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At the conclusion of these radio Before starting work in his talks he will return to the coast to newest Fox production. "The make "The Last Adam." which Tart, Adam" from the novel by will be followed immediately by

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STRONG STORY FROM FUKIEN

New Home for the

Library

HOW THE DEMOLITION WORK IS GOING ON

its place.

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THE EXCHANGE MARKET

MESSRS. ROZÁ BROS.. REPORT

OUR LONDON AIR-MAIL LETTER

stantinued from Paye 9.1

on behalf of the King at St. James' Paluco yesterday.. He drove in Mears. Roza Bros., have forward-state from. Buckingham Palace to ed us the following exchange mar St. Jamess Palace, accompanied by Lord Grunard, Master of the Horse. ket report for yesterday:

Silver prices rose 1/6 yesterday An escort of Life Guards rode be- for both deliveries, the quotations for had behind the Prince's car- being 19 7/10 for Ready and riage, and when he drove in at tho guarded gate at St. James' he was for Forward. Advices received re-

received with a royal salute by a ported India and speculators as having bought. The continent sold. America operated both ways. The guard of honour of the Grenadier tone at the close was steady. "In Guards. The Grenadiers band play- America the price was quoted at 37 The market was irre for Spot.

The City Hall has served the pur-

The New York London cross-rate pose as well as could have been ex-gular, preted. True, of later years it was not exnetly an ideal Town Hall but closed at 4.16).. The tone

The Chaton Gazette publishes the following story of a blind and, apparently mad, Acting Emperor who has greatly stirred a city in the The demolition work in connee- South of Fukion His movement tion with the City Hall is making hus, however, come to an abrupt such progress that very soon we shall see the plot of land on which The self-styled "Acting Em- the building has stood from time peror" of the "Ta Tao Empire" immemorial, vacat and then be at Nau-an, a city in southern fore we

can realise it, another Fukien, was recently put to flight building will have been put up in by the troops. His court officials were either captured or executed when the Imperial Palace of theActing Emperor" was raid Led, is learned hors to-day.

According to the report the it played its part well and the older erratic. Markei. Imperial Palace" was established residents will feel that with its in the mountains in the outskirts demolition, a chapter in the history of Nan-an. The blind man

W of Hong Kong will have closed. amed Lin Hei. Claming that hen this connection it will be af was the son of the "Blue Dragon interest to mention that Beconsfield God," he said that he was sent Arcade, which was another land- down to the world by his father to save the people in that district. He som gathered about six hus dred men who elected him."Em- peror of the "Ta Tan Empire," which they intended to establish in Fakien. But with a show of modesty the blind man called him- self Acting Emperor."

mark, will soon be demolished. Work in connection with pulling

that block of usta is nake ng even more headway than that in the City Hall.

A

Daily Prena representative visited the City Hall yesterday and found the place covered with dust as the workmen were in the process The Time Has Come."

of taking away brickwork in the Recently, the "Acting Emperor "upper parts of the building.

The first thing one noticed was informed his officials that the time had arrived for his enthronement that the familiar fountain has been the troops from the neighbouring demolished-only the pedestal and districts. Out of the six hundred the four lions which used to guard jealously now re- followers, about four hundred were the "spring the Imperial Guard," being arm ed with axes, spears, and a number of rifles and revolvers. The re maiming two hundred were the court officials Taking orders from their Acting Emperor," the "Imperial quarde were mobilized and set out

to attack Naa-an.

ed the National Anthem as the Prines descended from the carriage

Officers of the army, navy, add Air Force, members of the Diplo wasmatic Service, and many others made their bow to the Prince at the Levec. Prince Arthur of Con- naught was among those present.

Princess Royal Meets "Blind Typist.

Opened steady with indications of firmness but subsequently reacted owing to buying pressure on the

art of weal speculators.

Sterling.

Opened with "sellers at 1/3 13/32, ugers bidding 1/5 15/32 resulting in business at 1/5 for September ne 1/37/18 July. The market then delivery followed by transactions eased off to 1/8 13/32 buyers near and offers at 1/3 1/3 were ac copted for September followed by transactions at 1/5 for near and forward. The market closed at lunch time with sellers at 1/31 June-July, 1/3 9/39 August and 1/5 3/16 September, buyers at 1/16 higher respectively.

Gold Dollars,

There were sellers after the

main but soon they too will be opening at 301, buyers bidding 30 removed. Then there are the trees Subsequently offers ab 20 were ac- that used to afford welcome sholtercepted for cash followed by transac- to the small army of coolies who tions at 301. 304 and 20 1/16 for near and forward. The market gathered outside the City Hall. They have been cut down and one closed at 1.p.m. with sellers at 20 feels that if trees could speak, these 13/16 June and 30 July, buyers bid- could have told many an interest-ding 1/16 higher respectively.

Yoi. ing story-of, national Societies Balls as well

Ը more formal affairs.

Merchants were quoted early in the morning at 113" but later the selling rate receded to 119 for near delivery.

The Guard Fails, Fortunately, the troops there were informed of the attack and

While the demolition work is. go- were fully prepared to meet it ng on apace in one part of the

Shanghai Dollars. One evening the promiss attack was building, there is nothing in the

Were quoted at 110 for near de- carried out, the general attack"

library to indicate that anything

livery. was made by about a dozen men,unusual is happening. There were

Shanghai, only half of whom carried rifles. quite a number of people there After some fighting, four of the yesterday, making use of

Early advices indicated sellers at Imperial guards were killed library, and on enquiries our re-1/1 for near and 1/3 11/16. July, and six were wounded, the troops presentative was informed that it is buyers bidding 1/16 higher. Later the market eased off to buyers at suffering Po casualties. The still open to the public as before.

1/3 9/18 near and 1/39 July, sellers guards were dressed in yellow uniforms and carried flags bearing

offering 1/18 lower.. two words "Heavenly Army."

the

The library, however, will be re- moved in the course of the next few days and its new home will be on the ground floor of the old Seamen's Institute in. Wanchai.

The troops were then sent to at- tack the bare of the blind Em- peror." Somehow, the blind man It is satisfactory to learn that the nd learned of the raid, and escap-library will not be closed as a ed before the troops arrived. But great many people frequent the all the court officials were arrested place, and it is the only source of and some of them"were executed on cheap and accessible reading matter

for not a few people. the spot.

The Talisman.

During the year 1932, we were

order that

The Princess Royal reviewed ten thousand Girl Guides at Aintree. ceas also paid a short visit to au Liverpool, on Saturday. The Prin exhibition of work of ex-servicemen at the Old Bluecoat School, to which she was taken by Lady Derby.

Before entering the building she had a short conversation with Mr. Alfred Morgan, an ex-serviceman, who was blinded in an accident at the docks. Mr. Morgan told her that his specially trained Alsatian dog guides him each day from Lime Street railway station to a dock two miles away where he is employ ed as a telephone operator and a shorthand typist.

EXCHANGE

CLOSING QUOTATIONS

June 3 1933. ON LONDON-

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"1/53 BAR SILVER, per os......... 19 7/16

and presented the Queen with a bouquet. She was Maris Wright, only daughter of Captain and Mrs. John Wright, of Carr Road, Flect- A few days wood steam, trawler.

ago the girl wrote to the Quees and asked if she would accept some flowers for her birthday, and her fajesty graciously replied that she

would receive the flowers herself.

It is stated that the Queen hopes to be present at the performance of

of June 10,

Birthday Luncheon at Buckingham the Aldershot Tatton on the night...

Palace.

The Queen celebrated the anoi- versary of her birthday on May 25.

A luncheon party took place at Buckingham Palace, at which many members of the Royal Family were present.

Messages were received from all parts of the world.

The Lord Mayor of London sent message, to which her Majesty replied in the following terms:

"I am greatly touched, my Lord Mayor, by the kind message of con- gratulations you have been so good

The Duchess of York Attends a Lecturo.

The Duchess of York, accom-. panied by the Duke of York, yes terday visited the Bath and West Show, which is being held at Wim- bledon Common. The royal party entered an instruction institution, where a lecture was being given

chen to a party of about fifty women from a replica of a farmhouse kit- on how food should be canned. When the woman lecturer saw the Duchess she stopped speaking, but IN THE AFTERNOON as to offer me on behalf of the was requseted by the Duchess to Official rates were undianged at citizens of London on the anniver.continue. The lecturer then pro- 2.20 p.m. but at 3 p.m., with the exsary of my birthday, and I keenly ceeded, with the Duke and Duchess ception of the Shanghai rate which appreciate this expression of loyalty of York listening. was unchanged at 100 and the

community. I would ask you, my Bangkok' rate which was put up and devotion from all classes of the 132, rates were lowered.

Lord Mayor, to convey

to the citizens of London my grateful thanks and to assure one and all that as long as my life is spared

close

Market.. Weak but towards the reacted slightly.

Sterling. When questioned, the arrested told that 19,433 books were lent out

The market opened with buyers officials" said that their chief od figures show that from January

the buying rate 1 up to February 27, this year. at 1/32 but had taught them to recite a certain

The gradually receded to 1/5 at which talisman which would make themes books were borrowed. bullet-proof. But in the confusion, lending library was closed from rate some business was done follow

in

ed by transactions at 1/5 1/16 for pire. the

near 1/5 1/10 August-September they forgot to recite the words that date This omnission, they declared, was catalogue might be revised.

At the close there When the library is finally housed and 1/3 cash. responsible for their arrest, but soule of the wounded claimed that in its new premises, there will not they had recited the words taught be as many books as there used to then by the Emperor" but never bo. The reason is that thousands theless bullets penetrated easily. of books-the majority of them be- ing reference hooks-have been con- They believed their faith was not demned as delapidated and have sufficient to make the words effec tive. These people are now being been duly burnt." held pending their trial-Canton

Gazette.

"LAWN BOWLS

OPEN SINGLES AND SPEY CUP MATCHES

"

ELISSA LANDI ENTERTAINS BRITISH CRICKET STARS

Hollywood-Elissa Landi, star of "The Warrior's Husband," with ten other female stars, entertained members of the British cricket team, homeward bound after a series of successful matches in Aus Lawn Bowls enthusiasta werstralia, at the Cocoanut Grove in provided with a mild sensation Hollywood recently yesterday when the Electric Recrea-

Mary Pickford, Janet Gaynor, tion Club beat Taikoo Recreation Lilian Harvey, Heather Angel, Club with comparative ease in the and Dorothy Jordan" were among Spey Royal Cup competition. The the hosteses. game was played on the Civil Ser vice green and those present were treated to some excellent bowling. especially by J. Sloan, and thanks mainly to his efforts, Electric R.C. Boored 3 shots against Taikoo's 12.

The teams were:— Electric R.O.

J. Sloan

J. F. Lunny'

Taikoo, D. Peoples

J. Watsoni

J. Chalmers

IMPORTANT DISCOVERY

BLACK FEVER TRANSMITTED

BY BAND-FLY

Calcutta. Research in tropical L. de Rome

diseases carried on at the Calcutta W. H. B. Muskett W. Wotherspoon School of Tropical Medicine last

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other

In the open singles competition year has been rewarded with suc a real sensation was provided by cess in any directions one of the ruost important being the discovery A. Whibley who beat L. A Cutierrez a hot favourite for the of a close connection between kala- title by 21 points to 11. D. Rum-azar (black fever) and sand-fly jahn received a walk over from W phlebolorus argentipes.

Dr. L. E Napier, working in the Clendenning while.

charge of the Kala-Azar Commis- anatches resulted as follows:- B.W. Bradbury 22 L. Whant...... 11sion, has had two positive results CC. Silva... 21 R Duncan 10 in his sand-fly feeding experiments, A.R. Whibley... 21 LA, Cutierrez 11 The transmission problem has now been proved that is, when the sand-fly feeds on an infected human being after a few days the sand- flies. transmit, the disease by means of n bite to a susceptible indivi dunl

CRAIGENGOWEN TEAMS

· FOR SATURDAY --

The Craigengewer Cricket Club have selected the following to Te present them in their Lawn Bowls. Fixtures on Saturday.

First Team against the Kowloon Bowling Green Club, Kowloon tireen, 3.30 p.m. -

J. Cavanagh, LE Lammert, D. Ruminhn, BW. Bradbury (Skip) GL Buchahon, E. Tuck, H. Beer, R. Bash (Skip),

Bowling Green Club, OCO Green, 3.30 p.m.

D. K. Kharas, M. J. Medina, Y. Alhas, A. A: Razak (Skip).

C. 8. Summons,, H. Milton, W. Ward, W. V. Field (Skip), *****

G. Duncan, F. K Modi, H. V. Foarse, W. Gill (Skip),

Reserves J Joboston J. S.

W. T. Brightman. A E. Coates, Eel Arculli, U. M. Omar (Skip)

Second Team against the Kowloon Landolt

The Duke and Duchess afterwards paid a visit to a number of exhibits and watched some jumping. The Princess. Royal at Shrewsbury. Princess Royal travelled

The

I will never fail to interest myself from London to Shrewsbury yester- in everything that may be of beneft day to open the new by-pass-road to the happiness and welfare of the connecting with the London-Holy- King's subjects throughout the Em-head road at points five miles

apart.

She was met by the Lord "MARY R." Lieutenant of the County, Lord Gunners of the Royal Horse Artil- Powis, and Lord and Lady Har were sellers at 1/5 June-July, 1/5lery fired a Royal salute of 21 guns

lech. She first went round the 1/32 August and 1/8 1/16 Septem in Hyde Park, flags flew from Gov. wards at the Royal Salop Infirmary, ber, buyers at 1/10 bigher respec-ernment offices and public buildings, and afterwards listened to the tively.

and ships of the Navy were dressed singing of four thousand school over all At Invergordon ships of children rehearsing their Empire the Home Fleet fired salute of Day celebrations in Quarry Park.

1 guns. The birthday was cele brated at Windsor yesterday by the ringing of the bells of St. George's Chapel and Windsor parish church, while Aags flew over the public buildings of the town.

Gold Dollars.

The market opened with buyers at 20 but the buying rate soon receled to 291, 291 and 29) with business reported at 20 and 293 for The markat closed near delivery. with sellers at 29 June, 29 July, buyers at 1/8 higher respectively. "Shanghai,

Sellers wore indicated at 1/3 for near, buyers at 1/3 for cash. The tone was much easier,

DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS

TO-DAY

June 14

(V Moon 22nd Day). Lammert's Solė of Postage Stamps, Sales Room, 5.15 p.m.

Leasehold Property Bale, Lam- mort's Sales Room, 3 p.m.

Letting and Sale of Crown Lands by Auction, District Office, Taipo, 11.30 p.m.

Whist Drives at Seamen's. In stitute, p.m.; Kowloon Dock Re- creation Club, 8.10 p.m.

University Christian Association Launch Picnic to Silver Mine Bay,

2 p.m.

Meeting of Creditors, The Far Eastern Building Co., Ltd.

Theatres. Central: "The Penalty of Fame." Queen's: Make Me A Star.' King's "Scarface." Oriental: "Life's Comedy." Star: Five Star Final.".

"What Price Holly Majestic:

wood," World: "Tiger Rose."

Sport, Lawn Bowls:Spoy Royal Cup: Graigengower CC.. Yacht Club Open (Police green), 5" p.m. Championship: B. Basto . T. Perkins, . F. Luz v J. Fraser (Craigengower green), A. R. Clarke . W. Mair (Police green), G. E.. F. Thompson, D. Gow (Kowloon Bowling green), 6.20 p.m..

Lawn Tennis:-Hong Kong Area League: Kowloon Section, Head quarter Wing, Lincolne v. “A” Company Lincolns Hong Kong Beotion, Royal Engineers Eervices 1. R.A.0.0.

A 14-year-old Fleetwood girl visit ed Buckingham Palace yesterday

The Princess, opened the road by cutting a tape with a replica of a Roman sword bearing the date A.D. 160 found near Shrewsbury. After planting an oak tree the Princess motored over the by-pass and travel- led by road to Shropshide Ortho- predie Hospital, near Shrowsbury,

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