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LOVE COMES ALONG Glorious Festival of Song and Drama

Supporting

Cast Includes

Lloyd Hughes Ned Sparks Monergic Love

His Babe sing the earch

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1931.

STOCK EXCHANGE POLICE NET AIRSHIP LINES TO

ANNIVERSARY.

BROKERS NOT ALWAYS “IN

THE KNOW."

BEAR AND FORBEAR.

SLIPPED.

CHINESE LEADER OF DRUG RING.

Members of the Hongkong Stock NEWARK RAIDS.

wvern

ORIENT.

"

HONGKONG TO AMERICA IN A FEW DAYS.

HOPES FOR FUTURE:

Washington, Jan. 28.

An ern of transportation in water speeding Bghter-than-air

AMUSEMENTS

AT THE

OF HONGKONG,

QUEEN'S

forecast before the house Interstate ships will take the leading role GRETA

way from existing carriers was commerce committee to-day.

to

Exchange were at home this morni Jug, when a reception was held at Exchange Buildings to mark its 40th anniverary.

Newark, NJ. Feb. 2. Mr. G. C. Moxon proposed the health of the Newark pollee to capture the A spectacular attempt by the Exchange, with which he coupled leader of a Chinese drug ring the name of Mr. G. B. Potts, chair-failed fo-day, their quarry siin- man of the Exchange, who replied,ping through their net.

Numerous witnesses endorsed the pending Parker Bill which would Mr. Moxon's Speech.

One hundred and sixty three establish Insurance Habilities for Proposing "Success to the Hong-the campaign, which took the form general to grant beneficial air mail Chinese were rounded up during airships and permit the postmaster kong Stock Exchange," Mr. Moxon, of early morning raids on optum contracts for "unaportation of Messrs. Moxon and Taylor, said dens he wished them many years of Sixteen were simultaneously visit-

in Newark's Chinatown, foreign countries, health and prosperity. He was

Paul Litchfield, president of the eit, five personally deeply sensible of the drugs were seized and the described the hopes of his company

thousand compliment paid to him, that on were smushed up.

dollars worth of Goodyear Zennelin Corporation, des-

the 40th

of the

and anniversary

of the International Zeppelin foundation

the Hongkong The police had received inform Transport Corporation. Stock Exchange, he should be unlest arrived from San Francisen the United States has advanced to tion that the leader of the ring had

"The airship building industry in ed to propose the couple with the name of their effect his capture.

loust. And to and the raids were an attempt to the point that I may say that the old friend, Mr. George Patts.

He was not establishment of Zeppelin airship When they conakdered the mangan Service.

raught, however.--Kenter'a Ameri- passenger lines to Europe and the ups and downs which

Orient, lying the American Ang, is Inseparable from such a business,

Geneva, Feb, 2. entirely possible," he wild. A slashing attack on a system they could be well proud of the that permits "the prosperity of a cot in half the sailing time be- Litchfield expects the airshins to manner in which they had control-great country, to he sacrificed to Lween Amorien and Europe and to jed the business and had kept the the interests of a few manufac-shorten still more the time requir flag dying, while their scope of turers," was activities was far wider than ofthe chairman of the Permanent

was made by Me, Lyafi, Jed to cross the Pacific. pore. He thought there was some- Opium

"With ships, as proposed, twice thing in the rough and tumble of plum Committee to-day.

Board addressing the the size of the Graf Zeppelin, and The share market which called for

having a cruising speed of 75 miles camaraderie, and made for a spiritopiam imported into China from hai and Manila would be brought Mr. Lan cited figures of the an hour, Tokyo, Hongkong, Shang- bearance Dad forbearance, Europe, including six t eternity and open-handedness

as close to the American cost as morphine, and declared that while London, Park or Berlin are now Of the origiant members of the the liest traffic continued upon by steamer, and the time between Hongkong Stock Exchange, only its present sente. China was not the United States and Europe could Three individan's were still alive, onreasonable in her distrust of the be cut in two," he stated. The first, and easily first, was Mr.attitude of the intentions of the Grogge Potts. their Chairman manufacturing countries. today. Itis was a marvellous re-

The

committee cord and a marvellous personality adopted a recommendation affirm

unanimously The second was Mr. J, H. Michael, Ing the desirability of withdraw whom he met in London a shorting the licences of firm implicated while ago, nid who was apparent is the illicit traffe in drugs. ly still hate and hearty. Thirdly, Reater. there was Mr. S. Coxon.

Life and experience must in- evitably teach thera what they should have done and left undone. He thought that if they modelled their laws and conduct of affairs on the lines of the London Stuck Exchange they would probably

survive

PRESTON GO DOWN AT STOKE.

LEGAL BATTLE OF LOCAL SHIPPING FIRM.

vened

(Continued from Page 1.)

meeting themselves on July

8, 1930, notices being published in the Press, and sent to shareholders and the directors.

At that meeting. Mr. Li Yu-feng, a shareholder, but not a requisi tlonial, was elected to the chair. There was a great deal of hented

very long time, for in POTTERS SUVARE ACCOUNTS discussion, the heat being mainly

his opinion the London Stock Exchange was run on the soundest and must practical lines y exchange the world.

AT HOME.

London. Feb. 2.

The amended table follows:

engendered by the one thing the chairman would not do-put the resolutions which were on the re-

one.

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of

At Stoke to-day in a Second quisition for which Ригроме the He wished them many years of

Lengue match, the City defeated meeting had been convened. Dur prosperity, and he trusted they Preston North End by three goals ing the whole course of that meet- would complete the century and to one: the match was postponesting, while it was under the chair- "carry their bats" with dignity and on Saturday on account of snow, manship of Mr. L. not one of the success alike to themselves and-Renter,

resolutions was put. those who supported them.

Stormy Meeting. The meeting, which was a stormy discussed the question chartering the ships and the pos- sibility of paying a dividend, and after two houre Mr. Li left the chair, saying, in effect, that he was unable to control the meating, and suggesting that they should another chairman. other miste would Bay thst Mr.

1 declared the meeting) closed, bat

1341 chairman..had. the power to close. dissolve or ad- journ the meeting until the resolu tions had been dealt with.

Mr. Potts on Brokers.

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Y.M.C.A. LADIES'

NIGHT.

Mr. Potts mentioned Gould, a member of the Committed. Swanson who he said had joined the

Ex-Bradford C. change in the early nineties, Plymouth and Mr. Gould last seen the finan-Bristol C. cial progress of the Colony, and Alikwik could recall the time when the Barnsley number of banks would be enunted Notts, Forest 27 on the fingers of one hand, and alan Reading when the total market value of

Cantif investments was only a tenth of the corresponding investments at the present time. It was pheno- menal expension for smalti Colony like Hongkong.

Mr. Moxon had spoken of bear- ance and forbearance, said Mr. Potts, but brokers had to be pos sessed not only of these quail- ties in an ample measure but also A feature of the Ladies' Night should have a philosophical tem-nt the European Y.M.C.A., Kowloon. any catastrophe.will be the presentation of three) the wretched broker was always plays by the Y.M.C.A. Amateur, to blame. Apparently, he said, Dramatic Players. there were some investors who The first of these plays will be thought that brokers must know the one-net comedy. The Camber- beforeland bow the stock marketley Trinngle," by A. A. Milne, in was going to act. Mr. Patts - which the characters will be taken sured the gathering that they did by Kathleen P. Curtin, G. Sims, and not possess any such knowledge.T. J. Price. "If we did," he remarkeit, amidst

perament,

THREE PLAYS TO BE STAGED.

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After Mr. Li Yu-tong left room, accompanied by his supper- ters, those who remained elected an- other chairman aud proceed- consider the resolu- tions. Mr. Polter submitted thut they wore entitled to proceed with the meeting, the chairman having left before the business wAS completed. The

ather side referred to it as a second meeting of which no proper notice was given, but there was no second mecting. It was a continuation of the first meeting after Mr. Li hud left the chair.

The case la proceeding.

COMMUNIST ARMY ACTIVE.

ATTACKS ON HUNAN FORCES.

Changsha, Feb. 2. laughter, "we would have retired staged, the parts being taken by Divisional Commander, who plun-

"In Port,"

a drama, will also be General Li Ming-shui, ex-Kwangsi The Communist Army under W. Robertson, S. M. West and J. Jdered Ferguson.

years ago."

plano.

Mr. Potts closed a bright speech

Lien

Hain in Northern by paying a tribute to the Inte Arnold Bennett's one-act farce,

Kwangluny last week, has opened Sir Paul Chater for his foresight The Stepmother," will also be pro- hostilities with the Hunan Govern- in reclamation work, and also reduced, the characters being Mar-ment

forces at Ichang, on the tated an amusing anecdote of Sir garet Birt, E. R. Price, G. F. Rees Hunan frontier near Kwangtung. Hormuaj Mody.

and Wendy Orme.

Ichang should not be confused The plays are being produced by with the other Chinese city by the W. Robertson,

the staging and same name which is situated on the

Yungtsze. Revenue Officer Humphreys, beeffecta by J. C..Grenham, whilst fore. Mr. Hatters, at the Kowloon Nancy A. McNeillle will be at tha Reinforcements have been des⚫ patched from Changsha to' assist Magistracy this morning, charged

Chinese named Chan Tai, with rendered by Mrs. Rendall, Mr. G. W. Besides the plays, songs will be

the Government forces, Jossession of 38 trels of

Shanghai, Feb. 2. raw McLeod and Mrs, G. W. McLeod.

Some 10,000 Kwangtung troops oplum in Canton. Rond yesterday.

of the 60th and 61st Nationalist The officer stated that the de- ELECTORAL REFORM. The Conservatives will oppose fendant was stopped coming out of

Divisions, now engaged in anti- the measure, but the Liberals, who Soy Street. The opium, was found

Communist

work in Central MEASURE COMES UP FOR regard the alternative vote as a concealed in his waist. A fine of

Kiangel, have been ordered by SECOND READING. step towards proportional repre- $1,148, or six months' imprison.

Nanking to return immediately London, Feb. 2.

sentation which they strongly ta

Kwangtung. They are to concen ment, was imposed. The same The Parliamentary event this your, will support the Government. officer charged Chan Sai-io with rival armies are at war and are steamers will take them to

The tension in Szechuan, where trato at Honkow where two Chinese week will be the second reading It is generally expected that the possession of seven mace of pre-Province, is engaging the and debate on the Electorul Re-Bill will receive its second reading.Į pared and 6.5 taels of raw oplumtion of the Nanking Government, here to-morrow en route to Hankow. threatening an invasion of Shensi A large contingent of Cantoness form Bill, which opens to-day,

atten- goldlers la expected to -British Wireless.

pass through on the second floor of 620. Canton which is considering the sonding It is believed that the orders are weeks' imprisonment and $50 or Greater, Shanghal, to Changtu, Inbances In Northern Kwangtung, Road. A fine of $105, or seven of Mr. Chang Chun, Mayor of in connexion with bandit distur three weeks were imposed on the Szechuan, to bring about an early which has been invaded by Gonorni respective charges.

peacó,

Li Ming-shui's Communist Army.

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