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War is not all shot and shell!
more often it is the droma of simpla human emotions in strange sur- roundings. The Incident of the French girls from across the canal is just ONE of the thousandinci- dents faithfully pictured.
With Louis Wolheim, tawia Ayras, John Wray, Adaptation
and dialogue by Howell Anderson and George Abbon,
A CARL LAEMALE, Jr. Production. Directed by LEWIS MILESTONE Presented by CARL LAEMMLE.
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THE HONGKONG
KWANGSI "LEADERS IN HONGKONG.
TO WELCOME MR WANG CHING-WEI,
TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1931.
FORGOT LIGHT FOR
DINGHY.
LIGHTERMAN RECEIVES
CAUTION.
CINEMA NOTES.
"MIN AND BILL" BASED
ON NOVEL.
whose
Lorna Moon,
bo
widely-road novel, "Dark Star," served as the Three lightermen from the Kow-buals for "Min and Bill," Metro- Further indications of the early
charged by Goldwyn-Mayer's co-starring vehicle formation of a new Government at loon Godowns were
for Marlo Dressler and Wallace Canton are provided by the arrival Sergeant Hill at the Marine Court Beory, which will
to- shown
Theatre, in Hongkong of Generals Pel this morning, before Commdr. morrow at the Queen's Chung-kal and Chang Fat-kwai to
on the talking screen. welcome Mr. Wang Ching-wel, head J. B. Newill, D.S.O., R.N, for failover lived to see her story depicted of the Kuomintang Leftist Party. [ing to exhibit a white light three It is said that Mr. Wang Ching feet above the gunwale of their wel is to direct the formation of dinghy whilat under way in the
the new Government.
The novel was written when the author was flat on her back in П sanatorium in the Inkt stages oi
tuberculosis. The book became
hover recovered from
the incяA. Abe
Shortly after ita publication,
The two Kwangai Generals ar-Central Fairway outside the Yau-nsation overnight but Miss Moon rived last night by boat. In their mati breakwater at 7 pm. yester- present mission to Hongkong the day. two generals are representing the Eighth Route Command officers, Shanghal, May 22. The President of the Judicial Council, Dr. Wang Chung-hui, has postponed his trip to Geneva and will visit Nanking shortly in con- nexion with the appointment of his
successor.
The first defendant pleaded guilty and the charges against the others were therefore withdrawn, as they were all on the same dinghy, Defendant informed his Worship that a member of the crew of the lighter to which they were attach- ed fell sick, and they were going
Dr. Wang intends addressing a telegram to Canton arging peace and settlement of the Nankingnakore to get medicine for the sick. Canton dispute by diplomatie A.
means. Rensha
NO RED LIGHT ON LAUNCH.
COXSWAIN FINED AT THE
MARINE COURT,
In their hurry, they forgot to have a light.
the ita
wrote an article called "How Feels to be an Invalid," which ap- peared in a prominent magazine and in which she satirically described
being her sensations and her viewpoint on She died shortly after the an
made that Metro- nouncement was Goldwyn-Mayer had purchased book and so was unable to see
a talking picture. adaptation a Miss Minon was the author of another navel, "Windows in Drumorty," and
She had also gained renown of a large number of short stories, scenarist of merit, having scenarized Lon Chaney's "Mr. Wu" and "London After Midnight," "Annie Laurie," Norma Shearer's "Upstage." doing this work while an invalid,
The plot of the last Lorna Moon
and
GA
His Worship registered a con- vietion, but decided to let the de- novel is built about the two charac fendant off with a caution.
THE EPSOM DERBY.
LATEST LOCAL BETTING QUOTATIONS.
Lance-Sergeant Weymes pro- secuted at the Marine Court. be Tore Commutr. 5. B. Newill, D.S.O., this morning in a case in which the
of The latest Derby betting locally coxswain Leung Kau,
shows the price of Cameronian to steam launch Che Hing was sum-
Orpen is moned for failing to show a redare shortened to 6-1.
The quota- light on the port side of his craft also better fancied. whilst under way on May 13 attions follow:
8 p.m. Defendant pleaded guilty. Sergeant Weymes said the of fence was commited when the de- fendant's launch was in the Cen- tral Fairway, proceeding front West Point to Tsimshasui.
Defendant told his Worship that.. whilst under way,
of one
The sailors on his launch dise wered that the port light had gone out and reported the matter to him. Lo He immediately gave orders re-light, but before this could be curried out, Sergeant Weymes had already discovered the fence.
His Worship imposed a fine of $10, at the same time warning the defendant that it would be $25 the next time.
COMMISSIONER FOR AUSTRALIA.
ACTING APPOINTMENT NOW ANNOUNCED..
London, May 21. The Dominions Office state that, as was recently announced in the House of Commons, His Majesty's Government in the United King- dom have decided to appoint a High Commissioner in the Common- wealth of Australia, with functions comparable with those of the High Commissioners in Canada and the Union of South Africa.
Pending the selection of the High Commissioner, Mr. E. T. Crutchley, at present United Kingdom migra Lion representative in the Common- wealth of Australia, has been ap- pointed no representative in the Commonwealth of Australia of His
the Majesty's Government United Kingdom, and is taking up his now duties at Canberra forth- with.British Wireleas,
in
STOLE LADY'S STOCKINGS.
THIEF ENTERS CABIN OF LINER.
"You are an old hand at the game." remarked Mr. Hamilton, at a Kowloon this morning, when im- posing three months' hard labour on a Chinese named Leung Yung- kan, who pleaded guilty to a charge of unlawful possession of pair of lady's silk stockings on board the se. President Pearce, lying at the Kowloon wharf.
Detective Sergeant Pehrson Hald the accused was actually caught in the cabin of a first class passenger and taken to the Police Station where he was searched. The stockings were found hidden in his umbrella.
The accused admitted previous sentence of four months imprisonment for attempted lar ceny from nship.
HUPEH'S ECONOMIC
CRISIS.
RESIGNATION OF CHIEF OFFICIALS.
Nanking, Hay 22,
A mild political sanaation hus been caused by the resignation of all high officials attached to the Hupeh Provincial Government pn account of stringent financial con- ditlona. The Government is fac ing an economic crials-Reneka.-
G-1 Cameroniun..
8-1 Jacapo.
8- Portinw.
10-1 Goycesens, 12 Sir Andrew. 14-1 Orpen. 14-1 Link Boy. 10-1 Philac. 16- Heritage. 16-1 Dr. Dolittle. 20-1 Revetllos. 20-1 Rose en Soleil, 26-1 Coldstream. 33-1 Comes.
33-1 Shell Transport, 33-1 Estate Duty, 83-1 Fermenter. 33-1 Zanol.
"TELEGRAPH". ART SUPPLEMENT.
Pictures of the Canton Revolt.
A feature of to-morrow's Issue of the Telegraph Art Supplement will be a page of pictures dealing with the anti-Chiang Kai-shek move- ment in Canton. These will show processions of public bodies carrying banners, As well as troops on parade, and will be found extremely in- teresting.
Many Hongkong sporting Axtures will be illustrated in the Supplement. Including Jast Saturday's Races, the Sucred Heart College sports, Queen's College volleyball contests, and the football match between Canton and Hongkong members of the S.C.A.A
Amongst other pictures will be two of the funeral of Private Foreman, of the Argyll and Sutherland High- landers
Kada je CISAME
BANNERMINATALDINUBAÍROVZDIALENOSNA
FANLING GOLF.
STARTING TIMES FOR HOLIDAY.
The starting times for Sunday are: 9.24 II. Pearce & W. J. Riddiford. 0.28 W. R. Scott & W. Wright. 9.32 H. R. Remington & P. S.
Cassidy,
.
0.30 A. H. Penn & V. R. Gordon, 0.40 A. Leach & D. Forbes. 9.44 J. W. Alabaster & R. L. Stewart. 948 G. B. Lane & R.D. Wrigley, 9.62 A. Reid & R. J. Gilmore, 9.50 C. Thwaites &C. Mycock. 10.00 0. Eager A. D. Humphreys. 10.04 W. C. Shields & . D. Matthews. .10.08 J. D. Danby & R. C. Law.
10.12 J. E. Richardson & J. G. Camp
boll.
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ters, Min and Bill, and depicts the struggle of a foster-mother to keep her adopted child. A tragic murder at the climax of the narrative adds A tremendous dramatic punch.
"Young Man of Manhattan." Katharine Brush, one of the most
America's promising of
Sounger novelists, is the author of "Young Man of Manhattan,"! famous Saturday Evening Post serial and best-selling a splendid all-talking picture, novel, whieli Paramount has made into
Miss Brush, ♫ gradusto newspaper elty room, has drawn upon her own experiencen and knowledge of the "Fourth Estate" in producing this very absorbing novel about newspaper folk in New York.
of the
The picture is a faithful reproduc- tinn of the very real characters of Ann Vaughn, Toby Melenn, Shorty Russ and Paff Randolph. Here they all relive the exciting lives which Miss Brush endowed then with in her stirring novel,
"Young Man of Manhattan" is now showing at the Central Theatre, The cast in headed by Claudette Colbert, with Norman Foster, Charles Ruggles und Ginger Rogers supporting.
To
To
"Feel First" at the King's Thanks to the installation of s new cooling plant, the King's Theatre was decidedly comfortable for the which assembled large audiences yesterday to witness the first show- ings of Feet First," the Harold Lloyd film which is still drawing big houses in London after a prolonged run. aay that yesterday's patrons enjoyed the film is to express the facts very mildly. In "Feat First," Harold Lloyd Is seen in some of the most hair- raising stunts in which he has ever indulged. Ile la scon hanging
his eyebrows as it were, windows of skyscrapers, balancing himself precariously on ledges and swinging painters' platform; in short. doing all manner of acrobatica apparently hundreds of feet above the roaring mass of traffic below. Thris galore are provided. But he is even better still in his purely comic work aboard a liner, on a passage for which he has no ticket. All through the Wo piece, Harold is at his very best. heartily commend the film as one not to be missed..
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HEALTH BETTER THAN EDUCATION.
(Continued from Pago 6:)
his mother endloss anxiety, both vor his health and her household budgeting. .
And we ought to have sufficient faith in our children to believa that with equal opportunity they will do at least as well as we have done. All the chances.
are, in fact, that under the modern sys- 10.32 G. R. H. Robertson & C. Boumtem of education they will do in-
10.16 C. J. D. Law & C, B. Terdre. 10.20 R. H. Wild C. D. Johnson. 10.24 E. G. Price & R. H. Dowler. 10,28 T, J. Price & W. Mulcahy,
phroy.
10.88 8, T. Butlin & N. K. Littlejohn. 10.40 N. S. Ellis & T. Lindars. 10.44 G. Marselllon & J. B. Lanyon. |10.48 A. Parker & J. Coulthart.
Whit Monday.
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More important thon school fees to pay only as much as can be child will need, we can put our is the need for a gracious
and afforded without undue sacrifice. money into educational endow- comfortable home life. To spend If moans are very limited, nobodyment policies to help when he is monoy on school which is nooded
for the home is to expect the im- has any right to despise the coun- old enough to realise that he has cil schools. The future is in any to fit himself for a start in life. possible, for any teacher will tell 9.24 G. Marseille & J. W. Alabaster, you that he can do little unless case so uncertain, and the money and is keen to work or study hard
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the surroundings and influence of
which would thus be saved can be for that purpose, so home co-operate with him. It is used later on much more. profit And no young child ever does.
bat, that Thus, money “which "zhie ably. A surely only common sense when Or, until we know quite cor he wasted now will very certa the children are starting school'tainly what type of education the be valuable later on, a