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CENTRAL

SEE

THEATRE HEAR

SHOWING TO-DAY

AT 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 8 9.20 p.m.

The haunting sorrow of this girl whose love was too great to keep her bruised and hattered heart from bursting..... HELD THE FULL HOUSE BREATHLESS WITH SUSPENSE... The sul conquering love of the bewildered boy.. in the taidet of death, desolatica and destruction..... GRIPPED THEM WITH PROFOUND EMOTION.

There were fears

for its sadnega singing hearts for its courage, and joy in its power to

entertain:

SEE IF AND BE GLADI

MATERLOO BRIDGE

From the

Robert E Sherwood Stage play, with MAR OLARKE,

Kent Douglass, Daris Obrayıl Enid Benanti, Botte Davis, titel Orit. Ras, Feeders Berr.

Directed by JAMES WHALK. Pesented by * Qurd Leanmirka Pya kead

by Band Jeremie, dr.

A UNIVERSAL PICTURE

-NEXT CHANGE-

ARE

YOU THERE?

Boatrics Lillie

looks at man

under the mag- nifying glass of comedy.

Directed by

HAMILTON

MacFADDEN

WITH

BEATRICE LILLIE

THE

HONGKONG | TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1932.

TRUE FIGURES OF UNEMPLOYMENT.

THOSE ALWAYS OUT NO MORE THAN 103, 000

In other words it might rough- ly be said that the whole body of the insured had been eight wooks in the year out of employment, as regards'men, ami aix a rokard women.

LOST GEMS STILL

GUARDED..

Even if this was far too rongi, 23 RECOVERED OUT OF and ready a way of viewing the 32 SHOWER FROM AIR. fratrri alate of affairs it might

That contiunons unemployment well be compared with the position

As a result of an Intensive in Great Britain is limited to a et doctors, buyers and business search in the Immiciliate vicinity very small section of the insured it, whose enforced days of idle of the spot at Sir Lowry's Pass population, numbering not more i nusa tot un te a good dent in a where the South African air mali- than 100.000 men and 3.000 women, your,

crashed with the loss of three is the conclusion of very careful

But the rt shows further hives on November 18, no fewer investigations Binde by the Minis- that try of Labour.

The number of those in regular work who have known no unem- ployment is at least 30 men as Jars.

Between these two extremes ihere is a group of about 6,500,000 men and 1,700,000 women (insur- ed) who are sometimes employed sometimes not. But for at least half this group unemployment is negligible, and

about

than 23 out of the parcel of 32 A large proportion-35,4 per diamonds that were lost have been cent, of the males and 48.4 per cent. found. of the females-had not drawn un- The parcel of diamonds was sent

No. employment benefit between

from the Rand to Cape Town and vember, 1920, and December, 1930. was stated to be valued at £2,000, Those who have had little or no but the oflein estimate by the employment are necessarily within authorities in Cape Town, now, of the transitional benefit class; but the value of the atches, is only nevertheless appreciable numbers £300.

who secure a fair amount of em- Up to last week only two diu- ployment.

only serious for

Among those qualifted for full out one-tenth of them.

standard benefit not more than 10 These striking facts were obtain per cent. had been unemployed, on ed by the Ministry, for the Royal the average, for six months out of Commission on Unemployment, by | 12.

Inking per cent, sample of the In the shorter-

the monds had been found on scene of the disaster, and one other some distance away, thun supporting the theory of the au- thorities that the diamonds be-

me dislodged while the machine

persons

of about 74 bartled through the air, and were total number of insured people, that yours, that is from October 18 Beattered over a wide aren. is 120,000, of whom 86,740 were 1921 to December 30, 1930. more The police protection, especial- males, and the remainder females, detailed particulars are given. The ly at night, has been most suc and comparing them with similar apshot, of a very minute analysis cessful in preventing investigations made five and marej si as follows: FH Htt་ This method of teat-) ing, by the way, has been found perfevily trustworthy and the con- clusion can be depended ugnen.

The contrast they prowat with The pronte tiden of 21% nilion

QUEENS

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW at 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20

Joan Crawford

br

mith

prowling about the area in search Including now only those

who

of the diamonds, ali of which are were insured throghout the 7%ent and therefore can easily yours, those who did not receive disposed of

died-in those who her words, the always at work

efit

#!

ant the partly unandoged the Cat Retain leg in d

Eupetual state of dependence on! The mundey 120 extraqı dinmuy, It deperson the widest atten-

At the low at Joel Seat

the

Ministry of Labour announced that neeform.nl the wa rzepaketit ators would be insured monthly instead of weekly, thats inaking it psibly to give a far more accurate tha of the net state of the labour market,

Late in Coming.

á

.! Hosing figures are paven in slaw ! be protection the perpend

Now, $15 per cent. 33.1 per cent, women,

Less than 10 per rent, of the perks,

7139 per cent, man and 78,4 mer een, Womnel.: Das than 201

of the per cent.

LONDON'S HISTORIC

TOWER.

GOVERNOR OF WINDSOR CASTLE TAKES UP OFFICE.

The Earl of Athlone, the now

Peris, 852 per cent, men hud 93,3Governor of Windror Castle and pet cent, when

Lew than 20 per cent period, 12.1 per cent. men 97.0

Countable of the Round Tower, of the will not live in the Castle pre- andetnets, but will conduct all effici

business from

office in the Round Tower.

per cent, women, The remaining 7.9 per cent. of the men and per cent of the women received benefit for between 30 per cent, and 90 per cent. of the period.

Before being, appointed Gov- The only pity is that this was aat some years ago, The mislead

ernor-General of South Africa. ing nature of the returns was per-

Lord Athlone lived in the Henry Third Tower at the Castle. The feetly well known, the monthly issne has Frequently been urged, The upshot of the Ministry of Castle governor at one time al lut neither Party would adopt it Labour's inquiry gives grent hopes ways used the Round Tower as for fear of being accusal of making of the possibility of bringing back realdenec. and he was invested litical capital. The result has the unemployment relief scheme to with great powers and icsponsibi beet a most undeserved “black eye" a self-supporting genuinely insurities. To his care and custody all for Virat Britain, and to do hering basis.

much harm abroad.

Returning to the newly issued re- part, we did that:--

During the period of nine years

Tom July, 1921, to

State prisoners were entiusted and many persons of historical note were imprisoned there.

Among them were King John of France, David, King of Scotland. and the Earls of Lauderdale and

It wap

Lindsay.

Ease of the Work-shy. Anticipations are published to day of the recommendations which 10. the Royal Commission is expected ever 30 cent, of those in the sample to make tu the Government to this

when Jomes 1. of Scot- had paid the maximum possible end. number of contributions and 80 One proposal will probably be to land was imprisoned in the Towor per cent, had paid two-thirds of thej include various categories of work- t he first saw Jane Beaufort ors not at present ranked among walking in the garden at its foot. She afterwards became his Queen In any one of those nine years like cent rilatora ta the State nearly 60 per cent, frid paid maxi-system of unemployment insurance

Maximum.

I contributions and 99 peren as railwaymen, the clerical weedy contributions by which more than half the auximum, class and agriculutral workers, genuine workers may benefit from The average number of ronlri- The great tim must be

Lo make time to time. That in an equitable butions paid by the whole body of the systern self-supporting and tongmugement, since, if they go out insured persons has been 44 a year atop borrowing from the

Ex-of work, others will indirectly be among males and 46 among chequer.

From conversations paying for them. What they do fendees or over 80 per cent, and have had with various artisans al-ject to, and very keenly, is the about 90 per cent, rospretively of ways in angular work, they have enn with which the work shy have The maximum possible.

no objcetian whatever In paying able to live on the country.

LAST TWO DAYS

KING'S

At 5.10, 2.30, 7.15

An English Cast with American Direction.

The eyes of LOVE

are the eyes of LAND!

PICTURES

8 9.30 p.m.

Elissa Landi

in ALWAYS

GOODBYE

with

LEWIS STONE

Mayfair at her feet-Scotland Yard on her trail, but her love belonged her victim, A dar. ing gameof heart's and diamonds.

NEXT

ATTRACTION

Wits and wiles, tears and smiles

and a gor geons woman

DOCTORS®

WIVES

WARNER

BAXTER

with

JOAN

FOX

PICTURE

COMING SHORTLY!

THE AGE OF LOVE "

BILLIE DOVE,

with

CHARLES STARRETT, LOIS-WILSON,- -MARY-DUNCAN,

·EDWARD EVERETT, HORTON.

A 1932 United Artists Picture.

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marriage?

-DON'T FAIL TO BEF

CHARLIE CHASE

in

"Rough Seas"

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MAJESTIC

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