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SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 1928.

CONSTRUCTION, CO.

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India.

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OUR WEATHER.

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A RED-ROOFED CHALET {SUNSET DOWN. IN SOMERSET

86 HOURS OF SUNSHINE. ONE NOTICEABLE CHANGE.. As a natural consequence of the Hon. Mr. C. Mcl. Messer, Pay-

No sunshine was recorded on During the last thirty years or so this, your Directors found it un-raaster Capt. Miwa, the Hon. H. T.

many Emali necessary to retain the services Creasy, Mr. H. Mori, Capt. J. B. eight days in March, the total num- there have been

Naka-ber of hours of sunshine for the changes' in naval fashions, But of Mr. L. Gain as Manager, and Glencrose, Commander

To-day-Star Theatre; "Ship- Civil Engineer, and Mr. Gain ac-shima, His Honour Mr. J. Rmonth being 86.3.

anilors are a conservative race and

wrecked." The highest temperatare · was

move slowly in such matetra. cordingly returned to Europe on Wood, Mr. M. J. Brden, Mr. Ip January 3, 1928. Mr. S. C. Cook, Lan-chun. Mr. J. Sakurai, Mr. Li 77.5 degrees on the 25th, the low-

One noticeable change is the nowy.M.C.A., at 7.30 p.m. our Secretary, then combined the Cho-san, Mr. N. S. Brown, Lieut. est being 63.3 on teh 10th.

almost universal fashion of clean- The mean temperature for the shaving. duties of Secretary and Manager, J. A. S. Eccles, Mr. K. Nakatani,

In the old days many and our Executive Staff was re-Capt. M. R. J. Maxwell-Scott, month was 63.2. The average for more beards were grown, and for inforced by the arrival of Mr. R. Lieut. Commander R. G. Chiches-40 years (1884 to 1023) is 68.1.

many years, whatever other officers Slamons, a constructional en-ter, Mr. A. E. Wood, Commander

humidity for the did, those of the gunnery persun-

15-16-World Theatre; gineer who has had wide experi-Matsuda, Colonel Clarke, Mr. month was 87 per cent, and cloud-sion favoured small triangular side the Runaway" (nt 6.15.and 9.20) ence with leading firms of con-J. P. Braga, Mr. K. Kitazawa, Mr. ness 86 per cent. tractors both in England and Li Yick-moi, Commander J. B. According to the Observatory re-whiskers, whilst torpedo officers Chinese Picture "Retaliation" (at abroad. He came to us in the Newill, Lieut. Col. F. H. Bell, turns, rain fell on 16 days. The went in for smart, pointed beards. 2.30 and 7.15)...

Though always permitted to April, 15-16-Star Theatre; For capacity of General Works Mana- Chpt. J. D. Nares, Commander highest for one day was 3.106 clean-shave, almost every, petty off-torn River." ger straight from the completion Somekawa, Capt. G. Hopwood, inches on the 7th. Ол по other

April 16-17-Queen's Theatre; of important works in Southern Commander Sato, Mr. J. Kawa day did the rainfall.exceed an inch. cer and able seaman need to grow

and .. moustaches. Mr. B. R. Foster, Mr. T. N. Chau, Comparative figures for the month beard

The "The Lady of the Harem."

Theatre; dandies amongst them were allow- April 17-18-World Mr. J. Yamanouchi, Mr. B. D. F. are A Try Out.

ed to shave a gangway down the "Love's Blindness" (at 5.15 and No. of Total In spite of the heavy losses! Beith, Capt. F. B. Bartlett, the

Baya. Inches, centre of the chin provided it was 9.20), Chinese Picture Retalla- your Company has sustained we Hon. Mr. J. Owen Hughes, Capt.

5.185*not more than three fingers in tion" (at 2:30 and 7.15). certainly do not think we should Ono, Commodore, L. W. Braith-

Marines always took width.

April 17-18-Star Theatre; "Ex- waite, Capt. F. E. B. Haselfoot, entertain any idea of winding " Mr. S. Tsuchiria, Lieut. C. W. P.

pride in their military moustaches, cuse Me." the business until we have thu

but

many even of His April 19-21-Queen's Theatre; roughly tried out the re-organisa-Richardson, Mr. M. F. Key, Mr.

"The Gay Retreat." Majesty's Jollies have bare faces. tion which has recently been M. Nonomura, Capt. A. J. L. White, Lieut. Commander C.

Another change in the general effected.

appearance of a ship's company is Our Franki Piling Department Caslon, Commander Akira, the Police Station, Taipo.

* against an average of

due to the large proportion of men continues to do good work, and Hon. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton, Capt.

2.739 inches,

one sees in fore and aft rig. Til the advantages of this system of Kikuno, Mr. W. W. Hornell, Capt. W. H. Michell, Mr. C. G. S.

April 23-Cheer 'O Dance at The lowest reading of the baro- a few years ago only chief petty preparing foundations are

Takeuchi, meter (mean ser level) was 29.729, of eers and a few others wore Helena May Institute, at B.30 p.m. doubtedly becoming more widely Mackie, Mr. S.

W. E. Smith, Mr. Chau Yu-ting, inches at 4 p.m. on the 7th. Me Now every petty officer of over one

April 26-St. Peter's Club con- known and appreciated.

During the past year we have Mr. Y. Santo, the Hon. Mr.

maximum squali veloey, accord-year's starling casts off jumper, cert in St. John's Cathedral Hall.

Sports. established satisfactory connect-E. D. C. Wolfe, Surg. Capt. W. W.

April 16-Seventh extra ions in Tientsin, also, one may Keir, Colonel Skinner, Mr. Li Yau-ing to the Dines-Baxendell anemo- blue collar, fannel and bell-mouth- say, consolidated our position in tsun, Engineer Capt. Sekoma, graph, was 55 miles per hour at 1.27ed trousers and rigs himself up in

jacket, shirt, collar, and ordinary meeting of the International Race Paymaster Commander. H. 4.m. on the 13th. Shanghai. The prospects in re-

trousers with braces,

& Recreation Club of Macao, Ltd. spect of North China are good, Rogers, Mr. H. Uemura, Mr. T. E.

Braces. of ourge, are not part of April 21-St. Peter's Club first and in order to take advantage of Pearce, Lieut. Com, K. Shiroya, the opportunities offering, your Mr. K. Kitayama, Mr. M. K. Lo,

traditional habit of hitching his)

Land Sale. Directors have decided to obtain Mr. S. B. B. McElderry, the Hon. "THE GAY RETREAT." the regular seaman's kit; hence his annual marathon tacer, 3

stacks. Now every man has a uni- additional Franki Piling equip-Dr. R. H. Kotewall, Commander

form belt of blue webbing, and April 16-At P.W.D. Offices, one- ment, which will enable us very Kamiyama, the Hon. Mr. R. A, C.

when in working rig hangs his lot of crown land at Pillar Island, shortly to have two complete North and Mr. J. Abe.

knife to it instead of to a white 3 pm. equipments stationed at each of

Lammerts' Auction. lanyard round his neck. our main operating centres, i.e., Hong Kong, Shanghai and Tien-

1sin.

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April 19-21-World Theatre; "A Man's Fast."

April 19-21-Star Theatre; "The Honeymoon Express,"

Meetings.

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April 16-Meeting of H.K. Terri-"

bg. 11.30a.m.

April 16-Annual meeting of the

Commerce

April 18-Meeting of the Dioce-

,

The Consul-General for Japa Everyone who saw "What Price the distinguished Glory" must still remember the

Any old-time sailor going on April 19-At Sales' Room, Duo-. welcomed guests and expressed high appre-comic antics of the two mischief- board a modern ship in working dell-st., valuable household furni- ciation of the goodwill manifested making, trouble-seeking marines, hoars would be astonished ture, etc., etc., 2.30 p.m. towards Japan and her Navy by Privates Lepinsky and Kiper,

see men, apparently sen-

odd doing It will be seen from the balaned all sections of the Hong Kong played by Sammy Cohen and Ted

jobs about MeNamara, who brought penis of the ship dressed in overalls sheet that the item "Works in community.

H.E. the Governor, in reply, laughter from the audience every like mechanics. He did all such torial, Estates, Ltd., St. George's Progress" includes a sum of overį $30,000 representing the cost to said he spoke the mind of the time they appeared on the screen. weak in a white canvas refitting date of this pioneer work in whole community when he said The success of these two in "What suit which he made himself. These Alice Memorial & Amiliated Hos North China. The amount in that they could not have had more Price Glory" was so marked that ugly bat practical blue overall

pitals in Chamber of question is in the nature of good-pleasant visitors than

a feature comedy was specially suits, which were first used by sea-

Board room, noon. will or preliminary expenses, Japanese Fleet. The Japanese written for them by a leading menin submarines,

came to Hong Kong as American Humourist. Under the found their way into.big.ships.

gradually April 17-Sanitary Board meet- and arrangements have been Fleet

ing, 4.30 p.m. made for this to be written off in friends bearing messages of good-title of "The Gay Retreat," this

In the course of years the blue- que course by menis of a percent. will and they would carry back a comedy will be screened at the jacket has gradually discarded san Old Girls' Association, 6. p.m.

of goodwill from age against the value of Franki great cargo

Queen's Theatre from Wednesday several time-honoured articles of April 20 Annual meeting of Filing work done in North China. Hong Kong.

During the evening, the Band to Saturday next, according to a kit. His best cloth trousers, that members of the Victoria Recreation. . During 1927 we met a small but regular demand for our cen- of the flagship "Nagato" rendered speelal advertisement in this issue. buttoned up outside the serge Club at V.R.C., 6 pm.

The story deals with the sleep frock, have gone; so has his white April 23 Extraordinary meeting trifugal concrete pipes, etc. So selections.

Chinese Friendship.

walking son of a millionaire who straw hat. This hat was of the China Light & Power Co., far as can be ascertained, these

There was a large attendance at enlists in the ambulance corps and

troublesome to look after (1918) Ltd., St. George's Bldg., 11 pipes have given satisfaction

deek, a.m. crowded 4 wherever they have been used, the To Yuen restaurant yesterday his two faithful attendants who

and unless the brim was turned April 24-Fiftieth annual meet- Lat to make a success of this de- when a limcheon was given in also enlist to keep him out of trou-

down which spoilt it was about ing of China Sugar Refining Co. partment we must endeavour to honour of the visitors by the Chin- ble. Gene Cameron is the

nambulist and Ted McNamara and as effective in keeping off the gun Ltd., at Company's offices, Pedder- enter a large fiek than is afforded ese Chamber of Commerce.

Mr. Li Yau-tsun, Chairman of Samtay Cohen are his pals. Trou- by Hong Kong and district. En-

as a guardeman's bearskin.

st., nook. quiries have recently been re- the Chamber, presided and among ble starts for the three at the very ceived from the Straits Settle-others present were Admiral Koutect, and the rest of the film Admiral Sir Reginald shows them romping through one ments and from North Borneo, Kato,

Commodore J. 1. hilarious adventure after another. and it is also encouraging to note Tyrwhitt, that our pipes have this year l'earson, Rear-Admiral I. Okamoto, "The Gay Retreat" is claimed to be up by the Public Rear-Admiral E. Hamano, Comdr. the cleverest and funniest war been taken Works Department of the Hong S. Matsuda, Comdr, T. Kamiyama, comedy yet produced and it is sure

K. Koga, Kong Government. Taking all in Comdr.

Comdr. Kto go with a great wing in, long all there are good prospects of ex-Somekawa... Comdr. N. Nakashima, Kong. pansion in this department. Gomdr. K. Asira, Eng. Capt. K.j

Before concluding I might draw Sekoma. Paymaster Capt. H. Miwa, attention to the fact that the con-Capt. H. lehiumuru, Capt. Mat- tingent liability of $50,000 which shuita, Surg.-Capt. T. Kabeshima, appeared as a memorandum on Capt. S. Kikuno, Capt. I. Onn, our balance sheet of last year, Comdr. H. Rogers, Capt. T. Hori,

Lt.-Comdr. C. Caslon, the Hon. Sir' has now been eliminated.

This was in connection with a Shou-son Chow, Sir Robert Ho debenture for that amount issued Tung, the Hon. Dr. R. H. Kotewall, by the Company as security for C.M.G., the Hon. Mr. E. D. C. the due performance of contracts Wolfe, C.M.G., Sir Henry Pollock, audience greeted the "flying visit" with the Hong Kong Government, the Hon. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton, the of Mr. W. E. Banvard's London and the debenture in question has Hon. Mr. R. A. C. North, the Hon. Musical Comedy Company when now been cancelled.

Mr. H. T. Creasy, C.B.E., Sir Joseph they gave their one performance at Kemp, the Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifax, the "Star" Theatre, Kowloon, last In Abeyance.

the Hon. Mr. J. Owen Hughes. night.

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CINEMA NOTES. THE EAGLE OF THE SEA" AT

QUEEN'S. -

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Miscellaneous.

To-day-Diocesan Boys' School "At Home" from 3.30 to 6.30 p.m. To-day-Eighth, annual dinner of the Q.C.O.R. Assen. at Queen's

College Hall, & p.m.;

reserve

April 17 Inspection of Police in conjunction with the Pictures showing for the last H.K. Police Force and H.K. Fire

Brigade, Murray Parade ground. time to-day are "The Eagle of the

April 18-H.E. The Governor lec- Sea" at the Queen's Theatre, tures in the University

on "Ele- "Robin Hood" at the World, and ments in an Analysis of Thought "Shipwrecked" at the Star.

and Its Activities," at 5 p.m. Engle of the Sea" is a stirring tale April 20-Fraternal dinner to of pirates and the Spanish Main. H.K. European medical practition- Directed by Frank Lloyd, who made lers and others by the H.K. Chinese "The Sea Hawk," the picture Medical Assen., at South China blends fact with fiction and Restaurant. introduces spectacular scenes of

April 27-Laying, of foundation battle between the buccaneers and stone of new St. Stephen's-bldg, by merchantmen. Florence Vidor and H.E. the Governor. 8.30 nm. Ricardo Cortez play the leading

roles.

re-

At the last general meeting a

The Chairman referred to the Owing to three members of the,

WORLD THEATRE. shareholder suggested that the visit a significant of the cordial company being left in hospital in share capital of the Company friendship which was being built Shanghal, it was not possible to should be reduced, to correspond up between China, Japan and Great adhere

"Robin Hood," which was

• "Hora with the heavy losses which have Britain whilst Admiral Kate, in re-d'Oeuvres.” The "Black Boltom vived in February at the Astoria been sustained, and this sugges¡ply, referred to the many bonds Revue" was staged, to which was Cinoma in London with great sue- tion has been carefully consider between the Japanese and Chinese added a few new numbers. cess, is a wonderful picture that ed by your Directors. It is felf, and to their friendship with one Each of the principals and the may be seen again and again. however, that it would be wiser to another and with Great Britain: beauty chorus was at his or her Douglas Fairbanks, who plays ascertain by actual experience Japan was deeply in sympathy with best. The Misses Winifred Dalle, Rabin Hood himself, gives a splen- what prospects the Company has of being in a position to pay, divi- the Chinese and hoped that, they Elsie Lancaster, Erna Orom, Edna did portrayal, and he has a support- dends on the reduced share capi- would achieve what they were Ray, Kathleen D'Arcy, Claire Leslie ing cast embracing many famous He felt sure that and. Vivienne Towerzey, Messrs.players. The settings are magnifi- striving for. tal, before incurring the legal Great Britain, entertained the same John Hagan, Frank Atkinson, Wil cent. costs, etc., in connection with the sentiment towards China and the liam Senior and Harrington Weeka proposed step. The question

jcordial manner in which Chinese all came in for prolonged applause. therefore remains in abeyance, and British in Hong Kong co- As on the occasion of the pre but will not be overlooked.

Having now summarised, to the operated was significant of the real vions visit, the performance is one friendliness existing between the of the best of its kind given in best of my ability, the present two nations as also between them Hong Kong, and local theatre-goers position of your Company, I beg and Japan.

to propose that the report and accounts for the year 1927, as

very much regret, that last night's "Mountain Lodge" Réception show cannot be repeated.

Following the tiffin, Admiral Kato and his Officers were at homel

STAR THEATRE.

"Shipwrecked." a new plcture featuring Seena Owen and Joseph Schildkraut, tells the story, of a girl stowaway aboard a seiling ship bound for the tropics. As the title Implies, the vessel meets with dis- aster. This results in the gl

where many dramatic Incidents take place culminating in an excit fag climax.

presented, be adopted. When this has been seconded, I shall have pleasure in replying to any ques-to a large reception held on board visit will promote cordiality be finally reaching a tropical island tions thereon that shareholders the flagship "Nagato."

present may desire to put.

Other Business,

Other artween our two natinus. rangements for the entertainment

ADMIRAL OKADA, Minister of Marine

GAZETTE NOVELTY.

of Japanese officers and men ashore Mr. T. Arnott seconded.. No Included a visit to "Mountain question was asked, and the pro- Lodge," the summer residence of Minister of Marine, Tokyo,

Thank nosal was carried unanimously, HE the Governor,

you for your telegram. Thanks From Tokyo, Other business transacted by the meeting comprised:-

The following telegrams haveThe visit of the Japanese First The topical gazette which win be Re-election of Sir Robert Ho been exchanged between the Japan Fleet to this Colony has given great screened at the Queen's Theatre Tung and Mr. J. T. Bagram, the ese Minister of Marine and His Ex-Pleasure to the Government and to-morrow along with the colour- retiring directors proposed by cellency the Governor et Hong the people of Hong Kong. We ful feature production, "The Lady share your hope that this visit will of the Harem, presents a new Mr. J. Coulthart, seconded by Mr. Kong:..

Increase the friendship between angle of photography showing Governor of Hong-Kong. Siu: Kin,

Please accept my sincerest thanke our two nations; and we are glad scenes taken above and below the Re-election of Messrs. Lowe, Bingham and Matthews as audi- for the courtesy and hospitality no to know that your feet will return water line at the same time. “The ady of the Harem" is a rOMANCE tore at a fee of $800 for the en- generously extended by Your Ex-9 Japan, as Admiral Kato 810-

with a great - Cargo"

Perala Ping year proposed by Mr. cellency, officials and people of yester

Arablan N seconded by Hong Kymg to the officers and men, goodwill from Hong Kong.

May 6-Presentation of Colours' to the H.K.V.D. Corps, Murray Parade ground, 9.30 a.m.

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