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THURSDAY, JULY 24, 1930.

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UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS.

King Nadir Shaħ.

AMUSEMENT

NEWS

present George

QUEEN'S Jessel in "Love Live and Laugh,' EFFECT OF RECENT UPHEAVAL. The case of a girl, who believes another stirring story of the War.

fher lover killed at the front, "Whatever the causes and the in which she is a nurse

marrying a doctor in the hospital is the course of the revolt, it is now theme of this picture. George clear that the revolution has Jessel returns injured and blind- -resulted in the establishment of a only to have his sight restored by

stable and strong Government,

the girl's husband. A talkie film. and the accession to the throne of Afghanistan of a man who is

CENTRAL features. Gary smong the best that Afghanistan similar in more respects than one Cooper in "The Virginian," a film has so far produced.

to "The Covered Wagon." Gary "King Nadir Shah, who may be Cooper and Mary Brian in a appropriately styled the saviour rough Western romance provide of Afghanistan, has been called splendid entertainment. Richard upon to rule and guide the Arlen, atar of "Four Feathers" Afghan nation in their hour of takes the role of a ring leader of a great misery."

band of cattle rustlers. A talkie alm.

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This comment on the course of recent events in Afghanistan is by

MAJESTIC an observer at Feshawar, the Bri Cooper and Fay Wray in "The presents Gary tish outpost on the North-West Legion of the Condemned," a Para- Frontier of India, recently itself the mount picture. A rival picture to scene of disorders which are a re-"Wings" and another glimpse of mainder of the great importance to the War from the cockpit make the British Empire of a peaceful this film one of the best seen out Afghanistan.

How King Amanullah was forced and the story fantastical.

here. The photography is good to lee with his wife and retinue to silent film. Europe and how his successor, King Habibullah, was overthrown

Arc

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well known. These events, says the and Lupe Velez in "Lady of the STAR presents William Boyd Peshawar correspondent of the Pavements." D. W. Griffith has Calcutta Statesman, left Afghan- choosen the romance of the low istan bath sick and prostrate.

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"In some respects," he says, "the his latest picture, "Lady of the and high born as the theme for great upheaval resulted in condi- Pavements. A silent film. tions most satisfactory to Afghan-| istanas well as to the peace ot Central Asia...

WORLD presents "Four Sons," "It is not an exaggeration to say a picture in which pathos, drama that the peace of the world have and colour are perfectly blended. been in jeopardy had it not been for This is another war picture and the patience and great political deals with the destinies of four foresight on the part of the British Bavarian brothers. One travels Government and the Union of Soviet to New York and there marries Socialist Republics.

an American girl. War breaks his brothers. A silent film. out and he takes up arms against

The way in which the Afghan situation was handled, by both these great Powers will go down in his- tory as a marvel of diplomatic skill.

"It is a mistake to think that Amanullah'a reforms were the basic cause of the revolt.

"The real causes were quite dif- ferent, and the question of reforms,

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Sunrise and Sunset in Hong And Western modes of living wero Kong for June only brought in to give the Shin-of the 120th Meridian, East of (Standard time warks an excuse for a rising.

Helped by Brothers.

King Nadir Shah, it is added, has many assets. The chief, it appears, are his own personality and the co- operation of his four brothers, who help him with unusual devotion to discharge the responsibilities of government. The writer says:—

Two of his brothers have taken charge of the whole civil and mili tary administration at home. One is Sardar Mohamad Hasham Khan, the Premier, and the other, Gen- eral Shah Mahmud Khan, is Min- ister of War and. Commander-in- chief.

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"Again, two of his remaining brothers have been placed in charge of the two most important centres of foreign diplomatic intercourse; Shah Wali Khan is Minister Pleni- potentiary to the Court of St. James's, in London.. and Mohamad Aziz Khau is Minister ht Moscow.

"He has thus distributed the most important offices of State to his brothers, cach of whom is to my personst knowledge most capable of The following unclaimed tele-discharging the duties entrusted to

THE GREAT NORTHERN TELEGRAPH CO., LTD, OF DENMARK,

"of such new shares plus the grams are lying at the office of

him."

After discussing the internal con-

"aaid premium of $35 per the Great Northern Telegraph ditions of the country, the writer "share (making $60 per share) Company (Limited) of Den- "shall be payable in full.mark:-

"Such new shares shall rank "for dividend as from dates of "allotment."

of new

goes on:-

"King Nadir Shah has lost

Chun Fo Fe Co., from Shanghai.time in reopening schools for boys. Ragwort, from Shanghai. Unimant, from New York.

Lyman, Dairy Farm,

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Superintendent Hong Kong, July 23, 1980.

(2) "That such offer as aforesaid

"be made by notice specify Shanghai. "ing the number "shares to which the member "is entitled and limiting the "respective 150

times within 500 "which the offer if not accept- "ed by members in the Far "East and outside the Far "East respectively either on "behalf of such member ori "his nominee will be deemed

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The education of girls is for the present out of the question.

"He had nut laid down any clear') line of policy with regard to the ayatem of education in Afghanistan, but so far as I am aware, the sys- tem contemplated by him will differ in many, respects from that adopted by ex-King Amanullah.

"Although he believes that it is necessary for the Afghan youth to learn European languages, he pre- fers Russlat and English above all tole-others, and he is perfectly justified.

"British India and Russia are noth Afgbonfatan's immediate neighboura, and it is with these two Powers that Afghanistan has to deal politically, socially, and econom- ically.

to be declined and that the The following unclaimed "Directors be at liberty to fix grams are lying at the E.E. Tele- "such respective times and to graph Co. Office, Hong Kong:- "extend auch times to such Fish, American Consulate, from "date or dates and upon auch New York. "terms as they may think t Sulter, from Nogales Ariz. "and further that any of the

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Superintendent "not be taken up by the Com- "pany's shareholders in man-

Hong Kong, July 17, 1930. "ner aforesaid he disposed of "in such manner at such time "or times and ироп auch -* "terms

83 the Company's "Directors shall in their ab "solute discretion see fit. (3) That no shareholder shall be "entitled to claim for a frac- "tion of an additional share "In respect of any add issu- "ed share held by "him." Dated this 22nd day of July, 1980,

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"Why, then, should the Afghan youth be ignorant of the languages of their neighbours and let the vast field of literature, science, arts, and politics provided in these two of the world's best media remain un- Explored?

"King Nadir Shah is believed not to be in favour of sending to Europé boys of tender age. He' favours the sanar policy of, having the children educated at Kabul until they grow up and complete a standard at bome not less than that of the matricula. tion in India. Only after such pri- mary education will the boys be sent to Europe. At present there is

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