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CENTRA
THEATRE
TO-DAY TO SATURDAY
THE HONGKONG TÈLEGRAPH,, THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1931.
HEAR
Daily at 2.80, 5:10, 7.15 & 9.20 p.m. FIRST TIME TO BE SHOWN IN HONGKONG
A WHOLE JUNGLE FULL OF LAUGHS! THE FUNNIEST OF THEM ALLI
Just imagen! Cottons & Kelly hunting wild animals and wilder womea in the durames jungles of Africa and with
maple of galus wives along Surs! They back again in their funniest ematy
GEORGE SIDNEY
VERA GORDON
Directed by
CHARLIE MURRAY
KATE PRICE
Vin Moore
ERS
THE
COHENS KELLYS IN AFRICA
AND
A 1941 Universal Super-Production at
Ordinary Prives :
$1,10, 80 Ct., 55 Ets & 36 Cts. (Clukiren 20 Cl.. to Front Stalls).
At 5,144 7.15 pm.. $1.40, $1.00, 80 Cts, & 45 Ch.
(Children 30 cts. to Front Stells).
AL 9.20 10. $1.70, $1.00, ND Cls. & 45 Cts. Childres hail price to Press Curle, Upper Circle and Back Stalls.
Servicemen
7 Cents to Upper Circl» & Baek
Stalls. nt 2.10 7.46, p.. shows,
"
9.20
The above prices include Amusement tax.
THE
MAN
LOVE
COMING SOON
with
Mary
Brian
Richard
Arlen
a
Paramount
Picture
Booking at Anderson's & The Theatre. Tel. 25720)
HATS FOR BOGUS BISHOP.
SECRETARY" AND TRADESMEN.
A man posing ng "the Bishop of the Falkland Islands" is wanted by Scotland Yard, the Brighton pelice, and other police forces in many parts of the country:
The real bishop of that far-off dlocene, the Right Rev. Norman Stewart de Jersey, is now in Val. paraluo. The man who is being sought is known to the police as "the Bishop." and makes a spe- elality of impersonating bishops, He wears galters and all the clothing usually worn by real bishopa.
Left with a Woman. The firm, at the request of the
left "bishop's secretary,"
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soft folt. hats at a house on the front, and the "bishop" disappear- ed, as also lid the hats. A wo- man is said to have accompanied him.
The real Bishop of the Falkland Island is well known in the Brigh-
on district.
The bogus bishop, who is be- lieved to be the man who recently posed as the Bishop of Coventry in the West End of London, Is about 1 and spenks In à refined manner.
has dark hair, i
His latest, coup was carried out at the expense of a well-known Arm of hatters in Brighton..
He is about Gft. 8in., well built, a close-clipped Lblack moustache, n ruddy com- Ile wearn plexion and hazel eyes. either the usual clothing of a blshop or a dark-sult.
Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PERGY FRANKLIN, at 1 and 8. Wyndham Street, in the. City of Victoria Hongkong.
RAPTUROUS RIO
GREETINGS.
WONDERFUL WELCOME TO THE PRINCES.
WHOLE CITY EN FETE.
CHELSEA DEFEAT
BIRMINGHAM.
CHINA INDEMNITY SPENDINGS.
AMUSEMENTS
POOR COMPENSATION FOR CUP FAILURE.
COMMISSION PERSONNEL NOT SETTLED.
THE
London, Mar. 25.
The Chelsen-Birmingham
cup
battle at Stamford Bridge which| DECISION WITH CHINA:: Chelsen lost sensationally by three goals to all was replayed to-day in
London, Mar. 25. Rio de Janeiro, Mar. 25. The Prince of Wales and Prince the form of a league encounter In answer to questions In the George received what was probably and on this occasion Chelsen were House of Commons to-day. Mr. the greatest welcome accorded to successful, winning by the only Hugh Dalton, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, stated that the them in the course of their all-goal scored. ebeneing tour of South America: In the Second Division, Wolver-Government hoped to be able to when they arrived at
I at Rio de Janeiro hampton Wanderers imposed ag-make a statement soon in regard aboned the Alcantara to-day."
the British The liner was escorted into port other defent on the leaders, Ever-to the selection of by a Brazilian cruiser and thres tan, who have lost three of the members of the Chinese Govern Brazilian destroyers, while a dozen last, four matches-fengue ardment Purchasing Commission and dyingboats and aeroplanes roared al Cup that they have played.
greeting overhead,
Five matches were played vast crowd day, the results being: On the quay was a which enthusiastically cheered the
First Division. Royal visitors as massed bamis
bruck up the National Anthems Chelsea jof Britain and Brazil.
1 Birminghong Manchester B. Leleester
Second Division. Wolverhampton Everton
Third Division (North).
0 Halifax
.
The procession of the Princes through the city was triumphal. Girls throw, flowers and kisses und batteries fired Royal salutes as the Princes, escorted by Dragons, drove Crowe - through palm-lined avenues to the magnificent Guenabara Palacel where they are staying guests of the Government.
Exhibition Success.
as the Celtic
Buenos Aires A report from states that the British Empire Ex-i hibition has been so successful that it is unofficially announced that. it will be continued beyond the fixed closing date, April 27.
The attendance in the fins ten daya was over three hundred that sands which is far beyond the ex- pectations of the promoters.-Ren
PROPER NAME, FOR BANDITS.
| NO LONGER TO BE REFERRED TO AS "HEDS."
Scottish Leagur.
2 Dundee
-Renter
STOPPING SLAVE TRAFFIC.
GOOD WORK BY SUDANESE AUTHORITIES.
London, Mar, 25.
the Board of Trustees, as provided for in the China indemnity Settle
the tnment recently ratified by
British Government.
n
1
Asked whether he would con- sider the inclusion on the Board of Trustees of an engineer having fuil knowledge of railways, Mr. Dalton replied in the affirmative,
He added that the Government had been giving a good deal of of consideration to the choice nominees to be submitted to the Chinese Covernment, with whom 2the final decision rested.
In the House of Commons, Mr. Hugh Dalton, replying to questions, i
He hoped that when he made the announcement regarding the persbunel. of the Commission and the Board there would be general satisfaction that the various interests concerned had been fully represented.-Reuter.
UNDER-SECRETARY FOR SCOTLAND.
said thirty-five States had not yet MR. JOSEPH WESTWOOD GETS ratified nor acceded to the Slavery Convention of 1926.
APPOINTMENT.
London, Mar. 25.
With reference to the work of the
Mr. Joseph Westwood, M.I., has Sudanese Slavery Patrol, he said] investigations in 1929 led to the been appointed Parliamentary Un- arrest and imprisonment of a num-de-Secretary for Scotland in suc Nanking. Mar. 23.
ber of persons implicated in the cession to Mr. Thomas Johnston. Marshal Chiang Kai-shek has sent circular telegrams to all Divi trading of Abyssinian negroes to M.P., who has been appointed Lord sional Cominanders in Kingsi In-Arab tribes and to the discovery Privy Seal,-British Wireless.
Mr. Westwood sits for the Peeb- structing them to complete the nati and liberation of 650 slaves import-
les and Southern Division of Mid Communist expedition before theed into Sudna fram Abyssinia.
The Foreign Secretary consi-Lothian and Peebles. He of April. Nationalist armies end of are instructed to open hostilities dered that the effective action of the appointed industrial organiser by against the bandits without delay. Sudanese authorities in the sup-the Fife miners and later became Marshal Chiang also desires that pression of the slave traffic reflected political organiser for the Scot- in future when referring to the so-great eredit on all concerned. Fulltish miners. He has represented: called Communists or "Red" reparts were made at the time to the division since 1922. when he Nations.-British defeated Sir Donald Maclean, the farmers the military officers shouk! the League of
well-known Liberal polltietan. refer to them as bandits.
Wireless.
KING'S THEATRE HONCKONC'S FINEST CINEMA
GRAND OPENING
31st. MARCH
AN
with-X
ERNST
LUBITSCH
PRODUCTION
MONTE CARLO
JACK BUCHANAN JEANETTE MACDONALD
At 2.30, 5.15. 7.15 &o 9.30. Booking Now Open at Anderson's 'and 'at' THE THEATRE. -- Tel. 25315,
WILA
OF. HONGKONG,
QUEEN'S
A NIGHT OF MAD REVELRY-
SHOWING TO-DAY At 1.30, 3.00, 7.15 # 9.20
MADAM
SATA
Suken careвres
revelries
....
awakening. of Love!
daring.
love triangle as tiotóus
modern as to-marrow comedy. i played against the spectacular setting of a mask. ed ball on a Zeppelin which is wrocked ... Taikle worthy of
De Millel
CECIL B.
De MILLE'S
amazing 'production JEANIE MacPHERSON
with
'KAY JOHNSON, "REGINALD DENNY, LIELIAN ROTH, ROLAND YOUNG
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ALL TALKING PIOTURE
-NEXT CHANGE
COHENS KELLYS
SCOTLAND
UNIVERSAL PICTURE
4 with Charlie
MURRAY
and George.
SIDNEY VERA GORDON and KATE ER ICE
THEY'RE together again
-the world's
mort
famous comedy troupe. The original. Cohens and Kellys.the folks who made the whole world laugh in the first "Cohens (and Kellyı”, here in the biggest, best and funniest of them all Can 700 'imagine them all in Kilts?
Trying to outsmart smart • Scotsmen! Each trying lo, put it over on the othert It's the funniest Scotch story of them all--- fold in • screamingly ‚hilarious' picture that has moments of drame, and pathos that will giver you the finest entertainment. 'you're ever enjoyed.
Directed by WILLIAM JAMES CRAFT
Presented by CARL LAEMMLE
Bebe Daniels
IN
SWIM GIRL SWIM/
& Paramount (picture
STAR