1941-02-27 — Page 45

THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 27, 1941.

Modus Vivendi On Dispute Over The Tangier Zone

THE SPANISH GOVERNMENT has given

an assurance that there will be

no

fortifica- CUT IN

tion of the Tangier Zone. This declaration

was made in the Commons yesterday by Mr. COTTON

R. A. Butler, Under-Secretary for Foreign

Affairs, answering questions on the Tangier SUPPLIES

position.

The British Ambassador in Madrid, Mr. Butler continued, had now concluded discus- sions with the Spanish Government.

Arrangements. HOW concluded safeguarded the existing personal rights of British subjects in Tan- ger and guaranteed the continued functioning of existing British in- stitutions and of the British press.

British officials of the Interna tional administration who had been displaced would be fully and generously compensated for their loss of office.

A speed economic and fun- vial regime would be applied to Tangier generally, sundar to that which existed at present.

Legal Rights

CONCERT FOR

THE BOMBER

FUND

A very interesting programme has been arranged for the Band

in Convert, aid of the S.C.M.P. Bomber Fund, to be held in the Peninsula Hotel Lounge at 9 p.m. on Sunday, under the direction of Gro. Pio-Ulski and Art Carneira.

The mam feature of the pro- an assurance grame is a two-piano solo by that there would be no fortifica-Lila and George Plo-Ulski, Ton of the zone. Mr. Butler in- Following is the programme;---

The Barber of Seville-Over. timated they had also agreed that 1.

ture

Declaring that the Spanish Gov- ernment had given

Rossini. if at any time the mixed tribuna! should cease to function, the con- This work originally was titled sular courts would be re-establish- "Almaviva or The Useless Precau- ed and fully recognised.

tion". It is one of the outstand- By these arrangements, Mr.ing masterpieces of all opera buffa Rutler added, the present econo- of the 19th Century and is cer- me and legal rights of British tainly the best of Rossini's works. subjects in Tangier should be ade-2. quately safeguarded final settlemerit.

pending

Positions Reserved

1

A WARNING OF COMING SACRIFICES AS A RESULT OF THE REDUCTION BY HALF OF RAW COTTON IMPORTS THIS SEASON, WAS CONTAINED IN A STATEMENT BY THE COT- TON CONTROLLER. SIR PERCY ASHLEY, IN MANCHESTER YESTERDAY.

Sir Percy said **Fortunately stocks have been maintained but 3 substantial cut in the use of cotton is unavoidable. Mam con- cern now is to enrure that sup- ples are closely adjusted to the requirements industry is called on to meet in the demands of the Services and other essential de- mands and the export trade."

The distribution of limited supplies of raw coiton to spinning mills and the allocation of sup- plies for Government require- ments, the export trade and other purposes are the chief problems now facing the industry. Sir Pres added, and discussion is aheady taking place with trade representatives. An early deci-

Reuter. sion is expected,

BLACK-OUT CRASH

Traffic standards in Nathen Road, near the Alhambra Theatre, Jordan Road and Austin Road, were knocked down by vehicles A graceful movement from the during the "black-out" last night,

Minuet

D'Arlesienne" Suite No. 1.

Bizet.

3. The Willow Plate

Herbert. Incidental nutsie on Tony Sar- go's Chinese play consisting of

Garden

3:

The British Government had re- five short numbers-- No. 1: "The cognised the special interest of Mandarin's Garden: No. 2: "The

No. the Spanish Government in

House": the Little Tangier zone and also that it was "Chung The Lover"; No. 4: "Kong not possible at the moment for Shee; No. 5: "A Wedding Proces- the signatories of the relevant in-sion".

ternational instruments to enter 4. Valse des Fleurs. into negotiation.

Thus the British Government maintained their protest against the original action of the Span ish Government and had re served their rights under trea ties in force.

The Spanish Government

Tschalkowsky. The most popular number from the "Nutcracker" Ballet Music.

Rigoletto-Selection... Verdi.

5.

Rigoletto was first produced in Venice in March 1851

and

met

with great success. One of Verdi's

had earliest operas, (30 in all), it still

similarly reserved their position.holds its place among the most

Reuter.

LOCAL SHARES

BANKS

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INSURANCES

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Union Ins. $412 b.

H.K. Fire Ins. $170 b. DOCKS, WHARVES, GODOWNS, ETC.

H.K. and K. Wharves $96 5. Providents $5% b., $53⁄4 80, LANDS, HOTELS & BLDGS. H.K. and S. Hotels $3.60 s. H.K. Lands 4% Debentures

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Humphreys $7.05 s.

H.K. Realties $3.40 s,

PUBLIC UTILITIES

H.K. Tramways $16.40 b., $16%

S.

China Lights (Old) $6.10 b., $6.-

15 sa.

H.K, Electrics (Old) $41%1⁄2 xa. H.K. Electrics (New) $41.40 sa. Telephones (Old) $24 sa,

STORES, &C.

Watsons $10% sa.

LAST DAY'S SALES 1,000 Providents @ $5- 300 Trams. X.D. @ $16.60 159 Lights (Old) @ $6.20 550 Electrics (Old) @ $41%1⁄2 55 Electrics (New) @ $41.40 200 Telephones (Old) @ $24 1,000 Watsons @ $103⁄41⁄4

ADVICE TO BUS

PASSENGERS

popular operas of to-day.

6.

INTERVAL

Solo-Two Planos .... Lila and George Plo-Ulski.

(a) Valse.... Arensky. (The fin- est example of melodious inter- changing achieved by Arensky for his many two plano solos).

(b) Paraphrase........ Schutt, (The famous transcription of Chopin's Waltz No. 7).

7.

The Maid of the Mountains— Selection

Fraser-Simson. The best known operetta of this English Composer.

8.

2nd Hungarian Rhapsody.

Liszt. Of Liszt's fifteen Rhapsodies this is the most popular. The Rhap- sody uses two principal Hungarian dance movements: The Lassu or slow movement and the Friska or fast movement.

9.

Intermezzo

Mascagni. The most familiar melody from "Cavalleria Rusticana". 10. The Gay Nineties-Waltz Med-

ley Arr. Geo. Plo. Ulak). Selection of old favourites in- troducing: Daisy Bell, She Was An Early Bird, Two Lovely Black Eyes, Comrades, Little Annie Roo- ney, After The Ball, Meet Me To- night In Dreamland, Maggie Mur- phy's Home. In The Shade Of The Old Apple Tree, and Why Did. I Leave My Little Back Room.

LAUNCH ENTERS MINEFIELD

Chan Yuk Shing. coxswain of the steam launch "Kwong Ning." was fined $15 by Commander J. Jolly, for allowing his launch to enter a prohibited arca, the Tat-. hong Channel Minefield, while the The general public have been Port Closed signal was holsted at advised by the Kowloon Trame Cape d'Aguilar. Department to keep to the pave- Leung Kau, coxswain of the ments when waiting for buses and | steam' faunch ""Tang Tak" not to walt in the roads.

flued $7 for towing more

was than

Action will be taken against bus two junks at a time of over 500 drivers who fail to pull in close piculs cupacity through the South- to the pavements to pick up pas-orn entrance to Yaumati Typhoon sengers.

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