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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1937.

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The following communique WOS Issued by the Colonial Secretariat yesterday:

Public is reminded of the The "black-out" which will be in force from 8 pm to 10 pm. on Thursday December 9. The Temporary Regu Intions under the Lighting Control Ordinance, 1930, providing for this black-out" were published as Gov- ernment Notification No. 872 in the Hongkong Government Gazette of December 3, 1937, and, with an ex- planatory notice, in the locul Preas on the same day.

With certain exceptions, which are specified in the Temporary Regula- lops, all external glits must be ex- tingulased, and all internal Hats, not extinguished, must be so screen- ed ..៩. to be invisible from outside.

on motor The use of headlights velleles is prohibited.

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"OUTWARD BOUND" SCORES HIT

Among other things, all of which are to their credit, the Hongkong Amateur Dramatic Club has built up reputation for producing plays which cut across the common rut of drami, comedy and melodramo, und which test to the full the interpreta- tive Ingenuity of the company. The reputation is sustained in the Club's intest offering "Outward Bound." which had its premiere at the China Fleet Club before an exceptionally big audience,

the play and thoroughly enjoyed the That the audience generally liked A.D.C.'s translation of it was evident from the warm and spontaneous ap- plause.

One would not say "Outward The public is particularly request-Bound" was the ideal type of play ed note that the

"black-out" must for an amateur theatrical company, commence

nice punctually at 8 pm, irres because the appeal of the play must, pective of whether the alarm, which

to a point, be limited. Not everyone will be tested at approximately that can stomach the iden of a group of time, is heard. It is not expected dead people, gradually reallsing they that the alarm will be heard outside are dead and searing a crisis when certain parts of the Central District.

they will have to answer for the manner in which they lived, reveal their

reactions to the situation in

imaginative wit

will And the conception thrilling and exciting, and will revel in the dramatic possibilities. Others. quite justifiably, could find the play meaningless, for it is a theme which

APPEAL AGAINST everyday terms of speech. The more

CONVICTION

1 Ting-fat appeared this morning before the Court of Appeal, with Sir Atholl MacGregor, the Chief Justice, an the Bench. He was appealing against the conviction by Mr. Kennedy Skipton in Police Court, for having asmulted a Yau-shi and Li Kau-mui on August 1 at the District Offee South.

Te grounds of appeal were that the conviction was against the weight of evidence and that the appellant was not guilty of the offence.

avels close to the supernatural and metaphysical and is therefore almost bound to create varying reactions. IMAGINATIVELY INTERPRETED

The play is lively in conception and an imaginatively interpreted, Once agent that splendid quality of all A.D.C. productions, balance in the cast, is an important determining fac- tor in the success of the show. There is an ideal blending of histrionic

Mr. M. A. da Silva appeared for the appellant. He said the verdictability and stagecraft which leaves was such that no reasonable jury, properly directed, would have found appellant guilty on the evidence.

WARSHIPS IN

HARBOUR

The following warships were in harbour yesterday: South Wali, 1.M.S. Grimsby and Herald: East Wall, H.M.S. Otus, Pandora, Taran- tula and Rorqual: North Arm, H.M.S, Medway and Submarines; West Wall, HAS. Cumberland; Dock, H.MS. Defender, Decoy and Regulus: No. 3 buoy, H.M.S. Westcolt: No. 6 buoy, H.M.S. Adventure; No. 7 buoy. HM.S. Regent and Rover; No. D buoy, H.M.S. Duncan No. 10 buoy, H.M.S. Olympus and Rainbow; No. 12 buoy, H.M.S. Sandwich and Thracian.

Foreign Men-of-War: Chinese, CALC Cruisers (15), Gunboats (2)

nd Transports (2).

SHIPS

IN WIRELESS -COMMUNICATION.

The following ships are expected to be in wireless communication with Hongkong radio:-Ousebridge, Neleus, President Polk. Hellane Liangchow, Buron Belhaven. Onesi Socratis. Glenfinius, Hilda Moller. Rajputana, President McKinley, Minoo Maru, Jean Laborde. Any Maru, Tsinan, Bokuyo Maru and Victoria,

LORDS STUDY ROAD PROBLEM

The House of Lords to-day debated the rond safety question and passed a motion for the appointment of n Select Committee to review the whole subject and suggest further means to reduce road casualties.-- British Wireless,

RECRUITING GAINS

Intake of recruits for all arms in the regular Army during the last week was 540, an Inereuse of 43 over the corresponding week last year British Wireless.

London Stock Exchange Irregular

London, Dec. 8. On the Stock Exchuge to-day, Irazian bonds

ond were good Indian iron, supported by glit-edged stucks, met investment buying.

Home Rolls were encouraged by the satisfactory trafe returns, Other- wise the very quiet conditions caused some irregularity in price movements. Commodities and wheat ensed on Russian and Australlan selling. Jute was firm on bear covering, and Wall Street opened drm-Reuter Special.

QUESTIONS NEW MALAYA TARIFF

London, Dec. 8. Replying to Sir Percy Hurris (Lib.) regarding the Malayan textile quotas which were outlined last week, Mr. William Ormsby-Gore, Secretary of Stute for the Colonies, sald the Initio- tive came from the local Government after a very full Investigation.

Sir Percy aaked whether it was merely an official majority which had approved of the proposal and Mr. worked out by the Customs, which Ormsby-Gore said it was presumably had to deal with these matters.

Replying to a supplementary ques to Mr. Ormsby-Gore said he did not think the new arrangement would Increase prices.-Reuter.

DISPOSITION

OF H.M. SHIPS

The following is the disposition of H.M. ships in North Chin:

Shanghai, H.M.S. Falmouth (Flog), Folkestone __ and Dainty; Talngtoo, II.M.S. Suffolk; Weihalwet, H.M.S. Lowestoft and Dorsetshire:

Chefoo, HL.M.S. Capetown: Amoy. H.M.S. Diamond;

HMS. Delight; Nanking.

and Swatow, H.M.S. Dlant,

WHOLESALE PRICES DOWN IN ENGLAND

one with a decidedly pleasant sensa

London, Dec. B. tion of having witnessed sincere, and The Board of Trade Indox of at times, compelling performances. wholesale prices In November was Phyllis Henderson gives a finely 1.5 per cent. lower than in October. modulated performance of the one- The decline followed a fall of 0.5 time harlot who through cunning and per cent. in October and slight falls Ingenuity s managed to find her in September and August, the way to Society and naturally becomes aggregate decline over four monitis an insufferable snob in the process. being 2.7 per cent.-British Wireless. Nigel Wayinoulli, still vividly remem- bered for his Danny in "Night Must

Fall," again makes good use of i dramatic study, although there is a tendency to overdo things in the secund net. when he reulises the appalling position he is in. His best work-and it is indeed very fine-ls given in the first net, when he be comes slowly, but very deliberately, inebriated.

BISHOP OF NANKING

IN PARIS

Paris, Dec. 8. The Rt. Rev.. Yu Pin, Bishop of Nanking, arrived here by air to-day and is proceeding to New York on Saturday,--Reyter.

H.M.S. DUCHESS RETURNING

H.M.S. Duchess is due here from

She

Weihaiwel about December 12, will leave for Swatow about Christ- mas time.

A delightful study is given by John Abott as the Rev. William Duke, a typically conventional young padre. who "goes off the deep end" when he realises he is dead, and then resets just as sharply when he further realises the incongruity of his post with considerable repetition. tion a

as a parson.

players came out of the test with a Philip Mason was compelling as great deal of credit,

-Mr.

Both

the self-made business) Lingicy,

Cyril Champkin, who appreciates man whose. Judgment Day-was-in-the-art-of-understatement-and-there-. keeping with his life on earth (or so by never fails to score

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seemed) and Maude Mather gave what part he takes, gave perform-

several intelligent and shrewd touches once of distinct merit and churm, und to her characterisation as Mrs. Mid-Cyril Brown, with a part which must get, which ranked her us an actress have made him scratch his head is rather above the ordinary among the puzzlement, for It opened up almost amateur fraternity.

unlimited means of cheer melodrama, or even worse, serio-comedy, emerged with flying colours with us neat an interpretation us one could wish.

The most dificult parts were in the hands of Myrtle Brown and Gerald Nittel, for there were long scenes in which they had nothing to say, but had to sustain the mystery surround- in them by their presence on the stage. Later they had much to say, but the author gave them poor lines

The ingenious guiding hand of Cyril Brown the producer was op- parent throughout the play, which enn in truth be written down as an- ather distinct A.D.C. success.-S.A.G.

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