1923-03-02 — Page 7

FRENCH TURNING THE SCREW.-

(Baxter's Service)

(Continued from Paga 1.)

Duesseldorf, March 1. The Franch are giving another turn to the screw to exsot duas in the Rohr from Germans by a decree seizing the procesds of the consumption taxes on wines and smokes. It is anticipated that the decree will be applied to the whole occupation ares, and the penalty for non-payment will be the closing of refractory establishments..

Coblance, March 2.

FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1923.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

ROBBERS IN THE CITY.

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

An Exciting Chase.

MAN SHOT AND CAPTURED.

the concentrated atteropted

A gang of armed robbers, who had apparently hoped to prot from

general interest! OR the Rices, daring coup The Inter-Allied High Commission has issued an Ordinance in the Central part of the town declaring that in view of the default of the German railway officials this morning, but failed when an in the occupied area and because of acts of sabotage, these railways alarm was raised, and, in the will be established under the French Director Regie and subject to chase and exchange of shots that the authority of the High Commission Commander-in-Chief.

BIG US. RAILWAY SCHEME.

Washington. March 1.

ensued, one of them was wounded.

At 1040 this morning, a rich Californian produce merchant received at his room, on an upper floor at the Kwong Da boarding house, No 124Connaught Mr. Holden, president of the Chicago, Burlington Quiner Rail Road Central several caliers way Company, has submitted a plan to the Interstate Commerce whose identity and purpose be Commission for the consolidation of all railways wastward of Chi-was made instantly acquainted cago into four great systems, each operating 30,000 miles, the lines with by the production of revolv reaching from Chicago to the Pacific coast and from the Canadianery and an order to keep quiet under the penalty of being shot. border to the Gulf of Mexico.

There were four of the strangers, Į but, undismayed by

threatening attitude, the mer- chant- raised his voice. with the result that the fatis of the boarding house rushed into the

room. Giving up. the attempt as hopeless, thị, gangi rushed from the room and down the staircase, but one of them, who was not armed, was im. mediately seized upon by the fakis, bound up and later handed over to the police.

MONEY FOR U.S. FARMERS.

Washington, March 2. The House of presentatives has passed the Farm Credit's Bill. The Bill contemplates the previously approved by the Senate. creation of twelve Governmental Banks authorised-to issus a total of $800,000,000 in debentures; it also authorises private credits to corporations in order to meet the financial needs of agriculturists,

JAPAN AND U.S. CONTROL OF PACIFIC.

Washington, March 2.

In the Senate, the Immigration Committee, replying to stequest for restricted immigration to the Hawaiian Islands of otherwise in- admissable aliens, in order to reduce the present labour shortage. declares that American control in Hawaii and the centre Pacific is endangered by the Japanese.

IMPROVING THE U.S. NAVY.

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Before this, the other members of the

had escaped gang into the street And scatter- ed ia differen: directions. Fortunately, two detectives were bear the boarding house at the time and they followed up the man who appeared to be the leader. The latter bad no hesitation in using his revolver, and, during the long chase led back in a round-about way back to the boarding house, a regular fusilade of shots took place. in which the Fugitive was hit no fewer than six times. When Mak Vic, one of the detectives, closed in with bim in Hillier Street, themaa has had used all his rounds, but, in spite of this and his wounded

Washington, March 2 The Senste has ratified the Representative's Bill appropriating $21,000,000 for the modernisation of battleships and the reimburse ment of contactors in consequence of the scrapping battleships under the Washington Agreement

STAR THEATRE CHANGES HANDS.

Improvements to be Made.

much-needed improvement already been carried out.

I The existing orchestra has condition. he put up a desperate bean augmented to twelve pieces. struggle that ended only wheul "Paramount pictures are high-an Indian constable CAMB class; there is no question about up and fired another shot into it, but some of them need cleaning his body. up wax Mr. Ray's comment The streets, as soon as the After prolonged negotiation3.

pointed As he

to two girls alarm was raised, were remark. the Houstong Amusements,

engaged in cleaning sundry jably clear of pedestrians. Limited, the organisation con-

pictures at his studio. "We The robber had turned into trolling a chain of cinemas in the shall for a start introduce First Hillier Street from the Prasa, Colony and Canton. has succeed. National Pictures at the Star. run through Des Voeux Road, ed in acquiring sole control of the bringing up the future programme through Man Wo Line Star Theatre. Kowloon. in .connection with which an meat was drawn up and signed recently, giving effect to the change as from the 1st of March

ree-

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at this Theatre to the standard and again on to the ex-

Other plaas front. of the Coronet. "

Perceiving here a num unfolded by Mr. Ray should be: of other pelice officers, make for the better arrangements he doubled again into Hillier of the stage lights and accoutre-Street and it was here that Mak It has been public knowledgements at the Theatre.

Yiu caught up with and secured for 30mt months that It is not intended, as rumoured, his man. None of the pursuers competition between this theatre to

down the Kowloon was shot. Another officer Lo And the Kowloon Theatre Theatre. Requests have been whore much credit is due for the has been of A very active received from various sporting capture is detective 100 Teen character, leading to MUTUA clubs, for ita continuance as a Chiu-hing. losses as in the present com paratively undeveloped state of Kowloon it has been hard to find the necessary clientele to fill both houses. The Star Theatre bas no:) failed from want of trying. It has been enterprising in many direc tions, has given Kowloon many opportunites of enjoying first-class vaudeville and musical shows, And its most notable success. the Incent engagement of the Italian Opera Company. brought 1the public of Kowloon in genersi fnaccial returns of a handsome will meet for tea snd re. character. These successes not freshments. withstanding, the losses incurred from the exhibition of films bad not been cut down to any appreciable extent, and with the competition that was beinz keenly conducted by the Hongkong Amusements it has at length been decided to toru over the Theatre to the Hongkong Amusements.

dancing hall, and in this capacity The wounded man has it will remain as at present except been removed to the Govern. that there will be no more cinema ment Civil Hospital. LD shows there.

By the agreement, for a certain

examination showing that he was Speaking of certain improve-wounded in the shoulder and on mants he has in contemplation both arms and legs. in connection with the Stari Theatre tea-lounge. Mr. Ray opportunity presents itself be CHINESE MERCHANT'S will turn it into a luxurious

SUICIDE. resort where theatre-goers and

that AS 3000 BS the

CHINESE POLITICS.

An Expensive Funeral.

One of the most expensive funerals that has taken place; for some time WAN веет with the arrival here fram.. Haiphong of the Freach steamer Jade which had aboard the re- mains of a Chinese merchant who Shanghai, March 2. The had committed suicide at sea,

When the steae: Haits reported resigaution of Lia En-

An Unfounded Report.

bere recently she loss of a rich

rental the, Hongkong Amuse yuan. Minister of Finance, is arrived ments will have the sole control without foundation. It appears reported the

of the Star Theatre, and the that it was Ling Wen-yuan, Vice Chinese passenger who jumped better results accruing for the Minister of Finance.-Heater.

public from the charge will be seen in the improvements which the nas managment bave decid- ed to introduce into the theatre. The claim of the theatre to being the best playbouse in the Colony is beyond question. These com. forts will be considerably added to by a decision to improve the

of pictures class

and the machinery for their exhibition..

The first change effected will be in the operating machines, arrangements having been made

for their replacementby more up-

A PUZZLE A DAY.

into the ges when the vessel was leaving the mouth of the Haiphong river. He was the proprietor of the well-known firm of Dong Nama Loi, rice-millors of Haiphong. It was just after liffo one morning as the Eaiban had Write down five odd figures, left Dosun astern that he was which, when added up, make seen by his son, who accompanied

bim

the voyage, .to fourteen.

deliberately

overboard. jump

was An exhaustive search fruitless, and the Haitan, event- ually continued its trip to Hong- kong. Some days later,

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found in fact, specially chartered to ashore Deat Dosua continue the trip from Hongkong to-date equipment, of the type The above square consists of washed

preparatione were then and it left for Canton, with the re- known as "simplex" These are five words which read the same and of the same type as used at the frors left to right as from top to made for the funeral Gifts mains from this port yesterday. At all those Canton the interment of the body Coronet. Ila conversation with Mr. bottom, with the word "Royal" were showered on

to Carte An- *bo

their has been carried out along, lines pay Ray, a representative of the 7de forming the central word.

with respects,

is the custom most appropriate to the position graph was informed that the other different

with the higher class of native and wealth of the deceased's distance of projection at the Star "Royal" 13

funerals, and when the Jede left family. Theatre was an ideilone- mat follows:

Haiphong last week-end she had aboard the remains enclosed in a costly coffin, for interment at Canton, which is the native place of the decessed. The Jade was

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