SHOWING TO-DAY
George Arlisse
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The Screen's Greatest Actor as a whimsical old tramp in a story bubbling over with humanity
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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 11, 1937
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A PUNCH-PACKED COMEDY MELODRAMA! A girl inspired him in his crime-busting crusade until it stopped at her own door-step.
AN EXCITE STORY OF THE UNDER-WORLD!
Love and glory ....... if he won -the gutter ......... # be lost! Drama fecus the secret £les of a **D: Ãs” office ............ of a man who risked happiness. ffself.......io challenge an amer-
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For a clever man
it took you a long time.
to do this
MAN OF THE PEOPLE
JOSEMI CALLEJA FLORENCE RICE THOMAS MITCHELL, TED HEALY
CATHARINE DOUCET Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture
FRIDAY & SATURDAY
THE FIGHTING MARINES IN A GAY COMEDY.!
RIOT OF LAUGHTER
"SEA DEVILS"
A
BATTLE ROYAL
Victor McLaglen, Preston Foster, Ida Lupino.
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TO-DAY
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EKO-RADIO. ICTURE
DELUGE
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BACK ALIVE
HONG KONG. HEIGHTS..
For the information of visitors į the following list of some of the highest points on the Island and Mainland is published:-
ISLAND
Victoria Peak
Feet 1,828
Signal Station
1,774
1,734
1,725
*1,725
877
Mt. Parker,
Mountain Lodge The Eyrie
Mt Davis
Bowen Road (filterbeds) 297
MAINLAND
moskan Kowloon Peak
ITALY
ROME, TO-DAY. BRITAIN'S WILLINGNESS TO RECOGNISE THE ITALIAN CONQUEST OF ABYSSSINIA AND TO INVITE THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS TO DO
TYPHOON
VEERS NORTH
Latest Manila reports on the
LIKEWISE, IS ALLEGED TO typhoon indicate that it has BE THE BASIS FOR THE veered sharply north and is un- ANGLO-ITALIAN RAP. likely to constitute a threat to the PROCHEMENT MOVES WHICH coast in this region. HAVE ATTRACTED
The position given at 9.45 CON- SIDERABLE ATTENTION IN was about Long. 128 E, Lat. 20 N. moving North-North-West, which THE LAST TEN. DAYS.
3.11.
The forecast is contained in "La would carry the depression between Stampa," an Italian newspaper Formosa and the Loochoos. close to the Italian Government The Colony experienced fairly and generally considered to be heavy rains yesterday, the total fall well-informed.
registered at the Royal Observatory
FAIR TO SHOWERY
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The journal carries a prediction being 1.25 inches, bringing the total of the whole of the scope of the for the year to 58.81 inches. proposed new Anglo-Italian accord, The maximum temperature yes- as follows:
terday was $3. To-day it warmed Geneva's recognition of the up appreciably and the 10 am tem-
Italian Empire in Abyssinia perature was 84 degrees: is to be expected in the first fortnight in September The negotiation of a new Anglo- The Royal Observatory reports Italian accord is to be ex that pressure is now highest over pected at the end of sum-Japan, and the Pacific to the east- ward; a trough of relatively low The accord will amplify the pressure extends from South-West "Gentleman's Agreement" regard-China, south-eastward to the Wes- ing the Mediterranean, but will be tern Carolines. more definite.
mer.
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Forecast:-S. winds, moderate;
-"The two Governments," says fair to showery.
La Stampa, "will present a series of requests which will require careful examination. The points of contact of the two nations will
no
longer be limited to the
Mediterranean but will cover the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean”- Reuter.
DOGS WITHOUT MUZZLES
Mr. F. M. Ellis, of No. 455, The Peak, was fined $15 by Mr. Keen at the Central Magistracy for allow ing his dog abroad without muzzle or lead on July 31 in Stubbs Road. The summons against Mr. J. T. Prior, of No. 55 the Peak, for 2 similar offence, was adjourned for
2 week.
SMUGGLERS NOT
QUICK ENOUGH FOR OFFICERS
A fine of $15 was imposed on Chan Sap-ng, a fisherman, by Mr. K. Keen at the Central Magistracy-
with this morning when charged having 11 pounds of tobacco on his junk, the duty on which had not been paid.
Mr. C. A. S. Russ appeared for the defendant and pleaded guilty. He asked for leniency as the tobacco had been taken aboard by some of the fokis for their own use and on Owing to the absence of the con- stable who took out the summons, the arrival of the Revenue officers Mr. K. Keen at the Central Magis had dumped the tobacco overboard. tracy this morning discharged Ma-Mr. Russ further stated that his dame Chiffon of No. 5, Shouson client had been very honest about Hill Road, who was summoned for the whole affair and told the Revenue allowing her dogs abroad without officers all he knew, a muzzle or lead
Senior Revenue officer Grimmitt Madame Chiffon denied that the stated that the tobacco which was dogs were in a public thoroughfare tied up in a pair of trousers and and said that they were on her own weighted with lead was thrown over board on the arrival of the revenne property.
officers but did not sink quickly enough. The duty on the 'tobacco was $15. The confiscation of the sampan could be asked for but they were not doing so as they were satisfied that the defendant was a Sik Wing, a riesha puller, was fat-genuine fisherman and not a profes-
sional smuggler. ally injured at 7 pm. last night in Nathan Road, when he was jammed between car No. 1244, driven by Mr. G. F. Wood, and bus No. 688.
Ricsha Puller Killed
He was admitted to the Kowloon Hospital suffering from severe in- juries to his face and body and died at 10 p.m. - vapaa
Colonial Changes
London, To-day.
Mr. W. M. Logan, Commissioner for Local Government Lands and Settlement in Kenya, has been Suffering from a shock sustain-selected as Chief Secretary of ed while repairing his radio Northern Rhodesia, succeeding Mr. set, Sin Hong-wai of No. 16, Thomp-Dundas, recently appointed Gover- itted to the mor and Commander-in-Chief of the
Bahamas British Wireless.
Feet 3-124 1971
son
Road, Was Queen Mary Hospital.