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CENTRAL THEATRE

SHOWING TO-DAY

at 2.30, 5.15, 7,15 & 9,30 p.m.

THE

HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, APRIL

29, 1932.

LARGE CARAVAN

ON MOVE

CASES

32 UNITED ARTISIS PICTURE

An Outstanding Feature

Based on David Belasco's great atago success

A WOMAN OF ICE-

MELTED BY LOVEI

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***the was cool, cold, frigid in the face of lifa...But face to face swich love her soul smouldered in rapture.....and burned its brand deep into the heart of a woman who thought she was immunel

NEXT

SAMUEL GOLDWYN

SWANSON

TONIGHT NEVER

BASED OF

DAVID BELASCO'S GREAT STAGE SUCCESS Alghed by FRIDERICHSS MANNY NATION

LILI HATVANY UNITED ARTISTS PICTURE

CHANGE

A mighty melodrama of the great west greater than the greatest western ever made.

BILL BOYD

PAINTED DESERT

A PATHÉ PLATONI

Where men lived to fight-and fought to live!

A NEW PATHE PICTURE SHOWING SOON

he comedy drama that was a rage of London now ought to the world through the multi-lingual

talking.scrren.

KWANGSI PARTY

caravan

ed.

DEPARTS

LOCAL INSURANCE | KOWLOON TRAFFIC

DIVIDENDS

FOUR COMPANIES'

PROPOSALS

Subject to audit, the Directors

FINE FOR DAMAGE TO ROAD

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Wuchow, Apr. 20:

Ng Ting, the driver of the Kow- A report from north-western of the Union Insurance Society of loon Motor Bus Co., was summoned Kwangel, states that the largost Canton, Ltd., will recommend the before Mr. Fraser at the Kowloon. to leave Posch for two payment of a final dividend of Magistracy this morning by Traffic years has set out from that city sixteen shillings per share for Inspector Mason for falling to keep for Lob and points to its north account of the year 1930. They will to the left eldo of the road at 12.30 and west. At Lohli, 220 li north-further recommend an interim fn.m. on March 20 and for failing to west of Posch, the caravan divid-dividend of twenty-four shillings show the regulation signale,

por share for account of the year Inspector Mason informed 1931.

Worship that he was in a taxicab The caravan consisted of over The Directors of the China Fire in Nathan Road at the time, when 2,000 pack horses and mules, more Insurance Company, Ltd., will be saw three buses on the road go- Опе of aing in the same direction. than 1,000 coolles carrying loads, recommend the payment with scores of horse traders and anal dividend of nine dollars per stopped and the second went

bonus dividend of ahead. Defondant, who was the others. At least 500 soldiers act-share, a

dollars уже sharo and driver of the third bus, accelerated ed as a bodyguard. Stretched out. x

exchange bonus dividond to overtake the second one, with in single file, the cavalcade

Hoven dollars per share the result that he was almost on tonded over a distance of 30 li

for account of the year 1930. the right side of the road. An- Lobli, during the past three They will further recommend an other bus was coming in the op- રોન years, has been subject to several interim dividend of three dollars poalle direction, which mado attacks which practically obliter-per share for necount of the year fendant's action particularly dan- ated the town. First, the Yon- Fanese burned it down and then the

Several weeks ago

ex-

of

1931.

Keroua.

on

The directors of the British

Inspector Mason agreed that if Traders Insurance Ltd., will recommend the payment summons, he would not be pressing Company he could get a conviction on one of a final dividend of four shill-the other. Ings per sliare for account of the year 1930. They will further re-s10 on one and dismissed the other, His Worship Imposed a fine of commend an interim dividend of . In another case in which Inspec- five shillings per share for account for Mason prosecuted, Ng Yeung, of the year 1931.

the driver of a hand-truck, summoned for danaging the road-

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"Reds," also set fire to the place. Finally, in Decomber of last year robbers captured the town. The result of these three visits is that the place is now only one quarter the size that it originally was Where once there stood a large flourishing market town, there is

We are officially informed that to-day just a small village. the General Agents and Consult

The caravan also passed through ng Committee of the Canton In- in Nathan Road on April 14 Hurance Office, Ltd., will, at the by overloading the truck. It was Kwafloh, 30 north of Posch forthcoming meeting of sharesinted that the defendant had no this market holders, to be held on Thursday less than three tons of material in town was the scene of daring rob-the 19th May, recommend a final the truck. A Bne of $20 was im- bery, when brigands successfully dividend of $12 together with an attacked an opium caravan, escaplexchange bonus of $5 per share Ing with $200,000 worth of the in respect of Working Account drug. The residents are being for 1930, add £20,000 to the Ster- held responsible for one-third ofling Reserve Fund, $90.412.87 to the amount of money stolen, which Reinsurance Fund and $417,301.- has to be raised by public sub-80 to Underwriting Supense scription. Our Own Correspon Account. They will further re dent.

commend the payment of an in- terim dividend of $18 per share in of Working Account respect for 1931, and that the ANZAC VOLUNTEER balance of $1,724,754.11, be carried

COMPANY

NEARLY 30 SO FAR ENROLLED

AMERICAN NAVY

VOTES

posed.

LEAGUE LOAN FLOTATION

ANGLO-FRENCH SHARING

the

London, Apr. 28. The Financial Secretary to forward. They again wish it to be understood, however, that the Treasury, Major Elliot, was in the continuance or otherwise of the House of Commons to-day asked aforesaid bonus, in the whole or whether, before acquiescing in the in part, will depend entirely on flotation in Britain of loans issued jexchange and it should not be in agreement with France under viewed in any other light than the supervision of the League of would be No time has been lost in com-that of a temporary measure. Nations, a stipulation

made that the French Govern- pleting the preliminary steps in connexion with the formation of

ment should allow the French issu- ing houses to float, in France, League loans in the same propor- Liun as they were floated in Bri- tain.

Britain He replied that while ave cordial support to the finan- of eial polley of reconstruction which these loans form a part, it was thought best to leave it to the markets to decide as to the plac ing of foreign loans issued in fur- therance of that policy. In the circumstances of the present time, he thought the principles suggest- ed would command wide assent, and he would convey them to the Chan- eclor-British Wireless.

an "Anzue" Company of the Hong- kong Volunteer Defence Corps. Since the recent dinner, twenty- eight men have been sworn in at Volunteer Headquarters and it is confidently anticipated that this number will be increased in the near future.

The Company will be issued with cable distinctive uniform, and a has been sent to Australia for a supply of slouch hats characteristic of the Australian Imperial Force,

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MILLIONS FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION

Washington, Apr. 28. The House of Representatives lo-day passed a Rill providing for the appropriation of G$326,340,000 for the Navy Department,

Of this sum, G$41,230,000 will It is hoped to have the Company be spent on the construction of new fitted out in time for the parade warships and the modernisation of to be held on the King's Birthday. old vessels.-Reuter.

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111

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SOVIET ACCUSED BY MANCHUKUO.

HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR DISTURBING PEACE

Tokyo, Apr. 28.

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

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Forget the years! Thrill again to the joyous happiness of youth's first taste of freedom, love and adventure. With "Huckleberry Finn."

tions Into the recent dynamiting of the Japanese troop train prove Communistic complicity, It is un- likely that it will strain" Japan- Soviet relations, ne it is believed to have been morely the act of Press reports from Harbin state individuals," declared "a Foreign the Manchurian police Office spokesman to-day comment. authorities in charge of the ing on Manchukuo's accusations of Harbin Spocial District fasued a Soviet plotting to disturb peace statement yesterday afternoon and order. in Manchuria.! directly charging the Soviet Gov. A similar view appears to be ornment with responsibility for hold in military circles as the the plot to disturb peace and Nichinishi quotes the War Minister order in the State of Manchukuo.48 -Reuter.

that

expressing the belief that nothing sorious will result al though a protest to the Soviet may Act of Individuals ・・

bo necessary if C.E.R. officials are Tokyo, Apr. 28. proved to have been implicated "Even if the Japanese Investiga-[Router.

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