1934-07-11 — Page 11

LIFE IS NOT LIKE THAT

Onslaught On Sordid Modern Novels

cently.

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 1934.

FESTIVITY IN BANGKOK

CABLE NEWS IN BRIEF

Anniversary Of The Coup D'etat

Bangkok, June 30.

Dean Inge made an onslaught on novelists of to-day during a

The second anniversary of the sermon at St. Olave's Church coup d'etat of June 24, 1932, was London, before the Duke of Con observed over the week-end. Some naught and members of the Cox- 30 members of the People's Club peration of Trinity House after sat down to dinner in the Saran the Duke had paid his annual visit

rom Gardens, which were laid out to Trinity House as Master re-briginally by Mr. Henry Alsabaster a British Consular official in the "The character of a nation is

long ago of 1870, aften shown in its literature, and perhaps more generally nowadays in its action," said Dean Inge. "It seems to me that in most popular works that are now being Published the general effect is to make life a much poorer thing than real life as most of us havC **known it."

The Dean "added that it was un- fortunate that more noble char acters could not be gathered from the bocks of our most. popular novelists.

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Need for a Master

The number desiring to attend the function was far more than estimated, and the excess had to be satisfied with Chinese food. After dinner there was speech making and the King's health was pledged. followed by the toasting of the Constitution.

Special to the "Hong Kong Daily

Prean" (Copyright:)1 -

Moscow, July 9.

IMPORTS OF MILK

Regulations By Britain

WOMAN"

Starting To-morrow At Alhambra

A literally malodorous scandal was uncovered in the fainous

Edward G. Robinson, Alfred E. "Torgsin" store system on Monday,

. London, July 9,

Green and David Karsner-the according to evidence which charges hulf a million rubles worth Commons regarding the regulation!ation, which made "Silver Dollar” Questioned in the House of same star-dtreetor-author combin- of disappear.

wares to deteriorate or of the imports of processed milk one of the outstanding productions the losses was a small mountain of for Agriculture, said that the In I Loved a Woman"--which is Outstanding among after June 30, Mr. Elliot. Minister of last season--are again linked: caylar which has gone rotten due Governments of foreign countries built around the activities of Chi- re the carelessness of the "Torgsin" mainly concerned in the United CBZO administration. The Torgsin" Kingdom market for condensed and the clandestine love affair of-`

porkpacking milionaires —– stores have long, beer inter-milk, for milk powders, and for the son and daughter of nationally famous but demes- cream have been asked to arrange plutgernis. tically defamed as trading houses for a voluntary reduction of sup- where the otherwise forbidden piles as from 1st July, the reduc articles were purchasable by offers tions to be based on the imports of gold and foreign exchange. during the corresponding period of

the previous year.

The superiors of this organisation will also face prosecution for the embezzlement of generous sums in addition to capitalistic amounts for the most fancled groceries.--- Transocean Kuc Min.

BELGIAN CABINET

The National Anthem was played after the loyal toast, and follow- Ing the other toast a new nation- al hymn was tried out. This has

Brussels, July 9. been composed by the conductor

The position of the Debroque of the King's orchestro." The

Vlie Cabinet People's Club has led a number of

was considerably On the other hand." he pro-foreigners to seek membership. shaken as a result of the declaton ceeded, there is a great deal of They meet within its doors many puties, representing the Christian taken by a group of Chamber de- sordid. squalid vice told, as if hu- of those with whom they are in Labour Federation. in resolving to man nature is just like that. business relations. from the Minis-refuse to grant plenary powers to

tries and Departments.

the Cabinet on the ground that such powers would afford no as- surance that

the social services On this occasion the Arst brew rests of the working classes pro- will be maintained and the inte- of the Siamese brewery was on perly taken care of. The Labour tap. There are to be two grades. Minister, van Isacker, Vainly im- one approximating to the Japan-plored the deputles to support the | te beer, which, as in Saigon, will be sold by the glass on the street. to all feeling thirsty. and the higher grade will be bottled and retalled at a price, it is hoped which will allow it to compete

We hope that some" great writer may arise who has seen life in the light of God, with all its glory and all its tragedy, and who will bring back what is the best tradition of our literature, which is very dierent from the kind of thing we are borrowing from the Continent."

After the service the Duke walk- ed with Dean Igne along pave- ments crowded with city workers to Trinity House. where he had

lunch.

MEMORIAL FOR PAVLOVA

International Appeal

A committee has been formed to: collect international subscriptions towards the proposed memorial to Anna Parlova, the Russian dances, to be erected in Regent's Park. An appeal throughout the world is being issued.

The memorial will take the form of a fountain, to be executed by Professor Carl Milles, the Swedish sculptor." It will stand in the i middle of the rose garden tu the Inner Circle Garden.

The hon, treasurer, Mr. Charles Hambro, receives contributions at Hambros Bank,Ltd." 07, Pall-mail, S.W. Contributions

also be ca.n sent to members of the sub-com.

of

Slamese Beer

with the existing beers.

Government.

Min.

*IVAL

was founded on the life of Haw Unlike "Silver Dollar" which Tabor, most spectacular of the S- ver Kings-the hero of "I Loved A Woman is purely actitious-the- story dating from the 90's to the many historical happenings of the present time-and embodying

Australia, Canada and New tinue their co-operation in the re- Zealand had been liked to con-

ductions arranged when the times. schemes for the control of pro-I Loved A Warian" the First cessed milk were first Thiroduced, National production which opens and arrangements were also being to-morrow at the Alhambra Thea- made to secure reductions in the tre, Kowloon, deals with the gen- imports of condensed whole mill eration following that which Baw and cream from the Irish Free the defeat of the Silver Kings by State British Wireless,

the Gold Baroris. It depicts the averthrow of the Beef Barons by the Trust Busters.

The huge fortunes of the 1890's

LITHUANIA AND and succeeding decades were made

ば

BRITAIN

Terms of Trade Agreement

London, July 9.

in Indiistry rather than wrested from the hidden treasures of the earth. But few industries in the United States gave rise to vaster fortunes, or, were more sensation- ally in the limelight for years. than the meat packing industry. with Chicago as its center.

en-

Since the Liberals also appear

Robinson, who has been steep- ing himself for weeks pasts in the not to be inclined to sanction the feeling that the days of the Cabi-

history of the years, covered" by "I plenary powers, there is a general

The commercial agreement be-thusiastic over the role of John

Loved A Woman," Is more net are numbered unless the King tween the United Kingdom and Hayden than any part he has play- can be prevailed upon to give the Lithuania which was signed oned since giving up the stage for Despite the heavy taxation we Cabinet breathing space by dissol-Friday in London will come tato have been unable to live up toving parliament-Transocean Kuo force ten days after the exchange

the screen. the big drop in the import of beer

of ratification for the period endman is always more moving, more Dramatically, the fall of a great that marked the earlier "days of

ing 31st December, 1936, after impressive and mare tragic than the depression. In May 1933 the

which it will be, subject to denun- the fall of a little one who has import was, about 18,898 gallons,

clation at six months' notice on in May this year it was 66.037 gal-

elther side,

been lifted by luck to a position long-and of this over 57,564 odd

he could never have reached by gallons came from Japan,

Lithuania obtains the benefit his own gifts. There is a human- about the regulation for current of most-favoured nation treatment ness in both the strength and the this week It is understood that for her exports to the United weaknesses of the man that, I be the British Government has ap-Kingdom, which is her most im- leve, will take "I Loved A Woman" proached her dominions and colon-portant market, and owing to the remembered as one of the

most les proposing joint action because operation of other trade hgres-

powerful screen dramas of the Germany's balance of trade with ments this benent is for consider-

year." the Empire, taken as a whole, is able value to her, negative. Doubtless as a counter- concession Germany will ask for the removal of certain commercial

DEATH DUTIES

Provide Revenue of £20,940,000.

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(Special Air Mail Service)

London, June 27, In the Arst twelve weeks of the financial year death duties have reached £20,940.000, over £5,500,- 000 more than was received in the corresponding period of the pre-

mmittee, consisting of the Swedish Minister (Baron Palmstierna), Mr. V Dandre (the husband

vious year. Pavlova), and Miss Nadine Rall Baron Palmstierna is taking an

Customs receipts are another item in active part in the scheme.

the Exchequer returns The committee includes the Grand which continue to rise. From Duchess Xenia (bon president), April 1 to June 23 they, àmounted the Marchioness of Landonderry, to £42.997,000, compared with! Viscount Allendale, Lord Conway £40,139,000 for the similar period of Allington, Mr. Bernard Shaw, last year. Sir Edvin Lutyens, Sir William Rothenstein, M J. M. Keynes and Violet Lady Malchett.

APORTA

TAPO

Receipts from income tax, sur- tax, and Excise are down.

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ANGLO-GERMAN COMMERCE

Berlin, July 9. The Anglo-German negotiations payments in ordinary. çómmercial

and financial hindrances that at present impede the trade between the two countries.

.

A striking fact is that appar ently as the result of the announ- cement of the negotiations the rate of exchange for the Reichs- mark which for some time past had been depressed, has suddenly un- dergone a substantial recovery.. Transocean Kuo Min.

United Kingdom midertakings in the treaty with regard to agricul- tural products are in accordance with the Government's general agricultural Policy:

Kay Francis heads the castas No new United Kingdom tarif Robinson's Inamorata in "I Loved concessions are granted.

A Woman"-while Genevieve To- bin plays the role of Martha Hay- den, the vengeful, unforgiving wife to waits half a lifetime to spurn the man who, years before, had allowed an aspiring opera-singer to supplant her in his affectionis, Reductions in Lithuania customs duties, notably on coal, coke, heBlackwood, Robert Barrat. Mur Others in the cast are 'George rings, textiles, motor-cars End motor-cycles and tron and steel ray Kinnell, Robert McWade, EJ. are granted and undertakings are Racchine. Paul Forcast, Henry Kol- given with regard to effect on the ker and J. Farrell MacDonald. The United Kingdom trade of the im-screen play was adapted from the position and operation of import David Karaner novel by Charles restrictions in Lithuania.

Kenyon and Sidney Sutherland.

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POTATO CROP SHORTAGE

Berlin, July 9.

Coal and Shipping The instant action of the Reich Government has brought, a prompt

Lithuania undertakes that" not end to the potato shortage felt less than 80 per cent of her total here in the week-end when an in-

Imports of coal and 50 per cart. creased flood of foreign tubers sent of her coke shall be obtained froin the market supply up to normal

the United Kingdom.

?! level again on Monday. The com-

Lithuania undertakes to paratively poor, potato harvest in courage the use of British ship- the Rhineland, due to a rare comping in the United Kingdom bination of drought and summer Lithuania trade and to refrain frost, was blamed for the dearth from any action when would of potatoes in the German capital prejudicially affect existing British whose daily supply of this indis-shipping in that trade so long as pensable staple sank last week the existing, freight rates and ser- from 25,000. cart. to 11,000.

vices are maintained. »

In the event of a substantial change being made, consultation Aled on Monday with more than before action is promised-British 23,000 cwt. as the result of a Wireless. speedy re-adjustment in the pre- valling import agreciments with Holland, Belgium and Italy. The provisional arrangement raises the earlier contingent granted by the three countries by a total of 13.500 cwt. per day till the end of the present week. Bimultaneous mea sures reduce the import duty from 38 to 12 marks per ton nätil July 31.-Transo¤án Kào län:“

The storehouses here were again

CONTROVERSY

SHANGHAI" MURDER

Chinese Stabbed In The Heart

Shanghai, July 6. Buffering from a knife wound under his heart, a Chinese by the name of Wong Yoong Zieng was picked up in an alleyway off Hardoon Road at 4.06 pm. yester- day by a Fire Brigade ambulance and brought to the Red Cros Hospital for treatment. Wong, however, died of his wound before his arrival at the hospital In- quiries by officers of Bubbling Well Follee Station revealed that the deceased, prior to his death. was asked to pay a 'debt by an- undermined—other Chinese." When the deceased refused to pay, the other Chinese produced a knife and stabbed him ance under the heart, the wound proving tital The Police yester-. A heat wave swept over the day detained the suspected man nation on Monday when the ther- who will be charged in the Dis inometer which registered 93 in the tries Court this morning. shade on Sunday jumped to 95 to- day.

unintentionally Transoceah Kum Min

HEAT WAVE IN

PARIS

Paris, July 9.

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METROPOL THEATRE

CELANGES HANDS

To Be Run By South China Amusement Co.

Berlin, July 9.

With the heartless weather pro- All public expression of opinion

phets predicting the mercury's and différences In the Protestant continued climb, scores of localities Church controversy was firmly are adopting emergency measures banned by a decree of the Home to cope with the Inevitable water Ministry on Monday, which pro-shortage.--Transocean Kuo Min. hibits all treatment on the sub-

GERMAN UNEMPLOYMENT ject whether in pamphlets, re- !gular press;; public assembly, for

Berlin, July 9

Shanghai, July: 6. hand bills, etc.

The German reforment

It was announced othciany yes- situation continued to improve terday that the South China during the month of June when, Amusement Co. Lta, proprietors according to the metal returns of the Nanking Theatre have aŭ-

The decree states "the Reich Government, still maintains that it is not the task of state omcials

to interfere with purely ecclésiastic just published, the number of quired the Metropol Theatre and

| affairs but in the present circum Jobless was decreased by 47,000 to will operate it from now on.

stalmès they cannot permit; that, † à total of 342 millións Which are through the continuation of the more than three and a half mit Church struggle; the Governmental ons below the highest figures goal of creating true national fegched in the winter of 1932-1933. brotherhood to be intentionally or-k-Transocean Kuo Min.

For a day or so the, theatre will be closed white necesarý "overhant" and investigation" take place. The intention is to open by this week

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