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MEN & WOMEN IN ARGUMENT

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SPARKLING Y.M.C.A. DEBATE

LADIES' TRIUMPH

A magnificent closing speech by Miss Curtin proved the deciding factor in the vole at the Y.M.C.A. debate last night, and following the brightest and most entertain- ing discussion of the senson, the lady speakers won the day and secured the acceptance of the motion "That the Professions havs through their been improved adoption by woman," by his voten

to 84.

ANGLO-SOVIET

TRADE

LORD SNOWDEN NOT PLEASED

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1932.

WILLIAM POWELL, | PIECEGOODS CASE

LTD.

SUBSTANTIAL PROFIT DISCLOSED

ANNUAL MEETING

DEFENCE

MONS. DELCOURT'S EVIDENCE

Evidence for the defence was heard in the Supreme Court this morning before the Chief Justice (Sir Joseph Kemp) in the action brought by Messrs. Pinguet ani

London, Apr. 20. Lord Snowden, replying to a de- bate raised by Lord Lloyd in the House of Lords on the Govern- mont's trade polley with the Rus-{

The firm of William Powell, sian Government, said he was not Limited, made a praft of $20,745 Company, No. 5 Queen's Rond satisfied with the disparity be-on its general working account for Central against Messre. Compagnie tween Imports and exports of the year ended April 12th. This Optorg, of Shanghai and Prince's Russian trade. Ife had made re- was disclosed in the annual report Building, Hongkong. presentations to the Soviet Go- and balance sheet of the Company is claiming $3,105 as damages for vernment and had insisted that presented to the 31st ordinary alleged breach of agreement to as far as it could, steps should general meeting of shareholders prevent a price war in the market-

ing of fancy suitings. be taken to lessen It.

held this morning.

Giving evidence for

Plaintif

the de

Mr. F. C. Jenkin, K.C., is for plalatiif, while Mr. Eldon l'otter, K.C., is defending. fence, Mons. Delcourt stated that in 1926, Messrs. Optorg sold 60 cases

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TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME OF

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Broadcast by Z. B. W. on_a_wave-

(845 K.C.'s). length of 365 metros.

6.00-8.00 p.m. European Programme of Victor and H. M. V. Records.

8.00-6,22 p.m. Orchestral and Band Music.

Sambro et Mouse (Planquetta). Le Pere do La Victoire (Ganne), La Garde Republicaine Band. B2908. Mississippi Sulte (A Tone Journey)

(Grofe).

In the absence of the chairman

· An · advisory, committee should be given powers to deal with fur-f the Board of Directors (Mr. ther guarantees for credits for E. M. Raymond), Mr. J. 11. Seth presided. Others present wero

(Kalman). Fram the opening address of trade with Russia for more than rers. A. Nissin, IL. Seth (dires- 2 months, without attaching more tors), 3. H. Ross and H. J. 31. stringent conditions than in the past.

Figueiredo (shareholders) and W. L. Alexander (secretary).

the proposer, the debate attained a high standard of whimsical, argument, witty and trenchant and the wordy duel between the men and women provided one of the most entertaining evenings of the winter programme of the Y.M.C.A.

Miss K. P. Curtin, who proposed the motion, pointed out that through the ages woman had lent [ to many professions her powers of stimulation, inspiration, sym- pathy, tact, intuitive discernment and passionate determination, an acknowledged of men save by the rare few. In support of this Mias Curtin mentioned Cleopatra, who made such successful excursions into the realm of politics, the Queen of Sheba, Queen Elizabeth and Queen Victoria. In the realm of art they had Salome in ancient timea and Pavlova in modern times as examples of women who had contributed muck to the dance, while in literature there Was Sappho in ancient Greece, Jane Austin, the Brontes, Allee Meynell and many othern in modern England. In dramatic

ex-

Negotiations regarding the tent of the credits to be given were in progress, and the pulley of Ruarantee would only 10 continued if It assisted

British --British Wireless.

of auiting at $4.80 while pinintit only sold ten. In 1927 Optorgs sold 90 and plaintiff voll

26.

IL was not until he met Mr. Pinguet on the ferry in February, 1928, that they had discussion as to competition, but Optorg's chop was better known than Pinguets, who found they had to sell five centa cheaper. He also remarked, "Do you realise we are the play things of the Chinese and I wo as do not come to an arrangement between ourselves they will be able to put our prices up or down as they like?**

Chairman's Speech. Mr. J. H. Seth sald:-Before proceeding to report upon the affairs of your company, I have industries to record, with feelings of deep regret, the loss we have sustained by the death of Mr. Manuk on the 7th Instant. Mr. Manuk joined, the Board on September 1922 and ans served the company director continuously since then. His death is a great loss to the company as his large and varied business experience enabled him to take long views, and suggest practical solutions to most pro- blema.

OPIUM SMUGGLER

CAUGHT

POLICEMAN FIRES A SHOT

cents

Friendly Arrangement. As a result of the conversation said witness, they came to a friend- An attempt to land 190 facls of raw opium frous a sampan on the position a

Mr. F. E. Skinner resigned his y arrangement on the basis of a neting secretary at policy of mutual support, but there beach opposite Green Island yenne 30 last and Mr. W. L. Was no agreement between them terday was detected by a police- Alexander was appointed secret-binding Optor's to sell at five man in plain clothes who was pory. trolling the benches

thin locality. He Brod two shots and aman, who had jumped into the water, evidently with the idea of making the sampan fast to the

sued by the policeman. Further up the beach, the fugitive was caught by an Indian watchman runding the cable-hends.

art there was Mrs. Siddons. Dus shore, took fright and Hed, par in the general working account'his head that he was entering into

Dame Ellen Terry and Dame Sybil Thorndyke, although it had to be recognised that Woman' creative work in the Arts Was only just beginning, and it would have to he left to future ages 16 decide the full extent of her powers in this field.

Woman's Special Qualities,

The speaker went on to refer to the obvious value of women in the i

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more. On the contrary, It is gratifying to be able to said Mons. Delcourt, be consider- port that in both our outfiting ed he was entitled to sell at the and tailoring departments, sales same have not only been maintained, wished:

price as plaintiff e but Increased, and this is refosted Witness said it never entered

for the year as against $16,718,60, never looked at it in that light. It which shows a profit of $20.745.77 a binding contruct and he had

for the previous year.

was merely a friendly arrange. The year under review basment for mutual support in the The prisoner was charmed before Jacen vident fluctuations in ex-market. Mr, Schofield at the Central Police change and although, in common He continued that he acted on Court this morning with the pos.with other stares, this nerrssitated the arrangement, but, in 1928-29, session of illicit opium, He was adjustments in selling prices, we Chinese competitor entered the fined $3,000 with the alternative of have, I am pleased to say, main-market and plaintiff's price auf- nine months hard labour,

ained our reputation for supply fered in consequence but Optorg's ing the best at a moderate price. I did not suffer to. the same extent. During the year wo Bold our Mon. Delcourt said he advised THEments at a profit of $3,577.83 Mr. Pinguet to hold on a bit in and this amount has been placed | ense he could get a better price to the credit of profit and loss and Mr. Pinguet suld he would do necount.

nursing, medical und tenching RUN ORGY BY

professions, and said that in the Jegal profession woman brought special qualities, particularly that subtlety so essential to the legal mind. Shakespeare ht himself Immortalised her powers

his charac{ in this direction in turisation of Portia.

Finally Miss Curtin Attributed the following qualities to woman, showing how, through them, she was improving the professiona;— Moral and physical

courage. fortitude, incredible endurance of pal and hardships, determina tion, reliability and devotion to duty.

ADY

GIANTS

YESTERDAY'S BALL GAMES

New York, Apr. 20, New York scored a double success in the baseball work to-day, the re- sults being:

National League,

Philadelphin' Pittsburg Chienga

New York Washington St. Louis Cleveland

Heavy Depreciation

行路

$0.

Price-Cutting.

to

In order to bring stocks

Witness continued that he weal hand inte the books at present to Shanghai and returned replacement values, depreciation Hongkong September, 1920, when has been fairly heavy, but your the made his usual courtesy calls directors feel that this is wise.m his business acquaintances in and a policy that will meet with} Hongkong, going also to Mr. your approval.

Pinguet's office. Turning to the balance sheet, AL that office, witness said ite ander asscts you will see that was informed by Mr. Pinguet that stocks on hand and in transit, he had given a guarantee to his 1932 amounted compradore and brokers for their lo $121,746 as against $126,301.000 selling the suitings at five cents at 28th February 1921, and that cheaper than whatever Optorg's The item "Investments at Cost"; price was. When witness pointed has disappeared.

but that that course was against their mutual support arrangement and the matter should have been talked over, Mr. Pinguet said he had taken that course to encourage

5 New York

2-2

7 St. Louis

2 Cincinnati

7

at February 20,

Ameican League,

8 Philadelphin

4 Buston

6 Chicago

1 Detroit

GERMAN “REDS.”

PRUSSIAN POLICE ON THE QUI VIVE.

rc.

Under liabilities, general serve account has been increased be the amount appropriated nt

orders,

B2608.

Paul Whiteman and His Concert Orchestra, 86850. The Gingy Princess-Potpourri Ferdy Kaufmann and His Orchestra,

6.22-6.35 p.m. Organ SoloS. Love's Garden of Bosc

(Haydn Wood). Chanson (Friml).

Reginald Foort. B2988. Dreams of Yesterday ("Virginia"-

Waller and Tunbridge).

Was It a Dream? (Caslow,

Spier and Britt),

F. Rowland-Tims, F.R.C.O. B2005. 6.35-6.55 p.m. Humorous Num-

bera,

Filthy Lucro.

Wish Wynne, В3030. Over the Garden Wall.

John Henry assisted by Gladys Horridge. B3085.

Nollie Wallace.

Geranium.

'E's Wonder.

Will Kings. 33101. Notice, etc.).

7.00 p.m.(Stock Quotations, Mail

6.65-7.25 p.m. Tangos. Eing Nacht in Monte Carlo. Bleibe Bei Mir. Das Model Hat Sex Appeal.

Marek Weber and His Orchestra. V-0100-V-0167. 7.25-7.45 p.m. Operatic. Traviata-Selection (Verdi).

Creatore's Band). 35807. Jewels of the Madonna-Intermezzo

(Wolf-Ferrari).

Victor Sym. Orchestra, 15976. Guitar Duet-Hawaiian Waltz

7.45-8,00 p.m. Hawaiian Musle,

Medley.

Guitar Duet-Klllma Waltz

Frank Ferern and John K. Paalubi. B2300. Orchestral-White Birds.

Hawalian Orchestra. V-81. 8.00 p.m. Local Time and Wen. ther Report.

8.03-19.30 p.m. Chinese Concert from the Studio.

10.30 p.m. Rugby Mid-day Press NewB.

10.33 p.m. Close Down.

All records in the above European programmes are kindly supplied by Messa, S. Moutrle and Co.

WUCHOW NOTES

ANOTHER BRITISH

PLANE

Wuchow, Apr. 19.

A large grey biplane arrived in Wuchow from the east yesterday morning, and several hours later. left the air field for Nanning. The plane is alleged to be another one of tho shipment of fourteen large planes which a British nero- plane concern is supplying the Wu- The workmen installing chow's waterworks system are at forms present erecting wooden and adjusting reinforcement iron. preparatory to pouring concrete, which is to be used in constructing the reservoir which will later supply the city with water. The site selected for the storage system is on a high knoll over- looking the city on the cast side. All of the water mains havo already been laid in the streets. and the majority of the piping, which connects the houses to the mains, also has been completed.

Mr. A. E. Jeffries, whn lød the opposition, was in a humorous nood, and gave the audience the benefit of some of his

wittiest observations and epigrams. He quickly got down to his points.

Arc there

the last you among

general meeting and his compradore and brokers to get Kwangsi Provincial Government. who, having to undergo a serious

atands at $12.500 60. Sundry cre- operation, would go on the table

titors are $15.956.66 as against Mr. Pinguet then referred to content in the knowledge that the

$14,665.70 at February 28 1931, knife

the No. 2 quality suitings and was being held by

and bank.

overdraft is reduced asked whether it was to be a price woman?" he asked. In navigation

from $27.177.65 1o. $163.08.

war or not. and engineering, women had only

Premises Sold.

In dealing with subsequent de- encroached, as they had in the

volopments, witness said that one other professions, but had added

The premises now occupied by day Mr. Pinguet rang him up and nothing to them. The teaching ing for the meeting places of us have been sold and in terms of started to abuse him in French. profession had been the fashion Communist "sports organizations" our lease we must deliver up pos- "I have not the English voca- for women for many years, yet he which are suspected of preparing session on September 30th, 1932bulary," said witness, "to translate would bring before them the for a revival of the "Red Front" So far we have not been offered, it into English.(Laughter). pitiful case of a woman to whose units banned by the police two suitable preminen' to move into bul lot it fell the task of fitting the years ago. speaker (Mr. Jeffries) to menting

Berlin, Apr. 20.

The Prussian police are search-

Other German States have been

the world! In the kindergarten, requested to take similar action. women teachers were necessary,Renter's Spreial Service. but to say that the teaching pro- fession as a whole had been im proyed by women, well—,

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Women Must Bleat!

Mr. Jeffries later

reasons why women could never improve the professions. She lacked decision, he said. A woman could make up her eyes, her hair, her lips, her cheeks, but never her mind Woman Iacked solidity, be- Ing a glove to fashion in all phases

of life.

Superstition and Qunckery,

She

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the matter is receiving your Dl- rectors' caroful attention.

forward the sum of $5,345.17." Mr. Nissim seranded the motion, which was carried.

Other Business,

To Spol Market.

Work.on the new Wuchow Post Offee building continues to make progress, although the recent period of inclement weather was not conducive to building opera~

Mr. David M. Maynard, Assist- sioner, who has his headquarters ant American Trade Commis- In Hongkong, was a recent visitor to the foreign community of Wu- chow. Mr. Maynard made the trip up the West River in the intereste of the department which he re-

presents.

Mr. Potter remarked that Mr. I will now move "That the re-Pinguet did not agree with that port and accounts as presented be and contended it was not true. udonted including the payment of Witness further said that Mr. a dividend of 20 cents and a ho- Pinguet threatened to spoil the

for the professional man.

nus of 10 cents per share to share market for the No. 1 sulting by had opened up new channels of holders on the register at April 12 underselling Optorg's as much us a few interest and research, exactly 1932. to place to the general re- 20 cents a yard if witness sold the tlons. gave

tion and enabling him to do more

price witness explained, he could doubling his sources of informe-serve the sum of $7,500 and to car. No. 2 quality at $4.30 a yard in- stead of a higher price, which, not obtain from the dealers, adequate work for his clients by revealing to him another and very

After that, witness told Mr. different point of view.

Pinguet that if he was going to Mr. Figueiredo moved and Mr.be hostile it would mean that they Mr. D. J. S. Crozier supported Rosa seconded a mollon for the would have to break all business the oppossition, and after dealing confirmation of the appointment relations, and after that he (wit- 1ess) neted carefully, as hig con-

The student enrolment of the with the various arguments of the of Messrs. J. H. Soth, A. Nissim fidence in Mr. Pinguet had been Kwangal, University has been Indies, concluded by anying that and II. Seth to the Board of Direc- shaken,

greatly increased, and at present the entry of woman into the pro-tors,

The case is proceeding.

there are over 600 students attend- fessions was not for their im- This was carried unanimously.

ing classes. All except a score of Mr. E. M. Raymond was re-elect-

theso students are from Kwangai Provement, rather it was going to reintroduce the quackery, the ed to the Board of Directors.

Megara. Linatend and Davis KOWLOON GOLF CLUB Province. The grounds of the superstition, the jealousy and the

University have been wonderfully illogical, which mere man had were re-elected nuditors at a re- done so much to iradicate.

improved under the able direction Hemuneration of $325. concluded

of Mr. Hatung, professor of with tho following

agriculture of the University, who paralox:-"At this debate to-

has introduced an extensive plan night, with so many Indies, pre-

There will be 18 holes, medal of landscape gardening, which sent, the groatant argument in Economic and Btical Science. Hong-play on handleap on Sunday All adds beauty to the natural setting favour of the motion would be its kong University, will deliver a lecture competitors are required to tee off of the University. Thousands of defeat!"

on "Machiavelli" on Monday, 25th, before 11 a.m.

trees and shrubs, as well as J. J. King. G. D. Reid, J. B. smaller varieties of plants and After a number of comments had Inst.. nt R.30 nm, in the Union

tembly die, 15. Unigrity. The McCaw, W. J. Woolley, II. S. Dins flowers have been planted during

dalo, A. Urquhart, W. Groves, Athis year. lecture is open to the pubile,

A, Laughton, K. Stock, J. S. Smith, Last week ons of the local A. L. Powell, J. Bullor, A. W. Mr. M. J. Breen returned from leave Torrible, L. J. Cave, E. R. Price, moving picture theatros showod Shanghai cal interests of the nations, but The chair was taken by Mr. P.sterday by the .. Chitral and re-A. Chairman, W. R. Hillyer, S. pictures of the recent

ed in to witness the latest nows with the feminine attitude of mind 3. Cassidy, who announced that even Mr. R. W. Hamilton ne Post- MacNider. II. T. Buxton, C. Gel: "war" Capacity audiences crowd- towards the problems that arise the function was the last debate that Mr. Hamilton will succeed Mr. Jatley, W. Kerr, J. G. Meyor.

from the Sino-Japanese", front. in the professions, had of neces of the season to be organised by J. D. Lloyd as superintendent of hers with handicaps of 18 or over. The competition is open to mem-

Our Own Correspondent. sity broadened the field of scope the Literary and Debating Society. Imports and Exports.

Woman was so logicaly consti- tuted, physically, that she could not expect to be so mentally as well. Remind a woman of the scientiae fact that her brain- weight was less than a man's and you would incur her wrath,

but point out to her that her feet were smaller than yours, and she be came your friend for life. Wo man's greatest strength was her weakness. Let them rest content that always it would be that men must work and woman must bleat!

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Miss H. M. Knill seconded the me thrt women were being better heen made from the audience, molion. She argued that the educated and were now able to Mr. Jeffries and Miss Curtin re- take their place in the professional plied, both making extraordinarlly work of to-day, participating in fine speeches, and the vote the intellectual, moral and phyal- then taken.

Was

Professor R. Pertaon, Professor of

|zunster-Gerarni to-day. It is alated

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