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WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 1930.

NEW EXPERIMENTAL

AIR SERVICE.

THE

CHINA

WATER SUPPLY.

SCIENCE

IN

THE

BANK'S ASSETS.

OFFICE

Link Between London & Three Citics,

FURTHER INCREASES IN RESERVOIRS.

MAIL.

YOUNG HEIDELBERG OBJECTS.

Running a Business by “Television.”

PAPPEAL COURT · HEARING

CLOSES.

CONSUMPTION HIGHER.

Student Life Full of Hardship.

–JUDGMENT RESERVED...

The action

of

the

German

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THE

HONG KONG

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PEAK HOTEL

The total storage in the island reservoirs on Monday, July 28, amounted to 2,018.09 million

?

Liverpool, June B. Representatives of Liverpool, Manchester, and Birmingham met In Liverpool to-day, to discuss a pro-rations, showing an increase of sposal for. an experimental al ser-429.07 million gallons during the vice. The proposal, which came past week. The amount collected from Imperial Airways. Limited; is from streams was 489.80 million to run during the Summer months amounted to 83.11-million gallons gallons. The week's consumption service of aeroplanes to link, the which included. 22.38 million gal- three cities with London and lons from the Shing Mun supply. through London with Continenta centres.

FINDING FACTS.;

millions not only the millions of Men whose. duty it is to think In to-day, but the potential millions of the future-are holding an 'import- ant conference at Scarborough, by the benent of their experience. moans of which the world will have

The conference is that of the frcorporated Sales Managers' Asso ciation, which comprises brisk men who sell goods to the world--and who spend, much of their time planning how more and more

Position in Kowicon. The total storage in the mainland teservoirs on Monday, July 28 amounted to 604.61 million gal lons, showing an increase of 21tomers can be secured. million gallons during the past week, all reservoirs being now full,

business at Scarborough. A sales There is an atmosphere of "real

manager knows better than any sources of business knowledge. other man how untapped are the

It was on this vital question of untapped knowledge that Mr. John C. Kirkwood, the business research ant-management consultant, dealt

The hearing of the appeal against students' corporations in Heidel a judgment delivered by. Sir Henry berg, who, after being enthusiastic Astatic Bank was concluded yester- Ufa production dealing with Heldal- Gollan in the case of the Russo- at being asked to act as supers in 4

day, judgment being reserved.

berg student life, suddenly changed London creditors, submitted seven circles where youth and its ideals Mr. Jenkin, who appeared for the their minds, has won. approval in all points for the consideration of the are taken seriously. Court as to why the application of

The students of Heidelberg are the Shanghai ligulators should be not only fond of films, but interested disallowed. They were:-

in their production, and very will- (1) Lack of time (2) Incon- Ing to earn a few marks as actors insistency of the present case with of a day or two only. But when that presented in. the Court below; they discovered that the story (as (3) Supposing an adjournment all such stories do) dealt with love

for arguing, the case for a third business in life to bear, they pro- was granted, they could not argue under lime-trees and maidens whose because there was no locus standi bright eyes were the next important party: (4) In any event, if they ad-tested. mitted the case, there was no evi- Student life of to-day is not a dence available; (5) There was sentimental romance, but full of ample evidence in Paris that the hardships. A few still have money liquidation concerned had know to sit under the trees and dream and ledes of the local surplus, but had drink, but a very few only. Heldel- refused to make any claims here; berg students demand a faithful (6) Why should the London picture of to-day; and will not lend Precise Forecasts.

creditors have to suffer another themselves to any other; so the film is purposeful. fact-finding. It is before they obtained their rights is now obliged to resort to local "Research," said Mr. Kirkwood, postponement of some six months producer, in order to get his supers. the getting of significant and direc (7) It was not

a matter of 48 youths who are not students. The tive Information about, sales possi-hours adjournment. If they cabled public will get the student film it bilities, sales territories, and sales to Paris (and heaven knew who wants, and wherever it is shown the costs; about consumer and dealer, would answer it), it would not bona-fide young University man will habits and reactions; about com- solve the dimculty.

show the disapproval which he feels.. petitors and competition; about the The Attorney-General, who ap- product itself regarded as mer-peared on behalf of the Oficial chandise; about advertising; about Liquidator in Hong Kong, contended] personnel-all with, one end in view, that the local branch had never been the attainment of a necessary and controlled from Paris. He sub- predetermined amount of net proft, mitted that the Lower. Court's judg achieved with maximum economy of ment should stand. sales effort and money.

Sir Max Muspratt, who presided over the conference, stated at its close that there was now no doubt that the proposed service would be established. It was hoped that a beginning would be made at the end of June. The Liverpool committee ed to 31.09 million gallons, not in The week's consumption amount had power to contribute £1,000 to cluding Hong Kong supplies and warda The expenses, and there was 2.10 million gallons supplied to no doubt Manchester and Birming water, boats at Laichikok ham would pay their shares. Many details had yet to be arranged. River and streams during the week in his paper on research.

The yield from the Shing Mun There were technical points, techni-was 55.78 million gallons. cal not from the engineering but| from the municipal point of view, The following shows the amount yet to be settled. All the repro in storage (million gallons) on sentatives were satisfied that theso the dates named; could be arranged and he did not 1929

Hong Kong Mainland think another conference would be Apr. 22

326.38 136.81 necessary. No announcement could May

121.65. Jane

RADIO

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.

6.

Storage

311.72

at présent be made as to the time- iable and the fares to be charged.

237.00

87.96

192,76

July

137.79+

80.51* 105.52

Aug.

1,251.80

438,58

Sept. 2

'1,878.13

467.06

Oci.

1,830.13

$14.98

Nov.

1,699,58

Dec.

2

1,514.80

514.64 498.54

1980

Jan.

1,279.77

468,50

27

1,145.65

432.88

Feb. 24

004.12

406.65

The following programme will be broadcast to-day from the Hong Kong Broadcasting Station Z.B.W. on 36

Mar. 31

771,89

420.65

Apr. 28

644.57

388.41

May 5

COS.80

306,90

26

626.19 324.29

metres1

6-7. p.m.-Chinese Record Pro-July gramme.

Julie 30

1,166.40

395.79

1,149.47

387.43

1,126:35

300.87

Pro-

1,589,92

2,018.90

7.2.40 a.m.-Europeur gramme of Victor. Records.

"Rosamuale"-Overture,

New Symphony Orchestra (9475).

"Beloved itp Morn" "Ah, Moon of My Delight",

Richard Crooks (Tenor) (2014).

"Indian Love Cal". "Serenade"..Jesse Crawford (Organ

Solo) (22107). "The Mill in the Forest" "Monastery Bells".

Victor Concert Orchestra (22006).

"I'd Do Anything for You". "He's So Unusual",

Helen Kane (Comedienne) (22090),

21

504.30 .28'

504.51 Lowest for 1929 in Kowloon. Lowest for 1929 in Island.

Consumption

"Business management of admin- istration is becoming scientific, which means that guessing, groping, gambling, uncertainty; and risk are. being eliminated.

"It will be a new thought-and, therefore, a resisted one-te many business principals and sales man- agers that predetermined sales and pet profits can be surely attained, and that 'many business firms can The following figures show the make it their practice to write out weekly consumption (million gathoir balance sheet and, profit and ions) on the dates mentioned:-

1925-

Hong Kong Maluland

37.66

30.76 33,03

27.17 27,48 24.86

22

25.17. 27.02 28.6% 26.70 26.81

Apr. 22

ny

-June 3

4

24

July 1

27.21

27.14

+

11.08+ 20.71

25.823

28.26

Aug. 6

31.86

Sept. 2

50.80

23

58,412

Oct

54.90

Nov,

54.22

"Only With You"-Waltz.. "Night Owls-Waltz,

11

Dec.

49.00

20.54.

"Waltz in G Flat Major", "To Spring":

International Novelty Jan, Orchestra (V60010).

1830

40.01

25.33

27

47.10

25.21

Feb. 24

40.69

26.22

Myrtle C. Eaver (Piano- Apr. 28

forte Solo) (22153).

Mar, 31

50.43**

25.84

56.63

"Danube Waltz", "Over the Waves"-Waits.

May 26

65,14

29.54 -50.96

June 30

74.63

"Better Boot that Thing "Katy Blues",

International Concert Orchestra (35774).

July 7

70.57

14

76.02

32.75 32.52 32.54

21

73.48

20.72

28

*83.11 '. 31.09

• Highest

"Finlandia",

;

Bessie Tucker (Sings) (V38542).

A

Royal Albert Hall Orchestra (2015).

"Boots", "Cunga Din"...Reinald Werrenrath (Baritone) (6583). "Country and Pastoral Dances", "The Merrymakers'. Danez",

St. Louis Symphony Orch. (2009).

"Allah's Holiday", "Neapolitan Nights",

Victor Salon Orchestra (20035). The Valkyrie-Fire, Dance Music"," Symphony Orchestra (906), 8.40 p.m"Music and the All Brow." The third of the series of talks by Mr. C. Dudley, Bartlett, Musical Team Work.'

9 p.m.-Weather Report: 'Time "and News.

"Quartet in F Major",

•

Budapest String Quartet (0009-9070-007I). 9.20 p.m.-A Special Musical Programme relayed from the Majestic Theatre, Kowloon.

Programme...

1. Overture: "Castles in Spain.

2. Fox Trota: "To My Mammy and

in Kowloon during

period of publication of weekly

reports.

Lowest in Kowloon recorded in. 1928.

Lowest in Island in 1929.

Highest in Island in 1929.

After Mr. Potter had replied, the hearing was closed.

FREE SHAVES.

A BARBERS' CONTEST IN TOKYO.

·

STAMBUL'S 574 MINARETS.

Constantinople, June 21,

Scarcely anyone would have known the number of the minareta of Stambul had it not been for an American institution which asked the Turkish Chamber of Commerce for this information. Now we know that the number of minarets adorn. ing the mosques of Stambul amounts to 574. There are 542 mosques,

of which twenty-one have two minarets each, four have four each, and only one, the Sultan Ahmet: Mosque, has six minarets.

Tokyo, June 17. . loss statement a year in advance.

The last named was erected in Seventy paid customers received They, forecast these at the begin.70 shaves, haircuts and hair-curls 1609. Sultan Ahmet's Intention was ning of the year fu precise terms here yesterday and most astounding to rear to the Mussulman faith a and with precise figures, and these of all was the fact that not one bad mosque which would outrival St. forecasts then become imperative to listen to his barber's views on the Sophia. He compelled all the rich objecta.

market or the weather. The peca- men of his empire to contribute to elon was the contest held at the Its splendour, but by giving it olx Hiblya public auditorium to award minarets he roused the spirit of the tonsorial title of the Kwanto, the clergy, who argued that, as the the winning team receiving a cham Ka'aba at Mecca had only six, it pionship pennant indicative of Its was not convenient that any other proficiency in the art.

mosque should have as many. To smooth them down he added a

Like an Army. "Such television will be regarded by many as a fantasy, yet there are not a few armis in this country and very many in the United States which forecast their year-end sales The contending teama consisted

and net profits and which draft their of picked men, each group repre- seventh minaret to the Ka'aba. balance-sheets and profits and loss

senting a statements a year in advance."

barbers' 'guild. The Mr. Kirkwood pointed out that barber giving a hired customer the actual contest consisted of each sales quotas are based on research, tonsorial works and his ability was and that like an army in war, acientific marketing has its recon decision on the victim's before and gauged by judges who based their naissance department always report-after appearances, upon the speed ing to it, for the shaping of its with which the job was turned out strategy and for the timing of it and upon the barber's choice, of operations.

"Research is employed by scienti- Each contender had to give a de style of haircut for his patron. fe marketing to assist in the selec-monstration of hair-cutting, shaving

on and right use of the right and hair curling (it's

fact that

*Including first supply from Shing man for the job to be done, said many modern boys go in for the

Man,

Mr. Kirkwood,

last) in not more than 85 minutes. "Scientific management. is em

The stage was too small for all ploying the psychologist-a special-70 men to work at once so they were AMBUSHED IN ARNHEIM LAND. for what is called job analysis. took

ist in a particular class of research divided into two groups. The first their posts, the "CUB- and for personnel measurement."

tomers"

were placed in the Kirkwood said that campaigns must minutes brought a heyday of snip Dealing with advertising, Mr. chalta and the next few be bufit on facts.

ping, scraping and iron brandishing. "The big task of adver- About an hour later 70 men had

he added,

to received free trims, free shaves and entire popula- free curls. They also received pay- Knowing something of the fere possible, those consumers of one's the ordeal. Most of them agreed as. little waste as ment for submitting themselves to city of the natives there, Captain product who are able to buy, and to that their improved appearance Cochrane decided to armour his car make them willing to buy when they made it worth while although the with sheets of iron. After a

are ready." difficult journey, •he reached Arnheim Land, and drove cautiously

Darwin, June, 15. Capt. Cochrane, who recently set out with a companion to investigate the disappearance of several Malays, who deserted from one of the coastal rising." luggers, has returned from a thrill select from the ing dash to Arnheim Lad.

tion, with

barbers, in their haste, were not especially gentle in turning heads. Before the big contest the barbers

along one of the cleared tracks CLOUDS IN SPAIN. listened to an address by one of the made by the natives as a trap to travellers.

These tracks generally lead to a cleared space, and once the unwary

"Let Me Sing and 'm Happy reach that, there is no hope.

"Mammy",

the Cochrane's companion was ready

from

ushoo

INSUBORDINATION AND DISORDER.

promoters of the event. The day has passed, the speaker said, when

Hoodoo Away" and With My beside him with a magazine rifle. | Guitar and You" Commencing with the 'All Star Native horns could be heard Cast feature Alm "Forgotten sounding the alarm, but no attack Faces," the Orchestra will play was made, and not a native, was political horizon of Spain, drifting an-American, trimmed a head of

the following

Overture: Selected..

Fox-Trot: "Chopiniară.”

Idyll: "A Celle Idy (Hart) Sorenade "Pompalan (Strollo).

Melodier "An Old German Love Song" (Eckert).

Fantasia: "Gypsy Life" (La Thiere): Vabe: "Silvery Moon" (Fraziani), Xylophone Solo: "Harmony Reg Carnet Sola: "A Garden In Brit tany!! (Galliard)

Hot Trott Alabamy Samise (Nixon),

Romance: "Plaisir D'amour" (Mar Zini).j

Selection: The Daughter of the Regiment (Donizetti), ALS BETALES Melodies Souvenir Doulombux (Blochlero)

Director?

(Appr

(Drige),

the Rits.w

Madrid, June '24: There are black clouds on the

barber shop ia's place merely for clipping and scraping. Barbering has become an art: A man is often made or broken by the style in which his hair is trimmed. An-. other Important feature of the art, he said, is speed. The record holder, Been. The car went slowly, and through an atmosphere of uncer hair in 40 seconds. This astound- reached the amphitheatre. The tainty. The nation wants to knowing Information, the vernacular blacks were evidently overawed by how it is being governed, if it newspapers said, was greeted with the sight of a strange machine. being governed; and every Spaniard many an involuntary "saa."

As the afternoon was well ad-"What is going to happen next? vanced, the captain decided to re- A very feeble structure of govern

Ba Shower of Spears is asking himself and his neighbour,

turn. When it was evident that the ment is being shored up by promises the bending of the oars of the

broke from ambush In hundreds, have not the power to bring them The pluperfect of Spanish politica car was retreating, the savages of little value given, by men whe state's galley. and showers of spears struck the to reallsation. There is disorder was very bad, the perfect was bad, from plating of the car everywhere, in all the ministries, in the present is ridiculous, and the Natives also appeared along the all the services, disorder and in future must be chaotle unless track ahead, and it was decided to subordination And the tendency is Unless? The only answer to this make a dash through them to safety, downward; never, Indeed, since the question is another: What will the Many Jumped on to the footboards, war with the United Statea has the King do1 And, no one can say - and had to be besten off with the country been in to sorry a plight, he has great gifts o butt of the ride.

statescraft, not even in 19280

The car had to be driven slowly It

because of many

track," and

of Spring"

institia

Comps on the anarchy

countr tion

meaninwith

he is prudent and far se ded he exists behind a screen of

bon and Hapsburg diving right lending unwilling ears to advice. tolling little of his thoughts. He le the strongest leader of a party the country and his party Is the King

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