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TO-DAY ONLY at 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m. THE FLAMING DRAMA OF A LOVE —
TOO GREAT FOR ONE WOMAN!
LOVE OR LUXURY!-
"which will the choose?
Elissa LANDI
“Sisters Under the Skin"
FRANK MORGAN-JOSEPH SCHILDKRAUT
TO-MORROW
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“ON THE AIR
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WITH EVERY FAMOUS RADIO STAR
A BRITISH LION PRODUCTION
SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 1935.
THE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
PEAK TRAM FLATS
SIMON'S PEACE
ORDINANCE BEING
AMENDED
QUEST
(Continued from Page 1)
DOLLAR DROPS SLIGHTLY
MARKET A SHADE EASIER
last is disarmament that is freely agreed to and in order to bring about an agreement about arma- The Hongkong dollar declined Penkments it is absolutely necessary 1/8th this morning to 18, 1144. to increase the sense of security. The market was somewhat easy on
The Gazette contains the draft of an Ordinance to amend the Tramway Ordinance 1888.
MOSCOW AND WARSAW
opening, with vary little business
It is explained that Section 12 (1) of the principal Ordinance, No.
"The Lord Privy-Seal, Mr. Eden, passing. 2 of 1883, enables the Government and 1 are in a few days setting out In London, silver prices de- sold, and In certain events to purchase all upon visits to Berlin, Moscow and elined 1/16th. India Janda, buildings, works, materials Warsaw in efforts to promote better
|China bought, the market. being, and plant of the Peak Tramways antions and in the Hops of con- quiet.
understanding between, European Company Limited suitable to
tributing towards a settlement of and used for the purpose of those outstanding problems which its undertaking. The word "under- at present impair international con- taking" is defined in section 2 (c).finem under no illusion as to the
but any
BREACH OF TRUST
SINGAPORE BANKER
IMPRISONED
Singapore, Mar. 16.
After a trial which lastód ve!
The Company contemplates erect difficulties of our task, ting, on part of its land over the measure of success would be not Lower Tram Station, certain re only a contribution to the appease- sidential flats, and the object of ment of Europe but would be open- this amending Ordinance is to in- ing up renewed possibilities for clude such flats in any aalo under that arms agreement for which we Section 12 unless the Governor in
so long striven. Council by notice in writing de- the League of Nations and the col./before Mr. Justice Burton and a "That in its turn will strengthen days at the Singapore Assizes, clares that the innd and the bulld-lective peace system. The visit special jury, the well-known bank- ing are to be excluded from the shall be paying to Berlin. Po found guilty of a grave breach of
Ing Bgure, Tan Boon-kiah,
sale.
EXCHANGE RATES
Mar. 14.
Paris.
72,7/64
Geneva.
.14.07%
Berlin.
Athens
.11.89 405
Milan
.67%
Shanghai.
.1/7.7/26
New York..
4.75%
Amsterdam.
7.03
Viennn
254
Prague.
112
Bucharest Madrid.
4671⁄2 .141.13/14
Lisbon
Hongkong
.2/0%
Brussels
.20.38
Bombay
1/0
Yokohama..
1/2
Montevideo
41%
Belgrade
.207
.4:81
27%
Montreal Silver (Spot).
Silver (forward) .27 1⁄2 War Loan..... .107
Mar. 15,
72.13/10
have
which the Lord Privy Seal will ae-
Was
company me, is of course quite in-trust to-day. dependent in origin from that
He was sentenced to threo which my colleague will pay submy years rigorous confinement. quently to Russia and Poland.
"Let me make it clear. however, Tan. Boon-kiah was formerly that His Majesty's Government at assistant manager and director of taches no less, algnificance to the the Sze Hai Tong Bank and In- 14.81 latter visit than to the former.surance Company, a concern 11.32 They regard each visit as of excep-excellent repute and long esta-
G06 tional importance and welcome most blishment. 57.11/16 sincerely the opportunity which will
4.79 7.00'
of
1/7 thus be afforded in the three great He was charged with a breach A servant of the capitals of the hopes to promote of trust, aa 26% that international understanding company, Involving the sum 114 which is this Government's chief $103,750.90,-Special. 472% concern."-British Wireless,
of
A bankruptcy notification statea
3614 110 2/0.0/16 The Government is inviting tenders that a first dividend of $10 per cent. 20.59 for the erection of the superstructure has been declared in the case of Tom- 1/0% of the main building of the new Gov-my James Rew, Herk, of 63 Johnston 1/2 ernment Civil Hospital.
Rond,
41
410
4.84% Mr. Alfred Brearley has been ap- 27.5/10 pointed a Trustee of the Church of 27% England in Hongkong, vice Mr. Phillip
107 Jacka,
as representing St. John's Cathedral.
-British Wireless.
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JAMES DUNN
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Produced by
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WARREN WILLIAM HENRY WILCOXON
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MAXTON MARRIED
LABOUR MEMBER WEDS HIS SECRETARY
London, Mar. 15. - Surely it is not too much to hope without ceremony and almost
London, Mar. 15. that the development of trade in secretly, Mr. James Maxion, the India and China will be one of well-known House of Commons the most important features of
Leader of the Independent Labour. the next decade, declared Mr. Wal-
ter Ranciman, President of the Party was married to Miss Made- Board of Trade, speaking at the an-eino Glasie, his voluntary scare- nual banquet of the Paper Makers tary for 11 years. Association here to-night.
Both are 49 years old. He was
morn- committee
He refused to believe that the at the Commons for this Impotus in trade shown by figures ing's debate doing for January and February were work, and loft from there for the "our last word.”.
registry office.-Reuter Special. "We are better off than we were three years ago," he reminded his audience," and we shall be better February has been £840,000 grant- off atlil three years from now." or than the corresponding month
An analysis of trade figures for of 1984.
the past year confirms the first The output of steel for Febru-
good impression, according to ary was 769,500 tons, compared with 707,500 tons, and the output qualified observers,
The decline of imports of raw of pig iron was 488,100 as against materials, which appeared, to be 414,400 tona,
The export of beverages, In- the weak spot, was almost entire. ly due to the fall of raw wool cluding liquors and beers, declin- prices.
ed by £500,000 in last Febru- Last months returns, compared ary. It appears that America's with February a year ago, in re-thirst of a year ago, stimulated by spect to cotton exports, show that the repeal of prohibition, has been trade is nino per cent higher. at least temporarily quenched to The output of machinery for some extent Reuter
"
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