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Max Baer and Primo Carnera Fight

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THE 'HONGKONGE TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY:

SUCCUMBED TO

TEMPTATION

THEFT FROM HAIR-

DRESSING SALOON

A Hongkong-born youth, Young Bul, aged 18, cut a sad figure in the dock of the Central Magistracy this morning, when, before Mr. Wynne Jones, he pleaded guilty to breaking and entering the Vanity Fair Hair Dressing Saloon, King's Theatre building, sixth floor, and stealing 322 from a drawer.

"Poverty" was the youth's reply, with tears in his eyes, when asked by the Magistrate why he com- mitted the, offence,

Detective-Sergeant Fowlle stated that defendant was previously cm- ployed at the saloon, but was dis- missed on February 9, owing to un- satisfactory services. He had two keys to the saloon, one of which ho retained and the other he returned when he left the employ. It was al- leged that on the night of February. 19-20 he entered the establishment | and tried to open the lack of the drawer with a key. This failed and he burst the lock open with a screw- driver. The complainant, Mise Moy, had his address and the police arrested him.

NEW TELEGRAPH” SERIAL

"SILKEN SPINDLES?

STARTS SOONGE

"Bilkon Spindlea," a how serial written by Laura Edu' " Brookman, will start in Mon- day's issue of the Telegraph.

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to

all the elements that, make a powerful love burial.. In it, five people whose lives were bound together by un- expected forces are swept into a series of amazing events leading to a dramatle crisis,

Start reading "Silken, Spind- les" on Monday, and follow the development of the story day by day.

BAIL ESTREATED

MOTOR DRIVER'S

ABSENCE

1935.

RADIATOR CÀP THEFT

CAN BE PAWNED

IN CANTON

"Radiator caps can be pawned In Canton," remarked Detective- Sergeant Goodwin In the Central Magistracy this morning when ha prosecuted LI Pat, 18, unemploy ed, before Mr. E. 1. Wynne-Jones, for the theft of a radiator can from a Hongkong Hotel car No. 3335 parked at Statue Square,

Another man, Wong Lam, 29, charged with receiving was dis- charged," there being no evidence against him.

La Pat pleaded guilty to the theft. The radiator cap was found in his pocket at the Tak Hi |Garage, A dotective waited there, on Information rocélyed, and ar- rested both defendante.

Sergt. Goodwin' stated that this! type of theft was still prevalent In the Colony.

Three months' hard labour was imposed on Li Pat.

ITALIAN MUSIC

Bal of $15 was ordered to bel Defendant stated to the police estreated by Mr. Wynne-Jonca, In that he had an aged mother, and the Central Police Court this morn that poverty drove him to steal.

ing, when Lai Shing, alias Tong! Miss Moy, replying to his Wor Man-chi, licensed motor driver, CONCERT SHORTLY TO ship, said that two customers lost failed to appear on a charge that i money from their coats and she when applying for a motor vehicle auspected the defendant of stealing; driver's licence he did not inform His salary was $5 per month and the Inspector General of Police that he had to look after himself entire he had previously held a driver's ly. He was employed by her for licence in the Colony. about two months.

Traffic-Sergeant

BE HELD

Under the auspices of the Dunte Alighieri Association, or Society of Italian Culture, headed by the Italian Consul General, a concert, Remarking that defendant must

Fryer stated of ancient Italian music, con have suffered from severe tempta-that defendant obtained a licence ducted by Prof. E, Gualdi, will be tion, the Magistrate decided to give in 1920 and left the Colony during given in the Rose Room of the him a chance and bound him over in the strike of 1924. He returned Peninsula Hotel, Kowloon, at 0 a sum of $100 to come up for judg-two months ago and applied for a p.m. on Thursday, February 28, ment when called upon within licence without informing the police

twelve months.

U.S. SILVER IMPORTS

Washington, Feb. 21. The Department of Commerce reports that Imports of silver into the United States for the week ended February 15 amounted to $6,051,683.

ALHAMBRA

THENTRE

TO-DAY ONLY at 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20. p.m. HE TURNED FIEND TO TRAP A MONSTER! A modens Jakylf-and-Hyde pits his skill ogolnit the diabolic cunning of « soul-less Svengall with the life of a beautiful gid at stakel.

EDWARD G.

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THE MAN WITH TWO FACES

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Paramount's Musical To Cheer and Be Cheared

that he had previously held a The programme will include driver's licence. His previous mostly ohoral music of the 16th Ilcence was in force at the time he and beginning of the 17th cen- left Hongkong.

tury, religious compositions and Among the convictions on his old madrigals of the same epoch. The

"COLLEGE RHYTHM” licence was a charge of manslaugh choral group." supported by the Loaded with Laugha! Lovely with Girls! Lively with Romancol

choir will be composed, of the ter, on which he was discharged at the Supreme Court,

choir of the Bohools of the Salesian fathers in Shaukiwan and St. Louis Industrial School. French The world-famous

Besides, a few compositions of torian, Professor Dr. Abbe Henri ancient Italian music will be Broute, arrive in Colony

his-

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YESTERDAY

The earnings of Safeway Stores Inc. for 1984 wore · $3.60 per share, as |against $4.11 per share for 1933. There is a growing demand for In- dustrial machinery tools. Steel com- panies particularly are buying more plant

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erkling York stock market have been received February 10 totalici 582,000 units, through Messrs. Swan, Culbertson & decrease of 18,000 units as compared Fritz: The Wall Street Journal with the same porlod inst year. report on yesterday's

markets:-Brokers' loans decreased by $23,000,- Stocks advanced fractionally to more 000.. than one point, due to the temporary Now York and Chicago Commodity lifting of pressure on rail and utility reports received through Messrs. issue. Sugar shares led the advance, Swan, Culbertson and Fritz:— owing to Haw "Spot" Sugar being the Colton: Murch pressure continues- highest this year, also December to be taken by the trade at further Futures being the highest since Jan-widening of differences. A movement uary 1930. Donds were irregular, with a reported from Washington to im- the exception of United States Govern- pound all Government, heid cotton ment issues of which ten made record to August 1938. The "spot" and high levels and two 1935 highs, owing textile markets were quiet. to the statemont attributed to Mr. Grains: Wheat: Prices stendled up Henry Morgenthau, Jr. the on reports of dust storms in the Treasury will not seek any new South-west and over the Winter wheat money. In March financing. Stocks belt. Milla havo liftad May hedges, on the Curb Exchange wore Irregular- The permanence of the Canadian ly higher, due to short covering pegged price is doubted in some Whoat prices advanced, owing to dust quarters, owing to large stocks and stormis moving Eastward from the slow movements Corn: Thore wore Rockies, and threatening the Winter large country receipts. Cash corn Скор.

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that

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previous year. Commonwealth Edison earned $5.21 for 1934, as compared Reuter: with $5.10 for 1983. Underwood Dow Jones Averages, ElBott Fischer's earnings for 1934

Feb. 20 Feb. 21

104.97

104.80

32.77

32.67

15.80

15.80

07.47. 07.46 59.10 69.30

10 Leading Blocks Amer. Smelling

Auburn

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