1932-03-04 — Page 12

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WHO HAVE NOT SENT IN

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CENTRAL

:£ THEATRE

SE

HEAR

SHOWING TO-DAY

AT 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.20 p.m.

A THOROUGHLY MODERN WESTERN THRILLER

RICHARD

ARLEN

In

Gun Smoke

armorant Picture

with MARY BRIAN, LOUISE FAZENDA, WILLIAM BOYD

and EUGENE PAULETTE

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Extraordinary shows will be opened at 12.30 p.m. daily up to 9th inst., the entire proceeds of which shall be contributed to

THE SHANGHAI REFUGEES RELIEF FUND

The Programmes scheduled are as follows:--- To-day: "TARZAN THE TIGER." March 5 & 6: -“PLAYBOY OF PARIS.” March 7 & 8 : —“DIRIGIBLE.” March 9:-

· “INNOCENTS OF PARIS.”

PRICES OF ADMISSION : --

Dress Circle

Upper Circle

Back Stall

80 cts. 50 cts. 50 cts.

30 cts.

Front Stall

BOOKING NOW ON.

BY SPECIAL REQUEST -

The Strangest Breath - Taking Feature Ever Filmed

"AFRICA SPEAKS"

will be shown again from Monday Next.

LOOK OUT FOR

1932 United Artists Pictures,

"AGE FOR LOVE" Starring Billie Dove

"CORSAIR”

Starring Chester Morris

AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 MINUTES"

With Donglas Fairbanks.

and others are due to arrive here very moon

WATCH FOR THEIR OPENING DATES

The

China Mail.

ESTABLISHED 1845.

HONG KONG, FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 1932.

SHIPPING REORGANISATION SCHEME.

2 Operating Companies to Be Created.

ROYAL MAIL GROUP.

London. Yesterday.

-

MR. W. LYSON.

Death of Old Resident

J

of Colony.

FORMERLY IN P.W.D.

at his

re-

J. H. THOMAS

RECEIVES DEPUTATION.

DENTALINE

(Concentrated Antiseptic)

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

refreshing to use.

THE PHARMACY

Asiatic Building.

Tel. 20345.

Queen's Road

QUEENS.

In View of the Ottawa Conference,

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

The death occurred sidence, No. 29 Kai Tack Bund, Kowloon City, last night, of Mr. W. Lyson, who had been a realdent in CONSIDERING 1930 PROPOSALS.

[the Colony for almost the whole of]

ine 71 years.

solicitor

Rugby, Yesterday,

A scheme for reorganisation,

Mr. Lyson was the father of Cap- The Dominions Secretary, Mr. affecting several of the principal tain C. H. Lyson, who served with J. H., Thomas, and other Ministers, companies of the Royal Mail distinction in the War and sub-to-day received a deputation from group, has been issued. The sequently returned to Hong Kong the General Council of the Trade scheme, which aims at conserv-to practise да

and Union Congress, which sought in- ing the interests of creditors į ultimately became principal of formation as to the possibility of and preventing the disintegra-Messrs. Lyson & Hall.

the Ottawa Conference considering gation of fleets, provides for the Mr. Lyson, senior, served in the the adoption of proposals submit- creation of two operating com- Public Works Department for Bted jointly before the Imperial panies, namely, the Royal Mail number of years, but left to join Conference of 1930 by the Trades Lines, Limited, comprising fifty- Mr. E. M. Hazeland, architect (now Union Congress and the Federa- two vessels and the Elder Demps-Mesara.. Hazeland & Gonella)tion of British Industries, includ- ter Shipping Lines, comprising Latterly Mr. Lyson retired and lived ing the establishment of a perman- fifty-five ships. The purchase in Kowloon City. His very cheer-{ant Commonwealth Economic Secre- price for the transfer of the ful nature won for him a host of tariat and the organisation of a vessels is to consist entirely of friends among all the communities Commonwealth Trade Coaference. fully paid shares. In operating whose sympathy will be extended! the Companies, a further mora- to his family. torium in respect of all debts, The funeral will be held apart from trade liabilities, is tomorrow afternoon in Chiu Yuen joint document-British Official be arranged till 1984.-Reuter.

LEAGUE ASSEMBLY "MEETING.

(Continued from Page 1.)

hours.

Statement in House of Commons.

Cemetery, Mount Davis.

Mr. Thomas assured the deputa- tion of his unabated support to-the principles contained in the

RUSTY KNIFE.

Overawes Victims of a Robbery.

staircase door.

Wireless Service.

•

GRAVE AND GAY.

on

All the readers of Stephen Leacock, the humorist, may not know that he is also Dr. Stephen Leacock, the economist. He is Professor of Economics at M'Gill

His

to have ordered a cessation of hostilities As from to-night. Some slight firing by the Chin- An armed robbery was committed ese from new positions is stated on the second floor of 2, Yunnan University, Montreal, and can be to have occurred during the day, Lane, Yaumati, yesterday afternoon. as grave as he can be gay. but it is possible that this may Wong Ng-mui (21), a married book, "Economie Prosperity in the have resulted from the confusion woman, was coming out of the British Empire," was widely read consequent on the rapid de kitchen when she was met by a at the time of the last Imperial Con- velopments of the last few Chinese who had entered by the ference, and I now learn he has He asked for "Ah written another, writes a contribu- Chan," but was informed that no tor to a Scottish paper. such person Hved there. Three This will be published in time A hopeful view of the situa- other Chinese then broke in, and, for the forthcoming conference, and tion on facts then available was after driving the inmates to a rear it is entitled, "Back to Prosperity; taken by the Foreign Under-, cubicle, bound and gagged them. The Great Opportunity of the Em- Secretary, Captain Eden, in the (Continued at foot of next column.) pire Conference," and advocates, I House of Commons this after-

understand, an imperial super tariff noon. He recalled that the pro- Geneva for their peace efforts, together with posals made for the cessation of and cheered the reference by cornered preference.

a system of three- hostilities were forwarded to the Captain Eden to the "welcome! Chinese and Japanese Govern- and invaluable co-operation by ments by their authorities in the United States Government Shanghai, and that a final reply with the Powers represented on from the Japanese Government the League Council.'" was received in Shanghai last| night.

of

Dr. Yen Blames Japan.

COAL RECORDS.

New records in coal shipments are not looked for in these depress-

At this evening's Assembly ing times, but there are two ports On March 1, the representa- meeting, Dr. Yen in declaring on the North-East Coast which are tive at Nanking of the British that armistice negotiations had proving welcome exceptions. They Minister in China was informed broken down attributed this to are Blyth and Sunderland, which by the Chinese Foreign Minister the failure of the Japanese to have both established a beat on that the retirement of the Chin- carry out the proposals agreed record week's shipments. ese troops was intended, and that upon at a meeting on Admiral From Blyth the shipments of this took place over the whole Kelly's Flagship on February 28. steam cost, which have been steadily front yesterday. As the result Chinese troops, he said, had mounting up of late, last week these events the Japanese been withdrawn on the strength reached a total of 115,717 tons, authorities gave orders to cease of that agreement. He had read which beats the previous highest hostilities as from 2 p.m. to-day the terms of the Japanese reply record for the mid-week of Febru- (Shanghai time). Sir Howard dated to-day, which, he said, setary, 1980, when 118,205 tons were Kelly, Commander-in-Chief of out the conditions imposing returned. This is not only gratify. the China Station, informed the terms of a conqueror whiching to the port, but is evidence of Chinese accordingly, who had, China could not accept. He ap- the recovery in the Northumberland he understood, agreed to issue pealed to the Assembly to estab-steam coal aince the country went similar orders. A further con-lish an armistice in conformity off the gold standard. ference would take place aboard with the terms reached aboard The shipments from Sunderland the H.M.S. "Kent." He added the British Flagship and in con- for the week ending December 5 that while these efforts were beformity with the spirit of the amounted to 188,740 tons, a quan- ing made in Shanghai, the League League Covenant.

tity which has never before been

Council was in no way relaxing Mr. Matsudaira, having read recorded by the port. The opening its efforts at Geneva for the fur- the terms of the telegram order of the now coal staith assisted pro- ther liquidation of the siuation, ing Japanese troops to cease minently in this achievement. As a result there were good fighting, contended that his

grounds for the anticipation of a country was justified in every ac One of the robbers kept guard satisfactory solution..

tion taken during the Far East- over the victims, with a rusty knife, The House of Commors paid era trouble and again declared whilst his confederates proceeded to tribute to the efforts of Sir Miles that she harboured to territorial ransack the floor. They decamped Lampson and Admiral Kelly at designs.-British Wireless Ser-with money, jewellery, and clothing,, Shanghai and Sir John Simon at vice.

to the value of $127.70.

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AT

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HARMONY HEAVEN"

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