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Saturday, April 4, 1991.

Second Moon, 17th Duy,

His Voice Has Enchanted The World!

The wonder singer of the air

becomes the wonder singer

of the screen in this glam- orous romantic comedy Radio Pictures Prosents

VALLEE

soltha nawe cycle of soxige

in his first feature picture

"THE VAGABOND LOVER"

HEAR HÌN

∙SING...k. "A Litte List Bach Morning" "Love.

Believe Love You" Wat you Were the Only Gist

HWAR

禮拜六

中華民國辛未年弍月十七日

ESTABLISHED XELA

1848

HONG KONG, SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 1931.

STORY OF GLORIOUS POLA NEGRI GETS A TRADE-DEPRESSION IN

COLLISION.

DIVORCE.

JAPAN.

Rushing to Rescue of Prince Mdivani Accused Heavy Fall in Exports

It

Seaplane.

SEAMAN KILLED.

Malaga, Yesterday.

H.M.S. that appears

of Desertion.

HUSBAND TO RE-MARRY.

Paris, Yesterday. The famous film star Pola

Glorious was rushing at 30 knots Negri has been granted a divorce to the rescue of a seaplane

which had fallen in the sea dur- ing the manoeuvres of the Bri- tish Mediterranean Squadron, when she collided with the Florida, which was making 17 knots.

The impact was so terrific that! over half the port side of the Florida was stove in and the hold in which emigrants were lying was crushed in. The prow of the Glorious was battered and bent and one of the crew was killed on the spot. Several sailors were injured, one having his legs crushed.

Four 'Planes Lost.

London, Yesterday,

The Admiralty now state that

Pola Negri.

four aeroplanes from H.M.S. on the ground that her husband, Glorious were loat in the sea Prince Serge Mdivani, deserted after the collision. All the crews | her. were fescued.

Later.

H.M.S. Glorious left for Gibraltar this evening with two dend and seven injured, who could not be landed owing to the bad weather, The Civil Governor has appealed for 300 beds for the stranded passengers of the Florida.-Reuter.

Earlier News,

London, Thursday. The Admiralty have received aTM message from H.M.S. Glorious re- porting that 23 emigrant passen- iers who were on board the Florida are missing, and that one Syrian is dead on board the Glorious.

Malaga, Thursday.

The aircraft carrier Glorious arrived at 6 o'clock bearing 500 passengers from the Florida.

It is now feared that about 30 passengers from the Florida, were killed, including 11 Italians and one Spaniard.

The other victima presumably are French and Portuguese. No Britons were killed.

Badly Damaged.

Hollywood, Yesterday. In consequence of the receipt of the news that Pola Negri had been granted a divorce immediate ar- rangements are being made for Miss Mary the wedding of McCormick, the opera star, and Prince Serge Mdivani-Reuter's American Service.

Later. One of the crew of the Glorious is reported to have been killed in the collision with the Florida.

The Florida has been beached here and is badly damaged.

H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth and Chatfield are joining the Glorious, which will be examined by divera, The damage to the Glorious is not believed to be great.

The report that some of the Glorious's aeroplanes are miasing is categorically denied.

EASTER SERVICE.

SPECIAL MUSIC IN ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH.

Marseilles, Thursday. Contrary to previous reports the owners of the Florida state that nobody was killed or injured In the collision.

AUGMENTED CHOIR,

aug-

Revealed.

ADVERSE BALANCE.

The continued

Tokyo, Thursday.

depression in Japan is reflected in the foreign trade figures for the first quarter of the year.

Exports were Yen 293,000,000, compared with Yon 400,000,000 fast year, and imports Yen 830,000,000, compared with last year's figures, Yen 525,000,000.

A programme of music, compris- ing excerpts from Handel's mag- tery work "Messiah" was render- ed by St. Andrew's Church mented choir, in the Church on Maunday Thursday evening. Mr Rupert Baldwin, A.T.C.L. was at the organ.

The Florida was towed in to Malaga.

The damage to the Florida is pot so serious-as was at first thought-Reuter.

H.I.M.S. RYUJO.

JAPANESE AIRCRAFT SHIP LAUNCHED.

There was a large congregation who listened attentively to a feast of good music.

The only comfort to be derived from the above is the reduction in the adverse trade balance, which Is Yen 87,000,000, compared with last year's figures, Yen 124,000,000. -Router.

The soloists were Miss F. McGill and Mra, W. H. C. Robson (soprano), Mrs. J Cornelius (alto), Mr. J. W. Baldwin, and Mr. H. G. Annias (tenor) and Mr. W. H. Bailey (bass).

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AMUSEMENTS

ON COMMERCIAL PRESS.

Serious charges, stated to in-

·volve $50,000, were preferred be- fore Mr. W. Schofield in the Cen-|

aira and

tral Police Court this morning, against Ho Chiu-to (38), and Ho Son (22).

First accused was charged with three counts, as follows:- (8) Forgery of a seal or chop for

the Kwan On Loong Firm, 53, Connaught Road, Cen- trol:

(b) Uttering of a false docu- ment, purporting to be an order made out to the Com- mercial Printing Press. (c) Attempting to obtain by false pretences ten books, each containing 100 deposit- receipts for $50 each. Second accused was only charg- ed in connection with the third count.

Mr. F. C. E. Rendall, for the complainant, in applying for a week's adjournment, said that the charges as they stood at pre- sent were very serious. It was a custom in China to use deposit receipts from books, and if the first accused had put the order through successfully, the Com mercial Press would have been at a heavy loss or take on them- He selves, the responsibility. added that the case might be tri- ed in that Court or it might go to

con-

AT THE

The programme of music, which

the ssizes.

"I may say, was opened with solos, "Comfort cluded Mr. Rendall "that the Ye My People" and "Every Valley Commercial Press spotted at once Shall be Exalted" by Mr. Baldwin, that the order was a forgery, and comprised recitatives

it was they who wrote to their choruses. The congregation join-representative at Shek-ki, and the ed in the singing of two hymns,

two men were eventually arrest- of them being "Cross of one

ed." His Worship granted the re- Jesus, Cross of Sorrow" taken mand, and fixed bail for each ac- from Sir John Stainer's "Cruci fixión."

The choruses, "Behold cused in the sum of $25,000. the Lamb of God," "Surely he Hath Borne Our Griefs," "All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray" and He Trusted in God" were rendered extremely well, the voices harmonising beautifully.

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Mr. Annisa sang three solos: "All They That See Him... "They Rebuke Bath Broken His Heart" and "Behold and See if Thore be Any Sorrow." "He Shall Feed His 'Flock was sung by. Mrs. Robson and Mrs. Cornelius.

The beautiful solo, "I Know That My Redeemer Liveth," which has a fine organ accompaniment, Tokyo, Thursday.

was rendered by Miss McGill. The aircraft carrier Ryujo was

The baes soloist, Mr. Bailey, successfully launched to-day in the sang "Behold I Tell. You a Mys presence of a large gathering of tory" and "The Trampet Shall notable personages--Reuter." ...Sound,"

QUEEN'S

The Vicar led in prayer, and Holy Communion was administer-|| ed.

"Story of the Cross."

A three hours service was held in St. Andrew's Church yesterday morning. It was conducted alter- natively by the Vicar (the Rev. W. Walton Rogers) and the Rev. E. A. Armstrong. The Choir rendered "The Story of he Cross," the tenor sololat being Mr. J. W. Baldwin.

Scouts Parade.

In St. Andrew's Church at even- 1st Kowloon song to-morrow, the Group of Boy Scouts will be on The preacher will be the parade. Rev. E. A. Armstrong.

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