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SHOWING TO-DAY

Al 2,30, 5,10, 7.15 & 9.20 p.m.

THE ETERNAL QUESTION

FOX Movietone

Drama

When

ɑswoman marries-what does she want? Love? Riches? Her husband's success? Or escape from her own past?

You'll find the answer in

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A SINNER

WSCH

DOROTHY

MACKAILL

JOEL

MCCREA JOHN HALLIDAY

C. HENRY GORDON

DIRECTED BY

GUTHRIE MCCLINTIC

Sunday, 26th July

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DUMPED BABY'S

BODY.

WOMAN FINED FIFTY DOLLARS TO-DAY.

TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1931.

BERI-BERI PATIENT,

"Eat red rice," Mr. Schoflold ad- vised a Chinese woman who appear- ed before him this morning suffer- ing from berl-beri it was stated. In both legs.

Local Trade QUARANTINE OFFENCE

Figures.

INCREASES IN JUNE QUARTER.

MOTORBOAT COXSWAIN

FINED.

The coxswain of a motor boat was fined $50 at the Marine Court this morning for making fust to the s.. Hongkheng while the vessel was lying the quarantine flag.

Defendant said he was engaged

LATEST RETURNS. by the local agents of the long-

kheng to take two guarda on quarantine The Statistical Branch of the hoard. He saw the Imports and Exports Department ing but it was lowered when he reports that imports of merchan went alongside. dise Into the Colony during the Sgt. Clark told Commdr. Hole The woman was charged with une quarter of 1931 amounted to that the quarantine flag was never

value of $180.2 millious, an lowered. dumping the holy of her newly-increase of $48.5 millions as ma born child in Canal Rond East. She pared with tize corresponding pleaded ignorance of the local law, period of 1931, and $19.8 millions declaring that in her own country, more than in the second quarter of whence she came here the year bei fore last, it was customary to slump the corpses of infants either on the seushore or on the hillside.

1926,

Yu Shek-map). A young

man,

appeared before Mr. Schofield at the

Central Pulice Court this morning Exports were declared to a value under the Extradition Ordinance on a of $132.5 millions, representing an charge of embezzlement of $1,000, the increase of $26.7 milious as com- obrys of the Whampoa Academy. Canton, where the fugitive in wanted. pared with the corresponding On the application of Chief Detective quarter of 1940, and an increase Inspector Reynolds, the fugitive was of $6,6 millions as compared with remanded until Saturday morning. 1025.

The following table (000'a

The pulier stated she was sech by a district watchman dumping the Lady, which was wrapped up in a marcel. The Medical Officer at the omitted) shows the dollar and į as compared with May, and an in- Mortuary, where the corpse was sterling values of imports and ex- creuse of $12 millions na comparal taken, ascertained that death was ports during the June quarters of with June of last year. due to natural eques. The woman the years 1924, 1925, 1930 and 1931 was sent to the Government Cell the sterling figures being cal Hospital, where Dr. G. it. Thomasculated at the average rates of ex- who examined her reported that change for those periods: she was quite healthy except that! she was suffering from heri-beri in both lega,

The Magistrate asked the womuu what she had done to alleviate her condition, and she explained that it was quite usual for ber to have? this swelling in the legs after giv-; ing birth to a chlid.

"In my country," she said, "we ent ginger and drink vinegar bring down this swelling."

Mr. Schofield advised her to red rice.

Imports

1024 101,200

130,556

190315

181,20

t4.་༥་ 4,784 Exports.

123,070

26.298 14,111

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June Figures.

Fluctuations in Trade.

Since June of last year, imports of merchanding ve Buctuated from the lowest dollar value (98.6 1991 millions) in that month to the

1,191)

2 highest, (71.8 millions) In March 1981, while exports fluctuated from 126 $3.1 millions to $54.4 millions In

3,420 the same periods,

June de-

The total value of the importaj

during of merchandise amounted to $57 millions, toerease of $1 million as compared with the preceding month, and an increase of $18 millions as pared with June of last year.

Exports were valued at $41 millions, an increase of $1 million

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The woman, who was on bail of S100, was fined $50.

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PRINCE'S

THEATRE

See Page 4

KING'S THEATRE

MODERN-COOL-COMFORTABLE

The most comfortable and the only Air-Conditioned Theatre in the Colony. Showing To-day at 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 p.m.

NOISELESS

THIS PICTURE IS ALSO RECORDED BY THE NEW RECORDING PROCESS OF THE WESTERN ELECTRIC SOUND SYSTEM

A joyous story of

youth frolicking

in happy boyhoad

co the soreen-

Skippy and his gang!

As Skippy says I've gotter

no popular just from folks

seain' my picture in the pa-

pore it came to me, just like that, I should make a per- So, I'll

sonal appearance.

be seoio' ya!"

Percy 'Crosby's

"SkippyTM

A Guramount Picture

Made by the producers of

**TOM SAWYER":

with

ROBERT COOGAN JACKIE COOPER

"Partia sakl

MI1ZI GREEN and

JACKIE SEARL

AT THE

HONGKONG

QUEEN'S

THE

TO-DAY TO SATURDAY At 2,30, 5,10, 7.15 & 9.20.

EASIEST WAY

with

C

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BENSEL.

who has at live scal Tremer Jour pet nkaratı plajanghe

TAGGAN wanus dere Sobrali tummoph in the heart- drama, dayzing

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redajat me !

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Constance Bennett

ADOLPHE MENJOU ROBERT MONTGOMERY ANITA PAGE

MARJORIE RAMBEAU

A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

ALL TALKINg Picture

Special Added Attraction

CHARLIE

**in

CHASE

The Pip from Pittsburg"

NEXT CHANGE

IN RESPONSE TO INSISTENT POPULAR REQUEST

THE FASHION PLATE OF FUN

That derby, those shoes, that tricksmantsche,) YOUR GEDE Nyon" simply/manc

Charlie Chaplin

CITY LIGHTS

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and

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NEXT ATTRACTION Commencing SUNDAY, 26th July,

WILL ROGERS

FOX

in HENRY KING'E PRODUCTION

"LIGHTNIN”

PICTURES:

Booking at the Theatre."

phones: 25818, 25380.

It into laugh whtful mul foflows, blue-blood

and alleys having downs from

thechend

The