14
CENTRAL
To-day to Saturday
at 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20 p.m.
Remember!
Rath"Chatterton's emotion erupting petrayal in Any body's Womni"*! And Pani Lokna whane gallant fova. making almost wor lier? Here they
Ara, together--in n drama that revonde thefolus of love! Thia Lo làn swergir bor of her
fort'
RUTH
NOW
Than Ever
... First
Lady of the Serend
HEAR A MARVELLOUS STEP FORWARD T
TALKIES?
The Arst picture produced by the New Western Electry Hystem of Noisiers
Reeding!
CHATTERTON
with
The Right
PAUL LUKAS to Love"
a Paramount Picture
with
Added Attractions.
Paramount Sound News
and
"The Wonderlust"
A Paramount Comedy.
NEXT CHANGE-
LEW
Starting Sunday
Bars of Steel and Walls of Stone couldn't shut out
his love!
AYRES
Dorally Peterson, Richard Tucker, Purasli B Pratt and other
favourits ......directed by
MONTA BELL. from his own. original story.
UP FOR MURDER
with Gonevieve
TOBIN
the girl who made such hit in
**SEED"
Carl Lacmm'o presents this UNIVERSAL Picture
Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDRICK PEROT FRANKLIN, At 1 and 8. Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoria Hongkong.
TH.HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1931.
BANGKOK OPIUM
CONFERENCE.
AMERICA IN FAVOUR OF MONOPOLIES.
Washington, Nov. 29. The State Department issued statement in connexion with the cleafme of the Bangkok oplum con- trol conference, declaring United States favours universal government monopolies in oplum as a means of curbing the oplam evil.
the
The United Staten would see oplum se curtailed by a strict prescription method.
Until poppy culture is controlled, the statement said, the utmost vigilance will be necessary on the part of co-operating Governments in combat Blicit opium traffic.
hay
HEIFETZ CONCERT
TO-MORROW.
BIG TREAT PROMISED MUSIC-LOVERS.
An extraordinary advance sale been noted at the King's Theatre prior to the opening of the j concert of Janelia Heifetz Lo-mor- has decided row night. Heffelz
that the box-office scale should not lir over, as he wishes all his con- verts to be within the reach of local mile-lovers,
re
Heifetz has been the recipient of the highest honours bestowed upon any living violinist, and bus eelved the palms of the Legion d'Honneur from the hands of the former President of France, Gas- ton: Pouergum. Ilis world-wide reputation is further enhanced by the fact that his undoubted ability is the most outstanding of any liv- His tutor was the ing virtuuNOS, famous Leopold Auer, who claimed bit the "peer maestros."
HONGKONG SHARE MARKET.
OFFICIAL SUMMARY BY STOCK EXCHANGE,
With the rate of exchange being unchanged the market opened with n better tonu at the morning session,! values being well maintained.
Banks, $1,570.
Sales,
Providenta (ed), $6.40. Realties. $12.
H.K. Trans $21.
Union, $420/3-425 inta, é11.
Ewou. Tis. $16.85.
Unions, $425,
Bayern.
China Underwriters, $44. Providents (old), $6.30, ILK. Lands, $8014.
Renities, $11.90.
Trams, $21.
Electrics, $77.
Canton lees, $5.
H.K. Ropes. $16,
Sinceres, $15.
Entertainments (old), $16.
1.K. Gavernment
premium.
Steamboats, $24.
Luan,
$252
Shanghini Explorations, Tis, 2.40. Hotel (old), $16.
Hotels (new, $14.
Ewos, Tis, $16,99.
China Lights, $274. Telephones (part paid), $20%. Cements (combined), $19,00 Dairy Farm, $28. Amusement). $19. Constructiona (nd), $8.45. Constructions (now), $1,85,
Sellers,
Knube, $45.
Providents (old), $5. H.C. Enterprises, $10. Venezuelon Goldfields, $2. Trams, $21.
BRIGHTER SIGNS IN
AUSTRALIA.
pro-
f
PRIME MINISTER'S
EXCHANGE RATES.
Puris tieneva Berlin.
New York.
Amsterdam.
PEER LEADER OF MAGICIANS.
"SPIRITS" PAINT HIS
PORTRAIT.
Lord Ampthill, who has beon elected fifth president of the Magic Circle in succession to Mr. David Devant, Mr. Clive Maxkelyne, Mr. Nevil Muskelyne and Mr. Horbert Collings, presided at the annual of the Circle, held at the banne flotel.
SEP HOOT
Jie confessed, in his presidential address, that, he knew nothing of practical conjuring, and said that as it was announced that he, though not a conjuror himself, had become president of the Magic Circle, all the newspapers in Fleet- street were at once on his asking him by what "hocuspocUR had been elected to the office! "But." ke added Inughingland am not the only mun
Be
holding high office in a profession of which he has no practical know- A "spirit" portrait of Lord Am thill was a surprise produced at the banquet by a conjuror-member, Mr. Ralph Delvin, who asked Lady Ampthill to accept it na a token of The esteem in which Magic Circle members hald their president.
The
picture, in sepin, was "painted by the spirits" on a blank canvas previously signed by two of the audience and placed inside an illuminated cabinet, where it could be seen "developing" light and shade until the bearded fentures of Lord Ampthill gradually became visible.
CABINET MINISTER
SUED.
ĮSIR ARCHIBALD SINCLAIR IN
MOTOR SMASH.
Sir Archibald Sinclair, Secretary
PROSPERITY CAMPAIGN.} for Scotland, was sued at Kingston
Canberra, Nov. 8,
County Court by H. Slemmings and Sons, of Romford-road. E., for
In a speech delivered over the £73 3. 2d. for damages received wireless to-day at the opening of a motor vehicle in a collision at the world-wide prosperity
cam- the unction of Sussex-gardens and sokpaign and specially appealing for Westbourne-strect, W.
It was alleged that Sir Archi- 17.7/16 the provision of work before
14% Christmas. Mr. Scallin, the Prime bald's chauffeur drove negligently 18 Minister, urged his heurers to pur-at the cross roads.
194 chase Australian goods to stimulate Sir Archibald said that he was 270 trade. He said confidence was ro in no hurry at the time. His 40% forming as the result of the adop-chauffeur was driving at from ten
tion of the Premiers' plau.
to Afteen miles an hour and did not
An adverse trade balance of see the other car until it was close 8.13/32 £12,000,000 sterling had become a on him.
Previous Day. Yesterday.
84%
16.15/11 13
Oslo...
fleikingefore.
102
Athens... 255
Buenos Aires... 10%
Shanghai
.1/10,5/14
3,29
4/10 3.39%
8.20
37
Vienna Madrid.
249
Bucharest.
品
Hongkong
174
Brussels.
64.18
Copenhagen
Prague
.111
.1097
.4%
1/0.3/32
Stockholm
Milan
Lisbon.
Rin...... Bombay...
Yokohama....
.
18
29 favourable balance of £30,000,000 Judgment was given for Sir 40% sterling, thus marking 24 sound Archibald Sinclair, Judge Enring- 575 basis that would maintain national ton said that in his opinion both 1/4.8/10 solvency,
drivers were to blame,
24%%
The Budgal position was entia-
66 factory, revenge was coming up to:
expectations, and expenditure was an Imperial Conference at Ottawa keeping within the estimates. The in February rather than encounter 109% fall in prices had been arrested, the delay which would be caused by .4% font there was an upward tendency. world tour by Mr. J. H. Thomas, of State for the The dark cloud of impending the Secretary 3/-
2/11 Montevideo .....31g
31 default bad been lifted, and there Dominions, is that Mr. Theodore, Montrend
.3.8214
9.01% was evidence of a better day dawn the Federal Treasurer, has a plan Silver (gut). 1944
of Empire currency to serve per- 19.7/16 ing (forward) 18%
10% Ony reason why the Common-haps the basis of
# 1 world ----Briti Wireless. wealth Government favours holding currency.--Exchange.
PINAL SHOWINGA TO-DAY
A 2.33, 3.10, 7.15
9.30 p.m.
ALWAYS COMFORTABLY, COOL
KING'S
To-Day Only at 2.30. 5 10,7 15, & 9.30 p.m. By Special Request Rescreening of
BED
AND
BREAKFAST"
Starring
Jane Baxter
Richard Cooper
Directed by Waltor Tordo
A British Production
LATEST GAUMONT SOUND NEWS Including the Rt. Hon. Stanley Baldwin, Lord President of Council Sponks to the nation.
BOOKING
AT THE THEATRE Telephone No. 25313.
TO-MORROW & SATURDAY By Specal Request Rescreening of
"A WARM
Starring
CORNER"
Leslie Henson Connie Ediss, Austin Melford, Heather Thatcher
Directed by VICTOR SAVILLE A British Production
COMING SHORTLY
Maurice
CHEVALIER
with
Miriam
HOPKINS
Claudelte COLBERT
in
"THE SMILING LIEUTENANT"
APARAMOUNT'S 20TH BIRTHDAY JUBILEE PICTURE
AT THE
QUEEN'S
SHOWING TO DAY At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 0.20.
RO WEST'S
ShBATerishers/
FACILIT
JOSHI SCHENCK
"CHESTER MORRIS
NEXT CHANGE
WARNER BROS
The
**
HOTTENTOT
VISE VITAMIEN FAMEK EDWARD EVERETT HORTON
| PATSY RUTH MILLER~EDMUND BREESE
BASED IN THE MAY BY VICTOR MAPLE BAG WILLIE COLLIER DIYO BY ROY DEL AUTH
AT
THE
STAR
TO-DAY TO SATURDAY
At 2.30, 5.30, 7.20 & 9.10.
LON CHANEY
METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER
in
"The UNHOLY
THREE"
MAJESTIC
CHARLES (Buddy)
ROGERS "Young Eagles
A Paramount Picture
HONGKONG
TO-DAY TO SATURDAY
At 2:30, 5.20, 7.20 8 9.20 p.m.
Lone Eagle and
His Mate!
Here's Spectacle, Acton, and a Remarkable Love Story! William ("WINGS") Wellman's All-Talking Romance of America's Sky Heroes Lovable Buddy
Hero
of
With
WINGS," More Enthrall
Rogers,
ing than ever.
10 A.M. 10 P.M.
AQUARIUM
OPEN DAILY
1. 2 DOORS FROM WHITEAWAYS
OPEN DAILY
GIRL FALLS 350FT TO about a quarter of a mile from the
DEATH.
YOUTH'S STORY TO POLICE.
quarry and told them that the girl had jumped or fallan over the odge.
The youth, with police officers" and quarry officials, searched the bottom of the quarry with lanterna and found the girl's body.
At daybrook on Saturday the body was taken to the top by means of a long sarfal cable-way..
London, Nov, 2. Following the finding of a girl'a body at the foot of a 850ft, quarry in Aberdeen, an 18-year-old youth has been questioned by the pollen.
The young man is understood to The girl, Catherine Massey, a 17-havo stated that the girl became year-old typist, and the youth had I and he went to look for a taxi. been keeping company for two or Bofore he had gone 50 varda ho three months.
heard a scrambling noise and ron- Shortly before midnight the lad ning back, found that the girl had ran panting into a police station disappeared.
i