PREMISES TO LET
PEAK MANSIONS:
5-roomed fats,
8 roomed fats.
PRINCE EDWARD ROAD
DISTRICT.
14 roomed flats
4.8 roomed residences.
CAMBAY BUI DINGS:
23-roumel date.
CHEUNG SHA WAN:,
1-3 roomed flats.
KOWLOON CITY:
1-roomed data,
PREMISES TO LET.
ODOWNS TO LET-One large
concreta. 1-storied godown, foor space about 14,000 39. it at No. 200, Hennessy Road. Two large godowns ench about 8,000 sq. ft. at present occupying by British American To- bacco Co., Occupation from 1st Jan. 1938. Two large godowns each about 2,000 sq. ft. in King: Ming Road, Causeway Bay, opposite Mesara... Rutterfield & Swire's Coal Godown.
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CREDIT FONCIER D'EXTREME ORIENT
FRENCH BANK BLDG.,
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HOUSES TO LET.
NELIX VILLA 8.— Pokfulam,
Immediate Occupation. Charming Modern Resistence at Moderate Rental Fine Views. Children's Playground, Sea Bathing Frequent Bus Service. Garage. Apply F. A. Joseph, Property Office, Tel. No. 20910.
1993
DISNEY VILLAS in extensive B Apply:-KONG SANG NG LTD., private grounds. 2 Commodious "O. P. O. Box No: 320.
houses semi-detached. Modern sanita tion. Tennis court. Very quiet and healthy locality. Access to sex from own grounds. Moderate rentals Apply J. S. Joaph, Property Dept.. Prince's Bailding. Tel. 20910.
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FLATS TO LET
`0) LET-FLAT No. 4 "TICIA MANSION 16, Macdonnell Road, partly furnished or unfurnished. Apply AVIER BROS. LTD. 181 22722 or23916
13583
SMALL CONVENIENT FLAT
1. Mid-Level. Apply J.E. JOSEPH, Property Dept, Prince's Building, Tel. No. 20910.
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LET Flat No. 3, "Kellert.
T55, 156, The Peklatt Rooms. Flush System. Seperate Kitchen. Servants' Quarters. All Modern Conveniences. Apply DEACONS, Prince's Building..
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TO-DAY'S RADIO PROGRAMME
HOBBY STARTS A BIG INDUSTRY
CARGO FROM CHINA
LAMMERTS AUCTIONS
Broadcast by Z.B.W. -on 355 Metres
12.30 to 2.10 p.m. (Approx.).—Eu-
ropean programme. 12.30 p.m.-Recorded music. 1 p.m.-Local time and weather,
report.
1.30 pm-Reuter, Press Bulletins,
Rugby Press news, etc. 1.40 p.m.-A Relay of the Rotary Club Tim Speech from the Hong Kong Hotel Roof Gardan, Mr. G. B. Gifford-Hull on "The Progress of the Shing Mun Dam."
2.10 p.m. (Approx.)-Close down. 4 to 7 p.m.-Chinese programme. 7 to 11 p.m.-European programme. 7 to
7.13 pm-Tannhauser
- Overture (Wagner). 7.13 to 7.30 pm.-
Vocal Gems Viktoria and her Hussar. From Erik Charell's
Horse Inn,"*
7.30 to 8 p.m.--
"White
Fruit And Vegetable On H.MS. Suffolk
Canning
Wolve years ago a Cambridge” shire farmer took up fruit canning in the home us a hobby. His wife was not amused: So he gave up his hobby and want for three months to the United States.
Today, Mr. S. W. Smedley, the farmer in question, is managing director of a firm of canners which controls nine factories in Great
, employe over Britain,
4,000 workers, and keeps, thousands of acres of farmland under permanent and profitable cultivation,
Mr. Smedley, who conducted the writer over his Wisbech head- quarters observed at the end of the tour: "I have never lost a penny in the caguing business" and I hope I never shall
years
ago
"Such, in epitome, is the tale of the English canning industry- twelve-years
ago a dream, eight a novelty, to-day a Bourishing and expanding reality. Mr. Smedley and his business A Jazz Banjo and Piano Recital rivals have gained a foothold in a by Fred Carplo and Julian Sil-market which until a few years ago verio.
From the Studio
PROGRAMME
1. Banjo Solos:-
Southern Echoes. Kalck Knocks.
2. Plano Solos:-
Handful of Keys.
According to the moonlight.
3. Guitar Solos:-
April Kisses.
This is my way. 4. Piano Solos:-
Soliloquy. Jazzaristrix.
8 p.m.-Local time and weather report; closing local stock quotations."
8.05 to 8.43 pm --
Southern
A Variety Programme Vocal-It's An Old
Custom-Cliff Edwards. Oh. I Didn't Know You'd Get
That Way-Alice Faye.- "George White's 1935 Scan- dels" (coming to the King's
Theatre shortly). Vocal-What's the reason. The
Mills Brothers. Plano
Solos Plano Medley Ronald Gourley, Vocal-Don't let your love go
wrong.The Boswell Sisters.
Xylophone Solo Bobbin' Harry
The
was monopolised by the United States. The benefits of an expand- ing market have spread into scores of supplementary industries. Wisbech factory alone buys produce to the value of £1,000 a week from farmers in the neighbourhood.
it is crauned for the modern can-
BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEES
PUBLIC AUCTION.
of
(Special Air Mæll Service)
London, July 22. When HMS, Suffolk docks at Portsmouth on Friday she will be met by a string of Opvèrnment
The Valuable Leasehold Property lorries and an armed escort.
The lorries are bringing to Lon-situate at Victoris in the Colony of don the priceless collection of Chi-office as Subsection 3 of Section G of Bong Kong and registered at the Land ese treasures, which, the cruiser is Marine Lot No. 1 together with the carrying from Shangnai, Those Premises thereon known as - treasures will be shown at the
World Exhibition of Chinese. Arts, which will open in November, and is likely to go on all through the winter.
ine German Indutrial Commit- been given as the value of the cruiser's cargo. But it 13 possible to estimate the value ac- The figure of £10,000,000 has curately.
||
Mr. George Eumorfopoulos, the Greek collector in London, who last
year gave a £100,000 collection of antiques to the British
Chinese
Museum, and who was one of a party of four British representa- tives in China recently, told the "Evening Standard” to-day!
i!
No. 4, KWONG YUEN STREET EAST
To be Sold
TUESDAY, TER S0TH DAY OF
AUGUST, 1835,
AT 3.30 PM..
by
M LAMMERT BROTHERS, AUCTIONEERS,
AT THEIR SALESROOM, No. 4, DUDDELL STREET, VICTORIA, Hoya KONG.
Mz3:21. WOO & NASH,"
Mortgagees' Solicitors..
No. 4, Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong.
"Nobody can possibly say what is the value of these treasures. * 1200 B.C.
For further particulars and Con- "They represent Chinese artditions of Sale, Apply to - right back to a period 1200 years BC. In recent times they were assembled Ln the Imperial
in Palace
Pekin.
about Then uing industry that there is nothing nve years ago,
when China which it cannot "can: "" Soon
was 'threatened by Invasion 250,000 tins of peas will be turned
and disruption, the Central Gov- out from the Wisbech factory every
ernment. day. Within a short time paas
bad all these things escorted down to Shanghail packed will give place to French beans. French beans to red curranta, and cases. They were accompanied red currants to celery. The sea by troops. sonal progress of various fruits
"Since that time they have faln and vegetables will keep the can- in the vaults of a bank at Shang- ning factories working at full hai. It is from those vaults they pressure until the end of Septem-"have now come to Britain. ber.
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TURNING THE TABLES
"There is no reason why every fruit or vegetable that Britain can Brow should not be supplied in the canned form from British factories." said Mr. Smedley.
All round endless chains were rushing peas, automatically sorted and graded. into their boiling sealed at the rate of 84 a minute baptism. Tins were hermetically and sunk into massive boilers for final cooking. Again the endless Harry Robbins,
chains took up the task and ran Song-I Live in my dreams the finished tins to the labelling ("Let's live to-night")-Tullio machines and so into their cases. Carminasi (Tenor).
Outside threshing machines swal- Piano Duet-Haarlem Blues-lowed the plants as fast as they Jean Wiener and Clement could be brought in from the fields. "Everything is bottled or canned within a few hours of cutting," Selection The Love Parade, 8.43 to 9 p.m.-"Poeme" (Chausson. canned goods are actually, in nine Mr. Smedley went on. Thus your Op. 25) played by Georges cases out of tea, fresher than those which you would buy as fresh" 9 to 9.15 pm-A Relay of the The bottled goods
only Daventry News Bulletin (Copy- porduced because in some quarters right by Reuter),
there is a bias in their favour."
As for fruit, Mr. Smedley said "We are exporting gooseberries Irving Berlin Waltz Songs-Med- and plums to America in spite of a duty of 35 per cent. At the same Dixieland-Selection.
time, a tax of 10 per cent. is aid
Doucet.
Enesco (Violin.
9.15 to 9.40 p.m.-
ley.
Band Selections
ate
"The collection brought by the Suffolk inchides, bronzes, pottery, paintings, porcelains, and call- graphy. As you know, the Chinese have for many centuries valued one writing as much as we Europe have valued paintings.
in
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS *Some of the old letters, and documents to be shown go back to bronzes were used for ritual and the eighth century. Many of the ceremonis purposes connected with the great temples. There are musical instruments, too, drums and bells. The bells are in series
of about sixteen.
or to
MESSES. LAMMERT BROTHERS,
Auctioneers,
No. 4, Duddell Street.
Hong Kong.
MODEL OF THE MAURETANIA
In Winchester Chapel
(Special Air Mail Service)
London, July 29.
given by the Cunard-White Star Line to form part of the Mariner's Chapel, was unveiled in Winches ter Cathedral by Lord Mottistone, Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire.
A 15ft model of the Mauretania,
The ceremony took place during -"Other bronzes were in daily use the Shipping Festival, and mem- for culinary purposes in the many of these things have come palaces of, a former day. A gooders of the crew of the Mauretania were in the congregation The from the central parts of China.
Dean of Winchester, Dr. E. G. Selwyn, read, from the pulpit the following message from the Prince. of Wales: ........
"The centre of China in those days was more south-west of Pekin,
which was not founded until about the thirteenth century. The centre of China was really where the modern province of Ho-Nan is to day.
"It is a source of satisfaction to, me, as Master of the Merchant
Navy, to know how much the efforts of the Service are recog- nised and appreciated. I facere- "A great many of these beautifully hope that the slowly growing things are from excavations that trade of the world will soon bring tiave taken, place in the Ro-Nan to all those engaged in the ship- area. Precious articles were hid-
Maurice Chevalier Songs-Med-ing us to gain a grip on the home der in old tombs and buried else. Ping industry a full, share of T-
ley.
9.40 to 10 p.m.-"
From the Studio
A Pianoforte Recital by A. W.
Lorena.
PROGRAMME
1. Polonaise in C Minor-Chopin, 2. Nocturne in C Sharp Minor.-
Chopin:
3. Prelude in C Sharp Minor,
Pelude in A Major. Mazurka in C Major, and Waltz in E Minor-Chopin,
10 p.m.-Reuter Press Bulletins. 10.05 to 11 p.m.-Dance music. 11 p.m. Close down..
RADIO MANILA
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period.
6.55 p.m.-Stock quotations, through the courtesy of Swan, Culbert- son and Fritz:
7 p.m.-Radio Shopper.
market,
Н
QUEEN MARY'S 596 CLOCKS
where in secret places whenever there was any threat of invasion or trouble. A godd many fine things were in the care of the priests of the temples,
"Two Chinese secretaries who
viving prosperity."
Lord Mottistone said the Maure- tania was "Queen of the Seas for over 20 years. She was a tridaph of craftsmen's skill, and one of the fastest and most trustworthy ships ever ballt
are experts in art are on board the The model was dedicated by the Suffolk. They are the responsible Bishop of Southampton, Dr. A. B. representatives of the Chinese Cen-L. Karney.. tral Government,
(Special Air Mail Service)
Landon, July 29.- When the Queen Mary comes into
CHINESE PACKERS service she will have on board 596
"A number of Chinese expert clocks, the largest marine clock packers and 'unpackers are also installation in the world (says the coming, and will remain in London July issue of the "Horological Jour- until everything has been packed up at the end of the exphibition,
nal").
cers' quarters.
DUKE OF YORK
At Overseas League
"(Special Air Mail Service),
London, July 20
was opened by the Duke of York
The whole system will have uni-next spring. Experts and admirers A house built more than 200. fed control, and will consist of of Chinese arts are likely to visit years ago, in the heart of St. 39 specially designed clock for London from all over the world thla James's-No, 16, Arlington-street- public rooms, 31 specially designed winter." clocks for entrances from decks, 54 Mr. Eumporfopoulos was accom- as an extension of the world head- 6.40 p.m.-English informational specially designed clocks for ape-panied to China by Mr. Hobson. Bir quarters of the Overseas League,
cial rooms, 370 clocks for galleys, Percival David and Mr. Oscar of which he is president, jeg promenade decks, crew, and off-Raphael. Thess four were the
The mansion was built for An selectors of the treasures.
18th century Prime Minister, Lord "Whatever -we asked for." North. It was lately the London Mr. Eumorfopoulos said, "we were home of Violet Duchess of Rutland, at once shown. We made many
In replying to a welcome from special requests because we were Lord Stanley and Sir John Maffey, aware of the existence of certain on behalf of the Dominions and articles. Without exception these colonies, the Duke read a message were at once produced from the from the King-in which his a Land-song cases in which they were jeaty sent his congratulations and packed in the vaults of the bank best w shes to the League, and said he was interested to know that, "In my Silver Jubilee year,” the League is celebrating its twenty- fifth anniversary."!
7.18 p.m.-Spice of Rhythm and
Melody.
Programme Forecast (German,
English).
7.43 p.m.-Isuan Mineral Water 9.15 p.m.-Short
Sponsorship.
& p.m.--The Town Crier presents a
Quarter-Hour of Melody.
8.15 pm-Momento Lirico, con-
ducted by Antonio Serrano.
gramme,
Musical
FTO-
9.30 pm Topical Talk: German
Industry in the German
scape.
Dr. Kurt Mattusch
8.45 pm-Stock quotations, and 9.45 pm--News in English on DJQ
local market reports, pe
and in Dutch on DJB.
Homeland Evening.
9 p.m. Conservatory Musicale 10 pm-Relayed from Breslau:
University of the Philippines
Sponsored by Facific Commer-10.45 pm-Folk Music.
in Shanghai.
"In China and also in Japan we were shown much hospitality:"
A Dementi
Two hundred guess inspected the new club-rooms in the man-
cial Company in behalf of 11.15 pm-News in German on In Parenthesis is in a position to sion.
Chevrolet cars,
BDJQ and DJB,
10.30 pm Popular Tunes and 11.30 p.m. Current Events.
Requests
11 p.m.--Sign on HANG
BERLIN PROGRAMME
Cp.m.-DIQ, DJB Announcement
(German, English); German Folk Songs
state that no Abyssinian repre- In the courtyards of the two sentative will function on the tele-mansions a large dining-room, with 11.45 pm-Concert of Light Music phone committee of experts. This, & library and bed-rooms above its
with Vocal Boloists. E
is greatly to be regretted, because, is being built. The League is de 12.15 am-News in Engilah on DJQ | Abyssinia having no telephones, the termined to provide an adequate
and In Dutch on DIB 12.30 am-Close down
(German, English),
Abyssinian representative would and friendly meeting-place for TQ, DJB | most likely have been completely ever-increasing number of visitors
from all parts of the Empire,
Impartial