12
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THEATRE
TO-DAY ONLY.
At 2.80, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20 p.m.
A 1931 Paramount Spectacular Outdoor Action-Romance.
Zane Grey's "THE LIGHT OF WESTERN STARS
Starring
Richard Arlen
Roaring Com boys A tre.
mondous wild
horse stampada
Mary Brian - Harry Green | Tho foverish
a Paramount Picture
ALL THE THRILLS
OF THE GREAT OUTDOORS
gold rush
Frontier lova.
Starting Sat. May 2.
SEE AMERICA THIRST
The Biggest Laugh
in 10 Years!
SMILE Day. GIGGLE Day... CHUCKLE TY 1.AUGH Day... ROAR DAY ..THRILL Day.. That's the day you see this play
HARRY LANGDON SLI SU MERVILLE
BESSIE LOVE
Directed William James Craf
Coming Soon
Paramount's adventure film of wild animals "RANGO"
Taken in Sumatra by Lrnest G. Schcedsack the maker of “'CHANG ''
Booking at Anderson's and the Theatre. (Tel. 25720.)
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THE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY.
DEATH OF SIR JAS. MELVILLE.
FORMER LABOUR SOLICITOR GENERAL.
ELECTION CAUSED.
London, Apr. 30. Another bye-election will be caused by the death, which took
MINING INDUSTRY
CONFERENCE.
COMMITTEE TO EXAMINE PROBLEMS.
London, Apr. 30. The Prime Minister, accompani-} fed by the Lord Chancellor and
other Ministers, received a deputa-) tion from the Miners' Federation and the miners' members of Parlia ment to-day.
MAY
1, 1931.
ALBION NEARER TO PROMOTION,
BRILLIANT VICTORY AT STOKE.
ONE POINT NEEDED.
of
London, Apr. 30. Continuing the brilliant. form A general exchange of views on which enabled them to win the pince today, of Sir James Mel- the situation in the mining Indus English Cup Weat Bromwich Ville, the former Solleitor General try took pince and it was agreed Albion to day defented Stoke City in the Labour Government, who that a committee representative of at Stoke by the only goal semed, resigned his post some month the Government and the Executive and are now almost certain ago and was succeeded by Sir of the Miners' Federation should gaining promotion to the First Statford Cripps, K.C.
further examine the position in the Division, a fitting result of their Sir James was the sitting me immediate future.
elforts this season. bor for Gateshead, where at the
It is understood that the discus- Their only rivals for the honour, fast General Election he had on extended to the minium wage Tottenham Hotspur, are a point majority of 16,000 over the Con-proposals which the Federation has behind and have an inferior goal servative nominee.
fembodied in a Bill for establishing Javerage, On Saturday, the Albion
Sir James Benjamin Melville.ju guaranteed dally wage equal to fare at home to Charlton and the Solieltor-General in the Labour pre-war rates plus an increase in Spurs are
to Burnley, Government formed in 1928. was the cost of living and also a gun-Tottenham can only secure promo- born at Havre, France, in 1885. ranteed weekly wage. These willtion if West Bromwich lose and H father was the late Chief also be examined by a smaller com-they themselves win. Inspector Melville, the famous mitter which was appointed to Scotland Yard detective whose day-British Wireless,
most important duty was the pro- tection of Queen Victoria, Klug Edward and King George on thefri journeys abroad.
Sir James became a barrister in 1906 and In a few years had one of the largest practices of recest years, appearing in many bigg
**itt"4, in the world-war, he served in Gallipoli and elsewhere"
IN CAUCASIA.
The league table follows:
Goals
FURTHER QUAKES
41 23 41 21 Bradfont.... 41 18
P. W, D. L. F. A. PM. Everton
41 2K 6 R 120 04 (1 West Brom, 41 21 10 10 80 47 52 Tottenham 41 2 7 12 88 54 51 Port Vale Wolven
61 70 01 47
4 16 83 66 46 01405 3
DAMAGE.
Moscow, & per, 30.
FATALITIES AND MORE
as an officer of the Army Service Earthquake shocks continus to Corps and was mentioned in dis- be felt in Zangezur, in the diarriet patches. He left the Army with of Azerbaijan.
the
rank of Major and in 1927 The latest shocks have resulted became a KC
in Turther fatalities as the des.
Reader. truction of buildings.
ta polities, he was a 100% supporter of the Irish Home Rule se and was anderstood to be a Liberal, but al the elections of 1929 he came forward as a Laburri
Galeshend. Th candidate for
Labour Party Headquarters com-
WEATHER REPORT,
The Rayal Observatory rep
plained that his nomination was that a Treble anti-cyclone is rens not in due form, bust his supporters tral to the NW, of Shanghai. De made a protest on Iris behalf and pressions lie over Indo-Ching and he was elected by an overwhelm the S.E, of the Loochous. ing majority over the Conserva- tive and Liberal candidates.
When in June. Mr Rumsay Mac-to restame Donald formed his Labour Govern-duties.
his
Parliamentary i
Southampton 41 19 6 16 73 69 Bradford
6, 41 17 10 14 61 82
Preston N. E. 41 16 11 14 81 09 Burnley Oldham
41 16 1 14 RO
3116918 62 73
42 14 10 16 01
Stake
Hury
41 18
3 20
Charlton
11 15
917 56
Millwall
41 ta
6 19 70
| Bristol C.
45 15
818 DI
Natts. Forest 41 13
Barnsley
Plymouth
Swansea
Rending CardIT
11 12
9 19 77 #19 BU 78
41 13 8 20 71
4) 11 10 20 50
19 12 #24
11 H 0 24 46 81 25
PRINCE PLAYS GOLF AT SUNNINGDALE.
JOINS ARGENTINE PLAYERS ht. he made Melville Solicitor- In marriage and his profession
IN GAME. General, an office, which with he had Inika with Conservatism. salary
London, Apr. 90. and foes is estimated to His wife, although a Patinn, had
H.R.H, the Prince of Wales, who bring its holder about £20,000 a been secretary to Mr. Banar Law, yehr. lu the same moath Mel-while Melville himself as a junior reached home yesterday after his "devilled" for Lord South American tour, to-day play viffe was knighted.
at the Bar
Sir Dourinsed golf at Sunningdale course in Attorney-General in Surrey with Argentine profession- but he stated that after resting Bonar Law's Government. - Reviter als who travelled to Europe in the
liner Arlanza-British Wireless. til the end of the year he hopédļmal 1.B.S.
A breakdown in health com Hailsham, whe pelled him to resign in Det. 1930, Hogg
153M
HONCKONC'S FINEST CINEMA
SHOWING TO-DAY.
at 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 p.m.
Ho know those dangar signals, tempting to dis Astar, But he was n rocklan soldier of for tuno, playing for high stakes in the game of lovo.
RENEGADES
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WARNER BAXTER
MYRNA LOY NOAH BELAY
- IN-D
A FOX MOVIETONE drama.
Tel. 25313 & 25330.
AT THE
or
· HONGKONG (L
At 3.80, 5.10, 7,15 & 9.20
QUEEN'S TODAY & TO-MORROW
That Laugh Riot with. the Paris Labelt
100%
charming FIFI
DORSAY
handsome REGINALD DENNY
and this grand cast!
Chn Edwards Yola d'Avril Sandra Ravel Goo. Grossm 16je
Diane and Mom! Love-making. Laugh-make maʼn zellen! And when they
three Amdebona
mmet henn
bbys!
You
BANDƏ ZAMAN
*Metro.
TALKING
PHUTCHER
Those THREE
FRENCH
directed by {Harry BonaNGORS
Coamopolitan
Production GIRLS.
ADDED ATTRACTIONS.
GUS VAN-JOE SCHENCK NEWSREEL ARRONSON
NEXT
You've heard beautiful voices on the_screen before-
CHANGE
BUT
Wait till
Lawrence
Never two
such
marvelous
voices in
one
picture!
TIBBETT
Grace
MOORE
sing "Lover Come Back to Me” in the Ro- mantie Brama from the
Broadway Smash
NEW MOON
directed by JACK CONWAY
with
ADOLFRE
MENJOU Roland Young
TALKING
VICTURE Z