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TO-DAY'S WANTS.

28 WORDS ... $1.50 (82.00 If Not Prepaid.)

The following replies have been 849, 936, 944, 945, 071,

WANTED KNOWN

WARDONIA is not merely a man's job. The ladies are just as keen on it as it is keen on the Indies.

SITUATIONS VACANT

THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 1932.

| NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. NEW YORK STOCK

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NO DINNER DANCE

ON THE ABOVE DATE.

The Hongkong & Shanghai Hotels,

Limited.

NOTICE.

The Sanitary Beard wishes to

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MASSAGE

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EXCHANGE

A. O. F. C. QUOTATIONS FOR YESTERDAY

New York, July 26. Dow Jones Averages: July 25 July 201 30 Imiustrial 49.78

18,30 17.78 Utilities

19.01 19.58 Messrs. E. A. Pierce & Co. report:~~~ Market stendy. Bustess done: 1,500,000 shares.

20 Rails

Borden Company Canadian Pacific. Consolidated Gas of

49.04

SHARE PRICES

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS

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

Banks.

Hongkong Banks, $1600 b. Hongkong (Lon. Reg.), £112 n. Chartered Banks, £13 n. Mercantile Bank, A. &. I. £21 Mercantile Bank C., 29% East Asin, $112 n.

Canton Ins.. $1300 n. Union Ins., $462% b.

II. K. Fire Ins., $1195 . Internation Assce. Ths. 4 5.

Shipping.

Douglases, 326 n.

Lant Price

Air Reduction ... $3814 Allied Chemical

To-day's Price $374

&

Dye

American Can... American Telegraph

& Telephone American

"T" Auburn

51 GO% 35% 35%

Am: O. Finance Corp., $25 n. China O. Fin. Ord., Tls.6 n. China O. Fin. Pref. Tls.4.60

Insurances.

TO%

784

Tobacco

59% 50% 59% 25%

50%

China Underwriters, $3.15 . China Fire, $600 b.

26

134

12

Drugs,

of New York Inc.

41%%%

40%

3244

314

De Pont de Nemours

26

24%

Eastman Kodak

41

39%%

General Electric

11%

12

General Foods успети

24

23%

B4

9

Har-

16

15

B

5%

Myers

494

40

Kallans, 24/6_n.

2014

2011⁄2

Langkats (Single), Th4 n.

1

S'hai Explorations, Ta.2.10 n.

*244

S'hai Loans, Tis.2 n.

Kall-

Rauls, $38 b.

East, Bowrington, Radio Corporation

Sears Rochuck Standard Oil Can-

DEA

94

-174

44

Venz: Goldfields, $1 n. Benguet Exp., 31 cts. n.

MA

111

2815

J. H. GELLING, Secretary, Sanitary Hoard. Hongkong, 11th July, 1932,

HONGKONG TRAMWAYS LTD.

Chera

General Motors International

Vester International Tel. & Liggett &

Tel.

AN INTERIM DIVIDEND of 50 cents per Share has been declared payable on MONDAY, 15th August. next, on and after which date Loew's Inc. Dividend Warrants may be obtain-Pacific Gas & Elec- ed upon application at the Re- tric gistered Office of the Company, Pennsylvania

Canal Road Hongkong.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEX

Why

pany of N, J. .... HOT that the REGISTER of MEMBERS

Sarong-Vacuum Corp. 10% of the Company will be closed

Uning

Carbide from SATURDAY, 300 JULY, to

Carbon SATURDAY, -13th AUGUST, 1932, † Uálon Pacific both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board,

L. C. I. BELLAMY,

General Manager. Hongkong. 22nd July, 1982.

THE HONG KONG LAND INVESTMENT AND AGENCY CO., LTD.

of

AX INTERIM DIVIDEND TWO DOLLARS per share for the six months ending 20th June, 1932, will be payable FRIDAY, 12th August, on which date Dividend Warrants may be obtained on ap- plication at the Company's Offices, 3. Chater Road.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the REGISTER OF SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from TUESDAY, the 2nd August to THURSDAY, the 11th August, both days inclusive) during which period

of

110

transfer

shares can be registered.

By Order of the Board Directors.

of

1. S. GREENHILL,

Secretary. Hongkong, 25th July, 1932.

THE HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR THE PRTECTION OF CHILDREN.

What to do to help a chill.

Anyone knowing of a child who han been assaulted, neglected or ill-treated in a manner likely to unnecessary suffering or

Injury to health, or knowing of BEER any matter concerning a child,

BEER

ASAH

LAGER BEER

SPERM OF BREWED

EXPORT.

COMPANY

BREWERT

& parent who is seeking advice on

would be doing an act of kindness by communicating at once with- The Hon. Secretaries, H.K.S.P.C.

Sole Agentia G.P.O. Box No. 513, Hongkong MITSUI

for St. George's Building, Top floor. All farther steps will be taken. BUSSAN and expenses borne, by the Society. KAISHA The Informant's name will he

kept strictly private, except LTD.

cases where malice is proved. HONGKONG

JAPAN.

LASTER

В

REMOVAL NOTICE.

in

We beg to notify the Public

Ethat

BEST

we have removed from

|14, Queen's Road. Central, to

S18, D'Aguilar Street.

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TAILORS.

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PRESS, LTD.

T THE SHAMEEN PRINTING Y

83, B.C. Shamoen. ((Nr. British Bridge).

Tel. 12037,

18%

18%

1397%

17

M.

United Aircraft &

Traas.

10% United States Steel 26% Westinghouse E. &

2014

11

-tenter.

WATER LEVELS.

WEST NORTH AND EAST RIVERS

The following table issued by the Kwangtung River Conservancy Coin- misalon shows the height of water in English feet on the dates named in the West, North and East Rivers:

Jilizhent on Lowest July Terved, on perurd. 35

West River at North River at

H. K. Steamboats, $21 b. Indo-Chinus, (Prof.) $45 n. Indo-Chinas (Def.), 332 n. Shell (Bearer), 37/6 h. Union Waterboats, $19% b.

Mining.

Benguets, $16% n.

Docks, etc.

H. K. & K. Wharves, $139 5. H. K. &. W. Docks, $184 b. S. China Motors A., $10 m. S. China Motor B., $8 n. Prayidents (ok). $1.90 1. Providents (new). $230 n. Hongkews, Tls. 218 n. New Engineerings, Tls, 6 n. Shanghai Docks, Tis. 76 1.

Lands, Hotels, etc. Hotel (old), $10,60 b. Hotels (new), $10.40 n.. H. K. Lands, $77 b.. S'hai Lands, Tis.25% n. Metropolitan Lands, T1a, 10 n. Humphreys, $16 b

Asin Realties "A". $155 n. Asin Realties "P". 8263; ». Chinese Estates, $100 1. China Realties, Tis. 11,40 . China Debentures Tis. 96% n.

July

Cottons.

10.0 14

Ewo Cottons, Tis, 13.75 b.

""

Shinlili. +41,7

Tsingyen 420,4 North River 13

Sauchief

6.3

Sheklung +14

2.5

78

7.4

.East River at

Nowadays, the person who wants to loar has a lot of

crust.

NEW

Victor

Records

TSANG FOOK PIANO

COMPANY.

8. Des Voeux Road Central, Entrance Ice House Street).

Telephone C. 24648.

!!!

Shai Cottons, Tx. 70. Zoong Sings, Tis. 10.60 n.

CINEMA SCREENINGS.

NOTES SUPPLIED BY THE THEATRE.

How on earth-or under the earth -..did

the Hound stall of Columbia Pictures

record the underwater scenes in "fty Fathums Deep This is the question that can't help but puzzle you after seeing this cork-. ing melodrama at the Central Thea- n.tre, where it remains until Thursday with Jack Holt playing a particularly daring diver and Loretta Sayers and Richard Cromell giving excellent support.

n.

Wing On Textiles (8.), $155 u.

Public Utilities.

Tramways, $22.70 b.

·

Peak Trams (old), $16 n. Peak Trains (new), $7% n. Star Ferries, $88 b. Youmati Ferries (old), $34 b. Yaumati Ferries (new), $33 b. China Lights fald), $18 sa. China Lights (new), $17% 1. 1. K. Electrics, $73 b. Macno Electrics, $21 n. Sandakan Lights, $12 n. Telephone: (F. P^.), $38% n. Telephones (P.P.), $21.80 b. China Buses, TIs.12 n. Singapore Tractions, 2/- n. Singapore Pref. 12/6 n.

Industrials.

Malabon Sugars, $20 b. Cald: Macy. (Ord), Tis.14 n. Cald. Mucg. (Pref.), Tls, 10% Canton ices, $6 a

Cements (comb.), $16.50 1. Cements (uld), $% n. Cements (new). $5 n. H. K. Ropes, $12.70 h. Agriculturals, $10% n.

Stores, etc. Dairy Farms, $274. Watsons (old), $14 n. Watsons (new), $ . Der. A. Wings, $1 n. Lane Crawfords, $5 n. Mackintoshs, $21 m. Sinceres, $16 n.

Wm. Powells, $3.35 n. Wing On H. K.). $265 n.

b.

Miscellaneous. Amusements, $19 Entertainments. $13

n.

S. C. Enterprises, $3% n. Alacan "Greyhounds", $10 n. Wallace Harpers, $12.90 n. Constructions (old), $5.65 0. Constructions (new), $1.60 b. B. Int. G. $ Bonds, $58% # H.K. Gort, Loans, 3% Pre. st. China Sports Ltd., $10 n.

HONGKONG SHARE

MARKET.

OFFICIAL SUMMARY BY STOCK EXCHANGE.

STAR CAFE

(Opposita Star Theatre, Kowloon). COME and be SATISFIED EXCELLENT A LA CARTE MENU

Indian Curried Chicken prepared by special Cook and under Foreign Management.

HOT DOGS, PIES AND INDIAN CURRIED CAKES, Suppors Till 11.45 p.m.

Orchestra Concerts Every Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday From 7.30 p.m. to 10 p.m.

POST OFFICE NOTICE

until further notice.

The despatch of lails via Siberin

In the days of the silent drama camerni were devised that would photograph scenes under water at considerable depth, but it in Columbia who first demonstrates that sound under water can also be recorded. Just how this

Was done for

"pifty Fathoms Deep remains a deep se

Air cret, bur

buried

the mer

members of the recording crew. The wish of the divers sliding down the deep water-the hins of escaping air from the exhaust in the diving helmet- the slapping sound of fish as they collided with the drivers in their efforts to escape this new monster of the deep, man.

among

Then there is the crackling of the electric torch used to free the diver Imprisoned in the wreck the voice coming down through the phone from the tender anchored on the surface, three hundred above. All this and nore make up the personifications of realism!

"Fifty Fathers Deep" is a thrill- ing story of the adventures on land and under seas of two divers of widely differing temperaments. They get into a jam when they both fall in luve with the same girl and both nearly die at the highly dangerous depth of three hundred feet before they learn the truth. Dorothy Howell and Roy Chanster are its authors and Roy Willim Well directou.

"Conderaned to Death"

There is sure to be controversy over the theme of "Condemned to Death." the film adaptation

Joe; O'Lantern" opening to-morrow at the Queen's. A convicted murderer is shown to be such a potent hypnot- int that the spell he weaves from the lock persists after his death, lending to a series of crimes that ufarm the

It

public and puzzle the police this respiset George Goodchild. Foc$ "one better" than the usuni novelist, In their novels one finds that the in fluence disappears when the villain dies. Here the hypnotic influence prevails and compels long after the hypnolisi has died. All of which raises 211 interesting point. The scientist, of course, rends the iden

#

is temporarily suspended Balgon-Marseilles Air Mall Services. Letters will be accepted for transmission by the above-mentioned Mail Service to the destinations specified.

The rates charged will be the regular postage rate plus the special air mail premium as indicated in the following table:-

Destination

Saigon-Marseilles Air Mail Service.

Siam (Bangkok) Burma (Rangoon) Persia (Dlask) Irak (Bagdad)

Charge

Rate per ounce.

$ 0.16

0.26

0.76

0.95

1.05

1.20

France (Marseilles)

1.36

1.35

The air mail for each country will be landed at the place named in brackets.

1.35

Palestine (Beyrouth)

Greece (Athens)

Italy (Naples)

Great Britain & Irish Free State (London)

Letters will be despatched fortnightly by the French Mail steamers scheduled to connect at Saigon with the Air Mail. As the Air Mail Ser vice is weekly other vessels if available will be used in intervening weeks. 2nd August, 1932.

The first mail will be despatched per 8.8. General Metzinger on the

From Shanghai and Swatow Shanghai Japan

Shanghai and Amoy Japan

Japan and Shanghai

INWARD MAILS.

Per

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

hai (Seattle, 9th July) Calcutla and Straits Manila Saigon

Japan and Shanghai

Canada, U.S.A., Japan and Shang- hai (Vancouver B.C., 16th July) Australia and Manila

Japan.....

Straits

Japan and Shanghai Japan and Shanghai

Szechucn Alipore Nellore

Dun

.July 27.

July 27.

July 27.

Yingchow

July 28.

Kamo Maru

July 29.

Mantun

July 29,

Pres. Cleveland.

July 29.

Suisang

.July 29,

Pres. Jackson Porthos

August 1.

August 2.

August 2.

Empress of Russia Tanda

August 3.

August 3.

Melbourne Maru

August 1.

August 5.

August 5.

.August 5.

.. August G.

General Metzinger

Hakone Maru Katori Maru Tatsuta Maru

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

hai (San Francisco, 8th July). Prea, ayes

OUTWARD MAILS. Fer

to pieres Int the cine-gaer doesn't | Haiphong mind that. The players net splendid Amoy Jy.

-"Husband's Holiday"

For

Samahui and Wuchow

Amoy

Straits

Since it has been decided once for Shanghai and "Japan

all that tentleman Prefer Blondes, Amay and Formosa via Swatow

a new question has arisen in Holly-Swatow

wood, the all-vital one as to whether

producers are gentlemen when pick-Shanghal, Japan, Honolulu, Canada. U. S. A., Central and South Americh and Europe via Van- couver B.C.

ing screen talent. Red-heads blandes and brunettes have long been viving for motion picture supremacy, und it would take a most particular

judge In decide upon the winner. Each side has its champions, the blondes being led by Marlene Die

trich. Greta Gabo, Anu Harding "Shanghai Tallulah Bankhead and Carole Lom. | Amoy bard, the redheads by Nancy Carroll Hollow, Pakhoi and Haiphong uni Peggy Shannon, and the Manila, Australia and New Zealand brunettes by Joan Crawford, Barbara via Thursday Island Stanwyck, Claudette Colbert, Ruth | Chatterton Gloria Swanson and

Sylvia Sidney.

irr

Three brunettes are appearing "Husband's Holiday" Paramount's superb picture of American family n.life, which comes to the Kings Then- tre to-morrow, featurin Clive Brook, Charlie Ruggles and Vivienne Obstarne

There was an easier tendency in On some of the speculative issues. the other hand, .the investment section more than held its

own, especially Landa, Electrics, Trans and Ferries, all of which find ready buyers. Constructions (Old) also came in for strong enquiries and bil up to $6.00 in the Street.

Salca Hongkong Banks $1000/1605. Hongkong Lands $77%. China Lights (Old) $18, Hongkong Electrics $73. Constructions (Now) $156, Hongkong Bayer

$1000

Canton Insurances $1800. Union Insurances $402. China Fire Insurances $600. H.K. Steamboats $21. Union Waterboats $19. Raube $38..

The dark-haired

actresses

are

Swatow, Amey and Foochow Bangkok via Swatow.... "Manila, Rabaul, Australia and New

Zenland via Brisbano

Miss Osborne, who plays the im-Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, E. portant role of Brook's wife; Miss and S. Africa, Aden, Egypt and Ames who is cast as the girl-chum

Europe via Marseilles of Miss Compton; and Miss Tree, who is the amorous-minded but love- starved sister of Miss Oslome.

The play is based upon the novel, "The Marriage Bed," by Ernest Pascal, and was adapted from the tovel and subsequent stage play by Pascal and Villa Brothers Shore.

Queen's Attraction.

Aluzin

Edgar Selwyn, who directed "The Amoy

Siu of Madelon Claudet," which is Foochow .......

be se

on its limal runs at the Queen's Theatre Bangkok vin Swatow to-day was born in Cincinnati, Ohio.Swatow, Amoy and Formosa At sixteen, an orphan and penniless, Samtakan he came to New York, where

red a job as an usher at the Herold Square Theatre. His is a typical

uratio Alger career, fer from this:

position he rose to become not

only

the star of his own plays, "Pierre of the Plains" and "The Arab," but subsequently became pre- silent of Selwyn and Company, stage producers. Together with his brother, Arch Selwyn, he has produced some of Broadway's biggest SUCCESSES, including "Dancing Mothers," "Gen- Hemen Prefer Blondes," "Fair and Warmer" and **Within the Law." With the coming of talkies Selwyn has been actively engaged in Holly wood, having recently directed "Eva the Fifth," "War Nurse" und "Men Call It Love."

HI.K. & K. Wharves $150. H.K. & W. Docks $19. H.K. Hotels (Old) $10.00. Hongkong Landa $77%. Humphreys $16. Hongkong Healt

Realties $10. Chinese Estates $100, Ewa Cottons Tla. 13%.

Tram $22.70. Hongkong Star Ferries $88, Yaumati Ferries (Old) $34. Yaumati Ferrles (New) $33, Hongkong Electrics $73. Telephones (P.P.) $21.80, Malabon Sugare $20. Hongkong Ropes $12.70.

1.K. Amusements $19. Constructions (Old). $6.05. Constructions (Now) $1.00.' HK, Govt. Loans 3%, Premium.

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

Shanghai, Juman, Honolulu, U.S.A. "Canada, Central and South Ame- rica and Europe vin San Fran-

Cisco

Batuvia

Swatow, Ameg and Foochow ",..

Fort Bayard, Hoihow, Pakhol and

Huiphong

Shanghai and Japan Salgon, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, East and South Africa, Egypt and Europe vin Marseilles

Date and Time Canton Wed, July 27, 3,30 p.m. Tai Yuan.. Wed., July 27, 3.30 p.m. Tai Hing.... Wed., July 27, 4 p.m. Talina

Wed, July 27, 5 p.m. Van Heutsz Thars, July 28, 10 a.m. Ranpura...Thurs., July 28, 10.30 a.m. Deli Maru Thurs., July 28, 10.30 am, Hydrangea...Thurs., July 29, 3 p.ni.

Empress of Canada Parcels, Reg.

Fri., July 29.

July 28, 6 p.m. July 20, 9.15 am. Letters, ... July 29, 10 a.m. (Dus Vancouver B.C., 16th Aug.) Conto Rosso.....Fri., July 29, 10 a.m. Tjinegara.. Fri, July 29, 10,30 am.. Kingyuan.. Fri, July 29, 10.30 am.

Kamo Maru

Reg., Letters

................ Fri., July 20. July 29, 1146 am. July 20, 12.30 p.m. (Due Thursday Island, 10th Aug.) Hai Ning... Fri. July 29, 2 p.m. Muinta... Fri., July 29, 2.30 p.m.

..Sat., July 30,

Nellore

Parcels, Reg., Letters,

.29th 5 p.m. July 29, 6 p.m. .38th 8.30 u..

(Due Brisbane, 16th August) ....

Mantua TAN

Parcels,

K.P.O.

..Sat., July 30,

..20th 4.30 p.m.

Registration......30th 9 a.m. Letters N

Parcela

Letters

G.P.O.

...30th 10 a.m.

.29th 5 p.m.

Registration ...30th 9.45 a.. ...30th 10.30 am. (Due Maravilles, 26th August). Pres. Cleveland Sat., July 30, 4.30 p.m. Sui Sang....Sun., July 31, 8.30 a.m Kulehow.Sun.. July 31, 8.30 a.m. Kiangau... Sun, July 31, 0 a.m. Canton Maru ... Sun, July 31, 9 a.m. linsang

Sun., July 31, 9 a.m.

Hikawa Maru

Mon, Aug. 1. Reg. Aug. 1, 11.15 a.m. Letters, ...... Aug. 1, Noon, (Duc Vancouver B.C., 22nd Aug. Ship sails on 2nd Aug, at 7 a.m.)

E

*****

President Jackson ..Ttten, Aug. 2-

Parcels,

Aug. 1, Noon, Reg. ....

Aug. 1, Noon. Letters, Aug. 2, 8.30 a.m-

(Due San Francisco 23rd Aug.) Tilsondar Tues., Aug. 2, 10.30a.m. Ilaiyang...Tues., Aug. 2, 1 p.m. Tonkin ....

Tues., Aug. 2, 1.80 p.m. Porthos...... Tues., Aug. 2, 2 p.m.

General Metzinger

Tues., Aug. 2.

K. 1.0. Reg..

Aug, 2, 1 p.m. Letters, ....... Aug. 2, 1 po

G. P. 0. Reg.,

Aug. 2, 1.45 p.m. Letters, Aug. 2, 2.30 p.m. (Duo Marseilles, 3rd September)

'raits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, Madhy

East and South Africa, Egypt, and Europe via Marseilles

Manila

Sarposon

Wed., Aug. 2.

K. F...O.

.Reg.,

Lottors,

G. P. O. Reg......

Aug. 3, 1 p.m. Aug. 3, 1 p.m.

Aug. 1, 1.46 p.m. Lotters,... Aug. 8, 2.80 p.m. (Due Marseilles, End Soptember) Emp. of Russia Wed., Aug. 8, 5 pm

Superscribed Correspondence only.