DANCE
TO SNAPPY TUNES:
WITH CHARMING PARTNERS
EVERY NIGHT.
THE
YELLOW DRAGON
DANCING ACADEMY,
King's Theatre Bldg. (Top floor)
•KINGS
TO-DAY ONLY
dance for thes sandal'
AT 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.
A Jessa L. Lasky.
Production
*黃龍跳舞學院
LAM Suzanne!
CLOWING.
7.11-4.30
LILIAN HARVEY
Gene Raymond
-TO-MORROW.
DANCING
"SITTING PRETTY
ROMANCING
Paramount's Musical Comedy Riot with Jack Oakie Jack Haley Ginger Rogers Thelma Todd Gregory Ratoff Lew Cody Pickens Sisters and the Hundred Hollywood Honeys, A Paramount Picture Directed by. Herry Joe Brown
FABRANY TRAM DE HAFFT VALLEY S
ORIENTAL
LAST 4 TIMES
TO-DAY.
A FAST ACTION WESTERN STORY FILLED WITH
THRILLS
SPILLS
THEATRE
AND RECKLESS RIDING.
TOM
MIX AND TONY IN
The RIDER OF DEATH VALLEY
TO-MORROW
FLEMING AGAB
WANOMAL
China Mail.
NINETIETH YEAR OF PUBLICATION.
HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 1934.
UNITED PROVINCES BRITISH SURVEY MARCONI DAY TO
GOVERNOR.
Sir Harry Graham Haig).
Appointed.
London, To-day.
His Majesty the King has been pleased to approve the appoint- ment of Sir Harry Graham Haig, the Home member of the Execu tive Council of the Governor General of India, as Governor of
AT SEA
Eight
Ships Used At Home And Abroad.
MANY NEW CHARTS AND
CORRECTIONS.
BE INSTITUTED. Marine Services Tribute To Inventor.
London, To-day.
The Marchese Marconi, inventory and founder of wireless communi- cation, celebrates his sixtieth birthday to-day.
London, Yesterday. The work done last year in
According to a decision unaui- promoting safety at sea and-in extending scientific knowledge by mously agreed to by represents- the Naval surveying service is tives of over 50 countries, at Co- the United Provinces, in succes recorded in the report by Captain mite International Radio Mari- marine wireless services through- sion to Sir Malcolm Hailey, who Edgell, Hydrographer of the time, April 25 will be known in is being permitted to resign on Royal Navy, December 6.
Eight surveying ships were out the world as Marconi day.
The Orst commercial applica-]
His Majesty has also been again employed, four in pleased to approve the appoint-waters, and four
Home
at in foreign tion of wireless was to ships
Only 30 years ago ships
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ment of Sir Henry Duffield Craik, stations. The first mentioned were sea. jat present a member of the Pun- engaged in a tidal stream survey were cut off from rest of the world land. Now some 16,000 are equip jab Executive Council, to succeed of British waters which will take when they were out of sight, of Sir Harry Haig as Home member years to complete.
Of the surveying ships engaged ped with wireless, and this is only!! of the Governor-General's Execu
one of momentuops changes that tive Council, with effect from aboard the Challenger landed
Wireless discoveries.
-British Wireless winter survey party at Labrador, have developed from Marconi's August 1.
members and will pick up those Service.
Service. jnext July.
The Endeavour worked of the Weat coast of Africa and Palestine and made large scale harbour sur- veya at Malta, and deep soundings,
British
UNEMPLOYMENT IN NEWFOUNDLAND.
Further Sums For Relief.in the Atlantic.
London, To-day.
The Herald was employed off the South const of the China East coast, Malaya, and the West coast of Borneo. She also curried nut a series of in observations astrolabe those latitudes.
Answering a Parliamentary ques- tion regarding the present condi- Do- tions in Newfoundland, the
J. H. minions Secretary, Mr. Thomas, said that the Commis- aloners had not yet had time to sub- mit any considered general report, Persian Gulf, and examined shoals
The Ormonde surveyed in the
ITALIAN STATESMEN AT FOREIGN OFFICE
London, To-day.
The present situation regarding Disarmament was the main subject discussed in the conversation which Under- Signor Suvich, the Italian Secretary for Foreign Affairs, and the Italian Ambassador to London,; Signor Grandi, had yesterday at the Foreign Office with Sir John Simon, Captain Anthony Eden, Sir Robert
but since the new Government in and areas of magnetic disturbance Vansittart and Lord Stanhope. Newfoundland took office, they had in the Red Sea and the Atlantic. recommended expenditure of $400,-
Last night, Signor Suvich was the
A great many new charts and guest at dinner of the Inner Tem-
1000 on able-bodied relief in the cur- corrections were made. The re-ple. -
Diplomatic conversations will to port acknowledges the useful and rent financial year, in addition $1,000,000 already incurred, and also important information from tho continue to-day-British Wireless
of Service.
a further $10,000 a month for relief Hydrographie Departments TEL 2048
in districts where no vegetables are Dominion and Foreign
Ser-ments, with available-British Wireless
frustam, new vice.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
DOLORES
DEL RIO
Gene. Raymond
Raul Roulien
Ginger Rogers IN
THE WORLD'S BIGGEST
MUSICAL SHOW! 200 BEAUTIES CHOSEN FROM 10,000.
MAJESTIC
TO-DAY ONLY AT 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 P.M.
Will Rogers
IN
DOCTOR BULL
MARIAN NIXON RALPH MORGAN ANDY DEVINE
Directed by John ford
Govern- whom, according to documents are freely exchanged -
charts and other British Wireless' Service.
CENTRAL
SHOWING TO-DAY AT 2,30; 6,15, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.
LILY LAI
IN
"QUEEN OF SPORTS"
A UNITED PHOTOPLAY SERVICE PICTURE.
COMING ATTRACTION
THE ROMANCE OF A CITY TYPIST AND A WEALTHY MAN ABOUT TOWN! THE STORY OF A WOMAN'S SELFLESS SACRIFICE FOR LOVE'S SAKE
JOAN BARRY & HAROLD HUTH SALLY BISHOP
In
WITH ISABEL JEANS —BENITA .HUME — ANTHONY
BUSHELL KAY HAMMOND —
EMLYN WILLIAMS
A BRITISH LION PRODUCTION.
HONG KONG $ DIRECTORY NOW ON SALE
HONGKONG $ DIRECTORY CO. 3A, Wyndham Street,
UTTAS
TO-DAY ONLY AT 2.30, 5.10, 7.20 & 9.30 P.M.
Get an ear-full, an eye full, heart-
full of this tuneful combination of Marton and Bing.
Marion DAVIES
GOING
HOLLYWOOD Bing CROSBY
AL
TO-DAY JOLSON
and
LEE THEATRE TO-MORROW
TO-DAY to 30th APRIL.
Mr. MEI SIT FONG PRESENTS THE MEI SIT FONG OPERA CO.
DIRECT FROM
PEIPING
THE FIRST AND ONLY TROUPE OF ITS KIND EVER BROUGHT TO HONG KONG ¡WITH A MAGNIFICENT CASTİ
OF
80 ACTORS & ACTRESSES.
2 PERFORMANCES DAILY
AT 1 p.m. & 8 p.m. AT POPULAR - PRICES.
Do not miss the unique oppor tunity of seeing this grand troupe of China's best actors and actresses who are appearing at this Theatre for a short. season only prior to going on a world tour.
Presival
For
Coughs
and other
Respiratory troubles
In
TO-MORROW "Hallelujah
STAR
At 2.30, 5.20,
7.20 & 9.20
I'm A Bum'
ALSO LAUREL
·and
HARDY
in "DIRTY WORK"
AT.
HANKOW RD.
KOWLOON
"
STAR
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57795
THE FIRST PICTURE EVER DONE IN RHYTHMIC
DIALOGUE.
,with
MADGE EVANS
A United Artists Production
ALHAMBRA
THEATRE
TO-DAY ONLY
At 2.80, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20.
"It's Guess-Proof:
Philo Vance comes back to match wit, nerve and daring with the most dangerous killer 3. S. Van Dine, "master mystery story writer, has ever created! See how he solves the "double murde” of one man
man a dozen persoas admit- ted they were glad to see 'dead!..
WILLIAM
Powell
THE KENNEL MURDER CASE
Printed and published for the Proprietors, The Newspaper
by DAVID CHRISTIAN, WILSON,. Manager at Ba Wyndham St, Hong