1939-04-13 — Page 29

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April 13, 1939.

By Walt Disney

AN' KEEP "WAVIN' IT)

WISE GUY!

PALM BEACH

TIES

IN THE VERY NEWEST

COLOURS AND DESIGNS

$2.00 each

Loss 10% Cash Discount

LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.

Owneý Produczione”

THE SUFFICIENCY OF A Look Through

LOCAL WATERBOATS

Emphasised

Company's Meeting

At

THE FACT that the present fleet of waterboats was capable of meeting the demands of large ocean liners staying in harbour for only a few hours, was revealed by the Chairman, Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell, at the 34th ordinary general meeting of the Union Waterboat Company, Ltd., held at Messrs. Dodwell's offices this morning,

ments.

The profit on the year, though, whose patronage we retain by reason less than in 1937, was satis-of our express delivery service and factory considering the with-immediate attention to their require- drawal of the Dollar Line.ships and the depletion of the Japan- ese services to Hongkong.

Royal Visit. To Canada

LONDON, Apr. 13. SOURCES close to Buckingham Palace to-day said the arrangements are still unaltered for their Majesties' journey to Cana. da on H.M.S. Repulse.

They scheduled to leave from Portsmouth on" May 6-United Press. »

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SOLDIER

BY The Fleet has been maintained in SET ON

FOUR MEN

a high state of efficiency, and de- preciation written off Waterbouts and Launch is in accordance with the schedule adopted by us and which) it is considered advisable to main- tain.

The Chairman said: Before procceding with the general business of the meeting, I should like to place on record our appreciation of the Interest in the weliare of the I do not think there is anything company shown by Messrs. M. T. further which calls for comment and K.I beg to propose the adoption of the Johnson, W. H. Lebert and Watanabe, who have resigned on Report and Accounts as presented, leaving

whose help and when this has been seconded I the

and Colony during

their period of effee has been will answer to the best of my ability of great assistance to the General any question shareholders may wish Managers. I now welcome Messrs. Į to ask.

H. V. Wilkinson, A. H. Veltman and Mr. J. Howell seconded and the Y. Yazima who were invited to oc- report and accounts were adopted. cupy the seats rendered vacant, and I am sure that our Company will There were present at the meeting: ben.lt materially by the advice and Ion. Mr. S. H. Dodweli (Chairman), cooperation of these gentlemen. Hon. Mr. A. L. Shields, Messrs. A. 11. Veltman, H V. Wilkinson, Y. Yazimn (Consuling Committee), B. C. Tava dla, V. Yvanovich and M. A. Johnson (Shareholders).

WORKING FIGURES

Total sales of water for the year amounted to 883,287 tons, a decrease of 540 tons compared with 1037 which, considering the temporary withdrawal of the Dollar vessels, and the reduction in Japanese tonnage is satisfactory. The

is $50,520.03

this port

visiting

profit on

p

as against

year, a

on working

do ll for the

previous

due to the

of $4,504.03, mainly cost of Coal and

Fuel Oil. This is offset by an in- crease, under the heading of divi-

dends on investments of approxi-} mately $2,300.00 and in Interest! Account of about $1,700.00,

SUBMARINE BASES ON HONGKONG ROUTES

After making full allowance for JAPAN'S navy is seizing all depreciation on Waterboats, Launch the reefs and islands between and Furniture, the nett profit for the British North

Terrific Fight On A Stairway In Wanchai

J by King Features Syndicate, Inc

-RADIO-

The "Telegraph" ZBW, 355 metres (845 kc.) and 31.49 metres (9,520 k.c.)

50 YEARS AGO

April 13, 1889. FOR LONDON AND HAMBURG The 3/3 1 1. 1. Gorman. Hark "PAPA" Ilenne, Master, shortly expacted, will lond here for the above Ports, and wilt have quick despatch. For Freight apply to PUSTAÚ & CO.

Radio Programme Broadcast by 8,35 Ivor Moreton and Davo Kaye! ZBW on a Frequency of 845 kc's. on Two Planos. and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. and 8-11 p.m. on 0.62 m.c's. per second,

6 Studio Children's Hour.

7 Closing Local Stock Quotations. 7.02 Sea Shanties.

One More Day; On The Banks of FOR NEW YORK TL Sacramento (arr. Harris); A Dollar American

"TEWKSBURY Dark

Tin Pan Alley Medley-No. 2, Intro: Goodnight my Love; So do I; I Need You; Boo-Hoo; Love Marches On; What will I tell my Heart; Tin Pan Alley Medley--No. 4, Intro: So Rare, Home Town; Smile when you say Goodbye.

8.45 Half an hour of Dance Music with Maurice Winnick and

ON SALE AT BREWER'S BOOK SHOP Alexandra Bldg, Des Voeux Rd...

Shanghai Evening Post & Mercury

China's Leading Evening Daily Shanghai Sunday Mercury

.Shanghai's... Undeclared War

A Permanent Souvenir of the SHANGHAI HOSTILITIES

* •

SWEAT," Gooding, Master, shortly ex- and A Half A Day: The Hog's Eye Orchestra. pected, will lead here for the above Man (arr. Terry); Fire Down Below;

The State Of My Heart-Fox-Trot; Fort, and will have quick despatch, For Hullabaloo Balay (Harris); Hauf Freight, apply to PUSTAU & CO. Way, Joe; What Shall We Do With A Rendezvous With A Dream-Fox- FOR NEW YORK.The 3/3 A. I. The Drunken Salior (arr. Terry). Trot (dim Poppy'); Moonburn-- A American Ship “AGENOR," Lothrop, John

Fox-Trot (Alm Anying Goca'); Goss (Baritone) and the

Shanghai Under Firo Mantor, shortly expected, will load here for the above fort, and will have quick Cathedral Male Voice Quartet with Couple Of April Fools Slow Fox-

In My Eyce-Wallz (alm A de-luxe Pictorial Review of the Trot; Slars dospatch. For Freight, Apply to Piano,

The King Steps Out'); Take My SHANGHAI HOSTILITIES PUŠTAU & CO.

7.15 Variety with Kitty Masters, Heart--Fox-Trot; On Treasure Island 25 YEARS AGO

The Mills Brothers, and Harry Roy-Fox-Trot; Some Other Time--Fox- and His Orchestra.

Trot; Across The Great Divide Fox-Through Four Provinces April 13, 1914.

Little Spanish Shawl-Quickstep Trot; My Heart's In Old Killarney- What Is wrong with the world now, and what was wrong with it in the Harry Roy and His Orchestra; Fox-Trot, year one, and what I am perfectly cor Star Dust Covered Bundie (Hodges);

She's The Wealthiest Wo

On tain will be wrong with it when it comy Earth (Godfrey)....Kitty Mas

Masters

By Sir Alfred Zimmern, Montaguo Ta Mei Pictorial poses its old bones to rent in eternity - Selfishness. If everybody were un- (Vocal).

Orchestra; London selfish, everybody else would be happy. Rhythm (Williams, Addison); Soll-Relations in the University of Oxford. A Semi-Monthly Publication of 20 And to arrive at that desirable end it tude (Ellington, De Lange, Mills).... is not necessary that everybody should The Mills Brothers (Four Boys and

cheerfulness.

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with

Woman

0.15 London Relay-The News. 9.30 London Relay World Affairs,'

Burton Professor of International

with Shanghai Evening Post & Mercury Correspondents.

(131-Tingual)

9.45 London Relay-Sports News pages on the

Photo new5. give his goods, or tithe of them, tos Guitar); It May Bo--Slow Fox- and Market Notes, the poor or any very ofthe parttual Trot; I've Got A Packetful of Dreams 9.50 The Ballyhooligans It, in doing the corporal or

Sinners')

Favourile Favourites No. 2-Fox- works of mercy. It is only necessary Quickstep (alm 'Sing you

Medley Harry Roy and His Orchestra Trot

Intro: Stumbling: that he should cultivate the virtue of ith Vocal Refrain: Cryin' My Heart Sleepy Time Girl; When the leaves

Out For You (Johnson and Hopkins); come lumbling down; Favourite Fav 10 YEARS AGO

Lullaby (film 'Let's Sing Again')....ourites, No. 3-Fox-Trot Medley, Kitty Masters (Vocal) with Orches- Intro: September in the Rain: Care- April 13, 1939.

Shine (Brown and Dabney)....lessly; Broken-hearted Clown; They Captain J. D. FraNor, from Tosarve, tra; has gone master, Kingyuan, Captain Bing Crosby and The Mills Brothers can't take that away from me; D. H. Martin, of the Kingyuan, la on with Orchestra; Harry Roy's New Where is the Sun: Slap that Bass,

Stage Show....Harry Roy and His Orchestra.

reserve.

Mr. F. Kelly, second officer, Shantung, has gone second offcer, Kwangchow, # Local Timo Signal, Weather

Mr. J. W. Bennett, second oficer Report and Announcements. Fatahan, has gone second officer, Kwel chow, Mr. F. J. Grifiths, from reserve, 8.03 Bobby Bowes in "He Wanted A has gone second offlcer, Fatshan, Mr. Adventure.”

has resigned from the C. N. Co.

A TERRIFIC fight between plainclothes milltary policeman and the second floor four Chinese on landing of a house in Thomson Road. described at the Central Magistracy Wanchal, about 1 m. to-day

this morning, when Hong Bang, 28. unemployed, appeared before Mr. R. A. D. Forrest on a charge of sollcliing for an immoral purpose.

D. Buchanan, second officer, Kwelchow.

engineer third on.

10 London Relay-Shinty.

and

Sport of the Gael from earliest times to present day. Written by Hugh Macphee and R. F. Dunnett. those taking part aro: John Among C. Dallas, Kingussie: Ronald MacColl,

William Clencoe

Paterson, Beauly. (President of the Camanachd Association). The programme pro- duced by

Peter

eter Thomson. Shinty,

game of Scot land, still played throughout the Highlands and by Highlanders who

live

With Judy Gunn, Marie Burke, Mir. A. C. Lemercier, second engineer Raymond Newell, Wylie Watson and officer, Shuntien, has gone second en- Theatre Chorus with Theatre Orches the national team さび丼

Fitzpatrick, gineer ollicer, Whangpu. Afr. . . tra conducted by Joseph Tunbridge,

second engineer oficer,! Whenzou, is on reserve

Mr. IL Elliott, third officer, Wantung, has gone gineer ofcor, Whangpu.

Mr. W. Wishart, from reserve, has gone chief engineer ofeer, Ichung. Mr. Ichung, bas gone chief engineer officer Anderson, chief engineer officer, Shengking. Mr. D. C. Sinclair, chief engineer officer, Shengking, hus gone chief engineer oficer, Wanliu.

L/C. W. H. Willis, who was on duty in Thomson Road, suld he was ap- proached by defendant and anullier man and asked he wanted to see a girl. He eventually followed defen- dant to a house in Thomson Rand, and was taken up to the second floor. After knocking on the door of the fat, a girl opened the door, and asked If he wanted a massage. He then tried to arrest the defendant by tak- ing hold of his arm, but was im- mediately attacked by two other men from behind, while he felt another man put his hand into his pocket and

lake out a handful of colns.

DRAMATIC STRUGGLE

the roof.

He ran downstairs, and plcked up defendant who was handed over to pollecman. The other three men had by then disappeared.

He struggled with the four mex and managed to knock one of them Into the flat, while defendant was hit Borneo and in the eye, and fell down the stairs. year under review is $48,882.15, to French Indo-China, says the The other two men then ran up to which has is be added $2,250.37

"News Chronicle." brought forward from lost account,

Occupation of Hainan and leaving for appropriation the sum of $51,132.52, with which it is proposed Sprattley Islands by the Japan- to deal with as follows:

teso is leading to annexation of To Transfer to General Re- $13,000.00 the far-flung groups from the Atter defendant had been convict,- ed, Sub-Inspector R. R. McEwen, To Transfer to Staff Inave anti

Paracels to Swallow Island.

who was on duty in Luard Road at 3,760.07 Contingency Accounta

that time, said the men was still To Transfer to Special Repairs

regarded its Some of these are 5,000.00 Account .....

which struggling when brought to him by potential submarine bases

a constable and L/C, Wills. 23,207.80 will dominate all the Singapore-a cor

He had spoken to Inspector A. V 2,004.65 Hongkong traffic.

Governor of Macno, Baker at the Wanchal Police Station,, recalled to Lisbon and was told that this was not the been

To Pay a dividend of $0.00 per share on 30,813 shares ........ To Carry forward to next

account

$51,144.53

The Government. 1erst time this kind of. thing had been

has

,which I hope will meet with your by the

approval.

Staff

reported. He had returned to the scene of the attnek. with L/C. Wills, and helped him to recover some of tried to take from his pocket.

is making the journey by air.

Anxiety is increasing in the Philip Icave and Contingency account wut Pines regarding the case with which) the coins which one of the men had

The proposed transfer to

Japan occupied Halmon and Sprattley bring the balance of that recount up Officials are closely watching British, to $9,000.00, and the appropriation of French and American reaction to the $8,000 for special repairs will amply latest seizure. provide for any. expeases accessory to reduce the running costs of the fleet.

found

NEW WATERBOAT The new waterbost "Tai Sze Ho", No. 4, whleh was ordered inst April, was delivered during the first week of January this year, and, I am pleased to say, is proving_very_satis- factory Indeed. This motor. driven boat has been designed with a view to

Real Summer Weather

For Hongkong

better results in the light of experi-| Hongkong's temperature continues

Defendant was sentenced to four months' hard labour, while L/C. Willis Was commended by. Mr. Forrest for the part he had taken in his arrest.

T

A Very Mean

Theft"

Sentence of two months'

hard

unemployed, when charged with the

5 YEARS AGO

April 13, 1034.

The formation of a intarnational

police force under the control of the League of Nations was discussed in the

House of Lords this evening.

BRITISH CREDIT TO CHINA

Another

In the Lowlands has a history and tradition that puts most present- day pastimes to shame. There are records of the game being played more than 2,000 years ago, and 100. B.C. is a conservative estimate as to the date of its foundation.

10.30

New Danco Maxle. Fox-Trot-The Latin Quarter (film Gay Impostora'); Slow Fox- Trot-Sha-Sha....The Six Swingers

The

£3,000,000 directed by George Scott Wood with Earmarked

has been commanding the South Wales Lieut. Col. G. T. Raikes, D.S.O., who

LONDON, Apr. 12. Borderers in Hongkong since 1931, is

BRITAIN HAS earmark-s returning to Hagland on April 21 ed a new three million up a post as Chief Instructor at the sterling credit to China.

the P. and O, liner Carthage, to take

Senior Meors School at Sheerness.

NEWS IS KNOWLEDGE

QUESTION: How many men were employed to build Germany's 'Slenfried line" of forts on the German-French frontier? ANSWER: Neurly 500,000, accord- ing to Dr. Tedi. Nazi Building Director, in a statement on the construction of the fortifications, Q. How many men will the forts

hold?

A: 360,000. Dr. Todt adds that 1,500,000 tons of cement were used in the construction and 300,000 cubic metres of 'timber.

Did the "Stepfried line" taka long to build?.-.

Q

A.: Work began about last May and the forts are said to be completo ΠΟΥ, The French "Maginot Line"—which faces the "Siegfried line'was alart- ed in 1929 and completed in 1030.

Many Thefts Reported

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Vocal Chorus; Waltz-Kisses In The Dark; Fox-Trot-Now It Can Be Told (alm Alexander's Ragtime Band')....Mantovani's Orchestra for Dancing: Fox-Trot-Ten Little Miles From Town; Slow Fox-Trot-They Say.....Carrol! Gibbons and the. Savoy Hotel Orpheans with Vocal Chorus: Rumbas Moon Of Monte Carlo;

Rumbo Colora....Lecuona Cuban Boys with Vocal Refrain in It will be drawn from the Spanish; Fox-Trot There's A New £10,000,000 special fund Apple Tree; Wallz-The Umbrella Man (alm These Foolish Things'). which Parliament placed at ..The Organ, The Dance Band and the disposal of the Export Me (Piano). Credit Department last month.

Thus the total British aid to China since the New Year amounts to £8,500,000,-United Presa.

This is in addition to the £10,000,-) doo for

of China's stabilization currency.

How Credits Will Be Placed

The money

11 Close Down.

The Benefits Of Modern Speed

on

present hostilities,

HEART-STOPPING! BLOOD-CHILLING! DEATH!...

HORRORI

OUTSIDE A MAN... INSIDE A CRAZED DEMON! When grim shadows of the past stirred his droad heritage!

RATHBONE KARLOFF

TIME BELAL

LUGOSI

SON OF

FRANKENSTEIN

Lionel ATWILL HUTCHINSON

TÖBBENTIE!

PE DONNIE BUNAGAN

Emma Desa • Edgar Huston,

Origual screenplay by Wilts Cooper Produced and directed by Rowland V. Les A ROWLAND V. LEE Production A NEW UNIVERSAL PICTURE -

SATURDAY

ALHAMBRA

London, Apr. 12, The sphere of human netivity re- mains unaffected by the speeding up London, Apr. 12. of communications. An illustration Negotiations are near completion of the center cultural opportunities to place £1,000,000 in Chinese orders resulting from facilities altorded by for British machinery and tools, which air travel, occurs in the news that are believed to include war equip- Doctor Malcolm Sargent, who con- ducted the London Philharmonie ment..

In will be used

London to Orchestra

Good four days later THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY. only guarantee repayment to British in- Friday,

the of

Pales THERAPION NG1 a rehcarcal dustries for supplying goods to China.fied

Philharmonic Orchestra It is understood that the remaining (tino

THERAPION NⱭ.2 £7,000,000 is also being placed for Telaviv. This was possible despite credits in view of political, as well as the fact that the acroplane in whichHERAPION NⱭ.3 commercial interests.

ite was travelling was delayed for Rumania has been allotted 21,500,- 24 hours at Rome on the way from 000. Iraq £1,000,000 and Egypt Sothampton to Alexandria. During £1,000,000 credit--United Press.

his 18 days stay in Palestine, Dr. Sargent will conduct at eight con certs-British Wireless.

Yankee Clipper To Return

Queen Mary In East End

ence gained with the older boats, and to rise, and typical summer weather labour was imposed on Tang Tim, Breaking into the house of Lee muny minor baprovements on our is featuring mid-April. Nos: 1, 2 and 3 Waterboats have been

theft of a wooden post before Mr. Shuk-chou in Wellington Street early. introduced. The new pumping unit Yesterday, the mercury reached 81 R. A. D. Forrest at the Central yesterday morning, thieves stole clothing, a typewriter, and money to installed has a delivery rate of about degrees, with a minimum of 68, and Magistracy this morning. 200 tons of fresh water per hour.

London, Apt. '12. to-day promises to be equally as "It was a very mean theft", said! the value of $357.

The sum of $313 in money wes The American flying-bool Yankee We have utilized about $7,000 out warm, as the temperature was 75 Inspector A. V. Baker, "es the post

London, Apr. 12. of the Special Repales fund provided at 10 o'clock, with accompanying was stolen from the Southern Play stolen when some person entered the Clipper which returned to Southamp

Queen Mary visited the Peoples realdence of Young Chl-lam at .43 ton from Foynes to-day after a survey in 1997, for the purchase of a new humility of 82 per cent.

ground." local Defendant's record showed that he Borham Strand West yesterday, No rain is hinted in the

of the facillus of Shannon air base pumping unit for our No. 9 Water- beat. This puppis niso capable of weather forecast, which is given us had been cautioned for larceny In

Clothing valued at $01.50 was in connexion with the regular. Atlan Palace, Mile End Road, this after- New Metropolitan Symphony Orches- delivering water at the rate of 200 south-cast or variable winds, light February this year.

stolen from the Barrack Room at the air service which is ten noon for a special concert by the Wellington Barracks yesterday. sugurated on June 1, will leave tra to raise funds on behalf of a tons an hour, and we can state with to moderate: fair, local, fog or mist.

Dr. C. Ayalde, residing ant the Southampton water at 7

movement Intended to carry fine JOHNNY TORRIO, former Chipagó] all-confidence that we are in a post- The rainfall is dropping well be-

first musle into the industrial metropolis tion to meet any demands by Argohind the average again, and to date underworld king, was Bentenced Chardhaven Hotel, lost the sum of piorrow for Marseilles on the ocean liners whose stay in the hare is 2.12 inches below the normal for yesterday to 2 years imprisonment $120 from his room between Monday stage offer 5,000 miles, return fight and surrounding areas-British Wire- bour is a matter of a few hours, and the year, the total being 5.74 inches. for income tax violations.

and Tuesday.

to Balthore.British Wireless,

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