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JAMES CAUZE

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AT 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20 P.M. ·

COCK O

THE WALK

Joseph Schildkraut

Story of a Successful Lover who had.

Technique

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WILFRED LUCAS

In answer to the many requests we are showing again COMMENCING SUNDAY

#

THE LOVE PARADE"

with

MAURICE CHEVALIER

JEANETTE Mac DONALD

An Ernest Lubitsch Production.

COMING ATTRACTION

A Universal Special Production

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1931.

LORD BYNG OF VIMY.

RETIRING FROM THE

-POLICE.

London, Sept. 24.

Lord Byng, the Chief Commis-

BLOW TO PACIFIC | NERVOUSNESS IN ICE

CONFERENCE. :

THE SINO-JAPANESE IMBROGLIO.

HOUSE ST.

(Continued from Pape 1.)

dinto ar oven early recovery of the dollar to a level which will result in money leaving the Colony, and in such circumstances there is no ron

sloner of the Metropolitan Police, CHANGE OF PLANS. son to anticipate that there will be

any reduction in the money avail able for local investment.

Panic Infectious,

has intimated his intention of re- tiring at the end of the month.

In 1928, when he was living in (Our Own Correspondent). retirement after his period as Governor-General of Chunde, he

Shonghal, Sept. 26. At the same time, panle la one of Mr. Jerome Greenu, the chair- the most Infectious of diseases and accepted the position at the spe- cial request of the Home Secreman of the Council of the Institute the fact has to be faced that a few tary of the time, now Lord Brent of Pacific Relations, announces panic-stricken investors or specu ford. He

sick that owing to the present disturb intors might force a crisis on the Was absent on leave for some months last wintor.ed relations between Japan' and local market. He is 69,

Chius, doubts have been raised Recently, he has been "cleaning regarding the participation of up" the Force as a reaull of com- their nationals at the forthcoming plaints of bribory and many dis-conference.

Alternative arrangements, of lean formal character, are there fore under consideration.

inissals have been ordered-British- Wireless.

THE ROUND TABLE CONFERENCE.

NEW QUESTION NOW OPENED UP.

London, Sept. 21.

The Federal Structure Commit- tee of the Round Table Conference to-day concluded its discussion on the strength and composition of

The fall in share prices has been general and not inconsiderable in extent, and while it is hard to ima- should fait beyond the presont level, gine that the average of prices it is up to the local Exchanges to It is planned to assembly the make assurance doubly sure

gathering of adopt such remedint measures na largest possible members in Shanghai next month they think fit in order to restore to ytiscuss the subjects represent-local conidence. ed on the agenda of the Governing Committees.

The assembly will met on about October 10.

HOME POLITICS.

(Continued from Page 11

the proposed Indian Federal Le-British system of relief. gislature, and passed to the ques- Justice to Contributors.

and

I would suggest that one way in which loval investment could be encouraged and confidence thereby restored would be by a temporary reduction in the scale of brokerage. The brokerage paid in Hongkong is on a very high scale indeed as compared with other markets and could be reduced by a large porzen- toge und still leave brokers on as favourable terms as their less fér- tunate brothers in other cities.

Reasonable Remuneration. Take a stock standing at $20. The investor has to pay 20 cents

tion of the distribution of finan Nevertheless, large numbers of chal résources between the federa- unemployed had been paid transi- tion and its anlts. On this sub-tional benefit, without true insur- brokerage on the purchase and the ject. Sir E. P. Mitter and Mrance qualification, and the Bill same amount on the sale, so that Iyengar spoke at length-British removed that reproach from the the stock must appreciate more than Wireless.

system and gave justice to the forty cents before the investment other contributors,

shows any capital appreciation. If He regarded himself 18 a the brokerage were reduced to 19 trustee, who had to administer a cents each way, there is more in- fund with regard to the rights of ducement for the investor to pur the three parties contributing, the chase, the stock and the broker is work people, the employers and getting one half of one per cent the State. Contributions and had commission, which is considered to be increased because the reasonable remuneration elsewhere. Government was determined that borrowing for the Insurnuce fund must cease.

BRITISH CRUISER

LAUNCHED.

NEW TYPE FOR TRADE ROUTE GUARDING.

Three Months Suggested.

Д

It is unlikely that the broker fra- London, Sept. 24.

British Speculation. fternity will look with favour on a H.M.S. Leander, the first of 5 The Chancellor of Exchequer, permanent reduction in their seale new class of six thousand ton in a Commons answer, stated that of brokerage, but I think they would cruisers, designed expressly for although it was impossible to give undoubtedly find local conditions

alimulated by a

temporary reduc- the protection of British trade the exact Sgures of foreign extinn for

Devan-change transactions by British na-

minimum routes, was launched at

period of Bay port Dockyard to-day.

tionals in the last three weeks, ex-three months and it might be ad-

enquiries

that visable to go even further and con- show

of transac

sider the possible benefits of making for the reduction retrospective forward business which has been transacted for Settlementa - subse- quent to September.

Mrs. A. V. Alexander, wife of haustive the ex-First Lord of the Ad-among the thousands mirally, performed the naming tions, ne substantial number were

British. ceremony-Router.

Stock Exchange Firm. The netive conditions which KINGSFORD SMITH. marked the reopening of the Stock Exchango yesterday were fully maintained to-day.

Industrial, oil and mining shares LANDS AT CHERIBON - all improved, while gilt-edged se-

curities showed u decline. IN JAVA.

Sterling weakened and there was London, Sept. 24.

ne change in the bank rate to-day. Metal prices recovered further Air Commodore Kingsford Smith from the low record figures of last lunded at Cheribon, Java, this week. The general tone is conn- evening on his flight from Aus dent, but there is no disposition to tralia to England.-British Wire-overlook the possibilities of a rence

tlon.-British Wireless..

LAST TWO

HOME FOOTBALL.

READING BEATEN AT

BRENTFORD.

London, Sept. 24. In the Third Division (South) to-day. Brentford, playing home, defeated Reading by thres gonin tonil-Reuter.

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JAMES

GLEASON

· LESTER VAIL

POLLY MORAN

MARION

DAVIES

IT'S A

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"THE DEVIL TO PAY"

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