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THE
VICE SQUAD
a Paramount Picture
PAUL LUKAS KAY FRANCIS
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Columbia Pictures
Pikunti
MEXICALI ROSE
BARBARA STANWYCK
SAM HARDY
BRACTED BY FOR CIENTION
COLORFUL ROMANCE OF
OLD MEXICO
A colourful drama of life and love on the MEXI CAN border portraye
with artistry hy a cast of capablo favourites
A
drama that will stir your soul!
WILDAM COLLIER AUCE DAY JOHN SEPOLISA MELODY MANA
A COLUMBIA PRODUCTION
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1931.
Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PEROY FRANKLIN, at 1 and 8. Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoria Hongkong.
OLYMPIA MOTOR
SHOW.
GREAT DEMAND FOR· LIGHT CARS.
London, Oct. 20. Although the total attendence at on Saturday, was slightly less than the Motor at Olympia, which ended last year, motor tradera report a more optimlalte tone and an en couraging volume of firm orders. A feature of the show was the popularity of the new light alx-
AMBITIOUS CAR CLEANER.
DRIVING ATTEMPT ENDS BADLY.
Car 11
ECHO OF NAVAL UNREST.
COMMUNIST PRINTER SENT TO PRISON,
Chan Lam
cleaner
London, Oct. 21. employed by Mr. C. H. Leung, No, The serious charge of endeavour- of lia Village Road, Wonguelchong. ing to seduce members yesterday got into trouble as the Majesty's forces from thoir allegi- result of tampering with the gearance and endeavouring to inctio of his
his master's car.
them to acts of a Wilkin During absence of chauffeur, who was away at his at the Old
the against William evening meal, Chan Lam, with
The
cylinder models It moderate ambitions soaring
WIS
won
Bailey to-day, He division.
beyond his sentence, to nine months' im
in the second div experience, gut Into the driver's Wilkinson was the printer of the One firm manufacturing this type sent with * view to starting out Communist paper
prieca.
of rar had, during the course of on his own. First he engaged the Worker, which at the time of the the show, to revise it production
the car
The Daily plans for the winter to give on 80 tar, letting in the clutch, when anwest in a section of the Navy started, but, contrary to over the cats in pay urged all sol-
per cent, increase of output, while ona, it backed and collid-diers and sailors to resist com-
with the rear wali
of manda. The luggage rack
another bookel a greafer number|vd| of defalte orders for export that the garage.
The paper was issued with the the total of last year's oversens suffered from the impact.
words "Censored by Printer," but Malen,
Lam next engaged another gear, the prosecution suggested that and the car on this occasion Jump-Wilkinson was a willing party to
in the brisker business experienced by exhibitors.-British Worless,
LOCAL SHOOTING ́
Orders from the Dominions and all parts of Europe take the leaded forward, but he could not clear the pasango in question and that.
the door of the gurage, which, for as the printer, he was as respon Lam's sake
was just as well. sible as the man who provided the The vehicle swerved and crashed ew's "copy" to the left of the door and came There had been trouble with to a stop, with the bumper and Wilkinson on a previous reension, left front wheel buckled up.
when he was fined £259 for certain Frightened, and in a much chasstatements In The Daily Worker, tened mood, Lam later went to the reflecting on a High Court Judge. police, to whom he made a full! The men who were then Tunning confession of his retivities.
the paper were sent to prison, but on the present occasion they did not appear.
INCIDENT. BROKER IN SERIOUS
CONDITION.
The enufition of Mr. 31. 1. 1. well-known broker, who was found with a bullet wound in his chest yesterday, is reported to be prar- tically the same as yesterday. He is still in a critical condition, al; ; Though he passed a fairly good night.
SNATCHER TO BE BIRCHED.
CAPTURED AFTER THREE WEEKS.
Within three weeks of robbing a
Mr. Lo, who has been a member of the Hongkong Sharebrokers' | Chinese lady of her handbag and
INDIAN FEDERAL
COURT.
BRITISH DELEGATE'S
VIEWS.
Association for seven years, was money amounting to $49 while she absent from the meeting of that was walking in Caine Rond, a body "yesterday
and swatcher has been brought to booki afternoon.
London, Oct. 2ți.. Thu discursion of the Indian was through the afforts of a special duty when A tel
telephone message
|Federal Court was continued · 10- sent through, to his home about 4 police officer. p.nt, it was learned that he had Suppifed with a very good des-day in the Federal Structure Com- been found wounded. It was not cription of the appearance of the mittee of the Round Table Confer-
had escaped, the ence and will be concluded to-mor dechied to move him from his home thief after he at Robinson Road.
police officer was able to put up a row, when the debate will be wound pro-suspect for identification and the up by Sir Mohammed Shafti
Speaking for the European dele- and man subsequently confessed to the
greed that a Federal Court was gation to-day, Gavin Jones
Mr. M. P. Lo has figured minently in cricket, tennis other sports.
VARSITY STUDEN'S
LECTURE.
ATTRACTIVE FUNCTION
TO-NIGHT.
crime. He spent all the money and having pawned the handbag as a inst resort, took the ofleer to the necessary and that it should ordin- shop where the article was recover-jarily be an Appellate Court with original jurisdiction in such mat-
ed.
le
Dectective Sergeant Fitches de-ters as a dispute between the Feder Iniled the case to Mr. Grantham at atlon and units and between the the Central Police Court this mor-States. It was essential that there sing, and the culprit was sentenced should be the right to appeal to the
BIX months hard labour and to Frivy Council. To-night, the Oregon University receive 12 strokes of the birch. High Court judges must be in- students, who are carrying out an Sergt. Flichen drew his Wor-dependent of political influence. extensive programme in debates ship's attention to the fact that the and their appointments should be and lectures throughout the pawnbroker's suspicions should made by the Governor-General, in Orient, will bring to a close their have been excited by the appearance consultation with the Chief Justice. activities in Hongkong, when Mr.of the accused, but he had taken As wide a field as possible should be R. A. Pfaff gives his lantern lee the article on pawn for 75 cents, available for the selection of the ture at the Kowloon Union Church although the bag was worth be personnel, and should include Eng- fish and Indian bars and Judleint "The Lure of the Oregon tween $4 and 35. Country."
Ha Worship ordered the article services.-British Wireless, This is bound to be a fascinat-to be returned to the owner without ing study, and following upon the payment. successful debate held by the stud-
A married woman, Ng To (30). Mr. E. A. von Kobza-Nagy, the living at 613, Canton Road, attempted ents at the Y.M.C.A. Inst night, and the talk given by Mr. Pfaff to eminent portraitist, will lecture to the suielde yesterday afternoon on ac-
a large Hongkong University Amateur Pho-count of domestic troubles, by throw the Rotary Club, to-day,
Club on "Art in Photo-ing herself overboard tographic
from the attendance should be assured.
was rescued The lecture will begin at 8.45graphy," at the University Union As-Mongkok ferry. She
sembly Hall on Thursday, Oct. 20, atjand sent to the Government
Civil p.m., and Mr. J. H. Hunt will be p.m. The lecture will be open to Hospital on the arrival of the ferry in the chair.
the public.
Jalongside the Praya wharf.
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Helsingfors. covers an area of 266,000 square Athena... feet, Mr. Woo Lai-tin, the General Buchos Aires Mannger of the Woo Lee Land Shanghai. Investment Company, which pur- New York. chased the land from the Procura Amsterdam. des Missions Etrangeres, inform-Stockholm. ed a representativo of the Tele- Vionna.. graph this morning that it was the Madrid.... Bucharost Company's intention to develop Montevideo. the property immediately and to Hongkong erect on it about 86 European Brussels.. Пata.
Milan Ten flats will be built facing Copenhagen Nathan Rond, with a frontage of Prague. 205 feet, while another row of 22 Lisbon, late will be erected on Austin Rio, Rond, and 56 others of a similar Bombay, typo will be built on the new road Montreal... which will cut through the afte Biver (spot)..-17.5/10
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from Austin Road to Cox's Path. (forward). 1746
The houses will be four-storey erections, with igarages, and wit he ballt of concrete.
T
British Wirelsis.
starbed at the beginning.
The demolition work will be month.