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WEEK-END RADIO NATION IN SEARCH OF SMALL CHANGE

PROGRAMMES

BROADCAST BY Z.B.W.

'ON 355 METRES

The programme between 8.30 and

HOW U.S.A. MONEY CRISIS

AFFECTS THE PEOPLE

.13 p.m. will, provided reception Fathers Raid Babies'

proves satisfactory, be replaced by the Daventry programme advertised below.

1 to 11.30 8.m.-Stock and ex-

change quotations," weather. re port, etc.

Money Boxes

Cinemas Accept

11.30 -Chiness recorded pro-1.0.U.s from Patrons

gramine.

12.30 p.m.- European programtho of

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report.

- Local time and weather 1.30 p.in.--Selected London and New

York stock quotations, ote. 9 p.m.-Close down.

4 to 7 p.in.--Chinese recorded

programme,

Millionaires Cannot Tip Waiters

Bootblacks and News-

The manager said he was sorry, "I se the cheques are worth 0,300dol. They may be worth that in a few days from now, but they are not worth 30 cents to-night."

Many restaurants hare asked their waiters to bring all tips to the 'cashier whenever they totalled a dullar, in order to get small change.

Perhaps the most striking instance. of the plight of the very wealthy

where about 20 millionáárea request- ed help to settle small debts incur- red or haircuts, shoe shines, sand- wiches and tips.

boys Giving Credit occurred in Pasadena, California,

A local hotel therefore issued sarip

Now H.M.V. records.

York. Small chango has, day were given cash. Victor and

Many people appear to be more supplied by Messrs. S. Moutrie come into its own here.

The bankingmoratorium has interested in the forthcoming scrip & Co.

caused the nickel (2d. at par), and than the reopening of the harks. the dime (3d.) and the quarter (la. Will it be yellow, or pink, or laven and arranged with the local mer old) to become as important, if not der? Will it be larger or smaller chants to honour the paper. The more important, than the once al- than the present banknotes! What hotel printed a thousand dollars mighty dollar in the minor monetary sort of paper will atabs! These are worth in denominations from 25 pro-transactions of everyday life.

the speculations of the man-in-the- Everybody needs small change for street on the new. "money" that is cents to one dollar, and will issue

another lot shortly if necessary. 7 to 11.30 p.m.-European pro- ram and underground fare, new to make its appearance: to-day.

The credit system has now extend- Hundreds of people who went for Broadway news 7 to 7.18 p.m.- Les Preludes-papers, and so on.

boosting their ed to bootblacks and newsboys, who the sun to Miami have begun to trek Symphonic Poem Liszt). paper boys are

journala by shouting. "Read about have equipped themselves with note-home while they possess sufficient London Symphony Orchestra

books for their regular customers, hard cash to enable them to pay the panic: you get change up to a

amounts their way and purchase railway and in which they enter the conducted by Albert Coutes.

quarter!!!

which will be paid to them when other transport tickets. Others less 7.18 to 7.30 p.m.-Selected London

fortunate are stranded, being un- money dows more freely.

able to convert their available asseta into the funds necessary to ensure- travel.

gramine.

etc.

J

and New York stock quotations, 7.30 to 5.10 p.m.--Musical Comedy. Spain.-Local time and weather re-

!port.

All records in the above Euro-

So far the American man-in-the-

street is taking the situation in the

most good humour, not showing. any real anxiety. Womon on the other hand are less comfortable about the rituntion, and the same

8.10 to 850 p.m.-Orchestral.

applies to foreign-bern immigrants. 8.50 to 0.30 p.m.-A Concert.

The foreigners, many of whom are pean evening programme are from literate, operate on the simple psychology that their money is in a Z. B.W.'s Library. 9:30 to 11.30 p.m.-A relay of the bank. Hence, if the banks are Hong Kong Hotel Dance Or- closed. their money must be in dan chestra from the Hong Kongger. Thus it has happened that the Hotel Roof Garden by courtesy only gatherings of any size about of the management, (During any bank that has closed were seen in the vicinity of two banks that the intervals recorded music sup- plied by Messrs, S. Moutrie&umbered many foreigners among Co will be broadcast from the their customers. Studio).

Police pointed out to them that 10.30 p.m.--Rugby mid-day Press all the other banks were closed as well and managed to disperse them without difficulty, but also without inspiring them with much con- fidenos.

news.

11.30 p.m.-Close down.

· SUNDAY

10.30 to 11.30 h.m-A relay of the Service from the Union Church, Kennedy Road.

11.20 p.m.-Close down.

12

to 12.45 p.m.-Relay of the Serence from the Hop Yat Church.

THE BABY TRICK

An amusing incident was seen at one such institution. When the first inkling reached some foreign quar- ters a fair crowd gathered at the bank to withdraw deposits.

Along came a woman with a baby

12.45 to 230 p.m.-European pro-in. her arms. She rushed to the gratume of Victor and. H.M.V. end of the bine, crying piteously, records (kindly supplied by "Let me in first. I can't wait. I Messrs. S. Moutrio & Co.). must get home to feed the baby."

1 p.m.-Loeal time and weather re-

port.

2.30 p.m.-Clase down. 4.30 to 7 p.m.-Chiness recorded pro-

gramme.

7 to 10 p.m.-European programme, 7 to 7:30 p.m.-**

"Sylvia Ballet " (Delibes).- British Symphony Orchestra condt. by Oscar Fried. Summer Days Suite" (Coates) -New Queen's Hall Light Or- chestra conducted by Eric Coster

7.03 to 8 p.m.-A relay of the Organ. Reital by Mr. G. E. Longyear from the Union Church, Ken- nedy Rond.

Good humouredly the crowd gave way to her, but perhaps for a dozen times afterwards a frantic mother with a baby in her arms would rush to the head of the queue, tell the same old story, and reap the benefit of the crowd's benevolence.

Then someone discovered that it was the same baby but a different mother, and that the child was being rented" by the real mother to other women at a fee of 20 centa (1 d.).

One inan related to me his ex- perience of his wife's attitude, which is typical of that of many women in this city. She picked up the paper yesterday morning, read about. the decree of President loosevelt making the moratorium 8 p.in.-Loeul time and weather re-apply all over the country, and said: "It's a shame. "Why don't

to 9.30 p.m.-A programme of re- cords from Z.B.W.'s Library."

port.

5.03 to 8.30 p.m.-Selections from the people break into the banks

Opera.

And take the money? It's theirs,

3.50 to 9.30 p.m.-Symphony No., 4 | isn't it?"

· POSTAGE" STÄMP PURCHASES Railways accept cheques from re- Bular season-ticket holders. Theatre and cinemas are doing the same, and in some instance, accepting LOU.'s. Money orders are finding people."

"

The moratorium is producing ita own wisecracks." One New York wit sums up the situation thus:

Many people's cheques are now as good as those of many other people."

The Rev. P. Jenkins has arrived

ready circulation, and even postage stamps find themselves elevated to the dignity of currency. Speak easies and bootleggers, recognising difficulties, and unable to see their back for another term of service in customers go short of the amenities the China Mission field. He is tak to which they have been accustomed, ing over Secretary of the Church are putting them, "on the slate.”

The crisis has produced hundreds in succession to the late Rev. C. 1. Afissionary Society in South China of curious incidents

Blanchett and will continue his in- One man tried hard at several | valuable work the Union stores to change a 100ɗal. (£20 at Theological College, Canton, par) note. He was willing to take I ask that great care should be sdal, for it, but found no takers. taken by all who. conduct services One hotel sent out its hellboys to read prayers slowly and distinct- with" rolls of notes of 10 "and | ly and yet without dragging the ser 20dol, to go to all the churcher and vice down into sleepiness, or the offer the notes in exchange.

words out into wordiness. The read- The churches have risen to the ing of prayere is as important as occasion, The well-known leader preaching a sermon and as rouch of Zionism, Rabbi Wise, remind-care should be taken over it

ed his congregation that personal Bishop Hall-in St. John's Review. cheques would be acceptable for the collection, while the Rev. Everett Wagner, of the Union Methodist Churches went · even farther, for he refled to take o collection and told 'hir congrega- tion to "Take your money hame and use it to buy food."

A friend of mine preferred to give cash to his bootlegger, to whom he owed fifteen dollars for three bottles of alleged Scotch. He paid in nickels and dimes, having raided the baby's savings bank.

USELESS 100 DOLLARS

100

I know one far-sighted soul who got wind of a probable moratorium on Friday night and telegraphed home for money; He got a killar order on Saturday morning before the telegraph companies had adopted the 3 per cent only cash basis on such orders. The company wanted him to take, a cheque He refused. Argument ensued, which ended when the company, to matters, gave him a 100-dollar bill, and he was compelled to walk three miles to his home.

even

in F Minor (Tschaikowsky, Op. The man of the house endeavour 38), Philadelphia Symphonyrd to explain the elementary prin- Orchestra, directed by Leopold ciples of banking, but his success

• Stokowaki,

was not too obvious, for when he

He could not buy a sandwich, ha 5.30 to 10 p.m.-Dance Music kindly had finished his wife merely com-could not buy печерарет, supplied by Messrs. Moutrie &mented: "It simply means that the he could not buy anything. Hin bankers have taken the people's friends were unable to change the money. We shall have revolution hill. Storekeepers loughed and re- Text."

Co

10 p.m.-Close down.

DOLLAR SHIPS GO MOIST

LEGAL BEER THE POLICY

San Francisco, Mar. 28.-The Dollar steamship

liners those in- pregnabic citadels of utter dryness, are going moist with the United States, it was revealed to-day with receipt of word that the liner Pre sident Taft sailed on its return trip with a supply of real beer.

Harold Dollar, head of the trans- Pacific company, said in a state

ment:

"We are strictly adhering to the traditions and policies of the com- pany and by placing legal beer on ur ships we are not departing from those policies."

CREDIT FOR ALL Nevertheless the public generally has been little inconvenienced, and might, with very little strain on the meaning of English, be said to be mildly entertained.

Credit is so extensive from the highest to the lowest that even the smallest grocery and other stores are trusting the labourers who work for a daily wage and others who usually pay eash:

fused. He became nearly frantic on Saturday with money to spend and nable to spend it, and spent hours debating with himself whether he should "blow the lot in one grand bust."

One lorry driver was sent to de liver some barrels of goods to a produce merchant, and to collect at the same time i dollars 32 cents in cash. The merchant said, "I haven't the inonay Take the barrels back."

The driver, thinking he might not It is not too be paid on the next pay-day, point much to say that nobody is going ed to a crate containing a turkey, kungry now who was not hungry and asked, "How much is that inst week, though, due to unemploy turkey worth!

ment distress, this leaves many The merchant: "Four dollars 18 short of food.

cents."

Pay-rolls have not yet been Driver: "All right. I'll take the seriously affected because there were bird and the extra in change." mostly dealt with last Friday, or with funds retained on Friday, but employees who received cheques on Saturday are still wandering hope

50 CENTS EACH. The policy of the late Robert iessly round and endeavouring to take it off my next pay.

TSANG

FOOK PIANO

COMPANY,

Ice House Street,

Hongkong

Telephone 24648.

The merchant agreed. The driver returned to his employer and told him of the transaction, adding: I'll take the turkey home and you "No you don't." said the employ. "I'll take the turkey myself" At the Biltmore Hotel, wealthy and well-kitoüin guests are being provided with ten dollars pocket money each,

Dollar, founder of the shipping cash their pieces of paper. Some concern bearing his name and seso-industrial concerns were sufficientlyar. ciated lines, was that since his supplied with cash to give employees vessels fly the American flag they rash against their LOU.s to meet would fully respect national pro- their living expenses. hibition, even though a court ruling Dearborn, Mr. Ford's stronghold, held that the regime did not apply I reports that Mr. Ford's 28,000 em- ployees are paid in groups, some beyond territorial limits.

At New York it was pointed out cach day. Those who were paid to that the United States lines, lead-

ing American shipping concern of

the Allande trade, had not nung núi cen

At the Roosevelt Hotel a mil lionaire asked for an introduction to the credit manager. He had lived in the hotel for a year, wit had never met him. "I find my self able to tip the waiter," he espirito kuami

charge tips on the bill,” A man walked into another hota and exhibited two certified cheques, The Manila beer was said to be one for 20,000dol, and the other.for "I'm busted," he exclaimed. of 4.3 strength by volume, under the 500.

dry policy. Outside of territorial Flowing for the difference in time, muita its "Teet, Hund by the tag that beer and wing of nanlooholic Leviathan, had served liquor and strength by weight becomes legal in

the United States. beer.

Dispatchee said the beer taken aboard the President, Taft would not be placed on sale to passagers until April 8, at the same time, al (Continued as foot of next Column) last week.

if I may

32 limitation by weight fixed by "I haven't got a cent. Please let Congress in enacting she beer bill me have 50dol. against these two

choques."

IN THE

LOUNGE *HALL

SPRING CONCERT

SUNDAY 9th

APRIL 1933

At 9 p.m.

AT THE

Peninsula Hotel

By the famous Violinist Prof. N. A. TONOFF, MA. with the kind participation of Mr. LI CHOR CHI (Tenor)

and

Prof. S. MAKLEZOFF, M.A. (Pianist)

Programme of Music by the following Composers: "Wieni- awski, Skviabin, Tchiakowsky, Arensky, Brahms, Rameau, Kreisler. Liszt, Rachmaninoff, Debussy, Massenet and Kiess

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