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CENTRAL

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SHOWING TO-DAY

At 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.30 p.m. Ambulance Heroes Race with Death THROUGH POLITICAL

BARBED WIRE

The hospital rackot exposed to the glare

the spotlight in a drated of love and thrillat

BILL-BOYD WYNNE GIBSON WILLIAM GARGAN

BETTY FURNESS GEORGE E. STONE

Directed by Edward Cohn from the screen play by John B. Clymer and Joseph £ Mankiewicz

Alénan C Cooper, C

utive producer,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, JANUARY

BRITAIN FORGOT WHAT SHE

COMPLIES

SAFETY OF FUKIEN RESIDENTS

WITHDRAWAL ADVISED

London, Jan. 3. The Chinese Government,

| having decided to take warlike netion to suppress the rebellion

HAD TO SAY

+

WOMAN WHO WANTED TO ADD TO STORY

Charged with having in her custody an unregistered mul-tani, aged 14 years, a married woman, Chan Sung, caused laughter in the Central Police Court this morning, when at the close of her evidence before Mr. Balfour, she naked por- mission to be allowed to add to what she had already sald

The request granted, the de- in the province of Fukien, re-fendant replied, amid much quested the British Charge laughter, "I have now forgotten d'Affaires in Poking on Decem- what I wanted to say." ber 30, that British subjects In Amoy, Foochow and the neigh- bourhood be warned to with draw to the islands of Kulangau and Nantal respectively for safety.

About 300 British subjects live in the province of Fukien, of whom the great majority normally reside in Amoy and Foochow The greater number of, these residents Payment of some money to the

G. W. R... CHAIRMAN

LORD CHURCHILL'S DEATH

London, Jan, 3. Viscount Churchill, who for 25 years has been Chairman of the Great Westorn, Rallway, died to- day, aged 60, from pneumonia, after a brief illness.

The Arst holder of the title. which was created in 1902, ho was a godson of the late Queen Victoria.

As a youth Viscount Churchill Sub-Inspector H. W. Fraser, of was Page of Honour to Queen the S.C.A., said that on JanuaryVictoria. Then he passed into the 2, the girl came to the S.G.A. and cominiesion in 1889. He acted as Coldstream Guarde, resigning his complained of being Ill-treated.

Lord Chamberlain at the Corona- She was seen by lady inspector, tion of King Edward VII and as and had two cane marks on the Master of the Robes at the Corona- left arm us well as other bruises tion of King George. In politics on her body. She was brought on he was a conservative, being one

have their homes on the islands defendant's daughter-in-law. The of the whips in the House of Lords,“ montioned and conduct their busl-girl was made to rise at 7 a.m. and In addition to his chairmanship ners on the mainland.

retire to bed at 11 p.m. and should of the Great Western Railway he The remainder of the British she be late in rising, she was was chairman of its subsidiary subjects in the province consluts jeaned with a feather duster. She undertakings, the Fishguard and chiefly of missionaries.

did household work and, in addi- Rosslare Railways and Harbours Amoyton, had to care for the youngest and the Cork City Railways com- and Foochov have been instructed daughter of the defendant's panies, beskles being a member of to advise, at their discretion, married daughter. The girl's the committee of the Grand Junc- British subjects to withdraw to mother was an amah in Hennessy tion Canal Company. He wan also places of anfety.

Rond, being driven away from the Chairman of the British Overseas country by #1 ne'er-do-well | Bank and a Director of the P. and husband,

0. and B., Steamship Companies.

The British Consuls at

The fact that'the advice of the Chinese Government has thus been passed on to British subjects in no was absolves the former from its due responsibility to do Ita utmost to afford protection and to avoid damage to British property, not only at Amoy and Foochow but throughout the province.--British Wirelena.

The girl considered herself to bu mui-tsal and the defendant con- tended she was a relative.

The heir to the title is the Hon. Victor Alexander Spencer, who has written largely on art and literature and who was mentioned Evidence was taken and the cave In despatches during his service was adjourned until Saturday in the Great War.--British Wire- morning.

|less.

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