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THE

JUMANITY

With the Great Shensi Famine of 1930 as background.

NEXT CHANGE The Latest Chinese Talking Super Feature

CHAN YU MUI

-

IN

"MISS YUN

SHOWING

LAN"

SOON

Sinclair Lewis's Greatest Novel becomes Samuel Goldwyn's Greatest Screen Achievement

WULL GOLDWYN

RONALD COLMAN...

"ARROWSMITH"

NITED ARTISTS with HELEN HAYES

PICTURE

ALSO

A Dramatic Story of a Woman's Love and Redemption. EVELYN BRENT & ROBERT.AMES in "MADDONNA OF THE STREETS"

THIRD SYMPHONIC CONCERT

IN

THE

"ÁROUND

FLOOR

* OUNCE

At the

PENINSULA HOTEL

PROGRAMME

Part 1.

1. CORONATION MARCH

G. Meyerheer,

from Open The Prophet."

2. VALSE ESPANA

E. Waldteufel.

3. INDIAN LOVE LYRICS

A. Woodford-Finden.

4. PIQUE PAMELA

1. Tschaikowsky, (Selection) Dramatic Opera,

INTERVAL. Part 1 THE BARBER OF SEVILLE

2. PRELUDIUM

G. Rossini.

A. Jarnefell.

National Finland Song

MELODY IN F.

1. LOTUS LAND

A. Rubenstein.

5. Scott.

Pinno Sato by NURA KANIS

INTERVAL.

Part IIl.

THE SHAMROCK

W. Middleton. Selection of Trish Melodies.. UZARDASCSIKOSET

BOHEMIENNE Bm-Sitt.

Violin Solo by

MISS NORAH FLINT. Accompaniment hy

NURA KANIS,

SONG OF THE VOLGA BOATMAN (Ej uchnem).... P. Droslot.

SUNDAY, 12th JUNE, 1932

of

MASSED BANDS

FUTERA

ander the Dire

Commencing at 8.45 p.m.

Cordial Invitation

Admission Free.

J.

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SHANGHAI INFECTED.

JAPANESE DECLARATION AGAINST CHOLERA

Shanghai. June 9. Messages from Tokyo report that the Japanese authorities have declared Shanghai a cholera infected port, owing to the fact that

nboard a two passengers steamer which arrived from Kobe on June from Shanghai, were found to be suffering from the

| dread discuse.--Reuter,

TECHINICAL DENIAL PLANK OF PROHIBITION REFERENDUM

218.00

39.26

Washington, June 9, 14.40

Although the White House has Proaident officially denied that 74.00

Hoover has given his apporval for 10.26 the re-submission of the prohibl

tion question as plank in the 27.00

Republican platform for the Pre- sidential election, this denial Is generally taken to be merely a 77.00%"technical" one,

American Asintic Under-

writers (Ord.)

Amorican 'Oriental Finance

Corp. "

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24.00 20.76

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, JUNE 10.

WATER SHORTAGE

PROBLEM.

FURTHER EXPENDITURE

APPROVED.

KOWLOON CLINIC

FOR V.D.

BUILDING OF TEMPORARY

STRUCTURE

After the Legislative Council

1932.

JAPANESE CONTROL OF CUSTOMS.

MANCHURIAN REPORTS CAUSES FEARS

London, June 9. At a meeting of the Legislative Council

Serious misgivings have been yesterday afternoon, meeting, yesterday, a meeting of pursuant to notice, the Hon. Mr. the Finance Committee was held. aroused in British and Far Eastern W. B. L. Shenton asked.-On The Colonial Secretary (Hon. Mr.mercantile circles by the report that the Manchurian Government behalf of the unofficial members E. R. Halifax) presided.

of this Council, I desire to know In connexion with an item for contemplates the early appointment whether the Government has $12,000 for a Venereal Diseases of a Japanese Inspector-General since the 27th May last received Clinic at Kowloon, the Hon. Mr. of Customs. It le a matter for the any reply from the Home Au-J. P. Braga asked the Colonial prompt intervention of the Powers, according thorities, in reference to the com-Secretary, "Can you say if this who cannot possibly acquiesce to mencement of the second acction new and temporary building is go- auch an arrangement,

to authoritative Chinese and Bri- of the Shing Mun Water Scheme? ing to be on Crown Land?"

The Colonial Secretary: A tele- The Colonial Secretary: Yes,tish traders.

The move is interpreted as fur- gram has been received this morn- Hon. Mr. Braga: Would it not ing in which the Secretary of the more economical, instead of ather proof of the Japanese domi- State states that he hopes to let temporary building to put up a nation of Manchuria, and might us have a reply vory shortly re-permanent one? garding the Shing Mun scheme.

Cost of Restriction.

At n subsequent meeting of the Finance Committee, a vote of $60,000 was approved to meet the emergency expenditure as a re- sult of the water shortage.

The original vote was for $25, 000 and after explaining the rea- son for the increase, the Director

T.

be followed by a tariff system It is detrimental to the Powers. Fur- would disrupt the whole of the Chinese Customs Mr. Braga: We are more or less system and lend to endless com-

theplicationa, to this sum as committed

on the building. It It Is insisted that if any change total sum would not be of such a character is made in Manchuria, it must be that it will have to be pulled down by the institution of an Interna- after a few years and put up again tional regime. somewhere else?

The Colonial Secretary:

a temporary building of a nature thermore it that will last for years.

Hon. Mr. II, T. Croney:

It

The Times, in a lending article largely endorsing the foregoing viewpoints, anys the propcaal is of Public Works, the Hon. Mr. II. more or less permanent.

Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson: Pos-possibly supported by the Japanese said that material; Creasy.

than by the worth $40,000 would be returned sibly now that the League of Na-military authorities who eontrol

in this pro-Manchuria, rather

Con- to store when the position return-tions is interested

blem, His Majesty's Government Japanese Government, and ed to normal.

more siders it, is not worth the Japan- will be The Colonial Secretary --At a hopes there

ese Ministry's while to encourage previous meeting of this Com-venereal disease. (Laughter).

Ton Votes totalling $58,623 the suspicion that it is seeking to mittee you approved of the ex- penditure of $25,000 for certain were approved. These were pub evade the obligations of the Nine

17 yesterday's Power Treaty-Router. extra work, arising out of the shed in detail water shortage, for the distribu-issue.

tion of water. The $25,000 on fur- | ther examination was found to!

be insufficient and I will ask the HIS SECOND ASCENT. | recognising the Man lakuo Gov. Director of Public Works to ex-| plain the position.

Position Explained.

PROF. PICCARD PREPARES

HIS EQUIPMENT

Geneva, June 9.

Waiting For League.

Tokyo, June 9. Although the question of formal- erament is being increasingly press- ed by its proponents, well-inform- ed eireles believe the Government is unlikely to secord its recognition before the League of Nations meets in September, when much

The Director of Public Works: The provisional amount originally approved by the Finance Com- The develope of Professor Pie-will depend on the Powers' attitude mittee for the installation of the card's balloon with 1,600 pounds to Japan.

in Zurich, If unfavourable, it is expected new group streel fountains was of ropes has arrived $25,000. After this scheme was ready for his second seent into that Japan will withdraw from the interduced it was realized that the stratosphere. It took fifty League to recognise the Manchukuo

Government.Reuter.

many additional extensions

were men to unload the balloon.

is arriving necessary to provide a better dis- Professor Piccard tribution of fountains clear of the on July 15 and will ascend early sun'a main lines of traffic. This in in the morning when the volved additional lengths of pip-influence on the hydrogen facili- ing more particularly in the Kow-tates his ascension. Owing to the Peninsula. The value of shortening of the day his descent stores (piping, taps and fittings) will be earlier than previously drawn from stocks at the Govern Reuters' Special Service. *ment

loon

Store

approximately WAR

$43,000. In addition some $6,000

RADIO PROGRAMMES.

REPORT BY LOCAL STATION

FOR LAST MONTH Actunt hours of transmission by Z.B.W. during May totalled 256.70 of programmes and 109.75 to Chinese programmes, na follows:

was expended on local purchases. AUDIENCE WITH KING. which 157 were devoted to European making a total of $49,000.

estimate for the

The

revised

work

(including labour, etc.)

is now

be under-i the water

$60,000.

It should however

stood that, after

emergency period, stores (piping. etc.)

SIR MILES LAMPSON'S FIRST | ENGAGEMENT

London, June 1. One of the earliest of Sir Miles lenst to the value of at $40,000 will be returned to store, Lampson's engagements since his and will be available for issue on arrival in England, was an au-1 other works. Thus the total sumdlence with His Majesty the King chargeable to the Water Emer-this morning. They remained in geney vote will ultimately be ap- conversation for some time.

$20.000, which is proximately

Sir Miles, who is British Minis- well within the amount the Fin- ter in China. left last month, via ares Committee

originally Siberia, to return to England on

six months leave.--Reuter, ashed to approve.

LAST TWO DAYS

At 2.30, 5.10,

WAS

7.15 89.30 p.m.

ing transmissions including com news and Church relays, ; European 51. Chinese 44.

Evening transmissions, European 96, Chinese 65.

monthly The

percentages were, the following European 57.26, Chinese 12.75,

During the month

4, European items were broadcast: Dance programmes

Chinese studio. studio concerts4, concerts ; European relays 10, Chinese relays 6, European lectures 3, Chinese children's programmes 3.

New licences issued during May tetailed 73.

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