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Kaunns, Dec. 13. Foreign cireles provoked week- end disturbances which led to the publication of a decree for the "pro-į tection of the State," according to an
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16th December,
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23rd December.
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December 14, 1938.
WHAT IS NOISE?
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31ST DAY OF DROUGHT
| SANDAKAN LIGHT COY.
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profit on the working account of meant that the Commissioner of Polico could issue a dance hall - J. M. Thomson and NuraBye Blues. .Phil Green, and His 80,509.75. Income from investments
cence which protected the holder Orchestra: Fox-Trot-A Rendezvous amounted to $8,686.75 and interest
even while ho wwe committing Kanis from the Studio
With A Dream (alm Poppy'); Waltz and scrip fees to $2,320.18, producing total profit of $97,588.66. After
Illegalities. Counsel's submission was -It's A Sin To Tell A Lio. .Grorge
the provision of $28,813.00 in direc-
that before the respondent could|
A maximum temperature of 77. Hall and His Orchestra with Vocal tors and auditors' fees, commission plend his licence as protection, there only four degrees below the record Chorus: F. T.-Mama Don't Allow to general managers and managing must be some necessity shown by ex- for December, marked the 31st day It; Fox-Trot-Woe Is Me....Nat gents at Sandakan, and deprecia- pressed words in the Miscellaneous of Hongkong's drought. The mini- Gonella and His Georgians with vocal, tion the net pront for the year was Licences Ordinance to κοιν the
Gonella; Tangos
$63,572.70.
modification. refrain by Nat Fireflowers; Fortuna....Robert Re- nard Dance Orchestra; Fox-Trots-- Ebony Shadows; Big Boy Blue.... Teddy Foster and Ills Kings of Swing with Vocal Retrain.
“CARMEN, ACT 2
Broadcast by Radio Programme
W. on Frequency of 945 k.e's. and on Short Wave from 8-11 p.m. on 9.52 m.c's, per accond.
H. K. T
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0.00 Blzet's "Carmen" Act 2. Sung by Aurora Bundes; Aureliano Pertile; Bruno Curmusal; Irma Mion; Ebe
Baracchi; Ticozzi: Aristide Giuseppe Nessi; Benvenuto Franci and Chorus of La Scala, Milan, with the Milan Symphony Orchestra con- ducted by Lorenzo Molajoll.
0.41 Closing Local Stock Quota- tions.
6.43 Yehudi Menubín (Violin). Romanza Andaluza (Spanish Dance), Op. 22 (Sarasate); Hungarian Flat Major 4 In B Dance No. (Brahms).... with Piano accomp. by Marcel Gazelle; Campanella, Op. 7 Song Bis. (Paganini); "Tzar's Bride"- Of The Bride (Rimsky-Korsakov, arr. Franko). with Plano accomp. by Hubert Glesen.
7,00 Glaxounow-Scenes De Ballet, 09, 52.
11.00 Close Down.
BRITAIN'S SHYEST HERO IN COLONY
(Continued from Page 5.)
for gald,” he said. "I fell 1 must
́get back, fell I must do my part
again in national service," Enlisting in 1914, Carlin went to France with the 18th Hussars, 2nd Notice to Shareholders.
Cavalry Brigade. In the following year he was wounded, won the Dis- NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
tinguished Conduct Medal, and was official satement, whic
which alleges that that an EXTRAORDINARY
commissioned on the
field for gul- anti-Government pamphlets distri-
New Symphony Orchestra conduct-com
lantry GENERAL MEETING of the above- buted throughout the country, were
ed by Eugene Goossens
Wounded again in July, 1916, he 7.20 Songs by Lana Fazliughi (Bo-had a leg amputated above the knee printed abroad, while large sums of named Company will be held at
Hend Office, St. George's | prano). money are said to have been found the
and was awarded the Military Cross. in the possession of supporters
"Mignon"--Io of Building. Victoria, Hong Kong.
Titania After a year in hospital, he had three ex-Premier Voldemaras, who were immediately following the Ordin-Caro nome (Verdi)...with the Milan artificial leg and joined the Royal (Thomas); "Rigoletto"-Gilda's Aria: weeks leave, bought himself on arrested.
Nine Christian Democrats, under ary Yearly Meeting of the Com-Symphony Orchestru conducted by Flying Corps, and became a fighter the leadership of ex-Premier Dietras, pany to take place on Wednesday, Ugo Tanial.
pilot. as well as several followers of M. the 21st day of December, 1938,
7.36 Marck Weber and 11ls Or-{ chestra. Voldemaras, ure It present
at Noon, when the subjoined "Cavalleria Rusticana"-Selection arrest-Reuter.
Maritza" Resolution will be proposed as an (Mascugal); "Countess
Selection (Kalman); "Fanfare"-
Hits"-Medley "Talkie Selection: (Borchert).
urader
Egyptian Attitude
On Suez Question
Cairo, Dec. 13. It Is
that Egypt understood oficially reserves the right to be consulted concerning the Totalitarian demands regarding the future of the Suez Canal,
It is also reported that the Defence Council has approved a five-year plan for the reorganisation of the army in four divisions, each of 15,000 to 20,000 men, at un
approximate cost of £10,000,000.-Reuter.
Airport Committee To Meet To-morrow
The third session <if the expert| Committee appointed by His Excel- Jeney the Governer to rokort oni plans for the future of Kal Tak Alrej port will cominence at the Harbor Office 16-nIUITOW.
Ordinary Resolution, viz:-
BON
8.00 Local Time Signal, Wenther
Irport and Announcements.
8.03 Studlo J. McNaught Them son (Baritone) with Nura Hanis at the Plano.
According to an RAF. officer who learned to fly with him, Carlin was so anxious 10 get back to France that he insisted on qualify- ing as a pliot before the stump of his leg had properly healed.
down i
The chairman presented this state- ment of accounts along with the auditors' report guaranteeing it, and
added:
As the scheme for the Refund, of capital was approved by the share- hokters and confirmed by the Court before the end of the year under re- view our accounts have been pre- pared on the new basis atter making the various adjustments set out I the circuinr to shareholders finted April 4, 1938.
Depreciation bas been provided for on the same basis us before, but on the reduced values after writlag down, and has been placed, together with the amount lo be unaunily written off the value of our conee sion, to a depreciation reserve ac- count,
Under sundry creditors and credit balances you will see the figure $13,120 representing capital refunds which have not yet been appiled for
SUGGESTED DISTRIBUTION
As the balance at credit
of the
profit and loss account for the pre- resolution passed at the extraordinary vious year was written off by the general meeting on May 3, we have only to deal with the balance of profit for the year under considera- tion, viz., $68,572.79, which your Directors recommend be appropriates as follows:
dividend of 75 cents a shave
credit Carry forward to the
of profit and loss account for next year, $13.825.70.
Place to the credit of: Exchange "That the Authorised Capital
fluctuation account, $2,247.00: capital In February, 1918, he was posted plant reserve, $10,000; superannu to No. 74 Squadron and four months!tion fund, $5,000, of the Company be increased to Fifteen Million Dollars by the
later was awarded the Distinguished
Pay Flying Cross and appointed captain on 50,000 sanres, $37,500.
1 creation of One, Million New
and flight-commander. Shot Shares of the nominal value of
and captured in 1918, he was re- unch and that such New 1. Sink Red Sun (Del Riego); 2. patriated after the Armistice.
IN PLANE COLLISION Shares be issued at such time Jane's Big Umbrella (Kennedy Rus-
It is a matter of great satisfaction McNaught Thomson While serving in 74 Squadron, he
the bourd to recommend or times and on such terms and accomp, by Nuru Kants; 3. Plano Solo was involved in
your of the most one of conditions as the Directors in Nura Kunis; 4. Oh could I but astounding double escapes in the his payment of a dividend after so many their absolute discretion shall express in Song (Malashkin); 5. tory of aviation. During a "dog-fight" en years, and, while prophesy
eight miles on the Ger- dangerous, and particularly so under the present disturbed conditions in Morell)..J. McNaught lygarry (May
man side By Order of the Board of Thomson accomp, by Nura Kania. squadron commander, Major "Grid"
be maininined. | Directors,
8.30 London Relay-Astrology'.
Caldwell, D.S.D., M.C., D.F.C., a New gular dividend Written by Rayner Heppenstall. Zealander and a famous "ace," dived. Produced by Leslie Stokes,
together at the same enemy plane.
see At."
NOEL BRAGA,
Secretary.
FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN.
What to do to help a child
fl..
tu
Cargoes (Coningsby Clarke): 0, Bal-at 16,000 the line, he and his the Far East, it is hoped that
9.00 London Relay-Empire Ex- change.*
Points of view by travellers from the Dominions and Colonies.
9.15 Hawalian Selections
Liliue (Kaulia)....I
.Lizzie Alehikea. with Royal Huwalian Glee Club: Beautiful Woman (Kohale)........Wil- |
mum temperature during the last 24 hours was 65.
This morning at 10 o'clock the thermometer registered 07, with humidity at 70 për cent.
BOUND TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS In fact, the two statutes were not repugnant to each other and should Fresh and cloudy is the local be read together, Lic submitted. weather forecast for to-day, with Whatever the powers, afforded the north-east winds still prevalling. holder of the licence to run a dançe The Royal Observatory weather hall, the licensee was clill bound to report issued this morning stated that take every proper precaution not to the anti-cyclone over China continues injure his neighbours. Respondent to increase In Intensity; the depres had not inken these precautions. sion is crossing Hokkaido, and bas When it was suggested that he could become deeper. reduce the noise of his band by alr conditioning the ball room, he had treated the suggestion with baldry.
[. *s Counsel submitted,
QUEER PASSENGERS
tecnice was no protection against the BY HONGKONG PLANE summons, then there was nothing to
differentiate the ease from that of (Continued from Page 1.) the Casanova Cabaret in 1933, In which Mr. Justice Wood and Mr.miles to Hongkong. The distance Justice Lindsell upheld the conviction from here to Honolulu la 0,050 miles. of the proprietor for making on Mr. Waller Carter, the entomole- excessive noise.
gist at the University of Hawati, in In reply, Mr. D'Almada said he is report on the shipment of lady- fully agreed with the decision of the birds
sald:The
The shipments were Magistrate. The principle of com- most interesting in that
in that with the de- mon law must be applicable to this velopment of air transportation it has care but only by analogy, for the become possible to tap regions which extent and conditions of this part-in the past have been closed because cular licence dance hall licence of Inck of opportunity to get livink look it beyond the dictum of the well material so delicate as insects out in known cases that lind been cited.
Rood condition. It is, furthermore, REVOCATION OF LICENCE
an example of International co- Those conditions in fact, were so extensive that they contemplated the operation in science, of which we are
to record our appreciation." happy revocation of the licence if they
Imperial Airways have recently were not complied with and therefore developed device for destroying it could not be said that the licence noxious insects in their aircraft. left the public unprotected. public could complain to the auth
They are now "reserving benefcind ority delegated to issue the licence which seems to show that even in- Insects in the interests of selence. the Commissioner of Police-who could consider imposing further con- ditions or will drawing the licence,
The Magistrate had found on the evidence that the noise made by the
STAR FERRY LOSS dance band
Was
the not beyond reasonable noise that could be made Mrs. F. Schreiber, of 47, Gramplan under the licence,
Road, has reported that she lost two The Court was not now concerned rings valued at total of $80 on
whether or
not the Heence Monday evening at the Hongkong would
protect respondent from an Star Ferry wharf. injunction under Common Law. Ti
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with
10-
The
seels are treated according to their deserts.
hope shareholders will approve was concerned only with the statutory Court would give its decision later,
of the
Converging, they collided as the plant policy of building up the capital aspect of the case.
reserve during good years to take care of replacements and re-
obsolescence whih- newals due to are always likely to be required in an undertaking such as ours.
enemy went down.
Carlin's plane lost most of ils tail: rudder and elevator were out of action. By a miracde, Carlin
I have to report that we have ab- managed to glide to the British side of the line and crashed unhurt, tained an extension of our concession In the meantime Caldwell was in in Sandakan to the year 1909.
Anyone knowing of a child who tam Ewaliko with Royal Hawaiian even greater difficulties; his plane Pilots and members at the crew of has been assaulted, neglceted, or Cilee Club; Hawaihau Waltz (Kea- had lost a large portion of one wing the Pan American Clipper which ill-treated in a manner likely to Jukal);
Hula Love-Medley) and fell out of contral. rived at Kal Tak to-day will give chuse unnecessary suffering or injury March, .Hilo Hawallan Orchestra;;
will
Caldwell, however, unstrapped his evidener, as
pilots and omelts.
(from Stow safety belt and climbing from the to health, or knowing of a parent Goodnight My Love of Air France.
arce, C.N.AC.. Eurasia and
who is seeking advice on any matter away').....Noy Smeck and His cockpit, stood on the wing in order Imperial Airways.
It is expected that two or three concerning a child, would be doing Hawaiian Serenaders with vocal re- ta balunce the aeroplane, working the Joystick will the tips of his Ang months will elapse before the Cost of kindness by communicating train.
at onee with-
9.30 Loudon Relay--The News. ers. Thus he brought his plane mittee will presint its report,
The Hon. Secretaries, H.K.S.P.C. 9.50 Songs by Charles Kallman down just on the British side of the The Old City Hall, Queen's Road C.. (Tenor).
line and when a few feet from the 2 ITALIAN PRIESTS ON Hongkong, or the Inspector, 49. Love. Here Is My Heart Silesu).... ground jumped from it.
Poltiulum Road, 1st floor; or the with Orchestra and Organ cond, by
The Pircraft SPY CHARGE
completely Inspector, Violet Feel Health Centre, Joseph Batten; Rose Marie (from wreelted bat Caldwell escaped with Wonchal; or the Inspector, 12, Sai same); Lover, Come Back To Me minor injuries. Yeung Choi Street, 1st door, Kow-(from 'New Moon')....with Orches
KNOCKED OUT BY BULLET
Carlin had another remarkable All further steps will be taken, and 10.00 London Relay In Town
In his last fight. He was Cacape To-night'. expenses borne, by the Society.
knocked out by a bullet which The Informant's name, will be Producer by C. F. Mechan. another demonstration the following:
furrowed bla scalp and regained 10.30 Dance Music. day, when the authorities ordered kept strictly private, execpt in cases
consciousness Just in time, to level One-Step-California; Blues-Bye- up within 2.
of few feet the protection of the Italians for fear where mollee Is proved,
ground.
(Continued from Page 1) week, and handing over the property
and affairs of the church Chinese.
to
the loon
The populace is sald to have held
of possible mob violence.--Reuter,
tra.
SIBERIAN FURRIERS
OF BUBBLING WELL ROAD
SHANGHAI
Without any Sale!
offer:-
FUR COATS, CAPES, JACKETS.
White Fur Evening Jackets
and Capes at
$40-$60
Silver Fox, Real Siberian. $150-$180
Stone Martin.
Brown and Black Real Fox $45-$50
Evening Dresses
Chiffon-Velvet Gowns with Bolero and jackets:
$40 and $50
TAFFETA AND SILK:
$30 and $40
AFTERNOON GOWNS
$20 $30 $35
PURE WOOL KNITTED SUITS-2 and 3 Pieces:
$20
Mrs Willy
$25 $30
ALL NEW STOCK JUST ARRIVED. INSPECTION WITHOÛT OBLIGATION. OPEN UNTIL 6 P.M.
Room 334,
Wang Hing Building 10, Queen's Road C.
the
His plane landed in barbed wire Just in front of the German trenches and he was knocked on the head by
German rifle butt in a short-lived
dash for the British trenches.
a year or so back In England and
INCREASE IN REVENUE
Our manager and resident engineer in Sandaltan reports as follows:-"I am pleased to report that we are again able to shew an increase in the number of units sold for light and power and also in the revenue of same. These inercases are, how- ever, partly due to the abnormal condition of trade which has kept the sawmills and cutchworks work- in overtime at night.
the
on
Section 13 were not modified usi Mr. Abbott remarked that the Magistrate had ruled, the case cabaret's licence would expire could arise where a person living December 31 and it would be as well. to be opposite the Hongkong Hotel could it possible, for the appeal summon them under that Section deelted before that date.
Mr. D'Almada said the implication and could succeed.
Since there were seven public to this request was that if the ap- establishments in a quarter of a peal was upheld, his client's licence square mile--the Hongkong Hotel, should be revoked. Gloucester Hotel, St. Francis Hotel, Mr. Abbott said this was not so Hotel Cecil. Majestic, Cathay and but he was sure the Commissioner of Caino Emporium-great importance Police would feet fortified by the was attached by the proprietors to decision of the Court of Appeal in the ruling of the Court.
making any conditions to the licence. DECISION DEFERRED
His Lordship said the Courts would After Mr. Abbolt had replied, Mr. be very busy and he did not think a Justice Lindsell announced that the deristun could be made in auch time.
Lighting un is increased by 10.8% To Hongkong MUSIC-LOVERS
and power by 15% and revenue by 10.3% and 11.4% respectively.
The peak loud Is ut present 250 kilowatts. This will in all probability rise to about 330 kilowatts or more when the local sawmills are in full operation.
"During the year under review, the No. 1 cub-station in the town and the No. 3 sub-station have been en- larged to deal with the Increased has been improved and load and our distribution network brought more
m
up to date at several points.
"The Plant and Bulldogs generally A period on the Innd in England have been kept in a good state came after the war and then se repair and in sound running order." managed an estate in Kenya. After
The chairman then moved that the company's preft of $00,572.70 be ap
in accordance with the propriated
and that the report and accounts as presinted And so by way of Rabaut und be adopted. Manila to Hongkong. Now to Sin. Mr. N. V. A. Croucher seconded gapore and on....whither?
In Germany, he went to Australia
and was fired by gold to New directors recommendations
Guinea,
THE AMAZING STORY OF THE WOMAN-EATING WHITE TIGER OF
THE SAKAI
The greatest of all jungle adventures! Mined in the Malay jungle by Clyde,
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COUNTAPKY nd JAYHE RIGAN
SUNDAY
QUEEN'S
ALHAMBRA
stating: "I congratulate
this ral managers on the very
the
fine showing this year. After many years of conservative policy we now see the benefit of that policy, and I hope our improvement vill be main- tained in the future."
The motion was carried.
On the molton of Messrs. Tavares and Mark, Messrs. J. P. Braga and Churn were re-elected directors.
Messrs. Lowe, Blaghari and Mat- thews and Messrs Percy Smith, Seth and Fleming were re-elected auditors for the ensuing year at a remuntra- tion of $350. A motion by Messrs. Dreyer and Cole produced this de- cision.
EURASIA PLANE DEPARTS
A Eurasia plane left Kal Tak Air- port last night for Chungking. The plane carried, in addition to several Chinese passengers, about 50 kilos. of mail.
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recorded.
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Moonlight
Sonata
CHARLES FARRELL
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BARBARA GREENE · ERIC PORTMAN:
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Produced and Directed by LOTHAR MENDES
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