1936-09-18 — Page 19

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1936.

Hongkong Government Will Shortly Float Loan For $11,000,000: Money Is Required Next Year

Miss Pat Sykos

THESE

FOLK

CAN

DANCE!

By A Staff Reporter

"That", said Mr. J. A. Andrew, brilliant interpreter of modern ballroom dancing, who, in com. pany with Miss Pat Sykes,

champion, former world's

opening a season at

the Gripps, Hongkong Hotel on Saturday night," the rhythm

dance, not all the craze in London." "And that," I replied, "is the 'cut rhythm', 'Shanghat Rhythm", *American Style', call it whot von like, dancing, raised to the nth degree of artistry.”

WHICH is by way of telling

Telegraph readers, including prospective patrons of Gripps next Saturday (and there- after), that though they may have scen ballroom dancing of a pretty high standard in the past, they "ain't" in the words of an au- onymous poet, "seen nothing. Yet"

Gripps looked pretty cool yester day morning when I popped round to ste Andrew and Miss Sykes tun- ing up for their Big Night. But after watching them whirl round the floor in a quick hythm tinnce, then n quick-step, then a brilliant (no other word sults i) waltz, 1 per- spired just in sympathy.

But what gracel What perfection of movement! What alignment!

contra- What body away! What movement! No wonder the London Dally News wrote of Miss Sykes .. is one of the prettiest teachers of dancing I have met

and na wonder Mr. J. A. Andrew was ad- mitted a Fellow of the Imperial So- elety vt Teachers of Dancing, while in England a month or so ago.

$28,000,000 PUBLIC WORKS PLAN

NEAR COMPLETION

TOTAL COST OF SHING MUN VALLEY WATER SCHEME WILL BE $13,000,000: AIRPORT

COSTS $2,030,000.

Telegraph " Staff Correspondent THE "Telegraph" understandes that there is every prospect that the Hongkong will issue a $11,000,000 Public Works Loan early next year.

Authority for the issue of this amount is already vested in the Government under the Hongkong Dollar Loan Ordin- ance of 1934.

The Loan will bear interest at the rate of 3% per cent. The

J. A. Andrew

PENSION BILL IS HIGHEST

price of issue will probably be fixed at 99 per cent, the bonds ON RECORD

giving a flat yield of 3535 per cent. or, allowing for redemption over a full period of 25 years, of 3.555 per cent.

The issue will probably be underwritten without expense to the Government, and it is also probable that the major portion of the amount will be taken up without recourse to public subscription.

IT IS COSTING COLONY MORE AND MORE

The bonds will be in bearer form and, it is most likely, in amounts of $1,000, $5,000 and $10,000 with interest coupons at-THE Colony's pension bill tached. No sinking fund will be established, but amortization will

for, civil servants next be provided by annual drawings of 1/25th of the amount issued. The first drawing would normally take place in 1938, when bonds to year will be the greatest on the value of 1/25th of $11,000,000 would be repaid. It is intended record. that the whole of the Issue will be paid off in 25 years.

►

As anticipated by the The entire amount of this Loan is required by Government "Telegraph" in a recent fore. to meet obligations for Loan Works nuthorised in 1934.

Flowers To Attract

The Tourists GOVERNMENT PLAN.

As part of the Government's plans for increasing the attrac lions of Itongkong as

schemo resort, an extensive

of

$182,928 For Local Charities

Hongkong charities will re- ceive $182,028 from the Govern- ment during 1937.

Thirteen local charition will benefit from the greater portion of this allocation.

A total of $110,000 will be dis- tributed to the General Chinese Charllen Fund, the next biggest beneficiaries being the Aberdeen Industrial School and the Mercantile Marine Assistance Fund, which re- crive $10,000 each,

Other recipients of Government igrants next year will be:

Alice Memorial and Affliated

Hospitula

7,500

French Convent

720

General Charities Organ

isation

Hongkong Benevolent

Society

3,500

Italian Convent

1,000

Leper Asylum at Shellung

4,000

Liitle Sisters of the Poor

920

St. Louis Industrial School Salvation Army Home Society of St. Vincent

aak

1.800

3,000

de

1,000

Victoria

Home

Orphanage

100

Passages and Relief of

Destitutes

Transport and Subsistence

of Lunatics

5,000

500

GRANTS TO INSTITUTIONS

n

Next year the Hongkong Govern- ment is providing almost half million dollars on Grants in aid of Institutions.

The biggest beneficiary is the Un- versity of Hongkong which, as in previous yours, will receive $350,000. Due to the financial position of the

that its contributión will be on #

making the

in

Colony, the recent appeal on behalf of the University for an increased cast of the Budget, Govern-rant has had to be turned down. These works include the Aber-ment must find the enormous the Hongkong Travel Association. A sum of $15,000 Is provided for deen Valley Water Scheme, al- total of $2,200,000 in 1937 Government hus stipulated, however, ready completed at a cost of in order to meet its obliga-strict dollar-for-dollar basis, and it $2,566,702.78, the Shing Mun| Valley Water Scheme, which wil tions to retired civil servants will therefore be necessary for the Travel Association to obtain public cost approximately $13,141,877, and their dependants.

subscriptions to the extent of $15,000 and will be completed by next year; the Vehicular Ferry, the This exceeds the total pensions before it can receive the full Govern-

ment subsidy, total cost of which is estimated to payable for the current year by In addition to the University and be $1,930,000; the new Gaol at $390,000, and exceeds the pre-Travel Association, Government is

following grants Stanley, which will cost $4,400,- vious record (1934) by $210,000. 1937

Civil Pensions, Retiring AllowAdvisory Committee' on 000; the Tytam Tuk Catchwater, tourist

Education

the In which cost $700,000; the Kai Takances and Gratuities will account

Colonies Airport, which will be completed for $1,500,000 next year, as

Bureau of Hygiene and in 1937 at an estimated total cost against $1,250,000 for the cur-

Tropical Diseases, London of $2,032,630, and the new Central rent year.. Police Pensions will Colonini Medical Fund Market, which will be completed in cost an additional $390,000, as Farnham House, etc.

Imperial Economic, 1938 at an estimated cost of against $320,000 for 1936.

perlat Shipping, Imperial $550,000.

Agricultural Bureaux Imperial Insitute of En-

tomology, London Imperial Institute

Clll En- Institution of

gineers; Committee on Deterioration of Struc-. tures exposed to Sen

· Action League of Nations Health Eastern Organisation Bureau London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Royal Asiatic Society ..... School of Oriental Studies,

London Institution

planting flowering shrubs is to be commenced by the Botanical and Forestry Department next year.

of

Detalls of the scheme are being worked out by the Superintendent the Botanical and Forestry Department, Mr. II. Green,

Government has allotted $2,000 initial stages the

of the

for

selieme.

Government To

Ban Private Press Reception

The total expenditure to December 31 this year on these Works

estimated to reach $27,498,785.

Of the total, $4,525,116 has been met from the Public Works Loan of 1997, and $13,000,000 from the $14,000,000 Dollar Loan floated by the Hongkong Government in 1934. This leaves a defeit of $0,008,910, which has been temporarily met from the Colony's surplus balance of Assets over Liabilities.

In view of the fact that Govern- ment anticipates that the 3936-37 deficits will reduce the Colony's sur- of next year, it becomes imperative that another loan be floated in the near future.

Widown and Orphans, pensions will cost $310,000 in 1937, 39 against $240,000 in the current, However, Government does not actually pay this latter pension, as Civil Servants contribute four per cent. of their salaries to offset pensions to widows and orphans. The estimated revenue from this source next year is $410,000, so that actually Government makes a profit of $100,000.

The remarkable fashion in which penalons have grown in Hongkong during the past two decades is shown In the following tuble, complied from

recently:

worth sleeping

in!

These pyjamos, made of soft

spun artificial silk. cut on free and easy lines to avoid any "drag" in wear,

Plain light blue, red, medium

blue and biscuit,

$13.50

Leas 10% çualt discount

Other qualities. In plain colours and striped designs.

From $8.50

Lesa 10% cash discount

A LARGE ASSORTMENT

OF SLIPPERS

MACKINTOSH'S LTD.

MEN'S WEAR SPECIALISTS

ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH HALL

KOWLOON,

TUESDAY, September 22, at 9

LECTURE

p.m.

- RECITAL

BY.

GERALD SYDNEY

(Professor of Singing, Elocution and Pianol

on

"The Use of the Voice in Song and Speech"

and

"The Value of Music,”

The following artistes have kindly consented to appear:-

Doris Blair

$ 2,048

4,800 1,280 102

Jm-

4,000

B00

Rov. H. W. Baines

9,000

of welcoming. She has a stupend. sent carried out by certain News plus balance to $7,000,000 at the end official records by the Telegraph" Seamen's Hospital Society

Reception of press messages at pre- Agencies in Honkong is to be cen- tralised by the Government as from January 1.

AND WHAT A RECORD! Mis Sykes is, of course, one of the most interesting personalities of the modern professional ballroom whom Hongkong, has had the opportunity ous record of achievements. Here are a few which speak sudiciently for themselves without adornment from

Private individuals or agencies will me. In 1924, 1025, 1920, 1928, 1920 and, 1630 she and Maxwell Stewart thereafter be prohibited from using were holders of the World's Dancing wireless receiving apparatus for the Championship—the highest honour purpose of receiving press messages, which can fall to anyone in the pro- fession of ballroom dancing. In 1930 Government at present receives and 1931 they wou the European wireless press messages from Rugby Championship, and 1030 saw them and Geneva. The former transmis carry off International Champion- sion is a British Oficial service and ships at Baden-Baden, Germany, the latter a League of Natlons ser- Nice and Lugano. In 1928 and 1931 vice. they won the Brush Professional Championship at Queen's Mall und Blackpool, and in 1929, they achieved a remarkable triumph in winning the "Star" new dange competition at the Albert Hall, London with their fam ous "Skater's Waltz".

Miss Sykes and Maxwell Stewart were originators of the "Sugar Step" (Blues) in 1928, and the "Kerb Step" (Fox-trot) the following year, In her spare time (1) Miss Sykes haa had published a text book on ballroom dancing entitled "Modern Dancing" which has gone through many editions.

Thus for Miss Sykes' achievements. And the reasons. Well, one is her natural ability in the art of terp- sichore, plus her charm on the dance floor which instantly puts her in de lightful fellowship with her audience.

Government made tests last year with a view to undertaking the work on behalf of news agencies, but ex- Isting apparatus proved Inadequate. A sum of $12,500 is to be expended on purchasing adequate apparatus, which will be installed shortly.

BRITISH SOCIAL SERVICES

Civi

Widons &

Boy Scouts Association

Mr. Li Chor Chi

Soprano

Tenor

..Baritone

Admission: $2 (Reserved), $1,00.

Students Half-Price.

Advance Booking at 2 Austin Avenue, Kowloon. Tel 56963.

400

1,000

1,000

100

480

THE

120

1,200

B:00

100

MAID

2,000

$34,500 Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Hong-

1917 1023

kong

2,500

1925

1931

495,000 193,000 139,000 $35,000 213,000 185,000 *B5,000 215.000 218,000 1,228,050

12,979 Hongkong Society for the **IT,000 Protection of Children **11,000 Hongkong Travel Associa-,

tion

5,000

15,000

Girl Guides Association. 244,320 District Watchmen Fund

Association

Hervanta Police

Orphans Total 1920 - $ 190,820 - € 25.000 30,000

214,000 56.000

10,900 31.00 New Territories Agricultural 208,865 $9,026 54,030 393,111 K5,793 40,702 441,695 AS5.600 115,120 10,000 369,000 -213,700 77,380 373.600 127,609 30,000

601,200 433.210 143,542

675.90 99.050 812,403 101.574 120,000

With the anticipated expenditure iszi of a further $1,075,988 on the above 1923. mentioned works scheduled for next | 192 year, the total amount of loan money 1925 required to meet expenditure will be $10,739,098,

COMPLETED BY 1938

1933

All of the works will be completed by 1033, the only outstanding allot- ments at the end of next year being 1947 1.048,000 $10,000 261,009 2,708,000 1,200,000 210,000 246,000 1,694,000 $350,000 for the new Central Market, 1931

1.500, 330,000 240,930 2,090,080 and $19,090 for unallocated publie | ipi

310,000 310.000 2,010,000 works.

1036 1,250,000 220,000 210,000 1,810,000

1,200

310,000 170,000

2.100.000

At the end of this year, only n small portion of the work in con- nection with the actual construction of the Gorge Dam ni Shing Mun will be outstanding, and the only sub- sequent loan requirements with res- pect to the entire Shing Mun Valley Water Scheme will be $301,872 for completion of this work, $50,000 for completion of the second 24-inch Trunk Main, and $50,000 for Llic third Ranid Gravity Filters.

KAI TAK AIRPORT. The main filters, and second Cross Harbour Pipe Line have already been completed.

1937

FIVE-POWER CONFERENCE

BRITISH PROPOSALS

PRESENTED

London, Sept. 17. To-morrow the Foreign Secretary, who returned to the Foreign Office

RADIO BROADCAST

Pianoforte Recital By Caroline. Braga

THREE STUDIO ITEMS MIDWIFERY AND

A toint of $1,007,485 is being spent to-day for the first time since his at-

From Z. B. W. on a wavelength of CHILD WELFARE.

oh the Kai Tait, Airport. The nero- | tock of chicken-pox, and who leaves drome has already been compleled at on Sunday for Geneva, will hand to 355 metres (845 Allocycles):

Ambassadors

ot London Sept. 17.

4-7 p.m. Chinese Programme. In London a cost of $20,485, and the Wireless the

7 p.m. The Philharmonie Sym- Sir Kingsley Wood, Minister uf Telegraph Station at a cost of $84,- France, Germany, Italy and Belgium

Orchestra of New York. 172. A total of $360,000 is being a note containing proposals in con- phony DANCED FOR PAVLOVA Health, in a speech this afternoon spent on the new Airport and seu-nexion with the present stage of lat Movement from

"Symphony new mid-plane slipway.

diplomaile preparations for. the pro- No. 101 in D Minor"

nor" (The "Clock") Then it is as well to point out said that he hoped the

Most of the work on this item has jected Five-Power Conference. (Haydn); Midsummer Night's Dream that she started to learn dancing atwifery service under the Govern-

The importance of these pre--Scherzo (Mendelssohn); Le Rouet the ripe nge of four. That she had ment's Midwives Act would be in already been completed, and the only

exchanges has D'Omphale great ideas of going on to the stage,

(Omphale's Spinnlog which is scheduled for next.yeur. only her eldest sister got there Orst operation throughout the country by outstanding expenditure is $36,831, 1minary diplomatic

been recognised by all parties, and Wheel) (Sulni-Saens, Op. 31); L'Ap- and her father sald "No! Not a July next, and that every mother

Mr. Eden has been anxious to com- prenti Spreier (Dulcas). -second"

So she was packed off to would then be able to obtain, what-

7.30 pan. Closing Local Stock plete work on the present note before boarding school to learn that ever her circumstances, the service Things which are equal-to- the-same-thing-are 'equal-to-one-an-of a qualified midwife. He wanted other, and so forth, but not before to see the whole status of the mid- she had danced for the immortal, wifery profession raised to a higher Pavlova and had earned the rich level.

praise of that ́exquisite artiste.

Then carrie the day when Miss

AIR-CONDITIONING FOR HONGKONG

TRAIN TRAVELLERS

leaving for Geneva In order that no Quotations. Hungarian Music..

time should be lost which might occn- ston delay in the fixing of the meet- ing itself. The British part during the preparatory phase arises natural

Next Bummer passengers from ly from the fact that the meeting of Hongkong to Canton will be able to the three Powers which issued the

Sir Kingsley Wood claimed that travel by railway in an air-const- communique of July 23 was held in Sykes hnd to set out upon a career, the record of which the British pro- tioned steel coach, the Arst to be used London.-British Wireless, and it is not at all surprising to and ple could be proudest in connexion on the Aslan continent. that she decided on dancing, She with social reform was their progress

The Kowloon Canton Railway is hod ideas of the Russian ballet, but in child welfare. But they must go spending $4,000 to convert one of this was a bit out of favour'ni tho on constantly developing and extende | the ordinary First Class coaches into time, so she turned her attention to in. He hoped in the next session

forward pro-ice-cooled air-conditioned de luxe ballroom dancing, and became the Parliament to bring

When completed next summer, the most pccomplished lady exponent of posals for filling the gap that at pre- the modern style the world has yet sent existed in the medical super-coach will be incorporated in one of

vision of the child between the time the Fel expresses. Now she and J. A: Andrew have brought to the Far East everything (Continued on Page 5.)

known.

at which he left school to enter em- If it proves popular with railway | ployment and when he commenced travellers other couches will be con- health insurance-British Wireless, verted.

AIR TRAVELLERS

London, Sept. 17. - The Duke and Duchess of York re- turned from a holiday trip to Europe to-day, coming by air from Parla and Mr. Winston Churchill returned to London in the same machine, after a holiday in France-Reuter. Bulletin

Service.

મ

7.33 p.m..

Songs Hnd a Horse ("Hungarian Folk Songa") (Korbay); Shepherd, see thy horse's Foaming Mane Hungarian Folk Songe") (Korbay) garian Rhapsody No. 11 (Liszt),... ....Keith Falkner (Baritone); Hun- Marcel Ciampi (Pianoforte); Orches- tra-liungarian March Potpourri (Pecsi)....

..........George Boulanger and his Orchestra,

7.50 nm. From the Studio.. "Book Reviews" by A. D.

pan. Time, Weather and an- nouncements,

8.03 p.m. Geraldo and his Or-. chestra.

El Helicario (Padilla); La Vivictexá (Padilla); Rumbaland No. 1.

OF 。

THE

MOUNTAINS

VOCAL SCORE

at

ANDERSON'S

8.15 p.m. From the Studio.

A programme of Light Songs by

panied by E. Gualdı.

Gaston d'Aquino (Tenor) accom-

1.

Programme.

Serenata....Toselli; 2. Noni

Sevedar di me,,,,de Curtis; 3. O flower Divine....Haydn Wood; 4. Maire my Girl....Aitken.

BICYCLES RUN EASIER

Oll frequently ali bearingsandran- ning parts with3--

in-one cll-you'l notles the dif-

8.30 pm, The J. H. Squire | ferencestonce.j Celeste Octor.

Memories of Tschalkovsky Sear); Valsc Blucite-Air de Ballet

(arr.

(Drigo); Narcissus (Nevin),-)

8.45 p.m. From the Studlo.

AHS BATES IS RUST

.

A Planoforte Interlude by Caroline Bragh, F.T.CL.

Programme.

1. L'Alouette (The Lark)..Glinka;|

2. Norwegian Bridal Procession.... Grier; 3. Butterfly....Grieg: 4. Totonlo

IN-ONE OIL

(Violin),

a Water Lily... MacDowell; 5. In

II. LOzorlo (Piano).. MacDowell. Aut, News and announcements 1. Violin Solos: Medley,

Programme. D p.m,

You from London.

started me dreaming; Love me fore- 0.20 p.m. "Overture 1014"-Aver; 2. Song Is it true what they War March Memory played by De- broy Somers Band.

9.30 p.m. From the Studio.

Variety Concert by Colleen Parker (Vocal). Pedro An-

say about Dixie7; 3. Plano Solos. Medley, Hands across the table; Two cigarettes in the dark; Someday Sweetheart; 4. Violin Solos: Medley Alone; I'm to the Mood for love;

(Continued on Page 4)

•