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CENTRA

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At 2.00, 4,30, 7.00 and 9,30 p.m. v

THE HONGKONG

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The First Chinese "Talkie"

Produced in Shanghai.

MISS BUTTERFLY WU

in

"THE

SINGING PEONY"

A beautiful drama of Chinese stage life,

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A First Class British Production A story based on historical facta.

Every Britisher should see it! Every Serviceman should see it! Every Student should sec it!

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present

Mr. Li Po-kwal, who re- reives a Certificate of low- attr in the King's Birthday List.

THE ELECTORAL REFORM BILL.

READY TO PASS TO THE LORDS.

London, June 2.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 1931.

BURMA OUTRAGES

CONTINUE.

VIOLENT ANTI-INDIAN

FEELING.

REBELS DISPERSED.

London, June 2.

A report on the Burma situation during the week ending 18th May, circulated in the House of Com ntons to-night, states that Lwo largo rebel campa have been attacked and destroyed in the Tharawaddy District, when some important fenders were killed and captured.

Other minor successes by Government forces had occurred and there were no successful attacks by rebels.

Dacoities continue to occur, but there has been no marked change in the situation during the week. Attacks upon Indians are still occurring and have spread to the Mynungmyn District.

Mr. Wong Kwong-tin, who is awarded a Certificate of Honour in the King's Birth-

day List.

MANILA "REDS" ROUNDED UP.

OVER THREE 'HUNDRED Anti-Indian feeling

PUT IN GAOL. IN very strong among the Burmuts and la

Manila, June 1. fostered by violent articles in the

Three hundred and nineteen Burmese Pres. It very difficult passed the third reading of the is being taken by police patrols,rested by the secret service and The House of Commons to-night to detect the outrages, but action Communists, including 12 of their most prominent lenders, were ar- Electoral Reformn Bill, which pro-and the joint responsibility of vides for the Alternative Vote in villagers under the Village Art is the police on Saturday night in the Parliamentay Elections, and being enforced.

largest and most spectacular round- abolishes plural voting.

Indians have left the dis. up of Reds Manila has ever wit- The division resulted in a vote trict and come to langus, where nessed.

Refusing to be bailed out, all of 278 for the Measure and 228|accommodation been arranged. against, Berter.

As regards the economic situn- the arrested Reds are still lock- tinn, the report says the principaled up and safely guarded in the feature is the extraordinary falls of both the Luneta and the Meisle police stations, with the ex- in the price of everything except oil. Prices for paddy and beans ception of 71 who were balled out Alfonso Mendoza, Radical ean- are fifty per cent. and for rottsdidate for representative for Ma- eighty percent. less than lant inila, at midnight. year. The fall in minerals and

The raid, the first of its kind timber is both thirty-five per cent. ever staged here, took place at the ard it IN uncertain whether further depression will yet betono Ruilding in Sampaloc short- ly before 9 o'clock on Saturday

AIR NAVIGATION.

INTERNATIONAL MEETING IN LONDON.

London, June 2.

The ninth session of the Inter-drenched overnment has allotted a night while the Reds were holding

national Air Navigation Commis- ston will be opened In London to morrow by the Air Minister, Lord Amulree, and will alt until Satur day.

further twenty inkha for agricul meeting, presumably in con- nexion with the campaign of their tural loans.

candidates in the election to- Owing to land going out of A cultivation, the unemployment pro-100 blem is serious and is receiving hendmen killed number 12. The the Government's consideration.

morrow.

Important questions, concerning nie travel, with particular regard

The number of killed among the number of villagers killed in daci- to landing and rising requirements Government's enaulties as a result ties is nascertained and the num

is certainly

and international rules for safe of the rebellion were:-Military to ascertain, but it

ber of rebel casualties impossiblo guarding will be discussed.police, nine; civil palice, 27; other, Governments services, 4. Village)

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THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE

THRILLING ALL-TALKING PICTURE

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Directed By MAURICE ELVEY

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A WET SUMMER.

CHICKET CLUB SECRETARY

HAS A SWIM.

London, June 2.

AN ITALIAN LOAN.

MONARCH OF THEM ALL

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JUST

MAGINE

THREE BILLION LIRE RAISED IN ELEVEN DAYS,

The Italian Government issued a Thore were houvy showers in loun on the 16th of last month for many parts of the country.yester-4,000,000,000 lire. Between the 16th day, followed in some places by and the 23rd the loan was fully sub- floods.

scribed and by the closing day, the Owing to the overflowing of the 26th., the amount of bonds applied Severn River, the county cricket for exceraded 3,000,000,000 lire. ground at Worcester was covered. This astonishing result gives ample by five or six feet of water, and proof of the great trust and complete the secretary had to swim to

confidoncs that the Italian people.

pavilion to recover some papers. specially the small Investors and the What is described as a cloud-working classes have in their Govern burst occurred in ono aros, and ment and gives the lie to the rumours much damage was done by torrents that an itallan loan was to be raised of water-British Wireless.

abroad.

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