ATLANTIC SERVICES CUT DOWN.
RESULT OF FEWER VISITORS
FROM AMERICA.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY 10, 1931.
THE VARSITY CRICKET MATCH.
WHO'S WHO OF THE PLAYERS ON BOTH SIDES.
BY RABBIT.]
off several useful performances with the ball which I made mention yes terday. He bowled very well from the Pavilion end and made the ball de a little both ways," any Wisden of the 1920 'Varsity match,
The above named players are the year of whom I am certain.
CAMBRIDGE.
TO-DAY'S WIRELESS MAKING OPERATIONS
PROGRAMME.
BROADCAST BY Z.B.W. ON
355 METRES.
11 to 11.30 a.m.--Stock quotations. 11.30 a.m.-Chinese programme, 19.30 p.m.-European programme, 1 p.m.--Local time and weather
raport.
1.30 pm. Rugby Press news, mail
notice, etc.
In consequence of the depressed
At the time of writing these state of the shipping industry (na personal paragraphs, Wednesday Reuter briefly cabled us) the prin night, the luncheon interval is draw- elpal shipping companies operating ing to a close at Lord's. Unless the on the North Atlantic passenger wireless gets through I gather we route have decided to cancel a num; may not know the result of the ber of mailings, this summer and Varsity match-publicly anyway- autumn. About forty voyages, poms until the evening papers of yester-only Blues this by the world's largest liners, have day-Thursday,, Even now it seems been out out from the sailing doubtful if Reuter's will wade in schodules. It will represent a sub-with the detailed score. If not, wo stantial loss in trade for London, shall have to wait to criticise until seven old blues, Kemp Welch, Haz-7 pm-Stock quotations.
Southampton, and Liverpool, and 'bringe about a position unprece dented in the annals of trans atlantic shipping. The express sor~- vices of the White Star and Cunard lines from Southampton to New York will be affected..
Vessels have been arriving at Southampton recently with less than half the accommodation booked that they had last, year, Southampton will feel the brunt of the curtail ment of sailings, and the position is viewed with mich concern there.
DEPRESSION HITS DIAMOND TRADE.
DE BEER, MINES REDUCE
THEIR PRODUCTION,
the papers with the full account come along. But some notes on the players should be of interest to those of my readers who are keen on cricket, and I make no apology for putting them up in tabloid formt You can look up those you wish and skip the rest!.
OXFORD.
2 p.m.-Close down
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8 to 7 p.m.-Chinese programme.
10.30 p.m.-European pro- plied by Messrs. Trang Fook Piano Co.
I am much more at a loss as to the Cambridge side: "They had lerigg, F. R. Brown, R. C. Rought7.03 to 7.20 p.m.- Rought, Fabian, R. H. C. Human, and A. T. Ratcliffe. It is by ho means certain, that the fast bowler Rought-Rought, and R. O. H. Human have, kept their places.
G. D. KEMP WELCH, the kip per, of Charterhouse, got his Blue as n, fresher in the 1929 match. He did not get a place at the Freshers' match owing to a damaged shoulder. "Wisdena" and two "Cricketers "!
Band Selections,
Sagamore March" (Goldman),
Arthur Pryor's Band. The Chines of Liberty March " (Goldman). Arthur Pryor's Band.-20311. Masked.. Ball --Selection (Verdi, arr. Creatare). Creatore's Band.-30004.
-
Örgan Bolos.
"Song of the Wanderer" (Moret).
-Jesse Crawford,
What Does It Matter" (Berlin),
Jesse Crawford.-90500. "Just a Bird's Eye View of My
Old Kentucky. Home (Kahn Donaldson).-Jesse Crawford,
"In
A Little. Spanish: Town " (Lewis-Young-Wayne).- Jesse Crawford.-20439.
SAFER.
ANÆSTHETICS TO-DAY.
Are hospital operations growing more dangerous?
11
Money and Markets
SINGAPORE SHARE MARKET.
BRIGHTER TONE PREVAILS.
Aro the risks of death under anaesthetics increasing 1 Notwithstanding that three in- qucats wore held on patients who died under anesthetics and that a few days ago an explosion occur red in Newcastle-on-Tyne Infirmary operating theatre, in which the sur- | atates :---- goon and patient were burnt, the
A brighter tone has prevailed in public may be reassured, says the local share market throughout Home paper.
There are in England, Wales and Socotland 828 hospitals, with many thousands of operations daily.
A London surgeon and anesthe- tist, who discussed the matter with a News Chronicle special correspon dent, said:
"Not only is there not the slightest cause for alarms, but the margin of safety grows greater day by day. For every case where death or accident occurs, tens of thousnids of operations are perforin-
without a hitch. "One doesn't use chloroform now if it can be avoided, except when a very mild dose is needed,
# Solid Lights."
Messrs. Fraser & Co's Singapore | offer at $20.50 ex, div., Rauba being share circular, dated June 30, a quiet market at $18.55 cum. div. London have cabled numerous buy- ing offers, but business has been difficult to connect, Tronohs being booked at 12/10) and Tukanpas at 0/3. The market closca, somewhat healtant in view of the political situation, but sollers remain some-2 what reserved.
the week although interest has been concentrated almost entirely on Tin shares following the sharp rise in the price of the metal.
Since our last report Tin has advanced from £100.18.0 to £118.5.0 for the three months position, but the local price has fluctuated con- siderably, opening at $54.50, rising to 800.75 and closing at 857.76.
i
Rubbers. No business worthy of mention can be recorded in thin section but there are good buying enquiries under the prevailing. sellers' quotations.
Rubber appreciated slightly dur Industriale-Straits Traders wore ing the week in sympathy with taken at 828 on a cwn dividend. other Commodities, but interest in basis and are now in request slight shares has been confined to the fowly higher, whilet Fraser & Neave speculative counters in which busi-Orde.. after business at $11.76. ness can readily be booked; a steady could again be placed at this figure For ten years or so, ether and absorption of good-type shares is oxygen have been used more and now taking place from discriminat- mare extensively, until now they ing investors who are prepared to are almost universal.. Apart from
see the rubber slump through.". the risk that would arise from
Industrials remain very steady light or spark coming into contact with the ether-and that is exceed with sellers noticeably scarce and ingly rare the chance of misadven-business has been restricted in con- ture is virtually nil
or slightly higher, Odd lots of Consolidated Tin Smelter Prefor ence changed hands at 10/6 and the Ordinary shares at 14/9, Cycle and Carriage being transacted at 23 cents, Gammons remain firm at 812 30 business done. Hammers aro wanted at 8181 or near and United Engineers could be placed at 87.30, Singapore Cold Storages $4.65 and The latest developments are the of the small-priced shares and Wearnes at 88.30. The tone of the numerous transactions have taken Industrial market is hatinetly firm administering of general anesthepice in Pentwats from 58 to 68 and corresponds with the London tics by spinal or intravenous injec cents. Kinta Tin Dredges 81.08 to market where prices cabled yester- tion-a method devised and used in 81. eum. div. and Kuchais from day disclose a sharp rise, particu Germany, where some doctors swear 76 to 24 conts, with the market in larly in Dunlops which are 5/- bet by it."
these stocks closing about 5 cents ter at 22/0 middle. London Middle Inquests on a baby boy and below the best. Petalings moved Prices: Shell Transports £2.168, girl of 10, who died while under up to 8.05 business done and Bat British-American Tobaccos £3.18.9 anesthetics, were held by the West- Caves were taken at 31 cents Hong Kong Banks £100, Duffs 2/3, minster Coroner, while the City Sungei Luns being somewhat neg Imperial Tobaccos $4.10 Conr Coroner held an inouest on a man tected and after being quoted at taulds 21.10, Imperial Chemicals of 55, who died while under the 81.10 were taken at 81.00 on the 15/3, Unilevers £1.10.3, Czecho influence of chloroform.. A verdict
reaction in the price of Tin. Slokakia 8 per cent. £110.10, Argen-.. of "Death by misadventure
tine a per cont. £84 Malayan Collieries are easier returned in each case.
"What we call 'solid lights' are sequence,
now being widely used by surgeons, Mining-Businces in Tin shares lights, that is, enclosed in a solid has been chiefly confined to a few
Cherie, I Love You" (Good-glass tube.
man)-Jesse Crawford, "Ting-a-Ling" (Britt-Little).)
Jesse Crawford.---20963;
8
p.m.-Local time and weather 7.41 to 8.25 p.m.-
report.
A Concert.
Piano Solo "Humorcake "
(Dvorak)--Hans Bath. Piano Solo--" Polish 'Dance" (Scharwenka),-Hans Barth,
There will be some amending of
D. N. MORE, of Shrewsbury and schedules by the United States Queen's, skippers Oxford although lines, the Hamburg-America line, he is only in his second year. Ho have hunted through three North German Lloyds and the Com- went up in October, 1920, and in pagnia Générale Transatlantique, his first year got his Bluc, Keown but curiously enough his college is 7.20 to 7.41 p.m.— Umally at this time of the year as a likely man, he was not picked only mentioned twice in the lot of vessels engaged in the service be. against his own County, Gloucester, them-and each time in the list of tween the United States and Europe who gave him a game. This by the officers-as Secretary. It was, how- are arriving in Europe with full way is generally recognised by ever, worth, the labour to find he is complements of passengers, but Counties as helping Varsity skip at my old college, Sidney Sussex. largely owing to depression in the Pers to try more men. Moore madeOne of the factors that decided his United States the majority are 206 of Gloucester's 687 for two inclusion originally was his medium "carrying very few more passengers wickets, and by this somewhat irre fast bowling but wisely, with the verend proceeding, made himself cares of Captaincy, he has now than they do in winter.
In 1920 he made' 57 sure of a Blue. He justified it by given this up. getting 69 and 29 at Lord's, and and 29 at. Lords, going in first, and finishing fourth in the Varsity bat had 3 for 62 and 0 for 27 going on ting averages with 39,60 for 18 to bowl first also. In 1930 be made innings, once not out. He made 14801 and 8, and had A. M. Crawley at Nottingham. He was also third and P. G. T. Kingsley in the second in the bowling with 0 wickets for innings. (the "flop ") for ten runal 36.33 (which revenia Oxford's weak- He did not go on in the first-in- neas) but was really no bowler. He nings. This year, he has carried "did brilliant work for H. M. Mar the batting on his shoulders and tincan's eloven in Egypt in the has three centuries to his credit. tring of this year, but the standard A. T. RATCLIFFE of Rydal was only good Club cricket. W. Mount and Trinity Hall, failed to O'B. Lindany, Lord Dalmeny and get in in 1920 though he made 80 J. H. Levinson, of Oxford, were in the Freshers'. He was not tried with him and the former may have for the Varsity. In 1930 he had got his Blue. The Cambridge skip an average of 20.77 for 18 innings Der, Kemp Welch, also was on tour and at Lord's made (bowled Peebles but did not do quite so well. Moore each time) 11 and 9. I can only has captained Oxford with, much trace "one score of 35 this season, Kimberley, July 1-The severe decision this year, though with no
and he seems amazingly lucky to effect of the world slump on the outstanding personal feat to his have kept his place (or indeed to trade in diamonds is emphasised in "an official statement that De Beers credit. He was injured in fielding have got in last year) but his re- at the early in June and I have no further cord score of over two hundred in are ceasing operations
the first knock this year amazingly Dutoit-span mine and are decreasinformation of his doings.
A. MELVILLE, his secretary, of justifics Kemp Welch's judgment. ing production at some other mince, South Africa and Trinity, played a
J. G. W. DAVIES (Tonbridge The Consolidated Diamond Mines of brilliant part in the 1030 Freshers and St. John's) made 68 and 25 South Africa have been for some match, getting 132 not out, and tak in the Freshers' match, went into time working on the smallest posing four wickets for thirty-nine and the side, got runs steadily and bus sible scale...
The companies have arranged pro- four for thirty-three runa. Ho end gained his blue. He drives well, ed up fifth in the batting with 32.83 and, though at first they said he grammes so as to afford European for 18 innings, and took 10 wickets could not cut, it appears he can. employers an opportunity to work for 40.15 runs apiece. Against York and come again fewer hours.
F. R. BROWN (Leys and St. The reduced production now being shire the scored 118, At Lord's. in enforced will not be increased until spite of a slipped cartilage, he was John's), had the misfortune to are restored to one of the only decent fieldsman make a pair of spectacles in the 1030 existing stocks
(for Oxford), but, owing largely to Tresher's match. But thanks to his normal proportions and signs of a his injury; scored 3 and 0 only. His leg-break bowling, which on rare -trade revivál appear.
occasions broke from the off, and two overa cost nineteen runs,
THE NAWAB OF PATAUDI | his amazing development, as a quick gained his Blue in his second year run-getter. he got in to the side in 1929. From the Chief's College, to score 43 and 20 at Lord's and Lahore, he had gone up to Balliol to take for 81 and 2 for 30. This and in his first 'Varsity, match, as year, starting quietly, he has been Wisden remarks, did more than getting a lot of wickets lately, and Ranjitsinghi or Duleopsinghi had one century. done for Cambridge and made 106. and 84. In 1920 he only got 5 and 20, but this year he has made 'Varsity cricket history by scoring four centuries running in the early matches.
Has a
lang".
Pleasant
ROSES
"
Just right after
Tennis.
2
A. H. FABIAN (Highgate and Pembroke) got his Blue Fresher in 1020. A slow spin bowl- er, he had 2 for 40 and 0 for 95 that year at Lord's and made 16 not ont. In 1930 re made 12 and B. W. HONE, Fresher, has 33, both not ort-(so he has, be Already made 58 and 63 in the fore the present match; scored 01 runs in 3 innings, never out, against Freshers match, a couple of ven. turies for the "Varsity this year, Oxford) but took no wickets. He and in Inter-State. Cricket in 1920 only got 7 for 76 in the season but for South Australian 128, 61, 24, 35, had a batting average of 38.01 for 40, 106, 42, 7 not out, 6, 15, 23, and 19 innings. This season he has 47. He also made 70 not out and scored consistently and took 5 for 12 against the M.C.C. team. The 36 against Yorkshire among other figures speak for themselves.useful bowling feats, so has not F. G. H. CHALK (Uppinghami developed entirely into n batsman.: and B.N.C.) made 20 and 20 in the Freshers match this year, 31, and 10. Kent, 14r. Leicester and 14 and 62, not out, againet Lanca ahirc.
A. G. HAZLERIGG, of Eton and Trinity, got his Blue late in the 1030 season na à slowish off-break bowler. He had a batting average of 14.28 for 9 innings (he only play.
H. G. OWEN SMITH, now onlyed in seven matches), and took 10 twenty-two years of age, was third wickets for 25.50 apiece. Bis Inme
in the first-class batting averages rests on his four for seven in the net innings of the Varsity match
20203...
Song The Merry Widow "... Waltz (Ross-Lebar), Hulda Lashanska (Soprano): Song The Merry Widow "a
Vilia (Ross-Lehnr). --Hulda Lashanska. (Soprano).--1119. Violin Solo-" One' Little Dream of Love" (Gordon).~Recen
Chemet,
Violin Solo-Rose in the Bud
(Forster Renee Chemst. —
1132.
Song "Moonlight and Roses! (Black-Moret), John McCor. mack (Tenor).
Sweetest Song- The
Call" (Troon-Morrow), John MeCor. mack (Tenor)-1092. Violoncello Solo-"Gavotte Ten-
dre" (Hillemseher); - Pablo
Casale.
Violoncello Solo-"Menuet" (De bussy)-Pablo Casala-1101; Piano Solo- Etude in A Flat Major" (Chopin).-Alfred Cor. tot.
Piano Solo "Waltz in Sharp.
Minar (Chopin).-Alfred Cor tut.-1101,
9.25 to 8.57 p.m.→→
Orchestral,
"William Tell"-Overture (Ros
Bini)-Victor Symphony Orch. 20600.
The Glow-Worm-Idy" (Robinson Lincke) Victor Concert Orch. Hearts and Flowers"Intermezzo (Tobani). Victor Concert Orihi
-35929
"The Swing" Wa
Waltz-Victoria Orch
Hudson Wales "Waltz (Eigno Toni)-Victoria Orch-35870.
Variety.
for South Africa in England in 1920, with 35.30 for 30 innings. He was third in the first-class bowling with 30 wickets for 23.50 apiece, and fire in all matches with 30 for 23.20 apiece.. He is a brilliant field. Go ing up to Magdalen. this year, he made in the Freshers 60, and took took 3 for 49 in the first innings and 4. wickets for 80 and 1 for 71. runs made 0 and 17, so his performance He was bowled very lightly at the was one of which any cricketer start of the sonson but made useful scores and has since been getting
last year, when he largely brought 8.67 to 9.27 p.m.- about the Oxford collapse, bowling the Nawab of Pataudi. and Garland. Wells, and getting Bradshaw and Mayhew caught in 11 overa (7 maidens). He caught four catches."
a good many wickets as well as TunB,'
might be very proud.
others.
There are so many others who R. 8. G. SCOTT, of Winchester may have got in that it seems and Magdalen, failed to get his hardly worth while continuing these Blac in 1099 and 1930, but is in detailed notes, D. F. Surfleet, of cluded this year. He has made University College School, has play some useful scores and taken a good ed-some good ininga, bowls in. many wickets, and goes in as a good swingers, and did well in tho all-round player who fields excel Freshers' He has a very good lently; but I think he is mainly a chance. He is up at Christ's. W bowler.
H. Webster has bech close up to the team for some time, D. M Parry (Dulwich and: Pembroke) in all-rounder, and J.T. H Comber.
St. Margaret's Chimes Westmins
ter.-Stanley Roper.
"Impressions of London" (West- minster). Stanley Roper (actual recording)-20620, Organ Solo-St. Louis Bluca,
Thomas Waller,
Organ SoloLenox Avenuo Blues.Thomas Waller-20387; · Vocal Gems" The: Love Parade."
Victor Light Opera/Company! Vocal Gems Sunny Side Up." Victor Light Opera Company, *36008. Bawaling Orchestra Hawaiian
Dreama"-Hilo Hawaiian Orch Hawaiian Orchestra Honolulu'
Moon. Hilo Hawaiian Orchi
20306
all good 0.27 to 9.32 p.m.---
EM. WELLINGS,,of Chelten, ham and Christ Churchi, failed to got in as a Fresher in 1028. In 1920 he took 45 wickets for 30.13 runs (Marlborough and Peinbroken avitte but in 1030 ha, was dropped wicketkeeper, have after bowling 27 overs only, in three chances. R. H. C. Human and. R. matches when he took one wicket C. Rought-Rought the old Blues; for eighty-four runs. He was proby have not been prominent lately, but ably badly treated, as he is a howler may get in. So one may as well who requires and thrives on hard leave it at that. But I should like work. This year, besides making to know who, if any, are the left some useful scores, he had brought hand bowlers on the two sides)
Instrumental,
Berget
Piano Solo Brooklet" (Schu
bert Rachmaninoff) Rachmaninoff-1199, (Contkived on next Column.),
“
14
was
Violin Solo" Negro Spiritual Melody" (Dvorak-Kreisler). Fritz Kreisler.
Violin Solo-"Song of the Volga Boatmen !! (arr. Kreisler). Fritz Kreisler-1123. ·
Pine Folo-"Invitation to the Waltz (Weber). Alfred Cor. tot-1201.
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NAME
Dividend
DIVIDENDS. Tatal for
year to Year
Mala cea Electric
Proference******* 5int. Raub Australian
Gold
S'pore Municipal
5% Stock 1028 ...... Wearne Bros.
1931.
Violin Solo-- Canries Antique" (Balogh-Kreisler).-Fritz Krejs
June 24
ler.
Violin Solo"Legend of the Can- von" (Cadman).-Fritz Kreis- - ler:-1093. 9.52 to 10.28 p.m.-
Operatio.
Mefistofele Belections from
(Baito, arr. Creatore). Cred tore's Band.
Mefistofels-Prologue (Boito, arr. Creatore-Creatore's Band ---35971,
5% final
Date Books close date Ends Payable 1031 |
5%-31 Dec. 30.0.31 27/30 June 20% 31 Mar. 15.7.318/15 July:
27/ 3% int
3%
Rubber. 3:1/16d.
30 Sep. Tin.
20.7,31-7/20 July 117.31 Tofa Sold.
Price.
£109, 0.0-200
854.00
3ld.
: 109.12.6
175
85.37
3.3/16d.
114, 5:0
123
57.00
3.5/10d.
114.75.0
100
60:00
30
3fd. 3.3/100.
100
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118: 5.0
*57.75
LOWER LEVELS FOR RUBBER. DECLINE IN ALL POSITIONS. IN NEW YORK.
New York, June 290,--Opening a the New
Rigoletto" Quartetto "(Verdi).
-Creatore and his Band. Rigoletto" Introduction and new week's trading on
Minuet " (Verdi). Creatore York rubber market to-day prices declined to lower levels. At the and his Bandl.—35882. "Pearl Fishers "Selection (Bizet, close the July quotation stood at Arr. Creatore)-Creatore's Band 6.65, og from Saturday's close at 7.03 The futures positions were -30001/33002.
Trading correspondingly lower. was netive with the contrast, turns over for standard No. 1 rubber
10.28 p.m.-Rugby mit-day Press 10.30 p.m.-Close down.
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Month.
June 27 June 29
June
nquoted Unquoted
July
7.00
6.65
Aug.
7,30.
6.75
Sept.
7.26
0.85
Ort:
7.33
6.03
Nov.
7,20
$7.02
Deo.
7.45
7:10
Jan.
7.51
7.16
Feb
7.58
7.23
7.65
7.30
Apri
7.76
7:30
May
7.83
7:48
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