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Brisdway's favorita munionl comedy star in her first sorbon wong-romando ›

The famous star of Chariot's Ravan, moh, Fay," Transsco Girl and other bits.

GERTRUDE

LAWRENCE The

Battle of Paris

WWITH

CHARLES RUGOLES

A Garamount Gicture

Here and koo the hectic romanco! Tho stirring songs The dovasting women! The impetuous sokl. iers With the danc

ng-singing favorite. Gertrude Lawrence.

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MAURICE CHEVALIER

and

JEANETTE MacDONALD

in

"The Love Parade'

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1931.

LATEST NANKING

APPOINTMENTS.

TWO KWANGSI POSITIONS FILLED.

Nanking, Feb, 11. By resolutions adopted at the 12th meeting of the State Council hold yesterday, the following appointments were made:

General Wang Shao-hung, Rehabilitation Tupan of Kwangsi,

General Wu Ting-yang, Vice Rehabilitation Tupan of Kwangsi.

Mr. Cheng Pro-ching, Commis sioner of the Pukien Department of Civil Affairs, vice Admiral Yang Shu-chwang, resigned.·

Mr. Ho Kung-kum, 1ember of the Fukien Provincial Govern ment, and concurrently Commnin- sioner of the Department of Finanes, vice Mr. Li Chengyi. rosigned.

Mr. Lolsun-wun, secretary of the Ministry of Interior.

FERRY'S TRAFFIC

EARNINGS.

BIG INCREASE REPORTED FOR

LAST YEAR.

HIGHER COAL COSTS.

An Increase In traffic, earnings of nearly $38.000 was reported by the Hon. Mr. J. J. PatersonTM In presiding at the annual general: nieeting of the Star Ferry Co., Ltd., this morning. He pointed out that owing to the expiration of a favourable contract for coal, the coal bill for the current year would most likely be a heavy one. Reference was also made to the vehicular ferry scheme,

Chairman's Speech.

Addressing the shareholders, the Chairman said:--Gentlemen,—

to take the report and accounts

LINK WITH DUKE OF WELLINGTON.

DEATH DEATH OF HON. COLONEL WELLESLEY.

London, Feb. 11.

AT QUEEN'S

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AMUSEMENTS

MEDICALS

OF HONGKONG.

TO-DAY TO SATURDAY A 2.30, 5.10. 7.15 a 9.30

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OF TRIANGLES

The death has occurred of the Hon. Colonel Frederick Wellesley.} aged 80, father of Sir Victor Wellesley, Deputy Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs.

The deceased was a son of the 1st Earl Cowly, the famous Am- bassador in Paris during the! middle of the last century, and a grand-nephew of the Duke Wellington, the victor of Waterloo." He was for many years a promin ent figure in diplomat and social

life.

of

He was three times married. Hi Arst wife, a daughter of Lord Augustus Loftus divorced blm,

Mr. Wang Shun-yu, Chief Stad with your permission, I proposg/ Whilst he divorced hia second wife, !

Officer of the Kiangsu Pacification Commissioner's office,

Mr. Tao Kuan-ling, Director of the Land Offre in Nanking, vice Mr. Tang Pak-wen, resigned.

Mr. Chen Hai-tseng, Director of the Shanghai Bureau of Puble Safety, pice Mr. Yuan Liang, resisthed.--Canton Nries Ageury.

BRITISH POLICY IN PALESTINE.

Catherine Cardelin. In 1904, he

MUKDEN FACES

DEFICIT.

as rend. Traffic earnings for the married a daughter of the late year under review show an 18-Col. Thomas Peers Williams, M.P.. third Duke of crease of $37.980,60 whilst there and widow of was an increase of $28,404.04 in Wellington. He was formerly a net profit over the previous year, Colonel In the Coldstream Guards, which may he runsidered satis and he served in the diplomatic

vet factory. After transferring service in Vienna and Petrograd. 350,000 to Reserve Fund, $40,000 --British Wireless. to General Cantingency Acronut ant allowing for depreciation, there

balanec remains FL

of $318,349,96 to which must be added $34,487.03 brought forward from Inst account, making a totall of $362,836.99 for distribution. It is proposed to pay a dividend of $2.00 per share and a bonus of like amount, absorbing $320,000 London, Feb. 11.

and carry forward $32,836.99, Answering

Parliamentary

Expenses generally have not question today regarding British increased to any

In an interview with Japanese extent Kreat pulley in Palestine. the Prime owing to a favourable contract we newspaper correspondents to-day, Minister stated that Cabinet hem for the supply of coat.

This General Chang Hsueh-liang said for Committee had been exebanging has just expired and I am afraid he would be leaving shortly views with the Zionist leaders our cant bill for the current year Peking to establish the Bend- upon the interpretation of certain will be a heavy one as this com quarters of the Vice-C.-In-C. passengers in the Government's modity is responsible for a large the Nationalist Army and Navy. statement of policy-issued in April portion of our expenditure,

The Manchurian ruler admitted Just.

AGREEMENT WITH ZIONIST LEADERS.

It was proposed to embody the explanations given in the form of letter to Dr. Weissmann, which would be published.

Asked by Commander Ken- worthy whether the Zionist leaders on the were now In agreement matter, and whether They have

beru satisfled. the Premier re- plied: "I think when the letter is published that it will be found that that is "British Wireless,

BRITISH INDUSTRIES

FAIR.

ROYAL VISITS TO MARK OPENING DAY.

London, Feb. 11.

Her Majesty the Queen will visit

The Cotton Textile Exhibition at

the

EFFECT OF ABOLITION OF LIKIN.

Mukden, Feb. 11.

of

in

At our last meeting my pre-that the Mukden Government was decessor mentioned that little facing a defeit following the Nan- progress had been made regarding king demand for the immediate

likin In abolition of

taxes a Vehicular Ferry Service. August last,

Government Fengtien. Kirin and Heilungklang. announced that approval had been but an agreement had been reach- received from the Secretary of ed with the Nanking Government State for the Colonies for the which had consented to render institution of such a service. The financial assistance. erection of the piera will be carried out by Government.

General Chang said that he had unofficial discussions with Jap- anese officials visiting Mukden recently on rullway problems in

I do not think there is any thing further that calls for com- ment. I now beg to propose that Mongolia and Mancharin, but he the report and accounts as pre-considered it unnecessary to open sented be adopted and passed. official discussions.

When this has been duly seconded,

I shall be pleased to answer any questions shareholders may wish to ask.

Mr. J. 1. Taggart seconded the resolution, which was carried without comment,

Mr. R. Gordon proposed and Mr. I. T. Bagram, seconded, the The White City in London on the re-election of Mr. J. P. Warren to oponung day Monday. She will also the Board of Directors, and on the view the main London section of motion of Mr. T. E. Pearce.

the British Industries Pair at

RUSSIAN LABOUR

CONDITIONS.

ENQUIRY COMMITTEE NOT FEASIBLE.

London, Feb. 1.1.

UNDERWORLD

JOHN McCORMACK

in

Song O'My Heart Directed by: Funk Borzage

SONG O MY HEART

appealing story

tells an

youthful love, of sincere,

·

and

eniotion, of honest sentiment.

It reflects the human the universal-not the hectic and the jazz-mad. It has enduring beauty-something to enrich the life of

every one that sees and hears it. Maureen O'Sullivan and John Garrick personify, » the spirit of romance,

ΤΟΥ ΜΟVIETONEΔΑ

"DOWN ON

YOUR HEELS,

UP ON YOUR

TOES!"

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Asked in the House of Commons

He would appoint

ympia on Tuesday, accompanied spended by Mr. J. M. Alves, Mr. whether

by the Duchess of York and the C. Bernard Brown, A.C.A., was re- small committee to take evidence

Booking at Anderson's & The Theatre. Tel. 25720) | Duke of Gloucester, who will be the appointed auditor of the Company.of certain persona fately in Russia

MAJESTIC

THEATRE

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MAVRICE CHEVALIER

a

Paramount

Picture

To-day-

to

Saturday

SEMBATTISTAL METRICAL STREET STẬN

Innocents of Paris

CHINESE GENERAL. ting off the General's head, ând

KILLED,

·HEAD CUT OFF ANDⱭEROWN| INTO RIVER,

were

greet of honome at a banquet at the Guildhall on Monday night to

Directors Fees,

regarding Inbourgonditions in the Russian timber trade, the Foreign mark the opening of the tair.” The At the conclusion of the bus)- Secretary, Mr. Arthur Henderson, Birmingham section of the Fairness, Mr G. C. Moxon addressed sald he feared that without the will have a visit from

Princess the chair, when he said:-Mr. provision of any facilities on the Mary, Countess of Harewood, Chairman, I would like to make a part of the Soviet Government," no Wednesday next. British Wireless, suggestion. This business has enquiry would be satisfactory or expanded very much this year, and effective, and therefore nothing ever expanding, and I notice would be achieved by such a com- that the Directors, fees are now mittee.

UNITED CHURCHES IN HOLLAND.

ORGANISATION FOR FREE

CO-OPERATION.

The Hague, Feb. 11. At a meeting of representatives of the Lutheran, Remonstrant Bap-

is

$2,000 per year. The net profits Mr. Henderson added that he

continue of the Company are over half a would

ก watch the million dollars, and I don't think situation closely in case he found this is adequate remuneration for any reason to modify this view. the Directors. I don't know if British Wireless, am in order in putting forward a suggestion at this meeting, but I would like to propose that the Directors be paid 56,000 per year.

tist, Reformed, and Old Catholic The Chairman:-I think Mr. Churches, it was decided to establish Moxoli, that requires either a

a Provisional Council to entry on special resolution which requires

FRENCH WAR LOAN REPAYMENT.

propaganda, in favour of co-opera-notice, or un alteration to the FURTHER REPRESENTATIONS

tion between the Churches.

Articles of Association, which re-

The Connell will also study quires extraordinary and con- social. economic and other Armatory meetings. I think it problems, will control

FUTILE.

London, Feb. 11, relucan be got over by being confirmed Asked whether, he intended to fions with the Central Bureau after due notice has been given make further representations to the at Geneva and the Interia for the annual general meeting Franch Government regarding the tional Protestant. Credit Associn-next year, and I thank you very repayment of the War Loans, the tion, which will form a Dutch much. I would like to take the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Arthur branch in Concert with a group of sense of the meeting only on this Henderson, Ja the House of Daich bankers.--Reuter.

point.

Commons to-day sald that In view Mr. J. II. Taggart seconded the of the refusal of the French Go- motion, which was unanimouslyvernment to accept arbitration, it ndpted.

was dimcult to see what further Supporting the Hon. Mr. J. J. representations could usefully be Paterson in the chair, were the made. British Wirclena, - Hon. Mr. C. Gordon Mackle, Messrs. J. P. Warren and H. H. H. Priestley' (Directors); Mr. F. H. Crapnell (Secretary) and the following shareholders:-Megara. London, Feb, 11. [C. F. Mendham, H. E. Scriven, D. The Vatican City's short-wave Mackenzie, J. Hyde, W. F. Sim- broadcasting and wireless tele-mons, J. T. Bagram, T. E. Pearce, and telegraph Duplex J. M. Alves, A. Sadick, R. Gordon,

VATICAN BROADCAST

EQUIPMENT.

TESTS, SHOW, WORLD-WIDE RANGE.

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IMPORTANT R.A.F. APPOINTMENTS.

NEW CONTROLLER OF AIR DEFENCE OF BRITAIN.

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wrapping it in a piece of red. cloth, threw it into the Kan River. Among the casualties suffered during the

engagement Brigadier-General Wang. Colonel Li and Acting Chief of Staff Chow. Nanking, Feb. 10. In commemoration of the serphone The death of General Chang vices of General Chang Fei-chen, station, which the Pope will for-J. II. Taggart, Capt. C. B. Rigga, Fi-chen, divisional commander of Chairman Lu Te-ping of Klangsi mally open to-morrow, will have a 0. F. Ribeiro, Kang Suen, and

· London, Feb. 11. world-wide range. the 18th Kiangs! Division, has has decided to hold n memorial

G. C. Moxon. It was constructed at the Mar-

Alr Vice-Marshal Feiton. Vesey been confirmed)

service at Nanchang. It is learn-

Holt has been appointed Air Officer General Chang was killed on that the Nanking General cont Works, Chelmsford, and in

Commanding the Fighting Area in January 28 at Fution in the Headquarters will compensate the tests during the last week clear conversationa have vicinity of Tungku, south-east of decensed's family, according to telephont

the Air Defence of Great Britain. Kiangai, during the severe the rank of a Marshal killed in taken place between the Vatican,

Group-Captain Cave-Brown-Cave, encounter with bandits, who, eut-[action-Canton News Agency. Australia and South Africa, Agen-

who was formerly in Singapore, tino, Canade and the United

Berlin, Feb. 11. with the flying-boat squadron,, muc- There were 4,894,000 unemploy-ceods him as Director of Technical, Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PERCY States and with London. Paris. FRANKLIN, at 1 and 8. Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoria Berlin, Madrid and other European Fed persons in Germany on January Development at the Air Ministry.

capitala.-British Vireless.

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