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Tam apart on their wedding night... they meet again as .onomy spies in the services

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Adolph Zokat presentk

HERBERT

Marshall

VILL WE MEET AGAIN

with

GERTRUDE MICHAEL LIONEL ATWILL

·

ROD LAROCQUE

Directed by Robert Florey A Paramount Picture

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1936.

BULLIES' THREAT Greetings Of LOCARNO POWERS

OF DEATH

“SQUEEZING" MONEY

FROM BOY

Empire

sent to Jo'burG'S GREAT EXHIBITION

London, Sept. 15.

An indication of the scope of the Exhibition is found in the fact that it includes the world's largest open air the largest theatre, equipped with Stretch of scenery over, painted.

the

MEETING

DATE STILL NOT FIXED

London, Supt. 15, Preliminary diplomatic-prepara- tions for the proposed meeting of the Locarno Powers, to which the Foreiga Secretary, despite his recent en- forced absence from his department giving constant nuention has been since his return from his holiday, ore now making progress.

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The story of how a Chinese school- boy lived in fear of his life for over a year and a half was related by

Six Empire Prime Ministers, of Detective-Inspector A. 1. Elstun be- fors Mr. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Great Britain, South Africa, Canatta. Alagistracy this mulig, when pro- New Zealand and Southern Rhode- secuting Leung Site, ogel 20; un-shi, frogs their own capitals, partiel

a world-wale, broadcast employed, who was charged with pated m

of hook-up this afternoon for the open- means cents by obtaining 50

Ing of the gigantic. Empire Exhibition threats Trom Ko Wing-ka, aged 15.

it Jalinanerimurg.

A communique of July 23 It is expected to student, at Jordan Read yesterday.

attract 3,000,000 visitors.

visaged an early opening of negella- Presenting the facts, Inspector

tons for a new agreement to take Histon said: "For over a period of

Rhine the place of the

Pact of : montis, defendant-and others hud

Locarno as the first business in the this

tor

of been squeezing money from

programme

consolidation sanall-boy by threatening him with

peace by means of a general settle- death he did nut join a Trind

ment achieved by free co-operation

all

"The Powers concerned. Suelety. Equines show there was

such

Society and that de festant and his friends were just a

of hallics

about offering going ther protection for mushy, Petery, defendnut stopped the ing went and reted for 50 cents, but the boy was only able to give him 30 cents. He then returned home and told his father, who came to the pale and defendant was arrested. Deteminnt has a previous conviction fe fareeny in 1034, and has done no wark for about 10 years.

never

can of

ask for a "I am

instructed 10 heavy penalty as the boy has been afraid for his life for some time. That was why he did not give any Information to the police."

The Magistrate remarked that he did not think the police could bring in the other incidents regarding threats to the bay, but Inspector he could bring evidence sujd be Listan tu

show

how defendant werit about tels business of obtaining money.

Disregarding the other incidents. but only deating with the present one, the Magistrate said this in itself was a serious offence, and sentenced months hard to, Lour defendant labour,

THE “SQUEEZE” RACKET

MAN WHO POSED AS FORESTRY GUARD

Charged on Ave counts of oblain- by pretences, ing money by false pretending that we had authority to authorise the cutting of grass Government Plantations, Li Kwong. aged 20, unemployed, was brought before Mr. Macfadyen at the Kow-

this

morning. All loon Magistracy the complainants, two men und three women, were grass-cutters, and de- fendant was charged with obtaining a total of $1.48 from them.

Inspector W. It. Chester Woods said that on August 24 last, defendant the complainants approached separately and said he was a forestry gard and had authority to allow

him them to cut grass if they paid

day or 10 cents a sum of two cents

14. Your

The Governor-General, at opening ceremony, rend from Jay Majesty the King, express! n the best wishes of His Majesty

the of this great inder taking, which would be to te the lende and commerce of the pice-Reuter Bulletin Service.

OLD PIONEERS

ΟΙ

communique declared that step should be taken to arrange a Five- Power meeting as soon as it could cunveniently be held, and there wate Em-speculation at the time whether it Would assemble before opening of the League Assembly.

The House Subsequently. of Commons, Mr. Eden emphasised the view of His Majesty's Govern- ol meni

H that

amount great

to the

In

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London, Sept. 15.

01 The opening reyeminy the Empire Exhibition at Jolinanesizurs was broadleast to listeners in England preparatory work must be done by the British Broadensting Cor-through diplomalle channels before poration. The High Commissioner the meeting could usefully take Tose South Africa in London. Mr. place, and the German, and other Tr Water. and the Dominions Governments.

accepting meeting Secretary. Mr. Macnim MacDonald, invitations were among those who listened to stressed the importance of careful diplomatic preparation. It was with the opening speeches,

the den of allowing plenty of time Government tentatively

the second week October as the date for the en- ference, which they hope would be generally suitable and which they had reason to think would be acceptable to the German Govern-

Lord Clarendon, Governor-General. for diplomatie exchanges that the of the Union, read a message of good | British" wishes from the King to the fifteen suggested thousad people who attended the These Included old ceremony.

pioneers who had not visited the

for twenty years. General Hertzog, African Premier welcomert

mer the visitors and recorded speeches of Mr. Baldwin and the Prime Ministers of other Dominions were heard,

Some three million visitors are ex- pected before the exhibition closes its doors, and

have arrangements been mude for visits

Inrgs by numbers of school children from all

Únion.

United The Kingdom Government pavilion is dedicated to the people of the Union as a tribute of esteem by the people of the United Kingdom.-British

over

the

Wireless,

Arabs To Pay

Penalty

DEATH: FOR FIRING ON H.M. TROOPS

Jerusalem, Sept. 15. The first death sentences under the emergency regulations in Palestine were imposed to-day by the Criminal Assizes in Jerusalem,

Two Arabs, found guilty of firing on His Majesty's forces while es complaint corting a convoy on the Nablus Roud

stop.

a week. On September forestry guards saw cutting grass in Government tion No. 9 and told them to Complainants then told them they hud permission to cut grass, and had The fnet paid for the permission. guards, however, called a constable.. and had complainants arrested, but on the way to the Shamshuipa Police Station, defendant was seen and com- plainants had arrested.

him

in

Twemiow, of the Mr. G. B. Botanicat and Forestry Department, said no-one was allowed to cut

on August 7, when a British soldier was wounded, were sentenced to die. -Reuter Bulletin Service.

The

MEETING FORBIDDEN

Jerusalem. Sept. 15, Palestine Government has forbidden a meeting of the Arab Strike Committee, which was called for Thursday, to decide whether or not, to call off the strike.

Local committees may confer in-

grass in the plantations, and certain-dividually and submit decisions to

ly not on payment of money.

The Magistrate explained to the complainants that cutting grass in the plantations was an offence, and they must not do it again. Every forestry guard had an identification card, which he

which he had to show on de mand. The card was displayed to the complainants.

There were two previous con- victions against defendant, which he admitted, and a sentence totalling six weeks' burd Inbour was inflicted.

DANGER FROM

FIREWORKS

SHOPKEEPER FINED FOR POSSESSION

Wong Chau, master of the Wong Chou Kee shop, No. 35 Staunton Street, ground floor, was fined $25 by Mr. W. Schofield, at the Central Magistracy this morning, for having in his possession on August 23 *1 quantity of Areworks containing an unlawful ingredient, namely, potassium chlorate.

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the Higher Committee, but there enn be no full assembly.—Reuter.

HIGHER FOOD STANDARD

HEALTH MINISTER'S

SURVEY

Londen, Sept. 15,

ment.

of

EARLY MEETING ESSENTIAL Since preliminary exchanger are Lo be inade through diplomatic channels the League meetings in the next few weeks do not involve any interruption of work, and the date therefore was thought to leave ample lime for preparing the ground. There is a strong feeling in London that the prospective date is among the first essentials to he agreed by if the 114 participating powers, danger of drift, which would be mort regrettable in the present state The Ist be avoided. of Europe, proposal of His Majesty's Govern ment for the meeting to take place before the enti of October has been found agreeable by the French and Belgian Governments,

find it is understood that these Governmente would also favour Lonton as the

meeting place.

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The German Government, in what is regarded as an interim reply, has expressed the opinion that a meeting in October would provide insumclent time for continuation of the prepara- tory discussion. The Italian Govern ment, whose reply was delivered by Italian Ambassador. Signor Varsittart. Grandi, to. Sir Robert permanent Under-Secretary at

ary at the Foreign Office this | afternoon," in

TO-MORROW, ONE DAY ONLY. thanking the British Government for the invitation added that before

LORETTA YOUNG fixing the

RONALD COLMAN actual date for the meeting. it thought diplomalle ex- chantes should continue.

with ANN SOTHERN • MERLE OBERON

The date for the conference re- mains therefore a matter for further discussion-British Wireless.

HONGKONG BOY'S SUCCESS

་

GETS DISTINCTIONS

AT HOME

News has just been received in- Hongkong that a former St. Joseph's College student, Douglas Taylor, has just passed his Junior Oxford and Cambridge with Distinction In Eng- fish. French. History.

General Selenice and Arithmetic.

Sir Kingsley Wood, Minister of kong in 1032 to continue his educu- Douglas Taylor, who left Hong- Health, speaking to-day at Plymouth tion at St.

George's College

in

the

Mrs.

on the problem of nutrition, said the Weybridge, is the son of Mr. A. J. C. consumption of food of all kinds in Taylor, Chief Accountant of the United Kingdom had

Brown Kowloon-Canton Railway, and considerably. To-day would be probably over twenty-five million Taylor.

The tons ducts and eggs, fruit and to Mr.

consumption

dairy vegetables, so important to good nutrition, had greatly increased."

There had undoubtedly been at the same time a considerable Im- provement in the food standard. which he been achieved largely by

ba

the heali authorities and their professional advisers. Sixty years ago, some fifteen thousand samples Mr. W. A. Mackinlay appeared for

only

were submitted annually to the defendant, and pleaded guilty to

public analysis and over nineteen the summons, but stated that the per cent, were found to fireworks had been supplied to de- adulterated or not up to standard.

b fendant by the sellers in Mocno. He Last year, (over · 143,000 samples had been instructed to ask that a

were submitted-the highest on re- nominal ane be imposed de-cord—and the percentage adulterated fendant, and that the sellers were or not up to standard was only a quite prepared to take the fireworks little over

Live per cent-British back. It would be un injustice to defendant, If t the fireworks were con- fiscated, through no fault of his.

Sub-Inspector W. Ritchle said he seized total of 330 pounds of fire- works.

vorks. Five samples were submitted to the Government Analyst, and four were found to

contain potassium chlorate. The return of the fireworks to the sellers could be arranged, but defendant, being the holder of licence, lind the regulations explain- ed to him.

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Congratulations will be extended and Mrs. Taylor on the achievement of their son, who is t well-known and popular "Old Boy' of St. Joseph's,

TOOK DOG TO BEACH

OWNER LET OFF WITH

CAUTION

W. L. Marshall, of 18 Peak Road, appeared before Mr. Balfour at the Central Magistracy to-day and plead- Fed not guilty to a charge of having allowed his dog to be on Sheko beach on September 18.

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on the bench but wan muzzled and LUCKY PACKETS AND, tled to fle defendant's swimming tent. He added that the summons was taken out under the new Or- dinunce which forbida the taking of complaints of such incidents frám bathers and that was another reason why defendant was charged.

THREE OF CREW dogs to benches. There were many

PERISH

London, Sept. 10.

1

Mr. Balfour said he did not con- Mr. Mackinlay said it was only. after the

the raid that defendant had

sider the case to be serious, as the gone to Macao and had found out

"A British Airways.Ltd. airliner dog was muzzled and tied to a tent, from the sellers what the fireworks struck a tree and crashed in dames and discharged accused with contained. The value of the firgafter taking off from Gatwick aero- caution. works was $200.

drome, Surrey, carly this morning J. O. Shepherd, of No. ! Po Shan Sub-Inspector Ritchie stated that and thres of the crew of four were Rond, was summoned before Mr. S.. defendant had been fined in 1932 for killed.

|F. Balfour and ordered to pay a fine ịn breach of the Ordinance, and there The plane, was carrying the night) of $15 for having kept on ́Alsatlan mall to lamburg, but had no pas- dog without a licence. Defendant sengers aboard-Reuter.

had been a very serious fire at the shop in 1931,

mmitted the charge.

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n dragon and a bird, done in paper, stood but against n background of bunting, flogs and lanterns.

Customers buying goods to the minimum value of a dollar found themselves entitled to a free gilt from

Brst floor stall where chance haphazardly bestowed fountain pens, - writing pads, gloves, handkerchiefs and the like.

The third anniversary of the Chino Emporium was heralded this Other purchasera avalled them- morning with decorated floors, speclul selves of the Lucky Dlp, where for dinner and tea arrangements in the 50 cents a gift of at least a dollar's Cafe de Luxe, with an attractive value might be drawn. This scheme scheme of lucky packets and free has three departments, 50 cents, $1 gifts.

and $5. the gifts including radios, The entrance to the Emporium was gramophones, smoking stands, elc. surmounted with a, ngat - design in At the Cafe de Luxe customers are Chinese words announcing the served with double what they pay occasion, whilst Inside the figures of for.

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