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Primitive love in the South Sea Islanda]
Marlene, Dietrich
Cla a Bow
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1. HOT AND ROHIERED
2. COME BASY, GO EASY, LOVE
#. PALLING EN LOV AGAIN (Incidental singing?
4 CAPIT LIANS (MEDLEYS)
« Madame Balt rfly Introduction.
Heart of Mia a
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Note. Music programme completely changes with change of Programme.
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His Wife Bullied With Love
while...
He Risked Death for Famel
SAVINGS CERTIFICATES
OFFER.
British Treasury Announcement.
HIGH JINKS AT KOWLOON FOOTBALL CLUB.
THE NEW YEAR'S DAY CHARITY GALA,
OVER A MILLION NEEDED.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
VOTES
GOVT. SALARIES.
GOOD FUN ASSURED London, Dec. 29. A special offer was
Voten totalling no leas to-day
The benevolence and, readless than $1,303,380 are to come before A BURI made by the Treasury to the for good works which have always the Finance Committee holders of National Savings characterined the activities of Sir Legislative Counelt this afternoon, of the Certificates of the first lasuchave, we understand, induced them
Cumference and Lady de Tong of which over $490,000 relate to a those issued prior to April 1, once again to accept the invitation spect of civil servants' personal supplementary requirement in re 1922, which mature shortly. of the Kowloon Football Clubenioluments.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer the Charity Gain on New Year a recently declared that he had pre-Day morning, which promises to Fatima'es and by supplementary The provision made In the pared a scheme providing a num-provide even more attractions for ber of options for tho holders, the unwary than normally. pointing out that the best way holders could assist the State, at this juncture was to leave their money still in the hands of the State.
No Appreciable Reduction.
Mr. Chamberlain revealed that during the financial crisis and General Election the reduction in the public's savings did not reach more than one-tenth of one per
cent.
vote for salaries amounts to $199,100 in being asked for.
Lens Than Expected.
The distinguished visitors" will travel in state — though what state is not quite certain at pre-i sent-from the Star Ferry to the was made in the Estimates for the It is explained that provision clubhouse, leaving the pier, at payment of sterling salaries on the 10.30 am. and the proceedings at basis of $1-la. 44. By a resolu- the Club will be formally declared tion of Council dated 29th January, open shortly after their arrival.
1931, it was approved that sterling The with the opening half of the whilst serving in the Colony should programme will kick-off salaries of Government servants annual battle-royal between the be paid ns to half at the rate of Married and Single. All players 18. Gd. to the dollar and as to the will pear in fancy dress, under There is behind all these penalty of a heavy fine, but there other half at the prevailing Trea- Ravings," he
aury rate. continued, "the be
be nothing fancy about the guarantee of the State, and HO
football this vese. It
This was modified by resolution long as that guarantee resta as it deadly serious. Sa deadly and so affording as from 1st July, 1931, will be of Council dated 1st October, 1981, does to-day non that security serious that which is the best security in the ambulance corps has been ordered with families at home. Even so it some measure of relief to officers world the Consolidated Fund of to be nu harade with "revivers" to! The United Kingdom, I say there handle distressed warriors. is no ground for any weakening at that sondence which has been so wonderfully maintained demonstrated."
Conversion Terms.
and
The Treasury to-day announced that on and after 18th January, the holders of Savings Certificater Jeened prior to April 1922-tit
1940'
the
motor.cvele
was estimated that the extra cost would amount to $700.000 more Mackle and his Highland dancers
At half-time, Pipe Major than provided in the Estimates. will
keep the bull
Vacancies 12 offices and the rolling higher rate of exchange ruling dur
In FL new form, after which ing the last three months have re- Kowloon motor-erelists will en-dueel the anunt originally esti- deavour to wipe out the defeat mated and a vote for only $199,100 imposed upon them last year by is necessary. the
football.
Volunteers al motor-cycle Final Agures for the year are not yet available but so far as can be seen this sum will cover the excess,
Other Items,
Those who have survived the is those issued at 15/6--may con-first half of the Married and vert the value of their certificates Single footbali match will then into one or more of the following renew battle. securities, namely National Say, Throughout the proceedings, the Many other items are also due ings Certificates Conversion issue Kowloon Football Club's woll to the fall in exchan, "the rate $1. per ceut. Conversion Luan known joy-dispensers" will
be of dollar falling below the 18. 40. four per cent., and riving away radße tickets, ni 50 rate for ten months of the year. National Savings Bonds series B. cents each, for a series of hand. The additional sam: one asked for For the purpose of conversion. Isonte prizes, too augingon to include $200.000 in spet of civil certificates of the first issue which of her to boxes of chocolates, and sions, and $20,000 for widows' and mention, but ranging from cases peustoris, $68.000 for ice pen. have not yet reached ten Years* matarity will he treated as worth bottles of port.
orphans pensions, their resept annehment value. plus the whine bonus due on each 15/6 certificate at ten years' maturity.
Thus,
portiñente bought on 3t Mar 1929 will he treated. If converted on 31st January 1932, na warth 26/10.
the
The entire proveeds of festival will be devoted to various charities.
It was on April 1st 1922, that the price of certificates was raised 61 to 6 with the maturity value remaining at 26/- and it is to those issued before that date that the present announcement applies.
Saving Movement. The National Savings movement has done ment work in promot ing poplar (brift. It has been se apannerfed that the fatsi number of It was recently disclosed that Savings Cosßentes sold from the small savings in Great Britain.
Small Investments.
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Other items affrold by exchange are $46.400 for police passages. (3160,000 for transport of other. Government servants, $167.772 for purchase of
and raw opium $20,000 for stationery.
A rum of $60,000 is required for water meter for Houck ng. ля well as $32,000 for rent allowances for senior offers, it being explain- ed that the latter sum was under- estimated, the original vote being $90,000.
fret legun in February 1976 to including savings certificates. Post The many friends of Mr. J. O. Akurat this year was 1043 575 000, Office savings, building and friend-Remedios will be pad to hear that with n each exbie of 2994,470 800, ly societies. represented an he is now out of hoanital, after having The amount remaining to the vestment of £2,098,000,000, equal was a patient of Kowloon Hospital undergone a serious aneration. He of investors in Savinge 19 £17 per head of the total for a month and desires to express Cortantes on that date was about,pulation.--British Whitears and bis gratitude to Dr. Smalley and the £500,000,000,
Sisters for their skill and attention.
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The following cable at the closo of the sugar market yesterday has beon received by Messrs. Pon- trenth and Co.
London Terminals,
Marat/11 up 1⁄4¿· Bray 1082 7/1 up 3⁄44d.
OPEN
August 1932 7/9 up d. December 1932 7/7% up 3⁄44d5 Buyers at above prices, sellers asking d-d more.
New York Terminals, March 1982 1.18 up 2 pts. May 1982 1.17 up 1 pt July 1932 1.24 up 8 pts. September 1982 1.28 up 1 ph December 1932 1.86 up 1 pt London (29/12/81)-Botter de- mand for Refined Sugar In ad- ticipation of possible early crease in duty.