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WINIFRED SHOTTER &OWEN NARES
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 1933.
The Love Contract
THE ESCAPADES OF A LADY CHAUFFEUR
FROM THE SUCCESSFUL STAGE PLAY "CHAUFFEUR ANTOINETTE" HEAR THESE CATCHY, TUNES "ANTOINETTE"
"THE AUTOMOBILE SONG"
A BRITISH & DOMINIONS PRODUCTION
SHOWING TOMORROW
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WHEELER WOOLSEY
Many Varieties
World's Greatest Clowns in their Greatest Laugh Spree..
PEACH OʻRENO
With Those two Madcap CharET OTS
DOROTHY
LEE ZILMA O'NEAL
JOSEPH CAWTHORN
Bright... Brooxy. Jamboree Thru Not New Capital of "Liberty, With "Cuckoo". Comedy Dizzy Dames...a Whirling Big Grin festival in the "Biggest Little City in the World"t
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WELFARE WORK.
REVIEW OF LEAGUE OF NATIONS ACTIVITIES
CHAN SIK-NIN CASE, AMY HONOURED,
WITNESS ON HIS RELATIONS ENTERTAINED BY WOMEN'S
ASSOCIATION
ia
London, Jan. 'D.
WITH DEFENDANT ·
London, Jan. 5.
Chan Cho, the principal witness The welfare work of the League in the case in which Chan Sik-nin, Mrs. Amy Mollison was a guest of Nations is the subject of an well-known Hongkong merchant, is at a dinner in her honour by the article in to-day's Manchester Guar-charged with unlawfully solzing dian, which remarked that over basiness and assets amounting to Women's Automobile and Sports most parts of the world its health over a lakh, by means of an alleged-Association last night. Viscountess organisation is fighting disease, ly forged power-of-attorney, resum-Elibank was in the chair. Many and commissions. are at worked his evidence in cross-examina-famous men and women aviators studying the cause and advising tion by the defence before Mr and others Interested in flying at-
Central Police remedios for such dread plagues Schofold at the
tended. The Prince of Wales in a as small pox, cancer, malaria and Court yesterday afternoon.
Mr. Hin-shing Lo, instructed by telegram of congratulation, remark- sleepy sickness.
In the Far East, the Bureau at Mr. Peter Sin, is for the prosecued on her pluck and endurance on Singapore is collecting news of tlon, and Mr. F. X. D'Almada, Sar, the South African flight, which had
won universal admiration. epidemic outbreaks from three for the defence.
continents and warning porta and Correspondence between the par- The Director of Civil Aviation, shipping regarding preventativo ties was produced, leading to fur-
Colonel Shelmerdino, emphasised methods. The year 1932 saw further disagreement between appos- ther steps on the road to the ideal ing Counsel as to the correctness of the danger of her proposed North of the complete abolition of opium the translations. Replying to Mr. Atlantic flight which could serve no prohibition except for medical or D'Almada, witness said that in all good purpose unless it was under- scientific purposes. One of the his letters to the defendant be taken with a view to establishing' triumphs of 1932 was the sccep- asked the latter to raise funds for a regular air service. Some time tance by the League of the British the King Fook Wo, this not because must elapse before any such service a could be established and he hoped proposals for the suppression of ho treated the defendant as slavery throughout the world. The partner but as an agent or attorney meanwhile people would not rock- League had also continued its work of the real partners, and as one who legaly hazard their lives-British for the alleviation of the suffering had full control and management Wireless, of refugees-work which will al-of the business by virtue of that ways be associated with the namo power-of-attorney. "I had to raise of Nansen.
these
whenever funds myself During the past year, the conven-needed, whon I was in the tion for establishing an interna-position." tional relief union has come into force.-British Wircless,
BLAZING LINER
DRIFTING TOWARDS COAST
London, Jan. 5. surrounded by eight tugs, the burning liner Atlantique is alx mies from Portland Bill, slowly drifting to the English Coast, watched by crowds from the cliffs. Tuga endeavouring to take her into tow have been driven off by the tre- mendous heat and dense smoke.
France is perturbed at the loss of the liner. It will be recalled that after a searching Inquiry into the Georges Philippar disaster the Andings were not revealed.
Nelthor Capt. Schoofs nor the Chief Officer of the Atlantique will say more than "We cannot explain it, but the way the fire spread was amazing.
Mr. D'Almada: When you were in control you embezzled $125,000? Witness admitted that was the case, he having spent that amount in the course of business.
ATTACK IN PRISON.
DEFENDANT COMMITTED FOR TRIAL
Two privates from the South Mr. D'Almada's further questions Wales Borderers, who are at pre returned to the point that the do-seat serving goal sentonces for fendant was in reality a partner of burglary, appeared in Court yester- the Arm. This was denied by the day as witnesses of an armed as- witness, who said that his view up Victoria Gael on December 7 laat.
sault which took place in the till now in that regard unshaken.
The further hearing was journed until Monday.
Was
Tho accused, Tae Kau, was ad-charged with maliciously wounding Tam Tak, with intent to main him.
TURKISH RAILWAYS.
COPPER MINE AREA DEVELOPMENT
London, Jan, 5..
•
European Werders G. Grover, J. Johnson and Walter Collins, and the two privates of the South Wales Borderera, as well as two Indian wardera, gave short evidence,
Опо of the soldiers, named Hurns, said he saw the defendant striking Tam Tak, and rushed to the latter's assistance. His grip The Turkish Government has de: caused the defondant to drop the cided to raise an internal loan of axe and there над ΠΟ further £12,000,000 to build a railway from trouble. Diabekr to Argbana, to tap an Im-
his
portant copper mine area which has The accused offered no defence, hitherto been undeveloped owing to and was committed to stand The inquiry has opened at Cher-lack of communications.—Our Own trial at the next sitting of the bourg.
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