THE
HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH.
"THE ESSENCE OF
"SUNSHINE SUSIE'
Commencing. Sun. 3rd Apr.
Hear the popular Song Hit
To-day 1 Foot
So Happy''
..1 Have An Aunt Eliza'
Laughter- song-and n Pedoh of a story.
A BRITISH PRODUCTION
RENATE MULLER
with
Commencing Sun. 3rd Apr.
Hear tho popular Song Hit. "Just because
I Lost My
ifbart to you'
Fun you'll
dolight in-
Music you'll
ndore.
JACK HULBERT- OWEN NARES
PLANS NOW OPEN KING'S
BOOK EARLY.
CARS FOR SALE
Among these
IS A CAR YOU MAY NEED!
BUICK SALOON
1928 Modal.
6 Cylinder, 5 Seats, 4 Doors, 6 Wire Whools GRAHAM PAIGE SALOON 1931 Model, 8 Cylinder, 5 Seats, 4 Doors, 6 Wire Wheels
BUICK TOURING,
1927 Model.
6 Cylinder, 5 Sosts, 4 Doors, 5 Wire Wheels
FIAT RACING
1929 Model.
2 Seats, 4 Cylinder and other cars to choose from YOU WILL FIND OUR PRICES VERY MODERATE FOR THESE QUALITY CARS. Please Apply to
THE NATHAN GARAGE
55, Nathan Road,
Tel. 56948.
FELIX
Kowloon.
HAT SHOP
York Building, Chater Road.
Just Unpacked a large assortment
of
Dainty Afternoon Frocks
and
Gay Morning Sport Frocks.
ALL WASHABLE ·
THE TARIFF.
SCENTS "MADE IN ENGLAND."
COTY FACTORY IN LONDON.
(Router's Special Service).
THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1932.
CONGRESS Those KNUCKLED DOWN. Iceland
Heavy Taxation Depressions.
Approved.
WEATHER CLERKS'
'QUEST..
Washington, Mar, 30. After providing approximately
London, Mar, 30, |G$100,000,000 towards the balanc-
Ing of the budget programme, by The origins of cyclones, anti- Tonning excise levies yesterday, cyclones and depressions are to be the House of Representatives to investigated by nn International day vated in favour of additional Meteorological taxes yielding a further G3223, 000,000.
Commission on which thirteen countries will par-1
celebration of the ticipate, in London, Mar:"30.
This sum will be derived main Jubilee of the first International' 'The construction nt Brentford of perfumery factory at a cost of from increases in the Surtax Polar Year, 1882/1883, which is at least £60,000, to produce the und Corporation Tax, Increased the basis of present-day data.
The Commission, will spend fragrances asociated with the postal rates and taxes on telegraph
except Lover a year in the work of gather- name of Coty, the French mult!-and telephone messages,
ing facts and figures, starting millionaire, is one of the results of Press messages.
The loase has also approved from August 1 next. the British tariff programme.
Tax
Polar Stations. The first part of the factory the proposed tax of ten per cent.
in- The which when Anally completed won the prices of admission to
of amusement.
They will carry out their
number of employ about two thousand British places
estimated vestigations from a worker will be completed by July. Amusement
Recortala Its developments from that time to produce G$10,000,000 annually, stations in the polar regions in a
Optimists hope that by the end co-ordinated effort to onwards will depend to a very large
Re- and data air currents, tempera- of the of the week, the House of
will extent upon the results
have aptures,
electricity, presentatives
atmospheric Ottawa Conference,
Additional revenue-pro- etc. proved Empire Business.
measures sufficient to Britain is sending two expedi-
of remainder According to one of the directorsducing
tions to the northern regions, one of the Coty organisation, all Caty's provide business with the British Empire the G$1,241,000,000 which is need-to Tromsou in Norway and the
the budget. other to Port Rao, in Canada.
the
is done, at the present time, from ed for balancing Paris, but if the Dominions agree Reuter.
a
to give British manufacturers preference, the business will be
done from the new factory.
It is learned that when the plans have been completed, the factory valued at will produce goods
£1,000,000 annually.
and The essences for scent powder produced by the Brent- from ford factory will come abroad, but efforts will be made to procure bottles and raw materials for soaps in England.
ELECTRIC STOCK ISSUE LISTS.
JUDGE'S
CLERK
ROBBED.
It is anticipated that much use- ful information will be obtained, lending to improvements in, among other things, wireless communica- tion.
Automatic Wireless,
in- Small pilot balloons, with struments recording height and NEARLY $250 LOSS IN temperature, will be utilised in the
BURGLARY.
meteorological work.
It is stated that by a new Con- As the result of a burglary,tinental invention, wireless Mr. M. Akbar, clerk to the Pulsne attached to the balloons will an- Judge (Mr. Justice Wood) was nounce the heights and tempera- over. robbed of nearly $250 in the early tures automatically, thus
bal- hours of this morning when some-coming the difficulty of regaining one gained entrance to his house the instruments when the at No. 9. Jordan Road, Kowloon, Joons fall to earth-Reuter,
It appears that the burglar reached the entrance to the kitchen through the backyard door, and
Bots
COMPANY REPORT.
CLOSED WITHIN TEN broke a piece of glass panel suf-
MINUTES.
ficiently large to enable him to get his hand in and draw back the bolt. On getting inside he took a jacket belonging to Mr. Akbar, Subscription lists for the issue of which was folded up on a chair, in- £1,500,000 of Five Per Cent. Stock to the hall, and removed from an
London, Mar. 30.
NATIONAL COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK LTD.
The profit for the year, after at 101% by the London and Home inside pocket the sum of $146 in deducting salary, rent and all ex- Countries Joint Electricity Autho-money, after which he hung the penses, is $418,200.70. Out of this rity, were closed within ten minutes coat up on the hall stand but left amount, $163,039.82 has been ap this morning, the amount having $6 and a ferry ticket on the floor, popriated for bad and doubtful debts, furniture and fixtures and been oversubscribed. British probably having dropped it. Wireless.
He then apparently invaded stationery, etc. leaving a balance of Mrs. Akbar's bedroom where he $268.760.23.
to deal unlocked a drawer and found $111, The Directors propose which included six silver dollara. with this amount as follows:-To of the silver money the burglar pay a dividend of 7% on the paid refrained from taking $2, this up capital, $180,048.32; to pay a to Directors, promoters, being found in a drawer inter this bonus morning. In addition, two chil- founders and staff, $16,471.78: to drens' rings, of small value, are Carry Forward $58,043.28. missing.
ENGLAND-INDIA AIR SERVICE.
NEW PORT, OF CALL ANNOUNCED.
London, Mar. 30.
The flying boats of the Imperial will pay regular weekly calls at the Airways England-India service, port of Limnaul, on the island of when operating in both directions Cyprus, weather permitting, after above the Eastern Mediterranean, April 17th-British Wirelena.
SHOWING TO-DAY
At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 p.m.'
A cargo-boat, of 22 plculs capacity, when off Black Point. A young girl, capsized in heavy seas, on Tuesday, the daughter of the junkmaster, and la member of the crew were drowned.
KING'S
-from her intimate personal diary
BOOKING AT THE THEATRE TEL. 25313.
NEXT CHANGE SUNDAY, 3rd April.
"Hero ia a cure for the deepest.
depression" Says the Sunday
Times" Quite the jullient; brightest and lightest asioiol
comedy Alni in Londod To-day- "SUNSHINE SUSIE"
44
QUEENS
To-day to Saturday at 2.30, 5.10, 7.13 8 9,20 BASED ON ANNA CHRISTIE'S
· THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD''
THE MYSTERY OF THE DEATH OF ROGER ACKROYD
SOLVED BY HERCULE POIROT ALI BI
IN
NEXT ATTRACTION-
WALLACE
BEERY
lo sa amazing drama of gangland
THE
AT THE
ECK
To-day to Saturday
STAR at 2,80, 6,20, 7.20 & 9.20′
Momordina, promed
AL JOLSON in Say it With Songs
* DAVEY LEE
Marten Nizon
Holmed Herben
Fred Kohler
1LOW BAGDE
MAJESTIC
Elissa Landi
ALWAYS GOODBYE
with
LEWIS STONE
TO-DAY ONLY.
At 2.80, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p m.
May-Fair Worshipped Her-Scotland. Yard Suspected Her—But The Man She Loved. Gave Her Wholehear..., ted Faith,
Two little words~
mean a
· NON-STOP Voyage
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The same two words will assure you that your freight will be well handled... and speedily placed on the cars ... when it arrives in port.
The two little words we speak of are to be written in Indelible pencil right after the word "sup" on your shipping tickets. They are "VIA SEATTLE." Never forget them! They have saved time on millions of tons of freight each year...conuigned from the Orient to the United States. Investigate! Write Bell Street Terminal, Seattle, U.S.A.
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te und from the ORIENT
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After dan gay pitty...after each joy or taas..when hɔve thriller or hurt she faced the facts frankly in her
CONFESSIONS
OF A CO-ED
A Paramount Picture
with
Sylvia Sidney Phillips Holmes Norman Foster
with RENATE - MULLER JACK HULBERT OWEN NARES
A British Picture.
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