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"LADIES LOVE BRUTES"

Ladies Thrill to his love making

GEORGE BANCROFT

4

ladie's love Brutes®

MARY ASTOR, FREDRIC HARCH A Gtaramount Picture

Laction Two-Fisted

lat win wemen! Bancroft smester into a woman's heart and breaks out again. You can't judge a man by the clothes he wears ur

a bigger

a man's heart by hin manners. See, why! And get thrill than you got in

"The Mighty."

Next Change

unroest

Paramount

Pictorial

and

"Pulling a Bose" Comedy

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

The "IT"" Girl's First Musical Romance

Stanley Smith

Stuart Erwin

PRISON FOR THEFT OF BANGLES.

CONFIDENCE TRICK WHICH FAILED.

Two men whe posed strangers from the country were unsuccessful in their attempted bank note confidenré trick, but ane, of them, Wong Ng, who appeared

TUESDAY, MAY

LONG IRWIN TALK WITH MR. WEDGWOOD BENN.

ECONOMIC BOYCOTT IN INDIA.

5, 1931.

ACTION FOR RENT FAILS.

AT THE

+

DAMAGES CLAIM ALSO -

RULED OUT.

Before Mr. Schoffeld at the Central GOVERNMENT VIEW.ME Justice Lindsell) in an action

Magistracy this morning, plunded guilty to a charge of theft of bangles from a woman.

A claim for rent and for Įdamages to the interior of No. 55, | Main Street, Kowloon City, failed in the Summary Court this mor- before the Puiske Judge

brought by the Inndlord against a Landon, May 4.

former tenant. Plaintiff. Chau Lord Irwin, the retiring Viceroy. Sau-hong, No. 153. Queen's Road The police said that the com-hd long conversation to-day West, claimed $27, a month's rent, plainant was accosted in the West with the Secretary of State for a similar sum in lieu of notice, and End of the city by the two men. India, Mr. Wedgwood Bean, and 345 damages, making a total of who asked her to change a roll later had an interview with the $99, from the Kwong Chan Firm. of banknotes, asking her for same Prime Minister. He is leaving No. 35, Sa Po Road, Kowloon City, jewellery as Recurity. She gave London to-night for the North.

Mr. F. C. E. Rondall was for

them some bangles, but Inter In the House of Commons, sub plaint! and Mr. M. A. da Silva changed her mind, returned the sequently, questions were asked roll of notes and received back her regarding the Irwin-Gandhi Agreeeared for the defence.

It was alleged that after a ten- bangles wrapped in newspaper. ment and the economic boycott of Later she

discovered that the British gooda, j

Janey listing for about five years bangles were missing from her Mr. Wedgwood Benn said that atlee that they were leaving, but defendant firm gave Insufficient pocket, and chased the two men, the purpose of the Agreement was had not, in fact, moved all their put a stop to the use of the gods until several days after the The prosecuting officer told the boycott of British goods na date on which they intended to

to

one of whom escaped.

Magistrate that it was not known political mensure, and be hnd

leave. It believe that, by whom the bangles had been every

was further claimed reason to

that walls and a partition had stolen. The roll of "uotes" was speaking generally, the agreement

been damaged by defendants to simply a single 15 bill wrapped was being implemented and that the extent of $45 which had been round some binnk paper,

discrimination. against British Wong was sent to gaol for three goods, as such, has been. In the repaired at plaintiff's expenar,

After hearing evidence, in the main, withdrawn,

Asked whether it was proposed receiving a previous notice of In- course of which plaintif denied to transfer further provincial services

months.

SLUMP IN EXCHANGE.

Continued from Page 11

10 quit which

WIN

under the devolution Lention rules, and if so, which services, adequate, and a copy of which was Mr. Benn said the Prime Minister produced, his Lordship gave judg 1. This has proved insuti undertook that an enquiry would ment for the defendant.

the fall be made as to the possibility of

cient mwing exchange.

Entroducing by administrative jacts, changes which would unt Golf Club Resumpilon.

necessitate umeralments of the For resumption

Fanling Government of India Act. at |$8,321 is requested, It is explain- ed that by an arrangement with

the Royal Hongkar Golf Club the Government resumed errlain areas that were essential for the prope development of the course,

וויזיון

THRIVING TRADE IN

OPIUM.

No derisions had yet taken. but important matters under this head would require to TRAFFICKEWS LATEST CUT be brought directly to the notic of Parliament. Biitish Wireless,

Chiang and Canton.

EUROPEAN CLOTHES.

"This man appears to have been was

agree between the

Įdoing good business," remarked Government and the Club that

Nunking, May 4. Revenue OfBeer Ward, in prosecut moneys expended by the Club on the acquisition of land either Chiang Kai-shek to-day describedjing a Chinese at the Central Magis directly from

or the Canton revolt as being without trney this morning, for the illegal through the Government should be principle, without proper organisa-possession of raw opium. The off- refunded to the Club and that onion and without à recognised Jeer said that when the revenue men raided premises at 19. Keswick the said innds being leased to the leader.

Dwners

Club (together with the remainder He declared that it would not last Street, they found only 85 tuels of of the Club's former holding) the any length of time, and assured the opium, but the presence of a kaife, Club should pay, by way of addi- public that the National Govern scissors, senies and wrapping paper tional Crown Rent, interest at the rent would suppress it in the in-indicated that a thriving trade was ante of 4% per annum on the raediate future without recourge to done there. moneys so expended.

ja good living, too," continued it. O. The amount required to be re- immrsed to the Club IM $8,324, the Club a sum of $1,527 owing Ward, "as he had the latest eut which amount is now asked for, for arrears

arens European clothes in his cubicle," but against this sum the Govern-Joevupled by, but not yet lensed to) Mr. Schofield imposed a fine of meat will receive ns Revenue from the Club.

arms.-Renter.

کرده

rent for

"He seems to have been making

$500, or six months' imprisonment.

HONCKONG'S FINEST CINEMA

FINAL SHOWING TO-DAY.

at 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 p.m.

QUEEN'S

You've heard beautiful voices on the screen

before

SHOWING

TO-DAY

At 1.80, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20

BUT

Wait till

directed by

Lawrence

Never two

such

marvelous

voices in

one

picture?

TIBBETT

Grace-

MOORE

sing "Lover Come Back to Me" in the Ro- mantle Drama from the

Broadway Smash

Hit-

NEW MOON

JACK CONWAY

with

ADOLPHE

A

Mcuo Gorlwyn

Maye

TALKING

MENJOU Roland Young PICTURE ADDED ATTRACTION **STAN LAUREL and OLIVER HARDY”

in "ANGORA LOVE” NEXT CHANGE

Mitzi Groen

as Clare's

Histor

You thrill when

you nee

CLARA

BOW

Love Among the Millionaires

A Paramount Picture

Coming Soon

Paramount's adventure film of wild animals "RANGO"

Taken in Sumatra by Ernest G. Schoodsack the maker of "CHANG "

Booking at Anderson's and the Theatre, (Tel. 25720)

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

He knew those danger siguala, tempting to dis- astor. But he was 21 reckless soldier of for- tune, playing for high stakes in the game of lovo.

RENEGADES

Booking at the Theatre.

WARNER BAXTER A

MYRNA LOY NOAH BELRY

-NI-

A FOX MOVIETONE DRAMA.

Tel. 25313 & 25330.

BACK OF THE HEADLINES!

---the trae love story of an keiress and her chauffemri !

They defied Society to

marry, but then the bus- band falls under the spell of an exotic “passion flower."

Kathleen Norris'

with.

KAY FRANCIS' CITAS. BICKFORD KAY JOHNSON LEWIS STONE ZASU PITTS

A William De Mille' Production

Metro- Goldwyn. Mayer

TALKING

PICTURE

PASSION FLOWER