TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 1932.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
ATTRACTIVE TAILORING
We beg to announce to our many clients that'
we have remored to
18, D'Aguilar Streck.
Wo have also just re- ceived a
new Resort- ment of
SUMMER SUITINGS.
WING HING CO.
18, D'Agular Street. Tel. 21417.
DENTISTS.
HARRY FONG, Dentist,
lat door. No. 74, Queen's Road
Central. Tei. 21255.
NOTICE OF REMOVAL. LAU PAK-WAI, DENTIST, has re- moved his Hong Kong Office GLOUCESTER BLDG. 1st floor, Ped-! der St. (New Building next to Hong Kong Hotel), Telephone No. 20488.
TANG YUE, Dentist. Successors to
the late SIEN TING, 14. D'Agullar Street.
TERMS VERY MODERATE Consultation Free.
ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS.
W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD.,
Kowloon Bay, Now Work & Repairs. Call Flag "L" Sole Agents for Kelvin Motors.
HAIR DRESSERS.
LEE YEE,
Ladies' and Gentlemen's Hair Dresnera & Booksellers. No. 12, D'Aguilar Street. (opposite Queen's Theatre).
OPTICIANS.
THE HONG KONG OPTICAL COMPANY,
'Phone 22232.
53, Queen's Road Central.
SHOES,
to
Potr Brown Blsck or Shoes from 36.00. Black or Brown Boots from $8.00. Children's Boots or Shoes from $2.00.
Beat styles, most complete stock
of all sizes. Repairing a speciality.
WONG BIU WOON
21. Pottinger St.
Phone 21474.
PHOTO-SUPPLIES
Kodaks and Cameras. Films, 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 Kong.
ALEXANDER
INSTITUT DE BEAUTE
Phone 25169.
Pedder Building
(1st Floor)
Opposite Entrance to
THE CHINA MAIL.
RADIO TOPICS.
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.
The following programme will be broadcast to-day from the Hong
7.45-8 p.m.--Variety. Humorous Song-
Oh, You Have No Idea,
Gracie Fields' (B2795).
Auto-Suggestion,
Kong Broadcasting Station Z.B.W. Humorous Duologue-
a wavelength of 855 metres (845 K.C.):-
on
Alexander & Most (B3926) 6-8 p.m.-European Programme Vocal Duet-Mausle, of Victor & H.M.V. Records.
6-6.30 pm-A Concert.
Orchestral.
Nola (Andt),
The Glow-Worm-Idyl (Lincke),
Victor Salon Orchestra! (19758).
Song-
The Wren (Benedict), Orpheus with His Lute
(Sullivan),
Maria Bennett (Soprano) (B2762).
was heard, by experimental workers
in wireless in many parts of the
11
HONG KONG MARKET PRODUCE.
APPROXIMATE RETAIL PRICES
Mar. 81, Juno, June,
Capons, Small Capons, Large
Butcher Meat.
1982. 1918. 1914.
Ots. Cla. Cts.
Beef Sirloin
ib.
34 24 12
Chickon
Prime Gut
18
13
now
Corned
40 23 12
Rosst
34 24 22
*
Breas
Soup ....
28 20 18-
21
Steak
Steak Siricln' Sanings
Continent, as well as in this coun-
A
WDS subsequent concert try. heard at Sultanabad in Persia, and in New York Harbour.
Wireless enthusiasts were becoming Insistent for official re- Oscar Denes and Lizzi cognition, and in March 1921, re- Waldmuller (B3946).sponding to representations from the Radio Society of Great Britain, Humorous Song-
the Post fice licensed a small broad- Is it British?
casting plant of 100 watte to trans- mit from one of the Marconi research stations at Writtle, near Chelmsford Captain P. P. Eckersley, who afterwards became chief en- gineer of the B.B.C., was in charge
Norman Long (B2680). 8 p.m.-Local Time. 8.03-11.30 p.m.-Relay from Ko Shing Theatre.
11.30 p.m.-Close Down.
All records in the above Euro-of this station.
General public interest in broad- pean programmes are kindly sup- plied by Messrs. S. Moutrie & Co. casting was now growing, and in 1922 the movement WAS started which resulted in the formation of Chinees TWENTY YEARS OF WIRELESS. the B.B.C. and regular broadcasting
stations.
Piano Solo→→
Impromptu in A Fint (Chopin), (a) Flirtations in
а
Garden, (b) Rush Hour in Hong Kong,
(Chasing),
Benno Moiseivitch!
Song-
(D1217).
Mattinata (Dawn Tide) (Tosil). Serenade (Toselli),
Sydney Coltham (Tenor)] (B2357).
Organ Solo-
At Dawning (Cadman), Roses of Picardy
(Weatherly-Haydn Wood),
Song--
I Love the Moon (Rubens), Jeunesse (Barry),
Broadcasts For The Empire.
NEW DAVENTRY STATION.
Empire Programmes. The material sent to the Empire has usually been one of the ordinary programmes, except for the omis sion of news. At some time or an- uther it has been heard practically in all parts of the world, and at suitable times the reception has It should be Twenty years of experiment and been distinctly good.
wireless telephony u great deal better when the new achievement in and in broadcasting are now bring-station at Daventry, with its eleven ing us to the great Empire station directional aerials and six non- at Daventry, which is to be open-directional aerials
#
Bullock's Brains
*
1
#
Tongue, fresh.. Tongus, sorned Hond
Heari
•
Komp, Bal
Elduays
Tall
Liver
Trips
Calver' Head à Feri Mutton Chop
W
Leg... Shoulder Badde
Pig's Chittingt
14
32 20 18
22
24 84 40 50 35
"
per sat 17
38 18 20 10 12
each 80 60 60
1.00
60
1.80 -$1.20
lb. 14 18 14
K
20
18
each 18 10 13
Duck
Doves
Poultry.
Eggs, Ren; (cooking).. Eggs, Han (franh)
Forls, Canton
Fowls, Habian Geeee......
Pigeons, Canton
Holhow
Turkey, Cook Turkeys, Hen Snipe ... Pheasant
18 10 19
M
27 20 22
Quali Partridge
8
ib. 26 18 14
1st $1.50 $1.00 $1.00
lb. 80
60
Almonds ...
Apples (California)
ཕ སྐུ ༤ ར སྐྱོན ཟ F?
Tb.
AA&A*82*ZILIBERA÷8a | 888-78483814
Coconut
未註
88 **** • # A B C DE WE SE
Fruits.
*
Mar. 81, June, June,
1982. 1918, 1914,
Cta. Cia. Cts.
ib. 62. 80
42
11
48
་
וו
ឆន ឌីផត
64 28 30
45 22
each.-
per daz, 88
#
ib.
40
72
68
"
50
"
each 50
44
ib.
80
70
each 90
pair 2.50
each 50
+1
1.20
| ន៥ដង | | | | | |
1
ឌ ឌន អ ដ ន ដ ឌ ស៊ុំ រឺ
៩
}
|
\ {
4
12
Pok
2$
£ | | །2g༅༴}།
b. 1.20
35
60
H
金山萍業
24. 26
#
60
17
Bananas (bride's)
蕉山香蕉
#
80
Carambola
www
W
Biratna Feat
Per sot &
B
lb.
16
each 14
10
10
W
30
19
M
Lemons, China
ib.
24
26 30
Hond
20
Heart
each 18
10
Lemons (American)
each 12
8
Kidneys
15 10 8
Lichoes, Dried ....
.
Låver
58
24
Oranges (Canton)
鹅枝干 10.1.00
新食器裝
80
28
"
Pork Chop
88 25
23
Orangen...
*
22
"
40
Loin
44 60
70
Peace (Cantom)
80 "
Fat or Lard
25
Peanuts
#
4
14
**
H
A
per set 90
70
Persimmons, Large
each 12
獻械
19
18
10
Plantain ..
* * n
·
12
45
35
13
Jb.
25
*
Walnuts ..
合糖汤
80
18
34
18
##
55
26
45
20
28
· Vegetables, &c.
88
Artichokam
each 18
Besos, Sprout an
lb.
6
1b.
16 24
Long
-
20
18
12
8
H
8
is opened, for Jesse Crawford (20110).jed by the B.B.C. towards the end these aerials will transmit to vari-
of the present year.
ous sections of the Empire the best on different programme It was in 1913, it may be recalled possible
of The wave-length, the system giving | (writes
a representative [Observer, that the Marconi Com- choice of wave-length which is most Sheep's Head & Foot pany were making their early ex-suitable for the hour and for the periments in telephony at Chelms-country. ford.
Walter Glynne (Tenor)
(R2761).
Piano Solo-
Fantalale Impromptu (Chopin),
Irene Scharrer (D1087). 6.50-7 p.m.-Hawaiian Music, Peart of Hawail, Love Dream of Lula Lu,
Frank Ferera and John Paaluhi (Guitar Duet) (B2315).
Kilima Waltz, Hawaiian Waltz Medley,
Frank Ferera and John Paaluhi (Guitar Duet) (20131).
When war
16
H
Heart ...
Kidneys
Liver
Matton
Sausages *
Ms. 1
Fish.
In considering the extent and na-
retrictions were
reture of the demand for an Empire Backing Pigs, to order
Bask, Beef moved early in 1919 the Marconi Bervice, it has been accepted that a Company came back into the field, programme to be really useful to and Captain Bound spoke from overseas listeners must reach them Canada, for Ballybunion in Ireland to Cape in their evenings. Breton, 1,800 miles distant, using example, will require a programme only 2.5 kilowatts, the electrical originated here in the "small hours," equivalent of power of the average and Australia and New Zealand one Barbel Broam originated in the morning. motor-cycle.
The programmes to be transmitt- Canton Fresh Water ed from the new station will include
First Organised Broadcast. The first organised broadcast in the news bulletins now being sent Carp England took place from the Mar- out three times a day from Chelms- Catfish with such out- Codfish coni Company's experimental station ford, together
7.05-7.45 p.m.— Rustic Wedding Symphony
at Chelmsford, under a temporary standing events as Armistice Day Crabe (Carl Goldmark. Op. 26),
Io the and other ceremonies. of Empire, Cattle Fish Vienna Philharmonic licence in February, 1920.
Madame Melba, and the Derby, Boat Race, and other Deb Orchestra conducted by following June Robert Heger (9927-31).{broadcasting from the same station, great sporting events of the year.
WHEN DOES ONE GROW OLD.fore they never grow old.
"Instead of taking a back seat as to do, When does a man begin to feel our grandmothers used old? Certainly not at 78 in the modern mothers share their daugh- opinion of Mr. Justice McCardie, ters' interests, and play the same I know one woman of more who told a jury at Norfolk Asizes games. that some men are in the prime of than 60 who will undertake to beat physcial and mental activity at this her two daughters at tennis any day except on Sunday, when she is busy the golf famous beating her husband on Nor, judging by the physician and - neurologist, Sir course." James Crichton-Browne, is a man old at 92.
axe.
Why A Soldier Left The
When is a man old?" echoed Sir HE DIDN'T LIKE THE SERGEANT. James, who is in his 92nd year, in answer to a question by a reporter. "I am afraid I can't tell you. You see I have resolved never to speak on the subject of old age as I have
not had any experience of it!"
Barracks.
+
Pith
{Dace :)
Dog Fi
Eals, Conger
STEALING THE EVIDENCE.
Then the Pickpocket Forgot to Get Rid Of It.
Fresh Water
Yellow
Prog
Garoups Gudgeon
Herrings Halibut
A secret police agent riding in a tramcar in Alexandria (Egypt) dis-Labrus covered that his wallet was missing-Les
He immediately arrested a man
Lobsters sitting next to him, wrote a report keral for his chief, and then took his charge to a police station.
Monk Fish Muleb
At the police station the agent Oysters plunged his hand into his pocket for Parc Fish his report of the theft. But it was Perth
Pikn
gone.
The report was found in the plates pocket of the arrested man, who was Pantres, White-
One fine day Afteen months ago later identified Private William George Spencer, of pickpocket.
Dame Henrietta Barnett who at the Royal Army Service Corps, sta- 81 is just as "young" and active as tioned at Aldershot, quit the service, ever was, also declines to recognise without leave.
auch a thing as old age.
young.
A Recipe.
"I get up at 5,30 every morning;
The other day Private William
George returned to Aldershot, sald
wished to surrender himself,
He
ал
#
notorious Pomfret, Black
Preval
Bay
[
Rock Fish
KING'S SON'S CLAIM.
Bosch
Salmon
A penniless pretender to the Shark
Here is her recipe for keeping he had come from Norwich, and throne of Abyssinia applied for re-kata
lief to the magistrate of Paar), (Shrimps A Capetown Snapper was charged, at a court-Cape Province, says martial, with desertion.
message.
The applicant, speaking with a Tench cultured English voice, claimed that Turboi
" work very hard;
"I eat very little;
"I read the newspapers carefully
every day; and
"I any my prayers very often." Prebendary Carlile, founder
Hong Kong Hotel
at 85 still puta Lustrous Of Permanent Hair Waves which are Large, Soft and Natural, day's work every day
"Why did you desert?" he was asked.
"Because I couldn't get on with the sergeant-major," he replied.
Next Question: "Why did you
Boles
****
肚 米
CECIE « UŽICE OR DE QUE SALE, NE SE SIDE CARE AN ALE NIE AAN DIE ALI SE DE DUE TÉ DÉ SE QUE SE SE VIE DE DE BAIE BAIE NA BELIAU MASCOT QUE BARE NOG NIE DIE KÉSE MLA BREAISEROOBESERAMIÞÉZZE
業
**
Pumalo. Siam'.................. ⠀⠀⠀ cach 15
Grapes............ # # *
Best Boot
Bitter Squash
Brinjala, Green
Sted
Cabbage, China
**
T
18
16
"2
16 27
12 9
16 24
#
(Shanghai)
"
Cane Shoots, banah
4
28
28
Caulifower (Large) |
each 25
16
24
*
(Medium)
20
23
16
(Small)
18
A
10
Carrots
15. 6 6
10
B
Galery, Chinese
12 10 4
12
10
Chilies, Dried
18
26
2
10 8
하
**
Bad
60 10 10
M
1.00 26 30
30 B 12
>>
32 26
#
10
$
P
40 80
2
22
18
6
10
8 99
80
M
each
45
Ib.
"
EADBARBURONNE OSCANKAK*^⠀⠀⠀⠀NN8È ̃....⠀⠀⠀**** **
18 23
Green
Curry Stuff, English...... Oncumbers
Ginger, Young
Od
Horseradish, Jhange
Indian Corn
Water Checkarhu ****
Mondain.
Hushrooms, Fresh ...
Lattoos
*
18 16
22 13
27
62
21
82 21
20 20
13
2
#
12 0
"
14
Okroes
80 11
Onions, Bombeg
16
B
Green
36
29
Shangha
32
30
Parsley
36 45
Potato, Sweck..
H
+
10 14
10 14 18 18
22 10
Зарадана
American
20
88 80
n
#
8 10
10 10 13 30
Pumpkin Radina
Rhubarb (Fresh) Stallota Spinach Tomatoes
WBEFESTABEN KERRN ENKEINE
גו
10
Q
35 60
5
H
19
12
38 30
Taros
"
22 28
"
20 58
17
12 12
he. was "Prince. Jegreffa Zaranie, Turtles, small fr. water eldest son of the late King Menelik of Ethiopia."
帷
1.55
12 12
Turnips, Punti, (Long) Vegetable MarrOW **** Water. Grans ******* Water Ly Rol ..........
6
•
#
15 15
1
บ
Boy-"Please, teacher, what did I
He claims to have taken part in of the Church Army, who stay away so long?"
Khartum in the Zaranie was pardoned by the late since when he has filled humble in
Answer: "I was waiting for the the attack on good 3
of his sergeant-major to be moved." Dervish campaign, when General Earl Kitchener, who sent him to the positions. He says that he is now learn to-day?" Teacher-"That's a leaps off Private William George was found Gordon was slain. Arrested by the Cape. Artistic Finger and Marcel Waves, Oil life and who frequently
on a murder
charge,
Later he served in the Boer War, crowns. Treatment, Shampooing, Heans Pack the bus without waiting for it to guilty. Sentence was promulgated. (Portuguese (any colour), Hair Cutting and Blani- enre for Ladies and Gentlemen. Con-stop, believes a man
"rusta" out
adentions, Artistic Work by European much quicker than he wears out. Expert, Mr. Alexander.
CHARGES MODERATE.
A well-known paychologist, discus-)
A VISIT WILL CONVINCE YOU.ing the question, said that not only
TESTERDAY'S, SOLUTION.
NT
had the expectation of life increas-; ed tremendously during the last 50 years, but people over 60 to-day were much younger mentally than their ancestors were at that age,
They Do Not Recognise It. "This was even more the case with the women. Why, I have al photograph of my grandmother taken when she was only 82. shows her wearing a long volumin ous black silk dress and a black lace capt Compared with a woman of to-day, she looks quite seventy in the photograph.
It
"All of which goes to 'show' the truth of that old saying, "A man' is Las old as he feels? No truer word
was ever spoken
"Modern men and women simply do not recognate old age, and there-
too old to worry
about kingly peculiar question." Boy “Well, '
they'll ask me when I get home."
POP
How Some People Revel In Technical Terms.
By J. MILLAR WATT.
THEN COME AND POLISH THE
SILVER WITH.
ME
-OR ELSE I'LL COME:
NOW YOU JUST
· DRY UP!
AND MOP.
THE FLOOR
WITH
YOU
1348