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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 1931.
NEWSPAPER AGENT!
FINED.
DISTRIBUTING INDECENT ·
MATTER.
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS.
IM. DOUMER ON WORLD PEACE.
FRANCE & GENEVA.
Paris, June 16.
A CANTON JOURNAL.
The local distributing agent of the Kay Po, a newspaper
France will play her part Hum- WOR published-In Canton, moned by Chief Detective-Inspec- Geneva in discussing "with proper" tor A. N. Reynolds, before Mr. prudence" all solutions capable of Schofield at the Central Polles suring world peace, declared the Court this morning, for distribut-new President. M. Duamer, in an ing indecent iterature,
The
defendant admitted the charge, and, after the facts had been disclosed by the prosecution, remarked that when the papers ar rived from Canton he was away from the Colony and could not examine them, as was his practice.
Chief Detective Inspector Rey nodle said the Fu Kung P was formerly published every three days, as was the case at the present time, but during May it was issued half-monthly. The police had with them Volume No. 2, but had not seen No. 3, nor had they been able to secure a copy of No. 1.
The prosecuting offeer referred
to parts which were extremely in-1
decent and said that on Sunday
Inst it copy of the paper was bought Address, read to both Houses of
from a
THE SILVER PROBLEM.
|LATEST PLEA FOR STABILISATION.
London Chamber of Commerce.
Landon, June 16. Another demand for the re- habilitation of silver was made In London to-day, by the chair- man of the Far Eastern Section of the London Chamber of Com- merce.
Mr. Anderson was speaking at meeting at which the recommen- dations of the British Economic Mission to the Far East were being considered, and he said that he considered the slump in silver to be due to the situation in India.
The main effect of the policy of putting India on a gold basis had- been to depreciate the value of hoarded sliver savings throughout the Far East, while the unprece- dented fall in silver values had given an entirely artifical stimu- us to the expansion of industry
in China.
he had seetod, who stated that Parliament this afternoon.
his supply from He added that the maintenace ne of the defendant's employees, and the organisation of peace was
Further expansion, to the de- The newsboy had three copies an urgent duty of all peoples. A warrant was executed at the de-i "This is compatible with the triment of foreign trade, was only fendant's house Yamati, but primordial aliation of usuring likely to be checked by the want no further coples were
rere found.
by ourselves, Hife and security, and of security in so large It was also mentioned that the the independence of our country." of the country. paper first came under the noties President Dounier attributed A resolution was finally passed that the International of the Hongkong Police in 1928, the economic crisis much more to urging since when it had been pubished the dißenities of France's neigh-Chamber of Commerce be asked to 10 disorders informulate a scheme for the stabi- under different names and frequent hours than
a portion
ly contained seditious, libellous France's own Internal economy.lisation of the value of silver na a and indecent articles. In 1929, the lie said that frankness and good-hasis for subsequent discussion defendant was personally warned will were needed. Secret diplo by the interested Government- by the C. D. 1. for distributing the macy must be banned.--Reuter journal.
ACTING JAPANESE
The paper was recently suspend- ed for one month by the Canton Government.
A flue of $50 was Insposed,,
CHIANG'S TOUR
Nanking, June 17.
MINISTER.
TAKING UP ISSUES WITH NANKING.
Reuter.
FATAL NANKING EXPLOSION.
ONE KILLED AND FIVE INJURED,
Nanking, June 17. The Japanese Charge d'Affaires, Mr. M. Shigemitsu, arrived at
Nanking June 17. A gunboat is waiting at Pukow Nanking this morning to confer Owing to carelessness of the Following this British super-production there will follow a list for the departure for Kiangai of with T. V. Soong, the Finance workers, a quantity of ammunition
Marshal Chiang Kai-shek. of latest productions.
A Minister, on outstanding Sino-at Halu Kwan, In the Nanking military conference with hls Japanese lanes, fe will also in-suburbs exploded yesterday result- TABU-A Paramount super-production just released. It's a pictureDivisional commanders has been terview Mr. C. T. Wang on the ing in one labourer being killed of exquisite tropical beauty, the last work of that muster of the arranged by Marshal Chiang at extrality question this week, and five others seriously injured.
Nanchang.---Renaha. screen, Murnau, director of "The Last Laugh." Introducing a story of The South Seas, mnde with a native cast. cludes with a veritable sereen poem of tragedy. PHANTOM of the OPERA:-A Universal 1931 Speelal. A mysterious "Talkie" with every player in full dialogue, except the leading man..... LON CHANEY. It's the last of the man of a thousand faces in filmdom.
Il con-
THE CAT CREEPS-Universal's new production from John
Willard's famous play "The Cal and the Canary."
SOCIAL LION:-A 1931 Paramount comedy starring Jack Oakle and
Mary Brian.
RESURRECTION:-A Universal 1931 all dialogue superproduction.
It betters the silent film of the past. DRACULA:--Another Universal super-production. Superstition of yesterday may be a fact of the world of science of to-day is ex- plained in this picture. It is mysterious alf through,
RIGHT TO LOVE:—A 1931 Paramount super-production starring the
sweet Miss Ruth Chatterton.
FIGHTING CARAVANS;÷A "Covered Wagon" type of picture of
Paramount's starring Cary Cooper and Lily Damita.
STOLEN HEAVEN:-Nancy Carroll's best of the season. QUEEN NIGH:-Another 1921 Paramount production.
Rensha.
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