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EVASIVE REPLY. TO STRIKE THREAT

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made as to whether an open rupture would be the outcome. On the Mastor replying to effect that, to the best of his belief, the sailings of some of the ships might be affected, the owner, repfled, "Then we shall have to pay the proper wages,"

SQUEEZE EXPECTED

"Another, obnoxious practice which is in vogue

certain Vessels is that the pilots who are paid to perform their duties look to the Master for monthly re- muneration in addition. The Master has either to meet these exactions or he suddenly finds that he has a hawser foul, of his propeller, the clearance of and payment for which he has to meet himself ur And himself in bad odour with his owners.

"The conditions in some of this minor type of River boats are bad enough and the duties most ariucus, for they are on a con- tinuous run all the time. Beyond their pay, there is neither periodi- cal leave or pension and the scale of pay laid down by the Hongkong Arbitration Award. Is low enough

in

all seriousness when

tho

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, DECEMBER

Bridal group taken at the wedding, at St. Andrew'i 'Church, Kowloon, on Thursday, of Lieut. A.

J. Ropes, of the Royal Artillery, and Miss Eileen Bonnar.. Misses Rosemary King and Yvonne Sbenton were the bridesmaids, whilst Captain D. Dunlop was best man. (Photo: Ming Yuan).

relevant conditions of service ure "MEET THE WIFE" duly taken into account.

PAYING BUSINESS

"From carefully collected, in- formation we are satisfied that the passenger traffic alone on these vessels is paying and paying well, but we also know that, in

CANTON AMATEUR

THEATRICALS

Shameen, Doc, 21.

"Meal The Wife, comedy in

numerous Instances, the number | three acts, WOR ataged by the

of actual panaengora carried is formateurs of Shameen on Wednes

FINANCIAL POLICY

CHAMBERLAIN'S EXPLANATION

Mr.

CORRESPONDENCE

The Colony's Trocè

The Editor,

Hongkong Telegraph

Commen

'in

over

an

reads:

Sterling

substantial increase in the import trade for the month of Novem

1934. Also, the Rter

Agures afford a better basle of comparison than those in Local currency, which has appreciated in value because of the steep rise in Silver.

RADIO BROADCAST

Dance Music from The

Hongkong Hotel

A STUDIO RECITAL

From ZDW on a wavelength of 365 metres (845 kilocyclen):

4.7 p.m. Chinese Programme."" 7-12 midnight. European Pro- gramme.

7 p.in. London and New York Stock and Commodity, Quotations.

7.05-7.32 p.m. Band Music. Zampa-Overture (Herald). Faust Frolien (Gounod). Carmen. Caprice (Dizel).

The Champion March Medley

(arr. Hume).

La Source Dallet (arr. Winterbottom).

7-32-8 pm Concert Items,

Violin Solon-Dance of the Marlonelią,

(Winternitz).

Violin Solon-Polichinelle Serenade

(Kreisler).

Fritz Kreisler. Songs-Always (Smith), Songs-Love, I Give you my all

(Besley).

In Soucz (Soprano). Songs-If I were King (Conlow). Songs-Nichavo! (Nothing Matters)

(Jerome).

Dennis King (Baritone), Pianoforte.Der Fledermaus

(Strauss),

Selection Rale da Conta.

8 pm Local Time and Weather Report.

8.03-8.35 p.m. Musical Comedy. Orchestra-A Musical Comedy

Switch,

"

C. B. Cochran Medley.

| Fanfare-Selection.

Viktoria and her Hussar-Vocal

Gem.

9.15-9.30 p.m. Octets.

(arr, Willoughby). A Venetian Barcarolle Echoes of the Ball (Willoughby). Love's Dream After the Ball

(arr. Willoughby).

Sir, I notice that article on the Colony's Trade ap

8.35-8.50 p.m. Organ Solo#. London, Dec. 21.

pearing in your paper to-day, your An Organist's Yuletide. Making a comprehensive aurvey

hendline

Quentin M. Maclean. and in excess of the number shown on day and fast evening to crowded of the economie InancialDecrease Revealed in Statisties." In a Bird Store (Lake), the return to the respective Com- houses, and without doubt was situation,

Chamberlain, While this is true of the monthly In a Clock Store (Orth).

Terence Casey, pany's offices. From which we one of the most successful plays Chancellor of the Exchequer, said figures If the comparison with infer that while one hears, argu- which the C.AT.S. have ever pro-the

8.50-0.15 p.m. Concert Waltzes. financial policy. had not November 1983 is made in Jocal

A Thousand and Ono Nights— welcome ments

that shipowning is not duced. The cant had been ex- changed in any material aspect currency, thore is the

(J. Strauss). paying, it is not in accordance ceedingly well chosen and the since, on behalf of the. Empire change in trend to be noted that a Danube Waves--(Ivanovici). with fact that ship management is play, which abounds with clever delegates, it was declared at the comparison in E sterling reveals a Over the Waves (Roman). unremunerative. "The source of dialogue and wisecracks, went London. Confarı nee.

Archibald Joyce Waltzes

(arr. Somers). the trouble would appear to be with a perfect awing from curtain that the actual owners, whose rino to the end and the ap He believed if they continued to money is sunk in the business,preciative audience was kept purane the policy laid down know little if anything in some continuous laughter.

the conclusion of that conference cases of the practical part of (ship

Gertrude Lennox (Mra. Horbert it would continue to produce good operation and are content to enve Phillips) in the star part who results. it to the management and com-finds herself with two husbands,

He saw BO reason why they pradores, with resultant financial Harvey Lennox (F.C. Bailey) and should not anticipate a further My only excuse In drawing your losses to himself. That, natarai Philip Lord (Robert Longworth). Time in wholesale prices of primary attention to this matter is the fact ly la his concern but it is simply gave a most polished interpreta commodities which would probab- that it seems a pity, when things a point to demonstrate where and

tlon of

the are sufficiently depressed already a very difficult part, carry: jy do most to overcome how some of these alleged loasoning it through with her usual inharmonious elements in the not to emphasize more prominently in shipowning are suffered. thoroughness to the fall of the world's currency system, and he an encouraging feature which the

"Regarding passage and freight curtain. In fact, everyone in the looked forward with confidence to published statistics reveal. rates there is also little doubt but cast fitted in so perfectly that the time when they could that for reduction incurred from really all they had to do was to again embark on an international ...... these sources of income the Combe natural, but that is not always currency standard. panies themselves are largely to Whitamore was the producer,

the stage. Mr. C. E.

Meanwhile he saw, blame for the cut-throat rate cut-

for pessimism. Home trude had The appreciation of the audience not yet reached saturation point ting programme they have in- dulged in, the position in this res-many beautiful baskets of flowera oid levels, but was still showing and was shown in the presentation of and foreign trade was not back to pect being accentuated by exces to the members of the cast after upward trend.---British Wireless. sive passenger and freight re-

each performance-one bouquet bates.

easy on

us

1 being a bottle of "Black & White," REAL REPROACH.

much appreciated by Victor Hans- Ron. The characters were "Reverting to the stand now follows:-Gertrude Lennox, Ger- taken by the Guilds we are detrude Phillips; Harvey Lennox. termined to

sce this matter F. C. Balley; Daphne Bellamy, through once and for all, for it Yvonne Phillips: Victor Hansson,

onee

по, женде

CHARITY_FUNDS.

FOR STREET SLEEPERS

Further donations to the Street

has for too many years been a Eric Huttemeier; Jim Brown, S. B. Sleepers Shelter Society: stigma on the Waterfront and Winram; Philip Lord. Robert Previously acknowledged $1.642.20 thereby a reproach to the Mer-Longworth; Alice, Marjorie Kidd: Received and acknowledg- chant Service. These offending and Wiliam. Adrian Hope.- Vessels constitute most unfair and Our Own Correspondent. unhealthy competition to the bet-1

ter class vessels whose

owners

have scrupulously regarded the provisions of the Hongkong Arbi- tration Award and from that! napect also the existing condition

Mr. Henry liester, 88,, reputedly Mrs. R. Robertson'

F. A. J.

Mrs. A. M. Bowes-Smith--Soprana, Mrs. H. L. Lackbart-Contralto. Mr. W. J. T. Phelps-Tenor, Mr. A. P. Glanville-Baritone. Minister.

The Rev. E. G. Powell. Organist and Choir Master.

Mr. G. E. Longyear,

7.30-8 p.mt. Light

Selections.

The Hermit (Selunatatich) Forest Idyll (Esslinger).

Orchestral

A Night in Venice-Potpourri

(Strauss).

Along the Banks of the Volga

(Borchert}.

jpy Moon (Barganoff).

Bird Songs at Eventide

(Erie Contes).

名1.m. Local Time and Weather Report.

8.03-8.18 p.m. Vocal Items.

ed by Editor S. C. M. Post..

10

COTTON KING DIES

New Orleans, Dec. 21.

His Excellency the Gov.

ernor Mias H. I. Turner Miss M. H. Hall

The Rosary.

25

Nazareth.

10

10

Richard Crooks (Tenor). Hear my Prayer (Mendelssohn).

Choir of the Temple

Church

20

Landon.

"Moray"

10

Soloist:-Master E. Lough.

5

8.18-9 pm. A Programme of Franz

10

Schubert's Works.

Rosamunde-Overture.

30

(a) Der Musensonn (The Port);

25

(b) Das Rosenband (The Rose-

Garland).

$1,822,20

Im Fruhling (In Spring).

of things in those offending the nation's foremost cotton

statistician, himself a large-scale. D. G. Phillips

Vessels cannot be permitted to producer and known as King of Ia memory-Haby Peter continue. However, all ranks are firm and definite, for while the the Cotton Court, died to-day. C. T. K.

Merchant Service Omeer can take United Presn, ·

kicks and indignities, there is a

limit to human endurance and Mr. A. G. W. Tickle has been ap- that limit is now passed. Natural-pointed to act na Director of Public we trust that the offending Works during the absence of the Bon, owners will appreciate the justice Mt. R. M. Henderson,

of our submissions, for it is allen

B. Ng

Sisters G. C. H,

Total to date

Elena Gerhardt (Mezzo-Soprona), - Organ Solo-Ave Marin

(nrr, Munson).

re-

Donations will be gratefully ceived by Miss R. Mow Fang

Lawrence J. Munson. to our desire to hamper trade. Onsieur Fernando Alegre to act as Hoi Tung, Banker and Co., Bank The King's Exequatur empowering University of Hongkong. Mr. Li

Gilman and Co. Mr. H. Aaliton Hill, Pianoforte Salo-Military March in

E Flat (arr. Backhaus),

Wilhelm Backhaus, Songs-Serenade.

9.30 p.m. Reuter Press Bulletins, London 1 p.m. Stuck and Commodity Quotation.

10-30 p.m. Rester Press Bulletins, Rugby Mid-day Press News, Further London Stock and Commodity Qua- tations.

9.35-12 midnight. A Relay of the Dance Orchestra from the Hongkong Batel Grill Room,

12 midnight. Close Down. All Relays of the Hongkong Hotel Qrchentras are by courtesy of the Management,

SUNDAY'S PROGRAMME

10.30-11.30 p.m. A Relay of the Service from The Union Church,

Prencher: The Rev. E. G. Powell,

Order of Service.

-Voluntary.

Hymn-Angels from the reaims of Glory. Prayer, and Lord's Prayer. Hymn-0 Come all ye faithful. Scripture Reading.

Hymn. While Shepherd's watched their flocks. by night. Prayer, Children's Hyran.-Away in a Manger.

Offertory.

Offertory Prayer.

Hynin. Once in Royal David's City.

Sermon. "The Holy Family."

Hymn-As with Gladness men

National Anthem,

Bonediction.

of old.

11.30-12 p.m. Chinese. Recorded Music.

12-12.45 p.m. A Relay of the Ser- vice from the Hop Yat Church, 12.45-2.30 p.m. European Recorded Programme,

(Chinese).

1 p.m. Local Time and Weather Report.

Recorded Programme, Orchestral, Hungarian Rhapsody No. 1 in F

(Linzt).

acceptance of the, reasonable re-Consul of Panamu at Hongkong has of Canton Building, the Editor, Songs-(a) The Rosebud; (b) Hark! Tone-Poem "Finlandia," Op. 26,

quests which have been submitted received His Majesty's signature. In communications to the owners concerned on the 11th and 15th

South China Morning Post, and Hark! The Lark. The American Mail Line advise that the Editor, Hongkong. Telegraph.

The Nanyang Tobacco Company

December, and the entering into their s... President Jefferson will suit of an Agreement with the Guilds from Hongkong at 4 pm. on Monday, has very kindly donated three metal

Street Shelter.

to provide for uniformity in the December 21, for Shanghai, Kobe, tea urns for use at the new Po Yan matter, all ranks will immediately Yokohama, Victoria and Seattle. report for duty on board their ros- pective vessela." (Signed.) W. E. KIRBY, China Const Officers' Güiki.

STEAMER REFLOATED

COMING HERE FOR REPAIRS

•

Elle Suddaby Soprano). Pianoforte Solor(a) Moment" Musicale in F Minor; (b) Impromptu in B Flat, Op. 142,. No. 3.

Wilhelm Backhaus, 9-9.30 p.m. From the Studio," Walter H. Billing (Baritone). Conrado de la Cruz (Violin). Accompanist-Nura Kanis.

>

Leoncavallo.

DAY BY DAY. NEWS IN BRIEF

HEAVEN OFTEN SMITES IN MERCY,) The American Oriental Finance

Programme, EVEN WHEN THE BLOW IS BEVER- † Corporatlan send n combined desk EST.-Joanna Baillie.

block calendar and memo jand

1. Songe:

Prologue "Pagliacci." The members of the Faculty of H.E. the Governor has given per- the Chun-Shing Institute of Com

Life and Death...Coleridge-Taylor, mission for fireworks, not being un-merce and the student body are hold 2. Violin Betos: lawful fireworks, to be discharge being a Dinner Party at the China

La Gitana............. tween 11.46 p.m. on December 31 and Emporium on Monday night. 12.16 a.m. on January 1.

His Excellency the Governor Sir The Grock steamer Ann

It is notified that at the expiration William Poel, accompanied by the Stathatos, which ran aground on of three months the same of the Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith, Secretary for Comote Bank to the south-west of Kwongtung Tramway Company, Ltd., Chinese Affairs, and Mr. F. Munde, Hainan Island

thethe Inspector of Factories, paid on Wednesday will, unièse cause la shown to afternoon, wus refloated last night contrary, be struck off the register visit to the Fung Keong rubber manus with the tide, and is arriving in and the company will be dissolved, | factory at Shaukiwan, at 10 am.Christmas Gems (a) The First Hongkong, where she will probably

yesterday and were 'warnly welcomedį Fobtain repairs.

It is notified that the Governor inļ by Mr. Fung Keong and his star, Council approves No. 464 Des Voeux

of

No. 7 (Sibelius), Sylvin Ballet (Delibes). Concert. Pianoforte Solo-Partita in D

Flat (Bach).

farold Samuel. Songs-Hear mo! Ye winds and

Waves (Handel).' Songs-I'm a Roamer (Mendelssohn). Robert Radford (Rasa). 'Cello Solo-Kol Nidrei (Max Bruch,

. Op. 47).

Gaspar Cassado. Songs-Morgen, Op. 27, No. 4

. (Strauss), Songs-Standchen, Op. 17, No. 2

(Strauss),

Elisabeth Schumann. (Soprano), Pianoforte Solos-Fantaisie Im ......Kreisler. Apres un Reve.....Faune-Elman. Pianoforte Solos-Caprice (Gluck

promptu (Chopin, Op. 30).. 3. Songs:

Saint-Saens). Eleanore....... Coleridge-Taylor. } .

Harold. Bauer. Floral Dance,

Katie Moss.

Light Opera and Musical Comedy, Violin Solo: Ronda... Schubert-Friedberg. selection-Belle of Now York

Belectlon-Geisha (Jones), 9.30-10 p.m.

Band Music.

(Kerker)

All on a Christmas Morning Christmas Idyll (Amers).

Nowell; (b) O. Come all yo faithful; (c) Nazareth.

War March of the Priests Softly awakes my Heart ("Samson

and Delilah") (Baint-Saens).

(Mendelssohn)

A message received yesterday Road Weat as a warehouse for the Herridge, Secretary of W. R. Loxley Ian Horridge, kon, of Mr. F. G. tated that the crew were dumping storing of the dutiable liquors cher, cargo of coal in efforts to get Messrs. H. Ruttonico & Son for the& Co., has just won a Senior Scholar

the vessel off the sand, bark on period commencing on December 18, ship at Haileybury College. At Old Folks at Home and in Foreign

oh she was aground.

1934, and terminating on December present he is completing a course Lands (Roberts). The Ann Stathatos was bound for 13, 1935, unless this appointment be covered by a junior scholarship which Swastika March (Klohr).. Orka via: Koolung from Campa sooner revoked. The appointment of he had previously won for that Entry of the BoyardsMarch

the premises behind 16 Queen's Road College. Young Herridge was born and when she went aground. Central as a warehouse for the storing in Hongkong, and many friends of ong was not one of her ports of the dutiable liquors of above named the family will undoubtedly be pleased

firm is revoked on December 31, 1934, to read of his suctors.

(arr. Winterbottom). 10-10.30 p.m.” Dance: Munie B. 10.30 pm-Reuter: Prosa: Bulletins, 10.85. p.m. Close Down.

Vocal Gems-From Erik Charell's

"White Horse Inn.". Selection-Ball at the Savoy. Songs-If Love were all.

Songe-Zigeuner.

Ivy St. Heller (Soprano). PORKY Wood (Soprano).

*2.30 p.m. ́. Close Down.

4-6 pm. Chinese Programme. 6-10.30 p.m. European Programme. 6-7.30 p.m. A Relay of the "Mesalah, Christmae Choral Service, from the Union Church Kennedy Road.

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