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is being forced to marry the Count ANIMAL PROTECTION
Paria by her mother and father. She zecks out Frlar Laurence for
help. The Friar, gives her a steep-PANGOLIN AND OTTER GIVEN Ing potion which will make lier seem Ike, dend for 42 hours. He blds her drink it and, in the mean-
ime, he promises he will send to With the showings of "Swing: Romeo 1 Mantun, "Time," now at the Queen's and houx
thut explaining Verona in
uly
thon
they made "Roberta," which out to be
#bigger
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LOCAL SANCTUARY
The draft of an Ordinance to make provision for the protection of cor- tain wild animals is Gazetted, us follows:
This Ordinance may be cited as the Wild Animals Protection Ordinance, 1930..
in his possession any wild animal No person shall kill, take, or hava
named in the Schedule.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1936.
KING GEORGE'S LOCAL CURRENCY
BIRTHDAY
MARCH PAST CANCELLED
MODIFICATION OF THE
+
REGULATIONS
The draft is Gazetted of a Cur-f
Amendment rency (No. 2)
Or- dinance.
Section 7 of
one
It had been intended to hold a small naval and military parade to-
the principal day, but on the request of II.M. the Ordinance required the surrender of King that there be to formal cele British bration of his birthday, the parade Hongkong subsidiary silver coin, dollurs, Mexican dollars, hos been cancelled.
The following_communique was and silver bullion, exceeding in received from Government House amount or value ten dollars, within yesterday:
month of the commencement gram from the Secretary of State for first amendment in clause 2 of this The Governor has received a tele-of the Ordinance. The effect of the the Colonies stating that is Majesty the King has expressed the wish that Bill 19 to provide for such surrender his birthday should not be officiully within one month of coming inte observed on Monday. The arrange- possession of the coins or bullion, ments for the March Pust by the or within such further period as the Garrison forces, announced in the Treasurer may allow Legislative Council, yesterday, ure therefore cancelled."
MAL
No Royal Salute
ifs proved, that the animal was killed Genish of His Majesty Kingl
return for her awakening Allainbra Theatres. Fred Astaire and carry her back to Montua with
break him. and Ginger Roger: hope to
Juliet takes the potion and It their Own world's record. These ban the promised effect. Her family, two form the most famous storring believing, her dend, lay her to rest team on the screen to-day. And Friar Laurence's messenger, Friar the Capulet tomb. Meanwhile, attaining that position, they managed Jahn, is speeding to Manuta with to set a mark never before dreamed the letter of explanation to Itomeo.
No, person shall sell, or expose for of in Filmland--that of making five Friar John is wayjald en roete sale, or have in his possession for pictures in a row, with each suca plague-stricken Village, sale, the earcase, flesh, fur, skin or ceeding picture topping its predecessere the reports neules, or any part thereof, of any
Believing the xor both in popularity and in the death, which have been brought to the animal killed or takes in
of Jullet's | office returns. Their first appearance him by his servant, Rome buys o
Colony, together was when they danced the deadly poison and. Fides to Juilet's Every person who contravenes or Carioca in "Flying Down to Rle." tombs that he may die at her attempts to contravene any provision Paris, overcome with great of section 2 shall be liable upon sum- The success of this Alm led to their sile, being sturred, by popular demand, Krief by the death of Juliet, rishes mary conviction to a fine not exceed it "The Gay Divorcee, which itself to Capuket Tomb to spend the nighting one hundred dollars and in the set the fashion for smart, suplistice is met by Romeo with whom he of in question.
in the presence of his beloved, where forfeiture of the animal or part there- ated musical comedy on the screen, and proved even more popular than engages in a mortal combat and loses
his life. Roinen
When any person in charged witly then takes pol- the carlier picture.
son and dies alongside the bier of an offence against that section if Vishall be presumed until the contrary The Juliet Juliet, when she awakes is Bat, burrified to find her lover dead, midl,
or taken in the Colony and after the which bunke the "Roberts, resorts, stricken with grief, are dead
her commencement of this Ordinance. lifes by running n dagger and fastly Fallow the Fleet, which
The Governor In Counell may for in turn eclipsed the "Top Hot" murkhough her heart. Death has thus
scientific, united these great lovers for
taxidermie, zoological or in popularity. Such a steady pro- beyond, parling
other purposes, and subject to such gression
something DOW
conditions as he thus ft, exempt Hollywood, which has known pler
cnty
"The Law In Her Handa”
any person or bstitution from the provisions of section 2 or any part Schedule, and to prevent the sale, of starring teons at one time
but never a team that ran- "The Law In Her Hands". the thereof; or may add to, alter or posing for sale, or possession for
picture bigger comedy chama
showing
the amend the Schedule in any manner sale, of the carense, drsh, fur, skiu or nt and better and mup, successful | Oriental Theatre on Tuesday anti whatsoever.
seales, or any part thereof, of any than the one before, and now comes Wednesday, in a thoroughly enter
The object of this Bill is in prohibit | such wild animal killed or taken in current co-starring mosh, tanling picture, crammed full of the killing, taking or possession of the Colony. "Swing Time" to it new height, thrilling incidents, fast action, bilari-the pangolin. the ofter and such and there are good and substantial ons comedy situations and a planus-other wild animals us the Governor tains only
For the present, the Schedule con-
the pangolin zeusoba, *In their supporting, east
romance The story 12 woven in Council, may see fit to nad to Bie | otter, are "naines,'
such as Vietor Moore, about the operations of two rated as one of the greatest_come-¦ lawyers, who after nearly
Broadway has ever known; to denth in honest and wright bar- Helen Broderiek, who scored heavily risters, decide the whole game with them In "Top Hut." Eric Blore, one of tricks and go in for criminal
DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF with the dancing
in "The Gay tw sturs
law, becoming rich and successful us Divorcee" and "Top Tat, and w
and the "mouthpieces" of
A MAN ALWAYS MARES HIMSM 1 Owing to the Public Holiday to- ax, another Broadway racketeer.
dband of racketeers. Gonded into their doubt-
GREATER AS HE INCREASES HIS KNOW-¦ day, the plutographs which were to favourite, They have a brilliantly ful practice by an assistant district Jolinson,
i have been taken at the Central Bri- ariginal story, with Astaire in the
tish School will be taken to-morrow attorney wlin attempts to trick them
Instead, role of
Gay
their
diann
WITH
Georges Metax.
then
happy-go-lucky gambier P in a ease he is prosecuting, in order
"The Coming of Christ," by the to show them that law nu place for women, they outwit him in court Foet Laureate, John Masefield, will
performed 151 St. clever and up Cathedral on December 22 and 23.
John Margaret 9.15 p.m.
and Miss Rogera
dancing to LAS teacher; they have the catchy musk of Jerome Kern, who wrole tunes for "Roberta," and they have the lyrics of Dorothy Fields, They have the direction of George Stevens, who made such ht of "Mler Adams," as well as the production abilities of Pandro S. Berman, who supervised their former triumphis,
funny
PRISON.
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The St. John Ambulance New Ter- ritories Medien) Benevolent Branch
beputy, in a flippant, wise-cracking cases.
Banks and other institutions are dafly coming into possession of mare than ten dollars worth of such coins. for bullion arid it is convenient that The China Command yesterday they shall make their surrenders issued the following cancellation of periodically by arrangement with
the Treasurer. the proposed March Past:
The effect of the recond amenu- no ceremoulat of any description will be carried out this ment is to enable the Governor. in year on the occasion of his birthday. Council to suspend temporarily the The parade planned for Monday, obligation to surrender Hongkam December 14. has therefore been subsidiary silver coin.
A shortage cancelled. The Royal Salute will of eupro-nickel subsidiary coins at
times, such es also not be fired."
the Chinese New Year, may necessitate the temporary! Hongkong silver subsidiary coins, re-Issue ul free circulation of which
scelion 7 of the principol; Ordinance at present prevents.
and the
At to-morrow's meeting of the Meinent--a Rotary Chib, a talk on "The Rotary Analysis," will be given by Rotarian Richard Sidney of Shigapore.
Definition und
"LIGHTS OUT" LAW
PROVISION, FOR CASES OF EMERGENCY
The Gazrite publishes the denfi of a Lighting Control Ordinance.
It is explained that the Emergency Regulations Ordinance, No. 5 of 1922. enables the Governor in Council to make
regulations in the public interest on occasions of emergency or public danger, but contains no power to secure the total or partial cessation of lighting by command, i normal times. or by request for en-operation, in i
be
every turn by Lindsay and Glenda Faurel do excep. honally fine teamwork as the women attorneys, the two acting as folls to
It is necessary in normal times, pach other by their extreme en
The Management of the Peninsula however, for experimental or trast, Miss
practice Lindsay
to dignised treated a total of 12,753 rases during Hotel advises patrons of the cocktail"black-outs"
be undertaken brunette, is calm and precise in her November, of which 4,275 were new time every evening from 6 to 8 p.m. occasionally
so that they can work white Miss Farrell, "Remro and Juffet"
blonde ones. There
in the ground floor lounge of that successfully applied when emergen- 134 were
maternity
establishment, when orchestral music cles occur. The object of this Bill Romeo and Jullet. Son and
will also be given by the Hotel's band, is therefore to make a provision doughter of the two warring hauses
for such "binek-out" whenever the of Verona, fall deeply in love nad does some expable dramatic acting The sale of flowers in the streets The Rt. Rev. Ronald Hall, Bishop of Governor in Council considers them marry in secret. Ronico is banished as RAUTIOUS lawyer defending her on Saturday resulted in $3,832.59 Hougkong, and Mrs. Hall Dre ex- necessary. from Verona when he kills Juliet's clients, while Miss Farrell furnishes being collected to ald the Tung Wah peeted to return to Hongkong on cousin Tybalt in a duel. Upon ad- no tint of hilarity by the frieks send offulated hospitals. The highest: December 16 from Home leave. The vice of his father confessor, Friar conjures up to win thele cages, even individual collection was that of Bishop will be welcomed at the Laurence, he fees to Mantua where going so far as to beat up a client Miss Lau Woon-to, who brought in Cathedral on December 20, and by he is to remain until the frlar can to move the district attorney had $200.24. followed by Miss Cheng the V.D.M.A. at the Cathedral Hall pave the way for his return. Juliet forced him into a Talge inferions. Wat-fong with $23.92.
on January 11 at 4 pm.
chiseler, out for everything she can get by hook or cenak.
Miss Lindsay
L
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The object of clause 3 of the Bil to exonerate persons from lability. contractual or otherwise, resulting from compliance with any command, or request for co-operation, in effect- ing the "black-outs."
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1936,