CENTRAL
THEATRE
Commencing Saturday, June 14th.
FOR
OUR GRAND OPENING We are pleased to announce the First Showing in South China
a
[Paramount] Picture
At 2.15 p.m.
HE best of the season's
musical plays! tr's gay. rollicking and tuneful." says The New York Telegram All New York raved about it. The screen's first original musical-
romance.
MAURICE
CHEVALIER The Love Parade
AN ERNST
LUBITSCH
PRODUCTION
JEANETTE MACDONALD LUPINO LANS UILLIAN ROTH
A SUPER-PRODUCTION AT POPULAR PRICES.
Times and Prices.
At 5.15 & 7.15 p.m.
At 9.15 p.m.
IWARG
$1.00, 70 Crs. & 50 Cts. $1.20, 80 Cts. & 60 Cts. $1.50, $1.00 & 70 Cfs.
Servicemen 50 Cts, to Stalls for all Shows.
Bookings at Anderson Music Store and at the Theatre (Telephone 25720).
TO-DAY ONLY
at 9:30, 720 5 30, & 9.30 -
HELENE COSTELLO
in
"GOOD
TIME CHARLEY"
A hanating story of an old actor-his dancing daughter- his enemy-his pal and a world of other folks! Thrilllig Tender! Hilarious!
AT THE
MAJESTIC
Nathan Road, Kowloob,
Showing for the FIRST TIME in Hongkong.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 1930.
AERIAL PROGRESS ALL EYES NOW ON MORE UNEMPLOYED
IN FAR EAST.
LITTLE ACTIVITY ON PART OF GREAT BRITAIN.
NEW FRENCH LINE.
MANCHURIA.
MOBILISATION ORDER GIVEN.
MAY BE DIRECTED AGAINST NATIONALISTS.
NANKING'S LOSSES.
London, June 11. Lecturing before, the Central Asian Society on the development of British aviation in the East, Lord Thomson dwelt on the great strides now being made in avia-
Peking, June 11. tion in Russia where there were now 11,445 miles of airways. The Once again all eyes in China most important link in the coun- are turned on Manchuria upon try was that between Moscow and receipt of information that the Tashkent which gave Russia ac- cess to the whole of the northern Manchurian militarists have frontier of Afghanistan,
given orders for a general mobilisation, indicative of their intention to send: an expedition into China.
Lord Thomson mentioned that France was planning to fly with the co-operation of the British and Dutch, to Rangoon and then to Bangkok, Jurgon, Hanoi and Can- ton.
The news has caused much con- eern in Nanking where the leaders After referring to the existing are beginning to doubt the alleged air lines in China and Japan, Lord loyalty to the Central Government Thomson concluded by saying that of Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang, Britain was doing practically no-head of the Manchurian Govern- thing in Asia.
He added that he would like to see a great deal more activity on our part there, although he was unable to make any constructive suggestions at the present time. Reuter.
Super British Plane.
A British engined aeroplane, weighing, when fully loaded ap- proximately thirteen tons and able to carry forty-three people at a 100 miles per hour, is soon to un- dergo its first flying trials,
This machine is the first of a super fleet to be employed by Im- perial Airways on the main air lines. It will be driven by four engines developing a total of 2,240 horsepower and has been designed and constructed by the Handley Page Company--British Wireless.
BRITAIN'S LATEST
LINER.
(Continued from Page 1.) order to get the shortest sen voy uge from America. to England.
The C. P. R. liner Montroyal was formerly called the Empress of Britain, but was re-named when she joined the company's fleet of cabin class steamers.
The C. P. R. already hold the Blue Riband of the Pacific from Vancouver to China with their liner Empress of France which has done the trip in 8 days 10 hours 53 minutes.
Famous Decorators at Work.
ment
Situation Obscure.
For the past three or four weeks it has been known that political. emissaries from Nanking and Shansi were visiting Mukden en- deavouring to win over the young general commanding the Man- churian forces, but Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang has remained silent and has refrained from giving any offical information concerning the future policy of Manchuria..
The situation even now remains
uncertain
JOTH
A COMEDY KNOCKOUT!
SCENOS
AT HOME.
GERMAN SITUATION ALSO.
заденте
GROWS WORSE.
TRADE AFFECTED.
London, June 12. Britain's adverse trade balance last month was over $5,000,000 greater than in May of last year, whilst the unemployment figures for last week increased by 5,000 to 1,775,000.
These facts are given prominence in the newspapers, which are éx- pressing alarm at the German wage reductions mentioned on Tuesday.
However, the fact that the econo- mic situation in Germany is in no wise rosier than in Britain is re vealed by a message from Reuter's correspondent in Berlin, which es- timates the total unemployed to be 2,637,000, which is an increase of 1,250,000 compared with last year.
The Berlin mesage adds that very fierce opposition to the wage cuts is voiced by Vorwaerts, which foreshadows most serious labours disputes in the future.-Reuter.
EXPERT WITNESS
IRRITATED.
(Continued from Page 1) straight in. The hotel ought to have people with brains enough to use the rooms with an average degree of intelligence.
Mr. Potter went on to deal with fruit and took pineapples for example, commenting that the and it is not known whole point was he was going to which side the Manchurian Gov-show that Mr. Hacker's calcula- ernment will take, although it is tions were entirely and utterly said that an order for wrong.
has been
Mr. Hacker:--Yee. I under- at Mukden general mobilisation announced
Head-stund that but I don't agree with quarters.
you.
Anti-Nanking Gesture?
"Foolish" Calculations.
Mr. Potter:-We say that table The official Shansi organs here, give much publicity to the news of (which witness used for his cal- is a farce. I don't Mukden mobilisation and state that culations) Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang has say that in anything like an ordered the immediate departure impertinent way, you understand, said yesterday, my from Mukden of all the representa- for, as you tives of Marshal Chiang Kai-shek advisers might be foole, I am and had recalled the Manchurian euggesting that the people behind delegates at Hankow and Shangyou with this table might have hal.
been equally foolish, I know you are not calling me a fool directly and I am not calling Mr. Sheldon a fool because of your evidence.. It is our misfortune and not our fault.
Pending confirmation from Muk den, this news is accepted with some reservation...
Wonded at Tainan. :
Reverting to the matter of The continued arrival of hundreds
that on witness's calculations, if of wounded Nanking troops at pineapples, Mr. Potter suggested
the Tsingcheng Tsinanfu from front yesterday confirmed the be the hotel wanted to reduce pine- lief that the Nanking Commanders apples from 90 degrees to the were fighting against great adds contractural temperature of 34 of the overwhelming degrees in 24 hours, they would number of Shansi rebels facing only be able to put 141 lbs, of
pineapples in the room.
on account
General Han Fu-chu has ordered complete retirement. of all his forces from the northern bank of the Yellow River and the consensus
The Empress of Britain, pro-them. mises to be as luxurious and possi- bly as fast as any now sailing the sens. The secret of her engines is being kept from the public, and her actual speed will only be known when the trials have taken place.
Some of the best living British artists are responsible for the de- corations! The bar, for example, has been designed by Mr. Heath Robinson, the famous humorist artist; while Mr. Frank Brangwyn, Sir John Lavery, Sir Charles Allom and Mr. Edmond Dulac are res- ponsible for the decorations of the dining-rooms and lounges. The cost of this new liner is in the neighbourhood of three million pounds.
World's Biggest Propellers... The Empress of Britain has four screws. The two inners weigh- ing 25 tons each are the largest yet made, while the smaller ones will be over 9% tons each. The small propellers are designed for 194 r.p.m. with 10.000 Lh.p. on each shaft. The revolution of the large blades will be 146 per minute with a horse power of 22,000 for each. Their diameter is 19 feet 3 inches with a surface area of caps 148 square feet, and their weigh 8 cwts.
Sending these propellers by rail to the shipbuilders was out of the question, so that they were skip ped from London to the Clyde, by sea. Even then, they had to be tilted in the hold of the shilp owing to their colossal size. Previously the Empress of Japan which was launched fast. November had the largest screws in existence, weigh ing 20 tons.
The Empress of Britain, it may he added, is the second largest liner yet built on the Clyde, pride of place being held by the cunar der Aquitania, also the product of the Clydebank yard.
All the hospitals at Tsinanfu are full of wounded Nationalist soldiers.
Mr. Hacker: don't agree to as be-
that for the same reason fore. That would not be the way I would use it. If you are going of opinion is that the Nanking to use those pineapples to-morrow troops will not be able to hold you would not need to have them down to 34, degrees. You can put Tainanfu much longer.
as many as you need into your kitchen box. The balance you would put into your storage room. The temperature will then go up Nanking troops numbering 1,500 some, but any man with any sense arrived at Chowchuen, near Tainan will know that and expect it. fu, this morning. In view of the You put in the room as many as serious situation at Tsinanfu the it is capable of holding and then Nationalist militarists have en you will gradually pull the tem- forced martial law at Pengfow, onperature down and if you need any the Tientsin-Pukow Railway, fear: the next day you will take them ing an attack from the Shansi in out and put them in the kitchen vaders after the fall of Telnanfu. box. That is a very practical and Many spies have been arrested commonsense way of working it: at Pengfow and execution took place, in many cases immédiately after the arresta.
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...
Rebuke from Counsel. Witness added that he agreed with Mr. Potter on the calcula tions, but added that that would use of the not be a reasonable room.
as un-
Nanking Enlisting.
On the
heavy Consequent casualties suffered at the various Dealing with the wine room, Mr. fronts, the Nanking authorities Potter remarked "I don't know are on total are enlisting new troops at the what your views
abstinence. but I trust you are Capital.
Yesterday, Marshal Chiang Kai-not going to take the bottles I shek ordered all instructors of the am going to put to you Nanking Military College to pro reasonable use.".
Working it out by the same ceed to Kweiteh for, the purpose. of training the Kuominchurr pri- method, Mr. Potter took the figure. soners detained at the concentra-of 2,360 as the number of bottles tion" camps with a view to enlist for the room. Mr. Hacker's reply ing these men with the Nanking was substantially the same Army. Eight contingents of Nan- previously, adding that there were king new recruits left Hauchowiu ice-boxes in the dining room, in the main bar and on the ground for the front yesterday,
floor.
Tsinanfu Fall Expected.
While on this point, Mr. Potter remarked "kindly leave me out of it and don't be personal, I am performing my duty and you are performing yours. Let's carry on decently about it. If you don't know our procedure we will have to tell you what it is."・ The case is proceeding
.:
Peking, June, 11. The Northern leaders have not yet officially claimed to have occupied Tainaniu. Apparently the position is that all the Nanking and Shantung troops, except those under General Han Fu-chu, have left Tainanfu for the South as well as the repre At last the Victorian Parlia-
sentatives of Marshal Chiang Fined 40s, at Brighton, for driv- An agreement between Poland
Kal-shek General Han Fu-chuing dangerously, a lorry driver was and Danzig as to a matchment has passed the Totalisator of
is still negotiating with the said to have been pursued by the monopoly in the Free City, on the Bill. This Jegalises the use
also permits
Shansi lenders, and apart from Brighton mayoral car. He was same conditions as for the mono- the machine, but
continue their
slight skirmishes in the vicinity Heary Folley, of Hanwell, and evi poly in Poland, has been signed. bookmakers to
of Taingcheng, opposite Tainanfu, dence, was given that after he had In consideration of the monopoly, business. The Bill had previous-
an armistice prevailedon that nearly collided with the mayoral Poland consents to the launching ly been rejected
a £200,000 Totalisators are already operat- The Royal Observatory reporta front. An agreement is expected car, he drove off at 80 miles an hour by the Free City of
ing in all other Australian States. that a depression covers W. and at any moment, but it is uncertain and passed a refuge on the wrong foreign loan.
S. W. China. Conditions are un whether General Han Fu-chu side. The Mayor of Brighton then certain between
and Formosa
will join the Northerners, with directed his chauffeur to pursue, was unable to overtake Luzon. The local forecast is draw into private life or retreat but he S or variable winds; moderate, to with his troops-Reuter light, fine to showery.
ten times.
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AT THE
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AT THE
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"The WIND”
AN EPIC OF THE WEST.
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THURSDAY TO SATURDAY.
AT START
THE
At 5.30 2-9.20