1935-04-22 — Page 19

SCOUTS WALK TO CANTON

DO TRIP IN LESS

THAN FOUR DAYS-

NEW CONSCRIPTS

FRENCH. MILITARY LAW IN OPERATION

Paris, Apr. 22. France's first recruits under the now military law extending the A party of Scouts from the lat. military service in order to keep Hongkong (St. Joseph's) Troop the army strength to normal level arrived in Hongkong last evening join the army to-morrow, to serve by the steamer Fatshun from for eighteen months, Canton, having walked from Hong- kong to Canton In three and three-jaw, which the German's blamed The now compulsory service quarter days.

for Herr Hiller's decision to intro- duce conscription in the Reich in contravention of the military clauses of the Versailles Treaty, was voted by the French Chamber of Deputies on March 19.

The party comprised nine Scouts in charged of District Scoutmaster Quah Cheow-cheang and Assistant Scoutmaster M. G. Lanz, with two school teachers, making a total of thirteen.

THE · HONGKONG || TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, APRIL 23,

POLICE RESERVE

ORDERS FOR CURRÈNT.

WEEK

Orders by. Mr. D. Burlingham, In- spector General of Police, state:

Chinese Company

cruits of the Chinese Company who Training Course: Part II-All re- have not yet passed Part II of Train- April 3 at 17.30 hours for instruc- Course will attend at the Chinese Company Headquarters on Tuesday, tion.

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

MARKET. UPWARD

YESTERDAY

New York, Apr. 24. The following reports on the Now through Messrs. Swan, Culbertson & York Stock market have been received Fritz! The Wall Street Journal

utility averagos into now high levels report on yesterday's market: Stocks were upward, carrying industrial and for the year, Trading was the bers of the Chinese Company will at convietlon on the part of Traders Training Courne: Part 1-Mum-heaviest since February 18, due to the end at the Kennedy Road Range on Thursday, April 25 at 17.30 hours to ly modified. Prices vaned toward the that the Rayburn Bill will be material- Are the Part II Revolver Course clone, due to profit-taking which, how those detailed will attend, under Sub-Inspector Ritchie. Only ever, was on the light" akle, The

Awitch in interpreted as

highly stocks on the Curb Exchange favourable sign. Bonds and also upward

were

ing this thurse will report at Tam

Harbour Patrol-All members tak Twa Txul Police Station at 17.16 hours on Wednewing, April 24 for instruc tion under Suli-Inspector Wright.

Morse Signalling Class-All mem- bers of the Morse Sigantling Class Headquarters an Friday, April 26 at will attend nt the Chinese Company 17.30 hours for instruction.

1

'S, C. & F. New York office cables: Mili netivity is estimated at 44.6 per cent. of capacity, ngulmet 440

per cent. the previous week.

New York and Chiengo commodity reports received through Mens Swan Culbertson and Fritz:-

is

Collon: A Cabinet Committer Indian Company,

investigating the textile situation. The market was more subject to reac struction in Handling of Revolver will

Training Course: Part 1-intents as the 12-cent sans tend to be given an Wednesday, April 24 at

peg the price and discourage outside 17.30 hours at

interest. A further two-sided market the Polles Head-

in probable

tailed will lead

Introduced to offset the decrease Starting on Wednesday, April in births during the lean years of 17, in the afternoon, the party child birth during the war period. took train to Shum Chun, and which is now causing a dearth of. bogan toir long trek from there. They act off from Shum Chun atau-power for the army, the law ninis at providing sullicient re- 3 p.m. and did eight miles on the cruita to give France a standing first day, camping at 6 p.m. at Li army, including volunteer forces, Long station.

On the second day, of 270,000 men on metropolitan they set off again at 6.30 nm, and soll. did 28 miles,' reaching Shoung

The recruits who go IT to Ping, and on the third day they barracha to-morrow 10 Berve did another 28 miles, camping at eighteen months are lucky com- Sha Po. They reached Canton onpared with the next class called Saturday at about 6.30 p.m. Оп ip, which will have to serve in the first two days they were the army for two years, na will favoured with bright sunny each annual class until the endquarters Gymnasium. Only those de- weather, but the last two days of 1939. were covered In It continuotin drizzle.

The Army. Bill Increasing com-

Flying Squad pulsory service to the same level The

warmly party were

Instructional Patrol--The insireef in as existed in March, 1928, was welcomed on arrival at Canton by considered necessary to provide ing Squad will take place on Fekday,

tional patrol for members of the Iely the Canton Scouts, and were sufficient troops to occupy the new April 26. All members will fal in housed at the Canton Scouts frontier fortilleations facing Geral Central Police Station Training Centre. They left yester-many,, as well as to provide a

n: 17.15 hours, Dress-White Uniforms,

210 day afternoon. by the steamer covering force in the rear which Cap with White Cover." Fatalram, being given a rousing send-off by the Canton Scouts, and arrived in Hongkong last night. All the members of the party were in high spirits after their long trek, and their only complaint France's military leaders argued wax of having. been troubled by that, while twelve months' mill-Dress-Optinni. mosquitoes at night. At Sha Potary service was workable so long they were provided with a guard as the normal number of recruits of Chinese soldiers at night, as a precaution against bandits. They profuse in praise of the hospitality extended to them by the Canton Scouts.

wero

CHEAPER TALKIE

PRICES

ORIENTAL THEATRE

.REDUCTIONS

The gloves

nre off kung'a movie war,

would be strong enough to offset any enemy advance while the normal machinery of mobilisation of the nation for war goes into operation.

Emergency Unit Reserve

Whent: The best grades of whent are not available for delivery and many hedges are out of position. Cush whent is firm. There is no re- the minia drought arens. Visible supplies show a decrease of |2,102,000 bushels.

Corn: Short covering of May corn relieved the situation. partially

There was some increase in the more- ment of curn, but there was no weak- ness and the knull supply outlook van- times a feature. Prices will probably rul Irregularly higher. Visible sup-

of

1935.

RADIO BROADCAST

Relay from the Emporium Ballroom

FOUR STUDIO ITEMS

From 2BW on a wavelength of 356 metres (845, kilocycles),

Hungarian Rhapsody No. 1 in E

7.03-7.30 p.m. Orchestral Music.

Danse Macabro (Dance of Death)

(Liszt Doppler).

(Saint-Saens, Op.10). Tono-Joom "Finlandia", Op.26, No.

7 (Sibelius).

7.30-8 p.m. From the, Studio. A Jazz Banjo and Plano Rocitat by

Fred Carpfo and Julian Silverlo. 8 p.m. Local Time and Weather Report.

8.03.8.15 pm. From the Studio, "The Art of Drensing Well" by Miranda,

9.15-8.45 p.m. Variety. Vocal-The Family Song Album

Ole Faithful

Hughio Green and his Gang. Orchestra The Phantom of Song Vocal-Tako ma Boots off when I die

Radio Timer.

The Hill Billes. Orchestra-Nicolette. Orchestra-Noel Coward Medley.

8.45-8.48. p.m. Octeta. La Cinquantaine (Mnrio). Gavotte Mignon" (Thomas). Melody in F (Rubinstein), Cavatina (Rail, arr. Sear)

The J, Squire Celexto Oclet. -8.48-9.10 pm. 1812 Overture, Op. 49 (Tachaikovsky} played by The Royal Opera Orchestra, Covent Gar den.

9.10-0.30 p.m. From the Studio. A Recital by Elsa Alves (Soprano)

Riot DrillA Riot Drill will beplies show a decrease of 1,388,000 | accompanied by Fred Alves. Pro carried out by members of the Emer-bushis. gency linit Reserve on Friday, April 26. All members will parz le outsile Queen's Pier. at 17.20 hours sharp,

1). L. KING,

D. J. P. (R)

OPEN-AIR SERVICE

were available, the country dare not risk anch short term of training during the period, when the army would be reduced to meagre proportions because of the reduction of the man-power | CHINESE CHRISTIANS MEET invailable under the conscription ON PARADE GROUND) · law previously existing.

During the debate in the Cham- Stimulated by the висселя of her, the former Minister of War last year's open air service held Colonel Jean Fatry, declared that on Easter Monday, at Caroline France was exposed to rent dan-II, the Federation

of Chinese ger from a military point of view Churches, Hongkong, the Chinese because of the weakened backboneY.M.C.A..and the Chinese Y.W.C.A. of the army due to the fact that united their efforts in the organi- the regular forces were small sation of a meeting in sacred com- while the conscripts did not memoration of the Resurrection of in Hang-undergo long enough training, to Christ.

it them to become good soldiers immediately upon mobilisation.-morning on the Murray Parade The meeting was held yesterday United Press.

Ground. Over two thousand local Christians were presont,

Following the annaunesment aubatantial reductions in the prices of admission to King's and Queen's Theatres as from to- inorrow, Mr. Vle Hugo, Mannger of the Oriental Theatre, announces still further reductions at the East End cinema house.

PRETTY WEDDINGS

MR. E. P. CASEY MARRIES MISS STEPHENS

At the southern end of the field, in stand was erected with sents for the Bandsmen and the choris- ters of the various different. churches of the Christian Federa- tion.

Commencing from to-morrow it will be possible to sit in the best dress circle seats at the Oriental

The service was conducted in för 55 cents. Frant stali sents will

Chinese by Rov. Lee Kau-yan, në- A pretty wedding look, place yes-sisted by Rev.--Yung --Ting-sang, rost only 20 cents and back stud terday afternoon ni St. Joseph's and Rev. Cheung Chuk-ling. Three seats 25 cents. Service-nen will Church, Garden Road, when Missaelected hymns were sung by the Bo admitted to the dress circle for daughter of Mr. d. S. Stephens, of congregation to music rendered by Winifred Dora Stephens, eldest the Public Works Department, be the Band of the 2nd Battalion enne the bride of Mr. Edward Royal Welch Fusiliers (by kind Patrick Casey, eldest son of the late permission of Lieut. Col. R. E. Mr. and Mrs. T. Casey of Wolver-indson and Officers). bumpton, England. Father Rigunti olicited at the ceremony.

40 cents.

In addition to reducing the cost of admission, the Oriental Theatre is embarking on in ambitious yutleville programme. The Man agement has already booked first- class stage entertainment up to May 4 and is making further plans in this direction.

Announcements regarding the policy of the Oriental Theatre ap pear in our advertising rofumns.

BOND EXCHANGE SCHEME

AMERICAN TREASURY'S LATEST OFFER

Mr. Casey is also a member of the staff of the Public Works De- partment,

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Dr. Koo's Address

Rubber: There was covering hedges on local fire loss, otherwise the market was featureless,

REUTER QUOTATIONS The following quotations are by Reuters

Dow Jones Averages

20 Elim

gramme-1. Chanson Florian (God- (Scott); 4. Blackbird Singing (Head); dard); 2. Faria! (Arditi); 3. Lullaby

5 Un Doux Lien (Delbrick); 6. Bolero (Las Files de Chiliz) (Delibes).

9.30-9.40 p.m. My Darling Waltz ("The Gipsy Baron) (J. Strauss) played by the Berlin State Opera

Orelicstra.

9.40-10 p.m. From the Studio.

A Violin Recital by Professor N.A. Tonoff accompanied by Harry' Ore.

10 p.m. Press Bulleting, 10.05-11 p.m. A.Relay of the Dance Orchestra from the Emporium Ball-

20 Industrials

Apr. 20. Apr. 22. 109.76 (10.27

30.56

30.54

20 Utilities

18.03

18.03

40 Honda

34.92

95.

11 Commodity Index

60.34

rocm.

10 Leading Stocks

Smelting

10.30 p.m.

Apr. 22.

Auburn Caxe, J.1. El. Bo. & Sh Gen. Motors tnt: Tel. & Tel., Montgomery Ward Nat. Distillers N.Y. Central U.S. Steel

Press News.

11 p.m. Close Down.

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This Evening's Broadenst. From The German Short-Wavera

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LATEST CABLED

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on the

The following quotations New York-commodity exchange -are- issued by Reuter:

Barth

for programmes

Pir Easter will be broadcast from

SOUTH ASIA ZONE

Zerkti ma

Aala Zone, broadenst from DJ, (19,74 metres) and BJ8 (51.45 metres).

4.45 pan. DJB, DIN Announcement (Germ, Engl) German Full Bong, Pre- gramme Forseant (Carm. Engl)

6 p.m. Male and Topira! Evenia,

5.10 p.m. News in English,

5,13 p.m. Papular Orchmend Würde. –

445 pm. Nowa In German,

7 p.m. Centers of Light Music,

am. News In English.

9.15 p.m. Cloas down D3], DJN (Gam...

Engli

EAST ASIA ZONE

-Post- Aala Zone-broadcast-thruaak- DJA - an -- 11.03 metres, and DAN (33.45 metres),

#p.m.

DJA, DIN Announcement, (Germ.. Engl) German Folk Hon. Pro- trang Forecaal (Germ,, Engl.) 9.16 p.m. Short Masier!_Programont, 3.30 p.m. East Asia in Berlin. 9.45 p.m. Now in English on DIA and

In late on JN,

ja pum

"Old Masters." The New Cham-

ber Orchestra.

10,45 p.m. When women go a travelling

Some Merry Scenos by Then Kario

1 German on DJA and

11.35/15 11:43 pan. Newn

Close

May

11.63

July October December January (1936) 11.42

1105

New York Cotton

Apr. 18. Apr. 21. Closing

11.49/50 11.59/50

11.31

11.27/27

11.38

11.33703

11.1 11.00

11.47/47 11.85

New York Rubber

11.74

11.83/85

11.94

11.05/95

September October

21.07

12.07/07

12.04

12.13/13

December

12.10 January

14.27 Total sales:-362 lots

Chicago Wheat

12.27/27 12.34734

1015 102

101

in an

address given in Man-March darin, Dr. T. Z. Koo, Vice- Spot President of the International Bride in White Organdie

Christian Students' League, said The bride, who was given away that, to express the spirit of the May by her father, wore a white flower- | resurrection of Christ, people July el organdie ankle-length wedding should work together for the c gown, with blue velvet girdle and tablishment of a new heaven and Het of with white Bangkok hut, earth na picturised by St. John in trimmed with white canelius white velvet. She carried

his Book of Revelations. In the bouquet of white carnations,

old heaven and earth one found The bride's step-mother

racial conillet, economic distress Matros of Honour and wore a light and war oppressing people the Alay muslin, with a white Bangkok hat green dress of Swiss, embroidered world over.

trinumed with green velvet.

WHS

Chicago Corn

915 00%

85

July

101 101 101% "When we now commemorate | September ..... 1015 101% 1011⁄2 the resurrection of Christ we Saturday's sales;~17,571,MG bumhels The duties of best man were on should pass out from the domains dertaken by Mr. K. Pederson, of Washington, April 22.

of the old heaven and earth and The United States Treasury has Mure. Baelthouse and Company,

the May offered to exchange 25 year 2% friends of the bride and bridegroom service of

After the wedding, the many have ourselves enlisted in

the kingdom of God, | July

84% 84462 per cent. boils 'or 6 years 15% gathered at Lane Crawford's "Reg. the now heaven and earth, in September.... 793% 7942 70%

Tatal sales:--11,307,000 bushels person is nationally-

Winnipeg Wheat

89%% 845 89% 90% 90%

per cent. notex for $1,933.209,950 In First Liberty Ronds which is due on June 15,

Thus only 1,250,000 in Fourth Liberty Bunds will be called on October 16, and the remainder will probably be exchanged:

Probably the exchange will be announced in September.-United Preas.

BANK OFFICERS APPOINTED

IMPORTANT MEETING

7.. IN SHANGHAI

·

tourant to wish them every, happi- which no

less in the future. On leaving forminded but internationally-mind- Macno, Mrs. Casey were blue crepe-ed," said the speaker. de-chine with a grey silk cont, blue

The address was interpreted by May lind, grey shines and stuckings.

July |Mr. Young Shu chuon. Mr. C. A, Coan and Miss Westerhout The meeting closed with the Blessing pronounced by the Bishop

The wedding took place at the of Hongkong, Right Rev. R. O. May Rosary Church yesterday morning fail.

July of Miss Doris Hazel Westerhout

September

and Mr. Carlos Alfred Gaan, the the Committee responsible for the

The following were members of Total xles: 73 lots Rev. Father Rossi officiating at organization of the Open Air

the ceremony,

Service-Rev. Leo Kau-yan, Mr.

004

New York Rilk

1.46 1.44 1.32% 1.36 1.31 1.33

· 1.36 130

་

1.33%

Montreal Silver

68.05 Market closed

08.76

69.05

71.00

New York Metnin

Apr. 18. Apr. 22.

7.12 48.95

Recent appointments in the Coloniai

Mr. Gaan in the second son of Cheung Kat-shing, Mr. Chan Yik. May Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Gran and his king, and Mr. Peter Cheung, re- Ju bride is the daughter of Mrs. C. M.presenting the d'Almalda.

of

•

Federation September

Entoring the Church on the arm Chinese Churches, Hongkong: December

of Mr. Patrick d'Almeida, the bride Miss Shin Tak-hing and Miss locked charming in a white French Wang Yuk-mul, representing the

Batin wedding gown made by Madam Chinese, Y.W.C.A.; ~and Mr. Lee Copper January . 7.16 Leite. She carried a sheaf of Arum Ka-fan, and Mr. Chung Chi-keung, Tin January... 48.05

representing the Chinoso Y.MC.A.

Illies. Shanghal, April 22.

-Attending the bride were the Misses Pereira, Hilda

Gaan,

Mr. Sa Pl-klang has been ap. Thelma pointed chairman of the Board Maureen and Marjorie Westerhout,

BS

of Directors of the Bank of Com-and Lilia Gaan as flower girl. Thay Miss Prud Lowis and Mr. Harry Ore, McGuffog

The violin and, plana recital by Service Includu. that of Miss M. S. 113 Assistant Mistress, munications by Dr. H H. Kung with silver cards and carrieil posits Room of the Peninsula Hotel on and Dr. G. H. Henry, L.M. CH

wore pink organdle dresses trimmed which is to take place in the Rose Education the Finance Minister,

Department, Hongkong, Following the Board meeting

of sweet peas,

Thursday night at 8.15, promises LA.O, Medical Offear, Nigeria, this afternoon,. Dr. Kung made dutles of best man.

Mr. Arthur Barretto undertook the delightful entertainment to music Medical Omeor, Hongkong. The pro- this announcement.

lovers. The programma is a well motions of Mr..T. H. King. Deputy Two Government members of tion was held at 10, Observatory old as well as modern composers; and kong, to be Inspector General of Following the ceremony, a recep- balanced one, comprising work by Inspector General of Police, Hong. the Standing Committes of seven Villas, Kowloon. On leaving for the to the well-known charm of Mr. Ore's Police,

and Mr. A. J. C. Taylor, persons were elected, Mr. Soong honeymoon to be spent at Singapore, performance will be added the fresh Accountant, Police Department, to be Tse-llang and Mr. Yang Tung-fu. Mrs. Gaan wore a blue Isce crope-de- element of a youthful violiniste who Chief Accountant, Kowloon-Canton

-Reuter

chine ensemble..

will be heard here for the first time, Railway, Hongkong, are also notified,

DJN. 11.25 plomo The Flower Show, 11.4 m. Wind Concert. 12.15 m. News in English on DJA and

In Daich an DJN,

13.30 a.m. Close down D3A, DIN (Germ

Tal.)

DAVENTRY PROGRAMMES

To-day's Broadcasting From Four Transmissions

The following wara-dengths and frequenties are observed by Davmiry.

Call Blen Perqurney Wavelengt

GSA

8,030 k..

GHB

9.50 .c.

GRC.

5,513 k..

GHD GRE

11,720..

GBF

ር።

11.x2 k.c. k. 25.340 17,700 1.

GRT

21,470

GAI

cal

15,260 37,249

49.69 matros

31.5% matres 31.10 mel

25.43 em 26.27

metres 12.82 metro

ms|ek 18. 33,7 meiros

29.66

1133 matze

Transmission 5

(6.8.0. And GB,A.)

gilen, Living Dangerously- "Bongkong lo Dartmoutla" "A Personal record by Llagtimani- Commander Martyn Sherwood. R.M. (Matirad), of u zara nós vonturens Toyage in the 24-tem ketch "Tale Bhan." -1.55 km. A Recital for Two PlanifortAN

by Edith Gurthorpe

Baumar.

1.45 a.m. Reginald

and

Caell

Smith_presents his

second 1925 dose of "Here Non-

BIT."

Greenwich Those Bignal at 12 Midnight. £30 aut. The Rad Karley Open Hill Clash

far Mave Cyelen. 8.44mm. The. Nowa, Dairy, Produce and-

Ple od Paultry Notes. Close down.

Transmission 2

10.S.F. and G.5.0.)

1 pm. Big Ben, “St. Georan's Day,"

p.m. The Red Marley Upen Mal Climb

fer Motor Cycles.

Greenwich Time Signal at 12 Now

8.15 pm. _Jadeph Muscant and the Trexy

Grand Greketre a p.m. The New 1.15 km. Sprechen al the Juncha-em

enlebration, of the ShakesDENTORIL Birthday FreṀİYA).

9.15 p.. Class down."

Transmission 3

In

(0.5.F., G.B.K. 04 (4.8.3.) 1. Den. The B.D.C. Empire Or

theatre, Greenwies Time Signal at

t the Detective” Berim. "Mises Dr. Emince »Sig?? Interlude, so

11 m.

11.

Thất Dame Light Cismical_Concert..

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A tolegram from Tokyo states that garía as a centre for commercial Japan has placed 10,000 ton penetration of the markets of south- steamer at the disposnt of the eastern Europe.—Reuter,