E
12
CENTRAL
THEATRE
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW ONLY at 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 and 9.20 p.m.
THE
SOCIAL SWIM!
Meet people whose escapades aza frunt page news. Sons and daughters of weniti. Irving, loving, marrying spectacularly.
Edith Wharton, famou
1.40-258 Dovedet, HDDWX
you. Her best målling novel, The Chakdreu, now
the taiko berron, Revdai.
MARRIAGE PLAYGROUND"
A Paramount Picture
with
MARY BRIAN
FREDRIC MARCH
Directed by
Lothar Mendes
Showing Thursday
THE BIGGEST THRILL HE FINDS IN FRANCE.
A spoiled society belle. Seeking forbidden thrills. Finding the one true love of her life, Come and thrill with her
Arms-and the woman. She seeks
the thrill of her life-and gets it
GARY COOPER
A Man From Wyoming
Paramount Picture
with
JUNE COLLYER AND
REGIS TOOMEY.
W
Booking at Anderson's and the Theatre. (Tel. 25720,)
SHANGHAI CENSORS:
PROCEDURE SAID TO BE WORKING SMOOTHLY.
Shanghai, May 26. The Government military authorl. ties have commenced the censorship
of cables filed and received by the cable companies.
It is stated that this consdrahip. la only temporary, until the Nan- king-Canton crisis has been settled, The consorship. is proceeding smoothly, and commercial tele- grams are not suffering any delay.
Reuter.
Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PEBOY FRANKLIN, at 1 and 8. Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoria *Hongkong.
THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MAY 26, 1931..
SIMLA SHIPPING Tax Burden in CALCUTTA SWEEP
CONFERENCE.
COLONY REPRESENTED BY
COMM. F. G. HOLE.
DECK PASSENGERS,
Australia.
Heavy Increase Now Proposed.
In
SMALLER.
IRISH TICKETS SELL MUCH BETTER.
SECRECY RESENTED.
Calcutta, May 16, A big drop is reported, this year, in the total of the numbers allotted in connexion with the Calcutta Derby Sweep,
The total amount subscribed to
last year.
#19
Simla, May 25. Over thirty delegates, including EXPENDITURE CUT. representatives of China, the
Melbourne, May 25, Dutch East Indies, the Strults
further. endeavour to Settlements, fiongkong, and the tackle the problems attaching in
rehabilitation of date is only Rs. 70,00,000 French Eastern possessions, are the economie attending the Conference on deck Australia, a conference was held against Rs. 1.10,00,000 this time. at Melbourne to-day between Mr. The reason for this is the grow- passenger and pilgrim traffic; Scullin and Mr. Theodore, re-
resentment against Calcutta's ing Federal Govern. which opened here to-day.
presenting thê ment, and the Prime Ministers of secret methods, as compared with Dublin's open and efficient The principal Hongkong dele-the different States. gate is Commander F. G. Hole, the
methods. Harbour Master, and, he in accompanied by Mr. W. O. Lam. bert and Mr. G. Swan, both of the Marine Surveyor's Office.
The Conference
WIN
formally
oper by the chairman, Mr. J. A. Woodheal, the Commerce Member of the Executive Council of the | Gavernment of India.
The gathering was called for the purpose of considering the Report of committee, headed by Professor Copland.
an economic export
The Report after surveying the situation in a general way, makes recommendations aiming at the saving of £13,000,000 by economies, and at the raising of
a revenue of £16,000,000, thus re The object of the Conference is during the deficit by a total of
Calcutta persiste in not issuing tickets, but numbers only. Irish sweepstake tickets are being sold without let or hindrance all over India.
the
Those responsible for Calcutta Sweep are giving three prizes for each horse, as was done
The last year.
drawing closes next Saturday,
to formulate rules for the con- | £28,000,000.
two and a half to six per cent., struction of life-savings appli- The proposals in the Report and the primage duty from four anges in accordance with the con-include a twenty per cent, euì in lo ten per cent, ditions of the International Con-Government expenditure and pen- The speeches of the various vention for the safety of life at slona und salaries, severer
qualified tuxa- | Premiers' Indiented a Sen, which was signed in London tion of unicarried people, and approval of the experts', plan.--- in May of 1926 Renter,
irs the sales tax fromReuter,
incresses
KING'S THEATRE.
EVERY
NCH A LAUGH!
HAROLD LLOYD
IN
"FEET FIRST"
NEXT CHANGE
Final Showing To-day
at 2.30, 5.10, 7.15
& 9.30 p.m.
The ONE and ONLY HAROLD
LLOYD in a Paramount All-
Talking and Comedy!
Laughing
The Biggest Scream Since
"TALKIES"
Began.
The special COOLING PLANT
is NOW WORKING. Patrons will find that they may view future screenings under the most pleasant and comfortable condi-
tions even during the HOTTEST
DAY in the Summer.
Plans Now Open-
Book Early.
Booking at the Theatre.
Tel. 25313 & 25330.
COMMENCING TO-MORROW.
Raoul Walsh's
THE BIGTRAIL
FOX
PICTURE
AMUSEMENTS
AT THI
HONGKONG TU
QUEEN'S TODAY & TO-MORROW MARIE
At 1.80, 5.10, 7,15 & 9.20-
DRESSLER
CRORGE HILL production
-and
guess who? WALLACE
BEERY
Metro-You've always wanted to see these Goldwyn outstanding stars together.
Mayer
TALKING
PICTURE
Well, here they are, in a picture that sweeps you along the road of laughter, tears, tense drama, to a unforgettable climax!
MIN AND BILL
-Special Added Attractions-
OUR GANG
in "First Seven Years"
and the
DOG COMEDY
'COLLEGE HOUNDS”.
NEXT
CHANGE
The most famous of all modern adventures now
comes to you—
TRADER HORN
Directed by W. S.
VAN DYKE
The sounds and cries of jungle beasts the ohant of the savage tom-toms, beat an incessantly throbbing tuno against which you see the grandest romaatio adventure' of all times
Metro Goldwyn-Mayer NCTURE
In order to cope with the assured increase patronage and to enable all theatre-goers o seo the miracle picture of the year at their convenience M-G-M's mightiest production will be shown simuli taneously at the QUEEN'S-STAR & WORLD Thafres