1939-04-18 — Page 28

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

April 18, 1939.

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS

25 words $2.00

for 3 days propaid

TUITION GIVEN.

SCHOOL of Motoring Ltd. offers you trial or short or comprehensive

courses in motor tuition with Euro- pean or Chinese Instructors, Phone 20082 or 50800,

Exchange At A Glance

SELLING

T.T. London

Demand

T.T. Shanghai

T.T. Singapore T.T. Japan TT. India. TT. U.S.A. TT. Manila

1a, 25% 10 2% .175 .52%

104 .01%

20

57

TT. Batavis

53

T.T. Bangkok

T.T. Saigon

T.T. France

T.T. Germany

TT. Switzerland

TT. Australia

BUYING

4 m/s L/e London

152

107/ 10.75

1263 1/07

4 m/s D/p do....

1/21 .1/2.31/32

4 m/s L/C U.S.A.

.20

.11.17 027%

4 m/s France

30 / India

U.S. Cross rate in Lon. ..4.00 %

3.35 INCHES OF RAIN

Outcome of Falls During

Last Three Days

Figures supplied by the Royal Observatory last night showed that since Saturday morning 3.35 inches of rain had fallen in Hongkong. This brings the total rainfall for 1039 up to 9.1 inches, which, though far below Bongkong's present needs, is a little better than the

average for the perlod,

The intermittent rain hos meant unpleasant conditions for all, but in

the light of Hongkong's urgent need

of rain these conditions have

been

[NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.

The Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders in the above Company will be held in the Company's Omees, P. & O. Bulld- ing, 5th Floor, on Wednesday. 26th April, 1939, at Noon for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers together with a Statement of Accounts to the 31st December, 1938.

The Transfor Books of tho

Company will be closed from Saturday, 22nd April, to Wednes day, 20th April, 1939, both days inclusive.

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO. General Managera, Hongkong, 12th April, 1939, ·

-RADIO-

ZBW, 355 metres (845 kc.) and 31.49 metres (9,520 kc.)

Beethoven Symphony No.

In A Major, Op. 92 ROTARY TIFFEN, SPEECH

Radio Programme

7]dows (film same) and I Won't Tell A Soul (Parker-Charles) ... Lesilo Hutchinson: Comedian-Pop! Goes Your Heart (film Happiness Ahead"> and London

A Rainy Night On (Washington and Broadcast by

....Bobby Stept) with Orchestra; liawalian Or- Howes with chestra-Trople Love (Tomerlin and and Sweet Hawallan Chimen Long)

McConnell and Sandford).

The Hawalian Islanders with Vocal Chorus; Dance Orchestra Love Is Where You Find It (Alm 'Garden of the Moon') and Garden of the Moon (from the film).....Jimmy Dorsey. and His Orchestra.

Z.B.W. on a Frequency of 045 k.c.3. and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. 9.62 m.e.'s. per and 8-11 p.m. ол accond,

6.00 Belay of the Dance Orchestra from the Hoof Garden of the long kong Hotel.

(a) Outside of Paradice; (b) Shina- nigans; (c) Heart and Soul; (d) Jeepers Creepers.

6.14 Record: So Many Memories

(Woods) and Outside An Old Stage Door

(Pelosi-Pattison) ....Ralph Silvester (Vocal) accomp. by Fred Hartley and His Sextet,

0.21 (a) I could use u Dream; (b) Flat Foot Floogle; (c) After you've Cone; (d) Every Tub,

6.33 Records: Dinah (Akst) and Lazy Bones (Mercer and Carmichael) ....8 Piano Ensemble lead by Phlúp

0.00 Time, Weather and An- nouncements.

8.03

Menuhin.

muson,

Violin

Bolos by Yehudi

Sicilienne Et Rigaudon (Francoeur- Kreleier) and Guitarre (Moszkowski- taste)...with Piano accomp. by Balsam: Romance In A Major, Op. 04, No. 2 (Schumann, arr. Kreis- CT)...with Plano accomp. by Fer-

Schumann-Concerto In D (Toblas

and

Simon)......Dorothy Yehudi Menuhin (Violin) and The Lamour (Vocal) with Herble Kay and Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra of His Orchestra.

0.44 (a) Star Dust; (b) Mami's New York conducted by John Bar-

birolli. gone Good-bye; (e) Moon-Glow; (d)

hythm Mad.

8.14

A Song by Amelia Galli- Curel (Soprano),

Chanson Indouc ('Sadko'—Rimsky- Korenkov)

THE BANK OF CANTON,|Finch; Little Lady Make-Believe

LIMITED.

7.00 Close. Local Stock Quota-

tons.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Third Annual Mooting of Shareholders will be held at the Head Office, No. 6 Des Voeux Road

7.02 Reginald Dixon at the Organ. Central, on Saturday, April 22nd,

Dixon Hila No. 10,-Intra; It looks 1939, at 3.00 p.m. for the purpose like rain in Cherry Blossom Lane; of receiving the Report of the The greatest mistake of my life; Wake Board of Directors and the State-Up and live; You're

here You're ment of Accounts for the year for anything that ails you; Dixon Hits there; Ten pretty girls; Love is good. ending December 31st, 1938. No. 21, Intro: Tears in my heart;

The Transfer Register will be my little red book; Once in a while; closed from April 10th to 22nd, The girl in the Alice Blue Gown; The pretty little patchwork quilt: 1939 Inclusive.

Don't ever change.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

M. Y. TANG, Chief Manngor.

Hongkong, April 1, 1939,

Soviet To Aid Democracies

Continued From Page 1

accepted with a good grace. Heavier of the Franco-Soviet negotiations.-

and more protracted falls are neces- sary if the Colony's reservoirs are to be properly replenished after last year's exceptionally dry conditions.

The rain was lighter yesterday and towards evening stopped altogether. The overcast sky, however, gave

promise of continued wet weather.

GAY... GLAMOROUS ROMANTIC

ADVENTURE

IN THE DEEP SOUTH!

QUEEN OF

THE MISSISSIPPI...

Dorothy Lamour as the singing, swinging show- boat sweetheart!

St. Louis Blues"

A Parent Piches with

DOROTHY LAMOUR

· LLOYD HOLAN⚫

TITO CHIZAR - JEROME GOWAN JESTE RALPH WILLIAM FRAWLEY

· MANY PARKER • MAXIE HALLIYAN

CLOF HAZARDO-THE KINGIN MEN ·

`mad MATTY BALMICK and His frchestra Directed by Rood Wakh

ADDED "HOSPITALITY”

A Popeye Cartoon

THURSDAY,

QUEEN'S

G

ALHAMBRA

Douci.

Parloys In Berlin

BERLIN. Apr. 17. WHEN M. Gafencu, the Rumenlan Foreign Minister arrives here marrow, he will be expected to ex- plain to Herr Joachim von Ribben- trop the exact positions about Britain's

guarantee,

It is possible that he will be asked to give an Assurance that the guarantee will remain one-sided.

It is gathered In Rumanian circles here that M. Gafeneu's reply will be that Rumanla must welcome any guarantee of her frontiers by anyone. He will also make it clear that Rumania will not

consider

frontier revisions at her expense.

In

7.15 A Programme of Danco Maslo and Variety.

8.14 Minor,

8.40

Rimsky-Korsakov-Le Coq

D'Dr Halls.

ducted by Eugene Goossens.

London Symphony Orchestra con-

D.15 London Helay-The News, Thought'.

0.30 London Relay-Food for

Short talks on matters of topical Interest. and Market Notes.

9.45

London Relay-Sports News

0.50 Songs by Elsie Suddaby (80- prano).

Dance Orchestra-Summer's End Almond Tree (Schumann); The Rose- The Mocking Fairy (Besly); The Slow Fox Trol; Never Break A Pro-bud: Hark! Hark! The Lark (Schu- mise-Waltz... .Mantovani and His Orchestra

Vocal-Let Me Go Bucks bert)....with Piano accompaniment. To The Farm (Sarony and Holmes) London'-8:

10.00 London Relay-Tho Clly of and Why Must We Keep On Work-

(Sarony and Holmes). 1ng?

...The Two Leslies (Leslie Sarony and Leslie Holmes) with Orchestra; Dance Or- chestra-Allah's Holiday (Print) and Indianoin (Oaivas). Swingers directed by George Scott The Six Wood; Vocal and Plane Two Sha-

Federated Malay States

The Corporation' by A. II. Thomas, Deputy Keeper of the Records, Gulid-

hall.

10.15 Two Schubert Songs,

Hedgo Rose, Op. 3, No. 3 and The (Bass) with Gerald Moore at the Eri King, Op. 1.... Alexander Kipnis

Plano.

10.21 Beethoven--Symphony No. 17 In A Major, Op. 12.

Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leopold Stokowski.

11.00 Close Down.

ON SALE AT

MORRIS again heads the list of all vehicle registrations in the Federated October, 1038, Malay States for the month of BREWER'S BOOK SHOP

Commissioner for Elre paid a second visit to Mr. Chamberlain since Fri-

day to-day.

Mr. Malcolm MacDonald also call- cd on the Premier on his return from ten days sick leave.-Reuter,

Polish-Rumanian Talks

Warsaw, Apr. 17. Colonel Beck, the Polish Foreign any Minister, travelled to, Cracol to-day to great his Rumanian colleague, M.

The visit was originally arranged Gafencu, who is on his way to Berlin,

in connection --with the German--- The two - Foreign Ministers-con- Rumania trade treaty, and this will tinued their journey together as far occupy the bulk of the discussions.

as Katlowitz,

which afforded them Herr Hitler will receive M. Gatencu an opportunity of conversing for on Wednesday morning.

over an hour. Rumanian circles here say that M.

will Gafeneu is not going to Puris or London. Reuter.

Maisky For Moscow

Foreign Minister

Gafeneu

Alexandra Bldg., Des Voeux Rḍ,

Shanghai Evening Post & Mercury

China's Leading Evening Dally

Shanghai Sunday Mercury

Shanghai's... Undeclared War..

A Permanent Souvenir of the SHANGHAI HOSTILITIES

Shanghai Under Firo

spend the night at Breslau, from A de-luxe Pletorial Review of the where he will proceed to Berlin.- SHANGHAI HOSTILITIES Trans-Ocean.

LONDON, Apr. 17-It has been Rumanian-German Conferences Through Four Provinces

announced that the Soviet Ambas- sador. M. Maisky, will proceed to Moscow on Tuesday to join in the. Anglo-French-Russian negotiations.

This announcement is interpreted us meaning that the negotiations to bring Russia into the peace front have reached a decisive stage and that haste is regarded essential

03 United Press.

BERLIN. Apr. 17. The Rumanian Foreign Minister, M. Gafencu, will arrive here to-morrow to conduct a series of vital ferences.

con-

with Shanghal Evening Post & Mercury Correspondents.

Ta Mei Pictorial (Bi-lingual)

It is understood that the German Foreign Minister will insist that A Semi-Monthly Publication of 28 Rumonia decides Immediately whe- ther she will join the Rome-Berlin Photo news.

pages оп the present hostilities, Axis or adhere to Mr. Chamberlain's LONDON, Apr. 17.-The Highl anti-Axis bloc--United Press.

Activity In London

DAVIE BOAG & CO., LTD.

HAVE OPENED THEIR

NEW SHOWROOMS

GLOUCESTER BLDG.

Dos Voeux Road C.,

Tel. 31141.

FOR THE DISPLAY & DEMONSTRATION OF

WESTINGHOUSE REFRIGERATORS

AND ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES

REMINGTON TYPEWRITERS MARCHANT CALCULATORS OFFICE EQUIPMENT

Your inspection is cordially invited

Oh-what a

lovely ring!

SENNET

FRERES

have the best

and largest

assortment in

D

A

JOZAN

at the most reasonable

of prices

Sennet Freres

High Class Jewellers

Gloucester Bldg. Pedder St.

Warships In INSTHE COURTS Mediterranean 37 Years In

Continued From Page 1 Prison For

.

Eleven Men

is behind tho assurances.-United Press.

BRITISH FLEET

TEN OF the seventeen cases AT MALTA

on the Criminal Bessions calen- GIBRALTAR, "Apr.

17. While der were decided before the there are now 13 French warships at Chief Justice, Sir Atholl Mac- Gibraltar, it is learned that practic- Gregor this morning at the ally the entire British Mediterranean Supreme Court. A total of 37 Beet is in Malta or lis vicinity.

years and 3 months imprison- ment was passed on 11 defen- dants.

Few British ships are at Gibraltar and they are mostly destroyers, which are based locally.Reuter.

French Warships Mass At Gibraltar

Gibraltar, Apr. 17. Indicative of the steadily increasing tension in the Mediterranean, the concentration of French naval forces at Gibraltar la continuing.

Li Yu-kwong pleaded guilty to a breach of the deportation Ordinance, and, admitting to six previous con- victions, was sentenced to two and a Hair

years imprisonment

yan allas Chun Chak-

shum pleaded arms and ammunitio

han Kwok-to possession of

was sent to

gaol for two years.

Law Fuk, pleading guilty to posse Three cruisers, including the Mar-sion of a dugger at Talpo, was sen- seilles, and six destroyers of the tenced to nine months, and Lau San, French Mediterrancan Fleet arrived on a similar chargo, was sunt to pri- at Gibraltar to-day, bringing the son for 12 months. number of French warships up to 13. Lau Loi, also charged with posses- An unconfirmed report says that a ston of armas, a revolver and nine Spanish destroyer has entered port at rounds of ammunition, pleaded guilty Algeciras opposite Gibraltar.-Domel, and was sentenced to 12 months.

Big Manoeuvros In Pacific

SYDNEY, Apr. 17.-Australia's big gest naval manoeuvres since the war began to-day and are continuing until Wednesday.

The New Zealand flagship, Leander, and eight air force squadrons are co-operating with the Australlan squadron.

The exercises have been planned bs realistically

as possible, and Include the stopping and questioning vf liners. Reuter,

Paris Council To Meet

PARIS, Apr. 17.

An official Council of Ministers has been convoked for to-morrow.

On charges of (a) attempted rob- bery by

by two or more, and (b) house breaking with intent in Wanchat on were gooled for three years on each February 15, Suen Ying and Chan On charge, concurrent.

Forgery Cases

Wal Wing-hung received sentences of two years each on two charges of uttering forged banknotes, and one year on n' charge of possession of forged notes, the sentences to run concurrently.

Ho Kong, pleaded guilty to possess ion of forged banknotes sentenced to two years.

and was

Three years and eight strokes of the cane was passed on Wong Cheuk and Chun Hing on a charge of armed highway robbery at Kowloon City on March G.

Attack On European. Armed robbery In a dwelling, and

It is reported that the meeting has inflicting Injury on Mrs. R. J. Holmes been called to examine the internaut her flat in Prince Edward Road on tional situation.-United Press, March 24 resulted in a sentence of

3

French Air Precautions

Paris, Apr. 17.

five years being passed on Li Ki, who pleaded guilty.

Possession Of Dangerous Druge

The Prime Minister, M. Daladier, charge of possession of 40,660 heroin Li Yuen pleaded not guilty to a had another long conversation with pills in an unnumbered hut at Kow- M. Goy Lachambre, the French Aroon City on March 23. The jury Minister to-day, the latter reporting empanelled were:

on the latest developments of the

French air arm, and particularly min, Lui Chung-sun, L.C. Silva, E. G. W. Carr (foreman), Choa Po- about the arrangements for co M. Sabmet and Fun Kwong-yin, operation between the French and British air ministries.

a and

Mr. J. Whyatt, Crown Counsel prosecuted, and stated that on March Immediately afterwards the Pre-H. A. Taylor, Monopoly Analyst, 24 at 2.40 p.m. R.O. College and Mr. mier had a long inlk with the Gen-raided the hut. The front door was eral Secretary of the French Finance open, and the premises consisted of Ministry, as well as with the Direc- two rooms tor of the Budget, concerning mea- entering there was a smell of drying cock-loft. On sures to be taken in the interests heroin pills, and Mr. Taylor made his of national defence.-Trans-Ocean. way through the door of the rear room. It was dark inside and upon flashing his torch, Mr.. Taylor saw defendant lying on a truckle bed. In the room was a drying cupboard which contained Ave trays of still hot heroin pills.

Canadian Oil

For Britain

London, Apr. 17. England is about to secure for her defence forces increased supplies of mineral oil from Canada,

A delegation of Canadian-mineral oil experts arrived in Liverpool to day to confer with representatives of the British War Ministry as to the methods of delivering the supplies Trans-Ocean,

Norway Warns Shipping

Oslo, Apr. 17. The Norwegian Ministry for Trade issued a decree to-day requiring the management of all Norwegian ship-i ping companies to instruct all mer- chant vessels in foreign waters to keep permanently in touch with the. Norwegion wireless information ser vice, of this service will at once issue reports should danger of war in Europe become neute. Trans-Ocean, Hitler Reviews Troops

Vienna, Apr. 17.

The house was searched and in the cocklaft were two men, who stated that they were tenants and paid SG- a month to defendant.

Revenue Officer W. H. College and Mr. H. A. Taylor gave corroborative evidence, and following the evidence of the Police interpreter, defendant stated that he was only a cook in the hut and had been employed by an- other man.

The Jury were unanimous in their verdict of guilty, and defendant was. sent to prison for three years.

Duke Vacates

His Castle

THE Duke of Northumberland

recently confirmed the report that he and his mother, the

Herr Hitter and General von Duchess, are vacating Alnwick Brauschlich to-day reviewed recruits Castle, Northumberland, and will at St. Poelton, 30 miles west of live in 20-roomed Lesbury

Vienna Reuter.

Fear Of Forca

Berlin, Apr. 17. Well informed sources are of the opinion that Germany will repow her proposals for the return of Danzig to the Reich.

Germany

House, on the estate.

Alnwick Castle has 200 rooms and employs 100 servants.

The following statement was issued by the Duke:

"Owing to the very heavy incidence of Death Duties incurred twice with-

in 12 years, together with the present All sources insist that

state of income

income and rur-tax and a will not take Danzig by force, since they fear that a forcible move either serious depreciation in Income with against Danzig or the Polish Corridor which all coal royalty owners will be will probably be a signal for general

faced in the near future, the Duke hostilities, which Germany is castle for the time

has reluctantly decided to close the parently still onxious to avoid. United Press.

Lesbury Houseeing and occupy Alnwick Castle Has been in posses- sion of the Percys, the Duke's family, 630 years.

Air Raid Sirens

London, Apr. 18.

The Duke succeeded to the title in Two hundred

extraordinarily 1930. Death duties on his father's powerful air raid sirens are being estate of £2,500,000 amemted to installed throughout the entire Lon- more than £1,000,000.

don area.

It is said they will create "the most

distressing sound ever created by KOWLOON CITY LAND Residential Lot Sold By Public Auction

man" so as to be audible above the traffle sounds.

They will be audible over an arca

of 200 square mlles-United Press,

Italian Preparedness

Rome, Apr. 17.

The sale of une lot of Crown Land at Sau Chuk Yuen Road, Kowloon City, yesterday afternoon produced The military preparedness of the spirited bidding from five people in Italian nation has been further inten- an attendance of about 20 persons, sifted with the publication to-night The lot comprising an area of 4,340 of an omelal Gazette announcing a square feet was purchased by Mr. Royal decree which will become Chan Ying-kit, merchant of 347 effective immediately.

Prince Edward Road, Bayloon, at a

The decree author

authorises extra-cost of $8,470. The upset price was.

ordinary appropriation of one million Iire annually for ten years with A which the "fighting efficiency of the the condition of the lease is that property shall be used for the Army" will be strengthened.

construction, of a residential build- The decree is signed by Kinging, which must be of European type Emmanuel, Mussolini and the Italian and with accommodation Minister of Finance-United Press.

for, only

one family.

*14 (1)