14
VAUXHALL
V "Cadet"
E
T
A
B L
VAUXHALL "LUTON
·EKCLAND
X
L
Zm
N
C
ELEGANCE
POWER.
"SYNCHRO-MESH" GEAR CHANGE SIMPLICITY "SILENT SECOND" REFINEMENT.
HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE. (HONCKONG & SHANGHAI HOTEL, LTD.)
The keen advertiser
does not listen to
nebulous statements
about newspaper circulation-
HE PUTS
HIS
FINGER
ON THE
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1932.
GIFT TO ABBEY MUSEUM.
1
WOMAN'S VETO ON LUMBER.
How many people know that there is a museum in Westminster Abbey?
{TROOPS MOVING
IN MANCHURIA.
JAPANESE PREPARE FOR CLASH.
THIEF DODGES WATCHMEN.
PETTY LARCENIES FROM BANKS.
man
Peity thefis from two local banka Shanghai, Mar. 23. Troop movements are reparted were mentioned before Mr. Wynne from Harbin by Japanese corres-Jones, at the Central Polico Court The point is raised by a will be pondents, who foreshadow far this morning, when Detective Ser-
har norious fighting, this time at geant D: Fitches charged a
A quest by which Miss Ada Mick-Fanchong, on the Sungarl River, lethwaite, of Campden Illeburt. hundred miles eastward of Har-with stealing a folt hat from the Kensington gives 20,000 to Wenbin, where it is stated the fol- manager's office of the Ka Wah| minster Abbey for the upkeep of lowers of Gon. Ting Tsao are con- Savings Bank of 208, Des Voeux Road Central on January 19 and the museum In the Norman under-centrating in considerable
with stealing a pair of shoes and a croft.
Jacket from the lift "boy's" room of the Netherlande Bank in Ico House Street on February 17.
bara,
num
the
But Mian Micklethwaite, whose
A Japanese column undor catate has been valued at £19,980,command of Major General insists on those conditions:
Hnaobe left Harbin for Fanchet
n hundred morning in this motor-cars and motor trucke, con- mandenred locally.
That the museum is reserved for its proper purpose and is not used as a receptacle for fanerni appurtenances, old wreaths, cont and bat pegs and other lumber. and
Major General Amuno'e brigade, which was recently at Ninguin.
That necessary alterations rentrained at Hailun this morning for Imiesno, from which place it made to throw a belter light ou the inscription to the memory of will march to Fancheng. ber brother, John Thomas Mickle-
thwaite.
The defendant admitted both counts.
Dotective Sergeant Fitches sald the defendant was arrested. loiter. ing in Wanchai Cap Rond during early hours of the morning and when taken to the Police Station admitted the two inrcenies. He told the polcie that in each case the
A mixed brigade from divisional articles had been stolen during the
e-night. le had followed the move hendquarters at Harbin In
An official of Westminster Ab-pected to move to Imienpo shortly.ments of the watchmen on each bay toll, a reporter that the-Reuter Special. museum la in perfectly good order. and that there is no lumber in
t. The question whether the Chapter will accept the gift and carry out the alterations mentiun-1 ed will come before the Dean and Chapter.
Miss Micklethwaite's brother, The added, was surveyor to the AK
hey.
that
Soochow Foreten Residents Protest.
and immediately the occasion watchmen left a dockwhich always stood open, he mcaked Inside,
The offlcer remarked that the banky had shown considerable Shanghai, Mar. 23. A message from Soochow atates sinckness in leaving doors open strong protest against during the night; it was an in- Japanese neriai manoeuvres has vitation to thieves. been registered by the foreign population of Sonchow, headed by
n Professor at. So Dr. Nance, ohow University.
The foreign residents allege that the Japanese planes are at- tempting to draw the Chinese fire purpose of providing for the Japan with an excuse for launch ing bombing attacks.
The defendant was given six weeks' hard abour on each charge.
18,
The Norman undercroft con- sists of five vaulted bays in which are kept, among other things, the
Hongkong estate to the value of temains of the wooden fonerni et-
574,800 was left by the Into Lam Agles of kings and queens.]
Chung-shing, who died at No. Yook On Street, Hoaom, Canton, un Miss Micklethwaite also left sliver articles to the Victoria and
or about February 6, 1948. Probate of the will has been granted to Lam Eo- Albert Museum, paintings to th Corporation of Wakefield, and
The Japanese answer that theirs, widow, and Lam Ma-shi, married woman, both temporarily of No. 4, after other bequests the residue 1- given to the incorporated Churet.planes are not equipped with ex-Yuk Vin Fong, Victorin, Hongkong. Building society, Westminster, for plosives and shooting from planes The will contains family
has been prohibited this month. the preservation of old balldings
Router.
G.W.R. MAIN LINE.
NO ELECTRIFICATION.
Shanghal's Future.
bequcata. Petitioners explain that the reason why application for probate was not made before was because testator's estato in Hongkong consisted entirely of shares, and it was not until re- cently, when it was desired to deal with them that the necessity of ap plying for probate was discovered.
London, Mar. 23. Frank and cordial co-operation between all the Powers, including Japan, is essential if the Interna tional Settlement is to be safe
and the for keeping the coerciva
functions Viscount Churchill presiding atgainst auch encroachments as it
of the the annual meeting of the Greats had to fear, declares
League separate, for one of the Western Railway Company said Morning Post in a leader on the mediatory
Commone debate. that the year's recelota showed a
It declares there is also need to main Japanese criticisms against decrease of £3,207,237.
A drastic reduction in the divi-replace the present Chinese court the League and America has bean dend was inevitable, but the strong by faternational judges. If the the tondeney to adopt the attitude inancial position of the company Chinese were brought to see that of a school master
they cannot play off one Power naughty boy. had been maintained.
Referring to main line electrl-against another, it would be the Beation, Lord Churchill Baid that Arst step towards reformation.if they had no intention of embark-Reuter. ing upon this "highly speculative
venture.
Japan's Reaction.
Tokyo, Mar. 23,
towards a
that
Other commentators state the League from the outset had adopted the same broadminded, na shown statesmanlike attitude by Sir John Simon, Instead of virtually condemning Japan with
A stock holder criticised the size Main interest is ut present cen-out trial, it is generally believed
of the board of directors and their! salaries, "I have lost £81.000 in tred in the Diet session, but Sirithat half the trouble would have Investments in British railways," John Simon's speech is given pro-been avoided.
minence in this afternoon's press. Comment is not yet available,
he declared.
Sir Austen Chamberlain's sym- reference to the desire For two hours after the chair. man's address there was a bom-ut Individual Japanese-welcome pathetle bardment of speeches. lang and Sir John Simon's condemnation of to restore the old "Anglo-Japanese short, about a multitude of sub constant reference to the "stick" friendship appears to have struck and his emphasis on the necessity a responsive chord here.-Reuter. jucts.
QUEENS.
SHOWING TO-DAY at 2.30, 5.10, 7.13 ⋅ & 9.20 BRITISH INTERNATIONAL PICTURES LTD
Prenos
GRAHAM SETON'S
GREAT SPY DRAMA!
She
au
Jalkie
PLAN
with
DIRECTED BY VICTOR SAVILLE
A BURLINGTON PRODUCTION BRIAN AHERNE GIBB MCLAUGHLIN MADELEINE CARROLL, GORDON HARKER.
NEXT ATTRACTION-
THE STARS OF HALF SHOT AT SUNRISE' RETURN IN
AT THE
WHEELER WOOLSEY
STAR
HOOK, LINE AND SINKER
To-day to Monday at 2,30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 FLORENZ ZIEGFELD SAMUEL GOLDWYN
present
EDDIE CANTOR
in Almdom's mightest colour spectacle ·
WHOOPEE”/
MAJESTIC
TO-DAY ONLY
at 2.33, 5.20, 7.20
& 9.20 p.m.
SPOT
BY DEMANDING A CERTIFICATE OF
-PAID SALES
PREPARED BY CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS.
THE SIMPLEST
TEST IN THE WORLD!
Upon the number of copies sold depends the measure of your Advertising Success.
Ask for the Paid Circulation Report
of-m
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
SHOWING TO-DAY
At 2.30, 5.10, ··
7.15 & 9.30 p.m.
KING'S
"BRING THE WHOLE FAMILY"
BOOKING AT THE THEATRE TEL. 25313.
NEXT CHANGE
In the meshes of fate
-probing the hearts of others--will life reveal its greatest secret?
Thrilling!
Regal!
Itinerary. Luxury.
Sensational!
Artistic. Satisfaction.
ATHENA.
MODERNISTIC FURNITURE
G
INTERIOR DECORATION,
Tai-ping Building, 4th Floor,
Printed and Published, for the Propr Pat-1-and 34Wyndham 8trse
by FRETED
SCIE
with
Jackie Coogan, Mitzi Green, Jackle Searl, Junior Darklo
Huckleberry Finn
THE
SPIDER
Edmund Lowe Lois Moran
FOX
DOLORES
WARNER BROS.
pore 305 198
COSTELLO
MADONNA OF AVENUE A ́
BURGLARS AT MR. J. H.|LEAP INTO VOLCANO.
THOMAS'S HOUSE.
TWO YEARS IMPRISONMENT.
NATIVES SACRIFICE THEM« SELVES TO "CRATER GOD" A rope hanging over the crater Sentence of two years impri- sonment was passed at London wall and five neatly-rolled bundle Sessions on Sidney Harold Western of clothes found near the crater ared 24. and Edward Smith, aged have provided the clue to the mys who pleaded guilty to the tery of the disappearance of five burglary at the house of Mr. J. H. Javanese men who three months Thomas, Dominions Secretary, in age, leit for the Merapi volcano
led by a fanatical compatriot Thurlow Park-rotat
28,
West, DOM-The theory now, is that the
with Intent to
In native, after Zapp Detective Sergeant Beavis, I reply to the Chairman (Mr. Cecil before the era Whiteley, K.C.), said that a num- themselves to ber of houses in the same district had been broken into recently
Western have looked for work, but it is abaclutely impos sible to get it My chances for getting references have been spoil by the police walking roundass