14.
CENTRAL
THEATRE
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SHOWING TO-DAY
At 2.30, 5,10, 7.15 & 9.20 p.m.
80 THIS IS PARADISE
Part 1
Another Chinese All-talking, Singing
and Dancing Picture. ́
Starring
BUTTERFLY WU
Chinese foremost screen favourite
with
Shaw Pei Chen Directed by CHANG SHIH CHUEN
Recorded by PATHE ORIENT CO. Produced by MASS CO., Shanghai.
NEXT CHANGE
He coddled
his son into a waster-then asked another father to re
build him into
& man
YOUNG SINNERS
sparkling comedy drama
As daring as youth, itself
As romantic as a first kiss
As intimate as a lover's secret
As invigorating as the great outdoors
with
THOMAS MEIGHAN HARDIE ALBRIGHT Dorothy Jordan Directed by
JOHN BLYSTONE
From the stage play by ELMER HARRIS
DECISION REVISED.
- MAGISTRATE REDUCES
PENALTY.
Mr. Williams, at the Central Magistracy yesterday, dealt with the recont summons against liung Kwal-chuen, a druggist of 221, Queen's Road Central, who
of applying falso marks to his goods.
Mr. Hin-shing Lo applied for a raduction on behalf of the
con- victed defendant, of the penalty his Worship Inflicted in that case, which was a $100 fine and $250 costs for the complainant.
WAN After hearing Counsel's argu- convicted for the possession of ments, his Worship decided to medicinos bearing lnfringements withdraw the fine, and to allow of his brother's trade marks and joạiy $40 costa,
Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PERCY FRANKLIN, at 1 and S. Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoria
THE
HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1931.
RECORD · FLIGHT
"I am Not Here."
DOLLAR STILL CLIMBING.
SOON CHALLENGED.
MOLLISON TO FLY At Least, Not in A THE HIGHEST FOR
TO THE CAPE.
Legal Sense.
18 MONTHS.
The Hongkong dollar to-day is higher than it has been for more
London, Nov. 5. Miss Peggy Salaman's triump- "I am not here," remarked Mr. than eighteen months, the opening hant flight from England to Cape-H. J. Armstrong to Mr. Williams rate on demand being In, 4,5/160., town, in which she easily bent the at the Central Police this morning, an advance of a halfpenny na com. liste Commiander. Glen Kidston's re-when appearing in connexion with |pared with yesterday. coril, is not to go unchallenged.
д саве concerning two ricksha The rise reflects a further im-
•
J. A. Mollison, who holds the re-coolics who were summoned for provement in silver prices, the rate cord for a flight from Australia to obatruction.
having advanced 11/16d, in Lon England, has announced that he en Mr. Armstrong sald that he don. tends to leave Lympne almost im- appeared under protest. Produc-
Business has been done no high mediately in an attempt to beat the ing the summonses, he pointed out us 1. 5d. in Hongkong this mor- remarkably fine time set up by Mim that they were not made out in ning, but the market is very or Salaman.
English nor signed by the ratic and uncertain. Miss Salaman shares with her Magistrate,
Similar conditions prevail in navigator companion, Gordon Store, His Worship remarked that as Shanghai, whore the rate is the honours of the great England- the ricksha coolies were Chinese high as 16. 10.3/8d. Cape flight, having a margin of the summonses were made out in 281⁄2 hours over Commander Kld-that language, to which Mr. Arm- ston's time.
strong replied that the language of The plane used in the light the Court was English and the callest the "Good Hope," and is an proceedings were conducted in ordinary standard British Puss English.
Moth machine, It cost £1,000 and Referring to the absence of the was given to Miss Salaman by her signature, Mr. Williams nuld he mother as birthday present.
signed the original, which Was
JAPANESE TROOPS,
REPULSED.
Contiuned from Page 1)
ля
During the 64-hour flight, the retained by the Court, and defend-repaira, pointing out that the pilots took charge of the machine janta were served with a copy. in turus--British Wireless,
VALID PASSPORT
LACKING.
COURT MAKES EXPULSION
ORDER. *
An order for expulsion was na- ed for by Deteclive Sergeant Mut-
bridge was blown up about a fort- Mr. Armstrong said he was night ago in the course of hos. entitled to have the summonses tilities between Chang Hai-peng's made out in English. "I am not here" he continued, "the monses do not exist."
His Worship ngreed that the summonses should have been made out in English and dispiissed them
both.
troops and Ma Chinn-aan's army.
The communication states that after requests had been made to the Chinese authorities to repair the bridge, a Japanese adviser, with Chinese agents, proceeded to the spot. but they were fred on by machine-guns and artillery,
Defensive Measures.
tram at the Central Magistracy to RECKLESS DRIVER. Angangchi Railway has record-
day when presvuting Vitaliy Nikoforovitch Palfieu, described as an electrical engineer, for arriving; here without a proper passport,
SILLY TRICK IN.
WANCHAL
The anatement of the Taouan-
Ingly decided to effect repairs with the help of Japanese troops, who will observe the strictest neutrall. ty between the rival Chinese It was stated that the accused ¦
armies, but will alan take defen- arrived here three or four days ago The driver of a motor lorry was sive measures if any attempt is by nowing away on the President faed $20 by Mr. Schofield at the made to hinder them. Grant, He was next seen by Central Police Court this morning The troops will also be with-
Russian P. C. at Wanchai and true. on a summans necusing him of drawn as soon as the task la com- ed to a Chinese firm where he apdangerous driving in Hennessy pleted.-Reuter, pered to have obtained employment. Road.
America Takes Action.
A passport which Palitsa produced. Sergeant Simpson said that de- |
Washington, Nov, 5. and no proper visa..
fendant, driving the lorry at n Carefully-guarded instructions Sergt. Mottram conveyed the speed of 25 to 30 miles an hour, to State Department representa- serious views which the police au-headed straight for a crowd of tions to Tokra
hd Nanking thorities entertained with regard school girls waiting for a tram, against further action which is these cases and asked for 'ex-The rest of the road was clear at likely to aggravate the situation. pulsion.
the time. The girls had to' rash | have been sent by the American The Magistrate (Mr.Williams) [back to the pavement. Defendant Government, following the report fined Pulltan $50, or four weeks,Įnarrowly missed two of them. of the new cinsh In North Man- and made the order of expulsion. Defendant had a clear record. churin.-Reuter'a American Service.
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NELLIE
FARREN'S
WHOOPEE GIRLS
12 ARTISTES 12
SNAPPY DANCES LATEST SONGS BEAUTIFUL GIRLS GORGEOUS COSTUMES
INCLUDING
THE OLYMPIC TRIO
also
NELLIE
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THE SEAS BENEATH
Fox Movietone` drama
with
GEORGE O'BRIEN MARION LESSING .
COMMENCING TO-MORROW
(Picture and Revuej
FARREN'S
WHOOPEE
GIRLS
IN
A COMPLETE CHANGE
OF PROGRAMME
Starring
Paul Lukas
Eleanor Boardman'
'WOMEN LOVE ONCE
Gurumount Picture
A 1
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bresent
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To-day - At 2.30, 5,10, 7.15 6 9.20.
HARMONS
Math
COLOUR TALKING SINGING DANCING
HEAVEN
ĮPOLLY WARDĮ STUART HALL TRILBY CLARKI
A BRITISH INTERNATIONAL PICTURE
NEXT CHANGE
WHY MEN COME
BACK HOME!
WARNER BROS, present
RECAPTURED
AT
THE
STAR
DOUGLAS
FAIRBANKS
LOVE
TO-DAY 3 TO-MORROW At 9.30, 5.20, 7.20 6 9.20
MARY
PICKFORD
in their first co-starring picture
"TAMING OF THE SHREW"
MAJESTICA
THE
MARX
BROTHERS "Animal Crackers"
a Paramount Picture
To-Day and To-Morrow.
At 2,30, 5.20, 7.20
& 9.20 p.m.
Screendom's Maddest Mirth-Fullest Quartet
of kockabout comedians has lamped fato Town with a brand new reper- toire of gags, grins and goings-on I 10 times funnier than" The Cocoa-Nuts."
ST. JANUARIUS SCENES.
HYSTERICAL CROWDS AT NAPLES.
Naples, Sept. 20. Exciting sconce were enacted
of prosperity, of immunity from earthquakes and volcante erup tions, the wildest joy soized the crowds In the 'square.
The signal was given for tha | batteries in the old fortress to are their salute. State lottery ticket sellers did a roaring trade and fireworks went off.
Priests came out and vainly tried here yesterday morning when the to explain that there was no mira- liquefaction of the blood of St. cle yet. They could not get a Januarious took place in the Cathe
Crowds who could not crush
hearing. Not until the Cardinal himself appeared did they realing their mistake,
It took over two hours for the Into the Cathedral filled the square the people both within and without blood to liquefy, and by that time:
outside and mistook the cheering the Cathedral were in a state of
In the church whieh greeted the hysteria. appearance of the phiale for signs of joy that the liquefaction had takon place.
..
As the function hegins at alno o'clock and it was only two minutes past that hour, and as quick lique
Many people expressed them selves in unmensured terms about tho anint.
The long process of liquefaction -It occupied more than two hours -was Interpreted as an omen bad trade and an eruption!!! faction is believed to be an omen Vesuvius before long,
dral.
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