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On The Stage
THE
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MUSICAL. DANCE and ACROBATIC ENTERTAINERS
Played in the leading Theatres. Cabarets and Cafes of the Far East.
30-
MINUTES OF.
JOY and LAUGHTER
ON THE SCREEN
FIRST SHOWING IN THE COLONY
An Adventure Melodrama-A Delightful Comedy-Thrilling and Romantic!
VICTOR MELAGLEN
in
The star who was swordad the COLD STATUETTE of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts, and Sciences for the best performance for 1935.
"LAUGHING AT LIFE
WITH
CONCHITA MONTENEGRO
WILLIAM BOYD
LOIS WILSON
HENRY B. WALTHALL
REGIS TOONEY
RUTH HALL
IVAN LEBEDEFF
'NOAH BEERY
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Private Cars for Excursions Anywhere.
Caterers ele, to Imperial Airways,
Meal are interchangeable, an extra cost wherever you have your breakfast, luncheon, tes, or dianer.
Rooms at both hotels have private bathmoms and modera anitation At the Rasnymede each room has its own pubile telephone.
The Runnymede Restaurant has undeniably pride of place among botais of the Kaat with its cuisine, and Jually elalına by its association to offer the traveller auch ka is not to be found elsewhere.
THE HONGKONG
INFLATION FORCES' SUCCESS
TELEGRAPH.
FRAZIER-LEMKE BILL
PROGRESSES
Washington, May 13, first test it the Frazier-Lemke Farm The proponents of inflation won the
Mortgage Bill's hearings in the House of Representatives to-day, on an unimportant amendment which the Administration had opposed.
An earlier Administration, attempt to substitute the Bill with another farm measure failed when Represen tative Clifton Woodrum, Demperat of Virginin, ruled such a procedure oui, of order.
Representative Marvin Jones, Demo. erat of Texas, proposed a substitute carrying less drastic and indirect Inflation permitting the Federal in- termediate credit banks to lasue $2,000,000,000 in notes secured by C$800,000,000 from the Stabilisation fund.
The leaders of the House are seriously worried over the prospects for the passage of the Bill.
The speaker of the House, Mr. Joseph W. Byrns, spoke personally to the flouse and read a letter from Mr. William Green, the Chairman of the American Federation of Labour,
to urging Labour's friends vote against the Frazier-Lemke Bill.
This letter gave occasion for some consternation among the Bill's sup- porters-United Press.
Dirigible Seen Off Cork
FAST CROSSING OF ATLANTIC
London, May 13. The ginnt airship, Field Marshal von Hindenburg, which left Lake- hurst, New Jersey at 4.m. yester day, on her return fight from the United States to Germany, was sight- ed at 7.50 p.m. to-day from Cork, having crossed the Atlantic at an average speed of over eighty miles per hour.
The airship is 'expected to land at the new Zeppelin airport at Frank- fort-on-Main at 5 a.m. on Thursday.
After completing the flight, the alr ship plans to begin her second North Atlante might on Saturday.--Reuter's Bulletin Service.
CABINET OF MODERATES
QUIROGA CHOOSES NO RADICALS
The new
THURSDAY,
THE LAWN BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Continued from Page 6.)
Abhas: M. Y. Aðal and A. R. Dillah; S. M. Rumfahn and A. M. Wahal: A. R. Minu and S, O. Bux; F. M. el Arcull and A. Baker,
Club de
MAY 14, 1936.
BADOGLIO REVIEWS HIS ARMY
20,000 MARCH PAST "VICEROY"
Police R.C.-C. Dowman and F. Channing: Glendinning and J. Shepherd J. Orem and J. S. Riddell: W. Greig and W. Mair: W. E.
Adilia Ababa, May 13. F. Booker and Aives which 20,000 men marched past, giv- Field Marshal Badoglio held a re Hollanda and R. II. E. Marke:
R. Ellis.
view of troops here yesterday, in and F. V. V. Ribeiro; L. J. Silva anding the Fascint salute. II. A. Alves; L. A. Gutierrez and A. A. dos Remedios: 1. Basto and G. M. P. Remedios: . H. Basto and J. J. Basto; 1. E. Noronha and F. X. M. da Silva; F. A. Machado and II. F. Rozario: C. Roza Pereira and C. Silva.
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Craigengower C.C.-A. M. Omar, E. el Argulli, D. Rumjahn and U. M, Omar; J. S. Landolt, A, S. Gomes, W. V. Field and R. F. de Luz: J. R. Soares. L. C. R. Souza, M. A. R. Souza and C. S. Roanelet: A. E Coates, J. W. Lenard, J. Cavanaght and R. Band; C. S. Sammons, B. W. Whiteman, W. Ward and W. Gill,
Green Club..
Kowloon Cheesman,
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ARTISTS' GUILD GATHERING
The Hongkong Working Artists' Guild is convening a gathering of members and friends at the Hotel Ceell on Friday, May 15 at 5 pm, to see the mural decoration of the ball room by Mr. Wong Sui-ling, before he leaves the Colony to undertake other commissions.
A statement will be inade about the Guild and its co-operative studio, and discussion and suggestions will be invited.
Anyone who is interested in art in Hongkong will be welcome. Those who attend are asked to contribute 20 cents towards defraying the cost of the refreshments.
U.S. COMMODITY PRICES
LATEST CABLED
QUOTATIONS
The following quotations OR
the New York commoitity exchange ar issued by Router.
May
July
October
December
New York Cotton
11.58/58 11.58/58 11.26/26 11.20/20 10.34/35 10.27/27 10.33/33
10,20/28
10.27/27 10.23/93
10.31/31
11.03. New York Rubber
10.35/35 11.63
15.20b
January March Spot Madrid, May 13. Cabinet, under the May Premiership of Senor Cesares Quirog, July contains no Socialists or Communists, September
moderate December Republican tendencies. It is of pracJanuary tically the same complexion as its March predecessor.
and
is described
as of
A fenture is the inclusion of a representative of Catalonia for the He was appointed to the first time. Ministry of Labour.Bender, "
HUGE FLOATING
DOCK
U.S. NAVY PLAN FOR HAWAII
Washington, May 13.
15.3In -15.31/31 15.41b/43a 15.42/42 16.63/53
16.50 15.67 15.53b/54a 16.63763
15.64/04 15.75n
Total sales:-72 lata.
Chicago Wheat
May
02/92% 9274/93 July..... 84% 84% 854/80% September 81/84% 84%%/84% Tuesday's sales: 9,445,000 bushels.
Chicago Corn
July. September
alay
July
October
from the
The Italian flag flow Itoyal Paince and a salute of twenty- one guns was fred.
* In a terse speech, Marshal Badoglio said:"You, at my command, have conquered Abyssinia for. Italy, Words are useless; nation has brought us victory."
It is reported that many Ethiopian chiefs were present at the parade Kenter's falistín Service. as the guests of the Italians.—
Strikers Stone
Athens Trams
The
MINOR CLASHES IN GREEK CAPITAL
Athens, May 13.
strike twenty-four hours' panned off quietly in the provinces and is considered to have been ungue- cerat except at Patras Calamata where' shops and work. closed. Attempts by strikers, to create trouble were not successful
were
In Athens, the strikers wayinid and: stoned trancara and did damage to were shops in the
streets. main
'There minor clashes between the strikers and the police-Reuter's Bulletin Service.
AMY MOLLISON AT CAIRO
NEXT HOP WILL BE TO MALTA
Cairo, May 13. Amy, Mollison, who is attempting to break the record for a flight from the Cape to England, after her success on the reverse route, landed here from Khartoum at 8 p.m. today. The airwoman's next stop is Malta, after which she will endeavour to make a direct flight to England.— Reuter's Bulletin Service.
HOME TO-DAY
A British Wireless message saya she will beat the existing record for the Cape to England flight if she reaches Croydon before 3 am, on Sunday, but newspapers think she may complete her flight to-day.
MAY EXTEND TEA QUOTAS
JAPAN-AND-CHINA- STAND IN DOUBT
London, May 13.
It is understood that fresh efforts are being made to secure the co- operation of non-signatories of the tea production restriction scheme,
Although some hope is entertained that African producers may be per- sunded to join on a quota basis, cx- pretations are less sanguine regarding 77%/77% 784/78% | China, Japan and Formosaeuter. 78/78% 79%%/79%
60%/60% 0/00% 58%/584 08/58% Winnipeg Wheat
77/77/ 78/78
EXCHANGE RATES
The United States Navy is ready Paris to construct immediately a ten mil-Geneva lion dollar floating dock at Pearl Berlin Harbour, Hawali, announced Admiral Athens. Standley, acting Secretary of the Milan. Navy, to-day.
Shanghal.. The dock will be 1,010 feet long and 75 feet from the top to the keel. Amsterdam
New
York Tenders will be invited shortly-Vienna, Prague.
Reuter.
NAVY RATINGS ARRIVE
OVER 300 ABOARD H.M.S. DAUNTLESS
Madrid Lisbon
Hongkong. Bombny Brussels Monte Video
Belgrade
Montreal.
Yokohama Rio
.119%
15.33%
7.35
PENANG CHINESE
WEDDING
WELL-KNOWN
FAMILIES
Two well-known families of Penung will be united, when Mr. Choong 20% Min-fatt, Secretary of the Chineso 119 Consulate, is married to Bliss Por Joo- 38.11/32 yeok, daughter of the late Mr. Por
110 Yam-hong and Mrs. Por
May 12,
May 13.
.75.31/64
75.10/61
15.39
12.33
.525 .63 .1/21/2 4.97.11/16 7.30
12.33 523
€3.6/16
1/24
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2012
30.7/16
110% .1/3.13/10 1/3.13/13
at the Chinese Town Hall on
170%
1/05
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4
Silver (Spot)....203% Silver (forward) 20,7/16 War Loan.....106.3/10
4.
been
Mr. Choong Min fatt, who attached to the Chinese, Consulate for the past 13 years, is the only son 213
of the late Mr. and Mrs. Choong Yew-meng. Ho is a very popular member of the younger set of Penang- Miss Por is a belliant English and Chinese scholar. She was until re- cently a pupli of the Convent and the Yeok Lum School,
4.972
1/2.1/18
4% 20.7/16
2014 100
-British Wireless,
Mr. Shu An-chi, Elove Chinese Consul, Penang, will officiate at the wedding.
EXCHANGE.
TO-DAY'S OPENING
QUOTATIONS Selling
A number of reliefs for the China Station, Including 305 ratings, ar rived here this morning aboard IL.M.S. Dauntless. The cruiser, which escorted the P. and O. liner Rampura, corrying the Chinese art treasures,
EAST INDIES COMMAND from Colombo on her way out here, has on board the following officer
London, May 13. reliefs: Lieut. D. A. H. Hornell,
The Admiralty H.M.S. Duncan, (Vice Lt.Cdr. Bratt);
announces that A/Gunner (T) F. S. Booth, H.MLS owing to llness Vice-Admiral F. F. Medway, (Vice Gnr. (T) Savage); Rose, Commander-in-Chief, East Lieut. R. T. Gardiner, H.M.S. Duncan Indica, is returning to the United (N), (Vice Lt.Cdr. Alexander); Kingdom. On his departure Captain lout. T. L. Canning, H.M.S. biedway, J. C. Grace is to assume temporary
Demand (an spare S/0); Lieut-Cdr. J. Now command, and his appointment ns
TT Shanghai ton, M.S. Medway (Vice Lieut. K. senior naval officer in the Persian Gull Brindley); Lieut. P. H. Matheson, is to be regarded as an independent
T.T. Singapore H.M.S. Bec, (Vice Lt.Cdr. Torbock command until a successor to AdTT, Japan Surg.-Lieut. W. F. Viret, H.M.S. miral Rose Tarrives.-British Wire-TT. San Frisco New York
TT. Indin Torn; A/Gunner R. C. Oliver, H.M.S. | four. Sandwich, (Vico Gnr. Deuchar); Pay,- Lieut. I. Lumley, H.M.S. Bes, · (Vice Pay. Lt. Coleman); Lieut. E. Bickford, HM.S. Odin, (Vice Lieut. Fraser); Lieut. (E) J. B. Achery, H.M.9. Hermes, (Vico Lieut. (E)
The Duke of Connaught arrived in Androws};* A/Gunner J. G. Moses, | London yesterday from Bournemouth. II.M.S. Folkestone.
This morning the King walked across The Dauntless will love for Woo- from St. James' Palace to Clarence Bung with the Rampura ot & p.m. to House to pay a call on the Duke. day, will go on to, Shanghal and Other members of the Royal Family: Welhalwet before returning to Home | including the Duke of York, also call- waters with the officers and men who ed at Clarence House during the are to be rellevad.
morning--British Wireless.
0.
· DUKE OF CONNAUGHT
London, May 13.
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