12
CENTRAL
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THEATRE HEAR
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW
At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 &' 9.20 p.m.
NOT EXACTLY GENTLEMEN
WITH
VICTOR McLAGLEN
Fay WRAY
Lew CODY Eddle GRIBRON
His weakness? Quly blondes, bru- neties, and red- henda Was he off dames? So HEsaid, Then she smiled, And another bold bad man went for a buggy ride.
Directed by BENJAMIN STOLOFF
FOX
SPICTURE
COMMENCING THURSDAY
"THE
Another
Paramount
Sensation
The Daring Differ-
ent Amazingly Real Production
SILENT ENEMY"
a Paramount Picture
Two years of fighting courage boyond civiliza- tion creating this wild, primeval
romance!
Booking at Anderson's & The Theatre, (Tal. 2720)
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HONGKONG
THE FIVE YEAR PLAN.
M.P. SENTENCED IN GLASGOW.
TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1931.
BANKING EXPERTS & GERMANY.
PREFERS PRISON TO PAYING!
FINE.
AWAITING RESULT OF CTHER STEPS.
QUEEN'S
DE THEATRECKE
Moscow, Aug. 4.
To-day & To-morrow
At 2.80, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20
TWO NEW SOVIET DECREES.
London, Aug. 10.
London, Aug."4. Britain's militant Member of The modifications in the rural
Parliament, Mr. W. SteGovern. There was a meeting to-day, at policy of the Soviets as well as in whose conduct caused a fight in Basie, of the Committee of bank- their treatment of "bourgeois"the" House of Common
Tew! engineers and various experts, re cently forecasted by Stalin In a sensational speech, are
which the Seven- experts weeks go and emiled in his in suspension, was fined or the Power Conference requested the
two deerees promulged in alternative of twenty days Imari Bank of international Settlements |
The first these
Kivesmentat tilasgow-to-day for
all "non-proletarian" elements en-addressing a raceting on a local "to set up to inquire into the Raked in
Inmediato further credit needs
I workers, declaring the status of Kreen without a permit. Seva of Germany and to stude the poa~ | other speakers were charged and albilities, of converting a portion
lof her shori-term credits Into jong.
torm."
that they shalt enjoy romplete efyll and economiconvicted for the same offence. rights and privileges "provided. Upon hearing the sentence Mr. they work loyally for the reallon-Metiovern replied: "I won't pay. The Committee consists of re- tion of the Five Year Plan and are | † prefer to go to pejsou.“
not inspected, or found guilty, of aels of sabotage.
the
The second decree relaxi so-called collectivisation traca! which henceforth poor peasants, Mir they so desire shall be exempted.
At the same Bruc, however, it was, amounced that the marshalling of
FLOOD DISASTER.
Continued from Page 1.
the peasants in the so-called collecdied, and they cannot be buried, tive Theme is warly complete in the Carensson of dogs, ules and other Chuersus, the Lower Volga, animals, aflat on th water. nee Ukraine and the Ural grain belt derasing. and
number of ther dis-i
Gorrison soldiers are patrolliny tricts where from eighty two tor ninety-five per cent of all peasants to execute on the spot anyhals
the streets in sumpans with order: 1 collective aught bave been organised in farms.
NOTED SPORTSWOMAN, LAIÐ TO REST.
FUNERAL OF MISS KINUE HITOMI
Osako, Aug. 5. The funeral service sil Misy Kinu Hitomi, the world-famous | sportswoman, who succumbed to illness last Sunday, was held here; this morning. I was attended by many Japanese celebrities and many young folk prominent in the world of athfeties,
Miss Hitomi had represented; Japan at the Olympic games and was the holder of several records. '
WEATHER REPORT,
either loating for
tempting to create disordera. AS A farther precautionary step the authorities are reqsteing all ampans which have come into the city from the giver, to register at the Public Safety Hurra these boats will be subject to, Severe examination.
presentatives nominated by the Governors of the Central Banka and is presided over by Mr. Albert Bigrin, the United States member. It took note of the direct negoth- between now proceeding London, New York, Paris and Zurich, and renched the conclu- that no decision should be takes until the results of these pre known. The rations British meraber la S Walter Layton. 24 Director of Bank Por England, British Wirelena.
THEIR MAJESTIES IN LONDON.
GOING TO BALMORAL VERY SOON,
London, A. 10. The King and Queen returned to Hundreds of premises in Khe London to-day from Cowes, where 11 fortnight on the Bang Nanking. Walu, Tatung eg spent
Royal
*Victóriu Yacht
and Jo Ankin are under water,
Albert," The King has enjoyed several days racing in his enter **Britarinia."
SHIPS SPEED GAINS ONE KNOT.
AVERAGE OYER PERIOD OF 33 YEXUS,
To-morrow, after a meeting of The Privy Council, Their Majesties will travel from King's Crosp Station to Sandringham and after a short stay there will, proceed to
altsoral.British Wireless.
London, Aug. 4.
Having a previous convlėtion, a man The fact that the average speed of ships has only increased by one and Kwonge Wa was sentenced to six months imprisonment and six knot in years is revealed strakes by Mr. Fraser at the Kowloon
fa statistics published by the Ship Magistry this surning for snatching ping World. The average of all a pair of gold and jade enr-rings from British ships Inst year was in
woman yesterday. The evidence The Royal Observatory reports approximately 10.51 knois and of dived that the man snatched the ear- that the typhoon is shown as a foreign ships 9.39 kaeis. The logs from a woman in Reclamation some what deep depression S.E.difference is due to the fact that Street. He bolted into a lane, but of Changsha, A feeble
anti-the British fleet is better balanced i was caught by a Sanitary Department cyclone is central beetween S.W.; between Various types thanolic. The cur-rings were eventually
i found in a fane.
of Japan and the Bonins,
foreign fleets.
KING'S THEATRE
MODERN-COOL-COMFORTABLE
The most comfortable and the only Air-Conditioned Theatre in the Colony. Final Showings To-day, at 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 p.m.
WILLIAM POWELL
IN
"MAN of the WORLD"
A Paramount. Picture
with
CAROLE LOMBARD
NEXT ATTRACTION
COMMENCING TO-MORROW, 12TH AUG. EDMUND LOWE IN
SCOTLAND
The dramatic YARD
movietana thriller
Booking at the Theatre.
FOX®
PICTURE
MARY PICKFORD'S BEST
'KIKI'
Starring
MARY PICKFORD
AT THE
NEXT CHANGE
A PICTURE EVERYONE SHOULD SEE
A STORY OF EVERYDAY LIFE
SINS OF THE CHILDREN
A Mano Goblwyn-Mayer ALL TALKING METURE
STAR
TO-DAY ✔ TO-MORROW At 2.30, 8.29, 7 20 # 9.20
Buster
KEATON
the Laugh-Buster
DOUGH BOYS
SEE HEAR
THEATRE N
SHOWING TO-DAY
The Metro-Goldwyn Mayer production, ALIAS JIMMY VALENTINE
For 2 days only (August II-12.)
He could even steal a lady's heart!
WILLIAM
HAINES in
ALIAS
Jimmy Valentine
ALIAS JIMMY VALENTINE - he had a thousand allasos
but each one was a laugh;
It will indeed be interesting to see that he went crooked for
fun, went straight for love, sâorificed for duty..
JIMMY outwitted the police of avory oity but was captured
by the heart of a nicò girl.
Daily performances
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6.15 Saturday & Sunday only
7.10
0.15,
Next Change
Watch and see the Fox Movietone production: GIRL FROM HAVANA.
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