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SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 1930.

CURRENCY PROBLEM.

GAMBLERS ALL. ·

Chinese Chamber's Views A Diversion in Coolies'

on Silver Dollar.

CONTROL DESIRED.

At the request of the Currency. Commission, the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce was asked' to give its views on the currency

the

This Colony. problem of subject was 'exhaustively discuss ed at the monthly meeting of the Chamber held on Thursday after noon, and the following questions,

to summarise and answers serve the views of the Chamber:-

Q-Is the present currency the tonst advantageous for the pur- poses of the traile of this Colony?

A-The silver entrenes used in Hong Kong is satisfactory,

Q what respect. if any, is the present currency situation un-.

ntisfactory

Ain view of the gaswer to the first question. this question does not arise.

Q- the situation is unsatis. factory, in what way can it be remedied?

A-This question also does not arise, in view of our reply to the first query

over

Q-Is the premium on hotes

to silver detrimental the If so, prosperity of the Colony can it be controlled, and by what means?

"School."

WOMAN ROBBED.

THE CHINA MAIL.

ROUND THE CINEMAS London Comedian in' All Talking Success.

*THREE LIVE GHOSTS."

A Chinese scaman and a district A famous London stage watchman were on Thursday after-comedian, Claud 4llister's talents noon sentenced by Mr. A. W. G. H. were quickly recognised by United Grantham for the theft of money at Artists when he came to Holly

Allister plays the role of Wing Wah Terrace, which is Inha-wood,

a shell-shocked war bited mngstly by scavenging coolles. "Spoofy,"

money was hero, who steals his own child in Gambling, in which staked on the turn of a dice, was "Three Live Ghosts," an all-talking going on in the open when the comedy-drama, which is now at the theft escurred. The two accused Queen's Theatre. created a disturbance between them- solves and diverted the attention of the gumblers to them. Then they grabbed the money staked.

The

further, by

he

the

W

"Three Live Ghosts," based on the famous comedy-drama, success of the New York and London stage, features an all-star cast, which, in addition to Allister, Includes Reryl

Charles that Mercer,

McNaughton,

district watchman, went announcing 巍 representative of

loan Bennett, Robert Montgomery,

lav. and scized $24 Ha Vaughn, Shayle Gardner, Jack Cooper, Harry Stubbs, Jocelyn Lee. Nancy, Price, and Tenen Holtz.

belonging to two women who were amongst the gamblers. The two men then bolted. They wore this- His Worship sen- ed and arrested. tenced the seaman to two months' hard labour and the district watch- man to four months.

A.

On the application

of Mr. E. Hall and Mr. Frank

the X. d'Almada, for defence, Mr. Grantham decided subsequently to impose alternative fines in the sum of $100 and $250, respectively.

'BUS ACCIDENT.

alone should Passenger Alights Too

, A. The premium on notes over silver is very unsatisfactory. The Government issue notes and coins and the local banks should accept all coins at par with notes, and to any amount.

Qs the linking of the car- rency with silver advantageous If so, can it be to the Colony? more closely linked?

(There was no discussion ..on This point).

Qs it desirable in the inter-

ests of the Colony that the value

of the dollar be stabilised?

any effective steps

5.0. can laken to that end?

be

Soon.

NOW IN HOSPITAL.

A motor accident occurred in Nathan Road last night, and in consequence Shum Tak (17), a painter of 17, Wing Lok Buildings, is now in the Kowloon Hospital suf tering from injuries to his face.

“A WOMAN OF AFFAIRS."

SHADOWS BEFORE

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED

IN CHINA MAIL ·

Social Functiona To-day Tea Dance at Hong Kong Hotel, 4.30 p.m.

To-day-Tea Dance at Peninsula Hotel, 5 p.m.

at

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

TO LET.

TO LET-Two six-roomed European style Houses, electric light, flush sys- tem, gas, use of garage and tennis court. Rant by arrangement, about furnished and which house is taken. $200 to $250 depending on whether

Apply Dr. C. M. Heaney, Mount Davis Gap.

Dances To-day Dinner Hong Kong. Repulse Bay, and PUBLIC AUCTIONS. Peninsula Hotels, 8.30 p.m.

To-morrow Tea Dance at Re-TE Undersigned have received pulse Bay Hotel.

Tinstructions to sell by received

Entertainments

Queen's To-day "Three Live Ghosts”.

To-day "Show People."

ON

WEDNESDAY, April 23, 1930, commencing at 11 am.

at No. 231, Nathan Road,

Auction

Theatre,

Star

Theatre.

Theatre,

Te day. Majestic "Dear Sabreur",

Theatre;

To-day World "Wonian of Affairs.”

Land Sales. April 22~At P. W. D. Offices, four lots of Crown land at 3 p.m. ----------- Lammeris' Auctions.

1st Floor (Kowloon).

A Quantity of

VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE. Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers.

Hong Kong, April 18, 1930.

Co..THE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public

The orphaned daughter of wealthy parents, Diana Merrick,

April 22-At Hong Kong and after being disappointed' in love, has a "ding" in continental ports Kowloon Wharf and Godown

Returning to Ltd., (Godown No. 9), two hundred for seven years. London with a "reputation," but bales blankets, 11 a.m.

April 25-At Sales Room, Dud- sul finding that happiness could

furniture, never be her lot, she commitsdell Street, household suicide.

2.30 p.m.

.

Meeting.

Such is the gist of the current attraction at the World Theatre April 26-Hong Kong Tug and where Greta Garbo and John Lighter Co., Ltd. (in liquidation), Gilbert appear in "A Woman Of 6, Des Voeux Road Central, Noon., Affairs." supported by an uncom- monly strong cast, which includes John Mack Brown, Douglas Fair- banks, jun, and the old favourite, Lewis Stone,

"BEAU SABREUR."

RADIO

metros:-

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME

A year or 39 ngo, Paramount brought forth a picture production According to Leung Wan-lin, called "Beau Geste" the story of the driver of a China" Motor Bus Com-Foreign Legion and brotherly love, Ifpany's bus, in a report made at the

The following programme will be Water Foliec Station, he was driv-and at that time it was acclaimed.

Now comes another, a companion broadcast to-day from the liong Kong ing along Nathan Road toward the to the former and one containing Broadcasting Station Z.B.W. on 355 Star Ferry at 10.30 last night. more thrills, more heart interest,, | When near Austin Road. the

12.30-2 p.m.-European Pro and an occasional mingling of painter, who was in the second class, laughs. It is called "Beau. Sabreur." gramme of Victor Records by alighted while the bus was still in and was written by the celebrated courtesy of Messrs. Tsang Fook As regards the question of pre-nation. He was injured as afore: Percival C. Wren, whose "Wages of Piano Co.

over silver, and mentioned and conveyed to the Kow- Virtue," and "Bear Geste" have whether this premium was de-loon Hospital, where his condition made his works the best seller in Lrimental to the interests of the to-day is "generally good."

A. In view of the answer to the first query, this question also need not be discussed.

The Silver Dollar.

mium on nates

Colony, the Chamber was unani- moun that it was. The following views, expressed by different mem- bera, pre interesting:-

1. That the banks do not accept any large sum of money paid to them in silver dollars. This ap pears unfair, as the banks pay.out

FREE JOY RIDE.

Motor Cycle Taken from

Stand.

book stones.

"Beau Sabreur" opened an en gagement at the Majestic Theatre, Kowloon, on Wednesday and sent audiences into erstasies of "ohs"

and "abs."

"Beau Sabreur" tella the

庭 story of

young French

Mr. A. Chan, of 558 Nathan Road, officer. Major Henri de Beau-t these dollars themselves and the in a report to the Water Police Sta-jolais, who vows to his uncle tion, stated that at two o'clock yester-

notes issued by them cover nothing day afternoon, he left his Indian motor that he will live and die for France | else hut these same dollars. J rycle (No. 428) in the shed near the and forget that such things na 2. That if a thousand of these Star Ferry, Kowloon, but, on returning women exist. Then he becomes silver dollars were sold to a money at 3.15 p.m., he found the machine misa-mixed up in a series of desert bat- changer, the seller would lose $16ing.

ties, in which he has his work cuti He believed that hin cycle was taken cut so that France may triumph. от кл. In the course of a day's business, it was quite possible that in mistake for another. However, at afle has been introduced to a beauti some firms have about a thousand quarter past seven he recovered his ful girl, Mary. Vangrugh, and she, such dollars paid to them by numer-cycle, after someone else had had a free to save her own life, joins the party.

If they lose $16 joy ride round Kowloon.

ous customers. per day on this money, the 'Cham- ber is asked to see how much is

lost per month through the bank's

attitude.

Mr. Edward Doheny, the 74- years-old American oil magnate.has been found not guilty by a Washing ton jury on a charge of bribery.

A bill introduced by Mr. F. Hall 4. The small businessman, the to give shop assistants' a hakor ni the grocer, are only week was given a second reading in able to realise 96 cents or so out the House of Commens.

3. The merchanta point out that they did not ask for the issue of these silver dollars.

48-hour.

Henri is racing toward the Great Oasis to obtain the signature of Sheikh E Hamel on a treaty, and

At 1.15 p.m. an Organ Recital by Mr. G. Longyear will be relay ed Eroin Union Church..

7-9 p.m.-European. Programme: wing Amongst the Trees"

(Briccialdi)...by Clementi Barone. "At the Brook" (BoisdeFre),

by Venetian Trio.

Auction

ON

FRIDAY, April 25, 1930, commencing at 2.30 pm

at their Sales Room. Duddell Street.

A Large Quantity' of - VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE

Comprising:-

Teak and Glass Cabinets, Glass Bookcases, Cottage Pianos, Gramo- phones, Records, Desks, Chester- field Couches and Armchairs, Typewriters, Wardrobe Trunks,

Electric Table Lamps, Pictures. Carpets, Rugs. Curios, Ornaments. etc.

Teak and Iron Bedsteads with Mattresses. Teak Double and Single Wardrobes with Mirrors, Cheats of Drawers, Dressing Tables, Toilet Crockery, fron Safes, Linen, Washstands. Hat- stands, etc.

Teak Dining Tables, Dining

Chairs, Ice Chests, Teak Side- boards. Dinner Waggons, Dinner Crockery.. Glass Ware, Electric Table Fans. Vases, Box Couch.

etc:

and,

A Quantity of BLACKWOOD FURNITURE. Including:

On View from Thursday, April 24, 1930.

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS..

Auctioneers Hong Kong, April 18, 1930.

"I Wish I Had My Old Back Again" Joss Tables, Chairs, Jardinieres, Cabinets, Tea Poys. Opium Stoola. (ellen-Ager-Pollack),

by Henry Burr. etc. Am I Wasting My Time on You"

(Howard Johnson-Irving Bibo),

Elliott Shaw. "Hawaiian Nights"

(Ler S. Roberts), Alonin (Robert food Bowers),

Hilo Hawaiian Orchestra. "Amapola" (J. M. Luenlle), "La Borrachita"

(1. Fernandez Esperon),

Jesso Crawford. Ave Maria" (Arcadelt), "Adoramos To" (Palestrina), "Minuet in GA (Paderewski-Wright),

Amarylle" (Ghys-Seredy),

Palestrina Choir.

Victor Concert Orchestra, Rosario Bourdon, Conductor. he fails in his mission, the sheikh

"Russian Lullaby" (Irving Berlin), casting covetous eyes on the girl."At Sundown" (Walter Donaldson), But she leaves the gheikh's secret,

Jesse Crawford. and has the treaty signed. Henri "Les Ananas" (Pearly-Eddy), is torn between his vow giving his "Valentine" (Henri Christine).

Maurice Chevalier, Baritone love to France, and his love for the

with Orchestru. girl. It is a ticklish position for "Barcelona"

(Gus Kahn-Tolchard the man to be in-but he makes Evans),

"Hello, Aloha!-flow Are You?" good in both.

(L. Wolfe Gilbert-Abel Baer), plays "Beau Gary Cooper

Jesse Crawford. 7. That the Post Office should Sabreur," "the beautiful swordsman, "All by Yourself in the Moonlight"|

and he does it well. Paramount

(Jaz Wallis), accept it.

of every silver dollar. Yet in the what its origin--Mexican, Chinese, course of business they are bound

or Straits.

to accept silver dollars. If a per- son made a ten-cent purchase and

tendered a silver dollar, for which recognise the silver dollar anu could not have found a better lead! "Sweetheart of all my Dreams"

he received change of 90 cents, the hawker or dealer was actually re- ceiving six cents.

5. If each member of the popu- lation of Hong Kong lost ten cents per day through the circulation of the allver dollar, and since the population is about a million, the loss sustained by the Colony. Is about $100,000 per day.

Control Desired.

than Cooper. He is handsome and virile and fairly lives. the role.

(Act and Koy Fitch-Bert Lowe),

Johnny Marvin, Comedian' with Orchestra.

One member said there should be Evelyn Brent is the girl. The "An Operatic Nightmare" some power or authority responsible others in the powerful cast are "Nola" (Felix Arndt), for the issuing of notes and silver William Powell, Noah Beery, Arnold

in Hong Kong. This authority Kent, Joan Standing. Frank should know exactly how much is Relcher, and Raoul Prioli.. wanted for the purposes of this Colony and issue the notes and ailver accordingly. A proper pro-

6. There should be no difference portion of each will, therefore, be between the notes of the Colony on the market and neither would be and the silver dollar, no matter at à promlum.,

HEALTH WEEK,

Summary of the Work Done,

17,000 PAMPHLETS.

Frank Babta, Piano Solo, "La Czarine—Mazurka"

(Louis Ganne), "Rendez-vous-Intermezzo"

(W. Aletter),

Victor Salon Orchestra, Nathaniel Shilkret, Director.

"At the Theatre" by Phil Baker Comedian with Accordion), "Give me a Night 'in June"

(Clin-Friend),

"After T Called You Sweetheart"

(Berute Grossman-Little Jack Little) Johnny Marvin-Ed. Smalle,

Duct with Orchestra.

"The Frisoner's Song

(Guy Masse "After the

(Charles K. Harris),

International Novelty

Orchestras.

Vocal Chorus.

The annual Health Week at the Chinese Y.M.C.A., under the aus.. pices of the Chinese Y.M.O.A.. Chinese Y.W.CA. and tho Chinese "Liliu. E" (John Kruijn), Medical Association," which was | “Alökoki” (King Kalakaun-Lizzie opened by the Hon. Dr. Welling- Alobiken) Kane's Hawaiians, with ton on the 9th Instant was Sharpshooters March" (Metallo). brought to a close on Wednesday"Beautiful Days" (Pietro), night. During the week 27.doc-

Mario Perry, tors, 3 nurses, 30 Ambulance Bri "All Alone" (Irving Berlin), gade members, 21 students and 56 Memory Lane" (De Sylva.Spier

Conrad) Victor Balon Orchestra, others, a total of 186, gave their

Nathaniel Shilkret, services Voluntarily. The follow-

Director Ing figures indicate in brief the "Always" (Irving Berlin) work that was done

Dinah" (Lewis-Young-Akat),

Jeane Crawford. you-)

- Forget to Remember (Irving Berlin), Alone at Last(Gus Kahn-Ted Fiorito) Henry Barr, Saxophone

Obbligato by Rudy Wlodocft.

Lectures in the building, Attendance at these, lectures, 4,120. Lectures on the street, B Attendance at street lectures, 1,000 Health, talks on the radio, 89 Attendance at exhibit of health

charts and books,

"Medley of Italian Airs

Plotro, Accordion Solo. "By the Waters of Minnetonka"

Lieuranco),

2. Physical examinations,: 510;

Vaccinations,873,250 ONS Pamphlets on health subjects dis. stributed, 17,000,0000289901 Thanks are due to the organ! the Health and to all

estions, under

the volunteer workers l

Week) was condi

thoir time "freel

to

claims of health, to

gave

#the?

comers.

Winnebrago Love Song' Love with Tears" (Cheyenne),

8. Punblo Lalaby and

"Omalia: Ceremonial

Thurlow Lieurance Clement

Continued as foot of nest Column)..

CHURCH NOTICES

A CHARGE ΟΣ ONE DOLLAR '19 MADE FOR ALL NOTICES HEADING

UNDER

THIS

ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL *

HONG KONG

April 20, Easter Sunday. Holy Communion, 7 a.m: Choral Eucharist, 8 am, Holy Communion (Peak Church), 8 R.m.

Children's Service, 10 a.m.

Sunday School at Peak School, 10 a.m.

Matine and Sermon, 11 am. Preacher: The Dean.. Holy Communion, 12.15 p.m. Evensong, 6 p.m. Preacher Rev. H. V. Koop.

•

UNION. CHURCH, HONG KONG.

Divine Worship will be conduct- ed as follows:

11 am Easter Service, broad- cast.

12 noon-Communion Service. .6 p.m.-Evening Worship. Preacher: Rev. F. Short.

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, -SCIENTIST.

Branch of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Selen- tist, in Boston, Mass., U.S.A.J

Macdonnell Road, below Bowen

· Rond, Team Station. Sunday Service, April 20, 1930, 11:15. a.metteligh

Subject: "Doctrine of Atone- ment,

The Sunday School is held on Sunday mornings at 10 o'clock.

Wednesday Evening Mosting at 6.30 o'clock.

Reading Room at above addroen

Tuesday and Friday 10 am. to 12. Neon

Monday and Thursday 5,80 to 7′′ pm.

The Public fe cordially invited to attend the service and visit the Reading Room:

"After. I've Called You Sweetheart"

[Barnio Grossman-Little Jack Little);

Just a Memory

(Do Bylva-Brown Henderson);

Jenno Crawford 0-11:00 pm.Dance: Programme. 1180 pm-Close, Down,

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