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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 1931.

FROM LONDON TOWN.

LETTER TO HELENA OF HONG KONG FROM HER COUSIN

JOCASTA.

Bulgy Skirts.

HONG KONG STOCK MARKET.

YESTERDAY'S TRANSAC

TIONS.

LONDON, July 18.. My Dear HELENA, Good news at fast! It in Jaly nnd we have had several warm daya! For a whole week I have not seen one single cont with a fur collar! I have discarded the oiderdown on my bed, and a seriously thinking of bath ing. You, my dear, have doubtless"

a trifle been bathing for months: having hope, and that lies in the new and hat Hotels advanced appreciably. ous skirts. There is only one weaker and Hong Kong and Shing- delightful dips at Stonecutters, or fascinating bowler hat (or "Robin Repulse Bay and still more de- Hood bat as it is sometimes call-The tone of the market was fairly lightful picnics on the pleuro-ad). Bont-shaped with one brim steady. launches of Hong Kong,"

I won't admit I envy you, bo cause of coures my intention is to make you envy me, by my descrip tion of the wonderful time I am haying in England. Alas, it is not going to be quite so easy as vaŭal this year!

At yesterday morning's session of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange the principal changes recorded were in Douglases, which were in demand after sales at 822. Hong Kong Fires wore easier, Lands recovered.

Really, my dear, these modern 60s are ugly. They have no line. Girls who have grown up in the freedom of short dresses seem to walk in a way which looks althor jerky, or bustling when their limbs are swathed in volu-slightly, Cements were

curving delightfully over trimly curled up and the other down, waved hair, these hats are the one bright spot in the summer fashions Order one at one. You will love it.

To return to Theatren, lots of plays seem to have come off almost At Wimbledon,"

before they were put on.

The To begin with, our pleasurable Land of Smiles was a horribly anticipation of a British Victory but is finishes next week so does

costly production at Drury Lane- at Wimbledon was doomed again Cochran's Ever Green"

dilto: to disappointment. You know by but one play at least is in for a this time how, one by one, our very long run, "The Barrette of & man remained in the held. Bester is the most entrancing, in English Hopes met defeat till not impale Street by Rudolph Smashing victories in the early triguing play I've seen for ages! rounds don't cut touch ice at the Witty, thrilling: emotional, yet end of the meeting,

deliciously matter-of-fact. To sec it once is merely to book seat to Ro again next week!

As for the women! Only in the doubles.did: England hold its own, when a couple who had not been

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A Warning to the A.D.G.

I can just see the A.D.C. picking up their ears-but it is not a play for Amateurs, even the best Amateurs will be well advised to leave it alone. Only skilled pro fessionnis could play this as it should be played.

Banka changed hands at $2,040 Unions had buyers at 565, sales being reported at $470.

Underwriters had sellers at $0.05 without snics having to be record.

at $1,650 nominal, ay, were China Fires at 8800,

Cantons remained

As already mentioned, Hong Kong

figure of 81,485. Fires were easier at the nominal

Benguets were enquired for at 810.50, but without leading to busi- ness.

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Humphreys (New) were dealt in at $21.50.

Realties were disposed of at: $17.83.

Ewos receded to the buying rate of Tls. 14.23, sellers asking The. 14.40 and sales were reported at. Tls. 14.20,

Trams bad, a buying rate of .821.50,

Star Ferries had a buying rate Raube with sales reported at of 293, and sales were listed at

$93.50,

843.20 had buyers at 841:50.

Wharves had buyers at $103, but no shares were on offer.

Providents (Old), at $8.05 buyers and sellers asking 8.15, were dealt in at 86.10, and the new sbaren had buyers at $2.00, sellers asking 82.80. I freely admit that Fay Gross-

Hotels (Old) had buyers at the man could play the part of Eliza improved quotation of $17.50, sellers both Barrett Browning to perfec-asking $18, and sales were reported tion, for it is just in her line; but even Hong Kong's prettiest flapper at $17.45/$17.50. The new shares would fail to give "Henrietta" the were dealt in at 817.25, there being right touch of distinction: and I am buyers at $17. convinced there is not a single man in Hong Kong (or Kowloon) with enough vigour, vitality charm and passion to take the part of Robert Browning Nor can I think of anyone who could safely be trust- ed with the part of the "Father"

needed won through to victory, We are acuustomed by this time to see Beatty Nuthall defeated and realise that she is too variable to make satisfactory charnpion. Miss Round tried hard, so did Miss Mudford; so did Misa Seriven, and when she is older the will probably astonish some of us. English and foreigners alike grieved over the defeat of the ever. popular “* Signorita" in the second round, though we ought to be thankful to have been spared the further vision of that hideous trouser-skirt (Why don't these tennis women wear trim well-cut shorts, and a pretty belted tunic and have done with it?) Most of us would not in the least have minded seping Helen Jacobs in the final but to have no men's final at all in the singles championship -and to have the women's final fought out by the two Frauleins-Well 1-so" hands off "„A.D.C. ! On the This surely was the greatest dis. other hand, our friends in the appointment Tennis Fans have ever “ Philharmonic might do worse endured.

than cast. their eyes over the soore of that delightful little operetta Tantivy Towers - by ✨ Thomas Dunhill and "A" P. Herbert. There they will find music,fun, and originality all in a nutshell.

Indian

It needed many theatres to wipe out the memory of that insolence (as my old friend Omar might say),

"The Improper Duchess,”

|

Of course, I went to the

Captain Néville at Hurlingham,

Do you remember Captain

Noville? The almost super-perfect Aide-de-Camp in the days before

dollar dropped, when Sir Reginald Stubba was Governor! He distinguished himself on the polo ground that afternoon at Hur

One of the most-discussed plays | Empire Garden" Party” at Fur- lof the moment is" The Improper | linghai last week d splendidly Duchess" so I went to see it in organised event. The Hong Kong the hope that Yvonnie Arnaud | Fection was well represented. 'would charm away my melan- choly." It has been running quite a long time and most people like "it, but I must confess I thought it dreadfully dull. Too much talking and not enough action. I couldn't raise a laugh at the numerous allusions to such a dead-and-done- | for joke as "the Black-bottom "! I tried hard to feel shocked at the appropriate moments, but found ngham: playing in Lord Louis myself yawaing instead. 1 cannot Mountbatten's team “Bluejackets " and will not believe that Yvonne against Osmastou:" He is 65 Arnaud hea really become the dull handsome as ever (Captain Noville and dowdy creature she now ap-I mean) and India has improved pears to be--I prefer to blame the his game. The score in Lord "Louis' dress maker who put her into such favour was overwhelming; come. hopelessly ugly frocks and hats, thing like 17 goals to 31. And now, and I feel sure that all her charm | Good-bye, my dear, Your'a ever. and sparkle will return when sho (and feeling my best in a “Robin' is allowed to wear a short dress Hood hat " again.

JOCASTA

WAISHING FATALITY DEATH OF OLD CHINA

CHINESE COMPRADORE

DROWNED.

SHIP ABANDONED,

HAND.

CAPTAIN ALFRED JAMES SCOTT.

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News of the death at Dundee, of Captain Alfred James Scott,, re- One, of the Chinese members ofceived in the Colony by cable on the Waishing's compradore staff, Wednesday, came as a shock to the whose name is not yet available, large circle of friends which the was waabed overboard from the late Captain Scott made during his ship when she went aground in Nam 25 years of service on the China Kwan harbour on Monday after Coast. The deceased only left the poon, and in spite of attempts at Colony three years ago and there rescue, he was drowned,

are many people here who still re-

This is the only fatality attend-member him as one of the "most" ing the stranding of the Waishing, popular maaters of the China Navi for it is definitely stated by the gation Compdhy. local agents of the ship that all The late Captain Scott arrived in others who were on board are por- Hong Kong as far back as 1903 fectly safe. The officers and crew when he joined the China. Navi- yesterday abandoned the ship, and were transferred to the Hangseng, gation Company as a junior officer. which vessel is standing by, for He served on several vessels before although the Waishing is in a most being given command of the .. precarious position there are still Kalyan in 1018, and it was during excellent prospects of attempts at

his command of this. vessel that hei salvage being successful,

made a large number of friends.

The Imperial-Salvage Company's

tug Yusho Maru was expected to He also served on the Kingyuan arrive on the scene some time yes terday afternoon, and it is presum

and the Kwangtung and retired

ed salvage operations will be cam-¡ after a quarter of a century's ser- menced as soon as possible.

vice with the Company: He retom. ed to his family at Landre and when last heard of war in the best of health.

HS Bepo in now of Nam Kwen harbour, and, is standing by to afford protections from piratical gangs, should it be required.

Lands had buyers at $91.30 ex div., sales taking place at 801.76.

Hong Kong Electrics changed

hands at 881.25.

Dairy Farms, with, buyera nt 832.75, were dealt in at 832.85.

Lane, Crawfords (Old) had sellers at 87.00, and the same remark ap plies to Constructions at 13.30.

Cementa, changed bands at Wed- nesday's rate $20.75.

Afternoon: Transactions.

At the afternoon session there were several changes. recorded. especially in Trams, Ropes, Hotels and Constructions, the market clos. ing with a firm undertone.

Banks were again dealt in at $2,040

26.

Underwriters changed hands at

Providents (New) were transact- ed at 82.7.

Hotels (Old) hnd sales at $17.50. Humphreys (Old) had buyers and sales at 828 and the new shares had buyers at 821.50,

morning rate of Tle. 14.45,

Ewos again bad buyers at the

Trams and buyers at $22.25, sollers asking, 829.50.

China Lights had buyers ati $26.10.

Sugara were enquired for at $0.80, sales being offccted at $0.50. “..

Cements (combined) had sellers ut $20, and sales were recorded at $20.10.

Ropes had buyers at 822. Lane, Crawfords (Old), had sales at $7.80, buyers offering $7.70.

Constructions had buyers at

$13.30.

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