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SITUATIONS

WANTED.-No.

Chinese Fitter

MACAO RACES.

on SUNDAY,

the 22nd November, 1931, FIRST RACE AT 1.30 p.m.

Admission to Public Enclosure 40 Cents,

Members MUST show their badge to gain Admittance.

Tin can be procured at the Racecourse at $1.50.

with high school education, who reads THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB. and writen English. Age about 30 and with previous experience as fure- man in machine shop. Apply in own handwriting stating salary desired Write G.P.O. and giving references.

Box No, d.

Draft Programmes and Entry Forms for the Twelfth Extra Race Meeting, to be held on Saturday. 28th November, 1931, (weather per MIS-mitting) may be obtained at the Race Course, Hong Kong Club. Causeway Bay Stables, and ta, Secretary's Oilce.

qualled WANTED.--Fully TRESS, General subjects, amo wanted quntined Matron. Apply at Once Helmstress, Kiocesan Girls' School Jordan Kond, kowtoun.

WANTED KNOWN

from Harber Ixport Gentlemen's

attendance t Manila now in daily

Tung Jwolte's iteauty Salon. Ho Building Kowloon, up-to-date me.

bodn. Tei, 56213,

LOST

LOST-At the Star Theatre, in Row P, Seats 2 and 4, on Sunday Night, at the performance, a lauy'n WHITE BEADED PEARL BAG. Contained only two keys and a powder maff. Reward 15 returned to J. W. Morris, Dullur Stenship Line.

FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Motor lighter capacity 0 tona, length 5 6", beam la' 6", China depth 5". ruft loaded 2 6". pine hull, 26 8.p. Kelvin engine, speed knots, Wit G.P.O. Box No. 86.

PEARLS! PEARLS! Mr. KODAKA arrives 21st November with u finc collection of PEARLS which will be

Entrica close L 12 o'clock Nour on Thursday, 19th November, 193:

THE HONG KONG JUCKEY CLUB,

NOTICE.

The Half Yearly General Most ing of Voting Members will b held at the Club House, Happy Valley on Monday, 23rd November 1931, at 5.30 p.m.

All members are cordially in vited to attend, and purficipate i any discussion which may ensue. By Order of the Stewards.

C. R. BRUWN,

Secretary, Hongkong. 12th November, 1931

Coming shortly to the CENTRAL

The greatest pleture ever made.

ANN HARDING

in

"HOLIDAY"

Watch out for the date.

Exhibited at KOMOR & KOMOR for A RKO-PATHE SUPER SPECIAL 10 DAYS only..

model-in

WHIPPET Six cylinder, flve passon. Ker Louring for-1928 thoroughly good order £1,500, can be seen at any time. Picase write Bez No. 859, "Hongkong Telegraph."

TO LET

Bay.

TO LET. Two lots, Lalchikok Area 500,000 and 180,000 square feet Water frontage on both lots. Write G.P.O. Box No. 86.

TO LET NO. 6. Torres Building, Kimberley Road, Kowloon. Apply to Reins Massey & Co., Ltd 1st floor, Mercantile Bank Building, 7, Queen's Road, Central, Hongkong.

APARTMENTS

AIRLIE HOTEL-33-26, Nathan Rood, Kuwloon Under European Management Excellent

Cuisine, Modern Apartmenta. Terms Moderate. Three minuten from ferry, Tel. 57357.

CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.

WILI. WILHELMBEN, The NORWEGIAN, AFRICA and AUSTRALIA LINE.

The Motorskin.

"TARONGA" having arrived from Norway - via ports on the 17th November, 1931,

consignees of cargo Aro hereby notified that all goods are being landed at their risk into the non-

CREDIT FONCIER D'EXTREME

ORIENT.

Mortgage Bank & Estate Agents.

"PEAK MANSIONS"

Prince Edward Rond, Kowloon Detached and Semi-detached villae. Modern construction with garage.

"Cambay Buildings," Plots with modern conveniences.

MASSAGE HALL

TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1931.

Hongkong Amateur Dramatic Club

"DEAR BRUTUS"

by

Sir James Barrie.

Matinee, To-day at 5.15 p.m. November 19, 20 and 21 at 9.15 p.m.

Booking at Anderson's.

THE HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN,

What to do to help a child.

Anyone knowing of a child who as been assaulted, neglected or -treated in a manear likely to AusO unnecessary suffering or njury to health, or knowing of parent who is seeking advice

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any matter concerning hild, would be doing an act of Indness by communicating at nee with--

The Hon. Secretaries, H.KS.P.C. ›/• G.P.D. Bax No. 513, Hongkong, r St. George's Building, Top floor. All further stops will be taken,

by borne,

the nd

will be

expenses

jociety.

The Informant's name

ept strictly private, except in ases where malice is proved.

METALS

of all kinds especially for ship-building and engineering work. Complete stock. Best Terme, Immediate delivery.

SINGON & CO ESTABLISHED A. D. 1930.

Telephono: 20516.

HING LUNG ST.

LAMMERT'S CINEMA SCREENINGS.

AUCTIONS

PUBLIC AUCTION.

The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction,

on Friday,

the 20th November, 1931,

comniencing at 2.30 p.m.

At their Sales Roont,

4, Duddel) Street.

A Quantity of Valuable

Household Furniture

comprising:-

Tenk hatatand, Chesterfield Couches

Chairs, Curio and Cabinet, Book cases, Desks, Tables, Gramophones, Cabinet, Marble Mantle Clacks, Oil Paintings, Em- broidered pictures, Brass Fender, Brass and bronze ware, Ornament, Carpets, Rugs, etc., etc,

Tenk Extension Dining Tables, Dining Chairs, Teak Side-board, Dinner

Services, Glass Ware, Cutlery. Tenk Ico Chest. Filters,

etc., etc.

Brass and Teak Bedstenda with mattresses, Teak Dressing Tables, Teak and Camphor wood Chest of drawers. Teak Wardrobe with bevelled mirror doors, Side tables, Travelling Rugs, Enamel Baths. Enamel Wash Basins, etc., etc.

Also

NOTES SUPPLIED BY THE THEATRES.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

General

Those who applauded the dances in tha successful musical comedy "Gold Diggers of Broadway," will have an opportunity to again judge of the graceful opertness of a Hollywood in the chorus when "Hold Everything," goce | lowat on at the Queen's Theatre shortly.

New Year Parcel Mail for Great Britain The New Year Parcel Mail for Great Britain will be closed in the Post Office at 5 p.m. on the 20th November per aa. "Kashgar." This mall la due in London on the 27th December.

Christmas Letter Mall for Great Britain vla Suez. The Christmas Letter Mail for Great Britain via Sues will be closed General Post Office on the 21st November per a.s. "Kashgar" as föl.

Registered Mall 9.45 am., 21st November. Ordinary Mai! 10,30 a.m., 21st November. This mall is due in London on the 21st December. Christmas and New Year cards bearing not more than five written words and enclosed in open envelopes are accepted by the Post Office at the rate for printed matter 1.0, 4 crn's per 2 ounces.

Envelopes must be entirely op m

The dance presentations in both the "Gold Diggers" and the new picture Ceballos, a ate the work of Larry young South American who han bo- come one of the best known impro- visors of ensembles and ballets in the United Staton, Ceballos himself ad- vancen the theory that at the present time the best chorus talent is obtain- able not on Broadway but in foly Letters. wood, due to the fact that aspiring beginners as well as trained experts feel that the West Coast with its studion working twelve months in the year affers better opportunities than New York with its eight-month enter- Postcards.

The black-and- tainment noon. white chorus in "Fifty Mulian French- men" comes, as a matter of fact, from Hollywood, several of its members having worked in "Hold Everything" before they left Warner Bros. studio.

"The Brat."

Antda from the widespread interest in Sally O'Neil's delineation of the title raie in "The Brat," now showing at the King's Theatre. the fashion. minded patrons are enthusiastic over the clothes worn by Virginia Cherrill and Jure Collyer, two of the minent players,

pro.

Among the lovely creations worn by June Collyer is a stunning green velvet evening ensemble, the wrap being trimmed with sable. Another dainty gown is fashioned from niqua leine de sol. It is trimmed with

Local

Postal Rates.

Chinm and Macao

Foreign Countries and

Local, China & Macao All other places

British Empire (Excop via Siberia)

)

British Empire via Silo in) 10 cents each

4 cts.) per oz.

3 eta)

19 cts.)

20 ets, first or,

succeeding oz.

2 cta, each 8 cts, each

The fee for registratio is the same in all clagen--20 centa. Letters and postcards for Europe and South America are forwarded "Via Siberin" If so superscribed.

Letters for Europe via Siberia intended for transmission by Airmail from Shanginal to Manchouli must be posted over the counter of the G.P.O. or Kowloon Branch Post Office where full particulars of the Airmail ner. vice can be obtained.

From

INWARD MAILS.

Shanghai and Swatow Calcutta and Struita Australia and Manita Europe via Suez (Letters and Papers) London, 22nd October and Parcels, 15th October

Shanghai and Swatow U.S. A., Canada. Japan and Shangbai,

(Seattle, 31st October)

Japan

Japan and Shanghal Japan

Per

King Yuan Sirdhana Atsuta Maru

Deu

November 18.

November 10.

.November 19.

Corfu

Shantung

November 19.

November 19.

Prea. Jefferson

November 20.

Kitano Mart

November 20

Kashgar

November 20.

Gingo Maru

.November 1,

November 21.

Pres. Lincoln Andre Lebun

November 23.

November 24

General Metzinger

November 25.

November 27.

November 28.

November 28,

November 30.

U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang-

bai (San Francisco, 20th October) Asama Maru

applique motif. peach silk Ince in The skirt is excentionally full, the fullness being acquired through godeta running the full length from hem to waistline. Miss Collver also weara a beautiful lace formal gown in black with souffle. With this she wears diamond ornaments and her hair is Manila hold in place with diamond clasps. | Japan and Shanghai Then there is a black and white cress

Saigon Cinema street nnsemble. With this she went

a stunning little black and white Empire motel-s felt hat-Secnnd forerunner of the winter mode.

A Quantity of Blackwood Ware

and

One Large Machine.

Pathe

2 Folding Cinomatograph with atande,

1 Baby Grand Piano by Hanke 1 Balw Grand Pluno by Pleydi Radio Set (6 valves) and Sundry Radio Accessorica.

1

On View from Thursday, the 19th November, 1931.

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.

Auctioneers.

PUBLIC AUCTION,

The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public

The wreck of the Petersfield on Tung Yung Island recalled to local mariners the wreck at the same spot Auction. of the P. & 0. liner Sobraon twenty years ago, the general belief being that the Petersfield is fast on the same shell of rocka. While no lives were lest in the Sobraon disaster, the ship, which was one of the largest and finest of the P. & O. fleet of that day, proved fa total loss and very little was salvaged from the wreck, owing to heavy asas and bad weather complicat-

MRS. S. UZUNOYE 57, Queen's Road C., 2nd floor, Expert. ManneILSE. Penying the situation.

FOR SALE OR TO LET.

MOUNT PARKER SANATORIUM.

Enquiries are invited for the purchase or rent of the property known as Mount Parker Sanatorium, situated on the ridge overlooking Taikoo Valley (Quarry Bay) and Tytam Valley, consisting of three substantial blocks of buildings suitable for a school or hospital, with approximately 186,000 square feet of land.

hazardous, hazardous and/or extra Apply to Butterfield & Swire (Accounts Dept.).

hazardous godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd.. whence delivery may be obtained, Goods not cleared by the 24th Novem ber, 1931, will be subject to rent.

All broken, chafed and damagel packages are to be left in the godown where they will be examined on the 23rd November, 1931, at 10 am, by our Surveyors, Messrs. Anderson and Ashe,

No claims will be admitted unless notified and/or application for survey made in writing within Reven days after landng of the goods or in any case before the goods are taken de livery of.

Claims will not be recoverable unless complete accounts are sent in within fourteen days of final die- charge of vessel.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.

Bill of Lading will be countersigu- | ed by

THORESEN & CO., LTD.

Agenta Hongkong, 17th November, 1931.

MRS. MOTONO. Massage. Hand and Electric 31b, Wyndham Street.

M

ASSEUR R. SHIMIDZU, ASSENSE S, HONDA, ASSEUSE S. KISAKL Recommended for biany years for Government Civil Hospital, Poak Hospital, etc., and by all the local doctors.

........ 24, Wyndham Street. - Tol. 84941.

NOTICE.

The public is hereby notified that under 1.K. Ordinance No 2 of 1885 the British Imperial gallon of 0 The is the legal measure in the Colony. This quantify should be demanded when buying a gallon or a rofus daiked for in reepict of any less quantity supplied. Meson. C.C. ̧ Wakefeld & Co., Ltd—being British-sall by the Imperial gallon but other oil Companies hava adopted the Ainerican or wine gallon of 74/8 ibe. There is a difference of about 20% in the quantishes and this should not be overlooked. 'Although Coatzel in the proved aristrerat of lubricuting tile it in sold at the p›me price us ordinary motor oila. Castrol gives you the correct quality nod quanlity,

Robertson, Wilran & Co., Ltd,, neo tho Whrivando Distributors in South Chinn for Messrs CC. Woktheid & Co., Ltd.. the All-British Firm of all Manufacturore.

on Saturday,

the 21st November, 1931,

commencing nt 11 a.m.

at their Sales Room,

Duddell Street

106 185

for account of the concerned lbs. American Ginseng lbs. American Ginseng

(all more or lese damaged and stained).

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT EROS.,

Auctioneers.

PUBLIC AUCTION,

The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public, Auction,

on Tuesday,

the 24th November, 1931.

commencing ut 10.30 a.m.

at No. 1, Pratt Building.

Ground Floor, Kowloon,

A Quantity of Valuable

Household Furniture,

...

On View from Monday,

the 23rd at 11 ..

Catalogues will be issued..

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers.

Virginia Cherrill wears a smart black velvet formal gown with a wean

of white velvet and an afternoon frock

of apricat silk Ince. Over this whe wears, daringly, a bright red velvet стар. She is seen in a smartly tailored miling costume and a beige wonilen frock with chocolate brown jacket.

Canada, U.S.A., Japan and Shang.

hai, (Vancouver B.C., 7th Nov.) Emp, of Canada U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang-

hai (San Francisco, 30th October) Pres. Adame Straits

Fushimi Maru

U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang-

hai (San Francisco, 6th Noyaniber) Prea. Coolidge

OUTWARD MAILS.

Per

Dale and Time Chinhua... Wed., Nov. 18, 8.30 p.m. Clara Jebsen Wed, Nov. 18, 3.30 p.m. Tai Yoan. Wed., Nov. 18, 3.30 p.m.

For

Foochow Saigon

Both girls wear some breath-taking | Amoy ayinman during the play which Shanghai and Europe vin Siberia,. Venczin-l.. Wed., Now, 18, 3.30 p.m. beeping laurels upon the brow of Samahui and Wachow

Bttle Sally O'Neil, and all other wem Bangkok

bes of the cast. for that matter, in Amoy and Formosa via Swatow cluding Frank Albertsen, Allan Tine.

bart, Wilm Colller, Sr., and Mary Straits Forben. The production is a version Bangkok of Maud Fulton's popular stage play Batavia of the same name.

"Strangers May Kiss."

I

"I have no regrets. I'm glad that I went through the years of struggle I did. It makes success the sweeter and it gave me a solid balance. haven't had a chance to lose my head. Rapid success is dangerous and fre quently empty. I got mine the hard way."

These are the words of Neil Hamil ton, who is playing opposite Norma Shearer in "Strangers May Kiss" at the Queen's Theatre.

the

Sandakan Swatow

Kong Ning Wed, Nov. 18, 4 p.m. Halldor....Thurs., Nov. 19, 8.30 a.m. Deji Maru .Thurs., Nov. 10, 8.30 a.m. Cremer..Thurs., Nov. 19, 10.30 am. Kronviken Thurs., Nov. 19, 10.20 p.m. Tleboat..Thursday, Nov. 19, 1 pa. Hinsang...Thom., Nov. 15, 1.30 p.m. Hydrangea....Thurs., Nov. 19, 3 p..

"Soperscribed Correspondence only.

GUIMARAES CASE RECALLED.

CHINESE PLEADS NOT GUILTY.

Kong Sze-yik, who at the Sep-

ARMED ROBBERY

TO-DAY.

WOMEN VICTIMS IN YAUMATI

A daring armed robbery

was

There is nothing sonaational about Hamilton, He is the Gibraltar por sonality. He started out in a little Massachusetts town to be a priast or tember sessions was acquitted on perpetrated thla morning when an actor. Somehow, he chose a charge of conspiracy with the four men, armed with knives, en- latter path. a tortuous climb naved

Canton Road, and after intimida- heartache. With it' i lary in his peared again at the Supreme Court ting the occupants of the floor fato with poverty, deception, hunger and Guimaraes Brothers to steal, ap-tered the second floor of No. 530 pocket he began his career by journey criminal sessions this morning. ing to New York, chasing the pot of Before the Pusine Judge, silence, bound them up and even gold at end of the cinematic rain. Justice Lindsell, he was charged tually decamped with booty to the

total value of about $400. with conspiracy to atter forged

Four men entered the premises, He spent montha making futile notes on July 23. He was not re rounds of the Eastern studios. In

men and a small girl, at about 10.30 a.m.

The roiders were

bow.

the meantime he had to live. So he presented by counsel and pleaded occupied at the time by four wo- became Jack-of-All-Trades. He posed nut guilty.

The following jurors were em-armed with knives. They tied and for Arrow Collar ads. He managed

straw hat shop on upper Broadway panalled: Messrs. F. Gomez (fore-gagged the women, and later He travelled in stark company road man), H. Nish, Chin Yue, G. A.ansacked the hour shows. He was in turn a Ford fac- Figueiredo, R. J. Goodman, J L. A quantity of jewellery was tory mechanic, cigar saleaman, fashion Adams and Hong Kwong-yau, The taken besides a sum in cash. The mannequin, bond salesman and bench name of Mr. F. G. Alves was called obbers stayed on the premises for sleeper.

not present. Mr. about half but he wAB

an hour. They left Eventually, of

He started an an, Figueiredo was asked if he were after ascertaining that the occup- renched Hollywood. extra and gradually got bigerr roles, a relation of Guimaraes but on his ants were securely gagged. fle had schleved a comfort this if mat denial he was permitted to remain outstanding niche for himself when with the jury.

conrae.

Hamilton

talking cane Ring and Richard

Barthelmesq' nieture, "The Dawn

Mr. H. Somoreet Fitzroy, Crown

Patrol." Hamilton's role was dimest, Prosecutor, outlined the facts o'

a imeariant, as the t

a long road.

A British Film.

GRUESOME FIND,

IN FOUR PACKAGES.

A somewhat mysterious affair was attracting the attention of the shanghai authorities last week.

when

the Guimaraes case. mentioning finctive talents were revealed in their that accused had made arrange- full notentialities. But it had been, ments with another man for the DISMEMBERED HUMAN BODY

sale of

1,000 forged $10 bills. lic had been acquitted of the other Those who relish a hearty laugh-charge but on his own confession or rather whole crowd of laughs at the previous hearing was guilty hava a rare opportunity to gratify of the offence for which he was

now indicted, their taste in "A Warm Corner,"

Based on the play of the same name which had a prolonged run at the Princo's Theatre, London, and played by practically the same cast, it is one of those sparkling comedies which have recently lifted British pictures at concealment more into the fore-front of the "movies," comic, till he finally escaped by plant and definitely established the positioning his escapades on a val, he had of the British studios.

really manoeuvred him into his "war

Briefly, the picture

The hearing of the evidence is proceeding.

outrageously

MARSHAL ́ LYAUTEY.

"CREATOR OF MOROCCO"

A Warm Corner scintillates with corner." and, as he rockoned, deserved mirthful situations and witty lines, no sympathy! The picture runs along IN LONDON.

handled by the greatest of British on a rising note, of hillarity, and there cornedy players, Leslie Henson, while is not a dull moment In It. London, Nov. 17. its rapid action and constantly chanz-.

Specially notable is the perfor- Marshal Lyautey, who cele- Ing and often elaborate sets, add to manes of Leslie Hanson in the part brated his 77th, birthday to-day, the general brightness,

of the naughty and embarrassed Mr. le paying a short visit to London

tells of the Corner. It is his first appearance. as the guest of the United Aster maker, named Corner, who comedy he d'splays in it has cause

ndvenures of a millionaire corn- the "talkies," and the genius for sociations of France and Great

Klipped away from Britain.

his doting but him to be hailed as the Charlie Char middle-aged wife to the joys of the n of the British screen. With him The "creator of modern Li There he beenmo entangled is a brilliant cast, which In-buirs site! Morocco" was greeted at Victoria' with a designing young lady, He famous artists as Connie Edtas (8 station Inst night by the French bolted in a panle, when he found her the wife), Heather Thatcher Las th Ambassador, & representative of to be married, but was followed home piel), and Analty Melford as Heather the War Office, and members of by her and i crowd of others who had Thatcher's husband. the Fronch colony; and later at all been witnesses of his carryings

"A Warm Corner", is an Ideal on. Theraunen followed a desperate a dinner in his honour ho paid attempt by Corner to keep his deines Gainsborough picture, directed and tributo to Britain's gonlus for from his wife's knowledge. With adapted by Victor Saville from th colonial administration.-Britisk, each arrival from the Lide his night play by Arthur Wimperis and Lauriul

·Wireless,:---

- became more agonising, and his efforts Wylle....

report was recolved that he dismembered parts of a suman body, wrapped in four packages. were found in a motor

It would appear from the report. hat a car was hired at about 6.30 clock by a passenger who lighted near Seymour and Nan- ang Roads and told the chauf our to walt. Whilst he was in- fde somebody else came up and afrod the vehicle, taking with him our packages as he got on board. Now comes the mysterious part. The body has been found, or at cast the four packages, but there car it was found, from what nothing to indicate in which

arage the car

hired,

where he car had been, who placed the arcela in the car, where the par- ols were placed inside or where he car and the chauffeur are at resent. As stated, the body was · ound in the ear but the car. pparently has disappeared, and he authorities &TO making attempts to trace IN, C. D. News..

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