1934-06-18 — Page 7

$1,200 In Photo Prizes.

CAMERA CONTEST

REVISION

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

THE HULA-HULA

IN HONGKONG

CLEVER SHOW AT THE HOTEL

Seldom has more spontaneous enthusiasm greeted visiting artistes than that accorded the Kall's Hawaiian Troubadours In their initial appearance at the Hongkong Hotel Roof Garden last Saturday evening.

The huge crowd which thronged the Ilotel, despite the intense heat, simply would not be antisfied, and in view of the success of the performers, they have been eng-

We have pleasure to-day in announcing further additions to the prize list in the Telegraphi Amateur Photographie Competi- tion. These will bring the value of the awards, in money and cameras, to approximately $1,-aged to make a second appearance 200.

next Saturday, when it is hoped that the Hotel will be able to offer another extension, night to, the public.

of

externs

Queenie Haili and David Baill, with their guitars and harmonised singing, were great hits; Qucenfe

Through the good offices Messrs. Melchers and Cn., the local agents, the manufacturers of the famous Rolleiflex

The nine-feet hour-hand of Big have offered two of these magni-falli in particular proving a great en brought down for repainting ficent, enmorus, and accordingly entertainer with her hun-hala | during the big-scale renovation now a slight revision of the prize ist gestures and clever renditions of being undertaken at the Houses of popular Hawaiian and other sum- has become necessary,

bera.

cameras, these

Parliament,

One of

21 Miss Pearl Alama, who danced tre merel Rolleiflex Phufo-Automat, taking Hawaiian dunces incinding the pictures 2% by 24, und fitted famous Hule-hula, was cordially

MONDAY, JUNE. 18,

MAN ORDERED TO GIVE UP HIS ONLY SUIT·

Magistrate Leaves Police

With Problem

What happens when a thief weurng a stolen sult, his only clothes, lu ordered by a magistrate to return it?

Mr. Ivan Snell, the Marylebone magistrate, left the solution of this embarrassing problem to the pollee.

Kenneth Leonard Thomson, aged 26; a waiter, had been sen- toneed by the magistrate to nine months' imprisonment on charges. of stealing clothing. &c., worth 260, from rooms in Queens- borough terrace, Rayswater, where he hait been employed.

He was wearing a blue serge suit, part of the stolen property. and the owner anked for its return.

Thomson had no other clothes, and the magistrate was puzzled.

la the end he said that there must be a precedent for such cases and be made an order for the re-

with a Zeiss Trasar 3.8 lene, with received, and there was no doubt HOURS FOR MARRIAGES turn of the suit.

become the first prize in the Story-that, as a novelty alone, the enter Telling Section. Complete with tainment was a real treat.

In addition to the Troubadours, leather valued at $236- really splendid patrons danced to the strains of

this case,

camera

Is

EXTENDED.

prize. The second prize in this the Revellers band until the early Few Couples Aware Of

Bection will now tre A new Con- tentinental Kodak 620-Duo; the Agla Superior G. third prize an camera; ad The fourth prize # Kodak 620 camera,

1 Section Pienle Pictures), will now be a

Bathinse ROXI first prize the Itolleicord camera. (2% by 2), with Zeiss Tessar -1,5 lens, complete with leather case, "valued at $185. The other prizes in this section will be the following cash awards--Second, $50; third, $20; fourth, $10.

In addition to these new prizes, the Ilford Co., Ltd., of London, have, through their local agents, Messrs. Reiss, Massey and Co., offered two trophies, details and allotment of which will be an- nounced later.

FREE PORT STATUS

that

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hours, and the event was in every way a big success, reflecting credit on the Hotel management respon- sible for the arenügements.

MARCUS SHOW

NEW PROGRAMME A

BIG HIT

A complete change of pro- gramme has added pep to the won- derful performances already given Just by the Marcus Show, and night's audieners were entertained a large and varied array to

new items.

of

The Change

The hours when marriages can now be solemnised have been ex- tended by three hours.

The Marriage (Extension of Hours) Acts, 1954. which hadh became effective, changed the hours for the solenmisation of marriage from eight am, to three gam, to jeight a.m. to six p.m.

Few couples have taken age of the new times.

A CODE IN THE NOSE

EX-SOLDIER HOSPITAL

SURPRISE

A paper pellet believed to con- ain a code message was found in The pose of an ex-soldier at Bournemouth.

Mr. Frederick Samways, of Pine-road. Parkstone, served in the City of London Rifles during the war, and was wounded and a adyant-prisoner of war for two and

half years,

Mr. W. J. Lickley, the Super- intendent Registrar for Westmins ter at Caxton Hall, states that 90 Known as the "Broadway Merry far he had not had one couple Go-Round" the new musical exfter three o'clock. travaganza contains

"It may be that people have not good musical numbers, ordinarily clever dancing, and get awakened to the change," be pattern weaving.

added, "but don't think the

Panie very

extra!

I

As in their first programme, additional three hours will make however, the Marens Show is dis-much difference to us." tinctive for the elaborate costumes

he advocates naking the and ornate scenes which form the ferential tariffs to Hongkong in fittingly set off by the beautiful £10,000 FOR GORDON Chinese Government to give pre-background for every item and are respect of Hongkong's manufae- members of the cast. The orches- tories. 1 should welcome a for-tration and effects are snappily performance ther statement from Sir William executed

ди the

as to how this can be done, having goes through with scarcely enough regard to China's commitments pause for appinuse. with other countries under he most favoured nations, clause"?

HOSPITAL

MR. J. A. DEWAR'S GIFT

Mr. Dowar was elected President of the hospital last year,

in the "The chorus is stronger |dancing department than in sing- Mr. J. A. Dewar, the racehorse ing, but they must be commended owner, and nephew of the late TARIFF RECIPROCITY.

for being an up to standard with Lord Dewar, has given £10,000 to- the change of programme on its There is also another side to

The new Marcus Wards the £100,000 Rebuilding the question of maintaining the first night,

Fund of the Gordon Hospital, status quo which requires to be Show is a solid, two hours of en-

Vauxhall Bridge-road, S.W. - stated. Conditions of trade aretertainment. changing everywhere. The Ottawa Treaties will keep open to us the Colonial markets of the British Empire, but probably only upon For torms of tariff reciprocity.

very this reason we need to be circumspect about pledging our- malven to the Free Trade doctrine. May it not be possible some day that in place of the "hinterland" which we now lack will be found the effective substitute of the British Colonial Empire?

WATER LEVELS.

FOR WEST, NORTH AND

EAST RIVERS

The River Conservancy Commission for Kwangtung Province notifies that the height of water in English feet in the West, North and East Rivers is as followsz

The Gordon Hospital was !and- el in 1884 as a special hospital for those suffering from rectal trouble. and there is only one other hos- pital of the kind in the United Kingdom,

The Health Bulletin of Eastern June 9 ports for the week ended June June 17 shows the following enses of infec 20.4 Lious disensex:--Plague: Bassein 3

cases, Bombay, Rangoon and Prom

Col. Penh 1 cuse ench. Cholera: jeutta 75 enses, Madras H ZIREN.

Bombay, and 5.9

Chittagong, 2 jench. Small-pox: Calcuttan 15 enues,

Shanghai

enses, Bominy and Rangoon 1 ensex cach, Madras

14.7

14,0

Then again we may find that a West River' at Shinbing 312 tariff on specific goods consumed North River at Ting In the Colony (e.g. luxuries) may be necessary for revenue purposes as well to help correct our adverse trade bainnee, which is occasion- Jag anxiety at the present time.

INQUIRY NEEDED.

The question of tarilts, in any case, is one which, in the words used by Sir William, calls for careful inquiry, and i would ap peal to him to lend his influential support to the proposal which 1. have already made in another quarter, that an Eennomic Com- mittee, presided over by a Govern- ment official, should be set ap im- mediately, comprising representa tives

of bankers. merchants, shipping interest, manufacturers, etc.in fact. forming a re- presentative cross section of the community-with wide terms of reference, to study and report on all matters which affect the oconomic health of the Colony and to make recommendations for offecting an improvement.

The present state of our trade and the discouraging outlook make such an inquiry an urgent necossity,

FELIX A. JOSEPH.

The Society for the Protection of Children gratefully acknowledges a donation of $260, voted by the Ste- wards of the Hongkong Jockey Club for the current year.

Struck by a drying pole dropping from an upper Noor verandah in Wong Keong Street, n.woman, Lam Chi-yan, was admitted to hospital yesterday ,with a wound in the head,

North River at Samshui 20.5 Enst River at Sheklung 6.5

cases

Two cases of typhoid and one case cases, Bassein, Karachi, Negapatam, each of diphtherin and meningitis Haiphong. Tourane and Hongkong 1 authorities on Friday were reported to the local Healthcase each. Tovhus:

12 case.

Port Snic!

Recently he underwent air opera- tion in a Bournemouth hospital, when the pellet was found.

1934.

RADIO BROADCAST

TO-DAY'S

BROADCAST

RELAY OF HONGKONG HOTEL

the

DANCE ORCHESTRA Brondenst from Z.B.W. on a wave- length of 855 metres (845 kilocycles): 6.8 p.m. European Programme. Hotel Dance Orchestra from

6-7 p.m. A Relay of the Hongkong Hongkeng Hotel Roof Garden. 7-7.19 pm. Band Musie, Overture-The Joily Robbers (Suppe). The B.B.C. Wirelem Military Band. Nell Gwyn Dances (Edward German).

Regimental Band of II. M

Granadier Guneda.

No. 1. Country Dance. No. Pastoral Dance. No. 3. Merrymakers' Dance. 7.19-7.30 p.m. Three Danny Malone (Tenor).

Songs by

1. Believe me, if nli thone endear-

ing young charms

(Moore, ar. Cutsam).

2.

Mother Machree. (Olcott and 4.....

Bali).

3.

When Irish Eyes aro Smiling

'(Ball).

7:30p.m. Clasing Local Stock Quotations, etc.

7.13.8 p.m. From the Studio.

A Travel Talk by the “Globe Trotter." Bp.m. Local Time and Weather Report.

8.07-10.30 1.3. Chinese Studio Concerts.

10.30 p.m. Close Down.

All Relays of the Hongkong Hotel Orchestras are by courtesy of the Management.

8.10.10 p.m. European Recordes! Programme from "Z.E.K.” on n fre- quency of 640 it.c's,

Hansel and Gretel-Overture, (Hum-

8.30-9.55 p.m. Orchestral,

perdinck).

Symphony Orchestra conducted Love for Three Oranges (Prokofielf). by Erle Coates.

London Symphony Orchestra directed by Albert Coates. Coppelia Ballot-Dance of the Auto-

mnton and Waltz (Deliben). Caprice Vientals (Kreister).

San Francisco Symphony Orchestra 1 conducted by Alfred Hertz. 8.55-9.12 p.m. Sonath No. 3 in E (Bach). Isolde

The pellet or roll of thin paper| is three inches long, and was found by the doctor lying across The top of the bridge of the nose.

The characters on it are English 5.12-0.22 p.m., Melodies letters, and it is a mystery how the pellet got there.

Mengea

(Violin). Harold Samuel (Pianoforte), 1st Movement-Adagio. 2nd

Samwaya has tud trouble with his nose for years, and lately was nearly suffocated. The doctor advised him to have an operation.

3rd 4th

**

Burns.

-Allegro. Adagio ma non tanto.

--Allegro,

of Robert

Light Opera Company. 9.22-9.30 ропи. Famous Operatic Melodica (arr. by Squire) pinyed by the J, Squire Celeste Octet. 9.30-10 p.m. Variety.

He does not like to talk about his Vocal Bust--Lazybones.

war-time experiences."

The question remains: Is the writing on the paper a war-time code message, and, if so, how did

get in Sumways' nose?

BIG PRIZES

CENTENARY... GOLF.

MATCHES

|

Layton and Johnstone. Band-The Cuckoos-Selection. Band Song of the Flame-Selection

Van Phillips and His Concert Band. Vocal-Florrie Forde Old Time

Medley.

Florrie Forde (Comedienne), Band--Aunt Sally Film Theme

Songs Selection.

·Debroy Somers Band.

10 p.m. Close Down.

FISH SMIXTURE

WASHED ASHORE

The Victorian Golf Association| STRANGE CREATURE has decided that the open cham. plouship of Victoria during the Centenary Celebrations, this year, will be played over 72 holes,

A creature which is sald to Possess the tall of shurk, the

n

It is proposed, says Austral body of a dogflah, and the "head" News, to offer the following of an octopus wits found on the prizes: First, £1,000: second, beach at Speeton, near Briding- 2400; third, £200: fourth, £100: ton fifth, £75: sixth, £50: seventh, 210; | It was handed to the coast- eight, £30: ninth, £25: tenth, £20. guards, who justifiably stated that Players who finish 1 to 16 will they have never previously seen or each receive £10. »,

heard of such a fish.

The amateurs will then go on la The creature has eyes an inch the Victorian, amateur champion wide, tentacles thirteen inches ship, and the professionals will long, and an overall length of 31 continue to the Victorian profes- inches. sional title, for which the prizes It had been dead only about n will be-First, £500; second £200: day when found on the bench, and third and fourth each £100: fifth, it is to be sent to a museum for sixth, seventh and eighth, each £25, identification if possible.

Many competitors from various countries are expected.

We'll Still Be Laughing

We laughed

at this

we're still

laughing at this

A coastguard suggested that it was of the cuttlefish family.

Md by the

looks of Thinge at

have present wr

another laugh coming

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THREE PLAYS BY D. H. LAWRENCE

FOUND IN ATTIC AT

· HEIDELBERG-

"One was a light comedy, 'Fight ior Barbara, apparently written about the time Lawrence first met

- tale of colliery days--WBA- called 'Married Man' The third

Mrs. Frieda Lawrence. A second

was "The Daughter-in-Law."

UNKNOWN WORK.

Three plays which were written "Neither Mrs. Lawrence nor her by D, H. Lawrence, who died two sister knew that Lawrence had years ago, have been discovered by writton the playa," he continued. accident in an attic of a house "When he died two years previous- in Heidelberg.

ly the executors collected what The

first six pages of one are they thought to be all his un- second is unfinish-published manuscripts. There can missing, and ed, being only a rough draft, be no doubt of their genuineness. Mr. Leon M. Lion, who has "Luckily I heard of them and obtained "The Daughter-in-Law," head them. "The Daughter-in- which in the unfinished play, will| Law' in a work of gonlus-for produce it at the Playhouse with superior, in my opinion, to the Sybil Thorndike and Lewis Cnsson oiler two. It is typical Lawrence, In the chief parta.

"But it had to be finished.

He states that the discovery consulted Lawrence's great friend, was made by Mrs. Frieda Lawrenco, Aldous Huxley, and together wó

"She was staying with her sister decided to nak Richard in Ifeldelberg and they had oc-complete.

the

to

rovisiones

Mro.

ension to go to the attic for some-Frieda Lawrence agreed, and thing. While rummaging in an Hughes has Anished the rough old box they turned up a bundle draft. Lawrence, I think, would of papera. It was these plays, be pleased with his work."