EGYPT'S TARIFFS DOUBLED
New Duties Affect
Indian Exports
Cairo, Apr. 11. Increased customs tariffs on cotton plece goods and yarns, ranging up to, 100 per cent., are being enforced im- mediately in Egypt.
Dutles have been doubled on cotton yarns, heavy grays and whites, heavy printed dyed goods and enbots,
A 100 per cent, increase in duly on enbota will practically prohibi their import from India,
All goods under 50 grammes per square metre will remain unchanged, but duties on ribbons and stockings are heavily increased, Increases on the remainder of cotton plece goods range from 50 to 70 per cent.
It is pointed out that the expression, "100 per cent," means doubling the existing duty, and not 100 per cent.
d valorem duty-Reuter.
SPORT ADVTS.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
THE THIRD EXTRA RACE MEETING will be held (weather permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on SATURDAY, 10th and MONDAY, 18th April, 1938, commencing at 12.30 p.m. each day.
The First Bell will be rung at 12.00 NOON, and the Tin Interval will be after the second race (1 p.m.) on both days,
MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE No One without a badge will be admitted to the Members Enclosure. Badges admitting Non-Members to the Members Enclosure and Club Rooms at $5.00 per day for Gentle men and $3.00 per day for Ladies (Both including tax) are obtainable through the SECRETARY upon the personal or written application of a Member, such Member to be respon- sible for all visitors Introduced by him, and for Payment of All Chits, &c.
The Secretary's Office, 1st floor, Exchange Building, (Tel. 27794) will close at 11 am.
Tins are obtainable at the Club House provided they are ordered in Boy. Tele- advance from the No. phone 21920.
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE
of Admission to the The price Public Enclosure is $1.00 per day including tax, for all Persons, includ, ing Ladies, and is payable at the Gate. Soldiers and
Sailors In Uniform are admitted Half Price.
By Order,
O. B. BROWN,
Secretary. Hongkong. 11th April, 1930.
KING'S
Car Drivers Fined
Stated to have_driven past H
car in Excellency the Governor's Causeway Bay Rond on March 28, despite A signul given him by a policeman to stop, Wong Suct-kwon appeared before Mr. II. IL Butters at the Central Magistracy this morn- ing. summoned for disobeying a pleaded that he trade signal. He misunderstood the signal.
Traffic-Sergeant Sargeant said the incident occurred on the afternoon of the Inspection of the St. John Ambulance Brigade, and he gave a signal to defendant to step us the Güvernor's car was about to turn into the rond, but defendant proceeded in front of the Governor's car, causing it to stop.
A One of $5 was Imposed,
that
*
A bus driver, Chung Mon-chucu, was summoned for driving without due care and caution in Connaught Road Central on March 27, and fall-
to ing
produce his driving lecnee. Traffic-Sergeant G. Your Shantung trafle sald constable, Doo, was on duty at the junction of Connaught Road and Pedder Street, and hind given Mr. W. 1. Scott, the Deputy Commissioner of Police, who was proceeding in his car, along Connaught Road Towards the Star Ferry, the signal to proceed, when defendant, who was in contret of a bus at Blake Pier, suddenly started up and pulled in front of the Deputy Commissioner's car.
A fola fine of $12 was imposed.
FINED FOR SPEEDING
Tsang Ying-kit was fined $10 for speeding in Wongnelchong Road on March 26. Traffic-Sergeant F. Ap- pleton said he was by the Royal Hongkong Golf Club about 11.10 n.m. on March 26 when he saw a high-
d sporta
car going at a fast Wongmeichong Road to along wards Village Road. He followed the car on his motor cycle and pacing it, found its speed to be 38 miles per hour. The
Shan swung un Kwong Hond and turned into Village Road where it stopped outside house, Wh
When the sergeant caught up with it, there was no one in the car, but later saw the same car being
he driven. He stopped it and question- ed defendant, who
다
was driving,
asking if he had been in charge of the car earlier on.
Defendant sald
he had been, and that he was demon- strating it.
Mui Chan-shul was fined $8 for driving without due care and caution in Morrison Hill Road on March 31. Sergeant Youe said he was proceed- Ing along Tin Lok Lane towards the Race Course when Mul shot across in front of him around a corner.
car
Summoned for parking his beyond the time limit of two hours in Connaught Road on March 28, B. J. Lacon was fined $5. For driving his car along Chater Road In a westerly direction on March 20, Herbert Lo was fined $5,
OLD OFFENDER CAUGHT AGAIN
BACK TO PRISON ON ELEVENTH CONVICTION
With ten previous convictions for larceny, Chan Cheung, 21,
unem-
COMING SHORTLY! ployed, was sentenced to six months'
MIGHT AND POWER!
from the thrilling story
by the authors of "Mutiny on the Bounty".
SAMUEL
GOLDWYN
THE
presents
HURRICANE
with Dorothy Lomour, Jon Hall, Mary Astor, C Aubrey Smith, Thomas Mitchell, Raymond Money.
Directed by JOHN FORD Released the United Artists
YESTERDAY
The Big Shot of Crimei
TODAY
Just a number on 'The Rock'!
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Another hot-from-the-head- linne scoop for WARNER BROS. ́ ́'A COSMOPOLITAN PRODUCTION
COMING to the
ALHAMBRA
hard labour and ordered to be under two years, police supervision for when he appeared on remand before R. Edwards at the Central Mr. Magistracy
charged with the to-day theft of a fountain pen from Chun Wing-tak, described as a member of the Canton Military Authority.
Chua was walking in Des Voeux frat at 12.30 p.m. yesterday Road Central at when the defendant stole his pen.
immediate The man escaped
from detention by struggling, but was chased and arrested.
Thic
defendant had
previously
been recommended for banishment but claimed Hongkong birth.
THE
HONGKONG
12. TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, APRIL
Henry Daniel and Gladys George in "Madame X" coming to the
King's Theatre to-morrow.
SHARE PRICES
The following is the list of local share quotations issued this morning
Banks
HE, Banks, $1,535 sa.
HK. Banks, (Lon. Heg), £90 n. Chartered Banks, £12 n. Mercantile Bank, A, and B. £28 'n. beremitie Bank, C., £14 Enst Asia Bank, $85.
LIANCES
Canton Ing., $275 n. Union Ins., $530 b.
China Underwriters, $2,10 b. H.K. Fire in., sz33 n. Shipping
b Douglus, $70 H.K. Steamboats $1914 b. Shell Bearer, 81/10 n. Indo-Clubus (Prof.), $51 n. Indo-Chinas (Det.), $24 n.
81/10.
Shell Bearcats. 58.00 1.
Union
Bucka el. ILK. & W. Wharves, $131 s. H.K. W. Docks, (see below). Providents
$3.60 b. (old), Providents
(new), $3.40 b. and su New Engineerings, Sh. $4.05 n.
Sh. $98 n. Shanghat
Docka Kailan Mining Adm., 14/8 n. Raubs, $8.20 b. Venz:
Goldfield, 34 n
Mines, 10 cts. n. Hongkong
Philippine Mining are P. 49 sa. Antamoks, P.
Gold, 63,
Atoks, P. Buguio
P. 10% sa.
Banguet Consol., P. V.30 sa. Benguet Explor., Big Wedge, P.-
Coco Groves, P. 40 n. Consolidated Mines, P. 011 sa.
Dernions, P. 331⁄2 s
P. - Gumaus Gelds, P.- Ipo Gold, P.
IX.L., P. 65
Itogons, P
sa.
Masbate Consols., P. -
Date Consu Min.
Min. Resources, P. —
Northern Min, P. Paracale Gumous, P.
P. 18 sa. Salacot Mining,
San Mauricio, P. 41 ca.
P. 15 sn.
Suyoe Cocales, P. 41 ca.
United
Lands, Hotels, etc. H. and S. Hotels, $5.40 b. H.K. Lands, $35 b
H.K. Lands., 4% Deben $100% b.
Lands, Sh. $0 n.
S'hal
Metropontan Lands, Sh. —
Humphries, $0 b.
H.K. Realties, $5.20 n. Chinese Estates, $98 m. China Realties, Sh. - China Debent,
Public
Utösties H.K. Tramways, $15.80 b.
A.
Peak Trams (old). $7.b. Peak Trams (new), $33 n. Star Ferries, $8514 b. Yaumati
(old), $264% sa. Ferries China Light (old), $11.00 b. China Light (new), $0 H.K. Electric, $5974 b. Maguo Sandakan Lights, $14% i. Telephone (old), $26 b. Telephone (new), $10
$10 b.
China Busen. Sh. Singapore Tractions, 25/- TL
SEAMEN DETAINED Singapore Pref., 24/- n.
AFTER MISSING THEIR VESSEL
Missing their ship on Friday, three Bremen, John Little, 37, of Glasgow, James Murphy, 54, of London, and Christopher Holland 42, of Liverpool, of sus- were left without means tenance and gave themselves up to the police.
This morning, the three men appeared before Mr. R. Edwards at the Central Magistracy charged with and being vagrants in the Colony were committed to the house of detention until arrangements can be made for their departure from the Colony.
CHINESE STEALING JAPANESE WIRE
re
Pelping, Apr. 12. The Tientsin Pollee Bureau says that there have been many cases of culting and stealing military recently, and the Bureau warns offenders that the severest punish- ment will be administered for his offence.-United Press,
THIEF IMPRISONED Charged with the theft of a brass mould worth $75 from the Kwok Man Flour Factory Tonnochy Rond, Wan- chal, yesterday, Lam Pong, 28, unem ployed, appeared before Mr. H. R. Butters at the Centrál Magistracy to- day and was hentenced to two Imonths hard labour.
Industriais
Cald: Macg. (old), Sh. $14% n. Cold: Macg. (Pref.), Sh. $12 Canton Ices. $1.70 Cement, $18.15
b.
H.K. Ropes, $4% b. and sa,
Stores, &c. Dairy Farm, $24.40 b. Watson, $6% n. Lane Crawfords, $9 b. Sinceres, $2 20 n. Wing On (H.K.), $40 n.
n.
1988.
POLICEMEN KILLED IN PALESTINE
Two Britons Die
In Bombing
Haifa, Apr. 11. Two British members of the Pales- tine police forco were killed when a bomb, found near the plant of the Iraq Petroleum Company, exploded in the hand of one of them.
Earlier a bomb exploded within the oll area, killing an Arab, and injuring three others.
One of the police officers picked up the unexploded bomb in a bravo at- tempt to dispose of it-Reuter Special.
OUR GUIDE TO THE
DRIVER CHARGED CINEMAS
AFTER FATAL ACCIDENT
Four Counts For Hearing Next Week
"The Awful Truth" (King's Thea- tre, to-day)-By special request, this picture is being shown again. Those who missed it the Arst time should make it a point to see it to-day; it will be on for only one day. The plcture lives up to the claims of its producers. It is smart, funny and in keeping with the present trend of und prove it by quarelling. Cary Grant and Irene Dunne enhance their for sophisticated reputation here comedies.
On two charges of having driven nthowing husband and wife who love private motor car in Queen's Road West on April 2 in a dangerous man- ner, on one of having failed to stop after an accident and another of dri- u car with inefflelent brakes, ving 24.
Po, 24, licenced driver, was
Cliced for a week of the Central hambra
Magistracy to-day.
Cheung's car is alleged to have col- Hided with a ricksha and with a man Li Hon-chi. This morning named Trame-Sergeant Youe said that Mr. C. A. S. Russ would be acting for the defendant.
the Magis trate, the Sergeant said that the man involved in the accident was dead.
To Mr. R. Edwards,
""The Buccaneer" (Queen's and Al- Theatres, to-day).----Mr. Cecil B. de Mille, splashing his canvas with his accustomed lavish hand, has spared nothing to give his sensallons this tale all the realism possible in this of the pirate Jean Lafite. It is a long picture, with plenty of excile- ment and
Franciska some humour. Gaal, the new
lady, comes. new leading fetchingly into the story us a demure lttle baggage of a Dutch girl who falls In love with the handsome pirate. Akim Tamiroff scores heavi- ly as the pirate chlet's comic lieu- tenant, a fat and amiable braggart
INDIA BOYCOTTS with a soft streak in his bloodthirsti-
ZANZIBAR'S CLOVE INDUSTRY
New Delhi, Apr. 12, The Government of India is send ing a representative to Zanzibar to confer with the Government of Zan- zibar regarding the deadlock in the close industry..
ness.
"Way Out West" (Orlental Theatre, lo-day-There are people who like
Laurel and Hardy very much, and
there are also those who are not keen at all on seeing them. If you belong to the former camp, you will enjoy this show; it is up to the standard of their previous productions.
"Men Are Not Gods" (Majestic Thearte, to-day)-Chief interest in Recently the Zanzibar Government this film is that it is a British pie- passed legislation controlling the ture with the American stor, Mirlom whole of the clove industry, which Hopkins, in the principal role. large Indian interests there regarded | Alexander Korda can be relied upon as harmful to their business. Conse to bring something unusual to the quently there is a boycott of cloves screen, and it is an unusual atory. In India-Reuter Bulletta,
SHANTUNG RESTRICTS
CORN GROWING
Peiping. Apr. 12.
A Chinese press report states that the Shantung Government forbids the planting of corn and kaoliang trees within 1,000 metres of the roads and railways.-United Press.
WOMAN DRINKS IODINE
EXCHANGE RATES
for medicine yesterday, Chan Che
Drinking come farline in mistake Amsterdam..
100
April 7.
April 11.
.10111
21.8412
12.374
כל 541.
Paris. Geneva
21.034
Berlin. Athens.
12.37
Milan Osin Osio
54734
.94 f
841
.10.00
10.00
Copenhagen.
+4499
22.40
22.40
Stockholm.
119,40
10.40
10.40
Helsingfors..
2267%
220%
Shangha!.
24078
1/1
New York..
.4.08
4.97
Vienna
20%
.3.96
2032 9.05.2
..142
1425%
Nom.
Nem.
.110
11012
Hongkong.
1/201
1/21
1/83%
1/6
4.00%
5.00
20.48
.1/2
1/2
217
29.40 72 1/2 172
217
67716
07714
10%
1011⁄2
213
18%
10%
102
fong, 25, a woman, living at Portland Street, was admitted to the Kowloon is Hospital,
William Powell, Ltd., 70 cia. n. Cotton Mills
Ewo Cotton, Sh. $14 n. S'hai Colton (old), Sh. $74 n. Zoung Sings, Sh. ---
Wing On Tavrites Sh. --
Miscellaneous
H.K. Entertainmens, $64 n. Constructions. $1% b. Vibro Piling, $3
23.
Ch. Govt. 5% 1925 G$Bds., 74% 'n. H K. nyl, 4% Loan U% prm, n. H.K. Govt. 34% Loan 2% prm.
b.
Wallace Harpers, $121⁄2 n.
Moremans Ins., (Lon.), s/- 11/9 n.j Marsmans Ins, (H.K..) s/– 3/10 b. H.K. & W. Docks, $21.70 n. X. Rts. H.K. & W. Docks (new), $21 n. H.K. & W. Docks Ris. $11 n
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THIS IS
GRANT
Tél. 21040,
The Laught Riot of the Year - with Versatile Katharine Hepburn as an unpredictable Madcap
& Cary (The Awful Truth) Grant sharing the Fun!
THIS IS
HEPBURN
A staid professor. A · wild lady. A tamo leopard. Put them al: together, they spell SMOTHER. It's a downpour of uproar]
KATHARINE
CARY
HEPBURN GRANT
IN A HOWARD HAWKS PRODUCTION
BRINGING UP BABY
THIS IS
IMMENSE!
With
CHARLIE RUGGLES BARRY FITZGERALD MAY ROBSON WALTER CATLETT FRITZ FELD
Direoled by HOWARD HAWKS Associate Producer, Clin I{aid. Screen plot by Dudley Nichols ond Hagar Wilda
#KO.1ADIO FICTURE
AT
THIS IS
"BABY"
TO-MORROW THE QUEEN'S