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THE BANVARD SEASON.
"CLOWNS IN CLOVER" A
BIG SUCCESS.
The show last night went with a swing right from the beginning. Some enjoyable dances were soen and every item was appreciated by the audience which demonstrated the fact by repeated and unstinted applause.
1.
It is difficult to nick out any one item for special mention, so well- balanced was the whole programme;
THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH,
THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1929.
OIL CURTAILMENT THE PRINCE FLIES AMERICAN AIRMAN A BEAUTIFUL SYMPHONY OF LOVE
PLAN HIT.
TO BOGNOR.
AN INFRINGEMENT OF. U.S. ANTI-TRUST LAW?
SURPRISE VISIT TO KING AND QUEEN.
OFFICIAL STATEMENT. | CARRIES PARACHUTE.
TOURIST.
MR. VAN LEAR BLACK ENDING CAPE TOWN_FLIGHT.
PLANS FOR FUTURE.
London, Apr. 3.
London," Apr. 3. Washington, Apr. 8. The Secretary of the Interior Despite cold winds, His Majesty Mr. Van Lear Black, the Ameri
informed Department has
the the King was out walking in the can millionaire "flying tourist" Is that the grounds of Craigwell House both due at Craydon to-morrow, com- Patroleum Institute Attorney-General, has ruled that morning and afternoon. During ploting his flight from London to the Federal Oil Conservation the day, the Prince of Wales paid a Cape Town and back. Since his Board has no power to approve the surprise visit, flying from London pilots recovered from influenza at curtailment of ofi production, as in order to spend the day with the Broken Hills, Central Africa, Mr. Van Lear Black has been making arranged between the various big King and Queen at Bognor.
Ho motored to the RA.F. aero-good time and his flight has been concerns recently.
drome at Northolt in Middlesex uneventful,
On reaching London to-morrow, where a special aeroplane was awaiting him. Squadron-Leader his machine will be subjected to Don, who had piloted, the Prince on overhaul, which is expected to tako a fortnight, after which Mr. previous flights was the pilot.
Binck will commence a trip from Croydon to Tokyo and back.
The announcement has caused no great surprise, but the imme- diate reaction has been a slump in the leading oil, shares.
planes from the aerodrome went up
The President of the Petroleum
Their Majesties were walking in Institute expresses the opinion that the ruling will not stop the the grounds when a 'phone message curtailment of production, though was received stating that tho it might easily tend to retard the Prince was on his way, and a car complete success of the movement. was despatched to Tangmero Acro- The plan approved by the dome to meet him. Three ne Institure involved a cut of 170,000 welcome the Prince who made barrels daily in the United States, the journey, by air, not to save and a proportion reduction in out- put in the fields controlled by the time, but because he preferred the air journey. The machine stood Royal Dutch-Shell group.
The legality of the plan was by at Tangmero until the after
Doon when the return journey was questioned on the ground that it was probably an infringement of made in thirty-five minutes. the Anti-Trust laws, and the Attorney-General's decision based thereon,"
He is expected to leave for Tokyo somewhere about the 17th or 18th, and he will fly via Karachi, Rangoon and Shanghai, returning to Europe, via Vindi vostock and Moscow.
Permission to fly over Soviat! territory was only obtained yester- day after prolonged negotiation due to the international character of the flight personnel.
On the return journey, the great The Prince clambered Into the Fokker machine in which Mr. Van rear sent with a parachute strap Lear Black is making the trip will pod to his back. The journey was minde in difficult conditions, the follow the Trans-Siberian Railway that any change in the Sherman sky, being overcast while strongments have been made for atopa at
Rusty winda prevailed.
The Prince apent four and a Harbin, Chita, Barubinsk, Omsk, half hours at Craigwell House, Moscow and Berlin.-Reuter...
President Hoover is of opinion
Anti-Trust Law to permit inter- State agreements for the curlali- ment of oil production, would necessitate Federal regulation of prices, to which he is opposed.- Reuter's American Service.
an arrangement made last year
a Bristol fighter of the Royal Air Force communication) squadron at Northolt is kept in readiness for The Prince whenever he decides to travel by air to keep an engage-
MODERN DEFENCE OF ment.-British Wireless,
HANKOW,
MARINE COURT.
AGED CHINESE WOMAN
IN THE DOCK,
Chan Lin, aged 67, the mistress of a fishing boat, appeared before Commdr. J. B. Newill, D.S.O., B.N.,
from Vladivostock. Arrange
NEW BANVARD COMPANY.
COMEDY SEASON TO OPEN
NEXT WEEK,
Commencing on Saturday April 13th, the Banvard English Comedy Company will present for a short season the most attractive reper- Loire of farees, comedies and thrillera that have ever been brought to the East.
(Continued from Page 1) milltary conference of the Kwang- si and Hupeh leaders was held at Hankow, as the result of which the Kwangai Clique is said to
Their opening performance will have resolved to retreat into the south of Kiangai to join with the
be "The Cuckoo in the Nest" by Kwangui forces if they are defeat at the Marine Court this morning Ben Travars, direct from the for using grapplings for the Aldwych Theatre, London, Other el.
purpose of dredging and lifting attractions include "Thark"" and General Lu Ti-ping, the "dia articles from the bed of the har- "Rookery Nook," both from the missed" Hunan Governor, has arbour in the Southern Fairway, Aldwych Theatre, Edgar Wallace's! rived at Kinking to assist Mar-without a permit from the Hargreatest thriller, The Ringer," shal Chiang Kai-shek in the opera-bour Master.
"The Best People," "Other Men's tions, against the Kwangst forces. The prosecuting officer, Sgt. Wives," "Diversion," and the A number of prominent bank-McNay, informed his Worship that most daring production of the ers in Peking have advised the nothing was found on board the century, and incidentally one of
Asked Hankow defendant's craft,
by the most widely discussed playa Chinese merchants In
Commdr. Newill whether he saw of the day-The Fanatics." the grapplings, Sgt. McNay ad- This is the first appearance in mitted that he did not, but added Hongkong of this Company which! that he saw a rope which was was specially selected and ar- thrown overboard.
ganised in London and plans As she said that she did not will open to-morrow at Moutrie's A message from Nanking says commit the alleged offence, his and the Star Theatre, Kowloon. that, endorsing the Government's Worship asked defendant why Prices will be $3, $2 and $1. anti-Wahan campaign, Lung Yun, she threw the rope overboard. Chairman of the Yunnan Provin- Her story regarding the rope was clal Government, and Liu Ilsiang, that a small boy on her boat threw Chairman of the Szechuan Provin-it into the harbour. ciál Government, have individual-
Defondant was fined $5,
not to yield to the monetary de- mands of the Wuhan leadora.
Reuter.
Support For Nanking.
Shanghai, Apr. 3.
•
HOLBORN EXPLOSION
INQUEST.
CORONER AND THE USE OF A LIGHTER.
ly wired to the State Coun- Three fokia of junks and five mis- ell that they have otarled tresses of cargo boats were charg- mobilisation of troops and ed with lying inshore at Saiying- are awaiting instructions to ad-
Mr. Ingleby Oddle, Westminster All the defendants denied the vance to Hupel, so as to cut off the pun during prohibited hours.
recorded a verdict of retreat of the Wuhan forces-charge, Buying that when the Coroner,
police officers arrested them, it"Accidental Death" in reference was a few minutes past four into Percy Thrower, a General Poat Office linesman, who died in Char- the morning.
His Worship, however, told them ing Cross Hospital on December 28 from the affects of burns re- that the prohibited hours from 9 p.m. to 5 am, on each day,ceived while he was in a Port and imposed a fine of $10 on each Office subway in Holborn on De comber 20, when a street explosion defendant,
occurred,
WENT TO SOLDIER'S ASSISTANCE.
STOKER HELD BLAMELESS ON
ASSAULT CHANGE
At the Central Magistracy this morning, before Mr. E. W. Hamil- ton, Private Staples, of the K.O.S.B., charged Stoker W. E. China, of H.M.S. Titania, for an assault alleged to have been com mitted outside the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank at 1.20 a.. on March 29th.
ROBBERY CASE CONTINUED.
were
MORE EVIDENCE CALLED THIS MORNING,
"
Mr. Oddie stated that he was theory that reduced to the Thrower when in the dark duct was fumbling about for an elec- tric plug and realising that there was a danger of being gassed, and wanting to get the job done quick- ly, it his lighter.
"That is the theory that occurs The case against Lam Hop, a to me," added Mr. Oddie, "and foki of the Ho. Ping Keo rico-shop seems to be the probable explana- The case had been remanded on at No. 61. First Street, who is tion of the explosion. It is a a previous occasion, and this mor- charged with armed robbery and singular coincidence that a lighter ning the complainant stated that conspiracy, was continued before was long afterwards found lying he could not awear that the defen-Mr. B, W. Hamilton this morning. in the debris that had been thrown dant was the man who hit him.: Evidence bearing out Mr. Tup from the subway,"
He admitted that he was in auch Murphy's opening statement made
Defendant said he was passing by and, seeing the complainant in such a bad condition, he went to his assistance.
a condition that he could not reyesterday, was heard. This was to the effect that on the night of cognise anyone.
March 14, a number of men com- mitted an armed robbery in the rice-shop in the course of which they had to resort to gauging the victims. One of them, the His Worship discharged defen rietor of the shop, died through dant, saying he left the Court being suffocated with a gag.. without a stain on his character,
Defendant, who was missing He had acted the part of a Good after the robbery, was arrested two Samaritan in going to Staples' days afterwards on a Macao beat, assistance.
The case is continuing.
NEW FOREIGN POST IN CHINA.
EAST WINDS.
pro-
STILL NO. NEWS:- SEARCH FOR AUSTRALJAN FLIERS CONTINUES.
Sydney, Apr. 8. Nothing has been heard of the Acroplane Southern Cross, piloted by Capt. Kingsford Smith and Mr. Ulm, since its forced landing near Wyndham.
The Barvard Musical Comedy Company gave a third change of programme of its present season at the Star Theatre last night when the Company presented "Clowns in suffice it to say that the Banvard Clover," consisting of some of their Musical Comedy Company is one of brighest and snapplost numbers, to the most talented aggregation of APPOINTMENT OF RAILWAY states that the anticyclone has up through torrential rains in New a large and appreciative audience, artistes seen in Hongkong for a
"Clowns in Clover" comes from long time.
To-night,. "Oh Kay" wil be the Adelphi Theatre and a one of London's latest musical auccesses, staged.
Printed and Published for the Proprietore by FREDERICK PERCY FRANKLIN, at 1 and. 8. Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoria Hongkong
An aeroplane searching for the flers left Carnarvon for Derby to fly over the Princo Regent River areni
Two other neroplanes, the Can- berra and Widgeon, detailed to To-day'a Observatory report foin in the search, have been held passed into the Pacific, leaving South Wales, Queensland and the an area of moderately high pres Northern Territory, flooding the aure over the Eastern Sea. aerodromes. New York, Apr. 3.' Mr. J. Mantell, the former Vice-Moderate monsoon will continue President of the Eerie Ilailway, along the 3. E. coast of China and has been appointed Consulting over the N. China Sea. The fore Manager of the Chinese Railwaye, cast till noon to-morrow is:-East
winds moderate; cloudy.
CONSULTING MANAGER.
-Reuter'a American Service.
The telegraph between Derby Native runners are searching and Wyndham is interrupted.
the neighbourhood of Wyndham, the sparsely populated country in
Router.
-Attuned to the hearts of all
true lovers!
Samuel Goldwyn
prasants
Vilma Banky wakening
OF LOVE
with
LOUIS WOLHEM WALTER BYRON
JANNA DUCLO
AT THE
AN absorbing story of love, in which the studied kisses of a past master at the game of hearts prove irresistible to a joveless peasant maid I Also-
QUEEN'S
The Story of Three Chorus Girls!
EDMUND GOULDING Production
"THE QUEEN OF MYSTERY"
TO-DAY TO SATURDAY At 2.80, 5.107.159.20.
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WILLAM HAINES
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Johnny Get Your Hair Cut
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