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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1936.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Budget Pic

NOTICE.

E. D. KOTWALL, deceased.

All claims against the estate of the above namel deceased should be sent to the undersigned not later than the 25th September, 1936.

F. ZIMMERN & CO., Solicitors,

1st floor.

NOTICE.

TWO BIG

HOSPITALS

GOVERNMENT

ΤΟ TO CLOSE

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have to be transported to the new| prison at Stanley,

for

RADIO BROADCAST

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1. Can't help lovin' dut man. 2.

BIL

9.30 p.m. Variety." Instrumental-Fox-Trot

Medley Harry Roy's Tiger Ragamuffus; Song-Leave me with a love Song Turnier Layton; Song-Oh, My Goodness ("Poor little Rich Girl") Mae Questel (The Betty Boop As in other departments,, retrench-

Giri):

Violin....Sam Song-Gypsy ment is being practised in the Kow-Browne; Galtar Solo-Dipsomania Toon Canton Railway Department. A....Len Fillis; Song-Dinner for one |

Layton: James....Turner number of posis uf watchmen, please

....Bobby Breen.

Although more convicts arc duc

release in 1937 than in 1030) drivers, firemen, brakesmen. Bitters Orchestra-Moss Rose, Waltz....The Chung Tin Building (gratultles to prisoners for industrial|

Inbour is anticipated to increase from and coolies have been abolished in Bohemians: Song-Let's Sing Agaln $700 this year to $900 next year) the the estimates for 1937. authorities believe that there will be anore prisoners to accommodate. Therefore the vole for photogaphy of new prisoners has been increased from $2,200 to $2,500, and the vote for subsistence of prisoners from $230,000 to $270,000,

I have this day started the practice of an Architect, Surveyor Peak, and Engineer under the style or Arm name of A. H. Basto, at Building, Top Floor, Prince's Telephone No. 39599.

HOUSE SIX-ROOMED standing in large garden, modern conveniences, ample servants' quar- ters. To let on long lease. Apply Box No. 330, "Hongkong Telegraph."

CINEMA NOTES

A vicious new crime ring that couldn't be smashed and a startling new mystery that couldn't be solved -until a deb who wants thrills and

reporter who

headlines wants plunge into the exciting plot and. in a series of breath-taking events,

the

mence new smash threatens the nation.

11

High-tension entertainment in the

Alm. "Human new Fox

Tal

that Is the

Carg

and

altowing to-day at the King's

with Claire Trevor

Theatre

Iklan Donlevy which includes

cast heading the

Dinehart,

Alan Ralph Morgan, Helen Troy Rita Cansino. Miss Trevor is seen the deb who is determined to have her share of excitement. She obtains a job on Dinehart's news- paper and a night clubs with Aen Before Reparter Brian Donlevy.

Miss Trevor the Nim ends

gues through)

of experiences series thrilling enough for any daredevil or explorer. The thing is ported to have Claire, out-of-breath,

E

falling willingly Into Donlevy's

arn. Executive Producer Sol M. Wurtzel, selected Allan Dwun to direct the production. The sercen μένος

Jefferson authored by Parker and Doris Malloy from a novel by Kathleen Shepard.

"Small Town Girl"

If will

Gil

Was

you like real entertainment

thrilis.

laughs, tears ила action. then nee *Small Town starring Janet Gaynor and Robert Taylor, the attraction at the Oriental Theatre for Friday Saturday. The new screen team of Miss Gaynor and Taylor teach new heights in the stirring story about a modern runaway marriage brought about by the rural girl's effort escape the boredoma of a small town. that is snuffing out her life. Miss Gaynor's work as the small town gir

the is as outstanding as Taylor's in role of the young doctor who wakes in his car to find that he niarried and who takes his wife on a honeymoon to avoid a scandal- and then refuses to even speak to her. With the stn duo is an ela- burate cast including such Invourites Blanie Barnes, Lewis Stone, Andy Devine, Elizabets Patterson, Frank Craven and Jaines Stewart, performance and their formly excellent.

ភាព

in

recent

"Inferno"

are

Ls

un!-

A. II. BASTO, A.R.L.B.A. M.I. Struc. Eng., M.R. San. I. 11th. September, 1936.

Let's eat-!

Where?

-KING'S

RESTAURANT

A nem of $1.000 has been set aside in the K.C.R. estimates for the air-conditioning of a First- Class Steel Coach. It is anileipat ed that this amount will be cover- ed by the additional revenue which will resull from this amenity. A sum of $300 is ominously set The total expenditure for the aside in the 1937 Prison Depart- Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps ment estimates for Exccutions! is estimated to rench $158,300 next; The Estimates for the Medical De-year, as compared with an estimated partment show an increase from $1,- expenditure of $151,569 for the cur- rent year. The vote for Training 051,378 (estimated) for the urrent

Expenses for the Nursing Detach- year to $2.140,685 for 1937. Salories

include hospital training, and there is ment has been increased by $1,000 to

Increase from $1,160,004 to 51,163,039 (due, principally, to the low dollar), General Expenditure from $430.824 to $492,740 and Special Expenditure from $50,000 to $184,880.

HOSPITALS TO CLOSE

A very considerable portion of these increases is due to the opening in about March next year of the new

vote of $3,600 for the mechanisa- Troop,

tion of the Machine Gun

which is considered necessary, by the military authoritjes.

Owing to financial stringency, Gov- ernment has decided to postpone the appointment of an Armourer Stuff sergeant until 1030.`

-of course!Queen Mary Hospital. The Govern penditure, Government is providing

Breakfast

Morning Coffee

Tiffins

Toas

Dinners

Open from 7 a.m.

First & Mezzanine Floor,

King's Theatre Building.

and Jeanette Clark Gable MacDonald in "Sun Francisco" showing on Friday at the King's and Alhambra Theatres.

Stars of to-day, stars of yester day and even some who may be stars to-morrow-were gathered by Fox Filin for "Dante's Inferno", and appear in the scenes of this, one of the most colourful and spectacular pictures to issue from Hollywood yours. Spencer Tracy. Claire

Trevor, Henry B. Walthali Frank

Moran, Warren Hymer, and Alan Dinehart are the players Bryant Washburn, Maud Truax,

Lu- of car Apfel, Helen Flint, Grace who head the featured cast "Dante's Inferno",

Phillips the Rue,

Noble Jnhinson, Majestic Theatre. But they

Smalley, George Irving and Frank

Let early

1934, speaking parts, Conroy, present

four unly

ken up the and the picture boasts

thousands efforts Among the many others whom film-eff of several goers will recognize in the action- Hollywood's nest technical experts

1101

ited drama and spectacle of "Dante's

Interno are

seventy. "Dante's Segn has taken

Os-

of

scenes and artists in its transference to the George screen.

Five thousand extras were Humbert, Robert Gleckler, Kella employed in the various scenes of Walker, Ruthelma Stevens, Gloria pante's Inferno," which was direct- Roy, Jane Withers, John T. Murrayed by Sol M. Wartzel.

NOTICE

TO ADVERTISERS.

Advertisers requiring additional space in:

the Saturday editions of "The Hongkong Telegraph" are requested to make their

space reservations not later than noon

on Thursdays.

rgent Civil and Victoria Hospitals will at the same time be closed and, as far as possible, the cuipment of there two hospitals will be used in the Queen Mory Hospital,

The accommodation in the new hospital is, however, considerably greater

than the combined accom- madation of the Government Civil and Victoria Hospitals; over 300 beds as against 310 beds, and; it is neces- sury to provide for the possibility that this accommodation will be fully used. Considerable increase in staff and in provision for equipment is therefore inevitable.

i

In addition to the B.K.V.D.C. ex-

$42,014 next year for the Hongkong Naval Volunteer Force, as against $38,988 for the current year.

A total of $1.500 is provided in next year's extimates for alterations to 11.M.8. Cornflower, in order to provide Jecture accommodation. The scheme for alleration and en- targement of ward-room has been abandoned.

H.M.S. CORNFLOWER APPOINTMENT

of the

On the recommendation naval authorities, the Government is} to appoint a retired naval officer,] probably of the rank of Lieutenant- Owing to lack of funds, the Gov-Commander, to a new post of Officer ernment is providing nothing for the Instructor, a post which is considered Medical Department next year for essential for an efficient scheme of Anti-Gas Equipment. The Item training. The solary of this ofllcer under this heading for the current will be $600 per month and the post year provided for nu expenditure of will be full-time, tenable for a period | $11,760. However, $4,600 Is provid- of years. This post will make the ed for in the Sanitary Department services of the present part-time estimates for anti-gas equipment. officer instructor unnecessary, and This amount was provided for in the the part-time instructional staff wil3) 1936 estimates, but will not be spent be changed to one warrant officer until 1937.

m two petty officers.

RETRENCHMENT

The Naval Volunteer Force estim- ***jutes include a sum of $550 os ollow- There has been heavy retrenchiment (ance for Officers undergoing training of staff in the Sanitary Department,¦ in England, $750 for mine-sweeping and this is responsible for the fact and exercising expenses, $1,200 ̊ for, that the cast of salaries will increase uniform allowance to Officers, and by only $73,861 from 9803,017 for the || $300 for lifting and surveying of current year, despite lower dollur. moorings.

Three European Sanitary Inspec- tora' posts have been abolished whilst,

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SWAN, CULBERTSON & FRITZ.

Investment Bankers and Brokers in Securities and Commodities. Daily New York Exchange Service Commodity Futures on the principal American markeas.

Members of Now York Cotton Exchange..

10 p.m. Big Ben from London. The B.B.C. Wireless Military Band.

The Mill on the Rock-Overture (Reissiger, arr. Winterbottom): Reve Passe (Helmer); Hungarian Parta") ("From Foreign Dance (Moskowski, Op. 23, arr. Sommer);

of Bagdad-Overture Telephone The Caliph (Boieldieu);

Lynwood Minrch lume): Prairie Flower-March (Hume).

10.30 pm. Billy Cotton and his Band.

11 p.m. Close Down. DAVENTRY PROGRAMMES

The following wave-lengths and frequencies áře observed by Daventry.

Rign

Frequency Wavelength 4,500 k..

THE

49.59 metre

GRA

1,510 kr.

21.5 metren

C&C

8.385 kt.

11.30

metree

£1,750

FL.32

metron

€

12,065

*

25.7A

15,140

k.r.

19.82 malees

17.799 k.c.

16.7 meires

CATE

21,678

*.

13,97

meires

15.250 ..

19.40

meices

GRI GBL

21,540

k.r. 4,10 k.. 45.10 Transmission 1

17.60

Fun(rem

met fro

130

10.5.1)

0.8.U.)

Beethoven's Ponniam 2.11 p.m. Uz Ten.

for Violin and Pianoforte.

2.46 pm. Imaginary leezashy. "Captain

Itober Jrakína.

3. p.m. The B.tt.C. Empire Orchestra. 3.53 p.m. The News and Aringancaments. Greenwich Time Signs at p.m.

Transmission 2

Big Ten The Trocadera Cinema

Orchestra,

(G.S.6, 4.8.1) 7 p.m.

7.43 p.m. "If."

A p.m.

A Gring Relial by Isabel Balle

(Barn).

R.21 p.m.Penny Caloured." Greenwich Times Signal at

p.m.

*. p.m. The News and Announcements. 9.20 p.m. The Philip Whiteway Ensemble,

Transmission 3

TANG, CF.F.. 08.

10 p.m. le lien. The Carlton Ilotel Oz.

chestra.

10:30p.m. Imaginary Biography. "Captain

Rebert Jenkins.“

10.30 p.m. Heilman of Manefield's Forms 13.11 p.m. Beethoven's Sonatus for Violin and Plannforte No. 5.

Hound and Abotil."

1

11 pm. 11.35 p.m.

The News and Annenbeements. Greenwich Time Hignal at 12 .m. 12.15 .m. Dance Maste...

12.23 m. A Recital al New Gramaphane

Records.

ACTRESS' SUICIDE

FORMER MEMBER OF THE FRAWLEY COMPANY

Harrison, N.Y., Sept. 13. Mrs. Adele Blood Hope, once re- Under the Head "Miscellaneous garded as the prettiest blonde netress! Services," the sum of $480,000 is al in the world, died here to-day of In accordance with Government's lotted DE the 1937 estimates for self-inflicted gun wounds. policy of replacing sterling paid Transport of Government Servants. olleers by locally recruited officers in | The cost under this heading for the

Mrs. Hope appeared in Honolulu and throughout the subordinate posts, two additional current year is estimated at $475,000 Shakespearean player with Mr. Tim posts of Asiatic Probationer Sanitary inspectors ive been created,

Orlent as 11 The greater part of the loan works Frawley's stock company. She was now in progress will have been com- Atty years of age at the time of her Further retrenchment is seen in thepleted by the end of the current year, death.

of abolition of two posts motor and Government is undertaking no Worry over finances was indieated. drivers, three of messengers, six of new loan works in 1937 with the to have been the reason foremen and 80 other minor posts. jexception of a new Central Market. Hope's suicide.-Uutted Press.

for Mrs.

KING'S ALHAMBRA

OPENING TO-MORROW

THE MOST THRILLING ROMANCE OF 1936!

Clark Gable as king of Frisco's gambling hell... gorgeous Joanette as his golden-voiced sweet. heartTrue genius brings- them together for the first time now in the year's A most exciting

8.0 u

GABLE Jeanette MACDONALD San Francisco

with

Spencer TRACY

Metro- Goldwyn. "Rose Marie" sing

Mayer

PICTURE

MOMENTS TO REMEMBERI Lovely star of

ing WOULD YOU?' and other grand love songs!

Dazzling "Chick. ons" Ball"., du- atruction of San Francisco.. Barbary -Coast ravals) :.

JACK HOLT JESSIE RALPH TED HEALY

Chicago Board of Trade.

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Commodity Exchango, Inc., New York. Canadian Commodity Exchange, Inc., Montreal, New York Cofce and Sugar Exchange.

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Japan Manila

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Straits Sirtits

Straits

Canada, U.S.A., Japan, and Shang- hai (Vancouver B.C., 5th Sept.) U.S.A., Honolulu. Japan and Shang- hol (Sun Francisco, 4th Sept.) Amoy

Hosang

Chichibu Maru

Chitral...

G. G. Paul Doumer ..

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.September 18. September 18, General Pershing ....September 18

Pres. McKinley

Teucer

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