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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. TRINITY COLLEGE OF

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC

CO., LTD.

MUSIC LONDON

Local Examination in Theory 5th December, 1936.

The last day of entry for the

examination

in

IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that An Interim Dividend of One Dollar per Sharo has been declared for' the six months ended 30th June, forthcoming 1936, and will be payable on and Theory will be 28th August, after FRIDAY, 11th SEPTEMBER, 1936. Entry forms may be 1936. Dividend Warrants may be obtained on application at the obtained

Local Company's Registered Omce, P. Secretary. & O. Building.

THE REGISTER OF SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from MONDAY, 31st AUGUST to THURSDAY, 10th SEPTEMBER (both days inclusive) during which period no transfer of shares can be registered.

from the

J. E. ANDERSON, c/o The Anderson Music Co., Ltd.

• KING'S

NEXT ATTRACTION!

By order of the Board of Direc-CORENCIO

tors.

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.,

Agents.

Hongkong, 30th July, 1936.

THE HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN.

What to do to help a child. Anyone knowing of a child who has been agaaulted, neglected or -treated in a manner likely to cause unnecessary suffering or injury to health, or knowing of a parent who is seeking advice an

any matter concerning & child, would be doing an net of kindness by communienting at once with--

The Hon. Secretaries, HK.S.P.C. c/o G.P.O. Box No. 513, Hongkong. Pokfulum OT the Inspector, 49

Road. Is Hair: or the Inspertor. Violet Peel Irosity Centre, John- ston Rond. Wanehaf

the Inspector. 12. Sal Young Choi

Strert, 1st floor, Kowloon.

OF

the

All further steps will be taken, and

by expenses borne. Society,

it

The Informant's name will bei kept strictly private, except cases where mislice is proved.

U.S. COMMODITY PRICES

LATEST CABLED

QUOTATIONS

The following quotations on the New York commodity exchange are. issued by Beuter.

New York Cotton

October 1.

December

January

March-

May

July

Spot

11,88/83 11.71/72 11.87/88 11.70/70 11.01/01 11.77/77

- 11,96796 ------ 11,81/81................

11.07/97 11.80/80

11.77n

11.03:

12.43

New York Rubber

12.31

HE WAS MASTERFUL!

SHE WAS WILLFUL!

The girl you raved about in "Rendez- vous" learns about a new kind of love!

GEORGE RAFT

ROSALIND RUSSELL

IT HAD TO HAPPEN

with

LEO CARRILLO ARLINE JUDGE ALAN DINEHART ANDREW TOMBES

■ DAREYL F. ZANUCK 2011 Century Production, Presented by Joseph Al. Schench

WATER LEVELS

STATE OF RIVERS

IN KWANGTUNG

The following returns have been Issued by the River Conservancy Commission for Kwangtung Pro- vince, showing the water levels in English feet at the places of obier-

ution named:

Jiighest Lowess

West Tver at

Wuchow West Liver at

Shiching

| North River at Thingven

10

on

0

North River, at

Shamnahul

October

December

10.14

16.23/23

January

March

16.17 16.26/26 16,201 16.365/19a

Et tiver at Shexfung

(recond memori–Aug. 17. Aug. 18

9.79.5 =3,5 –

---41.0 0

-1-26,0

27.0 -

--14.02.1

31.4 31.3

0.0 c.t

2.3

2.4

May

July

September 16.11/12 16.136/156

16.20/20 16.30/39

10.42b/44n 18,496746A 10.500

16.500

Total sales:-230 tons.

Chicago Wheat

September 113/113%

113/114

December 1124/1127% 113/113%

Chicago Corn

115/116 100%/100% 064/96%

September 1117/112 December 98%/0814 May ..... 9472/94%

Winnipeg Wheat October 1027/103

+

May 110/110% 111/1111 Decembar 10114 /1013⁄4 Monday's sales: 47,051,000 bushels. May .... 1024/1024

THE

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1936.

CINEMA NOTES

ELECTRICITY IN BRITAIN

REMARKABLE GROWTH OF DEMAND

London, Aug. 18. The consumption of electricity in

DE VALERA'S VICTORY

CAPTURES FORMER COSGRAVE SEAT

London, Aug. 18. The De Valera candidate won the

of Sir the death was caused by Osmond Esmonde, who belonged to the Cosgrave porty.

There are many points of appent In "Bulldog Jack" showing to-day at the King's Theatre, It is a bright story, with big thrills, big laughs, spirited action and great team work by the Huibert Brothers. The whole production maintains a high, hilari-

nen i very rapid rate. ous level ending in a crescendo of Great Britain continues to increase at seat at Wexford, where a by-election rietous laughs. The tusales between Bulldog Jack and Morcile, the villain, excellent background in the Underground and British Muscum. The biggest thrill of all, however, is staged in the runaway train, where the issue is finally settled amidst tremendous excitement and great fun. The romance is supplied by Fay Wray,

have

"The Little Colonel" Shirley Temple, the five-year-old nercen miracle who was unknown less than a year ago, and who now ranks among the leg world's outstanding | box-office attractions, co-stars with Lionel Barrymore in "The Little Col onel," which is now at the Star Theatre. Fox Film combed all the available fiction, past and present, for a suitable vehicle for Shirley and found it in one of the "Little Colonel" stories of Annie Fellows Johnston, which have been eagerly read by mil- lions. Drama and comedy, pathos and humour, vie for supremacy in this tale of a wrecked Kentucky family, during the Reconstruction era, reunited by the determination of a Hliputian dimpled colonel. For the first time in her short. brilliant kercen will be pre- cureer, Shirley Temple sented to the world precisely as she A part of the fim is shown in Technicolor. A supporting cast was selected in keeping with the Impor- tance of the principals. Among them are munes that have glittered on the marquees of Brandway's Uheatres. They include Evelyn Venable, John Ludge, Sidney Blackmer, Willtar Durress, and ‘others. Bill Robinson. the celebrated coloured dancer makes his film debut in "The Latte Colonel In a part which, from all reports, gives him the finest chance of his life-

18.

CIPES

thr

time to display his timed stair date as it should ideally be performed. As for Shirley Temple, he sets, sings, and raners, Her featured song for "The Little Colonel" Is "Love's Young Dre

Dream," a melody based on

world's

oldest-known falk tunes, which was especially popular during the Inte 70s in which the pic- ture inkes place, It is a De Sylva Production directed by David Butler, "Let 'Em Have It" Audiences will be bound at The Oriental Theatre on Friday and Saturday, "Let 'Em Have I", dis- closes the thrilling methods of the Department of Justice's relentless war on crime. The producers have gathered one of the greatest arrays of stars in Hollywood to bring to the screen this tremendously timely sub- jeet.. Richard Arlen, Virginia Bruce, Bruce Cabot, and Alice Brady head the cast which includes Harvey Stephens, Eric Linden, and Gordon Jones among others. Richart Arlen, Harvey Stephens, and Gordon Jones form an extremely attractive trio of sleuths, Brace Cabot

as the bad man gives one of his most powerful per- formances. Virginia Bruce la more beautiful and effective than

ever

while Ailee Brady as her modern sunt reaches new heights as a polish- ed comedienne.

BOUND FOR U.S. ON HOLIDAY UNITED PRESS MAN IN HONGKONG

Known to many Hongkong resid ents, and a popular figure in Manila, Mr. Reach 5. Moore, Bureau Manager fee Die United Press in the Philip pinca, together with his wife and family, are passengers on the Eni- press of Japan bound for the United States.

Mr. Moore is proceeding on a well earned vacation after serving for five

and half

ม

in years

the 1014/101% Philippines. 1027/1024

103/103

HONGKONG

PENINSULA HOTEL:

HONGKONG HOTEL; REPULSE BAY HOTEL;

PEAK HOTEL

& SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE; PALACE HOTEL:

HOTELS

LIMITED.

In association with the Grand Hotol des Wagons Lits, Poking

RUNNYMEDE HOTEL, LIMITED,

PENANG.

The most fashionable

and

leading Hotel.

Finest position with magnificent

Sea-front.

Private Cars

Sama management—Crag Hotel, Panang Hilfs 2,400 ft.

COST OF LIVING

London, Aug. 18, The Ministry of Labour's cost of living index on August I was approx- imately 46 per cent, above the level

Ermande (Fine

The last annual report of the Cen- tral Electricity Board stated that ex-

The result was announced to-day pansion in this country since 1920 up to the end of last year had been 70 as follows: per cent., compared with an expan- Mr. Allen (Flanna Fall) ..... 23,263 sion in world output In the same period of 20 per cent.

In the first Capt. John seven months of 1930, there has been an increase of 10 per cent, over the total at the end of last year, and the aggregate increase over the past two years amounts to 30 per cent.

As

of the a result

remarkable growth in demand, the Central Elec- tricity Board is having to hurry on with the scheme for an extension of the "grid system" national system of transmission lines linking supply slations and co-ordinating load.

Facl) Mr. Murphy (Labour) Mr. Hayes (Left Rep.)

Majority

TYPHOON DAMAGE?

"But the damage can be repaired"

Repair your Roof, Bathing Shed, Garage. Bungalow, etc. with

HERAKLITH SLABS,

Extremely speedy and simple erection at low cost. HERAKLITH protects you against heat, it is light, fire resisting, proof against vermin, free from Lasts indefinitely.

Sole Agent: A. SATOR

French Bank Building, Telephone 28688.

10,734

4,270 1,301

POST

6.520

Reutor.

'BACK AT FOREIGN OFFICE

Estimates of future consumption of

(Continued from Page 1) electricity made, in 1920, at the time of the Inception of the system, allow the acceptance of the French pro- ed 385 units per head for the present years, but in consequence of the great Governments have represented to the posals, both the French and British increase in Industrial activity and the Spanish Government the desirability rate at which demand is running, it

Germans on

this

appears likely that an output of about of meeting the 430 units per head will soon be re-minor point, having regard to the

wider considerations involved, quired.—British Wireless.

KING SOON DUE

AT

CORFU

OFFICIAL WELCOME NOT PLANNED

Athens, Aug. 18. King Edward VIII is expected to arrive Corfu shortly, but as he is travelling incognito no official wel- cane will be given.

However, the Greek press declares that, the people of Curtu will find the cordial to demonstrate rations between the two countries. Reuter's Bulletin Servlen.

mans

+

JUNKS SUNK AT BIAS BAT

It is believed that once this obstacle is removed, agreement on the French draft plan can be reach- ed.

In Rome, too, British support for the French plan is being continued. and the importance has been stressed of securing agreement on essentials without delay, leaving many second- ary issues which are bound to arise for subsequent negotiation, It understood that the Halians have given serious assurances that they are anxious to prevent a spread of those repercussions of the Spanish troubles which the French represen- tations immediately to the attention of Smor Mussolini, who is absent Rame $137 hollday-British from

Wireless.

BRITISH FINANCES

mites.

OFFICE.

PARCEL

POST,

A schedule of revised parcel post rates is exhibited in the Parcel Office at the General Post Office. The rates will take effect at once,

MAIL CLOSING TIMES AT KOWLOON

From Monday, August 17, the times of closing the English, American, Australian, Siberian and Manila Malls will be the same at Kowloon Central Post Ofee as at the General Post Office.

IMPERIAL AIRWAYS VIA PENANG (WEEKLY THROUGH SERVICE)

Bandoeng-Amsterdam (K.L.3L) via Bingapore Saigon-Marseilles (Air Orient) vla Salzon

"

Singapore-Australia

Chinese Domestic Air Service

Correspondence will be accepted for transmission by these ser vices. Rates and all particulars are shewn in the schedules exhibited "at the Post Ofees. All letters etc, must be marked "By Air Mail."

VIA SIBERIA ROUTE

Letters and postcards for Europe and South Amerfes are for- warded "vla 51beria" if so Auperscribed..

INWARD MAILS

Straits and Europe via Suez. Letters Chitral

and papers, London, 23rd July and London Parcels London, 10th July.

•

Shanghai and Amoy

Shanghal

Haiphong

Halphong

Asama Maru

Canton

G. G. Paul Doumer

General Lec Gneisennu

Kalsar-I-Hind

Pres. Doumer

..August 19

,August 21. August 21-

Manila

Emp. of Japan Sinklang

.August 18.

August 19.

Australia and Manila

Asuta Maru Teireslas

August 20.

.August 20,

Japan and Shanghal

.August 21,

August 21.

Japan and Shunghini

August 21.

Shanghul

August 21.

Japan and Shanghai

August 21,

Saigon

August 21.

U.S.A., Canada, Japan and Shanghai

(Seattle, 1st August).

Pres. Jefferson

Straits

Toba Maru

Japan

Straits

Japan

Straits

Muniln

TH

Calcutta and Straits

Straits

AUG. 26

Shonghal

London, Aug. 30. Exchequer returns show that the to total urdinary revenue amounts £212,836,519; compared with £224,- 432,128 at the corresponding date of last year. Total ordinary expendi in the ture is £287,337,639, compared with sank

the corresponding vicinity of Bias Bay during the £276,530,582 at typhoon, ten lives dreing lost.---Renter, date of 1936-British Wireless.

Canton, Aug. 10. fishing funks

Chinese reports state that eight

were

From

AUG. 17

5th Floor

SINCERE'S

ANNUAL

EXHIBITION

For

Straits

Swatow

Fort Bayard

Swntow

Amoy

August 24.

.August 24,

August 25.

August 26.

Bokuyo Maru -Conte Verde

Montevideo Maru Achilles

Pres. Cleveland Sulang

Cremer Hector

OUTWARD MAILS

Fer

Wednesday.

August 31. August 21. August August August 23,

August 24.

· Date and Time,

Hong Peng ....Wed., Aug. 19, 1 prą Szechurn...Wed., Aug. 19, 1.30 p.m. Wing Wah....Wed., Aug. 10, 2 p.m. Scistan ...... Wed., Aug. 19, 3 p.m. Shirala Wed., Aug. 10, 4.30 p.m.. Thursday.

Shanghai, Japan and Europe via Chitral..Thurs., Aug. 20, 10.30 am.

Tjinegara-Thurs, Aug. 20, 1.30-pm--- Kumsang

Thurs, Aug. 20, Lotters,

Aug. 20, 2 p.m. Telresias Thurs., Aug. 20, 2.30 p.m. Taiyuan..Thurs., Aug. 20, 4.30 p.m. Atsūta Maru Thurs., Aug, 20, 5 p.m. Friday.

Letters, for "Imperial Airways .M.A. Dorado.........Fri., Aug, 21,

Direct Service"-dus London, 31st August.

Siberia,

Amoy

Calcutta via Straits .....

Parcels

.Aug. 20, 1 p.m.

Straits

5th Floor

Amoy

Jupan

MINIATURE LANDSCAPES AQUARIUMS & DWARFED TREES EXOTIC TROPICAL FISHES ANIMATED HISTORICAL AND

ASTRONOMICAL TABLEAUX

OPEN DAILY FROM 11 A.M. TO 11 P.M.

After 6 p.m.- 20 conts. Admission:

Before 6 p.m. - 10 cents.

of July, 1914, and the same as the SSSSSE333ESSSE385 month earlier. The corresponding percentage a year atto was

Britisht Wireless,

43.-

NEW OIL TANKER

London, Aug. 18.

A large frst-class oil tanker, bullt to the order of the British Tanker Company, was Iaunched to-day from the yard of Cammell, Lairds Birken-Brish Wireless.

UNUSUAL FUNERAL MUSIC

London, Aug. 18.

at

Music from Gilbert and Sullivan operas will be played at the funeral on Thursday of the famous Savoyard, Sir Henry Lytton-British Wireless.

T.T.

Demand

EXCHANGE

T.T. Shanghai T.T. Singapore T.T. Japan T.T. India TT. USA. T.T. Manlia TT. Batavia T.T. Hangkok T.T. Saigon

NOTICE

TO ADVERTISERS.

Advertisers requiring additional space in

S

the Saturday editions of "The Hongkong

Telegraph" are requested to make their

space reservations not later than noon

Selling

.1/211 1/211 1024

.5214

105

.01%

31

.112

15.5/16

150% .46.11/16

4.71

.70% .94

on Thursdays.

.1/0

4 m/8. L/C, London

4 m/s. D/P.

Buying

do

1/3 1/3/2

4 m/n, L/C, U.S.A.

4 in. France

.....

.03%

T.T. Franco TT. Germany TT. Switzerland TT. Australie.

T.T. Lisbon

30 d/s. Indin ......

US. Cross rute in London....0.02%

K.P.O.

Reg....Aug. 20, 5 pm.

Letters......Aug. 21, 8.30 a.m.

G.F.O.

RE.. Letters,

.Aug. 20, 5 p.m. ....Aug. 21, 8.30 am.

Fri, Aug. 21,

Letters for "Australia by Imperial R.M.A, Dorado

Airways Service"-due Darwin, 25th August.

K.P.O.

Reg.Aug. 20, 5 pm,

Leiters,.....Aur. 21, 8.30 a.m.

Reg., ...

G.P.O.

.Aug. 20, 5 pan.

Letters,...Aug. 21; 8.30 a.m.

Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, Canada, Emp. of Japan

U.S.A., and Europe via Vancou- (Parcels for Canada ver B.C., only).

(Duo Vancouver B.C., 8th Sept.). Hollow, Falchol and Haiphong ... Shanghai and Japon

Parcels,

Reg.

Letters,

..Fri, Aug. 21,

.Aug. 20, 6.p.m. .Aug. 21, 0.15 Dan. ....Aug. 21, 10 a.m.

Kingyuan ......Fri, Aug. 21, Noon. Pres. Doumer

Fri, Aug. 21, 1.30 p.m. Ilupch...... Fri.. 21, 2.30 p.m. Aug. 21.

Foochow vin Swatow Manila, Straits and Europe via Gneisenau

Marseilles-and Parcels only for Germany via Hamburg.......... (Due Marseilles, 13th September).

Saturday

G.P.O. & K.P.O. Reg. .....Aug. 21, 3.45 p.m. Letters, ...Aug. 21, 4.30 pm,

Shanghul and Europe vin Siberia Conte Verde Sat., Aug. 22, 9.30 am. Letters for "K.L.M. Service”—duc Kalsar--Hind

Amsterdam, 31st. August.

K.P.O.

Reg., ....Aug. 22. 9.30 am.

Leiters, ...Aug. 22, 10 am.

Reg.,

Letters,

Strails, Ceylon, India, E. and S. Kaisar-I-Hind

Africa, Aden, Egypt and Europe via Marseilles.

(Due Marseilles, 18th September).

K. F. 0.

Parcels

Reg

Letters;.

Halphong ∙Manila

Aug. 21, 4,30 pia.

.Aug. 22, 0.45 a.m.

Aug. 22, 10.30 nra.

..Sat., Aug. 22,

G.P.O,

.Aug. 22. 9.30 a.m.: „Aug. 22, 10 am.

.Sat., Aug. 22,

G. I. O.

Parents,...Aug, 21, 5 p.m. Reg., Aug. 22, 945 am. Letters,....Aug. 23, 10.30 am, Sat., Aug. 22, 2 pan. Pres. Jefferson Sat., Aug. 22, 4.30 p.m..

Canton

Stralis, Ceylon, Indlu, E. and S. Montevideo Maru Sat, Aug. 22, 5 p.m

Africa.

Swalow, Amey and Formosa Hoihow

Sunday. ..... Canton Maru..Sun., Aug. 23, 0 T

... Mulnom

.Sun., Aug. 23, 9, am Monday,

Fort Bayard, Hollow, Pakhoi and G. G. Paul Doumer

Haiphong

Mon., Aug. 24, 1 p.m. Amoy

Sin Klang. Mon, Aug. 24, 3.30 p.m. Tuesday.

Batavin

Tilkembang Tues., Aug. 25, 9:30 am. Bangkok vin Swatow Kwangtung Tues., Aug. 25, 1.30 p.m. Shanghal, Japan, Honolulu, U.S.A., Pres. Cleveland .... Tues., Aug. 25.

Central and South America, .."Canada and Europe via Sen Parcels, .... Francisco and *Europe via Siberia

Reg (Due San Francisco, 15th Sept.)

Letters,

Wednesday.

Straits, Ceylon, Indle, East and Hector

South Africo, Aden, Egypt and -"Europe via Marseilles,

(Due Marseilles, 24th September.)

Superscribed corres

Aug. 25, 4 p.. Aug. 25, 5 p.30. Aug. 25, 5.30 p.m.

.Wed., Aug. 20

G. P. O. & K. P. O. Reg.Aug. 20, 0.45 am. Letlers,...Aug. 20, 10.30 am.. adenco only.