Station AMLID (760 k.c, or 395m) will be calling all boys and girls again at 5 p.m, today for another progrerame of the Young Fotk's Hour, Tue Ministry of Communications of the Chinese National Government has, during the past few days, been making a test of wireless communications between the newly established wireless station at Ya-an, and the existing stations at Chengtu, Hsichang (Szechuan) and Sikong, says a Ya-an message to the "Sin Wan Pao,"
Vice-ApMIRAL Sizue Tsuda, who has been relieved of his post of Director of the Central China Liaison Office of the Asia Development, Board, will give a farewell cocktail party to the leading members of the Japanese community at the Nippon Club on Boone Road at 5 p.m, tomorrow, the "Tairiku Shimpo" reports.
Me, Lin Po-sheng, Minister of Publicity of the Nanking Government, accompanied by Mme, Chen Pi-chun, wife of Mr, Wang Ching-wel, President of the Nanking Government, at noon on Tuesday returned to Nanking from his inspection tour of Hankow, Wucheng and Hanyang areas, the ' "Shanghai Mainichi" reports.
Twe Yunnan Provincial Government has decided to send forty promising university students to pursue higher studies in the United States at the expense of the Provincial treasury, says a Kunming message to the "Shun Pao." The Provincial Government has also voted a grant of C$1,000,000 in aid of Provincial schools, the report concludes, Tue joint meeting of the Royal Asiatic Society (N.CB.) and the International Institute of China, Inc.. will be held in the Auditorium of the R.AS. Building dt 20 Museum Road. on Thursday at 530 pin., when a lecture will be given by Count D'Auxion de Ruffé on the subject "Criminal Procedure in Ancient China." The meeting is open to the public.
Tue Bonk of Taiwan at Swatow sustained a loss of over $2,000,000 in cash as a result of a midnight armed robbery carried out by unidentified persons on April 24, says & belated Shiukwan message ty the "Sin Wan Pao," The Japanese military authorities had been carrying out a strict search of Chinese houses in Swatow since the robbery occurred, the report states, Tue Russian Light Opera presented successfully a repeat show of "Flower of Hawaii" yesterday in the Lyceum and, because of popular appeal will give another performance of "Ball of Savoy" on Sunday. Among the principals to take part are Valin, Orlovskaya, Nevskaya and Larissa Anders. The company's season is drawing to a close, but at least one 2 more hit will be presented before the hot weather begins.
Britain's new Ambassador in Bagdad, Sir Kinahan Cornwallis, knows the Near East intimately.
During the last war he was Director of the famous Arab Bureau in Cairo, and for fourteen years he was the power behind the late King Feisal's throne in Iraq. In his Oxford days Sir Kinahan was a great miler, and for many years held the record at the University sports. Even now, at 57. he can give many a younger man a beating at squash.
Tue annual recital of the Bateman King School of Dancing will be held in the Lyceum Theatre on May 24 and 25, matinees only. It will be entitled, "Who Killed Cock Robin." and should prove very delightful entertainment. Miss Audrey King, who will be remembered for her recent brilliant production "Les Presages" offers a modern "Cock Robin" in presenting an original version of this well known title, wherein she has depicted a travesty on a law court.
In the last war General Sir Alexander Godley, who at the age of 74 has just handed over his Home Guard platoon to a younger man, was affectionately known as "Do it again Alec." It was the New Zealanders who gave him the nickname. The story runs that one hot day while they were on parade, Lady Godley "was present. She so much admired their drill that, when they had finished, she called out to her husband, "Do it again, Alec." And. much to the troops' disgust, they had to!
Tue Central Observatory of the National Central University is preparing to observe and study the solar eclipse at the best point of vantage in northern Fukien on September 21.
ys a Shiukwan message to the hun Pao." The eclipse is expected to have a duration of about eighty minutes at midday on September 21. but the best observation point will be somewhere in northern Fukien. from where the phenomena can be observed for the longest period of three minutes and twenty one seconds, the report states.
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