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SOCIAL PROGRESS

NEW UNEMPLOYMENT BILL FEATURES

THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH.

TUESDAY, MAY 15, 1934.

NINE BRASS BANDS THE WASHINGTON LONDON STOCK

FIGURE IN CANTON

CONCERT

Canton, May 14.

WELFARE OF THE banda, and attracted an

JOBLESS

Wig

The largest concert ever given in Canton was held in the Chung Sham memorial Hall, Canton, on Saturday, The programme provided by as many as nine brass audience of no less than three thousand. The bands were conducted by Dr. Wu Pank-shing, counsellor of the Municipal Government, and con- alated of the military band of the in London, May 14. The early introduction in First Army Corps, the naval band, Parliament of a measure for angtung naval band, Air Corps band. Police band, Municipal the consolidation of existing band, Pui Ching band, Pui Ying bund, Lingnan University band acts dealing with unemploy-and the band of the Military

ment nounced.

insurance is

an-Academy.

There have been 35 such acta since 1920. The third reading of the new Unemployment Bill which has been subjected to prolonged

examination in committee Wha taken in the Ilouse of, Commons to-day.

The programme was as follows: The Champion Overture (Gen.) Southwell), My Tuba Solo (Geo. Southwell). The Helter Skelter Gallop (Faust)-By the manned

Bands,

String Quartette Op. 3 (Ditters- dorf). Canton Conservatory.

of

SCENE

NEW FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

PROVISIONS OF NEW BILL

Washington, May 14. Legislation has been introduced Congress for the promotion

me,

for

for

7.

EXCHANGE

LATEST SHARE QUOTATIONS

RADIO BROADCAST

The following quotations on the TO-DAY'S BROADCAST. London Stock Exchange have been received by Messrs. Swan, Culbertsoni and Fritz in conjunction with Router. Chinese Banda,

May 12, May 14, 4 Bonds 1898

(Eng. Inn.)... £100

Lean 1912 4% Loan 1908. £ 32 Reorg Loan

a nationwide housing program-re

to provide for the establlah ment of a Home Credit Insur ance Corporation enpitalised at $200,000,000

1917 (Lin. 18.) £80 Bonds 1925-47 € 88

5% S'hal-Nanking

£100%

£ 92

C0%

£00% £ 80

£ 88

£ 60%

£6014

Ge Tient.-Fukaw

Rly... £30 5 Tient.-Pukow Raliway (Sup). Loa)........ £ 20 5% S'hal-'chow-

£ 30%

Ningps Rly... £ 98%,

Honan Ry & In

£ 20

£ 984

£ 30

Insurance Corporation, capl-5% Hukuang Rly. talland at $100,000,000

1911

£ 38

£ 38

16

£ 10

the creation of an unlimited number for local mortgage AB- sociations with a minimum paid-up capital of $5,000,000

the establishment ΟΣ 11 Federal Savings and Loan

with power to lasure solvente Lung Teing U. Hai Rly. 1913. financial institutions and to

Heri 33 their liquidating Foreign Bonds and Banks.

agent.

German 7

Ist.

་ ་ ་

Piano Solo, Polichinelle Op. 3 The Labour Minister, Sir Henry No. 4 (RachmaninoT)-Miss Iisu. Betterton, described it as a great

Hungarian Rhapsodio No. 2 contribution to pocial progress.

(Bendel Llazt)-Miss Hsu and Inter alin. it restores, in full, the Mian Chun Wah.

The Agriculture Committee of

Loan 1924

72 cuts in the rates of standard un-

the House of Representatives have i

Japan 5 Sterling Zigeunerleben which

(Schumann) voted in favour of applying the Sir Sung by employment benefi

Loan 1907. £ 744 Seun Ken Memorial Stock Exchange Control, Henry Betterton said were now Academy Female students,

Bill to Japan 6% Sterling The pro-

Loan 1924 cotton besides gražų, higher, having regard to the cost

Lei Hima (C. E. King), Red Rose posals for control of the commodi-1.K. & S'hai Bk. of living, than ever before.

(Lan. Regd.) Waltz (Walter), Havanera (Geo.ty markets provide for the limita The BI also extends to a pos- Bizit), Hilo March (Hernandez). Lion of short-selling and specula, Chartd. Bk. £5 ah. £ 16 sible 62 weeks, the present period-Paul Leung and his forty Fel- tion-Reuter. of weeks during which man hermanipino Guitara, may draw benefit as of right and without enquiry regarding his

means.

It is estimated that about 602,- 000 men will benefit by this provi- sion in the course of a year at a cost of about £7,500,000.

SCHOOL LEAVING.

The Bill also closes the gap be. tween the age of leaving school and

that of entry Into Insurance by placing a duty on local education authorities to provide instruction for unemployed boys and girls, and empowering the Minister of Labour to compel their attendance.

The Minister claimed that sol-

O Solo Mio (Di Capna)-Sung} by Dr. Wa Pank-shing accom- panied by Mrs. Wu and Peliber- manipino Guitar

On the Wings of Song (Mendel- #ohn). Souvenir de Wieniawske (Inesche). Violin solos by 0. T. Hoh, accompanied by Miss Chu.

Momento. By 50 members of the Sum Yuen Harmonic Society. La Fille de Mme Allget (Bois- Waves of Danube on). The (Ivanovici), High School Cadets (Sousa).-By the mussed bands.

GIGANTIC GRAIN

DEALS

CHARGES AGAINST CHICAGO TRADER

£85

£132

7144

£ 73%

£ 85

£131

10%

Industrials and Breweries,

Associated Electric

Industries Brit.-Amer. Tab.

(Bearer)

17/3

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Chinese Eng, and

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Courtaulds

6370

Distilleen

90/3

Dunlop Rubber..

54/1 53/3

Everrendy 6/- alt.

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42/0

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120/3 90/3

Min. (Bearer) Tate and Lyle

Chiengo, May 14. (England) Charges of maintaining thirty-Boots four dummy accounts during 1980

Impl. Chem Ind.

62/1014 ..80/6

no par val... $ 2016 $ 26 Pinchin Johnson

and 1931, with elght brokers who Impl. Chem Ind..

Def. 10/ sh.. The concert was a great success, conspired with him to keep his though the items of the Massed gigantic grain deals secret, have

Impl. Tobacco ... Band were perhaps the most ap-been made against Arthur Internat.

Woolworths

Nickel preciated. Although the Memorial Cutten, one of the biggest specula Hall is the largest and finest build-tive traders on the Chicago Grain vency of the insurance fund hang of its kind in Canton, the Market, by the Government, been secured and the machinery

acoustics are not as good na they provided

to maintain it. The

O Sole Mio

He has pleaded not guilty. establishment

of an independent might be for solos. board for central administration was, however, very beautifully and direction of polley in provided rendered by Dr. Wu Pank-shing,

AR were aluo the

Hawalian

for. One of the Board's duties is numbers of the programme.--Our the pron

promotion of welfare but it not the Government's intention Own Correspondent.

that the board should take over the various voluntary occupational con- tres which have been doing valuable work among the unemployed.---- British Wireless.

NEW ALTITUDE RECORD

BRITISH AIRMAN'S

ACHIEVEMENT

London, May 14.

A new world's altitude record for an aeroplane fitted with a heavy-oil engine is claimed by Mr. H. J. Penrose, the chief pilot of the Westland Aircraft Company, who carried out the test flights for the Everest Expedition.

Mount

It is believed that Mr. Penrose renched height of 28.500 feet (nearly five and a half miles) which Is 6,600 feet higher than the pre- viona American record.

The Penrose figures are, how- ever, awaiting though it is quite confruntion,

certain that A new record hna been established.

A second air record was establish- ed by another British airman to- day, when Flying Ofleur E. L. Mole, broke the British duration gliding record of 442 minutes by remain ing in the air for 488 minutes (8 houra, 8 minutes) at Dunstable.-- Reuter.

ALL QUIET IN YEMEN

IMAM GIVES THREE UNDERTAKINGS

London, May 14.

THE GASWORKS

DISASTER

(Continued from Page 1.)

Reutor.

SCARS OF WAR.

CATHEDRAL AT ARRAS REDEDICATED

JAZZ SELECTION FROM

THE STUDIO

From ZBW on

| 366 metres.---

a wavelength of

4.30-7.30 p.m. Chinese Programme

7.30-10.30 p.m.

gramme.

European Pro

7.30 p.m. Closing Local Stock Quo iations, etc.

B p.m. Local Time and Weather Report

7.33-8.15 p.m. Variety. Song-Hey! Young Felinh Song-Try a Little Tenderness.

Ruth Etting (Comedienno). Orchestra-One Hour With You

Mexiley.

New Mayfair Orchestra.

Vocal Duct I Love you in the Same

Sweet Way, Vocal Duel For you.

Layton and Johnstone, Organ Solo--My Song Goor Round

the World.

Organ Solo-By a Waterfall.

Frederie Dayco. Slow Fox-Trot--You've Got me

Crying Again. Slow Fox-Trat Stormy Weather.

Ambrose and his Orchestra. Song You are too Beautiful. Song Sweetheart Darlin'.

Marton Downey (Tenor), Fox Trot-Fu-Leczo Mister

Hemingway. Fox Trot Till To-morrow.

Ambrose and his Orchestra. 8.15-8.45 p.m. Orchestral. Fugue in G Minor (The "Little" Fugue in G Minor) (Bach arr. Stokowski).

Leopold Stokowski'und the Phila- delphin Orchestra. Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 (Linzt).

Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra Directed by Leopold Slakowski, (a) Serenade, (Volkmann) (b) Flight

of the Bumble Bee (Rimsky- Kotankow).

Valse Triste (Sibelius).

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Directed by Frederick Stock. Afternoon of a Faun (Dobussy).

Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra Directed by Leopold Stokowski. 8.45-9,20 m Quartet in G. Majer (Mozart).

Lener String Quartet, 1st Movement-Allegro vivace nesní, 2nd Movement-Menuetto Allegro. 3rd Movement-Andante cantabile; 4th Movement-Molto Allegro. 9.20-10 p.m. Stadio Concert.

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Turner and Newall

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24/9

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Miscellaneous.

Anglo-Dutch Burma Corpn. Rs.

10

20/44 25/4%

13/7/ 13/6

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Canadian Pacific

Riy, $25 sh...$ 15% $ 10 Chark 16/ sh,

(Bearer)

Jazz Boicctions by Miss Doreen Ma (Pison), Pomping Vila (Piano and Vocal), Candida Maluz (Violin).

Programme

Smiles.

2. It's the Talk of the Town,

Rockin' Chair.

3.

4. Everything I Have is youra.

8. After You've Gone.

10. You're my Past, Prosent, and

Future.

26/7% 25/4

6.

Tea for Two.

Guln Kalumpang

Rubber

B.

Did you ever 300

a dream

20/74 20/7

walking?

13/9

13/0

7. I was wrong,

30/4.

30/0

9. Sophisticated Lady.

16/3

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15/4/2

67/657/6

34/9

31/3

Oils.

60/- 107/0

25/10 26/4

Ko/- 100/10%

Arras, May 14 The stately Cathedral of Arras. Trepcu Mines... destroyed by German shell-fire

Langlangte

Esintes during the War, has been rebuilt. The task was completed to-day and London Tin 10/-

.sh. rendered homeless. Many of the Cathedral re-dedicated. 1hem are being accommodated tem- The ceremony of the handing Pekin Synd. 2

ord, sh........ porarily at Mui Fong School. over of the keys of the edifice was Rubber Trusts... Later they went to the Govern-performed, fittingly enough, by Shal Elec. Constr. ment Civil Hospital where they Marshal Petain present Minister Van Ryn Deup- were taken by Dr. G. H. Thomas for War, who was one of the most Elec. Musical In-

dustries generals among the victims.

brilliant of the French Dr. Kotewall and his colleagues of the War. Many authorities were informed by the Inspector-give him credit for having saved General of Police that they would, the Alled line by his strategy. in due course, be informed of the Reuter Special. particular form of rellef required through the Secretary for Chinese

Affairs.

GOVERNOR VISITS SCENE

SYMPATHY FOR THE VICTIMS.

The following official state- ment was issued from Govern- ment House last night:

"His Excellency the Gover- nor was greatly shocked on receiving word of the disaster and expressed his deepest sym- pathy with the injured and the relatives of the dead and Injured.

"Immediately after his re- turn from the Now Terri- tories, His Excellency visited the scene of the tragedy, sub- sequently paying a visit to the Injured at the Government Civil Hospital”

TRADE AGREEMENT.

SPAIN AND ARGENTINE RECIPROCAL PLAN

Madrid, May 14.

Anglo.Persian Oil Burnin Oil Southern Railway

(Deferred) Royal Dutch 100

Shell Trans and

£20 £20%

Trad. (Bearer) · 50/71% G1/3 Geldenhuis

Crown Mines

30/7 51/3

232/0 23173

Spain will buy 73,600 tons of COMPANY REPORT

maize from the Argentine under a

new

Spanish-Argenting

trado

agreement. The Argentine, in re- CHINA UNDERWRITERS turn, will buy Spanish manufac-

tures and other commodities, in-

cluding a fixed quantity of rice.

STATEMENT

The total amount of maize im- The report of the Directors of ports, allowed under the Spanish China Underwriters, Ltd., for quota system is 76,000 tons annual-past year in as follows:

ly. Thus, almost the entire trade

the

Marine, Fire And General Business.

In this commodity will go to the-After leaving $180,890 in reservo South American state.--Reuter to meet unexpired fire risks, $74,- Special.

EXCHANGE RATES

BRITAIN AND THE Berlin.

JOHNSON ACT

New York.

London, May 14.

Shanghai.

Amsterdam Vietna Prague,

Mny 11. Paris...

.77.11/32 .15.7412 Geneva

.12.03 Helsingfors. .2263 Онто

19.90% Athens

.530 Milan....

.00.1/32 .00% .1/3 -0.11% .7.6314 .48

.1224 .87.11/92 .520 .1/6

21.86

.19.40

SIR JOHN SIMON KEEPS Buenos Aires.

OWN COUNSEL

775 to meet unexpired fire risks and $79,670 to most unexpired acciderit risks the balance to the debit of Profit and Loss Account stands at tho reduced figure of $12,701 as compared with $63.21 at the end of 1932, May 14.

Life 77.11/32

Assurance -Business-Lifo 35.73 Orence applications received during 12.00 the year amounted to $3,625,400. 2204 19.90% £30

Life politics were issued for $3,220,- 685 at annual premiums of $170,524 60.1/10 and single premiuma of $10,312, and

wero de 364 applications for $219,904

remainder were post 1/3 cliner, The 6.10% poned or in course of consideratoln at of the year, The life 7.53 the end

G10

28 premium income after deduction of 122% reassurances amounted to $578,810, 375% A transfer of $85,107 has been mado from Exchango and Investment 1/474 Fluctuation Account to the credit of Life Revenue Account against the cor- 21.8344

16 responding exchange loss in the latter 22.9914 22.304 account The Life Assurance Fund րէ the end of the year 110 stood at .110 .1/0.3/32 1/0.1/16 $180,082. .4% .1/2%

A communique published yes terday by the Saudi Government announced that King Ibn Saud has ordered a suspension of hostilities Questioned regarding the pro Madrid on all fronts. in Yemen, with a else application of the Johnson Bucharest view to the resumption of peace Act recently passed by the United Hongkong negotiations.

States Legislature, as far as the Brussein. The Foreign Secretary, Sir John bonds and

the Stockholm obligations of Simon, replying to a

Copenhagen. Commona British Government wore con

Lizbon... question, said this order is ainted corned, Sir John Simon sald the Bombay to have followed on an under Attorney General of the United lo..... taking by the Imam of Yemen to States had given a considered Yokoinnin. surrender Idrisis, to ovacuate the opinion to the effect that the Montevideo. mountainous region in dispute, token payments hitherto made by Belgrade and to relenae the Saudi hostages Great Britain do not constitute Montreal he has been holding.

4his country a defaulting debtor silver (forward) 10%.

Silver (anot) Meanwhile, the Saudi Govern within the meaning of that act.

War Loan.......1029 ment appear to have firmly es Replying to a supplementary tablishadi thoir authority at question as to whether token pay- Hodeida, and the town is reported monta would be held up until the

The Wah Tal College is holding its to be gulet. Adequate steps had position was clarified, Sir John annual athletic sports on the B.C.A.A. beon takon to protect British Simon anld that this would depend ground, Caroline Hill, to-morrow, "Interests in the arene affected on the circumstances provaliingatarting at 1 pm. Mr. Ip Lan-chuen

British Wireless.

at that time--British Wireless. is to distribute the prizes.

.38

.220

0,10 .10%

414

1/24 384

Since the last meating Mr. Allan Cameron retired from the Board on leaving the Colony. Measra. Mok Ching Kong and C. A. dn Rezn rotiro 5.1044

in rotation from the Board, and, being 10% eligible, offer

themselves for re- clection. 102.13/10

-British Wireless.

10

The accounts, for the year have been | nudited by Mestra, Lowe, Dingham & Matthews, Chartored Accountants, and Mosara. Percy, Smith, Seth and Fleming, Incorporated Accountants, who being oligible offer themselven for re-election.

10-10.30 pm. Band Music The Evolution of Dixie (M, L, Lake). The Regimental Band of H. M. Gronadier Guards.

·Marching with Sousa,

Regimental Band of H.M. Grenadier Guards. Northern and Southern Memories,

Debroy Somers Band. Sona of the Brave, (Bidgood).

The Band of II.M. Coldstream Guards. 10.30 p.m. Rugby Mid-Day Press 10.35 p.m. Close Down,

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