1932-10-04 — Page 7

PENINSULA HOTEL GALA NIGHT

NOVEL FEATURES FOR

SATURDAY.

FOUR-YEAR PLAN FOR LABOUR

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

DE VALERA GETS RID OF FOE

(Continued from Page 1.) with the grossest discourtesy, he would publish the correspondence. UNJUSTIFIABLY OFFENSIVE.

(Continued from Pago 1.) of which reads: *This Con. ference declares that the Party Regarding the special function should declare for a bold and to take place at the Peninsula definito Socialist Policy. It Hotel next Saturday night, Oc-'should immediately, upon, assum- On July 8 Mr. De Valora wrote: tober 8th, on the occasion of the ing office, introduce measures for "I hereby convey to your Excellen- re-opening of the "Rose" Room Nationalising (a) Banking and ey the formal advice and direction for the winter-season festivities, Finance; (b) Land; (e) Mining; of the Executive not to publish the we are informed that some limit- (d) Transport (Road, Rail, Canal letters in question." ed accommodation is still avail- and Constwise Traffic). It should On July 9 the Governor-General able. Intending patrons who also transfer to National Owner-wrote: "I objected in my letter to have not effected reservations ship and control at the earliest the act of the President and his should thorofore book without possible moment such monopolies ministers

As Unjustifiable further delay.

ns Insurance, Tobacco, Liquor offensive. In the Trade, Gas, Water, and Electricity affront, however outrageous, Supply, It should at once restore the President and some members the cuts in wages made by the National Government in 1931, and wipe out all connexion between the Unemployed and the Poor Law, abolishing all Pauper Tests and restoring the Payments under the

and

Casc of BN by

of the Executive Council to the Governor-General,there is in your

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1932.

ALLEGED DEMAND FOR "SQUEEZE."

at

CHARGE AGAINST CHINESE P. C. UNPROVED

Police Contable Chu Ping-yee, charged on remand before Mr. Central Wynne-Jones,

the Magistracy yesterday afternoon,

money with demanding mennees from three tenants of Kwong Hon Terrace on August 18, returned a defence which amounted to an alibi.

with

In examination by his solicitor. Mr. F.C.E. Rendall, defondant said that on the night in question, and nt the material timés mentioned in the allegations, ko was on duty on a- different beat.

RADIO BROADCAST

A TALK ON "WIRELESS" FROM THE STUDIO

Broadcast by 2.3.W. on #15 maires, (646 1.05).

a wavelength of

6-7 p.m. Chinesa programme. 1-10.30 p.m. European programme of Columbin recorda.

7 p.m. Stock Quotations, etc. 7.8-7.80 p.m.

Quartet in D Major (Harda, Op. 76, No. 6)

Laner Quartet L3257/L2259 8 p.m.

(Local Time & Weather Report).

7.30-8.35 p.m. A concert. Song-Songs of the Hebrides-In Hebrid Seur

(Kennedy-Frer) This statement was borne out by

Hebrides-Klakmul Song Bongs of the Departmental records,

"Galley, (Kennedy-Fraser)

Marie Dransklif (Contralto) ed, stated that, generally speaking,

Mr. Major, A.S.P., who prosecut-Violin Bolo-Walt in Bhard Minor

(Chopin) the defendant was also responsible Villa Bold-La Captiekus (Elger}

Bronislaw Haberman for the section in which Kwong Hon | Bong-Villa Glass With Golden Wine Terrae was included.

(Healey-Quilter)

DB407.

The "Grande Sorce do Gala" will be both featureful

and colourful, with the Introduction of a "Petit Cabaret" and other excellent entertaining factors provided by accomplished and re nowned visiting artistes, some of whom are merely passing through Unemployment Insurance Acts to you and your Executive Council Mr. Rondall discounted the ovid. Bang Good Night (Shelley-Davis) the Colony and will appear only on this auspicious occasion.

In this

exhaustive connexion

ar rangements have been made to bring about a particularly enjoy able "Diner Dansant" and Gala Night,

Patrons attending the function are advised that cocktails and be- fore-dinner refreshments will only be served in the Peninsula Hotel's ground floor lounge where orchestra will render selections prior to the dinner.

ANOTHER LADY ROBBED

SNATCHER SENT TO PRISON

an

a sum at least equal to that of August, 1931." The Chorley D.L.P. also add that "in carrying out this programme it should refuse any alliances or bargaining with any non-Socialist Party in side or outside of Parliament,"

POLICY CONFERENCE.

Habert Eledell (Tenor)

LX18).

Plase Bola-Country Gardens (ing)

Executive Council's opinion, no course open to me but silent acceptance.

"It must surely be ovident that are the only people in Ireland who enco of the three men who alleged

Plano Bolo-Shepherd's Hey (Orslager)] think that the course you suggest having each received a demand for is an honourable one. I think a 35 bribe from an agent of the that only you and your Council defendant, the demand being made will be surprised at my decision to on the ground that gambling was have an apology made to me as the being conducted there. niternative to my removal from my office."

Mr. Rondall contended that, apart from the statements made, The studied attempts made by parrot-like, by these three mon, A long resolution standing in Mr. De Valern and the present which related to one offence, or at the name of the Mid-Bucks Labour Irish Free State Government to the most, were evidence of a Party is supported in whole or in insult the Governor-General dur-system, there was no corroboration. part by eighteen other localing the recent Eucharistie Con-It was inconceivable that if these Parties. This resolution calls for grens in Dublin became a matter visits were made, there should have a special Conference of the Party of public notoriety. Mr. McNeill, been no witness to the actual at which the only matters to be for instance, received no invita- | offence. discussed will be (a) a Soglalist tlon to the State reception given in policy to meet a possible break-honour of the Papal Legate, down of the Capitalist system, nationally and internationally, and the organisation of the working class movement in accordance with

auch a policy; (b) appropriate leadership for such a polley and (c) examination of the present basis and personnel of the Party organisation, and proposals for strengthening it."

Mrs. D. E. Mittell, of St. Paul's College Hostel, is the latest victim of snatchers, being relieved of her handbag whilst walking in

It calls for an immediate polley Ice House Street at seven o'clock Just night.

of complete Socialist reconstruc- The culprit, however, was arrested after a short chase, for the drastic alteration of and handed over to the police.

Parliamentary procedure so that the method of legislation may be Sub-Inspector Mist charged the speeded up, and that ministerial man before Mr. Wynne-Jones at appoluinentin & Labour Govern the Central Police Court this ment should not be ratified until morning. According to the officer, they have been confirmed by the Mrs. Mittell was walking in Ice Parliamentary Labour Party. House Street going in the diree-invites a Conference decision that tion of the ferry wharf. She felt under no circumstances should the hor handling being snatched and, Labour Party form a Gavernment man except to bring forward a Snelalist on looking around, saw running away. The snatcher was chased into Chater Road by two motor drivers and

to 'seen WOR discard the bag. One of the

programme.

1

AUDIENCE OF KING.

London, Oct. 3.

¦

Percy Grainger

(Pepper and Lebar),

1864,

Bong Frederica-Little Hoace, Little Flowers oor-Price-Love Will Kiss and Ride

Away (Pender & Læður) Le Beldi (Boprano) Violin Bolo-Manurka (Zárayekl)

DB249.

LELES.

Violin Bolo-Romanes Andaluza (Burnonie)

Bronislaw Huberman Bon-English Mak [From ~~Monsieur

Braucal) (Mons & Monungur) Bang-Iled Ross (From "Monsieur Beaucaire")

(Now & Mezanger)

Haymond Newell (Barlioné) D1895. Plang Bolo-Impromptu No. 2

Bchubert) Piano Solo-Impromptu_No. 4 in F Minor

Bchubert)

........Etbat Lezinaks 0678. per Baron-Drerture (Birauss) 6.35-0 p.m., Orchestral.

The

Mr. Rendall related that one of the biggest difficulties of his pro-On fesaton here was to secure privacy,

In these Chinese houses, When al- tending to a will for a client, there would be at least half-a-dozen

mahs standing about.

The

in A Plat

Bruno Walter & the Bruphony Orchestra 1.2883.

the Bees of Central Asia (Borodins)

Orchestre de in Societe Des Concarie de Conservatoire, Paris

Music of the Spheres (1. Strauss)

Felix Weingartner and the Noyal Philharmonic Orchestra

9-9.30 p.m. From the Studio.

A talk on Wireless by Mr. L. H. King. Chief Electrical Engineer.

The King received Mr. James McNeill, the Governor-General of the Irish Free State at Burking;ufficient evidence in the case, and Vocal Duet-Mona Lisa from DO 1741

ham Palace to-day and approved of his relinquishing his office.

Mr. McNeill, who had travelled from Dublin, had a long audience afterwards remained to and luncheon with the King and Queen.

His Worship found there was not

discharged the defendant.

9.39-10.30 p.m. Variety.

Dinnie & Andre Itandall DB743. Plano Bolo-Bleepytime Down. South

Carroll Gibbons & 1 Boy Friends DUTAZ. Vocal Duet-Little Chap

Mr. Flotsam á Mr. Jotam DE813.

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Kato Smith (Comedienne) Humorous—A Theatrical Hazar

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An announcement issued this evening from the office of the High Commissioner of the Irish Free State on behalf of the Free Mays! "In State Government

cordance with advice tendered to His Majesty by the President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State, the King has ap proved of Mr. James McNeill re- inquishing the office of Governor General of the Irish Free State."

According to a statement issued in Dublin, it is proposed that the duties of Governor-General be The House of Lords figures in temporarily discharged by a Com- It has been decided to follow the four resolutions which call for its mission of three Judges, including sante pinu this year, the picnic to abolition. The Chelsea Council the Chier Justice-British Wire-take place on Saturday afternoon submlt that “as this Party belleves | Tess. in the abolition of titles and the | Houn of Lords, in Tuture no

member of the Labour Party in his | oficial capacity be instrumental£55,500,000 IN in the conferment of titles or the TO|vation of peerages.”

Eilsebeth Pollock Introduces her Friends

Örtet-Blegria and Flower

DU795,

J. 11. Squire Colesia Detet DEL90, to the Rumorous Monologue An Appeni

B.F.C.X... Tommy Handles DUG82, Vocal Duel-i Found a Million Dollar Baby

Layton and Johnstone

DB1740. Song-Bow Bells-You're Mage

Binnie nie (Comedienne)

D1113. Plano Solo-Life is Jest a Bowl of Cherrick

Charro Gibbons 3 Hay Frienda

DB712.

D2849.

DASIE.

APPEAL TO LOCAL RESIDENTS FOR ASSISTANCE

the The St. Peter's Group of

Diocesan Missionary Victorin Association has in the past five years organised, with the help of generous friends, a summer plenic for the girls of the Blind Home. Pokfulani. The plenic has taken Veral Duet-The Pussycat News the nature of a motor ride to Shek Owhen the girls, generally about 60 in number, are given tea and a useful gift.

drivers retrieved the handbag while the other caught the man.

On conviction the defendant was sentenced to three months' hurd labour and ordered to receive 12 strokes of the birch.

IRAK ADMITTED

LEAGUE

POLAND AGAIN ON

THE COUNCIL

HOUSE OF LORDS.

EXCHANGE RATES

Friday,

Herlin.

.887 .17.91 .14.52!%

2321

Paris.. London, Oct. 3. Genevi

At Geneva to-day, the LeagueHelsingfors.

of Nations Assembly unaniniously Oslo...

to become a member of the League. Milan...

In offering congratulations to Buenos Aires...Nom.

granted the application of Irak

Athens

Nuri Pasha, the Iraki Premier,

the British Foreign Secretary, New York. Sir John Simon, mentioned that Amsterdans.

Shanghai.

.1/9.1/16

3.441 .8.60

.2014

12

Irak was the first of the Mandated Vienna,

Territoriites to be released, add

Hongkong

ing that "one of the oldest na- Bucharest tions in history becomes the new-ko est in our ranks." Iruk is fifty-seventh

League.

member of the Stockholm

CHANCERY

MONEY DORMANT FOR 80 YEARS

Yesterday.

The total of the funds held in 88.7732 Chancery at the present time.ex- 17.0219 coeds £55,500,000. This includes 14.5235 investments exceeding £53,000,000

232 in nominal value.

521

October 20.

Son-If I fave to Go On without You

Mr. Fioleam & Mr. Jeteam

Kalo Smith (Comedienne) Ocie-The Wedding of the Rose

J. H. Squire Celeste Octet Hamorou Manologue-HOW

Christmas Pudding Tabiny Hadley

T

Двего.

to Kako

DB882.

D1740.

vocal Duet-Lara Leiten in the Sand

arton & Johnstone

10.30 p.m. (approx:) Rugby Mid-

Close Down. All records In the above European pro

Anderson Music Co.

day Press News,

10.35 p.m. (approx:)

The Commitler organising the ienic would gratefully welcome the loun of cars or donations.grammes aro kindly supplied by Messrs. Offers and gifts should be sent to Mrs. F. E. Booker, St. John's Cathedral, or, Mr. E.S. Cunningbam c/o Colonial Secretarint.

AT REPULSE BAY.

DINNER DANCE ATTENDED

BY ABOUT 150 The Special Dinner Dance at the Repulse Bay Hotel last Saturday night, on the occasion of the opening of the ball-room for winter season festivities, was well

distinguished

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

A.O.F.C. QUOTATIONS FOR YESTERDAY

New York Oct. 8.

Dow Jones Averages:

30 Industrials re-28 Raila the 20 Utilities

Oct. 1. Oct. 3.

72.09

71,21.

34.80

33.67

31.71

31.88

These figures are disclosed in the report of the committee, with Lord Tomilu as chairman, appointed to No inquire into the arrangements re-

lating to Dormant Funds in the attended and afforded a very en- Messrs E. A. Plerce & Co. report: High Court, unclaimed balances in Joyable evening.

It la impossible to see any change in 8.60%2

the County Courts and

The the Innd

gathering the market, which seems almost en- 116 Registry Insurance Fund.

numbered about 150 persons, in-tirely professional and the only thing to do is to wait until the tape gives 42.5/16

Existing dormant funde repre- cluding residents of the hotel and

aome clue to the next movement. G80 sent the result of the operations of their guests. To the very agree Business dono: 1,000,000 shares.

Oct. 1. Oct. 3. 14% about 60 years. It is estimated able music furnished by the hotel's 21.00% that every year further sums, to orchestra dancing was Indulged in Air Reduction $59% $684

19,60 the amount of about £3,000 to until 1 a.m.

Allied Chemical &

Dye. 19.9/32 £4,000, will be added.

American Can American Telegraph & Telephone..... American

"B"... Anaconda

110

Forgotten Money

Another of these special func- tions will probably take place on The committee suggest that Saturday, November 6, which will In due announced 14 fuller notice should be given to the be definitely

.580 1/4 the Brussels.

24.90%- 10.4714 .19.27 Copenhagen. The League Assembly this Lisbon

110 afternoon elected three non-per-Rio

5%

1/6.5/32 manent members of the Council. Bombay...

1/4% Poland was re-elected with forty.Yokohama.

Montevideo

.30 eight votes out of a total of fifty,

.3.81% Belgrade .235 Mexico

Silver (spot)...17.7/16 with British Wireless,

(forward) 17.13/10 17.13/16

--British Wireless,

two and Czecho-Slovakin and Montreal

forty-six each.

BRITISH STOCKS

IRREGULAR

N. S. W. CONVERSION

⚫ SCHEME

London, Oct. 3.

The British stock markets were to-day rather irregular,

due

to

1/6.5/32

30

public of dormant funds,

course.

3.804

The accounts included 1,200, with an aggregate value estimated

Mining Auburn

17.11/16 at not leas than £250,000, which ST. JOHN AMBULANCE. Borden Company

YOUNG MARSHAL ́

NOT GOING TO HANKOW FOR TIME BEING

Peking, Oct. 4,

an Itouter learns from

au- thoritative source that Chany scattored selling. British Govern-Hsueh-liang is not going to Han- mont stocks generally receded one-kow for the time being. eighth to a quarter, with War Loan quoted at 100%.

It was thought that he would be Australian bonds were i firm leaving almost immediately for a market on the coming New South discussion with Chiang Kai-shek.

Loan. 'Tho Wales Conversion

•

Australian Government is the first It was rumoured during the an attempt had borrower to take advantage of, the week-end that

'the removal of the ban on new capital been made on the life of issues, and underwriting was to-day Young Marshal, but this is In progress for the lasue to-morrow cintly denied.-Reuter.

by the Commonwealth of five-year

off

have been dormant for 80 years.

Claims to some of these funds. are established at the rate of about two or three a year. The funds are often those of infants who do not necessarily become aware of their title to them until some years after they have censed to be minors, or of other parties who have not been |aware of their claims.

CHAOS STILL RULES.

HOSTILITIES RENEWED BY BRAZILIAN REBELS

TOTAL OF 7,600 CASES IN NEW TERRITORIES

Canadian Preific Chrysler Motors..

Consolidated Gan of

Now York Drugs, Inc. ....... The St. John Ambulance Brigada Du Pont de Nemours 43%

Now Eastman Kodak .. dealt with the following

Bond & Territory cases during the past Electric Sharo month:

General Electric General Cases-Tai Kiu 1,201, General Foods Kam Tin 1,211, Cheung Chau 2,094, General Motors Taipo 783, Fauling 1,508, Tai Long | Gillette Safety

International 678, total 7,574.

Maternity Cases.-8, 3, 26, 2, 2, 4, a total of 46.

Hospital Cases.-1, 2, 6, 0, 3, 1, |tolal 13.

The grand total of all cases treated was 7,632.

CROWN LAND SALE.

ONLY ONE LOT DISPOSED OF YESTERDAY

80

80

65%%

545%

118%

112

Tobacco

A1%

HO

Copper

18%

1214

64%

64

RO

20%

17%

10

18%

18

41%

30

00%

39

42

544

05

94%

18

18

30%

30%

17%

19%

10% 19

Har-

vester International

& Tel Liggott & Myers Loow's Inc.

2014

28

13%

13

60 32

00%

$2

Montgomery Ward 16% National Biscuit Pacific Gas

10%

40%

407

Electric

30

50%

Pennsylvania Rail

10

10

Radio Corporation. Sears Roebuck .... Standard Of Co. of New Jersey. Socony - Vacuum

Corp Union Carbide

Carbon

0%

0

254

2444

31

81

10

0%

29

28.5%

70%

74

42%

86

35%

Reutor.

way.

Rio de Janeiro, Oct. 3. Peace negotiations between the Federal government and the Sao Paulo rebels have broken down and hostilition have been resumed. From Santiago comes the repart that the situation in Chile re-- mains chaotle, disturbances oc- curring all over the country. At yesterday's sole of Crown Land General Blanco, who has been at the P. W. D. office, only one lot The proceeds will be used to re- The following weddings will shortly acting Prealdent since the fall of was put up for auction.

This comprise an area of about) pay £12,860,000 of New South tako place:-Mr. Alan Rold, bunker, President Davila, Inst monili, Wales 5 per cent. loan which of 369, The Peak, and Miss Gwendolyn resigned following the outbreak 5,000 square feet of land situated at Union Pacific matures on November 1st, and the Frances Berrie, the Peak Hotel; and of a popular anti-military revolt Shamshulpo, at un, upset price of United States Stoel 48% amount of the new loan will be Mr. Johnny Botelho, angineer, of 466, at, Antofagasta, which showed $12.600. The price oventually realized Westinghouse E. &

M. for the lot was $18,000, the purchaser limited to the amount required to Wong Yuk, 28, Argyle Street, Mong-

Nathan Road, Yaumall and Miss signa of spreading-Reulor's

being Mr. Wong Lung, of No 70, repay the old-British Wireless.

Special.

Lockhart Rond.

8% per cont. bonds at 97% per cent.

kok.

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