1939-08-10 — Page 17

Thursday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

DONALD DOCK

YEP..MY NEPHEWS,

HUEY, DEWEY

AND LOUIE!

WELL! WELL!

THEY LOOK

JUST LIKE

YOU!

NEPHEWS? WHY THEY LOOK ENOUGH LIKE YOU TO BE YOUR SONS!

MEET MY NEPHEWS, SAMI THINK THEY LOOK LIKE ME?

YOU SAID IT! HAW! HAW! HAW!

7-10

Cyr Bio, Wah Hey Izolations.

U.S.-Cotton Deal With Spaniards NEW YORK, Aug. § (Reuter)-Mr.

SIGNOR MUSSOLINI

HEART ATTACK REPORT DENIED

Warren Lee Person, President of the l Export and Import Bank, prior to:

ROME, Aug. 9 (Trans-Occan), teaving for Europe to-day, said that the cotton to be sold to Spain will The report circulating abroad be purchased in the open market, and that Signor Mussolini had suffer- not specifically drawn from loan jed a serious heart attack was stocku.

emphatically denied by circles in He said that the shipments were close touch with Il Duce's family expected to start Iminediately, with to-day. shippers benefiting from the export subsidy.

Inquiry in these quarters elicited Interest on financing will probably the reply that Signor Mussolini re- be three and a half per cent.

turned from his summer residence to Questioned with regard to the pos-lone in order to attend to urgent siblity of similar arrangements with business of State.

be

interested in such arrangement would

other countries, Mr. Pierson said that Immediately upon his arrival he re- the only other country which might carved a number of leading person- a cottones, including the Duke of Austa. Germany. He also issued a proclamation to the which already had private com troops who had taken part in the merctul credits with the United auton manoeuvres. States.

be

leaning

Mr. Pierson admitted that the Ex- port and Import Bank had sub- stantially, depleted its capacity, but that large repayments on outstanding loans were enabling, the bank to assume is part in Anameing the Spanish deal

Stock Exchange Undertone Steady

Family Allowances

As Election Cry

SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Aug. 9 (Reuter).-A scheme for family allowances in the wages system will be an issue in the| forthcoming general election.

This was decided at the Liberalf Summer School at Cambridge to-day, where it was stated that the economie LONDON, Aug. 3 (Reuter)...advantages of parenthood was one Although trading on the London of the most powerful factors contrl- Stock Exchange was again quiet, the buting towards the Inadequate birth- undertone was steady, and it-edged rate.

holdings recovered after an early weakness.

Mr. J. Cadbury advocated that

a commission of Inquiry frame a Rubbers further improved on in-practical proposal, and suggested that some of the features of the con- creasing interest.

New Zealand stock, recently issued, tinental countries, including Germany was quoted initially at 1/18th pre- and Italy, might well be copied in mium, though only small dealings Britam, were made.

Commodities were quietly steady, while Wall Street was easier.

War Resources Board For U.S.

Economic. Recovery. Depends On Europe

H. K. Stock Market

Palestine Patrol Boat Sinks

JERUSALEM, Aup. 0 (Trans- The following quotations issued on the Hongkong Stock Mar-Sinbad, belonging to the British police were Ocean)The coastal patrol boat ket this morning.

BANKS

HK. Banics $......(c.d.) HK. Banks Lon, A. II.K. Banks (11.K. Reg.) Chartered. Mercantile, A. & B. Mercante, C. £.. Bast Asia

INSURANCES

Contona $. Union $..

China Underwriters

K. Fire $.

SHIPPING Douglases $.. Steamboats S.. Indo-Chinas, PS Indo-Chinas, DS. Shells, Bearers 5/- Waterboats $...

DOCKS ETC. Witarves $.

Decks $

Previdents $.

New Eng. Sh. $. Sh. Docks, Sh. $.

ARNING

Kailan

force in Palestine, sank near Wadi Falix, .south of Nathania to-day, 1,320 su. following an explosion on board.

.74 n.

One member of the crew, a British £..77 police sergeant, was killed.

33)| *_

24 n.

Two of members of the crew of 12 n. seven were injured and have been, 72 n. sent to hospital in Haifa.

15 n.1

Zionist Conference

August 10, 1939.

5.

By

Walt Disney

USE ONLY ...

WAL

A Look Through The "Telegraph”

50 YEARS AGO

which the Prince of Wales is trying to

With the additional £30,000 per annum)

August 19, 1899.

rush the English for, H.R.R's income thound I brought up to £130,000 a year. Forty appareat, and the Duchy of Cornwalt pouulahe ho an hefr brings him in on the average a net pront

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Luba Shaftain in Recital From the Studio

B.B.C. LONDON RELAYS

Radio Programme Broadenst by of £60,000, to which must be ZBW on a Frequency of 845 ke's added the allowance Her Majesty credited with granting him in rrergni-

and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. tion of the many regal functions he has and 8-11 pun. on 9.53 m.c's. per to take part in an her representative. Second, mentioned, drawn £10,000, which in the The Princess of Wales, it should be avent

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12-12.20 p.m. Relay of Service of crossed to £30,000. But then a fellow dral. spends such a lut when he has nothing to du, doesn't he? Go ahead, Tummy,

12,30

Louis Kentner (Plano).

Dans La Solitude.

Roy and is Orchestra; Waltz-Dance The Moonlight Waitz With Me; Slow Fox-Trot-I Still Love To Kiss You Goodnight (alm 52nd Stroom Victor Silvester and Ills Orchestra: Slow Fox-TrotMy Secret Love Affair (alm Lovely to Look at'); Quickstep I'll Write A Love Song (from It's in the Eng'). Victor Silvester and His Ballroom Orchestra.

B Time, Weather and Announce- inent.

8.03 A Programme of Old English

Music,

Pavane: Galliard (William Byrd, Lisz-Benediction De Dieu 1658-1805)....Society of Anelent 1542-1023); Choconne (Henry Purcell, Instruments; A Trumpet Voluntary Sir Hamilton Harly cond. by Orchestra, Solo

12.47 Czech Philharmonie Orches- Or Brass and Organ) (Purcell

200 . 307 n. 144 b.

GENEVA, Aug. 9 (Reuter),--Non- 185 co-operation with the British Govern-

n.

nent in retaliation for the suspension .67 n. of Jewish Immigration in Palestine and the White Paper polley, was GO nurged by Rabbi Meir Berlin in his 30 n. Opening address at the world con- B1/10 .ference of the Mizrachi (the orthodox

wing of the world Zionist organisa .8.10 n.

tion).

Rabbi Berlin urged the Jews of the 103 n.

The Argyll and Sutherland High- ,181 n.

world to mobile to fight against the

landers postes In Private James Ander 4.30 n. curtailment of historic Jewish rights

Bon of "C" company a poet of no com-f tra. in Palestine. ..8.30 n.i

mon ability. Mr. Anderson's work is Slavonic Dance No. 14. In B Flat He declared that immigration must lacks the technical knowledge of the 15 In C Major (Dvorak); Slavonic ..110 n.

continue despite the artificii restric- experienced versier, but it has over Dance No. .13/9 n. tions. All Zionist groups should for-theless the ring of true poetry. The

10 In A Flat Major The Gentle Malden (arr. Somervell) 0.40 n.et their differences and form a united following lines which appear in the (Dvorak).

Passing By Herrick and Purcell) 4. front to combat the British Govern- Regimental News for July-a

1 Time well-

and Weather.

Dennis Noble (Baritone) with .4 n.. ment's new policy.

written and interesting little sheet that 1.03 Songs by Elsie Carlisle. Orchestrn: You're Pretty (English in a credit to the Regiment-will com- So Many Memories (Woods); Jing); Butter'd Please (English Folle pare not unfavourably with the recent Everyone Must Have A Sweetheart Song-arr. Margerison); La Volta productions of poets of far greater pre (Noel and Others); Proud of You (Byrd); Ayre (Rossiter); Tower Hill tensiona than this humble follower of the musei-

(David)

(Farnaby).....The Pipers' Gulld 1.13 Tangos and Concert Waltzes. Quartet." Sorrowful-Waltz (Schwarta): Joys

Raubs S. Venz, Gold $. Hongkong Mines cts.

LANDS

5 n.

.3434 n.

Hotels $

Lands.5

Land 4% de. $. S'hal Lands Sh. $. Humphreys $.

H.K. Realtics $.

.par b.

.82 17.

.8 8.

.4% .

Chinese Estates $.

.100 n.

Trans $...

UTILITIES

(old) $

Peak Incw) $.

Peak

Star Ferries $.. Y, Ferries S... China Lights (old) $.. China Light (new) $. H.K. Electrics $. Mazno Electrics

16.70 n. .7.40 n. .3.70 n. .00% n.

.5 n.

634 .18

Sandakan Lights $.

Telephone (old) $.

Telephones (new) $

12 .22 n .7.00 n.

Tractions s/~

.18/- 31.

21/8 ri.

MEETINGS

BANNED:

POLICE TAKE PRECAUTIONS

(Continued from Page 7.)

Trumpet: Alex Organist: Harold Dawber;

(Purcell) Suddaby

necessarily crude and unpolished, and Major (Dvorak); Slavonic Dance No. and Shep and with Pinno

ONLY A PRIVATE SOLDIER

Elske S

Studio-Piano

Valy a private soldier drawn from the Of The Past-Waltz (Schwartz)...aba Shafialn

J

Hver bed-

enld, and dead-

hands, stop cars and search the oc- cupants, as well as pedestrians.

And in saving the itfe of a had vallantly lost his own;

brother

Tango

1.

Recital by

Only a private soldier, wet, clammy Russian Novelty Orchestra: Arroylto Argentin (Chirlando); To rescue a man from drowning he'd Chagrin D'Amour-Tango (Lemar-

Compositions of Scriabin: (a) plunged in the food atone,

Etude, (b) Mazurka, (e) Impromptu, chand and Others)....A. J. Pesenti and His Tango Orchestra with Vocal (d) Preludes; 2. Prelude (Glazou- Yet the bystanders say with a shudderin; Hydropathen Waltz (Gung!);

now);

3. Compositions of Rach- Walgal (Russian Waltz Pot- maninoff: (a) Humoreske, (b) Pollen. ? The B.B.C. Symphony Orchestra. Vienna Boheme

Overture "Fingal's Cave," Op. 20 (Mendelssohn); Overture "Masaniel- lo" (Auber).

as they glance at the cold, dead fane,

And he's only a private soldier, there's] plenty to f his place.

thy two prCute solvers that stood impack).

by the Prince of France,

And fought at his ride till they fell to death pierced ihro by the Zulu lance: They stood thera difying danger. acorning to shirk the strife,

Lach man for his country's honour was wiling to give his life:

Two concrete pillboxes have been ..22 built, while a third, movable, steel .8.10 n. pill-box has also been brought up.

Although Avenue Edward VII forms the boundary between the In- Settlement nternational

and the French Concession, control of it is int the hands of the French Police by a special arrangement.

Another sign of the approaching versary is the fact that sentrics the British Consulate-Gen- Cald: Mac (ord.), Sh. $....14 n. cral, as the

well

on the Garden Cald: Macg. (Pre), Sh. $...13 n. Bridge (separating the International Canton Ics$.

....1 b. Settlement from the Japanese-con-at his country's call; .12.60 n. trolled section of it) are now wearing .3.70 n. steel helmets again.

LONDON, Aug. 9 (British Wire- less)-Prospects of a further general; economic recovery depend on (Reuter) international situation, declared the Minister of Transport in a spetch on Tyneside to-day.

WASHINGTON, Aug. Announcement of the formation of a civilian advisory "War Resources Board" to advise the military services in the current expansion of the forces, is made jointly by the army and

navy,

He went on: "If any improvemert makes some reduction in our defence preparations possible and there ap pears at the moment na sign of that! very substantial alteration of policy In certain quarters which alone can to so-1 believe the result would be

The board would also become, in an emergency, an executive agency with bread powers, similar to the War Industries Board during the demands for the normal products of Great War.

Franco-Turkish Pact

industry, which a better atmosphere between nations would immediately bring about."

PARIS, Aug. (Reuter)-An NEW "YES-MEN"

agreement has been reached in the

negotiations for Franco-Turkish FOR MUSSOLINI

trade pact.

sent to

The terms have been Ankara for the approval of the Turkish Government.

OUR SUMMER

SALE HAS

BEGUN

The most comfortable Sandals for children

Rata

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" ROME, Aug. 9 (UP)-The King of Italy has appointed twenty new Senators.

The new legislators are all leading industrialists and 1-owners. They Include Signor Andrea Malarazzo, from San Paulo, Brazil, Count Eltore. who is nephew of the great] Leopardi, Giacomo

Signor Leopoldo Parodi, a powerful Milanese industrialist, and Frederico Tesin, an eminent Turinese and proprietor of the Tomo horse-racing stables,

TructionNDUSTRIALS

(Pref.)

Cements $..

II.K. Ropes

STORES, &c. Dairy Farms (ok) Dairy Farms (new) Watsons $.

Lane, Crawfords $. Sinceres $. Wing On (HK.) $. Powell, Ltd. $.

COTTON MILLS

Ewo Sh. $.

S'hal. Cotton Sh. $.. Zoonk Sing, Sh. $. Wing On Textiles, Sh. $.

MISC.

H.K. Entertainments $. Construction (old) $. Constructions (newv) Vibro Pling $.. Ch. Govt. 5%

1925. G. Bonds H.K. Govt. 4 Loan. HK. Goyt, 34% Loan Marsmans (Lon) s/- Marsmans (H.K.) /-

For some time past, they have 21 5. been wearing ordinary

sun helmets

ກ.

20 and caps.-Trans-Ocean.

.8.40 n.

7.50 n.

1.80 n. .41 n.

Special Precautions

Shanghat, Aug. 9. .1 n. In connection with the precautions for August 13, anniversary of the 184. Shandai hostilities, the French .110 . Police have temporarily detained .42 n. 1,000 suspicious characters. The for- .48 n.eign forces have redoubled their pre- cautions in their respective sectors, .6.90 n. increasing the wire barricades and .1.55 m. strengthening patrols-United Press. ....1 n.

Return Of Chinese ..8 n.

1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press, Weather and Announcements.

Serenade

0.15 London Relay-The News. 9.30 London Relay World Affairs." by Harold Butler, c.a., Warden of (Schubert); Numeld College, Oxford. (Romberg); and Market Notes.

1.45 AI Bollington at the Organ. Medley Of Serenades, Intro: Ser- enade Frasquita (Lehar); Serenade The Prince is yes ora lamented, bui (Heykens); the troopers namas acarre were heard Serenade (Toscilt); Second Sercando 0.45

Oh! not they were private soldiers, 1 (Heykens); Serenade they lived or died none cared!

"Rosalie Selection (Cole Porter): Only a private soldier mark for the Once In A While (Green-Edwards), Joeman's ball

One sworn for a paltry shilling to die 1.58 Victor Si

Silvester and His Bali-

Ignorant, could there be wisdom in ong who's 20 poor and tow

I Fall In Love With You Every Who must do what he told and think Day-Slow Fox-Trot (Alm Swing nol; wisdom in him-ah not

Teacher Swing'); Let's Waltz For Old At least the thought of who treat us as less than men.

some-peopleTime's Sale Wallz; Play Gypsy

Tango (from Maritza-Kalman); Vienna So Gay Waltz

Beware! the poor worn may tura anit proue he's a man-what theu?

room Orchestra.

(from

lle may turn on the mass who tra Mariza Kalman); Mina Aleno

him with coldness, with emeer, and scom

witz);

And prove that he'r for more on Quickstep (from Paprika-Masch in those who were better born he has gifts that no wealth can buy

That the poor in this world's money

The Dreat gifts of truth and hañour courage to do or die.

Then treat pe the private soldier with justice when ver you can,

POT TRO but a numbe

soluter, ro menber-he's still AUT

Jas. Anderson. Private, C. Company.

Magyar Melody-Slow Fox- Trot (from Paprika).

A

2.15 Close Down.

6 Studio Children's Hour..

London Relay Sports News

trallo) and Evan Williams (Tenor).

0.50 Songs by Leila Megane (Con- David Of The White Rock (arr. Osborne Roberts)....

....Leila Megane (in Welsh with Piano accomp.); Adieu To Dear Cambria; Old Welsh Song....Evan Williams (Tenor) (In Welsh with Orchestra).

10 London Relay Welcome To Overseas. Viitorn.

A broadcast from the Pavilion of the Royal National Eisteddford of Wales at Denbigh

10.35

Tumblers

A Military Band Concert. Air De Eallet; Callirhoe (Cham- inade); Pas Des Cymbales (Chamin- 6.45 London Relay~'Aotearoa'. ade)....The Band of H.M. Cold- The Land of the Long White Cloud; stream Guards cond, by Lieut. 1, G. programme In honour of the Cen- Evans; Dance Of The tenary of New Zealand; Written by("Snow

Malden

Rimsky-Korsa- A. L. Lloyd. Produced by Laurence kov); Coillwog's Cake Walk (The 25 YEARS AGO

Gillam.

Children's Corner-Dobuasy) 7.30 August 10, 1914.

Closing Local Stock Quota B.D.C. Wireless Military Band cond. H.R.. the Prince of Wales joins the tions.

by B. Walton O'Donnell: Semper Granailler Guards on Monday, doing pre-

7.32 Dance Music.

Fidelis March (Sousa); The Bells Of service h the barracks 'at

Fox-Trot It's The Natural Thing St. Malo (Rimmer)...The Band of Brentwood.

and

Eight hundred passes for entry .33% into Japanese-occupied areas are beliminary 1024 b.

Ing Issued on an average dally-by .09% b.

The Kaiser, in a Proclamation, ways: To Do (film 'Double or Nothing")....H.M. Coldstream Guards, cond. by the Shanghal Special Municipality Mist peuce our enemies have surprised Harry Roy and His Orchestra: Quick- ..14/3

office at the former Chinese Cham-sell salat to the last benash-ef step-Am-I-In-Love? (film 'Mr Dodd orics, No. 2

Lieut. R. G. Evans; Minstrel Mem- 4/-ber of Commerce building at North man

(Rimmer); Intro: Müssa's and North Honan Roads, struggle, even against Soochow

horso, and fight out the takes the Alr): Waltz-The Girl You

in de Cold,

de Cold, Cold Ground; Camptown world of Used Το the Shanghai Manichi

Be (Alm

Mr. Dodd takes Races; Lily Dale: Marching Thro enemies. reported. These passes

the Air)....Victor Silvester and His Georgia: My Old Kentucky Home.... permit the holders to

Ballroom

Orchestra; Fox-Trots-Here Grand Massed Brass Bands at the proceed

to Settlement areas only to within the Japanese defence sector,

takes the Al"); Remember Me? (film by C. A. Anderson. Comes The Sandman (Alm 'Mr. Dodd Leicester Brass Band Festival, cond. but also to extra-Settlement areas.

Mr. Dodd takes the Air')....Harry A charge of $1 is being made for

11 Close Down. such collections will be used for re- cach pass issued. The proceeds of fugee relief and education.

STOCK MARKET REPORT

Hongkong Stock Exchange official

summary issued yesterday says:

The market continues dull and in-

Opium Suppression active

In The Interior

CHUNGKING, Aug. 10 (Central). --Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek has given special powers to General Wang Tsan-hsu, General Liu, Wen-bul and Mr. Wu Ting-chang, Governors of Szechwan, Sikong and Kwelehow respectively, in opium suppression in their provinces.

The three Governors are. powered to command the troops stationed in their provinces to arrest, opium hoarders and traffickers and to punish magistrates for ineffelency in opium suppression work.

Railway Collision

PRAGUE, Aug, 0 (Trans-Ocean).— Three were seriously injured and 39 others suffered superficial wounds when two passenger trains came, into collision in the Wallaschisch rallway station.

The trains met hend-on, and con- siderable damage was caused to the couches.

It is not believed that the casually list is yet complete.

The Honolulu Clipper left San Francisco yesterday and will arrive | ot Kal Tak Airport next Wednesday.i

Buyers

China Underwriters $1 B.K. Lands 4% Debentures par. H.K. Electrics $53 Cantom Jeca $1

ILK. Govt. 4% Lonn 102. H.K. Govt: 3% Loun 004.

Sellers

. Humphreys $8.

China Light (Old) $8.10.

Sales

R.K. Bank $1,320.

Maria Gold Shares Morning Closing

Atoks Ps. 21-

Antamok 2234 s Baguio Gold 21 s Batong Buhay 0140.s Benguet Consolidated 10.00 b

are 2014 b Wedge Coco Grove 23 b Consolidated

dated Mines 0020 b Demonstration 0914 b 43% b

Big

Ipo Gold 10 b

Itogon Mining 2316 o Manbuino Consolidated 00 b Masbate Consolidated 11 b

Motherlode 084 b

Mindanao Mine Operation 13 b North Camarines 231⁄2 b Paracale Gummaus 15% b San Mauricio 10 b

Surigao Consolidated 221⁄2 b Suyce Consolidated 14 b Syndicate Investment. 02. b United Paracale, 42 a

not

U.S. FREIGHTER AFIRE AT SEE

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH?

BOSTON, Aug. 9 (UP).—The local Coast Guard Station has received a radio report from the American freighter Pipestone County, saying she is aflre 700 miles north-cast of Boston. The report says "not yet serious.

The New York Coast Guard Ofce said that the Cutter Chelan radioed the freighter, who advised that there] was a fire in the hold.

The message added: "Not yet ex- tinguished, outcome uncertain, Coast Guard assistance desired."

It is estimated that the Cutter Champlain will reach the freightery withhi nine boura.

C.N.A.C. SCHEDULE Effective tramediately, C‚N.A.C. de- partures for Hanol and Kunming from Hongkong will be on Fridays Instead of Mondays.

Sir.I am authorised to state that Lady Muy will be pleased to receive the names of any women in the Colony who are willing to sorve as nurses in tho case of need.

Names should be sent to sustain Lodge with full information as to pre- vious Hospital experience ( any), OT of the possession of the nursing certi Deals of the St. John Ambulance A sugiation, or of the Red Cross Society.

I understand that thora le no Im- mediate need of assistance in this dirac.; tion, but that a list will be compiled of those willing to help should the necessity arise.-Yours, até,

Gentning Clark. The University, August 7th, 1014, 10 YEARS AGO

August 10, 1020. In a friendly bowls game nt. North Point yesterday afternoon, the Hong-i kang Electric Co. defented the P.W.D. y Ave shots. Both teams played, with only two rinks. The scores were;

B.K.E. Co.

F.W.D. A. P. Tarbuck C. II. Coutts

J. T. Lunny

A. Wobster L do Rouse F. F. Duckworth IL F. Akehurst - L. J. Davies

A. C. Burford

J. Howo

I. H. Rose

19 W. E. Hollande 15,

E. D. Reed

E. W. Carpenter Carr

19 F. Sutton

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5 YEARS AGO'

August, 10, 1934. | Correspondents who have recently written urging the desirability of more Britisk fling being displayed in this Colony have unquestionably stressed ai very real nesd, Time was when the British cinema industry Ingged far be- hind the alandards set by foreign pro- ducers, but that day has gone. The best productions of British studios can now hold their own with those of any that Hongkong seldom has the oppor other country. But the fact remains iunity of seaing a really good class

The hour of departure and night connections remain the same as the present schedule, the only alteration being that the day of departure from

Kal Tak is Friday and not Mondays. British film.

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