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CENTRAL
SEE THEATRE HEAR
TO-DAY ONLY
At 2.30, 5.10, 7,15 & 9.20 p.m.
Those yes! Those
Lips Look at Em
They turned a tumse hold upside down! Stood the Lower's
mat jaded swains
on their ears! What do you think they l To to you!
TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 1931.
THE
HONGKONG
PEDDER ST. CAR
PARK TO GO.
OTHER IMPORTANT
CHANGES.
NEW TAXI RATES.
THE SCHNEIDER Macao
TROPHY. Disaster
BRITAIN'S PLANS FOR Superstition.
RACE.
London, Aug. 21. |QUEER EFFECT ON
PHOTOGRAPH.
It is understood that in the ovent of Italiana aid French de-
elding not to compete for the
The abolition of the stand for Schneider Trophy In the race on A strange story is being cir private motor cars in Pedder Soptember 12th the British team culated in connexion with one Street is the most interesting will fly round the course at the of the pictures showing damage. alteration made to the Traffe highest speed attainable on the done by the recent explosion in Regulations by the Governor-in-new machines which are confident Macao, this being to the effect Council, publisher in the latestly expected to considerably
that an image of tho Virgin Issue of the Government Gazette, ceed last year's figure.
Mary can be clearly seen in the There are many other. amend However, although the inten-photograph.
tions of the Italiana Eld the French are still unknown, strong
+
ments, from which we pick out the following:
Hitherto no Iennce fee has been payable by trailers to motor Vehicles but a fee of $60 will now be payable In the event of a
trailer being fitted.
Petrol and oil pumps are now to be taxed, and a fee of $60 is to be charged annually, as from the 1st. of July each year.
Tecs.
EX-
The picture is one showing the hopes are held at Calahat that scene of devastation in the Flora both countries will be represented on-the-front-page-of-our-Pictorial- Palace gardens. It will be found It is anticipated that their final decision cannot be delayed much Supplerent to-day. If the reader longer and will probably be rench-he will see, in the fork of a tree, Hooks closely into this photographi
jed at the week-end,
what certainly resembles n statuette The funeral of Lieutenant Brin- similar in many respects to images ton the youngest member of the of the Virgin Mary which are a British team.
fentures of killed familiar
church It is also notified that the fal when practising for the race on statuary.
who lowing cars shall not pay
to- It is said that the detection of either for the vehicles or for the Tuesday evening. took place drivers: The Governor's car day. The inquent yesterday was this so-called image has created a the Naval Commander-in-Chief's adjourned after formal evidence big demand for photographs on ear, the General Omcer Command-pending the raport of a sepcial en-which it appears, and that a big sale ing the Troops' ear. the Com-quiry into the cause of the ac-is being done in them amongst
the Colonial cident-British Wireless.
modore's car, and Secretary's ear.
Every applicant for a Irence for a public vehicle shall deposit with the Insperlor General of Police the sum of $200 to secure the attendance of the driver of ilcenser
whenever required.
(Previously there was required) In bond of $50 with one surnly).
Inspection of Vehicles.
A new regulation is added that public vehicles shall be inspected by a police officer before being Beensed, on change of ownership and alsu once every month.
!
The permissible width motor vehlele has been increased from seven feet two inches to seven feet alx inches.
Regarding brakes it has now been laid down that: "The brakes of a motor vehicle may be texted by any European police officer of the Traffic sub-department not be low the rank of sergeant. The licenace and the driver shall give all reasonable facilities for sucht testing, and the occupants (if any) of the vehicle shall comply with reasonable requirements of the police offfeer. Cars may be stopped on the road for such testing of brakes, but, ordinarily, cars will not
BAD SISTER
Curl Laemmle
Presents
Booth
TARKINGTON'S awashing story of the girt who couldn't be good.
It's Naughty But It's Nice!
NEXT CHANGE
FAIR WARNING
Sinister Nadowa . . . Creeping up to steal away. a life-greeted by bareti fange of a loyal half-woll dog protecting his mas
teri
Fast, action-filled drama
of B antamed you!'s battle agained nutlaws of
the Weirrn raage,
FLOOD S.O.S.
RED CROSS APPEAL TO AMERICA.
Washington, Aug. 21. The Rel Cross in China message to gent an 8.0.3.
Cross, Society American Red follows:
"Flood conditions appalling. Victims suffering intensely.
Kindly assist.
hus
the
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The sum of G$100,000 in being sent to the American Consul- General at Hankow. -Bruter's Am- crican Service.
to 60 cents for any distance not exceeding one mile.
Parking Places.
superstitions and credulous people:
Actually, of course, there is no image of the Virgin Mary at all; what is sem In the picture. obviously a portion of the broken masonry of the Paluce. Efforts to invest the picture with signi- ficance which is totally unwarranted are not only foolish; they represent la regrettable trifling with a sacred
matter, and, for this reason, are to: [be deplored.
FIDUCIARY NOTE ISSUE.
BRITISH INCREASE
MAINTAINED.
London, Aug. 21.
A Treasury minute is publishes to-night giving authority to the Bank of England to issue fiduciary bank notes to a total of £275,000,- 000 for a further period of three weeks.
It will be recalled that on Aug- the Bank obtained -
Regarding parking places where private motor vehicles may be left unattended. Wardley Street betw tween Des Voeux Road Central and thority to Increase the fiduciary Connaught Rond Central), has been issue by £15,000,000 to this figure added to the Central district, and in for a period of three weeks, which
be stopped for brake tests whit Kowloon cars may now be parked expires to-morrow.
making a journey."
the
A concession is made regarding the speed of commercial motor vehicles, whereas hitherto maximum speed has been 15 miles an hour, it is now increased to 20 miles an hour. It is also laid down that all such vehicles shall be in- spected by a police officer before being licensed, on change of owner- ship, and also once a month;
The rate of hire for a taxicab has been increased from 10 cents
in Liberty Avenue, the north side of Haiphong Rond, Waterloo Rand, and on the south side of Austin Avenue,
To-lay'a minute says the Bank has represented to the Chancellor of the Exchequer that it is expect. ed to maintain the increase in the
notc The most important alteration fiduciary
issue.--British made is that as regards stands for Wireless. private motor vehicles. The Pedder Street stand is now abolished, us
is also the stand by the Golf Club His Majesty the King has been at Happy Valley. There are other pleased to approve the appointment minor amendments, including the of the Hon. Mr. C..G. S. Mackie to be provision of a stand for four taxi-an Unofficial Member of the Legisin- cabs at the Yaumati Ferry Wharf tive Council, rice Mr. John Owen at Kowloon.
Hughes, resigned.
KING'S THEATRE
MODERN-COOL-COMFORTABLE
Final Showings To-day
W
At 230, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.3. pm
with
GEORGE O'BRIEN
A modern Napoleon who spurned his Josephine for a society dame was he smart with the kale, but dumb for a frail? How
does he get away with it?
NEXT CHANGE
COMMENCING TO-MORROW
QUEEN'S
E
THEATRE
KE
Final Showings To-day At 2.30, 5.10, 7,15 & 9.20
WILLIAM FOX
CRAZY THAT WAY
AN ALL TALKING MOVIETONE COMEDY
with JOAN BENNETT
Special Added Attraction
STAN LAUREL OLIVER HARDY:
AT
THE
in "BRATS"
TO-MORROW-
HAINES
ILLIAM
STAR
TAILOR MADE MAN"
with
DOROTHY JORDAN
FIVAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY
AI 2.30, 3.10, 7.10 & 9,20
GRETA GARBO
with Marie Dressler-Charles Bickford.
in B
'Anna Christie"
DRINCE'
THEATRE SEE HEAR
SHOWING TO-D1Y
(from *ugust 20-22) at 2.30, 7.15 & 9.15. Special matinee at 5.15 on Saturday & Sunday. Additional attraction: Fox Movietone News
VILMA BANKY IIN OFF-STAGE MOMENTS DUR- ING the FILMING
THIS IS HEAVEN
Vilma Banky
starring
as f SIMPLE but CHARMING COUNTRY GIRL
Fritzie Ridgeway starring
as a
CHIC but VULGAR GIRL OF THE CITY
"Beauty is Skin- Deep" a real and lasting beauty means something
more...
Lots of Fun and Lots of
Amusement..
"directed by Alfred Werker
Louise Hantington
"In tha ̈tanding fantastra wola
Booking at the Théatre, (Tel. 25780)
4.
Printed and Pablished for the Proprietors by FARDERICK PROT, FRANKLIN, at 1 and 8, Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoria Hongkong.
SPENCER TRACY
Quick
Millions
BOOKING AT THE THEATRE. TEL.. 25313
Brook
Clive _Charles Rosers
Richard Arlen
Fay Wray and Jian Arthur.
the LAWYER'S SECRET.
A Garamount Picture
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