DANCE
TO SNAPPY TUNES
WITH CHARMING PARTNERS
EVERY NIGHT.
THE
YELLOW DRAGON
1
DANCING ACADEMY,
King's Theatre Bldg. (Top floor)
黃品爲平
院
The
China Mail.
EIGHTY-NINTH YEAR OF PUBLICATION.
HONG KONG, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 29
KINGS ROAD-BUILDING IN KWANGSI
LAST TWO
DAYS
At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 p.m. A BLACK NAPOLEON THROWS THE DIE WITH FATE!
A BOOK
A PLAY
AN OPERA
but greater than oil of these... A TALKING PICTURE!
John Krimsky and Juled Cadran paipanasi
PAUL- ROBESON
in ELIGENE ONEILES
Cmperor
JONES
with DUDLEY BIGGES
FROM SUNDAY
Here is drama and ro- mance the like at which could not be brought to the screen until a new, sensational method, NARRATAGE, made It possible.
THE
AND THE
POWER
GLORY
with
SPENCER COLLEEN TRACY MOORE Talph Morgan Halen Vinson
A Jesse L. Lasky Producilos Directed by WILLIAM K. HOWARD Screen play by PRESION STURDES
TRANSPORT
OF MAIL TO BE
QUICKENED who is now the Minister of Home water route.. Sometimes the boats Affairs at Nanking, a programme would have mishaps and mall would of be lost or destroyed by water, al- providing for the construction Motor Bus Postal
a network of highways was intro- though it was remarkable the small Service.
duced, but owing to the civil war percentage of lost or destroyed mall which later broke out, the road-matter when risks are taken into RIVER DELIVERY UNCERTAIN building campaign was abandoned, consideration.
A number of years ago, when the, riers, but the more bulky periodicals Province was under the capable and packages were leisurely taken Governorship of Wang Shao-hung, to their destinations by the slower
[From Our Own Correspondeat)
Wuchow, Feb. 20.
One of the results of the campaign of road building which has been in progress in Kwangel Province during the past few years, is the faster
transportation of mai's between inland points.
However, with the return of peace and order. another attempt was made to open the Province to mo- tor traffic and to tap some of the resources of the Province which otherwise would never be develop ed because of the lack of transpor- tation facilities.
In some places the time re- quired to deliver the post has been reduced to one-half by the introduction of the new motor-bus postal services. In the Posch district it formerly took mail travelling by motor launch six days or more during the dry! It has long been realized by season, when the river is shallow Chiness officials who have the good to cover a distance of 160 if, which
With the recent signing of a of their country at heart that onc is now travelled by motor-bus in less A daily bus service !postal contract between the off-of the great needs of the country than a day. cials of the Chinese post-office is the opening up of new roadways was inaugurated over this stretch department and the Bureau of for the rapid transportation of of road at the beginning of 1934, Highways for the dispatch of passengers, mail, and freight. mails between Enlung and Poseh, practically all of the larger in- land cities are now connected by regular motor bus postal services.
Because of the civil wars, and the activities of reds and robbers which were prevalent in the past,
It will also be realized how advantageous it would be from a military standpoint to have the various parts and cities of the Province connected by good ronds.
Up until the time the Postal au-
and has so developed that buses leave by schedule at 9 am, and re- turn the same day at about 4 o'clock) in the afternoon. In the past at the least five days were lost by
struggle launches which have to
alowly up the shallow rapids of the upper stretches of the Posch river.
Under the leadership of the new
Kwangai Province has been some-thorities were enabled to utilize the what backward in the construction motor bus services. all inland mall Commissioner of Public Highways,'| of highways, but during the past was transported either by motor Mr. Li Ki-kan, work is proceeding few years renewed efforts have launch, tow boats, or native junks, on the Poseh-Nanning motor high- been made by the Highway De-or was carried overland by coolies way, and it has been said that the motor partment and Department of Recon-connected with the post-office de new road will be open, to
Usually the first-class traffic before next Chinese New struction, which is under the able [partment.
mail was delivered by overland car-Year. leadership of Mr. Wong Wing-wa.
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TO-DAY & TO-MORROW
AT 2.30, 5.10, 7.20 & 9.30.
YOU
must not miss EDMUND LOWE
AS THE
ATTORNEY FOR DEFENSE
THE
with...
EVELYN BRENT CONSTANCE CUMMINGS DOROTHY PETERSON · BRADLEY PAGE A Cebula Modrestal te botes Commbat
IT TOOK A WOMAN!
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TO-MORROW AT 9.30
"The BROADWAY REVUE"
NAL SHOWS
1.30 – E
QAILY
7,50 -1.90
fake the IAM ON STAPPE VALLET BUR"
ORIENTAL
FLEMING
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2 DAYS ONLY TO-DAY & TOMORROW. A MAGNIFICENT PRODUCTION. NOW » NEW and GREATER GLORY in Talking Pictures
Only once in a year comes love story with the tenderness, romantie oul. pouring and of power "The White Slater."
B
Helen HAYES
Sister
The Whit.GABLE
Metro Golfugen Mayer mouse
AT
THE
MAJESTIC
Here is a picture that will bring a thrill of joy to movie fans who crave more action and less talk -e picture that will lift you out of yourself and carry you into a land of BREATH TAKING THRILLS AND GLORIOUS ADVENTURE. TOM
MIX
AND TONY, TOO
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW
AT. 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 P.M.
RIDER DEATH VALLEY
SHOWING
TO-DAY
AT
2.30. 5.16,
7.15 & 9.30.
CENTRAL
THEATRE
LOU MING YAU
PRESENTS
LILY YUEN & GRACE LIN
IN
"THE
ADVANCE BOOKING AT
ANDERSON'S.
TO-DAY
and
TO-MORROW
COMING ATTRACTION.
bebe
DANIELS
FRAGMENTS The Star of 42~ Sliest (
OF LIFE"
A CHINESE PICTURE
WITH
CHEN CHUN LI-LEE K'ENG
FROM A STORY WRITTEN.
BY CHUNG SHIH KENG
DIRECTED BY FEY MOU
A UNITED PHOTOPLAY
SERVICE PICTURE.
BAYER
THE
SONG
YOU GAVE ME
DIRECTED by PAUL STEIN
with THE VICTOR VARCONI
A BRITISH INTERNATIONAL SUPER PRODUCTION/
Don't let Torture you
Com
take
RESIVAL
STAR
CECIL B. de MILLE'S
"SIGN
OF THE
CROSS"
with
AT
HANKOW RD.
KOWLOON
STAR
At 2.30, 5.10,
7,20 & 9.30
FREDERIC MARCH ELISSA LANDI CLAUDETTE COLBERT CHARLES LAUGHTON A Paramount Picture
Phone
57795
ALHAMBRA
THEATRE
TO-DAY & 10-MORROW AT 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9,20 P.M.
"If I could see only one picture a year
THIS IS THE PICTURE I'D WANT TO SEE !" People who see every picture said that at a preview I Because it is a story that cannot be imitated or copied 1
It is the true, authentic life record of Robert E. Burns who has suffered what this story-tells
you'll find out why this plutura put a price onits author's head..
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