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Mary Brian

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BURDEN OF GOING TO LAW.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

NANKING BAN ON "ALL QUIET."

CENSORS STOP SCREENING OF THE FILM.

BIG RUSH FOR BOOK.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1931.

ANTI-CLIMAX TO US. NAVY SENSATION,

(Continued from Page, 1.)

fused to stop-on several Riona.

TOKYO QUARREL NOW ENDED.

BARON SHIDEHARA OFFERS AN APOLOGY.

In the early days of the con- |

NO OFFENCE MEANT. troversy, Mr. Vanderbilt declined to make any comment a law- yers and that as General Butler'

Tokyo, Fob: -9. Nanking, Feb. 4.

was charged with making deroga-

After prolonged efforts to break After showing before packed tory statements about the Premier houses for two days at the World of a friendly power, the truth or the deadlock precipitated by the misconstruction of Theatre here, the film "All Quiet the authority of the atatements Selyukai's on the Western Front" was aud-were immaterial, though Mr. Van-Baron Shidehara's unfortunate denly banned to-day by the Govern-derbilt was prepared to give evi- words regarding the London Naval!

dence at the court-martial If it Troaty, a compromise has

renched after an interview be were considered desirable.

tween Mr. Inukia, the President of the Seiyukai, and Mr. Adachi, the Home Minister.

ment.

Before the picture was screened before the public, official approval had been received by the theatre from the Board of Censors. There was such a heavy demand for seats that hundreds had to be turned away. According to the local book shops, since the local screening of this picture, there has been an in- creased daily sale at each book shop of frem forty to fifty coples of the Chinese translation of this famous war-book.

true. Was

The Final Sensation. A day or two ago, however, a writer of national repute showed the United Press à latter from Mr. Vanderbilt saying that the story about Mussolini They were making a tour of the country when a child was knocked down. Mussolini refused to stop. but an official car following that of the Prime Minister, took care of the child.

The circumstances leading to the banning of the Alm remain

Mr. Vanderbilt is staying at mystery. Last night the theatre

Phoenix, Arizona, and a somewhat received an official communication from the Board of Censors instruct-startling report comes from that town, intimating that threats have ing the theatre to stop screening it

been made against his life. He from this morning onwards. One

has been given permission to carry report is that the action was taken

a revolver. by the Government following the receipt at the Foreign Olke of an official protest from the German Legation. Responsible officials of the Foreign Oflice, however, le-day denied any knowledge of such a note from the German Legation.

General Butler's Apology, In his letter to Mi Adams, says Major General Butler Renter, apologised for his indiscretium. and said he believed that speech before the Contemporary Club at Philadelphin, in which he referred to Mussolui, was Adential.

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Mr. Adams. in reply, said: "Surb aetion in your part merit and received the unqualified can-1 femnation of the Navy Depart ment. You are hereby reprimand- ed.".

Another report is that the note from the German Lagation did not actually object to the screening of the film, but survepted that certain Re- objectionable parts be cut. presentatives of the Foreign Office, the Nanking Municipal Government and the District Kuomintang julntly xamined the Alm and cut out certain parts of the film as suggest-

Then Mr. Adams states that the ed by the German Legation. permission was duly given to the court-martial has been abandoned theatre to Bereen it. Later, how-

in view of General Butler's record ever, the Board of Censors received of brilliant service. He hopes the orders from high Government auth-Incident will have a salutary effect orities forbidding public exhibition on his future conduct In matters

of this character. of the picture.

Members of the German com- munity here, niter seeing the film. cxpressed the opinion that they had no ubjection to it as shown,

LATE MR. JAMES ROBERTS.

FUNERAL AT HAPPY VALLEY ON SATURDAY,

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Mr. The funeral of the late Janies Roberts,

well-known marine engineer who passed away on Friday following pneumonia, took place at Happy Valley un Saturday,

The late Mr. Roberta, who had latterly been employed, Was found unconscious in his room at Burneston House, Glenealy, on Thursday night and was removed to hospital, suffering from neute pneumonia. The deceased gentle-i man, who was 55 years of age, was well-known in Hongkong and also in Indo-China, whilst fun a time be was in business in Liverpool. He was a prominent Freemason, and leaves a widow and family in England, for whom much sym- pathy is felt.

There was a large attendance! at the funeral, including Capt. T. T. Laurenson. Secretary of the China Coast Engineers' Guild, and)

friends. many of the deceased's Numerous wreathe were Hent.

OBITUARY.

Inte

The

Tittani, Signor former Italian Foreign Secre tary and Italian delegate at the Pence Conference in 1919. whose death is now reported.

EUROPEAN P.S. AS BODYGUARD.

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boon

Baron Shideharn's Temarks were made during interpellations at a meeting of the Budget Com- mittee last Tuesday, when he as- serted that the fact that the Lon. WAR ratified don Naval Treaty was clear evidence that it will not endanger national defence, as had been piled.

these The Selyukai regarded remarks an an attempt to

pince the responsibility on the should- ers of the Emperor and accused Baron Shidchara of lean majeste.

com-

'The exact nature of the promise is not certain, but it is Shidehara believed that Baron has agreed to retract the offending words and to apologise for giving unintentional offence.

Budget It is expected that the Cammittee will now be able to pro- cool with its business-Bruter.

EARTHQUAKE TOLL AT NAPIER.

EIGHT VICTIMS NOT IDENTIFIED.

Wellington, N.Z., Feb. 8. The earthquake death-roll at Napier is 103. Including eight persons whose bodies have been identified.

not

The most severe earthquake since the main ehnke Inst Tuesday, oc- curred in the Hawkes Bay area at 2 p.m. to-day.

Naplor and Hastings were again heavily shaken, and further heavy falls of earth occurred -nt Bluff III.

At Napier the son is rising, huge breakers dashing up the Napler benches,

An air liner flying from Gis- borne to Hastings crashed at Walron, and the pilot, Flight Lieut. Knight and two passengers, Messrs. W. F. Bakor and W. S. Strand, were killed.-Reuter.

MORE SHOCKS.

Wellington, Feb. 9.

A further recurrence of earth- qunke shocks, some of them as violent as those of Tuesday, is re- ported from Wairon.

Violent shocks were also felt at Nopler. The damage, however, is confined to the collapse of build- inge already shattered.-Reuter,

EXCELLENT CONCERT

- ARRANGED.

MUSIC AND SHORT PLAY THE FEATURES.

Music-lovers generally and the regular patrons of the weekly after- noon concerts held at the Helena willi welcome Institute, May the news that a similar enter- tainment, but on a larger scale, In-

IN 10 be given at the

The Rev. G. T. Waldegrave officiat He agreed that the Directorestitute at 9 p.m. on Friday even-

ed at the gravealde, and the coffin was covered with the Red Ensign.

INDIAN STOWAWAY

CONVICTED.

STOLE A PASSAGE TO MANILA.

had

been "fired"

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and

ing next, the 13th. inst. Under the directors

appointed was

patronage of the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. serious statement to broadenst E. R. Halifax and the Hon. Mr. and the arrange- throughout the Colony. As a busi- Mrs. H. T. Creasy, ness man he would regard it as serious from the Company's pointments of the concert are in the capable hands of Mrs. F.C.S. Ren- of view. He had not the ability to dail and Miss R. Mow Fung, and discuss whether the statement was very serious so far as the banks an interesting and ambitious pro-

gramme is promised. were concerned, but he would say that it was.

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The first half of the programme will be devoted to vocal and instru- mental items by the best local ar- tistes, whilst in the second half The Monkey's Paw", W. W. Jacob's one-net thriller, will be produced by the Y.M.C.A. Dramatic Play- era. Those who have seen the re-

Demanded Denial, Kodumal Tuhilram, an Indian,

Mr. Potter:-1 put it to you that was Aned $50, or one month's im- prisonment, by Mr. Butters, at the a statement of this kind most Im Kowloon Magistracy this morning,peratively required a donjal, if it for having stowed away on the was not true? President McKinley from Hongkong Witness: say that as a busi-sent productions of this newly ness man, when I saw it in the pa- formed dramatic Club will welcome The defendant admitted going on per, I thought it has been specially the opportunity of seeing these board the vessel, but said he input there by the one party, and that clever umateurs repent their first

the other party would publish a success. tended paying his passage money to the purser when he reached Manila. statement to dispute it

to Manila.

Did you see anything in the pa-

A police sergeant stated that the per to dispute It?--No, I did not. defendant was discovered day

Mr. Potter:-Neither did 1, nor

The case is proceeding.

ordinary," said Judge Crawford. "Here you are, crippling yourself for years for something which was after the vessel left Hongkong. He have 1 a comparatively few pounds between was taken to Manila, and, as he could not raise the passage money

you, and with a little good sense there, he was sent back in one of the and a little give and take you could Company's boats. He was a mer have avoided it.

"The The heavy expouse often involved

greater part of ligntion is chant and had recently come from India, In Oghting a law case was empha-due to obstinate stupidity on the aised at Watford County Court, part of litigants. Let this be u when it wae stated that Edgar warning to you for the rest to your Mullins, of North Harrow, had to life and keep clear of litigation." pay £420 costs in connexion with Mr. Mullins, who was stated to a debt of $71.

be employed by a firm of dental The mums included costs in cer- cream manufacturers at a salary of £400. a year, was ordered to pay tain matters sent to a reforce.

"The folly of mankind is extra- £12 108, a month.

Printed and Published for the Propriators by, FREDERICK PERCY Franklin, at 1 and 8. Wyndham Street, In the City of Victoria - Hongkong."

RETROCESSION OF KWANG CHOW WAN.

REQUEST BY THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT.

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Charged bofore Mr. Butters, at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning. with possession of a quantity of fire-

Nanking, Feb. 8. works in Kau Yau Street, a Chineso,

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Wu Ying, was fined $75, or six weeks' has dospatched a notification A young Chinese appeared beforo imprisonment. Sub-Inspector Elston Mr. Willams at the Central Pelics said the defendant had 260 boxes con- the French Minister requesting of taining over 3,000 fireworks, which him to inform hle Government of Court this morning on charges printing announcements relating to the would explode by detonation. They the desire of the National Govern- po più lottery and also of being in were prohibited from being used dur- ment for an early rendition of possession of a printing pross at 9, ing Chinese New Year, - Upper Station Street, without a Hence from the Inspector General of Follce. On the first charge a floo of $50 or four weeks' hard labour wason Imposed with a fine $160 or six weeks

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Kwang Chow Wan.

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The communique expresses the have that a French plenipotentiary be sent to China in the lear The R.MLS. Empress of Austraila,

around the world cruise, left future to open negotiations for Bangkok on Saturday and is dos, at the retrocession of Kwang Chow, "Mánila-tombrrow;

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