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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1928.

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vision of the treaties pertaining to fiscal autonomy, to be effective on January 1 of next year, in ac- cordance with the action of the Peking Tariff Conference of two years ago. "Chicago Tribune,"

NORTHERN WAR. Peking Armies Check Kuominchun,

PLEADS GUILTY.

DOLLAR LINE CASHIER AT MANILA.

EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGE.

AIR WEAKNESS.

WHERE ENGLAND LAGS

BEHIND.

GEN. GROVES COMMENT.

THE CHINA MAIL,

CINEMA NOTES.

DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS NEW PICTURE.

"THE GAUCHO" TO-DAY..

Shadows Before.

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED

IN THE "MAIL.”

To-day- Banvard Musical Comedy Company presents "Katja the Dancer," Theatre Royal, City Hall, 9.15 p.m.

To-day-Star Theatro; "The

World Theatre;

To-day-Queen's Theatre;. "The

February 9-11-Star Theatre:

February 9-11-World Theatre; "Blarney."

Gaucho."

Manila, Feb. 8. The last report of the Committee A new pisture- by Douglas' Fair 4. 6. Owsley, former cashier- of Imperial Defence contains the ranks is movie event of the first cemutant of the Robert Dollar following momentous statement-importance.

Therefore cinema- Company in Manila, this morning

"The most important result of goers will be keenly interested-in | Engle,” pleaded guilty to the two estafa this part of the inquiry was to con- Doug's." Instest production, The To-day- complaints filed against him in arm the vital need for a great in Chucho," a magnificent story of "Irresistible Lover."

crease in our Air Forces which had adventure and romance in the wilds which he was nceused of having on

been established in previous in of South Amories, which will be buzzed the sums of 1.10.770.12 adquiries." 1:8,142.43 belonging to his DIT-

As a result of this Mr. Baldwin screened at the Queen's Theatre The Man Upstairs." phyyer,

announced in July 1923 a new air Gaucho" is full of exciting action from today to Saturday. The Poking, Yesterday. Judge Emilio Mapa reserved his programme, which was to be car with Doug performing the kind Chinese military circles here decisión.

ried out with "as little delay as

of stunts for which he is famous. report that simultaneous attacks As a cashier of the Robert Dollur | possible." by Peking Government troops Company, the accused reecived A number of the Air The mountain settings are extreme- from Tzechow and Tamingfu drafts, warruats and money for Staff,

remarkable y beautiful and have been filmed have forced a general Kuomin-safe-keeping for his company. the lecture at the University of London with great skill. Thore is of course chun withdrawal on the front complaints alleged. With abuse of College a few days ago, confirmed a charming love theme in The line, which is now between Fenglo the confidones reposed upon him by ment that the completion of that one that ranks with the star's big Altogether the picture is "The Daily Malle" recent state- Gnuolio.'

and Tsinfong-Reuter,

his employer, the necuserl em-

programme had been postponed for gest succossen, auch is "Tho Mark [Note: The Kuominchun is the bezzled between January

eight years. In other words, "the of Zorro" and Don Q," and it tan- 7. army under the "Christian Gen- June

1927, the

vital need" has been, and is being not fail to give goneral pleasure.

18 Mezd of Buns

who

gave

â

eral" an ally of the Nanking Na-1,770.12 and P.8;142.08, it was sacrificed to secondary require Owing to the length of the picture,

tionalists, who has advanced to also shown. within 300 miles of Peking.]

To Enlist Guerillas. How the leading Generals of the Peking Army are preparing to begin a systematic counter- offensive is related in a cable from Chinese sources. It is pro- posed to enlist in the regular army all bodies of bandits and guerillas,

various now under names, which are roaming North China and causing trouble.

Marshal Sun Chuan-fang is re- ported by the "Kung Sheung Yat Po" to have been supplied with arms and munitions.

Tsinanfu, Jan. 19.

"PRES. PIERCE."

PASSENGERS ARRIVED AT HONG KONG"

Passengers arrived at Hong Kong on the President Pierce included: Mr. George Bolsius, Counsul for Belgium, returning from a trip to Shanghai with Mrs. Bolsius.

Mr. Hurry L. Caldwell, for Can- tou, Lingnan University.

Mr. Y. T. Cheung, manager of tl Banking Department of Ka Naam Tong Co., Shanghai.

of

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"THE IRRESISTIBLE LOVER.

February 12-14-Queen's Thea- tre; "Two Arabian Knights."

February 15-18-Queen's Thea- tre; "The Magic Flame."

February 9-Musicale at Helena May Institute, 6.30 p.m. Ellot Hall, H.K. University, 8 p.m. February 11-Concert and dance,

February 25 Craigengower Cricket Club's annual Bachelors' Dance.

Sports.

February 12-Monthly spoon shoot of No. 2 Platoon (H.K.V.D.C.) Rifle Club, Peak Range, 9.30 a.m.

February 18, 14, 15, 18- Hong.

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The net result is that, although screening begins promptly after the this country is spending about overture at the spodin times an

month on £10,000,000 a

National nouneed in the hdvertisement. Defence, we still lack, and shall} continue, to lack for eight years, the Erst essential for national security) -adequate. defence in the airi Having scored an instant success This indefensible policy, which when screened at the Queen's | Ladies' Bogey Competition at amounts to a one-sided limitation Theatre for one day only lust Sun-Fauling. aerial armaments, is being dictated day week, "The Irresistible Lover" Lammerts' Auctions, by political considerations. That is being screened at all performances February 10-At Sales Room, is clearly indicated in the above-in the World Theatre today and to Duddell Street, a large and valu- that our weakness in the air is an ther opportunity of seeing a very Duddell Street, a valuable Collec mentioned lecture, which also shows morrow to give cinema-goers a furable collection of Curlos, 2.80 p.m. February 10—At Sales Room, open invitation to irretrievable amusing film. "The Irresistible disaster.

Lover" presents Norman Kerry, startion of Postage stamps, 5.15 p.m. Commercial Aviation,

Hughes & Hough's Auction. of many screen dramas, for the first

March 1-At Auction Room, Ice Official statistics prove that we time as a fully fledged comedian. House Street, valuable leasehold have to-day but a fraction of the Kerry is starred with Lois Moran in property situate in Peak District, strength in military aircraft of our the picture which was directed by nearest neighbour, whose Air Force William Beaudine. The supporting is the accepted standard of mea-cast embraces. Gertrude Astor,

"THE EAGLE."

Valentino's

Meetings.

General Massacre.

Mr. P. M. Gensburger, of Gens Peking, Yesterday." Mukden messages state that berger and Weil, gold brokers drastic measures have been taken Shanghai.

Mr. Hoy Yut-seng, manager by Peking Government troops

of Aurement. But aerial strength Myrtle Stedman, Lee Moran, Arthur Navy

February 8-Annual meeting of): against the "Big Sword" bandits. the Wing Wo Medicine Co.

League (Hong . Kong On Feb. 3 troops raided two vill-kane, Washington, to Canton should not be measured in terms of Luke. Phillips Stanley and a host of Branch), in board-room of Messrs. military aircraft alone, for, as others. "The Irresistible Lover" is Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., 5.30 ages near Tunghwa, known to be business.

Mr. W. 1. King, for Tungshan, former Government has 'stated, "Big Sword" luses and massacredaston, the Baptist Mission.

(full of happy little touches and is p.m. commercial aviation is readily con the entire male population above

February 9-Annual_meeting_of Mr. C... Lowe, American Baptist vertible to war purposes. Our well worth seeing!

Hamphrey's Estate & Finance Co., twelve years of age.

commercial aviation, highly efficient)

Ltil, Hong Kong Hotel, 11 am. This action has exasperated Missionary Society, Canton.

Mr. S. K. Loo, munnger of the though it is, is insignificant. We

February 9-Thirty-ninth meet- the "Big Swords" who declare Base Hosiery Mills, returning possess to-day a total of but twenty their intention of renewing at a trip to Shanghai,

commercial machines, while Ger-] The chief picture at the Staring of the II.K. Land Investment & tacks against Tunghwa.-Reuter.panied by Mrs. Loo and children.

many and France each has many Thentre to-day and tomorrow is Agency Co., Ltd., at the offices of "White" Russians Disgruntled.

Messrs. Jarding, Matheson & Co., romantic Ltd., 12.30 p.m. Mr. 1. H. Larson, Chief of Build-hundreds. Of the 36,636 miles of Rudolph

air routes in operation in Europe, comedy drama "The Engle," the ing sostion of Andersen. Meyer und Germany has 14,862, France 8,304, notion of which takes place in Rus The Russian ("White") regi, Shanghai on a trip to long and Great Britain 1,000. Even if sin before the revolution. Rudolph ment of the Shantung Tupan is Kong

we include the Cairo-Basra route Valentino uppenrs in three distinct very disgruntled owing to its pay Mr. 11. S. Reed, director of the Great Britain's total air route guises-lirat as a Cossack officer p.m. being many months in arrears, Bredd Asiatic. Expedition, to Saigon mileage amounts to but 2,226. and the most recent news is that with Mr. Reed.

According to the latest informa-wearing the most striking uniforms! tion, Germany's commercial air the Eagle, the mysterious landit, Bank of East Asia, Ltd., 10, Des craft have flown on an average 60,000 kilometres-i.c., 37,500 miles whose exploits thrill all Bussin, Voeux Road Central, 3.30 p.m.

Lammert's Auctions." daily during the past summer, as Then he masquerades as a French

February 21-General Meeting of much of the heavy fighting Mr. E. P. Croker of New York; against our daily average of 3,170 tutor and enters the home of his

The picture has of the Royal Artillery Association, against the Nationalists and their Mr. F. A. Platten, export manager miles; this includes the Cairo-nortal' enginy.

more comedy than any other Valen.R.E. Theatre, Wellington Barracks. allies and have lost heavily as a of the Gold Dust Corporation; Mr. Basra service.

Germany to-day ranks as a first-tino picture. Thi mckground is February 25-Ordinary yearly

shareholders in meeting of result. By losing them the Tupan, R. Nelson, General Oriental Re-

air Power. The military rick and decorative. Vilas Banky Hong Kong & Shanghai Corpora will be losing part of the back-presuntive, Wingheter. Repenting bone of his army, for most of his Arus Co Mr. S. Osmetu, member marcial air system is proved me and Louise Dresser are the lending tion, at City Hall, non troops could easily be scattered by the Philippine Ste; Mr. R.mercial by the ladies.

fact that the German War Office

all the Russians are being shipped Mr. W. S. Sakall, Dollar Steam- back to Harbin from which place ship Line, Canton returning from they were formerly recruited. trip to America with Mrs. Sokalt. These men have borne the brunt)

For Manila.

class

Palma, President of the University and army commands are represent- fire from a few machine guns.

Tsinan is still full of saldiery of the Philippines: Mr. R. E. Shawed on the Air Council which con- and the populace is still somewhat of the international Banking Cartrols it. If the swing. of the poli apprehensive as to what the next puration, Manila; Lieut. R. S.tical pendulum should again bring few months may bring forth. Stockin, U.S.N.; R. E. Thompson, the German militarists into power "Shanghai Times.”

sales amninger, Happ Motor Car Co.we may have to reckon with the aerial strength of Germany, backed SOVIET AND JAPAN. by that of Soviet Russia.

THE SUBMARINE.

COMMENT ON U.S.A. PROPOSAL.

London, Yesterday.

VISCOUNT GOTO ...

FETED.

Official Coucism.

February 16-Thirteenth annual

meeting of the "Star" Ferry Co.. Ltd., at the offices of Messrs. Jar- dine, Matheson, & Co, Ltd., 12.80

February 18-Ninth Ordinary of his exrcer. Next he is seen as Meeting of shareholders of the

EMPIRE DESTINY.

the

MR. AMERY'S VIEWS.

Victoria (B.C.), Jan. 7. "The British Empire is youngest thing in the world, and the It stands to-day at It has been argued that numbers most potent. of aircraft offer no criterion of the dawn of a great now destiny," comparative national strengths in said the Secretary of State for the London, Jan. 4. the air. On the contrary, they Dominions (Mr. F. S. Amery), ad- The Riga corespondent of "The offer one of the best criteria avail- dressing the Canadian Club to-day. Timos" states that all the Soviet able. Obviously an air force, how- While the last Imperial Conference The "Times" recalls that Britain establishments have been exerting ever efficient its ground organisa- formally accorded all the nations in a place of absolute found no support for her proposal, their utmost to favourably impress tion and flying personnel, could be the Empire submitted by Earl Balfour at the Viscount Goto who is visiting Mos- of little use if, at the outbreak of, equality, one with another, the Washington Conference, for the cow. There have been a continu-war it lacked sufficient, machines, future greatness of the Empire does abolition of submarines, which is ous round of fetes which culminat- Nor, since the wastage in air war- not lie along the lines of separate, now favoured by the United States, ed in a special entertainment given faure is very great, could it keep the individual development. and says that the expectation of by the Commissary for Education air for, long if it were not backed. Mr. Amery declared that the Em- general support is equally hopeless (t. Lunacharsky), at which num- by a large aircraft industry. The pire's future was much greater than at present. France, Japan and erous officials emphasized the com- British aircraft industry, unlike Italy vigorously opposed the orl mon interests of Russia and Japan many of its foreign rivals, is almost, it past. It must be built upon ginal proposal. The submarine, and said the two countries must entirely dependent upon military lines of complete co-operation, both In fact, has become the weapon of tighten the bonds of friendship and orders. Hence our small number in business and in spirit. He urged of military, aircraft shows, not timt, "We shall develop our methods the poorer Powers and there is, co-operation, unfortunately, no sign of a change Viscount Goto agreed that closer merely our actual weakness in the of co-operation as we go on." of outlook at present,

cultural and economic ties were air, but also that we lack even those, Marvelling at Canada's economic French Opinion.

needed, but said that the path was potentials for aircraft production growth le declared that the pros- Paris, Yesterday. bestrewn with difficulties. He which are the first essential for air perity of the United States was due "Le Quotidien" saya that Mr. complimented the energetic Soviet power.

Ito its policy of economic unity. If In view of the above considera- the same spirit of co-operation were Kellogg to wasting his time in mak-leaders who had already ing the proposal as the submarine plished more than was expected, tions, official Couelsm in regard to evidenced, in the Empire there was with which und referred to the plans for rice our position in the air is totally no reason why it could not "natch. is the only weapon countries with small lects can de-field concession in the Far East unwarranted. It is imperative that and more Linm match that of our fend themselves against the menace which were now under discussion; we should realise that, despite our,

the peace,

rule great neighbour." also to the credit facilities and desire of powerful squadrons.-Reuter.

other measures necessary for the of

unfortunately stil!

and POLAND AND LITHUANIA. rapid development of Russo-Jap- prevails-witness European

Russian expenditure оп arma-1 anese trade.

ments. Nor should wé for-

Guards Exchange Shots, get that of all States in the world we are, for geographical and indus).

Warsaw, Jan. 6. trial reasons, the most vulnerable)

tenBenosa of the Polo. to attack from the alf. Hitherto'

situation wiss Paris, Jan. 5. our insular position and naval Lithuanian border

As n Lions were among the guest of supremacy have, as in 1914, given illustrated at the Krzegzyn. The Secretary foreshadowed that tamer and a circus girl

the extraordinary wedding of a lion us time to prepare, Henceforth' protest against the existing bound- at Mont the vital time-factor will not be ary, Lithuanian guards, began chop. treaties outlawing war would be pelier. Mounted cowboys escorted with us but against us.

other powers besides the couple, and the civi and re- France as the existing arbitration ligious ceremonies were carried out treaties expired.-Rèuter.

Mr. Kellogg Explains.

Ottawa, Yesterday.

Mr. Kellogg, on arrival on a pri- vate visit, interviewed, sald apropos the abolition of submarines that the French Press had apparently mis- understood the positon of the Unit- ed States. The latter was prepared to enter a world treaty to attain Ita object.

offered to

KNOCKED DOWN.

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IN A LIONS” CAGE.

A STRANGE MARRIAGE,

to an accompaniment, of revolvers.

The benediction was given through the bars of a cage in which wore lions and Bonesses, the priest

for

force

OFF WITH $6,727.

The

ping down the posts. I'alish guarde fired warningly, after which there was a general exchange of aliots in whielt ope Lithuanian was wounded.

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February 28-Annual Show of flowers and vegetables at Volunteer Headquarters.

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and the choir believing in safety No. 393. Des Voeux Road West, has the boundary is again causing un-

Chan Shiu-hing, a shopkeeper of The Polo-Lithumina dispute over Thursday, the 5th February, 1928,

commencing at 11 am. Knocked down in Prayn East yes-first, remaining outside. The terday afternoon by motor car No. animals were lavishly fed at the reported to the police that yester-business Lithuanian semi-official at Godown No. 4, Lower, The 2161 owned by the Hong Kong Elec- subsequent banquet,

day afternoon he entrusted a foki nowspapers allege that Poland is still Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf & with $6,727 to pay to the Cheng supporting conspiracies by Lithuan Godown, Co., Ltd., Kowloon.. tric Company, an 8-year-old Chinese girl received injuries which neces- A casualty cusurred on Lourd the money was not paid, and the assist inflammatory anti-Polial reports re- 339 Colle Bright Mild Steel Round

Sing firm of Bonham Strand. The inu exiles. The Soviet is spreading (for account of the concerned.) sitated her removal to the GovernMaguto Auru, between Birkenant has failed to return to the garding military preparations, ment Civil Hospital,.

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LONDON TO NEW YORK,

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London, Jan. 0. say was yesterday bitten by a dog HN. (Magistrate of the Blarine A 19-year-old Chinese girl liv-1:

Although wireless telephone calls owned by Mr. Proven. Both par- Court) was fined $25 or wenks was yesterday removed to the Gov. from London to New York cost £15

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