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Money or Your Wife!
She made him choose between her. Love and the Game that kept hor in orming and limousi-
пен.
fo wanted her madly. But that night came the Game that ast life or death for
his own Brother. Di
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sacrifico for He.? Goma
and Seo and Hear and bo Thrillos he Thrilled beyond words!
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Powell
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Joan Arthur
Kay Franca
Regis ang
STREET OF CHANCE"
Guramount Actuare
MAURICE
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CHEVALLE
LAURA
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Innocents of Paris
JOHN
LA PLANTE BOLES
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SHOWING TO-DAY
Eclipsing in Sheer
ramatic Grandeur the Mightiest "pectacles of Screen or Stage.
FLORENZ ZIEGFELD'S
"RIO RITA"
with
BEBE DANIELS
And
JOHN. BOLES
The picture of the Century -
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18,
THE SCOTTISH CUP FIRST ROUND.
MOTOR THIEVING RECOMMENCES.
DRAW FAVOURS THE LESSER MR. C. J. TACCHI'S CAR ONCE
LIGHTS.
RANGERS TO TRAVEL.
London, Dec. 17,
The draw for the First Round Proper of the Scottish Cup was made to-day, resulting as follows: Stenhousemur v. Hearts.
v. Elgin City. Queen's Park East Surin
Armindale Hibernians Montrose Murrayfield Inverness Cit Third Lanork Albion Rovers Morton
King's Park Clyde
Air United
Bo'nex
Clydebank Aberdeen
Maren * South
St Johnsto
Motherwell Alion
Civil Service Pureleo Mast Pe Dunfermabie Glasgow tuis,
Dunde Un Breckin Peebles Bor
Partick T
St. Bernard"-
Moor Park
v. Hamilton Ac. v. Rangers.
St. Cuthbert Wars v. Mid-Annantale.
Beith.
Kilmarnock,
v. Buckin. Thirife, v. Valg af Atholl.
Y. Raith Rovers,
v. Falkirk Amatry
v. Felth Ath.
v. CinckmanJIAN,
V. Peterhead.
St Mirren,
v. Dualarten.
v. Cowdenbenth.
Y. Forfar.
Bathgate.
v. Dalbeatite Star.
~. Thril Rovers
v. Fraserburgh
w. Celtic.
1 Airdrie,
v. Inverness Caleys *. Nithale
v. Ellaburgh 4.
V. Palkirk.
v Stranraer.
v. Rond All
v. Arbrouth.
MORE STOLEN.
SOON FOUND AGAIN,
FIRST DEFEAT FOR NOTTS COUNTY.
LOSE BY THE ODD GOAL AT SOUTHEND.
PALACE'S BIG SCORE,
London, Dec. 17. Having played eighteen matcher without experiencing defeat, Nolls County, leaders of the Southern Section, Third Division, failed at to-day. nineteenth
hurend in ni
The epidemic of motor car and cycle thefts seems to have recom menced. Two motorists minde re ports of their machines having been stolen from the parking stand out side the Star Ferry Wharf in Conthe naught Road on Tuesday last.
Mome
They were playing match postponed from Saturday, and the seasiders who have been on top form lately-won a keen game by two goals to one,
The results of to-day's games, (na cabled by Router) together with rovised tables are appended:
Division 1 (South).
Bristol Rov. Crystal Pal. Southend Torquay Un
Mr. C... Tuechi, who left his car on the stand on Tuesday night, found it had disappeared when he went for it at about 11.30 p.m., but, m the police being Informed; a search was made and the car was found near Queen's Pier where it had been left by the thief who had found there was insufficient gaso- tine to carry him further.
vas stolen Since the car was time ago, Mr. Thechi has adapted a device to his carburetor and be fore parking the car he turns detallenn gasolene off. The thief according- ly found that after the carburretor had been emptied, no analene was running through and he almadoned the machine near Queen's Pier.
The second report was made by Mr. Young Wing-pui, of Bonham Road, who informed the police that he left his Harley Davidson motor eyele combination on the stand in Connaught Road at 7 pm, on Tues,
3
Thames
Watford
Nette County
Fulham
Queen's Park R. 2
League Table,
T. W. D. L. F. A. Pts. Notts County to 12 8 1 50 20 30 Northampton 18 11 5 2 31 11 27 Crystal Palace 18 10 4 4 68 34
19 11 2
6 41 28 24 Southend
18 # 4 5 40 30 Brentford
18 86 4 25 22 Brighton Turquny
12 M 43 44 Fulham
IN. 8 4 6 30 17 8 3 0 40
get it Exeter
Matches to be played on Jan-lay and when he went in
aysin at noon on Wednesday. it dary Reuts.
had disappeared.
have hetne.
Most of th crack teams beast drawn away from Hearts al Struhoniemsfr. Rangers at Armadale and Celtic East Fi
and Merdeen Motherwell
To recond
are at hom
chista
Tea of the First Division teams ive been drawn a hon, and the Ich hans Javoured the clubs in The hole hair of Merable.
SEAPLANES RUN INTO STORM.
FIRST STAGE OF ITALIAN ATLANTIC FLIGHT,
SIMON BOLIVAR CENTENARY.
THE LIBERATOR OF LATIN AMERICA.
COLOMBIA'S TRIBUTE.
New York, Dec. 17
Coventry Swindon
Gillingham
Bristol R.
9
18 6 6 0
10 A
18 6
10 6
Queen's P. R. IN 7 Clapton 0.
Watford...
Bournemouth
Luton Walsall
Norwich Thames Newport
17 6
30 30 10
1 7 2 9 34 35 16
TK 4 4 8 31 38 16
18 5 5 8 24 32 15 17 4 10 34 47 11 17410 17 32 10 18 4 z 12 18 17 10 17 3 212 32 68 K
Division 1 (North).
New Brighton 3 Crewe Wrexham
3 Stockport
League Table.
Itin Amerien to-day united in Lincoln celebrating the venteamry of, the Trannure death of Simon Bolivar, the Veno-Chesterfield.. zavelin patriot, who earned the Wrexham Stockport proud title of "Liberator" by free-:
Hull
Rome, Dec. 17. The twelve seaplanes, command Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, by the Air Minister, Generatoru, and Bolivia from the yoke of
Southport. Halter, which to-day left Lake Tre Spain.
Many public ceremonies were Gateshend het in the first stage of a trans-
held at Buenos Aires and specially Rotherham Atlantic light vin Bolaman, PaK into a
violent stormi er the arranged programmas and festivi-Halifax
ties were a feature of the celebra-Doncaster
Darlington Kaburis Lim.
tions in das schools.
York .... Eight of the planes have arrived
The most striking trilate was Accrington ately at Les Aleazares, Cartagena. The other four, together with two paid be, Colombia where the Pre- repair planer, are chores of tident and the members of his Barrow Lost Majorca and will rejoin Cabinet new from Bogota to Santa Marta, where the heart the there in the morning.
Liberata is buried, the President Oriatelle, Dec. 17. General Hall, interviewed hivering an address in honor of
Bolivar. Renter's correspondent, said the prt light invives a distance 20, 300 kilometres and all the hops
Celebrations were also held in Londonu, a speech by M. Arbør Heierson, the Foreign Secretary, will exreed one thousand kilometreuthing Bolivar's work and the
The crews are pickel volunteers,
Britain under and del men. There will be attitude of Great
Canning to his efforts. two repair planes up 16 BolatuZI.
Mr. Henderson claimed that The cast of the light will be Bolivar signally deserved the name three million lire. The machines expect to arrive at Hio de Janeiro in under 70 hours of flying time.
Gen. Ballo sail he would be con- tent if half the machines reach
South America-Renter.
OPIUM CASES.
A FINE OF $3,000 IMPOSED.
Appearing before Mr. Lindsell at the Central Police Court this morning to answer a charge of being in possession of 110 taeis of raw opium which was found at 19, Catchick Street, a Chinese was fined $3,000, with the alternative of eight months' hard labour.
Revenue Officer Grimmitt told his Worship that the place was a The oplum dealer's premises.
was found concealed in a basket in which it had probably been amuggled to the floor.
In another case, a woman of 15, Belcher's Street was fined $600 for being in possession of 18 tasis of raw oplum which she was seen to ihrow out of window as Revenue Ofleers arrived on premises.
CRIMINAL SESSION
CASES:
DATES FIXED FOR THREE HEARINGS.
the the
1. W. D. L. P. A. Pts. 17 12 2 3 3 8 20 18 12 2 4 D4 46 25 18 11
1 10 4
18 11 2 48 9 4
17 10 17 10 1
17 X 2 17 6.4
17 6 4
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SUGAR MARKETS.
THE LATEST CABLED QUOTATIONS.
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The following cabled quotations the close of the sugar markets Saturday have been received by Messe. Pentreath and Company:
of Liberator as five States ascribe their independence to him. The at relations between the British Gov. rament and the countries which looked to Bolivar as national hero lzul continued most friendly and had never been more cordial |than to-day.
"Nor do I forget," he concluderl. "the Importance of their contribut tion to the work of the League of Nations for world peace. On bc- half of the British Government, 1 most cordially wish them many more centuries of progress and prosperity." -- Rruler's Service.
American
CAIRO-TO-CAPE AIRWAY.
RAPID PROGRESS BEING MADE.
London, Dec. 17.
London Terminals. March 1931 6/-% up 3⁄4d. May 1931 6/3 up 14d August 1931 6/6% up 1%d December 1931 6/10% up 144
At close of London Market New York unchanged }.
New York Terminak March 1931 1.33 up 7 pts, May 1931 1.41 up 8 pts. July 1931 1.48 up 7 pts. September 1931 1.56 up 8 pls. December 1980 1.19 up 4 pte. Liverpool 17/12/30-Sugar Mar- ket hopes Germany will enter Agreement.
Samarang 17/12/80.-Trust hud for axal refused bids of 18.00 Whites, but new mits not cloned. Market quite, no change in prices.
dis-
Replying to a question in the Hongkong 17/12/30-Market House of Commons, the Under steady, small business Ранніяк, Secretary for Air, Mr. F. Mou-Whites $8.18. Browns $6.75 on the
stated that negotiationspot. tague, were completed for a regular air li route from Cairo to the Cape, and the northern saction would probably begin to operate in Fc- bruary,
The Cairo-Cape airway is re- garded in commercial air circles as an outstanding enterprise, and, linking with the India air ma!l service, will reduce the transit time between London and Cape Town to eloven
CONFUCIAN SOCIETY
ACCOUNTANT.
SENT TO PRISON "FOR EMBEZZLEMENT.
Teof Wan-um, accountant of the round organisations along the Canfarian Suciety, of 220, Ilaliy-i route, measuring miten, in wood, fload, pleading sulity to a volving the establishment of 27 charge of embezzling $4,426,24. air atations, with hangars, wire- belonging to the funds of the in The Criminal Sessions Jess and weather offices, staf quar-stitution, was to-day sentenced by commenced this morning the New! ters, and, in some cases hotels. Mr. Lindsel) to six months' bard
was he well as 30 intermedinte landing | labour. proceeded with and dates were fixed
grounds, are being developed
Wha
Territoriilea murders
for hearing the rumalaing three rapidly.-British Wireless
Shui Siu-chung, who is charged
on
two counts with wounding
Acting Principal Warder Plumb
FINE WEATHER, - ̧
It was stated by Mr. E. S. C. Brooks, appearing for the prosecu tion, that the nccused had sent u letter to the Treasurer of the Socfety admitting his misappro-·
The Royal Observatory reports | priation.
will be tried ùn January 5, 1931. that the anticyclong is now con- Two other charges against the The arson cuse, in which threntral to the south of Tokyo. Me accused, of receiving a collection men are accused, will be taken on dorate monsoon will prevail along. of $200 from a member of the December 29, 1930, while Kwok the S.E. const of Chinu and over Society without authorisation and Chun-ahing, who is charged with the North China Son. The local of giving a forged receipt to which uttering a forged voucher will forecast Is: N.E. winds,
mo- the chop of the Bociety was appli come up for trial next Monday.
derate; Aino.
ed, were not proceeded with,
1930.
AMUSEMENTS
AT THI
OF HONGKONG.
QUEEN'S
CARL LAEMMLE
presents
SHOWING TO-DAY At 2,00, 4,30, 7.00 & 9,30,
ON
ALL QUIET THE WESTERN FRONT
E
[YES..... searching hungrily for LOVE... reaching
out beyond the haze of smoke and the flash of shells to HOME--to gay parties, pretty girls and the sympathetic heart of mother! You will be there with these boys and see what they want through. You will love them and understand them in this great HUMAN picture.
ERICH MARIA REMARQUE'S noval; will Loua Walheim, Lewis Ayras, John Wray. Adeptalian and dialog by Maxwell Ander- Lon and George Abbois, A ÇARI LAEMMLE, Jr. Producion. Direded by LEWIS MILESTONE,
In order that the picture be shown in its entirety special show times have been arranged.
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At 8:00, 4.30, 7.00 & 9.30
NEXT
CHANGE
LOIS MORAN
it
A CHARMING
MODERN
ROMABOE
DAMAGED
NOT
XMAS ATTRACTION BUSTER KEATON
in
DOUGH BOYS"
WILLIAM FOX
presents
MAKING The GRADE
STAR
EDMUND LOWE
MORAN
TO-DAY TO SATERDAY