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CENTRAL

SEE

THEATRE HEAR

SHOWING TO-DAY

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

A RETURN ENGAGEMENT

In Tune With Life Today!

and his band in

Paul WHITEMAN

Presented by Cart Lummis. Directed by John Murray An- dorian. Produced by Carl Lovende, de

T

THE

KING OF JAZZ

THE musical drams of the birth and growth of jazz —a carnival of cleverness —a miracle of beauty- ⚫ gorgeous entertainment itarting in its brilliance and thrilling in its offer- vescense... An all-Techni. color production... A never-to-be-forgotten pic- tura that will make the san- Jas revel in luxury... and including the first drama- tization of George Gersh- win's "Rhapsody in Blue."

Coming Attraction

UP

Mad, Moderu. yang marred folks! What do they want-d hot This great cast of young served bius blods gives you the hart throb

PS

THE

DEVIL

A Paramount Picture

Direted by A. Edward Sutherland,

Telephone 25720.

Booking at the Theatre

HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1931.

NEW HEAD FOR High Costs of FLOOD RELIEF

SANDHURST.

MAJOR GENERAL SIR.

R. MAY,

London, Sept. 1. Major General Sir Roginald May has succeeded General E. R. Girdwood as Commandant of the | Royal Military College, Sandhurst: The new Commandant has been in command of the 49th (West Riding) Division of the Territorial

Government.

Supplementary Votes.

FUND.

BIG COLLECTIONS IN JAPAN.

Nunking, Sept. 2.

The Government has been In- formed that the Flood Rullef Com- mission formed by prominent Japanese and Chinese residents at NEARLY 3 LAKHS. Tokyo has succeeded in collecting Yon 340,000, which will be devoted tn the

purchase of 23,000 sacks of rice and 40,000 sacks of flour.

Concerning the Legislative Coun

A vote for $53,198, representing special expenditure incurred owing

Army since last year. Ho wad Director of Recruiting and Organisation at the War Ome to the rallway dianster near Shatin's recommendation for the issUO

request-

$80,000,000 Government Trea-

the Legislative Counel on Thursday.sury Bonds for the flood relief This is one of the twenty-nine Вигромен, the majority of the members of the State Council which

have expressed their approval,

Soong.

the Finance Minister,

from 1923 to 1927, and from the April 20th Inst, is to be

ed from the Finance Committee of latter your until 1929 Brigadier in charge of Administra tion, Northern Command. He

votes, fot

totalling $278.410.74 served in South Africa with dis- are to come up for consideration. tinction in 1899-02, and for his

Several votes for typhoon dam- despite the adverse attitude of Mr. services in the Great War was age are also being requested, these awarded the D.S.O., C.B. and comprising $6,360 for damage

recommendation may G.M.G. decorations.

done in the New Territories by the formally sanctioned at the next General Girdwood has been

rain-session of the State Council. same typhoon and by Commandant of the Royal Military storm of April 20th, $5,000 in re- Meanwhile the Goverment has College since 1927.--British Wire-spect of damage at New Kovin, the Provincial Governments to ren- issued new decrees Instructing

der full

iras.

DEATH OF PROF. ANDREW SETH.

NOTED EDINBURGH

SCHOLAR.

London, Sept. 1. The death has occurred of Pro- fensor Andrew Seth Pringle- Pattison, Fellow of the British Academy, Professor of Logic and Metaphysics in the University of Edinburgh for 28 years, prior to

1919.

A brilliant scholar, he was born at Edinburgh in 1856, and beenite assistant to Professor Campbell Fraser at Edinburgh when he was twenty-four. In 1889, he was appointed Professor of Logic at the newly-founded Cardiff Uni- versity. later going to St. Andrew's in the same capacity.

the

and $15,000 for damage at Kow- loon on the same occasions.

bo

A sum of $6,880.75 is required ciais conz.operation. to the om-

the

the relief work flooded regions. The on account of the Secretary of the

Provincial authorities State approving that

are asked Ac-

of to postpone all reconstruction countant and Superintendent the Money Order Office shall re-work and to cancel all official en-

uf salary for

tertainments. A certain vert to sterling senle

percen as from 1st January. 1930,

tage of the Government salaries, [including those of tenchers at the Kowloon Circus.

Government schools and officials Other votes include the follow at the Kuomintang, will he re- ingr

lained and contributed towards the flood relief funds.--Rranka.

$12,000 for completion of the Western ferry piers in connexion with Hongkong Part Works.

$20.000 grant in aid of flood re- tief in Kwangtung and Kwangal

of $2,000 for provision

¿WO covered ways at the Kowloon trafic circus.

of completion Mangkoktsut

Ferry Pier, And $7.312 for completion of Sham-

huipo Perry Pier.

$N,મ I'

$87.960 for purchase of broad- east transmitters.

YOUNG RUSSIAN

MISSING.

WARRANT FOR ARREST ISSUED.

When the case of Josef Naidus, a young Russian, charged with not [having a proper passport, again came up before Mr. Williams at

He assumed the nume of KING SHOOTING IN the Central Police Court this

Pringle-Pattison in addition Lo his own (Andrew Seth) on suc-- ceeding to the Tidning estate in 1898.

Many of his Important lectures were published in book form.- Reser

TEXAS

OIL-FIELD STILL CLOSED.

SCOTLAND.

PREMIER MAY PAY VISIT.

Landon, Sept. 1

morning at the expiration of a week's remand, the prosecuting police officer (Detective Sergeant Mottram) said that the defendant was nowhere to be found. En- quiries at the Y.M.C.A. nt Kowloon showed that Naldus had left on

Sunday for Canton. He might be returning, but in the meantime Excelent weather is favouring the police had instructions to the King's stay at Balmoral apply for confiaention of Naidus' Yesterday, His Majesty was nut bail and the issue of a warrant shooting on teallaig Moor.

for his arrest.

Last week, Naidus had told the The Duke and Duchess of York GOVERNOR OPPOSES

and Princesses Elizabeth and Mar-Court of exceptional difficulties COMMISSION TERMS.garet Ruse have arrived at Bal, which he encountered in tracing moral from Glamis Castle, and are the whereabouts of a passport Austin, Tex. Sept. 1. There was an unexpected hitch with the King and Queen.

espected to spend about & fortnight which he declared he had lost at Canton, and was released on bail in the rempening of the East Texas | If the state of public business to enable him to pursue his en- alims. it is reported that the amounting to $100, and this was

quiries. He turned in this bail; Prime Minister may visit Balmoral

oil-feld to-day.

The Governor found himself in disagreement with the conditions of re-opening inposed by the Texas Railroad Commission, the oil re- gulating body, and he kept the nrra closed with troops.--Revter's

American Servici

........

It is advertised that the next term

at the week-end to infort: His now confiscated by the Court. Majesty of the progress which the National Government is making of the Diocesan Boys' School will com with the task of restoring the equilibrium of the national fin-8.30 a.m. Further particulars can bo mence. on Monday, September 14th, at

jobtained from the School

unces.—British Wireless,

KING'S THEATRE

MODERN-COOL-COMFORTABLE

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

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

Would he find the mysterious killar among the pleasure loving world tourists

Scotland Yord Had Foiled: Could Charlie Chan Succeed!

Your blood will tingle through'thès

great mystery romomos.

NEXT CHANGE Commencing To-morrow 3RD SEPT.

1

QUEEN'S

THEATRE

Final Showings To-day At 2.80, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20

with Oharlotte

Greenwood

Reginald

Denny Lalla Hyams

Lilian Bond

STEPPING

OUT

DON'T TAIL TO SEE THIS LAUGH RIOT!

^ Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer nervia

A

TO-MORROW

men Call It

LOVE

AT THE

STAR

Comedy Riot!

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

At 2.30, 0.20, 7.30 # 0.20

SO THIS

15 COLLEGE

Meno-Goldwyn-Mayer ALL TALKING PICTURE

with

ELLIOTT NUGINT.

ROBERT MONTGOMERY CLIFF EDWARDS SALLY STARR,

A SAM WOOD

Production

You'll die laughing at the fun and frolic in this merry college romance!

"Campus Capers" and other peppy song hital The hap piest picture, treat in monthal.

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CHARLIE CRAN

Careless

sheperd

makes

excellent

dinner

for wolf.

with

CHARLIE CHAN CARRIES ON

WARNIR OLAND

John Garrick Marguerite Churchli

Warren Hymer Marjorie White

FOX

AUTODE

Starring GEORGE

BANCROFT

in

"Derelict"

with

Jessie Royce Landia and William Boyd. BOOKING

AT THE THEATRE TEL. No. 25313.

DRINCE

Ren.

Ilusian hatred orariginoton from idea Distinctions You'll see this

in the picturs

Add: Attrustlen "Vincent Lopez"

& Hearst News.

THEATRE SEE HEAR

TO-DAY ONLY at 2.30, 7.15, & 9,15

A Musical

Moviefone

A SONG OF

KENTUCKY

TOIS MORAN

JOSEPH WRESTLER

But LOVE breaka

all obatusion and LOVE Smally

Wine

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