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THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH, -MONDAY:
CENTRAL THEATRE DEATH OF MR. C.
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW At 2.30, 5,10, 7.15 & 9:20 p.m.
Action!
Love/
Laughs!
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Ductor, euro yourself! But it takes two girls, an exciting, hilarious plot end A series of delightfully funny situations to cure The Love Docter."'A smart.
The Love Doctor arching tun-rict. From
a Paramount Picture
the brilliant stage play
The Boomerang."
mich JUNE COLLYFR and MIRIAN SEEGAR
STARTING WEDNESDAY –
Just imagino Halanda & Kelly Sunting wale animals and wider weinen g the markes jung eo- of Mrien - wind with a couple of jealous wives along Eure! They're back again in their int niest
merly.
GEORGE SIDNEY
VERA GORDON
CHARLIE MURRAY KATE PRICE
Directed by Yor Moore
FURE
THE
COHENS ANDKELLYS
IN AFRICA
COMING SOON
A Galazy of British Stars
in a British TALKIE Produced in a British Studio
MAKEHAM.
PASSED AWAY YESTERDAY IN AUSTRALIA.
OVER 35 YEARS HERE.
Many resițients will be shocked to learn of the death, which oc
curred in Australla yesterday. of Mr. Charles Makeham, who retired from the service of the Dairy Farm, Icé and Cold Storage Co.. Ltd, as recently as August last after an association lasting nearly The sad news was con- 86 years. tained in a telegram received by the Company this morning.
When Mr. Makeham first joined the Dairy Farm Company over 35 years ago, it was a very small con- cern, having only a couple of dozen cowe and being merely ሰ milk shop. He rendered fine service to the Company in many capacities and was largely responsible for in troducing Ice creain to Hongkong. the his experiments resulting in Dairy Farm installing the modern plant Now in operation. It was in August of last year that he retire- ed from the position of Dairy Superintendent and in October he
Defi with Mra, Makeham with the intention of settling permanently in Australia, from which country he originally came to Hongkong.
SEQUEL TO INDIAN FIGHT.
INJURED MEN NOW OUT OF HOSPITAL.
"A very good date for this cake,
"commented Mr. F. C. E. Rondall, at the Central Police Court this morning, when inform ed of the Magistrate's proposal to set aside April 1st for the hearing of a case in which two Pathans
chargod
with inflicting grievous bodily harm on three other Indians during an incident which occurred in January in Star Street, Wanchal.
are
MARCH 23,
"MITTEL-EUROPA” FEARED.
CONTINENT TURMOIL OVER AUSTRIAN TREATY.
PROTOCOL INVOKED.
Vienna, Mar. 22.
A move by three Continental Powers apparently to torpedo the proposed Austro-German Customa Union occurred yesterday: when the diplomatic representatives of France, Czecho-Slovakia and Italy The three men, who are com- called upon Dr. Schober, the plainants in the case, have only Foreign Minister, and pointed out just been discharged from hospi-that the conclusion of such a
Police tal.
Court proceedings
union would infringe the Genevni have
been pending for a con Protocol of October 4, 1022.. alderable time, and at this latest
the appearance, Mr. Rendall expres ed the fear that one of the wit- neases for the prosecution, whose ovidence he wished to hear, would be leaving for India before he could be brought forward.
The Magistrate (Mr. Schofie}} decided to hear the case on Mon- day. and remanded the two accused accordingly.
THE YU SHUN NOW REFLOATED.
GETS OFF AFTER BEING LIGHTENED.
The latest information regard- | During their residence in the ing the China Merchants' steamer Colony, Mr. and Mrs. Makeham | Yu Shun, which zan aground on were very prominently associated a sandy spit at a point called So with. the Wha Wesleyan Kun Tal, to the west of Custle Church, of which for several years | Peak yesterday, is that she was re- Mr. Makeham was the Secretary.touted this morning and will They both took a leading part in shortly
tn Shanghai, proceed the affairs of the Church and their whence she was bound when she departure for Australia Inst year got around. wis deeply regretted.
Much sympathy will be felt for the widow in the heavy loss which she has been called upon to beur.
INTER-SERVICES SOCCER.
ARMY AND AIR FORCE PLAY DRAWN MATCH.
at
London, Mur. 21. In the rat niatch of the Inter- Services football championship West Ham this afternoon, the Army and Royal Air Force played a drawn match, each scoring twice.--Reuter.
The vessel which was sent out to Castle Penk has now been re- Verled to be a lighter from the Kowloon Godowns Company and not the Henry Keswick as was first thought. On arrival, she took of about 600 tons of cargo from the Yu Shun, und with this removed, the steamer was refloat- ed this morning.
It was whilst proceeding from Canton to Shanghai that the Yu Shun ran into shallow water on account of fog ut about 3 a.m. yesterday. At low tide, she was left almost high and dry.
She is a steel screw steamer, built in 1900 at Grangemouth of 1,700 tons, Dockyard, and in registered at Shanghai.
Protocol was signed on League of Nations' undertaking to lend Austria 650,000,000 gold kroner or the rehabilitation of the country. Britain, and the threa countries mentioned guaranteed 80 per cent. of the loan.
The Protocol was drawn up to
Austra's protect
independence.! Italy, for instance, having suggest- ell that control should be exercised by the guarantors and not by the League-Reuter.
Paris, Mar. 23.
are
Distinct fears of a repetition of nineteenth century history when a Customs Union proved to be a pre- cursor of a political union between
nul Austria
Germany, betrayed Агут the newspaperaA, which regard the new Austro- Germau agreement FLM edre of a wedge to be driven
the through
article of the Peace Treaty forbidding *D} Austro-German political union, except with the ngreement of
of every member Council.
the Lengue
the
Severol evening journals speak as though the anschluss (union) were more or less necomplished. The Journal dex Debata neds dramatically: "And anschluss means Mittle-europa."
M. Briand has been busy all day long in diplomatic exchanges, a foretaste of the hectic activity expected in the near future.- Reuter,
The local offices of the C.P.R. have just received telegraphic advices from Montreal stating that the Empress of
·Canada has broken her provlous record, established in June, 1923, by three hours, two minutes, her running time being eight days, seven hours and 51 minutes for the voyage, leaving Yokohama on March 12.
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awakening
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amazing production -
by JEANIK MacPERSON
with
KAY JOHNSON, REGINALD DENNY, LILLIAN ROTH, ROLAND YOUNG,
A
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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COMING--SHORTLY
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dancing,
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Production.
Directed by W P.KELLINO ?
seaturing
TUBBY EDLIN, ALF GODDARD NORA SWINBURNE & POLLY WARD Based on W.A DARLINGTON'S Famous Farce Extravaganza.
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