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Latest

BRUNSWICK

and

MELOTONE

RECORDS

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-Obtainable- -from-

THE

BRUNSWICK HOUSE

Arcade, Gloucester Bldg.

SHOWING SAT. 27th FEB.

AND

SUN. 28th FEB.

AT THE

KING'S

THEATRE ALL-BRITISH NEWS REELS

At 11.45 a.m. Continuous Programmes

Steps to Stardom.

Ponies.

Listen to the Band.

Makin

Tooth Brush.

The Secretary Bird. Atlantic Antics.., Britain's Brightest

Babies!

Beanie Scotland.

And Many Others.

PRICES:-- Stalls ----- 20 cents Dress Circle - 50 cents

Complete Change of Programme on Wednesday

FORMER TENNIS CHAMPION ENGAGED.

www.

MR. NG BZE KWONG

P

Cenk sportsman in general, and tennis players In-particular will be interested to learn" of the engage ment of Mr. Ng Sze-kwong, for many years singles tennis champion

the Colony, to Miss Loung, younger daughter of Mr. and Mr Leung Ye-tat,, of Hong Kong.'

Mr. Ng is the son of Mr. Ng Pak- to a retired gentleman, and his grandfather was originally a high official of Fukien who came here as a refugee us the time of the Tai Ping Rebellion. Miss Loting is a very popular member of the Chinaso younger set and their many friends will no doubt extend to them hearty „congratulations.

LOCAL CRICKET.

́C.3.0.0. TEAM" FOR TO-MORROW,

The match between the Civil Bervice C.C. 34% XI and Craigen- yower CC. Ist XI. has been can colled.

The following will roprosent C.B.C.C. 2nd XI Craigengower on 0.8.0.0. ground to-morrow!==

TO-DAY'S WIRELESS

PROGRAMME.

·BROADCAST BY Z.B.W. ON 355 METRES.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1932.

LAWN TENNIS

H.K.C.C. TOURNAMENT.

After an interval of three days, on aveount of the Races, the tonnis tournament run by the Hong Kong

H.K. ROPE MANUFG. COMPANY

DIVIDEND OF 85 CENTS

PER SHARE...

FF to 31.30 a.m.-Exchange quota | Cricket Club was resumed yester-

Subject' to audit, the Hong Kong tions.

day when a number of matches in Ropo Manufacturing Co., Ltd., re the Open Singles Championship port that the balance at credit of were decided. Nothing startling Profit & Loss Account for the your happened, for us in the earlier

(11.30 a.11--Chinese recorded pro.

gramine.

19.30 p.m.--European progenie of

Columbia records.

A

1 pm-Local time and weather

report,

&

1.30 p.m.-Rugby Press news, mail

notice, etc.

2 p.m.-Close down.

3 to 7 pm-Chinese programme,

7

to 10.30 p.m.-Europeus pro-

VARA.

7 p.m.--Mail notice, etc.

7.03 to 7.30. p.m.--

Najla " (Delibes).-Band of the Royal Air Force.-6168 "Repraz Bond" (Sweeley). "Invercargill " (Lithgow -Band of the Royal Air Force.-5135, "Bond, of Friendship" (Rogan) Strauss March" (Mezzyoopi) Reg. Band of HM. Grecadier 'Chin rd, ----4389,

"La Nuova Gioventú” (Rossi).

Silenzio Militare” (Silvestri). — Banda Italiaqu Columbia.- 14626-F...

7.00 to 8 p.m.---

From the Stulo.

A Talk on "A History of Hori- lture in Hong Kong." bg Prüfensor G. A. C.. Fenklotu,. D. Ph., B.Sc.

8pm.--Local time and wenther

report.

8.03 to 9.20 p.m.-

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"Brigg Fair, An English Rhap

sody (Frederick Delius).-Sir Thomas Beecham and his Sym phony Orchestra.--12294/1995, 5.20 to 8-40 p.m.--·

Variety.

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rounds, most of the favourites won

easily. The runaway victory F. (irose scored over Lee Wai Teci, however, came as a surprise to a number of people who expected the Chinese player to put up a stiffer opposition.

"The full results were as follows:

J. Barrow boat F. Hata, 6-9, 4-6,

0.9.

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4

J. W. Leonard boat W. Wirth 6-3, 6-1.

H. Kwok boat J. J. Waite,

·B-3. 01.

F. Grose bent Lee Wai Tsoi, 2, 7.6.

G. W. Sawell bent A. E. Guest, 78. 14, 5-3.

6-4.

Tsui Wai Pui bent G. Lai, 0-2.

IL. D. Ramjahn brat Leo Wai Tong, 7-5, 6-4.

NEXT WEEK'S MATCHES.

The matches in the different jovents, arranged for next week' are

as follows:-

Monday, February 29.

T. Honda ». G. C. Burnett. H. Ho » C. C. Chin.

H. Go n. 1. W. Leonard, G. W. Sewell ». F. A, Kwok. Finchor or Barrow . F. Grose. Ho Ka Lau. J. Akiyama.. Luk Ding Cheong" . H. Owen Hughey.

Tuesday, March 1

CHINESE REGAIN LOST GROUND

(Continued from Paps 9.3

OVERSEAS AID FOR CHINA

GWR CO. MEETING

RECEIPTS DOWN OWING TO

ROAD COMPETITION "

(Router's Special Service.)

Losnon, Feb. 1. JOHANNESBURG, Feb. 24. Shareholders' complaints of "un- Chinese residents of South Afrioa fair competition by road trafic" are not tagging behind oversons led to extremely lively seenes at the onded Bermmbor 31, 1931, in Chinese in other parts of the world annual general meeting to-day-of $214,810.38, which, together within their anxiety to assist their the Great Western Railway. 802.10.48 brought forward from the country in the war against Japan.

Catonila, ječring and stamping previous year, makes a total of

lustrating the eagerness of the punctuated the remarks of the 8277,799.99 available for appropria. Chinese hore to help China in her speakers, lion.

INDEPENDENCE OF MANCHURIA

Olyntinued from" Pugé 0.)

"NOT CONFIRMED

The ropart has not been confṛmod from other sources, but the possi bility has not been overlooked.

Ma Chan-shan, from being a na tional horo, "has fallon low in the public estren when he called upon General Tamon, the diminutive Japanose oummander who, dafentod Viscount Churchill, who presid-him, and is reported to have ex- The Directors will, at the forth-saiar öffcials approached the well-ed, said that the year'a receipts pressed regret for having caused coming ordinary general meeting of known" pilot, Lieutenant Radwell from the railway and ancillary him "inconvenience." shareholders to be held on March King, asking him to give a number business had decreased by £3,207,000, It is believed in Nanking: that 20, recommend the following dia tribution-

Pay a davidand of

conta par hare, al

sorbing

Write off Plant and

Machinery

to

Carry forward

credit of next years necount

8710,000.00

*.*0.92*

ispute, a number of Chinese con-

of Chinase pupils a wook's training but if the Government would realisoif he has actually been assassinat to enable them to fight with the und recognise that the railways od, his assailant may have been Chinese Air Force.

ought to be protected from the some Chauvinist disgusted with his unfair competition of the roads, the association with the Japanese mili- Company might safely look forward tary loaders after his first indien to a period of increasing prosperitions of loyalty to China.

Lieut. Rodwell King refused be cansu ho considered "that a wook would be sufficient.

It is stated that another local airman is leaving next week to ty serve with the Chinese Air Force, "100,000.00 while Dr. Ho Tsang, formerly a Chinese Conant-General in South $277,729,59 Afrien, is on his way to China to offer his services in a military capacity.

SINGAPORE STOCK

'MARKET.

FRASER & CO.'S WEEKLY

REPORT..

The weekly report by Mesars, Fraser &Co.. Singapore, dated | February 18, states:-

The local share market has ro- mained very quiet during the wook

CANADIAN OFFER

OTTAWA, Feb. 24. According to the Chinese Consul- General the Chinese Government has cabled him stating that they are favourably interested in the offer of the axed members of the Canadian Air Force to join China in the cuspaiga against tho

Japanego.

foanwhile, the Canadian airman are meeting with the object of draft

detailed proposals and fitting out plases, though it is doubtful whether they will be permitted to leave the country. [

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-LLOYD GEORGE AND TECHNICAL OFFENCE

EXCUSED BY HIGH COURT

LONDON, Feb. 24.

AMENDMENT TO IMPORT DUTIES BILL

LONDON, Feb. 24.

Hemp has been removed from the fave list under the Import Duties Bill

Mr Lloyd George, the leader of the "Opposition Liberal Party," is An amendment to this affect was only now able to take his sont in moved in the House of Commons, the House of Commons to which to day accepted by Mr. Nevills he was elected in Oetcher Inst... Chamberlain, and passed by 317

This was made possibio to-day vetes to 71, through a High Court decision, ex- cusing him, on the ground that the offence was purely technical, from the offens ho committed by emit ting to lodge his declaration of his election expenses within a specific,

M. W. Lo ". Segalen or In Tak and there are practically no al- THE KUOMINTANG SESSION time.

Lum.

S. E. Green . A. C. E. Bowler. C. Stark . A. B. Raworth. F. A. Redmond, A. E. McBride. L. Faster . L. M. S. Lloyd. A. D. Humphreys W. Barton.""

V. : Gordon . D. B. Evang

Wednesday, March 2.

M.

Sung-Vesper Ball". Song Cries of Old. London, "-

Eforie

(Soprano), Joyce DB400. Hawaiian Music An· Old

Italian Love. Song."

Grose and Chon . He and Yow. Hawaiian Music In the Moon-

Ho le and lu Tak Cheuk. D. Bight.-Linn Milford and his. Medougall and G. W. A. Tuftos. Hawaiian Singers.-MRes. Vocal Duct You'll be Mine in

Apple Blossom Time." Vocal Duet-Laughing at the Rain"-Layton and Johnstone.

دری

-OBSN, Organ Solo Sleepy Hoad." Organ Sylo-Really Minu."-"

Torneo Casey--DB616. SongMoonlight Saving Time." Song Faithfully Yours,Ruth, Eiting (Comedienne).-DB571. Piano Solo-"Jasmine."" Piano Solo Sweet Nothings,”

-Billy Mayer).”—5071, Song Lonesome Lover." Song- The Song of the Fool.”—

Trevou Watkins

(Tenor).- DB512.

Banjo Solo A Rag-Time

Egisode

Bapfo Solo-Darktown Dan- dies."Ernest Jones.-DB420. Orchestral Cooking Breakfast for the One I Love"-Lec Mors and her Blue Grass Boy", Song Funny Dear, What Love Can De." Ruth Etting (Come- demic).-DB147. *Hawaiian Music - "On

Dreamy Manne. Shora.!! Hawaiin Music-Tropin

Hulas."-South San Islanders. --12:9-D.

Sai and Kwok z. Tsui and Tsui. "H. D. ad S. A. Rumjahn *, Wong and Chan.

J. G. Locky and J. J. Waite

terations in quotations to report.

No interest is being taken in Rubber shares at present and Dol

C.E.C. MEETING AT LOFANG

SHANGHAI Feb. 25, 11.09 .m.

Mr. Lloyd George was ill during. the election campaign and after- wards went on a trip to Ceylon to

It is learned from an authorita-recuperate. tive source that the members of the It was only discovered that he Tins with one or two excep Kuomintang "Contral Executive had been guilty of an illegal prac- tions have also been neglected. Committee who. are staying in tica a fornight ago.

The report and accounts recently Shanghai, bare decided to proceed to Maynig to attend the second Issued by Petaling Tin disclose a

PREMIER LEAVES FOR profit of $252,374, which must be plenary session of the Central Ex-

SOUTH Considered to be very satisfactory,cutive Committer on March 1st. in view of the heavy restriction of output which is now enforced on the Tin mining industry.

Only a small business is passing womewhat reserved,

in. Industrials, but sellers continue

whilst loenl)

C. Cassumbley and J. WLs are distinctly firmer. Lubring

Hambly. Hung.

F. Honda or G. C. Burnett e Lubring.

H.

SA Gray and W. Wirth z. and F. R. Zimmer.

E.

Thursday, March 3.

This decision is generally accept- as an indication that whatever misgivings a few of them might have entertained as regards the pur- ponr of the plenary session are now dispelled,

NATION-WIDE MOBILIZA-

TION

CANTON STUDENTS'

PROPOSAL

movement for 'a

by

TO RECUPERATE. AFTER OPERATION

BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE. ]

MINING-A few transactions have

RUGBY, Feb. 24. taken place in Kinta Tin Dredges

The Prime Minister, accompanied round $1, and Kuchais were done,

hy his daughter 1shbel. left London |a6 854 cts, Penawate 453 cts, also Bat Caves at 21st ets. There have

carbo-daly for South-West England, where he will have a short been several buying enquiries from London for Sterling shares, but

holiday to recuperate after the (From Our Own Correspondent.) A. . Sullivan . J. G. Locky.

once again no business has eventuat-

recent operation to his left eye. Honda and Akiyama. Gosanod. Australian stocks are also quiet

CANTON, Feb. 25. and Baretto.

and the only business which can by

Students in Canton have dovided the theatre of war. reported was in Kampong Kamun- to inaugurate a sings at 6/6. Raubs have announced nation-wide mobilization, starting Of course, Hongkow being the Nash & further interim dividend of /from Canton, gradually extending sent of the trouble, has been eva

por share, but the market is un-northward. The movement will be canted now. A regular reign of changed at £23.75 at which figure a formally inaugurated next Monday terros for the Chinese was natint small business is passing. Malayan moming, when the students willed by the Japanese reservists and Collieries were taken at 891.25, and

cense attending their clashes for a Marines who were driven to the few more shares are wanted ac period of ten days. On the first point of desperation by the antivi- thia prica.

ties of the plain clothes emipers day there will be a patriotic de. RUBORS.-The Rubber share mar-monstration to be followed by a

who abound in the district:

All ket has been at throughout the parade through the principal thor week and New Soudais have declin-oughfares of Canton." The rest of ed to or cts., Mentakabs 214 cts, and the nine days will be devoted to Pajam are also usior nt. 30 cts. Apropaganda wore and organisation fow Brogas could be placed at 33 for the movement, a Hancock and Redmond. Hunz Ct, and bids are still wanted for and Chin.

JI

White and Burnett». Silva and Souza.

Hachiuma and Kinoshita, and Harkins.

Fincher and Goldman v. Hill and MacBride.

on and Monaghan.

Bars and Remedios v. Hender.

Waite. Seull v.

Friday, March 4. Valentine v. Monaghan.

the

Mackay u. Harkins Henderson v. Ride

Vocal Quartette Just Imagine---

Film Songs Medley." Vocal Quartette Drinking Song.The Big Four--DB441. Piano Solo-"Follow Through- Selection."-Billy Mayeri.-5605.

Operatic.

9.40 to 10.08 p.m.-

"Oberon. Overture"

(Webor).

Willem Mengelberg and his cont curthebouw Orchestra.-12312. "La Traviata-Ah! Forge Lui"

(Verdi).

"Rigoletto-Tutte

le

Crech Owen Hughes.

Goldman Hyde,

Lo and Lo v. Lee and Chew. Walsham Wood. Hambly and Collins. . Evans and

Divett.

LOCAL FOOTBALL.

TWO LEAGUE FIXTURES

POSTPONED,

Parit Poraks and Porak River Valleys at or near curront quota- tions

HOW THE SETTLEMENT CARRIES ON!

:

PROSPERITY IN LEEDS.

CITY OF 99 INDUSTRIES.

In no other city in England does one see such wholehearted conten- tedness and friendliness as is evine- ed by the people of Leeds, that, | Prusperous manufacturing City which nestles at the foot of the Yorkshire moors, an ancient town.. a university, city, a great medicn! and surgical contre, and a place where Arts and Science have thriv ed through the munificence of its wealthy citizens.

1.

You have heard of Leode. Per- hapa, oven you have passed a few heclic days within one of its hos pitable hotels during St. Leger week, or you have made of it a base from which to reach the grouss moors that lie all round, but, though Leeds can claim to be un- usually woll situated for those in search of almost any kind of sport, shooting, Aahing, golf, motoring, racing, hunting and many others. it is because of her well balanced industrial management that sho stands out to-day among all her compesrs.

Good Fellowship,

In Leeds, one finds none of that foreigners have cleared out shellachilled politeness so common in the are falling and ballots are flying South of England. Instead, there around there at present, and the is a bluff goodfellowship, a hearty whole area up to Range Road manner and an active interest in (where the Royal Hotel is) is being affairs. There is something of the patrolled by the nonnese.

We, of the rest the Settlement are in no immediate danger, al though' situations may arise which would necessitate. the evacuation of the non-combatant part of the foreign community.

Industries.

A circular notice setting forth

primitive, too, in the citizen of the aim and purpose of the move-

Leods, for he has brought into his ment has been sent out. It states

city more open spaces than one finds that in view of the relentless nad i

in any other town in Great Bri- INDUSTRIALS, Straits Traders determined Japanese armed inra.

tain. It is as though he could not have been a stearly market at 893.50,

live unless he breathed air that sion, the question whether China is and other business transacted was. to survive or perish has come up.

atill hold the tang of the moor, in Malacca Electric Ords at $1.15.. If we want to survive, heroic and

The only danger we have under- unless his surroundings retained United Engineers 80.65, South concertel resistance to the Japan sone thus far, has been due to the some resemblance to the British

great Insurance 218.75, Greats invasion is the only course to anti-aircraft shells which fell over manorial properties for which, Eastern Lito 870 and Fraser &take," the circular concludes.

nearly every part of the Settlement Yorkshire has been famous since the Neave Prefs. $8.90. Small lots of

and especially in our vicinity, dawn of history. McAlisters ára in demand and

These missilce were directed. Straits Steamships are also enquir

against Japanese planes which od for, whilst on the selling side

flew over the Settlement, by the a bid is wanted for Malayan

Chinese troops which are stationed Leeds, are those connected with the Among the premier industrisa of. Broweries: Eastern Uniteds and.

YOUNG BRITISHER'S VIEW at the Markham Rond Junction United Engineers are also avail-

about two and a half miles to the Anishing and making up of men's- manufacturo, dyeing, weaving, The First Division League foot able at 86.70 Hong Kong Banks

The following letter was written north-east of us. However the Foste" ball match arranged for to-morrow on the Hong Kong Register made

on the eve of the Japanese offen- Japanese promised not to fly over skins and leather, foods, drinka and and women's clothing; engineering, (Verdi). A. M. Guglielmatti between Kowloon Football Club 8835 whilst this share is Armer in

sive by a sturdy young Shanghai- the Settlement any more, so we tobacco, rolling mills and found (Soprano),-D1603,

and the South Wales Borderers London and cabled advices indicate lander of the British community will be immune from that danger,ries, electrical apparatus, metals, Triumphal March from "Sigurd has been postponed.

better market on the London that we are still alive in spite of razing Chaper to the ground, where

Just a few lines to let you know These bombing squadrons are daily chemicals and points, railway Jorsalfar" (Craig).-W. Steff.

Another fixture which has been, Stock Exchange. Quotations are as Langston (Organist),-4350. postponed is the Third Division follows: Shells 29.3.0, British the heavy fighting that has taken the largest part of the Chinese mining, brass founding, furniture:

wagon building, pottery and glass, Boheme "O Mimi tu Piu Non game between the R.E. and the American Tobaroos £3.16.0. Hong place. The beginning of hostilities troops are centred. Japan will only and woodwork, printing, bookmink-

Terni" (Pucoin),-Dino, Bor-↑ R.A.T.

King Banks £97.00, Duffs 1/3,

came rather as a shock to us, as coase hostilities on the conditioning all are of first rate import gioli and Gino Vanelli.

Dunlops 10/3, Imperial Tobaccos ys were never prepared for fight of their withdrawal beronda Bohomo-Noi Cieli Bigi

(Fuc-

£4.4.6. Courtaulds £1.10.0, Imperialing on such a huge scale.

twenty-mile radius of Shanghai engaged in them craftsmen who ance and number among those. sini)-Dino Borgioli and Giao

Chemicals 15/3 and Unilevers is a lull in the fighting due to the fused.

At the moment of writing there which condition was naturally rehave in most cases the advantage Vanelli, D1634

DIVIDENDS.

thet that the regular Japanese. All Shanghailanders have now herited from earlier generations of special tastes and aptitudes in- troops are taking over the positions learnt to take things as they come. Raub Gok-Dividend / int.;moviously occupied by their Naval All the foreign emmcerns are con

trained in the same classes of total for year to date: 6/- year Inading Party. The operations ducting business as usund. By far work. The centre of an industrial onds; March 31; date payable: leated the whole day. In the mean the biggest punce is the closing population of over 3,000,000, Leeds March 15 books close: March time the rest of the troops (taiern of the bir Chinese department has less than 16,000 men not gain-

are 6.500 of 'em and another divi stores and the native banke The fully employed, Klang River.-Dividend: 2 person is due shortly) is massing on oxchange shops are profiteering, to Incorporated in 1626, Leeds wha cent. int. total for year to the Hongkow and Woosing limits. an alarming extent because there made a city in 1893 and possesse date: 10 per cent. ; year ends: You have no doubt rend of the April 30 date payabla: Febru-terrifle bombardment to which the

banks have decided to cease buat four rich assols--central goographic- Ary 24; books close: February Woosung Forts were subiected,

nem as a protest against Japanese al position, a most energising invasion, I am sure that the climate, fine local Government and 19-21, 1930.

well the forte are now levelled to Japanese army will certainly not be a happy combination of alert capit- Petaling Tin--Dividend: - 3

cent. faal total for year to occupation by the Japanese who are.

the ground, Half Wooming is in itchsood to leave Shanghai So we al inventive genius and many- are carrying on a stalinite sided arafamanship....... Her engine... date: 19 per cent, year ends ready to take full possesion at any of the unrest Although I admitering products and textile fabrics October 31

time, to take

that news like the Japanese planes have penetrated into every olime, Singapore Municipal of per cant. The reverberations of their heavy are equipped with two hundred while Loods made Iccomotives were 1930-Dividend: 21 per cent artillery can be distinctly heard by pond projectiles instead of the five earning proate thirteen years befors date payable: March 1; hooksus who are eight, mãos distans from

building or fifty pound ones used so far does | the close: February: 16-29, 1932.

of Stephenson's (Continued on next column.) "make us feel a little anxiens. **/* Rocket

10.08 to 10.28 p.m.-

Old Song Hits. Music Hall Memories" (Pub. Tioldman & Co.).-The Variety Singers.-MX2,

An Old Tino Bing-Song."" (Pub. Frangis, Day and Hun- tor).-Descriptive with.. Charles Coborn in the Chair,DIN. 10:28 p.m.-Rugby mid-day Prem

-NEWS.

H. E. Strange (Capt.), A. E. 10.30 pro-Close down Wood, C. H. G. Bradley, S. Handle, All Columbia and Regal records A. W. Griramett, W. H. Edmonds, in the above European programs N. Bebbington, J. F. McGowan, Its

II. Woodman, T. Armstrong and 0. are supplied by Messrs. Anderson

Stranga

Music Co.

HOME FOOTBALL.

ENGLISH LEAGUE MATCH

RESULTS.

(MIROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Feb. 20. The following wore the results of played yesterday :- English League football matches

Division I.

Aston Villa

3. Wednesday 1 Division III. (North). Darlington 0. Southport Lincoln

3. Carlisle

9-13, 1932,

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