THE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8,
1938.
SOCCER TEAM
Malayan Army CHINESE PRESS
Rugger Team Not Coming
Because of the recent crisis and because of consequent upsets in the arrangements for troop ships, the Army rugger team's trip to Hongkong has been postponed, and probably will be cancelled altogether.
The trip when first planned was dependent on arrangements being made with troopers to take the team to Hongkong and back.
in have left Inst The team wan week, and was to have had about three weeks away, playing about four matches against military and elvillan sides in Hongkong.
A. A. GUNS ACTIVE Anti-Aircraft Firing Practice will be carried out from the vicinity of Taiwanta (near Clearwater Bay) between the hours of 9 a.m. and p.m., to-day.
SPORT ADVTS
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
Draft Programmes and Entry Forms for the Eleventh Extra Race Meeting to be held un Saturday, 19th November, 1938, (weather permitting) miny be
obtained at the Secretary's Office, Exchange Building: the Club House, Happy Valley; the long Kong Club; the Sports Club; and the Stables, Shun Kwong Road.
Entries close at 12 o'clock NOON November, Thursday, 10th
1938.
By Order,
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary.
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KING'S
COMING SOON INTO YOUR LIFE...
SAMUEL GOLDWIN
the most lovablà rogue that over
set out to win
fame, fortune and
the love of a beautiful girl
GARY COOPER Adventures Marco Polo
BASIL RATHBONE
Bachler
• Bunla Directed by ARCHIE MAYO
dotomood (300 LIMITED ARTISTS
introducing
SIGRID GURIE
Samuel (aldwry's new stront End
BEAT ACTORS
In a soccer match organised to collect funds for the maintenance of the Hongkong Home for Child Re- tugees from the war zones,
the Chinese Press defeated a Chinese Actors' eleven yesterday by three
Caroline Hill. goals to two at
Quite a large crowd witnessed the resuil a sum of match, and as a $500 was collected.
As it was the first match in which some of the actors had ever played in their lives, the game was more of a comedy than a spectacle of fool- ball; but nevertheless, the spectators were greatly amused.
SHARE PRICES
The following is the list of local share quotations isued this morning. Banks
11.K. Banks, $1360 b.
HI.K. Blank (Lon. Ref.), $81% n. Chartered Bank, £954 n.
Mercantile Bank, A. & D., £29 n. Mercantile Bank, C. £13 n. East Asia Bank, $08 n.
Insurances
Canton Ins., $220 n.
Union Ins., $500 11.
China Underwriters, $2 n. H.K. Fire Ins., $200 n.
Shipping
Douglas, $66. 11.K. Steamboats, $19 n. Indo-Chinos (Def.), $24 n. (Prof.), $00 n. Indo-Chines Shell Bearer, /- 30/3 n. Union Waterboats, $9 n.
Docks Etc.
H.K. & K. Whar
Wharves. $122. H.K. DOC
Ducks (old), $19. HK. Docks (new), $18 n. Providents ΣΤΟΥ (old), $0.20 6. Providents (new), $0 s. New Engineering Sh. $4% n. Shanghai Docks, Sh. $124 n. Kailan Mining Adm., s/- 17/3 n. Raubs, $8.75 b.
Venz: Goldfield, $3 n. Hongkong Mines, 71⁄2 cta. n.
Philippine Mining
Atamok, P. 50 na.
Aloks, P. 30 na. Bagulo Gold, P. 241⁄2 sa. Benguet Consol, P. 12.70 sa Benguet Explor., Coco Grove, P. 50 Consolidated Mines, P. 1035 sm. Demontrations, 1. 2714 5.
Mindanao, P
Gumaus G'fields, P.
Lou Gold, P.
1pu
Big Wedge. P.
1.X.. E
3-74 50.
Itogons, P.-
sa
Min. Resources, P.-
Paracole Gumaus, P. 131⁄2 sa, Salacot Mining, P.-
San Mauricio, P. 1.51 sa.
P. 22 sa.
Surovales, P. 50 sa.
United
Lande, Hotels,
etc.
H. and S. Hotels, $0.50 n. II.K. Lands $30 su
H.K. Lands, 4% Deben $107 n. Shanghai Lands, Sh. $8.80 n.
Metropolitan Lands, Sh.-
Humphries, 50% n.
HK. Itealtics. $51⁄2 n.
Chinese Estates, ex. div. $96 n. Public Utilitiea
H.K. Tramways, $10.65 sa.
Peak Truma (old). $0
b.
Peak Trams (new), $34 n. Star Ferries, $7214's.
Yaumati Ferries (ald), $23 b. Yaumati Ferries, (new), $221⁄4 n. China Light
(old), $10.00 .
$10,20 n.
n.
China Light (new), $10
H.K. Electric, $50
Mncao Electric, $174 n. Sandakan Lights, $10 n.
Telephone
Telephone
$24.60 n.
(old), (new), $8.40 n
Tractions, /- 23/8 n.
Singapore Pref.
Singapore
6/- 25/- n.
Industrial
Cold: Moeg. (ord.), Sh. $14 n. Cald: Mack. (Pref.), Sh. $13 n. Cements, $151 b.
Canton lccs,
$1.70 21.
11.K. Ropes, $4.05 7.
Stores, &c.
Dairy Farma, $241⁄2 8. Watsons, $7.65 n.
Lane Crawfords, $84 n.
Sinceres, $2 n.
Wing On (ILK.), $471⁄2 n. Willam Powell, Ltd., 90 cts. n.
Cotton Mille
Ewo Collon, Sh. $174 n. S'hai Cotton (old), Sh, $05 n.. Zoong Sings, Sh. $24. Wing On Textiles, Sh. $42 n.
Miscellaneous
JK. Entertainments, Sa1⁄4 n.
Constructions, $1. Vibro Piling, $0.85 n.
Ch. Govt. 55% 1925 G$ Bonds..
71% n
H.K. Govt. 4% Loan 8% prm. b. IK. Govt. 3% Loan par b. Wallace Harpers, -
Marsmans (Lon,), s/- 17/- 0. Marsmans (1.K.), 5/- 3/- n.
This nifty
housemaid's attire
worn by Lucille Ball as the heroine
of "The Affairs of Anabel," in which, as a cinema queen, she stunts Incogrillo, at a job of domestic ser- vice. This picture is coming to the Queen's Theatre to-day.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Donations to Charitable And Other Objects
Latest donations to the Poppy Day Fund are as follow:
Previously acknowledged.. $5,200.00 E. Groff Smith, N.C.$10,
S. R Ambrose, N.C.$10, G. Flynn, N.C.$10, M. Cuthbert N.C.55
Sir Robert Ho Tung Royal Army Pay Corps
R. R. de Layarde Liesching
Li Ping
A. Morris
G. C. Worrall
R. A. Rodgers
RUGBY FOOTBALL OUR GUIDE Club "A" Side To TO THE
Play Navy XV
There will be a game of Rugby
CINEMAS
PRICI
Football on the Club ground at "Yellow Jack" (King's Theatre,
Valley to-morrow. Hoppy
com-to-day).-A romantic version of the mencing at 5 p.m. when the Club Anght against yellow fever in Cuba in XV will play a Navy XV. The Club which ave American soldiers risk alde has been selected us Follows: their lives to test of medical theory.
G. Low: H. F. Hopkins, H.
another D. Robert Montgomery hus Bidwell, H. van Leeuwen, K. A dramatic role in this stirring story, Munro; G. S. Wilson, R. Rutherford, Virginia Bruce as gallant nurse R. H. Nelson, J. 5. Dunnett adds romantic appeal, and good (Captain). B. Hynes, R. G.
L.
support is given by Lewis Stone. Oliphant, C. M. Stark, H. W. E. Andy Devine, Henry Hull, Henry
and T. O'Neil, Buddy, Eben and Hoath, W. A. Johnson Pratt.
Curtis.
Anti-Red Pact Celebrations
The
Alan
"Affairs of Annabel" (Queen's Theatre, to-day),-Jack Oakie is one of those fabulous press agents you read about and Lucille Ball is the heroine--oc the
his victim-of numerous stunts. Sometimes it is funny.. Good entertainment.
"Swing Your
Lady" (Alhambra Theatre, to-day). - The highly hilarious romance of binckamith belle and the dumbest wrestler that ever grunted on
With sawdust. Humphrey Bogart, Frank McHugh, Allen Jenkins. Louise Fazenda and Nat Pendleton.
4
Berlin, Nov. 7, anniversary of the day on which Italy joined the Japan-German anti-Comintern pact, is the sub ect of editorial comment here.
The Boerren Zeitung says: "TheThe Buccaneer" (Oriental great Powers co-operating in this Theatre, to-day) Ceelt U. De Mille triangle have inflicted a serious defeat has travelled down to New Orleans in the past year on the expansive of 1812 for this picture. Here he tendencies of bolshevism. In ends Jean La Fitte, romantic leader Far East Its hopes of infesting the of a pirate crew, who forfeits Bri- whole of Asia with the aid of 450.-tish gold and risks his life to help 000,000 Chinese have been greatly General Jackson. Fredric March, shaken under the hard blows of the Akim Tamiroff and Francisca Ganl Japanese army. Belshevisin was have the chief parts,, thrown out from Central Europe "Little Miss Roughneck" (Majes when Dr. Benes' poiltleat course the Theatre, to-day)-Title Miss
the collapsed, but anti-Comintern Edith Fellows in n fable about fighters must continue to sleep in spolled movie child who runs away milltary kit,"
as a publicity stunt and nearly gets The Diplomatische Korrespondenz, an Innocent man lynched for her replying to charges made abroad that kidnapping. Leo Carrilco, Jacque- Germany and Italy were "betraying" line Wells and Scott Colton are the the interests of the European nations adult support. in the Far East, declared that nations which desired discriminating mea- sure against the Releh in the Far East were not entitled to raise this accusation.---Reuter.
PALESTINE REPORT FOR PUBLICATION
Defence Works In Britain
10-
Landon, Nov. 7. Following the speech from the throne to the House of Lords morrow. Mr. Neville Chamberlain expected to take part in the debate on the Address in the House of Com-
mons.
London, Nov. 7. After Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, Dominions Secretary, hus finished his statement to the House of Commons
Interest is necessarily centred on on November 9, the long-awaited defence, but it is doubtful whether report of the Woodhead Commission the Premier will be in a position to to Palestine will be available, ne-deal with this subject fully companied by a White Paper cun- morrow. 18.72 taining a statement of Government 100.00 polley.
20,00 There will be a broadcast in 10.00 Palestine on the same subject. 25.00 Reuter.
EXCHANGE RATES
Further contributions will be grate-Amsterdam fully received by W. J. Cole, Acting Copenhagen. Secretary, Earl linig's Fund, Hong- Stockholm. kong & Shanghal Bank Building. Prague..... Helsingfors. Cheques should be made payable to Thomson & Co., and crossed "Puppy Day Fund."
ST. JOHN AMBULANCE
The S. C. M. Post has received the following donation to the St. John Ambulance Association:
Mrs. H. W. Fraser, $3.
Bucharest..
New York
Vienna. Lisbon. Hongkong,
Nov. 7. 20.08
11.08
.178.25/32 178)
5472
D01
10-
The scope
of defence measures ultimately to be taken, coupled with Mr. Chamberlain's determination has
rise to speculation in political circles as to the necessity, or other. wise, of Government securing a new mandate. Much will depend upon the attitude of the parties in Parlia ment when the full news of the defence situation is made known, Reuter.
FRENCH FINANCE
REFORMS
Paris, Nov. 7.
The five days for which the new 22.40 Finance Minister asked to bring his 10.41 reform plans up to date expire to- 13812 night.
22074
balance that a It is understood 4.75 i sheet has been drawn up and will be 060 submitted to a Council of Ministers Nom. to-night-Reuter.
5.00
25.00
W.
E. Rickwood
10.00
W. T. Stanton
25.00
C. Chumpkin and E.
Abraham
25.00
A. D. Coppin
25,00
25.00
Geneva
R. H. Hanenck
25,00
Berlin..
Nov. 3. .20.07/
11.88
Sir E. Des Voeux
25.00
Messrs. Roza Brus,
25.00
Puris.
F. 11. Mody
25.00
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Brussels
$5,701.72 lan Milan Olso.
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.1/513
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.1/2
1/2
Belgrade.
.211
Montreal
Montevideo..
4.783 .20
EXCHANGE
Rio de Janeiro...3
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London, Nov. 7. 20 Recrults for the 18th week of the 19.04 new Royal Air Force recruiting cumpaign for 31,000 pllals, observers, airmen and boys, numbered 845 dur
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