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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, MARCH 6, 1933.

The China Navigation Company's 2.4. Antung, which

has gone aground at Mofu. Point; Hainan Island.

RADIO BROADCAST

A TALK ON WOMEN'S FASHIONS

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From Z. B. W., on wave length of 355 metres (845 k/c.).

5-8 p.m. European programme.

5-5:30 p.m. Orchestral

Offenbachiana (arr. Finck)

Herman Finck und His

Orchestra. DX327. Viennese Nights Waltz Selection

(Romberg)

Regal Cinema Orchestra.

DX208. Stradelle-Overture (von Fietow)

Bournemouth Municipal

Orchestra. DX326.

Karla Suite-All Marcin

(Sibelius)

(Sibelius)

W

Kajanus DX307.

DX45.

Buddigare Vocal Gems (Gilbert

and Sullivan)

SPECIAL CLEARANCE

OF

GENTLEMEN'S

SUITINGS.

We have just completed stock-taking and have marked down many suitings and overcoatings. These have been set on one side and marked at special clearing prices. They must be cleared. to make room for the new Spring and Summer Suitings. -

This is a unique opportunity, especially for those going on leave.

Suits

$75.00

Overcoats $50.00

(Usually $105.00 to $125.00)

Our guarantee of style, fit and finish

holds good as usual.

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THE GENTLEMEN'S HOUSE,

9, Queen's Road Central-Ice House Street Comer.

ANTUNG AGROUND

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MISHAP AT MOFU POINT,

HAINAN

MAKING WATER

FRENCH TRAINING | MANILA TALKS TO AMERICA OFF GOLD

CRUISER OF

JEANNE D'ARC ARRIVES

France's new. naval training cruiser, the Jeanne D'are, arrived in Hongkong at 10.30 a.m. this morning on her voyage around the world.

During the warehip's stay in port a varied programme for the The Butterfield and Swire ves-entertainment of the officers and sel Antung is aground on Mofu crew has been drawn up. Point, Hainan, according to a

The Jeanne D'arc was launched in February, 1930, and is on her officers, 153 Cadets and 500. petty the

BERLIN

PHONE SERVICE -

INAUGURATED

STANDARD

(Continued from Page 1.)

the banking crisis.

Karela Buite-Intermezzo

Symphony Orchestra conducted

by Professor Robert

5.30-6 p.m.

Children's Concert from the Studio.

6-6.32 p.m. Musical Comedy.

A Country Girl--Selection

(Monckton)

London Theatre Orchestra.

Columbia Light. Opera Co.

On With the Show-1929-

Selection

DX297.

The decis.on to summon the conference was announced after an emergency meeting of the new

Debrny Samera Band. 9755, Cabinet President Roosevelt sub- sequently stated that he is pre-Helen-Vocal Gems (Offenbach,

arr. Korngold) paring an immediate programme to meet the monetary emergency.

Columbia Light Opera C331.

BANK SUPERVISION,

rash

6.32-7 p.. Band Selections,

Trooping the Colour-Descriptive

Rex. Band of H.M. Grenadier

Guards. DX44.

Manila, Mar. 2. Manila became a part of the great overseas telephone system putting it in speaking contac. with a European capital, and through it with the rest of the world, with the opening yesterday of a radio-telephone circuit be- tween this city and Berlin, 6,000 It is expected that the first act miles away.

of Congress will be to Governor General Theodore legislation permitting national new service at 6.30 p.m. by the banking system with the alm talking from his own telephone in of restoring confidence so as to the council of state rooni atre-start the banking system. Malacanan to Freiherr You Eltz-

(p.ra. President Machado, of Cuba, Ruabenach, Germany's Postmas has proclaimed a three-day bank ter-General.

holiday, the Cuban banks being by the Government officials and busi-affected sympathetically aces men listened by means of crisis in America. headphone to the conversation.

brief message received by the Arst world cruise. She earries 25 Roosevelt officially inaugurated supervision and co-ordination of i

Naval wireless authorities early this morning.

officers and sailors

cruiser

The report states that the fore- The Jeanne D'are is a well peak of the vessel is making water, equipped and modern but, the No. I hold is dry. The especially constructed for the pur- assistance of a tug to take her pose of a training ship. She has off is mentioned in the report, gross tonnage of 6,600 tons. which has been sent by Captain She is 568 feet in length, 68 feet Ashby, the master of the Antung.in breadth and has a draught of 19 feet. Her engines develop Inquiries made at the office of $2,500 h.p. and her speed is be- Messrs. Butterfield and Swire con-

tween 26 and 27 knota. firmed the grounding, which oc

Her armamente include· eight

South Carolina State has de- clared a seven-day bank holiday.

Bourse exchange operations in

three days.

curred early this morning, though|155. m.m. guns in four towere, four following year replaced by a light i Havana have been suspended for

MAID OF ORLEANS.

bank moratorium.

·

the time was not stated. The 75 mm. guns,, two 37 m.m. guns cruiser. Taikoo Dockyard is sending a tug and two torpedo tubes. She also to the assistance of the vessel at carries seaplanes,

The fourth Jeanne D'are, an that Porto Rico, the American A message from San Juan states noon to-day,

ather cruiser, was launched in The agents informed us that an-

1899. A six-funnelled vessel, the colony, has declared a three-day other of their vessels, the 8.8. Since 1819 France has always was one of the most popular ves- Anhui, is standing by and taking included in her navy a vessel namsels in the French Navy and was

CERTIFICATES FOR CASH. the passengers off the Antung..

ed after the Maid of Orleans. in commission for a period of 29 The Antung was bound for Hoi- The first of these was a frigate years.

The issue of clearing-house She served during the how from Amoy and Swatow when of 52 guns which after campaign-Great War in the Channel, the certificates and similar scripto the mishap occurred. She carries ing in the Antibes was struck off Dardanelles and Suez. After the ect the shortage of cash in being considered in a number of aboard her about 250 deck passen- the Naval strength in 1837. The War she was converted into a

citles. gers. The locality where she second of the name was a cruiser training ship and will be remem-| grounded is on an exposed part of launched in 1847, and in 1866 took bered as such by a large number. the coast, more especially at this art with her sister ship the Col of officers of the present day in been printed for issue on March time of the year with a north-east bert in the bombardment of the French Navy. She made nine 7. wind blowing. ·

Shanghai.

training tripa round the world!

being struck off She was removed from the before There is, however, no fear of Naval strength in 1864 and the strength in 1928.

LITTLE FEAR.

the vessel breaking up, and the Captain hopes to get her off with

the assistance of a tug.

The Antung was build in 1926

DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF

LET NO ONE WHO BEGINS AN IN-]

the

A whist drive for servicemen will by the Talkoo Dockyard and Engi- neering Company of Hongkong. NOVATION IN A STATE EXPECT THAT be held in the west lounge of the She has a gross tonnage of 3,508 HE SHALL STOP IT AT HIS PLEASURE YM.C.A., Kowloon, to-night at 8.46

and a net tonnage of 2,107. She OR REGULATE - IT, ACCOLBING TO RIB measures 238.5 feet in length: INTENTION.-Machiavelli, 49.8 feet in breadth and is 24.1 feet deep. Her port of registry is The Ben Line 8.8. Bencleuch is dae here from Home parts via Straits The 88. Aukui, which is stand, and Manila on the 11th inst.

London.

o'clock.

The next meeting of the English Association will be held at the Helena May Institute to-morrow at 6.30 P.m., when Mrs. P. E. Barker will speak on "Coventry_Patmere."

Columbia on Paradé

Columbia's Greatest Artists

and Bands. · DX209. Cavalcade Selection

Debroy Somers Band. DX306. Closing Local Stock Quotations, etc. 7.5-7.45 p.m. Varicts. Song-What Are You Thinkin'

About Baby?

DB653.

Phyllis Kobins (Comedienne).

Trio-Hawaiian Hula Song "

Sol Hoopii's Novelty Trio. Song-A Coople O'Dooks

MR217. Raymond Newell. DB131. Piano Solo--Try to Remember Me

Billy Mayer DB806. Octet-Putting the Clock Back

DX68.

DB087.

J. H. Squire Celeste Octet.

Song-To-day I Feel so Happy

Renate Muller (Soprano).

Song The Shade of the Palm

Dennis Noble (Baritone). Song-That's What I Like About

Phyllis Robins (Comedienne).

You

In New York certificates have Trio-Pua O'Kealoha'' ·

Sal Hoopii's Novelty Trio.

Song-Nowt About 'Owt

Mr. Woodin, the new Secretary to the Treasury Department, con- ferred in Washington to-day with leading bankers and business men, but made no announcement, though it is thought that the discussion dealt with the prospect of America's abandonment of the gold standard-Reuter.

TOKYO CLOSES DOWN.

Tokyo, Mar. 6.

All stocks markets, are being closed to-day and probably on Tuesday. The decision regarding to-morrow will be dependent upon ing by, was bound for Hongkong

Li Kau, 20, a banishee who re-the American situation.Reuter. from Singapore and "Hoihow. She During Friday, three cases of turned to the Colony for a second je under the command of Captain small-pox, one of diphtheria and two time and was arrested in the street HONGKONG EXCHANGE Lupton. Like the Antung she too of meningitis were reported to the in Wanchai on Saturday, was sen

authorities. Of the

tenced to twelve months' hard labour,

a groas tonnage of 3,494 and a net

tonnage of 2,080.

FOLKESTONE SENT OUT.

local health

*

$!

was built by the Taikoo Dockyard small-pox cases, two were from How-on his appearance before Mr. Schofield

DEMORALISED and Enginering Company and his loon and one from the Victoria dis at the Central Police Court this morn- the same measurements. She has trict.

'AMERICAN CRISIS AND ing.

THE DOLLAR. Persons who have received cards of

The following supplement to H. K invitation to the University Congrege- Volunteer Defence Corps orders is Exchange conditions in Hong- tion to be held on the 15th March are issued. There will be a full band kong were demoralised this. In an attempt to refloat the ship advised to send their replies of practice at Headquarters on Friday morning in consequence of the arrangements have been made to acceptance or otherwise to the Frivate next 10th. March. All members of likelihood of America going off unload a large quantity of cargo, Secretary to the Vice-Chancellor not the band must make every effort to the gold standard. The Hongkong attend in view of the forthcoming in dollar remained unchanged, but aid in order to afford protection later than the 10th instant. while this is being done, H.M.S.

spection by the General Officer Com. Folkestone départed from Hong and body received through an iron

quotations were nominal, with no- Suffering from injuries to his head manding.

one Inclined to do any business. kong at 10.30 a.m. to stand by stone-carrying bucket falling on him

Intimation has been given by the while operations are being carried from the trolley wires at the Green Trinity College of Music that Mr.

The general expectation is that Island Cement Co., a Chinese malé, Clement Leong has been awarded the commodity prices in New York aboard the Cheung Kam-tai was taken to the certificate in the senior. division for therefore appreciate, but it is! will rise, and that silver will passengers Antung are being transhipped to how

Kowloon Hospital

tal yesterday.

pianoforte playing during the year 1933. With this certificate goes a doubtful whether silver prices in Owing to a misunderstanding of the Senior Exhibition to the value of London will be materially affected, traffic signal given by the pointsman 20 98. It is also of interest to learn n duty at the junction of Queen's that Mr. Leong is a distinguished Road, and Pokfulam Road, on Aber pupil of Mrs. J. R. Sutter and she is deen bus and a public motor car came to be congratulated on his success. in collision, causing damage, to the extent of about $25 to both vehicles.

out.

The

the Anhui which is now standing") by for this purpose.

GOLF RESULTS ·

N. M. CURRIE QUALIFIES

FOR CAPTAIN'S CUP ·

29 entries.

4

moved away

The Hongkong dollar may, therefore, remain more or less unchanged.

TRICK CYCLIST

DB972.

Why do you suffer

Remember:

GARDAN

prevents and stops pain. It acts quickly and surely and helps to win many happy hours from life.

DB453.

E

BAYER

MR217.

Raymond Newell (Baritone).

DB131, Piano Solo-By the Fireside

Billy Mayerl. DB800. Song Just Because I Lost my

Heart to You

Renate Muller (Soprano). Song-Star of my Soul

Dennis Noble (Baritone).

7.43-8 p.m. From the Studio.

"How to Press" by “Collette.” 8 p.m. Local Time and Weather Report 8.3-10.30 p.m. Chinese Concert from the Studio.

10.30

News. p.m.

DB687.

DB972,

Rugby Mid-day Press

10.35 p.m. Close Down. All records in the above European programmes are kindly supplied by

Mesars. Anderson Music Co.

The Studio programme between 5.20 and 7.15 p.m. may, on any day be replaced by a relay from England, if reception of the latter happens to be good.

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HOUSEBREAKING

IN KOWLOON

CHINESE YOUTH SENT

TO PRISON

No fewer than six charges of house-breaking were "preferred against a Chinese youth at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning In consequence of certain ad missions which he made to the

police after his arrest yesterday with a bunch of pawn tickets in Is his possession.

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It was stated by Sergeant Points, who prosecuted, that de fendant was arrested in Yaumati yesterday by a Chinese detective who searched him and found number of pawn tickets in his pocket. He was closely ques- DANGER TO HIMSELF toned and later admitted that be had broken into various houses AND PUBLIC

during the last few days, In every case, he had broken the locks of a what-to-door and had taken he could lay

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On Saturday," Mr. D.W. Waterton, Shanghai this morning quotes The annual Pound Day of the Alice & F.W.D. wireless engineer, paying a Memorial and Afiliated Hospitals. Call on friends, left hle car at the the London-New York cross-rate

junction

of Cox's Path and Cox's 48 high as 4.41, which Bonham Road, will be held on Friday. N. M. Currie, with a score of Mrs. B. W. Tes will receive gifts Road at Kowloon. Returning to the equivalent to 28.4 American cont

spot about 11.30 in the 92-18-74 qualified for the Captain's, R. Wood from 2 to 4 p.m. Gift and later came across it in Jordan

from 11 am to 1 p.m. and Mrs. found the car had been mening he to the Hongokng dollar. Cup over Old Course at Fanling may also sent to the Kowloon Union Road. When he started the car he during the week-end.

Church Hall where they will be re found it knocking badly, and report. Other score were:-C. C. Stark colved by a nurse from 10 am to ed the matter to the Police, express- 82-7-76; L. Goldman 90-14-76; J. noon. The hospitals will be open for ing his suspicions that it had been P., Sherry 93-16-77. There were inspection.

maliciously damaged.

Over the New Course O. E. the King's Theatre, might have been for the week ended February 25 showe "Sherlock Holmes," now showing at| The health bulletin of Eastern porta Marton returned a score of 76 given any other litle, but, this fact the following cases of infectious dis from scratch and qualified for the notwithstanding, it will be found of gas and deaths therefrom-Plague. game competition, and the other engrossing, interest by reason of the leading returns out of seven entries fact that it contains all the essentials deaths, Colombo 3 chace cast who rode a bicycle with his hands

3 cases & deaths off the handle bars at a dangerous his hands on. thrilling film. The Cholera, Calcatta 41 cases 16 dentas, hend near the Aberdeen Pilice is good, the acting wished, and the producing up to

Aden 1 imported caen, Basrah Hollywood's best alandard. Clive 1 CASCA

death, Bombay 877 cases feld in the Central Police Court also admitted a previous convic- Brook as Sherlock Holmes and Ernest 206 deaths, Calcutta 633 cases 855 this morning.. His Worabiption for larceny. Torrence as Moriaty, give flus per-deaths, Karachi 13 cases 10 deaths, painted out that defendant's act CABATI-On March 5, 1938, at the formances, whilst the supporting cast Madras 180 cases. 4 deaths, Negapa- was very foolish,

His Worship passed sentence Canossa Hospital, Hongkong. t excellent. Relief is provided by tam 1 case, Rangoon 3, cases 1 death, Mr. and Mrs. Anglo Casati of the Herbert Mundia as a publican, his Colombo & cares, Bangkok 1 case and to the public in general," re- the first two to be consecutive or "He was a danger to himself of four months on each charge, Chinese Maritime Customs, Rong-work being extremely good. A film death, Canton 41 cases, Shanghai 9 'moon a daughtery Mary Lucians, not to be missed.

cases 2 deaths, Osaka í ease.

marked Sergeant Cunningham,

A Chinese apprentice electrican

were: Young 82-52-77; H. If a really thing all that could be pox, Alexandria 195 cases 40 Station was fined $7 by Mr. Scho-

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