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PLEASE TEACHER,
Patricia Rossborough.
#289, BROADWAY MELODY OF 1936, Solection
Selection.
F292, EVERY NIGHT AT EIGHT. Selection BIG BROADCAST OF 1936.Selection. His Rhythm:
F287. SERENADE. (Heykens)
F285.
Pianoforto
Solos.
Phil Green &
· VOLGA SONG. (Lehar) Organ Solos. Marcel Palot WHENEVER I THINK.
I FEEL A SONG COMIN' ON, Vocal, Leslie Hutchinson F286. EAST OF THE SUN
MY HEART IS HAUNTED.Vocal, Leslie Hutchinson.
F283. THE GHOST OF DINAH. F. T.
TRUCKIN'. F. T. Nat Conella & His Ccorgians.
F284. OH PETER
PIDGIN ENGLISH HULA. Nat Conella & His Georgian. F282. GESHWIN FOX TROT MEDLEY. Harry Roy's Tige Ragamuffin R2126. SWING, BROTHER, SWING, F. T.
NICKEL IN THE SLOT, F. T. Wingy Mannone & Hi
Orch.
OUTSIDE OF YOU, F. T. (both from "Broadway Con- dolier") Harry Roy & His Orch F298, CHEEK TO CHEEK, F. T.
THE PICCOLINO. One Step. Harry Roy & His Orch
278. LULU'S BACK IN TOWN. F. T.
(both from "Top Hat")'
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9 ICE HOUSE STREET
HONG KONG
OUR BRITISH CROSSWORDS
125
129
ACROSS
123
1 First, and brandest clue.
4 Knco buffers?
The friendly Scot is in the bent
of health
country,
of
10 Spidery threads..
12 Christian name.
18 Last on
entering
Continental
15 This docan't come back from
usually,
Wash.
10 Dougo.
17 Talk a lot of rubbish.
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上
14 King Willow turned to War
purposes. 18 Abstainer in Improved when in
drink,
10 Without notes so to speak.
the
20 No content for factory workers
in this water.
21 Miserable in the extreme.
23 Pas seul.
1st-25-Feverish and exciting.
the
24 The look of shaken carpets part
worn away.
21 The Judge doca his best.
27 Every small foot has a great
one.
28 This tends to shut out.
31 Fina!
32 He'd be an ass to eat these!
33 Hot nap (anag.),
34 Satiafics inside.
35 Her father was an old man of
the sea.
· DOWN
1. A sound holiday impaired this. 2 Drams taken by Greek shop-
keepers.
3 Calm ends in ill-health.
6. Fragments as Tom makes 'em.
Rises up.
7 Good-looking for a woman.)
8 Story in parts from Israci.
11 Squash, without lemons.
LOCAL ESTATES PROBATE AND LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION
20 Suit.
20 Disengage; bow work if you
will. 30 Absurd for the last.
Saturday's Solution
CO BĦEFFEMINAT E
REDENE
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1935.
UTOPIA IS STILL SANS LUXURIES
BUTTER 68. 3d. lb. IN RUSSIA
SHAKESPEARE
AND
SHAWARE EXEMPT FROM ITALIAN BAN WORKS of two British authors only-Shakes- peare and Shaw-are to be allowed in Italian theatres "until further notice." Because of Sanctions.
The Italian Government has In view of the Russian deci- sion to abolish rationing, the announced: "Works by play- School of. Slavonic and East wrights of all countries impos- European Studies in London ing sanctions against Italy, ex- University have published facts cept Shakespeare and Shaw and on the present prices of food in certain French authors, are banned from Italian theatres."- that country...
At the present sterling-franc rate, it is stated, the value of the rouble is 10d.
On this basis, the monograph gives the cost of various foodstuffs in Russia as:
per lb, White bread....05. a. Best quality leef 28. 10d. per lb. 3d. per lb. Fresh butter.. G.
Odl. per Ib.1 Margarine ... 48. Refined sugar.
84d. per ib. 18.
1d. per Ib 2k. Rico
814d. per lb Herrings..... 18.
'On a basis of these prices an English visitor to the U.S.S.R. next year will apparently have
Shaw's plays are to be per- mitted because "Shaw is the most brilliant and anti-British of all British dramatists"; Shakespeare's because "Shakespeare was
Eliza- bethan son of the Italian Renaissance."
A London correspondent talked about the ban to Mr. Shaw. Or, rather, Mr. Shaw talked about it to the correspondent.
He said that he does not mind
being coupled with Shakespeare.
to pay from three to seven "It is very complimentary to Shake- times as much for his food as speare," he added, "and we are both
gratified. he pays at home.
"Now that practically all food has been de-rationed," the state- ment continues, "it is possible to make some comparison between the cost of living in Russia and in England.
The average money income of all workers and other employees for the year 1935 amounts to about 1.2,050, the equivalent of about E85 at the rate of R.1-10d. This Is about 33s a week, compared to about 50s, which is the average weekly wage of the working class able-bodied man in London.
COMPARATIVE COSTS
...
NO APPLICATIONS "As a matter of fact, I really am gratified because I had instructed
BERNARD SIŁAW
"It in very complimentary to Shake. apeare".
Whining Machine
my agents in Italy not to apply for | 660
"Swan Song'
any Hcences for my plays while this country is imposing sanctions.
"For a member of a 'sanctions" State to do that would be an act of indecency."
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Negroes?
Lichfield, Ariz., Dec. 28.
The whining' drone of n waddl
ungainly machine heard here recently may have been the swan Old South the wegro cotton picker. song of a traditional figure of the
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The little juggernaut which ex- pèrts say may mean unemployment for 2,000,000 Southern negro field hands was the Rust Brothers cotton-picking machine, invented by John and Mack Rust, who saw it complete its first successful { tests on irrigated cotton.
"Does this mean much to you financially?" he was asked.
And Mr. Shaw replied: "A draming, atic author carns nothing for "In actual money, therefore, the eighteen months. Then an Italian Average Russian income (includ-actress taken up his plays and he ing higher ranks) is about two-earns £300 a week.
"He lives at that rate, she drops thirds that of the London working man, but the Russian has to pay them, and he is ruined.
"Actually my plays are better nt least four times as much as the
known in Italy than in most coun- Londoner for his food,
"It seems obvious that his stand-trics-England, for instance!" ard of consumption, which, after Shakespeare, William, poet and all, is the main thing in the general playwright. Born Stratford-on-
is infinitely standard of living. lower than that of the unskilled, Avon April 23, 1564. Died Strat- ford-on-Avon April 23, 1616. manual labourer in England."
It is pointed out, however, that Wrote "Merchant of Venice," when bread was de-ratloned re- "Taming of the Shrew," "As cently, wages were increased by You Like It," and scores more 10 per cent.
When de-rationing is complete; which seems likely to occur in 1936, money income alone will determine the Individual's standard of living, and the highly-paid manager or expert will enjoy the full benefit of bis larger income."
plays. As for sanctions, did he not write: "Shameful is this League" ("King Henry VI"), and again "O inglorious League"
("King John"). Shaw, George Bernard: Too well known to need any "explaining."
BRITAIN IS FOR FILM
MECCA STARS
A most remarkable proof of the progress of British films is the number of famous foreign stars who are now at work in British films and the far greater number whose greatest ambition is to work and to live in London.
British films to-day are competing on level terms with Ameri- can, and British studios give more consideration to stars than any other film centre in the world. ·
Only a dozen spectators watch- ed the picker straddle' over a field of the J. G. Bogwell Cotton. Co.,
obbling up the fleecy boils.
In a nearby field, unaware of what was going on, a line of hand pickers advanced, plucking tedi- ously,
In less than three hours, appro- ximately 600 pounds of cotton was harvested mechanically and the hand pickers could gather less thin 30 pounds each during the same time.
Behind, the machine 'left bare atalks, and the reclaimed cotton Was as clean as that from the average hand-picked bag.
The cost of machine picking was estimated at about $1 an acre, or about one fifth as much as hand picking..
Differing from earlier section type "pickers," the cotton inven-1 lion employs moistened, whirling| spindles to pick the cotton.
"We've got difficulties pretty said John Rust, well worked out, 49, elder of the inventors, in a slow southern drawl. It works fine."
machine Inquiries about the have come from every collon grow-
ing district in the world, including Egypt, Brazil, Russia, Perth and Argentina, the brothers said. It is patented in each country,
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Miss Madge Evans, Miss Jean TAINER LEFLEE
Famous stars who have been ab- Muir, Miss Lilian Harvey, Miss RUMAN INCURRED.
sorbed into the British film industry Helen Vinson, Miss Jean Parker, BACKING DORM 1 CE includo Mr. Douglas Fairbanks fr., Miss Anne Shirley, Miss Wynne Elisabeth Bergner, Mr. Gibson, Miss Mary Brian and UN ÀS SHINHA EK TOMB Miss
Mr. TOUCHE SIAMESE Conrad Veldt, and 311ss Anna Sten. Miss Eliasa Landa,
Clive Brook, Mr. Leslie
The migration of British film Howard, Mr. Tullio Carminati are JE U SKIN JA JA FIREN
stars to Hollywood has greatly abated.. Miss Merle Oberon FAREWEL1 FIRST, actors who have elected to work in
and Mr. Charles Laughton arc (DS THRED FINANULondon in preference to Hollywood. Mina Fay Wray, Miss Laura La
divide typical of those who HAIT GENERATÜR
Plante, and Miss June Clyde acem
their time between London and OH ON THE COME INE to have joined the ranks of per-
Hollywood, and Miss Jessie WINCHESTER FOES manent London residents.
Matthews and Miss Cicely Mr. Cary Grant, Mr. Otto
Courtneidge are examples of the will has been granted to Li Tal-Kruger, Mr. Nils Asther, Mr.
stors who go to Hollywood for putting inishing touches Mr. Peter Lorre, Robert Young. wa, Li Leung-wa and Li Chol.
rne film only.
Only 10 machines have been produced to date, it was safd, but the production "go ahead" signal
They may be given soon. manufactured by the Southern Harvester Company, of Memphis, Tenn.
arc
While the test was made, a few national Harvester Company were!
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IF CHILD IS CROSS
WON'T
EAT
Take Doctor's Advice Results Will Surprise You
If your precious child won't cat without coaxing, is nervous and un- derweight... do what doctors the world over advise: Give him a little Castoria and you will see a marked improvement the first day.
Authorities have found intestinal absorption of polsons to be the cause of most child aliments. Even when the child's habita may seem regular, poisons seep through the system and do damage. The stomach isupset.Foodadonotdigest properly.
The nerves into
Nothing can
condition quite as easily and natu- COLLes so good rally as Castoria. It tastes so children beg for it. And it swiftly purgeathe littlosystem of polsons. It settles the stomach, Improves diges tion and restores nerve poise. Then Nature does the rest as only Nature can. Appetite for food quickly re- turns. Health is restored to normal. And asaresult the chlid gains weight fast and becomes sturdy and strong. Now take care of your child this safe, drugless way, Get a bottle of Castoria and try it. Results will de light you.
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CASTORIA
FROM
MEDICINAL SYRUP BABYHOOD TO 11 YEARS
miles away engineers of the Inter- NOVEL!
on 2
competitive model, which they honed soon to test. Their picker.
Mr. Wilhelmino Info Jose Sousa Mr. Charles Rogers, Mr. Douglass
More and more the tendency la tate of No. 22, Johnston Road, Wan-Montgomery, Mr. Arthur Tracy, chat, who died, Intestate, at the age
Miss Madeleine Carroll is the ex- Local extate valued at $10,000 wag of 60 years on October 14, 1985, left and Mr. Conrad Nagel are all now not to lose. touch with London. Stars who have appeared in 'ception in announcing her inten- Letters of administration have been left by Mr. Li Ion-cho, shroff, late local entato to the value of $7,000. at work in British films.
films in fature. year include: who died in March this year at Fong granted to Mercedes Maria Thomazia British films during the present tion of playing only in American Experiments were closely guarded. | e
of 07 Tung Chol Street, Mongkok,
Pin Hospital,, Canton. Probate
of
Paula Sousae, widow.
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