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STARTING FRIDAY

THE SEASON'S GREATEST LAUGHING RIOT. CHARLIE MURRAY & GEORGE SIDNEY

IN THEIR LATEST LAUGHING hit.

CAUGHT CHEATING

SHOWING SOON

THE STAR OF STARS IN A MARVELLOUS STARTLING STORY.

ANN HARDING CODEVOTIONO

KWANGSI BANK

EXPANSION

HONGKONG OFFICE

OPENED

HOCKEY DINNER

SŤ. ANDREW'S CLUB

FUNCTION

The first hockey dinner of St. [Andrew's Club was held in St. An- Industrial expansion in Kwang-Idrew's Church Hall fast night, si, improvement in its educational when members gathered to usher and communications systems, and in the new season. It is hoped to BUCCESS in disbandment,

were make this

function an annual foudly praised by speakers at the

event. opening ceremony of the Hongkong The chair was taken by the Pre- office of the now Bank of Kwangsi,sident of the Club, the Rev. W. which was performed by Mr. Wong Walton Rogers. A cold dinner Kwong-tin, this morning. The

was served at 8 p.m. function, held at Gloucester Build- fig, was attended by leading mer chants, bankera and Chinese Government officials,

After the President had toasted

IM. the King, Mr. Henry Kew,

on bebalf of the Club, rose to toast the ******* of tull* Hockey The Bank of Kwangsi has its Teams." In a very eulogistic head office in Naoning with paid- įspeech, he dwelt on the sportsman- up capital amounting to $3,500,000, ship and harmony which existed and has branches in all the leading in both the ladies' and men's cities of Kwangsi,

teams, a combination which was necessary to the success of al Addressing the meeting, Mr. team work, and which played no Wong Kwong-lin said the Hong-small part in the success of the kong office of the Bank had the teams in the past. He expressed support financially both of the the hope that this spirit would be Government and the people. He continued and maintained through- Whs impressed much by the at the coming season, He em- modern organisation, and the experience of its officials, which had started the game quite recent

phasised that most of the players

gave an assurance of success.

ly and bad already proved their skill at the game.

MODEL PROVINCE.

| Mr. N. A, E, Mackay, on behalf

- The completion of the motor of the playing members of the roud between Kweilin and Wu- Club, suitably replied. Be men- chow,' huit many roads linking tioned that through the courtesy other tawas. the success of the for the Royal Corps of Signals the disbandment scheme, resulting in use of a ground had been obtained the Government cutting down its on the seafront at Kowloon. troops by a half, the official pro- After a most satisfying repulat, notion of industries, and the dancing was continued to close on keenness of the Government in midnight, when the 'party brake up, encouraging the expansion The catering was in the capable

education were referred to by thehunits of the Peninsula Hotel; speaker, who added that Kwangsi whilst music for dancing was pro- could rightly be called the Modalį vided by a Marconiphone Super- Province of China, with these heterogram kindly lonned by the romarkable developments to its local agents, Messrs. Radolf Wolf credit. The Government in its and Kew, Ltd., for the occasion. budget had succeeded in devoting

A more funds to reconstruction and

education than to expenditure on "the army.

Commenting on the opening of the Hongkong office, Mr. Wang! Paris Kwong-tin said the ideal geo-eneva. graphical position of Hongkong Berlin and its extensive trade connexions | Helsingtors,

the Oslo with Wuchow, Nanning and whole of Kwangai justified a full Athens..

THE

HONGKONG

INDIA REFORM

PROCEDURE

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1932.

TELEGRAPH.

GROCERY SHOP ROBBED

LATEST GOVERNMENT.

MOVE

London, Sept. 5. A

the India modification of constitutional reforms procedure was announced to-day in the Legislative Assembly, Simla, by the Viceroy, Lord Willingdon.

FOKI STABRED IN FACE

In alleged collaboration with a Toki of the premises, four or five men gained admission to the Man Chuen Yuen grocery shop, of 49, Queen's Road West carly, this mor- ning, and decamped with a haul of $260 in money after one of the inmates had received a stab wound

EFFORT TO KEEP PRICES UP

SURPLUS PRODUCE TO BE WITHHELD

Washington, Sept.5.

All wheat and cotton controlled by the Government stabilisation organisations and the American Cottons Co-operative Association. will be withheld from the markets until 1933, the chairman of the Federal Farm Board. announced to-day.

The Grain Stabilisation Corpora-

This medification is designed to meet the circumstances which, in the face. lowing to resignations and through other causes, have arisen to pre- vent the assembling of a consulta- tive committee of the Round Table Conference for consideration men armed with three daggerston Stabilisation Corporation pro-i of questions still outstanding. and one revolver entered the shopposed to market before July 31at. through the front door which was 1933, nearly half is sold, but the Lord Willingdon recalled that opened by n feki. They then remaining stocks will be immediate- the Secretary of State, Sir Samuel bound the other inmates and ran-ly withdrawn until March 3rd, 1933, Hoare, announced recently that sacked the premises.

except certain small amounts al- His Majesty's Government, after

One foki was stabbed in the ready consigned to foreign markets they had formulated their specific right side of the face by an in-and such cotton as may be sold at recommendations for Indian con trader, but his injury is not scri- 12 cents or more per pound. atitutional reform, had decided to

otis. After the men had escaped, The Cotton Co-Operative As- set up a joint Select Committee of

a butcher's knife was found on the sucintion has two million bales, Parliament to examine the pro-

which it will not sell until August posals in consultation with Indian Premises.. representatives.

From information gathered from the master of the premises, tion owns thren million bushels of Fu Fook-yuen, some time about 3 wheat.

Of 650,000 bales which the Cot- o'clock this morning four or five

The foki who is said, to have ad-1st, 1933. mitted the robber has since His Majesty's Government had absconded, it being stated that be hoped, in the interests of speed, left inmediately after opening the that no further formal discussion door.

DOLLAR AGAIN

RISES

SILVER MARKET

UNCERTAIN

The Reconstruction Finance Cor- poration la louning the cotton in- dustry G$50,000,000 to permit the witholding of its stocks.--Reuter,

INTERNATIONAL PARLEY

I would be necessary in Lon-i dina before these proposals were formulated, but they were prepared to arrange for such! discussions if the deliberations in: India of the consultative com- Imittee proved less conclusive than; was hoped. Since this announce- ment, it had become clear it was) Hot pussible to look to the con sultative committee for the contri-! bution anticipated from it. and consequently, in order to place His Majesty's Government in (possession of material they would IR London, silver advanced restoration of Central and Eastern

require for forming their EI

3/16ths. India and Chin bought,¦ Europe opened at Geneva to-day further discussions in and there were inull offerings. under the chairmanship of M. (London would be necessary, After the official fixing, the market Georges Bonnet. Delegates and ex- Lord Willingdon tren announe-ruled easy, due to small selling.perts of fifteen Powers are attend-

There is no quotation from Newing the conference, ed that the Government had decid-

EUROPEAN ISSUES BEING FACED

The Hongkong dollar rage to

London, Sept. 5. 1s. 4d, this morning.

the AR International Conference local market is quiet. with the which is to make recommendationH outlook uncertain.

for the economic and final social

ed to invite a small body of York, the market being closed yes- Indians to London, the abject of treday on account of a holiday. The discussions being be to arrive

at agreement upon as large aj number of points as possible.

As already indicated by the Secretary of Stale, the Govern ment will subsequently present. for consideration of the joint Select Committee and Parliament. specific recommendations, includ ing the points which have been and will, of course, agreed on support them-British Wireless.

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THAMES OARSMAN

WINS AGAIN

WORLD'S SCULLING

TITLE

In his address, the Chairman om- phasised the necessity of reaching agreement to make the way elenr for the World Economic Conference.

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jebampionship, to-day, defeating

Major Goodsell (Australia) by one length.

They raced over the Olymple Games course with one turn, {} total distance of 2 miles 815 yards.

received

Long, Beach. Calif. Sept. 5, Ted Phelps (England) retained The winner the world's professional sculling | Bruter.

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