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May 24, 1939.

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The BRITISH EMPIRE Offenders TRADIO

(Continued from Page 6.) when it nalled at last for the English coast, would have been invincible indeed,

Hawkins Starts

The Slave Trade

POR some time the sea-rovers kept pretty close to the Irish Sea and the English Channel, but presently some of the ventured further and, sailing "Westward-Ho!" to the Spanish colonies of the New World, were bold the gold-laden enough to attack gallcons of Philip If in those Western waters which he

considered the

MURDER INQUEST VERDICT

private und sacred highways of his Empire.

The first to carry the English flag to the Spanish ports of the West Indies and South America was that sturdy man of Devon, John Hawkins. He went out at first on a peaceful trad- Ing expedition, and he was one of the few English teamen who had been careful to keep on friendly terms with the Spaniards.

The idea came to him, how- ever, that instead of trading in English woollens and Spanish more spices, he could make money by carrying living car- slaves to the rocà of negro Spanish possessions in the West Indies.

unknown Chinese,

The discovery of the body of an aged woman, apparently strangled,

Mr. J. K. Leghorn, workshops among the stacks of railway sleep superintendent, Hongkong Tramways ers at King's Road, North Point, on said he tested the brakes of the March 29, was the subject of an intramear on May 7, and found, then quiry by Mr. T. J. Houston at the to be in good working order. Central Magistracy yesterday,

Mr. J. H. Simmons, traffle Inspec The official Police report, issued attor, Hongkong Tramways, said he the time, stated that the woman, was standing on the north side of Fong Kit-yuen, 71, left her home Johnston Road when he heard the in West Point

on March 27 wear-clanging of a tramcar's bell, sound-

Caught

and in the mines of their New World Watch Being Kept For

The Spaniards were in great need of slaves to work on the plantallons colonies, and already a traffic in negroes, which afterwards developed! into the horrors of the African slave trade, had become a profiable busi- nexs.

Nightsoil Dumpers

Look The Telegraph

50 YEARS AGO

May 24, 1880. The Princess of Wales has suddenly fallen off in her looks to an appalling the handsomest extent. From being and most youthful woman of her years in all the kingdom, she is now old to her younger volf. be only a ratch-made-up caricature of

ZBW, 355 metres (845 kc.) and 31.49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles)

with Orchestra Relay of the Derby From | Pons (Soprano)

(Sung in French).

Epsom Racecourse

TWO STUDIO SKETCHES

upon Elizabethan England and shows the last twelve months for this type ample array of figures and rules, Ac-| Cathedral,

ence.

He noticed

mcaps,

was

all-

the

May 24, 1914,

The existence of this practice of dumping nightsoll into open chan- nels, drains, scavenging-lanes, etc., instead of it servancy boats, is well known to the Sanitary Department. All possible of the gates at lyde Park ferner. Fes. Serenade.

prevent this practicums oneaed, and some injuries were Hungarian Gypsy Orchestra.

Mrs. Pankhurst was arrested opposto

D Major.

0.47 Closing Local Stock Quota- tions.

0.50 Variety with Arthur Askey. The Hu Bulles, Hudegarde and Gerry Moore,

Melody

Moore

7.30 London Relay-At the Black

Mr. Wilkes at home in his own bar- Dog. parlour,

0.00 Time, Weather and An-

8.03 Musical Comedy Selections. "Home and Beauty Sing Some

The statement that all possible

Radio Programme Broadcast by steps were taken by Sanitary De- It is not without regret that we partment officers to prevent the

Z. B. W. on a Frequency of 845 k.c's,

Old Fashioned Love Quickstep; It and B-11 p.m. on 9.52 m.c's. per

We Never Meet Again-Slow Fox- must remember Jahn Hawking as the illegal disposal of nightsoil was made

and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m.

..Moore (Piano); second. Brat Englishman to have a hand in by Mr. R. R. Todd, Chairman at the

Trot......Gerry this buying and selling of human Urban Council yesterday. Mr. Todd

have H. K. T. companies The Insurance disclosed that 60 successful prosecu-

12.00-12.20 p.m. Relay of Service Granny's Old Arm Chale (arr. Hill beings.

from St. John's Billies); Carry Me Back To Oki Vir- during made of the question of longevity al-

science, with an of Intercession

ginny (arr. Hill Billies)... The Hul most a deterrained It was

a dark and horrid stain tions had been undertaken.

with Their

Own Tomi, of of offence,

12.30 Marta Eggerth (Soprano) Billles (Vocal) cording to these the averago man what that the gradual weakening

Kanui and Lula with Vocal has reached the age of sixty has still medieval ideals was hot wholly for Mr. Todd's remarks were made in

a little lers, and the average woman and Magyari Imri and His Orchestra. Novelty Accomp.; Qua, Ou;

I Was Roving About; The Barrack Tomi.. A the good.

reply to questions by Mr. B. Wong who has reached the age of sixty a little Tape, who asked whether the Chair- more, than fourteen years to lire Hat Root Is Being Shingled: Once On My Effects; The Bea Song (Kenneth Dream Awhile- man was aware that nightsoil, in- the expectation of life does not, rela Grave; Song Of The Elder... Magyarl Blain)....Arthur Asicey (Comedian) tively, diminish with the advance of Imri and His Hungarian Gypsy Or with Plano; Keep A Twinkle In Your aged about 65, when about to draw up at a stop, stend of being disposed of by years, for at eighty the man's chance chestra; Love's Melody (from the Eye Cry

thorised who was killed when he was knock-he said. From sounds he heard, and

Bometimes

in somewhat leas, and woman's him); Look And Love (film 'Love's Slow action of the motorman, he dumped into open channels ed down by a trum in Johnston Road, the

somewhat more, than five years and Melody')...Marta Eggerik (Soprano) (Piano): I'm Feelin' Like A Million near Hennessy Rond, Wanchai, on formed the opinion that the motor washed down the drains, and whe-half. According to the Engilah stan-Mile Orchestra (Sung in German); (Alm Broadway Melody of 10)

of 1038'). .Hildegarde May 6,

from man had promptly applied the emer-ther the Chairman would take steps dards, the persons who live longest sro Passing The Church: Lillac Flowers Yours And Mine (Alm 'Broadway A finding of death misadventure was returned.

gency brakes before the man was to discover whether this was being members of the clergy, while in other

done and to prevent repetition. pursuits langavily ranks is the follow- Mourn For Me (Simko Zoitan). Sgt. Campbell satd he searched knocked down.

Ing order: Farmers, merchants, 801- Magyar! Imre and. His Hungarian (Vocal) with Orchestra; Organ and the body of the man, but was un- Tam Yee-kong, clerk, passenger

diers, clerks, tonehers and physicians. Gypsy Orchestra: Before I Found Piano-Nola (Arndt); The Wedding Mr. Todd sald: able to find anything which might on the tramear, sald he noticed the

You (film Love's Melody'); Was It Of The Painted Doll (Brown)....H. Robinson Cleaver and Patilela Ross- 25 YEARS AGO

Your Smile (Alexander-Stollberg), Borough. identify him. The man died on the blind man walking across the road.

Eggerth (Soprano) He next heard the car's bell clang- 10 hospital. way

(Sung In German and ing loudly and the tram jolted and sudden stop. came to a

Magyari Imre and His The motorman, Le Kuen, said he

Bihari Walizes (Bohari); had fourteen years' driving experi-

47 the blind man steps are taken to prevent this prac sustained. There are already ar- 1.00 Time and Weather. Reross the tracks, tice. All officers of the Sanitary rests. Including three men.

1.03 Haydn Symphony No. 93 Innouncements. feeling his way

There were further arrests for win- and sounded his bell to hasten his Department, from inspectors down

the dow-smashing. The total number ar

Sir Thomas Beecham conducting progress, but instead of continuing to scavenging coolies, have

Orchestra; Daniels (Vocal) with the mun stopped backwards.

power, which they are instructed to rested in now 07.-Including Mrs, Drum-

1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press, "Follow Through"-Vocal Gems (Do "I applied the emergency brakes

The police raided a flat in Maida Vale Weather and Announcements. ace in the act of dumping nightsuil step of Mr. McKenna's house ing a pair of jade bangles, gold earing continuously, about 7.50 p.m. on at once," said Lo, "but the tram ludi use, to arrest any person whom they mand, who was arrested on the door- the Landon Philharmonic Orchestra.

Sylva, Brown, Henderson); "Rio Rita" 1.49 Variety and Dance Music,

Vocal Gems (McCarthy and rings and ring, and with $10. All May . He saw the truncar round reached the man by then and knock-and to charge him at a Police Station and arrested five women, also selzing

Dance Orchestra Cuckoo In The Tierney)....Light Opera Company this was missing from the body. ing the curve on the west-bounded him down."

Dr. R. E. Alvores, who performed tram track by

hammers, choppers and important docu- Returning his Anding, Mr. Forrest Police Officers, of course, have simi- balf a hundredweight of pebbles in bags,

Clock-Fox-Trot: ments: it is believed that a hugu win-rock-Oxy Kyser and His Orches-with Orchestra: "Music In The Air the port mortem on March 30, said Hong perfumery factory and noticed remarked, that there was no evidence

dow-smashing campaign Detection Difficult

tru:

Vocal and Piano-A Garden In death was due to strangulation and a man, apparently blind, as he was of groas negligence, but he thought:

averted, asphyxia. Death in his opinion, had feeling his way across the rond with that the motorman had made

The offence is generally committed

Granada (Baer and Vasilescu); Any Broken Hearts To Mend (Long) .... occurred between 48 to 72 hours the aid of a stick, crossing the tracks error in judgment.

at night, which makes detection more

Turber

Dance Orchestra previously.

from the north side of the road to

difficult. When complaint

D

has

I Miss You In The the south.

Fast Drivers been received or when for other rea- The tram was about 15 to 20 feet

sons it is suspected that dumping is

His Music:

-real-Never from the man when the bell was

Lose Time being practised, night watches are

In A Million Years (alm Wake Up and the blind man was almost rung,

kept by inspectors or foremen at the

For a long time past; numerous com- and Live'); It's Swell Of You (alm across the westbound track. At the

KANSAS CITY, Mo-Police en place concerned. When offenders are sound of the bell, the man stepped

The police have been interviewed, and with Cy Feuer Orchestra; Dance Or- back two paces, and the tram hnd gaged in a campaign to reduce traffic caught they are invariably charged; plaints have been made on this matter. Wake Up and Live')....Alice Faye by then reached him, and knocked accidents by slowing down all trafic, in other cases though no one in

I understand that the Mess President chestra-Ten Little Miles From Town him down.

now put "the wait" on drivers who caught the night watch has the effect

has promised that the nuisance should Fox-Trot; Home At Sundown Persian Market (Keteibey); Solitude Replying to the Coroner, Mr. Sim-oxplain they were speeding because of causing the dumping to cease.

Joon Residents Association were to have Fox-Trot....The Organ, The Dance esimated the car's, they were late for work. mons sald he

During the last twelve months 08 addressed a letter to the General Offeer Band and Me such-an-excuse is given the car keys An inquiry was held by Mr. R. speed to be about ve me their are taken and the driver is forced to successful prosecutions were under Commanding on the subject. Whethex 215 Clozarolniet In O'Major,

Trams usually cut off

taken in respect of this offence and they have done so, I do not know. when rounding curves and wait 30 or 40 minutes,

But I do know that last night, which K.515. the offenders were fined or sent to

was apparently Guest Night; the racket Pro Arte Quartet (Onnou-Halleux- prison in default of payment of the was as bad as ever. It continued until

Prevost-Mans) and 2nd Viola Alfred Ane imposed. The chief classes of two o'clock this morning. offenders are the nightsoil coolles, I now appeal to the powers-that-be, Hobday.

9.50 London Relay The Derby, medium 6.37 Mozart Songs. who remove nightsoll from private through apparently the only

The 168th renewal of the Derby Madamina (from Don Clovanni') houses, and ignorant persons from left to us, namely, the Preas, to ask the

gentlemen to exercise A ilttlo more...F. Ollendorf (Bass) with Plano Stakes. A commentary on the race the country.

forethought and common sense, so as to (Sung in Italian); Ah! Je Le Sale by Thomas Woodrooffe assisted by a allow hard-working people to be able "Since this report was made," said to rest in peace and quietuda on these (from La Fulte Enchanted)....Lily race reader from the Grand Stand,

Tam Yul, hawker, said he wan- dered among the stacks of railway sleepers when he stumbled against the body.

A finding of murder by a person or persons unknown was returned.

The Coroner awarded Tum $1 from the Poor Box as compensation for loss in business caused by his attendance in Court."

--BLIND MAN. KILLED

A. D. Forrest at the Central Magla- hour. tracy yesterday into the death of an power

Lie

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10 YEARS AGO

May 24, 1929. Sir-Is it not high time that effec tive steps were taken to curb the exu- berance of omcore accupying the Mesa burn and in Kowloon?

stop. I also understand that the Kow-

hot nights-Yours, etc., Indignant.

5 YEARS AGO

May 24, 1934, Hongkong's beat tennis talent has pro-

Down,

Fox-

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thing In The Morning.....Bobe

Selection (Hammerstein 2nd and Gems The Vagabond Kern)....New Mayfair Orchestra; Gems (Friml); "Lady

Hedley, Strachey, Rodgers)...Light

Orchestra. with Opern Company

8.30 Studio Two Short Sketches

Toby Alexander Haantal

9.00 The Comedy In Silent

ent Night (Brahms,

Little

arr. Bandman

Frommermann);

Frommermann); In A (Braluns, arr.

and Ellington); Congo Lullaby (film Sanders of the (de Long, Mills River)...with Plano accompaniment.

0.15- London Belaye New 9.30 London Belay-Sports NewsTM and Market Notes,

3.40 The Ikerby (Descriptive) with The Singing Pearly Kings

Epsom Racecourse.

Mr. Todd, "four more offenders have been caught. Mr. Wong Tape men- tioned a specifice complaint, in Caine Road, when he brought the matter up, and I may say a watch was kept in that locality, and a person arrest-mised to turn out against the Japanese Shameen Pioneer Dies That Naughty ed. That person was convicted and aned $10 to-day,"

Olympic players at the Kowloon Cricket Club en Thursday afternoon. Taul Wal-pui, local champion, who will play A resolution authorisng the erer- aingles. B. D. and H. D. Rumjaho, tion of a flush latrine in Lower Las- doubles champions, who will figure in

OBITUARY

In England

Aim of

10.10 A Dance Programme, Fox-Trots Sixty Seconds Got To gether Goodbye The Hotel Carroli Gibbons and the Savoy Orpheans; Waltzes Missouri Waltz; Victor Young and His Orchestra; Serenade... chestra

His Or

Started The death took place on April Something..Billy kont

Eugen Wolf and en Hope was carried, Mr. Todd paid a douband Ambalat. La institran and Isle of Wight, of Mr. George Dixweil Tangos Hours And Dave; On an inspection of the site for the pro-0. Fincher, who will also play in Fearon, at the age of 87.

Batoh L. Goldman Of

Orchestra: Fox-Trois Let Mo

To Be The late Mr. Fearon came to Can- Whisper: I Used Colour:3 posed latrine was made by the mem-

Blind doubles,

ton about 1071 to join the bers following an objecüon by the

Smeeks and (from Carefree'}...Roy owners of the Central Theatre, and

Messrs Augustine Heard & Co., and His Hawaiian Serenaders;

Waltzes they were of the opinion that the

a few years afterwards Joined the I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles; Mam old established legal arm of Messrs. my's Lullaby.... The Green objections were not valid.

Bro Deacon & Co.

thers' Marimba Band; Fox-Trot-My in own During his long residence

"That Certain Ago'). Canton and until his retirement Henry King and His Orchestra from China in 1901, he took on ac- Fox Trot They Sny ›Carroll Gib- tive part in all public work a bons and the Savoy Hotel Orpheane Canton. He was one of the early Rumba-Cuban Peto Tango-Ho-

Estimate's Committon The following Committee was op-

the pointed to consider

proposed changes in the Sanitary Department's estimates for 1940. Messrs. R. R. Todd, Hon. Dr. P. S. Selwyn-Clarke, W. N. T. Tam, A. el Arculi, and Dr. R. A. de Castro Basto.

U.S. COMMODITY PRICES

Applications for eating house July licences for 18, Spring Garden Lane. Oct. ground floor, 6 d'Agullar Street, Dec. ground floor, 42a, Main Street, Stan- Jan. ley, ground and arst noors and 15% Mar. Connaught Road Central, ground May floor, food factory-licence for 238, Spot Queen's Road Central, first floor, and food preserving licence for. 44, Tal Yuen Street, ground floor, were May July refused by the Council.

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New York, May 23. New York Cotton

Opening Closing.

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7.67/67 7.68/08

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New York Rubber

10.85 N

10.10b/10a

10.10/10

Sept An application for a food preser- Dec. ving licence to manufacture Gourmet

Mar. Powder in the premises on Lat. No 153, S.D.I, Sheung Sha Po, Kowloon Tolal Sales for the day:-130 tons City, was adjourned for further con sideration.

16.14b/10a

16.17b/23a

Spot

10.10b/13 10.10b/13

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Chicago Wheat

May List of Licences granted by the July Council between May and May 22 Sept. are-Food factories (3), bakehouses Dec. (1), milk shops (1), awine (1), and Monday's restaurants (2).

Besides Mr. Todd, thore present werer-Hon. Dr. P.S., Selwyn Clarke May Hon. Mr. W. J. Carrie, Hon., Mr. C. July. G. Perdue, Mr. F. C. Hall, Dr. R. A Sept. do Castro Basto, Mr. A. el Arculli, Dec. Dr. B. N. Chau, Hon. Mr. W. N. T. Tam, Mr. B. Wong Tape, Mr. Tang May Shiu-kin, Mr. C. Champkin, and Mr. July C. J. Roc (Secretary);

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ploneers of Shameen and was esteemed by all who knew him."-

The late Mr. Fearon is survived by his wife and a daughter.

Slow

vana Heaven....Mantovani and His Tipica Orchestra.

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