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George
Bancroft
"THE WÖLF OF WALL STREET”. Caramount Picture
COMMENCING SATURDAY
FIRST
and
EXCLUSIVE SHOWING IN HONGKONG
Danger-Romance - - Adventure.
"WITH BYRD
AT THE
SOUTH POLE
a Paramount Picture
The Amazing Feats of a Valiant Band of Men Led
by Admiral Byrd.
"
Headmasters of schools are requested to make arrangements with the management for their pupils to see this picture at 20 ents each to Upper Oircle for the 2.30 and 6.10 p.m per- formances only.
Booking at Anderson's & The Theatre. Tel. 25720)
TO-DAY
at 2.30,
5.30, 7.20
& 9.20 p.m.
THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26,
REVOLT OF INDIAN LIBERAL PARTY'S
MINORITIES.
PRESSURE
ALARMED BY GROWTH OF THE ON GOVERNMENT.
SPECIAL COMMITTEE.
NOW WANT TO JOIN.
London, Nov, 26.
A curious position has arinen regarding the Round Table Con- ference
of the in consequence decision of the Federal Relations Committee to co-opt all members of
CONCESSIONS ON THE SCHOOL BILL.
MR. BALDWIN SAYS LABOUR IS AT WIT'S END.
the British delegation and all the DOOM AT ANY MOMENT. delegates, except two, of the Indian States.
ARCTIC ISLAND'S
SOVEREIGNTY.
BRITAIN RÉCOGNISES NORWAY'S CLAIM.
FRIENDLY GESTURE.
London, Nov, 25.
Notes have been exchanged be-
Legation tween the British
结算
Oslo and the Norwegian Govern- ment with reference to the latter's claim to sovereightly over Jan Mayen Island, 300 miles north- east of Iceland.
The British Note announced of Norwegian formal recognition sovereignty over the island, but adds that recognition "is accord- ed independently of and with all reserves in regard to actual grounds" of the claim.
the
In reply, the Norwelgian Govern-! ment expresses its gratitude for the friendly attitude of the British Government.-British Wireless. -
London, Nov. 25. The Committee invited the
The Prime Minister, Mr. Ram- British Indian delegation to sugay MacDonald, and most of the gest six further names for co-option thereby bringing the membership members of the Cabinet, attend- of the Committer to forty-nine outed an unusually large gathering of the gighty-six which the Con of Labour M.P.'s at a special ference totals.
meeting of the Parliamentary | dae When the British Indian dele- | Labour Party to-day, for the gation met for the purpose of purpose of "a general talk" with selecting the names, à revolt of the rank and file. cared among the minority inter- ests, who pointed out that the Federal Relations Commitee wa nu longer a small expert committee and maintained that Pix Insufcient to enable the sentation of all the minorities.
The delegation thereupon
musk the
Federni Committee to co-opt the entire British Indian delegation making it n Committee of the whole con ference. which is expected Jo reale
itself into expert aub- Committees as required,
resolved
A
10
Was
The Clydesiders were notal ly absent. They are busy fighting the East Renfrew hy-election In defiance of the Party Headquar.
ters. repre-
Originally the delegation fri- voured a small committee and the minority interest were prepared to leave their case in the hands of a small
in the committer expert expectation that they would be further heard on matters affecting their particular extend the activi ties of the Committee to a scope thit previously contemplated- Reater and, British Wireless,
FIRMS SAID TO BE VICTIMISED.
STORY OF A MISSING SALESMAN.
Both Vetima of the same man the managera
different uf Chinese firms reported to ths police yesterday the disappearance of a salesman who, it was alleged had collected various suma of money on their behalf during thei past two or three months.
Leung Ka-chi, manager of the Leung Chen, Roy dealers, of 552, Shanghai Street, reported to the police that a salesman named Wong Pak-cheung absconded on Monday after he had collected $218.78 from various firms in Hongkong and Kowloon during the past week.
A subsequent report to the police by beung Cheong-tak manager of the Lee Sam Sugar Re- finery, of 17, Shum Chan Street, stated that the same salesman had] disappeared after having collected $626 during the past two or three months on behalf of his firm.
PURSER'S MONEY
STOLEN.
ICE-CREAM SELLER SENT TO PRISON.
It was explained that the special meeting was in pursuance of a lies of maintaining closer con- inct between the Ministers and the private members of the Party, and according to an official report of the proceedings. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald expressed concern at the unemployment figures and said that although they would never be satisfied with the progress made, yet the Government's re- card of work was one of which to be proud.
"Under 'ratest,"
fan Mayen Island is 34 miles long and nine miles in its great- est breadth. it is of volcanic formation and is mountainous. Henry Hudson discovered the is land in 1607 and called it Hudson's Tutches or Touches,
Thereafter, it was several times' nfserved by navigators who auc- cessivoly claimed its discovery and renamed it. Thus, in 1611 or the following year whalers from Hull numed it Trinliy Island; in 1612. Jean Vrolici.
French whaler enlled it He de Richelieu; and in 1614 Joris Carolus named one of its promontories Jan Mers Hock, after the captain of one of his Sir Charles Trevelyan, the ships. The present name
of the Minister of Fluention, asked for island in derived from this, the the views of the Party in regard claim of its discovery by a Dutch to the compromises he had rench-navigator, Jan Mayen, in 1611, be-- ed with the Liberals regarding the ing unsupportable. School Attendance B, notably one "that he had accepted under protest" postponing the operation of the Bill until September, 1932, This is the measure extending the school-leaving age from fourteen to fifteen, and he announced that the Government had decided to ac- cept the Liberal Party's view,
Sir Charles explained that he had been in negotiation with the Liberals on other matters affect-
them he could not accede, but on
ing the Measure. To some of
others there was room for com- promise.
Minister Supperted.
He wished for the views of the
The island is not permanently; Inhabited, but has been frequently visited by explorers, senlers and whaters, and an Austrian station
for scientific observations maintained there 1882-83.
WOR
for a year In
SOMERSETS LEAVE
COLONY.
WARM SEND-OFF ACCORDED
THIS MORNING.
this
With the usual -bunting-waving Labour Party on the matter, but he and farewell tunes and choruHER was prepared "under protest" to the 1st Battalion of the Somerset accept the postponement of the Light Infantry left longkong on Bill to September, 1932, and also the troopship Lancashire certain auggestions regarding the morning for Indin, after 20 pawers of local authorities in months station here. The north respect of the maintenance grants. arm of the Naval Dockyard was The meeting eventually decided, crowded with offeints, men and with ten dissentients, to support civilians-when the ship moved nul. the Minister in his efforts to get In addition to the entire Batta the Bill through the House of
lion of the Somersets, several Commons.
mombers of the Argyll and Suther- The meeting postponed hearing land Highlanders, Royal Air Force statement by Mr. J. H. Thomes and other units were among the relating to the Imperial Con- contingent that departed. The
ference.
troops were aboard last night and visitors were ordered off the ship soon after 10 a.m., so that the were down somu before 11 a.m. the
Mr. Baldwin on Position. Mr. Stanley Baldwin referred to the Imperial Conference in some-gangways what unticipatory terms to-day minutes when he attended a Conservative scheduled sailing hour. Party moeting, when 800 delegates
There was no official farewell,
to the Counell of the National although several members of the Conservative and Unionist Government and service authorl- Associations unanimously passed ties were present.
resolution expressing their grateful appreciation of his ser- vlees to the Party.
1
Mr. Baldwin claimed that the Conservatives were at present
the only united Party.
A Chinese ice-creùm seller was charged, before Mr. Butters, at the Kowloon Magistracy this morn ing. with the theft two rupees and four annas, Indian currency. 29 cents Japanese money, and ong cent Singapure money, the property: of the purser on the s.. Burma
He sai that the present Mara.
Detective Sergeant Humphreys Government was at its wit's end, sald the defendant went on board conscious that at any the.. vessel without permission, their doom may sound cheers). entered
They had, he said, wasted an the purser's cabin and took
unrivalled opportunity at the Im- tin containing the money. ook u The purser happened to come backperial Conference, from which they as defendant was leaving the bad emerged with a single good cabin, namely, a decision to
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and found the tin. The defendant said he went on board to look for a friend, but there was no friend of his on board, because the crew was a Japanese onc.
moment
euss economic matters in Ottaava next year.
"And," he declared, "they will be discussed by our Party." The Conservatives would make Mir. Butters imposed sentence, of it their arst step, upon resuming
six weeks! imprisonment.
TWO DOCK COOLIES SENTENCED.
immediate
power, to impose an emergency tariff upon foreign manufactured goods.
What obstacle stands in the way of the abolition of dumping,
ho added, will be removed,
The Conservative Party has had
POSSESSION OF BOTTLES OF its differences in the past. Ve shall any no more about them."-- Renter and British Wireless.
SPIRIT.
Two cooliea. Wong. Ho and Shing Ching, were charged before
The brass and fife and drum bands of the Argyll and Suther- and Highlandera and the South Wales Borderors played popular and regimental airs until the ship, was well into mid-stream.
་
ENJOYABLE CELLO RECITAL.
MLLE, CLEMENT AT THE THEATRE ROYAL..
The Adele Clement violoncello recital at the City Hall, last night,
1930.
AT THE
QUEEN'S
SHOWING TO-DAY At 2,80, 5.10, 7.16 & 9.20
'MEN FELL FOR HER! WOMEN HATED HER!
The
She braved
the tongues of scandal to face her fiance's titled Family, Thea she found she loved. someone cine!
LADY of SCANDAL
NEXT
THE greatest musical
comedy cast ever seen and heard on the Talking Screen! Hit songs! Techni. Backstage lifel
color scenes! Love and drama! A fascinating. talking, singing, dancing production!
Charles
KING
Bessio
LOVE
in
OHANGE
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CHASING RAINBOWS
with
JACK BENNY MARIE DRESSLER POLLY MORAN EDDIE PHILLIPS
directed by CHARLES F. RIESNER
Laughs!' Thrills!
Songal Ġirla|
will be remembered by those who in HEROES OF THE WILD"
attended, as one of the most en- joyable evenings ever devoted to
this instrument in Hongkong: of her
Adele Clement is truly a cellist
ability, outstanding.
and sympathetic interpretation of the many moode of cello as the vehicle, was delight- music with the fully impressive, The haunting tone of a simple theme at times stood out in happy relief to bril- liant variations which revealed flawless technique and execution.
In Prof. Harry Ore, Adele Cle Afr. Butters, at the Kowloosi Mügis- Sergeant Slater said the defen- ment was fortunate in having an tracy this morning, with posses- dants were employed as coolies in companist of equal sympathy, hta work being greatly appreciat sion of four bottles of Chinese the Kowloon Docks. They wore
ed by the audience. Lack of space spirit ench, on which the duty had arrested yesterday nk differ-
prevents us. from reviewing the not been paid, at Kowloon Docks. ont times with the bottles programme nt length, but mention . Both defendants pleaded guilty. | in their possession. They must be of the final item,
"Varia The first said they had been admitted that they got the tione Symphoniques" (Boellmann) engaged by some friends to robottles from a vessel which had which gave both the cellist and move their belongings from arrived from Shanghai. A Ro- pianist wide scope to demonstrate ship in harbour. After they had venus Officer later went on board an unusually high standard. of done their work, their friends this vessel and seized another ability. apid they had no money to offer walve bottles. them, and instead gave them the bottles of spirit..
The recital was one not to be Mr. Butters fined the défendants | missed, and it was gratifying to 510 each.
800 such a large audience present.
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