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STIEL WATERS

SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 1930.

"A Song of Kentucky."

HANDSOME BELLES,

C.

COUPLETS.

Farewell the tranquil mind, fare-

well content:

dollar's dropped another ten per cent.

head.

never

Along the cool sequestered valė

of life

venient system." Certainly (says ROUND THE CINEMAS the Straits Times) it has proved!“· highly convenient and workable in: Malaya, so much so, Indeed, that admiring visitors have held up the country as a model to other places under British influence

One of the most fascinating} . where legislation is on 'more "pro-sequences in'"A Song of Kentucky."The gressive' lines. By his references Fox Movietone all talking and sing- to Ceylon and East Africa, Siring romantic comedy drama, igthe

house party and costume ball held 1 sometimes think that Anton Bertram indicates that the at the Kentucky mansion of the blows au red whole system is changing, but Coleman family the night before the The nose as when a cold is in the there are many in Malaya who Derby. cling strongly to the opinion that the time for a change here is not yet. There is still in many plaçes a warm regard for benevolent des póts, provided always that they remain benevolent; for public

Lola Moran, who enacts the lead- affairs are not interesting to the Ing feminine role, is charming in majority of people, who are wisely her white satin crinoline gown with! ready and willing to have their its swaying hooped skirts, and tight | fitting badlee and dances with en- governing done for them. But chanting grace. Miss Moran has the Straits are not in the same taken daring lessons since she was straits as Hong Kong and that's a child, and, not so long ago, was prominent in the ballet L'Opera in that!

Paris, where her

стасе and so much at- ability attracted tention that she Was in- duced to leave the opera and ga into motion pictures. The other girls who dance were chosen from

News in Brief

Twenty or more exquisitely hand- some belles dance the minuet with as many good looking men, and all are dressed in costumes of the slave day period, the women in crinolina and the men In pagtop trousers, ruffled shirts and chokers.

He walks who rules (or does not

have) a wife.

Better fifty years of Europe than

a cycle of Cathay, Sald the bard when our trick rider knocked him into Cause. way Bay.

Now here's a hand my trusty

freen':

Four Kings, three Aces, and a

*Queen.

-Jox.

SECRET FLIGHT.

Regulation 21 of the regula-among hundreds of beauties andAttempt to Set New

tions made by the Governor in were recently placed under contract Counell under section 3 of the to Fox Movietone. Dogs 'O' 'inance, 1927, and set |

Joe Wagstaff, who won acclaim in forth in Government Notification New York as a musical comedy star No. 694 of 1927, is amended by plays opposite Miss Moran in this the insertion of the words "The entrancing Race Track romance owner of any dog so found shall directed by Lewis Seiler, be deemed to have allowed such dog to go abroad neither muzzled nor on the lead and to have con travened the provisions of this re- gulation."

¿

“BIG TIME."

Record to Australia.

NO NEWS OF FLIERS.

London, Yesterday.

It transpires that an aeroplane flown by Jimmy Matthews, the former mechanic of Bert Hinkler, secompanied by Hook, a wealthy young man, left Lympne yesterday morning in great secrecy, in an attempt to set up a record light to Australia.

Nothing has been heard of them

Stepin Fetchlt, who was named for a race horse, recently decided to try his luck at the Tia Juana races Agam, if the Assesa-

In order that a complete list may He chanced to visit the well-known Higher ment Rates are in- be maintained for record purpoaca, Mexican track on the day that 14 Rents, creased, will it not be the Government requests that those races were on the card and placed since the start.-Reuter.

inevitable that land-ladfes and gentlemen resident in a modest wager on every event, but lords will raise rentals all round, Hong Kong, other than those now didn't cash one of them.

serving in His Majesty's Forces, The horses were at the post for the burden of which will again who have had any decoration con- the 14th raca and Stepin, with hun-LANE, CRAWFORD, fall on the poor non-Government ferred upon them by 'His Majesty dreds of others, was breathlessly

erapizyees who are not fortunate the King, will inform the Chief awaiting the Clerk, Colonial Secretariat, unless "They're off." this has already been done, within 14 days from date.' · ·

enough to own a house of their own. Is this equity, and can the Government honestly say that its! 4mployees are underpaid com mensurate with the work they

have to do?

*

well known "cry:

(Continued from Page 1.)

Stepin, lazily turning to his com- panton, drawled, "Thass th'fust call building known að Exchange Build- mah hoss has had to-day."

ing, in which the main section of The Government Gazette' an

The horse the coloured 'comedian your Company's business is situated, nounces that the expiration of bet on won the race. Step was and I am now in a position to inform three months from date, unless jubilant, but his joy was turned to you that the Board of Directors of cause is shown to the contrary, grief when he made the distressing the Hong Kong Realty & Trust Co.. the following firms will be struck

had lost his Ltd, have agreed, subject to the ap- discovery that be off the Register: The Chung winning ticket.

proval of their shareholders, to sell Yuen Hbter Company, The Hun

The role of Eli, keeper of the the property to this Company. Tak Lan Company, The Hol Onseals, is entrusted to Stepin "Big Steamship Co., Ltd. and the In-Time," a romantic all talking Fox ternational Trader, Limited. Movietone drama of back stage life

ETA.

Theatre

"THE LOVE PARADE."

The Declining Dollar. General conditions in Hong Kong

If the Govern Retrenchment men't really Scheme. thinks that

higher standard of wage is justifiable; then give it

In the current issue of the Gov-playing to-day at the Queen's and China during the financial year by all means, and to get the re-

under review, coupled with the de- venue for the purpose, the Government Gazette, there appeare Lee Tracy and Mae Clarke, well elining dollar, have been such as to

further amendments of the ernment has only to weed out the vehicles and Traffic Regulations. known Broadway stars, are featured cause the management and your

with Josephine Dunn,

under directors considerable thought and zuperfluous men engaged in all its These ametidmente are of parti-Kenneth Hawis direction.

anxiety, and when these conditions departments. It is asserted that cular interest to motor car own-

are taken into consideration I think you will agree with me that the the Government Departments are

working of the company is not Extradition proceedings against "The Love Parade," which has entirely unsatisfactory, thanks to the Hong Kong, Saturday, June 21, 1980, Overstaffed to a very great degree

It is a common boast of some the Chinese, Tang Yun who is been showing to packed houses loyal co-operation of the manage- junior clerks and others engaged for the alleged murder of a fel-been extended for a further four

wanted by the Canton authorities during its seven daya' run, has ment and the staff as a whole.

Subsequent to the printing of the by the Government that they all low villager in Chinese territory days, as the management have re-report and balance sheet which are have an easy time in the office. on April 25 were concluded ceived many requests from before you, Mr. L. N. Murphy, Mr.

the Central Magistracy patrons asking for the At the Legislative Many of the non-official com-t

show A. B. Stewart, and Mr. T. E. Pearce yesterday. Mr. Lindsell admit- to be extended as they were unwere Invited and have joined the Wage

Council meeting on munity are convinced that the ted that there was much doubt able to book seats previously. Directorate of the Company. Problems. Thursday after-wages of many a man employed on the evidence produced before Therefore, all those who have not cording to your Company's Articles noon, many argu- by the Government could very alleged fugitive to Folice custody vited to book their seats early as do not require confirmation at this him, but decided to commit theseen "The Love Parade are ad- of Association, these appointments ments were put forward by the well be saved. And it is very to await the order of His Excel- this is the last opportunity to see Meeting. Hon. Colonial Secretary in support surprising that the Government lency the Governor. The Magis this picture. "The Love Parade" The motion was seconded by of his motion that the salaries of did not appoint a Retrenchment trate told Mr. F. C. E. Rendall, for with the inimitable Maurice Mr. F. W. Stapleton, and carried

the defence, that in his statutory Chevaller and the new Jeannette unanimously. Government employees be raised | Committee before voting for the

report to the Governor he would MacDonald singing the "Marche Mr. E. M Raymond. the retir- to a standard as embodied in the recommendations for a higher express the doubts referred to.

of the Grenadiers" and "Dream ing director, was re-elected on the reports of the Commission. His scale of wage. If it had done so,

Lover" will put a stop to any ad proposal of Mr. C. B. Brown, se- chief contention was that direct and If the committee went about!

verse criticism of the stage from conded by Mr. D. K. Kharaș. or indirect taxation per head in their work in a proper way, per-

where she hails: “

Messrs. Linstead, and Davis Chevalier's French accent is were re-elected auditors, upon Hong Kong is the lowest in the haps any increment which the

great when he sings "Anything the motion of Mr. D. M. Goodall, civilised world, or, in other Government proposes to grant,

lo Please the Queen" - and “No seconded by Chan Nai-pan. words, the populace could just might not necessitate an increase

body's Using It Now.".

Supporting the Chairman were fably stand more taxation... Be in taxation, and nobody would

The story is of a vagabond sof Méagrs. J. P. Warren, E. M. Ray- dier who sang his way into the mond,TE." Pearce, and A.. B. that as it may, we have still to suffer As it is the poor outside The funeral of George Shaw heart of a Queen. Chevaller is Stewart (Directors), together with point out that in all the argu-wage earners will suffer the most whose death at the Government the soldier and Miss MacDonald Mr. S. J. Jordain (manager) and ments launched for and against the scheme, the poor wage earn-

+ *

Crown Colony Government

MR. J. SHAW,

Funeral at Happy Valley.

comedy.

Ac-

Stapleton, D. M. Goodall, H. B. L. Dowbiggin, D. K Kharas, and Chan Nai-pan

Civil Hospital was reported in is the queen, and what a charm-A: W. Brown, (secretary). In view of the yesterday's China Mail, took place ing pair they make. Lillian Roth Shareholders present were Messrs. ers who are not Government em-

heat generated at the Protestant Cemetery, and Lupino Lane furnish the C. B. Brown, H. W. Randall, F. W. ployees have been entirely

by the salaries Happy Valley, last evening: ignored. Increased taxation or

resolution it is The service at the graveside was conducted by, the Rev. H V. even a higher assessment of rates of interest to note that in "The Koop, and those who attended to will, no doubt, be borne by the Colonial Service, a book recent pay their last tribute included employers and the taipans, ally published by the Cambridge Mr FW James, President of the local branch of the British though they may grumble a little University Press, Sir Anton Legion, Capt. T. T. Laurenson, over it. But the poor wage earn-Bertram, a former Chief Justice President of the E.A.S.M.A., er is called upon to pay in the of Ceylon, gives an Interesting Messrs. FP. Anslow, J. Murray, sme way and the whole frony or description of government in the and T. Williams

CIVIL WAR.

Two Places Closed to Foreigners.

Shanghai, Yesterday,

Ten Years Ago

[From the "China · Mail* June 21, 1920.J

To-day's dollar is worth 3/-

No Floral tributes included those It is reported that the Ministry the matter is the fact that, be he Crown Colonies as it operates to from Sophie and Aggio, Ivy for Foreign Affairs has sent a 8140. a clerk or an engineer, He is pay day. Many people will learn for Soong the Easma Club Capt. letter to the foreign Consulates ing for the increment of the the first time that the "peculiar Laurenson, British Legion, stating that Kuling and Chikung If you don't like hot weather Sistern and Nürses of the Govern- shan are closed to foreign nationala prescription, useful with tainted clerks and other workers employ-administrative habits practisedment Civil Hospital; members of in view of military operations meat and uncleaned salad about, ed by the Government. We have in British Crown. Colonies are in the Upper Levels Police Station Reuter, en can you may go to a new doctor just only to take the Tobacco Tax to the main, the accidental results of Sergeants Meas, the Police Ward, Mukden, Yesterday arrived. His printed circular

Chang Hsueh-liang has put the states support this argument. An out a West Indian experiment con- GH Staff, G.C.H, and Mr.

and Mrs. T. Bynes, side clerk earning $200 will now ceived at the time when slavery ver in the have to pay 18 cents for a packet was abolished. A rev

of cigarettes Instead of 15 cents New Statesman makes the cum before the higher duty came into menta -“The Governor as force, and although a Government volent despot, occasionally watch-tion in Berlin Cerk say drawing the same

Falary will

ve to pay the

tho

quletus on continual reports that |--" "I have just come to Hong Kong *** he is participating in the preacht | but do not understand the lan-. Charges of spying and fraud are civil war guagh yet. My talents and made against Baron Winfried von Interviewed, the young Marshal knowledge are now science and not Grug-Gussendert, K. German noble denied the Grepo

that he had known to others. If you are sick, mian, whose trial is making a sensa tele

and don say what is wrong with you, By me your hand, so that

see the middle finger, 1.

what is wrong. You not as you wish. small, and only Line prescribe for

Fong Yuhafang

ring a peace 17that the.

wes being