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President

Liners

S.S. "PRESIDENT JOHNSON"

3

will sail for

Manila-Singapore-Penang-Colombo---Bombay-Suez.......

Port Said--Alexandria-Naples-Genoa-Marseilles and

NEW YORK

AT 8.00 A.M., SATURDAY, JUNE 23rd.

1.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

THE HULA-HULA IN HONGKONG

CLEVER SHOW AT THE HOTEL

Seldom ban more spontaneous enthusinem greeted visiting artistes than that accorded the Kaill's Hawaiian Troubadours in their infini appearance at the Hongkong Hotel Roof Garden Inst Saturday evening.

MONDAY, JUNE 18, 1984.

..IS. HOME-LIFE

DOOMED?

(Continued from Pago 6.) money and labour; while on the social side, communal dining holds out a fuller and richer social life for the families sharing it.

Family life falls upon the prac tical alde of Ita day, I think. because of this un- organisation to: fair burden of wife, and mother. ad and that without trespass upon Yet it is one that could be lighten-

fact of family life.

The huge crowd which thronged the Ifotel,

not be satisfied, and in view of the success of the

There remains the other side of performers, they have been eng family life-the mental side. And aged to make a second appearance here there is no denying the fact next Saturday, when it is hoped that many families lead lives of that the Hetal will be able to offer mental impoverishment that re- another

extension night to public.

the sults in boredom and bickering. Queenlo Hail and David Haili, opportunities for self-expression Happiness in the home means full with their guitars and harmonised for every member, with this singing, were great hits, Queenie Halli In particular proving a great rights of others. Every member

provise: no trespass upon entertainer with her hula-hula of a household has his or her own gestures and clever renditions of little world determined by age and 80x and character. Every in- dividual has an individual life to contacts between lead. Social families, then, are all-important,

heat, stop the intense the privacy which la the centrali

S.S. "PRESIDENT LINCOLN" popular Huwalin and other num-

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Miss Pearl Alama, who danced ilawallan dances Including the famous Hula-hula, was cordially received, and there was no doubt that, as a novelty alone. the enter tainment was a real treat.

In addition to the Troubadoura, patrons danced to the strains of the Revellers band until the early hours, and the event was in every way a big success, reflecting credit on the Hotel management respon

ible for the arrangements.

MARCUS SHOW

NEW PROGRAMME A BIG HIT

tho

Success, then, means the' recon- ciliation of interests that are often conflicting. In short, in a human virtue-unselfishness. If there is any other arrangement whereby that quality can be developed, then I would like to hear of it. It may well sound old-fashioned to say that no other life gives so sure a return for the expenditure of all that is best in human nature s family life, yet it is surely true.

Tolstoi said: "All happy families resemble one another; every un- happy family is unhappy in Its own way." And that is true. Happy families resemble one an ather as do all things that func- tion fully and in accordance with A complete change of pro-law, natural and divine, gramme hos added pop to the won derful performances already given by the Marcus Show, and last night's audiences were entertained to In large and varied array of new items.

Un-

happiness comes when those laws are ignored or fouted.

There are so many ways of being unhappy that it does seem worth- while to see the happy home as a prize to he fought for, as life's: Known as the "Broadway Merry-grentest gift, and humanity's Go-Round" the new musical ex fundamental mental, emotional travaganza contains some very and social necessity. good musieni numbers, ordinarily elever dancing, und pattern weaving.

extra-

can

Family life during the next few years will change--nobody doubt that but is it doomed, as As in their first programme, we are assured that it is? I doubt however, the Marcus Show is dis- it. So far an England is concern. tinctive for the elaborate costumesed, at least, I do not believe the and ornate scenes which form the background for every item and are fittingly set off by the beautiful members of the cast. The orches- tration and effects are snappily executed and the performance gues through with scnicely enough pause for applause.

family is a

8, going to `vnafsh--to give place to some form of State control such as we see in Russia to-day.. And if you ask me for the grounds of that belief I can only answer: Because in man, woman and child, the eternal trio, I see the operation of a law of nature no social system The chorus is stronger

in the or

economic disaster can

ever dancing department than in sing overthrow. ing, but they must be commended for being so up to standard with

the change of programme on its $10,000 FOR GORDON

first night.

The

new. Marcus Show is a sulid two hours of en- tertainment.

HOSPITAL

MR. J. A. DEWAR'S GIFT

LLOYD TRIESTINO MAN ORDERED TO GIVE Mr. 3. A, Dewar, the rauchen

FLOTTE RIUNITE LLOYD TRIESTINO MARITTIMA ITALIANA SITHAR

FAR

EAST-INDIA-ITALY.

Express Passenger Service.

5.S, "GANGE" for Shanghai 5.S. "GANGE" for Italy (London)

5th JULY 15th July

Freight Service.

M.V. "HILDA" for Shanghai & Japan M.V. HILDA" fer Italy via ports

23rd June.

18th July

OCOWELL & CO., LTD. Agent.

UP HIS ONLY SUIT

racehorse,

owner, and nephew, of the late Lord Dewar, has given £10,000 to- wards the 2100,000 Rebuilding Find of the Gordon Hospital,

Magistrate Leaves Police Vauxhall Bridge-road, S.W.

With Problem

Me. Dewar was elected Presidenti of the hospital last year.

The Gerdon Hurpital was and-

WATER LEVELS.

What happens when a thier in 1884 is a special hospital for wearing a stolen suit, his only those suffering from rectal trouble.

lothes, is ordered by a magistrate and there is only one other h to return it?

pital of the kind in the Unit.d Mr. Ivan Snell, the Marylebone Kingdont. magistrate, left the solution of this embarrassing problem to the police, Kenneth Leonard Thomson, aped 26, a waiter, had been son- tered by the magistrate to nine months' imprisonment on charges of stealing clothing, &c., worth £50. from

rooms in Queens- Lorough terrace, Bayswater, where he had been employed. He was wearing a

The River Comservancy Cammissjon blue serge for Kwangtung Province notifies that suit, part of the stolen property, the height of water in English feet and the owner asked for its return, in the West, North and East Rivera

Thoman had no other clothes, is as follows: and the magistrate was puzzled.

FOR WEST, NORTH AND- EAST RIVERS ·

SHARE PRICES

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

Banks.

H.K. Bank, $1852 II.K. Bank (London), £130 n. Chartered Bank, £10_n. Mercantile Bank, A. & B. £28 n. Mercantile Bank C., £16 n, East Asla Bank, 391 n. Am: 0. Finance Corp., 86. $20 China O. Fin. Ord. Sb. $4 n Ohing 0. Fin. Prot. Sh. $5 n.

STARVEL

Canton Ins., 3300 n. Union Ins., 8570 n. China Underwritere, $14.8. China Fire, $510 n. H.K. Fire In., $250 n. International Assce, $0 n.

Shipping.

Douglab, $40 n. H.K. Steamboats, $9 ¤, Indo-Chinna, (Prof.). $80 n. Indo-Chinas, (Daf.), $38 n. Shells (Bearer), 49/4. Union Waterbonts, $111⁄2 n.

Mining.

Antamoks, 69 eta, n. Baiatocs, $35% n. Bagulo Gold, BG ets. n. Benguets, $32% B.

Benguet Exploration, 20 eta. n., Benguet Goldfield, 20 eta n. Big Wedge, 12cts .

Gold Creek $3

Gold River, 23 cis Ipo Mining. $4 n. Itogons, $7 n. Kallan, 20/- n.

Langkata (Single), $18 n.

S'hai Explorations, Sh. $4.80 n. S'hat Louna. 86% n..

Raube, 14.10 n. x div. Venz: Goldfield, $7 n.

Backa eir

ILK. Wharves, $100 b. II.K. Dochs, $15. S. China Motors A., $2 u.

Ph:40 Motore B.. $8 n. Providents (old), $1.85 n. Providents (now), 75 cts., zi. Hongkews, (old) Sh, $305 n. Hongkews (new), $300 n. New Engineerings, Sh. $5 n. Shanghal Docks, $191 n.

Cotton Mills

Ewo Cottons, Sh. $10.85 b. S'hai Cottons, (old), Sh. 572 1 S'hai Cottons (new), Sh. $42 n. Zoong Sings. Sh. 18

Wing On Textiles, Sh. $54 n. Lands. Hotels, etc.

H. and S. Hotels, $6. II.K. Lande, 359 b. S'haf Lands, Sh. $25 n. Metropolitan Tands, Sh, 814 o Humphrers, 11.10 n. H.K. Realties, $5,30 b. Auf Tanitim "A" 8h. *140 Aut

Resities "B" Sh. $20 D. Chinese Estates, $80 b. China Realtion. Sh, 315 0. China Dobenture, Sh.$137 n.

Pubite Thier Tramways. $21.15 b. Peuk Trams (old), $16 n. Peak Trams (new), $7 0. Star Ferries, (ald), $101 n.. Yaumati Ferries, $221⁄2 n. C. Lights (ukt), $8.75 b. C. Lights (new). $8.30 b..

K. Electrics, $72/ . Macao Electrics, $25 n. Sandakan Lighta. 8 n. Telephones (old), $24.70 h. Telephones (new), $12% 8. China Buses, Sh. $13.20 n. Fingapore Tenetions, 5. Singapore Pref. 16/101⁄2 n.

Trualla

Malabon Sugars, $12 n. Cald: Macg. (old), Sh. #21 n... Caid Marge.. $19% n. Canton Iccs, $2.70 n. Cements (new), $280 n. ILK. Ropes, 51.05 8. Siares atc. Dairy Farms, $20% n. Watsons, $0. Ther A Wingn. $1 D. Lane Crawfords, $1.60 n. Mackintoshs, $211. Sinceres, $8% b. Wm. Powells, 70 cts, n. *Wing On (H.K.). $120 n.

Miscellaneous. Amusements, t

$4 n. II.K. Entertainments, $7% 1. S.C. Enterprises, $11⁄2 D. (fatted Thantres. Sh. 82 n. Macro "Greyhounds." $2 D.

Constructions fold). 31.75 b, June 16 June 17

Constructions (now), 70 cts. b.

In the eit he said that there North River at Tsing-

-West River nt Shlubing 31.2 20.3 must be a precedent for such cases and he made an order for the re- North River at Samshul 20.6 turn of the suit.

Enal River at Sheklung

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URBAN TRANSPORT

LP.T.B/S. ANNIVERSARY OCCURS SHORTLY

London, June 16, The London Passenger Transportį Board, which to andoubtedly thei greatest urban, transport organisation in the world, will shortly celebrate! its first birthday.

Remarkable amoothneas efficiency have marked the result of this co-ordination of services, which comprised 12 concerns-five railway, 17 romway, 62 omnlbus, four conch; and four subsidiary undertakinga--| And

a total capital of ap- proximately £100,000,000.

Its staff numbers 72,000, and

quarter that of England and Wales..

In 1933 its undertakings carried. 3,500,000,000 passengers, which is equal to conveying every day almost as many people as there are in the whole of Canada and more than the combined population of Scotland and Iroland-British Wireless.

•Quicker

it

14.7

0.5

14.0

5.6

Ch. Govt. 5% 1925 G.S Bondaewon a total of 11,650 passenger

I vehicles. 874% H.K. Govn, Loan 81% % b. (prem} Wallace Harpers, $8 n.

BRASSO

The Board serves an area of 2,000 square miles and a population of ap- proximately 9,400,000, or nearly

n

and a shine

as bright as lightning

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WEDDING OR BIRTHDAY PRESENTS

Remember, whenever you have to send a present for any occasion, you will find what you want

at

KOMOR'S

Chater Road.

York Building.

Lacquer. Porcelain, Ivory, ́

Silk-Ware. Etc. Prices from 50 cts. upwards.

LOOK AT THAT CROWD OUT THERE, NUTTY.....THEY'RE ALL

HERE TO SEE YOU

• MAKE GOOD!

WITH THE EX. CEPTION OF ONE

GUY HE WANTS TO SEE ME FAIL!

Watching and Waiting!

JTS THAT FELLOW ON THE EDGE OF THE CROWD...SEE HIM! YOU SEE, IT'S LIKE THIS...MOMS BUYING THIS PLACE, BUT WE'RE KINDA POOR AND SHE HASN'T BEEN ABLE

TO KEEP UP HER PAYMENTS...

[

THAT MAN WANTS TO TAKE IT AWAY FROM US BECAUSE HE HEARD THAT THE CITY IS INTERESTED

IN BUYING OUR PLACE FOR A DEPOT! THAT'S WHY I WANTED MY ISP-DETECTOR TO BE A SUCCESS, SO I COULD

HELP MOM!

NOW I KNOW WE'RE GONNA PUT

IT ACROSS

!!

IF WE DON'T, ILL WAKE UP SOME MORNING AND FIND A LOCOMOTIVE IN THE KITCHEN, FREIGHT CARS IN THE BED-

ROOM AND TRACKS IN THE PARLOR !!