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CENTRAL

THEATRE

To-Day Only.

At 2.15, 5.20, 7.15 & 9.20 p.m.

ALL TALKING-SINGING-DANCING.

Sweene

Guramount) Picture

Hear the latest heart-throb "Sweeter Than Sweet". Boo the newest dance craze." The Prop Stop." And a hundred other thrills that will make you feel great!

Next Change, Thursday, July 3rd. BROADWAY'S BIGGEST STARS

THE MARX BROS

"THE

IN

COCOANUTS

WITH

OSCAR SHAW & MARY EATON

Booking at Anderson's & The Theatre. Telephone 25720.

To-day Only. at 2.30, 5.30, 7.20 & 9.20

-A Chinese Picture with English Subtitles-

"REMINISCENCE

OF PEKING"

A story of modern Peking, revealing the snares and temptations, and of the devotion of a wife. Special music will accompany the picture. at 5.30 p.m.

At 9.20 p.m.

THE

LILLIPUTIAN

REVUE

Two hours of popular songs and Snappy dances in

aid of the

SOCIETY OF

↑ ST VINCENT DE PAUL

AT MAJESTIC

THE

Nathan Road, Kowloon..

· Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICE TELCY FRANKLIN, at 1 and 8 Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoria Hongkong.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JULY

HEAVY FLOODS ON BATTLEFIELD.

KUOMINCHUN GENERAL SAID TO BE KILLED.

TSINGTAO, CRISIS.

Shanghai, July 1. Shanghai Chinese newspapers have announced the death on the battlefield of General Sun. Liang- cheng, the Officer Commanding the First Kuomtnchun Division, while fighting against the Nationalists.

BRITISH NAVAL POWER

ADMIRALS CRITICISE THE TREATY:

CORD BEATTY ON PROTECTION OF EASTERN TRADE.

GOVERNMENT REPLY

London, July 1

1930.

AMERICAN MAIL CONTRACT.

ONLY TWO BIDS FOR THE ORIENT SERVICE.

NO AWARD MADE YET.

Washington, June 26.

The Admiral Oriental Line of Seattle and the Pacific and Atlantic. Navigation Company of Port- land were the only bidders for the contract to carry mail from Port land to the Orient when the bids were opened here to-day by Assis

It is expected-that the contract will be awarded to one of the two within a few weeks, but the Post- master General has the right to re ject the bids if he considers them unsatisfactory. «

The Admiral Oriental Line made the following bid: Class 4 vessels, $5.45 per nautical mile; Class 2, $10; Class 5, $4; Claas 9, $3. No bids for classes 1 and 6.

at Lenfeng along the Lung-Hai In the House of Lords, Ad-tant Fostmaster General Glover, Railway. It is understood that miral Lord Beatty raised the Marshal Chiang Kai-shek was matter of the proposed Naval personally directing the National-Treaty resulting from the recent Ist troops and in the course of Naval Conference. He said this one of the attacks General Sun country, which was the only Liang-cheng was fatally wounded.

nation to whom sea-power meant Heavy rains have been ex-its existence, was the only perienced during the past few Power to make any disarmament days at places along the Lung-or any reduction, and to this Hai Railway and official Nationalist extent the Naval Treaty had The Pacific and Atlantic Company made the following bids; Class: 4, reports assert that these have rendered us impotent and--im-36; Class 3, 38; Class 2, $10; Class greatly incommoded the Kuomin-capable of maintaining effective 1, $12. No bids for classes 6 and 6. chun troops in their trenches, control over the connecting links The establishment of the service was urged by Mr. Kenneth Dawson The Nationalist troops are making of our far-flung Empire.

of the Pacific and Atlantic Company, à rapid advance and have gained several miles of territory.

He said during the hearings some time ago that the company are fast approaching. Kaifeng, the capital of Honan. Kihsien,

the scene of many battles between the Kuominchur Nationalist forces, is in state of a siege by the Nationalist Army.

They

Nationalist supporters are still Folding Tsingta in Shangtung Province, but, judging by the con- verging of the large contingents of Shansi forces, it appears that ther position is not strong.

¿

а

Effect of Treaty.

Lord Beatty said us Continuing,

Was

a result of the Treuty, the United prepared to expend more than $20,- States was increasing her cruiser 000,000 in the construction of a tonnage by 233,000 tons; Japan feet of fast modern ships for servico

increasing

her cruiser on the Pacific. tonnage by ten per cent., or 40,000 tons; and France and Italy were not in any way restricted."

VRS

France had the intention of having twelve 10,000-ton cruisers and Italy was not likely to be The reduction of cruiser

from programme seventy to fifty was one of the most imexplicable things of our time,

behind her. our

"

Singapore Base Essential.

ships

The contract if awarded will re- quire, approximately ten trips the first year and from 12 to 18 a year for the remainder of the decade..

DEFEAT OF MISS NUTHALL.

(Continued from Page

at 6-3, captured the second with- out the loss of a game, conceded the third at the fourteenth game, and then carried of the match by winning the remaining sets 6-2, 75,

Quarter Finals.

Japanese residents at Tsingtao are very much perturbed by the imminence of hilities, and the Japanese authorities there have

Lord Beatty criticised, the lodged a warning with the Shansi arrangement whereby our new Commanders along the Tsinanfu-ships were to have a life of twenty last year's final, lost the first set Kinochow Railway to the effect that years, whereas, foreign while the Japanese Government is would have a life of sixteen years. not contemplating the dispatch of more troops to Tsingtao for the pratection of its nationals, it is

Referring to the Singapore hoped that the Shansi Commanders will negotiate with the Nationalist Base, Lord Beatty said that was not yet finished, but without it we troops inside Tsingtao" for

should be hopeless to protect our peaceful turnover similar to the

In the quarter finals, the Empire and trade in the Far East arrangement at Tainanfo.

and

By 1933, France holders, J. Allison. and Van Ryn India, Some of the defeated Nation- would possess twenty-four sub- disposed of "Bunny" Austin and alist forces from Tsinanfu which marine and tiptilla leaders of 2,200 J., S. Oliff (England), the scores retreated and concentrated at to 2,500 tons, with 5.5 inch guns, being 6-2, 5-7, 7-5, 7-5. Tsingchow have been disarmed by whereas we should have only six- F. Docg and G. M. Lott, appear- the Shansi against the Nationalists teen of 1,050 tons with 4.7 inching together for a second time on at Tsingchow and Talan. The guns.. In destroyers we should the same day, defeated Hopman and Willard, the Australian pair, Nationalist communication with have practical equality. Tsingchow has been entirely sever- What possible chance, asked the match going to the full five The Americans ran away. ed and the Shansi militarists Lord Beatty, should we have of arts. are confident that they will take maintaining our food supplies and with the first two at 6-4, 6-2, but Tsingchow shortly.

vital commodities against such Hopman and Willard recovered strength possessed by a Mediter-strongly to win the third and ranean Power?

fourth sets at. 64. 8-6. The final Admiral of the Fleet Lord went to the American couple at Jellicoe expressed the fullest the fourteenth game. possible agreement with Lord

Нелгі Cochet, the defeated Beatly.

champion, partnering Mrs. Fearn- lex Whittingstall, secured successful entry into the fifth round of the mixed doubles, de feating I. .G. Collins and Miss Joan Fry 6-2, 6-2.-Reuter.

FINE COMEDY AT THE STAR.

ANOTHER SUCCESS FOR THE

SALISBURY CO.

→

Lord Parmoor Replies. Lord Parmoor, replying for the Government, said they had just as great care and anxiety for the security of the country as any other Government The Treaty had received the unreserved sup- port of the Dominions Govern ments,

·

ROBBERS RANSACK

* MATSHED.

4

Members of the Salisbury Com- pany excelled themselves at the Star Theatre last night when they played a straight comedy The Man From Toronto." It proved a highly diverting play and the

Changed world conditions were Salisbury players themselves ap- peared to enjoy every minute of said Lord Parmoor, sufficient to it all.

explain why fifty cruisers would give an efficient 1930 security for The trouble starts when a young which seventy cruisers were desir- man is left a legacy on conditionable in 1927." He believed the

A robbery was reported to the that he marries a certain girl, who great mass of people of this coun- police from the Shamshupo dis poses as a parlourmaid in order try desired this Treaty and the trict this morning. that she may have an opportunity policy of the fullest understand- Two male occupants of the Yee of judging the man who must being with the United States, and Hing Tong matshed in Ly Yuk come her husband in order to en- they were prepared to feel secure village, were assaulted by men, joy the fortune.

so long as they knew no step was armed with hammers and iron

"Deplorable Blunder,"

TWO OCCUPANTS SENT TO HOSPITAL

The first act is brightened by taken except under the advice of

the dwelling. After assaulting the advent of two friends, who expert advisers for and on behalf bars, who forced an entrance into of the Board of Admiralty the men, the robbers ransacked the never appear again, but who pro-

cubicle and finally, escaped with vide a great deal of comedy dur-British Wireless.

money, jewellery and other valu ables to the extent of $78...

Chung Hing and Poon Pow were sont to hospital suffering from wounds received during the rob bery.

ing their few minutes on the stage. One of the ladies Was played very successfully by Mr.

London, July 1.

G. B. Salisbury and no doubt many "It will be a shock to the coun- in the audience suspected that the try when it awakens to the fact name of Maria Dickford conceal that Naval protection is a thing, ed the indentity of a very popular of the past," declared Lord Beatty member of the company. Any during the debate in the House of

Telephone and telegraph wires way, the two were responsible for Lords on the Naval Treaty.

Condemning it as "a"great and passing over the building were a piece of extremely clever acting.

deplorable blunder," he stressed melted when fire broke out in a. J. Grant Anderson as the man the vulnerability of Britain's trade disinfectant manufacturer's store. from Toronto was in fine form and routes and inadequate" cruiser in Drayton-park, Islington. kept the house constantly amused strength and concluded by saying Dustcarts left standing in the road Miss Aileen Raymond was very "If we are without money for nawhile the

men went for dinner. successful as Leila Calthorpe and tional defence let us. at least show were set on fire by blazing material Mr. John Mills a notable charac- common sense and keep free and that fall from the building. The ter: as Bobby Gilmour. Other untramelled of a Treaty of this outbreak began with an explosion, members of the company gave ad-kind.".

and in a few minutes the place was

mirable support to a comedy which Lord Jellicoe expressed entire a raging furnace. Firemen dash- deserves to be played again in agreement with Lord Beatty. Lorded to the scene in gas masks owing Hongkong.

Thomson, replying for the Govern to the dense fumes from some To-night "Journey's End" willment, justified the Treaty as pro- burning tar bins. Shops on the be produced.

viding a genuine attempt to solve opposite side of the road closed one of the country's major pro- down temporarily, partly owing to blems-Reuter.

the intense heat and thick amoke, and also to allow the firemen a free passage with the hoses.

TYPHOON FILLS UP.

For the theft of a boiler fluc which was described by Inspector The Royal Observatory reports Marks as the funnel of a launch, that an anticicyclone is central to Chinese who appeared before the south of Tokyo. The typhoon Mr. Whyte Sraith at the Kowloon in the China Sea appears to have Magistracy this morning was sen filled up. A trough of low pres-tenced to six weeks hard labour sure extends from the South China The flue, valued at $300, was taken Sen to the Formosa Channel. away from the Dian Manufactur The local forecast is:North or ing Company of Mongkok on a variable winds, moderate; fair to truck by the defendant and four

coolies showery.....

The health return for the past week shows 62 deaths from tuber culosis; all but one of which were Chinese, seven Chinese deaths from malaria, three deaths-from infaenza (one being non-Chinese); eight cases of typhoid, including one non-Chinese, with two deaths; and one fatal Chinese case of small-pox

HELL'S

HEROES

A DANCING girl-three bad mens new borná,

motherless baby... the three bad men and

the baby lost in the burning wastes of Death

The All- Talking Outdoor Classic

Valley... Water enough for only two...then water enough for only one... then no more water! What happens? See for yourself in this gripping drama of the outdoors- this picture that paćka a dramatic wallop with a human come-tack. Peter B. Kyne's great story, with Charles Bickford, Raymond Hation, Fred Kohler. Directed by William Wyler. CARL LAEMMLE, SEE IT!

COMEDY

** MADAME "Q"

AT THE

HEARST METROJONE NEWSREEL

QUEEN'S

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MUSICAL

THE ACTOR.

Final Showings To Day At 2:80, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20

MAE MURRAY

-in a film

of young love in Old Spain

Valencia

AT

THE

DIMITRI BUCHOWETZKI

WORLD

Final Showings To-Day

At 5.15 & 9.20 Only

At 2.30 715 Chinese Picture The FIERY SERFEST

BUT

NONE THE

BRAVE

CHARLES MORTON: SALLY PHIPPS

STAR

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