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CENTRAL SEE THEATRE HEAR

SHOWING TO-DAY

At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15, & 9.20 p.m.

JACK OAKIE

in

THE SOCIAL LION"

withi

Mary Brian, Skeets Gallagher and Olive Borden.

A Paramount Picture.

The guy with the grin gets gay with the gals! Now he's a star. In the gayest gale of Inughs and love you're ever throbbed

to.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

NEW, BARRISTER ADMITTED.

SON OF WELL-KNOWN RESIDENT.

| MR. A. M. DE L. SOARES

FRIDAY, JUNE 26A 1931.

THE ANTI-BANDIT CAMPAIGN.

CHAN MING-SHU GIVEN COMMAND.

Shanghai, Juno 20.

Marshal Chiang Kai-shok has ap pointed Generals Chan Ming-shu

POSEIDON RELIEF FUND.

TO BE CLOSED ON JULY 4TH.

and Sun Lin-chung as joint com- OVER $1,000 TO-DAY. manders-in-chief of the anti-bandit

to

In the Supreme Court this mor-expedition in Southern Klangal,

Up to neon to-day, new donu- aing, before the Chief Justice (Str with General Chiang Kwang-nai

tions to the Navy League Joseph Kemp) Mr. Somerset

commander of the First Army. Posaldon Fund amounted Fitzroy made an application for the Many cases of silver, worth $1,034.73, this bringing the grand admission of Mr. Alfred Maria de $800,000. have been sent on

total to

Several $39,970.62. Lourdes Soares to practise as ajá steamor for Kiangal

In constions were from firms, includ- barrister.

with the allocation of funds to the Nunking divisions in Kidhgei. It ing $600 from the China Light

and and Power Co., Ltd. In making the application, Mr. is officially stated that the twenty The Fund is to be definitely Fitzroy said that Mr. Soares was admitted to the Middle Temple in mercantile steamers commandeered closed on Saturday, July 4th, and by the Government in connexion na only a week remains, it is 1926 and was called to the bar with the transportation of the Cen-hoped that every effort will be in January. Inst year.

tral Government troopa to Kiangal made during that period to raise His Lordship granted the ap-will be released next week. Follow-the total to 350,000, Firms and plication and, in doing so, ex-g lae commandoering, shippir? Clubs who have llats are asked to pressed the hope that Mr. Soares' services on the Yangtze have been and these in as soon as possible. career here would be a successful

To-day's list of donations in as Nanking official circles mention follows: that the unedition of General Chang The China Light & Power

Co., Ltd: has improved consider-

one,

Mr. Alfred Soares, second son

partially suspended.

of Mr. A. M. L. Soares, J.P., and a Hsueh-Ang to information sup- Staff. Bradley & Co., Ltd.

Bradley & Co., Ltd.

Hospital. General Peak Tramway Co., Ltd.

Mr. Alfred Lane

MR. SHAW AND THE FLIES.

500.00 168.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

26.00

13.00

10.00

Braine-

10.00

10.00

6.73

1,034.73

Mr. G. A. Harriman Major 3. G. P. Tosh Mr. Brien

Hartnell Bir.

"Jensalan" "Chicago"

& Mrs.

Previously acknowledged 38,041.89

well-known merchant of the ably Colony, left Hongkong in 1922 for piled by medical authorities at the England, and entered St. George's Rockefeller College, Woburn Park, Weybridge, Chang's brother, Mr. Chang Hsueh- for two years. In 1924 he joined ming, has taken many photographs the Tutorini School of Mr. Philip of the patient, and these have been Hope at Southwold and passed the sent to Chinese newspapers in Pe- General "Little Go" examination in 1925. king and Tientsin with a view to He was in statue pupillari at Christ dispelling rumours of College, Cambridge, and was there Chang's death.-Reusha, from 1926 to 1928. He became a student of the Middle Temple in October, 1926, and was called to the Bar in January. 1030. He cbtained his B.A, degree in Decem ber, 1928, and passed all his ex- aminations, qualifying for degree in eight terms although a

until the deurree was not conferred the completion of the ssital nine Stromboli reminded him of the terms three rents, After being duma. Stromboli, he says, "Is be called to the Bar, Mr. Sonres, believed by the islanders to com

pupil of Mr. Bowland muniente directly with hell"... He then quotes the Eighth Chap came it Thomas (Common Law), and sub- "But our Wheathampstead (Hertter of Exodus....and there came a

grievous swarm of Ales". sequently read with Mr. Gerald forshire volenno." says Mr. Shaw, Dodson, Junior Treasury Counsel to the Crown.

יוון 4

ANNOYED BY A DUMP. Mr. Bernard Shaw is annoyed by refuse dump. The Jomes of the volcana

of

nulsones"

$39,976.02

Shaw's

SL.

The dumps near Mr. Hertfordshire home at Ayot Lawrence.

"A much more dangerous nuis- ance than the smell, horrible as it is. has developed, says Mr. Shaw,

in a letter to the St. Albans Rural The dump, he says, breeds billions District Council, “is a much greater of flies.

AMIGEMBATS

2. HONGKONG

AT THE

QUEEN'S

To-day & Tomorrow At 1.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20

"My dear Miss, Davies:

In "The Bachelor Father', you give the finest perform- ance of a very fine career.”

writes DAVID

BELASCO

dean of the American

stage

Having produced and directed

My dear Miss Daries:

The Bachelor Father for the stage, I was, of course, greatly interested in the screen production of this magnificent comedy...

And I want to tall you hon Aelighted I was with the picture-d particularly with your own incomparably charning performance.

In "The Bachelor Father", you Let me congratulato and thank you. give the finest performmee of a very time

GETGOT.

'Faithfully, -

-Next Attraction NANCY CARROLL

in

"STOLEN HEAVEN"

with

PHILIPS HOLMES

We have secured at great Expense THE LATEST SUCCESSES IN ENGLAND

The great mirth-provoking farcical comedy pictures Twickenham Film Studio Production

"LORD RICHARD IN THE PANTRY"

Also

Gaumont British Film

Production

"PLUNDER"

Look ahead for their showings!

They will please anybody!

THE POSEIDON FUND.

LIST OF THE LATEST SUBSCRIPTIONS.

The following subscriptions Ind been received up till noon yester- day for the Navy League Poarition Fund:

Staff Texas Co. Ltd. Staff H. K. & Shanghai.

Hotels Ltd.

Mr. J. H. Taggart...

Messrs. Tao & Hodgson Mr. Chau Yue Teng Staff-H.K. & Shanghai Banking Corpn. Kow. loon Branch.t Junior

Ranks 40th Coy, R.E. Mt. W, J. Roberts-

$205.

KENNEDY ROAD MOTORING.

LORRY DRIVENS FINED

THIS MORNING.

Following complaints from the Public Works Department, 'a num- ber of lorry drivers were sum- moned before Mr. Schofield, at the Central Police Court this morning. and accused 167.

of driving along 100.

Kennedy Road, near the Magazine,. without permission, that part boing closed to motor traffe.

100.

៥០:

Inspector Alexander informed his Worship that the police could not issue permits for that parti- cular part of the road the Public

40.

30.

Amoy

25.

In memory of T. F. B.

26.

Works Department had informed them that the bridges were πολ sufficiently, strong to allow motor

V. H. C. J...

20.

vehicles to cross them.

Mr. H. Connaughton--

Kongmoon

20.

Miss Doreen Watson

10.

Previously acknow-

ledged

In the case of a delver in the employ of the Toxus Company, it was stated by the police that the defendant, who has held a licence since 1913. had not appeared in Court for 13 years, his tast and only conviction being in 1918,

The defondent was fined $5, $88,941.89 similar. finos boing imposed in

792.

38,149.89

other caAGA.

Primbed and Pubilabad for the Proprietors by FEEURRIOK PHOT FRANKLIN, at 1 and 8. Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoria

Hongkong.

KING'S THEATRE

MODERN-COOL-COMFORTABLE

The most comfortable and the only Air-Conditioned Theatre in the Colony. TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

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

to

MARION

DAVIES

brilliant star of

THE

BACHELOR FATHER A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer All-Talking Picture with Ralph Forbes, C. Aubrey Smith.

A. ROBERT Z. HEONARD production.

1

NEXT CHANGE

The picture that has caused more talk than any other. Charlie

Chaplin's answer to the talkie innovation!

Other

Attractions.

The man the millions laugh at! Comes direct- ly to you-in a feast of looney laughter! The maddest and marriest amusement Follow.

ever!

ED WYNN

The Perfect Fool

BY'ARRANGEMENT, WITH FLORENE "ZIEGFE

IN

Follow the Leader

A Garampant Gicture

High time to love"-Follow the Leader." With Ed Wynn clowning the romance of the gl morous levers of "Queen's Elgh," Stanley Smith and Ginger Rogers.

NEXT CHANGE

"SPLINTERS"

A BRITISH PICTURE:

With HAL JONES AND REG STONE

Booking at the Theatre.

Telephones: 25313-25330.

THE FASHION PLATE OF FUN

That derby, those trousers, thie aboes, that trick (mustache, dan vous case you simply must! shuffle along is his gloriom! bath halves of the world”.

Charlie Chaplin

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