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CENTRAL
HEATRE
SHOWING TO-DAY
At 2.30, 5.15, 7:15 & 9.30 p.m. UNITED PHOTOPLAY SERVICE presents
WIND"
with TAM YING AND KOO CHIM'FEE. A Chinese Picture with English Titles.
COMING ATTRACTION
Intall the yediz ̧. of motion pictures
ão emotional, levent outthines FRANCIS LEDERER
in his first picture, Trolol
LEDERER
The star of "Autumn Cro- cut: who captured ton don and New York, hurls his blazing geniur into a drama of barbaric lovel
"LANDI
RKO RASTO PICTURE
A Pandro S. Berman
production..
MANOFTWO WORLDS
with
HENRY STEPHENSON J. FARRELL MACDONALD Directed by J. Walter Ruben.
live producer. Merlan C. Cooper, exedu-
LEE THEATRE
PTO-DAY ONLY
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At 12.30, 2.30, 5,30, 7.30 & 9.30 p.m. IT'S LYNN & WALLS—WHAT MORE?
REALLY UPROARIOUS
THE HONGKONG
THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1934.
TELEGRAPH.
REFORMS IN LAW.
UNIVERSITY SOCIETY.
TUBERCULOSIS
ENGINEERS ELECT COM- PENALTIES FOR TAMPERING H.K. DEATHS DOUBLE IN ́MITTEE AT ANNUAL MEETING] WITH JLM'S FORCES
TEN YEARS
The annual general meeting of
London, Apr. 11. That pulmonary tuberculosis is the University Engineering So A number of changes in the increasing in Hongkong, despite clety was held in the University law concerning Incitement to dis-efforts by local Health authori- on Tuesday last. Professor WalTection are proposed in a Bill, ties, is evidenced by latest statin- Fald, M.Sc., the President was in which
was introduced in thetical information. the chair.
With the exception of 1928, in House of Commons to-day, "to In opening the proceedings he make better provision for the which year over 30 per cent of the mentioned that this year marked prevention and punishment of deaths recorded in the Colony "the coming of age" of the Un! endeavours to seduce members of were caused by the fatal disease, versity Engineering Society as it is Majesty's forces from their last year's Agures are the highest was founded in 1918. it was duty and allegiance.”
over recorded. Kratifying to notice that during
the whole of that period it has The Bill provides, inter alia, that had a most Ouccessful career, in futuro it will be an offence to The Engineering students had possess
documents likely to managed its finances in a antis seduce members of the forces, factory manhor and a number of while powers, similar to those well-known engineers had ad- already posseaned In respect to drosued the Society on technical obscene literature will bo given subjects.
to magistrates to grant search The reports of the Secretary warrants in respect to premises and Treasurer were adopted and where it a reasonably suspected the following officers for the year that an offence is being com- 1934 were elected namely:
mitted. President: Professor C. A. Mid- dleton Smith, M.Sc., M.I. Mech. Despite the congestion of busi-
the Government hopes
present the Bnt the
E..
Desk
Vice President: Mr. D. W. Mor-enact ley, M.A.. Mr. I. Day, A.M.I.E.E., Mr.session.-Reuter, FC. Weller, Mr. R, S. Tissington,
1.50..
Chairman: Mr. T. S. Lim, Vice Chairman: Mr. M. C. Yat- skin.
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Mortality figures over the past year show that tuberculosis deaths have steadily increased, and, tak- ing the figures for the first three | months of this year as an average, there will be almost a hundred peri cent increase over the figures fór 1924.
Statistics of deaths from pul-1 monary tuberculosia for the past ten years are as follows:
1923
1,472
1924
1,749
1920
1,890
1920
1,617
to
1927
1,595
1928
4,411
1920
2.158
1930
1,994
1931
1,983
1932
2,042
1933
xious to keep in touch with past members, especially those who were doing ploneer engineering work in Chian.
Since the beginning of this Hon. Sccertars: Mr. Z. D. Lee,
year, 765 deaths have been enused Ian. Treasurer: Mr. C. L. Ng.
by pulmonary tubercuosia. Thin Committee Members: Miss S. C.) They particularly hoped that the figures representa a substantial Ue, Messrs. H. C. Gol, B. P. C. past members of the Society would increase over the figure for the Fletcher, K. M. Lo. E. H. Kolt. C. contribute technical articles de corresponding period last year. C. Ho, Y. K. Zen, K. 1. Ng. scribing, engineering developments
According to official statistics, vote of in China to the University Before proposing a
En-pulmonary tuberculcals ranks thanks to the retiring President gineering Journal, the main pur-second to broncho-pneumonin as the and Committee, Professor Middle- pose of which was to record the principal cause of deaths in the ton Smith thanked the members progress made in applied science Colony. It is stated that the of the Engineering Society for the In China. honour they had done him in elect- Professor Middleton Smith then figure is probably higher, as casca of broncho-pneumonia are fre- ing him as President for the So- moved a vote of thanks to the requently of tuberculous origin. ciety for the ninth time. He add-tiring President and. Committee Overcrowded tenements, the ex- ed that Professors F. A. Redmond | and congratulated them upon their|pectorating habits of the people. and W. Brown and himself were success in providing the members and poverty are assigned on the the only remaining mombers of the during the past year with a most principal reasons for the prevalence Society in the University of the interesting programme of papers of respiratory discuses in Hong- pre-War era. They were most nu- and works visits.
kong.
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Commencing SUNDAY
A screen play about thras people who
loved each
other very much
A Paramount
Picture
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Everybody loves Marle..everybody admires Lionel... everybody will give three cheers now that they're co- starred for the first time!
It's Marie's birth- day picture and she presents to you
the greatest tri-
umph of her career!
Marie
DRESSLER BARRYMORE
in a 'great entertainment
Her SWEETHEART
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Together Again! RALPH LYNN
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MI
A NIGHT LIKE THIS:
Irresistible humour iɑ Ben Travers Mirthquake. J
TO-MORROW =
BERT
WHEELER
WOOLSEY
DOROTHY LEE ZELMA O'NEAL-
JOS. CAWTHORN
PEACH O'RENO ARKO, RADIO PICTURE
WORKERS PROTEST noon, had been besieging the civle
THREE INJURED IN S'HAI
„DEMONSTRATION
contro in ardor to protest against. the cutting of wages.
During the retreat of the workers, whose foodless siege last- ed 18 hours, a woman fell to the ground and gave birth to a child.
Following the dispersal of the workers. 'employees of the
Shanghai,-Apr. 11. Three workers were injured and 11 others wore arrested this morn Municipal Government, who were lug whon Chinese police dispersed compelled to remain indoors since 4,000 employees of the Melyn Silk the alege started for their homes. Factory who, since yesterday after--Reuter.
Printeri and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PERCY FRANKLIN, at 1 and 8, Wyndham Street in the City of Victoria Hongkong.
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2.15–0:30
LAST
4 TIMES TO-DAY.
With machine guns and pineapples, they try to take the open spaces for a ride and muscle in on a new racket...until this reckless cowboy teaches the bad boys new tricks
about their own, game. ZANE GREY'S The
Mystifying Comedy Drama with a Sensational
and Thrilling Climax.
LAST TRAIL
with
George O'BRIEN
CLAIRE TREVOR
EL BRENDEL
LUCILLE LA VERNE
Directed by James Tinling bICTURE
TAKE ANY TRAM OR HAPPY VALLEY BUS
Noel Coward's
DESIGN
ALHAMBRA
THENTRE
-To-day 8-To-morrow at-2.30, 5.20, 7:20 &–9.20-
BRITISH INTERNATIONAL PICTURES IT Jasudly Present
THE FIRST SCREEN OPERA Guspired by Bizotofumour Opera CARMEN Pulsating with Red Romance
Action and Lilling Melodies/
LIVING GIESY BLOOD
FREDRIC MARCH GARY COOPER MIRIAM HOPKINS
ORIENTAL
The
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CHESTER MORRIS
HOLDS YOU IN SUSPENSE 1
TO-MORROW and SATURDAY
Throo Grost Pictures
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Little Pigi and the Big
Bad Wolf
Douglas FAIRBANKS
in
Mr, ROBINSON
CRUSOB Mickey Mouse
FLEMING
ROAD
WANGHAI
TEL. 28473
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS
SEDUCTIVE
THOMAS
MARGUERITE NAMARA LANCE FAIRFAX
NEWS OF THE WORLD-
ALLURING
"GIPSY BLOOD" can be heartily recommended as first-rate entertainment... scenes in Sevolle alone make this picture worth seeing. The ballfight is a fiercely thrilling spectacle.
ART TREASURE STIDEN was locked at night.
STOLEN.
FAMOUS PANEL TAKEN. FROM CATHEDRAL
The theft was discovered by the vorger who, in accordance with custom, drew back the curtain which covers the triptych during the night.
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The triptych was mentioned in the Peace Treaty, as the three panels had become separated in the past, one being in Ghent, one in
Brussels, Apr. 10. A priceless tronaure of Flemish art has been stolen from the Brussels and one in Berlin. The Cathedral of St. Baryon. Some Peace Treaty stipulated that the panel bo restored to time last night the panel of the Berlin altar screen bearing the famous Belgium, and when this was done triptych, "The Adoration of the all three panels were assembled by
St. Barvon. Lamb," by Jan and Hubort Voneyck, was removed.
The stolen panel is 37 inches high, 10 inches wide. It includos
It is belloved that the thloves the figure of John the Baptist-
remained behind when the church Reuter,