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MEDITERRANEAN "BATTLE."

VIVID DESCRIPTION OF NAVAL EXERCISES.

London, March. G.

Reater's special correspondent aboard MS. Repulse gives a vivid picture, of the battle in the

MANILA FIRE.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

LATEST ESTIMATES OF DAMAGE.

INSURANCE DETAILS.

Approximately Pesos 076,500

of

QUEEN'S THEATRE.

VARIED AND ENTERTAINING

PROGRAMME.

Yesterday's change of pro- gramme at the Queen's Theatre drew crowded houses, and we can assure those who attend to-day that they will be rewarded with u most entertaining and varled

Mediterranean between the "Blue" the damage caused by fire onbill of fare. and "Red" fleets under Sir Enger Escolta and Calle David. in Maufla Keyes and Sir Henry Oller recently, was covered by insurance respectively, each comprising HO VOL battleships and battle companies represented in Manila cruisers, one hiveraft carrier, ten genisers, und .. number of

deatroyers.

lengthy news reel, for the various The programme opens with #

items in which the orchestra pro-, This firure is the result of a semi-is followed by a serumingly |vides appropriate music, and this official survey completed by the funny Mack Sennet comedy, "en- Husfilities opened by a "Blue" eret service and the Manila fire titled "The Plumber." Thon, be aeroplane flying over the "Red" plepartment. It does not include fore the main picture, further airgraft carrier Furious, and then the insurance covering damage to Bonavita, of the Italian Opera variety is provided by Signor retiring pursued by three "Red" the Teacock building, estimated Company, who renders two popu- aeroplanes Gas masks were then chout Pesos 10,000, or the destruer operatic airs in excellent style. donned transforming the sailors then of antion picture films in the He has a fine tenor voice and met into do headed demona, and vulls three-hour engagement followed consisting of a maze of Lactical

with a most enthusiastic reception | yesterday. evolutions over a van area, the sea, swarming with darting light craft between the din silhouettes of the capital ships. The issue of the night is unknown pending the decision of the umpires, ..

Nicht operations followed i which a free consisting of the Her).

Repulse, Furious, five cruise thee derover Botillas and three submarines fought a delaying action against a yasily superior "Red" torre consisting of

Exchange, said to be worth Pesos the Lyric Piln 175,000. These items are covered by Lloyd's of London.

"Exchange of Wives," a Metro- ed is insurance and the damage tale, with a pointed moral. A Much of the loss was not cover-cipal film. It is a lightly-fold, Goldwyn production, is the prin-

124 till estimated 2,000,000.

Gabriol

at. Peses

Some Details.

Brothers, importers, carried the most insurance of the fire hil. They carried policies on their sthek, totalling Pesos 25,000. The building which they 35,000,

young husband who finds his newly-wed wife more concerned with the practical side of lite than with "billing and cooing." turns to his neighbour's wife, who is at the demonstrative type, "for consolation, but, as the result of spouse, ha is eventually disillusion- a clever experiment devised by his

the reminder of the combined beempied was insured for Pesosed and comes to appreciate her st

fleets approaching the Straits of Gibraltar from the East. All

ships were darkened only their searchlights, representing gunfire, reliosing the gloom-Route.

SMUGGLED WINE.

CHINESE PINED ON TWO-

CHARGES. ;

Giving evidence against a mas charged with smuggling duilable Chinese we on the waterfront, Chins stable, at the Police Court this morning, admitted. that be roul! overeame the man's readstringe, unga woman-searcher had to be asked to help.

There was also a wond charge ainst the defendant, arising from his action in breaking, the jar of wine. The Cauri saw ba this an attempt to destroy impor tant. evidence, #d sufficient parts of the jar were collected and exhibited in Cours to prove the attempt On this charge, a fine of $10, or one week's hard! labour," was imposed: On the major count, a fine of $20, or two weeks, was inflicted. The case was heard before Major C. Will-

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DOG BITES.

TWO WEEK-END REPORTS.

Private Borle, of the K.O.S.B., was bitten during the week-end

The Samanillo building, housing the 12 business has destroyed on the Escolta, was insured for

Pesos 190,000,

Insuraner policies aggregating Pesos 160,000 were carried by the Rin Hermanos. Manila Harness Store Frank ari Company was insured for Pesos 120,000.

The fixtures and stock of the Igrie Ausic House. Together with the office equipment of the Lyric

MRS. BORODIN."

Above is Mrs. Borodin, wife of the Soviet adviser, to the Nationalist Govern ment? She was aboard a Russian steamer recently detained at Nanking by, the Northern troops and has been seat under escort to Tyinan.

too, learn a useful lesson. To tell her true worth. The other couple, the story in detail would detrnet from the pleasure of those who in-

tend seeing the film; sullied it to say that there is plenty of humour and not a little sound philosophy In the story. Four stars maintain the piece-Eleanor Boardman, oighton Hale. They could not be Rence Adorec, Lew Cody and bettered in the parts to which they are allotted. Married couples should make a point of seeing "Exchange of Wives." Itis show. ing for the last lime to-day.

STAR THEATRE.

CHARLES MURRAY IN

"CLASSEID."

Twenty years in one get in vau- deville; ten years In supstick sereen comedies-and now Charles Murray is taking a well-deserved rest in fenture films of the highest dramatic standard, and, incidental- ly, doing the best work of his ca reer, according to, n'ovie com- mentators.

Murray's assumption of the man- tle of authentic characterization- dates back from his appearance with Mary Philbin in "Rose of Paris," .but his vogue since then has become so great that he has appeared in fully twelve major screen productions up to the present date.

He will be seen, in the Corinne Griffith offering, "Classified," now showing at the Star Theatre, Kow--

Film Exchange, was covered by loon.

policies which totalled

by dog belonging to Sergeant 98,000. Major Templet, of the same Re- giment. Private Bore is under going treatment, while the animal

has been removed to the depot at Kenedy Towi

Pesis

Other Firms Covered., Other Arms, carried the follow.

ing insurance: La Urbana, Peso

A chow dog which had bitten,000; The Balduz Music House,

a Chinese at Hollywood Bond,' was also viken to Kennedy Town.

BANDITS ACTIVE,

MANY VILLAGES LOOTED.

Pesos 10,000; Agencia Editorial. Ins., Peans 5,000; Ed. Perrenoud, Pesos 5,000; an: the Ylaya Music store, Pesas 10,000.

Losses covered by local insur- ance representatives in the last three months total more than Pesos 4,000,000. The cargo on the freighter Elkton, thought to have sunk between the islands of Yap and Guin, amounted approximate

BRIDE'S 3-HOUR WAIT.

VICAR FORGETS A WEDDING.

A vicar's lapse of memory kept a young wedding couple waiting for nearly four hours at Home the cther day.

When the bride, Miss V. Rey- nolds, of Bastwick-street, Clerken- well, and the bridegroom, Mr. A. E. Mawley, of Upper Tooting read, S.W, arrived at St. Paul's Church, Pear Tree-stregt, Goswell- road. E.C., shortly before one

The notorious bandit gang un- der II Tung-hai is seriouslyly to Pesos 2,000,000 and was all o'clock they found the building menacing penge and order in the covered locally. The total insur-locked. The best

man and the Yeungkong and Youngchun dis- ance on property burned and bridegroom's father went in search damaged by the are will unmount of the vicar, and after half an The tooling of several villages | to more than Pesos 1,100,000. hour the caretaker was found by these bandits has been reported Other large losses stood by local He opened the church and ox-

tricts.

to the Canton authorities who have now ordered the Division, un- der General Chan Chang-po to have the gang suppressed.

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LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

MEETING OF THE COUNCIL

firms were: the Poizat Bodega on plained that the vicar was living Calle Barraca, insured for Pesosat Caterham, Surrey, about 17 600,000; the Azcarraga fire, for miles away. Penna 100,000; and Pesos 200,000 to various firms and individuals in the Calle Dagupan, Tondo, fire.

Total Income,

The total 1925 income of local insurance policies was but Pesos 5.600,000. This is barely Pesos 1,600,000 more than the amounts paid out within the last, three months.

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The entire Escolta is insured for about Pesos 12,000,000 or for approximately Pesos 1,500,000 for Mr. O. L. Vander- each block.

The Rev. P. D. Ellis, of St. Luke's, Old-street, was sent fer and he hurried to the church, only to find that as the banns book hud not been signed by the, vienr he could not legally conduct the par- ringe.

Country Residence. Mr. Ellis telegraphed to the viear and took the bridal party to his vicarage. The vicar of St. Paul's, Dr. Lowthwaite, arrived about half-past two and married the young couple.

Dr. Lowthwaite said to a Daily

London, March 6. Sir Austen Chamberlain arrived as Geneva this morning to attend the meeting of the Counell of the League cf Nations, which арей Lo-crrow, and over which for the first time ford, chief of the Manila fire Mail reporter: "It was all my German, Dr. Streesemann, department, states that most of the fault. forgot all about the wed will preside-British Wireless.

buildings were poor fire risks, bulding owing to ill-health and also that nothing could be done untilon account of the bad health of they are replaced by fireproof my wife. The bishop has given structures. He also stated that me permission to live out of Lon- the few fireproof buildings now ondon, and when the telegram ar- the Escolta are a great factor inrived 1 caught the first train and kooping the entire street from arrived fortunately in time to con- being destroyed by fire.

duct the ceremony.".

TO-DAY.

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MONDAY, MARCH

7, 1927

COLDSTREAMS ON ROUTE MARCH.

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Men of the 2nd. Battalion, Coldstream Guards (leaving for Shanghai to-day) are here seen returning from a route march

in Kowloon. (Photo engravings: S. C. af. Post).

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