PERFECT SOUND and COMFORT.
QUEEN'S
AIR CONDITIONED THEATRE ·
QUALITY IN PICTURES.
We are not withholding pictures during the summer!
GEMS FOR AUGUST.
“WOMAN ACCUSED"
with
NANCY Carroll-CARY GRANT
JOHN
*BARRYMORE
N
Reunion Vienna
WITH DIANA WYNYARDA
"DEVIL IS DRIVING"
with
EDMUND LOWE-WYNNE GIBSON
norma
Shearer
in a romaNCE that stirs moon: light
memories
Filin' Through
FLORIC
atius
MARCH - HOWARD
JOAN CRAWFORD CARY COOPER
TODAY WE LIVE
CHARMING MUSICAL ROMANCE
“TO-NIGHT IS GURS”
with
CLAUDETTE COLBERT
FREDERIC MARCH-ALISON SKIPWORTH
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, JULY 31, 1933.
Wives On Instalment System
un
POPULARISED IN S. SERBIA
Belgrado.
The custom of paying for wives the Instalment system la growing in South, Serbia, especi- ally in the Kosova district. For wives have to be bought at a high price there-and few young men can afford to put down a lump sum. in these hard times.
The normal scale of Instalments 18:
£20 for the first year.
£20 for the second year, £40 for the third year, and £40 for the fourth year.
It is not until the last In- stalment has been paid that the young man gets his wife, whom he has probably nover soen, but once the final instalment has been paid the girl belongs to the young man's family.
If the bridegroom should die before the wedding, the girl must marry one of his brothers, uficles, relatives-sometimes other even his father.
nr
The £120 paid for a wite re- presents wealth in Kosova. It would buy an estate, for ien acres of land casts only £20.
So boys are engaged at 16-aud | then they and their fathers begin to earn the money to pay for the wife. Often land has to be sokt. and money borrowed before the girl is at last won.--Reuter..
NEW USE FOR MATCHES
SYDNEY MAN BUILDS HOUSE
Mr. Herbert Etherington, of Sydney, has built a model house, occupying 28 square feet of space, entirely of used matches:
Its construction took four and a half months, 67,677 matches, a pot of glue, a brush,, and the patience of Job, says Austral News. Every detail is complete down to furniture, garden seats and a drive leading to a match gatnge in which is housed a match motor car
Mr. Etherington has still some thonsands of matches left over.
SHARE PRICES
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS
The following is the list of local share quotations issued to-day:
Banka.
'kong Banks, $18306. H'kong Bunks, London, £1301⁄2 n.
x.div.
23 3.
Chartored Bank £167, n.. Mercantile Bank, A.
£241⁄2 'n Mercantile Bank G., £9% n. East Asia, $101 b. Am: O. Finance Corp., Sh. $20 n. China O.Fin. Ord., Sh.$5.40 n. China O.Fin. Prof. Sh.$5.00 n.
Insurances.
Canton Ins., $310 h. Union Ins, $535 b China Underwriters, $1.90 b. Chinn Fire, $595 m. II.K, Fire, Ins, $200 b,
Shipping.
Dougins/$321⁄2 b. H.K. Steamboats, $18 n. Indo-Chinas, (Pret.), $30 n. Indo-Chinus, (Def.), $32 b. Shells (Bearer), 51/3 n. Union Waterboats, $15 n.
Mining.
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Benguets, $34% b. Kailans, 80/-. Langkats (Single), Sh. $16% n. S'hai Exploratiens, Sh. $4 n. S'hal Loans, Sh. $6.40 n.
Raubs, $10.15 n. Venz: Goldfields, $5 n. Benquet Exp., 28 eta, n.
Docks, etc.
H.. Wharves, $12971 n. H.K. Docks, $10.
S. China Motora A., $10 n. 5. China Motors B., $8 n. Providents (old), $3.80 n. Providenis (new), $1,40 b. Hongkews Sr. $337 n. New Engineerings, Sh. $7% n. Shanghai Docks. Sh. $142 n.
Lands, Hotels, etc.
II. and S. Hotels, $7.20 b. II.K. Lands, $78 b. S'hai, Lands, Sh. $32 n. Metropolitan Lands, Sh. $14, n. Humphreys, $14 n.
H.K. Realties, $8.10 n. Asia Realtles "A" Sh. $140 n. Asia Realtics "B" Sh. $20 n. Chinese Estates $97 n. China Realties, Sh. $15 n. China Debentures Sh.$187 n.
Cotton Mills.
Ewo Cottons, Sh., $15 s. Shui Cottons, Sh., $108 n. Zoong Sings, Sh., $141⁄2 n. Wing On Textiles (S.) $90 n. Public Utilities. Traniways, $22.90 b. Peak Trams, (old), $15.
We have now made SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTIONS
Stopping Political Hecklers
S. A. CANDIDATE'S INNOVATION
“Johmmesburg."
A Rand candidate for Purllament has discovered a way of restoring order at rowdy meetings and of getting n hearing from audiences containing what they like to de- seribe as "disturbing elements." He uses a jazz orchestra.
in
The orchestra starts playing be-- fore the speeches are due to begin to put the audience
11 good mood.. The candidate then de-. [livers his address. The moment there is any rowdyism, he stops, signals the orchestra and it bursts | Into music, which continues until sifance has been restored In nudience.
the
So a really rowdy audience fa assured of a complete evening's [concert programme.Reuters ***
Peak Trams, (new), $7% n. Star Ferries, $95 b, Youmati Ferries (old), 82534 n. Chinn Lights (old), $13 a. China Lights (now), $12.35 b. H.K. Electrics, $74 D. Macno Electrice, 883 n. Sandakan Lights, $10% n. Telophones (old), $30. China Buses, Sh. $111⁄4 n. Singapore Tractions, 2/-b. Singapore Pref., 15/-b.
Industriais.
Malabon Sugars $15 n. Cald: Macg. (old), Sh. $20 n. Cald: Macg. (Pref.), Sh. $16 n. Canton Ices, $6, n.
Cements (Com.). $6.05 b.
Cements (old), $5 n. Cements (now), $1.05 n. H.K. Ropes, $9 n.
Stores, etc. Dairy Farms, $20 sa. Watsons, $9 n.
Dor A Wings, $1 n. Lane Crawfords, $1.90 L. Mackintosha, $21 n. Sinceres, $13.60 B
Wm. Powells, $2.10 n. Wing On (H.K.), $185 n.
Miscellaneous. Amusements, $12 n. II.K. Entertainments, $11% 3. S.C. Enterprises, $3. United Theatros, Sh. $4 n. Macao "Greyhounds," $10 n. Constructions (old), 83.90 n. Constructions (new), 80 cts. b. B. Ind. & Bonds, 79% 11. H.K. Govt, Loans, 37% b. Prom.
X 'div.
Wallace Harpers, $8 n.
IN THE PRICES OF ALL OUR:..
Cakes
Pastries
and
Biscuits
LANE; CRAWFORD'S
CAKE DEPARTMENT
Main Store Kowloon Branch "Corrier House"
*Kor en acre
محمد
PINE has an estimated value of
£250**
Invest in Afforestation
F
•$30 payable ont song. term
Estiraled vajus after 12 years if nikoled wa wund pvip.
ROM the above agares you can see what a good
investment afforestation is.
Already the value of investments place with N. Z. Perpetual Forests, Ltd. exceeds £3,700,000.
This confidence in the company is accounted for by two important reasons:
1. Every safeguard is provided for investors
....the
company operating under the strict supervision of » Trust Company? (the Australasian Bondholders Trust Co., Ltd.) which acts for and on behalf of Investora.
N. Z. Perpetual Forests, Ltd. are pushing forward the work of realizatión, ie, tho logging, milling and marketing of the pine.
2.
For complete details about every phase of the Company's activitica, and the opportunity it. offers, address
N. Z. Perpetual Forests, Ltd.
(Incorporated in N. Z. 1023)
ASIA LIFE BUILDING, QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL.
4th Floor.
Tel. 27524.
ST FRANCIS
TEL
TEL.26634.13A, QUEEN'S ROAD C.TEL.26035.
MENU
TIFFIN $1.25..
1. Mutton & Barley Soup
2. Cold Consomme.
3. Fish De Creme
4. Spanish Omelëitë
5. Devilled Pork Chop
6. Roast Goose & Apple Sauce
7. Cold Assorted Meat & Salad
8. Potatoes G Vegetable
9. Fruit Sponge
10. Fruit
11. Tea
12. Coffee
MENU DINNER $1,50
1. Fruit Cocktail
2. Meat Ball Soup
3. Fried Sale Minuiere
-4.-Veal-&-Ham-Patties--
5. Chicken Marengo,
6. Roast Loin Chop ·
7. Potatoes G Vegetable
8. Toast Pudding
9. Cheese
10. Fruit
11. Tea
12. Coffee
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