THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1935.
DEVELOPING H.K. KING GOES FOR
AS AIRPORT
MIGHT BE TERMINUS OF OCEAN AIRWAY
WARM APPROVAL GIVEN EXPANSION PLANS
MOTOR DRIVE
CHEERED BY LARGE CROWDS
Londen, June 12. Soon after Lord Dawson left Sandringham in the afternoon, after hin visit in connection with the
jlis King's indisposition. Majesty went for an hour's drive in a closed ear, being enthusiast eally greeted along the roads.
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The following quotations the Banjo and Piano Recital London Stock Exchange have been received by Messrs. Swan, Culbertson and Fritz in conjunction with Reuter,
June 11. June 12, British Government Securities War Loan 3%
redm. after 1952 £105%%
The weather was fine while the King was enjoying the ride, but
of 1 there was a heavy dowapour rain After his return to 419 Sandringham.-Reuter.
London, June 12. The Queen returned to Bucking- ham Palace this afternoon from Sandringham, where the King, main for the present. His Majesty who is slightly indisposed, will re auffering from bronchin! catarrh, which is slow in din- appearing because the King is fatigued by the efforts of the last few weeks.
Further support for a policy aiming at the full development of Hongkong as an airport is forthcoming in replies received to a questionnaire which the Tele- graph has circulated to a number of prominent in-is dividuals and interests asking whether they favour action on the lines of the three following points:
(1) Facilities being offered to Pan-American Airways with a view to making Hongkong its western terminus on the trans-Pacific Service;
(2) Landing rights being granted to the China National Aviation Corporation for the purposes of linking up with the American Service;
£105%
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Bonds 1898 (Eng. Iss.)... £102 £1024
Lonn 1008. £ 99% £90
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£47
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A bulletin states that a period | ng
of not less than two weeks' rest will be required in order that His Majesty may recover his usual
health.
ENGAGEMENTS CANCELLED
£ 605
#F4
Honan Rly. £ 30 Hokuang Rly. 1011
Tang Tsing U. Hi Rly. 1913. £ 175
Foreign Bands and Banks German 7 Fut.
Loan 1924 ... £ 405 Japan 5 Sterling
LORN 1907 280 He has accordingly been compen Sterling air-pelled to cancel certain of his Loan 1991 ... £95% £ 95%
These Include 4.K. & Simmi Bk. engagementa.
212414 (ladn. Regdj
£12312 visit to the opera to-night, where the American prima donna, Grace Charts. Bk. of L.A.
& C.
£14 £147 is appearing 11 Moore, Bohrme" and a Court ball to-
Commercial anst Industrial morrow at which the Prince will lead the Queen into the white and Allied Iron Found- gold ballroom {Lk Buckingham Associated Elee.
Iražustries Palace, in the place of the King.
Austin Motore ord
sh.
(3) The same facilities being extended to borne traffic, irrespective of nationality, as are now accorded to sea-borne traffic.
Below we give the views already expressed in reply to the points raised in the questionnaire.
MR. CASSIDY APPROVES
SOME QUERIES
Sir,-With reference to your I was agreeably surprised to learn from Mr. A. Eddy's article leading article in the issue of the
Much disappointment will be tal there is every possibility of 31th instant, while I agree it is caused owing to the inability of the Hongkong becoming the terminus desirable that every effort should of the Pan-American Airways be made to make Hongkong an ing to attend Ascot Race meet-Boats - ah.
Tobacco thenrer) 122/6 trans-Pacific service. I cannot ima-jopen airport, if we allow Ameri-ing next week, but other members British American of the Royal Family will be Canadian Celanese kine Auch a. service paying its lean neroplanes to make use of the
Min. (Beaver) way for many years to come hut Hongkong Aerodrome is America present and the usual procedure Chinese Eng, and
shows remarkable prepared to allow us reciprocat for Ascot Week will be carried out, the scheme.
The Queen will take up her Courtaulds enterprise whiel. is deserving of rights in the Philippine Islands
residence at Windsor Castle on Distillers
Dunlop Itubber success. We have the assurance and elsewhere?
If Ching insists upon maintain-Saturday.
Electric Alanitat of Sir William Peel that the ques-
Industries tion of pulling Hongkong on the ing her present attitude not to
General Electric air map has been under considera- allow aeroplanes of foreign air serious.-British Wireless.
Eniglam).... to dy over her territory,
Hawker Aircraft tion for some time past but ines seems a pity that Imperial Air-Imperial Airways might wish to ways have been so long in extend make use of Manila as a port of ing a service from Singapore to all between Singapore and Hong- Hongkong even as a trial venture,
I realise that there are political diffkculties in the way but they cannot be insuperable.
of
kong
Further,
cent. of the shares and
Airwaya 49 per
The King's indisposition is not
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Z.E.K. PROGRAMME From Z.B.W. on a wavelength of
35 metres (845 kilocycles).
5-7 p.m.
Orchestra.
Blongkong Hotel Dance
7 p.m. Local Stock Quotations. 7.03-7.30 p.m. Light Orchestral
Muzic.
At the Tchaikovsky Fountain
(Urbach).
Caliph of Bagdad-Overturo
(Boledieu).
Amoretten Tanz Waltz (Gang'L). Bien Aimes Valko (Waldteufel). Waltzes from Vienna-Medley,
7.30-8 p.m. Jazz Banjo and Pinno Recital by Fred Carple and Julian Silverio. From the Studio.
Rpm Time and Weather Report. *.03-10.30 pm. Chinese Studio Con-
cert
10.30 p.m. Close Down.
(Z.E.K. Programme).
recorded 8.30-10 p.m. European
+ fre programme from .E.K. on queney of 840 kilocycles.
8.34-9 p.m. Excerpts from Grand Opern.
Grend Fantasia on "The Meister-
singers of Nuremburg" (Wagner).
Symphony Orchestra,
Ariaistan and Isolde" -Isolde's
Song (Wagner).
Nanny Laren-Todsen (Soprano). Orchestral-Dance of the Hours ("La Giorada") (Ponchiell).
New Light Symphony Orchestra. Aria-La Boheme"-You Tiny hand
in frozen
(Puccini).
Heddle Nash (Tenor). 9-9.33 pm, Variety."
Piano Solos-Butterflies in the Rain. Solos-Everyone says "I
Love you."
Ruie da Costa.
Song Smoke gets in your eyes. Turner Layton (Tenor). Instrumental-Rollin' Hone. Instrumental Speak Easy. Vocal-In the Shade of the old
Apple Tree.
The Four Aces.
Sompa
Always in All Ways.
Songs-Beyond the Blue Horizon.
Jeannette MacDonald (Soprano). Orchestra-Whistling Rufus. Orchestra-Steamboat Bill
9.33-10
Bami Music.
War March of the Priests
(Mendelssohn).
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S'hai Eleg. Constr Tate & Lyle
Turner & Newall
United Steel ....
Vickers ord..... Watney, Combe & Woolworths
China adhering trietly in her policy? I ander- stand that the CẦN.A.C. neroplanes Unofficial opinions from this end which operate between Shanghai are hardly likely to carry much and Chungking are run by a com- weight in Whitehall, but my re-pany in which the Chineso have
51 per plies to all three of your questions
The following reports on the New are In the affirmative. agree Pan-American with the views expressed in your cent, yet the airline between York Stock market have been received lending article and as one who is Shanghai and Canton is run en-through Mesara. Swan, Culbertson &
Frita: tirely by Pan-American Airways. The Wall Street Journal report on of keeping strongly in favour Hongkong a free port for ship- American concern. I am open,
yesterday's market: Stocks to-day however, to correction on this were irregular as the result of the Anglo-Butch ping and trade I consider that all
Kalumpiong point.
the Wheeler-Rayburn Gulu passage of facilities should be accorded to
Rubber *** 2476 It may be the policy of the Bri- Utility Holding Company ill by the aircraft without distinction
tish Government to sit tight and Sente and also owing to the weak Pekin Synd, 27-
ard, sh. nationality.
keep other alr fines than Britishness of Chiengo grains which opened from making use of Hongkong as lower. Industrial issues soared, but Rubber Trust.
further selling crased most of the an airport until permission for gains. Storks on the Curb Exchange
Alines Imperial Airways to do so has were irregular. The bonds market
TR^t | Burma Corpo. Rel mixed. Railrend issues been granted, but there is another was
10 A factor which must not be just strong, but utility horls were lower. Commonwealth
8. C. & F. New York office enblou:
Mining sight of. Aeroplanes making use of aerodromes licensed by the Air The market was moderately lower on Randfontein
Estates Ministry have to conform to the realizing, Average daily production
week ending Spaarwater Gold June 8 was estimated at 2,643,000 rules and regulations laid down petroleum for the
Mining
Sub-Nigel Springs Mines
hokuna Corpn.
Angio-Persian ...
P. S. CASSIDY.
were
MR. M. K, LO'S SUPPORT I confess that I have not given much thought to the question of Hongkong as an airport because 1 feel that I have not suilleient data for any comprehensive study of the subject. But, as a resident who is keenly interested in the the International Air Conven-arrels, compared with 2,670,000 bar. future prosperity of the Colony, ie to which neither China nor rels the previous week. The Edison Amerien are signatories. There- | Electric Institute estimates weekly entirely endorse the viewpoint summarised by you towards the fore, it is possible that their aero-electricity production at 1,724,000,000 in increase of 1.2 per cent.. ent of your,able editorial of June innes, although airworthy accord-k.w.h, 11. I do not think that my pre to their own standards, might the corresponding period af last Rent views can be better expressed not be according to those of the year.
Air Ministry. An acroplane
138/9
Softly Awakes my heart (“Samson
and Delilah") (Saint-Saens). Semiramide-Overture (Rossini). The "Champion" March Medley, Old Folks at Home and in Foreign
Lands (Roberts).
10 p.m. Press Bulletins.
10.05 p.m. Close Down.
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This Evening's Broadcast From The German Short-Wavers
Special
for Far Eastern programme Hateers will be broadcast from Zecsen followar
DIN
SOUTH ASIA ZONE South Arin Zone, broadcast from nin, (19.74 metres) and DJN $11.45 metres).
DJA 19.74 m 16200 ke 1.50-3 p.m. 19.74 mm 16,200 ke 4.45-1.15 p.m. 31.15 m 9,840 4.45-8.15 p.m. 19.74 m 15.200 kep.m.-12.30. 4.45 9.m DJB, DIN Announcement (Germ...
Tal.) German Falk Bang. Pro- BEM Forecast (German, Eng- Tab).
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Musle by the Reichswehr Band ... 5.30 p.m. News in English, 5.15 p.m.
A Merry Programme with Par- ring Tom
6.30 p.m. The aim of the Berlin Labour
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New York and Chicago commodity than in the following words oanding at Hongkong, therefore, Swan, Culbertson & Fritz
received through Messrs. keports your leading article:-"If, as is
might not be allowed to proceed
Cotton: We expect a continuation the case, we welcome ships flying to its destination, if, in the opinion of aurre limits. There was FILM - the flags of any nation, there seems of the Aerodrome Superintendent, hedging in "spot" cotton
the no logical reason why we should
It lid not conform to the Air Government ins a modernte buyer. not adopt the same stand in regard
Wheat: There was some heavy Ministry regulations. Such re- to alr-borne mails, passengers and mulations. I agree, appear to be edging in the new movement and the freight... Looked at from this irksome, yet at the same time they market lacked support. The Govern
werkly report IN benrish. angle, the moment would appear have been the means of building Prigale estimates of the crop to call for reconsideration and posup for British Air Lines a re- increasing. sible revision of previous conceputation second to none.
Rubber Early in the day, sellers tions regarding Hongkong's aerial- 1 hold no brief for the apparent i re-bought their Entes. Dealers, and tu ba role. A short-sighted policy now "deg in the manger" attitude Commission houses continue
The following quotations might lose us a wonderful oppor-adopted by the Air Ministry, but buyers. The market is very firm.
Sugar: The market was dull and New York commodity exchange are tunity."
it seems to me there must be more My answers to your three ques-behind it than that, and it might featureless, with perhaps n shade less Issued by Reutor: tions are therefore us follows: be that although the Hongkong
(1) Yes. (I assume that such nerodrome is supposedly being de- facilities will not militate against veloped as a civil aerodrome, the the future extension of the Im-Air Ministry desires to keep it
solely as a service station. perial Airways of Hongkong).
(2)'. Yes.
(3) Yes.
energy.
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B. p.m. Cuse down DJ, DJN (Carts
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EAST ASIA ZONE
East Asia Zone broadenat through DJq on 10.05 metres (15,230 k..) 1.80-3 p.n. Concert, news ht
P. DJQ, DJH Announcement, (Gorrs.. Engl.) Giveman Folk Bane. Pre- Kramme Feressat (Germ. Eng). 3.15 p.m. Yer The Young Folk: Our
Supreme Law la Comradeship.
News in English on DJQ and fa Dutch on DI
9.45 pm
10 p.m. The Third Symphony by Anton
11
Bruckner,
p.m. Autors Hours Walter v, Molo
reads from his worka.
11,15 D.m. Nawa in German on D3Q and
DJn.
11.10 p.m. folk Hongs from the Germa
Provinces and Borderlands. 12.18 a.m. News In Engilah on DJQ was
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CSA
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Transmission G
(0.8.1), and G.8.0.) 7.
Ble Ben. Studio Concert by Emulze
Ariftia.
7.40 .. Talk: "Freedom."
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July October December June 11. June 12. Jummary (1936) 11.28
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New York Cotton
June 11. June 12.
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September
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CBC
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moires
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June 12.
January March
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481 MAI GBL
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4.110 kr. 43.10.
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BA% 80% BOT September
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8314 934 Tuesday's sales:-13,008,000 bushels
Chicago Corn
84%
8 4.m. Dance Music.
Orchestra
20
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486
26 118 487%
Place
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of. Observation
Olt
On
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110% 2/43/16
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at luhinna
2/4 North River
.20.11
.1/5.5/32 .172,3/32 .397% ..218 4.04 .22714 4%
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At Shamatuk 1/2.8/32 But Fiver
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11 12
27.4 27.1
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42 ROM 8074 September
75% 744
74% 8% December
02% Tuesday's sales:~6,046,000. hushels
Winnipeg Wheat
R... The New
02
83%
203
-1.0-176
916 Now York Silk
1.83% 1.34% 1.85 1.39 1,33 1.34 1.83 1.32% 1.33%
HI
Northern Irstand
Racial by Lalle
227
U. S. Consul,
78.20/56 73.70
.74.05/05 74.26 70.50 76.00/10 75.30n 76.30 Total sales:20 contracts.
10. Big
Den.
The
Katl
Carlun
9.m. Close down.
Transmission 2
7 part. Big Ben. "Heel the Characters of
Flettan."
7.15 p.m. Interinde.
7.20 p.m. The 11.1.C.
Orchestra. Greenwich Time Blausi at 22 Neen.
8.20 p. An Organ
Rowell.
9 p.m. The Imperial Iydro Hotel Or
clientra.
0.30 p.m. The News
9.48 ., 'Cisse dawn.
Transmission 3
(G.8.G. 10-11.4 p.m.; OBE. 10 p.m.-X. mum.s 0.8.3. 18-1 4.7.).
Plazers Azsens
(otu)
Kirillo (BeHi-
10.40. Talk: "Preedom."
Greenwich Time Signal at 3 pm,
11 p.m. Light Programme. 11.08 p.m. "Never, Say Die." A comedy by prodated by Marjory Whyte, William MacLure. 12.76 a.m. Denca Hasle., 12.30 sm. The Now.. 12.45 am. Dance Masie, 1. Close down.
Transmission 4
(0,1), and 0.8.1.)
_FART 1 1.36 .. Big Ben
The News.
150 am. Reginald King and his Orchestra,
Greenwich Time Bignal at 4 pome 2. Oratoria Program zać 1.
Greenwich Time Bignal at 7 1.3. 3.m. W G. Parder'- "WAITE CHAR* 4.m. A lecital by Coclifa Hansen (Vlo
(in) and Kikel Bartlett and Raa Robertson (Two Planolermo). 435 am. The Aldershot Tattoo.. 5.23.m. Close down.
PART II.
8.00 .. W. 11. Yebin rondkisig Min avem
T'etme.
1.45 a.m. The Leolin Bridgwater Guintet, 4.15 ... The News
4.20 A... - Danen Muafe. 1.45.a.m. Closes down.
Kwangtung Province leurs the following re port us water level, in Erish feet, for the
West, North and East Riverz
Elsbest Lowest
(Chairman: Hongkong Club).
Paris..
CONSULAR VIEW The receipt is acknowledged of your letter of June. 11. 1935, ad- Genera dressed to Consul General Charles Rorlin. L. Hoover; who is temporarily Athens absent from the Colony, in regard Milan. to Hongkong's future as an air-Shanghai,
New York. port.
Amsterdam,
Personally I can answer all three Vienna of your questions in the afirma- Penge. tive. Even officially I should na-Bucharest turally be inclined to naswor in Madrid. the affirmative the questions in re-Lisbon gard to granting landing facilities Hongkong..
Brussels. and rights to aviation companies
Bombay.. in which American capital is in Yakahama. volved.
Montevideo. The article and editorial which Belgrade you sent to this Consulate General Montreal, have been rund with much interest Helsingfors. and your work in keeping this Rio... matter before your sincerely appreciated.
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July
July T-2.7 10.8 10.4 September
December.....
Mesars. Carroll Bros, are in revipt
44 of núvices that the Antanok Gold-
. Total salen:-54 lots
Montreal Silver
15 fields Mining Company has declared aj July 32.13/16 dividend of 20 per cent. centavos September* 33.1/16 per share), payable on the 80th in December 195% stant Books will close on the 24th January
instant.
Buenos Aires. ..15 readers is Silver Spol)....33.3/10 Silver (forward).33.7/10 War Loan, .105.7/16
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