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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1926.
A WELSH DANCE FOR THE PRINCE
Girls of the Ashford (Middlesex) Welsh Girls School dancing in national costume before the
Prince of Wales.
"GLOBE TROTTERS.”
VISITING THE STAR SHORTLY.
ATTEMPT ON MUSSOLINI,
A PROTEST BY FRANCE.
life... Paris, Sept. 123
HONGKONG IMPORTS.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
REPORT.
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The Fortnightly Price Currant.
Dick Norton's new "Globe Trotters" Company is to pay us a visit and will open for a short
11. Briand has sent a message of and Market Report, published by season at the Star Theatre, Kow-congratulation to Signor Musso-the Hongkong General Chamber of loon, shortly.
lini on his escape.
Commerce, states;
These entertainers are popular The French Charge d'Affaires Cotton Piece Goods and Fancy favourites in Hongkong, and a has protested at the tenor of an Cotton Goods--Market conditions rousing success, is assured. The article in an Italian newspaper are as last reported and no change company have recently made a sand expressed the hope that the appears imminent, Manchester, four months' tour of Java, and are Italian Government will not allow values are higher owing to the reorganized, and with the addition the Italian public to be misled, new basic yarn quotations and of three new artistes, new scenery, because though the author of the together with the sharp advance etc., they will be the forerunners outrage may come from France he in the price of the raw material of the cold weather theatrical is an Italian.
cloth Is somewhat firmer despite attractions.
The Paris press generally meagre enquiries. Latest quota Singapore scribes speak in rap follows the lead of the French tions are those of the 9th inst. tures over their first, performances Charge d'Affaires. The Temps a.g. Sakol. 18.05d. Mid. Amer some ten days ago. The company says that. French territory is not "Spot" 10.266.
Cotton yarn-Our market is consists of nine artistes and in the place to plot against a foreign cludes Miss Lela Forbes, Miss Power, but France has a duty of unchanged and no business has Peggy James, Miss Billee Conway, hospitality towards foreigners and taken place in the interval, prices Miss Gladys Cathie, Mr. Herbert it cannot take measures against showing a downward tendeney. Morris, Mr. Leo Brooker, Mr. foreigners whose only crime is Quotations, are purely nominal: Ralph Lynne, Mr. Dmitry Dimoff disapproval of the Government of and Mr. Dick Norton. Of the new their native land-Reuter, artistes, Mr. Dimoff Russia's greatest exponent of the Balalaika,
an instrument with three strings. CANTON LABOUR. Mr. Ralph Lynne and Miss Gladya Cathie are speciality dancers, and
have just concluded a continental MANY DISPUTES UNSETTLED. tour, recently securing, second
No. 10a. $145/170, No. 128, $150/170. No.163. 8170/175. No. 208 $180/185. Arrivals 4,900 bales. Shipments Nif. Sales Nil Uhaold stock 10,700 bales. Bar- gains 8,400 bales.
Woollens.-No change...
Nothing to report.
1.
to re-
Raw Cotton-No sales
Metals-Market dull. Nothing
prize at the international competi-There is still considerable anxiety port. tion held in Paris when 400 com in Canton over a number of labour petitors from all parts of the disputes which remain unsettled. doing. world took part. A dancing treat The flour importing fokis, nearly Flour Market Stocks:
About
is certainly in store for Hongkong 6,000 in number have threatened a 450,000. Market: Qulet. Qub- enthusiasts. The other members atrike unless wages are again tations-American Patent, $4.20 of the company are well known to raised..
per aack; American Straight, $3.45
mised.
Fuller details will be found in our advertisement columns in due
local theatre-goors, and with new On the afternoon of September per sack; American Cut off, $3.45 songs, dances, sketches, etc., some-10th, workers in rubber products per sack; Australian No. 1, $3.70 thing out of the ordinary is pro- engaged one another in street bat-per sack: Canadian Cut off, $3.00 tles over the election of officers. per sack; Canadian Straight, $3.08 Sewing-machine dress-makers per sack; Canadian Mixture, $3.00 are still canvassing in Canton city per Aack; Canadian 2nd Clear, to enrol into membership people 32.90 per sack. who own only, one machine for Sugar Market steady. domestic and not industrial use.
The Druggists Union is giving the Police much trouble by holding up members accused of having fall- ed to pay their dues.
course,
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BRITAIN,
The Shoemakers' Union is forcing all shoe-makers to join at once and
Saltpetre. Absolutely no in- quiries since last, report and market remains very dull."
"Reconciliation, a Chinese pic-
too much of a Hollywood dressing,
pay fees which will go more to the tare produced by the Star Picture Corporation of Shanghai, was Rugby, Sept. 12. pockets of leaders than for the The Supermarine Aviation legitimate purposes of the Union.hown at the Kau U Fong Theatre Works of Southampton, which; The maid-servants, or amahs, in yesterday, and except that it has have been building flying boats for Canton are also forming a union, the British Air Ministry, have but two sets of leaders are claim réceived an order from the Danish ing the Kuomintang charter. Government for a large flying boat fitted with three Armstrong- Siddley-Jaguar radial air-cooled engines for the use of the Dadish) Naval Air Service.
QUEEN'S THEATRE.
ATTRACTIVE PROGRAMMES.
gove
in the affectation of Western man- nerisms by the artistes, that the dress 'worn by one female player. is not of the period depicted in the story; and that the photography leaves something to be desired, the film is quite attractive to the class of patrons for which it is intended. The story is well-acted, and this is its chief recommendation, Ac-
The order was secured againat the keen competition of many foreign firms. No doubt the súc, The current picture at the cording to a notice we have receiv- ceas of the English, boats, which Queen's Theatre is The Extraed, Chinese pictures will continue have" a span of 75 feet and a Girl," which is noteworthy for the to be shown at this Theatre for a length of 50 feet and a weight reappearance of Mabel Normand, season ending September the 18th. about goven tons, was the deter- always a screen favourite. It a mining factor with the Danisha Mack Sennett picture, and deals Naval Air Service. A craft of with the experiences.of a girl who this type can attain a speed of s ambitious to become a cinema anything up to 110 miles per hour. star but gets little further than One of these boats cruised round being a wardrobe assistant. The the coast of Great Britain a year tale is well told and there is a ago, in weather of the worst kind happy bionding of romance and Dollar on demand 2/2 1/16 p.m.
Lighting-up and two of them made the journey humour.
"TO-DAY
6.29 p.m.
to Egypt and back, maintaining One of the best types of German scheduled times throughout, which pictures is to begin a run at the was a highly satisfactory test-
Queen's
to-morrow, this hoing
The War Office proposes to sell British Wireless.
"Wind-Force 9." It is said to be noteworthy for magnificent Mount Pleasant Dedoubt, Ply- photography, whilst the story is mouth, known as the Blockhouse, to the town council for £5,500: An American citizen named most interesting. Abraham Blumenthal, a cabin pas- From Thursday to Saturday in Parks Committee at Its meeting to The latter will be asked by the senger on board the President clusive, there will be a big attrac sanction the acquisition of the Roosevelt, was refused entry into tion, this being The Spanish Redoubt and the land attached, Troland by the local immigration Dancer, in which Pola Negri will which it is intended to use as a authorities, and was carried on to have the loading, fole Blie will recreation ground New York.
bo well supported by a strong cant.
Entertainments.
Queen's
MABEL
NORMAND
THE EXTRA GIRL
World
LON
CHANEY
in the
PHANTOM
of the
OPERA
Star
JOHN
BARRYMORE
IN
SHERLOCK
HOLMES
Maok Bennett's latest big comedy tells the tale of a stage-struck girl who runs away to Hollywood to meet with one disappointment. after another until she fin ally decides that matrimony is superior to the movies.
Ayéry funny "Our Gang" comedy is also showing and Profonder Gonzales por- forine on an unusual musi- oal instrument.
The weirdly thrilling ro mance of an amazing being who dwelt in the cellars. beneath the Paris Opera House. A marvellously beautiful production with many sequences in the natural colour. Lon Cha ney's work as. The Phan tom" surpasses anything that this great actor bas over attempted, This pic- ture broke the record at the Queen's last November.
This picture is intensely interesting all the way through, bringing in many exciting moments by means of ugly looking creatures who think only of death. There is royal romance causing the death of a girl. The dead girl's sister is in possession of some love let- ters from à Fringe, and a deadly gang want said let- tere for the purpose of black- mailing the Frince. Here is where the wits of Bherlaok Holmos come in. Of course, he defeats the blackmailers with all his well-known; 'skill and daring, and in. cidentally wins the girl's hand for his trouble.
Friday, September 24 at 9.15 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 25 at 5.15 & 9.15
FINAL PERFORMANCES
IN HONGKONG
before their return to America of
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