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CENTRAL
THEATRE
To-day to Friday
Daily at 2.15, 5,10, ̊ 7.15 and 9.20 p.m.
Return Engagement of
"THE LOVE PARADE
THE BIG PICTURE OF ALL TIMES.
"My Love Purate
Orenior Lover
JEANETTE MADONALD LUPINO LANE LILLIAN ROTH:
a.Garamment Picture
TEW YORK stood in line to
pay $2 a seat to see it! The screen's first musical-romance, Spectaculari Tunefuli Winy! Ra- mantic! The perfect combination -Chevalier directed by Lubitsch.
MAURICE
CHEVALIER The Love Parade
AN ERNST
LUBITSCH
PRODUCTION Hear Chevaller sing "Anything to Pleas the Queen." "Nobody' Using it Now," "dy Love Ya rade" and other its Hear Jea netle MacDonald sing "Dream Lover."
NEXT CHANGE
CHARLES REGERS & NANCY CARROLL
IN
"ILLUSION"
A TALKING-SINGING-DANCING LOVE STORY.
Booking at Anderson's & The Theatre.
(Ticket box telephone No. 25720)
AT THE
MAJESTIC THEATRE
TO-DAY ONLY
Daily at 2.30, 5.30, 7.20 ̊ & 9.20 p.m.
BEBE DANIELS
in
"TAKE ME HOME"
HEAR (
"J.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, AUGUST 12 1930.
HONGKONG STRIKE CHANGSHA FEARS ONE-WAY SYSTEM
OUTLOOK.
NEGOTIATIONS MAY SOON BE RE-OPENED.
DELEGATES TO MEET.
Through the instrumentality of Mr. Le Yu-chin, there is likely to be a re-opening of negotiations for the settlement of the strike be- tween the masters and workers in the scaffold building trade, in the near future.
TROUBLE.
"REDS” THREAT · TO
RETURN
ANGERED AT SLAUGHTER OF SUSPECTS.
TROOPS SUSPECTED.
DOUBLE ATTRACTIONI
IN AIR.
SCHEME TO REDUCE RISK OF. COLLISIONS,
William Fox
presents
ZANE GREY'S
first all Talking
HOME EXPERIMENT.
London, Aug. 11. Owing to the large number of aerodromes which now exist in the West of London and to the consequent large amount of air traffic, the Air Ministry has in- troduced an experimental “One that Way system. similar to adopted in London streets for motor traffic.
fer as possible, the risk of colli- The object is to minimise, as sin between aircraft dying from!
Oso aerodrome to another.
Hankow, Aug. 11. This development was brought about yesterday, when Mr. Le met The indiscriminate arrest of both parties and persuaded them to hundreds of Communist suspects select their representatives, who | daily and the immediate execu will meet him to discuss the pestions following a brief trial, or sibilities of an early and satisfac without any trial. at all, have tory agreement.
caused great concern among In the meantime, the Co-operative local hooligans, and the Com Workshop, an organisation founded munist hordes which retreated fined over the aerodromes,
A restricted area has been de-:
and by the strikers through which they from Changsha towards the aeroplanes wishing to fly from one hope to show themselves Indepen- dent of the masters, is still in ex- Hunan-Kiangsi frontier are re-aerodrome to another have to fly istence, and it is believed that sev-ported to have changed their eral contractors have already mind and to be leading back for placed a certain amount of work Changsha, intending to fight the direct through the workshop.
troops of General Ho Chien.
round this.
Airmen are requeated to fly from the aerodrome of departure to the edge of the restricted area by the ahortest possible route. They are then to fly round the restricted:
an anti-clockwise. direc-
area in
The strikers are demanding the It is understood that since the abolition of the "farming-out" sy-city was recaptured, over 1,500 stem, prevalent in the trude at the Communists have been apprehend-tion and turn into the aerodrome present time, and/or a maximumed by the Government and put into
of destination from the edge of working day of 10 hours gross, this prison. The Communist leaders
the area. périod to include reasonable inter- say they are determined to return vals for meals. Their great ob to Changsha and save their com jection is to the system which rades. places them on piece-work basis, the workers contending that this prevents them from earning a liv ing wage.
Troops in League? Meanwhile, the troops "under General Ho Chien are said to be The employers had, up to yes- very dispirited and tired of con terday, refused to discuss any conducting daily searches in Com- cessions, but expressed a willing-munist haunts.
ness to take back the strikers on Strong rumours are current that the same terms as before.
the Ho Chien regiments have been The matter is receiving the care bribed by the Communist leaders. ful and sympathetic attention of who promise them money and posi- the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs,tions in the Communist Army if and every endeavour is being made they will surrender and join the to effect a satisfactory settlement "Reds" to further their outlawry of the dispute.
on the Yangtaze, extending their sphere of influence, with Changsha as their military base.
STOLE
WORKER'S
WATCH.
OF FAN-TAN.
Aeroplanes flying on a course which passes over an area are re- quested to keep above two thou- sand feet. British Wireless..
FAMOUS GENERAL
INJURED.
(Continued from Page 1.)
happened which appeared com- petely to change our relations, From then on, I and the Second Army could do nothing right. I became gradually aware that it was the army commander rather than the army who had fallen into disfavour.".
Ho Chien Absent.
The populace is said to be in- He wrote a letter to Lord French dignant over the absence of Gen- | in which he said: "I have more ALLEGED CHEATING IN GAME eral Ho Chien, who left the city to fear from the rear than from early yesterday morning on an the front." No reply was made to alleged important mission to Liu- that or to a second letter, and then yang to direct the pursuit of the came a curt memorandum from Communist troops.
Lord French's adjutant-general} Other sources say that the Hu-directing him to go to England and nan Commander-in-Chief has his surrender his command: Lord Kit own good reasons for leaving the chener had intended to make city before his troops. Since yea General Smith-Dorrrien Inspector- terday the people of Changsha General in England, but Lord have lived in a state of great French himself was brought back suspense, and it is rumoured that the Communists are
from France soon afterwards and | marching fifteen miles from Changsha, with the post had to be given to him so the city in imminent danger of that he had the bad luck to be done being assailed... What the leader-out of two important appointments less troops are likely to do no-one by his commanding officer.. knows.
Admitting the theft of a silver watch, valued at $8, from a fellow employee at the Tai Shing Paper factory, Aberdeen, a Chinese told Mr. Lindsell, at the Central Magi- stracy this morning, that he had stolen the watch as he had been cheated of $8 at fan-tan by the other employee.
complai- nant denied there had been any gambling.
The
Inspector McWalter told Mr. Lindsell that defendant had left his matshed at Aberdeen at 3 a.m. | yesterday, taking with him his basket of clothes and apparently did not intend to return. At 10 a.m. complainant, riding in a bus, saw defendant walking in the direction of the Pokfulam Police Station and he left the bua, sum- moned an Indian constable from the station and waited until "de- fendant approached, when he was arrested.
Mr. Lindsell ordered defendant imprisonment for four weeks.
PATHETIC BEGGAR IN KOWLOON,
MORE BANISHEES RETURN.
Refugees Leaving. Railway and telegraph communi- eation
between Changsha and Wuchang has been maintained, but, on account of the tension pre- vailing in Hankow and Wuchang it MAN COMES BACK FOR THE is most doubtful if the Nationalist
THIRD TIME. Commanders will make the sacrf- fice of weakening the defence of
Returning to the Colony for the Hankow for the sake of the neigh-third time since being banished for a period of ten years in 1928, a bouring country.
Chinese was sentenced. to twelve months hard labour and 24 strokes of the birch by Mr. Whyte Smith
Since yesterday an exodus of Chinese refugees and the removal of valuables into Chinese steamers
in the river have commenced, al- at the Kowloon Magistracy this though the Chinese Maritime Cus-morning. toms is functioning ns usual. The last time the defendant dis- Japanese residents have taken the obeyed the deportation order was precaution to remain inside the in January last when he was given. six month's imprisonment and twelve strokes of the birch.
NEW CANDIDATE FOR THE foreign Settlement.
BOYS' CLUB.
This morning, according to Changsha telegrams, the troops of "A sort of pathetic figure" was Ho Chien continued With the raids the description applied by Mr. and searches on the Communist Whyte Smith at the Kowtoon Magi- haunts and made the arrest of be- tracy this morning to a 17-year-old tween 300 and 400 Communists. mendicant who was arrested at the Strict, martial law. was in force instigation of Chief Inspector Cand even in broad daylight pedes- Aris near the Dairy Farm shop intrians are stopped by the troops Nathan Road yesterday.
and searched.
Chief Inspector, Aris informed. his Worship that the defendant stopped about a dozen ladies and was so insistent that he got in
Ominous Silence.
Nanking, Aug. 11.
front of them, thus becoming a The absence since yesterday of nuisance to pedestrians. He was from Changshe, which had been wireless messages to Nanking warned but took no notice.
His Worship intimated that the defendant might be destitute, and, being without friends, found dif- ficulty in getting work. He was a sort of pathetic figure and might
be taken to the Boys' Club.
that purpose.
coming in regularly following the reoccupation of the city by Ho Chien's troops, has given rise to apprehension that the Hunan capital has again fallen into the
hands of the.“Beds."
A similar penalty was imposed on another banishee who was serving deportation for life. The defen- dant had also been sentenced on two previous occasions for returning frem banishment.
"THE LOVE PARADE.”
FINAL SHOWING THIS WEEK,
famous
From to-day until Friday, the
· picture, "The Love Parade," will be screened at the Central Theatre. This will be positively the last chance Hong-
kong will have of seeing this re- markable production.
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As is known, "The Love Parade" The defendant was remanded for It is believed that the latter left is a sparkling musical comedy, in behind numbers of plain-clothes which there are any number of men who have taken advantage of popular song hits, and it features the situation when the troops of Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette. Ho Chien, following the receptore, set out to pursue the main "Red" MacDonald. It is produced on a force.--Reuter.
Tavish scale, and besides the musical attractiveness of the play there a fine comedy strain.
TREE NOT CAUSING OBSTRUCTION,
UN LOONG WARMER FINED.
FOR CUTTING,
FINE WEATHER.
The Royal Observatory reports After having visited the scene in that the typhoon continues to connexion with the case mentioned move northward. It will pass near. At a meeting of the Finance The sum of $200 had been voted before Mr. Whyte Smith at the Nagasaki this evening. Pressure Committee of the Legislative Coun- this year for these expenses, but Kowloon. Magistracy yesterday in is relatively low over China. The ell on Thursday; the Governor will that vote anticipated only one sit which a Chinese was charged with local forecast is.W. winds, recommend a vote of $240 for the ing of the Full Court. This year cutting a lung ngan tree st. Un light to moderate; ûne. travelling expenses of the Appeal two sittings have been bald The Loong, Mr. J. J. Hirst of the additional vote will be met from Forestry Department intimated this Judge (Sir Peter Grain) who re-savings on watchmen at the morning that it was impossible for The forthcoming wedding is an- cently came down from Shanghal. Supreme Court.
the tree to have been overhanging nounced of Mr. Frank Andrew the defendant's garden. Moreover, Howard No. 10, Tregunter Man the farmers were cultivating Grown sions, Hongkong, to Mise Helen land without permission.
Abby Bunker, Chicago, Hlinois, The defendant was fined $6. U.S.A.
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No-one should miss this picture, booking for which can be done either at the Theatre or the Ander- son Music Company.
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RICARDO CORTEZ, LOIS WILSON, ESTELLE TAYLOR, WILLIAM POWELL, NORMAN TREVOR
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