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MONDAY, MARCH 31, 1930.

MADAME HANAU,

Friends to Furnish Her Bail.

HUNGER STRIE ENDED.

Paris, Yesterday.

ROUND THE CINEMAS

"New York Night” for

the Queen's.

WILD PARTT SCENES.

A veritable blaze of colour mo Madame Hanau'a friends are dernistic designs in furniture and likely to furnish 500,000 Francs to-drapes, triangular rugs, and cubis wards hail, and her Gazette Dutic fish feature the wild party scenes France creditors the balance of United Artists' "New York Reuter.'

Nights," Norma Talmadge's first Earlier Cable.

talking and musical picture ven ture, opening its run at the Queen's Theatre on Wednesday.

Paris, Saturday. Madame Hanau, who caused a sensation by escaping from a hos-

To make this a truly modern aet, pital and returning to prison afterno small or large item was allowed hunger striking for a long period, to be out of character. A cubistic has been provisionally released on plano, with legs that rise from ball of 800.000 franca.

small points to flat planes a foot She protested against the amount wide and coloured in red and black of bail which, she declares, prevent-is one of the unusual touches. ed her release. She said she had Another fa the rug which has given up all her property to her geometric designs in brilliant hues creditors and had nothing left.

She has, however, abandoned her hunger strike. Her case is to come up before the Correctional Court to-day.-Reuter.

CURRENCY.

(Continued from Page 1.)

Administration of Fund. The administration of the Fund and of the gold standard' is to be intrusted to a Currency Depart- ment in the Ministry of Finance. An examination of the Fund may be made at any time by the three bankers' associations of Shanghai, by the Chinese Chamber of Com- merce of Shanghai-or by the Central. Bank-Reuter's Pacific

Service.

Press Criticism.

Shanghai, Yesterday.

and is triangular in shape. Tho wall paper is in largo pastelled squares of sympathetic colours.

RADIO

FO-DAY'S PROGRAMME

THE

The following programme will be broadcast to-day from the Hong Kong Broadcasting Station Z.D.W. on 366 metres:

6-6 pm-Danza Programme of Mosara. Moutrie and Company: Victor Records by Courtesy of "My Sin-Fox Trot" (De Sylva-Brown-

Henderson),

"When My Dream Come True-For

Frot" (Irving Berlin),

Waring's Pennsylvanians "Every Moon's A Honeymoon-Fox

Trot (Dale Wimbrow), "Huggable Kissable You Fox Trot"

(Irving Benas),

Rudy Vallee and lis' Connecticut

Yankees.

"Little Pal-Fox-Trot" (Jolson-De

Brown-Henderson),

William Cameron Menzies, artan In Seventh Heaven-Fax Trot" director for United Artists, design. ed this unusual set, one of the most spectacular of its kind ever constructed for talking pictures.

The story is a virile and humor ous account of the trials and tri- bulations of the song-writing and chorus-girl fraternity along New York's Tin Pan Alley.

Under Lewis Milestone's direc.

tion, the spice of Broadway's pic- turesque colloquialisms was caught.

"SHOW PEOPLE,"

Studio life, its pleasures and its

CHINA MAIL.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

G.

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

TO. S. 117.-IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that SEALED TENDERS be clearly marked "TEN- Office antil Noon of MONDAY, the 14th, day of April, 1980, for DER FOR QUARRY,” will be received at the Colonial Secretary's

the occupation for a period ending 31st December, 1931, from the date of notification of acceptance of tender, of any or either of the places or parcel of ground referred to in the schedule here- under, shown coloured red on plan signed by the Director of Public Works and dated 7th March, 1980, but subject to cor- tain conditions which can be ascertained at the office of the Direc- tor of Public Works.

Nin Triplicate, which should

A

sum

Each tender must be accompanied by a receipt to the effect·| that the Tonderor has deposited in the Colonial Treasury as stated in the schedule hereunder opposite to each quarry BA a pledge of the bona fides of his offer, which shall be forfeited to the Crown, if the Tenderer refuses to carry out his tender and comply with the conditions, hereinafter contained, should the tender be accepted.

aum

ASENSTAG Head the List

Columbia

RECORDS

Now

5697

5696

Blue Hawaii ...

Gotta Feeling For You.... Recollections

Congratulations

Mother Goose Parade

My Dream Memory

5869

5535

Deep Night

I'll Never Ask For More

5416

Sweet Music

I'm in Seventh Heaven

5414

Little Pal

Used To You

6370

When The World Is At Rest

Wake Up: Chillum

(Jolson-De Sylva-Brown-Henderson), George Olsen and His Musle "PA Dreamier, Aren't We All?-- Fox Trat" (De Sylva-Brown-Hender- son), "You've Got Me Pickin' Petals Off Off Daintes Fox Trot" (De Sylva

Quarry No. Brown-Henderson),

The High Hatters conducted by Kowloon Quarry No. 1 -. Shek Shan .... Leonard Joy. Kowloon Quarry No. 2..Shek Shan... Me-Waltz" (Lenoir-Morse-Kowloon Quarry No. 4.Ma Tau Kok

Kowloon Quarry No. 5, .Ma Tau Kok .. Kowloon Quarry No. 6 ..Hok Un New Kowloon

Form of tender and further particulars can be obtained from the office of the Director of Public Works.

5323

I Never Kissed A Baby Like You

1 Voice Of The Southland

The Government does not bind itself to accept the highest or any tender,

Dixie Dawn

5322

The Song I Love

SCHEDULE REFERRED TO ABOVE Approximate Upset

Me And The Man In The Moon

5298

Deposit

Locality. Area in Acres. Annual Fee. with tender.

$2,000

$200

3.13

$3,500

$350

1.00

$.900

$100.

The Anderson Music Co., Ltd.

1.27

$ 900

$100

.46

$ 100

$100

Quarry No. 1..Kowloon Tong .

.92

- $ 280

$100

HAROLD T. CREASY,

'Lavo

Aivaz), 'S Been A Long Time Between Time -Fox Trot" (Joe McCarthy-Jimmle Monaco).

Leo Itelsman and His Orchestra "Lover Come Back To Me Fox Trot" (Oscar Hammerstein, 2nd-Sigmund Romberg),

work in Hollywood, where Metro-"Coquette Waltz" (Irving Berlin),

Rudy Vallee and His Connecticut Goldwyn-Mayer, First National,

Yankees. Paramount, and United Artists 1 Kiss Your Hand, Madame-Fox Studios are situated, is brought to

Trot" (Rotter-Lewis-Young-Erwin),

The China Press, in an editorial the screen by King Vidor, in "Show this morning caustically criticis-People," which is being screened at

the World Theatre to-day only.

the

The famous comedian, and come-

ing the Kemmerer report, stresses "pathetic obituary notice" therein of the six financial com- Davics, take the Chief roles.

dienne, William Haines and Marion missions that predeceased Kem-

In this interesting film one merer's.

given glimpses of John Gilbert, Cody,

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It says that the "project is sur-Douglas Fairbanks Lew prisingly similar to the methods Charles Chaplin, Karl Dane and utilised by the United States ini

George K. Arthur. Norma Tal-: the Philippines in 1903 and 1905.

The China Press is frankly and amongst numerous other extras.

madge and Norma Shearer arc entirely sceptical of a gold stand- ard scheme, remarking that there is nothing substantial upon which the project can be erected.

"Mythical Unit.”

"NOW WE'RE IN THE AIR"

"Josephits-Fox Trot" (Roy Klages-

Jesse Greer),

Lee Relaman and His OrchestrA. "If I Had You-Fox Trot" (Shapiro-

Campbell Connelly),

مینه

28th March, 1980.

INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS

AND SHIPBUILDERS OF HONG KONG.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

"All By Yourself In The Moonlight Frof. C. A. M. SMITH, M.Sc., Taikoo

Fox Trot (Jay Wallis),

Irving Aaronson and His Commandera. Just Another Kiss Waltz (Benny

Davis-J. Fred Coots),

We Never Should Meet Again- Waliz" (Edgar Leslie-Walter Donald- xon),

George Olsen and His Music. 6-7 p.m.-Chinese Programma 7 p.m.-A Chat On The "Trebla" by the Originators, Miss Norah Chilo and Mr. Albert Barnett.

7.15 p.m. approx.-Experimental

9 p.m.-Weather Report. Fecord by Courtesy of Messrs. Mou- European Programme of H. M. V.

Company:-

Two Americans disguised as Scot-Frogramme: at 8p.m. approx. tish Highlanders enlist as aviators Faust Ballet Music." A mythical gold unit has been at a French airport, and are sen conjured up in the imagination of tenced to death as German apies, impractical theorists and upon Only Wallace Beery and Ray this has been built an Imposing mond Hatton could appear to ad- edifice of enormous potential vantage in such a ridiculous situs-Morning. Noon and Night In Vienna" Belgniorage profita. "The report tion. And they do so in "Now evidences faith and hope, but We're in the Air" the new Para- these will hardly produce parity

mount comedy which had its first

Overture (Suppe.),

Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Professor Robert Heger.

gold," continues the comment and local showing at the Majestic Thea-The Arcadians" Vocal Gems. adds that it is a dismal task to tre, Kowloon, last night. search for either Inspiration

{Menckton),

OT Here is a comedy that has Veronique Vocal Gems. (Messager). commercial clarity in this plethora everything good photography, of words.

Light Opera Company. good direction, capable stars, and, "Bourree" ("Pastor Fide"-Handel), One appears to be wandering most remarkable, a good story. The "Scherzo" (Gigout), in a wonderland with Alice and latter anomaly may be laid at the

some financial mad-hatter. The door of Monte Brice, Keene Thomp- report postulates nothing new son, and Tom J. Gerraghty. Frank and at the most certainly offers no remedy for the national bank- ruptcy that appears imminent.

Strayer directed the picture.

G. D. Canningham, Organ.

Coward),

Professor of Engineering University of Hong Kong has kindly consented to deliver a LECTURE On MODERN METHODS OF MEASUREMENT in the ROOMS of the INSTITUTION.

on

FRIDAY, April 11, 1980, at 5.30 pm. Members of the General Public are cordially invited to be present.

MEMBERS are hereby Informed the HONG KONG ELECTRIC CO., that the Chairman of Directors of

Ltd. has extended an invitation to Members to visit the North Point

April 10 at 2.30 p.m. Power Station on THURSDAY,

E. W. BLACKMORE,

Hon. Secretary-

Director of Public Works.

HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB. THE THIRD EXTRA RACE THE

MEETING will be held (weather permitting) at Happy Valley on SATURDAY, 5th April, 1930, commencing at 2 p.m.

The first bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m.

MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE Members are notified that they and their ladies must wear their: badges prominently displayed.

No one without a badge will be admitted to the Members' Enclo-

sure.

Badges admitting non-members to the Members' Enclosure and Club Rooms at $5 for Gentlemen and $2 for Ladies, are obtainable

troduction by through the Secretary upon in-.

a member, such ment of all chits, &c. member to be responsible for pay

Badges admitting to Mambera', Enclosure will not be, on sale at the Race Course.

Mambera can obtain, upon ap plication to the Secretary, badger (limited to two) for the free ad- mission to the Members* Enclosure of wives, lady relatives and friends. Names must be stated.

See You Again" ("Bitter Sweat" TREMORS IN JAPAN. when applying.

"Dear Little Cafo" (Bitter Sweet"-

Coward).

Conflicting Views of Experts

Tokyo, Saturday.

It is a good thing for the Majestic Theatre that the laughs in this non- Nanking's Opportunity. acuse opera are so evenly spaced. The newspaper asks whether Hysteria, with possible serious con- Nanking will remain serenely in sequences to the patrone, would be diferent to the financial malady the result if they were not. Beery that surely and swiftly is destroy- and Hatton have done the Impos ing commerce and confidence and alble and topped all their previous adds that it is within the power of successes, "Behind the Front," "Just What I Thought (Bennett and famous for the hot spring at the

Carlton),

Iza peninsula, forty miles south- Dora Maughan And Walter Fahl west of Yokohama, where "Bref'" (King),

Wake Up And Dream!"-Selection. Peggy Wood And George Metaxa.

(Borter), "New Moon" Selection. (Romberg),

New Mayfair Orchestra. "Mammy" (Arr. Robeson),

An official warning has been "Roll Away. Clouds" (Virginia"-issued by the Central Meteorolo-

Waller and Tunbridge)

the gical Observatory to

of the Ito district,

Nanking to re-establish firmly the "We're in the Navy Now," and national currency.

No better use "Firemen Save My Child."

Ty

"Eggs. Toast And Coffee" (Morrill), habitants

Paul Robeson

in

over

"Cows and Fishes" (Nowman), 2,000 earthquake shocks have been

"Patience"-Selection. (Sullivan),

of the executive prerogative could Beery and Hatton became avia be made than to impose immediate-tors when their clothes were blown)

a duty on cargoes of silver off in front of a battery of aero- being dumped from abroad in the plane propellere on the testing"(a) Walk lim Alenz Johnny; (b) overstocked market in China.

blocks at a flying field..

Suzette Tarri.felt since mid-February.

The local Police and town The Band of H.M. Coldstream Guards amcials are taking precautiona Johnny Comes Diwn To Hilo" (arr.many balldings have been serious- ly affected by the constant tremors.

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On no pretext will children be permitted in either Enclosure dur ing the Meeting.

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE

The price of admission to the Public Enclosure is $1 for all persons including ladies, and is payable at the Gate.

Soldiers and Sailors in uniform are admitted half price.

Bookmakers, Tic Tac men, &c. will not be permitted to operate within the precincts of the Hong Kong Jockey Club during the Race Meeting.

By Order,

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary. Hong Kong, 31st March, 1930.

At

logists are reported to be variance, some asserting that there is no cause for alarm and others, being apprehensive, although UNION CHURCH, HONG KONG. confident that the phenomenon is of Leonard Henry.a purely local nature.-Reuter. ANNUAL SPRING JUMBLE SALE

to be held MAY 9th. Contributions of clothing will be gratefully received at the Church- Häll any morning.

The editorial concludes that They fall in love with twin sis- Terry). to-day Chinese bankers and mer-ters, one of whom has been "(a) O Shallow Brown; (Miss Lucy' Opinions of the leading seismo- chants, menaced with destruction, raised in Germany and the other in

Long" (Arr. Terry), are unanimous that action identic Franco. Many of their difficulties

John Goss, And The Cathedral with that of

Male Voice. Quartet. America is Im-arise over their inability to tell "What Did The Village Blacksmith peratively necessary if China is to their sweethearts apart, which la Say?" (L. Henry), be saved from financial death. not surprising when it is considered "Poko-Okeo-Oh" (Butler and Flynn),

The other morning papers do that the same Louise Brooka playa "Star Of The East" (Lohr), not comment on the report-both parts capably and charmingly."The Garden Of Allch" (Marshall), Reuter.

The "gage" are now and frequent throughout the picture and will raise Beery, and Hatton to a still. higher plane as laugh purveyors. They have splendid support in the cast, which includes Malcolm Waite, as the Garman spy, Duke

ITALIAN ART.

Value of the Recent Exhibition

Rugby, Yesterday,

The Government last night gaye

10.30

Petter Dawson. p.m-Close Down.

LESSON-SERMON

Mortin as the top sergeant, hard First Church of Christ, boiled as usual, Emile Chautard, Scientist, Hong Kong and Russeli Simpson..

"Now We're in the Air" is good "Reality" was the abject of the Lesson-Bermon in all Churches of Christ, Scientist on Sunday, March 30 The Golden Text was: "The counsel of the Lord standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations" (Palms 28:11);***

a banquet to mark the saccess for a laugh in any language. which attended the recently. con- cluded Italian Art Exhibition, which was visited by over 500,000 people,MANAS

Lord Parmoor expressed the deep gratitude of the Government and the people of Great Britain, pri marily to the Italian Government and to all the others who had made the Exhibition possible. It had brought together the works on itas Han Art both from rivate and public

CITY OF SYDNEY.

Forced Down Near Wyrdham Safe.

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Among the citations, which comprised the Lesson-Bermon was the Zollowing from the Bible Thus saith the Lord. the King of Israel, and his redeemer the Lord of hosts?? I am the first, Sydney, Saturday. :: | 1 am the lasts and beside me there orture has met the God Fear ye not, neither be

Smith is not. I told the

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BRIGANDS BUSY.

Capture of Three Missionaries.

The North China Daily News states

· Shanghai, Yesterday. that it is reported brigands have cap

tired: Mr. R. W. Porteous, and Mrs.

reus (British and Miss N. E. Gemmell (American) belonging to the China Inland Mission, at Yuanchow,

West Kiangal

Three other G.I.M. missionaries an rowly escaped capture Reuter,

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An

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meeting

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