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SCHOOLBOYS IN. POLITICS

ANTI-CHIANG PARADE IN FOOCHOW

Foochow, June 4. It looks as if the old schoolboy interference in polities might he revived in connexion with the anti-Chiang Kai-shek movement which, Is being lauiched by the Southern leaders.

On Thursday, the students of all the schools in Foochow paraded thent and in four of continued

mont In

opposition to the Japanese menace Shops wore closed that forenoon also, as a protest against the no- gotlations in the North.

But one wonders how all those Involved could have the expert knowledge to enable them to come to a decision against the Govern iment, and that brings in the diff cult question of ulterior motives,

of which the least aald the botter.

What further action may be taken if this demonstration proves Ineffective, remains to be seen; but those interested in the young- er generation have some anxiety lést a movement once started may be difficult to keep within bounds

of reason.

UNIFORM EXAMINATIONS.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 1933,

CINEMA SCREENINGS.

NOTES SUPPLIED BY THE

- THEATRES

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For the first time in their respective film. careers, Joan Blondel and Stuart Erwin are co-featured in the leading roles In a movie, in "Make Me a Star," comedy-romance which contes on Bunday to the 'Queen's.

Was

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MA AT NANKING.

ENTHUSIASTIC WELCOME

FOR WARRIORS

Nanking, June 6. was thronged with

The Nanking Railway station a tremendous crowd waiting the arrival of Gon erals Ma Chan-siman and Su Ping- wen who are due here shortly after 10 o'clock this evening.

OBITUARY

NOTED PUBLISHER DIES IN PHILADELPHIA

CHEERED BY GUIDES.

SIR THOMAS AND LADY SOUTHORN DEPART

Philadelphia, June 0. The departure of the Colonial · Mr. Cyrus Herman Kotzachmar Secretary, Sir Thomas Southorn," Curtis, best known as the publisher K.B.E., C.M.G., and Lady Southern of the Saturday Evening Post, for England yesterday, was marked most widely circulated magazine in by presence of a large gather- America, died to-day-Router. ing of friends on Queen's Pier to Miss Blondel has risen from obscuri

Mr. Curtis was president of the wish them farewell and bon voyage. ty to stardom in the past two years,

As soon as nows of their coming Curtis Publishing Company, a lead- Sir Thomas is going Homo on and has been rewarded with one of to the Capital was received, local ing American house, and from long leave by the s.s. Patroclus and the biggest farmail lists in Holly- wond. sha'

"discovered" on public bodies mide hasty prepara- batteries of presses in New York is expected to return to the Colony Broadway in a small part and drafted tious to welcome them. Huge and in this city, be produced The on the Blue Funnel liner Aeneas Into motion pictures. Her first big hit banners were hung across the main Saturday Evening Post, the Ladies about December 12. Camo with her characterization of a thoroughfares of the Capital and Home Journal, the Country Gontle Lady Southorn is Guldo Commis- "hard-boiled" type in "Omed Wife," posters displayed in the city pro-mast, a Every one of these sublicen pioner of the Colony and the Hong-

Dorothy Her more claiming welcome to the

publien-kong and Kowloon Companies turn- recent roles have been in “Mas Pin-national heroes.

tions has immense prestige in its ed out at full strength under Dis kerton," "The Famous

Later. field.

trict Commissioner Mrs., Anderson, Generals Ma Chan-shan and Su He operated his magazines on a forming a guard of honour on the Ping-won have arrived and were system calculated to build them to pier. welcomed by a huge crowd. la pinnacle of girculation. For the Following an Inspection of the

matorial, hia Guides, Lady Southorn W28 They are at present staying at best procurable

Officers' Moral Endeavour editors were prepared to pay the sented with some beautiful

[best prices in the country, Association's premises-Reuter.

His bouquets in addition to the many statis were selected wisely and tokens of catcom and affection General Ma Chan-shan and Sa handsomely remunerated. Thus which she and her husband have Ping-wen, who are at present pay- Mr. Curtis won the reputation for received from their friends. As ing a visit hero, told Interviewers being the most generous employer- to-day that they would shortly pro- publisher in the United States. ceed to Nanchang to report to General Chiang Kai-shek regard- ing the position of the Chinese Vounteers in Manchuria.

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Case" and James Cagney's Crowd Ronts.”

Stuart Erwin who plays the role of the country store clerk who goes to Hollywood and makes good, is another film star who has risen quickly to comedy-sympathy parts. His first big part was in "Sweetie" as the bewildered college boy who couldn't get up courage enough to say "I Love You," to Helen Kane.

"Scarface"

Racketeering in all its ramifications, particularly that branch which centres its activities in the licit liquor | tradle, is forcibly pictured. In "Sear

face" the Howard Hughes' epic which will come to the King's Theatre on Sunday.

The result is a vehicle which for sheer dramatic power has seldom been equalled upon stage or screen, as has been attested by stage and film pro- ducers, playwrights and public oficiais who have witnessed the picture at private previews.

Rackets, na newspaper readers have long since learned, are illegal activit les organized upon a business basis, and it in the working of this tre menious organisation which is pictur ed no forcibly in "Scarface".

The completeness and the extent of

the gangster system in the biggest police problem in the United States

the

Later.

They called on Mr. Lin Sen, Chairman of the National Govern-

In the afternoon they called'} mont. on several of the Cabinet Ministers. They also called on Mr. Wang, Ching-wei to whom they submitted a report regarding their activities In Manchuria last year.

Generals Ma'and Su will be of Honour at a banquet guests given by Mr. Wang Ching-wol to night.--Reuter.

The Government's decision to have "Uniform Examination" for students finishing their courses in Senior and Junior Middle and Eri: mary Schools is meeting with some opposition. On the same day on which students were showing their patriotism by parading the streets, over a hundred Senior Middle Students from seven schools met at the Government Education Office to protest against the "Uni- form Exam" and demand certain alterations. They were not sym-to-day. pathetically received by the Com-

Hundreds of swindlers, pickpockets, mlastoner, and have tried to or ganise atatrike, but are not likely dope peddlers, petty thieves and ladles to succeed in harming anyone but of the evening are dependent upon the men themselves. It is all another in-ceteer for existence. Even the dication of the indiscipline of the Ago, and an example of the dif- culties which officials have to meet in this period when "the Revalu- tion is not yet complete:"Our Own Correspondent.

NEW BUS SERVICES

THE BLAKE PIER-TAIKOO

FARE REDUCED EDUGED

The Chinn Motor Bus Company will take over the bus services in Hongkong, including the Kennedy Town-Tal Hang route and Blake Pier-University route, now run by the Hongkong Hotel, and the Blake Pler-Happy Valley route Tramway now run by the H.K. Company,

Sunday next, from while the Company will also take over the West Point-Aberdeen ser- vice from Saturday morning.

Mr. Ngan Shing-kwan, the Managing Director of the China Motor Bus Company, told a repre-

hotels are not immune..

All of this can be changed and gangland wiped out once and for all, according to the picture Just released by Howard Hughes, the young pro- ducer, who has spent milliona dollars giving splendid screen enter- tainment to the public."

of

AMERICAN LOAN TO CHINA.

BREACH OF CONSORTIUM OF 1920

London, June 7. Criticisms by Shanghai business of the American loan to

KALGAN FIGHTING

NANKING TROOPS MEET FENG'S ALLIES

they

pre-

stopped into the waiting launch, the Companies gave them three rousing cheers.

Owing to the illness, of Hla Excellency the Governor, Capt. Walter, A. D. C., represented His Excellency..

Among those present were: His Excellency the G.O.G., Major- General Ó. C. Borrett and Mrs. Borrett, the Rt. Rev. H. Valtorta, Peking, June 7.

Vicar Apostolle of Hongkong, his Chinese reports state that some Honour, Mr. Justice J. R.. Wood fighting broke out between Peking and Mrs. Wood, Mr. M. J. Quist and Kalgan to-day when troops of (Consul General for the Nether- General Fang Chen-wu. who islands), M. Dufaure de la Prado accepting Feng Yu-halang's orders, (French Consul General), Dr. tried to disarm the forces under Bruno Hahn, (German Consul), Feng Chan-hat, who recently de-Mr. D. Jenkins (Consul General clared that he was loyal to Nank-U. S. A.), the Hon. Mr. A. G. ing.

Alabaster (Attorney General), the The result at present is unknown. Hon. Mr. A. E. Wood, (Secretary Meanwhile, the Manchukuo com-for Chinese Affairs), the Hon. Mr.'| mander, Lu Kuel-tang, is thres-A. G. W. Tickle, (Director of tening Kalgan, Feng's base. It Public Works), the Hon. Sir Shou- is stated that Líu has reached and son Chow, the Hon. Mr. C. G.-S.; Occupied Poochan, sixty miles from Mackie, the Hon.. Dr. A. R. Kalgan.-Reuter.

Wellington and Mrs. Wellington, the Hon. Dr. R. H. Kotewall, the Hon. Dr. S. W. T'so, the Hon. Mr.

China for the purchase of wheat MR CORDELL HULLT. N. Chau, Mr. D. W. Tratmasi

and cotton is endorsed in the city, says The Times.

The paper points out that the United States, along with Britain, France and Japan, is a party to the Consortium agreement of 1920, the members of which pledged that any financial operations with

contem-

ARRIVING

and Mrs. Tratman, Mr. J. D. Lloyd, Mr. T. M. Hazlerigg, Mr. R. A. C. North, Mr. and Mrs. H, Green, Dr. and Mrs. W. B. A. Moore, Mr. N. L. Smith, Mrs. Walker, Mr. and Mrs. ¡M. K. Lo, Mr. Ho Leung Mr. Lo Cheung-shui, Major V Duclos, Lady Ho Tung, Mr. Li Yick-mul, Mr. T. H. King, Mr. E. I. Wynne- The United States delegation to Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Grimble, Mr.

EARLY VISIT TO PREMIER

London, June 7:

The

Hughes points out that the gangs-China should be pooled, but only ter shows no merry and none must be if a public issue were extended to him. Wipe out the racketeer, down with the gunman and plated and the security were the the World Economic Conference is J. L. McPherson, Mr. P. G. Wilson, show no mercy whatever to the mobs revenues.

hypothecation of Chinese national due in England to-morrow, headed Mr. and Mrs. E. Newhouse.

by Mr. Cordell Hull, the United

Aboard the Petroclus. men who are responsible for the

and vestibule, saloon of millions of dollars in property

"This means that private bank- States Secretary of State, Mr. every year, and the taking of in- ing transactions do not fall with- Hull took a prominent part in the passage-ways of the Petroclus were numerable liver.

In the scope of this agreement. Washington conversations between a profusion of beautiful flowers, in Mr. MacDonald and President baskets and in the form of bouquets, In the present caso, there is no

visit significant of the regard in which reason to believe that a public Roosevelt and will probably

Minister in Downing Sir Thomas and Lady Southorn are Issue is involved, but if hypothe- the Prime cation of national revenue, such Street on Friday morning.-British held in the Colony. For the floral tributes were sent to them by na the Customs surtax, wero to be

friends, associates, sports bodies made, it would then seem to im-

and other Institutions which have pinge on on the policy of inter- national co-operailon, envisaged

had the privilage of connection with the departing travellers. by the Spécial.

"Scarface" tells of the rise, and fall of Tony Camonte, and the leading role is played by Paul Muni,. famous character actor. Ann Dvorakya new leading woman, is on the cast, and William Boyd, Karen Morley and other players of importance,

-"Hot Saturday"

"Hot Saturday," the story of a girl who walked home from a Saturday- night date, but awoke Sunday" "morn- ing to and she might have saved her

elf the trouble, commences to-day at the Queen's Theatre.

Consortium."--Router

Double. Benefi

Nanking; June 7. Commenting on the loan of G$50,000,000 to China by the Re construction and Finance Corpora-

Wireless.

FRIEND. OF CHINA.

-MR. ROOSEVELT'S REPLY TO MR. LIN

2

A large number of personal friends of Sir Thomas and Lady Southorn went over-to-the Petroctus at Holt's Wharf to.bla them bon voyage, and they were entertained aboard the ship until

o'clock inst evening.

sentative of the S. C. M. Post yes- Randolph Scott have the leading tion of the United States for the message from President Roosevelt the departure, which was. at .6.50

Cary Grant, Nancy Carroll and terday afternoon that his Com-

roles. The supporting cast includes pany had decided to reduce the Lillian Bond, Rita La Roy, William fares for the Blake Pier-Taikoo Collier, Sr., Edward Woods, Jennie No. 2 Route, from twenty cents Arnold, Rose Coughlan, 2nd, and Jans to ten cents, as from Sunday Darwell. morning, while the existing charges for all other routes will bo maintained.

Nanking, June 7. Mr. Lin Sen has received

purchase of American wheat and in reply to a recent cable from cotton, a spokesman of the National Nanking in which Mr. Lin Sen ex- Government said to-day that the pressed his appreciation of the negotiations for that loan had been hospitality and courtesy extended distinguished colleagues, was very Our conversations progressing for more than a year to Mr. T. V. Soong by the Presi-gratifying. "It's A King"

and was only consummated by Mr.dent and Government of the United have, I am sure, strengthened the Sydney Howard has been provided T. V. Soong himself during. his re- States of America

ties of friendship between our two with a great opportunity for display: cent visit to America.

"I am very glad to have Your countrics and have increased my Mr. Ngan gold that the Coming that guileless innocence and bland

The spokesman emphasised the Excellency's cordial message and confidence that the Economic Con- pany had taken over some fifty drollery which together coming to mutual Chinese and American ad- to assure you that the visit of your ference will go far toward prompt- cars from the Hongkong com- make him such a distinctive advantages of the loan.-Router. Minister, Mr. T. V. Soong and his ing world recovery."-Reuter, panies, and at a subsequent date popular comedian, in his new film, the Company might repaint the "It's A King" The picture has an Ideal setting, full of colour and spect=" entire fleet to give the vehicles a

given abundant more uniform appearance, but acle. The story nothing would be done for the scopo for the comedian's talent, and right royally does he rise to the time bein

orenalen. It is a splendid comedy.

Some of the conductors and drivers formerly employed by the -China Motor Bus Company in Kowloon would be used for the now. Hongkong services, but. Mr. Ngan added that some of the drivers and conductors. formerly engaged by the Hongkong Hotel and the Tramway Co. would be employed.

SOONG IMPROVES.

RECOVERING FROM LONG TRIP ABROAD

London, June 7.. Schedulos.of the different routes Mr. T. V. Soong is now recover- might be subjected to some slight ing from the fatigue resulting alterations, according to Mr. from his long journey and seem- Ngan, and the now time tables ed much better when interviewed would be announced due by Reuter to-day on his return course, when the Company had from a visit to Oxford, where he given the matter:fullpr considera tion,

in

The China Motor Bus Company has found a temporary garage for its fleet of vehicles In Watson Road, at Causeway Bay.

SALE OF PONIES.

To-days-Roup At The

Racecourse.

A good number of ponios, some of which have faced quite successfully. in past seasons will be put up for

admired the beauty of the Collogo

in company with Mr. Quo Tai-chi, Dr. W. W. Yon and Dr. Wellington Koo.

Mr. Soong has up to now done no business in connexion with the Conforence. He is sponding his time visiting many Chinese and British friends in London, but has not yet seen Sir John Simon.

Until the Conference opena, Mr. Soong's visit is regarded

s

purely private. Ho entertained a party of Chibose friends at lunch at the Dorchester-Hotel to-day- Router.

salo by Mosara, Hughes and Hough, Mon Tallaman, Swale, Bootie, North- Auctioneers. At the paddock of the ern Star, Brittanic Hall, Stickyboak, Jockey Club at the Race Rooslan, Cupid, Wigan, Night Patrol, Hongkon afternoon at 5.15.* ... Until Then, Good Is Good, Kilres.

Courso

The list includes the following dold Bar, Brighton, Jimmy, City of ponies The Qfallard, Invincible The Ganton, New King, Aurora, Green Goat, Echo, Over There, Allwell, Jada, Magnolia, Bellerophon, Malos- Never Mind, Canny, Banjolina, Bul tie lial, Kwangchow, Blue Plano and bal, Vienna, Oh Yeah, African Eve, Shimmy II.

In 1909

GORDON SELFRIDCE

Some people

startled London by opening a huge Departmental Store right in the heart of London's shopping centre. asserted that he was unduly optimistic. SELFRIDGE KNEW the value of newspaper advertising, and he built his business with justifled optimism" on the sura' "foundation of newspaper advertising and publicity,

People read about the venture in their daily newspapers-just as Selfridge intended, they should do--and every day since the first announcement, the house of Selfridge has been advertised in the Press.

Gordon Selfridge has such faith in newspapers, so Sppreciates their appeal to the Public, that he opened a special department. a fow years ago wherein may be obtained the leading news- papers from every country in the world.

But Selfridge advertising is judicious advertising !

It appears in the leading newspapers where circulation is guaranteed just as the circulations of the South China Morning Post and The Hongkong Telegraph are guaranteed-certified by Chartered Accountants.

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