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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

December 26, 1939.

By Walt

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COST OF Cheng Ho's

THE WAR

Finance Committee To

Consider Votes

Supplementary votes totalling $44, 101 will be applied for when the Finance Committee of the Legislative Council meets on Thursday.

Most of the items are in connection with the war. The two biggest are Puble Works Rreurrent and Water Works $14,100, and Rent Allowances for Azlate Subordinate Officers $14,- 0100. In the latter connection it is explained that exving to the increased rentals and to more officers being eligible for rent allowances, the pro- vision made in the estimates has proved insufficient.

Sailing

GERMANY TO-DAY-BY

A GERMAN

Colony Built Craft Allies' Cash

Leaves To-day.

On a voyage that will perhaps last nearly two years, the Hongkong-built luxury junk Cheng Ho is scheduled to set sail on the Dr. David Fairchild Nether- scientific expedition to the landa Indies and ultimately to New York via the Cape, to-day from Ah King's slipway.

On the first leg of the voyage to Manila, the European members of the crew will include Messrs. T. F. Kil- key (builder), T. Magruder (en- gineer). D. Hubrecht, a Java sugar Planter, J. Fast, sailing master from When a supplementary vote of $500 was Jardine Matheson and Co., Ltd., N. S. applied for was explained that swing Torres, an American air pilot and to the Intensive training carried out J. Peterson, the Australian, who was ing the current year the amount provided Ander this sub-head for the trayment of master of the Junk Pang Jin on Its lowances la Instructors from the Regular fil-fated attempt to sail from here Army proved insuficeint. lo fexruited that uns 1500 will not be sufitient to New York. Mr. Peterson intends

Ships

And

Are Killing

Her Economically

RADIO

ZBW, 355 metres (845 kc.) and 31.49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles) Schubert Symphony No 8

The "Unfinished"

Radio Programme Broadenst by: ZDY on a Frequency of 845 k.c's. and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.. 8-11 p.m. on 9.52 m.c's. per second. HI.K.T.

12.15-p.m. Short Service of inter- cession.

12.30 New Mayfair Dance Orches- tra. Honey Coloured Moon, Music Hath Charms, Waltz of My Heart, 1 Can Give You The Starlight,

Only Seventeen.

12,50 Songs by (Bass-Baritone).

Peter

Dawson

Drink To Me Only

with Thine Eyes, Roses Of Ficardy, The Menin Gate." ther Report.

"UNLESS we force the Balkans to fight an economie Sorrento By The Sea, When You're war on our side we shall be strangled by the blockade," declared a representative of Germany's gigantic chemical industries at Zurich. He was on his way to the Balkans. "An invisible blockade is far more devastating than naval warfare aimed at chasing German battleships and submarines off the seas. Particularly is this so since the famous American botanist Dr. England and France pooled their buying.

to cover the excess now estimated to, the iceaving the crew at Manila, where end the year.

Defence

Compa:

Defence Volunteer Armoured Car and M.G. Section $1,200,

David Fairchild and his wife will embark with Dr. Edwin Beckwith a

The provision made under this sub-head New York chemist, who will be in SPOTLIGHT

in the entmates and by a supplementary charge of the photographie and sound vote has proved Insuficient owing to the abnormal aumber of adjustments, and res recording

gear, Dr. Beckwith's

pairs to vehicles which have been neces father pioneered colour photography. sary and to the dimeulty, arising qui of the Increased number of exercises and eams held this year, of estimating accurately the general maintenance cost

of the vehicles.

Fre $1.000.

Irigade. Personal

Dr. Fairchild, is director of the Fairchild Tropical Garden, Coconut) Grove, Florida, for which he is col- lecting specimens and data. Emoluments also collect for the famous Dutch itt Builzenzorg,

botanical gardens

in the Batavia. Expenditure not provided for 1939 Estimates han become necessary in respect of the salaries of one Temporary Station Oficer during the absence on leave of the Superintendent and

four

tions and also to meet the cost of the additional Firemen for Air Raid Prechi difference in salary and residential allow ance due to the Superintendent on transfer to the new scale of emolumento approved for his office. The savings under this sub-head me insufficient to cover the whole of this unforeseen expenditure.

Fire Bride.Transport $400.

Owing to the continued necessity for the transfer et infectious disease and other hospital cites to and from Hongkong and Kowloon the amounts provided under this sub-head in the estimates and by the supplementary vote mentioned above have proved Insuficient.

Legal Department; Personal Emolumehls $1,900

Expenditure under this sub-head has been greater than was anticipated owing to the fact that it has been necessary to engage extra temporary clerical staff to ansint with work in connexion with Trade Marks Telle Regulations and. since the outbreak of the war, Enemy Property and the Prize Court.

Miscellaneous Services: Language Study Allowance $1,000,

the

The provision made in under is ab-head has proved Insumdant on account of the number of officer studying languages being larger than was anticipated.

ON

GERMANY

is col AIRTRAINING FOR

100,000 BOYS

י

Another American, who will " Join

Intensive training in dying in the

"In the Balkans the Allles are not fighting with lead and steel, but with gold and silver.

1.0 Local Time Signal and Wea-

Never Know, Amphitryon, Orchestra

1.03 Lucienne Boyer (Vocal) with Will the Orchestra Mascolle. You

Mascotte. Ne Dis Pos Toujours (Lenoir), Lucienne Boyer. My Life and Longing, Is Filled With Love walk Right In, Orchestra Mascotte. Dancing With My Darling, This Is The Kiss Of Romance, Lucienne Boyer. Roses Or The South, Enjoy "Wherever foodstuffs and rawLife, Orchestra Mascotte. sentative of some well-known British Weather Forecast and Announce- or French firm, in reality acting for ments. his Government, appears, rendy to

materials are ready for sale a repre- 1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press,

pay spol cash-stering or collars Didn't Care, Ambrose and His

1.46 Dance Music. Wishing, If I

Or-

for limber, ores, grain, hides, textiles, chestra. Speedbout Bill, The Hauni- Dance fibres, or anything vitally necessary ed House New Mayfair to Germany.

Orchestra. Sing. My Heart, The Gentleman Awaits, Will Osborne and "When the deal is closed, the His Orchestra. Nothing But Lies, the junk at Manlin after flying by Hitler Youth movement, interrupted buyer, who as a rule does not really Red Poppies, Emil Reosz. Hot Time Archbold, one of the largest share-sumed in Germany. The Nazis now housed, under the pretext that he is in The Straw, Freddlo Fisher

them were In The Old Town To-night, Turkey Cipper from Hongkong is Mrs. Aune by the outbreak of war, la to be re-need the goods, has holders of the Standard Oil Company. claim to have 100,000 boye between unable at the

The Chinese crew of the junk num- bers 10 Hongkong seamen.

Russian Supplies For Germany

15 and 18 in training.

Fifteen-year-olds, accompanied by at instructor, are allowed to take the controls for 20 to 30 seconds at time. After making several such #ights they are granted their first certificates. Thirty thousand boys are slated to have passed this prim- ury test.

For the final-certificate.Ave-minute

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" MOSCOW, Dec. 24 (UP)=1 ometally announced that direct rallights are required. Boys are then traffic of Russian exports to GermBay Passed on to the Air Force for full

military training. through Poland has started, parti- Cularly in mineral olis and wheat via Brest Litovsk,

amoun?

und

mortent to obtain His Band. transport to England.

2.15 Close down. 6.0 An Instrumental Concert with Necessities

and The Walter String Players "Germany has the chagrin

of Lionel Tertia (Viola). Gavotte In E seeing how these vital necessities (for strings), (Bach-arr. J. H. Wood) Walter Are withheld from her. These Minuet (Boccherini), The deals are all the more alluring to String Players, Prelude (d'Herveiois), the Balkans because they are Menuett: La Neapolitaine (d'Herve

Grummer (Viola quick, simple and straightforward lois), Sylvia

To

da

and yield sterling, with which raw gamba). Variations Sur Malborough collon can be bought from the (arr-Combelle), LeCygne (Saini- United States

At present the Saens), Marcel Mule (Saxophone). dearth of cotton

is proving an Venetian Gondola Song No. 1, Duotte Men acule impediment to the Balkan (from Songs without words' texillo Industries,

delssohn) Lionel Tartis (Viola) with Orch. Down In The Forest (Sir. "England arranges to convoy the Lantion Ronald). At Dawning shooting practice and "eld cxerships carrying the cargoes, which (Cadman) Howard Jacobs (Saxo-

Germany cannot do.

Other activities of the Hitler Youth! which are now to be extended arc

vljes.".

In the Gaol for Listening to Radio

in their

raporis,"

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6.32 "The Allies

Folk Music. Scandinavian under this sub-head

never buy fruit estimates provided

ог Dances, Folk Dance Orchestra. estimalen has proved insufficient,

other perishable commodities.

6.45 Prisons Department: Light 3500.

Three residents of Frankfurt havo

Compositions of Schubert. "Only one Allied buyer appears at Moment The provision made under this sub-

Musicale In F

Minor, head in the 1939 Estimates has proved bem sent to prison for three to ninej

one place. If the seller besilates, Impromptu in B Flat, Op. 142, No. 5, Alterellaneous Services: Hent Allowances. intumcient on account of the ophies of months for listening to a music the buyer disappears and the seller Wilhelm Backhaus, Laughing and Astatic Subordinate Officers $14,000. the Remand Prison in the old Victoria broadcast from Paris. The judge

Owing to increased rentals and to more Gaol,

explained that he was treating them then hos no option but to accept Weeping (Op. 59, No. 4); My Love officem being eligible for rent allowances,

The Trout (Op. the provision made in the estimates has Public Works Recurrent and Water lenilently, as the proper punishmezit a complicated German barler deal." Is Green (Op. 65).

Warka, Water Works-Contribution to for listening to foreign broadcasts

32), Kirsten Flagstad (Soprano). proved inscient.

Broken Down Police Force: Ammunition 0.139.

Ilenewals and Improvements Fund 314,100

won penal servitude, or, in specially

Sympliony No. 8 In B Minor ("Un-+|~|~~~~|~||~|~|~|-{~|~||~||~||~|~|~|~|~|-|-|-|-|-|-|- The amount provided under this sub In order to keep Waler Works finances

Asked how Germany Bunted her finished"), Vienna Philharmonic Or head in the estimates has proved in-disunet from general revenue it is pro- heinous cases, death.

chestra. Impromptu In E Flat Major, sufficient on account of the expenditure posed, with the approval of the Secretary

Even neutral stations, he added, foreign irade under blockade con- Op. 90, No. 2, Andante in A, Elicen on ammunition being larger than was of Blate, to credit to the Water Works

ditions, the German industrialist anticipated as a consequence of the build Renewals and Improvements Fund the were forbidden to Germans, because

admitted that the blocked-mark Joyce (Plano), Serenade, De Groot ing up or a reserve of Small Arm Am proceeds of the sale of any machinery, there could be no certainty that they

(Piano), (Violin), Gibrilaro munition for the Felice Force in accord scrap, etc.. recovered from assets which

by Dr. Schacht, Samchtint (Cello). nner with the instructions of the Secretary are replaced oul of that Fund. The sun would "observe the limits of genuine method, invented of State,

and which was used successfully during of $14.300 has been realized on the sale neutrality

7.30 London Relay-The News. Pollee Foto: Transport #605,

of the old Tytan Tuk Pumping Plant and there was a danger of the powers the Hitler regime, had now broken

0.0 Local Time Signal, Weather Re- During the period immediately preceed-an been teinporarily credited to generat in and following the outbreak of the revenue. In order to effect the formal resistance of the German people down.

fort and Announcements, war considerable expenditure was in-appropriation of this sum to the Water eing undermined."

"Germany must now pay for

8.03 An hour of Dance Music and curred in the transportation of Police Warks Renewals and Improvements Fund

Importa with actual goods, To

Love, Variety-Qur

You Grow Omcers and supplies to certain allotted a supplementary vote of $14,100 under the Thinner Beer

obtain bank credlis or leans from Sweeter As The Years Go By, Jack DA1404-Rose Marie emergency stations. As a result of this above sub-hrad is requested.

tientral countries Is out of the Hylton and His Orchestra. All Be- qucsilon. Germany is already cause Of You, Let's Go Ballyhoo, DA1435-When Grow too Old to Dream heavily in debt to these nations, Browning and Starr with Piano. and particularly to Switzerland, Tendre Bolero, Lecuona Cuban Boya where about £100,000,000 Is In Me and The Old Folks at Home, volved.

Jump On The Wagon (Connor), The Hill Billies. I Dream Of The Puszta, "As regards iron ore, Germany's

Do You See The Stars? Emil Roosz need le so great that a decree, just and His Orchestra. At The Court Of issued, provides for the demolition Good Queen Bess, Darts, With Gert Two Czech margarine factories of all gas and electric light lamp- And Dalsy, Elsie and Doris Waters, have received from their German posts, enamel advertising ages and Tin Pan Alley, Medley No. 18, Ivor contrailers supplies of labels printed nameplates, showcases, and even Iron Moreton and Dave Kaze. Kiss Me in Russian, which are to be stuck on doors and window shutters."

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The malt content of Germon beer In to be reduced from 12 per cent. 10 per cent. This, it isolated, will save 500,000 lons of barley antially.

After Jan. 1 this thinner beer will be the only kind obtainable. Margarino Trick

the packets of margarine.

Germans will thus have ocular "proof" that the promised Soviet supplies are beginning to arrive.

No Passion Play

The famous

Oberammergau Pas-

sion Play will not be produced next

Best Of The Day

ANTI-T.B. CAMPAIGN

Goodnight, A Little Dash Of Dublin, Anna Neagle. There's. Something Wrong With The Weather, You Grow Sweeter As The Years Go by, The Organ, The Dance Band and Me.

9,05 Studio Comments on Recent

9.15 London Relay-Nowa Sum- Diary.

9.30 London Relay-"Cards on the

9.45 Grieg Peer Gynt Suite No. 1

To be Formally Launched Events.

On December 28

year. Many of the actors are in the The Hongkong Medical DepartTable." Siegfried Line, and the player who ment's anti-tuberculosis compaign, way to have taken the role of Christ which has been planned with treat Op. 46 London Philharmonie. Orchen- Is now an air-raid warden.

care for some months past, will be tra

10.0 Bongs by John.BicCormack launched on December 28.

(Tenor). O Gathering Clouds, (ars. In the early stages the drive will Bain) Love's Secret, Ever In My The Naz! newspaper "Vociklsche primarily be of an educational nature. Mind, Beobachter"

published a three- The first net will be broddcasts from 10.10 Do

His Orchestra. Grool quarter page picture depicting how ZB.W. and Z.E.K. in English and Erstes Waltzen-Potpourri (Ro Capt. Prien torpedoed "A Brush Chinese languages. Dr. Selwyn-brocht) Otner Days (Selection of Po- cruiser of the London Class."

Clarke, Director of Medical Services, pular Melodies arr. Finck).

10.25 Dance Mumio. Tears On My The cruiser is shown as having will speak in English and Mr. Ho

Goodnight, Harry been struck near the stern and great Kom-long will give the Chilaese ver- Pillow, My First

ajon.

Lender Easy Street, Fall In And flames aro rising from her. Ono

Fly, Billy Cofton and flis-Band, The lifobcat is being lowered at a perilous The broadcasts will include statis. Dlackpool Walk, The, Girl In The anglo, and on the deck the crew can then of the T.B. scourge in the Colony Upstairs Fint. Felix Mendelssohn, be seen rushing madly about. and general instructions on ennitation Could Be, Hurry Home, Mantovanli, Half-a-dozen men are also seen and hygiene. Similar broadcasts Moon Of Monte, Cario, Rumba Colora, clinging to a rafi in n rough sea-n will be given on the evenings of the Lecuona Cuban Boys, Let's Stop The - truly - Impressive, it somewhat--for- first --and-- second................Thurıdaya ....... in Clock, Geraldo and His Orchestra. #ginary, score.

Jonuary.

110 Clone down.

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Italian Street Song. B8247- Love You. "Merry Widow"

Vilia.

Bong of the Mounties.

Auf Wiederselin. DA1100-Bell Song. "Like" DA1206-Without A Song Life is a Dream, DA1278-Marta

Sing for MIO. DA1300-TLO Du Barty

I Give My Heart. BA243-Capricieuse, . (Elgar)

Guitarre (Barasate). DA1404—An Old Sacred Luikby By Candlelight. B8724-The One I Love

Cosi Cosa, 38772-Poor Little Rich Girl

Just Let Me Look at You. 18320 The Sunshine Crulso

Humpty Dumpty. BD480 Make A Wish

My Campfire Dreams.

Jeanelle MacDonald,

Jeanetto MacDonald,

..Nelson Eddy.

Nelson Eddy,

......Lily Pons, .Lawrence Tibbet.

Gigi,

...Graco Moore,

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John McCormack,

.....Allen Jonca

...Noel Coward.

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