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An All-Talking, ́Singing 1931 Universal Super-production FIRST TIME SHOWN IN THIS COLONY

With Four Big Song Hits.

The Glory of Human Lavel

The Damnation of Fluming Passion!

A Mani "

An's St

John BOLES

- A Wom.

Humen

Herdest Hearts }

RESURRECTION

Lupe VELEZ

in EDWIN CAREWE ́S Sən-

sational Production of Com ̈* Leo Tolstoy's Immortal Story

By All Odds the Outstanding Dramatic

Smash of the Season!

Presented by Carl Lammie'

A Universal Picture

Produced by Carl Laemmle, Jr.

ALSO SONGS

SLIM SUMMERVILLE

In

GEORGE SIDNEY

in

ON TELEPHONE"

THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 11, 1931.

SHANGHAI THEFT

CASES.

TWO FOREIGNERS BOUND OVER.

(Our Own Correspondent.)

Shanghai, Sept. 11.

AMUSEMENT CO. SUCCEEDS.

INTERPORT POLO

CONTESTS.

GETS THE VERDICT IN GRAMOPHONE CASE.

HONGKONG TO PLAY ON MONDAY.·

ww

NEGLIGENT DRIVER.

Hongkong Amusements, Lith,

(Our Own Correspondent.)

Shanghai, Sept. 11., Alex Morrison, a British subject,

The Hongkong polo players who who was charged on Wednesday, have succeeded in their action were yesterday defented by Shang-. on the complaint of Dr. Doleck against the Luen Yick Motor Com-hal, are to play Tientsin on Mon: with stealing and pawning A

day. typewriter, was sentenced by Mr.pany, No. 145, Praya Enal, in-aj Haines, the Magistrate, yesterday. {claim for $300 damages, the Pulane row's match between Shanghal

Accused was bound

de-and Peking decides the destina- aver for Judge (Mr. Justice Lindsell) tion of the Keswick Cup. one year, provided his friends fur- nish two suretier of $500 each. Ilvering judgment in the Summary

a

C.Mackenzie, alida Christie, young Briton who admitted steal ing a motor-cycle valued at over $650, which had been entrusted

Court this morning when he found for the plaintiffs on the claim with costs,

The gramophone Wak being

Whatever the outcome, to-mor-

CORRESPONDENCE.

to him for sale by a Chinese, was transported to the Cheung Loki Rongkong Development. Building

bound over for two years, He offered to pay Tle. 190, due to him, towards récompensing the owner; of the cycle.

WAR CONFERENCE CALLED.

ASSEMBLES TO-DAY IN

NANKING.

Theatre, Shaukiwan, and when near the new Hongkong Electric Build- ing, owing to the truck driver's ne gligence in rounding a sharp corner, the gramophone was thrown on 'to the rond, being damaged to the extent of the claim.

Mr. H. J. Armstrong was plaintiff while Mr. H. L. Dennys fended.

Proximate Chase.

driver did not travel at an

and Savings Society.

[To the Editor, Hongkong Telegraph.]

Sir. The report of the proceed- ings of the Extraordinary General for Meeting held on the 31st August de-lat and published in your issue of

the 1st September, 1931, le not quite accurate, in that the state- ment made by Dr. Kew was with- absolutely and not as te- the moment". As

this and it is borne out by my ne-

In his judgment, after setting out { the facts proved or admittedl, in the Shanghai, Sept. 1. The greatest attention is being course of which he found that the Chairman of the meeting I confirm centred on an important military reasonable speed. his Lordship ceptance of the withdrawal. conference which is to be held this found that the proximate cause of Dr. Kew desires to add that his afternoon at Government Head the gramophone being thrown on remarks at the meeting were not in- quarters when Marshal Chiang to the rout was the negligence offended in any why as a reflection Kaishek will discuss with his the driver. Ho Tsoi, this finding on the liquidators, nor did he at chief subordinates the advisability being based on the doctrine of rex any time intend to impugn their re- of organising a war against the ipsa loquitur and the evidence, Hin Putation. Southern Government and sit

Yours faithfully, Faneously sekemoes [17 defend Hunan Province.

Lordship also found that defendants

were acting as common carriers,

J. H. SETA.

F. H. KEW..

PREMIER TO RECEIVE DEPUTATION.

His Lordship found against The disposition of tinups and defendant on three puinta (4) that erection of fortifications, cle.. inplaintiffs could not succeed because Hunn and Stupeh are being direct-there was no privity of contract, THE UNEMPLOYED, ed by the Nanking War Minister, (2) that if defendants were neting! General He Ying-ching, who has as common carriers as his Lond made Changsha his Itendquarters, ship had found they were their Marshai Chiang is waiting for common law ability was displaced the arrival from Peking of Messrs. by the action of plaintiffs in putting Li Shih-tseng and Chẳng Chi and their own employees in charge of qther Nanking leaders before leave the gooda parried, it being rontend. ing for his tour of inspretion ined that as defendunts were never Hinan and Bankow.----Reusha, in possession of the goods they were

Inot liable, and (3) that oven [there was negligence on defendanks Įside there was emitrilatory negli

gence on the part of plaintiffs by the gramophone not seeing that Įwas properly fixed to the lorry.

CHINESE.

EXPULSIONS

་

FROM MEXICO.

AMERICA NOT TO INTERFERE.

Contention Ruled Out.

His lordship concluded:---With this contention again 1 cannot agree, Allowing that further measures might have been taken by plaintiffs for the safe carriage of their pro

Washington, Sept. 10. The United States will decline und leaving aside the ques tion whether defendants' driver to participate in the controversy ought not, hinwelf, to have taken concerning the expulsion of Chi- such measures, I am still satisfied neste from Mexico, unless,both that if the lorry had been properly Mexico and China request such driven the gramophone would, in nction, according to a statement the ordinary course of events, have tulay by officials. of the State safely reached its destination. Department--Kentry's American

Ilis Lordship gave judgment for the plaintifa for claim and costs..

Service,

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15

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London, Sept. 10. The Prime Minister has consent. ed to receive a deputation of not more than six unemployed men an Monday next.

The deputation will be informal 213143 not representative of any jorganisation--British Wireless.

NEW MINISTER.

Shanghai, Sept. 11. The newly-appointed Japanese Minister. Mr. Shigemitsu, will] leave for Nanking on Sunday to interview Marshal Chiang Kai- shek. On Monday, he will present his credentials.—Rensha.

THE TYPHOON.

The Royal Observatory reports. that the typhoon is about 200 miles 5.B. of Shanghai moving North. A depression is central to the South of Hanoi.

ALWAYS COMFORTABLY COOL

KING'S

"OOH LA LA"

"COHEN

Music sheets of the four song hits

Distributed to our patrons Free

Please book early to avoid crush

TED HEALY

Vaudevilla's favorite Co. median...hold over four Straight wooks at the Palaco. Now York... And in - A Night in Venice and other great. stage hits he had om in stitobos...A laughing fool in his first screen Comedy

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Next change Commencing To-morrow

On the Spot- glued

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ALOHA

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A TIFFANY PRODUCTION

BEN LYON-RAQUEL TORRES

* Printed and Published for the Proprietors by Fimmston FaOT FRANKLIN, at. 1. and 8. Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoriá Hongkong.

PICTURE

SOUP NUTS

CHARLES WINNINGER

This celebrated stage star glittered in Ziegfeld's "Show Boat" and other great hits.. How he shines an Schmidte' inventer of goofy devices in this farce Comedy in every body's laughing businens

Directed by

JOHN

BLYSTONE

EL BRENDEL

and

FIFI DORSAY

Mr.lemon of Orange FOX

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ALLTALKING

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Mary Duncan Antonio Moreng

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