1933-12-15 — Page 14

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Gripping story of a country bank clerk's adventures in a Lon don night club. Full of suspense, drama; thrills, comedy and appealing romance,

THAT NIGHT IN LONDON'

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Robert Donat

Pearl Argyle Miles Mander

Directed bee

Rowland

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1933.

NÁVAL APPOINTMENT. MALAGUNA MANSIONS

VICE-ADMIRAL RUSHTON TO COMMAND RESERVE FLEFT

London. Dec. 14.

SITE. SOLD

RETROCESSION

NO HITCH BETWEEN CHINA; JAPAN

BIG, PROPERTY DEAL

Poking, Dec. 14. An ocho of the Royal Oak affair

The property in Chatham Road

Mr. Tao Shang-min, Administra- In 1928 was heard in the Admiralty owned by the Perpetual Trust Cotive Inspector of the Luantung announcement that Vice-Admiral pany has been purchased by the Area, who returned here from Edward Asticy Rushton has been Metropolitan Land Company, Ltd. Tientsin at noon to-day, told press appointed Vico-Admiral Command-

It will be recalled that the Perpetual men that no hitch had arisen in ing the Reserve Fleet, in succes Trust Company were the promoters connexion with negotiations for sion to Vico-Admiral W. Munro of an ambitiouta co-operative scheme retrocession from the walled city Kerr, who was chosen to succeed for the erection of a largg block off of Shanhalkwan. Rear-Admiral Bernard St. G. apartments which: wore to be known Collard after the Royal Oak In-jas "Malaguna 'Mausions." cident.

The appointment dates as from April 24, 1934.-Reuter.

The trouble on the battleship Royal Oak arose over the playing of the ship's band at a dance, which Rear-Admiral Collard criticised in unmeasured terms, with the result that Commander Daniel, through Captain Dowar, forwarded a letter of complaint to Admiral Sir Roger Keyes. For breach of discipline, they were severely reprimanded and dismissed their ship, while Admiral Collard was placed on the retired liat.

The Court Martial found that Admiral Collard had "dealt with trivial causes for dissatisfaction in a manner unbecoming his position and shown himself unfit for further high command.”

The first flag officer to bo com- ulsorily retired since Admiral Vernon in 1746. he was entitled to a pension of £900 a year.

This scheme Involved the erection Lot No. 624, which were to be sold of a series of flats on Kowloon Infand

Retrocession plans, "he said, had bean completed, except for the ac

tual date.

Ho added that he expected the to tenants on a time payment system work would be concluded before similar to co-operative schemes which the end of the year, have attained great popularity in Australia and the United States,

With reference to the Chinese

The allotment has an area of ap-report that the Japanese had de proximately 70.000 square feet with manded the inclusion of Tunglo- a frontage of 34 feet on Chatham chen, to the castward of Shanhai- Road, and a alde frontage of 205 feet kwan, in the territory of Manchu on Cameron Road,

kuo, Mr. Tao said no such demand had been brought up by the Japag- ese to his knowledge-Reuter.

This area, which is undeveloped, was used until recently by the Hong keng Engineering and Construction Company as a storage yard for their equitiment. The land in question is considered particularly desirable in view of its attractive location on the seafront, and the fact that it le Ferry, principal bus routes and Kow- within a few minutes of the Star loon shopping centre. *

It la understood that the purchasers have not yet considered their future plans in regard to the allotment, but an announcement will be made in the course of a few days,

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The purchase price is not dis- closed.

Capt. Dewar was given the command of the Tiger in Septem-} ==

er, 1928, but Commander · Daniel eft the service though it was stated that he would not be pre- :luded from further employment.

One résult of the affair was that

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half of the Irish Free State loan It is learned to-day that baraly

for £0,000,000 at 3 per cent, was subscribed.-Reuter,

This was the fourth Irish Free State National Loan. The sub- scription lists were closed Wednes- the Admiralty decided to look into day. The underwriters took up the regulations for forwarding the balance, and leading. Indus complaints in view of the sugges- tries and business firma support- tions that these required amended to the fullest extent of their mant.

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