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THE HONGKONG DAILY FRESS, TUESDAY, JULY 29TH.

SALE OF SHOES

Commencing Monday, July 28th to Saturday, Aug. 2nd.

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· (Usual Prices $18.50. $21.00)

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offering

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OUR LONDON LETTER. SPEECH BY WIRELESS TELEPHONY ROUND THE WORLD, "MARVELLOUS DEVELOPMENTS IN THE NEAR FUTURE,

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

LONDON, June sutby"

WORLD WIRELESS TELEPHONY.

1924

THE COST OF LIVING."

RUSSLA'S COINS. ROYAL MINT TO MAKE 40,000,000

HALF ROUBLES.

I warn from'a trustworthy source that many of the visitors from the Dominions who are in London for the Exhibition are really angry at the way consumers here are over-charged for imported food- stuffs, having regard, to the prices they receive as the producers. In any in- statices visitors have declared their inter Lasersen, the Foreign Representative of tion to arrange for the opening in the Currency Department of Moscow.

In connection with the various stater- ments which have' appeared in the Press on the coinage of Russian coins at the Royal Mint. a representative of The an interview with Dr.

Observer had

own coats. It was probable that the total The other night the Postmaster-Generat London of shops to retail focusins ship who gave him"the following statements.

17 1

OF "RUSSELL CASE,

LONDON, June 28th. In, connection with the Russell divorce case Sir E Marshall Hall. R.C. who appeared for Mr. J. Hugo Russelle said that the petitioner had paid already £8.640, his wife taxed costs. In addition there would be the costs of the case in the Appeal Court and of the appeal to the House of Lords, and the petitioner's

ped from the Dominions and in this why The negotiations with the Royal Mint libility would be about £30,000. and Mr.made a formal announcement in the break down the rings of profiteers. " ,:་,

conimen ad on March 4th last, when Mr. Russell being unable to bear the House of Commons on the subject of expense, desired to withdraw his peti

The unfortunate British public will Philip Rabinovitch (the Acting-Chairman Mr. Justice Hill dismissed the wireless telephony between here and the wish all luck to such efforts. The prices of the Soviet Trade Delegation in, Lon- tion. petition.

This has the effect of rescind- | United States. Behind the dry parti

charged are a scandal in many directions. | don and Dr. Laserson visited the Deputy ing the decree nisi.

culars of the official statement is some

It is admitted that something ought to Master of the Royal Mint. On March BISHOP DENOUNCES PROHIBITION. interesting bistory little known to the have been done in the matter long ago by sth the Depoty-Master wrote to the world at large. In the first place, as the Government, which possesses ample sustet Depresentatives stating that he LovDay, July 8th.

In the last few weeks there has was pleased to inform them that his Yet another attempt at licensing legis result of an inquiry by the Radiu Repowers. lation has failed: the House of Lords, march Beard two years ago,, it was then been" rise in the price of nearly every Majesty's Government authorised him to after a three days debate, rejecting by declared by the experts that long dis-article of food; and the excuse given by undertake the coinage in question. 166 votes to 50 the second reading of the

Following these negotiations, an agrees Bishop of Oxford's Popular Control Bill tance wireless telephony could not be ex retaifera is that owing to the influx of

ment was concluded with the Royal Mint providing for periodical local referendums as to whether the people profer the main. Preted for a long time to come. At least visitors to Wembley is hard to ron March 27th, according to, which the Royal Mint has undertaken the coinage tenance of the existing system, a reorgan-years must elapse. But within a couple supplies This, however,

Lof months experimenta unexpectedly dis-There is more food available now than of 40 million halfrouble pieces so-called isation of it, or Prohibition.

Poltinniksenting Government

amount of 20

roubles. Thoa half. fate was

was largely sealed by

rouble coin is worth about one shilling a vigorous speech by the Bishop of Dar

and is the most popular coin in use. ham declaring that it would enshrine the

The composition at these coins is 900 principle of Prohibition. which was

parts silver and 100 copper to 1,000, the thoroughly unsound. It would, he added, trent liquor interests unfairly, und would

diameter 26.67 m/ms; the total weight 10 involve an inequality between rich and poor, bregding vehement and embittered

all the poltinniks are to be coined by resentneniment in the minds of the

the Royal Mint

ing, but its, the measure its bless closed new and unsuspected possibilities, before the war.

latter.

FEDERATION OF "EAST AFRICAN TERRITORIES.

LORD HELIMERE RESIGNING LEADERSHIP.

Lesvos, July 4th. A Nairobi message, says owing diffrener of opinion among the elected

which were promptly taken in hand by

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is

untrue.

total

་་ THE LADY OF THE PAY BOX." Committee under Government aaspieva There was a marvellous gathering at the funeral of Mrs. Stoll, mother of Sir with Sir Henry Jackson at its head.

This Committee set to work in a remote Oswald Stoll, the foremost figure in the part of the South of England far from variety entertainment world. She died any wireless station, and some remark at the age of 50, beloved of all who knew

and

from punches diag to the designs supplied by the Len able results have been attained. Not a her. Half the Variety stage and prac

ingrad Mint. On the obverse side are word has been hitherto, published. Ent tically, all the representative peoples the arms of the Union of Soviet Socialist I learn that long-distance wireless con- the managerial" sile in London were at Republics and the denomination of, the Odin poltinis," and the whole versation has been carried on with clear the wrvies in the old church of SEO,

the reverse side is a public

is a smith ness and certainty; not only so, but with Martin's hard by the Coliseum Theatres surrounded by the motto of the Re upen an anvil. manufacturing.

machinery combination of land line telephony and in St. Martin's Laar. Mrs. Stoll used.

examples fo which, in the form of a to wireless members of the Committre has to sit ir the pay box simest till the end agricultural and industria

of her life, regarding herself as her lough and a cog-wheel, are at his feet. members of the Legislative Council reheard speech from Amerien in their own adoring son also regarded def-ns the Below the year of issue. 1924. garding the federation of East African homes What is regarded by the experts Mascot of the house to bring good busi- territories, it is anderstood that Lord as a most satisfactory and encouraging| Delamer entemplates resigning the

The early days of Sir. Oswald were leadership in order to have free scope feature is that speech has been maintain- for his own views, which are inclineded during the greater part of the day difficult, and his success in life has been to favour the scheme, though with ea as well as the night. I may add for the mainly due to his mother who has just passed away. He was the sun. of Mrs. tiop, in order not to prejudice.ether memformation of those specially interested Stoll by a former husband, an Ans Ters, sotile of whom are emphatically opposed to it. Lori Delamere is pro-in wireless telephony that the much-di-tralian, and took the name of his step- "has not been father. Left a widow a second time eeding to South Africa this month for cussed wireless "bpm

when the boy was only 14. Mrs. Stoll reasons of health:

hased in these experiments, but a new types to work to carry on the old Parthenon dove by the Royal Mint than those Music Hall, in Liverpool, assisted by her son, and together they worked with such a success that in a few years they had right variety houses running in England and Wales. It is a story of pluck and grit to appeal to the imagination if told in detail

EMPIRE BALL AT ALBERT HALL.

LONDON, July 9th.

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of aerist has been employed to, obtain

directional control.

Jess

The Post Offer is vastly concerned in- There was a wonderful scene at the the developments referred to. The ulti Empire Ball at the Albert Hall to-night, mate object is to try to establish wireless a feature of which was a midnight speech between this country and Aus procession, organised by well-known tralia; and if and when this is accom The late Mrs. Stoll was by way of Society people, representing very polished there is no reason why we should tion of the Empire A Nepal Princes not talk from London to Shanghai and was prominent ard Indians in wonderful Hongkong, and rice reret, dresses and jewels assisted the represen tation of India, Lady Gagabisherg and South Afrien ladies in all gold and strica feathers carried South African Howers, while Analgalian Boy Scouts carried the standard.

The Dake and Thuchess of York, the Quen of Spain and other members og the Royal Family were prefent.

ECHO OF O'DWYER CASE.

WEMBLEY NEXT YEAR.

being a real London character. She was known by sight to thousands thorugh sitting quietly knitting in the pay box of the Coliseum almost daily for many years, her tigers covered with diamond rassed during the past week is finding of everything and everybody. She was A suggestion that as he a much en rings, and her searching exes taking stock favour--pamely, that the Exhibition at generally known as "The Lady of the Wembley ought to be extinued nextPay Box." year. It is felt that a few months are

not enough to exhaust the interest in A, BRILLIANT” ASCUT.

Delivery of the whole quantity of coins. 1s to be effected foite months after the Coufrnation by the Company Depart- ment of the specimen cola supplied by the Royal Mint

CONDITIONS OF PAYMENT,'

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The conditions 5 payments are the usual onės. The Soviet Government has never been asked to accept any other conditions for the payment of the work

septed by any other client to the Royal Mint,

As regards the silver necessary for the coinage? this is to be supplied in the usual way by the Trade Delegation Soci alist Republics in London, and it may be mentioned in this respect that the whole quantity of silver needed for the coinage of the forty million of poltinnike, has already been secured.

HOW THE DESIGN WAS CHOSEN,

The Currency Department, when decid. ing last summer to have a new design for the rouble and the half-rouble (pol- tinsile), invited several well-known Russi an artists to compete for the design of the coin, and finally the designs of Mr. Sergins Grousenberg were chosen, "the consideration being to manu- principal.

coin which emphasised symboli this magnificent show of Empire" r By common consent this year's Ascot cally the idea of Soviet rule, at the same Boures. Again, the principal Exhibition was the nigst brilliant that has been held time giving a

ecin.of high artistic value. Grildings, have berm constructed on the since before the war. It was blessed with The silver coin of one rouble now man- truly british lines of solidarity and feet weather, and the attendance was ufactured by the Leningrad Mint has on At the opering of the Birmingham Asit would seen alast a sactive to pull ever more fashionable and distinguish its reverse side the design of a fabourer ed. As there were a number of French pointing out to a peasant the rising sang sizes, Mr. Justice McCardie expressed his them down again in the Autumn. satisfaction that the juries and judges If what I hear proves right the odds burses running it was nut surprising that The Leningrad Mint is now manufactur continued to discharge their duties with area that the Wembley grounds will not the attendance of aristocracy from acressing silver roubles, stiver hall-roubles (pol- umerous. Young tuniks, and silver coins of 10, 15, and fearlessness and independence, and with close, and that the Exhibition will con- the Channel was out regard to erroneous criticism, or anytinue in 1995 with fresh exhibits and at- French exquishes mingled with the 10 kopeks, as well as 5, 3, 2 and 1 kopek misinformed attack.

tractions. The Dominion authorities are cream of the English peerage, and there copper coins, bring sounded on the point and meet was a very large attendante of Americans ing of leading British firms is to be held and Colonials due to the main attrac-

LONDON, July 11th

He said that Brmness, decision and un- swerving courage were essential to maini tenance of British Justice.

the

in the next few days to consider the pro-tion of the present year, the British Em- posal.

pire Exhibition.

But although Ascot this year, as

WIAT IS CRUELTY }

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A CHEQUE SWALLOWER.

BOMBAY RENT ACT.

When accused hy officials of the Bank always, was the rendezvous of Society of New South Wales of having presented. LANDLORDS OPPOSED TO EXTENSION. Great public interest is being displayed in the most exclusive sense of the word a forard cheque, a man at once snatched

In the action of the Royal Society for the democracy of the Turf was shown in the cheque. from the band of one of the Bomey, July 14th.

oficials and swallowed it AL attempt. the Prevention of Crurity to Animals in the fact that the Royal Hunt Cup was Oppusiting to the proposed extension

on the man's part to escape was frustrat- of the Rent Art in Bombay has been taking out summonses against several won by a bookmaker's horse, Dinkie. Ho voiced by the Bombay landlords, whoople concerned in the Hoden displays is Mr. Jeffrey, and he watched his mounted. The previous week, says a sydney have decided to memorialise the Govern at Wembley. It happened that on the come in first and beat the horse of His message of date 15th, a man, by means first day performances were given in the Majesty, Weathervane. by a short head, for an alleged Forged signature, lainea ment agachst any such extension in resimler was badly injured in the one owner standing in Tattersall's from the bank a book of cheque forts. peet of residential premises. Ta

pinion of landlords the Rent Act is a steer roping esibition, a leg being ring and the other with the Queen seated Nothing further was heard of him unti in principle and inequitable in its broken, so that the animal had to be beside him in the utele white balcony that one morning, when the pressure of busi-

The memorial

morial seeks to con destroyed. The poor beast hobbled off juts out from the Royal Lax over the mess was very heavy, a man presented a it went through the vince the Government that the existence the arena on threz legs while the audience lately enclosure, the pinnacle of Ascot's filled-in cheque. of the Rent Act retards progress in manifested distaste at what had occurred. pride. It is a curious fret illustratinggal ngelues of scrutiny, and the sig house building and also increase land Subsequently, the steer was destroyed. the uncertainty and ever shifting data nature being questioned, the an value to abdormant figures. Tenants have tolicwing this unfortunate occurrence on which all efforts are made to "spot the asked to step into an office. Immediately also been holding meetings and memori any displays that have been given of winner," that Mr. Jeffrey. Dinkie's book he realised thas his ruse to defraud this aling the Government on the urgent this particular part of the programme maker owner, only had a very moest het bank and failed, he suddenly snatched necessity of extending the Rent Act,

have bray given in private early in the on his own horse and be was not the cheque, and, rulling it into ball, mornings. The competitions had to be peculiar in this respect.. The winner crammed it into his mouth and swallowed held in order to decide' who were the started at 57 to 1.

CINEMA

NOTES.

THE CORONET.

prize wingers and therefore the reeipas IN LONDON.

ieats of the large makes; otherwise, so

Exciting much interested comment among local cinema coers is the movie playFaith of Bethulia." This was the Brst big flu that master producer D. W Griffith ever made, and comparisons are being drawn with his later works like

Intoleranec and Way Down Enst," TWO SCHOOLS OF CHITICS

for its

Per-

Wod

at. When the palice arrived a strong emeta was administered in an attempt to recover, the allegedly forged cheque. Later the

was taken into custody.

Inan

EFFECTS ON CHINESE WORKERS,

pointed has been the eritieism in the I think that the passion for the gune Press that steer roping would have been of Mah Jongg in this country is on the promptly aludoned. But it appears want Some say it is dying out. that at the private performaneas pore baps it would be better, to any that it accidents have cccurred to animals, and is in a delicate state of health and may there has accordingly been more indig-fail to recover, it seems it is likely to There is the further unqualified state- nant" protests.

go the way of ping-pong which was the mest that the Ningpo varish affects the rage to the exclusion of almost every native workers in "the making of Minh other indoor game a quarter of a century Jongg sets when they begin their appren it always being kept in mind of course There are two schools of critics of the ago, and then suddenly disappeared an- tierslun, and continues until they obtain that certain technical improvements bave Rodeo conicate, one being dead against mourned and unsung.

immunity after a peliod. It affects the heen made in the screening of the pic-the performances in any shape whatever,

If anything were needed to turn people skin of Europeans ever more surely. It ture now being shown here. Apart from and the other being in favour of the co from the famous Chinese games it is is said the Chinese anxious to meet the the interest the picture is arousing on the score that the courage and skill of the statements which have obtained wide enormans demand for tete required for the scure that it is D. W. Griffith's first the cowboy age of such a high order that currency that playing with real Chinese the game have been turning out as many

picture, Judith of Bethulia" is this outweighs any centimental feelings tiles-every devotee must, of course, have as possible and as rapidly as they can, undoubtedly achieving success

for the real or supposed aufferings of the real ring-induces dermotitis, which finished with this Ningpo varnish, and sheer entertainment value. Among the the steers. On the offer hanel, the charm in plain English is a skin disease. Tas thus we have a connection deblished stars in it are Blanche Sweet, Me Marah, pions of steer roping are asked whether complaint is set up by handling the lacbetween Mah Jongg and dermatitis in Lillian Gish, and Dorothy Gish, to men they would like to see buil baiting taking quered boxes and pieces used in the Belgravia.

Recognising the fact that the public tion the women only. Constant cinema-place in England; for in these contests, game. That this alarming report, has gpers will not require to be told that few also, you have human courage and skill some-justification is proved, it seems, are concerned in this matter, the Briti pictures are made to-day with so many matched against the bull.

by an article in the British Medical Medical Journal assures its readers that: stara in the one cast. The explanation of course is that when "Judith of Bethu Without going deeply into a discussion Journal from the pen of a lady mis-it is only a question of time till immunity lia was made most of these actresses along the lines it can be anid that publie sionary. in China. The writer, who is a stablished in the case of players who use the real, original and no-mistake. had yet to achieve fame, and Griffith was opinion in this country will not, tolerate doctor, says it is well-known that the the one producer who had thus early re- anything which savours of cruelty to famous Ningpo varnish, which is used Chinese sets when they sit down tollin- cognised their ability. "Judith of Bethu animale. And apart from public opinion for lacquering many examples of Chinem dulge their passion for play. But if it. is in fact going out, as ping-pong "went.. lia" is being shown at the Coronet there are laws against cruelty, which work has a definitely injurious effect on Theatre and appearing along with it is shows, I suppose. that civilisation as it the human skin until the varnish has out, as suddenly as it came into vogue. it is more than probable that there will one of those excellent B.A.T. 6lme salled is understood in Great Britain has rench been dried and exposed to the air for a

be no need to discover the secret, ofim- Safety Firat" with leesons for the ed a higher plain, than in many (probably considerable period

(Cealinued on next column.) munity from Ningno varnish.-H.D. European as well as for the Chinese, most) other lands

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