1935-08-13 — Page 7

CONTROL OF TRAFFIC

IMPROVED SYSTEM

IN LONDON

London, Aug. 12. Experience with various systems of automatic traffic control Hights has led to development of a new inter-linked system providing im- proved progressive working during rush hours and greater elasticity and less delay at other times, and manufacturers recently approach- ed the Westminster City Counell with an offer to modify, without further charge the system pro viously installed for the length of Regent Street no to secure advantages of the "Repeat pulsing

system."

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LIFTING BIG

AIR LOADS

IMPERIAL AIRWAYS

EXPERIMENT

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1935.

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE

LATEST SHARE QUOTATIONS

boen

The following quotations on the London Stock Exchange havo recolved by Mennes. Swan, Culbertson and Fritz in conjunction with Router.

Aug. 10. Aug. 12. British Government Securities

London, Aug. 12. Imperial Airways have on order experimental aircraft of new type specially designed for the purpose of overcoming the problem of "take off" under heavy load which, if it proves successful in testa to be War Loan 34 made before the middle of next year, will revolutionise long dis- tance flying and bring nearer the possibility of regular trans-Atlantic service.

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Chinese Bonda

£107%

£102

£ 1T

£ 70%

£ 01

4% Bonds 1898 (Eng, Inn.) ....

10214 Loan 1908. £ 97 5 Loan 1912. £70 1913 (14n. Inx.) £ 89 5% Reorg, Loan

Honds 1025-47 € 00% £ 90% Four-5% S'hai-Nanking

£ 67 Tient-Pukow Rty.

£ 24

(Supl. Railway

Tient.-Pukow

Lan)

£ 21 Hohan Rly.. 21 Hukunng Rly. 1011

£ 0. Lung Taing U. Hai Rly. 1913.. £ 124 £ 13

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The proposed aircraft which in an invention of Major R. E. Mayo, consulting engineer to Imperial Air ways, will consist of a large four- | 51⁄2 When the alterations are made engined flying boat with a it will be possible to pass a much engined scaplane mounted on its greater volume of traffic through wings and interlocked with so the area at a considerably increas that the conbined load rises under ed speed. The Ministry of Trans-the propulsium of all eight engines, port has approved the proposals When an appropriate speed and and work is proceeding with the height have been attained the sea- with the plane will be released and con- minimum interferènco

tinue under its own power, the working of the existing system. Should it be decided later to instalbearer plane returning to a base.

-British Wireless. automatic control signals at Plecadilly Circus the apparatus now to he supplied would make the scheme there much simpler to design and set up and would great- ly facilitate the wider scheme of co-ordinated automatic control covering Piccadilly and other streets in the surrounding area. --Britisk Wireless,

RABIES DANGER

DAIRY PRODUCE

A

BRITAIN AS BEST CUSTOMER

London, Aug. 12.

the report published by Imperial Economic Committee shows that in 1934 the United Kingdom wan again the world's best customer for dairy produce. TWO MORE DOG-BITES | in the case of butter. British imports represented 85 per cent. butter offerings in of the total world trade. This is reflected in the home consumption of butter, which was 25.2 Ta, per head last year, representing an increased average consumption of 6 lbs. per head since 1930.

REPORTED

Two eases

of dogsbites have been reported to the polier. In both instances, the dogs were owned by Europeans.

Lau Kwong, aged 15, was bitten hyu dog owned by Mr. T. E.

Pearce, 299 The Penk, about 6.45 pam, on August 10 whilst he was delivering goods to the house. He is now being treated at the Gov- ernment Civil Hospital.

Private Danby,' of the H. 'Q. Wing, Lincolnshire Regiment, was the victim in the other case.

Ke

At 6.30 p.m. yesterday, whilst Private Danby was playing tennis 11 Shamshuipo, n ball went through the window of a but. went inti the hut to look for the ball and while he was searching for it, a bitch bit him over the right eye.

New Zealand for the first time supplanted Denmark as the prin- vipal source of imported butter. - British Wireless,

RECIPROCITY A CURE

AMERICA SPONSORS

WORLD PLAN

Washington. Aug. 12.

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£ 07:4

£ 24

£ 21 £ 24

£ 41

"SMITHY" TO FLY

TO HONGKONG.

(Continued from Page 3.) Anite proof of the reliability of the machine.

The Pacific Venture

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RADIO BROADCAST

Jazz Banjo and Piano Recital

DANCE MUSIC.

.

From ZBW on a wavelength of 355 metres (845 kilocycles):

Chinese Programme.

Tarnhauser"-Over-

On the morning of May 31, 1928, the Southern Cross took off from Oakland airport for Honolulu, the first stage of the long Pacific journey. subsequent That light, and the

and Alghts from Honolulu to from Suva to Brisbane, have been recognised as providing one of the great iriumphs in man's fight for the nastery of the air. The journey enture (Wagner) Orchestra conductöd- ed at Mascut Aerodrome, Sydney, on June 10, when the Southern Cross and her crew were acclaimed by a crowd of 100,000 people.

4-7 pim. 7-7.13 p.m.

by Albert Contes,

7.13-7.30 p.m. Yocal Gems. Viktoria and her Hussar From Erik Charell's "Whita

Horse Inn.

7.30-8 p.m. From the Studio, A Jazz Banjo and Piano Kecital by Fred Carpio and Julian Silverio.

Programme.

1.

Then came the first non-stop fight across Australia, followed by the first successful crossing of the Tas man Sen. The trip from Sydney to Christchurch was a greater achieve ment than many realised. Facilities in general were not as advanced then hnd as they are to-day and the airmen to contend with the treacherous wea- 2.

*CA which. ther conditions over a with sailors, had gained a notorious reputation. But a September 1928, the Southern Cross landed at Wigram Aerdrome, having battled her - Inity with way through a right

trin The return

Win made 1511 weather October 8. 1928, Adverse conditions were. again experiene 1. and the monoplane and been in tar nir for 23 hours before she landed

n Australis 1 xal.

Journey To England

There followed the light to Pa.-] lant-night which was crowned with

V.

4.

Banjo Solos:

Southern Echoes.

Knick Knocks.

Piano Solas:

Handful of Keys.

According to the moonlight,

Guitar Solos:

April Klases,

This is my way,

Plano Solos:

Saliloquy. Jazzaristein.

8 p.m. Time and Weather Report; Stock Quotations,

8.05-8.13 p.m. A Variety Pro- Kramme. Vocal-It's An old Southern Custom. Veen! Oh, I didn't Know you'd

get that way. Alice Faye.

Cliff Edwards "George White's 1935 Scandals" (Coming to the King's Theatre shortly).

aureuss after an initini failure, The Vocal-What's the reason; Brothers.

down

Southern Cross left Sydney for Wynd- ham on the first singe of the journey on March 31, 1929, and after 240

furved hours Bying was mud flat in desolate and unknown. country. There the crew of the onoplane endured hardships, util their discovery by a rescue aeroplane, But there had been tragedy as well, Searching for the lost airman in a other machine, Keith Anderson and I. S. Hitchcock wet, their deatlik through being forced to land in the merciless desert of Central Australia. The Southern Cross was flown back Lo Sydney for overhaul, and on April 23 set out again for England. The journey was accomplished safely in 12 days 18 hours.

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Aircraft

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Reid def, und...

Mr Cordell Hull, the Secretary of ¦ Woolworths State, in a speech before the Cuban Economic Delegation declared:

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2. M.

to

The

Plano Solos-Pinno Medley.

Ronald Gourley. Vocal-Don't let your love go wrong. The Boswell Sisters.

Xylophone Soo-Boltin Harry.

Harry Robbins. Song-1 Live in my dream ("Let'

live to-night"),

Tullio Carminati (Tengr). Piano Duet-Haarlem Blues.

Jean Wiener and Clement Doucet. Selection-The Love Parade.

8.43-0 p.m. "Poeme" (Chausson, Op. 261 played by Georges Enesco (Violin).

tin.

9-8.15 p.m. Daventry News Balle.

9.15-9.10 p.m. Band Selections, Irving Berlin Waltz Songs-Medley, There was still one more ocean Dixieland-Selection,

Atlantic. The Maurice Chevalier Songs-Medley. bu conquered-the

'Cross Southern

Wak dlsmantled,

9.40-10

From the Studio, p.m. A Pianoforte Recital by A. W. completely overhauled and rebuilt at

and i the Fokker works in Holland,

Lorena. Programme. 1. Polonaise on June 24, 1930, left Portmanock in C Minor: 2. Nocturno in C Sharp 3. Prelude In C Sharp Bench, Ireland, for the east to west minor: Atlantle crossing. Heavy head winds minor: Prelude in A Major: Mazurka E Minor. and fogs were experienced, and for in C Major; Waltz in 1/7/10 long periods the pilots were forced to

to (Chopin). time

10 p.m.

Press Bulletins. y completely blind. For, a

10.03-11 p.m.

Dance Music. the monoplane was to all intents and purposes lost in the fog belt aft the Newfoundland coast, but she innded at Harbour Grace after 311⁄2 hours!

the the air, and next day, June 25, continued to New York.

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The bitch, which belonged to; Fusilier Roberts, of the R.W.F., and three puppies have been re.

"The assurance. The leading | Anglo-Prutch moved to Mataukok for observa- tion. Private Danby is now re-countries that they would join the Gula Kalumpong Rubber*** United States in a liberal commer- ceiving medical treatment.

[cial policy would tremendously Pekin Synd.

quicken world recovery.

"Trade reriprocity, sponsored by Rubber Trusts the United States, offers a broad programme for world eronomile re- construction and should appeal to Burma Corpn. Bs. all nations desiring the mainten common wealth unce of development."—United Mining |Press.

BRITISH BACON.

INDUSTRY

DEVELOPMENT

SCHEME ANNOUNCED

London, Aug. 12.

An order has been issued under the Agricultural Marketing Act to bring into operation on September | 17 the buron development schetto which completes the plan of re- organisation of the huĉon, Indus-

establishment Try by the

of a board which will Heence

bacon producers under such. conditions : as it finds necessary for promoting j efficient production or preventing

PREPARATIONS FOR

TELEVISION

FIRST TESTS EARLY NEXT YEAR

✓ Port

London, Aug. 12. Oflee announcement

TO

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Shell Trons and Trad. (Bearer) Marsman Invest-

67/6.

or reducing excessive production, regarding television states that The Board will consist of 11 mem-the first test transmission is ex- bers appointed by Ministers, and perted to start early next year, NEW YORK STOCK four each by the already existine and that a regular public service as practic- Bacon Marketing and Pigs Market will follow ing Boards-British Wireless,

CHRISTIAN ́UNITY

COMING WORLD

CONFERENCE

able.

as soon

Technical information necessary for the designing of television receivers in connection with the proposed transmissions will be made public, at an early date- British Wireless,

LOCAL DOLLAR

DECLINES

MARKET EASIER

London, Aug. 12. The World Conference on Faith and Order, which seeks to establish cordial relations between members of the different Christian Churches by enabling their representatives to discuss together their agree-| ments and differences, will hold ila next session in Great Britain.

Although the meeting will not

The Hongkong dollar declined take place till Auguust, 1937, plans are engaging the attention th on opening this morning, the

rate

being 28. 0.6/8d. official of the Business rates were 2a. 6.11/16d.

der

TO-DAY

EXCHANGE

MARKET IRREGULAR

YESTERDAY

Then

came

ne the last link in the aerial

circumnavigation of the globe.

On

July 2, 1910, the Southern Cross was flown from New York, vin Chicago

11 p.m. Close Down.

ZEESEN PROGRAMMES

This Evening's Broadcast From

The German Short-Wavers

Special prouERIMEN

for Far

BOUTH ASIA ZONE

Eastern

(South Asta Zone, brondenat from DIN. (19.74 metres) and DJN ($1.43 metres).

1J2 19.7 15,20 ke 1.30.3 p.m. 4.45-8.15 p.m. 19.74 m 25,200 he 13.45 mm 540 kc 4.46.8.14 p.m. 39.74 15,200 ke 9.m.-12.30 p.m.

J. BJN Announcement (Germ Engi) German Folk Bang. Pre- gramme Porechat (German, Eng liah).

DJN DJB 4.45 p.m.

and Salt Lake City, to the Oakland ateners will be broadcast from Zersen airport. She was back at the spot follows: from which, two

years carlier, she had set out on the great adven- tare of the Pacific. The Southern Cross was then given a rest from her labours, and was sent back to Aus- tralia in the hold of a steamer.

across the Two more return trips across Tasman have since been made by the Southern Cress, one in 1933 and the other last year. On both these occasions the monoplane landed at New Plymouth. The latest,

Krim failed, but not ingloriously empt Fight, with the "Old Bus" hended huck from mid-Tasman toward the Australian coast, deserves a place of honour in the record of an aeroplane which has made history.

EXCHANGE RATES

Berlin.

Athens.

Milan.

Shanghai

Now York, Aug. 12.1 The following reports on the New York Stock market have been received Madrid. through Messrs. Swan, Culbertson & Lisbon,

Hongkong. Brussels.

26 119%

3 p.m. Joseph Haydn "Laschenquartett,"

p. 74. The Kohn Quartet. G.10 p.m. News in English. 5.45 p.m. Music by the Ralebawehr.

New In German. 6.43 1.m

7pm. Concert of Light Music,

p.m. News in English.

8.15 p.m. Close down DJB. DJN (Germ

Earl.)

EAST ASIA ZONE

Enat Aala Zone broadcast through IQ ON 19.00 metres (16,280 k.e.) 1.86-3 p.m. Concert. aws at 2 p.m.

9 pm. DIQ. Din Annapacymmt (Germ.. Engl) German Folk Song._Pro- #mme Forecnat (Germ, Engl.) B.15 p.m. Short Music Programme. 5.30 pm. Topical Talkı German Indesity

in the German Landscape, "Kurt Matlamel,

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DJA.

11,30 p.m. Current Brents.

11.45 pm. Concert of Light fuals with

Vocal Heiviata,

12.15 m. News In English on DJQ and

In Dutch on DJ.

12.30a.m. Closs down DJQ, D31 (Germ..

Engl.)

36.5/32 DAVENTRY PROGRAMMES

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by New York Central issues. Most Buenos Aires....15 utility issues reached new highs for Silver (Spot)....30.3/18 1936, Bonds were irregularly higher. Silver (forward),30 Stocks on the Curh Exchange were war Loun...... upward.

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107,8/10

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GAR

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CHP

15,140 k.

680 BNB

17,790.

British Wireteau.

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The Bull Street Journal report on Montevideo.. yesterday's market: Stocks to-day Belgrade, were very active and irregularly Montreal.. higher, in spite of considerable profit- Yokohama.. taking. Trading in Radio Corporn. Helsingfors tion shares was very heavy, followed Rin...

The

of a continuation committee un-

the chairmanship

& F. New York office cables: Archbishop of York. The meeting acllers and 28. 04. buyors. The Railroad and utility issues were in has been Axed to follow the market was easy, with the outlook renter demand, but industrials were are poor. The visible supply alwa Universal Christian Conference on uncertain,

mixed on profit-taking, The under

Corn: The visible supply has in- Life and Work which will be held In London yesterday, stivar pricestone was generally Brm. The United an increase of 8,385.000 bushels. at Oxford in July of the same year declined 1/16th. Amerien bought, States Steel Corporation's shipments crensel by 131,000 bushels. so as to suit the conveniento of while China and India sold, the during July totalled 547,704 tons, small supply of livestock corn may many delegates from overseas who market being quiet. Reuter reports against 578,108 tons in June and he affect consumption.

усаг. lost $224,568 Boeing Corporation travel long dis-that after the official fixing, the ions in July last

Silk: There was a good demand stances to attend both conferences. market was quiet and easier, mainly during the quarter ended June 30. with the Trade absorbing offerings.

past in connection with the dollar move- Steel Mill activity during the

The ment.

week is estimated at 481 per cent, for August and September, of capaelty, as against 40.0 per cent. market will probably move higher.

Hiden: The market is high enough for the previous week.

New York and Chicago commodity at the present moment, but we look

through Messrs, for irregularly higher prices... reports received Washington, Aug. 12. Swan, Culbertson and Fritz:-

REUTER QUOTATIONS

will have to

-British Wireless.

WORLD INDUSTRY

Washington, Aug. 12.

MANILA COMMAND,

War Department hus

Cotton: Wo hear

Considerable

Rubber: The market was steady,

The National Industrial Confer- The ence Board has reported that world formally named Brig.-General John mention of a 10%-cont loan as the Industrial activity in May increased W. Gullick commandant at Manila, movement increases. High tempora- Dow Jones Average:

France, replacing Major-General Charles E. tures are quietening boll-woovil com-

Kilbourne, who has been transplaints, Consumption of cotton in the 80 Industrials ferred to command of the Second United States during July amounted 20 Bel

to 390,000 balan Division at Fort Samuel, Texas, whoat Publle buying interest has 40 Bonda

reached a low bbwhile crop reports 11:Commodity Index

everywhere except in Holland, Chile and Canada, con struction in England being 67 per cent. above the 1920 level United

Press.

United Press.

20 Utilities

Aug. 10.. Aug. 12.

127.94 128.00 86.40 30.00 20.80 26.01

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94.69

03.10.

To-day's Broadcasting From Four Transmissions

The fellowing wave-lengthr und frequenzia are obeseerd by Davmiry.

Frequency Warelength

Call Bign

QURA

085

CBC

Transmission 5

(G.B.B.

and 0.8.0.1

metres

melew

Bl Ben. "Inie the Enemy's Camp." 7 V.m

A DOTT by Herbert Jar. 7,10a.m. Popular Ballads, Gladra Ripley (Centralte) and James Topping (Tenor).

7.30 am. Bports Talk.

Greenwich Time Bignal at 12.Midnight Sam Childhood Memorien. Tha D.D.C

Empire Orchestra. 8.45 mm. The Naws. Dalty Produce and Pig and Penlizy Notes.

1 am. Close down,

Transmission 6

11. Big Ban wafaron the Chial?" A

story by Alys Wanzk. 11.18 .. Modroden's Haislaika Gerhoutem

with- Olga -- Alezera - (legrans?;--

Vladimir. Kila (Baritone). * Great win_Time Signal-at-2.29 a.m.

11:40 am: The News, Dairy Producs HoAME, supplied by the Intelligence Branch of the Imperial Kemenke (Continued on Poge ♣.).

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COMBUSTION IS MORE

RAPID

AND POSITIVE THAN EVER BEFORE

This new and greater Blue-Flame valve-in-head engine powers Vital both Master De Luxe Chevrolet and Standard Models. improvements being-a 69-pound crank shaft with larger, heavier counterweights-and improved harmonic balancer- all combined to give the greatest performance ever offered in a Chevrolet.

You will experience a thrilling new rush of power at the lower and flexibility remarkable acceleration, speeds. and responsiveness that will amaze and delight you,

But most pleasing of all, this great new power plant gives this finer performance with even lower fuel and all consumption- than previous Chevrolets!

The down-draft carburetor is specially designed to supply the It is . Blue-Flame engine with the most efficient fuel mixture.

an important factor in Chevrolet's livelier, more powerful,: more economical performance.

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