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A love that moves
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Blackmailers enter the employ of prominent families as butlers, maids -and-personal sorvants to snoop. far scandal and improvise evidence. MORE SENSATIONAL THAN YOU'VE EVER SEEN BEFORE !
THE HONGKONG
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FIX NEW STRIKE POLICY
Senate Agrees Upon New Formula
Washington, Aprli 6. - Senator Joseph Robinson, leader of the majority party In the Senate, to- day, announced that”a new declara- tion of policy by the senior body of Congress with regard to sit-down strikes, had been agreed to..
The Senate's policy would replace that contained in the defeated amend ment which' declared such airlites illegal.
A resolution embodying the new dẹ- claration will be introduced morrow, he said.-Reuter.
to-
DECLARATION OF WAR RECALLED
ROOSEVELT REVIEWS UNITS OF ARMY
WEDNESDAY, APRIL
CORRESPONDENCE
Tsun Wan Bridge
To the Editor.
Hongkong Telegraph.
last year,
Support For 40-Hour Week
Washington, Apr. 6, Sir-About this titne
Delegates from Belgium, Poland and in another place, attention was and Canada, supported the proposal directed to the condition of certain for a 40-hour week for the textile in bridges in the New Territories. The dustry at to-day's session of the typhoon of August, 1030, emphasised World Textile Conference. the fact that mention of the bridges was made none too soon, were they to be maintained in a condition to ensure complete public safety.
The spokesmen for Japanese em- ployers and the Japanese Govern- ment," however, urged that it would be more important to lower textile
The reason stated by Govertiment for deferring work such as the plac- prices and tariff barriers as an aid to | raising the purchasing power of the ing of these bridges in perfect order low Income group of workers.- was that the finances of Uie Colony | Reuter. called for "supply" for more urgent public works.
REGISTRY WEDDING
* MISS CONSTANCE LAM AND
· MR. E. S. CUNNINGHAM
*
Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith omelated
Before the season of severe ty- phoons and heavy rains sets in this year, it is not inappropriate to in- vite the attention of Government a work of urgent once. ugain to necessity. While the Public Works Department cannot be held respon- sible for the routine maintenance of at the wedding of Mr. Edward recurrent works Because the holders Sumurl Cunningham and Miss Con- stance Lam, which, was solemnised of the purse strings of the Colony at the Registrar's Office, Supreme withhold the means for necessary Court, yesterday afternoon. expenditure, public safety demands that attention be given to the pro- visions for ensuring the highways of the New Territories against pro ventible substantial damage and
Washington, April 6. The twentieth anniversary of the United States' entry into the Great War was celebrated to-day with a re-collapse. view of 5,000 troops by President F. D. Roosevelt and Assistant Secretary War H. H. Woodring. Included in of the review column were a troop of negro cavalry and a score of tanks. Thousands spectators evolutions of the army watched the
march past-Renter,
In
PALESTINE NOW QUIETER
POSITION IMPROVES ALL ROUND
The bridegroom, who is a civil servant, is a member of the staff at the Colonial Secretary's Office.
The bride wore a slim-fitting white
orange
a sheaf of
On the occasion of a recent visit satin wedding gown, sot off with a to the New Territories, I could not tulle embroidered vell caught to the help being attracted by the tumble-head with two sprays of down condition of a bridge at Tsun blossom. She carried
crossing the stream below the arum lilies. wind word wuter-mills in that dis- trict and
The Misses Cynthin and Patsy Lo, without wishin
to become at all daughters of Mr. M. H. Lo, were alarmist,
11 can be stated that the bridesmaids. They wore pink lace bridge in question is absolutely
the
main rond,
Mr. Lam Kai-tsung, the bride's
rita dangerous if its use is continued in gowns and carried posies of pink Its present condition. It is, to say the coacs. fenst of it, dilapidated, and the abut- men has actually
The given way,
a concrete father, and Mr. W. E. Broadbridge, bridge itself, which is a structure, is broken in parts, The witnessed the wedding.
cracked platform has badly several places; some of the railings and the have been carried away, whole structure is hanging together in a very loose manner that three- tens collapse at any moment,
Villagers whose business takes them across from one side of the
A reception was later held at the Gloucester. Hotel.
·
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS DONATIONS TO ST. FRANCIS HOME
London. Apr. 0. A question regarding the situation Palestine was nsked In the House of Commons to-day.
Commander Southby, for the Colonial Secretary, who was absent at the Sugar Conference, sold: stream to the other are making use of this crossway daily. Not only do they use it for pedestrian traffe, but they also carry heavy loads across It. Even European hikers were seen to The following donations have been rake use of this bridge last Sunday. rescived by the St. Francis Home
for Street Sleepers:
am glad to be able to state that there has been a decrease in crime and that the feeling of insecurity appears to have grown less acute in the last ten days. As a precaution of the recurrence of acts
by the
Government, restored to a serviceable conditioh Anonymous
There is a claim on Government
special ensures for being that this essential-crossing-should-be Sing Tai & Co,
$30
10
in which the military forces will give without fear of momontary collapse,By kind favour of Dr. Deb: further assistance to the civil au- and I trust that means will be pro-Messrs. Utoomal Assudamol Co. 20 thorllies in various directions."vided at an early' date for the re-Messie. Watomal Boolchand... ....... 25 British Wireless.
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FIGHTING FURY!
KEN
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MAYNARD
Avenging Waters
TO - MORROW
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Bennet
Shakery Gunshm
"THE LUCKIEST GIRL in the WORLD"
with JANE WYATT - LOUIS HAYWARD
QUEENS
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Ronald Claudette
COLMAN COLBERT
Victor Radalond MCLAGLEN-RUSSELL
· Miyal Krica • Č. Kienzy Garden AND & CAST OF 10,000
DARRYL F. ZANUO 20th Century Predection «Fragrand by Sough it. Achance
· Downed by Frank “Leyt
OPENING TO-MORROW. "BULLDOG DRUMMOND
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HANKOW ROAD KOWLOON
STARE
LAST TIMES TO-DAY
There's an epidemic
The GIRL on the FRONT PAGE
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GLORIA STUART
- EDMUND LOWE
REGINALD OWEN DAVID OLIVER SPRING SYINGTON • GILBERT EMRAY
GOVERNMENT PLANS
DEBATED
London, Apr. 6.
The House of Commons re-LOCAL MANAGER OF IMPERIAL -assembled-to-day after the Euster
Holidays,
The question paper was crowded, and afterwards the House debated the
AIRWAYS
One of the best known personal- second reading of the Government's Rius i Hongkong aviation circles, Special Areas Amendment Bill, do- | Mr. M. H. Curtis, the local manager signed to facilitate economic deve of Imperial Airways, Ltd., is short- lopment and social improvement ofly leaving the Colony for England. distressed areas.
Messrs. Mecca Silk Store |"Messrs.""""Anonymous-
NEW APPOINTMENT
"DAILY
$100
AT
230
520-
720
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been
various Mr. Curtis has been in charge of Under the existing Act,
London, Apr. 6. measures to reduce unemployment the Hongkong office of Imperial Air-
The King hus approved the. and to improve public health and ways since its inception a little over other services have been Initiated, in-a year ago and his name will always volving commliments up to the be connected with the first year in appointment of Mr. J. H. Penson, of ginning of Inst February amounting which there was a direct British air the Treasury, to be a Member of and England the Commission of the Government to about £11,000,000. The placing service between here
and Australia a year of Government orders and the e-seen a remarkable growth in aviation M. R. Trentham, who has
which has of Newfoundland, succeeding Mr. E. tablishment of Government factories In the areas have been prepared in ad in the Colony, and one during which
Majesty's Ambassador at Washing-- vance, and accordingly under the pre- the foundations were laid for Hong appointed Financial Adviser to His ton. Mr. Penson since 1939 has ment Bill the powers of the Commisong to become one of the most in-
been. Private Secretary to the Lord stoners have been extended to include portant air centres in the Far East
the Council, a poat making of contributions for Mr. E. M. Walis, of the Singapore President of
previously held in periods not exceeding five years not Office of Imperial Airways, is ex-which he had
already served in only towards Income tax and rates, pocted to arrive here next week to 1920. He has
also towards rent payable in re- take over Mr. Curtis's duties. Mr. Newfoundland, where he acted as A FIESTA OF FUN AND GLORIOUS MELODY!pect of new Industrial, undertakinga Curtle, after a month's holiday, ex- Controller of the Treasury and De
established In
areaspects to be posted to. Bangkak for puty Minister of Finance from 1931 British Wireless.
about six months.
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ESCAPES"
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LADY
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