THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH.
THURSD
SEPTEMBER
6, 1934.
THE
DRINK
FOR A
LORDLY THIRST
A BEAUTIFUL LIGHT LAGER.
Sole Agents:-
CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO., LTD.
The Leading Wine & Spirit Merchants.in the Far East.
Prince's Building,
Telephone 20075.
QUEEN'S
AIR CONDITIONED THEATRE
GALA OPENING Saturday 9.30 P.M.
A Unique Opportunity to See THE CHINESE CLASSICAL PLAYS. The Marlin Chinese Opera Co. starring
Miss EVELYN CHEN CHINA'S DANCE QUEEN & R. C. A. VICTOR STAR will present
A SERIES OF CLASSICAL OPERAS
PRICES: $3.30, $2.20, $1.10 & 55 cts. Booking Plans Open
· HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR THE
PROTECTION OF
CHILDREN:
WOMEN'S AUXILIARY.
OF
ONE HUNDRED MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTION OF $ WILL MAINTAIN THE WORK THE S.P.C. FOR ONE WEEK. WOULD YOU CARE TO BECOME A MEMBER?
Hon. Treasurers:
H . KHÁC Y K Chow, 22, Shousan
HIN
Mrs. L. W. Amps, 517, The Poak.
The little lady who to be the focus of interest in the artist's conception of the cast of Daman Runyon's "Little Miss Marker", coming on Saturday to the King's Theatre, is five-year-old Shirley Temple. Featured with Adolphe Menjou, Dorothy Dell and Cltarios Bickford, she acis, the title role in this whimsical story of
the real Broadway and its people.
AFTER 27 YEARS
OPIUM POSSESSION
HEAVY FINES ON THREE
CHINESE
Revenue Ofcer Grimmilt, be-
MR. JOSEPH. MORRIS
RETIRING
When he leaves for Home on fore Mr. W. M. Thomson, at the retirement by the P. and O. liner Central Magistrasy this morning. Corfu on Saturday. Mr. Joseph charged three Chinese with pos-
OLD WOMAN VICTIM
INCIDENT AT KOWLOON RAILWAY STATION
When Ng Ching, 24, unemployed, appeared before Mr. Wynne-Jones at the Kowloon Magistracy today. charged with obtaining $1.20 by a
session of varloun quantities of Morris, Chlef Accountant of the trick, it was said that he chose as
opium.
possession of 110 taels of
TAW
Kowloon-Canton Railway, will be Chan Choi was charged with Avering 27 years' nasociation with the Colony, during the whole opium on board the steamer of which time he has served the Kwongsai, and was fined $2,200 rallway. or in default twelve months' hard Inbour.
Ho Lin. charged with possos gion of 98 tuels of raw opium on board the same boat, was fined $1,960, or in default nine months' hord inbour.
a victim a 71-year-old peasant woman, Lal Kiu, who was waiting in a queue at the Youmati railway Station yesterday.
of
a
He offered to make the purchase ticket on her behalf, but An interesting fact in connec vanished after taking the money. tion with Mr. Morris' retirement is An early hue-and-cry led to the that it will mean the departure of man's arrest, and recovery of the the last official still in the Colony aum in the man's pocket. who was on the construction staff of the railway. It was in 1927 labour was passed.
A sentence of two months' hard
appointed Lau Ki was fined $1,900 or In that Mr. Morris was default nine months' hard labortion staff, and when the railway Chief Accountant of the construc- for possession of 24 tacle of pre- Fared opium at the Tai Hing The opium was tied round his waist in a pigskin.
wharf.
POLICEMAN HELD IN THEFT CASE
YOUNG WEIHAIWEI CONSTABLE
Tsang Shiu-chu, aired 23, constable in the Weihaiwei con tingent of the Hongkon Police Force, was charged, before Mr. Macfadyen in the Central-Police- Court this morning with stealing $25 from Mak Šik, a private watchman in the employ of the Hongkongd Shanghai Banking Corporation
Mr. C. E. R. Sanderson, of Russ and Company, appeared for the dofence and asked for a remand. Detective Sergeant Fowlie
| stated that Mr. Calthrop, A.S.P.,
I would be prosecuting.
Dafendant was remanded to to- morrow in Police custody.
RUBBER PRICES
LATEST SINGAPORE QUOTATIONS
Mesir. Benjamin and Potts have received the following Straits eur- rency quotations (buyers) front Singapore to-day for raw rubber: Spot
Oct/Dec:
Jon/Mch:
20th cls. up
26rk ets. up
27 cin. up Ap!/Juno ....
28 eta. up. Market: Steady. •
et
was brought into operation three years later his servlees were re- [tained. He has ever since been the Chief Accountant, in addition to which he has on two ocensions acted as chief storekeeper.
IN WIRELESS TOUCH
ex-.
The following, ships are pected to be in wirelcas come munication with Hongkong to- day:Tuskania, Eldon Park, During his lengthy residence in Tascaluas, Wing
Lee, Luchow the Colony, Mr. Morris has made a Ward, Morlok Maru,
Dalveen, host of friends, amongst whom hẹ
Aldita Maru. Calcutta Mart, Takada, Con Mining, General Sherman, President, Jackson, Diomed, Lyons Maru. Nagar Maru.
Bette Davis and Pat O'Brien' show. {their feelings rather visibly in this Interesting scone from "Bureau of Missing Persons," First National'a powerful drama of disappearing people. It is now playing at the King's Theatro,
con of his sterling qualities and has won much popularity by rea- this unassuming nature. The good et. wishes of all who have enjoyed his friendship will go with him in his retirement, in the hope that both he and Mrs. Morris may enjoy- many years of happines and prosper-
Shure Quotations Mesars, Carroll Bros. lave re- ceived the following quotations of Singapore rubber shares, dated Augurt 30:
Allenbys Alor Gajah
Sellers 11.04
1,04
2.13%
2.10
Buyer
$1,97
1.80
Ayer l'ann
2.05
Changkat Seniau
4,40
6.50
Connemara
1,00
Clenenly
2.55
Juma
Kedah
3.BA
Lun
2.45
2.53
Mataka Pinda
1.175
1,82%
Now Serendah
2.50
5.41
l'aJuma
2,43
5.86
1,63
1.6 C.R
1.00
2.00 C.D.
1
Hitam
4% Bunest Way
Punzel Ungu
Tejuk Anson
Uhfied Halaten
Kuala Skim
Tapai
Rubber & The Diridends
Linted Malaren 3% dual & Interim
in the Old Country. Mrs. Morris and two aaughters are already in England. Mr. Morris has taken a |keen and active interest in sport, especially golf and tennis, whilst for many years he has been lon, Treasurer of the Railway Recrea tion Club.
CHINA PROTEST
20% JAPAN'S PROGRAMME
OF DEPORTATION
Nanking, Sept. G.
Mr. Chiang Tao-pin, Chinese
Д
MRS. C. A. LINDBERGH. Minister to Tokyo, has been in- structed to lodge a protest with the Japanese Government against the maga
Chinese deportation of labourers from Japan.
EXPECTING A CHILD' THIS
MONTH
Now York, Sept. 5.
According to the Hoston Post,
The latest batch arriving in Shanghai on Tuesday complained that when passing through Moji) Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh is ex- thirty-one of them were roughly pecting a child about the third handled by the local police week of September-United Press. Central News,
Whiteaways
SPECIAL
DISPLAYS
OF
NEW GOODS
OVER 100 CASES
JUST UNPACKED
The present Exchange has enabled us to mark these
goods at lower rates, so take advantage of the exchange and Shop, at Whiteaways.
EXCHANGE UP-PRICES DOWN QUALITY HIGH-PRICES LOW
Inspection Cordially Invited.
WHITEAWAY LAIDLAW & CO., LTD.
WATER LEVELS.
FOR WEST, NORTH AND
EAST RIVERS
The River Conservancy Commission for Kwingtung Province notifies that the height of water in English feet in
the West, North and East Rivers Is as follows.
Sent, 4 Sept. 5' West River at Shlubing 17.6 17.2) North River at Tring-
6.7 North River at Samshul 10.2 East River at Sheklung 3.0
yuen
50.000.000
FIFTY MILLION
"BURLEIGH"
CAN'T BE WRONG!
These figures, representing the sales of "BURLEIGH" Cigarettes in China alone during the past year, definitely prove that smokers appreciate the fact that they
TASTE BETTER
AND
COST LESS!
20
for
CENTS
TWENTY
5,0
9.0.
3.0