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THEATRE:

TO-DAY ONLY.

At 2.15, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20 p.m.

American's Sherlock Holmes

From the best-selling detective story. The piature acclaimed by the author as "better" than the popular book virected by Malcolm St. Clair.

sest

WILLIAM POWELL JAMES HALL LOVISE BROOKS JEAN ARTHUR

A Paramount Picture

On The

All-Talking

Screen!

THE "CANARY“ MURDER CASE

A PHILO VANCE STORY mind pitted against

mind! One of the most baffling & 'sur. prising stories over written and you' Bee and Hear the tense, gripping drama!

S.S. VAN DINE

You have read this detective story

in

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH NOW YOU Will see anD HEAR IT

On the Talking Screen

Another Super-Production at Popular Prices.

NEXT CHANGE

Ruth Chatterton, Clive Brook, Mary Nolan, William Powell In the Talking Screen's Most Brilliant Comedy-drama

"CHARMING SINNERS

W. Somerset Maugham's Delightful Marital Comedy A Paramount Picture

Booking at Anderson's & The Theatre.

Please note our Ticket Office telephone number is 25720.

Last day MAJESTIC To-day

To-day.

Nathan Road Cowloon.

Only.

Daily at 2.30, 5.30, 7.20 & 9.20

FORGOTTEN FACES

You'll Always Remember

a Paramount Picture

ARE THESE FACES FORGOTTEN!

NEXT CHANGE Tillie's Punctured Romance.

Paramount's Production,

Printed-and Published for the Proprietors by FzZDEKIŐR PERCY ~FRANKLIN, 6o 1.md 8 Wyndham Etreet, in the City of Victorin

Hongkong.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, AUGUST 2.-

LOG-BOOK OF THE

R.100.

TIME MOSTLY SPENT IN CARDS & SLEEP.

79 HOURS FLYING.

London, Aug. 1. The log of the journey of the airship R.100, which was safely moored at Montreal' at 9,20 (Greenwich Mean Time) is published.

The voyage in its early stages was relatively uneventful, and the log, states that cards and sleep were the most popular methods of passing the time. Everybody was able to keep warm without re course to the flying kit, and the electric radiators in. the passen- gers' cabins were not needed.

The damage to the port fin of the airship was reported by special signal when off Father Point in St. Lawrence at 12.20 p.m. Iocal time on the third day of the flight. The log proceeds: Two hours later, temporary repairs complet- ed. At 9.30 local time, we passed through a thunderstorm with violently disturbed air currents. The ship's height varied rapidly between 1,500 and 4,000 feet. Slight damage to the starboard fin; otherwise O.K. Avoided many thunderstorms. Dropped main wire 4 am. local time and. good landing was made.

"Time in the air about 79 hours, of which eight due to damaged fa, Crew have made a really good job of repair. Petrol on board at end of flight, five tons." British Wireless...

LUXURY LINER NOW IN PORT.

"EMPRESS OF JAPAN" VERY

GREATLY ADMIRED.

The luxury liner, the Empress of Japan, the biggest boat of the Canadian Pacific Steamships, Ltd., ever seen in Hongkong, came into port at about 9 o'clock last night on her maiden voyage, being well ahead of schedule.

She took up her moorings in mid-harbour, and this morning she has been the object of general admiration, her huge bulk and

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FOOD-PRESERVING PREMISES.

REGISTRATION TO BE PUT INTO FORCE.

́BYE-LAWS ISSUED.

Bye-laws in regard to food- preserving establishments Are contained in the Gazette, which ako intimates that a register of such establishments will be kept by the Head of the Sanitary De partment, and no person shall continue or commenco any auch establishment unless it is regis- tered. Amongst the bye-laws aro the following:

Except with the permission of the Board no water shall be used for any purpose other than water from the Government Water Works and laid on to the premises of the food-preserving establish ment.

All apparatus, utensils and machinery shall be kopt in a cleanly condition.

Except with the permission of the Board the premises of a food- preserving establishment shall not be put to any other use or purpose, domestic or otherwise..

No animals except cats shall be kept.

No drain inlet shall exist or re- main in any part of the premises.

Adequate kitchen, ablution, urinal, and privy accommodation, to the satisfaction of the Board, shall be provided.

1930.

EX-PREMIER OF LITHUANIA.

PROCEEDINGS TO BE TAKEN AGAINST VOLDEMARAS.

MISSION SEQUEL.

Riga, Aug. 1. The Prosecutor of the Supreme Court of Lithuania has announced that criminal proceedings will be re-opened against the ex-Premier, Voldemaras, who was recently de- ported by the Commandant of Kovno on the ground that he was a danger to publie order.

He will be charged with misap- propriating 50,000 Danish kronen. The original charges date back to 1921 when Voldemaras negotiating with the Danish Go- vernment at Copenhagen.

was

It is alleged that he did not ac- count satisfactorily for the -ex- penditure on his mission, Pro- ceedings were instituted at the time but they were postponed.

Since his removal from Koyao recently Voldemaras is reported to be suffering from nervous de. pression. It is also stated that he is now living in a hut in a village with a priest-Reuter.

Voldemaras formed the first Lithuanian Cabinet at the end of the war and in the Governments of Slasevicius, Dovidaitis and Geivanauskas which followed he retained the portfolio of Foreign Affairs until June 1920. After 1921 he took a less active part in For the purposes of these bye- politics, devoting himself to laws the expression "food journalism and on the formation of preserving establishment" means Kovna University became a pro- any business, undertaking or fessor. concern which carries on the trade of food preserving, or any of the branches of such trade, that is to say, the making of sugar confec. tionery, cocoa, chocolate, jam, marmalade, preserved fruits, Chi- nese preserves, fruit and table meat extracts, meat essences, CONCERT ARRANGED FOR sauces and pickles; the prepara-

NEXT WEEK tion of meat, poultry, game, fish, vegetables and fruit for sale in a With a view to obtaining funds preserved state in tins, pots, for the building of their bottles, jars, barrels, drums and pavilion at Sookunpoo, the Indian similar receptables; and the pro-Recreation Club will be staging an cesses of wrapping and filing, and open air concert on their ground packing other than the packing of on the night of Saturday, August the finished article in cases or 9. The Club's ground at Bookun- crates merely for storage or trans-poo can be reached by motor car port.

fine lines attracting great atter- RED DEMONSTRATION

tion.

The Empress of Japan is a 26,000-ton oil-burning vessel, 606 fect in length. She is more than 4,000 tons bigger than the Empress of Canada, hitherto the biggest Canadian Pacific liner to visit Hongkong. She is magnificently equipped throughout, and can be described as the last word in British shipbuilding,

During her stay in port, there will be several functions mammoth liner, when

oppor-

tunities will be given those invited to see over the magnificent ship,

BOXER & EXTRALITY PROBLEMS.

FOILED.

THREE ARRESTS MADE BY

THE POLICE. ·

the

NEW PAVILION FOR THE I.R.C.

new

vía Caroline Hill Road. Very elaborate arrangements have been made for the convenience of those.

who attend. A special stage has been erected and the whole of the enclosure together with the ap- proach will be filuminated by several hundred electric lights.

The programme is divided into two parts. In the first half the Hawaitan Serenaders (string in- included and An attempt by local "Reds" to strumentalista) are stage a demonstration was foiled by these versatile artistes are worth timely police action just before one going a long way to see. They o'clock yesterday afternoon.

will appear at the end of the first half of the programme. The Information received by on the

Hongkong public will be in- Criminal Investigation Department moved officers to visit Centre Street troduced for the first time at this yesterday. A large crowd which concert to the I. R. Kay Pickers, 'a had collected at a corner instantly mentalists. It has been arranged band consisting of eight Instru- dispersed on their appearance, leaving the officers in possession of that the programine is to open. the field and of a number of red with numbers.from this band.: Mr. Dick Barty whose powers flags and a quantity of leaefits of entertainment are by now well which were left behind.

know to all concert-goers is as Three arrests were made and sisting in the concert as is Miss GOOD PROGRESS BEING MADE these men are being held for fur-. Field who will be contributing

ther enquiries.

a tap dance. Master Abraham, the A police official to-day expressed young local violinist is also con- the view that 1 demonstration tributing an item in the first half London, Aug. 1.

similar to those which had been while

those who are of a Replying to questions, in the held recently, but on a larger scale, humorous turn of mind will find House of Commons, Mr. Hugh was being planned, for which purplenty to their liking in "At the Dalton said the Government had nearly completed consideration of Pose a quantity of paraphernalia Vicar's Fancy Ball' a comic song was being gathered together in to be rendered by Mr. F. M. el the proposals drawn up by SrCentre Street perparatory to ita Arculll. A-novelty in the way of Miles Lampson regarding the being moved to the venue of the concert entertainment is to be modification of extra-territorial demonstration, in this case the busy found in a contribution of Indian rights. The Government hoped to district lying around Western song and music, which has

IN PROPOSALS.

communicate the proposals very Market. shortly to the Chinese, Govern- ment..

Mr. Dalton added that the nego- tiations with regard to the Boxer Indemnity had made good progress. -Reuter.

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FROM MALTA TO ENGLAND.

CAPT, BARNARD MAKES THE

RETURN TRIP.

were

been included to give some of the It will be recalled that two men visitors an idea of native Indian

recently fined by a

local music. Magistrate for being concerned a similar demonstration.

SHANGHAI POSTAL DISPUTE.

2,000 WORKERS EXPECTED

*TO WALK OUT.

Shanghai, Aug. 2.

in

is

The second half of the concert devoted to a play entitled "Black Magic" a farce in three acts. It is written, produced and performed entirely by members of the LR.C.

Tickets of $1 each (children half price) have been issued and their sale has met with a gratifying response. Those who intend to see the concert but have not yet obtained their tickets can do so at the entrance to the Club's grounds It is understood that owing to the on the night of August 9, when, by London Aug. 1. refusal of the Director-General of the way, it will be full moon. Captain Barnard to-day flew Posts to grant a 12 per cent. The concert will begin at 8.45 pm. flew back from Malta, completing increase in wages and other de-and is timed to finish a little after

mands, 2,000 postal employees here 11, p.m. are walking out to-morrow.

the journey to Croydon in 13 hours, | 40 minutes.

This follows his flight from Eng- land to Malta, a distance of 1,250 miles, in 13 hours.-Reuter,

WAITING VICEROY'S "

DECISION.

PROPOSED CONSULTATION WITH GANDHI.

Negotiations are still proceeding, but the altitude of the employees Buggests that a settlement at the last moment is unlikely.-Reuter.

-Later.

COLONY'S CREDIT ~BALANCE.

APRIL SHOWS A SLIGHT REDUCTION,

The Post Office employees were working this morning, but an atmosphere of sullenness pre- valled. Developments are possible the end of April was $10,482,076, The Colony's credit balance at to-day or on Monday-Reuter.

compared with $11,047,731 at the end of March."

Gangland Was Out To Get Him!!

HE was torn from the side of his

bride and King into the midst of the maddest midnight happenings a var Imagined. See the nervy dude reportar clash wilà tha ernal raakatier in ons of the most biling dransı yet to reach, the screen a story that will keep you apellbound with the fightness of its suspensa as it entertalaı you with ita amazing plot.

ALL TALKING

With Edward G. Robinson, Bar- bara Kent story by Henry La Cassill, a Juhn B. Robertson Production

JOSEPH SCHILDKRAUT. NIGHT RIDE

Presented by

QARL LAEMMLE

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BARBARA' KENT AND JAMES MURRAY

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WHEN LOVE LOOKED INTO THE HEART

OF A CROOK

SHAKEDOWN

The revenue for April was Passengers ́ ́arriving in Hong- ($1,833,152, compared with $2,133,- Poona, Aug. 1. kong by the B. President Jeffer-1932 for the same month last year, Mr. Jayakar, states that he and son included Mr. H. D. Buchanan, the respective expenditure figures Sir T. B. Sapru are now awaiting of Lloyds Register of Ship being $2,419,107 and $2,072,017.09 the Viceroy's decision on the pro-ping, and Mr. D. W. F. D. Paul, From January 1st to April 30th, posal which they have made about of Cambridge, England, who is the total revenue was $7,997,162, Assembling Gandhi and the Nehru's associated with the Asiatic compared with $8,140,191 for last at Yeroda, where Gandhl fs in Petroleum Company. Both are year, whilst the expenditure was carcerated, for consultation visiting the Colony In the interests $7,197,928, as against 35,867,068

·Renter.

of their respective concerns. for the first four months of 1929.

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