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THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

KING GEORGE V MEMORIAL

FOR HONGKONG

OFFICIAL SCHEME..

His Excellency the Covernor has been informed from many quarters of a general desire that Hong Kong should possess a worthy Memorial to His late Majesty, King George V.

In the United Kingdom the National Memorial. with royal approval, will take the form of Playing Fields throughout the country with suitable commemorative entrance gates. Members of the fighting Services in this Colony are subscribing to this Home memorial, and any civilians who desire to contribute are reminded that remittances should be addressed to "The King George National Memorial Fund. The Mansion House, London. E.C.4.".

At the present time of economic depression it is unlikely that sufficient money could be raised in this Colony for the purchase of large areas for playing fields. The Executive Council has therefore had under most careful consideration the preparation of a plan which, while identical in its main purpose and conception with the Home Scheme, will carry with it an assurance of immediate practical success and of popular acceptance. The scheme which has emerged is that Government should preserve for public parks with children's play. grounds two open spaces, one in Victoria and the other in Kowloon. Both the proposed areas adjoin congested districts, and any possible doubts as to their potential recreative and hygienic value will be speedily dispelled by an evening visit to the existing Southern Playing Ground at Wantsal.

The area selected for. Victoria is the beautiful garden of the present Government Civil Hospital, which will no longer be required when the Queen Mary Hospital opens next year. The Maternity Block and Medical Officer's quarters can be demolished and there will then be room for three playgrounds and lif funds permitt for a paddling pool, without encroachment on the fine lawn that already exists. The many lovely trees, which luckily escaped mutilation by the recent typhoon, would - of course be preserved in any future layout.

In Kowloon there is a sufficiently large unalienated space at the Northern end of Canton Road just before it joins jordan Road. It contains at present some rocky hummocks but, given funds, these can be easily levelled off or converted into terrace gardens. More would have to be done here, than at the Civil Hospital, but there is no reason why an equally, useful and pleasant result should not emerge. If, however, this area can be exchanged for one even more suitable the Government will consider such an exchange.

The Government's contribution to the scheme will be the preservation of these areas as open. spaces, their preparation and equipment depending upon public subscription. The erection of commemorative arches or gates, as under the Home Scheme, would doubtless meet with general approval but (although tentative sketch-plans are being got out) the local Scheme is not yet tied to any set design. All subscriptions will be handed over to the Urban Council, and with them will lie the responsibility of getting the fullest value for money in the lay-out, equipment and beautification of both areas. It is considered that future maintenance would be a fair charge on urban revenues and voluntary subscriptions will therefore be utilised entirely on initial development,

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The Governor-earnestly invites subscriptions to-this- Scheme, which should be paid into the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank, the Chinese Chamber of Commerce or the Tung Wah Hospital. His Excellency is most grateful these institutions for this service of collection. Cheques should be made payable to "King George V Memorial Fund" and crossed. In faunching this appeal the Governor hopes that the Scheme will commend itself as strongly to the general public as it does to his colleagues on the Executive Council and Finance Com- mittee and to himself, and that it will meet with a truly generous response. The receipt of donations will be acknowledged in the newspapers, by kind permission of the Editors.

Mountain Lodge.

September 30th, 1936,

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NOTICE

TO ADVERTISERS.

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Telegraph" are requested to make their

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on Thursdays.

CINEMA NOTES

The

When accident that fista an fowa farmer to the movies against his will one of the most delightful comedy plots of recent years is developed in R. K. O. Radio's "The Farmer. In the Dell," featuring Fred Stone and Jean Parker, at the Alhambra Theatre.

him is highlighted with tence drama and skifal casting adda much to

the pro- duction.

Ben Holins has directed this story of the problems of simple country people into the midst of life In the pereen. Jean Parker Is the Ingenue in the cast which Includes Esther Dale, Moroni Olsen, Frank Albertson Spencer Charters, Lueflle Brill, Maxte Jennings and Ray Mayer. Scenes include the soun stages, palatial Hollywood home and a farm in Jowa,

"The Law In Her Hands"

If friends of Margaret Lindsay ure awakened some night by the sound. of a twanging gullar ond a feminine

voice in a threaty English accent. singing "Home On The Bange" they nced not be at all surprised.

It will

just be the notion picture actress rying out her newly acquired "folk" music education. Miss Lindsay, who came from lown, and came A way from that corn State, has be Inking Jessons

on the guitar. And the's specialising, oddly enough, in folk to tik tyc folk songs ol prairies, "Maybe Wao throw-back to the prairie - mosphere in which 1

was

Bornst

Margaret said on the set of First National picture, The Law in Her Hands," now showing of the King's Theatre, "O, it may be an Emer- conlan compensation for the fact that i mutlifted my native tongue with an Required English accent. At any rate. I seem to have an almost un- controllable affection for cowboy

ballads sand simple Bags of the soil."

"The Law In her Hands" is a rollick- ing emedy with intensely dramatic moments. Besides Mas Lindsay the east includes Glenda Farrell, Warre Hull, Lyle Talbot, Eddie Acuff, Dick Parcel and Al Sikenn William Clemens directed.

"Rtle America“

Death was always lose at harid for Admiral Richard Byrd and the Wfty-dive men oe Els gevond: Antars- the expedition. Transferring to dw screen this strungi for life was the ints af

John L Herrmann, Paramount Paremman, and Cart (. Petersen, his chief oftle, during the 18 months they spent with the expedition at the South Pole Mmbag Paramount's “Little Arnerica", now at the

inful

Majes

tie Theatre. The 130,000 feet of flin they brought track 16 Hollywood containing a recort τις Important events on the expetition, cast them

Injuries, Jong

hors weary in the open and innumeratile 'frost- bites, Centring around the then- ing adventures of Byrd and his ex petition. "Little America"

1 n exciting drama of 11te at the South Pole, an impressive picture of man's dragile in the frozen wastes of an unknown land.

"May Hunt"

"Man unl," the Warner Bros. picture which is the feature attrac-

at the Star Theatre, is said to combine tense, exciting melodranna with hilarious convedy. There is a by Ricardo

talented enst

cast headed

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1936.

SHARE PRICES

The following Is the flat of local share quotations fegued this morning.

Hanks.

H. K. Banks, $3,655 1. H. K. Barke (Lon. Reg.).

£100 n. -Chartered Bank, £14

Mercantile Bank, A. and B.

£311⁄4 n.

Mercantile Bank, C., £14% n. East Asia Bank, $83 n.

Insurances

Canton In.. $266 n.

Union In, $805 1. China Underwriters, $1.00 n. China Fire, $462 n.

H. K. Fire, In., $266 n. Internat'l Assco, Sh. $3 n.

Shipping.

Douglas, $30 n.

H. K. Steamboats, $0.75 à. Indo-China (Pref.), 835 n.. Indo-Chinas (Dof.), $30 b. Shell (Bearer), 118/1% n. Union Waterboats, 312 n.

Docks etc.

1. K., Wharves (old), $110 b. H. K. & W. Docks, $12. Providents (eld), $2.15 b. and sa. Providents (new), 20 cts: n. Hongkow (old), Sh. $160 n. New Engineerings, Sh. $4 n. Shanghai Docks, Sh. 81% Kailan Mining. Ad. 12/6 n. Lankats (Single) Sh. 30% n. S'hui Exploration Sh, $2 n. S'hai Loans Sh. $2 n. Raube $12 n.

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Venz: Goldfield $6 b. Antamoks, $7 n. Atoks, $1.18 ga. Baguio Gokl, 69 cts, n. Balator Mintost $25 m. Benguet Consol, $25 n. Benguet Explor, 35 chs. n. Big Wedges, 891g eis, n. Consolidated Mines 10 cts, en, Demonstration, $1.70 n. Gold Creeks, 50 cts, n. Gold River. 12 ets. n. Ipo Gold, 40 cts. n.

1. X. L. $4.07 n.

Itogons, $4.05 n. Mambulao, 90 ct. H. Masbate Consol, $1.04 1. Northern Mining. 47 cts; s. Parneale Gomnus, $1.52 n. Salacol Mining. 17 cts, n San Mauricio, $5,85 m. Santa Rosa, 16 ets, n. Super Consols, $1,21 n. United Paracale, $321 sal.

Lands. Hutels, etc.

H. and Hotels, $6.20 b. H. K. Lands, $10 s.

H. K. Lands, 45% "Deben.

$105.

S'hai Lands, Sh. $13 n. Metropolitan Lands, Sh. $10 n. Humphres: 94% n.

1. K. Realities. 55.50 ». Chinese Estates, 378 n. China Realtics, Sh. $4 n. China Debentures Sh. $60 n.

Public Utilities.

H. K. Tramways, $12% b. Peak Trams, (old), $6% n. Peak Trams, (now), $234 n. Star Ferries, (old), $93 u. Yanmati Ferries, Cold), $24. China Lights, $14.65 b. find sa, China Lights, (new), $111. i. K. Electric. $62% h. Macao Electric, $20 n. Sasdakan Lights, 38.30 n. Telephone (old), $29 b.

Cortez, Marguerite Churchill, WifTetephone (now), $10.75-b I'm Gargan and Charles (Chic) Sale Sale furnishes a large part

a large part of the comedy in his role of a

farmer

Sheriff who has tol so many tales about his battles with the James and Dalton boys, who had overrun the territory fifty years before, that he believes them himself, Richard Purcell, Olla Bowland, Anita Kerry and Don, Barclay take the parts of the city reporters, while Addison Richards is the head of the federal officers. Others in the east nelude George Stone, Nick Copeland,

Bussell Simpson Eddle Shubert.

Kenneth Harian, Cy Kendall, Matida Eburne. Frederic Blanchard, Larry Kent, George Ernest, Milt Kibbee and

Billy Wayne. William Clemens

Hrected.

H.K. MUST PREPARE FOR THE WORST

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commence to reach our Utopia of thilk and honey.

Hitlerism was due to collapse before June 26 this year, accord- Jag to the 1931 predictions, buf subsequent trances have probably postponed this event unill the 1937 "war", in which Russia, France and the United States are obligingly going to annihilate Germany and Japan.

China Buses. Sh. $11% n. Singapore Tractions, 27/- n. Singapore_Pref. 27/- u.

Industriala

Makbon Sugars, $9% n. Cald: Macg. (old), Sh. $194 Cald: Macg. (Pref.), Sh. $15 n. Canton fees: $2.20 n. Cement. $11.00 b.

H. K. Ropes, $3.90 n.

Stores, &c. Dairy Fram, $221⁄4 b. Watson, $4.85 n. Lane Crawfords, $0%.. Mackintoshs, 5 m Sinceres: $3 n.

Wm. Powells, 40 cls. n. Wing On (HK.), $00 n.

Cotton Mills.

Ewa Cottons, Sh. $11 n. Shui Coltons, told), Sh, $79 n. S'hai Cottons now), Sh. $40 n. Zoong Sings, $16 n.

Wing On Textiles. Sh. $25 a.

Miscellaneous

II. K. Entertainments, $3 n. S. C. Enterprise $1.35 n. Macao "Greyhounds," $2 n. Constructions (old), $13 n. Constructions (now), 42% cts.

12.

Vibro Filing, $5,26 n.

Ch. Govt. 5% 1926 G. Bds

92% n.

II.K. Govt. 4% Loan 8% prm. b. 1.K. Govt, 16% Loan par. b. Wallace Harpers, $4 n.

EXCHANGE RATES

The Princess of Spanish royal blood whom the Prince of Wales was to marry "very shortly" in 1934 has become an unknown princess whom His Majesty the King will marry "sooner than anyone expects" in the 1938 prediction.

Paris No mention is made in the 1930 Geneva predictions

of the English Prince Berlin... who was to become King of Hungary Athens in "a not too distant date" in 1934. Milan

EXCLUSIVE "TELEGRAPH" Copenhagen

Stockholm Shanghai Determined to become a scer him- New York self. a "Telegraph" reprezentative Amsterdam has gone into a trance to prepare Vienna the following world-shaking pre- | Prague dietions:

Madrid

TRANCE

The price of beer will remal Lisbon constant in Hongkong unless the Hongkong dollar rate changes;

Bombay Many Hongkong residents will Montreal Have headaches on Saturday. Brussels November 28.

Yokohama

We prophesy that the Hongkong Belgrade **Telegraph" Wilt fall

bo Monte Video

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TOUCHED THAT

WHATS THIS? HORLICKS?}

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SOME MORE LATER.

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AWAY

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WHEN DIET IS A PROBLEM

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HORLICK'S

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HORLICK'S

also

Hurlick's is

Now available in hermetically sealed vacuum dine which keep the contents fresh indranitely. The tins con. tain more powder than botiles. Precs ATE

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STIMULATES

APPETITE

VAUXHALL

MOTOR

CARS

ALL · 1936. UNITS SOLD OUT

1937 MODELS

COMING

Oct. 20. Oct, 27, 1051A 105.0/04 21.27%

12.16

ARRIVING

650

21.27 .12.154

027%

22.40

.550

.02% 22.10 .10.3914 .1/2

10.30% 1/2.15/32

.4.808

0.00

0.00

.2012

.138% .Nomi. 1107

4.80%

SOON

NEW CARS

-5th NOVEMBER

Per S.S. "Benarty”

20 Of Amazing Super-Refinements

138%

Nom,

1102

1/2.29/32 1/2.20/32

1/0

4.80%

1/8

4.80%

.29.021 29.0244

.1/2.1/32 1/2.1/32

PARTICULARS ON APPLICATION

ORDERS NOW BEING PLACED. WITH THE

HONGKONG HOTEL

214

214

.30%

30%%

published on Friday, December 25. Rio

Prosperity will come to the Bucharest majority of people In Hongkong on Silver (forward)... 1042 the last day of October. The Silver (Spot) prosperity, however, will only be War Loan temporary.

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4%

.670

670

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