1926-03-26 — Page 7

THE HONGKONG TEL

INTERESTING NEWS PICTURES?

The recent State opening of Parliament. The Guards are shown dipping their colours as the Royal coach leaves the House of Lorde,

FRIDAY

SLAZENGERS

PRIMORIS

ANDERSON

"PATTERSON"

This is the first Shipment received since the com-

mencement of the Frame-

makers strike in England

SPECIAL

SHOW

British troops leave Cologne after seven years' occupation. Picture shows the huge crowd outside Cologne Cathedral when the British flag was hauled down.

"MONNA VANNA.”

A QUEEN'S THREATRE ATTRACTION,

There is a big film being shown at the Queen's Theatre at present -namely, "Monna Vanna." It is the product of a German studio and is based on Masterlinck's famous tragedy of the Renais- sance, when Pisa and Florence were at war.

CORRESPONDENCE.

MOTOR SERVICE.

[To the Editor, Hongkong Telegraph.]

Sir. I have carefully noted the proceedings at the meeting of the Hongkong Automobile Association, as reported in yours of March 24th

It seems to

the usual quitting time in the after- noon, but complete service (in: cluding towing-in if necessary) at any hour of the night such service may have been required.

•If the stranded gentleman bought a car which is an, orphan: in this Colony, of from a firm which hud no garage and no sor- vice, facilities, he should blame, himself for lack of judgment rather than blame four garages, none of whom seem to have had anything me somewhat, to do with his purchase of the car, There are some most graphic roundabout procedure for a strand- The man who purchases a back- scenes depicted, especially whened motorist to have a friend of his ward bus from a fly-by-night dealer the rival armies come to gripe, detail is specific and personal has no claim to service from the and throughout the photography troubles to the Hongkong Automo- silken-six dealer. If a man will and settings are remarkably goedbile Association and thence to the buy a car from a dealer who has Thousands of people were employ- newspapers and Dhally to the

absolutely no service facilities, or ed to make this picture a big scworld at large. It is hardly logiif he will buy a car which is not

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A FINE SELECTION HAS JUST BEEN LANDED.

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ping fashion, working up finally to a striking denouement. The prin cipal characters "are very ably sustained, the incidents through- out being marked by fine act ing, this being especially true of the talented and beautiful actress

who fills the title role.

This picture will be screened up to and including Saturday, and can recommend it as being

we

round excellence.

potential occurrences of a similar has no reasonable grouch if dis nature. It has been dinned, into acquisition has to look after itself. the ears of the public for at least Conditions in this Colony are 25 years that no car is any better fast getting to the place where the than the service behind it. That number of cars sold by the legitim- being an admitted fact, it would ate garage proprietors is such that seem that the general pubile would they are entirely occupied in their buy motor cars from people who endeavour to render maximum ser- are in position to fender maximum vice at minimum cost covering cars service.

wold by them. This necessitates

It happens that Hongkong does specializing. The crphan

Car

much above the average in all have firms' who do comply with the under present circumstances will somewhat exacting requirements have to depend more and more of the term "garage proprietors."on the small, outside, ill-equipped If the individual in question tele-garages.-Yours, etc.,

SOCIALISTS STILL OPPOSE.

THE FRENCH BUDGET.phoned to Chinese garages, it is not surprising that. they should have answered him in Chinese.: Further, it is a fact that the stranded individual had no especial elaim on anybody except the agent of the car, he purchased.

!

Puris, March 25. The Chamber has adopted by 415

votes to 128 the revenue section

BILL BROWN. Hongkong, Murch 25, 1926.

PATRIOTISM.

Sir Your correspondent. J. P.

It might also be kept well in Vieira Remedios is quite amusing

of the Budget. The expenditure mind that there is a tremendous in his remarks aropus patriotism.

Personally, I consider the play-

partment and a repair department, ing of the National Anthem at the

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side was voted at the autumn difference between a service de- session,

The entire 1926 Budget is now A service department is precisely end of any performance or dance ready to go to the Senate. The what the term implies. It is maina bore, for it is never played as 500,000 Australians (all volun- EXCHANGE RATES. Socialists have decided to oppose tained solely with the idea of ren- National Anthem, but merely as teers) fighting for England during the Government's financial pro-dering service to the purchasers of a notification of the end of the her scrap with Germany and her

francs.-.

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EXTRAORDINARY VALUES ARE

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THE

VALUE OF FIREPROOF AND SOUNDPROOF METHODS IS INDIS- PUTABLE. MAINTAINING LIGHT FLOOR LOADS, SAVING FLOOR SPACE, AND STILL SECURING STRONG, SUBSTANTIAL CONSTRUCTION ARE LIKEWISE IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS:

BUT

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Rugby, March 25. To-day's exchange rates are as

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posals to make up the dellelt of motor vehicles, the agencies of performance, "nearly Ave milliard

Reuter.

which are held by the proprietors One can be quite a ataunch

The true. patriot enn be judged follow: of the service station. A repair patriot without having to prove by his deeds in a national crisis department in the general accopt-it by standing to attention like and not by the fact of his stand- ance of the term, is run with the soldier at the end of a showing rigid while "The King" Is idea, not of giving service to the when he might be catching his being played, nor by reading pat- owners of any particular type or last ferry or tram, and I don't riotic books. model of cars, but with the idea think that His Majesty, the King

MEXICO CONFISCATION.

In conclusion, I would like to of repairing any of the various and desires his subjects to stand like add that if "The King" is to be DISCUSSION REACHES A. sundry forward-fours, silken-sixes, mummies at the end of any per-played in shows, etc., let it be and excellent-eights in existence. formance simply because the pro- played at the beginning of the It is a fact that in Hongkong, prietors wish to inform them that performance. Enclosing my card. there are two excellent service sta the show is over.

DEADLOCK.

Mexico City, March, 25.. It is understood that conferences tions and that there are many between oil interests and the Moxi-garages who are only interetsed in can Government have virtually repairs. Teached a deadlock. The British This stranded motorist, should Minister, Mr. B. Ovey has called an have called up the firm from whom Mr. Sheffold and is belleved to the purchased the car, Ho natural have discussed the positionly had every right to expect service Reuter's American Service,

from them. Service not only till

Is the Star Spangled Banner played at the conclusion of then- trical performances In America?

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Buenos Aires Shanghai Yokoham New York Genova Milan Stockholm

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Yours etc.,

DIGGER.

Hongkong, March 25th, 1926.

Oslo Prague Madrid

Bombay

In Australia it is quite a com- mon sight to see a theatre audi- "I look upon bigamy by women once streaming out from their in a different light from the same seats while the National Anthem offence committed by men."--Mr. is being played, yet there were Justice Wright at Manchester,

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Berlin, Februars 12. The 000 on January 15 to 2,030,000 on- second half of January marked a February 1. The number further stage in the growth of pendents of unemployed unemployment in Germany. The in rospect of whom further al number of people. In" receipt of lowances were paid increased out-of-work pay rose from 1,767,- from 2,090,000 to 2,359,000.