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The problem of the flirting husband! W. Somerest Mangham gives an intimate glimpse of what goes on behind the mat riage screen: Where the wife in charm.. ing, clever! And can outplay ber husband at his own game! à brilliant est in a delightful, all-talk- ing comedy drama!!

with

RUTI CHATTERTON

CLIVE BROOK··· WILLIAM POWELL MARY NOLAN •»

CHARMING

SINNERS"

a Paramount Picture:

·RUTH CHATTERTON Voted by "Film Weekly" Readers To Posses The Best "Talkie" Voice

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CLARA BOW

The "IT" Girl's First All-Talking Picturé.

"DANGEROUS CURVES"

A Brilliant new romance-drama

Booking at Anderson's & The Theatre.

(Ticket box telephone No. 25720)

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The big show now going on. Don't fail to see Tulie-the "ha ha" girl. She's a sure side-buster, giggle-factory and snicker... stealer. Right to the BIG TOP.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

LOCAL RICKSHA COOLIES.

(Continued from Page 1.)

ince and is thought to be very 'strengthening.

The Middle-Man."

MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 1830.

BIG BUILDING PROJECTS.

SHANGHAI TO SPEND

TLS. 10,000,000.

SCHEME TO TAKE TWO OR THREE YEARS.

MUNICIPAL PLANS.

The position of the "middle- man," or, as he is described by the ricksha farmers, the "sub- manager," is most interesting and goes to prove how prevalent is this system the whole world over. [ The "sub-manager" is generally a¦ ·

Shanghai, July 31. A building programme with a man of more or less independant) means, who hires a number of cost of Tis. 10,000,000 is being carried out by the Shanghai rickshas from the farmer, which Municipal Council at present as he in turn hires out to the coolies. I a result of the demand for more His payment for them is the same public buildings caused by as that charged by the farmers Shanghai's expansion. direct to the puller, namely 641 Much of the present programme cents a day, but his terms of hire is well in hand, but some items to the coolies. are either at 80 have only just entered the pre- cents per 24 hours, or the payment liminary stage, and the scheme at of 54 cents daily plus five or six present considered will take two or three years to complete, by which time further appropriations will be made for constructions not in urgent demand.

dollars per month.

In the case of accidents and damages to the rickshas, neither the sub-manager nor the farmers! hold themselves responsible if it

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New Incinerators.

is shown that the damage has One of the newest items to ap- been caused through the careless. pear on the list of necessary build-1 ness of the coolics. The coolles ings is that of incinerators. Ar- themselves have to pay compensa- rangements have already been tion" for repairs and no "chits" thoroughly considered for import- are allowed. Repair shops are ing suitable machinery, and the managed by the farmers and work necessary accommodation is now can be effected any time of the being planned. This will account day.

for roughly one of the eight and a half million taels the expendi- ture of which is immediately in view.

Farmers' Grievance.

are

ANTI-COMMUNIST MOVEMENT.

CAPTAIN HOWARD, LEAVES HONGKONG.

Captain A. N, Howard, Secre- tary of the Anti-Communist En- tente of Shanghai, has left Hong- Kong to attend a conference of the International Entente against the Third International which has its permenent offices in Geneva. The conference begins on Monday, Sep- tember 1st, and lasts throughout the week.

Captain Howard is known prin- cipally in China, but has a world- wide reputation in the Anti-Bo!- shevik movement. He has during the past five years conducted in Shanghai a vigorous campaign against Communism.

address! Captain Howard will meetings in London; the Provinces, especially the Midlands, on present! day conditions in China. He will also lecture in Colombo and Hong- kong on his way back to Shanghai, The hope has been expressed that upon his return from Europe, Cap- tain Howard may arrange to spend some time in Hongkong and pos- sibly assist in, the organization of a branch of the Entente here.

At the Conference of the En- tente held at Geneva last October, twenty-two nationalities were re- presented some of whose Govern-. ments sent special delegates.

THIEF FINDS KEY TO SAFE.

TAKEN FROM COAT WHILE OWNER SLEPT.

The farmers, more alive to the

Apart from Central Station, the advance of modern science, and its re-building of which is not on the effect on vehicular traffic, are immediate programme, there cognisant of the danger of the several buildings and additions rickshas. being eventually driven that are definitely in hand. Point off the road. In addition to this, Station has reached the atagë

Un Shing-leung, the manager of they are nursing a grievance re-where working drawings have the Radio Supplies Company, 195, garding the high cost of licences,been approved: this station will go Des Voeux Road Central, yesterday in respect of which they have al-up on the corner of Pingliang and reported a somewhat mysterious" ready made overtures to the Gov- Glen Roads, on part of the ground theft to the Police. ernment. Of the 54 cents which where the British troops in 1927 He states that while he was sleep- they derive from the hire of each had that excellent playing fielding on the premises ricksha daily, they have to pay "The Oval." The barracks for morning, an -out twenty cents for licences. Chinese police attached to this This, they complain, is too high, station have reached the same when there is taken into con- sideration the fact that the num ber of rickshas for hire, is being depleted every year.

Strike Recalled.

stage, as has the magazine for the Shanghai Volunteer Corps which will be situated at the same place. Police Accommodation.

on Sunday unknown person ex-

tracted a wallet containing $10 and a bunch of keys, including those be longing to a safe, from the pocket of a jacket which he left hanging on the wall.

In the morning, on discovering his loss, he opened. the safe with a duplicate key in the possession of the accountant, and found his pre- monition of a further disaster

realised.

Some $400 which was kept in the safe had disappeared.

Police are investigating the theft, which appears to have been an “in- side" job.

DANCERS FOR THE STAR THEATRE.

They are, agitating for a de- crease to 10 cents per ricksha, and; The new Yantszepoo Station, hold that unless sympathetic con- which will be erected on the un- sideration be given by the authori- used part of the site on which the ties, there is sure to be a consider. Reserve Udit headquarters was able amount of discontent dis- bulit, is in the stages of contracts played.

having been lat. The extension to Bubbling Well Police Station has just passed this stage, and work is now in hand. The quarters for Curiously enough they refuse the Japanese Police at Hongkew to take the usual step, in à posi-Station are in an advanced stage, tion of this kind, namely of in the fourth floor having already creasing their rates of hire, con- been reached. tending that an effort was made The new South Police Station is some years ago in this direction", merely in the embryo stage, but is as a result of which, the coolies to be considered thoroughly called a strike and forced the shortly. This station will be farmers to withdraw their imposi- situated in Chengtu Road, and will tion.

ralleve Sinza Station of a great It may be of interest to note Sinza's section of

deal of worry, as at present that the construction of a ricksha very wide and it takes some time will be playing at the Star Theatre,

territory is

In Rowina and Dandolo, who takes about a week, the cost of a public vehicle being about $80 for Chinese police at West Hong-junction with the feature drama.

to reach its limits. The barracks Kowloon, from to-morrow in con Private rickshas run into about kew Station are on the books, but The Side Show of Life" starring $120 each.

they are in the same stage of not Ernest Torrence and Anna Q. The contrasting characteristics having actually been tackled as Nilson, Star patrons will have op- of the coolies plying for hire on the yet Working drawings have portunity of seeing two very island and of those in Kowloon been approved for similar barracks clever dancers. This is the first form a peculiar poirt of interest. at Wayside Station..

time this dancing pair have been East of Suez and in their reper-

some toire they have

striking

In Honkgong, when summoned by

the police for committing a tech-

nical offence such as obstruction,

Police Hospital.

· ROWINA AND DANDOLO START TO-MORROW.

the coolie will always pay his fine proved for the foreign quarters

Working drawings have been ap-items.

in preference to the alternative planned in Carter Road, while

Particularly during and clever dances which

term of prison, but the position is piles have been ordered for the are the acrobatic reversed in Kowloon, where gaol foundation work of the Police they stage, and their classical and is usually chosen in favour of Hospital to be erected on the front costume dances are stated to be losing their earned income.

portion of the Ward Road Gaol of the highest standard. As a class, the pullers are law property. abiding, and are fully content to A cell block and a workshop

1 contract stage. The

live quiet and orderly lives. In block at Ward Road Gaol have come a call for more accommoda- their pursuits. and pastimes, reached the third floor already, but tion, particularly as regards the which as has already been shown, extensions to the laundry and new Victoria Nurses' Home. This are simple, they move together in kitchen and to the gaol hos- is as yet only in the second stage clans, and rarely disturb each other. pital have only reached the of its progress, a sketch scheme sketch having been submitted and ap-. scheme for the foreign and proved Other health works are mitted, while working drawings block to the T. B. Hospital on juvenile blocks has been, sub- the provision of a new laundry have been submitted for the ad- Hungjao Road, and branch ministration block, as far the In- health office in the Central Dis dian quarters,

Seldom Married.

Marriage is not common among st them, although where there are families, it is noticeable that sons and grandsons adopt the anme trade, following in the footsteps. of their progenitors.

even-

trict. The location for this has not yet been decided, and in con- sequence no sketches. have yet been attempted,

Fire Brigade. If they become too old for work,

Central Fire Station 13 er, as in the majority of cases, tually to be rebuilt at the corner lose their licences as a result of of Foochow and Kiangse Reads, submitted for the hostel to be run Working drawings have been the continual reduction of rickshas, the coolles do not usual but as yet it is not possible to in conjunction with the Fublic and ly remain in Hongkong, but re: Proceed with this scheme. In the Thomas Hanbury School for Boys, turn to their native villaga sible to carry on with the much the chool building on North Sze- meantime, it has been found pos- this hostel to be situated close to where they can live cheaper. The wanted station in the western mill chaen Road. The Hostel for the abandoned ricksha, useless as a commodity, is chopped up by the district, that at West Bodchow Girls' school is as yet only in the farmer and converted into fire ing laid for this station, which is on the site of part of the old Road. The foundations are be-sketch stage, as it is to be erected wood.

on West Soochow and Ichang Victoria Nursing Home, which is Hongkong ricksha coolies, we roads midway between Gordon and not yet available, as the home is Bre told, are somewhat Com Ferry Roads, and will serve a dis- being used as a temporary hostel The first school for "firemen to towns and villages how to use munistic in their leanings, but triet which take either Sinza or for the Public and Thomas Haa- be set up in England is now open modern fire fighting apparatus. He owing to the absence of influence Bubbling Well Station machines bury School for Boys. under direction of Mr. C. Birch, added that, owing to the enormous and organised movement, do some time to reach,A

Foundations have been laid for chief of Brigton Fire Brigade. amount of money lost last year not give expression to their feel At Bubbling Well Station the ex- the extension for the Ellis Kadoo- The fees are £8 Sa, a week. Pupils through fires, the Government had Ings in the manner which has tension to the officers' quarters, zie Public School for Boya. New come from all parts of the coun- come to realise the value of the characterised the coolies in Can- taken in hand some time ago, has District Primary Schools for Chin- try Mr. Birch states that his school, and had given it their full ton of recent years. Notwith reached the level of the second cse are being arranged, sketch object is to teach fremen, from support.

standing this alleged outlook, they floor. and is progressing well. schemes having been prepared for find but little time for complain-

two, one in the eastern district on ing and in, the majority, reveal, a Hostels, Hospitals and Schools..

the site of the Nieh Chih Kwel contentedness of mind which many a "capitalist" might envy.

From the health side of the School and the other in the west- Council's activities there has also ern district in Sinza Road.

Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FRENICE PERCY FRANKLIN," at 1 and 8: Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoris Hongkong.

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NIX

DAMES

MAT CLARNE

ROBERT AMES

WILLIAM HAERGAM

MAUDE MULTOR

GEORGE MAPARLEME

AN ALL TALKING MOVIETONE WITH SONGS

Long On Laughs! | A comedy of wo inet-haters in love. Bere in the slage without any backs stage

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