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CENTRAL
SEE
THEATRE HEAR
SHOWING TO-DAY
at 2.30, 5.10, 7.15, & 9.20 p.m.
A RETURN ENGAGEMENT
In Tune With Life Today!
and his band in
Paul WHITEMAN
Presented by Cart Lummis. Directed by John Murray An- dorian. Produced by Carl Lovende, de
T
THE
KING OF JAZZ
THE musical drams of the birth and growth of jazz —a carnival of cleverness —a miracle of beauty- ⚫ gorgeous entertainment itarting in its brilliance and thrilling in its offer- vescense... An all-Techni. color production... A never-to-be-forgotten pic- tura that will make the san- Jas revel in luxury... and including the first drama- tization of George Gersh- win's "Rhapsody in Blue."
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Mad, Moderu. yang marred folks! What do they want-d hot This great cast of young served bius blods gives you the hart throb
PS
THE
DEVIL
A Paramount Picture
Direted by A. Edward Sutherland,
Telephone 25720.
Booking at the Theatre
HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1931.
NEW HEAD FOR High Costs of FLOOD RELIEF
SANDHURST.
MAJOR GENERAL SIR.
R. MAY,
London, Sept. 1. Major General Sir Roginald May has succeeded General E. R. Girdwood as Commandant of the | Royal Military College, Sandhurst: The new Commandant has been in command of the 49th (West Riding) Division of the Territorial
Government.
Supplementary Votes.
FUND.
BIG COLLECTIONS IN JAPAN.
Nunking, Sept. 2.
The Government has been In- formed that the Flood Rullef Com- mission formed by prominent Japanese and Chinese residents at NEARLY 3 LAKHS. Tokyo has succeeded in collecting Yon 340,000, which will be devoted tn the
purchase of 23,000 sacks of rice and 40,000 sacks of flour.
Concerning the Legislative Coun
A vote for $53,198, representing special expenditure incurred owing
Army since last year. Ho wad Director of Recruiting and Organisation at the War Ome to the rallway dianster near Shatin's recommendation for the issUO
request-
$80,000,000 Government Trea-
the Legislative Counel on Thursday.sury Bonds for the flood relief This is one of the twenty-nine Вигромен, the majority of the members of the State Council which
have expressed their approval,
Soong.
the Finance Minister,
from 1923 to 1927, and from the April 20th Inst, is to be
ed from the Finance Committee of latter your until 1929 Brigadier in charge of Administra tion, Northern Command. He
votes, fot
totalling $278.410.74 served in South Africa with dis- are to come up for consideration. tinction in 1899-02, and for his
Several votes for typhoon dam- despite the adverse attitude of Mr. services in the Great War was age are also being requested, these awarded the D.S.O., C.B. and comprising $6,360 for damage
recommendation may G.M.G. decorations.
done in the New Territories by the formally sanctioned at the next General Girdwood has been
rain-session of the State Council. same typhoon and by Commandant of the Royal Military storm of April 20th, $5,000 in re- Meanwhile the Goverment has College since 1927.--British Wire-spect of damage at New Kovin, the Provincial Governments to ren- issued new decrees Instructing
der full
iras.
DEATH OF PROF. ANDREW SETH.
NOTED EDINBURGH
SCHOLAR.
London, Sept. 1. The death has occurred of Pro- fensor Andrew Seth Pringle- Pattison, Fellow of the British Academy, Professor of Logic and Metaphysics in the University of Edinburgh for 28 years, prior to
1919.
A brilliant scholar, he was born at Edinburgh in 1856, and beenite assistant to Professor Campbell Fraser at Edinburgh when he was twenty-four. In 1889, he was appointed Professor of Logic at the newly-founded Cardiff Uni- versity. later going to St. Andrew's in the same capacity.
the
and $15,000 for damage at Kow- loon on the same occasions.
bo
A sum of $6,880.75 is required ciais conz.operation. to the om-
the
the relief work flooded regions. The on account of the Secretary of the
Provincial authorities State approving that
are asked Ac-
of to postpone all reconstruction countant and Superintendent the Money Order Office shall re-work and to cancel all official en-
uf salary for
tertainments. A certain vert to sterling senle
percen as from 1st January. 1930,
tage of the Government salaries, [including those of tenchers at the Kowloon Circus.
Government schools and officials Other votes include the follow at the Kuomintang, will he re- ingr
lained and contributed towards the flood relief funds.--Rranka.
$12,000 for completion of the Western ferry piers in connexion with Hongkong Part Works.
$20.000 grant in aid of flood re- tief in Kwangtung and Kwangal
of $2,000 for provision
¿WO covered ways at the Kowloon trafic circus.
of completion Mangkoktsut
Ferry Pier, And $7.312 for completion of Sham-
huipo Perry Pier.
$N,મ I'
$87.960 for purchase of broad- east transmitters.
YOUNG RUSSIAN
MISSING.
WARRANT FOR ARREST ISSUED.
When the case of Josef Naidus, a young Russian, charged with not [having a proper passport, again came up before Mr. Williams at
He assumed the nume of KING SHOOTING IN the Central Police Court this
Pringle-Pattison in addition Lo his own (Andrew Seth) on suc-- ceeding to the Tidning estate in 1898.
Many of his Important lectures were published in book form.- Reser
TEXAS
OIL-FIELD STILL CLOSED.
SCOTLAND.
PREMIER MAY PAY VISIT.
Landon, Sept. 1
morning at the expiration of a week's remand, the prosecuting police officer (Detective Sergeant Mottram) said that the defendant was nowhere to be found. En- quiries at the Y.M.C.A. nt Kowloon showed that Naldus had left on
Sunday for Canton. He might be returning, but in the meantime Excelent weather is favouring the police had instructions to the King's stay at Balmoral apply for confiaention of Naidus' Yesterday, His Majesty was nut bail and the issue of a warrant shooting on teallaig Moor.
for his arrest.
Last week, Naidus had told the The Duke and Duchess of York GOVERNOR OPPOSES
and Princesses Elizabeth and Mar-Court of exceptional difficulties COMMISSION TERMS.garet Ruse have arrived at Bal, which he encountered in tracing moral from Glamis Castle, and are the whereabouts of a passport Austin, Tex. Sept. 1. There was an unexpected hitch with the King and Queen.
espected to spend about & fortnight which he declared he had lost at Canton, and was released on bail in the rempening of the East Texas | If the state of public business to enable him to pursue his en- alims. it is reported that the amounting to $100, and this was
quiries. He turned in this bail; Prime Minister may visit Balmoral
oil-feld to-day.
The Governor found himself in disagreement with the conditions of re-opening inposed by the Texas Railroad Commission, the oil re- gulating body, and he kept the nrra closed with troops.--Revter's
American Servici
........
It is advertised that the next term
at the week-end to infort: His now confiscated by the Court. Majesty of the progress which the National Government is making of the Diocesan Boys' School will com with the task of restoring the equilibrium of the national fin-8.30 a.m. Further particulars can bo mence. on Monday, September 14th, at
jobtained from the School
unces.—British Wireless,
KING'S THEATRE
MODERN-COOL-COMFORTABLE
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY
At 2.30, 5.10. 7.15 & 9.30 p.m.
Would he find the mysterious killar among the pleasure loving world tourists
Scotland Yord Had Foiled: Could Charlie Chan Succeed!
Your blood will tingle through'thès
great mystery romomos.
NEXT CHANGE Commencing To-morrow 3RD SEPT.
1
QUEEN'S
THEATRE
Final Showings To-day At 2.80, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20
with Oharlotte
Greenwood
Reginald
Denny Lalla Hyams
Lilian Bond
STEPPING
OUT
DON'T TAIL TO SEE THIS LAUGH RIOT!
^ Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer nervia
A
TO-MORROW
men Call It
LOVE
AT THE
STAR
Comedy Riot!
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY
At 2.30, 0.20, 7.30 # 0.20
SO THIS
15 COLLEGE
Meno-Goldwyn-Mayer ALL TALKING PICTURE
with
ELLIOTT NUGINT.
ROBERT MONTGOMERY CLIFF EDWARDS SALLY STARR,
A SAM WOOD
Production
You'll die laughing at the fun and frolic in this merry college romance!
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makes
excellent
dinner
for wolf.
with
CHARLIE CHAN CARRIES ON
WARNIR OLAND
John Garrick Marguerite Churchli
Warren Hymer Marjorie White
FOX
AUTODE
Starring GEORGE
BANCROFT
in
"Derelict"
with
Jessie Royce Landia and William Boyd. BOOKING
AT THE THEATRE TEL. No. 25313.
DRINCE
Ren.
Ilusian hatred orariginoton from idea Distinctions You'll see this
in the picturs
Add: Attrustlen "Vincent Lopez"
& Hearst News.
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A Musical
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A SONG OF
KENTUCKY
TOIS MORAN
JOSEPH WRESTLER
But LOVE breaka
all obatusion and LOVE Smally
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