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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1929.

THE CHINA MAIL,

CORRESPONDENCE A HAZARDOUS TRIP “AIRY NOTHINGS ”-

THE RUBBER MARKET

VENTUROUS TRIP TO CANTON IN OUTBOARD MOTOR

WONDERFUL PERFORMANCE

On Sunday a member of the staff of Rudolf Wolff & Kew, Ltd., sole

ANOTHER WARWICK REVUE SUCCESS

WHAT IS A CAMISOLE?

That skit by the Warwick Revuo Company on one of the most popular of British insititutions, the Court of

(To the Editor of the "China Mail"} Sir, wah very interested in the special reports on the rubber markat appearing in the "China Mail" recent· | ly. Investors in Hong Kong are very cuch out of touch with the position, and expert advice is always, a wel agents for Sopek Elto outboard Justice, was repeated last night (an come feature.

Imotors, accompanied by two friends, part of "Airy Nothings") at the Star My feeling in that the forecast is

Theatre, by request, when the scope of much too high, lot I have no, conclu. Dilated u 16ft. outboard motor-boat taking judicial notice" was brought | alve facts to warrant te in saying to Canton. They used an Elto quad up. Rex Burchell, as the Judge in a that the general opinion is wrong. The journey was accomplished in breach of promise action, asked "What The Stack Exchange has shared the spite of rough weather until Beccssa camisole?" and there were many prevailing uneasiness, apparently, and

other brightpota in this number. I note that the average of prices is Tigris was reached and the round. "Do You Bellove in Fairles?" was lower than it has been since the nild trip was subsequently completed for sung by Miss Enid Nicolson, while

that charming dancer, Misa Barbara, dle of July.

the first time in history.

Weale "provided the silent · back- ground."

Drive:

I do not believe, however, that supply

demand much longer can exceed until we have the Ormaby-Gore bud- grafts yielding their thousands per aere, which will not be soon!

Yours, etc.,

Hong Kong. Oct. 16.

___THE UNHAPPY MUI-TSAI

"INVESTOR."

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Motor Drowned

SHADOWS BEFORE.

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED

IN "CHINA MAIL" --

Social Functions To-day Dinner Danesa at Hong Kong Hotel and Beninsula Hotel, 8.30 p.m.

To-day Tea Dances at Hong Kong Hotel and Peninsula Hotel, 4.30 p.m.

To-day-Dinner Dance at Repulse Bay Hotel, 8.30 p.m.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

HONG KONG CRICKET CLUB.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN.

Nthat the following Deben-

tures were drawn at the Pavillon on FRIDAY, the 11th day of Oc-

tober, 1929:

No. No. No. No. No. 19 152 333 517 676

Entertainments To-day — Queen's Theatre; "The Duke Steps Out."

108 Theatre; To-day World "Anybody Here Seen Kolly?" (Con- tinuous performance to 11.15 p.m.).

To-day- Star "The Cossacks." ·

To-day Majestic The Four Flusher."

To-day - Star Miss Gladys Volle had parts which suited her talent well; Guy Lathom won morit for his dances with Miga Weale; and Robert Poole sung to ad- vantage in Lack-a-day" and "The Song of the Clock."

Woves continually broke over the Rex Burchell and Selwyn cruft und drenched the "crow." The gave of their best in Individual items motor was "drowned" but ran as mirth-providers; and, again, Rex faultlessly although the throttle also distinguished himself at the plane was kept at full speed practically with his own compositions. all the way.

No special preparations were made. 4

The motor was a demonstration one und had been in use for several [To the Editor of the "China Mail."1.munths. Ordinary Texaco gasoline

Sir.-Your leading article of yester and oil were used, day's date na the lui Tani is very misleading: It gives people the im pression that all these girls are vil tously treated. Whereas, such is

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147 305 487 · 611 148 330 196 675 798 Holders of drawn Debentures who desire to be paid on the 31st October, 1929, are requested to inform the Treasurers, Messrs. Percy Smith, Seth & Fleming, on or before Wednesday, 30th October, 1920,

Oct. 18 and 19-Star Theatre; Warwick Revue Co. present "N Everything." 9.15 pm.

Oct. 21-Nelson, Day Concert at that some scenery..

Elicen Dawn was only on the stage once and that behind

o Edgar Warwick has gone North ones The return journey hegan Tuesday, after a rest in Cantonmore, which reminds Hong Kong that. these sprightly entertainers, will be

Lee Theatre, 9 p.m.:

Home Mall To-day--Inward from Europe via

The motor.ran like clockwork all the closing their season at the "Star" all Negupatam ("Shantung").

Fot the case. Frequently these girls way down.

me from starving families, and`are: A average speed of over 12 sery cruelly treated by their parents, miles per hour was

maintained so that for thens to become Mai Tenis throughout the entire voyage, not 14 very happy release.

withstanding overloading. un favourable weather and stops by Customs stations.

Your suggestion that Chinese ladies should visit houses and have "mother ly chats" with the girls is unpractical. The Chinese householders would re- sent such unwarrantable interference, and the lady might find herself in volved in all sorts of trouble.

No, this question can only be solved when the Chinese people are mire edu cated. Please publish this letter laji your paper, and show the people Hong Kong the truth.

Yours, etc..

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No Mishaps

Much is said for the reliability

too spon-on Saturday, to be precisė.,

"Alry Nothings" will be repeated to-night. It should not be missed. Some of the costumes and effects are very pretty.

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ON SCREEN

of the motor in that no mishap) A FAMOUS FIGHT STADIUM whatsoever occurred. The plugs were not even cleaned for the re- turn trip.

One of the most famous fight

Sports

To-day Closing date of en- tries for the harbour races, 6 p.m.

Oct. 23 Twelfth bi-annual race for Ships Lifeboats, ("Trevena Trophy") starting time, 1 p.m.. ̈`

Oct. 26 Seventh extra race meeting of the Hong Kong Jockey Club; Happy Valley. ·

Land Sale

Oct. 21-At P.W.D. offices, one,

LEUNG Karchow. Messrs. Rudolf Wolff & Kew, Ltd. Hong Kong, Oct. 18.

are to be congratulated in their [The views expressed in our, edi-entérprise on such a hazardous ven- torial columns yesterday are those ture. Demonstrations will be given held by the Chinese leaders them on request with the same boat and selves, who know the inside work ing of the wai fani syntem better than the 'average Chinese who has not taken the time to study the ques tion fully-Ed., "Č‚M."]

The only attention needed in Can-stadiums in America, the Holly- lot of Crown land at Tai Kok Tsui, tan was that the lower housing was wood Legion Stadium, where film | 3 p.m. Rreased.

stars gather to watch fistic stars in combat, has at last made its debut on the dereen. Though famous in filmdom for years, it was used as a film locale for the first time in producing "The Duke Steps Out," William Haines new Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer play, which will be at the Queen's Theatre.

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ROYAL APPOINTMENTS FOR CAIRO AND BANGKOK

To the Editor'or'île "China Mail') ----Sir,-I -onelosé'-a-copy....of-ćur-fifth

London. Yesterday It in connection, with our Appeal and i The King has approved the ap would be grateful if it could be insert-pointment of Mr. Cecil Francis Dormer, Counsellor in His Majesty's Diplomatic Service, to be Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at Bang

al.

The donor of £1,000, Mr. E. W Stephens, is a nephew. of the late Mr. 3. D. Stephens.

Yours, ele

W, T. FEATHERSTONE Head Master.

Hong Kong, Oct. 17.

Fifth List

Mr. J. S. Dykes, L.D.S.

Mr. Ngu Bun-

Mr. Lee Pwan-hong

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"The Duke Steps Out" is a vivid filmisation of Lucian Cary's famous "Saturday Evening Post" story, directed by James Cruze. Crawford plays the heroine, and a notable cast appears.

The King has approved the ap pointment of Mr. Reginald Harvey Hoare, Counsellor in His Majesty's Diplomatic Service, to be Minister 20 00 Plenipotentiary whilst employed 10.00 at the Residency at Cairo.-British ever placed on the

5.00 Wireless Service.

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Mr. A. Van C. Feran

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Mr. G. Gondriaan

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Mr. Lau Pec-imi

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Messrs. Nan Yan Tobacco

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TOWN-PLANNING

PROTECTION FOR BEAUTY

SPOTS IN IRELAND:

Ireland is at last to start town-

5.00 planning. A Town Planning Bill

10 00 has now been introduced by Sena

5.00 tor Jahnson into the Senate, which, 5.00 generally speaking, ia on the same 500 lines as the English Town Planning 10.00 Act of 1925.

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AND NOTICE is hereby given Debentures numbered above which are not cashed on the 31st October, 1929, will be paid

on

the 30th April, 1000, after which date they will cease to bear interest.

By Order of the Committee,

L. S. GREENHILL,

Hon. Secretary. Hong Kong, 17th Oct., 1929.

SNOW IN U.S. ·

WEATHER FREAK DURING HEAT WAVE

After a week of scorching heat with the thermometer often rising Meetings

Í to 94 deg, heating all heat records; To-morrow-Annual meeting of, for September for fifty-four years, Hong Kong Boxing Association comes the word that snow has Mesars..Jardine's board room, 5.30 fallen in the Rocky Mountain re- p.m.

gion. The weather forecast is that To-morrow Kowloon Chess Cluba cold, wave will presently stretch Anhual Meeting at Central British across the whole continent. School, 5.90 p.m.

In some parts of Wyoming 14 in. Oct. 21 - Meeting of Royal of snow has fallen and has held Hong Kong Golf Club (Ladies' up traffic. Americans are explain- Section), Helena May Institute, 11ing such freaks of the weather as a.m.

being due to the size of their coun- try rather than to changeableness of climate.

Oct. 25 General meeting of Contributories of the H.K. Develop 'ment Bldg. & Savings Society, Ltd., (in liquidation) City Hall Music

Lammerts' Auctions

Oct. 19 - At Sales Room, Duddell-st, Ladies' shoes, water- proofs, shirts and Men's shoes, etc., 11 a.m.

Discussion and discension havé followed the view expressed-by-Pro- fessor Robert Rogers, of the Mas- sachusetts Institute of Technology, at a conference of business men that because the teaching of boys Is largely in the hands of women Oét. 21-22-At Measra. Sennetthere is a risk of the minds of the Freres (York Bulking) surplus American people becoming feminine, stocks of watches, Jewellery, etc., 10.30 a.m.

It is a drama of a prize fighter who goes-to-college-to-please-his-room, 2.30 p.m....... sweetheart, and still has to fight to protect his title. Haines's ad- ventures in double identity furnish both thrilla and hilarious comedy.

The most spectacular thrill of the play is the fight, staged at the Legion Stadium, between Haines and Jack Roper, well-known heavy

contender, before weight audience of several thousands. is one of the most vivid fight scenes screen, with actual references, announcers, and the staff of the stadium acting as head Iners for the two men, who put on a thoroughly realistic bout.

Hundreds of college students from a California university appear. in the campus scenes and Haines has one fight in college and another in a cafe near by as high-lights among his thrilling adventures in the realma of higher education. ป

James Cruze, who directed "The Covered Waggon" and who TC- cently directed Haines in "Excess Enggage" and "A Man's Man," directed the new production, Karl Dane is seen as the giant trainer 2.00 Of special interest, however, is and Tenen Hotle as 8.00 the section which makes town-plan- fight manager.

the comedy Delmer Daves, 28.00 ning compulsory in any case where former class president at Stanford- 500 the Minister for Lacal Government University, plays the "heavy," and 500 and Public Health consider that, on Lake 100.00 account of the natural beauty, or Eddie Nugent, and others of note Cosgrove, Herbert Prior, 30.00 special architectural, historic, or

are in the cast. artistic Interest attaching to a 50.00 locality, it is expedient that exist 50.00 ing features should be preserved and protected. This section will 100.00 provide for the preservation of such

6.00 places as Killarney.

10,00 Attention is also given to ugly 5.00 advertisements. A local authority may; and when required by the 10.00 Minister shall, serve a notice upon

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any person requiring him within.

1,00

reasonable time to remove an 100 offending advertisement where the

5.00 amonity of the district or any

Mr. E, W. Stephens, £1,000 11,088.26 public or private open space in the

Total to date

aren is, in the opinion of the local $11,700.76 authority or the Ministry, injured

Amounts previously acknow-

by the display of any advertise- ledgal in fourth lists... 16,676.92 ment.: This clause does not, how- ever prevent the display of any $28,370.68 advertisements, upon land relating Of the total amount $3,520 are for solely to any trade or business car buildings, $1,300 for science equipp-ried on, or to be held, on such land. ment and $1,000 for equipment. The Nor for five years from the date of balance $21,850.08 is for endowment the approval of the scheme will

Donations of: 82.500, previously pre-existing hoardings be affected. mised and acknowledged, have now, been paid.

Dr. Bernard Hollander made a strong plea for a reform of the

Powers are given to enforce town- (planning schemes, and the Minister himself may carry them out if a {local authority defaults,

marriage laws to allow divorce in In an outspoken sermon at St. "cate of incurable insanity, when John's, Newington, Hull, the vicar addressing the International Con- declared, "The Anglican is the gress of the World League for meanest Christian on earth." Bexual Reform at Wigmore Hallittle thought," he said. Ha contended that it madical cer- compel a great number of our pre- tiacales as to the bodily and mental

perous, but rather ill-educated

health of candidates for marriage middle class, to admit that in.re wara enforced the m age of least theorst type of dege Smight be stified.

Hrious and Beclesiastical matters they are thoughtlessly and Imoc

17 behaving as spongers and ckuatë.

Miscellaneous To-morrow-Lecture on "Difficul- ties in the Manufacture and Trials of Diesel Engines," by Eng. Capt. W. H. Micheli, Institute of Engin- and Shipbuilders of Hong eers Kong, 6 pim.

Oct. 22-Ladies' Harbour Race. Oct. 23-Open Harbour Race. “

Over 230 cases of a mysterious disease that seems the same as spotted fever have occurred in many parts of the Continent. In Antwerp to be 162 known there are said sufferere and numerous cases are reported in Germany, Denmark, and Holland, from which countries the disease is believed to have been carried into the North of Belgium.

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On Sunday, 13th inst. a member of our staff piloted a 16ft.' PENN YAN outboard runabout to Canton and returned the following: Tuesday, "An ELTO QUAD was used throughout, and, despite very rough weather and long periods of fall throttle work, the motor ran faultlessly.

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