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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1929.

IMPORTS-PRICES CURRENT.

The reports and pricòs are published as supplied by Importers, and the Chamber of Commw:00 manet accept responsibility for the accuracy thereof,

IRON AND STEEL

Wall Roda

Steel Ears

· Motala

Angles

***

**

Rods

Joista +14

» Shoots

***

Quotations.

4:

per picul

„Platon- & up

Swedish Bar

Small round codi Hoops, black stoel

galvanized

Buyers Sellers

Balo

[Sominal

OCTOBER 24.

Banki

Black Tubes !!!

Discount

91,370) $1,375!

H.K. Banks

$1,375

Gale. Tuber

£126

CIR

Do (London) .... Chartered Banks

£ID

Steam Tubes /

Mercantile Bks. "A"

34

11

Du.

216.

Wiro Nails, 14-3,

690

Bank of East Atik... |

300

24/30

Tasarances

LX473

BM, Spot

$595

T160

$700

Canton Ins.

ST00

$21

Underwriters

$2.40

North China

T160

Union loa

$375

TIN PLATES:-

MS30 Yangtze Ins....

$00

8310

China Fires

2310

H.K. Fires

3816

8916

57/6

91/-

Shipping

$ Douglases

Galvanized corrugated abta.,

por pical

To arrive Australian-B.K.F., Spot

"To arrive

· English LC.W., 20 x 14, 100

lbs. Spot

:P, boz

English I.C.W., To arriv English I.C.W,181"x14",

110 lbs. Spot

› now level of excbanga,

adjusted to done. Market not yet

U.S. “TALKIES” IN EUROPE.

FAILURE PREDICTED.

FRENCH FILM RESTRICTIONS,

[United Press.)

BY MAIL, WIRE, AND

WIRELESS.

Argentina. A strike of stevedores here has spread to all other unigna, and troops are being employed to protect non-nionists.

many

Winnpeg.-Friends from parts of Canada gathered here on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the entrance of Mr. E. H. Mack. lin, general manager of the Vani toba Free Press Company, into Canadian journalism.

Paris-The hundred per comt. American talkie" will not sue- eved in Continental Europe, a cording to a competent authority Paris.The charge against M. en the international cinema. To Deleplanque, a French journalist, restrictive measures taken by the and M. de Noblet, of the Quai French Cinema Control Commis-d'Orsay, of being involved in the sion, which would distribute seven publication by the Hearst Press of French Gims for every foreign secret documents relating to the Anglo-French Naval Compromise,

license granted, and which the French now want to reduce to a proportion of four to one, may be

has been dismissed.

rendered unnecessary by the talkie. Southend. Forty feet of iron rail- The talkie has captured Englandings were uprooted, and holiday British and English speaking countries. crowds had narrow escapes, when #1620 The United States is assured of a notor-car ran backward down 120 even greater moving picture pre Royal Hall. The car was badly. 16.50 stige throughout the English speak damaged.

ing world. But the pure talkic, depending on spoken words for its 10.00 dramatic appeal, will not go where 10.50 | English is not understood.

17.50

10.50

A Singular Position, English I.C.W., To arrive

11.00 The musical comedy type of American I.C.W. (Spot) 20 x 14

talkie is, however, a startling 100 lbs. p. box 113heets 1220 | success, such as the Innocenta of American LC.W., To arrive 307 x 14"

Europe, or Al Jolsons Jazz Singer. 1250 French audiences jam the doors to see them, but the development of the talkie is henceforth going to be 3.89

the one major problem for the a3 directors of the big cinema com- 2 tins 3.50 binations. ... per buik 2.00

3:02

$50

100 lbs. p. bor 115 sheota

800

Petroleum Producta.

100/-

Warre Rose BRAND'

COXIT BRAND

Cock

8 71

Steamboats

Indas (pref.)

$70

Do. (def.)

98.0

Shell Transports

522

Water-bouts

5213

Mining

Banquets.

Kailans

'57/8

T.16

Langkuts (comb.) .

Do. (single)

Tu?

Explorations..

T.6

Shanghai Loans

Sa

Tronoh Mines

20/-

Docks, Wharves

H.K. & K. Wharfs...

Providents...

H.K. Ducks *****

$31

T.141

Shanghai Docks ....

+++

T.84

New Engineerings

Hongkows

Cotton Hills

PI

1.87

Shai, Ctons (o]ck).........]

T 63

Do.

(new)...

$3.1

T.190

$1484 $5.55 351

$174

7.11

זיי

$10.40 $10.40

2674

29.0

www

Godowns, stu.

Ewas

Zoong Sings T.10

Lands, Hotels and

Bulidings

H.K. & S. Hotels...

T.100 Shaoghai Lands ..

Tramways... 319.40

22

1161 T.10 T.13 7.4

ELOLE BEAND

#

LAMP CLASS SHILL MOTOR BRITT

...por caso $4.08

www

SOCONT MOTOR GASOLINI... per case 6.20 SILVER LIGHT

8.80 CROWN BRAND... 68 lbs. por 2 tias 8,50

8i, galls. 68 Ite, per bulk 29 CROBE BRAND 71 lbs. per 3 tin 3.24 Bi. galla. 71 lbs. per bulk 284 per 2 tine 3.42 por culo 6.20 per 2 tins 5.06 per balk 5,45 per gallon (ex pump) 0.05 per case 3.86 "YIN Foo

3.62

· "TXIACO ATTO GASOLENY" ** 8.20

Coala.

TEXACO "SCALI

3147/148

T17 T.a

KAIPING NO. 1 Lump

#

Nut Coal

No. 1 Slack

$174 (S'bai)

T.67

T.63

$10.40

FLK. Lands

H.K. Realty's..........

8. 268)

B01

$14.00 Humphreys

315.20

Chinese Estates...

Public Utilities

$113

Peak Trams (old)...$11.60

$6.00

Do. (new)... 554

'Star Ferries

$72

872

$14.30

$14.05

Do. (new).... $14.15

$861 $23

184,67

H.K. Electrics

3604

1+1

Macno do

38

T.351

10/

9/-

20/-

$19.35

$721

C. Lights (old)...... $14.30

Sandakan Lights ...

$8.30. Telephones.....

China Buses

Tractions

Do. (pref).....

Industriais

T.11

Caldbeck, (ord.)

T.10

Macgregor pref.)

Canton Ices.........

$3

1912.40

Cements (comb.)... 212.30

$12.00

Do. (old)... $9.80 (new)... $2.5%;

$0

Rapes

$0.95

China Sugars...................

$6.00

329

Malabon Sugara

United Asbestos

Miscellaneous

$22) 80.80

Dairy Farms ráern 32

Der A. Wings

$29

Amusements ........ 820

31.30

Constructions

$1.37

81.95

Lane Crawloris

$1.00

818

Mackintosh:

Nanyang Tobnero

912

Sincores

(old)..

Du. (new) ...

$12.30

Watsons

1910.30 89,70 $12

$21

WnPowells.

01%

641. prem.l

B. Ind. G.8 Bonds...

H.K. Govt. Loan

61Z $106

TO-DAY'S RADIO.

STUDIO CONCERT.

The following programme will be broadcast to-day from the Hoag Kong Broadcasting Station Z.B.W. -on 350 metres:-

ness, music (records supplied by 6 to 6 p.m.-Programme of Chi-

Messra. Tien Sau Tong):

114 TOBAS

9.31 p.m. Mr. E. G. D'Aquino (Tenor) will sing "So Soubessem(Palmerini - Salvini), Accompanist: Mr. R. Baptista.

9.33 p.m. The Lyric Orchestra will play Selections from their repertoire.

0.46 p..-Miss C. Hyndman (So

11

No. 2 Lump

No. 2 Black

Flour

Straight...

French distributors are therefore in a singular position. They have caused an absolute cessation of American films to France through the operating of the quota law. Although the quota law was devised to stimulate the production of French films, they have not pro- duced thirty films in the last year. To compete in England they must- now produce the talkie, and so far there is not once company in France that makes a talkië,

Experiments are being conducted and a company capitalised at ten $15.00 million francs called the Radio 15.00 Cinema has been formed. It is 11.80 reported this company will

9.40 mediately work out a reproducing apparatus, using the de Forest patents which, according to counsel, have fallen into the public domain.

8.70

Problem of Language,

Certain experiments have already

QUOTATIONS:

American Patent ...per sack $4.25-4.28

Straight

3.00-3.85 Cut of

3.40-3.70 Australian No. 1

3.00-3.75 been made with the German Tobis Canadian Cut of

3.10-3.20 reproducing method but French 8.05-3.15 directors appear to be not very

enthusiastic over the results.

The Radio Cinema, is said to be owned by a combination in which, 350,000 bug Jack Haik, the Franco Films, and the Radio Francs are leading shareholders.

Brock

American

Mixture...

End Claar...

++*

Canadian..... Australian...

PAD

2.60

120,000

30,000

500,000 bagi

French talkies will however, be confronted by the same problem of MaxSince the last report on the language. One group of directors local market, dealers have, put up their has devised a way out by going prices twenty to thirty coats per bag over to England and co-operating mainly en account of the present rate of with a British producer. They oxsnage. They are holding firm to the will use the same sets of a certain of our is very amali, asfilm for French tallies, which will export Harkow. Foochow, Amoy and Saigon in turn be followed by German and which are able to respond to the prices Spanish actors. But this is a com- asked by local dealer, are only buying plicated problem, and does not aid in very small quantities. Present stocks greatly in the development of the are considorod normal. There is not much French film.. Hour to arriva at the present tine.

Sundries.

increased prices.

The

WINDOW GLAS3—

Fair average sizes

1/16" thick

"

At present there are only seven theatres in France that have the reproducing facilities, and which 18 cz. 18 oz.

use the Western Electric apparatus. per box $3.45 $5.60 Six of them are in Paris and one 1/8

(27 028)

13.00 is in Marseilles. The Aubert Cir- China, India and Straits Produce,

euit has contracted for ten Western Electric reproducing outfits, but 50 STOAR

far only two of this circuits theatres are equipped. And they are doing a land office business, because the film being shown is of the music show variety, where talk 1ng does not carry the burden of

Java Bough White... par picul 17.15-7.73 (Beported sales 30,180 piculs, Spot) Java Rough White...per picul $7.18-7.36 (Beported sales 42,200 picule. To Arrive dering Oct, Nov, Dec., 1929, Jan. Feb., 1930.) Java Fine White per pival $6.13-8.40

(Reported takes 11,550 picula. Spot.) Java Kough Brown... per pioul #6.68-7.13 (Beported salon 8,99 pizuiz. Spot.) Java Rough Brown...por picul 10.00-7.23 (Heported aples 12,375 picals. To arrive during Oct., Nor., Dec., 1929.) Java Molasses... per pieni 16.13.833 (Reported sales 12,779 picals. Spot.)

RAW SILK

BETTER U.S. INQUIRY FOR RAW SILK.

Messrs. Pentreath & Co. have forwarded us the following letter, dated September 18, from Mesars. Hornby, Hemelry & Co., Liver pool:-

the story.

Ilford-An overbend tram-car cable snapped and fell, amid a abower of sparks, on top of a lorry. Several people had narrow escapes. Traffic was delayed for half an bour.

&

Northampton.-Ernest Pitts, Fork butcher, of Wellington-place, Northampton, his wife, and their only child were found dead with bullet wounds in the head.. By the man's side was a humane killer.

Ramsgate. The motor-launch, Bulldog, on a pleasure fishing trip off Pegwell Bay, saved the lives of three bathers. a woman and two men, who had got into difficulties in the tideway and were unable to re- gain the shore,

21

Bordon. Private George Charles Head, 21, of. the 1st Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment, whose home is at Newhaven, was found

dead in the fireplace of the barracks room at Bordon, with a bullet

through his brain. Near him was a

Service rifle.

"Hounslow. The honour of Serv ing Brother of the Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem has been conferred on Superintendent G. Harris, who has been a member of the St. John Ambulance Brigade for 20 years and Becretary of No. 54 (Brentford) Division since 1918.

South Devon.-Three Plymouth boys, climbing at Challacombe, were cut off by the tide. Two of them jumped to safety, but the third, Howard Whitmarah, was later found unconscious at the foot of the cliff with the advancing tide washing over him. He is in Kings- bridge Hospital in a serious condi

tion.

New York.-Mr. Grant Stewart, who was one of the organizers of the Actors' Equity Association, has died here.

Ohio. Forty-three people were injured some of them seriously, through the derailing of a train near

Condit, Ohio.

.

Bidar. Three people were killed and 39 injured at Bidar, in Hyde- rabad State, through an explosion of fireworks in a wedding proces-

віоп.

· Cartegena. The new Spanish des- troyer, Almirante Ferrandi, was de- livered to the naval authorities here, and will take part in the maneuvres

next mouth.

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House here "of an estimated value of 500,000 tomans (£100,000), have been destroyed by floods. Maralan, a village in the vicinity, is reported to have been destroyed.

Talkies like the Broadway Une Fox Movietone Melody, ar

Madrid.A party of Spanish Follies, will naturally get over in all countries, but the American schoolboys has just returned here cinema men io Europe frankly | from a visit to public schools in admit that the talkie has gummed England. As a result of this visit the cards as far as international an interchange of boys between Eng distribution is concerned. The relish and Spanish schools is likely to cripts from the talkies has shown be arranged. that the change is a profitable onc especially in the United States and in England.

Commission of Experts.

Brunnen-A German girl visitor at Brunnen, on the Lake of Lucerne, fell down a high rock face and was killed.

Katowice. Three

;

miners have

been killed in an explosion in the Hidlebrand mine, near here.

Queen's Buildings.

Agents.

Telephone C. 1080.

CONSIGNEE

NOTICES.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL

STEAM NAVIGATION Co.'s

STEAM NAVIGATION Co's STEAMER " KASHGAR.“

BEAMER "BELTANA.

ARRIVED HONG KONG ON

ARVED HONG KONG ON 24TH OCTOBER, 1929. · 24 OCTOBER, 1929.

FROM ANTWERP,LONDON,GIBRAL F20MANTWERP,LONDON, GIBRAL

TAR, MARSEILLES, MALTA

TAR, MARSEILLES, MALTA, PORTSAID, ADEN, COLOMBO PORTSAID, ADEN, COLOMBO

STRAITS.

AND STRAITS. of Cargo by themed Vessel are hereby intermed ONSIGNEES of Cargo by the stove. Red Vessel are hereby in-

AND

Corunna Eight cases of bank- notes, printed in England for the Spanish Government, have been un-tamed that that their Goods are being landed and loaded here..

placed ar sin xx in the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godewus st Kowloon, where Mark by Marie and Delivery can be each Consignment will be sorted out obtained me the Goods are landed.

Optional Goods have been given to

will be landed here

0.5 p.m.-Mr. John Braga (Fic: firmer on increased buying by the sufficiently strongists such as berger, who was missed one day 90 teatrary Bix hours before arrival of | the contrary Bix hours before arrival of

6 to 7 p.m.-Programme of Eng- lish music. (Victor and H.M.V. records supplied by Messrs, 8.lin) will play "Serenade

bert-Elman). Moutrie &Co., Ltd.

Lena Noronha, PROGRAMME.

EVENING GENERAL

(STUDIO CONCERT). 9p.m-The Lyric Orchestra will

[

A commission of experts is now studying the talkie problem. If the United States thinks enough of the Continental and world market to retain its prestige, some toch- nical solutions might be developed. The Talkie parts may be suppressed captions, and perhaps some regular for foreign showing, with livelier

and placed 47 Taxis aux in the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown moving acting cuting to give the

South Georgia. An avalanche Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where picture the required The market reacted about 4. in Talkies, without talk and without ing to whaling companies and killed by Mark and Delivery can be obtained as uction. has destroyed six buildings belong.ch Consignment will be sorted out Mark prano) will sing Tereal" (Melo the early part of the week under captions, they are convinced, will three Norwegians.

the Goods are landed. die), Biscarri. Accompanist: Miss review, but the decline has, since not explain themselves, and even

Optional Goods will be landed here Hyndman.

been recovered. The tendency is with captions, the action is not East Tirol-The skeleton of a

mnicus Instructions have been given to aalosa forester named, Nerbert Mattere the con (Schutrade, and, on balance, values "are

Some linguistic

Steamer.

the Steamer. Adolphe Menjou are reported en

Goods not cleared within 8 days in Goods not cleared within 8 days, in Accompanist: Miss2c. to re, higher.

years ago, was found in an unfre route to make pictures in several quented spot on the Gradekkees clading date of arrival will be subject to sieding date of arrival, will be subject to

Kent languages, but that is only a freak Mountain with his muzzle-loader Rest

Na Fire Insurance will be effected by

No Fire Insurance will be effected by solution of the problem.

and engraved time-piece by his sido.

us in any see whatever. us in any case whatever.

Damaged Packages must be left in Damaged Packages must be left in the the Godowns for examination by the Godowns for examination by the Qoz- and the Company's Burveyura, Meerts.

Мокота. GODDARD & DOUGLás at 10.ky. as it does in Europe in a year, prestige of the American Talkie. en Mondays and

Free Stange period. should jeapordize their own good called film hard to All tellis fime by trying to give thum ret over, and the comedy, which he locate against Undersigned must the international appeal.

European audience seemed to like befers 13th November, 1928, or they will As far as restrictions, the quota so much, but which the talkis now not be

cognized on films applies to all films alike, renders unintelligible. An Ameri- No Claims will be admitted after the

can dramatic taikio would appeal Goods have left the Godown. still or talkie, but so long as the

& French MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & Co., United States can produce films here just about like

Agents. like the Jazz Singer or like dramatic talkie would appeal in

Bong Kong, 24th Oct, 1928, (8548 (Continued at foot of next columa.) New York.

Our New York correspondents 10 p.m.-Miss Elsa Alves in Jazz cable that manufacturers are re Selections. Accompanist Mr. parted to be good buyers of Raw

Buk both in the Japanese market 10.07 p.m.-Miss Marie Alves and in New York Business in

(Paraphrase), Franz Linzt.

Remedios.

Bilk market is also dull which is due

The language item is the main barrier. The United States does about as much cinema business in Chevalier's Innocents of Paris or

play Selections from their reper-(Piano) will play "Rigoletto" piece goods is quiet. The thrown the United States alone in one day, like the Broadway Melody, the Consignees, and the Company's surveyors | GODDARD & DOUGLAS, at 10 M., 10.14 p.m.-Mr. Guimaraes and to the unwillingness of buyers to there is hardly reason why they will not diminish. It is the so-Tree Storage Pecursdays, within the on Mondays and Thursdays, within this

toire.

9.10 p.m.-Miss C. Hyndman (86-

prane) will sing Somewhere A Jr, Remedios will play Saxophone pay the advance. Voice is calling" (Tate). Accom-Duete. panist: Mine Hyndman...

9.16 p.m.-Mr. John Braga (Vio- lin) will play" Kujawiak" (Second Mazurka Vilniawski. Acoom panist: Miss Lena Noronha.

10.20 p.m.-Mr. E, G, D'Aquino (Tenor) will sing "Fiore Gentile" (Calamini). Accompanist: Mr. R. Bapista. ~***

10.27 p.m.-The Lyric Orchestra will play Selections from their 10.30 p.m.-Close down (approx.).

9.23 p.m.-Miss Marie Rozario (Piano) will play: "Rhapsodie repertoire. Hongroise" (Franz Liszt).

Another cable to hand says that

dealers report importers and better enquiry for Raw Silk which is holding prices.

The New York certificated stock on the 3rd September totalled 3,168 bades (5-bale unit) and 480 bales (10-balė unit).

the

against the Steamer

be procontent of net ind igamar must before 13th November, 1929, or they will not be recognized.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowa,

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & Co...

Agents Hong Kong, 24th Oct., 1929, 18647