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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, APRIL 28, 1930.

SHARE PRICES.

TO-DAY'S WANTS. New Advertisements Lammert's Auctions CONSIGNEES NOTICE.

25 WORDS

.$1.00, (31.50 If Not Prepaid) The following replies have been received:-

-544, 545, 547, 550, 556, 560, 593, 596, 598, 618, 634, 638, 639, 642, 650, 667, 668,

WANTED KNOWN.

WANTED KNOWN-Spring Exhibi-] tion of Water Colours & Oil Paintings | at Messrs. Komor & Komor opens for: one week only, Wednesday, the 30th.

UNITED SERVICES RECREATION

CLUB.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

The Undersigned have received The U.S.R.C. BATHING CLUB | Instructions to sell by Public will commence on Thursday the Auction

t May, 1930.

E. D. CADDELL,

Major, R.A.M.C. Honorary Secretary.

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE CO., LTD. Notice le hereby given that the Annual Ordinary General Meeting POSITION VACANT.

of Shareholders, will be held at POSITION VACANT.-Vacancy will the Hongkong. Hotel, Hongkong, occur June 1st. For a Lady STENO- on Wednesday the 7th May, 1930, TYPIST correspondence and filing at 11.30 nm. for the purpose of duties Apply in writing Box 668, "Hongkong Telegraph.”

receiving the Report of the Direc- tors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1929.

WANTED.

Furnished. FLAT wanted from 1st June, 8 ore rooms, flush system, Kow- loon. Particulars to Box No. 662, "Hongkong Telegraph"

APARTMENTS TO LET,

от

TO LET Three furnished ROOMS, suitable for three bachelors married couple, or rooms with or without board, central district, three minutes from town. Apply Box 669, "Hongkong Telegraph."

The Transfer Books of the Com- CLOSED from Pany will be Monday 28th April to Wednesday. 7th May, both days inclusive. JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managera. Hongkong, 22nd April, 1930.

THE CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

The Forty-ninth General Meeting of Shareholders ill be held at the Offices of the undersigned on Friday, the 16th A GODOWN at Whitfeld Road con-May 1930, at Noon, for the pur- stating about 2,500 sq. ft. next to use of receiving the Report of Kwong Sang Hong Class Factory. Please apply to Kwong Sang Hong the General Agents, together with 7.bd.

a statement of Accounts for the the 31st December

PREMISES TO LET.

TO LET Office Rouge, Hongkong and Shanghal Bank Building. Apply

to Sang Kõe, sama Buliding.

THE NAVY LEAGUE

Hongkong Branch.

THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

will be held in the

HONGKONG HOTEL RIVATE DINING ROOM

¡First Floori

رافت

5,15 p.m., on MONDAY, 28th April.

A Leopard

cannot change his spots... ...and that's why you

get tired of looking at him!

year ended 1929.

Ordinary

The Share Register and Trans. fer Books will be closed from the 2nd to the 16th May 1930, both days inclusive.

JARDINE MATHESON & CO., LTD.

General Agents. Hongkong, 25th April, 1980. CREDIT FONCIER D'EXTREME. ORIENT

Mortgage Bank & Estate Agents.

"PEAK MANSIONS" Six-roomed and Five-roomed apartments

Prince Edward Road, Kowloon

Detached and Semi-detached villas. Modern construction with garage.

"Combay Buildings"

Flats with modern conveniences.

M

ASSEUR E. SHIMIDZU. ASSEUSES 8. HONDA. ASSEUSE 8. KISAKI

• Lada, llantas sa daan tue aval3, Fenn de Govern

vans Civil Hospital, Peak Hospital, ste, as

* all the legal destra.

24, Wyndham Street, Tel. 0.4945.

other

A Chameleon, on the hand, is a continual source of interest, because he's con- stantly changing his ap. pearance!

And so is it with your advır- tising message.

If you want it to be a contin-

ual source of interest, always always new, there

attractive

is only

ONE EFFECTIVE MEDIUM

and that is

NEWSPAPER

ADVERTISING

When someone tries to par-

suade you that there is

器

Πιστο attractive medium,

remind him of the

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Let the ever-changing pages of

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH carry your advertising message.

E. HING & CO.

SHIPBUILDING MATERIALS, SHIP CHANDLERS HARDWARE MERCHANTS.

PHONE: CENTRAL No. 1116. 25, Wing Woo Street

on TUESDAY, the 29th April, 1930, commencing at 11 am. at No. 139, Waterloo Road, (Kowloon Tong).

A Quantity of Valuable Household Furniture, On view from Monday, the 28th April, 1930.

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

: LAMMERT BROS,

Auctioneers. Hongkong, April 25, 1980,

PUBLIC AUCTION,

The undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Age

tion,

on MONDAY,

the 5th May, 1930, commencing at 2.30 p.m. · At Dr. Heanley's Laboratory and dwelling house

Mount Davis Gap Felix Villa Road. A large quantity of valuable Household and Office Furni- ture and Laboratory Glassware. Terk and Glase Cabinets, Glass Bookcases, Cottage Piano, Gramo phone,

Records, Chesterfield Couches, Armchairs, Carpets.

Teak and Iron Bedsteads, Teak Double and Single Wardrobes with Mirrors, Chests of Drawers, Dress- ing Tables, Toilet Crockery, Iron Safe, Teak Dining Extension Tables, Windsor Ice Chest, Kel vinator Ice Chests, Teak Side- boards,

Fans, Vases, Table Glass Ware, etc., etc. Typewriter, Sixteen Office Deska, Library Tables, Small Tables, Iron

Electric Table

Filing Cabinets.

OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD. And

-CHINA' MÚTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.-

Consignees per Company's Vessel,

* “EUMAEUS” From NEW YORK via SINGAPORE. are hereby notifed that their cargo having arrived por s.. "Diomed," from Singapore will be discharged Into Holt's Wharf Kowloon where it will be at Consignees' risk and subject to terms and conditions of storage at Holt's Wharf. The Cargo will ber ready for delivery from Godown 02 and after 28th April

Optional cargo will not be landed here, unless notice has been given prior to steamer's arrival but carried on from port to port to the final port of call to which the option extends.

All broken, chafed, and damaged goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours of 10.45 am. and hoon within the free storage period.

the Goods have left the steamer's

No claims will be admitted after

Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 5th May, will be [subject to rent.

All Claims against the Steamor must be presented to the undersigned, on or before the 19th May, or they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance will be effected.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents.

Hongkong, 28th April, 1930.

OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD. And

CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

Consignees per Company's Vessel,

"DIOMED"

From UNITED KINGDOM via SINGAPORE.

are hereby notified that their cargo will be discharged into Hole's Wharf Kowloon, where it will lie at Con- signees risk and subject to terms and conditions of storage at lole's Wharf. The Cargo will be ready for delivery from Godown on and after 28th April.

Optional cargo will not be landed here prior to steamer's arrival but carried unless notice has been given:

on from port to port to the final port Bacteriological Microscopes, His-of call to which the optional extends. tological Microscopes, Laboratory Glass Ware, Sterilisers, Incuba- tor, Lymph Boxes and Grinding Machinery, etc., etc.

On View from Saturday, the 3rd May, 1930.

Terms: Carh on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers.

TIENTSIN CARPETS

Special Show at CHELLARAM'S

OPPOSITE HONGKONG HOTEL.

PRICES MODERATE

ELECTRIC BATHS

TONE THE SYSTEM. TESTER BEAUTY PARLOUR

Kayamaliy Building ........... Tel. 2031'

All broken, chafed, and damaged goods are to be left in the Godowns, Tuesdays and Fridays between the where they will be examined on any

hours of 10.45 am. and noon within, the free storage period.

No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the steamer's Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 6th May, will be subject to rent.

All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the undersigned on or before the 19th May, or they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance will be effected. BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,.

Agents, Hongkong, 29th April, 1930.

DAVIS CUP.

GERMANY ELIMINATED BY.

GREAT BRITAIN.

London, Apr, 26. Great Britain has scored an initial success in the Davis Cup by elimina- ting Germany. England won three matches and Germany two.

Lee beat Landmann 5-7, 6-3, 6-2, 6-3, and Austin beat Frenn 6-3, 6-4 7-5,--Router.

New York, Apr. 26.

The following have been selected as Davis Cup players in the Ameri- can Zone.-Lott, Doeg. Allison and Van Ryn. The first match will be against Canada on May 15-Reuters American Service.

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.

The following is the list of local | share quotations issued to-day :

Fanks.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

From

Shanghai and Swatow

Manila Amoy ..

n.

Calcutta and Straits

Straits

Japan

Batavia

Hongkong Bank, 81415 Chartered Bank, £184' n. Mercantile A. & B., £30 n. East Asia $109 b.

Insurances.

Canton Ins., $827} „Union Ins., $450 s.

North China, Ins., Tia 160 Yangtare Ins $50 n. Chins Underwriters, $1.50 b. China Fires, 8355 b. H. K. Fire Ins., $900 - b.

Shipping.

Douglases, 224 ̈n."

H. K. Steamboats, $26 b. `Indo-Chinus, (Def.} $40 · *

Union Waterboats $87 b.

Mining.

Benguets, 86.70 b. Kailans, 61/3 Langkats, Tis. 13.60 n.

#.

S'hai Explorations, Tis. 1.30 n. Raube, $23 b... Tronoha, 21/- n.

Docks, etc.

4.

Kowloon Wharves, $151 b. Whampoa Docks, $38 China Providents $5. b. Hongkewa, Tls 245 _n. New Engineerings, Tis. 81 b. Shanghai Docks. Tis. 128 n.

Cottons.

Ewo Cottone, Tls. 13.25 b. S'hai Cottons, Tls. 80 (old) n.

Landa, Hotels, etc.

H. and 8. Hotels, $12.75 H. K. Lande, $721 b. S'hai Lands Tls. 245 b. Humphreys, id- n. Realties, $8.60 b. Chinese Estates $98 5.

8.

Public Utilities.

Tramways, $217 s. Peak Trams (old) $11,65 ¤. Star Ferries, 874 b. China Lighte, (Old) $231 b. H. K. Electrics, $724 - b. Macao Electrics, $23" b. Telephonos $13 China Buses, Tls. 19. b. Singapore Tractions. 10/- s.

8.

Industrials.

China Sugars, 80 cts. b. Malabons, $27 n. Cald: Macg. Ord: Tis, 10 n. Canton Ices, $2.50 n.

Cements (Comb.) $15.70 b. Ropes $8.15 b. United Asbestos $5 b.

Stores, etc.

Dairy Farms, $23.40. s. Watsons, $11.

n..

Der A. Wings, 80 b. Lane Crawfords, $3. sa. Mackintoshs, $18 b. Sinceres, $12 n.

Miscellaneous.

Amusements, $30% ́ ́e. Constructions, $130 - n. B'que Ind. G. Bonds, 63% H., K. G. Loan 8% Prem. n..

ESTHER RALSTON

The

Spotlight

A scintillating Story of the bright lights that flash with humour. "The American Venus'

at her very BEST!

TO-DAY ONLY at 2.30, 5.30, 720 3.920 pm

AT THE

MAJESTIC

Nathan Road, Kowloon.

Showing for the FIRST TIME in Hongkong.

8.

INWARD MAILS.

For

Europe via Negapatam letters only

London 3rd April ...

Europe via Negapatam, (letters only London 3rd April and parcels 27th March)

Antenor

Due.

Hupeh

April 28.

Pres. Cleveland

.April 28.

Shirala

.April 28.

Tilawa

April 29,

Van Heutsz

April 29.

Nellore 7..

April 30.

Tjlkarang

.April 30,

April 30,

US.A., (San Francisco 4th April),

Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai .. Pres. Polk U.S.A., (San Francisco 11th Apr.),

Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai ....... Pres. Pierce....

... Antenor

April 30.

May B.

May E.

Melbourne Maru

May

·Angers ...

May 6

Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai Taiyo Maru Canada (Vancouver, B.0. 17th

May B.

April) U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai...

Emp. of Canada

.May 8

Australia and Manila

Tai Ping

May 13.

Jape

Japan and Shanghai

U.S.A.,, (San Francisco 10th Apr.),

OUTWARD MAILS.

Registered and Parcel Malls are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are advertised to close at or before 9 a.m. registered and parcel mails are closed at 5 p.m. on the previous day.

For

Swatow

Sam Shul and Wuchow

Japan, Canada, U.S.A., C. and S. America and Europe via Victoria B.C

Per Hydrangea

Tai Ming...

Date and Time.

Mon., Apr. 28, 3 p.m.

Mon, Apr. 28, 4 p.m.

President Cleveland ..Mon., Apr. 28,

.3 p.

...4.15 p.m.

...5 p.

Mon., Apr. 28,

... p.n

..6 p.

(Due Victoria B.C. 16th May).

Parcels

Registration

Lettera

Shanghai and *Europo via Siberia

...President Cleveland

Registration

Letters

Holhow

Kwangtung Tues., Apr. 29, 9.30am. Tjisondari..Tues., Apr. 29, 10.30 a.m..

Manila and Java via Sourabaya Swatow, Amoy and Foochow ...... Halching .Tues., Apr. 29, 1 p.m.. Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, East and South Africa, Egypt and Europe via Marseilles

Swatow Swntow Swatow

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

Sandakan Haiphong Amoy

Shanghal, Japan, Honolulu, U.S.A., Canada, Central & South America and Europe via San Francisco and *Europe via Siberia

Hoihow, Pakhoi and Haiphong Bangkok... Straits and Calcatta

Shanghat

Hoihow and Bangkok Japan

Manila, Sandakan, Australia, (except places South of Townsville) and **New

Zealand via Thursday Island

Calchas

Tues., Apr. 28,

K. P. O.

..1 p.in.

Registration Letters

Registration Letters

G. F. O

..1.p.m.

1.45 p.m.

2.30 p..

(Due Marseilles 30th May). Tjileboet....Tues., Apr. 29, 1.30 p.m. Hop Sang..Wed., Apr. 30, 8.30 .. Van Heutsz Wed., Apr. 30, 10 a.m.

Emp. of Asia :Wed., Apr. 30, Parcels ...Apr. 29, 5 p.m. Registration Apr. 80,-9.15-a.m. Letters

.10 am: (Due Vancouver B. C. 17th. May.) Hinsang .....Wed., Apr. 30, 1.30 p.m. Canton Wed., Apr. 30, 1.30 p.m. Tsinan .Wed., Apr. 30, 3.30 p.m.

Asama Maru

Thura, May 1. Registration.Apr. 30, 5 p.m. Letters ......May 1, 8.80 in. (Due San Francisco 22nd May). Menado Maru Thurs., May 1, 8.30 a.m. Thurs., Apr. 1, пoon.. Thors, May, 1.

Bintang

Shirala

Parcels

.11 a.m. .Noon.

Letters Taming.Thurs.. May 1, 3.30 p.m. Chinhua.. ....Fri., May 2, 8.30 a.m." Heiya Maru..Fri, May 2, 10.30 a.m.

Nellore

Parcels Registration

Letters...!

Fri, May 2. .Noon. .1.45 p.m. .2.30 p.m.

(Doe Thursday Island 17th May.).

Hayang

Pres. Polk

Fri, May 2, 1 p.m.

Sat, May 3, 5 p.m.

Swatow, Amoy and Foochow Manila

Amoy...

King Yuan

..Sat, May 8, 5 p.m..

Swatow and Bangkok ...

Kwangchow

Sun., May 4, 9 a.m.

Hozan Mara

Swatow, Foochow and Wei Hai Wei Huichow....Sun, May, 4, 8.30 a.m.

Swatow, Amoy and Formosa Manila, Australia and New Zealand

via Brisbane

Melbourne Maru

Registration

Letters...

Sun, May 4, 9'27.

Mon, May 5.

.4.15 p.m. .5 p.m.

(Duc Brisbane 19th May.)

*Superacilhed Correspondence only.

CINEMA NOTES.

SONG HITS IN "MELODY LANE."

Three tuneful new song hits writ-)

In the cast with Leonard and Miss Dunn are Huntly Gordon, Georgie Stone, Jane LaVerno and little Rose Coe, only two years of age.

"The Spotlight."

Stage life with all its glamour

ten by Eddie Leonard, minstrel and problems is revealed to the man, composer of the ever-popular Public in a powerful Paramount "Ida Sweet as Apple Cider" and picture, "The Spotlight" which other favourites are sung by Leon-opened at the Majestic Theatre, ard in "Melody Lane," Universal's Kowloon last night. It is a fas all-dialogue and music. picture, in cinating story that "The Spot- which he appears as star, which light" tells and certainly Esther oper's on Tuesday at the Queen's Ralston. is a winsome star. Theatre. The songs are "Beauti It is hard to tell whether this ful," "Sugar Cane 'Round my Door" blonde girl who rises to new and "The Bogie Man Am Here." dramatic heights in "The Spot- In addition Leonard sings a few of light" is more attractive as her the songs that helped make him blonde self or as the brunette she famous as a minstrel "Here I Am," is transformed to during the pic Oh Didn't It Rain" and others. ture. She is beautiful both way

Leonard's reputation as a song that much is certain, writer was established with: "Ida," Nell Hamilton, gives an appeal "Coon,. Coon, Coon," "Roly Bolying 'characterization as Norman Eyes" and numerous other hits. Brooks, the man who loved the Jack Stern who collaborated in the shadow and almost overlooked the writing of the songs for "Melody reality. You can't help but like Lane" was the composer of such Hamilton. He is sincere, convinc hits as Turkestan," "Crying Foring and remarkably good looking. The Moon," and "Sweetness,"?

Nicholas Soussanin, the serious "Melody Lane" which was writ-faced Russian, wins new laurels ten by Joe Swerling, author of with a strong portrayal of Hoff- "Kibitzer," a recent sensational man, the theatrical producing stage success in New York, is al genius. Arlette Marchal and Ar story of back-stage vaudeville thur Houseman add strength to an | life in which the mask of the excellent cast. A

footlights is lifted to reveal the There is not a dull moment in heart aches and struggles of "The Spotlight The story is far three-a-day troupers, Opposite above the ordinary There's Leonard appears the beautiful real plot in abundance. There is Josephine Dunn who will be re- humour, and there is that lure of membered for her part with Al the stage that adds an extra Jolson In The Singing Fool." piquancy to situations that are in Miss, Dunn is Leonard's wife ta themselves gripping. To miss. vaudeville in which they appear "The Spotlight is to miss seeing 18 a song and dance team in the one of the best pictures released picture,

this season..