1931-09-01 — Page 12

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SHOWING TO-DAY

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

A RETURN ENGAGEMENT

In Tune With Life Today!

Paul WHITEMAN

Presented by Cari ¿ml. Directed by John Murray An drreon. Produced by Cerf lovemin, It..

KING

JAZZ!

"HE musical drama of the

birth and growth of jazz -a cornival of cleverness -a miracle of beauty-

a gorgeous entertainment startling in its brilliance and thrilling in its effer- veiconie... An oll-Techni- color production... A never-to-be-forgatten pic- fure that will make the sen- to: ravel in luxury... and including the first drama- tization of George Gersh. win's "Rhapsody in Blue."

Coming Attraction

HP

• Mad, Modern, young martin folks: Wher de they want-and how This grent cast of young sercen blue- bloeds gives you the beat throbs!

PS

THE

DEVIL

a. Paramount Picture

THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

UESDAY. SEPTEMBER 1, 1931.

EVEN HIS PENSION SPEEDING UP THE

LOST.

N.U.R. AND MR. J. H. THOMAS.

London, Aug. 31. Mr. J. H. Thomas' fall from grace was to-day com- plated by a decision of the Executive of the National Union of Rallwaymen that ho is not entitled to his pen- sion

AIRWAYS.

NEW SERVICE VIA PALESTINE.

CUSTOMS UNION VERDICT.

GERMANY EXPECT- ING REBUFF.

Berlin, Aug. 31. Germany is preparing for

a rebuff in connexion with the proposed Austro-German Customs Union.

„London, Aug. 31. Progress in the construction of the great maritime port at Haifa on the const of Palestine will make it possible for the Imperial Airways to introduce i It is expected that the Inter experimentally a faster and [national Court of Justice at the more direct winter air service Hague will return a verdict that and India while Germany was within her Britain between

rights in seeking to negotiate auch boginning in October.

the middle

of

Mr. Thomas had, earlier in the day, resigned his position as Political Secretary of the N.U.K..

a union, Austria is bound by the with which he had been closely

Genera Protocol of 1922, in which associated for nearly 35 years. Arrangements have been made she was granted financial. assist

The resignation followed Mr. Thomas' decision to continue in for two Empire air mail services ance against her promise not to office in the National Government to leave London every week, one enter into such a union, Reuter- on Saturdays and the other on as Dominions Secretary and & re- Wednesdays. The Saturday aer- quest from the Executive of the vice will carry the Indian air-mail Union, which is an affiliated or-and after leaving Athens will con- ganisation of the Labour Party,tinue by flyingboat vin Cyprus to that he should immediately resign Haifa instead of via Crete to from the Government.

Alexandria.

In his letter of resignation, Mr. At ifaifi, triple-screw land- Thomas says his decision in the planes will continue the journey hour of the nation's crisis was direct nerons Palestine and Irak not hastily reached, but with ato Badghdadi.

knowledge of the facts and in the The air mail will arrive at sincere hellef that he was render-Karachi in less than six days after Ing not only his best service to leaving London. the railwaymen, but discharging service his duty to the nation.

"To withdraw from that position now would brand me as a cisward," he added.

between

The existing Palestine and Egypt will be retained and give through connexions between Cen- The new tral Africa and Indin.

direct arrangements will provide a The largest branch of the air service between Britain and National Union of Railwaymen, in Palestine and it will now also be Derby-Mr. Thomas' constituency possible to fly from Kenya Colony kas assured him of its full conto India vin Egypt in only 4 days. fidence-Beuter and British Wire--British Wireless,

Lest.

FORTY THOUSAND,

DROWNED.

ANOTHER YANGTSZE

DISASTER,

Shanghai, Sept. 1.

ANOTHER BATHING

FATALITY.

BROKER'S BODY RECOVERED.

Within a few days of the first,

a second drowing fatality has oc-

GREAT SPANISH SENSATION.

BOLSHEVISM—OR FASCISM?

Barcelona, Aug. 31. A tremendous sensation has been caused throughout Spain by a manifesto naged by the National Confederation of Warkars condam- ning the new Republican Govern- ment.

The Zamora Government is daa cribed as

bettor than the mararchy.

ло

The manifesto is believed to presage

LOCIAL revolutionary movement towards either Fasciam or Bolshevism.-Renter.

TEXAS OILFIELD

REOPENED.

OUTPUT STILL TO BE LIMITED.

Austin (Tex.) Aug. 31. The East Texas ollfeld, which closed down on the 16th

The reopening will be subject to certain conditions to be laid down by the Texas Railroad Commission.

the oil-regulating body.

The Shao Po District, some curred at the bathing pavilions ut

North Pulnt. Yesterday, the Was twenty miles north of Chinking on body of a Chinese dressed only in instant by order of the Governor, the Yangtze River, was completely wiped out and 40,000 residents a bathing suit, was found floating in order to deal with the over- drowned following the sudden ria-off the shed owned by the Chinese Production of oil, is being reopened

to-day. ing of the Yangtze and the waters Athletic Association, its condition of the Shao Ta Lake during the indicating that it had been in the week-end.

water for, some time. The food is involving numerous

Enquiries resulted in the man small villages in the vicinity includ. being identified is Sin King-tin,

When the field was closed down ing the flourishing Hing Hwa Disaged 25. a broker, living at 8,

fortnight ago, the Governor trict which is in peril of being in.inton Road. It seems that he ordered National Guard units to be undated.Rcunha,

was bathing alone and got into di-mobilised for duty in order to see fficulties without being noticed by that the wells were shut, and it is other people using the sheds in now stated that a limited number the locality,

CONVERSION LOAN

SUCCESS.

SPLENDID RESPONSE IN AUSTRALIA.

Sydney, Aug. 31.

*C-

AN

of troops will remain in the oilfield to nld the Commission to enforce the conditions.-Beuter's Anterican Service.

[surmount the financial crisis is re-

flected in the extraordinary sponse to the voluntary conversion The Royal Observatory reports operation

affecting £55,000,000 that a moderate anticyclone is worth of internal loans.

central over West Hokkaido. A Ninety-seven per cent,

of the trough of low pressure extends holders have agreed to convert at from Indo-China" to Formosa. No

The nation-wide determination to a lower rate of interest.-Renter, indication of a typhoon.

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Dircled by A. Edward Sutherland. Booking at the Theatre

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Would he find the mysterious killer

among the pleasure loving world tourists

Scotland Yard Hed Falled! Could

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Yowe blood will tegle the Great mystery romomor.

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· · Marguerite Churchill

Warren Hymer Marjorie White

Hongkon

FOX

NEXT CHANGE Commencing THURS. 3RD SEPT.

Starring GEORGE BANCROFT

"Derelict"

with

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Denny

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Lilan Bond

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ELLIOTT NUGENT

ROBERT MONTGOMERY CLIFF EDWARDS SALLY-STARR

A SAM WOOD

Production

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