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THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH, -MONDAY:

CENTRAL THEATRE DEATH OF MR. C.

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW At 2.30, 5,10, 7.15 & 9:20 p.m.

Action!

Love/

Laughs!

RICHARD

DIX

M

Ductor, euro yourself! But it takes two girls, an exciting, hilarious plot end A series of delightfully funny situations to cure The Love Docter."'A smart.

The Love Doctor arching tun-rict. From

a Paramount Picture

the brilliant stage play

The Boomerang."

mich JUNE COLLYFR and MIRIAN SEEGAR

STARTING WEDNESDAY –

Just imagino Halanda & Kelly Sunting wale animals and wider weinen g the markes jung eo- of Mrien - wind with a couple of jealous wives along Eure! They're back again in their int niest

merly.

GEORGE SIDNEY

VERA GORDON

CHARLIE MURRAY KATE PRICE

Directed by Yor Moore

FURE

THE

COHENS ANDKELLYS

IN AFRICA

COMING SOON

A Galazy of British Stars

in a British TALKIE Produced in a British Studio

MAKEHAM.

PASSED AWAY YESTERDAY IN AUSTRALIA.

OVER 35 YEARS HERE.

Many resițients will be shocked to learn of the death, which oc

curred in Australla yesterday. of Mr. Charles Makeham, who retired from the service of the Dairy Farm, Icé and Cold Storage Co.. Ltd, as recently as August last after an association lasting nearly The sad news was con- 86 years. tained in a telegram received by the Company this morning.

When Mr. Makeham first joined the Dairy Farm Company over 35 years ago, it was a very small con- cern, having only a couple of dozen cowe and being merely ሰ milk shop. He rendered fine service to the Company in many capacities and was largely responsible for in troducing Ice creain to Hongkong. the his experiments resulting in Dairy Farm installing the modern plant Now in operation. It was in August of last year that he retire- ed from the position of Dairy Superintendent and in October he

Defi with Mra, Makeham with the intention of settling permanently in Australia, from which country he originally came to Hongkong.

SEQUEL TO INDIAN FIGHT.

INJURED MEN NOW OUT OF HOSPITAL.

"A very good date for this cake,

"commented Mr. F. C. E. Rondall, at the Central Police Court this morning, when inform ed of the Magistrate's proposal to set aside April 1st for the hearing of a case in which two Pathans

chargod

with inflicting grievous bodily harm on three other Indians during an incident which occurred in January in Star Street, Wanchal.

are

MARCH 23,

"MITTEL-EUROPA” FEARED.

CONTINENT TURMOIL OVER AUSTRIAN TREATY.

PROTOCOL INVOKED.

Vienna, Mar. 22.

A move by three Continental Powers apparently to torpedo the proposed Austro-German Customa Union occurred yesterday: when the diplomatic representatives of France, Czecho-Slovakia and Italy The three men, who are com- called upon Dr. Schober, the plainants in the case, have only Foreign Minister, and pointed out just been discharged from hospi-that the conclusion of such a

Police tal.

Court proceedings

union would infringe the Genevni have

been pending for a con Protocol of October 4, 1022.. alderable time, and at this latest

the appearance, Mr. Rendall expres ed the fear that one of the wit- neases for the prosecution, whose ovidence he wished to hear, would be leaving for India before he could be brought forward.

The Magistrate (Mr. Schofie}} decided to hear the case on Mon- day. and remanded the two accused accordingly.

THE YU SHUN NOW REFLOATED.

GETS OFF AFTER BEING LIGHTENED.

The latest information regard- | During their residence in the ing the China Merchants' steamer Colony, Mr. and Mrs. Makeham | Yu Shun, which zan aground on were very prominently associated a sandy spit at a point called So with. the Wha Wesleyan Kun Tal, to the west of Custle Church, of which for several years | Peak yesterday, is that she was re- Mr. Makeham was the Secretary.touted this morning and will They both took a leading part in shortly

tn Shanghai, proceed the affairs of the Church and their whence she was bound when she departure for Australia Inst year got around. wis deeply regretted.

Much sympathy will be felt for the widow in the heavy loss which she has been called upon to beur.

INTER-SERVICES SOCCER.

ARMY AND AIR FORCE PLAY DRAWN MATCH.

at

London, Mur. 21. In the rat niatch of the Inter- Services football championship West Ham this afternoon, the Army and Royal Air Force played a drawn match, each scoring twice.--Reuter.

The vessel which was sent out to Castle Penk has now been re- Verled to be a lighter from the Kowloon Godowns Company and not the Henry Keswick as was first thought. On arrival, she took of about 600 tons of cargo from the Yu Shun, und with this removed, the steamer was refloat- ed this morning.

It was whilst proceeding from Canton to Shanghai that the Yu Shun ran into shallow water on account of fog ut about 3 a.m. yesterday. At low tide, she was left almost high and dry.

She is a steel screw steamer, built in 1900 at Grangemouth of 1,700 tons, Dockyard, and in registered at Shanghai.

Protocol was signed on League of Nations' undertaking to lend Austria 650,000,000 gold kroner or the rehabilitation of the country. Britain, and the threa countries mentioned guaranteed 80 per cent. of the loan.

The Protocol was drawn up to

Austra's protect

independence.! Italy, for instance, having suggest- ell that control should be exercised by the guarantors and not by the League-Reuter.

Paris, Mar. 23.

are

Distinct fears of a repetition of nineteenth century history when a Customs Union proved to be a pre- cursor of a political union between

nul Austria

Germany, betrayed Агут the newspaperaA, which regard the new Austro- Germau agreement FLM edre of a wedge to be driven

the through

article of the Peace Treaty forbidding *D} Austro-German political union, except with the ngreement of

of every member Council.

the Lengue

the

Severol evening journals speak as though the anschluss (union) were more or less necomplished. The Journal dex Debata neds dramatically: "And anschluss means Mittle-europa."

M. Briand has been busy all day long in diplomatic exchanges, a foretaste of the hectic activity expected in the near future.- Reuter,

The local offices of the C.P.R. have just received telegraphic advices from Montreal stating that the Empress of

·Canada has broken her provlous record, established in June, 1923, by three hours, two minutes, her running time being eight days, seven hours and 51 minutes for the voyage, leaving Yokohama on March 12.

HONCKONC'S FINEST CINEMA

LOOK OUT!

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OPENING SOON!

AMUSEMENTS

OF HONGKONG,

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THE

A NIGHT OF MAD-

REVELRY-

SHOWING 'TO-DAY-3 1.30.5.00, 7.ID = 0.30-

MADAM

AT

awakening

of Love! · Silken carepros

daring revelries... a love triangle as modern as to morrow + riotous comedy. a played agalant the spectacalar setting of à mask- ed ball on a Zeppelin which is a Talkie worthy of wrecked

De Mitle! CEÏL B.

De MILLE'S

amazing production -

by JEANIK MacPERSON

with

KAY JOHNSON, REGINALD DENNY, LILLIAN ROTH, ROLAND YOUNG,

A

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

ÄLL TALKING PICTURE

COMING--SHORTLY

Sirens of "The Great White Way" at play in à brilliant setting of music,

dancing,

singing,

comedy!

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RAINBOW

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AWARNER BROS. EVITAPHONE. SINGING -- DANCING PICTURE

"GOLD DIGGERS

OF BROADWAY"

ANN PENNINGTON:RANDYWELFORD · MMCK LUCKS WTHNIELIGHTNER-ENTANTASHMAN CONMKY FLARE

A PLAY WITH MUSIC-SINGING"

"GIRES "AND. DANCING"GIRLS ENTIR SLYSI DOLGAN

"ALF'S BUTTON

A Gaumont British All-Dialogue

Production.

Directed by W P.KELLINO ?

seaturing

TUBBY EDLIN, ALF GODDARD NORA SWINBURNE & POLLY WARD Based on W.A DARLINGTON'S Famous Farce Extravaganza.

Booking at Anderson's and the Thantre (Tel. :25720)

fed and Pul

the Proprietors by FRED

am Street," "In the Cit

Proprietors:

CHINA ENTERTAINMENT AND LAND INVESTMENT

COY., LTD.

KING'S THEATRE BUILDING,

HONG KONG

daCentrale

JOHN

GILBERT

RENEL

ADOREE

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