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You MUST MEET ELMER! Ring Lardner's sizzling wise-cracker of the "You Know Ma, Al!” kind. Elmer's the world's greatest little playboy. He says so bläself! And you will believe it when you SEE and HEAR him stap-
plag aravad, slłacing the slang, Is-
"FAST COMPANY
with
EVELYN BRENT - JACK OAKIE RICHARD "SKEETS" GALLAGHER A Paramount Picture Wise-Cracking Comedy Romance.
From the stage Smash-Hit by RING LARDNER
GEORGE M. COHAN ALL TALKING
ALSO
H
Sleeping Porch"
2 parts Sound Comedy
and
Paramount Sound News
-Next Change, Thursday Sept., 18.- Broke all Records in England & America.
Music
Romance
Beauty
Glamor
and Pageantry
United to Create what
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RIORITA
RADIO PICTURES' - Colossal Glorification'in Voice, Song, Color and Beauty of ZIEGFELD'S
GREATEST GIRL-MUSIC SPECTACLE
With BEBE DANIELS
..........kallad as the neroan's groutom singing star,
JOHN BOLES
2114 Déwood remantle idul
Bert Wheeler Robert Woolsey Dorothy Lee Don Alvarado
and u Thansen Ocken
Glorious old song and
glorious new" by HARLY TIERNEY
·JÕE MCCARTHY
Spectacular Technicolor
Scans In
A
WILLIAM
LABARON
Production
Directed by
LUTHER
REED
Mammoth Scenes in Technicolor
Another Super-Production at Popular Prices. On account of film being in 15 parts the shows start promptly daily at 2.00, 5.00, 7.20 & 9.40 sharp.
Advance bookings now open at Anderson's and the Theatre (telephone 25720.)
Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FEEDERICK PERCY FRANKLIN, at 1 and 8. Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoria Hongkang.
THE
HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1930.
CHINESE PRESS WARNED:
PUBLICATION OF OBSCENE ADVERTISEMENTS.
USELESS REMEDIES.
That a warning to the verna- cular Press of the Colony against the printing of advertisements of an obscene nature has been is- Bued by the police authorities was revealed in the prosecution, before Mr. Butters at the Central Magis tracy this morning, of Ko Mo-ngal, local agent for the Ngan Ching Po, ¡n daily from Canton.
The defendant admitted being the local agent and distributor of the newspaper in question and stated that: advertisements such as those complained of by the police were to be found in all local Chinese papers.
FATE OF A SMALL RUSSIAN BOY.
CANADA'S TARIFF
NCREASES.
COMPANIONS ADMIT HE WAS DROWNED.
CONCESSION TO BRITISH GOODS.
SAMPÁN ADVENTURE. UNEMPLOYMENT ISSUE
Shanghai, Sept. 17.
Ottawa, Sept. 16.
The fate of Vladimir Loukomsky, The Government Anti-Dumping the eight-year-old Russian boy Bill, designed to reduce unem who disappeared at the beginning ployment, has passed its first of this month, and whose disreading. It involves an upward appearance aroused great interest, revision of rates, particularly on is now certain. Both his young textiles, agricultural implements, companions who were with him iron and steel products. heating when he was last seen have now and electrical, apparatus,
admitted that he was drowned in
1.
The increases against the Unit- ed States and European imports are generally greater than on Bri- tish goods.
Britain is affected by the duties a whirlpool beyond a point where.
textiles, they went swimming on September on cotton and woollen
but Lancashire spinners are re- Vladimir's disapppearance caus-lieved by a modification of the re- ed much speculation, as he was gulation requiring a 50 per cent. content and labour to one of the adventurous trio who, British it will be recalled, set out on a trip qualify for the preferential tariff. to Tsingtao in a sampan at the This percentage has been reduced Chief Detective Inspector A- end of August, but were discover- to 33 1/3 per cent. Reynolds informs hin Worshiped before they had proceeded that the defendant had been warn- very far. Valdimir's companions ed on August 21 that the adver- subsequently were restored to tisement in question was undesir; their anxious parents, but he him- able, but it was hot stopped and self did not put in an appearance. on the 29th a paper was found to For over two weeks it was thought. contain the advertisement, others that, having originally run away of a less objectionable nature also from home in an endeavour being printed.
find his step-father, Mr. J. Carleton, of whom it was known the lad was very fond, he had continued on his journey by some other means, Mr. Carleton had been on a business trip to Peking, and the original venture was an effort to reach him. The missing youth was also a keen follower of adventure films and had ambitions of going to sea.
Continuing, the Chief Detective Inspector said that a number of the Chinese papers in Hongkong contained similar advertisements und they had all been warned. from the The advertisements Ngan Ching Po has been submitted to the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services and he said that they were highly undesirable and the remedies were likely, instead of curing people, to make them
worse.
The police however, were not pressing the case, which was brought simply as a general warn- ing to the vernacular Press. In the future, the police would take notice of all such advertisements and the offenders, would be taken before the Court.
When asked if he were pressing for a fine, the prosecutor asked for a small fine.
The defendant was fined $20.
WATCHMAN STRIKES
COOLIE.
INCIDENT AT THE NEW SHPYARD.
An Indian watchman employed at
to A.
It will be recollected that, when
conces-
The new duties will be enforced immediately, subject to gions as regards goods which have not been cleared or are in transit.
Unemployment Relief. Meanwhile the House of Com mons has also passed the third reading of the Bill introduced by the Government allocating $20, 000,000 for unemployment relief, to be expended on public works and emergency grants-Reuter's American Service.
:
TO BUY BRITISH GOODS
he and his two companions dis- appeared on August 30 the police. were notified, and the next day the sampan was noticed by a pilot on the Whangpoo, who saw it over- turned in the river, and three small boys were taken from the NEW MOVEMENT STARTING water and sent back to Shanghai
IN SOUTH AFRICA. in charge of the French police. After being questioned, they were Welcome evidence of the grow released, in order that they could ing disposition in South Africa return home. Two of them sub- to encourage trade between the
reported to sequently
their Union and the United Kingdom parents, but Vladimir never Te is furnished by a movement which turned, and it was presumed that has been started in South Africa he had resumed the adventure to "buy British." alone.
Now his companions have re- vealed his fate.Our Own Corres- pondent..
SOLO FLIGHT TO AUSTRALIA.
the South China Motor Shipbuild- CAPT. MATTHEWS TAKES OFF.
ing and Repairing Works at Toi
Ka Wan, appeared, before Mr.
Lindsell at the Kowloon Magis-}
Elston.
FROM ENGLAND,
London, Sept. 16.
The movement was originated by two Transvaal farmers, Mr. A. C. Trecise and Mr. M. J. R. Boon, and has taken the form of a publicity campaign in favour of British goods. Its objects may be summarised in a circular, printed in English and in Afrikaans, which is being distri- buted to the farmers of the Transvaal. The leaflets which are headed "Buy Empire Goods" state:
"Great Britain took 72.9. per
tracy this morning. on a charge! Captain F. R. Matthews, In- cent. of the total export of our of assault on a Chinese preferred structor at the London Aeroplane foodstuffs (including maize) in against him by Sub-inspector Club, who taught Miss
1929: forming in South Africu Amy
on the export Johnson to fly, started from Croy-largely depends The Inspector said defendant don at dawn in an attempt to trade; the market in Great Britain was employed at the new ship-break the record for a solo flight is absolutely vital to us and can building yard. The complainant to Australia.
not be replaced. A prosperous Great Britain is going to help to make a prosperous farming in- dustry in South Africa.
was d'coolie in the Water Works His route will be Sofia, Bagdad, Department and with some other Bunderabbas, Jodhpur, Calcutta, coolics he was,going to the yard to Bangkok, Muntok, Rinbong and do some work. They evidently Port Darwin.
no proper pass
He is flying a 120 h.p. cabin defendant had received strict or- Pusa Moth machine-Reuter.
had
and
the
ders from the Manager not to allow.
any persons not authorised by a pass to enter. It was not clear
Arrival at Belgrade.
Sofa, Sept. 16. The airman Matthews has ar
what actually passed between the rived at Belgrade, after averaging defendant and the complainant, 115 miles an hour-Reuter. but the former hit the complainant
on the head, when he tried to force
his way through.
The defendant admitted the charge; but said that when he did not allow the complainant and some other men "to enter, they stoned him and tried to force an entrance. He lost his temper and hit complainant with his stick.
Mr. Lindsell:-Probably the de- fendant had aome provocation. He is fined $3 and must pay com- plainant $2 compensation.
ILLEGAL USE OF GRAPPLINGS.
NAVAL OFFICER PROSECUTES SAMPAN WOMAN.
EARTHQUAKE-PROOF HOUSES.
FIRST BATCH OPENED IN ITALY.
Avellino, ept. 16, Within two months of the dis- the Province to-day opened the astrous earthquake, the Profect of first batch of 108 earthquake-proof
ouses.
Many more will be ready with- in a few days.--Reuter,
SHANGHAI SCHOOL MASTER DEAD.
FOUND SHOT THROUGH
THE HEAD.
Play the game; buy British fen- machinery and implements, cing material, tools, motor-cars, tyrès, clothing. By buying British you are helping your own export trade and therefore helping your- self. Buy Empire goods.
pre-
This is only one manifestation of a growing desire among South African producers to give ference whenever possible to British manufactured goods, and the movement may extend to other organisations throughout the Union.
TWO SUICIDES AT SEA REPORTED.
CHINESE WHO WERE ON WAY
..TO HONGKONG. Arriving here 'from Batavia, Capt. D. Pals, master of the Dutch vessel Tjibadak, has reported to the Harbour Office that during the voyage to Hongkong, a Chinese passenger was found to be miss- {ing. ·
Lieutenant G.
In his report, Capt. Pals stated, P. Codrington
that the brother of the missing Ball, of HIM.S. Sepoy, appeared at
man has testified to the effect that the Marine Court this morning to:
the latter was not quite right in prosecute in a case in which the
Shanghai, Sept. 16... the head, and it is presumed that mistress of a sampan was charged
Mr. Henry Baring, a school mas- he jumped overboard. before the Hon. Commdr. G. ter employed by the Shanghai Hole with using grapplings for Municipality has
Another report has been made the purpose of lifting articles dead. He was shot through the from Singapore, that a Chinese been found | by' the master of the Van Keutsz, from the harbour bed in the head and it is believed that the girl was born during the voyage. Naval Anchorage, and with lolter-unfortunate man committed sul-Later on during the voyage, a ing within 100 yards of the praya cide.Our Own Correspondent. Chinese male passenger commit-i wall in the Naval Yard.,
To both these charges, defen-
dant pleaded guilty.
Lieutenant Cordington Ball in-
formed his Worship
that he
RAILWAY - MAN IS ACCUSED.
noticed the defendant's craft in
OF MILLION CHARGED.
the Naval Anchorage yesterday. EMBEZZLEMENT OF QUARTER Despite the fact that she was. ordered off, defendant remained in the anchorage."
Shanghai, Sept. 16. Defendant was fined $15 or two
The home of the Shanghai-Nan- weeks on the first charge, and $5 king-Hangchow accountant has or five days on the second.
ted suicide.
FURTHER RAIN.
The Royal Observatory reports that a weak anti-cyclone is central to the north-west of Shantung, "and extends eastward across Japan to the Pacific. The trough remains been sealed by the Court. He is between Indo-China and Guam, with alleged to have embezzled a quar. a depression situated near the south ter of a million dollars and a war of Hainan. The local forecast is There was a clean bill of health rant has been issued for his arrest. East winds, moderate; cloudy, In the Colony yesterday.
—Our Own Correspondent,
Frain.
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A GORGEOUS ROMANCE
OF
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Better even than “Our Dancing Daughters !"
̈with ... LAWRENOK GRAY BENNY RUBIN HILIN JOHNSON
WYNNE GIBSON
Children
Pleasure
A Metro
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JETTA GOUDAL
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AT THE
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in a tale of Love in the Desert.
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