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DRACULA
with
BELA LUCOSI. -
HELEN CHANDLER, DWIGHT FRYE, ETC. Tod Browning's Greatest Triumph.
STARTING TO-DAY
The Greatest War Drama of the air now perfectly synchronized with sound.
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SONIA
·RECLAMATION GROUNDS, WANCHAT-
GARDEN.
~OPEN-AIR CINEMA ---
THEATRE
TALKING PICTURES
2 PERFORMANCES NIGHTLY 7.30 & 9.30. LAURA LA PLANTE and JOHN BOLES
In Universal's Greatest Screen Spectacle.
OF
"CAPTAIN THE GUARD"
Here's a wonderful production. For gorgeousness of costuming, massive settings, story interest and splendid portrayal, it stands in a class distinctly its own.
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NEW YORK STOCK LORRY HITS TREE
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A.O.F.C. QUOTATIONS. FOR YESTERDAY
MAN AND WOMAN INJURED
One man and a woman were in- jured, the former rather serious. New York, Aug. 9.
ly, in a motor accident which oc Dow Jones Averages: Aug. 8. Aug. 9
curred on the Castle Peak Road 30 Industrials
67.71 07.08 just below the Taunwan Police 26.79 20.77 Station in the early hours of this 27.300 28.255
morning. Mesars. E. A. Pierce & Co. report:~ The market is dasy-Businėsя done:- 3,800,000 shares.
20 Rails
20 Utilities ......................
It appears that motor lorry No. 1865, driven by Kwok Min, was Last To-day's proceeding from Mongkok to Un Pricu Long at 3.40 a.m. when it skidded
near the Tsunwan Police Station and crashed into a tree. The in- jured persons were two of those who were in the larry at the time. They have been taken to hospital.
THE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1932.
H.K.F.A.
COUNCIL
CONSTITUTIONAL
CHANGES
BELGIAN STRIKE QUO TAI-CHI||
DEMAND
REFUSED BY BIG ORGANISATION
Brussels, Aug. 9.
The demand of the Minors' Con- green for a general strike has been rejected by the National Com-
AGENDA OF NEXT WEEK'S mittee of the Commission Syn-
MEETING
dicale Belgique, to which twenty- six unions are affiliated with half a million membership.-Reuter.
PLENIPOTENTIARY WITHDRAWN
ence.
AT PALACE
RECEIVED BY HIS
MAJESTY
POLITICAL CRISIS COMMENT
Loudon, Aug. 9.
The entire constitution of
Mr. Quo Tai-chi, the new Chinese Minister in London, was: the H.K.F.A. Council will be changed if proposals to be
received in audience by His advanced at next Wednes-
Nanging, Aug. 10. Majesty the King at Bucking- The Government has rescinded ham Palace, being introduced by day's extraordinary general|
the appointment of Mr. Ll Fang-yl Sir John Simon and the Marshal meeting of the Association as plenipotentiary delegate to the of the Diplomatic Corps. are approved by the club de-International Telegraph Confer-
In an interview with Reuter legates.
declared This is, presumably, a conse-Inter, Mr. Quo Tai-chi The change proposed follows
quence of the recont controversy himself delighted with his recep- the line indicated at the last meet-ovor wireless contracts with the tion. His Majesty was charming ing of the Council when it was British Marconi and the American and very well-informed about agreed to submit to the extraord- Mackay Interesta.—Reuter.
Chinese affairs. inary meeting a resolution declar- ing the election of Council at the
In the course of their talk, the annual meeting to be null and | bolonging to it, or under its con- King recalled that ho vold.
trol, shall be vested in the Coun-Shanghai some fifty years ago. If the annual meeting election cll, who shall have power to effect He was very interested to hear is thus disposed of, a further ex- and carry out all the duties of that conditions there traordinary meeting will immedi-the Association, with full power turning to normal and that the ately be held to elect Officers and to make such Bye-laws in
situation con-general political Council for the ensuing year, nexion therewith as may be neces-China was settling down.
sary in connexion with the carry- ing out of the objects of the As- sociation and the affairs of the
SUGGESTED NEW RULES.
The suggested new rules read as follows:-
3. The Officers of the kong Football Association consist of:
long- shall
same.
NOMINATED COUNCIL.
visited
were re-
NATIONAL POLICY.
In
Mr. Quo stated he was not sur- prised at the resignation of the The Council shall have power Chinese Cabinet. He was aware to delegate any or all of its powers that Mr. Wang Ching-wai could to the Emergency Committee, not sympathise with the passive (a) A President, to be elected League Management Committee policy of the northern military at the Annual General Meeting, and/or Referees Committee. lenders in regard to Manchuria, but to be of European and Chinese
but he was sure that no effort nationality in alternate years. The Council shall consist of would be spared to urge Mr. (b) A Vice-President, to be the Officers of the Association (ns Wang to remain in office and to elected at the Annual General set out in Rule 3), together with harmonise his national policy Meeting, but to be of European one member from each Club play with the measures to be taken in and Chinese nationality in al-ing in the 1st Division of the Northern China.--Router. ternate years, Le.. for the year League, such members to be no- the President is of European na-minated by the respective Clubs tionality, the Vice-President shall concerned each year, one member,
be of Chinese nationality, and for each group of Clubs playing MAJESTIES LEAVE
vice versa.
in the 2nd and 3rd Divisions of
(c) A Chairman, to be elected the League, i.c., one each for the annually, at the first Meeting of Civilian Junior Clubs, one for the each New Council, the gentleman Chinese Junior Clubs and one for elected to be a member of the the Army Junior Clubs, these members shall be nominated by the groups of Junior Clubs con- corned each year.
Council.
(d) The Honorary Secretary, who shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting, by vote of the Club representatives present at such Meeting,
MANAGEMENT,
LONDON
SHORT VISIT TO SANDRINGĦAM
London, Aug. 9.
In the event of a vacancy oc- curring between two Annual The King and Queen to-day left General Meetings, the Club or London for Sandringham, Norfolk, Clubs whose representative has where they will stay for a few fallen out, shall be called upon to days before proceeding north for nominate a member to fill such their annual visit to Balmoral.
Brittish Wireless,
The Management of the Associa tlon and the funds and properties | vnenney.
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LAURA
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PEGGY SHANNON
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Marion DAVIES CLARK GABLE
WITH
Metro-
Mayer
PICTURE
POLLY
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of the CIRCUS
COMEDY 'LAUREL & HARDY
in
**Laughing Gravy ''
A MARION DAVIES production with
C. AUBREY SMITH
directed by ALFRED SANTELL
TO-MORROW
DARING DRAMA OF A A
DESPERATE VOYAGE
SIN
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SHIP
AT THE
STAR
A Metru.
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Picture
LOUIS WOLHEIM MARY ASTOR
TO-DAY TO-MORROW
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MARION DAVIES
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· MARIANNE "
MAJESTIC
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AT PLAY
Thomas MEICHAN Charlotte GREENWOOD William Bakewell Barbara Wocks
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