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One of the great pictures of
the year; the greatest picture of Ture action."-K. Y. EVENING WORLD.
“Is was real, reall-destined for another of those almost eadlest run N. Y. JOURNAL "...an excellent photoplay. Ar lea contributes the best per- formance which has thus far dis- ringuished his career"-N. Y AMERICAN.
with
William Powell, Richard Arion, Ear. Wray, Clive Brook and Noah Beer
THE FOUR FEATHERS
a Garamount Picture
Paramount Sound News and
Moon Bride Wedding Sound Comedy.
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-SUNDAY, August 31st. Walter Huston & Katherine Francis
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IN
'Gentlemen of the Press"
Broadway's Drama-sensation on the all-talking screen.
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Mistress of Beauty-Slave of a Memory-She Feared All Men
E
CRYSTAL CUP
AT
THE
Beautiful-She attracted all men. Yet she hated them with a burning fury that only a woman could understand,
Only once in a decade, if then, does the screen tell the drama of a sinister heritage black as fate, in terms of such startling revelation!"
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To-day & To-morrow,
Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PERCY FRANKLIN, at 1, and 3. Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoria Hongkong
(THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 1930.
INTERVENTION IN|FOOTBALL STARTS BAN ON CONGRESS
CHINA.
FORMER U.S. OFFICIAL ON FOREIGN ACTION.
ARMY OF 200,000.
Williamstown, Mass., "Aug, 23. Sparks flew at the Institute of Politics, to-day on the question of intervention in China.
Mr. Charles Bachelder, former Chief of the Far Eastern Division of the U.S. Department of Com- merce and also once U.S. Cammer- cial Attache In China, said that foreign intervention may soon be- come necessary in China,
TO-MORROW.
OPENING MATCHES IN
THE LEAGUES.
NEWCOMERS BEGIN SEASON
AT HOME.
FULL FIXTURE LIST.
URGED.
EUROPEANS IN INDIA PASS RESOLUTIONS.
SUPPORT FOR REPORT.
Calcutta, Aug. 28.
...
The Conference of delegates of all branches of the European Association, whose main purpose is the organisation of European influence in the political life of India, to-day passed a unanimous The English League football resolution in favour of the general season opens to-morrow when principles of the Simon Commia- there is a full programme of sion's recommendations, subject to to the such reservations as are necessary matches. Newcomers First Division are Blackpool and to ensure better a strong Govern- Chelsea, Burnley and Everton meat, justice for the whole com-
between status sort must be done for humani-] this season playing in the munity and equality in the trading
Second Division. Plymouth and Indians.
The Conference urged the sup: Port Vale have been promoted from the Southern and Northernpression of the Indian Congress Sections respectively to the and the esquestration of its funds Second Division and play their and property, and also voiced the opening engagements on their opinion that whatever the out- own grounds.
There is a growing feeling, he assorted, that something of this
tarian reasons.
Mr. Bachelder suggested that 200,000, foreign troops, assisted by good native Chinese troops, would be able to restore order through- out the country.
He estimated the cost of this at G$500,000,000, which might, in his opinion, be secured as a loan based on the customs and the salt
revenues of China.
British and
come of the Round Table Confer-
South Shields, who play in the ence no change shall be made in the present system of Government Northern Section, have changed till the civil disobedience move- their name to Gateshead. In the ment has ended.-Reuter. Southern Section, the Thames
This 13 An east Football Club
are.
newcomers.
London
Most of the money could be spent in disbanding the various Chinese armies and putting in needed work on highways and railways, accord-
Club and was voted into the ing to the speaker. He admitted, however, that the United States is League at the expense of Merthyr traditionally opposed to interven- tion.
Town.
Popularity Grows,
London, Aug. 28. Official quarters in London en- tirely discredit the report that the Round Table Conferênce will be postponed.
Preparations for the Conference to meet about the beginning of November are proceeding accord- The season extends from to-ing to programme.-Reuter.
Delhi, Aug. 28. morrow until the first Saturday in May next year. There will be no interference with the League pro-
Mr. Stephen Duggan said that much of the China trouble is to be attributed to the influence of Amer- ican schools in China, and also to the fact that students are impreg nated with the principles of demo-gramme until November 29, the been sentenced to six months' sim- erary and nationalism.
Replying to Mr. Rachelder. Mr. P. C. Chang, of Nankai University, fold the Institute that foreign in- tervention must necessarily unite Chica because the war-lords would unite usminst the foreigners. Then, he said, "something would certainly flanzen."
All the arrested members of the Congress Working Committee have
of the ple imprisonment.-Reuter,
date of the first round competition proper for the English
Cup.
It was reported on August 27 that practically the whole Con- Working Committee had Every year Association football gress advances in popularity and last been arrested, including V. J. season was no exception, for, in Patel, ex-President of the Legisla spite of trade depression at Home tive Assembly, who arrived with and a period of adverse weather others at Delhi to hold a meeting Mr. Chang said that the method conditions, many records were of the Committee although it had of modernizing China is the prin- created, both in regard to atten been preclaimed an unlawful as- cipal problem confronting the lead-dances and on the playing field sembly.]
Itsell. Playing records that had ers in the country to-day;
stood for many years were broken, a sure sign that the standard of play continues to improve.
The full fixture list for to- marrow is given below:
:
THEFT ON EMPRESS OF CANADA.
SUSPECT MAKES. ESCAPE AT SHANGHAL
of
The loss of a huge sum muney belonging to a member of the crew of the Empress of Cana- da which arrived in port yester day, and the escape of the thief, who had been taken into custody, were mentioned to the local au thorities when the ship berthed at the Kowloon Godowns.
Birmingham
Blackpool
Bolton
First Divsion.
Grimsby Leeds Leicester Liverpool Manchester U. Wednesday Sunderland West Ham
Sheffield U.
V.
W
Arsenal.
v. Middlesbro'.
V.
Chelsea.
Portsmouth,
v. Derby
Blackburn.
Aston Villa.
Newcastle. Manchester C. Huddersfield.
v.
V.
V.
-
V
Second
Division.
".
Bradford C. In his report to the police Chan Burnley So, the No. 1 saloon "boy" of the Millwall Canada, who lives at 22, Jordan Notts. Forest
Oldham Road, stated that whilst the ves-
Plymouth sel was on the voyage from Van-
Port Vale Sandwich Island be Preston N.E. couver to found the key of his safe missing Swansea On August 12 he had the safe Tottenham broken open and he then discover- West Brom ed that $1.820 in Hongkong cur- rency and $450 gold had been ex-.
tracted.
His suspicions fell of a foki
Charlton.
Bury.
v. Stoke.
v. Wolves.
Bradford.
Everton.
v. Barnsley.
7. Southampton. >
v. Cardiff.
Y.
Reading.
v. Bristol C
Third
Bristol R. Coventry Exeter
Chan Kun, who, when questioned. Fulham
admitted the theft and returned Gillingham $1,500 in Hongkong money. The Luton man was accordingly taken into Newport custody on August 19 but when Queen's P.R. the ship arrived at Shanghai he Southend
Swindon escaped.
Walsall
Division (South). v. Northants. v. Notts. Cnty. Norwich,
v: Watford.
v. Bord.
V.
▼, Torquay.
V
v. Thames,
v. Crystal Pal.
v. Boscombe. v. Clapton O. Third Division (North).
v. Crewe. Barrow
v. Tranmere. Chesterfield v. Carlisle. Darlington
CASES OF MEDICINE Accrington
STOLEN.
HOW A LOCAL FIRM WAS SWINDLED.
Representing himself as a foki
Gateshead Halifax
Rochdale
Rotherham
Y
V
Y. Hartlepools. New Brighton v. Lincoln. Nelson, York. Wrexham. Hall
Scottish League,
Southport
of an imports and exports firm with Stockport authority to order goods, a Chinese went to the Lung Tal Hong, of 182,
Aberdeen Wing Lok Street and ordered on
Clyde the strength of a document.bear-
East Fife ing the name of the King Yuen Falkirk Hong, two cases of medicine to the Hamilton value of $330. It was not until Hibernians later that, the decelt was discover
ed.
The facts came to the notice of the police through a report which was made by Chang Si-tong, mana- ger of the Lung Tai Hong.. He stated that the order was received at 10 a.m. on Tuesday last, the man representing himself as a salesman of the King Yuen Hong of Dea The cases Vocux Road, Central: of medicine were taken away by four coolies who called on Wednes- day morning.
Subsequently the delivery order was taken to the King Yuen Hong for payment and it was then dis- covered that both the chop, which had been stamped on the order, and the order itself, were false.
Kilmarnock
Morton Queen's Park Rangers
V.
Y.
V.
Airdrie. Cowdenbeath. Celtic. Partick.
Y. ATT v. Leith.
7. Hearts,
v. Dundee.
v. St Mirren.
v. Motherwell,
· HAWKING OF TOY - GRASSHOPPERS.
LAD TOLD MUST HAVE
A LICENCE.
Delhi, later.
A new Congress Working Com- mittee has been formed, consist- ing of six Moslems and six Hindus, and three members of the old com- mittee who were not arrested. -
The city has been observing a hartal since yesterday evening- Reuter.
Numerous
Simla, Aug. 28. tribal discussions which are being carried on at the Blacken. frontier have caused a ing of actual hostilities.
An interesting development has occurred in the Peshawar district, where friendly sections of the Mohmands are participating in a jirga with the Haji of Turangzai and hostile elements of the upper Mohmand country. Several other also being held.- jirgas are Reuter.
SEQUEL TO AFFRAY IN KOWLOON.
CHARGES OF DISORDERLY CONDUCT.
The case in which six Chinese; are charged with disorderly con duct in Pilkin Street on August 6 came up before Mr. Whyte Smith at Kowloon this morning.
Sergeant Fitches said that he charge was withdrawing the against the first three defendanta and using them as witnesses in the case. The third defendant was still in hospital and would be able to attend Court next week.
Mr. Hin-shing Lo appearing for the last three defendants, applied for bail on the ground that since the beginning of the case the de fendants had been in police cus-i tody..
Sergeant Fitches said: that the wounded man had been struck on the head with an armature and was in a serious condition for a long time.
Mr. Whyte Smith refused bali and fixed the case for September 4.
r
PORTUGUESE OFFICER
FINED,
SPEEDING ON THE CASTLE PEAK ROAD.
Appearing at Kowloon Court on behalf of Mr. N. C. Sanches, an officer on the Portuguese warship, There are only two people, one Adamastor, Mr. J. M. Remedios in Hongkong and one in Kowloon, tendered a plea of guilty to the myself, who can make these grass- charge of dangerous driving pre-
,” said a hoppers,"
Chinese boy ferred against him. charged before. Mr. Whyte Smith
Mr. Remedios "Informed Mr. at the Kowloon Magistracy this Whyte Smith that the officer tea- morning with having hawked toy
dered his apologies for not attoad- grasshoppers made by himself,
Mr. Whyte Smith: Yes, they ing Court the last time the case The Netherland Consul General are quite nice things to make, but was mentioned, as he was on daty advertises that in commemoration you will have to get a licence to of the anniversary of the Birthday sell them or you will have to get. of Her Majesty the Queen of the them sold by someone who has a Netherlands on Sunday, August licence. 31st, he will be "At Home" at the Chancery, Asiatic Building, on Saturday, August 30th, between 11 a.m. and noon.
Sergeant Barniele informed his Worship that the defendant was The defendant was cautioned.. too young to get a licence.
on that day.
Sergeant Clark said that the about 7.15 p.m. The defendant offence was committed on July 25 drove his car along Castle Pank Road at a speed of betwee¤ ̈$6- and 42 miles an hour.
A fine of $15 was imposed.
The BIG
PART
Whoopee is
some business- what a business! Es-
pecially when three honey sweet dear.
ies who model for their livings, be come involved in the night life of the bright lights.
This Movietone mel- odydrama is presented
by William Fox.
Lirith
SUE CAROLI
LEE DIXIE WALTER CATLETT FRANK ALBERTSON RICHARD KEENE. Walberg JACK 'SMITH Directed by
JOHN BLYSTONE
TOPICAL
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