1936-12-17 — Page 7

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1936.

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U.S. Brings Prosperity To Malaya

Singapore, Dec. 10.

The United States are the biggest purchasers of raw materials from British Malaya, the East Indies colony which is one of the most wealthy ter- ritorice 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

WAGES-12d.

AN HOUR Record

By an Industrial Reporter

Sir George Sansom, British Commercial Counsellor in Tokyo, explains Of Pope's

hy the Japanese have an enormous advantage over their European and American trade rivals in his annual report en Japan, (Stationery Office,

2.3.

Sir George Mps, “There is nothing to show that production costs have increased in Japan during the past prar. The latest figures issued, by the Japanese authorities on factory wages were for 1934. They showed an average payment of 168d; per hour. These rates have remated changed,

Hongkong Philharmonic Society

Un-

"MAID OF THE MOUNTAINS"

IS REAL SUCCESS

Reign

Vatican City, Dec. 10. The main events of Pope Pius XP's pontificate will be recorded in a gorgeously illustrated boole to be presented to His Holiness on December 24 as a Christmas gift.

ERADIO BROADCAST

A Children's Concert From The Studio DANCE MUSIC.

Radio Programme Broadenst by Z.B.W. on a Wavelength of 355 metres, (845 k.c's), 31.40 metres, (9.52, megacycles).

12.39. pin. The Berlin State Opera Orchestra.

Reuter Press, Rugby

1.1. Time and Weather. The illustrations numbering 148

1.03 p.m. Essie Ackland (con- will be in phototype' and `helin- elirome and will deal principally with and Arthur Rubinstein (pianoforte).

tralto), Malcolin McEachern (Boss). steps Pius XI has taken to promote 1.30 arts and selences, and improve the public utilties in the papal state and Press, Weather, Time and Announce-

iments. other places subject to the Juristile- NOME inherent weaknesses, apparently unavoidable when any al-ton of the Pope.

ANNE WINTER, JCM. GRENHAM SHINE

fps and bounds." declared Mr. S tempt is mittle to mastle! i mass of amateurs into coherence.

were noticeable at the premiere last night of the Hongkong Phil-panted by explanations written by hurmonic Society's production of "Maki of the Mountains".

H. D. Robinson, the new U.S. trade commissioner in Singa pore, interviewed on his arrival tu súcceed Mr. Julian B. Foster,

on leave,

Infinitely more noticeable than the weaknesses, however, was who is retiring to Washington Starting with the undoubted advantage presented by the refreshing the improvement in presentation as compared with recent years.

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.

"Since the substantial lowering of freight charges between Malaya and the United States five months ago, much more rubber than previously is going direct from Malayan ports to the States.

"More tin is also going direct

In a cast of Characters num- will be corrected at subsequent pre- from Malaya to the United States bering sixteen there were only sentations. The solo dance by Stella now. This is probably due to four feminine names, and or-pleasing but unnecessary,

Best and George Goncharoft

Far

by customer.

the

of

of the male

WPS

The illustrations will be accom-

Monsignor Guldo Anichini, o domes. le prelate to His Holiness. These explanations will be written in six languages, including Latin,

The book will be issued in a limited number of coples, ench of which will cost 25 dollars.

King Constantine Reburied

PROCESSION THROUGH

245 leads, "Maid of the Mountains" was surmon, as designers, and Chan for four days, to Tatol for reburlol.

more that kept

Mar

service conducted by

is duc, also is con- through the city by the King and

1.30 p.m.

1.40 p.m. Dance Music, 2.15 p.m. Close Down.

5 p.m. Dance Music from the Roof-Garden of the Hongitong Hotel.

6 pm. From the Studio.

A Children's Concert. 6.30 p.m.

Music.

Light Orchestral

Schiehallion Eightsome Reel; Play of Buttertles; Fairy Tale....(Johnny Potpourr! of Writzes Heykens): (Robrecht); A Tzigane Night at the Hungaria.

p-m. Excerpts from "The Mikado" (Gilbert and Sullivan).

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

7.20 p.m. Reginald Foort at the Organ.

An-

greater economie activity fallow-dinarily one of the male roles

ATHENS, ing the economic recovery".

would have been the principal. scenery, two phases in the course of Costuming is delightful, as is the Rubber and in are the two

Athens, Dec. 10. Sanctuary of the heart; In a Chi- chief export products of British Despite, however, the improve. monic is invariably noted for its im- Queen Olga and Queen Sophia were

producing for which the Phili The bodies of King Constantine, nese. T Temple-Garden - (Ketelbey), .Malaya. The trade in these comment in the work

7.30 p.m. Closing Local Stock peccable taste. In the present in- taken to-day. from the Cathedral,Quotations and Hongkong Exchange modities is worth about

Mr. S. C. Feltham and Mr. T. where they had been lying-in-state Market Report. million sterling annually to the triumph for Anne Winter, whose colony, and the United States is singing was so superb that men Siu Fong, as artist, are responsible

p.m. A Variety Programme. 7.35 Orchestra-Love me, or leave me; A country's biggest bers of the audience sometimes for the scenery, while the costumes Patriarch of Alexandrio, the Arch-The Hill Billies; Platto Solo-Plane Vocal The Hobo's Spring Song.... found themselves waiting imare by Ah Fon, Hung Fat, Nelson, bishop of Athens and all the Greek Hits-Fox-Trot Of Malaya's total exports for patiently for her return.

Medley.....Burton and Chung Wall, Lighting in the bishops, was held at the Cathedral Brown, Hawalian-Rose first act is too dark, and minkes the

Dreams; the third quarter of this, year, The other player to whom equal cast unrecognisable.

and the coffins were then placed on Vocal-Yogi-Bogi. The Four Crot- the United Staten accounted for praise can be given is J.C.M. Gren-

gun-carriages drawn by marines and chets; Accordent Don't dingle dangle 44.8 per cent The total trade ham, whose Tonio forever dooms The Rev. Cyril Brown is to be preceded by ecclesiastical dignitaries on the old garden wall: Humorous between the two countries in the him to "low comedy" As Balds heartily congratulated on the vast with the standard of the Monastery Keep your sents please....George July-September quarter of this surre's assistant bandit, and fugitive improvement created by his direction of Hagia Lavro, where the War of Formby (Comedian).

kushund of Vittoria he

per-of the Philharmonic Society's Intest Independence Was gave a per-

In proclaimed

8 p.m. Time, Weather and year was an increase

last night's production. A final word of

of con- 1821. than 30 per cent; over the total for

nouncements. Incessantly amused.

gratulation

to Mr. A. 13.

8.03. p.m. From the Studio-A the April-June quarter this year. jorle Kidd was an excellent foll and.

Yule for the first

who.

The un-carriages were followed

Chinese Concert. The new direct rubber trade in her first character role on the

ducting the

Philharmonic Society's

1 p.m. Close Down. between Malaya and the United Hongkong stage, proved that she is own orchestra. Difficulties between ther members of the Royal Family.

8.03-11 p.m. European Pro- Status is increasing the impor-jan acquisition the Philharmonie So- artistes and orchestra,

often the Premier, Ministers, generals, So

n fre- and municipal gramme from Z.E.K. on Lance of Singapore as one of the diety should value in forthcoming obvious in amuicur theatricals, were admirals, civil chief rubber markets of the productions.

remarkable for their absence last including the British Minister and

thorities, and foreign representatives,quency of 640 kilocycles.

8.03 p.m. The Music of Cláude world. Much of the rubber which Of the remaining, members of the night, the only fault being on the Military Attache, the Bishop of Debussy (1862-1918), was formerly shipped from Singa

| Mulo —H. M. Cockle as "General occasional tendency on the part of Gibraltar, now visiting Athens, and

Orchestral "Danses"-1. Danse and V. C. Labrum as the orchestra to drown the voices on the British chaplain. Minute guns Sacree, 2. Danse Profane Leopold pore to London for sale, to Ameri- "Crumpet-are worthy of individual the stage. can purchasers is now snipped mention. Cockle's role

Stokowski and the Philadelphia demanded As is usual in Hongkong, the direct to the United States the hardest and most painstaking heaviest bookings for the remainder outskirts of Athens the coffins were-Waltz.

When the procession reached the Orchestra; Violin-La plus que lente Heifetz; Orchestral-Pre- straight from the warehouses work, and he

filled it humorously of the season have been made for transferred to hearses and conveyed lude a l'apres-midi d'un faune.... when it is stored, after leaving the and convincingly.

Much nf the Saturday night and no further seals to Tatoi, accompanied only by the Leopold Stokowski and the Philadel- plantations.

uudience's merriment ot

for that night are Labrum's characterisation was pro-"Maid of the Mountains" will, how-Premier, and

now available. King and the Royal Family, the phia Symphony Orchestra; Plano- three officials, who forte-Clair de lune. Jolin Hunt; C. W. E. Bishop was overshadowed to-morrow night, with a Matinee on burial. in the principal male role of Balde-Saturday afternoon. It is more than

Wireless Military Band: Cello 70.9 per cent. went direct to the sarre, fact due in no small measure usually worthy of your patronage-tine's Epirot and Macedonian battle-

To-morrow earth' from Constan- Menuet....Pablo Casals.

8.15 p.m. United States.

A Recital by Peter felds will be laid on his grave.

Dawson (bass-baritone). 14.1 per cent, went to European junembers of the cast already men-

The Admiral's Broom (Bevan); Devon, Devon (Stanford); He beurd the great sea calling (An- drews); The Border Ballad (Cowen);

glory of the sea (Sanderson). *.m. Londors-News and An- nouncements.

were fired.

Of the 46,543 tons of rubes voked by his most amazing soluie: Jever, be produced aguln to-night and alone. were present at the actual Bond-Golliwog's cake walk...B.B.C.

exported from British Malaya during October,

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continental porin, -

went to

to the general excellence of

the N.S.

floned, and he still speaks too Great for the audience to grasp his lines. Nina Valentine, as Angels, ad little

10 do but show off her beautiful The Call

Winifred

Lawson's

while gown, appearance on the stage was for n few moments only.

per cent.

Britain, and 2.9 per cent. went, to Japan.

British shipping interests in Singapore are, however, express- ing concern at the largo proper- tion of rubber enrgoes which are now being carried by Japanese freightora, instead of in British your of the work of the chorus, for į

bottoms, as was customary when much of the rubber was shipped to London for sale.

The United States' purchases

EXCELLENT CHORUS WORK -

Special mention must be made bls)

which

the thanks of the Philhar- monic Society must be due to George Goncharoff. The two dance num-

Great

Of Beauty

Grandma Used

Milk Of Peaches

By A Correspondent

9.20 p.m.

Old Musical Comedy and-Talkie Tunes.

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

ing Selection.

9.50

p.m. Mae Questel.

Three Numbers by

Oh, my goodness; You've gotta cat your spinach, baby; Polly-wally-

bers were extremely well arrangedERE is an explanation for most things. Recently I got as near as I

as well executed. Especially TERE

think I shall ever get to the reason why the complexion of a lovely doodle. number, in which R. M.

woman is called "peaches and creant."

of tin in the Singapore market delightful to watch was the "Bachelor are increasing considerably. Of Gay" 7,347 tons exported from Malaya | Keown, as Beppo, had one of the in a recent month (August),

rare chances to show that he has Two hundred years ago agrert Hall, Westminster, by the Duchess of

must pleasing baritone,

deal of time was already being spet Gloucester,

mirrors gazing into

and looking- glosses. For their beauty prepara- tions our great-grand-mothers used concoctions of fruit, and herbs and flowers of the field.

The United States took 5,510 tons...

European continental countries took 950 tons.

British countries took 668 tons, and Japan took 219 tons.

United

The general chorts is inclined to ragged and, in singing, inaudible nt times, but this fault, presumably,

One stall is devoted to old- fashioned alds to beauty. There are bottles of rose petal folion. marigold and ineadow sweet balm, elder astringent lotion and (here To-day there is an increasing ten-

It is) milk of peaches. dency among women to do the same Only milk of peaches, you will Arts and exaggerated a bit as it has come Handicrafts, opened at the Central down through the years.

bought in return. During the July- re-September 'quarter this States exporters

year, prosented in Singapore complain Malayan imports from the United that, although Amurlea buys States were only 2 per cent. of the woman Exhibition of much from Malaya, very little is countries total imports.

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thing. I was told so at the English- observe. The phrase must have got

10 p.m. London-Big Ben.

Dance Music, 1 p.m. Close Down,

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