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“LADY OF LIONS"
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MODERN LIFE
AS IT IS LIVED TO-DAY}
Mansions, Rolls Royces, butlers, paintings, great parties, socioty--all the #ppurtenance of rich
modern life--an it 10 lived to-day in all its joys and pains And a palpitating story of. youth and grit against odile cusated by a mas torful stellar cast!
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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1931.
HANYANG OFFICER'S
CLOSE SHAVE.
*(Continued from Page 1.)
AN UNTIMELY REAPPEARANCE.
RETURNED RANISHEES
DEATH OF FRENCH STINNES.
(Continned from Page 1
to the gulley for a few minutes,
SENT TO PRISON. Janin Look ofce-this' time and attracted by some shouting,
in the short-lived Poincare walked along the alley-way to find
"Thu cold weather bns net in, Cabinat, in which ho was Minister himmelf similarly trapped with-and I came back to get my quilts," of Commerce until it fell in May. out any opportunity to resist. Anid a man who was charged In 1924 he was once more returned before Mr. Fraker at the Kowloon to the Chamber where he was n The Hanyong also, hnd on board)
Magistracy this morning European passenger.
with member of the Radical Left and Mr. returning to the Colony from became Gaines, travelling from Shanghat banlahment before the expiration Foreign Affairs Commission.
vice-president of the
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to Hongkong. He also was of 10 years. wakened from his sleep, and
previous conviction for the
-Unhappy Portfolio. When M. Briand came into power sune offence, and sentenced him again in 1925, he believed that Loucheur was the very man he re- to 12 months' hird labour,
quired for the task of coping with In another case, a man said he the financial crisis which had be- Wireless Operator's Courage.
camo buck to the Colony to gat come a serlous mannee. He was married. He stated that he did given the portfolio, of Finance and The oleora pay a tribute to the not intend to stay long in Hong-presented his proposals which in- courage of the wireless operator Kong: he would leave as soon as eluded; Increased Chow Wing, who acted as inter- his matrimonial knot
taxation. the preter whenever the pirates want-
tied. bainncing of the Budget to precede
after making certain that ho pea- His Worship sald defendant had sessed no arms, was locked in his " cabin, where he remained until the ship was ultimately handed back to the officers.
WILS
ed to speak to the officers. Hele was sentenced to mine months, any attempt to stabilise the franc. had been pulled from his bed in the middle of the night and was
at the beck and call of the pirates on. Each of the officers lost about all the
time, being shoved here | $300 worth of personal effects,
none of which were insured.
and there at revolver point. The pirates were unable to unlock the radio set and contented them. selves with disabling it by
cut- ting the aerial, it took about 20 mintes for to be repaired.
Pirate of the Wheel,
luter-
limited inflation to meet the Trea sury's needs, credits for foreign trade and commerce, no foreign allied debts, and mens lon, immediate funding of
mensures to check the Right of capital which were de- clared
to be impraticable. His Bensure produced such a stor
a storm of Cupt. Harris-Walker was order-December 16, and was succeeded by
that he criticism
resigned ed to go out of the usual shipping Doumer. The opposition he had With the Europeans all
run. and Namon Island was renched enemitered was partly due to the guard in different parts of the sou after night fall. There one feeling against him on acount of ship and Capt. Harris-Walker of the pirates took over the wheel, his huge profits from Government directing the navigation on the and he was evidently well acquain- continets.
ander
bridge, the pirates fande forted with the waters, for he piloted Sumon Island, ordering a redue-
ed speed to enable them to reach the ship into fairly shallow water The spot under cover of night,
without mishap.
The Trip Down.
nets hat
World Economic Parley.
On
in 1927, he explained to the
| League of Nations his scheme for In world economic ennference in con- Another indication of the or nexion with it His idea was that ganization that must have preceed a sort of Supreme Economic Coun- ed the attack was given at this eil should be set up
and point, when at a signal from the with the control of the output and entrusted ship's siren, a motor-best came out
natural re-
On the trip down the Chinese lost no opportunities to riste the cabins. One of their first
of one of the bays with a fleet of distribution of the was to take every available
sampans in tow, and soon trans-sources of the various States, and scarf they could find and deck themselves out in these, with the
ferred a large amount of the cargo Loucheur's view was that gen
general to the shore.
Free Trade hat pulled well over the eyes_and]
wight In
cir. certain the scarf high round their face,
cumstances be a menace to peace. The exact loss of cargo has not Thun steel production would be con- obviously in an attempt to maskyet been computed, but it la centrated where it was
was cheapest thought that it was fairly valuable and States so favoured might be effects as the consignments included some come the political masters of the instiga-big shipments of silk.
world. On the other hand he held that the organisation of European industries, reserving to each State a certain quantity of production
their features.
In some cases, personal were handed back at the
A Small Gang.
tion of the leader. The officers think that those who took the lead- ing parts were old hands at the
It is thought that the pirates game and were put for the carge were under the misapprehension would help to bring about the dis- only, but that their supporters were that the Hanyang. was recruits and stole anything port able. They turned the cabins up side down and paid little respect to the pleas of the officers,
carrying appearance of tarlife. treasure, although at the outset
In June, 1926, Loucheur had be- Minister of Labour the pirates made it known
ink that come they had designs on the
Poincare's Cabinet of National cargo Union and he retained the post only. The pilfering from the officers was evidently the work of ed in November 1928, and also in whan the Cabinet was reconstruct. Mr. Sentt last a valuable pre- sentation gold watch and some individual subordinates
the Briand Government formed on money, Mr. McGregor was relieved out without sanction
the Poincare's resignation in July,
from
carried
of some cash, but the pirate lender leader. The officers estimate the 1929-Reuter and I.B.S. ordered its return; only a small number of pirates at between 14 portion came back,
and 20. No attempts were made
to kidnap any of the officers, crew) Although the pirates made
Before Hon, Comdr. Hole, at the close search of his cabin. they over- or compradore's department.
Marine Court this morning, a boat- looked a sporting shot gun in a cuse, After the ship had been re-man was charged with having carried obviously not being aware
what turned 10 him. Capt. Harris- women for the purposes of prostitu- it contained. Mr. McGregor kept Walker made for Amoy in accordion on board his boat. He pleaded his knowledge well in mind, but no ance with schedule and arrivedly, and said that a woman had opportunity presented itself for here late last night. The vessel A fine of $50 or six weeks' imprison
hired his bout to go to a steamer, the advantageous use of the wen is due to go on to Canton to-night. next was imposed."
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CONNIE ZDINSS
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Directed and Adapted by VICTOR SAVILLE
"A WARM CORNER"
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A BRITISH PRODUCTION.
Commencing WED, 25th Nov.
AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY
Paramour)
IT MIGHT BE YOU!
Bos his story—of desire, love, tolly and fear, Then judge him!
Directed by
JOSEF von STIENBERG
with
PHILLIPS HOLMES
SYLVIA SIDNEY
TRANGES DEX
based upon the novel by THEODORE DREISER
AT THE
QUEEN'S
WINNIE LIGHTNER The bold, bad lady of "Gold Diggers" more magnetle than ever.
JOB E. BROWN
A comedy rlot as the dub prizefighter.
THE
Final Showings To-day At 2.30,5.10, 7.15 8 3.20.
Hold everything
with
and
JOE E. BROWN WINNIE LIGHTNER Georges Carpentier Sally O'Neil Bert Ronch Dorothy Revier Edmund Breese AbeLyman's Band
Here's the triumphant swocessor to "Gold Diggers of Broadway" TO-MORROW
WILLIAH
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"CHILDREN
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MAJESTIC
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TO-DAY TO WEDNESDAY At 2:30, 520, 7.20 "ROMANCE OF THE OPERA"
A CHINESE TALKING PICTURE WITH ENGLISH TITLES.
COMMENCING THURSDAY
2611 NOVEMBER.
WILL ROGERS
IN
"A CONNECTICUT YANKEE"
WOMEN TO BUY 'ALL-BRITISH.
PROSPERITY FOR CLOTHING TOWNS.
firms," was told at nearly every shop.
Not in this Store!
"It will be almost impossible to buy foreign-made gloves in this store within a few months' time," Weat End buyer told me, "I
Д
British dress fabric looma and the machines of the cobbler, the know that women will be demand- allk-stocking knitter, and the glove ing British-made goods, and I am makor will soon be humming with going to see that they are sup- a greater industry than for some plied." years past,
In the dress-length departments
This is the view of numerous re-I was informed that the counters tall traders in women's clothing. would soon be overflowing with who are condently expecting a British-made artificial silk and cot- boom in the domand by women for ton materials, crope-de-Chines, all-British garments.
ginghams, marocains, tweeds, and
I talked yesterday, writes a every other varety of fabric. Daily Mail correspondent, with At small fashion salons I dis- buyors in the women's wear de-covered that the same feeling pre- partments of great West End of vailed.. A woman proprietor of a London stores and to the proprie dress and coat shop said: "Prac tors of auburban drapery con-tically avery garment I shall dia- cerns; all of them expressed the play will be ticketed: British ma- opinion that the rising tide of terials and workmanship," national fosling would bring pros-
pority to those towns where wo The shoe shops are following the men's clothing is the chief indus- general trend, and already large numbors of them display" "signin" which road; - "British, 'shows for
try.
*I am placing 75 per cent of British fest," and "Buy":"British my stocking orders with Britlah here,"