlet; Polonius, Lord Chamberlain; Ophelia, daughter of Polonius; Hamlet, son of the lato, and nephew to the present King;

of

the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham,

11:00 Close Down.

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