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RUBBER TO FIND ITS OWN SALVATION.

MATTER OF CONTROL ONE FOR PRODUCERS.

OFFICIAL ATTITUDE.

CANTON MILITARY

CHANGES.

TROOPS TO ASSIST IN THE ANTI-RED DRIVE,

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

FRENCH NAVAL CHIEF DELAYED.

FLAGSHIP HELD UP BY FOG.

SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 1931.

CINEMA NOTES.

EXCITING STORY OF SNOWLAND FOLKS,

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Thrills, plat and love interest galoro against a sweeping background of the grent vutiloara! That's "Rough Romance," Arst all talking drama of the north wouds, to-morrow's fenture at the Queen's Theatre,

thin Fox Those who have seen

featuring production Movietone WAR

George O'Brien and Helen Chandler and directed by A. F. Erickson say is the biggest, outdoar picture rench the audible screen. 10

Canton, Mar. 6. The armoured cruiser Waldeck Important changes in the mili-Reussen (13,220, tons) Bagship of tary administration in Canton are Vice Admiral Herr, Commander-in- expected to take place with the Chief of the French Naval forces in announcement 重物 semi-official Far Eastern Waters, was expected circles of the intention of the hers London, Mar. 6.

this morning, but In the House of Commons to-day, Coromander-in-Chief, General

the ernine ti neral delayed by fog on Chan the Colonial Secretary was invited

Chal-tong,

from Manila. in a question to investigate the rub- Canton soldiers under the ber industry in Malaya and other Division (commanded by Gen. British dependencies with a view Heung Hon-ping) and the 63rd to devising a scheme for better-Division (Gen. Li Yeung-king) to mont.

Klangai to assist the Nationalist Divisions in the anti-Communist expedition.

Dr. Drummond Shiels, the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies, said that Lord Pansfield

to lead

The Canton Army will travel

Experial interest in attached the event in that it will mark first offieint visit, of the Commander: in-Chief, and also the first official visit of a Frruch Vice-Admiral since the

the

The mecension in war. Chief Cosumand of a Rear-Admiral Vice-Admiral ix A recent

to

POINT TO POINT.

MISS PAMELA SCOTT- HARSTON'S SUCCESS.

The February Point-to-Point races: were decided last Sunday over Pott's course, and a large number of speein- fors witnessed the event from Pott's Lookout which commands a view of practically the whole course.

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up on

Alec Potts who was master of ceremonies, explained the course to a Beld of Afteen lightweights who were then dispatched by Mr. A. J. P. Heard, who nated

and starter judge.

Mina Pam Scott Tinraton mado tha "Rough Itamance"

literally running all the way and finished crammed with action and situations. three lengths in front of Mr. Stewart Here are some of the big "punches."

whose mount, Country Club, made a A mad free-for-all fight between good show. Mr. Jewitt, when run- lumberjacks and trappers during the ning second, had the misfortune to course of a logging town "Jamboree. come to grief, the Ptarmigan losing

The gun battle on the streets of the out through putting his foot

In which hole. Mr. Jewitt remounted and was little town of Dianche had consulted the High Commission through the East River districts en by made by the Fronch Minia- O'Brien ambused by the heavy, An- only just benton out of third place er for the Federated Malay Statenute to Sentow, Chaochow, Mei- change.

tonio Moreno and his partner, kills by Mr. Brummell, who was try of Marine, with lan ronRİ.

of his game old steeplechaser “As You (Sir Cecil Clementi)

on the sub-halen for Kiangsi.

question of Tire

the partner and is rushed out The Canton military cominan-deration to the

Liko It" ject.

town, badly wounded, by a pal. ders do not seem to be perturbed eglence in relation to the Fleets of

The scene in which Miss Chandler by the Nanking political coup.nther Powers on the China Station.

and her father throw the sheriff off alufough rumours are published As indicated in a recent important

tho "French the trail an be necks O'Brien on a by

pronowiecznent hy newspapers Minister af Marine, the change in

charge of murder, serious effect

in predieting a politics in South-Western China command will be followed by other following on the resignation of changes in the number and per- Aonnel of the Squadron. 11. being Mr. Ha Han-min.

the intention of the French Ad miralty to make increasing ase of the Chins units for the training of young officers to unble them to "devilap their sense of responsibility and to exercise the quality of initin- tive,"

Lord Passfield, he added, regreta that the Government cannot see ita any clear to initiate a scheme, but If the producern of all countries con- cerned in the production of rubber can get together and agree to a acheme which provides for practi- cal planning of the aggregate world production, in correspondence with the world demand, the Secretary of State for the Colonies would be pre- pared to give very careful consi- doration to such a scheme.-Router.

"EL SIMPATICO JORGE."

AMAZING WELCOME TO THE PRINCES.

Kome

Chinese

CHINA AVIATION SCHEME.

PLANE REACHES PEKING FROM SHANGHAL

Peking, Mar. 6.

ናታኔ

Vice Admiral Herr was last here. on December 17, but his visit then wan of n informal character.

According to the arrangements In a successful test flight in conde yesterday in connexion with nexion with formation of a new the allicial visit, today, Vart air service connecting Shanghai Admiral Herr was to make forind with Peking ik plane

arrived lauling at Queen's Fier nt. 10 s.m. here to-day.

Govern afterwards proceeding to ment House to pay in official call on His Excelleaeg the tlovernor, ar companied by the French Consul- General (M. Dufaure de la Prade). The delay an, however, upset the arrangementau

Interviewed by the Press, the Buenos Aires, Mar. 6. There were amazing scenes when pilot expressed the opinion that the the Royal train from the aerodrome test flight had been most successful, arrived at Retiro station, Buenoa adding that the only obstacles on Aires. Press photograpliers clus. the route seem to be the moun- tered on the roof, running boards inous regions near Yenchow and and bonnet of the Royal car, which Tainantu, along the Tlentsin-Pukow the Princes reached with difficulty | Railway. Through a cheering crowd.

The company will consider the advisability of constructing suitable

The subsequent drive to the Bel-landing grounds in these regions, tish Embassy was It triumph with radio connexions between Hastily changing into white Naval them. uniform, the Princes left the Em- bassy an hour later with a pictures que cavalry escort for the Govern ment House, where they formally called on President Uriburu.

The streets were packed with en- thusiastic crowds, whose welcome cuiniinated in a memorable scene in the vast Plaza Mayo, where Govern- Women rent House is situated.

The first flight for mail and pas- sengers is expected to start uD April 1st.

CHINESE EASTERN

RAILWAY.

WHY SAILORS LIKE WHIST DRIVES.

(Continued from Page 6.) who has found what he came to the drive for.

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He will tell you his last partner wwn the goods. "Prettiest girl I've seen in Lontion. Wish could keep the same pariners

the time." He has lost all interest in the game, and instead of follow- ing it he follows with wistful eyes

The prettiest girl in London." A retired Commander R.N.R, in- troduced me to the craze, so you can see it's got a firm grip on the Merchant Service when it gets to the bridge. My first drive was a nice social affair in a church hall. The entrance

shilling

crowding the windows and balconies

SUGGESTED DISMISSAL OF of surrounding buildinge threw flowers and klases as the Princes

300 WORKERS. slowly made their way 1

through the

Mukden, Mar. 6. enormous throng in the square.

The Russian Administration of The return to the Embassy, by a different route, was another trium-the Chinese Eastern Railway is phal drive, the hand-clapping of considering the dismissal of 300 the crowds sounding like rounds of Chinese railway workers, in accor-

fcc was dance with a retrenchment acheme

and the top prize was twelve pounds, The newspapers are so filled with being put in hand.

There were a few other prizes, and The Chinese Government the doings and photographs of the

I won ten shillings for having the Princes that there is little space making representations to the for anything else. As In Chile, Russian railway officials, express- greatest number of odd numbers Prince George was the particular Ing dissatisfaction at the purposni, on my card, I nearly won another admiration of the senoritas, by stating that it would be unfair to ten shillings for having the lenat whom he described as "El sim the Chinese if the Soviet werkers number of even patico Jorge."-Reuter's American are exempted from dismissal, Service.

rifle fire.

BANK RETURNS.

NOTE & SPECIE FIGURES. FOR FEBRUARY.

The return ! the average amount of bank notes in circula- tion and of spcele in rezerve Hongkong, during the month end-

OUTER MONGOLIA'S

FUTURE.

ia

RUMOURED ALLIANCE WITH RUSSIA.

my

numbers on card, but some interfering pertan (I think it was the Commander) pointed out to the M.C., who ap parently Was no mathematician, that it was the same thing. The Lucky Bag.

aertence

The breath-taking which O'Brien plunges into a raging river tuled with lugs in order to reneue

Miss Chandler.

Heavyweights.

There were nine on the heavy- weight list and it looked a good thing for Mr. Aice. Potts, who led prae- tically the whole way. However, coming into the straight, Mrs, flar

rison came through with a great rush In addition to O'Brien, Missant, overhauling Mr. Davidson and Chandler and Moreno, the chat .con

Mr. Potta who were in the land, won tains such well-known players as Neti handumaly by a length from "Bright Prospect," with "Inshallah” a length Fennein, David Irtford, Harry Cording, Roy Stewart, Eddie Borden further away third. and Frank Lansing

One of Norma Shearer's Hobbles. Probably the best way to keep from falling into the monotonous rut that descends on many workers in this age of highly orgmized industry is

adopt a hobby,

to

As most modern jobs become irk- some because of their mechanical per- fection, the high spirited individuals | engaged in then, need same eathu- stantle outlet for their pent-up energy.

Again, ones work may be an als | Borbing that on reds a relaxing in- fluence on the side to counter-balance this high tension.

This is often true of the motion picture pingere, especially since the Palking picture have required the ndte knowledge of voice placement, singing languages and diversified sub- jer:1.8.

A survey of some of the varied hobbies they have chosen is glimpsed in the census taken of the east in Nurmin Shearer's latest picture, "Let Us He Coy," which is howing at the Queen's Theatre.

of the picture, it was discovered that While on location, during the taking

Miss Shearer was 1175 experiencedi arkanan and her skill at hitting the bull's eye e nne to realize that she barl followed this sport as n hobby. Me Shearer believes one can get as much pleasure out of shooting at a target us in killing game and the ad- vocates this sport ahend of all others for those who need relazation.

TENDERS ACCEPTED.

LATEST GOVERNMENT

NOTIFICATIONS.

The Government has accepted the following tendera:

Conversion of Commercial Moor Ings.-Talkoo Dockyard and Engi- neering Co. of Hongkong Ltd.

Aberdeen Specini castings for Lower Pumping Station.-W. S.

Bailey and Co., Ltd,

Kai Tack Air Port-cement con- crete foundations for aeroplano hangar-The Vibro Piling Co.. | Ltd.

Purchase of old type Prison De partment-Whampoa Sam & Co.

CONCERT CANCELLED.

The performances by the West- minister Glee Singers, advertised. for to-day, have had to be cancelled on account of the s.n. Khiva being delayed outside by fog.

SHARE PRICES.

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.

The following is the list of local

Sally Eijers, another member of the cast, goes in for the more. exciting fun of airplane riding and is looking her first solo fight. Marie forward Dressler ikea to shop for samplera while Rod La Rocque gathers together his fan mail stanips for a collection share quotations issued to-day:

Others in the cast besities Miss Shearer, Sally Ellers, Marie Dressler and tod La Rosque Gilbert Emery, Hedda Hopper, Raymond Hackett. Tyrrell Davis, Wilfred Nov, William O'Brier, and Sybil Grove,

he is interested in.

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One of the fine things about whist drive is that you never know whether you are going to win prize or not. The first, second and third prizes are cut and dried, but

and no one knows what they are regarding the, to be given for. ramours that the Chinese leaders

Kn

Nanking, Mar. 6.

are

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MOTOR BUS CASE WITHDRAWN.

FURTHER PROCEEDINGS

TO BE TAKEN.

A summons taken out

Kainat M. 1, C. F. Bellamy, as manager of the Hongkong Tramways, Ltd., accusing him of having allowed a

The Government is shortly to hot. I after that corne the other prizes bus of the Kai Tak Motor Bus Com-

inquiry

ed 28th February, 1981, as certi- | in Outer Mongolia have form

fied by the Managers of the ro

ed an alliance with The Russian spective Banks are:

Government aiming at the forma- toms

Amom. In Hesretion of a constitutionnd Govern

ment:

Chartered Bank... Hongkong Bank

Merenatis Bank .....

Tolal

Aventur

$

*100*

23,508,744 120,653,115

3.862.129 1,350,000

XR_000,000 || The rumours hive had the effect of interrupting communica- -$252.003949 83,150,000 tion between Inner and Outer Mon- *In addition Sterling Securities Folia. are deposited with the Crown Agents valued at £1.325,100.

In addition Securities depositedi with the Crown Agents and Straits Government valued at $297,618, In addition Securities deposited with the Crown Agents valued at £180,000.

EXCHANGE RATES.

Paris.

Gengye Onlo...

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NEW C.I-C. FOR ADEN.

COLONEL REILLY GETS APPOINTMENT.

Sometimes, but not often, booby prize; sometimes a prize for the first or second half of the game; often a prize for the highest score in a combination of hands, such as the second, fifth, ninth, fifteenth and twentieth. Any com bination the M.C. can think of; in fact, any combination anyone can think of might win a prize, so everyone waits till the end and cheers the winners. The element of chance is very great where the consolation prizes are concerned.

attended one or two of the small drives before venturing to where the big money was. I had an idea that one should be a good pinyer before attending the big atairs hut 1. found this was

There are wrong.

more jhod London, Mar. 6. H. M. the King has approved the players at the snelal drives. The appointment of Colonel Reilly, First entrance fee to the big drives Assistant Resident, to succeed. Co-Where the prize money reaches one Previous Day. Yesterday Ionel Sir George Symes na, Resident to a hundred and Bfty pounds is and Commander-in-Chief at Aden half-a-crown and three shillings. on the Inter's appointment as Gov-o you can imaging how 8.14 ernor and Commander-in-Chief of People were there to make it 37.11/35 Tanganyika Territory. British paying proposition.

3763Vircless.

.124.00% 25,23% 18.16

Helsingfors 1907

Buenos Aires...37.5/10

Athena...

Shanghai

New York Amsterdara Stockholm

Vienna

Madrid

Bucharest.

Montevideo

124,011

26.2314 .18.10

34.66%

.37% 1/2

· 1/24/ 4.85.26/32 4.85,11/16 .12.12

12.11 .18.13%

18.184 34.50%

45.20

46.15

.817

.817

354

11 .04.85%

18.10 104 .108.20

44 .1/5

Silver (spot)...10

* longkong

Brussels

Copenhagen.

Prague Lisbon.

Rio...

Dombay

35% .114 34.8514 18.10%

SUGAR MARKET.

THE LATEST CABLED QUOTATIONS.

The following cable at the closo 104 of the sugar market yesterday has 108.20, been received by Messrs. Pontreath

4% and Co. 1/5.26/32 London (6/8/81)-All markets Yokohama .2/0.18/82 2/0.18/32 quiet and unchanged.

126/10

10% (forward) 12.16/18

Semarang (0/8/81). - Market British Wireless.

dull, nothing doing.

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pany to be on the road without be ing fitted with two independent and efficient brakes has now been withdrawn.

The summons, together with one against the driver of the bps, was mentioned before Mr. Ilamilton at the Kowloon Magistracy last week when Mr. O.E.C. Martos appeared for Mr. Bellamy and entered a plea of not guilty, intimating that be would be calling expert evidence to dispute the evidence of the police.

The summons against the driver has likewise been withdrawn bý the police.

FOG HOLDS UP STEAMERS.

MANY WAITING TO COME INTO PORT.

the

The heavy fog which at moment, prevails over this part of the China coast has delayed the arrival of many vessels, some of | Card-Playing Superstitions. which were due at Hongkong on

Sonmen are superstitious, no

Thursday evening, and some yes- A number of matter what they may tell you to terday morning

anchored outside. the contrary. I am one, and 1ships are now

But we are not a bit more waiting for the weather to clear know,

venturing before

to enter the superstitious than shore folk who have been gripped by the whist harbour..

A great drive monio.

Three big liners, Teucer (Blue of mdom

dom Funnel), Hakone Maru (N. Y. K.) them carry mascots. They use their real name on their en- and Khira (P. and 0.), all from tranco card, but, sign themselves Shanghai, were expected here yes.. with the name of some horse who terday morning, but were not in has won a race on the day of the port when Inquiries were drive. Mon tako ladles tickets this morning. for luck. Ladies buy men's tickets

of

for the name reason,

However, I've yet to ace à sallor man win big money.

mado

Among the other ships held up are the Hydrangea and Haiching,

both being from Swatow, this morning.

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Banks..

Hongkong Bank, $2075 sa. Chartered Bank £17% 11. Mercantile A, and B., £26. East Asin $116 b.

Insurances,

Canton Ins, $1300 b.

Union Ins., $635 R. North China Ins., Tis, 160 b. China Underwriters, $3.00 b.

Yangtare Ins., $60 n.

China Fires, $535 h.

H. K. Fire Ina., $1300 kn.

Shipping. Douglas, $20 s.

H. K. Steamboats, $26.75 a. Indo-Chinas, (Def.) $30 n. Union Waterboats, $37 n.

Mining. Benguets, $10 n Kailans, 36/3 n. S'hai Explorations, Tis. 24 n. Raubs 40% n.

Docks, etc. Kowloon Wharves, $173 a. Whampoa Docks, $30% b. South China Motors $10 n. China Providents, $5.95 b. (old). Hongkews, Tls, 274 b. New Engineers. Tis. 5% b. Shanghai Doels, Tls. 110 b. Coltons.

Ewo Cotton Tls. 15.70 8. S'hal Cotton Tls. 106 (old) b. Lands, Hotels, ete.

II. and H. Hotels, $13 b.

H. K. Land $85% b. S'hai Land Tls, 412 b. Humpreys, $16,85 n. Henties. $9.65 b.

Public Utilities. Tramways, $17.75 b. Peak Trama, (old) $14 b. Star Ferries, $88 b. China Lights, (old) $25 II. K. Electrics, $80 b. Telephones, $42 b.

China Buses, Th. 19 n. Singapore Tractions, 6/6 s.-

Industrials.

Chian Sugars, 80 cts, n. Malabons $38 b. Canton Ices, $3.80 8. Cements (Comb.) $16.80 h. Ropes, $14.20 b. Venz: Goldfields $3.60 b.

Stores, etc. Dairy Farms, $20.10 a. Watson, $13.40 b.

Der A. Wings, $1 n. Lane Crawfords, $3.90 an. Mackintosh, $20 n.

Sinceres, $13% n.

Miscellaneous,

Amusements, $26% L Constructions, $6.35 en. B'que Ind. G, Bonde, $68 % sa. H.K.G. Loan 7% Prom.

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SPECIAL VALUE PRICE

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