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THE

HONGKONG

PENINSULA HOTEL:

HONGKONG HOTEL: REPULSE BAY HOTEL:

PEAK HOTEL

AND

SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE: PALACE HOTELI

MAJESTIC HOTEL

HOTELS

LIMITED.

In association with the Grand Hotel Des Wagons Lits, Peking.

Hotel SAVOY

The Newest and Finest Hostelry in THE Colony

Convenient ... Cosmopolitan

KOWLOON HOTEL

KOWLOON.

Under the Personal Supervision and Attention of

Phone Nos"

R 608 & K. 609.

Mr. & Mrs. H. J. WHITE.

Cables KowLOTEL "' Hongkong

PALACE HOTEL.

Tel. Kowlooi No. 3.

Tet Addren Palace,**.

A Pirus Olas Braidential, átid Tourin Hotel with all the Con. veniensos of a

Under Entirely Earopono "Muungement. Coy "Lomanga and Billiard Schoón, Thron minutes from Porry. Families sproisily

overed for. Moderato ierin

EUROPE

After dinner dancing every Tuesday, Thursday

and Saturday.

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·Mrs. J. H. Oxberry,

Prognofrown.

Cables:-

"EUROPE"

Singapore.

HOTEL

SINGAPORE

Grill

THE EUROPE HOTEL LTD.

Arthur B. Odell, Managing-Director,

RUNNYMEDE HOTEL-PENANG

"MALAYA'S NICEST HOTEL"....

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With beautiful private lawns to the Sea.

MODERN

THROUGHOUT

Dinner-dance twice weekly

CABLES.-"BUNNYMEDE.".

RUNNYMEDE HOTEL LTD. George Golduck.

Manager.

Daily at 2.30, 5.30. 7.20 and 9 20 p.m.

EILEEN OF THE

TREES

ANNY***

ONDRA

دشت

RANBLE AYRTON BROMLEY DAVENPORT GIBB MCLAUGHLIN HAUD GILL whi

MASTER A

GRANAI Curia FIRST NATIONAL PATHE BRITISH PICTURI

-Also Added Attraction.

Last performances to-day, at 6.30, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m.

THE HIGH STEPPERS"

THE

MAJESTIC

NATHAN ROAD KOWIOONI!

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH."

WEDNESDAY,

BRITISH POWER IN BRILLIANT ROME

CABLE FIELD.

AMERICA A TRIFLE ANXIOUS, OVER, MERGER.

CONTRASTING VIEWS.

DISPLAY:

REMARKABLE SCENES GORGEOUS COSTUMES.

COLOURFUL ROYAL WEDDING FESTIVITIES.

AT BIG PARADE.

JANUARY

ECHO OF MACAO REVOLT.

CIVILIAN.. PRISONERS ARRIVE' IN HONGKONG.

BOUND FOR TIMOR.

Washington, Jan. 7. Mr. Newcomb Carlton, the Pre- sident of the Western Union Telegraph Company, president of the American Telegraph and Cable Company and of the International Ocean, Gold and Stock telegraph. companies, giving evidence to- day before the Inter-State Com- mittee, expressed the opinion that the amalgamation of the British wirele:a and cable companies had not menaced in the slightest Ameri- can business in the same field. the wedding of the Italian revolt at Macao,

Corporation The

of Crown

Princess and

The Svali went up to Macao the America and the Western Union Marie Jose of Belgium, took other day in the course of a round Telegraph Company, had, he de- place to-day.

trip from Timor, and while at clared, a dominant position in the.

Macao, opportunity was taken by the authorities to ship aboard Far East and reprisals" might be

four civilian prisoners who have made against the British monopoly

been kept in custody since their If it attempted to obtain world

arrest last month on charges of control of communications.

being concerned in the attempted revolt.

The presence of the mv. Svali (local agents Messrs. Botelho Brothers) in the harbour to-day is Invested with more than ordinary interest from the fact that amongst the passengers on board Rome, Jan. 7.

are four men who are being de- The most characteristically ported to Timor on account, it is national as well as one of the alleged, of their association with most colourful of the festivities

the recent attempted military held in Rome in connexion with

Radio

Mr. Newcomb Carlton's state- ment contrasts strikingly with the evidence recently given before the same committee by Mr. Owen D. Young, the author of the Young Reparations Plan, and the chair man of the Radio Corporation of America.

Princo

rour thousand five hundred people from the Italian Provinces and colonies participated in a wonderful parade of costumes.

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Provincial Costumes,

Some of them were dressed in

The Svali, after taking abourd

the most gorgeous clothing, while these prisonera, arrived in Hong- others were garbed with the kong with then yesterday, and is at, present lying off West Point utmost simplicity.

Animals, typical of the different awaiting clearance for Timor and distilets, accompanied the long intermediate ports of call. proceruon, which was led by On enquiries this morning, a Mr. Young was of the opinioneghteen trumpeters playing the Telegraph reporter was informed that Congressional approval of mergers of the American wireless March of "The Regions of Italy" that one of the prisoners, all of and cable companies was necessary specially composed for the occa-whom are being kept on board under close military custody, is If they were to be able to cometason by Muacugni.

Each group as it passed the Mr. Damiao Rodridgues, ex- with forein interesta.-Reuter's American Service.

UNEMPLOYED LIST BIGGER.

REACTION FROM XMAS SEASON.

London, Jan. 7. Following the Christmas season, a large inci case, of unemployment is notified by the Ministry of Labour.

Royal Tribune erected in Quirinal Square made its salutation in local fashion.

President of the "Camara Munici pal" (Municipal Council) of Macao, who was named as u pro- minent civilian collaborator in the Musical Efforts.

attempted military coup. Another The prisoner is a Mr. Almeida. Many of the groups carried names of the other two men are mugical instruments. There were undecipherable in the mutilated Lambourines from Naples, accor-telegram that has been, received dcons from Forli, bag-pipes from here advising their departure. Abruzzi and little wooden shep- herd's pipes from Campagna,

The contingent from Sardinia sang strange traditional liturgies.

Campagna Bulls.

Under exactly what terms or conditions the prisoners are being sent to Timor, which is Colony having a Portuguesa

affiliation EN... close judicial"

with Mueno, is not known

Bulls from Campaigna drew beyond the fact that it amounts et On December 30th, the total decorated carts bearing altars, east to deportation, as is indicated number uf unen loved was fifty camels from Libya ridden by by the compulsory nature of their 1,610,200. This was 206,643 more a native contingent were accom-transfer and by the fact that they than

December 16th. Apanied by a hundred horsemen have been closely guarded during similar increase was shown last representing the delegation from the voyage. year, when the total on December thie Island of Rhodes, all dressed 31st was 249,578 more than that in the ancient costume of for December 17th.

Knights of Khodes.

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It is pointed out that, dwing to the dismissal of, workers engaged for Christmas trade and to ex- tended short time working, there is normally a large increase of un- employment immediately after Christmas.

The total number of unemployed at the end of 1920 was $10,530 less than that at the end of 1928.- British Wireless.

the

Occasionally a space was clear- ed in front of the Royal Tribune while a tarantella or a native jig was danced.

The cartege took three hours to paag-Reuter;

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DOLLAR'S SLUMP EFFECTS.

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· 1930.

SPEAKEASY

The Romance of, a Girl of Grit!,

PAUL PAGE · LOLA LANE' HENRY B. WALTHALL MELEN WARE ΕΜΑΤΩΝ ΣΥΜΜ

STOLDET Preduz

ALL-DIALOG FOX MOVIETONE FEATURE

The brawl of the Speakeasy the crookedness of the Raro Track, the pitfalls of the right Lights—she won't through all this) to save her inar.

COWARD ENDBLOCK PIN GEORGE ROLLNER

WITNESS WITH H-ARST'S METROTONE NEWS REEL HAWAIIAN DANCERS, RECORD PARACHUTE JUMPING. SWORD FIGHT NG AND ACROBAT CS IN SHANGHAI LAUGH at STAN LAUREL and OLIVER HARDY In their rollicking all-talking comedy

Dr

"THEY GO BOOM'

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FASCINATED with GUS EDWARD'S"

COLOURTONE REVUE

A MEDLEY OF INTERNATIONAL SONGS AND DANCES YOU WILL WONDER AT THE RUSSIAN LADY¬VIOLINI>T, BE CHARMED WITH THE LITTLE OUT H GIA LAUGH AT THE SCOTCHMAN, DE ENTHRALLED WITH THE SEDUCTIVE SPANISH SENORITA

AND THEN

"AT THE

* MISS AMERICÀ".

QUEEN'S

FINAL SHOWINGS Tu-Day At 2.80, 5.10, 7.15 & 9,20.

WOMAN DISPUTED

extremely small volume of trade THE

was passing.

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Wedding Gifts.

Last year, which has been Rome, Jan. 7. Valuable objets d'art, executed described by one local piece gouds by great fifteenth century artists, merchant as the worst since 1925, considerable reduction are among the wonderful presents showed a

FAMOUS DETECTIVE'S | Fasciat Party.

DEATH.

ARRESTED: JAREZ BALFOUR AND CRIPPEN.

London, Jan. 7. The death has taken place of Mr. Frank Froest, for many years a famous British detective.

Thirty-five years ago, he arrest- ed in Argentina, and brought to England, Jabez Balfour, who received a heavy sentence for the "Liberator" frauds..

Later, he was responsible for bringing Crinnen lo justice for the murder of his wife. Crippen was identified on an Atlantic liner while escaping to Canada, and information of this was sent to Froest by wireless televraphy the first time that wireless was used to bring about the arrest of a criminal-British Wirrlens,

LORD THOMSON'S DELAY.

FLIGHT INTERRUPTED BY FOG.

London, Jan. 7. Lord Thomson, Secretary for Air, was flying from London to Paris this afternoon when the aeroplane was forced to come down at Abbeville, owing to fog.

British Wireless."'.

BIG OIL REFINERY BLAZE.

SERIOUS FIRE OCCURS IN CZECHO-SLOVAKIA.

Prague, Jan. 7.

7.

A fire brake out to-day in a mineral oil refinery at Moravskaoy- strava.

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to the Royal couple from the Gov-in. business, due largely to the ernment, Senate, Chamber and fall in the dollar and political' upheavals in China. The year

hua started The bridegroom's presents to 1930

even lesa the bride include a priceless pearl promisingly. The exchange rate necklace willed by his grand- has continued to fall and the mother Queen Margherita to natural sequence will be higher whomever his bride might be sates for imported goods,

The King of Italy has given the

Budapest, Jan. 7.

Restricted Business,

castle of Racconigi, in Piedmont, | Prince Humberto birthplace, The Shanghai dealer pointed where they will spend part of their honeymoon, and will chiefly re-out to-day the difference in cost of certain woollen articles manu- side-Reuter.

factured in England about a year The Hungarian Government has ago as compared with the present sent to Prince Humbert, as a wed-time, and said that the higher cost, ding present, a Hungarian coach, owing to the depreciation of the was bound to result in with a team of four milk-white Arab dollar, horses-Reuter,

restricted business. The wedding of Prince Humbert Only essentials and necessities and Princess Marie Jose takes would be bought; and if the retail place to-day. The ceremony will houses tried to stimulate' trade, he performed in the historic the only means they had of doing Pauline Chapel by Cardinal Maff, that was by being content with a the Archbishop of Pisa,

smaller profit..

TWO SHIPS ASHORE

AT SAMSHUI.

ANJOU GETS OFF AFTER FORTY-EIGHT HOURS:

Black Outlook.

Traders find it difficult to look forward with any degree of optim- 'sm to satisfactory trading during the present year. The silver glut seems to hold out no promise of any improvement in the dollar, ex- change rate, and the general opi- nion locally is, that further de preciation will ensue.

Returning to Hongkong early this morning, the s.s. Anjou re- ports having been aground at Sum- As regards the plece goods shui whilst on her way up to Wu-trade, the woollen season should chow. She left here on the even- now be in full swing, but few. ing.of December 31 and grounded dealers are doing anything like at Samshuf the next day.

normal business. The lower pür-

She remained fast for about 48 chasing power of the Chinese has hours but eventually managed to resulted, in an increased demand free herself and then continued on for the cheaper Japanese goods→→ her voyage to Wuchow,

lines which experienced renter

Another vessel which had a popularity during 1929. similar experience is the new ves- sel Toi Shan, She sailed from Hongkong for Wuchow on Janu- ary 3 and the last heard concern- | ing her is that she was still aground on Monday at Samshuf.

FINE WEATHER.

WOOL WAGE DISPUTE.

LABOUR' MINISTRY ORDERS INVESTIGATION.

London, Jan. 7. - The Minister of Labour has The Royal Observatory reports |

Hugh Pattison that a strong anticyclone remains appointed Mr. central to the north of Yangtze MacMillan, KC, to be the "Court The blading off spread round the Valley. Strong monsoon along of Enquiry to investigate the dir refinery, forming a veritable inke the B.E. of Ching and over the pute regarding wages in the wool of fire. One workman is missing North China Sea, The forecast nd allied.textile trades of the and two others have been seriously till noon to-morrow is-North northern counties. British Wire-

winds, fresh; fine."

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L. and H. Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoria

NORMA

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TALMADGE

UNITED

Starring

·PICTURE

ARTISTS

At 7.15 & 8:20. MLLE AMETA PARISIAN DANOPR

WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY At 2.80, 5:15, 7.15 & 9.20.

AT

THE

WORLD

HE WAS KING OF SWAT

- and, oh boy, what a hit he made with the ladies!

WILLIAM HAISES AND SAL Y O'NEI STAR At 530 & 920,

TINAL SHOWINGS T