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KING'S
HONG KONG
ALHAMBRA
KOWLOON
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HIT SONGSI
"Broody
Ferlin, You're
"OKA
You're My Lucky Scap
Sing Before
·Broad Fase**
BROADWAY MELODY
Meno
JACK
with
+
1936
ELEANOR
ROBERT
BENNY POWELL. TAYLOR
UNA MERKEL FRANCES LANGFORD - SID SILVERS BUDDY EBSEN - JUNE KNIGHT • VILMA EBSEN HARRY STOCKWELL NICKELONG, Ir. Directed by ROY DEL RUTH Produced by JOHN W. CONSIDINE, Jr.
ESTARS
SHOWING TO-DAY
At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20°
Leslie HOWARD Waste OBERON
Scarlet Pimpernel
By Baroness Orgy
RAYMOND MASSEY,
NIGEL BRUCE Produced by Alexander KORDA
ALSO: "MICKEY PLAYS PAPA" CARTOON
NEXT CHANGE .
JACKIE COOPER in “DINKY”
TO-DAY.
ONLY
A Warner Bros. Picturo.
MAJESTIC
Edmund
At 2.30. 5.20,
7.20 G.9.20
p.m.
LOWE Jack HOLT
The BEST
MAN WINS
Flo
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, JANUARY
WAR-MAKERS REBUKED
(Continued from Payo 1.)
be popular in any bation choosing to At this shoe to las foot.
MAJORITY CONTENT Prealdent Roosevelt said his senti- ments would find sympathy with nations desiring pence, but which were forced to align themselves in Jockeying the characteristic European aud Asiatic relations to-day. Ife be loved that 90 per cent of the world's population was content with its boundaries and was willing to reduce Its armaments. But 10 per cent. of the population was forcing armaments upon Teal. the
"That's why even the efforts, to con. tinue the existing limits of naval armaments show little success" - he asserted.
ENGLISH FLOODS
CONTINUE
BUT OUTLOOK MORE REASSURING
London, Jan. 3. Although the flood conditions in many districts of the Thames Valley were again worne lo-day and the rato of flow of the river is now over nine thousand million gallons in 24 hours, there was a reassuring note in to-day's official statement of the Thames Con servancy Board to the effect that with the present tendency the river should steady and fall, but continued rain is forecast for the next 24 hours at least.
To-day, the wain Bath Rond through Maidenhead had to be closed owing to the depth of the floods, and the diversion of traffic through, the narrow streets of Eton resulted in blocks and delays.
The United States' policy wan con- sistent with its desires to limit arma- Imants and peacefully solve disputes, to generally oppose repression of and to Autocracy. He cited the neutrality legisation and said if war was in-
The Great Western Railway hope to evitable both the American continents effect temporary repairs to the Salls- must maintain a well-ordered noutra Ilty but adequate
defences and debury-Devizes Rond Bridge over the their utmost to persuade the bell main lno in Wiltshire in tinig to gerents to return to peace.
render it safe for railway trafe njan ort Sunday.
THREAT TO PEACE Evidence provca, "he said, "that Inundations have caused further Autocracy
endangers peace. Such subsidence of the railway embankment threats do not spring from nations on the local Southern line, and an devoted to a democratie ideal, "he de-omnibus service has had to bo sub- clared..
stituted between places affected by He continued his anti-autocracy the discontinuation of the train thome, dealing with domestic matters, service British Wireless,
He said that the numerically small
but politically powerful financial and industrial
opposed groups
the New Deal's ideals and efforta, but that despite opposition the reformi
nearly comme was at the moment}
Those who wanted
U.S. MARKET OUTLOOK
BUYING ORDERS
WAITING
special privileges were attempting to regain power, however, he maintained, WANT AN AUTOCRACY He said that if his oppo
opponents
'were given their way they will take the Course of every autocracy-power for themselves. enslavement for the public." He said these autocrats
New York, Jan. 3. The Wall Street Journal states that were using a synthetic fear to gain United States whiskies will probably their ends.
The President cited the industrial be reduced in price in the near future, and agricultural advances in America in order to compete with the price and said the approaching balance of cuts in imported whiskies,
the
budget would be due to increasing tax receipts, but without new laxation, in 13 belief that now taxes are not advisable or
necessary ." he said.
New York Central probably covered fixed charges in 1935 for the first time since 1931.
Owens, Illinois, made a new high
Due recovery, he saki, they could anticipate A reduction in relief record in volume of business in appropriations: Ile urged Congress 1985. "That we advance, and not retreat,"
Wall Street was to-day moderately
"I have confidence you will not fail bullish on the leading soap companies. the people whose mandate you have] already faithfully fulfilled."-United Year with considerable buying wait- The stock market starta the Now
Preas.
THE MAGISTRATES
· ORDINANCE V
PROPOSED CHANGE IN LAW
The Gazette.contains the draft of an Ordinance to amend further the Magistrates Ordinance, 1932.
ing under current levels. Traders favour utilities. Little interest is be- ing displayed in the convening of
Congress-United Prese
THE
MacDONALDS' CONTESTS
POSITION NOT YET DEFINITE
r
|
4, 1935.
STRICT CONTROL
OF RADIO
(Continued from Page 1.1
io, require the production of nil telegraphte messages, and impones penalties for refusal to produce.
ULLO
DAILY SHOWINGS At 2.30, 5.15, 7.20 & 9.30
TO-DAY ONLY.
Spectacle
Clause 0, which reproduces most of the provisions of the Telegraphic Mestages Ordinance, 1894, protects certain telegraphic messages from publication within a certain period.
Clanse 7 empowers the Governor-in- Council to make regulations govern- ing telegraphs
generally. Clause 8 allows the revocation llcences for good cause.
Clauro D exempts the Government from liability froin loss or damage "The
caused by the loss or delay telegraphic message.
of
of
PL
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY Part V (Clauses 27-35) deals ex-| clusively with radio-communication (Le. wireless telegraphy) and vides inter alia for the following mallers:-
pro-
(a) the vesting in the Governor-in- Council of the exclusive privilege of establishing and using stations and appliances for transmitting and roz ceiving wireless messages, with the right to licence Installations and op paratus Ashore and afloat;
(b) the licensing of dealers in ap- paratus for radiocommuniction, with the main object of checking and trac- ing the existence of unlicensed in- *tallations;
(c) the making by the Governor-in- Council of regulations for examining and lasuing certificates of proficiency to operators, for ensuring the secrecy of wireless communications, for con- trolling, by rules to be framed before. hand, the use of wireless apparatus in times of emergency, and generally for giving effect to the provisions of this Part
(d) the payment, out of fines in- flicted on offenders, of rewards to persons supplying the Information that has led to conviction.
effee-
The Ordinance will become tive on such date as the Governor may 6x by proclamalien.
H.K. GOVERNMENT APPOINTMENTS
SEVERAL CHANGES
ANNOUNCED
The following appointments have been made by His Excellency the Governor:
Mr. R. A. D. Forrest to be Principal Assistant Colonial Secretary and Clark of Councils.
Mr. H. R. Butterr to be Deputy Clerk of Councils.
The Hon. Sir Thomas Southern, to be Chairman of the Licensing Board for a period of three years.
Mr. T. 3. Whyte-Smith to be Land Officer.
Mr. J. D. Prentis to act as a Deputy Registrar of Marriages in addition to his other duties.
Mr. R. A. C. North to be an Assist--- ant to the Secretary for Chinese Affairs.
It is explained that Section 26 of the Magistrates Ordinance, 1932, has hoen repealed in order to avoid over-
Mr. E. J. Edwards to net na Inspec. lapping with section 18 of the Police
London, Jan. 3. tor of English Schools, vice Mr. A. 0. Dr. Mavour, batter known as the Brawn, on leave prior to retirement. Force Ordinance, 1932, as enacted by dramatist, James Bridle, has decided section 2 of the Police Force Amend-not to accept nomination as an In-
Dr. W. C. W. Nixon to be a Mem- ment Ordinance, 1938.
ber of the Midwives Board for a term dependent Conservative for the comDr. Li Shu-fan and Mr. Abbas ol
of three years, section 106 (6)of the bined Scottish Universities in opposi
Ordinance, 1932,
the tion to the Lord President of the Arcul to be two of the additional conditions of the recognizance did not Council, Bir, Ramsay MacDonald. It spector William Ritchie to be
the Urban Council. require the attendance of the appella not yet known whether there will at the hearing of the appen? It be a Liberal candidate in addition to merely required submission to the Mr. MacDonald's Labour and Scottish under the Weights and Meuaurea ari Examiner of Weights and Measures judgment of the Full Court and Nationalist opponents.
Ordinance, 1885, section 4, and also, aral Fireworks Ordinance, 1901, sec- an Inspector under the Gunpowiler tion 14.
Ent
had
for
10
tion
THREE MEN COMMITTED TO
CRIMINAL SESSIONS
pearance before the magistrate with-
The position in the other impending The decision after outer Jung mene. it Scottish by election, in Ross, and
such judgment. If ample time to forfeit his Cromarty, da atill undefined. News- recognizance and leave the Colony papers suggest that the Dominions Section 3 of this Ordinance abolishes Secretary Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, FORGED BANK NOTES this period and requires the appell-
not decide whether to accept the ant's attendance at the hearing of the invitation of the local Liberal Associa
to stand as a National Govern- Bection 100 (1) of the Magistrates mont candidate for a day or two. Var- Ordinance, 1932, makes no provision fous organisations representing differ
service of notice by post but it has ent sections of the National Govern- been found in practice that suchment supporters in the consultuency facilities are desirable. In the
new have yet to conclude consideration of section 4 of this Ordinance the word the situation arising from the elevation
of section 31 of the Summary
of the sitting member, Sir Ian Mac Jurisdiction Act, 1870 as enacted by Phorson, to the Peerage. British section 1 :(x) of the Summary | Wirelesu. Jurisdiction (Appeals) Act, 1933 has been used as a guide and the facilities for servico
by post therein provided Section adopted
have
of this Ordinance gives to the magistrate's
clerk
similar facilities for service by post which were lacking under section 118E (1) of the Magistrates Ordinance, 1932. as enacted by section 2 of the Magistrates Amendment Ordinance,
1936.
New Air Rules Follow Loss Of Kingsford Smith
Singapore. Déc. 20.
ROYAL VISIT TO
EASTBOURNE -
THEIR MAJESTIES TO STAY A MONTH
After a protracted hearing, the the Kam Cheung, Plece-goods shop, case in which Pun Shu, master of Cheung Kin-pul, book-keeper at the On Lok Yuen Cafe, 25. Des Voeux Road Central, and Sze To-wal, unem- played, are charged with possesssion of forged bank notes, was concluded before Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at Central Police Court yesterday afternoon, when the defendants were committed for trial.
the
The case for the Crown was con- ducted by Mr. E. H. Williams, Assistant Attorney General, assisted by Detective Inspector Andrew.
Pun
Shu was defended by Mr. Hin shing Lo, instructed by Mr. J. M. Hall, while Mr. J. M. D'Almada Remedios represented Cheung Kin- pul. Mr.. F, G. Nigel appeared for Sze To-wal
London, Jan. 3. It is expected that the King, and Queen will again, visit Eastbourno this year, probably arriving in the latter half-of February. The King Pan Shu, who gave evidence the
en previous day, was yesterday cross medical advice and was stated to examined at length by Mr. Williams.
nt to Eastbourne last spring
have bonefited by his stay.
He
Their Majesties will go to Compton repeated that he gave $200 to tho
Place, the Duke of Devonshire's residence, and the visit may last a
pur-
теко defendant, Cheung, to clase
for him, some time ago. On 12, witness
came to
As the result of the loss lttlo over a month.-British Wireless, Hongkong and stayed at the Kel Fat
of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith restrictions are to be placed on civil aviators fly- ing between India and Sin- gapore.
CHINESE ART EXHIBITION
STILL AS POPULAR AS EVER!
his
Boarding House, Two days later he pawned 4. watch and gave address as the Empress Hotel be cause, In his opinion, the address. was better.
On November 23 he saw Cheung at the On Lok Yuen Cate and
Cheung paid him the $200. He did not think the notes were forgeries. He seldom used Chartered Bank notes and it was the first time he had. .Acep red Chartered Bank $10 note placed all the notes in his sock as how his sock when
afraid It way of losing the money.
he to the pawnshop.
went
Major Munn, Director of Civil Aviation at Singapore, announces, after consultation with R.A.F. authorities, that he is arranging to tighten up the regulations con- trolling flying between India and
London, Jan. 3. Visitors to the Chinese Art Exhibi- Singapore.
Wireless equipment tion at Burlington Hause, to the and will beconic compulsory for all of December, numbered nearly 100,- At the conclusión, Mr. Hin-shing machines, and airmen will have to 000.
Lo submitted that on the atory told declare their precise route before The record day attendance was by the witness no jury would con- registered yesterday, when about 7,000 vict. The Crown had not proved in- People visited the Exhibition-Reuter, Lent and he asked for his acquittal,
The Hagistrato: It is not a ques tion of what a a jury would do in this wide area in which he might have ease of Typhoid were reported to the t
cane. As far""us" I am Five casos of Diphtheria and one there is a prima facie case.
concerned landod.United Press.
The defence of Cheung and Sze.To- local Health authorities on Thursday. wal was reservod.
taking off.
Considerable difficulty was
4
ex-
pertenced in searching for Sir Charles Kingsford. Smith over the
romanco
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JOAN
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