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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD, 1924

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JUDGMENT of the STORM

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(Lucille Rickson & Lloyd Hughes)

9.15

2.30

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REPORT OF CHINA INTER NATIONAL FAMINE BELIEF COMMISSION,

The Engineering Department of the China International Famine Relief Com- mission has recently issued a report on the engineering accomplishments on be half of famine relief during the past three years which is most illuminating- Not only have sketch maps of the areas concerned been provided but a map of China is also included on which is índi. cated the various projects in red, while, a tabulated sheet of costs completes a very interesting precise which might be studied with advantage by the general public.

Analyzing some of the figures, it ap pears that the now roads constructed, by the American Red Cross and the China International Famine Relief Commission since 1920, if put end to end would pro. vide two trunk highways reaching from Shanghai to Chungking in the heart of Szechwan, and from Peking to Caaton. In addition to this 2,000 miles of new road over 750 miles of repairs were also efected. the total cost being over four million dollars, this sum providing food and shelter for both flood and drought | sufferers..

In providing water for regions subject to drought some 25 miles of irrigation ditches were constructed at a cost of $51,000 and 0,672 wells were sunk at a cost of 8-105,000. Over 270 miles of drain- age ditches were dug or cleaned at a cost of #90,000, while 300 miles of river dykes were built or repaired at a cost of more than one and a half million dollars,

The most notable expenditure on con- servancy work was probably that in Shan tung on the Yellow River, where the China International Famine Relief Com mission contributed $350,000 towards". the reversion of that river at Lichia where it had broken "its dykes, and flooded the surrounding country. "All in all, the Engineering Beport thus presented is an interesting testimonial to the past achievements of the China International Famine Relief Commission and gives hope of a wide extension of its usefulness in the future.

A

SHANGILAI COTTON GODOWN IN FLAMES.

7" MUCH CARGO SAVED.

Fire broke out shortly after 9.30 on. Wednesday evening, last week, at the Ming Sung Cotton Wearing fill, situat ed at some distunes along Warren Road. On the arrival of the Brigade the upper porticu of a two-storeyed godown, a building with wooden floors, in close proximity to a similar structure; ' was found to be in dames, the fire having. already reached some parts of the godown floor. There being no hydrants so far outside the Settlement boundary, water had to be pumped from a large water" tank in the centre of the compound.

The godown involved contained, amongst other goods, something like 3,000 piculs of cotton, 14,000 lb. of wool yarn. & small quantity of cotton yarn and 40 piculs of rice, the contents being insured for Tis. 50,000 and the building for Tis Tia 15,000. There should be considerable salvage as jets were worked well into the building as soon as the Division arrived.

CINEMA. KOTES.

QUEEN'S THEATEZ.

Both Chiness and Europeans have spoken highly of the all-Chinese film,

Her Sacrifice," which has been shown at the. Queen's Theatre and remains on the programme til Thursday. The 5-15 and 0.15 attraction, “Judgment of the Storm" continues to draw big houses. This picture is quite worthy of the fay ourable comment that has been made about it, especially the realistic blizzard and country life scenes..

THE WORLD THEATRE.

"The Lady of Quality" by Frances Hodgson Burnett, is the great attraction at the World Theatre.

The beautiful Countess of Dunstonwolde stands at bay in the huge reception room of her London mansion. A widow for two years, enjoying the affection and patronage of good Queen Anne, univer- sally respected, admired and looked up to, the fiance of the brilliant Duke of Osmonde, who has just returned from the victorious field of Blenhiem, all her am- bitions on the point of realization-und yet there stood one thing in the way. That one thing was a lock of hair, à curly lock of räven black feet five hair long, a thing of beauty, and there it lay in the possession of the arch-villain of London, Sir John Oxen,, whose, reputation as a gay blade, a man shout-town a compre miser of women, a handsome scoundrel. was second to none in his gay sot. As in moments of death a person's whole life is said to pass in review before his mind, the impassioned Counters saw as in a flash her first impulsive love affairs with the handsome brute who faced ber. Her spirit, which no authority had ever brook ra, her hand which had conquered every horse she had ever wanted to ride, had both been surrendered in sweet humility to this arch-demon, both these and the wretched curl, only to be treacherously flaunted and betrayed. What should she dot What could she do? In ten minutes London's mest aristocratic society would be in that drawing room. In resperation, her hand touched her heavy riding crop on the table. In desperation, she faced the man who would snatch from her grasp crerything for which she had striven so desperately, everything which a woman held dear and snored, and then-What the Countess did and what were the con sequences form the climax of one of the most gripping and dramatic stories ever fold on the screen. Virginia Valli is the star in the picture.

(Continued on next column.)

CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

SEPTEMBER AND, 1924-

Hongkong and Shanghai

$720 b. 1234 b.

Cantor InfoTARTÓS Union InraraNCOS Hongkong Fire Insurances... 590 b... Douglas Steamships........ H.K., U. M. Stammboste...Si s -Star Ferries...HEHET

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Hongkong Hotels... Humphreys

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Estates

Hongkong Ropea

335 b.

13

$118. $24}{oid} $23) (new) K.

$63 (combined) b.

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Chins Providenta...17 (old) sa, 85.10 (new) b Dairy Farms Watns......

$26 ́b.

Hongkong Electrics... ...043 44. China Lighta..... $18 (old) b.. $12.10 (new)». Hongkong Trams ...........361) b.

•Peak Tramway........

$20 b.-

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Messrs. Raza Bros, in their monthly Hongkong Exchange Quotations give the following summary:-

Silver

(Ready)

Sterling

Gold &

9,78

Average Rats Aug.

(1924),(Approx.)--- 9/412853 Highest Rate Ang

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Rate Lowest

(1921),(Approx) 133 2/4 1271 323 9.40 Average Rate to date. (1924),(Approx.)- Highest Rate to date

191 51 10.03 (1924),(Approx.)- 2/41 135, 831 14.00 Lowest Kate to date

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(1924),(Approx.) — 9/32. 1073 491 780

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