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STAR THEATRE
W_R_BANYARD
presents
THE BANVARD MUSICAL COMEDY
COMPANY
For A Short Season
Thursday, February 18th at 9.15 p.m.
"KATJA THE DANCER " (By arrangement with Daly's Theatre).
Friday, February 17th at 915 pm. "MERCENARY MARY" (The great London success of last season)
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Saturday, February 18th at 9.15 p.m.
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(By arrangement with Sir Arthur Batt)
Sunday, February 19th at 9.15 p.m. "REVIEW OF REVUES” (The most sparkling items of five revues)
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FAMINE IN SHANTUNG AND CHIHLI.
CAUSING HUGE EMIGRATION MOVEMENT.
NO CORN BEING SOWN AND STUCK DISAPPEARING.
25,000 REFUGEES IN TSINAN.
The famine in Shantung and parts of Chihli is growing worse, People are pulling down their houser in certain areas, selling the material for food or using the wood for fuel. The corn for next harvest has not been sawa, animals are "disappearing and the depredations of brigands add to the miseries of the people. The local officials and the Chica International Famine Relief Commis Sion are doing what they can to alleviate the situation and appeal urgently for fuada.
The latest reports, saya ak mes- sage from the China International Famine Relief Commission, from Tsiaan indicate that the famine in the Shantung-Chih urea is getting more intense every day. This fact is borne out by the pulling down
the floods and in consequence the people were already in debt before this year's failure. Whoever had a little money emigrated. At the be- ginning of December in the 90 vil inges, there were at least 1,900 per sons who were without food."
LADY HOUSTON.
£1,500,000 CHEQUE NOT MET.
HER STATEMENT.
"WILL SHORTLY-BE PAID-IN FULL."
PARIS, Jan. 6th. I understand that the cheque for £1,300,000 written by Lady Houston- in-favour of the Treasury”no” no act of grace is reply to the Treasury's claim against her hus band's estate for death duties has not been met, writes a correspon- dent of the Daily Express in Paris under date of January 6th.
This cheque wna drawn on Coutts” Bank, and was signed by Lady Houston at the second of her re- cent interviews with Mr. Winston Churchill and Sir Douglas Hogg
of houses in some regiona for sale. One other reported. "in my dis.nt the Treasury offices.
Lady Houston is at present an
to be
In the country ride, oue now seestrict three-fourths of the people standing walls among the village were having to food since Novem, the Continent, and she authorised dwellings. When the people are ber last. A large part has emigrat❘ the following statement compelled to sell the material of ed. People cannot And anyone who made; their houses for food and fuel, it is will buy their lap. Gishy are sold to be taken as a"sign of acute for . The misery is terrible.”
Bellet Work In Progress. suffering and excessive privation.
The Shantung Committee of the China International Famine Relief Commission was able to report tha: courageous efforts were being made by. the local officials to meet the In addition to famine situation. what has already been published, they have fed many famine stricken
The second indication of the suf fering is the continued emigration of people eastward to Manchuria. One special investigater sent into the field by the Shantung Compit. teo of the C.1.F.R.C. reported that as much as 60 per cent, of, the population in the districts ho visited have already gone, mostly to Man-people in the province. As much ahuria and other places not so far stant. Of those still remaining In the villages 30 per cent., accord- mg to the same. investigator, are sick.
govern
as $420,000 worth of grainTM has been obtained through the local officials from Manchuria for famine relief.
The military authorities have set amide one train to be used exclu Reports of other investigators re-sively for bringing this grain to turning to Tsinau stated that in Shantung. Another train is being western districts of the province prepared for the same purpose. many farms have not been planted] Before the winter is over, the food with winter wheat. Faria animals for the 23,000 refugees in Tsinan are rapidly disappearing as the alone would cost the local authori clutch of famine tightens. Robbers tres eomething like $300,000; so far "have increased in number adding 40,000 suits of clothing have been
more terror to the already suffering distributed through the people, but the ones whose fate is mental agencies." But," adds the most pitiful are those who fan report,he Government alone seither leave the place not find cannot meet the proem in its
cintirety. We used odide help.” enough, food to sustain life.
In Lintaing region, famine is alsu In response to the call issued by reported to be severe. "Every day the Commission, the American children are brought to me," says | Advisory Committee of the China que missionary. They have been Famine Fund has voted a sun of Licked up from the road and field. 88.12 for relief work in the I do not know to whom I can give stricken area and the Japanese Red them nor how to support them.'
Cross has sert in its dunation of Another missionary in Wen Chang Yen guou. In his water of trans says: Scarcely any rain fell admittal, Baron. 3. Hirayama, Presi- an attempt was made to fant the crops but the drought soot killed everything. In the past year, there was a failure of crops on account of
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dent of the Japanese Red Cross, indiented the sympathy of the Japanese people for the affected population in Chihli and Shantung,
EXECUTION PHOTO.
...NEW YORK.
As an example of morbid enter- prise, a full-page, reproduction of a photograph of the electrocution of Ruth Snyder was. published in the front page of one of New York's most widely-circulated pic
ure papers. this morning. Thie "production must hold the record for sensational journalism."
The whole affect is revolting and will undoubtedly arouse loud pro-
A General Post Office notification, issued on Saturday, gives the following list of correspondance, etc., awaiting claimants at the Leats. Post Office:
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"The immense fortune of one million and a half will shortly be paid over in full. The negotiations leading up to "the fulfilment of the payment of the choye handed by Lady Houston to the Chancellor of the 'Exche quer have entailed an inmengg amount of work, as a huge for tume like this is usually spread in securities which are world-wide.
out
course,
"The Treasury, of quite understood that before the sum could be paid up. it would take some considerable time to gather together,” and Lady Houston was most anxious that this "should be done as expedi tiously as possible. The tranme- tion is now very near completion, so that the whole affair has real- ly been accomplished in a record time having regard to amount involved.”
the
Lady Houston's Letter. The Drily Exprear has also re ceived the following letter from Lady Houston:
"To the Editor of the Daily Express.
- Sir,—-It was chiefly my indig nation at the wholesale mud-sling- ing at the late Sir Robert Houston which prompted
to enter into the negotiations with the Chancel- lor of the Exchequer myself. It will be remembered that in my first the telegram from Scotland to Chancellor I said, "The bulk of Sir Robert Houston's fortune was made in South America.
There fore the money which I propose to give to the English exchequer was made out of England.
"As a matter of fact the whole" absurd attack on Sir Robert as a shipowner applied to every other British shipowner, because the statement has been made that Sir Robert Houston was most U11- patriotic in taking his money from England where, it was said, he had made every penny of it. But if this statement is reflected upon it will be found to be utterly untrue, not only in connection with my late husband, but also in reference to any other shipowner, becaure only by circling the British Isles and keeping well within the three. miles radius could it be said that any shipowner has made his money in England.
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photograph G. Adair, J. B. Affleck, Madame, this dreadful Baison, T. Brown (Denis Murray greedily snapped up, and very & Co.), W. Bray, E. A. Barbour &oon the whole edition was sold Co., H. Besbjerg, I. A. H. Brown, cut, with the newsboys clamouring Mrs. G. M. Brouta, W. G. Burdett, for additional copies. Rt. Bigazzi, Rev, and Mrs. C. R. Callender, Mrs. C. A. Dawes, H. F. H. Derry Filinoff, D. Fraser, camera-
RA. Donaldson, A
Mons. Guillot, I. Goldenberg, C. F. Garstin, H. C. Hardy, E. Henke,
Dubois,
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"FANNY LUCY HOUSTON,
HANDY CHIMPANZEE.
HE HELPS THE ELEC- TRICIAN AT THE 200.
A chimpanzee in the Zoo sa torium has 'set himself, on" the electrician's mate.
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It is to be distinctly understand that he is in no way entering into competition with plumbers' mates, because he cannot be trained into the art of furgolting things.
What actually happened to this:
The chimpanzee only recently är rived in England, and was in the for the quarantine
tanatorium -period:----
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The amusing and exciting adventures of two soldiers who escape from a war prison camp and eventually
· arrive in the Land of Sheika-
TWO
ARABIAN KNIGHTS
with
WM.BOYD MARYASTOR
and
LOUIS WOLHEIM
AT THE
From the Magrane Every
于
DONALD MAGISMET
Durated 19
LEWIS, MILESTONE
TO-DAY AND
QUEEN'S TO-MORROW
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.$1.00, 60 cts, 40 cts. & 80 cts. 31.50, $1.00, 60 cts. & 40 cts.
Thrilling romance and bistoric glamour in the story of a famous heroine-
BARBARA FRIETCHIE
with
FLORENCE VIDOR AND EDMUND LOWE
AT THE
WORLD
Orchestra 5.15 & 9.20.
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FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY Interpreter 2.80 & 7.15.
A stirring drama of the Canadian woods from the famous novel by Sinclair, Lewis –
MANTRAP
with
ERNEST TORRENCE-CLARA BOW-PERCY MARMONT
AT THE
STAR
MINOR MINISTERIAL CHANGES.
OFFICE FOR YOUNGER MEMBERS OF THE ·
PARTY:
Several Ministrial changes were
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY Continuous 2.30 to 11.15.
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THE
announced from 19 Downing BANYARD MUSICAL COMEDY CO.
Street last night,, says the Mourning Post of January 14th. There he Leen a considerate reshuffling in the junior offices, and four back- benchers are given office for the first time Mr. Herbert Williams (Reading). Mr. Dum Couper (Old ham), Mr. F. G. Penny Kingston- upon-Thames, and Lard Titchfekt (Newark): tull details of the
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LAST FEW NIGHTS ŁAST FEW NIGHTS
TO-NIGHT at 9.13 pm. TO-MORROW at 8.15 pm. The Snappiest Show aver produced in Hồng Kông
Đi
THE FAMOUS
changes were published at the time, BLACK BOTTOM REVUE
having been abled by Reuter.
31. A. Duff Cooper, who goes
All the new recruite belong to the younger sution of the Conner- vative party, and an average PES 6f-41 replace an average of 30 Enter the eletrician carrying The changes also bring a consider: metal piping for re-wiring col- ubin increase of debating strength lars" for joining ip the ends of to the Treasury bench, Mr. Her pipes, and such a nice assortment bert Williams is always prominent of tools.
in debate when financial and in- The chimp watched him as he dustrial questions are before the worked. Eventually he cut a hole House, and Mr. Duff Cooper tras through the wall close up to the also made considerable reputa ceiling, went to the next cage and lion by his speeches From
pushed a length of pipe through. Seattle.
When he returned he found n Vancouver B.C. collar" neatly screwed on to the Makusser. end of the pipe and all ready for Semarang. him to carry on with the joining Ktaboemi. The chimpanzee peered into the Semarang electrician's face as though an Soerabaja xiously inquiring, "Is that done
right?! Jesselton.
He had climbed up an apparent Batavia.ly unelimbalis was to perform the Manila task.
Cholon. Cholon. bad the chimpanzee for a month Hamburg, he could train him into a first-class Hirundo.nte, and with much help he could
Swatow double his present: earnings
Hamlayai Koksingay-
tiam Geranium Taywirodn
B. Bigazzi (c/o H.K Hotel), Bertinhongkeechong,...Boston Maas. Mons. Cosemille, C. C. Chan, Tungloo
Madame Deutz,
Gobaid Ram Munchung Katyal & Co., Hong Kong Publish Yathin Yao Kai, Mr. Scribes ing Co.. Kou Fitzroy Lloyd, 3 L Lakeman Bhanhosung (c/o H.K. Hotel), Mrs. M. L. Allotropy Macho (c/o HK Hotel), Nguyen Laupaktean
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Including
THE TOTEM POLE DANCE
FROM ROSE-KARIE
SEE" ROSES OF TO-DAY”.
"THE BLACK BOTTOM” "THE PAST MASTER ** *WHO'S ROBINSON”. "BLUE SKIES"!
A SHOW PACKED FULL OF NOVELST.
...
Presented in the East. Costumes from Folies Bergeres and
Moulin Rouge, Paris,
Wednesday, Feb. 18th 9.15 p.m. FAREWELL PERFORMANCE IN BONG KONG,
to the War Office, has been marked THE FIRST REAL REVUE out for early office almost since his first appearance in the House of Commons. He was first elected for Oldham in 1924. He made a r markable impression with his maiden" speech," and "nzterwarde proved one of the most motive, and nilo of the younger men on the Tory benches he is only 38, He was at the Foreign Offico for several years, and served from 1914. Ho sarried in 1919 Lady Diana Manners, daughter of the sth Duke. of Rutland. He was educated at Eton and New College, Oxford
"The Brilliant Muriel Comedy
The electrician says that if he te 1018 with the Grenadier Guards WHIRLED IN10 HAPPINESS":
From the Lyric Theatre, London,
BOOKING AZ MOUTRIE'S.