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THE

TO-DAY'S NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

WANTS.

25 WORDS .. .. .. .. .. $1.50

142.00 If Not Prepaid.) The following replies have boen! received:*

WANTED KNOWN

NOTICE

The French Convent School will re-open

on Friday, 8th at 9

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THE MACAO JOCKEY CLUN,

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HONGKONG

R.

TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1932.

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

ELSTREE

NOW A HOUSEHOLD

WORLD.

MR. MELLON ON WAR DEBTS.

''HARD CASE" OF BRITAIN.

PLAIN WORDS TO AMERICA.

KING'S THEATRE

COMING SOON:

"TILLY OF BLOOMSBURY"

A British Picture.'

POST OFFICE NOTICE

No. S. 503.—It is hereby notised |that sealed tenders in triplicate,

which should be clearly marked Ask anyone in the world where "Tender for Shaukiwan Quarry British pictures are made and in- Lot No. 1, will be received at variably the anme reply will ba the Colonial Secrotary's Office, importance of what Mr. John Max- given-Eletree. That is tho truc

DRAFT PROGRAMMES

and until Noon of Monday, the 18th well and British International Pic- ENTRY FORMS for the First day of January, 1932, for the octures have done for the British Extra Race Meeting of 1032 to be eupation for a period commencing Alm Industry.

Washington, Dev. 13. held in Macso on Sunday, the 17th from the date of notification of

Brlilah International Pictures

If foreign nations fail to pay January, 1932, (weather per acceptance of tender and ending have been the mother, the tutor, on Tuesday they are technically mitting) may be obtained at the on 31st December, 1934, of the and the world publicity agent for in default, Senator Borah declar- Sports Club. Hongkong Jockey plece or parcel of ground as shown the new film industry which has ad yesterday, a sentimont glee- WONDERFUL BARGAINS in HATS Club Stables, or at the offices of coloured red on a plan signed by farisen In England since the fully echoed by fellow Congres and SMART American SPORTS

the Director of Public Works and War. When British

picturea

afonul leaders. wore SUITS at our Annual January Sale. Messrs. Percy Smith, Seth Hata from $0.00 at The Dolly Varden Fleming, 6, Den Voeux Road, dated 22nd December, 1931, and a byword and a laughing-stock it

The present position is that in- Hat Shop.

courage and Central.

subject to the conditions which was Mr. Maxwell's ENTRIES close at 11 am.

quire of the State Department and production.

forced

will be told that payment is not Saturday, the 9th January, 1932.

the world to acknowledge the qua-expected in view of the impend lity of his output.

moratorium direction a significance only less fixed by law cannot legally het is received.

ratifention, Elstree hne nasumed under his ing

though the day of payment being Important than Hollywood in the

MISCELLANEOUS

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Also

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"Silent NooB"

"Garden of Bambous"

"Peach Flower"

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"In the Palace"

"Three Idyls" (Voice and

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"Three Idyls (Voice,

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METALS.

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THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY.

THERAPION NO. T THERAPION NË 2 THERAPION NOS

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DUR SEM VARERS WOLD TERRATION AN OR UJE, DOVE, STAMP LETIZEN SO GEENIES PACKETH.

PARCEL MAIL

on tean be ascertained at the office breadth of vision which stimulated/dividual Governments if they in any parcel will not be subject to Customs duty on arrival in the United

Attend the New Territories Agricultural Show

од

January 9th and 10th, 1932,

of the Director of Public Works.

Upset annual fee $4,080,

Each tender must be accoin-

panied by a receipt to the effect

rent

that the tenderer has deposited in The Colonial Treasury a sum of world's film industry. And this altered except by Congress, $100 as a pledge of the bona fideshna been achieved in less than ten A majority of both Chambers of of his offer, which sum shall be years, The British International Congress have pledged themselves; forfeited to the Crown in the event Studios have been the Mecca for to ratify the moratorium scheme, at Shek Wu Hui (near the Sheung of the tenderer, whose tender is many of the greatest American but not an inch further will they and Continental directors. Mr. go, and the ratifications will only Shlu Railway Stallon.)

accepted, refusing to carry out the Maxwell early saw that it thebe given grudgingly, with possible terms and conditions of his offer. British industry was to be given riders to the effect that passage On the acceptance of a tender not only a place in the sun, but is no indication that further relief unsuccessful oven a chance of getting on its may be granted. Dislike of Mr. deposits of tenderers will be returned to them, feet, it must learn from the Houver. distrust of the big bank- Form of lender and furtherworld's acknowledged experts. crs, and prejudice against all for- particulars can be obtained from Fearlessly be put his conviction etgners all combine in giving cru- the office of the Director of Public into practice, and, as though sading ardour to the attacks

miracle, in the shortest of time. | Administration polley. Works.

n new apirit was abroad. Every- The Government does not bind itaelf to accept the highest or any Lender.

Watch for the handbook on the bookstallsi

Special Railway Facilities at reduced fares, Band In attend ince, English and Chinese restaur anta, drinks with meals obtainable, Theatrical performances.

THE WORLD'S BEST PICTORIAL, PHOTOGRAPHS.

ON VIEW

at the

UNIVERSITY

PHOTOGRAPHIC

EXHIBITION

University Union,

Daily Until January 9.

From 9 n.m, to 6p.m.

(from Jan. 7 to 9 open 18 9 pm.

ADMISSION FREE You positively cannot afford to misa it.

MENTHOLATUM)

My

Head Is Splitting

Rub MENTHOLATUM gently on your temples and forehead. You will immediately feel the cooling, Boothing effect and gradually the pain will stop.

MemOLATI, healing and cooling, f* a afe remedy for neuralgia, colda, cuts, buena, skin eruptions and insert bétes. Beware of imitatiou.

the

HAROLD T. CREASY. Director of Public Works Hongkong, 31st December,

4.

R.

problem,

Britain's Hurden.

The Public are hereby warned that in view of the passing of the Abnormal Importations Customs Duties Act, guarantee can be givon that

Kingdom. The system of prapayment of Customs duties in this office l cancelled until further notice except as regards parcels of silk of or under the value of £5-0-0 or its equivalent in dollars at the rate of the day. It will however be necessary in these cases to make a deposit againit duty equal in amount to the declared value of the Parcel.

Definite Information will be published in the Mall Notices directly

Letters and postcards for Europe and South America are forwarded | "Vla Síberla" if so superscribed.

INWARD HARS, From

P'er

Da

January 8.

January 8.

Fushimi Maru

January 8.

Pren. Taft Bunning

. January 9.

January 0.

Papers) London, 10th December. Hakusan Maru Europe via Negapatam (Letters and Australia and Manila

Taiping .... Japan and Shanghai Manila Shanghai and Swatow... U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang. hai (San Francisco 11th Decem. ber and Europa via Siberin (London, 19th December) on London: Parcela only, London 3rd

December

existing

Canada, U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shanghal (Vancouver B.C., 19th December)....

U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang- hal (San Francisco, 18th Decom- her) Calcutta and Strafts U.S.A., Canada, Japan and Shang-

hai (Seattle, 20th December) ... Shanghai and Japan

For

Swatow Bangkok Amoy Manila

Pros. Pierce

Aeneas

January 9.

January 11.

Empress of Asia

January 11,

Pres. Jackson Talambu

January 11.

January 18.

January 15,

Pres. Jeleman Karmala OUTWARD MAILS.

Por

January 18.

Date and Timə

....Thurs., Jan. 7, 8 p.m. Thur., Jan. 7, 4.30 p.m.

Hydrangea Hermod Tibadak

Nevada

Straits and Calcutta

Parcels Letters

Haiching

Santhia

Thur, Jan. 7, 6 pm. Fri., Jan. 8, 10.30 am. Fri., Jan. 8. 12.30 pm. 1.30 p.m.

Fri., Jan. 8, 1 p.m. Canton ...

Fri, Jan. 8, 2.30 p.m. Hulchow..... Fri, Jan. 8, 8.30 pm.

Hakusan Maru Fri, Jan. A, 3.80 p.m.

of

$

Enat and South Afrien, Aden, Egypt and Europe via Marseilles Fushimi Maru....Sat., Jan. 9.

K.P.O. Rog. Lettera

Jan. 9, 0a.m.

G.P.o.

one of importanter in the world's The President, backed by the ludustry was compelled to take Treasury and Wall Street, wil noties of Mr. Maxwells achieve battle hard for the establishment ment, and song the name of Elstree of a war debt commission to con- was a household word through-sider revision of the

Lotals. In an attempt to mobilise 1931.put film circles everywhere.

This achievement of Mr. Max-public opinion behind the Adminin- well's is, in many ways, the most tration view, a direct appeal to the remarkable result which has been common sense of the nation was 'rought about in the face of almost made over the heads of Congress overwhelming udds in the whole by Mr. Mellon, secretary of the of the world's film history. When Treasury. the talk-ilm came, the British in-, PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of dustry was once again faced with the Sale by Public Auction to be an almost insuperable position.

Washington, Dec, 12. held on Monday, the 11th day of opposed to the unlimited capital:

Mr. Mellon, in the course of an f America, with comparatively January, 1932, at 3 p.m., at the slender resources with which to official statement, said: "No re Offices of the Public Works Bght, once again it was Mr. Max-commendation made by Mr. Hoover Swatow and Foschow

carries any implication of debt Haiphong Department, by Order of His well's International. Pictures

cancellation. It is, however, the Foochow Excellency the Governor of one which set at

to tackle once Lot of Crown Land at Ma Tau the

duty of those in authority to deal Shanghal, Japan and Europe via and to-day Ita

ja no Siberia Kok, in the Colony of Hongkong products are in measurable dis-with realities, and there for a term of 75 years, with the tance of the quality of the beat chaping the fact that some of our Siraits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius,

debtors cannot meet in full the option of renewal at a Crown of the United States products. Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor rily responsible for this change

And the lender who was prima-payments due to us until there has

measure been a aubstantial of His Majesty the King, for one was a Scots solicitor,

economic recovery." with no further term of 75 years.

special knowledge of the Intrica-

"To stand on the letter of our ies of production, bat inherently hond and to refuse to investigate PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

endowed with an unbeatable tena- or consider the facts is to Tall in city, a dour courage, and a limit-our responsibility to the Ameri less vision and belief.

can people whom we represent and Although British International the debtors whose capacity to pay have the second largest circuit of we ourselves undertook to deter theatres In England (thus cr- mine. auring a certain outlet for their products, and key houses the bet- "Take the case of Great Britain;; ter to sell them), about 130 in our best customer, which even in number, it is as a producing unit the depression year of 1930 took that British International have 678,000,000 dollars (approximately Manila achieved fame and will be known $130,000,000 at par worth of throughout the history of British American agricultural and frxius Bangkok via Swatow

Swatow, Amoy and Formosa trial products. The economie and

Manila More than 100 films have been Anancial changes of the past year Swatow, Amoy and Foochow made at Elstree in the last three den of her payments to us. The Manila

have immensely increased the bur- years. During the period of silents

series of events through which Swatow From Arnold Bennett Great Britain was forced of the "Piccadily" to "Tommy Atkins" or "High Sens," the last to be made, gold standard is too recent lo re- there was a seal of quality over

quire emmeration. Jall the Slatree products.. With the

"To-day sterling is selling at advent of the talk-film that same 3,815 dollara, which is a 32 per quality was maintained from the cent, discount compared with fast Sandakan very start. The first Eistree talk- year. All debts to Great Britain Manila, Australia and New Zea- Glm, “Blackmail,“

the

from foreign Governments, excupt land via Thursday Island world by its execellence and the reparations payments, which are modernity of its technique. From not likely to be collected in full that time many of their films have next year, are payable in sterling, become historical. "Atlantic." but her debt to us is payable in

No. of Bate

Registry No.

Kesleon

Lounity.

Upposite Kewicon Intend Lot N° 2772

Inland Lot No 1109

Pan Chung Street.

Kaundary

Measuremedii.

N. B...

(As per cale plan,

About 45,000

Contents in

Rental.

MRS. MOTONO. Massage.

0151

Hand and Electric 31b, Wyndham Street.

onet Price

$23,500

MASSAGE HALI MRS. S. UZUNOYE 57, Queen's Road C., 2nd floor, Expert MaRBEUNE.

Alms.

startled

Bangkok

Shanghai, Japan, Canada, USA, Central and South America and And Europe via Victoria B.C. *Europe vin Siberia

Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, U.S.A.,

Canada, Central and South Ame rica and Europe via Sen Fran- cinco and Europe vin Siberia ..

Reg.,

Lotters,

Jan. 8, 4.30 p.m.

Jan. 9, 8.15 am.

Jan. 9, 9.30 am.

(Due Marsoilles 7th February.) Hervar

Sat., Jan. 5, 1.30 p.m.

President Taft

Parcels,

Reg.,

Letters,

Sat, Jan. 9. Jan. 9, 8 pm. Jan. 1, 4.15 p.m.

Jan. 9, 5 pm.

(Due Victoria B.C., 26th Janusty) Pres. Pierce... Sat, Jan. 2, B. p.m. Kalgun ....

Sun., Jan. 10, 8:30 am. Hozan Maru....Bua, Jan. 10, 9 am. Emp. of Asia Mon, Jan 11, 4.80 p.m. Hai Ning......Tues., Jan. 12, ♬ p.m. Pres, Jackson Tues., Jan. 12, 4.30 p.m. Kwalaang.....Tues., Jan. 12, p.m.

Chichibu Maru ..... Wod, Jan, 13. Reg.,... Jan, 12, p.m. Lettors, Jan. 13, 8.80 m.ru. (Dua San Francisco, Brd Feb.) Hinang....Wed., Jan. 13, 10.30 am.

.......Fri, Jan. 13,

Taiping

Parcels, Reg., Letters,

Jan. 14, 5 p.m. Jan. 16, 9.45 a.m. Jan, 15, 10.30 ■.m.

(Duo Thursday Island, 26th Jan:)

.Fri., Jan. 15, 1 p.m.

Juno and the Paycock," "Mur-gold dollars. The combined effect Swatow, Amoy and Foochow ...... Haiyang der," "Young Woodley," "The W Plan." to Galsworthy's "Skin sults in an enormously inereused

of these unfavourable factors re- Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, East and South Africa, Aden, Game," have all been inevitably burden for the

Egypt und Europe via Marseillos Karmalo marked with the Elstree hall-mark

Britain.

MA

ASSEUR R. SHIMIDZU.

quality.

people of Groat

Forty-Seven Per Cent.

of individanlity and Amongst their latest offerings, ASSEUSE 8. HONDA. ASSEUSE B. KISAKI. "Men Like These," the first attempt "Payments due in the present tecommended for many years for to make an epic of the Royal fiscal year will serve to exemplify Government Civil Hospital. Poak Navy, will achlove similar fame the magnitude of the additional Hospital, etc., and by all the local and its place in the history of Alm burden

tortur

24, Wyndham Street. Tel. 24941.

It's all

in the Jame

"TOUCHBACK," DIP YOU SAY? OH, SO IT'S

SOMETHING LIKE PLAYING TAG

*THEY HAVE A GOOD LINE, EH? WELL, I'D

"OH,1 120 HOPW THE AIRFINNES COME TRETYY SOON -

ABRIAL ATTACK

-

4

*1 SUPPOSE

THEY'RE GOING

production in Great Britain.

INTO THAT HUDPLE

GARFULLY COME ABOUT"

SO THEY CAN

CET WARM-

With the £ at par, the British Treasury needs £32,800,000

in order to pay us 159,500,000 Japan dollars. With storling at the rate Manila at which it was sold on December 10, it would take 48,100,000, or an increase of £16,000,000, or 47 per cent.: in other words, the bur den on the British taxpayers would be increased by almost half.

"When the British settlement was made, it was estimated at ita present value at 4 per cent. Interest, and was 80 per cent, of the total amount duo prior to the funding.

Parcels, Reg

Lettora,

......Sat., Jan. 16,

K.P.O.

Jan. 15, 4.80 p.m.

........... Jan. 10, 9 km. ..... Jan. 10, 10 a.m.

G.P.O.

Parcels, ....... Jan. 15, 5 p.m. Rog,... Lettern,

Jan. 18, 9:45 am. Jan, 16, 10.80 a.m. (Due Marseilles, 18th February) Tyndareus.....Sat., Jan. 18, 10 mm. Pres. Jefferson Sat., Jan. 16, 4.30 p.m.

*Superscribes can respondence only.

THE PERFECT ROAD.

ATTEMPT TO RESTORE THE LOSS "VISIBILITY.”

The

Advisory Committee under the aus- pices of the Ministry of Transport. on which representatives of road- using associations and road-making authorities are serving. A stretch of the

Colnbrook

brook by-pass road has been placed at their disposal, and Ministry of Transport, there the results of the experts motoring associations, makers of laboratory researches are put to roads, and those responsible for the test of actual daily strain. their maintenance, are combining At the moment the Ministry are "If the amount to be raised in'in search of the perfect road sur- unable to give any indication of the pounds sterling to meet obligations face.

or otherwise of these ex- to the United States In dollars is

periments. The champions of this The perfect road must bo pri- increased by 47 por cont., it bo-marily non-skid. Impervious to wet or that surfacing compound would comes apparent that from the and frost, easily visible under all obviously be disconcerted fr any

possible standpoint of the British taxpayer conditions and of great durability, inkling of the

of. winner ho is asked to meet not the obli-

search for such a paragon is this The

strange for pre-eminence

.raco vere given before the race la over, gation as established by your Debt as relentless and, it would appear, were Commission, but an amount con- us hopeless, as the quest of the Other aspects of the road safety siderably in excess of such obliga-philosopher's stone.

problem. are interesting the tion. Nothing could more forcibly One of the po

ponaties that wo have try and other highway authorities. illustrate the changed situation, paid for the disappearance of the All over the country roads are be which places on the Executive, as old dusty highway is the loss of forence with the works of nature

made "enter" by official. Inter- well as the legislative branches of, viel

vielbility. The old road could be

Observation. In many

the Government, the duty of re- doen clearly, whether it was wet or and in some cases of man examining the obligations of our dry: To-day many of the road sur. debtors and their ability to meet faces are almost invisible when however, shown that the destruct jeiber of landmarks has tended to in- them during a period of world- they are wot.

the wide economic depression"

crease rather than diminish danger of accidents.

Houtor.

The major experimental work being conducted by the Technical