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FIRST TIME TO BE SHOWN IN HONGKONG
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VERA GORDON
Directed by
CHARLIE MUBRAY
KAFE RICE, in Unore
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1931
COHENS AND KELLYS IN AFRICA
A 1931 Universal Super-Production ni
At 2:30 pm.
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(Children 10ets, to Frent Stul's)
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Servicemen
70 Cent to Upper Circle
Stalls,
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at 5.19, 7.16, kd, e & . r ]zenri
9.20
The above prices include Amuseme.t tax
COMING SOON
"THE MAN
LOVE
with
Mary
Brian
Richard Arlen
· a Garamount Gicture
80..
MURDER OF REIGN OF TERROR BLAZE DESTROYS
FRENCHMEN.
SHOCKING AFFAIR IN MOROCCO.
UNREST GROWS.
Madrid, Mar. 26.
IN LIMA.
MUTINOUS TROOPS MASTERED.
WAR MINISTER LEADS ATTACK.
DRAMATIC MOVE.
BUILDING.
EARLY MORNING OUTBREAK
"AT YAUMATI.
MUCH DAMAGE DONE.
Early this morning, fire destroy- ed a building, at 41, Reclamation' Street, Yaumati, causing damago, running into several thousands of dollars.
The ground floor was rented by the Kam Tal firm, deaters in
earthenware and bamboo goods, of 176, Shanghai Street, the manager of which, Pang Kang-shui, was sleeping on the premisca with his family when the fire broke out.
The raising of the censorship on the newspapers has revealed
New York, Mar, 24. a reported plot to smuggle armis and ammunition into the Spanish
Messages from Lima reveal that there was a reign of terror Protectorate in North Africa,
are splashing for four hours last evening when The newspapers stories concerning the recent arrest three Infantry Companies revolt- of a number of prominent Moorsed and fought the Government in Villa San Jurjo, including a forces, only surrendering after wealthy merchant named Salah- their headquarters had been ben-Mahamed, who subsequently blown up by gunfire and forty
barracks was taken out from the
of them had been killed. Mar- and shot dead.
tial law has now been decreed.
The rebels, who were led by two sergeants, imprisoned their officers
Pang made frantic efforts and advanced towards the Palace, save some of his goods, but he was wildly aring rifles and machine-beaten back by the flames. guns while pedestrians scurried to cover.
of
news
an
is newe Meanwhile, there' grave unrest in French Morocco, Frenchmen throughout the country
horrified by having been reaching Rabat yesterday, of affray which occurred on Sunday at the French military outpost nt Aguetea, on the North Tadia front, where operations against the rebeln have been proceeding.
The lieutenant in command of the Foutpost and two French non- commissioned officers are reported to have been murdered by the Moroccan native troops under their command.
leutenant It appears that the and non-commissioned officers were trying to stop a quarrel among the men, when the latter turned them and cut them down. murderers fled across the French lines and joined the robela.
Reuter.
EUGENIC LAW IN AMERICA.
STERILISATION OF THE
INSANE.
New York, Mar. 21.
on
The
A message from Montpeller (Vermont) says the feeble-minded and insane will have to submit to slerilisation if, as is probable, the Governor assents to a new Bill on the subject which has been pass- ed by the State Legislature
| Renter's American Service.
Loyal troops, commanded by the War Minister, drove back the re- bels and shelled the barracks, the smashing to smithereens turrets in which some of the rebels had taken up their position. the renminder having meantime surrendered.
Minister's Bold Action.
Later.
of Recount
the A drantle *torming of Santa Catalina bar- racks by the Government forces has been received from Lima,
This states that the War Minis- ter. Colonel Jiminez, drew up his forces in front of the barracks which the mutineers made their stronghold. Then the War Minis- ter and two officers entered the barracks, after ordeing the troops return Are if they did not within ten minutes.
to
He told the police that he was roused, shortly after 2 a.m., by a crackling sound and discovered that the place was on fire. The fomes quickly mounted to the up- per floors, and bad the whole building in their grip-by the time the Fire Brigade were called.
to
Good work by the firemen saved adjoining buildings. The precise amount of the damage caused by the destruction of the bullding and goods contained in the store is not yet known. The building was of three storeys, and whe in-
Aured.
No-one was injured. Considerable
excitement caused by the outbreak. occurred in
WAB
It
one of the most densely populated areas. In Yauma- tl. The cause of the are is not yet known. It ነቢ not until 3.35 a.m. that the outbreak was got under control by firemen from the Kowloon and Mongkok Stations.
FINNISH CONSUL IN SHANGHAL
RESIGNATION ACCEPTED BY
GOVERNMENT.
At the end of a quarter of an
Shanghai, Mar. 25. hour, Colonel Jiminez had not
The Finnish Government having emerged, and the loyalists there.
Wahamaki has ceased to function fore blew down the doors by shell-accepted his resignation, Mr. K. G. fre and rushed the barracks with
in the capacity of Consul for Fin- fixed bayonets,
land, effective as from March 21st.
These iactics completely de- moralised the defenders, who soon threw down their arms-Reuter's American-Service.
Mr. Helge de Knorring, Commer- cial Attache at the Legation In Tokyo, has been appointed acting Consul--Our Own Correspondent.
KING'S THEATRE HONCKONG'S FINEST CINEMA
GRAND OPENING
31st. MARCH
ERNST
Booking at Anderson's & The Theatre. Tel. 25720)
SHIPPING FIRMS FINED.
FOR FAILURE TO SUPPLY RETURNS.
his Worship that the vessel had only come to Hongkong for repairs tu her shaft. The steamer. piled between Kongmoon and Kong Hol. She had had no cargo on board and on her arrival there was no tobacco or liquor on the ship. The firm was composed of a Chinese staff. Failure to submit returns to the and nobody except one foki could Imports and Exports Department speak English. This man was de- showing the amount of tobacco and Lailed to see to all formalities, but liquor carried by ships arriving or had neglected to do
The Nam. Shing Сотрану, harbour Was allegod leaving against three shipping firms before owners of the ss. Prominent, Mr. Schofield at the Central Fotice which Messrs. K. Larssen & Co. Court this morning, his Worship are the charterers, were fined on imposing norminal fines of $5 on each of two summonses alleging
ench summons.
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fallure to submit returns in respect of tobacco and 1lquer imported by the ship.
Mr. M, A. da Silva appeared for
Finca on each of four summonses. the Tung Hing Lung Shipping Company, who wore accused of against the Wada Jimusho, ownere falling to submit returns showing of the as. Taikyu Maru, were im what tobacco and iquor had been posed in respect of fallure to send Imported by the ss Kwong Fu the proper returns of tobacco and. Mr. Silva entered a plea of guilty liquor imported and exported by and, in extenuation, pointed out to the steamer.
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AN
LUBITSCH
PRODUCTION
MONTE CARLO
JACK BUCHANAN.
AMUSEMENT
OF HONGKONG.
AT QUEEN'S
THE
A NIGHT OF MAD
REVELRY
SHOWING TO B
At 2.30, 5.00, 2:10°C/5.30
MADAM
SAT
awakening of Love!
Oliken caressos.
daring
Silken ravoirien ... love triangle as`
modern a to-morrow.. comedy
riotous
21 played agalast the spectacular setting of a mask- ed ball on a Zeppelin waica is a Talkie worthy of wrecked
De Millet CECIL B. De MILLE'S
amzing production
by JEANIE PleasSON
with
KAY JOHNSON, REGINALD. DENNY, LILLIAN ROTH, ROLAND YOUNG
AMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer ALL TALKING PICTURE
-NEXT CHANGE
COHENS KELLYS
SCOTLAND
UNIVERSAL PICH
23 with Charlie
MURRAY
and George
SIDNEY VERA GORDON And KATI ERICE
THEY'RE together again -the world's most famous comedy
The original Cobens Kellys, the folke
made the whóle world laugh in the first "Cobane and Kellys here in the. biggest, best and funniest, of them all-Can you
•Imagine them all in kilist Trying to outsmart Mozart- Scotsmen? Each trying. to put it over on the other?:- It's the funniest; Scotch story of them all told in a screamingly hilarious picture that has moments "of drama", and
· pathos-that will give you The finest entertainn 'you're ever, enjoyed.
ILLIAM: JAMES
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