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TELEGRAPH. THE HONGKONG
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14,. 1938.
U.S. Cruisers Arrive for Singapore Ceremony
"OUR ATTENDANCE HAS Guns Awaken
NO INTERNATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE'
Rear-Admiral Townsend Visit Only "Nice, Friendly Gesture
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Singapore, Feb. 13. Three United States cruisers, the Trenton, Memphis and Milwaukee, have arrived at the naval base for the opening of the new dock to-morrow, after 13 days stop trip from Sydney.
Official calls were exchanged between Rear-Admiral Townsend and Vice-Admiral Ramsay,
The United States ships are not participating in the' opening ceremony, but it is expected they will be full- dressed for the occasion.
Canton
Pearl River Will Be Reopened
‡LETTERS TO THE: EDITOR
VISIT OF ISLINGTON CORINTHIANS
Canton, Feb. 14, Three urge Japanese bombers; crossed over Salchuen at 15 this morning, heuding north, Heavy anti-To The Editor, air-craft fire #reet Abism, the thunders of the guns being audible in the city, but apparently no hits were registered.
Hongkong Telegraph, ·
SAFE DIET FOR GASTRIC ULCERS
Great care is needed in the feeding of sufferers from gastric and duodenal ulcers and inflammation of the stomach. The wrong kind of food will increase the pain and dis- comfort. In the carly stages of treatment amail quantities of quid
must be taken at frequent) Intervals.
food
But strength must be maintained: the body must be kept nourished. That is why doctors and nursza recommend Horlicks as an ideal food for patients suffering from gastric ulcers and all inflamed conditions of the stomach.
the
Horlicks contains
essential It is elements of nourishmeat. pleasant to take. It builds up energy, restores vitallly, without irritating oven the most sensitive stomach, It gives you strength to combat a long illness, and shortens convalescence.
Sir, I would like to make a sug- gestion through the columns of your After a week of dull und rainy newspaper about the matches to be Hongkong against the weather, the Japanese airmen up- played in parently intend to taite advantage of Corinthians. It seems to me those the clear sky. This was particularly responsible for making the arrange
when relay ments have been a little unfair to the noticeable yesterday
order of the after relay of Japanese planes cross-visiting team in the. ed the countryside north of Canton, various matches. If reports are cor-Get Horlicks to-day. carrying out operations in various reet the Corinthians are to play what parts of the province, including the will probably be the best and most Interesting match the day after their Canton-Hankow railway.
arrival, which is a little hard on the Important Again the next most visitors.
vistors to
Following the news that ships are being allowed to pass the Pearl River barrier as from to-morrow, vessels non-we have been bottled up since match versus the pick of longkong February 4 are getting up steam pre-la to be played on a Sunday the day paratory to departure. The ss. Tal-after the visitors play the Civiliana shan is leaving at 7 v. to-morrow, It would be much fairer after the which is an hour earlier than her week's rest here for the usual schedule, but this is due to the play the match versus Hongkong on the Saturday when they would be tide-Reuter,
fit and fresh and more able to do PREPARING FOR REOPENING
themselves justice. OF PEARL RIVER Shipping both at Canton and Hong kong is preparing for the re-opening of the paasage to
to Canton on Tuesday morning. There are several ships in
the Honored, including the
walling for passage to be opened,
Indo-China S. N. Company's Pingwo, which has a heavy cargo for Canton and Is pected to leave before noon to-morrow for the barrier. River steamers also visitors that the Corinthians versus I would suggest in fairness to the will take up their services again from
Om Hongkong match should be played on The both Canton and Hongkong.
Saturday, after their rest of several Military Authorities in Canton have days, and in order to meet the wishes notified the various shipping com- of many who like myself feel they panies that the barrier is to be re- cannot attend on Sunday,
J.H.M.
merely
Rear-Admiral Townsend stated: "We are lookers-on. Our attendance is a nice, friendly gesture, but it has no international significance."-Reuter.
AUSTRO-GERMAN TALKS FAIL TO PRODUCE COMPLETE
AGREEMENT
opened.
There is another point and that in there are many people in Hongkong who wish to see the Corinthians play Hongkong, but do not wish to attend a game on Sunday. It will be a real football treat to see that match, and a little hard that many who wish to see it. will be debarred from seeing il because played on Sunday.
I HAVE JUST COME BACK FROM SHANGHAI (Continued from Pope 6.)
In these difficult times of anxiety and worry, the task of carrying on and doing works which must be done is a doubly difficult one which must tend to exhaust one's nervous eneTKY.
Horlicks builds up strength, vitality
and prevents that latlessness and tiredness caused by constant nervous strain. H. M. Flodges, Kayamally Building, Queen's Road, Hongkong.
LADY, SHALL WE DANCE-NEW RHYTHM,
NEW STEPS?
(Continued from Page 6.) Remember Them?
DUT this now sort of dancing B
became a craze with the younger people. In the next four under much names as the Grizzly years scores of "modern" dances, Bear, the Bunny Hur, the one-step,: the foxtrot, the turkey-trot, the Lame Duck, and the tango (not at all like the modern dance),
made their
appernance.
Why the foxtrot and the one-step (from which we have derived the quick-step) should have survived while all those others have been for- gotten, nobody knows. it is one of those things that "just happened."
An American enthusiast for figures has computed that if the inventors of the foxtrot had patented the dance, and were in the position of demand-
The passage which will be used will be the Hill Passage, a detour being made from the main river. This passage can now accommodate ships up to nearly 14 feet draught and the most recent surveys show that is depth is actually about six fect more titan formerly charted. deepening which has made all the old-charts incorrect, is believed to ment, the Shanghai Volunteering a penny for every 20 foxtrots Despite the silence maintained in official circles, it is under-be the result of the blocking of the Corps a form of international publicly played, their annual income
river in other channels which has
units of would now be something in excess of stood from well-informed diplomatic quarters, that in view of the diverted a greater volume of water Territorials and extensive scope of the problems discussed by Herr Adolf Hitler through the Hill Passage with a con- foreign Regular troops. Their £2,000,000,000! and Dr. Kurt von Schuschnigg Austrian Chancellor, it has not sequent scouring effect. The barrier chief task is protect interna- Fresh Ideas been possible to reach agreement on all details.
Hope, however, is held out that in the near future there will
Berlin, Feb. 13.
be unanimity of opinion on all matters now outstanding.
It is understood that it was agreed
to maintain the fundamental prin- ciples of the Austro-German agree- ment of July 11 last, despite the
confronting obstacles various agreement.
Herr von Papen returned to Vienna with Dr. Schuschnigg, the Austrian statesman-Reuter.
-VON-RIBBENTROP-REPORTED.
UNIVERSITY TO REOPEN
Owing to Japanese aggression be- coming serious in South Chinn at the end of last year, the National Sur |-Yat-sen-University-closed-{{s-doors.
temporarily on December 27.
ON WAY TO ITALY
After successfully accomplishing a Another surprising diplomatic move became known this afternoon Programme of good work, the students by the arrival of Herr von Ribbentrop of the University gradually returned to Canton during the early part of Five a Brenner, en route to Rome.
this month and 115 22 result the Italian oficials awaited the coming University will reopen on Thursday, of the German Foreign Minister. In the Shek-pei campus.
However, a Berlin message says The Anal examination for the first that the report that Ribbentrop had gone to Italy has been officially and calegorically denied. It was stated in Berlin that Herr von Ribbentrop was at present on his way to the German capital,-~ Reuter.
Herr von
STRAIGHT TALKING BY SCHUSCHNIGG
Vienna, Feb. 13.
11 is learned here that Dr. Kurt von
Schushnigg put Austria's ease with some energy during yesterday's conversations with Herr Hitler, und it is believed each statesman said "No" to the other's principel re- quests.
Herr Hitler declined to dissociate himself, the Nazi Party and the Reich Austrian illegal Nazis, while Dr. Schushining refused to join in the anti-Comintern Pact.
from the
semester will be held between February 25 and March 3 and all students of the second semester will register on March. 4 or 5. Classes will begin the day after registration.
THIEF CONVICTED;
UNLICENSED
DEALER REMANDED
Convicted of stealing four black- wood tables and four stools from furniture shop in Shanghai Street on February 1, and three cotton quilts from a shop in Shantung Street on February 10, Ip Tung, 21, unemploy ed, was fined $45, or nine weeks in gaol, by Mr. K. M. A. Barnett at the
A long discussion on economic, Kowloon Magistracy this morning
questions was also believed to have been unfruitful. Dr. Schuschning re-tald in both cases
ported that he had declined the pro-
Detective Sergeant H. J. Baldwin defendant had walked and helped himself while
posal that Austria should buy all its the fokis were engaged elsewhere.
coal exclusively from Germany,
He had been arrested on Information Austrian satisfaction in the talks on Saturday:
while
Another mon, Cheung Fuk, 42, wne is due to the feeling that the con- versations,
stolen Involving charged with receiving the not Austria in commitments Inconsistent property and with carrying on the with her Independence and the business of, o marine store denter He was remanded quo in without a licence. preservation of her atatuis
Central Europe, have at least allowed to Friday.
a clearing of the atmosphere. A meeting of the Cabinet is probably being held to-morrow, and ony de- ninite Cabinet reshuffle is Bkely to be postponed unil! something more de- dinite emerges from the Berchtes- gaden talks-Router.
MANILA SHARES
EXCHANGE
Selling
TT. London Demand.
TT Shanghai
TT Singapore 2. Japan T.T. T.T. India
The following business done quota: TT, USA. tions were received after the close of TT. Manila the morning session by Swan, Col T.T. Bainvin bertson & Fritz from their Monita TT. Pangkok office:
Burtons Done TT. Salgon Prices in Pen
Antamoks
Alok
·Tagulo Gold ...
Benguet Consolidated
Coto Grove
· Conanlidated Mines
Demonstration ....
:Paracale Gumam
Tian Maurteto var
Hurpo
United Paracale in
"The tone at the market)-
.18. 2%
In the Hill Passage, though effective, tional interests, is said by shipping people to be very partly filled with stones.
light, and composed only of junks
SHARE PRICES The following is the list of local share questions issued this morning:
Banks
H.K. Banks, $1,485 sa. tum div.
FLK. Banks, (Lon. Reg.), £86 n.
ex. dlv.
"Chartered Banks-£12---
n.
Mercantile Bank, A. and B. £20 a. Mercantile Bank, C., £14 n. East Asia Bank, $62 n.
Insurances Canton Ins., $260 m. Union In., $502 b. and sa. Chinu Underwriters, $1.40 b. H.K. Fire In., $240 n.
Shipping Douglas, $60 b. H.K. Steamboats, 59 Indo-Chinas (Prof.), $51 n. Indo-Chinas (Der.), $43 a. Shell Benzer 00/7 n. Union Waterboats, $9.30 n.
Docks etc. H.K. & Wharves, $117 b. and H.K. W. Docks, $2834 b Providents (old), $2.80 b. Providents (new), 65 cts. b. New Engineerings, Sh. $5 n. Shanghal Docks, Sh Kallan Mining Adm., 14/- n. Rauba, $74.
Venz: Goldfield, $4 n. Hongkong Mines 10 ets. n.
Philippine Mining Antamoks, P. 61 sa. Atoks, P. 29 5. Bagulo Gold, P. 34 sa. Benguet Consol., P. 10.00 50. Benguel Explor., - Big Wedge, P.- Coco Grove, P. 07 Consolidated Mines, P. .011 sa. Demonstrations, P. 44 sa.
E. Mindanao, P. -
Gummits G'felds, P. — Ipe Gold, P, -
I.X.L. P. 73 63,
Itogons, P.-
Musbate Consoli, P.
1.
Min. Resources, P. -- Northern Min., P. — Paracale Gumaus, P. 29 5. Salacot Mining. P. — San Maurielo, P. .75 an. Sulyor Consol, P. 21 a. United Paracales, P. 58 ka.
Lands, Hotels, etc.
H. and S. Hotels, $0.05 b. H.K. Lands, $33 b.
H.K. Lands, 4% Deben, $100 n. S'hal Lands, Sh. $0% n.
Metropolitan Lands, Sh.--
Humphries, $03⁄44_n.
HK. Reallica, $5.25 b.
Chines Estates, $86 n.
China Itenilles, Sh.-
China Debent,
Publio Utilities
.16, 21⁄2
.104/
023
.100
..82
.91 &
.02%
.65%
149%
1.K. Tramways, $15.25 b.
.0314
2414
Ung.
TT. France
T.T. Germany T.T. Switzerland TT. Australia
.9.35
Peak Trams (old), $0% b.. Peak Trams (new), $3% 8.
70%
1334
1/0
Buying
· ភា
4 m/s L/C London
1/3
1.K.
4 m/s D/P do.
1/3.5/32
4 m/s Tile, LLS.A.
.31%
m/s Franco.
.10.00
20 đực. India
1314
.5.01##
U.S. Cross: roto in London
Star Ferries $034 D.
Youmati Ferries (old), $241⁄4 b. China Light fold), $10.00 b. China Light (new), 37.45 b.
Electric, $50 b. Macan Electric, $19
b.
Sandakan Lights, 914% n. Telephone (old), $20.00 b..
Tolephone(new), 80, n.
Chirin Buses, Bh,
sa.
was not invented but evolved
IN point of fact, the foxtrot Welsh Commander
THE International from the Hesitation, the Lame Duck,
Settlement is the
and the turkey-trot, just as our modern quick-step evolved from the business and commercial centre, Bunny Hug, the Grizzly Bear, and while the French Concession is one-step. more the dormitory of Shang- There are no proprietorial rights parents of the modern ballroom, the hai. The latter is protected and in dancing steps, and those fairy god- governed by French authorities, Castles, claimed no royalties for the and a special police force replaces new ideas they had sprung upon an the Volunteer Corps. This forco astonished world.
is composed chiefly of British Poor Vernon Castle was killed In residents in the area, and is corn-an air crash in Texas in 1018: had he-lived-ho-would have been a dollar. manded by a Welshman-Eric millionaire many times over, such was Davies-who is able to address his reputation as a dancer and teacher! his Breton constables in their of dancing. jown dialect.
Now we want to break with tradi- tien as completely as the foxtrot broke These two municipalities must with the tradition of the lancers and not be considered as colonics, for the quadrille. they are only leased from the And I think that the next novcity Chinese as the result of treaties, for our ballrooms will be similarly Jalthough under the grant of evolved rather than from a synthelle effort by composers and dancing extra-territoriality the nations, teachers in the tin-pan alleys. ather than Germany, apply the laws of their country to their own subjects.
Already American dance teachers are attempting to "elvilise" the Big Apple. In its original form this 13
But the new dance must come.
Shanghal, therefore, is an în-really a round game set to music. ternational oasis on foreign soil. What will it be? The French Concession and the International Settlement are bounded by the Chinese City, which, until recently, was ruled over by its own mayor, young, American-educated O. K. Yui. This Chinese City is now com- pletely in the hands of the Japanese.
BANISHEE SENTENCED Sentence of a year's imprisonment was passed on Yeung Shing, 27, un- employed, by Mr. R. Edwards at the Central Magistracy this morning for returning to the Colony before the years banish- expiration of his ten ment term, imposed in December 1037.
Singapore Tractions, 22/0 n, Singapore Pref. 23/- n.
Industrials
Cald: Macg. (old), Sh. $1434 n. Cald: Moeg. (Pret.), Sh. $15 n. Canton Ices. $1,70 n. Cement, $13.05 b, and sa. 1.K Ropes, $4.50 n.
Stores, &c.
Dairy Farm, $25.10 sa. Watsons, $5.40 n. Lane Crawfords, $7 n. Sinceres, $1.75 n.
Wing On (H.K.), $39 n. William Powell, Ltd, 65 cts. n.
Colton Millis
Ewo Cottons, Sh. $10% n. S'hai Cotton (old). Sh. $57 n. Zoong Sings, Sh.
Wing On Textiles, Sh. -
Miscellaneous
II.K. Entertainments, $6.28 n. Constructions, $11⁄2 b.
Vibro Filing, $0 n.
Ch. Govt 5% 1925 GSDds, 0% n. HK. Govt, 4 Loan 1% prrn, st. R.K. Govt. 94% Loan par no Wallace Harpers, 351⁄41⁄2 ni Maremane Ina, (Lon.),s/18/ Marsmaha Inv. (ILK), 1/4
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