THE HONGKONG TELEGRAI H, . WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 1931.
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THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB. WHIST DRIVE
The Third Extra Race Meeting will be held (weather permitting) at Happy Valley, on Saturday, 18th April, 1931, commencing at
1.30 p.nt.
The first bell will be rung at 1 p.m..
MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE. Members are notified that they and their Jadles must wear their badges prominently displayed.
Police Recreation Club
Happy Valley THURSDAY, April 16th
1931,
at 8.45 pm.. Admission 50 Cts,
CHINA ENTERTAINMENT AND LAND INVESTMENT CO., LTD.
NOTICE.
Lammert's Auctions,
PUBLIC AUCTION.
S.
The Undersigned have recived instructions from Mr. John Smith, the proprietor of the Station Hotel, to nell by Public Auction,
on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, the 23rd, 24th and 23th April, 1931, commencing cach day at 10.30 am.
ht
Station Hotel, Nos. 65 and 67, Nathan Rond,
Kowloon.
A Quantity of Valuable Household
Furniture
comprising:-
No one without a badge will be En- to the Members' admitted clonure. Badges admitting non- members to the Members' Enclo-' sure and Club Rooms at $5. for in Round
Ladies $3. for Sleeping partner and firmly established exclusive retali Gentlemen and
I, LIANG CHI HAO, Managing
Tonk Hatstand, Chesterfield business, centrally located. Capital (both including tax) are obtain-
to the power aclely desired for expansion. Fullest able through the Secretary upon Director, pursuant investigation submitted. A genuine introduction by n member, auch vested in mne under Article & of Couch and Chairs, Large Arm
nn investment opportunity to make offering a constant and lucrative member to be responsible for the Articles of Association of this chairs, Bookcases, Side Boards, Company intend to offer to the Folding Screens, Long Mirrors, return. Replies strictly confidential payment of all chits, &c.
Badges admitting to Members' Shareholders of the resistor on Pictures, Clocks, Brass Fenders. to W. D. c/o Messrs. Percy Smith,
Enclosure will not be on sale at the 20th April, 1931, the remain-Brass Ware, Ornamenta, Carpets, Seth & Fleming.
the Race Course.
jing 20,000 Ordinary Shares of the Rugs, Curtains, Flower Stands upon ap numinal Members can obtain
value of $10.00 each etc., etc.
Teak Dining Tables, Round and SHALL HOUSE wanted on Peak or Plication to the Secretary badges issued by the Company at par in
fur the
proportion to the existing shares Square Tables, Dining Chairs, mid-level, furushed or unfurnished, (imited to ONE)
Particulars admission to the Members' held by them respectively on that Teak Sideboards, Dinner Waggons, Chests, Filters, Dinner on long least from 1932.
date. to Box No. 783, "longkong Tele- closure of wives, lady
Crockery, Glass Ware, E. P. Cut- graph.
Dated this 13th day of April, lerry, Table and Ceiling Fans, etc.,
etc. 1931.
WANTED.
LOST.
Papy Tran- way Station. Finder please return to H. Majer, Union Building. Reward,
Alsatian four months old, near Peak
LOST-Par Black
CHIROPODIST
MISCELLANEOUS.
(Corn remover). Fully qualified. 10 years experience in Europe. Appointments made at the Tester Beauty Parlour. Kayamal
(Ground ly Bailding. Tel. 22103. Floor).
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HOUSES, ETC,
FOR SALE OR TO LET furnished
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free En-
relatives be Names musi and friends. stated when applying.
On no pretext will children be permitted in either Enclosure dur ing the Meeting.
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE,
to the The Price of admission Public Enclosure is $2. including Including for all tax,
persona ladles and is payable at the Gate. Soldiers and Sailors in uniform are admitted half price.
LANG CHI TAO.
Managing Director.
THE HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN.
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What to do to help a child. Bookmakers. Tic Tac Men, &c.
Anyone knowing of a child who will not be permitted to operate within the precincts of the Hong- has been ananuited, neglected or kong Jockey Club during the Ruce-treated in a manenr likely to Meeting.
unnecessary auffering or
Tin will be obtainable in the
cause
four-roomed house at Cheung Chau. Restaurant in the Public Enel injury to health, or knowing
Electric Light Large garden. Write Bez No. 763. "Hongkong Telograph."
PREMISES TO LET.
TO LET-Ground floor, No. 8a, Des Voeux Road, Central, recently in the occupation of the Netherlamla India Commercial Bank, can be divided to suit tenants requirements. Apply to David Suesson & Co., Ltd.
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C. IL BROWN,
Secretary.
THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI
HOTELS, LIMITED.
(Incorporated in Hong Kong).
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Ordinary Years Meeting
of Shareholders of The Hong Kong
The Hon. Secretaries, H.K.S.P.C. c/o G.P.O. Box No. 513, Hongkong, or St. George's Building, Top floor. A further steps will be taken, by the and
borne, expenses Society.
The Informant's name
will be
and Shanghai Hotels, Limited, will kept strictly private, except in
be held at the Registered Office enses where malice is proved.
of the Company
(Exchange
Building, Des Voeux Road Central.
ORIENT.
Mortgage Bank & Estate agents. "PEAK MANSIONS"
Hong Kong), on Thursday the 16th CREDIT FONCIER D'EXTREME- day of April, 1931, at 11.30 am. for the purpose of receiving a
of Accounta Statement
and the Report of the Board of Director for the year ended on the 31st December, 1930, confirming the appointment of a Director and re- and the Director electing Auditors.
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The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from
Wednesday, the 1st April.
1931,
Prince Edward Road, Kowloon
Detached and Semi-detached Modern construction villas,
with garage. "Cambay Buildinge"
until Thursday, the 16th April Flats with Lüdern conveniences
1931, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
F. C. BARRY,
Secretary
Hongkong, 25th February, 1931.
MASSAGE HAL'
MRA S. UZUNOVE 87, Queen's Road C., 2nd floor. Expert MassEUSE
DINE AT THE
St. FRANCIS
TO-NIGHT!
The St. Francis Instrumental Trio will discourse popular and classical music during and after dinner.
Ico
Teak and Iron Bedstends, Teak Double and Single Wardrobes with Bevelled mirror doors, Mantle Picces, Dressing Tables, Marble of Cheat Top Washstands,
Ware; Drawers, Desks, Rattan Linen and Blankets, etc., etc. '
Electric Lights and Fittings, Porcelain Wash Basink, Shanghai Baths, Cooking Stove. Gas Stove, Water Tanks. Plants and Ferns in Pota etc., etc., etc.
alse
Chubbs Safe Piano by Moutrie
and
A Quantity of Blackwood Ware.
Terme:-Cash on Delivery.
On View from Tuesday, the 21st April, 1931,
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneer.
SHARE PRICES.
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.
The following is the list of local share quotations issued to-day:
Banks,
Hongkong Bank, $2050 8. Chartered Bank, £10 n. Mercantile A. and B., £24. East Asia $118 b..
Insurances.
Canton Ins., $1385 b. Union Ins.. $635 s. China Underwriters, $4.40 b. China Fires, $525.
H. K. Fire Ins., $1300 n.
Shipping..
Douglas, $23 H.
n..
II. K. Steamboats, $26 Indo-Chinas, (Def.) $40 n.. Union Waterboats, $35% n.
Mining.
Benguels, 391% b. Kailans, 31/9 n.
S'hal Explorations, Tle. 5/2. Raub, 838 1.
Venz: Goldfields 31 b.
Backs, etc. Kowloon Wharves, $160 b. Whampoa Docky, 29 sa. South China Motore $10 n. China Provident, $54. Hongkews, Tls. 282 b.
Tls. 6 n.
New Earin, Tis. 113 b Shanghai
Coltone.
Ewo Cotton Th 14 h. Shui Cotton Tis, 107 b.- Zoong Singa Tls. 11.60 m.,
Lande, Hotels, etc.
11. and S. Hotels, 11.60 b.
II. K. Land $84. S'haf Land Tis. 42 s. Humphreys, $16. Renities, $11.80 b..
Public Utilities,
b. Tramways, $17 Peak Trams, (old)
$14. Star Ferries, $92 b. China Birhts, (old) $25.30 b.
Electrice. 1. K.
$78% Telephones, $422 b. China Buses, Tls. 18.20 n. Singapore Tractions, 6/6 n.
Industrials,
China Sugars, 80 eta, n. Malabons $39 n. Canton Ices, $3
Cements (Comb.) $17.60 4.
new
Ropes, $14.76
Whether you dine here or not, meet your friends in the Lounges or Verandah Cafeterias --where there is music till mid-night.
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Honkong Social Rendezvous.
Starex, etc. Dairy Farms, $25.00 1. Watson, $12,60 n.
Der A. Wings. $1 i.
Lane Crawford; $5.30 s. Mackintosh, $20 n. Sincerea. $18%. Powells $2.85 n
Miscellaneous. Amusemente, $20 Constructions, $5.90 8.
B'quo Ind. G. Bonds, $68%
CINEMA NOTES.
"THE LAST PERFORMANCE" A HIGHLY-PITCHED DRAMA,
"The Last Performance," one of the most eagerly awaited productions of the year has been booked by the World Theatre and will have a premiere to-day.
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Individuals and Arms are recommended to register their talegra. phis addresses at the Radio Difce. No charge is made for this.
Letters and postcards for Europe and South America are forwarded "via Siberia" if no superscribed.
INWARD MAILS.
Per Soechow Kum Sang
From
Dr. Paul Fejos, whose first studio production in the United States. Lonesome," brought him from obs- curity to an immediate place, among the greatest directors of the scroon. and who later directed "Broadway," wielded the megaphone on this Uni-. versal talking groiluction. The three Japan and Shanghai picturen have stamped him as a rectorini genius who can tell a story with high-pitched drama In an un- usual way.
Shanghai and Amoy Calcutta and Straits Europe via Negapatam (lotters and
papers, London 19th March) Straita
Another talented individua} aided He is Carl Laemmle, in the filming. Jr.. the youngest executive in the picture industry. Laemmle grow up in the atmosphere of motion pictures, being the son of Carl Laemmle, pre- sident of Universal Pictures Corpora- tion.
many years
the
murdered
"The Last Performanco" is a story of a noted magician who has fallen
vounger. During in love with his feminine nasistant. performance of a sword trick another assistant in mysteriously
dramatic while lying in the false bottom of the trin! serted. There is a basket, in which the swords are Ins scene with n dennurmebt that ranks among the most thrilling ever screen- character Conrad Veldt. noted ed. neior, and the wistfal Mary Philbin, portray the starring rules.
Producers Dispute Over Paul Gregory. Paul Gregory, who plays the role Indian, Wanenia, in of the white
the Samuel Goldwyn "Whoopee." Florena Ziegfeld musical smash which comes to the Queen's Theatre on Sunday is noted as the central figure in one of the most sensational dis- pules between theatre producerà ever and Aroused. Oscar lammerstein Florenz Ziegfeld were at loggerheads for years as to which one owned the exclusive rights to his services, the matter Banlly being settled when Ziegfeld bought the contract between Gregory and Hammerstein for $25,000 Cash
WAM
That kind of thing happens often in baseball circles, but seldom in the theatre. Gregory
already re- hearsing in "Itosalia" two years ago for Ziegfeld, when court proceedings brought instituted by Hammerstein
Amoy
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April 10.
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him back into the fold. He had pre-Shanghai, Japan, Canada, U.S.A.
been
Hammerstein's
Acc
vlously singer in the sensationally successful "Rose Marie," "Song of the Flame" un, "Golden Dawn."
"Whoopee" is his first motion pic ture. His role in "Whoopee" calls en him to play the role of an educated Indinn barred by race from max ying n ranch-owner's daughter with whom he la in love. The revelation from an old chief of his tribo that he is really straighters of white birth finally mintters out and everything ends happlly ever after.
"Strictly Unconventional" at the Queen's.
W.
"Strictly Unconventional," Somerset Maugham's brilliant comedy of marriage and murale which is showing the Queen's Theatre, on Thursday was adapted from his play. "The Circle," which was one of the most wide distributed plays in the history of the drams. Its clever dininguc has been translated into over 20 languages and dialects, and it has been played in more than 40 coun- stage AUSTERI tries, Its American
Metro-
with the late John Drew and Mrs. Leslie Carter is well known. Goldwyn-Mayer gave the direction of The this comedy to David Burton, cast includes Lewis Stone, Catherine Bale Owen, Ernest Torrence. Alison Davis, Mary Tyrrell Skipworth. Ferbes and Phat Cavanagh, a new- comer from England.
Remote Control."
A balling crime plot mixed with rlolous laugh situations is the un- usual combination employed to great success in William Haines newest which is talkie, "Remote Control, showing at the Queen's Theatre.
The picturization of the mystery stage thriller is the best laines taikle yet. It is jammed with laughs from
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Superscribed Vorrespondence ODIF
A FLYING FORTRESS.
PRODUCTION.
beginning to end, but mannges to FOKKER COMPANY'S LATEST Bandwich between guffaws some sure-- fire dramatic action with suspense that will keep you clutching the edge of your sents.
laines, as the
radio announcer
New York, Apr. 14.
SUGAR MARKET.
THE LATEST CÁBLED QUOTATIONS.
The following cable at the close
A new army monoplane which is of the sugar market yesterday, has
who fills in spare moments on the air a veritable lying fortress" has been received by Messrs. Pen with vocal impersonations, is at his been designed b the Fokker Com-treath and Co. best betraying a store of versatility pany, and satis.torily tested. which comes as a plensing revelation,
The plane's single wing bristles His mimicking af Amos 'n' Andy with six machine-guns, which when paule you wouldn't miss if you could. the plane is diving in attack all Scrambled up in the radio programs open fire under automatic control. with Haines are Polly Moran, who The plane is manned by a crew of does rain beruty experting of aorta. Insene Ater, a stuttering piccoln
In addition to the machine-guns, player, and John Miljan, who contri- butes some suave work as the radicit carries a quarter of a clairvoyant. It is Miljan who pro- bombs.
Despite its enormous weight, the vides motivation for the etory by
a faster supervising the activities of a group tests indicate that it is
two
ton
of
of thank robbera through his radio pursuit plane than any now in use
talks.
Edward Sedgwick, who directed the by the United Statea army picture, may be credited with a Reuters American Service. splendid job. Particularly elever is
the interpolation of through
Haines voler screen production introduced them in radio receiving sets in talking films. scones in which he does not person-
"Animal Crackers" is said to be, slly appear. The dramatie tempo is funnier than "The Coconuts," which nwift and certain and affords Haines proved a great success, mainly owing some interesting serious moments,
London Terminals. March 1932 7/4% up 3⁄41⁄4d.. May 1931 6/6%1⁄2 up Ad. August 1931 6/9% up 3⁄41⁄4d. December 1931 7/13⁄4 up d..
New York Terminals. March 1932 1.64 down 1 pt. May 1931 1.30 down 1.pt. July 1931 1.39 down 1 pt. September 1931 1.47 down 1 pi December 1931 1.5 down 1 pt.
SOVIET PETROL FOR CHINA.
HUGE IMPORTS AT LOW
·
RATES LIKELY.
Shanghai, Apr. 14.
of ther. The expected outcome
to the unique brand of humour of the The picture serves as a leading lady quartette. Groucho, the garrulous, debut for Mary Doran, who has been plays an explorer, who is lionised at seen in smaller roles to excellent adn house party, where his incredible vantage for several years. Sfer last tales are rattled off with his rapid- work in "The Divorcee" Justified her fire patter. Chico, who always simu- Sino-Soviet conference at Moscow promotion and he offers an engaging lates an Italian accent, and the muto is foreshadowed by the German remantle Harpo are musicians hired to entor Consular authorities handing over characterization to the
tain the guosta. Zeppo, the straight the Soviet Consulate here to the member of the quarlette, in the ex-Controsojus. plorer's secretary.
theme.
What plot there is in "Animal
"Animal Crackers" at the King's.
Furthermore, it is reported that' The Four Marx brothers, the droll comedians who will be seen in "Animal Crackers which begins at the King's Crackers' revolves the exhibition of a the Soviet is negotiating an agree Theatre to-day, actually are brothers, valuable painting, which is atolon, sub ment for the Import to China of
annually, the market price not and at one time were associated with stituted by a copy, and replaced by 50,000,000 gallons of gasoline Supporting the Marx brothers are exceed eighty cents Mex. (nine their mother in playing classical another copy. music. They since 1006, and for some time have Lillian Roth, the Australian 250-bponce) a gallon, compared with
-Reuters been headliners on Broadway. Just artist, Robert Greig, as the comic the prosent $1.25 Mex, a gallon. recently they paid a visit to London butler, Hal Thompson, Margaret:
have boon together
to stage "The Cocoanuts," which Dumont and Louis Serin..