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TO-DAY'S WANTS

25 WORDS ONE DOLLAR

($1.50 IF NOT PREPAID);

The following replies have been", received :— 544, 645,547, 550, 550, 566, 593,595, 598,

618.

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PREMISES TO LET.

WANTED To rent or purchase, TO LET Office Rooms Hong matshed at Repulse Bay or Stanley. kong and Shanghai Bank Bulld Apply to Box No. 625" "Hongkong ing. Apply Telegraph."

WANTED.—Matshed at Repulse Bay. Good price will be paid for

Building.

to Sang Kee, same

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

same, Write Box No. 625," Hong- THE SOMERSET LIGHT|

kong Telegraph."

FOR SALE.

Offers Invited. For

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(near Motor Road).

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dern Sanitation; Four Large

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at

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New Advertisements

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION."

Notice is hereby given that the

1930.

MONDAY FEBRUARY

THE LAST OF MRS. CHEYNEY.

COMING SHORTLY

at

Ordinary Yearly Mesting of the THEATRE ROYAL

Shareholders in this Corporation will be held at City Hall, Hong Kong, on Saturday, the 22n February, 1930, at 11.30 a.m.- for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Board of Directors" together with a Statement of Ac- counts for the year ending 3lat. December, 1929.

The Register of Shares of the Corporation will be closed from Monday, the 10th February to Saturday, the 22nd February, 1930,

(both days inclusive), during which period no transfer of shares can be registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

A. C. HYNES.

Chief Manager.

Hongkong, 3rd February, 1930. NOTICE OF REMOVAL.

THE INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK, Lud. acreby announcos, that they are removing to their new premises the Industrial & Commercial Bank Building at 12-14 Queen's Road, Central, and will be open for

Rooms with Enclosed Verandahe; SUNDAY, 9th FEBRUARY, 1930, business at the above address on

Two Bathrooms, Pantry, Drying

Room, etc., etc.

Write:-Box No. 564, care of "Hongkong Telegraph."

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SHARE PRICES.

TO-DAY'S QUOTĄTIONS.

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The following lathe list of local. share quotations issued to-day:

Banks.

Hongkong Bank, $1315 b. Chartered Bank. 417 Mercantile. & R. £28 n. East Asia $06 h.

Insurances.

Canton Ins., $735 b. Union Ins., $379 11, North China, Ins., Tis. 160 b. Yangiaze Ins, $50 n. China Underwriters. $. China Fires. $340 b. HK. Firo Ing., $826 b.

Shipping.

Douglares, $25+

a

1.

H. K. Steamboats, $271. H. K. Tugs, $2." #. “ Indo-Chi.as, (Def.) $70 n." Union Waterboats $231 by

Mining. Benguets, $5 b

Kailana, 54

n.

Langkota, Tis, 13.6) n, S'hal Explorations, Tis. 1.30 n. Raubs, $134 n.

Tronoha, 21/b.

Docks, etc.

Kowloon Wharvos, $150 s6. Whampoa Dooks, $31 b. China Providents $5.70 6. Hongkowe, Tls 196 B&.

Now Engineerings. Tls. 7.50 n. Shanghai Dooks, Tis. 123) ss.

Cottona

Ewo Cottons, Tis. 16.10 b Orientals, Tis. 2.30 h. S'hal Cottons, Tir, 85 (old) b.

Lands, Hotels, etc.

H. and 8. Hotels, $12 80 v0. H. K. Lands; $66,"b. S'hai Lands Tk. 195 sa. Humphreys, $14.10 b. Realtios, $8.60 h. Chinese Estates $98 B.

Public Utilities.

Tramways, $19.15

b.

Peak Trams, (old) $11.75 n. Star Ferrier, $73 b.. China Lights, (Old) #237's. H. K. Electrics, $721 sa. Macao Electrica, $23 b. Telephones $9.65" b. China Busen, Tis 151. b. Singapore Tractions. 10/- s

**Industrials.

China Sugars, $1. n. Malabons,: 827 n. Cald: Macg. Ord: Tls. 11n.- | Canton "Icas, $2.50 ~ni 'Cements (Comb.) $15.6):~

Ropes #7:50 b..

United Asbestos $5 b.

- Stores, etc.

Dairy Farma, 222.80 bi, Watsons; $11.75 b. Der A. Wings," "20" a, "Lane Crawfordi, $2.19; b.

Mackintoshis, $18 b „Sincaros. $12 n.

Miscellaneous. Amusements,, #28 1567 Constructions, $1.3); -3. B'que Ind. G, Bonds, 61% H. B. O. Loan 5% a, Prem.

NORMA SHEARER AT THE

PIANO..

POST OFFICE NOTICE

RADIO NOTICES,

The Radio Office, where full Information concerning all wireiakk der rices may be obtained at all times, is situated on the ground floor of the "They laughed when I told them and D. Building in Des Voeur Road, next to the General Punt Office,

Individuale and firms are recommended to "register" their telegra I played the piano," waggiehlyphle addresses at the Radio Office. No charge is made for this. mimicked Norma Shearer, with 'n correspondence school advt. post.

She had just completed her scenes at the piano for "The Last of Mrs. Cheyney," her latest star ring vehicle, which opens on Sunday at the Queen's Theatre as a new Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer all talking feature.

"You know the piano-playing was in the original play and when the director, Sidney Franklin,

Salgon Straits

From

Japan and Shanghai

INWARD MAILS.

Europe via Negapatau Letters only.

London 9th Jan. Shanghai

Per

G.G. Paul Dumor Kamo Mara Hakusan Maru

Menolaus, Karmala OUTWARD MAILS.

.Fobruary S „February-2.

February

February 8. February

11 Registered and Parcel Malls are closed 15 minutes cariler than tha dms given below unless otherwise stated, and where malls are advertised. lo close at or before 9 a.m. registered and marcel maila ara cloisă at, 5 p.m. om the previous day.

For

Japan, Canada, U.S.A., South America and "Victoria B. G.

Par

"Date and Time!""

Central and Europe via

Pres. Jefferson.

Mon, Feb,

Parcels Registration Letters

began planning how to shoot the picture he was worried about it. He mentioned. It cautiously when Shanghai and *Europe vla Siberia Pres. Jefferson

we discussed the script and was quite surprised when I sat down at a plano and played for him. Н ·

"As a matter of fact, I have been playing since I was ten years old when I began taking lessons from a teacher in Montreal.. I always have been interested in music but never had any occasion to use it me it professionally, before. To is very relaxing to go home after working in the studio and sit down at the piano.

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"Any person who has any musical talent at all is very foolinh not to encourage it even if they never have any ambition or inten tion to use it in professional life. I make no claim as an accomplished musician but at least I have the antisfaction of playing well enough

Manila

Sam Shut and Wuchow Bangkok Manila

Swatow, Amoy and Foschow Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, East and South Africa, Egypt and Europo via Marseilles

Swatow Bangkok Japan, Konolulu, U.S.A., Canında, Central and South America and *Europe via Siberia

(Due Victoria B. C. 21st Feb

Registration Lettors

Mon Feb.

Emp. of Asia 3.Mon, Feb. 8, 8.80 p.m.

Tai Ming

Bintang Tjisondari Haiching

'Achilles

Mon, Feb. 3, 4. p.m.

.Mon, Feb. 9, 5 p.m. Tues., Feb. 4; 9:30 Kam. Tuna., Feb. 4, 1 p.m.

Registration Letters

Registration

Tuss, Feb. 4.

K.P.O.

Lettare...

G.P.O.

.2.50 p.m.

(Dus. Marseliles 7th Mar.)

Chaksang Kaying

Tues., Feb. 4, 5 p.m.

Tues., Feb. 4, 5 pm.

Korea Maru...............

Registration || Letters (Duo San Francisco

to be able to entertain myself and Shanghai and Europe via Siberia.. Koren Mara .... my guests at home."

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Miss Shearer plays the title role Haiphong In the pictureization of the famous Tourane British stage play and Basil Rath-Hoihow, Pakhoi and Haiphong

bone and George Barrand share leading male honoure The elaborate. supporting cast also in- cludes Herbert Bunston, Hodda Hopper, Cyril Chadwick, George K. Arthur and Moon Carroll.

"The Last of Mrs. Cheyney," a comody drama of London society, was written by Frederick Lonsdale and had its first presentation in the London theatre.

Two seasons ago it scored note- worthy success on the Broadway stage, with Ina Claire in Miss Shearer's role. The screen adapta- tlan, which adheres closely to the original, was prepared by Hans Kraly and Claudine West.

CLOWN GUESTS AT A FREAK DINNER.

TABLE IN FORM OF A CIRCUS RING.

London, Dec. 19. One of the most remarkable freak dinners ever given in the West-end attracted a "great a gregation of clowns" to the house of Mr. Charles Stone, at 17, Lown- des-street, S.W.I., on Tuesday night.

The clowns were the guests of Mr. Stone at his freak dinner, which is an annual event.

The table at which they sat was made in the form of a cir cus ring; the ceiling was hidden by a tent top, and the courses were announced by a ring-mas-

ter..

Admission to the dining-room was through a turnstile, and the hall and reception" roums "were covered with circus posters.

Swatow

Sandakan

Maniia, Australia and New Zealand

via Brisbane

Swatow, Amoy and Foochow Straits, Coylon, India, Mauritius, East and South Africa, Aden, Egypt and Europe via Marseilles

Straits.

Shanghai and Dalny. Bangkok via Swatow Swatow, Amoy and Formosa Amoy Swatow Amoy

Swatow, Amoy and Foochow

Swntow Shanghai, Japan, Canada, U.S.A., Central and South America and *Europe via Vancouver B.C. and *Europe via Siberia

*Shanghai and Japan. Straits and Calcutta

Registration Letters

Wod, Feb. 5. 4.15 p.m. .5 p.m.

28th Feb.

Wed. Feb. 6. .B. D.10. .B.UIL

Canton Chung Kong Wed., Feb. 6, 4.30 p.m. Linan.........Wed., Fob 6, 6 pm. Menado Maru Thurs., Feb. 8, 8.80 ■.m. Hinsang....Thurs., Feb. 6, 10.30 am.

Himalaya Maru................Fri., Feb. 7,-

Wed., Feb. 5, 1.30 p.m.

Registration .....Feb. 1,5 p.m. Letters.....Fob,. 7, 8,80⋅ Man, (Due, Brisbane 24th February), Halyang

Fri, Feb. 7, 1 pm.

Hakusan Maru

Sat, Feb. 8, E. P. 0. Registration Feb; 7, 480 p.m. Letters

Feb. 8; 9am. G. P. O... Registration. Feb. 8.40 a.m. Letters' ................Feb. 8, 9.89 a.m. (Due Marseilles 8th March), Bellerophon Sat., Feb. 8, 2.30 p.m. Liangchow

...Sat. Feb. 6; 5. p.m.

Kwangchow

Ban, Feb., 8, 9 a.nl.

Hozno Maru 47. Sun, Feb., 9; 9`d,m. Mon, Feb. 10, 5 p.m."

Antung

Sunning

Kutsang

Hol Ning Foo Shing

Mon, Feb. 10, 6 p.m. Mon, Feb. 10, 8 p.m. Tues., Feb. 11, 2 p.m. .Tues., Fob. 11, 5 p.m..

Empress of Russia

Parcels

Wed., Feb. 12, ̈· Feb, 11, 5 p.m.

Registration Feb. 12, 0.16 a...

Lettera

Siberia Maru Wed, Feb. 12, 8.80 a.m.. Horang

Thurs, Feb. 18,

Farcola Letters

Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, Eant and South Africa, Aden, Egypt and Europe via Marseilles Kormala

I p.m.

Sat., Jan. 15. K.P.O. Parcels... Feb. 14, 4.30 p.m. Registration ..Feb. 16, 9 a.m. Lotters

10 4.1.

.G,P.O, Parcels......Feb. 14, 5 p.m. Registration Feb. 15, 0.45 a.m. Letters.......10.50 am... (Dus, Marseilles 15th March.). «'

*Superscribed Correspondence only.

SPEEDING-UP ROAD SCHEMES.

FINAL TERMS OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES.

"I have been giving these freak dinners. for years," Mr. Stone Mr. J. H. Thomas (Lord Privy' told a presa representative, "Of Seal) and Mr. Herbert Morrison course, they are given simply for my private friends. We had most amusing time on Tuesday."

A "Family Jar,"

A

́£22,000,000 REMISSION OF TAXES.

MANY CLASSES TO BENEFIT BY FRENCH DECISION.

Paris, Dec, 2 The long-promised tax reduc- (Minister of Transport) received tions were finally settled restor

day, when the Commission (of non-party deputation from thief Finances accepted the Govern Roads and Bridges. Committee of mont's figures of £9,000,000 Added the House of Commons, who urged to the reduction already voted, special action by the Government this brings the total relief to be applied in the coming year up to £22,000,000.

Guests are carefully keeping their programmes, in which vari ous dishes of the dinner ma-to accelerate the start of road work

with a view to providing employ- The principal beneficiaries from: querade as "Our Artists." -

ment.

the new cut will be: Families, The Ministers indicated that it £2,000,000; municipal and public was necessary to meet quite de borrowing, £500,000; transport of finitely the attitude prevalling in cereale, £600,000; pharmaceutical districts that if local goods, £200,000; amusements, authorities waited long enough the £250,000 small tradesmen, £1, Karl is the most travelled Government would augment their 200,000- restaurants, £40,000; member of the Kaviar family, existing grants. A statement salaried taxpayers. £1,000,000 In his garb of Astrachan-grey would be issued by the Government

Caviar, for instance, is describ- ed as "Karl Kaviar, the King of the Rolling Globules," and this brief biography, is appended..

various

he rolls from place to place at the earliest moment, malding itxury tax, 21,800,000, including a first he lived in Sturgeon, a clear, that the terms already agreed reduction of £500,000 on the berce on the borders of Spitz for various schemes were final. In motor-car tax, bergen. Then he went to Nijni- their present negotiations with The reduction of the amuse Novgorod, and finally to Odessa, local authorities the Ministry of mente tax for which a long Transport were indicating that the campaign has been waged is where he became embroiled in grants promised would be available greeted with general satisfaction. Family Jarak

only if local authorities actually It means that from January 1 Consomme et Veloutine, says started work within an agreed theatres, cinemas, and muelehalls We will be let off nearly 2 per cent. the programme, "are known is period. "Thick and Clear, and the secret On the suggestion that the of the 7 per cent, tax which they of their act is that they use noise Ministry should themselves under-pay to the State.

take the construction of certain In addition, the national less spoons,

bridges over railways and carials, It theatres, including the two Parla was pointed out that they were opera houses, the Comedia-Fran willing to assist, local authorities caise and the Odeon, are to be upon a generous scule in the pro-entirely exempted from the paration of the preliminary details theatre tax. It is hoped that, this in connexion with bridges room-measure will do something for struction, as well as upon the actual arrest the decline of subsidised: work itself.

Sole is disguised so O Sole Mio "the only performer before the public who line swum the Channel Under water and the Duc d'Asperge as a turn of "awe-in spining feats of bending and Buspension."

drama.