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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1935.
MODERN WOMAN ARMY BOXING
IN CHINA
Her Ways Displease
נו
Military Men'
(From Our Special Correspondent)
Cunton, Apr. 17. War is declared by nign mili- taly chiefs here against artificial £.31
pulchritude among women especì- 4ally their feminine curves as re- vealed in tight Atting dresses. coiffure in- rouge, ultra-modern cluding permanent Eugene wave, bare legs and arms and diaphan- ous summer blouses,"
#124
14
9311
E13
5851
Bank of East Asia...
$90
$1.89
业
3280
Canton lusurucos, į
Underwriters ******
£1.30
$900 31.20
Union Insurances ........ $398.
$300
$400
China Fires
8215
E.K. Fires...
$400 $10
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International A3400, 5.)
Shipping
**39
Douglases skazana
138
872
Steamboats
16
330
indon (pret.)
$33
Do. det. ****.
$35
03/0
Shells
53/.
$1
Waterboa
Mining
14
93
ota
Amtamoks
182 cts
|343
Balateos**
126.c
35 cu.
$14
lu et
10 aty.
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$90
190.
Baguio Gold"
Henguet Consolidated
Do Exploration
Do. Goldfield
Wedge.....
110 ot./ Gold Bivormige capsun
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Hold Creek.....
United Faracalos....
Salacot Mining eve
16
27
Ipo Mining...
Itogona
42 ota
17/6
રાહ
013
50
35
2.0
20 c s.
391
**Ballmers ......
tunne
Langkats (single).
Explorations...... Se Shanghai Loans
Raubs
Venezuela Gold Fids.
Docks, "WhaZVOS,
Godowns, ets.
H.K. & K. Wharves. (Cum. Rights) Do. (Ex. Righta) Do (Rights)
Providents (old)
Do. (a)... 1.K. & W. Docks
S. China Motors' A
Do.
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$190 Shanghai Docks S
New Engineeriagad.! Hongkews 8. Lands, Hotela, and
Buildings
$3.9
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Rear-Admiral Chang Chi Ying of Canton launched late last summer a campaign against mix- ed bathing on the ground that female swimmers expose too much o their shapely figure which the galant sallar regards as stunning and indecent to the male, eye.
The latest drive is directed by General Y Han Mou, commatd
East Lancs. Beat Fusiliers
The Anal or the Inter-Unlt Boxing Championship between the 2nd Battalion East Lancashire Regiment and the 2nd Battalion the Royal Welsh Fusiliers was held at the Shamshulpo Camp last night when the former won by 19 points to 14.
The following were the results. Bantam Weight Bandaman Whitehouse lost to
Fusilier Fisher,
<
Feather Weight
Pte. Bennett beat Cpl. Price
THE WEI HO
Dredging Work To Commence
Kaifeng, April 5-
Engineering work for the dred- sing of the. Wel Ho (River), northern Horan, and the rel forcement of its
embankments'
will be started on the 15th Inst., it is announced by the Provincial Department of Reconstruction,,
Work will be carried out in two stages. During the first stage, the section of the southern em. bankment from Chichengchen to the Honan-Hopel border will be
Pte. Whitehouse beat Fus.. 85 reconditiored in two months.
Jones.
(knocked out to the first roundi.
Eight Weight.
Repairs to the northern · em- bankments and reinforcement of the southern... dykes west
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Drum Major Quilter beat Cpl. Chichengchen as well as dredging
Price.
Pte. Pamley beat Fus. Kearney (knocked out in the second round.)
Welter Weight 、.
!
Pte. Neilson beat Sgt. Grindley. (knocked out in the third round)
Middle Weight
Pte. Dillon beat Fus: 30 Thomas. .(knocked out in the second round) Bdsman. Sage lost to Fus. 43
Davies
ing officer of the first crack Cab L/Cpi. Mason beat Fus. Thomas. tonese army. He is out against modern women and declares that any such persons who go to his local office to get salaries and al- o eu. lowance on behalf of the officers at the front shall be denied ad- mission. Modern women are ex- pensive in the opinion of the gen- eral, and his officers should be brave but iřugal.
9th
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$15
$8
35
524
1801
311
31.
20 cts.
1:16
..35
74.40
84.40
$39
433
3101
H.K. Hotos ...... H.K Landa.5. Do. 4% Debentures
34.35
$40
$102
› $18
Shanghai Landa...
$12
Metropolitan Lande...
35.10 H.. Realties........
BAL
19.60
China Dot
$1x3
Da Debentures 3.
$9.40
Humphreys
18.10
New Asia Hotel
$35
$107
Aria Realties A.
315
Do.
"B".
500
Chinese Estates......
Cotton MilLS
$5.30-
Ewoo......S.
บ
Sua Cottons(old)
207
$42
Do. (now 3.
$9.30
Zoong Singa
| 39,40.
$55
Wing On Fertiles(3.)
$455
Public Utting
15/15, 17
$8
(new)...
14
Star Ferries
an
189
312
Yaamati Ferries me
720}
$0.30
**
Unias Lights............
$9.36
$84
H.B. Electrica“ ................
425
$22
$10,10
Macao do.
Sauriakan Lights ......... Telephones (old)
Do. (DOW)
$12.40 Uhina Buses...........
20/8
Tractions SPORTOR Do. (pref)....an
Industrials
Malabou Sugars A
Simu má ungungan (ja muuâummi
Tramw.................... 914)
Poak Trams (old)... $8
Do..
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Swinging Hips
Perhaps the military men have no appreciation of art, and do not know what is sex appeal. In any event, they say that China is in an impoverished condition and
room Has no
for women who think nothing except beautifying themselves with Hollywood cos- metics and swinging their hips under the wrap of a chic crea- tion.
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Light Heavyweight L/Cpl. Gray lost to Fus. Bayley,
Heavyweight
Pte. Jordan beat L/Cpl. Carlisle.
AIR ATTACKS
And Measures To Be Adopted
London, April 16.
operations
will comprise
second stage. 1
| Kuo Min.
TO FACILITATE NAVIGATION
Tientsin, April 6. The problem of promoting hydraulic engineering in the pro- vince was brought up for 'discus- sion af the regular meeting of the Hopei Provincial Government yes- terday.
It was decided that with the remittance of $200,000 trom the Central Authorities, efforts be made immediately to start dred- ging operations on the Klen Ho (River), southern Hopel, for dl- verting the waters into the sea.
Measures will be taken to raise funds for the dredging of the lower reaches of the southern section of the Grand Canal in the province tr. order to facilitate navigation-
Kuo Min.
The Home Secretary, Bir John| YUNNAN-BURMA BORDER
DISPUTE
Nanking, April: 17.
The old warriors are battling Gilmour, stated in the House of hard against the onslaught of Conimons that a special depart- modernism among amart young | ment of the Home Office was being women, but though old soldiers formed to act as a channel for may never die they may not live communicating to local authorities
A joint commission two each long enough to see that victory In England and Wales, detalls of from Britain and China, and one is theirs. In fact, Chinese "girls measures it would be necessary for neutral appointed by the League, in the treaty ports are adapting them take to organist local ser- Council 'will be established to in- the latest fashions of their sis- vices for safeguarding the civit po-vestigate the Sino-British bound- ters in Paris, London or New York.pulation against the effect of an
the ary dispute of
Perichung New Conception of Beauty air attack
Yunnan-Burma border according American and European irgu- The first important duty of the to an announcement of the ence has changed the Chinese new department would be to issue Foreign Ministry as a result of conception of the art of beauty. a general circular outlining the exchange of-two notes with Sir In the old days, a young woman gublic policy and direction Alexander Cadogan. was considered beautiful · l she which the co-operation of the local The neutral commissioner will was quiet, frall, skinny and pale authorities would be required, be the chairman and have, 2 in complexion. To-day a girl is Instructions as to the precau-casting vote where the opinion of good looking when she has curtions to be taken by individual the others is evenly divided. · ves and sex appeal. To bring out the last two elements she has to be modern-that is by using mo- dern cosmetic paraphernalia.
members of public would "follow. He promised the House fuller in- formation later.-~ British Wireless.
QUEEN WILHELMINA
Pending the conclusion of a new agreement based on the Commis- slon's report, both Govertiments reserve the positions
maintained.— Heuter.
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STOCK AND
COMMODITY · QUOTATIONS
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Sterling, New York-London Cotton: July Cotton: October Rubber: July
Rubber: September
Wheat: May Wheat: July
Corn: May
April 17
Läst Class Open 10.20 10.40 - 11.00%
4854
4851 485 485
11:66
11.65 11.63
11.63
11.35
11.35 11.34 11.32
11.90
11.82 11.92.
11.88
12.02
11.98 12.03
12.00
103)
1017 102
102
101 101
891
88
89
beretofore
Winnipeg Wheat May
89
391
STOCKS
American Smelting
37%
49
377
37 374
Consolidated gas of NY. Du Pont
211
21 211
94.
941 947 942 05
ITALIAN UNKNOWN
EL. Bond and Thare
0
SOLDIER
General Motors
297
3030
297 291
$221
.
of the West in clothes and phy- sique.
310
American movies,
(Special to "Hong Kong Daily Press"} (5) Telegraph, Copyright, magazines, graphic Mezzages Ordinance,
Int. Tel and Tel.
Tale.
1894
Award Of French Honour
Loew's Inc. ......
Montgomery W.
37+
74 378 371
74
T
374
374
251 251 25+ 25} 25
National Distillers-
271
211
272
271
New York Central
151
152
131
The Hague, April 17.
of
Queen
Wilhelmina and the
(Special to the "Hong Kong
Standard Ol Co. of NJ. 0.8. Steel
411
41+ 411 ..411
32
32
32
312 311
Daily Pres");
I
The growth of beauty parlours, ladies dressmakers and farcy stores are evidence of which way the tide flows. Such shaps are in- creasing in Canton, Shanghai, Hankow, Tientsin etc. This is due to the fact that Chinese wo men want to imitate their sisters
$10
Caldbeck, (ord.) 2.
#10
Maagregore fipref.)8.
Canton Ice
$2.30
$1.30
ANGLO- ITALIAN TRADE
$12!
Exchange Of Views In Rome
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118
C'ements
$2.50 | Hopea
ex div, $3.70
dive
útiscellaneous
19 A
Amusements **** **
Ch. E'tainments.............. 35,10
Constructions, (old)| $1,40,
Do. (new)[40 aus.
Nanyang Tobacco... $1.20
Stacerea izan
7 cts. Wm, Powell
42
Greyhounds......
31.35. C. Enterprise...
93).G.5X1925. Bd. 91%
H.8. Gort 4% Loans 64"?
JJR. 31
To Visit Belgian Royal, Family
Commodities Prices
July Sept. Dec. Jan:
.(1938)
2.33 237: 237/39. 2.37/37
2.44 2.43 245/45° 2,43/43
2.51 248 2.532/52 2.48/48
2.42 2.35 unquoted 234/35
(1936)
March
Spot
-11.64 -11.45/44 11.56/57 | May
12.00 NEW YORK RUBBER
11.90.
July
63.60 67.80/68.00 87.35bid 89.00: 68.26/60.00 68.00/00
Bept.
89.80 89.20/20 | 58.65/70
May
71.00 unquoted 70.05/05
July
Dieth
prem.
Dairy Farmas
$1.86 $8.4U
$1.40
45 ots
"231
Lane Crawford.....
*
Mackinkahe
M
Wallace Harper
$105
HK Wing Ca
F'ke 136.
Vibro Pitong .. $4.10
PETER SMIDOVITCH PASSES
Communist Party... Founder
(Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Press")
fi
(B2 Telegraph. Copyright, Tele Ordinance, 1805 graphic Mausages Received, April 17, 4:30 p.m.).
Moscow, April 17. A member of the board of directors of the Central Executive Committee, Peter, Smidovitch who was one of the founders of the Communist party died here at the
*
384
ex div.] $3.70 150 ots
$1.36
3105
The Hong Kong dollar declined 18th yesterday morning to 28. 1.7/8d. The business rate was about 25. 2.1/1ad, but there was very little business doing, there he ing more buyers than sellers at the moment. Shanghai was unchang- ed on opening at 18, 7.5/8d. Silver prices in London declined 5/18ths. China bought and sold, while India sold, the market being quiet.
age of 61. The deceased spent a considerable part of his life in Imperial Russian prisons or is a fugitive abroad, and after the October revolution he became the recipient of high honours, includ- ing the order of Lenin Transocean Huo Ming.
and presence of foreigners in Raceited, April 17,4,30 p.in.) China are responsible for the..
conception change of the beauty in the Chinese mind. It is Crown Prince intend to pay a believed.
After â
Ordinance, 1894-
private visit to the King and (By Telegraph, Copyright, Tele Queen of Belgium on May 14.raphic Massager Twenty four years have passed Received, April 17, 4-30"p.m.) - since the Queen of Holland and her late Consort paid their last visit to the Belgian Royal family.
Transocean Kuo Min.
KEEPING FRENCH ARMY EFFICIENT
Old Officers To Be"
Retained
(Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Pres”)
Ordinanes. 1201
London, April 17. The Board of Trade announce that an exchange of views, has taken place in Rome during the last few days between the United Kingdom delegation and repre- sentatives of the Italian Govern- ment with a view to a definitive United agreement in regard to Kingdom Imports into Italy and by Telegraph, Copyright, Tate their payment.
full graphio Meriages examination of the position, the Received, April 17, 4:30 pm.} United Kingdom delegation are re-
Paris, April 17. turning to London to report,
The War Minister, Géneral Meanwhile it has been agreed | Maurin has decided to retain the that the provisional regime es- generals and members of the tablished by exchange of notes of Supreme War Council, Bineau and March 18 shall be continued sub- Dutlex when they reach the age ject to certain adjustments demit next May- signed to facilitate its operation Transocean Kua Min. British Wireless.
PERTH BY-ELECTION
RESULT
„London,” April 17, The result of the Perth by-. election, caused by the succession of Lord Scone to the Earldom of Mansfield, was declared to-day as
follows:-
Norie Miller (Liberal Na-
tionalist).
17,518 Adam McKinley (Labour): 7,084 British Wireless.
COMMUNIST POETS
FOUND DEAD
(Through Reuter's AgeNOT)
NEW YORK. COTTON
Paris, April 17. To symbolise the deepening of friendship between two Latin peoples the French Government has instructed her Ambassador at Quirinal, to enquire whether the Italian Government will permit the Italian Unknown Soldier to
May be presented with a French mili-
July tary medal, the highest, military distinction known in France, The October act of conferring this honour will December be performed by the French Am-
January bassador who will lay it, on the Unknown Soldier's tomb.-- Transoccan Kuo Min.
SHIP CONSTRUCTION
STATISTICS
Total sales:—No, 1 Contract: 4,000
tons: No. 3 Contract: 18,000. tona.
NEW YORK SILE
*New York, April 17. Closing Opening Closing
11.60 1157/55 11.58/59 May 1.38 1.36 1361 134 134
11.74 11.59/58 11.66/55
11.43 11.28/27 11.35/35 July 1-38 1.35 1.331 1.33 1:333 11.49 11.33/32 11.44/45 Sept. 1.35 1.34 1.341 1.334 11.63 1138/35 1148/46 Total sales: 114 lots
11.97 11.65/70 11.79/80 Dec.
MONTREAL" SILVER
12.06 11.30/81 11.88/90 Total sales: 73 contracts
September 12.21 11.96/99 12.02/02
October 13.28 12.05/05 12,08/08
December 12.44 12.17/20 12.21/23 NEW YORK STOCK QUOTATIONB January Total sales:
12.51 12.28/28 12,36/37
285 lots"
CHICAGO WHEAT
London, April 17. Lloyd's Register shows that on the 31st March 116 merchant ves- sels of 555,315 tons gross were up- May 1008 008 1001 1024 1920 der construction in Britain and July 997 D91 091 1017- 102 Ireland. The total is 41,000 tona Bept. 100 100 100 1021 1021 less than the end of the previous Monday's sales: 37,538,000 bushels quarter when, however the ship-
CHICAGO COEN ping completed was greater than
601 801 581 801 89 82 811 812 831 831 777777 781 781
13,025,000 bushels WINNIPEG WHEAT
May
16pecial to the "Hong Kong Dally usual but 74,000 tons greater than May July a year ago." |- Press" - (Copyright).1
Leningrad, April 17, During the March quarter work; Sept. The Communist poet, Blkow has was begun on 144,000 tons, an in- Total sales: been found shot dead here. So
crease of $1,000 tons on the cor- far the investigation falled to responding fatal for the previous reveal any trace of the culprits. three months. On 31st March July Bikow served in the Red Army there were throughout the world and then entered the economic 1.269,000 tons under construction of life as the party's and Govern- which a total of 43.8 per cent was ment's conddante.
being built to Britain and Ireland. Trang Kua fin,
British Wireless..
May
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Country Lite has pleasure in an- "nouncing that, by permission of the Trustees of the British Museum, It is intended to hold a comprehensive exhibition of Natur al History photographs, to include Birds, Mammals (particularly Big Game) in October-November, 1935. In the Whale Hall of the British Museum (Natural History) Crom- well Road, South Kensington, Lon- don It is hoped to show not only the work of nature photographers but also that of the principal: photographers in all parts of the
be forwar
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