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THE HONGKONG: TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1936.

MEMORIAL TO KING GEORGE

Seven Die In Air Crash

NEW

YORK STOCK | EXCHANGE

"LOVERS' LEAP"

STATUE AND RESEARCH FUND

London, Apr. 15. The Committees considering pro- national posed schemes for memorial to King George V have now considerably narrowed the deld of choice.

A statue will be erected probably elther on a site on the west side of Parliament Square, where a sugpca- tion for the preservation as an open space

of the land occupied by West- minster House has been under con- Alderation same time, or on a site south-west of Westminster Abbey, where the demolition of Houses in Abingdon Street and the old Palace Yard would give new and majesite views of the Abbey and Henry VII Chapel.

to

the

The final accision as to the sile

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PLANE DIVES INTO

MOUNTAIN SIDE

Turin, April 15,

MARKET FIRMER

YESTERDAY

London, April 15. Swan, Culbertson & Fritz Dow Summary of. yesterday's Seven persona were killed to-day | Jones

to-day Te- when an airliner on the Turin-Milan market: The market run crashed upon the @pe of Mount covered half of yesterday's loss, some Bassa twenty malles fra this city, issues gaining as much as five points. explained.-Reuter Special.

The cause of the disaster is not Westinghouse shares jumped on the fact that the Company's first-quarter net earnings were equal to $1.40 per share against 87 cents in the corres- ponding quarter of last year. Steel stocks advanced on increased mill operations,

FORGED DOLLAR

:

NOTES

WARNING TO THE PUBLIC

Motor stres were sirong on the fact that the General Motor Company's March foreign sales touched the highest level since May. 1920, Rubber and copper issues Art. advanced, whilst olls were Utility securilles staged a minor pe- covery. Aviation stocks advanced, led by Douging Aircraft securities, The market for bonds was irregular, with Government 1ssues strong. Stocks on the Curb Exchange were upward.

Splendid Show By

The A.D.C.

overs

HELENA MÁY CONCERT

́MADAME, BONENFANT AND

FRAU MULLER

A piano and song recital was given by Madama Bonenfant (plano)" and Frau Muller-Kaucher (soprano) the Helenn May Institute Inst night, and despite the fact that the.

the BARO as that given by the artistes on February 14, a large and appreciative audience at tended.

gramme WAS

His Excellency the Governor, Sir Andrew Caldecott, was among those present, and noticed among the others were err. H. Gipperlch, the German consul, and M. C. Renner, the French vice-consul.

The ADC's happy knack of first selecting the right material, then the proper cast to give that material ful, treatment, is vividly exemplified their lateat production, Leap" given its initial performance at the China Fleet Club last night be forc, unfortunately, a small, bus consolingly, an enthusiastic audience. Truthfully speaking, "Lovers Leap" is not quite such a pretentious plece of work on some of the other productions which stand to the eredi of the A.D.C., such as "Musica.

In appreciation of the prolonged Chairs", "Fresh Fields",

"Payment

ment applause accorded her at the end of Deferred"

her recital Madame Bonenfant gave "Art and Mr. Bottle." It is essetially a comedy. There are

an encore, and concluded with the but few lines which nee riot intendeu opening bars of the National Anthem, .to proxiuce a laugh, or full to.

The

which upon a stage

Was almost whole thing, therefore calls for breezyed up by admirers.

covered with baskets of flowers hand- treatment, and this the five players In view of the recent discoveries

necomplish with commendable facility

of singing Frau Muller- depend on tinuncial considera- tions, no it is desired that the largent of forged $1 Government bank notes

and enthusiasm.

Kaucher was a sheer delight, while Madame Bonenfant's interpretation of part of the fund to be raised should originating from Canton, hends of

FINEST PERFORMANCES Te vnitable for

each item. carried away the audience, philanthropic all Government departments and the

her interpretations of music scheme, Propus for the latter in-publk are warned to keep a sharp

Without wishing to be labelled in different as that of Beethoven's and Swan, Culbertson & Frtiz Walt clude, first, a incaleal research fund look-out for further forgeries which

Street Journal comment on 14/4

vidious, one feels the urge of lavish-Mozart's being equally pleasing. probably directed prepadly to the may still be in existence.

ing praise on Donald MacAlister ana probien

The following points will aid in market:-There was much irregu and allowing for

Myrtle Brown for what are the provision or additional supplies detecting the fake from the genuine larity in industrial profils for the

deniably their finest performances on of rou

rodium; secondly, cottage homes notes, although they are remarkably frat quarters of 1936. The failure

Whe for aged; aid. turdly, husters for alike and would easily deceive with-jof railroad stocks to continue toward the icenl stage. As the lovers

are endeavouring to the February high levels as do-

solve the pro- young people transierted away from out a close examination.

blem of how to leap, or couraged brokers and traders.

to leap, : The forgerlos which have no far

kap, home on account of unemployment.

fot.

they handle their parts with all n Tec

which is to tren found are of a lighter shade of strengil of railroad stocks, so sub-committee

zest which make recommendations on me phil purple and the shading from this is not brand enough to sugnent any

highly entertaining well

as wholly convincing. Bou. anthropic scheme will meet again in coluar to white is rather abrupt, comprehensive sweep into a new hith

clearly enjoy their parts and succee territory. The approach of the New a few weeks' tone,--British Wireless. The keness of His Majesty

de- blurred and the eye-brows are too York State tax payments is a in losing all suspicion of "staginess in their delineations. Sincerity and intelligence are the keynote of the performances, their best to date ana on encouraging promise for future appearances.

of

eancer,

VICEROY'S ARRIVAL The frame work shad.pressing market factor. Brokers and

IN INDIA

B.B.C. BROADCAST PLANS

London, April 15. The B.B.C. announces that at 3.45 pan, on April 17 a description of the scenes at Bombay on the arrival of the Viceroy-Designate, Lord Linlith- How will be relayed from the B.B.C. Empire Station in Transmission 3.

Nl.

is not deep enough and the green traders are still bullish for a long and orange colours are less pronounc-pull. Bulls on Chrysler securities are predicting that this stocks will touch 110 in the near future. Brokers say that cash business has decreased, but speculative trading has increased."

S. C. & F. New York office cables: Stocks:

The bottons left hand numerals in the forgery are inclined to be too high up. The size of the forgeries is 113 by 60 martres, against 115 60 millimetres which is the size of the genuine issue.

On one of the forgeries there are twis spots or flaws above the lower on the left side of the “gi” sign reverse side.

It is noticeable of late that silver coins have almost entirely disappear ed from circulation since the Govern. ment

In some began calling them months

AKO.

un-

Helen Prior, accomplished and còn- fdent, nuds another achievement to her several A.D.C. triumphs, Hers

a thoughtful, painstaking per- formance, though not in the lensi bit 'stodgy, and sie scintillates in the

final nct.

is Traders to-day turard The consoiklated more optimistic. carnings of the American Telephon & Telegraph Company amount to $7.43 per share for the year ended February 29th, against $5.90 the previous year. The General Foods Corporation has tentatively estimate: a carnings for the March quarter At 12.20 p.m. an April 18, a descrip-

at above 70 cents per share, against tlon of the scenes in New Delhi, on

64 cents the previous year. The the arrival of the Viceroy-Designate: Enquiries at the Treasury revented Westinghouse Electric and Manufac will be relayed from New Delhi and that a small number of coin are turing Company lins earned $1.40 per 1 1.45 p.n. on the same day a still flowing in daily but the Depart thure for the March quarter, against message by the new Viceroy, address ment declined to supply figures as to 87 cents during the correspondin ed to the peoples of India, with be how much silver they held. It was period of inst year. relayed in Transmission 2 direct from impossible to check with any accuracy the Viceroy's house. All times are how much was outstanding. Greenwich mean, time.--British Wire-stated, 'less.

BRITISH OVERSEAS TRADE

London, Apr. 15.

Preliminary figures of

DYPERERA

trade In March show A substantiad

increase in imports and a small in

crease in exports compared with TT.

EXCHANGE

TO-DAY'S OPENING

QUOTATIONS Relling

March, 1935. Last month, expon Demand amounted to £30,510,000, compared TT. Shanghai with £5,111,000 the month

and £15.952,000. n

A year

before.

Torr.|FT. Singapore

ReT.T. Janat

--exports were 45,900,000 agniust $5, vr. In/Ba

it was,

Company reports that its first-quarter earnings will be above expectations. Business failures during the past

week bsolet 215, against 221 failures

the previous week.

Colton: The Government weekly crop report is more favourable. Weather conditions in the East art favourable, but rains are badly_nved- ed in the West. Increased offerings of new-crop colton at around 10 cents are expected,

je

.1/35

Wheat: The drought arca 1/349 spreading and there are increasing 107% reports of deterioration to the crop

55 Corn: This market is following 1114 the tendency of wheat prices. Therk

5 is no initiative.

661,000 and £4,472,000 respectively, TT. San Frisco & New York .32.3/16 Rubber: Factory demand was not

and the value of imports was

£8.- TT. Juva

902,900, compared with £32,317,000 TT. France

February and £60,607,000 in Marsh, T.T. Manila 1935, British Wireless.

MR. RAMSAY MACDONALDE

47 aggressive. Liquidation of May con 4.88 fraets was well taken, but this pre- ..01 vents any material advance.

REUTER QUOTATIONS.

TT. Bankok

.1428

48

T.T. Lisbon

7Sun

Huying

London, Apr. 15.

1 m/s. L/C,

1/416!

4 m/s. D/P

1/44 30 Industrials. 1/4 % 50 oils

It is stated that Mr. Runsay Masin m/s. IC.

Dow Jones Averagest

Donald is progressing satisfactorily 4 m/s. Son Fransco New York 33.5/10 20 Ulties

after the minor operation fur which m/s. France .... he entered a nursing home yesterday. New York-Londo -British Wireless,

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E. G. Smith-Wright, actor-pro- ducer, does not dominate to the extent he did in "Musical Cintra,” and curly. on he creates, slight impression of being heavy and a little out of sympathy with h character. This is due in the main to dialogue which is not the wittiest in the play, But subsequently hea able to get across some effective ling with consummate skill, and ond. final impression is of a very talente actor.

Junie Weller, as the maid, come and goes durlig three acts withou saying more than a couple of doze. words, yet she manages to remai indispensable to the show and it. complete success. A rather charmin study and one which should car- mark her for sometlung bigger nex. ilme.

OUR THEATRE LOVING PUBLIC

The

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Frau Muller-Kaucher's rendering of Berlioz's "Absence" was particu larly fine and the singer was for- tunate to have such a sympatheile accompanist as Madame Bonenfant.

plantat presented each inter- pretation with ease. and confidence. and for her there can be nothing but penise. Each piece was a proof of her mastery over her instrument, and her playing was conspicuous for the clearness of each passage and tho delicacy of touch.

It would be difficult to choose which item was enjoyed the most, each was rendered beautifully and the listeners showed their keen aps

reciation.

LANSBURY FOR AMERICA

London, Apr. 15.. Mr. George Lansbury left London to-day for the United States, where he will make a speaking tour in con- nexion with 蟲 peace campaign organised by religious and other bodies.British Wiretons.

fs

Twe in Hongkong were really

entre-loving a pubile as we shout bout, the China Fleet Club would ave been filled last night and book- ngs would ensure similar audiences o-night and

and on Friday as well as sext Saturday, which as has alrends Jeen noted, is

is assured of this.

In the meantime, Inadequately sup- ported though they be by the public, t is to be hoped the A.D.C. will con- Jinue to present in productions wilch the lat ave always stood high in of the year's beat entertainments In the Colony. SAG,

kin

THANKS

Jess

It is bevalse, Bike all their othe. shows, this is a splendid production. bright, entertaining, captivating, tha. one finds it more and more diflicult to explain away what has now come

The committee of the A.D.C. this to be known as Hongkong apathy season comprises Messrs. C. Champ

Robertson (President), John towards the theatre.

"Lovers' Leap" is a production of

(Hon. Treasuror), R. E. Lindsell, W. M. Barton, Rev. Cyril Brown, Messrs. Buch quailly that it deserved L

E. G. Smith-Wright and E. S. C. capacity house for

first its

night, brookes. Instead it was but a quarter flied,

These

who assisted in the produz- Cac is finally driven to the conclusion tion were: W. A. Cornell, setting; E. that the so-called Hongkong stage- Grossman and R. Barry, stage loving public is somewhat snobbish.

Graham-Barrow. managers; Undoubtedly there will be a packed prompter:- B Starling, assisted by house

for the Anal performance, Ldg. Seamen Vesie and Britnail, Ligh which is

consolation for a com- poor

Ling; Chiffon, Maizee's, Dolly Varden pany which goes to the expense and and The Caravan, gowns; Hongkong trouble of staging a splendid show Furniture Store, furniture; Koxor for four nights.

Advertising Co., programmò adver Of course we are now aware that tising. it is "The Thing" to attent the na The Committee gratefully acknow. performance and take part in that ledges the assistance given by: Vice very charming ritual or presenting Admiral Sir Charles J. C. Little, bouquets to the players, but the K-C., and Officers of H. M. Ships, A.D.C. merits more tangible and Mr. Felix G. Hill, Mr. A. G. sincere forms of tribute. And the Piovanelli, Mr. E. A. von Kobz3- best that can be given is adequate Nagy, Hongkong Telephone Co., Ltd., support of their productions, not ongkong and Shanghal Hotels, Ltd., merely on the last night, but from Hongkong Furniture Co., South Ching Morning Post, Hongkong Daily Press. Hongkong Telegraph, China Mail and Hongkong Sunday Herald.

Brst to last.

"Lovers' Leap" is worth seeing. It is entertuliment of the first order.

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