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Queen's Theatre.
To-day to Friday, at 5.15 and 9.15
11
First National Pictures
presents
The charming and winsome star
ANITA STEWART
in
HER MAD BARGAIN”
The strongest pact a woman ever made with a man for one year of happiness
Next Change, Saturday, May 30th.
LILLIAN GISH
in her latest production THE WHITE SISTER
IN ELEVEN PARTS.
L
TO FAR EAST.
PROPOSED TEXTILE
MISSION.
London, May 25,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
CHANCELLOR
CONFIDENT.
DEFENDS BUDGET ITEMS.
London, May 25,
TUESDAY, MAY 26, 1925.
AMATEUR GOLF.
CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY.
London, May 25,
SINGAPORE R.N. V. R.
QUESTIONS IN PARLIAMENT.
London, May 25, In the House of Commons, Mr. At Wostward Ho, in the In the House of Commons, moved the Amateur Golf Championship, Jreplying to Sir Walter DaFrece, Philip Snowdon rejoetion of the Budget.
Oruickshank (Buenos Aires) best the Hon. W. G. Ormsby Gore eaid Mr. Lloyd George vigorously Sir Ernest Holderness, the the formation of a Royal Naval supported him, and complained of holder, by one hole in the second Volunteer Reserve at Singapore failure to cut down exponditure, round.
and alsowboro in Malaya was Ho especially in armaments,
Two out of four American (being considered.
No dataile of the scheme word was of opinion that the base at outrants played to-day. Lewis; Singapore was particularly shoor Cochran was beaten in the first at present available. The possibi- madboss, in view of the torrible round by the Edinburgh player, lity of similar schemes in other oarthquake which must have A. Mathieson, by one hole. John colonies was also being consider- completely put any plan of Dailey, juntor, of Oakhills, boat od. Capt. Wodgwood Baan asked, aggression from Japanese minds, Gleddon Osborne, of Temple, in was the cost of this scheme in- cluded in the estimate of the cost ovog if they had previously been the second round, by 2 and 1... disposed to contemplate it."
Holderness's defeat was the of the Singapore base? Mr. Churchill denied that the sensation, of the day. It was Mr. Ormsby Gore replied:
a No. Но was of Budget had incurred unpopularity witnessed by a gallery of in the country. He facetiously thousand.
that the question of compared the remission of taxa- The champion was three down would be on the same lines tion under his "Millionaire's at the turn. He made a gallant as the local Volunteer force in Budget" with that granted by the fight aftor this, but a short ap-the Colony, therefore it meant a Socialist Chancellor Mr. Snow proach putt at the eighteenth fall in colonial revenue-Reuter. den.
loft him no chance.
opinion cost
A huge crowd followed Tolley GERMANY TO BAN
POISON GAS..
1
He declared the more he heard of the silk tax the more he was against the German six-footer convinced of its excellence, and Hans Samek, who was attired in subject to the modifications made an American tartan-hued
Geneva, May 25, with a large measure of agree-pullover, tucked. in plus fours, ment he was sure it would become and white spate. Tolley won by A very favourable impression permianout. He added that the 4 and 3.
has been created by the announce- Governmont did not intend to Two Selangor (F. M. S.) mon ment, by the German delegate to postpone the pensions scheme. Elkins and Kyle, were beaten in the technical commission of the Ho foreshadowed a further step the first and second rounds re-arms conference, that Garmany of Government polioy before the spectively, by Chard of Yolverton is prepared to sign the convention end of the year, which would and Layton of Walton Heath, prohibiting poison gas-Reuter." dispel anxiety regarding, the both by 2 and 1. burden which these pensions A further second round SERIOUS RIOTS IN were placing on industry.
MARTINIQUE. The House rejected Mr. Snow- den's amendment by 331 to 139, and the Pensions Bill passed its' second reading.-Reuter.
THE SILK DUTIES.
London, May 24.
of
surpriso defeat was that Wethered by Douglas Grant of St.George's by 2 and 1.-Reuter.
THE DERBY,
"MANNA'S" OWNER GIVES ADVICE.
"Loddon, May 25.
In the House of Commons, roplying to questions, the Hon. Walter Guinness stated that the revised estimate would yield duties on silk and artificial silk as follows:-£3,500,000 in the
At the Press Club's annual; in the current year and £6,100,000
many full
year, including Derby lunch, at which
notable owners, trainors and £2,400,000, and £4,350,000 on natural silk and £500,000 and jockeys attended, presided over £800,000 on artificial silk, as well by Mr. Edgar Wallace, Mr. Mor-
in
a
Paris, May 25.
A number of were killed,
ENTERTAINMENTS
THE CORONET
TO-DAY ONLY AT 2.30, 6.30 & 9.15
LON CHANEY
IN
"THE HUNCHBACK
OF
NOTRE DAME'
TO-MORROW" till SUNDAY D. W, GRIFFITH
will present
THE BEAUTIFUL LOVE DRAMA
"THE WHITE ROSE"
"
featuring
MAE MARSH, CAROL DEMPSTER & IVOR NOVELLO
Times of Performances 2.30, 5 00 sharp, 7.15 & 9.30
WORLD THEATRE LAST CHANCE TO SEE
including thres consiliere gener-66The Sixth Commandment"
ax, and several were wounded, inaiots in Martinique in conneo-; tion with the municipal elections. The rioters attacked the police. -- Reuter.
EARLY CABLES.
رو
A SUMMARY OF REUTER'S SERVICE. General Dangan bas
been
as £600,000 and £950,000 from ex-ris, the owner of Manna, caused appointed Generalissimo from laughter by declaring: "The Algeria to the Atlantic. He will cise.
+
The first phase of the French operations in Morocco have ended.
the M. Raymaud,. Moroccan expert. believes that after the Riffis have been chas. tised an honourable agreemont must be made, opening to the Riffs the natural granary of the valley of Wercha in the French zone.
Mr. Churchill explained that Israelites of old followed manna, be assisted by Generals Billiotte and Chambrun who will continue the modification of the silk tax you do the same."
Later there were calls for to command the Fez area.. would cost £900,000 in a „full year. He stated that as a result Donoghue, who said he was con- of negotiations with traders, hevinced that the horse that beat was convinced the consumption Manna would win-Reuter.
would not of artificial silk
CROSSBOW FAVOURITE, diminish and the consumption of
London, May 25. roal silk would diminish little.
Derby betting is :- On the contrary, the industry,
5 to 1 Crossbow, 11 to 2 Manna, and consequently the revenue, 100 to 9 Conquistador, 100 to 8 would continue to grow-Reuter. Solaric, 100 to 7 Ptolemy, 1s to
NOT PROTECTION ".
StBecan, 20 to 1. Runnymede and London, May 25. Zionist taken and offered, 25 to 1
A tributo never before paid, by Before the division on Mr. Dignity, 33 to 1 Bucelias offered, Snowden's motion, Mr. Baldwin 33 to 1 Pons Asinorum offered and the Dutch Church in S. Africa was denied a suggestion made by Mr. 40 to 1 taken, 40 to 1 Vicot, 45, to rendered at an evening service Ramsay MacDonald that the silk 1 War Minister and Sunderland, at the Dutch Reformed Church tax was pure and simple protec-50 to 1 Priory Park, 66 to 1'Sparus attended by the Prince of Wales, tion. He said Mr. Churchill had taken and offered: Reuter. put a coping stone in the re- habilitation of Britain by restor ing the gold standard, which the Premior described as absolutely kaave proof.
which opened with the singing of God Save the King." The Princo visited a diamond mine and was presented with a beauti white diamond.
London, May 25. The latest Derby probables alterations are:-Constantius, and My Crackers (Smirke). Add The Virginian (H. Beasloy) and Solit
In a speech at the Communistic He stirringly appealed to the ary. Omit Asko, Ayaz, Oojah,
University for oriental nationali- employers and workers to co-Vainqueur, Grandpro. operate, as the sole means of im- Botting is 9 to 1 Conquistador tios at Riga, M. Stalin stated that! proving the industrial situation offered and 10 to 1 taken, and revolutionary, work in India must and mooting foreign competition.wanted, 18 to 1: Runnymede, 33 aim at creating an alliance be- Thoy should pool their brains and to 1 Pons Asinorum and Bucellas, tween workers and the native scrap obsolete works, and learn 40 to 1 War Minister, 45 to 1 bourgeoisie in order to overthrow the power of concentrated Vicot, 50 to 1 Sparus token and the Imperialists and the richer offered. The others are as in the bourgeoisie. Somewhat different tactics were necessary in Egypt previous message.-Reuter.
and China.
work.-Reuter,
HOURS OF LABOUR-
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE.
Genova, May 25,
The International Labour Con-
RUBBER RESTRICTION.
ference bas discussed the report] A STAUNCH, ADVOCATE.
of the director of the Internation-
al Labour Bureau.
Official circles at Washington are of the opinion that Britain's removal of the gold embargo marks an "epoch in the financial! history of the past war period." The return of Britain and the Dominions to the gold standard is a most important development for the United States.
London, May 25. M. Tschoffen, tha Belgian Min- Prosiding at the meeting of
Rubber Estates: ister of Labour, said that Belgium Amalgamated would ratify the Washington eight Mr. James Fairbairn said he was
The Washington Department hours day convention when the an enthusiastic upholder of the of Commerce's rabber report con- big industrial countries did so. restriction scheme. He saw no tends that the extra profita from Mr. Botterton, the British need to consider a revision of the rubber will be sufficient to cover tovernment delegate, said the scheme, which was sufficiently all future payments of the British America. The principle of a forty-eight hours elastic to allow for any contin- week was long recognised in gencies in the plantation indus- war, debt to
prospective increase is unoffici Britain He denied that Britain try.
was hostile to the conventions. The clamour from Icertain ally attributed to the operation of
On the contrary she had ratified quarters for a revision was ten of them.
Teast ill-informed.--Reuter.
NEXT OLYMPIC GAMES.
at
the restriction scheme.
Officials of the Stato Treasury M. Jouhaux, France, on behalf
and Labour Doparkmonta at of the workors' group, said the
Washington have sailed for the statements by M. Techoffen, and
purpose of establishing a system. GOVERNOR GENER- Mr. Betterton were inadequate.
of inspection abroad for intend- AUSTRALIA The ratification of the Washing-
ing immigrants. It is hoped to AL OF
ton convention was progressing
eventually abolish Ellis Island. too slowly, Ho warned the con
Amsterdam, May 25.
The new system will first be in- forence of the danger of disaffect-
The Netherlands Olympic Com-stalled in the Irish Free Stato. ion among the working classes.
mittee announces its decision to Sir John Baird has been Mr. Poulton, the British work assume full responsibility for the Mesere H. L. Doherty and C6. elevated to a Barony on the ocers delegate, voiced the deep dis- Games in 1928. It is appealing, have secured an option losse on In the House of Commons, casion of his appointment as appointment of the workers at the for subscriptions-Reuter. replying to Sir Waltor De Freco, Governor General of Australia.slowness of ratifying the conven- Mr. Samuel stated that the pro- Reuter posal to send a textile mission to
London, May 25.
י
tions.
...
Herr Feig, the Gorman Govern- tho Far East, which was original [The Rt. Hon. Sir John L.. ly made in 1939, had recently Baird, Bart., is 50 years of age.ment representativo, said the Ger- boon revived, and was being He has previously had a long man Miniator of Labour was olab- soriously considered by the Over-career in the Diplomatic Service. orating logislation for fixing tho sea Trade Department-Reuter. He entered Parliament in 1910.] hours of work, and was keeping
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in view the desirability of adopt-
LATE EARL OF
YPRES
London, May 25. The remains of the late Earl of} ing as far as possible the prin- ciples of the Washington conven- Ypres are to bo oremated at Gold- tion.-Router.
ors groon. Router.
* * *
landa in Prince Edward Island! for petroleum exploration and] subsequent drilling.
Two Japanese naval aeroplanos renohed Omura on the 24th, lost. They are expected at Peking to- day...
Major de Pinedo has reached Batavia in his world flight.
The commandment which furnishes the title reads "THOU SHALT NOT KILL". But to kill doesn't mean necessarily to take human life and this picture brings out impressively the fact that to kill love or hope or ambition may have almost
as disastrous effects as the committing of murder itself. FINAL SHOW TO-DAY, 5.15 and 9.16 p.m.
Don't miss your last opportunity
STARTING TO-MORROW'
The Beautiful Screen Star ANITA STEWART
in
*THE LOVE PIKER" A play that scales the heights of stirring emotions and sweeps to a climax of breathless intensity. It has heart interest, and comedy.
TO-DAY till THURSDAY, 2 30 and 7.15 p.. A SUPER JAPANESE PRODUCTION “THE BATTLE"
(An Excellent Portrayal of the Russo-Japanese War),
66
THE STAR
TO-DAY ONLY at 5.30 & 9,15 ALL COMEDY PROGRAMME
MABEL NORMAND
in
MOLLY, O!"
and
CHARLIE CHAPLIN
in
E COUNT"
"THE
TO-MORROW TILL SATURDAY
MARY PHILBIN
in :
ROSE OF PARIS
A Fine Drama of the Gay City.
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Commencing THURSDAY, May 28th.
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