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STAR THEATRE.

Hankow Road-Peking Road, KOWLOON.

OPENING DAY

THURSDAY, JUNE 1st. 1922.

Daily Performances at 3.30, 7.15 and 9.15 p.m.

Matinees on Sundays at 6 PU

CHANCE OF PROGRAMME EVERY TUESDAY

AND FRIDAY.

PRICES OF ADMISSION:-A; 5.39 p.m. Dress Circle 60 cents: Stalls 40 cents. (Children, Sailors and Soldiers Balf price).

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At 5 p.m. Dress Circle 50 cents iChildren, Sailors and Soldiers half price), Stalls, 50 cents 1st. Class and 10 cents 2nd. Class. (No half prices)

At 9 13 p.m. Dress Circle $1.00. Stalls 60 cents. (Children.

Sailors and Soldiers half price.)

IMPORTANT NOTICE. TO HONGKONG RESIDENTS

A Hongkong Booking Office is Open at the "Star" Ferry Pier every day" from 3 to 5 p.m. and from 6 to 9 p.m., when tickets can be bought for the Dress Circle and Stalls of the 53 and 9.15 performances and for the Dress Circle only at the 7.15 performance. The purchase of a ticket at the "Star Pier, Hongkong includes a free ferry tickets both ways.

Ferry

(Owing to the present launch strike the Hongkong booking office is temporarily closed)..

The Kowloon Booking Offies, at the Theatre, is open daily from 1a.m. to noon and from 3 p.m. to 9 pm.

The Proprietor begs to inform the public tha: GRAND FREE OPENING will be notified as soon as normal ferry trans- portation is again available,

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SETTLING THE NEW PEKING CABINET.

MONDAY, MAY 29: 1922.

The release of Chung from im-Shipping Board head explained. prisonment and his almost that the bill would permit the miraculous rise to grace has President to abolish them by given the supporters of Mr. C. Executive order. The subsidy Lin hope that the latter's release programme calls for such action. Support for Dr. W. W. Yen.

is also not far distant and that PrivaO shipping companies

prospect would handle ocean troop movs While the resignation of the there will be

received for Cabinet yesterday was taken as of his retaining his positionments, the teas

the in

Ministry. This an indication that the choice of a

auch service be ng one of the "in- the krow.jairect aids" provided for in car new Premier bad been definitely strengthened by settled and that General Wang | ledge that the Post of Minister of bill.

Mr. Linker said President Shib-chen would be called upon Communications, in view of the immediately to form a Cabinet, il problems now at hand, is not a Harding had gans into this ques- the subeids appears to-day, says a Peking Welcome one and that there hastion even before correspondent under date the been some difficulty in securing programme was considered by 13th inst, that matters have bo official willing to undertake him, and had concluded it would no means reached this satisfac.the burdan, thereby making it be best to do away with the Army torp stage. Farions stories are apparent that whoever assumes Transport Service.

Representative Edmonds of the afloat regarding other candidates the position will insist upon har- for the pest and the support they in the beat assistance available. House committes remarked that | are receiving and at least some The lingering of the war clouds an investigation of the transport colour of truth is given by the facts indicatedy the reparts from jugestion had revealed that, com that Presiden: Rau has reserved Luanchow, where Chang Tso-lin pared with commercial rates, hia acceptance of the Ministrs seems inclined to offer more fight was operated at 1 loss of between and $6,00Li - resignations pending announce

also appears to be having a sobər. (£5,000,000 ment of the identity of the next 108 effect upon the would-be | nually. Premier.

members. The political situation While discussing the benefits is far from bois g cleared up and that would accrue from enact many prefer to remain quiarly ment of the subsidy bill, the waiting to see what the final out. Chairman declared that

PAOTINGFU CONFERENCE MAY

COST OF U. S. SHIP

SUBSIDY.

TAKE ANOTHER DECISION While the nomidation of Gen-came will be. |eral Wang Shih-chen meets with

no active oposition on the part of | Progressives in Peking there is a

large body of the public in favor) of the appointment of Dr. 197, A. Yan later on as Premier. It is! admitted that General Wang is} an able, experienced official of bigh character, who would com- mand the respect of all parties, butį it is thought that from the point

one

can talk all he wants to about Wall Street, but it will be ne masa of investora, Bot Wall Strest, who will benefit from this legislation.

"We must show the pa sibilities of making money in the shipping business." he added, if we are to get the public to invest in it,"

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EXPLAINS DIRECT AID " FEATURES. Explaining the "direct aid " features of the bill, which provide that shipping companies whose net operating income exceeds 10 per cent. shall return to the Government one-half of the ex- cess up to the amount of the

direct aid." Mr. Montgomery declared this requirement would not deaden the initiative and enterprise of shipping com which such & restriction would panies. The few companies to apply, he said, would still have their best efforts. sufficient incentive to pat forth

An Outlay of $52,000,000 Required Annually.

The committees also heard the Establishment of a privately-testinooy of Mr. R. H. Montgo of view of reunification Dr. Yenowned merchant marine through mery, New York account wat, would meet with greater success Government aid, as proposed by who assisted in conducting in dealing with the South and President Harding and the Ship-Shipping Board inventory and the so-called neutral provinces ping Board, would necessitate aided in drafting the limitations of Central China. This quest on is maximum Tressary outlay of of profit provisions of the suberly being keenly discussed in Peking $52,000,000 annually. Sonate and dill. He said that a return of i and telegrams to various organiz- House committees considering per cent, for shipping companies ation from Shanghai and other the Ship Subsidy bill were told by WLI "reasonable in view f imporizat centres *how that Chairman Lasker of the boat the hazards to which the business public sentiment has been greatly Enactment of the legislation, how-was subjected. stirred up by the recent collapse ever, he contended, would put an of the Feastien army, and that end to the $40,000,000 yearly loss it is thoroughly recognized that the Shipping Board is susta...ing the per-onnel of the next Cabinet in operating its vessels. may have a tremendogs influence: Pressed by Representative on the country's future. It is Davis of Tennessea, a Democratic pointed pot in these rel-grams member of the House Merchant that Peking has now a unique op. Marins Committee, for an esti portunity to launch a sound re-mare of the probable cost of the unification plan, the success or Administration's programme, Mr. failure of which would depend Lasker gave general totals, with principally upon the character of an explanation that experts would te political leaders at the give details later. | Capital.

Suggesting that the Chairman's It is reported that Dr. Yen bas estimate did not take into con been approached on this matter.ideration "indirect aida " pro- but he has again asserted that vided for in the bill, Mr. Davis he has no desire to undertake asked what their money value post that would make him the would be.. target of political attack. The It's useless to try to estimate." next Premier will certainly have Mr. Lasker replied, adding that to shoulder tremendous tasks, funds for indirect aids" acuidsboold provide aid only when aid requiring ability, strength and pot come from the Government necessary," he continued, "and, should be flexible enough to with- | courage, which Dr. Yea undoubt-Instead of increasing the burden edly possesses, and it seems prob on the Treasury, he held, such hold and, in whole or in part, when shipping companies earn able that a large section of the aids would bolp increase the re- public are endeavouring to per venues of shipping companies, more than 10 per cent. on their suade bim to waive personal which, under the bill, would be capital invested in ships and

facilities. feelings in consideration of the required, when their net return public we.fare.

"So far as possible, it is desir- exceeded 10 per cent, to tum half,

able to obtain the assistance) It is reported that a conference the excess earnings back to the is being held Plotingfo Government until the full amount necessary to establish an Ameri- can merchant marine by indirect to decide the question of the Pre-of the subsidy was returned. miership, and that General Tsao! Ia computing $52.000.000 as the methods as proposed by the bl. Kun will urge the reappointmen: probableGovernment expenditure However, it is evidently impos. of General Chin Yao-peng as for "direct" aid, Mr. Lasker said sible to evaluate exactly Premier, General Wu Pei-fu went be allowed, for conversion into the effect of these aids in the same impossible to Proting-fu to attend this merchant marine fund $30.000.000 degree that it ganference.

derived

ostimate closely the effects of the from customs receipts. $4.000,000 in tonnage tariff bill. It seems neces- dues, $5,000,000 now paid for sary, therefore, to provide, in ad- dition to the several messures of Chung Sbib-ming.

transportation of certain classes Minister of Finance under the of foreign mails and $3,000,000 in former regime, has been released constraction charges. from custody and has rosum- WOULD COT INCOME TAX ed bis duties AS Minister of Finance and Chief of the Salt) Accounting for the remaining perience of any owner during Administration. His recovery has $10,000,000, the Chairman ex-any year prove these dirac: aids been as sensational as his arrest plained that it was expected to be unnecessary to permit him and he is now one of the leading deductions amounting to this to earn an adequate return on his candidates for substantive Minis-figure would be made in income invested capital."

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REPORTED CHANGES OF MINISTERS,

acting

to be

RECEIPTS.

"Any plan for the support of thei merchant American

marine

i

the

indirect aid, specified direct id which will be paid as earned but which would be subject to ad- justment, and to refund to the United States should the ex

THE TREMBLING HAND,

Sure Sign that Your Nerves

are in Trouble, and Your General Health Low.

ter of Finance in the new cabinet. taxes payable by shipping com The other possibility most prom-panies. The bill provides for) - inently mentioned for this port- such deductions. folio is Wang Shih-yuza a The cost of maintaining the prominent Chibli supporter. The merchant marine naval reserve, mandate accepting the resigns- which would be created by the A tion of Premier Cbow Tze-chi bill, would be defrayed from the and the remaining members merchant marine fund, the com- of his cabinet has not yet been mittees were informed, and would If your head, your thumb, or issued. Although these resigns-not cause an additional outlay your foot trembles when you try tions were tendered yesterday. from the Treasury Cost of main to hold it still, if your writing is they have not yet been acknow-taining the reserve, Mr. Lasker shaky, if you have tremors of ledged, pending the settlement of estimated, would not exceed your lips or chin, your nerves the differences, now fairly well $3,000,000 annually.

need strengthening. known, between the President, While passage of the bill woulä Unless something is done yon, Tsan Kon, and Fremier elect Mr. require an expenditure of $52,000,- may easily become the victim of Mr. Wang Shih-chen. The latest 000 a year at most, the added neuralgia, sciatica, asurasthenia, information received from high burden on the Treasury, the partial paralysis, or any of the official circles that the Mandate Chairman said, would approx-severe nervous disorders. appointing Wang to the Premier-imate 347,000,000, as the Govern There is no tonic for the serves ship and announcing his new ment now expends $5,000,000 of that is not a tonic for every other Cabinet, which was already pre- the amount which would be part of the body. here is no pared several days ago will be turned into the merchant marine form of debility that does not rob issed to-mOYTOW.

fund for transportation of foreign the cerves of courishment. The The portfolio of Commnnica-meils.

remedy therefore for nervous tions is also a matter of some! Under the bill vessels of com-breakdown is a tonic that will doubt. Thus far Mr. Kao Ling-panies receiving the Government build up the general health, re- wei appears to be the only subsidy would be required to vitalize the blood, and enable it to individual available and it is carry the United States mails. carry to the starved nerves the hoped that be will agree to accept except parcels post, free of cost. elements they need. the post, at least for the time Mr. Lasker said that cbe Dr. Williams' pink pills are an being when the untangling of the maximum be quoted would be ideal toric for all nervous people, Ministries affairs is urgently expended only in the event the being far more valuable than any needed. It is for this reason that bill operates successfully," and, mere stimulant. Today is the Mr. Kap has shown a disinclips-even then, probably not before best time to begin them. Any tion to accept, as the post is five years.

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