IN
ПРИ
12
THEATRE
TO-DAY to FRIDAY
at 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20 p.m.
SHE LOVES HIM!
Brodric March) a sullah lower who monia all her love --Fights to froep her from what she spent most. And she de med akant himi
BUT
HER EX-HUSBAND
Walter Mallik, 113 sham ske baan's seen for yours. She bassi kiranged the remaneant tere te fed him. Shy?
"SARAH
with
AND
SON
Ruth Chatterton
Fredric March
A Paramount Picture
A
You'll feel you actually know Jarthl She's
mesing woman whom you'll marvel You'll hell with her. Langh with her. Werp with her. Bo Kolh Chatterton brings you one of the ouletanding dr
cary performances text scen он The ren In Timothy
-Shen i brytariler mury
SEE and HEAR
slie ensational
dramatic star of
"MADAME X"
in another immortal
story of a woman's
Conflicting Loves!
NEXT CHANGE
Musical Monarch of the Movies!
DENNIS KING
The British Actor Star
in
HWAR
"The Vagabond King"
JEANETTE
with
MacDONALD
Hear Dennis King sing "Only a Rose "
Hear Jeanette MacDonald sing "Love me To-night"
All in Color! You'll never forget It!
Booking at Anderson's & The Theatre. Tel. 25720)
Titumal
MAJESTIC
THEATRE
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at 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m.
Glenn Tryon,
Otis Harlan,
Gertrude Astor,
Eddie Gribbon,
Helen Wright,
AR
“DAMES AHOY”
A UNIVERSAL TALKİNG PICTURE.
The Annual Goneral Mesting of on Wednesday, January 14th, 1931, In St. John's Cathedral Hall. His the Boy Brouts Association Hong- Excellency the Governor bas kindly Kong Branch, will be held at 6 p.m. consented to take the Chair.
Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDRICK PET FRANKLIN, at 1 and 3. Wyndham Street, In the City of Victoria Hongkong.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1931.
ITALIAN GROUP FLIGHT ACROSS SOUTH ATLANTIC.
WORTH ATLANTIC
OCEAN
EUROPE
ROME
AT
THE
SOUTH AMERICA
PORTO MITADO
MADEIRA ISLAMOS
ITRÀ
VILLA CISVERGİS
CAPE VERDE ISLANDS
BOLANA
1800 MILES OVER OPEN
SZA
"RIO DE JANEIRO
SOUTH ATLANTIC
OCEAN
AFRICA
Map showing the route of the Italian seaplane group fight from Rome to Rio de Janeiro. The must severe hazard on the long journey, the flight from Bolama to Natal was completed yestdrday with great success, Ten of the planes arrived safely. Top left is Major Umberto Maddalena, the commander of the squadron: Lower right, Is General Balbo, the Italias Air Minister, who planned the venture.
EMBEZZLEMENT CASE CLOSING STAGES
FIXED.
CLERK TO APPEAR NEXT TUESDAY.
The charge of embezzlement of $5.20 akalnat Cheng Pak-pul, n clerk employed by Messrs. A. S. Watson & Co., was fixed for hearing for Tuesday next at 11.15 am, by Mr. Williams at the Central Police Court.
ON TRIAL.
ARSON CASE DEFENCE OUTLINED.
IN MEMORY OF JOFFRE.
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY ON FRENCH GUNBOAT.
Aboard the French man-of-war Vigilante, in Hongkong harbour early this morning, a simple yet
MR. JENKIN'S ADDRESS TO impressive ceremony took place.
THE JURY.
"FANTASTIC STORY."
When the Wing Lok Street
It was Requiem Masa in memory of le Marechal Joffre, performed at an altar improvised on the navigation bridge, with tricolor in the background.
the
When the case was mentioned this morning. Detective Sergeant O'Don- ovan informed hi Worship that Mr. H. C. Macnamara had been instruct ed to prosecute, while it was under- stood that Mr. H. S. Loseby, who originally appeared for the defen-arson case was resumed at the dant, had received no further in- Criminal Sessions this morning, lender, who had served his coun- structions and had now withdrawn before Mr. Justice Wood and of her great need. The speaker Jury, Mr. F. C. Jenkin addressed derived gratification over the fact
from the case,
SUGAR MARKET.
THE LATEST CABLED QUOTATIONS.
The following cabled quotations at the close of the sugar markets
yesterday have been received by
Messrs. Pentreath and Co.:-
London Terminals, Murch 5/11 up 214d. May 6/113 up 2d. August 6/4 up 21⁄4d. December 6/8% up 24.
New York Terminals, March 132 up 5 pts. May 1.40 up 0 pts July 1.47 up 6 pta.
September 1.55 up 6 pts. December 1.64 up 8 pts.
Cubans 965 C.J.F. U.K. very little offering. Small business has been done 6/– December, might oblain 6.3.
ALIENS IN U.S.A.
MORE DRASTIC ACTION CONTEMPLATED?
In
To the little band comprising the French community, Monsignor Denwazieres delivered an oration on the qualities of the great
try faithfully and well in the hour
the Court on behalf of first and second prisoners, when he in that at the last moment, in answer- ing a call above that of his coun- timated that he would deal with try, the victor of the Marne turned the case as it stood before the to God for the spiritual consola- third prisoner gave evidence in tion he needed. the witness box, adding that he would deal with third accused separately.
Amongst those present were Captain Coltman "(representing His Excellency the Governor), His Mr. Jenkin said the jury would Excellency Major General Sandi- have noticed from his croa lands; accompanied by his Alde- examination that, insofar as the de-camp, Lieut. Cameron, Bishop evidence concerning preparation for Valtorta, M, Dufoure de la. Prade the alleged crime was concerned, bet Consul General-for-France), the hd naked no questions at all, besConsul for Belgium and others. cause he would not waste the time
of the Court in arguing that there had been no such
preparation for n very gross attempt at arson, but the defence of the first and second pri- soners was that they did not con- spire, either between themselves or uther persuns, known or unknown. to commit the crime.
Conspiracy Explained,
New York, Jan, G.
The Governor, Mr. Roosevelt, has urged the District Attorney to prosecute anybody suspected of violation of the law in connexion with the failure of the Bank of the United States.—Reuter's American Service.
te vratomart ranch performed by
them was
Dealing with conspiracy, counsel said it consisted of an agreement) between certain people to achieve aacts certain end, and it was permitted to criminal agreement between them the jury to draw inferences upon and others to commit arson. the facts which were established by the Grown that, in fact, there must have been an agreement; otherwise, the acts of the various people could
"Fantastic Story."
With regard to the alleged cons versation between the first accused not reasonably or rationally be ac-and a Crown witness, when the lat
counted for.
Washington, Jan. 6.
In drawing those inferences, cer-ter gave evidence to the effect that the Senate the
Labour talu rules had to be followed, the prisoner asked him about local in- Secretary, Mr. Doak, recommended one most adhered to being that ifurance and whether the crime of araon in Hongkong was regarded jury found that several people. the the deportation of allens convict- ed of any crime, and a general were doing several acts at different as a serious one. Mr. Jenkin asked tightening of the allen deportation such mature that they must have such a fantastic story.
times, and that those acts were of them to give ne credence at all to He sold
been commited for one
that the witness who gave the evi- obylous pur-
laws.
in
00.000 estimated that there are pose, then it was permissible for dence had an obvious motive in giv-
the Unitedline jury to draw the inference that ing it, inasmuch as the first prison~ | States, of whom 100.000 are liable the acts were done by an agreement, er owed him money which had not to deportation-Reuter's American and that the agreement was, there-been paid.
Service.
CHINA'S SPECIAL
COMMISSIONER,
DR. YOUNG ON A TOUR 'OF SCOTLAND.
fore, proved.
Two Tests Applied.
Case Adjourned.
Commenting upon the evidence Mr. Jenkin said he would ask the of one of the Crown witnesses, jury to apply two tosta-firstly, were who admitted that he failed to the nets of such a nature that the identify the first accused In an obvious purpose of the men was identification parade, Mr. Jenkin to commit arson; and, any one fact, or any number of facts asked the jury to disregard his facts testimony. It was interesting by put together, consistent only with reason of the sudden change of the guilt of prisoners? He said mind which occurred in the wit- London, Jan. 6. Doctor C. Kuangson Young, the thesis which could
that if there were some other hypo- ness after the intervention of the From doubt he had acta, then changed to certainty. nese Foreign Ofee,, is now in they must disregard the guilt hypo- Scotland, addressing public docie thesis. Also, if they could say that Bacon's words that one material He would remind them of Lord ties on the National Government's record and the Chinese attitude to any one fact was inconsistent with favourable circumstance overcame guilt, then that would affect all the half a dozen adverse circum- other facts because it would ont
apécial commissioner of the Chi-rationally explain the nably and Judge.
wards foreigners.—Reuter,
SHIPPING MERGER,
New York, Jan, G.
Ho
into the heart of the case that had ances, and he put it to them that they had more than ono auch been built up.
favourable, circumstance. In dealing with salient points of asked them to discredit the third the caze, both in favour of and ad-accused's story as the "craziest verse to the first two prisoners, Mr. story a man ever uttered." The amalgamation is announced Jenkin submitted that. the of the International Mercantile jury
would And no circum- This concluded the speach for. Marine and the Roosevelt Shipping stances at all which would the defence,, and the proceedings Companies. Reutor's "American make it possibla for them to were adjourned until to-morrow, Service.
say, that the obvious purpose of the when His Lordship will aum-up.
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The
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Two Merry
Monarchs Of Mirthland
EL BRENDEL MARJORIE WHITE
leading a smart new gang of whoopee makers through a brand new, fast moving comedy romance with laughs which come easy,
NEW
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NEW
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dances which are different and songs which are certain to be the season's biggest.
FIWSEFEL FOX MOVIETONE
MOCKERY
LALIGH
CLOWN LAUGH
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BLACKBIRD
TELL IT TO THE MADINES
LON
WEST OF ZANZIBAR
WILLIAM COLLIER, JR. NOEL FRANCIS FRANK RICHARDSON MIRIAM SEEGAR Story and dialog by
William K. Welh
Directed by BENJAMIN
STOLOFF
MUSICAL "ACROSS the SEA* Royal Hawaiians
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Lon Chaney has been for years
the most popular of all screen players.....
From "The Blackbird" to "West of Zanzibar”--you've loved his amazing portrayals.
Now you see an even greater Chaney with a marvelous voice increasing a hundred fold the magic of his personality!
HANEY
talks
(he can change
his voice!)
Ín the thriller of the Dwarf, the Glant ard the Ventriloquist--
Max
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Casey at the Bat
AT THE
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