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ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE, STANLEY,
Stan Laurel and Oliver Har tv in "Our Relations, coming on Christmas Day to the King's Theatre."
CARNIVAL DANCE NEW YORK STOCK
SUCCESSFUL
EVENT
HELD BY ST. JOHN AMBULANCE
the
EXCHANGE
MARKET UPWARD
YESTERDAY
New York, Dec. 22.
Carnival revelry' held' sway last evening at the St. John Ambulance The new Term opens on Monday, Brigade headquarters, when a fancy January 4th. An examination for dress dance was held to raise funds
for the Association.
S. C. & F. Dow Jones Summary of now Students will be held on
The function was extremely well yesterday's markets:-The market to- January 2nd, at 9 a.m. For pro-attended, and there was much fun day advanced, but operations remain- spectus, for boarders and day- und follity during the evening. The ed largely of a professional nature. boya, apply,
Semreh dance orchestra discoursed Traders were encouraged by the new music and the duties of .C. six-year high record of copper prices, were carried out by Mr. S. A. Gray. forecast of excellent steel production Features of the evening included a and reports of some buying orders spot dance, the winners being Mr. under the market. The bonds market and Mrs. Rozaric, the presentation of and stocks on the Curb Exchange prizes to five wearers of fancy were irregularly higher. costumes, and the raffling, of a doll.
5. C. & F. Wall Street Journal The fancy dress prize winners were Miss J. Seth (Egyptian Lady), Miss morning opening comment:-It is predicted that Holland may soon buy Miss Old Engilsh Lady), F. Haymon Grace Chiu
Chiu (Gypsy), Mr. J. K. Sloan Roid from the United States if the Dutch Authorities have not already.
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The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation have received the following further donations to the King George V Memorial Fund: Previously acknowlodged $108,509.11 E. J J. Edwards
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Pantomime Success
Y.M.C.A.
PRODUCTION scores
HIT
Whatever fears may have been entertained at rehearsals by harassed producer nud by members of the press who not infrequently dropped in to see how the show was shaping were quickly swept asvus last night at the premiere of the Association Young Men's Christian A.D.C. production of "Jock and the Beanstalk."
POST OFFICE.
CHRISTMAS
HOLIDAYS
On Friday, December 25, and Saturday, December 20, the General Post Office and Kowloon Central Post Office will be open from 8 am. to 11 a.tn. The Sheungwan Branch Post Office, will be open each day from 8 am to 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. to 8. p.m. and the other Branch Post Ontees will be entirely closed.
There will be one collection from the pillar boxes and one delivery of ordinary correspondence each dạy na on Sundays and one delivery of Reglatered correspondence at 11 am. The Money Order Office will be entirely closed during the holidaya.
H.K. GOVERNMENT RADIO TELEGRAPH SERVICE XLT Telegrams conveying Christmas and New Year Greetings Omco for transmission via will be accepted by the Government Radio Radio during the period from December 14, 1930 to January 6, 1837, both dates inclusive.
(a) The charge for telegrams to pinces in China will be based on. ONE FOURTH of the ordinary rate and to other places on ONE THIRD of the ordinary rnte.
(b) The minimum charge for all places will be for ten words. Further particulars may be obtained on application to the Radio
The happy thought some two or three years ago of confining Y.M.C.A. mid-season activities to pantomimes was, aniply rewarded last night by the applause from one of the most
Omce: any local Appreciative audiences amateur body has ever lind.
A delightfully localised script, written by the Rev. J. D. Macican coupled with a really excellent east hended by Leonard Starbuck us Widow Wanchal and, last but not dozen kiddies who Icast, half a "brought the house down." assured the Y.M.C.A.'s genuine success to 1930-37 production.
Lack of space and time precludes a fuller critique in this afternoon's A fuller issues of the Telegraph. report will be published to-morrow, and will be supplemented by "First review on Night's" usual weekly Saturday,
MR. N. J. PERRIN FLIES OUT FROM HOME
The Imperial Airways liner, R.M.A. Dorado, arrived from Penang at 11.03 a.m. yesterday bringing one
Mexican) and Mr. J. H. Maycock done so. Selling of stocks in order passenger, Mr. N. J. Perrin, local,
The holder of the Legion). (Foreign winning raffle ticket for the doll won Miss Grace Chlu (140),
The excellent arrangements were in the hands of Mrs. R. Langley (Hon. Secretary) and her hard working commlitee; while those present during the evening was Mr. A. Morris (Commissioner of St. John Ambulance Brigade).
among
Quarantine restrictions have been; imposed by Hongkong against ar- on account of rivals from Pakhoi smail-pox.
GRAND XMAS ATTRACTION at the
ALHAMBRA
10,000,000 People Heard Him Propose- To the Most Kiss- able
Girl in Town
Gayety, laughs
mance,, as a mad-
and breezy ro-
cap heiress tries to
bluff herwayinto mati rimony and stum-
bles smack into lovel Introducing Three New
Song Hits!
WALKING
ON AIR
GENE
Raymond
Sothern
JESSIE RALPH
HENRY STEPHENSON Directed by JOSEPH - SANTLEY, Screaopter, by Just Kalmar - Harry Ruby.. Produced by Edward:
LEO, RADIO, PICTURE,
to meet tux demands is growing to be more Important factor to the market. The Inbour situation is the rtant feature of the current most business uncertainty.
Important
Traders are not inclined at the present moment
ta
ussume new
forthcoming lions, due to the
holidays. The Street is bearish with regard to Can slocks. The Street is builleh regard Ing the raw rubber situation.
S. C. & F. New York office cables: Stocks: The market to-day re |flected the improved sentiment on the part of traders. A further rally 19 kely. Copper prices have advanceti by th, of a point to 11 cents per lb. Business failures during the past week totalled. 170 as compared with 154 failures the previous week. De- mand deposits "in Federal Reserve Member Banks amounted to $15,825,- 000,000 ne compared with $15,488, 000,000 the previous week.
Cotton: Some non-aggressive pre- holiday liquidation was in evidence. The Trade wore moderate buyers, but outside interests were dormant. The announcement of the United States Treasury's programme to curb ex- cessive credit by gold sterilization had an adverse effect on the market.
Wheat: The corrective readjust- ment was accentuated by the lull in
manager of Thos. Cook and Sons, who has flown here from London.
was
Mr. Perrin said that his trip kad convinced him that air travel the best of all methods. It was a wonderful experience, he said, and nne which he thoroughly enjoyed. Leaving London on December 12, the Imperial Airways liner was slightly Inte arriving at Parls and the train which was taking the
the passengers to Brindisl was missed. This delayed the passengers slightly, but the time. vas made up between Arabla and Penang. Stops were made only for refuelling purposes, and for over 48 hours the passengers were in the air. "It was not particularly tiring and it certainly was a wonderful experience," said Mr. Perrin.
By the speeding up of the schedule the Australian mail was delivered in Singapore in time to catch the plane leaving for Darwin.
This trip is probably a record for anal plane on regular route, dying day and night for more than 48 hours and covering such a dis- tance as exists between Arabia and Malaya in that period.
The Dorado brought 322.658 kilos of mail to Hongkong and 8.240 kilos of freight.
There were six passengers aboard the C.N.AC. plane Fullen which mill and European buying. Lower arrived-here-from Shanghal yester- foreign markets, bearish acreage re- day. ports and private estimates of the Winter crop at around 600,000,000 bushels were further restraining factors.
Corn: Offerings increased on nd- vances and the market presented a more two-sided aspect. No weak- ness, however, is apparent.
Rubber: The improbability of the bcreasing quotas being available be- fora March, with a decrease in the visible supply in the meantime, and some question regarding producers' ability to meet. consumption at the presen rate, caused underlying strength.
The
threatenedI labour trouble in the automobile industry, however, may develop into a market factor and this should be watched.
KEUTER QUOTATIONS
Dow Jones Averages;
Dec. 21. Dec. 22.
177.30
30 Industrials
175.85
20 Ralls
$1.00
51.08
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33.83
34.32
40 Bords
105.15
105.14
11 Commodity Index 78.10
77.40
EXCHANGE RATES
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Athens
Milan
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Dec. 21. 105.9/64 21.372 12.21
22.40 24.90
They were Mr. H. M. Bixby, Far Eastern representative of Pan- American Airways, Ltd., Mr. Evelyn Burriman, Mr. K. Haas, Mrs. Haas, Mr. Kurt Hass, and Mr. G. F. Sauer. One passenger, Miss L. Ying Wong, flew from here to Canton.
KİNG AND QUEEN CHEERED
ON LEAVING FOR SANDRINGHAM
London, Dec. 22. Large crowds gathered at King's Cross to-day and cheered the King and Queen, who, necompanied by their daughters. Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret Rose, and by Queen Mary, left in a Royal train en route for Sondringham, where they are spending the Christmas,
Earlier to-day, the. Queen visited Buckingham Palace for the first time since King George's accession. She drove to the Palace with the King and remained there for about hour before returning to 145 Piccadilly, British Wireless.
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