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HONGKONG SHARE MARKET. THE CINEMA AS A MORAL JAPANESE NAVAL HELP.

Mcsere, Vernon & Smyth, in their weekly share report dated the 13th July, 1917, state:

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HONGKONG. VOLUNTEERS.

LEAVE.

Surg. Major G. D. R. Black is granted

2 months' leave from 15th July, 1917. No. 1993 Spr. A. Warren Smith is granted

6 months extension, of leave from 6th July, 1917 A No. 1830 Spr. T. Gibbison is granted 1 month's leave from 9th July, 1017, No. 1060 Pte. E. G. Stewart is granted

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leave for the duration of the war from 13th July, 1817, No 1801 Spr. H. Maxwell is granted leave for the duration of the war, from 12th July, 1917, weeks leave from 14th July, 1017. No 1810 Spr. G. S. Rodger is grunted & No. 2039 Pte. L. D. McNicoll is granted.

3 months' extension of leave from 12th July, 1917.

MEDICAL, TREATMENT.

Members of the Corps entitled to free

In the House of Commons on May 24th, | CORFB ORDERS BY MAJOR D. MACDONALD, V.D. The cinema is a much more momentous Mr. McKinnon Wood asked the Secretary invention than printing was. Before of State for Foreign Affairs whether, in printing could affect you, you had to view of the ignorance that appears to Since our Inst report of 8th inst., Ex

learn to read and until 1870 you mostly oxist in some quarters as to the naval change has continued its upward course had not learned to read. But even when assistance rendered by our Japanese Ally and, as a consequence, our local market you had, reading was not really & prae- aturing the War, he was in a position to has remained extremely dull and transical business for a manual labourer make any statement on the subject 7 actions have been few and far between. Ask any man who has done eight or ten Lord Robert Cecil, replying, said:The Prices have kept fairly steady, in the hours' heavy manual labour what hap-activities of the Japanese Navy have not absence of any pressure to sell, and the pens to him when he takes up a book. He come to an end with their extensive opera- psition of both investment and specula will tell you that he fails asleep in less turn on present prices is quits-reits story to the illiterate as well as to the which can with the British Navy, tive stocks seems quite sound and there than two minutes. Now, the cinema tells undertaken in the early stage of the in the extermination of munerative one, Shanghai market has literate; and it keeps its victim (if you the German naval forces in the Pacific. been quiet owing to the political troubles like to call him so) not only awake but The special detachment of several cruisers in the North. Singapore market for fascinated as if by a serpent's eye. And and destroyera which was dispatched to Rubber shares is hardening steadily sad, that is why the cinema is going to pro- the coast of the Straits Settlements early with the favourable rates of Exchange, duce effects that all the cheap books in in 1916 has ever since been and it assist a fair business has been done.

the world could never produce.

ing the British Navy in guarding the The cinema is cheap. For a halfpenny Indian Ocean cast of Colombo, while in The following are to-day's wired quota-

aboy is allowed to enter and sit out three the Northern Pacific detachments of tions:-

films. For a penny he can stay the whole Japanese ernisers have in the course of way through the entertainment. Not, of last year carried out on several occasions, course, at the fashionable West End at the instance of the British Government cinemas, but in the poorer districts, extended cruises which were of great where all cinemas All up their vacant importance to the Allied caus seats in this fashion. The penny is often More recently, in view of the develop- 2.06 ox. div. 10 eta. very well spent indeed. Take the notment of the naval situation, the two uncommon case of a child whose mather Allied Governments deemed it necessary is out at work until late in the evenng. that the operations of the Japanese Navy To keep him out of mischief whilst she should be further extended. Accordingly is away, she can either lock him in or the Imperial Government dispatched s Flock him out. Csually she looks him out,

force of light craft to the ing T. T. is 2/7 Singapore TT. is chief and stealing food should be borne

forees of Great with the naval are now so 112 Shanghai TT. is. nominal at 60 by other people. To a boy so situated the Britain and other Allies, In addition and the Bank's buying rate for 3ds, bills hospitality of a warm picture theatre thereto several now detachments of power- is nominal at about 671.

with an exciting entertainment is price fal and fast cruisers have been dispatched BANKS.-In sympathy with the rise in less; and the work of begging the neces to assist the British Navy in the protoc exchange Hongkong and Shanghai Banks Sary penny is an occupation whilst the tion of shipping in the Indian and South

condition of pennilessness lasts. The Pacific Oceans, have receded to 8070, at which shares are people who are agitating to have children

These services to the Allied cause, offering, The Bank has declared an in-excluded from these theatres (they have gratifying and important as they are in terim dividend of £2.3.0., being the same actually succeeded in some towns in Ger- themselves, gain additional value as show- as last year, but the rate of exchange many) should be executed without pitying the spirit of every one of our Allies is 2/6) as against 2/11 last year, when As to the magistrates who bind boys over and as indicating the greatness of tho the shares stood at $785.

not to go to cinemas, an intelligent Home assistance which we may expect from them Secretary would ask them whether it had in the future. (Cheers), ever occurred to them to consider thei alternatives open to the boy: loading at the street corner, for instance,

# 4.25

11,40

Glenoalya

9.30

Kedahs

4.35

Kempas

8.00

Malaka Tindas

Malakoff

4.25.

New Serendahs

4.20

12.76

20.25

Sandycrofts Tapahs

Plantation Rubber in London is quoted

at:2/5 Bar Silver is quoted 404. Stor preferring that the risk of his doing sanoan, where:

MARINE INSURANCES. Beyond small sales of Unions at 86473, nothing is re- ported. Unions are now on offer a $850. Cantons could be had at $336. Yangtszes are wanted at $100. North Chinas are nominal at Tls. 140.

$143.

FIRE INSURANCER.There is no change in prices, Hongkong fires are nominal at $325, and China Fires could be placed at SHIPPING-A very small businces has been done in Indo-China Deferred at $102 and 81014, and the latter remains the nominal price. Douglases have not come to business, and the price romains at $85 nominal. Steamboats were sold at $18, but there are probable sellers at the rate. Star Ferries are 820 nominal,

Oits. Beyond sales of Langkat, at Ths. It nothing is reported. Urals and Shells are unaltered from last week's quotation.

Nevertheless these people are not wrong.. in regarding the question of the morality inculcated by the cinema as enormously the mind of Eugland. The national con- important. The cinema is going to form science, the national ideals and tests of conduct, will be those of the lim. And the way in which the question is being tackle is very characteristic of our public life. Certain people who bave never been inside a picture palace are alarmed at the hideous immortality of the film plays, and are calling out for a censorship and for the exclusion (If children under sixteen. Certain others, who, like myself, frequent the cinemas, morality, and ridicule the moral scare, to their desolating romantic testify

REFINERIES-China Sugars were

And between the ignorant meddlesome ported as sold at 30, which remains theness of the one party and the fuisse faire nominal quotation. Malabons are wanted of the other nothing sensible is likely to

be done. at $20.

MINES. Nothing has been done. Kai- laris could be placed at 34/6. Tronohs have probable buyers at 25/6. Hauks nominal at $2.45.

JAPANESE SHIPPING COM- PETITION.

reading of the Finance Bill in the In the course of the debate on the second.

House of Cominous, Mr. Holt, in dealing with the position of shipping and the Excess Profits Duty said: See what is going on. Some of us have been required to bandon businesses which have taken years to build up and hand them over to a dangerous competitor. We have been compelled to assist our Japanese Allies, who are more occupied in getting our business than in helping in the war. We have been compelled to hand over to them the goodwill of businesses built up for years and with the most careful atten- tion.

SAIGON RICE MARKET.

Our market is unchanged but firm. Some important husitress has been done with Japan for July August delivery.

The total amount of rice-exported from the 1st January up to the 26th June is 693.447 tong against 681.000 tons in 1916.

What, neither of them sees is that. d danger of the cinema is not the danger The Compagnis de Conurnerte et de of immorality, but of morality. The Navigation 'Extrême-Orient, of Saigon, cinema oust be not merely ordinarilyndin their report dated July 4th, state ; —— DOCKS, WHARVES AND GondwNs-Sales locally moral, but extraordinarily and of Hongkong and Whampoa Docks have internationally moral. A fim must go been made at $134. which remains the round the world unchallenged if the nominal quotation. Kowloon Godowns maximum of profit is to be made from it. have declined to a nominal quotation of Ordinary theatres in London and Paris $68, sales having been made at 867 and

can specialize in pornographic farce 808. Shanghai Docks could probably be tolerates and likes this sort of entertain 2 Sifted 1 Japan quality, Hongkong dol because the relatively small class which We quote to-day-White rice, No. placed at Tls. 94. The Company is re- ported to have declared a dividend of ment is numerous enough in huge cities lars: 3.74 per picul, fo.b. Saigon, for Tls. O per share.

to support one theatre. Such fares, if July-August shipment. they go to the provinces, have to be bowdlerized either by omitting the abjee tionable passages or slurring them over. But a film cannot be bowdlerized it must be as suitable for Clapham and Canterbury as for Leicester Square,

LANDS, HOTELS, AND BUILDINGS.---No business of any kind has been reported, Hotels are wanted at $978 Lands are in request at $93, but with no shares coming out. The Company has declared the usual 831 interim dividend, payable on 20th inst.

The result may be studied at any umphreys are offering at 36 and Centrale at 895 West Foints are cultural labourer thinks right and what picture palace. You have what an'agri- nominal at 87. This Company pays an an old fashioned governess thinks pro interim dividend of $3 on 26th inst perly sentimental. The levelling down COTTON MILLS-Market has been very has been thoroughly accomplished. The quiet. Bales of Shanghai Cottons at ThLondon boy is given the morality of the 131, in the early part of the week, being mining camp; and the Chinese pirate bas the only business reported. Kung ikto accept with reverence the proprieties are wanted at Tls. 144. Other quotations of our cathedral towns.

The

are nominal, viz,, Ewon at Tls. 186.| Now levelling, though excellent in Shanghais at Tis. 194, and Yangtsepors income, is disastrous in morals.. at Tls. 5.70.

moment you allow one man to receive a MSSCELLANEOUS.-Scarcely any busines large income than another you are on the has been done. In the early part of the road to ruin. But, the moment

you pre- wook a few Cements were put through at vant one man having a more advanced | 87.30, Dairy Farms at $23. and Tram: morality than another you are on the ways at $0.40, but since then no sales are suf, road, and hero we are not con- reported. Electrics are wanted utcerned with the question of leaching the and Ropes at $27. Steam Laundrys coul be placed at 83.40, and Watsons at Other quotations are entirely nominal as per ligt.

MEMO.-Next

July.

Settlement Day, 27

KING'S ANTARCTIC FLAG.

RETURNED BY SIR B. BHACKLETON.

Sir Ernest Shackleton had an audience of the King at Buckingham Palace re- wently, when he handed back to his Majesty the flag which was entrusted to him to carry across the Antarctic.

This silkea Union Jack, which, hia Majcaty gave

to Sir Ernest at the start of the expedition in 1014, was flown on the Endurance in the Weddell Sea. Afterwards it floated over the little camps on the drifting ice where the explorer and his comrades lived for nearly six months when their ship wag sunk, and later it was hoisted on the hut at Elephant Is land, where twenty-two of Sir Ernest's men vore marooned for five months It was afterwards carried by Sir Ernest to the Ross Bea when the rescue of that portion of his expedition which was left on the Ross Barrier when the urora broke adrift was effected..

london boy the criticisms of current morality made by Nietzsche, Ibsen, ond Strindberg by Barker, Brieux, Gals worthy, Hankin, and self (pardon the popular phrase), nor the philo sophy of Bergson. These authors would not be popular with children in any case. But it is quite a mistaks to suppose that conventional morality is all of one piece the world over. London cannot live on the morals of the Italian pensant or the Australian sheep farmer. What is more, high civilization is rot uropatible with the romance of the pioneer communities of Canada. Yet Commercialiam forces such morals on th cinema.

HONGKONG RESERVES. oRDERS BY MAJÕE WAKEMAN, O.C., H.KV.E

DETAIL

On duty from the morning of Sunday, 15th July, to the morning of Sunday, Orderly Officer-Lieut. C. H. Blason. 2nd July "B" Coy, H. K.V.R. Next for duty-H.K.V.C.

PARADES FOR

medical treatment in a Government Hospital are reminded that failure on their part to notify the Hospital authorities on entering that they are entitled to free treatment will rander them liable for payment of hospital charges.

DRESS...

Two ponchos (small) are to be worn at all Musketry parados. Members not in possession of small pouches will wear one large pouch..

Members of the Corps are reminded that no officer or aaldier in unform is to appear in a public place wearing shoce, except such officers or soldiers as may be required to do so under the provisions of the Dress Regula tions for the Army, or who are unable to wear boots owing to the effects of a wound."

PARADES.

Monday, 16th inst.:-

5.30 p.m. Right and Centre Sections M.G. Co. and Scoute Company at Headquarters under unit command- ers, Musketry instruction. 5.30 p.m. Mounted Section at Jockey

Club Stables

5.30 p.m. Recruits of all units on Murray Ground under Corporals Grimes, Edgcumbe and Edmonds and Lee-Corp. Meade

Tuesday, 17th inst

7.10 am. Scoute Company M,G. De-

tachment at Headquarters.

6.30 p.m. Left Bection M.G. Co. and Civil Service Co. at Headquarters under unit Commander. Musketry instruction.

5.30 p.m. Stretcher Bearer Section at

Headquarters.

5.45 p.m. Signalling Bection, "A"

and "B Wednesday, 18th inst.:-

classes at Happy Valley.

3.15 p.m. Recruits (an specially do

tailed) at King's Park Range. Musketry Course, Part 1. 6.30 p.m. Right Section M.G. Co. nt Headquarters under unit Command- er. Teats of Elementary Training. Thursday, 10th inst. :--

7.10 a.m. Scouts Co. M.G. Detach

ment at Headquarters.

5 p.m. Recruits (as specially detailed) at King's Park Range. Musketry Course, Part 1. 5.30 p.m. Mounted Bection at Jockey

Club Stables.

Friday, 20th inst.:-

5.30 pm, night Section M.G. Co, at

Headquarters under unit Command- ̧ rer, Tests of Elementary Training. 5.30 p.m. Recruits of all units on Murray Parado Ground under 0.8.M. Witchall and Opls. Grimot. and Edgcumbe

5.30 p.m. Stretchor Section, "B"

class at B. A. Theatre.

DETAILS.

On duty 2nd inst-Right Bee. M.G. Co.

Scouts Company-

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24th

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-Centro Soc. AL.G. Co. -Loft Bec. M.G. Co. and Civil Service Co.

--Right Sec. M.G. Co -Scouts Company. Orderly Officer from 22nd to 28th inst.--

Recruits on the Cricket Ground at 5.15 p.m. under Instructor Sergt. Oxberry. Dress: Drill orderi Signalling Section. The whole section

will parade at Happy Valley for Lieut. Rees. Station Work. Fall in at Monu

Clean ment, 5.30 p.m. · ̈ ̄Dress:` fatigue.. Machine-gun Section at: Wellington- Barracks at 5.15 pm. Dress: Clean fatigue

Mounted Section at Polo Ground at

5.30 p.in. Dress Drill order. Tuesday, 17th inst. :---

"A" and "B" Coys, on the road outside the Orderly Room at 5.15 p.m. Kowloon and Taikoo Sections on the Polo Ground at 530 p.m. Dress Drill order. Wednesday, 18th inst., nál. Thursday, 10th inst

Signalling Section: The whole section will parade at Happy Valley for Station Work. Fall in at Monu- ment, 5.30 p.m. Dress: Clean fatigue. Machine-gun. Section at Wellington Barracks at 5, 15. p.m. p.m. Dress: Clean fatigue.

· Mounted Section at Polo Ground at 5.30 p.m. Dress Drill order Friday, 20th inst,

Recruits on the Cricket Ground at

5.15 p.m under Instructor Sergt Oxberry Dress: Drill order. Saturday, 21st inst., mal.

STRENGTEL

Pte. D. Shaw having joined is allotted Corps No. 658 and posted to Coy. “B, Platoon No. 8, Bection 13. 14.

(Sd.) C. CHAMPKIN, Capt.,

Adjutant, II.K.V.R. Hongkong, 13th July, 1917,

G. E. STEWART, Capt..

Adjutant, H.K.V.C. Hongkong, 13th July, 1917.

ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE.

HONGKONG AND CHINA DISTRICT.

V.M.C.A, DIVISION.

Tuesday, 17th inst,

8 p.m. Squad and Stretcher drill Thursday, 19th inst.

8 pm. Gymnasium.

SALYINGPUN DIVISIÓN.

Monday, 16th inst. :---

6.30 p.m. Squad and Stretcher dril!. Tuesday, 17th inst.

4.15 p.m. First Aid Lecture by Div.-

Surgeon Lin

Wednesday, 18th inst. --

2 p.m, Band Practice. 6.30 p.m. Squad and Stretcher drill. Thursday, 19th inst.:-

4.16 p.m. First Aid Lecture by Div.-

Burgeon Lim.

Friday, 20th inst.

4.15 p.m. First Aid Lecture by Div.~.

Surgeon Lim.

6.30 p.m. Squad and Stretcher drill. Baturday, 21st inst

p.m. Band Practice PER QUEEN'S COLLEGE DIVISION. Monday, 18th inst. --

4.15 p.m. Squad and Stretcher drill. Tuceday, 17th dust, *--

4,15 p.m. First Aid Class. Gorpl.

Kong in charge.

Wednesday, 18th inst

The moral is, of course, that the State should endow the cinema, as it should endow all furnis of art to the extent neces sary to place its highest forms above the need for competition. The highest forms like the lowest, are necessarily immoral because the morals of the community are simply its habits good and bad; and the highest habits, like the lowest, are not attained to by enough people, to make them general and therefore moral. Morality, in fact, is only popularity; and popular notions of virtuous conduce will no more keep a nation in the front rank of humanity than popular notions of sofence and art will keep is in the front rank of culture. Ragtimes are more moral than Beethoven's Symphonies; the Marriage of Kitty is more moral than Already there is a cry, if not a very any masterpiec¬ of Euripides or Ibsen; lond one, for educational films, meaning Millais' is more moral than Mantegna as far as my experience goes, something that is why there is compartively no ending with a fight between an octopus money

Beethoven and Ibsen and and a lobster. I suggest that what it in A Berne despatch to the Idea Nazionale Mantegna. The London boy can hear a wanted is the endowment, either public statos that Bulgaria has presented to little Beethoven censionally from an or private, of a cinema theatre devoted Vienna and Berlin new demands for fin- • LC.C. band, and may a^e Mantegas'a | wholly to the castigation by ridicate of ancial and territorial concessions necem work in the National Gallery Ibsen to current morality. Otherwise the next panied by threats. She previously be heard cheanly (in Yiddish) at the zonāration of Englishmen will no longer threatened to make a separate peace, and Pavilion Theatre in Whitechapel. But be English: they will represent a world now declares she will change sides unless the nameless exponents of a world-wide average of character and conduct, which her demands are granted. Statement, in vulgarity (vulgarity is another of the means that they will have rather less the Bulgarian Press indicate that the de- names of morality) have complete posses virtue than is needed to run Lapland. 1Friday, 29th inst. :-- raanda concern Albania and an outlet on sion of the cinens,

shall be happy to contribute a few sample 5 pm. Lecture at the Military Hos the Adriatic

(Continued at foot of next column.) scenarion.-G.B.. in the New Statesman

pital

BULGARS' THREAT TO CHANGE SIDES

12.45 p.m. Gymnasium. Friday, 20th inat, p

3p.m. First Aid Class Corp!.

Kong in charge.

4.15 p.m. Bandaging Practice

VICTORIA DIVISION.

5.15 p.m. Stretcher drill. Bandaging

Practice

\ (§d) E, Balfer,

Offoar in Charge of District. Hongkong, 13th July, 1977.

NO. 1 HONGKONG VAD.