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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 1931.
ENGLAND'S GREATEST
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In this room I saw a collection of sheets af squared paper on cach of which an outline like that of a dronedary's back-the consump tion charts of each day, which are also entrancing documents of social history. The dromedary's back in really, a tell-tale of when great part of London, of Essex. of Kent and Surrey gets up and goes to bed and how long it takes for its tuncheon.
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The fall between the humps occurs because office lights and workshop power are turned off for the mid Taikle and Musical Comedy Tunes day interval. The second hun
Orchestral- Song of the Soul" (from "The Climax ").-Victor Salon Orchestra.
Gems from Follow Through,".-
Victor Light Opera Group. Gems from "Hold Everything," Victor Light Opern Group,
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rises rather more gradually.. You visualiųn the city dowdling slowly back to work.
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take so long or varied a luncheon S.-Weather report, local time, interval as occurs in the South.
A private tunnel under the river is one of the appurtenances of the | station. You can see where it goes horribly down, its sidea almost covered by the diving serpents which áre actually the cables, each carry- ing 15,000 horse-power under the Thames to the south side,
Concert Items,
Song"Ewise Echo Song
(Eckert).--Marion Talloy (80-
prano).
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Song "Lo Here the Gentle Lark" (Shakespeare Bishop). Marion Talloy (Soprano), - Instrumental Quartet - Irish Cradle Song" (Poden)-Flon zaley Quartette. Instrumental Quartet
Spirituals (arr. Pochen), Flonzaley Quartette. Song "My Old Kentucky Heine" (Foster). Madam Amelita Galli-Carci (Soprano).
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"Negro
Song Love's Old Sweet Song"
(Bingham and Molloy). Madam Araelita Galli-Curci (Soprano). Violineello Solo-"Nocturne in
E Flat" (Chopin and Popper). -Pablo Canale,
Violincello. Solo" Prelude "
The odd, and somehow rather frightening thing is that there is! almost nobody there. The cathe- dral effect of the boiler, houses is heightened because only what might be a verger is to be discerned ocen sionally in the shadows,
In the vast gallery, where the droning but apparently motionless
ECONOMY IN R.A.F.
APPEAL TO ALL RANKS.
Economy is to be the watchword of the Royal Air Force until the national Guances improve,
By command of the Air Council, the Secretary of the Air Ministry has sent a letter to all Air Force commands calling attention to "the paramount necessity for public. economy in the present gravo finan- cial crisie."
The letter has also been issued as
BOVRIL, LTD.
ANOTHER PROSPEROUS YEAR
IN FAOR OF DEPRESSION.
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JUST OPENED HY MESARS, LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.
The new
- A. BRIGHTER CAFÉ, Presiding at the thirty-fourth annual general meeting of Bovril, Ltd., bold in London, on February
King's Restaurant " 19, Cord Lake of Pavenham (Chair-pas-just been opened by Messrs. man) said that the directors met the Lane, Crawford, Ltd., in the King's shareholders again with pleasure, Theatre Building, and is being and were able to present a satis conducted on similar lines to the firm's other well-known and popular factory report and set of accounts.
safd at Exchange Building... Advertising as a Business Toplo- On the right-hand side of the profit and loss account the gross proft stood at £588,636, as against
The Tea Lounge, on the mezzanine floor, reminds "ope. of the famous "Corner Houses " of, London.
Here also is situated a soda toan-
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an Air Ministry order for the in-003,103 in 1999, a record year.lifin, which will by a real boon Ba
They would note that they charged during the summer months. The formation and swidange of gil ranks. all advertisements before arriving establishment is fully leenged and
It states:-
tion.
at this gross proât, and he might throughout the day and up to mid- all other "The position is that the county that advertising showed a night-cooktails and try je faced with in financial situa-Ave-figure excess in 1930 over, 1920, alcoholic drinks are obtainable. On tion of a gravity without parallel They were, however, quite impeni the first floor, adjoining the Dress in recent years and it is incum tent at having spent this additional Circle, is the Grill Room, “where bent upon all ranks of the Royal sum. They realised that, during a tiffin, dinners, and à la carte dishes Air Force to use their utmost period of depression such as they are served, and a special feature endeavours to assist so far as in had been going through, a given of the new restaurant "snacks?? them lies in relieving that situa-amount of publicity could not be and sold dishes may be obtained boforo and after the pictures, wati expected to give the same results; "Accordingly, the Council debut they believed it was nevarthe-midnight. It is proposed to hold sire that all responsible officers, less necessary in order to hold their ten dance every ofternoon in the under the instructions and guid- trade tintil more prosperous times grill room, and dinner daners as ance of all officers commanding enabled them to make aliall not only deliberately set themselves to review all services | advance. present or prospective in order to ensure that no expenditure is mcurred which is not urgantly necessary, but shall also bend their energies to the discovery of new menus for effecting sav ings, whether in outleg of cash or consumption of lores."
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Overriding Factors. Commanding officers, however, are told that measures of economy must subject to the following everrid
turbines He like whalea, there is but an occasional engineer, uning factors:— flurried ns. mausoleum keeper. In the chart room, whigh, is the "face of the station, as the dynamo room is its nerve centre, there are two quiet, gently-moving experts.
Out on the quay the river is (Chopin and Sievcking). being pumped in, the coal is being Pablo Casais.
gobbled from the ships with scarcely any apparent human effort.
Song "Gunga Din" (Kipling and Spross)-Heinald Werred- rath (Baritone). Song" Boots " (Kipling and Felman)-Reinald Werrenrath (Baritone),
Creaping London,
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The Hotel is Well Furnished, and unjoys a Happy Home-like Atmosphore All Public Rooms are Spacious, Gas resto Bedrooms, Cuisine claimed to Quite Exceptional.
WONDERFULLY stunted in this The Decorations,
Most Delightful Oldwęrld Town. The deepsations have been carrizd A Few Minutes from the Famous Park, Boyril Less Costly than Influenza.
out by Messre, Arts and Crafts Terraces, and Bridge. Ration Omnibu
passes the Door The 1920 home sales surpassed while Lane, Crawford's have seen the Hotel Gardens, Verandah, Public Overlooking the Elver, the View from those of 1930, as well as of 1028,to it that everything of the very Room, and rasay Bedrooms, is incom best in the way of furniturq ba parable. The River View, is, Admittedly and part of the reason for that was been provided. No expense has Unexcelled in Eareps, that in 1923 - they had a severe been spared to make King's Restau- influenza apidemic, which always rant a pleasurable rendezvous for had a marked effect on Bovril, sales, the Hong Kong public. When that scourge was about, people would have Bovril, and that was probably why 1831 up to date was ahead of the same period last year. They should, he thought, he satisfied with the fact that they had so well maintained, their position. when all around them they heard. tales of very large decreases in trade; but having bein, accustom-
The entrance is through the main entrance to the King's Theatre and it is not necessary to be a patron of the Theatre to gain admission.
This Crais- for new venture of Lane, Cra brighter Hong Kong and no longor need one be all dressed up with no where to go."
ed, year after year, to report new records, a geag without progress nu a phenomenon with which they were not familiar.
Rousing Bootleggers Jealousy,
A Genuine Cosmetic, Sir James reminded the share- holders that he had often spoken of the manifold good qualities of Bovril, but there was one of them he had not hitherto referred to,
and that was its virtue
the
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JUMBLE SALE.
at MAY 5th, 2 P.M.
metic. There was no beauty like the glow of health, and a cup of
never
I had imagined crowds of slaves In connection with, the third of to the vast machines, but they these factors, it is pointed out that seem to carry on their business
at "with high national issues During the year they had had Bovril and milk in the forencon would go far to confer an exquisite Violin Solo-Serenade in with little attention. As a matter
it is inevitable that submitted to them the American and enduring complexion, which Major" (Arensky). Mischa of fact there are about five hunntake
dred employees at Barking, bus the cconomies should be made which Medical. Dictionary, and," in it, rouge and lipstick could Elman,
place is so far out of any familiar involve some temporary sacrifico, in they saw Bovril described as a pre other foods to do the same. It con- equal. Bovril built up and induçed human scale that oho scarcely
matters in which commanding caration of Mont Extract and duced neither to thinness notices one of them,
Alcohol. Probably the advertise When these leviathans, were first officers and their units should take ments of Bovril as a nutrient nutrition and natural contour.
obesity, but to well-balanced built up on the desolate riverside a natural, and proper pride.” Bats the site wus, zo remote that
In conclusion, officers are remind it difficult to get workers, and
Violin Solo-Minuet in G" (Beethoven),--Mischa Elpan.'
H.15 to 5.57 p.m.-
Orchestral.
Spanish Dance"
(Grandos).houses had to be built for some ofed that economies which may New Light Symphony Orch.
them, but now London is creeping seem inconsiderable in themselves "Trigan" (Albenis).-New Light up to the once isolated station.
or in particular cases may amount Symphony Orch
From its roof one sees the near-
Rustic Wedding Symphony hand red patch that is new L.C.C. to a large total in the aggregate."
(Scherzo). Vietor Orob,
Concert
A Night in Venice" (Strauss).
Orch.
HONG KONG WEEKLY
PRESS.
stimulant had mat the Editor's eye, or he ind himpall noticed, its little surprising, if he thought it stimulating effect, but it was contained alcohol, that he should state it so openly, no doubt making some bootleggere jealous of the case with which Bovril got their product into the States.
Sir James Crichton-Browne's
Speech.
дог
CITY HALL.
Clothing and Household Goods gratefully accepted at CITY HALL any MONDAY For THURSDAY between
Brought Back to Life by Bovril. Sit James quoted a remarkable 10:30 and: 11.30. instance of the potency of Bovril Riven in Mr. Loopold Ainsworth's account of his life and activities-in the little sland of Chauarina, in the Mergui Archipelago, off the coast of Burma. Following a terrible, ats
tack of malaria, Mr. Aingworth lay LOCAL MAPS
unconscious for two days, and wai given up for dead. He was being prepared for burial when a friend, Proposing the reelection of the fancying he saw some traces of life, Duke of Athol as a director, Sir administered hot Bovril, and went Junca Crichton-Browno, M.Don giving Bovril every two hours LL.D., FRS, said the Duke until revival and complete recovery.
town of Becontree. On the river. side, where until the other day' all was empty as when Queen Eliza but looked nerost na sheep bunting from Greenwich, other "Caprice Vienneis" (Kreisler), buildings are going. The great San Francisco Symphony Orch pulse is drawing London around it. "Coppelia Ballot-Dance of the I put out my hand in the dark Automatons and Waltz" (Deniuht to press the stud that inakes libes). San Francisco Symn private day about me. But phony Orch.
henceforth, with this gesture I shallNTAINING ALL THE WERK? brought to the service of the board took place. It was, Sir James ilwaya evoke a vision of the grim enthedral of power.
9.57 to 0.30. p.m.—
Operatis..
Choral Hi
Song"Hamlet"-Mad Scene 8.44 to 10 pan-
(Thomas), Madam Amelita Galli-Curci (Soprano). Song "Aida-Heavenly Aida" Ciovauni Martinelli (Touor);
(Verdi).
from
Song" Boheme--Rudolph's Nar- rativo" (Puceini). Giovanni Martinelli (Tenor)., Orchestral "Tristan and Inaldo". (Wagner)-Prelude.San Fran cisco Symphony Orch. Song" Boheme-Addio " (Pac- cini)-Lucrezia Bori (Soprasa). Song Louise" (Charpentier).
Ever Since the Day.-Luvrezin Bori (Soprano),
8,30 to 11.30 p.m.-Dance. pro-
.gramme.
11.30 p.m.-Closs down.
SUNDAY
11 am to 12.15 p.m.-St. John's
Cathedral service.
12.15 p.m.-Chinese programme,
p.m.-Weather report, local time,
etc.
2 m.m.-Close-down.
8 to 10 p.m.-Europeu programme of Victor and H.M.V. records supplied by Messra, Moutrio &. Co.
16 p.m.-Weather report, local time,
etc.
6.03 to 6.44 p.m.- Concerto No. 9
in C Minor" (Rachmaninoff).-
Sorgi Rachmaninoff with Leo- pold Stokowski and 'the Philo delphia. Oroh.
Gladdeningi Light" (Wood)-Choir of Bt. | Paul's Cathedral. Choral Angels "Ever Loving". (Tchaikovsky)-Choir of St. Paul's Cathedral. Song "Long, Long Ago" (Thomas Bayley). -Hulda Lashanaka
Song Annie Laurie" (William
Douglas Lady J. Scott), - Hulda Lathanska.
Bki.
Pianoforte Salo" Nocturne A Baguze."-Ignace Jan Paderew- SongTwo Grenadiers" (Heine- Schumann).Reginald Werron- rath (Baritone). Instrumental. Introduction
and Allegro for Harp with Strings and Woodwind Accom- paniment" (Revel).- Virtuess String Quartette,
Chorus: Blessing Glory and Wisdom" (Bach)-Westminster Abbey Choir.
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Pianoforte Sole-" Home Sweet Home" (Thalberg), Arthur Meale, Pianoforte Solo" Alico Where Art Thou?" (Ascher).—Arthur Meale.
Song God Will Take Care of You" (Martin)-Marion Tal- ley (Soprano).
Song" Beautiful Iela of Some- where" Pounds and Fearie) Marion Talles-(Boprano). Pianoforte Soln The Prophet Bird" (Schumann). - Igance Jan Padarawaki.
Pianoforte Bolo By the Brook- sido? (Stojowaki)-Ignace Jan Paderewski.
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