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السلام

Mrs. George Law as Sable Cicada.

INTERNATIONAL RUBBER COMMITTEE

Coming Meeting Casts Shadows Over Market

TWO CLASSICAL CHINESE PLAYS

Presentation Next Month At Tai Ping Theatre

The Hongkong Chinese Little Theatre Group, under the auspices of the H.K. Chinese Women's Re- lief Association, will present two Chinese popular classical plays, Sable Clenda and Dream of the Red Chamber, at the Tai Ping Theatre; the former on June 1 and and the latter on June 2 and 4, at & p..

There has never been in the his- tory of the Chinese Kwangtung opera attempted entirely by ama- teurs on the stage. It is only "through the patient supervision of Miss Rose Tam, the producer and the Chairman of the Association.

Miss Kwan Bek-ha 23 Lim Dol-yuk in Dream of the Rea Chamber.

and the untiring effort of the SIGNAL HONOUR

whole tast that this pioneer enter- prise has finally materialized.

The casts comprise socialltes who | have undergone arduous training ever since Christmas and will, no doubt, take the Hongkong public by storm, presenting by far the best amateur play ever produced here.

The two plays, mentioned above are highly esteemed in Chinese)

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FOR MADAME CHIANG

(Continued from Page 1) Mr. Liu Yu-wan, secretary of the China Institute of Eaterna- tional Relations, who brought the medal to China, said it was a privilege and honour to have been entrusted by the Chinese Embassy

with the task of bringing such a precious article to Chung"ng.

HISTORY OF THE MEDAL Miss Bocye, who spoke next,

LONDON. May 11 (Reuter)circles, in that they occupy the Next Tuesday's meeting of the lofty position held by Shakespeare's International Rubber, Committee

plays in the European world. is casting shadows over the mar-

HAN DYNASTY ket where opinions are sharply

Sable Cicada, being a historical divided regarding the best course

play of the Han Dynasty, showed to be adepted by the Committee.

patriotism of a young girl, to whose Some advocate the maintenance name the play is attributed, and. of the present quota for the third who is willing to sacrifice herself briefly traced the history of the quarter as long as the price re-

to play the dual personality inimedal. Among the former, rect- mains under the level generally order to save the very critical plents of the medal of honour she regarded as equitable. Neverthe-situation for the Emperor. W

mentioned were Lady Ralph Paget less, even these quarters

The Dream of the Red Chamber

in 1916, and Evelyn Gamaut an additional five per cent, which romance Illustrating the gran- Smalley. World War nurse, in 1919. deur of Chinese family life of the The last award went to Mme. Marle should not greatly depress the price owing to the sound statisti- and unaffected love of the young had been made in the ten-year in- upper class; and depicting the fine słodowska Curie, in 1829. No award cal position.

expect

There are

about ten men and

On the other hand, others fa. People even, in that mediacval age.terim before its bestowal upon your an additional ten per cent. thirty charming young ladies tak had been found worthy of the dis- Mme. Chiang because no woman release arguing the Increase. while ing part in the play. Each portrays tinction. Mme. Chiang was fittingly possibly causing temporary reac a character most suited to his or: tion of a farthing in the price, her ability.

chosen for the honour because she would assure a plentiful supply It is needless to remind the pub-

possessed great courage, both for any emergency while weaken-c of the great need of relief to physical and spiritual. She had "ing the case for the American the war sufferers at the present

frequently gone to the front barter proposals which are frown-time. It is felt sure the public is together with the Generalissimo, ed on by the market.

in great sympathy with the cause had Ilved In cities frequently

SUGAR DEFICIENCY LONDON, May 11 (Reuter)-The raising of a certain question by two delegates when an agreethent was all but achieved was respon- sible for a further meeting to- day of the executive committee of the International Sugar Council

It is understood the sugar re- quired to fill the existing de- ficiency. amounting to about 200,000 tons, is available in Cuba and while the present conversa- tions are going on behind closed doors it is believed the committee is "endeavouring to secure general agreement for the release of a large part of the Cuban surplus.

DISCOVERED

FRIDAY, MAY 12, 1939,

FOREIGN MAILS

"HONGKONG, FRIDAY, 12th MAY, 1939, 9.30 AM.

Registered and Ordinary mall & Parcels (not Insured) will be ac- cepted for Canton and despatched as circumstances permit.

Letters and Postcards for Kurope (except Great Britain and Eire) and South America are forwarded "ta Siberia" If so superscribed.

INWARD MAILS

From

Air Mail by "Pan American Air- ways Direct Service"-San Fran- cisco date, 3rd May, Shanghai

Amoy

Shanghai...... Bangkok

Shanghai and Amoy Shanghai and Swatow

Japan.

Air Mail by "Imperial Airways

Amoy

Direct

10th May:

Straits

Service"-London

Tientsin and Swatow:

3bangbal

Straita

Manila.

Per

Pan American

Airways plane m/v. Shantung. Sungshan Maru. Conte Rosso

Kalgan... Tainan...

Due.

“,,

12th May

12th May

12th May

11th May

14th May

14th May

Kaying

14th May

Toba Mary... Tjibadak,

14th May

14th May

date. Imperial

Airways Pla ram

15th May

Bhutan....

16th May

Ninghai....

18th May

Meneatheus........

16th May

Cremer...

18th May

.............. | Granvila.

18th May

Emp. of Asia......

17th May

17th May

17th May

Airways Plane Dardanus

18th May

18th May

Talma....................

18th May

Terukuni Maru...

18th May

Atuta Maru.......

18th May

Katori Maru.....

22nd May

gard Hay

Canada, C.8.A., Japan and Shang- hai (Vancouver B. C. date, 29th April).

Manila Straita

..... Scharnhorst.......

Achilles..

date, Imperial

Ur Mall by "Imperial Alwaye

Direct Service "-London 13th May..

Marila

Amoy

Japan and Shanghai..

Australia and Manila.. Straita

U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan & Shanghai

(San Francisco date, 27th Apr.); | Kamakura Maru

OUTWARD MAILS

than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where malls REGISTERED AND PARCEL MAILS are closed 15 minutes earlier

are advertised to close at or before 9 a.m., registered and parcel malla are closed at 5 p.m. on the previous day.

For

FRIDAY

Fort Bayard and Bangkok. shanghai. Japan, Honolulu, U.S.A..

Central and South America vis Vancouver B C., & (Parcela & Papera only for Canada)-due Vancouver B. C., 30th May. Fort Bayard Sandakan...

Manila

Swatow and Foochow. Swatow.

Rangoon..

the Association is supporting.

bombed. It was easy to be cour- The public will be amply repaid ageous when things were going

patronizing the plays,

well, but, in the face of difficulties and reverses, it took spiritual cour jage to hold to an invincible faith Parcels only for

in the mal outcome of things. Swatow

COCHAGE NEVER LACKING Manila Continuing. Miss Bceye said. Manila and Brindisi-dae Brindisi, "Many times when we had had

4th June. news of China's reverse, we were inclined to be discouraged, but in Mme. Chiang courage was never-Air Mail for Indo-Chins, Iran, found lacking. This faith of hers, has inspired all who know her or jot her work to believe that China

must be victorious,"

IN NICK

OF TIME

PLOT TO SEIZE POSITIONS IN S.W, AFRICA SWAKOPMUND, May 11 (Beuter)

Other countries, however, areThe British Intelligence Service demanding compensation for the discovered a far-reaching plot for large additional quote which setalng positions in would thus be granted Cuba and Africa, according to Mr. Lardner South-West the committee is confronted with Burke," leader of the English- the task of finding an equitable speaking community and a pro- minent member of the Legislative. Assembly, in the course of a speech which he delivered here.

formula.

TRESPASS CHARGE

The medal was planed to Mme. Chiang's grey coat amidst prolonged applanas. In her brief reply, Mme, Chiang said she accepted it in the name of the womanhood of China, The medal bears a star in the

·iniddle, surrounded by smaller stary on all sides. In the centre of the star is embedded a día- mond.

DOG ON BUS

Per

Date and Time

Fr. 1242

Michael Jebsen.

8.30 AM

Emp. of Japan Haldis....

Pres. Harrison...

Woolgar.

Selatan..

G.P.O.&K.P.O..

Reg. Ord.

8.15 AM

10.00 AM

103) AM

10.30 AM.

10.30 AM

1.1.00 AN

Tingsang

11.30 PM

Hong Blang..

*1.30 PM

Soochow

2.30 PM

Pres. Pierce,.

Conte Ross0.

Beg,

and France (Paris and Northern Provinces only) by

the

"Air .France Airways Direct Service" Japan

Air France Plane....

Islami...

SATURDAY

Airmail for Manila, Guam," Hoño- falu, and 0.9.A. by the "Pan-

·American Airways Direct Service" -due San Francisco, 19th May Straits, Ceylon, India, E. and 8. Africa, Aden, Egypt, Malti "and Europe via Marseflies-due Maré "sellies, 9th June,

Mr. Burke declared that the When Chan So, marred South African Police had recently woman, residing at No. 6, Chater been despatched to South-West A fine of $10 was imposed by Mr. Road, walked into her kitchen on Africa by Gen. Smuts and had Q. A. A; Macfadyen at the Kowloon Formosa May 10, she was surprised to see arrived In the nick of time to Court yesterday on R.M. Gutierrez, Haiphong.

a 30-year-old Chinese unemployed, save the territory from

squatting there. "with

✩

parcel and bloodshed.

wrapped up in old newspers, which

fighting on Waterloo Road, who was sum- Swatow

moned for failing to leave a Kow- Papers only for Straite and (Parcels Inon motor-bus after he had been and Papers for Calcutta).

Baigon.

Pan American

+

Airways plans

2.30 EX

$4.30 PM

EPO.

5.00 PM

Ont 6.30 PM

· G.P.O. Bug. 5.00PM üed.

Sat. 13th.

7.00 PM

7.00 PM

K.P.O. Reg 12th 5.00 P Ord 12th 3.30 par G.PO.

Rag. 18th 3.00 P

Ord. 13th 7.30 AM G.P.O. & K.P.O. Par. 12th 5.00 PM Reg. 13th 9.45 AM Ord.13th10.30 AM- G.P.O. & K.P.O

9.30

Carthage.

Air Mail for “K.L.M. Always Direct Service" dus Amsterdam, 23rd May.

Carthage": Canton Maru...........

Reg.

·Ord."

10.00 AM

10.30 AX

Mingsang Hupeh

2.00 PM

2.30 Px

Parcels

4.00 PM

Kutsang...

Papers 5.0 Pa

Lysemoun.. Helikon

6:00 PM

5.00 PM

G.PO,& XP.O

permitted on buses. dog with him, and dogs were not that Gutierrez alight as he had a Manila, Australia and New Zea

land via Thursday Island.----due Thursday Island, 26th May,

Parcela 4.00 PM

Bagat

5,00

Ord

Sun, 14th.

Wosang

9.00 AM

was later found to contain a chop- LARCENY OF PAIR requested to do so.

Del.

The man, Cheung Kam, was charged before Mr. R. Edwards at the Central Court yesterday with trespass for an unlawful purpose and sentenced to three months hard labour.

'

OF SKATES

It was stated in Court that the Fort Bayard conductor of the bus requested

was bound over in the sum of $40 Ko Tak, 28-year-olt unemployed, for one year, when he appeared. before Mr. R.

The conductor called a police. Edwards at the sergeant to his aid, but the de- Central Court yesterday, charged fendant refused to comply with Swatow and Shanghal BUNDAY. with larceny of a pair of skates, the sergeant's request that he leave

ALLEGED INSANITARY the property of Albert Kirby, son the bus...

PREMISES

of Police Insp. A. Kirby, on May 4, at No. 138 Caine Road,

• Kwong Kwong-ching, of No. 47. Insp. Kirby stated that his son- Tik Yam Street, a licensed eating lent a pair of skates to Douglas house, was summoned on March 30, Saunders, (son of Insp, Saunderz), for failing to keep his premises who left it behind in the play

ground.

clean.

PAYNE STAKES RESULT

Payne Stakes run to-day resulted LONDON, May 11. (Reuter)—The

in a win for Sierra Nevada (11 to

Defendant was represented by Berg. Watt stated that he saw 2) by three lengths from Brocan

Mr. Loseby.

defendant carrying a bucket con- Sanitary Inspector, Yoong Kamtaining the pair of skates in Ber-teur (9 to 4) Roderick Dhu (3 to 1 was a shorthead behind Brocan- on, stated that when he visited mour Road. On being questioned. the place, he found the tables, the defendant said he picked them up

teur. There were seven starters. kitchen and the, cooking utensils on the road.

In an insanitary state,

The case was adjourned to May 18, at 11 am

RIVALS IN LOVE

RELIEF WORKER LEAVES

Mr. Hsu Hath-ying, former Chi- A quarrel between two friends, near Ambassador to Japan, who la Spanish art treasures which had who became rivals in love, led to Director-General of the National been stored in Geneva ti the oare one of them, Cheng Chong-hong Relief Commission, left for Chung- of the League of Nations were being charged at the Central king yesterday and is expected to sent back to Spain by special Court yesterday with having be away for about one month. Mr. train on Wednesday evening. wounded his friend, Tain But, at He was at one time Prime Minis- Several particularly valuable pieces Jardine's Bazaar, on May 8, 20 ter of China. aa,, for instance, the paintings It was stated that in the course from the Prado Museum wil re of the quarrel, the defendant. Wong To, who stands charged main in Geneva for the time being using a vegetable knife, inflicted with assaulting Lam Man and to be shown to the public at an injuries on the complainant's hand causing grievous bodily harm, out- exhibition beginning on June 1 Defendant WRE sentenced to side the Bank of Canton, was (TO)

three months hard labour.

remanded in custody until May 18.

MONDAY

şir Mail for “Imiperis!" Airways

Direct Service "due London imperial 22nd May,

Airmail for Malaya, Java. And Ang- tralia by "Imperial Airways Direct Servica” — duo Sydney 22nd May.

TUESDAY Batavia and Sourabaya...

5.30-

Mon. 15th. PO. Bos 5.00 PM

Ord

5.30 PM

Q.P.O.

Bog

| 8:00 PM

Airways Plane (Ord..

7:00 P

Reg. Ord.

5.00PM

imperial

Q.P.Q Reg, 600 PM

Airways Fiano Ord.

Tibadak..

Fort Bayard, Pakhoi and Haiphong. Kaying. Parcels only for Straits Penang. ... Ceylon, Aden, Egypt Marseilles

and London-dus London, 22nd June.

Swatow

Haiphong

Amor ***** Shanghai

WEDNESDAY

Mene

5.30 PM

Tue. 16th.

9.30 AM

100 FM

G.P.O. & K.P.O. Parcels 8.00 PM

Wed. 17th.

waising.

inan

12:30 PM

2.00 PM 3.30 PM

Scharnhorst:

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