1932-05-24 — Page 7

TUESDAY, MAY 24, 1932,

THE CHINA MAIL.

Empire Fair Opened With Great Enthusiasm

PROFESSOR'S HUNT FOR KIDNAPPERS

DR. CONDON SETS OUT TO FIND GANGSTERS

MEN TO WHOM HE PAID £10,000 RANSOM..

CURTIS TO BE RELEASED

New York, Yesterday.

H. E..THE HON. MR. SOUTHORN'S VIEW OF THE FAIR

(Continued from Page 1)

Wherever one turned, His Excel- lency said there was something of interest, with salesmen or saleswo- men to explain the merits of their wares, and almost the first thing to catch one's eye was the sugar model of the House of Parliament, the work of the Peninsula Hotel baker.

Excellent Film Display.

His Excellency continued. · "It must have been a revelation to many visitors to see the variety of Empire Products which can be pur- chased in Hong Kong. Under the able guidance of the Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga and the Hon. Mr. W. E. L Shenton, I made a tour of every

"The New Territories exhibits

Large Crowds Flock To Peninsula Hotel

His Excellency and Mrs. Southorn

Keenly Interested

PLEASING RESULTS ALREADY

REPORTED.

COLOURFUL PAGEANT

The scene of to-day's developments in the part of the Fair, including Major Lindbergh baby case was suddenly shifted to the Duclos's excellent film display!" town of Great Barrington, Massachusetts, where were full of interest to me and I

His Excellency, the Hon. Mr. W. T. Southorn, Professor Condon, accompanied by a one-armed hope it will be possible to make C.M.G., Officer Administering the Government, man and an Alsatian wolf-hound, arrived to hunt products to be more favourably yesterday opened the first Empire Produce Fair for the gang to which he paid £10,000, believing marketed in Hong Kong and Kow-held in the Colony. that they had the baby.

agreements, for New Territories

"The Sunny Leghorn Farm

ex-

Pleasing results have already been reported, It is believed that the hoaxer, Curtis, will be bibits show what fine poultry and most of the exhibitors report having done shortly released. The newspapers suggested that oggs can be produced and I hope the considerable business. Col. Lindbergh does not want to testify against improve their methods and reap the him. Reuter's American Service.

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NEW BRITISH TAX ON FOREIGN TEA

Twice As Much As Duty on Empire Tea.

London, Yesterday.

The Home of Commons to- day by 309 votes to 41 carried a clause imposing a duty of fourpence per pound on foreign and twopence per pound on Em- pire Tea-Reuter,

LOSS TO IRISH DRAMA

Lady Gregory Dies in Galway.

FRIEND TO PLAYWRIGHTS

London, Yesterday.

Lady Augusta Gregory, widow

of the Rt. Hon. Sir William

PEAK TRAMWAYS DIVIDEND

exhibition will inspire, farmers

fine harvest that awaits them."

Comment on Exhibits.

to

"I should take up too much of your space if I commented upon the merits of each exhibit separate few of the stalls which especially caught my eye."

ly, but I should like to refer to a

"The Dairy Farm had a very fine

Accompanied by Mrs. Southorn, he show- ed a tremendous enthusiasm in the Fair, and spent more than two hours making a tour of the various stalls, showing a keen interest in all the exhibits. Purchases made at the fair by H.E. were Australian ports and sautern from Messrs. Dod- well's display and Australian wines from Messrs. Gilman and Co., Ltd.'s stall, also a stick of Wright's show of Empire Foods, excellent- ly displayed, and the Hong Kong shaving soap. His Excellency also ordered Rope Co., and the Green Island a basket of flowers to be made up, and COMPANY REPORT

selected a buttonhole. He showed deep interest in "Empire Wines especially were the garden products of the Colony, and expressed Subject to confirmation by share attractively displayed, and I hope great admiration at the sugar model of the Houses holders the profits for the year, that all who are not teetotallers will ended April 30, 1982, amounting give them a trial as I am going to of Parliament modelled by the baker of the Penin-

sula Hotel.

10 Per Cent. to.

Shareholders.

Cement Co., also had very fine ex- hibits."

to $69,702.51 together with the 'do to-day." amount brought forward from last "A stick of shaving soap which year $15,883.13, totalling $75,585.64 I purchased, and which I had never will be allocated as follows:- scen before, the seller hopes to er-

Pay a Dividend of 10 per cent.tice me away from a favourite old on 25,000 shares fully paid up, brand of foreign soap which I am at $25,000.

present using."

Pay a Dividend of 10 per cent. on 50,000 shares $5 paid up, $25,000,

Transfer to Reserve $10,000.

Transfer to Reserve for ages & Leave Pay, $4,000,

And carry forward to next count, $11,585.64.,

Total: $75,585.64.

"Probably very few people know that excellent printed tin plate, and cans, are produced in Hong Kong, Fund, while a display of Robertsons' ven- tilators makes me hope that the Pass-office. In which I usually sit all day, can be made less like the fur- ac- nace it was last summer."

Gregory, P.C., K.C.M.G., a for- SCOUTS AND GUIDES

LAY BASKET OF FLOWERS.

mer Governor of Ceylon, died at her home at Coole Park, Gort, County Galway, Ireland, to-day.

Lady Gregory, who was 80 years of age, was a well-known playwright and a Director of the Abbey Theatre, Dublin. Bri- tish Wireless Service.

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Lady Gregory, whose husband was one of the found- ers of the Abbey Thea-

Impressive Ceremony at Queen Victoria Statue.

Magnificent Flowers.

"I thought the display of flowers

Was

wonderful for this time of the year, and while on the

OPENING CEREMONY.

MR. BRAGA'S SPEECH, ・ inions so as to embrace Canada, | Australia, New Zealand and The Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga, South Africa and the great Em- Chairman of the Fair Committee, pire of British India.. The said:-

Dominions Section of the Fair,

CENTRAL THEATRE

SHOWING TO-DAY,

at 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.30 PM.

A BRITISH FAMOUS PLAYERS' GUILD TRIUMPHANT MAIDEN PRODUCTION,

WILLIAM HUTTER presents

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PARK LANE

With

DENNIS NEILSON-TERRY BETTY STOCKFELD

DIRECTED BY ALBERT DE COURVILLE.

A SOPHISTICATED THRILL ER THAT IS AS WITTY AS IT IS EXCITING, AS CHARM- INGLY ROMANTIC AS IT IS

SUSPENSEFUL

-NEXT CHANGE-

A STORY OF BLAZING HATRED, FLAMING LOYALTY & A GLORIOUS LOVE. JACK HOLT & CONSTANCE' CUMMINGS

IN

Interpreting the appeal of which enjoys the distinguished THE

Mrs. Amery to Lady Peel in its direction of the Canadian Gov-| broadcast sense, the Committee ernment Trade Commissioner, is! appointed to organise and stage one of compelling interest, de the Empire Products Fair in this monstrating in no uncertain Colony have invited you to in- manner the limitless capabilities

of food supplies, whilst the con- tinuous screening of Canadian motion pictures has an educative value of which, it is hoped, full advantage will be taken.

subject of beautiful things, the dis- spect the results of their modest play of garments and fancy articles efforts this afternoon, and you, will convince the ladies that they Sir, to declare this Fair open as have no need to go abroad to find an aid and encouragement to the beautiful frocks and all that goes producers of this integral part of

with them."

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"It is very encouraging to find the the British Empire to develop British manufacturer invading the the resources of this Colony, in foreigo preserves in regard to re-particular its food supplies. |frigerators, duplicating machines, In this respect the response filing cabinets and office furniture given to the Committee's invita generally, and I was shown a Brit- tion by the village elders of the tre, wrote a number, of plays A short and simple, but neverthetish wireless set that, I was told, New Territories has been most including "Spreading the News," less impressive ceremony, took place is the finest of its kind in Hong encouraging. It was the prompt "The White Cockade," "The at the Queen Victoria Statue in the Kong!" Golden Apple," "The Doctor in centre of Statue Square at 10.30 Spite of Himself," and adapta- this morning, when Sea Scouts and tish motor car deserves support

in spite of the criticism tions from Moliere,

Girl Guides of the Colony talda Yeats and O'Casey. basket of flowers at the foot of the often levelled at it and I

glad to see from the model on show The Abbey Theatre was found-¡ Statue. ed with the aim of discovering The contingent of Sea Scouts yesterday that manufacturers are and encouraging unknown Irish were under the command of the now marketing the right car for the playwrights, and it is interesting||Rev. G. T. Waldograve, Commission- to recall that two now famous er and Deputy Camp Chief of the' playwrights "discovered" by Lady Boy Scout Association, while the of the most attractive sections of "I must not forget to mention one Gregory were Mr. W. B. Yeats, Guides, all Chinese.. in their pic-the Fair, the British Dominions the author of "Innisfree", and turesque nativà uniforms, were Section. I hope visitors will not her mantle has fallen on the leader of a school known as under Mra. T. H. King, who was in fail to wand their way to shoulders of Mrs. Southorn from "moonlight poetry," and Mr. Sean the uniform of a Girl Guide Officer. It, though it is not in the whose enthusiasm and guidance O'Casey, a former bricklayer, Among those present at the outer main hall, for it is the members of the Committee who wrote "Juno and the Pay- cock," which made him famous,

Samples of have derived inspiration. in a night.

RUBBER CRISIS IN DUTCH INDIES

Tapping Abandoned On 256 Estates

Batavia, Yesterday. Tapping has been completely abandoned in 256 "rabber CH tates in the Dutch East Indies white 180 estates only partially tapped.

are being

According to the Govern- ment's stafistkal bureau, the total of the untapped area is a 40:187 hectares, not including periodical tapping.

ernment.

of the Dominions in the matter

Firms Noble Response. British firms and companies in Hong Kong have responded nobly in a generous endeavour to display the products of British manufacture. There are, besides, and whole-hearted co-operation individual cases of liberality that "I have always felt that the Brit-of the farmers of the widely have prompted donations to the

scattered districts of the Terri cost of the Fair. These dona ¡tories and the fisherfolk oftions coupled with the outstand- Cheung Chau and Tai O that has ing gift from Government have made it possible to gather to enabled the Committee to con- gether this collection of agricul template the financial side of the tural produce and marine pro project without fear or misgiv ducts & collection which

ing. Guarantors to the number proves that the Colony can be in of over sixty have come fór- part self-supporting.

ward from amongst Europeans and Chinese to help to defray the cost of the Fair if need be. From the various branches of the Ser- vices the Army and the Navy, and departments of the Civil Government, such as the Botani- cal and Forestry, the Police, the

Colonial market".

Dominions', Section.

j

Mrs. Southorn's Guidance, Since Lady Peel's departure,

ceremony were the Hon. Sir Henry well worth a visit, Pollock, K.C., the Hon. Mr. W. E. L. the many products of Canada,

As the primary idea of a pro- Kowloon-Canton Railway Ad- Shenton, the Hon. Dr. S. W. Ts'o, Australia, New Zealand and duce fair developed in the pro-ministration, the District Offices and the A.D.C. of His Excellency South Africa · are attractively cess of organisation, it was felt (North and South), and the the Officer Administering the Gov-displayed, and 1 hope the that the industries of the Colony Broadcasting Studio assist- Hong Kong public will give should be suitably represented in ance in many ways has been The Scouts and Guides formed up Dominion Produce a fair deal. The the patriotic demonstration. In forthcoming. outside the Supreme Court and Dominions only ask us to try their response to the wish, the Com

--- Plea for Leniency, marched to the front of the Queen goods, and to compare the prices mittes cheerfully broadened the Your Excellency and 012 Victoria Statue where they halted and quality with foreign produce scope of the Exhibition to in visitors will presently be asked and turned to face the Statue, Then "We are as a race conclude the products of the Colony's to make a tour of inspection of a Galde Officer and a Sea Scout servative in our tastes but factories representing the results our miniature Exposition. We Patrol Leader carried the flower I am going to give. Empire Proof British technical skill coupled plead for indulgence in your basket between them up the steps duce a fair trial in my own house with Chinese labour and local criticisms. From first to last, and deposited it at the foot of the hold, and I hope that others will do capital organised to promote-in- Statue.

(Continued on RagerB.). the name, ndege idustrial undertakings in the They then saluted and returned to in concluding, His Excellency ex Colony the ranks, whereupon the con- pressed appreciation of the tablend

Spirit of the tingents were marched away to staged at the opening ceremony and

t of Queen's Pier where, they were dis-of the very attractively arranged imissed.

+7%| gift på Exupire Produce which were When people arrived for the pres to Miss Sou ceremony, it was sean that some un-

Bency asked known pergon had arrived before the hour fixed and deposited a bestitiful wreath of white dowers to which card was attached.

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