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MARTA & MARYA Two clever girls presenting one of the best dancing acts ever seen on any stage.
BABY LEROY'S SENSATIONAL SCREEN PLAY.
DOROTHEA WIECK
Overy Woman's Heart Will Ache For Her!
"MISS FANE'S BABY IS STOLEN
China Mail
NINETIETH YEAR OF PUBLICATION
HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1934.
BRITAIN-IRELAND EUROPEAN CATCHES
DEADLOCK
No Overtures From Free State
London, To-day.
BANISHEE
Found Loitering On Premises
AMAH CHANGES STORY
In the House of Commons; yes- terday, the Dominion Secretary,
Found loitering at the residence Mr. J. H. Thomas, announced that there had been no negotiations of Mr. M. H. Arnold, of Në 8 with the Irish Free State on the
JAPAN'S FOREIGN EXCHANGE BUYING For Payments To Russia
SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL. By, Telegraph, Copyright, Telegra phie Messages Ordinance, 1891, Ra. ceived October 31, 5.35 'a.m.)
New York, To-day.
to
The "Journal of Commerce" han. reported from financial quarters subject of the outstanding dispute. Causeway Hill, on Monday even that Japan has commenced the par- ing Yu Ching-tak, a banishee, was chase of foreign exchange with The position remained as before,
Britain was ready at any time to charged before Mr. E. W. Hamil-which to make the Chinese Eastern enter negotiations if a satisfactory ton at the Central Magistracy this Railway purchase payments
was Russia, largely accounting for the
a recent weakness of the yen. basis of discussion could be found. morning. Defendant, who He was not aware that any over-banished from the Colony for
Payments are to be made before tures had been made by the Free' period of 10 years in February
this year, was also charged with the end of the year, the journal hdda--United Press, per S. E. Levy State-Reuter
returning from banishment.
and Company
MELROSE HÄS EIG RECEPTION
AT MELBOURNE
(Continued from Page 1.).
- MORE EFFICIENT FARM TAXATION IN KWANGTUNG
as Bome
Mr. Arnold, in evidence, said that he seized accused upon being informed by the amah of the pri- soner's presence in the house, and locked him up in a cupboard, unti}
(Continued from Page 1} the arrival of Sergeant Kelly who
At present, collection is made in The Danish pilot, Lieut. M.
took him to the Bay View Police
ahaphazard manner, Station. Hansen, arrived at Cloncurry yes-
farms are Owing to the amah's discrepan people who own terday evening, and expressed his
required to pay tax, while others, intention of spending the night there. He exhausted his petrol cy in evidence the case was route, and his reserve tankmanded until Saturday.
Het not working. pump managed to descend, however, and, on to after refuelling, continued Cloncurry, where he landed in the dark.
en
The New Zealand entrants, J. D. Hewett and C. E. Kay, are held up at Cloncurry owing to a mishap when leaving the aerodrome.
Their chances, however, are not
CHANNEL SWIM IN HYDROSPHERE
Frenchman's Feat In
104 Hours
Charles Flourens, of Paris, who prejudiced, as Cloncurry is a check-left Cap Grisnez at 10.30 the ing point-Reuter.
SOLUTION OF CHINA'S SILVER PROBLEM
previous Thursday night, landed about 50 yards to the east of the eastern arm of Dover Harbour at 18.45 a.m. on September 28, having swam the Channel with his hydrosphere.
The crossing thus occupied ten The я quarter hours. and
-'.
re-
who have big tracts of land, ere exempted from payment. This will be abolished by the new land tax, which is based on the area
and value of the land.
Under the new tax scheme, the per cent, to apportionment is 50 the Provincial Government and the same percentage to the County! Government. Mr. Au said that the
County Government would not re- ceive less revenues, because the
new scheme calls for efficient and fair collection.
Giving approximate figures, Mr. first nine months this year was Au said that the revenue for the $110,000,000. There is a deficit of $13,900,000.
JAPANESE NAVAL REVIEW. AT OSAKA
Lecturing before a group of Gov- ernment employees in Nanking, Dr. Ma Yin-chi, the noted economist. hydrosphero consists of a bail a Furged that efforts be made to dou-foot in diameter, with a double-
Eight thousand enlisted men of ble the purchases of native gooda so ended paddle passing through as to reduce the unfavourable trade the centre. Mr. De Costa was in balance of China. This, he said, the accompanying, boat repre- the Imperial Japanese Navy were
view by Prince Fushimi. would be the best solution of the senting the Channel Swimming inspected in Osaka recently in a re- silver problem.
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Enthralling Story of **Man Who Lived and Died
in Newspaper Headlines FOX FILM Presents
The MAN WHO DARED
AN IMAGINATIVE BIOGRAPHY
with
Preston Foster
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Directed by Hamilton ManŸad500
ALSO
FOX MOVIETONE NEWS & A TRAVELOGUE “TURKEY" FROM FRIDAY
BEN LYON & BARBARA WEEKS
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BABY Le BOY
A Paramount Picture
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW.
MAJESTIC AT 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 P.M.
He Kept Too Many Home Fires Burning!
RICHARD
Nature made him
that way. He couldn't bdp koving them all
The Great JASPER
*e whó mactured life, not in years;
love agats Men hated and envied bes. Wousest denta
and adored kim?
QUELA'S
7.20 & 9.30.
A mixed-up comedy of matrimonial errors Adolph Zukor presents
HERE COMES THE GROOM
A Paramount Picture with JACK HALEY MARY BOLAND NEIL HAMILTON PATRICIA ELLIS
SAXO'S
FRIDAY
The 4 MARX BROTHERS IN "HORSE FEATHERS",
CIRCUS
This
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ice to All Seats.
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