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HENRY HEATH

The wide business founded on "Henry Heath " hats is both evidence and guarantee of their quality. As regards shape, it need only be. said that "Henry Heath hats have withstood the keen, critical judgment of men for many successive seasons, and have played no small part in the establishment of the hat fashions of the

past decade.

Let your next Hat be a Heath!

MACKINTOSH'S LTD

Perfume

NOW SHOWING

A NEW STOCK

OF

Coty's Coffrets Cory's Compacts Eau-de-Coty

New Gift Flagons of

Coty's Perfumes

Prices from $4.00 to $21:00 "THE IDEAL CHRISTMAS GIFT."

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BUY YOUR

CHRISTMAS GIFTS

AT

WHITEAWAY'S

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ond

COLOURINGS

MENS Extra-Long

TIES

TIES

We have the very newest and exclusive designs in neckwear for men. Fancy designs, spot effects, and stripes in all colours. Good quality-Poulauds and Silks.

$350 $5.75

TIES ARE ALWAYS ACCEPTABLE FOR

CHRISTMAS GIFTS SHOP EARLY FOR CHRISTMAS

AT

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1931

HEIFETZ DEPARTS FEAR AND DISORDER HONG KONG STOCK

FOR MANILA.

NARROWLY ESCAPES MISSING SHIP.

EXPECTS TO RETURN TO

HONG KONG IN 1934. -

At 3.38 p.m. on Saturday a Daily ISTONLA representative WAS waiting at the head of the gang- way on the President Madison fol the arrival of Jascha Heilatz und and his beautiful wife, formerly Miss Florence Vidor, who were dee to sail at six o'clock for Mann but had not put in an appearance At six o'clock precisely the same representative was 021 the quay watching the gangway being lower od, holding in his hand two lattos which he had promised to post for Mr. Heifetz, and nursing some- what confüund recollection of headlong dash along the corridors of the ship at the heels of Huifetz, and of breathless questions naked And ocmposed answers given route.

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Four Breathless Minutes. The famous pair, had hurried up the gangway four minutes before the ship was due to sail, und, fol- 18wed by the reporter intent on his interview, proceeded straight to their luxurious suite.

When they paused to unlock the door the reporter began to intro- dues himeslf, but was interrupted by Heifetz, who, with a murmured apology and a hasty remark about having some letters to post, dis appeared inside, to reappear a mo- ment later with the letters in his hand. "Can I post a letter in Hong " Kong with American, starps?" he asked, and, receiving a negative reply, proceeded in the direction of the ship's post office at the double, followed by tão re- porter, who pantingly asked him when he would be returning to

Not until 1934 Hong Kong 1936," he replied, not in the least out of breath, "I am bocked up fer at least two years."',

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A Running Interview. The post office reached, Heifetz disappeared inside, leaving the r perter to gain his second wind, and to ruminate ga the agility of this versatile man.

In a few moments Heifetz emerg- ed from the dim interior of the post office, and remarking that ne. could obtain no stamps there dnsh. ed back the way he had come, with the reporter bringing up the rear. By the time Heifetz's cabin was again reached he had divulged that ho was going to India, Java and America, that he likod Hong Kong very much, that it was not his first. visit here and that he was very pleased with his audience on Satur day night.

A momentary pause outside Her- fetz's cabin door enabled the re porter, greatly ding, to remark that, for Heifetz to be greeted by an audience in Hong Kong great enough to fill the biggest theatre in the Colony was a remarkable tribute to his wonderful playing. This was acknowledged with a gracious, bow, and once more the great musician disappeared into the privacy of his cabin. A few seconds later he was out again, and evidently somewhat perturbed about the scarcity of Hong Kong postage stamps ou a American liner.

IN HAINAN.

PROSPERITY DESTROYED

BY THE REDS.

Rice harvest is completed near Kuchek and just beginning ju Dengang and other districts far ther 'north. On November 22 a party of farmers from Doa-mang took their guns and went out to cus their grain. They were attacked by communista and three, or four kiled.

All through the villages hore H s' sense of four never so deep nor so persistent in all our previous experience, and a depres sion which bangs. like, a dark cloud over rich and poor alike, for money enunta little in a day when life is held so cheaply as now.

The Communist Evä: The market of Ziang-itiang, some ten or fifteen miles from Kachel, was formerly a distributing centre for trade in rice. The markot itself is situated in the heart of a rice producing district, and meets twice in every three days; to connect with Kachck market (which meets on alternate days) and the up-river. markets. Four or five years ago. on an average, a hundred, loads of rice went out every market day for sale in markets round about, a "load" bring what one man could carry swung from his carrying Pole, probably approximately Then the market eighty entties."

wes taken over by the communists. Everything-wooking, huying, sell- ing-was to be on the communals basis. The common kitchen was the first to fail, as distribution of food was declared, to be unfair. Matters have gone from bad to worm, and now avery market day twenty or thirty londs of rice have "to be brought in from other markets to "When supply the local demand. questions are asked concerning the reason for this scarcity, two ang- wers are given with monotonous.re- gularity, namely, that most of the men and boys have left their homes

A WOMAN'S TURN

SURELY YOU ARE NOT GOING TO LET THE MEN WIN ALL THE PRIZES IN OUR CHRISTMAS COMPETITION. WE WANT MORE LETTERS FROM WOMEN THIS WEEK.

See page 12 for details

of our

Christmas Competition,

and gone to the Southern Sea" (Malay Peninsula or Siam or Java) since they were not safe at home, An Amateur Postman

and that many many fields are left Yet again, he set off at the run, this time for the gangway, which unworked beenuse of the over-pre- was already being unlashed present danger of being shot or kid- paratory to being lowered. The napped. if any one ventures forth to reporter, secretly bemoaning his till the soil. It is of this region. many cigarettes of the last few that u carefully calculated estimate weeks, managed to gasp out an offer of his services as amateur postman by the time the gangway was reached. You are extremely kind," said Heifetz, "Here is all the Hong Kong money I have, in it sufficient?" and banded the winded presman two silver coins: perity. This can scarcely be h The gangway was already moving,

gave two thousand six hundred as the number of houses which had been burned in the last few years: One effect of this distress in the villages is to crowd people into the markets, and in Kachek at least there are many evidences of pros

lasting gain if built on the ruin

it looked a very long drop to the of the villages and the neglect of quay below, and the reporter the farme, since Hainan in almond throught that he had been sufficientirely dependent on agriculture cutly athletic in the cours of to maintain its people.

duty for one day so he placed, the

money in his pocket with a word

An Electric Light Plant.

of thanks, grasped the outstretched Kuchek market, is planning to hand of this very courteous ecle-have an electric light plant running brity, murmured his wishes for a by the end of the year. "Some years bon voyage, made a dive for the gangway and reached the quay at least sound in fimb: the less shid about wind the better.

ago an attempt was made to instal alighting plant, but the steain en- gine system purchased was a second. hand one and too small to be satis- Factory. Now several shops belong- ing to a market temple have been

It was on the quay, as he was watching the liner move out into the harbour, that the reporter_re sold and the proceeds are being used membered that Mrs. Jascha Heto purchase a modern lighting plant fetz, née Min Florence Vidor. from Hong Kong. Long cedar looked very beautiful in a long poles are already being brought in coat of brown tweed, with brown' from Hoihow by car and other pre- shoes and stockings. No, she was parations being made. Even the Not wearing a bowler

magistrate's yamon on the north of the market is to be, supplied with light, and the plan is to run the engine till midnight, and possibly all night if conditions demand it."

MERCANTILE BANK OF

INDIA, LTD.

Military Changes,"

The following statement of the securities lodged with the Crown The military forces in Hainan aro Agents by the Mercantile Bank of being re-organized and increased: India, Limited, against their nok The main headquarters Bra of: in circulation, 18 publish for course in Hoihow, but three divi- general formation under Sectia 51sion headquarters with some thou- of the Alercantile Bank Now 'Issue | gand-odd men under sich. "are to Ordinance, 101, (Ordinancc 216, 103 | 'ba, established in Kachek, under the of 1011):-

younger brother of Chan Chak, in Dengang, and on the western side of the island, probably in Limko itemah to be soon whether, "the forces will be large enough and mobile enough to secure and main- tain peace.

Security

3% Tropsury

Bonds Tay

able at 100

Amount Latest

market price

in 1933/5 £190,000

08-09

MARKET.

YESTERDAY'S TRANSAC

TIONS.

The tone of the market an Satur- day morning showed signs at con- tinued improvement, a number of stocks in the list being recorded nt"! advanced rates and buyers prodio. minated throughout.

Balos, China Underwriters, $5.10/$3.15. E.K. Electrics, 878 Buyers.

Ohina Underwziteta, 85.16. Shanghai Explorations, Tis. 240, Providents (old), 85.30. "Providents (now), #2).

H.K. Landa, #80). H.K. Realies, $10.13. Chinese Estates, 295. Trams, $214. Star Ferries, $95. H.K, Electrics, $78. Canton Ioes, $51. H.K. Ropes, 816Ą. Watrons, 816,70. Amusements, 819)

H.K. Government" Loan, #2% pre- mium.

Steamboats, $24.

Wharves, $151. Hotels (old)..$15.30. Hotels (now), $N]: Humphreys (old), $18.30.. Humphreys (now), $17. Ewos, Tl. 16.

Peak Trams (old), 8142." China Lights, $27.85, Telephones (part paid), 2981. Cements. (combined), 819.45. Dairy Farms, $20. Sinceres, $15. Entertainments (old); $16. Entertainments (new), $16.

Sellars.

Baube, 843,

China Lights, 827.00. Venezuelan Goldfields, $2. 8.0. Enterprises, 810.

HEALTH IN EASTERN PORTS.

The following health bulletin of eastern ports, for the week ended November 28, has been issted:-

Plague.

Alexandria Bombay Colombo

Coxes. Deaths),

1

Cholera.

Bombay Calcutta Colombo

4

19

11.

1"

Small-pox.

Baghdad Basrah Madras

1

1.

0

1

Rangoon

Suigon

Canton.

Shanghai

0

0

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DEAR CHILDREN OF HONG KONG

77

ARRIVING BORDER OF CHINA WITH TONS

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FATHER CHRISTMAS.

AN OLD FAVOURITE!

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OLD HIGHLAND WHISKY

FORMERLY SUPPLIED TO THEIR MAJESTIES

KING GEORGE IV

KING WILLIAM IV QUEEN VICTORIA

REPUTATION AMONG CONNOISEURS FÖR ITS DELICIOUS MELLOW FLAVOUR GUARANTEED FREE FROM FUSEL OIL SUBSTANCE ANY DELETERIOUS

OR

PRICES REDUCED

$6.00 per bottle $70.00 per case, duty free.

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