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'spécial services, such as agricut | ROUND THE CINEMAS

ture, medicine, and education. should be organised within this single service.

"Untamed" at the Queen's Theatre.

Ho

ald "Bingo's", father's claim and Then realised a million for her. they made their way

back to fvilisation in. New York.

On the ship "Ringo" fell in love with "Andy McAllister," young

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Austrian Chancellor în London.

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TRAFFIC IN GIRLS.

Charges Against Two Men and a Woman,

ALLEGED DUAL SALE.

If the recommendations of this Committee are accepted by the!

JOAN CRAWFORD'S ROLE.

OFFICIAL RECEPTION. Government and enacted by Par-

With Joan Crawford and Robert

Rugby. Yesterday. liament (as we hope they will be) | Montgomery in the leading roles. The Austrian Chancellor, Dr. the effect on the Civil Service wil. "Untamed," which started its run Schober, arrived in London this be more disastrous to the "un.at the Queen's Theatre yesterday is afternoon. He was welcomed by a good talkio with a fine admixture representatives of the Premier necessary than the classic axe of comedy, romance, and "sob," and the Foreign Secretary. This of Goddes. Strieter supervision which one cannot fail to enjoy, evening a dinner was given in in addition, is to be made of al

Joan Crawford, as "Bingo," had his honour at the Foreign Office, the role of a girl born and bred in the guests including members of appointments to the Service, and the wilds, the daughter, of an of the Cabinet, the Lord-Mayor of the final selection of candidates prospector. Her father was killed London, Mr. Montagu Norman, will rest with the judgment of by a drunkard who coveted "Bingo," Governor of the Bank of England, special Appointments' Board.

hot she was taken charge of by and high officials of the Foreign Let us hope that the Board will friend, also a prospector.

"Uncle Ben," her father's good Office British Wireless Service.

do their weeding thoroughly,

We would like to end, in the manner of the Greek orators, or a soft note. The Civil Service. necessary or unnecessary us if may be, can boast that for over a | student of mining engineering, with a lot of sense but no cents, let alone hundred years it has ruled and dollara! "Unele" was against the hled the country. It is merely match and planned to hurt the boy'a

- Transactions in which a 12. despotism from an office stool; feelings by offering him a cheque year-old Chinese girl was sold for $30,000 as "nest Hning." The twice were involved in a case be dictatorship on ten pounds a week.way he put it had only one meaning fore Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith at the But when it ends, as all injustice for the boy-that he wanted the Kowloon Maglatracy yesterday must, some other department wil girl for her money. "Uncle's" afternoon, when two Chinese men wear the crown. We see the intention was, of course, to so and a woman were charged with humiliate the boy so to make him taking part in the transaction, remedy, but why should we leave town and thus go out of It was alleged that the first male advise?

"Bingo's" life.

accused sold the girl to the woman "Uncle" had reckoned without for $140, and she in turn, trans. "Bingo," however; She warned ferred the girl to the other man the boy that she would not allow for $175. him to go out of her life alive. He The first male accused gave made to walk out of the house, evidence yesterday, when he whereupon she fired a revolver at stated that the girl was offered to him wounding him in the shoulder.him by her sister to be adopted He refused the The Kowloon Fire Brig de re-"Uncle" suddenly found himself as a daughter. ceived a call at eight o'clock this with a handful of trouble, having to offer, but remembering that he morning to Kal Yan Road, in Kow-explain the cause of the wounding had heard from a woman named be employed. In fact, the Civil loon City, where a chimney became of "Andy." Then he came to his Pang Yee that her relatives wish- ignited. Little damage was done. senses and realised that he was do-ed to adopt a girl, he got the girl's Service is the most prolific econo-

ing wrong in standing in the way of sister in touch with this woman mic tree that ever spread its

the young lovers. He got his friend, and what subsequently occurred, branches in colonial soil. In its In a report made to the Water Howard Presley, to after "Andy" between them he did not concern

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CIVIL SERVICE.

are

News in Brief.

unnecessary. Nathan Rond, a

take light.

tions with ease, and then their ex80 afterwards. They may be seen any day in the ofilces of the Colonial Service, at Home or abroad, drawing plans that are never used or checking work that they could very well have done themselves.

Chinese woman,

MAY DAY.

were very

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ott Wednesday night, was produc- ed before Mr. A. W. G. Grantham to-day.

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sang three popular songs.

"ONE HYSTERICAL NIGHT."

ence.

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Another Question of Interest.

A $50,000 camera perambulator BANK RATE DOWN. running on inclined tracks was per- fected by Director William James Craft during the production of "One Hysterical Night." Universal all- talking comedy starring Reginald Denny, which will open on Sunday at the Queen's Theatre.

By use of the device the camera, In its sound-proof box, is moved forward, backward, or in any dires tion for unusual angle shots, which add unusual Hfelike qualities to the

The case was Axed for hearing action of the picture.

In the evening, however, they again came out, as expected. They were. too afraid to make their appearance in the town, selves with "working" the out and contented them

however,

skirta.

"THE RED DANCE".

Dolores del Rio takes the part of

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The Currency Committee will no doubt note with Interest that the Bank of England discount. rate is now 3 per cent. This is the lowest rate since the dismal years of 1922 and 1923, the rate having reached 7 per cent. at its highest in, the post-war boom of 1920-21.

The highest rate recorded since 1886 is 10 per cent, in 1914. whilst the low level of 2 per cent.. was last known as far back as 1897. Only last year the Bank

This may seem * "frivolous criticism and there may be those who think that its application to

He was a young man aged the Civil Service alone is unjust.

years who was described as a But those members of the Ser-student from Singapore. vice who enjoy in their Own perfect confidence, not a sense of on Tuesday.

It is controlled by mechanism The three men who wore ar- operated by two men seated on each security merely, (they all do), rested with seditious literature on side of the booth. but the honest conviction that Sunday on the Preya, near they are necessary units, will be Queen's Pier, made another ap invulnerable to our slings. There trate, and their case was also -fix- pearance before the same Magis-

A splendid Fox film, "The Red, Rate in England reached a high may even be a way of rewarding ed for hearing on Tuesday. Dance," is being screened at the level of 6%, since which it has these deserving persons by in- As anticipated by the China Star Theatre to-day and to-morrow, steadily dropped.

made by and is well worth seeing. It throws It is a reasonable assumption creasing their salaries. But their fail no attempts wore

the "Reds" to distribute literature a lurid light on the Russian revo- that Interest rates in Hong Kong One of the disadvantages of salaries can only, he increased throughout the day yestoday (May lution and on the machinations of will follow the London example. being a great nation is that the with justice, by eliminating the Day), the alertness of the Police Rasputin, the Taarina's "saintly ad- Current rumour has it that the maintenance of Colonies and De- unnecessary workers from their acting as an effective check to the viser," who met with his deserts Colony in "simply full of money."

too late to save the Tear and his The average wage-earner is left pendencies necessitates the main- ranks. The Civil Service, in fact, disciples of strife.

family from death.

wondering where it all is! tenance of a Civil Service. The is far too large. It is unwieldy, Service has its uses; it is respon- and its very size increases its sible for the manufacture of that expenditure. They have seen the which has come to be known by truth of this at Home at last, and the exasperated British public as now action is to be taken.

The economy is to be effected In "red tape" it is said to have in- vented the term "under con-this wise. A Committee appoint sideration," and to have provided ed last year by Mr. Amery to by its existence a solution of the consider, the conditions of the problem that annually faces our Colonial Office and the Colonial Universities and Public Schools. Service, has recommended the But, in proportion to the enor-creation of a single Colonial Ser mous expenditure which its high vice. For some time past it had Isalaries entail, the good humour been considered that certain

These men will probably ap-

Elston stated pear in Court to-morrow.

that the Salvation Army had un- and patience of the British tax-changes were necessary, owing to Only one other May Day incl

[dertaken to maintain the girl, ga payer is "phenomenal," The the growth of British Dependent remains to be related and

His Worship said that in view only section of the public which dencies and the new status of the this was the arrest of a suspect-

of the girl's dishonesty, he hoped has has the courage to challenge Dominions as established at the Queen's Road Central during ed Communist In atenhouse. In

she would appreciate the good- Four Chinese were brought beness of the Salvation Army and the necessity of so many civil ser- last-Imperial Conference. It yesterday afternoon. He is being fore Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith at the make the most of it, vants, and to criticise their was found that under the grow detained for Interrogation. Kowloon Magistracy, this morn- A caution was registered. salaries, is the Press. For once, Ing system of independencies

There were no demonstrations ing, on charges of stealing.A anywhere, and on the whole The first man, Chari Ah-sze, ad- as we shall describe presently, we there toere now many anomalies. Labour, Day, yesterday, passed off mitted that he stole a piece of have official support of our. átti. | For example, the Colonial Office tamely as compared with former wood from a yard in Pel Ho tude, and matters may come to has become a dual department, years,

Street, and he got two months' hard labour. He had a previous pass, that will cause rejoicing to consisting of the Colonial Office

conviction last month.NE those unfortunates who are not proper and the Dominions Office. That the case was a "plant" Ng Sun, pleaded guilty to steal- the civil servants but the economie Added to this is another grave one, was the remark made by De-ashop In On Yau Streat, and was and had been found to be a false Ing four electric torches from a slaves of the Government, and its economic fact. The expenditure tective-Sub-Inspector A. W. pentenced to six weeks jall, while hireling, the Colonial Office, of the Colonial Governments alone Dorling at the Kowloon Magis An Kwai had a similar sentence The fifth annual dog,

In the governance of a Colony has risen from £19.000.000 in tracy this morning when he op meted out to him for stealing 12 and poultry show, held at the there is a large amount of purely 1809 to £89,000,000 in 1929, charge of the possession of sedi- at 368, Canton Road, courtesy of the Jockey Club, attract plied for the withdrawal of pieces of clothing from a taller Happy Valley Race Course by clerical work which cannot be whilst the Governmental staffs tious papera, which was brought Ng Chiu was sentenced to one ed many spectators, and the Show done by the Governors them have increased for the same against Chan Klug (32), a godown month's "jall when he pleaded in spite of the bad weather, was the selves; a Governor is expected to perfed from 93,280 to 220,770, colle, bofore Mr. T 8. Whyte guilty to stealing two water most successful yet hold. sign letters but not to type them. It is obvious that a strenuous en-

pipes, the property of the P.W.D. The entries Included 88 dogs, do The Police officer stated that in Nathan Road near the Kowloon pigeons, 7 cats and 155 poultry, Therefore, clerks and typists

the right offender had been Mortuary. MANUA caught and was being dealt with. The Chinese constable

a peasant girl, who becomes the i famous "Red Dancer" of Moscow, CASE FOR THE ‘ARMY' who scores a great success as the Home Found for Erring and opposite her is Charles Farrell,

Grand Duke Eugene. Two men tried to distribute

Maid. Pressure 'on-our space unfortun~ | hat found the Police ready for length the picture demands, but we some leaflets along Bonham Road ately precludes a notice of the

Au Shun-ching (16), a servant them even there, and they were can confidently recommend it to girl, formerly employed by Mr. soon behind iron bars. On the those who desire something his F. C. Mow Fung at the Crampian maleland, too, a couple of "Reds" torical and above the "sob" stuff so farm, Kowloon City, and who stole tried to “work” the more isolat-prevalent in modern filmdom. ed districts, but they were also effectively dealt with by the Police.

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PETTY THEFTS.

Quartette of Chinese Sent to Jail.

At the resumed inquest at Lel cestor, on Mra. Edith Lucy Mille, A witness was arrested for alleged perjury,

a case box and a pen from him, was again brought before Mr. Whyte-Smith at the Magistracy this morning.

Sub-Inspector

Ten Years Ago

(From the "Chits' Bla!!” May 2, 1820.3

'To-day's dollai

Is: worth

cat

Mr VC Labrum who went to Kirkce with the Hong Kong con- Ungent and later journeyed to the Balkans, returned to the Colony to-day by the ge- Huntegreen,' an ex-German vessel.