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Daily at 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20 p.m.
HEAR
An All-Talking, ́Singing 1931 Universal Super-production FIRST TIME SHOWN IN THIS COLONY
With Four Big Song Hits.
The Glory of Human Lavel
The Damnation of Fluming Passion!
A Mani "
An's St
John BOLES
- A Wom.
Humen
Herdest Hearts }
RESURRECTION
Lupe VELEZ
in EDWIN CAREWE ́S Sən-
sational Production of Com ̈* Leo Tolstoy's Immortal Story
By All Odds the Outstanding Dramatic
Smash of the Season!
Presented by Carl Lammie'
A Universal Picture
Produced by Carl Laemmle, Jr.
ALSO SONGS
SLIM SUMMERVILLE
In
GEORGE SIDNEY
in
ON TELEPHONE"
THE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 11, 1931.
SHANGHAI THEFT
CASES.
TWO FOREIGNERS BOUND OVER.
(Our Own Correspondent.)
Shanghai, Sept. 11.
AMUSEMENT CO. SUCCEEDS.
INTERPORT POLO
CONTESTS.
GETS THE VERDICT IN GRAMOPHONE CASE.
HONGKONG TO PLAY ON MONDAY.·
ww
NEGLIGENT DRIVER.
Hongkong Amusements, Lith,
(Our Own Correspondent.)
Shanghai, Sept. 11., Alex Morrison, a British subject,
The Hongkong polo players who who was charged on Wednesday, have succeeded in their action were yesterday defented by Shang-. on the complaint of Dr. Doleck against the Luen Yick Motor Com-hal, are to play Tientsin on Mon: with stealing and pawning A
day. typewriter, was sentenced by Mr.pany, No. 145, Praya Enal, in-aj Haines, the Magistrate, yesterday. {claim for $300 damages, the Pulane row's match between Shanghal
Accused was bound
de-and Peking decides the destina- aver for Judge (Mr. Justice Lindsell) tion of the Keswick Cup. one year, provided his friends fur- nish two suretier of $500 each. Ilvering judgment in the Summary
a
C.Mackenzie, alida Christie, young Briton who admitted steal ing a motor-cycle valued at over $650, which had been entrusted
Court this morning when he found for the plaintiffs on the claim with costs,
The gramophone Wak being
Whatever the outcome, to-mor-
CORRESPONDENCE.
to him for sale by a Chinese, was transported to the Cheung Loki Rongkong Development. Building
bound over for two years, He offered to pay Tle. 190, due to him, towards récompensing the owner; of the cycle.
WAR CONFERENCE CALLED.
ASSEMBLES TO-DAY IN
NANKING.
Theatre, Shaukiwan, and when near the new Hongkong Electric Build- ing, owing to the truck driver's ne gligence in rounding a sharp corner, the gramophone was thrown on 'to the rond, being damaged to the extent of the claim.
Mr. H. J. Armstrong was plaintiff while Mr. H. L. Dennys fended.
Proximate Chase.
driver did not travel at an
and Savings Society.
[To the Editor, Hongkong Telegraph.]
Sir. The report of the proceed- ings of the Extraordinary General for Meeting held on the 31st August de-lat and published in your issue of
the 1st September, 1931, le not quite accurate, in that the state- ment made by Dr. Kew was with- absolutely and not as te- the moment". As
this and it is borne out by my ne-
In his judgment, after setting out { the facts proved or admittedl, in the Shanghai, Sept. 1. The greatest attention is being course of which he found that the Chairman of the meeting I confirm centred on an important military reasonable speed. his Lordship ceptance of the withdrawal. conference which is to be held this found that the proximate cause of Dr. Kew desires to add that his afternoon at Government Head the gramophone being thrown on remarks at the meeting were not in- quarters when Marshal Chiang to the rout was the negligence offended in any why as a reflection Kaishek will discuss with his the driver. Ho Tsoi, this finding on the liquidators, nor did he at chief subordinates the advisability being based on the doctrine of rex any time intend to impugn their re- of organising a war against the ipsa loquitur and the evidence, Hin Putation. Southern Government and sit
Yours faithfully, Faneously sekemoes [17 defend Hunan Province.
Lordship also found that defendants
were acting as common carriers,
J. H. SETA.
F. H. KEW..
PREMIER TO RECEIVE DEPUTATION.
His Lordship found against The disposition of tinups and defendant on three puinta (4) that erection of fortifications, cle.. inplaintiffs could not succeed because Hunn and Stupeh are being direct-there was no privity of contract, THE UNEMPLOYED, ed by the Nanking War Minister, (2) that if defendants were neting! General He Ying-ching, who has as common carriers as his Lond made Changsha his Itendquarters, ship had found they were their Marshai Chiang is waiting for common law ability was displaced the arrival from Peking of Messrs. by the action of plaintiffs in putting Li Shih-tseng and Chẳng Chi and their own employees in charge of qther Nanking leaders before leave the gooda parried, it being rontend. ing for his tour of inspretion ined that as defendunts were never Hinan and Bankow.----Reusha, in possession of the goods they were
Inot liable, and (3) that oven [there was negligence on defendanks Įside there was emitrilatory negli
gence on the part of plaintiffs by the gramophone not seeing that Įwas properly fixed to the lorry.
CHINESE.
EXPULSIONS
་
FROM MEXICO.
AMERICA NOT TO INTERFERE.
Contention Ruled Out.
His lordship concluded:---With this contention again 1 cannot agree, Allowing that further measures might have been taken by plaintiffs for the safe carriage of their pro
Washington, Sept. 10. The United States will decline und leaving aside the ques tion whether defendants' driver to participate in the controversy ought not, hinwelf, to have taken concerning the expulsion of Chi- such measures, I am still satisfied neste from Mexico, unless,both that if the lorry had been properly Mexico and China request such driven the gramophone would, in nction, according to a statement the ordinary course of events, have tulay by officials. of the State safely reached its destination. Department--Kentry's American
Ilis Lordship gave judgment for the plaintifa for claim and costs..
Service,
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY
At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15
& 9.30 p.m.
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London, Sept. 10. The Prime Minister has consent. ed to receive a deputation of not more than six unemployed men an Monday next.
The deputation will be informal 213143 not representative of any jorganisation--British Wireless.
NEW MINISTER.
Shanghai, Sept. 11. The newly-appointed Japanese Minister. Mr. Shigemitsu, will] leave for Nanking on Sunday to interview Marshal Chiang Kai- shek. On Monday, he will present his credentials.—Rensha.
THE TYPHOON.
The Royal Observatory reports. that the typhoon is about 200 miles 5.B. of Shanghai moving North. A depression is central to the South of Hanoi.
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TED HEALY
Vaudevilla's favorite Co. median...hold over four Straight wooks at the Palaco. Now York... And in - A Night in Venice and other great. stage hits he had om in stitobos...A laughing fool in his first screen Comedy
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PICTURE
SOUP NUTS
CHARLES WINNINGER
This celebrated stage star glittered in Ziegfeld's "Show Boat" and other great hits.. How he shines an Schmidte' inventer of goofy devices in this farce Comedy in every body's laughing businens
Directed by
JOHN
BLYSTONE
EL BRENDEL
and
FIFI DORSAY
Mr.lemon of Orange FOX
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In an all talking movielone drama
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SHOWING TO-DAY (ending by the 12th). Daily at 2,80, 7.15 & 9 15 p.m.
Special matinee at 5.15 on Saturday & Sunday
WILLIAM FOX_presents'
ROMANCE OF RIO GRANDE
ALLTALKING
Movietone With music
Fox
with Warner
Baxter
Mary Duncan Antonio Moreng
from the novelƐonquistator
by Katharina Fullerton Catald
Alfred Papiah production
The hero has to fight
against Nature, and has
to tackle a complicated.
love problem- The girl,
Manuelita" who
in real love
withhin
WINS THE
DAY
Added Attraction: Fox Movietona Naws,
Commencing September 13th-
A
Singing
“Dancing Song Romance "Worried in
Talking