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And

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Featuring Pay Wray and Rich-

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THE WONDER STAR

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AGAIN

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LOVE COMES ALONG

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Ned Sparks Montague Love

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1931.

FALSE RENTAL

RETURNS.

HOTEL AGENT FINED ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS.

UNDER-STATED SUM.

Was

The proprietor of the Nanking Hotel, of Connaught Road, Kummoned before Mr, Lindsell, at the Centrul Police Court this morn- Ing, for falsely and correctly

DAIRY FARM BUY | COCAINE TRAFFIC

FROM JAPAN.

NEW MILKERS.

BIG CONSIGNMENT FROM CANADA.

NO FEAR OF SHORTAGE IN THE SUMMER.

giving information in the returns A RECORD PURCHASE.

forwarded to the Assentor Rates.

of

summer."

CRITICISM AT GENEVA GATHERING.

BARON SATO'S REPLY.

Geneva, Jan. 27. Japan's failure to check a steady export of drugs to India was the subject of comment by Sir John Campbell, who is representing the Indian Government at the Optum Committee of the League of Na- tions, at Geneva to-day.

Sir John told the Committee that large quantities of cocaine with A.Japanese marks and Inbels had been seized in India intended for illegal traile

"We have safeguarded the Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith appeared for the Crown, and Mr. E., S. C. Colony against milk shortage

this Brooks for the defendant,

said Mr. Mr. Brookes said he was instruct Stevenson, the manager of the ied to plead guilty.

Mr. Whyte Smith said the defen-Dairy Farm and Ice Storage Co., dant was not the proprietor or the Ltd., interviewed this morning nerupler of the premises in ques-regarding the Company's latest tion, but was the agent for the cattle deal-the purchase of one He hundred dairy cows from British owner, who was in Jamaica. Apparently made the returns for Columbin. the proprietor and one of the re- turns aubmitted to the Assessor was known as Form 1, which was sent in at the beginning of the that return the year, and

Asaensor based his assessment as required onder Ordinance 6 1901, Section 4 (1),

"We are very happy," he added, and are thoroughly satisfied with

the animals,'

the

The delegate added that immense rame available for extort from stocks of the drug had recently be dupan, where 4.974 kilogrammes (nearly 11,000 pounds), had remain ed unaccounted for over a period from 1925 to 1928.

he

The Japanese Government, said, was bound be her interna-

The animals, which are pare-tional obligations to suppress these bred and which have been special.netlylties, but he was afraid that despite the big seizures made in fly selected by representatives of the india and the information given to

jinit, consiliais the largest single

ing their origin, no tangible present shipment of dairy cows ever sent the Japanese Government regard- The defendant in the

The return to the Orient from Vancouver.

sults ball been obtained. common submitted under the mate of the principal. leh Sam, the person in Jamaien. The rent for the premises Piven as $320, but it had been as- certained that he actually collect

8610 which he forwarded to his client in Jannaten

Mr Whyte Smith pointed out thai the Asse, nor did not neers

de werpt the figures suhanilted, į let inde enquaries and investiga- hone befor musking his ment.

2000 SHE

TA

In reply to his Worship, Mr. Brooks said he had nothing to say. Mr. Whyte Smith intimited to his Worship that the actual loss to

if the Government, the figures were accepted, would have bren something like 3462 for the year, and those figures had been re- turned for the past two years. A fine of $100 was imposed.

THE COMMONWEALTH TRIBUNAL.

MR, THOMAS EXPLAINS ITS

FUNCTIONS.

London, Jan. 27.

In a Parliamentary answer to- day, the Dominions Secretary Mr. J. B. Thomas, explained that the ubject of the recommendation of the Imperial Conference regarding a to Commonwealth Tribunal was

arbitral facilitate recourse to an tribunal by providing for machinery whereby the tribunal could, in any given case, be brought into exia-

teater.

It was not therefore necessary for any further steps to be taken undess and until a difference of the nature contemplated by the Con- ferenes shiult unfortunately arise the British between members of

Commonwealth, when the machinery recommended by the Conference would be brought into operation by agreement among the parties to the dispute, British Wirelers,

CHINA'S RENDITION

DEMANDS.

NEW NOTES TO JAPAN AND FRANCE.

Nanking, Jan. 27. The Sanking Foreign Ministry has prepared Notes to be des patched to the Japanese and French Ministers demanding an early rendition of the Japanese and French Concessions at early date.

a

The notes will be sent to Peking as soon as Mr. C. T. Wang returns to Nanking.

Speclni Pests.

Of the shipweat, 65 per cent, are Holsteins and the remainder are dis ided between Ayrsaires and Guernseys. Special precautions have been taken by the parchers themselves that the atiniy

to

LUCIMUSTERTHSEJ PE LA RI

CIVIL SERVANTS' SALARIES.

Motion to Came Before the Legislative Council.

THE REVISED SCHEME.

In accordance with the res cent intimation, the Legisin. tive Council is to be asked, at its meethig on Thursday, to approve of the payment of string salaries of Govern- ment errauts at the revised basis angested by H.K. the Governor to the Secretary of State for the Colmier. The following resolution on the subject in to be moved hy the Colonial Secretary:

That this Council approves the modification of its Resolu- tion of the 19th June, 1930, on the Salaries Commission Re- port fsel out on page 58 of the Hongkong Hansard for 1930) by the addition thereto of the tollewing proviso:-Provided that.

from the Ist of Jauna, 1931, and until the question of the exchange rate For sterling salaries paid to Government

Rervants while

mey ug in the Colony is next reviewed and until such rate is altered with the approval of this Council, this Council ap- proves that such salaries be paid as to halt thereof at the rate of 1/6 to the dollar and as to the other half at the prevalling Hongkong Treasury

rate."

FOLLABORAT

animals are in excellent condition, selected. They were specially

tests and passed given T. B.

health certi- for examinations ficates. The texts were the same as those required in Great Britain, and preliminary arrangementa in this respect were made by Mr. Home Bulloch. when he returtud last year.

the

Baron Sato, the principal Japan- Use delegate, admitted that control in Japan was slightly defective. anxious to is government was remedy the situation, and he pro- mixed later to give figures rather by Sir different to those given John Campbell--~Krider.

BIG IMMIGRATION PROJECT.

MUKDEN. RULER SUBMITS SCHEME.

Mukden, Jan. 27. General Chang Hauch-liang has submitted a gigantic immigration plates Nanking, outlining the possibilities of effecting the re- moval of 200,000 families from Human. Shenai, Kansu, Sulyuan and Jehol, where many of the din tricts have been devastated either by famine or war, to the Man- churian frontier.

The

Manchurian ruler says

that many millions of people are on the verge of starvation in North-Western China and tens of thousands of disbanded soldierя, formerly under the Shans and Kaominchun banners, are now out of employment. He estimates that a sum of $10,000,000 will be needed to make the suggested scheme 25

success and he sumes responsibility for collecting 10 per cent, of this sum, appealing to Nanking to supply $6,000,000.

As-

PRECEDENCE ISSUE. DECIDED.

STATUS OF THE DOMINION COMMISSIONERS.

Lolon, Jan. 27. His Majesty the King has been pleased to direct that on cere- monial occasions, except when the Dominion Ministers are present. The Dominion High Commissioners 11 London shall rank immediately after the Secretary of State, and that the same shall apply to the High Commissioner for India.

This order corresponds with the feelings expressed on the question of, precedence at the last Imperial Conference, and does not affect the position of visiting Dominion Ministers.British Wireless,

Nanking, Jan. 27. Marshal Wa Pel-fu, who is re- ported in le organising a military cumbination in the remote purta of Szechuan, has sent a personal en- Thirty of the consignment have voy, Mr. Wang, to Peking and Nan- trendy arrived in Hongkongking to interview the Manchurian and Nationalist leaders.. The en- Peking message state that Mr, reaching here aboard the C. T. Wang accompanied by his Tyndareus on Friday last. They coy will emphatically deny the re- A ported activities of Marshal Wu in wife departed this afternoon for were, in excellent condition. Sanking, travelling by the Tien farther batch of nifty are due on Szechuan and the alleged intention ..Cornville on to invade Shensi from Szechuan. tin-Pukow Railway. Prior to his buned

Mr. Wang is quoted as saying departure he despatched. a cable- February 2, and the remainder

ram to General Ho Teh-hui re- will be shipped so as to arrive that Marshal Wu is ready to vialt prove to Marshal questing his presence at Nanking here about the middle of March. Nanking to

Chiang Kai-shek. that he has not to discuss the Sino-Soviet issue.

Vancouver Purchase. the least intention of organising a Mexers, Kirland and Rose, Van-campaign against the Central Go-

vernment. couver merchants, with extensive connexions in China, handled the purchasing of the consignment, the animals being selected by field m11 for the various breeds in

"It is nonsense," he said, "We DISCUSSIONS CONTINUING

cluded in the shipment.

havo never lost a single animai AT NANKING,

The Dairy Form Company have coming from Great Britain, neither Nankley, Jun, 27. some 1,000 head of dairy animals have we lost any making the President Chiang Kai-shek has in the establishment, these being journey across the Pacific. We continued his discussions with housed and cared for in a modern brought out some cattle the Kwangal peace delegates and manner, with technical experts in Scotland last year. They were in military officials now visiting Nan-charge of the barns and dairies. good condition and quite satis king,

Cows for shipment to China are factory. We have also brought It is revealed that there are 20-all registered animals, and are animals from Holland. 000 Kwangul rebel soldiers who bred to produce calvos in March will be reorganised, under a Nan- | and April,

KWANGSI PEACE OVERTURES.

kink

in the event of an armistice between Kwangtung and

In winter, as garrison forceA

Kwangal being arranged.

Canadian Preference.

Mr. Stevenson refuted a sugges-

animals sent through the Mediter ranean.

"

from:

The reason for our transfer to Canada is due to the fact that the foot and mouth disease is so pre- valent just now in Great Britain.'

"We are perfectly happy regard.

Nanking will not announce the tlon in a Vancouver paper that the ing the animals from Canada, and appointment of a new Military Go-reason for the Daily Farm's action we have safeguarded Hongkong vonor for Kwangel until the ar In going to Canada for their cattle from any threat of a milk shortage rival of General Chan Chal-tong. was a high mortality rate amongst this summer."

AMUSEMENTS

OF HONGKONG.

AT THE

Final Showings To-day

QUEEN'S

At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20,

TO HOLD HER in his ARMS

He had at last found-a ̈

and great, real love →→→ Fate had matched ber from kis arms.

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

Ramon

NOVARRO CALL OF THE FLESH

with Dorothy Jordan Bence Adoree Nanes U’Nell Ernest Torrenos

directed by Charles Brabin

TO-MORROW

Metro

Goulwyn.

• May TALKING

PROTURN

Ben Ams Williams story of the girl who couldn't love the man who rescued her from herself-her past.

OR WOMAN?

MAN

Directed by BERTHOLD

VIERTEL

Story by Ben Ames Williams

MAN

Which sex causes this

old world its most

trouble?

TROUBLE

She owed one man

her life, the other her

love how she settled

with both is duringly

told in this senɛa-

tional Fox all talking movistone drama.

Directed by

Berthola Uterial

A Fox all talking movietone drama

with

Dorothy

MAČKAILL

Milton

Kenneth

SILLS

MACKENNA

Sharon

LYNN

HEAR THE NEW SONGS

sung by

Borothy Macknifi and Sharon Lynn

THE TENSse murder MYSTERY

The CHARLATAN

with HOLMES #E#BERT

ROCK CLIFFE · FEⱭLOW ›- MARGARET, LIVINGSTON

THE

STAR

PINAL SHOWINGSTO-DAY

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