1933-03-23 — Page 23

BRITAIN'S OUT OF WORKS

(Continued from Page 1.)'

Anancial condition of the local authority justified them.

THE REAL CAUSE.

He did not think it could be stablished that the continued high figure of unemployment was due to any falling off in public works. Statistics showed that,

ONLY MINOR

FIGHTING

JAPANESE ATTACK

EXPECTED

THE HONGKUNG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, MARCH⠀⠀ 23, 1933.

RIFLE SHOOTING.

Poor Conditions for League

Match on Sunday. »

THE BELILIOS SHIELD.

THE LINCOLNSHIRE.

HELENA MAY CONCERT

Victory By Length for SHAKESPEAREAN ITEMS FOR

Dorigen.

THIS EVENING -

The acason of the fortnightly Thursday clasical concerts held at the Helena May Institute is now drawing to o close, the function arranged for this evening being run one of the last of an enjoyable

re-series.

TWENTY-FIVE TO ONE, Tientsin, Mar, 23. Fighting of a minor character

Owing to a bright light, which

London, Mar. continued near Heifengkou yes proved to be rather trying

to the The Lincolnshire Handicap, terday, but the Chinese anticipate eyes, prevailing throughout further and much more serious match, poorer scores than usual were sulted:

over tho

a mile at Lincoln to-day attacks from the Japanese, be registered at Talkoo Range on San- DORIGEN

(Weston) cause of the arrival of 10,000 day afternoon, when the Hongkong SOLENOID (Canty)

It is fitting therefore that the final entertainments · be better if reinforcements Japoneso

and Ride Club met and defeated the VARSITY EXPRESS (W. Rickaby) 3 possible than their predecessors, thirty aeroplanes at a place about Police Rifle and Revolver Cluh by a Betting: 25 DORIGEN, 10 Solenoid, and it is to be hoped that the

small margin. Scores:

Varsity Express

| endeavours of those concerned · In thirty miles from Haifengkou.

Won" by a length with a half arranging a wholly Shakespearean length between second and third.

effort for to-day will meet with de- Others: Alluvial, (Beary): Inverman, this end.

Totale, (Carslako);

serving success and thus achieve Guigan); Sorento, (Ray); Largition,

Trinidad (A.

compared with four years ago, the increase of unemployment was due rather to loss of export trade, but there had already been a con- The Japanese "reinforcements siderable decrease in some of are expected to resume the as- those industries since tariffs' bad sault on the Chinese line to-day or been introduced.

'to-morrow," but the defenders are The exports trade had improved well prepared. In certain industries, notably the

The Chinese claim that during manufacture of motor cars. The the fighting yesterday a Japanese export of cotton piece goods to aeroplane from Jehol City was India also seemed to be improving.brought down at Haifengkou, the

In his view, the main hope of pilot being killed.-Special. recovery lay, in the restoration

of expert trade, now hampered by "exchange

A cable received in the Colony to- day by the Commissioner of the St. control, quotas, John Ambulance Brigade from Peking prohibitions and excessive tariffs.states that the Tientsin Concession is It was a formidable task to now inaccessible to Chinese soldiers. Induce other countries to re-Six thousand wounded are now con- tariffs, centrated in the Peking area. The move or mitigate those particularly because the situation ambulance and nursing personnel is Was to some extent implicated by considered adequate, but ambulance

cara - political considerations.

and surgical appliances are said But it

to be insuleient. would be a mistake to take an unhopeful view of the prospects. · In several directions there was

reason to suppose that the situn ffon was likely to improve in the next few months.

AMERICAN HOPES.

M.C.C. IN WELLINGTON.

Paynter and Hammond in British Display.

A DRAWN MATCH.

R. A. Starling

27 31 30 -89

GO

Hongkong Rifle Club,

200 500 000 Total

R, H. Woodman.

T. Swan

OK 20 29 30 84 11 20

H. C. Watson L. B. Holmes G. H. Owen

Ferryman)

Knight

26 84 30.27 23

80. 25 25.28 19 98 70 24 28 24 76

491

*16

.507

.

W The programme offered consists (Stave La

Bécassine,

of songs from Shakespeare render- (Sam Fich Sand

(E. Fox):ed by Mrs. G. F. Mathison and Mr. (Graves); Wraxhail, Maurice Barton, both known here Wellington, (Smirke)

us artistes of repute, and

E?

Glannarg, (Fox) Young Native, dramatic fragment "The Trial (Gordon Richards) Holinwood, Seene" from "The Merchant (Sirett); Winster (Nevett); Ship of Venice." It is some years since (Gethin Amoya, Shakespeare was performed here,

bourne, Rickaby); Richards);

Total

Police Club.

24 30

28 81

23 80

ter.

24 75

Ritchie H. McKay Roberts A. E. Caray Winslade

*J. E. Scott

Total

393839

285937

• plus 10% allowance for sights.

LADIES' TENNIS.

82

454 *45.4

409.

open

Triangular Contest for the

He mentioned in particular thef United States, where, thanks to the courage of the new President, Bychange had taken place which might almost be called miracul- aus. Confidence had been largely

Wellington, Mar. 22, restored and a sense of hope for "After rain had prevented a ball the future had come back to from being bowled yesterday, the. American people. That confidence match between Wellington was being reflected here in Rock the M.C.C., opened this morning. WIN FOR THE HOLDERS. exchanges and in financial mat- tors.

"The European situation and al- so undergone a remarkable and beneficial change.

and

Challenge Shield.

EJ

·

8

The match was left drawn when The annual triangular contest for Inter-Club Challenge the M. C. C. declared at 223, for the Ladies wickets, Hanimond contributing Shield took place on the courts of the U.S.R.C. on Monday fast when the Recreation Club (the bolders) Regarding the World Economic Wellington dost two wickets for succeeded in retaining the trophy for

another year. Conference, he saw no reason why 141 runs-Reuter.

It should not take place within the next two .or three months. |

58.

Each club was represented by two couples, who each played sets of cleven games with both pairs of the other Clubs, making the total possible score for a club & games. The re-

Meantime, preparations for it were the war there had been a closer going on all round. He hoped to approximation between the views follow up his recent long conver-of the British and French Govern-kylts were; sations with the French Financements upon the important subjects Minister by similar conversations which would have to be discussed with the Italian Minister. He did at the World Economic Conferen. not think that at any time since fee. British Wireless.

Ladies Recreation Club. Mrs. Tottenham and Mrs. Lewis Bryan won 29 games and Mrs. Staf-

(cli

Tam Tit Hat Guard, (Smith) except by the various schools and Philander, (Robertson); Heaven colleges, and it is expected that a Sent, (Richardson); Litigation, (Tay-large audience will attend to wit- lor); China Prince (Fletcher)—Reness a concert which cannot be other than entertaining. The cast of the Shakespearean scene is composed of local players, most of whom have already appeared on the "The Grand National Call-over to-local stage. day was:

N

National Call-Over-

London, Mar, 22.

9/1 Gregalach (t and o).

9/1 Golden Miller (o); 10/1 (4.)

20/1 Egremont (0)

20/1 Heartbreak Hill to); 22/1

22/1 Remus (0); 25/1 (tj.

25/1 S

Society (t and o).

25/1 Annandale (0).

26/1

Delaneige (0) 28-1 (t).

28/1 Pelorus Jack (0); 30/1 (t.) 13/1 Near

East (t and e).

33/1 Ferbra (0);

33/1 Merriment (o); 35/1 (t). 33/1 Kellsboro Jack (0); 40/i' (t). 10/1 Theras (t. and o).

40/1

Coup de Chapeau (t. and o).

-Reuter

ford Smith and Miss Thomas won 20 games, giving a total of 68.

U. S. R. C.

Mrs. Lachner and Liss Pullum won 28 games and Mrs. Lambert and Mrs. Parkes won 15 games, giving a total of 44-games,

Peak Club,

Mrs. Grimble and Mas R. Hancock won 25 gamce and Miss H. Hancock and Miss Potter won five games, giving a total of 30 games.

The Shield has now been contested on seventeen occasions and has been won by the Ladles'. Recreation Club twelve times, the U.S.R.C, three times, and the Peak Club twice,

The key to a situation usual-.

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HELEN HAYES A FAREWELL TO ARMS

GARY COOPER

ADOLPHE MENJOU

FRANK BORZAGE AWARDED THE BEST DIRECTOR

OF THE YEAR!

HELEN HAYES AWARDED THE BEST ACTRESS

OF THE YEAR!

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AND SO TO THE HEAVEN OF EACH

EACH OTHER'S ARMS THEY FLED FROM THE HELL AROUND THEM!

GARY COOPER

THEY FOUND ALL THAT THE HUMAN HEART KNOWS OF ECSTASY AND BREAKING,