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ADVERTISEMENTS.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG.
PROBATE JURISDICTION.
IN THE GOODS ol "EDWARD PHILLIPS, late Sea Road, of Haverford, Bexhill-on-sea, in the County el Sussex, in the United Kingdom, Gentleman, de- ceased.
NOTICE is hereby given that the Court has by virtue of the provisions of Section 58 of Or. dinance No. 2 of 1897 made an order limiting the time for credi
ors and others to send in their claims against the shove estate to 21st December, 1938.
MARRIAGE
GAST-BERTHET. On November 22, 1938, at HongKong. Daphne Mary, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Berthet, to Alexan- der John, son of Mrs. M. Gast and the late Mr. W, W. J. Gast.
BIRTH
DEATH
PAPPADOPULO--On October 28 1938. at Athens, Greece, Mrs. Athina A. Pappacopulo, in her 75th year, mother of Setphen A. Pappadopulo.
CORRESPONDENCE
HONGKONG STOCK MARKET
[To the Editor, "The Hongkong Daily Press"]
EDITORIAL
FOREIGNERS
·HERE FROM CANTON
U.S. Consul And Dr. J. Henry
CONSOLIDATION OF AGGRESSORS'
FRONT
Triple Military Alliance
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1938 STAGE AND SCREEN REVOLUTIONS
BY EDWARD W. BETTS
MANT-On November 24. 1938, At
the Country Hospital, Shang- Bir-As an Investor, I have for
A shrewd observer recently put forward the suggestion, that the hal, to Elizabeth, wife of a long time felt that the Hong-
English theatre undergoes about live revolutions, every century. He F. Mant. a daughter.
kong share market should be put arrived at Hongkong on Monday triple military alliance between
The American gunboat Mindanao Commenting of the reported was, of course, thinking of "eatertainment" in the generle sense, andı on a more systematic footing. The for the first time since the landing Germany, Italy' and Japan, the
theatre proprietors have to keep a 'kemi eye, as do ali amusement scheme for margins and a clear of the Japanese at Blas Bay. About Hongkong "Sing Tao Jih Pao" KRJE,
providers, on what the public wants. As James Agate once pointed ing house, as published, in your 40
out, the drama and the theatre are two different things. The drams foreign passengers, paper this inorning, is a very whom were, Mr. Irving N. Linnel, sents further consolidation of the
among in a leading antcle, that it repre is an aesthetic phenomenon: the theatre is an economlo proposition. commendable attempt in the right American Consul-General in Can-aggressor's
All the same, the economic success or failure of the theatre may offer- direction, and many investors like ton, and Dr. J. M. Henry, DD.. of Munich Agreement.
front following the an inescapable criterion of public taste; and from this point of view: myself earnestly hope that it will Lingnan University, were aboard
it does not seem quite just to blame the theatrical manager if he be the first step to a general reor the vessel. Mr. Linnel is going to such a pact, the jounal opines, will sing on plays that the public does not want to sec.
The result of the conclusion of refrains from "losing his own money,' or that of his backers, in put- ganisation of the market whereby the Hague to a new post, while Dr. a many of the present foopholes will Hehry intends to meet his col croachment upon weaker nations, more vigorous Fascist en-
Many criticisms and comments Jack Hulbert, who for more than be prevented.
leagues here.
further provocation against the have been heard lately regarding seven years has
been devoting. democratic and peaceful countries what might be called the internal himself to films, is about to renew and the bringing about of another polities of the theatre. It has been his acquaintance with the musical. world catastrophe earlier than ex-suggested that high rents, unfair comedy stage. At the end of this.
incidence of Entertainments" Tax. monta he will appear at the Palace -
The Daily Press.
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RATES OF FREIGHT.
HONOKONG, NOVEMBER 30, 1935.
In other big cities, when a buyer
It is learnt from the latter that or seller of securities wishes to the Canton refugees now encamp cut his profit or loss he can safely ed in the premlaes of Lingnan do so at the price obtaining at University total 7,000, 80 per cent. the time, or somewhere close to it. of whom are women and children. In Hongkong. however, I know There have been 15 deaths. They that it is impossible many a time-are exceedingly grateful for the to do this. The result is that an aid rendered by the Hongkong Investor may and that he cannot people. obtain a certain profit or cannot eut a loss.
Being obliged to hang on to shares through the lack of open | market facilities in Hongkong has brought ruin to тапу д person
"
EUROPEAN FINED FOR CARELESS DRIVING
W. Minderhoud, residing at No. who could only afford a certain 14, Felix Villa's, appeared before Mr. margin of loss and not more. BroR. A. D. Forrest at the Central
remember this fact.
will welcome the institution of
fined $30.
pected.
has
realities the democratic
by
h
successes.
As far as the Far Eastern situation and other factors, make it difficult Theatre in Under Your Hat. It is. the alleged allance will result in merely popular plays) to be pro- partnered is concerned, the paper predicts, for good plays (as distinct from good news also that he will be further Italian, and German supduced at a profit. Against this Courtneidge, who shared in most his wife, Cicely port for Japan and their recogni-must be put the obstinate success of his carlier stage tion of other Japanese instigated pieces like Robert's Wife, that Vivian Elits is responsible for music puppet regimes.
has been running since last No- and lyrics. vember. French Without Tears, AGAINST COMMUNISM
Another popular couple to re- which has enjoyed a continuous turn to the stage from films are Commenting on the same sub-rim of two years, Herbert Farjeon's Jessie Matthews and Sonnie Hale. Ject, the Ta Kung Pao" points out Nine O'clock and Idiot's Delight. Their new debut will be in Star- that hitherto the alignment of the These sucecases may be proof of dust, the first performance of three Fascist States mainly against Communism. But bush: nevertheless it does not ces
been the fact that good wine needs no which will be given in the provin- *1, Des Voeux Road Central, JAPANESE SENSE ers who complain of client end Court yesterday on a summons with the conclusion of
ing their responsibilities should for driving a car without due care alliance between them any other attract" it was not worth putting
military follow that because a play "alled to London run.
on Boxing Day, preceding a OF HUMOUR
and caution and without a driver's country apart from those under The investing public. I am sure. cence on November 10, and was their protection will be menaced byn, considered as a work of art. Within the past two weeks there have been pre-views of a remarka- Iver Novello's presentation of bly good and varied collection of their aggression, JAPAN'S SENSE OF HUMOUR is
something hard to fathom and this trading procédure, which is
The prosecuting officer said that In part of every other share mar-defendant, while turning a left such
The paper forecasts that facing Henry Vat Drury Lane. that had new alms, more numerous in fact. certainly something unbeatable.
to be taken off after little more than I can remember in any pre- ket and which does not only help anhand bend in Pokfulam Road, countries, especially those with vast than a fortnight's Lun," is a good vious similar period. I can do no As from 15th December, 1939clared war on a peaceful neigh-Investor but also makes brokers drove over the crown of the road territories, will unite for self-tration. This was a beautiful more than just mention their titles
All throughout the present unde- rates of freight, Hong Kong to bour, and for months before, we positions more secure.
and scratched the edge of an on-defence. A
production. With its cast of 300, and principal players: Bernard. Bangkok, will be increased by have seen many examples, of this
ICE HOUSE
distinct, demarcation coming P. W. D. lorry, causing line will then be drawn between give undertaking. Despite large Howard and Wendy Hiller who
however, it was also a very expen- Shaw's Pygmalion, with Hongkong. November 29, Revised rates may be humour, as for instance, "The
damage to the extent of $11.
the opposing camps of the world Pleading guilty, defendant was and a
audiences; the box-office returns makes a sensational success); «The new balance of Powers also ordered to pay compensation formed. Such circumstances, the Were not sufficient to justify the Citadel Robert
Donat); of $11 to the P. W. D.
paper opines, will be favourable to continuance
Sbety of the rua Ivor China because her position on the
Glorious Years, with Anna Neagle Novello remains convinced that democratie front will be strength-there is an audience for such pro Elisabeth Bergner); Bones of the Queen Victoria; Stolen Late ened.-Central News.
ductions as this Henry V of his River Will Hay); Climbing High though not a large enough audi-Jessie Matthews); Forging Ahead ence to all the vast auditorium ofarge Forge Formby Keep CAMPHOR WOOD ·
Drury Lane Theatre, and he pro-st
ng (Gracie Fields). POSSESSION
poses to demonstrate his faith my
B. these good things are but as producing a series of classical plays Sentence of six weeks hard la-fin a smaller theatre during the earnest of what British producers, bour, without the option of a fine, winter season.
have in mind Already in produc- was imposed on two unemployed,
tion. scheduled for Another interesting experiment making, are Bernard Shaw's The immediate
probably
20%
had on application.
THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD. THORESEN & CO., LTD. Hồng Hồng, 28.1,39.
1980
WUHAN SONGSTERS
LAST CONCERT
INTERNMENT OF SOLDIERS
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present war is one to force the Chinese people to prove their sincerity," "The Japanese do not have any territorial ambitions in China."The Japanese are not at war with the good Chinese people," "Japan will insist on the Oper [To the Editor, "The Hongkong Duor principle being maintained
Dally Press"] and will respect the rights and in
Sir-Let me congratulate you ¡terests of third Powers," etc. We Could quote scores of other in- stances but, crice we attempted to
J. *
on
Mrs. B. K. Trevor, of South Cliff, Stanley, was fined $10 for driving a car at an excessive speed in the controlled area in Queen's Road East on November 17."
FORGED the attitude you adopted in you editorial of to-day regarding internment of armed combatants
cj
BANK
NOTES Committal proceedings against
1.3
Lesile
with
do so, the columns of the "Hong-crossing the New Territories bor- kong Dally Press " would be in-
der: if Chinese soldiers are intern-Hul Chl-shan, 48, rice. broker,, Ng Yiu and ‘Tam Ho, when they is the introduction of lower admis-Dey's Disciple, sufficient to carry them all..... The Wuhan Songsters will give
ed, why are not the Japanese who charged with uttering two forged pleaded guilty before Mr. R. A Dafan prices after a play has had a clark Gable; So This Is London. LUDICROUS also violated neutral ground? their last concert in the Colory on EXCEPTIONALLY
Chartered Bank $50 notes and Forrest at the Central Court year long run. This was originated at with Alfred Dayton, Robertson was the claim by the Japanese Should not the proper thing bealth possession of six such ferged
terday to the charge of possession otcer, who, last Saturday, led alte refure entry to members of notes, were continued at the Kow.
the Piccadilly Theatre where Hare and of armed detachment
soldiers both combatant armles?
Fay loon Court yesterday before Mr of 250 cattles of camphor wood.
Compton; "Q" George and Margaret was put on Planes, with Valerie Hobson and across the Shum Chun River into
Inspector Mair, who prosecuted, NON-CHINESE. AA Macfadyen, when several
said that defendants were seen immediately after its long record Laurence Oliver: A Gentleman's British territory and occupied
Hongkong. November 29, 1938.
vitnesses were heard.
It will be recalled that the da. carrying a tree about 18 inches in /af another theatre. J. P. Mitchelhill | Gentleman (Eric Blore): Thief of British military ob-
trap at the On Lok. Yuen Cafe, on Acdy Town on Monday. The tree/Whitehall Theatre, to which he Murder in Soho' Jack la -Rue); fendant had been led into a police d'ameter down the hillside in Ken is doing something similar at the Bagdad (Sabu and Jon Hall);
Fi
Sunday, December 4, at 10,30 'a,m, In the King's Theatre.
Features of the programme will
be
1. Sugs. Including quartettes,
which have
before never
been presented in Hongkong. FRONTIER servation dug-out No.,
2. A play. "They Come Back."
FURTHER
12. This man insist-
3. A selection of the repertoire of SOUTH. ed, according to pub- IN QUEEN MAUD'S November 7. where the police
the Chinese
Philharmonic
lished
reports, that Symphony Orchestra of the British frontier was not at Shum Chun but at a point eight
Hongkong.
4. Songs with the participation miles further south.
will
MEMORY
SERVICE HELD AT ST. JOHN'S
THEATRE BOMB OUTRAGE
Belgrade, Nov. 29. Travellers who arrived here last
is valued at $50.
transferred Glorious Morning Anything to Declare (John Loder, and Idiot's Delight was Belle Chrystall and Leonora. Cor- moved to His Majesty's Theatre. bett).
of the
DEMAND FOR AIR TRANSPORTATION-
allege he attempted to sell some or the forged notes to police SNATCHING ALLEGED with a substantial cut in prices of
I officer. At the hearing, yesterday, A remand of 48 hours was grant-seats.
With the addition of 36 pictures defendant cross-examined ated by Mr. E, Himsworth the
to the Empire Film Library of the It may be that drastic chargeImperial Institute, the total nun- of the guest sololst, Mrs. S. WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED
length the witnesses for the Kowloon Court yesterday the in admission charges will be one ber of prints in the collection is Y. Lam (soprano).
was that, when held up by
prosecution, claiming that he was case against Law Tai. 20, was of the five revolutions that this 1,300. The new films include nine- His Excellency the Governor, Sir nor the man on whom the forged charged with having in Cameron century will witness in the theatre teen of the United Kingdom, eight Advance booking for the concert Lleut. H.M.F. Langley...who was in will be opened at the King's charge of three platoons manning Geoffry Northcote. and Lady banknotes were found.
Road, snatched a handbag from
The remarkable progress of the of Austraila, five of Canada, two Theatre and Tsang Fook Plano posts in the vicinity, the Japanese Northcote, attended the memorial Hearing of the case will be con- Mrs. F. A. V. Ribeiro. `·. ̧ Co.. Queen's Road Central, from were informed by the British | service for Queen, Maud of Norway | tinued at noon to-day.
repertory movement is reflected by of Cyprus and one of Kenya. But Det.-Sergt. Scott, prosecuting.
the decision stated that defendant was stopped. Managers' Association to form a been reached, for there are 3,000 noon on Thursday to noon on officer that they were on British held at St. John's Cathedral yester-
Touring the numbers required have not yet Saturday.
soil and were told that they must day.
while attempting to run away, by T.MA. Repertory Committee,. to borrowers on the circulating list. Immediately lower the Japanese The service, which was conduct-
a hotel" coolie, and evacuate.
ake the place of the Association Here is ed par y in English and partly in AIRPORT MOVEMENTS ensign
where the humour. of the Intru-Norweg.an, was offered by the
CASTLE PEAK ROAD believed that the formation of this of Repertory Companies. It is The China Cipper
beders came into play. The Japanese Scandinavian and Norwegian several days behind time due to a officer naively produced a map on Churches in" Hongkong, and the night from Temesvar state that
BUS CRASH Committee will be of assistance delay of departure from Alemada which it was shown that the bor Very Rev J, L. Wilson, Dean of the 10 were killed and 32 seriously Twenty people were injured when and encouragement to the reper- on account of adverse weather ders of the Colony were at Sham-Cathedral, took part.
wounded in a bomb outrage during a bus running on the Un Long tory movement thoughout the 'conditions between California and shulpo and Kowloon City. It is not The ceremony took the form of
the Sunday night performance of route crashed into a tree on the country. The chairman will be an Honolulu. The Clipper will arrive stated on what or whose authority a hymn, (funeral march), a prayer Jewish theatrical company from Castle Peak Road, about 15 miles ex-officio member of the TM.A. In the Colony at noon on Satur- this map was prepared but the by the Dean, a short address by Wilna in the Temesvar municipal from Kowloon, on Monday."
Council of Management and the day, and will make the return trip Japanese officer apparently be the Rev. Dr. K. L. Reichelt, an-
Two of the passengers are in office and authority of the Associa- on Sunday morning.
lieved that, upon production of the other hymn, prayers and reading the stage and
One bomb was thrown against serious conditions."
tion will be at the disposal of the The Imperial Airways plane chart, the British forces. Would by the Rev. Johann Nielson. an-
one Into the
Committee. J. B. Priestley recently originally due at Kai Tak to-day withdraw and leave the trespassers other prayer and Benediction by formed rumours the police arrested audience. According to uncon-
paid a high tribute to the move- will not arrive until to-morrow in charge of the field. In this, how the Rev. G. N. Reichelt
ment. "When I remember all the Due to the heavy demand for repertory theatres and all the fine serial transportation between actors and audiences that these Chungking.ang Kwellin, the Eura- theatres have given me and my sla. Corporation announces an in- fellow dramatists," he said, "I take crease from one to three trips heart again and return to my work weekly. Every Thursday a plane refreshed."
will leave Chungking for Kwellin Tne Shakespeare Memorial and return to Chungking the samė Theatre Company of Stratford-day....
(Dr.
theatre.
a man and a woman who are both
afternoon. The delay is attributed ever, they were mistaken, for Lieut. Reichelt's son). Blessing by the believed to be mmbers of a terrorist On
to poor weather conditions on the Langley remained adamant and Dean, and a final hymn.
firmly insisted that the map was
+main line,
The accident to Calpurnia will wrong and that the Japanese must not affect mail service to the withdraw, which they did. We stil Colony. It is reported that the fall to understand why they were of the agreement. hence plane carried mall for India and not Interned. other southern points.
organisation.
Detalls are not available because the Temesvar authorities exercise its the strictest censorship.-Trans-
Ignorance of its existence.. PERHAPS our well-informed SOMETIMES, however; the Jap-
ocean,
The Air France plane from friends in Tokyo are not aware anese sense of humour goes a LAST WILL
In order to minister to the
Iriend at Hong-
OF KEMAL
ATATURK
Ankara, Nov. 29.
German Plane Long Hop To Tokyo
RECORD-BREAKING CONDOR'S FLIGHT
Berlin, Nov. 29.
Chungking-Kweilin Service Increased
Changing, Nov. 28.
upon-Avon is soon to pay its first Another plane will leave Kun- visit to the United States. Next ming for Kwellin and continue the year the Theatre Governors are to journey to Chungking from Kwel celebrate the theatre's
Golden lin. Every Saturday, a plane will Jubilee. It was on Shakespeare's leave Chungking for Kwelin and birthday, April 23, in 1878, that the will continue the journey to Kun- original Memorial Theatre (de-ming-Reuter. stroyed by fire in 1926) was opened, j
'with a performance of Much Ado
About Nothing. The season, will
open on April 3 and will continue ORGANISATION
twenty-four or twenty-five OF MONGOLIAN
Hanoi le due at Kal Tak at noon of an agreement, entered into in little too far but nevertheless it to-morrow. The return night to 1898 between Bir Cigude A. Mac-displays their mentality.' An Indo-China will be made on Satur- donald, H.M. Minister to
The German all-metal Focke- China, amusing "Instance of this comes day morning.
and Messrs. Li Hung-chang, and from Tokyo from which city a
Wulf Condor monoplane, which Hsu Ting-k'uel, members of the European resident
"In August zaade a record fi'ght wrote to -a Tsung-li Yamen,
from Berita to New York and MATERNITY WELFARE representing the 1898 LEASE, *WE DO NOT: king. "It's not The last will and testament of
back, departed yesterday at CENTRE APPEAL Imperial Chinese AGREEMENT |CENSOR much use trying Kemal Ataturk was opened to-day
3.57 p.m. for a flight to Tokyo. Government, known
LETTERS" to tell you any- at the Court of the Justice of
to be made in four stages, with as the Kowloon Extension Agree-
thing of what is Peace here. The bulk of Ataturk's
stops at Basra, Karachi, Hanot many expectant mothers among ment, but, in case they are not. happening here," he said, "because fortune was left to the People's
The flight is explained as experi-for the, refugees who have crossed the we would advise them to buy from everything is so heavily censored." Party, of which the deceased was mental in nature, and is being weeks. B. Iden Payne will be in border into the Colony during the the "Hongkong Daily Press" a copy The latter was put in the mall box the founder, past week, the St. John Ambulance of the Directory and Chronicle and, on the following day, the payment of substantial annuities tation from Japan.
on condition of performed in response to an in charge, but there are to be more ADMINISTRATIONS Association and. Brigade are esta of China, Japan, etc." On the first writer received a call from an to Ataturk's sister, Makbule, and The entire distance to be cover
Chungdng, Nov 2. blishing a maternity welfare cen- page of this they will find a sum- official of the Japanese Post Office, to other relatives.
ed is 13,450 kilometres. tre at Fanling.
While adimitting that proposals mary of the lease agreement, which "You are wrong to tell your friends
A further clause in the will pro- Two hours after taking off the cinema entertainment called have been mbmitted for the ur An appeal is being addressed is to be in force for a period of 89 that everything is heavily censored vided that necessary means should plane was 80 kilometres south-east Flashbacks, illustrating the evolu-ganisation of Mongolian adminis through the press for assistance in years. This provides for an ex- here," asserted the visitor. "We be placed at the disposal of Ismet of Belgrade, and flying at an al- tion of moving pictures from the trations, a spokesman this undertaking, and the Ambu-tension of Hongkong territory and Japanese never censor letters: You Inoenue, Atatürk's successor, as titude of 4.500 metres-Trans-mechanical magic lantern slides to Mongolian Tibetan Affairs Com
of the lance authorities will be grateful outlines, inter alla, the boundaries are wrong and, z-ah-sh. I am very President of the Republic, to de-ocean for gifts of money as well as which, of course, include the Shum sorry. Please do not make charges fray the expenses, of the education
the talking' picture, je to produce mission of the Chinese · Govern In the West-end the Americanment declared that though the pylamas, camp beds, bedding, Chun River.
like that again."
of Ismet's children....
sitting of the National Assembly, musical comedy, (Hrl Crazy, which Chinese Government is studying rugs, hot water bottles, stools, OF COURSE, it may be that the WE LEAVE READERS, to judge. The residue is divided in equal several speakers voiced the grail was done in New Yorir as long ago the, proposals, aiming at minca- commodes, disinfectants, rubber Japanese Foreign Office, has All we can say is that the Jap- parts between the. Historical Bo- tude of the Turkish nation for the as 1930. Its cast will include Jack tion of Mongolian administrations, sheeting, rice; ambulances, medi- very conveniently, as in the case anese sense of humour is perfectlyciety and the Society for Linguis-sympathy manifested by foreign Whiting. June Clyde, Jack Pearl a definite decision had not yet eine cupboards, bowls, spoons, cups of the Changkuteng dispute with amazing, hard to fathom and cer-tle Research, both of which were countries and such requisites.
Boviet Russia, "mislaid". Its copy tainly unbeatable."
on the occasion of and the De Marcos, The show has been taken by the Chinese Goya, founded by Ataturk. At to-day's Ataturk's death Transocean, new numbers by George Gershwin. F'ernment-Reuter.
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guest directors tiran usual.
C. B. Cochran, who has just pre- sented in London a fascinating
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