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CHARLES FARRELL merely Mary Ann
Her love melted the bars of caste and convention which caged their souls.
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AUSTRALIA' WINS.
TELEGRAPH. - WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1932.
TEN WICKET VICTORY OVER S. AFRICA:
Adelaide, Feb. 2.
Australia won the fourth Test match by ten wickets.
Resuming batting today, South Afrien concluded their second innings for 274, and Australia compiled the necessary 73 runs without loss of a wicket. Scarra:
South Africa-1st, Innings
S. H. Curnow, e Ponsford, L
Grimmett
B. Mitchell, e and b McCabe....
20
75
J. A. J. Christy, b O'Reilly .....
1. W. Taylor, & Rigg, b Grimmett
18
II. B. Cameron, 1.b.w., Grimmett
G2
D. P. B. Morkel, c and b Grim-
miett
0
K. C. Viljoen, e and b Grimmett
D
48
19
1
C. L Vincent, 1.b.w., O'Reilly
Q. McMillan, b Grimmett
N. A. Quinn, e Ponsford, b Grim-
melt
A. J. Bell, not out
Extras
Total
Bowling.
308
3. J. McCahr took one wicket for
34, W. OʻRebly two for 14, C. V. Griminett 7 for 116.
Australia.-1st, Innings.
W. M.. Woodfull, e Markel, b Bell
2
WIL. Ponsford, ↳ Qulun
5
D. G. Bradman, not out
299
A. P. Kippax, run out
0
5. 3. McCabe, e Vincent, b Beil
2
K. Rigg, Taylor, b Bell
ar
W. A. Oldfield, L.b.w. Vincent
42
C. V. Gelinmelt, b Bell
21
W. Hunt, Vincent, b Quinn
0
W. O'Reilly, Bell
R
1. M. Thurlow run out
Extras
Total
Bowling.
CINEMA SCREENINGS. CENT PIECES SCARCE.
NOTES SUPPLIED BY THE
THEATRES.
Buster Keaton, entirely surrounded by arealt boys who plunge him Into every possible form of mishap from a prize fight to falling in love, is the attraction coming on Friday to the Queen's Theatre.
INCREASED PREMIUMS FOR
CHANGING MONEY. -
If money-changers' promlums are any indication, the shortage of cent and five-cent pieces this year in much more acute than usual, Kenton appears in "Sidewalks of for unsatisfed demands for thone Now York," his latest Metro-Goldwyn-
coins have sent the
Stayer talkie, and his first picture subsidiary
since "Parlour, Bedroom and Bath," premiums up, and they are much The frozen-faced comedian enacts a
millionaire's son who fall in love higher than was nyticipated at the with a ziel in the tenement districk, beginning of the year.
and, to win her, attempts to reform Tho recent issue of 1,000,000
her tough small brother.
The boy is mixed an with an older new cent gangster and is a "blonde bandit" for an adult thug Keston manages to get the gangs after him, intent on putting him on the "apol."
A hilerious gruence in a gymuslum, a thrilling gang chase with a comedy Anish, a "how" that winds up in a gan play are among the hgh spota in the production.
tokens has apparently
done little to relieve the shortage that develops before every Chinese New Year, for the usual promium of 10 per cent. has in many cases soared to 20 per cent. The money changers fix the prices themselves, and consequently the premiuni varies but recent enquiries show Anita Page plays the heroine aud Norman Phillips, Jr. la scen as her that at few places cun cents be small brother. Cur Edwards plays procured at 10 per cent., 15 being the comedy role of Poggle, Buster's common and in many establial- Valet, and Frank Rows and Clark, ments, 20 is being charged. Marshall the pursuing gangsters.
Jutes White and Zun Myers direct
the new picture, from a story by George Landy and Paul Gerard Smith, on
Several hundred small boys appear an actors in the picture, comprising alment every nailonality and colour. The street fight of the loga nad other crowd netian add to the hilarity of the new picture
The Virtuous Sin."
Pinese of characterization, dramatic 1. Inoods and an latrespective treatment of human Impulses collectively con- stituting the passion called love, wake "The Virtuous Sin," which is now showing at the King's Theatre, an entertainment barrage of exceptional power.
513
Bell tool: wickets for 142, Quinn
2 for 114, Vincent one for 110.
South Africn.-2nd. Inninga.
B. Mitchell, Thurlow, b Griin.
mett
S. I. Carnow, b McCabe
The Virtuous St," in Paramount's 1:king
nf the Lajun picturization Zilahy play. "The Gen-rul."
Martin Brown grts the adaptation 95 credit. Directorial honours are divided by George Cukor and Louis Gnanier.
J. A. J. Christy, b Grimmett
61
H. W. Taylor, b O'Reilly
84
H. B. Cameron, O'Reilly
A
C. L. Vincent, b Grimmett
K. C. Viljoen, Grimmett
1
1. P. B. Morkel, à Grinsmett
16
Q. McMillan, e Hunt. b Grimmet
3
N. A. Quimi, b Grimmett
1
0
A. J. Bell, not out
Extran
Total
1.
12
27:
Bowling. Metabe took one wicket for 51, O'Reilly or 81, Grimmett 7 for 833, Woodfull und Ponsford batted for Australia and complled 73 for wicket.
Reuter.
0
I is the dramatic Jove narration of Imtimacies in the lives of three lead- ing characters, constituting an on- uunual treatment of the eternal triangle themt.
Action spins in a steady marlstrom of kaleidoscopic humon frailties, Kene, rated by the rather unique situation of a pretty Russian girl pleading with a stern general for the life of her husband, and achieving her plea after the amazing discovery that she really loves the man-machine."
in
There is also a similar shortage five-cent pieces. At normal the premium charged is below five per cent., and carlier In the year it was forecast that the charge would rise to more than seven, in view of the approach of Chinese New Year. The general premium, however, is about 10 per cent., while some establish- ments are charging 13.
As usual 10 cent pieces remain and na premium Is unaffected
A peneral rule, for charged, ax changing n dollar inte dimes, a few establishments although
Few cents in changing extract a24 notes.
New Shipment of Cents. Another shipment of the new sent token coins have been ordered by the Government, and are ex- pected to arrive within a month, their arrival will noi so that affect the local Chinese New Year cuins are of the market. The same design as the first shipment and will mount to a million and a half,
It is understood that the Trea- sury does not view the shortages with alarm, and expects things to return to normal after the New Year,
SUGAR MARKET.
Walter Huston, who did memorabta work in "The Virginian." Tesmivas, and more recently the main character in D. W. Griffith's "Lincoln," moves a step nearer the distinctive purple canopy of impressive, charactor study so adroitly managed by stars of the Cnauey and Jannings type. As the iron man at action who recomes a pally papnet under the cmnt, sad spett of Miss Francia. he cantrisa to ha
The following cable at the cluse content and conflacing wheat ever of the sugar market yesterday has amnwkih moment.
Messrs. Pen-
THE LATEST CABLED QUOTATIONS.
LOCAL CRICKET.
The following will represent the Civil Service CC. 2nd XI in their League match v. Club de Recreio at Miss Francis chalks up another vic-been received by King's Park on Saturday:--H. E; tery for the kind of an area, that treath and Co. Strange (Capt.), B. C. K. Hawkins, fascinates like a calm and deep A. E. Wood, S. Randle, W. I. Ed strram; and for another thing, she monds, A. W. Grimmett, R. G. makes an unusual departure from her Robertson, R. II. Woodman, N. Beb-customary coiffure you plzls will be bington, J. F. McGowan, J. M. Wilson. Interested in thol.
The following teams will represent Kenneth McKenna is good as the the Hongkong Cricket Club in their third angle of the tringle, and other optehes over the Chinese New Year prominent parts про cnneted by holiduya:
Jobynn Howland, Paul Cavanagh, sehr Apfel and Vietor Fotel. Potol. is only n another page photo 1,5
The first eleven against United Services at 11.40 a. on Saturday. Gth and Monday, 8th February-11. Owen Hughes Captain), II. J. Arm- strong, A. C. Beck, E. R. Duekitt, R. H. Grichs, D. McLellan, E. J. R. Mitchell, J. E. Richardson, L. T. Ride. ; G. R. Sayer, R. M. Wood.
The second eleven against the University at Pokfulum.-R. S. W. Paterson (Captain), K. R. Davies, 3. E. Davis, F. A. M. Ellioti, R. W. J. Planner, J. R. Ratian, L. B. Smith, W. Stoker, J. M. Sunley, J. 1. Way, L. A. Whipps.
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Maire in "Only the Brave," in_tages to make the bit something more than just a piece of the "props"
"Merely Mary Ann."
If office work were interesting, the screen would never have had a Janet Gaynor, whose latest Fox picture,
Merely Mary Ann,” In which she is co-starred with Charles Puirzai uneas next Saturday at the King's Theatre.
The tition-haired netress, who to.
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March 1.01 up 1 pt. May 1.03 up 1 pt. July 1.09 up 2 pts. September 1.14 up 2 pts. December 1.20 up 2 pts.
thor,
a former newspaper woman, knows this side of San Francisco in- detail was timately. Much of the echoed from her experiences and day ranks by popular vote throughout knowledged of such famous gambling the country its favourite stor, be
halls as the one with the silver floor, gan her career as a fling clerk in a
made of a mosaic of silver dollars, NO RUGBY INTERPORT. ambitions of becoming a
San Francisco store and she had which for years attracted tourists, and
DEFINITE CANCELLATION
business
woman-one of those efficient and for biding Indies who direct the destinics of large corporations and, (in Action, at least) attain wealth and power in commercial circles,
at the strange under-ground haunts
of Chinatown,
Clarence Brown directed the new picture, & vivid drama of the daugh ter of a brilliant lawyer, who, taught her father's sophistries and believing in them too intently, finds her life crashing about her.
FROM SHANGHAI
News of the definite cancellation of the Soccer Interport which was to havo heer played at Shanghai this week has already been published. cabinets dull letters an duller subjects, Lionel Barrymoro plays the lawyer
Now the Rugby Interport is also off.
Yesterday the Hongkong Rugby authorities received a telegram from Shanghai, stating "Rezret Interport must be cancelled.”
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A often happens, however, the reality didn't prove as glamorous the dream, Life seemed to consist chiefly of nutting away in ling
thrill of affixing price tags to new varied accasionally by the feverish father, who in the end bares his sins in court to save his daughter's hap- whinments of footwear. Then the piness, and Miss Shearer is acons vista of lang years of lelters and
the glamorous society girl who trica prler tags began to pall on the Gaynor to love two men at once, the million- imaciantion.
aire polo player and the under-world gambling magasta.
"There must be something I can sla
the
that's more exciting than this." she i A notable cast appears in the new murmured one Saturday afternoon. picture, including Leslie Howard nk: Porthwith she handed in hor resigna
millionairo sportsman; Clark tion, and promntly eat'a joh ne un Gable as Wilfong, the gambler: Jamun sherette at the California Theatre, Gleason as the comie bodyguard, and then San Francisco's finest pleture Lucy Beaumont as the aristocratio house.
grandmother.
Ushering proved more Interesting than Aline letters, but the opportunity of watching the namde of scroen plovers on the silver sheet, and ot
Central Theatre Attraction.
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Reduction in Whisky Prices.
N. J. Club
$5.50
per
Crawford's O.M. McNish "Special"
4.75
*
bottle $65 00 c/s.
55 00
6.00
70.00
>>
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$1
Grand"
7.50
88.00
*
All Prices Include Duty,
Feb. Price list for provisions, etc. now ready-Further reductions.
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the brilliant career that awaited her. Famous Crime "A Free Soul."
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The Sap from Syracuse" is adapt ed from the stage comedy of the same name that kept New York theatre goers in spasms of mirth during the Tun of the play last season. Many supporting players in the screen vor son of the fun-hit were members of the original - New York stage ca«L
And A. Edward Sutherland, who piloted Onkle in "The Social Lion," directed this one too.
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