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THEATRE

SHOWING TO-DAY

SPECIAL TIMES

At 2.00, 4.30, 7.00 and 9,30 p.m.

The First Chinese "Talkie". Produced in Shanghai.

MISS BUTTERFLY WU

in

"THE

SINGING PEONY"

A beautiful drama of Chinese stage life.

Next Change

A First Class British Production

Gaumont British Pictures Corp. Ltd.

present

BALACLAVA

THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE

THRILLING ALL-TALKING PICTURE

with

CYRIL MACLAGLEN—BENITA HUME ALF GODDARD-MILES MANDER

A Gainsborough Thrilling All-Talking Picture

Directed By MAURICE ELVEY

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

TRUSTING WOMAN

SWINDLED.

THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JUNE 1, 1931.

DRY BREAD AND CHEESE.

DUTCHMAN DISLIKES DIET OF

DETENTION HOUSE.

PUZZLE FOR COURT.

"Dry bread and cheese don't agree with me: If you lock me up In the House of Detention I will be back in hospital again. I have been there for six months now."

Such was the objection raised by Dutchman, Jan Wagter, aged 11, who appeared before Mr. Williams at the Central Police Court this noraing on a charge of being n vagrant without means of · subsia-·

tence,

-

Detective Sergeant C. Mottran Informed his Worship that the do- fendant had been in the Colony for some time past and had been in the House of Detention for a con- siderable time. Recently he was living at the Seamen's Institute at the expense of the Datch Consul pending his repatriation, but this required some time and the Con- sul was unable to continue the man's upkeep.

The defendant complained that he had already been in the House of Dentention and had spent six months in the hospital as a result He could not live on the dry bread and cheese that was supplied to the inmates of the House.

Uis Worship remarked that he could not do anything else and stag- gested that the defendunt speak to the doctor.

"All right." replied the defendam on being ordered to the House of Detention. If I get sick I will go

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FILIPINO CHARGED, AT MURDER AT. SEA

KIWLOON.

RECALLED.

ALLEGED HARBOURING OF A MUITSAI

FUGITIVE ARRESTED IN HONGKONG.

A Philipino aamed Pedro Bohay was charged before Mr. Hamilton,

the Kowloon Magistracy this WAIVES FORMALITIES..

AT THE

on the

morning, with having harboured a girl, Chan Si-hung (18), at No. 11,

A murder committed Granville Road, and ut No. 11. Chij Won Street without the consent of JC.J.Liner Tfikerang on the her lawful gaurdion, So Ngan, on high seas while the steamer was various dates.

60 miles from Hongkong, on May Sub-Inspector Murphy, of the, is recalled by the arrest of the in S. C. A. said the girl was a mullauspected murderer, Lal Fook,

The man was pro- tul under So Ngan, and had dis-Hongkong. appeared on February 25. She was duced before Mr. Schofield this subsequently found in defendant's morning when it was stated that the authorities of the Nether house.

On the application of the Sub-lands East Indies were requisi- Inspector, a week's formal remand tioning for the man'a return to Batavia to stand his trial on the was granted.

capital charge there,

TL

EMIL LUDWIG.

NOTED AUTHOR TO USE OWN NAME.

The fugitive was asked if he still had the intention, previously communicated to the polies, of waiving extradition proceedings here and of taking the first steamer under በጃ escort Batavin. Aftr some hesitation, confirmed his intention and the he Berlin, May 26,

was Recordingly with- Emil Ludwig, the well-known charge author and historlan, whose books drawn from the local Court.

Mr. Reynolds, Chief Detective have been translated in several

the languages, announces that hence.uspector, mentioned that

Dutch Consul would be arrang forth he will give up publishing his books and articles, ander his ing. In conjunction with the police, penname but will return to his the details regarding passage, etc. The murder will be recalled as original family name of Kolin. He indicates that he is taking this that by which a quarter-master of

the Tjikerang

killet

by stop us a protest against the pre- chopper blows, the man now in vailing anti-Semitismi,

custody being alleged to have dis- appeared after the ntfair.

SHUBERT THEATRES

BOUGHT OUT.

bark to the hospital. You will have LONDON INTERESTS SOLD TO

to keep me there if you go on like titis. There's nobody to get me out

of here. Because I can't get a job, the Dutch Consul threw me out of the Institute."

1t

WERNHER.

London, May 25.

LOCAL WEDDING.

MR. J. YOUNG AND MISS

A. M. V. BENNETT.

At St. Andrew's Church, Kow- wedding

that Sir Harold Wernher has pur Young, of the China Light, and

is announced this morning loon, this morning, the

took place between Mr. James chased the entire interests of Power Company, and Miss Annie Shubert Brothers in theatre pro-

Victorin Mary

Bennett, both perty in London.

formerly of Belfast, Ireland. The This means Sir Harold now Rev. W. W. Rodgers officiated. been arranged in connexion with owns the Galety, His Majestys, the Mr. D. Lyon was best man, and King's College for 7 o'clock to-night. Adelphi, the Shaftesbury, and the Mrs. W. J. Brown the matron of The programme will include vocal and Apollo theatres. Sir Harold also honour. The bride was given away instrumental items, as well as Chinese play, "To the Concert." and cwns the new Cambridge theatre, by Mr. A. B. Clemo.

An attractive school concert las

the Trial Scene from "The Merchant which he is now bringing into the A quiet receiption was later held

{above group of theatres,

of Venice,"

at the home of Mr. Clumo.

KING'S THEATRE

MONARCH OF THEM ALL

SHOWING TO-DAY.

at 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 pm.

JUST

MAGINE

The loan was to have been re- paid yesterday, when the woman. who had been informed that there LOSES MONEY & JEWELLERY was much profit in the undertaking

WORTH $500.

+

for which the money was required,. was to have bean reimbursed to the extent of $1,000. The men

A complaint of having been did not come to see her, as ex- swindled of $500 worth of money pected and, convinced that she had and jewellery by two men, one of been duped, she has now reported whom gave the impression that he the affair to the police. Awas employed at the Socrotarint for Chinese Affairs, was mude by a married Chinese woman, named Chan Kai, to the police during the week-end.

Another Сане.

Pan Kan was charged before Mr. Hamilton, at the Kowloon Magis- She stated that on May 23 she tracy this morning, with having ob- was visited ut her hut at Kip Shek tained $.90 from a woman, Pang Mei by two men who asked for a Ching, by purporting that he was loan of $600. She knew one of the a coolle employed at the Victoria men as Li Yau, and the other was Gaol and had been authorised to presented to her as being an in-collect the money by a prisoner, terpreter employed at the Secre- Wong Huf-wan. A second charge Lariat for Chinese Affairs. Con- of attempting to obtain $4 by the vinced of their sincerity, she hand-same trick was also preferred. ed them all the money she had and On admitting both charges, nes was sentenced Lo three also her personal trinkets to make cusci up the balanon required,

{ months' imprisonment on each, con-

socutively.

Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICH PEROT Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoria

FRANKLIN, at 1 and 8.

Hongkong.

D.SYLVA, BROWN and HENDERSON'S '

Musical successor to "Sunny Side Up"

Years ahead in comedy, music, settings, dances, cos

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You'll be singing "I'm Only the Words, You Are the

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MAUREEN O'SULLIVAN MARJORIE WHITE

JOHN GARRICK

FRANK ALBERTSON

Directed by DAVID BUTLER

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