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PROGRESS IN NEW BIG CINEMA MERGER.

TERRITORIES.

COMPREHENSIVE GOVT. REPORT FOR. 1931.

FINE THEATRES AND BEST FILMS THE OBJECT.

The latest information regarding The report on the New Tirithe formation of the new cinema

company

tories for last year, states alia:

inter

revenue.

District. Olloo, North.

Almost every item of shows an increase over the previous your; this is specially masked in the case of premis for the aule of Crown Lunds..

The number of Police cases heard

was again higher than the record of 1930, but this was due to in uruuse of offences connected with ravening rather than any incruse the number of oritoes against the parson or property.

There was a marked incrense 13

the sales of Crest Land for agricut tare during the year, 300.12 acrea being sold for this purpose as e

pared with 108.70 meres in 1980,

The demand for building sites for shops and dialling houses both Europan and Chinese continues strong. Largo 'developments are in progress at Un Long, where sites

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, ́ FRIDAY, JUNE

OPIUM TRAFFIC IN

HUNG KONG

SMUGGLING INTEREST BUSY AS EVER.

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mentioned recently those columna is to the effect that it will have an authorized supital of Shanghai Taels 3,000,000 to be divided into 1,000,000 shares of ils. Bench. Of this 400,000 shares

will only be issued, 300,000 shares of which have already been, taken up privately. The remaining 100,000 shares will be offered to the general

up in the near future.

The now company will operate a phaia of the best cinemas in Shang- hai and other cities of China, and

has made arrangements to ac quire a large number of picturo theatres. In fact, when it com-

ces operations it will control 30 per cent of the leading einerada

the country. It is the aim of the i

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SOME INGENIOUS WILES OF THE TRADE.

Opium smuggling is going on briskly ne ever in Hong Kong, according to the Report for 1901 of the Superintendent of Imports and Exports This official document roads in places like a

7 best seller," telling of the wiles of smugglors; of the discovery of a boiling and packing equipment capable of dealing with 200 tuclu a day, and of the employment of women and children in the raffle. Yunnan and Fukiem crops were good and the area under opium above the average.

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PERSIAN AND CHINESE OPIUM.:

new company to provide the talkie According to the Report for 1931 | large amount of the opium seized. publie with the best entertainments of the Superintendent of Imports The Tinuoun was purchased Procurable, its theatros that tre not already first class in so far send Exporte, the prices of prepared here at the end of 1930 as the accommodation is concerned will be opium were slightly increased in

made so.

Sagara Maru and sons to Canton to be registered in the name of a Chinese owner. She has changed her name this year to Vabie" but is alleged to be under the Sam ownership, and still used occasion- ally for the same business. She is trade to and from Canton.

10, 1932.

DEATH OF MR. E. R. DOVEY..

PASSES AWAY AT GOVT. CIVIL HOSPITAL.

BIG LOSS TO GOVERNMENT

SERVICE.

We regret to have to announce the death, from double pneumonia, which took place last evening at the Government Civil Hospital, of Mr. E. R. Dovey, A.R.C.S., F.1.C., F.C.S., Government Analyst, Du. ueased had been in hospital for some time End, though critically ill, it was thought thut complate recovery was only a matter of time, no that the news of his death will come as a shook to his large circle of friends.

The late Mr. Dover, who was un- married, arrived in the Colony in 1013 as second assistant analyst, ultimately being appointed Govern- ment Analyst in 1917, which post he held until his douth,

February to compenante partially To Produce Films.

for the fall in exchange, and the The new company will also take price of Kamshan opium was again over several Chinese motion picture raised towards the end of the year, producing concerns which will ens was anticipated sales decreased, own theatres and to distribute them but less than might have been ex- throughout the country.

Woll Alled houses in Shanghai i Prevdl, and the nut financial result however also employed in ordinary Sharpshooters' Company.

able it to relonas pictures in its

have at Inst bwa mada nvailable for row of large shops on the Houth side of the main rond after protracted negotiations with private] GWRTS of parts of the sites, good have now been bought out by per sons desiring to develop the area. A large area of the foreshore ateomfortable accommodation, Un Long ereck, close to the mai kot places, is also in process of réclamation for the commeria purposes of this important te of Now Territory trade A big shop-building development is als pending on Like foreshore Co (2 reclaimed Bear British Sha Too Kok." At Tai Po Mar kel

the foreshore adjain-

when grond pictures are shown in dicato very clearly the public de mand for good entertainment and

111-54 the webin ranch. A area has been sold to the China Light and Power Co..on which the Company'a hendquarters and works for the New Territorica are about to be orected.

VILLAGE ROAD MURDER CASE.

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was 83,010,721,02 as compared with 8283),250.00 in 1930.

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As the year closed a good deal of information was 'reçeivid thay cer- tain opium, shipped secretly from Bushite, had reached the vicinity of an island 40 miles to the south of this Colony, and had there been some had been innded at Macao, transhipped into junks, and that

Investigations were still in hand at the end of the year:

Chinese Opium.

Illicit Oplum. Returns on investment are already

Mauno remained the chief source good, it is stated," and with savings effected through amalgamation of from which prepared opium was interests under one control, earn-smuggled into the Colony, supply ings should be augmented.

Fuller dotnila will be given when ing 31 por cont out of the total they are available in a few days seized. With one exception this was time.

all of the Red Lion brand. The exceptional case was a seizure of Lam Kei Hop brand in brass five The usual amount of Chinese raw tael bins. The die with which the opium was soiand coming from all tins were embossed was evidently a the possible sources of supply, but new one, and had been little used, especially from Canton. It is note whilst the lettering was different worthy that no opium which could from that hitherto encountered. definitely be identified as new crop Enquiries made by the Macao Gov- was encountered. There would ap Frnment were unsuccessful, as the pear to have been a heavy carry- jess-stick dealer, who had been ship-over of old stock, this was confirm- ping this opium to his agent ined in a letter from a large opium Practically the whole of the Hong Kong packed in cases of josa- danter in Kwong Sei Province, impotas has been given to this form afternoon was devoted to the read sieks, at one closed down on be which was seized on the person of of agriculture in the districting over of Zimmern's evidence ating warned of the seizure here.

an opium dealer. the arrival of the ex-Shing villagers and the high prize obtain.terday's hearing of the Village Another scheme for importing Red

Road Muriler Case in which Lion brand in soy barreia in con ed for this frul during th

signments of scy was discovered; but not before several shipments had got through. A large number

There were 230 licences, to cul tivate pineapple phurus current pas the oud of the year as against 458 current at the end of 1930. A new

FURTHER EVIDENCE

TAKEN. -

Bou An average of $5 per pirul young Chinese named Cheng Kwok Yau is charged with pronaring the being obtained.

murder af George Fung on the night of March 24, last.

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Good Crops,

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Three witnesses, however, were

"Rainfall in one of the most im

consideration portant

for agricultura community, and, for 4unately in the year 1031 the dis- triet had the largest total fall for

introduced Edward Zimmern to the the last six years, which in addi tion fell most fragully and accused at the South China Athletie the most propitious times for the Association. cropa. As a result both rice evops

Hearing was adjourned until Mon- day afternoon. ΠΑΤΟ excellent and the ensuing prosperity was lustrated by the unusually propt payment of Crown Ront.

The office amounts to 851,200.5T BE #01-

While there were actually fower aples Crown gland in 1931 the the marked increase in than ametiat received as premia shows that the covered larger and transactions more valuable

arons than those dealt with in 1830.

There are indications of an in- pending increase in the demand for both agricultural and building land, and many applications which were received towards the end of the year had to be held over until

of invoices from the Macno firm was

seized giving an address, but the dienver the firm concerned. It is

Macno Authorities were unable to

He took keen interest in the Hong Kong Police Reserve, having been Assistant Superintendent of that anis and in charge of the

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The deceased was an expert in hand-writing and figured in many court cases when his advice was much appreciated. His death ab the comparatively early age of 44 is a great loss to the Government Service and to his many friends in the Colony.

The funeral will pass the Monu- ment at 6 pm, this 'evening,

LOCAL BROAD- 'CASTING.

WORKING REPORT FOR LÁST MONTH

The following report for May has been issued by the Hong Kong Broadcasting Committee

The Oplum Conference.

The Opium Conference in the

Actual hours of transmission Far East. agreed on under the 1925 Geneva Convention, was held at totalled 230.75 of which 147 wers Bangkok in November. The Colony devoted to European programmes was represented on the British and 108.75 to Chinese programmes, Delegation by Mr. D. W. Tratman, 6.M.G., of the Colonial Secretariat; as follows:-

also called in. to nasist at the re- quest of the British Delegate,

taken, these being members of the staff of the King's Dispensary and Pharmacy who sold the potassium certain that fow steamers leaving the writer (Mr. J. D. Lloyd), wan cyanide and the syringe to Christie ca for Hong Kong did not This was The third witness was the man who bring prepared opium.

mostly dumped into the sea near Cheung Chow Island, and recovered small fishing boats specially eng- aged. The opium when retrieved was generally taken to pas moored inside the typhoon shelter at Yaumati whence it was brought ashore in small quantities, as re- and sold to Hong Kong fish-dealers. qüired, by women and children.

Reclamations,

Considorable progress has been made towards the solution of the major problem of Reclamations. As outlined in last year's Report syndiente of Ch'eung Chau mer chunts has "applied for permission

Tho U.S. Market,

The name of Kwong Chow Wan was once again frequently mention ed as the source from which the American market was being sup

Interesting..

The opium position in Canton was little affected by the change. 9 Government which took place. The head of the Opium Suppression was soon replaced after a abort in- terregnum, during which the form- er administrative staff carried on.

The opium crops in Yunnan und Fukien were reported to have heen very good and the extent of coun- try under opium above the average. Nevertheless the local price seBron to have kept very steady, which may have been due to a strong demand from the Shanghai market, which it was, proposed to meet by the opiuma via French territory, n project which is reported to have failed!

Daily Purchasers.

In December a census was taken of the number of purchasers of Government opium: the daily aver ago was found to be 3,512, the num- ber varying little from day to day. Besides these the number of regis tered licensed and rationed pur- December 31 was 231. It is to be chasers of Kamshan opium on remarked that the purchaser of opium is very often not the same Thus any scheme of registration can the eventual smokor. at best be only a registration of the purchasers. It is usual for supplies

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Monthly Percentages: -European 57.25; Chinese 12.75.

During the month the following items were broadcast:-

Dance programmes European stadio concerts .... 4 Chinese studio-concerta European relays

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European lecturea

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Chinese relays.

Chinese children's programmes 3 New licences issued during May, 1029-73.

sized divan

Women Smugglers.

A great number of women were convicted for smuggling, and the many had to be released before the numbers remained so high that expiry of their sentence in order to relieve the congestion in the female of small children who were carry- prison: Several arrests were made ing opium from ships and sampans, After an attempt to discover their they were usually relensed, as it parents, Henerally นมsuccess น.

would have been à mare waste of time to have taken them before the Court. Most of these children håd

The electric light supply ranched Tai Po Market i last at the end of November; most of the town is consuming the supply and it is proving great boon to the dis triot. Jn 1039 the supply will be taken out to the Fai Ling. Un Long and Castle Poak District.

to reclaim a large area at Ch'eung plind. It is significant that while direct shipment of 500 tons of Yun- Southern District.

Chan between the Government Fer only prepared opium from the and the Hung Shing Temple. U Saigon Regie factory was on sale revente collected by she foreseen difficulties delayed the sub there. Kwong Chow Wan erased to be of importance in the prepared. mission of the scheme for Govern-; pared with 840,515.04 in 4920. The ment approval in 1981, bus plans pium market, and was rarely heard

cf. substantial incrons is chiefly and draft proposals are now ready, counted for by larger returns from and it is hoped that approval will Land Balea. Fines, Derde Registrabe obtained, and a start made, carly- tion Fees, and Permits to objem in 1932. An application for per An interrating discovery wns Earth and Stone. The last-named mission to reclaian another area at made in a house outside the Eastern itam includes sand permits. Oh'oung Chau has been received entrance of the Harbour. A com

from a second party and is now plete boiling and packing outfit was under consideration. As the future seized, and numbers of new empty prosperity of Ch'euing Chau de Bre-tael tins stamped "566, 8 pends largely on expansion, by re- well as the dies for stamping the clamation, the outlook at the mo marked and material and tool for ment may be described as most pre-making the tins. A large number mising. In Tai O and Tsuen Wan of documents seized showed that the need for expansion has been about 200 taels had been boiled every no less apparent. Funds have been night over a considerable period. provided in the 1932 Estimates for The mixture included four to eight for family houses, shops, clubs, the erection of a new market at pounds of Persian opium, 20 to 30 hotels, and restaurants to be pur- taels of opium dross and the re-chased by servants. In the same mainder Chitiese opium. Buch' tins

way if Government opium was evor had never been seized here, and wanted in a coolis house or em other administration's to whom sam- Ch'sung Chan seems to have pro ples. were sent reported that they would be for the manager of the ployees quarters, the usual way concern, the more so as the demani pered during 1931: the two distil had never encountered them, Itatablishment to send out a servant for sand for building purposen ru Jerics, the Shun Fung and the was finally proved that the house and purchase for the whole staff. mains unabated. As a further pro Kwong Loong Shig, did good was the same house which was the Kamahan opium is invariably pur tective measure tenfold increase business; vegetable-gardeners on gene of an attempted enge of ex- chased by servants. It is proposed in the monthly fes for sand per tained good prices for their protoition from an opium dealer on to continus the cansus of purchasers mite WBA put into effect induce, and all the market stalls were the part four Chinese Revenue of Government opium every year in September; is a result there has occupied.

Officers at the end of 1999. Little December. This is the system fol brea

very substantial increase in Stone to the value of $2,500 w48_opiura-was-seized na the material-lowed in the Netherlands Indies in di Mpt from this source. obtained from the quarry which is was always brought in at midnight all the large centres of the Chinese

Reports from the various cutata leased to Li Shing Ki. Some of by amnan, accompanied by the population. tions show that the District enjoyed this stone was used locally but the staff of boilers and brass workers. a fair measure of prosperity during 1931. Heavy rains and typhoons did considerable damage to the rice crops, particularly in the Tsuen Wan aron, but this loss was coun- terbalanced by good drops of veget alles end sweetpotatoes, and satis faclory return from the sale of catele, pigs, and poultry.

Poor catches were obtained by the The China Light and Power Com fishing population except at Tai pany has completed the overhead which again had a record season. Cable line from Tai Po to True The bulk of the daily entch at TriWare and many of the shops and Oly wont to Hong Kong by forry houses in Tsuen Wan are now sup

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The rapid denudation of sand- beaches continues to cause KELVE

Truen Wan; this market will be built on reclaimed land if the sum voted is sufficient to cover the cost of a small redaination.

bulk of it was exported.

decline in the businear done by sandalwood mills, and the produc tion of red and white lead has prac tically eensed.

Raw Opium.

been specially schooled to any nath- information." ing, or to give quite misleading

carrying opium rouhe the streets It is apparent that has now become a regular occupa- tion of many of the children of the lower classes.

The number of retail shops was reduced to sixty-two of which six- teen were in the country districts or on distant islands. According to The number who had renewed shops serve 723,272 Chinese, living in the 1031 census figures, forty-six their pass-books for Kamshan urban and suburban districte, and opiam before the end of January sixteen shops serve 98,137 Chines was 148 out of a total of registered living in country districts or on smokers of 31 showing that the islands.

Tauen Wan. Vegetables and sweet! potatoes did well but rice crops. wore poor and pineapples show only Paraian opium was seized in un- average returns. There has been anually large quantities at the be-balanco had left the Colony either

ginning of the year immediately temporarily or permanently. after the arrival of the A.X. Toyo Action was taken against a few Maro VI. At Macao and ss. Tjin of the larger divans, in order to noun at Whampon. Both of these give a general warning that such ships had cleared with onium from were illegal. It was found that the Bushire, the latter having stated extent of the business transacted openly that Canton was the deating was much in excess of the average tinn of the opium. Inbels of the Canton Opium Sup- over ton pipes were seized, formerly The export of four years ago. In many cases

pression Bureau were found on a four to Avo constituted a large

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PROGRAMME

PART I

1. CORONATION MARCA...

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2. VALER ESTANA ....... ....... ........... Foldtrujak,

3. INDIAN Love LYRICS

...A. Woodford-Minden

4. PIQUE DANE *** (89lection) Dramatic Opera,.P. Tschaikowsky.

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PART 11

1. THE BRACE OF SEVILLE... Rossini

2 PRELUDIUM

National Finland Bunga. Jarnefelt

PART II-Cont

2. BLODY IN F

.... Bubenstein

8. Bcott

4. LOTUS LAND Piano Solo by

NURA KANIS

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PART 111

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CZARPAN - CRIKOS “BOURWIRNAR

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LAND OF HOTE AND GLORY.

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