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THEATRE
To-day & To-morrow Daily at 2.30; 5.10, 7.15, & 9.20 p.m.
FAIR
FOX
Movietone Production
HEAR
WARNING
with GEORGE O'BRIEN
Louise Huntington
George Brent
Mitchell Harris Nat Pendleton
Frau Max Brood's well-known novel, The Untame“ të '*- Directed by ALFRED WERKER
MEN feared this rip-roarin',
high-ridin' son of the wild -but a woman tamed him.
The ace of western stars in a thrill-packed, fight-filled Fox movietone outdoor drama.
COMMENCING WEDNESDAY
A PARAMOUNT SUPER-PRODUCTION
SHE FELL IN
LOVE WITH HER RICH BACHELOR
BOSS!
CLAUDETTE COLBERT
FREDRIC MARCH
HONOR AMONG LOVERS
with
Paramount Picture)
CHARLES RUGGLES GINGER ROGERS and Supreme Cast.
Booking at the Theatre Telephone 25720.
MAN HING
TAILOR
-- PERFECT FIT GUARANTEED
No.-6 D' Aguilar Street
Tal 20780
THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 1931.
STOWAWAY CHARGE ARAMATIC CLIMAX TO | DOUGLAS_GIFFORD
DENIED.
MAN CLAIMS HE IS AMERICAN
CITIZEN.
PERMISSION STORY.
DAY OF CRISIS.
(Continued from Page 1).
and some of his leading colleagues, į including Mr. Snowden, deeni neces. sary to meet the francini situation.
Much of the Cabinet's time to- night was doubtless devoted to a fruitless offort to secure Cabinet unity-Reuter.
An Evening of Thrills.
AGAIN.
GETS SIX MONTHS' SENTENCE.
FALSE PRETENCES.
A man named Calwell, claiming
Dougins Gifford appeared before to be an American citizen, was
Mr. Hamilton at the Kowloon Ma- brought before Mr. Hamilton no
gistracy this morning on four the Kowloon Magistracy this]
London, Aug. 24,
charges of obtainlag money by morning on a charge of stowing
Defendant ́nd- awny on the s.. Taiyuan from of
The report that the formation false pretences.
a National Government wasf mitted the offences. Amoy to Hongkong.
Addressing his Worship, defen- to an evening of thrills for the a sum of $1 from a woman named boing attempted was the climax The charge were (1), obtaining dant said: "I was on the lehang thousands of spectators, from Shanghai to Amoy. I paid
who, Kwan-tun, at Nga Tau village, by my pannage on this boat and inning the drama of the occasion, pretending that he was a police- the course of our voyage, the boat Paince and Downing Street.
gathered round Buckingham man and saying that if the woman ent on some rocks. It took reval
ald
not pay him this sum, she would When Mr. Ramsay MacDonald have to pull down certain pig-stics; from emerged at 10.15 p.m. from No. 18 (2) obtaining a sum of $5 and headed towards Buckingham Kong Chun at Shek Ku Ling vil Palace, he was pale and depressed ingo by a similar means, pretend- and it was nexumed that he was ing that he was a Sanitary Depart- conveying his resignation to the ment oficer; (3) obtaining a rum King, which opinion was strengthen- of $2 from Chong King, of Tai ed when he returned so soon, Yat Hang village, in a similar man-
days to Ket to Amoy. After arriving at Amoy.. I stay
stayed on the chang for two days; and one day when I was having lunch with the officers, I was told that the Taiyuan was sailing ut 2 o'clock that day. The agent was on board ship at the time and I axed up to go on the Taiyuan. went ashore with the intention of when the. Opposition, lenders (4) obtaining a sum of $1 from The lden was, however, dispelled ner, by pretending that he was a Sanitary Department officer; and fixing up my pasange, but the ship arvived and it was evident that Loung Tal-chak, at Po Kwong vil left Anioy at 1.30 instead of at party co-operation was intended.
i
2 o'clock. On board ship, I offer-
ed to pay my passage by cheque,
but they refused to take it."
ills Worship: What is bask?
"Defendant:-The
Jawalt.
Jank
Ho
Distinguished Caller.
lage, in a similar manner.
Inspector Fallon, who prosecuted, One of the callers at No. 10, spid defendant had two previous your Downing Street
was Sir Josiah convletions. His.brother and six- Stump, the distinguished econumist ter were in Hongkong, but they of and director of the Bank of would have nothing to do with him. England. It is interesting to re- itis Worship sentenced defendant cail that he has frequently voiced to three months vach on the first his support of Mr. J. A. Keynes's and second charges, the sentences idea of a ten per cent, revenue to run consecutively, while with re- torift.-Reuter.
gard to the other charges his Wor- ship male them concurrent with the first two charges, making six ofleinmonths in all.
Worship:--Have you Passport?
Defenchent:- I have
pass- part, your Worship.
Defendant went on to say that he hnd been told he could get to Manila without a passport. When he was in Shanghai, the American Consul told him, that it was not necessary to have one. He said he few from Yokohama to
NO
Daily Mail Forecast. Up to the present statement has been made discing
the nature of the erunomy proposals which have produced LITTLE HOPE OF
the crisis.
where he took a boat to Shell The Daily Mail ieclares, how-
pro-
ever, that they include the follow- ing measures:
1.-A
of saving
£6,000,000 through the halting of luxurious road making projects.
2.-A reduction of £475,000 Ini the government's grant to the British Broadcasting Company.
PEACE.
NANKING ATTITUDE
UNCHANGED.
Sub-inspector Elston, whe secuted, asked for 18 hours remand in order to silow the defendant to prove
ove that he was
an Anterican citizen.
The American Consul here had been notißed and be had asked for 48 hours to obtain more 11.formation. Sub-Inspector Elston
Shanghai, Aug. 24. applied for the defendant to be
Madage Sun Yat-sen is quoted kept in pollve custody meanwhile. His Worship remanded the case
M. P's Salaries Cut £50.
as saying that she has not parti- for 48 hours and ordered the
cipated in the peace negotiations, 3-Reductions in the salaries adding that rumours of her having defendant to be kept in police of members of Parliament. The assumed the role of a mediator be- custody, with free access in his salaries of members of Parliament tween the Nanking and Canton Consul
are to be reduced in the amount Governments emanate from inter- of £50 per year.
ested political circles,
Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FazIOR PIROT FRANKLIN, at 1 and 2. Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoria Hongkong.
An offeer of the Taiyuan, who was in Court, sald the ship was leaving for Amoy and Shanghai 8 Wednesday morning, and his Company was keen on going on with the case.
His Worship remarked that the defendaal said the agent at Amoy said it was all right for defendant to vo on board the Taiyuan. The charge was too trivial to warrant rending for the agent iron Amoy, but if the Company were so keen on going on with the case, his Worship would suggest that the Agent be given a week's holiday and brought to Hongkot. the next time the Taiyuan arrives at Amuy,
4-Enforcement of a fall in the price of living and act in civil service salaries.
6.A 10 per cent, reduction in the salaries of teachers.
G-A tax of one per cent, on all fixed income bearing investments. 7-A reduction of one, shilling per head in the panel of doctors capitation fee.
She is contumplating issuing a denial concerning the Nanking re- ports which state that she is among the Kuomintang leaders who ad- vocate peace..
Meanwhile. developments In Nanking suggest that the Govern nient has practically abandoned all hopes of peace. Mr. Chang Chi has telegraphed to Mr. Sun Fo saying that the Nanking atti tude has not been changed. This 8.--A reduction of two shillings in interpreted to mean that Nan- week in the unemployment king will make no further concey- benefits and increased contribu-alons. Mr. Chang Chi has accord- tions so that the scope of the fundingly cancelled his visit to Canton. may be extended.
-Reuter,
Dole will be Reduced.
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MODERN-COOL-COMFORTABLE
SHOWING TO-DAY
At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 p.m.
THE
5 STARS
LAWYER'S SECRET
a Paramount Picture
With
CLIVE BROOK
CHARLES' ROGERS
RICHARD CARLIN. ZAY⋅ WRAY and JEAN-ARTHUR
sking at the Theatre. Tel. No.
NEXT CHANGE Thursday 27th Aug.
Starring
TALLULAH BANKHEAD CLIVE
BROOK
"Tarnished Lady
a Paramount Picture
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At 2.80, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20
HAINES
AM
TAILOR
MADE MAN"
with
DOROTHY JORDAN
——— SPECIAL Aadded attraCTION
FLIP the FROG
in
"Fiddis Sticka"
NEXT CHANGE
The Year's Drämatic Smash....
AT
THE
with
GILBERT Wallace BEERY
STAR
JOAN
in
WAY for a SAILOR
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW At 2.30, 5,20,' 7.30 # 9,20
Crawford
MONTANA MOON
PRINCE
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Showing To-day at 2.30, 7.15 & 9.15 (Two Days Only) Special Matinee at 5.15 for Saturday & Sunday. Additional attractions: HOUSE-COW,
A comedy & Foz Movietone News.
Come and see the Dancing art of the Semi-oivilized peuple. You'll surely Appreciate their Bimplicity.
Lenore Virie, as ROSALIE, has roughly shown your that the intelligent semi-ivilized DO also CRAVE for higher and more complicated standard of living.
Movietone ROMANCE with
SONGS
ULRIC South Sea Rose
HEAR the love song which transforms the mental-self of EVERYBODY,
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