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ZANE GREY'S

THE. BORDER

LEGIONTM

A Paramorent Picture

Woman invades man's land-n land of daring des- peradock-end cun- quers with love. Spectacular action in the great out-

doorn. The West

of goldrush days.

Zane Grey wrote I. With Richard Arlen, Jack Holt, Fay Wray, droll Eugene Pallotte.

COMMENCING TO-MORROW

pamancant

TWO WOMEN IN ONE

in One Amaz-. ing Picture!

Ruth Chatterton given vibrant life to the emotion-tonBEĞ joys and heartaches of two people —- * mother who stakes happiness on love, and loses! A dough- ter who gambles on love, and wina! A dramatic revelation!

RUTH

CHATTERTON

The Right to Love

with PAUL LUKAS ·

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THEY had

Nothing to

Fear But MONEY!

Mother's MILLIONS

Mail.

ESTABLISHED 1845.

HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1931.

LESS UNEMPLOYED

Incidence of the Depression.

Rugby, Yesterday. There were 33,000 less registered: unemployed on November 23 than the week before, according to

LOCAL SHARE MARKET.

Quiet Opening This Morning.

RATES. MAINTAINED.

The official summary issued by the Stock Exchange to-day states: Whilst the market opened very

DENTALI NE

(Concentrated Antierptio)'

Is more than a mouth-wash it actually

KILLS GERMS

Dentaline is an Antiseptic Germicide and Astringent. Properly diluted it is delightful to taste and rofreshing to use,

THE PHARMACY

Asiatic Building..

Tel. 20345.

Queen's Road

MONEY LEFT.

Chinese and Indian

Estates.

AT THE

QUEEN'S

Estate in Hong Kong valued at $85,200, was left by Cheung Man- hing, alias Cheung Cheong Yu Tong, alias Cheung Pan, banker and

Ministry of Labour figures issued quiet this morning rates have hard partner in the Sul Kat Bank, who

to-night.

The comparative incidence of the depression in the industrial areas of the Midland and North and South of England is shown in another state- ment from the Ministry of Labour. While at November 16, 22.1 per cent. of Insured persons on the re gisters in Great Britain were un- employed, the percentage of insured persons unemployed, in several of the home counties, was as low as 12, and for Greater London only 13.4. But in Durham the percentage was 37.6-British Wireless Service.

ALLEGED HIGHWAY ROBBERY.

A robbery occurred in Po Yan Street last night, the victim being Chan Ping-chau, master of a pork stall at the Central Market, and Five living at 14, Gutzlaf Street. men are slated to have taken part In the attack.

men

1:

According to Chan, he was walk- ing along Po Yan Street, when two came up from behind, and, after manhandling him, lured him into a dark lane. Here three other ruffians joined in. Chan Was thrown to the ground, and $145 taken from his purse. Chan shouted for help, and a district watchman, who heard his cries, came

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the scene, and succeeded in arresting one of the alleged robberą.

MISS JSHBEL MacDONALD.

Rugby, Yesterday. Before proceeding to the Indian Conference this evening, the Prime Minister was relieved to hear that the operation on a foot of his daughter had been performed suc- cessfuly.-British Wireless Service.

ROYAL NAVAL REVIEW.

A Royal Naval Review will ho held at Happy Valley on Friday morning, commencing at 10.30

o'clock. The review is to be ro- hearsed to-morrow.

HOTEL MANAGER FINED.

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in fact, a guest, inadvertently omitted to enter his name in the register. However, I have advised my client that technically he has committed a breach of the regula- tions made under the ordinance.

ly lost any ground at all.

Sales,

Banks, $1,570. China Underwriters, $4.95. China Lights, $27.65.

ROSE DAY.

To-day is Rose Day for the poor, and the collectors of St. Vincent de Paul Society had taken $5,087.90 up to 1 p.m., with several boxes still to come in.

Last year's complete total was $4,516.94.

Buyers.

Steamboats, $24. Telephones, (part paid), $262. Entertainments, $15. Shanghai Explorations, Tls. 2.40. Canton Ices, $5. Hong Kong Government Loan, $2 per cent. premium.

Sellers.

Raubs, $43. Providents (old), $5. S. C. Enterprises, $10. Venezuelan Goldfields, $2. Trams, $212.

FINE GENERALLY.

The Royal Observatory's re- port issued this morning states: The anticyclone to the N.W. of Peking has weakened slight- ly.

A depression is still shown to the East of Hokkaido.

Forecast: N. E. winds, fresh; fine generally.

Rainfall. Rainfall for 24 hours end- ed at 10 (1.71), to-day nil. Tatal since January 1, 75.83 inches against an average of 81.90 Inches deficit 6.16 Inches.

Temperature.

The temperature at certain specified centres this morning at 6 o'clock was:-

Hong Kong

69

Macao

65

Pratas Island

74

Foochow

64

Amoy

64

Chefoo

36

Shanghai Manila

54

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A GORILLA HUNT.

died at 89, Caine Road on or about August 24 of this year.

The Supreme Court has granted probate of the will to the testator's eldest son, Cheung Chu-hon, also a banker, of 38, Caine Road, who is the sole executor named in the will. In the will the testator directed that everything be handed over to Bach the executor to administer.

of the testator's four sons are to get a share in the estate, and, in addition, the two younger sons are' each to receive $6,000 out.of a com-. mon fund for their respective mar- riagca. Dowries of $3,000 are also provided for each of the testator's two unmarried daughtera.

Calcutta Merchant's Estate. Roostumjee Dhunjeebboy Mehta, sole proprietor of Messrs. D. B. Mehin & Co., late of 55, Canning Street, Calcutta, India, who died intestate on or about October 17, 1930, at 9, Rainey Park, Ballygunge, Calcutta, left estate in the Colony

Не valued at $64,600.

#au་ t Parsee and a British Indian sub- ject.

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Lettera of administration have been granted by the Supreme Court to Mr. G. G. N. Tinson, solicitor, lawful attorney of Maneck Roos- tumjce Mehta, and Nusserwanjee Roostumjce Mehta, sons of the de- censed, both of Ballygunge, Calcutta,

FIDUCIARY. ISSUE MAINTAINED.

London, Yesterday.

In spite of rumours of the fall of sterling, due to the coming. expansion of the fiduciary issue, the London Gazette to-night an- nounces the maintenance of the issue at the previous figure of £275,000,000.-Reuter.

FUTURE INDIA. '

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would ask Parliament's approval during the week.

Mr. MacDonald indicated .em- phatically that the

present Cabinet fully accepted his state- ments of last January on behalf of the Labour Government, as re-

presenting their own policy,

Loud applause punctuated the reading of His Majesty's message, bidding the delegates not to let the problems "discourage press" them.

or op-

Rugby, Yesterday. Lady Broughton and Colonel Ashton, both experienced big game I hope your Worship will accept the hunters, leave Croydon by air to view that the offence has been com- morow for the Belgian Congo in mitted through inadvertence, and search of gorillas: They hope to without any intention of contraven-! obtain photographs of these animals tion of the law. My client has been and collect vegetation growing in Afteen years in business, and has their haunts. They embark on Mr. Gandhi was all smiles, in an unblemished and good character, this venture on behalf of the Bri-his customary loincloth and and any penalty, which your Wor-, tish Museum, which wishes to woollen shawl, with a thick blan ship may see fit to impose, will act complete its gorilla group.-British ket wrapped round his, thin bare as a deterrent to my client." Wireless Service..

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