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A Picture Any MAN Should See. Servicemen in Uniform 55 cents to Upper Circle and Back Stails at any show.
Following this British super-production there will follow a list of latest productions. TABU: A Paramount super-production just released. It's
a picture of exquisite tropical beauty, the last work of that master of the, screen, Murnau, director of "The Last Laugh," introducing a story of the South Seas, made with a native cast. It concludes with a veritable screen poem of tragedy.
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PHANTOM of the OPERA:A, Universal 1931 Special. A mysterious "Talkie" with every player in full dialogue, except the leading man...
.LON. CHANEY. It's the last of the man of a thousand faces in filmdom.
THÉ CAT CREEPS: Universal's new production from John Willard's famous play "The Cat and the Canary."
SOCIAL LION:-A 1931 Paramount comedy starring Jack
Oakie and Mary, Brian.
RESURRECTION:-A Universal 1931 all dialogue 'super- production. It betters the silent film of the past. DRACULA: ---- Another Universal super-production. Superstition of yesterday may be a fact of the world of science of to-day is explained in this picture. It's mysterious all through.
RIGHT TO LOVE:-A. 1931. Paramount super-production
starring the sweet Misa Ruth Chatterton. FIGHTING CARAVANS:-A "Covered. Waggon" type of picture of Paramount's starring Gary Cooper and Lily Damita.
STOLEN HEAVEN:-Nancy Carroll's best of the season. QUEEN HIGH: Another 1931 Paramount production.
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LESS U.S. WHEAT TO POSEIDON DISASTER GLOOMY OUTLOOK
BE DUMPED ABROAD?
Stocks to be Withheld by Federal Board.
GROWERS' ANXIETY,
Washington, Yesterday. A very important bearing on the future of wheat prices throughout the world is contain ed in the announcement that the Federal Farm Board will not pledge itself to withhold wheat stocks from the domestic market for another year.
J
FUND.
Navy League's Second Subscription List,
BANK DONATES $5,000.
Following is the second list of subscriptions to the Poseidon Re- lief Fund sent to us for publica- tion by the Navy League:- HK. & Shanghai, Banking
• Corporation Hong Kong Share Brokers
Association
R-G. Shewan A. L. Shields F. H. Crapnell
National City Bank Anderson Music Co., Ltd.
and Staff Mercantile Bank Staff Bank of East Asia
and Local Staff,
It is pointed out that the Farm Board's stocks are estim- ated to have been 200,000,000 bushels, the release of which, while causing a fall in the domes- tie price, would be calculated to relieve the foreign grower's an-M. xiety as it would lessen the prob- ability of whole Farm Board atocks being dumped abroad, Reuter's American Service.
O." Taikoo Suger Re- finery
H. Taylor Linstead & Davis
New
Ltd.
Zealand Insurance Co.,
John Fleming
STARTLING DROP IN Lowe, Bingham & Maithews
U.S. TRADE.
$20,000,000 Decrease
in Exports.
LOWEST SINCE · 1914.
Washington, Yesterday. The startling decrease in the foreign trade of the United States continues. Exports for
Manager and Statf, Gilman
& Co., Ltd.
Detachment Royal Army Pay
Corps*
G.M.S. & Staff
Rev. G. T. Waldegrave, Anonymous ...
T. M. Gregory & Co.
J. Krogh-Moc
"Jaybird"
A. B. Stewart Justice Lindsell.
Bishop of Victoria and Mrs.
Duppuy
Hon. fr. W. E. L. Shenton M. II. Turner
Dr. R. L. Lancaster. A. S. Gubbay
May were valued at $41,000,000, China Underwriters, Ltd.,
Staff compared with $64,000,000 for. Dufaure de in Prade May, 1930. Imports for the Alan Reid same period aggregated $35,000. Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Mont- 000, compared with $59,000,000 gomery for 1930.
Mr and Mrs: R.. V. Harris
Black C. These figures are the lowest
P. S. Cassidy since October, 1914. For the five Hon. Dr. R. H. Kotewall months ended on May 31 exports C. S. and E. S. were valued at $226,000,000 A. C. Ellis compared with $356,000,000 for Mr. and Mrs. J. 1. Seth the same period of last year, Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club
J. Ullmann & Co. whilst imports were valued at H. C. Macnamara $187,000,000, compared with A. Brostedt $297,000,000 for the
same C. M. Hemaworth
Coltman period in 1930.-Reuter's Ameri. Capt.
K. H. can Service.
Capt. W. H.
G. Geater O. G. Anderson Two Frienda"
BANK OF ENGLAND
TO.. Marshal
AID AUSTRIA.
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E. L. Agassiz
Sale of Periodicals "Mandsec"
A. B.
Interim Advance to the TPT
National Bank.
FINANCIAL CRISIS.
. London, Yesterday.
C. H. W. Kew Arlonymous
H. 'P. Harrie
S. H.
Hong Kong
Bureau
C. S. H.
F.
The Bank of England has step- H. 1
G. K. Oliver
ped in to assist Austria, an official Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Stimson announcement stating that In G. S. Gubbay anticipation of placing Austrian Capt. Bell Treasury bonds on the Continent Mr. and Mrs. E. P. W. the Bank of England agreed to
John Sirdar Khan make an interim advance to the E Austrian National Bank pending Mary L. Potter the successful conclusion of the negotiation for the bands.-Reu- ter.!!
BURMA RISING.
AMNESTY FOR THOSE WHO SURRENDER.
Rangoon, Yesterday. The Government of Burina is further attempting to terminate the rebellion, and notices, are be ing distributed stating that all: rebels surrendering, who are not lenders or have not committed murder or actively participated In Berious outrages, and who fully; confess and undertake not to rejoin and not to assist the rebels, will be allowed to go fraa.
Reuter
Take
Previously acknowledged
IN MEMORY.
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1,000
30"
FOR PEACE.
World Disarmament Not to Be Solved Ÿet.. FUTILITY OF PARLEYS.
"Newhaven, Connecticut,
Yesterday..
That very little will be accom. plished at the forthcoming Dis- armament Conference was pre- dicted by Mr. Hugh Gibson, the United States Ambassador in Belgium, speaking at a luncheon at Yale University. He said that! he did not expect that the pro- blem of world disarmament would be solved in his lifetime.--Reu- ter's American Service.
Conference. Next Year.
Rugby, Yesterday. The League of Nations Secre- tary to-day circulated an official invitation to all States to take part in the General Disarmament Conference convened at Geneva on February 2, 1932, thus finally disposing of the recent postpone- ment rumours.-British Wireless Service.
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Down, down, went she to rest at last
upan the ocean's bed,
No hope bed you of succour, as the
hours by you sped; In vain did divers search the sen, your
vessel to locate, And when by chance they found her,
Alas, it was too late!
Your loss is keenly felt, boys, in many
a heart and home,
For sailors have great risks to run, when on the ocean's foam;
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Ard though beneath the sea you li
your dear ones shall be fed.
"Rest In Peace" within your tomb, we go to seelt their bread.
R. M. GREGORY. Kowloon June 18.
CHINESE SYMPATHY.
Copies of the under-noted letters have been sent to us for publica- tion:-
China Buildings, 5th Floor.
· Hong Kong June 15, 1931. Sir-On behalf of Dr. S. W. Te'o and myself, and in the name of the Chinese community which we represent, I have the honour to tender to you as the represen- |tative of His Majesty's Navy in the Colony our heartfelt sympathy and sincere condolence in the sad loss 12.70 of life occasioned by the sinking of
the submarine Poseidon.
16.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your obedient servant, (Sd.) R. H. Kotewell,
Commodore A. H. Walker, O.B.E., R.N., H.M.S. Tamar,
Hong Kong.
Commodore's Office,
Hong Kong.
June 17, 1981;
Sir, I have the honour to ac knowledge the receipt of your let- ter of June 15 and to thank you,
and Dr. S. W. Te'o, for the very kind expression of sympathy with $9,488.70 His Majesty's Navy on the loss of 9,739.00 so many valuable lives in the
Poseidon danster. $10,225,70
No cars of sorrow filled your breast, yours eyes discerned no fear, You little guessed when forth you that death was lurking grasp you In her ley hand and hurl
you to your doom;
To
Yo men of the Poseidon, in your
submarine entombed.
your vessel in full buoyancy, did
cruise the China Ben,
I am sending coples of your let ter to the Commander-in-Chler, Vice-Admiral Sir Howard Kelly, K.C.B., OM.G., M.V.O., and to the vessel, as I know they, and the Commanding Officer of the ill-fat-
survivors, will be glad to receive the message of condolence from the Chinese Community of Hong Kong.
I have the honour to be,
Sirp Your obedient servant, (98.) A. H. Walker. Commodare.
Until there came a mighty crash, as The Hon, Dr. R. H. Kotewall,
dreadful as could be.
That sent a hole within her zido, the
Impact, it was great.
In less thin minutes ten rank she,
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