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CENTRAL

THEATRE

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

Today at 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20 p.m.

A SENSATIONAL ROMANCE AMONG THE COLONIAL TROOPS STATIONED IN AFRICA

TIFFANY prosents

AMBA

Forbidden love, fierce bato, savage passions in a drama of romance and adventuro in the jungle-Produced entirely in Sound and Technicolor,

Jean Hersholt - Eleanor Boardman - Ralph Forbes

Directed by Ad Régi

ODUCTION

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GEORGE

BANCROFT

A Poase Drømna of Life & Love

Outside the Law

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THUNDERBOLT"

DERBOLT

PANN

PUKARI ARLEM

Paramount Picturė

Booking at Anderson & The Theatre (25720)

William BOYD

all music all sound

all dialog

NEW WAR THREAT IN CHINA.

WU PEL-FU MOBILISING IN SZECHUAN.

Poking, Jan. 25, The name of Wu Tel-fu has again cropped up in Chinese reports from

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW.

At 2.30, 5.20, 7,20

& 9.20 p.m.

HIS FIRST COMMAND Dorothy Sebastian

with

Pathe Picture

Majestic Theatre

:

Nathan Road, Kowloon.

MONDAY,

BRIGAND GROUPS-| A PAWNBROKER TO

UNITE.

SERIOUS SITUATION NEAR FOOCHOW.

DAYLIGHT LOOTING.

shan-chino, and further

SUFFER LOSS.

TOO SLOW IN SUSPECTING Á RING.

JANUARY 26; 1931.

CONGRESS GIVEN

OPPORTUNITY.

THE RELEASE OF LEADERS EXPECTED TO-NIGHT,

MAY ROAD ROBBERY, THE YOUNGER NEHRU,

Mr. H. J. Armstrong, solicitor,

New Delhi, Jan, 25. made

personal "

application Lord Irwin has ordered the un- before Mr. Williams at the Central conditional release of Gandhi and Police Court this morning for the other members of the Congress recovery from a pawn broker of working committee, and has can-

Fonchow, Jan. 20. The bandits outside the West Gate of Foochow City, near Hung- up the River Min, have been growing more time they are attacking houses, rob-stolen from his residence in May mitteo unlawful. bing, and carrying off men, women, Road on January 8 or Inst.

Lord Irwin in a statement says and children-for ransom. In fact, Mr. Armstrong said that he was he has ordered the releases to en- the region has become a vertiable asking for an order for the re-able Congress to discuss dis- "Dandits World".

covery of the ring for which he was passionately Mr., Ramsay Mac- prepared to compensate the pawn Donald's statement of policy. broker. The ring was stolen, It was thought, by some "gentry" sweeping chimneys in May Road on January eventually pawned,

and more daring. Even in the they an engagement ring which was celled the order making the com-

or 0 last and was

Gandhi was arrested on May 5, on the ove of the beginning of mass civil disobedience.

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are

October 28 and

Now reliable news comes to hand that more than twenty bands of brigands have joined together in a great Confederacy. A few days ago a meeting representing the most

Among the Congress leaders to fafluential bandits was held in a

be released with Gandhi (probably Detective Sergeant O'Donovan to-morrow village named Chungfang. A man

evening)

Mr. name Lo Jen was appointed Com- Informed his Worship that the Vallabhai Patel, who was Ben- mander-in-Chief, and others were pawn broker took the ring to the tenced three weeks ago to uine appointed to subordinate positions. Police immediately it was pawned, months' imprisonment for a speech On the 17th inst, an oath of al-The accountant said that although at Ahmedabad, Mr. Sen Gupta, of legianco was taken, with the blood the circular mentioned an engage Calcutta, who was arrested at signatore, and the headquarters ment ring he did not think until Amritsar was set up in a temple in that later that the one pawned was the sentenced on November 3 to une village. Then emissaries were des- missing article as it did not bear year's simple insprisonment on a patched to all the surrounding vil-a date.

charge of sprending nedition, lagers to collect "taxes", varying in

Jawahar Lal Nehru, who was amount from thousand to fifty

sentenced on October 29 last to dollars, and to impuse "pali tax"

iwo years hard labour and a dollars ts, varying from twenty

At the requesi of the Court, heavy fine on three charges of half a dollar.

witness rend the circular which edition and instigating non-pay- Such is the light of more than mentioned a diamond engagement ment of taxes, and Mrs. Naidu, thirty villages within a short din-

ring set with one big diamond in who was sentenced to nine months" tance of Foochow City. The area the centre and surrounded by simple imprisonment on May 21, is rapidly becoming a wilderness eight smaller ones in platinum and 1980, for leading salt raids.-- for any people with wnything to

He Reuter, thelroll and valued at $600. fuse are hastening to make

agreed that the description tallied esenpe while they can. The But with the ring which he hul ferers do not dare le give informa- | accepteil in pawn,

It was pleched by two Chinese women who had demanded $160 but later agreed to accept $100.

accept it?

tion to the authorities, for the ban- His Worship: Why did you

it known dita lender have made that informers will be summarily put to death, and their houses burn ed; so the unfortunate people pres fer to swallow their complaints and hold their peace.

More remarkable yet, it is assert- ed that these bandits are actually sending agents into Foochow City to negotiate with the authorities for recognition as the "Defence Corps" of that district, and they are trying to force the inhabitants whom they are so eruelly harassing to present petitions to the Govern ment to the same effect.

Witness:At first I thought it should hear a name and the date of engagement.

Why did you take it to the Police? Because it corresponded with the description.

Wa

ANOTHER MUI-TSAI

CASE.

SEQUEL TO LITTLE GIRL'S COMPLAINT.

Mr. Q. A. A. Macfayden of the That was half an hour after-S.C.A.. before the Butters, at the What led you only to Kowloon Magistracy this morning. wards. suspect it half an hour after charged Kang Kam, a Chinese woman, with having kept in her wards? Because the value in the stolen property list was $600 and employ an unregistered mui-tsui,

between September 2nd October my valuation of that ring

htt 10th

nud year about $200,

January 20th and 23rd this year. It appears that the little girl complained at the Yaumati Police Station on Friday that she had been assaulted by her mistress, the defendant. She was sent to the hospital but her injuries were found to be very alight. She was then sent to the S.C.A., and pro-

the

How is it that it dawned on It will be interesting to see how you half an hour afterwards? the Provincial Government will His Worship pointed out that deal with the problem, which is by he should have noticed that no means a new one, but has been ring was the stolen one immediate steadily growing worse during they it was pawned and then detain- past few months,-Der Own Corren. |ed the two women. pondent.

FUKIEN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY.

*

FIFTEENTH ANNIVERSARY

-

CELEBRATED.

Porkow, Jan. 26. A large crowd of friends, fanner Students, etc., assembled at Feklen Christian University on Saturday. on the occasion of the fifteenth an- niversary celebration. Meetings were held in the frennon and the afternoon, a banquet and a concerti in the evening, all showing the best possible spirit of hopefulness and inity

Al the afternoon meeting. the Educational Commissioner. Mr. Cheng Shih-koei, spoke at siderable length on the relation of the University to the provision of higher education for Fukien Pro vince. His announcement that he had just received a telegram from Nanking to say the application for the registration of F. C, U. had at Just been granted, aroused tremen- dous enthusiasm.

The President of the University, Mr. C. J. Lin, and his colleagues, are to be congratulated on the work, both in the more distant and the more recent past, which made these celebrations not only possible, but such a great success.---Qur Own Corrrapondent.

BROPHY LEAVES

FOOCHOW.

HOPES TO REACH CANTON THIS AFTERNOON.

News received In the Colony this morning states that Mr. G. W. Brophy, who is dying to Manila via Canton on a trial trip in con- nexion with the proposed es. tablishment of an aerial service between Shanghai and the Philip pines, left Foochow at 7.15 a.m. for Cantou.

Witness:- admit that it was a blunder on my purl.

His Worship remarked that the description given was a good one and made an order for the return of the ring without payment.

U.S. UNEMPLOYED RIOTING.

GROCERY STORE WRECKED AND LOOTED.

SERIOUS SITUATION.

AT THE

QUEEN'S

SHOWING TO-DAY At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 8′ 9,20.

TO HOLD HER in his ARMS

He had at last found a

great, real love and Fate had matched her from his arms.

Then, from his despair, the little cafe singer of Seville sang "Pagliacci" as the great opera house. had never heard it! Here, truly, is a new and greater Novarro! A great

singer, a greater lover!

Ramon

"NOVARRO

CALL OF

THE FLESH

with

Dorothy Jordan A Pants Adore Nazioo O'Neil Brnest Torrenec

directed by Charles Brabim

ceedings against the defendant GRETA

were ordered.

The defendant said she had left the Colony in October, taking the girl with her into the country, When she returned, she forgot in register the girl.

Mr. Macfayden said he was ant pressing the case.

A fine of $50, or one month's imprisonment, was imposed.

BUILDING BURNT IN CANTON.

FIRE BRIGADE'S STRENUOUS TASK.

Canton, Jan. 24.

New York, Jan. 20, Polier were summoned to-day! in several American cities to put

A fire which completely destroy- down unemployed demonstrations ed No. 4 Wing-ning Lane, in the which took on a threatening form. Chang Shou district, occurred here In Oklahoma City 300 rioters in the early hours of yesterday stormed

and morning. A grocery store wrecked it. stealing food. Police were not prompt enough to vent a thorough looting.

In New York, Los Angeles Akron police interfered hunger parades.

The Blaze had obtained a good pre-hold before the alarm was given and premises were burning furl- and only by the time the Brigade ar- rived. By concentration on the with

adjoining premises these were saved from serious damage, being dis-only slightly involved.

by:

The demonstrators were persed, in some instances

After five hours of fighting on hystent force, although none was the part of the Fire-Brigade, the reported injured.

blaze was got under control. The estimated loss involved at No. 4 is some $6,000, in addition to fire und water damage to Nes, 2 & 6.

Later. A riot occurrel here to-day when a group of unemployed, agitated by communists, attempt- ed to march on the city hall.

Several speakers and bystanders were injured when the leaders ux- borted the crowd to fight the police. A number of arrests were made.

It is understood that insurance risks involved are borne by local Chinese companies. Our Own Cur

vespament.

DAVIS CUP, PLAYERS #1 FOR HONGKONG, -

The outbreak began after delegation of 15 unemployed re- turned from a meeting with Mayor Walkor's secretary at which they presented à demand for relief for the jobless.

Los Angeles pollee brought tear bombs and night-sticks into play in frustrating an attempt to march on the city hall.

JAPAN'S BEST TO PAY VISIT

.. NEXT MONTH:"

Japan's now Davis Cup.pair, Jiro Sato and Hyotaro Sato, may he seen in exhibition tennis matches in. Hong- king next month.

The two players are due to arrive in The police knocked down thres 1 Hongkong aboard the s.s. Yakushund mon' and arrested several. The Maru, on February 20th, and they crowd, composed of about 60 per- are anxious to make their bow to the sons, dispersed when the tear gas local tennis public before proceeding

on their way to France, nt was directed against it.

The airman is following the const route, and expects to arrive Szechuan, which state that Et his in Canton at about 2 p.m. headquarters at Suiting he is It will be recalled that he was organising all the superfluous forced by thick fog to land troops in Szechuan for an invasion Chuchow, some 200 milles south of of Kansu.

Shanghai, shortly after leaving Generals Teng Hai-hou and Tien the latter port, but he resumed kis Sung-yao, whose movements on the flight yesterday, reaching Foochow Szechuan-Kansu border have creat-1 2.45 p.. ed auspicion for some time, are

A Reuter telegram received reported to have penetrated Kaneu and occupied Pikow. Reuter.

Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PENCY FRANKLIN, at 1 and 3. Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoria Hongkong,

Likin Abolition.

The Hongkong Lawn Teanis Asro- clation has received intimation of the visit, and efforts to arrange for their appearance in exhibition games will be put in hand immediately,

Both men are brilliant exponents of the game. Jiro Sate has just been Nanking, Jan. 25. placed on No. 1 in Japan by the All- yesterday stated that there The Finance Ministry has Isa- Japen Tennis Association, whilst Jolay nt Chuchowed another proclamation to the Hyotaro Sato gave some very im- caused by the Chinese authorities Provincial authorities demanding pressive displays in Manila last year, taking his fuel, to prevent his that all ilkin bureaux should be in appearing in the Davis Cup com- departure, until they received a closed at the end of the current International honours for the

petition this year, both are achieving telegram ordering his release.

time.

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