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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JULY 6, 1935,

SHANGHAI NIGHT LIFE MISS BUTTERFLY

All The Glamour Worn Off

Shanghal, June 28. Writing in the current issue of the "Shipping Review," a corres- pondent who signs himself "Amicus" says:---

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cluster in Frenchtown, run bigger and bolder figures. These facts prove what is financially at stake in only one quarter of the city. There are establishments i the northern, and eastern districts equipped to offer entertainment of a sparkling character.

Many visitors to this city have attempted to paint in bright colours the "night life" of Shang- hal Some of them have not been It would be fair estimate, contented with plain prose. Ex-according to one authority, to say aggeration plays A large part that there are to-day a thousand Imagination has been given rein. Russian girls dependent on the

But, it is in such dull, deadly cabarets for a living. The Japan days as these we live in-when the ese. Chinese, Koreans, &c. are to effervescent "boys" of the feet are" b counted in addition.. eway for the most part in northern waters and stagnation marks the course of life for dozens of haunts und a thousand cabaret girls in this port, that, one feels tempted to peer into, conditions as they

are.

Inquiry has led to the bellef that there are close on two score of ex-Navy and ex-Service men in Shanghai who have responded to

In only a few-an Insignificant few-are the foreigners Interested. The managers do not exist on the mere pittance of which they are in

receipt. The monthly,

pension "helps out." But, so dismal are these days, and so drear are the nights now, that foreigners have been known to render their ser vices as managers for less than a hundred dollars a month. Possi

WU

Guest At Tea Party

PROGRESS IN AIR

DEFENCE

An Optimistic View: Commons And Italy

- China's famous flm atar, Miss- Butterfly Wu, was feted at a tea party yesterday at the Hong Kong Hotel la which practically every branch of the film industry in Hong Kong was represented. Up There were several echoes of the ward of over 500 people were pre-changes in the Government in the sent and the hosts of the after-House of Commons. A specially noon were: Messrs. Choy Wai Warm cheer greeted Mr. Mac- Hung, Fung Kl. Leung, Liang Chi Donald when he rose to answer his Hao, Leung Chok Cho, Woo Yee last question as Prime Minister," Tux, Lam Sim Yip. Sum Sik Ho.

and the answer itself-a refusal to Suet. Sin Cheung. Fok He wai, delay the publication of appoint- ments approved by the King in Leu Wal, Chow and Ng Pak To.

order to give the House priority of Other celebrities of the stage knowledge, coupled with an assur- and screen present were: Missance that there had been no com- Wong Man Lal, Miss Lee Yee Lins,munication with any newspaper. Miss Chan Sul Hing. Miss.

aroused appreciative applause, Hul Mùi, Messrs. Sit Kok Sic and Ma Sze Tsang,

Lam

The Chairmen of the function Mr. Chow Wal Hung briefly in- troduced Miss Wu and Mr. Chow Kim Wah and after eulogising the

welcomed them.

The debate on the motion for adjournment covered three main subjecta. Once again the Labour Party, with some outside support. urged the most bellicose measures in order to assert the League's au-

the Italian Fress. Meanwhilë the Conciliation Commission had met in Milan, and he hoped all would go well.

WOMEN'S PAY

The next topic was a demand for equal pay for men and women, expressed by Colonel Clifton Brown, who appeared to want a guarantee that women should not displace men In Industry as they had done for the past 20 years. The demand was widely echoed, in spite of Mr. R. 5. Hudson's state- ments that, broadly speaking, there was to-day equal. pay for equal value.

the lure of the Orient, and to-day bly, competition dictates. Prob-mission of these two personages thority in the Italo-Abyssinian disrespective of "value received. He'

are acting as managers or can Trollers of cabarets. The majority of these Americans have earned and are in receipt of pensions for the services rendered in other years. They prefer to live in this Pountry rather than seek the moving scenes offered in throb- bing cities in their homeland. Difficult to assert what may be the fascination for so) unstable an anchorage, but it is a fact that the East has "caught their fancy," and as soon as they were released o responsibilities connected with the Service, they sought an alcove where they could watch the phantasmagoria attributed Lotus land.

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LITTLE ROMANCE To-day, the background has a common, unattractive grey. There is so little ot romance to be found.

ably, vacancies in other directions do not greet the eye of ex-Service men, who feel that their qualia- for shore Jobs cattons tricted.

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are res-

pute. Mr. Attlee thought that Signor Mussolint was out for * THE FUTURE

trouble in order to distract Italian Mr. Chow Kim Wah then re attention from growing economie counted the impressions gathered difficulties and political opposition. COMPETITION KEEN.

during their trip to Europe and He asked for an immediate state- Miss Wu thanked the gathering ment by the British Government Reference to competition re- minds one of its keen character.

for the great hodour they had that they intended to uphold the Time was when the Filipinos were

done. She had been a film act- } sanctity of the Covenant and decidedly popular as members of

ress for the last ten years and dur- would close the Suez Canal against ating all this time, had been in Italian transport. Italy insisted the orchestras entertaining these places, but, in latter days, China. The opportunity to visit on being an aggressor, they have not always been able the International Film Congress to survive the challenge offered with Mr. Chow as China's repre- by the Russian residents, coveting sentatives had opened her eyes to any manner of position. A four the great future in store for the piece orchestra (Russian) has Alm industry in China though been secured for $500 a month-there are many small difficulties and these artistes play nightly, which China still has to over every day in the year-in order to collect this munificent sum

And the dull grey background? It is there-at this season of the

come.

· MANY, FEATURE „

Miss Wu went on to say that

The struggle for existence is al-year-almost every night. It is al-she had learnt many new features most brutal

Away back in 1927-money was "easy." The naval men-the Ser- Vice men-had it, and spent it freely. Cabarets sprang into exis- Bold bids were made for tence. patronage. All manner of induce ments were offered to the visitor to return to the hospitality ex- tended at his favourite spot. In recent years, the decline has been rapid. The closing of the doors or popular places of amusement gave evidence of this during the past few months. Calamity threatens many others, for the "overhead" expenses make demands upon the cash resources of the owners which are not to be lightly disregarded. In one particular place, in spite of rigid economy, it was accepted as a fact that the ordinary calis ran to $200 a night before a cent was available for the investor or pro- prietor.

In this case, when economic clouds gathered on the horizen, this sum was dissected, analysed and studied and last was pruned down to $140 expenses a night.

PENSIONS HELP

"

There are many cabarets in this city to-day-catering mainly to the Service men (now,, alas, ab- "sent)—where the minimum call is for $75 a night expenses. Others, even in a thoroughfare where a number of similar institutions

MANCHUKUO, OIL MONOPOLY

Japan Silence

(Special Air Mail Service?

London, June 19.

most anticipated for June. July and August. The receipts, op one of these dull nights may not run to $15-not sufficient to meet the demands of the electric light collector. And yet, the owner is. and has to be a refreshing opti- mist

.

. In many places the girls are not in receipt of anything in the shape of retainers. They gain a commission on dance tickets--and drinks

for

MYSTERIES GALORE Mystery attends mystery, there have been nights in several cabarets where a danicing partner has not handlea one ticket. How she fares-exists-remains a my. stery. All who are enrolled at a cabaret arrange to arrive st a

given time, but the proprietary usually provides a car for their safe return to their homes in the early hours of morning this. after two meals every night have been served out to them.

No discussion of morals is con-

templated. The cabaret life in the city carries various tints.

The larger, more sumptuous cabarets may defy Time, and its changes. The smaller ones, se- questered in the side streeta, are suffering acutely to-day.

The tortured in mind are, often- times, the girls who must capture a smile-and sell a drink...

A MARKET FOR BRIDES

Institution in Search of "Husbands

for

in Europe and all the knowledge which she had acquired will be devoted to the Chinese Film In- dustry.

She was glad to be back in Hong Kong which gave her an opportunity to renew acquainten- ces with her many friends.

Mr. Chow had told them of their visits to Europe and it would be fullle for her dwell on the same subject. Her trip abroad had been for the furtherance of her career and she would gladly welcome any concrete criticisms from her many fans as to the improvement

Mr. Duff-Cooper explained that the Government could not give a lead by introducing equal pay ir-

promised, however, to consider a

that special children's allowances suggestion of Miss Rathbone's should be included in Civil Service salaries.

Mr. Churchill then raised the

question of defence against air attack. He was disquieted because the sub-committee of the Com- mittee of Imperial Defence. ap- pointed to deal with this question on March 19, had held only two meetings, because the main in- investigating committee was under the Air Ministry and might be hampered for lack of funds, and because Professor Lindemann, who had taken up this subject in "The Times" and had been put in touch with the Government, had heard no more "about the matter,

BARRED IN EGYPT Mr. Mander was even fercer suggesting that Italian aeroplanes should be barred from Egypt and British ports closed to Italian ships. He considered that the ¦ Treaty of 1888, which obliged the Suez Canal to remain open and Leutral, would be cancelled by any repudiation of the League by italy. and he claimed that it was the auty or this country to interfere wherever peace was threatened.

These eccentricities. were cor- rected in an admirable speech by Mr. Hamilton Kerr, who after protesting against the anti-Britian tone of the Italian Press, pointed out that an Italian adventure in Africa would certainly strain the solidarity achieved at would wreck Italian currency, dis tract and diminish Italian in- fluence in Europe, contradict the Italo-Abyssinian Treaty of 1928, and engage the strength of Italy for many years. But there was no

Stresa

of her art. She once again thank-bar whatever to Italian efforts to ed the gathering for the hospital- iniprove their country's economic,

standing. ity.

There were several other spea- kers and in the course of the func-

tion several "news reel men" were taking "shots" of the proceedings. Miss Wu and her party left last night by the Pres. Mackinley for Shanghai.

THE LIDO

Licensing Board Approves

THE TIZARD" COMMITTEE. The Prime Minister agreed that these investigations were of the very essence of responsible Gov- ernment. But the Committee, which had met only twice since March 19, was only a coordinating Committee. The actual investiga- greatly tions, which they had speeded up, were carried on by the expert Tizard Committee and by various Departmental Committees wórking day by day.

These investigations had not been, and would not be, handicap- ped for lack of money, He could hot, in the national interests, dis- close their results, but he could say on the authority of one of the chief experts that over-the whole Mr. Eden heartily and signifield of alz defence progress ficantly endorsed Mr. Hamilton was enough to justify an optimis Kerr's speech. The League, de tic view that the discovery of an added, had already done a great effective method of defence would deal, and now that its machinery be made. was in motion, the British Govern ment were not going to take sides In advance of events. They cer- tainly did not oppose the extension. of Italian influence in the matter of trade in Abyssinia, but they must sternly repudiate the wild accusations which had appeared in

This statement greatly reassured the House, and Bir A. Chamberlain rose chiefly to explain that, as the go-between between Professor Lindemann and the Government, It was his fault that each side had been awaiting a further com- munication from the other,

FATAL BRAWL

Memorial Stone Dedicated

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RECALLED

dant blameless as I am abundant- ty sure any jury would," remarked the Magistrate. "The man was in fear of bis Efe and defended him self as any man would do."

thetomestone

SIMPLE SERVICE

day when a party of 30 seamen from the Pres. McKinley and

It was dedica.ed by the Rev: Mr. Pres. Garfield gathered at the Co- Brown and bore the following lonial Cemetery yesterray when wording: the Rev. Cyril Brown, Chaplain of the Sailors Home and Seamen's Institute dedicated a memorial

Mr. E. H. P. White was" granted a publicar's licence at a special meeting of the Licensing Board which was held in the Council Chamber yesterday. It will be interesting to Dute that the licence A brawl between Unionists, men As a result of money collected only provides for the sale of liquor and Non Unionists in Kowloon on by members of the international in the actual building of the Lido February 3, last in which an Ame- Seamen's Union abroad the Pre- and the private bathing premises rican seaman named Lindberg of sident McKinley, who also paid, for let out on a monthly basis. If the 6.5. Pres. Grant was killed | Lindbergh's grave. Shanghai, July 2. In the House of Commons yes-

does not include that portion of when attacking Chown, a Non- was erected. Husbands are wanted "terday. Captain MacDonald (C-

the Lido open to the public for unionist, man was. recalled yester- Isle of Wight) asked the Foreign eighteen young. attractice girls, the purpose of changing only. Secretary whether he had yet now at the Chapei Benevolent The Colonial Secretary, the Under the plan ar- Hon. Mr. D. W. Tratman, presid- received a reply from the Japan- Institution. ese Government to the protest by ranged by the institution, theseed, and there were also present this country against the setting- girls are "offered for selection," the Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster, (At under stringent rules. Their ages torney General). Mr. H. B. L. Dow up of an oil monopoly in Man- churla, and whether he could now range from seventeen to 23, and biggin, the Hon Mr. W. H. Bell, indicate what action was to be all of them were at various times Mr. Wong Mow-lam, Mr. G. G. stone placed over the grave of the taken by the British Government | resdued by the Chapel Public Perdue, (Deputy LG. P.) and Mlate Bruce Lindberg, with a view to reaching a success-Safety Bureau from the hands of 6 F. Balfour (Secretary), ful conclusion on this matter at abductors or other miscreants

During the consideration of the an early date:

Any prospective husband is not application the Chairman mid the Sir Samuel, Hoare said no reply

even allowed a chance to see the Board felt some misgiving regard had been received. In the mean girls before submitting his appli-ing the fact that the applicant time the Manchukuo oil monopoly cation, with his photograph, to would not be on the premises un- had come into force and, in the the institution. On his applica- til 4 pm, after he had finished his The deceased met his death dedication and the commenda- circumstances, the British, and

unlawful tion being approved he will be office work in Hong Kong, and the commission of an American oil companies concerned

allowed to meet the girls and would be obliged to stay on the act, and I myself find the defen- had decided that they had no alternative. but to withdraw from make his choice. The approval of premises from that hour until the market. Conditions of with the chosen girl is also made a am.

The case of the fatal braw was

brought before Mr. E. W. Hamilton the Kowloon Magistrate at that time and the aleged assailant Chown was discharged,

"In memory of Bruce Lindbergh. Died Feb. 3, 1935. A martyr for American Unionism. Erected by fellow-members of the TSU aboard the ss. President McKinley on July 6, 1935

The service was simple and im pressive. Psalm 90 was read, as was the Lesson from the burial

service. This was followed by the

tion to God of the souls of the departed the service concluded with the Grace.

A wreath of white flowers with the letters IS.U" in red, was laid

was

on the grave.

Yesterday

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stipulation by the institution. Applicant said he was prepared drawal were understood to be the This being secured, the wedding to remain there until the premises that no objection had been raised subject of discussion between the will follow unmediately.

closed. He pointed out that he by the police and the Ecence was companies and the Marichuriate stern warning is issued with lived la; one of the bungalows granted with the conditions men- throughout the West Coast of the authorities. The view taken by the British Government of the the appeal for humands The close to the but ding and would be timed above.

monopoly and of the responsibility of the Japanese Government was sumclent indicated in the reply returned by his predecessor on April 28, to which he had nothing to add,

institution is doing everything possible to see that the girls get good homes. In the event of any successful applicant selling his bride into prostitution, a prosecu blozi will follow,

United States in memory at the

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