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CENTRAL

THEATRE

SHOWING TO-DAY ·

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

He coddled

his son into a

waiter--then

asked another father to re build him into

a tran

YOUNG SINNERS

A

sparkling

comedy drama

As daring as youth, itsell

As romantic as a first kiss

As intimate as a lover's secret

As invigorating as the great ourdoor

with

THOMAS MEIGHAN HARDIE ALBRIGHT Dorothy Jordan Directed by

JOHN BLYSTONE

From the slags pay by ELMER HARRIS

NEXT CHANGE

Commencing Sunday, 15th November.

30 THIS IS PARADISE

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1931.

BEER FOR ICED TEA!

DETECTIVE'S EXPERIENCE IN

WANCHAI CAFE..

WOMAN FINED.

TRICKERY AT A SEANCE.

FOOT THAT. TAPPED THE TABLE LEG.

by

Trickery at the seance held by Mr. Emillo Scala, the London care owner, to consult the spirits an to his chances of sucecas in the Irish Grand National sweepstake was The propriotrons of a Japanese allogod a witness at the Four cating house at 48, Hennessy Rond Courts, Dublin.

Mr. Scala, who won the flrat appeared before Mr. Granthan at the Central Police Court this prize of £854,724 in the sweeps morning on a summons accusing take, is being sued, for a £60,000

without her of selling beer license. The defendant plenitud guilty,

COMPASSION ON

THIEF.

"POOR FELLOW HAS TO GET A LIVING."

WASTED SYMPATHY.

It was discionod before Mr. Wil- Ifams at the Central Police Court this morning that it was because the poor fellow had to get a liv

share by two Italian hair-dressers,ing that Misa Weir declined to Chinese who bad Scala donfos that there was any prosecuto sharing agreement, and alleges stolen her handbag containing that a certain document evidene- tickets for the King's Theatre According to Detective Inspec-ing such an agreement in in manometime on Saturday. tor Rozeskwy the defendant had terla? parts, forgery. applied for a licence to sell liquor but had been refused. The Pollce received Inforrantion of the sale;

The Dead March. Vincent Vecchione, dressor's assistant, who was at the seance, said:

The man was arrested on Tues- hair-day evening after stealing a hand bag from a shop in Queen's Road, Central, and on being charged be fore his Worship the defendant ad-

of liquor on the premises and "When the spirits were called Sergeants Suitor and Cletlureup started tapping on a leg of mitted the defence. went to her enfe where they order the table with my foot. They

Inspector Shaftain said that the ed two sandwiches, Whilst there thought it was a spirit rapping. they saw a white tea pot, and upon Seala said: listen to it knock-compliant had gone into, the They thought it was Ras-shop to make purchases and hnd enquiry were told that it contained ing

left her purse on the whilst she examined certain arti- cles. The defendant went into the hop and took the handbag. He wng agen by a foki of the shop and arreste

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fced tea. They ordered sore and The same of the second spirit were accordingly served. They called on was Paganini, the great reported the matter and a second violinist, and the Dead March was visit was made to the premises played on the gramophone." where they were again served with Mr. Gavan Duffy (for the clal- sandwiches and iced ten.

manta): Did you see any spirits?

iced ten-

Detective Inspector

Beer, your Worship.

Rozeskwy:

countbr

The Inspector added that there against the His Worship: What was in theNo, but there was spirit on the was nothing known

sideboard-n buttle of whisky. defendant, apart from the incident Mrs. Florence Lowis, of Arkley-on Saturday. After relating the rond, Walthamstow, said:

facts of the defendant'a arrest on "Scain called to a spirit-Ras-that day the officer said that the putin."

accused was detained until Mon- day when he was released na Miss Weir declined to prosecute because she said that the poor fellow had to get a living some how.

Continuing the officer said that

he entered shortly afterwards and

Mr. Albert Wood, K.C. (for Mr. after a search found 21 bottles of Scala): An Italian saint? (Laugh- beer on the preraíses.

ter.):

A fine of $25 was imposed and Mrs, Lewis added: "The lights the the que ordered to be con-were lowered ever so dim." I was lisented.

RICKSHA ABANDONED.

COOLIE LEAVES IT TO POLICE.

Mr. Williams sald that he could laughing. Scala said: 'Don't

not take that into consideration laugh or the spirit won't ramme and imposed sentence of three in.' He began to get serious.

"I suppose the spirit must have month's hard labour. come in because I felt the table move. Apicella (one of the clai monts) asked were we going to win? Seata called 'Puckaninny' and said: If we are going to win,

On the non-appearance of a pri.ift the table twice: if not, once.

Up the table came twice," said vate ricksha coolie before Mr. Mrs. Lewis. Williams at the Central. Police

A Proud Fascist. Court this morning to answer a Mr. Francesco Simeoni, an Ita- charge of driving the vehicle lian hairdresser, gave evidence of without a licence, Inspector Shaf-seeing an agreement drawn up and tain said that the defendant, after Mr. Wood asked: "You are Fas- being charged, was sent away for cisti, are you not?”. his ball, the Police retaining the ricksha but the man failed to re- turn. The ense

adjourned sine dic.

BRITISH TRADE

INCREASES.

BUT FIGURES STILL BELOW 1930.

London, Nov. 11. Considerable increases in Britain's oversens trade as com- Mr. Simeon, with a proud smile:pared with the previous month, Always.

are shown in the preliminary Mr. Wood: Poor Senla is not. figures for October published by Apleella a Fanclat Not to my Board of Trade, though the totala knowledge.

are still much below these for 01 last year.-British Asked to show how Fascials take October PAINTERS HONOURED. the oath, Mr. Simeont, rafalag his Wireless,

right arm, replied: "The slute always—and proud of it."

TWO ELECTIONS TO THE ROWAL ACADEMY.

London, Nov. 11. Frederick Landscer Maur Griggs A.R.A. and Leonard Campbell Taylor, A.R.A.. have been elected members of the Royal Academy.- Reuter.

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WEATHER REPORT.

The following forthcoming weldings are annoureed;--Mr. Harry Bernard Collier, Chinese Maritime Customs. York Buting, to Mine Eleanor The Royal Observatory reports Shanghai Municipal that the typhoon filled up inst Edmundsen, Council Isolation Hospital, Range Road, Shanghai, and Dr. Ya Chiu- evening to the N.E. of Hongkong, kwong. No. 4th, Bonham Road, to The anticyclone in centred over Mias Ivy Phylis Youngsnye, No. 5. the Sen of Japan and is moving Essex Crescent, Kowloon Tung. Bustward.

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'With You"

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Part II

Another All-talking, Singing and Dancing Chinese Picture

Starring

BUTTERFLY WU

Queen of Chinese Screenland

with

Shaw Pei Chen Directed by

S. C. CHANG

Recorded by

ΡΑΤΗΣ ORIENT CO

Produced by

THE MASS CO., Shanghai.

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ן

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PICTURE

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Liang You

IT.

A SLIM WHITE WRIST IN THE GLARE OF HIS FLASHLIGHT, HE SEIZES

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