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MONDAY, MARCH 2, 1931.
we are only too ready to desert CORRESPONDENCE. the British ship of trade instead of remaining on board with our captains of industry. The hope of our Colony's trade and the hope! of a recovery in the dollar, how- ever slight, lies in the direction of
News in Brief.
The lowest open air temperature yesterday was 57 degrees, the humidity being 58.
FORTHCOMING CONCERTS.
To the liter of "China Mail"] Sir, Wo have just recelyed a
SILVER DUTY.
SUGGESTION SURPRISES SIR G. SCHUSTER.
CHECKING CONSUMPTION.
a fillip to British trade- not in a wire from the Westminster Glee panic-stricken flight to the Orien-Singers, stating that they are per forming in the Star Theatre from
Now Delhi, Saturday. tal trade junk!
March 7 to March 10, and asking
In announcing the silver duty us to assist in making this known. Sir George Schuster referred to They were ao popular here before the suggestions that the Financo that we recommended them to give Minister should discontinuo salos a few performances in Kowloon on while the fresh output from the their return journey, but under silver mines was to continue up- He described it as interrupted. toed this would be in April. Ad- vertisements are, of course, appear-an "astonishing proposition." He ing immediately but the notice la contended that the increase of During the 24 hours, ended Feb. so ghort that the Siggers will have two anana per ounce was clearly
arrived almost before the pubile' ruary 27 two Chinese cases
and denied that it justifiable, has heard of them;, Wo understand typhoid fever were notified.
might check the consumption of that booking is being opened at silver in India. Regarding the once in the Star Theatre and at maintenance of the price of silver, The general meeting of the Hong Montric's. Kong Rope Manufacturing Co..
however, he referred to his last We should appreciate it if you Ltd., is advertised to be held on would allow us to make a further year's offer of co-operation with "Unfor- other silver interests. Friday, March 27, at 11 a.m., in announcement of three forthcoming tunately the only direct response St. George's. Building.
musical attractions which, through has been from the
of
United States
The annual meeting of the Hong sheer bad luck, are booked for three silver producing interests on the
$95.00 to $120.00.
March 19, at noon.
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consecutive week-nights: Friday Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., will be held in the and Saturday, March 27 and 28, and lines that while the production of
new silver should remain Board room of Messra. Jardine, Monday, March 30.
restricted. the Governments hold- Mr. Strok has just wired reserv-| Matheson & Co., Ltd., on Thursday, ing the Theatre Royal on March 27 ins stocks should refrain from He was sure the mem- Belling." for a pair of excellent dancera
to abandon ment of India
the The Hong Kong and Shanghai known as the Sakharoffs, who are bers would not expect the Govern- Banking Corporation advertise that accompanied by a pianist and
country's rights by acceding to violinist. They should have ap-. the final dividend for the year end- ed December 31, 1930, at the rate peared hero earlier but have been "any auch one-alded agreement."
delayed by apiendid successes In
Silver Consumption. of £3, together with a bonus of £1,
Japan. He has also booked the is payable on and after March 2.
Theatre for March 30, for a vocal
George Schuster further.
whole world recital by the celebrated prima emphasised that the Whilst engaged in work in de-:
donna, Toti dal Monte, and her depended on. India as a consumer. molishing Rose Terrace. Nathan Husband, de Muro-Lomante (lyric She absorbed 108,000,000 Road, Chan Siu (32), stated to be a brick layer, was
removed to the tenor), who are on their first world of silver annually for the past fives years ending March 31, 1930, Kwong Wah Hospital suffering from injuries to his head, which he At the same time another impre- and, according to prezent indica received through accidentally fall-sario, M. Podoli, unaware of these tions her absorption for the
is bringing M. rent year would reach this aver engagements,
own holdings. Martenot, the inventor of the won-age, while from her derful "Music from the Ether" in-the Government of India had sold the Star Theatre on only a total of about 90,000,000 strument, to
He declared that India It would be a pity for ounces.
retain a
"We March 28.
free hand. music-lovers to mias any of these must
whether CO". attractions, but without
a special must nak ourselves effort the attendances are bound to operation is likely to lead to the de- The more I study suffer from the close proximity of sired result,
the matter the more convinced I the dates,
or Bradford products, but serviceing from a wall. able enough. Locally-made shoes of Chinese leather cost a quarter or a sixth of the price of the im- THEIR OWN PAPER. ported variety. Good felt hats EMPLOYEES WANT LEASE OF made in Kowloon City are more and more ousting the expensive. article from abroad. Cotton and artificial silk mixture socks, pro-. duced by the tens of thousands by
WORLD PLANT,
EFFECT OF MERGER.
the
tour.
bo
ounces
cur.
It la the object of this Society to became that the fall in the price. give timely notice of the visits of of silver part of a much wider New York, Yesterday,
more doubt- C&TI The New York Word having professional artistes of sufficiently movement, and the local factories, can be obtained for been merged into the New York high standing to be recommended ful I become whether silver
dealt with successfully in to the public; to stimulate interest 30 cents a pair, and are now be. Telegram through purchase by the
and combat the apathy that used to Isolation.' Scripps-Howard syndicates,
Other Metals Also. ing exported to London and New former. employees of the World are be, so widespread; and to ensure
Sir George pointed out that the York! Women's silk stockings, arranging for the lease or purchase that these artistes shali face rea- to masculine eyes no whit in- of the old World plant and equip sonably-filled hails and not rows of fail in silver prices has not really empty benches. Advertisements been out of relation to the fall in ferior to the much more expen-ment for the purpose of publishing will appear in your colutans in due the case of other metals, and ex-
their own newspaper. Reutor's
opinion that the sive imported article, are being American Service. turned out in Hong Kong and many of the cities in China, and are being shipped abroad. These are only a few of the local pro- ducts which we are finding it INAUGURATED BY IMPERIAL
AIRWAYS. more economical to use."
A very faithful echo iB as usualt — to be found - "If
in the Straits Times:
EMPIRE AIR ROUTE.
The
50 MAIL BAGS.
Ragby, Saturday. new Empire Air Route we go to a Chinese bazaar, we can connecting London with Central Kong Kong, Monday, March 2, 1931. purchase at amazingly low prices Africa was inaugurated by the
locally-made or Canton-made Imperial Airways this morning cloth, not indeed as good as the when a nine ton. Armstrong Sid- BRITISH GOODS. Manchester or Bradford products, drome carrying mails and freight doley Air Liner left Croydon Aero-
but serviceable enough. Locally- for India and North and Central At a moment when all concerned made shoes of Chinese leather Africs, There were fifty bags of mall containing approximately
BAD FOR BALDWIN.
DIRECT CHALLENGE TO LEADERSHIP.
WISDOM QUESTIONED.
'London, Saturday.
course.
are
"Any
But something more than pressed the the usual advertising is needed if causes might be the same. the attendances on these three date action which does not touch the justify this Colony's Improv. causes of the disease can hardly be likely to provide E Bound We hope ed musical reputation. that music-lovers will give all the remedy...... If there is to be support in their power for the sake any international conference for of the artistes who are in no way to dealing with allver it will be of far greater value to the world if blame for these unfortunate ar-
It can also deal with those other rangements.
factors in the present world situa- tion which might be affected by International co-operation."-Reu- ter.
Yours, etc., A. M. BOWES-SMITH.
Hon, Secretary, Hong Kong Musical Society. Hong Kong, March 2.
S.P.C.A. DANCE.
ITo the Editor of "China Mail"]
Sir,-The Committee of the Society for the Prevention of Cruel-
NEW ENGLAND.
N.E. NEW SOUTH WALES TO BE SECEDED?
INDEPENDENCE WANTED,
Sydney, Saturday. The executive of the "New ty to Animals are holding their third annual carnival dance in the Province League of North-east
Peninsula Hotel on March 13, and New South Wales, at a meeting at I wou'd appeal to all lovers of Armidale, has adopted Mr. Page's animals to give this function their proposals for the establishment of support. Prizes are being present New England, as an independent ed for the best dressed and most province. also the proposals to original costumes for both ladies draft a constitution and to petition the Federal Cabinet for recogni and gentlemen..
This annual Ball is recognised as tion.
1
.
to reduce
the
in the value of the dollar in ro-cost a quarter or a sixth of the 10,000 lettera British Wireless lation to trade are impressing the price of the imported variety. Service. necessity to rally round Lanca-Good felt hats made in Kowloon shire and other great producers are, more and more ousting the nt Home, it is disconcerting to expensive article from abroad. find that the protagonists of pur-Cotton and artificial silk mixture chases of only native goods, made socks, produced by the tens of in Hong Kong or Canton or other thousands by local factories, can parts of China, stiil hope to makej be obtained for 80 cents a pair,
one of the most pleasant ways At a meeting of 10,000 people at some impression to the detriment and are now being exported to A direct challenge to the con- of British trade. On January 26 London and New York, while tinuance of Mr. Stanley Baldwin's whereby all those who take an in- Wagga Wagga, in the Riverina we gave the example of a British women's silk stockings are being leadership of the Conservative Partyterest in the work of the S.P.C.A. district, a resolution was passed morning paper in clamouring for turned out in Hong Kong and a likely to form an outstanding may get together and the financial calling on the Federal Govern
feature of the Parliamentary by support helps materially to enable menta drastically the elimination of purchases of many cities in China and are be-election at St. George's, West- the Society to carry on the good cost of Government and to relleve. British goods in favour of native ing shipped abroad." These are minster, caused by the death of Sir work. The dances held in 1928 and the primary and secondary Intus- 1929 proved a great success, every tries from their statutory burdens goods. It is no surprise to find only a few of the local products Laming Worthington Evans.
The potential Conservative can-one present being out to enjoy the and reduce interest charges.
In the event of the Government these views "lifted" word for which we are finding it more aidate was Li-Colonel J. T. Mopre evening.
A special appeal is made refusing to recognise the pro- word by the local mail correspon-economical to use.”
Brabazon, who to-day Intimated his
the to
rising generation of posala by March 31, the meeting steps Immediate dent of the Straits Times (Singa As we stated on January 26 withdrawal from the candidature, In
the Colony to support. us resolved that view of the fact that, an indepen-, pore)—usually ons of the sound- we repeat for the benefit of the dent Conservative (Bir Ernest in our effort in this
direction should be taken to hoid a refer
од the right of the thereby combining sympathy, with endum
district est journals in the Orient in ite Straits Times which unwittingly Fetter) has appeared who openly the lot of animals with a social Riverina
to determine propaganda on behalf of every-reproduces our local contem-questions the wisdom of Mr. Bald- thing British. On January 24 our pory's anti-British outburst: "It win's leadership regarding, which evening spent in the delightful sur their own affairs and their own Lieut. Col Moore. Brabazon says soundings of the Roof Gardens in destiny under the British Crown; if necessary, by secession-Reater. local contemporary wrote: "A is to be hoped that the local re- that he himself has expressed mis-the Poninaula Hotel.
Tickets may be had from the the price of imported goods in-presentative of the Federation of givings-Reuter."
following members of the Com- creases we are being forced more | Industries. will take suitablo] [Lt-Col. John Theodore Moore mittest-d and more to use local products, and action to counteract this very Brabazon, who represented the Mrs. Anderson, Hon. Mr. J. P. Chatham Division of Rochester Brag Mra. Forrest, Mr. H. Owen it is amazing what our much un-British appeal on the part of a (Rent) in Parliament from 1918- Hughes, Mr. S. W. Ko, Mrs. de slandered dollar can do
A few British pADÉK.”
Since then we 29, was Farliamentary Secretary to Martin, Mrs. "M. H. Roffey Mr. weeks later, the Straits Times have had occasion to point out, the Ministry of Transport from M. P. Talath Dr. K, C. Yeo, Mrs. publishes in the course of its for the benefit of our local up aviator, he was the first Briton Ho Tung Mr. J. D. A. Hutchison **** 1928-24. A pioneer motorist, and Baker, Mr. E. R. Dovey, Miss Grace "Hong Kong Letter" "As the holder of native goods, that the actually to fly, and, won the Daily M. & K. Lo. Mr. A. F. B. Shiva-competition for the Interport Rifle price of imported goods increases bulk of the materials in the Mall $1,000 prize for dying a cir- Netto, Mr. J. Russell, Mr. DC Shield which previous to the war we are being forced more and Chinese bazaar, are not Chinese cular mile on an all-British made Tregillus, Mr. D. H. Blake, Mr.As an luteresting annual event, more to use local products, and it but Japanese manufactures, as he was in the Royal Flying Corps Miss G. Heard, Mrs. Loseby, Mr. tary of the Hong Kong Rifle Asso-
machine in 1909. During the War B. Finnigan, Lady Ho Tung, Mr. MS Northcote, Hon. Secre is amazing what our much was proven up to the hilt by the Bir Ernest retter is a former N. J. Ferrin, Mr. H.B. Roise, Mrs. cintien last month wrote to slandered dollar can do." Said our sensational disclosures more re President of the British Engineers P. P. JWodehouse, or from Shanghai, Singapore, and Penang Tocal contemporary. If we go to
Association and a writer on indus our Houorary Secretary, Mr. Associations for their views on ently made by the office of the trial economics He contested . H. A. Hutchison / Thomson the matter. No reply has yet been Statistical Bureau here. It is not Bristol Merthana Conservative & Co., York Buildings received from the Northern Settle fair to the British community candidate in 1918 and 1922.22
chase
ama
or Cotton,
can purs
Yours, etc.,
here, to me
The date Sir. Laming. Worthing-t ton Evans, Bi, was a former Secr ssion through the medium tary of State for War and Post-
Straits Times" that master General.
Hon. President.
Hong Kong, February-28.
Ten Years Ago.
[From the "China Mail" of March 2, 1921.3
To-day's dollar is worth 2/3-%
With a view to reviving the
ment, but letters received from the Malaxan, porta. Indicate that it will not be possible to revive the competition until next year at the earliest.