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TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17,

1936.

THE HONGKONG

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aro the

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WAGES-12d. AN HOUR

By an Industrial Reporter

Sir George Sansom, British Commercial Counsellor in Tokyo, baptains why the Japanese have an enormous advantage over their European and American trade rivals in his annual report on Japan. (Stationery Office, Za Od.).

Sir George says, "There is nothing to show that production costs have Increased in Japan during the past year. The latest figures issued by the Japanese authorities on factory ungra toere for 1934. They showed an average payment of 16šd, per hour. These rates have remained to changed."

materials from British Malaya, Hongkong Philharmonic Society

the East Indica colony which is

one of the most wealthy ter- "MAID OF THE MOUNTAINS

ritories in the British Empire.

It is increased American pur. chases which is bringing re- newed prosperity in the colony.

"United States imports direct from Malaya are increasing by heaps and bounds," declared Mr. H. D. Robinson, the new U.S. trade commissioner in Singa- pore, interviewed on his arrival to succeed Mr. Julian B. Foster, who is retiring to Washington on leave.

"Since the substantial lowering

freight of

charges between Malaya and the United States five months ago, much more rubber than previously is going direct from Malayan ports to the Staten..

IS REAL SUCCESS

-

ANNE WINTER, J.C.M. GRENHAM, SHINE OME inherent weaknesses, apparently unavoidable when any at- D

tempt is made to mould a mass of amateurs into coherence, were noticeable at the premiere Inst night of the Hongkong Phil- harmonic Society's production of "Maid of the Mountains".

Infinitely more noticeable than the weaknesses, however, was the improvement in presentation as compared with recent years. Starting with the undoubted advantage presented by the refreshing nature of Harold Fraser-Simson's lilting music, the Society this year gained strength through a much better balanced cast, a chorus moulded into shape by George Goncharoff, the expert guidance of the Rev. Cyril Brown and, not least, the most superb performance! Anne Winter has given on the Hongkong stage.

stance,

DEBT QUARREL SEQUEL

COOLIE ACCUSED OF

MANSLAUGHTER

ap-

RADIO BROADCAST

The Studio

A quarrel over a gambling debt of A Children's Concert From ong cent was said to have led to the death of a wharf coolie on the pearance of anether before the Chier Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, at the Criminal Sessions this morning on a charge of manslaughter.

Accused was ! Sal-lo, aged 21, and he was alleged to have unlawfully caused the death of Ng Shuk-lak, 32, at Holphong Road on October 24.

Mr. E. H. Williams, Assistant At- torney-General, appeared for the prosecution, and necused, who plead-

DANCE MUSIC

Radio Programme Broadcast by Z.B.W. on a Wavelength of 355 metres, (045 k.e's), 31.49 metres, (9.52 megacycles).

6 p.m. Dance Musle from the Roof Garden of the Hongkong Hotel.

p.m. From the Studio..

6.30

ed not gulity, was not legally re- Musle. presented.

According to Mr. Williams,

A Children's Concert.

p.m. Light Orchestra) Schiehallion Eightsome Reel; Play both or Bulterflies; Fairy Tale....(Johnny accused and deceased were wharf

Heykens): Potpourri of Waltzes On

coolies of the Kowloon Godowns.

7

*The

the night of October 24, accused was ungecht); A Tzigane Night at the nileged to have struck deceased with

ship's rivet, which resulted in his Mikado" (Gilbert and Sullivan).

Excerpts from p.m. death on Noyember 8.

The case is proceeding.

ARMY CHANGES

CAPT. J. D. MILNE:

FOR COLOMBO

now

Orchestra The Mikado"-Over- ture; Vocal-If you want to know who we are; A wand'ring minstrel 1; Vocal-Our great Mikado.

7.20 p.m. Reginald Foort at the Organ.

Chil-

Sanctuary of the heart; In nese Temple Garden (Ketelbey).

7.30 b.in. Closing Local Stock Quotations and Hongkong Exchange Market Report. Capt. J. D. Milne, Royal Scots, who.

7.36 p.m

p.m. A Variety Programme. "More tin is also going direct. In a cast of Characters num- will be corrected at subsequent pre-is at present Staff Coplain nt the

Orchestra-Love me, or leave me; from Malaya to the United States bering sixteen there were only sentations. The solo dance by Stella China Command Headquarters, and Vocal-The Hobe's Spring Song....

Best and George GoncharofT now. This is probably due to four feminine names, and or pleasing but unnecessary. www a keen tennis player, has received

notice of his transfer to Colombo as The Billies; Plano Solo-Plano His Fox-Trol Medley.....Burton greater economie activity follow- Idinarily one of the male roles.

G.S.0.3 to the Ceylon Command. Costuming is delightful, as is the

Hawatian-Rose Brown,

Dreams; ing the economic recovery".

months, would have been the principal. scenery, two phases in the course of He will not leave for several Vocal-Yogi-Bogl.....

...The Four Crot- Rubbor and tin are the two

however. the Philhar-"

che old garden wall; Humorous

Accordeon-Don't dingle dangle Despite, however, the improve-producing for which chiof export products of British

Major A. K. Ferguson, Leicester-che

on Malaya. The trade in these com- ment in the work of the male monle is invariably noted for its im-

G.S.0.2 at Keep your seats please....George modities is worth about £46 leads, "Maid of the Mountains" was peccable taste. In the present in-shire Regiment,

his Battalion in India as han to rejoin million sterling annually to the triumph for Anne Winter, whose ice, Mr. S. C. Feltham and Mr. T. Shanghai, will be lean in Fly Formby (Comedian).

and An-. 8 p.m. Time, Weather Harmon, as designers, and will be relieved by colony, and the United States is singing was so superb that mem-Siu Fong, as artist, are responsible Adjutant. He w Gwyn, of the 14th nouncements.

audience sometimes for the scenery, while the costumes Punjabi Regiment.

8.03 p.m. From the Studio-A by far the country's biggest bere of the

found themselves waiting imare by Ah Fon, Hung Fat, Nelson, customer.

and Chung Wah. Lighting in the Hongkong to-morrow by the steamer

Incidentally, the 1/8 Punjabis leave Chinese Concert.

II p.m. Close Down. Of Malaya's total exports for patiently for her return.

8.05-11 first act is too dark, and makes the Santhia which brought here their re

p.m. European Pro- the third quarter of this year. The other player to whom equal cast unrecognisable.

fre- the United States accounted for praise can be given is J.C.M. Gren-

placements, the Kumaon Huiles, and gramme from ZEK on a forever docms The Rev. Cyril Brown The total trade Tham, whose Tonio 44.8 per cent.

is to be is now returning from her normal quency of 640 kilocycles.

8.05 p.m. The Maste of Claude between the two countries in the him to "low comedy". As Balds-beartily congratulated on the vast cruise to Japan. The Punjab's will

sarre's assistant bandit, und fugitive-improvement created by his direction be under their Second-in-Command, Debussy (1862-1918).

Danse Orchestral-"Danses"-1. July-September quarter of this husband of Vittoria he gave a per- of the Philharmonic Society's latest Major M. H. A. Campbell, OBE. year was an increase of

Stcree, more formance that kept

2. Danse Protune....Leopold night's production. A final word of con-

and Stokowski

the Philadelphia than 30 per cent, over the total for audience incessantly amused. Mar-gratulation is due, ulso, to Mr. A. B. the April-June quarter this year. jorie Kidd was an excellent foil and, Yule who, for the first time, is con- MANILA SHARES Orchestra; Violin-La plus que lente |---Waltz. Heifetz; Orchestral--Pre- The new direct rubber trade in her first character role on the ducting the Philharmonic Society's between Malaya and the United Hongkong stage, proved that she is own orchestra. Dificulties between The following quotations have been lude a l'apres-midi d'un faune.

and orchestra, So States is Increasing the impor- an acquisition the Philharmonic So-artistes

often received by Swan, Culbertson & Fritz Leopold Stokowski and the Philadel tance of Singapore as one of the cley should value in forthcoming obvious in amateur theatricals, were from their Manila office after the pata Symphony Orchestra; Pianos

remarkable for their absence

lune....John Hunt; Instclose at the morning session: chief rubber markets of the pro

Band-Golliwog's cake walk...B.B.C. being an

Prices in Pesos world. Much of the rubber which Of the remaining members of the night, the only fault

Buyers Sellers

Wireless Milliary Band; Cello 3.35 Menuet,...Pablo Casais. was formerly shipped from Singa-cast two.-H. M. Cockle as "General occasional tendency on the part of

Malona" and V. C. Labrum as the orchestra to drown the voices on Antamok

.37 8.45 Atok pore to London for sale, to Amer. "Crumpet" are worthy of Individual the stage.

purchasers is now shipped mention.

Baguio Gold role

As is usual in Hongkong, the Big Wedge direct to the United States the hardest and

most

painstaking heaviest bookings for the remainder Coco Grove straight from the warehouses work, and he filled humorously the season have been made for when it is stored, after leaving the and

Consolidated Mines the Saturday night and no further seats Dayaka and convincingly. Much plantations.

audience's merriment st

for that night are ΠΟΥ

available. Demonstration Of the 46,543 tons of rubber Labrum's characterisation was "Maid of the Mountains" will, how- East Mindanao exported from British Malaya

voked by his most amazing satulet ever, C. W. Bishop was overshadowed to be produced again to-night and Gold Creek during October,

can

u

Cockle's

Inst

demanded

of

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in the principal male role of Balde/0-morrow night, with a Matinee on Gumaus Gold 70.9 per cent. went direct to the surre, a fact due in no small measure usually worthy of your patronage-1. X. L.

Saturday afternoon. It is more than United States,

to the general excellence

the N.S. 14.1 per cent, went to European members of the east ulready men- tioned, and he still speaks too fast per

cent. went to Great for the audience to grasp his lines. Britain, and

Nina Valentine, as Angela, had little

10

continental ports,

2.9 per cent. went to Japan:

British shipping interests in

to do but show off her beautiful

Lawson's gown," while Winifred appearance on the stage was for a

Singapore are, however, express-few moments only.

EXCELLENT CHORUS WORK T

Demand.

m. A Recital by Peter p.m. 22 Dawson (bass-baritone).

.27 The Admiral's Broom (Bevan);

.60 Devon, O Devon (Stanford);

Ho

.03 heard the great sea calling (An-

20drews); The Border Ballad (Cowen);

glory of the sea (Sanderson)."

0 p.m. London-News and An- 23 nouncements.

9.20 p.m. Old Musical Comedy 1.30 and Talkie Tunes.

The Merry Widow"-Selection; Great Day" Selection; "The Town 37 Talks"-Selection; "Stand up and .35 sing" Selection.

3.30

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EXCHANGE

Selling

| Paracale. Gumnuв

.47

.48

San Mauricio Suyoc

2.10

2.16

36

United Paracale

.38 doodle.

1.10

1.15

1/213 United Exploration

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1/2 Market:-Stendy...

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105%

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30%

Ing concern at the large propor- tion of rubber cargoes which aro now boing carried by Japanese Special mention must be made this TT. Shangitud freighters, instead of in British year of the work of the chorus, for T.T. Singapore bottoms, as was customary when which the thanks of the Philhar-T.T. Japan much of the rubber was shipped monie Society must be due to George T.T. India

Goncharoff. The two dance num-T.T. U.S.A. to London for sale,

bers were extremely well arranged, T.T. Mapila purchases and ns well executed. Especially TT. Batavia

T.T. Bangkok

The United States"

of tin in the Singapore market delightful to watch was the "Bochelor T.T. are increasing considerably. Of Gay number, in which R. M. T.T. Salgon 7,847 tons exported from Malaya Keown, as Beppo, had one of the T.T. France in a recent month (August), rare chances to show that he has TT. Germany

TT. Switzerland most pleasing barilone. The general chorus is inclined to TT. Australia be ragged and, in singing, inaudible TT. Lisbon

The United States, took 5,810 tons.

European continental countries took 960 tons.

British countries took 668 tona, and Japan, took 219, Lons.

at times, but this fault, presumably,

bought in return. During the July.4 m/s. L/C. London

Mother Lode

Paracale Gold

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE

9.50 p.m.

25 Mae Questel..

One of the officers who will arrive

.60 In Hongkong shortly with the 1s

55 Battalion Scaforth Highlanders, is

150 Capt. E. H. G. Grant, who was

Three Numbers by

Oh, my goodness; You've gotta.cat your spinach

Polly-wolly-

baby:

10 p.m. London-Big Ben,

Dance Music.

I p.m. Close Down.

HOSPITAL FUND

·

London, Dec. 10. The annual grants of King Ed- .64% awarded the Military Cross for dis- ward's Hospital Fund for London, .6.48|tinguished service rendered during announced to-day, total, for the Bfth 74% the emergency operations of British year in succession, £500,000,-British 131% troops in Palestine recently, it was Wireless. 1/0 disclosed by Military Headquarters .6568 here to-day..

123%

Buying

1/3

301

4 m/s. D/P. do. years. L/C, U.S.A.

United States exporters re- Soptember quarter this presented in Singapore complain Malayan Imports from the United 4 m/s. France that, although America buys so States were only 2 per cent: of the 30 d. India much from Malaya, very: Hitle is countries total imports,

US. Cross rate in London

Admitting the possession of 37 po-plu·lottery tickets, Chan Yuen, aged 18, unemployed, was fined $25 on appearing before Mr. W. Schofield 8.74 at the Central Magistracy this morn- 83 Ing. The tickets were ordered to be 4.914 destroyed.

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