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Hong Kong, Friday, Dec. 26, 1938,

SUGAR FAILURE.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1930.

JAPANESE DIET.

a going basis, but practical difficul- tics made all attempts at reorgan- isation fruitless after six months OPPRESSIVE ATTITUDE TOWARD

THE PRESS.

INTERNAL STRIFE.

ROUND THE CINEMAS

BUSTER KEATON IN THE DOUGH BOYS.”:

AT THE QUEEN'S

of earnest exertions. It is to be noted that with Government as sistance sugar refining is not a profitiesa proposition.A good

Tokyo, Wednesday. Buster Keaton, the miserable- example is the Japanese Ming morning and will be formally bost in "The Dough Baya • The Dist was convened for this faced comedian, appears at his Hus Sugar Refinery in Shanghai, opened in the presence of the Em-humorous story of the war, n which was planned at the same peror on the 26th Inst. Both showing at the Queen's Theatre time as the China National, but flouses will then adjourn on the Keaton's antics as a "rookie" are which has been operating only the until January 21, when the Dist

29th inst. for the New Year recess, aproarious.

The last five years. With Government will settle down to real business Keaton enters an employment fur commences when assistance, honest management, An the Government party have a bureau to engage a chauffeur, nat business foresight, and sufficient clear majority, 276 members as knowing that time has changed financial backing, sugar refining is and other parties 22, serious: 05- Having enlisted, his position is compared with the Seiyukai 171 the bureau to a recruiting office. a profitable enterprise. The fail-position to proposed Billa is not not improved by the fact that his ure of the sugar refining indus-anticipated in the Lower House, top sergeant and himself are in try in China is due primarily to though the Labour Union Bill, love with the same girl.

which the Government are anxious.. the lack of experience on the part to have passed, is expected to be Supporting Keaton is Sally

"Ukulele ke" of Chinese sugar industrialists; shelved by the Peers.

Ellers, and the inimitable "Ukulele yet a study of the production of The malu attack of the Oppoat-lke." Many of the scenes are laid the sugar regions reveals that against the Government's alleged crawls out into "No Man's Land" tion is expected to be directed in the trenches, and when Keaton there is a great potentiality for failure to take proper steps to to bring back a German ́prisoner the development of the sugar in-deat with business depression, and captures" one of his com- while the Government are also rades who is on the same missiont dustry, and at the present time

likely to be attacked on the ground the merriment runs high. former Important sugar centres that the decision to float unemploy In addition to: "Doughboys" like Amoy and Canton are import-meat relief bonds is tantamount to there is an "all-barkie" comedy, ing large quantities of American reversal of the policy of po loan the cast being composed of doga

There is also a newsreel.

Bugar.

fasue,

Other points. whereon the Government are expected to be at tacked' are the oppressive attitude toward the Press and alleged, mal. administration In Formosa, result

"THE GIRL SAID NO."

William Haines le sald to have, found & worthy auccessor

News in Brief.

Four cases of typhoid fever and lng is the recent uprising of the "Brown of Harvard," the picture one case of diphtheria,' all Chin-

aborigines, 12

which frat brought him into the ese, were reported to the Medical the Lower House should assure order.

While the Minselto majority in limelight as a comedian of rat Officer for Health on December 24the Government's ability to wea Girl Sald No,"

The now work, called "Tho

was written by His Excellency the Governor has ther the storm of internal strife A. P., Younger, author of the first appointed Mr. William Henry Bell over the question of party leader success, and informatica has it that to be a member of the Harbour ship, if Mr. Hamaguchi is unable it continues the parrative of the Board, vice Mr. John Kalth Bous-Year recess, it may tend to weaken the story when he graduated from to attend the Diet after the Newlerstwhile football hero, pleking up there is every scope and advan-feld, resigned, with effect from the Government's position to some college and bucks up against the

December 16..

extent, though probably not hardships of a cold business world. seriously-Reuter.

Lau Tsun, an earth coolle, was charged in the Kowloon Magistracy to-day with possession of a quantity of tree branches at Laichikok Road on December 24. A fine of $10.or two weeks' jall was imposed.

EXCISE DUTIES.

CHINESE REGULATIONS FOR COLLECTION.

NATIVE GOODS EXEMPT.

Nanking, Wednesday.

The new Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer all- talking production will be shown at the Queen's Theatre starting on Sunday.

According to Hollywood reports, the new Haines vehicle contains a

aumber of unusually hilarious situations, chief of which are the naive attempts of the collegiate youth to adjust himself to the exigencies of a Wall Street broker-

The Central Political Council age office business routine. His has adopted regulations for the portant business deals; his lack of":

bungling attempts to puk over-in-

January 1 on Cotton Yarn, Mat his rash advances to the attractive collection of Excise duties after proper deference to office superiors;

basis of, the Chinese national cur rency

uer,

The Excise duties will be:

ber of à royal family, who visits On Cement, 60 cents (Chinesa

New York from Europe. To stop currency) per 380 lbs.

an oncoming war, it is arranged On Matches, $5 in Chinese cur Crown Prince of the opposing land. that the Princess must marry the rency per large case (presumably currency per extra-large case, with an hilarious climax. 50-grosa boxes) and $10 Chineseow the betrothal is brought about. is told in a vory humorous manner,

Halkwan gold units per hundred

Cotton yarn under 28 counts 2.5)

In addition to the lm there are screened two comedies, Billy Engla being featured in one entitled The other

tage in Hong Kong for the manu- facture of sugar, as for a great many other commodities, and yet one frequently sees local and Chinese concerns going into liqui- dation. In China, in spite of the fact that the peoples consume about 16,000,000 picula of sugar|

Captain Madden, master. of the every year, the sugar refining in- Police that on Christmas Eve some 3.8. Lungahan, has notified the dustry is in a state of inactivity, person stole from his residence at although millions have been in-12, Humphrey's Buildings a blue; vested for its development. In serge overcoat, valued at $30, - the past numerous attempts have At the expiration of thres been made to develop a modern months from date the Wing Hang ches and Cement. The new duties sugar industry in the country; On Kee Steamship Company, Limit on Cotton Yarn will be collected retary of the "boss" and othar but due to the difßculties of trang. † ed, will, unless cause is shown to on the new Halkwan gold unit out of college ara played up in the typical idiosyncrasies of a boy just the contrary, be struck off the Re basis, while those on Matches and portation, conservativeness of far-gister of companies and be dis- Cement will be collected on the typical Haines laugh getting man mers, political disturbances and solved. lack of tarif protection, these at-

At the expiration of three tempts all failed to bring results. months from date the Wallace D classifications are to pay Excise

"THE EXALTED FLAPPER." Foreign goods under the above The first modern sugar factory in Hawkes (Hong Kong). Limited, duties in addition to the regular bracing story, Fox production "The Coupled with good acting and a China was the Asheko Beet Sugar will, unless cause is shown to the Import duty, but no other form of Exalted Flapper starring Sue Factory, near Harbin, started by gister of companies and be dis Chinese native goods of the attraction in the Star Theatre

contrary, be struck off the Retaxes will be collected.

Carol, and. Barry Norton, is the a Pole in 1909. This factory had solved.

above description which are to be to-day and to-morrow. a daily slicing capacity of 3,000

exported from China will be Underlying a most entertaining plculs of sugar-beets and a yearly. The Sikh community will cele-exempt from payment of these Explot, we see Miss Carol as the mem-

brate the Birthday of Siri Guroo cise duties. production of white sugar of Gobind Singh Ji at the Sikh nearly 30,000 piculs,. This sugar Temple to-morrow. Heads. of Do- was sold locally and to "Siberia: partments and private firms are We publish to-day on another After the World War, political their Sikh employres.

requested to grant a holiday to page the monthly report of the complications caused this factory Statistical Branch of the Imports to be closed down. At the same

Chan Yau-kwa 'pleaded "gulity" and Exports Department of Hong time as the Asheho was formed, unlawful possession of 11 new iron In the Kowloon Court to-day to Kong for November. From this some influential Chinese promoted fles. The usual "friend" was catties. it will be seen that exports falled the Hulan Sugar Factory, north alleged to be the donor, but Mr. Cotton yarn above 23 coants 8.25 Birthday Greetings." to maintain the high figure for of Harbin. But due to insuf- Butters Imposed fine of $25, or la Halkwan gold units per hundred comedy is called "Cat, Dog & Co. October, falling $4,534,888 toficient capital and inadequate default, three weeks' imprisonment. cattles. $42,069,993, as compared with management, it went into the The Hong Kong Engineering & classifications of goods which will

Altogether there are ninetcon starring Our Gang. an average monthly figure of hands of the Bank of Three East Construction Co., Ltd. (and reduc- come under the special tax, of $38,533,360. The value of ex-ern Provinces. It has not been cd) are removing their offices on which the above three are the first ports of foodstuffs and provisions put on a remunerative basis. In 6 on the fourth floor of Chung are expected to be promulgated December 81. to Rooms Nos, 6 and promulgated. The other sixteen was $100,556, as compared with 1916 the South Manchurian Rail- Ting Building (formerly King before the end of the year $156,954 for October, showing a way Co. established the South Edward Hotel), corner of Ice House Reuter. decline of $47,398. Although the Manchuria Beet Sugar Factory at

wonten Street and Des Vœur Road Central. report fails to give details of the Mukden with a daily slicing capa- Mr. Wong Kwan-ching, a mer- LORD MELCHETT. above-figures, - we assume that city of 5,000 piculs of beets, chant, temporarily residing in room sugar products manufactured in Later another factory was set up ported to the Police that yesterday

No. 8, Great Eastern Hotel, has re- FAMOUS CAPITALIST IN GRAVE the Colony came under "food at Tiehling by the same com- some person entered the bath room stuffs and provisions," and that a pany. Two years ago these fac and stols jewellery to the value of fair percentage of them is includ- tories were also shut down on 8c had accidentally left them on the $67, the property of his wife, who ed in the export figure of $109,556. count of heavy losses. The sugar wash-stand. The manufacture and refining of refining industry is in no better augur, in fact, plays a larger and condition. The only Chinese re- more important part in the com Anery is the China National Sugar mercial life gof the Colony than Refining Company at Shanghai, the outsider might think, and promoted by MY. San in 1922. when one realises that in 1900 It buys the raw brown sugar from over 7,000 acres in the New Ter Cuba and Java and refines it into ritories were planted with sugar white soft sugars, which are in cane, whereas the screage under great dema cultivation now is infinitesimal, Having secu and that several failures of sug

sistanc concern have occurred

cent year

this

A

FOUND AFTER DEATH.

Bullet In Throat For Over Twelve Years.

How A man was shot in the roat during the

War, and the

CONDITION.

London, Wednesday. Lord Malchett, who has been suffering from phlebitis for sev cral weeks, has relapsed.

Als condition is now causing some anxiety-Reuter.:

YEN IN DAIREN,-

Shanghai, Wednesday.

HOTEL GUESTS:

guests

The following are the staying at the St. Francis Hotel: Madame Flint, M. O'Brien, C. Simon, W., F. Fung, R. Watson, Capt. Yoma, P. L. Hon, J. F. Parekh, Mr. and Mrs. R. Donaldson, Mra. Caude, Mr. and Mrs. Vascon-- AC. Offenberg, and child, E cellos, C. Fournier, Mr. and Mrs.

Rivera, M, F. Koy, H. B. Joseph, S. B. Tan, Major E. B. Creagh, Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Crowe, W. Kev F. W. Franks, H. E A. Franks, Madams Lebon.

PIN WIRELESS TOUCH.

List of chips expected to be In wireless.communication with Hong Kong to-day-UN VAGIN Atsuta Naru, Taikal Maru, Iya A report from Dairen states Maru, President Adams, and Hong that Marshal Yen Hsi-shan has Khong. arrived there and is proceeding to Gensan, Kotes, from where he will go to Japan, during the It is authoritatively stated that aniper, but his before Yeh His-shan left Tients bullet which the Japanese Conan) General got

him to ple the

bullet was only discovered after his death, was revealed at a St. Pancras on the market. Inquest, on a tabacconist who was Government a8- found gaas

While in

Ten Years Ago

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