1935-02-13 — Page 23

THE HONGKONG!

TELEGRAPIL

DAY

RUARYE

QULLA'S

Final Showings To-day at 2.80, 5.10, 7.20 & 9.80 Another Select Programme NEWSREEL SPECIAL REVIEW of 1934

CHARLIES CHASE COMEDY

THE PREACHU YASHED"WILL YOU TAKE THIS MAN?"

VAL ANSWERIN

I WILL AND HOW!

Carole Lombard Chester Morris

THE GAY BRIDE

Directed by

JACK CONWAY

A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture

ZASU PITTS.

LEO CARRILLO.

NAT PENDLETON

SAM HARDY

A MAJESTIC TO-DAY TO SATURDAY

the

Showings in

Kowloom

At 2,80, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m. HE SACRIFICED, VICTORY...

that his denghing might find happiness with the man she lovedi,

JOSEPH M. BORİNOK Artsenta

GEORGE. ARLISS

In the DARKYL F. ZANUCK production

THE HOUSE OF ROTHSCHILD

with BORIS KARLOFF LOSEITA YOUNG » ROBERT YOUNG Mötenené Ihre UNITED ARTISTS

STAR

Popular Prican: 706. 40%. 206. Servicemen 30c.

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m. A CHARMING AND APPEALING ROMANCE

STREET SLEEPERS!

FUND

SPLENDID CONCERT

LAST NIGHT

LOTTERY TICKET MURDER ATTEMPT

CONVICTION

ON ISLAND

MAGISTRATE AND THE POSSIBLE SUICIDE OF

ASSAILANT DERBY SWEEP

An appreciative audience great- In dealing with a case in which An attempted murder, with the ly enjoyed the concert given in a married. woman named Chung Indication that the assailant, who St. John's Cathedral Hall last King was charged with possession is missing, has probably com- evening by members of the Hong-of 26 po-pul lottery tickets, Mr.mitted suicide, was reported to kong Chinese Choral Society, as E. W. Hamilton, at the Kowloon Police Headquarters yesterday in' sisted by well-known local artistes. Magistracy this morning, said he a message from an out-Station.

The scene of the occurrence is The event was held in aid of the noticed from the newspapers that Street Sleepers' Society.

117.000 Derby sweep tickets had a hut on a lonely islet called A The Chinese Choral Society, been sold, and he therefore found, Chad, within the territorial waters which has been brought to ait somewhat hard to convict in the of the Colony. Here, at

him. However, he o'clock on Monday morning, a 60- remarkable degree of efficiency by case before the conductor, Mr. Anderson remarked, there was some legal year-old fisherman, Yeung Chuen, Miller, L.R.A.M., gave a varied difference between the two in heard a woman's screams, and on going into an adjoining room programme of Old English part standes.

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songs, madrigals and folk songs, The woman was fined $10, or, accupied by his son, Young Yuon- in all of which they sang with a in default, fourteen days' in-yau, and daughter-in-law, found nice regard for light and shade prisonment,

tonu

and kept

admirable Ari throughout. Especially good were "Come Let us Join the madrigal the Roundelay" and the Eliza bethan part song. "Come Again: Sweet Love Doth Now Invite."

NO. DECISION ́IN GOLD CLAUSE COURT ADJOURNS Mra. Helen Lockhart's rich con- tralto voice was heard to distinct |

IN SILENCE advantage in all her offerings, particularly in "The Heights of

Washington, Feb. 12. Tatra," which she sang delightful The judges of the Supreme Court ly. Mrs. Anderson Miller was in maintained their silence in respect magnificent voice and her singing of the "gold clause" case to-day! of Purocil's "An Evening Hyman" and adjoarhed without announcing was one of the gems of the even-any decision.

ing. In sharply contrasting A decision was expected and the number, II. Stanley Taylor's court was crowded with news- "Kain,' she scored another big papermen and financial firms' representatives, who waited in vain.--Reuter, «

BUCоca8.

Stanford's "Songs of the Sea." by Captain O. P. Jose, with choral effects by the Chinese Choral Society, were splendidly sung especially "Devon. O Devon in Wind and Rala."

Mrs, Schroeder contributed two solos, admirably-played violin which were much enjoyed. A word should be added regarding of the excellent accompanying Lieut. Col. C. H. Kuhne, D.8.0., O.B.E., who was most sympathetic In all his work.

U.S. MINISTER'S RETURN

MAKING CALL ON NANKING GOVT.

Shanghai, Feb. 12. Mr. Nelson Johnson, American Minister to China, and his wife, arrived here last night aboard the long President Coolidge after a

During an interval, the Rev. N. V. Halward, in thanking the furlough in the United States.

The American Minister artistes, referred to the needs of the Stroot Sleepers' Shelter shortly proceed to Nanking to call Society. Ho stated that the on the Chinese Government before to Peiping.-Central tenure of the two existing shelters returning

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somewhat uncertain, and News.

this was one of the reasons why

It was desirable to bulld up well consider opening a third shel- nound-credit-balance. If, on the tor next year, elther in Wanchai

other hand, the tenuro difficulty or Kowloon. The shelters at pre- were overcome, the Society might sent were crowded every night.

SHOWING TO-DAY!

AT

2.30, 5.10, 7.15. 9.30 P.M.

the woman lying in a pool of blood and In an unconscious state from what appeared to be severe head injuries....

the

There wou no algn of younger man, and at the end of a search, carried on for two days, the elderly Yeung has been forced to the conclusion that his son han drowned himself.

CHINESE RETURN FROM ABROAD

WORK INCREASINGLY HARD TO FIND

Shanghai, Feb. 13.

The Overseas Chinese Affairs Society has, issuad a report re- Economic viewing the general plight of Chinese abroad.

Among other things, the report Kays returned overseas Chinese numbered about 358,400 last year, while those leaving homo in the corresponding period numbered about 143,700.

This goes to Indicate that there are increasingly fewer chances for Chinese to earn their livelihood abroad.-Central News,

DEATH.

LOGAN-At the Victoria Hospital,

on 13th February, 1936, Joan Elizabeth, age 31⁄2 years, daughter

of Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Logan. Funeral will pass the Monument 5.30 p.m. on 14th February, 1925.

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STARTING

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EDDIE CANTOR

SUNDAY - ROMAN SCANDALS”

TO-NIGHT

AT 9.15 p.m.

CHOPIN RECITAL

BY

A. M. BOWES-SMITH

at the

HELENA MAY INSTITUTE

Admission: $2 & $1,

Entire Proceeds to the Hong Kong Benevolant Society

BRITISH FINANCES balancing revenue, the figures are

LATEST TREASURY

RETURNS

£846,017,859 and £855,820,260 ras- pectively,

Income tax collected, last week' amounted to $20,244,000; bringing. the total to date to #181,671,000, as against £159,865,000 at the London, Feb. 12. corresponding date last year.

Total ordinary expenditure, up: The latest Treasury returns show that tho total ordinary reto last Saturday was £611,061,486, venue for the Assacial year up to as compared with £598,601,741

February 10, 1984. With self February 9 amounted to 2569 $77 balancing expenditure, the tota 359, as compared with £583,175, for the current year is 2692,073 260 for the corresponding period 184, against $679,981,694. of last year. Including sol-British Wireless.

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