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DIRECTOR ON PRODUCTIONS MÉSBÉRT WILZNE, AND WALT DISNEY'S SILLY SYMPHONY
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2
GRETA GARBO - FREDRIC MARCH
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TRAKARY TRAN OR HAPPY TAKKET SUB",
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TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW
A MIGHTY FINE
COMEDY DETECTIVE MYSTERY PICTURE
amuse and
thell: you
William
POWEL
From the last and greate est mystery novel by Arthur Somers Bocke
Ginger
COGERS
STAR OF MIDNIGHT
RKO-RADIO PICTURE
FAREWELL PERFORMANCES ENTIRE CHANGE OF PROGRAMME. COWAN&BAILEYS BIG STAGE SHOW
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Comedians, Musicians, Singers and Dancers --All new songs, music, dances and comedy stunts.
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TO-DAY &
-MORROW
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FOG OVER FRISCO
'GETI DAVIS BOSSES WOORS
~THE CHINA MAIL FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1935
CANTONESE
TEACHERS
GRIEVANCE
Salaries Two Months In Arrears
'ANXIETY AS CHINESE NEW "YEAR APPROACHES
MEETING IN LONDON CHINESE NEW
(Continued from Pase 1). MESTING POSTPONED
terday.
to
the
YEAR
Facilities For Annual Settlement
RULES DRAFTED FOR PROVINCES
London: No meetings of the Naval Conference ware held yes- Informal' discussions. however, took place between the |British and Japanese delegations | at the Foreign Ofice yesterday afternoon. The conversations, which were most friendly and....
Nanking, To-day. lasted an hour and a half, were From Our Own Correspondent undertaken with a view to con- Chinese New Year, the time for In view of the approach af Canton, To-day-sidering the future procedure of settling accounts, the Ministry of With the approach of the the Conference.
Finance issued a circular telegram Chinese New Year, which will The Japanese delegates express-yesterday to the various provincini, begin on January 24, teachers ed a desire that the discussions and municipal Governments, an- in the municipal schools are re-should revert
nouncing minor modifications în minding the Municipal Bureauject of quantitative limitation the use of legal tender notes. of Education that their salaries pare and simple, and in view of Beginning from yesterday until for November and December this expression of opinion it was the Chinese New Year ever the are still unpaid.
agreed that the best plan would telegram states that in places Some of them have received be to postpone to-day's meeting of where legal tender notes are in their pay for October by "bor-the First Committee until Mon-circulation, payments
may be rowing"
the schools; day. from
In the meantime soundings made in silver coins, in the event others have not yet drawn any will be taken amongst the other of a deficiency of such notes In thing for that month. The tea-delegations to ascertain whether places where legal tender notes (chers-need-money to settle their
they wit be prepared to acquiesce are not re circulated the "pay- accounts and pay their rent be-in this proposal. fore Chinese New Year.
ments may also be made in silver Infozual conversations will
jcoins. It is learned that the Canton consequently take place to day Municipal Government has pro-with the other Powers.
In either case, such silver coins when received should be handed mised to pay a part of the
DELEGATES ENTERTAINED
Ito the nearest exchange agents in salary in arrears before January The delegates to the London exchange for legal tender notes.
Naval Conference were entertain Hoarding is strictly prohibited The Canton Municipal Bank ised by His Majesty's Government
The police and gendarmes; the turning out a large number of at a dinner last night, at which banknotes of various denomina-the First Lord of the Admiraltyd not to interfere with the carry- telegram says, should be instruct- tions, which are accepted here viscount Monsell, presided and ing of silver coins by the people at full value. Hence the tea-the Foreign Secretary, Mr chers consider that their back Anthony Eden, and other Minis-counts. But if any one is found for purchases or settlement of salaries should be paid in full ters were present
addi- promptly.
to be purposely collecting or smug“ tion to the delegates the guests gling silver coins, he should be included the foreign Ambas dealt with in accordance with the sadors, and Ministers, Dominions' law-Central News Agency. High Commissioners and among the leading political personalities, the leader of the Opposition,
less Service. Major C. R. Attlee-British Wire-
22
PRIZEGIVING CEREMONY
(Continued from Page 9)'.
health and happiness. Secondly, I wish to announce that a fort! jnight ago, about the same time as in 1934, I received from Mr. A. E.
Wood, the founder of this school, ja letter asking "me to remember him to members of my staff, and wishing oir boys steady progress. I am sure all present here to-day appreciate his keen interest in this school
POLICE SERGEANT
ARRESTED
Failed To Chase Attackers
OBITUARY
(Continued from Page 1)
OPENING AS EXTRA Be tried then, to get taken on [im his father's company, but there was no opening for him, so he sent his picture to one of Los Angeles' famous directors
He was told to go to the studio, and he was taken
Cadiz For not attacking and "extra"
от
25
“Mr. Chan-Sik-kan, one of our giving chase to three peasants who After a year at this be was Old Boys, is also to be congratu-fired at him and his men, a police (given the lead with Euid Bennett lated, on his graduation from sergeant has been arrested here in "Princess, of the Dark" but the English. and Chinese and put in prison. He is Sergeant once again he lapsed into ob Group of the Arts Faculty of Jose Pereira. He has been placed scurity.
be
the Hong Kong University in prison in the same cell as his Next he tried his hand at hope more of our boys will enter assailants. -
writing He was signed on by a the University and take either The charge against him is one of company as scenario writer. Al Group VI or Group VE for the negligence in that he did not give most imminediately the company purpose of getting a thorough chase to his aggressors with his went bankrupt. culture in both languages."
That, however, seemed to imm, but remained "crouched' in- "Before concluding 1 wish to side the police car.”
the end of his had lack. Con-j thank the Lan-Hok-Tum for com-i
The prosecution arë demanding tracts began to come in fa tinning their scholarship dona-five years imprisonment for the he was soon not only acting tions and the prize donors for sergeant and 25 years' each for his writing, but also directing.
unfailing interest in this assailants-Bexter
their institution."
Prize List The following in the complete prize list
Normal Certificates
1. Mok Chun Yan; 2. Sit Shi Yia; 3, Au Wai Yuen; 4, Chan Pui Lam; 5, Lam Chi Keung.
School Leaving Certificates
1. Chan Yik On; 2, Tse Chung Chin; 3, Li Woon Wahy
Fung Ping Soan Scholarships Entrance Examination Sit Shia! Kwong and Leung Kar Ip.. ́H. M. IL Chan Tik On.*-
EMI Kwan Siu. Hima.
ML-Cheung Chung Leung. L MIL-Wai Po Kwai.
Class Prizes cl
HML-1, Chan Yik
02
MAYOR OF PEIPING ON SICK LEAVE
GREATEST PARTN
He wrote "The Great Redeemer" and adapted "The White Circle" among others. One of his great- est parts was that of the Spanish Peiping, To-day General Chin Ambassador in "Queen Christina.“ John Gilbert was married three Teh-chun, Mayor of Peiping, proes to Lestrice Joy, Ina cerded to the Western Hill yes Claire and Virginia Bruce terday afternoon to recuperate
marriage ended in divorce. his health General Chin was Devoted to his two dogs, a re- granted nine weeks' sick leave by
gular attender at boxing matches, General Sang Chen-yuan yester and a more than average pianist, day-Central News Agency."
he always insisted
ידו
3 Li Yiu Wing: 3, Mo Wan Lung, same dressing room the days when 11 LiYin Wing (Terminal
"extra": Exam-).
HP. IB-1, Tang Man Bin; 2. Li Hing Man; 3, Chan Ping Kren
1, Tang Man Biu (Terminal (University Exam) (Honours Exram)."
Dist. in Higher Chinese); 2, 180 HP. A1 Yu Kwing-Kan;.
on using the
that he had he was 254
CANTON PROPOSES NEW SCHEME
(Continued from Page L) Officials
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LOVE IN BLOOM
GEORGE BURNS & GRACIE ALLEN JOE MORRISON DIXIE LEE
A Paramount Picture
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THE FIRST MAN
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between Kisses!
SHE EVER LOVED
FRANCIS Stranded
Marker Brei, kir with GEORGE BRENT
PATRICIA ELLIS
DONALD WOODS
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A BRITISH AND DOMINIONS PRODUCTION
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TO-DAY & TO-MORROW AT 2.30, 5.20. 7.20 & 9.20 PM
LOVE A
are being given socked her right in the heart!
Chang Chiu (Dist. in Algebra); 2, The Yuk Wing;, 3. Wan Fook more time to formulate the se- 3, Li Woon Wahr
Kee.
cond Plan, as the first one was
FM. IL-1 Kwan Sai Kim 1, Ys Kwing Kau (Terminal formed in a hurry. It was (Annual Exam.); 2 Li Yin Kei; Exam.). 3, Chan Chun Kan.
HELP. TE-1, Sin Chi Wai 2, 1, Kwan Shin Kim (Terminal Chan Hoi Shuen; 3. Chan Ho Tat Exam.).
1 Chan Chi Fun (Terminal
H. M 1-1, Cheung Chung Exam). at 200 GIS Leung:2, Wong Chi Ki; 2. Chân
7.20 & 9.20
SUNDAY & MONDAY
SHIRLEY
Sai Fei
1, Cheong Chun Leung (Ter- ménal Exam).
1 MIL-1 Sak Pak Hang: 2, Li Seung Ngai; 3, Wai Po Kwai.
1, Wai Po Kwai (Temminai Ferim.)..
Tải MH I Wong thi Tin Woo Kwok Ip; 3, Au Yeang Yik Tama
1 Wong Chi Kin (Terminal
Subjest Prizes English
I BI TL Woo Bored. Thi L. M. L-Wang Man Hon.. H. P. IIA-Leung Yu Yeung HP. DB Tang Man Bin. EP. LA Ya Kwing Kau. HP. She Heung Wing.
Normal 11 Year Mok Chuen Yan
Normal 1-Year Tsai Sei Tuen.
··LA MIL-Chu Chim Cheong.
LKL Tam Shi Woon.
T. M. L-1, Wong Man Hon; 2. {Mak Ping Lam; 3. Yaú Po Chin. | HP. HK- Lenz Yu Yeong-
1 Kong Máu Hon Terminal
Normal II Year---3, Mol Tsunn Yen, 7, Sit Sin Tin. 5. An Wal
Chi Keong (Terminsi
1 Year 15 Trol Sui Siu Eng 3, Tse
ERDE LE Mar
EP. IA Yu Kwing Kan HP B- Chan Hof Shuen. Education And School Hethoda
Sit Shin Yia,
drawn up by minor Government employees without much time for revision and investigation As a result, some of the Gov- ernment industrial works are not making money.
The outstanding achievement of the first Plan is the rerec- tion of a new arsenal in Pa Kiang, 30 miles north of Can- ton. All the machinery was ordered from Germany, and the plant will be in operation some time in the Spring. The fron and steel which are essential as [raw-materiala will be ordered from: abroad until an iron and steel plant is established in Canton
The Loss of fatter ject estimated at $80,000,000 and officials here,
GUARD
And this fights ing waitress would have given ber life to be back in a dance hall stead of mas ing as a long-lost Hon-heiress
alias
MARY
DOW
SALLY EILERS
LITTLE MISS
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