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SEE THE THRILLING TRUTH
OF A LIVING RECORD OF A DYING RACE,
THE
Men
fighting
for
love and life against nature's .flercest
forces! Throbbing
romance, Olmed-as-it-
was lived in the wilds
of Northern Ontario!
A great primitive struggle right before your eyes!
SILENT ENEMY'
A Paramount Picture
See the stupendous caribou stampede. climax to this grip- ping love story. Wild animals in their native lairs, fighting, stalking their prey. Man bat- tling for his very life. The thrill-picture of a life-lime,
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She Toyed With Two Strong Men
---and made them love It!
"You Know How "Tig"
The great outdoor talking
drama to date featuring
LUPE VELEZ
STORM
with Paul Cavanagh and William Wyler.
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DAVID, ORBISTIAN WILSON, Business.
Street, Hong Kong
China
The
Mail.
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HONG KONG, FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 1931.
THE GREAT SHARES QUIETLY
AIR RACE
ORDER OF
STARTING.
STEADY.
Buyers Predominate for Most Stocks.
THIS MORNING'S FEATURES.
The official summary of the Stock Exchange this morning
RESULT OF DRAW states:-
"The Stock Exchange opened quietly steady, buyers still pre- dominating for most stocks, the
BRITAIN TO GO OFF demand being chiefly centred on
FIRST:
Rugby, Yesterday. In the presence of French and Italian Air Attaches, and of the Chairman of the Schneider Trophy Committee the draw for the starting order of the ma- chines in the Schneider race on September 12 took place at the Royal Aero Club to-day. The re- sult is as follows:
Great Britain first, France second and Italy third.
One machine of each country will start in that order, and the second and third machines will follow in the same order.
The Italian team is expected to arrive at Calshot during the week-end.-British Wireless Ser-
vice.
EUROPE - AMERICA AIR ROUTE.
German Sets Out to Survey.
OVER GREENLAND.
Reykjavik, Yesterday,
The German aviator. Gronau, who recently took off for Scoresby Sound, Greenland, arrived here on August 9.
He has advance posts establish- ed in Greenland.
Gronau is engaged on. similar work as that on which the Ameri- can Parker-Cramer, was engaged, namely surveying A northerly aerial route, between Europe and America-Reuter.
ANOTHER AIR TRAGEDY?
Body Sighted Off Shetlands.
IS IT PARKER-CRAMER ?
Oslo, Yesterday."
A body, balleved to be that of the airman, Parker-Camer, has been sighted near the Shetland Islands by a
Norwegian fishing vessel. The weather, however, prevented picking.it up.
Cramer left Lerwick for Copen- hagan last Sunday, it will be re- membered.-Reuter.
GERMANY & FRANCE
M. Laval Invited to Berlin.
VISIT THIS MONTIL
Paris, Yesterday. M. Laval has been officially in- vited to visit Berlin.
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He may go there towards the end of August,Reuter.
PILLS
Tramwaya, Hotels, and Ropes. On the other hand, Cements weakened to a selling rate of $19.90.
Banks were done at $2,040. Unions with buyers at $565 changed hands at this rate.
BRUTAL
FLETCHER'S
BATH EAU de COLOGNE Delightfully refreshing and Invigorating
during the hot weather. MÁGNUM BOTTLES
Asiatic Building.
$2.50.
THE PHARMACY Queen's Road C.-
Tel. 20845.
MURDER AMISEMENTS
SHOT AND HEAD
BATTERED IN.
GLASGOW BANK
THREE YOUTHS
WANTED.
London, Yesterday.. The Glasgow Police have issued the description of three youths, ages between 18 and 21, desert- ers from the Cameronian Regi- offer-ment, whom they are anxious to
Underwriters with aellera at $6.05 were reported to have result- ed in sales at $6.
Steamboats found buyers ing $284, but sellers were not dis posed to trade under $29.
Cr
Benguets advanced to $11 buy
see in connection with the mur.“ der of Robert Wilson Guthrie Donald, a young bank clerk at the branch of the Clydesdale Wharves were enquired for at Bank, Clydebank, near Glasgow. the improved rate of $164, but Donald was found behind the without inducing holders to sell. Bank's counter with his head Providenta (new) were negotiat-battered in. He also had a shot five minutes wound, and died after he had been discovered.
OVERCAST AND RAIN. The American Consulate General received the following telegram ffom the Manila Ob servatory at 11 this morning:
Cyclone on typhoon depres afon northern part China Sea almost stationary.
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The Royal Observatory's re- port issued to-day at 10.87 a.m. atatea:—
The depression appears to be nearly stationary to the North of the Paracels.
A feeble anticyclone is con- tral nearly over N. E. Japan,
Forecast:-E. winds, fresh to moderate; generally over- cast, some rain.
Rainfall.
Rainfall for 24 hours end- ed at 10 am. to-day, 1.60 inch. Total since January 1–54.23 Inches against an average of 58.69 inches deficit 4.46 inches.
Temperature.
The temperature at certain specified centres this morning at 6 o'clock was:-
Hong Kong
£1,520 in notes were found missing from the Bank's pre- mises. Reuter.
AN IMPORTANT ADVANCE
Cotton Operatives and Employers.
MORE LOOMS SYSTEM.
r,
Rugby, Yesterday. The decision, reached in Man. chester to-day of the Cotton Operatives to negotiate with em- ployers on "more looms" system about which, a serious trade dis- pute occurred during the Winter, is regarded as an important ad- vance towards recganisation of the Lancashire Cotton Industry, leading to the increase of the in- dustry's competitive power in foreign markets-British Wire- less Service.
SCOTTISH SILKS
CASE.
81
Macao
79
Pratas Island
79
Manila
77
Foochow
B1
82
70
One of Accused Released.
Chefoo Shanghai
ed at $2.70, and there were buyers at $2.60, the old shares Anding buyers at $6.05.
Hotela (old) were in demand at $17.40, sellers asking $17.50, sales being recorded at $17.80. The new shares remained at yesterday's quotations.
Lands were reported sales at $91.75, buyers being in market at $91.50, and sellers wanting $92.
Ewos appreciated slightly to $14.50 buyers, and sales resulted at this rate...
Shanghai Cottons had enquiries at Tla. 97.
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Trams had sellers at $22.50, but buyers were ready to deal at $22.10.-
China Lights were done at $26.40 and buyers willing to pay $26.80, but sellers asked $26.60,
Hong Kong Electrica had buyers at $81, but shares were not obtain- able at this rate.
Danton Ices were a shade high- er at $7.50 buyers.
BAYER
BAYER
E
CHARGES WITHDRAWN.
1
London,. Yesterday.
The Crown authorities have de- elded not to proceed with charges against Mr. John Gardner, one of
the accused in the Scottish Siika case. The case has not yet opened.
--Reuter.
Cements, as already mentioned, weakened slightly, and there were sellers at $19.90, but buyers 'declin- ed to go beyond $19.60. Sales were reported to have taken place at $20.10.
Hong Kong Ropes were in de- mand at $22.10, but shares were nut forthcoming,
Dairy Farms were dealt in at $32.85, buyers offering $82.75.
Watsons were firmer at $16.40 buyer, sales, having to be reported at $18.50.
Constructione receded to $13.80
nominal.
'YAIREN'105
is both a protective and curative agent in in- testinal diseases such as amoebic and ba- cillary dysentery etc.
AT THE
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TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20.
"FATHER PAYS THE BILLS!"
On with the dancel Ler Youth have in fing! Father paya the "bills!" "And when you wimess this soul-stirring drama, you'l! ree that the Talking Screen his reached a new mark in the sintre portrayal of humanity, Uviniloving, reaching for the -- stari
SINS OF THE CHILDREN
with
Louis Mann, Mobert Möstgomery,
Elliott Nugent, Leila Hyams
A SAM WOOD Production
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The First of the "AROUND THE WORLD" series "Peeps at Peking
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JOSEPH A SCHENCK
DWGRIFFITH'S ABRAHAM LINCOLN
WALTER
HUSTON RAMERKEL
VONES UNITED ARTISTS, PICTURE - Atitanic spectacle "mirror- Ing the adventurous car of... a great"master" of man No picture made by the lan ten years can compare; with "this vital romance, Die
STEPHEN VINK JOHNWCCHIDINE, JR
SPORT, W. PRODUCTION
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