THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1932.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
"ATTRACTIVE TAILORING
The Latest la Gentlemen's Ontatting AT.PRICES TO SUIT ANY PURBE.
PERFECT FIT
AND
RELIABLE SUITINGS.
WING HING CO.
Gentlemen's Outfiters
61, Queen's ltd. C.
Tel. 21417.
DENTISTS.
HARRY FONG, Dentist,
let floor, No. 74, Queen's Road
Central. Tel. 21255.
NOTICE OF REMOVAL
LAU PAK-WAI, DENTIST, has re- moved his Hong Kong Office to GLOUCESTER BLDG, 1st floor, Ped-1 der St (New Building next to Hong Kong Hotel). Telephone No. 20488.
TANG YUK; Dentist.
Saccensore to
the late SIEN TING, 14. D'Aguilar Street. TERMS VERY MODERATE Consultation Free.
ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS.
W, S. BAILEY & CO., LTD.
Kowloon Bay. New Work & Repairs. Call Flag "L" Sole Agents for Kelvin Motors.
HAIR DRESSERS.
LEE YEE,
Ladies' and Gentlemen's Hair Dressers & Booksellern.
No. 12, D'Aguilar Street. (opposite Queen's Theatre).
OPTICIANS.
THE HONG KONG OPTICAL
COMPANY,
'Phone 22292,
53, Queen's Road Central.
SHOES.
Patr
Black or Brown Shoes from $6.00, Black or Brows Boats from $8.00. Children's Boots or Shoes from $2.00.
Best styles, most comploté stock
of all sizes. Repairing a speciality.
WONG SIU WOON
21, Pottlager BL
Phone 21474.
PHOTO-SUPPLIES
Kodaks, and Cameras. Filma, Plates and Papers, etc. Developing, Printing and Enlarging.
ZIESS and BUSCH FIELD GLASSES,
Price Moderate.
A Trial Order is Solicited.
A. SEK & CO.
Tel No. 23459, 26A, Des Voeux Road, C. Hong Hong.
Bring Your PRINTING. Problems to Us
THE NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE LTD. SNIKA MAIL MEAN,
BA WYNDHALI DE
SHADOWS BEFORE
COMING EVENTS ADVERTISED
IN CHINA MAIL.
Social Functions.
To-day--Ten Dances at Hong Kong Hotel and King's Restaurant;
Theatre;
THE CHINA MAIL.
ROUND HONG KONG'S
CINEMA THEATRES
OFFICIAL SOURCES..
THE CHEAT.”
"YOUNG AS YOU FEEL”
Tom Sawyer is not the only suitor who won his sweetheart by per-
OR In a similar way Will Rogers won
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME. The following programme will be broadcast to-day from the Hong i Kong Broadcasting Station Z.B.W. | on a wavelength of 955 metres (845 K.C.');~
5-5.20 p.m.—Children's Concert, Songs for Children,
Songs for Children,
Anna Howard with Piano accompaniment by Myrtle In "The Cheat," which is now forming acrobatic feats for her
C. Enver (20442)." Dinner Дансев at Hong Kong, showing at the King's Theatre," an benefit.
Olive Kline, Soprano (19891). and Peninsula Hotels and King's adult is introduced to success
5.20-7 p.m. (approx.)-Relay of Restaurant.
the silver screen who attributes his the heart of Betty. Blake, now "The Cheat" from the King's Entertainmenta.
Theatre by courtesy of the Man- To-day King's
Theatre; choice of acting as a profession to known as Mrs. Rogers, and some-agement. "The Cheat."
an early failure as a miner in a time 'referred to as the real rea- 7.05-7.28 p.m.-Variety. venture with another sort of silver son for Will being the world's best-Orchestral
known comedian, author, screen Harvey Stephens, who shares male honours with Irving Pichel in star, after dinner speaker, wit, Song this new Paramount starring drama newspaper columnist and unofficial
diplomat. for Tallulah Bankhead, soaked
The story of their courtship, until Organ Solo- $6,000 in an Idaho silver project and when the "precious" metalow concealed from the world, come gen
anti-out during the filming of "Young Room, panned out, or screened,
As You Feel," Rogers' latest starr- mony, Stephens turned to act-
ing Fox picture which will be shown
To-day Queen's "The Sleeping Cardinal."
Today Central The "All Quiet on the Western Front."
To-day "Sweetie."
Today - Star "A Warm Corner."
Majestic Theatre,
Theatre
Lammert's Auctions. To-morrow-At Sales household furniture, 2.30 p.m.
Land Sale.
[screen.
ing as the quickest recoup at the King's Theatre beginning on
March 29-At P.W.D. Offices, one for his lot of Crown Land, at Mount spell
Cameron, 3 p.m.
via
Hon) 6p.m.
Sunday.
Star Dust Victor Salon Orchestra
(22848),
Watching my Dreams Go By,
Welcome Lewis (Comgillenna) (22297).
Dinah...Jesse Crawford (20000).
After a Million Dreams,
John Boles (Tenor) (22280). Accordion Solo-
Florette
..P. Frosin! (V-57). Orchestral-
When It's Springtime in the Rockies, Tivoli Novelty Orchestra (V-80).
An
7.28-8 p.m.-Orchestral.
American in Parts (George Gershwin),
Victor Symphony Orchestra with George Gershwin (35963-4).
(Thia suite is by special request.)
Gynt Suite No. 2 (Grieg Op. 55),
Symphony Orchestra conduct- ed by Eugene Guossens (9327-8).
8 p.m.-Local Time. 8.03-10.30 p.m.-Chinese Concert from the Studio.
fortune. Following a on the stage, "Other Men's
In "Young As You Feel" will Wives," produced by Edgar Selwyn,
He again demonstrates that he is not claimed him for five weeks. Home Mails.
to be outdone. When, as Lemuel To-morrow-Inward from Ameri-ercated the part of "Wadsworth" in
Morehouse, rich and old-fogyish ea (Empress of Asia); from Europe "Dishonoured Lady." starring
meat packer, his two sons show ai from Katherine Cornell. Suez (Hakone Maru);
Last season was a banner one for preference to rounds of sport and Europe via Suez (Katori Maru).
To-morrow-Outward for Ameri-young Stephens. He was featured society over the routine of business, ca (Pres. Jefferson), 5 p.m.; for in Phillip Barry's stage play, "The decides to make business men Europe via Siberia (Pres. Jeffer-morrow and To-morrow," went to put of them by beating them at Peer
Denver for a short period as guest their own game.
With the aid of Fin Dorsay, who Meetings.
star of the Garden Stock Company, To-morrow-Hong Kong & Shang-got married, and won his current played with him in "They Had To See Paris", he steps out, and hie hai Hotels, Ltd., annual meeting, photoplay part with Paramount. Exchange Building, 11 a.m., extra- Mrs. Stephens is the former Bar- stepping proves so fast that his sons
10.35 p.m.-Close Down. ordinary meeting, 11.30 a.m. bara Nichols, one of the original are soon gasping.
Danald Dillaway and Terrance All records in the above Euro-i March 29-China Entertainment east of "Lightnin"."
Ray impersonate the two sons. pean programmes are kindly sup- & Land Investment Co., Ltd., King's Theatre Building, noon.
Lucien Browne, Rosalie Roy, Bran-plied by the Tsang Fook Piano Co. don Hurst and C. Henry Gordon in [Should any additional Items
screen version of George Ade's they will, when possible, be includ- March 23-China Entertainment nocent looking oil painting, but one Land Investment Co., Ltd., extra-which has led many a man to his noted play, "Father And The Boys." ed between 7.80 and 8 p.m.] ordinary meeting, King's Theatre doom, for behind it in a secret Building, 12.15 p.m.
rcom is the world's greatest or- March 24China Provident Loanganiser of crime, Moriarty! & Mortgage Co., Ltd., Exchange) The night watchman of the Com- Building, noon.
mercial Bank is murdered, and, March 30-Hong Kong Fire In-though the safe is entered, nothing surance Co., Ltd.. Mesars. Jardine'sia missing. offices, noon. *
March 28-Hong Kong Electric:
"THE SLEEPING CARDINAL"
Co., Ltd., P. & Ö. Building, 11 a.m. "The Sleeping Cardinal," an in-the cast of the picture, which is the become available for broadcasting
meeting,
Lenten Misalon.
FAILURE OF THE GOLD STANDARD
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(Continued from Page 8.) con-what protection does the Gold Ronald Adair is cheating attain additional credit and
needy are forced Standard afford against a March 31-Green Taland Cement Bridge, and his sister, Kathleen, fronted with default,
the Government, which can abandon it Co., Ltd., Exchange Building, Des asks Dr. Watson to help her to put to fling their products on
it chooses? whenever
We have Vœux Road. noon.
an end to it. Watson consults world market at any price. April 13-China Entertainment & Holmes. who interviews Kathleen,
The catastrophe is inevitable and seen too many instances in recent Land Investment Co., Limited, and deduces that there is a connect spreads from country to country years to have any illusions on this The Gold Standard may jextraordinary
King's ing link between the Bank Murder so long as debts have to be paid in point, Theatre Ruilding, 5th floor, noon. and Ronald Adair. Forged notes & steadily appreciating, medium, have a protective quality when the
have been substituted in the Bank The present distress is an acute sky is clear and there To-day-Lenten Mission, Catho-safe, and Adair, being in, the power manifestation of this process; and financial storms, but in times
stress is inevitably asked peril and lic Cathedral, Glenealy, 6 pm of Moriarty, is to take the real notes the question Subject: "Rebellion."
to France. At the last moment he whether gold is for ever to remain vanishes. shirks the job, and is killed.
Holmes, who is now hot on the scent, tracks down the murderer by following up a clue of a boot-tag which he had noticed on Moriarty's A woman practising as a nurse left boot when the latter had visited in Dar-es-Salaan, took a drasticlm in disguise. step to ensure that her maternity In an attempt to kill Holmes,
Moriarty is at last trapped.
MIDWIFE KEEPS THE BABY.
Security Till Her Fees Were Paid.
fees were paid.
among
She caused a sensation the Indian community by removing the 17-days-old baby from her patient, its mother, and kept it as security for four hours until her fees were paid.
CHINESE Y.W.C.A.
the standard of money value, how Further, what is meant by the ever well or lil it is ruade to work claim that the Gold Standard en- Obviously the most rational sures the presevration of "sound answer to this question would money?" For my own part I am seem to be that, if the Gold Stan- unable to attach any meaning to dard cannot work without depress the phrase except that a "sound" ing and even ruining trade, the unit of currency would always be proper course must be to seek an of the same value measured in the other and better one. I am afraid, aggregate of the things on which
the financial au- our money is spent. however, that
If the Gold thorities of the world, with their Standard achieved this result it deep-rooted traditions, and long would need no further justification established practice, will not be stability of value is, what wa easily moved to consider the ques need, and is the true quality of tion on ita merits. There is stil!"sound money." The benefits are At a meeting of the Board of
profound conviction that the obvious. With a stable currency Directors of the Chinese Y.W.C.A. Gold Standard the firmest basis individual articles might fluctuate the following officers for the current for sound money, the surest protec widely in price, but a rise in some year were elected:
tion against Inflation, the best safe would be compensated by a fall President, Mies F. C. Woo, guard from political interference in others, and the general cost of O.B.E.; Vice President, Miss Wong with national currencies by needy living would remain constant. A Yu-yee; Secretary, Mrs. S. F. Tso; Governments.
steady price level ensures justice In the fulfilment of obligations be- Assistant Secretary, Mrs. N. S. Quality of "Sound Money." Choy; and Treasurer, Mrs. Wong If the operation of the Gold(tween creditor and debtor, between Kwok-shuen.
Standard were properly controlled, employer and workman, between On behalf of the Board, Mrs. this conviction might be well Exchequer and taxpayer. Tso thanked Mrs.. Ma Wing-chan, founded, but as matters stand it can hardly be disputed-that-it Lustrous Oil Permanent Hair Waves the retiring President, for her there is little or no justification for would be of inestimable advantage which are Large, Boft and Natural,
The claim that it provides pro- if the pound always maintained the Artistic Finger and Marcel Waves, Dimany years of faithful and devoted it. Treatment, Shampooing, Henna Pack service and expressed great satisfac-tection' against inflation is demon same purchasing power, in other (any colour), Hair Cutting and Mani- tion that Mrs. Mr was continuing strably false, for in less than words if our internal price level re- Viewed in this cure for Ladies and Gentlemen. Con- as a member of the Board of Direc-twenty years before the war the mained constant. scientions, Artistic Work by European tors and Chairman of the Hospital world price level rose by roughly, light, could any standard have fall- Expert, Mr. Alexander.
Committee, thus giving the AB80-40 per cent, a marked example of ed more signally than has the Gold CHARGES MODERATE A VISIT WILL CONVINCE YOU.clation the benefit of her valuable inflation even with the Gold Stan-Standard in recent years?
advice and service.
dard in full operation. Again, To Be Continued To-morrow.)
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DE BEAUTE
Phone 25169. Pedder Building
(1st Floor)
Opposite Entrance to
Bong Kong Hotel
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24-Decay
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26-Rules.
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HONG KONG BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.
Donations and Subscriptions must
"now be sent "the Hon. Treasurer,
Mrs. H. E. Goldsmith, 525, The Peak.
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