1939-05-11 — Page 29

Thursday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

May 11, 1939.

DONALD DUCK

ARE

THOSE FUNNY- UNCA LOOKING

AWFUL GERANIUMS,

DOGGONE IT,

THERE! A BEAUTIFUL WINDOW

BOX ABSOLUTELY FREE!,

DONALD DON'T V THINK

I KNOW GERANIUMS WHEN:

I SEE 'EM? THESE

ARE WILD

ONES!

r Dance Producinoem

FLORIST SHOPq- HOW CAN I TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN-A GERANIUM-

Highest Revenue In History Wipes Out Deficit HONGKONG FINANCES SET NEW RECORD DURING

K.C.R. Shows Loss Of Amazing Plot Traffic Through War

IF THE THROUGH goods and the substitution of an equivalent

shuttle

trafle on the Kowloon-Canton rail service also contributed towards the Increase in local passenger ser- railway showed astonishing in-vice. On May 1 n ral-bus creases during 1938, it is equally service was Inaugurated. Up to the certain that the through passen- end of the year 61,255 passengers were

carried, the revenue ger traffic suffered.

amounting to $4,223.05. In addition receipts from The total number of passengers

ordinary truins between Talpo using the terminal through traffic and the sectional through traille facilities Market und Fanling increased by during the year was only 791,347 as $3,256.92, or 380.45 per cent.

Referring to the operating of the compared with 1,702,225 in 1937, and lines, the report says that to cater 1,732,675 in 1930.

Receipts showed corresponding de- for the large volume of through goods elinus, the terminal through traffic traffe, it was necessary to run 2.034 yielding $220,407 as compared with special freight trahs between Janu- $437,973 In 1937 and $425,000 in 1930.ary and October 12, an average of

more than seven a day. while the sectional through traille produced $63,347 as against $175,311, und $143,121.

The average number of trains per day from January 1 to October 11 to the Nearly 5,000 passengers used the was 30, after which, due

through traffe, the Hongkong-Hankow line while suspension of operated between July 14 and August number was reduced to 19,

Local goods train mileage increased

special

11, and September 19 to October 12trous 20,000 to 35,082, while the number of parcels carried

on this route was 34,493.

of

In midition to the 2,034

08 special passenger Offsetting the losses on through goods trains, passenger truffle, local passenger re-trains were run during the year, 81 celpls rose from $300,760 to $480.344, of these catering for through traffic. or 61.71 per cent. The improvement and 17 for local traffle,

due to the influx was mainly refugees into the Colony, many of whom settled in the New Territories. Another major cause was the con- alderable movement of villagers from adjacent Chinese territory to

And

from the Colony which took place

In Africa

Attempt To Seize British Territory

SWAKOPMUND, May 10.---- The British intelligence service has discovered a far-reaching plot for seizing positions in South-West Africă, according to Mr. Lardner Burke, teador of the English-speaking

com-

munity, and a prominent mem- bor of the Legislative Assem- bly.

In a spooch hero, Mr. Burke declared that tho South African polico which had ro- cently been despatched to South-West Africa by General Smuts, arrived in the nick of time to save the torritory from

bloodshed. - fighting and Reuter,

1938

Despite an increase in expenditure of $3,700,348 above the estimated expenditure of $33,379,540, the Hongkong Government was able to turn an estimated defielt of $3,124,- 626 into a defleit of only $440,013, the Financial Report of the Colony reveals to-day.

The Report was tabled in- Legislative Council this after-

noon.

The increase in expenditure was more than offset by an amazing in- create in revenue, the Report dis- etoses.

Revenue, estimated at $36,254,920, was actually $36.735,855-the highest in the Colony's history.

As a result of this satisfactory position, the Colony's Surplus of Assets over Liabilities was reduced to only $13,502,235, compared with an estimated reduction to approxi- mately nine million dollars,

War Causes Boom

-

"The increase in both revenue and expenditure was almost wholly duc to the special conditions arising out of the Sino-Japanese hostilities," the! Hon. Mr. S. Caine, Financial Secret- ary, atates in the Report,

vasion of South China, FEWER CROWN LEASES

IN H.K. LAST YEAR

By Walt Disney

---AND A CATNIP

PLANT 7

-WALT DISNEY

Immediate Future Prospects

The annual report of tho Kowloon-Canton Railway is very cautions concerning the prospects during the current year,

The prospects, says the re- port, arc

the obscured by anomalous conditions prevalling in South China.

highly

Even if operations aro confin- ed to British territory, It is probable that income exceed expenditure by a small margin.

QUE GULL

ལ

When normality has been re- gained, however, it is confident- ly expected that the British Section will play an important part in the progressive develop-

of the vast hinterland by providing a viisi transporta-

tion link between the Chineso railway aystem to which it is connected, and deep sea ship- ping.

LANE CRAWFORD'S

for

SOFTBALL

and all.

BASEBALL

EQUIPMENT

-RADIO-

ZBW, 355 metres (845 k.c.) and 31.49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles)

7.55 Orchestral Interlude,

Radio Programnic Broadcast by! Wild Violets Selection. (Blolz- ZBW on a Frequency of 845 .c's. Dostal)....Eugen Wolff and His Or and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 pm. chestru. and, 8-11 p.m. on 0.52 m.c's. per 8 Local Time Signal, Weather

second,

9 Studio-Children's Hour,

7 Closing Local Stock Quotations. 7.02 Bizet-Ballet Hullo-Jeux | D'Enfants, Op. 22.

London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Antal Dorati,

Report and Announcements. 8.03 Studio Concert "Grupo Lira" of Macau.

by the

1. Rapsodia da Beira; 2. Os teus olhos Tange, Canto-Mile. Vera de Sena Fernandes; 3. Banta Cruz---- Cancro, Canio Americo Marques; 4. O trevo de

4 folhas Tango: 5. Oracao de Swanee Cancao, Canto-

Estaladinho

7.20 Song by Gigli (Tenor). See Here, Thy Flow'ret ('Carmen -Bizet)....with Members of La Gastno

Scala Orchestra, Milan cend. by Zangulz Aquino; 0.

Franco Ghione.

1,

7. Serenata do "Gado Canto-Mile. Vera de Sena 7.25 Studio-Concert by Gilbert

B. Rico e Alex-Serenata, Mullen (Plano) and George Bralley Canto Americo Marques; 0.

0. El Her (Violin).

manito-Tango; 10. Tom Culda- Canto-Gastro (a) Minuetto All-antico (Kar- do Marin-Cancao, ganoff), (b) Melodie (Friml)..... d'Aquino; 11, Vira da desfolhada; 12. Violin and Plano; 2. Piano Medley, Tricnnns d'Avelto-Caneno, Canto Intro:

The Deep Purple;

Very Mlie. Vera de Sena Fernandes; 13. Thought of You Angry; 3, (n) Ins-Oh! meu bem-Valsa, Canto-Ame piration (Edwards), (b) Romance rico Marques; 14. Amorita-Fox-

Trot. (Kargano)....Plano and Violin.

Studio-"Backstage in Hong-

New Revenue Records Established By K. C.R.

DESPITE the suspension of through traffic after October 12, the railway experienced a record year."

New C. In C. For French Squadron

kong" 2

Production by Adam Charles. 0.15 London Relay The News. 9.30 London Relay—World Affairs.” * by H. B. Butler, C.S., Warden of' Nuffield College, Oxford.

0.45

London Relay Sports News and Market Notes.

9.50 Puccini's "Madam Butterly" Intermezzo and Act II.

Pique Dame Overture (Suppe- arr, Winterbottom)....The Band of H.M. Coldstream Guards cond, by Lieut. Evans; Room The

Peter

totum (Barber of Seville Rosslal) with Orchestra: The Sorcerer"

Dawson (Bass-Baritone) Selection (Sullivan); "Tr

"Trial

M. Sheridan (Soprano); L. Man- narini These words, which appear in the annual report of the zo-Soprano); L. Cecil (Tenor); N. (Mezzo-Sporano); Lomi (Mez- The special activity in trade, due to the diversion of a much inercased Kowloon-Canton Railway, tabled in Legislative Council to-day, Palal (Tenor); V. Weinberg (Barl

China's trade to noris. proportion of

graphically summarise the remarkable 12 months experienced tone); and Members of La Scala trading through Hongkong, which

Orchestra and Chorus, Milou, cond. towards

Dembele eldi by Carlo Sabajino, rds the end of 1937, by the railway during 1938. commenced

10.23 continued during the greater part of

Peter Dawson (Bass-Barl- It is revealed that but for the un-between Hongkong and Hankow was 1930, that is, until the Japanese expected stoppage of through traffic instituted, on July 14. The latter tone) and Regimental Band of H3K

for the last B1 days of the year, the event was the most pleasing of the Coldstream Guatda. "The increase of the Colony's population owing to the influx of reset operating revenue would have year, the Innovation proving extreme-

exceeded the $1,000,000 mark.

ly popular. fugeus continued with come fluctus-

As it was, new high records were tions throughout the year.

established

ed both in receipts and net for trading purposes after the sus-) A decrease of Crown Leases Victoria Marine (1), Victoria In-

Canton Occupation

operating pension of through traffle. In this

$1,001,883.32 as compared with connection, it is interesting to note during 1938 is shown in the Re-land (311), Rurul Building (0), Vic- torta' Garden (2), Aberdeen Inland that local passenger receipts during port of the Land Officer, issued (5). Kowloon Marine (1), Kowloon The Jitoner caused come s'acken- the latter aggregating 3032,410.48 as "The Japanese occupation of Can- $1,331,100.73 the previous year, and

By the last two months of the year to-day.

Inland

(Sullivan). HANOI, May New Kowloon Inland (110)

10.-Vice-Admiral Jury Selection

...The amount to $131,680,80 or 27.40 per i Crown Leases issued during 1938 (83), New Kowloon Dairy Farm (12 the stream of refugees, and up to the

ning at trade activity, but increased compared with $436,935.30.

Railway activities

throughout Le Bigot has been replaced as Band of H.M. Coldstream Guarde cent. of the total for the whole year. totalled 620, as against 742 in 1937.

the period The lowest number of Crown

under review were Commander-in-Chief of the French cond. by Licut. Evans; Rudyard

the Sino-Japanese Far Eastern Fleet by Vice-Admiral (Kipling-Cobb).....Peter

Kipling's dominated by

Barrack Room Balinds Bus Versus Rail

This Bure is the lowest recorded Leases granted was recorded in 1020 end end of 1938 no decline in re- since 1035.

conflict, says

Dawson With the figure 242, whilst the venue receipts was perceptible.

the ren

Decoux, while Vice-Admiral Petit, "Most of the principal sources of

report. -The withdenwal-of-the-bus-service - Crown Leases granted-during-1030 |- highest-number-granted--wag --938 -- In

The

year spended full of promise, Commander of the French Indo- (Bass-Baritone) with Orchestra and revenue show ubstantial increases.

Chorus: "Dorothy Selection (Col between Talpo Market and Fanling) are shown as follows:

The number of vacant tenements due to the unparalleled growth of China Fleet, has been replaced by

ller)...The Band of H.M. Cold- fell to practically nil and receipts through, goods traffic, and closed Vice-Admiral Terraux.

stream Guards cond. by Lieut. J. C. The two new naval cammanders Windram: Where's The Sergeant? correspondingly gloomily owing to the contraction of

operations to the local service. arrived at Saigon on May 5 aboard (Longstaffe); Tommy Lad

(Tes- the M. M. lner President Dourer chemacher Margetson) and received their seals of office Dawson (Bass-Baritone) with Or from their predecessors aboard the chestra. Lamotte

FRED

1932.

ASTAIRE AND GINGER ROGERS

AT LAST I

A DRAMA AS GREAT AS

THEIR DANCING I

- CASTLE

TRENE

SATURDAY

QUEEN'S & ALHAMBRA

STORY OF VERNON AND

THE

were

Many Difficult Problems

to

French Far Eastern Flect.Domel.

Plequel, flagship of the 11 Close Down.

from rates higher than in 1037.

"Liquor and tobacco duties show very large increases and many other items, such as entertainment and

The rallway was called upon solve many difficult problems in or betting tax and royalties payable by transport companies, which are of

Hder to cope with the abnormal fected by the magnitude of tic

conditions prevalling for the greater. population, rose necordingly..

Receipts from land sales 1ose part of the year, not the least among the utilisation to the best thern being with the demand for new building advantage, of an organisation which and reached the highest level since had been bulll up to eater primarily 1932.

U.S. Warships Due

Five

and

Peter

Japan Reduces War Risk Rates

eularly the incursion of increasing Operating expenditure was $960, or five days. A cocktail party for yesterday decided to reduce war risk

numbers

of

destitute or

American submarines for passenger traffle. A heavy sirain the mother-ship U.S.S. Canopus are Supplementary Votes was put upon the resources of the xpected in Hongkong to-day from

TOKYO, May 11Apparently re- Manlia. Department, calling for the utmost "The situation in China and is effort from the staff and a maximum The American ships are on a train the Japan Underwriters' Association flecting the latest situation in Europe, ing cruise and will stay here for four at its executive committee meeting repercussions on the Colony, parul-"user" of rolling stock,

seml- 484.84 compared with 5894,533.42 the officers is to be held aboard rates by half a yen to one year for destitute refugees, caused also con- last year. The increase is accounted H.M.S. Medway this afternoon. outgoing and incoming shipments siderable increases of expenditure. for largely by the marked advance The USS. Mindanao is now in through the Mediterranean.

"In all, supplementary votes for a in the average price of coal which Kowloon dock undergoing annual total of $5,430,507 were approved by rose from $12.44 to $21.00 per ton, overhaul and will leave for Canton

and affecting running costs to the on May 22. the Legislative Council and the extent of $110,608.37. Secretary of State.

Despite this, and other factors "The following analysis of these already indicated, peak earnings were

goods traffe, secured from shows the main categories of this incidental revenue on the foreign line supplementary expenditure: 1. Accounting

ments

adjust

2.-Revotes of provisions

in previous estimates 3.-Excesses on approved

votes

4.-Excesses on provisions

for pensions and pas

sages of Government

servants

5-Post Office-Increases due to Introduction of air mail, etc. ........................ 6.-Emergency expenses-

Epidemics of disease

Relief of Refugees

Olher

emergency

penditure 7-Typhoon damage

ex-

BNew Government quarters, and resump- Lions

9.-Other expenditure

rents,

and ancillary works. These sources, which are given In order of $1,376,083 magnitude, contributed 11, 24, 7 and

307 times the estimated revenue res 188,323 pertively. The wide divergence be- iween receipts and estimates. 374,614 the report, is attributable to the fact the Sino-Japanese hostilities were not envisaged when the latter were prepared,

430,104

that

adda

The outstanding trafle fenturo of the year was the phenomenal growth of through goods tramc. Railings 275,000 aggregated 406,140 tons compared wil 118,438 tons in 1937, and 60,732 327,877 tons in 1030, corresponding revenue 804,802 being $021,767.28, compared with

$167,650.47 und $44,604.93. 497,535

receipts Loon! passenger.

appre- 417,550 elated to the extent of 61.71 per cent. This substantial growth is ascribable to lie increase in resident population 273,000 caused by the influx of refugees from 436,034 China: The gain during the first nine and a half months of the year $5,430,607 One last two and half months it was Approximated 50 per cent, and during

18 per cent.

"It will be seen that a largo pro

At the end of May 20, new all-steel portion of these votes resulted, froid

[covered wagóns were purshased from The emergency situation, directly or the Chinese Ministry of Communica- Indirectly, including the epidemics of sons at particularly favourable rates. cilsease which led to 4 largely in These wagons have a capacity of 40 creased expenditure by the Medical ons anti were made in Belgium. Department.

Their acquisition eated, considerably

"Much of the Wollentia ex- the acute shortage of stock available

penditure which 'cannot be definitely for the earrings, of commercial goods. sttributed to the emergency was in As a result of negotiations directly affected by. It and the sup" Hankow, the allotment of wagons for plementary vates included practically the conveyance of commercial cargo nothing in the way of definitely new was increased by 50 per cent, and a services.

bi-weekly through passenger sergine

The reduced rates become effective immediately. Domel,

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