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Tal. Central 296.

SOLE AGENTS FOR

V

2, Queen's Buildings

BELL'S UNITED ASBESTOS CO. LTD..

MANUFACTURERS OF

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QUEEN'S THEATRE.

TO-DAY, at 2:30 p.m., 5.16 p.m., 7.15 p.m. & 9.15 p.m.

The Love Affair of A Beautiful Queen.

Sir Anthony Hope's Celebrated Romance

“RUPERT OF HENTZAU

With the greatest all celebrity cast ever assembled for a single production,

ELAINE HAMMERSTEIN

Bert Lytell

Claire Windsor

Bryant Washburn

Mitchell Lewis

Elmo Linedin

*Lew Cody

Hobart Bosworth Marjorie Daw Adolphe Menjou Irving Cummings

In Nine Big Reels.

PRICES OF ADMISSION:

At 5.15 p.m.-$1.20, 80 Cts., "&" 40 Ots: „ At 9.15 p.m.-$1.50, $1.00 & 60 Cts. Soldiers and Bailors-Half Price to 1st and 2nd Classes.

THR HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, APRIL SEX 1925

WORLD THEATRE.

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW ONLY, 5.15 p.m. & 9.15

EUROPE'S MOST CELEBRATED SCREEN STAR

1/

MIA MAY

IN

"THE PRICE SHE PAID

(ADAPTED FROM E BAJDA'J FAMOUS STAGE PLAY **THE BRIDES CONFESSION” IN EIGHT BEELS)..

IT IS ONE OF THE GREATEST PICTURES IN WHICH THE FASCINATING ACTRESS EVER APPEARED. NEVER HAS A PICTURE BEEN MADE WITH A GREATER SPIRITUAL AND DRAMATIO APPEAL WHEN YOU SEE IT YOU'LL KNOW WHAT A DRAMATIC MASTERPIECE MEANS.

WITH SPECIAL MUSIC AT ORDINARY PRICES. COMING.

COMING.

A GREAT LOVE STORY BASED ON THE IMMORTAL POEM ·

"THE BAREFOOT BOY"

WITH AN ALL-STAR CAST INCLUDING ' JOHN BOWERS. MARJORIE DAW AND OTHERS

JACK

ALSO

DEMPSEY

IN

WEST OF THE WATER BUCKET"

(THE THIRD OF THE “FIGHT & WIN" SERIES).

SP

p.m.

HONGKONG ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD.

CONTRACTORS FOR

CIVIL ENGINEERING AND BUILDING -WORK OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS.

Epecialists in Reinforced Concrete Foundations and Structures for Factories, Godowns, Wharves, Bridges, Piers, ké.

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ST. GEORGE'S BUILDING, CHATER ROAD.

Telephone. Centrál 4681 (Two Lines),

PIANOS FOR SALE OR HIRE.

Tx. 4648

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USURERS' £20,000 FUND.

TO FIGHT PARLIAMENTARY

BILLS.

Mr. S. R. "Wells, Conservative M.P. for Bedford, has introduced in the House of Commons a Bill, which was one of 39) private members' Bilt formally read * first time recently, to prohibit advertis ing and circularising by registered money leaders, but owing to his position of twenty-ninth in the ballot it is improbe able that time will be available for the

Kabasure.

Other M.Fs are preparing to assist in securing the drafting and passage of Lord Carson's Bill in the House of Lords and are also getting into,, touch with the Home Secretary. .:..

They feel that the best method of pro- cedure may not be by the inquiries of a Select Committee, and that more useful action could be taken by private investi- gation of cases and the drafting of a Bill to safeguard the public. An Inquiry, it is feared, may give an opportunity to the offenders to change their methods before.legislative action can be taken

I

Bid SBSCRIPTIONS. Meanwhile the mobilising "

money-lenders

aro

Their protection society has met in London and launched a fund to be used in fighting any Rill that may be put be 'fore Parliament.

At the meeting nearly £20.000 was col- flected or promised, and agents of the society in the provinces have been in- atructed to secure subscriptions. ranging from £50 to £1,000 were sub- scribed by individual members of the society who attended the meeting.

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and all high-class Tobacconisti,

At 95 cents per tin of 50

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the preferred cigarette

Sams C. E. WARREN & CO., LTD. THE ENTIRE BROADWAY CAST

An official of the society, who has on former occasions gleaned private infor- mation in regard to measures.concerning money-landers which have been intro- duced in the House of Commons, report- ed that the feeling of the House is such that a Bill to restrict or control money- lenders activities would undoubtedly be passed. But if the Government did not afford special facilities there ought not to be great difficulty in wrecking the

measure.

60 PER CENT. PROPOSAL.

It was mentioned that the cost of wrecking & Bill would be enormous, but it was argued that so much was at stake that no amount, of money would be too much to spend.

The money-lenders believe that if Lord Carson's Bill reaches the House of Com- mons & committee of inquiry will be set up. They propose, in that event, to sug- gest that it the Bill be passed a flat rate interest of 80. per cent. per annum should be allowed as fair and reasonable."

In the meantime every effort will be made to minimise the unfavourableness of any official report which may be drawn

up.

Their greatest anxiety w the moment

"

SANITARY ENGINEERS

BATHS

FOR

STOVES

RANGES.

LAVATORY-BASINS

CLOSET SUITES.

IMMEDIATE" DELIVERY.

· FROM STOCK." -

W4 INVITE YOU TO CALL AND

INSPECT THE SANITARY APPLI-

ANCER INSTALLED IN OUR -NEW SHOWROOM IN CHINA BUILDING

(Facing QUEEN'S THEATRE).

TEL. C. 269.

WHEN

SPECIFY

BUYING PLATES

(1485

is caused by their complete ignorance of WELLINGTON

the real nature of the Bill which is being prepared by Lord Carson.

"LOVÁBLE AND CUNNING.” CLERGYMAN TALKS OF CHINESE CHARACTER.

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ANTI-SCREEN PLATE,

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Aa Isochromatic Plate, giving & Fine Render ing of Tone and Colour Values without the On account of its ase of Ayat Filler. Eigh Speed, the Plato is quite suitable for Hand-Camera Work, and ine of the Beat All-round Pistes obtainable, se it is capable of dealing efficiently with practically any subject that may present itself.

Representatives of the Church, the Law, and the Stage sat at the President's table at a recent luncheon of the Ports mouth and Southsea Rotary Club, whes the Rev. C. E. Spencer, formerly Sub- Dean of Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shang- hai, was entertained. China, said Mr.

Spencer, has an area of some 5,000,000 square miles, and inhabited by the most extraordinary pec- ple on earth. They are most charming; fovable cunning and simple, and be did not know of any other nation which em braced in many characteristics" ая are.

to The first thing be found in the Chinese. one ought to consider is the situation as papers, We it comes to us through the read day after day of the perpetual chaca in Government circles-a not uncommon thing in Governments

but in of to-day; China they seem to be more accentuated.

birth China is going through a re

The trouble"

chas aris

E.K., O. & H. Steamboats...$37: through arisen

the decay of

"Star" Ferrios their former religion, and the form

of

Waterboats ...... government now is comic in the extreme.

Economically,

said

the

China t speaker at a later stage of his address, it is of interest to Halsbous sbudy

the position

the foreigner in

Langkats (compliment China: It is possible that the position

Kowloon Wharves Hitherto the

Whampoa Docks Shanghai Dockaj momen middle-

B.K. & S. Hotels....

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-SGIR-MANUFACTURES. ----

WELLINGTON & WARD, LTD ELSTREE, ENGLAND. SOLD BY ALL PHOTOGRAPHIC DEALERS.

HONGKONG SHARE MARKET. CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

APRIL 2ND, 1925. Hongkong and Shanghai

Banku...!!

""'. 33,230 nom. Canton IzarANCER

$745b.

اب

i. going το change.

foreigner has been a Chinese to: maa, the introducer of the

the Western market; and has been. large ly indispensable; but during recent times it would seem that that situationis changing. This is partly because the Chiness is building his own factories and largely supplying his own needs, and it looks as if there will be less and less for the foreigner to do there. There is no doubt that the Chinese is an adept- at accomodating himself to all sorts of possible circumstances which may arise, and that very quickly.

FRENCH INCOME TAX.

25. IN THE ́E ON INCOMES ·OF £1,250.

Moans of tracking down the tax dodgers kept the Freath Chamber sit- ting all night a month ago.

It was decided that in cases where tax- payers do not produce definite proef of

Hongkong Fire Insurance$655 nom. Union Insurances

Underwriters***

Dongisa Steamships........

..3268 b.

354 pain.

дока

$37.b. „17) kom." „$691 nom.

7 b., 273 1.

.......191 b. $123.

126 nom." $153 b., 154.

2973 2. de ea.

20b.

T. 11.60 b., 114

nant.

Humphreys Two Milla .....

T 60 b Shanghai Cottonkinsonia sen ilk b Orientals er i de smaa TU3.50/ 3.75 . Cements (combined).........$314 b., 30 .. Ubins Lights (combined)33

((combined)$38 b. Providents

(NOW) Dairy Farms........

Electrice 2010-999440241 1940 H.K. Hopes (combined) Tramways

Peak Tram (old)

Hongkow Wharted.....

194 nom.

150.

581 b.

„Tic. 204 sa b-bugera; sellers; sa-sales.

UHTEMA NOTES.

CORONET THEATER,

Many hugo sets were erected for the photodrama, Rupert of Hentzan," which opens at the Queen's Theatre to the source of their income the authori day, and of these the representation of ties will have the right to fix the amount one of Europe's most noted cathedrals payable in accordance with the "visible signa" of their wealth.

was by far the largest. It measured almost three hundred and seventeen feet Over and above the fixed taxation on in length and covered the entire width share dividends and rentals, the income tax for next year was fixed as follows: Annual Income.

Tax in the £. Onc. Ed.

£125

£1,250...........

£6,50

23. od.

£12,500 and, upwards 198, od.

It was also decided to increase taxes

of the famous stage siz on the United studia lot. The photography is excellent, and over one hundred thousand dollara of lighting equipment was used in illuminating the big rate and street Bones In fact, Rupert of Hontzaj actually cost so close to five hundred thousand dollars to produce that it could

on the transfer of houses which are hardly be called an exaggeration if sot walued at more than 23,000.

at the final total of over half a million:

DAVID

BELASCO'S

Greatest recent success

TIGER

ROSE

Experienced Cinemagoers

are aware that whenever a big stage success has been transferred bodily to the screen with the original cast, a delightful picture has resulted. One has but to recall “Potash and Perlmutter,” “Way Down East,” “Disraeli,” to realise the truth of this. "Tiger Rose" is one more triumphant vindication of the rule that a good play, well cast always makes a good picture !

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW at

at 230 p.m., 5.15 pm, 7.15 p.m. &.9.15 p.m.

THE CORONET

STAR

THEATRE

KOWLOON.

In response to numerous requests and by desire of the Management.

3-PERFORMANCES ONLY-3 THEATRICAL ENTERPRISES (Maurice E. Benson and Alec Ross)

Present

MADELINE ROSSITER'S COMPANY

The only show that is always sure of a welcome everywhere:

TO-DAY, April 3rd, at 9.15 pm*. "FLARES AND FLASHES

TO-MORROW, April 4th, at 9.13 p.m.

CC

POT POURRI ”

Presenting the most popular Items in the Company's Repertoire.

SUNDAY, April 5th, at 9.15 p.m..

FAREWELL PERFORMANCE

REQUEST PROGRAMME

Send in your request by TO`MORROW and we will put it on for you.

The Prograzume is Years-suything you want,

Prices-83, $2 & $1.

GOOD BYE-EE.

Booking at Moutrie's, Ltd & Star Theatre, Kowloon, THERE IS ONLY ONE SHOW, AND THAT IS THE ROSSITER CO.

TO-MORROW

SUNDAY MATINEES ONLY

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