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THE RECORD OF

QUALITY,

The "OKE" has come le stay. That's a fact. Get acquainted with it to the strains of the hutest musical Master-pieces as vendered by the Workl's greatest antists or to the strains of the latest Fox Trots and Waltzes as played by Anirica's lealiter orelestras and bands. Do not forget that the "OKEH" is original and refined and that it pleases and satisfies. So as everybody who has heard it and there stan be no better recommendation than this.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MAY 29TH, 1938.

Haven't you got a Talking Machine? Then let 'os name for you your own requisements in selecting a Phonograph. It must be a musical instrument first of allund it must have Bankless tone-clear, round, true.

OUR LONDON LETTER. BETTING TAX BARRED BY THE CHANCELLOR

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THE PRINCE OF WALES AND STEEPLECHASING,

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.}

taken to the Houses of Parliament, where they had for their guide Mr. Ronald McNail, the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affair

The anduriying i

idea of the Union is so givu the Americus who come here an opportunity to get into personal touch with English people, and learn something more than can be obtained from a guide book about English habits and castouts. To this end Americans who want to see for themselves Kuglish homo lifu are able to find hospitable aeqñaiotances Through the Union.

WEDDING DELLA

rest be a better proof of the ailestion of the people for the Royal

thair auditions of people with bees in realitions of the Throne while at

upon

chote

LONDON, April with. WILT WOULD A BETTING TAA RAIE?

The Chancellor of the Exchequer has

At the time of mailing the wurticla i wan skated cleverly over the thin is of the pro-

bear the wedding falls for the amurringe of pal tax on betting. Thase holly in

the Pulte, of. York and his bride.

The Clure it in his Budget would have med apuational pleasure in the happy event is so

section of opinion usually designated the Nonconformist Causeiener:" and the genuine that it challenges attention; and, of would have lasem a Babel of protests from all

pors in the sorts and

who regar racing as sinful,

who have maintained the most Hook atlas man who lacks his faney che

same time slope devotion to the welfare of the ns well on the way down the slippery s

giving, proofs of Empire that

Tenta

to perdition. Mr. Baldwin Ind

The Duke of York has finely earned the enough difficulties on her without

thout asking for trouble in this way, and nordingly, reputation of being as keen to render public while he seemed willing to tor with the len His mastery of manly sports base ho

service

It is apt in the performance of it. a betting tis which was generally endeanst him to the British popa, whose fore coming to a decision the whole subjesimiration of pluck and harththond is should investigatel by Select Com-grained. I believe that the general feel- union mittee. Thus the matter has been shelveding about the match is that it is

a more convenient senson, or it may be

that typifies the relation of the Royal Family to the King's subjects. altogether

TRANSATLANTI MAILS,

pravil by this Pros, e announced that he d It must be not

ely pleasing in design but correst. -Its proportions must be exact, its wool" and metal perfect, its workamship beyond criticism; and, "more than over before, its price must be reasonable. We have such an instrument in the "STRAND" CONSOLE--worthy of the place of honour in any room of ang Route, fat as demonstrate it to you. You must see the STRAND" and hear it to appreciate what has leeme possible in 1922.

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THE ROYAL BANK

OF CANADA.

Besources of over $70 Million Dollars.

till

Since the suggestion was first brought forward as a means of raising reveie, Busines firms luth in this country and statements have been current vinst, a very in America have been anoyed for a cou. harges weald be obtained.

it was siderable time at the lays and uncertainties freely stated that fra 20 to 25 experienced in respect of the transatlantic pounds sterling would be wetted by the mail service, It seems that a system of Exchequer. But I learn that it held yeasting ships is going on by the pawal the Torf Guarding Society, authorities on both sides. The explanation this

this estimate was ridiculed. week.

since the war The society, which includes all the leaving given in London is that ever

the American post lice has discriminated bookmakers and racing aten in the country in favour of American ships with the result is of opinion that at most a couple of mi that the mail service has suffered. By way Hons would represent the atmost yield of of illustration, it is stated that a few weeks tax on inttine

It is interesting to know that in the the Olympe, which is fabis to due the Jurney from New York to Southmpton in of the epulty, opinion Handall, the proposed scheme would be days, sailed with marvely any mails be Cause an American ship was due to sail the quite impactionble. There is the life following day. The Amorienn ship carried He states that it is the milk taut tek nine days to make the impression that bookmaking is passage as compared with the six of the an invariable roud to Fortune. Bookmakers British visel, the total delay contriet heavy lowre This was the experience of otüicers who started in postal authorities hold back the mails

obviously four days. Sometimes the Ameri the business after the war el came for a couple of days in order to soul whem grief. Still, we shall learn more about the mysteries of making a inok

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by an American

WILS

Da this side the British authurities are when the Selvet Committee g to work. A fund is being mised in the sporting the oil service fran England. This is don

retaliating

by ayukting American liners for weth to sure that the case on behalf of hikers and bookmakers is pagerly prem But there is, in addition, the perfect as a protest against American discrimina- sented, and it will be all to the good if a demand for the holding of the inquiry faster. In the result, mails are delayesi, ly good reason that the British ships are in the presence of newspaper repkamers is

with consequent lissatisfaction among granted,

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THE PRINCE OF WALES,

In a recent article] referred to the Prince of Wales's passion for steeplechasing, and to the fears that were being expressed in private among racing and hunting en re garding his safusy. It struck rug people

had seen him in the sadelle gtog amiss country that it was the risky for the Beir Apparent Les takes a text

of the metings. An inthastim

Kreni sti-faction to the Prince's m

this week on the abjet that

business people. The matter is, of course, of interest to interests in the Far Fast usin

sing An im the postal rante across America. provement is promised in a situation which is admitully unsatisfactory, but it is not exactly clear how this can be effected so long as the postal authoriting on both sides of the Atlantic are at loggerheads – H.D.

BLUDGER BILL."

at home and aboil. It is to the effect LIFE STORY OF A SUPER SWINDLER

Willed War, who was recently arrest- u. Paris while driving into the city in a Pustriously appointed motor-cur, the rashions of which were stuffed with bank

that he will not in future ride at steeplechase meetings which are of such a spectacular character as to make it worth while for the crack professional jockeys to take part.

The Prines of Wales is quite fearless himself, mal has always be keen to pitnotes of the value of 220,000, is one of the his horsemanship against the best riders, best known [but the risk insc fram

sport to one is lis

obvious. It is I understood that His Majesty the King so the Prince

this form of | world, says a leme tricksters in the

intervened, and as a duel to forms of

promised to confin cross-country, riding which, although less dramatic and exciting, will be infinitely safer as regards life and limb than some of the racing fixtures: he took part in Just

Season.

THE WEMBLEY STADIUM.

The final for the English

J

between

wone man and Bolo Whaderers next Saturday will, whatever the result of the ateh, be in a seuse historic. It is being played on the ground of Wembley Stadium, is the first fasthall match to be decided there. The area is the largest in the world, as I learn from a generous supply of facts and figures which I have, about this latest temple to or

d

paper.

He is known to the police of many countries as Bludger Bill, and his repats- tion as a switter extends to many

European countries as well as to Australia 1|| New Zealand

His exploits both in England and all over the Continent read like romantic fiction. fis most successful bait was what is called the safe invesinent" bering system, hy means of which, so he told his dupes, it wis impossible audiered in and joyfully Wealthy men lad in his favour, not for hundreds but for thousands of pounds,

This super-swindler, was born ID Christchurch, New Zealand, and caine to this country twenty two years ago. lle was ill-educated and uncouth, and yet he managed to mix in what is elleri good He stayed at the best hotels-his per- athletics. There is accumulation for

soual

were at one time £100 *xpenses 125201 spectators-31,385, scated and 0,876 standing, with a perfect view of all parts of day and he also had a flat at Kensington Louis Quinze furniture and servants the ground. The external wall is half-ain livery. He played the role of a self- mile round, so that the Studium is, as made man who had heaps of money and Bible student triand informs me, as big as the Biblical city of Jericho.

But

are tors and details about dimensions

Bociety.

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an honest desire to increase materially, everybody 's bunk halince.

He left London for the Continent in the reading, although impressive enough sometimes, a4 in the present instance spring of 1941 and has not been back since. The reason for his departure was when one learns that there are forty. miles that one of his victims, Mr. Archibald of terracing from which the spectators cap.

Wall, merchant currying on

look down or everthing going on in the Portugal and Englanding

of bigness t

in to say you

Hall inside the famous

Albert

*

arena. Another way of expressing the sense ceeded in the High Court in put the

judgment for £15,000 which Warren had Colosseum of Rome and the Colossenin induced him with could be made out with, by telling him inside the Stadion. The manning track for of the safe investment systera of horse

what enormous wealth great athletic meetings in the future is quarter of-a-mile round, and there is also had obtained this money by fraud, and

racing

The art decided that Warren what is not to be found in any other athletic

"Bludger Bill" fled the country. ground in Europa 20 yards straight.

AMERICANS IN LONDON. -

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He went into the witness-box and denied that he had been convicted in Australia "Bladger Americana are to be seen airly in Lonor that he was ever known as

Bill." don in large numbers, but they are only the vanguard of the army of visitors from the other side of the Atlantic whogo coming bas been announced. Last year it was estimated

that a hundred thousand Americans came HONGKONG SHARE MARKET

to London but for the enving

Using Summer the agencies, and entertainment

hotely tourist

out

July

ara laying their plans in expectation of a host twice that number. The really heavy rush will not reach its height until The reason so many are now is due to the desire of those early ls to assist na spectators n't the big event of the social season, the wedding of the Duke of York.

In connection with the American invasion, as it is called, the English-speaking Union is doing a valuable work. The head- Quarters are in Trafalgae Buildings, Charing

where there is a kind of club, reception, reading, and refreshment rooms. The visitors are enabled to meet fellow countrymen there, and also to obtain advice ami asaintance in respect of an im- from the planning

mense variety Great Britain..to

of a motor tour introductions to notable people. Recently a party of Americans were able to see some of the most beautiful privato residences in the West. End, through the good offices of the Union; and the other afternoon a party were

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