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TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

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SHIRLEY TEMPLE "GLAD RAGS

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OF DANCER, LOVE AND LAUGHTER.

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UNDER PRESSURE

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TO-DAY G

TO-MORROW

MAJESTIC

In the

At 2.30, 5.20,

7.20 & 9.20 p.m.

ANN HARDING

ROBERT MONTGOMERY

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IN

Biography

of a Bachelor Girl"

M-G-M. PICTURE

ROOF GARDEN

—HONGKONG HOTEL

on MONDAY, 19th August, 1935

commencing at 9.30 p.m. VIOLIN RECITAL

by the brilliant, young Chinese violinist

SITSON MA

Igraduate of the Paris Conservatoire! The One and Only from the Orient

Accompanied on the piano by the noted exponent

HARRY ORE

Admition: $4, $2 & $1 (including tax)

Reservations at the Reception Office, H. K. Hotel,

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD.

FREE THEATRE SEATS.

The Hong Kong Brewers & Distillers, Ltd., have pleasure in announcing a novel competition. All you have to do is to forecast the number of stalls tickets sold at the King's Theatre 5.10 p.m. show on Thursday each week on the forecast coupons issued for this purpose and obtainable from the office of H. Ruttonjee & Son, 7, Duddell Street.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 1935.

REFRESHER COURSES

AIDS FOR BRITISH TEACHERS

an

London, Aug, 16. The London County Counellis extensivo again arranging

of lectures and programme "refresher cluster" to enable teachers in the Council's schools to keep abreast with educational developments' and widen their out. look on Eterary and humanistle nubjects which make the back- ground for their tenching.

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ATTACKS SILVER POLICY

MEANS BIG LOSS TO AMERICA

F. P. KEELON'S VIEW

"

(Special to "Telegraph")

ADDITIONS TO FLEETS

MERCHANTMEN AND WARSHIPS LAUNCHED

London, Aug. 15. To-day say the launch of new vessels, mercantile and naval, from shipyards in England, Scot- land and Ireland.

At Belfast the 25,000 tons Union Castle liner, Stirling Castle, was launched at Messrs. Harland & Wolff's yurd. This Vossel, which is intended for South Africa service, In 720 feet long und 83 feet wide and 5,000 tons New York, Aug. 15.

larger than the higgest existing She Mr. Frank P. Keelon, prominent ship in the company fleet. foreign exchange and bullion is a motor vesael of smart appear- streamlined with one low broker here, to-day Issued a state-funnel, rounded stem and cruiser ment branding the Silver Purchase atern. There will be accommoda- Act and Treasury regulations tion for 300 frat class and 500| governing its administration as cabin clasa passongers. the most un-American principles ever introduced into public law.

During the autumn months number of distinguished speakers will deliver lectures, including Sir William Rothenstein, Mr. Erie Gill and Mr. Richard Sickert, Mr. F. Smythe, leader of the British Himalayan expedition in 1931 and a member of the Everest Exped!- tion in 1933, Lord Passfield and Sir E. Denison Rosa. The Secret ary for Indian, Lord Zetland, will "The law has been designed to give an address on "India and the allow the recognised increase in New Constitution" with the Chair-the value of the world's silver to

man of the L.C.C., Lord Snell, pre-sccrue to foreigners while Ameri-works at Barrow. On the Clyde. siding.

The European situation will be discussed in a series of lectures by the historian, Dr. G. I'. Grooch. -British Wirclean.

THE WEAK AND THE STRONG

REVENUE OFFICERS NOT "KING KONGS"

cans residing in the United States, desiring to deal in silver, are sur rounded with restrictions which, even if surmounted, exact penalty of fifty per cent. of their profit." he said.

"We have deliberately trans- ferred the world silver markel to London from New York,”

Thus, be said, the United States had not only lost the market plus the substantial refining business, but had also handed to foreign interests the shipping, insurance and handling charges of all coin and bullion acquired abroad for

· "Unfortunately Our Revenue the United States Government, Officers cannot be King Kongs:

"Not one penny of these millions these big follows take advantage now being distributed abroad is of them, fight with them and run the result of nway, and they are afraid to re-activity", port it," said Revenue Officer PresK, Grimmitt when prosecuting Pang Ming, a seaman, before Mr. W. Schofield, at the Central

Magis

tracy this morning, with prYSVSE sion of 23 taels of raw opium and resisting arrest at the Tai Ting Wharf yesterday.

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Was

Mr. Grimmitt said the defendant carrying the opium cun- renled

his waist. He challenged when coming off the Tai Ping

Chinese Wharf by

He ran Revenue Officer No. 27. away, was arrested by the Revenue Oleer, but struggled and broke foose again. He was again ar rested, and began fighting. The Revenue Officer then sounded his whistle, and three other Revenue Omcers arrived. It eventually took thr four of them to "frox march" the defendant along to the Revenue Office.

he

MCCARRAN REFORM PASSES

Two destroyers of the Admiral- ty's 1933 programme, named Greyhound and Griffen, were launched at Vickers Armstrong's

the Flotilla Leader Granvilly, em- bodying new development in boiler equipment. was launched from Scotstoun yard of Mesars, Yarrow.

British Wirelene.

PASSPORT NOT VALID

MISTAKE REGARDING

out

ENDORSEMENT

the

For arriving in the Colony with- Ahmad valid passport. 36 Khan, 24, unemployed, was cau any speculative tioned by Mr. Macfadyen in the concluded.--United Central Police Court this morning.

The magistrate thought defendant might have mpdo a genuine mistake regarding a cer- tain endorsement on his passport. Sergeant F. E. Russell stated that the defendant arrived in Hong- kong on August 1 with a passport that was not valid for Hongkong. The passport was endorsed for one single trip to Hongkong and that journey was made by the defendant last year. He had since lived in Ansoy, Defendant wha intending to obtain work na a Reensed watchman, but as there were so many licensed watchmen unemployed in the Colony at pre- went, the police did not see their # clear to granting him way licence.

SENATE WOULD KILL PROFITS TAX

(Special to "Telegraph"}

Washington, Aug. 15. The Senate to-day passed the McCarran amendment repealing the 60 per cent, profita tax on sil. ver transactions, which is a fen-CHIEF TRANSLATOR

ture of the Silver Act.

Senator Thomas said:

This fighting and running away has become quite prevalent re- cently, and we are going to charge

"I will serve my notice that it them with obstruction in future," Grimmitt. said Mr.

the McCarran amendment is killed "Revenue, Officer No. 27 is not a big man, by the, Conference Committee and and the defendant threw him I will have some remarks to make around like a piece of rag, until when the Bill is returned to the the others arrived. Probably Senate."- the defendant is used to bullying people in his own village."

Mr. Schofield imposed a fine of $100, in default, four months" hard labour, on the first charge, and $100, in default two months', on the second, the sentences to run consecutively.

MILK MARKET SCHEME

PRODUCERS' POLL CLOSES

London, Aug. 15. The poll of 100,000 milk pro- ducers, which has been proceeding

Senator Thomas complained that the Treasury had failed to con- form to the Senators' understand Ing, namely "that the object of the Silver Act was to raise the price of silver. It is useless to buy lot of silver merely to use as token money. The present policy will only injure the people in the all- ver States who expected a firm policy. They have opened mines and now it appears as though the silver price might decline below fifty cents after Congress journs," he said.

ad-

By a vote of 40 to.39 the Senate passed Senator Borah's amond- ment to the Tax Bill forbidding the faauance of Federal Tax-exempt Becurities: United Press.

on the question of the continuance KNOCKED DOWN

of the milk marketing scheme, closes to-day, and it is expected that the result will be known early next week.

It is generally anticipated that

BY TRAMCAR

INJURED

the voting will show a consider- MR. JOHN ROBERTSON uble majority in favour of con- tinuation. When the ballot on the draft marketing scheme was taken in 1933 the majority in favour was 96 per cent.-British Wirelcan.

HITLER WANTS

PEACE

Mr. John Robertson, of the Hong-

kong and Kowloon Wharf and Go

down Company, received a nasty.In- jury to his head yesterday when he was kancked down by a tramcar at the junction of Fedder Street and Des Voeux Road Central,

PASSES

S.C.A. SUFFERS BIG LOSS

A highly respected and popular Chinese member of the Government service passed away yesterday in the person of Mr. Lo Kam-chak. Chief Translator in the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs. He died at his residence, 23 Mosque Street, ground fluor, at the age of 60.

Born on June 23, 1885, the late Mr. Lo Kam-chak received his first appointment in the Government on November 1, 1911, and later be- came a higher class clerk in the Junior Clerical Service. He been in the S.C.A, offices for over twenty years.

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Deceased is survived by a wife, two sons and three daughters, with whom much sympathy is felt.

POLICE FLYING

CLUB

LORD TRENCHARD APPROVES

London, Aug. 15. for members of the Metropolitan Suggestions for a Flying Club Police Force have been approved by the Commissioner, Lord Tren-

chard.

Forecasts must reach H. Ruttonjee & Son not later than 10 a.m. on the previous Wednesday. PLANS WAR VETERANS' Mr. Justice Lindsell and another opportunity of qualifying as a No competitor may send in more than, ONE fore- cast for any one performance.

The eight competitors sending in the correct or nearest correct forecast of the official figures as supplied by the courtesy of the Management of the King's Theatre, will each receive a ticket voucher for the back stalls King's Theatre 5.10 p.m. show on the following Monday.

UNION

Berlin, Aug. 15.

The Club would be self-support- The accident occurred at about ing and would not be used as part 7 p.m., Mr. Robertson being in the of the official police organisation, company of Mr. E. S. C. Brooks, but every member would have an European gentleman. The party pilot. No definite scheme has were about to cross the road near been prepared until it is seen what the traffic beacon, but stopped to support the proposal obtains In It is learned that one factor in let a tramcar get past. Mr. Robert-the Force-British Wireless.

cross the the dissolution of the Steel Helson then attempted to mets la Hitler's ambition to safe road, but was not aware of the co approach of another tramcar from guard world peace through

World War the opposite direction. He tried to retrace his steps, but was knocked veterans.

down, and fell between the two His plan envisagos a Co-

Both trams were proceeding ordinated non-political union of

mediately. veterana co-operating with sindlar. slowly at the time, and stopped Im- groups abroad.-United Press.

operation between

SENATE PASSES.

TAX BILL

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Zam Brown, D. P. Heggie, Helen Westley, Based voon the book by 1. M. Montgomery, published by i. C. Poge & Co., Inc. Directed by Gearon Nicholle, Jr.

SUNDAY: "KING OF JAZZ"

ASSAULT CASE

Bhop. They left with a foki, and whilst crossing a vacant ploce of land, about twenty men, including Ave of the defendants, set on complainant It was light mingh for witness to He saw the fourth defendant

recognise tang complainant whilat

SUBPOENAED WITNESSES FAIL TO GIVE REASON · Further evidence was taken by Mr. the first, second, third and sixth do yesterday afternoon, in the cars in ant with scissors and hammers and which Chung Ngai-sal, Chan Bhuen.tabbed him. Witness shouted for Thomson at the Kowloon Magistracy fendant advanced towards complain- Lam Muk-chun, Ching Lam-kun.help and ran away.

Defendants' Deniala, Young Lam-tal and Chan Kong aro summoned by Leu Mo-lang, Chair

Second defondant denied having man of the Chiness National Athletic

been present at the Kasapit as be Association, for alleged assault.

Mr. M. da Silva appeared for the spent the night at Shaukiwan. Fourth been prosecution, and defendants were not defondant said he would have

afraid to assault complainant as he represented.

was a boxer. Sixth defendant said Three subpoenaed witnesses, Wong he worked at Tsimshatsui and rarely Fook-yu, Wenz Pak-houng and Hang visited Kowicon City. Kam-chusa, falled

to give any ovidence as to the reason why the the the conclusion of, the case for prosecution, the first defendant, complainant was allegedly assaulted. Chung Ngal-sal, elected to give On Mr. Thomson's suggestion, Mr.

evidence from the witness box. He' da Silva troated them as hostile wit-sald that on the night of the mammalt he did not leave his house. The next RESIGNATION REJECTED

Washington, Aug. 15.

complainant' morning, he was sent for by an In The Senato has passed the nephew, said in evidence that at 8.30 poctor at the Kowloos Police Station Nanking, Aug. 16.

Roosevelt Tax B! by 67 votes to p.m. on July 8, he was at complain- After being questioned, he was ment 22, with an amendment prohibiting ant's business address when he and away, The Executive Yuan to-day ro- jected the resignation of General

future issues of Federal tax- complainant were asked," through the After crom-examination, byv The forthcoming wedding is 10-

djourned! Ticket vouchers will be sent to the eight Huang Mo-sung, chairman of the nounced of Capt. Francisco Valdos, exempted securities.

telephone, to visit the Chu Hop Ries da Silva, the case, w Mongolian and Tibetan Affaire merchant navy, rœiding at the Ponin-

The differences with the House successful competitors each Saturday.

be Commission, which he handed insula Hobel, and Miss Rosario Garcia of Representatives must now yesterday,-Router.

Jimeno, pharmacist, Hongkong Hotel. 'adjusted in conference-Reuter.

Those ticket vouchers will be accepted at the Theatre Box Office.

cars.

Mr. Robertson was helped into a rickaha and taken to the Colonial Dispensary, where he was attended to by Dr. Io. He received a nasty cut on the back of his head.

י.

DIFFERENCES TO BE

ADJUSTED

Teases.

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