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CENTRAL (SEE THEATRE MAR

|To-day & To-morrow

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

Those you! Thone

Lips Look al 'Eml

They turand a house.

bold upside down! Atood

the town's most jaded awnin on their ears! What de you think they'

do to you?

THE

HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH,

FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 1931.

HANKOW FLOODS. ESTATE EXCEEDS

River Sinks About

Five Inches.

SLIGHTLY BETTER

OUTLOOK.

$773,000.

SEPARATION OF BURMA.

WILL OF THE LATE MR. Conference Called

A. V. APCAR.

by Government.

NEW ROUND TABLE.

London, Aug. 20.

The India Omeo announces that the Government have de-

SON TO BENEFIT.

Local entnie worth $773,100, with i ne! pernonulty elsewhere amount- Hankow, Aug. 20.

ing-to £1,213 12s, was left by the Although the abatement of the flood by five inches this into Mr, Arratoon Verinanes Apcar, cided to convene a Burma Round morning has greatly cheered late of Hongkong, who died at the

Table Conference and to invito the thousands of refugees and Royal Palace Hotel, Kensington, representatives of the interests relief workers, the devastation Middlesex, England, on April 6, at Hankow, Wuchang and Han-1031. yang is so serious and wide-

in Burma to meet the re presentatives of the Government Re-sealing of certified copy of

spread that normal trade condi-probate has been granted to and of other parties in Parlia tions are not expected to be re-D. J. Gilmore of the Chartered ment for the purpose of seeking sumed for months to come.

Bank, who is attorney for the the greatest possible measure of Reassuring news has, how-Chartered Bunk in London and the agreement regarding the future constitution of Burina and the ever, been received from the Upper Yangtsze that the flood

relations of Burma with India.

there have shown signs of

The Burma Sub-Committee of the Indian Round Table

Con- lessoning.

forence in January last made recommendation in favour of the separation of Burma and at the plenary Acasion, the Prime Minila- ter said the Government would pursue the decisions.of the Sub- Committee.

220,000 residents are living on the roofs of bulldings and on the hillsides Bun Hankow. whilst about 60,000 are in a similar plight at Wachang.

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Thousands of richsha coolies wharf labourers are threa- tened with death from starvation because of inability to provide ntl with free menis,

America's Wheat Offer.

Washington, Aug. 20. The Farm Board has replied to the enquiry of the Chinese Govern- ment regarding the quantity of wheat available on credit, that the Grain Stabilisation Corporation will gladly negotiate the sale of Afteen million bushels of wheat for relief of the flood victims along the Yanglase Valley.

The question of payment has not yet been considered, but Mr. Stone, the chairman, assumes that it will be on the basis of a direct obligation on the part of the Chinese Govern

inent.

BATHING BEACH SNAPSHOTS.

Don't Forget "Telegraph" Competition.

Are you an amateur photo- grapher? Then don't forget the Telegraph is offering e prize of $20 for the best bath- ing bench snapshot sent in daring August, Make a poin! -of taking your camera with you if you go bathing this week-end.

Our bathing beaches at this of the year provide plen-

time,

ty of opportunity for right and suappy photographs. See what you can do. The right print will bring you $20, entrance fee.

No

*

Later in the Commons, the Secretary of State, Mr. Wedgwood- Benn said the Government wished it to be understood that the pro- specta of constitutional advance held out Burma as a part of ||British India would not be pre-

Judice by separation.

con-

com-

Accordingly, the primary task of the Burma Conference will be Ito discuss the lines of the

stitution for a separated Burma. It is intended that the con. Ference should assemble at a date in November which will allow the JETNICAMENTE ALIEN BAIGTKANANEANATATUD SEEKS MEN CELANAEnkameru | Federal Structure Committee of

Indian Conference to have widow, Ashken Apcar, who are the ploted their proposals, but before executor and executrix named in the the Indian Conference has tor will, together with Dossabhoy Hor-minated,

When the results of the Burma masjee Cooper, of Hongkong, an additional excecutor, provided he Conference are known there will shall be a Director of Messrs. Arra-be an opportunity for a review The sale price will be the martoon V. Apear and Co., Ltd., nt of the whole position by all the ket price on the day of shipment. the time of testator's death. They parties concerned before the Gov- are the general trustees, and the ernment proposes to Parliament Mr. Stone said it will probably son, George Armen Apcar, will be the measures to implement the be stipulated that the wheat will come an additional executor when provisional decision in favour of only be used for the relief of vic-he reaches the age of 25.

aeparating Burma' from India... ims of the flood.-Reuter,

The will is a lengthy document in The Burma Conference will be of By a misprint yesterday, It wa

which testator bequeaths to his representative of all shades stated that the American Redon, George Apcar, all the shares of opinion and of various interests. Cross had allotted G$100,000,000 the Company absolutely. Testator in Burma, including indian, but for flood relief in Hankow. The provides for his widow and, among the detailed composition is

not other things, bequeaths $500 to his naily settled. It will bo much netual kum was G$100,000.

office boy, Moose A. Chow, and his smaller than the Indian Con- coolio.

ference. A member of the Gov-

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Booth

TARKINGTON'S " Bashing story of the girl who couldn't be good.

It's Naughty But It's Nice!

NEXT CHANGE

FAIR WARNING

Sinister Shadores ...

Creeping up to steal away. a life-greeted by bared

fangs of a loyal half-wolf flog protecting bis Titas.

ferl

Fast, action-filled dram

of an uniabied youth's battle againn ontlaws of

the Westren range.

A

with GEORGE O'BRIEN

WEATHER REPORT.

In the event of the failure of the ernment will preside.-British trusts, the estate is to be invested Wireless.

by the wardens after consulation with testator's brother, Cathick) Vertannes Apcar,

The Royal Observatory reports that the depression is now central to the west of Harol. A typhoon is situated about 400 miles east of the Bashi Channel, moving N. W. purposes.

and, after his Judge Sir Peter Grain, of Shanghai, death, they are directed to remit who has been sitting at the Full Court the income to Julfa Ispahan, Per-recently, left for Manila, on the Cana- sin, for educational and hospital dian Pacific liner Empress of Russia'

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23rd AUG.

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directed by Alfred Werker

With

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