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CHARLIE

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Chaplin

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Picture

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AS "VERETH THE MONEY!"

Joan and Glenda, Allon' and Hugh, will ticklo yqu pink in Navy bluel

JOAN BLONDELL • GLENDA FARRELL

MISS PACIFIC FLEET

Vans Dini," kill welch

Hugh Herbort Allon Jonkins

·Wairon Hull • Eddio Acuff. Marie Wilson

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A daring drama of four

twisted lives

intertwined by fate...!

Adolph Zubor presents

ITHOUT REGRET

ELISSA LANDI • PAUL CAVANÁGH · KENT TAYLOR

FRANCES DRAKE

A Paramount Picture

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AN AGELESS STORY OF ETERNAL LOVE!.

The greatest love story

in all modern literature.

Adelyk Zabur presente

Gary COOPER HARDING Peter Ibbetson

A Perimaane Pleturn with Eda Explum Jahn Halliday-Douglasa Dumbelila Virginia Waldlam Dishia Moora Dienied by Henry Harkowy,

Added Attraction: "Popeye The Sailor" Cartoon SUNDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY.

DICK POWELL. JOAN BLONDELL

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY,

German Reply Awaited

FRANCE WAITING'

ANXIOUSLY

Paris, May 8. *Although there is some surprise at the absence of mention of the pro- blem of ex-German colonies in the Brillah questionnaire to Gormany, official circles in France are satisfied

with the note.

Sir Eric Phipps, the British Am- bassador, delivered the questionnaire to the German Foreign Minister, Freiherr von Neurath, yesterday.

Paris

is now anxiously awaiting the German reply, which they realise, however, win take some time to materialise.

COUNCIL OF REGENCY

EGYPT'S CABINET

APPROVES

Cairo, May 8.`

MAY 9, 1936.

FORD FIRST AGAIN.

LEADS IN BIG -

› EUROPEAN EVENT

Competing with the most costly and powerful European and Ameri can makes, Ford V-8 motor cars thin

The now Cabinet unanimously ap annual Monte Carlo Phles of the year won both major. for which proved the Regency Council, consisting they could be entered the Monte of Prince Mohamed All, second non

Carla Itally Trophy and, the Ladies' of the late Khedive, Azizegget Fasha, Cup, for cars of unlimited power. former Ministor to Londen, and Cherifsabri“ Pasho, brother of the Queen,

Out of approximately 100 cars entered in the Rally, which is con sidered the greatest endurance test The Council will rule for twenty- in European motordam, 23 one mentlis, until King Farouk in Ford eighteen years of age, when he will attain bls majority according to Mo hanimedan tradition.

The Council is ontirely different from that nominated by King Fund in 1022, the names of which contained in a sealed envelopa which was opened and read in the Chamber.

The British note asks for clucida tion of several points in Germany's-Renter, peace formula, presented fallowing the coup d'etat in the Rhineland, an:f for assurance that Germany is pre- pared to respect future commitments,

-Reuter.

Senate

LEAGUE

wero

COUNCIL

MEETING

were

The winner of the Trophy and 50,- 000 francs was 1. Zamfirescu, a Rumanian Ford V-8 owner, who covered the most difficult route of 2,403 miles from Athens to Monte Carlo.

The Ladies' Cup was won for the second successive year by Madame M. J. Marinovitch of Paris, France, who started from Tallinn, Estonia, this Lime and covered 2,488 miles. Lant year Mme, Marinovitch started from Palerme, Italy.

In this year'a Rally competitors started from Bucharest, Palerme, Naples, Umea, Stavanger, Glasgow,

"Berlin and

Passes MR. ANTHONY EDEN John O'Groats, Valencia,

Naval Bill

VOTES FUNDS FOR NEW WARSHIPS

TO PRESIDE

In the

group which atarted from Athens with M. Zam- firescu there were 22 cars. Their route was vin

Vien Budapest,

Lyons, and no, Mr.

Avignon.

from Tallinn

London, May 8.

The Foreign Secretary, Anthony Eden, who will preside at the meeting of the League Council

were

Strasburg,

with Mme. Marinovitch, who had, as relief driver, Mile, Hellenice of Paris. which begins on Monday, will leave

-27 cars. Their route was via London by the afternoon air service

Riga.

WATRAW, Berlin, „Brussels, for Paris and proceed direct to

Paris,

Lyons and Avignon. ris, Dijon. (Geneva by rail. Washington, May 8.

Because of the difficulty and length. The Senate to-day passed the Naval The Under Secretary, Lord Cran- of the Athens route, any competitor Supply. Bill, after rejecting by 40 to

it without loss of marke 12 an amendment maved by Senator meeting, will travel to Geneva to-

with Frazier to strike out the section ap-morrow by all-British Wireless. propriating $115,300,000 (£230,000,- 000) for the construction of two battleships, six submarines and twelve destroyers.

of

The Bill was returned to the Ilouse

Apresentatives with the Senate's

borne, who will also attend Monday's come obtainable for the f

POLICE RESERVE

A NEW DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT

WAN

largest

route

506 points the

of the competition.

The Tallinn route earned the next largest number, 603 points.

All competitors were required, no what the starting point, to malter check in at Monte Carlo by 7 nm, on January 29. The following day elimination tesia were conducted, covering braking, acceleration and so forth, and after a day's rest Consequent on the imponding de Concours de Comfort for best equip aparture of Mr. D. L. King, change

last bread in the post of Deputy ped and smartest cars was held. The Superintendent and Adjutant of the the conclusion of the 1936 Rally with day after, Sunday, February 2, saw Police Reserve, held for some years past by Mr. King,

The two new battleships will be constructed only in the event of any other signatory to the London Naval Trenty laying down battleships. It known that Great Britain intends to build two new battleships in 1937

Bruter.

AMENDMENT MUI-TSAI LAW.

(Continued from Page 1.) imprisonment for six months, unless gross cruelty was proved, in which ense the maximum penalty was one year's imprisonment without option of paying a fine.

the

By sub-section (3) the maximum penalty for other contraventions of the Ordinance or of any regulation ninde thereunder was a fine of II.K.$250.

complete assembly

of 'all

the

cars

A Gazette notification states that which reached Monte Carlo, a pro I.. the Governor has accepted Mr. cession to the Palace of the Prince King's relinquishment of the post and of Monaco and distribution of the has appointed Mr. Cyril Champkin In

prizes there. his place.

CHAPLIN LEAVES

TO-DAY

RETURN FROM CANTON

VISIT

The Fard V-S successes in this year's Rally included, in addition to Grat place. 4th, 6th, 9th, 13th, 14th, 10th and 22nd places.

hai aboard the N.Y.K. liner Fushimi

Maru. The party will tour Japan for about a week before leaving Yokohama on May 22 for America on the President Coolidge.

On Thursday night the party caught the night boat to Canton and [Mr. Charles Chaplin, Hollywood after touring the city there they re- Alin star. and Mrs. and Miss Goddard turned to ilongkong last night by

In the Straits Settlements by secre leaving this afternoon for Shang-train. tion 14 of 8.S. Ordinanco No. 5 of 1932 the maximum penalty for con- Irnvention of their section 7, which is equivalent in effect to our section 0,

is a fine of S.S. $600 and imprison-

ment for two years. For other con-

DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF

NECESSITY IS THE ARGUMENT OF traventions of their Ordinance or of TYRANTS; IT IS THE CREED OF SLAVES

rule made thereunder the Straits | William Pitt. Settlements maximuni penalty is a

any

of S.S. $200 ar six months' im- i The Governor-in-Council has de- prisonment.

clared the Kiu Kong Lei Fat Tung

In the House of Commons on the 10th February, 1930, the Secretary of

The name of Dr. W. C. W. Nixon has been added to the list of medical practitioners.

*

Mrs. Alfred Morley, wife of the editor of the Shanghai Times, is pass- Yip Wui to be an unlawful society, ing through the Colony aboard the

8. 8. Hakusan Maru, bound for Eng- State, referring to mui-tani cases in The Government is inviting ten-land, accompanied by her two little Hongkong, said "I have looked into ders for métal windows for the daughters, the prosecutions and 1 find there are Hongkong Travel Association's Iclosk, too many fines. I would to see and for a concrete and barbed wire imprisonment as a deterrent "

The object of this amending Bill

Is to provide a maximum

penalty of

His Excellency the Governor has fence to the gaol reserve ut Stanley.appointed Mr. M. T. Johnson to be a Member of the Committee to admin-

It is notified that during theister the Mercantile Marine Assist

six months' imprisonment in addi- absence from the Colony of Mr.anco Fund of Hongkong vice Mr. C. tion to the fine of H.K. $250 for con-Manuel Rivern Iglesing, Consul C. Knight, traventions of the provisions of the General for Peru at Ilongkong, Mr. Ordinance or regulations other than M. Rivern Zapala will be in charge those dealt with in section 7 which of the Peruvian Consulate-General. His Excellency the Governor, under are already

instructions from the Secretary of punishable with Im-i

State for the Colonies, has been prisonment.

The next meeting for meditation pleased to recognise Mr. Hisakichi By section 11 (2) of Ordinance No. and discussion, conducted by Dr Okamoto as Vice-Consul of Japan at 30 of 1911 the use of the word "and" Reichelt at the Tao Fong

Shan Hongkong. signines that the penalties of fine Chapel, Bishop's House, Hongkong. and imprisonment may be inflicted will be held at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, alternatively or 'cumulatively. May 13. The subject will be "The

Gospel of St. John."

POLISH TRADE

POLICY

IMPORT QUOTAS TO

BE REVISED ·

coming recital at the end

In preparation for their forth. of this month when works of Bach and a special re Parry will be sung, Bankruptcy notifications state that hearsal of the Hongkong Singers will a first dividend of $5 per cent. has be held next Tuesday In St. John's been declared in the cost of the Cathedral commencing at 5.30 p.m. - Cheong Look Bank and Pun Hiu-cho, managing partner therein, and a first

dividend of $10 per cent. in the case The Hongkong English Forum have of the Shun Loong Bank and Pun decided to open their summer pro- "Big Hiu-cho, managing partner therein. granime with a launch picnic

Wave Bay on Saturday, May 16.

Warsaw, May 8.

His Excellency the Governor, Siri The ferry will leave Blako Pier at The Polish Government has decided Andrew Caldecott, will inspect the 2-30 p.m. sharp. The cost of tickets to revise the Import quotas allotted to Aberdeen Industrial School on Tues- including refreshments will be one other countries, according to the needs day, May 19, and will distribute the from members of the club.

dollar, and they can be purchased of Poland.

Many prizen a 3.60 p.m. A bust of Sir Countries having trade agreements Robert Ho Tung will be unveiled tickets have been sold and there is p.m.with Poland will not be affected until during the ceremony. Special buses every indication that this will be n tho agreements expire-Renter's will leave the Vehicular Ferry Wharf successful and happy occasion pro-

at 3.15 p.m.

viding the weather proves favourable,

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AHERNE

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EDMUND GWENN TO-MORROW

GUY

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SYLVIA SIDNEY

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