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PAUL

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and his band.in

"KING JAZZ"

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Presented by CARL LAEMMLE

Directed by JOHN MURRAY ANDERSON

Pinduend by CARL (ADMMLE, JR.

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HEAR THEM ON THE SCREEN---

FUNNIER THAN EVER.

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Radio's Big Laugh.

Makers. The Smash-Hit Laugh Sensation. Girls Catchy Music!

THE TWO BLACK CROWS MORAN & MACK

in

"Why Bring That Up?".

EVELYN BRENT.

HARRY GREEN

A Paramount Picture

Laughs Galore-Girls by the Score.

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POLAND AND CHINA. THE TREATY OF COMMERCE AND NAVIGATION.

Warsaw. Mar. 8.

Trealy of Commerce and Naviga- tion with Ching, including two notes relating to protection of mutual culture and religion.--Reu- tor.

The Dlet has passed the third Yesterday's health return shows reading of the Bill authorlsing a two Chiasso cases of typhoid.

Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PERCY FRANKLIN, at 1 and 8. Wyndham Street, In the City of Victoria Hongkong.

THE HONGKONG' TELEGRAPH,

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 1931.

AN ASSAULT ON A DIANA BAY'S GREAT

WITNESS.

CONTEMPT OF COURT. PROCEEDINGS.

MAN WHO SAW

"STARS."

WIN IN CHAMPIONS.

(Continued from Page 1.)

167 Iba......... (Mr. Chang) 3 Twelve starters. Half Jength: half length.

Time: min. 22.1/5 secs. Pari-Mutuel.Winner, $246.50; | Ist, $17.70; 2nd, $7.40; 3rd, $6.00.

4. The American Clob Cup.-Pro-

Proceedings, involving allogod contempt of court wore held before rented by Members of the American the Acting Puisne Judge (Mr. R. E. Club, with $600 added for Winner. Lindsell) in the Summary Court Second $300 Third $200, For China this morning, when Ng Chuk-nam Ponies bona fide Griffins of this Meat. made application for a committaling. From Two Mile Post Once en these grounds against Wong Round and In Cabout One Mile 171

Yanda.) Bing-tong, alleging that he Was assaulted by Wong

Mr. L. Dunbar's Fortune Bay, as ho was leaving the Supreme Court after 158 lbs.......... (Mr. Hill)

Dunbar's giving evidence in a case in which Mrs.

Tlano, 158 lbs. Wong appeared as the defendant.

(Mr. Sokoloff) 2 Mr. Dynasty's King's Justice,

101 lbs.

(Mr. Chang) 3 Ten starters. A length; half'a length.

Mr. Horace Lo was for the appellant and Mr. H. J. Armstrong for the defendant. Both addressed His Lordship on questions of law relating to the constitution of con- Lempt of Court, Mr. Lo submitting that if an asadult was committed

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a witness or anybody clao connected with Court proceedings whether in the presence of the Court or near the doorway, whether that witness had con- cluded his evidence or not, that constituted contempt of Court.

Or

Mr. Armstrong argued that a assault committed after a witness.

Time: 2 min. 16 aces. Pari-Mutuel.Winner, $12.30: lat, $6.50; 2nd, $6,40; 3rd, $5.00.

5.The Adelaide Staken.--Winner $1,000. Second $300. Third $200. For Australinn Ponies. Winners barred. Six Furlongs. Messrs. Proulx & Sling's

1

Kitron, 156 lbs. (Mr., Prols) Lleut.-Col. M. H. Logan's St.

Moritz, 155 lbs, (Mr. Clark) 2 Mr. Wong Ping-shun's Thunder-

clap, 149 lbs. (Mr. Quincey) 3 Eight starters. A length; a wit-length.

in a case had given evidence, did not constitute contempt.

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His Lordship decided that if and fissault was committed on a ness, within the precints of the Time: min. 25.4/5 seca. Court, even after he had given

Pari-Mutuel.---Winner, $9.40; Pyhtesies, it constituted contempt 1st. $7.80; 2nd, $22.90 : Ard, $38.20. er Court, As the witness STOLN always able to be re-called. He class

6-The. Phaethon Stakes.—“A” Handicap. Winner ordered the facts of the ease to be Serund $300. Third $200. For China $750.

Aralt with.

Ponies that have run in at least thrie Extra Mretines in Hong Kong, dur-

Mr. Lo, outlining the ease, sald that Ng Chultenam was a witnessing 1998. One Mile and a Quarter,

in a case heard on February 27. He was leaving with another man. when Wong Ping-tong called him back and asked "Why did you come to be a witness?" He then struck Ng te blows injuring his eye. The blows were delivered without warning.

Nghuk-nam said that Wong struck him five or six blows, and

bruised his right eye. In cross

examination

witness said that

when he was hit in the eye, he "saw stars," and could not taliate. He denied that he struch Wong and brake his glanes,

Mr. Armstrong: The real trouble was that you resented her ing called a Har?-No. I deny that he said I was a liar.

The hearing was adjourned.

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THE SWISS COTTON

CRISIS.

IMPORT DUTIES RAISED FOR HOME PROTECTION.

Berne, Mar. 8. With the object of helping the Swiss cotton industry, which la at present encountering "A

very serious crisis," a new tariff which is to be made effective as from March 10 has been promulgated.

The tarif increases the duty on cotton goods by rates varying from twenty-five to eighteen per cent.- Reuter.

GREYHOUND RACING IN SHANGHAI

A NEW SYSTEM MAY BE ATTEMPTED.

(Our Own Correspondent).

Mr. Heard's Royal Flush.

2

1 ks .......(Mr. Tung) Mr. Eve's Boxing Eve, 160 Ibu........ (Mr. Pote-ilunt) Mr. Chan Tin-son's

Stag, 157 lbs. (Mr. Quincey) 3 Eight starters, Length and a half; half a length.

Wisdom

TO-MORROW'S BIG FIGHTS.

TWO CHAMPIONSHIPS ON PROGRAMME.

EWIN V. CRICHTON.

There may be now Champlons to-morrow, but at the City Hall, alon is the return meeting between not at the Racecourse. The occa A. B. Ewin and Jock Grichten for the middleweight championship of the Colony, which Crichton lost on a foul last month.

This is the lost tournament of the scanon and Mr. Brooks appears to have got together an exceeding ly Ane programme as a Anale. The full flat of contests is append- ed:.

Bix Round

Welterweight:-

Stoker Cole (Sandwich) v. A. B. Charmnam (Sanwich). Amateur Middleweight Cham-

plonship, Six Rounds:

Six

A. W, Stil v. A. B. Lewellyu (Kent).

Middleweight:--|

Itounda

A. B. Campbell (Kent) v. Stoker Hudson (Hermes).

Ten Rounds at 130 lba-A, B. Kelly (Medway) v. Stoker Harley (Kent).

Fifteen Rounds, Middleweight,

Championship and Bolt- A. B. Ewin (Kent), hulder,. v. Jock Crichton. Six Rounds Lightheavyweight: L/Bdr. Walton (12th Heavy Bty. R.A.) v. Gunner Coe (R.A. Hdąra,)

SOCIALISTS SCORE IN GERMANY.

FOOD TAXES CONSIDERABLY WHITTLED DOWN,

Berlin, Mar. 4,

The Government's protective policy as regards agriculture was considerably whittled down in the Reichstag to-day when, although a Communist motion of no conti- dence in Dr. Schileler, the Minister of Agriculture, was rejected by Time: 2 min. 34.3/5 secs.

311 votes to 60, Socialist motions Pari-Mutuel.-Winner. $17.50; were adopted abolishing the obli 1st, $8.70; 2nd, $15.20; 3rd, $28,80.gation to add a certain percentage

Third

7.--The Leighton Hill Stakes. of rye four to wheat brend. Winner $750. Second 3300,

Another Socialist motion allow $200 For China Ponies, Subscriptioning the importation duty free of Griffies of thin Meeting. One Mile. fifty thousand tons of frozen meat Mr. T. P. T.'s Tunney, 163 per annum for the relief of the

Ibu.

Mr. Cocktail's

Ibs.

. (Mr. Heard)

Mascot, 140

1 poor, was also carried, the marrin against the Government being 223 to 149.

2

. (Mr. Clark) Dr. S. To Wong's Brown Eyes, 149 lbs. (Mr. Backhouse) Twelve starters. Six lengths: half length.

Time-2 min. 07.4/5 secs. Pari-Mutuel. Winner, $16.60; 1st, $0.30; 2nd, $15.30; 3rd, $44.60.

8. The Phaethon Staker"B" Handleap. Winner $700.

Class

The Socialists and the Com- the motion, while all the other munists combined in support of parties opposed. it.

The Nazis (Fascists) and the German Nationals, in pursuance of their recent policy, were absent from the session.-Reuter.

Secund $300. Third $200. For China TRADE DISPUTE BILL

1

Ponics that have run in at least three Extra Meelings in Hong Kong, dur- ing 1930. One Mile and a Quarter. Messrs. Wong & Tang's Pepper- corn, 135 bs. (Mr. Backhouse) Mr. Tang Man-wah's Little

Thunder, 149 lbs. (Mr.Wong) 2 Mr. Happy's Imperial Hall,

146 lbs.......(Mr. Chang) 2

+Dead heat.

DROPPED.

LIBERAL AMENDMENT NOT ACCEPTABLE.

London, Mar. 3. A meeting of the Parliamentary Labour Party was attended to-day by Sir Charles Trevelyan, who ex- plained his reasons for resigning from the Government and inter an-

Fourteen starters. Won by anounced that he would not make a shart head,

Time:--2 min. 39.2/6 secs. Pari-Mutuel.-Winner, $64,70 1st, $15.70; 2nd, Imperial Hall, $19.70; Little Thunder, $12.30.

personal statement in the House of Commons.

The Prime Minister, who arenid- cd, described as entirely unaccept- able the Liberal. amendment to

the Trades Disputes Bill, which

-The Champion Stakes A was carried in the standing com- Sweepstakes of $100 each for Starters mittee of the Commons. with $4,000 added for Winner. Second Following this meeting, the Al- $1.200. Third $750, For China torney General announced lu com- Ponies Winners at this-Meeting only.mittee the decision of the Govern- One Mile and a Quarter.

ment to withdraw the Bill- British Wireless.

Shanghai, Mar..4. learned that greyhound Mr. L. Dunbar's Diann Bay, 158 lbs.......... (Mr. Hill) racing organisations in Shanghai

It is

Ibs.

1

2

may attempt operation in the Set Mr. Dynasty's Hetman, 158 tiemont on a membership plan in

(Mr. Chang) the near future.

Mrs. Dunbar's Sitting Bull, 152 ha...... (Mr. Sokoloff) Three starters. Many lengths;. short head.

MAJESTIC SITE.

BIG OFFER TO SHANGHAI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.

---ད་དམ༔

(Our Own Correspondent).

Shanghal, Mur, 4:

It la journed in good authority that the Land Investment Com- pany, In Shanghai had made an offer to the Municipal Council of Taels, 3,500,000 for the Majcstic Hotel site.

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SCOTTISH FOOTBALL.

nil.

ST. MIRREN QUALIFY FOR CUP' SEMI-FINAL.

London, Mar. 8.

Time:~2 min. 30 2/5 secs.

Pari-Mutuel.

lat, $6,80. i

3

Winner, $6.70;

SINGAPORE BASE EXPENDITURE.

NEARLY THREE MILLIONS SPENT SO FAR.

London, Mar. 3.

AMUSEMENTS

AT THE

OF HONGKONG,

QUEEN'S

SHOWING TO-DAY

At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20.

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GEORGE O'BRIEN

ROUGH ROMANCE

In the House of Commons to-day at question-time, Mr. A. V. Alexan- der. First Lord of the Admiralty, said that the total expenditure on the Singapore Base, including the floating dock, which had beon mot: from Navy votes to date, was ap-

The date of the completion of the main works under the Jackson con-- tract was September, 1935.-Reu tor,

PROMOTIONS IN THE proximately £2.722,000.

ARMY.

TWO NEW GENERALS NOW ·

APPOINTED.

LOAD LINE LAW..

London, Mar. 4.

London, Mar. 3. In the House of Commons to-day, Consequent on the retirement of General Sir Walter Braithwaite Mr. W. Graham said it was pro- and Goneral Sir Robert Whigham, osed to ratify the Convention pro- Lieutenant General Sir William viding for international enforce- Henoker and Lieutenant Genoral ment of load lines as soon as it was the necessary Sir Cameron Shute have been possible to pads

legislation.-British Wireless,

At Paisley to-day, in the Scottishpromoted Generals.

Cup re-play St Mirren defeated side and Major General A. R Major General Sir Edmund Iron- Third Lanark, the leaders of the Cameron have been appolated Exchange Building during the tin- A serious noeldent took place at Second Division, by thres goals to Lieutenant Genernis.

hour when a amali messenger boy had It is believed that Lieutenant his foot crushed by the lift. He was In a Scottish League match at General Sir Edmund Ironside was taken to the office of Dr. de Castro Glasgow, Queen's Park and Abor the first uniformed British officer Basto where he received Best sid, and doon shared points. Each side to land in France. after the out- was later removed to the hospital. It is scored two goals.--Router.

learned that an amputation will be re- break of the Great War-Router,quired.

and

HELEN CHANDLER

in a fast moving, tense drama of the snowlands.

A. S. M. HUTCHISON'S SENSATIONAL STORY -

IF

WINTER COMES

with PERCY MARMONT

STAR

VINAL SHOWINGS TO