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EXCHANGE CONTROL

SCHEME SUBMITTED. TO FINANCE MINISTER

DR. KUNG SOON TO EXPLAIN POLICY Shanghai, Oct. 18.

:

It is reliably learned that the Chinesa financial leaders have sub- mitted a plan to Dr. H. H. Kung In connection with the control of allver exchange. The plan provides that the Chinese banks contribute towards catablishing a "Silver Ex- change Equalisation Fund" to be placed in charge of a special com mittee,

...

SEES NO WAR DANGER

GENERAL SMUTS AT ST. ANDREW'S

INSTALLED AS UNIVERSITY RECTOR

cause

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER

CINEMA NEWS NEW YORK STOCK |

NOTES FROM THE

THEATRES

George Arliss firas gentleman, of the screen, brought to the Alhambra Theatre to-day, à portraybi'or ganius which evidence in every why the genius possessed by the star. The Man Who Played God” achley," "the virtually impossible by surpassing the

surpassingly fine fim this eminent

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EXCHANGE

IRREGULAR MARKET

YESTERDAY

1984.

= RADIO BROADCAST

Special Items From

The Studio.

MUSICAL RECITAL.

From Z.B.W. on a wavelength of 356 metres (845 kilocycles) i

8-6 pm. A Relay of the Hongkong Hotel Orchestra from the Hongkong Hotel Roof Garden (by courtesy of the Management).

6-6.30 p.m. Children's Studio Con- cert.

6.30-7 pm. A Relay of the Hong- kong Hotel Dance Orchestra from the Hongkong Hotel Roof Garden. (by courtesy of the Management).

Dr. Kung is reported to have added:-"In the events of the certa. He brings to his role the con- change were Irregularly-upward; the ions, London and New York Stock and

promised to consider this scheme.-- Central News,

MINISTRY SATISFIED.

Shanghai, Oct. 17, Dr. H. H. Kung, Finance Minister, who is busily attending to his routine business at the Shanghai Ofice of the Central Bank of China, made a statement to the press this afternoon regarding monetary problems of China.

He said that as a result of the sudden cessation of the outflow of silver since the imposition of the ten per cent, duty on silver exports, Chinese currency was showing signs of gradual stabiilsation. Up to the present, he was antisfied with the altuation, and therefore deemed it

7 p.m. Closing Local Stock Quota- Commodity Quotations.

7.08-7.15 p.m.

The following reports on the New Some York stock market have been received through Messrs. Swan, Culbertson and Fritz: The Wall Street Jour- Blocks

al report on yesterday's markets:— were irregular and dull. actor has made for the talking screen Traders were holding aloof, pending London, Oct. 17.. In this picture Mr, Arlles shows what President Roosevelt's speech to, Bank- General Smule, who was to-day the talking picture can bo, when he iners, plus a clarification of the monet

Silver installed as Rector of St. Andrew's tenenty and humanly handled in ary and silver situations.

casting direction, story and settings, issurs declined, due to the drop in University, in the course of his There is no doubt that "The Man Who the prices of the metal owing to address stated that he did not Played God" is an outstanding pleture, heavy selling, especially from Lon- agree with the view that the world in it Arllas in Montgomery Royale, don, on fears by speculators that the was on the verge of another Great celebrated innestro of melody. He United States Government may check War,

has the world at his feet, is an inter- its aliver buying, programme in favour The Issue round which the great-national toast, and still remains of a co-operative agreement with the United States human being, untouched by the aduin Chinn whereby est battle of this and the coming tion Anil admiration of thousands who will exchange Gold for: Silver and generation would be fought if the paras him for his autograph and limit silver purchases

to China. of civilisation was to ba storm his dressing room after his con. Blanda and stocks on the Curb Ex- was the issue of freedom.

summate artistry which has estabish former led by the

United States times I see much ground for fed hint as one of the cinema great, his

Government Issues, Wheat prices anxiety, but none for real pessim-interpretation of the suddenly denfen, enxed, due to beneficial raink in the

South-West. imm. Human nature is not so one-ed musiclan being the most absorbing

8. C. & F. New York office cables: sided or -Valanced that we need portrayal he has ever given. The look on our civilisation as doomed, cant supporting Mr. Arlian Includes The stock market ran into profit- In spite of scaremongers and of

Violet Hending, Bette Davis, a now taking near the clore, but maintain Chorus

The Bureau of the present lamentable failure of

comer since rewarded with a long el a firm tone. disarmament, in spite of the vogue Cinsker Hale, Andre Luguet, also re-for farm products. The following term contract, Ivan Simpson, Louise Agriculture forecasts higher prices of silly drilling and strutting about warded with

thinf-quarter carnings are reported: in uniform and shirts of various Oscar Apfel, Donald Cook and Ray $1.24 per share, against 05 cents last long-term contract, E. du Pont de Nemours & Company, colours, do not find the real war | mond Millandi. John G. Adolfi direct- temper anywhere".

ed the picture. "The Man Who Play.year; Atlantic Refining Co., 89 centa Mr. Stanley Baldwin, as Chan-ed God will appeal to everyone per share, against $2.12 per share last year: Rendington-Rand; $1.43 per cellor of the University, presided at regardless of race, creed, nationality, Flest Preferred share, against $1.00 General Smuts installation-Brior position in life. It is a story of fast year. The Chesapeake & Ohio

a man with whom Fate played strange Rarond Co.'s earnings for the tish Wireless.

pranks, a drama as human as you months ended September 30th totalled $2.70 per share, against 2.00 during the corresponding period of last year. Earnings for the 8 months ended

BETTY COMPSON

unnecessary to take any other APPEARS TO-MORROW

netion in dealing with the allver situation.

Chinese currency. As soon as its work was completed, the Central Government would take action.

Dr. Kung will hold a foreign press reception al his Shanghal | residence on Friday In order to make a detailed explanation of the Chinese Government's zilver policy. -Central News.

AT ALHAMBRA

Betty Compson, Hollywood's most glamorous movie picture star, will make a personal appearance at

con-

to-morrow at 9.20 p.m. in junction with her own net which will last for half an hour.

and

"Catherine the Great"

บ

(a) Riding Down from Bangor; (b) in Demerara Traditional) sung. by Solomon Lovi (Traditional) (c) Downl Raymond Newell and B.B.C Male

7.15.7.45 p.m. From the Studio. Miss Lorna O'Regan and Miss Ottilia A Violin and Pianoforte Necital by Derwin,

Programme.

1. Violin Solon

(a) Solvelgs Song (b) Gavotte

2. Pianoforto Solo:-

Grieg. .Ganges.

(a) Impromptu In A fat .Schubert, 3. Selection

Madame Butterfly......Puccini. 4. Violla Solon-

(a) Swing Song...Ethel Barnes, (b) Lullaby....**

.Cyril Scott.

. Pianoforte Salos:

(a) Humoreske ...Rachnianinost, (b) Gopak........Moussorgsky. 6. Songs:-

(a) If my Songs were poly

winged

(Kahn).

(b) Ich Liber Dich....(Grieg). (c). Kiss me Again, 7.46-8 pm. From the Studio. by Film Fanny."

"Miss Betty Compson is interviewed

Report.

8 pm. Local Time and Weather

8.03.10.30 p.m. Chinese Studio Concert

9.30 pm. Reuter Press Bulletins, London 1 pm. Stock and Commodity Quotations...

The marriage of Prince Peter nephew of Empress Elizabeth of August 31st of the Pennsylvania Russia and heir to the throne, to Railway totalled 84 cents per share, I'rincess Sophie of Anhalt-Zebst, against 80 cents last year and the forms one of the most spectacular Reading Company $1.50 per Common Dr. Kung declared that the Ctr.

cones in the new film, "Cathering the share, against $1.31 during the corres. rency Readjustment Committee was

Grent". Great care was taken by the ponding period of inst year.

The engaged in drawing up plans for

producers, Landon Film Froductions, 'ublic Service Commission has order. the improvement and unification of the Alhambra Theatre beginning | what must have been a marvellousnf the Bronx Gas Company, a sub- to make a worthy reproduction of ed a temporary reduction in the rates of colour. The complete Gas Co., of New York. The russon sidiary company of the Consolidated. geant interior of

Russian Church was constructed and the vivid colours of Electric Institute reports the electric the paintings of the saints and the output up 2.3% for the week ended ornate gold columns and scroll work October 13, nu cainpared with the of the altar screen made a most im- corresponding period of last

year. pressivo sight. Elizabeth Bergner's Dally average crude oil production magnificent wedding dress, with its totalled 2,421,000 barrels during the gold vell and train, while conforming 280,000 barrels the previous week. week ended October 13, compared with to the period, is exceedingly original. The September It may well have an influence Public Service of New Jersey aniount- earnings of the modern wedding gowns. "Catherine the Great is directed by Miss Berg af to $1,830,000, against $2,050,000 in ner's husband, Dr. Paul Cainner rolled strip fron have been reduced September last year. Prices of hot- whose suave and quiet methods of by $2 per ton in the Pittsburgh area. direction and imperturbably good tem Business done: 600,000.

Z.E.K. PROGRAMME. per made for rûpid and smooth pro-

New York and Chicago reports re- 9.30.10 p.m. European duction. Ilia great knowledge of caived through Messrs. Swan Culbert-programme from Z.-K. camera angles and lighting, and son and Fritz:- George Perinal's superb photography,

quency of 640 k.c.'s.

9.30-9.03 p.m. combine to produce some of the most artistically lovely scenes yet shot in British

studios. "Catherine the Great" will bo presented at the King's Theatre on Saturday.

VALUABLE ESTATE LEFT IN H.K.

Probate Granted In $543,600 Property

Local estate valued under $643,- 600 was left by the late Mr. Lo Cheung Shlu, alian Lo Shak-ki, alias Lo Wing-to, who died at his horne at 62, Conduit Road, on June 30 aged 67.

;

Cotton: The Administration's ef fort to stress business, recovery has resulted in some confidence, but a de- finite announcement of the policy to be pursued is awaited by "the Trade. The amount of cotton going to the future Goverment on Idan han bullish possibilities, but, in the mean- time, the growing deficit of exports and the excellent cotton weather should not be neglected as factors.

"Brittania of Hillingsgate" Miss Compson, star of more than

"Brittania of Billingsgate”, based on two hundred silent and play by Christine Jope-Sinde and talking pictures, is the first well- Sewell Stokes, relates with much Probate has been granted to known movie star to ever appear humorous incident and detail the lives

Graina: The market was ballish Mr. Edan Ho Leung, widow, at any theatre in the Far East. of the Bolton family when they soar and primary receipts were small, but daughter of deceased, Mr. M. K. Outside of being in Hollywood's to affluence on the strength of Mrs further good rains in the South-West Lo and Mr. M. W. 16, sona.

The will leaves "all my estates Compson also

most glamorous personality Misa Bolton's rise to fame as a film star. are liable to check the advance.

Rubber: The market wa amali. | won the title of This bald recital of the story given. and offects-upon-Trust to be "The Queen of

Poverty Rond." no iden of the wit and humour the narrow and featureless. There was divided when my youngest child is Miss Compton made hundreds of sparkling portrayals of the players, an entire lack of outside interest. 21 between my wife and such of thousands of dollars

and the general all-round excellence The rubber market is dull and hesitat Holly- of the picture. Violet Loraine makes ing, probably awaiting the outcome my children as have attained the wood's "Poverty Road" as it was a triumphant first appearance in of the meeting of the tubber Regula- age of 21 years, or being sons, called because producers operating films, and proves herself a krent tion Committee, which takes place to- have married or shall marry be on only small amounts of money artist. Her tuneful numbers are wards the end of October. fare that age, in the following did their work there,

presented with an artistry · that "is

17 Leading Stocks. proportions: 16 shares for my sons

are the team of Cowan and Bally. Cockney roles. His performance is Amer. Smelt & Ref.

Appearing with Miss Compson inimitable. Gordon Harker who co-Amer. Can

stara, is Britain's star player of two of the biggest headliners in sheer delight. He has the ability to Amer. Tel. & Tel vaurleville in the United States. get right under the akin

of his J.I. Case

Auburn The above should be a real characters, and his "Mr. Bolton" is a Du Pont Great to the people of Hongkong. portrayal that will be viewe with

delight everywhere. On the produc- Elec. Bond & Share

General Motors

to be divided amongst them, six shares for my langhters to be equally divided."

NEW $100 NOTES

CHARTERED BANK'S

ISSUE

The Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China is shortly putting into circulation a new issue: of $100 notes.

GREAT GAINS IN Lion Ride of the film excels with Int. Tel. & Tel.

SHIP-BUILDING

SEVENTY-FIVE PER CENT INCREASE

(Special to "lotograph”) (Up Telegraph. Copyright. Terrapato from

age OrdinaHER,

1894. Noculoed,

scenes filmed at Billingsgate Market. Hcintyre...

at the Lea Bridge Speedway, at the Montgomery Ward Gaumont Palace, Hammersmith, and Nat. Distillers the "Gaumont-British Studios at N.Y. Central ... Shepherd's Bush., This is not the Socony-Vacuum Arnt time the public have been taken Union Pacific behind the scenes in a film studio, but U.S. Steel is anfe to say that never before has West E. & M. the vastness of a great tudlo and its many resources been so adequately filmed. Admirably directed by Sin clair Hill, superbly photograuhed and recorded, "Britannia of Billingsgate" big popular entertainment Mabounding in laughs which should in no wise be missed now that it is screening at the Queen's Theatre,

October

The note is of small handy size, the printed portion being much the same size as the present red $10 note, while there is a large white border. The predominant colour la light green, but the note

New York, Oct. 17. is vari-coloured, being printed by It is revealed by Lloyds to-day the new "Kaleidochrome" protec- that world shipbuilding at pre- tive tint printing, In the centre sent

amounts to 1,311,387 of the note there is a vignette, the gross tons, which is a 75 per egy of Brittania, and on each cent, increase, over last year's alde of this the numerals 100 figure. United Press. appear in multi-coloured panela.

The space for the watermark, a HARBOUR MISHAP Roman head, is on the right hand alde and it may be observed that'

the outlines of the watermark are TWO COOLIES FEARED very clear,

Apart from the white border, the back of the note is of dark green, giving a view of the harbour, with Statue Square and the Supreme Court visible in the foreground.

DROWNED

Two coolics lost their lives' by drowning in the harbour yester day through a' sumpan capsizing.

Five passenger boats, each carrying 20 coolie-labourers, had left the military pier at Lyemun to return to Hongkong. In Lyemun Channel, one of the craft got into difficulties and a smaller sampan came to ita rescue.

in

"Palooka"

Oct. 17.

103

37

110%

28.

48

13

10

30%

10

46

28Th

21%

221

137%

102

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Many friends Pestonji, ciest daughter of Mr. and of Mion Bella Mrs. R. Pestonji, of 8, Humphreys Buildings, gathered at her residence yesterday to offer congratulations on the attainment of her majority. The event, was celebrated with a coming- of-age party, when the largo gather- ing toasted the health of Miss Pestonji.

10.30 p.m. Reuter Press Bulletins, London Stock and Commodity Quota- Rugby Mid-day Press News, Further tions, followed by New York Opening Quotations,

recorded

on a fro.

Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme (Suite for Orchestra) (Richard Strauss, Op. 80)

Played by Walther Straram Orchestra (of Paris). 1. Overtaire, Act, 1 2. (a) Menuett; (b) No. 6.

Couranto:

2. Entry and Dance of the Tailors; 4. The Master at Arms;

6. Prelude to Act II (Intermenzzo); 6. Menuett (Lully);

7. The Dinner Musle.

·9.03-9.30 p.m. Concert Items. Octet-La Cinquantaine

The J, H. Squiro Celeste Octet. Song-Love, I Give you my all (from

"Luna") (Besley). Song--Always (from "Puritan

Lullaby") (K. L. Smith)

Ina Souen (Soprano), Violin Solo-Allegro (Fiocco). Violin Solo--La Capricciosa (Rice)

Master Yehudi Menuhin. Song-Come back to Sorrento

(De Curtis),'

Song-Serenade (Ravini)

Charles Kullman (Tenor). Planoforte Solo-Trlana ("Iberia”)

(Albeniz).

0.80 p.m.

Wilhelm Backhaus. Router Press Bulletins, London 1 p.m. Stock and Commodity Quotations.

9.35-10 p.m. Musical Comedy, and

Film Songs.

Selection The Gold Diggera of

Broadway (Burke).

Regal Cinema Orchestra conduct- ed by Emanuel Starke, Vocal Gents-Bitter Sweet (Noel

Coward). SelectionPrincess Charming

Columbia Light Opera Company.

(Sirmay).

Paince Theatre Orchestra. 10. p.m. Close Down.

ZEESEN PROGRAMMES.

The German Short-Waver.

Special

p.

prostumes far Par Eastern will be broadcast to-night by DIA

tres de Mont

Annuncement (Gerra, Engl) Der

MLA Palk Song." PROSTEMIA- Fareast (Gerpen, Koglab). 1.kpm. Tinata, accompanied on Two Latra Agnes Behvite Lichterfald, Curl 36 Vogt.

8.65 p.m. Nawa Tulletin (English), Belayed

from Manichi

10 p.m. German Verso-German Bong. A Radio Begoenen Round the Clock. Directed by Helmut Grob 11,55 pm. Nawa Dalfalin (German), its: pin. Topical Talk.

11.46 p.m. Operetia-Pilm—Popular Catches,

A Rada Revue,

In "Palooka", a Harry M. Goetz Edward Small presentation released spy predecessors. The picture is by United Artists and currently Stanioul Quest" Sunday's attraction This Evening's Broadcast From showing nt the King's Theatre, at the Queen's with Myrna Loy and William Cagney shares feature bill- George isrent presenting to the screen ing with Murförle Rambeau, Robert | pubile an entirely new oam of screen Armstrong, Mary Carlisle, Thelma lovers. Miss Loy, heretofore seen in Heteners Todd and other colourful personalities, supporting roles, carries off then Away from the cameras, Bill's er- major portion of the honours that | frentely modest and easy to talk with must be distributed for the class of about any subject excepilng himself. entertainaient that this picture con His brother is bia idol and Hollywood tains, As "Fraulein Doktor", Ger agrees there will never be any pro-many's mysterious apy, Miss. Loy, is family. Bill grew up, with the rest high military official suspectou of fóssional jealousy in the Cagney despatched to Turkey to trap All Boy, of the Cagney, in the Yorkville seç- "selling out" to the enemy. The tion of New York City, over near the mission is a most dangerous che.. But East River, where. ke naturolly made doubly harzardous for "Fraulein. acquired the scrappy proficiency that. Doktor" by the persistent pursuit of stands him in good stead in "Palooka". | Dougins Beall, a dashing young He worked his way through high American. He is madly in love with school; studied law at the College of Miss Loy whom he does not suspect the City of New York and-later be- as a secret service agent. To serve As it got alongside, the coolica principal clients being Jewish Cinth- denns her sweetheart to death. The

come on advertising solicitor, his bor country, "Fraulejo Doktor" con Nanking, Oct. 18. ·

attempted to scramble into it in a ing manufacturera. Lika brother Jim, subsequent developments make this With a view to facilitating the might have been expected. Both the Cagnoys are Irish right down to tensa love dramas seen upon the body, and the result was what Bill speaks Yiddish fluently although one of the most gripping and in- handling of diplomatic afalra In respect to North China, the craft healed over, and all the the bone.

screen in many moons, George Brent LADIES' Chinese Foreign Office bas_catab-

pants were thrown into the

""Stamboul Quest”

plays the role of Beall and no bettar Ushed a Diplomatie Affairs Bureau police launch rescued the men, duty to her country to fall in love.

When a beautiful any neglects her choice could have been made. C. at Peking with Mr. Ching Shih-

Henry Gordon, always dependabla, is kang appointed as its chief. with the exception of two who are the invariably signs, her own deaths All Boy, the Turkish General, Hopel, Shanel, Sulyton and believed to have been drowned. A warrant Out of this unwritten law and Lionel Atwill deserves honourable Charhar Provinces will be included third man was taken to hospital, of espionage, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer mention for his characterization of its Jurisdiction-Central suffering severely from the ex- has productd a vitally gripping screen Sturm, chief of the German counter

perience.

drama that is different from all of its espionage system. Sam Wood veteran ace director, wielded his megaphone..

PEKING DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS BUREAU

within

*News.

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