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NOW IT'S ON THE SCREEN! 1930'S BEST-SELLER NOVEĻ If you saw it in The Saturday Evening Posti If you read it in hock form! You'll know that
“YOUNG MAN OF MANHATTAN” 14 the most captivating love story ever put
the re
YOUNG MAN of MANHATTAN
Claudette Colbert
Charles Ruggles
A Guramount Picture
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1931.
BRITISH COLONIAL
DEVELOPMENT.
AN END TO THE OLD HAPHAZARDNESS.
LAND UTILISATION BILL.
AMUSEMENTS
ANOTHER BIG WIN FOR KENT.
AT THE
LORDS APPROVE AMENDED TEŃ WICKETS VICTORY|
AT NORTHAMPTON,
MEASURE.
London, May 21.
. The third rending of the Agricultural Land Utilisation Bill
was to-tlay passed by the flouse of BOWLERS ON TOP. Lords, after considerable amend ment.
London, May 21.
H.R.H. ON TRADE.
Lord Harisham said he believed! Kent obtained another sweep- London, May 21.
the electorate had given their vote in victory in the county cham "We have to give thought to for the present Government hepionship to-day, defeating North- the economic development of cause they were willing to give amptonshire at Northampton by our colonies. We cannot allow their proposals a trial. Speaking ten wickets, though their first them to procent haphazardly as with the assent of the leaders of innings lead was no more than 35. in the past," declared Dr. Drum- the Conservative Party, he advis
give the Bill mond Shiels, Under-Secretary of led the flouse" to
third reading. State, for the Colonies, in a
Lord Banbury's motion for re- speech at the annual Empire Day Dinner of the Royal Empire 162 votes to British Wireless,
jection was thereupon defeated by
Society.
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ing the common interests at Blehnte
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GENERAL HEALTH REPORTED EXCELLENT.
London May 21.
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The Hop County have won all their matches this season by wide Byninst margin, the smallest Oxford University who lost by nine wickets,
Northants won the toss yester day and elected to take first knock. They were idl out for 188, Prepman adling five more wickets to his alrendy large bag, but at la cont of 85 runs,
Kent replied to 22, V. W. c. JHPP diemission six of their bats aten, for 99 runs,
Hardinge took the howing honours when Northants went in Is five wickets A slight spermtion was today arain bodie.
For 12 rons brought about pertognast on the Duke of Con, or collapse, the home te, u narht, wheu
polypus-solid)
ring 102 come to win.
The visitors hit ups 143 without
nemas growth was reed tremming out for 104, which left Rent with the comfortable task **** Dealing with the endonin e his
This will Becessitate mid that their enige der ein his reading indoors for a few
period witentoon. days.
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Prince of Wales's Speech,
IRISH SWEEP.
SUBSCRIPTIONS POURING
INTO DUBLIN.
Lombon, May 22.
1 A rush of money, swelling the
Renters
He described the display as a subscriptions to the Thish sweep; ¡magnifi.ept Pritish effort, but did jetake on the Derby to an estimated Meanwhile. His Royal High- not forget to pay a warm tribute stent or ezanin daily is being;
Dublin ollices. neves, the Pelure of Wales, was to the support given by Arvention pecived at the
stirrim plea for e-Stend the Vreontinians, making
BE! operation in the developement 11 Royal Highness suggested British Traile in South America, that Britain musi fuster Ural int at a dinner given by the London Argentina by the establishment of i
The Annual General Meeting of the Excrative of the recent British a permanent British building at, Hongkong University Medient Society Banos Buenos Aires, on the similar to will be held on Monday, 1st June, Empire Exhibition At Adres, at which a thousand British the fe Dominions Buildings in 1981, at 6.15 pm, in the Union As-
: London.---Reuter. Arms displayed.
sembly Room,
ON KING'S THEATRE
featuring
Norman Foster
Ginger Rogers
Next Change
RADIOLAND'S ORIGINAL BLACKFACE FUNSTE RS!
Pack up your troubles!
Those tired comedy men
aro horo again'!
THE TWO
You've heard them ou the Radiod laugh ed! You've Been them in vandevilles. and laughed! Now prepare for the laugh of a life-time, Right from Charlie· Muck's own beat-roller norri The Two Black Crows in the A‚E. P. *
BLACK CROWS MORAN and MACK
in
"Anybody's
War"
A Paramount Picture
The funniest blackface men
in the world in the funniest comedy of the war you'll ovor neo!
MONARCH OF THEM ALL
Hemember the Wreath .Taking THRU.LS of "SAFETY LASTTM Now You Get Then In a t
That TALKS!
SHOWING. TO-DAY.
at 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 p.m.
A Hurricane of Happiness and Hilarity. At the Rate of a Hundred Smiles Every
Laff-Hour!
HAROLD LLOYD
BARABARA KENT
AGAIN IS LLOYD'S..
LEADING LADY
Feet First
Produced by the Harold Lloyd Corporation
Paramount Release
QUEEN'S Final Showings To-day
At 2.80, 5.10, 7,16 & 9.28
A $6.60 Attraction The laugh tornado that cost New Yorkers $0.60 a seat now show- ing at popular prices: America's loveliest beauties; the most dazz- ling of spectacles and comedy's peak funstor in the merriest myth over told. A wonder of wondersi
FLORENZ ZIEGFELD
SAMUEL GOLDWYN
protect
EDDIE
CANTOR
WHOOPEE
Founded upon
the
́okucky WALTER DONALDSON
Carica by GUS KAHN
·Frant the Muvent Comedy by
stake play by Owen WILLIAM, ANTHONY MCGUIRE
Davis entitled "THE NERVOS WRECK
Based upon the stor "THE WRECK" by E. J. Ra1b 3a
collaboration with Robert H. Davis Produced on the sings by Lawis by Gordon.
ALL COLOUR!
TO-MORROW
MARIE
DRESSLER
GEORGE WILL production
A
Metro- Goldwyn.
TALKING PICTURE
-and guess who? WALLACE
BEERY
You've
(ou've always wanted to see these outstanding stars together.»
Well, here they are, in a pletárs that sweeps you along the road of laughter, tears, tense drama, to an unforgettable climax! /
MIN AND BILL
́COMING SHORTLY
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Miracle Production
TRADER HORN
Booking at Anderson's and the Theatre. (Tel. 25720.)
Printed and Published for the Proprietors by "FARRIOR PAROY FRANKLIN, at 1 and 8.-Wyndham Street in the City of Victoria Hongkong.
The special COOLING PLANT is NOW WORKING. Patrons will And that they may view future screeninge under the most pleasant and comfort- able conditions even during the HOT EST DAY in the Summer.
Booking at the Theatre.
Tel. 25313 & 25330.