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CENTRAL
SEE
THEATRE
SHOWING
HEAR
TO-DAY
AT 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20 p.m.
Man Against Beast!
The never-ending struggle of the jungle... the tug of straining muscles against the foreboding background of the wilderness, Then fabulous treasure and its inevitable companions, human lust and trickery. All the thrills of peril, jammed into the greatest of serials. Fifteen breath-taking episodes with TARZAN THE TIGER running wild and piling up new and excit- ing adventures. Even the king of the beasts could
not stay Tar- zan's mighty
hand.
with
Frank Merrill
and
Natalie Kingston
TARZAN
THE
TIGER
-COMING SOON
"THE AGE FOR LOVE"
WITB
Billie Dove, Charles Starrett, Lois Wilson, Mary Duncan,
Edward Everett Horton.
A 1932 United Artists Picture.
TO-NIGHT IN HONGKONG (WANCHAI RECLAMATION-9.15 P.M.) 2nd Change of Programme.
HARMSTON'S CIRCUS
30
50
EUROPEAN ARTISTS
PERFORMING ANIMALS
MATINEES
SATURDAY & SUNDAY AT 4.45 P.M.
30
50
CHILDREN HALF PRICE TO MATINEES ONLY.
2.20
PRICES OF ADMISSION
(Including Tax).
Full Box to hold six
$22.00 Second Chairy
Single Seat in Box.
Firat Chairs
$ 4.40 $ 3.30
Stalls Carpets Gallery Booking at Moutrio's Co. Sundays At The Circus Soldiers and Sailors in Uniform
Half price to stalls and second chairs only. Monageria Open Daily Frum 8.00 a.m. to 7.00 p.m. R. BELL, W. HARMSTON,
Representative
Proprietor.
$ 1.10
.65
A. J. CLOTHIER,
THE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1932;
HONGKONG TRADE
RELAPSE.
JAPANESE BOYCOTT
EFFECT.
According to the official returns compiled by the Statistical Branch of the Imports & Exports De- partment, the trade of the Colony suffered a relapse in the month of January, the total value of imports amounting to $54 milliona (the lowest Ggure since October 1930). while exporta tolalled $38.3 millions (the lowest Azure since Febranry the short month of 1931).
As compared with January of last year imports declined by 876) millions, while exports fell $9.7 millions.
Part of the declines in the trade of the Colony during January was due to the Chinese boycott of Inmanere goods which continued with incrensing intensity, the total imports from Jatan amounting in
$1.3 millions as this
compared January with $5.2 millions in 1981: almon goods declining by millions and fondstuffs by $1.9 $1.1 millions.
BRITISH TARIFF
SCHEDULE.
ADDITIONS TO THE FREE LIST.
Londur, Feb. 20.
An extension of the "Tren 121" de the Ingest Putler Bill was achanted by Mr Novile Chaun th Ex erinin, Chancellor d chequer. h the use of Ceme
po to-day.
The pomks now Irved from the neral Larit include
pearl. semi-precious
maize.
stones,
postinum, all animal hair, eas Epuertorruse, putank.
ured of all kinds, copper, real, coke and Bri- fisch-proceed whale nil- Reuter,
A line of $25,000, with the aftern- five of om year's hard labour, wAN
at the
itunes an a Chine who plonder guilty before Mr. Schofield Central Palice Court this morning to a charge of bring in possession of 1,580 tards of raw opium which was found by Revenue Öfkeer Trengove ander the defendant's bed at 309, Lekhart Ra The value of the oplum was given na $4,740,
!
SUBMARINE HERO.
KING INVESTS C.P.O. WILLS WITH THE ALBERT MEDAL.
London, Feb. 23, His Majesty the king held the first Investiture of the year at Buckingham Palace to-day and among thore dezorated was Chief Petty Officer Wills, who received The Albert Medal for great heroism displayed in the Poseidon submarine disaster.
After the ceremony. C. P. 9. Wilbs had private audience of the King, who talked with him for several mixutes,
A large crowd cheered Wilti ns! eft the Palace.
The allicial description of his deed recalls how, in the darkness! of the munken and slowly flooding! abmarine, he ordered the mini his compartment to put an excape apparatus, kept up their spirits, and by his coolness, contrieger ability and power of command in a desperate situation saved most their ven- British Wirless.
Our photo shows one of the warder victims of the Dartmoor muliny, heavily bandaged. The
LUSITANO CLUB SWEEP.
RESULT OF LAST NIGHT'S DRAW.
The Lusitano Club draw on the Champions was made lost night. The rat prize is $8,616,08, the second, $2,433.16 and the third,
Unpinced $1,216.58.
qualified ponies receive $61.44 ench.
The draw resulted as follows: Buchanan Much Ado
Beho
Gay Grusader
·Wild Life
11066
GOIB
7092
Lunar Star
7428
Sitting Bull
1944
Racing Boy
6227
Flying Tourist
4909
King's Bounty
1707
7140
12200
Diana Bay
G470
Swash.
4923
Durlor's Mandate
6570
Cyclamen Bay
5227
Bistre Liberty Bay
4159
4209
Gleneagle
6064
Workable Stag
4566
Helier Skelter
D-122
Meridian Star
8372
Sadko
74-40
Path Finder
11180
Princess Hall
7783
Apoile
11211
The Field
2441
SILVER RATHER
STEADIER.
NEW YORK MARKET FIRM.
Silver in rather stronger to-day, [advances being reported both from London and New York. The Joe#i dollar, however, remains un- thanged, with practically nothing passing.
In London, silver advanced 1.8th spot and foward. China haught. and the Continent bought and sold, Sellers held off. After the (official Axing. the market ruled
quielly steady.
New York reports a rise of three Governor quarters, with the market firm.
bas been given charge of Cardiff
The cross-rate continues to Im- Prison, control of Dartmoor being entrusted to his former second in- i prove, the latest quotation being
command.
(B47%.
QUEENS
TO-DAY ONLY at 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20. MIGHTIEST SWEEP OF
DRAMA YET SHOWN!
heart
Radio's miracle drama setting the the world afro gorgeous fabulous splendour.
opulence.
DIXIANA
REBE
DANIELS
BERT WHEELER, ROET. WOOLSEY.
Everett Marsha!!
RESTLENDENT
DRAMA of the MARDI GRAS CARNIVAL
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TO-MORROW
The ROSARY
MARGOT GRAHAME
ELIZAHEUR ALLAN
SHOWING TO-DAY
KING'S
A 2.30. 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 p.m.
AT I'ME
STAR
LAWRINCE
TIBBETT
in "NEW
Final Showings To-day
at 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20
GRACE
MOORE
MOON"
A Metro-Goldwyn Mayer Production.
MAJESTIC
To-Day
Only.
At 2.80, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m.
A DOUBLEṆATTRACTION,
LADIES
OF THE
BIG HOUSE"
A Paramount Picturo
with SYLVIA SIDNEY
AND
AN EXTRAORDINARY ADDED ATTRADEDA SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT OF
ZIMMY
Cas Well'a Juanici lesglass. Swim nət
ia
A series of Astounding fonts in a specially
constructed glass tenk on the stage.
L.TS.
DRINKS.
SMOKES
UNDER
Lives. WATER!
You have heard of nli klade of ¿varora and desert bal coma and was the lagtası danıır,
BOOKING AT THE THEATRE. TEL. 25818,
DAILY
SMIKE VELRON OR TREMENDOUS STAGE SUCCESS
-NEXT ATTRACTION.
FREDERICK LONSDALES
"CANARIES SOMETIMES
SING"
with TOM WALLS
With bed
Carrillo, Jobunie Mack Browa, Dorothy Durgone, Slim Summerville.
LASCA
of the RIO GRANDE
? She Dared
Death for
Love!
COMING SHORTLY TO THE QUEEN'S.
CAN THERE BE A PERFECT MURDER?
GUILTY
HANDS
LIONEL BARRYMORE'S NEW TRIUMPH.
Charged before the Hon. Comdr. Inspector Hillyer, wald the accused Hole, at the Murino Court this morn- was at Cheung Chau. Comdr. Hale Eng, with having used his motor bost remarked that it was a very serious outside the local trade limits on offence, not only because recused way February 10, the coxswain, Loung| óutside the limits, but also beèäine Ping-kwan, was fined $100 or three his boat carried only two illo-savin months' imprisonment Chief Junk! appliances.”
Agent,
10 A.M. 9 P.M.
HONGKONG
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